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REIGN OF THE
STORM KING
Fearful Hurricanes Are
Reported on Land
and Sea.
SNOW FALL IN KANSAS
Hurricanes Are Reported nt Various
Points Along the Atlantic Const.
Many Ships Are Overdue Kansas
City Snowed Under The Greatest
Blizzard That Has Visited the
City in Years.
St. Johns. N. W.. Oct. 17. All the
recent arrivals here report hurricanes
on the Atlantic. The Hrltlfh steamer
Micmac, Captain Meikle. Liverpool for
Brunswick, Ga., In ballast, rame Into
port today with two blades of her pro
peller missing. She reports having
encountered very tempestuous weath
er. Tho British steamer Golllvaru. Cap
tain Humtyer. Hamburg for Halifax,
with sugar, is also hero and short of
coal. She had n frightful experience.
For days in succession her decks were
swept, her life bnnts,.'bulwarks, rig
ging and deck gear being destroyed.
One man was seriously injured. The
steamer was forced to burn 50 tons of
sugar and all the available woodwork
in order to steam to this port.
The British steamer Dahome, Cap
tain Forth, arrived here today from
Liverpool. She also is badly battered.
Montrose, Scotland, Oct. 17. The
Norwegian bark Trio, Captain Torgcn
sen, which sailed from Avenport, N. S.,
Sept. IS, for this port, is ashore In a
perilous position in Aberdour bay.
SNOW IN KANSAS.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 17. The ear
liest winter storm In tho southwest in
twenty-five years and the worst early
storm on record, has today almost
completely shut Kans.os City off from
wire communication with the south,
west and the north. An opening on the
east side has alone kept the city from
being totally isolated.
It has been raining for the past
twenty-four hours. Shortly after mid
night last night the rain turned to
snow and the temperature dropped
perceptibly. Steadily since then a
dense wet snow driven b a north wind
at points reaching the velocity of a
gale lias fallen.
Hundreds of telegraph and telephone
poles have cither been blown down or
broken by the weight of the snow
covered wires.
At Fairmount, near Kansas City, and
nt Leavenworth, Kas., where portions
of the Third and Fifth Missouri and
tho Twentv-llrst and Twenty-second
regiments, respectively, are encamped,
many tents were blown down, and the
soldiers suffered acutely.
The storm came up with great sud
denness. Railroad traflle, while more
or less hampered, has not been badly
interrupted as far as can he learned.
In Kansas City no serious damage
has resulted.
Buenos Ayres, Oct. 17. The
clan bark Premier Is overclu.
port. The Premier, Captain
sailed from Apalaehicola, Fla.,
3 for Buenos Ayres.
Novwe-
at this
Hansen,
in June
COMMISSION AT HAVANA.
Headquarters in the Trocha Hotel.
Sampson Present.
Havana, Oet. 17. The American mll
itury commission held a conference at
their headquarters In the Trochn hotel
today. Rear Admiral Sampson was
Present.
Senor Glranta, societal y of the Span
ish commission, presented to the Amer
ican commissioners un official note set
ting forth the times when the next
detachments of Spanish troops will
leave the Island.
It Is reported here that inuny of the
officers of General Gomez' staff
have received leave of absence, but,
It Is added, they have really resigned,
owing to serious trouble with their
chief. It Is further asserted that the
only staff officers remaining with
Gomez are Deschapel, a colored Dom
inican, and Marcos Rosarlo.
They say that Gomez, who was al
ways bad tempered, has lately become
unreasonable, making it Impossible to
remain by his side.
TOBACCO TRUST.
The Big Combination a Thing of the
Past.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 17. It is an
nounced here that tho big tobacco com
bination Is a thing of the pust, that
there Is no further chance of the Con
tinental company forming the combin
ation expected, and that all negotia
tions are off for ever.
Tho purchase of the Drummond &
Brown plants at St. Louis last week
was made by the American Tobacco
company with the expectation of nut
ting them In the combination. These
companies will now bo operated by the
American Tobacco company. Concern
ing the Louisville companies, It is stat
ed that they would not enter the com
pany, and it Is Intimated that a part
of the hitch which caused the failure
of the combination was due to com
panies in this city who wanted more
for their plants than the combine
would give.
Killed by Burglars.
Allentown, Pa., Oct. 17.-Mrs. William
Kachman died at 3 o'clock this morning
nt Siegfrieds, nix miles from here, from
Injuries Inflicted by burglars yesterday
afternoon. She was ulona at home whun
three men entered the house. They beat
her on tho head causing concussion of the
brnln, from which she died. The house
was ransacked but nothing was stolen.
MR. M'KINLEY LL. D.
The Degree Is Conferred by Univer
sity of Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 17. Tho University of
Chicago today conferred upon Presi
dent McKlnley the degree of doctor of
laws. lilght hundred people, us many
as could be Jammed Into the Kent then
ter. applauded to the echo ns President
Harper placed around the shoulders
of the nation's executive the hood of
purple.
The exercises nt the university, while
hampered very much by wet weather,
were still Impressive to an extraordin
ary degree. The president spent tho
morning quietly and lunched with
President Hnrpcr, the faculty of the
college and a few invited guests.
Prominent among them were Archbish
op Ireland, of St. Paul; Rev. Or. John
Henry Harrows and Thomas B. Bryan.
Mrs. McKlnley was not present at the
luncheon, but joined the party at
tho Kent theatre In time to witness the
conferring of the degree.
After prayer by Dr. Henderson, the
address on behalf of the trustees was
given by Dr. Alnnzo K. Parker. He
spoke on the "Firm Foundation of the
National Pence."
After the singing of "America" Pro
fessor Albion W. Small delivered tho
nddress on behalf of the congregation.
Throughout his nddress he was greeted
with unbounded enthusiasm, his re
marks in commendation of the presi
dent's course dutlng the trouble with
Spain being leceived with resoudlng
cheers.
Solemnly and Impressively the dean
and the president of the university
then pronounced in Latin the formula
conferring the degree of LL. D. upon
the president of the United States.
When the purple lined hood was placed
around Mr. McKlnley's shoulders the
audience broke Into cheers, which last
ed fully five minutes. Throughout the
exercises the president did not speak
one word, merely bowing In response
to the words of the collegians and the
demonstrations of the audience.
At four o'clock he left the university
grounds and was driven to the First
regiment armory, where for some time
he received the public Informally.
In the evening a dinner was ten
dered the president nt tho Auditorium
Hotel by President Harper, of the uni
versity. WORK OF THE
COMMISSION
European Reports of the "Wrangle
Between American and Spanish
Diplomats.
London, Oct. IS. A dispatch to a.
London news agency from Paris says:
"Today (Monday) the peace commis
sions conference reached a crisis for
the first time. Judge Day presented
the demands of the American commis
sioners In threatening words. He said
that delay was the only possible object
attainable by the persistent efforts of
the Spanish commissioners! to saddle
the United States with the Cuban debt
and would be tolerated no longer, as
the United States would neither as
sume nor guarantee any part of the
debt.
"The Spunlauls replied that this
placed Spain In a position of repudiat
ing or of reducing the face value of
the Cuban bonds from SO to CO per
cent., paying only half the stipulated
Interest on the reduced value. Before
they would adopt either alternative,
they would surrender to the United
States the entire Philippines.
Judge Day responded that the sur
render or thePhlllpplnes would probably
be demanded Irrespective of the Cuban
or nny other debt.
"This, to the Spaniards the ilrst in
timation of the Intentions of the United
States as to the Philippines resulted In
n whispered conference, followed by a
request for udlournment In order to
communicate with Madrid. Judge Day
said that President McKlnley had In
structed him to demaud the entire sur
render of Porto Rico tomorrow (Tues
day.") The Paris correspondent of the Times
says:
"The American commissioners offi
ciallyand it would seem definitely
rejected the Idea of accepting sover
eignty over Cuba for the United .States.
The Spanish commissioners thereupon
remarked that Spain, having abandon
ed such sovereignty under pressuie
from the United Slate i and the United
Slates have denied l'-ut sovereignty
henceforth belongs to them. Cuba Is
defacto in a state of unaichv, as an
intermission of sovereignty cannot be
viewed In nnv other light.
"The American commissioners rejoin
ed that, without accepting sovereignty,
the United Stntes considers themselves
deputed and bound to maintain se
curity for all the Inhabitants, that they
would not fall to Introduce and uphold
orders and In shoit that they would
do all that was necessary to put ths
Island ns speedily as possible In a state
of normal organization, to bo trans
formed at the eatllest moment into a
legal regularity satisfactory for the
security of all.
"Upon this the Spanish commission
ers, with what seems striking logle.
promptly replied that by the fact of the
declaration Just made them and for tlm
United States undertaking to restore
legallt, order and security, the United
States were invested with veritable
sovereignty and consequently could
not refuse to accept the consequences
of such sovereignty seeing that they
admittedly could not tolerate the re",
lapse Irto anarchy of an island placed
under their supervision and direction,
"Notwithstanding these striking ob
jections, the American commissioners
persisted in their refusal and officially
declnred that the United States can
not he considered invested with rov
erelgnty and they (the commis
sioners) could not deviate from this
declaration."
An Unknown Identified.
New York, Oct. 17. The body of tho
man found yesterday floating In Grave
send bay wlh his throat cut. was Iden
tified today us that of John MeKcnna, 2.1
years old, steward on tho United States
transport Berlin. '
Six Persons Killed.
London, Oct. 17. A colllMon occurred
on tho Great Central railroad near Uar
nethy. Six persons were killed and ttun.
ty-two Injured,
SCRANTOX. PA.. TUESDAY MORNINU OCTOBER 1.8, 1898
THE MINNEWASKA
BRINGS TROOPS
MET BY GOVERNOR HASTINGS
ON STEAMER MEIGS.
After Transferring 172 Convales
cents to the Meigs tho Mlnnewaska
Unloads the Sixteenth Pennsyl
vania nt Erie Pier The Regiment
Had a Glorious Career In Porto
Rico.
New York, Oct. 1C The United
States transport Mlnnewnska arrived
today and was cleared from quaran
tine. On board, the transport were
General O. II. Ernest and staff, the
Sixteenth Pennsylvania volunteers, I
ubout 100 men of the Third Wisconsin
volunteers and a number of convales-
cents from the hospitals In Cuba and i
Porto Rico. There were nlso about fifty I
civilians. The Mlnnewaska left New !
York for Porto Rico, stopping at
Charleston, S. C, and Santiago de ,
Cuba on the way south, At Ponce
thirty-live convalescents were tuken
on board and of these only fifteen were '
111 on arriving. The transport was I
mot nt the Narrows by the quarter- I
master's boat, General Meigs und the
sick were immediately transferred on
board. They will be taken to Betlevue
hospital.
The quartermaster steamer General
Meigs, In churge of Major Appel. and
having on board Governor Hastings, of
Pennsylvania; Dr. M. S. French, of
the National Relief association, of
Philadelphia: Mrs. Ernst and her two
daughters, met the transport at Quar
antine. Dr. Appel expected to have to
care for u large number of sick, but
although he took on board the Meigs
from the transport 172 men, they were
all convalescent. These men were
brought to this city and tuken In
charge by E. II. Moulton, an agent of
the Women's War Relief association.
They were transferred to the associa
tion homo on East Fifteenth street,
where they will remnln until com
pletely restored to health or sufficient
ly recovered to depart to their homes
In Pennsylvania and other states. Af
ter the transfer of the sick to the
General Meigs. the Mlnnewaska
steamed direct to the Erie railroad
pier, and, after unloading, went to the
Pennsylvania railroad pier at Jersey
City, where glx companies of the Six
teenth Pennsylvania were put ashore.
SIXTEENTH PENNSYLVANIA.
The Sixteenth Pennsylvania had a
glorious record In Potto Rico. This
leglment captured two sets of colors
which were presented to the president
at the White House by Carlain Harry
Hall, who came from Porto Klco for
the purpose. There are about 1,100
men In the regiment which was en
gaged In some of the decisive engage
ments In Porto Rico,
It was expected that the bodies of
Colonel Charles A. Wlkoff and of other
officers of rank would arrive on the
Mlnnewaska, but It was stated that
they were not on board. Colonel Wlk
off was killed In the charge upon San
Juan hill July 3. His body was to have
been burled at Easton. Pa.
PORTO RICO CAMPAIGN.
Of the campaign of the First brigade
in Porto Rico, General Finest wild to
night: "We landed at Ponce the latter part
of July. The Sixteenth Pennsylvania
regiment had been thrown forward us
an advance guard on August 4. The
balance of the brigade moved on the
sixth, and Joined the Pennsylvanlans
on the eighth of August. On that day
I sent the Sixteenth Pennsylvania on
a llanK march to the rear of Coamo.
which was occupied by 400 Spanish
troops, strongly entrenched. Reeon
nolterlng, we observed the Spaniards
had a block house, and though our re
connoiterlng parties were tired on some
times, we concluded we could capture
the entire outfit.
On the night of the eighth of August
the Sixteenth Pennsylvania marched
six miles and bivouacked on the moun
tain side. The next day the men were
inarched over un exceedingly rough
mountain trial sixteen miles and un
the following day the Sixteenth moved
forward and advanced on the block
house, sharply Urine., and in face of a
feeble Infantry Hie In return, drove
out the occupants, who went helther
skelter down the hill. Advancing Into
the town with the Wisconsin
men we were met by u heavy
Infantry tire, but we dislodged
the enemy on every side ami
they retieated, with u loss of nine kill
ed and thirty wounded.
"We captured 167 Spnmuids. Includ
ing live officers. Our total loss on that
day was seven men wounded. Our next
position was Benito. The position of
the Spaniards on the front of Benito
was one of the strongest military posi
tions In the world, owing to the In
trenchments und the natural foattues
of the country. We had arranged to
make unother flank march. Our pack
trains were ready, and our advance
guard was on the road, awaiting the
order to march, when u staff officer
rode up and Informed., me that the
peace protocol had been signed, and
war-like operations were suspended.
We lav In camp until the 1st of Octo
ber. The brigade was then ordered to
San Juan. We got as far as Cayey
when orders weio received to return
to the United States. We were forty
three miles from Ponce, and the march
was no easy task. We left Ponce on
Oct. 12, with the Sixteenth Pennsyl
vania and about fifty miscellaneous
passengers. Tho passage was a very
smooth one. The men could not 'ave
had a better tonic than the sea voyage.
The sick improved every day. Tho
hospital on board the ship was rigged
up with fifty cots. When we started
these were occupied by thirty-five sick
men, und when we arrived we had only
six occupying the cots."
Less than u dozen soldiers arrlvlns
on tho Mlnnewaska wore ill enough to
be sent to u hospital. There was a
change In the original plan regarding
tho plan of the transportation of the
Pennsylvanlans, It first having been
decided to send four by tho Erie and
seven by the Pennsylvania. After u
lot of telegraphing and consulting It
was finally decided to ship all by the
Pennsylvania road. The men then be
gan to disembark. They were given
leave to go out of the yards Into Jer
sey City and spend their time as they
pleased until there was a chance of
the train starting, which will not bo
until some llmo tomorrow morning.
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Opening Meeting Held at the Capitol
and Work Outlined,
Washington, Oct. 17. The Industrial
commission created nt the last session
of congress, held Its opening meeting
today at the capltol and outlined the
general work before It. The commis
sion Is made up of Ave United Stntes
senators, five members of the house
of repiesentatlves and nine persons
from private life who, according to tho
act, shall fairly represent the differ
ent Industries und employments.
The senators on the commission are
Messrs. Kyle, Mantle, Penrose, Mai
lory and Daniels, all of whom were
present today except Mr. Mantle. The
representatives in congress are Gard
iner, Lorimer, Otjen, Livingstone and
Bell, the absentees today being Messrs.
Lorimer and Bell. All the members
from private life were present, viz,
Messrs. A. L. Hnrrls, Ohio; S. N. D.
North, Massachusetts; A. A. Smythe,
South Carolina: E. V. Conger, Michi
gan; T. W. Phillips, Pennsylvania; J.
M. Farquhar, Buffalo; C. J. Harris,
North Carolina; and M. D. Ratchford,
Indiana; Chief Sargent, of the Railway
Firemen's association, has declined to
accept a place on the commission, nnd
the vacancy caused by this action has
not yet been filled.
At the meeting today a committee
on organization was named as follows:
Phillips, Gardiner, North, Daniels and
Livingstone. Later In the day this
committee met and arranged a plan of
organization. Messrs. Mnllory, Otjen
and Farquhar were named as n com
mittee to secure quarters for the com
mission. Most of the time of the meet
ing was devoted to a general discus
sion on the scope of the work ahead.
The meeting was behind closed doors,
but It is expected that the heatings
to be held later will be published.
INQUEST INTO
M0HEGAN WRECK
The Usual Fruitless Efforts to Fix
Responsibility Passenger Kelly
Dissatisfied.
Falmouth, Oct 17. The inquest into
the Mohegar. wreck began this after
noon in the church nt St Koverne, be
cause it was necessary formally to
Identify the dead there. The survivors,
many of them wounded and carrying
their arms in slings, were obliged to
ride twenty miles over the roughest
reads from Falmouth.
The coroner expressed his sympathy
with the relatives, "many of them
from a distant but kindred country."
The roll of the dead was then called.
One woman's body was claimed by
two families. Other bodies had no
Identification.
. S. Williams, the company's Lon
don manager, testilled, describing the
ship as In the finest condition. He
said they had had trouble with her
boilers on her first voyage and had
withdrawn her from one trip, devoting
several weeks to repairing her mach
inery, which was perfectly adjusted.
He described the otllcers of the Mo
hegnn lu the highest terms, laying
stress upon the abstemiousness of Cap
tain Griffiths.
A juror "Was Captain Griffiths In
good health?"
"I saw him lust before the Mo'iegan
started, and he seemed perfectly well
then."
"Is it not a fact that he was lying
on a couch most of the Ilrst day?"
"I should oe extremely 3urpilsed to
hear that. Unfortunately, theie is no
ollic.-r of the Mohegau living. We
know that thev ami the crew did all
they could to save the passengers."
Richard Kelly, passenger, "there was
not an officer on the deck when the
crew were trying to got out the boats.
The only office! s I saw were Captain
Griffiths and another on the bridge."
Mr. WllliumH "I can prove that all
the officers were on deck and aiding to
gel out the boats."
Mr. Kelly Insl.'ted that the bouts
wri' improperly arranged, being sur
rounded by railings instead of swung
on davits, so that they were with dif
ficulty launched.
Mr, Williams contended that the
launching of four boats In twenty min
utes was good v.oik.
The coioner adjourned the Inquest
for a week to secure the attendance of
a nautical expert representing the
board of trade.
After the adjournment Mr. Kelly
complained that only members of the
crew had been summoned to testify.
The coroner replied that he would be
very glad to hear I he experiences of
the passengers. In response Mr. Kflly
with others, protested inability to re
main for an adjourned hearing a week
later, offering to testlf Immediately.
The coroner declared that this was out
of the question.
The total number of bodies recovered
up to midnight Is J6.
TWO MORE SOLDIERS DIE.
Captain Lockton, of Michigan, and
Lieut. Schuyler, of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia. Oct. 17. The announce,
ment of the deaths of two mcio sol
dlers lu the city hospitals was made
today. Captain Richard F. Lockton,
Company 1. Thirty-fifth .Michigan vol
unteers, died last night in the Penn
sylvania hospital of typhoid fever. He
was brought from Cump Meade Oct. 6.
His home was at Marshall, Mich.
! Lieutenant Charles W. Schuyler,
i Company M, Fourth Pennsylvania vol
I unteers. died In the University hospi
tal of typhoid fever. He wns brought
here Sept. 10 from the Long Island City
hospital. Ill.t home was at Potlstown.
Pa.
Defaulting Stamp Clerk.
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 17. John Burieil.
alias John Balrd. defuultlng stamp clerk
of the Phlludolphla postohicc, was ur.
rested by postoillce Inspectors here today.
Ho confessed, Ilo has been hanging
around military camps for two weeks.
Two hundred and fifty dollars Is the
amount of his shortage rhatged.
Russia Active,
London, Oct, 17. The Odessa corre
spondent of the Btandard says thut Bus.
hIii has hustlly concentrated 40,0CO men at
Port Arthur In readiness for uny emer
gency at Pekln,
SPANIARDS MAY
NOTJIELD YET
STATEMENT MADE HY A SP YN-
ISH officer.
They Would Never Have Relin
quished Cuba Without a Struggle.
Grave Consideration in the War
Department.
Washington. Oct. 17. Information
has reached the war department that u
high officer of the Spanish army re
cently made the statement that had
the Spaniards been aware of the con
dition of the American army, its Ina
bility to withstand the hardships of a
campaign, Us lack of medical and oth
er supplies nnd general Inefficiency as
told In the American papers, the Span
lards would not have given up but
would have continued fighting for a
long time to come fully believing that
they would have been able to prevent
the capture of Cuba by American arms
This statement Is known to have been
mude to the American officers now In
Cuba and causes some uneasiness in
official clrcler as it may mean that the
Spaniards nre not yet ready to yield
the Islands under the terms of the pro
locol. it is believed by officials In Washing
ton that had It not been for the outcry
made regarding the army and the con
duct of the war thut there never would
have been any question raised by the
Spanish peace commissioners regard
ing the Cuban debate. It Is pointed
out that under the protocol the sole
question left for th committee was the
settlement of the Philippines and that
nothing was suld about the Cuban debt
or any other Cuban question. By those
who are In position to know It Is as
serted that the Madrid government
was aware when It nsked for peace and
when negotiations were opened that It
was useless to usk that the Cuban
debt be taken Into consideration by
ury commission nnd that It is only
since the reports of the bad condition
of the United States army has itached
Madrid, that the question has been
raised.
Another matter thnt causes grave
consideration In the war department
Is the temper of the Spaniards In Cu
ba and the fear that the impres
sion which now prevails may lead
them to regurd the American troops
of not much account and act aeooid
Ingly after the occupancy by the United
States. The matter has been discussed
In the war department and It is prob
able that when the troops are sent to
Culm there will bo n force of such
size and character as to give the Isl
anders a different impression of the
United States' soldiers than thev now
entertain. "The Impression among
the Spaniards in Cubn," said an offi
cer In a position to know wiiut Is go
ing on, "Is that the American soldiers
are weak and puny. Incapable of
withstanding hardship and whom It
will be an easy matter to vanuulsh
This feeling may make it difficult for
the Americans at first. This impres
sion is due to the charcs that have
been made against the war department
with such virulencu and Insistence dur
ing the past few months.
W. C. T. U.
OFFICERS.
Elected
Yesterday Afternoon
at
Reading.
Reading, Pa., Oct. 17. At today's .'ses
sion of the W. C. T. l, the treasurer's
report showed receipts of JS.910 and
expenses $6,604.04 The report of the
press department said that while the
pulpit reaches hundreds the press
reaches thousands and therefore we
have Inscribed upon our banners the"
press for Christ." Due acknowledge
ment was made to the press of Penn
sylvania. These oftkcis were elected
this afternoon:
President, Mrs. Rebecca H. Cham
bers, Weht Grove; corresponding sec
retary, Miss H. Frances Jones, Phil
adelphia; recording secretary, Mis.
Olive Pond Amies, Philadelphia; treas
urer, Mrs. Frances Woods, Hunting
ton; vlce-presldent-at-large, .Miss Hen
rletta H. Forest. Philadelphia; national
delegate-at-htrge, Mrs. Anna H, North
Upland; A. M. Rice, Philadelphia. The
committee on narcotics reported that
the annual product of tobacco In the
tin- I'nlted States (is over 40,000,000
pounds. The report concluded by con
demning the use of cigarettes and oth
er narcotics. Tonight Miss Ida Cloth
ier, of Colorado, spoke. Resolutions
were adopted commending Ur. Swallow
for his effort to secure honesty In the
administration of state affairs and
pleading for purity lu home and com
monwealth. REPUBLICAN MEETING.
Colonel Stone Addresses a Large As
semblage at Williamsport.
Wllllainsport, Pa.. Oct. 17. A big Re
publican muss meeting was held here
tonight, Colonel W. A. Stone, Repub
lican candidate for governor, being the
principal speaker. Colonel Stone nnd
party was met at the railroad station
by a delegation of citizens and a band
and escorted to the court house, which
building was packed with people for
several hours. President of Select
Council Uruu C. Keefer presided over
tin meeting.
Speeches were made by Colonel
Stone, W. 1. Shaffer, ot Chester;
ThomuM J. Stewart, adjutant general,
and David Cameron, of Tioga. At the
conclusion of tho meeting n public ie
ceptlon was held at the Young Men's
Republlcnu club house, the building be
ing crowded.
In his speech Colonel Stone suld that
the result of the coming election would
show whether the people were pleased
or not with the war policy of the na
tional administration. He thought that
this election would havo nn Important
beating upon the campaign of 1900. In
speaking of party affairs he said thut
Republicans can take care of their
dirty linen without borrowing a Demo
crntlc wash board.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Oct. 17. These, Pennsylvu.
nla pensions have been Issued: Addi
tional Klljuh Richards, Dallus, Luzctne,
.$10. Increase DoWItt C. Gray, Athens,
Dradford, $6 to J10. Original widows, etc.
Special. Oct. 10, minor of Urbauo Av
ory, West Nicholson, Wyoming, J10.
THE NKWS THIS SlOKNINb
Weather Indication! today;
Increnslnc ClouillncM and Kali.
Ucnerl- Peace Commission Consldeis
Spanish Proposition.
Sixteenth Pennsylvania Returns from
I'orto P.lco.
Prominent Spanlurd Says Wur la Not
Yet Over.
Hurricane on Laud and Sea.
General Looking After the Cuban Our.
rlson.
Financial and Cotnmeiclal.
Local Recommendations of the Beard
of Trade.
Doings In' Criminal Couit.
Took Carbolic Acid and Died.
Kdltotiul.
Comment of the Prefs.
Local Anmiul
Mission.
Meeting of Uldlence
Supreme Com t Will
Not Interfere in
van Horn Case.
lcal West Scranton and Suburban.
News Hound About Scruntoii.
lieiwal News of the Day nt Camp
Meade.
PHILADELPHIA'S
PEACE JUBILEE
Will Begin a Week from Today and
Continue Over Three Days.
Philadelphia. Oct. 17. Preparations
are going on apace for the great peuco
Jubilee, which will begin in this city
a week from tomorrow and continue
over three davs. Already the streets
are taking on signs of the coming
fuMivnl in the construction of the
handsome court of honor and the In
numerable reviewing stands going up
all over town. The co-operation of the
government officials with the local
committees will make the celebration
of more national Importance than any
thing since the cuntennial of 1876. The
president, vlce-piesldent, the cublnet
officers, General Allies und n good
many more celebrities will be here, and
at least 20,000 soldiers will march on
military day. Secretary Alger today
telegraphed the committee that they
could havo four tioops of the Tenth
cavalry, which supported the Rough
Riders In the historic capture of San
Juan hill. If they would transport them
from Huntsvllle. Ala., which will cost
$S,000. The committee answered that
the cavalry men will be hero. The sec
retary has already ordered the parti
cipation of the Twenty-first regulars
from Plattsburg,, X. Y and there
will be battalions from a number of
other states.
An Important change in the pio
granune made today Is the postpone
ment of the unveiling of the Grunt
monument, at which President McKln
ley was to officiate on Wednesday.
This was done to avoid undue eiowd
Ing at the events, the great military
parade falling on the same day. The
monument will be unveiled April 20
next, Grant's birthday. The other two
days of next week's celebration will be
devoted to the naval and civic dis
plays. m
REMINDER OF THE CONVENTION
There Is a Balance That Must Be
Wiped Out.
In addition to the hlp-hlp-hooray of
Scranton's delegates, firemen and loot
ers at Lebanon, It cost $X71,S0 In cash to
bring the next state convention of
firemen here. That Is the amount of
all the bills as they came before the
committee at its meeting last night In
the St. Charles hotel.
The committee Is pot bemoaning the
expenditure of such an outlay. At the
outside every man was agreed that as
long as they went looking for the prize
it was worth lighting for and hence
they went about It in Hue Scranton
style, no hulf way methods, even If
It did cost a few dollars. They are
satisfied that none of the money was
misspent. Mailer's band was hired to
go there; the town was thoroughly
emblazoned with posters dliectlng at
tention to Scranton's desire to have
the next convention; and It cost money
here and there In small amounts for
this and that detail; hut now that the
day for reckoning Is at hand, the com
mute finds Itself short of SSS.S0 to pay
the exopnses.
John H. Roche, Wade M. Finn. Chief
Hlekey, Detective Mor, T. C. Mehin
and F. W. Zlzlemnn were present at
the meeting. Mr. Roche Is treasurer.
When the credit and debt sides of Up
ledger were nude up. and the deficit
determined, Mr. Roche unite out a
statement which Chief Hlekey will take
uiound with him to secure subscrip
tions necessury to square the account.
When he meets with that success, as
he hopes to, or If he fails after an hon
est effort to secure It. he will call file
committee together again to make the
final settlement and close up the ac
counts. Except lu an Informal way no action
was taken on funds for the next con
vention. However, they talked over
plans to secure money. Chief Hlekey
addressed a letter to the various com
panies recently to find Ithelr views
on the best ways and means to lulse
the necessary amount, and one of the
ways proposed unanimously by the
companies Is to conduct u firemen's
' in a suitable hall at an appro
priate time. The commltte gave Its
approbation to this device and It is
probable that It will eventuate.
Craig Knocked Out Edwards,
London. Oct. 17. A contest arranged lor
twenty rounds between Frank (Valg "tile
Harlem Coffee Cooler," of New York, and
Hilly lldwuidd, of Australia, took place
tonight at ihe National Snorting club,
beginning the club's season. Craig
knocked out Kdwirix m the twelfn
round.
Valuable Race Hoie.
New York. Oct. 17. A large number or
horsemen were attracted to the auction
salo today at Mo'Tls park, of the Nepon
set btud, Slngerlv stud and other stock.
Tho great ruce home and slro Meddler
was knocked down to Sydney P.iget, act
ing for William c. Whitney, for $lfl.iM.
Postal Reconimondatlous.
Washington, Oct. 17. Third Assistant
Postmaster Goncrul Murrltt. In his nn
nuul report recommends Immediate ne
gotiations with tho postal administra
tions of FiiKland, Germany nnd Franco to
reduce tho International puftagn rates to
two cents and u halt un ounco or fraction
thereof.
TWO CENTS.
THE SPANISH
PRESENTATION
Peace Commissioners
Consider Question
at Paris.
SUBMITTED ON FRIDAY
The Interchanges Regarding Cuba
Are Now so Advanced That the
Spaniards Will Not Fail to Under
stand the Determination of the
United States Trying tho Fllm
Flnm Game on Cuba.
Paris, Oct. 17. During todny's ses
sion the pence commissioners were oc
cupied with the consideration of Ihe
Spanish presentation or Tuesday Inst
and the American answers submitted
on Friday relating to Cuba and the
debt of the Island. The examination
of the American written canvass on
the subject was not concluded toduy
and will be continued at the next Joint
meeting, following which the Spaniards
will doubtless reply lu writing, the con
clusion of the subject soon following.
The interchanges regarding Cuba are
now so. advanced that tho Spaniards
will not full to understand the United
States' determination, disclosed In
these dispatches on Saturday, not to
assume part or the whole of tho so
called Cuban debt of $400,000,000. It
should not, however, )ie understood
that the Americans during the course
of the controversy have been unmind
ful of certain local burdens, like the
municipal obligations of the Cuban
cities, railroads and kindred proper
ties, local and permanent. It should
not be forgotten, however, that tho
American attitude In Cuba is held not
to be thut of an acquiring power, eith
er of the territory or of Its real or con
structive obligations. The opposing
Spaniards keenly contend that sover
eignty involves burdens as well as
blessings, und thnt both should pass
together from Spain. Close following
this contention, the Spaniards are
pressing for n construction of the word
"relinquish" in the Cuban article of
the protocol.
REGARDING CITRA.
"We must," they urge, "relinquish
sovereignty over Culm, but to whom?
We have not agreed to relinquish It
to the Cubans we relinquish it to the
United Stntes."
Thus, crystallizing their reasoning
and Insistence, the Spaniards bind debt
and sovereignty together and urge that
the relinquishment must be to the
I'nlted States.
AV'hlle this contention Is keenly and
vigorously supp rted It has not shaken
the position of the Americans, who cut
the thread of Spanish diplomacy In the
middle or the word "relinquish," by
practically assuring the Spaniards that
they need not cherish anxiety ns to
whom to relinquish, but to conform
to the fourth article of the protocol,
which pledges Spain, "that Cuba, I'or
to Rico and the other Spanish posses
sions of the West Indies shall be Im
mediately evacuated."
Hrielly, the American response to
Spanish diplomacy of construction and
definition was that the words "relin
quish" und "evacuate" are Interchange
able und have the same meaning. Thus
thlee sessions were given up to pa
tiently meeting Spain's views and con
tentions touching the protocol pledge
to relinquish soerelgnly over und title
to Cuba, and there Is a possibility of
two sessions more.
JESSIE JAMES INDICTED.
Son of the Noted Outlaw In the
Tolls.
Kansas city. Oct. 17. The grand Jury
today returned indictments against
Jes.se James, son of the noted outlaw:
William W. Lowe, the self-confessed
Hull robber: Charles Polk. Andy Ryan
and Caleb Stone for holding up und
lobbing a .Missouri Pacific train at Helt
Line Junction one night in September.
Lowe und Ryan nre alieudy In Jail.
Warrants for the art est of others were
ii'imcdiately Issued.
KENTUCKY RACES.
LoxIng'Mii. Ky., Oct. 17. Rain stopped
the meeting of the Kentucky Trotting
IIoim- Ureoders' an-oclatlon this af t r
lioou, onl two races being llnlslu'd, The
fields wer smaller than heretofore during
the meeting and the racing was hardly
up to the standard. Summaries:
lirst, the West, nn S.Sti class, trotting;
purse. $:',CW Tiinnrali. blk. in., by Prince
ton (Miller), wen lift, second und fourth
heats anil l.ice. Kusso (Jteek, cii in. (B.
Kenneyi, won thlid heart. Time, I'.l.'iU,
LHV.. J.ltiU. 2.1 J-4.
Second, the Kentucky, lor "-year-old
trotters, purse, $.',U Lewis Wilkes, n.
g.. by Hinder Wilkes (Cotton), won cei
nnd and fourth heats ami ruce, Cuprum,
I if. g. i Real, woe third heal. Now-u-D.iy,
b. f. iLytm. won flr-t lie.u. Time. 2.HU,
:.W,. 2.21s4. 2.:i'..
Steamship Arrivals
New Ymk Oci. 17. Cleared: Triivc
Uiviuen. via Southampton. Southampton
Arilved: Kaiser Wllholm der Orosse,
New Yo"k for Iliviuen. Gibraltar Ar
rived: FuMn. New York, und proceeded
for NuiileH and Genoa. Sailed: Mms,
from Genoa and Naples for New Yoilc.
.
Duchess Loses Her Satchel.
Palis. Oct. 17. Tho Dowager Duohfus
of Sutherland while on board a tialn
bound for Calais, lust u satchel contain
ing Jewelrv wortli $i:.0.(w. It Is believed
that the satchel was stolen but theie Is
no due to die thief.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Oct. 17 Forecast for
Tuesday: For eastern Pennsylva
nia, inert using clntirtine. 'ind rntn:
brink to high t.oiit'i,"iHiiy winds.
For western I'liiu'.-h.'iila, rain;
cooler; high southeast to south
winds.
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