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SC'KANTOX, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 3809.
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TWO CENTS.
AWFUL WRECK ON
LEHIGH VALL
Thirteen Persons Killed
in Head-on Collision
Near Bound Brook.
PASSENGER TRAINS MEET
An Exclusion Train from Shamokin,
Carrying Four Hunched Passong
ers, Meets the Local Train Plying
Between Now York and Bound
Brook, on the Single Track Which
Was Used on Account of the Wreck
of a Freight Train, Which Blocked
the Eastern Track Helpless Pas
sengeis Mangled in the Terrible
Crash One of the Worst Collisions
in Years- Accident Duo to Blunder
in Oide.rs.
New YoiH, J.i ii. 9 My a head-on
collision between two pusc-enger tialns
on the Lehigh Valley inlltoad at Went j
Dunnelltn. N. J, nt 12.17 p. in. today,
thliteen poisons weie killed and over
twent.v-llve lnjuud.
list or Tin: dead
M VU'iTN KEEXAN. hotelke.pei.
II IIINM.i: coiurnrtoi
JAI (Hi llBl.M.It, tiilioi
Jl I WEIkLLL, 2". .vu.is old
FRANK rit'lll.It, who" dealer
WILLIAM H LEADEK 21 e.us old;
div goods dealer, ail of Mount Car
mel. I'.i lie Is u son of C. C L'.ld
(i in -"ldnt ot i bank In Shamokin.
lb ,i. nnlj ncciitlv married
THANK MAltKBL, ".I vears old, Shn
mokin THEODUKH S KOI IX, Sh imokln
ABN1 It S. KEU'EIl c.upct dealer,
Ptitl'VllIt Pi
WILLIAM II MAUKCL, feluimekln, I'l.
JAMLK IAUV1S. J'. vears old. Mount
1'irmel
Two women who are still to be Idcntiflcil
THM IXJFHED
Aithur Tregcmbo, Llewclln, Pa; both
legs broken
Nicholas Parrocn, Shamokin, legs crushed,
lit nr.i John Pnircca, Shnmoklii, legs
eruslud.
I.ouls Parrica, Shumokln. legs crushed.
Sirs' Mary Parrccn, Shamokin; Internal
Injuili b, muy die.
O, E S5chactCer, fireman, South Easton,
Pi skull fractured, ma) die.
Edward W. Hick, engineer, legs broken,
bod crushed, epectcd to die.
Joseph Malcsltv Shenandoah, Pa.
Marj Jurvllle, Mount Caimel, Pa.
Muiostn Shenandoah, Pa.
George Liuneskv, Mount Carmel.
I'nldcnMncd man with "J. J.," on hl3
cuffs
JamcH Piomleigast, engineer, Kaston,
I'n likely to dip
Josephs, lull name and residence
i.nknown.
All the aboe are In the Plalnfield hos
pital Orlando Stable Sunburj. Pa, brulslud
and ankle .sprained, St. Francis hos-
pltal, Jirsej CItj
Harry It. Foster, plumber, Pottsville,
Pa., both legs broken (sent home).
Mrs Henij LocMnven, Big Mine Hun;
legs crushed (sent home).
Mrs Lockhaven's mother, legs crush d
fsent home).
Mrs. Loudenslager, not veij seriously.
Mlts Annie Johns, Shamokin; seriously
Injured about legs, St. Vincent's hos
pital, New York.
John Prentice. M.irblehead. Mass , not
seriously, iioceeded home
Prank 12. Melntre, Mauch Chunks, Pa ;
cut and Uruli-ed, went to a hotel 'n
Nov Yoik.
L. S Walter, lavcr, bgs broken, left In
a house In Dunnellen
William Seelej, Pottsville, leg fracture'1,
taken to a hotel in New Yoik.
Mis. John Mallou, Sunburj , shock, severe
bruises,
John Ualluii, husband of Mrs K.illou,
similar Injuries.
Abraham Allcler, Mount Caimel, sllght-
l liiluiud; tuken to a hotel In Now
York.
Mrs. Hlltze, Abhland, V..; both legs
broken (sent homo).
Condiictot Pile i', of the local, Mlghth In-
Juicd
Ilanv Kiddle, conductor excursion tialn,
sllRhtly lnjuud.
Halph L Heed, baggagemaster local;
slightly lnjuied.
P O Helm. Sunlniiv , sealn wound, haiitis
Injured.
Slanlev Vt) Now Mniket, N J. , In ills, d
about bodv and legi
William Cot lie, New Market. N J ,-lm.
Ilnr injuries
West Dunnellen Is thiee miles from
Hound Miook. and about thlitv miles
from Ne'w Yoik titv. At the spot
wheie the disaster oceuired theie i,s it
bhaip curve In the Lehigh Valley
tracks and a ste'ep cutting, but the ac
cident was due In the Ihst place to
some tenlble mistake In tialn oi.lers,
and, in the second place, to another
accident Hint occuued at Bound Miook
eatllei in the da. The scenes which
accompanied the collision, the suffei
Ings of the injured nnd the panic tln.t
reU'ned among the -too pas.sengerswei"
well nigh Indescribable. The liloo 1
stained wieck of tangled and twist d
Iron and wood that wan still on the
railroad Hacks tonight bore witness to
the truth of the general veidlet of inll
road men that this was one of tho
weust colllblous in letent vears.
A head-on collision on u double tiaek
road was initio pondble only iiy a
ft eight wreck which otcurted at Mound
Mrook at C o'clock this morning when
the axle of a freight car bioke and
nine euro weie piled on top of eat n
othei. Thin completely blocked the
fast-bound tiaek, and all thiough tho
morning Lehigh Valley trains bound
for New York switched from their own
track to the west-bound track, going
ovei these rails from Mound Brook io
Now Jaiket,.n distance of six miles,
and nlinnBlng at the lattor place back
n their right side of the road, To per
mit this mode of traffic all west-bound
trains worn held at South Plnlnflelel
EY
until their own Hue was oleiu of tialns
going In the opposite dliectlon.
Et'SINESS MEN'S HNCl'F.SION.
Ti.iln No. 20 which left Shamokin,
Pa , nt 7 n. in., was bo heavy with hu
man freight that It had to bo broken
into tlneo sections. The first two tor
tious in rived at Mound Iiiook, switched
over to the other tinek, switched back
at New Market and reached New Yoik
In safety. The third section or this
train was almost an hour late. Its
seven ears were ciowdod with 100 ex
euislonists, most of them from Mount
Carmel and t-'hamokln, Mahanov City,
Hazleton. Ashlund ant Pntf-v UK 1M
The parly was tinvellng undei the aus
picts of the liusinis Men's excursion,
an annual ient which manv pation
ize fot u thte days' visit to New Yolk.
Not a. few if the ex-ouislonlsts wu1
coming to witness the MeCoy-Shnrkoy
light Their tialn switched over at
Hound Htook and proceeded, like the
preceding sections, on the west bound
track.
Meanwhile their hail been waiting nt
New Market a loe.il tialn that piles
logularlv between New Yotk and
Mound Miook Us number on the sched
ule Is 71 ami it was duo in Mound
Mrook at 11.3 a m. Owing to the ttaf
lle all point? mi one tiaek it way almost
an hour late. At last the train ele
spatchei at South Plalnileld gave it
pel mission to go. Just before reaching
West Dunnellon Engineer Hick slowed
his train down, because he stops for
p.T--pongcrs it there ale any. Martin
Miennan, the plfrnnl man, threw up his
arms and waed them, as If to say
theie were no passenger", fo tho local
put on steam and htaded lound the
(inve, boIiir at about 5 miles an hour.
Theie were only four pas.senset.s on the
local.
WlinN T1IK TKAINS MHT.
In the cab of the excursion train was
James Prondc.rR.ist. the enpineer, with
his, ilieman, (Jcorpe Chehlre. They
saw the local as It statted on the
euive. With sdnieklnp whistle and
brakes prindlnp sparks, from th
wheels, the excursion train bore down
to what seemed ccitaln destiuctlon.
Tlie pjssenpeis, alarmed at the con
tinued whistle, op meet the windows,
mothers snatched their chlldi en In their
arms, men started from their seats.
but before they had time to find out j
what was the matter they were hurled
headlong, knocked renseless and many
killed outright. The two engines, now
pilotless, foi both crews had jumped,
came together with an awful crash.
The exclusion train was probably go
ing at about fifteen miles an hour. Th3
local engine, as if tripped in its faster
night tinned a complete Foiiifrsault
and came crashing down beside its now
demolished obstruction Hut Its career
was not ended before it had jammed
the tender of the excursion train al
most from one end to the othet of the
flist car from Shamokin. The tender
stopped a few seats fiom the rear door.
The car, or what was left of it. rolled
over.canying with 11 the imbedded ten
der, the fragments of a dozen bodies
and the Imprisoned wounded who had
been can led with the jagged Iron on
Its relentless course through the coach.
It was in the Ilrst car of the excur
sion tialn that all the deaths and most
oi me casualties occurred.
Thf ntlmr
cam, though their occupants were bad- 1
i sunken, stayed on the track and
w. ... wm..110 , ie nuuieu off. The ,
baggage car in ti,0 fumt of the local
ir.uu was rather smashed up.
A few minutes before the ttalns
Clashed, Oeoig Weidman, of Dunel
len, had tetheied his coal wagon to a
post at the dossing, a few yards from
where the engines met. "I saw them
coming," he snld,"the eastbound whist,
ling like mad and the local coming
mound tho toinei. I waved my arms,
but befoie he saw me the engineer of
the local saw what he was up against.
People were sticking their heads out
of the windows. The engineers and
lliemen jumped. The trains banged
Into each other and tho local climbed
up over the other, as If she was going
right on. Then she turned clean over
and came down on her smokestack. It
was an awful crash Then the other
passengeis and ttnlnmrn came run
ning up. Tho people that were not
dead In the smoking car that had tho
tender jammed Into it yelled like fury.
The womeT screamed that they were
being scalded. The flist one we pulled
out was a man. He was dead, with
somebodj's leg caught tight In his
arms Next came a woman with blood
all over her, but she seemed allvo. so T
took the blanket off my house, that had
stood theie all the time, and rut It
over her."
From Dunellen. Bound Brook and
other places doctois were quickly
summoned. They came over the Cen
tial Iiullioad ot New Jeisev, whose
track luns parallel with the Lehigh
Valley at this point, about 400 yaids
distant. H"llef and wrecking trains
weie quickly on hand. As the dead
weie nulled out of the demolished car
they weie put In the rear ears of the
excursion ttaln and taken to Bounl
Miook, wheio a cot oner's inquest was
held tonight. Tho injured were put In
the eais uf the local train. Twenty
one weie taken to Plalnileld hospital,
while the less seriously injured went
on to jtisey City and New York.
Ungineer Prendcrgast, who wolgln
almost S00 pounds, Jumped too late, for
he was caught under his engine, nnd
for three houis lay plnlonpd in fright
ful agony. When nt last a huge ciane
lilted the iron off his body ho was
found so bncllv inlured that he Is ex
pected to die. Tho loss of life inflicted
upon his train would piobabl have
been nothing like what It was had It
not been for the fact that at Mauch
Chunk tho baggage car of tho excur
sion train wns found to have a hot
box and was taken off, thus leaving
tho novvded day coach next to the en
gine. If this coach had letalned the
iKisltlon It held when tho train left
Shamokin, probably only a few lives
would havo been lost.
SOMt: ONE GAVE WHONCi OKDEHS.
Engineer Hick, of tho local. waH
found on tho trnckH so badly Injured
I lint llttl honn wi ontet lolno'l nf bin
recoery. Despite the blood th.it (lowed
from his mouth, Mick gtugled out:
"Some olio gae wiong ordeis. I know
how It happened, but I can't speak
now." In this connection W. O. Sprlgg,
the Mipei Intention! of the K.istern and
Amboy diMslon of the Lehigh V.illev,
said:
"The accident Is evidently due to a
blunder In ot tiers."
Qeneial Passenger Agent Lee had no
explanation t make.
On this section of the Lehigh Valley
the block ysteiu Is not In use. The
train dispatcher at Gaston who has
charge of the teliltory Is said to have
wired to the opeiator at South Plain
Held to let No. 71, the local, come
through, but lattr there came a mes
sage from CaBton to hold all west
bound tiallle. It Is alleged that the
latter message was overlooked Some
a.iy It wa not handed to the operator,
but whichever way It was, the west
bound tialn wiui allowed on Its track, '
and from eerj thing that could be1
learned the collision was plainly tluc
to a mistake In otders and to no negli
gence ot the train cipws. Signalman
Miennan. at Wet iHinellen, who thmw i
up his aims as the local passed, has
no wire and nothing to do with the
dispatching of tinlns.
1VAPK OP A MAMY
Dr Miakely, of Dunnellen, was one
of the Hist on the scene. He said. "We
got Into the ovoi turned car and groped
among the deblis foi the dead. Teeth,
arms, brains, spllnteied wood and
twlstid lion weie mixed up in an ln
dcseilbablc mass. The wounded most
of them HUffeiliii; from tnoken legs,
weie nil jammed together at the lear
end. The dead we got out piecemeal.
Among themlnswe found a babynbout
fiur months old in long clothes. We
thought It was dead and laid It on the
bank beside that of the dozen other
mangled bodies we had extricated.
Just as I was leaving I noticed signs
of lite. The bab wns alive and a care
ful examination showed it had sus
tained only a biulsc of the head. We
put It In the ears for Plalnileld."
Thl-1 baby belonged to Mrs Maiy
Painca, of Mount Caimel, who was
accompanied on the tialn by hei hus
band, two young sons and the Infant
In question Mrs. P.irrcca said: "I was
nursing the baby when the whistle be
gan to blow. My husband started to
open the window. Then I was tin own
to the back of the ear and lost con
sclousnecs" My baby was gone. I al
most went frantic, when I awoke, but
at last I found my ihltd peacefully
sleeping In the other ttaln and appar
ently none the worse for the experi
ence "
Aithur Tiegembo, a pilvatc of Com
pany I), Twenty-first legular Infantry,
who was returning to PIttsbuig, had
both legs bioken. When seen In Plain
Held hospital, he said. "I was In the
first car of the trim from Phanioklii.
Something prompted me to open the
window and look nut when I heard the
whistling going on Then I imv the
other ttaln coming lound the curve. I
said to mself, 'Jump,' but I could not,
somchow. Then the eiash came and I
got done up. Guess It's my ow n fault
foi not jumping, but It might have
been wotse" Ttegembo's condition Is
serious.
William Fecly, of Pottsville, Pa., was
sitting four senta from the front of the
fatal cat- "A soldier sitting In front of
me threw up the w intlow and shouted,"
said Mr. Feely. "I got up and made
a dive for the door, but I was lifted
off mv feet and the hind end of our
tender shoved me thiough the wood
woik until I found mvself nlmost on
the tear platform Theie I scrambled
over the bodies of two men and got
out practically unhurt."
A. A. Machman, of Tree Lance, Pa., a
business man who was on the ITazIe-
rM rtvttrf uu cnfrl nftnr tVir nertlrlrt-
"I was In the last car of the train when
I heaid a rumbling noise. It Increased
and In a minute or two following T
was sent hulling across the aisle of
the car. I got out of the car and then
saw what had happened."
WILKCS-BAHUC MAN'S STORY.
Orlando Stein, of Wllkes-Bane, who
had one of his ankles sprained, said he
was asleep in his seat when the unsli
came. He was thrown from his seat.
Theie was n feaiful noise of people
crying and set earning. Some one
shouted to get out as the car might
catch fire. He diagged himself out of
tho coach. The scene wns frightful.
The uninjured were already ttjing to
get the dead and Injured out of the
wrecked coaehes.
The engine had been dilven entirely
thiough one of the coaches. Every one
who was In the coach must have been
killed.
The Injured were lving all about. He
was unable to stand but managed to
crawl to a little distance and finally
got on a Central train and was brought
to Communlpaw. He got n coach and
was brought to this cltv.
The same train on which Mr Stein
was, brought in a woman, her husband
and little bow The woman's left leg
was broken. The husband and bov
weie sllghtlv hint. Tliov weie taken
lrnni the train at once and sent to n
hospital.
L. S. Walter, a lawyer of Mount Car
mel. was pinned In the debris of the
front car for two hours. Despite the
fact that he was seilously If not fatul
tv Injured, Mr. Walter directed the at
tention of the rescuers to other l ulfer
eis and from his point of vantage, su
perintended their efntts. When final
ly taken out Mr. Walter wns cnirled to
a neniby vacant house, wheie ho was
cared for.
Almost all the dead weie killed In
stantly. As the daylight began to die huge
bon flies made of tho car debits weie
lighted by tho side of tho track, mil
by the glare of their Humes the wreck
ing crews w oiked their ponderous doi
licks. Both engiucfi weie complete
wrecks. They wete dragged along by
i opes attached to other engines. The
trnck will probably be cleat ed by le
mon ow.
SCEXE OF THE ACCIDENT.
The vicinity of the rallioad crossing
where tho trains crashed ia somewhat
deserted. The occupants of the few
houce." nearby did everything In thlr
powei to assist tho wounded, tho wo
men te.uing up sheets as bandages for
the wounded and easing In cmuntle.-s
ways the suffei lnpn. When tho dead
nnlved at Bound Biook eight were lolt
In tho car that brought them fiom tho
scene of the accident nnd five were laid
out for tho coroner In the fi eight hcd
close by. W. L. Estes, chief htugean
of the l.ehleh VH"V inml, airlved from
Bethlehem dm lug the afternoon with
three nurses, but before ho catno on
the scene most of the work had been
done by local practttlonern.
The wreck In the early morning wns
the thltcl freight wieck which has tak
en place within a week on that part ot
the Lehigh Valley line between Bound
Ptook mid New Mniket.
Hany It Poster, n plumber of Potts
ville, hud both legs broken. They were
set In a house near the accident and
Foster begged to be sent home. U
wish was acceded to. Mrs Henry
Locklmen, of Mlg Mile nun, Pa., had
one of her legs crushed. She wanted
to be taken home and nfter her lnjuty
had been dressed she wns sent away.
Mrs. Lockhaven's mother had her lej
crushed nnd was also snt homi .
Martin Cheshire, flieman ot tho ex
cursion train, was seriously lnjuied and
may die. O. F. Sehaeffer, the fireman
of the local, was badly hurt.
Many of the persons who were on
the wrecked train weio brought to
New York this ufternoon. For the
most part they were nine to take care
of themselves and went to the hotels.
llan Mutliind was Die opeiator at
South Plalnileld and It wns he whe
gave the signal for the local to proceed.
Mutland stated tonight that he lecelved
no orders to hold the train and as the
tiack ahead was supposed to be clear,
ho allowed, the train to go up on tho
Mngle track
NO RESPONSIBILITY PLACED
Lehigh Valley Officials Await Inves
tigation of tho Disaster.
Philadelphia. Jan. 9. The Lehigh
VnUe lallioad officials In this city
gave out a statement tonight In whleh
It agrees with the pi ess dispatches as
to the numbei and names of tho vic
tims of the accident. It further save
that all the valuables found on the
bodies or among the debils aie In the
possession of the county physician ot
Middlesex count.
No les-ponslblllty is placed for the
disaster, but it is stated that an in
vestigation Is already under way.
NOW A CARBON TRUST.
Principal Manufacturers Will Be Ab
soibed in the New Combination.
Chicago, Jan. J. The P.ecoid tomor
row will sai The National Caibun
company will be oiganlzed about Jan.
10 undei the laws of New Jersey, with
a capital of $10,000,000. The corpota
tion will nbsoib the principal manu
factures of carbon supplies, particu
larly elcctilc light caibons, carbon
blushes for motois and elecrolytic
carbonn for all varieties of smelting
pui poses.
Contiacts have already been closed
for the put chase of the following car
bon companies:
The National Carbon company.Cleve
land; Brush Caibon works; Standard
Cat bon woiks; Crouse & Tiemane Car
bon companj, Fostoiia, O.; Thompson
Houston Caibon company, Fremont,
O.; Faiaday Caibon company.Jeanette,
Pa : Phoenix Carbon company, St.
Louis, Ameilcan Carbon company,
Noblcsvllle, Inel. Washington Carbon
company, of PIttsbuig, Partridge Car
bon company, Sandukj , O.
SPANISH TRANSPORT HOME.
They Airivo at Barcelona with 1100
Repatriated Troops.
Barcelona, Jan. 9. The Spanish
tianpoit Notte Dame de Salut, which
sailed from Havana on Dec 19 for this
port, has ai rived here with 1,100 re
patriated soldiers on board The ves
sel was overciowded and many of the
tronps were found to bo ill on the
steamer's artlval. During the voyage
thirty-nine deaths oceuired.
The sick soldiers weie speedllv at
tended to and 300 of them were taken
In ambulances to the hospital and 100
othei s were lemoved to tho sanltailum.
The remainder of the troops were in
a fearfully emaciated condition nnd
weie hardlv able to stand. Crowds of
persons who had assembled to welcome
the loturnlng soldiers weie horrified at
the sight piesented by the men and
wept and cuised the mismanagement
of the oinclals.
THE ftUAY CASE.
Supremo Court Expected to Render
Decision Today.
Philadelphia, Jan 9. It Is expected
that the supreme court will hand down
lt3 decision in the Quay case tomorrow,
although theie is no definite basis for
this anticipation. The court sat as uu
al today but no reference was made to
tho case nor did anv of the paitles or
counsel appeal.
Senator Quay reached this city to
night fiom Washington nnd went to
the Hotel Stratford. Theie he met and
conversed with State Chairman Elkln.
Speaker Farr, Senator Dm ham and
several pi eminent local politicians.
Senator Quiy would not discuss the
case pending in couit.
Iowa Bank Robbed.
Hock Kuplds, la. Jin. 1 The Funn
els' bank, of Inwootl, has been robbed cf
JS.fOii. The vault was entered and the
safo was blown cpen with explosives. Mho
lobbery was ovldently the woik of pro
fesslonnld who entered and left town on
a rallvvav hand car.
Death of Rev. Jonn B. Maus.
Allentown, Pa, Jar.. 9 -Hev. John B.
Maus, rector of the Catholic eliuieh of
tho Sacted Heart of Jcius. died tonight
of Blight's disease, rged 71 jears. Ho
was bom at lleppemloif, Puisdi, edu
cated at Nciiss, Mi'erster, Bonn and
l.ov aln nnd oidained Juno 3, iv;i
Droyfus Re-Protests His Innocence.
Paris, Jan. --A teleginm from Cay
enne, eupltal of riPiieli Gulani, has ucen
communicated to the cuurt ot cussitlon
enibod lug the reply of Drejfus to epies.
tlons i ut lo him by tho public prosecu
tor theie. Drefus energetic illy ic.pro
tests Ills Innocepco
Steel Company Will Close Out.
Belalr, O., Jan. 9. Theio Is a deal un
der way hero wherebj tho Belalr Steel
company will close out to tho I'ederal
Ste-el company. The proposition meom
about JJ.JKiOOO for tho local plant on a
bahls of for the stock.
The St. Paul Overdue.
New York, Jan. 9.Tho American liner
St. Paul duo last Filday, has not jet ar
rived. Sho was blshted last Wedneiitl.iy
In a snow storm 1.000 nillos from the
Needles nnd Is net expected to leaoh port
bforo WeJuebduy next.
THE PROTEST OF
THE FILIPINOS
THEY OBJECT TO TROOPS BEING
LANDED AT ILOILO,
President McKinloy Asked to Recon
sider Resolution Cablo Despatches
Sent to Him from the Insurgents'
Committees in London, Paris and
Madrid Our Claim of Sovereignty
Asserted to Be Prematuro A Fil
ipino Agent in Hong Kong Says
Fight Is Unavoidable Anxiety in
Manila.
London, Jan. 9. The flllplno com
mittees In Pails, Madrid and LonJon
telegiaphed on Saturday to President
McKlnley. Th Pails despatch lead:
' We protest against th" dUembaika
tlon flt American ttoops at Hollo."
Tho London telegram read1
"Treaty of peace still unratified.
Ameilcan claim of sovereignty prema
ture. Pi ay loeomlder resolution le
gardlng Hollo. Filipinos wish for tho
friendship of Ameilca tud abhor lnlll
tnilsm nnd deceit."
A rcpiesentatlve of the Associated
Ptess learns that the Filipino Junta of
Pat is has lecelved a teleginBi from tho
Filipino agent at Hong Kong, dated
Sattirdav, und saying
"Fight with Americans unavoidable.
We are not the nggressois."
A telegram from an English bouse at
Manila today says the situation Is very
sttalncd, and that there Is much anxi
ety there The despatch also contained
news f i om Hollo, the substance ot
which wns that the Ameilcan troops
had not vet landed.
The members of the Filipino junta
discredit a statement, published In the
niobe heie this afternoon, saying the
I nlted States government had ordered
Agonclllo, the leprcsentatlve of Aguln
aldo, to leave Washington. They say
they would surely have heat el the news
If it had been true.
Mall advices from the so-called ril
ipino government, lecelved bote today,
taj that Aguinaldo has decided that all
foielgn goods entering ports under Fil
ipino control are to be admitted on the
payment of a duty ot five pel cent, ad
valorem, and that all export trade Is
liable to a tlulv ot 1 per cent, ad val
orem. SHARKEY AND M'COY.
Both Pugilists Profess to Be Ready
and Eager for the Fight.
New York, Jan. 9. Tom Sharkey and
Kid McCoy both profess to be ready
nnd eager for the contest In the Lenox
Athletic club tomorrow night, when
they will battle for a $.10,000 purse.
They completed their training today
and are as fit as human hands can
make them. The confidence of each in
his ability to triumph over the other
bouleis on the marvelous.
Among the betters tho bulk of the
money Is being placed on McCoy. The
bettoro mgue that McCoy's cleverness
will cauv him safelv over every mine
that Shmkey may plant for him, and
enable him to ride safely over the sail
or when he Is at his stormiest.
The men who stand by Sharkey, and
they are legion, say that the sailor will
be on top of his man at all stagea, and
that all he wants Is to land one good
punch.
WRECK ON UNION PACIFIC.
Four Persons Killed and Seven Are
Injured,
SIdnov, Neb, Jan. 9. Four deaths
and lnjtules to seven people were caus
ed by the wteck on the Union Pacific
at Sunal, li miles east of here, this
morning The dead aie: Engineer Dell
Bonner, fatally hint, died during after
noon: Fireman John C. Coleman, Cres
ton, la., instantly killed; young woman,
supposed to be Miss Mvrtlo Armstrong,
of Paxton, Neb.; unknown old man.
An eastbound passenger train had
stopped to take the side tiaek, but had
not been able to clear the main track
when a westbound passenger train,
running at tho iate of forty-five miles
an hour, crashed Into It. The engines
were piled up In a mass of sviap Iron,
and the cars which were badly btoken
up, Immediately took lire.
BANQUET TO COMMISSION.
Piesident and Mrs. McKinloy Give
an Elaborate Dinner.
Washington, Jan. 9. Piesident and
Ml. McKlnley gave an elaboiate din
ner at the White House tonight, at
which members of the Paris peace com
mission weie the guests of honor.
Invited to meet them were the mem
bers of the cabinet, senatois and iep
icsentatlves in congress, and a num
ber of the olllcers of the aimy and
rinvy who took piomlnent paits In the
war, Including Major Generals Shatter
and Wheelei and Admirals Sampson
and Schley, and Captain Uobley I).
Evans.
Return of tho Berlin.
New York, Jan. 9 The Pnltcd fetatcs
tiansnort Berlin arrived this afternoon
Horn Santiago, Ponce and San Juan with
about 20e) passengers, among whom wore
Lieutenant Colonel Barnes. Captain Uv
ans and family. Mrs Hcckwel. wife of
Colonel Boekwell, chief of ordnance,
Poito KIco, I. S Giant, third, Master
Henry, rou ot Geneial Guy V. Henry,
and fifty dltehnrged rnd convalescent
sulfite! s and teamsters, thirty female
nuic from Santiago, tlfteen postnl clerks
iiml a number of commissioned olllcers
on leave of absieiice
Jackson Day in Philadelphia.
Phil idelphla, Jun. 9. Jackson Day was
celehiatecl toi Ight In this city by a ban
quet to which over SCO Invitations were
Issued. Speeches vvero made by Congress
man Davis, of Florida. Dln.smoie, of Ar
kansas; lUiblnson, Indiana, and McAleer,
Philadelphia, and ex. Judge Goulun. in
addition to prominent local Demociats,
many Democratic statu senators, rcpic
sentntlves and statu politic Inns wero
piesent.
Mr. Dingley's Condition Alarming.
Washington, Jan. 9. P.eprenentatlvo
Dingley's condition tcnlght Is such as to
again cnuso his family much concern.
He Is simply holding his own and Is In an
extremely nervous condition nit hough. It
1 Is said, there has been no decided change.
THE NEWS THIS M0KNINU 0
Weather Indications Toilayi
Rain or Snow; Cloudy.
1 General Thirteen Persons Killed In a
Lehigh Valley Wreck.
Persuasion Bcforo Powder the Order
for the Philippines,
Protest of tho Filipinos.
2 General Tho Senate Discusses Expan
sion.
Financial and Commercial.
8 Local Unprecedented Day in the Va
rious Court3,
4 Edttotliil.
Colonel Roosevelt's Opinion ot Gen
eral Wood.
5 Story "Something MoieThan Tinsel."
C Iocal Meeting of Methodist Minis
ters. Mr. Hallstead Will Bo Both President
and Manager of tho 1) L. & W.
" Local Meeting of tho Board ot Con
trol. Another Arrest In tho Corcoran Mur
der Case.
R Local West Scianton and Suburban.
9 News Hound About Seranion.
10 General New s of the Soldiers at Camp
MacKenzIe.
CUBAN GENERAL
LACKS REPOSE
General Julio Sanguily Is Evidently
Looking for Trouble He Persists
in Wearing His Uniform and Act
ing in an Obstreperous Manner.
Havana. Jan. 9. Major General Lud
low military governor of the elcpait
ment of Havana, iccontly rceiuested
tho Cuban general, Julio Sangullj, to
stay outside tho city, or, In the event
of his enteilng It, not to wear his uni
form In public. Sanguily w.i informed
In writing that he would bo sevetely
dealt with in tho event of the piovok
Ing any more tiouble such as oceuired
at the Alblsu theater it few nights ago,
when, with a party of friends, he al
most provoked n physical conflict with
tho members of the municipal police,
who had not saluted him. General Lud
low sent a copy of the letter to Gen
eral Maya Bodilguez, Sangully's su
perior, nnd It Is undei stood that Rod
llguez also cautioned him.
But todnv he has been seen around
tho city, conspicuous In a white ducK
suit and wide brimmed Panama hat,
wealing the three gold stars of a ma
jor general. Attended by eight or t-n
friends, curling hlfl long gray mous
tache und twisting his imperial, hs Ins
been ostentatiously posing In tho cafes,
utterly without regaid to Geneial Lud
low's directions Sanguily seems to be
looking for trouble. Though unpopu
lar with the Cuban chlefe he has a
large following among the lower
classes. The attention of General llod
riguez will be called to this obstrepei
ous behavior, as It Is considered bet
ter to let his own people handle him.
La Lucha today publishes a dis
patch fiom Vaguajay, near Calbarlen,
province of Sanata Clara, reporting
that on Saturday the Cubans there
killed an old man formerly In the em
ploy of the Spanish authoiltles. The
dispatch says that General Maximo
Gomez promptly arrested six membeis
of his fltaff who were concerned In the
killing and turned them over to the
municipal authorities at Calbarlen.
Surgeon General Sternberg devoted
esleiday and tho greater part of to
day to a thorough Inspection of nil the
Havana hospitals.
Tho proceedings against Dr. c c.
Jollffe, the discharged army conti.act
surgeon, who was arrested on Satur
day by the United States authoiltIe3
on the charge of practicing without a
license, unlawfully wearing the unl
foim of the United States and failing
to jeport a case of Infectious disease,
were dismissed today and Dr. Jollffe
was released from custody.
The customs lecelpts today weie
$15,000
MR. WINSLOW ENCOURAGED
Thinks Anti-Imperialism Will Be
Recognized at Washington.
Boston. Jnn 9 The executive com
mittee of the Antl-Imperlallst league
today received an encouraging report
of Secretary F.rvlng Wlnslnvv's mlsIon
at Washington.
Mr. Y Inslovv says that the modlilca
tlon or rejection of the peace treaty Is
piobable, und that falling this, enough
htnators of both parties had given him
assurance that they would delay action
by constitutional means for tho pies
ent session to ensuie the treaty going
ovei to the next congiess, when tho
rising tide of opposition In the country
would make itself felt
FIGARO CONFISCATED.
It Contained an Objectionable Picture
of Emperor William.
Berlin, Jnn. 9. The Palis Flgaio was
contlscated bv the police throughout
Germany jesterdny on account of a
cai feature which it contained, copied
from Puck, representing Emperor Will
iam of Germany in the guise of a "do
splfted nnimal."
Puck, In its Issue of Dec. 7, published
a double-page cartoon by Pugh, iep
lesentlng nil tho ci owned heads, and
entitled "the tlucutened levolt In the
Jungle." Emperor William was lepre-
sented as a boar.
Will Banquet tho Commission.
Washington. Jm. 9. A committee nom
tho Union League club of Philadelphia
comlsiliig ot Joseph G. Dnillngton, pu-jl-dent.
C Stuait Putioisou, e.x-prcslUjnt,
nnd Chniles E Pugh, vice president, ac
coinp.inled bv Pontnmster Geneial Emory
Smith called on the senitorial membeis
of tho pi ace commission at tho capital
and ex-Hciri'tnry Dav at tho white hoiiFo
and niranse'd foi a dinner and icecptlon
to bo given nien.bcrs of the commission
by tho club on February 4
Industrial Commission Meets.
Washington, Jan 9 The meeting ot
Industrial commlsxlt n was devoted to a
coiiMdeiailcn of rcullne business mat
tern E-('ommissioiier ot linmlgtallon
Ktuinp will appear bofoiolt tumotiow and
Commissioner of Education Hunts on the
following day. Two Hsta ot questions
have been completed and iiRtieultural
and manufacturing, nnd they will bo sent
out to representatives of tlWo Interests
som i time this week.
PERSUASION
AND POWDER
Policy to Be Adopted in
Dealing with the
Filipinos.
THE PRESIDENT HOPEFUL
Ho Believes That the Insurgents
Will Bo Less Suspicious When
They Understand Fully tho In
tentions of Thi3 Country It Is
Thought That Caroful Work on
Part of Prudent Officials Will Bo
Fruitful of Good Results Not a
Shot to Bo Fired by TJnitod States
Forces Unless They Aro Attacked
by Insurgents.
Washington, Jan. 9. Tho admlnlstra
tlon oinclals admit that the Philip
pine situation is grave, but they wilt
not say that It is by nny means hope
less. The government's instruction::
sent to General Miller at Hollo wero
to land and get In communication with
the insurgents. This Is as far as hi i
otderfi have gone, except that when he,
lias established communication with tho
Insurgent ofllclals and people he Is tc
make public the purposes of tho United
States. Not a shot Is to bo fired by
the forces of thlfi country unless they
are attacked or until further orders
aie given from heie. This programmo
was agreed upon between President
McKlnley and Secretary Alger soveral
dajs ago. Secretary Alger was at tho
White House for somo timo this after
noon. He stated In tho most emphatic
terms that no alarming news has come
from General Otis, and that ho did not
believe a shot had been fired so far
or that one would be flied. Ho Is con
fident that General Miller will be able
to handle the situation successfully
and obtain control of Hollo without
bloodshed. He Is of the opinion that
the Insutgents have been so long im
posed upon that they are natutally
suspicious and fear the worst If they
surrender their strongholds into tho
hands of the United Statefl.
The policy to bo adopted now Is a
gentle one. Persuasion will be used
before powder. That will be tho last
resort, and Secretary Alger Is optim
istic in his views that It will nev-pr bo
necessary. The president, it Is said,
nlso views tho situation In a similarly
hopeful manner. He believes that the
Filipinos will become less suspicious
when they understand fully the Inten
tions of this country. He believes that
careful woik on tho part of the nru
dent officials will convince the Fll'plnos
of the earnestness of the United Stages
and of the puipo'o of this government
to protect their lives and pioporty.
VIEW OF THE FILIPINOS.
San Fianeleco, Jan. 9. Father Diaz,
leader of the ten Spanish priests from
Manila, who are in this city on tho
way to Panama, says:
"Tho Filipinos are not naturally war
like and would not now bo opposing
the United States were It not for tho
leaders who aie spurring them on.
These leadeia aro In the work solely
for poisonal gain and would prove
hard masters tor the weaker portion
of the natives should they gain thej
power. At Hollo, where I was sta
tioned, there would hnve been llttla
lighting If it had not been for theso
malcontents who fairly forced th.3 na
tives to take up aims. Mast of these
men who aie at the head of the lnsut
gent movement aie half-breeds. As ti
Aguinaldo himself, he Is a crafty fol
low and has a following among thosci
people who hope to climb by his ad
vancement. I do not consider Aguin
aldo peisonally leoponslble for all tho
brutality shown our friars, yet he could
have prevented a good portion ot it if
he had seen Ut to tlo so."
Father Fernandez, another of tho
paity, stated that he considers tho na
tives of the Islands a civilized peop.e.
HIS SKULL FRACTURED.
John Suetta Robbed and Eeaten to
Death.
New Biunswlek, N. J., Jan. 9. John
Suetta, of Keaslojs, was found In a
lonely road between Perth Amboy and
Keasleys o.ttly today with his skull
fractuied. Ho was brought to a hos
pital heie, wheie he died. The frac
tmo of the skull had been caufed, ap
patently, by a blow with a club.
When found his pockets weie turned
Inside) out, and the police believe that
after being Injured in a drunken bt.iwl
he was robbed und taken to the place
wheio he w.us found.
The Philadelphia Regatta.
Philadelphia. Jan 9 The naval boaicl
of the Sehu.vlMII mil) tonight decided
to continue tilt annual leeatta as u
ilosid evtnt It bus betn expected that
entries would In ullowul fiom all tho
cowing organizations ot tho country. To
night's aetlou limits It to tho Schuylkill
navy. The bo.ud also elected Joseph T.
Still, commodore, to sue creel Gordon S.
Cdirlhuu.
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Thirteen Hot Rounds.
Plttsbiiir.' Jm, 9 Jack McClelland, pf
this clt, ami Duku Stevens, ol Buftulo,
fenthet weights fought thirteen hot
rounds tonight at Homestead. McClel
land received tin d clslon before tho
thirteenth lotunl ottause Stevens broka
his left aim and could not proceed.
WEATHER FORECAST.
WasaliiKt in. Jan 9 Foieenst for
Tuesdav For eastern Pnnnsylva
ul i, thtcntenin weather and rain
turning Into snow much colder;
fresh rortherly winds.
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