m Jw JMr jfl!V'- TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESI morning, FEBRUARY 8. 1899. TWO CENTS. " ww lit w ILOILO General Otis Will Follow Up Advantage Over the Filipinos. AGUINALDO MUST YIELD No Peace or Security to Life or Property Can Bo Secured Until the Insurgents Are Made to Lay Down Their Anna Secretary Long Congratulates Admiral Dewey. Additional Casualties to Members of the Tenth Pennsylvania Offi cial Despatch from General Otis. Juan Luna, of the Filipino Junta, Follows Agoncillo to Canada. Manila, Feb. S. 1 n. m. Lieutenant Alford, Company I, Twentieth Kansas Infantry, and a private of that com pany wore killed and six other mem bers of the regiment were wounded near Calooean last evening, while re connolterlng. The party was In a Jungle, when it was attacked by the enemy. Two companies of the Kansas regi ment were sent to the relief of their comrades! and drove the Filipinos into Calnoean, penetrating to the very heart of the town. Meanwhile, the gunboats shelled the suburbs. General Otis finally recalled the troops, but the natives, mlsunder .nunding the retreat, failed to take ad vantage of It. The outskirts of the town were burned. Washington. Feb. 7. There was lit tle abatement of Interest In the stir ling events at Manila exhibited today (it the war department. The first feel ing of anxiety for the safety of the American forces has given away en tirely s'ave In the case of the personal ft lends and acquaintances of soldiers supposed to be Inlurcrl and there was displayed instead the greatest interest in the extent of the losses inlllctcd upon the Insurgents by the American s. ildleip and sailors. Olllces at the war department who know (it Is well, declared when the an nouncement came of the killing, cap ture or wounding of 4.000 men, that h undoubtedly had tinder-estlmated the inmage Indicted by hlni as was his unlit, instead of magnifying It in the Spanish fashion. Th news of the day from abroad was found in the casually list sent by Otis mid in tbe concise and excellent de sciiption by him of the results of the engagement of Saturday night and Sunday The olllclals say that nothing more can be expooU-d from him on this point until he has had an opportunity to forward a mall report giving in de tail all the history or the fighting. Naturally there was a great deal of speculation as to the future conduct of nffnlrs by Otis but to some extent tills must remain speculative inasmuch as Secretary Alger has said that the gen eral is to be left to follow his own dis cretion. To assist him to a correct un derstanding of the diplomatic situation he has been cabled the full text of the peace treaty ratified yesterday. ILOILO WILL FVLL NEXT. A forward movement Is probable at Hollo, where General Miller has been fu- weeks lying in front of the town In his transports. lie has never had any doubt of his ability to take flu place whenever he got the word, but there has been a restraining Influence from Y ashlngton based in part on the hop that the insurgents could be brought to a peaceful retirement from the town and an apprehension mat an effort to force a landing might result in serious injury to foreign Interests. Now, how- ver It Is felt that the latter are per haps more in jeopardy from a continu um of the existing state of alTails hin they would be thtough a rapid eiziire of the town. At today's cabinet meeting the cm. luelon was reached that before per manent peace or security in life nnd property could be secured Agulnaldo's 1'mveH must be made to lay down their attlNft, nnd It Is expected that General fills, In co-operation with Admiral Hi uey, will push forward at once and t-ive the insurgents no chance to i-. over from the defeat of last Sunday. So fur as can be learned, no positive instructions have yet been cabled to our commanders at Manila, but It Is tin expectation of members1 of the ad ntiiii: trailon, presumably based mi able advices from Manila, that this curs,' will be pursued. Hollo Is to be occupied at once by the American tiavil foiccs and It is expected thut General Otis will move immediately on Malo los. the Insurgent capital, and capture or disperse the so-called Filipino gov ernment. The more closely the insur gents1 are pressed, and the morn rigor ous and determined the campaign, it Is said, the sooner may wo expect pence. Genera) Miller now has with him the Eighteenth Infantiy and a battalion of artillery, and it Is likely that he will be strongly reinforced before the at tempt Is mude to take Hollo. DKWKY CONQ HAT IJLATED. Naval ollicers have watched with pride the achievements or the naval vessels during the recent fighting and they were gratified when Secretary Long this afternoon sent the following cablegram: Divwy. Manila: Congratulations, t, Signed) Longr. General Otln hOH already been noti fied by the war department of the rutl- TO.-JSAHrt?EXT Mention of the peace treaty. A copy of the treaty was mailed him about a month ago, but on receipt of the de partment's telegram yesterday ho re plied that he had not seen the text of the treaty and had nothing but news paper reports on Its contents on which to uct. The war department accord ingly today cabled the entire treaty to General Otis for his Information and It will be published by him throughout his Jurisdiction upon Its receipt as a proclamation. The state department was advised today by the white house that the Uni ted States senate had formally ratllled the peace treaty yesterday. Secretary Hay immediately sent a notice to that effect to M. Thlebaut, the charge of the French embassy here, with the re quest that he communicate the fact to the Spanish government. This course is necessary as direct diplomatic inter course has not yet been resumed be tween the United States and Spain. There Is nothing now to do but to await the action of the Spanish gov ernment. The cortes must ratify the treaty as did the United States senate. Tf assembles this month and It Is not believed there will be much delav. It Is ;ald to be impossible under the Spanish parliamentary procedure for tho treaty to be held under considera tion before the cortes for any such length of time as it was before the United States -senate. According to the terms of the treaty, filial ratifications must be exchanged on or before the 10th of June but It Is expected thut they will actually ex change long before that date. The ex change must take place in Washington and the Spanish government probably will send a specially empowered am bassador for that purpose. Some time before the ratifications are exchanged the president must sign the treaty, thus formally approving the ac tion of the United States senate, some thing he has not done up to this time. ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES. The following additional list of cas ualties to Pennsylvania troops wa? re ceived today; Tenth Pennsylvania-Killed: C. Cor poral Jacob C. Landls; O, Private Allen It. Rockwell. Wounded: D. James Kets. K'r. (Signed) Otis. Early In the day the war department received the following dispatch from General Otis: Manila, Feb. 7. Adjutant General, Washington; The Insurgent army concentrated around Manila from Luzon province, number ing 31,000, possessing several quick lliing and Krupp llekl guns. Good poitlon of enemy urmed with Maimer's latest pat tern. Two Krupp and great many rJllos captured. Insurgents llro great quan tity of ammunition, Quite a number of Spanish soldiers in Insurgent service, who served artillery. Insurgents constructed strong lntrenciimeiits near our lines, mostly bamboo thickets. These our men charged, killliir, or captuiing many of tie enemy. Our casualties probably aggre gate 'SA Full reports today. Casualties of insurgents very heavy. Have burled some 30rt of their dead and hold .MW pris oners. Their loss, killed, wounded nnd prisoners probably 4,iX). Took water wotks pumping station yesterday frlx miles out. Considerable skirmish with enemy who made no stand. Pumps damaged. Will, be working in a week. Have number of condenser set up In city which furnish good watei. Troops In excellent spirits. (JuIpI prevails. (Signed) Otis. JOAN LUNA SKIPS. Juan Luna, another member of the Filipino junta here, took flight today, leaving for New York nt 11 o'clock. This leaves only Lopez and his nick associate, Losada. Luna lias a through ticket to Montreal. Luna took every precaution to con ceal his departure and there was at first considerable mystery as to which of the junta had fled. He carried a large amount of excess baggage with him. Several secret service men board ed the 11 o'clock train for New York with him and will follow him to his destination across the Canadian bor der. His train arrives In Jersey City nt L40 this afternoon and he undoubt edly will be aboard the Montreal ex press when It pulls out from New Yoik about C o'clock this evening. Tho re maining Filipinos will join Agoncillo as soon as Lasada's rheumatism becomes less acute. The character of the arms carried by the insurgent" as set out in General Otis' cablegram, posted this morning, caused a mild sensatlor among the army officers on duty at the depart ment. None of them cared to be quoted in comment upon the statements made by General Otis, but one expert de clared that so far ns he was Informed the latest pattern of Mausers that the Spanish troops in Manila had wora dated as far back ns lMifi. while the latest pattern, such ns described by the cablegram, was right up to date, seeming to indicate that they had not been obtained by capture or gift from the Spanish but from some other source. Under international law citi zens of neutral states may soil anils' to Insurgents at the iisk of having them captured as contraband on the way to delivery, and these arms must have been smuggled from some of the Asiatic ports recently. However, as Otis and Dewey undoubtedly have taken steps to cut off the future supply of ammunition, and the insurgents are wasting great quantities, the arms will soon be of much less value. AMERICANS IN CONTROL. The Wounded Rebels Are Cared for Aguinaldo's Proclamations, Manila, Feb, 7. 3.13 p. m. -The Americans, us this dispatch Is sent. ar In complete control of the sltuetlon within a tadlus of nine miles of Ma nila, their lines extending to Mnlnbon, on the north, and to Parannque, on the south, nre fully 23 miles long. While u few detached bodies of the enemy still offer desultory opposition, the main body of tho rebels is In full retreat nnd utterly routed. Of tho hordes of troops originally drawn up In battlo array against tho Americans fully one-third are already Incapacitated and the others are scat tered In every direction. The torrlblo Iosh of the rebels may be gathered from the fact thut IG0 of them were hurled In one rice field on Monday near Punas, and that sr wero Interred between Paco and Bnnta Ana. A converted river gunboat did terri ble execution among the rebels, sweep ing both banks of the river with her Outline guns and her heavier battery. Hundreds of Filipinos undoubtedly crawled Into the cane brakes nmv-dled there. The Americans are working nobly In their efforts to find tho wounded nnd are bringing hundreds of pufferlnij reb els to tho hospitals for treatment. The natives nre unuble to understand the humane motive which prompt the vic tory to succor the wounded of the enemy. The correspondent of tho Associated Press is Informed that members of tho hospital corps have made the startling discovery that thero are several wo men in male dress und with hair cropped, among the dead. THE YGOUOTES ARE BETTER. Tho chief of tho Ygorotes, the Filip ino natives who fought so gallantly In the face of our artillery fire with their hows and arrows, la In a liospltnl with n haltered thigh, He admits that he never saw modern urtlllery nnd was ignorant of its effect until ho und his followers met the disastrous fire of Sunday moinlng. The chief Is bitter ly Incensed against the Tagalos for placing tho Ygorotes in front of the American batterv, under the pretence that they were sent to occupy it post of honor nnd ho intimates that the gorote will avenge this tieaeliery when the survivors return north. It Is regarded as a significant fact that many of the Filipino oillcials of this city disappeared from Manila as soon as hostilities commenced. Some of them are supposed to be still hiding here. Hundreds of women refugees are pouring into Manila from all direction?, as tho villages around Manila have, as a rule, been destroyed by the troops. The further the Americans extend their lines, the more need of means of transportation increases. The Ameri can commanders have nlready been compelled to impress horses and ve hicles or. all sides to the inconvenience, naturally, of the civilians. All the pub lic conveyances ut this writing have either been Impressed or have disap peared in some manner or other. Street car traffic, however, has been resumed and the cars are running regularly, though the streets are almost dosicrted. There are u few nntlve stores open nnd white flags, In the nature of towels, plllow-sllps and nprons tied to bam boos, adorn the windows of the nntlve residences everywhere. Hut In spite of these emblems of peace, scores of Fili pinos, under the cover of the darkness, fired from these same windows yester day eveninz on the American patrols. At f o'clock last night there was a gen eral fusllado In the Qulapo nnd Rlnon districts. The inhabitants of the city generally believed that a battle was raging at their doors, lights were ex tinguished Inside the dwelling!, and a majorlty of the people were In a state of terror, tinder the circumstances it is remarkable that no casualties were reported. Several shots were fired across the river during tlr? excitement. General Hughes has the Interior sit uation absolutely in hand. waterworks captfr ed. Late yesterday General Halo's bri gade captured tho water works at Slu gnlon. Four companies of the Nebras ka regiment and a part of the Utah battery with two Hold guns nnd two Hotchkisu had a sharp engagement with the enemy, In which the Nebrns kans lost one man killed ind three wounded. Dr. Young, formerly quar termaster sergeant in the Third artil lery, was wounded, captured nnd mur dered. His body was later recovered in a horribly mutilated condition. The rebels were driven back In con fusion. In the meantime General Ovenshine's brigade had advanced and taken Pnt- anaque without opposition, capturing two Held guns, nnd General McArtbur's division advanced beyond Gaggalangin without loss, the enemy retreating to Calooean. A strong embrasured earth work within site of Calooean was cap tured. The Americans are in control of the steam car line to Malaboa and six hundred marines, with four Maxims have been landed on the beach north of the clt.v. A Filipino colonel came out this morning from Calooean under a flag of truce. Several American ollicers promptly went to him. but when tho parties met the Filipinos opened fire. Tho Filipino npologlzed for the barbar ous conduct of his troops and returned to his lines. The American troops ate being promptly furnished with supplies of all Kinds, Hospital attendance is supplied up to the firing line and, In brief, all the wants of our troops nre met Im mediately by the different military de partments whose duty it Is to attend to such mutters;. Artificer Havs, of Company I, of the Colorado regiment, discovered the missing parts of the pumping machin ery of the water works buried in a coal pile at Slngnlon station. The machin ery will soon bo in working order again nnd the employes having promised lo return to woik this evening, a is im probable that tho threatened water famine will occur. AGFINALDO'S PROCLAMATIONS. Agulnaldo has issued two proclama tions. The first says: f order and command. Flrst-That ponce diid friendly lelatlottJ with the American? Lo broken and that tho la'ter be treated ns enemies, within the limits prescribed by the laws of wa-. Second That the Americans captured be held ns prisoners of war. Thlid-'lii.H this proiiuinallon be com municated U the consuls and that con Bless order uiltl accord a f aspens-Ion of the constitutional guaranlee, resulting from tho ilccluiutlon of war The second proclamation Kiys tho outbreak of hostilities was "unjustly and unexpectedly provoked by tho Americans," refers to his manifesto of Jan. 8, publishing the alleged griev ances of the Filipinos at the hands of tho army of occupation and the "con stant outrages and taunts which havo been causing misery to the MunllamV' and refers to the "useless conference" and 'contempt shown for tho Filipino government" as proving a "premedi tated transgression of Justice and lib erty." Tho rebel lender also refers to tho former losses of the Filipinos, but nays "slavery Is bettor" and culls upon them to "sacrifice all upon the altar of honor and national Integrity." He Insists that he tried to avoid ns far us possible un urmed conflict, but claims that nil his efforts were "use less before the unmeasured pride of tho American representatives," whom ho charges with having treated him as a rebel "because I defended the Interests of my country and would not become the Instrument of their dastardly In tentions." Agulnaldo conclude with saying; "He not dhvovraged. Our independence wan watered freely by the blood of martyrs and more will be shed In the future tit strengthen It. Remember that efforts are not to be wasted that oml3 may be gained. It Is lndlspen ablo to adjust our uctlons to the rules of law and right nnd to learn to tri umph over our enemies." CAUSE OF OUTBREAK. The Filipinos Ohjocted to Interfer ence with Their Shipping. Washington, Feb. 7. It may be that It was Admiral Dewey's act In seizing a vessel loaded with arms and am munition intended for them that in cited tho Philippine Insurgents to at tack the American soldiers Saturday night, for It is understood that one of the bitterest of their grievances was what they declared to be unwarrant able Interference with their shipping. It Is learned at the navy department that about a week ago the admiral caused the seizure of tho schooner Taneng, with a full supply of cuch arms for the insurgents. The admiral's report discloses the fact that an Ameri can and not n German owned the ves sel thus being used to arm the Insur gents against Otis' troops. MANILA THRONGED WITH DESPERADOES Evidence That the City Is Swarming with Cutthroats, Prepared to Plun der nnd Kill. Manila, Feb. 7. p. in. There are many Indications that Manila U full of desperados who had Intended to co operate with Agulnaldo. The police aie continually capturing men and women with weapons concealed in their clothing. The vigllnnce of the authoiilles In this respect Is highly re assuring. Lust Saturday about midnight two Englishmen accidentally encountered a gang of armed natives in a dark side street. The natives, fearing discovery, Imprisoned them until morning and threatened to kill them unless they maintained silence. Many native clerks, employed by mercantile houses, are missing. It Is Impossible that they should have pass ed the lines, the Inference Is that they are in hiding in the city. Several attempts were made to as- sasslnate Americans on the streets, but the danger Is now at a minimum. The natives are terribly cowed and the pre caution!, taken, especially against In cendiarism, are admirable. Tbe rebels, who have been swept In everv direction, like pheasants In a battle, died by the hundreds tn trench esfor the most part passively, except the Ygorotes who charge desperately and uselessly. The rebel prisoners declare that their attack was unpremeditated, that tho outposts fired and then everybody fol lowed in accordance with a sort of gen eiai understanding. AGONCILLO IS SAFE. Not Considered of Enough Conse quence to Be Expelled. Montreal, Feb. 7. Agoncillo was kept busy today. He received about a score of telegrams from Paris and Hong Kong and spent some time with his secretary replying to them. He refused to discuss their contents. In regard to the fighting at Manila he was almost equally reticent. "How can I say any thing about It," he said, "having noth ing to guide me ns to the real estate of events beyond the newspaper re ports" It Is absolutely Impossible for me to communicate with my people from Hong Kong to Manila because the Americans control the service." Agoncillo Is following in the footsteps of Carranza and his Spanish spy sys tem nnd has now a little detective force of his own. The American secret set vice men who have followed him nnd his secretary for some time are now being followed nnd shadowed In return by two men In the employ of the little Filipino. A dispatch from Ottawa states that the cabinet has taken Into considera tion the question of Agoncillo's expul sion and that it has been decided not to molest him, as his case is different from that of the Spaniards and thero existed no slate of war between tho Filipinos nnd tho United States at the time lie came here. National Municipal League. Philadelphia, Fob. 7. The executive committee of the Niitlini.il .Municipal municipal league has decided to hold the next annual meeting of the league at Co lumbus, ().. November ", 10 and 17. Tho civic league of Santa Jlaibara nnd the good government league of Detroit have been admitted to nflllluted membership in the league. Congratulations from the Hub. lioston, Feb. 7. The executive commit tee or the Antl-linpeiialM league to day voted to extend Its hearty congratu lation" (i ixl the tribute of its respect to the twcmy-nlne senators of the United States senate, who voted, or who wero pulled against the ratification of the peace treaty. Bishop Williams Dead. Mlddletown, Conn., Vi. ". Itlsht. Itov. John Williams. D. I).. LL. D bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church, diocese of Connecticut, and senior member ot the houso of bishops of the Episcopal church In America, died unexpectedly Ht the Episcopal residence shoilly before 0 o'clock tonight. He was J years old. Solly Smith Defeated. New York, Feb. 7, Oscar Gardner, the Omaha Kid. defeated Solly Smith, or Los Angeles, very easily In hIx rounds at ihu Lenux Athletic club tonight. Smith was unsteady on his feet from tho opening round mid was unusually wild. Some per sons thought that ho was under the in tlueiico of some drug. Buildors' Convention, Milwaukee. Feb. 7.-The eighteenth an nmiul convention of the National Asso ciation of Builders mot at the Builders' nnd Trade exchange today. About ISO delegates are present. OPPOSITION TO M'CARRELl BILL 0PPONENT3 ADOPT FILIBUS TERING TACTICS IN HOUSE. Amendments Aro Offered by tho Score First Section of tho Bill Is Amended Congressman Sibley In terviewed He Belioves the Mc Carrell Bill Should Pass. Hariisburg, Feb. 7. In the senate to day Mr. Scott, ot Luzerne, Introduced two bills providing for the organiza tion, discipline and regulation of the National guard. The opposition to the McCnrrell Jury bill started in at the opening of the house to prevent consideration of the measure on first reading by filibuster ln&. After u number of bills had been in troduced bills on uecond reading were taken up, and the opponents of the Jury bill consumed time by offering amend ments to various measures, demanding roll calls, etc. After'tho roll had been called on sev eral amendments, Mr. Bare, of Hunt ingdon, moved to adjourn. The friends of the McCurrell bill demanded a roll call and the motion failed by a vote of SS yeas to 101 nays. The opposition to the measure then resumed their fili bustering tactics by offering further amendments to the fee bill and de manding a call of the roll on each. Mr. Hoy, of Clarion, moved tho previous question nnd it was promptly seconded by twenty friends of the McCarrell bill. Mr. Woodruff, of Philadelphia, moved that the house adjourn. The speaker ruled the motion out of order and tho house proceeded to vote on the ques tion. Tho vote on this was 100 yeas, S5 nujw. The liouso then proceeded to consideration of the first section of the bill ns amended. A roll call was taken and resulted In tho adoption of the sec tion. Mr. Skinner, of Fulton, moved that the house take a recess until 8 o'clock this evening. Mr. Fow, of Phil adelphia, moved to amend by making It 9 o'clock. Mr. Bliss, of Delnwiire. moved to amend the amendment to fix the hour at 11.110. Mr, Moore, of Butler, moved to adjourn and the motion pre vailed by a vote of 97 to 92. Tho house will meet tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. MR. SIHLEY'S OPINION. Congressman Joseph C. s'ibley, when naked his views on the McCarrell bill, said: 1 believe the MeCarrtll bill should pass. 1 am not n lawyer. I do not nrofesx to have a knowledge of the subject from a legal standpoint, but from what I under stand It was the Infamous Jeffiies who misinterpreted the present law under which we are governed, with a view to in suio Hie certain conviction of all enemies to tbe king. If 1 am correctly informed there is but one state in the L'nlon that has a similar law upon Its statute books My personal opinion Is that 'the measure Is a Just one. thut It will be beneficial in Its tendencies and If so the Democrats should support it without respect to who may be the beneficiary. It Is not tn keep ing with the dignity or standing of a great party to assume the position that a pioposed law Is just and needed and then antagonize Its passage because possibly oiiu man to whom they are opposed po litically may become a benellclury of tho law. To do that would be to drag a big party from a high plane down to a pretty low level. Senator Quay Is entitled to a lair and Impartial trial. If acquitted he should bo respected accordingly, nnd If convicted he should be properly punished. No honorable man who has taken tho oath as a. member of the legislature, hi my opinion, would be justified In opposing a measure, even if an enemy should bo benellted by It If he believed Its pro visions to be just ami proper. He should support it loyally as a man, if he thought It to be rlaht. If he believed It to be wrong he should oppose it. No one H justified In making a political issue out of a moral question. Mr. Sibley criticizes the anti-Quay Republicans for refusing to fuse with the Democrats on the election of speaker and the distribution of the patronage of the house. He claims that It remains for John Wanamaker to say whether or not Senator Quay shall be re-elected. "Mr. Wanamaker must either admit that he Is playing a game for the promotion of factional politics or consent to the election of Mr. Jenks or some other good clean Democrat," Mr. Sibley adds. "The fifty-two Re publicans who have been acting with him cannot elect a Republican, but they can defeat Senator Quay, and the onlj ay they can do it is to assist In the election of a Democrat who will honor Pennsylvania In tho United States senate." QUAY TRIAL POSTPONED. Tho Conspiracy Charges Will B Heard February 27. Philadelphia, Feb. 7. The trial ot Senator Quay, his son Richard R. Quay and ex-Stat Treasurer Penjnmln J. Haywood, charged with conspiracy In the misuse of state funds on deposit in tho People's bank, has again been postponed, this time from Feb. 20 until Feb. 27. Judge Heltler, of the court of quarter Hessian, today pent for the district at torney and counsel for the defendants and informed them that the previous date. Fob. 20, would be Immediately followed by two holidays, election day and Washington's birthday. Tho Judge said ho considered It would be a hardship to tho Jurors to keep them confined on tho two holidays, when court would not be In session and lie therefore determined to change tho date to Feb. '.'7. Moro New Jersey Charters. Trenton. N. J., Feb. 7.-TI10 Electric Boat company, capital flO.OOMXW; the American Felt company, capital js.ooo, CXi. nnd the American Saddle company, cupltal, fl.tsOO.ooo wt.ro incorporated hero today. Four Persons Drowned. Mlddlesboro, Ivy., Feb. 7. Mrs. Mary Williams, her son, Murvey, and two small children wero drowned whllo fording Clinch river. The river was swollen by tho recent rain. Capt. Clark's Assignment. Wutliltigtou. Feb. 7,-Captuln C. E. Clark, fcrmciiy of the Oregon, has been asiigued to duty us captain of tho navy yard, League island. THE NEWS THIS JUMNlNi. Weather Indication! Today! Snow! Hollowed by Rain. 1 General Ocncral Otis Will Press the Filipinos to a Surrender, Democrats Will Give tho Antls One More Opportunity. Opponents of the McCarrell Bill Resort to Filibustering. 2 General Whitney's Weekly News Uudgct. Financial and Commercial. 2 Local F. Hopklnsnn Smith's readlnff Sold His Wife for 25. J Editorial. News and Comment. 5 Local Now Bank Building and a New Bank. Criminal Court Proceedings. C. Smith's Latest Petition Knocked Out. 8 Local West Scrnnlon and Suburban. 7 News Round About Scranton. 8 General News of the Sotdlers at Cnmp MacKcnzle. Industrial Notes. EAGAN'S SENTENCE IS COMMUTED The President Reduces tho Time of His Sentence to Six Years. Washington, Feb. 7. The president today cuused to be promulgated the sentence in the case of Oeneial Charleu P, Eagan. The court martial sentence was dismissal from the army and the president has commuted this to six years' suspension from duty which cov ers the remainder of the time prior to General Eagun's retirement in Janu ary, 1903. The following is the text of the or der of the president: The accused after a trial by a courl martlal composed of officers of high iiiulc and distinguished services, has been found gulltv of conduct unworthy an ofllcer holding a commissi! n of the United State:, and obnoMots, the highest degree, to '.he discipline and good order of the mili tary establishment. Such behavior is es pecially des-ervlng of condemnation In an ofllcer holding high rank In tho army and charged with tho performance of diffi cult and important udmh Isliative duties in a time of great public emergt.ney and from whom, when subjected to adverse criticism, an unusual degrco of restraint and constant and unfailing solt-control are confidently expected. The proceedings, findings and sentenco in the ease of Brigadier General Charles I'. Eagan, commissars general of subsist ence, I'nlted Slates army, are therefore approved. In view, however, of his gal lant conduct in battlo upon more than one occasion, which merited and has re ceived the warm commendation or til superiors, and of his long und honorable record of service, extending over a perl id surpassing In duration that usually allot ted to a generation: having regard, also, to the mitigating circumstances which were developed during the trial of tho case and In deference to the recommenda tion to clemency submitted in his bchulf, the sentence Imposed by the court Is com. muted to suspension from rank and duty fci six years. William McKlnley. February 7, 1S90. It was staled by the adjutant gener al that General Kagan's suspenlon carries him to within a few days of hli retirement under the nge limit. Me will be reinstated In time to retire with the regular rank and pay provided in such cases. The sentence of suspension accord ing to the legal officers of the depart ment does not deprive General Eagan of any part of his pay, but as the sen tence reads "without rank and duty' he loses ids allowances, which include commutation of quarters, rations and fuel and his horse allowance. This Is quite a large financial Item. ANTI-aUAYITES MEET. They Welcome Dr. Weiss at Harris burg with a Flood of Eloquence. Hnrrlsburg, Feb, 7. An unusual in cident of the senatorial contest was the anti-Quay mass meeting held In the court house tonight, A special train from Lebanon conveyed Dr. Weiss, the Republican nominee for senator, and a large party of his adherents. Sena tor J. Bayard Henry, of Philadelphia, was choHdn chulrman, and introduced Senator Fllnn, of Plttsbuig, with a call for three cheers, which were given. Fllnn said that he wius charged w Ith running a machine in Pittsburg him self, but that If It was like the Quay state machine it would not stand for n day. Then John Wanamaker was in troduced. Among other things ho said: Tonight there Is a blight light fiotn Lebanon's hills and homes, startling, luminous and grand. Color the sentiment It expresses with the flame of the winter sunrise and let its radiance und speech spread from county to county, nnd what a new brightness it will bring to the re motest boundaries of our state. Other speeches were made by Dr. Weiss, ex-Congressman George F. Huff and Representative John Dnlzoll, Tho following resolution was ndopted as the sense ot tho meeting: "That no man under arrest and awaiting trial for conspiracy to misuse state moneys Is a fit person to repre sent the grent commonwealth In tho United States senate." FOUND DEAD IN BED. Tho Fate of Dr. and Mrs. Henry E. Koyes, New Yoik, Feb. 7. -Dr. Henry E, Keyes. of New 'York, and his wife, were found dead In their bedroom at the Ardsley Casino at Ardsley-on-thc-Hudson today. They had evidently been asphyxiated by gas from a stove in tho room. There Is no doubt that their death was accidental. Dt. Keyes was recent ly an Instructor in Columbia university. Ills father, General Erasmus P. Keyes, commanded the Fourth army corps In the Civil wnr. Mrs. Kcves was a daughter of Captain Ward, a retired ofllcer of the regular army. Cruise of the Iowa. Washington. Feb. 7. There lb no pre.. ent piospett of tho Iowa being dlsnatehed. to Manila. The Oregon Is under orders and on her wty to join Dewey. The pre. ent naval naed In the Philippines Is not battleships but lltilt draft gunboats for se In livers and near tho hore. The Iowa needs a good deal of repairing and no programme has been mapped out for her. DEMOCRATS WILL ADOPT A NEW PLAN Candidate Jenks Is to Be Taken Out of the Field. CHANCE FOR INDEPENDENTS They Will Be Given a Brief Oppor tunity to Support Some of tho Other Democratic Leaders and Then the Senatorial Question Will Bo Settled in a Hurry Hon. Joseph C. Sibley Is Engineering tho Affair He Has Lost Faith in the Independents. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Hariisburg, Feb. 7. The Information conveyed In recent dispatches to Tho Tribune that tho Democrats wore real izing the folly of their position In aid ing the Independents who have Ihuu far failed to manifest the slightest dis position to aid the minority Is verified tonight in a highly important manner. It comes from an entirely authoritative source that within a very short tima George A. Jenks, whom the Independ ents have had sufficient opportunity to support will be withdrawn as the Dem ocratic candidate and that the presen tation of other representative Demo crats such as Chauncey F. Black and Colonel J. M. Guffey will follow with the view of ascertaining whether the Independents think there is one Demo crat In the state fit to be United State senator. This decision was arrived at this evening at a conference of Demo cratic leaders in which Colonel Guffey and Congressman-elect Joseph C. Sib ley were participants. This new move In the senatorial fight is extremely Important, inasmuch as It will either compel the Independents to support a Democrat or result in a local estrangtueiit of these two elements that have up to tills time prevented Mr. Quay's election. Naturally presuming thut the Independents cannot possibly see their way clear to supporting a Democrat for Mr. Quay's seat, it seems plausible that the Democratic leader will feel justified In adopting a policy by which the minority leaders may ex press thell' individual choice outsldo of their own party. Congressman Sibley, who is particu larly Incensed at the attitude ot the Independents, ijld tonight: "Certain sole.mn pledges and covenants were made to the Democrats for fusion upon the organisation of the house, but when they presented a front and said they wi'ie ready to fuse upon the speaker ship, they wero met with the stony smile nun tne marine neart. The mo ment the .seventy-four Democrats in the house made public their pledge to stand together for fusion on the organ ization of the house, they that instant gave Martin a club to hold over tlm head of Senator Quay and Mr. Mnrtln'fl choice for speaker was elected." Speak ing of John Wanamaker, Mr. Sibley said: "He lias now tho chance of hU life to demonstrate the sincerity of bin declaration for the election of a clean, honorable and capable man to tho United States senate. He must either admit that ho Is playing a game for tho promotion of factional politics or consent to the election of Mr. Jenks or aome other good clean Democrat." P. J. D. EASTBURN ENTERS THE RACE A Doylestown Lawyer Wants to Succeed Mr. Quay. Hnrrisburg. Feb. 7. Hugh 1!. Eaot burn, a Doylestown lawyer, was en tered into tho senatorial race today by some of his anti-Quay friends. He way 0110 of the five Pennsylvania delegates to the national Republican convention at St. Louis In 1S96 who voted for Presi dent McKlnley against Senator Quay for the presidency. Those who voted for him were Senator Rice, who changed from Huff, und Representatives Jeff ris from Stewnrt, and Manley and Sex ton, both from Dalzell, Mr. Quay win again 13 votes short of tho number necessary to elect. The ballot was de void or Interest. The ballot follows: Quay .- 10-, Jcuks 7:) Dalzell 11 Stewart 5 Stoilo ...a,,.............,.. ...,,,, , Huff li i'llbbs 1 Widcuer ' Ititer 'i Rice Grow 1 Smith 1 Marklo 1 Irvin ('. Kastburu 4 Total :3I Necessary to a choice US -f'f'-'-'H--r-H-itf-f--f-t-H-M-H-t-f' ' , f- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Feb. 7. Forecast for Wednesday: For eastern Pennsyl vania, snow, followed by fair: fresh f t- vvnKiungton, Feb. 7. Forecast for f Wednesday; lor eastern Ponnsyl- 4- to brisk north to northwest winds. f-H-tt-f-H-f-H-f-H-rt-H-ftt-H-
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