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MARTIN TRIAE
CONTINUED
Stories of the Awful
Scenes of Bloodshed
Are Retold.
THE WITNESSES EXAMINED
Many of the Deputies Are
Recognized.
The Prosecution Disappointed by
tho l'hysiclnn's Classification of
tho Wounds froin Which Mnny of
the Strikers Dled.-Miss Coylc, the
School Teacher, l'rovos to Ho One
oT tho Important Vitnosjcs--The
Cruelty of Deputy Hess.
Wllkos-Barre, Feb. 4. When the
Martin trial waH resumed tills morn
ing, Charles Guscott, the Latimer
school teacher, continued his testimony.
He was chiefly occupied In pointing
out those ot the deputies he remember
ed having seen at Latimer just pre
vious to the shooting and afterward
when he was assisting the wounded.
Some of the deputies endeavored to
avoid recognition by bowing their
heads, and the court was compelled to
order them to arise and come forward.
They were then required to remain In
ths front row, where they could bo
crtslly seen.
. After this GuscoU pointed out by
maps and photograph's of tlie scene of
the shooting just where the deputies
Htood, where the strikers halted, where
the Sheriff met the strikers, and where
the dead and wounded men fell. The
witness was then turned over to the
defence for cross-examination.
Counsel for the deputies endeavored
to proye by tho witness that the chil
dren of his school were not frightened
by the approach of the deputies, but
upon the first intimation of the ap
proach of the strikers they became
alarmed. It was shown by this wit
ness that the strikers wero in Latimer
on the Tuesday previous to the shoot
ing and that there was some rioting.
The witness admitted that some of the
. children were fearful of a reoetltlon
of tho scenes of Tuesday and that he
had allowed $hem to so home, knowing
"that their attention was distracted
from their studies.
Pr. H. M. Kellar, who attended many
of the wounded strikers and viewed the
remains of tho dead, was then called.
He testified th'at many of the strikers
were shot In the hack, thus bearing
out the allegations of the common
wealth that the deputies fired when
the men were running away. Dr. Kel
lar described in detail the nature of the
wounds.
Dr. Kellar was on the stand for a
long time and he mentioned In order
each of the thirty-nine patients taken
to the Hazleton hospital and he de
scribed their wounds mlnutcly.explaln
ing also In what positions the men
must have been at the time they were
shot. This testimony was particularly
desired by the commonwealth in the
endeavor to show that many of tho
men were Bhot while running away.
Aa the evidence was heard It was evi
dent that they had been shot In all
positions, some while fronting the dep
uties, some while running away and
some while lying on the ground in the
hope of escaping Injury. .Most of the
wounds. Dr. Kellar examined, forty
six wounds on th'lrty-nlnc men, wero
inlllcted by a 44-callbre Winchester
bullet and only a small majority of
them were caused by buck shots.
CLASSIFICATION OF WOUNDS.
The defense in Its cross-examination
conducted by ex-State Attorney Gen
eral Palmer, merely asked the doctor
to classify the wounds as to the posi
tions of the men when shot. The clas
sification was as follows:
Shot directly in front, five; Indirect
ly) In front, nine; directly in tho side,
15; Indirectly, In the side, 6; directly
In the rear, three; Indirectly, in the
rear, eight.
Of tho thirty-nine patients, seven
died In the hospital, two are still there
and recovering slowly, and thirty have
been discharged, all of them cured, ex
cept one, who Is now Jn a Philadelphia
hospital. He has a bullet In his head
and the physicians are trying to locate
It by means of the X-rays. This di
rect classification rather upset the cal
culations of the prosecution which has
all along contended that a large num
ber of the men were shot In the back.
The evidence relative to some of the
men being shot while running away
was made clear by the testimony that
in the cases of two who were wounded
the bullet had ontered Just above the
heel and lodged near the kneo cap.
Only a man running at full speed could
have been shot In that manner.
Rev. S. E. Stafllett, pastor of the
Emanuel Reformed church, of Hazle
ton, was placed on the .stand. He told
about going on the electric car from
Mllnesvllle to Lattlmer and passing the
marching strikers en route. They .vero
marching four or five abreast, were
quiet and orderly and tho only demon
stration they made was to cheer the
car as It passed. The witness said he
saw them carrying no weapons. Re
turning on the same car from Lattl
mer he ugaln passed tho strikers Just
as they wero approaching the sheriff.
As the car neared the end of tho col
umn, he saw tho strikers there run
ning, heard a cheer und Immediately
afterward the shooting. Witness then
continued on the car to Hazleton.
Speaking of the Journey to Latimer
he sold several deputies hoarded the
car and dismounted at Latimer. He
did not hear them say anything.
MISS COYLE'S STORY.
Bliss Grace Coyle, the young girl who
Is Principal Guscott's assistant at the
Latimer school wUg next called and
Continued on'l'ngo K.
DR. MARY WALKER'S PANTS.
Tho Chlnoso Minister Wanted
to
Know Why Sho Wore Them.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 4. Dr. Mary
Walker wns one of tho best-known
guests at the White House reception
Inst night. She was attired In a neat
ftttlng Prince Albert suit and wore a
Grand Army of the Republic button.
During the evening Dr. Walker was
Introduced to the Chinese minister, Mr,
Wu.
Now Mr. Wu, like LI Hung Chang,
is fond of nsklng questions when any
thing strikes him ns peculiar.
"Why do you wear pants?" Minister
Wu pointedly Inquired of Dr. Walker.
"Why do you wear a gown or dress?"
aBked Dr. Walker, without at first nn
HWerlng the minister's question. "Be
cnuso It Is the custom of my country,"
Mr. Wu quickly responded. "Well, I
wear trousers because this Is a free
country and people nre not handicap
ped by customs," was Dr, Wnlker's
answer. Then the two fell to discuss
ing other things.
SANQ AT THE WEDDING.
.ot on tho Programme mill the Sing
er Was Ocnrti'ri from church.
Trenton, N. J., Feb. 4. Guests had
assembled last evening for the wedding
of Miss Emily Booth Fltzgeorge, ot
thin city, to Russell Fox, of Philadel
phia, In the First Presbyterian church.
Just as the bridal party was ready to
enter the church Edward W. Evans,
Jr., began to sing. The astonished
guests looked about when Evans arose
and, continuing his singing, marched
forward to the pulpit and seated him
self among the palms that formed tho
decorations.
An usher walked up the aisle and
offered his arm to Evans, who took It,
ceased his singing, and was escorted
out of tho church and sent to his home
In a cab. The ceremony then proceed
ed. Young Evans Is a graduate ot
Princeton and studied In Germany for
two years. It is believed that he was
crazed by over-study.
SERVICES AT GETTYSBURQ.
President McKlnloy mid Members ol
Cabinet Mill Attend on Mnv .')0.
Washington, Fob. 4. President Mc
Klnley and probably some of the mem
bers of his cabinet will attend tho
Memorial day services at Gettysburg
on the 30th of May, if public business
does not intervent to prevent them.
The president so Informed a delegation
who called on him today to extend tho
Invitation.
The delegation consisted of Messrs.
Lewis D. Wise, Dr. Swope, Chief Clerk
Bailey, of the penMon office; E. M.
Dawson, Hon. Henry Clay Evans, com
missioner of pensions, and A. C. Tan
ner. Hon. Webster Davis, the assist
ant secretary of the Interior, has al
ready accepted an invitation to deliver
an oration on the occasion.
HART ARRESTED.
The Alleged Murdcror Captured nt
Huntingdon.
Huntingdon, Pa., Feb. 4. Michael
Hart, aged 29, for whom the authori
ties of Clearfield have been searching
for two years on the charge of murder,
was arrested here late last night while
riding on a' freight train. He was
pointed out to the chief of police by
a citizen of DuBois, In which town tho
murder was committed. The murdered
man was named Laski.
He was a prominent Italian builder.
Hart and two other men named Curry
and Kelly were accused of having way
laid, killed and robbed Laskl of every
thing of value. Curry and Kelly nre
serving long terms in prison for the
crime. Hart waa identified at a hear
ing today and was handed over to the
Clearfield county authorities.
DOOM FOR PUEBLO.
Smelting nnd Refining Company Will
Spend n Million in Improvement!.
Pueblo, Colo., Feb. 4. The Colorado
Fuel and Iron company and the Phlla
delphia Smelting and Refining com,
pany, wnose works are situated wlthlli
a mue ot eacn other In this city, ai
spending one million dollars in in,
provements, wnicli wll be comnletIM
before next fall. Tho net result of tlls
expenuiture will ue the location I in
Colorado of the largest smelter on the
continent
The other industry expects to seilm,.
control of nearly the entire Iron Ban
steel business west of the Missis llppi ed with stealing $3,010 worth of dla
rlver nnd will compete with the III fnois ! momls, was dlKclmrs(ed from custudy
Steel company and the Carnegie con. i todny. The diamonds belonged to Mrs.
cern at Pittsburg In manufactiring
i.iujctmco, iimvy guns anu armiiment
ior tne navy
COULDN'T RESIST THE $5,0J0,
A foreign Arlist Hurried to Sft liu
8'iOO Painting.
New York, Feb. 4. Glovanrif Bold
inl, the Italian portrait painter, whose
paintings were seized by the , customs
omciais, appeared before Collel-tor Bid
well today. In explaining through
jiih rejucseniuuve lie salu:
rno portrait which Miss Campbell,
tho government detective, (bought Is
worth nbout $200. When thyl fabulous
sum of J5.000 was offered for It wo
were dumbfounded and nccepted tho
offer without any Intent toivlolate the
jaw.
CLEVELAND'S SPEllcH.
An Illinois Legislator Accused of
PlnginriKui.
Springfield. 111., Feb. I. The house
wbh In nn uproar today! over charges
of plagiarism made by itepresentatlvo
Avery, a Republican. Aiepresentatlvo
McEnery, Democrat, lijad finished a
speech against a resolution favoring
Hawaiian annexation! which. was
passed, when Avery rcmarked:
"It strikes me that I is very similar
to a speech I have reid, delivered by
an eminent gentleman from Princeton,
N J." i.
The Democrats grev a
ngry.
Crushed to n Pulp.
St. Louis, Feb. 4,-oanioi McClelland,
nged , employed in the paint works ot
ueurKo jutpnan & Kein, committed sui
cide today by puttlnk his head between
tho ponderous wheelsof a machine known
as a nutty crusher. When found the
mnn'n body was fomid stuck between tho
wheels and a side role and crushed to ai
puip. ueutn mum llmvo been Instantuiv
euus. .o reunon lot- the hnIpMh In knmvii
MOVEMENTS OF
THE WAR VESSELS
The Cruiser Montgomery Arrives at
Malonzas, Cuba.
RECEIVED WITH EVERY COURTESY
Tho Brooklyn Will Cruino ill tho
Windwnid Inlands - fl.'iiropenu
Squadron Will ltondczvoiis In Lis
bon in it Short Tliiie-Tminlng
Ship Annapolis Has Arrvcd nt St.
Croix.
Washington, Feb. I, T'ie navy de
partment baa received n telegram from
Captain Converse, of tho I rulser Mont
gomery, announcing tho Arrival of the
vessel nt Mntanzas, Ctiiin, yesterday.
Tho captain said thnt he llred u salute
which wj.s duly responled to by the
Spanish foits, thnt vidls wero ex
changed between himself and tho local
ofl'.clals, and that hu hid been receiv
ed with the greatest ourtesy. Every
thing was unusually qulet at Matnnzas,
udded Captain Convert.'. He will leave
tho place In the Montiomery tomorrow
for Santiago on the 7outh shin of tho
Island, and his stay tliere will be brief
The Brooklyn, whldh Is bound for a
cruise in the Wlndvard Islands and
thence through tit - Caribbean sea,
winding up at Colon sailed today from
the New York navy yard for Hamilton
Roads for coal. Jsho will make her
nuxt stop after leaving Humpton Roads
nt St. Thomas, anl her ltlnsmry docs
not carry her inio any Cuban port.
The training ship Annapolis has arriv
ed nt St. Croix ajid the gunboat Wil
mington has salld from Trinidad for
Grenada
It Is said at the navy department
that the vessels f the European squad
ron will rendezvous at Lisbon In a
short time. Wlen Commodore Howell
passed througW Washington recently
on his way to take command of the
European stntlm he asked It the navy
department obieoted to his making a
northern crulsj with his squndwn. He
was told that the ships had been kept
In the Mediterranean by Admiral Sel
fridge of hlsi own volition, after the
subsidence oJ the disturbances result
ing from the Grecian-Turkish war, and
that the dcpartment left the move
ments of hty. lili3 entirely to himself.
He therefor was granted the permis
sion he soudht and has announced that
he will biiiig his force together at
Lisbon A cablegram from him an
nounces that he relieved Admiral Self
rldge and took command of the Euro
pean statlm at Genoa on tho second In
stant, anl It Is expected that h'e will
take his tlaghlp, the San Francisco,
and the nunboat, Bancroft, around to
Lisbon vry soon
SUlr AGAINST MILLIONAIRE.
A PlrtiWui" Wonts &lflO,000 from J.
II. Hunan.
Chloigo. Feb. 4. A suit for S150.000
agalmt John H. Hanan, the millionaire,
shoe manufacturer of Brooklyn, in
whtcr the plaintiff is a woman, has
been begun in the superior court in
this ilty.
ThL plaintiff Is Mrs. B. M. Button,
who at present resides In Chicago.
Fornerly sho was a resident of Brook
lyn where she knew the shoe manu
facturer. Hanan was in Chleagu lust
Moftiday. He did not register, and al
though tho hotel was besieged by men
wlio were sent to watch his move
ments, h'e succeeded in getting jo .t of
tlie city on Tuesday. ,'
The attorney for Mrs. Duttdr, satu
t l)dav that tho suit of his client grows
ut of events which occurred jirovlous
o Sir. Hnnan's meeting with Mrs.
mith, and now Mrs. Thoinpson.agatnst
i-hom the shoe manufacturer negan
nit about two weeks ago at Newport,
P.. I., for the recovery of about $1 50,000
worth of real estate and jewelry which
he had given her. The suit was com
promised Just before Mr. Hinnn's visit
to Chicago. Mrs. Duttoji's attorney
refused to say what the relations weru
between his client and tle defendant,
WAITER CLEARY DISCHARGED.
Tho Lndy Whoso Djhmonds Were
Stolen Declines to'Proscciltn.
Philadelphia. Feb. 4.r-Joseph Clenry,
the waiter In the Hoel Walton, who
was arrested several iiiys ugo, charg-
' W- ! Kllpatrick, daughter of Denman
Thompson, the actor, and disappeared
one morning last week. They were
subsequently returned to tho owner in
Baltimore by an alleged acquaintance
ot Cleary's nnd a reward of $500 was
paid.
Mrs. Kllpatrick declined to prosecute
Cleary and the authorities allowed him
to go.
GEORGE FINCH SURRENDERS.
Claims to Hnvo Plnccd Himself in
tho Hands of Ltinionto Ollicir.
Fort Scott, Kan., Feb. 4. George W.
Finch, the murderer, who broke jail
here, called Sheriff Wheeler up on the
telephone fT.m Lamonte, Mo., today.
Finch said he had surrendered to a
Lamonte constable and would be
brought here this evening. Finch Is a
during and reckless man, and tho sher
iff believes ho Is being made the object
of a Joke. However, he later notified
the Lamnnte officers that he would give
a reward for Finch's arrest. He re
cognized tho 'murderer's voice.
Finch murdered Frank Swofford in
this city In 181)1.
Tim Maine Will Be Relieved.
Washington, Feb. 4. The battleship
Mulne will be relieved from her station
In Havana in tho course of a few duys.
It was nut the purpose to keep the ship
there for any length of time, und It Is
felt that the ship's crew must feci un
comfortable lying close aboard ship in
the harbor of Havana. The Marhlchend
or the Detroit, which are butter aUupteU
to comfortable exlstenco In such a cli
mate, will probably be sent to relievo the
Maine.
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Murdered Three Sisters.
Montreal, Feb. 4. Thomas Nulay. who
lutB been on trial for the past two weeks
ut Joliette, charged with tho murder of
his three slstors und brother lust Sep
tember, was this afternoon found guilty
und sentenced to be hanged on Aluy iO
next ut 3 o'clock In the niwrnlng.
FATAL SLEDDINO PARTY.
Three Lives Are Lost in tho Deln
wnro Itivrr.
Burlington, N. J., Feb. 4. Three lives
wero lost In the Delaware river oppo
site this place tonight by the breaking
of the ice under a sledding party. Tho
dead are Nellie Fields, Richard gov
erns and Mark Lnumastcr. Bertha
Fields, a sister of Nellie, was rescued
with great difficulty. The four were
all In the neighborhood of twenty yearn
of age, and lived in Bristol, Pa., across
the river from here.
Shortly after 7 o'clock, the young men
took the girls on the river for a sled
ding excursion. The Ice was well cov
ered with skating and sledding parties,
nnd there was no indication of danger.
Soverns und Laumaster were drawing
the sled, on which tho girls were seat
ed, when, without nn Instant's warn
ing, the Ice broke and the whole party
with the sled plunged into the water.
Tho break occurred about a hundred
ynrds off shore, and the cries ot the
struggling young men nnd women
brought a crowd to their rescue. George
Anderson, of Burlington, caught Bertha
Fields as she rose tothe surface nnd
succeeded In pulling her out on the
Ice. The current Is quite swift where
the accident happened, and helped to
drug tho others down. Their struggles
only made their situation more des
perate, the Ice continuing to break as
they strove to draw themselves out.
Within a few moments, however, the
three sank beneath the ice for tlie last
time, and up to a late hour tonight
their bodies have not been recovered.
GREATEST LIBEL SUIT.
Action Brought Against the Mlnno
upoli rime.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 4. One of
the greatest libel suits ever tried in
Minnesota came to an end today with
a verdict of not guilty. The action wna
brought by the-MinnenpoJis Trust com
pany against the Minneapolis Times,
W. E. Haskell, Its manager, nnd John
Blanchard, Its editor, and was a crimi
nal prosecution by Indictment. The
case was on trial two months and tho
Jury after being out twenty-four hours
brought In a verdict of not guilty as
to tho defendant Haskell, which will
settle nil the cases.
Tho Indictment grew out of an edi
torial comment on tho conduct of the
Minneapolis Trust company as the trus
tee of certain West Pullman bonds, a
part of the assets of the defunct Guar
antee Loan company. These bonds, the
Times charged, were disposed of to a
so-called creditors' association at ten
cents on tho dollar, but five days' notice
being given to the owners of the bonds
for whom they were held In trust and
who were scattered from Illinois to
Maine.
POSTPONED RACES.
Invents of National Amnlciir Skating
Association Contiiiiii'd.
Poughkeepsle, X. Y Feb. 4. The
postponed races of the National Am
ateur Skating UMsociuiloji, which were
Interfered with by the storm on Tues
day were continued today und will be
finished tomorrow. The feature today
was the appearance of the world's am
ateur champion. J. K. McColloch, of
Winnipeg. He appeared in only one
race, the 440 yards chnmpionshlp of
America, but won It handily. There
was a lively brush between Morgan
and Glbbs In this race for second place,
the former winning in a close finish.
In the second content, a pursuit race
of S80 yards there was a sensational
finish between Glbbs and McColloch.
Glbbs had not been feeling well, but in
sisted on starting. Just as he reached
the finish ho fell exhausted and slid
across the line. He had to be carried
to his dressing room. He won the race,
however, by four yards.
TRAGEDY AT BUFFALO.
Mrs. Sorg Witnesses tho .Murder ol
of Her IliMlimul.
Buffalo, N. Y Feb. 4. Michael Surg,
a farmer, aged 70 years, living near
Lancaster, a village six miles from
Buffalo, was murdered in his bed this
morning. Michael Roguskl, a Polish
laborer, employed by him, has been ar
rested. Mrs. Sorg was awakened shortly after
3 o'clock by a cry of agony and saw a
man standing over her husband, who
had been asleep beside her. Before she
could realize what was transpiring, a
hatchet hr nn nvn whirl, tha naollnn.
had In his hand descended, cleaving her
husband's head. She ran screaming
from the room, the man following her
and striking her on the arm with the
blunt side of the instrument. Mrs. Sorg
lied to a neighbor's house.
Sorg lived, although unconscious, for
four hours.
TRAIN WRECK IN MICHIGAN.
A Snnwploiigh and I wo Locomotives
l)i'railcd--l'lvo Persons Injured.
Lawrence, Mich., Feb. 4. Trnln No.
3 on the South Haven and Eastern, a
narrow-gauge railroad, was wrecked
here today and five persons were In
jured, It wns the first train through since
Wednesday noon, and left here at 8.40
a. m. A quarter of a mile from the
station the Bnow plough jumped tho
track, and was followed by the two
locomotives which drew the train and
the two coaches. The Injured are; M.
V. Meredith, general manager, face
badly burned; Lew Burhans, brake
man; G. Drew, chief engineer; C. V.
Bungs, of Lake Cora, ChurlcH Mill, of
Paw Paw.
DEADLY CHASE OF CATTLR THIEVES
Peppered by Cowboys' Rifles and
Thirl Killed.
Great Falls, Mont., Feb. 4. A hot
fight occurred between cowboys nnd
cattle thieves west of Glasgow, near
the Dakota line. One of the thieves la
dead and the cowboys nre In pursuit
of tho other members of the gang.
Tho cowboys yesterday surprised the
thieves In possession of stock. The
posse opened fire, which was returned
by the desperadoes nnd for an hour a
running fire was maintained.
.Merchant's Suicide.
Philadelphia, Feb. 4. James F. Bay
nurd, of tho firm of Cahall & Baynard,
commission merchants, ut !i'i South Front
street, committed suicide today by sh.oot-i
lug himself In tho head. Business, wor-,
rlnient Is supposed to have unsettled Ills
mind.
PRIVATE BILL DAY
IN THE HOUSE
German Exclusion ot American Fruit
Considered.
SUGGESTIONS BY MR. COUSINS, IOWA
Tho Desire to Stop Trndo Should Uo
Impressed in a Strnightfurwnrd
Manner and Not by Altncking the
Products on Snnltury Grounds.
Washington, Feb. 4. This was pri
vate bill day In the house but by sys
tematic filibustering the private cal
endar containing the bills reported by
the committees on claims was not
reached, the whole day being consumed
In passing eighteen of the twenty-four
private pension bills favorably acted
upon by the house at the session last
Friday night. During the considera
tion of one of the bills an interesting
discussion of the approaching sale of
the Kansas Pacific road, set for Feb.
17, was precipitated by Mr. Fleming
(Dem., Ga), who, with his Democratic
colleagues, desired legislation to re
quire the president to bid the full
amount of the debt, prlnclpnl nnd In
terest. Mr. Powers, chairman of the
Pacific railroad committee, contended
that the real purpose of the opposition
was to compel the government to take
the road and operate It. He said he
thought the administration, which has
secured every dollar owing from the
Union Pnclflc railroad, could be safely
trusted .to protect the government's In
terest at the sale of the Kansas Pa
cific. Mr. Hooker (Rep., N. Y.,) arose
to a question of personal privilege Just
prior to adjournment to vindicate him
self from some charges In connection
with the contest for tho postmaster
ship of Jamestown, N. Y. That vin
dication, he explained, had been unan
imously accorded him this afternoon by
the senate committee on postofllee and
cost roads.
During the Kansas Pacific debate,
Mr. Magulre (Dem., Gala.,) said the
law required that he government
should collect the full amount, of the
debt or take the road, and he be
lieved the law should be obeyed.
"In other words, you want govern
ment ownership of railroads," Inter
posed Mr. Dalzell (Rep.. Pa.)
"I want to collect the government
debt." replied Mr. Magulre.
"We had better have government
ownership of railroads than railroad
ownership of the government," cried
Mr. Terry (Dem., Ark.)
FRUIT EXCLUSION.
In regard to the recent, exclusion of
American fruit from Germany Chair
man Hltt, of the house foreign
affairs committee, said the move
wns clearly a part of the general
movement toward exclusion shown by
the recent, action against American
fruit.
His colleague on .the foreign offalm
committee, Mr. Adams, of Pennsyl
vania, suggested that It was time
to discover a bacllus in German
wines, and it would be desirable
nlso to determine as to the sanitary
character of the process of making
German sugar sent to the United
States.
Mr. Cousins, of Iowa, and member of
the committee, said: "Our state de
partment should give distinct notice
that If there Is any desire to stop
trade with us It should bo done In a
straightforward way, and not by Indi
rectly attacking our products on sani
tary grounds."
Chairman Dlngley, of the ways and
means committee, said this was in line
with the German action on American
fruit. A quarantine was not nn abso
lute prohibition, however, nnd It re
mained to be seen whether a quaran
tine ho vigorous as to be a prohibition
would bo put In force.
The officials of the agricultural de
partment emphatically discredit the
probability of American horses carry
ing the Influenza Into Germany, and
say that If they do develop It after
Importation it is contracted from ani
mals in that country. The statements
of the German minister of agriculture
Secretary Wilson says, are unwar
ranted. MISS PETERSON TOOK GAS.
Carefully Planned Suicide Over nt
lioslou.
Boston, Feb. 4. Miss L. S. Peterson,
of Tarryton, N. Y., was found dead in
a room nt Young's hotel today. She
had committed suicide by Inhaling il
luminating gas.
The preparations for suicide had been
most carefully nnd deliberately made.
Miss Peterson had undressed, und, ly
ing on the bed, placed In her mouth a
rubber tube connected with the gas
fixture, attached the tube .to her wrist
with her handkerchief, In order that It
should not slip from her. She had not
beerr dead twelve hours when found.
She was apparently about 22 years of
age. 'She had only $1.35 In her pocket
book. CUBAN RESOLUTION.
Auothor Mensiire Is Introduced in
the House.
Washington, Feb. 4. Another Cuban
resolution was introduced in the house
today by Mr. Williams, of Mississippi,
It calls upon tho secretary of state to
Inform the' house of representatives as
td what progress had been made In the
effort of the Spanish government to
Induce the Cubans to accept autonomy,
and if not incompatible with tho in
terests of the country, to report on
wyat tho condition of reconcentrados
hti been since the advent ot the new
regime Inaugurated by Spain under the
administration of General Blanco.
'he resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign affairs.
New Spnuish Crnlser.
Barcelona, Feb. 4. The prefect has
topped the departure from this port of
he Spanish steamer Ciuilad do Cadiz,
nil has returned the fares or the pass-
ngers. The Cluriad ue Cadiz will ba
armed and used as a cruiser to ecoro
lie Spanish torpedo flotilla to Cuba. She
Hub been recently in the trade between
flarcelonu and Havana.
J SteniiiKhip Arrivals.
New York, Feb. 4. Cleared; La Hre
tugne, Havre; Alter, Malaga, Nuples, etc.;
Obdam, Rotterdam; Kaiser Wllhelm II,
Naples, Genoa, etc.; Auranla, Liverpool.
Kfnzalf Passed: Campania, New York
for Liverpool.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Todiyt
Light Rains Probable.
1 Gencrnl-Y. M. C. A. Will Erect a
New Building.
Proceedings of the Martin Trial.
Movemonts of Uncle Sum's War Ves
sels. Congress Considers Private Hills.
2 State Attorney General McCormlck
Seeks to Restrain tho Capitol Build
ing Commission.
3 Local Y. M. C. A. Will Erect a Now
Building (Concluded),
4 Editorial.
Topics of tho Day In Dialogue.
C Local Social und Personal,
Religious News of tho Week.
One Woman's Comment.
6 Local A Day's Criminal Court Rec
ord. Rate for Keeping the Insane.
8 Local West Sldo und Suburban.
9 Lackawanna County News.
10 Various Ways of Getting a Light.
11 Sunday-School Leaxon for Tomorrow.
Facts Concerning the Manufacture of
Candy.
12 Neighboring County Happenings.
Dun's Review of Trade.
Tho Markets.
CENTRAL ABSORBS
THE LAKE SHORE
The Arrangements Complotod lor
the Trnnslcr ot tho ttntiro Prop
erty.
New 'York, Feb. 4. The Lake Shore
railroad today became the property of
the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad company. Tho final
arrangements for the transfer of tho
Lake Shore system to the control of tho
Central were made this mornlng.wlien
the directors of the Central met here
to consider the proposition made some
time ago for a union of tho two roads
Into one system, to be operated here
after a) one road stretching from New
York to Chicago. Neatly all of the di
rectors were prpsent, and those who
could not be on hand sent proxies fn
vorlng the purchase by the Central ot
tl'.e Lake Shore road.
Chauncey M. Depew, the president of
the Central, presided and represented
the Vanderbllt Interests in both tho
Lake Shore and the Central. Francis
Lynde Stetson was the representative
of the Mortran Interests.
There was a full nnd free discussion
of the plan proposed and the result
wai that tho directors voted without
dlsent to take over the Lake Shore.
In accordance with their plans, the
Central directors authorized nn Issue
of $100,000,000 of 100 year 3S per cent,
collateral gold bonds. Each $1,000
bond Is to be given In exchange for
five nhnres of Lake Shore stock.
The operation involves the $49. ICC.C00
of Lake Shore btock outstanding. The
Vunderbll holdings constitute a con
siderable majority, so that their assent
to take bnnds for tholr shares essen
tially carries tho operation with it.
BILLY BRYAN ON WAGES.
Ho Intimated that tho Republican
Party is Running tho Cotton Mill.
Waten ille. Mo., Feb. 4. An interest
ing correspondence has just taken place
batween William Jennings Biyan and
C. W. Davis, of Maine, who won fame
upon the stump In the late campaign.
It pertains to the existing cut In wuges
of the New England cotton mills, etc.
Mr. Davis sent tho following dis
patch to Mr.Ylryan.
New England observes Saint McKln-
loy's day. Bcstored confidence lias been
discounted 10 per cent. In all our cotton
mills and tho Republican party still lives.
C. W. Divls, Wutervllle, Mo.
Mr Bryan responded as follows:
I have noticed the reduction of wages
in New Encland. and while 1 have not
sufllclcnt knowledgo of all the facts to
enable mo to pass Judgment, it seems to
mo that the reduction is In keeping with
the promises made by the advocates of
the Dlngley bill. Very truly,
W. J. Bryan.
BANK TO BE WOUND UP.
Llttlo T'rospcct ot the Frnmingham
Savings Institution Opening Agtiin.
South Framlngham, Mass., Feb. 4.
It Is understood here that as a result
of the revelation of a shortage of $24,
000 In the accounts of W. H. Bird, a
bookkeeper of the Farmlngham Sav
ings bank, steps will bo taken to have
a receiver appointed for the institu
tion. The bank has been enjoined by
.the state bank commissioners and Is
closed to business. There Is little
chance of the bank ever doing busi
ness again. The bank has deposits of
about $800,000
COTTON MILLS' REDUCTION.
Wages Cut in Two .11 ore Burlington,
Vt.. Plants.
Burlington, Vt., Feb. 4. Notices have
been posted at the mills of the Burling
ton Cotton Manufacturing company In
this city and Wlnooskl announcing that
after Monday next tho wages of the
employes will be reduced 10 per cent.
The company employs about E00 hnnds.
The Queen City Mills here reduced
wages last month, It Is thought there
will be no strike.
Trying to Starve Himself.
San Francisco, Feb. 4. In n padded cell
at the receiving hospital, C. Dordano, a
nephew of Frunclsco Deunas, ex-president
of Salvador, Is trying to starve him
self to death. For two days bo has
stayed in an attitude of prayer and hns
not tusted fond or drink. Tho hospital
physlcluns believe that he Is Insane.
Agninst American Horses.
Berlin, Feb. I. Baron von Hammer-stcln-Loxten,
the minister of agriculture,
at today's session of the Prusslun diet,
declared that American horses developed
Influenza after Importation. He udilud:
"If tho Importation Increases we nhall
certainly be forced to udopt u Htiltiiblo
quarantine in order to protect ourselves."
The Herald's Wenlher Forecast.
New York. Feb. 5. In tho middle suites
and New England, toduy, partly cloudy to
cloudy weather und slightly higher tern
peruturo will prevail, preceded by fulr
In the rusteru und southern district,
with fresli to brisk soutliwrsturly and
southerly wl.nds, becoming high on tho
coasts, followed by snow in the northern
und by light rain In the southern districts,
Y. M. C. A. WILL
BUIOANEW
$15,000 Already Sub
scribed for a $100,000
Building.
LOSSES OF ABOUT $160,000
The Insurance Amounts to
Less Than $90,000.
Discrepancy of 902,000 Uotwoon thfl
Association's Loss nnd Insurance.
Directors mid Trustees Met Yostor
day nnd Decided to Build Soon,
Maybe on n New Sito--Sccno of tho
Fire Was a Mecca for Curiosity
Seekers Yesterday- Streams ol
Wutor Wero Poured on the Ruins
All Day und Night by the Firemen.
As a result of Thursday night's fire
which destroyed the Young Men's
Christian association building and other
structures, the directors and trustees
of the association, met yesterday nnd
decided to Immediately begin the erec
tion of a $100,000 building, but not posi
tively on the old site. At the meeting
$15,000 was subscribed by tho ofllcers.
An estimate made yesterday of the
total damage and Insurunce, places tho
former at $157,450 and the latter $S9,S0O.
The main loss falls on tho Young Men's
Christian association. The association
sustained a loss) of $120,000 on buildlns
and contents nnd carried $58,000 Insur
ance. The estimated damage and in
surance Is as follows:
Dam
age. Y. M. C. A. Bullding
Owntd by V. .M. C. A. ..4100,000
Equipment of building.. 20,000
lnsur
uucu. $52,01)0
G.0OJ
1,000
LOW
Apartments Secretary
Mahy
Apartments J. M.Chanca
Apartmeutb A. F. Ken-
neddy
Property of members In
lockers
C. M. Florey, sporting
good
Moshcr & Coleman
Gorman's Ll.vi.ry
Building owned by John
Stewart estate-
Gorman &. Co., occu
pants Scranton Dairy Co XSarn
Owned by John Stew
art cstuto .'.
Scranton Dairy Co., oc
cupants Powell's MuhIo Store
Owned by L. B. Powell
& Co
Prof. E. E. Southworth..
T. J. Davlcs, M. F.
Wymbs, Albin Koru ....
Handley Estate
One dwelling, total loss.
One dwelling damaged ..
J. Jaifko, tailor shop....
James Connelly, occu
pant Dr. W. M. Iteedey
Westminster Hotel
John Jermyn, owner ....
Arbor Cafe
John Jermyn, owner .....
Lyceum Theater en
trance St. Luko's church
i,r,no
-'.oou
coo
m
8,000
0,000
7.50J
4.JJ0
COW
7,000
1.M0
1,000
7.0K-3
1..M
1.1H0
400
1UJ
too
SOU
2,000
toil
2J0
150
1.000
100
100
50
400
50
50
200
5H
Totals ,
$100 In cash.
',150 SVJ.SOJ
Any attempt to publish tho particu
lars of tho policies would lead to con
fusing and misleading results. The In
surance seem3 to have been quite even
ly distributed throughout the central
city agencies,
YESTERDAY'S MEETING.
The Joint meeting of the Young
Men's Christian association, directors
and trustees was held at 4 o'clock in
the board of trade rooms. President
H. C. Fhafer, of the directorate, pre
sided. The others Dresent were: Col
onel H. M. Boles, secretary and treas
urer of the board of trustees; W. R.
Storrs, E. B. Sturges, A. W. Dickson.
W. J. Hand, C. D. Jones, W. It, lie
Clave. O. F. Reynolds, W. G. Parke.
L. F. Bower, W. T. Hackett, A. C.
Fuller, H. B. Cox, W. H. Buell, educa
tional director of the John, Raymond
institute, and Secretory F. W. Pear
sail, of the railroad branch.
General Secretary George Mahy wns
an unexpected nttendant at the meet
ing. In December he was given a
year's leave of absence and went to
Danville, N. Y. Yesterday In that city
while he and Mrs. Mahy wero about to
take a train for California he wns
handed a telegram announcing the de
struction of the association building.
He checked his trunks for Scranton In
stead of California nnd, with Mrs.
Mahy. reached hero Just In time to at
tend tho meeting. He announced hH
determination of relinquishing hi"
leave of absence while the building
plans and projects were being under
taken. 1 was announced that many offers
of aid and expressions of sympathy
iitu irrii ijiiil. en nit? UJ.UX'ITS. X. .u. j
fallen offered the association the fre-j
iwe of the upper doors of his larg
store on Penn avenue; Manager Long
of the Lyceum theater and Academy f
Music, placed those houses at' the d
posal of the association for -Sun
w
meetings; T. C. Suovcr offered,'
room over Strong'i
h store, uud W, 0
ord and C. P. l!ftvl(,;
Pnrn T ? flt .fn ,.., ,,..,1 C t 1
......w, u. ... wuntuiu im -. 1-. llnvl.l.
son, owr.erH of the old Faurot J j,OUiie
ii...-i i , 1'iuii-w n ui mi' "l,X)snJ (,(
the association for temporary,.unr.er,
as long as needed. Thtse pr'fels were
accorded a warm voto of thnl.i.,.
While not definitely decH,' , " u ,
proto-bK. that the offer ,-f lhc' j,,
pioperty will lw hit .'pled.
President Hhufer, Trea:m.cr j p
Bower ,vere appointed tofact :il 'con
Junction with the board t truf,tees In
adjusting the insurance! ,oglJi Coonel
Hole. trouBUw or . lMird of trus.
tees stated that tlie lnstCnco amount.
ed to $53,000, of which , 000
contents, and that try of tho .
Continued onIaB0 3,
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