rffc I 01 II I n ib Sfflre toebpb S1 llli ILL UK f(jtti.V SCUAOTOX, PA.. WEDNESDAY MOUSING. NOVEMBER 2. 1S98. 8&' ,'5'iV . , CENTS. TEN PAGES. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. BIG DEMONSTRATION AT THE LYCEUM Speed les by Colonel W. A, Stone, Rev. Dr. Reed, W. I. Schaffer, Adjutant Gen eral Stewart and Major McDowell. HON. JOHN WANAMAKER AND HIS ATTACK They Weie Referred to by the Speakcis Dr. Reed Said the Conduct of the Philadelphia!! in This City Was That of the Dastard in Politics Attorney Schaffer Brought a Message of Good Cheer. That the Republican spliit ot the Ulectrlu city Is as robust as toi was amply tutel by tht mngnllkcnt greeting given last evening to Candi date William A. Stone und his mm pnlgning paity on the occasion of thcli first vlIt to our tlty. The enthusias tic nature of his reception een sur passed the ovpectutions of the local party munuceiM and must hae be en extremely giatlfjlng to tire v Minis. rrom the time they stepped from the train until they left the hotel foi the meeting place they vvete c ontlnunllj sunounded by a constantly changing throng of the count) 's most repie sentatlM' citizens and whin they reached the theater they found await ing them one of the laigest, most en thusiastic and most lepiesuntutlve audience that o er made up n polltt tal mass1 meeting- In Seranton Accompanying Colonel .Stone wie Adjutant Geneial Thomas J. Stew ait. Major A1ok McDowell, thief chik ot the house of lcpiosontntlves, W. I. Schaffer, dlstilet attorney ot Deluwaie count : and Hon. Galushu A (.Stow, "of Penns)lvanla, ' who joined tin par ty at Montiose, whole u meetin,! was held In the afternoon. Kcv. Geengo Udwaid Reed, D. D, president of Die Is inson collej . t the J . r'.v iipun Us arrlal in this city, he hn lug s'pent the day as the guest of Hon William Connell. ainnTixn at montuosi: The Stone party left "Wilkes-Untie at U o'clock jtsteidii) morning, in liv ing in Montrose at 11 !0 o'clock, via the Delaw.ue, Lackawanna and W't st em road Thei wen- mtt at the sta tion by what might be ilghtl) teinnd the whole citv and tscoited to tin Tai -bell house amidst the enthusiastic cheering two bands? and a mounted escort of lift) men leading the wav A public leteption was held upon leaching the hotel One of the Hist men to grasp Colonel Stone's hand was a giey-halitd -veteran, W. J. Hell, who w as a member of the c ompaii) in w hleh Colonel Stone was lieutenant and who had not seen his foimer olllcei In thlr-t)-thieo jeais. The e towel hadMo wait until the net governoi anil 111- old comrade had had a good chat Aftei the leceptlon they met again and talked It all over for neailv half an houi The Montiose armoiv has a Rating capacity of beven hundred, but seveial hundied persons toulel not Unci even standing room at the meeting The chalinmn was Captain W. D. 13 Alney, Addresses weie made by Colonel Stone, Congressman Glow, Mr. Sclinllei, Jin Jen McDowell and General Stew ait. Among the many good things said bv Colonel Stone was this it is bald by those who oppose me tl.at I am a nii'chlne candidate 1 am not a machinist, novel was and never expect to be. I don't vioposp to have any machine made goodb In the geiv einors's olhce If 1 am elected All the goods 1 turn out will be handmade. I am not awaie that I belong to urn body except my wife. I am not looking for a mastei and will atknow ledge none." LIFJ3 LOXel 1U3FUPLICAN. "I hue been a Republican all my life and have often been aggilevtd with some of my co-Republic ns, but 1 have nlwavs voted the htiulitht Ue publlean ticket "Whatever else I may leave as a heritage to my chllditn, I am going to leave that reeonl." "It Is a strange thing that the nun who make the most noise and the loudest and lonsest speeches .lie usu ally those who have been disappointed In nspliatlons to ofllce 1 may bo wiong but I believe that if Mi Wanu inaker had been el eled United States senntor instead ot Mr IV move ho would be making speihes foi me to day. The gieat trouble Is thi t thtie ate not enough olllces to go aiounel" A largo crowd was at the station to pee Colonel Stone and his patty off, nird when thet tialn pulled out them were touting cheeis for the "next governor of Pennsj ivanln." Seian'on was t cached at 5 !5 o'clock. A lc edi tion committee composed of pioniiucnt Republicans met Colonel Stone and his partv at thu Deluwaie, Iitkaw an na and "Western station. Among them weie Hon. 13. N. Wlllaid, Republican county chairman. James 13 Watklns, secretary of tho county committee, Hon. John R. Fnrr, Fred W. Floltz, M". W. Lowry, Major 13vtiett "ttnnen, L. M. Schoch. George M "Watson, Luther Kellei, it. II. I'atteiso.t, Sher iff Clarence 13 Piyor, Hon IV. K. Heck, Clmiles Neuls, Reese O. Unions, M. II. Dale. H F. Ferliet. John H. Gillespie, 13 A. Jones, of Aichbald; Alderman Myron Kaftan, .Major T. F. Penman, George M. Hnllstead, 13. 13. Taylor, of Justus, Clark lowty, John Nye, of Clark's Summit: John II. Thomas, of Carbondale. The visitors were esootted to the .Termyn In currlngH nnd were there met by anothei largo ciow.l. Dr. Swallow had precede cl Colonel Stone uv :i lew miniues ami was sun 111 inu lobby of the hotel when the Republl tan rnminUnuH nirhfd The tvo candidates met anel shook hands toi ellally anel chatted for a moment. Hon "William Connell nnd Kev. Dr. Heed Joined Colonel Stone at ellnii'T and lenu'lned with him dutlne, the brief leceptlon that followed. Hundreds of piomlncnt citizens, li iespecrlvi ot paitv, met Colonel Stone dining the informal itception mong them v cie Mnvor J.imes G. l!ille, A. 13 Hunt. I'l G. 13. Hill, Vsistant DIs tilct Attoine W. Ciivlotd Thomas, Di. "W. A. Donne, D "W. Powell Wil liam Moult, Hon. "W. J. L(K 13 13. Itobathan. John Miieiui, ji . M. H Dile, V. t, V1 nver. D JJ A lie l ton, Alderman W. S. Mlll.n. Ii S. Wal'er, (' U Kinsley, V II. Icnlln, Joseph Lewis, C M. R-indii&on 11. G Dale, Common Councilman Joseph Oliver, Cleik of the Courts T. P Dmli !s A il llam A. Connell. A A St. John Coun ty Commissioner S. ". Unbelts!, C. V. Wngnei, M.iiK K. Keigai, ( 15. IVn nian, C. 13 Olve'r, Prothonotarv John Cc peliincl. H. V. Sepilei, Di. J N. Hie e, Goig. II. (Vtlin, H. V. Helnhait, l.lvj S lllchnrd. P.. A. Xlmmernmn, A. A. Vosburg. Pianlc Iteese Hon. Jehn P. Ivejnolels, of (ubondale. School Conti oiler IJ. T. Jayne and Y. W. Davis. MEETING IN THE THEATER. Gieat G.itheiinp; to Hear the Notable Speakeis. At s o clock the Iiinlci Ke publiean club accompanied by lViiiei's bind, eseoited Colonel Stone and Ills paitj and the leteption committee to thi- Ljeeum Ai Colonel Stone p peand at the Vomlng avenue doois of the hotel, accompanied bv Judge Wlllurd anel Congres-sinan Cornell, he was greeted bv a spontaneous and lousing outburst' of chttis anel n. geneioas dioelurge of flrewoik" From the hotel to the theater theie was continued ovation and as the paity filed In and took seats on the singe theie was a raut heal ty lounel of ap plause The the iter was tilled to meiflov lug in paiepiet, b-vlcon, loges and boes. 1Ijiiv ladies weie in attendance. In the boes were Mrs William Con nell. Mrs Gunge 13dvvaid Heed, of Cailisle, Jtib. .lames McAnulti, Mis A. A. Connell, Mis. c. m cjinin. Mis C It. Council 13 P. Kingsbury and Mi. and Mis II. W Kingsbtnj, riank Jeimvn, It. T. Black I3-Judge II A. Knipp, J. H Steele. Mis c II. Pen man, Mli's Hund, Miss AtiBU'ta. Aich bald, Mr. .Hid .Mrs. J. n Dlnimlck, Mrs i 'tow, or noience, Ital, Geoige B Hnllstead, I3-Justite Alficd Hand, I3 Judge W. II. .Tessup, Miss ('hiu lotto Hand, Colonel Geoigo Sandeison, Mr and Mis. Geoige Iliooks Sheilff Claicnce 13 Prvoi, Cleik of the Comts T 1' Danlel Clmiles Heuster nnd Count Commissioner S. W. Itobeit veie anion,; the otlm occupants of the boxes anel logeu Till' MC13 PitI3-sIDi:.'TS. On the stace weie the meinbets ot the count) committee and othei inoni inent Itemiblltans and the following, who acted as vice-presidents Thomas It. Hiooks, John Van Per gen, William Dawson, 13 13. Kodeilek, It 11 William", W S Dlehl, Timothy Uuike, Pi .ink Cailueel, Geoigo AV. Pi own, J 13 Watklns, D, W. I'owtll, H. O Woleott Caibondali : 13 S. Jones, Aichbald, Hlljnh Haves, 01vnh"nt: James W. Smith, Petkvllle Aneliew Kennedy, old l'oige, Daniel Powell, Dunmoie; John MeL'ilndle, Moos-k . J. U. Johns, Tujliii. T. l. Matthews Sptlng Ihook, Hon. W K. Heck, Mos covv , 13dwaid Caiiientet, Wnveilv, Pi .ink Kenjon, Clifford, George W. Heemer, Clink's Summit, Alex Simp son, A. A. Vosburg, D. II, Iteese, I3van P. Davis, 13. 13 Itobathan, J. J. Davis, Aldeiman Fted Puller, P. L, Woun ser, C. F Wagner. H T. Javne, Pel ward Shliei, Ch.ulesJ Xeuls, Jacob WelFsman, James Me Coy Hauet's band tendered a medley of patilotlc airs as a include to the meet ing. When the "Star Spangled H m nei" pait of the medley was reached the music of tho band was diowiud by tho theeis, Tho stme was height ened by the waving of a large Amei lcan Hag, which Moses More), thu well known etetnn, had carried on tho Mago and held aloft dutlng tho meet ing When tho mup'c hud censed Judge Wllllard, as chairman of the county committee, called the meeting to oi dei and Introduced Thomas II, Dale as piesldent of the evening. Mi. Dale sild: Ladles nnd Gentlemen The execu tive tomniltteo have assigned me tht very pleasant duty of nctlnff as chair man of this large gatheting of earn est, tiuth seeking citizens. I appre hend this assignment hU3 been made partially on the principle that by plac ing mo In thnt position I would have to refrain from making a speech I shall not disappoint the committee; I shall not make a speech, and yt I want to say a word or two, nnd I am sure you will indulge me. 1 want to Bfito that In these latter dnvs the nation, our nation, has been vei i mi ldly making hlstoty. 13vent has I reed very closely upon event. Stuppnduoim undertakings have swiftly beeonu ac complished realities. 13M13HG13D TUIUMPHANTLY We have just emerged tiluniplnnt f J oin the most successful vvut of mod ern times Hveiywheie wo have been vie lot ioiis on line! and sen. We h ivu changed the map ot the world, and now, limiting General Tracy, "Wo hope tho lighting Is ovn " AVo hope we shall not bo compelled to lenevv hostilities In order to uchle ve a successful pcai'e. We are gatheting the fiults of that vlctoiy. Only a few dajc ago the ting, our flag, went up In l'orto Pico It will wave over Cuba bcfoie the dawn of a now year. It waves now nt Ma nila, thanks to the Immortal Dewey, It waves now where It has been plant ed by this administration In Htiwnil. Out of that w ir ha p e o'ne new iiioli lems to bo solved, new conditions to be met new Issues' to be settled. Voters of Iicknwnnnn, one purpose of the present campaign Is to select men who phnll meet these npvv l"-iic who shall solve these new iiro'ilems As to w hleh partv- best measures up to these reeiulrenients, let me repeat what Hon John Pnl7 11 Ins said "I have Implicit faith In the p itrlntlsm of mv Democrntle fellow citizen, he would as willingly as nil) to lnj his life on his countt v's nltnr, but I have no faith In his party, its pollcv or Its judg ment, and I would hail Its ncccsvinn to power In cnngie -s at this Itine turi "s a national calamity. The Uenublinn pirtv In this campaign uneoulvoeallv deflates tint state- and national Issues are so Intel llneil, thev aie Insep n iblc thev cannot be cllvoiced the y cannot be sepai ntcd " Theie ate thlitv congiessmen to be elected In Fpnnj. Ivanlu anel upon the sue e ess of the Itepubllcan paitv de pends the upholding of the national administration And whit Is tine of coiurlessme n nnd membeis of the log Islituie Is aloo tine of the governoi of this gieat e oinmonwenlth, bee mse as some' one has said he is Ponnsvlvnnln's n )ies,.jitatlve of the mtlmrtl mlinln istiatlon. which Is todav vhat It was two jears ago the hope of national self lestiect, business confident e and innspeiltj And in this connection I want to call jour attention to the un vvnnnntnd and Inconsistent nttaek made bv Ml WiinamnkPt lnt evening upon our e ongi esslonal c mdldate 1113 IS INCONSISTENT, lneonslstent because Ml Waiiam.iUi l still claims to be a suiipntter and well wislu'i of Pi evident McKinIe)'s admin istration, and et upon his flist visit to oui town In goes out of his way to ntt.u k the e ongrcssioiial nominee ot the partv to whlih Mi Jle Klnlev lit hums. In the name of all that Is consistent and honoinble, how can In be what he claims and at the s line time' atteuuH i to stiike down the nun upon ''um Mi Mc Klnlev must Han foi suppi 1 1 What was the cause, what was the i nnlmus of this at tuck ' The allciiid eause was on editor! tl article In one of the moinlng paptts, but, gentlemen. , that seems like a llimsy excuse The speech ns repotted reads as though the author had been piqued nnd i thwaitcd. It inav be, this oui would be Cacsur, Is ambitious, and the anlmui of the nttnek perhaps lies in the fact that Mr. Connell did not aid Mi. Wan- l nnuiker In his political ambition to become senator or goveinoi. In any i event that attack will prove hntmliss. It will piove hximless with the ncUh buis cif Mr Connell who knew him In st It will ptove hnmless with the voteis of Lackawanna because Mr Connell has gone in and out among them for o.uh and jenis in his simple stialght-foivvnrd manhood It will piove laimltus with tin tv.o thous and pel sons to whom the enteiinise and eneig) ami sagacity ol ill I'un nell have' given elailv einolov inent foi they know his honoiable dealings with them Gentlemen, j cut know time have been times when 1 have not bun In entlu political ace oid with Mi Count 11, then hive been times wnen i iiiei not, and I have fianklv told him, 1 did not al together ngiee with him and on that account I though' this testimony fiee ly given ns to his chaiaetei anil woith as a Mlow citizen of Lackawanna would eome with all the bett"i giace I want to blmplv add that aneithei stuli uncnlled foi duel vicious attack from an nllen to out dlstilet will doubtless solidify in his favoi all the Mtheito factious opiiosltlotl NAM13S THAT C.P.OW D13AH13U lletiublicans, theie nie ome names belonging to the history of oui p.utj which become de.it ei to the people day b dav. Anel now anothei name Is cn sliilneel with these apostles or the lie publican cie eel William McKlnley the piesldent of the I'nltcd States When the Incllin ehb f smrcndeied to Gen eial Ciook In made a speech he said: 'Geneial ou ale not a tall man, but yolli name touches the st.us" And so with the little mnn now so ably pieslill'iit otr the destinies of 7". uuo -000 piospoious, eontented and united jieople-"his name touches the stais" How can we be" sustain, uphold and endoisc this mate hles i. ad. r Not by voting for n tiaitv Hint was so shoit slghted as to wish to can) on this war with the coinage of Unlit weight mono) anil b the Issue of a foieeel loan of uon-tedee'iniible legal tender paper. No no only bv voting fm the p.ut) with which he Is nfllllutcil and In vcheise m lnc Inks nnd polliiis he' be- llevs call we uutlli i mu confidence In the administration of William Mc Klnley. the pli'Sli'eut of the whole I'nlted States from A'nska to Poilo Uleo nnd fiom Huhokcn to Honolulu. Mi Dale then In a hnppv manner In tioductel Colonel Stone as "the not geiveruoi of Penns)lvanla" whlh was followed by a but st of thunderous and lomr-contlnuccl ninlauso. When It subsided Colon' I Stone statted out "L'ulles nnel gentlenie n " Ho had only gotten this far when the applause spontaneously broke foith agiln. Again it subsided and again when Colonel Stone attempted to begin his speech he was intcnupted by a bte ik ing out of tho applause. Finally he since oiled 111 getting his admiring nnd enthuslirtlc nudlenco to cense Its de monstiatlon and he piocoeded with his address, as follows: COLONEL STONE'S ADDRESS. Clear, Earnest Wouis from Pennsyl vania's Next Governor. Mr. Chaliman, Ladles anel Gentle, men I have been much phased with the excellent speech oi )oui ehnitman I am much please-d with tills Lugo and Intelligent uudlein e. I shall bo moro pleased on tho morning ot tho ninth elay of Novembei, when the poiiH aie counted. I linvo no doubt about that I was glad to hear jour chaltmnn pay tribute to Mr, Connell. I have sat In congress with him until I have thought I know him pretty well, and 1 thought I know what tho people thought of hlin in his own home He is regarded among us as a plain, prac tlcal, business man. A man whose ox peilenco In business hns been a neces sary requisite to hold down a few tun. bltlous law) el s, who otherwise, In con giess might tun away with the gov ernment. And, although he has only been a thoit time in eongtess, ho has been there long enough to make eveiy man of the Itepubllcan side ot thu house his filetul, and win the re spect of every member of the Demo unt le side of the house I do not think the people of this district want to ex change him foi the Dpinociatlc candi date for congiess 1 don't know who he Is I have never been him Put I do know what he will do If he Is elect ed to congress So do jciu know whit he will do Hb will go down to Wash ington, tttid the very first vote he casts will be foi Joe llalley, of Texas, for speaker. Anel that speaker will consti tute the great committees of tho house He will put a majority of Demoeials fiom the Southern dlsttlcts nnd the Southwestern districts upon the great committee of ways anel means He will put a majority of Domocrits upon the committee of coinage, weights and mensures. He will put a majority of Demon its upon the committee of bunking nnd currency, and then, my fi lends, jou will nraln have repented the fifty-second unit flfty-thlid con giesses Di) on want that Of course ) oil do not Then again, vou will have a free trade t.nlff bill Introduced In congress, nnel vou will have a bill to coin silver nt sixteen to one, nnd vou will have old troubles over ngaln that vou hail from 1s'i3 to 1S17 Same old story pi'SINPP PPOPOSTTION Now, theie Is Just one business prop osition 1 want to submit to the busi ness men of Seianton, Democrats and Uepubheaus allkt Do ou want any agitation now with the tailff, or with tho mone) question 7 Such an agita tion allects values j ou know It does It affects business, it affects tredlt, it affects ptltcs, it affetts wages, It affects ever) thing. It )ou elect my filond, Mr, William Connell, to congress, the very first thing he- will do when ho goes to Wash ington nnd the fifty-sixth tongrets Is oiganl7ed, wilt be to vote for Thomas IJ Peed for speaker (gieat applause), and Tom Itecd will constitute the com mittee on wavs anel meant, nnd there ! won t be any Democrats on It (ap plause), except thosu that nre pei tectly haimless at home anel abioael (laughtei) He will constitute tht gloat committee ef coinage, w eights and mc isuies, and Dick island ot Mlssouil, will not be its chaliman (laughtei anel applause) He will constitute the gieat committee of banking anel cm rent v, and no Deiuonat will preside over its ileliberntlons ami dining the two vears th.it the llftv -sixth congress shall be in spsion theie' will be no Demociatlc tinkeilng of the aatllf, or witli the moiiej question oi the money of this count v (upplause) And business will I not be agitate el, values will not be ells- tin bed, pikes will not be reduced, i wen it will not deeiiase, nnel wages will not eome ilown, as they did dining the )eats between IV)1! unel 1SU7 It Is not a eiucstion ill) friends, i whctlui 1 should be disappointed in lb full) accomplished negotiations this election oi not, nnd It is not a i based on pioposals silbmltteel by Par eiuestlnt whethet Mi. ( onnell shall be ' ., ,i f'ouicel to ( lent Hiltaln will be disappointed In this election or not. 1 ) have seen too much ot politics to be lieve that the people get vei) much ngltateel ovei our peisonul ambitions You do not vote tor a man because of vmir pel son il liking for him oi the dislike ot his opponent, but for the I um idle") which he lepiesents, he Is the .v.ll ot the people Congiessmen governors, senatois and e'very othei olllclal aie but the repii'sentatives of the people who elect them The otllie holdi i is but their agent, he Is their powe l of attoinev, he Is thcli attoi uey in fact, I should sa). He Is In olllce to do the will of the people his clients. You c innot nil go down to the house of lepri'sent.itlu's and vote fot n pioteetlve tailff, s jon send a mull down theie to tepieseiit vou, whose vote is voui vote, who votes )OUi will, whe vot s vour wlshts Now, will Jim Kll me n It the man, eir how he votes' lib Ii Is it ' 1s it the man or the politlml i i i el behind )Im ' 1 know time nie men, nppniently Intelligent men ti o who seem to think It a eiucs- t lull hi twee n the Individual candidates It Is nut It Is not a epie stlmi between I Mi. .Hnks and m)sclf I3vei)bod) can see tint theie Is no question between I Mr. Swallow and mvsilf il lughter and upplause). It Is not any question be- I twee n .Mi. Jenks nnd nivself that In- i teiests the people You nie not ot- i ing ten us You nre not voting to please us, oi to clispleaue us inu un voting to select the man who Is te vote )our vote j mi aie be lei ting jour lep lesintntlvo, jent ate selecting the man who stands lor what vou stand fer politic. illv. And II j ou want anv more nee trad In this umntij . If jou want anv mine nonsense about the fiee ceiln- I ,igo ot silver at sKteen to one just v ote the Dcmnc i atle ticket and ) ou w 111 get it and get it quick W NAMAK13U'S CONDUCT Now the temaiks of joui chaliman lllusti.ite so w '11 borne of the political questions that aio being put be foie tin people who will lisUn to them. Hcle Is u lepiesentatUe of all the ells- ontenleel Ue public .ins In the state, w ho e lalins Unit he is a trlend of the picsldeni ot the Fnlted States, who daies to claim that lu is In fnvoi of a pioteetlve turltf ami sound money, whei claims thut he wants tu stand like a wall behind tht pn sldent of the ITnlt i el Mates, whe comes up into this dls tilet nnd tiles to bent the Republic un eanelidate lor ceumicssmaii He Is, in his own opinion, a t,ood Itepubllcan. and sa)s tl at this Is not a national Issue, that it is a state Issue. Il oiilv gocb to sheiw that the) do not know how to sep irate national and stute Issues themselves Wlij, in) friends, eveiythlng thai is state Is national, nnd eveij' time oii vote lot n state lb cue )ou ate voting fen a national Ibsue Hvery time you nu et the Dem ociatlc putv In the peilltlcul field It is a national contest, nnd eveiy time ' time is a political contest In a state utile e, between the Democratic puitj and the Republic nn pnit), the taillt and tho money questions aie nt Issue. They are the only Issues bee ause they arc the paiamount issues Is It un Is su between Mr Swnllow and me, who is now holding toith to the people of this state about the destruction by file b) nn lncendtaiy of the state inpltol tit lluiilsburg' No, of com so not, thero is no issuo between Mr. Swallow and me, sei long as they elei not e hnrge me with setting the building on fire (laughtei). He wants to discuss that lu public He sajs he knows that it vvat set on file on puipose I do not How can I discuss that pioposltlon with liim when he knows who burned it and I do not (great applause and laughter).' He has not even told yet who did it (laughter). The Idea that thlt Is an issue for Intelligent people' I know that when a man Is bound to go In a ccitaln dli " Hon nnvthlng will do for an issue ' any old thing" ns tho boys say, but the iilea that this Is an Issue for the people the Idea that It is worth while to try to convince a disinterested people, nn intelligent peo ple thut this Is un Issue in this cam paign Is so absutd ns not to dcseive notice Ho snjs the old lose propagating house cot tho slate eight thousand dollais. nnd sticks to It. although they tried and convicted him of libel, nnd the governor piesonteel bills to show thnt It onlv cost eighteen hundied dol lats; jet he sayi, on top of this evl- LContlr.ucd un Pago 5 FRANCE BACKS OUT OF FASHODA MAJOR MAJRCHAND INSTRUCT ED TO WITHDRAW. rrtmco Rothes Unconditionally and Without Any Compensation Tho Egyptian Government Will Bo In vited to Send Troops to Re-occupy Posts Evacuated by Marchnnd. London, November 2. The Paris cor respondent ol! the Dally Mail rays: "France will retire from Fashoehi un conditionally and without usklng com pensation Paron de Courcel, whose term ns French nmbassudur In London explreil long ago, but who Ins held on to con duct negotiations aftcttlng L'gypt, will now be recalled and no haste will be I shown to appoint his successor, with a j v low of lessening the Fiench resentment at llrltlsh action, for L'nglnnel hns al most taken the place of Germany a-J the oblcct of French hatred. The Paris coriespondent of the Times sa)S' "Paron ele Courcel gathered fiom a conversation held aftei the last Ptltlsh cabinet council that Lord Sallsbuiy's attitude has undergone u change, the Ptitish premier Insisting that It was Impossible to disregaiet public opinion in 13nglanel anel that nothing could be clone until Fashoda was evacuated So fai ns Fiench public opinion Is concerned, theie Is not the sllghest Idea of going to war for Fashoda and an) government doing so will be re gal ded a" a government of Imbeciles." l.GYPTIANS TAKU FOSSF.SSION. The Dall) Graphic savs thb moin lng "We leain from an oilUial souic" In Paris that Captain Partlei beats Instructions to Major M ircband to u tuin tr Fashoda and then to with diaw his expedition in the direction oi the npner Fbanghl liver noith or the CoiiM't evacuating Fashoda and the five posts cslibllsheel bv him east of the fiontlu Indicated in the Anglo Geiman agte ement 'The 13g)ptl.an government will bo Invited to .-.end ttrops to accompany Majoi Mniehanel as he ictlres from the Pahi-131-Gh izul tenltoiy and to re-oteup) the posts us thev ate evac uated by the Fiench otlleeis, thuH solving the difficulty concerning Mujoi M uc hands levktualment When M ijoi Mai (hind's retirement opened l lance Is disposed to lecog nl7e th it the iiconetuest ot Oinluimun completely changes the situation us It existed when Major Man hand was In stiucted to pioeeed to the Nil' The French government will even state that hid Mrlor Mcichand been awaie of the Khecllval advance he would not have pushed his misblon so fai east "These lntentlors have not yet been ollfciall) in patted to Gieat Britain, but they probably will be before Major Marehancl's evacuation c jmmenees." JOHN WANAMAKER' S PECULIAR SPEECH He Finises Piesident McKinley But Does Not Indicate Political Prefei ences Othei wise. Philadelphia, Nov 1 Jeihn Wuiia make! was the piinclpal speukei at an anti-Quay meeting unelet tho auspices of the- Republican Puslness Men's league' at the Aeademj of Music to night. The concluding sentences ot Mr. Wunanuiket'.s speech weie accept ed by man) ot his he.uers us Indicat ing his attitude on the gov e men ship. He- said "I wish to say that speaking as a business man I am confident that there I im no business inteiests imperiled tu the present political contest, save and except the t eduction of tho taxes and the' teconstrue tlon ot tne metnous oi the tieasuij and the state banks b) loosening anil hi caking off the gtip and grasp of the Quuv machine. "The le Is business, good business, in lestorlng the Republican party to pow ei In contiol of state affalis, ildden of thu huitful, costly Quay machine pow er "Hut the question of tho tailff Is con clusively settled foi the next six jeats at least. So long as the jounger bi othei of Abtaham Lincoln William McKlnley Is piesldent jou will not got a cougies that can repeal the Dlnglej bill over the veto of the piesldent "The question of finance Is not woithy of concern- In Pennsj Ivunla at the piesent time. I3ven the sound money Democrats uie' clout on this point. So long as the last issuo of gov eminent bonds put out to give ready money to buj' the ships and find the means of the last war aie unpaid Pennsj lvunlans of eveiy patty will see that there is no act ot either paitj- to depieelate the cut t em j "As u business m in I have no fear that tho election of either candidate will affect the business interests of this state that needs now more thnn nil) thing else dellvoiance from the political mac blue that is today by the methods Illustrated by the recent pes slems of the legislature a menace to its prosperity " WILL RECALL MARCHAND. London Nov William H.i)es Itlshcr one of the junior loids of the treasury inemlie- ot parlloment for Pulhnin and a minister! tl whip, speaking In London this eve nlng said ho hud seen dispatches which eniblcel him to assert that the Fiench kiiv eminent hud decided to ucull tho Mnreluind mission from Fashoda Tvvouty-Fivo Years for Murder. Ma v's Landing, N J Nov 1 -Tho jur In tho case of William O Mom, cluugeel with tho murdor of Jnphet Connell). a Lov, In Juno lust, toduj returned a ver dict ot murder In the second elcgiee, and O .Vlnru was sentenced bj Judge lJnellcott to nn Imprisonment of twcntj-ljvo jcars nt hard labor in the etate prison, Shot His Head Off. Lelunon, Pa Nov. 1, Garrett Dioss. ler, uged bl years, committed suicide to eluy at tho homo of his sister, In Corn wall township, by shooting his head on with a double burrclled shotgun, Dress ier wan well known in this city and county. THE NKWS THIS MUUNIXU Weather Indication Today! Partly (.loud)! Warmer. 1 Gc ueral Pr.thuslastlc lleccptloii len- el-iccl Col. W. A. Stone, This Government's Purpose in th Philippines. Franco Will ltctlre fiom rashotla. 2 General Movement for Another Army. Financial and Commercial. 3 Giyicril Whltncy't! Weekly News Uudget. J Felltorlil. Comment of the Press. C Local r.nthusl istlc liecopllon ele reel to Col, W. A. Stonu Ten-(Oon- cliltlcel) Kejlley Impeachment Procecdlnits, G Local Second Dn'a Work of tho County Teachers Institute. 7 I.nc il Dr. Swallow Speaks In tho Ar muiy S Local West Seranton nnd Suburban. 9 News Hound About Seranton. 10 General e ws of the Soldiers at Camp Meade THE KECK-MILLER CHARGES DENIED Dr. Swallow. Howevei, Believes That the Denials Are Evasive and Desires to Seo Affidavits. Wllkes-ltnrri', Nov 1 Chiulcs '3 Keck the Wilkes-Paiie lawjei, who Is chirged by 13. C Millet, of Williams port with being State Chaltmnn Gur man's agent in a deal with Qunj', Is out In a geneial denial of all tho c hinges made. He sajs theie Is not a wot el ol truth in them, and that thej" are malicious nnd libellous. Futther moie, he says, he does not know Mlllei and novel hud any conversation with him Mr. Keek lecelved tho following teleginm fiom State Chaliman Gat man tod ty: IMillulcliilila. Nov 1. c'h ulcs P. Ki'ck, Psei Dlel jou see Swallows stntetiient unel Millet sallleluvit In inoinlng p ipi is" Ali solutelv false us to nui anil I 1ipIic so ns to )ou Dlel jou eve i make such state ments.' Answer quick iiiipuitiint (Signed) John il Oilman. In answei to Mi Gin man's teleciam Mi. Keck sent the following. Yv likes-l!,ut, Nov 1 Hon John VI Guim in, Plill tele Iplilu The nlllcltvll read bv Swallow eif one Miller, utti finning to me a pi en to tut ii over Dcmeitritle voles to Stone thiough mu uiiungcmcnt with vou Is tinqiialltlo Uv t ilse Jt is a m illeioiiH slutemi nt. Nc" l hud a talk with vou 111 whkh Stone'" name was mentioneel mil nevei hud anv know ledge of inn pi optimum sue It us is outline el In the atllelcvit Nivei m nie to Miller or anv other poison ui btiitement of the kind 1 sav tills lu a spin ot fnlr in bs to jou Iiicuhi the eflett nt the statement tends to Impugn vout Integrity. (Sltueel) f'lmiles K Kiel. Di Swnllow auhul in town t' Is afternoon ou his way to Plv mouth, where he elellveied an iideltess He was shown the Gal man-Keek tele grams and ufti'i leading them said 'I have had the utmost confidence In Mlllei He is a leputahlo business man of Wllllamspoit nnd ve thoi oughly investlgited the ehaige-. lie made befen c making them public I think Mi. Kecks tclegiam Is evasive. It I c minds me of the man who steile the hoise, who ulwajs js sute in sweating that he- did not steal a black hot be 1 would like to see Mi. Keck and Gn man made' nllldnvlts to the tiuthtulness of theli ttlej,iamB" NO YELLOW FEVER AT SANTIAGO Sickness Ninety Per Cent. Less Than the Average at This Season Em ployment Wanted for Menibeis ot the Cuban Aimy. Si.intlugo ele Cuba, Nov 1-Genual Leonuid Wood, goveinoi of the mlli taiy elepaitmetit of Santiago, autheii l?es the- statement that ihtie has not been a case eif jellnvv fevei In San tiago city dining the last sixtj elajs, and that the oiillnaiv sickness duilng the same poiiod has bein Wl per cent, less than usual nt this se.ibon of the j car. It is now expected that within the next fifteen elajs tho staff of the jellow fever hospital will be abolished It has been maintained meiely to eaie loi a few supeclcd cases and as the i unlet weather Is neiw lute. Its furthet soi vlcos nre not needed The leading Cubans aie very anx ious to have thcli people return to wink. They ate pieputlng plans to In laid befoie the Washington govern ment that will enable all instil gents who are willing to work to get em ployment In building rallwajs in var ious puts of the island The Idea would be to paj foi the lines bv local taxation tho mads thus bee timing geiv iinment piopeity and eventually le vel ting tei the Cubans It Is believed that 10,000 men now Idle can be given icgular eniplojmcnt In this wa. SOLDIERS AT BALTIMORE. Twenty-Four Tever Stilcken Soldiers Auive from Camp Merde. H.iltliuore, Nov. 1 -Twentj-lenir liver stricken soldlerb arrived lure fiom Lump Jleado toduj unel were lmme ellutely trans, ft I led to St Joseph h hcsplt.ll. 'I he hospital ear vus tU'uehiel to tho regular llurrlsburg train ami was in churgi) of Lieutenant Willi un Alclcn, as sistant suigeou of tho Pirt-t iiivifccm hos pital Dr F J. Klrt"), lesnlent plijslclan of St. Joseph's and a staft of muses nnd Sisters of Churltv wen at the tuiiii uml atttiieliel to the tiunsfcr of the men Chtiliman Bingham Dies. Philadelphia Nov 1 thirles H Ulng ham chninnan of tho finance commitli e of the county Prohibiten committer elleil sueklonl) loeluy at his home, Jol'l Noitli Tlilrtj 'third street Mr Hlugham was V jcurs old and had a wlelo clrclo ot ac quaintances His wife was a niece of Dr nnel Mrs. Silas C Swallow and whs u member of their household in Harrlsburg Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Nov. 1. Tluso Penns)! vxuula pensions liuvo been Issued: Orig inal William Aubrey, 13c Ule), Luzerne, il to $17; Henry Slglln, Bcriinton, JO to S. Original widow, etc. Mai y J. Doolittlc, Stevenionvllle, Hradford, li WILL RETAIN PHILIPPINES Purpose of the Govern ment No Longer in Doubt. SPAIN MUST NOW SETTLE JL-ier tho Bills of Expense Incuired During the Late Wnr Have Been Arranged Spain Will Heceivo Any Balance Duo in tho Deal Tho Sum It Is Thought Will Not Exceed $25,000,000. Washington, Nov. 1. V' i thti cabinet gave little attention todav to the peace negotiations at Paris, there Is no longer nnv doubt ns to tho gen eial puipose of this government to tetalti the entile Philippine archipe lago. If utter final balancing of thu account, viz the cost of tho wnr to the Fnlted States on ope sldo and our acquisitions ou the other, it Is found that anv e miit nsatlon Is due tho Spanlanls, It will bo made in a lump sum. It Is pointed out that nt tho time the piotoeol wns signed thu Uni ted Stutcs did not liuvo nnd has not sluee .'eeiuliLd any patt of the Philip pines outsleli of Manila city and hai boi and that the I'nlted Stnttjs hurt never entei tallied a pttrposoto ae -quite any tenltoiy by the power of coneitiest What the United States wilt Insist upon is tint Mhu must be fullv leimbuised foi eveiy dollai ex pended by hi i on account of the war, anil in the statement will be Included an amount sulllclei'L to cover all pay ments, piesent nnel piospctlve, on ac count of pensions Incident to the wni. No Spanish bonds of my chat.ieter or amount other than local or municipal bonds, will be paid or assumed by this MA ei mm ut. The qui stion of th ht mis of municipal obligations under ell umslanie'S like the piesent is fully sellP el bv Intel n itionnl law, they must be tccognl. d is valid mil binding by the coneiueilng power uml hence it id assumed that tin- United States will not mlse any question on this point but ptomptly consent to guarantee their final pavment What sum ot money this goveim n nt would consent lo paj to Snim epiimit enen be ostl mited, but whin the final tie count is nndq d it is b Mi vul the lalinco lue Siain will be bin ell piobnbly not eveeding U." 000,000 or SW.OOO.OOO The belie I still pi ev alls among tho mujjiitv ol the e iblnet that the Span laid t will a -etd the tonus laid down bv the- Unite d stales Ani tnnl- v,imt evei nt (It lav oceu.s betoie that lesult Is iiMchoel -will In i hare-cable onh to tin' puipu-'e of the Spanlaul" to tu tin bet possible' teims to otiit the last ponlbh' million ilolkus be foi. ac ceding to our d m uuK. POShlPILlTY OF DLSAGPI313M13NT The posslbllltv of the disagree meut of tin- commissioners and the failuru of the oonfoicnooM. luiwevei, is now e einloniplnteil with gieatei i unanimity thin at .in (Millet singe ot the negot -atlons The adtnlnMtrutlon has satis fied Itself th tl Spain is neither able noi willing to lesunie hostilities on unj s-eale that wouhl make her a elan geious opponent to the United States. Tlierefoie, Mitpposlni, the Pat is con feuuie to fall all that would be im posed upon oui gov ci uuu ut as an Im mediate' dutl would be to take com plete tnllltaiv possession of the Phil ippines This it Is believed, could lo accomplished bv us without u loss of time oi life The Inst vestige of Span ish mlllt.uy power In the inlands Is th.it under Colonel Rlos, commander lu chief of the Vlsajas Island", and b deputized authotltj, In ih.ugt of n'l Spanish tenltoiy not elliectly within the i untied of the United Stales in the Philippines. His fence Is Insignifi cant fiom n, mllltaij point of view and It is doubtful if he ceiulel have held his own against the Insurgents had tho Tagals been allowed b) Admitul Dew -e) to make Manila the base of an ex peelltlon dliected ag ilnst the Spanish eoinmundei. EUROPEAN OPINIONS. The Puichnso of Philippines Regard ed ns n Novelty. Loudon, Nov. L''lhe Purls iro spouelt nt of the Dall) Telcgiaph bijs The disagreement between the American and Spanish neue commis sioners, which, under oidlnnrv eiiiiim stances, might hnve caused alarm thioughout 13uiope, Is li.udl) imtited, owing to the Fashoda affair. 'The Spiinlaidt nie in u position to know and asset t that theli gene mount vlll icslst U'o Ameili'iiu demands and will offer the Philippines for a lump .sum. If this pioposal Is not incepted, Spain will lecull hoi commlsslonets and let tho Yankees do what they choose "I am assured, however, that u i up line on Filday Is tmpieibubk. Spain will enelcnvor by arguments and ap peals to gain whatever concessions arei possible, but she will nut llsk a te newal of hot tuition " The Dally Chronle le s.i)s eelltoriallv this inorning. "A war In v. hleh the Justly van quished nation receives u, solatium of $10,000 000 would be a novelty so gieat that It must bo seen to bo believed. In any case It would be mndness for Spain to attempt to resume hostilities " """-M"M"r--t-t"t-t--M"M"f WEATHER FORECAST. t Washington, Nov. 1. Forecast for for Weilneselav Fir custom Penn- ivlvunlu purtlv elnulv vvnrmer btlsl. lo high soiilhwesi rlv winds For western Pciinsvlv ini.i full ex- CC'Pt 10SlblV till We I I III tile" lllkew, coolel, idyll suUUlWet to wost vvlinls. H-H-tt-m-t-tttf-rttttttt.
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