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TWO CENTS.
SC11 ANTON. PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 2S. 1S9S.
TWO CENTS.
IN FAVOR OF
FREE PULP
Publishers of Newspapers
Argue in Favor of
Free Paper.
SYLLABUS OF ARGUMENT
Presented to the- Anglo-American
Joint High Commission Tariff of
$0 Per Ton Regarded as Exces
sive The International Paper
Company.
Washington, Dec. 27. The American
NewspafW Publishers' association has
presented to the Anglo-American Joint
high commissioners a carefully pre
pared argument in favor of free paper
and free pulp. The following is a syl
labus of the argument:
The directors of the American News
paper Publishers' association, repre
senting 157 dally newspapers of the
states, ns representing the hulk of the
total production of print paper, nre In
favor of free paper and free pulp. The
tariff of Jfi per ton on print paper Is
prohibitory nnd wo beiieve that the
rate of $1.07 per ton for mechanically
ground wood pulp Is excessive: that
the American paper manufacturers
need no protection because they can
manufacture paper cheaper than Is
done in any other part of the world,
and that they are now supplying the
Australian, Japanese and British mar
kets In competition with Swedish and
German manufacturers; that no print
paper Is brought Into the United States
but that during the last year, the ex
port bus nveraited over 1,000 tons per
week, and that the entire revenue re
ceived from the Importation of me
'iianlcally ground wood pulp was only
541.S-IJ last year, so that no serious
quorilnn oi national economy ?ould bo
urged In opposition to free pulp and
free paper. The American manufactur
ers or" ptoteuted to the extent of
Sl.fio per ton by reason of their prox
imity ti their customers. The dlf
tUulty in the cost uf transportation tci
mark, i Is iliirlr great guarantee of
sei urlty against Canada or any foreign
countrj. They are also protected by
reason of their ability to obtain cheap
er find more convenient supplies of coal
ami chemicals, which as yet aro .'ot
obtainable In the Canadian forests.
INTERNATIONAL COMPANY.
In January. 1S3S. all the big and prof
itable paper mills of the United States,
with n few unimportant exceptions,
were oiergpil into the International
Paper ompany, a combine that ab
sorbed twenty-four mills, producing
about M) per cvnt. of the entire Amer
ifjm output. This corporation, or trust,
was capitalized upon a basis of $",
onrt.ooo. The pretext given for the or
ganization of the trust was the luabll
it .if mills in make paper at prevall
nu prieir that bankruptcy stared
tin n :i the luce.
This combination was really formed
to protect the proprietors whose mills
wiv In pour localities, or on streams
that were running dry. Kvery mill
owner who entered that trust invited a
withdrawal of government favor. Ex
cessive and Improper prices were paid
for many mills that were located on
exhausted water courses and that were
tributary to denuded timbers tracts;
for mills that at periods cf the year
hae an lnsu!!lcient supply of water or
are under water; for mills that are In
ferior and worthless in machinery,
equipment and construction; for mills
that must pay excessive rcntnl for
water power; for mills that do not
own or control wood lands; for mills
that have neither pulp grinding at
tachments nor sulphite pulp auxiliar
ies. Five of the paper mills obtain their
power at a total annual cost of $196,000
per annum. Two others aro run by
steam which makes competition Im
possible and live others have Insuffic
ient power. Four owned no wood
lands and ten of the mills had no sul
phite auxiliaries. Ninety-eight paper
nnklng machines were comprised from
t'u plant of those mills but only 48 of
th-M machines were ct recent con
stiuetlon or desirable pattern. Not
one of the mills In nil the combination
possesses all of the six essertlals of
the cheapest and most successful man
ufacture. NO INVESTMENT YET.
The organizers of the trust fruukly
admitted at the outst that Its com
mon stock ri'pi c-scmed no Investment,
a dividend ot one per cent, on the
i"'iiiii jr. Muck was declared In No
m i.i i' payable Dec. 31, IS:.. This
com mi!' stock is now selling or. Wall
sti.it at ixty. A circular based upon
Infr.i-m nlon 'furnished by officers" of
tin International Paper company,
sho-d that In July tho trust was
making a proilt of $10 per ton on Its
output.
IV e -niiro output of this corpora
te, i presenting 1,120 tons per day
tor theori ticui capacity, could bo pro
dtitui tiy (. present investment of $ic,.
iiOn.uoo. that tho American consum
ers 'f newspapers aro forced to pay
dividends upon an Inilated nnd wholly
licliiioiis valuation of nt least JR'tiitO..
OOn
Immediately after tho organization
ef i In- I rust It raised tho prices n
papei ivherever possible. In threo
env " H raised Its price ten dollars
per ion cmd has averaged fin Increase
of Jj per ton on Its dally output of
1.4? tons, equalling an increased tax
of . j '.n doo p-r annum upon the news
papers of iho country which now pay a
total exceeding $20,000,000 per annum
for their paper supply.
The present consumption of pulp
wood by the pulp und paper mills of
the I'nlted States, including manllla,
book and writing, is stated at 2,000,000
cords per annum, which consumption
requires tho entire stripping of pulp
timber on 023 square miles per annum.
Our spruce wood supply Is limited.
We therefore urge that the commission
should tuko advantage of the present
opportunity and Immediately secure a
sutllclcnt supply of spruro freed from
tariff complications.
The enlisted policy of New York and
other states In protecting forests should
he encouraged by putting Canadian
pulp and paper on the free list. Every
Increase of u quarter cent per pound In
the price of nuwspapcr adds $:il,000,000
to the value of the trust securities.
The duty on paper stops cheap books
and cheap newspapers. It taxes intel
ligence because the newspapers are the
people"'H school and their library. All
taxes upon paper are taxes upon read
ing, upon knowledge, upon the dissemi
nation of information. To make news
papers artlllcally dear Is to wantonly
restrict the number of readers and so
Increase the sum of Ignorance. "When
this Is done or proposed, simply to add
to the profits of a monopoly, the Injury
to public Interests becomes a matter
demanding the Intervention of the government.
PHILADELPHIA PRIMARIES.
Indicate That Ashbridgo Will Bo
Nominated for Mayor.
Philadelphia, Dec. 27. Tho Republi
can prlmnry elections to choose dele
gates to the various ward and two city
conventions were held tonight. They
were harmonious except In a few wards
whore councllmanlc and ward commit
tee aspirants are contestants.
Unless all signs fall Coroner Samuel
II. Ashbridgo will be the unanimous
choice at tomorrow's convention for tho
Republican nomination for mayor, and
City Solicitor Klnzcy will bo named to
succeed himself as city solicitor. Cor- I
oner Ashbrldge tonight has the Held
all to himself, his only formidable op- ;
ponent, Councilman Jacob J. Seeds,
withdrawing from the fight this after
noon. SENATOR MORRILL DEAD.
Tho Senior Member Passes Away
After a Service of Thivty-Ono
Years.
Washington, Dec. 2S. Sunn tor Mor
rill died nt 1.2," a. in.
In the death of Hon. Justin Smith
Morrill the senate lost its senior mem
ber in point of service, and Its oldest
In age. He had served continuously
In the senate for more thnn Ihlrtv-one
years, and he was SS years old on the
ISth of April last. With the single ex
ception of Hon. Galuslm Orow, of tho
house of representatives, he was the
only man in congress whose congres
sional career began prior to the beij'n
nlng of the Civil war, and he had the
honor over Mr. Orow In that his con
gressional service had been continuous
covering In the senate and house com
bined almost forty-four years. Mr.
Morrill was a uatlvo of Vermont, He
was first elected a member of the
house from that state, as a momlisr
of the thirty-fourth congress, taking
his seat fit the first assembling of that
body after tho 4th of March. 1833. He
was re-elected to the thirty-fifth,
thirty-sixth, thirty-seventh, thirty
eighth and thirty-ninth congresses, and
was In 1S07 elected to the senate, to
succeed Hon. Luke P. Poland. He held
his seal In the senate since that date
without Interruption, having been elect
ed six times successively. His present
term, to which he was chosen In lS'Jfi,
would not have expired until 1901;.
Previous to enteilng congress Mr.
Morrill had been engaged In mercan-
I tile and agricultural pursuits and much
j of his public life has been devoted to
' the uplifting of Interests dependent up
1 on those lines of business. He had re-
celved in his youth an academic edu
cation and was from hN early days a
, close reader and cateful analylst of
public affairs
It was at the bediming of the war
that Mr. Morrill' practical business
training first brought him forward as
a man of national reputation. He was
J tho author of the Morrill tariff act of
1861. which was the basis of all tho
tariff legislation of war times. In
1801 he became chairman of the com
mittee on ways and means, the prln
j cipal committee of tho house and nt
that critical time of especial import
ance. BANFFY-HORONZSKY DUEL.
Is Likoly to Have Many Curious
Developeraents.
Budapest, Dee. 27. The quarrel be
tween Karon Banffy, the Jlungailan
premier, and M. Horonzsky, member of
the lower chamber of the Hungarian
I diet, Is likely to have further curious
developments. Although, owing to the
Inability of their seconds to agree upon
tho conditions of the proposed duel,
the encounter has been declared off,
the nffalr may lead Indirectly to sev
eral meetings on the field of honor.
M. Horonzsky and his seconds, hav
ing heard that the seconds of Karon
Kanffy have been animadverting upon
the conduct of M. Horonzky, have
sent challenges to both. Karon Ran
ffy's seconds are Karon Fejrvary. min
ister of national defence, nnd it. Ma
Jary, of tho chamber of deputies. As
each has received three challenges
there are six duels being arranged,
RIOS HEARD FROM.
States That Iloilo Has Been Surren
dered. Madrid, Dec. 27. Oencral RIos, tho
Spanish commander In the Vlsayas Isl
ands, has telegraphed to the govern
inunt from Hollo, capital ot tho Island
of Painty, under date of Dee. 24 is fol
lows; "Am preparing to enibaik on the
steamer Leo III for Zamboanga, isl
and of Mindanao, having yesterday
CDee. 23) formally surrendered Hullo,
in tho presence of tho military and
naval commanders, tho mayor and -he
foreign consuls. Have charged tho
German consul with the protection of
Spanish Interests. Shall arrive at Ma
nila by the end of this month."
Though the dispatch Is nmblguiin,
It ie assumed here that tho surrender
of Hollo was to tho Americans.
Erno and Hawkins Battle.
New York, Dec. 27. Frank Urn : nnd Dal
Hawkins have agiced on terms for their
coming battle, 'i'liey aro to box twenty,
llvo rounds in Han FrancUcu, tho lust
week In February, at 133 pound, weigh In
nt fl o'clock beforo tho club offering the
ImrscHt purse and a stake of 42,000 a slrto.
CURRENCY BASIS
FOR THE CUBANS
SUBJECT BEFORE THE CABINET
MEETING YESTERDAY.
A Just Valuo of Coin Based Upon
Mint Valuations Will Bo Arranged
at Once Customs and Other Duos
to Bo Paid in American Money or
Its Equivalent in Spanish Money.
Washington, Dec. 27. The cabinet nt
its meeting today listened to the read
ing of the more Important parts of tho
peace treaty, and then gave their at
tention to affairs In Cuba. Secretary
Oage talked at some length of the fl
tranclnl situation nnd outlined a plan
looking to the tlxlng on a paramount
basis of the values of current money.
According to the Spanish system, gold
coins of that country have been re
ceived generally only at a considerable
premium. In some Instances1 the In
trinsic value of some of the Spanish
coins hnve been disregarded nnd fic
titious value substituted. The lrregu
laiitles will be done away with and n
Just value based upon mint valuations
will be substltutd. The customs nnd
other dues In CuIki will be received In
American money or nt Its proper equiv
alent in Spanish money. It Is expected
that oillclnl action will be taken In this
matter within the next two or three
days with a view to putting the now
measure Into operation on Jan. 1.
It Is learned that a programme more
or less elaborate has been prepared for
the celebration attending the raising of
the United States (lag on the Island ot
Cuba on Jan. 1, the president nnd tho
members of the cabinet nre agreed that
this celebration should not be of an
ostentatious character, but simple and
dignified, and the secretary of war has
sent a cablegram of Inquiry on this
point. It Is recognized that great caro
should be exercised to prevent giving
unnecessary offense to any one and
thus avoid possible disturbance.
SANTIAGO SCHOOL BOARD.
Troubles Have Culminated in tho
Resignation of Mayor Bacardi.
Santiago do Cuba, Dec. 27. The
troubles between the school board ot
Santiago province and the bcard re
cently appointed for the city of San
tiago by Mayor Bacardi have culmin
ated In the former's tender of resigna
tion to General Wood. The chairman
of the provincial board, In tho letter
of resignation, said that the board was
actuated In Its course by a sense ot
public dutv, owing to the differences
It had had with Mavor Raoardl and
to the feeling that this friction was a
cause of embarrassment to General
Wood.
General Wood, In tho course of hl3
replv. said he fully appreciated tho mo
tives of the provincial b'mril but must
decilii" to accept the resignation. He
declared that the board had shown It
self capable of excellent work and
promised to use his best endeavors to
adjust the differences between the
board nnd Mayor Karcndl. He pointed
out that the provincial board's power
for exceeded the limits of the mun'oi
palltv and characterized all the recom
mendations it had made thus far as
excellent.
Among the Americans here, there Is
only one opinion regarding tho action
of the provincial school board. It Is
more n lit of temper over small details
and Is generally regretted ns an unwise
exhibition of weakness.
General Wood has appointed Colonel
Sargent, Colonel Havard, Captain Pal
mer and Captain Mcndoza n special
commission to proceed to Guantnn
nmo nnd to investigate conditions there,
especially the charges recently brought
by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Ray
against Chief of Gendarmerie Vallente,
of having armed Cubans nfter an os
tensible disarming and of having thus
indirectly promoted and protected rob
ber bnnds In that locality.
DROWNED IN ST. LAWRENCE.
Tho Sad Fate of Mother and Throe
Children.
Alexandria Bay, N, Y., Dec, 27. Yes
terday three of tho children of Charles
Hagerman were playing on the ice off
the north shore of Welly Island In the
St. Lawrence river, when It broke and
they nil fell In and were drowned. A
fourth child who was on shore ran to
the house and notllled her mother, Mrs.
Hagerman rushed to the scene and In
her endeavors to rescue the children,
broke throuch the ice and, too, was
drowned.
A man who was attracted to the
scene of the accident dived Into the
water and brought up one of the chil
dren, but as the man was trying to
clamber out on the ice the child slipped
from his grasp and peiit'hed.
The family consisted of Charles
Hagerman, his wlfo and nine children.
Hagerman, who had leen In Canada,
arrived home an hour after the drown
ing, to take a Christmas dinner with
his family. Arriving home he went to
the river nnd alone recovered tho four
bodies.
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NO SUNDAY BALL.
Change to Bo Made in the Pittsburg
Club Next Year.
Pittsburg, Doc. 27. Tho Pittsburg
base ball club will not play Sunday bull
next year. President Kerr, who has
always been opposed to Sunday games,
today received word from Vice-President
P. I. Auten, ot Chicago, that he,
too, was tired ot Sunday ball and was
In favor of a return to the old regime.
President Young, of tho league, has
been notified to not Include Pittsburg
In tho Sunday tvhedulo for next scuson.
Jack Daly Outpointed.
Cork, Dee. 27. Joo Oans, of Baltimore,
outpointed Jack Daly, ot Wilmington,
Dei., In a 23-lountl bout at 133 pounds tic
foro tho Lenox Athletlo club tonight and
the referee decided In favor of the colored
boxer from Baltimore.
Sampson Has Grip.
Washington, Dee. 27. Admlial W. T.
Sampson, who arrived hero yesterday
from Now York, Is confined to his room
with n light atUck of the grip. His phy
sicians think ho will be recovered In a
few days.
BRIGAND CAPTURED.
Reward of 5,000 Francs OlTored for
Sarantos.
New York, Dec. 27. Michael Fer
rando, a Greek, who Is charged with
having decoyed a Greek sailor, Nicho
las Zoutzouble, to his room and there
beaten him Into Insensibility and
robbed him, upon being arraigned to
day, was identified aa the Greek brig
and, Sotoros do Sarantos, for whom the
Greek government has offered C.000
francs, dead or alive.
Tho Identification was made by
George Zegouros, of this city, and
others. Sarantos, It wns stated, has
been In this country for many months
and has been recognized by nearly all
the Greeks who have met him n tho
brigand on whoso head the Greek gov
ernment has placed a price, but they
have been afraid to disclose his Iden
tity to the authorities.
Jus't prior to the breaking out of the
Graeco-Turklsh war a band of brig
ands, under the leadership of Sarantos,
Infested the province of Artolla, In the
southern portion of Greece. The out
laws Imprisoned wealthy residents of
the country nnd travelers and held
them for ransom. Many English nnd
other tourists suffered nt the hands of
the outlnwt. They became such a ter
ror that the Greek government sent a
detail of soldiers to aid the oollce of
the locality in suppressing them. The
outlaws and the authorities came into
conflict nnd a captain of police and
five soldiers were killed by the out
laws. The Greek government then of
fered a reward for the capture of Sar
untos, dead or alive.
Ferrando denies emphatically that ho
Is Sarantos, and declares that his en
emies' have plotted to get rid of him.
The prisoner was held for trial on the
charge of assault and robbery, and the
matter ot the brigandage will be laid
before the Greek consul here.
B0TKIN DEFENSE.
Case Has Closed and the Arguments
Will Begin Today Odds and Ends
of Testimony.
San Francisco, Dec. 27. Tho defense
In the Kotkln case has closed and the
arguments will begin tomorrow. To
day was occupied with the Introduction
of testimony In rebuttal and gathering
up of odds and ends of the testimony.
Several witnesses were recalled. Dr.
Tyrell, who swore on a previous occa
sion that he had visited Mrs. Kotkln on
the afternoon of Sunday, July 31, was
recalled and repeated his testimony.
Miss Magnle Smith, a domestic em
ployed In the Victoria hotel, said Dr.
Tyrell had asked her to direct him to
Mrs. Botkln's room. She was positive
that It was not on a Sunday, and sub
stantiated her statement by saying
that she is never left In charge of tho
house on Sunday. She stated that she
had served dinner to Mrs. Kotkln on
the day In question In Mrs. Kotkln's
room. Miss Smith said that she saw
Mr''. Kotkln return to the house late
that afternoon and speak to one of the
jruests in the hall. This testimony cor
roborated that of a previous witness.
William J. Corcoran, purser of the
steamer Farrallon, plying between this
city and Eureka, Cal., said that his
vessel arrived here at 4.10 on the morn
ing of June 18. This Is the day the
"Ink anonymous letter" wns mailed In
this city to Mrs. Dunning. Mrs. Kot
kln was stopping In Kureka at that
time. The prosecution tried to provo
that the letter was sent to this city
with a lot of other letters for postage,
the Farrallon not being a regular mall
boat. Tho anonymous lottT was post
marked June IS, nt 1.20 j). m. and Pur
ser Corcoran stated that all mall on
trusted to him Is mailed within an hour
after his arrival here. This seems to
bo the weakest point in the prosecu
tion. Several other witnesses were ex
amined and an adjournment taken un
til tomorrow morning.
Four counsels will argue and each
will take up a session of tne court. At
torney General R. C. White, of Dela
ware, will open for tho prosecution und
will speak from 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning until 11.30. George Knight
follows from 2 to 4.30, Frank McGow
an speaks from 10 to 12.30 Thursday
and Mr. Hosmer closes the case that
afternoon. At 10 o'clock Friday morn
ing Judge Cook will deliver the case
Into tho Jury's hands.
PATRIOTISM APPRECIATED.
West Virginia's Christmas Greeting
to Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Dec:. 27. West Virginia
sends Its Christmas greeting to Penn
sylvania in a letter expressing tho
gratitude of the citizens of that com
monwealth for tho tender care given
their soldier sick. A number of the
gallant sons of West Virginia, with
those of other states, were nursed back
to health In Pennsylvania hospitals,
Tho letter, which was received today
by nn ollleial of one of the soldiers' aid
societies, conies from tho adjutant gen
eral of tho state, and Is as follows:
Statoof West Virginia, Adjutant General's
Olllco. Charleston, Dec, 21, lk!S.
To tho I'eoplo of Pennsylvania:.
Tho statu of West Virginia, through its
adjutant general, tenders Us thanks to
the ho.'pltals :n the state of Pennsylvania
for tho kindness and care given our slcl:
soldiers who vero taken from Camp
Me.'ic'o and other places and nursed lo
health In tho different hospitals of Penn
sylvania. The charity and patriotism of Pennsyl
vania knew no state lines In this servlc.;
to-bo a soldier of tho natlcn was to rc
celvo loving, Intelligent care, better ottoa
than they could have had at home.
Again tho dying beds ot thoso of our
boys who gao their lives for our country
were soothed by every attention and their
remains tenderly cared for by our sister
stute. For this our thanks ere heartily
given. John W. M. Applelon.
Brigadier General, Adjutant General o't
West Virginia.
Hanged for Wifo Murder.
IInrrlsbi,rg, Dec. 27. Joseph Homager,
of Hummelstown. was sentenced to bo
hanged today for wlfo murder by Judge
Slmonton. Tho record of tho case will
tomorrow bo certified to Governor Hast
ings by whom tho date of execution will
bo llxcd.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Dec. 27. This Pennsylva
nia pension has been issued: Original
Francis W, Randall, Moeow, I.ucUn
wanna, 5S
THE EFFORT FOR
ORDER AT HAVANA
PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT
MUST CLOSE EARLY.
Tho Exploding of Firecrackers nnd
Indulgence in Dovil Dances Discouraged-Cubans
Accused of Pro
miscuous Shooting Several Guer
rillas Killed -President McKinloy's
Portrait Rocoived with Much En
thusiasm. Hnvuna, Dec. 27. The city Jail was
delivered Into the hands of the Ameri
cans on Saturday. One political pris
oner was found there, Cclonoel Bacnl
lao, who was captured with General
Ruls Rovcrn, who was pardoned for
political offences but sentenced to
death on the charge of murder.
Senor do Castro, the civil governor ot
Havana, acting In accord with General
Ludlow, has Issued nn order forbid
ding any further firing ot firearms or
the exploding of lire crackers in tho
public thoroughfares. Ho also pro
hibits the assembling of crowds In the
streets or parks after C30 p. m.: or
ders the closing of all places of en
tertainment, Including the theaters
and cafes at 11 p. m.i forbids people
taking part In certain African dances.
In which the participants arc dressed
in devil costume; forbids the meeting
of the Nanlgos and forbids all mani
festations which muy produce conlllcts
between tho Cubans und Snanlards or
I lmfwooii Knnnlni'itu nm1 Americans.
Those who violate these orders are
threatened with severe punishment.
A detachment of Americnn artillery
men was admitted to Cabanas fortress
today by request of Brigadier General
Clous, In order that the men might
familiarize themselves with the guns
mounted there, so as to be able to sa
lute the Spanish flag on Jan. 1. Rcgla
was evacuated by the Spaniards and
occupied by the Americans today.
M'KINLEY'S PORTRAIT POPULAR.
A banner having on It a portrait of
President McKlnley, painted by Ar
mando Menocnl, has been on view In a
window on Obispo street, where It
was cheered by crowds of people. It
will be sent to the president by repre
sentatives of the Masonic lodges who
will meet tonight and arrange for a
patriotic demonstration.
The Havana wards which have al
ready been evacuated were the scenes
of processions and noisy celebrations
today.
A cab driver was shot last night for
refusing to enter the territory within
Spanish Jurisdiction with Cuban and
American Hags on his vehicle; an om
nibus driver and two women were shot
by Nanlgos today and the body of a
lieutenant of guerrillas hns been found
near Solda. de Agua, this province. He
Was taken from tho town by n band of
Cubans and killed. Tho Spanish al
calde of Selbo de Agua has arrived
here nnd his son has advised him not
to return or he will be killed.
Several guerrillas are reported to
have been killed at SanctI Spirltus nf
ter the evacuation of that place by
the Spaniards and beforo the Ameri
can occupation of the town.
Four Spaniards, resldenH of San
Luis, province of Plnar del Rio, have
arrivecl here, saying they fear they will
be killed by the Cubans.
The police report shows that twelve
mori persons have been wounded, four
of them being Intentional cases. Tho
rest of them received accidental
wounds. Among the wounded aro
three children and n lady whoso arm
has been amputated.
THREE CHILDREN DROWNED.
Tho Ice on tho Canal Would Not
Hold Them.
Phllllpsburg, N. J Dec. 27. Grover,
nged 12; Lucy, aged S, and Pearl, aged
; C, children of DeWItt Geary, a Dela-
, ware, Lackawanna and Western rail-
I rood engineer, were drowned In tho
Morris canal at Port Calden, near
Washington, this county, yesterday af
ternoon. Geary lives very near tho
canal and tho children were accus
tomed to playing on the Ice when tho
canal was frozen. Three times yes
terday the mother took her children off
the Ice because she did not think It
safe. At 4 o'clock she again missed
the little ones, and going to the canal
bank she discovered a hole In the Ice.
Geary rushed to the canal and
jumped In, hoping to find the children
but ho wns not successful. The bodies
of the three little ones were found a
short time after, near where they had
fallen In.
MILES-EGAN CASE.
May Cause a Reopening of the War
Investigation.
Washington, Dec. 27. It has not been
decided by the members of tho war
Investigating commission now In town
whether the charges and denials passed
between General Miles and Commis
sary General Egan will lead to the re
call of cither of these witnesses and
tho re-opening of the controversy.
One ot the members of tho commis
sion said today that personally ho
thought tho gravity of the charges
made by General Miles would warrant
re-opening this phuso of the case, but
that It Is a matter which must bo
definitely decided by a cjuorum of the
commission. A quorum is expected to
morrow or Thursday.
Two Workmen Killed.
St. Louis, Pec. 27. A new two-story
building In course of construction for tho
lledyl Bakery company on Biddlo street,
collapsed bhortly after 3 ocicei; this af
ternoon, burying two workmen who arc
undoubtedly dead. Lako Tullcy is the
nanio of ono of the workmen but tho
Identity of tho other Is not known. Two
or thrco workmen were hurt, but not seri
ously. -i
Big Firo in Kontucky.
Leltehltcid, Ky., Dec. 27. This town was
visited today by tho second destructive
firo this year. Elcht stores, threo resi
dences, postofuco uml tho deiHisIt bank
wero destroyed and tho court houso and
two othr stores badly damaged. Loss,
MOO.OuO; lusuranco about 103,000. Tho or
igin ot tho tiro Is unknown.
THE NKWS THIS 3L0KN1NU
Weather Indications ToJiyi
Cold Wave.
1 General Speculation ns to Ratification
of the Penco Treaty.
Fixing tho Basis of Currency for Cuba,
Kfforts to Maintain Order in Havana.
Nowspapcr Publishers Advocato Froo
Pulp.
2 General Whitney's Weekly News
Budget
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Argument Heard In C. Smith's
Petition for Reinstatement.
Masonic Olllcers Installed.
Parado of tho Dunmoro FIro Depart
ment. 4 Editorial.
News and Comments.
B Local-Unllstead Will Bo the Next
President of tho IX, L. & W. . it.
Y. M. C A. Sunday Meetings at tho Ly
ceum. Now Brewery for Scrantoti.
C Local West Scranton nnd Suburban.
7 News Round About Scranton.
S Local Status
Unions.
ot tho City's Labor
Industrial Notes,
SUSPECTED OF AN
ATROCIOUS CRIME
Columbus Detectives Bolievo Thoy
Have James C. Dunham, for Whom
a Reward of $11,000 Is Offered.
Columbus, O., Dec. 27. There is un
der arrest In this city a man whom
tho police have strong reason to be
lieve Is James C. Dunham, for whom
there Is a rewnrd ot cloven thousand
dollars offered, de;d or alive, at San
Jose, Cal. Ho was picked up hero by
Detective Louis Wolf, of the local
force, as a suspicious character, he
having offered a lot of goods for sale
at about 20 per cent, of the nctual
value. He gave tho name of Harry
Wilson when arrested, but In court
today ho said his right name was
Harry Church, and that he was born
In Sacramento, Cal., from which point
he started out two years ago.
Mrs. Church is here In the city but
she says she knows very little about
her husband, having met him but two
years ago, and does not even know
his business. They wero married In
Illinois.
The crime for which Dunham, whom
Church is suspected of being, Is want
ed, was a most ntroclous one.
At a lonely farmhouse between San
Jose nnd Los Gatos, Santa Clara coun
ty, Cal., on the night of Tuesday, May
20, 1890, James C. Dunham slew all the
occupants of the residence save one,
his baby boy. Ills wife, her mother,
her stepfather, her brother, a man nnd
maid servant were sacrificed. They
ivere all members of the family of R.
P. McGllncy. The deed was carefully
planned. Dunham came to his wife's
In the night and gave her a chance to
write a message to those whom she
believed would be spared. Then his
fingers fastened around her throat and
the woman was strangled. Next Min
nie Schessler, a servant, was slain, her
skull being cleft with an nxe. Mrs.
McGllncy shared her fate. The three
murdered men were nt Campbell when
the ivomen were killed.
Colonel McGllncy came first. As he
opened the door he was met by a bul
let. Ho turned to seek safety In flight
and James K. Wells, his stepson,
rushed to his assistance. Wells was
shot through the hcrt and Instantly
killed. Jumping over his body Dun
ham pursued the older man. He caught
him at a nearby cabin nnd ended his
misery. Robert A. Brisco, who shelt
ered McGllncy, was also shot to death.
Dunham escaped, despite strenuous
efforts to capture him.
There is a difference of opinion among
thoso who have twen Church, regarding
his resemblance to Dunham, the Cali
fornia murderer. At first glance there
is a strong likeness between Church
and the photograph of Dunham in the
possession of the police. This was first
noticed by ono of the detectives whoso
curiosity had been aroused by the air
of mystery that seemed to hang over
tho prisoner. Church wns shown the
picture in the possession of the police
and at first glance said, "Why, that
looks like Texas .Tacit."
When questioned more closely about
Texas Jack, he was unable to give a
very good account of him, but rfmply
said he know him as a circus hand.
The smile which played about his
mouth when looking at the photograph
was a peculiar one and further excited
tho suspicions of tho officers.
Chief of Police Kelly is of the opin
ion that tho prisoner is not Dunham,
for the reason, chlelly, that the photo
graph of Dunham shows him to have
a square jaw, while that of Church is
somewhat pointed. In the absence of
a more minute description of Dunham,
he does not undertake to say positively,
however, that tho prisoner is not the
California murderer. A photograph of
Church will bo forwarded with a do
mtptlon to San Jose, Cal.
Church Is about 33 years of age, Is
five feet ten Inches in height nnd
weighs 153 pounds. He has a dark com
plexion, dark hair tinged with gray,
dark moustache, dark eyes, prominent
nose, rather thin face and slightly
pointed chin. Three of the upper set of
teeth have gold crowns.
THE BEER TAX.
Opinion of Acting Attorney General
Richards.
Washington, Dec. 27. Acting Attor
ney General Richards today rendered
an oulnlon In which he holds that re
tull dealers are not required to pay tho
additional tax of one dollar per barrel
on bier purchased by them prior to
Juno 14, 1S98, tho day the war revenue
act went into effect, nnd held by them
on that date. In tho courso of his
opinion, after quoting tho act, Mr.
Richards says:
"In framing these sections congress
steadily kept In mind that the tax In
a ta on the manufacture nnd sale of
fermented liquors, payable by the per
son who makes tho liquor, tho brewer.
In view of this fact, and the wording
ot Section 3,339 ns amended by the war
rovenuu act, I am disposed to think
that tho tax Is not Intended to apply
I to a retail dealer,"
TREATY IS
. LOCKED UP
The Text Will Not Be
Published at
Present.
IN THE PRESIDENT'S SAFE
Prosenco of Senator Davis of Peaco
Commission at tho Capitol Arouses
Much Speculation It Is Not
Thought That Anti-Imperialista
Will Intorforo with tho Ratifica
tion of tho Paris Treaty Weighty
Labors of John Bassott Moore,
Washington, Dec. 27. The presence
of Senator Davis, one of the members
of tho peace commission, at tho capltol
today, was tho cause of more or less
peaco treaty speculation among sena
tors. It Is tho intention of Senator
Davis to ask the committee on foreign
relations to take up the treaty us soon
us received front the president. Whilo
It Is expected that tho document will
undergo careful scrutiny in committee.
It is the general opinion that the work
will bo done with as much expedition
as possible. There will be an effort on
the part of the friends of tho treaty to
have It reported without any amend
ment whatever, aim they assert that
the committee as a whole Is fnvorabla
to ratification without alterations. Tho
present plan of those senators opposed
to straight ratification Is to urge thu
Insertion of an amendment providing
In specific terms that the United States
shall not acquire sovereignty over tho
Philippine Islands under any circum
stances. The friends of the treaty urge that
it being a peace treaty It Is more Im
portant to have It ralllled uncondition
ally than would bo the case with nn
ordinary agreement between nations,
and that for this reason they are con
fident It will not bo modified and that
In the end It will secure the votes of a
number of senators who personally
would prefer Its amendment. The op
ponents of the treaty say they do not
anticipate a long debate In the senate.
SKTTLING DEPARTMENT RECORD
Secretary Hay today received visits
from some of the members und of
ficers of tl.o Fii'is peace commission.
Mr. John basset. Moore, upon whom,
as secretary, devolved some of tho
most delicate and weighty work re
quired of the commission. Is now en
gaged settling up with the department
the records of the proceedings and
winding up Its existence. Ho will re
turn to New York and resume his
duties as professor of International law
of Columbia university.
Notwithstanding the more or less ac
curate reports that have been pub
lished as to the treaty Itself, Secretary
Hay remains steadfast In his tiurcoso
not to make the document public until
the United States senate shall havo
authorized it. It is true that no law
governs him In such case; the execu
tive branch being quite as free as thu
legislative to make public or to main
tain ns confidential treaties and pro
tocols. But this is n privilege littlo
availed of In late years and at present
there nre motives ot policy that operate
to prevent a departure from the usual
practice. Therefore the treaty Itselt
remains snugly locked away In tho
president's own safe.
BROOKE AT HAVANA.
American Commanders Prepare to
Preserve Order.
Washington, Dec. 27. Secretary Al
ger this afternoon received a cable
gram from General Brooke announcing
his arrival at Havana, where ho will
assume the post of military governor
of Cuba. The preparations making by
tho American military commander:' in
Cuba to prevent disorder In the trying
times incident to the change of sover
eignty nre believed by Secretary Alger
to be so amide that there Is now little
reason for apprehension while so far
us the trouble of yesterday In Havana
was concerned ho pointed to tho fiu t
that the fatalities wero less than thus-)
of Christmas day In some American
cities.
A long cablegram was received dur
ing the day from General Otis at Ma
nila, describing the situation there. Its
contents were not made public, but It
Is known that 1k mentions no out
breaks which gives n negative encour
agement to tho oUlclals, though It 1.1
apprehended that General Otis Is meet
ing with dltllculty In securing tho re
lease of the Spanish pilsoneis which
ho was charged to effect.
SOUVENIR TO ROUGH RIDERS.
Mrs. Hamilton Fish Remembers Lost
Son's Soldier Comrades.
New York, Per. 27. As a souvenir ot
her son, Hamilton Fish, Jr., Mrs. Ham
ilton Fish, has s-nt to every member ot
Troop I. Roosevelt's Rough Riders, In
which young Fish was sergeant, a
silver-mounted knife.
The knife Is of beautiful workman
ship, pnd Is iuscTlhiMl "Las Guaslmas,
June 21, 18ys," and on tho other Mldj
"Souvenir of Hamilton Fish, to hl3
comrades In Troop I, R, 11."
Plague at Pretoria.
Prelorlu, Dec. 27. It Is leported here lo.
day that tho bubonle pIukuo has broken
out In tho dlxtilrl of Diiaiioa bay,
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WEATHER FORECAST. -f
Washington, Deo. 27.-Forecast
for Wednesday: For eastern Penn
sylvania, fi.lr; cold wave; tompeira
turo will fall 1H to to degrees by
Wednesday night; brisk to high
northwesterly winds.
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