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SCRANTON. LA., SATCltDAY MOKNINU. NOVEMBER r. 1898.
TWELVE PAGES.
TWO CENTS.
GIDEON MARSH
HAS NO BAIL
He Was Still in Prison at
Philadelphia Last
Night.
NO BONDSMAN APPEARS
The Amount of the Bond Is 1'lxed
at $20,000 the Same Forfeited by
Mr. Wanamaker When Marsh Dis
appeared Seyen Years Ago An
Act of Congress Will Be Necessnry
for the Recovery of tho Forfeited
Ball Mysterious Callers Offer to
Again Set Marsh Free Until His
Trial.
Philadelphia, Nov. 4. null for llldeun
V. Marsh, the returned president j
tho wrecked Keystone hunt:, was to
day llxed at J20.000, the same uniount
us that forfeited by his flight, but up
to tho closing of the office of the clen:
of the court tonight the necessary se
curity had not been entered. Indica
tions are that Marsh's counsel will have,
somo difficulty In securing qualified
bondsmen and It may be Rome time
before the prisoner can secure his lib
erty. The amount of the bond was fixed by
Judge Butler at a private consultation
and argument In chambers, at whlcn
were present only United States Dis
trict Attorney Beelc.E. Cooper Shapely,
attorney for Marsh, and Judge Butler.
The district attorney declared shortly
before the consultation that he was
perfectly willing to allow tho uccused
to enter ball, but It must be ti good
round sum, not less than the amount
which was forfeited seven years ago
when Marsh disappeared. In vain At
lorney Shapely pleaded that tho volun
tary return of his client should be
considered as an notion that entitled
him to tho confidence of the court
and that the amount should not ba
more than $10,000. District Attorney
Beck would not yield to this poln".
however, and Judge Butler finally
named the maximum amount.
During the afternoon a couple of peo
ple whoso identity Clerk Lincoln re
fused to divulge, visited tho clerk's of
fice of tho district court and signified
their willingness to go Marsh's ball.
Whether they were accepted or not Is
not known, as the hour for closing the
office arrived before tho matter could
he adjusted.
A pathetic Incident of tho day in
prison waa the arrival of Marsh's old
est son. No one was permitted to wit
ness the meeting of father and son, but
ufter it was over both showed that
they had been deeply affected by it.
After the departure of his son, Marsh
appeared to bo in much better spirits
and showed a disposition to converse
with those around him.
District Attorney Beck said that tho
trial of March would take plnce dur
ing the November term of court, which
convenes on tho third Monday In the
month.
THE PENALTIES.
"What is the extreme penally that
can be Imposed on the accussed If con
victed?" "Ten years Is the extreme penalty
on each indictment. There nre three
Indictments, but in cares of this kind
they are generally a longer term, if
convicted, but I do not think he will
bo sentenced to more than ten years."
"What course will Mr. Wanamaker
have to pursue to get back tho amount
of the forfeited ball, the $i0,0u0 paid
over to the government by him?"
"An act of congress will bu neces
sary, I believe, to enable him to se
cure Its return. If Marsh had been
returned to custody before the bond
was paid by Mr. Wanamaker, pay
ment would never have been pressed.
The government does not seek the
funds and man both, but the money
having been paid and probably spent,
I can see no course for him except a
special net of congress as I said be
fore." William If. Wanamaker stated to
day that he would take the necessary
stops to recover the $20,000 bond which
was forfeited by the flight of Marsh.
"Would you go on Marsh's bond
ngnln if requested?" he was asked.
"No sir; I would do nothing of tho
kind."
DEWEY'S FORMIDABLE FLEET.
Will Not Be Excelled in Eastern Wa
ters Save by England's Squadron.
"Washington, Nov, 4, Admiral Bunco
telegraphed the navy department to
day that the cruiser Buffalo, Com
mander Hemphill, had sailed at noon
for the Philippines via Suez. The gun
loat Helena sailed yesterday for tho
sanw destination.
With these accessions coming Imme
diately upon the heels of Captain Bar
ker's squadron of battleships and col
liers, Admiral Dewey will have a for
midable fleet, probably second In of
fensive power to only one European
nation, namely England, In eamern
waters. It is not believed, however,
that he will have need of all this force,
and he doubtless will be able to spare
some of the vessels which may be In
need of repair to return to Mare Island,
Traffic Association to Dissolve.
New York, Nov. 4. The board of con
trol of tho Joint Tiatllu association de
cided today to dlssolvo the organization.
Ths acton wi taken because of a recent
ilecslon by thu Supremo court ot tho
United States that the effurtu of Hie ns
voclatlon to control railroad rates wero
Illegal.
Convicted of Wlfo Murder.
Rochester, N, Y Nov. 1, George A.
Smith was today convicted ot minder i.
thu first degree for tho killing of bis
wlfo in vChurchvHK Monroe county, Hep
timber 9, lift". Tha trlnl lasted seven
wtekH less one day. Smith will be son-
ENGLAND AND THE
PHILIPPINES
Humor That She Will Secure Somo
of the Islands as Coaling Sta
tions. London, Nov. 5. Despite the jubila
tion of the country over the favorable
announcement by l.oid Salisbury re
garding Fashodu at the Kitchener ban
quet, there Is setlotis uneasiness as to
the real object of continued war prep
arations, which can hardly be justified
even by Lord Salisbury's warning that
there are still matters In dispute with
France.
A dlfputch from Hong Kong roceled
late tonight again remarks upon the
unusual naval and mltltaiy activity
there. The dispatch says (Jenernl Rlark
and his staff have been Inspecting the
old frontier of Htltlsh Knu-l.ung tKnu
I.oon) and selecting points fur the elec
tion of defensive works. Field and
siege mins are being mounted and the
men-of-war lying off Hong Kong arc;
embarking larce quantities) of ammu
nition. The fleet has been signalled to
send no malls by the French steamer
leaving today (Saturday). The older Is
regarded as very significant.
The Berlin correspondent of the Dally
News fays:
"It Is asserted In well-Informed quar
tern that the British war preparations
are connected with the Philippine ques
tion, In which the Fnlted States Is work
ing In agreement with England. The
rumors are revived that the Fnlted
States Intend ceding to 'England some
of the Islunds or granting coaling sta
tions there."
CUBA SUFFERS FROM
SMALL POX EPIDEMIC
More Than Half the Population at
Glbara Arc 111 Colonel Ray Has
Trouble with Cubans.
Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 4. Dr. Wood
son, medical Inspector of the military
department of Santiago, who arrived
yesterday on the United States cruiser
Cincinnati, after visiting Holguln, alb
urn, Baracoa, Sagua de Tanamo and
Guantanamo, reports that on his ar
rival nt Glbara with Colonel Hood's
regiment he discovered more than half
the population suffering from small
pox. There were also many cases of
typhoid and dysentery. He went Im
mediately to work and systematically
Isolated the houses, insisting on tho
regiment (the Second lmmunes) being
encamped In a healthful locality near
the sea.
Every effort will be made to prevent
the American and Spanish soldleis
from fraternizing as the Spaniards
come from Holguln, about thirty-seven
miles from Glbara, and are liable to
carry Infection. The whole country be
tween tho two towns Is thickly popu
lated nnd plague Is scattered all along
the route.
Medical supplies nre badly needed
there, as well as delicacies for con
valescents, nnd tho situation offers an
excellent opening for tho nurses nnd
doctors of the Red Cross society.
General Wood will soon leave to
make a personal Inspection of the
points visited by Dr. Woodson, despite
the advice of his friends not to do so.
The military governor is simply Inde
fatigable In the line of duty. Ho will
send Dr. Woodson back to Glbara on
tho steamer Relna de Los Angeles, with
fiye doctors and a large quantity of
supplies. General Wood says he knew
of the epidemic, which has been con
tinuous for three years, and had every
man In Colonel Hood's regiment vacci
nated, He believes that none will be
stricken and that there la no cause for
alarm.
Colonel Bay, of the Third Immune
regiment, reports a recent affray on
the Santa Isabel plantation between
two of his men who were guarding
cattle and somo fifteen Insurgents,
Threo of tho Cubans are believed to
have loen wounded, but their comrades
carried them off.
Colonel Bay sent for the Cuban gen
eral Perez and questioned him about
the matter, declaring that ho was pos
Itlve thu men were of Perez' command,
us they wero all armed and wore Cu
ban cockades. He Insisted that If Per
ez kept his men under arms he should
also keep them in camp.
"I cannot understand vour object,"
said Colonel Bay to Perez, "In keeping
your men armed In American territory.
Aio they armed as against tho Amer
icans? There nre no Spaniards In urnia
within a hundred miles. What Is the
necessity of doing what can only lea'l
to further trouble?"
General Perez said he would Issue or
ders restraining his men from similar
predatory attempts. Colonel Hay re
plied: "I shall treat all armed Cubans,
caught stealing or trying to steal cat
tle, as bandits. There Is no reason why
these men should not go to work.
Colonel Barrup has completed his
schedule of the guns captured from
the Spaniards to be shipped north. The
tul number Is 131, varying from l'n In
ches up to 8U Inches In calibre. Tlu-r
are SO sis-Inch bronze pieces, thro
steel (runs and 42 cast iron guns. In
addition to this ordnance there are 12,000
Mauser rllles and 10,000,000 cartridges.
Clyde Steamer Burns at Sea.
Vineyard Haven. Muss., Nov. I. A dls.
aster at n;i, fnrtunutely with a small lox
of life, Ilvo persons In all. was maio
known today by the landing hero of twenty-two
pertuiiH who escaped from iho
burning steamer Crnatnn, of the CKde
line, bound from New York for Wilming
ton. N. i'.. and Georgetown 8. C. The
disaster occurred on November 1, about
eighteen miles north of Cape Charles nnd
about 206 miles from New Yolk, trom
which port the steamer suited on October
"I. with it Kwicrul cargo and c-lKht pass
engers. Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Nov. 4. denied: La Tour
nine, Havre; Ktrurla, Liverpool; Hotter-
dam. Rotterdam, via Boulogn; Punle,
Hremen, via Southampton. Arrived;
C.impanlu. Liverpool. Southampton
Bulled: Furst Bismarck, Hnmbura: for
New York NaploK-o-"-' Aiicr,
BANQUET TO THE
HERO OF KHARTOUM
OEN. KITCHENER HONORED AT
THE MANSION HOUSE.
The English Cabinet Ministers nnd
Others of High Rank Fay Respects
to the Soldier nnd Diplomatist.
Premier Salisbury's Speech Proves
to Be Important, But Not Alarm
ing. London, Nov. 4. The banquet given
to Generul Kitchener tit the Mansion
house tonight wns an exceptionally
brilliant affair, A trophy of British
and Egyptian Hags entwined had been
arranged above the lord mayor's seat.
The guests Included the Duke of Cam
bridge, Maiqttls of Salisbury and the
other cabinet ministers; Lord Huberts,
of Kandahar; Lord Strathcona and
Mount Boyal, Sir William Vernon Hur
cotirt, Lord Hosebery, Lord Wolsclov,
the commander-in-chief of the British
forces; Loid Husell, of Klllowen, the
lot il chief Justice of England: Lord
Cinzon, of Kedleslon, the newly ap
pointed viceroy of India; Sir Joseph
Lister, president ot tho royal society;
the Duke of Marlborough. Mr. Henry
White, tho Fnlted Stntes charso d'af
faires: Baron Rothschild, Judge Lam
bert Tree, formerly t'nlted States min
ister to Russia, and others of the high
est rank In the British empire. In all
there were about MO guests present.
There was a feeling of expectancy
throughout the speeches and every
thing that could be construed as an
allusion to war was Jumped at by the
assembly with prolonged cheers. When
Sir Newell Salmon alluded to the "pre
paredness of the navy" an,d Lord Itns
down to the "readiness of the army,"
there were prolonged outbursts of ap
plause. Tho assembly greeted the rising of
the Marquis of Salisbury to toast the
sirdar with nervous silence, as it had
been whispered that he had an Import
ant and grave statement to make. Ills
statement wns Important, but it was
pacific, as he announced a settlement
of the chief difficulty with France.
PREMIER'S SPEECH.
The premier said, In part:
'n mm r-m wonder at tho vast enthusi
asm by which the caner of this great sol
dier has been received, especially when
we consider the strange dramatic interest
of the circumstances nr.d conditions
which his laurels were wen by the sirdar.
Besides being a splendid soldier, lit; Is
also a splendid diplomatist. It must have
required unusual tolents successfully to
carry out tho delicate mission up the Nile
which conducted him Into tho prcsmoe
of Major Marchar.d.
Tho slrrtnr has recently expressed the
hope that tho dllficultleti arising from the
presence of Major Marehnnd may be
within tho power of diplomacy to adjust.
1 am glad to say that up to a certain point
ho has proved a truo prophet.
This afternoon I teeelved from the
French ambassador tho Information that
the French government have come to the
conclusion that tho rccupatlon of Fash-'
oda is of no sort of value (prolonged
laughter and cheers) and that they
thought. In the circumstances, that to
persist In an occupation which would only
cost thorn money and do harm merely
because soma bad advisers thought It
might bo dlsagrecablo to an unwelcome
neighbor, would not show the wisdom
with which, as t think, the French re
public bus been uniformly guided.
They havo dono what I believe exory
government would hac done in the Mini
position resolved that the occupation
must cease. (Cheers). I must not be un
derstood as saying that all causes of con
troversy nro removed. That is not so.
Doubtless there Mill be many discissions
between us. nut a somewhat acute and
somewhat dangerous cause of differences
has been removed.
General Kllchner's reply, which wns
modest and not Important, gave un
stinted praise to the British, Egyptian
and Soudanese troops.
WANAMAKER DODGED.
Cannot Advise a Questioner Who to
Support for Governor.
Johnstown. Pa., Nov. !. Ex-Postmaster
General John Wanamaker and
State Senator C ('. K.uiffmrn, of
Lancaster, on a special train, swung
through Cambria county todnv, mak
ing addresses at South Folk, hilly,
Gullitzln and Kbnsburg. They re
turned to Johnstown tonight for u
large and enthusiastic mass meeting
In tho Johnstown opera house.
The special train heating the speak
orn left hero it fl.4r, o'clock thU morn
ing. The flr3t stop was made at South
Fork, the home of State senator
Stlnoman, an advocate of Quaylsin
and a machine loder 'n the county.
About 203 people, the majority of
whom were miner:', attended the meet
ing. Tho speakers reviewed In detail
the acts of tho last Htute legislature
and the work of the Quay machine In
general. The ft-aturo of the meeting
was the question put to Mr. Wuiin
mnkar, naklr.g for whom he could ad
vise the miner to vote. In n lengthy
reply, Mr. Wanamaker disposed of it
by saying that h" wanted the people
to cast their ballots against the Quay
machine. "There is Dr. Swallow."
said ho, " u Republican who Is fenr
Uvasly oposlng Quay and Qimylsm;
and then? Ifc Mr. Jenkt1, who Is an out
and out enemy of the Pennsylvania
bo3s and hip methods."
HASTENING EVACUATION.
Spanish Tioops Will Soon Be Out of
Tuerto Principe.
Washington, Nov. 4. Advices from
Hi u Cuban military commission today
are to the effect that tho Spunhh ovu -tuition
of Puerto Principe will take
place carler than the 2:'d and that 't
will he desirable to send the troops
designated In .the order Issued yester
day, as early as the lfdh.
The truiibpoit Chester, whlih will
carry u regiment, probably will sail
from Savannah on the Sth with the Flf
teenth Infuntry, which Is to go to tins
town of Puerto Principe. The Klgh'.h
cavalry and Third Georgia will follow
soon afterwards.
Trouble Among F :b.
Munlla, Nov. t. It Is repot i li'U'ti ihat
the priests are Instigating a faction to
purport Arteachlo, a hltUr opponent or
Agulnuldo, Tho incoming dissensions
among thn trisursfnts are diminishing the
probability of the latter opposing: tho
Vmcinnii.
COLONEL STONE TALKS
TO THE WAR VETERANS
Interesting Remarks to the Audi
ences at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Nov. 4. The Republi
can candidate for governor, Colonel
William A. Stone, continued his
sp'-echmnklng toil'- of this city tonight
and tiddtcsfed three meetings, the
final one a gathering of veterans of
the Civil war. Ills remarks were brief
at ench and were on the line of his
ptovlous speeches In this city, the dan
ger of Democratic succiss In the pres
ent campaign Insuring vluory for the
same party In the coming presidential
campaign. Mr. Stone appealed to his
hearers to support tho entire Republi
can llckel am! stated that Viie election
of Mr. .lenks meant the nnnoiii'eoment
to the cotintty that Pennsylvania had
been won by the followers of free trade
and fi"o silver. Each of the meetings
was well intended nnd Colonel Stone
was i' celved with much enthusiasm.
CAPTAIN BARTLETT
WAKES HIS REPORT
Commander of the United States
Auxiliary Torce Praises the Naval
Militia.
Washington. No. I. Captain John
It. Bartlett. who wns in command of
the United States auxillaiy naval force
dating thu war, has submitted a report
showing how llitit fotco wns organized
with expedition and thoroughness, in
spite of the short period of time avail
able, for the excellent service it rend
ered. In the course of the report he
speaks of the naval militia in teims of
highest trulue. It was the naval mil
itia tba wan called upon to man first
the coast doforw monitors; next the
toast signal system, and then the ves- j
sols of the auxiliary navy assigned to j
coast work. Of tin- last call he says: i
This tall was one which taxed to the i
utmost tho resources of the naval mil-
It la organizations, coming closely as It
did upon that for volunteers to man I
the monllors. but It was. responded to j
with most gratifying alacrity. To fill I
the romplenunt of these vessels each
organization railed upon contributed
about "."0 men. As examples of the
promptness with which the call whs
met. the contingent from the first naval
battalion. Now Yoik, reported, uni
formed, armed, equipped nnd ready for
.duty in six hours after receiving notice.
and the contingent from tho Massa
chusetts naval brigade, which way
notified at 1 o'c-loi U on Saturday after
noon, arrived at the New York navy
yard fully prepared for service on the
Prairie tit 'J o'clock the next morning.
For the (list time Inthe history ot the
nnvy, professional men. business men
and men of leisure and of the highest
edticntlon were brought Into the lower
ratings, nnd from the reports which
have r.ime Incidentally to my notice. It
appears that they wrved with great
Intelligence and enthusiasm, and after i
a short experience made good men-o'-waismcu,
although they had had little
or no training as sea -going snllois and I
exhibited some of the lack of knowl- ,
iilgi' of the cure of property and them- I
selves that Is common to nil voltni-
leers. j
"On the whole, the work of the olll
cers nnd men from the naval mllltl.i j
was performed in n thorough and elll-
dent manner, but our recent expeii-
ence shows that there Is a certain '
class of work which they should not
undertake to do. Their anxiety to see ,
actlvo service and to get away fiont j
receiving ships led many men of ed
ucation to enlist us coal passers and j
in other ratings, which they were nut I
physically competent to till. This, ot I
course, was quickly discovered nr.d
easily remedied without mishap and
only resulted in tllo discomfiture- of
the men themselves.
Captain Hurtlett says these militia
men wero called upon to perform dut
ies that should never have been Im
posed upon them willingly, such us aug
menting the crews of blue Jackets
aboard regular nival vessels. This
should never happen npaln, he says.
i Mild therefore he recommends Hie crea
tion of a system of naval reserves,
based upon some part of the militia
when the men have shown themselves
experts on revenue marine service, un.l
the life saving service. He submits the
draft of a bill to ptovide for n reserve
on these lines.
HOBSON ARGUES AGAIN.
Ho Desires nn Opportunity to Raise
Spanish Ships.
Washington, Nov. 4. Constiuetor
Hobson was before the unval bureau
chiefs again today and spent two hours
In uu argument to convince the board
of tho advisability of allowing him to
continue the work of raising the Span
ish wurshlps sunk off Santiago. Sec
retary Long had already concluded
that the further juosecutlon of tin
work better cease, ut least so far as it
Is conducted at government cxpciine.
However, ho consented to nllow Mr.
Hobson an opportunity to Induce the
board of bureau chiefs to reconsider
their original determination. The con
stiuetor wns reinforced In his opinion
thnt the Colon, and perhaps one or two
other fhlps, might be savid by Mr.
Merrltt. of the wrecking firm of Mer
litt & Chapman, although li Ik opinion
is In turn contrary to that of the wreck
masteiv on tho spot at Santiago.
Mr. Merrltt wus not pit-sent ut this
afternoon's meeting, so the hourd con
tented Itself with the lecommenduilon
to Assistant Secretary Allen, who has
the mutter In charge, that the .Merrltt
company be allowed, to continue their
work mi the Colon under an agreement
to pay salvage to them only In case
the vessel In raised, nnd meanwhile to
discontinue tho heavy p.r diem pay
ments tho company is now recelv ng.
Gans Defeats McFartland.
New York. Nov. h-Joe Guns, the negro,
boxer from Baltimore, won a wo!l earned
decUlon ovr "Kid" McPartland, of this
city, beforn tho Lenox Athletto club to
night. Although ho did not knock Mc
Partland out, Gans outclassed hi oppo
nent throughout tho entire Unlit, which
las tod tho full limit of twenty-rive rounds.
TROOPS ASSIGNED
TO CUBAN POSTS
SECOND ARMY CORPS TO BE LO
CATED AT HAVANA.
The Division Including the Thir
teenth Regiment of Scrnnton Will
Probnbly Be Stationed In the City
of Havana During the Coming j
Whiter No Provision Is Made for
the Fourth Corps Under Command
of General Wheeler.
Washington, Nov. 4. A general order
was issued today designating tho
troops for the occupation of Cuba, tti
follows:
FIHST Alt.MV COUPS.
Headquarters at Cletilutgos.
j First division-Headquarter ut Clen-
iuogns.
First hilsnrto lleuilqiiinlrrs and ne
regiment of Infantry at Santa Clara.
Two regiinerts of Infill. try ami the Sev
enth Fi.lted S'ates cavalry at Clentiieos.
Second brigade-llrudquurt.-i and two
ugltneiits of intui.tr; at Trinidad.
One i-glmciu of li fuiiy at Smell Spl.'
Itus. Third brlgudi - Hi adqu.i iters and one
regiment of Infantry at Sagua la G.ttnde.
One regiment of Infantry at I'laciP-s
mid one i-eglm nt of lulautry dlslrilnreit
between Keinetlliw mid Ciilb.tlitn.
Second dtvisli.i.-lleudqu.ilieis at Mil
tnnzus. Firs' and Third btluades and the Tenth
t'nlted States cavalry ut MutiinzMi.
Second brigade ut Curdciius.
Si:CONI ARMY COUPS.
Headquarters at llaiaiia.
First nnd Second division at Havana.
Thlid division lbadqiiuiters at MarM.
First brigade Headquarters and one
regiment of Infantry at 1'iuar del 111".
one icglment of Infantry at M.ulvl.
one regiment of Infantry nt !u.iunj.i..
Second brigade Headquarters and one
regiment of Infuntiy nt Ncmltas.
one regiment of lntantr nt Pue.Jo
I'llncipo,
Six troops of the Eighth Fnltfd States
cavalry at Puerto Principe.
SK li(iw of tin- highlit 1'nltid Slates
cuveliy tit Nuevll i.
SKVKNTII AHMy COPS.
lleuililUaiters at Havana.
First and Second divisions at llavani.
Second and Sixth Fi'lted States cavalry
at Havana.
The Second regiment of Fnlted Stuios I
artillery will be assigned to tin Seventh i form a stool lull pool, fomethlng stml
rorpx prior to ilepartiin trom the t'nlte I j lar to the one w llch was split asunder
States. The Iviiterles will retain their
present station until notified to prepare
for embatkation foi Havana. Four light
batteries, to be hetenfter designated will
bo assigned as follow
Two to the garrison of Havana ami two
to Matanza.
The Second. Slslh and Tenth Fnlted
" c.n.iii win remain wun ine
Fourth Army corps until detached for fin.
bar"ntlon.
i I'orps coniiuaniUrs an charged with th
preparation of th"!r commands for'thesn
movements. The ur.artennnstoi general
will make timely iirraugcMents for th"
transportation, not only for the com
mends, but th" nocesjaiy Impedlmen'x,
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Subsistence to meet the mid- of the
above m. -vice will be full v provided
Uy command of Major (S-neral Miles.
H. ('. Cm bin. Adjutant (ieneral.
No piovislon is made regarding the
Fourth corps now at Himtevllle. under
comma-id of Cent nil Wheeler, al
though in time it may be sent to
Cuba. Th-' First corps Is under com
mand of Major aer.enM James II. W'll
foit and the Seventh tinder (Jenerul
Fltzluigli Lee. Tin Second corps is
under tho temporary command of
(ieneral Young, but there Is a possibil
ity Hint ttti.'i It rr-uhcH llavanu, Gen
eral Wed.', now i'ii the Cuban mili
tary commissi! n, will be assigned to
command It.
TRADE CONDITIONS.
State of Business for the Week Ac
cording to Dun's Review Com
parison of Failures.
New York, a'ii. 4.-1!. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade will say
tomorrow :
Not evm tlie election has disturbed
business or indiistiles on the financial
side tbl? week. Although many are
doubtless waiting for the votes before
borrowlnc, the volume of business
through clearing houses is S." pi r cent,
larger than last year's, and l.f4 per
cent. lurgT than In J syj. While poiltl
cnl doubts may count for much, they
can only have prevented it growth
of business which might have been
much mnr! than bus b?en realized.
Falluro returns for October are cur
iously puzzling because, while the
small failures compare remark'ibly
well with tliose of previous years, and
also the failures of $109,000 or more
In about two-UilnN of the business
classes, then- were largn failures in u
few branches, not generally due to
present buslucsj conditions, which
made the aggregate $1 1.OOO.noo. but
neither tlvf Sawyer woolen failures,
nor others, excepting perhaps, some
In inachlneiv and boots and shoes and
leather indicate dililcalties beyond
i those of the particular concerns fall
ing.
Wool holders at Hoston have dlscov
eied the falsity of the reports whitn
they have long believed about tho
available stocks In this country and
have begun selling largely at conces
sions said to be "severul cents" per
pound. The week's sales nt the three
chief nuiikets were 10,T!)T,400 pounds
agi.lnst 9.9.17,902 last year and 18,561,;u'J
111 1S06. but only 8,219,000 In 1S92. TIil
cheering fact Is that the largo manu
facturers nre now buying with confi
dence that at some reduction in th"
cost of material the business will pay.
Demands for goods that have been
somewhat bettor without any dcclln
la prices dm lug the pust week or anv
disposition to advance prices. The cot
ton mills ure helped a little by the
combination to restrict production
about Fall river.
Cotton Is again at the lowest point
ever known. S.3I cents for spot, whllo
Mr. Nelll estimates a crop or U.uOO.Ou)
bnles, besides largo stocks brought ov
er hero und abroad. Wheat export
continue very large, amounting to 4.CM
G76 bushels from Atlantic ports, flour
included against 3,287,5:10 last year und
1.02S.83S from Paclfto exports have
been more than matched by western
receipts of 9,490,092 bUBhels agalnst7.60
993 lost year, und prices have not
changed materially
Corn goes abroad
THE NEWS THIS MOltNINU
: Weather Indications Today:
i Warmer; Southerly Wind".
I Oenorul Philadelphia Murchaiits Talk
for Stone.
Assignment of 'ft oops for Cubit.
General Kitchener Honored.
Ex-Hanlcrr .Marsh Could Get no Kail.
i General Urtut Development ot Our
Railroads.
Financial and Contmerchil.
:' IajchI Itollgous Nexvs of the Week,
I IMilorlal.
Comment of the Pies.
," Local Social and IVlsunuI.
Out' Woman's Views.
Musical yiltslkm Mux.
(i Local County Institute Adjourns,
News of tho Inihistlles.
Local Lackawanna Township Citizens
I'p In Arms. ,
Itouieo Is Uehliul Prison lais.
! Local West Scinnton and Subtitban.
f News Hound About Scr.inton.
10 Story "The .lack of Spades."
11 Sunday School Lesson for Tommrow.
Winds of I'ratse for the Filipinos.
12 General News of the Soldier Hoys'.
War luqutiy lio.ud at Harrlsburg.
, llbeiully, S.OH.uS.. bushels during th
weeK. against LiilL'.SIS last year and
pikes ate well held.
Failure" for the week have been I'll
In the I 'lilted Stntes against 270 last
year ami :!. In I'anadu against no lust
I year.
STEEL RAIL POOL
HAS BEEN FORMED
The Various Companies Have Agreed
I to Maintain a Fixed Rate on Rails
for Five Years.
Philadelphia. No . I. The I'us-s will
my .omorrow
it ias unrounced in this city yes
terday ttmi the steel rail manuiuc-tiirliv-c
companies hnd agreed to nialn-
i tuln the pile.' of st"tl rails, the con
ti net to remain la lorce for live years,
i Hi-ddes this the price was to be ad-
vanced from $1S ti $.ii n ton.
j For several days representatives of
I the leading steel ind Iron companies
have been In New York trying to
early last ysar.thls action being direct-
ly the result of tho cut in tho price
of steel rolls. While for tho last eight
months therr has been tuoie or less
! mile about forming siicb a p ol, no
i definite shnpe was given the project
until after tho formation of the Feder-
-i Hteel cninnniiv. Durimr tho nnst
I week several nicotines have been held
in now nrK, at these meeting the
agreement to maintain prices for live
year was prepared and adopted.
For several years prior to January.
1S9S. i- similar pool kept the price
around S-'S a ton When this agree-
I merit was broken.
On1 price began to
fall, until the Carnegie company mad"
tlii- memorable cut, and. before the
tight was stopped, orders for uleel rails
wore taken far below the ruling
ilgures. Since tht.ii thcto has been :i
sleadv advance, until now, when the
price ha arisen to about $18 a ton.
Pnutlcally, all the steel rail .nnnufac
tiuing companies are munbeis of the
new pool. The nithlehem iron com
pan Is not. however, but it is said
tills company is not paying much at
tention to a manufacture of steel rails,
and the Colorado Sttel and lion com
lanv was tuKen in Its place.
The ofllcors of the Iron and steel
i comp.uiles located In this city were
I averse to talking freely on the subject,
' .ind. outside of acknowledging that
thetv had been a steel rill pool foim
I eil, tiny hnd littl" to say. It is un
I ilurituoil. however, that, while the
1 "r.rotocol" has been signed, there an
other Important matters to consider
at further meetings.
The railroad companies are In favor
of higher prices for teel tails, ns they
claim to li- benefited to n groat extent
bv the increase In freight.
LUNCHEON TO MR. FECK.
The Commissioner Well Pleased with
Prospects at Paris.
London. Nov. 4. Henry White, the
Fulled States charge d'affaires, gave
a luncheon today in honor of Mr. l'--llnand
W. Peck, the Fnlted Stutes
commissioner to the Paris exposition i
of 1900, at which Colonel .leKyn, in'.-
Hi-ltlsh commissioner to the same ex-
position; Consul Uemrai wsuorne, as-
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dstunt Commissioner Woodward and
Messrs. Carter and Hay wero present.
Commissioner Peek Is well pleased
with the prosnects at Purls. He bus
secured additional space and special
toncesiilons for the I'nltcd States,
which country in many respects is
fating better than others. He has al
so been practically assiued that a sit.
for the proposeil Uifayette stutue will
be granted In the Tullleties Burdens,
M. Hiisson. the late premier, having
assured Mr. Peek on Sutuiday that n
favored the selection of Unit spot and
would especially commend It to lit j
succersor. M. Dupuy.
Commissioner Peck und Ills lutriv
sail for New York tomorrow on board
l he Anieticutt line steamer St, l.ouK
fiom Southampton.
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Trying to Break Records.
Philadelphia. Nov. I. Major Taylor, the
clack iiiloied wheelman at .Woodslde
path today, mudo two attempts to breuK
lliltiiinid T.iylorti's rrconl for one mile
and one kilometer respectively. Tiy-.
line's U'-olil for the latter is ..S J-Ii iee
o nils, mid the major ct.t It down to 5T S-J
Feconds In a trial In which he coniiminlly
tailed for more puce. The colored lider
covered the mile In 1. It l-J, the l-'tencli-man's
reccrd for thin distance being
l.C'J '.'3. Major TuWur will niiike elioru
to luwer records on each dav uf next
Wi-i k.
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Dr. Deiiscoter Dead,
WilkcK-Uarre. Nov. I. Dr. I'ej-rj lien
scoter, who accompanied the Ninth IVnli
ylviiiilA Itglment south, illt-d today In th-1
l.txlngton, K hospital of typhoid fever.
Deceased wus 3J years of age und U sur
vl etl by a widow.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Nov. 4. These Pennsyl
vania pensions hnvo been Issued: In
ci eiite John L, (Jy'e. Mhoppen, Wyom
ing, 15 to 124; Newul S, Harrison, Mont
rose, fit to 17
QUAKER CITY
MERCHANTS
FOR STONE
The Business Men Are
Alarmed at Mixed
Politics.
PHILADELPHIA AROUSED
Determined to Tnko no Risks on.
Business Chaos That Would Fol
low a Democratic Victory of Any
Importance An Address to Repub
licans of the State Israel W. Dur
ham's Statement Philadelphia in
Line,
Philadelphia. Nov. I. The following
addt ess, signed by one 1 mud red and
twenty-five of the leading buslnens men
of Philadelphia, was issued today:
To the Hepubliciiu Miters of Pennsyl-
Minhi:
The uiulei'slKtied firms an ' business imui
of Philadelphia view w grave appre
hension the mixed condition of politics
existing within the state, and the threat-
I ened danger to their business interests
growing out of the possibility ot the
election of u Democratic governor (ami
lluoliRli thnt the control of the legisla
ture thereby leading to tho election ot it.
Democratic I'nltcd States senator) to
gether with gains of Democratic con
gressmen in this and other stales thiiM
Jeopurdlislng the continued control of thu
house of representatives by the llepub
llenus, nnd thereby threatening a. reversal
of Hepubllc.m policy as to the tariff and
currency questions, the mere agitation of
which would lend to the suspension of
business revival for which the wholtt
tountry bus been anxiously looking and
hoping for over live years past.
I ItecognUIng the necessity for the euii
I Inil of these questions in the hands of th
I ltepubllenii party, we hereby announce
j our hearty nllegiiiiieo to the. Republican,
still" ticket headed by Colonel William A.
! Stone for governor, and declare our In
tention to stqiport him by our votes and
Influence, and call noon our fellow busi
ness men In all parts of the state to uso
their hilltiPiico In the same direction; thus
assuring the concentration of tho Repub
lican voto, tho Hire Hloctlon of that
ticket, and the conserving of our business!
Interests for the future, ty a continuation,
of the nepiiblU-iin policy as expressed In
the administration ot President McKluly.
lilt. DFJUIAM'S STATr.MENT.
Israel W. Durham, tho well known
Republican leader, said tonight:
We have practically concluded one or
the bitterest campaigns in the history of
the Republican parly In Pennsylvania
since tho w.ir period, and I think that wo
have every reason to bo satisfied with tlu
tesiilts . Tho returns estimates from our
party peonlc up the state, particularly
west of the Allegheny mountains. Klvo
us every nnsurance of a Republican vic
tory which will bo worthy of Peiinsyl-
Mllll.t.
So far as Philadelphia and the neighbor
ing counties are concerned, wo have Hom
ing to fear. In tills city, which by its
large voting population Is necessarily an
important f.ictnr In all state elections, wm
.ire In unusually irocd condition. For th.i
ilrst tlmo In many years the working R -publicans
of Philadelphia are thorougnitr
nnd heartily united, while the Deimn -r.i'-y
Is In i divided and disorganized cei
nltlon. At least L'.'i.oofl ot their voters lu.vi
permltted themselves to be disfranchise t
by neglecting to pay their tuxes. A con
siderable number of those who are quail
lied to vote will cast their ballots for
Stone or Swallow rather than .leaks, on
account of his pronounced free trade and
free rolnnge position. On the contrary
the working Republican vote la solid .ind
united, and the Republican majority vill
I count up .icco'-dlnsdj. There is no ion-re-I
an. combine or .intl-eombute, any Qun
i or nutl-Qiuiy patty In Philadelphia, hit
far as the support of the stute, legislative
j nnd congressional tickets ure concerned.
I have never known a time when the Jti -,
publican pnrtv in Philadelphia, has been
1 iible to face an election with so good mi
organization nnd such thorough harmonv
tunning tho working nnd voting Republl
I cans as we will have next Tuesday, and I
I look for lesulls iiccordlnfly. From our
! division estimates and my own knowl
edge, I have no hesitation in saying ihat
Philadelphia will give GO.OOO plurality or
upwards for Colonel Stone and the whnln
Republican tlc''et.
BOILER EXPLOSION FATAL.
I . .
j Two Men Killed, Many Others Aro
Injured.
Oil city. Pa.. Nov. 4. Hy tho ex
plosion ot a new boiler ut the Oil City
boIl'P works shortly bofoie noon to
day, two men were killed, two fatallv
injured, and u dozen more slightly
hurt. The Killed are: Chariest Mc
Closkey, John Frawley.
Fatally Injured: 11. J. (Udders, both
legs broken und Injured Internally.
Dennis McMahon, injured internally.
The other were bruised and cut by
Hying debris, but none were seriously
hint. Tlw boil'-r whs of 25 hors
power and was being listed when tt
exploded. The works wire damaged
to the extent of -jl'.OOO. The cause of
tin. explosion was a chfectlvo ,iuige.
PRESSMEN STRIKE.
San FruliHlrc-n, Nov. I. The preMiiuii
employed in the San Francisco ucwspaiier
iitilces ilwl.il ud i strike ut noon today and
as n result tho ilrst editions of thu after
noca ptipis did not uppe.tr. The press
men employed by the Post und liullmlu
declined to obey the order to strike, but
the Report picsnni'11 walked mil. The
other paptrs. lifting upon un iigriH'm'ni
lo stand b ca-ii oilier, refused to publish
unless the Report could.
The htercotvpers in the Report attire
ubo siriii'U und walked out. The em
p!o.Ms of thrPost and Hulloiln It-malutd
in ili'-lr pluee nil afteiuuon bin the pa
pers w nltid for the Report. It was i.'J
before the Report plates could be made
at the Itnllr-i.il) olllee anil sent down to
the rcxMinlncr otllce to be printed,
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WxiATllfilt FORECAST. -W
Washington
Nov.
1 I'oiers't
hi Pc-nn-
!' ' '111
,'l"
for Satin day. I
sylvanlu, warm.
Increasing "u
night; Increas
riy T.'JM.l,
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