PsV JlJtiJ.lIlllllllt mBHPiwSS t 44IJHI4V4 .$ TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES. SCR ANTON. PA.. PR 1 DAY lOUNINC, DECEMBER , 1898. TEN PAGES. , -.... MR. VEST FULL OF BUSINESS Wants to Investigate the Charges of Corruption in Spanish War. A FINGER OK PENSIONS Proposes Heteafter to Sciutlulze Pension Bills A Measure to Mod ify Clayton-Buhver Treaty The Anti-Scalplng Bill Received The Uigent Tendency Bill Passed by the House Without Opposition. Washington, Dec -Mr. Vest, of Missouri, vim tlio busiest mail In the senate today, His most Important bus iness was tlip introduction of a resol ution ptovidlng for the appointment of n Joint commission to investigate the marges of cotiuptton in the conduct of the vi at with Spain. The pieamblo to the resolution lecltes that "cluuges, hac been made in th" publle pi ess ov f i ill" signatures of responsible paitles that Impioper and coirupt means have hrn used to seouio contracts from the gn'-ernment foi the purchase of vessels tin tbe navy and for the luinishlng of clothing and otbei neeessaty hi Helen fen the ainij of the United States dur ing the war with Spain at excessive and exorbitant rates." The n solution call for the appolnt im in of Ihree senators and live mem ber" of the bouse and impose upon thfin the duty of "inquiring as to the truth of all such chaiges and make rc pnit by bill or otherwise." The senators are to be appointed by the pi evident of the senate and the Humbert of the house by the speaker of the house. Senator Vet also had something to a about pensions when the consider ation of bills on that calendar was be gun He Mild' I do not want to be captious about this i nMnn business and do not want to s i myself up as a reformer, but this thing of passing a lot of pension bills sjinpv by the reading of the titles and when a quorum of the senate Is not pre-i'iit lias got to be stopped." ftei further referring to the methods b which pension bills ate passed by the senate, Mr. Vest said: ' .Mi n of the south have eat "ere and permit led these bills to be passed, hav ing some delicacy about entering ob jections to the course of procedure. Re cent events hae obliterated scctlnnism and we ate once more united and nie one (ountiy and one treasury. "We can, theiefoie, come hero and object to this spoliation, and I use the word ad visedly, without fear of bavins our mo tives or woids misconstrued. We are paving out in lounil llgures $141,000,000 annually for pensions, and It is our dutv to ilnd out why it is that, thirty thiee vears after the close of the Civil war this thing of pension claims shows so enoimous a sum. I have been criti cised bv souk' of my people because I have not taken a moredetermtnedstand on this pension question. I want, how ever, to pay munlllcently and liberally In pensions. 1 regard such payment as sacied dutv, but I object to the passage of these bills without pioper consld eiation and with the same restrictions that are hedged about other measuies." Mr. Oalllnger, (N H.), as chairman of the pension committee, agreed with Mr Vest In his deslie to have the pen sion bills carefully considered. He thought a quorum of the senate ought to be in attendance when the pension cakndar vvus considered. to modify clayton-bulwer. Duilng the consideration of bills on thf pension calendar, Mr. Caffery, (La.) introduced this lesolutlon: ' '1 hat It Is the sense of the senate of the United States that the president Miter in negotiations with the govern ment of Grmt Titltaln for the pnrrose of abrogating or modifying the Clay-mn-Rulwer treaty so far and to the extent the name may be deemed to pi event the t'nltcd States from own ing, i-onsti lifting, controlling or opei ntln an i-itct -oceanic canal across the lsthn us of Darlen." The nntl-srulplng bill passed yester d.iv bv the house was received and at tb inquest of Mr. Cuiiom. chairman of the committee on interstate common-, vs.is laid on the table Instead of being lefuired to the committee. A Mniiliu bill has nlreadv been repotted bv the enate committee on inteistat" c immorev A oiibldciable number of pension bills hid been passed before the sen aim" one ur two at a time began to leave the chamber, Punll), tme to his w 'lining Mi. Vert lalsed Hie point of no quoitim Voity-elght senatens re sponded in th-Mr names end eonsUh ra tion of th'j peinlon bills was lesumed. At "be expiration of tlu one hour al lotted i In unslderatlon of thf pen slon .ilendfu twHnty-i blllH had been p.OS"' Mi Vi t iiillowcd up csterdjy's de li n i' 'h iipi Intment of senators nnd nit-hibtih of Ihe house to positions on pi ldeiiill commissions by Intio duciui, a bill piohlbltlug the prac tice oi making sue h appointment. The bill Is vi-rv bilef and Is as follows: Tim' no i r"oi while holding i ju Ul. I'i hi legislative oillce under the I niti d .Sinter shall be -ippoluted by th" pnrlileiii omnili-sloner oi agent of the government, nor of any depart nieni r bin can theieo! " At .i.l.'i thi rrnutti lesumed business In opi r session. Mr Morgan called up th NUi'iagii.t c.ipal bill with n view to mnhiiig it the unfinished business Jfe moved that the senate pioteed to the consideration of the bill. Instantly Mi. I'ttlstev ninved to adjoin n. On linn iiiotiou the aits, and noes wete de-rriml-d The vote resulted 13 nye., 42 n it Ml Moi'4iin'a niollon to proceed with tin c jiislderatlon of th Nicaragua canal bill was then oanled and after the bill had been laid before the senate, tints becoming the unfinished business the senate, on motion of Mr. Morgan, at C.'.Ti p. ni. adjourned until Monday. The senate today continued the nom inations of 1'owell Cluvton. of Ailtnn say, to be unihiissiuloi to Meico; Riigadier geneial to be major gener als, Guy V. Henry, United States tinny; Leonaid Wood, t'nlted States volun teers. URGENT DEFICIENCY RILL. The urgent dellc lonev bill to provide for the support of the military and naval establishment was passed by the house today practically without opposi tion. A fear had been expie-ssed that the nieaure might open up a piolonged debate upon the conduct of the w.ii, but the Demoeiutlc leadeis decided that such n debate would propel ly com" later upon the legular appioprlatlon bills or upon the bill lor the leoigauU ntlon of the arin.v. There was not u word of criticism on the1 wui dining the debate. The onl.v point upon whlih an Issue was lalsed today was as to w bethel the bill piovldiug as It did for the pay of the volunteer urmy until .July 1, ivw, might be consltued as n modifi cation of the law nuclei which the vol unteers were musteied into set vice. Mr. Mediae, of Aikansas, offeted an amend ment piovidlng that It should not be so construed and upon It their- was a general discussion us to the advisabil ity of musteiing the volunteets out be- foie the regulor army was Increased. Mr. t tuition finally accepted the MiHao amendment and thnt removed the onlv shadow of opposition to the bill. A number of the amendments were adopted upon the lecommendatlon of the uppropilatlons committee, which l cached somc supplemented estimates after the bill was piepaied. The laig est of these war an Item of $3,000,000 for an metgenoy fund for the war de partment and $"78,000 for the ordnance depiutinent, lnci easing the amount car lied by the bill to $fi',s'.9,69J. The con ference lepoit upon the bill to render the sureties of consuls, vice consuls and consular agents llnbje for damages In suits at law, was adopted. The house adjourned over until Monday to give the committees opportunity to woik without Interruption. . - CREW IN IRONS. Sailors on the Jane Burrill Protest Against a leaky Vessel. Philadelphia, Dec S. With a major ity of bis ciew In lions, having muti nied, the llrltlsh ship Jane lturrlll, Cap tain Robertson, hence for Santos, with 3,006 tons of coal, passed seaward to day. Those who know Captain Robert win have no fears but that he will con quer the mutineers. Despite this feel ing, there ale some who have the idea that blood will be shed on this vessel While outward hound, the liurrlll anehoied nt Brandywine shoals and while there began to leak, but only slightly. AH hands of the crew were set to work to pump her nut, nnd while thus engaged decided to protest against going In the riiln on the giound that she was unseaworthy. After a most thorough survey the ship was pro nounced seaworthy. Tills was told the crew, but still they piotested. Captain Robertson faced the Is,sue squarely. He pent to Philadelphia for a sufficient number of men to woik the ship clear of the capes, and went out today. The ciew to a man were In mutiny and will be Icept locked up until they agree to turn towlthout fuither tiouble. Not long ago the Rritlh ship Hoss Shlre, Captain Haxter, hence for Hlogo, put to sea undet similar cliounstunces and much uneasInesH wa felt for the safety of her ofllceis. She has since been spoken and It is piesumed that the men had tinned to as no leport of the existence of a mutiny was then made. ANTI-SALOOir LEAGUE. Officers Elected at Cleveland Yes terday. Cleveland, O,, Dee. 8. The autt-sa-loon league elected the following odl cers today: President, H. M. Hiram Price, Wash ington, D. CV vice-president. Rev. I.U ther B. Wilson, Washington, D. C; sec ond vlce-piesldent, Aichblshop Ireland, St, Paul; thlid vice-president, John D, Long, Massachusetts, fourth Ice pi esldent, Bishop B. W. Arnett, Ohio, fifth vice-president. Rev, John Q. A. Henry, Illinois, sixth lce-pre.sldcnt, Judge Charles A. Pollock, North Da kota; seventh vice-president. Rev. T. S. Burroughs, D. D., Indiana, supei lntendent. Rev. H. H. Russell, D. D., Ohio; secretary, James Tj. Uvvin, Wash ington, D. C ; tieasurer, William C. Lilly, Pennsvlvanla. Rev. i:. C. Dinwiddle, of Pennsylvan ia, conducted a discussion on legisla tive woik. TWO WOMEN BURNED FATALLY Another Injured Seveiely in n Eire in Toionto. Toronto, Dec. 8. Two women weie burned fatally In a lire at 03 King street, west, last night, and oho was injured sewely The Hie started In a tailor shop, above which wero tenements. The only means of escape was cut off quick ly Miss Power, a nurse, fainted at her window on the floor nnd fell to the fetreot. She was binned seveiely and both her legs wete bioken in the fall. She will die. Miss Baiber, a cleik, was found unconscious beside her bed. She had been burned severely and will die. Mis. lieice, also seveiely binned, was taken off the roof. SPAIN RESENTS IT. Want no Blessings fiom Heaven Via The United States. London, Dec. 9. The Madiid cones pondeut of the Dully News savs: "The prajer of the chaplain of the I'nlted States senate Invoking the blessing of heaven upon Spain Is milch i evented In high elides. "Senor Sagasta denies the statement In an Intel view att! Uniting to liltn cer tain sharp leuiaiks on the policy of the United States." Lafayette's Captain. i:.iHtoit. l'a Dec. &. Kduunl flrlswild lliuy, of tlio elusn of 1900, w in today elect ed cnpluln of the Lafayetto foot nil team foi the seanou of Jfcjti. Hi ay ban been Plavjug full buck on the Lufavttte tMtn for thr? voaiH HELPLESS CREW RESCUED AT SEA HEROIC WORK OP THE MEN OP THE VEDAMORE. The Johnston Line Steamship Scv eial Days Oveidue Spent theTime in a Fearful Gale Endeavoring' to Save the Ciew of tlio Shipwrecked Steamer Loudoniau Instances of Heroism Almost Without Paiallel. Baltimore. Dec. S. The Johnson line steamer Vedamoie, of Liverpool, Cap tain Robett llaitlett, for whoso safety fetus wete beginning to be felt, as she was seveial dus overdue, aulvid Ibis morning at pier ,'il, Locust Point, with 4" shlpwieiked mailnets, which she hud picked up at sea. Twenty-live cithiis went clown with their ship. The i est tied are Second Olllttr T. tilltill!, Second Ihtgineer .1, W. Oin- haui, Pom tit lhiglneer, P. (1. Ayies, Cook (' Johnson, Able Switimi Tdgiin, Pliein.in A. K. Tonge, P. Lemlitske .1 Maiouan. .1 Wilde, J. Blight, H. Baitlett, .1 Clark, W. Tetry. Thomas Cupid. J. LW. (J. LHIott. i;. Watt-, . Cioss, O. Pesnie. J. .Mason. Twenty-Hv cattle men, whose mimes wete not obtained, The supposed lost ate Captain Wil liaiu L-e. Chler Oflicer Mutrnv. Chief Ihlgiueei St.iffoiu, Thlld Ihlglneer Slat er and twenty other seamen, lltenien uud cattlemen. The men landed nie the stlivivois of the Biltish stc.i'""r Londoniitn. of Icm iton, with a geneial caigo of 01) cattle on deck. She left Boston Nov. li and on Nov. 2;, In a violent gale, her caigo shitted and she almost capsized, fin ally icstlng on her beam ends with big seas hi caking over hoi. Her luckless ciew was unable to light her and for two day.s she drifted about at the mer cv of the waves. Assistance came at .' o'clock on the morning of Nov. 2. The Vendamiu' hove In sight five miles distant and as It was still quite dailt the Londonlan binned signal lires and filed istress signals. The signals were seen aboaul by the oflicer on the Ved nmore's bildge, nnd teported to Cap tain Bartlett, who gave Immediate or ders that the Vedamore's coui-e bo changed. Tbe I.ondonla.i wrs then to the southward of the Johnston liner. It did not tnke the Vedamore long to cover the five miles that lay between them, and as soon a,s she anlved alongside she was .signalled to stand by "Do you wish to al. union the ship"" was signalled fiom the Vedamore as soon as da light would penult her sig nals being seen, and Captain Lee, of the Londonlan, signalled back that ho wanted the Vedamoie to tow his ship. Captal: Baitlett saw at a glance that thl.i was un Impossibility and lefused to attempt it, as It would have en dangered bis own ship. Captain Lee then signalled asking that the Veda more stand by to lender assistance. Soon nftcrwaid he signalled "will aban don ship" and at noor, In the teeth of a stlrf gale, Second Oflicer Hobbs and a volunteer ciew gallantly launch ed one of the Vedamore's boats and attempted to reach the sinking Lon donlan. BATTLK WITH WIND AND WAV1J. For three hours the sturdy Britons battled with wind nnd wave In a aln attempt to leach hei, but finally weie foiced to i etui n to their ship. Cap tain Baitlett then steamed to windward of the doomed steamer nnd tiled to fire rockets with lines attached to the wreck, hoping bv that mean.i ti es tablish a connection with her, by which the seamen in peril could be saved. After a number of vain attempts this Idea was abandoned and as night came on several other attempts to rescue the Londonlan's ctew were made fruit lessly. As It grew too daik to do anything more, Captain Bartlett signalled "will fctand by you until morning" The piteous signal, "For Cod's sake don't leave us," came back In replv, and to the mute appeal eveiy man of the gallant crew of the Vedamore pledged his life to rescue the helpless ones. Durlns the night the wind In creased, and by moinlng It wa3 blow ing very hard. Then It was that an other means of rescue was decided up on. For hours life buoys with lines attached were floated to the Londonlan and at last Iter crew succeeded In gi t tlng one aboard. A heavier line was stretched between the two ovssels and one of the 'cdnmote's life boats wero Improvised ns n life car to be hauled between the two ships. It made a tlip successfully and twenty-two half fiozen exhausted men were hauled up over the high side of the Vedamore and given every comfoit the ship af forded. As the boat was going back to the Londonlan wrtc k a big -ea broke over it and capslztci it. The linen weie also cuuled awuy and the communication broken. Chit f Oflicer Doian, of the Vedamore, then stepped up to Captain Baitlett and volunteered to launch another life boat to attempt the rescue, another set of brave seamen dtopped down Inta her as she touched the water and she bounded t'wav on the ciest of a big wave like a race horse The seas were bj this time tet title nnd that she lived live minutes Is a miracle. It was only owing to the splendid manner lit which she was handled that she lived It out. For tvo houis the boat's ciew strug gled at the oais, but could not get i loser ihun elJwtv yaids of tho wieck. They were at last foiced to give up and l etui ii to their ship, and In doing so the boat was smashed against the ships side and lost. Thev nil came near di owning but wer hauled nboaid with lines. Another feat ful night of pt-i II and fear pussed. Tim next morn ing -') of the men of th. Lotidoriian succeeded in latiiu hing one of their own boats unci reached the Vedumoio In safety. Their boat was alo lost and all that 'lay was spent In trying to cgain establish communication with the wreck. The gale was constantly in. u-anlng and nil effoitH to save oth ers were in vain. VANISHED IN Till; NIGHT. Hveu after night had fullen the Veil aiiiore was kept ciulslu,; about In tlm vielnltv, but when day broko next moinlng the Loudoniau had vanished. Tho Vedamore thun proceeded to Bal timore. The wieolceil sUmiiht was (list sighted In ItuItutV- IS.UO. longitude 13.10. On Nov. 2', the day after the Vedamore lost sight of her. the- steam ship King Aithur pa-sted her in lati tude 4. longitude 1C. She was then abandoned nnd all her boats weie gone. It Is suppoied the lenialnder of her crow attempted to leave hi r In their own boats and all hand's pi-ilshed. Captain Burtlell was given tin ova tion by friends upon his arrival, and hli hand was shaken bv pi qile as he passed .llollg the stleet. Captain Baitlett took the honots modestly and snld he had done but the duty of cm man to another. The sinvlvors of the wieck ale wnmt in their ptvilfe of his tieatment ot them, and say he did eveivtlilng In his power for their comtoit and welfare. Ills ofilcef are also highly piaistd. The Lonclonliin was a lne steel ves sel, built at (ilavgoow hi 189(i, and regis tered o.Mj tons gieis. She belonged to the VIIon-Fuiness, Lc-laml line Her oilglniil name was Idaho, which was changed tc the pn enl name about a venr ago. TEDDY HALE DISCOURAGED. Is Reluctant About Continuing the Race at Madison Squaie Garden. New Voik, Dee. S Things were quiet at Mnellsem Squat e Oat den between the bouts of C and S tonight, for the spciits iv Me few and the band had censed to pl.i. But with the lnciease of the eiowd the lldeis seemed to be Inspired with new life and moved mote quickly niuitnd the oval. Shoitly utter 0 o'clock Miller left the tiaek. Waller fell from his wheel half an hour later, eompleto lv oveiconte by diovslnes. He was taken fiom the tiaek, but he returned within an hour. Meanwhile, .Miller bad gained ne.irl.v ten miles on him, the lat ter ic turning jtit ten minutes after Wallet had been led out. At 8 o'clock Wallei was but sit laps ahead of Mil ler. Between 7 and 8 o'clock Pieice and Miller wero about ten miles apait. In the same hour Albert lost consider ably. The anuoutiiement was made tonight that Miller will mairy Miss Genevieve Hanson in the gulden at .". o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Miss Hanson hav ing received a telegram fiom her mother In Chicago consenting to the m.u rlage. In necoidame with the fixed piln ciples of the itian.igeis of the six-day lace, the ptiees of admission wore doubled tonight, when it was appaient that the eiowd of spectatots would be gieat, but notwithstanding this the ganlen was packed. "Tedel.v" Hale, the veteran ilder, left thp tiaik about 1 o'clock. It was ald by "Ton" Johnson, hi tinlner, shoitly afterward that Hale was disheartened and was reluctant about going on the track again. Halo then hud 1,175 miles to his ciedlt. "Teddy" Edwards later had a talk with Hale and Anally in duced him to make another effort. Plas ters were put on the Iilshman's hands and he again mounted, riding after the otheis at a good pace. Hn reenied strong enough to llele many miles yet. One o'clock s'cote: Waller, 1,463.2; Miller 1,473.9: Ptice, l,4r,r,.2; Albert, 1.-I2.-..7; Stevens, 1.355.8: Gltnir, 1.327.3; Aionsllt, 1,298. Law son, 1,120; Nawn, 1.2SI; Hale, 1,249.2: Foister. 1,230.5; Srhlneer, 1,213.2; Joyettx. 1,131 3; Tur llle, 1,113 0, Julius, 1.0.VJ.3. ANDERSON TO BE HANGED. The Cook of the Olive Pecker Has Given Up All Hope. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 8 John Andeison, the cook of the schooner Olive Pecker, who Is to be banged between the houu of S a. m. and 6 p. m. tomoriovv tor the murder of Mate Saundets, has appar ently given up all hope ot executive element'). The president has not been heaid fiom and it is believed lie will not commute the sentence. Anderson sa)s he Is piepared to die, and, as bo acted In self defense in killing the cap tain and mate of the schooner, his con science Is clear of muidcr. It Is un detstood that Anderson will be execut ed at 2 p in. On account of the disinclination of uny heie to assist In the execution, Marshel Treat was compelled to bring the requisite help from Richmond. Since August, 20, when Anderson was to have been hanged, public feeling here has grown rapidly In his favor and theie are very few people who would not apptovo a commutation of his sentence THE RACE WAR. Cniolina Members of Congiess Have No Remedy nt Present. Washington, De. i. The North and South Carolina ntr.nbei.s of congress say no plan has been formulated yet as to congies-sloiial notion on the in cent lace tioubles in tho Carol In us. Then- has been some talk of a con giessloual Investigation but no movo in that tliieetlon lias been made bv the house membeis nnd one of them said today that It was piobiblo the nvitter would be leit to Senutor Pritch ard, of Nouh Caiollna, who Is said to huvo in contemplation some kind of Inquiiv. Representatives White, the eoloied member from North Carolina, ui lived heie today He seveiely ui lalgns the leadeis of the recent Caio llna mobs and says tho race l-suo has about leached the point wheio the negto must face either exteindnatlon or cmilgiatlon. In this view ho expiessts legiet that tluv piesldeut's message did not deal with the ruca question. Mr. White haa piepaud no Investigation lesolutlons and ho expiepst-H doubt whether much can be expected fiom fedeinl Inquiry or Intervention. William Steele's Tiinl. Philadelphia. Dec. s.-Th trial of Wll Itini Steele, lornier ealilei ef tho Chest nut) Street Naiioaul bank, tor misappli cation of ill" liiniU of the bank, was be gun before Jitclgn Butler in tho United Stiittu cilstilii court lodav. The Jury was eeli e ted, Mr. link opened tho case tor the govc l nine nt several hnpoit.iut witnesses wero i Mimliieil ami an adjournment was llii-n taken mull 10 a. in lotimtrow. Piesldent Home Missions Board. New York Dec. t Tho Rov. Stuait Dodge, u In other of William B. Dodge, has been appointed president of the homo mission boaid of tho Piojibyterian church, to succeed the late Di John Hall. Mr. Dodge funnel ly was a inlsslonuiy to Svila, but for some time has been a intiii her of the homo nilhulou 1m j. nil, in the do. liberations of which ho has taken a ptom Inem part. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S POLICY0UTLINED FOREIGN AFFAIRS ARE FULLY DISCUSSED AT WAKEFIELD. The Relations with Russia Cousld eied Objects of Gieat Britain, and the United States Are Almost Identical Regnidintj the Isolation of England The Alliance. Loudon, Dec S Right Hon. Joseph Chaiiibe-tlalii. secretin y of state for tho colonies, speaking at a conseivatlve gatheilng hi Wakelleld, Yoikshlre, this evening, fully discussed home und for eign ulluiis and the government's pol Icj in Hgypl. which he said depended entlrelv upon the possibility of reach ing an unileistandlng with France, "a thing which is Impossible so long as the Fiench pursue a policy of exasper ation." With regaid to the- relations between Great Biitalu and Russia In connection with tho far east, he said, that while hltheito the endeavors to leach an ugi cement had failed, ho believed an agreement with Russia ncc'sary, un less lety seilous complications weie to be encountered. Thete weie, he con tinued, no Insurmountable obstacles to an ugiecnient. On the contiaiy, It w.is quite possible to conciliate the reason able ambition of Russia with the llxed policy of Great Biltain to maintain equal opportunities of trade for all na tions. "I am more sanguine of nrilvlng at a settlement," said Mr. Chumbeilaln, "because It Is not for our Inteiest alone. The objects we have In lew aie shar ed also by the Pnlted States, Germany and Japan, all of which have Identical Interests. I d.ne say you have ob seived the vety piegnant passage in the recent message of President Mc- Klnley to the United States congiess, the passage leferrlng to the verv Im portant Intel ests of America in the east. In which he declares that these Interests shall not be piejudlced by ex clusive treatment. That Is a veiy note worthy passage, and without being a piophet I think I shall not be too san guine if I say that In the future wo shall not stand alone as guardians ot the 'open door.' " Mr. Chamberlain then l of en eel to the charge of inconsistency hi ought against him In boasting of Great Biltnln's "splendid Isolation" nnd then touting for alliances. He said; "When I lefened to Isolation, I m"nnt the isolation of tho Biltish em pire, comprising the United Kingdom and our chlldien over seas, who are well able to defend their own posses sions and their own exclusive interests against all attack, but surely, It Is not unreasonable to seek an alliance nnd to expect co-operation where the In tereits Involved are those of other.s as well as ourselves. CASH OF GERMANY. "In tho enss of Geimany we have as certained by a friendly and frank In terchange of opinion that there are many Interests regaullng which we can assist one another. I think I may hop thnt in the future the two na tions, the greatest naval and the great est military power, will come more lrequcntly together, and that our Joint Influence will be used on behalf of peace and unrestricted trade. ' But If I congratulate you on devel opment of good feeling between us ancl a great continental state, still more do I rejoice at tho growth of friendly lelatlons between ourselves and our colonies, between ourselves and the United States. Already the United States. If regaidcd from the standpoint of potential resources, Is the greatest of civilized states with Its immense population of Intelligent citizens, chief ly Anglo-Saxons and if we are assured of the Anglo-Saxon race whether It abides under the Stars and Stripes or tin Union Jack there is no other com bination that can make us afraid." Replying later in the proceedings to a vote of thanks for his address Mr. Chamberlain said he hoped ere many ycais had passed to see a federation ot tho empire, witn colonial repiese-nta-tivos In tho lnipei lal parliament. Re ferring to a personal allusion to his "setting a good example In the for warding of the hoped-for alliance with tho United States by mauylng an American," he said: "So man) lhigllshmen are following th- example that I think it quite pos sible the alliance may bo accomplished without tho intei ference of govern msnts." (Laughter) COMMISSION TO CUBA. A Complete, Postal Set vice Is Con templated. Washington, Dec. 8. The administra tion has piaetlcally decided to send a commission to Cuba consisting of a lepiesentatlve each from the war, tu-asuiy and post ofllce departments, and the matter will bo brought up for action at tomoi tow's cabinet meeting. The object of the dispatch of the com mission is to determine and if possible execute In a general way what Is need ed tlnoughout the island in the as sumption of the government functions by the United States toward the lsl uud ot Cuba. A complete postal ser vice Is contemplated at tho earliest practicable moment and a military cus toms service will be perfected. Hostiiiaste-r General Einorr Smith had a conference with all four of his assistants for two hours this afternoon, going over his reconiniendutlons for the po.-'ttil adiuinlstiation. This will be ceiitinllzed at Havana and while many details ot employes will have to he made from the postal soivico heie, the policy will be to letaln a considerable number of natives now In charge of the various post olllees. PICQUART'S TRIAL POSTPONED. Comt of Cassation Orders a Stay of Proceedings, Parlr, De. S. Tho court of eassa lion this afternoon ordoied a stdy of proceedings In the Picquau cotirtmur tlal. Several newspapeis bete assert this niornliu' that tho court of cassation has e'X'untned the H"cret documents in tin? Dreyfus case and that tho court lias also taken the steps neci'teary to postpone the PIcquart court niaitlal. THE NEWS THIS MOUNINU Weather IndUitlons Todiyi Pair; Colder. 1 General Results ot Poaco Negotia tions Not Sittlsfuctoiy. Litliot s of Corigrcs. llerolo Woik of a Stcantei's Cirw. Chambcikiln Outlines RngUtih Pollr). 2 Gene rnl Conflicts Between Spaniards and Cubans. Pitmr.cliil and Commercial, S Lncul Keller's Fato in tlio Jury's Hands. Whittle) 's Weekly News lludget. I IMltorlal. Comment, of the Press. ! Advertisement. t! LncaV-Meuting of Common Council. Mvsterlous Disappearance of a City Document. 7 Local-Orglll-Blllott Shooting AtTny. Plans Perfected for tho Bachelor's IU1I. S Local Wet Scianton and Suburban. i News Round About Scratllon. A Phase ot the Feminine (Story). 10 Geneial Review of of the Army Corps ut C.inin McKenzle. Iticluslilal Note". GOOD POSITION FOR GEN. WADE He May Be Hade Governor of West ern Cuba Has a Film Giasp on the Situation. Havana, Dec. S. Major Geneial James F. Wade, pi esldent of the Uni ted States evacuation commission, has recelveel instruction from President McKlulcy which seem to Indicate that he .vill be uppolnted mllltaiy gover nor of Western Cuba. A foi mill an nouncement' Is dally expected fiom Washington, though It may be delased until the time conies for a change of flags. Geneial Wade's three months of ofltclal residence heie have given him u firm grasp of the situation. He has been a student of social and civil con ditions, ns well as of military neces sities ancl knows precisely what ho would do If Invested with .' authority. General Greene will be governor of the city of Havana. He has already virtually taken hold, as he Is having some of tho streets cleaned and devis ing measures for the sanitation and policing of the city. The preparation for a change ot flags is thtu being brought about by degacs, und the transition will not bo abrupt. Already the evacuation ot the province of Havana Is complete, except for tho tioops stationed In the city. Of these there are 12.000. General Castellanos does not fix a date for their withdrawal earlier than Jan. 1. hue they will probably retire to Clenfuegos before Chiistmas. The behavior of General Castellonos so far as the American! are concerned Is most agreeable. Ho paid an official visit to the United States evacuation commissioners today, returning tlio lslt officially paid to him. Admit al Sampson's departuic waits upon the ai rival of General Butler from the United States next week, as It is thought best to have two eommls sloncis here. Secretaiy Long has in sttucted Admit al Sampson to leave whenever It suits his convenience in this respect General Castellanos lecelved a cable dispatch to draw on Paris for $1,500,000 with which to pay his troops. Today being the feast of the Immac ulate concepcion, the American war vessels In the harbor, dressed ship, dis playing Spanish Hags. - MRS. BOTKIN'S TRIAL. Tho Case Opened by Distiict Attor ney Hosmer. San Ftanclsco.Dec. 8. The Juty which Is trying Mrs. Cordelia Botkln for the murder of Mrs. John P. Dunning, of Dover, Del., was completed this morn ing. The following Is a list ot the Jut oi s selected: T. II. Chandler, mer chant; Auiellus E. Buckingham, teal estate; J. A. Kennedy, merchant; S. K. Overguard, clerk; S. H. Daniels, bunk teller; M. Maicuse, Importer; Abe Jacobs, tailor; W. B. Harrington, mer chant; John F. Myers, met chant; Jacob Ileyman, real estate; Edward A, Kell, grocer; H. D. Bums, capitalist. The case was opened by the lending of the Indictment chniglng Mrs. Botkln with the murder of Mis John P. Dun ning by means of a bov of poisoned candy mailed fiom this city to Mrs. Dunning, then leslding In Dovei, Del. Acting Distiict Attorney Hosmer ele llveied the opening oddtesu on behalf of tho prosecution. He lovlewed the tilme and said that he expected to con vict the defendant on the evidence col lected by tho detectives. At the conclusion of Mr. Uosmei's ad diess. Attorney Knight, of tho defense, asked for a continuance until Monday, w hlch was grunted by Judge Cook, w ho, however, cautioned both sides that It would be unwise to have any breaks In tho lilt induct Inn of evidence. After udmonlshlng the Jurv to lefwiln front discussing the case, eouit vvus ad join ned until Monday. CODY JURY DISAGREES. A New Tiial Will Be Necessaiy in the Gould Case. Albany. N. V., Dec 8. Tim Juty In the Cody blackmailing case, after be ing out twenty-five bouts, bus failed to reach uu agl cement, and lias been discharged. To the question put by tlio com t when the Jury came Into eouit at l! L'O p. m as to whether there was any possibility of leaching an agree ment. Pen eman Van Beigeti said that It was beyond all icasoiiable consider ation. Mis. Cody was lemanded to Jail. The Jtny took twelve ballots. On the (list ballot It stood S to 4 for convic tion and the last 9 to .", for conviction. Tieaty Ratified, Washington, Dev S. Tho senate in ex ecutive session indue latlllcd the tieatv for tlio extension o1 'lie time for the com pletion of the Mexican In uncial) for one yeai. Tlii'ln mm no upjiusltti u (Hid un J.i bale. Pennsylvania Pensions, WnslihiKtuu, Dee. S. This l'ei.i.v Ivaiila pension Inn. been inurel: Ineieuee Julia William Illll, Laceyvlllc, Wjuinlug, 1 to 17. SPANIARDS ARE BITTER Result of the Peace Nego tiations at Paris Are Not Satisfactoy, AMERICANS ARE RELIEVED While Outwardly Calm nnil Cour teous the Chagrin of the Spanish! Commissioner Is Apparent They; Charge Equal Blamo Upon tha Nations of Europe nnd the United States for Spain's Downfall. m Palis. Dec. 8 The United States and the Spanish peace commissioners con cluded their work toelny and finally; settled the terms of the tteaty of peace. They will meet once moie In formul session on Satin day or Monday next, when the Spanish commissioners, sor rowfully, and the Americans, with feel ings of lcllef, will write their slgna tuies upon the document which embod ies the results of the war and the pre paration of which has consumed eleven weeks, a longer time than the war it self. In the meantime the treat v will be engiossed under the supervision ot Mr. Mooie and Senor Ojec.i, the secre tin les of the lespectlve commissions. The Spaniards aie exceedingly bitter over the result, though observing the forms of friendliness and courtesy to the end. Senor Montero Rlos, whoso strong and persistent stniggle to savo for his countiv eveiy possible asset from the wreck of her colonial empire, has commanded the respect and admir ation of his opponents, went lrom tho council chamber to his bed today In a stato of complete collapse as tho re sult of the long stinln and his chagrin over the small fiults of his efforts. Sen or OJeca has been prostrated since yes teulay and was unable to attencj. tho Joint session todn). The Spaniards chaige equal blamo upon the European powers and tho I'nlted States for their downfall. Ono of the Spanish commissioners said this evening: "Tho European nations havo made a great mistake In desortlns Spain and leaving her to spoliation by the brute force of a consclencelessi giant. Wo all known that in tho Phil ippines Amotlca hns taken more than she can digest. She will ultimately, sell the Islands to England or.Germanv and when the tinnsfer Is attempted It will precipitate a general European strife. "Wo have lefused to sell any Island In the Carolines. Wo never thought of considering the offer. Nor have wo consented to negotiate upon any ques tions except those directly Involved In the protocol signed at Washington." ALL POINTS SETTLED. Judge Day said today: "We have settled all the points on which we can agree. It only lemalns to engross anil sign tho treaty. That will be done In two or three days " The membeis of the commissions say the tieaty will contain little out side tho scope of tho Washington pro tocol nnd the matters directly based thereon, like the provisions for the evacuation of the ceded territories, the transfer of public property therein, and guuiantees of the safety of the property and rights of tho Spanish cit izens remaining theie. The details of the last class of ques tions coveied by the statement which tho Americans handed to Senor Mon tero Rlos, at the last meeting weie considered todn), but all the commis sioners refuse to divulge the details ot the confeience. Seveial points upon which they were unable to agtee weie left open for dip lomatic negotiations. The Spaniard i of use to admit that they had failed to respect former treaties guaranteeing tellglous freedoni In the Caiollno Islands or that there was a necessity for new guarantees. The conclusion of the woik was, ac coidlng to the commissioners, maiked h) pollti-ness and all outward evi dences ot good feeling and lellef at the fact Hint the task was accomplished When all the propositions had been discussed, Judge Day, president of the Ameilctin commission, lenuuked "Theie seems to be nothing mote to do but to engtoss and sign the treaty." Senor Montero Rlos, president of the Spanish commission, acquiesced to this and the Americans bowed them selves out bc-foie the Spaniaids, ac coiding to their custom. BIG DOCK FIRE. ' I Department Unable to Control tha Flames at West Supeiior. West Supeiior. is , Dec. &. The 111 depaitmeut is unable to control tlm dock Hie which stalled )esterday and aid has been asked tor fiom St. Paul, The loss has now leached $1!",0,000. Four bundled feet of dock have gone Into the hike and two hunched moro nie so bad!) buincd a? to leqithe re bulllug. Only one ti-an was saved ot the lout cat t led Into 'tile lake by the falling coal )esteiday. Fleets for Manila. S.ui I'laiiciMO. De. (. Prepaiiitlun aro now being m.ido by Lieutenant e'olonel Long, depot iiiiarieinuistt r. lo dispatch a fleet of transport h io Hie Philippine, front Av iHliliiKtoii ilie liifoiinatloii has been received lo the efleet that shoitlv after nevri.il H'slnients oi regular tiooin nlll hi. sept lo Manila foi the ptirpoxu ut relieving veluntui fones now there. 4. -M- 4 -M- - 4 -f 4- -f-M-M- 4 -J- 4- t WEATHER FORECAST. 4 f iclihiKton. Dee. K Forecast for - riin: For tasteni Penuitjlvanla, -- fulr, followed bv fuel ending cloucll- -- pel. iu tho afternoon: colder; the 4- low lemimralure will continue -t- lliiough Saturddyj fresh wentorly -- winds. - tt-ttt tttt-t--rtttt44- tm.ttt.t
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