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SCUANTON, PA.. SATUitlXVV MORNING, FEBUUAllY 11, 1809.
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CAPTURED BY
OTIS' TROOPS
Filipino Troops Suffer
Another Decisive
Defeat.
DEWEY'S GUNS TAKE PART
Tho Copper-Skins Aie Attacked by
Our Troop Whore They Were
Concentiating and Routed Gal
lant Conduct of Volunteers Thoir
Losses Small Filipinos Mowed
Down Like Grass Fears of a
Native Uprising in Manila Not
Realized Evidences of Secrot Pio
parations to Resist Our Rule.
Washington, Too 10. The following
dispatch from General Otis was re-
telved tonight:
Manila, Feb. 10.
Adjutant Oinciul
Insurgents collicti d considerable fortes
between Mnnllit ft ml Caloocan wln.ro
Arulnaldo Is reported to bo and thieal
ned attack and uprllng In this city.
Thin aficrncien swung left of McArthur's
clivWIin which Is noith of Pelg river ln'o
Caloocan, diking cnimy e isy. Our loft
mw n Culoucin Our loss Might, that of
lntuimt.s considerable. Partlculais In
li.iiinuif. Attncl: iueoidcJ b one-half
bourn tiring from two ot Admiral
Dow y s vessels (.blgncd) Otib
Manila, IMi 10. T.JO P. m. The
Aimrlcin fotecs at 3 05 this afternoon
m ule a combined attack upon Caloocan
rind redured It In short order.
At a signal Horn the tower of the do
la 1 nmu church the United States'
dnubli tin lot ed monitor Monadnork
iprr d lite fiom the bay. with the big
gun1- 1 Iit forvnui turret, on tho
c.mhworks with great effect.
"urn aftei wards the Ftah battery
bnmbnrded thf place from the laud
-,! In
Thp pbtls reset vrd their lire until
ihe bombnidment ceased when they
llrd n ins; of miiHkelry as the Mon
tatn regiment idvanced on the jungle.
Th" Kansas regiment, en the extreme
hft, with the Third artillery deploy
ing to the right, charged acros the
p"n Jnd tallied the earthworks,
heeling under a heavy fire. Support
ed b the artillery at the chuieh tho
tioop further advanced, dilving the
enemy, fighting every foot, light Into
tho town lino, penetrated to the Presl
ih neia and lowered the Filipino Hag at
t 0 p m. '
Tho rncmys sharpshooter? in the
jungh on th tight find at long rang."
r ii the Pennsylvania regiment, but the
job Is were then silenced by Shrapnel
shells and the Penrsylvpnians remain
ed ip tho tienches.
tler tho Anvi icons arrived they
burned the native huts.
The lobol'i weie mowed down like
glass but the American loss was slight.
Tho rebels seem to hae selected Ma
l.ilmti as the base of opeiatloiu fir
their next encounter with the Ameri
cans, a they ore,concentiatlng a con
siderable force there. Many small
boulcs ot soatteted rebel troops are
i.truggling in from the light and others
have undoubted!) arrived irom the
noith and the interior piovincc.
AGUINALDO'S HEADQUARTERS.
Agulnaldo ih loported to have estub
"shed his heedquirteia at Malabon tor
the nut)or or illv'lng hie forces lor
i dec 1st v blow.
Im o itr to cover theii movements',
th retain again opened file on the nut
pnns oi the Kansas icglmont. They
kept up the (ire fiom the junglo for
nboiu twenty minutes, but without et
f ot The Amei lean reserved their I're
until a detachment of the enom
emerged fiom the bamboos, when a
we-diieeted volley made the rebels
scuttle- back to covet like rabbits.
S inu -oldiers belonging to the Foui
iet mil iiiiHiurj nave unearthed sov-
trni tons or Spanish shells evidently
st len fiom the arsenal at Cavlto and
I. id len by the rebels in the vicinity of
Pnranque. Fifteen cart load of shells
have been bi ought in here The troops
also found a modem naval gun and
pat ui its mount, which had undoubt
dl) been stolen fiom one of the sunken
panish warships
In intlcip.itloti of a native upiislng
hi tliio oitv unusual precautions weie
tawe, heiv last nlsht bj the Ami" -tin
i ililaiy iiuthoilties. Fos lunate!)
In mens taktn nr ivd iinni'iwi.in
The I iliplnos aio evidently convinced
that an upilslng would prove auichlul
lo lie!
I iu VImii dii eommlFiMonirs mi cited,
on tiu.'d the I'r.inus -ailed Un Hollo
v "iiri.y Alth th TinnesiP irui?nt.
"n board the 1'nlted htates tiansport
SI Paul No .e!s have cleared troni
Manila for Philippine pons since riu
urdav. corn. mirfiith no ne,q has )U
ivr.-hd outside points-. 13on the gu.ud
of the Pennsvhanla rest mi nt stui! uinl
it tie i unvali'M out hospital uii Cum
Kldor island, knew nothing about the
Hostilities until ihetupplv limit uotlilrd
iln guai d vesti'dav.
The nanus cleaied lor tluilo on Sit
ui la), but instetd of sailing on Sunday
t-lu wac di tallied h) the Auiuilcan au
th ri'i
Til 11 VMFHICAN LINK
Th AuiTlian line today Ih much the
taiue .ih on Wodneeda) On tho light
Gemral flvmahlne's bilpodu oxtonds to
tl i Leach two miles noith of Camp
I 'V and to the Paslg ilvei; Lleut
imii' Colonel Trumanti, with tho North
Da'. )t,i volunteers, has Chtubllhed his
t' d'limrtum on the beach whence ho
1 In slrciiel communication with the
Airerlcan licet. The Keeond b-itt.illon
3f tltw Dakota lesliuviu extend ulutig
1 of tlie Fourteenth In-
!flKl
eveentlon of companies
5 Snd:n'lBst?Uloncd at the I'aslg river
and extends thence to San Pedro and
Mulate In a complete line.
$coutlng partleB of tho Dakota regi
ment yesterday surprised some Filipino
scouts ut the bridge across the Paran
que river. The enemy retired hurried
ly, swimming the stream In order to
icach the main body of the rebels, en
tienched opposite Troop K, of the
Fourth cavalry.
A few rebels have concentiated at
Paranque. While they aie entrenched
they are fully exposed from the water
front.
General King's headquarters are now
at tho village of Paslg, which sui ren
dered jesterday without opposition.
Many of the lebels are coming in
hoping to be allowed to enter Manila
but they have been refused the neces
sary permission nnd tire now afraid to
leturu to tho enemy's ranks.
The California regiment whose mem
bers are in excellent spirits is now oc
cupying the villages of Paslg, Malate
and Santa Ana.
Since the Wyoming regiment relieved
the Twenty-third regiment ut the
water worka there has been no change
in General Hale's position. The Ne
braska, Colorado and South Dakota
regiments and the Utah attllleiy aie
occupying the same posts
On the left General Otis' btlgado,
consisting of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment, eight companies of the Penn
sylvania regiment, the Montana regi
ment and four batteries of the Thiid
artillery stretches back near Caloocan
to the Chinese cemetery where thcie
is mi excellent signal station on a hill
and where from a chuieh tower the
signal men can communicate with the
licet.
NO NEWS FROM OTIS.
A Few Casualties to Rsport -Absence
of News from Hollo.
Washington, Feb. 10 Up to the close
of otUce hours today General Otis sent
no news to the war depattment Indi
cating any luither conflicts with th.
natives. He had a few casualties to
report In answer to inqultles from anx
ious friends of Individual soldiers and
he gave notice to the department that
ho had been obliged to buy a laigj
number of horses to supply the trans
portation needed owing to the length
ening of the American lines
The horses, so-called, leully are the
little native Filipino ponies which, it
is said at the war department, have
been found to be the best animals for
pack and draft purpose that can be
secured. Some big American horses
have been taken to the Islands bv the
troop3 hut tin y have slckeni d and died
and altogethei have proven to he wheil
ly unlit for the climate. On the otlvr
hand General Otis reports thit ho has
mounted several troops of cavalry on
the little native ponies with good re
sults. ''nc same Flute of affairs still holds
good with respect to the instructions
of General Otis; again Secretary Alger
said this afternoon that he had not
sent any Instructlems since the begin
ning of hostilities and v.ould send none.
He fully exreets that Otis will make
no terms with Agulnaldo while the lat
ter is armed, and that a condition pre
cedent to dealing with him at all js the
leturn of the insurgents to their homes
and the surroni'er of their arms. Cer
tainly General Otis is not expected to
now take any action that will amount
to .. recognition of the insurgents as
a loe to be treated within basis of
an independent nntlon. Theie was
also an absence of news from Hollo
and there is leason to believe that it
v ill be bcveinl day? before anything is
heard from that point of interest. The
two Filipino?, Lopez nnd Losic'a, left
hero by their associates of tho junta
who skipped to Montreal, are Keeping
very quiet, losaeta Is not yet out of
bed nnd Lopez spends his time mojtlv
in his hotel apartments, refraining
from talking over Philippine affoli3 to
any one and especially evpding news
paper interviewers,
FAVORS PROTRCTOKATC.
Victoria, E. C, Feb. 10. Captain
John McCafferty nrrived hero today on
the steamer Olenoble from Manila. In
an Interview ho condemns the actions
ot Grncrcls Otis and Mertltt in tho
Philippines. Captain McCafterty fa
vors a protectorate over the Philip
pine group rather than ownership,
captain McCafferty Is en route to
Washlnrton.
AGUINALDO'S TROUBLES.
Having No Money to Pay Soldiers Ho
Has Been Unable to Control Them.
Vancouver. II. C, Feb. 10. The
steamer l.-smeralda, leaving Manila
.Ian 10 anived at Hong Kong Jun: IS
Passengers said that on the 10th
Agulnaldo had Issued his twelfth pioc
lamatlon, which amounted to an tiltl
matum. In effect It gives the Anion,
cans three da).s to make up the It mind's
what to do-"gel out oi fight"
In consequence of this ultimatum.
Europeans living in the outskirts
moved Into the eltv, and General Oti
quickly prepaid! for an attack.
Agulnaldo Is said to favor oeace at
any prhe. His followers have not been
p.dd foi tin re months and they de
manded iron- Agulnaldo immediate
pa) meat of tho men el Manila. Hav
ing no money to pay them, the soldiers
got beyond control of their commander.
An American ttlcn on th Esmer
alda said
"On Wedni sd.'iv, Jan. 10, the Amoi'.
can soldieis v.-erc looking about in theii
aimless way, having the appeal atices
of men on whose hands time hangs
heavll) Tho stteets wcio crowded and
business was In full awing, but every
ono'f nerves wmul to be on edge, an
if dlsastoi was imminent and antic I
pated. "All at once a. great ciowd can o
ltHhlnar down tho road. I heaid th
Imslo sound sharply In u down places
cilllng tho soldiers to quartetd. and Iti
Jive minutes not a boy In blue could be
iwcn on thu Escolta.
"On ?0i'1hb tho Amei leans in mass
the Insuigents retired In quiet order"
Shoo Machinery Tiust.
Uoston Peb 10 ft wan ntincuiicod to.
day that a consolidation of all tho Hoy.
alty shoo muchlneij Intel csts contend
In Boston had bten consummated Into n
cniporatlon organized under tho laws of
New Jeiaoy with u capital of J.!3,00),000.
Sidney W. WIohTow, ol Uoslon, In presi
dent, nnd George v. Hi own. of Boston,
nudHurci and gcneiul manager.
k"'rT5Sff,''
TESTIMONY IN THE
ADAMS INQUEST
HARRY CORNISH AND R. B.
MOLINEAUX ON THE STAND.
Cornish Pioves to Bo Reticent as a
Witness and Equivocal Ho Fails
to Weave a Chain of Evidonco
About Molinuaux The Lattor De
claies His Innocence.
New York, Feb, 10. The two men,
whose names have been mot Intimate
ly connected with the death of Mrs,
Kate J. Adams, weie on the witness
stand today before Coroner Hart and
1ury and were put through a ilgid
cross-examination bv Assistant District
Attorney Oborne, who is conducting
the case. Harr) S, Comlsh, who guve
the polon to Mrs. Adams, was tho
first witness callej this morning, and
at the afternoon session H It. Mollne
auc, who had been named by Cornish
on the stand as tho man ho bellevid
to have sen' tho i olson, hronio sou?' r
through tho mails, was cullc 1
Cornish vi t again todav soimwhit
reticent and equivocal lit Ids ansv.ei3
to questions put to him by the fis'ist-
i ant dlstiict attorney m-d In one In
stance at least occasioned a good deal
of surprise In an Interview with a
number of newspaper representative:)
previous to the- examination of Cornish,
' when asked if he knew Mis MollneitiK
and If she could have any connection
with the case said that he wished the
assistant district attorney would ask
hltn that question on the stand "X
man Is supposed to pet jure himself for
a woman," iinid Comlsh. "Hut I am
here to tell tho truth If they ask me
such a question "
This s-eemed a significant statement
nt the time and Assistant District At-
toniey Osbomc put thoo very ques
; lions lo him, to which Coinish made
the lollnwlng answer:
"I nevei n Mis. Molincau to know
her and never saw her when she was
Blanche Chcsborough "
"Didn't you'" asked Osborne, "Hav
to two men this morning when asked
if j ou knew Mrs. Mollneauie tnat )ou
wished 1 would ask you that question,
and although some men would perjuie
themselves )ou would tell the truth."
Cornish denied tills at fust, but later
he admitted that he might have said
it, as he had said so many things and
that he wan vei) much tattled at the
time
As a mattei of fact, CornMi did not
prove to be a verv good witness, Inas
much as ho thiew but little light ou
tho case He made the statement thit
he had suspected Mollneaux of having
prepated the poison, because a chemist,
a friend of his, had suggested, on ac
count of a sediment having bceu left
in the glass from which Mi p. Adams
drank, that the bromo seltzer prepar
ation had been put up by a half chem
ipt ,a man who had some knowledge
of chemistry, but not a complete knowl
edge, and that as Mollneaux know
something of chemist! y, his name nat
urally susgostcc" itsilf. This was the
reason, Cornish said, and the fact that
he had a quarrel with Mollneaux w is
another reason.
MOL1NKAUX STORY.
Cornish gave way on the stand tem
ponrily to Mollneaux. who took his
place theie atter a wrangle between
Assistant Distiict Attorney Osborne
and Uaito S. Weeks, Mulineaux's coun
sel. Mr. Weeks objected on the ground
that Mollneau had not been propel ly
subpoenaed, and during tho course of
the wrangle a second subpoena was
prepared which Molineauv accepted,
being appaiently a very willing wit
ness. Mr. Osborne made the statement it
could go on record that Mollneaux had
appeared as a witness at his request,
and then asked the witness abruptly if
he wns Innocent of the poisoning of
Mis. Adams.
Mr, Mollneaux replied, "I am abso
lutely Innocent."
Mollneaux told of his connection with
the Knickerbocker and New Yoik Ath
letic clubs unci said he had left tho
formcrclublaigely because of his ciuar
rel with Cornish. He was asked if ho
had known H. C. Barnet and replied
that he was a waim, ptisonal friend
of that man, a friendship that had
lasted seveiat years. Ho could sug
gest no motive whv an) one should
send poison to Ramet and declared tint
he had not known rtarnct was sick un
til a fuw da) before Earners death
and thlj ho learned, he explained, be
cause he wus to give a dlnnei at which
Il.unet was to be piesent A mutual
friend told him of Ratnet's illness.
Mollneaux then describe el the moms
.it tho Knlckeibocker Athletic club on
the second tloor occupied bv ulmelf,
Rarnet, Cornish and Adams, nfttr
which the ).achtlng trip on A. J. Mor
grn's yacht Viator, which has loeontlv
been Intioduced into tho case, came up
for consldeiatlon. Mollneaux said that
he had been on several cruises on this
jacht hut that Darnel had nevir been
with him. He met Miss Chesborough
on one of these trips, being inltodutcd
to hi i by her man led ister.
At this Interesting point the hearing
was adjourned until Tuteduv mornliirr
next
Pennsylvania Postmasters.
Washington, Fell 10.--Among the nom
inations sent to tho eeimlc bj tho presi
dent today wie those oi tho following
postmasters lor Pennsylvania, christian
Rich, Kingston. -Usui IV. , Clmmbeis.
burg; Jumes M. e base, jr , eiciuleld,
Mtrrick Davidson, Dinlentouu, Rdwlti r,
Luckenb.ich, Mauch Chun!.. William If.
Noll. Mycrstown C Kdvvln Mlciiue), Niu.
tttetli. HUwaiil W llannuni Swaitlunord
' I
Martello's Stormy Passage.
Hull. Knglunil. Peb 10. The RritlBh
stuiiinir Mailello, fiom New 'oik on Jan
Li for Hull, has ai rived heie. During Hie
stoini) passngo ueross the Atlantic hoi
chief oillcor and bcatwaln wcie kllleii
b) a wave, n juiiiwiinnetr und a tea
man wore drovvnetl and her communed r,
Cuptaln Rlppetli, and second ottictr wtie
Injured Her upper wmlu weie hmliv
v, locked
Thnt Poaco Conference.
Washington, I'eb. 10Mr. rtoice, United
Htntts charge at St. Petersburg, this af
ternoon cabled tho state Uupitrtmout Hint
tho conference proposed by the cltuens
looking to a ilNnrmamoiit of the nation
will be held at Tho Iltitue.
EXAMINING THE MEN.
1'roliminary Work of MustoiingOut
Progressing Favorably.
Special to the Scranlon Tribune.
Camp MncKenzle, Uigusta, Ga.. Feb.
10 -The work ot niusterlns out tho
loglm-nt has been formally begun -ind
today tho final ph)slcal examination of
the metnbera of Companies E and F
were completed. Tho other companies
will he examined tomonovv. It Is hard
a question any longer as to whether
the regiment is going home Intact but
how we shall go home. Quite a
number seem anxious to go by boat
from Savannah, Ga., to Now York, and
Colonel Courson Is now busily engaged
In trying to secure the best possible
rntes. It is not Improbable that tho
boys will finally agree to go by water.
Camp Is ve-y quiet and all signs of
military life and activity have van
ished. All drills have been suspended.
On Monday morning at 10 o'clock
theie will be a division drill and lovlow,
probably the last In which the Thir
teenth will partiitpatec Arms and
equipments w 111 be turned In soon af
terwards In the meantime timing this
period of n s the bom are cnjojlng
themselves and waiting quletlv for tho
end. Tho gonoi.il ho ilth Is good and
the weather Is becoming pleasant once
nioie. Tho icgtment will he paid to
monovv lor tho month of January.
Il'chaid J Uourke.
ADMINISTRATION
IS CRITICISED
Mr. Lentz Objects to tho Clemency
Shown General Eagan-Mr. Bio
sius on Expansion.
Washington, Feb 10 Genetul debito
on the sundiy ilvi! apt loprlatlon hill
i was concluded in the house today. Tho
speakr, duritif, tho day, touched a.
vaiiety of topics but as a rule the de
bate lacked spirit and interest. Mr.
iPoekei), ol Missouri: Mr Glllett, ot
Massachusetts, and others discussed
1 the pollc) ot i "fpanMon, and Mr. I.entz,
, of Ohio, seve.el) ctiticlsed tho ndmiti
' istration for exeiclslns clemency in
the cise of General Kag.in. The latter
I charged that thete was an evident ills,
position to reward those who attacked
Gcneial Miles because the latter hail
I the manhood to tell the truth about
I the alleged totten food fed to oui tioops
1 In Cuba and Porto Rico. DurliiT the
eoui'-e of the e'obate Mr. Hepbuin,
chaiimsin of the Interstate and foreign
commerce committee gave notice that
he would oier tho Nicat.agua canal
bill as an amendment to the sundry
civil bill.
Mr. Hrosius (Rep , Pa.) characterized
tlic $.'0,000,000 to be paid to Spain under
the teinis of the Tarls treaty a mere
bagatelle. The American people, he
snld, would not tolerate tho idea of
looking backward m ,o"fiinieniai de- i
velopment.
During tho entire open secsion today
the senate had undei consldeiatlon tho
legislative, executive and judicial ap
preciation bills. Little piogress was
made, the time largely being occupied
with debate on minor topics.
The aimy appropiiation bill was
completed toda) by the houe commit
tee on mllitaiv affair0 and by dint of
prett) seveie cutting ot numeious
Items it was brought down to J79.034,
;!jj It Is framed on the basis ot an
army of about 100 000 men and contem
plates the enactment of the Hull bill
for the inciease of the aim) oi thu le
tentlon o volunteers nnd lesrulars up
to that number. Specific provision is
made foi nine major generals and
twelve brlgadiet generals.
DREYFUS REVISION BILL.
Rejected by tho French Deputies'
Committee.
Paris, Fob 10 There was much ex
citement In tho chamber of deputies to
day In anticipation of the debate of the
goveininent'3 Dieyfus revision bill, for
which the piemlei, M. Dupuy, had
asked urgency.
Immediately after the opening of the
session M. Renaut-Morllero, the re
pot ter of the committee having the le
vIMon bill In charge, said the commit
tee had i ejected the measure "because
when one anived at the creation of
couits of expediency there was no fur
ther secuiity for any one,"
Such ptoposals, the repmter added,
always aroused Indignation, and he
asked w hat could be the motive of the
bill, since the accusations brought by
M. Quesnuy do Beuurepiiiie. the for
mal president of the civil section of the
Couit of Casatlon, against the crim
inal section of that body had been ack
nowledged to be erroneous.
"'he trial levision bill was cven'ually
adopted by a vote of 332 to 21C.
HAYWOOD'S CONDITION.
All Hopes for tho Recovery of the
Ex-Treasurer Given Up.
Hair.sbtug, Fib 10 Attoine) Gen
ual Klkln locei ed a (elegiain this af
ternoon tiom Mis Renjaniln J. Hay
wood, ut Shaion, asking him to eonio to
the bedside of her sick husband, lato
state tieaeurer, and cashier of the state
ticasury, who said he would like to sou
his old filend befoio he dies. Mr. Ulkln
hurried to Mr. Haywood's bedside ut
once. All hopes for his lecovei) have
been given up. Ho is one of the best
liked oillclals on Cipitol hill and much
sympathy Is being expiessed for him.
Mr. Haywood a taken sick five
months ago with an affection of the
heart and lungs, which culminated Into
acute Rright's disease He wns com
pelled i( lellnqulsh his duties nt tho
stuto tieisury last December and has
since been confined to bed. Three weeks
ago he wns removed to Sharon. Ho
has no child! en.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
Frozen Water Pipos Cause Trouble
iu u Home for Friendless.
Baltimore, Fob. 10 Fiozen water
pipes caused n fatul explosion In tho
kitchen of tho fomale depaitment of
the Homo of the FiiendloM, Dmld Hill
unci Lafayette avenues, ihla morning,
Martha Rollskey, aged 7 years, vva i
Instantly killed and Floienco Rofny.
eler, aged 10, was so badly burned that
she died latot. The temperature today
was 7 below zero.
THE COLD WAVE
AND ITS TERRORS
WEATHER THAT HAS BROKEN
ALL RECORDS.
Business iu Many Sections Paralysed
by the Temperature- Several Pios
trations That Are Llablo to Provo
Fatal Much Suffering Among
Railroad Employes and Live Stock
in Transit.
Philadelphia, Feb. 10. The cold
weather of last night and-today in this
city broke all existing records of the
weather bureau during Its twenty-nine
years of existence, and while beyond
that period there Is no authentic data,
It Is said that today's minimum tenv
petaturc six below zero was tho low-
OCt t 11 iltln rwrt r.vttlnM .f...... IIaUu,,
ary, 1707. The exception was In lhCC.
Ths theimometcr was even lower In
the subuib.m districts, whole 11 hov
t eied Hiound 10 ami U dcg.'ce1 below.
, The seveie weather has delaved tho
street and s,eniii i.ifbi-inrlu t, mnm r,v-
lent and 1ms plnved havoc with th"
shipments t imthuultc coal in the
east, as welt as bv lad to the west.
The Reading has boen compelled to
practically abandon Its shipments by
W.ltor from Plllt Richmond nn nrnnnnt
of the tee In the Delaware river. Sev
eral ol Its baiges on their way to the
si a hav e become Ice-bound near New
Castle h) the bi caking of a .Uoam pipe
cm a tug having them in tow. Incom
ing trains aie anywhere from a half-
I nour to two houis late, the delay be-
ing due to tho cllltloulty In keeping up
steam Tiavcl between Pittsburg and
I this cltv has buen chiefly affected.
George Stewait, aged 3." jeais. was
lound dead from the cold In a stable
this morning, and theie were a gieat
number of piostrations, some of which
aie likclv to provo latal
Lock Haven, Pa., Feb. 10 The- ther
momettr here toda) legistered as low
as 2S below zuo All industries h;nu
been c ompelled to suspend oporatioti3.
A )oung Italian woman, while walk
ing from McHlhattan to this city, was
oveicoine b cold. Het feet were frozen
and tin toes muv have to be ampu
tated. 1 Susquehanna, Pa . Feb 10. Through
out Susquohann l count) toda) the tem
poratuio vailed from 10 to n degiees
below zero. At tford and New Mil
foul It was 22 degieed below. Trains
, on tho Krie and the Delaware and Hud
j son laihoads are running several hours
, late. There is much suffeiing among
I railioad men und live stock In transit.
in several sections the highways are
made impassable b) heavy drifts.
ON THE POCONO.
Stioudshnig Pa.. Feb. 10. At H.30 a
in. the mercuiy teglsteied at Toby
lianna on tho Pocono mountains 23 de
grees below zeto, at Itrodheadsville It
was IS below, at Dache, just above
Rushklll, Pike county, it was 30 degrees
below. The Ice Is forming at the Dela
vvaie Water Gap and the river Is cov
eted with a solid compact mn-s of ice.
At the Rariett bridge the ice Is piled
half way up to the pleis. Groat de
struction is fe.iicd should there be a
sudden break up.
Ridgway, Pa, Feb. 10 The theimo
meter tod ly ranged from 20 to 24 de
grees below "oro. The gas piessme
has been veiy low all day and much
suffeiing irom coal has resulted. The
schools ate closed, trains delayed and
the highways leading to the town arc
snow blocked
Chambeism.il g, P. , Fob. 10. Tho
coldest weather since 1S7J ptevails
hero. The moieury today reglsteied
irom 10 to 10 below zero. In the Rlue
mountain region It is 23 below. Tho
loads aie badly drifted nnd f.armeis
aie compelled to drive thiough the
fieldfo.
Clearfield. Pa , Feb. 10. The temper
atuie varied fiom 2o to SO degrees he
low zero heie this morning.
The coldest In fifteen jears. The
wind Is blowing haid, which makes it
almost impossible to do any outside
work. All tiains are fiom one to three
hours late. It is 15 below zeio this
evening and rapidly gi owing colder.
Johnstown, Pa , Feb. 10 The reooid
breaking Intense cold of the last twer.-t)-fout
hours continues with no signs
of abating apparent at midnight. The
temperature is now 21 degiees below
zero, colder than was over known in
this legion and Is tlll dropping. Many
cases of persons being found uncon
scious in the snow aie teported fiom
the north of Cambria county, ut the
ci est of the Allc'Chenlep,
The temjietatuie recoid at Ebensburg
tonlgut is 32 bslow, and at Gallltzin ,!"i
The pro'itiatlon of tho Pennsylvania
rallioad's freight service was mudts
mote complete today This is certain
to cause a tot title jam on the road
when traffic Is resumed.
Wllllamspoit, Feb. lo. The cold
weather has not abated any. The
theimometcr In this city averaged 11
degrees below zero, early this morn
ing At Jeise) Shore the meicury
diopped to li below, while the coldest
spot repotted was at Pioetor, where It
legisteted 37 degrees) below zeio
Columbus, O., Feb. 10 Specials to
tho DIpateh from various, points In
the state show tempeiatuics irom 1-' to
21 degiees be'ow zero
At Hamilton, an 18-year-old hoy
named Lung was badlv ftozen while
ictuming ftum school. He Is in a criti
cal condition.
At Alliance, a Pennsylvania locomo
tive froze while woiklng in the yawls.
Reed Ralsti n was taken fiom his cm
Bine almost dead.
FATALITIES FROM COLD.
Thteo Mineis Are Frozen to Death at
Pittsburg.
Tlttsbuig, Feb. 10 Threo lntalltles
from cold have been reported In thin
vicinity. Hugh Gallagher, a miner em
ploved at Lelsenrlng by tho Ftlck Coke
compaii), was fiozen to douth yestei
day while on his way homo from work.
At Morunn, John Gillespie, aged -l.
and Patrick O'Grady, aged 71), were
found dead toda) In a shantv,
Librarian Appointments,
Hanlsmus. Feb. !0 -State I.llirailan
Rcnl bus loiippalnlid V W Clilsholtn,
of Huntingdon, cataloguer, James Hwoe-
noy, of Wi llsboro, watchman, and N. D
illausc, of Hawley, mwsengcr
Till KKWS THIS MOUXIXti
Weather Indications Today!
Folr; Presh Ve Vln4s.
1 Gene i at Americans Copturo Caloocan
in tho Philippine.
Cold Weather Ureaka All Records
nriort to Solve the Adims Polsonlns
Case.
Destructive Tiro In West Stranton.
2 Gene l il Dun ft Review of Trade
Financial and Commercial.
.5 Local iUllgoUM News of the Week.
t lMtlori.il.
News tied Comment.
5 Local Social nnd Poisonal.
Her Point of View.
6 Local Criminal Court ProceixlitiB-".
Dpworth Leagues Adjourn.
7 Loc it - Destructive West Scranton
Fire CCoucluded.).
Will of the Late Rt ltcv Hlahop
O'Haia.
Directs of the CoW Weather.
Local West Scranton and Subuiban.
New j Itourd About Scianton.
Rrief Chats with Advcrtl-Kis.
Sunday School Lesson lor Tomouow.
Ruvlnesj, Cluncea in Manila
General Wuko Isl ind and Its Pecu
liarities. PRESIDENT SIGNS
THE PEACE TREATY
Th5 Official Copy Ratified by tho
Senate Is Certified Without Much
Formality.
Washington, Fob lO.-Thc official
copy of the troatv ot peace with Spain
bearing the : Ignatures of the Spai Ish
and Amei lean commissioners, which
wis tntlfied b) the senate last Mond.iv
as certified by Vice Piesldent Hobait
was signed bv tin. president and Sec
retary Hav at 2 35 this attemoon in th
ULraty of the executive mansion. Titer)
was little formality observed, although
a number ol poisons weie present by
Invitation of the ptesldent, while s'sn
ing the document tho pusldcnt and
secretin y ot state sat at th-- lound
table in the center of the library Th
pen was en ordinary gold one which
tho piosldent fieqvently used in his
office wotk. The ceremony occupied
only a veiy few minutes and at its
conclusion Seeietury Hav replaced the
document In its crimson velvet ease
niicl took it to the state department
Icr ttansmisslon to Mad! id.
Reside the president ther" were
present Mis. McKinley, ocietniv Hay
and daughters, Mr and Mrs. j. j.
Riook und Mr, and Mrs. Spencer Roi
den, who r.te guests at the White
house, Mr. Abner MeKlnley and Lieu
tenant Colonel B. F. Montgomery, U.
S. V.
NO SIGNS OF A BREAK.
Senator Quay Still 13 Votes Short
of tho Necessary Number.
Hairlsbuig. Feb. 10. There ate ni
signs of a break In the senatoilal dead
lock. Senator Quay Is still 1! viKs
short ot the numbei necessary to eloi t
He maintains a good lead on his livals
and his lines remain unbroken Fot a
while today it looked as though he
would gain a vote by the absence of
cei lain memoers without it piit. Af
ter the vote hail been taken Mi Roth,
of Lehigh, appeared In the hall of the
house and was gianled pennis'-lon to
vote alter an explanation that hi1 train
had been delayed. Ills vote was ust
for Mr. Jenks and added anothei to
the votes against M,. Quay. Knough
leaves of absent c weie granted by tho
senate and house todav to indicate that
there will be no quotum at tomoi row's
and Monday's se-ion of tho joint us.
si mbiy.
The ballot today lollows:
Quay 7s
Jenks tu
Dalzell k.
Stone r,
Stewart n
Ilutf ;,
WIdener 2
Irvin .1
Rico l
M.irkle I
Tubbs t
Grow I
Rlter
Total ISO
Neeei'sary to choice. 9. milted w;
absent without latis, ft, no election
NO INVITATION FOR BRYAN
Ho Will Not Be Asked lo Visit
Hnmsbuig on May 12.
Harrisbuig. Feb 10 In the penate
this morning Mr. McCarred piesented
a resolution providing for the appoint
ment, of a legislative i oninitttt,o ot Z
to assist In making arrangements for
the unvilllng of the Haitianft monu
ment In Hanlsburg on May 12. The
resolution provides that un invitation
lie extended to the pi HuVnt and oth
ers to tnko part lit tho ceremonies
s the resolution v. is soad Mr. Wash
burn novod that "William ,1 Rryan, of
Nebiasha, bo also InviUd to atiind me
unveiling of the monument"
"Is the motion seconded" asked
Lli uteuant Governor Gobln, who oc
cupied the chair.
Mr. Washburn looked to his fellow
D.uiioeiatlc members to second his mo
tion The Domoc rats present beside
Mr 'ttashbuin, neto Mr. Mlllei. of
Cumberland. Mr Netly and Mr.
llnlnes but not one oi them seconded
ths motion.
Thciefore the icsolutloii passed with
out nn Invitation ha' lug beep extend
ed to Mi Ut van to be pr lent at tho
funi lion.
May Ba Andrea's Body,
Kianovarsk, Sllieita 1VU in 'i lie
bodlcw ot time men, eorilnge apparency
bilonitlng to a balloon and U cabin nude
of eVjth Iuih been luund In North 131
lifrl.i v nuinbii of initrmniiiu vveto
also dNcoVotvd It Is Ixllcvul tho bodlia
are those of the aviuiuitii Antliee and his
companion, v ho went in icjich oi the
Noith I'ulis.
Cold Dip at Maiiatta,
Mailetla O, Feb. 10, With tin. Hier
momilm ut 20 desrten below ?.. ro ui b
o clock last nli'ht, one woman ml two
men weie baptized by Rev Wharton of
tho Christian church at Coal Run one tho
Miitkegum river. A hole wa3 cut in tho
Ice on the river und tho candidates im-mercil,
Seventeen Buildings Were
Totally or Partially
Destroyed.
FIRE CAUSED BY AN
OVERHEATED STOVE
Disco voiod by James McCoimuck ai
12.45 This Morning-Firo Started
in tho Saloon of Mrs. Timothy
Jones and Spioad with Groat Rap
idityFiremen Badly Handicap
ped by Lack of Water Several of
the Fire Hydrants Weio Frozen
and Had to Be Thawed Out The
Total Loss Will Bo at Least $45,
000 At 3.30 the Firemen Hail
tho Flames Under Control.
It Is long, long )eais slnco West
Scranton lu been visited by such a
destiuctive fire as that which broke
out this morning In a fiamo building at
10.4 West Lackawanna avenue, owned
by Edward Fan
Fiozen hydrants gave the file a gieat
suit on the Hi omen and the latter
when they secured a sufficient supply
ot water found it a dltllcult task to
head off the devouring element. Alto
gether seventeen buildings weie either
totall) or pnitlully desttoyed and the
loss will reach at least $n,000.
The uflectod propettles In the oldei
in which they were attacked aie:
DDWARDFARR'S SALOON lUriLD
ING, 1024 West Lackawanna aveniK
Two stotles and basement, frame, with
an extension In the lear. Occupied bv
Mrs. Timothy Jones as a saloon on the
giound Hoot and a lesidente on th
upper two Hoots. Totally destroyed
with all Us content1-. Loss on build
ing. Si 5u0, on content'-, $1,000.
LDWARD PARR'S STORIJ AND
RRSIDRNCi: building, 1020 West f.ac k
nwanni avenue. Thiee stoiies, tiame
Occupied by JMwatd Fair with a houu
furnishing stoie em tho fiist tloor and
evidence on tiie uppei Hoors, Totally
desttoyed with eontenls. Loss on
bulldinn, $1,000, mi contents, $l,0tio.
About half Insuiuii.
PARR'S RINK, wui of 1024 anil lii:
West Lackawanna nvinuo Largo
frame building, ouuplcd by tho Wit
Side laundiy, of whhli lolin J. Kollj Is
proprleloi. Totall) ib stio)ed. Loss on
building, 11.500: on contents-, 7.M0.
Hunched-, of dollute woith of launch led
good-, ready for ilellvei) toda) w.n
among the contentr".
JOnHPH CAPSR.sF. Rt'ILDING. Hi-'
West Liuktwnniui avenue. Thi -bloi
k, thivo. story fi.une, OlcupIciI bv
a cigai tactorv on the flist Hour an I
dwelling Iiouhon on ihe upper fiooi
Tho CKctiiiantK wuo mostly Italian
families. TiHtill) destro)cd. Most of
tin content"- saved Loss, S-'.'OO.
I1ARROWMAN UUILDING, W.S
West Lackav itnn.i inemco. Twe story
ftatiii, with i enienu'd sides Occupied
by 1)1 Finnklln S. Douglass as an of
ficii and rosl ienco. Totally destroyed,
with most ot the contents. Loss on
building, 5.2.OUO on tontontM, Sl.OeO.
limVAl'.D FARR'S DARN, small
; fwtmt bulUlirig adjoining laumlrj on
the west. Ui d by uvvnor. Totally de
Sitlo)ill Loss J.'OO .
OIHNHVS HOTTLING WOltKMeai
ol 41! Nuitl' Main avenue. Owned by
Pa U ui; GIIjiu .ml lllilll teielltl) m -cupl
d Ij) it boitllng ostiibllslinuiit op
ciatid by UiiiwuAr Totally destioyed
with coitientB. Loss, $.',000.
DAVID WILLIAMS PROPHRTIRS,
1021 to 1031 West LacHiwvannu nvonue
Two doutile, iwiuu, two-story dwell
ings Occutiled by Thomas Dow tick.
David Wllllnnio. Jumes Lnwin andIolm
HilUuewhlte Gi'bh eitds badly burnel
by the iUiip'- which lenpt nerose th
Htrcet. D.uuuhi. Viol
PRITCHAUD PROl'I.UTy. 1021 . ml
Cciulniiid on Pi hu 7.j"
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y WEATHER FORECAST.
f Wiifhlntton, Fib. in -Fo erat
4- for Rutuiday. For u.iHtun I'euii-
f iVLVitnla, fair: ficsh west wlud:
-f continued ookl wrnther foi at least
two or tlirvo da) h.
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