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HEARING IiV
QUAY CASE
A Revelation Made Before
the Supreme Court
Judges,
THE MASK IS TORN OFF
lawyers Show How tho Famous
Prosecution Was Planned and Car
ried Out-Great Surprise Sprung.
People's Bank Charter Specifically
Authorized It to Deal in Stocks
and Bonds A Dramatic Hearing
Eloquence of Attornoy from Pitts
burg. Philadelphia, Jan. 8. Senator Mat
thew Stanley Quay, through tho Hi
of counsel, yesterday hurled hot shot
into the ranks of his accusers at what
was probably one of the most dramati
cally Interesting hearings that has been
held in tin- rooms of Pennsylvania's
Supreme court for many a year.
The assault was made all along :he
picturesque lino of persecution built
up by the skill of ex-Plstiiet Attornoy
Graham anu an ex-judge. The former
was there to hold his works, and he
stood by the blark lias untU the lust
gun won tired. Hut when the final
echo came the Hug was riddled and
torn. Not onlv were the bulwarks at
tacki'd from a legal standpoint, but
also from a lino of plain hard state
ments of faets statements that did not
initio words, but boldly set forth that
there were political conspirators back
of the entire proceedings.
The hearing was on the application
of Senator Quay, ex-State Treasuier
Benjamin .1. Haywood and Hlch.tr 1 It.
Quay for a writ of certiorari (o re
move the recordn In the proceedings
against them to the court of lust re
sort for review. This application was
on the ground that the prosecution was
a political conspiracy, and that it had
been so manipulated that a fair trial
was iniMuTdble in tho court of sum
mon plns.
Tne entire seven judges that consti
tute the Supreme bench Chief Justice
Sterrett and Justices Green, Williums,
1 eon, Mitchell. Fell and MoCollmn
sat during the long hearing. The In
terest In the case wafl Intense, nnl ov
lng to the limited capacity of the court
room none but members of the bar
and representatives of the press were
admitted.
The supreme court convenes at 11
o'clock, but fully half an hour before
that time the room was tilled to its
capacity I.ymon D. Gilbert, the well
known Dauphin county attorney, en
tered in company with a well-built,
auburn-haired and exceedingly business-like
gentleman.
The newcomer was D. T. Watson, on"
of the most eminent attorneys of west
ern Pennsylvania, who had been en
gaged to open the legal fight for sen
ator Quay, lfe has lust gotten In from
Pittsburg, his train having been delay
ed enroute.
The Judges entered soon after, and
court was called to order. Mr. Graham
arose and esked leave to tile a petition
to quash tlie proceedings. Chief Jus
tice Sterret nodded assent, and remark
ed that the court would hear argu
ments both on this and tho oilginal
motion at the same time.
Attorney Shields then presented Mr.
" atson to th court. Mr. Graham was
on his feet in an instant, remarking
that he thought he ought to be heard
first on the motion to quash. Ho was
headed off by Mr. Shapely, who de
clared that this was only a subterfuge
on the part of the prosecution to rob
the defense of the last speech. Tho
court took the same view, and Mr.
Watson began what was probably one
of the most remarkably convincing ar
Kumsnts ever heard In a court room
an argument that friend and foe allko
declared to b" a masterpiece.
ORATORICAL MASTERPIECE.
it was not a fireworks speech, for
the Plttsburger's voice was not in an
alluring key, and he used none of the
clever tricks of tho stump orator. He
lather talked in a. conversational tone,
but earnestly, and with a magnificent
flow of graceful language. Put the
beauty of his speech was Its calm,
dispassionate logic, logic that began
nt the top of the Wnnamakei-Gor-don
structure and tore It down piece
by piece from pinnacle to foundation.
Citations seemed to flow from the
speaker us though he were the foun
tain of law. Every point he made was
backed up with a legal opinion, near
ly every ono of which was taken from
some former decision of the very tri
bunal which he was addressing.
Hefoie he began Mr. Wotson. handed
up the paper books of Senator Quay's
coutuvl. which are 11" pages long, with
each page brimful of argument and
opinion. This argument was to the ef
fect that the Supreme court had full
Jurisdiction and that the proiecutlun
was due to the malice of ex-Judge Gor
don. H went on to declare that In
lew of the maimer In which tho prose
cution had been conducted It would be
scarcely less than a crime on tho part
of their counsel to permit tho defend
ants iu he made the victims of such
an "odious and detestable political con
splracj." Mr. Watson next proceeded to file
about half a bushel of uevspaHr clip
pings, which. In said, would indicate
what counsel meant when they de
clared that Senator Quay had been
hounded day in and day out in tha
columns of tho public press. Mr. Gra
ham 'otallatod by filing another batch
of dippings, which, he sarcastically
said, he was afraid the other side
"might have overlooked."
These preliminaries adjusted, the
Plttsburger plunged Into tho fray. He
hearsing the status of the, case, ho
culled attention to tho fact that the
then dlsttlet attorney had been allowed
to file an answer to the averments In
Senator Quay's petition, an unusual
proceedtmr. The rule of practice
however, been varied In tho recent caso
of Commonwealth vs. Smith. He de
clared that If tho defendant showed
cause under oath tho rule of certiorari
must be granted, lie had dozens1 of
decisions to clto to back up his argu
ment. It was after he began to take up the
averments In the defendant's petition
that Mr. Watson really began to get
In his hard knocks. He rapidly re
vlowed the way tho case had been
hurried along up to the time Judgo
Klnlettcr refused the demurrers to the
indictments. Taking these up seriatim,
he made out n caso that glowed In an
entirely new light.
Hrlelly, he showed that In two in
stances the Indictments charged tho
senator with conspiracy with John S.
Hopkins.cnshler of the People's bank.to
speculate in stocks. This was under
tho act that forbade bank cashiers
from engaging In any outside business
or In stock speculation. Mr. AVutson
produced tho special act chartering the
People's bank, which showed that the
bank had practically unlimited func
tions nnd had no cashier in the legnl
sense of the term. Under tho bank's
charter Cashier Hopkins might Just as
well have been called treasurer or sec
retary or agent Moreover, one of
the things tlie People's bank was spec
ially chartered to lo was to "buy, sell
nnd deal in stocks and bonds of all
kinds." With a charter that made It
part of the bank's business to buy and
sell stocks, Mr. Watson wanted to
know how It was a crime for any ono
to engage In stock transactions through
the bank's agent. Ho then asked
leave to file a certified copy of the re
cord from Hnriisburg showing that tho
charter, with all Its sweeping provi
sions, had boon renewed In ISSfl.
ILLEGAL INDICTMENTS.
Tho Indictment which drags In nil
the state treasurers since 1SS6 Mr. Wat
son declared was Illegal and he then
proceeded to show why. He snld, how
ever, he wished to compliment the In
genuity of the man who drew it up.
In closing Mr. Watson quoted laws and
decisions to show the supreme court's
Jurisdiction In the matter.
In replying, Mr. Graham drew on
all his oratorical power. He denied
that tho prosecution was a conspiracy
and tried to make light of Quay's aver
ments. His legal argument was di
rected in tv lines. In the first, he
cited an opinion of ox-Chief Justice
Black to show that tho custom of
granting writs of certiorari had been
abused, and In the second to prove
that the supreme court was without
Jurisdiction to pass on the indictments.
Under the act creating the superior
court he contended that authority in
these cases was now vested in the new
tribunal.
Juwice Sterrett took exception to this
and Mr. Graham modified his original
statement. In closing, he also begged
the Supreme court not to cast an as
persion on the fair name of Philadel
phia county courts by intimating that
they were unfair.
Mr. Shapley's closing speech was of
the sledge-hammer order. Ho said at
the start that he did not propose to
mince words. And mince words he cer
tainly did not. More than that, he
chose words that said what they
meant, words that showed that the
English language, when properly han
dled, Is vigorous enough for all prac
tical purposes. At the start he de
clared that In all his professional
career he had never seen such an at
tempt to misniso tho machinery of the
courts ns had been made by ox-Dls-trlct
Attorney Giaham nnd ex-Judge
Gordon. He characterized Mr. Gra
ham's recent remarks as "bellowlngs
and tempestuous orntory." Then he
called the court's attention to tho fact
that Senator Quay's nverments were
sworn to, while those filed in answer
by the district attorney were not under
oath.
NOT UNDEH OATH.
Turning to Mr. Grnhom and shaking
hit' finger in the latter's face, he said
"I repeat, sir, not under oath, and ver
wisely not under oath." .The emphasis
was on tho words "and very wisely."
He then proceeded to demolish Mr.
Graham's contention that tha Supreme
court was without Jurisdiction, show
ing that the word Supreme meant
supreme, and that the Superior court
was merely a tribunal created by act
of legislature.
It was when he was showing the
malice in tho case that Mr. Shapley
really let himself loose. "Why," he
said, "they tell us Judge Gordon Is no
longer on the bench. It Is true. It Is
also true that his resignation was sent
to Harrlsburg at the hour when he
knew counsel for Senator Quay were
In consultation with the chief Justice
and nsslstant Justice of this court ask
ing that he might bo restrained from
sitting at the trial."
Mr. Shapley referred to tho presence
or Juuge v.ordon and John Wanamak
er at Harrlsburg. where they were try
ing to defeat Senator Quay for re-election.
Speaking of Mr. Wanamaker, he said:
"The only character In literature to
whom I can compare him Is Pecksniff,
lite beautiful announcements In the
papers tell us that chemises can be
had two for five cents. In the next
line he assures us that there is indi
viduality even about tlie undercloth
ing of women. '
FAIR TRIAL IMPOSSIBLE.
Mr. Shapley then proceeded to show
that a fair trial under the cireum
eUnnces that existed was Impossible.
Among other things he said:
"It could be safely asserted that nev
er, since tho day of Jeffreys, has there
been disclosed such uhameful and
atrocious attempt to prostitute the
courts and the powers conferred upon
the district attorney and tho processes
of Justice for purely malicious and poll
tlcul purposes, as Is shown In this
case."
.Mr. Shapley asked the court that In
case they doubted Senator Quay's aver
ments that they appoint a mafiter, so
that tho. senator could summon un
willing witnesses and make them tes
tify under all the safeguards of the
laws dealing with perjury.
The hearing concluded at 2.S0, court
Immediately adjourning.
Dreyfus Caso Again,
Paris, Jan. 8. LeSoIr says It burns
from an Indisputable source Unit the
Court of cassation Is convinced that Droy.
fus was Justly condemned. M. Quoeiiay
do I leau repairs, president of the Beetion
of tho court of cassation, has resigned
his position In consequenco of a disagree-
AWFUL FILTH OF
CITY OF HAVANA
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BY THE
LATE COL. GEO. A. WARING.
Stables, Prlvato Vaults, Postilontial
Marshes and Decaying Garbage
Contribute Nausoating Odors Laden
with Gorms of Dlseaso Tho Buz
zards the Only Scavengers A Pure
Water Supply and Breezos from the
Gulf tho Only Blessings Improve
ments Suggested.
Washington, Jan. S. Tho war de
partment, division of customs and In
sular affairs, made public today a very
full synopsis of tho late Colonel Gcorgo
A, Wnrlug's report of his visit to Ha
vana under the special Instructions of
the war department given hlmearly last
autumn to thoroughly Inspect the san
itat.V condition of the eltv and in make
such recommendations for the future
improvement of tlie town as might be
suggested by said inspection.
Colonel Wining says he found tho
street cleaning without udeqttuto or
ganization or funds nnd tlie markets
offensive and dangerously filthy for the
distribution of American food, with the
exception of two, Tacon and Colon
markets. Ho also found that the ma
chinery used for sweeping tho streets
ineffective, the garbage being thrown
Into the streets in entire disregard of
the ordinance requiring It to be set
out in proper receptacles. The work
of the contractors was all done in the
latter part of the night and absolutely
in tho dark. Any obscure sidewalk was
freely used for tho purpose of depac
tallon and no attempt seemed to have
been made to cover or remove the rub
bish. Foul pools were found in the stioets
In which rubbish and filth had been
deposited which tho contractor was re
quired to clean. This filth was turned
over to the blizzards. Some of the
streets in the compact part of tho city
arc paved with large stono blocks, oth
ers with ISelgian blocks and the re
mainder tire unpaved. These streets
are filled with dirty holes which
in turn are filled up with house gar
bage. There is practically no sewer
age. In many cases households con
nect their private vaults with loose
brick or stone drains Just under the
pavement along their frontage. Those
allow the liquid filth to leak out Into
the ground close to the surface, en
abling the householder to get out of
much hiring of night scavengers to
ball out and carry away accumula
tions. SLAUGHTERING PENS.
Slaughtering pens, while superficially
clean, are brutally disgusting while the
work is going on. Blood and offal are
washed by copious flooding from the
water supply Into an adjoining creek
and harbor reeking with putrid filth.
There Is no systematic disposal of gar
bage and sweepings. It Is deposited on
the surface, In nnd near the town, where
the buzzards feast upon It to their full
satisfaction. Dead dogs, cats and
chickens are left In the streets until
tho buzzards pick them to the skele
ton. And all this It done under an in
tense sun. Had as these conditions are
they are not comparable with the dis
gusting conditions of the domestic life.
There are fewer than 20,000 houses in
the city. Sixteen thousand are of one
story, two hundred are of three stories
and a very few are of four, and none
higher. At least twelve out of every
thirteen of the Inhabitants' live in one
story houses, the total population be
ing over two hundred thousand. The
average population to the house is over
ten.
In all the compactly bulltipnrts of tlie
city the entire lot is covered with the
house, there being one or two courts
included in the building. In the bet
ter class of houses tho entrance hall is
quite commonly the standing room of
the carriage. It opens Into the parlor
at lts side and into the reception room
at its roar. Beyond this is a court, then
dining room, then a smaller court, the
kitchen, stable and private vault, prac
tically In one. Sleeping rooms nre in
the rear of the parlor and at tho side
of the court dining room. The con
spicuous feature of every house is the
prlvato vault and sometimes a second
vault for kitchen wastes. The vaults
occupy a tipoce practically under nnd
almost In the kitchen. It Is rare, In
deed, that these vaults have a venti
lating pipe, so that they belch forth
nauseating odors throughout tho house,
which pervade the streets.
THE PESTILENTIAL MAUSHES.
Lest the conditions above set forth
should fall to do their appointed work
of destruction, the hroail marshes nt
the southerly edge of the harbor nre
at hand to furnish their quota of ma
laria. Into these marshes How a num
ber of water courses which bear upon
their surface the off scourings of a
very poor quarter of the town, tho
ehiuent of the slaughtering pens are
of other foul establishments, while a
largo portion of tho fiat Is used as a
dumping ground for garbage. Tho
water supply of Havana, says Colonel
Wuting, is of the purest and most ex
cellent character. This with the winds
of tlie gulf save the city from being
absolutely and unqualifiedly bad. The
city Is u veritable plague spot. Its
own people, largely Immune though
they are to yellow fever which has
prevailed In Havana without Interrup
tion for one hundred and blxty-threo
years, fall constant vMir.is to the per
nicious malaria and depressing Influ
ences to which they nro always sub
jected. It needs only the Immigration
of fresh material which the enterprise
of an American population Is sure to
bring In to create a sacrifice such as
has not yet been known. Commerce,
says Colonel Waring, will carry tho
teniblo scourge of yellow fever to our
shores, until wo rise again In u, war
or humanity and at all costs wipe out
an enemy with which no military valor
can cope.
In conclusion Colonel Waring says:
'Would It not be wiso to accept at
onco the fact that wo aro confronted
with a danger compared with which
war Is Insignificant and proceed to
meet It and conquer it while we may?
Wo cannot afford to wait until we
have fed it and strengthened It with
the lives of our people. Tho necessary
I'aforms will call for costly works oven
now. But every month's delay will
mnke them more costly nnd more im
perative. Wo can sot about theso re
forms now calmly nnd Judiciously. Lat
er, under tho impulse of panic wo
should work at far greater dlsadvant
nco." ESSENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Colonel Waring suggests tho follow
ing Improvements us absolutely essen
tial to make Havana u healthy city:
First Organize Immediately a depart
ment of public cleaning under tho full
control of a single commissioner experi
enced la tho conduct of such work, nnd
with authority to do all what tin. occas
ion may require. This department, Col
onel Waring urges, should have for Its
chief functions, tho maintaining of a con
stant stnto of cleanliness In all stirets
and public places, In ull public buildings
nnd places of public resort and In and
about all public markets and abbatolrs.
It should also control the disposal of all
wastes except sewerage by cremation mid
otherwise.
Second Constructa system of sewers to
reccivo the liquid wastes of nil houses of
the main city as far ns Bolnscoaln.
Third Fill up ull the pilvatealid kltih
en waste vaults nnd supply every house
with an adequate water closet connected
with the public sewerago svstem.
Fourth Pave or rcpnvo all the sUeets
In tho best manner with asphalt.
Fifth Provide a completely appointed
nbbatolr for lnrgo and Mi.ll tmimals,
adequate for till the needs of he popu
lation. Sixth Provide a suitable anil a suftl
clent Incinerating furnace for the com
plete' and Inoffensive destruction of gar
b.igo and other refuse.
Seventh Reclaim nil tho marshes which
will Involve the care of the drainage from
about ST.0 acres.
Colonel Waring states that In his
Judgment the complete execution of
tho work above indicated would com
pletely eradicate yellow fever from Ha
vana for all time, would relieve It
from the malaria which Is now so fatal
and would reduce its normal death
rate from Its present high 11 git re (not
far from CO per thousand) to about
-'0 per thousand.
THE TORCH WILL BE
APPLIED TO ILOILO
Insurgents Threaten to Burn the
Business Portion of tho City if
Americans Enter.
Manila, Jan. 8. Colonel Potter, tho
special emissary of General Otis be
tween Ma lla and Hollo, arrived this
afternoon with dispatches from the
latter point. The situation when ho
left there was practically unchanged.
The streets were barricaded and it was
reported that the principal buildings
had been "kerosenod," the insurgents
having threatened to destroy the whole
business section by fire at tho first
shot of bombardment. The banks were
shipping their treasure to tho United
States transport Newport and other
vessels. The family of the American
vice consul has gone on board the
Newport.
Colonel Potter reports that President
McKlnley's proclamation had to ho
typewrlttenaboard ship, as tho printers
ashore declined to do the work and
when the text of the proposition was
read to them ridiculed the notion that
conciliation was possible.
Privates Harry Sllvey and Frank
Klrkpatiick, of the Sixth United States
artillery, while guarding a water boat
astern of the Newport, were attacked
by the natives of the crew. Private
Sllvey's skull was fractured fatally.
and Private Klrkpatiick fell over
board, hut escaped with a flesh wound.
The United States gunboat Fetrcl
arrived at Hollo on Friday and Colonel
Potter reports that the United States
troops will probably land on Guimarns
Island, about midway between tho Isl
and of Panayn and the Island of Ne
gros, where a camp will he established.
There Is no change In the situation
here. On Friday night public demon
strations were held in Pnmpngnas pro
vincc, in ratification of Auuinaldo's
proclamation, and the excitement wan
Intense.
All natives who enter the city in the
night time nr" searched and every oth
er precaution Is taken.
CANNED MEAT ALL RIGHT.
When Properly Prepared Is More
Nutritious Than tho Fresh.
Washington, Jan. 8. In view of the
statements which have gained wide
circulation regarding the nutritive
value of American canned meats,
tending to Injure foreign and domestic
trade In these goods, Secretary Wil
son has called upon the director of
the office of experiment stations for
a statement of the conclusions of scien
tific experts on this matter. This state
ment is that the high nutritive value of
American canned meats has been es
tablished repeatedly by thorough and
Impartial tests conducted by scientltlc
experts.
In a communication to the depart
ment Professor Atwater, of Wesleyan,
says:
"It Is unfortunate hat the public
nt large have so little appreciation of
tho nutritive value of canned meats.
They are really cooked meats, divested
of the Inedible portion, bone, gristle,
etc., which aro found In fresh meats.
In the cooking und canning which Is
of the nature of boiling rather than
roasting, water Is expelled, but the
amount of nutritive material removed
Is very small indeed, so that a pound
of ordinary canned meat has, on hc
average, much more nutriment than
tho same weight of the fresh meat
from which It Is prepared."
Decker Will Be Electrocuted.
New York. Jan. .. Bailer Docker, col
ored, who murdered his wife near Totten
ville, S. I., lust .March, will bo electro
cuted at Sing Sing prison tomorrow,
Governor Hosevclt having refused to in
Interfere in his behalf. Ho is keeping up
well and shows no nervousness or fright
and Warden Sauo thinks there will bo
no hitch In tho arrangements.
The Count Will Bring Suit.
Paris, Jan. 6. Count Bonl do Castel
lane, member of tho chamber of depu
ties for tha CuHtclIuno district of the
lower Alps, who married Miss Anna
Gould, will Instttuto proceedings against
tho Let Droits do I'liomo for ussortlng
that in consequence of a quarrel regard
lug an actress ho recently fought a duel
with M. Paul Doroulcde, founder of tho
Patriotic league and member of tho
chumber of deputies for the Ancoulnmo
division of Cburcntc,
MR. QUAY IS THE
REGULAR NOMINEE
HE WAS FAIRLY ELECTED AT
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Statomont Issued by Senator John
C. Grady, Who Presided at tho
Caucus on Tuosday Night at Har
risburg Caucus Conducted in a
Business-Liko Way.
Philadelphia, Jan. S. Senator John
C. Grady, who presided over the sen
atorial caucus which nominated Unit
ed Sates Senator Quay ut Harrlsburg,
last Tuesday night, Issued the follow
ing statement tonight:
To tho Hepubllcans of Pennsylva'ila:
After a lapso of soma days since tho
meeting of tho Republican joint caucus
of the sonuto and house at Harrlsburg,
it is appurootly tho intention of some to
question tho regularity und binding forco
of tho party council held vpon that oc
casion and this attracts my attention, as
chairman of that bod.
Let us review tho facts. It is admitted
that If all wcro present, who were entitled
to a seat therein, Including tho several
who had not qualified as members of tho
general assembly, there would bo Jt4, and
admittedly 83 would bo a quorum to
transact tho business devolving upon it.
Thoso who absented themselves nre in
tho same position, no better and no
stronger than delegates to any convention
would find themselves after a majority
had regularly met under tho rules which
govern It and a majority had made thilr
declaration and ull present acceding to
tho right for tho majoilty to rule, moved
to mako tho same unanimous. Such was
the history of that body. Every ono who
voted therein was a member of the gen
eral assembly and not only did a quorum
of 83 vote, but tho total number of votes
cast was 109, more than two-thirds of all
the Republican members who were quali
fied that day when thu generul assembly
was convened. It was presided over by
thu chairman of tho senate caucus and
tlie secretary of that caucus, acting as
ono of the secretaries of the Joint caucus,
according to custom. By tho side of tho
chairman sat tho duly elected chairman
of tho houso caucus, Hon. William T.
Marshall, and tho secretary of that cau
cus, acting as secretary in conjunction
This was In obedience to a notice given
with tho secretary of tho senate caucus,
in each houso of tho general ussembly at
tho close of tho day's proceedings, by a
notice la writing read by tho chief clerks
of both branches and also by printed no
tices throughout tho day posted lit tho
most conspicuous places lu tho capital
building and about the grounds. The
hour of 8 o'clock was named and In or
der that no charge of undue hasto could
bo made, ten minutes grace was allowed.
The roll of membership, consisting of 1(11
l'ames was called, tho chief clerk of the
senate calling tho list of Republican sena
tors and tho chief clerk of tho houso
calling the list of the Republican mem
bers of tho house. Nominations in duo
time becamo In order. The names of
Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay, Hon. Ben
jamin F. Jones and Hon. J. F. Downing
were respectively placed In nomlnition.
At this point tho chair asked distinctly
it there were any other nominations and
there being no response, asked if any ono
had any further remarks to offer. Si
lence following, tho chair announced that
nominations were closed and directed a
call of the roll. This vote disclosed A3
votes for Senator Quay, 0 for Hon. B;n
Jamlu F. Jones and 2 votes for Hon. C.
L. Magee. Thereupon the Hon. C. L.
Magee, seconded by Representative Ho
sack, moved to mako the nomination of
Hon. M. S. Quay unanimous, '"ho chair
asaln offering every opportunity for ills
sent, submitted this motion to the cau
cus. Tho vnto was unahlmous, the chair
then declaring Hon. Matthew Stanley
Quay to bo the unanimous choice of tho
Republican party for United States sena
tor, to be voted fcr on the 17th Inst.
THE REGULAR NOMINEE.
Certainly it will appear to all fair
minded pecplo that Senator Quay can
Justly lay claim to bo tho regular nomi
nee of his party und his enemies cannot
successfully maintain that the caucus
was not regularly constituted or fairly
conducted. On this point tho chair seems
sustulued by ono of the wading newspa
pers, opposing tho nomination of Seiutor
Quay, which describing the proceedings
states that whatever elso can bo said
tho caucus "was coi ducted In a, business
like wuy." Those circumstances differ
entirely from tho condition of 1&S1 in
which I participated, Inasmuch In that
caso thero seemed to bo grounds for a
complaint, whether well founded or not
as to tlie manner In which the caucus
was conducted. It cannot be successfully
maintained that tho caucus of last Tues
day was irregularly constituted or im
properly conducted In any manner.
In view of tho facts herein set forth
I cannot see how any fair minded Re
publican can but believe that Hon. Mat
thew Stanley Quay to bo the nominee
of the Republican party for United
States senator. It Is a fundamental prin
ciple of the Republican organization that
the Republican majority shall rule. The
action of this caucus Is as much binding
uoon Republicans of tho commonwealth
of Pennsylvania as would bo tha action
of any Republican convention, city, coun
ty, state or national. Tito great commer
cial and industrial Interests of Pennsyl
vania demand at the hands of the Repub
lican legislature that Pennsylvania shall
bo represented by a Republican in tho
United States senate and any Republican
or set of Republicans, who shall ma'co
possible tho election of a Democrat, may
justly bo held rcsponslblo for the result,
because in politics as In war, no ono can
aid tho enemy and be loyal to the cause,
John C. Grady,
Chairman Senate Republican Caucus.
I concur in tho above statement of faets
and am thoroughly In accord with tho
sentiments therein expressed.
William i Marshall.
Chairman Republican House Caucus.
Gift for Princeton.
I'rlncAton. N. J.. Jan. S. It was an
nounced today that George A. Armour,
of the class of '97, has given $10,000 to
Princeton university to found a classical
department In the university library. For
the next three years lie will glvo W.700
auuuully for tho further support of the
department.
Sophia Dallas Dead.
Philadelphia, Jan. S. Miss Sophia Ytal
las. daughter of Gcorgo M. Dallns, who
was vico president of tho United States
under President Polk, Is dead In her sov-enty-slxth
year. MUs Dallas was a Urn
cousin to Judge Georgo M. Dallas, of tho
United States circuit court or this dis
trict. Mr. Dingley's Condition.
Washington, Jan. 8. Thero bus been
no material cliango In the condition of
Mr. Dlngley and tonight It is said he Is
resting comfortably.
THE NEWS THIS M011NINU
Wcatbcr Indication! Today:
Partly Cloudy,
1 General Supremo Court Hears Argu
ments In tho Quay Conspiracy Case.
Busy Week Predicted In tho Senate.
Fllthlr.css of Havana Portrayed.
Statement as to tho Legality of tho
Caucus Which Nominated Mr, Quay,
2 General CoL Bryan's Jackson Day
Speech.
Industrial Gleanings.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Advortlscmcnt.
i Editorial.
Nows and Comment.
5 Story "Tho Deacon's Revenge."
(J Local Sermon by Rov. Georgo K.
Guild.
Quarterly Convention of the C. T.
A. U.
Meeting of tho Firemen.
7 Local Arrests Mado In tho Corcoran
Murder Case.
First Practical Test of tho Crawford
County Rules Will Ho Alndo Satur
day. S Local West Scranton nnd Suburban.
9 News Round About Scranton.
10 General Mystery Surrounding the Ad
ams Poisoning Case.
Training of an Engineer.
CREMATED IN A HOTEL FIRE
Threo Guests Die and Five Are
Badly Injured Hotel Richelieu,
at Pittsburg, Is Gutted.
Pittsburg. Jan. 8. A fire which broko
out In the Hotel Hlchuliett at 3.15 this
morning resulted In a property loss of
only nbotit $15,000, but three lives were
sacrificed and five people were badly
hurt. Tho dead are:
AMOS S. LANU1S. Grapcvllle, Fa..
GEORGE A. WALTERS, Camden, N. J.
MRS. KATHARINE BOYLE, Pittsburg.
The threo victims were guests of tho
hotel and all were suffocated by tho dense
smoko,
THE INJURED ARE:
Dr. Robert Blacksley, of Plymouth, Pa.;
fracture of vertebrae, caused by fall
ing from third floor window, will
probably die.
Henry Painter, Grapcvllle. Pa.; small
blood vessels ruptured by inhaling
smoke, mav recover.
John L. Mills, proprietor of tho hotel:
face and body badly burned.
Miss Mills, his daughter; cut by glass
while breaking through window to es
cape. William Garretson, Clearfield. Pa,; dele
gate to miners' natlonul convention:
painfully burned about back and hips,
retun ed home.
The fire originated on the second floor
from an explosion of gas, and within a
few moments the building was a mass
of flames and blinding smoke. The
noise of tho explosion awakened most
of the guests, about twenty In num
ber, and a frantic light for life ensued.
Robert N. Thompson, of Kalaska,
Mich., a salesman for tho Cadillac
Lumber company, was tho means of
saving at least six lives. In tho first
moments after tho explosion he rushed
Into the hallway of the second floor
and stumbled over the unconscious
form of a woman, whom he dragged
Into the reception room. Five others,
three men and two women, who had
been turned back from the stairway by
the flames, were shrieking and fight
ing for some exit. Thompson forced
them all Into tho big room and locked
the door. Knowing that it meant death
to go Into the hall, he fought the des
perate men back until the arrival of
tho firemen, when all were rescued.
The hotel Is completely gutted.
AFFAIRS AT HAVANA.
Two Spanish Flags Cause Uneasi
nessA Doctor Arrested.
Ilavana, Jan. 8. This morning two
large Spanish flags appeared over the
Clerks' and the Asturlanos' clubs, fac
ing the principal pluza. Their appear
ance created considerable adverse com
ment among the Cubans, who, it is
said, requested Governor General
Brooke to have the flags removed. No
action was taken In the matter at
headquarters, where It Is generally
conceded that Spanish flags may float
ae well as those of other nationalities.
Today Generul Brooke appointed
Colonel Tasker II. Bliss collector of
customs at Havana, to be secretary of
the treasury department, subject to
confirmation by Washington. Colonel
Bliss will begin hid new duties tomor
row. Surgeon General Sternberg has rec
ommended the old Spanish camp known
as Las Animas as the best site for u
yellow fever hospital for the United
States troops. The proposed site is
about two miles from the city on tho
heights of Jesus.
Inspector Doune, who was sent here
by the secretary of war to act as In
spector of customs, has been sick since
Wednesday. Yesterday morning ho was
visited by Surgeon General Sternberg
and other medical men who diagnosed
the case us yellow fever, already well
advanced. The houso In which he is
was Immediately Isolated. Inspector
Doane, who was formerly lu the New
York custom house, had been uttended
by Dr. C. C. Jollffe. Tho latter Is a
discharged army contract surgeon, who
came saying that he would establish
a hospital. Dr. Jollffe was arrested
yesterday afternoon by tho United
States authorities and locked up on the
charge of practicing without a license,
unlawfully wearing the United States
uniform und fulling to report that
Doune's case was contagious.
General Brooke and his entire staff
moved headquarters today to the Hotel
Troclm ut El Vedudo.
The battalion of tho Second South
Carolina regiment, which lias been at
Morro castle, went yesterday to Htiena
Vista, about nine miles out, passing
tho night In tho rain and entirely with
out shelter, because of the lack of prep
arations to receive the men at camp.
Trampled on tho Wreath.
TMrls. Jnn S. The SoelntLsl iiTiioinl nil.
tjrlmiigo today to tho tomb of Hluuqul in
me cemetery oi i-ere nt unaiso leu to
riots between tho rival partisans of Henri
Rochfiort, editor of the lnirunslgeuut.
.mil M. .Inures, editor nf thn Hnnlnllat
Petite Republlque. Many wero Injured
una mo ponce maae a numuer ot urrests.
The wreath Intended for tho tomb was
trampled upon.
BUSY WEEK IN
THE SENATE
Senator Hoar Will Oppose
Extension of Ameri
can Territory.
PROCEEDINGS IN HOUSB
Opposition Bills Are to Be Kept in
tho Fore, But Other Important
Legislation Will Press 'for Consid
eration Illnes3 of Chairman Hull
Will Delay tho Military Appro
priation Bill A Measure for tho
Codification of Laws of Alaska.
Washington, Jan. 8. The week prom
Iflcs to be a busy one In tho senate. It
will begin with an elaborate and care
fully prepared speech by Senator Hoar
to bo delivered Immediately after tho
'transaction of the routlno business to
morrow, In opposition to the extension
of American territory. This speech is
of considerable length, and with thu
Interruptions that are llablo to occur It
will probably consume the greater por
tion of the clay. Tuesday, Senator
Mason will discuss briefly his resolu
tion In opposition to this country's as
serting sovereignty over Cuba and thu
Philippines, taking strong ground tot
tho independence of tho people of thosa
Islands.
Senator Morgan will make an effort
early In tho week to get tho senate to
name a date for taking a vote upon
his hill for tho construction of tha
Nicaragua canal, and whether ho suc
ceeds or not, will press tho bill as con
tinuously upon tho attention of the
senate as circumstances will permit.
Unanimous consent Is necessary to the
fixing of a time for a vote and It is not
probable that this will bo secured fol
wrac time to come.
It Is tho expectation that the pcaca
treaty will be reported on Wednesday
and also that some of the appropria
tion bills now In the hands of the com
mittee on appropriations will bj
brought In towards tho close of tin
week.
Immediate consideration will b
asked for tho appropriation bills, but
It Is possible that the beginning of tho
debate upon the treaty may be post
poned until next week. Thero Is an
effort among tho opponents of tha
treaty to have It discussed In open
session, but tho Indications are against
such n course.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The time of tho houso will bo fully
occupied from this time forward until
the conclusion of tho session. Ap
propriation bills which are already In
an unsually advanced stage are to bo
kept to the fore, but there Is a deal
of other Important legislation which
will press for consideration at every
opportunity. Perhaps the most Impor
tant single measure Is the bill for tha
reorganization of the army. It was tha
general understanding before tho recess
that this bill would be' given consider
ation Immediately after tho holidays,
but the illness of Chairman Hull, of
the military affairs committee, will de
lay this measure until he Is sufficiently
recovered to attend the sessions of tha
house. His illness will also delay tins
military academy and army appropri
ation bills. Meantime the friends of
the navy personnel bill aro pushing foi
Its consideration and the rules com
mlttee will give a day to It during tha
present week. The only opposition to
It Is likely to ariso from the fact that
the reorganization It contemplates In'
volves an additional charge on tha
treasury of tcvcrul hundred thousand
dollars.
Tho final vote on the legislation, ex
ecutlve and judicial appropriation bill
will be taken tomorrow. Tho oppon
ents of the civil law succeeded In strik
ing from the bill, while the house wm
In committee of the whole, the up.
propriation for tho maintenance of tin
commission. Hut tomorrow when tin
vote is taken in tlie house, when mem
bers are obliged to go on record, thera
is little doubt but that the approprIa
tiou will be restored. The diplomatic
and consular and the naval approprla.
Hon bills nro the next budgets to hi
taken up and either or both of them
may be considered this week. Such
time as Intervenes will bo consumed In
the consideration of tho bill for tin
codification of the laws of Alaska. Thll
bill has been made a continuing order.
Portions of two days have already been
consumed by It, and less than 70 oj
tho 3U pages of tho bill have been dls
posed of. Tho lawyers of tho housl
show nn Inclination to go over It crit
Ically. section by section, and It may be
before the house for uu Indefinite per
iod. WILL BE MUSTERED OUT.
The Sixty-Ninth, of New York:
Among the Lucky Regiments.
Washington, Jan. 8. The Slxty-nlnU
New York regiment volunteers will b
mustered out of tlie service of tin
United States In New York, In accord
ance with a decision reuched by Sec.
retory Alger today. This action is tak
en lu response to the rcquosus of tin
citizens of New York nnd Ooverno
Roosevelt, who were anxious that th.
men should return in a body and b.
accorded the honors due them.
Tho regiment In now at Huntsvlllq
Ala., and will leave for homo as ooi
as the rolls can be completed,
Spanish Troops Return Home.
Llbbon, Jan. s. Three steamors arrivet
today from Cuba bringing 3,300 rcpatrlut.
cd Hpsnlsh troops.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Jan. S. l'orccast for -i
Mouduy: For eastern Pcnnsylva- 4
nla, partly cloudy wivtther: llffht s
southerly winds becoming variable.
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