-ributte.
nt
TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES.
SCRANTOX, lV., WEDNESDAY MOKNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1S99.
TEN PAGES. TWO CENS.
I 1 111 111 I IHHm " Ssr-SSBSffiE 1lSiRwfe-r F .
Ll 1111 I 1191 - sraTOaMsSrr bLJ
r &F
i
SENATORIAL
SITUATION
UNCHANGED
Irresponsible Rumors of a
Break in Quay
Ranks.
CHRIS MAGEE IS LOYAL
Will Not Countenance a Scheme to
Defeat Mr. Quay Nono of tho
Independents Receiving Scatter
ing Votes Are in the Fight Tho
Much-Discussed McCarroll Bill in
Senate Today Senator Vaughun's
Election Bill.
Fnnlnl to th Sctiiiiti.ii Tilluine
Hnulsbuig. I'll.. Jan. .'H. An appar
ently li responsible tumor went the
1 minds tonight that the senatoilal puli
ation would undergo a mntotlal change
In tho morning, when five of the Quay
suppoiters would lit oak away and oast
their ballots for Senator C. 1.. Mugeo.
"H hilo such a move Is Improbable, It
inn be stntcd dellnltcly that Senator
Mngoe would not countenance any such
t.ti of a scheme. Indeed, It I well
nti'li 1 stood th.it his lojulty to Senator
Qtmj in this contest hasn't the slight
est onlor of undeiiiund woik, and If a
iuiitiugino should arise, removing
tjuuv ft out the ince, tho selection C
Mi Mugeo as his successor, in the
judgment of sumo of Qua'i closest
fli nils Is sine to follow. In other
void" not into of the Independents who
mo weeding "pattering votes is te.illy
in (lit light. The opinion In almost unl
mimI that no election will take place
fill . me lime. Tho ballots are bocom
Inc, lb i Itlodly uninteresting:, and most
of tie tnctnbeis withdiaw ftoni the hall
ol tlm house Immediately after they
have cited
Ti'iimwou tlie much diiti-fed Mc
Cain II bill conns ui In the scante on
t u.il passage. It will pass that hi audi
of the legl-latute without any tumble,
and If tho UemociatH have any reguid
f 'l mit'-irttene , its couise through th
h uise should be easy. A stiong offoit
li lieiiiK made by the antl-Qti.iv ele
ii)i ill to nn.i the mlnoiity against the
iu.aure by the Introduotlon of tho
ijimv bugaboo, but Inasmueh as the
liomii'tati have been endeavoring to
emu t similar legislation for many
v.uis. it Is not likely they will ovoi
lonk the oppoitunlty to sain their point
at this time. One of the mlnoiity rep
les.ntatlveM, James Keegun, Jr., of
Ktnetto, Is outspoken tonight in his
iidMn aoy of the bill. Up says It will
benefit eei laboring man in the state,
and urgups that "If it it, a Rood law
nfter the ease against Quay, pending
In our eouits, has been dlsiKised of, It
is a good law befoie." J, p. D.
FRUITLESS BALLOT.
Anti-Q,uay Republicans Again Di
vide Their Ballots.
Us Associated Tress,
Ilarrisburg. Jan. 31. Another fruit
less ballot was taken today lor United
St. ites senator by the Joint assembly of
the senate and house. Senator Quay
was again thirteen votes short of tbu
number neeesary to elect. The Dem
ounts voted solidly for George A,
Jenks and the anti-Quay Republicans
divided their votes between a few
' favotlte sons."
There are no signs of a break In the
deadlock although Mr. Quay's manag
ers pi edict his election tomorrow.
The ballot resulted as lollows:
wunv wi
Joiikp, Democint si
Dalrell U
Stewart D
Stone 7
Huff i,
Irwin I
nice
AMdener 2
Tubbs 1
r 13. Smith l
Hlter .'
M.irklo ;
Crow
Total 2K; neepFsnry to a choice, 117;
p ilrod. li; absent without pairs, 4 No
eji i tiiin.
Tlieie was nearly a full attendance
today, the first time since last Thins
daj Four members were absent with
out palis nnd fouiteen others with
pnlis One of the absentees is a Demo
crat two are Quav Republicans, and
one anti-Quay Republican Senator
Qua has guined it vote by tho inabil
ity of Senator Hlgglns, of Schuvlklll,
to qualify on account of sickness, and
tho death of Representative Manning,
of f'utubeiland, Democrats Senator
Giad. of Philadelphia, and Hepiesen
totllo Sheiidun, of Cambria, both of
whom aie 111, uie palled fur the jL--ma
In del' of the week.
MR. VAVGHAN'S BILL.
A Measure to Relieve Voters fiom
the Bui den of Contests.
Hpeclnl to Thu Scranton Tilhum
Harrlsbuig. Jan. SL-Senator Vaughn
Introduced a bill today amending the
ninth section of the act designating
tho si veinl classes of contested election
nnd providing for the tilal tlioicnf. Tho
uMendment Is as follows;
Wittiessos and oIUccih kIihII hu ild the
tame a a.i now n litniaflur -.hull bu
fixed bv law for similar services In tho
county In which tho tilJl bluiil be held,
but witnesses whoso votes are shown to
be Illegal shall receive no witness fees or
mlle.igo
In contested elections of prcpldcnt or
additional law Judges and of counts, bo
rough, township, munlUpal otllteis or
school directors or school controllers. If
the contestant or contestants fall to s
labllsh Ills or their right to the otllco to
which lie or they claimed to hac been
clectc 1 tho petitioners and each and
oer one of tlmn shall bo Jointly and
serially llablu for all the cotB and the
same ma bo collected as dclilH of lllto
iimount aro by law collectablp or pay
ment thcieof may bo fiifoieed b atlaeli
incut. In case the contestant or conies -ants
establish his or their light to the
olllco In either of the nboe mimed iae,
tho costs shall lie paid by the pioper dis
trict, county, bortnigh, townhip, munici
pality or school district.
In rontctid eleetleiis of elutcis of
picsldent and l(e pteldpnt and state ot
llcers wlioso Juilsdlctlon exterds ocr tho
stutc. and senator and inembeis of Hip
house of reprc'iiilatlvw, it the toiirt or
Judgu slnll dicldo tint tho complaint Is
without iirobible caue, the pttltlonri
nnd cveiy of them shall be Ji.lutlv and
sierall liable for all the ci stu and the
same may bo eoiVelul as debts ot liW'
amount nie by luw ciillrrtable or pavme'it
thereof miv be iii'oiced bj uttaelimeiit
In eontestcd elections of the cluctois of
piesldint nnd -Ico preldci.t and state
Mllcors whoso urIdletlon extend our
tho stnti, and aerators and members ot
tho hotiM! of reprcscntatUes as aforesill,
in which the court or Judgo shall not de
cide thut the cimplehu Is without piob
ublp tausp, the cemmonwe dth shall bu
liable for all (Ots and the same shall bo
paid bv tho state tieasuiei out of anv
moiiess not otherwise appropriated, on
bill certified to be coneet bv the proper
com t or jtidce, on examination and ap
proval of the auditor genenl.
In commenting upon the effect ot the
measuie It It becomes a law Senator
Vaughn aid- "Thlo bill If It become
a law will prevent in the future thp
cndlos seiles of contests with which
Lackawanna and other counties hao
been Inflicted In the past. While It
depilves no man of his right to contest
It will discourage the speculative con
testa from the fact that unless tho
contestant establishes his right to Hi
olllco the entire costs will have to bo
born by tho petitioners. Anoitheti
feature of the bill piovides that wit
nesses whose votes aie tdiown to be
Illegal In a contest shall receive no
witness foes or mileage. I believe that
the tax p.ivots of Lackawanna county
have a sullleiency of election contests
with their heavy bills of costs paid out
ot the public funds and 1 know fiom
the expressions of opinion I have re
ceived from my constituents that thu
measute will be a popular one. The ob
ject Is not to deprive any citizen of anv
of his lights but to dlseoiiiage contesH
by making it n coitainty that the con
testants must pay the co-ts unless
they ptove their case. This will pro
vent hasty and Ill-considered action,
and the result will be to vlitually abol
ish contests, except when It Is fully
appaient that the contestant will suc
ceed in establishing his right to the
ofllce." J. V. D.
WANAMAKER'S HOPES.
He Looks for Thing3 That Money or
Favors Cannot Buy.
Hairlsbuig. Jan. 51. Hx-1'ostmaster
Genoial John Wanamnker returned to
Hutrlbuig this afternoon and will u
main dining the week
Aolcp.l If hi. li id
anything to say lcguidinif b mjnator
lal contest at ptesent, he saict:
He turning hcie trdny I attended tho
meeting of the ilft-two thorough proof.
He publicans to line! them twice encoui
.iged and strengthened bv their home tilps
and tho ovations given them tu their re
spective neighborhoods for staunchly
standing by their principles.
Tho voters admire the com age and con
sistencj of thdr members In not being
ovc rsl iiiglie d, browbeaten or trapped by
the hliud men in and out of olllco tint
nro heie hiptlc-s. di'Sperately and lav
ishly spending the Quay machine money.
It is the belief ol lmuiv that this is the
death struggle of Qua ism. Hod lire,
cash, tho governors olllco handed around
and the Judgeships in tho scales will not
weigh heavy at this stage ot the contest.
Theio are things that neither money
or favors will buv, and oven a thousand
shouted and heelers dilieu la fiom all
pails of tho state will not avail in ef
fecting tho result now that the public at
large Is in touch with the legislators aril
leflecting constantly the public opinion in
legards to the senatorial and McCnticll
Juiy upsetting lulls.
No man in this legislature Is likely to
play stool pigeon for tho Quay-Andrews
managers very long.
DEATH FROM FREEZING.
Four Persons Expire from Cold at
St. Louis.
St. Louis, Jan. 31. four deaths from
fteezlng occuned in this city today and
one death In Hast St. Irouls. The lntal
Itles are;
GKOROn A CTARK. aged years, a
candy maker.
CIIAHL13S PARL13R, aged 30 jears, la
borer. MRS. MARY UVAN.
AUGUST UUNSOX, aged SJ. eoloted,
laboier.
MRS. M. JI3NKINS, I3nst St. Louis, col
ored. Mis. Ran slipped on Hie ice In her
door yaitl nnd was otunned hj- the full.
Half an hour later she was found al
most dead from exposure ami died soon
after. Farler and Henson were both
consumptives and succumbed while
eentchlng for work.
Clark was overcome by tho cold
while going to his place ot employ
ment. The day was clear, but the cold was
of the martow penetiating vaiiety. At
10 o'clock tonight the thetmometer re
glsteied ono degteo above zero.
COLLIERY FIRE.
Johnson's No. S Colliery Eugino
Houso Burned.
The engine house of thu air-shaft con
nected with Johnson's No. I! collieiy, at
Pi lceburg. was totally destioyed bv a
fire which broke out at L' o'clock this
morning
The dry and oil-soaked timbers
burned veiy lapldly, and lnsldi of
forty minutes It was burned to tho
ground.
The valuable engines weie badly
damaged. An ovei heated journal bear
Ing Is supposed to havo caused the fiie.
Steamship At rivals.
New York, Jan. Sl.-Clonrecl: 8t. Paul,
Southampton; Houtl.wnrk, Antwerp; Hilt
a mile, Liverpool, Sailed, Sanle, South
ampton and Bremen, Liven pool Suited:
Nomadic, Now Yoik.
COMMISSIONER GRAY
TALKS ON TREATY
PRESENTS HIS VIEW Or PHILIP
PINES SITUATION.
Was Opposed to tho Acquisition of
tho Islands at First, hut Submits
to tho Will of the Majority Com
plications That Beset tho Commis
sioneis in Thoir Work Senators
Mason and Money Join the Debate.
Washington, Jan. .11. Senators Ui.iy
and Money occupied the entile execu
tive session of the senate today In
speeches on the peace tieaty. Senator
Gray favoring latiflcution and Senator
Money opposing It
Senator tlrav was the third of tho
Palls commissioners to speak, and.
while he gave some attention to the
published matter bearing on the tieatv,
he did not go into thN lit such detail
as did Senators Krje and Davis, lie
admitted that In tho ixiginnlng of tin
negotiations he had been opposed to
the acquisition of the Philippine archi
pelago, and said that ho had freel and
fiankly advised the picsldent and his
lellow-coinmissloneis of his belief th it
It would be unwise to attempt to shape
Its destiny. He had ucd his best en
deavois to bring them to accept his
views but had utteily failed. Ho had
at last reached the conclusion that he
would either have to Join with thi
majoiity or see the tteaty fall and the
war continue. In the meantime, ho
had been laigely won over by the atgu
tnents of his colleagues and by tho
logic of the situation, nnd ho had -it
last concluded to sign the convention.
Having tnken his position, he was
hoio now to defend tho tieatv as a
wise conclusion of a most delicate dip
lomatic undertaking. Jlanv complications-
had beset the commissioners In
theii woik, and while he would not le
tract what he had heietoforo said as
to tho undoslrabillty of acquiring dis
tant tonitory, ay a matter ot principle,
still there wcio times when a nation as
an individual mlcht Iiiiap in rlrnnw lie.
tween evils. Theio was dan-or o ' reported irom tne commiuee on cinu
liiany complications of an international ' aKf"' "''Kl'tK ''l measures. liloli
chniacter in enso tiio T'nima smtn. Sir. Stone Is chairman. The Hill hill,
should have elected to pursue a differ-
out policy. He leiterated that the ultl
mate conclusion to take the entile
Philippine gioilli was that of the' rom.
missloners lather than of the piesidont, I
and also went Into the d!t!!cultic-i of
getting the Spanisli conimlo.slonets to
come to a conclusion.
N'OT PJ3HMANI1XT OCCUPAXCY.
Senator Giny did not advocate per
manent oeuipancv or the eastern Is.
lands but said that the duration of our
exercise of sovereignty theie should be
settled in the futuie and not at pres-
out. In leplv tu a quesilun by Senator .money and to make and k'op the cicd
Masun he said that he would not at- lt of the nation above the leaeh of suc
teiupt to fix a time th.it this onlv ' oessf ul attack or well grounded appre
could be done after we had lntl an on
portunlty to study the situation, to
know the people and le.erii Iheli rain.
cities, llr. had everv ninfl.lf.nr. in ti.
Ameilcan people and he believed that
il. ....1.1 .. .. i i. . j. ..
lm wouiii inn iuu give natives tier
iieecioin wne u iney nau sliown a capne-
itv for taklnur eaie of themselves as a
nation' of the woild but that they
would manage the affalis of the iland
wisely and well while thev contiolled
them. They would give the islanders
a fair start in clvills'atlonsJiPioro turn-
ing thein loose to shift lornliemselves.
Senator Money attacked the acquisl-
tlon of the islands as contrary to tho
sphlt ot Ameilcan Institution .and .as
unconstitutional. He said the govern-
ni"nt ot the United Steles could not
afford to put itself In the attitude ot a
Don Quixote In a vain effoit to e.ue fur
and (advance the inteiests of eveiy
people in every land that appeared a".
cording to our standards of civilization
to need our help. He had been an ad
vocate of lntci vent Ion In the case of
Cuba but from this fa"t it did not fol-
low that he was willing to tiansfer the
Philippines from Spanish vnssalago to
a dependence of the United States. He
did not consider that we weio especial
ly concerned as to the futuio of the
Filipinos and so far as ho was con
cerned ho should leave them to vvoil:
out their own salvation. This would
be far preferable to assuming respon
sibility for them and making them
citizens of the United States as they
would inevitably come to this If tho
tieaty should be ratified. We hid made
allies of them in the Spanish war bv
the acts of our own agents and in the
interest of fair dealing should let them
achieve their independence if thev
could do so.
Senntor Mason In a few vvoids, en
dorsed Senator Money's position that
tho Filipinos would be made citizens
by tho ratification of the treaty and
Senator Teller made a biief rejoinder,
controvei ted his position, saying that
an act of congress would he- nccessaiy
to lit their status towards the body
politic. Senator Hoar also endorsed
Senator Money's position.
THE MAYER SUICIDE.
Verdict of tho Coroner's Juiy Sitting
on tho Case.
Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 21. The
verdict found by the colonel's Jury em
panelled this evening in the cane of
Mrs. William I. Mayer, of Pittsburg,
who ended her Ufo by jumping lrom
the end of tho ocean pier yesterday,
was as follows.
"We Jlnd that suicide by diownlng
had been attempted, but that death
actually was due fiom a sudden
shock."
it was shown by testimony that the
actlcJTl ot Mis. Mayci's heait was weak
und tho sudden plunge into the cold
vvatPi caused it to suspend action.
Sale of tho Alton.
Nov.- 'Voil', Jan. 31 A Wall .tiH
news bureau today niudu this statement
regaidlng the Chicago mid Alton roll
io.nl di ul; "Wo nio able to stato that thu
Alton sale has boon i radically concluded.
Tho pioperty will bo taken by a sjncll
onto for tho benefit of die Illinois Cen
tral, Union Paclllc, Missouri Pacific and
Missouri, Kr.nsus mid Toxaj.
Princess Ferdinand Bead.
Sofia, Hulcailn, Jan. St. Piliites Fer
dinand, of llnltrni ia. died today ol pneu
monia. She savo birth to n daughter
laat evening
THE GOVERNOR'S STAFF.
Appointments Announced Yosteiday
by Adjutant Geneutl Stowait.
Haulsburg, Jan. 31. Adjutant Gen
eral Stewart issued nil otder thin even
ing announcing the following appoint
ments on the staff of Govcinoi Stone:
Colonel 13fl. H. Hippie, ot Scrantun, as
sistant adjutant tiiietiil.
Colonel 1-innk tl Switiey, of Chester,
Inspector general.
riist Lieutenant Soniiua M,oody, oC
lleuvei, iiuaiteiiuastcr Soviiiteonth ugl
oient. iisslm.int quarteimaster ginuial.
George .M- HallsleMil, of Scranton, as
sistant ccmmlssiiy pcueial.
Major Kiank J IMltcisun, ut 1'ltts
bliig, biinadn ordii into oKUci, Second
bilgade, general Inspicfji of iltlo prac
tice. Colui'tl HlicMon 1'otter. of Philadel
phia, chief of artillery.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Hall, of Pitts
liutg, alde-dt-canip.
lames Klveison, Jr.. of Phllacltlphla,
ii'ilA-do-c.itnp.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomics .1. Keeiiau,
of I'lttsbuit:. Sevuiteenth regiment in
funttj, uide-de-canip.
Lieutenant 'olonel James M. Held, Con
nellsllle, aide-dc-ci mp
William L. 13lki.-s, f Phlladolphla,
alde-do-eamp
Lteulcuaul Colonel Himj C. Trc.xlcr. ot
Alleiitown, aliU-de-cninp.
George A. lliihn, of I hllnilclplil.i, aide-de'-cunip,
A 1'iank Seltzci, of Lebanon, aide-decamp.
Xrd Aidon 1'lood, of Mcadvllle, aide-
de-camp.
Chatles C. I'ratt. of New Mllford, aidc-ile-camp.
J. Milton T.ijlor, of l'hlladelphUi, alde-de-camii.
Lieutenant Colonel Millard Hunslkcr, of
l'lttsbut g, alde-de-eanili
Non-e'omnilsioned stuff Sergeant Jacob
Gicene, of I'liiludelulila color serge int.
reappointed; Sirn-nnt 13dgar M. Ma for,
cliiff musician, of Harrlsbuig, leap
pointed MR. STONE REPORTS
THE HILL BILL
An Affirmative Declaration in Favor
of a Cold Standard.
Washington, Jan. SI. Representative
Chailos V. Stone, of Pennsylvania,
submitted to the hous" todiy his report
to accompany the Hill bill, recently
tno reI,orl silVfc- contains an alllt ma-
ivu lit i itiiuium iur tut kuiu Buuiucutti
a sepaintion of the note l-suo fiom
tho fiscal branch of the tieasttrv de
partnient, the retliemont of the green
baeks and the establlslunent of bianch
natlonnl banks.
Mr. Stone's leport savs that tho Hill
bill Is conseivatlvp In puiposc nnd pro
vision. "It seeks" he nvs, "to
strengthen, rolldlfy and fortify our
piesont svstPin rather than to build
anew. It especially seeks to allay at
home and abio.ul all doubt as to the
piesent and permanent quality of our
hension."
The manner In which this is accom
plished is explained in detail In a re-
'view of the bill sections "If this bill
becomes a law," siv? the iepoit, "It
ii 111 1, s.F iti-i Tinoultilii (icintn-jrilli-illr A ( tl
""' " v" "" '"--" -.
wmii i.u m-uiur mim ... uv..,.v. ... ...,.-
lTitcd States a debt Is payable., as any
" "111 ,)0 ns B'0cl a nny ot,1or and
eveiy ono exchangeable for any other
nnd the kind nf money to he paid and
received will be merely a matter of
I convenience and not ot profit and loss."
A considerable part of the report Is
devoted to the subject of branch banks,
t the establishment of which is peimltted
by the bill. It savs that one of tho
benefits nilsing from the bianeh bank
system would bo the transfer In an
effective manner of loanable capital
from points where It Is abundant to
points wliero it Is scaice. "It Is nn ef
ficient agent," the report continues, "In
tho important work of the dlstilbutlon
of capital and currency. Wo suffer not
from the lack of an adequate aggre
gate supply of our circulating medium
as much as we do fiom a tendency to
an accumulation and congestion there-
of In money centers. A system of
branch banks will materially aid In
reaching remote points and small com
munities iv heie Independent banks
could not be sustained and thus carry
to them the life-blood of business ac
tivity." "The mlnoiity repoit, which wns also
submitted today, pays the bill will
make i.adlcal changes In oui whole cur
rency sstem nnd wotk a seiious, and,
it is believed, disastrous contraction of
our money volume and destroy tho
whole of the silver coinage. Tho bill,
says the iepoit. fixes absolutely and
unquallfledly the single gold standard
upon the countiy. All ot the standard
sliver dollars aie swept from their
piesent position as standard money
and Into the category of ciedlt money
and made a charge upon the govern
ment for their redemption In gold. Tho
provision icpcallng the law which pro
hibits national banking associations
fiom withdrawing from circulation
inoie than tlnee million dollars in any
one month, elves tho banks a power
that will Inevitably lead to a sudden
conti action of the cuirency and busi
ness prostration. This will give tha
ImnUs, says the minority leport, tho
power to contract the curicnty at their
will and to coeice legislation under the
tin eat of panics and business dupies
slon to be brought about by such con
traction. The whole scheme of the bill,
continues the mlnoiity, contemplates
the destruction of silver as money, tho
defUiui tlon of gi callbacks and tiensury
notes as money, and denies to congiess
the right to issue paper money except
by funning out to coiporations this
gttat soveiclgn power. Notice Is given
that a substitute will bo offered, pru
vldtng that both tho gold and silver
dollars shall he standatds of value and
providing for fiee coinage ot Hilver.
Special Election,
Hairlsbuig, Jan. 31. --Speaker Pair H
sued a writ tonight for a special election
In Cumbciland county, to bo hold Fib
niary 21. to fill the vaennej In ilu houso
of inprenonliilhes created b the death
of HopiiHi'iilatlie llarrj Munnl ig, of
New vllle.
Died at Manila.
Washington, Jan. Si. Among th
deaths leported by aenoial Oils at Manll i
Is that of Frank Diulu, priwtto Compiny
C. Tenth Poimrylvnnla, on January 15, of
small-pox.
THE ARMY BILL
PASSES HOUSE
PROVIDES AN INCREASE TO
100,000 MEN.
Tho Piesidemt Has Authority to
Reduce Sizo of Infantry Result
of a Week of Hard Fighting Im
portant Amendments Mr. Cuui
mings1 Suggestion Snowed Under.
Washington, Jan. SI. The bill to io
oiganlze and Inciease the standing
mm to about 100,000 men, but giving
the president authoiltv to i educe the
sizo of Infantry companies and cavalry
troops to sixty men each, thus fixing
a minimum of about fiO.OOO enlisted men,
passed the house todav by a voto of
Ids to 125 This was the icsiilt of a
week of haul and often plctuiesque
fighting on the floor, during tho pla
nless of which the opposition compelled
those in chatge of the measute to give
this illsctetlonaiy authority to the
picsldent and to make other modifica
tions, among which was n ledtietlon of
331 In the number of stnlf ofllcers. In
consequence of thee modifications, the
Republican opposition was pmutlcully
vanquished and on the final vote but
six Republicans1 voted against the bill,
Messrs. Hat her (Md.), Connolly (ill.).
Loud (Cal.), Johnson (Ind.), Mcnvven
(X. J.), and Wndswoith (N. Y.). This
Republican defection was, however, al
most offset by five members of the
politician opposition, who voted in
favor of the bill, Messrs. BeitV (Ky.),
McClellan (X. Y.). McAIeer (Pa.l, Tay
lor (Ala.), Democrats, and Skinner
(Pop., X. ('.). The galleiles were
crowded throughout the clay and every
member who could possibly be hem
was on the floor to tecord his vote on
the final roll call The piogrammo to
day included provision for two houis
of general debate, which was to be
occupied by Mossis. Dalzell, of Penn
sylvania, and Hopkins, of Illinois, In
closing for the malorltv, and Messrs.
Hailey, of Texas, and Settle, of Ken
tucky, for the opposition. Hut this
piogiamme was smashed, owing to the
fnllute to complete tho bill under the
five minute rule befoie .1 o'clock, tho
hour set for the vote.
IMPORTANT AMI3XDMI3NTS.
Among tho Important amendments
adopted beloio the vote was taken to
day was one to .exclude the appoint
ment of civilians to positions in the
englneeis coips, one to abolish can
teens and the sale of liquor In camps
and one to strike out the piovlhlon for
additional pay for commanders serving
In the West Indies, Philippines and
Alaska. Tho amendment of Mr. Cum
mlngs, of Xew York, to piohlblt tho use
of tioops in the several states to sup
piess riots etc, except upon applica
tion of the states, was defeated by a
laige majoiity. The motion to lecom
mit, with instructions to leport back,
the minority substitute, onlj com
manded two Republican votes and was
lost, 117 to 170 The bill as passed pro
vides In ndditlon to the general ofllcers
nnd staff departments, for 12 regiments
of cavalry of 12 troops evieh, 114 coast
battel lees, 24 field batteries, 30 regiments Yo.u hav! ",n tho advo Use meats biff
!.-.,.,. r 1. ,.,,,, ia , I CNtratt," ono pound contains ihe sub
of infantry ot U companies each, a i ptnm,t oC four t() m.p l)mmJ nt ,,llra0
coips ot englneeis and one regiment of , ,)ecif- -ey,,!), tllis thp lj(,ef aCter the ex.
engineers, an ordnance department and
a slgnnl corps, the latter with C21 en
listed men. It also gives the president
discretion to recruit the organizations
serving In Cuba, Poito Rico and the
Islands of the Pacific In whole or In
part fiom tho Inhabitants thereof Be
fore the house adjoin ned today the i li
cr and harbor bill was foimally called
up In order to make it tlie unllnisheu
business in tho committee of the whole.
THE INSTRUCTIONS.
An Erroneous Impression Regarding
Island Luzon.
Washington, Jan. 31. It appeals that
an erroneous lmpiesslon has gone
abroad lespectlng tha natute of the
president's Instructions to the Ameri
can commissioners in Paris touching
the limitations of the claims to be put
forwaid so far as the Philippines were
concemed to the Island of Luzon. As
a matter of fact, so far from making
thai Island the maximum claim of the
Americans, tho president's instructions
actually placed the Island as the min
imum claim to be pot out.
The language was "nothing less than
tIl isin(i of Luzon." Instead of "noth
lnB mole ti,nn tho Island of Luzon."
u can be stated also that tho cmics-
pondenco submitted to tho sgnato In
cluded nil of the lnsti notions to the
American commlsslonets. The only
omissions from the mnss, it Is stated,
were letters touching matters In no way
related to the Spanish negotiations.
OFFICERS ARE FINED,
Spoko Their Minds Regaiding tho
Seventy-first Leaders,
Albany, X. Y., Jan 31. As a icsult
of the court martial in the cases of
Captain A. J. Hleocher, of the Tlst New
Yoik leglment, charged with a viola
tlon of the regulations in discussing
publicly the
action of other olllcem and
of conduct piejudlclal to military dis
cipline, and of Captain W. P. Meeks,
of the same regiment, on the gntno
charges, the men weie found guilty
mid sentenced eaeli ol them to bo lepii
mauded In nvneial orders and fined $100
each.
Major Goneial Roe, upon tecelvlug
tho cnuit's decision, Immediately in
mltted the fines, tho adjutant general's
Older snlng "Upon the lecommeuda
tlon of tho major goneial commanding
the national guard, that a portion of
the sentence. Imposing a line of $100,
Is remitted In each case."
Tho gov oi nor fully concurs in tho
opinion of the court as to tho gravity ot
the offence and tho conduct of the ac
cused, Tho publication of this older Is
deemed suttlclent icpiliuatid. Captains
nicker nnd Meeks aio lellovod lrom
an est und will repoit for duty to the
commanding olllcer of the Tlst legl
lnent. Captains llleekor and Mteks churged
Lieutenant Colonel Wallace A. Downs,
Mnjor ('. H. Smith und Cuptaln J. II.
Whittle with cowaidlee at the battle of
San Juan
THE NEWS THIS MOKNLVti
Weather Indications Todays
Fair; Northerly Wind.
1 General Irresponsible Rumor ot
Hrealc 111 tho Quay Hanks.
Senate Talks I3pailston.
Houi Pusses tho Army Hill,
Senator Gray Upholds tha Treaty.
2 General Doings ot the Btato Legisla
ture,
l-'ltiauelat and Commercial.
3 Local Meeting of T3vPrlsoueis ot
Wai
Pull Olllclil Repot t on Van Mom's
Huilty.
I Hdltoiial.
News and Comment.
Storj "The Chaperon."
Local New Nominations for tho Poor
13o ird.
Dai's Wotk of Criminal Court.
Local Polltlcjns and Butcheis
Smoked put.
Ruiglars at Wotk on Webster Avenue.
Local West Sciauton and Suburban.
News Round About Scranton.
10 C.eneial Practice. March of the Thir
teenth Regiment
Consumption of Coal for Steam
GENERAL MILES HAS
MADE A STATEMENT
Has Oveiwholming Evidence That
the Embalmed Beef Was Tieated
with Chemicals in Older to Pie
servo It.
Xew Yoik, Jan. SI. General Nelson
A. Miles gave out a statement tonight,
after having denied seveial published
intei views nttllbuted to him. He pre
faced bis statement by saying:
"I have been most freely quoted
without nuthoilty fiom me or without
any utterance on my part. It has been
a bourcc of groat anonynnce to me."
Ills' statement is as follow s.i
On the 'Mh of list feeptcmber 1 issued
an order to leglmentat ccitnmainleis to ie
poit to me concerning the beol which
had been Issued to their men. At the
tlmo that 1 went bcfoio the war boarl
lnvestlgatirg committee I had onlj le
celved reports liom fouiteen conimnnd
ei s. Now I have thirty reports Thev
all tell tho same frtw. Tho evidence
pioves tho truth of the statements
which I made. In addition to the- lcporls
of the regimental commandeis I hive a
great mass of evidence consisting of com
munlcntlons, affidavits, etc., from ol'i
cers, soldiers and civ flan". Kvcrj part
of the countiy lias contribute el to tl,?
miss of corcspondcrco while 1 huve re
celved tu reference to the beef served to
the soldiers and the evidence is all coiro
boratlvo of what I havo raid. The gicat
publicity which tho cress has glen to
tho matter has bi ought all tho corre
spondence of w hlch I speak, upon me
I havo overwhelming evidence that tho
embalmed beef was tieated wltli chem
icals in order to preservo It. I have af
fidavits from men who saw the beef under
going tho tieatment or embalming proc
ess. Now as to the) canned loast beef, that
was different fiom thu embalmed bejf.
Tho canned loast beef wns the beef af
ter the extract had been boded o-lt ot It.
beff
nnet had been taken from It. Thrv put
tl Is href up in pulp cans and label It
"canned roast beef." Tho soldiers iepoit
that the canned beef was inu,i:lng. 'f
swallowed It could not bo ktpt en the
stomach.
It was pointed out to General Miles
that he had. been quoted ns having
j said that If tho men who supplied the
beef would deposit a thousand dollais
in such a way that it could bo made
to pay the cost of the pioccedings he
would furnish absolute proof of his
ns-eitIon. He was asked what tribu
nal he had In mind or to whom ho
would furnish this proof, and in reply
said:
I maelo that statement In icspoii'-e to
tho offer of tho b.ef men to pay IW,J00
for evidence of the truth of my alliga
tions against their product. I looked on
their otter as a blurt, and took tin: nay
of ausweihig It. I have no particular
tilbtinal In mind. I have thn greatest
nbtindanoo of evidence to support the
charges I made and do not hink tv,it any
pa it of tho thousand dolalrs need be spent
In more Investigation.
Oeneinl Miles has received a tele
giam from Colonel A. A. Pope, of Bos
ton, leciuestlng Goneial Miles to draw
on him for XIO.000 to piove that chemi
cals weie used to embalm beef fur
nished to soldiers, but this offer will
not be accepted foi the reasons nlieady
given.
AQONCILLO'S REGRETS.
Newspaper Accusations May In
ciease Uneasiness in Philippines
Vahlngton, .Inn, 31. In his letter to
the secretaiy of state In closing a mem
orial against the latlflcatlon of the
jioai o treaty, Senor Agoliclllo, the Phll
Ipplno envoy heie, expresses regret
that he has rot received an assurance
of the peaceful Intention of Amotion,
toward the Filipino jepublit and that
his people are loft to fear the forcible
destruction by merlca of her lat'i
, . tno more so ns additional troopt
l'avo leeenuv been s
snt to the Philip
pines while ecpios.sions in tho newspa
pers and falso accusations jip ntloued
in them r.gainst ''enor Auunclllo. may
serve, ho feats, to Ineicnso their un
easiness. Ho regrets to obserio that these es
pre Ions and accusations have ip
celv ed no otllclal condemnation.
Aclli Could Not Throw Him.
b' Paul, Minn. Jm 'li Danny Mi
Li oil, champion e.eicli as catch cuu
wit tlir ( Amcrlci, twin his match with
ll.ill Adll the gigantic Tmklsh wirstUr
tonlsht and kuvo hlm blxty mtnutes of
(i hot wrestling as his ever been seen
The mutch wo under the aii'plccs of tho
Ht Pull Athletic club, tlin conditions be
lug that Adll should tliuiw McLeod twice
In an hour or foifeUil.POO.
Wiihlugtuii I in il -The follow ii.t
fouilli class pi.jitmuhtiis were appolnieel
toda lor IViuiBHunUi: Paluuuuul
lluirv J. Drcunan; Ullbeit. 13. A. .Miller,
Mi ndelssolm, llltnm Pnttinon.
Washington, Jan. Tl, Tho m milt to
da eoniliinisl the rumination ol ihose
Pcmisilvnula postmaslois; A. il. Hoy.
Wellsboro; J, H, The ma, C.irboiulalc; H.
H. Stlllwagoii, I toem'u t,
TREATY TALK
IN SENATE
New Version of Philip
pine Question by
Mr. Vest.
LEE AND JACKSON IN IT
Mr. Piatt Deliveis a Brief Speech In
Which Ho Analyzes the Situation
Which Confronts This Country.
Mr. Tillman Pails to Be Included
in the Issues Involved.
Washington, Jan. 31. During almost
the entlie nioinlng hour today tho sen
ate had under discussion tho policy
ot this country to bo pursued in tha
Philippine islands. Mr. Berry (Ark.)
In a speech upon the lesolutlon offered
by Mr. Vest, discussed the polley of
expansion without a reference to tlu
constitutional point Involved in tlui
Vest lesolutlon. He spoke from notes,
stating with foice and emphasis his
objections to tho pending tieatv of
peace. He declared that he would never
vole to place upon any people a policy
against which Lee fought und against
which Jackson gave up his life. An
attempt by Mr. UaconfOa.) to secure a
vote upon this resolution which in
bllef, declared that the United States
government will not make war upon a
people seeking for their freedom, pie
cipltatcd a lively debate which wa.i
patticlpaled In by Mr. Piatt (Conn.),
and Mr. Teller H'olo.) Mr. Bacon de
clared he would not vote for the treaty
unless some such declaration worn
adopted by congress. To this Mr. Plait
took exception and delivered a forceful
speech In which he carefully analyzed
the situation which conftonts this
country In the Philippines. No action
on the resolutions was taken.
RI3SPHCTS TO AGUINALDO.
Returning to the situation as now
confionts the countiy Mr. Piatt paid
his tespects to Agulnaldo.
"The situation In the Philippines."
said ho, "was ciltlcal. Agulnaldo Is in
ainv Ho Is using arms furnished te
hlm by the Pnlted States. That Is tlui
situation. "Who else but the United
States Is be In arms against" Thu
retllicatlon of the tieaty will give thu
United States the light to say to Ag
ulnaldo: 'Wo are In control in thesj
islands. Attack us If ou dare.' In a
shott tlmo the defiance of our author
ity will melt away and a government
will bo established In those lsland.s
Immeasurably supoilor to any that
Agulnaldo could possibly malc."
Mr Tillman Intel lunted to call at
tention to a newspaper icport of a
speech ntttibuted to Goneial Shaftor
In which he was quoledassajing that It
he could cxeicb. his will lowaul the
Filipinos ho would disarm them all
and 1:111 half ot them; asking Mr.
Piatt It he svmpnthlzed with thos'i
sentiments.
Mr. Plntt responded that he was not
required to answer the question as
neither Geneial Shatter nor the sena
tor (Mr. Tillman) was Included In thu
Issue Involved.
SOLDIERS INDICTED.
Six Cases Are Pending Against
Unruly Warriors.
Washington, Jan. 31. Theie aie now
pending In tho war department sIn
cases of Ameilcan soldieis chaiged
with manslaughter, and In two of theso
the death penalty has been Imposed.
They have not jet, however, paMd
under final review, so there is a proba
bility of a mitigation of tlie sentences.
One of these cases is that ot John
Norfoite, Company II, Seventh United
States volunteers. Having quaireled
with one of his conn ados while th4
leglment was at Lexington. Ky., Xoi
foite procuied a Mm and shot, not Ills
oponent, but another comiade, whom
the latter hud lutei posed. William II.
Greene. Ho was convicted by couit
maithtl and sentenced to death.
Theio 1f alo under the death sen
tence a Spanish soldier, Uafael Alboit,
alias Albert Glme, who was one of u
party that biutully murdeied un in
offensive Filipino. In his case the evi
dence Is not conclusive ns to Albcit'j
sole responsibility for tho murder, but
his complicity. It Is said, was demon
Minted bejnlid question.
Theie aie a gieut number of cases ol
desertion on iccoid, mainly among tha
volunteeis, and It is said that the war
dcpaitment has shown suipilslng leni
ency In dialing with these men, no!
one being given a death sentence,
- -
BECAME A MANIAC.
Thomas Reynold Rushes Through
Stieets Knife in Hand.
Newatk, N J..I..H .!!. Thomas Rey
nolds, itZ Hell, xili.-, .1 . a small town
near Newnik. 1m aii'e a laving manlao
today and lan thuui,h the stieets vClth
a knife In his hind stilMng ;.t every
one he met Most of tho people es
iiiped liom hlm but two were seriously
Injured, They nie Muiy Coyne, whoso
skull was true tuied and who will prob
ably die, and Miss Manning, a uns
ghl who was badly lujuied.
r.e nolds smashed windows and lan
Into houses nnd sinus, driving out tho
occupants. He was enptmed by ,1
etowd of rlilins who put a. ropo.
.iioiind his in 1 I; anil threntpned tn
,.K,, ,,,,, ,,,, VWIH ,.,.,, i,y o,
J 0r f()o'e, huuhel i.sldents of tha
- H -r -t-- -1 -ft t
t
- WEATHER FORECAST, -
- -
-- Washington, Jan. 31. Forecast -
-- for Wediiunlaj : Fur eastern Putin- -4
-f sjlvanla, fair; frm.lt northerly -
winds diminishing. -
t tM ittt-fttf-ftfftt-t-r-ft