,IMIt --S- '4' JI'V 44-11 4' s TWO CENTS. SCRANTON. PA.. TUESDAY MOKNLXU. J)i:CICALBICR 13, 1S9S. TWO CENTS. ANTI-DREYFUS AGITATION M. Millevoye and Comte de Ramel Stir Up the People. EXCITED CROWDS GATHER Two Members of the Chamber of De puties Become Sarcastic and the Crowds on the Streets Show Their Teinpei Many Extra Police on Duty Fistic Encounteio in the Chamber of Deputies Duels to He Fought. Tinii v inii violent unli-Droyfus !" moiistr.itl m llic tuilny. M. ATlllevo.vo iiiel tln I'omte ill' Rumel. both :eein-b.-is nf tin.- i humbor of deputies, mulched to tin' Olii'irlio Alldo p.'ison, li. re I'nluiiil lIi'iii:i!t N confined, 'nit ilii- win' stopped by a cordon of pu ll! ami wiT' begged to retit". There niMin M. 5i ileoe made a spc-eh. dur ng whli'.' In- su!d thev illil nut desire I.. , nnllli'i . It'll "these brave fi'llnvi." p inting to the policemen, iiilillntr that il hud achieved their ohji'i'l of being t.l.!' tu linul "spit upon Pleiiuait," In loulil hi sir tlii'in f'-om tin- win ilnw ..f hie prison Tho ' rowd tlii-ii mulched to the Hotel il" lmulldoe. tin' official residence of (f p. I'm I ir'unlon, cheering for tin- in--niv urn' i hint hi!1.- miiiiliintiuslv ".spit upon Pit 'inurt." Meeting a U"iitp'iuiit i'i I'ltrssbis on their way there, th p.i' ' him a,' onthuslustli ovation, and lli lli-utcnnur I'i'plli'd tlH'.iti'U'ally: I ill. nK !! in thf jiuiiii' of tin- ar- l.iS Thi-- lii'oii'jht forth renewed ('heel's ti'oiu thf demonstrators. Tho doors of P iv nil Zuiiliulon's residence weiv iluk'il Put (he crowd gathered out "!' Iio 'iii'.(; for tho army anil AI. Mill- M'i' hniaiiKUod hip followois. do iii'ii" Ire tin. "Infamous monsters of tin foul, of cassation," ending -v Itli 'Mil for cheers for tho "valiant in i H Ktirliiiili'ii, wlio nmniands the .mi hiii! for 'tin- trl-color living Hi' i i'i Ineulldes." Tli 'unite do Ramal niailo a siml l.i i' -pt"iii. eonoltidlng with saying. 'Tin court of cassation Is perverting Ju-tiio lint vo will not tolerate it. Wo a-' tli- power and wo, patriots, will rw" against It " Tin: i row ds chkhrkd. A' il Is Jio crowd cheered frantl iull ii'l iimu'lu'il to tho chamber of ' lulli- wlioio AI Allllevoye and Ra "1 . nun. urn ml that thoy woro going t' '.ppil-o tho chamber of "their indig nant pi" nuts" Tho oiowd then dls P rs. il In th' chamber of deputies' AT. (irous M' i. Hi Hull Socialist, Interpellated tho K-'ii.-innii'iit on (ho indisorotion of the v- ,' i.i I -i.it,' In tho Dreyfus affair. Ho ' "! n i 1.4 from newspaper artk'U'3 i m. li ,ii,. alleged to have emanated fi ii :, . niliers of the general stuff, v lo. h . uusod n violent uproar, during win., i In iiopuilis rose and rushed at ' ii another .mil engaged in a series' of ll-l huhis M liroiissoi ooiitiniiod his remarks in Hi. midst in' this tumult and rivalled an irii. i.. in the tntranslgoarit, rofer l.nn to tit torn liom Kmpcror William n id on iiil'iNiow between l.'ount Von Alunstci. i ho ticrmun ambassador at Purls. .Hid Cus'ltnlr Perlor, the furmor I i sol" ii ,,f the republic. Court do Mini, tin? Conservative li'i'l' f. In iv liuoirupted the .speaker mid s.ioi ho desired that tho houso he ("iisiilt.il as to whetlier the discussion s'l'.uol ii.- allowed to continue. I' " pi' ml 'i'. M. Dupuy, said thiit, an hi i 1 .it the u ivornniont, he proteHtod 'lh the utmost energy asalnst the liiliKU.ii;, of the speaker, who, he added, luul not n "iisui'i-il its possible effect. (Hi. at unv 'aiiso.) M iieioulde, revisloni.st, .shmited: "('..iiio off tlie tribunal." This oiui.ed u redoulileiueni of tho iil'ioai. hen soiiil-ipjiei had been restored, M i'i'ou.'sei continued speakliifr. lie s:il. I tin ( i-utt r of roslstuuco to the re vision ,,f the Dreyfus case Is no longer th, ministry of war. It was elsewhere. As t tlie seciot documents in the case, h mted out that they had been ridi culed ly Kmporor William himself. lUmid urotcptM.) M Desrhanel, ltopuhllcan, invited tile M nk. ! not to mix foreimi soveroliins In the debute, any more than he would ni.x the president of the renubllc In th in M ( outset, contlnulnt;, spoke of the at in i - In the newspapers In which It v,is N'lt'd that Itussiii and the czar vr. nivd up In the Dreyfus affair, nil. I h ili alluded to the recent semi olili Uti note relative to the minister of foreimi affairs, M. Deleasse, being oiillBed ii explain certain statements to tin- 'inuin iimlmssador (violent Intur rupti'.nsi lolattve to tho hitter's daugh ter i ''I i u.-ir and hoot?.) AI'slTHIA .MIXICU l.'I'. usLiii, "M. Orousnet said, was next m.xi ! ui' in the affair. The apc-iikci said he pointed out theiie matter. in order to show that a mess riunpulK'i had been inaugurated by cer tain interested persons lo prevent tho disc noiy of the truth. At ilrousset concluded with demand Inn ii i he tfoveriuneiit was disposed lo prnvii the center of resistance to the law t pass from the ministry of war to the xeneral stall of the military gov i rniiii in or Paris, If It would any longer t ileiate this attitude of the rliiifleadets ond If .i would Kovern for the republle of t'ie Jesuits (applnuse from the ex treme Leftists and vloleiu protests oIh.i. liol'i ) The minister of war, AI. de I'reyclnet, r pudl.itc'd M. Orousset's allegntlons. lit 'aid that If theio had been some liidlscretlon II was uujiiHt and Imprud ent to attuck the whole army; unjust h cause tins army was excellent, de vout! lo Its duty mid Ini'umtble of tho nets) charged; Imprtulent because It was liable to lead to u dlsot'Kanlzatlon of the military institutions. The minister of war concluded with vigorously proteslliiK ngalnst the ac cusation brought iii;alnst the general stalT and the military government of 1'arls of restating the law. AI. Dupuy asked the chamber to close the discussion and adopt the order of the day. which was done by a vote of tea to :s. ' The house then adjourned. Ah one of the results of Insults exchanged dur ing the debate In the chamber today, Anllde lloyer, Judical Socialist, has sent his seconds to AI. Deroulode, Re visionist, and to AI. Oauthler (De Oln Kay). Jlevlsionist, who characterized AI. Hoyer us a "white-washed t'unuuu-1st." THE BOTKIN TRIAL. Witnesses Testify Regarding the Box of Candy. San Francisco, Dec, li'. The tilal of Alrii. Cordelia Ilotkln for the murder of Airs. .John l Dunning, ot Dover, Del., and who Is also accused of being lesponslble for the death of Mr. Dun plug's sister. Mrs. Joshua Deane. com menced In earnest today. The witnesses were on hand anil the Jury announced Itself as being iead to hear testimony. Harry ('. PeiinliiRton. the t::-vear-old graudsi.n of John c. Pennington, test ified to taking the box from the post otHeo mid idontllled the wrapper and iiddless lie told of the opening of the box by .Mrs. Diinniur. ami the Und ine, of the little handkerchief on th.' top of the i unity. He told of the pass ing iiroiind of the candy to the gath ered lelatlxos and fi lends. The wit ness told how on biting Into a piece of candy Airs. Pennington spat it out. Ho explained the illness of himself. Airs. Dunning. Alls. Dane and thu death of the hull s. INVESTIGATING SOLDIERS' HOME Gen. Wagner Gives a Detailed State ment of Receipts and Expenditures at the Institution. Philadelphia, Dec. 12. An Investiga tion of the charges profeiied 'igainst the management of the Soldiers' and Sailors' home at Krie, Pa., was begun hero today at the hondiiuarlers of the finind Army of the I'.epubli.'. The charges, are brought by the Inmates of the home who. in a petition sent by them to State Senator (llbson, of Krl' allege that the trustee of the homo, of Which (Jeneral Louis Wiigni.' Is toe treasurer, Illegally take from them all the pension money they receive froi.i the national government Ir excess of four dollars u mouth. After a session lasting about two hours the further In estimation of the charges was postponed until Jan. IN, when the board of truste-s will mi et In Harrlsburg. Of the Imuid of tiu.-tees th"e wore present today tioneral Winner. Meas urer: General Hubert H Heath, vice president; I'nptaln II. H. Ciiminlngs, of Tidloute. Pa.: Colonel K. P. i.'ould, of Krie. and .Major Levi O. AloCuuloy. There were no Inmates present, but there were present from the honi" Quuitei muster Captain Xoab AV. Low ell and Commander William V. Tyson and K. .1. Whltllosby, attorney for the iiisllLitioo. Vice President Heath presided in the UIJW VJ1III1SU1I .IllU.IoAOi) JO o.ill.lSUl! wired that owing to Illness in his fata lly he would he unable to attend. Quai terniasloi' Lowell was called i the stand and In his testimony stilt d that all Inmates received Into th" home wore roiiulred to sIrii an ngreonio i embracing the pension regulations laid down for the home. Those who refused to agree to the arrangement weie wanted honorable discharge. In every ease the treasurer was reiptli'od 10 furnish security, and he also furnish d a statement to the liuaiierniastii', showing all money collected by him. When an Inmate died an account was prepared. If any credits were claimed for tho cost of maintenance. In the ease of a lunatic, the report was duly nmde.and notice published in the news papers that the authorities would pass on the report on a given date, when the estate is distributed in accordance with the order of the court. (Jeneral Wagner gave a detailed ac count of the method of nudltlm; ac counts employed In tho home, and ex plained that the trustees had received many reiiuests to send money to per sons who were found, on Investigation, to have no existence. In conclusion, he summed up the matter as follows: "The institution wasestahllshed by the rtate of Pennsylvania for the support of poor and needy veterans. When the law was passed grantlnfr a pension to each Inmate, the trouble .started. The men squandered all that was given them, and as soon as they found that a rule had been passed by tho board of trustees whereby they could not long control that money, they began at once to p,t up these charges, which, unfor tunately, are bucked by several well meanlns; but misinformed people." Senator Gibson made quite a lengthy statement, during which he read it number of nllldavlts from Inmates of the home charging that pension money legally due them had been retained mid had not even been turned over to the dependent relatives of the complain ants. Ho quoted from reports from other similar Institutions to show that tho money in question fhould i turned over to the veterans at tho Krle homo, and In concluding made an eloquent plea for fair treatment for the veterans at the Krie Institution. Chicago Franchises, (ilicugo, Die. U Tlie oilluutice iMtnil. lug the lraiichlses of the Chicago .Street Cur companies fur fit ty years citniu up in the city council tonight and was referi'i.l to the council committee on tnllroailH. (in all votes toiichins th" onllnimcu the. trleiiils of the measiiie wore a sltoiig ml. polity and unless .hey can muster much greater strength, there Is no probability that they will eve I be able to puss It ovi r the veto of Mayor lliurlsun. Ludlow to Govern Havana, Washington. Dec. L. -Secretary Alg.r thlx afternoon difclsnaieU lieiiuul Luii low to act as 11 I'm t military governor of Havana city with full powers to deal with all local question. He will leave for his post slunily. General On one at Havana will it'inulii thole until relieved by On. era) Ludlow- and then come home to be re tli fil. BIG ROW IN THE CITY OF HAVANA SPANIARDS AND CUBANS CLASH WITH FATAL RESULTS. Three Cubans Ate Killed and One Spanish Officer and Two Cubans Wounded Trouble Results from Efforts on Part of Cubans to Have Theatres Closed Out of Respect for the Late General Garcia Ameri can Uniform Respected. llavoini. Die. li.'-The Two llundiod and Second New York regiment bucrin to land at ti o'clock thli nini'iiinw. unJ nt li) o'clock a column nboiu l.OuO strong started to inarch from the San Jose wluni to the Chilstlanu rallioad sta tion. The troops wcio led by Colonel Seybiirn and .Major Abott, th" regi mental band pluyltiK simple matchliiK alis. The color sergeants bore the Stirs and Stripes and the blue and gold banner of the stale of N'ew Vol'.: The route, which was a .nlle and a half long, was the most direct iiitirso froi.i the lanilinir place to the i nitron 1 station and did not pass thrmich t'.u principal stieots There were only the ordinary iiuiii'i.t of people !u the streets, and It was only occasionally that cries of "Viva Kspanii." "Vl-vi Aineiicunos." or "Viva Cuba Libre." were beard. The onlookers were most ly sltenl and were nieiely curious to see the American soldiers. The regiment arrived at their sta tion at 10.;:n. and aftor .some delay two trains loaded with troops pulled out of the depot. Some of th' troons belonging to this detachment are bound for the city of Pinur del Itlo. aboui lis miles fiom here. The other will be tilattoneil at rjuanubny and Alnil.il, not far from hero. In the province ot linar del Hlo. The Hoops bound for the city of Plnur del Hlo are duo to arrive thevo at .". o'clock this evening. THUKK Cl'UANS KILLKD. Three Cubans were killed and mi" Spanish o'llcer and two Cubans wore wounded Inst night In an affray be tween some Spanish ollicer.s off duty, and a number of citizens, and a parly of Cubans who wished to close tin Tiieon theater on account of the death of General Cnllxto Garcia at Washing ton. The Spanish troops on duty In tervened and restored older. After the news of Oenernl ilarcla's death spread through Havana early yesterday exeiilng the Cubans! wished to have nil place?, of amusement olosed. i They slici oei'od in closing two placet) frequented bv Cuba ns, but the manage livnt of the Tncon theater, where then' w.ro ip any Spanish ollh ors among. the audience, refused to eloe the house. Thereupon Allegretto, a former captain of Insurgent troops, got Into an ex cited argument with the manager of the thenter and Mlesp'tte was escort ed to 'lie side walk by the police on dutv. There Vllogrctte entered Into a heated illsouss'on with a Spanish olll cer, who struck him across the Ittoo with the Hat of Ills sword. Then there was a collision b.'tween tlie fubnns inn' the Spanish inilltarv men. more blows were struck on both sides, and many persons from tne infos and pnrk cheered for Mpaln niir1 brought crowdJ of people to the spot from adjacent streets and squiues. Suddenly a nhot was llrod; whether l a Cuban or by u Spaniard, lmentIi.ii.UI or .ice idental ly, cannot li said, and the Cubans re tieoted Into tlie Hotel Inglaterra. Aloro shots were llred on both sides tincl Ar turet i iiZ"t. a French 'Itiin born In Havana, w.is shot and seiioiir.lv wounded while silting at i tcnle. Still more shots were fired and the Cubans mil through tlie hotel ofllci and made their way upstairs. Jesus Sotoloueo, n Cuban, fell wounded on the stairs and another wounded man broke Into the room occupied by Lieutenant Kityhush I , son of the famous general and for mer counsel t'eiUTal hero, demanding protection. General Greene and several inemheiii of hl't stiilf, who had been out on the balcony watching the crowd, heard the uproar In the hotel and wont into tho corridor. So soon as the Spanish otl1 cers saw General Greene, who was In uniform, they stopped the pursuit of the Cubans, saluted and retired. In the meantime Knrtuqulo Lemus had been fut.illy wounded In tht streets and Pedro Hlesa and Senor Jlnilnea had been killed. Shortly afterwards tho Spanish guards on duty swarmed In from tho neighboring .streets and order was re stored. A NARROW KSCAPK. At the time the Cubans and the pur suing Spaniards ran through the Hotel Inglaterra, General Humphrey was in the lobby, talking witV Major Martin, of General Greene's t.taff, mid other gentlemen. A bullet shattered a mir ror near which they stood and two others splintered the staircase. Air. Howinnd. editor of the Providence Journal, and W, L. Hlley, a New York contractor, were jostled by the sudden rush of tho shouting mid lighting men. General Julio Sangullly was sitting nt a table In the lobby. Tho violent scenes In the olllce and on the ptalrs lusted, however, for a' few minutes only. On the outside the Spanish soldiers were clearing tho great square and the streets In tho vicinity. The hotel wns full of American otllcers nnd civilians, and some of them, with their wives, weie standing on tho balconies, nt tlie imminent risk of being hit by bullets fired at an upward angle to scaro the crowds. Krom that point they watched the spectacle In the electric lighted square. It Is reported that. In addition to those killed and wounded who have been previously mentioned, fourteen nro being cared for In private houses. Three arrest h were made. A few minutes after the xhuntlng In the hotel, frightened patrons and Cu haiiH gathered around General Greene, asking If he would protect them. lie assured them that ho believed they were safe, but the only recognized au thority In Havana was the Spanish ex ecutive. Ho then sent Captain Cole and . Lleuienaiu Stevens to Genoral CuNtnllanos to Inquire what wu being done to preserve order. The latter re plied that the cafes lind been ordered closed and the streets clouted, while troops In HUfliclent numbers, to keep tho peace hud been posted In the squares and thorougjifnres. Two of the uldes of General Castellanos called up on General Greene and gave him further personal assurances. Telephone messages describing tho occurrence wore sent to General Wado In KI Vcdiulo und General Greene cabled to Washington a brief statement of the facts. What wiis tnklng place In the cltv was all unknown on tho American win chips and transports in tho linrbor.nor did the news roach there until this morning. The Pulled States evacuation com mission and General Greene sent Gen eral Clans and Captain Hurt nt poon today to oxchonuo views with the Spanish commissions. It was aiiangei that all the Cuban olllcers and soldiers. Including Generals Julio Sangully and Jose Luoiel, should go to the Cuban camp near Marlimo, and remain out of the city until .10 Spanish forces are withdrawn. FATAL FLAT FIRE. Four Persons Are Cremated in a Brooklyn Conflagration. Now York, Dec. li'. Four persons lost their lives In last night's lire In the Hal house in Prospect place, ilrooklyn They weie: Joseph Noblit, Airs'. Jo seph Nobllt, Mrs. Stothoin (Airs. Nob llt's mother), Thomas Wlnne. Whine was the first to discover the lire and ho eageiiv began the work of getting the tenants out or the building by way of the roof. In the darkness he failed to see the opening of an air-shaft and walked Into II. falling to the cellar. He was Instantly killed. An effort to rescue the Nobllt family by placing a ladder from one Hat to the other would have been effectual but Mis. Nobllt fainted, and her husband refused to leave her. They perished befote other moans of rescue could bo procured. Alts, Stothorn was later found dead In the kitchen of her apart ments. TWO SOLDIERS KILLED. Result of a Quarrel Between Camp Corps. Iluntsvllle, Ala. Deo. 1 J. Henry J. NcUlguu. cook, and George W. Ilev otlV, butcher, both of Company G, First Florida, were killed last night. Nelll gun and Devoiiv had a light In camp. Nelllgan drew a knife and stnbb"d Heverly, Who drew ui pistol. Nelllgan's brother, H. F. Nelllgan, seeing l'everly with a pistol in his hand killed him with a Spring Held lille. Itevoiiy's brother. Hoy. emerged from ills tent at this time and saw Ills brother fall. Thinking he had hi en killed bo cook Nelllgun he whot the cook dead. Private Porter Webiiant. Troop D, Tenth cavalry, was found with a teni- i hie bullet wound In the throat on West Holmes street. II" stated thai h" had been held up by two white soldiers and sjhot. COMMISSIONERS BANQUET. A Pleasing Social Event at Hotel Continental. Paris. Do.-. U'. The. Pnited States pence commissioners gaM; si banquet this evening at the Hotel Continental to tlie Putted States ambassador. The banqueting room was fi stooned gaily I with American Hags. The company Included in addition to General and Air.-'. Porter and nil the ' peace commissioners and their wives, i Alls's Gray, John Hursett Aloore, toe l rotary of the American commission, and Airs. Moore John K. Gowdy. I I'nlted States consul general, and i Alissi Gowdy, Hcnrv Vignaud, f'rst sec retary of the legation: K. T. Scott, , S"coiiil secretary of legation; Mettteu nut V. S. Smiiiis. XTnlted States naval attache: General and Mrs. Mutes and General and Airs. "Whlltlei. WINNING RIDERS PAID. Miller Receives Sl.TOO The Other Prizes Secured. New Yolk, Dec. L'. The winning rid ers of last week's bicycle race wore paid off today in the Hutel lSnrtholdl, this city. Miller, the winner of the race, re ceived $1,700: Si, nun as Hist prize and $2dft extra for boating the record. The other prize winners are: Wnlln second. Sl.OOil; Pierce, third, $C00; Al bert, fourth, $100; Glmm. fifth, $300; Lawson, sixth, Sl'00: Aronson, seventh, $1.10; Nawti, eighth. $l"..l. All the riders who did not flnish or who finished but did not make 1,500 miles received $50 each. DUPED THE PHYSICIANS. Albert Diifenderfer Feigned Cata lepsy and Escaped. Lancaster, Dec. IL'. Albert Dlffender fer, the young desperado, who recent ly duped the physicians by shamming catalupsy for three months, and who was removed from thu jail to the hos pital on the advise of physicians, only to walk off and be recaptured a wool: later, was sentenced to an Imprison ment today of twenty-ono yours. Dlffenderfer was detected In robbing a house, and In resisting arrest slQt a constable and two deputies but not fatally. Sucloski's Shocking Cruelty. Sliiimokln, Pa., Deo. 12. John Hucloi.ivl, iv miner, was today nriested for having illsenilii'Wclcd a. mulo In ltlcliard'H col lie 'y. iy exploding a dynamite cup under the beast. The initio had kicked hltn. i ho otllcliilH will prosecute him to the fullest exit nt of the law. as the crime Is the UrM of the kind In the annuls of coal mllihm. Admiral Schley 111. New York. Dec. 12 Atlmlia! Schley, who has been cnnllned lo his room in tlie Ho tel Kensington, this city, fur the last two days, suffering fimu u slight attack of tho gilp, Is ivjortul to be much better to eln. lie expects to be urotind as msiial tomorrow . PHmmer Knocked Out. London, Dec. I'.'.--At the Nallunul Sport Int. club la tills city this evening there was a aplllted bout between Peiilai P.et uicr and Hilly lilninur fr the bantam championship, the National Sporting club purse and $:.'W it side. Palmer knocked lilninier out hi the seventeenth round, Qulnn Gets Nine Years. I'otts'.ille. P.i.. Dee.. L.-Georgi. Qnlim. of (Uriirihille, was today Hsuteni'eil to nhiu years' Imprisonment In the Fust em penitentiary for emit. lag the death of f'.itilck Hktilly. whom he utruck on the head with u stone on Auk'uat 'Jl, MR. HOAR AGAINST EXPANSION HE PRESENTS RESOLUTIONS WHICH ARE REFERRED. Mr. Vest Waxes Eloquent in Dis cussing the Unconstitutional Hor rors of Expansion and Flashes the Declaration of Independence and the Died Scott Decision Before His Audience. Washington, Dec. 12. Discussion of two questions, each of Interest and Im portance ut this time, was begun by the senate at Its session todav. Ter ritorial expansion and the (.'(instruction of the Nicaragua cimal, occupied the attention of the body during the great er pan of the afternoon. At the opening of the session. Air. Hoar and Halo presented resolutions of citizens of their states remonstrat ing against the extension of American sovereignty over the Philippine Islands aiV'l against the acquisition of foivlmi territory without the consent of the committee on foielgn relations. Air. Pettlgrew introduced a bill au thorizing A. A. Hartlett to raise tho battleship Maine and transport it to the I'nlted States. Air. Wet (Alo.) then culled up his lesolutlon offered last week dechuin.r that the constitution confers no power on the federal government to acquire territory to be hold and governed per nianeiitly tis colonies and addressed the senate thereon. Ho did not propose, he said, to .say anything thut would neces sitate n iToorel session, as he had no Intention to discuss any treaty now pending r.r which was to be proposed hereafter to bn offered. It seemed to him peculiarly appropriate to discuss the powers of the Putted States gov ernment under our constitution. "When the piituijial law olllcer of the govern ment." said lie. "says that the consti tution is too small for tho present con ditions of our government, It seems to me time to inquire what that consti tution is. THINK OF OUK FOHICFATHKHS. Air. Vest said our forefathers had fought for four years ugatnst tuxution w Ithout representation. The declaration of independence had been drawn tin with the Idea that all governments doilved their Just powers from the consent of the governed. It was Incredible that the founders of the government could have looked forward to the time when millions of human beings could be held without their con sent, miToly us chattels, to he disposed of usi the sovereign powers of the mother country might choose. It seemd to him the historic argu ment that the just powers of the gov ernment Were derived from the con sent of the governed, fully covered his position. Inasmuch as It had been fully mulntnliiril by the court. He then quoted firm the Dred Scott decision of the Pnltid States Supreme court In support cf his proposition, and de clared: "I iiswert now that no one ttl bunnl or a single public man bus con tradicted that part of the Dred Scott decision until within the last six months, when the craze of expansion so.'ins to have taken possession of the American people." .Mr. Veiil maintained that the funda mental principle of this government wiiii the draining of citizenship to all within tlu juilsiliotlon of the govern ment, except alone the Indians. Tlie question, Mr. Vest thought, was the re sult of efforts of desperate disputants who uppetr In the public press day by day and attack public men because they adhere to the constitution und re-sls-t this t ow evangel. "To sa." declared Air. Vest, "that citizens of a territory are excluded from the prlvlltlari's guaranteed by the bill of rights, nr.d are merely the subjects ot the arbitrary will of congress. Is a moustrouf! proposition: but fortunately the Suprcne court has determined that qiioytloti in many cases. "I do not deny," continued Air. Vest, "the pow ir of the federal government to acnuiif territory, but I do deny Its power to rtequlre territory peopled with millions without their consent and with no inteiit'on of conferring upon thcin citizenship, i may be answered that tho point is not good, that it may be evaded by the taking In of vast tracts of hind peopled with barbarians to bo held meiely for commercial advantages. When the congress of the United States shall become. s degraded as this it Is only a question of time until the end shall come." FOREIGN CONQPKST. "I know not what may be done with the glamour of foreign conquest and greed of the money making classes of this country. For myself I would rath er quit public life this minute nay. I would be willing to yield life itself rather than give my consent to this fantastic nttmpt to revolutionize our government nnd to substlttio tho prin ciples of our hereditary enemy for the teachings of Washington and Ills as sociates. Air Piatt (Conn. in expressing the hope that Air. Vest would not ask for immediate action upon his resolution, said ho desired to offer some remarks upon It, but wus not prepared todav to do so. He did not, he said, ac quiesce In the law as stated by the Missouri Foiuitnr. Ho said ho believed that the power to ncqulre territory was Inherent in the nation and was not subject to limitation. Air. Morgan opened the debate on the canal bill with u three hour appeal for action at this session. The whole: country, lie raid, would bo disappoint ed If ciiiigrosH did not act. Ho was willing to take any measure which would result In the building of the canal. In the course of his romniks ho agreed to accept an nmeiulnient specifically excepting the canal from neutrality with lv-wil to nnv country with which the I nlted States might be ut war. The house spent the larger part of tho day on district of Columbia affairs. The bill to relieve the condition ot American seamen wus taken up, but nothing wns accomplished. Steamship Anivala, New York, Dec. IS. Cleared: Siialo, llremeii: Alujestlc, Liverpool, Gibraltar Sailed: Fuorst Illxinurck (from Naples and Genoa). New York, Hotterdum Ar rived: Kottewdum, Now Yoik, TIIK NEWS THIS 31011NINU Weather Indication Today: Snow: Decidedly Colder. 1 General Violent Anti-Dreyfus Demon- strutlons In Paris. Administration Confident oX tho Pcnco Treuly's Ratification. Spaniards and Cubans Clash In Hav ana. Opponents to Kxpatision Talk In the Senate. 2 General Convention o tho Amcxlcan Federation of Labor. Financial and Commercial. 3 Locnl Kdwiird Moraii on Trial for Atiirder. Keller Returned Guilty of Manslaugh ter. 4 Ketltorhil. Comment of the Pops, .1 Local United States Suiiienie Court Hi-fuses to Hear the Van Horn Ap peal. Meeting of the Hoard of Control. fi Local West Scrunton anil Suburban. 7 News Hound About Scianloii. 5 General Prosldetii Ale Klnley to Visit Camp McKenzle. BOBBY DOI1BS WINS. The American Lightweight Defeats Rurge, the English Champion Welterweight in Eight Rounds. New Castle on Tyne. Deo. 12 Hobby Dobbs, the American, heat Dlel Purge In a boxing contest here tonight for a purse of Jl'.V.C and u0( a side. In the eighth round Uurge claimed a- foul, which the referee refused to allow. HuiKo's backers thereupon elecllned to permit him to contine the tight. When the match bi tween Dobbs anil Uurge was unni uncoil It clouted a gnat ileal of Interest in sporting circles In this country. In Scraiiton. whole Dobbs re sided for a your before going abroad, there was a pnitlculur Interest felt In the outcome of the battle. Dobbs und Uurge were mulched Nov. 7, in the olllce of the London Sportsman. Tim articles provided a limit of twenty omuls under Qiicensbiiry rules at 10-stone-1, or 141 younds. At this weight Dobbs was giving the Ilrltlsher about nUio pounds the best of It us the former's best weight Is from 13.'! to 13." pounds, iiiey wero to box for JJS00 a side and the best purso offered. As the purse was .L'2.7) tlm ex-Soranlonlan's winnings were $2,7.71 and possibly much more, as lie hud the ad vantage of odds ngalnst him In the but ting. Tho fact that the men went to scale tit 2 o'clock In the afternoon gave Purge a further advantage in the weights as he Is naturally heavier than his rival. Tho sportsmanlike way of doing things across the wiiter is Illustrated in a provision in the articles which required a forfeit of 100 from either man If he was over weight or tho whole of his stake money If four pounds over. When the articles were signed .C100 was posted and on Alon. tiny the final !:200 was lodged with tho stakeholder. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. Trustees Hold Their Semi-Aununl Meeting. Washington, Dec. 12. Tho trustees of the American university will hold their seiul-annunl meeting at the Arlington hotel tomorrow. President AlcKlnley today received a delegation of the board and olllcers of tho university In the cabinet room at the executive man sion. Those present were: Kishop Hurst, Chancellor Ulshop AleCabo, of Texas; Hon. William Connell, of Scran ton, Pa.; Air. II. P. Hukill. OH City, Pa.; Rev. Dr. D. 11. Carroll, of Haiti more; Rev. J. O. Wilson, of New Yolk; Air. C. C. Glover, Air. A. H. Duvall, Air. T. W. Smith, of Washington; Rev. Dr. C. W. Haldwln. secretary of tho board; Professor W. W. Alartln, sec retary of the university; Rev. Albeit Oshorn, register: Rev. Dr. W. L. Da vidson, of Cuyahoga Falls, O., and Rev. Dr. H. K. DItnniick, of Harrlsburg. Representative Connell spoke on be half of the university, and called the attention of the president to the broad scope and national character of the enterprise. The president examined the bird's eye view of the site and tlie twenty-one buildings grouped upon It, and also the elevations of th" pro posed Ohio college of government and the Pennsylvania house of adnrtilstra Hun. He expressed a cordial and deep Interest In the Institution. STEELE CONVICTED. Former Cashier of Chestnut Street National Bank Declared Guilty. Philadelphia, Dec. 12. William Steele, former cashier of tho Chestnut street National bank, was today con victed In the I'nlted States district court of aiding turn abetting the lato William AI. Slugerly in misapplying the funds of the bank and of making false reports to the comptroller of the currency. Judge Hutler's chargo was strongly against the defendant and the jury wns out one hour. Attorney Shields has four days In which to file his reasons for u new trial and In tho meantime Judge Hut lor will not fix the time for Imposing sentence. After mi affecting parting with his family and n number of his friends Air. Steele was taken by De puty Marshal Foster to Aloyamenslng prison, where hewill remain pending the filing of Mr. Shields' reasons for a new trial or the Imposition of the sentence by Judge Rutler. The entire session was consumed by the arguments of counsel and the charge of the court. DEATHS OF A DAY Heading, Pa., Dec. 12.Hi1li.rd Mission-, a well known railroad utllcial for years holding in.portunt posltloi.s with the ReuillUF and other roads, died last nigl't at Wei ncrs. Hlo, this enmity. He was ,1s years of age. and was born In Pottstown. Alli'Iitown. P.i.. Dec. li. Rev. MiithltiH 11. Richards, D. D., since PmJS professor of KugHsh language and literature ut Aluhl eiiberg college, mid associate editor of the Lutheran, died today, aged .IS yars. He was ii lineal descendant of Henry AIol i blur, the Muhlenberg plouet r Lutheran missionary in America. Frozen to Death, Uoiilentowii. N. J.. Die. 12. Alexander Monty, u farmhand In iho eiiiplu.v of Frank Carter, living on a funii near Chesterfield, wis found frozen to death In u neighbor's yard near where ho worked this morning, llu had ban luloxiiateil and It x supposed ho bermno luiwiMcrud In getting home. Ho was about lo years of aye. TERMS OF THE TREATY Administration Confident That They Will Be Ratified. NO PROMISES ARE MADE President Feels Certain Majority ot tho Senate Will Approve theTcrmg of the Convention United States Not Pledged as to the Philippines, Independence May Do Granted The Payment of tho Indemnity Congress May Make Provision foil It This Session. Washington, Dec. 12. It Is bolloveil by the iidiiiiiilstratl.nl that with .hu signature of the treaty of po'ictj thu ratillciitlou of the treaty Is assured. The president Is confident that when, the tonus of the document are knowul eury Republican "In the senatu nnel main Democrats will appiove them, for, vhlle thu treaty brings the war tj a clese, it does not pledge the United Suites for the future to any extent: greater than everybody has recognized to lie inevitable. It is believed that those who sliicore ly question the wisdom of th" retontloit of thu Philippines by the United Stateu will find nothing in the treaty which they cannot Indorse conscientiously. IC provides for the withdrawal ot Spain lsh sovereignty, but does not deter-, mine tho future of the isl inds, leaving that to American statesmanship. , Those who believe that the Islands fhould not remain permanently under American control will liavu an oppor tunity, aftor the treatv Is ratified, to discuss plans and propose methods by which the territory may become self governing, and In that they will liuvo the full sympathy of tho administra tion. In fact, it would not bo strango If tno administration wero to take thu Initiative and to ask some of those sen utois who have expressed the strongest doubts about the wisdom of permanent American occupation to consult with It. Tho president will rely partlcuatijl on the Judgment and constitutional learning of Senator Hoar, whose dis interested advice Is always acceptable, at tho White House. If he can devise a scheme whereby the Philippines shall enjoy self-government or become prac tically independent the administration! will certainly place no obstacle In tin path of a practical plan with that end in view. American control as fixed by Iho treaty of p-uce goes no farther than has been found absolutely necessary in order to complete the divorcement of the Islands from Spain. Tho pay ment of money which is provided for is not bv way of purchase, but rathoi' a solace that nobody In the futuiv shall be able to say thut Spain wu,i treated with Injustice. The money payment Is to bo pro vided for by congress with little op position The lutltioutlon of tho treaty of pence is to settle that. Kvon thoso persons who oppose the treaty will hardly go so far us to refuse an appro priation which Is to be rendered neces sary It the treaty Is to go Into ofiVct. Indeed, repp scnlatlvcs and senators who have declared their opposition to the treaty, and who have expressed the hope that It might not bo rat Iliad, have ot the same time declared theh belief that once ratified, nothing should he done in congress to prevent tho pro visions of the treaty being carried into effect. It Is one thing, they argue, tu try to prevent the United States from entering into an obligation, it Is ipilt.i another to endeavor to induce them to dishonor a pledge. Tho provision of the treaty that tho $20,000,0011 shall be paid within thrc months after ratification makes It ne cessary for the appropriation to ha made ut the present session of congress If an extra session Is to be avoided. ATTORNEY GRAHAM BUSY. Prepares Answer Which He Will Make to Mr. Quay's Rule. Philadelphia, Dec. 12. District Attor ney Giuliani was busily engaged today in preparing the answer which he will make to the rule obtained from Su premo Court Justices (Iroen nnd Wil liams to show cause why u writ of cer tiorari should not Issue In tho con spiracy cases of Senator AI. S. Quay, Richard It. Quay and ex-State Treas urer Haywood. It was rumored that the answer would be filed with the prothonotury of the Supreme court tomorrow, but when questioned cm the subject Air. Oraham declined to state when It would be filed. He admitted that ho was pre paring the nnswer. He said It would be a lengthy document, but refused to divulge Its nature, and said ho could not say when It would be finished. There is a general belief that the an swer of the district attorney will set forth certain parts of the evidence which the prosecution Intended to pre sent at the trial. Commissioner Porter Returns. Philadelphia. Dec. U'.-ISobort P. Poner, special commlftKlonor of Hie president, who has been in Cuba several uiuntlis making lniiil'y Into tin i' am uu refill ami monetarj condition of the bdand, arrived here today on the steamer Admiral Sump sou from Port Antonio. Commissioner Porter's luwxiiii.itli ns were mudi with .i view to re.'iuiiir.iiulllig such IcrIhI.iiIou as ri'onii'd bil for the dev. lopine'iit of the recci lly llbeiated people. He lei i fou Washington Mil- .ill. 1 1 u. n. -r"r f -r -f t 1 1 -f 1 -r-M-M-t-H-t- t-f f 4- WEATHER FORECAST. iishliiKtini, Dee. 12. Forecast -- I'm Tm relay. For :iii mi Penn- -ltiula. snow tell. .wen b deal- lug; iciiilcell e older; the cold -f f weather will, continue till Tiuirs- f day, HnuthwoMt winds becoming -f 4- not thwem and Increasing. -f - tttttft-M-i-t-t'-r
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