trwttou "".- ayj TWO CENTS. Ux; SORANTON, PAM MONDAY MORNlNGr, FEBRUARY 7. 1898. TWO CENTS V, flO PROGRAMME OF CONGRESS Contested Election Cases Will Occupy Much of the Time. THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION Will Take Much of the Time in the Senate. Mr. Corbolt's Strugglo tor u Seat. Lively Dobnta lit Kxpcclcd on Con sideration ot tlio Aldricli-PIowinnii Cnsc-Polltical Hobbies Will lio Aired to u Consldcinble Kxtcut in the House. Washington, Feb. 6. The attention of the senate .this week will In all probability be divided between the Hawaiian annexation treaty appropria tion bills, and the right of Hon. W. H. Corbett to a seat in the senate from Oregon. The treaty will probably oc cupy the greater share of attention Monday, but after that time the com mittee on appropriations will claim the time of the senate for the Indian appropriation bill, which It is expected will be reported early In the week. This bill will provoke considerable de bate, and by the time it Is disposed cf the committee on appropriations hope to have the fottlflcatlons bill be fore the senate. Senator Hoar will at the same time pros the Corbett matter upon the at tention of the senate as a matter of the highest privilege and several speeches will bo made upon It. It does not appear probable, however, that a vote will be reached during the week on the Corbett resolution. It Is probable that the programme of the house, which has been confined al most exclusively this session to the consideration of appropriation bills will be varied this week with the con tention of a contested election case. It is the purpose of the house leaders to keep the appropriation bills to the front In order to obtain an early nd lustment or as the alternative throw the responsibility of delay on the fcen ate. But after the foi tiflcattons bill is disposed of, only one other appropria tion bill Is on the calendar for the pres ent, the military academy, and It should not consume more than a few hour. It Is the Intention of the lead ers, therefore, to Jill the hiatus this week with the consideration of the Al-drlch-Plowman contested election case from the fourth Alabama district. The elections committee have divided on this case on party lines, and the indi cations are therefore that the house will do the same thing and Mr. Plow man will be unseated. The members on both sides of the hnuso hmi 1,.. using the lattltude allowed in debate on appropriation bills to make cam paign speeches to be used more or less extensively In the Impending congres sional campaign this fall, and these are likely to continue indefinitely. All the members are keenly nllve to opportunities to make political capital for themselves or their party, and this fact may at any time upset pre-arranged programmes by plunging the house into rancorous and acrimlnous pol'ticnl discussion. The Democrats nnd Populists Feem to be directing their nssaults principally against the Repub lican claim that prospeilty has re turned to the country, so that all evi dence on this point, pro or con, is like ly to find Its way, sooner or later, Into the Congressional Record tor distribu tion this foil, m WRECK OF THE SERENE. Portuguese Steamer Oovciium Hrlngi. in flflnr Survivor. New York, Feb. 6. The Portuguese steamer Oevenum, which arrived today from Oporto, brought nine of the crew of tho American bark Serene, which was wrecked December 31 at Lelxoes near Oporto, during a heavy north west gale. The bark dragged her an chors and went a shore on the rocks. The crew landed with dlfllculty, saving only the clothes they wore. Captain Calling remained by the vessel to look after the owner's Interests. The Serene sailed from Philadelphia November 18 for Oporto with a full cargo of case oil. she was built at Baltimore in 18C7 and was owned by ttons.'" NW S" lefflstere'l AUSTRALIAN OOLD. Tho Stnntnshlp Muriposn Mill Hrln- sr.oo.ooo to ciiiiniruin. San Francisco. Feb. 6.-Tho steam ship Mariposa, from Sydney, Australia due here Feb. 10. Is reported to have on board nearly $500,000 Australian gold consigned to the Anglo-Californla bank of this city. This will bring the total shipments of gold from that rource for this season to J13.000.000, by far the largest amount ever received in California from Aus tralia during any one year in settling the balance of trade in favor of this country. Cornn Agnlnst Foreigner. London, Feb. 7. The correspondent of tho Times nt Kobe, Japan, says: "The Corenn government having adopted a lesolutlon that no railway concessions Bhall be sranted to foreigners, the Jap. nneso minister ut Seoul, M. Kuto Musuu will demand that tho contrnct for the construction of the Scoul-Fusan railway by Japan, under an agreement mado In August. 1891, shall bo signed without delay." . Dnnth of Amos Ailing. Derby, Conn., Feb. 6.-Amos H. Ailing, of the firm of A. II. and C. H. Ailing, woolen manufacturers operating tha Paugasset mills, that employ two hands, died today of cerebtal hemoirlmeo. aged T3 yearn. DR. HALL'S TROUBLES. Tho Truetoos ol Ills Church Ilcslgn lu a Hody. New York, Feb. 6. The trustees of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church have resigned. Announcement to that eftcct was mado from the pulpit by tho Ilev, Dr. John Hall this morning, and the members of the congregation were notified to meet at the church Monday nftei noon, Feb. 14, and choose new trus tees. Dr. Hall read the notlco in a sad tone of voice, but he made no comment, though' it attracted attention among the powers and elders who began whis pering, but desisted when ha began his sermon. After the morning services Dr. Hall held a short session with many of his wntru supporters in the congregation, and afterward there were many con ferences In the vestry room and tho pallor and private room. The congre gation Is bound to stand by Dr. Hall, no matter what may be done by the session next Thursday evening, nnd to day they were giving him the warmest assurances of tholr support and assist ance Tho members of the congrega tion wcic loth to discuss tho signifi cance of the trustees' action, but It was admitted by Robert Bonner, J. IX. AVork and many others that It was the direct outcome of the differences of the factions in the church. The trustees are the financial gover nors of the church und also the finan cial backers. They not only represent In themselves financial support, but also the McCooks, the Maltlands and Sloanes, who are supposed to be op posed to the continuance of Dr. Hall in the pastorate. The resignation fol lowing closely tho stand taken by the congregation lutt "Wednesday night, Is expected to be followed next Thursday by tho wlthdraway from the besslon of many influential and wealthy mem bers. STRONG FEELING AGAINST AMERICA Sngnstn Declares Tlint Spain Cannot Think oi Fixing n Ditto tor 1'enco in Cubn. London, Feb. 7. The Madrid corre spondent of tho Standard says: "Senor Sagasta's response to the of ficial note presented yesterday (Satur day) by General Woodford, the United States minister, complains of the fili bustering expeditions and declares that Spain cannot entertain the suggestion for fixing a date for her completion of the pacification of Cuba. "Pessimist impressions are now cur rent regarding the relations between Spain and tho United States and have depressed the Madrid and Barcelona bourses, rubllc feeling among all clashes Is strong against America." TURKS FIGHT AGAIN. Candidncy of l'rincc George Has llecu Shelved lor a I'ime. London, Teb. 7. Tho Constantinople correspondent of tho Daily Mall says: "The candidacy of Prince George of Greece for the governorship of Crete and the Cretan question generally have been shelved for the presnt. "The sultan's progiess through Stam boul today (Sunday) was a magnificent spectacle. There was no disorder." London, Feb. 7. The Athens corre spondent of the Times says: "The Turks, after severe lighting, have occu pied and burned four villages In the Agrapha district, in the north of Acar. nanla, about midway between Arta and Domoko. Eight thousand Turkish troops were engaged in the conflicts. "It is reported that In the neighbor hood of Palaeokastron the Turks were repulsed. A panic prevails among the inhabitants of the neutral zone. The Greek outposts have been strength ened and the situation Is ominous. It is probable that the Cretan question will be diopped until the evacuation of Thessaly has been secured." DIG HOTEL DURNED. Tho Winter Resort nt Aikon in Ashes Los 9110,000. Aiken, S. C, Feb. 6. The Highland l Park hotel at this place, was destroyed ' by fire this morning. The flames start- ed Bomewhcre in tho laundry room, and i gradually picked their way over tho I building. The loss is $140 000, with ?9S, 000 Insurance. Ono hundred and sixty- ' eight guests were sleeping In the hotel, but they had no trouble In getting away with their baggage. I The Highland Park hotel was ono of the best known of the southern winter resorts and wns Improved to the ex tent of $00,000 this season. EIGHT YEARS FOR WHEELER. Prominent Rochester Business Mun Convicted ol Fraud. Rochester, Feb. C Wesley Wheeler, a real estate dealer, bald to bo worth $200,000, wns convicted yesterday In tho county court of grand larceny In the first degree in defrauding Captain Giles F. Kltts out of $800 by false representations in real estate manipu lations. He was sentenced by Judge Suther land to eight years in Auburn prison. Nun sen Flensrd with Amoricn. London, Feb. C Dr. Fritjof Nansen, tho Arctic explorer, who has arrived here from the United States, Is quoted as saying that he was rreatly pleased by his visit to America, whero ho met with every courtesy and was almost killed with kindness of a social nature, so much so, Indeed, that he was glad of the rest afforded by tlio Atlantic passage Pilot Ilont Sinks. Now York, Feb. C At 10 o'clock this morning the Sandy Hook marine ob serer reported than an unknown two masted schooner was sunk on Romar Bhoul, about ono mile south of Romer Beach, and that her hull was nearly un der water. Later It was learned that it was New York pilot boat No. 18, T. J. Stafford, Nhoriirindlctrd. t Carson. New, Feb. C-Sherlff Brock llss, of Douglass county, whore the lynch ing of Adam Uber recently occurred has been Indicted for vllful neglect of duty In not taking steps to prevent the illegal execution. His trial has been set for tho 15th. GRATITUDE FOR RELIEF FUND Letter from Consul Darker at Saguu La Clara, Cuba. MANY DEATHS FROM STARVATION Tho Number Is Estimntcd nt 200,. OOO-.Cousul General Leo Will Not Bo Ahlo to Itcnch This Point in Ills Work of l)lstrlbuliou--A Place Whero illonoy Js N'ouded. Washington, Feb. C Hon. Charles W. Russell, assistant United States at torney in tho department of justice, has just received the following letter, acknowledging the receipt of a New York draft mailed to United States Consul Barker at Sagua la Gande, Cubn, whose district of Las Villas em braces Santa Clara, the capltol of tho province of that name; San Domingo, Uemellos nnd another city In tho same province in the eastern part of the island. In explanation of hl3 estimate of the number of deaths, from starvation, up to the time of Ills recent visit, namely, 200,000, Mr. Rusbell says tha't he got that number from the common talk in Cuba. The letter follows: It Is with unfeigned pleasure as well as Inexpressible gratitude that I acknowl edge the receipt of your valued favor of tho 19th Instant, transmitting $GS United States currency as a donation to tho dls pensarlo, a charitable Institution to euro far the destitute and sick children of. this city, contributed, as you say, by cer tain employes of your department. I must tell you and other good souls contributing that the remittance was most timely, as their exchequer was empty, and, as one remarked when this relief was mado kfcwn, "We have God and only God to loon to In order that our treasury bo replenished. To God and these charitable Americans are due our thanks." Mrs. G., of Boston, has notified mo that she has sent to my address a caso of con densed milk for tlio same purpose. I as sume It was you who called her attention to theso poor starving outcasts. After speaking of the good done by Mr. Russell's visit to Cuba, the letter proceeds: Up to dato my dlstilct has received nothing of tho relict sent by our people, except through your thoughtful remem brance. OUT OF GKNURAL LEU'S REACH. Of course, Consul General Lee has not, nor will ho ever, In my humblo Judgment, hnvo 6ufllclent contributions sent to Hav ana to sharo with us, so remoto and in accessible lu transporting supplies. In lnw of this, contributions of money will aid In saving thousands who must dlo without sustenance nnd medicine fmmo dlutely furnished. For Instance, this re mittance from tho generous employes In your department will prove moio beuu flclal thun ton times the sum thirty days nence. I havo certificates signed by tho Al caldes of tho principal cities nnd towns In my Sagua la Grando zone ulone, show ing that my estimate of uO.OCW nerlshlng souls was under rather than abovo the mark. To my mind thero Is but ono ls- suo in this Cuban question, viz., destitu tion ana starvation. Tho status quo a as when jnu left, save the destitution glows and tho death rate Increases hourly. I havo selected and named a relief com mittee, composed of women as well ns men, who will distribute all contributions received and render needed lellef to nil tho destitute. Say to the generous peoplo of America, who havo never turned a deaf ear to tho cry of tho distressed, to send us food, medicine and clothing for the sick. Mr. Russell says any contributions of money may safely be pent to the United States consul, Walter B. Barker, nt Sagua la Grande, Cuba. As money can be transmitted with greater certainty and promptness, to that particular region, he advises send. Ing New York drafts rather than food supplies, which can be purchased there. AGAINST BRADSTREETS. Minter Brothers Again Awarded a liurgn Verdict. Warrensburg, Mo., Feb. 6. The case of Minter Brothers vs. Bradstreet's Commercial agency was given to a. jury here yesterday and a verdict rendered last night giving the plaintiffs Judg ment for $27,000. In 1S90 Minter Broth ers were large retail dealers at Sedalla. Warren Pnrmerle, an attorney, Brad street's reporter at that place, report ed .to the agency that Minter Brothers were Insolvent. A business failure fol lowed, nnd Minter Brothers alleged that It was due to an unjust rating. In 1S91 suit was brought by the Min ter firm against Bradstreet's for $100, 000 damage, and to recover property that was sacilflced in the failure. The case came to Johnson county on a change of venue In 1891 and a judgment for $30,000 was given. The award was set aside by the supreme court, and the case remanded for trial with tho result of the second trial as stated. Cluiugn in Nusnr M-iniifhctiire. San Tranclsco, Feb. C Hitherto thu sugar crop from 'Hawaii has been shipped on sailing vessels around the Horn to Now York, but recently nn arrangement has been mado with tho Southern Pacific company, whereby this plan has been changed. Tho sugar will now be brought In the vdsesls to this port and shipped to Now York city by rail. Thero were eighty car loads today at long wharf, Oakland, awaiting shipment. Longshoremen Asphyxiated. New York, Feb, 6. Thomas Clcary and William Gafney, 'longshoremen, were found suffering from tho effects of gas in a West street hotel this morning. Cicary died soon after being discovered and Gafney wns removed to a hospital in a precarious condition. Gafney will prob ably die. Tho men were much under the Influence of liquor when they registered at tho hotel. m Guarding Against Sharks. Rome, Feb. 6. A government measure has been published authorizing tho Rank of Naples to tako charge of tho savings of Italian emigrants in North and South America, with a vlow of seeming them ngnlnst tha rapacity of the so-called "bankers" there. Steamship Arrivnl. Now York, Feb. 0.-Arrlved: La Gas cogne, Havre. Balled: I Bretagne, Havro; Knlser Wllhelm II, Naples, etc. Queenstown-Balled: Ktrurla (from Liv erpool), New York. Havro Arrived: La Champagne, New York. HIBERNIANS UNITE. Aftor n Separation of 11 Vonrs, Rival I'nctlons Are Rnconclled. Pittsburg, Feb. C After a separation of fourteen years the rival factions in the Ancient Order of Hibernians were re-unltcd In this county today, thus making the amalgamation complete throughout .tho state. In compliance with the order of Archbishop McFall, of Trenton, N. J., who had been se lected as arbitrator, 250 delegates rep resenting the 7,000 members of the or der lu Allegheny county, met today nnd held a love feast, during which the American board and the Board of Erin, the warring factions, were unit ed under the name of tho Ancient Or der of Hibernians. The command of tho nibltrator re quired that the union should take place before Feb. 11 nnd tills county was the last In the state to comply. Officers elected today were: Presi dent, Major John J. Coyne, ot Pitts burg; recording secretary, John M. O'Connor, of Carnegie; financial sec retary, John Bright, of Carnegie; treas urer, Patrick Glllceso, of Pittsburg. Delegates from the various state con ventions, composed of the county pres idents of each division, will meet In national convention nt Trenton, June 27, when a national union of the fac tions will take place. There are about 500,000 members of the order in the country. COMMERCE OF EMPIRE STATE Aununl Report of the Htnte Engineer. Tho Percontugo ol Exports During Yonr 1897. Albany, N. Y Feb. 6. The annual report of State Engineer Adams de votes much space to the subject of the commerce of the state. Elaborate tables havo been compiled from the records of the general government and other sources dating back 200 years, giving the values o trade between the several American colonies and Great Britain up to the beginning of the Rev olutionary war, and after that time nnd up to date the values of exports tium the leading Atlantic and Gulf stares. Other tables show the percentage of exports nnd imports during each year from 183G to 1897, at New York, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Galveston, and show how tho com merce which once belonged to so great an extent to New York city and .New York state Is now being diverted to these points. Mr. Adams says that the port of New lork, which a third of a century ago, commanded 73 per cent, of the total exports of the nation, today commands but 37 per cent, of them. Statistics presented show that New York foreign commerce has never been so low us last year since 1850. It Is in her ex poits that New Voik's commercial lo.es have occurred. In imports she holds her own at two-thirds of the nation's total. From 1S80 to 1897 the nation's foreign commerce increased $200,000,000 in value. During that time New York's Increased $20,000,000, Bos ton's $G'J,000,000; Galveston's $20,000,000, and New Oi lean's $17,000,000. These and similar statistics In Mr. Adam's leport show that the problem of retaining New York's commercial prestige is a grave and pressing one, tho chief factors in which he believes to be ndequate and efficient waterways, constantly forcing the lowest possible tinnsportation charges, and ample docks equipped with everything that will expedlate and minimize the cost of handling commerce. Mr. Adams believes that the present Inadequate condltons of canals is large ly responsible for the decline of com merce at New York city, and that Im provements should not only be prompt ly completed, but that Bteps must be taken Immediately for better facilities and lower terminal charges for canal tiafflc, especially at Buffalo and New York. So long ns the transportation Interests of the canals are disorganized and handled by poorly equipped ves sels without proper system, Just so long will the value of the canals bo mini mized. He believes that the great danger to New York Is not that larger rival companies will be able to take from the present boatmen some of the trafllc they now handle, but that with out improved conditions an enormous volume of traffic Is now and will con tinue to be diverted to points outside of this state. Mr. Adams describes the progress that has been made on the work of Im proving the canals, and shows the totil estimated cost of tho work to be $1G, 000,000. The entire length of the three canals Is 134 miles, nnd 293 miles Is now under contract. Tho total amount earned on all contracts to the end of the fiscal year was W.239,183. Mr. Ad ams says that tho plans for tho entire work are practically completed and that every featuro of tho work will bear the fulest investigation. BRITISH SHIP BEACHED. With a Cargo of Linseed Oil It Is Discovered to On nu fire. New York, Feb. C The British ship William Law, Captain Abbott, which has been anchored In the bay off Stap leton preparing for a voyage to Shan ghai with a full cargo of linseed oil, took fire today and was beached on the mud flats at Stapleton to save her from destruction. . Tho fire was discovered nt 4 o'clock this morning in Lazaretto by t.ie man on watch. An alarm was given and three tugs came alongside the ship and Hooded the Lazarette. The cargo Is thought to be undamaged. i m Queer Alr.rrliigr Contract. St. Louis, Feb. C A dispatch from Loavonworth, Kan., says that D. C. Quick, a, veteran, nnd Stella Welch, a young woman, filed for record a queer contract In common law marriage at the court house here. It reads as follows: "By mutual consent, being of lawful ago and sound mind, wo do hereby agree to llvo togethor ns man and wlfo and to bo known as Mr. and Mrs. E. C, Quick, un til death separates us from ench other, regardless of all divorce proceedings through cither or nny court." Kimhijuiike Shock In Virginia. Lynchburg, Va Feb. 6. A distinct earthquake shock was felt here today about 3 o'clock. Tho disturbance wug ex perienced throughout southwest Virginia. Bedford City reports that a sound llko nn explosion, different from the usual rumbling, preccdod the shock. APPROVES REPORT OF THE COMMISSION Letter from Horace While on tbe Subject. ITS GENERAL PRINCIPLES CORRECT Beth Low Also Kxprcsses nn Opinion. Tho Unttlo ns to Standard of Vnlito Dlust lio Fought to n FinishMust lio Gold or Sllvor Unquestionably. Washington, Fel. 6. Mr. Horace White, tho editor of tho New York Evening Iost, in a letter to the secre tary of the monetary commission, has this to sayyof tho commission's report recommending a plan for the revision of the currency laws: I heartily spprovo tho report of tho monetary commission. While I might prefer slight changes hero and there, tho general principles advanced by the report arc. In my Judgment, correct and their enactment necessary to tho prosperity ot nil classes. I consider the report most timely in a political senso also, because tho country cannot stand still. Hither tho right thing or tho wrong thing will bo done. Stagnation would bo sulcldo for the party In power, even If stagnation were possible, but It Is Impossible. From the close of tho war until tho present time, tho currency question has been tho uppermost cno In politic.-!. Wo have beai mofllng one way or the other all the time, never standing still. To step now would bo to rest In a fool's paradise. The enemy will not allow it. I consider the commis sion's plan for bank reform exceedingly hopeful and I trust that the forthcoming Indianapolis conventltn will glvo It a cor dial endorsement. Mr. Seth Low, of Brooklyn, also ex presses himself as In hearty sympathy with tho commission's puipotes. Speak, ing of the report, he says: DOUBTING THE DOLLAR. Its detailed recommendations seem to mo to bo well calculated to accompltsn tho desired result, As long as It Is pos sible for any ono to nsk with any rea sonable doubt as to the answer, what 's a dollar? tho business of the country will bo carried on under more or less disad vantage In tho proportion to tho gravity of this doubt. It seems to mo that tho battlo us to the standard of valuo must bo fought to a finish so that the standard shall bo unquestionably gold or unques tionably silver, precisely as Lincoln said tho country must bo either wholly free or wholly slave. In favor of tho gold standard nre these facts. First of all that wo aro already upon It and that any nttempt to chungo It to the silver stand ard would Involve an Industrial and mer cantile convulsion, tho effects of which no man can measure: and, secondly, that tho gold standard Is the standard of valuo lu nil tho countries cnjojlng tho highest civilization. Under theso circumstances, I sympa thize with tho frank utterances of the monetary commission and ot tho secre tary of tho treasury in urging their meas ures explicitly for the purpose of estab lishing gold unequivocally as tho sland md of valuo in this country. The meas ures directed to this end and tho modi fications of tho banking law proposed by the Indianapolis commission In tho main commend themselves to my Judgment. I havo no doubt that experts may differ upon somo details and that the propo sitions can bo amended In detail with out serious disadvantage. On tho other hand, the whole trend of tho report I like, and I hope It will result In securing a common alignment of all tho friends of sound banking and of sound money be hind tho same measure." ALL IS PEACEFUL AT CITY OF HAVANA Tromn Spnuish Iteport the Autono mic Cnblnot Is u Sorono Body. Peace Predicted. Havana, Feb. C Senor Jose Maria Galvez, president of the Autonomist cabinet, says therejs no disagreement among Its members, nor anything in tho nature of a crisis. On the contrary, all tho ministers understood their pro gramme and mission, which he sums up as "to establish' the new regime, to prepare for the elections, and to con stitute a chamber of deputies." Under no conditions, declares Senor Galvez, is it the mission of members of the cabinet to address the insurgents oillclally or to negotiate for peace un less they should havo a guarantee as to the outcome of their efforts. Never theless, the members of the cabinet in their unoillclnl capacity, will do all in their power to smooth' the pathway and will contribute to all pilvate efforts to bring about a favorable Issue. Senor Oalvez says the cabinet Is ex pecting favorable news from the pro vince of Santa Clara and assurances that General Maximo Gomez retired in to the Camaguey district owing to lack of support and "the conflicting opin ions that distract the insurgents In Eastern Cuba." Teace will come, ho declares, by tho "combined action of amis and politics," but It Is absolutely necessary to dem onstrate the etllclency of Spanish arms at tho same time, that the beneficial Influence of the now regime aro being made known. The French' cruiser Dubourdleu ar rived here today. EULOQV ON GEORGE. James A. Iloamo steps from tho Binge to the Pulpit. Chicago, Feb. 6. James A. Hearno stopped from the state to the pulpit today to deliver a eulogy on Henry Oeorge, who was his personal friend, in the Church of the Redeemer. Every seat was filled, while the actor mado an attack on private ownership of land and enunciated doctrines that seemed strangely out of keeping with his fash ionable audience. After speaking of hie personal asso ciation with Mr. George, and .tho hero ism of his life and death, the speaker devoted himself to tho principles of the single tax advocate. Nlinnnon's Painting Prl.ce. Philadelphia, Teh. C Tho Pennsylvania Academy of Fluo Arts Wulter Llpplncott prlzo of $300 has been awarded to Jamea Jcbus Shannon for his oil painting en titled "Babes In the Wood " Mr. Shan non Is an American who has lived for someyears In London, where his por tral'of women aro much In request. Ills plcUi entitle! "Miss Kitty" Is also In the ocademy's exhibition and won first prlzo ut Pittsburg this year. THE NEWS THIS M0KNINU. Weather Indications Todays Fair) Warmer; Variable Winds. 1 General Serious Trouble Between Can adian and United States Authorities In Alaska. Programme of Week Before Congress. Gratitudo Dxpresse'd for Cuban Relief Funds. Horace Wlilto Alarms Report of Mon etary Commission. 2 Disgraceful Row Between Lawyers In tho Sheriff Martin Trial. Ono Day's Work of Lackawanna's Courts. 3 Local LIcderkranz Takes Action on tho Prostitution of Tholr Hall. Man Killed In the Y, M. O. A. Ruins. 4 Editorial. Comment of tho Press. 3 Local Y. M. C. A. Holds a Big Gospel Meeting In tho Lyceum. First Mooting of the Civics Club. 0 Local West Side, South Sldo and Su burban. 7 Lackawanna County News. 8 Wyoming County News Budget. Tho Markets. THE CONVENTION OF LABOR REFORMERS A Cnll Has Boon Issuod lor tho First Regular Annual Mooting to lio Held May 2. St. Louis, Feb. G. A call for the "first regular annual united labor and labor reform convention," to be held in St. Louis on Monday, May 2, 1898, has been issued by the following com mittee by virtue of authority conferred upon it by tho United Labor convention held in Chicago last September: M. P. Carrick, United Labor League of Western Pennsylvania; Sheridan Webster, Social Democracy ot St. Louis; William Brandt, E. M. Bannls ser, Trades and Labor unions of St. Louis; Mrs. Mary Jones, Knights of Labor; John F. Walters, Single Tax club, Chicago; William Mallly, secre tary Central Labor Federation, Nash ville; G. F. Stephens, Single Tax so ciety, Philadelphia; Dan McDonald, Trades and Labor assembly, Butte, Mont. The convention was called for First To consider nnd adopt measures to secure closer union between all ad vocates of labor reform. Second To adopt nn efllclent system of resisting tho encronchnient of tho Judiciary upon tho liberties of our ptoiJe, and to abolish government by injunction. 'J bird To unite all our efforts In sup port of every movement for tho better ment of Industrial conditions not incon sistent with each other. Fourth To consider the political situa tion In relation to tho Interests of tho producers and to tako any necessary ac tion thereon. Fifth To establish tinker and more sMnpatliptlo relations betwten the sup porters of Isolated attempts at wit hdp by co-operative colonies nnd industries. Sixth To Impiess upon tho American peoplo tho pre-eminent Importance of Hie system of direct legislation as the onlv means ot restoring tho liberties of tlio people and us tho onlv Isruo whereby nil reform elements can bo cen'Cntert Into hearty political union without com promise of principles. Seventh The basis of representation shall be one delegate from enh bona fide local organization In actual etlst enco which has for ono of ltn funda mental objects the promotion ot indus trial and boclal reform. A1EETINQ OP L A. W. Annual National Session to lio Held nt St. Louis. St. Louis, Feb. 6. Next . Wednesday the annual national assembly of the League of American v heelmen will be gin a three days' session. There is much to be accomplished at the con vention, but the most important mat ter will be the election of officers. There is considerable rivalry for the position of piesldent between Isaac B. Potter, tho present Incumbent, and George D. Gideon, the ex-chairman of the racing board. Ex-President Sterl ing Elliott, of Massachusetts, is back of tho Gideon boom. It is stated that the Potter ticket has allowed Penn sylvania, the second strongest division in tho league, to name the first vice president and the support of the Key stone state has been promised them. There are any number of resolutions to be ncted upon. Almost every dele gate has a pet Idea of his own. It is not expected that .the fight for the granting of local option will amount to much. Missouri as well as the majority of western and southern states, is known to be in favor of this action being taken but the easterners are opposed to it, and as they practic ally contiol tin league. TRAIN WRECKED NEAR ST. LOUIS. A Coiv Causes tlio Denth ot Engineer nnd rirrinitn. St. Louis, Feb. 0. A cow caused the wreck of the northbound Texas special on the St, Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern railway section of the Miss ouri Paclflo system at Hematite, thirty, six miles south of St. Louis, today, re sulting In the death of Engineer Fra ney and Firemen Chllds, Another death Is likely to result Indliectly from the wreak. When the Information reaced Mrs. Franey, wife of tho engineer, that her husband had been killed she be came prostrated with grief. As she is in a delicate condition It Is feared she will die. None of the passengers are danger ously hurt. The names of the Injured are E. J. Moore, George B. Dent, S. F. Ryan and L. W. Hickman, mail clerks; tho Rev. M. C. B. Mason, Cincinnati, and Miss Emily Thomas, De Soto, Mo. l'rnnce Must Keep Oil'. London, Feb. 7. Tho Times referring this morning to the .claim of Franco to an outlet on the navlgtiblo part ot the Niger for her Soudan and Dahomey es tablishments, says: "Franco has no right whatever to secure an outlet, and a pretension to obtain It at England's expenso Is u proposal which could only bo accepted on tho hypothesis that Great Britain had lost tho power to do fend her legltlmato pot-sessions." Conflict in Thensnly. Athens, Feb. 6. Sanguinary conflicts conttnuu between tho Turkish troops and tho peasants lu Thessaly, It Is reported that tho Tuiks havo occupied soveral villages and that a hundred persons huve been killed. TROUBLE IN KLONDIKE The Canadian Mounted Police Prepare to Move to Yukon. EXCITEMENT ON BORDER Interesting Information Re ceived from Leithbridge. Every Sinn of tho Police Forco Or' derod to Hold Himself In Rondlncis to (Jo nt a moment's Wnrnlng. Serious Trouble Between American nnd Canadian Authorities in tho Klondlko Region, Butte, Mont., Feb. G. Information received from Lelthbrldge, on the Can adian boundary, is to tho effect that great excitement has been caused thero by orders received from the Dominion government that every man of tho mounted police hold himself In readi ness to proceed to tho Yukon at a mo ment's notice for temporary duty. Sup erintendent Dean has received notlco to go to McLeod to relievo Major Steele, who was ordered to tho Yukon and had left for that place before tho arrival of the second message. Flvu men were also ordered to the Yukon, and left yesterday. Tho orders which wore received by wire by the ofilcers in command of the division are said to bo due to tho ex istence of serious trouble between the Canadian and United States authorities in Aluska relative to tho nttempt by the Americans to get provisions into tho Yukon free of duty, ostensibly for tho relief of the dlsttessed, but In real ity frr sale to tho highest bidders. FEEDING THE JURORS. Extra Pnins Taken to Make tho Mar tin Panel Comfortable. Wilkes-Barre, Feb. C Tho jury in tho Sheriff Martin case wero early ris ers this morning. Their quarters in the court house are not the best, being cramped and poorly ventilated. In charge of tho tipstaves they wero taken to the private dining room of the Ex change hotel, where they partook of a hearty breakfast. Landlord Zelgler had prepared an extra bill of faro nnd everything possible was done to mako it pleasant for tho Jurors. After break fast the jury boarded an electric car and took a ride to PIttston. No ono was admitted to the car but the Jury und their attendants. Upon their re turn they ate an elaborate dinner. After tho noonday meal tho Jurors ex pressed a desire to tako another ride. They seemed to prefer riding to go ing to church. Accordingly, another private car was prepared for them and they were taken over the Plymouth and Nantlcoko route. Returning they went to their quarters in tho court houso until supper time. The rldo seemed to sharpen their appetites and they ate a good supper. Once moro they re turned to their quarters in th'e court house, where the evening was spent in. conversation and other social diver sions. RESCUER USED AN EEL SPEAR. Pranged a Drowning Companion Ont on the Ice, Snving His I Ite. Southampton, Long Island, Feb. C Captain Jeter Rogers, whllo returning on thin ico from an eel-spearing excur sion at Cold Spring Harbor, fell through and only escaped drowning through tho prompt action of Captain Hubert White, who accompanied him. Captnln Rogers Is an old sea captain, and lives in Main street, this village; is a road commissioner, and ono of the most prominent citizens of tho town. This afternoon he and Captain Whito walked cut to the middle of tha harbor and soon caught more than a bushel of ells. Then they stalled to return to the shore. Scarcely had they covered half tho intervening space when Rog ers, who was dragging the eels on a Bled somo dlstalnce from White, broko through. White, Instantly realizing his com panion's peril, pushed his long eel spear under tho ice and, after ono of the prongs lad caught in his companion's clothing, drew him to tho opening. Then, with great dlfllculty, he succeed ed in dragging him to safety. THE BLYTHE CASE AGAIN. Srndlcato I'ormcd to right illrt. Floronce Illvthc-Hinckley. San Frnnclso. Feb. C It is reported from New "Vorfc that a syndicate has been formed In that city for tho pur pose of wresting from Mrs. Florence Blythe-Hinckley a portion of her mil lionaire father's state. The plan Is said to bo tho reopening of the case of Alice Edith' Dlc'tlnson, tha alleged widow of Thomas Llythe. It is said that Robert G. Ingersoll has been engaged as ono of tho coun sel by tho syndicate. Oeneral Hart, at torney for Mrs. Blytht-Hlnckley, says thero Is nothing In the scheme, as a final settlement was nude with Allco Edith Dickinson over iwu yeurs ugo. The llcrn'd's WcntherPorecast. New York, Feb. 7. In tho nlddlo Btates and Now England, toda, fa'r to partly cloudy weather will prevail with brisk and fresh variable winds, becoming southerly und southeasterly aid lowur, followed by slightly higher tenperatura and rain or snow in tho western ana northern districts and possibly on tha coasts at nlgrt. On Tuesday, in 'loth ot these soctlons, cloudy to partly cloudy weather nnd slightly lower tempe'atura will prevail, preceded by snow with brisk to fresh variable wlnda, followea by clearing, '
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