TWO CENTS. -fgPP1 SClt AN TON, PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 30, 3896. TWO CENTS.
1 1 i
CUBANS MUST
NOTJPARADE
General Brooke to Rule
with an Iron
Hand.
ORDER PROVOKES DISSENT
Tho President Is Described ns Not
Well Pleased, Holding That so
Long ns the Cubans Aro Celebrat
ing Spanish Evacuation in Harm
less Jollity Thoy Will Bo Out of
Mischief Tho Order May Bo Re
vokedFood Is Being Distributed
Eifoctively Among the Starving.
Havana, Dec 29 No piocessions or
"pen-alt nseinblnges of bands of
Cuban soldiers will be allowed lu Ha
v inn during the first week if January.
The plans of the patriotic committees
roi a dinner to the snldlei.s In the Pr.i
do, n 1 1 vie pur.ido and Ih-e days of pub-lii-
demonstration, will not be per
mitted. No Cuban soldlets, esrepl an
Individuals, can enter Havana. Should
(leneral Gomes' and an aunei follow
inu. huge 01 small, attempt to leaoh
ibis elt the will be turned back. The
Ameiioun mllltaiv administration I? de
termined not to allow conditions favoi
ible to im "bullltlon of violence It Is
pointed out that crowds an- easily led
mid that if no ciowds are primftted to
assemble Iheie will be no mobs fl lead,
(eneial .lohn II. Brooke, the governor
geneial of Cub.i, lias decided that no
oittinges upon the ictliiiig or remain
ing Spaniards will be allowed to occur
ami no Spanish Mines will be sacked If
the Anieileans can pieent It.
iiu:sidi:nt worried.
Ni v Yolk, Oct 29. A special dis
patch fioni Washington to the Com-inou-inl
Advertiser sas "The atlmln
Istiatioi Is uiiniistakablv wonlttl oer
the .id vices from Havana. Genernl
Biooki Is belli ved to have been guilty
of a gi ie i rime in announcing that
Hi t't'i.tit should not be permitted
to tiK" pail In the procession on the
on avion of the evacuation ceremonies
mi New Years day The mntter has
In n Killed to the war department
b (If in ml Itiookc, but It is not a gia
t lous thing foi the tlepaitment to over
j nit- thi onicr In commantl. In any
event the h.'.im h.is been done, for
the insiii wnls anil their symjuitlils'eiM
luiv 1- en ilveii (o understand that
tin v re not to be considered In llu
nr w oiiler of things. In the opinion of
I'n sldcnt Mcivlnlcj and those who are
nioit t unlit ii with -""ii'ian chniacter
and t luteins the pnit ot wisdom Is
to affottl the iopreentntIon of the In
stil gent .tuny evoiy recognition posl
bli In the found transfer of authority,
i 'lisisient willi the mainten nice of or
tlet nnd with the .ifsuiaiice of Amerl
fn siipu macy during the transition
peiioti between Spanish control and In
dependent Miveiclcnty The president
belli ves that if the Cubans call be
peimittetl to paiade on evacuation dav
nnd relieve ihelr feelings in shouting1
and crenel n I rejoleiiig It will so far to
make them content with whatever le
stiaint It mas be necessary to Impose
upon the m I it. lie recognizes that
the wisest way Is to treat them like
spoiled ililldien, and not incorrigible
lebels
MIUTARY VIEW.
General Bmoke. oa the other hand,
looks nt the situation puiely from a
nillltiuy point of view, and haw shown
an Intention of pluving the strict dls
elpllnailan. Ho Is hot-headed and
emotional, nnd the department fears
that at this juncture he Is about ns
bad a man for the position he occupies
itc could be found. In fact, the admin
istration hesitated a long time before
putting him In command, and It was
solely on Ins to his superior rank that
he wns chosen, the department con
cluding that more trouble would be
caused bv ignoring him than by put
ting him In control. It Is recalled that
General Shafler had much the same
sort of expeilence at Santiago that
General Hrooke is having at Havana,
and that It was not until General Wood,
a military olllcer with civil Inninct
and gicat tact, was placed In control,
th.it the trouble was smoothed over.
It in possible that the lesson which
has been learned at Santlngo will hnvo
to b- taught over a en In In Havana.
In the meantime, It Is not impossible
thnt the president may overrule Gen
eial Ilrooke's decision, and permit u re
cognition of the Insurgents In the par
ad" PAY FOR CUBAN TUOOPS.
Washington, Dec. 29. In anticipation
thnt the government will take tnvor
able action on the plan of paying off
the Cuban troops by giving' them $100
each ami thus relieving1 their distress-,
as well as obtaining their co-operation,
the Cuban authorities here have taken
steps to .neciiro oxnet detniled Infonna
tloo as to die number of Cuban troops
who boii aims and are now In a posi
tion to rightly leceive thin bounty If the
government decides to j.ay It. To this
end one of the membeis of the Cuban
coininlcslon. who cnine here with Qen-
ciid Garcia, hub letumed to Cuba to
twt Horn tho Cuban military nnd civil
authorities all the pupots showing the
extent and number of the Cuban army.
Its several divisions, picsent condition,
etc. Theso papers will be brought to
Washington and laid before the author
ities In connection with any steps which
iia be mken to pay off the Cuban
tioopn
foi ii i von Tim starving.
Washing ton, lec. 29. -General Hrooke,
iiu governor general of Cuba, tele.
Siaphed today fioin Havana as fol
Io.vh. to tho secretary of wui:
l'.i plying to jour dispatch legardlug tin
tunning In Havana unci In the provliut
of Havana, I flint General L&o hoi .nado
ampin pmvlsion for relief of people In his
department and Genernl Ludlow tins made-
arrangements to meet necessities In city.
Miijor Conch and Mr. Gould have r
rnnged to distribute large amount of sub
sistence unlondeel from tho Comal ot La
Rcgln. It seems that pvoiy attention It
given to this matter and mippIIpb will be
furnished to nil the needj us rupldly as
tho people are fcund.
A PUZZLING INVITATION.
England Asked to Send Delegates to
Stato Convention.
London, Dec. 29. The war office here
Is puzzled by an Invitation tecelveil
from the governor of Florida to send
representatives to the national mllltl.i
convention, which Is to take place at
Tampa. Fla., on Feb. 8. The Hrltlsh
offlc lals have been endeavoring to as
certain the purpoea of the convention
and finally decided to write to the gov
ernment of the United States on the
subject, asking for Information prior to
coming to n decision.
Governor Bloxbum, of 1'lorliln, bar In
vited the governors of nil the states to
send practical military men to attend a
national mllltnrv convention nt Tampa
for tlie purpose of discussing and formu
lating methods for reorganizing the pres
ent defective sti.te of the military system.
No doubt It Is the term "militia" which
has eonfued the Hrltlsh war olllcials. irio
Hrltlsh militia Is n paid, regular branch
of tho army of Gre.it Ilrltnln. though only
placed under arms for training purposes
jc irlv or In case of emeicency. The Brit
ish militia, while forming rart of the ic-seiv-f
or auxiliary forces. Is not included
In tho volunten- corps, which repr'semts
the militia of the I'nltcd Stnles.
CLOSING DAYS OF
BOTKIN TRIAL
Strong Argument by the Defonso,
Claiming That No Evidence of
Guilt Had Been Presented.
Sail Francisco, Dec. 29. The an
nouncement that today would probably
be the last da for the arguments? In
the Hotkln case attracted an immense
crowd to Judge Cook's court room. At
torney Frank McOowan, for the de
fense, hauled the police over the coals
royally. He charged the prosecution
with all kinds of infamy In the hand
ling of Its case and roasted several of
the witnesses to a ctlsp.
He went over the case from begin
ning to end, and said that the defence
had not made a technical fight: that It
had not blckeied over the admission of
evidence nnd had kept nothing back.
He attributed directly opposite meth
ods to the prosecution. He said that
were his client guilty she would have
attempted to hide eveiythlng hurtful
to her case. He admonished the jury
regarding circumstantial evidence nnd
hinted nt the dishonesty of prosecutors
In many cases to secure conviction on
such evidence. McGowan nttacked At
torney General White's argument. Ho
accused the Delaware attorney of ap
pealing to the sympathy of the Jury.
He said that Mr. White had made mis
representations especially with regard
to the unival of the box of candy at
the Delawaie postoftice. Mr. McGowan
said that Its arrival had not been
proven and that .an employe of the
Dover postofflce might have placed tho
package lu the bag ns easily as not.
Iteferring to the anonymous letteis,
Mi. McGowan raid tiny had not been
ti.u-ed to Mis ltotkin mid that she had
no reason tor writing them. McGowen
said that no motive had been pi oven:
that the contention ot the .prosecution
that Mis. T'otkln was enamored of
Dunning had not been proven by tho
fncts In the rase, in fact, the opposite
held good. Mr McGowan made a bit
ter attack upon Dunning.
Mi. McGovvnn reserved the subject ot
arsenic poisoning for the concluding
featuie of his argument. He held that
arsenical poisoning has not been
proven, and even If It had the at
tending phvslcians had stated that
lump arsenic had been used, whereas
the drug clerk from whom Mrs. Hot
kln purchased ai sonic entered the pur
chase upon the poison book of the
druggist, specifying powdered arsenic
Hi cry point throughout the case, de
clared McGowan, was shrouded ih
doubt, and he urged the Jury not to
bilng In a verdict opposite the facts
adduced In the defense.
BIG SALE OF SCRAP IRON.
Jnckson & Woodin Co,, of Berwick,
Aro Among Those Interested.
Pittsburg, Dec. 29. One of the largest
deals that was ever made for the sale
of railway scrap Iron has Just been
consummated by C. Jny Kane, of Pitts
burg, nnd Hurry Benjamin, of Cincin
nati, for the Benjamin Iron nnd Steel
company, of IJuffaln, the Hlock Pollack
company, of Cincinnati nnd Chlcngo,
and the Jneksnn-Woodln Manufactur
ing company, of Ilerwick, Pa.
The deal Includes lfi.OOO freltrht cais
from tho Central Ilallroad of New Jer
sey nnd 29,000 tons of scrap metal, In
cluding 400,000 pounds of brass The
total value of the deal ls about $100,000,
The Central Railroad of New Jet.sey, It
Is said, has ordeied 4,000 new cars of
heavier capacity and modern design at
an approximate value of $2,200,000.
Prominent Philadolphian Dead.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29. Francis M.
Brooke, o prominent rceldent ot this oltj
died ut Ills home, need CT jears. Mr!
Hiooko was a memlei of tho firm ot F,
M. & II. Uiooke, gialii nnd commission
merchants, and was piurldent of tho A'nl
ley Foreo commission. He was ulso a
member of tho Union league.
Pennsylvania Postmasters.
Washington, Dec. 29 Tho follovvinn
foailh clues postmasters were appointed
today for Pennsylvania: Ashtohi, i:, v.
ilabc-ock; Dpton, D. II. Dixon: Frugality,
F. P. McPailJiid- Glassporl It. M ltus
sell, Willoek. C. S. llriupsteail.
A Pontifical Document.
Rome. DvC. 2J. It Is asserted hero that
a inmlllc.il document concerning reilglotis
nmtteis In America his been cllbpatclied
to Cardinal Gibbous and will be published
In Duiopo as scon as It icnehcs him.
Roosevelt's Plurality.
Albany, N? Y., Dec. 2).-Tho official can.
v.mm of the oto east foi governor nt th
eloctlon last mouth gives Thoodoiu House
Vlt, Repibllcan, n plurality of 17,'Mi over
Au-ubtus Va i Wjtlc, Dumocrai.
FEARS WE HAVE ILL
DESIGNS ON CANADA
CANADIAN PAPER ISSUES A
WARNING TO ITS READERS.
Gcnornl Wilson's Speech Fills It
with Gravo Apprehension Lost
Uncle Sam's Expansion Crazo
Should Incito Him to Reach Up
North lor Mora Territory; Fears
England Would Not Object.
Toronto, Ont., Dec. 2D. The Toronto
Wot Id, which opposes the present Lib
eral government at Ottawa, has a
startling editorial today under the
heading "Cnnuda on the Hi Ink," In
which It warns the people of this coun
try that times are critical so far as the
maintenance of Canada as a fiee. Inde
pendent and Integral portion of North
America is concerned.
' t'nless Canadians," declares; the
"World, "are fully nllve to the mtuatlon
and speak out In no uncertain way,
they will find themselves between a
grasping annexation movement In the
United States, having for Its end the
domination of the whole continent, nnd
n great party In Kngland, piepared to
make almost any sacrifices to the
United Stutes In consideration of some
kind of support of Hngland In her race
with Hussiu. France and other Huro
peun poweis."
qi:oti:s gi:n. wilson.
The World then rcfeis to the recent
speech nt Macon, Ga., of Major General
Jamen II. Wllson.of Delaware, In which
that gentleman expressed the hope that
he would see the dn when our starry
Hag shall llont everywhere from the
fiozen north to the sunnj clime of Cen
tial America.
"We believe." the World proceeds,
"that thesr words of Mr. Wilson only
show too well the opinion of a great
number of Americans when once their
appetite for expansion Is aroused In the
dliectlon of tho north, nnd if once they
get It Into their heads that they only
have to go far enough In their game of
bluff, which seems to be the Ir best and
their strongest card In diplomacy, they
will force Canada, vvllly-nllly, Into an
nexation." In conclusion, the paper says: "Wo
are nearer to absorption than ever we
were. Do Canadians realize It?"
FASTEST TRAIN IN THE WORLD
Reduction of Thirteen Hours in Time
Between the Oceans.
Cleveland, Dec 29 As a result of
meeting of division superintendents of
the Lake Shoie and Michigan South
ern railroad, just held here to renr
lange time-tables, it l announced that
tho new fast mall which is to be started
next Sunday between New York nnd
San Franc Isco will be tho fnstest regu
lar train In the world. That Is to say,
theie Is no other tialn which goes so
great n distance In so shoit a time
every day In the year. The new mail
train will reduce the time between I5uf
fnlo and Chicago from fifteen hours and
twenty-five minutes to thirteen hours
and fifteen minute", a reduction of two
hours and ten minutes. The total re
duction in time between New York nnd
San Francisco bv the present schedule
Is a little over thirteen houis.
FIRE IN DUNMORE.
Started at 2 O'clock This Morning
Damage Over $2,000,
Fire early this morning caused nuite
a little damage to the large grocery
store of Smith Brothers, at 137 Chest
nut street, Dunmore. The building Is
adjneent to the Presbyterian church
and Is owned by thnt congregation.
The blaze was discovered at 2 o'clock
In the rear of the store. Charles Smith,
one of tho proprietors hnci a narrow es
cape. He sleeps on the second floor
over the part that was burning1. In
Jumping from a side window he Injured
one ot his legs quite seriously.
The goods In the rear of the store
were burned, and nearly nil the re
maining stock wns damaged by fire and
wnter. The damage to tho building
was about $700 and to the stock $l,P0O
or $2,000. The building pnel contents
were Insured
GERMANY GIVES UP.
Recognizes Smnll Chance of Being
Able to Gobble Samoa.
Berlin, Dec 29 There Is much com
ment here nt the reported arrival of
an American warship at Apia, Somoa,
the newspapers regarding It ns a sign
that President McKinloy means to car
ry out the piogramme outlined in his
recent message to congress.
The Vosslcho Zeltung says: "No
doubt Great Britain will support Amer
ica and thus paralyze the slowly ac
quired German preponderance. There
Is no longer a chance of Geimany se
curing exclusive control."
Newfoundland's Hopo.
St. John, N. I'.. Dec. 29 It is generally A
expected here that the failure of the
Canadians to secure n fishery arrange
ment throieh the negotiations ot tho
Joint high cor mlrslon at Washington will
result In the Btitisii goveriiintut permit
ting this colony to negotiate a separate
unangoment with tho United StntC3 upon
tho basU of the Boucl-riialuo convention
which allowed Newfoundland fish treo
entry Into the American markets, Ameri
can vessels receiving freo bait and fishing
privileges In Newlouiidland waters.
Order of Solon Funds.
Ilarrlsburg, Dec 29 Judge SImoiuon
rendered a dechlou today In the excep
tions filed to tho auditors repoit on tho
distribution of the funds of the Order or
Solon, now In the bunds of the recilver,
nnd amounting to $77,10", 00. Tho excep
tions nro overruled and the fundH nie or
dered to bo distributed. It is understood
that nn appeal will bo taken to the Su
premo court.
The Keoloy Motor Dronm.
Boston, Dec. 29.-Charles S. Hill, uttor
ncy for Mrs. John W. Kecley. ni lived
tioro toduy fiom Philadelphia, with tho
vuilous machine of the luto John W
Kecley which are held to bo of Importunco
In connection with tho axpirlmentH which
ut e to bo miule by T. B. Klner.ilde nt his
laboratory In Jamaica I'lalus to test tho
posklbllltlcs of ilia u.uchlno.
TO INDORSE FARR.
Another Meeting to Bo Held in Phil
adelphia Today.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29. Secretary of
the Commonwealth David Mnrtln, tvho
Is a state senator-elect from this city,
tonight denied the authenticity of .a
published Interview In which he says
ho will vote against tho re-election ot
United States Senator Quay at tho
caucus to be held at Harrlsburc next
Tuesday night. Mr. Mnrtln says: "I
hnvo said to friends In private con
vocation, ns I have s.ald before, that
under certain contingencies I would go
Into the senatorial caucus and be bound
, by Its decision. This Is not a new pos
ition for me to take, n? It is exactly
' where I have stood and where my
friends know I have stood from the
stmt." What these contingencies are
I ho did not stnte.
i A call has been Issued for a meeting
here tomorrow of the Philadelphia,
members of the new legislature to In
dorse Farr for speaker.
From Hnrrisburg.
Harrlsburg, Dec. 29 Ti. J. H.ildwln,
Thomas H. Gnivin nnd Ward 15. Hllsu,
the three members of the house from
Delaware county, arrived here at mid
night and will open headquarters at
the I.ochlel tomorrow. They deny pos
itively that Air. Dliss ha withdrawn
in the Intel est of Mr. Fnrr or any one
else. They declare their intention to
maintain the fight to the end and In
sist that the members of the house
nie with them and that this will lie
made manifest ns they come in.
PLANS FOR HAWAII.
Sharp Contest Will Occur in tho
House Over tho Government of the
Island.
Washington, Dec 9. A sharp contest
will occur In the housa over the leg
islation for the government of Hawaii,
as the majority and the minority of the
committee on terrltoties do not agree
as to the form of a bill. Neither do
the majority agree with the report of
the senate commutes on foreign re
lations, although the differences are
not such as to cause great dilliculty.
The majority repoit of the house coin
mlttee changes the bill Introduced by
Mr. Illtt onlv slightly, with the excep
tion of the Qualifications for senators
and representatives. The pioperty
qualifications are stricken out and a
New York citizen who Is a voter and
has been a resident of Hawaii for three
years Is eligible Those who wore cit
izens of Hawaii on Aug. 12, 1591?, aro
made citizens of the United States.
One house will not be nllowed to con
stitute the legislature In case the other
adjourns, nor will It be necessary to
hnvo the sane tlon of three members to
Introduce a bill In the legislature. The
delegate to congress shall possess the
same ciuallfications as n voter. Bonds
lshucd on the credit of the public do
main shall be payable In not less than
live or moie than fifteen years. One
year's residence must be proved to ob
tain a divorce.
The mlnoiity report was piepared by
Mr. II. B. Ferguson, delegate from
Now Mexico, who Is a member of the
sub-committee. Mr. Henry, of Texas,
Is also a minority member, but Is now
nb'ent. The report says the minority
is unable to agree to some prominent
features of the bill as Introduced, and
as approved by the majority of that
sub-commlttee, and It continues:
"It is Important to emphasize the fact
that new territory an acquired should
be governed as other territories of the
United States have been from the foun
dation of the government, with the
view to ultimate admission to state
hood. Upon this theory we believe that
Hawaii should be given substantially
the same form of government ns has
been In other territories of the United
States; and the Importance of this view
Is increased rather than diminished by
the Imminent Philippine question. New
territory which we feel Is unfitted,
either from the character of Its popu
lation, or because of Its distance from
our shores, for statehood In the Union
ought to be left nlone entirely."
GOTHAM'S POISONING CASE.
It Apparently Remains as Great a
Mystery as Ever.
New York, Dec. 29. The Adanr-Cor-nlsh
poisoning case remains as much
a mystery ns ever. When the detective
bureau, the district attorney's offlce.tho
coroner's office and others seeking to
find a solution of the stiange case end
ed their labors for the day all said
nothing had been lenrned that might
lead to bringing the guilty persons to
Justice.
The police aio inclined to believe tho
poison was sent to Cornish by a woman,
although the evidence Is of the most
flimsy character and Is largely based
upon opinions of more or less respon
sible parties
Mr. Cornish, who wns nlo poisoned
ut the time of Sirs. Adams' death, Is
now completely out of danger, though
confined to bed at the Knltkoibocker
Athletic club.
In Honor of Senator Morrill.
Washington, Die. 29. Tho president has
sent tho follow lug notice to all members
of tho cibinet and the public printer:
"I ho piesldcnt directs that the sevcial ex
ecutive departments and the government
printing cilice bo clotcd at 31 o'clock on
tho "1st Imtnrt on account of tho funeiil
of tho lato Senator Morrill, of Vermont,
vvhli h will be held In tho senate chamber
on Saturday next at 12 o'clock.
Beneficial Association Assigns.
Allentovvn, Pa., Dec. 2a. Tho Kejstono
Mutual Beneficial nssocl itluii, lncoiporat
cd In lb'S, made nn assignment todav to
Charles O. Sclmntz for the benefit of cied
Itois. Tho aetln was due to icce'it losses
of members and large accumulation of tho
death loss. Tho nssoe-latlon hud 1,109
policy holders
Whirled to Death.
Rending. Pa., Dee. 29.-Oscni J. Ftedcr
Ick, proprletei of a mill near Shamrock
I'eirfs county, while trying to adjust u
pulley was caught In the belting and
whirled asalnst tho celling until dead,
lie was 3: vc.us ot ugo and a prominent
citizen of Fast Berks.
Killed Wife and Self.
Ftirlcv,, Knn., Dec. 2a Thomas Oicono
killed Inn wife today and then shot him
self. He will die. Jiulcicsy Is the alleged
eiiilde.
PLEA FOR PEACE
AND ARBITRATION
NOTABLE PETITIONS PRESENT
ED TO THE PRESIDENT.
Tho Signeis Reprcsont More Than
Eighty Millions of Christians in
All Parts of tho World President
McKinloy Congratulated Upon tho
Succosb of a Just War His Fitting
Response.
Washington, Dec. 29. A delegation
presented to the president today two
petitions, one from tho great majority
of the organised Protestant Christian
churches of the world, and the other
from the Pnn-Presbyterlan alliance.
Both petitions had been placed In
charge of the Itev. Dr. Wlltnm Henry
Roberts, the American ecictnry of the
P.an-Prcsbyteilan alliance, and with
him were the ltcv. Wallace Kodcllfto
and the Hev. A. W. Pltzer. of Wash
ington, D. t: Uev. W. W. Bare, of
Philadelphia, and the Uev. J. B. Diury,
of Now Brunswick, N. J.
Thei first retltlon was signed by the
lepiesentntlves of one hundred and for
ty-five national nnd denominational
churches, existing on all the six con
tinents, viz., tho church of England,
church of Scotland, twenty-nine other
chinches In Oient Britain and Ire
land, the getipral of the Salvation Ar
my, two Lhurehes In Belgium, two In
Swltzctland, six in Holland, twelve in
Austiallu. twentv-elght In tho United
States and sixty-four In other parts
of the world. Baptists, Congregation
alisms, Lutherans, Methodltts, Presby
terians nnd Hpiseopiillnns united In
their approval of the petition. It nsk3
for the reduction of heavy armaments
maintained by Christian nations,
"ready upon provocation to go to war
and settle their disputations by blood
shed," and also requests the infiuenco
of the government of the United States
to favor an International nrbltiatlon as
u substitute for war.
FOB ARBITRATION.
The second petition Is from tho P.in
Presbvterlan alliance, which also united
In the first petition, and which In
cludes eight national and denomina
tional churches throughout the world.
This second petition asks for "a per
manent and peaceful method for the
settlement of nil controversies arising
between the people of the British em
pire and the lepubllc of tho I'nltcd
States of America."
The delegation, In presenting the pe
titions, emphasized the fact that both
originated In the United States, the
til st for universal disarmament In the
year 1S30 with the general assembly
of the Presbyterian church, south. The
delegation also stated that they were
not to be regarded as ' the advocates,
pf a policy of peace at any price" or
with maintaining the opinion that all
war is sinful. They quoted the West
minster confession to the effect that
"civil magistrates mny rightfully now,
under the new testament, wage war
upon just and necessniy occasions."
PRDSIDFNT CONGRATULATED.
The president was congratulated
upon the icsults of the rightful war
iecentl waged by the American people,
In the cause of justice and humanity
and the divine blessing was Invoked
upon him as the man ordained cf God
In a great crisis in human history to
be the leader of this peoplP, and also
to be instrumental through both war
and peace for the Inbringlng of Christ's
universal kingdom. Tho signers ot
these petitions represent more than
eighty millions of Christians In nil
parts of the world, 25,000,000 of whom
aro Presbyterians.
The president responded cordially to
the delegation, sa Ing that he favored
arbitration as between Great Britain
and America. Ho also said that ho had
responded promptly to the czar's pro
posal for disarmament, but that under
present clicunistnnces the armaments
of the United States could not now be
lessened, but would In any event be
less than would satisfy European na
tions.
WORK FOR THE YOSEMITE.
She Is Under Orders to Go to Dowoy
and Then to Guam.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29. The auxiliary
cruiser Yosemlte (formerly the Morgan
liner Kl Sol) left tho League Hland
navy yard this morning for Norfolk.
After being fitted out at the navy yard
at that place, she w 111 proceed to Ma
nila with supplies and men for Ad
mit al Dewey's lleet. She will carry to
the admiral nearly 400 men to take the
places of those whose terms of enlist
ment have expired and to fill out crews
for the cnptuied Spanish gunboats.
She will go to the Philippines by way
of tho Suez canal, and after reaching
Manila and turning over the supplies
and men to Admiral Dewey, the Yose
mlte will proceed to Guam, the new
United States possession In the Lad
rones. m
Admiral Sampson's Health.
Washington, Dec. 29 Rear Admiral
Simpson called at tho navy tlepaitment
this afternoon and had a long coutere-nco
with Secretary Long In regard to changes
inllavnrnaiid naval affairs generally. Ad.
mlral Sampson Is a victim ot the grip and
although much better il an hn has been
for tho past few das Is still In fceblo
health nnd will undoubtedly rcqulro a
long rest before ho will be ublo to resumo
active duty. Unless ho should suffer a
niapo and his health give way, ho will
bo continued In command of the North
Atlantic station with tho Now York, now
at New York, iih his flagship.
Failure of n National Bank.
Washington, Dec. 29. The controller of
tho currency has received Information of
tho failure of tho Colebrooko National
bank of Colcbiooke. N. 11. Tho examina
tion ot tho books, which lias bet n In prog,
reus since Tuesday, bus disclosed It reg
ularities covering a period of five e.irn.
Tho amount of tho shnitugo Is placed at
fSOXK).
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Doctor Commits Murder.
Bloouilleld, Ind . Dec. 21'. This afternoon
Dr. TJ. i:. Oraj killed Mrs. Urzle SMnnur
on tho streets within 100 ftet of tho depot
In plain vlow of many people. Ilo stabbed
her tour times with a surLical knlte and
she died Instantly. After tho killing ho
Immediately gavii himself up. Mis. HUM
ner loft a former husband on account of
thu doctor and ho has dcfe'itc-d a wife and
family for her,
MK NEWS THIS M011NINQ
Weather Indication Todap
Light Ruins Probable.
1 General Cubans Must Not Aid In Cele
brating Bvncuntlon Day In Havana.
Officials In Suspense In Hegnrd to Hollo.
Christians ABk for Peace nnd Arbitra
tion. Canadlnn Paper Fears Wo Mny Gobblo
Up tho Dominion.
2 Genoral Flnarclal nnd Commercial.
.1 Local Trlnl List for tho January Term
of Superior Court.
Coal Trade Review for 1898.
Bachelors' Ball Tonight,
4 Editorial.
News nnd Comment.
6 Locnl-D. & II. Gravity Will Not Ho
Wholly Abandorcd.
Coming Out Party for Miss Watson.
6 Local West Somnton and Suburban.
7 Ncw-3 Round About Scranton.
8 General News of tho Soldiers nt Camp
MncKenzle.
One Day's Doings In Dunmoro Horoiish.
TO BRING BACK
THE SOLDIER DEAD
Arrangements Nearly Completed for
the Return of tho Bodies of Nearly
All Our Fallen Heroes.
Washington, Dec. 29. General Lud
Ington, qunrtcrmaster general of tho
army, has completed arrangements for
bringing back to this country the bodies
of American officers and soldiers In
terred at and In the lclnlty of Santi
ago, Cuba, Ponce and other points- In
Porto Rico, Manila und Honolulu, The
graves luivo been carefully mnrked by
officials of the quartermaster's depart
ment, who have gone over the several
Holds and have succeeded In Identify
ing nearly all of the American dead.
A largo number of metallic caskets
are now being manufactured. The ship
ments of the enpkets will begin about
Jan. 10 and a force of skilled men will
go with them to attend the work of
disinterment, hermetically sealing the
caskets and shipping them bnck to this
country. They will probably be brought
to New York and from thnt point sent
to relatives and friends, who aro re
quested to communicate with the war
department at once.
LAWYERS IN SESSION.
Preparatory to Association Meeting
at Wilkes-Barro in July.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29. A gathrilng
of men prominent In legal elides
throughout the state assembled today
at the University club at an executive
meeting of thfc Pennsylvania Bar asso
ciation. Judge Stanley Woodward, of
Luzerne county, president of the asso
ciation, presided. The meeting wns
preparatory to tho annual mectlnsr ot
association, which will take plice at
Wllkes-Barre on July 6 and 7, 1S9J.
After disposing ot the regular busi
ness a meeting of the law reform com
mittee was held. This committee Is
made up of Alexander Simpson, jr.,
of Philadelphia, chairman; Judge John
B. McPherson, of Dauphin; James ri.
Young, of Allegheny; Bradley A. Met
eor, of Bradford; Hon. William XI.
Hensel, ot Lancaster, and Martin Bell,
of Blair. Tho committee has under
consideration .several Important rec
ommendations in the wny of proposed
revisions In curient acts of assembly,
but the result of their session will not
be made public until their annual re
port Is presented at the regular meet
ing in July.
Following the session a dinner was
served, Judge Woodward presiding.
There weio several toast responses,
while Interesting papers wero road by
Hon. William B. Hornblower and Hon.
John A. Wise, of New York, the form
er of whom delivered the annual ad
dress. Among the members present. In
addition to those already mentioned,
were:
Judge Harold McClurc, of X'nion coun
ty; Hon. II. C. Nlle-s, York; J. M. Shields,
ot PlttFburg, William H. Stanke. of Mill
ndclphla; Clarence 13. Sprout, ot I.vcom
Ing; John Weaver, of Philadelphia; Will
iam A. Wilcox, of Lackawanna; Hampton
L. Carson, of Philadelphia; J. B. ColahMi,
Jr., of Philadelphia; Judge J. A. Kvr.ns,
of Allegheny; Smith V. Wilson, of Clear
field; Ddward P. Allulson, of Philadel
phia; Dimmer Beebe, of 1'hlladelphl.i;
Fiederlck Bertolotte, of Carbon; B. Finnic
Fshelm in, of Lancaster. W. II. Gllkcson,
ot Chester, and Homer Green of Wanc
ROBBED OF $60,000.
Wells Fargo Co. Meets with n Big
Loss in Texas.
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 29. The local
officers of tho Wells Fargo Express
company l out a money package con
taining $G0,0O0. The money was sent
fiom Houston for the Southern Pacific
to meet Its pay-roll west from this to
El Paso. It at rived Wednesday morn
ing and wns given to C. A. Beoler, tho
Wells Fargo money delivery clctk, to
hand over.
Heeler started for the depot and w.a3
seen en route. Four hours after hli
departure his wagon was found five
miles west of the city In a thicket, the
horse almost dead from tho effects of
hard driving. Heeler's friends stoutly
asset t that he Is the victim of foul play.
Uproar in Hungarian Diet.
Buda Pest, Dec. 29 Thero was u ic
nowal today of tho upro.ulnus scents In
tho lower house of the Hungarian diet.
Whllo tho premier, Baron Banff y. was
de-fending the government's pollcv, lie said
thti mivernmcnt Intended to steudfastly
carry out Its duty and re-establish par
liamentary order, being convinced that
th ministry was defending Hungarian
parliamentarism, and tho constitution.
The Rightists' shouts of "Uljln vveie al
most drowned by the uproai of the Left.
Ists.
Incinerated in a Burning Jail,
Suinmltlvllle. Ind.. Dee. 29-Tho Jail here
was burned early today and Fred Bor
Hn, of Anderson, Ind, who had been lu
cmcerated list rlt'lit for iliuiikcnntsu
was burned to de-utli Tin orleln of the
tire In unknown.
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Admitted to Stock Exchange.
New York, Deo. 29. Tho highest prlci
paid In many ears for a seal on the New
York Stock exchnntre, JW.OOO, was paid
tcdny by Frank Jay Gould, oiine,tt sou
of the late Jay oGuld.
NO NEWS YET
FROM IL0IL0
Officials in Suspense
Pending Definite
Word.
OUR FORCE IS ADEQUATE
If tho Insurgents Rofuso to Hand
tho City Ovor Amicably Thoy
Will Bo Attacked nnd tho City
Captured It Is Expected That
tho Eagerly Awnited Information
Will Bo Received Within Twenty-,
four Houis.
Washington, Dec. 29. Tho war dc
paitment Is expecting definite word,
from General Otis within the next
twenty-four hours ns to what has oc-
carted at Hollo, for by that time Oen
eial Otis will have heaid from General
Miller, in command ot the American
force sent on this expedition. Tho of
ficials about the war department da
not appear to be apprehensive over tho
tesults, und theie Is no evidencs o
tension or alarm, although it Is recog
nized that the situation at Hollo lsj
one which may bilng about a sham
and possibly a decisive Issue between
the lnsut gents and tho United StJtc.1
foi ces.
Up to the close of office hours today
It was said at tho war department that
nothing had been lecolved from Gen-,
erul Otis beating on the military sit
uation. All that had come was a ro-
sponse t.1 nn earlier despatch convey
ing oi dels, the reply giving assuruncc-l
that definite news would be convoyed,
within the next twenty-four hours.
What Genernl .Miller will do ns to tak
ing possession of the city, either wltlj
force or without. Is not officially dis
closed, and Indeed It Is likely that con
siderable discretion Is lodged with tho
commanding officer as to what stepa
should be tnken.
But in the event of n clash between)
the United States forces and the lnsuir-t
gents war department officials safl
there could be no doubt ns to tho out-
come, as the Eighteenth Infantry am
among the regulai.s having a reputa
tion for their lighting ability. Tho
American force numbeis about 2,!)00 aa
against nn estimated force of some 10,
000 lnsui gents, but, no doubt. Is ex
pressed an to tho ndequncy ot ouo
force.
London, Dec. SO The Dallv Chron
icle, edltoi Lilly discussing the situation:
at Hollo, says: "It would bo ndvisablu
for tho Insurgents to defy tho Ameri
cans. The Issue would then be square
ly raised and settled once for all In ona
short, sharp nctlon whleli would prob
ably bilng the cinzy Filipinos to their
senses. After this the men of peaca
could proceed with their business."
AFFAIRS IN SPAIN.
Indications of Revolutionary Devel
opments Are Hinted at.
Madrid, Dec. 29. The minister of for
eign affairs, Duke Almodovnr del Rio,
und tho minister of tho Interior have
thought It advisable to deny as abso
lutely unfounded the stoi les of tho Re
publican and Carllst press affirming'
that a foreign power Is piopailng to
Intervene in tho event of tho interna
tional Hnd financial uffairs of Spain
taking a bad turn nnd that Great Brit
ain has designs on the Balearic Island:
and the Straits of Gibraltar.
Tho newspapers hero expiess thm
opinion that tho decision attributed In
this city to Ptesldent MeKlnley to hnvo
the tieaty of peace i a tilled In Januaiy
alters the aspect of political affairs lu
Spain. Mlnlsteilnl elides think It bet
ter to postpone the settlement of thej
crisis until the tieaty Is latlfled.
There are mysterious rumors of a re
cent meeting of a dozen generals, tho
object of which has not been divulged,
but which. It is said, may Importantly
affect tho situation. Tho government!
is believed to be nwaio that the meet
ing hos taken place and is understood!
to be taking the steps accessary to pre
vent undeslied developments.
Navy Loses a Valuable Man.
Washington, Dec. 29 The navy Is about
to lose one of Us lirlfihtist voung olhtt-s
If Pusscd Assistant Engineer Walter M.
Mcb'ailand. at prrsuiit attached to tli'i
bur- in of sti.ur. engineering as assist nit
to Englneti-lu-liilel Mi Iv file. Mr. Mc
Fnilund leaves the nivy to assume tlia
olllco of assist nit geiieial manager ot
tho Wcstlimiioiso company at Pittsburg,
at n salary four times gi cater than Im
now derives from the government. Tho
offer was a trlbite to the combined scien
tific nnd I'l.u Ileal qualifications of Mr.
McFiirland.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Dec. 2a Theso Pennsyl
vania pensions have been Issued- Orig
inal Thcadoro Ktllit, Dunmoie, $5. bpe
clal, Decenibti 2n Dennis Neiloi, diad,
Seianton, $4. Incu.isc Jumcs Owens,
Laceyvlllt, $0 to $, Amos 1. Tanner, Troy,
Bradford, $. to $10; Slniean L. Still well.
Franklin Forks, Susuihniiua, $(, to $12.
Reissue and Inci ease William Gannon,
Stroudsburg, $s to $12.
General Greone in Conference.
Washington, Dee so Major Genernl
Greene, who resigned esterday after serv
ing nt lfavnnn, held another lonfctcncu
with Sec lotni 5, Alee i tod o concerning
conditions pievalllng nt Havana, und thu
means most llkil, t.i limine the continu
ance of pe-uie und ordei at tho Cubun cap.
Ital.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
U Islington Dec. 29 Forecast
fui Fildii Foi tusiirn Pennsjl-
Minla, Im. reusing iloudlness nnd
piMslblv light lain and much coldei -f
1'ild.iv night; fresh to brisk south- -f
illy winds. Tho co'd weather Is -
llkily to continue till Monday. -f
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