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SCRANTOX. 1A., WEDNESDAY MOKNJNG, NOVEMBER 30. 1808.
TWO CENTS. 1
IN ISc STORM
Many Boats Go Down
in the Gales of
Yesterday.
MANY LIVES ARE LOST
Several Schooncis founder on the
Atlantic The Fate of Several of
the Crews Is In Doubt Schooner
Willlara Dodge Was Sunk by an
Unknown Barge Biitish Schoon
ers Lose Their Masts.
Vinovnrd Haven, Mnss., Nov. 29.
Three Uvea were lost In the wreck of
the schooner Addle Sawyer, which was
wrecked on the north islde of the
Island. The dead me Captain Norwood,
Cook Ansevoy and Seaman Londcr
Ashley.
Mate Wnrwn Dudley and Seaman
Herbert Tapley were saved. The
Sawyer, which was bound from Calais,
Me., for New York with lumber, an
rhored off Fnlsinouth, Mass., for shel
ter. Saturday evening, but the sale
inci eased with such fury that the ves
sel broke adrift and was dtlven acioss
Vlncjnrd sound and east ashore. When
the vessel struck Captain Norwood
was washed overboaid and his lifeless
body was thrown up on the beach
shortly after by the heavy seas. Tho
body of Cook Ansevoy was also re
covered The British schooners Lay
and Hondo lost all their masts and
nie full of water. These schooners
weio seriously damaged: Flora Con
don, Hattle M. Howes, Henrietta Sim
mons, Moiencie, Lofard B. Walters,
Lugano, Georse A. Pleice.
The schooner William Todd was foul
ed and sunk by an unknown barge.
The Currlta was wiecked on the east
side of the haibor. The Lund, from
Peith A in boy, with coal, went or. the
locks at Tarpaulin cove. The Cathie
C Beiry is nshoie at Tidgarton. The
tnign of lime on tho stianded E. C.
Willaid took lire tonight and the ves
sel was totally destioyed.
Ld-jaistown, Mas, Nov. 2s. Mar
tha " Vinojnnl has been swept by
t"i libit- tales which at times have
i cached huriltanc velocity since last
Salutda. The gientest damage done
uns tho destruction of the engine house
of the Manila's Vlneyaid railroad.
Vhe schooner Valletta, of St. John, N.
B . and a two-masted lumberman which
eluisi'od down upon her, ate water
logged and piobubly total vviecks.
Now Bedfoid. Mass, Nov. 29. The
schooner Hattle A Bullet .Captain Mul
lin bound fiom Ont to New Yoik,
with a cm go of sand, was driven
nshoie on the locks at Angelica Point,
Buzzurd's bav The fate of the cap
tain and ciew is not known.
GATE CITY WRECKED.
Her Life Pieserveis Picked TJp at
Nnuset Strange Schooner.
l.iuton, N )v. :. X report leached
1 tonight fioni the southern end
of Capo Cod that the steamer Gate
" ty hail l)Oon wrecked on Peaked Hill
has
Tlu H'poit is based on a story told
b i 1'ostop man who carno, here
li om Cape Cod tonight, that the life
snveis at Nnuset had picked up the
Gate Cit, llu- pieserveis.
Boston, Nov. .'10, (2 a. m.) The ar
rival In this elty fiom Cape Cod labt
night of n paity of hunteis added
to the t-uitmuit attendant upon the
icpoit that steamer Portland had been
wieik'd on rape Cod, through their
u porting thnt It is the belief of the
lilt snveis op the oilier side of the
cape outli of Nausot light, that a Sa
vannah line fteamer had stiuck on
Pi uk d J I 111 bais Uach member of
Uk paitj saw bodies washed ashore
at Xiimm i mill tho life savers claimed
to havo seen a boaul In the surf bear
ing the nam- Oato City." The suif
in full nt in titles fiom a vessel's gen
I'l.il nig".
NARCISSUS ABANDONED.
Hciolc Woik of Rescue by Ciew of
the Hiram Lowell.
'Ion osier. Mass, Nov, 29. The
schooner Iliiam Lowell, Captain Tien
i Nelson, at lived today fiom the
shire ushlng giounds with the rescued
ciew and passengeis, numbering 23
poisons, of the Biltlsh schooner Nar
cissus, Captain William Mcintosh,
fiom Boston for Llveipool, with a gen
i'Ul cm go Captain Mcintosh brings
a stoij of teuible cxpeilence and of
gi-ut hciolsm on the pint of his res
ent i t.
Th Narcissus left Bofton last Wed
nesday and hud got vvtt of Seal isl
and when the stoim came on She
was 1 iven in the eastward of High
land light, whop the Hiram Lowell
vmh sighted The lattei stood up to
hei About tho same time the ocean
llu-1 I'hlladt'phia hove in sight and
offci il to take her In tow, but the
ofii-i had to be lefused, thiough fear
tlm the idditlona! strain would pull
th" si liooi'oi apart, us slio was then
badlv-tf i alnod and full of water.
Tlu Lowell launched four dot ies and
refi ued the Narcissus people In heroic
fashion. Tlv Lowell then sailed for
GI.MiioMei The Narcissus was fast)
sinking when abandoned.
GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD.
Suits to Condemn Five Tracts of
Land in Adams County,
Philadelphia. Nov. 29. The Clettys
bmg Imltlcllcld pietoi vutlon case was
plated on tilal In tho United Htutes
ill cult court today.
The I'lilltd States brought the suits
for the (oiitleiniiallon of Ave tiatts of
laiiil In Cumberland township, Adams
county, tiimpilsliig about one hundred
and pis an en, to be uijed for the na
tional paik to xacscrvu the battlefield.
The nurnosc Is to itcqiihc the land to
open up avenues on the Confedeiato
lines of the battles of the second and
thlid days, and to pit-servo the wood
lauds, stone fences and bienstwork.i of
the Confedeiato fones during Hie sev
eral engagements,
Among counsel for tho land owners
mo Oeiierahi Dudley nnd Mlehcncr, of
Washington: Congressman Gcnige J.
Bonner, ex-Senator Matthew C. But
ler, of South Caiollna, who Is now on
the Porto Itlcnn commission, and ex
Judge William McLean, of Ccttjsburg.
Today's evidence was that the land In
question Is wot th fiom four hundred
dollars to seven hundred and fifty dol
lars per acre, outside of any histori
cal value.
Among thoso called to testlfj was
Genet nl II. V. Boynton, chaiiman of
the Chlckamauga pail; (OominJsslon,
now brigadier general In chuige of
the volunteer forces at Chlckamauga.
Genet at Boynton was called as an ex
pel t. District Attorney Beck lalscd
object Inn to allowing him to testify nnd
a short nigumont followed. At Its
conclusion the Judge held that the
circumstances of land being wanted for
a patriotic or historical purpose could
enter as an element In detel mining
the matket value of the land desired
but, the other circumstances, that the
government was the only purchase! ,
could not be used to enhance such mar
ket value and he excluded the testi
mony Cenoial Una. S. Caiman, chaiiman
of tho Antletam battlefield was also
excluded under th" same mllng. The
case will continue tomonow.
VESSELS ASHORE.
Twenty-seven Boats Wrecked in the
Neighborhood of Provlncetown.
Frozen at the Mast.
Provlncetown, Mass., Nov 29. Twenty-seven
vessels weie driven ashore
and totally wrecked In this neighbor
hood From the majoilty of these the
ciews weie saved, although several
lives were lost. Pour or five of the
wiecks weie coasters and the lest were
fishermen. During the storm shipping
was destioird, the beach was strewn
with wreckage, streets weie Hooded
and wharves drifted out to sea. Four
Ice houses and a lobster hatcheiv sit
uated at Beach Point weie destroyed.
The list of casualties Includes the
schooneis Daniel Boone, Mary Cabral,
Isaac Collins, the steamer A. B Nick
el son, of Piovlncetown; the schooners
Clara Sayward, of Gloucestei ; Sylves
ter Whalen, of Boston; r. P. Foster
and F. H Smith, of Piovlncetown;
and the fishing schooner Unique, of
Boston. Fragments of the schooner
R. Walker and the coastei Addle Snow,
of Rockland, Me, dilfted ushow at
Hace Point this afternoon Flour, poi k,
lard and wlilskev barrels have been
drifted aHhote along tho beach between
Ilace Point and Highland Light life
saving station today Several bodies
also have dilfted ashore near High
land Light and part of a vessel mm Ic
ed "Steamer Poitland. '
The Wood island life saveis made
several gallant effoils yesterday to
leach the schooner Molt bound from
New Yoik to Boikland with coal, and
finally succeeded. A teirible sea and
gale pievalled at the time. The cap
tain, Chailes E Dei, lashed his fath
er, C. C Dei. who acted as stew aid,
to the mast. For eighteen houis they
weie exposed thus bofoie assistance
ai lived. When the Wood island crew
made their successful launch and came
within hailing disunite of the Mott,
Captain Dvei said "1 can hold on,
save my clew. M fathei Is fiozell to
death nt the mast, no not wait to cut
his body down foi tho row me fiee
i"g. The thtoo-niastor I.estet A. Lestei,
Captain Kimball, fiom BlUabethport.
N. J., for Bangui, with a taigo of
phosphate and guano, i aim- in shortly
after the Mott. and Captain Dyer, o'r
the latter, thinks both capsized nnd
sank about the same time. Tho cap
tain and ciew of the Lewis could not
have had nny warning, for they all
polished together.
The Peaked Hill life saving station
reports that the schooner Albeit L.
Butler, Captain Lelnnd, fiom Blatk
Blver, Jamaica, for Boston, went
ashore one mile east of the life sav
ing station nt 10 in the foionoon
The captain and four men weie saved.
Mate Rathburn, Sailor Offlandoi and a
colored passenger named Wothetbuin
weie diowned. The Butloi is a total
loss.
TROUBLE BREWING.
Military and Civil Authorities nt
Madrid Are Vigilant.
London, Nov. 30 The vlndild tuiie
spondent of the Stnnduid, telegiaphlng
Monday by way of the Spanish funn
ier, sajs.
"The government, apprehensive as to
the effects of signing the peace tieaty,
has ordeted the military and civil au
thorities to maintain the greatest vig
ilance over telegrams and telephones.
A strict censoiship of newspapers Is
continuing tluoughout the country and
special seventy Is shown with respect
to nitlcles alluding to the peace nego
tiations. "L'nfavoiable lufoiniatlon has been
received, oven fiom official souices.
concerning the Carlist piopaganila and
preparations, which are decidedly us
sumlng serious pioportlons,
"Other papeis assert that the Cai lists
are openly offeilng pay at thieo pesetas
for volunteers,
SUICIDE OF GANTHER.
The Bicycle Rider, Oveicome by
Oiief, Shoots Himself.
Wutoitown, N. Y., Nov 29. Fred W.
Gnnther, tho champion bicycle rider of
Northern New York, killed himself nt
his home at Pnmella, today.
Ganther's wife died this moinlng.
The husband took a Wlnchestei rllle
and went to the loom where his wife's
lemalns had been laid out and shot
himself. Death was Instantaneous.
Gnnther was 22 yeais of age and had
been mairled a enr.
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Fire at Eagle's Meie.
Wlllituiidport, Pa., Nov. '. The lire
which originated in William II. Tartar's
cottak'c nt Battle's Mere, a summer ic
sort, a few inilea from this city shortly
after midnight lust night, was gotten un'
dor tontrol about thtee o'clock thin morn,
lug. Only tho cottuges of Mr. Tatlor and
L. L. Steal nil wore destroyed. Tho loss
will amount to $15,000; Insuranco about
fJO.OOO.
RESCUED OFF
AiONTAUK POINT
PERILOUS POSITION OF CREW OF
THE MAYNARD SUMNER.
Captain Dobbin nnd Five Men Float
in n Helpless Schooner Loaded
with Paving Stones for Thirty
Eight Hours Saved from n Wat
ery Giavo by the Crew of tho
Stenmer Mnckinaw.
Philadelphia, Nov. 29. Captain Dob
bin, of the schooner Mnynaid Sumner,
and Ills crew of five men weie brought
here tonight by the steamer Mack
inaw, from London, which picked them
up off Moutauk Point yesterday. The
schooner was abandoned and will piov'e
a total loss.
The lesctie was accomplished by Cap
tain Flnley, of the Mackinaw, sending
a boat's ciew to the wrecked schooner.
In one trip of the Mackinaw's large
boat all weie landed on tho .steamer
without Injury, although tho boat it
self was crushed nnd bioken in dash
ing against the steamer while the
transfer was being made. The lescued
ctew aie Captain F. J. Dobbin, of
Ilockland, Mo., and five seamen; W. P.
Stew nit, of ilockland, and W M. Car
ter, C. F. Vnlsen P. L. Qulnn nnd F.
W Mooney These four are foielgn
eis. All were loud In their gratitude
to Captain Flnley, of the Mackinaw,
and his ofllceis nnd crow for saving
them from what they believe would
In another hour have been n watery
ginve.
The Maynatd Sumner cleared from
Salem, Mass , Nov. 13. for Sones Sound,
Me., fiom whole she loaded S'i.uw pav
ing blocks and sailed Nov. lfi for New
Yoik On Satin da v afternoon last the
Sumnei first ran Into tho big storm
when off Martha's Vineyard. The wind
was blowing a ileice gale, 13. N. H.,
and Cantaln Dobbin concluded to tun
for Block Island. A blinding snow
stoim was luging and the captain mis
took a steamer's light for that of
Block Island and he was thus thrown
off his healing. The gale Increased
and soon curiled the forecastle and
main llgglng away and the mountain
ous soa bioke the steering gear, leav
ing the vessel floating helplessly at the
will of the waves. For tblitv-elght
houis the dismantled vessel lay In the
trough of the soa.
SIGNALS 1'NHEKDnn.
Two steamers were sighted dining
Sunday and dlstiess signals were
waved The crew declare thev must
have boon seen iiv those on board
the stoameis. but that no attention
wns paid to Miem The vessel was fill
ing rapidly and til iinfoitunato men
began to lose hope. On Mondav at
3 p. in., however when they found
the schooner could not lemaln afloat
another horn, succor come with the
sighting of the big steamer Mackinaw
In a few minutes thev locelvtd most
woliome signs of lecognition from th"
Mackinaw. boat was quickly low
eied fiom the steaniei ai.d manned
by the fist mate and n volunteer ciew
soon pulled alongside the lolling
schoonei and took of tho six benumbed
sailorsL The tiansfot was quietly
made and when on boaid the steamer
the rescued men weie given di.v cloth
ing and made coinfoi table in every
way possible. On at living here tin
nier weie In excellent condition anil
apparently none the woise for their
perilous epei lento. '"aptaln Dobbin
lemalned aboaul th' Mackinaw tonight
and the sailois wenl nshoie. The cap
lain will piohablv leave for New Yoik
tomonow moinlng.
The Mniidid Sumner was of 203
tons. Sue was owned by the Bodwell
Granite companv and was -valued at
about 8,000 Her caigo of stone was
worth about $2,000 Thoie was no in
suiance on either vessel or cargo.
Captain Dobbin says he saw no oth
ei vessel in distress during the storm.
Tho steamer Mackinaw tan into the
stoim on Sunday, but experienced no
dlfllculty In hi easting It.
The tug S A. MtCaulley icported to
tho Delawaic- bieakvvater station today
that while she was towing the schoon
er City of Augusta Into the Delaware
bay Sunday afternoon the hawser part
ed and the schoonei was blown to
sea. Stie has not leported since. The
Cit of Augusta hailed from Boston.
SEVEN MEN RESCUED.
The Schooner D. K. Baker Aban
doned in a Sinking Condition.
New Yoik. Nov. 29. Captain S. S.
Hewitt and seven men rescued fiom
the schooner D K. Baker which was
abandoned In a sinking condition, were
bi ought to poit tonight Captain
Hewitt lepoits that he sailed fiom
Chnilrston, S. c Nov. 19 with lum
bei. AH went well until Satutday eve
ning at 7 o'clock off Long Blanch, N.
J., when the wind came out fiom the
northeast and blew haid all night. At
8 u. m, Sunday the vessel was found
to lie settling deep In the water, as
she had spiung a leak dining the night.
She became water logged antl at 11 a.
ni turned on her beam ends. All hands
climbed on tho side of the hull and Af
ter thltty minutes the nilzzeu mast
bioke off close to the deck. Tho ves
sel then righted again after tho deck
load of lumber was w ashed off. All
hands returned to the deck again. Ev
erything had been washed off and all
Hip food and fresh water and the small
bouts lost. The vessel was then 120
miles south of Sandy Hook. On Mon
day at 4.30 p. in. the steamer Talka,
from Philadelphia for Limerick, came
alongside nnd took oft all hands.
The steamer Herman Winters, of the
Metropolitan line, arilved today with
the captain and crow of the Gloucester
fishing schooner M. M. Dyer, which
foundered off Cape Cod coast in tho
Satuulay gale. When sighted by tho
Winters tho Dyer was In desperate
stinlts. tossing about on her beam
ends, and everything had gone by the
board. The captain and his ciew of
sixteen men weio InBhed to tlm deck.
The icscuo was accomplished only with
gicat dlfllculty and thiough laige sac
rifice and ilsk by tho Wlntets' men.
At tho last minute the small boats
were nil swamped, and the men went
pulled out of tho water with life lines.
One ot the Winters' men, himself al
most overcome, lefused t come out of
the water until he had fastened a Hue
about tho body of a dt owning sailor.
When the men were all In the small
boats the Dyer was sprinkled with ker
osene and set on flic. She soon found
ei ed. The Winters wns rolling heav
ily when the men tried to get uhoaid
and the boats wete all iiipsized. It
looked for a short time as If all would
be lost but they were finally rescued.
The steamer Mattello. from Hull,
leports that at 2 ii'ilock yestenlay af
tf moon a wiock was sighted In latitude
40 OC, longitude 7116 Tho vessel was
a bnik or barkentliie. Soon afteiwnids
a steamer was seen going toward tin
wrecked t laft. Tht steamer Is thought
to be u Hogan liner bound for Balti
more. The steamer Coninnclio fiom Jack
sonville nnd Chatloston, leports that a
mile ninth of Noithenst end lightship
she passed a spar standing nut of tho
w ater. and attached to a sunken ves
sel. Off Martin's Imlustiy lightship
two floating wrecks, appatently bot
tom up, weie passed.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Statement of Receipts of the Lehigh
Valley nnd Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Nov 2!). The statement
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad company
for October, 189S, compaied with the
same period of ISO" shows a decicaso
in gross eninings of $10,212.10; decrease
In expenset'. $S2,C13.40, an Increase in
net earnings of $72,401.30. For eleven
months, decrease, 1S97 to October, 189S,
Inclusive, theie was an Increase In not
earnings of $781,726.32. A statement of
the cool company for the same period
shows a decrease In gross earnings of
$301,593.S3, and a decrease In expenses
of $S2,5G2.7r. There Is a net loss for
the month of $47,410.f0 compared with a
gain of $l-l,C20.5S In 1S97.
For the eleven months there Is a net
loss of $972,Cll5.S.'i against a loss ot
$101,239.15 In 1S97.
Hai nlngs and expenses of tho Penn
sylvania Italhoad company for October.
1898, compared with tho same period of
1S97:
Lines dliectly opeiated Gross earn
ings, increase, $.".000, expenses, de
creafv, $6.1,700; net eninings, Increase,
$GS,700.
Lines west of Pittsburg and Kile
Gioss earnings, increase, $4,200; ex
penses, decrease, $117,100, net earn
ings, increase, $121,400.
For ten months ending Oct. .11. 1898,
compared w ith the same period of
1S97:
Linos directlj opoiatod Increase In
gross earnings, $1,255,300; Ineieaye In
expenses, $1,189,800, increase in net
earnings, $65,500.
West of PIttsbuig and Hi le Increase
in gloss eninings. $2,401,600, increase In
expenses $2,6s,i,500, deciease In net
earnings, $278,000
TRAIN HANDS ARRESTED.
Engineer Price and Fiieman An
thony in Coutt.
AVllkes-Baire, ov. 29. David Price,
tho engineer, and Clinton Anthony, the
fireman, the two men who bad charge
of the trip ol coal cars which dashed
down the Hveter shaft some weeks
ago, killing nine men, weie hi ought
Into couit this afteinoon in custo'
of Sheriff Mai tin. Thev were arrest
ed on a bench wnriant Issued by Judge
Lynch. Mine Inspector McDonald was
the piosecutoi He claimed that an in
vestigation showed that the accident
was due to t arelc-sness on the part
of tho two men in making a flying
switch and that the mine law has been
violated Tho defendants said the had
no means to employ counsel and the
coiirt assigned them two attorneys
After consultation, the lawets for
the defense moved that the defendants
be dlsclmiged on tho giountl that there
was nothing In the mine law relating
to flying su Itches. Tho court l of used
to grant the motion and held the de
fendants In f500 ball each for tilal.
DEATHS FROM DYNAMITE.
Twelve Victims of the Explosion in
Havana.
Havana, Nov. 2X Twelve deaths
havo lesulted fiom the dvnamlto ex
plosion yesterday in the Avenue In
fanta House.
Some of the injured aie piogressmg
favorably, but others aie still In a
critical condition. AVitli the object of
relieving the families of the victims,
the residents of San Lnzare will hold
a meeting tonight to collect siibscilp
tlons for that purpose.
Jeronlmo Smith, the owner of the
curtildges which exploded, has been
antsted. It Is undeistood that active
Influences are at work In older to
senile his lelcase and hush the matter
up.
The civil goveinci this morning vis
ited tho wounded In the hospitals und
houses and distributed over $50 among
them.
MRS. CODY'S TRIAL.
,
Chniged with an Attempt to Black
mail the Goulds.
Albany, N. Y, Nov. 29. George
Gould was a witness today In the trial
of Mrs. Mnrgaiet Cody, charged with
blackmailing him and his sister, Helen,
by means of alleged valuable lnfotmn
tlon calculated to effect a compro
mise of Mis. Angel's suit for dower
lights on the ground that she wns Jay
Gould's Hist wife. Mrs. Angel, who hns
confessed that her claim was baseless,
will also testify In the tilal.
Mrs. Cody has been in jail since last
May.
Colonel Stone's Successor.
PUtsburg, Nov. 29.-When Colonel W.
A. Stone was elected coventor of this
state at tho recent election ho resigned
his sent as representative of tho Twenty
third district lu congress, thus leaving tho
unexpired term vucant. By snecUl elec
tion today W. II Graham, who had been
selected to succeed Colonel Stone, wus
without opposition elected to till tho un
expired term.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington. Nov 2s. Theso Pennsyl
vania pensions havo been issued: Re
newal und Inereaso William P. Varus,
AichbnM, Lackawanna, $(i to ts. Increase
John Stropo, Mnmotton, lliatlfoid. $12 to
$17. Original widows, etc-S.uah J. De
vine, Scrnnton, li.
Captain Drowned.
St Michaels, Azorcr, Nov. 29.-Tho Bilt
hli steamer Nevvstetd, which sailed from
Now "urlt on Nov6mbor 10 for Aden,
I'.oiutmy, M'lthns, etc., in livid hero today
for tn.il anil icportrd that Captain Jjjtr
was wafthcil overboard and drowned.
THE COMMISSION
MEETS IN BOSTON
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE IN THE
THE WAR INVESTIGATION.
Mr. Johnson, n Contract Nurse,
Gives the First Testimony Ex
pel loncc of Corporal Kenldds at El
Caney Tho Wounded Cried for
Water and Wore Told to Shut Up.
Boston, Nov. 29. The war Investi
gation commission began Its henrlngs
In Boston today, nil the members be
ing ptosent except Colonel Denby.
(leneinl Mt'Cook acted as piesldcnt.
Leonard W. Johnson, of Ninth Cain
bildge, u contract nurse, was the first
witness. Ills testimony bote on the
tieatment of sick passengeis on board
the City of Berlin, by which steamer
ho returned from Ponco, Porto Blco,
having been notified thnt he was re
lieved from duty. Johnson testified
that no one was taken on boaid the
City of Berlin who was not able to
take care ot himself, but in spite of
that he antl Mr. Sanderson were or-
deietl to look after twelve men who
were sick Their orders were to keep
all ut work under penalty of being
themselves, as well as the delinquents,
placed In lions. The witness said that
though he was sick ho was obliged to
attend the others everv day.
Dr Brackett, of Massachusetts, Vol
unteer Aid association, thought there
wore medicines enough on the Segur
anca. There was, however, almost no
propaied food of any kind for
convalescents. He and Captain Mc
cook bought supplies from the ship's
steward and gave them to the men.
There was Ice on board and to be had
once a day by paying for It.
Dr. Richard Cabot, of Boston, de
clared that the hospitals In Porto Rico
were admirable.
Coroparl Vv illlnin Kenldds 7th Infan
try, testified to having been wounded in
thiee places In the battle ot li Caney.
Ho lemalned under a. tree and It was
two das beloro he was dlscovotetl.
Eight da8 later he went aboard the
Ollvett". He did not got his wounds
diessed until he leached Loin? Island.
NO BANDAGHS.
Private- George F. B. Houston, Sev
enth Infantry, who was -wounded in
the action nt HI Caney, told of his
experiences in tho hospital at Slboney.
He said that when the wounds tame
to bo dressed it wos found that the
prlmai y bandages had been lest. He
said that In the general hospital at
Slboney the wounded men suffered se
veiely. They suffered on the way ow
ing to the sprlngless wagons having
no stiaw in the bottoms. In the hos
pital the greatest dlfuculty was In
getting food of a pioper nature for
men In their condition. Cann1 d food
tould be bought, but those who had
no money had to go without it. The
only food issued was the canned beef
nnd tomatoes,. These were Issued as
rations, but the delicacies antl oianges
hod to boj purchased. He descilbed a
visit of Miss Mills and an unpleasant
controvoisy between her and the doc
tor, aftei which the men had better
treatment. Witness testified to hear
ing the men tall cut for water nnd
thjn healing the nurses in the adja
cent touts shout ' shut up" for reply.
One ot tho wounded died after calling
for water in this wav. He added that
after being ten dayn at Slboney he
went on board the City of Washing
ton and was thuie treated veiy well.
Th- oppoitunltles for suiglcal attend
ance on the vessel weie excellent.
RIGHTS OF AUSTRIANS.
The Premier Talks Energetically of
the Prussian Expulsions.
Vienna, Nov. 29. In the Relcluath
today the premier and minister of the
inteiior. Count Thun-Hohensteln, le
plving to an interpellation on the sub
ject of the expulsion ot Austrluns fiom
Piusslo, said that while there was un
deniable seveilty In the action of the
Piusslan authoillles, It could not be
described as a llagrant violation of
the piinclples of international laws,
Neverthless, he added, the foreign of
fice has strongly protested against the
steps taken by the Piusslan officials
and the assurances of the Beilin cab
inet warranted the hope that greater
consideiatlon will be shown to Aus
triaus. But, said the piemler In conclusion,
should this expectation be not lultllled
ths government will not hesitate to
energetically piotect the rights of
Austilans, and. If necessaiy, adopt re
tallatoiy measures,
Soldieis for Philippines.
Sun Francisco, Nov 29 A rumor is tor
rent at army hendquiu lers that between
now and Junuary 1, five thousand sol
dieis will bo concentrated hero to be em
barked for tho Philippines. It Is said that
the Third. Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Thir
trinth and Twentieth Infantry will be as
signed to duty on tho Islands nnd that
some of tho volunteers stationed thero
will bo letumed to this country for mus
tering out.
Victory for the Tuik,
Philadelphia, Nov. 20. Adall, tho "Ter
riblo Turk," won tonight's wrcsiutng
match at tho Arena fiom Isatlor, the Bus.
sltin w testier, In two suocerslvo tails.
Tho Turk's vletoiy was an easy one. Ho
downed his man for tho llrst fall In S.lJ'fc
on a half Nelson, and for tho second time
on an arm and leg hold In 29 seconds.
I,css than tlireo hundred pci-oii3 weie
present,
Anglo-American. Commission.
Washington, Nov. 29. Tho Anglo-Aiiicr.
lean commission had expected to resumo
tho consideration ot tho reciprocity dis
cission today, but as the Beilng sea
eniestlon had not been disposed of, tho
consideration of that branch of too work
was continued Whllo considerable prog
less hns been made, a final agreement on
tho peullng question Is not yet nssuictl.
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Steamship Arrivals.
Now York. Nov. 2 Arrived: Noord
Intnl. Anlwi-ip. Cleared: Teutonic, Liv
erpool; St. Puul. Southampton; Kensing
ton, Antwerp. Sailed: Kaiser Frlcch Ich,
Southampton nnd iirt men.
Bomb nt Marseilles
Mniscillts, Nov. 29. A bomb containing
110 craninioH of powder mid nails, ca
pable of doing teriible ihimitge, won round
In tho Boursn ibis mtniilng. The fusti had
been lighted but It had not burned.
THE NEWS THIS JIOKNINU
Weather Indications Today!
Snow; Followed by Pair,
1 Geieral Atln Inlstrallon OMlclully No
tified f Si uln's Acceptance.
Schooner's Crew Rescued Oft Montttuk
Point.
War Iuvcstlgntois at Boston.
Losses by Wind and Wave.
2 General Whitney's Wcckl;' News
Budget.
Flrauclal nnd Commercial.
5 Local Btlmiind Bartl Returns from tho
Gold Fields.
Mr. ClbliniiH Bcfuscs to Answer Spcclllc
Questions.
1 lMllorl.il.
Book Reviews.
D Local Profits of tho GotnPficrs.
Coming of tho Lehigh Valley.
Stationary Ihiglneer Blcctrocuted.
C Locul West Scrnnton and Suburban.
7 News Hound About Scrnnton.
8 Genernl Thirteenth Regiment Is In
spected.
Letter from Ca'.ite.
NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.
Constructor Hanscom to Be Tried at
League Island Yard.
Philadelphia, Nov. 29. The naval
court martial nppolnted to try Nnvat
Constructor Hanscom convened this
afternoon at League Island navy yard.
Mr. Hanscom Is called upon to face
four charges. The first charge is that
of approving fraudulent voucheis
which cave to workmen nt League
Island navv yawl more pay than they
had earned. The second charge is c ul
pable Inefllclency In the performance of
his duties, the third Is the failure to
report the false vouchers to his Imme
diate superior and the fourth Is the
making of false statements in his 10
port to Washington of labor pel formed
at the navy yard.
The court is composed of Commotio) o
H. L. Howison, Captain J. J. Beed,
Captain J. II. Sands. Captain B 1'.
Leary.CaptalnTheodoie F. Jewel, Com
mander C. J. Train, Commander J. L
Ide, Constructor W. H. Varney, Con
structor W. J. Mlntoyne, with Lieuten
ant J. J. Knapp as Judge advocate.
There Is a long list of witnesses to
bo examined and the Inquiry, It Is ex
pected, will consume three or four
days.
A promlneit visitor at the navy jaid
today was Lieutenant Commander
Atlolph Marlx who was Judge advocate
of the court of inquliy Into the cause
of the explosion nt the battleship
Maine. A salute of eleven guns greet
ed the lieutenant commander on his
arilval at the yard. The purpose ot
his visit could not be definitely ascer
tained, but It was stated that he Is to
appear In Mr. Hanscom's behalf.
After the organization of the court
had been effected, Mr. Hanscom ob
jected to Lieutenant Mlntoyne sitting
as a member of the court, claiming that
the lieutenant had expiessed nn opin
ion on the case. After consultation
among other members of the court they
decided that Lieutenant Mlntoyne
should remain on the court. The of
ficial charges against Constructor
Hanscom were then foimnlly read and
the couit. by lequest of Mi. Hanscom,
adjourned until tomonow morning.
MAJOR BROWN'S REPORT.
Chief of Railway Buieau Makes Re
turns. Hairlsbuig, Nov. .'9. Major Isaac B.
Brown, chief of tho state bureau of
lailways, completed today an Inter
esting upon on the operations during
tho llseal year ended June 30 last of
th" 2''2 steam lailways operating in
Peunsilvania. The total capitalization
of theso roads is $1,112,400,142, or about
one fifth of the capital of all tho
steam iailwas In the United States.
The bonded Indebtedness of the cor
poiations lepoitlng to the buieau is
$99.',746,101 and the cunent liabilities
$219,390,099, or a total capital of IJ.t.'O,
515,214. Major Brown sajs il would be dif
ficult to tell what pi open tlon of this
capital is applicable tt the nctunl mil
eage within the state of Pennsylvania.
After excluding the floating Indebted
ness or current liabilties, the bonded
Indebtedness of the entlio railway sy
stem of the United States is about
equal to its capital stock. The report
states this Is al ess favoiable llnaii
clal condition than Is found among tho
railwas of Pennsylvania leportlng to
the buieau.
Tho total assets of the lailways op
erating in Pensylvanla is $2,400,411,701.
Of the assets icported by these cor
poiatlons C5 per cent, of the entile
amount Is assignable to cost ot load
and equipment, S per cent, to equip
ment, 13 per cent, to stocks antl bonds
owned, I per cent, to cash nnd tunent
assets and 10 per cent, to other assets
DIXON DEFEATS GARDNER.
The "Oninha Kid" Proved to Be au
Awkward Opponent.
New York, Nov. :.". Geoise DKon,
the colored featherweight champion
pugllst, fouKht 25 fast rounds with
Oscar Caidnei. tho "Omaha Kid." bo
foro tho Lenox Athletic club tonight,
nnd Referee Dick Rncho decided in
fav or of the champion.
This decision did not please a gtent
many of those who witnessed the fight.
Dixon did neaily all the leading, but
Gardner met him tleveily and coun
leied very foiclbly nearly every tlmo
they camo together, DKou found in
Gai tlner a very awkwaid opponent to
get to, nnd many of his well meant
blows failed to land thiough the clev
er dodging of the "Omaha Kid."
It was one of the cleanest nnd clev
eiest bouts ever r.oen In this or nny
other club, and If the tefeiee had not
pleked a winner, but called the bout
a ill aw everyone would have been
satisfied. The attendance was 1,000.
The men scaled 122 pounds at tlireo
o'clock this atteiiioon. Dixon was the
favorite In betting nt 100 to 80. Tom
OBouike and Tom Slim key wero in
Dixon's coiner.
Cattle Plunger's Liabilities.
Kansas Citi .Nu, r.i 'llu liabilities of
Giant C. (Illlitte, the nbst ogling KaiMiis
City riiltlo planter, contlneo to glow .md
tho belli! thnt ho prop.uoil lor tho
crush mouths ahrnd becomes slnniKir. It
Is (bought that ho took hiuiiluds ol thou
sands of dollars with him.
SUCCESS OF
THE PEACE
CONFERENCE
Government Is Officially
Notified of State of
the Negotiations.
ANOTHER ISLAND WANTED
An Effort Will Be Made to Furchnss
One of the Caroline Islands for rt
Cable Station Aguinnldo and the)
Philippine Insurgents Not Likely;
to Cause Tioublo American
Tioops Adequate to Copo with Any;
Emeigcncy
Washington, Nov. 29. The govern
ment has been oillclolly ntlv lscd ot tlul
successful termination of tho peace ne
gotiations with Spain. A cablegram tu
this effect lecelved fiom Chairman
Day was lead at today's cabinet meet
ing by the sccietary of stale. By thtl
terms of treaty, which will be signed
during tho present week, Spain sur
lendeis to the United States her sov
ereignty In the Philippine aichltiolagtj
and Guam Island, one of the Latliono
group. In lieu of all claims to In
demnity the United States will pay
Spain the sum of $20,000,000 In cold or
its equivalent. Before returning to tho
United Stntes our Paris commissioners)
will secuie from tho Spanish rcpiescn
tntlves. if possible, a proposition for
the sale to the United Stntes ot Strong;
Island, one of the Caiollne gioup, soma
distance south of Luzon, for a cablo
station. Should Spain, however, de
cline lei sell the isinnd for a reasonable!
sum, the matter will be dropped for
the present at least. The possible ces
sion of this Island Is not Involved In
the ponding treaty, and no pressures
will bo brought to bear to Induce Spain;
to part with It.
A lnige part of the time nt today's
cabinet meeting was consumed In tlm
discussion of the new customs tariff!
which IS to be put Into operation In all
parts of Cuba as soon as the United.
States takes foimal possession.
The nupiehension which manifested
Itself some time ago over the attltuda
of Agutnaldo and the Philippine Insur
gents haa not nthely disappeared, al
though the administration believes they
will accept the situation without nny
conlllct with the United States. The)
matter wns discussed nt tho meeting'
today and some of the views expressed
Indicated a possibility that the Insur
gents mav vet have to be dealt with.
On tho whole, however, the piesldcnt
expects that serious tioublo with
Agulnaldo will be avoided, but at tho
same time has guarded against an out
bieak by taking precautionary meas
uies. The Ameilcan forces already In
occupancy of part of the Philippines Isj
legnrded as altogether adequate to copu
with any omeigeney thnt may arise.
The futuie government of tho islands!
came up Incidentally, and Sccrotnry
Alger made some suggestions as te
details of a military government of tho
Islands.
ARTICLES OF THE TREATY.
Features of 1705 Will Be Revived irt
Arrangement with Spain.
Palis, Nov. 29. The .secretin ies ofj
the two peace commissions today be
gan to foi initiate the ai tides of tho
tieaty The commewial and geneial
tieaty of 179", will be revived, to be ic
cast latoi, the treaty of 1814, foi tho
settlement of coi tain claims, tho tieaty
ot 1S77, piovidlng foi extiaditlon, tho
tiado tnaik treaty of 1SS2, antl the sup
plemental extiaditlon tieaty of 182 will
oil be revived, lu addition to several
modus Vivendi ngi cements.
It is epecled that the- secietarlesl
will submit the tieaty articles at tho
Joint session tomonow, when nil tho
other points for negotiation vv 111 be dis
cussed. Thus the commissions, tomor
iow will have beloro them tho entiru
treaty foi amendment, npproval or re
Jet tlon
On nil the points outside of the pro
tocol thoie will lie fi loudly negotiation
only, Spain having the light to namu
tho prices she wants for her territory
and to i eject oi accept the American
offets.
The Simula! ds. no less than thtl
iiipi 'rnus. aio now anxious to conclude.-
the business which biought then
lute.
Tlu- Soleil. t.niowing the siluatlon at
lenclh, says.
' Probably the greatest dlfllculty thtl
United States has befote her will bo
I no sliong differences of opinion in tho
ft pate and house on the question oC
leitltoiial expansion."
Tile Temps sxis-
"Fiom the outset the Americans hnvei
neBotliited on the piineiple of take It
or leave It antl havo coveted Ihelr
claims bi a soil of siinctltv."
"If the triumph, to call It so. Is complete-,
may It not contain sinve ele
ments of danger and anxiety to tho
Americans'' The Tians-Atlantlc Dem
ocracy has become Imperialist nnd a.
republic founded on federalism and
autonomy has become a conquering'
one. Fiom an International point of
view this means n leputllatlou of tho
Monroe doctrine and the entrnnco oC
America Into the conflicts and Intri
gues of groat powers und her harsh
ness to Snaln Is the cnuso nt much
anxiety an to her lelatlnns with other
poweis "
The Temps also opi esses the opinion
that Spain has uiichiisoil pence- with
tho United Htat-s at tho expense of
Internal tin moll
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