-- -kM 3 TWO CENTS. SCBANTOJf, PA., FRIDAY JlOHJfTXG, FJSUltUAHY JO, 1899. TWO CENTS. l o i IlT t& Anr Tin iikTirft , m I 'ft I IffRIH I Lj RJ I I . V omi iyuuujl- jtf IK lift W HIT M a W II I ET1 life. n BY THE FILIPINOS The Natives Quickly Obey Admiral Dewey's Orders to Leave the City. ALL IS NOW QUIET AT MANILA Report of Casualties Forwarded by General Otis No Im portant Developments Are Expacted from the Scene of Action for the Next Four or Five Days American Troops Will Be Sent to Take Possession of Hollo at Once, Filipinos at Washington Are Very Quiet, Manila. Feb. 9. 5:0 p. m. The na tives fearing the Ameilcuns wete about to make an attack on or bom bard the town of San Uoque, set III o to It today. It is still binning as this dispatch is sent. and. as it is composed in the main of bamboo huts it will probably be totally destroyed. Telegraph opeiaiors are now wot th their weight in gold and the members of the signal corps ate noticing night and day. All Is quiet here. The Filip inos aie lying low. except on the ex treme left and right. They ate evi let tly concentrating between Calooean and Malabnn. Judging fiom appear nines the Flllilnos are being reinforced bv outer dillled men from the north iin pioiiiee.s. In front of Calooean they aie as thick as n swarm of bees. The American troops feel the licit at midday In the open but they ate anxious to pr-cied. The soldiers are Imj atl-tu while in sight ot the enemy. Thi ViPplmn aie still entrenching themselves on their lett at Calooean. Sergeant Major Smith, of the Tonn essers, has been ordeied to pioeeed to th I'nltfd States Iy the next trans I 'it as an escort oT the leinalns of '010111 1 William C. Smith, of the First T on .-Me volunteers who died of 'i ) ' x.v doling the recent liattl" x. it It tm Filipino'-. DEWRY'S HHPOIIT. i biiigton, Fel). !. A dispatch to the nay department fiom Admiral D'-wij (oullims the news of the burn ing m S.iu (tuque It is dated today and a s. fter continued interlerence and in timidation ot our woikmen I ordered i nnd Insurgents to leave San Uoque l-v " this mottling. They lett dining th night, a few lemalning who buiued Ui illage this morning It Is now ue ui iod by out troops. All quiet." Sen Roqte is a village on the neck of land connecting C'aviiu and the mainland of Luzon. Ml that General Otis had to leport to th war depaitment today related to ihe carnalities that have occurred so for among the American tioops afl thi result ot the actions since Satur dav night. The additional casualltles are: Thlrti einli Minnesota Wounded: c'i,m pin M Private Alexander P. Jurn. First Mont m t Wounded. Conipmiv ( Prlvati I'leresto..' First Noblaska Killed: Company II, itlflrei Gustav A. Bdmiuid; Company i William I'hllpot; Companv .M. JI, M. Livingston. Wrunded: Couiilans A, t h.ilis Ktcckley, Compam 1), Uentge 1.. lot bier Holiert B. ChUlrcss; Company Fred Kuhn. IVmpanj W, (Jial F. OII--nn Company F, Douglas T. Bridgis; 'omp-inv II. Hr.iry Keabruokt, Compiny K Ciiant HoyU; Company L, FraiieH llaiivuii rnnipanj JI, JI. C. Slilpenl. Dan-1-1 l unpbcll. 'I'hlrd aitlllcry Wounded: Uattny K, J.miis j. ciiates: UatliM L. Jamc T. 1 1 ah First Colorado Wounded: Company A, C In Mi A. JlcVey. Foiinrtei nth lnfantij Wounded: III llllll liu-l, r-iuii c.iHiinllifs Ksulting from nil en- KHbiiuiith sltii'o Fibruaiy 1 aggiegati -'1 as follows: KM' d, ;; otlleeis .",il enlisted men: wound, i .i iilllceiK, 1OT enliMcd men; misting. 2 nOxti d uiPii Matters tn Luzon are now m a state t i.mpoiaiy quiet apparently and one r ii'. 'iillcials, who knowit us well as an ui'e what l' gnliia on, fald this iifternnon that he did not expect to hetr ..f impurtant ilove'opiU'Mits In the I'hll-Ippr-s f i i the next four or live days. hn..iury Alser renu. t d his Htatement i i.nle -f. idtiy, in tho effect cent li "i.id s.. it in Instructions to tieneial " md, In answer to an nr.nlry as t, ill,- oriije, ted mucmeut towanls Una My m llmlc. added that If (iener.il MI'I 'i bad been ordered to mule a lauding the i.rdor must have been given bj u.-mrnl oils, for It had nut ono linoi t'l-wai flnii.irtiin.ut. The impres sion pii calls, i.oweu'r, that tlilo move )nent l ah can j under wn:,mid It would not I similising to hear within tho next two dnvti th&t It hail been exe cuted will puoeni::) to iloilo. The !nit indication of tout determin ation was the dispatch thU morning from Mantl'i of the Flrsi regiment of Tennessee volunteer lnfantr t.o Hollo S ioiiK ns the massing of Insurgents around Manila Hppetued in confer a Hcrlous, threat ugalnst Its snfei. Gen eral tills felt bound not to weaken hlu fmce.s iiy sending npy additional troiqig to Iloilr, but nuw thut he bus the In suigentti deinorullzed, he can proceed t'i earn out his plan for tho occupa tion ot the principal city In the I'hll Ipplne group next to Jlitnlln. This movement might liitvo be on inado some Mme ati but for the necessity the com i andlng general was under of with Irawlng th- Mfty-flist Iowa regiment from before Iloilo, Those troops had bern on their transport n song that they were really unlit for active ser fVi -iLa -JLF vice until they had had an opportunity of stretching themselves nshoie for a few days. The last time they had been ashore was at Honolulu en route fiom Son Fianelsco for Manila. From Hono- 1,,!,, tt... ,, .,n , fn 1 mil., lin.lil, litlt ...IU l.ll-J lU'lll IU .,..., .IV l.u.-w., ... . wete not landed, being turned about at once and sent to Iloilo harbor. Thele ; tho Insurgents sent out word that thev would not b? allowed to land and over since, until a week ago, the men have been laying aboard ship In sight of land and thoroughly woaiy of the ship. Now, however, they are once again on shoio at -Manila. General Miller has with him tha Eighteenth Infantry and buttery G, i f the Sixth aitillery, and these will be reinforced In the couise of twenty-four hours by the Fltst Tennessee regiment, making a force quite equal to the occu pation of Iloilo. FILIPINOS AT WASHINGTON The Filipinos who make up all that Is left of the junta that was established hcie have so fat made no ptepnratlons to move out oi' the country, the main reason being the lllnesfi of Dr. Lnsatla. The other Filipino, Lopez, who stays to take inre of his associate. Is giving eveiy possible public indication of nn avoidance of any action that might be construed to lie offensive In a political way. Surgeon General Sternberg said to day there was no necessity for any ad ditional provision for the treatment of sick or vv minded ""Idlers In the Philip pines, notwithstanding the Inci eased tax upon the hospitals there as a eon sequence of the recent fighting at Jla nlla. Ample movislon was mode some time ago for such an emergency and Genetal Sternbeig has no doubt that all i-uset of sick nnd wounded will re ceive prompt and thorough attention. In accordance with plans made several week ago, the hospital ship Itellef will sail from New Vork for Manila on the lfitl: Instant via the Suea canal. She vv 111 carry all the medical and hospital supplies that can be placed upon her, an well as fiom twelve to fifteen offi cers of the medical department and 150 privates of the hosnltal corps. The latter are to lolleve an equal number of men who have been on ilutv In the Phllpplnes for several months. MILITARY CONVENTION. Organized at Tampa The Oifirers Elected. Tampa, Fin., Feb. 9. Tho national military convention wns organized to day by the election of the following olbcers: President, General Daniel Butteriield. of New York: vice presidents, General A. H. Case, Michigan: Colonel J. An thony Dyer, Tthode Island, nnd Gen eral John C. Underwood, Kentucky; scretarv. James V. Wilson, Florida. Major S. Hampson. in command of the Tot onto cadets, was made an hon orary member of the congtess, a numb?r of tesniutlons pertaining to some action by congrcs to provide for ciothinf.- and developing state military nnd naval reserves weie referred to the committee on resolutions without debate in which they will be Incorpor ated In one genera! resolution to be presented to the convention at a fu turo session. Dr. JlcCrackon. chancellor of New Yoik upiveisltv, wn- Introduced bv Governor Bloxhnm and delivered nn adduvs on military action In public schools. The convention adjourned until tomorrow afurnoon. TROUDLE AT MUSCAT. British Admiral Will Intorviow Sul tan of Oman. Bombay, Fob. 9.---Bear Admiral Archhuld Lucius Douglas, In command of tho British K.iHt Indian station, salln for Jlusciit tomorrow to suppoit the protest lodged by Great Biltaln I against tho action of tho sultan of Oman, eif which Muscat Is tho capital. In leasing to France a coaling station on the coast of Oman. It Is tegaidcd hero as ilgnlilcunt that I'.usslu wus about to send a consul to Mwtciit, although there If. no Itustlajt trade at that place. -. "Heioic Aguiualdo." Santiago. Ken. 9.-D1 Cubano. the tcni. poi.nlly suspended oigan of tho exticmo wing of the party agitating for Cuban liKltpendcnee, tcsiimed publication yes. lef day paving u glowing tribute to tho "heroic- Agulnnldo." whom It describes as "voi thy of the highest admiration of the Filipino people and deserving the rn .qiict of the world for lefualng o bo lm puhcd upon." Five Insurgents Shot. Lima, via Uulv intern, Tex., Feb. O.Ac cotiling to advices just received hero Irom tho sent of houtllltles in Bnllila, President Alouzo, dining tho recent siege of La Paz. the nominal capital, shot fivo of the leudlng Federalists or Ineutgents, CORNISH ON THE STAND. Gives Tostimony Boforo tho Jury Soleotod by Coroner Hurt. New York, F-b. 9. The Inquiry Into the death of Mrs. Knte .1. Adams, who died after taking bromo seltzer con taining cyanl U of mercury, which had been sent thiough the malls to Harry i Cnrnlsh niivalnnt director nf tin. Tvnlck. I j erboeker Athletic olub, wa begun by I Coroner Hart today. Little dldlculty vn experienced In secutlng n Jury and then Hnrrv Cor nish won put on tho stand. The tak ing of testimony occupied the entire day, nnd ho will go on the rtancl again tomorrow. According to Dlstl let At torney Gnrdiner, who whs himself present at the inquiry for a btlof per iod and who was l oprosenu-d by As sistant Dl.tn t Attorney Osborne the testimony gien bv Cornish was not entirely atlsfartorv, nor, the district attorney ns -rt 1, was It us complete, as had be. n i xpected. Roland I. JI dineaux's name ui9 brought into the caou at th start and Cornish's relutlotri with Jtoliueuux were gone Into thoioughly. During the early part of the examination Cornish n-Jr V v ,P S-eeSe1 7'? Klvc,h1 ml-ton from Eastbttrn to DiUells Hep fh Tn 7 m ly , row-,r,,l. n" P"1' nt resentot Ive .Tofferlcs from Fastbmn to the examination he gave his answe.s D(llj(lH. nepresentatlve Mnnley from with much mote deliberation and some r.anburn lo Dalzoll: Repre-ntatlv,. tltnth after a eaiefu! cousldeiation. A 5iqrtn fl.om KfttL,n to Xrvln; Te. large amount of the time or toduj'a .evcnlntlve Norton froir Stone to Dal session was taken up in re-telllng : the ,,. nnprev-nrntlvo Sexton from story of the receipt of tho package , r.astburn t0 nalztn. through the malls nnd the giving of I . till. nnllilin in Tfu AmnD 1.... .1..-. ! piogress of the case Is not likeb to Tin In I arfYiistl it IM tmnni .x,.. ...ii. ,1 n tallu that have been so fiequently pub- iisncu Mr. Cornish was questioned about the Illness and death of H. C. Barnet, the questioning bilnglng out the fact that the two men had not been on the best of teims. Mr. Cornish said that he never had any petsonal quarrel with any nicin- ler or the Knickerbocker Athletic club, , ,.,, ,,,. .... , , , , V ui 1, .oreierrea 'nBt him. He was accused, he nld. r "'(? things about two members of the club to tblid member The charges weie made bv C. C. Hughes and the names of the two members Involved in the quairel wete Iloland II. JIollneiiu and H. C. Darnel. That was two years ago nnd the witness could not remem ber fin ther detai.s. THE COMMISSION IS DISSOLVED Report of the War Investigating Committee Is Now in the Hands of the President. Washington. Feb. 9. The report of the war investigating commission Is In the hands of the president and the commission is dissolved All of the membciri of the commission. Including the sectetary, Jlr. Weightmau, and the leioidet, Colonel Davis, met 1 ap pointment at tho white house at l.l'O this afternoon and were shovi Into the cabinet room where they were lecelvod by the president. General Dodge, the chnliman of the commission, presented the report and In 'vcelvlng It the presi dent congratulated the commissioners on the completion of tbdr task. Seated around the cabinet table the membeis went over their work In a general way ... and at the icquest ot the president . , .... , i ... lend portions of their report, which i covered certain points in which lie had In tbe facts In the couise ot the in- I llnn ,,v tlmt body to bo heard by a sin expressed an Interest. The onterente ! ipilry. ! gle- person fiom without while Its lasted about an hour and a half and as The officers named will icpair to thU fi lends had several persons at the com the toinmlfosloncrs wete nbout to leave. (lu. f("" ,h.0 P"Too herein indicated, , mittee meeting. Mr. Corav.of Luzerne the pies dent stated that he was sati- j " ,""" """ "ic'iioei naei none- ins whole duty, ne hlmseli bad rendered them every assistance po"Mble, and sail that they would beai witness that he had not sought to Influence them In any manner or In the slightest degree. In i-ipeaklng of tne report today a prominent member ot tho commission said: "The report does not whitewash. It ciitlclzes, but not persons or things not warranted by the evidence before us. Wo stntttd out with the uTOumptlon that the conduct of the war was all right and then we went ahead to hear and call witnesses who said It was not. Thut repot t represents the honest opin ion of eveiy member of the commis sion. We wete unanimous in adopting It. I say this and I am of tho opposite political faith and don't expect and don't want anything from tin; admin istration. "The president never paw a line of our report before he received it today; not a single word. Nor, indeed, has be over talked with any of the commission about it. He has nevvr in any way, bv ' word, or action, or messenger, evinced ' a wish to have us develop anything , but the truth, or even touched upon tho I matter of our work. ' "We have questioned more than COO witnesses and the majority ot them hud Hoinu complaint tiny wanted to leiate. In no Instant e ean it be proved that we have omitled to call any witness ! who has been brought to our utlention ns havitic Important facts tn diselne But bad we desl-ed to 'whitewash' tlm admlnlsttatinti we could have had 10, - 000 witnesses who could truthfully tes - tlfy that tho conduct of the war wis all tight." TROUBLE IN BOLIVIA. Indians Capturo tho Coroeoro Mining Works. Valparaiso, Feb. P. . dispatch re ceived today from Bolivia say." that a thousand Indians recently surrounded the Cotucoro mining works which Is the property of Chilians and sacked all the bouses, Tho mannger of the works his wli'.j and an oilltlul tried to mako their e. cape. On the refusal of the Indians to accept their offer of W.Ojil to sparo their liven the mnnnsrer shot his v. !r. and the olllclal and then committed uuicleb The Incident Is likely to cause diffi culty between the Bolivian and Chilian governments. .. , i - War Votoran Dies, ChnmlKMsburg, Pa., Fob. 9. Captain Jacob We.it, aged 77 5 tar, died at St. Thomas, this county, todnv. lie was a veteran of tho Mexican and Civil wars having organized Company C, United States Infuutiy, litre for the war with Mexico. Ho served as n lieutenant In Ilia Seventy-Seventh Pennsjlvaiila voluntatis In tho Civil war and was struck by light, nlng In a southern camp and dtwiblml lor life. Ho will be hulled with military hen. oib on Filday morning, EASTBURN DROPS OUT. No Change in tho Senatorial Situa tion at Humsburg. llnrrlsburg, Feb. 9. There Is still no change In the senatorial deadlock. Senator Quay was again 1.1 votes short toduy of the number neeessaiy to elect. Hush 11. llastburn, tho Uoyleslown liiwver ilrrinnod nut of the nice toil.iv In the absence of Senator Suroul, of Delaware, Postmaster General Smith lost his customary vote. The ballot lollows In detail: Quiy I'M Junks 77 DaCell IS Slotiu 5 Stewart fi Huff A Widencr .. 2 livlll 4 Itlce 1 Muiklo 1 Tllbbs 2 Grow 1 Itltor 2 Total 221 Necessary to choice. 113: palled. 21; al sent without pairs, 3; no election. The changes wre Senator Tllco (torn I.nstbuin to Huff, Representative lid' ANOTHER ARMY UEEF INQUIRY Geneial Miles' Charges to Bo Sub stantiated or Overthrown- Officers of the Regular and Volunteer Ser vice Constitute the Board of In quiry. Washington, Feb. 0. The pi evident has appointed a court of Inquiry to ex amine Into the chatges touching the meat furnished the American army (luting the war with Spain, and other matters Involved In tin ohaiges made by General Miles against the adminis tration of war affairs. The court will consist of Major-Gcuci.il Wude, f'ol onel George H. Davi, Ninth infantry, and Colonel Glllmple, corps of engin eers, now stationed in New York. The order for the court of Inquliy is us follows: War Department, Adjutant General's (Jllice, Washington, Feb. 9, 1VA Spei IjI Ordi rs No. .The following older Is published tor the information and guidance of all concerned: In accordance with the insttuction of the pic side nt of Feb 3, lsy. a couit ot It.qiihy to consist nf the following named ollleeis, is lieivbv appointed to mtol in this city on IMi. 13 1S!i9: Detail fur the couit: Major Genenl .lames F. Wade, United States volunteers; l.iigadler Geneiul Geoige IS. Davis, I nllnl States volunteers: Colonel Gtors'ii I., (illlesjile. corps of rngiiiPris lulled States atmy: Lieutenant CoImiicI Gonrgo 13. Davis, deputy Judge advocate, United States army, lecoider. The court Is hereby directed to Inves tigate certain allegations r the major general commanding the anuy In lesp'ct lo tho unlltiiess lor lsue of certain ar ticles ot food furnished by the subsist ence depaitment to the tioops In tho Held during tho recent operations In Cuba and Porto Illio In addition to its t'nd '"-s ,,f ,"tJ tllp 'ourt wl" "ubmlt an opln- j lull lifi.ili llw win fife iif lr. i r,tzi li,.illi in Ion upon the merits of the i ase, togeth'r llll Tie ll riiMiiiiii'ililillieils UJ. ill liirilK'r ., ,iiL,u nq ,.. Kr.Pm ,n h ., ,..i with sui h lecommendatlons as to further -JjJ- Return to thop, ope,'-stat,. -rhe travel enjoined Is necessary for thf pub ip service. It. A Alger. Secretarv of W.u. !s order of the secretary of war. II c. Corhin. Adjutant General. General Jllles, when seen, had noth ing to say respecting the appointment of the court. Ho has been accumulat ing a laige amount of evidence, but he has not chosen any counsel and a large part of his evidence has been al ready transmitted to the war Investi gating commission Soon nfter receiving the order from tho president as to convening of this court, Adjutant-General Corbin fool; Immediate steps for As execution notifying each of the members of the court by telegraph of their appoint !u nt, and ir.-tiui t'.nr thorn to he m Washington i n or before tbe date iled f i the meeting of the cotir", iinnu'j, lth Inst. General Wade, who Is president of tbe court, wns a member of tho court martial which tried General Hairan. wn tiieslilr.nl nf the Piihnn ee.neitnri.in L-ommfcslun and Is at piesent com- monder nf the ilenartment of Dakota . General Davis Is lieutenant colonel i of the Ninth regular Infant! y nnd as brigadier genral of volunteers is now in command of the mllltaiy depart ment at Iinar Del Bio. Cuba. Colonel Gillespie Is one of the most distinguished otllcers of the engine or corps, nnd tor some time has been in charge of Importnnt river and haibor i woikR In the vicinity of New York city, 1 'ol'Uiel Geoige B. Dav.s, recorder rt i tho court, served at Judge advocate I rtf .li. T", tn ,i , nlirt irm flnl .i,l le n ... l.l.J ..C,l,( -W... ...., H.U ... Uf professor ot law at West Point, This court of inquiry. It is said by persons versed In military Jurlsuru ilence. will bo unique In thut It will be directed in Its Investigations agutiu.t a state f affalro and not against a peibon, for although Genrul Allies Is named as the author of ceitaln allega tions In the foininl order. It Is these allegations and not Geneial Jllles that Is the subject of Inquiry. Two Cadots Diomlssed. Washington. Feb. 9.-Secietary Alger 'inlay summailly dUmlsed Irom iho military academy Chuiles L. Baenilcr. of .Mobeily Mo and l;. u l.ane, nf Kro- . ' l,v0 cfuots ","" !,u,,l luc,J 'r0' ommeiided by iho acaduiilc board for dUmtss.il beeauso of misconduct. Damages for a Dog Bite. Wllkes-niuii. Fob !i In court toi'&y n Jui j' awarded lleiiry Zlmmott ,-7.tO0 dam ages for a dig bite. The clog was owned by .Mrs A JI Hnllonbnck, n v.ealtbv lady. The plaintiff claimed bo v.ux bltuii on the public highway. Tho cane will be appealed. , , Fifty Tons of Armor Plato. Hethluhem. Pn Feb. 9.-TI10 BtUhUhBin Iron company tonight shipped fifty tons of armor pluto to Cramps' hlp yard, com. pleling the forward buibvtto of tho battU ahip Aljbuma. HOUSE POSTPONES M'CARRELL BILL ACTION TAKEN BY A VOTE OF 03 TO 02. Tho Bill Reaches Second Reading unci l'rovokes a Lively Discussion. Dobate Opened by Mr. McElhany and Closed by Mr. Towler -- Tho Vote in Detail. Harrlsburg, Feb. 9. The McCarrcll jury bill was postponed this afternoon by the house until March 21, by a vote of 9.1 to 9J. The bill was reached on second reading shortly after C o'clock and wns discussed for more than nn hour before this decision was reached. The debate was opened by Mr. McHl hany, nf Allegheny, und closed by .Mr. Towler, of Forest, The pilncipal speeches were made by Jlr, lilies, of Delaware, and Jlr. Dixon, of KUM both of whom oniieised the measuic. Mt. Vouihoes, ol Philadelphia, was tho chief sponsor. At the conclusion of his tonicities, Jlr. Dixon moved to post pone further consideration of the ptopo sitinn until March 21. After the vote on this question, tho house adjourned until tomotrow morning. Seventeen Democrats voted against the motion to postpone and tlvo Quay llepubllcans for It. Mt. JIcKlhauy's objection to the bill wns that it was unconstitutional. Jlr. Dixon, of Klk, said tho bill was grossly utifelr and Inconsistent, nnd a ft and on Its face. He denied that It wns in tl.e interest ot the laboring man, as alleged by Its friends. The people of the state have been deceived bv a few mb'slotiuiles oi labor to believe that the measure was In their Inter ests. As to the allegation that the bill wos a Democratic measuie In IS?3. Mr. Dixon said this wns not tiue. Gover nor Pattison, ex-Senntor Wallnee and other Democratic lepresentatlves did lance surgeons were kept busy attend not support the measure at that time. I lug to the lire lighters. One hundred The speaker read .1 letter from ex-1 benator Chailes It. Buckalow. of Co lumhla. vviitttn in 1&97, In which he saypi the hill might not to pass for tho teason that the common law upon this question, which has existed for nearly WO veais In England and for more than 200 years In Pennsylvania, Is a wise and leasonable law and should remain substantially unchanged. He said there was no need to hurry through the bill at this time, and moved to postpone flit ther cousldeiation until Jlnrch 21. Jlr. Skinnei. of Fulton, opposed the motion and offered nn amendment that itiitner conslileintlon be postponed! until s oeiock this evening. Jlr. Skin ners motion wns ruled out of order and the houe took up tho motion of Jlr. Dixon. Jlr. Iills. nf Delnwari', said the measure was too Impoitnnt to be ells fused for only a few houis. The bill ought to be postponed until some later day, so that It mny bo discussed solely ( ) Us merit The measure is so care fully winded that it entliely excludes the labotlng classes from Its benefits, while on its face t appear to do thi?. Mr. Towler. of Forest, said legislation ought not to be stopped by the JIc Catrell bill and the house should get lid of this measuie by taking a vote on it. Jlr. Ken tor. of Philadelphia, said the opponents of the bill were denied th ... . ... i light by the judiciary general commlt- ..., , ' tee when the bill was under con.-lderu - !II.,t1 '"""l" ot "" '" posed t(, a postponement until Jtareh 21. because they would have no use for the measure after Feb. 25 Jit. Voor liets, of Philadelphia, said the house aliendy bad ample time to consider this measure It has been befoie tbe legislature at every session since 1SS1. It passed thf house In 1S97 and was beaten in the sennte by the action of ex-District Attorney Graham. Jrr. Towler, of Foiest, spoke against the motion. Tlie roll wns called on mo tion to postpone and resulted a fol lows; YeaB, 93: nays, 92. THE BALLOT. The vote follows In detail: Yeas-Mtrs. Abrams, Alexander, Al len, Bliss, liiooks. Uiown, F. D.; Ilrown, Thoinus, Hcriott, Caldwell, Castncr, Clarcncy. Corav. Craig. Creasy, CrMe. Cutshall, Dcjaiinon, Dindlnper, Dixon, Dotj, Drasc, Dumbauld, IMniistou, Dd wards, Dnglei, l'uy, FetPuolf, Fisher, Ford, Font!. J : Fnitei. It. JI.; row, Grtiver, Hang, Hargrave. H.inlld. Has son, Hell, Herscli, J. a.. Ilerscli McClel- lan; Hoch. Johnson, Ke.itor. Kendall. I K'lOllISS, Kramlrh. Lurzelf'iv. I..mli.ieh. ! '."":'!' Unt''n . JlcAndiews. JlcCandbss, I ? "'"""' " """' -e--iey. JUiiioinner, Jlaniey. Martin. Miller. B. P.; Jlome, Jlovir. Jlvirs, Naftzlnger, Noccker. Nor ton O'Brk'ii. Osier, Palm. Putt, Ralston, Heed, Itellf. ftetiiJall, Hothrock. Savage, Sex-ton. Shane, Snilih .1. U.: Smith S. S.; Squier, Stall. Sterner. Stewait, V. F.; Stmdlliig. Str.iiiatun mlsivortli, Wetz cl Wilkinson, Wilson. W. D. ; Winner, Yal'-s Young Total, 'll Nuss JleKis Adtims Kheneiur; Ad inns, J. A , Alnmii. Audi rsuii. Brllwin, llaie, Iluvle Hio'l-i It litem, C'lssi II, I hew, Christl.iii, Ch''. .m.in. ( l.nU, Cole, c'olville. Cuut( tn, I'r.tteiiii-n. Dcmpscy, Duturu, hilio, i-Iurvln. (Jraiibbaea. Gui-nther, Har.U, lUidulbiuah, I lender ton, llusack. Ilrs-kln. . loe. .lolinsoii Kayler. Kcegan. Keiper, Kcjse-r, Kluiupp, Kreps, Leaid Lewis Mev.l, McAnlW, McCialn, McConiiell. JbNtes, McWllln ney, Mac Ivor Mnrshi.ll. JI -als. Meyer. Jlllkr, W. C ; Jtorrlaon. MurUock, Nobllt, I'arsluill, P-oi'les, Itkhmond. itiibrl, llolilson, Jtos'-nl errv, liuther'nid, Salte-r, Sebeuer Scheilf.,tall. Seott. fecldel Si ibv, Sliutt. Sim in .!elnner Slater. Smith, A. M . .rn'tli Jogunh W : bnyder, Simtz, Siodis. St'Vens, Stulh. Thompion, II. 1.: Tiffany, TlgV. Timlin. Todd, Towler. Turner, VoorKe'is. Weaver, Whlttinu'hain, William Voungson, Zeibe, Furr (speak er). Total. M. Absent and not voting Messrs. Acker man, TO-nphy Malnrey, Mlliken. Nesblt, Nce, Hnth. Shviilan. Stewurt. S. K. : Thompson. John il : Wondmff. Total, 11. I'Hired-Ueltz.-l with llobb: Shaw with Jeffries; Smith with Wilson. 11, I. To tal, C Appointments at HarriGburr. Harilnbitrg, Feb. 9 Job Hart, of Wcllsbiito was today appointed a capltol park watchman, vice Samuel DaKer. of Holllilaysi'Uig, removed. Alexander Oil Icy. of Now York, has been appointed messenger In the agricultural depart ment, In place of William Denncs, ro moved. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington. Fob. a, Thews Pennsylva nia pensions have bpon Issued: lnotonso Junius I.cwlw, Plymouth. Luzerne, !G to ?1.'. THE KEWS THIS MOltNLVU Weather Indication rnjjyi Fir; Westerly Wind. 1 aenornl-AII Quiet at Manila. Cold Weather In This and Other States. Action on Jle Cat roll Hill Postponed. Another "Heof" Investigation. i Amusements. Financial and Commercial. :i Local Councilman Morris After City Oltlclnls. Convention of llpworlti League. 1 Ddltorlal. News and Comment. 5 Lcica, Funeral of tho Late DlEhop O'Hnrn Fatal Dxploslnn In Dodge Jllne. Proposals to Dxtend the Fire Limits. 5 LocalWeut Scranton and Suburban. 7 News llound About Sczanton. 7 Local PiocecdliiRs of Citmlnal Court. Industttal Jottings. S Local- Procee dings of Criminal Court, DISASTROUS F.UE IN NEW YORK Block Near Battery Park Is Swept Away-Toss Ovor $700,000 Fire- lnon and Tenants Have Many Narrow Escapes. New Yotk, Feb. 9. Fire todu swept through the block of buildings oppo site Battery Park, bounded by Front, Whitehall, South and Mooro stieets and destioyed thltlcen buildings, en tailing a loss of about $700,uno. One fireman, Bernard Blair, of the lire boat Van Wyck. who was overcome In one of the buildings and who was being brought down a ladder, slipped fiom the arms of his comrades and fell to the giound, fracturing his ekull. Sev eral other firemen wete overcome by smoke and cold, and a corns of nmbu and fifty girls employed In the hag glng factory of Walter & Bell, on Front stteet, became panic stricken and u scoie of them on the fourth floor were cut off by smoke. They were rescued over the roofs of other buildings. The lire started in Walter & Bell's factory and before the firemen nrilved the building won ablaze from eHlar to loof. The thoimometer stood below zeto, with a driving wind light In from the sea, aim the flames spread with In ci edible rapidity. Hydrants wore lroz en and the water supply was exceed ingly small. It was not for half nn hour that the twenty engines could get properly to woik pumping the water Into the flames. Meanwhile the bag ging factory and the ndjacent struct ui es were burning fiercely, and the high wind can led the flames across the eiitiic block. The file sprend down Front etieet, devout lag all the stiuet ures fiom the bagging factory east to Jloore street. Other structutes along Jlonre stteet to South stteet weie In the path of the Humes nnd were greed ily taken up. The gale turned the flames tovatd the center of the block and the tear parts of all the structuies In South street wete soon on fire. In nn hour the entire block wns a raging tut mice. The engines were leinforced by fire boats nnd water towers, and It vvn. In this way that other blocks of build ings weie saved from destruction. Dur ing this time there wete many thiilliug i scapes fiom the Untiles, some of the tenants being compelled to Jump fiom the windows for their lives, Seveial were reooited on the missing list for a time-, but they are all now accounted for. At leant a scoie of Hi emeu and policemen were badly frost-bitten, and thiity-elght families, most of whom had escaped without any clothing, buf feted Intensely from the cold. Among the buildings destiojecl were the nnstein hotel, the South Fetry hotel, the White Hall hotel, the storage warehouse of .1. R. Meyer & Co., Peter Hartman's hotel, buildings occupied by Warren & Strattan, flour and produce dealeis, and Klght .t Travis, commis sion merchants, and Walter & Bell's bagging factory. The tire was not under control for fceveral hours, elui lng which time the valuable stock In a number of warehouses adjoining were partly removed, It being leaied that the fire could not be kept back. SHORT OF COAL Terrible Situation at Leadvillo, Much Suffering May Follow. I.eadvillc, Colo., Feb. 9. This Itv is facing a dcnpeinte situation. The or dinary consumption of coal, in the camp is six bundled tons a day. There weie today but few car loads left and the railroads were blockade on both sides of the city. Two feet of fresh snow hai fallen In the past forty-eight boms. It fuel Is not secured much suffering and po:cdbly loss of life will result. Mr. Gufi'oy's Opinion. IlnirNburg, Fcbi 9. Democratic V.i tloi ill Committeeman GufCey. In enrnmen: lug upon the action of tho house tonignt in postponing action on the JlcCanell jury bill, said: "Postponement was tho correct result. Tho bill can now be pre rented on Its met its. ft Is a relief to have It laid aside for the period agreed upon." Rouhofeller Report Denied. Cleveland O.. Feb. fi The repoit which has beiii In circulation foi several days past 10 the effn't that the Cainogle Steel ininpany had purchased th railway and ves-iel lute! 1 Kts of John D. Rockefeller on the Great Lakes and that Jlr. Uocke felli r would ictlre cntlielv from the lako business, Is positively denied. Stool Shells Shipped. It, ailing. Pa.. Feb. ll--Three carlonds of nliells weie shipped fmm the Carpen ter Sliel works today. The) wcro con signed to the United States government uflle lids ut I'ieatliiny. N J. The projec- tile- are of various sizes. This was the largest single shipment made from the woiks slneei lb" war opened. Sharkey and Mitchell Matched. New Yotk. Feb. 'i Tom Shut key and Charlie Jlllehell have been matched to meet In a 'Jo-round bout at the llnllng- broko club, Loudon, for a pulse nf Jll.ooo Jluy 29. - Steamship Arrivals. Snulhamptuii, Feb. .9. Arrived. Fries- land, for Antwerp and proeedid, Queens. town-Sailed: Teutonic, New York, Hot. tordam Sailed: Amsterdam, New York. COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR Thermometer from 6 to IT Degrees Below Zero. BUSINESS IS SUSPENDED Collieries, Factories and Shops Aro Closed Down, nnd Trolley Lines Aro Crippled Coldest Weather in Forty-Six Years at Hazleton. Sovoro Weather Along tho Coast, Much Suffering in New York. Philadelphia, Feb. 9. This baa beert the coldest day In this city slnco Feb ruary, lS9t. The thermometer began to fall yesterday afternoon and at day light this morning registeicd several degrees below zeto In different parts of the city. The n'llclal figures at th" weather buieuu show It to have been one degiee above zero at S it. in and at 9.S0 p. in. a fiiictlon ot a degtee below. Several persons were found bv tho po lice suffetlng from the effects of tho extreme cold. Along the Dclnwaio river the air was biting and the leo Intel tei eel considerably with shipping. Ueports received fiom evstein Penn sylvania indicate that It was the cold est day in many years. The thermom eter ranged at vatious points all the way from spc to seventeen degrees be low zeio. Tlu cold was especially ae. veto throughout the coal regions and a number of collieries were forced to suspend. At munv other places factories and shops weie closed down. Several tiol ley lines In different pints of the htato were crippled. Throughout lower New Jersey the most Intense eold prevailed. At Tt en ton it was two degrees below and In the suburbs eight. Towards night It modeiated until the thermometer reg istered six degrees above. Along the coast a strong northwest wind was blow Ins and the cold was exceptionally seveie all day. New York, Feb. 9. New Yoikers ex pel ioneeel the coldest weather In yenrrt today. The big drop In the thermom eter came on se heuule time, and the morally fe-II Miniethlng like 2j degrees In a few hours. It stood at ll! last night about midnight, nnd at the Brooklyn htidgo entrance In the oarlv hours of the moiiiliig a staudnid ther mometer reglst'-ied suven below ?ero. This, howevet, is the coldest spot In the eltv. In average' places the mer- tuiy was at irom, l to 1 oclow zero throughout the city this morning. The tempentuie lias vailed little during the day, and ll promises to be a tccord breaker again tonight, THROUGHOUT THE STATE. Blading, Pa Feb !'. Five belo.v was the minimum h-iv tnda. William Yc de r. a inriiier, ag -il .lj. was ove-come ami I- In a precarious uinllton, lor tho Unit time tbl- winter the Schuylkill titer was fnzeii over. Sive'nl Industrial esliib llsbments were iiimpelled to shut down and the pimlls in small school buildings had to tie dismissed. Ale mow 11. l-b. U.--U was S below .tiro hi ie today. Cbarlleld, Feb. !. BeMilv this mornbii the mercurv liir- was as low us '. bcl iw and It has not ilsen above Koro all day. Ueihlihim. Ft b. fi. -With tho lnatcuiy li beluw Into lunlncss was iiiralyzed to ilav Lock Haven. Feb '1 A IdUzard is rag ing here and the itiitetiiy II at 1'.' below. Deeiyihlng Is tled up. Chester. Feb '). Shops and fiiuiidrles aio ge'iicrally closed here. The lawe.1t tetni "rature today was s below zero. Sellns Grove. Feb. ' Teinperatuie vnr' Ing Horn to n below since last night Tamuquu, Feb 9. Ten below this illum ing anil six below tonight. The collieries .110 Idle until S.itutcUy and l.illway traf fic Is retarded. JIuhrMioy (itv. Fob. 1 Twelve dcgiees below was the town weather today. Del ano rcsrlsieml l'i and Locust Valley It below. The colllelles ale Idlo und all business crippled. Sbaiiiokln. Feb 9 -The collieries wero unable to start up today and tho trolley lines aie ut a suuiilstlU. Temperaturo lo bi low .seio. Stt mulshing, Feb. '. Zero weather pre. vailed hue iluilna die entire day. At Tobvli.inni it was 17 degrees below: nt Mount I'oeono. IS; at Saylorshurg, 15, mid at Shawnee. 12. This Is not tho lowest flguie reached this winter. On the morn ing of January 2 the thermometer showed 22 below In the country and on tho injun talnx, Alioonn, Feb 9.- Itoln rt Shade, a track repairman was stuiek bv u train at Cresson this meriting and Instantly killed, Te-mpeiature toiilvhi Is IS degrees below zero, lowest for tweniy-nno year. llnzloton. Pi b. 9. The tin rmonioto." registered ! derees below zero hero tod.iv. the coldest weather exierlcne.l In thin section for foity-llvt jears. IN THE WEST. Chicago, Feb. ' -The coldent wcalrir of twenty seais prevails throughout the west Tin meieiiry in this city this innrn lllg was 2J below uoro, and In some of Iho suburbi I' mnt a tow as ,M One man was irozin io de ilh and man others b.ldte Host hltti a. Huron, N. D. vv if the coldest nlare In the coiiniiy with .in below: BlHiuatck, Du. luth and LaCiosiu. Wis., repoit 32 below. St. Louis. Feb. 9 On death trom freez ing lie reported, that of Sain Kenned)'. i liboici. Tenipeiiiture 10 below. Juliet, HI, Feb. 9 It is SI bolow leio today. Huln:Hi is parnljzed. FintiK Dubilet and George llemllton were frozen to death. .. ... einkaloosa. la, Feb o, llcnr)' D. For tune, a- leslelcnt of JIurhaklnnek, near tills city, was fioi n to death last iiluht. It was 3) below Madbion. wis. Feb, :i -Twenty-olght below zero here. Kansis CPv, Feb 'i Twenty degress below zero hero today. .. H"t-f-MMfttf- f- WEATHER FOIIEOAST. -f Washington. Feb. 9. Forernst for for Friday: Fur eustein Penan.vl viinla, fair, not quite so cold in southern portions; brisk west winds. -r-tf tf-ftt-r-H-t-t t-t-H-fttl-
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