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MURDER IN
FIRST DEGREE
Jury
in the Botkin Case
Has Agreed Upon
Its Verdict,
WOMAN WEEPS BITTERLY
During tho Reading; of the Judge's
Charge tho Prisoner Has a Tit of
Tears and Is with Difficulty Re
strainedFinal Incidents of One of
the Most Sensational and Drama
tic Murder Trials of Modern Times.
San Fr.incls.eo, Dec, 30. Tho jury In
the Botkin case has returned .a verdict
of murder In tho lint degree, with pen
alty fixed at life imprisonment.
The fate of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin,
chaiged with the murder of Mrs. John
P. Dunning, of Dover. Del., was placed
In the hands of the jury late this af
ttrnoon District Attorney Homer
made his aigument and Judge Curroll
Cool, lead his chat go to the jui.
Tho aigument for the piosecutlon
tloed with Distiict Attorney Hosinei
mi the stand Ml llosmer wan cool
and lolhcted lliioughout lie modulat
d hlb voice to a nicety and seldom
spoke passionately. The curious crowd
that gatheied In the court room expect
ing to hear Mrs Botkin gtlddlcd weio
In a nieasiuc dissatisfied but It was
Mis. Botkln's nttoiiK'vs and their meth
ods in the conduct of the case that Mr.
Hosmei made the piinclpal point of his
attack
co.N'DUMvr.p tui: dim f.nsf.
Mi llnnut oinmcnced his aigument
with the incidents attending the arrival
of the packego of enndv at the Dover,
Del postoillce lie condemned the de
feii" feu Insinuating that thr packng
might have b en placed In the mall bag
bv any one 'onnected vvitli the po-it-nll're
He accused the attorneys of go
ing l'hlnd the facts He tilccd tho
pai 'cage to the Pennington home, and
P bllltiv In the llli'-usnecting Ml'.
Dunning and the passing of the bon
bons to other guests, their sleknes and
the death pf Mis. Dunning and her sis
tn Aii Hosmet pic titled the grief of th'
p.aient" ond fliends of the Ftnnlni ton
and Dunning families and concluded
vvitli u c ithlng attack upon the prls
unil lie took up the analjsls of the
c.ind.v bv Chemist Wolf, of Dover. Deli ,
and Pioteksoi Pike, of tills city. He
ildlculcd the defense for U contention
that membei'i ot the police dep.iitment
in this olt in even the chemists them
selves might havi Inserted the poUon
to make nut n ease He pointed out
that Chemist Wolf nail found lump ar
senic and that Pr Pike 1ml elKoov
eid the pipsi-nie of puwdeicd .uenii.
The defense in aigument acited that
onlv lump usi'iik had been lound.
thi'tiutd witnfssi:s.
Mi Hosiivr addiessed the juiy on
the tights ol witnesses He contended
that all witnesses were entitled to le
spei t and tiedit until dispioved, and
none nf the witnesses1 fin the prosecu
tion, he nsseited, had been piovcd un
tiuthful The attorney for tho defense
attacked .ill the witnesses foi the prose
cution and Intioduied inatteis entlielv
luelovant to the case in an attempt to
besiniuh them and belittle theli testi
mony. He attacked Attorney Knight
paitlculirly and chaiucterizcd his ef
foits to fiec his client as dishonest and
despicable. He asserted that the at
tacks of the defense had ended In
naught that not one wltnp.ss had ben
cnntiadlcted
He then took up Mis Botkln's testl
monv He showed that In .spite of Mrs.
Botkin s statements and the asset t Ions
of the defense to the contraiy the wo
man had more than u passing legaid
for Dunning; that her life with him
was licentious and depiaved He point
ed to Dunnlng's action In coming acioss
the continent to prosecute her and ns
seited that Dunning would not havo
gone thiough what he had unless he
was ceitnln of the guilt of Mis. Hotkln;
that he would not have disclosed their
relations and been exposed to the eiltl
clsm of the newspapets and public
without Just leoson
THH ANONYMOUS LF.TTRH.
He took up the letter of June 17, HIT,
which the defense claimed had been
mailed In this city at the time Mis.
Hotkln was residing In Huieka The
lettei osseited that Dunning was finan
cially embaiiaspod and that tho woman
with whom Dunnlngw as Infatuated was
a dlv nt ced woman He piovid by Mrs.
Botkin' own testimony that she and
Dunning alone knew of his financial
condition and showed by the testimony
of Dunning that Mis. Botkin had told
him jii hi return from Salt Lake that
she !ud secured a divoico from her
hupii.-i.vi I'unng his (Dunnlng's) ab
sence If .'r urvieci that tho leter In dls
piue i iiM have been sent from IJu
pute 1 1. ul I havo been Hent.ftoni Cine
hi to Pai F'.incisco o' the steamer
Kuinlnu mid mailed hi . oi the ar
ilv.ai n' U'i sfif-'. He epr.unded
tins hi . I' i oic i i if me effpet
that Mil i ue .ii.glu mi i cl i lgui
inis ..hi 'f ii hi tn IlnMUii's aigument.
ll wn not suxuilr.ed by the court,
boweve and Hnsmer was permitted
to i ontinue on till -i line
Mi llosmer nrgucd on the author
ship of the anonymous letteis and tho
address on the box of candy. He went
nei the evidence of the expert's test
imony and asserted that Mrs. Hotkln
was the writer of tho letters and had
written tho address on tno bo of
candy
Mr. llosmer continued his address
by ashing the Jury to return a Just
vpidlct a verdict of murder In tho
first deniee.
Tin: Juur mvnnns.
Aftir a brief lecesr Ju Ige Cook de
lvAtd his charge to th Juty, tho read-
ins: of which occupied moro than an
hour. Tho Juiv then letlicd to delib
erate on tha Kullt or Innocence of the
accused woman.
Mrs. Hntkln cried blttedy several
times during the day and during the
reading of the chaige almost lost con
trol of herself. Her sister, who pat
bosldo her during the progress of the
trial, took Sirs. HotMn In her arms
and comforted her as best she could,
but tho tears could not ho stayed.
NO NEWS FROM ILOILO.
General Otis Cables That He Hasn't
Yet Heard.
Washington, Dec. 30. A cablegram
was received at tho war department
today from General Otis, In command
at Manila, but to the. disappointment
of the olllulals ho announced that ho
had not jet heard of the lesult of
the landing of General Miller's forces
at Hollo.
Piovlslons have been made by the
nay departmer t for the establishment
of a mall service between Manila and
Guam, our now naval station In the
r.iclflc. Admiral Dewey has been In
structed that after the Yosemlte ar
rives at Manila he must send a mall to
the Island of Guam at least once In
pery two months, using any vessel of
the navy aallable for tne bervlcc.
ELKIN IN CHARGE
OF QUAY'S FIGHT
Speakership Matter Nearing a Decis
ionDemocratic Editors Want tho
Democratic Members to Support
Wanamaker.
Hairlsbuig, Dec. 30 John P. F.lkln,
chairman of tho state Kepub'Van com
mittee, leached Harrlsbuig this even
ing to take cliaige of Senator Quay's
campaign for re-election to the United
States senate. The senator will be hero
himself on Sunday and will lemaln
until nftei the senatorial caucus next
Tuesday evening. His fi lends hive
opened headciuaiters at the Loehiel ho
tel In cliaige of Senator Mitchell, of
Jeffei son
Hepiesent.itlves Fair, of Scianton,
and DIKs, of Delawaie, llval candi
dates for speaker of the house of lep
lesentatlves, aie also on the giouud,
looking aftei their campaign. The He
publican house caucus will be lipid
Monday evening to nominate a speaker
and appoint a slate committee to se
lect the oillceis and employs of the
house. The Republican senatois will
nlso caucus on Monday to hear the le
poit of the slate committee appointed
at the close of the last session to ap
point the oillceis of the senate.
A cam us of the Demociatic senators
and memueis will nlso be held Mon
day to c onslder, among other things,
the movement to fuse with the indepen
dent Republicans on the organization
of tho house.
DEMOCRATS FOR WANAMAKF.R.
Hatrlsurg. Dec. .!0 A secret meet
ing of the executive committee of the
Democratic State " iss association
was held tonight at the Commonwealth
hotel. Piesident Jeie Sieamci, of Car
lisle, stated al the close of the con
feience that each of the editors pie
sent fnvoied fusion on the speakership
and If a Demoeiat can be elected sen
ate it was the unanimous expiesslou
that the Democtntle leglslatois -should
make everv piopei effoit to unite with
the Independent Republicans on John
Wanamaker A meeting of the asso
ciation has been called In this citv for
Titc-day. Jan IT.
SUN TOIt M G1J1: TALKS.
Pittsburg, Dec. PO Senator C. L.
Magee letutnid fioin the east tlilst
morning "v hen asKed If the reporti
sent out fiom Philadelphia to the effect
th it he had a deil w itli Senator Quay
were true, lie said "I am not in the
dealing business, i do want to see tho
Republican caucus nominee elected
speaker of the house of lepresentatives
foi the loason- that the Republican
p.irtj will be held lesponslble for all
the legislation passed, and for that lea
scm ihe man elected should ha i
stialght Republican "
"Some of the repot ts sent out say
that Senator Quay lo secuie jour sup-
poit piomlsed to leMgn the senatoishlp
befoie his new temi expires and turn
the office over to you''
"Such statements aie utterly without
foundation," said the senator. "X do
not believe It is within the power of
any man to bequeath the United States
senatoishlp to another Resides It is
only natiit al that Senator Quay should
like the United States senatoishlp too
well, and the powei and piestlge It
gives too much, to tuin It over to me
or any one else."
"Another lopoit was that In return
for lour suppoit y u were to get any
peisonal legislation miu desiied at Hat
ilsbutg?" "That u pott is Just as false as the
others," said Mr M iget. "I do not
want any personal legislation. Any
legislation that I may lntt educe will be
In tho Interest of the people generally,
and not tn the inteiest of myself or
any other Individual."
"Are ou a candldito for the United
States Bonatoishlp""
'Not at thin time; It would not suit
me at all "
'Then thcie Is nothing In the story
tlm you are to be the residuary legatee
of Senator Quay?"
"Absolutely nothing at all. Such a
thing has never been pioposed to me,
nor, so far as I am aware. Ins It been
made to any of my fi lends."
Death of Judgo Brewster.
Philadelphia Dee sn - prlv.ito tele,
rrnm was icteivoil Pi tills clij todnv an
nouncing tho death ut Charlotte, N C, if
formot Judgo V Carroll Uiovvstcr, ot
Philadelphia. Rx-Judgo llicwster was a
Judgo of common pie is Minl ono of the
most piomlnent members of the Phllodel
phla bar. He wa'i 73 ears of age.
Bill in Equity Dismissed.
Harrlsburg, Dec. S0-In tho bill Jn equity
filed bv Attorney J. O Whlto for C. L.
McMIIlnn, president; Benjamin P. Peaty,
sccictary, ond others against William II,
Gnsklll, receiver for tha older of Solon.
Judge Blmonton today dismissed tho bill
at the '.ost of the plaintiffs. The bill ob
jected to a recent decision ot the court.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington. Dec. SO. Theso Pennsyl
vania pensions havo been issued, in
oiease John Trucsdall, North Satksm,
i usqueliann.a. $10 to ill. Lemuel P Wor
tan, Koilh Rome, BruUford, Ui to JH.
CUBANS WILL BOW
TO THE INEVITABLE
THE PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE AC
CEPTS GEN. BROOKE'S ORDER.
Gonoial Lawton's Lotter Explaining
Why No Demonstration Could Be
Allowed When Spaniards Leave
Havana Assurances That tho
Bettor Eloment Will Restrain It
self Ludlow's Letter.
Havana, Dec. 30. The Cuban patri
otic committee, consisting of 150 leading
Cubans, lawjers, doctors and business
men, nt a meeting which lasted un
til four o'clock this morning decided
to jleld without leservatlon to tho
wishes of Geneial Rrooke and General
Ludlow in the matter of postponing
tho blx dnjs celebuitlons, and has ap
proved a manifesto to the Cuban pop
ulation of Havana, on tho lines of Gen
eial Ludlow's reply on the subject ot
the proposed celebrations, quoting
some petitions of It and paraphra&lng
others.
The Cuban citizens In Havana and
the Cuban soldiers outside the city, aie
Intensely excited, but tho patriotic
committee und the military chiefs of
the Cubans think they can quiet this
feeling and pi event violent Incidents.
LUDLOW'S RHPLY.
The following Is the text of General
Ludlow's leply to the Cuban deputa
tion which visited him tsterday and
ptesented him with a wiitten progiam
of the six dajs" festivities.
Messrs. Mora Kurtz and others r'pi li
st ntlng tho patilotlc committed of Hu-
ma.
Gentlemen 1 h ivoglvcn caioful consul-
oration to the mritter of tho proposed
celebration bv Ctlnn citizens of H iviua
during next wtik, of the exchange of na
tional flags that will take place on J m
1 nnd, as I promised jou. 1 li.ivo taken
the occasion also to uncertain the vlivs
of Major General Uroolso commanulns the
Division of Cilu, upon tho subject r re-
gut to infoim ou that a rclebi.itlon of
this character must, at this time, le
deemed inexpedient and cinnot for tho
present be autlioilzcd, for th folliwlig
lensous
rirst Huvani has for a long time suf
fered from stlife and contention, and it is
the supnme duty of all it this critical
P'rlod lo suppress disorder and preseive
public peace. All other tonsldeiatloiis, for
th moment, should glio wuv to this.
Second At the piesent Ime the only
rffeitlve mi ans of maintaining unlet Is
tliepiesonce of United St ites troops m tho
cltj, since the local police in several dis
tricts hive dlsippeutd with the detmt
uie nf the Sn inlsh soldlois
Third It Is In the lntt tests both of
tltlzens 'teiu r.illv nnd paitlriiltill of tho
inoio distinctively Cuban cltbens thPin
solves th.it the nc'i.islim be out of pe.ato
and oulei and ot quiet rejoicing onlv ami
that eveivnpn should be eontlolleO b a
patllotle iti she to do what Is lie st lor tho
i ommmiitv
1 ourth The Ameiioan nutlioritles .m
prthle fidlv with the Cub m teellng of
relolilng, and at n pioper time heieaftor,
when affolis aie In a more -.cUied ti)tnli
tition thi will be H.il to further and
pirticlpilp In t li plns of ih celebration,
but the are conv lured tint thli is aot a
sultablt or expedient time for it.
Fenor Moia said todav ; ' V aia
sorry vvt cannot execute our pio
gr.innne, but we ngiee with Genei.il
Ludlow's desire. He will have difll
tult.v In keening the low people down
and lestialning the oung men In the
aimj, but ve aie suie only detached
acts of distill bance viill occtu. Notli
ing will be done In combination against
the Ameilean wishes. Now is Cub i s
oppoitunlty. If we go wrong now we
shall never attain independence, never
leaeli national life, and the Ameilcans
would never leave Cuba"
MR. PALMA'S VIDWS.
New Yotk, Dec SO T. Kstrada Pal
ma, piesident of the lite Cuban Junta,
said today that ho did not anticipate
any seiious distuibauc es In linvana at
the lalslng of the Anieiie.in flag Mr.
Palma expiesiecl a disbelief In the
rumor that Geneial Menneal had taken
the Held. Geneial Menocnl, he sald.was
a patilotlc and a biave man anil would
not become actlvel hostile to the
Aineihuns. Mr. Palma expiessed 10
giet that General Gomez wns not sum
moned to Havann, as such a course
would turnlh the best guarantee o
peace and order. "I hope for fraternity
and Intelligent sympathy between the
Qubans and Anieiican," suid Mr. Pal
ma, "for It will greatly facilitate tho
benelleent work of the United States In
Hav ana "
ANOTHER PAPER TRUST.
Scheme to Consolidats All Paper
making: Interests.
Piovldence, It. I, Dec, SO Dean and
Shlbley, brokcis and bankers, of this
city, have taken chat go of auange
ments to consolidate the paper man
ufactuiers of this coiuitiy. The deal
will Involve about 40,000,000 and will
Include the mills making writing paper,
bond paper, wrapping, ledgei, envelopo
and newspaper.
The purpose of consolidation Is to
eliminate competition, stop over-production
and make a condensation cm
the lines of manufactute so that the
mill best ndapted to make a certain
guide of paper may icstilct Its atten
tion to that specialty and this, by util
izing all the machine! y and capital In
lested to the best advantage and get
tho best results.
Wants a Regiment Me I
Washington, Dee TO s
of Illinoi" saw Secretary AU m
urged that tho Ninth wi'inm nt 1m
munes bo shifted fiom tluli poieut
camp outside of Santiago. It is :nld that
they aro in a swamp loc.illtv which In
duced disease and that many deaths havo
-esultcd. Major Harrison, of tho regi
ment, was with tho ronator to point out
the desirability of a change.
Charged with Foi gory.
New York. Dec. SO rrank A. Parker,
said to bo tho son of wealthy residents
of Chicago, was lcmandcd In pollro court
hero today on a cliaige of forge ry. Tho
pollen say Parker Is at tho head of a dan
gerous gang of forgers.
Want Thoir Wages Restored.
Fall Ttlver. Mass., Dec. 80. The textile
w others of this city aro preparing to nslc
for a restoration of tho 10 pel tent lo
iluctlou In wages mado In tho caily part
I of tho year.
FILIPINOS PROTEST.
Thoy Stand hy Aguinaldo nnd Want
a Commission Appointed.
Hong Kong Dec ".(' Ti Pillplno
Junta hcio has leplied to tb c pmi of
Commissioner Hnielen, who vvus sent to
the Philippines by tho government of
tho United States to icport upon tho
conditions thcio prevailing. Tho Junta,
asked the Associated Pi ess to publish
tho following ns "revealing tho true sit
uation and sentiment" In tho Philip
pines: We deny that Aguinaldo will bo satis
fied if mado a major geneial In command
ot five natlvo regiments und that If this
Is dono tho national army could be dis
armed and disbanded.
Wo repeat our appeal for an tmpurtUl
Inquiry by an nble commission! d and im
plore tho American people to refrain trom
a hasty decision.
Tho Filipino government views with
alarm Commissioner Hnrdcn's proposal
to imposo In America a high protectlvo
tariff against Philippine products.
Hollo surrendered to tho national army,
which Is the completion ot tho occupation
of tho Island of Panav Thoro Is no truth
In tho icported establishment of an oppo
sition republic In the Visaas. All tho of
ficials in the Vlsayas hold Agulnaido's
commission
Tho Filipinos are earning for n peace
ful settlement of nil questions. To their
brothers across tho sea, the Filipinos send
groetlng and earnest prajcr that with tho
new ear will come a dawn of a new era
of peace, prospeilty and good fellowship
with the free and bonetlcont peoplo ol the
United States. Though but nn Infant
among nntlons, yet we nre strong If as
suied of the good will of tho great Amer
ican nation.
CUBAN JUNTA TALKS.
Ciicular Dealing with the Abandon'
ment of Festivities.
Havana, Dec. SO The address of
the Junta Patiotlca regarding the
abandonment of tho pioposed demon
strations has been widely cliculated
today. It is as follows-
"To the peopn. ol Havana: In ac
cordance with the wishes of the Amer
ican authoiltles, the tlliectoiy of the
Junta Patrotica, after consultation with
the main committee has agreed to
Mtspend the festivities planned to col
ebiatu tho Independence of the Island.
In a reasonable letter to tho commit
tee, charged with presenting the fes
tival piogiamme, General Ludlow has
indicated thn desirability of suspend
ing for the present publle demonstra
tions, owing to u rumor that at the
present moment, when the Cuban po
llco aie not organized, there might bo
some Interruption of public order, in
the preset atlon of which all citlens,
nnd especiallv all Cubans, are deeply
Intel ested.
"At the same time Geneial Ludlow
declares that the Ameiitan authenlties
aie In full sjinpathy with the joyous
feeling of the Cubans and that, when
the situation becomes more settled, they
will take pleasuie In towotlng snich
festivities as have been proposed, and
will even participate In them. Put the
American authorities .lie convinced
that the present moment is not oppor
tune for eelebiatlons.
"In levv of the fact that the consid
erations thus uiged aie quite In accotd
with obvious good judgment, the lep
lesentatlves of the dliectorj hai e de-
tei mined to suspend the festivals ar-
langed for the coming week, which will
be cai l led out as soon as tlie umstanees
peimit The dlrectoiv legrets the ex
istence of such doubts and misgivings
as pievent the catrjing out of the pio
giamme as piojected; but thev have
agreed to lecommend to the Cubans to
eo-opeiate In maintaining oidei dining
the change of flags and In the daj fol
low lug. bt cause thej aie convinced
that the nindeiatloii nnd oiderly bo
hav lor of the Cuban people at these
moments will powei fully Influence th"
iutuie dcstln of our couiitij."
WHERE IS JONAS GARMAN ?
Absence from Home Gives His
Family Some Anxiety.
Hanisbuig, Dec. TO. Jonas Gaiman,
a Lkons druggist, left home on Tues
day fen Hairlsbuig to attend to busi
ness, leaving word with his family that
he would letuin that evening. UN wile
has heard nothing of him since, other
than a telegram fiom Hairlsburg on
Tuesday evening, purpoiting to tome
fiom him In which It was said he missed
the train
Not returning home on Wednesday
or jesterday, the family und friends of
Mr Gaiman became uneasy and hao
notified the authorities in this city to
be on the lookout tor him.
THE MYSTERY SOLVED,
Detective McCluskey Says He Has
the Man Under Surveillance.
Xew York, Dec 'il The World savs:
Captain Geoige McCluskey, chief of the
detective buieau, ihmy believes that
he has solved the mystery sin rounding
the attempt to kill Ilnuy Cornish bv
trending him poison through the malls.
The name of tho suspected murdeier
Is withheld from publication lest Its
announcement should defeat the ends
nf justice The man under surveillance
was toimeily a member of the Knick
erbocker Athletic club.
Wholesale Vaccination Ordered.
Cliambersburg. Pa,, Dec. CO Tho health
authorities of Waynesboro have ordered
a wholei-ale vac tin itlou of school thll-
dren ami oi
clnuti'l I
Fulton i
in ti s-liiii
I nt luoi
lilins not previously vae-
ii ace of small-pox In
' in Hagerstown, Mil .
-up The doctors aio
- people with virus.
Molba Scores a Triumph.
Philadelphia, Dec. 30. "La Bohmo" was
glitn Its Hist picductlcm on a giand opci i
Male tonUht by tho Dill Opera company.
In fcucccss was imeiualltlod tho laigest
audience of tho season repeatedly show
ing cnthiiHlism over tho efforts ot tho nt
tlhts Melba was the "Mlml" and her act
ing surprised and delighted her friends.
Mooio Has Resigned.
New York, Dec. CO Frederick P. Mooro,
vice president of tho New York, Susque
hanna und Western railroad, ha loslgned
hla position. Mr Mooro had charge ot tho
oompauv's coal biiblncss and assumed
some of tho work of President Hopkins
uftor tho letlrcinent of the latter.
Steamship Arrivals.
Now Yotk, Dec. 30. denied; La Nor
mundlo, Ilivro; Alter, Naples. Genoa,
utc ; Hlruria, I.lveipcol; Spiarudtui, Hot
terdam. QueouHtown Arrived: tier
manic, New York for Liverpool, Naples
bailed; L'nn (from Ouaoa), New York,
PLANNING HOW BEST
TO GOVERN CUBA
HELP TO BE GIVEN TO GOVER
NOR GENERAL BROOKE.
Tho Task Is Too Complicated for
Ono Military Officer with n Small
Staff to Handle Satisfactory Ho
Will Have tho Assistance of Well
Known Exports.
Washington, Dec. 30. Tho cabinet
meeting today was not concluded un
til nearly 2 o'clock, tho entire session
being consumed in discussing matters
in connection with the administration
of law In Cuba. It was pointed out
that the collection of the taxes and
customs dues, the administration ot
laws relating to postal matters, and
the courts nnd many other Important
branches of the government of tho
Island would be a, burden to heavy
to be borne by the military governor,
assisted by only a small staff, all moro
or less inexperienced in such matters.
Practically a new government had to
be established and It was agroed that
the multitudinous affairs Incident to
such an undei taking could be suc
cessfully admlnlstcied only by the cre
ation of several bureaus at the head of
which were to bo placed men of vvldo
experience in tho particular work to
which they would be assigned, all to
bo under the general direction ot the
mllltaty governor.
These matteis were gone over at
some length and It Is expected that
the seveial cabinet members will take
up the details of the proposed plan at
once as far as their lespectlvo de
put tments are concerned and submit
their conclusions to tlm president at
an early date. It Is proposed to du
plicate in a small way and as far as
practicable the systems now In foico
In the United States, the collectors of
customs and taxes being directly re
sponsible to the military governor, the
same as our secretary of the tteasurer,
who Is chaiirec. with these functions, is
to the piesident. It Is proposed, too,
to employ citizens ot the Island In every
buboidlnute capacity, if tills can be
dono without detriment to the service.
This course, it is contended, would pro
mote a friendly teellng towards the
United States and avoid the fi lotion
that necessaiily woulei icsult from
sending among them men who are
strange! s to their customs and tradi
tions. BIG SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Prominent Trust Company Is Charg
ed with Costly Negligence.
Philadelphia, Dec. 30 A suit was
commenced in the United State Cir
cuit couit todny by counsel lor Cariol
Spilgg. of New York, assignee of Ad
dison B. and Udwaid Utce, ti ailing as
Pice Pros, agaiiibt the Commonwealth
Title Insui.ance and Tiust company, of
tills elty.'to recover $31,000 damages.
The statement sets out that in 1S02
the tuiMt company agieed with the
Standaid Coal nnd Timber company, of
West Vitgtnl.i, to act as trustee of a
moilgage executed to "secure bonds of
the timber company aggregating $1,
000,000 and beating 5 per lent. Inteiest.
The complaint states that as tiustee
tho Commonwealth company was legal
ly bound to piotect the Interest of
bonilholdeis. that It neglected to do so
In that It failed to have a careful ex
amination made of the title to property
in West Vliginln which wa conveyed
by the moitgage given to secure the
l"-aie of bonds. It is alleged that the
Standaid Coal nnd Timliei- company
had no title to the piopeity thus ton
x e,v ed
lly a contiact dated Febiuaiy 21, 1S93,
between Benjamin F. How land and
Illce Bios, the latter agietd to pur
chase of How land eeitain timber from
the lands conveyed under tho mort
gage The following April they agreed
to advance How land sKty piomissoiy
notes, aggregating $l.r,000, provided
How land should havo dellveied to or
held In tiust for Rice Bios, one hun
dieel bonds of the Standard Coal and
Timber company valued at $100,000 as
collateral security for the performance
of the contract. It Is alleged that Rice
Bro. were induced by tho defendant
company's negligence to execute tho
piomlstory notes and contract with
Benjamin F. Rowland upon the faith
of the defendant company having per
foimed Its duty in ascertaining the
lepresenting tho validity of the title to
the lands of the Standaid company.
SENATOR MORRILL'S FUNERAL
Simple But Impressive Services Aro
to Be Held Today.
Washington, Dec. 30. Th9 funeral
services of the late Senator Morrill will
be held In th 3 senate chamber tomor
luvv at noon, the llev. Ml. Leavltt, pas
toi of All Souis" chinch, ofllclating, as
fclhtcd bv th chaplain of tho bennte.
The t-iivlcep will be of the simplest
char.utti Tho president, the cabinet
and inenibeis of the diplmnilto corps
will attend. The public g-l ie vtill
be open to tho friends uiul ndi mis of
the deceased f-enatoi.
Senator Mon Ill's lenmlns will be tak
en tu Veimont for Intein.ent In charge
of a Joint commission of senators and
repiesentatlves conducted by Colonel
Bilght, tho sergeant at arms of tho
senate.
Signs of Trouble.
St. Johns, N. P., Dec. 80-&!r Herbert
Mm ray, tho governor of Newfoundland,
UHpatrhed by the British cruUrr Pelican,
which sailed yesterday for England, Im
portant charts nnd data respecting tho
pioposed fortifications hero and tho es
tablishment of a naval mono among tho
fishermen Tho French government, fol
lowing Great Britain's examplo will
strengthen Us squadron In Newfoundland
waters next season, appointing to tho
command Commodoro Uennlaue, bureau
chief nt tho French naval hydrographlc
ofllco.
Green Got tho Decision.
San rrancbco, Dec. SO. Gcorgo Green
nnd Dan Creedon fought twenty tamo
round! hero tonight. They stiutid olt it
iv good paeo but after tho seventh both
did a lot of i parting und clinching and
woro lopcatedly hinted by tho spectators.
After that Gnen wokn up a little but
Ciudou vvua wvak. Green tut tho do-Clkton.
THE SEWS THIS MORNINU
Weither Indications Today!
Rain) Cold Wave.
1 General Mrs. Hotkln Declared Guilty
ot Murder.
Dim's Review of Ruslncss In ISO1?.
Task of Governing Cul Becomes
Complicated.
Cubans Accept General Brooke's Or
der. 2 General Annual Repork ot State
Treasurer Uencom.
Financial and Commerclnk
3 Local Religious News of tho Week,
Social and Person ii.
Musical Question Box,
4 Udltorlal.
Kews and Comment.
5 Local Tho Bachelors' Ball.
S Local Year's Work of tho Distiict At-
torney's Olllro
Piko County Faces a Se-lous Fjwbtcm.
Day's Doings In Dunmoie.
1 Local Watch Klght In tho Clutrchea
Pollco Deal with a Dospcrato Trio.
8 Local West Scranton und Suburban,
9 Kews Round About Scranton.
10 Story "The Iconoclast "
11 Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow.
Brotherhood of the Black Hand
13 General News of the Soldiers at Camp
MacKciuln.
SOLID FOR FARR.
All But Seven of tho Philadelphia
Delegation Declare for the Man
from Lackawanna.
Philadelphia, Dec. CO. Thirty-three
out of thirty-seven Republican mem
bers of the coming legislature from this
city tonight endorsed Representative
Fair, of Lackawanna, for speaker.
The meeting lasted a half hour and
Representative 'Claicncy, of the Hlgh
teenth district, presided. Of these.Itep
lesentatlves Aimen and Nabltt would
not commit themselves. Three others,
Repiesentatlves Stulb, Stewart and
Itelbel, sent word that they would sup
port Farr. The only other ab'vntees
were Representatives Voorhees and
Lloyd, anil no word was lecelved from
them.
ENMESHED IN QUICKSAND.
Very Nanow Escape of Seven Miners
at Wanamie.
fepeclal to tho Scranton Tilbune.
Wllkes-Bane, Dec. 30. Seven men
nncj two mules were caught In a sticant
of qulckand which buist iulo a gang
way nt No. IS shaft of the Lehigh and
AVilkes-Barre Coal company, at Wana
mie, nt noon today. The mules weio
smothered, but the men escaped un
lmiiiu.il, although tluee of them weie
lmpiisoned for over live limns
These tlnee were William C. Wllt
lams, miner; Peter Doleioy.bis laboier,
and Samuel Blown, a dilver. A blast
fired In the brea.st of Williams' cham
ber tapped the sand, laige leins of
which aie very common In that legion.
In an Instant It luust through In Im
mense volume and flooded the gang
vv av.
Williams, Dolei ay and Blown ran for
a high pot lion of the road and suc
ceeded lr. finding u testing place where
the sand ouly came to theli waists'
The mules went down the" road, nnd
getting Into a, dip, weio coveied over
und smothered.
Four men working at a point some
distance down the gangway towaids
the foot got to the other side of the
dip, and although they weie .seveial
times thieatened with deatlu managed
to wado out of the touent and leaeh
the foot In safety.
They brought suttor to the other
tlnee men and after five horns' labor
they were gotten out unhaimed,
thiough other vvoiklngs.
CONDITIONS AT PANA.
Signs of the Recent Trouble Continue
to Appear.
Pana, ill., Dec, SO Earl Herring, ot
Company C, Spilngfield, 111., was shot
and killed todav while on guild duty
In Dast Pan? Dining a storm Herilng
enteied an old coal -.hed for protection
ironi tno rain tie tumbled over the
coal and as he fell his gun diopped and
was disclnrged. Tho ball passed
thiough his heair.
In aid of the strikers the Brotherhood
or Mine Hoisting Engineeis today call
ed out tho day and night engineers at
the P.ina company's mine. The associ
ation of mine managers bus also tailed
out John Duddy. for eight ears mine
manager of the Spilngslde mine.
Within the past few days the militia
have mado fifty anests ot union and
negio miners and a number of promin
ent rltl7ens for earning concealed
weapons. AH weie heavily fined.
Six negroes aro In the tounty Jnll for
alleged assaults. Page Smith, a striker,
was held to the elicult court today for
icrlously assaulting James Meyeis, a
non-union miner. Wai rants aie out
for two negioes who In a fight shot
William Snyder, a fellow miner. Inflict
ing fatal wounds.
The strlkeis today received S1.O0O
fiom tho state organization to aid in
the struggle.
- - -x
Death cf Minister Romeio.
Washington Dee. 30 Senor Don MhHUs
Romero, tho Mexican ambassador, i'i
dead Ho had been confined to Ills ioom
nt tho legation sluco Saturdas suITeilng
from appendlc'tls Mr Bomero under
went a surgical opiatlon on Wednesday
which lasted ono hour, notwithstanding
which the patient enmo out of ilia ordeal
In a condition that was encouraging to
his physicians and friends. Soon after
midnight, however, tho patient begun lo
sink lapldly and his death occtirrtd at 4
o'clock this morning. Senor Romero wis
ono of tho most eminent statesmen and
diplomats of Mexico.
Hunting Judgo Reeder's Successor.
Hnrlsburg, Dec. SO Governor Hastlngi
has tendered to Colonel Wilbur F. Heed
er, of llellefoute, deputy attorney koii
oral, tho appointment ot Superior court
Judgo to 1111 tho vacancy creatnl bv the
death of J Howard Boeder, of Fasten
Colonel Be oder ptefers to resume his prl.
vntn prai tloo vhon ho Ttlrs us deputy
uttorticy unril and han dtcUnrd.
BEST TRADE
YEAR KNOWN
Old 1898 Has Been Ojifi
of Business
Triumph.
FIGURES ARE PHENOMENA!
As a Result of tho Wonderful In
dustrial nnd Commercial Develop
xnonts of tho Expiring Twelve
month tho Center if Financial
Power Has Crossed tho Ocean and
New York Now Dictates tho
World's Rate of Exchango A
Narrative to Make Amoricanj
Feel Proud.
Now Yoik, Dec. iiO R. G. Dun H
Co 's weekly review ot tiado will say
In tomoriow's Issue; The year 1898 hius
not only been one of victory, of linpoit
ant Inciease in teiritoty and of Incal
culable expansion of tho Inlluente of
the United States among other nations;
but has suipassed all othei yeats In
llnanclal and Industrial results The
centie of llnanclal power has crossed
tlie ocean. After paying debts of &cv
eial bundled millions abroad, and ton-,
ducting a war to an honorable end, tha
countiy Is lending so many millions in
Hut ope that for the Hist time bankt
abioael look to New Yoik to dictate tlm
rate of exchange. Hspoits have been,
about $1,230,000,000, und the excess over
Impoits about $017,000,000, against $137.-
000,000 In 1817, and In only two prevloui
yean has the balance risen to $".00,000
000. In no past calendar year have net
Impoits of gold reached $73 000,000 but
this year thoy have been about $110,
000,000. November passeel all previous)
months lu lalue ot produce e'cpoit'i
over Imports, hut Deeember has gono
much beyond November.
OUR FOREIGN TRADR. '
Power In the woild's maikets comei
with a demand for bieadstuffs and oth
er necessaries never before equalled,
Hxports of cotton have been over 7,700,
000 bales, about S.oro.OOO.OOO pounds, and
In no pievloui enr as much as seven
million bales or I'.uOO.OOO.OOO pounds. Ex.
ports of breadslufls have been In valud
2S3,1'1S.2'U In eleven months, and have;
never been a huge lu any other year.
Kxports of wheat for the year, lacking
a. day or two, have been 218,391, CSfl bush
els. Hour Included, ullghtly exceeded
only by L'2,",CJ3,sii in 1832 and of corn
200,,i7,',O77 bushels, onlv appioacbed by
189,127,370 In 1SP7. The heaviest fx
potts of both gialns and flour In any
pievious year were r.l,000,000 bushels)
iiialli, onlv '3fiO,2.:0,31 ! in ls'17. Though
wheat wns raised to $1 91 In May, tho '
highest quotation v 1th tho highest
'monthly aveiage tor thirty years, i,1t-
23. "o that the aveiage for the first halt
m.u Mas 111.11 i t ceded slightly lu
ism, but the highest since 1ST,, the De
cember aveinge has been neatly 72."
cents below that of last year, but the
veai's aveiage, 93 cents. Is the hlght&t;
since 1SS1.
INDFfciTUIAL FP.OGKFSS.
The tilumph In finance has been
largely due to Industilal progiess. Th
output of pig lion has been abouf
11,043,000 tons, the gie.atest yet l cached
In any year by two million tons, unci
gi eater than Gieat Btitnln even
leached by .'.S00 oon tons. Yet the con.
sumption manufacture has been stll
largei In spite ot nit epoits of plq
Iron, in ten months, li,J,0S'l tons, fnj
unsold stocks weie ieduoe.il In eleven
months "SO.OOO tons. Hports of ling
manufactures in ten mouths were aboul
$S7,l!4l.r. !f. In Millie, agilnst Impoits of
$1 1,4'7,817. Prices for the year hav
been unusually steady, aiylng no)
five pel eont. for pig lion from th
lowest to the highest, and fur finished
ptuducts not s jiei ctnt.
TeMlle Industiles have been letanb
ed by high pi Ices of wool and abnor.
inallv low pi lees of cotton, both deter,
ilng puiehasHi. In tluee months cot.
ton leached j !1 cents the lowest piic
foi 50 ye.us, the glentest yield evil
known being followed by lccelpts slni
Septembei 137,000 bales larger than las
veai Fxpoits have lncieas.ed, but no
as gieatly. Towaids tho tloso iccov.
eiy eaine vvitli accounts of some ce
htruetlon bv stoiin. and tho pth
reached 3 S7 cents, giving a stiung im
pulse to the manufactuie so the tak
lugs by noi tin rn and southern spin,
ueis In the calendar yeai have beer
3,4.',20fi bales, a little! gientor than it
any pievious ciop year. Goods won
ledueed In pi Ice live per tent to tin
middle of Novem'iei, but have iler
7 per cent, and closed at tho highest
point for the year. In spite of enoi
mous htocks held, wool was so lifted
that buying of wool and of goods wai
cheeked euily In the year, but slnu
declines began In Febiuaiy. Salei
have been only 2 52 131.131 pounds at
the tluee chief nunUetb, so that tin
mills have piolubly used less than t
full year's supply and the stock ol
goods was also excessive a year ago
Fatluies In the United States for th
week aie 232, and in Canada, 22, tota
274, against "F last week, 212 tho pre
ceding week nnd 110 the corresponding
week last yeai, of which 393 weio It
the TTulted States aim 21 In Canada
Of failures In the United States 74 havi
liabilities ev ceding J'i.000 and 178 lla
bllitles les than $3,000. For four week
of December total liabilities of ilrmj
falling aie $11,C'J7.C0", against $10,36G.DSl
last year.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Doc TO Forooast
f ii' Satuul.iy . Foi rasltrn Penn
HvlvanU, rain followed hy clear
ing, rold wave; tlm cold weather
will roiitlnuo till Tuesday, brisk
Himthorly winds becoming noith-
west?rl nnd InrrrajlMir
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