'tibiote. cwottott TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES. SCRAiNTOX, PA., FKIDAY MOKN1NG, DECEMBER 2.3, 1898. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. NEARING THE EVACUATION Last Joint Meeting of the Commis sioners. WILL BE HELD TODAY The United States Commission Wil Adopt a Written Resolution o Thanks for Courtesies Extended by Spanish Authorities at Havana and Elsewhere in Cuba The Gath ering of Crowds on Christmas Eve Will Be Forbidden. Havana, Dec. '22. The lust founal Joint meeting of the 1'nlted States ami Spanish evacuation coinmlssloneis will lie held tomorrow. If nfter tlint nny new question arise they will he settled by Individual interviews or conespond em e. The I'nlted States commission will adopt n written 1 evolution of thanks fin the coin todies extended by the Spanish nuthoiltles nt Hinana and elsewhere in Culm under trying celndl tlon, and beat tosllmoii to " the e cellent discipline and soldlet-llke con duct nf the ntlloois and men of the Spanish nini. Hilgndlci Geneial Clous today de livered the memorandum agreement regniditig the places weie Spanish troop ate to lie .stationcel after Jan. 1. It will he discussed at tomonow's meeting Stiigcnn Major Anhlnaid has visit ed tlie Spanish hospital outside Hav ana.aud toinouow on behalf of Surgeon tleneial Stombetg, will Inspect the hos Pitnls within the city limits. 131 Vc dado Hie suburb of Havana whete 's situate el the Hotel Troch.i. which has ber-ii the lieadiiuartcis of the I'nlted Stall's nillltaiy commission, will be evacuated toinonow, when the scacoast foils will be occupied by the I'nlted Slates tioops Guanabacoa will be for mall) oicupled on Mondny next. It Is the custom of Havana folk to cele-blut- t'h'istmus eve by slteet dancing and OiIiir cr.iikeih. Tomntrow Cap tain General Castedlanos will Issue a imiiiio foi bidding the gathering of unwilR, in older t avoid any posslhle dl'-ordei NEW RUBBER TRUST. A Combine That Is Expected to Con trol the Market. New Yolk, Dei. 22. A new com bination of .some of the lending firms In the I'tilted States is now In process of formation and Is expected to be completed III about a week. It will In clude neatly all the matiufnctuiers of rubber goods other than boots and shoes and bald rubber. The Hartford Rubber company and the Morgan and "Wright company, both Innnufacturers of blcvilc tiles, aie among the flinis fntmlng the combination. It is under stood the oiganlzatlon will have a cap ital of $30,000,000: $15,000,000 to be pre ferred stock nnd the other $15,000,000 common shares. It Is understood that Charles R. Flint, who brought about the organization of the United States Rubber company, has chnrge of the re organisation of the combine, and among the leading firms which will help make the combination are the following: Uoston Pelting company, Boston: New York Heltlng and Packing com pany. II. P. Goodrich and Company, Akron, O.: Chicago Rubber company Chicago Cleveland Rubber company, Cleveland, Gutta Percha and Rubber company; New York Rubber company, New York: Stoughton Rubber com pany, Stoughton, Mass.; Haitfoid Rubber company. Hartford, Conn.; Moignn and Wright company, Chi cago The headciuarters ot the coin pan will be In this cltv. BRUTALLY MURDERED. Colored Man Mutilated in a Shocking Manner. Poeomoke City, Mil , Dec. 22 John 13. Turner, n highly lespccted colored man of this place, was taken from his home eail this morning by two unknown men and brutally murdered. The affair has caused Intense excitement among both white and coloied, nnd should the nun del eis be caught, feais of lticlilng are entei tallied. A posse Is out hunt ing the fugitives. The body wns found nt Cross Roads, about live miles from this plate It was ling In the load, face downward, and was hotrlbly mutilated, the throat lx.lns i ut fiom ear to ear and his head mushed utmost beyond recognition. The bialns weie 1 lug I eslde the head. From the position of the body It Is thought that tho luuiilered niun wua clubbed Into Insensibility and then his tin oat cut Them Is no clue as to who the mur derers are, but Jealous Is supposed to bo the ihotlve foi the crime, as Turner and his wife liuve been living together unhappily for some time. Fell Through the Ico. S iiu ife. N. Y . Dec. .2 Murtln Seliiiiel ter iiikI Michael Gollnskl, a'Hl 12 and 6 vuii icspcctlvel). were drowned- enter, day while taking a short rut on tliu ice acrosrt tlie Oswego canal In this city Tho bodies wein ireov creel todn Death of a Football Player. Cttinbrldge, Mann., Dec. 22. Pcic M. Jnffia center rttch of tho Huiwerd unl vi i Ml) foot ball team, died toduy from spinal meningitis. Junius' was 21 veu.'s old and Ills home wns at IrvliiBlnn-nn.ttn. liudton. N, V l'S8TRANG6uTfolJigANITARY WQRK ' ' u i BURGLAR .SK His Dead 1 ., uuu in the Houbo He Had Plundered. Qulncy, Mas?., Deo. '22. The most peculiar shooting affair which lias over leen brought to the attention of the IKillce of tills city occin red eaily this morning at the winter home of John Shaw, In this Utv. when a lobber, who bad xiltindcied the house, lost his life. The whole aflalr Is veiy msterlous, as the occupants of Mr. ShawV house de clare that they heard no shot filed and did not know that theh home had been entered until the body of the man was found bv a servant, who was the first tu the house to arise this morning, and who stumbled over the form. The body was diiectly hi fiont of the bay win dow, which was open. The polh e weie called. An olllccr found that the buig lnr's coat, hat and shoes1 hud been left on the plazm Just outside the window. The man woie a new suit, In the pock ets of which a gold watch, diamond pin and two pairs of eveglnsscs belonging to Mr Shaw's family were found. Re sides the-e ai tides', n Jackknlfe, thir teen cartildges, $Jt.C0 In money, a ticket from Wnlthnni to Uoston nnd a piece ol paper marked "Jnines Kmctson, Green stieet, Jamaica Plains." weie found. The man was piolialily :!3 yeais of age When the bod was found It was lying on the left side The bullet which cumied bis death enlcied thiee and one-half Inches above the right nipple and took an upwaid course. The police aie greatly puzzled over the affali They are working on the theory that the robber was shot by a. "pal," who was watching outside, and who may have mistaken the lobber for the ow ner of the house Just as his com panion came tow at d the window. Neigh bors living near by and night woik men In a bakery In the vicinity of the boue hay they heaid a pistol shot about 2 o'clock this motning. The members of the Shaw household, however, heard no such sound. Boston. Dec, 2.'. James Kmeison, whose home address, Jamaica Plains, wns found on the body of the man shot In Qulncy, Is a clerk emplovcd In the office of the Ctinnrd steamship company. Mt. I3merson piofesscs ut ter ignoiance as to the Identity of the man and is at a loss to know bow be came to have the addies, unless he had picked It out as a good Held ior his operations. REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY RECEIVES HIS SWORD Col. A. K. McClure Presides at tho Ceremonies of Presentation Miss MacNeall's Pait. Philadelphia Dec. 22. Hear Adnilinl Schley was tonight the recipient of a handsome and costly swoid, scabbard and belt, piescntcd to hltu In behalf of the people f this clt) and other cities hi Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, who contributed to a fund established for the pinpoe. The cere mony toook place In the Temple Bap tist church and Colonel A, K. MeCluie presided The founal presentation was: made bv Miss Rena MacNeall, the 13- ear-old sister of Private Harry Mac Neall, of the murine corps, who distin guished himself during the battle nf Santiago by clambeilng out on the muzzle of one ot the cruiser Brooklyn's big guns during a heavv file and re moving a loaded shell which had be come fastened In the breech. There was a laige and enthusiastic audience piv-ent nnd .speeches were made by Governor Hustings and Mayor Warwick on behalf of the state and city . Governoi-cli it Stone also spoke In high terms of dmlral Schley and his achievements The admlial In accepting the gift thanked the people and said: "Let me hope with jou that in God's providence It may nevei be drawn without reason, but If It ever should be so willed that It must be It will never be sheathed except In your greater honor." The sword, scabbard and belt repre sent a cost of $4,200. The blade Is of fine damascus steel, appropriately en graved, and the hilt is elaborately dec orated with diamonds and other pie clous stones. GRIP AT PHILADELPHIA. Twenty-Five Thousand Residents Are Afflicted. Philadelphia, Dec, 22. It Is estimated that between 23,000 and 110,000 persons In this city are suffcilng from grip, and doctois report the epidemic on the Increase. At the board of health to day six deaths were repotted to have occurred within the past twenty-four hours, directly due to gilp, and twelve other deaths were tiaeed Indhectly to the same cause. All tho hospitals have an unusually large number of gilp patients, nnd In sovcuil Instances the suffereis have lost their reason und had to be snapped to theli beds. Of 140,000 school chlldien nearly 10,000 are sick at home. City councils could barely i also u quorum today, there was so many absentees from grip. Reports received fiom eastern Penn sylvania and south New Jeisey point to un epidemic ot the disease In those section. RAISED THE FLAG TOO SOON. Major Russell Reprimanded for Fly ing tho Colors Against Orders. Havana, Dec. 22 Major Russell Harrison, the provost maishal. who on Tuesday inised the stars and slripes over Koit Atares without outers and In contravention of the piomlse of the I'nlted States evacuation commission that no Ameilcan (lags should be raised In Havana or Its siihtub until Jan. 1, was today formally repilmand ed by Major General Lee and instiuct- ed to lower the Hug, Lieutenant Lee leported a few hoiiis later to heael riumters that tho Hag had been low ered. Nevertheless, nt the hour of filing thin dispatch, 4.S0 p. m It Is still Hy ing on a tall staff over the famous foit, plainly visible from tho harbor and city. Death of Private Quill. WnMiliiKton. Dec. i.'.-Oencnl Ilenrr, comrnandlrg at San Juon de Puito'Jttco, notified the war department lodii) of tho death of Private Joseph C. Quill, ot the KVventh Infantry, from n gunshot wound, He su)s It piolinhly wax a case of suicide. ABOUT SANTIAGO REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMIS SIONER PORTER. The Sticets of the City Are No Longer Used as Sowors Individ uals Violating tho Law Ate Given a Tasto of tho Sanitary Commis sioner's Whip and Compelled to Work on the Streots Tho Ques tion of Taxes. Washington, Dec. 22. Hubert 1. Porter, special commissioner of the I'lllted States to Cuba and Porto Rico, bus ictuined fiom Suntlago and has submitted his icport to tlie secietuiy of the tieusui.v. Tne machinery of the mllltuiy government. Mi. Potter sas, isiuuulngwlth a fab degree of smooth ness and the men lesponsible for Its understand the business thorough!) The dlMigieeable smells of the Dpleul Cuban clt), his repoi t sas, aie less pionouuced In Santiago, while white wash, lime-wash, fiesh paint and all oit of disinfectant has deodoilzed the HUiiouudlng teuitory and made the town habitable The streets i no longer used as seweis, and the unhap py Individual who violates the law nnd escapes the lash of the sanltuiy com mlsslnnei's whip Is compelled to work on the streets for tlihty da)s. This otllclal, Majoi Pat hour, with 12G men diessed in spotless white and 32 good I'nlted Slates mule teams und cans having dug out fiom thestleets of San tiago the lllth of ages, Is now able to keep them absolutely dean. 13very day. bv the aid of pell oleum, the gar bage of the city Is burned. The vvoik of sanitation Is not confined to the stieetw, but extends to the dwelling houses, shops and buildings of all kinds To accomplish tills, however, the doots of houses had to be smashed In nr.1 people making seweis of the thotoughafies were publicly boise vvhipped In the streets. Kminently to spectable citizens were foiclbly biought bcfoie the commanding geiiet.il and sentenced to aid In cleaning the .streets they weie In the a bit of defiling. a co.MPi.n'ii-: srimc.NDKK. The campaign lias ended In a com plete sin render to the sanltai) authoi Itles. and tlie inhabitants of Santiago, legardless of class, have had their llrst object lesson In the new otdet of thlngSi inaugurated by the vwtt. In the same manner local government has been le stoied and natlvu mnynis and officials appointed, the mil) leqtilienient being that persons accepting such oflices shall take the oath tecognlzlng the mil itary occupation of the island by the I'nlted States, but in no way commit ting them to nny futuio fotni of gov ernment. The Spanish, when in possesion of Cuba, not only assumed absolute coti tiol of judiciary, but of the municipal government, the laiger portion of the taxes raised for municipal pin poses being diverted with the other levemte In channels which, says the icpoit, eith er went to Spain or In Spanish pockets. Mr. Potter ndvlses that these taxes hereafter must be used exclusively for local pui poses, and as far as may be deemed practicable, that they be col lected and disbursed by pioperly con stituted authorities. Now that the customs tariff has been disposed of, Mr. Porter lecom mends that an Immediate scheme be prepared for levying und collecting In ternal revenue for the entire Island. The question of sepaiatlng these tnxes from pmely municipal taxes should also be considered. CUBA'S TRANSFORMATION. The Telegraph Lino from Puerto Principe to Santa Cruz. Havana, Dec. 22. The military ttle giuph from Pueito Ptlnclpe southward to Santa Cms-., the cable point, is item ing completion. Thus wire connection with Geneial Carpenter will soon be made. Colonel Dunwoodlo of the sig nal corps says the telcgiuph will h" built as if foi mllitaiy pin poses, and will lequlte no land lines to Santiago, as piojected. The war depaitment has dhected tho tuinspoit Chester to tnke Geneial Greeno and his start to Savannah. She will sail this evening. Maishal Blanco, though not icquest ed to do so bv the American cnmmls sloneis, l03Ued dliectlons befoie leav ing Cuba that the rich sliver palace tabk- service and the furniture of tho reception looms he left for the Amoil can occupants. The olllclal coaches with the arms of Spain and the furni ture of the treasury department will h sold. A pioposltlon has been mndo In the municipal c uncll to change Obispo street to Lee stieet. This thoioughfnr for a time was called Wcyler stieet. Action in the ir.Httcv has been defened. Dreyfus War at Toulose. 'i'oulosc. Fiance, Dec. 22 Serious stieet dlwoiiltrs occm red here Ihh. evening be uveen piemotets of pro Dreyfus and nntl Drevfus meetings Several persons v-ere severely Injured, and the vvliluws of u number of JeivlMi shops were smalied. Secretary Long's Illness. Wuslilngten. Dec. 22. Secretur) I.org has recovered sutllcleiul) fiom his cold to resume I Is duties ut the navy depart ment. Secreturv Ha." Is Htlll routined to Ills home by order of his physic Ian. - i. More British Warships. London. Dec. 22. Tlie IlrltNli udmlralt, It Is reported, has Just placed unlet for four wnrMilns with ship builders on tho Clvdf IMITATED LUETGERT. Michael Rollingor, of Chicago, Ar rested for Wifo Murder. Chicago, Dec. 22. The coroner's In quest was begun today In the case of Mrs. Michael Uolllnget, who, the police assert, was murdered and partially c rcmated b) liei husband The in -cused man somewhat tni tied the police nnd spectators when confronted by Lena Hcckei tlie woman for whose ppke the ctlnie Is nlleged to have been committed bv stolldlv staling at her and then declaring that lie did not know her and had never irtet her be fore This action on the ptit of the accused nrin, coupled with his appat -cut utter Indlffetence to his suiround lligs, lend the police to believe thut Bollinger Is tcdgnlhg Insanlt) The Journal toda) points out twenty points of remarkable similarity be tween the Bollinger case and that of Adolph Iuctgeit, now serving n llfo sentence for wife murder. Love of a woman other tb in the wife Is nssertu! to have been the lending cause of both nlleged murders Bath of the mur ders. It Is cl timed, weie b) stiangiiln tlon Both men. one of whom wns a H-uisige maker and a German, the edit or a buti bet and -in Austrian, quar relled lontlnunll) with their wives, and both suffered business reverses- prior to the alleged ciltues. Luetgert and Bollinger weie well acquainted with each other and lived in the same quar ter of the cltv. In the Bolllngei caue, as In that of Luetgert a wedding ring will play an impoitnnt part In the es tablishment of the corpus delicti. Mis. Bollinger's bodv has been liiiniil end her wedding ling cut from her flngei CORDELIA BOTKIN'S LINE OF DEFENSE She Denies Everything of Conso quence Tho Testimony of Expert Somewhat Foggy. San Franc Iseo, Dee. 22. The defense of Mrs. Cordelia llotkln for the mur der of Mis. John P. Dunning opened todn), but the piogiess made In thu breaking down of tlie case of the pro-i-ecutlon was vei) slight. Dr. Geoige M T)iell was the piin clpal witness for the defense today. Dr. Tyrell, however, was so uncertain in his testimony and contradicted him self so often that he did the defense very little good He testified that he visited Mrs. Botkln on Sunday after noon, jfTuly .'.I, betwi'cn the houi.s of S niurV" o'clock and tiented her for henelache. This l.s the time and date svvoitt by Miscs Heniy and Dllnmrs, it Haas' i and) store, as that when they sold Mis. Botkln a box ol" cho colate bon lions. Dr. Tyrell for some leasons made no entry on his visit book and lendeied no bill for services to Mis. Botkln. He could not specify the time ef his visit better than "be tween thiee and live In the afternoon." When questioned regaidlng arsenical poisoning, the attorney for the pins ceutlon made It e lour that Dr. Tyiell knew little If anything of arsenic. Thomas J. Fold, ot tho San Francisco post olllce, testified that the package of candy wns not packed according to the t tiles nnd that It was lematkable that the bo should have reached Delawaio In good older. He identllled the post maiks of the anonymous letters as being those of the San Francisco post olllce and descilbed the methods em ployed In the caring for letter mails. John P. Dunning was recalled, by pel mission, and asked If he had told Mis. Botkln that his wife and daugh ter had taken up their residence In Dover, Del. He replied that he had mentioned the fact several times. V. L Bobetts, ot Humboldt county, a brother-in-lnw of the accused, stated that Mis. Botkln had lieen In the vic inity ol Bureka between the 2d ot June until the end of the month. Tho piosecutlon admitted this residence. It will be lemembered that one of the nnonvmous letters wns dated about the middle of June but the prosecution will piove that a mall bag was placed on the wharf at Eureka on steamer days and that letteis dropped In It were not postmarked until the steamer reached this city. P. W. K. McNult testified that the only reliable way to piove ar senical poisoning was by an autopsy. John H. Vilklngton, lloor manager ot the City of Pnrls store, where the hundkeiehlet sent Mis Dunnlng's little daughter wns alleged to have been bought, testified as to the methods used in transferilng purchases fiom one department to another unci the deliver) of goods, but nothing, of im portance, wns brought out Mis. Botkln was called to the stand at a Inte hour this afternoon. Sho told of her acquaintance with Dunning, denying man) of his statements. She also denied much of the testlmon) of Mrs. Lizzie Llvernash. a repoi ter, who testified to the h)sterleal condition ot Mis. Lotkln when Infoinied of Mis. Dunnlng's death and of several In. eliminating admissions made by Mrs Botkln In Intel views with her. She de nied ever having pui chased candv ot Haas nor that she had ever purchased a handkeichief ut the Clt) ot Pails stoic. She will continue her testimony toniotrow. HANSCOM'S SENTENCE. The Naval Constructor, Who Was Too Easy, Suspended for 0 Months. Washington, Dec 22 The secretary of tliu navy todaj made public the llndlngs of the court maitial In the case of Nnval Constructor John V. Huustom, In charge of the constiuc llon department at League Island. Ho was chaiged with vailous offences In connection of overpayment of the men employed nt the navy yani theie. Tho couit muitlal uceiultted the accused olllccr ot thiee of the chniges, namely pi cparing a liaiuUilent voucher, Inef ficiency, and making false reports, but convicted him ot violating lavvtul lerj ulation In falling tu lepoit fraudulent entiles in time books. He wits sentenced to suspension of duty for Mx niontlib on waiting oiders pay Tho secretary of tho navy lias not yet appioved the sentence. Senor Sagasta 111. M, nil Id, Dec. 22. Tho premlei, Senor Sngusta. Is worse toda). He Is vet) It verlbli. Ills condition caused Spinlsli In ternational securities to fall from K 2.1 to r..o. FIRST REPORT OF CUJBANCUSTOMS STATEMENT OF REVENUE OF NEW INSULAR POSSESSIONS. Tho Collections Have Been Confined to tho Eastern Province of tho Island, of Which Santiago Is tho Chief Port Statements of Receipts fiom Customs Received Up to December 15, 1808. Washington, Dec. 22. The new btl leuu of the war depaitment, the divi sion of customs nnd Insular afi'uli.s, to da) made Its Hist public repoi t on tlie leveiiues ol the new Insular posses sions of the United States, Including Cuba, which is being consldeied for the piesent as I'nlted States teultoiy. The statement sa).s that It should be home In mind that the collection of customs, as far as Cuba Is concerned, has been confined to fhe eastern piov inie of that Island of which Santiago Is the chief poit. On nnd after Jan. 1, the levenues of the Island of Cuba will he lergel) augmented by reason ot the fact that all of the ports of the island will then be In full possession ot tho mllitaiy forces of the United States. So far as the Philippines uie con cerned only the chief pott of thus" possessions, Manila, has been legully under the cor.tiol or the I'nlted States forces since tho capitulation of tho Sp.iniaids to General Merrltt nnd Ad miral Dewev. The customs iccclpts nt the port ot Santiago de Cuba under the occupation ot the United States loices up to Dec. 1, aie1 Jul) AUgllst ... September October .. November .$ 61S1 . Ol.'io . I4.1S7 . ri.fiCI . CO.C27 Total The gro-,s total ot receipts fiom cus toms leeched up to Dee1. 13. 1'iS, fiom the military occupation of the Island ot Pol to Rico by tlie United States foiccs is 7Cl,'J7i.2.'i ksos. The total lecelpts fiom nil soiuces of taxes exclusive of custom Is 'Jl.SOt.nO peiseis. The gloss sum total ot tacs and customs leeched up to Nov. ..0, fc'J nt the pott of Manila, since the nilll tar) occupation of tho port by the United States is 1,"7,7S pesos. No statement lias yet been given ot expendltmes In these tenltories Cuba under mllitaiy oee upatlou, however, will not add anything to the levenue ot the I'nlted States ris- under the laws ot mllltury occupation, the Income of the Island must be spent upon Its own Im provement and In internal admintstia tion. OFFICERS OF HIRAM LODGE, Installed in Osterhout's Hall, North Scranton, Last Night. At the legular meeting of Illram lodge, No. '2h Tree nnd Accepted Ma sons, held In Ostei bout's hall last evening the following oll'cers weie In stalled. Worshipful master, D. M. Jones; enlor warden, S. H. Swingle; Junior vvaiden, Joseph Fldlam, secre tary, T. S. Morgan: treasuier, C. W. Zlegler, tnistees, Irving Wlnt, Alex. Francois and ex-Judge W. J. Lewis, representative to grand lodge, W. W. Simpson. The Installing oflceis were: Prank Taylor, of Illram lodge; John Bonner und Asa Scott, ot Peekville lodge, and Jesse Craig, of Dunmore lodge. After the Installation a sumptuous banepiot was served. Coveis weie laid for sixty and Cnteier Hanlcy served the ban quet. Attorney Chniles Dawson was toastmaster and T. S. Morgan, Dr. Jen lslns, Di. Dosey, Frank Taylor, John Honner. Captain Molr and H. M. Mor ilson, of Salford, Ihiglnnd, delivered addresses. Among those present were: Geoige Grlflhi, John D. Llttlejohn, Ilurton Grlfhn, David V. Reese, Lmlyn Mori Is, Walter B. Cluistmas, David A. Davis, WtHlum L. Holbeit, It. S. Robinson, Chailes Pond, D. H. Jenklirs, Chatles A. Zleglei, rinley Ross, F. L. Taylor. John 13nsso!i, Kvan H. Morris, J. M. AVhlte, . L Fiancois, Hdwaid Fidler, Thomas Green, Dr. Uessey. W. T. Hughes. R. Tllor, Randolph Crlppcn, Alexander Simpson and J. Gillespie, of Hiram lodge, and William S. Wind, Wan en R. Pearce. Fred J. Stephens, Heniy W. Zeldlet, Asa M. Scott, Chailes W. Dawson, D. H. Christmas, R, S. Callender, r. L. Noithup, 13. J. Haithold, William J. Ronner, A. 13. Lldstone, William Reed, Charles P. Jones, John Fidlnm, . Thomas, John Vipoud and A. Smith; H. M. Morilson, of Siilford. lbisr.. and James Eoddv. of St. Anehews, 'loronlo. New Ore Pool. Cleveland, O, Dec. 22. A new ore pool Is to bu organized. It will bo Unotwi as the Noii-Ucsscniir Ore Produecis' pool and will bc organized on a bjsls similar lo that ot tho lh'SHimcr pool, A meeting was hold h're )estcrday and It is said tint piellinlnai) steps were taken tonaid I Uu organization Her Body in the Canal. HnrtlduirR Dee 22. Tho bod) of Miss Miuv McNuIr, who disappeared fiom her home In .MldJIetonn on Monday nhilit, was found In the cnn.il dock at Middle. town. The eoioner will Investigate to ee whether her death was by suicide, acci dent or foul pi j) . Will Succeed Calvin Brico. New York, Dec. 22. It Is announced that Gcuigo L. Iiimlley, the pus-cut vice pied, dint and genTal mummer of the LuKe I3il nnd Western tailroml, will succeed to the presidency of that road inudo va cant by the recent death of Calvin S, Price. THE NEWS THIS 3I0KNIXU Weather Indications Today! fair; Colder; Northwesterly Winds. Geneial Cuba Will Soon Bo Bvac uittid. Report of Cuban Customs. Opposition to the Hull At my Bill. Report of Special Commissioner Por ter. General In the Pl.i)hrties. Financial and Commercial. I.ocnl-rivo Divorces Granted. Bditciitnl. Comment of the Pi ess. . Local Annua Dhuiur of tho New Bngland Society. Local Services for Clulstmis Day, Meeting of Common Council. Common Council Handles tho Bond Didltiunce Boughlv. Addtcss by Mrs. Balllngton Booth. Local West Sertinton and Suburban, News Bound About Sotnuton. 10 General row Kngland Dinner (Con eluded). SERGEANT TAYLOR DEAD Was a Member of Company O. Thir teenth Regiment Malarial Fever the Cause of Death. Special to the Scrat.toii Tribune. Camp Mac'IConide Augusta. Ga., Dec. 22. Another member of the Thirteenth has answeied the tin il roll call. At 5.31 o'clock this evening Seigeant Leo A. Tavlor, of Company G, passed away ut tb" division hospital, typhoid fevBr being the Immetllate cause of his death. He vi as taken sick Dec. 7 and sent to lcglniental hospital Two days later he was removed to the division hospital whete he sank gradually till the end came this even . The deceased was the son ot J. O, Taylor, of Lanesboio, and prior to his enlistment hi the National guaid three .veais ago, he had served a teim in th regular army as a member of Pot tery U, heavy aitillery, stationed at Goveinois Island, N. Y., fiom which he was honornblv dlschaigcd with tho lank of first sergeant. While In the service he contracted maltuia which never entirely left his system. Seigeant Ta.vlor was :'.0 years old and one of the finest soldiers In the leglni-nt. lie wns universally liked and his untimely death Is lamented not only by the mcmbeis of his com pany but by all his acquaintances. The remains will be sent homo ns soon ai possible. This is the fourth death In G com pnnv, two of which were sergeants. Colonel Coursen Infoinied The Trib une cm respondent this evening that be had been loquested to at onco foi ward to corps heaileiuarteis a complete state ment of the present strength of the Thliteenth with a view of having Is sued to each man a Krag-Jorgensen lllle. The local nisennl Is now well stocked with magazine guns. It Is not known It other regiments have received a similar lot yet, but It now looks as If some delinlto steps nre contem plated. Richard J. Rourke. THE DIAMOND REEF. Battleships Can Not Enter Now Yoik Harbor at Low Tide. Washington, Dec. 22 The naval au thoiitles have learned to their dismay that It Is not possible for one of our big battleships like the Oregon or Mas sachusetts to get out of New Yoik har bor during extra low water such as prevailed when the latter battleship struck on Diamond reef a short time ago To aid the court of Innulry now In session nt New York tr) Ing to as cot tain the lesponslbllity for the gioundlng tho navy department called upon the coast survey for special measuiements of the water In the har bor near Diamond reef and upon the rock Itself The report of tho superintendent of the survey has Just been received and It shows In the opinion of the navel olllcera that It Is not possible for a ship of the size of the Massachusetts; and with hoi mnneiiiverliig nualltles to get out eif the harbor without touch ing the bottom when the tide Is ebb and the wind stiong. The ship must pass on the Hrooklyn shore of Coentles reef nnd thou cross eiver to the channel between Diamond reef and the New Yoik shoie. The turn Is too sboit for the Massachusetts to make and tho best water to be found In the best conise she could pick on the dav sho touched was one foot nnd four Inches less than the eti aft of the ship as sho started, namely, 2G feet 2 Inches. Of com so these conditions are not normal In the harbor but they may oceut on any low tide with thu wlml In a eet taln qiuuter so the matter will be biought at once to the attention of congiess with a view to seeming the lomovnl of the upjei pait of Diamond teef. CUBA WILL BE EASY. All Parties Prepared to Be Pleased with American Government, Loudon, Dec 22 -The Havana cor respondent of the Times In tho com ho ot a letter published this morning .iys: 'President McKlnley will have nu unfettereilhand heie. A majoilty of the Cubans nie piepaud to nceet t ltnre seivedly any ieglme ticailng them Justlv and ensuiims the tittniiulllty of the Island. 'The Spanish lesldents also ai con tented to m i opt the inevitable, be lieving that their Interests will be pio tee teel and themselves f.ililv ttoited Theiefme, the wn Is clear to establish any system of i,u eminent the Wash ington nuthoiltlts ma) see fit to Im pose." French Artilleiy, Paris Dec. 22. The chainbei of iiputl'i toda) unanimously voted u cresiu of vi,. WAOOO francs, to complete the new ai- tiller). TO INCREASE THE ARMY House Substitute Proposed for the Hull Bill. STANDING ARMY OF 30,000 To Meet Existing Exigency fotf Tioops in Porto Rich, Cuba, tho Philippines, Havana and the La- diones tho Bill Provides for tho Enlistment of 50,000 Additional Volunteers Opposition to tho Hull Bill. Washington. Dec. 22. Thd bill for trie Increases of the legular auny whlcli the mlnoilty of tho house commltti'Q on military affali.s will offer ns n subs stltute for the Hull bill ivan drawtt by Repiesentatlvo Hay, of Virginia, and is now In the hands of tho ivnr de partment, where an estlmato Is belitKf made of the cost of bueh a military, establishment as It provides. The blllj as diawn, provides for a standing armj of 30,000 men; 12,000 artillery. S.000 ln fantiy, 6,000 cavalry and 4,000 engineer, oidnance nnd signal corps and generat staff. To meet tho existing exigency, for tioops In Porto Rico, Cuba, thu Philippines, Hawaii and the Ladrones, the bill provides tint tho president may Issue his proclamation for 00,00(1 additional volunteer troops to bo enlist ed for two yeais. Theso latter troops ate to be commanded by officers ap pointed by the president. Tho organi zation is to be the same ns In the regus lnr army, the stiength of the dlffeicnt arms of th" service to be determined by the piesUent. The present volun teets are to be mustered out within sixty da).s after the passage of the act, but volunteer oigatilzatlons now In tho service shall b given preference for enlistment lit the new volunteer army, If they so elect within fifteen days. The bill provides that no regular army; olllccr who was in the army prior to the war with Spain whall be mustered out of the seivice. HAY WILL TILE THE RILTJ. Mr. Hay will file tho bill nnd the) minority report em tho Hull bill tomor row with the clerk of the house. Thei main contention tlie repoi t will mak for the minority plan as against tho Hull bill for a standing at my of 100,000 men Is tint the fututo of the Philip pines nnd Cuba is undetoi mined but that If the standing army Is Increased to 100,000 it will be almost impossible) no matter what may happen In tho future, to reduce It. The report w ill say that a standing army of 100,000 men will cost the people of the United States SIBj.OOO.OOO. This edded to the $143,000,000 for pensions will bring tho cost of the mllltPiy establishment up to $310,000,000. the largest charge in thu world for a mllitaiy establishment. The naval establishment would bring the total up many millions more. Mr. Hay estimates that u standing nimy of! 31,000 with 60,000 additional volunteers would cost $100,000,000, but this charge might continue only for two years. Tim creation of a volunteer force for tem porary purposes would always keep it within the power of congress to adjust the stiength of that force to tho ex isting condition. , STANDARD OIL CASE. Testimony of tho Man Who Burned the Company's Books. Cleveland, O , Dec. 22 The taking n depositions by Attorney General Mon nett to attempt te piove that the Stand ui d Oil company had destroyed a lot of Its books nnd papet." a few clays be foie the Supreme couit oulered the books to be produced us evidence In tho Investigation of the Standaid Oil cotn panv, was lesumed toda). John MeNleiney. who had been In the employ of the Standard company fof over two veins, said that on Saturday morning, Nov. 10. he was ordered tc but ti a lot of the Standard Oil com pany's books. He burned them about S o'clock In the fuinace of the car shops. About 10 o'clock Monday morning 1k naw a man named Not man burning books In the fuinaie Theie weie nln boxes of books and six sacks of paper. The icguliu Slandaiel Oil Infinity be. fote Special Master Commlssloiu t Bilusmiule was not t'ikeii up today, be cause MecsiH. Hoe kefellei, Sejullo nnd Severatue, who wete wanted to testify, could not be found. Attorney Genera,' Monnett deslied tei proceed with tin hearing and lo subpoena bookkeepeu and other emplo.ves of the Standard. Steamship Arrivals. NewYoik, Die 22 -.Sailed, IMaill. Am steidatn; Geimunl.i l.tvcipool. Quecux town Salb ii Hilt iimlc, liotii Llvcipool, New Yirl Genu i- Ai lived: August! Vic. totla, Ni Voile l!n men An Iced' Sinl. New Vii). 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