vV JLJl Ul IJIO IJL SHSi jQh W'l IV fill v ZZ0 HftaMwM VMKfKtSQjBScilSP'1 nJ' " "tD Cj- r t&i TWO CUNTS. W$TEN PAGES. SCUANTOX. lA., THURSDAY MOKNJNU. DECEMBER 15. 1S98. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. SURVIVORS OF LONDONIAN eight Additional Mem bers of the Crew Are Saved. THE NIGHT OF HORROR After ft Terrible Experience the Sailors at the Mercy of the Temp est Are Rescued by the Crew of the North German Lloyd Steamer Maria Rickniers The Captnln's Story Vain Watch for a Soil. Baltimore, Dec. II. Klght aclilltion.il survivors of tho crew of the lost steam ship Londoninn were brought Into this port by the North Gorman Lloyd steamer Mnrln Blckmers. They lire Captain K. 15. Lee, Third Ollleer Joseph Cottier. Boatswain T. Ileum.' Quarter master F. ('arisen, Able Seaman J. Webl atid W. harness. Theso with 4.1 previously rescued by the Johnson line steamer Vednmore, complete the Hat of survivors, IS having been lost in an attempt lo leave the disabled ship In nn of her small boats. Of the latte;-, two were cattlemen and the balance were members of the crow. The namcH of the cattlemen who perished were Daniel Coventy, of Boston, and Thomas M Coy. df Worcester, Mass., and those of the erew who met the same fate weir chief Olllcer Murray, Chief Rn riiip. r Stafford. Third Engineer Wil liam Slater. Carpenter Woigmanii, Chief Stewnrd Henry Nichols, Mess Boom Steward Henry Waterman, Fire man K. Asheford, Seamen Johnson, Neilson. Peterson, Hcndrlckson, Crow le Williams. Hennessey and Howard and a man whose name Is unknown and who was working his way to Ens la -.1 The l.nndonlnii left Boston on Nov. It), (nailed with general merchandise and carrying "00 cattle, bound for Lon df How she became helpless tlirotiph oi rid 'in to her steering gear and m illnw ! n tile trough of the sea fr nv. L'i to Nov. ".'.; how she was sg t-d by the Vednmore, who lay alongside her for three days and after b rn, efforts succeeded In talcing off l.'i i.f ilwop nn board, and how before the r ue of the balance could be ac omplNhod the two steamers became separat"d In the darkness and finally lust sigbt of one another, haw already been told, (in Nov. 29 the Londoninn was again sighted by the British steam, i-r King Arthur and a close Inspec tion of the wii'ck showed no signs f life. A few days later one of the Londonlmi's life boats with oars In it was sighted, but nothing was there to Indicate what might have been the fate of its occupants. week has elapsed since tho arrival or lb, Yedamoro and during the in tuitu I ut little hope has been felt that nn:i of t'-ogi- who remained on board tb Liu iiilaii when she nnd the Veda in parted company would ever be heard from again. That another chap ter of this tale of the sea Is to bo told seems little short of miraculous1. THBKAD OF TUB STORY. The thread of tho narrative Is again tasen up on the night of Monday, Nov, 2t, just before midnight In latitude 4 r.. 1 6 N.. longitude lfi.22 W when the Klckmers bound from Bremen, whence she had departed four days previous for Baltimore, sighted a steamer burn ing a Hare light upon her bridge. Cap tain Paul Grown, of the Gormnn liner, followed the course of his vessel and In the m.onllght made out a largo ship with siuii a list to starboard as almost to throw her on her beam ends. A hall tioni him and an answering shout from the wreck showed that there was life aboard. A heavy swell prevailed at the tlnii. together with a fresh east wind, making it dilllcult to launch a boat, but without an Instant's hesitation the nt t'tnpt was made and Second Mate D. Lenz. of the Rickmers, together with six men, put off to the rescue. For more than three hours futile attempts were made to reach tho wreck, which by thi time was ascertained to lie that f the Londonian. Finally, as a last r-soit. the rei-vuers got In close to the step of the disabled craft, and shouted to those on board, all of whom were huddbd on the bridge, to make their wny aft and throw them a line. This 'jelng compiled with, the shipwrecked sailors were Instructed to make the lln fast about their bodies and throw them selves Into the water. One after an otbei they obeyed and were thus drawn almaid the life-boat. 1- n ihe rewueis anil the rescued ! .i b-il the side of the Rickmers It was f'-in I that the sea was still so high as t miU. u Impossible to bring the boat 'lost alongside, and one after another of tbr ' eiipants of the little craft were haul' d iboard with lines nnd the life boai - i .idrlft. The wreck of the T.on d'niiri lrifted u wny In the darkness n" i !' who had been on board of b h little doubt that slu- ultimate. 1 - The Rickmers resumed her e i .ict tonight brought to this city Cui- no Lee and his seven shipmates, roni of whom had ever expected to r a. h land after losing .lilit of the V 1..10O1O. STTBMP'NT OF TllK CM'TAIX. .I'.iiiin I , us he sat in tho cabin of os ivM'iirr. showed plainly the of. fill of the anxiety and lmrdshliM he had 'indi-rgone. Ills face was thin nnd r,.r- wmi and mur'ed with deeper line-; tb. i uld be ordinarily Imprinted by thi .'! yeats through which he linn b ii il" told in n Jimplc. matter of fi- i y. peculiar to those wl follow th .i for a livelihood, Ihe sto-y of h.s . pei lepers since leaving Boston, n ill He ess than a month ago. "Our vrjntfi was uneventful until about noon on Wolnoduy. the 2:'d tilt., when our stoming gear became disabled," said lie. 'Ai. fxaiiiliitulon showed that n, sninller pleut. of cotton wuste had In some manner become entangled in the gearing. A heavy gale was blowing, and being unable to keep the vessel': head to the wind. uhe listed heavily, sending the cattle on the deck and In the hold to the starboard side and throwing the vessel almost on her beam ends. You have heard from thoe who came ashore on the Vcdamoro tho story of what took place from that time until Sunday afternoon. Wo had made repeated attempts lo launch u boat without success, but Dually tit 1 p. m. on that day we got one over ihn side with twentv-thrce men In It, un der Ihe command of Chief Ollleer Mur ray. She had hardly left the ship when she capsized and seventeen of those who were in her were either drowned or dashed against tbo sides of the Londoninn and killed. Boat swain Holm., Quartermaster Carlson, Seamen Webb and Corness, Second Steward Darnell mid Second Cool: Martin were thrown back upon the slanting deck and managed to hold on. Soon after this darkness came and we lest sight of Ihe Vedninoiv's lights. When day broke she was nowhern to be seen and those of us on the wreck made up our minds that nothing but a miracle could save us. Wo had but little to eat sino- the accident occurred four days before, had been drenched by the waves, and exposed to the bit ter cold winds almost constantly. Kv crythlng In the shape of provisions and almost all the fresh water, was in the hold under water, nnd we were un able to reach it We therefore had nothing to i at vivo a few rea biscuits soaked in salt water, ar.d by the tlniis the Vednmore left us thete was but little fresh water aboard. VAIN WATCH FOB A SAIL. All day Monday we looked In vain for a sail and when night came we worn reasonably certain tlnu we would never see another sun rise. The ship was slowly but surely sinking and we fo't that any hour might see her take her Dual plunge. Our food was gone nnd there was not enough water in our casks to last us twelve hours longer. We had but little sleep and hardly dared to hope. Nothing but the desper ation that comes to men In their last hours gave us courage to make an other effort nnd to show n light that we scarcely expected any one would si-e. That It was seen and that we were taken off gives me new faith In the Inscrutable wnys of Providence." Then the captain added with a sigh: "I wish now that the other poor fel lows had stayed aboard the I.ondonlan instead of trying to get away in the life boat that Sunday afternoon. They too might have been saved." Asked why he did not make the at tempt with them he replied: "There was not room for Cottier and mo. He would not go without mo. and a captain cannot leave his ship as long as any one remains on board. The boat that was smashed when all those poor fellows were drowned was the last we had except Ihe little gig and that would not have lasted a mln- ( ute In these seas, so there was noth Ing to do but to stay aboard nnd take our chances." The ship-wrecked sailors were cared for by the British counsel at Baltl mone nnd will be shipped home when ever they are ready to go. WRECK OF THE JOHANNA SWAN The Schooner Abandoned at Sea on Dec. 2 Crew Rescued by German Bark Anna. New York, Dec, 14. Captain E. W. Schnckford and ciew of eight men of the lost schooner Johanna Swan, which was abandoned at sea on Dec. 2, ar rived safely in port today on board the tug B. J. Barrett which took them from the German bark Anna. Captain Schackfoid said: "We sailed from Satllla. river Nov IS for New York, with n full cargo of yellow pine lumber. We experienced fairly good weather until Nov. I'll In latitude 36.50, longitude 74.10, tho vessel being then about iSO miles southeast of Sandy Hook. On that day the wind increased quickly from the northwest nnd at night blew with hurricane force, ac companied by a tremendous sea. The vessel was then kept off and ran before tho gale. Towards night another heavy sea boarded the vessel, which started the deck load and bunst the main hatch. The vessel then quickly tilled and broached to. During the whole time the storm blew with terriilo fury. We succeeded In cutting away the rig ging when the spars went by tho board. The vessel was now nlmost submerged but tho crew succeeded in lashing themselves to the after house and man aged to And shelter in tho Lazaretto, this being all that was 1. ft of the ves sel above water. On the 2Sth some of the crew succeeded in wading into the cabin and procured a small quantity of provisions consisting of canned goods. Meanwhile all hands suffered terribly for the lack of water. After four davs they managed to condense some salt water and alleviated their sufferings somewhat. The wind still continued to blow with tremendous fury and the sea constantly washing over th" vessel drenched the unfortunate crew. On Dec. 2 n vessel vob sighted, bearing down toward tho wreck. Signals of distress were hoisted on a plect? ot spar. The vessel proved to be the German bark Anna from Bremen for New York She was soon alongside. She lowered her boat nnd with much dlfllculty, ow ing to tho wind nnd sum, rescued all hands. The position of the wreck was, when abandoned, latitude :;.".:.5; longitude Cl.SO. Tho Johanna Swan registered C31 tons nnd war built at Hatrlngton, Me., In 1S69, and was owned by Swan ft Son, of this city. Madrid Is Irritated. Madrid. Dee. H. There Is great lirn,. thin at the contiliUid ieius.il of the !!. Iplnos lo rolcasii tho Spanish prisoner, who aro said to exceed W.ino In number. Tho Inmiigints aro now demanding that Spain pay as a n nsom for these prisnnei the ttM.iKjO.uii) which sho Is to ruelve, ac cording to tli-j terms of the pencu tle.iiy, from tho Vnited BtuUv. as coinpensuiliiii for money expended in ihe betterment of 'he Phlliplpue Iflaiuls. Cold Weather on the Pocono. Stromlsliiirg Pa., Doc. II Kxtmne cold weather was experienced by ihe recldents of this county today. At C'rnlg'h Meadows tho thermometer registered 8 degrees be low r.oro. At Mount Pocono It was ,1 ilo grees below. Tho Delawaro river is inuen over at Hhawree, On tho Pocono moun tains ice elvcn Inches thick Is being out. SENATE CONSIDERS THE CANAL BILL A PENSION DISCUSSION PRE CIPITATED BY MR. VEST. He Intimates That Pensions Are Used to Further Political Aims. The Lodge Bill Is Given an Icy Welcome In the House Committee on Territories Begins Considera tion of a BUI to Provide a Terri torial Form of Government for Hawaii. Washington, Dec H. The Nicaragua canal bill held its place as the prin cipal subject before the heniitu again today. Speeches wre made by Messrs. Harris. Mone. .Stewart and Morgan. Mr. Money uiged tile postponement of the question In order to permit an op portunity for negotiations with Great Britain for a modllicatlon of tho Clay-lon-Bulwer treaty and Mr. Morgan an tagonized the proposition. An agree ment was reached to take a vole m the 'Purple postponement motion tomorrow. Other iiiestlons before the senate were: The govuiiment's pension pol- icy and the bill legardlng the regis try of fotelgn built vessels wrecked on the American coast. Tlie polish n discussion was pre. lpl tatcd by Mr. Vest. The registry bill went over until tomorrow. Mr. A est In calling attention to pri vate pension bills, entered a protest against, their passage without due con sideration, it!- he said the senate was falling into the habit ot doing. Hi called attention to the fact that not withstanding Illinois had furnished i,. i00 more soldiers than Indiana the pen sion roll for Indiana, exceeded that of Illinois by $l,MHi,000. He accounted for this fact on the ground that Indiana Is a pivotal state, politically, saying that it was notorious that tho commis sioner of pensions was an ex-X'nion i-oldier who granted pensions to almost every applicant in political districts , which a tv close He did not contend that the Bepubllcan party was alone Atlanta, (la.. Dec. 14. President Mo to blame but knew that men of all i Klnley made memorable the Drst day parties were Inclined to use tli. ma- , chlnery of the pension olllco to further their political interests. He was cog nizant of an instance in his own state in which a Democratic candidate for congress had received several Repub lican votis because he had secured pensions for the voters. He had en- dorsed Air. Cleveland's veto of pension bills, and while he did not want to re vive the old tjuestlons he would express the opinion that the governmert bad in this matter fallen into "a most unjust and iniquitous expenditure by its 111 advlsed legislation and thorough nolltl- cal Iniluences." '.haraclerizlng tho gov- I'l-iiuieni as an acciueni insurance com pany. Ho did not want to deprive any hon est applicant of his pension but ho wanted the abuse stopped. Mr. Clalllnger suggested thut Instead ot scolding the senate on private bills he should propose amendments to the pension laws which would correct tho abuses he complained of. Continuing, Mr. C.alllnger suid the committee had been considering tho advisability of publishing the list ot pensioners. Yet there were objections to the plan and he feared that if under taken its only effect would ho to take two or three million dollars out of the treasury to no good purpose. THF. LODGE JULD. The house today, for the second time during this congres-s. refused to con sider the Lodge Immigration hill. At the last session an attempt was made houHu declined by vote of 100 to 103 to take it up. An interesting but brief debate on tho rules was precipitated during the session by Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania, during which Mr. Dearmond made u speech on the decadence of tho privi lege of debate In the house and held Speaker Beed responsible for the fact that the house had had no opiortimlty to adopt a now system of rules nt this session. The speaker replied with a sarcastic speech, in which he referred to the complaints of John IJandolph in the early days of the century to show that the came remonstrances were mnde then that were being heard to day. The house committee on territories today began consideration of the bill to provide a ferritin lul form of govern ment for tho Hawaiian Islands. Hep resentativo Hltt, chairman of the for eign affairs committee, and Mr. Frear, of Hawaii, who wpiv members ot tho Hawaiian commission, explained the conditions of the islnnd and tho bill the commission prepared. In their explanation they followed the lines of the commission's report. Tho committee decided to refer tho bill to a sub-committee consisting of Chair man Knox (Bep., Muss.) and Messrs. Brodeiick (Bop.. Kay.), Low (Bop., N. Y.), Henry (Deni., Tex.) and Ferguson tiJem., x. y.j. The sub-commltteo will take up the ! Din section by section and Mr. Frear will remain hero until Its consideration Is completed to give the committee such advice or information as he possesses1. May Succeed Bliss. nusiiiiiKiJii, uiT. ii. u is suited to night that ex-Governor Merrlnm. of Min nesota, who bus In en in Washington for some days, is under set Ions consideration l..r the post of srcietary of the interior when Secretary Bliss jetlres from that of. lice. Pension Appropriation. Washlt.Ktou, Dee. 11. The pommm a p. proprlatlou bill repoittd to tho bouse to. Iiij- curries JIIj.HSI.MO, belrs the exact amount of the estln.alcs and ti.inin.io moro thun ci.rrlcd by tho current law. Pension dlsbiiist menu ii creased troni l.i.7i: In J Mi7 to SIII.CS1.VT9 in 1W. The total number of pensioners on the rolls Is Wfl.711. Steamship Arrivals. New Yoik, Dec. 14.- Cleared: Amster dam, Amsterdam: Weimar, Bremen. Hailed: Pails, Southampton, Southamp tonSailed: Kaiser Wllhelin dcr Grnaso (from Bremen), New York. Uottcnlnn; Arrivcd; Mjuadam, New York, , tit tlllSt It fi-ni tw. .,..1.r.,. !. 1.... I w, defe. V ., v' , , ' ' . u of ' sl,ort speech, Jlr. MeKinley re- it was (loieauMi liy a. larco niutoritv. . .. Mr. Dann.nl. of Ohio, chalnnan if tl e ferrcU, 1 llS 1t03 "" """ Immigration commit ee. thought e P 'w tho cheeni to Htni.. A scene bill would be stronger after U, elec! C "tlinS0 e lu,sIafm ?w 'hon tluns were over, but today, wen he 'l,""i ,m TO "" " word tried again to secure consldeVatlon .h.. Ml tnnn tlle 1")s ot tl,e Present: MRS. BOTKIN'S TRIAL. The Case Becomes More Interesting to the Public. Snn Francisco, Hoc. 13. The trial of Mrs. Cordelia llotkln Is becoming more Interesting to that pint of the publlo which takes an interest In such pro ceedings. Today was cold and stormy, but the crowd which managed to pack Itself Into Judge Cook's court room was as large If not larger than on any previous day and the police had haul work preserving order. Never has a murder trial of such Import progressed so rapidly in a San Francisco cotitt room. Witnesses are subject to but slight crosH-examlnatlon as n rule and the attorneys on both sides rarely pro test against the admission of evidence. Thomas Price, the analytical chem ist of this city, who examined some of the candy t-ent to Mr.s. Huniilng, was the (list witnessed called. Prof. Price stated he received eight samp! 'H of the candy from Chief of Police Lees on Sept. 2.".. and that bis analysis of it showed an aggregate amount of IS grains of iiiwule In the candy sub mitted to him. He uescrloed the dif ferent forms of arsenic, for the benefit of the Jury and was then excused. Miss Sylvia Henri, a saleswoman for George Haas & Smp?, candy manufac turers and retailers, was the most im portant witness this afternoon. Sh Identified some of the candy sent to .ws. iJunninir as ou.iik ii...., u u .,r 1.,., ntil,k.iit'ti Sin, ItlnnHtli.M 11m box and' explained that she did not unite 1111 it at the reipiesn of the pur chaser, win. said she wished to put something else In the box. Miss Henri idetitllled a seal used by the Drm and said that the purchaser appeared ex- . , .,..,, . wi-u.i.-., i.v. ."...- r. - action. . I MIsh Henri's Ident ncation was not . positive, nut sue .,u......e.. ..y r..... , that she believed that Mrs. Botkln was the person to whom she sold tho candy. ' PRESIDENT M'KINLEY SPEAKS AT ATLANTA Remarkable Utterance That Aroused I the Crowd to Wild Enthusiasm. .. . . ,.,.,, v.ntiiimtnKm. of the Atlanta petite Jubilee by ;t nota bl utterance in his speech beroro the Joint session of the Georgia legislature this afternoon. His reception by the general assembly was warm and hear ty In tho extreme end his speech was lnterrui ted by frequent outbursts of cheering. It Is admitted on all sides that the address marked an epoch In history and Is tonight on every lip. I'pon the presidents arrival at the cap llol he was greeted with a Held artil lery salute and was at unco escorted to Governor Candler's olllco. There a short formal reception took place. l'p- on its conclusion the president was conducted to the assembly chamber w here ho occupied tho rcakex's chair with Governor Candler on his right. When President Dodson, of tho senate, called tho legislature to order, the gal leries were thronged with men and women. The body of the chamber was well tilled with state senators and as semblymon, while the uniforms of va rious o'llcors and the governor's staff gave a touch of brilliant color to the gathering, tin the Drst row facing the speaker sat Secretaries Gage, Long, Wilson and Smith, and Secretary to the President Porte:. Beside the speak er's desk and below tho president. Gen erals Wheeler, Lnwton and Young in full uniform sat on chairs. The speak er rapped for silence and Introduced the president to the audience after congratulating tho state of Georgia upon the presence of their distinguish ed guests. As the president arosa the audience applauded. During the course Every soldier's grave made during tho unfortunate civil war Is a tribute to American valor. And Willie, when these graves were made many differed widely about the future of tho government, those differences were long ago settled by tho arbitrament of arms nnd tho ttino lias now como in tho evolution ot senti ment and feeling under tho providence of God, when In the spirit of fraternity wo should sharo with you In tho care of the graves of the Confederate soldiers. A wild cheer went up from every tluoat In the typical southern audi ence, a cheer that echoed and re-echotd to tho chamber until It was taken up by the crowd outside. Old men who fought for the south rose from their seats and waved their hats. One Confederate veteran, now a venerable legislator, had pressed for ward until he was leaning ngalnst the speaker's desk hanging on to each word the president tutored. When tho reference was made to the Confederate dead this old man burled Ills head In his nrms, and while cheers rang out, cried like a little child. Of all tho many conciliatory speeches which have been made since Grant said: "Lot there bo peace," nothing has moro deeply stirred a southern audience than tho simple words of President MeKin ley this afternoon. No sooner had the president con cluded before there were loud cries f'.r Wheeler, nnd when thnt little man got up, his head scarcely higher than tho speaker's desk, the audience once moro gave vent to wild enthusiasm. Gen eral Wheeler referred euloglstlcally to the efforts of the president towards preserving pence ns long as tho cmn try's honor would permit such efforts and of his musterful policy after .'t was Inevitable. General Wheeler paid n tribute to Admiral Dewey and added: "The army In conjunction with the navy was ordered to attack and destroy the Spanish forces at Santiago. In four weeks that order was obeyed and Its purposes accomplished. Tho proud Spanish nation stood suing for peace from tho nntlon which a month before It had held up to ridicule and scorn." Mine Accident, WllkoK-Buire, Dec. II. A serieiis acci dent occurred in the Nottingham mine of tho Lehigh and Wilkcs-Barre Coal com puny ut Plymouth this afternoon. Six loaded cars hud been hoisted nearly to tho top of the slope when the coupling on tho fourth car bioke. Tho two rear curs came dashing down tho steep Incline at a ter riilo rate of speed. Levi Price, a driver, aged at, was going up tho nlopo with six mules. The runaway cars crashed Into him and tho mules, fatally injuring tho muii and killing ull thu mule?. HORRORS OF THE MANILA HOSPITALS STORY OF SUFFERINGS TOLD BY A RED CROSS NURSE. Miss Schaeffer, Who Went to Manila from Honolulu, Relates a Startling Tale Upon Her Return Soldiers Dying Dally for the Want of Proper Food Inexperience on the Part of Attendants the Cause of Much Suffering. Honolulu, IJcc. 7, via San Francisco, Dec, H. Miss Schaeftor, a Red Cross nurse, who went from Honolulu to Ma nila, at rived there Sept. 28, has re turned bote andmakesstartllng chntges as to the way United States soldiers are taken care of In Manila. "Scores of tho soldier hoys'," she says, "are dying In the hospitals nt Manila Just for want of proper nourishment. They say the government allows sixty cents a day for each patient. You can save dozens of lives on live cents a day. "Oh, the utter woe of the hospitals'. the helplessnessof them! Menns bright (lH ,,,,, f)(H, (1 , l(J . ... . . . ... death, hoping for It, seeking It, taking lHilson, doing anything that will end the despair that comes upon them! "Seeing nothing before them but days of pain and nights of wretchedness1 without proper food, with no one to Hl lllflll ili UlMtlkllJ Ol U IIUV1.IU tLlll give them sympathy or to cheer.to write Ul trientls.or to soothe the nchlng brows or moisten parched lips, If by sheer en- dlIrolre of ntUurc m. ljh(Um,PJ. of vUul. t . . . , .. ,H . f them nothing but the still more cheer less period of convalescence with the probability of a relapsie and the old weariness of despair to bo suffered again. No wonder there are six or seven funerals a day. No wonder the dead house Is never empty. "And outside the hosDltal, and even iu lt SMcn indifference. Petty consld eratlon of rank and position, souahblew l ubnut precedence, lack of consideration In prescribing and preparing food, while i men are dying, not merely of heart hunger, but for want of nourishment. I.ONEMNKSS AND DESPAIR. "I have gone through tho wards day after day and I spoke to this one nnd that and they poured out their woes, men who do not wear their hearts on their sleeve, cried for the pure agony ot their loneliness and despair mode poignant nnd vivid by their own telling of it. "I got so I Just could not go through I tho wards. What could I do? I saw the need of care, of proper nourish ment of tho most ordinary hospital i treatment and was utterly helpless to uo anytning; just one cog in tne great remorseless grinding machine whoso material was noule men, and whose grist was death, "I do not mean that attendants of tho hospitals aro careless or Indiffer ent. Many aro trying to do their best. There are a lot of worthiness and tin selllshness among tho attendants at tho hospitals. But there Is so much In experience, many clogs to those who would do much. To think of an at tendant going through a ward with a pail of beef broth, ladling it out to the Dfty or slxtv i itlcnts Indiscriminate ly by the ctpful. In tho whole pail there was not enough nourishment for one, even, if it were made of the best material, Eut what It really was made of, T shut my eves nnd refuse to im agine. In a whole ward there Is not more than ono nurso with cxpeiienea and for helpers only one or two awk ward boys who perhaps never caw a sick room before." PADDED THE PAY ROLLS. An Arrest Ilesults from the Court Martial of Hanscom. Philadelphia, Dec. 11. James J. Gro gan, former clerk of the department of construction and repair at tho League Island navy yard, was today arrested and placed under ?2,000 ball by United States Commisisoner Craig to' answer a charge of criminal viola tion of the naval regulations. Grogan with others was discharged from the service several months ago by orders from Washington, upon the navy department oeing advised that I ho pay rolls of the navy yard had been padded and thnt workmen had been credited with extra hours when they had not performed the extra work with which they had been credited. The arrest Is supposed to be an out come of the court martial of Naval Constructor Hanscom, which has about been concluded. In defense of tho charges against him Mr. Hanscom ad mitted that he had discovered that workmen bad been allowed greater time than they were entitled. The admission wns also made that prior to this discovery tho naval con structor may have signed vouchers which gave the men too much pay, but he claimed thnt in the great war rush ho was forced to nccept tho reports of his subordinate relative to the amount of work performed by tho men. DEATHS OF A DAY. Nashua, N, II Dec. II. Oiren J. Cook, who figured li. one of tho moat noted criminal cases over tried by tho United States courts In the southwest, dltd at his homo here early this morning. Cook was Ki years old. Ten years ago ho and a brother. Charles Cook, also of this city, wero Implicated In n sectional war m Oklahoma which resulted from a dispute over the location of a county seat, and in which a deputy sheriff and lio other per sons wero ambushed and killed. Tlv Cook brothers uud six others were ,.r rested, found guilty by tho United States courts in Texas and tent-need to death. A new trial was hccurcd, however, and tbo Cooks wero release.. Orren leturned to this ctl, where In Miieu bus resided. Philadelphia. Dec. 1 1. Prank Moran. one ot the most widely known minstrels In this country, died this afternoon at the Herman hospital, cped 7- years. Frank .Moran has ben beloro tho publlo as a minstrel for halt a century. Ho was one of the founders of the Benevolent an J Protective Order of Klks. A widow, for merly .Miss Joscle Miller, the ouiiosqUe autre?, survlicx him. Patls, Doe. 11. Anllo R. Tcny. fornioily of New York, died lure today ot livur complaint. Ho was twice niHirUd, bis second wfu being Sybil Sanderson, the uperu singer. THE NEWS THIS JIOUNINU Weather Indications Todays Pair; Variable Winds. 1 General Spanish Hatred ot Cubans. Day's Work ot Const-ess. Eight Survivors of tbo Steamship Lou- (Ionian Brought Into Port. Bed Cross Nurse's Story of Suffering In Manila. 2 General Whitney's Weekly News Budget. Financial, and Commercial. 3 Local Criminal Court PiocordhiKs. i Editorial. Comment of tho Press. B Story "When I Was a I.lttlo Girl." S Local Mo ran' a Fato hi the Jury's Hands. Ilcslguutlon of Poor Director Torppe. i Local Norman Parko Home from Porto Wen. Statistics About Law Breakers, S Local West Scranton and Suburban. 9 News Bound About Scranton. 10 General News of tho Soldiers at Camp McKer.zle. Industrial Information. DEPARTURE OF THE WARSHIPS The Brooklyn Sailed Pour Hours After the Order Was .Received. Elgsbee on the Flagship. Washington, Dee. 14. Within four hours from the moment the order was received by Captain Cook, who com manded tho Brooklyn, to proceed to Havana, the shly was weeding away on tho high seas. At !i.4r. yesterday morning tho order was sent and at l.:t(5 word came that tho ship had left Tompklnsvllle. The Texas was tele graphed to leave for Cuba ot 4 o'clock yesterday and got away soon after midnight from Hampton Bonds. Prob ably tho Brooklyn will overhaul her be fore she makes, port. On the Brooklyn as a passenger is Commodore Crom well, who goes to take command of the Havana naval station. There are also some of the olllcers of the Texas who happened to bo In New York when their own ship was ordered south. The Cas tillo, which is to form part of tho Ha vana squadron.will make her way alone soutli from Boston. The Bcsolute.whleh was also ordered to Havana, will not be able to start from League island for a few days. All of the ships carry ma rine guards, nnd it Is believed Hint they will be able to maintain tho best of order In Havana should the local au thorities prove unable to do so. Newport News, Va.. Dec. 1 1. The United States battleship Texas, Cap tain Slgsbee, llagshlp of the North Atlantic squadron, sailed from Old Point this morning for Havana. Commodore. Philip, commanding tho North Atlantic squadron, Is on tho Texas, and it is understood that ho will take charge ot tho squadron that Is once more forming In Cuban waters. The United States armored cruiser Brooklyn, Captain Cook, arrived at Old Point today shortly after noon. It Is expected that she will sail some time tomorrow after replenishing her coal bunkers. SPANISH PRISONERS HELD BY FILIPINOS Oflicinls Have Been Unable to Ascer tain the Number Dewey States That They Are Not 111 Treated. Washington, Dec. 14. Up to thl3 time, the olllclals here huo not been able to ascertain the number of tho Spanish prisoners held by tho Filipinos but they nre certain that the estimate, from Madrid of 10,000 is very much too high. Admiral Dewey looked into tho condition of some of these piisoners held by Aguinaldo at Cavito early in the war nnd ngain lately In response to complaints that the Insurgents wero treating the prisoners Inhumanely. He reported ns to this last charge that thu prisoners wero as well treated as tho circumstances of the Insurgents ad mitted but gave no Idea of the num ber. It is believed that thu lot of tho Spanish soldier prisoners who In July numbe red 1,000, Is much better than that of the clerical prisoners, meaning generally tho fiiara and as the latter wero numerous in the Philippines It may bo that the total number of ptis oners in the hands of the insurgents will run well up towards C,000. The American peace commissioners did not bind the United States govern ment to accomplish the Impossible In the matter of releasing these- prlson ets. They did undertake to release nnd repatriate those prisoners taken by Otis at the fall ot Manila but so far as tho others wero concerned those held by the insurgents our gov ernment cannot effectively only as ! our lines of occupation of the islands are extended, Kfforts have bei-n made on at least two occasions by General Otis to Induce the Insurgents to re leaso their prisoners but he could not go beyond the exercise of pood offices and could not exercise compulsion. Ho will renew his efforts in this direction, however, and In the changed conditions following the ee?slon of the Island to the United States and the probability held out to tho Insurgents that they may obtain the control of their homo affairs which they struggled for. it is hoped that miocess may attend thU effort. If not then us tho Unlled States lines are extended the prisoners must be rdensed by otlur means. Consider ing the magnitude of the task the of llclalr here feel that there is llttlo ground for complaint on the pait of the Spanish people because the pris oners are not Instantly released. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Dec. H. Theso Pennylv.i nld pensions have been Issued: Original--William C. Pockwell. Bra.lfoid, t: (leo. Oplluger, Plains, Luzerne, !S. Bestora lion and additional Huiinou Decker, dui.l. Hullonh.ick. Kinilf.ird. $S to HO. In ci ouse Poller c. .Montgomery, Brudbuil fio to Hi. Pennsylvania Postmasters, Wushlnglon, Dec, II. The follow uk i.iurth class postmusteiH) wore appointed today for Pennsylvania: IMsallvllle, It. L. Couicn: Glenwoo.l, G. N. Bennett: BIsks. -Mrs. 1, C. Motrlsoii! Wlcklser, t'hailes H, Allen, STILL HUNT THE CUBANS Spaniards May Continue at Havana a Few Days Longer. BITTERNESS INCREASES As the Time for Spanish Sovereign Hy to Be Dissolved Approaches the Hatred of tho Soldiers foil Cubans Becomes Moro Intense and Opportunities That Will Afford Excuse for Killing Insurgents nnil Sympathizers Are Unlled with De light American OUlcinlu Can, Da Nothing But Counsel Patience, Havana, Dec. II. The United Stated transport Panama, with General Fltz htigli Lee and his stuff on board, cu- tered the harbor this morning. General Lee was informed by a cor- respondent ot the Associated Press of bis appointment as governor ot thu province of Havana. He paid ho was much gratified, but had only wished fou a military command. The general add ed that ho is simply In command of hH soldiers, that his duty Is to presorvu life and property and that he proposed to do so with equal Justice to Cubans, Spaniards and persons of all other tun Humilities. General Leo added that ha had nothing to do with the establish ment of any sort of government nn.l that his duties were confined to llyinif the Hag of peace and order. The headquarters ot General Leo will be established at Quemado camp, Marl anuo. Many prominent personal frlendu called on the general when he nrrlved here, Including General Greene and Captain Chadwlck, of tho United States cruiser New York. Later In the day General Lee and hls staff, accompanied by General Greene, in tho tug Biltannla, stnrted for Ve dado, where ho reported to General Wade. Thence General Lee went oil horseback to Quemado camp. A battalion of the Tenth infantry wna landed from the Unlled States trans port Saratoga today and marched with, band playing and Hags flying, to Marl anno. The soldiers were followed by; crowds, of people. At every street cor ner two Spanish soldiers wero stationed. There was some enthusiasm In tho Cer ro suburbs. The troops which arrived hero on the) Michigan and Panama are all well. Havana Is quiet today. American observers of the violent scenes enacted hero on Sunday night sympathize with the Cuban population n r the killing of three persons and the. wounllding of fifteen others bv Spanish soldiers. Nevertheless tho American military men aro unablo lo do moro than they have done In secur ing safe transportation for prominent Cuban.-, to Marlanao and in prevent ing all arrests excepting those of threu joungsters, who, however, weie aftei w arils released. Tho shooting was nearly all done by Spanish olllcers. armed with pistols and by officers off: duty. Some shots wero fired during; the conflict at nggresslve Cubans, buc most ot them were tired nt retreating; Cubans. None or the olllcers Impli cated has been brought to account by, Hair superiors. FKKLING IN SPANISH ABMY. It Is asserted that the feeling In the Spanish army Is one of pleasure, that the Cubans gave the Spaniards tiie opportunity to kill a few of them. The llrst arrivals of American troop: and the dissolution of Spanish sover eignty on all sides in Havana Increasu the Spanish bitterness here. The only, gaiety of the Cubans Is In their re maining patient for a week or two longer until the Seventh army corps fhall have an I veil. The American of fi ers constantly urge the Cuban lend oi. i to counsel silence and self-sup-pnsslon for a while, as lire bland Cubans cannot bo protected, even by the moral Influence of tho American representatives. Spanish sovereignty, it Is pointed out. Is tho only sover eignty hero unless there shall be an Interregnum of unaichy Spanish au thority must remain supreme until, under tiie written agreements, the American troops shall be here In force and tiie Hag shall have been changed. Julio Sangullly feels that General Oieene saved bis llf by objecting t hi priitosed arrest by the Spaniards, who aver that hi has violated faith In coming hute while Spanish rule re mained, General Lacret wns also supposed to bo in the luglutteirn hotel at tho tlmn the aides of tho captain general went to arrest him. The nldes first called on General Greene, and at his request the Spanish olllcers deferred action. Later the iiriungeinent. as previously cabled, for the withdrawal of the Cu ban leaders m Maiiaiiao was effected. Lacret, however, did not go to Mar lanao. He disappeared, uud, under tho supposition that he Is still In tho city, Spanish soldiers aro still search ing for him. FIRE AT BUFFALO. Thirty Business Concerns Burned Out Fifteen Pfcuiilies Homeless. Buffalo. N Y D'c. II. Fin. today destroyed two blocks of buildings in the Village "I An ade. Loss, $73,000. Thirty business concerns wro burned out and ilfteen families render ed homeless. t t-f t -r -t-rt-t--t-f -t-f -t-t-f t -M- WEATHER, TORECAST. Washington. Dee. 11. l'orronHt lor Thurmluy For eastern Pennsyl vania: fair; not mi coM; light vari - -f able winds bocoinlng fcouthuny, t -t-t--rtttttttt-t-tt.
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