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COLLAPSE' OF
A GAS TANK
Eight
Million Gallons of
Water Turned Into
the Streets.
THE KILLED AND INJURED
The Tank Wns the Largest of Its
Kind in the World and When It
Cnme Down the Streets Were Del
uged by a Ten-Foot Tidal Wave.
The Contractor and Chief Engineer
Aie Placed Under Arrest.
New Voik, Dee. 13. The great steel
gas tank of tho Consolidated Gas com
pany at Avenue A and Twentieth
street, the largest of its kind in the
world, collapsed at 5.30 o'clock this af
ternoon. It went down with u crash
and roar like a great explosion. Mns
oniy of granite blocks nnd bricks to
the height of fifty feet fell like a child a
toy house of blocks, and. loosened from
bondage, eight millions of gallons of
water deluged the streets and in a
tn-fO"t tidal wave carried death and
destruction through the surrounding
m Ighborhood. It Is not known how
many were killed or Injured. The list
of injuied is very large. The dead so
far tcc-overcd ate.
ANDIIBW WIHNT. workman.
PlOl'S IIAl M, engineer In adjacent fac
tor Of t'ip inlured John Gray. " years
old. waterman, whoso skull was fiac
tured, will pioliably die.
Over 20 otheis, so far as have been
lininxl. we'e Injuied mote or less se
veiet) 01 almost diowned. All of tho
most --pvetcly Injured were taken to
the 1! limn- hospital uy a number of
umbu'ani s that came to the scene ot
tl'' rtbatei in answer to a genet ul call.
JnnicF (m iin'ior, toremnn in Ftiid
ne'i's factnty adlning, and believed t)
hae been In the basement with Ku
glneer Bauin. who was killed, is mlss
ln JUn poule weie caught in tho
li nts b. the lushing vvuteis and weie
huilrd hither and thither, receiving in
juil"s o" various kinds.
CONTRACTOR ARRHSTKD.
" .1 Logan, of the Logan I ton
woiks of Oicenpolnt, L. I., the c-'ii-tr.ictoi
who as building the tank, a
rhed on u e -i ene within a few min
utes nttei t, ip collapse and was at once
placed i later .11 lent.
William H. Bradley, chief engineer
of tli ' msolldiitod Gas company, nnd
said t4i be Jointly icsponslble for tlie
woiK with Contiaetor Logan, was
I-la. il under unest. Roth were dunged
wi h homicide and their ball was llxed
it MO.nno . aeh.
To make the scene moie tenible, the
lushing wateis toie up gas mnins and
d-.-ti iMil electilc light conduits, cnu
ln. al-m -i complete dniknesi. This
lutt' i w s paitlally ic-mcdled. but the
pr suppiy below til and street w.i.s al
most totally shut olf for the night.
The plant of the Consolidated Gas
eunipanv tirtupiPh neral blocks in the
n "glibithni i of Avenue A and Twen
tieth Mrn t
on .,uic A beginning 'it iOth stieet
Is tin llvv-siniy hi lek fiutoiy of Henry
Faluncr iiiamifiiituier ol extPiuion
tables TIip other halt o! the blok is
oi upled b. live-stoiy tenements, tho
piopeio of the gas company and Inrge
1 tenomed by Its employes. Immedi
ate!) back of the factoiy and tene
ments wis the gient steel tank 17'3
feet In diameter and IfO toot high.
liMnr, out t the around to a height ot
"0 fo-t was built a grent clieular wall
)1 gianlte nnd hi Ink and many teel in
thianesj. This was lilted with eight
millions of gallons of water. The tank
va supported oy eight steel uprights
Jl.' fiet hlfil.. Tho water In tho pit
lining ageinst the tank made It "gas
light A gang ot men were at woik
under a foreman filling the pit with
iter to make the llrst "water test."
Tie great tank with a gas capacity
of 3.ti00.0ua cubic fejt, and costing $.500,
fniii seemed to wlthstnr-d Hie test Well.
Tli- ! vere man:- people on the streets
and u-wcled street cats coming and
gup ' llfty or moi e men in Fulelner's
fact rv adjoining were finishing up
i'ihi task?. Then, suddenly, nnd with
ut a moment'" warning, came an aw
ful lash The men below had scarce
1) t me to flv from beneath the falling
il's en the) weie picked up by tho
mass ot rolling water i-nd hurled hun
dieds of feft awav. Into the base
ments the (list and rc-cond floois ot fae
tuilrs und tenements, lushed th nngry
Hoods ,,nd with them went death and
des-tnii i i n
WoltUMBX FLOAT LIKE STILUS'S.
i Kim n weio shot out ot the fnc
tor windows and cariied a block or
iinop as if mete straws on the crest
of ft' fl I.
v- i eio washed out of the Hats
frim m Hi st floors and almost
dion -d
.Me.
jrni i
n tlii
of ,.
could
iin Council and her little 4
il.l Msier. Cathaiine, weie seated
limit window on the second lloor
'"I Avenue A. Uefoto they
tniji to flee u lush of water
strink tin m both, smashing tliem
thinm-h the door and causing them
h.nr .i block distant, Uoth were ter
r!bi injuied, the utile one perhaps
fntaii
Hi til Ftildiiei was taken up bodily
and i ameil almost to Twenty-lirst
niicf i (is son was also carried out
f Ins itiii,. by the water, but was
nun-lit in tho debris and but for tho
iinulv niriwil of some woikmen with
axis In would have been drowned.
Midi ev Wnidt. one of the killed, was !
Ileal till base Hi tho lank when It
collapsed IK was caught by the rush
lii!5 waters und boino an almost in
credible distance. H8 mangled und al
must .inked liody was found ugalnst an
elnaied idllioad pillar at Twenty-llrst
Mm i and Flist avenue, more than a
bio. v i
PROCLAMATION TO FILIPINOS.
Picsldent to Issuo One Soon Desires
to Avoid a Clash.
Washington, Dec. 13. Tho president
has prepared a proclamation addressed
to the Philippine Insurgents similar In
diameter to that which was issued to
the Cubans Inst summer. It Is intend
ed to allay any unrest among the Fil
ipinos, make them satisfied with their
lot, and increase their confidence In the
good faith of tho United States.
Tho president was led to Issue the
proclamation by the reports which
have come from Manila lately, and
which have been anything but encour
aging, Indicating a bitterness on the
part of Agulnnldo and his followers
which may have unpleasant tesults
unless the nicest tact Is used. The re
IKirts which come from the military
leaders at Manila nnd the suggestions
made by other army and navy author
ities for solving tho dlillcultles In the
Philippines nrc not approved by the
president. Genet nl Scholleld, for In
stance, In his testimony before the
house committee on military affairs
yesterday expressed the opinion that n
foice of at least 30,000 men would be
needed to preserve order In the Philip
pines, nnd In response to a question nv
a member ot tho committee said
the Insurgents might hue to be
"licked."
General Miles, while less frank in his
language, and while recommending a
smaller force, composed paitly ot na
tives, also spoke freely about tho need
of a strong arm to bring the Insurgents
to terms.
The reports from Gcneials Merrltt
and OtK nnd even some of the re
ports from Admiral Dewey, have dwelt
on the unruliness of the Insurgents and
hnvp recommended the use of foice.
President McKlnley believes there Is a
better and wiser way. He believes that
the Filipinos aie amenable to diplo
matic treatment nnd that kindly tact
can accomplish as gratifying results
as Kiag-Jorgensens. At any rate, ths
attempt Is to bo made, and the proc
lamation Is to bo issued soon.
The earlier the pioelatnatlon is Is
sued, the more critical may the situa
tion be regarded.
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THE SITUATION IN SPAIN.
Sagasta May Ask That the Cortes He
Dissolved Peace Not Yet Assured.
Royal Decree Likely to Be Issued
Before United States Has Ratified
the Peace Treaty.
Madild, Dec. 13. It Is .t-ss-uted heie
that the premlei. Senor Sagasta, will
obtain a roval degree dlssohinr, the
cortes before the iall:leation by the
1'nlted States senate of tin' puice
treaty.
The seml-o'liclal Coireo announces
that Senor Sagasta, befoie -sklng the
ccrtes to ratify the treaty, will confer
with Sjiioi Monteio Itlos, president of
tho Spanish pence commission, and It
)s further insetted that, owim: to ex
istence of opposition to the tieaty, the
United States senate will not confirm It.
A despatch from Ilollr, Idnnd ot
Panav, Philippine Irlnnds, reports the
situation theie-iiiK hanged. General
ltlos, the Spanish commander there. Is
preparing to iemoe his troops to Min
danao. Washington, Uec Vi. Foi some time
the 1'nlted S.atf- and Spain must get
t'long without any tieaty to resulato
commerce between the two countiies.
An "ffort a. Pails to make an airangt
ment with the Spanish commissioner
looking to the revival of the old tieat
ies until they could be n placec1 by oth
ers tailed, r onsteiuently no in-gotla-tlons
tor new eoniineiei.il trcatits are
to be iindet taken b 'toie the ratification
of the peace tieaty.
PRESIDENT'S TRIP.
Mr. McKlnley and Party Will Attend
the Peace Jubilee at Atlanta.
Washington, Dee. 13. The president
and party left Washington at .' o'clock
this afternoon over the Southern rail
way for a week's trip thiough the
south, the prhunty object being to at
tend the peace jublleo to bo held in At
lanta, Ga., on Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week. The ti-aln will at
tlve In Atlanta at S o'clock tonuurow
morning.
The following pet sons eomptlsecl the
party: The president, Mrs. McKlnley,
Secretary Gage and Mrs. Gage, Secre
tary and Mis. Alger. Secretary Long
and Miss Long1, Postmaster General
Smith and Mrs Smith. Secretary Wil
son and Ml"s Wilson, Secretary Porter
and Mrs. Potter, Assistant Secietary
Cortelyou, General Joseph Wheeler,
Miss Wheeler, General Henry AV. Law
ton and Mr-. Law-ton, Captain L. C.
Scherry, Mr. Aelelbeit S. Hay, Mr. I!.
F. names end a number of newspaper
correspondents.
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting at
Washington,
Washington, Dee. 13, The national
bourd of trade met here today for its
twenty-ninth annual meeting. Mr.
Fiedtrick Fialey, of Philadelphia, was
has been president of the boaid since
its oigaulzatlon, was re-elected. Mr.
James Buchanan, of Tienton, N. J.,
one of the vice presidents, In the ah
bence of Mr. Fialey ,'ted as chuirman
of this meeting. Mr. William K. Tuck
er wus re-elected secietaiy.
The executive council made its 10
poit, ie lowing nutlets of legislation
in which the board at Its previous meet
ings had discussed and taken action
thereon. Cognate subjects on tho prj
grammo were giouped and leferred m
bepaiato committees for teport later in
tho wed:.
Suffered for His Brother's Crime.
New Yenk, Dee. 13. Michael O'tluinirll
has bcrwd tun years of a thlity-year sea.
tence In Sing Blng prUon for a bursla.-y
which In brother, J nines und two otuu
men committed. On his death bed In Hie
Presbyteilan hospital. Juhich confessed to
tho crime for which his brother Is nilfer
Ing. investigation by dctcutiei of tlio
district i.ttomcy'i olllco has confirmed
tills confession und today Instrict Atloi
tiey Gardiner sunt an otllclal letter to Uov.
urnnr Hl.ick recommending O'DonucIl s
parden.
Postmistress at Donnnceton.
Washington, Doc. U. Agnes W. Wal
In co was toduy uppoluted poalmUtraiia at
lln.-iBIin Ph, (fourth rln.xi
TURPIE ATTACKS
THE CANAL BILL
MAKES THE PRINCIPAL SPEECH
OF THE OPPOSITION.
Mr. Morgan Defends tho Nicaragua
Canal Bill and Opposes tho Motion
to Postpone Ho Denies That the
Maritime Company Has Ever
Applied to the United States for
Assistance.
Washington, Dec. 13. Today's ses
sion of the senate was largely con
sumed In tho discussion of the Nica
lagua canal bill. Mr. Turple made the
principal speech in opposition to the
bill, attacking It on tho ground that
It Is in the Intel est of the marltlmo
company, which he characterized as a
ftatid and bankrupt. - He moved n
postponement of the matter until af
ter the holiday lecess. Mr. Morgan de
fended the bill and the maritime com
pany nnd opposed the motion to post
pone. Mr. lleiry gave notice of an amend
ment he will offer to tho Nicaragua
canal bill, providing, for the direct ap
propriation of monev for the conslruv
Hon of the canal and limiting the cost
to Slli'.OOO.OOO. The amendment pro
vides for the construction of the canal
by the maritime company and gives
the government a lien upon th" ptop
erty, to bo foreclosed under circum
stances fully enumerated.
Mr. IJptry stated the object of the
amendment to be to eliminate the bond
featuie of the bill. Another was tp
depiive the mniltimc canal company
I of any shares of stock as in tho present
bill, leaving the United States. Nica
ragua and Costa Ttlea the only stock-
holdeis. He said he undei stood Mr.
! Morgan to be willing to have the bill
i amended so as to abolish tho bond pro-
I vision of the bill.
I Mr. Rawlins also gave notice of an
amendment to the Nicaragua bill, pro
viding that the act should not go into
effect that the United Stntes should
secure by treaty the light to fortify
and garrison the canal, to send armed
vessels and munitions of war through
It in time of war and to close It against
any other nation with whom the United
States may be at war.
MOrvGAN'S COMMUNICATION.
At thr request of Mr. Morgan a com
munication was read fiom Minister
.Moi it. trunsnilttlntr the remonstiances
of the United States to the president of
Nicaragua against any change in tho
I status tf the canal matter and also a
I statement fiom Hon. W. H Grace.
chairman of the I'VectilHe committee
of th" ryndii.iti- which lias recently ob
tained an option on the right of way
n toss Xlcaiagua in iippa-dtlon to the
Mailtime Canal company's enteiptie.
Mr Tin pie addresse-d the senate, say
iim that no one could excel him in
zeal In advocating the Tithmlon canal,
but while he saw the vast advantage of
the proposed wateiwny he also v as
full, aw no of the dlfl'eultka in the
way ot putt in? the plan for a canal
into execution. He w is not opposed to
the canal as much ns he was opposed
to the scheme of the Maiitliw Canal
company and he denouncd that com
pany us the most venomous and most
effective opponent of a real canal en
terpilse. He did not belli-, a It possi
ble lor that comnaiiv. with its b'Ul
odor, to const! lift tho canal, and be
held that the Maritime company should
get out of the way of the genuine canal
entet pi lse.
He developed this llnr of attack, at
length, denouncing It n a scheme of
confiscation, the object of the Maritime
company being, he declared, not to out
a canal but to "cut a channel of com
munication at the least possible cost
between tho trc isury of the United
States and the emptv eolfers of that
beggarly corporation.''
As to the possibility oi foreign jeal
ousy operating to pi event the con
struction of the canal by this govern
ment, Mr. Turple declared that there
was no elvlll.!ed nation that would not
be pleased to see tho canal constructed.
The Maritime company had been guilty
of Innumerable frauds but even If It
bad not ho would not support the pend
ing bill because of the failure to nio
vldo lor the ownership of the canal by
tho United States. All obstacles would
disappear before a movement on the
patt of the United States to construct
the canal, the opposition ot Nicaragua
and other countries was inado to the
Maiitlme company and to It onlv. with
those "vapid, empty and thoroughl
gt mindless pretensions tho government
of Nicaragua had evidently become
tiled."
mi:, tuupie's motion.
Mr Tin pie closed for tho day with a
motion for appointment of further con
sidetatloii of the bill until January 10,
by which time tho leport of the com
mittee would be received.
Mr Morgan antagonized the motion,
pleading for the continuation of the
debate, saying theie was many points
connected witli the enterprise upon
which light could not possibly be
thrown by the Walker report.
Ho denied that the maritime com
pany had ever applied to the Unltid
States for assistance, but on tho other
hand the application had been nuido to
them because they owned the only con
cession, lie declutcd In answer to a
suggestion from Mr. Turple that it
would never bo possible- to get an
agreement binding the United States,
Nicaragua und Costa Illea, because ot
Costu P.lca's suspicions ot Nicaragua.
Costa Klca knew peifcctly well that
Nicaragua was deslinus of nothing ao
much us the downfall of Costa Itlca.
lie spoke of Costa Klca's "bargain
counter" in tho matter of granting con
cessions and when Mr. Turple Inter
rupted him with tho statement that
this was not an expression of amitv
towards Nicaragua ho letortecl that
Mr. Turplo was giowlug aentlmentul on
tho subject. llo derlured that Mr.
Grace's purpose) in getting a new con
tract was not to build a canal but to
own It to hold tho government. He
denounced this concession us a "i use-ally
contiaet." Mr. Grace had called on
him twice in ono dnv without being in
vited and had urged the abandonment
of government aid. In reply to a nucs
Hon from him Mr. Grace had said ho
expected to get his money to build tho
canal from London This fact showed
wh"" n- -o'. rlrlflinir nwi wh h-r
ii senator who would be willing to see
tho canal placed under the control of
forelgneis.
The senate at S o'clock went Into ex
ecutive session and at CIS p. m. ad
journed. ANOTHER VIOLENT AFPRAY.
Eleven Persons, Including Women
and Children, Aro Wounded.
Havann, Dec. 13. About 9 o'clock
this morning, when n funeral proces
sion, which was cwortlng the hearso
containing the remains of Jesus Soto
longo, who was killed Sunday night,
renched the corner of Infunta and Sun
Jose streets, a violent affray took place
between members of the funeral party
and some employes of the mllltaiy hos
pital. The following wcro wounded: Dr.
Botuncourt, Cuban deputy for Santiago
do Cuba; Kafuel Portuendo, Cuban
deputy; the Cuban general, Vldal; the
Cuban colonel, Armando llivas; Fian
clico Lucas Illanco, Spaniard; Itamon
Gaicla, Spaniard; three women and
two children.
Garcia, who was stabbed, may die,
and Portuendo wns badly hurt. One
version of the affray Is that tho mili
tary hospital employes and a number
of Spanish privates, who were standln?
In the hospital portico, refused to re
move their hats when requested to do
ivi by persons In the procession. There
upon the Cubans, It Is alleged, tried to
knock off the hats and a light ensued.
The privates died upon the pioces
sion, the windows of the hearse beln,j
broken and bullets stilklng the coflln.
Knives and pistols were freely uswd.
Tho procession, which consisted of ISO
carriages, continued to the Cuban camp
near Marlanao, whete military honors
were jendeied. Theie were more than
fifty wreaths of llowers from the friends
of Captain Sotolongo and the proces
sion and ceremonial were vlttually a
demont'tiatlon against the Hotel Ingla
terra outrage.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.
Meeting Yesterday Presided Over by
Congressman Connell and Ex-Governor
Pnttison.
Washington. Dec. 13. At the seml
nnutial meeting of the trustees of tho
Ameilcan university held here toduy,
Hon William Connell, of Scranton,
l'a.. presided at the foienoon session,
and ex-Governor Pattison at the after
noon. Among those present were
liisliop John F. Hurst, chancellor;
lllshop C. C. AleCabe, of Texas; Rev.
Dr. W. H. Mllburn, chaplain of the
United States senate; Rev. Dr. C. H.
Payne, concspondlng secietaiy of tho
board of education of the Methodist
Episcopal church, Rev. Dr. J. O. Wil
son, of New Yoik; Rev. Dr. D. IL
Carroll, of Raltlmore; Mr. George P.
Ilukill. Oil City, Pa,: Mr. C C. Glover
and M. G. Emery, tre-asuier.
The hoard adopted plans proposed by
Bishop McCabe for the organization of
a ministerial alliance to consist of 1,
000 preaehei s, each to secuie $1,000
$1,000 000 In all--foran endow nient fund;
and also for a woman's guild to raise
the same amount, making $.',000,000 for
endowment. The Initial steis towards
the organlzatios of the alliance were
taken by the election of Bishop Charles
M Fowler, of Bullalo, N. Y., as presi
dent, and Bishop McCabe as secretary.
Mr. C. C. Glover pledged $1,000 for the
alliance payable Jan. 1. Subsciiptlons
to the alliance altendy have been mailo
of $23,000.
For the erection of the Pennsylvania
hall of administration, $:0,000 has also
been pledged. Dr. W. T. Davidson was
elected field secretary to have In chaige
the raising of lunds for the erecting of
the- Ohio college of government build
ing. An explanation was made by Henry
Oves Cobb, of a water colored sketch of
tho grounds and the proposed build
ings, and ulso of his elevations of the
Ohio college of government and tho
Pennsylvania hall ot administration
buildings.
Mis. Thomas Smith, of Washington;
Mrs, Evulyn S. Tome, of Port Deposit,
Md. j Rev. Dr. S. Parks Cadman, of
New Yoik; Mr. John E. Dubois, of Du
bois, Pr., and Rev. Dr. J. Wesley Hill
weie elected trustees.
PEACE TREATY.
Provisions of the Document That
Was Signed at Paris.
Pails, Dec. 13. It Is learned author
itatively that tho peace treaty contains
tin so piovlslons: The relinquishment
of Cuba, the cession of Porto Rico, tho
cession of tho Philippines for $20,000,000,
unci embraces plain, for tho lelease of
Spain's colonial pilsoneis, a i enuncia
tion by both nations of claims against
each other, a grant to Spanish trade
and shipping In the Philippines of the
same treatment as America for ten
years, guaranteeing the legal right ot
Spanhuds lemalnlng In Cuba, estab
lishing le-ligious treedom in the Philip
pines, providing for tho administration
of Justice in the colonies, etc.
To be binding tht tie-aty must bo
rutllletl by both nations within six
months of its signing.
Shot Fivers Killed.
1'oit Smith, Ark., Dec. 13. Only two
men wcro killed in the WiUovlllo eo.il
mines near Poteau, I. T last night. H
is bcliuvid they wcio iho only men In
the mine at the time of the- explosion, Tliu
men killed were shot flrers on tho rcguln.
nightly round, tiling shots, breaking coal
for the next day a wuik.
Eaton by Africans.
Antwerp. Dee. 13. Tho steamer Leopold
irio, which lias Just arrived here Iroui
Afilcii with Cur go advices, repents that
four Bclgluii tiuders have been killed und
eaten by tlio natives of Upper 1'ljanglil,
Steamship Anlvnls.
New Yoik, Due. 13.-Clenicd: I'.nlx,
Southampton. Sailed: flaule, Southamp
ton and Bremen; Majestic, Liverpool,
Autwcro A i rt-.nl -C'-nhlnctnii, New
Vnr' .
FOUR WARSHIPS
FOR HAVANA
THE BROOKLYN, '1EXAS, CAS
TINE, RESOLUTE WILL SAIL.
It Is Thought That Their Prosenco
in the Harbor Will Hold tho City
In Subjection Tho Americans Will
Guard Against Another Outbreak,
Which May Cost Many Innocent
Lives.
Washington, Dec. 13. Tho Brooklyn,
Texas, Castlno and Resolute have been
ordered to Havana. Tho Brooklyn
sailed today from New Yoik for Hamp
ton Bonds.
While there Is not the faintest desire
to convey a threat In the despatch of
these warships to Havana, It may bo
noted that when they llo within tho
haibor they will hold the town in per
fect subjection. It Is surmised that
the suggestion came from Admiral
Sampson, who Is now in one of the
suburbs of Havana, as a result of tho
unfot lunate eruption Sunday night at
the Hotel Iuglateira. At any late tlio
event btought the authorities to a sud
den realization of the exact state of
affairs In Havana, and the imminent
danger of another such outbreak, which
perhaps may run Into the proportions
of a riot and cost many innocent lives.
With only a small force of American
boldlers In Havana province and those
removed at such a distance from tlio
city as to make It dilllcult of access in
time to be of service to the American
element in the city, now swollen to
large proportions by the advent of
many hundred commercial men and
others seeking opportunities for em
ployment, the necessity for some pro
tection was apparent.
To Increase tho number of soldiers
materially Is not easy In view of the
difficulty of transporting them as well
as providing for them when they reach
here, but the navy's motto now Is "al
ways ready," and It was decided to
hasten the ships named to Havana to
form a formidable bulwaik against
any anarchist outbieaks that might oc
cur before the completion of the Amer
ican occupation of the city. The Texas
Is a full-fledged armor clad and might
stand a deal of pounding even from the
heaviest fortifications; the Brooklyn,
with her protective system, can be rat
ed as even better than the New York,
of the same type, the Castlne Is an
efficient though email gunboat, and the
Resolute Is a transformed merchant
man with a battery laige enough to
make her formidable.
DR. MACL.EY HEARD FROM.
He Thinks tho Election of Mr
Quay
Would Be a Calamity.
Philadelphia, Dec. 13. Senator J.
Bayard licniy, on being usked today
if he would go Into a caucus in case
Mr. Quay remained a candidate for the
senate. Indignantly replied "no." Ho
said: "How can any one who has the
least self tespect go Into a caucus
und bind himself, under any circum
stances, to vote for a man for United
States senator who Is under indict
ment by a grand Jury and held In $3,000
ball tor his appearance In couit to an
swer the charge of conspliacy for il
legal use of the state moneys? livery
opportunity was given Mr. Quay to se
cuie u speedy ttial of the indictments
against him. The welfare of the Re
pu...uin party and the honor of the
commonwealth aro at stake and the
sooner that Pennsylvania Is represent
ed In tho United States senate by a
man of Integrity and patriotism, in
dustrious and sober minded, tho better
it will be for tho state of Pi nnsylvan
ia, for all its inhabitants and the
United States.
"In this position I am voicing tho
sentiments of almost every Republican
In the senatorial district which I have
the honor to represent."
Representative A. L. Allen, of tho
Twenty-seventh legislative district,
said:
"I have always classed myself as a
party regular. I believe in party regu
larity, and the past have acted with
the patty organization. But under ex
isting conditions, when obedience to
party regularity means disgrace and
dlstuptlon, nothing remains for me to
do but oppose nny scheme which may
possibly lasten upon the Republican
party an unsuitable candidate.
"I believe it Is a duty that now rests
upon every member of the legislature
to use tho same untiring seal to pre
vent the re-election of Senator Quay
that he and bis iawyeis have shown in
pieventlng a tiial."
Dr. N. C. Mackoy. of the Third Lack
awanna distilct, said: "Notwithstand
ing tlio fact that District Attorney
Graham for the pi oof of tno grave
charges made against the United
States solictor, depends entirely upon
documentary evidence, end not upon
tho testimony ot persons, the senator
alleges that his prosecution is the re
sult of a conspiracy. Or coutso every
intelligent man can see In this nothing
but fe:-r and weakness on the part of
Senator Quay and lor the legislature of
I-euns. Ivanl'i to make- It posrlblc- to
re-elect such a man us this by a cau
cus or any other nitful means, is a
calamity that must be avoided. I am
therefoto opposed to the caucus and
will not vote for Mt. Quay or any ono
who wears his collar."
DEATn ROLL OF A DAY.
Lebanon. Pa.. Dec. 12. Bx-Assoclato
Judgo AliUiew- Light died lust night, aged
71 ycurs. Ho filled tho positions of town
del It, assessor, Jusllco of peucu and school
director hi North Lebanon township ut
dlffnent times. He set veil twelve years
ns usboc Into Judge of the court of common
pleas of this county, retiring two years
ago.
Philadelphia. Dee. U-L'harles T. Halt,
city editor of tlio Burning Bulletin, and
who has been councetcd with Journalism
In New York and Philadelphia for many
.veais, died today from appendicitis., Mr.
Hart was for some time a llnanclul waiter
lor tho New Yoik llei.ild nnd served that
paper a number of jeais us Philadelphia
con impendent. Mr. Hurt was IS yeais of
iiRn and lea vco a widow and child
Favorable Report on Admiral.
Washington, Dec. U Tho housu uuval
affairs coinmlttco today ordered a fa
vorable lepoit upc-'i the lull to create
tho innk of admiral unci vice admiral in
tho navy and Chuhmiin Boulello will
I write tho rcpirt.
THE NEWS THIS HOllNINb
Weather Indlcatloni Todays
fair! Colder.
Gonerul The Senate Debates tho
Nicaragua Cannl Question.
Spain and tlio Peace Treaty.
Four Waishlps Ordered to Havana.
Havana Spaniards Aro Vindictive-.
Fatal Collapse of a Gus Tunk.
General Nino Men Killed on tho New
York Cctitml.
Financial and Commercial.
Local Doings In Criminal Court.
Roller Polo in New Biigland.
Bdltorlal.
News and Ccmrrcnts.
Story-"Tho Irish Suitors."
Dowey Denies Being a Democrat.
Local Defenso In Iho Moran Murder
Trial.
Mayor Signs tho Pav lug Resolution.
Local No. 6 Shaft at Plttston on Fire.
Powder Mill Bxplodcs at Moosle.
Local West Scranton and Subuiban.
News Round About Scranton.
General Promotions In tho Thirteenth
Regiment.
Industrial News.
EARLY HORNING
DUNMORE BLAZE
Building Owned by John Stanton at
the Famous "Corners" Burned to
tho Ground Fourth Fire on the
Same Location Within Twenty-
Five Years Los3 Estimated at
About ?7,000.
At 2.30 o'clock this morning tire broke
out In the two-story frame building on
the corner of Blakely and Drinker
streets Dunmore, opposite tho Kx
change hotel, owned by John Stanton
and occupied as a saloon on the (list
floor by William Boland, and on the
second lloor ns a residence.
The buildings and Its contents were
utterly destroyed.
The firemen suceeded In confining the
flames to the one building.
The adjoining buildings, also owned
by Mr. Stanton, wero badly scorched.
The amount of the loss is estimated
as John Stanton $4, COO and William Bo
land $2,300.
Tills Is tho fouith flic on the same
location In the last twenty-five yeais.
So far as known there was no one in
tho building at the time.
STATE DAIRY UNION.
First Annual Convention Held at
Williamspovt.
Wllllamsport, Pa Dec. 13. The state
dairy union closed Its first annual con
vention In this city today. The officers
for the ensuing year wero elected as
follows: President, H. W. Comfoit. ot
Bucks; vice-presidents, Louis- Piolet,
Bradford; P. B. Sharpless, Delaware;
H. B. Armstrong. McKean; H. L. Mc
Sparvan, Lancaster, and L. W. Moore,
Susquehanna; secretary, Harry 11a
vvard, Center; treasurer, S. F. Baiker,
Dauphin; directors, John J. Carter,
Chester; M. E. Perham. Wayne; I. S.
Lavey, Brie; F. S. Stnlt, Bradford; J.
K. Mutiny, Montour, nnd J. G. Haider
man, Juniata.
The place for holding the next an
nual meeting will bo decided at some
futuie meeting of the executive com
mittee. Tho state grnnge and the fai-meii'
alliance and industrial union began
their respective sessions this afternoon.
A largely attended public meeting was
held by the grange In the evening. Ad
dresses were made by Dr. Rothroek, of
tho state forestry commls-slon: State
Senator Brown, of New Yoik, and
others. The alliance transacted only
routine business today.
THEY WANT TO FUSE.
Democrats Flan to Capture the State
Legislature.
Harrlsburg, Dec. 13. A meeting ot
the executive committee of the State
Democratic Press association was bold
this evening at the Commonwealth
hotel. There were present P. Gray
Meek, of Bellefonte; W. Hayes Oiler,
of Columbia; J. W. Maloy, of Luna
ford; Mutt Savage, of Clearfield; D. -V.
Orr, of Harrlsburg, and Jcre Zeamer,
of Carlisle. Tho following lesolutlons
were adopted;
In the judgment of the committee the
Democratic press of the state should
earnestly uige upon tlio ceveral mi-m-ber.s
of the legislature tho wisdom of
fusing with the idependent Re-publl-cans,
not only in the organization of
the lower house, but In the election of
a United States benator.
TO EDUCATE LO.
The Appropiiation for tho Carlislo
School Will Be Increased.
Washington, Dec. 13. Uc-piesenta-i
Bingham and Superintendent tiibi . i
of the Lincoln Institute, Ph!Iacle!pli..i
appealed before tho house committee
on Indian affuirs today to advocate the
retention of an appropriation for that
place as an Iiuliun school. The interior
department decided that Lincoln Imtl
tuto was a seetuilan school and there
foio not entitled to government aid
The ijuestloii was not decided today.
It was decided to Inciease the appro
priation for Curlisle Indian school from
$131,000 to UM.ooo upon tlio understand
ing that at least 1,000 Indians win bo
provided for und a number of improve
tnents made to tho school. Tills was
clone upon the lecommcndutlon of
Superintendent Pratt.
-H-M- -T-M- 1- t-M- Mf f -M..M..M.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington. Dec. 13. For, e.ist .
for Wi dui-ndays For eastern 1'enn- -f
t- f-,iw--i-ii, iuir- continued low tern-
f pciatiiro; light westerly winds.
t-rH'-f--rt-fH-r-H-ttfftt-t
SPANIARDS
VINDICTIVE
American Commissioners
Protest Against Their
Cruelty.
SANTO DOMINGO REPORT
Tho Town Sacked by the Colon Bat
tallon on Nov. 27 Cuban Women
nnd Men Insulted Americans Do-,
scribed ns Pigs and Dogs Troopa
Divide S2,000 in Gold.
Havana, Dec. 13. The city was quiet
today. The proclamation of Captain
General Castellanos, providing for tho
maintenance of order, Is being sttlctly,
enforced. The cafes In tho disturbed
dlstilcts wero closed at C o'clock last
night, the places of amusement wero
not opened and numbcis of guards wero
stntloned In and about tho Hotel Ingla
terra and the adjacent squares and;
streets.
Attached to the protect sent on Tues
day last by tho American evacuation
commissioners to Captain General Cas
tellanos, In resurd to the violent acts
of Spanish troops retiring from Santo
Domingo and Balnno, wus a document
signed by the Alcalde of Santo Do
mingo and other civil authorities and
notable residents of tho town.
The Alcalde avers that on Nov. 27,
the Colon battalion. Colonel Yarlmllla,
commnndlng, partly sneked the town,
beat Cuban men and slapped the faces;
of Cuban women. Two or three bourn
before the time for the battalion to
leave, Spanish privates looted a general
store and divided $2,000 In gold among1
themselves. They then went through
the principal streets, shouting out:
"Death to Amei leans," "Death to
Cuba," "Viva L'spana," and smashing
doors of private houses and beating
and slapping any man or woman whom
they could cutch. A Cuban ofiloei
named Ochoa wns nearly killed.
It Is usseited that the Spanish offi
cers did not restrain their men nnd they
are accused of having themselves
broken the telegraph instruments.
The Colon battalion arrived In Ha
vana jesterday. While tho soldiers
weie marching through Central park
an officer of the battalion ran to a
group of Cubans who weto btandlng on
the sidewalk and called upon them to
take off their hats. Not complying, he
struck several ot them with tho fiat of;
his tnvord.
In Obispo street, just before the bat
talion i cached the wharf, the lieuten
ant colonel, who was on horseback,
harangued tho e-rowd, glorifying Spain
and describing tho Americans as plgi
and dugs.
The battalion embaiked on the Span
ish tiansport Juan Forgas and aallcct
last night for Cadiz.
BROOKE APPOINTED.
He Will Bo Military Governor o
Cuba.
Washington, Dee. 13. Major General
Brooke was today appointed by tho
president military governor of Cuba.
In answer to a question as to when
he Intended to assumo his new duties
General brooke replied that he would
proceed to Havana and take olnrgu
just ns soon as he could organise hi
staff and foices. Such disturbances ad
occutred in Havana night before last.
It Is believed, may be expected to re
occur there anil to happen in rome ot
the other Cuban cities nnd towns. And
as the United States Is pledged to 10
store the lelgn of law ar.d order to
Cuba, Geneial Brooke- will bo under tho
necessity of pio idlng an elaborate sys
tem of administrative machinery In or-
eler to bold the ellsordeily denr-nts in
check and secure a pioper application
of the laws.
Geneial Ludlow, tho governor of
Havnna, Is already giving his attention
to the organization of a seml-mllltary
force to take the piece of tho Ordon
Publico and Guard,- Civile, tho Spanish
police forces which maintained order
In town and country. The- repatriation
of these- toices recently has left tho
country and puitlculaily the city if
Havana exposed to an epidemic of
crime.
Tlio navy department lias taken stepi
towards possessing ltselt ot tho navv
yatd at Havana und oideis Just Issued
assign Commodore B. .1. t'lomwell.novv
a member of the- examining board, to
duty as commandant of the new naval
station theie, and Chlet Knglneer C
P. Howell and Lieutenant J. II. Glen
non and Pay Director J. A. Smith nnd
Surgeon J. D. Gate-wood to duty at thi
same station
Tho Autonomist Government of Cuba
established about one year ago, in
making a stie-niious effort to dlspo.io ot
a number of very Miluublo tranehlses
and concessions beloro tho advent of
tho mllltaiy government of tho Unltee'
States. These- fianchlses and conces
sions include the- light to construct
and operate the Cential railroad lino
of the island lit' lading di-ven blanche.
and also a netwoik ot e-lcctnc tram
ways for Havana.
The president, however, lias seen fit
to put a quietus on the enterprise of
tho Spanlaicis and has Issued tustt ac
tions to General Wade, tho chairman
of our evacuation comnik'sion at Hav -ana,
Immediately to lnfui-m tho officials
of the- Spinlsh autonomist gov rnineut
that the United States strongly disap
ptoves ot the pinposed disposition of
the concessions aiul franchises deseiib
ed, and to aak that nil negotiations for
the same bouid is continued. It teems
probable that this hint will be suf
ficient, but in case It Is not. Genua!
Wade's lnsti actions are tufllclont to
mi-it iipy 'nntlngency. Ho Is ordered
to put a stop to then- pioi codings with
out unv limitations on his authority In
the premises. If uece-ssaiy there Is
no doubt thut the pilnclpals In tho
scheme would bo promptly arrested
and imprUond.
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