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DEADLOCK IS
STRENGTHENED
Quay's Forces Stand Firm
Against All Op-
postion.
DEMOCRATS GAIN A POINT
Thoy Secure Passage of Rules Gov
erning the Joint Assembly Only
One Vote to Be Taken Daily.
Speaker Farr Announces Standing
Committees Mr. Flinn Gets Warm
at a Suggestion of His Colleague
He Also Threatens to Pay for
Printing,
Special to the Soianlon Tribune.
Hairlsbuig, Fa., Jan. 19. Tliete are
no surface Indications tonight of an
parly break in the. senatorial deadlock.
The Judgment of well informed poli
ticians like Senator John C. Gradv, of
Philadelphia, is that the lines will le
nialn tlghtlj drawn for a week at least
and then the Democrats, weary of
clinging to a hopeless cause, will haul
down the senatorial flag of their party
stud cast their votes for their respective
Hi.-titilillei.iii favoiites". In this event,
Senntoi Qua.v will win It Is argued
that when the time comes for the min
ority to Ignore party policy on this
question It will be found that Senator
Quay will not be met looked, and that,
a Milllrlonl number of Democrats will
join the Quay column to insure the
sciritoi's re-election. The ballot taken
l"daj was without matetial signifl
ame, mil's" It bp legarded as an In
dication that a contlnuancp of the
'lejflluek may be expected until the
Dc module decide to vote as they
ple'i-i, without tegard to their own
pai t.v ties 01 Republican factional pref
eie'ue. A statement issued tonight by
tepieentati Spatz, of the Berks
Domociallc delegation, manifestly
shows that Qua. will not look In vain
for Demon hi ic aid when the occasion
pt events t-rlf lie mid, commentlncr
unon the leniiuks by Representative)
Skinner In thp house toda : "I thor
nughlv sympathize with Ropiesonta
tle skinner, of Fulton, and the other
Demon atk membeis of the senate and
house, who hae been the subject of
niKiepiesciitatlon and abuse by the
A'an Vnlkenburg nlghtlv statements
Issued fiii publication n the news
p.ipcis of the state. As tone :is a.
Democrat follows the leadeishlp of
David Martin, of Philadelphia, and
"William Fllnn. of Allegheny, Republi
can bosses cif each end of the state, he
can be assured of fierdom from eom
mint or ciltlclsm from thin source."
Mr. Spatz declares that Democrats w ho
haye been absent fiom the senatorial
light, through sickness and other good
causes, have bpen branded as party
traltois, and adds: "This is unfair,
unmanly and unjust, and if continued
will lead to emphatic condemnation In
an oltlclnl declaration that may had
to resultn which those tesponslble for
these leports least deslie."
ABSENT MEMBERS.
Two membeis of the legislature, Sen
ator Drown, of Westmoreland, and
Hepiesentatlve Weaver, of Lancaster,
who participated In the P.epubUcan
caucus and have been voting for Sen
ator Quay, were absent today. In com
menting on those absentees, Attorney
Cieneial Elkln tonight said: "Senator
Brow n Is home on account of sickness.
Befoie leaving, ho called on me at the
Lnchlel hotel and told me the condition
of his health would not permit him to
main. He assured me we could count
upon him when wanted, and said that
h would at ranee for a pair on the
aenatoislilp. He requested me to tele
graph hlni If his presence was deslied
As to Representative Weaver, I have
also been In communication with him,
lie had to return homo, but can be
counted on to stand by his vote in the
cauciifi for senator. These two, with
the 111 votes cast In the balloting to
day make llJ votes foi Senator Qu.iv
alieady on record. There has not been
a loss since the balloting began, and
wc have saint, when wo wish to call
for them. j, p. d,
QUAY HAS 111 VOTES.
Two of His Supporters Are Absent.
No Chango in Situation.
By Ahhociatcd Picn,.
Harslsbuig, Jan. It. The thlid day's
fight In the great battle for Unite. I
States senator closed with no material
chang in the situation. Senator Quay
still leads his computltors with 111
voles, or lotirtcen less than Is necessary
to elect. He polled one vole Jess today
than was cast for him je.sterdny. The
Democi nts voted solidly for George A.
Juil;. pxcept Representative Brophy,
of Allegheny, who Is detained, at his
hom by Illness. Congressman tKilzell,
of Allegheny, gained two votes over
yesterday and Congressman Chat lea W.
Htone. of Warren, and Chailes Tuhbs,
of Tioga, each lost one vote. The vote
was:
M. S. Quay, Republican Ill
George A. Jcnks, Democrat SI
John Dalzell, Republican 17
John Stewart, Republican 9
Charles W. Stone, Republican.... 8
Georgo V. Mutt, Republican o
Alvln Markle, Republican 1
(I. A. Grow, Republican 1
Charles Rice, Republican 2
Charles K. Smith, Republican.... 1
J. 1'. Downing, Republican 2
E. A. Irwin, Republican 3
Chailes Tubbs, Republican 3
Absent and not voting-Senator John 11.
Brown, Republican, and Hlggiii6, Demo,
crat, Representatives T. M. Brophy,
Democrat j Barton W. Weaver, Repub
lican. Of these absentees, Messta Brown
and Weaver yesterday voted for Sen
ator Quay.
Representative Simon Ilnrrold, of
Heaver, who was absent yesterday.was
piesent today and voted for Ml. Quay.
Both sides agree that Mr. Weaver will
stand by the oenator to the end, anJ
thero Is some doubt as to Senator
Btown's attitude. He gave out a state
ment recentlv declaring he would ote
for Mr Dalzell after he had voted once
for Mr. Quay In the joint assembly.
The two otes gained by DaUell were
those of ltepiesentatlves Jason Sexton,
of Montgomery, nnd John M. Martin,
of Mercer, who changed from C. W.
Htono and Chailes Tubus; lespectlvely.
A POINT GAINED.
The anti-Quay Republicans and
Democrats gained a point todav by
securing the passage, with only one
dissenting vote, of the series of reso
lutions prescribing rules governing the
joint asseinblj. Lieutenant Governor
Gobln rilled out these tesolutions yes
terday and declined to allow them to
be consldeiod today until alter the bal
lot was taken. The rules provide for
pairs and that only one vote shall be
taken dallj Senator Quay's friends
offered no objections to them, and the
Indications are that thev will stand
until a senator is elected. The lines
of both Republican factions remain in
tact and the prospects are there will
be u prolonged deadlock.
Speaker Fair unnounced the stand
ing committees today and the housv
will now get down to business In earn
est. The enate committees have not
yet been announced. The Republican
slate committees hae not ot been
made public and the list of ollleers and
employes of the senate and house. The
offleeis and employes in the last pas
sion will continue to serve until their
successors are appointed Senator
Quay's friends control those appoint
ments and may withhold them until
after a senator Is elected.
The senatois entered the hall of the
houfcv with Lieutenant Governor Gobln
in the lead. He carried a ponderous
law book In one hand and a gavel in
the other Speaker Farr retlied in
favor of the lieutenant governor and
sat by his side during the piocecdlngs.
President pto teni. Snyder, of the son
ate, sat to the right of Mr. Oobln. The
lieutenant governor called the assem
blage to Older nnd prayer was offered
by Chaplain Dlmmlck, of the senate.
Mr. Dlon, of V.lk, then offered his
resolution pi escribing a series of rules1
governing the pioceedlngs of the joint
assembly. The lieutenant governor
called attention to the journal of the
senate of 1SS1. which he claimed lur
nlshcd a precedent for his action of
yesteiday. He held that the tesolu
tions wcie out of order until after the
111 st ballot.
EVERY MAN WILL BE HEARD.
Mr, Gobln promised that every man
would be heard on the losolutlons af
ter the tlrst ballot was taken. Mr.
Dixon then withdrew the resolutions
and the assembly proceeded with the
ballot
No person having a mnjoi Ity of votes
cabt, Mr. Gobln announced thero was
no election. Mr. Dixon then presented
the resolutions and moved their adop
tion. Mr. riltin called the yeas and nayo
on the motion. Mr. Grady, of Phila
delphia, suggested to his colleague
that he withdraw hte call. "Don't bo
foolish and keep us here for a roll
call," the Philadelphia senator said.
"I know what I am doing," : etorted
Mr. Fllnn, hotly. "I don't propose to
allow my colleague to say what I shall
do. I am here to take care of myself
and I Insist on a cnll of the roll."
The roll was then called and showed
a vote of 210 to 1 In favor of the te
solutions. Mr. Spatz, of Berks, offered a re
solution for the printing of one thous
and copies of pairs and live hundred
copies of the rules governing the con
vention. Mr. Gobin ruled out the re
solution on the giound that the print
ing could be done only by a lolnt re
solution of the senate and house.
Mr. Fllnn wanted to know of the
chair if he had the light to appeal
from his decision. Geneial Gobln said
he had. "All light," said Mr. Fllnn,
"I just wanted to know. In order that
theie shall not be any slip in the joint
convention I will have the pairs print
ed nnd pay for them myself."
The convention then adjourned until
12 o'clock tomorrow.
HONORS FOR ROOSEVELT.
Will Receive the Brevet of Brigadier
General,
Washlngton.Jan. l' Governor Theo
dore Roosuvelt, of New York, formeily
colonel of the First United States vol
unteer cavalry (Rough Riders), will re
ceive the brevet of brigadier general
of volunteers for gallant anil merltoil
ous1 conduct In tho Santiago campaign,
piovided the senate confirms his nomi
nation by the president. v
Governor Roosevelt's name Is In
cluded In a long llt of nearly COO olll
ceis who have been recommended by
the army bievpt board, of which Gen
eial Sehvvnn is president, for brevet
appointments for distlngulshe'd conduct
In Cuba.
Collieries Shut Sown.
Hazleton, Pa., Jan. 19. On account of
a threatened strike of the carpenter force
at tho Honey Brook colliery, of the Le
high Valley and Wllkes.Barre Coal com.
pany, bocause nf a wage disagreement,
all tne works at Audenried and Honey
Brook weto shut down today, throwing
!,!W0 mn out of employment.
Lamb-Shearing Expensive.
New York. Jan. 11. A seat hi the
Stock exchange was del today for ia.-
W, the highest price over pild.
THE LEGISLATURE
READY FOR WORK
BILLS INTRODUCED IN SENATE
AND HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Lieutenant Governor Gobin An
nounces Appointments A Bill to
Amend Baker Ballot Law Mr.
Skinner, of Fulton, Squares Him
Bolf in the House, and Will Satisfy
His Constituents.
Hnrrlsbuig, Jan. 19. In the senate
today Lieutenant Governor Gobin an
nounced that the president pro tcm had
made these npiiolntmentn Duncan M.
Carev, of Chester, as clerk to tho presi
dent pro tern- Senator Scott, of Lu
zerne, to be ttustce of the- Eii Sol
diers' nnd Sailors' home for a term of
two years, Senatois J. C. Mitchell, of
Jefferson, and J. C. Stlneman, of Cam
illa, to be members of the Soldiers'
Oip'iuns' commission.
President pro tern of Senate Snyder
Issued a writ for n special elcjtlon in
Lebanon county on Febuiarv 21, for
the purpose of choosing a successor to
Senator J r. S. Gobin who resigned to
become lieuti uant governor.
Mr Mai tin intioduced a bill to amend
the Baker ballot law as pioposed In his
recent leport as secretary of the com
monwealth. In the house ?Ir. Skinner, of Fulton,
niosc to a question of perfcnal privil
ege to deny a story which appeared in
the newspapeis yesteiday that he had
been In secret conference with Senator
Quay and some of his friends nt a cer
tain place in this cltv nnd that after
that conference several Democratic
members had called on hlni at his
i corns at the hotel.
1 am rot often in the habit of taking
tiollco of newsparci uitlclcs. beciusc I
Know that tho gentlemen of tho pres aro
often liable to be led into eiror, but in
this Instance tho charges have been medo
with such a degree particularly as to bo
convincing to tho public If not met by a
prompt denial on tho part of those, af
fected by such charges U newspapers
"n publish such chaises, false In uvery
lespect, nnd then ecuso themselves un
der tho plea that It was "a case of mli
taken Identity," tho icputatlon of no
member of this house will be safo during
tho cnntlnuuuci) of the exciting scenes
attending the coi test In which we ire
now engaged.
I want to say heie and now that I
know how to take care of mvelf In such
a contest. I care not w nether thee li
ing Insinuations coiiie fiom the W'aua
maker camp or the Qunj camp, the aru
absolutely and urqilulllledly false. I
know how to cenduct myse.f ns a Dem
ocrat and a pirlv mnn ard I know to
whom I am responsible In this and all
other canes, and t urn confident that at
the close of the session when I letuin to
m constituents they will be satisfied
with mv cnurso here'.
BILLS INTRODUCED
Among the bills Introduced Wcie:
Bj Mr. Robinson, ol All ghen Re
pealing the net of May It, ISS7, relating1
to .iss-essmeilo lor municipal impiove
nients, repealing the acts of June 4 and
7 1SS7, relating to publli ipipiuvc meats
Mi. Shaw, of Allegheny Amending tho
act of May M. ivi relating to the laying
out and opening ol streets and ullejs.
Mr. Nlsbct or Allcshciij Regulating
tho granting of state ceitlllcatcs to pub
lic school teachers
Mr. Teoplo's. Lancaster Repealing tho
act of May Li) 1yi7. for tho collection ol
the amounts due the commonwealth for
purchase) monev. interests and tees duo
on unpatented hinds.
Mr. Dcmpse, or MelCean Approp'i it
lng $12,000 to the Bradfoid hospital, ap
propriating tW.OO'l to tho stato hospital
at Wairen.
Mr. Martin, of Mercer :vppropriatlnr
$n000 to tho state hospital at Mercer np
piopriating ?:o.(oo for a statute of Gov
ernor Curtin, in Capitol pailc.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Announced by Speaker Farr at Ses
sions Yestereay.
Hairisburg, Jan. 1!. Speaker Farr
today announced the following stand
ing committees:
Accounts Messis. Brltton.chalrman;
Allen, Baldwin, Rle-bel, Bale, Casscl,
Mulkie, Clarency, Colvllie. Fetterolf,
Clailc. Harrave, Christian, I'arsliali,
Brlcker, Crittenden, Ralston, Dingle, Cut
shall, Dixon, Engler, Duttera, Macomber.
Older, O'Brien.
Agriculture Messis. Mllllken, chair
man; Sexton, Baldwin, Peoples, Seidel,
Alexander. Kclper, Tlifony, Manlej,
Mojer, Ezra, Morrison, fcmlth, l 11.,
Turner, Rutherford, Norton, Lean, Mc
Larn, Creasy, Rothiock, Cole, Roth, Cut
shall, Gucnther. Engler, Rosenberry.
Appropriations Messas Marshall, chair
man, Stewart, William F ; Adams, Ebe
nezer; Voorhees, McNccs, Heldeliiaugh,
Parshall, Edmlston, Adams, J. W. ; Demp
hey, Ackerman, Kclper, Wlnnei, Soh'-uer,
Christian, Martin. Seldel, McKarlane,
Mulkie, Stevens, Clareno, Creasy, row,
Kaylor, Kramllch, Spatz, Osier, Tighe.
OBrien.
Banks Messrs. Stewart W. r, chair
man Tlffanv Parshall, Moore, Peoples,
Reed, Heldelbniigh, Bliss. Todd,. Harrold,
Srodes, Dempaey, Thompson, H. J ;
Slater, Scheuer, Clark, Smith, John H ,
Hasson, Relff. Moyei, Roth, Macomber,
Rosenberry, Shutt, Brophy.
City Passenger Railways-Messrs. Key.
ser chairman; McElhnny, McCloln, Si
mon, Jefferles, Todd, Slater. Rutherford,
Whltttngham. Clarency, Ackermun, Col
vllie, Dempsey, Edwards, Hersh, Me
Clellan, Lnubarh. Meer, Ezra; Reed
Broph. Boyd, F-, Timlin, Hoch, Keil
lor, Maloney
Congressional Apportionment Messis.
Garvin, chairman; Winner, Clarency.
Ahtnms, Mecr, Ez:a; Wilson, II. I ;
Almnn. Ford, Han Is, Kreps. Leaid, Mc
Lain. Nyco. Lloyd, Pai shall, Mnclvot,
MlHlkoa, Hersh, J G ; Osier, Shutt,
Brooks, Smith, Joseph V.; Johnson,
Drasc, Stewart, S. E.
Corporations Measi ii. Savage, chali
man; Shaw, Marshall, Bliss, Btradllnp
Rlebel, Onrvln, Hosnek, Mnoie, Youiif,.
Clark. Morrison, Kentor, Allen, Lln'ou,
Ll0)il, Turner, McC'onnell Dixon, Ma
loney, Manning, Spatz. Craig, Foster,
Itobeit M ; Duttera.
Education Messrs. Todd, chaliman,
Bare, Kojsei, Kendall. Allen, Rletzel,
Woodt lift, Nlsbet, Robb, Weaver. Norton,
Fetterolf, Edwards, Clark. Wadsworth
Loard. Yates. Hosklus. Rendall, Mjerj.
R. L ; Gruver, Fisher, Palm, Dumbauld.
Shutt.
EleetlonsMessrJ. Turner, chaliman;
Adams, Ebenczer: Foster. James, Acker,
man, Fahey, Alexander Fetterolf. Kreps
Shape, McConnell McElhany McNees,
Smith, A. M.; Monlson, Nlsbet, Btulb,
Crlsto, Anderson, Naftztnger, Dumbauld,
Boyle, Manning Hoch. Smith, J. H.
InsAmncc Messrs. Claiency, chnlrmnn,
Voorhcs, Garvin, Seldol, Koyser, Will
iams. Abrams, Baldwin. Salter. Lewis,
Yates. Whlttlnpham, Brleor. MiCand.
lebj, Turner, Wilkinson, Wilson, 11. 1.;
rahcy, Hoy Kesslcr, Kramllch, Strati
nhan, Moycr, Chrlsmnn Osier.
Judiciary Goneral Messrs. Harris,
chairman; McElhany, Moore, Keator,
Stiadllng, Told, Woodruff, .Smith, V. B,;
Chew, Henderson, Rlrhmond, Scott, Wil
son, II. I.; Thompson, II. J., Casael,
Voorhees, Kreps, Dempsey. Colvllie, Hoy,
Chrlstman, Sklm.cr, Fovv, Duttera, Smlui,
J. W.
Labor and Industry Messis. Alexan
der, chaliman, Gransback, Shane, Crit
tenden, Weaver, Lewis, Ackorman,
Schoffstall, Scheuer, McWhlnney, Wilson.
W. IX, Klumpp, Liubach, Mllllken, Ed
mlston, Linton, Edwards, Leard, Foster,
It, M.; Kcegan, Timlin, Consteln, Tlghe,
Stewart, S. E.; Nattzlnger.
Mines nnd Mining Messrs McWhlnney,
chairman; Mnclver Mackev, Youngson,
Seldol, Young. Schoffstall, Dlndlng -r,
Williams, Kendall, Weaver, Murdock,
Harrold, Aliuau, Wilson, W. D ; Timlin,
Tlghe, Wetzel, Dejnrmon, Brown,
Thomas; Miller, B. Frank, Squier, Cral?,
Llnglc, Andeison.
Railroads Meis. Kreps. chairman;
McFarlano Gun In, Robb, Brltton, No
blltt. Stradllng, Wllllnms, Shaw, Ginns
bielc, Abiums, McConnell, Stulb, Mai
sliall. Kclper, Rcltzel, Turner, Schotr
stall. Seal, Smith, S. S.; Fow, McAtulrews,
Shctldaii, Smith, loseph W., Consteln
Wavs nnd Means Messrs. Hosnek,
clnlrmtn, Keyser, Stewart, W. F. , BnlJ
vi in, MeNees, McLaln, Savage, Biittou
Towlcr, Chew Colvllie, Coray, Noblltt,
Dlndlnger, Hairis MeWhtnnev, Marshall.
Sli me Foster R. M Creasy. DKon,
Hoy, Crlstc, Smith. J. H ; Hnsson
Tho chalimen of the other commit
tees aic ns follows: Statistics, Mor
rison, centennial affalts, Keator; com
paie bills, Manley; constitutional re
form, Koontz. counties and townships,
Mooie: federal relations. Ford: fish and
game. Peoples; foiestry, Baldwin, geo
logical survey, MeNees; Iron nnd cool,
Robb; judiciary local, Bliss, law and
ouler, Heldlobaugh: legislative appor
tionment, Nobllt; llbrnty, Stradllng;
manufactures, McFailane; military,
Bare; municipal corpoiatlons, Mc
Claln, pertelons nnd gratuities, Martin;
prltlng, Seal; public buildings, Adams;
public health and sanitation, Mackey;
public roads. Sexton: retionehment nnd
reform, Coray
ANTI-QUAYITES
IN CONFERENCE
Senator Flinn, of Allegheny, Pre
sidesHe Claims That Mr. Quay
Cannot Be Re-Elected.
Harrlsburg, Jan 19. A conference of
the anti-Quay Republicans was held
this evening to ariange for securing the
palia of those who desired to go home
for the next few days. Senator Wil
liam Fllnn, of Allegheny, presided, and
in a shott speech icviewed tho work
of the untl-Quuy oiganlzation since the
light for senatoi begun. Said Mr. Flinn:
We have everj louscn to congratulate
oui selves on what has been accomplished.
Theie can no longer be un doubt in tho
mind of any one, as, there ure no doubts
in our minds that Son itor Quav cannot
be u-ilicted. No.ao knows this better
than Senntor Quay, tic realizes the posi
tion ho Is in and we are rapidly reaching
thn time when he will openlj recogtiUo
the inevitable and step down and out.
lie is a beaten man lipvoml tho piishlbility
of recovery Tho ft tends of Senatot Quay
who have been laboilng with him also
Know thev are beaten, .vll wc need to do
now Is to wait patlcnll), and I do not
billeve wo will have to wait long to social-
Coi Pintisvlvaula a repie-rtntatlon
In tho t'nitcd States senate that will bo
citdltablc to nil "f our peuplu.
All the will known resourc s and meth
od! of Quay that havo enabled him to
contiol Republican conventions and btato
a-scmblles have failed, and thn only
e-hangi 'I that can posslbb como aio
through the revelations that coming to us
da by d iv. Thero is not a singlo Re
publican that Quay can get, and It is
the opinion of everv Democrat that it Is
Impossible tm him to get one of their
number This cannot bo doubted by any
person who has ycui the irnestncs mid
inagnleent coinage of the Democratic
membeis of both houses.
CALIFORNIA DEADLOCK.
Tho First Break Waa Made Ysster
day. Sacramento. Cal., Jan. 19. The first
break In the senatorial deadlock was
made today on the 22d ballot when
Bulla gained four votes and Barnes
one. Tho forces of Grant and Durns
stand llrmly by their respective can
didates und the gains that went to
Bulla and Barnes coming fiom lesser
lights of tho contest. The 22d and 23d
ballots vvero as follows: Giant, 27,
Burns, 25 Bulla, 13: Haines, II; Scott,
2; Bird, 2; F.ste, 1; Fclton, 1; Rosen
feldt, 1; S. M. White, 37.
The committee appointed to investi
gate the senatorial candidates met
ngain today. The lirst witness to be
called was U. S. Giant but he was not
In the room. L. II. Brown denied the
charge I hat he had tried to Intimidate
legislators who had refused to volo for
Burns. Hugh Burke, of the San Frun
clsco Call, stated that he had an Inter
view with Milton J. Green, in which
Green had told him that money had
been given to Speaker Wright to aid
In his campaign.
The new charter for San Francisco
was approved bv the senate and as
sembly today. The new charter em
powers tho mayor of San Francisco to
appoint or dlschatge the officials of
that city and to control municipal
funds.
DANUBE HAS THE DUST.
Dawson Territory Is Panning Out
Woll Typhoid in Klondike
Victoria, B. C. Jan. 19. The Btenmer
Danube, which aiuved from the north
today bi ought about sixty men from
Dawson and Atlln with about $100,000
In gold dust Tho Dawson men say
the upper Dominion creek is panning
out woll, running fiom $2.30 to $1 a pan.
There are still fifteen tons of Canadian
and American mails at Taglsh awaiting
to be forwarded.
A gieat deal of typhoid fever Is re
ported nt Dawson, somo say fully BOO
cases. Seven men havo been fiozen
to death In thu Klondike this winter.
Chinese Commercial Commission.
London, Jan. 20. Tho Shanghai corre
spondent of tho Dall) Mull nays: "Tho
Chinese government will bend a eoinmoi
clul mission to Euiope and America,
stalling next March and leturnlng in No
vember. If It reports favorably, com
meiclal agencies will be established In
Important cities nbioad next year. Two
directors of the Imperial bank of China
will accompany the mission, to select lay
cations for branches of the bank abroad."
1URNER ON THE
VEST RESOLUTION
SPEECH A CONSTITUTIONAL
ARGUMENT.
Mr. Fornker Takes Somo Sharp Ex
ceptions to Statoments Mado in tho
Speech Houso Decides tho Brown
Swauson Election Case Postofllco
Appropriation Bill Taken Up.
Washington, Jan, 19. Tho senate
listened further today to discussion of
the policy of expansion. Mr. Turner
(Pop., Wash.,) delivered a carefully
prepaicd speech on the Vest resolution.
The speech vvna for the most part a
constitutional argument in which Mr.
Tinner took Issue with Senator Piatt
and Senator Foraker upon their recen;
I utterances.
I At the conclusion of Mr. Turnoi'n
argument Mr. Foiaker look some sharp
exceptions to statements made in the
I speech, csperlallv thoe refeirlng to
' him personally. Ho explained at length
I the nature of his statements declailng
among other things that ho had spoken
only lor himself and had no Intention
or desire to pose ns a representative of
the admlnlstiatlon so far ns Ills utter
ances w ere concerned. Referring to the
inteiested! comment which he hnd
aroiifed in Great Britain by his state
ments ho said: 'I was not speaklntr
for the administration and the chill
that went up and down tho backs of
our friends In London wan due to a
misapprehension as to which of the
Ohio senators was speaking."
Tho Nicaragua canal bill was under
consldeiatlon nearly three hours. After
much debate a substitute presented by
Mr. Moigan (Ala.) for the bond amend
ment offered by Mr. Allison was adopt
ed. It provides that the secretary of
the tieasury shall not pay out for work
on the canal more than twenty millions
of dollars during any fiscal vear. Ear
nest efforts were made to nmend the
measuie in other partlculais but all
failed
CONTEST IN THE HOUSE.
The house today practically decided
the Biown-Swanson contested election
case from the Fifth Virginia district
in favor of the silting member, Mr.
Swanson, a Democrat, by declining to
consider the case.
The postolllce appropriation bill was
then taken up. Tho greatest surprise
of the dav was the adoption of two
amendments striking out of the bill the
appioprlatlon of $171,000 for the fast
southern mall und $2."),000 for special
mull facilities from Kansas City to
Newton, Kas, This appioprlatlon for
the southern mall has been fought an
nually for six or seven vears, but has
alwa.vs been ictalned. The Increase in
the appropriation for the pneumatic
tube service fiom $22r,00O to $200,000
was knocked out by th elimination of
tho provision which fell under a point
of urdir, for tho tepeal of tho law
against the extension of this service.
Tho houso adlourned with a motion to
lecommlt pending. Tho motion carried
instiULtlons to stiike out the words
"newly acquiied territory." in connec
tion with an appropriation of fJOO.OfK)
for mail facilities in Porto Rico, Cuba
and the Philippine.
MRS. GEORGE INDICTED.
Grand Jury Holds Her Responsible
for the Death of Saxton.
Canton, O., Jan. 19. The grand jury
returned a true bill against Mrs. Annie
E. Geoige today for murdeilng Geotge
Saxton, brother of Mrs. William Mc
Kinley, last Octobei. The indictment
is for the lirst desiee and the penalty
on conviction is death by electrocution.
At the cot oner's Inquest it developed
that no one saw the shooting, but cir
cumstantial evidence indicated that on
the night of Oct. 7, Saxton was shot as
ho was about to enter the residence of
Mrs. Eva A. Althouse, a widow. Five
shots weie fired, three taking effect.
Saxton died before a physician could
reach him
According to current report, Saxton
had sought to end his relation? with
Mis. Geoige. There were circumstances
to Justify the airest of Mrs. Geoige on
suspicion a fow hours after tho mur
der. Aftervvaids evidence was secured
before tho coroner showing that Sax
ton had not only ended his association
with Mis. George, hut had also at
tempted to eject her from the looms
she occupied In the Saxton block. Wit
nesses testified to threats that Mrs.
Geoige had made, because, as she
charged, Saxton had deserted her after
he had paid the expenses of Mrs.
George in getting a Dakota divorce.
Witnesses also testified to Mrs. George
securing a revolver and being seen
leaving a street car near the Althouse
residence just a short time befoio the
shooting was heard. As Mr?. Althouse
was not at home that nlcht, It was
even conjectured that Mrs. Georgo had
sent the victim a decoy letter for lilm
to call that evening at a certain hour,
so that the shooting might bo done at
the thieshold of a supposed rival.
MASCOTS IN GRIEF.
Four Boy3 Found on tho Transport
Grant Turned Over to Police.
New Ymk, Jan. 19 The Seventeenth
Infantry, which sailed tor Manila to
day, left behind four bojs, who though
not on tho muster rolls of that regi
ment, were on the transport. They
were Frank Henzman, 10 ears old,
mascot of Company G; George Carson,
If years, assistant mascot of Company
O; Fred. Bluck, IB, Company C's mas
cot, all of Columbus, O., und Albeit
Linen, Homestead, Pa., 14 years, mas
cot of Company I.
They camo with tho regiment on the
train from Columbus and weie discov
ered on board the Grant this moinlng,
when they were summarily deported
and handed over to the New York
police. They wore arralnned In police
court, und, Instead of being foi warded
to Manila, were handed over to the
Oerry socluty. Their parents will be
communicated with. Tho boys weie
especially chagrined over the fact that
two other boy mascots had escuped de
tection and wore alieady well out to
sea on the Grant.
THE NEWS THIS MOItNINU
Weather Indication! Todayi
Fair; Warmer.
1 General Senatorial Deadlock at Har
rlsburg,
Doings of tho State Lawmakers.
Deep Concern Over Samoan Aflalrs.
Expansion tho Topic in tho Senate.
2 General A Night In Scranton Theaters.
Financial and Commercial,
3 Local Judge Gunster Declares the Re
pair Contract Valid.
School Savings Bank Sjstem.
1 Editorial.
Opinions on Quay.
3 Local Long-Dlttenhoefer Nuptials.
Meetlngof tho Councils.
Joyco Jury Still Out.
6 Local West Scranton and Subuiban.
7 Nows Round About Scranton.
S General New Knlfo Beyoncts of tho
Thirteenth Aro Sharp.
STATEMENT OF
SENATOR QUAY
Perfectly Satisfied with the Situa
tion at Harrisburg, and Confident
of Re-Eloction.
Harrlsburg. Jan. 19 Senator Quay
made the following statement this af
ternoon before returning to Washing
ton: "I am going to Washington to at
tend to some ofliclal matters thnt re
quite my attention. Tho situation here
as far as the ITnlted States senatorshlp
is concerned Is entirely satisfactory to
me. I am grateful to the Republican
membeis of the legislature who hon
ored mo with a unanimous nomination
for re-election, and appreciate the ac
tion of all those who stood solidly by
the action of tho caucus. I have not
the slightest doubt of my election. My
friends have a. thoiough and perfect
organization, nnd I am satisfied to
leave the management of my canvass
In their hands during my absence."
Attorney Geneial Elkln, who will
look after Mr. Quay's canvass during
his absence, says Senator Brown and
Representative Weaver, who were ab
sent today and not voting, are home
on nccount of Illness and that they can
be counted on to stand by Senator
Quay. "These two with the 111 votes
cast In the balloting today," Mi Elkln
added, "make 11" votes for Senator
Quay already on record. There has not
been a loss since the balloting began
and we have gains when wc wish to
call for them."
BROSIUS ON FOOD.
Thinks Evils of Legislation tho Re
sult of Indigestion.
Washington, Jan. 19. Representative
Marlott Broslup, of Pennsjlvanla, de
livered an Intel estlng address at the
session of the National Pure rood and
Drug congicss today He said, in part:
Tho piinclple which tindeilies the ptiro
food legislation wo Hro seeking Is that
It Is tho duty of governments to supply
an far as it can a health pioducintc en
vironment to riomoto eommeicUl inlcg
tlty and persoral honesty and advaiwe
tho condition of human well being There
is a connection more Intimate than we
suspect between the peoples food and
their follies, their meat and their moi il,
their stomachs and the state, the dlges.
tlon and tho national elestlnj. The out
come of the policv of expansion will de
pend In no inconsiderable degree on how
well the American brain Is nourished by
pure and wholescme food
Tho advantages of pure food touches
moro remotely than soma other things,
for adulterated food rarely kills out
right, and It takes tho apprehension or
murder almost to stir somo people liom
their Inci tia.
Remove the social ineitli, awaken 'he
masses fiom their lethargy and give them
tongue to swell the cry for what thny
need and congicss will enact it into law
and put It on jour statute books.
WILL GO TO SAMOA.
Tho Cruiser Philadelphia Will Start
at Once.
Washington, Jan. 19. Oiders have
been sent from tho navy department
to have the cruiser Nowaik start with
dispatches from New Yoik navy yard
for the Pacific station via the straits
of Magellan.
The Newark Is a powetful protected
cruiser of about the same type and
power as the Philadelphia whose place
she will take on the station, the Phila
delphia going to Samoa, Tho latter
vessel Is now at San Diego, Cal , and
will not be ordered north to Mare Is
land, but to save time will take on a
full supply of coal at San Diego and
start nt once for Samoa.
CASTELLANOS COMPLAINS.
Says That the Cubans Are Murder
ing Spaniards.
Havana, Jan. 19. General Jlmincz
Castellanos, tormer captain general or
Cuba, has complained to Governor Gen
eral Brooke that the Cubans in tho
province of Santa Clara aio murdeilng
Spanish ex-volunteeis. He say that
eight havo been killed In one week.
The governor geneial, replying, said
he had referred the matter to Major
Geneial John C. Bates, military gov
ernor of the departmentof Santa Claia,
"with directions thnt piompt measures
be taken to punish the guilty and pre
vent the recurrence of similar acts,"
RUSSIA BUILDS SHIPS.
Great and Continued Activity at tho
Navy Yards.
St PeteiBburg, Jan. 19 The Riibslan
government has ouieied a new cruiser
of 0,250 tons, to be constructed in tho
Vulcan ship yards, Stettin, Prussia.
It has been decided to build In Rus
sian yards threo battleships of about
12,600 tons each and two ciulsers of
6,000 and 2,000 tons respectively.
Numerous torpedo boats are now In
course of construction under govern
ment oiders.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Jan. 19. These Pennsyl
vania pensions have been Issued: He
storatlon nnd Increase James Miirr, dead,
Wyaliibing. Bradford, KM to JT2. Rehsue
Alexis Jones, Lako Como, Waynu, $13.
Original widows, etc. Lizzie Jeffries,
Matamoras, Pike, $15; Hannah A, Marie,
Wyuluslag, $S
SITUATION
AT SAMOA
The Deepest Concern Is
Already Felt in
London.
EXCEEDED AUTHORITY
Gormun Representatives at Samoa
Have Undoubtedly Gono Boyond
Homo Instructions, and Will
Doubtless Bo Condemned by tho
Gorman Government Important
Conforonco Botween Pauncofoto and
Baron Von Sternberg,
Washington, Jan. 19. The Immedlatd
effect of the publication In tho morn
ing papets of the news fiom Samoa,
was to bring to the state department
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
bassador, and Baron Speck von Stern
be! g, the secretary of the Get man em
bassy. I'nder the strict rules laid
down for the government of diplomatic
Intel course, neither Secretary Hay or
thoi two diplomatic lepresentativcH
named would say anything whatever
as to the nature of tho conversations
that took place between them. The
deepest concern is felt by all three
parties to the agreement at the out
look. The common belief Is that tho
German representatives In fjamoa, act
ing In the aibltrary manner they did.
completely exceeded their instructions
fiom their ow n government. It is ejuitw
certain that they exceeded the author
ity with which they were clothed
by tho treaty of Berlin, and It In
expected thnt the German government
will unhesitatingly condemn their ac
tions ns soon an it has become officially
advised as to what has actually hap
pened. The authorities feel that the
greatest element of danger lies In the
possibility of trouble before Rafaeal
and Ross can be restrained by govern
ment advices.
It is not conceivable that they would
undertake to carry out the thieat mado
by them to foiclblv board the British
gunboat Porpoise, for even though tho
latter might havo to reckon with tho
German gunboat Falke, lying In her Im
mediate vicinity, It Is felt here that her
captain would resist such an attack
or demand to the last extremity. Neith
er of the warships are veiy formidable
ciaft, tanking in offensive powers
with the vesscils Annapolis and Vicks
burg class in the Ameilcan navy. Still,
In the absence of anj thing like forti
fications at Apia, they probably would
contiol the situation within range of
the guns, including the town of Apia
proper, piesuinlug that they refrained '
fiom attacking each other.
DISPATCHES FROM OSBORNE.
It was stated at the department of
state today that dispatches had
been lecelved fiom United States
Consul Osborne at Apia, but as to
their nature, the ollicials had noth
ing to say beyond that they went
to conlirm the news despatches piintesl
this morning. Admiral Kautz, the
commander of the Pacific station. Is
now on boatd his flagship, the Phila
delphia, and it vwih stated at the navy
depattment that he would accompany
that ship to Samoa.
Berlin. Jan. 19. Thn news fior.i
Samoa has been lecelved with fore
boding. The Lokal Anzelgor sa;.s:
"All this, doubtless, signifies an ap
preciable iuairel and with the unceic
monlousness which the Aliieilcann
have affected lately towards us, It mav
easily take a seilous turn. Tho Samoan
condition has always involved a lead
ing clanger."
The Vosslelie Zeltung says:
"The situation will become even
giaver when the merican warship
arrives at Apia It is said that tho
Washington department of stato hns
instructed the United States consul
general theiv, L. W. Osborn, not to
trust the German consul. Evidently
the United States, who aro least inter
ested in Samoa among tho three pow -eis,
do not mean to respect Geunany'n
paramount Inteiests. Germany will
have to show firmness; nil the mote
so, ns our position Is mado the wors-
by the evident desire of Englnnd to
help the United States so as to icstialu
the latter's friendship.
THREE BODIES FOUND.
Victims Cremated in the Burning of
the Steamer Ouachita.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 19. Threo bod
ies have been found In the debris of
tho burned steamer Ouachita, which
was destroyed by fire at an early hour
this morning.
Tho bodies are charted and burned
bejond all descilptlon; but aio believed
to be the lemalns of Mr. and Mrs.
Keck, en route from Columbus, O., to
Gieenville. Miss., nnd Mr. Murray, of
Vlcksbur'g All the other passengers
have been accounted for.
Slate Trust Formed,
Yoik, Pa . Jan. 19. All the slate epiar
lies In the Pinch Botto slate district
with but ou tNceplloti have bten oigim
Izcd Into a combination to be Known h.s
tho Ameilcan Slato company. The now
company Is capitalized at $160,000. It is
tho Intention of the compnny to develop
thn epiarrlfs to thei- lull capacity.
Steamship Arrivals.
Quecnstown Jan P - Sailed: Britannia,
from Liverpool New Ycrk Rotterdam
Arrived: MiiuHdam Nuvv York. Amster
damSailed Edam, New Ycrk.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Jnn. l'i I'oiecast
for Friday; For eastern Peiinsyl-
vanla, fair: wurmer; light variable -f
winds Decerning southerly.
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