fikme. TWO CBNo''' SCRANTON. PA.. MONDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER, 28. 1808. TWO CENTS. te innititf 1 SmmtmB iw ' V il'li i II Hi I'i1"! M li "ll ll II I. ii m Kk" , vfef 'fcg,siiiga STORM KING IS ABROAD The Worst Blizzard Since the Memorable Af fair of 1888. AN IMMENSE SNOW FALL Trafflc of Every Kind Crippled in Philadelphia Suburban Car Lines Blocked Between Fourteen and Fiitcen Inches of Snow at Easton and Mercury 10 Degrees Above Zero A Northwest Gale Prevails Along the Coast Repot ts of the Storms Elsewhere. Philadelphia, Nov. 27. The blizzard which tame out of the west reached this city at 11 o'clock yesterday morn ing and raged furiously until 1 o'clock this morning. As unexpected as it was violent, It wrought great havoc not only heavy hut throughout the entire state. Jn those fourteen hours the snowfall reached a depth of over nine inches and the wind u velocity of forty live miles an hour. These llgures are unprecedented In the November rec ords of the local weather bureau, and the ofllclals their way that the storm In general was the worst since the memorable blizzard of 1RSS With the snow the mercury steadily dropped un til well below the freezing point, and t'inlglit It Is still on its downward way. In this city tralllc of every kind, as well as wire communication, was crip pled. The suburban lines were brought to a complete standstill, with the roads Tilled high with drifted snow. The IVnnsylvanla. Heading and Lehigh Valley and Baltimore and Ohio rail roads suffered chiefly on their New York divisions, all trains being more than an hour late. During the morning hours all New York trains wero four hour.s late, and since then from one to two hours. Tho Boston train on tho Pennsylvania at 15.40 o'clock this morning had not been heard from up to 7 o'clock tonight. A number of trains fiom the south nio coming In late, not so much because of the snow as of tho strong head wind. The country milk trains which tried to get into town this morning are still sntw bound, and no Atlantic City trains got away from the city until 11 o'clock this morning. The main line of the Pennsylvania railroad was greatly delayed. Today the weather bus been clear and cold and much progress has been made In restoring affairs to their normal condition. AVilkes-Barre, Nov. 27. Tho snow storm of Saturday and Saturday night was followed by cold weather In tho Wyoming valley today. At Harvey's lake this morning the thermometer reg istered 17 degrees above zero. Snow fell to tho depth of nbout four Inches and In some places drifted badly. The storm interfered somewhat with rail road trafllc and all trains were late. SNOW AT EASTON. Kaston, Pa., Nov. "27. Tho storm in this Immediate section wns of unprece dented violence. Between fourteen nnd llfteen Inches of snow fell nnd the town was practically snow-bound through out last night and today. The trolley tracks were kept open until tho greater part of tho trafllc had been disponed of, but the effort was abandoned near midnight. The ears of the new Kaston and Bethlehem road were stalled early In the evening and passengers wero taken to their homes In coaches. The rallroadj experienced much dliflculty and the New York paper train, due heie at 7 o'clock this morning, did not arrive until late this afternoon, having been blocked hi New Jersey. Communi cation by wire with the outlying dis tricts is cut off. Tonight the wind Is blowing a gale and the snow Is drift ing In huge hanks'. By fi o'clock tonight the temperature had fallen sixteen de Kiees ubove zero and there Is no indi cation of a moderation. Towanda, Pa., Nov. 2". Tho storm In this section rased all night and early todav, but the snowfall was not re markably heavy. Tonight Is clear and ery cold, with the mercury steadily falling. Couderspoit. Pa., Nov. 27. There was a light fall of snow heie yesterduy and last night, but the wind and severe told caused tho greatest discomfort. The storm did no great damage. ON tiu: COAST. Lewes. Do!., Nov. 27. The northwest crib- prevailing around toe rape since last night has been remnrkably s veie. The scunner William M. Wil son from Philadelphia for Norfolk, with a cargo of coal, sprung a leal; four miles &outh of Metoinklu life sav tng station. Her signals were prompt ly answered and the guards took olf her crew of six men. The schooner Is anchored a mile and a halt off shore and Is likely to sink during ih. night. A numb'r of vessels off the capes wen unable to get liit the harboi. and it is toured i hut there have been heavy losses. The new suanishlp Admiral Sampson, wnleh left Philadelphia yes terday for her illtclal tilal trip Is safe ly unehored behind tip- new break water. The pilot boat Edmunds Is up posed to have reached Cape May an chorage early this morning Some of tho shipping at the breakwater drag ged their moorings, b.n no damage was reported. York, Pa., Nov. '.'". The snow storm struck Yoik Saturday morning and continued until nlghl. The fall was not over three Inches, but afforded so mo sleighing to enthusiast. But little damage was done In the way ni hin dering travel. Today was decided! the coldest day of the seai'on. Stroudsburg. Pa , Nov. :!7. The se vere snow storm of yesterday combined today with high winds. On the Pooono mountain great damage was done to telegraph wirus. A large force of irter. wete kept busy on the Delaware, Lack awanna and Western railroad to got passenger trains through to New York city. Boads In the western part of tho county were made Impassible. Tho drifts In some, places are fully three feet high. Thero will not likely bo mall communication for at least two days. Chambersburg, Pa., Nov. 27. Tho mow storm of yesterday has made many country roads nearly Impassible. Near Upper Rtrasburg, farmers who had come hero on business were com pelled to dig passageways through drifts for teams. About five Inches of snow fell. The storm stopped the work of tho big tallroad construction gang at Shlppensburg and on tho new cut off of the Western Mnryland railroad between Tltenwald and Hagcrstown. Both expect to resume tomorrow. Tho mercury has hovered nbout the freez ing point all day and the thermometer registered 20 above zero at 9 o'clock tonight. Ilarrlsburg, Nov. 27. The snow storm did not Interior? with the trafllc on tho railroads centering in this city. Tho trains from York nnd Chainbeishiirg were delayed a short time, but all the other Incominz trains have been on time the past frty-clght hours. DELAY AT BALTIMOKE. Baltimore, Nov. 27. On account of the blizzard In New York last night, nil trains fiom points north of Philadel phia were from one to five houis lato today. The Pennsylvania train bear ing this morning's Issue of the New York papers did not arrive until nearly noon, four hours behind schedule time. The Baltimore and Ohio was compelled to make up their western trains here, taking Philadelphia and Washington passengers through, and provided for tho western passengers from New York by special trains on their arrival from the north. Trains on both the Penn sylvania nnd Baltlmoie and Ohio from the south nnd west were on time throughout tho da v. During last night and today high winds prevailed on the Chesapeake bay, but so far as know n there were no casualties. STORM IN NEW ENGLAND. All Records Since 1851 Are Broken. Nearly all Business Paralyzed. Boston, Nov. 27. A record-breaking November blizzard swept over the greater part of New Knglaud lasl night and today, completely demoralizing trafllc of every description, and well nigh pnralyzlng telegraphic and tele phonic conmiuiiicatlon.whlle the north east gale, coming on a high course of tides, drove the sea far beyond Its usual limits nnd made a mark along shore exceeded only by the memorable hurricane ot 1S51. While the storm was heaviest In the southeastern part of New England, fie whole district was affected, and experi enced a snowfall of from eight to twenty-four Inches, and as tho centre of disturbance moved down the Maine coast, that section and the provinces will probably receive a taste of winter weather tonight. Fortunately the storm was heralded sulllcJently In advance by the weather bureau to detain most of the coastwise shipping In safe harbors, but the warn ing was entirely unheeded and ignored by those on shore, with the result that nearly every one, especially tho rail roads and electric companies, were caught napping and suffered accord ingly. There was not a ralrload in New England that was not more or less tied up by the heavy fall of snow nnd the great drifts, and the roads running along the coast, like the New York, New Haven and Hartford, and the Bos ton and Maine, had the added dlfllculty of frequent washouts In places exposed to the heavy seas. Trains north, east, south and west were nearly nil stalled earlv In the night, although one train from Bangor reached Lynn this noon, and two Chi cago trains came into the city this evening. In the cities and towns dependent upon electric car service was even worse, for tho damp snow packed hard on the rails and held up even the heavy snow-plows. The service in this city wan probably the best of any of the surrounding communities, yet even here there was no attempt made to run more than a dozen cars on Washing ton street, nnd one or two others of the main thoroughfares. All points south of this city and east of Providence were isolated early last evening. Now Bedford being lost to tho outside world before eight o'clock, and Newport nnd Tall Biver disappear ing not long after. Farther to the west, at Providence and other parts of Bhode Island, communication was intermittent nnd subject to delay. Night trains over the Shore line to New York reached Providence with only a few minutes delay, but beyond that point they met terrltllc dilfts anil it was morning boforo either ot tho regular trains reached New London. Here they were stalled nearly all day by freight wrecks on the road between that point nnd New Haven. The trains for New York met a similar experience wvst of Saybrook-F- and after some hours ot telegraphing they managed to leach New London and started late la the afternoon for PiovUenei. Along the Albany road the greatest dlllk'Uty seemed to be in getting trains up tho hill between Worcester and Charlton and two or three engines vere neoessaiy to pull the New York train up tho grade lasl nUht. At noon today the regular night express from Chicago loft Springfield for this city, followed a short time after by the m irnlng express for the west, and. barring a slight delay from a wreck at Eustlleldbrook, came through to this city all right. The train having New York 'or this clly at eleven o'clock last night was stalled i't Meriden and it took the train ofllclals nearly nil day lo get It up to Springfield. THIRTY SHIPS WRECKED. Twelve Lives Lost The Storm Plays Havoc nt Boston, Boston. Nov. :!7. -Dining the gale lust night and this inoinlng thhty barges and schooneis ljliur In the harbor wero wretked und sunk. At least twelve Uvea were lost. Tho Wilson liner Ohio Is ashore In tho hay. No serious damage is re ported. Receiver Appointed. New York, Nov. 7. A iccilvw has been (ri'Olfttid tor tho OhcluM Paper Manu facturing company of Norwich, Uonn., ulioko capital Is ifJOO.ryiO: llublUtlM, fib, Mr, nominal usstu, iHS.OOC. RIOS INSTRUCTED TO SIGN TREATY SPANISH CABINET AUHEES UP ON INSTRUCTIONS. Tho Imparclnl Exhorte the Govern ment to Spurn the American Gold with Dignity A Red Book Denl ing with the Peace Negotiations Will Soon Be Issued Big Guns for Gibraltar. Madrid, Nov. 27. The cabinet ha? agreed upon the Instructions to Senor Montero Bios, president of the Spanish pence commission, for tomorrow's joint session at Paris, at which tho treaty will bo signed. El Impurcial exhorts the government to refuse with dignity the Indemnity America oflers and to protest against America's appeal to force with respect to the Philippines. Kl Correo denies the reports that nn Insurrection has broken out In the Sulu Islands. A red book dealing with the peace negotiations Is being prepared. There is a good deal of comment up on a dispatch from (iibraltar announc ing the arrival there during this month of eighteen new model cannon. $20,000,000 UNDER PROTEST. Paris, Nov. 27. S"iioi Montero Bios, president of the Spanish peace com mission, is this evening waiting for a reply from the Spanish government, and unless there Is some change In the situation before noon tomorrow, the reply will be nn acceptance, under protest, of the American offer of $20,- 000.000 for the Philippines. Even up to a late hour this evening telegrams have been exchanged be tween the Spanish commissioners and Madrid; but all the Americans In a pos ition to speak with authority uve con vinced that the foregoing outlines the contents of the Spanish reply. Seuor Abarzuzu expressed the opinion this evening that there would be no break in the work of tho commissions. Marquis de Comillas, who is the largest individual creditor of Spain and has bon here tiom the outset ill behalf of the- numerous Important en-terpn.-es of which he Is the head, also Indicated this morning that Spain has made up her mind to yield. Hi- is in very close touch with tho Spanish com missioners. "Nothing that wo have done here," said the marquis, "has made any Im pression upon the minds ot the Amer ican commissioners. From the very first their Intention was to take the Philippines and they have never wav ered." Ther: Is no truth In the report cabled here from Washington that In the last Ameilcan memorandum a demand for the Sulu group had been added to the previous American demand. Tin original American claim was within territory within lines longitud inally and latttudinally defined. It embraced the so called Sulu group Thero has been no change since the first demand, and., according to the statement of one ot the American com missioners, there will be no modl(lcu tlon of it. MR. BROWN'S REPORT. Chief of Burenu of Railways Gives Figures for Year Ending June 30, 1808. Hanisburg, Nov. 27. The annual u port of Isaac B. Brown, chief of tho Htnto bureau of railways, for the year ending .Juno 30, isys, is complete. The total earnings of the street railways operating In Pennsylvania during the year covered by the report were $l!t. 745,70(5. More than one half ot this amount, or $10,S9i,673, was received by th? Union Traction company, of Phil adelphia, which controls all tho street railway lines In that city. The total Incomes of street railways for tho pro vious year was $1S,S79.CS0. Seventy-llv per cent, of the total receipts of all the street railways In Pennsylvania for the past fiscal car were received by the Philadelphia company and four traction copnnlcs in Allegheny coimty. The total operating expenses of the stteet railways for tho year were $'.i,- 4Si!,57;i; total expenses, including tn:os, Interest, rentals, dividends, etc., $2O.09C,!il2; capital stock of lines leased. $.10,027,922, Indebtcnness of these cor porations, $40.M 0,090 assets, .$9C,977.,jr3; total mileage of Pciinsylvinlu street railways, 1,432,84; aggregate length of tt.icks operated, 1,70S.?2: number of ems, C,(ilti; employes, 12.0S0; eomp-n-satloil of employes, G.ML.SIO: total number of passengers killed during the year, 15; Injured, r.OG; number of em ployes killed, 11; Ininred. SO The only lines on which fatal accidents oceuried to passengerri during the year were the Wilkos-Barre and Wyoming Traction company, T'nlUd Traction company, Pittsburg; Union Traction company, Philadelphia: and Consolidated 'fi ac tion company, Pittsburg. There were 54 stret-t railway com panies In the state operating their own anil other lines. Tho total amount of the capital stock outstanding H $100,- 909.o33. In addition to the amount of stock outstanding by lesser companies there Is $50,027,922. the capital stock outstanding of th" corporation!' who lines are owned or operated by lesser corporations. Three Negroes Lynched. Muildlltn. Miss., Nov. 27.-lteptirtH have reached heie that three negroes were I) in lied last night about four miles wei of .Meridian. Newton count funnels are uiil to be on trial of otlu-is Implicated In an assault on a white man who rami to Meridian on Friday from the vicinity of Chunkey. Newton county, for tlu- pir pose of selling cotton ami ptuch.ixln,; supplies. Gomez Reported Dead. Hnvunu, Nov. 27. There is a report hi circulation hero thU evening that word has been received of tho death of Oeu ei til Maximo Gomez on Friday night, but It U not credited hi Cuban circles. Mil. QUAY IN PHILADELPHIA. The Senator Exchanges Visits with Govctnor-Elect Stone. Philadelphia, Nov. 27. The arrival ot Senator Quay at the Hotel Walton yes terday was followed today by thnt of Governor-ele.n Stone, who Is register ed nt tho same hotel. Senator Quay's purpose In coming to this city was to be present In court tomorrow in the vmspiracv charges brought against him. his son. ltlchard It. Quay, and ex State Treasurer Haywood. Senator Quay had nothing to sny relative to the case excepting to express the hope that the pioeeodlngs would not prevent hW return to Washington early tomor row. Governor-elect Stone, who has Ju.U completed a brief vacation after Ills arduous labors et the gubernatorial campaign, stated that there was no political significance In hl? visit. He said be enioc on private business ami hoiied to return to Washington tomor row. He also stated that he had form ed io definite plans regatdlng his in auguration. During the d.tv Senator Quay and Mr. Stone exchanged short visits. Sen ator Pentose and John P. Elkln, chair man ot the Republican state commu te", visited a! different times each ot the distinguished visitors. While Mr. Elkln wns calling upon the governor elect, the latter took occasion to com pliment him on the manner In which he hud conducted the recent campaign ill the state. BLIZZARD IN NEW YORK. Street Car Tralllc Blocked All Trains Late Canal Boats Sunk. Damage to Shipping. New York. Nov. 27. When the people of New York awoke this morning they found the blizzard that raged when they retired was sllll In progress. The storm, which began with a soft, sleety snow on Saturday at noon, Increased greatly as the day wore on, with heav ier nnowfall, the wind blowing a gnl-j nt midnight. There wns n slight abate ment of the wind this morning, but the snow still fell and drifted high nnd the temperature dropped rapidly. It looked this morning as though the blizzard would continue all day. but at 10 o'clock there was a breaking away In the west, a brightening of the light, and finally the storm ceased altogether and the severest lillzzuul since tho memorable one of March. 1SSS, came to an end. The wind blew at the rate of fifty-nine to slxtv miles an hour during the height of the storm. Snow fell throughout New Yoik state. The fnll In New York city, the weather bureau reports, was about ten Inches; Philadelphia, nine Inches': Boston, six; Portland. Me., four Inches; Albany, a little over an Inch. The lowest temperatures reported were: New York city. 25; Albany, IS. As soon us there were signs of abate ment In the fall of snow the street cleaning department weni) to work, but little progress wns made. The street railway ploughs had thrown up huge banks of snow on either side of the rails, forming an almost Impassable barrier. The street ele-aning depart ment, with Its limited resources, re moved a few thousand loads from the principal thoroughfares, but this made little Impression on the snow banks. The contracts for the removal of snow in this city have not yet been let, it having been deemed highly Improbable that any great snow storm would occur before the last of December or next year. Today the cable roads were more fortunate than the trolley lines. Nearly every underground trolley line In the city was Inoperative all day. owing to the filling ii) of the slot by freezing sleet and the filling of the conduit with snow and frozen sleet. Hundreds of men were employed by the trolley companies to put them In condition, but their efforts were futile. Suburban trafllc was blocked for sev eral hours in the morning, and after that trains ran nt long Intervals. All trains were delayed. Some thnt were due In the early morning hours had not been heard from at night. The superintendent of malls In the general postolllce reported that the mail train from Boston, due at C n. in., had not been heard from, nor had tho malls been received up to 9 o'clock to night. The Incoming malls from otner parts, he said, were from two hours to an unknown number of hours be hind time. Few trains due at the Grand Central station nrrived todny on time During the greater jHirt of tho day tho black boards contained the Information that the Boston and New Haven trains had not been heard from. On tho Nef Yo8 nnd Hudson river railroad all the local trains coming In were late. Most of the local trains on the New York and Harlem were a few minutes Pt' or. arriving. The train due fiom the Adlrondacks region was one hour and forty-f'vo minutes late. Several trains on the Harlem division wero al so slightly late, especially in the mornlnu The lerrlfllc blow of Saturday night did much damage lo the small ship ping in New York harbor. It Is re ported tonight thnt several tug boats belonging to tho Kingston Towing company, together with a large num ber of eanal boats, were punk up the liver bv the force of tho trnle. The shores of thi Hudson are Uttered with wr 'ckngi1. CATTLE KING DISAPPEARS. Grant C. Gillette Pails for a Million and Vanishes. Fort Worth, Tex.. Nov. ,7. Urant C. Gillette, the Kinsas City uttb king, who recently failed for a million and suddenly dlruppenied. U well known In Texas. During the ptescnt vcar he bought from Tex.w cattlemen nearly r.O.OOO head of cattle, paying for them $2,S00,0ki). flllotte after leaving Kansas city came to Texas and on November 22 roslHiered at the Wiiili hotel In this lty. Hewaa seen by local commission men. He left the same diy and It Is thoucht he has guiy to old Mexico. ilsterhnzy Coming: Here. Antwerp. Nov. :'.--The Droits do L'Home ussorts tint Major Comte Ferdi nand WiiUlu Esternazy baa sailed for tho United States. Actor Couldock Dead. New York, Nov. 27. C. W. Couldock, the 1 actor, died tonight. AWFUL ACCIDENT ON A RIVER BOAT EXPLOSION 01 THE BOILER OF THE T. C. WALKER. Many Meet Horrible Death from tho Steam from Which They Could Not Escape Which Caused Their ilesh to Drop from Their Bones Ter rible Pate of Captain Tulan. Stockton, Cub, Nov. 27. The most disastrous accident In the history of Stockton occurred this morning nt 1.20 o'clock near Fourteen Mile Slough, when a part of one of the boilers ot the river steamer T. C. Walker, which left San Francisco about fi o'clock last night, was blown out, killing live and dangerously wounding eleven persons, while probably fifteen or twenty were more or less badly hurt, Tho T. C. Walker Is owned by the California Navigation and Improvement company and ran between San Francisco and Stockton. LIST OF THE DEAD. JOHN ii'I.AN. captain of the i. U. Walker. T. C. UI.FNT. the agent in ehalge of the shipping oi sugar beets from the Mose tract to the Ciockctt factory. WATSON HENKY, engineer of the T. C. Walker. Stockton. MPS. lllONUY, wife of the chief engi neer. JEItHY DAILY, fireman. WOUNDED. Ferdinand Law. passenger, badly scaldul about face and bands and Injured about the breast. Ceorge P. Smith, a native of Massachu setts, deck hand, burned about face and body. .lames Corcoran, deck hand, will prob ably die. Jack llolberg. known as Jack Sperry, watchman, Injuied in brad and scald ed over entire upper part of body. Cnbattl Domlnlel. deck hand, sculcfd about bands and face and buck in jured. Joe Hums, deck bund, binned about bead. (3. Fopplano, of San Francisco, passenger. Injured In the face and breast. Edward Paul Jones, stevedore, scalded about face and hands. Martin MaeCaffrei-, of S.in Francisco. deck hand, burned about the bead nud body. Louis Krlzzollun. San Francisco, wine merchant, badly injured. John Flgonl. Stockton, deck hand, head cut and back hurt. THE STAnTLlNO BEPOBT. The majority of the passengers were In b?d wln-u the explosion occurred and I wero awakened by the report, which Mis as loud us a camion roar. People rushed from their rooms In their night clothes. The whole forward portion of th steamer's upper works were blown away. The electric lights had beer, put out and tho escaping steam en voi iped the front rortlon of the boat till It was Impossible to see how much ot the boat had been carried away. TItj M'reauis of the men who were lo ked in their rooms near the pilot house was heartrending. Captain John Tulan hud been blown from his bed against the door of the state room and so seriously injured that he could not move. Tho door could not be forc ed open, ns he was Jammed against it. One of the employes of the boat se cured an axe and cut the upper part of the room itway and finally removed him. but not until he wad virtually roasted alive. When pulled out, the flesh dropped from his bones In large pieces. Watson Htnry. the chief engineer, and his wife were In their room hear the pilot house when the explosion oc curred. Mrs. Henry was blown a dis tance of 20 feet to tho bow of the boat. She was badly crushed and so badly scalded with escaping steam that her Injuries proved fatal at 12.X0 this after noon. Mr. Henry was badly rcalded. II? was thrown some dlatance, but not so far as hi wife. He died shortly after being brought to the city. Mr. Blunt was Instantly killed. Ho was standing on the lower deck, as he Intended making a landing a abort distance above the place whore tho explosion occurred. Jerry Dally, the fireman, was in the firehold of tho boat when tho accident occurred. The escaping steam com pletely enveloped him, not a portion ot his body escaping tho scorching va por. He dlpd at the receiving hospital at 12.43 this afternoon. FATE OF DECK HANDS. Underneath tho lower deck, where tho deck hands slept, groans and screams were terrible, for the unfor tunate Imprisoned men were receiving the full force of the steam as It came from the boilers. Eight of them wero almost roasted alive. Those who wero able made their way to the dock as best they could, while the more se riously lnjur(! were unable to get out. Arms and faces of thoso near the main entrance were frightfully scalded. Domlnlel, who was on the lower deck, was blown Into the water and had to swim ashore after bis back was scalded. Louis Brlzzohuil. In company with Charles Mugging and wife, wero stand ing near the pilot house on the Texas deck. The force threw him to one side. He was badly burned about the body. Mr. Magglnl and his wife escaped with out u scratch. About an hour after the explosion the passenger steamer Dauntless, coin ing from Sun Francisco, hove in sight. She rendered immediate assistance, and all tho wounded and uninjured were taken aboard. A telephone message was sent to this city and the steamer Clara Crow, with several physicians with medicines, etc., were sent to nld tho Dauntless. The relief bout met tho Dauntless a short distance down the liver and the physicians were rpilckly taken on board. A terrible sight greet ed them. Captain Tulan was breath ing his last. Mrs. Henry was lying In the ladles' cabin, und every effort was made to relieve her stiff clings. Mr. Hrizzolanl vvus tossing on a bed In a state- room. On the lower deck tho injured em ployes of tho boat were located. Moans and screams which could not be ie pressed were uttered by tho injured men. Everything possible was done to relieve their acony. A BEMABKABLE ESCAPE. One of tho remarkable escapes Is that of Henry Polveno, who was ut tho wheel when the explosion occurred. THE NEWS THIS 310KNINU Weather Indications Today) Pair; Hreili Northwest Winds. Geticral Our "Open Door" Policy Will Await the Disposition of tho Phil ippines. Spanish Pence Commission Instructed to Sign Pence Treaty. Worst Mlzznrd Since 1SSS. Convicted Murderers Bgan and Shew Sentenced. Disastrous Hlvcr Calamity. Local Fiftieth Annlveisury of Ii'st Presbyterian Chuich, Local Anniversary of First Picsbyto rlnn Church (Continued). Editorial. Comment ot the Press. Local Testimony to Prove Van Horn's lnsnnlt. Lehigh Valley Will Enter Scranton. Local West Scranton and Suburban. News Bound About Scranton. Local Annlversaiy of First Presby terian Church (Concluded). The pilot house was torn away, but he wns not dungerously Injured, though somewhat scalded about the lower limbs. At S o'clock last night the Wnlker ran Into n mud bank near Bernlcla. Shortly nfter the steamer hud been gotten off. John Yorke and his wife, passensors, heard a noise which they supposed to be escaping steam. No at tention wns paid to It, however. What caused the explosion will probably never be known. The ste-am drum burst with terrific violence. It had split completely across the upper por tion and the whole sheet turned out ward. The four walls1 of the engine room were demolished by the force of the explosion. The lower deck, hurricane deck and Texas deck were wrecked In the portion directly over the engine room. Tho direction of the Hying deb ris wns unward and outward toward the bow. If It had been tho other way. the loss of life would have been much greater. The forward doors and stair way were destroyed. An Immense con course of people met the Walker.whlch was towed In nt 12..H0 p. ni. Tho prop erty loss will not exceed $2,000. EAGAN AND SHEW ARE SENTENCED The Death Penalty Imposed by Judge Searle Eagan Displays Nerve, But Shew Claims That He Does Not Deserve a First Degree Sentence. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Montrose, Pa., Nov. 27. At about 8 o'clock lost night a scene was enacted in tho court room here which has not been rehearsed In twenty-four years. In 1S74 O'Mura and Irving were sen tenced to tho full penalty of tho law for the murder of O'Mora's mother and sister near Alford. The bodies1 of the slain women were taken to the Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western Ball road company's tracks, near Alford, the bones of their arms and legs broken so as to Intimate they had been struck by a passing train, they were placed there between the rails and left for further mutilation by the next Iron monster wiilch would come sweeping around the curve. The bodies wero discovered, however, before a train ar rived and the perpetrators apprehend ed. They exolated their crime on the gallowo In 1874. In tho annals of crime In Susque hanna county the only two murders which vie one with the other in cruelty are the O'Mara and Pepper cases. Pep per was beaten down upon his barn floor by n whlflletree at the hands of J. James Eagan nnd Cornelius Wells Show, a gaping wound penetrated the right wall of his skull. His death was caused by extravastatlon of blood, commonly termed a clot of blood, which formed on the lower left lobe of the brain. The ftualnt old court room was crowded even to the mezzanine gallery: oppressive silence reigned supreme, nnd the two men who had been found guilty of murder In the first degree sat Inside the guard rail, cynosures of all eyes. It was plainly evident that It was a trylns time for Judce Searle, for dur ing his ten years' service on the bench It was his pristine sentence for this gravest crime. SHEW WEAKENS. Eagen stood the sentence with fort itude, he asked for a glass of water, it was given him, his hand trembled slightly when ho raised It to his lips and lie was pale unto death. He look ed nt Shew with hututrlng Interest when the judge nsked him to stand and ho was apparently surprised when, In response to the court's preliminary question. Shew said: "Yes sir, I feel that a first degree murder I nm not entitled to. I do not deny being In th crime; I do deny taking such a hand as would warrant first degree. I was not Inlondlnc to do nnv harm, and In that awful crime at Bush I have not tho heart to lend mo on to do such a thing. I did not plan, I shall say now and I shall always say that I don't deserve a first degree." It was an effoit for the judge and he paused before passing the death sentence upon Shew. It came, how ever, ns the Inevitable must come In such cases. On the way to the jail Shew sivid: "Well, this Is something we often road about, but only experience onco In a life." Shew won a wag"r of fifty cents on the result of the deliberations of tho Jury, hmnvlim hot with a fellow prisoner at the Jail that the Verdict would be murder In tho first degree. The Shew Jury returned a verdict as above stated shortly after nlnn o'i lock this mornini-- three ballots were taken: the first one being ns to wheth er the prisoner was guilty or not, It was unanimous. The second ballot stood eleven first degree, mid aw sec ond degree. ' ' Steamship Arrivals. New york, Nov. 27. Arrived La Tour-film-. Havre. Sailed: Lucaul.i. Liver pool; La Normnudle. Havre: Spuurndain, Botterdam; Butterdtim, Rotterdam. Quceustown Sulkd. Cumpaiilu, Nov I York. CONCERNING "OPEN DOOR" The Policy Will Await Final Disposition of Philippines. OF LIMITED APPLICATION The Phrase "Open Door" Seems to Have Been Completely Misunder stood by Foreign Newspapers who Have Given It nn Application ta This Continent Tho Policy Al ways Followed by tho United States Will Not Be Departed Prom Savo Perhaps in tho Case of tho Philippines. Washington, Nov. 27. Administra tion ofilcefH do not expect that tho so called "open door" policy will take an Important position In the discussion of tho coming session of congress, but believe debate on this matter will wait on final disposition of the Philippines. A prominent official today said: "Tho phrase 'open door' Is of limited appli cation and has been used only with reference to the possessions of Euro pean powers on the east coast of Asia. Originating In the treaty or 'open ports' ot China and Japan, tho words havo been extended to cover ports 'which China has leased or surrendered to for eign powers. The phrase means that In such ports the nllcn government has in fact Imposed no discrimination:! In tariff or navigation charges against Im ports or vessels of other countries, but has treated them on the samo plane aft Its own Imports and Its own vessels. In other words, foreign powers holding Chlnew ports by seizure or treaty havo merely announced that they will keep open such ports In the same manner that China has opened certain freo ports to the commerce of nations with out discrimination or favor. The 'open door' policy has been politically obli gatory as the reverse policy would bo in direct hostility to tho purpose of civilized nations, steadily pursued for years and concurred In by China, ot opening the Asiatic trade to commerce. PHBASE MISUNDEHSTOOD. "The phrase 'open door' has no per tinence to the western hemisphere and no relevancy to the West Indies. Tho matter has been completely misunder stood by foreign newspapers, giving tho phrase an application to this continent. The United Stntes restricts trajje be tween American ports to American vessels, precisely as the Dominion of Canada restricts1 trade to British ves sels between Canadian ports. Under tho British law- any nation which elects to allow British vessels to engage In Its coasting trade can obtain the privi lege of entering the coasting trade of Canada. Tho United States has never availed Itself of this opportunity, hold ing that the privilege to bo granted Is very much more valuable than the privilege to be obtnlned. "The restriction of trade between the United States and Porto Blca to Amer ican vessels is based on the policy which the United States has always followed under all administration, a fact overlooked by the European press. There seems to bo no disposition here to change this policy In this sphere from the mere fact tljat by the pos session of the Philippines the United States must determine whether It will follow tho 'open door' policy of other nations with possessions by seizure or concessions on tho east coast of Asia. Commercially the restriction of tho trade between the United States and Porto Blca is of relatively little mo ment, as the direct commerce Is very small and Is absorbed by American and Canadian vessels. Tho value of Porto Pica Is as n fulcrum for the develop ment of American commerce In tho West Indict'." STRAUS GETS PEltMITS. Gains Concessions from the Sultan of Turkey. Constantinople, Nov. 27. The ener getic action of Oscar S. Straus, tbo United States minister, has obtained a concession which the united powers had been for eighteen months vainly en deuvorlng to secure, namely, the grant ing of traveling permits to forolgncia In the Interior of Asia Minor. The Immediate incentive to the ac ton of Mr. Straus was the porte's re fusal of permits to American mission aries. MISTAKE ABOUT TlNG-HAI. British Admiral Has Not liaised the Union Jack There. ShunghnI, Nov. 27. The report re ceived hero yesterday that the British admiral hud hoisted the Union Jack over 'ling-Hal. capital of the Island of Chusan, and over several other Isl ands lu the Chusan archipelago, Is not credited. The British consulate has received no confirmation of tho rumor, which probably originated In mistaking the survey murks of the survey ship Wat er Witch for the Union Jack. Lyman Abbott Will Resign. New York, No. 27. Uev. Dr. Lynnn Abbott, f i urn llio pulpit today announced bis Intention to resign tho pastorate of Plymouth church. Ili-ooUlyn. which he has filled fur ten yturs. Ill health is tho cause. MIMtt-HHIMI WEATHER FORECAST. Washington. Nov. 27. Forecast for Monday Tor cumuiii Penns)! vanla. fair Mondin with lresli northwest winds b nunsr vari able; rain late Mi.uila night and - Tuesday; warmer Tuesday, tttmtmmt.:Htt.tfci M I
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