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TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
THE ARRESTS
IN HAVANA
Fifty United States Sol
diers There With
out Leave.
COL. ESTRANCO'S TRIP
A Detachment of Cubans Enters the
City Cubans' Demands of General
Brooke and Geneial Ludlow Crim
inals Among the Applicants for
Places in the Police Organization.
ltaoun, Dec. 2S. Tho patrols of
American troops made thitty nriests
for mlsdemcanois Lift night and turned
them ocr to the elil authorities Two
of the men attested for the Vegas
Romba cafe affair am Spanish marines.
Th.v were sunendend to the Spanish
authorities.
rifty United Statrs soldicis have
been airesteel for being In the city
without leave. They weie sent to the
camps for punishment
A detachment ot 100 Cubans, under
flu1 eommand of Colonel .lose Hsti.ui
cfi, has enteted Hiu.nm The men atis
unaltered at the Dtagoms bari.it K-.
A deputation of Cuban ii'sidents
tailed on General Hiooko with the In
tention of biinging to his notiie cer
tain innttei.s w hie It thev would Iik.5
dene, and t press upon Geneial Lud
low s nttc ntloti question i elating to the
police and lite dcpaitments, nhools,
sanitation and stteet paving.
I'h' supply -hlp Comal has arrived
here She lift 200 toi.s of rations at
Mutandis and the loinnlnde r of her
taigo nt S.igti i hi Grande
Among th applicants for places on
th polite tome here Colonel Moulton.
of the Semiid Illinois legiment, and
( .iptain Mei'ullagh. foimetlv siiperln
tendeni of iKillee in New Yoik lty,
who hao ihaige of the oiganiz.ition
of tl.e police department. have discov
end itinnv thieves and other criminals.
t)in ipplii.irt oftered Indirectly the
sum id "no cintoncs for appointment on
tin fono
.. .. ,. ll
oil lot eudl? lotiay Willi .-.Hi" riiaiiiaii
1 1 oops on boat (I
'I'he sicnmc r Wnndeiei, Cuptaln Low
den, troni Ship Ilnnd, Dee. 23, has ar
iied hue.
Se'RNL'S OK DlSOllDint
This afternoon a Spanlatd named
Ftinandci, a member of the municipal
police, was sutrounaed bv it trow J of
Cubans In Romba stieet t uban anl
Ameiican flags were waved In his face,
his litle was twisted out of his hands
and half a bundled men veiled to him
"Shout 'Viva Cuba Libre,' or die.'
Fernandez threw up his arms as if to
assent, and then when thu mob quieted
down to heat what he had to sav, ho
cried in clear tones "Vive Rspnna, Viva
Rspana " Three knives weie thiust
into hlni and tonight he is dying.
Malor General Riooke docs not rec
ognize the Cuban army, and will do
eveiythlng compatible with tact nad
judgment to cause its dlsbandment. An
auxiliary force of Cubans mav be
formed, but the recruits will be taksn
as Individuals, consequently volun
tary police woik on the part of the
Cuban commanders In tho piovlnces of
Havana, Santa Clara and Pinar d"l
Rio will not be encouraged. The of
feis of assistance which are contin
ually being made by the Cuban chlors
are politely received, but are not ac
cepted.
The Havana newspaneis will not be
censored In the Spanish sense, but tney
will be watched, cautioned against In
cendiary and untruthful utterances
and suppressed If habitual offenders.
Tress cablegrams will not be censored.
It Is
undeistood that the United
me M.inisn uunspnii -"""ciieri s 'W,, a fair sized dose.
States treasuiy will fix the value ot u vigoious contest with Mr Ashbridgo
the centen at $1 SI, and of the Span-I for the mayoralty nomination, wlth
lsh silver dollar at Co cents. diew fiom the light yesteiduy, thus
It Is a favorite sport among the Cu- leaving the Held clear to Mr Ashbiidge.
ban young men to stop in the streets Tne lattr is the city coioner and
persons supposed to be pro-Spanish, I has held that office for a number of
and to make them kiss the Cuban Has' ycais, having been re-elected several
and cry "Viva Cuba Llbie" Some- i times. Mr. Klnsoy Is nominated to suc-
times these Incidents have their humor
ous fentures, but epilte as often tho
victims are viciously treated. Today a
light was started by some Cubans cai
Jlns American and Cuban Hags, who
declared that they had been Insulted
by Spanish murines. A Culmn drew a
pistol, and declaring that he would de
fend the American flag, fired. Othe r
shots followed. Accoidlng to unolllclal
reports a Spanish soldier of the Cala
vaia battalion was killed, a Spanish
marine fatally wounded, and at least
one other If not several, hurt.
PORTO RICO GOVERNMENT.
United States Authorities Bo Not
Interfere with Religion.
San Juan de Poito Rico, Dec 2v
General fluv V. Henry, gov ei nor of
the mllltaiy department of Porto Rico,
has withdtawn the order jecently is
sued by him revoking all the tonees.
slons nnd fianchlses granted by the
Spanish authoiltles before the surren
der of tho Island to tho United States.
The Intention ot the oilginal order of
revocation was to deprive Spanish
franchise holders of the advantage
given them ovei Aniei leans The ol
der supplemented recent oidei s fiom
the war department
Its' cancellation by General Henry Is
on account of the legal Issues raised.
There Is no foundation whatever tor
any charges that the United States
authorities have Interfered or are In
terfering with religion In Porto Rico.
All General Henry would do Is to pro
hlhlt the lnllammatoiy utteiances of
the Spanish priests.
m
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Doe. 28. Arrived: Western
land Antwerp; Aller, Naples, Genoa, etc.
Saln'cl' St. Louis, Southampton; Teu
tonic, Liverpool: Southwaik, Antworp.
Aumtcidam Arrived: Amsterdam, New
New York. '
FARR'S ELECTION ASSURED.
Mr. Quay's Tiionds Discuss tho Sit
uation. 1'hlladotphln, Dec. 2S. United States,
Senator Quay, who hns boon In this
city for Kuveral days, teturned to
Washington tonight. Among his call
ers today wore Crovernor-olect Stone,
Senator Durham, Chairman Klkln and
Senator Andrews, and It Is understood
that final nrningementf" weio perfected
for tho cuueus to bo held In Hnirls
bnrg next week.
Among Senator Quay's other lsl
tots was George W. Dclamatcr, who
was defeated for governor by llobert
U. Pnttlson in 1S90, and who has been
living in the west for a numbei of
years. He was accompanied by Lieu
tenant Governor Lon, and together
they spent home time in confeieneo
with the senior senator.
Senator Mugee, of Pittsburg, i
also In the city and conferred with
both Senator Quay and Secretary of
the Commonwealth Martin. It was m
poitcd that Seeietary Martin hud been
closeted with Senator Quay, but Mr.
Mai tin denies thK Thuie wolf sev
nal conferences between Representa
tive Fair, of Lickuwanna. and See
ietary Martin and both "fated that
there was no longer any doubt of Mr.
Kan's election as speaker. Senator
Mugec would say nothing positive on
this point, but it i tepoifed that he
hat decided to favor Mr. ran s elec
tion. It Is piesunnd that Oocnor Stone
duilng IiIh stay heie is considering his
cabinet appointment!-, but nothing of
11 definite natuie wan given out to
night MYSTERIOUS CRIME.
Mrs. Kate J. Adams, a Well-to-Do
Woman, Fatally Poisoned Curi
ous Chain of Events.
New Yoik. Dec. 2S Mis. Kate J.
Adams, a well-to-do woman, was fatal
! poisoned today In her bun Iwiely
furnished apartments on UlgtUy sixth
stieet. Her death is connected with a
cuiious chain of events.
Mis. Adams was a widow. 50 eais
old. She lived with her son-in-law,
ndvvaid Rogeis, an instil in e agent.
Harry Comlsli, a well-known athlcc
and physical dliector of th" Knicker
bocker Athletic elub, boauls with the
Rogers. Mis. Adams awoke this inowi
mg with a bad headache. Her daugh
ter, Mrs. Rogers, advised her to take
tome biomo-seltzer. Mr. Rv,rs hunt
nl around but found none of the m-
qulred medicine Flnollv alu imcni
bet eel that there was soni' brooio
si'tzer In Mr. Cornish's mini. This
Y.e got and gave to her mother, who
i.th hi
III a fe. sec
onds Mis. Adams was in sreat pain
and evidently-suffering from the rff-ets
of a stiong poison Dr. Hltebcoc U was
idled In and he tried to .'junteraet
th" effects of the poison, wnic'i ha de
clared to be cyanide of pnta islurn Mr
Ct'nlsh and Dr. Hitchcock both ta"
ed the poisonous stuff an 1 in a. few
rs.nutes both were piostia'ed the
effects of the slight quantity they had
taken. Dr. Potter was called in Hi
rcMved the two men, but Ml. Adatca
died
Mr. Cornish stales that on Chrut
rrii3 day he lecelved a n3at package
ae'diessed to himself contalnlm." a
stcillng silver medicine bottle holoVr
lii a Tiffany box, and In the hoi ler
was a bottle marked "bromo--elt7''". '
The- package was anonj moiulv sci.t.
uiit Cornish snjs he thought nothing of
this, as he fiequontly gets presents m
this way. It was this bottle that Mis.
Rogers got for her mother anJ out of enthusiastic nppioval all around the.
which Mrs Adams drank witn fatal I v. ot Id. 1 appeal to the (""hrist'nn Hn
eflcct. Mr. Cornish says he annct ' deavorers to do their pait In evoking
tiilnk who could have had any designs
on his life.
PHILADELPHIA REPUBLICANS.
They Nominate Samuel H. Ashbridge
for Mayor.
Philadelphia, Dec. 2?. The Republl-
can countv convention todav nominat
ed Samuel K. Ashbridge, for mav or:
John L. Klnev, for clti sollcitoi, and
C. Hany Fletcher and John P. Lukens,
tor magistrates. Theie were no con
tests, the conventions were harmonious
and the nominees were unanimously
chosen. Jacob J. Seeds, who had made
ceed himself, he now holding the ollico
ot city sollc ltor.
GOVERNMENT OF GUAM.
Tho United States Navy Will Have
Exclusive Control,
Washington, Dec. 2S. The island of
Guam will piobably be dlffeient from
other colonlul possessions oi depen
dencies of the United States in hav
ing a naval instead of a military gov
ernor. This Is because the sole tea
son for the selection and acquirement
of the Inland wns to obtain a tonven
lently located naval station for our
w oi ships, nnd that being the case, the
navy should have exclusive control.
Tho command will be ot Importance,
for the Island has a population of more
than S.O00 people and so far from these
being baibatlans about 1,400 of them
aie of Uuiopean exti action
TRAIN WRECKED.
Accident on tho Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe.
Trinidad, Colo., Dec. 2 Westbound
passengei train No. 4, on the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fo lnllroad, was
wrecked near Hoohne, a small station
ten miles from this city today. Tho
tialn was running about sixty miles
an hour when the englno left the track
and rolled down an embankment. Tho
Pullman cars followed.
Many passengers weie badly sluken
up but none seriously lnjuied. Con
ductor Voughor was slightly hurt. It
Is supposed the accident was causeci
by a broken rail.
Customs Inspector at Havana.
Wnshlrgton, Dec. 23 -Mr. P. T. O'NMII,
customs Inspector at Now York, lias bcon
rtculgnnted by tho war depirtmont n an
inspector of customs at Havana.
NICARAGUA CANAL
REPORTS ARE IN
COPIES FURNISHED TO SENA
TOR MORGAN AND OTHERS.
Three Routes Avo Spoken of: Tho
Old Low Level, tho High Levol and
tho Intermediate Routo -Admiral
Walker Estimates the Cost of tho
Most Expensive Courso Senator
Morgan Believes tho Cost Will Not
Exceed $100,000,000.
Washington. Dec. 28 Copies of the
piclltnln try report of the Nicaragua
(anal commission, ot which Admit nl
Walker is chati man, have been furn
ished to Senator Motgan and others
Intel ested In the bill now pending In
tonsiesson that sublect. The eommls
slou has not -vet rullv winked out all
the details of (onstiuction of the pro
posed cntiiil, but the leport simply
piesents briefly the views of the eom
tnlssloneis as to the feasibility of th
woik, and the maximum cost at which
It Is believed the water way can be
consliuct'd Tin to mutes ate spoken
of, vlr. the old low level, the high
level 01 Monotol route, and an Intel -inidliiti
unite, and all of these Senator
Moigan .s'ivs the (ommls'sion eonsld r
fcastbli of ( otistiui tlon Foi the pur
pose of at living at all tstlmatn ot pm'i
.ible maximum cost the commissi ill
submitted tlgures on the low levil
loute, which the senator sais Is con
slileied the longest and most expen
sive Ten this mute Admlittl Walk'"
estimated the cost would be $124,000,000,
Piofessop Hatipt, S.1J !,000 000, while
Geneial Haines added 20 per cent, to
these tizutef, because of various ends,
thleily the question of the tost of 1 i
bor which It was impossible, he
thought, to llguio on with absolute
detinlteness.
Tlie lepoil, s.iys the senatoi, shows
conclusively that the project Is an en
tirely feasible one, and that In Its
.onstiuction the government has the
choice of any one of the three mutes.
It shows finther, Senator Morgan stat
ed, the absolute aecuiacv of the sui
vey mndo'by Hngineer Menocol soiae
vears ago. The senator believes, hov -ever,
that all these llgures uie too high
and expresses the opinion that $100 -000,000
will (over the entire tost of con
struction, basing this belief on what
has been done lit the case of the Man
chester, the Kiel, and tho Chicago
drainage canals, and on the redue d
cost of matcilals and labor today, as
eompaieu with what would have been
nccesq.it y In the enilv discussion of the
building of the piopocd wateiway.
UNIVERSAL PEACE.
Mr. Stead's Message to the Christian
Endeavois.
Bo'ton. Dee. 2S The United Society
of Christian Knelenvoi leeelvcel the fol
lowing message in legate! to unlvers il
peace fiom William T. Stead, London,
lor the Chilstlan Kndeavorets ol the
woild
"The -vear 1S09 hi lugs with it a great
oppoitunitv. In the last nine eais
Chilstlan governments have spent up
on aimaments for a war a sum far ex
ceeding Ji.OW.OOO.OOu To abate thli
gigantic waste of the resources ot civ
ilization the Russian einpeior has sum
moned all governments to a confeience.
That conference will fall unles vlgor-
ously supported by dcmonstiations of
that enthusiasm and In giving It prac
tical shape. Now Is the time to act.
Let each society be converted Into a
local peace union and undeitako th3
duty to get up steam for the peace con
ference. Othcivvlse the responsibility
for t'ie falluie of this great oppoitu
nlty may rest on your hands."
WRECK OF THE TERESA.
Tho Stuff Obtained Proves to Be of
Little Value.
Washington, Doc. 28. Not much of
value has been obtained from the wreck
of the Infanta Mat la Teresa, accord
ing to a repoit from United State
Consul John McLaln at Nassau. N. P.,
who was charged by the state depait
ment with the task of leclalmlng such
of pioperty as could be saved. Ills
lepoit, just received at the navy d
paitment, shows that the maishal of
the admiralty court has gathered a lot
of miscellaneous articles, such as
pieces of lope, boxes of candles, gio
cerles, ennned goods, lanteins, etc. Tho
valuation placed upon them was $100,
half of yhlch sum would under the
law, belong to tho salvors.
The consul lepoitcd that she should
withhold fiom sale an American llag
und In approving his leconnnendation
to that effect, the navy department
cabled him to al) preserve with the
Ameiican flag a Rrltlsh ensign, which
was also among the ai tides recoveied,
AVALANCHE AT AIROLO.
A Swiss Village Partly Buried by
Red Mountain.
London, Dec. 28. Pait of Red Rock
mountain, accoidlng to a dispatch from
Alrolo (a village oi Switzerland. Can
ton of Tlclnl.) has fallen Into Alrolo,
desti oylng a hotel anu several houses.
It Is feared that there weio many vic
tims of the disaster.
The scene of the disaster presents a
tetrlble spectacle, the debris of tho
avalanche covering a square mile. The
hotel, with eight houses and twelve
othei buildings, was swept Into a great
heap of match wood. A new terror
was added by the outbreak of (ire amid
the ruins.
Three dead bodies bav o been recov
eied. It Is estimated that tho damage
will mnch 40.000.
Two Children Cremated.
Mnnlstee. Mich.. Dec. 28 -Details have
Just reached hero of the burning to death
on Christmas of Hruco and Alice Milks,
children of Tllmnn Milks, of Mnplo Oiovo
township. Tho children wcro left alono
ln tho house for a short time and when
the father leturneil tho Iioiimj was lu
Humes. A few chuiicd bones wns all that
was found of the children after tho llto
was out.
JUDGE REEDER DEAD.
Woll Known Jurist Expires from
Dropsy.
iLaj'ton, Pa., Dee. 2S Superior Court
Judge Howard J. Rcedcr died nt his
homo In this c Ity at three o'clock this
morning. Judge Rcedcr had been 111
for. several weeks.
Judge Reeder's death was due to
diopsy and congestion of the lungs.
Ho wns taken 111 on Nov. 8. He was S3
years of age
Judge fleecier was a son of Andrew
Rcedcr, noted ns the governor of Kan
sap during the nntl-slnvery trouble
befoie the Civil war. While a student
at Princeton he was appointed a lieu
tenant of the Flist Regular infantry,
and served under Geneial John Popo
at Now Madrid und Island No. lO.whero
he vvns wounded and obliged to quit
tho service. He recovered and became
captain of Company G, of the I53d
Pennsj lvantu. Volunteers, and wa en
gaged nt Chuncelloisvllle and Gettvs
burg After tho war Recder was grad
uated fiom Hiuvard law school, anil
was law partner of his brother at
Rai'ton, when he was appointed Judge
in 1SS". Tin eo years later he was chos
en Judge of Northampton common
pleas, being the onlv Republican elect
ed In the counti. He was commis
sioned under appointment by the gov
ernor Judge of the superior court June
2S. ISO"., and elected in the autumn fol
lowing, btlnir commissioned for a full
teim Dec. 10, 1S9". and his ttrm would
not have ephed until lPOfi.
PRESBYTERIANS MEET.
Executivo Committee of the Pennsyl
vania Synod nt Harrisburg.
Hnirlsburg. Dee. 2S The scnil-.in-nual
meeting of the executive commit
tee on synodltul missions and susten
tation of tho Piesb teiiau chuiches of
the Pennsylvania synod was held to
day In this iltv. The committee Is
composed of Rev J. S Macintosh, D.
D, of Philadelphia, ehaliman. Rev. W.
P. White. D D. or Philadelphia, vice
ehali num. Rev .1. M. Mc.Iunklii, 1). D,
of Cat lisle, ( ouesponaing sec retnrv.
Rev. S W Miller, D. D., of Salts
burg, and Rev. Dr. Geoige R. Stew an,
of this city.
An appiopiiation of $.',000 was made
foi the weak chuiches and missions of
the Presbytuilan cieed in the stu.e.
This makes a total of $25,000 ippio
priatetl to home mlsslonaiy woik dur
ing the yeur. Quarterly pavment-. t
these chuiches amounting to $7,101 were
nlo authorized.
When the entire committee of twenty
met lust October the appropriation for
home missions amounted to ti'i.OO),
which Is a slight decrease fiom last
year. Duilng the synodienl year clos
ing Sept. 30. 1S0S, 154 ministers labor
ing in 193 fields have been suppoited
In pait by the committee's fund. Many
new missions hive been stinted and a
numbei of chinches which met w th
leverses have been placed In a giod
(ondltlon. The next meeting of the ex
ecutive committee will be held at H.u
rlsbuig In May.
COL. BRYAN AT OMAHA.
He Espressos Mild Opinions Regard
ing the Colonies. .
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 28. William J.
Hi van nt rived in Omaha today fiom
Chicago. He called on filenda In tho
city dining tho morning and this af
ternoon left for Lincoln.
When asked It -he thought the riues
tlon of Imperialism would over-hidow
the money issue in the- campaign ot
1900 Mr. Biyan said It wns difficult at
this time to siy what lelatlon these
subjects would benr to each othei then.
He thought if emigres would adopt a
lesolution pledging this government t)
keep the Philippines only ns a tiust for
their people, ns wo do Cuba, until a
stable government is established, tho
expansion issue would bo at an end.
However, If the question Is not sttled
In some such way as this, ho said, it
would continue to be a matter of dis
cussion until It was disponed of and
therefoie would remain one of tho Is
sues before the people.
With Porto Rico, Mr Rrnn said, the
situation could be simplified tai-llv. He
believed the people of the Island should
til st be permitted to vote whether they
deslieel annexation to this country or
tho fotmatlon ot in independent le
publlc. FIRE AT POWDER MILLS.
The Mills nt Laflin Are Seriously
Crippled.
Special to the Seranton Tribune
Pittston. Dec. 28 About two weeks
ago the Dupont Powder company suf
feied tho dostiuctlon of one of their
mills In Moosle bv an exploslcn. nnd In
oidei to keep up with their oiders, the
mills at Lailln, located about two miles
below this city, were operated day and
night Yesterday morning, when one,
of the emploes wns bulldii'g a lire i.
what is kno.vn as tho gilst mill, the
frame work of the structure was ig
nited and despite the best efforts of the
employes, It wus t educed to ashes.
There wus no immediate danger, as the
material had not reached that stage, to
mnko It of an explosive chaiact"r, but tcen the joint high Canadian commls
the accident will throw quite a mini- Llon lhat ,llo satisfactory to both
her of men out of emplojment, and tho tlie ;;nited States and to Canada, vlll
company Is now badly crippled, until not include all that either side hoped to
Biieli time ns ine u imago io me .viuo-
sic plant has been icpali'd
CHILDREN MURDERED.
Thieo Women Will Bo Arrested for
the Crime.
Portsmouth, O., Dec. 2i. Two weeks
nv" two hunn.n bodies were found un
der an old stump in a hollow near this
city. Tho lemilns weio those ot chil
dren nnd tlw matter was kept sectet.
Tho coioner was infoimed and today
fourd a veidltt charging Miss Rachel
Gless, a gill of 20, with the vvllfol mur
der ot her twin children and that her
inothei und sister, Sainh, aided and
abetted In the crime.
Tho Glenns ure piouilnent farmers.
Tho thiee women will be arrested at
once. The muideied children weie
about six months old.
Cashier Goes Wrong.
Nashua N II. Dec. S3. II. I'. Ualhy,
cnshler of the Colebrook, Nutloual bank
of Colebrook, was arrested today charged
with the misappropriation of funds of ttiei
bank. Tho shortuco Is plated nt $b,0(X.
Rally will be arraigned nt Lincasttr tomorrow.
ROBERTS TALKS
ABOUT POLYGAMY
HE CONTENDS THAT IT CANNOT
BE CALLED ADULTERY.
Christians Must Learn to Tolorato
Polygamy, Ho States, or Give Up
Forovor tho Hopo of Resting in
Abraham's Bosom Roberts Is
Ready to Stand a Fight in tho
Courts.
Salt lako City, Dec. 28. Congress-man-clect
U. II. Roberts today made
the following statement to a corres
pondent: 'If the time comes when It Is ne
cessary for mo to defend myself I
shall be there light on the sKit, and
I appreciate the fact that tho Amer
tnn people and the members ot con
gress ate moie libeial minded and gen
erous than a few bigoted and con
tacted lueacheis of the Piesbj terlan
church, whoso tiainlnt;, mode of life
and trend of thought tend to unlit
them for piaetical life.
'Joseph Smith received a command
ment f loin the Lord to Introduce our
older of matil.igo Into the church and
on the stn ngth of that icvclntlon and
not by mason of an thing that lsi will
ten in tho Jewish seriptuies, he and
latter day balms piactlced pltnal mat
riages "Polvgamy is not odulteiy. for were
It so consldetcd, then Abraham, Ja
cob and the piophets who practiced It
would not be allowed an inheiitance
In the kingdom of heaven, and If poly
g.iinv Is not adulteiv, then It cannot
be classed as a sill ut all. It appears
to me that modem Christian1 iniist
either leatn to toletate polygainy or
give up foi ever tho gloiiotts hope of
lestlng In Abiaham's bosom. That
which God appioves and so stiiklngly
appioves, must be not only not bad,
but postlvely good, pine and holy.
Notwithstanding this, however, the
hand of the Gentiles was so heavy up
on the people of the Iord that In His
mercy God permitted them to cease
therefrom fiom expediency, and tiue
to the pledge given by the church no
polygamous muiilages have since been
celcbiatcd by the chinch. But not
even the chuich can take away tho
wives it. has alieady given hlni. They
ate his for time and eternity, and I
think the (great, bioad-intinded and
just American people will not lcqulro
a man to east off the wives he has,
with whom he has lived, nor to aban
don his children
At most, Mr. Roberts sajs. his of
fense is unlawful co-habitation and he
lemarked: "I nm here and the courts
ate open. If any one vvnnts to test
the point the; way is clear."
It has been uiged by some that Rob
erts, ow Ing to the operation of the
IMmund?-Tucker act, which disfian
clilses all polygamlsts, is legally hai
red from taking his seat In congrc.'!?.
In regaid to this Mr. Roberts pajs
he has had tho best legal advice ob
tainable, which convinces him that
there aie no legal obstacles In the way
of his taklnc the seat.
ROIJDRTS' DRNIAL.
Salt Lake, Utah, T c. 28. Congiess-man-elect
Roberts v as today yhown
the Salt Lake dispatch to an eastern
paper claiming to be an Interview with
him on church matteis
Mr. Robeits said ho had not given
the repoiter of the paper anv thing
of the kind for publication. He said
he was (ailed upon for a statement
and told the reporter ho had nothing
to say on the subject. In conversation
with "the repoiter Mr. Roberts said he
called attention to tho distinction be
tween polvgamy and unlawful co-habitation
and said there had lieen no
polygamous manlages since 1890.
Fuither than tho substance of this,
he says, he said nothing tnat is con
tained In the alleged interview.
WEYLER AND THE QUEEN.
Cutios cy Manifested in a Long
Audience Yesterday.
Madrid, Dec. 2S. The greatest inter
( st nnd curiosity as taken today in
the long audience vhich General Wey
ler lnd with the queen legent yes
terday. The newsmepers ioret while sym
pathizing with Premier Sagasta, say
the country cannot be sacrificed on nc
eoant of his Illness and an Immediate
airangement of the ministerial crisis
is demanded.
The newspapers also say Don Car
los is now to Ing to place a loan In
Spain tlnough numerous agents, add
ing that he opened negotiations jes
terday In Madrid with this object In
v lew .
CANADIAN AGREEMENT.
Will Not Include All That Either
Sido Expected.
Washlncton, Dec. 28. It is said in
nniciui circles that Indications point to
.,,. conclusion of nn agieement be-
omain at tlie beginning,
Tho airangement is e
expected to bo
latllled within a weeK after tho as
sembling of tho Joint commission which
will bo on Jan. f.
Tho Buffalo nt Port Said.
Washington, Dec. 23 The cruiser lluf
fato arrived today at Port Salu, en muto
fm Manila, just sixteen and a half uajs
out from New York. Thus sho has
broken ull nival records up to this point
In her v 05 age. Sho la needed badly at
Manila as sho tarries 7(0 sailors to rdlcvo
men In Dwe's fleet whose time has long
cxplled
..I
Porier Examined.
Pails. Dec. 2 Tho court of caseation
today examined M. Casslmer Perkr, tho
formor president of Franco, and M. Rar
tliou, tho foiintr minister of tho interior,
In tho proceedings attending the rovision
ot tho Drefus case.
Sang on the Scaffold.
Princeton, Mo Deo. 2. Ira fiexton wis
hnnge'd hero today for tho killing of Na
than Stark, a ount farmer on October
23, 1S37. while, attempting to rob him.
Sexton sang two Fongs and made a speech
on tho scaffold,
THE NEWS THIS M0RN1NU
Weather Indication Today)
Increasing Cloudiness! Wurmen
1 General Strong Arm of Undo Sam In
Dvldcnco In Havana.
Congicssman-Rlect Roberts and Toljg
amy. Repoit of tho Nicaragua Carnil Com
mission. Summing Up tho Evidence In the Rot
kin Case.
2 Financial and Commcrchl.
3 Iocal Pavo Repair Question Argued la
Court.
Iliiighumton Soldiers Return from Hdi-
olulu.
Uelltorlal.
News and Comment.
Local Chaiges of Diunkenncs Were
Not Proved.
Firemen's Relief Ollhcrs Rleetcd.
Local West Scraiitou and Suburban.
News Round About Scianton.
General News ot the Soldiers at Camp
MacKeii7le
Industrial Notc(.
BIG RAIL CONTRACT.
Pennsylvania Railroad Will Award
tho Largest Older Ever Placed at
One Time.
Philadelphia, Dec 2S The Pennsyl
Minla rnllioad will awnid In a few davs
eont t acts for 103,000 tons ol sliel lalls
to be delivered In ISM. This Is tho
largest (iidcr this company has placed
at one time, although last Januaiy
contiactH for 100.W0 tons weie let.
Later In the car another oidei Is gen
eially given nnd It Is thought the ic will
bo a. huge amount of l ills lequlied as
a. numbei of lmpoitaut improvements
nie contemplated.
The piesent eontiaet is to be divid
ed among tlu following steel compan
ies' Cambria lion, "JO.OOO tons; Penn
sj lvanla Steel, 30.000, Cauu gle, 30,000;
Fedeial Steel, 10,000, and the Lackn
wann'i Steel company, 5,000 tons.
At the meeting of the boanl of di
rectors ot the Pctinsvlvanla Railroad
company today uttlon was taken In ic
lntlou to the appointments which are
to take effect on Jan. 1. U. P. Kenney,
who has b"en connected with the Phil
adelphia, Wilmington and llaltimorcs
railroad since ISM, leslgned ns geneial
supeilntendcnt of this division and in
futuio will hold an executive position
with the lines of the company. 1
Wolcott Jackson, who has been geneial
superintendent of the Unit d Hnilio.uls
of New Jersey division for a long timo
after the tlrst of the yeir, will become
the lesldent manager of this division
with headquarters in Jcisey City.
This position has just been created
and the board passed the following
"There shall be a resldt nt manager
of the United Railioaels ot New .Teisey
division, who shall confer .villi nnd re
port to the geneial ma- iger upon all
questions aftectlng the jrmlnal facili
ties for fielght nnd passenger traffic In
the hnibor of Ne .' Yoik, Including Jer
sey e "tv and South Amboy, and shall
perform such other duties as mav bo
assigned to him by the pieident or the
vice piesiotnts."
PROF. BOLEY ARRESTED.
The Manager of Jubilee Singers in
Trouble.
Phoenixville, Pa., Dec. 2S. I'rofessor
William M. IJoley, claiming to bo head
mnster of a col'ege for coloied boys
at Greenwich, S. C, was ai rested this
morning by Chief of Police Caiter, on
Instructions from Walter R. White,
chief ot police of York, Pa , and later
In the day was turned over to that
officer. Boley'camo here about ten
days ngo with a number ot his col
ored pupils, whom he calls Jubilee sing
ers. Ho represented that he was trav
eling over the country with his singets
for tho purpose of raising inonev for
the support of the college. They have
given a number of conceits in tho
churches, receiving a moiety of tho
collection.
Some time ago Professor Holev nnd
his jubilee simreis wete at Yoik, and,
It Is alleged, left without paving thdr
board bill, and on that complaint the
airest was made
TO SETTLE A DISPUTE,
General Morgan's Party Will Visit
the Ohio Penitentiary.
Columbus, O., Dee. 2S. All the sur
vivors of General Morgun's paity, who
escaped from the Ohio penitentiary
during the war, have been Invited hero
to Inspect the letently discovered tun
nel thiough which It Is claimed the
raldeis escaped, and settled for all
time the dispute as to whether Morgan
and his men escuped tlnough the tun
nel or by the connivance of the offi
cials ot the penitential y.
A cai load of (lit t taken fiom the
tunnel made under the walls has been
found In the air duct under tho cells
which Moigans men occupied. After
the men had made their escape the
hole waB filled up with loose dltt and
the clay aiound this shows the exact
dimensions of the tunned
AFTER THE OLEO FIENDS.
Agent Simmers Causes tho Arrest of
a Number of Merchants.
Wllkes-Raue. -ee. 2S.-Rohert M.
Slmmeis, of Phoenixville. Pa. agent
for tho state depaitment ot agricul
ture, caused the an est of u laige num
bei of nierchunts ln Wllkes-Raue,
tk month und Nuntlcoke today,
charged with selling olecunnigailne.
Mr Simmers savs tons of oleomar
garine are sold In the coal legions
weekly, and he Is detei mined to break
up tho practice.
Stage Carpenter Asphyxiated.
Washington. Dec. Si -John Hell, assIM
ant stngo carpenter at the Carilck thea
ter, New 'iork. was usplivlattd In his
room at Do Atlej's hottl today. It was
evidently an accident for the win stove In
his room wiue lm.r merlv lighted. Tho de.
ceased camo hi re with the aza company
Dunham Believed to Bo Dead.
San Jose Cal . Dec. 2S -Tho police of
this cltv plato llttlo credence In tho re
poit that James C. Dunham, the mur
derer Is 111 1 ested In Columbus. It Is be.
llcved by many leslelents of this pluce
that Dunham killed himself on tho night
of his atrocious crime In May, hll.
DAY IN THE
BOTKIN CASE
Address of Attorney Gen
eral White, of
Delaware.
THE PRISONER AFFECTED
Attorney Knight's Power ao ni?
Orator Attracts Large Crowds a(
tho Court Everybody Connected
with tho Prosecution Como3 in
for a Shaie of tho Lawyer's Saw
casm Regarding Arsenic.
San rrnnclsco, Dec. 28. Thli wa
tho most Intel cstlng day In tho Rotkttt,
ensa slnco the trial of tho woman foi
tho minder of Mis. Dunning commence
ed. The pioccedlngi opened this niorn
lug with an argument by Attorney,
General While, of Delawaie, for thf
prosecution. Mr. White addicssed th
juty quietly and proceeded to rcvlevi
the testimony biought out duilng the
tilal. Ho called attention to the chain
of clrcuuistantlal evidenco against Mrs.
Rotklu and said that If tho July be
lieved the evidence of the witnesses
for the piosecllltou then Mis. Rotkig
must lie convicted of muidcr In tin
first degree. Mr. AVhlto dwelt upon tin
willfulness) of the crime, und the vin
suspecting, defenseless condition of tin
victims. His argument lasted alt
tlnough the illuming, and during ltf
piogiess Mis. Rotkln listened most at
tentively. As Mr. While (included rh
leaned her head on her arms and seem
ed to bo gieatly affected.
At the afternoon session Attorney
Geoige Knight made the iitgument for
the defense. Mr. Knight's leputatiou
as nn orator anil abllltv as a. criminal
hiwver attiacted an eiioimous crowd
to the court mom.
Many ptominent attoincvs wore In
attendance In addition to many well
known cltl'f nt Mr. Knight talked for
neaily tlueo bonis and endeavored to
convince the juiy of the weakness of
the prosecution's case and the lack
of a motive for committing such a
crime by Mrs. Rotkln. Mr. Knlghl
urged the juiy not to be In
fluenced by the mcent ncqulttnl
of Walter Rosser, the Tennesse wi
ther who muideied an Inoffensive cit
izen of San riancisco and referred to
the Mubilck and Dteyfus cases at
instances of suffering of innocent peo.
pie because of public opinion.
Mr. Knight denounced Dr. Bishop,
tho Dover physician who attended tho
poisoned woman, and was most hitter
In his condemnation of the methods oC
the San Francisco police. Mr. Dun
ning, the husband of one of the mur
deied women, also came in for a shara
of tho attorney's vitriolic sentences.
Particular attention was called to tho
fact that Mrs. Rotkln, the alleged au
thor of the unonjmous letters that wero
mailed In San Fianclsco In June was In
Iuieka, Cal., all of that month nnd
could not have possibly mailed the let
ters hem. Mis. Grace Harris, v. ho
Identified Mis. Rotkln ns tho woman
who purchased tho handkerchief found
In the box ot poisoned candy, was de
nounced as an unttuthful nnd dissolute!
woman. The testimony of the candy
gills who Identified Mrs. Rotkln ns tho
woman who purchased the candv, wai
also vigorously attacked by the law
yer. ,
RUOARDING TIIC ARSENIC.
In speaklns about tho alleged pur
chase of aisenlc by Mrs. Botkln on
June 1, Knight sought to show the im-
piobabillty of her keeping tho poison
until July SI, when she bought the
candy. Ho did not, however, directive,
deny the puichaso of arsenic.
Writing Rxpert Ames, who came hero
from New Yoik, and testified that Mrs,
Rotkln was the author of the anonym
mous letters and ulo addressed thd
wrapper on the candy box, was de
nounced r.s coming here and testifying1
for the piosecutlon because ho was;
paid to testify that way. Mr. Knight
put great sttes upon the fact that tho
al3enlc found In th0 oanav wns ln Ulrni,
foi m, whoieas Druggist Urey testified
that Mis. Potkln purchnsod powdered
arsenic lo also said there was no le
gal pioof that Mrs. Dunning had died
of ursenlcal poisoning. An autoposj,
ho said, was necessary to piove tho
cause of death In any poisoning case.
Mr. Knight contended that tho prose
cution had failed to show a motlvo on
Mrs. Rotkln s pait for tho commission
of the crime. It had been shown dur
ing the trial that Mrs. Rotkin hail per
sistently refused to assist her husband
to piocuro a dtvoico and this fhovveej
that sho had no deslic to marry Mr.
Dunning.
Mr. Knight clo-ed with a brilliant
peroration lu which ho described Mrs.
Rotkln as nn innocent, peisecuted wo
man and lie uiged the juiy to acquit
her of the horrible suspicion that rest
ed on her through tho machinations ot
the police
Toinouow Attorney McGowan will
make an argument for tho defense and
Dlstlh t Attorney Hosmei will close for
the piosecutlon. It Is cpected that
the tao will bo given to tho juiy Fri
day mouiln?
Japan Hospital Recommended.
Washington. D.o 24 The seeietary of
war lias rectlved a lecommcndatlon from
Surgeon Gc net nl Stunbeig for tho estab
lishment of an ,i'in sanitarium at Na
gasaki Japan, for the use of the I nii'd
States troops ut Mi nll.i '.he leiomu en
datlon has uu( t 1. . unproved but It
is looked upon wlUi nun b favor.
4. ttf-(.t-HH-f fti-4-f
WEATHER TORECAST.
WashhiRtnn Dee 2 Forecast
for Tliuirdn) I'm taslciu Fenn
Hilvnula. IneuurliiK t lowliness and
piobably tain or snow, warmer
fresh soutlivcstijil winds, becom
ing southerly
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