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SCR ANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1$)9.
TWO CENTS.
BLOCKADE
IS RAISED
Traffic Will Be Resumed
on Many Railroads
This Morning.
SOME LINES ARE IDLE
The Majority, Howover, Have Al
ready Succeeded in Clearing Thoir
Tracks and Are Running Their
Trains Noarly on Suhedulo Time.
The Lehigh Valley Passongers
Stalled at Wilkes-Barro, Again
Proceed Upon Thoir Journoy.
New York. Fob. 14. With rlear skies
aiid warmer weather New York started
to dig Itself out of the snow this morn
ing. The great blizzard of WJ had i
gone as quickly as It came. There was
not a cloud In the sky but under foot
lay 16 Inches of snow on the level,
with drlft3 ten feet high in many !
places.
The snowfall fell short, by six Inches
of reaching the record made In this
city by the great blizzard of 18S3. Then
the snow fall was a fraction over 20
inches. Barring that much this I illy.- '
zard Is the worst in twenty years ac-
cording to the records. In this city the i
thermometer rose smartly today. By; I
noon the metcury had reached 23 de- I
gives above zero.
After Saturdays half holiday and the i
suspension of business on Sunday and i
Monday, todays' street traflic was tre-
nicndous, with tho result of blockades
everywhere. There was no place to go i
save along the car tracks. On either ;
bide of them the roadways In all tho
streets were heaped high with snow
thrown there by the car sweepers and
lilted there by the workers the week i
before. '
The New Vork Central continued to .
be tied up all day, as far as Incom
ing trains were concerned. The great
drifts thirty miles south of Poughkeep
sle and near Cold Springs were too
jnui h for the snow jilows and trains
were massed at both sides of this point
In large numbers. Tho Empire stiito
express wan annulled between New
York and Albany but it is said to have
made Hi run between Albany and Buf
falo. Of the trains which should have
arrived In the city Monday night. No.
is, due lit i! p. m.. Is at Poughkeepsie;
No .'2 is right behind; No. IS due nt
1.13 Is at ITtlea: No. 32 due at C.30 a.
in. Tuesday, and the other trains not
accounted for, are somewhere on tho
Mohnwk division, it was said. Some
of the trains due here Tuesday morn
inc, were sain to be at Rochester and
Syracuse, and It was said, would not
reach New York until Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania did nearly all the
huslness that was done. At 10 a, m. a
passenger train left the Pennsylvania
depot for Philadelphia. This train usu
ally leaves at S."50. The llrst train In
from Philadelphia since Monday af
ternoon arrived a little before noon.
The Susquehanna, which uses the
Pennsylvania depot In Jersey City, alsa
operated local trains. No trains ar
rhed from the west or south during
the day. The Pennsylvania line was
kept open to ISahway without inter
ruption. A l the Jersey Central depot tonight
It was announced that tho rood was
pen thh' side of Mauch Chunk. A
train from Mauch Chunk and several
local trains were sent out In the after
noon. The olllclals said the road would
be open on all divisions tomorrow.
The Lehigh Valley road dispatched
and received no trains. Conductors and
trainmen were put to shoveling snow
In tho Lehigh yards north of the Jer
sey Central depot.
The Rrlo got In a few local train?
during the foteiioon. Two trains were
stalled a while In the morning on the
Erie brunch, the North Railroad of
New Jersey, between Leno and Engle
Mood. No attemot was made to con
forni to the schedule.
The Delnware.Lai'kuwanna and West
ern road kept Its local service to New
ark, Orange and Morristown open and
ran trains all Monday, and by this
morning had them running on some
thing like schedule time as compared
with most of the other roads. By to
night tho passenger trains woic in goo 1
fclmpc, although no attempt had been
made to run freight train.
At Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Feb. 11. The wneral
railroad conditions tonight "how eon
idorable Improvement both locally and
hrouglmut Pennsylvania. Tho Penn
ijlvanln railroad today succeeded in
alslng the snow blockade on all It
lIMsloiiH in this city except on the
Philadelphia division, which will be
)ipid tomonow. Trains are running
Mtii fair regularity between here and
Wvn York nnd also chief points south.
u ii suite trains on tills lino are
rrnduu'lv helms put through. Thero U
i mioiik probability that traffic will
e t'en.jrally resumed tomorrow. Th.)
en lit.,? remained tied up until late
tills afternoon, when trnlnr began run
ning Irremilarly. The Baltimore nnd
Ohio is still at a standstill, although
me or two trains were sent omh late
his afternoon.
Charles J. Sumners. a letter carrier,
ietl fi2 years, ami Joseph Evans, nguel
i'X were frozen to death tortaj.
Trains Still Blocked.
Le.es, Del.. Feb. 14. Trains are Mill
blocked. Two engines are fast at Nas
au. three miles north of here, and on
tninlred nnd fifty men aro at woik
llgghg them out of the drift. No trulnp
lave run since Saturday evening. The
'ce Is solid and vessels nro hemmed In
it Its mercy. Pier No. 1. of tho Amerl
an FVherles company, was broken by
he led yesterday for six hundred feet,
lestroyng conveyors on the shore end
it the plnr. The tug North America
unin Inthls morning and pulled oft tho
ichoonel Isaac fl- Taylor, from Norton
..Li
for Phlladolrjhlu'.'Si
ilch had drifted on
the Ico at broa jailor. Four Heading
railroad bargef jne In today In low
of tugs,
The.'
mer l'arthlan, from
lphia, whldi arrived
Boston for Ph
today, mid I 9
Sterling won
nltod Stales collier
j pi led with coal from
tho barge
erford. The steamer
Bolgenlnnd i i'Jfu the capes at .'I o'rloclc
today nnd tocnted an unusual spec
tacle. She wli'S'bno Ire-Icrg from masta
to hull. She anchored beside the capes,
behind Hens and Chickens shoal, where
she still awaits a pilot. The steam
pilot boat (Philadelphia, on flighting tho
Uelgenland, made an attempt to reach
her nnd the steamer Admiral Schley,
with pilots, hut did not succeed. The
Ice Is still packed In tho harbor nnd
will remain so until a stiff southerly
wind arises. Tho tug Mary O. Walker
was discovered o(t tho capes fart In a
cake of Ice today and was rescued by
a Mending railroad tug nnd towed up
the hay.
On the Lehigli Valley.
WIlkes-Banc, Pa., Feb. 11. Tho
blockade on the various railroads tun
ning through this city was practically
raised today nnd it is expected that
by ten o'clock tomorrow morning pas
senger trains will be running with their
usual regularity and freight trains wilt
be started out.
Hundreds of snow shoveller worked
all of Monday night and today clear
ing tho snow from the deep cuts at
Farview and trains wore sent through
this morning. The passengers of tho
Black Diamond, who had been iiiar
tered over Monday night at the Ster
ling and the Valley hotels, were sent to
their destinations on the express leav
ing here at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The New York trainee due here at
9.15 p. in. and 11.03 p. m. will arrive
about one hour late. Trains from Buf
falo and the west are coming on time.
The Pennsylvania railroad is open to
Harrlsburg. The Central Railroad of
New Jetsey will bo running regularly
tomorrow. The Delaware and Hudson
and Delaware, Lackawanna and West -em
are open here this evening. Train.
on all roads will resume regular tlmo
tomorrow.
Reading Still Tied Up.
Heading, Pa., Feb. 14. After hard
work file Philadelphia and Heading
main line blockade was lifted tills af
ternoon between Philadelphia and
Pottsvllle and an effort will be made
late tonight to send out the llrst trains,
Otherwise the city of Heading is still
snowbound.
The Pennsylvania railroad Is still
tied up and mere is no telling how soon
the road will be open for trallic.
At Hobesonla three engines were
caught near the station and frozen up
solid. They will be brought lit during
the day If the snow plows get through.
About 300 car shop men were called
on this morning. They were all armed
with shovels and went to work at
various drifts and eu s.
Henry Oraut, aged 35 years, was
found frozen to death In West Head
ing this afternoon.
On the Erie.
Susquehanna, Pa., Feb. 14. Passen
ger trains on the Erie railroad for the
past 21 hours have been running 8 to
12 hours late and many have been an
nulled. No attempt has been made to
move freight or coal trains. Until this
morning stock trains were forced
through to Deposit, ... Y., where the
stock has been watered and fed. A
largo number of locomotives are frozen
up at this point, heavy snow drifts
on the Erie line have been removed
from tho tracks by a rotary storm
snow plow.
Delaware and Hudson railroad trains
are running three nnd Ave hours late
with the service somewhat curtailed.
Trallic will bo regularly resumed to
morrow. At Stroudshurg.
Stroudsburg, Pa., Feb. 14. The bliz
zard has played havoc with this coun
ty and It will be days before the usual
trallic will be resumed. The roads are
terribly drifted. The Saylorsburg and
Tannersvllle stages have not been in
this week. Telephonic communication
with places in tho oast end revealed
this state of affairs. At Bushklll the
snow fall was " feet. The roads aro
drifted as deep as 10 feet. At Shawnee
the snowfall was 30 .Inches. Trains on
the Delaware, Lackawanna nnd West
ern are many hours behind time. The
snow has cut off all communication
with the west end. No mall was re
ceived trom Philadelphia today.
Interruption Continues.
Washington, Feb. 11. The Interrup
tion to railroad traflic caused by the
storm still continues. Not a through
train of the Pennsylvania, Baltimore
and Ohio or Southern roads has reach
ed the city today ur up to 10.30 tonight.
The roads are putting up their best
efforts and confidently expect to re
sumo through business, north and
south, tomorrow. The Pennsylvania
(started a train for New York nt 4.30
today and tho Baltimore and Ohio
and Southern expect to get one off to
night. At Clearfield.
Clearfield, Pa Feb. 14. For the first
tlmo since last night tho Pennsylvania
railroad and Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg railroad each got a ttaln
into this city tonight. They report
the drifts ten to fifteen feet high. The
Beecti Creek railroad Is still tied up.
All the country loads are drifted full
and all schools are closed. There is
much suffering umong the miners in
this region. Tho weather moderated
today.
At Hazleton.
Uazlvton. Pa., Feb. II. The storm
has subsided in this vicinity, but ev
eily thing is still tied up. No trains
have arilved from Philadelphia or
points oast for two days. Tratllo on
the local division of the Lehigh Valley
railroad may be resumed tomorrow.
Ex-Treasuror Haywood Improving.
Harrlsbiirg, Fob. 11. A telephonic mm
sago received from Sharon this after
noon was to the effect Unit ex-State
Treasurer lluywood is slightly better.
lie has had no hemorrhages today nnd
wuji testing quietly. No hope it enter
tained, however, of his ultimate recovery,
unci It Is feared bin death I only a que,
tioa of tlmo.
ADAMS POISONING
CASE HEARING
MOLINEAUX ON THE WITNESS
STAND THROUGH SESSION.
A Strange Story of Life in New York
Told at the Coroner's Inquest Tho
Witness Hints nt tho Unsavory
Character of Cornish A Glimpse
of an Existonco at the Pace That
Kills in Metropolitan Cities.
New York, Feb. 11. The Inquest in
to the death of Mrs. Kate J. Adams
by poisoning was resumed this morn
ing. Both Harry Cornish nnd Roland
B. Mollncnux arrived within a fow
minutes of each other, accompanied by
their respective counsel. Mr. Molln
eaux was on the stand for nearly tho
entire session. He said ho had sev
eral differences with Cornish over mat
ters pertaining to tho Knickerbocker
club and as a result of these differ
ences he wanted Cornish removed fiom
lib position In the club.
He had suggesteu that Cornish bo
either reprimanded or dismissed from
the club. Witness was not In a pos
ition to say why Cornish was not dis
mlMscd, but believed several members
of the club were In league with Corn
ish and they were receiving money
from him. He know that an allow
ance for an expense account was paid
for Cornish for which there was no
accounting. Ho. heard from the cash
ier and bookkeeper of the club that
members were paid money by Cornish.
Witness said Hughes made the
statement regarding Cornish's re
marks about May, 1S97. At the next
meeting of the house committee, wit
ness asked for an Investigation Into
the matter. Mr. Barnctt did not know
anything about Cornish's charges, as
they were of an ugly character and
Mr. Adams did not want to have Bar
net told.
"What was the charge?" asked Mr.
Osborne.
Molinenux replied: "It was a dis
agreeable charge and one which I hes
itate in repeating. The evidence was
entirely hear-say, and I would rather
not tell what It was."
Being pressed for an answer, wit
ness said: "I would rather not tell
at this time. It Is too nasty, al
though I will tell you In private."
Witness said Malcom Ford had also
had trouble with Cornish. Ford finally
left the club. Ford had resigned from
the athletic committee on account of
Cornish s attitude, but whether he le't
the club on that account witness did
not know.
Mr. Osborne asked witness If he
knew whether his wife was ever In
love with Barnet. Molineaux replied
that he thought his wife admired Bar
net, but he had never been Jealous of
Barnet, nor had he expressed any hos
tility towards him. He was nwaro that
Barnet had visited his wife before her
marriage, as ho had a right to do.
"Mr. Molinenux," said Mr. Osborne,
"did vou ever smoke or chew opium?"
HIT THE PIPE.
"Yes, about one year ago. Only once
or twice, to see what It was like."
"Not to dream?"
"No, just to see what It was like."
Mr. Molineaux said he had visited
Chinatown ten or twelve times with
friends to look around and have a
Chinese supper. lie was thero a couple
of times to see the Chinese consul about
the sale of a yacht."
"Aro you a particular friend of Chuck
Connors?"
Mr. Molinenux said that he had been
able to do favors to Connors and that
Connors had shown him around China
town. Mr. Osborne suddenly changed his
line of questioning, nnd said: "By the
way, do you know anything about cya
nide of mercury?"
The witness became extremely serl
ous, and In n low tone said: "Mr. Os
borne, I have never seen cyanide of
mercury, 1 have never made it. I do
not know anything about It, never
knew how to make It and never knew
how It was made."
"Could you make It?"
"I suppose If I had a book beside me
I could make It. My Idea of chemistry
Is confined almost entirely to the mak
ing or dye colors. I don't know any-
.l.lnn- nlcrt '
"Did you ever take cyanide of mer
cury?" "It I had I do not Imagine T would
be here at thin time."
In answer to questions witness enld
he had not seen Felix Oallagher since
the death of .Mrs. Adams. He said he
had never threatened Cornish nor call
ed him names.
"Is it not a fact that after you left
the club you met Cornish on the street
nnd called him vile names?"
"It Is true T met him on the stairs.
1 remember Mr. Hughes anil of telling
him of my meeting with Cornish. Tho
latter called me a vile name saying
that nt tho same time 'you did not do
It, did you? and 1 lemarkod: 'Well,
you win.' "
"Did you strike him?"
"I did not."
NEVER KNEW MRS. AIM MS.
Cornish, who had been an Interested
spectator, was here asked If ho had
any questions to ask Molineaux. His
counsel Instructed him to say that he
had not. In answer to a question Mol
ineaux denied that he had ever known
Mrs. Kate J. Adams or any of her fam
ily. "Did you risk Unmet to lave tho
Knickerbocker club and go with you to
tho Now York club?"
"Wa, there are little suite at the
New York Athletic club und I wanted
him to shar one with me."
"At that time you know Barnet was
Inllmato with Miss Chossbroiigh?"
"Yes."
"Was It with the Intention of finding
out how friendly they were, that you
Invited Barnet to ilvo with you?"
Molineaux laughed aloud and said:
"Of course not. 1 wanted him to share
the expenses."
Feet Frozon in a Blizzard,
Harrlsburg. I'Vb. H. Arthur E. Mc
Cloud, of Sunbury, n Ilrenvm on tho
Northern Central railway, was brought
to the Harrlsburg hospital today with
both feet frozen. Ho was caught In the
iilljzuid last nielli and his condition ',
rtou?,
SNOW BOUND TRAVELERS.
Pennsylvania Railroad PaBaongoM
Aro Grateful for Courtesies.
Harrlsburg, Feb. 14. Many persons
nro still snowbound In Harrlsburg and
will hardly get away before morning.
A large party of travellers are staying
at the hotels here at the expense of
the Pennsylvania railroad. Today they
Issued it card to the public thanking
the company for Its courtesy. The
curd Is signed by the following per
sons: .1. J. Lewis. Boston; Fiank Beau. Bos
ton: Delano Smith, Chicago; L. M. Flesh,
I'lcqim, O.; E. II. McNigUt. Mlddlctow.i,
O.; William II. Elder. Philadelphia; J.
A. Aimian and wife. Philadelphia; E. F.
Townsciid. Washington. 1). C; Jacob bal
lade, Milton, ln.: V. Stark, Mllwuukeo;
Thomas N. Boyle, Pittsburg; Edward J.
Knox. Allegheny: Cliailes P. Lewis. 'Phil
adelphia; F. A. Kimball" New York: J.
J. Hoshek, Dubuque, la.: H. L. Oetz, Mar
shalltown, la.; E. C Irwin and wife, Phil
adelphia; W. C Arp, Torre Haute, lnd.;
H. Perkins and wife, Kansas City, Mo :
Franklin W. lluyc. Indianapolis; John
B. Coekrum, Indianapolis: John C. Win-
sate, Indiana: Walter w. Humeri, l'niia
dclphla: Mrs. J. T. Alsip, Bedford, Pa.;
Misses Nonie It. and Alice M. lrvtn, Cur
wensvllle. Pa.; Ml Lloyd, Altoona; Ar
thur J. Joseph and wife, Nashville, Tcnn.;
Miss Blanche Ornunian, Louisville, Kv.;
T. W. Marshall, West Chester, Pa.: Mrs.
Robert Smith, Chicago; Arthur Heist,
Chicago.
COLONEL BRYAN
ON EXPANSION
He Does Not Boliove That This Coun
try Has Been Committed to a Colo
nial Policy by tho Ratification of
tho Peace Treaty.
St. Paul. Feb. 14. Colonel W. J.
Bryan, of Nebraska, was the guest of
honor at a banquet given by the Min
nesota Democratic and fopullatic cit
izens at the Ryan hotel tonight. Over
GOO guests sat down to the banquet at
0 o'clock.
Colonel Bryan had been given the
general subject of "Democracy" and
hie appearance and remarks called
forth hearty applause.
He said:
Tim ratification of the treaty instead of
committing the United States 10 a colon
ial policy, really clears the way for the
recognition of a Philippine republic. Lin
coln, in his first Incugural mcssiane, con
densed an unanswerable argument into a
brief qucs-Uon when he asked : "t'lin
aliens make treaties easier than aliens
can make laws?" The same brgunu-nl is
presented In the question: "Could the in
dependence of the Flllplncs bo secured
more easily by diplomacy from a foreign
and hostile nation than it can through
laws passed by congress and voicing tho
sentiments of the American people
alone? If Independence Is more desliablo
to our pcoplo than a colonial policy, who
Is there, or what is there to prevent the
recognition of Philippine Independence?
It Is absurd to say that tho United States
can be transformed from a republic into
an empire without consulting the voters.
The Imperialists may be willing to
deny to tho Filipinos the right to govern
themselves but they cannot deny to the
American people the right to determine
tho policy to bo pursued bv the United
States la the settlement of the Philippine
question.
Until the pcoplo express themselves wo
can only guess at their vlcwo but li. it
not safer to suppose that they will nd
hera to the Ideas and policies of a cen
tury than to assume that they will go
back to the cie'cd of kings and to tho
gospel of fore? In commemoration of
tho fact that France was our ally In se-
eurlng Independence tho citizens ot tho
nation joined with tho citizens of the
United States ill placing III New York
harbor a heroic status representing lib
erty enlightening the wot hi. What course
shall our nation pursue? Send the statue
of liberty back to Franco nnd borrow
from England a statue of William the Con
eiuernr? Or shall our nation so act as to
enable the American people to join with
the Filipinos In placing in tho harbor
of Manila a statue of liberty enlighten
ing the Orient?
m
MARKS' FRIENDS ANXIOUS.
Yachting Party That Cannot Be Lo
cated. Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 14. Alarm
Is felt for the safety of William
Marks, a member of the firm ot
Marks Brothers, proprietors of the de
partment store at Eighth and Arch
streets, Philadelphia, who went up the
bay a week ago with a friend on a
pleasure trip. The party left this city
In the private yacht of Mr. Marks
Monday a week ago and were to be ub
sent only about four or live days. Tins
continued cold weather has caused the
formation of Ice on the bay to the
depth of nearly 2 feet and It Is quite
probable that tho craft has been frozen
In.
Friends of the massing party have
endeavored to locate their whereabouts
by telegraph and telephone, but noth
ing has yet been learned. Tho boat
was well provided with fuel, but It Is
feared the mipply of edibles was In
sulllclent. A searching party will be
formed to go to their assistance'.
FRANCE EXPECTS TROUBLE.
War with Great Britain Talked of in
Paris
London, Feb. 15. The Toulon cor
respondent ot the Dally Mall remark
ing upon the extraordinary activity at
tho arsenal there, and generally In the
French works, says:
"It Is believed that M. Lockroy, min
ister eif marine, expects warwithGre.it
Britain within two years, and It is
notorious that a war with England Is
being preached In ofllclal circles In
Paris. t
Tioops aro being poured Into Tunis
and Algiers and war material Is being
dispatched to all colonies'. French olll
cers openly boast that they will sweep
the British licet out of the Mediter
ranean. Inter-Stato Ball League.
New Castle, Pa.. Feb. 14. -The annual
mld-wlnter meeting of the Interstate Base
Hall league) tick place In this city with
President Charles 11. Power in the chair.
Eory club was repiesented and the meet,
lng was li-iinionlr.UH. One hiindroet and
forty giunes will be played. The seuson
will bealn op May 1 and will close be
tween tho 1311) and 10th of September.
Salo of the Carolines.
London, Fob. II. According lo 'ha
Madrid corri'sponelent of the Dully Mail,
tho question of helling tho Curolliion and
tho L'ldronoH Is still undecided bemuse
no power baa yet made a dellnlte offe:r
and the Idem of abandoning them alto
gether may bo considered, If no o.l'r is
fotlheoming,
M'ENERY RESOLUTION
PASSESJTHE SENATE
THE VOTE ON RESOLUTION IS
520 TO 22.
Senators Halo and Hoar Again Dis
tinguish Themselves in Defending
the Positions They Have Takon.
Mr. Halo Draws a Dark Picture of
United States in tho Philippines.
Nicaragua Canal Bill in House.
Wnnhlngton, Feb. 11. The unani
mous consent agreement reached by
the senate last Saturday to vote this
afternoon on the resolution ot Mr. Mc
Enery (Dem., Lo.) declaring a policy
of this government in tho Philippines
was not vacated. In accordance with
Hint agreement the vote was taken m
the resolution at 2.30 today and It was
udopted, 2fi to 22. It was noticeable
that several Democrats who were not
present nnd not paired refrained from
voting. An amendment offered by Mr.
Bacon (Dem., Oa.) several days ago
was defeated. The vote on the amend
ment wns a tie 29 to 29 and Vice-
President Hobart cast the deciding
vote against tho proposition.
Tho voting was preceded by 3 hours
find a halt of debate, the senate hav
ing convened at 11 a. in. In order to
admit of eliscusslon on the resolution.
Speeches were delivered by Mr. Stew
art, (Pop., Nov.), Mr. Bacon, (Dem.,
Oa.), Mr. Hoar. (Rep., Mass.). Mr.
Hale, (Rep., Mc). and Mr. Mason,
(Rep., III). The speeches of Mr. Hoar
and Mr. Hale were notable utterances.
They defended the postion they had
taken on the Philippine question and
Mr. Hale drew a dark picture of tho
United States in Hie islands.
IN THE HOUSE.
The Nicaragua canal bill was offered
In the house this morning as an amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill by Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, chair
man of tho committee that reported It
and the leaders on tho respective sides
are- engaged In a desperate struggle
whlcn Involves tho fate of the meas
ure at this session of congress. M'tor
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the commu
te.1 on appropriations, served notice
last week that thero was no time for
the consideration of tho cnnal bill at
this session, the supporters of the
measure determined to force It on to
the sundry civil as a ilder, If possible.
As soon as It was offered this afternoon
Mr. Cannon made four points of order
against It and one of the most Interest
ing parliamentary contests of the ses
sion was on. As a rule the appeals of
the house leaders are able to hold tho
members In line but strong arguments
ure adduced In support of tho pertin
ency of the amendment and besides tin
bill has strong friends on both sides of
the chamber who are seemingly ready
to adopt any expedient to provide for
the construction of the canal. The de
bate on tho points of order lnsteel two
hours today and was not concluded,
ft promises to consume several hours
tomorrow. It seems to be a foregone
conclusiem that the chairman of the
committee of the whole (Mr. Hopkins,
of Illinois) will sustain the points ot
order so that the real test will come
upon the question of overruling the
chair. Should the chair be overruled
there is no doubt that the amendment
will command a majority of votes.
GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION
The Affair at tho Executive Man
sion, at Harrishurg, One of the
Most Brilliant of Social Functions.
Harrlsburg, Feb. 14. Governor and
Mrs. Stone tendered a reception to tho
otllcial life at Harrlsburg this evening
at the executive mansion. The affair
was one of the most brilliant functions
ever given at the mansion, although
the attendance was not as large as ex
pecti'd em account of the storm. Many
of the legislators and their wives are
eletalned at home and others are snow
bound on their way to Harrlsburg.
None of the ladles who were to assist
Mrs. Stone In receiving were able to
reach hero for the reception, with the
exception of Mrs. Elkin, wife of Attor-
ney General Elkln. At one tlmo it was
couieiiijuuieii iiwaiiHiiiiiiK mo iiiiuir,
owing to the Inclement weather, but to
do so would have either thrown it Into
Lent or possibly after the legislature
had adjourned, which was not to be
consldereel. The mansion was beauti
fully decorated with potted nlanls and
choice (lowers, the prevailing iolors
being pink and green. The mnntel in
the reception nnd dining rooms were
covered with huge banks ot flowers,
nnd In the rear of a large lloral mound
was stationed an orelies'tra. The gov
ernor's staff was to have been present
in dress uniform, but nono of them
reached here.
Mrs. Stone wore a gown of white satin
trimmed with spangled silver and point
lace. Mrs. Elkln wore a Fri'nch gown
of buff moire silk, antique trimmed
with black lae'e and white chiffon. The
bodice was trimmed with the same
material and red roses. Mr.". Hlckllng,
of Washington, daughter of Governor
and Mrs. Stone, wore a. blue satin gown.
Tho leeeptlem was attended by mem
bers) and olllcers of the legislature und
their ladles and state olliclals and em
ploye's and their families.
Anglo-American Commission.
London, Feb. II. The Washington cor
respondent of the Dally Chronicle) ex
presses the bellei Unit today's t-ecslini of
the Anglo-American commission will be
tho Inst and thet uegotintlcns will result
In complete failure, the American com
niUsloners refusing the concessions asked
by tho riiiiiidlaiit.
Orange Groves Damaged.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. II. The damage
by the cold wave la this slate was malnly
conllncel te the early vegetable crop It
will require live or Blx el lys to ascertain
the exact damage demo tho orange trees.
No marine disasters have been reported.
Photographers at Wilkes-Barro.
Y-'llki's-Itarre. Fab. H. Tho state eon
vervJon of tho photographers will con
vene! in this city tomorrow and will be
In session three iluy. Already nearly 1MK)
delegate havo prrlved, Tim exhibits
promise to ha tho largest over shown at
a state convention.
TUK NKWS THIS J10KNINU
Vcatller Indications To.liyi j
Fair; Rlilnj; Ttmpernture. j
1 aenon.l Administration Pleased with
Philippine Situation.
Senate Paste tho McKncry Resolution.
Railroad Trutao Being Slowly Resumed.
Testimony In the Ailams Polronlng
Case.
2 Otiirral Examining the Food Supplies
In Cuba.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Annual Report of Mine Jnpcc
tor Piytherch.
Cruit Proceedings.
1 Editorial.
Nuws and Ce irmicnl.
5 Local One of tho Heroes of Manila In
Scmrte.n.
Loss by the Cuslck Fire.
Fickleness ot tlio Weattier.
S Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 News Round About Scranton.
8 General Happenings la Dunmore Bo
rough.
FIGHT OVER THE
M'CARRELL DILL
Will Be Kosumed in the Legislature
Today llepublican Malcontents
Excited Over Possibilities.
Special to tho Scrantem Tribune.
Harrlsburg, Feb. M. The snow-beiund
members of the legislature are arriv
ing slowly and the indications ure that
a quorum will be present at tomorrow':!
session, when tho light over the McCnr
rell bill will be resumed. The friends
of tho measute assert that a majority
of the house are In favor of It and
that In the event of a full attendance
a. motion to reconsider the vote by
which Its consideration was postponeel
until March 21 will undoubtedly prevail.
Chairman Carman, ot the Democratic
state committee, arrived on an after
noon train and notwithstanding the
assaults of the anti-Quay people eon-
1 tlnues to be linn in his conviction that
Senator McCarrell's bill Is directly In
line with the general policy of his par
ty. For this reason he will do oil In
his power to have the measure enacted
Into law.
The Republican malcontents were
very much excited today when the
worel was passed among them that
their attendance at the session would
complete a quorum and that Quay's
friends would be able to accomplish
legislative deeds of an awful kind. Al
though their apprehension was plain
they refrained from participating in tho
proceedings. It is presumed they will
employ similar tactics tomorrow In tho
hope that the advocates of tho McCar
rell bill will be deprived of a fair op
portunity to show that tho measure
meets with the same approval in the
leiwer branch that was manifested
when It passed tho Fenate.
The opponents of the bill claim that
a failure tomorrow to reconsider the
vote practically means the eleath of
the measute, hut if there is u diver
sity of opinion ns to what constituted
the five legislative days allowed before
legislation ot this kind falls of its own
weight, considerable discussion of a
parliamentary kind is expected.
J P. D.
STATE LAWMAKERS.
They Transect Little or No Business
nt Harrishurg.
Harrlsburg, Feb. 14. There were 10
senators In their seats this morning
when the senate was called to order.
Mr. McCarrell read In place a bill au
thorizing the trustees of tho South
western Normal school to place a mort
gage on Its buildings and grounds.
Mr. Meredith had referred back to
committee, after it had bcn reud a
second time, the bill requiring nomlna
tinns in congressional, ludlelal and leg-
siative districts composed of more than
j one county to be made by ballot at
primary.
The house did business today with
out a Quorum. More than half the
members arc snow bound and will not
reach Harrlsburg before tenorraw.
Speaker Furr Is still tleel up at Wilkes-Barn-.
Mr. Voorheos, of Philadelphia,
presided this morning in the speak
er's absence. There were less than fif
ty members present when he rapped
tor order. Alter prayer by tl" chap
lain leaves of absence were granted to
more than half the members present.
A fi'v bills were read In place.
TWENTY VOTES CAST.
Two Votos for Jonks and One for
Dalzell.
Hnirisbuig, Feb. 14. Only 20 votes
weie cast for United States senator nt
today's session of the Joint assemble.
Seventeen votes were polled for Sen
ator Quay, two for George . .Icnki
and one for Congressman John Dur.cll.
All hough only lo sets of pairs weio an
nounced several meinbiis refrained
from voting on accmint of the absence
of those with whom they were paired
for yesterday. Alter the Joint assem
bly the house ailjounieel until U o'clock
toiuoiruw morning. Tho balleit follows
In detail:
Qua) Senator CominlnR. McCaMv'i.
Meredith: Hepr.senlntives Ad.llll., Llieli.
esir: Biicker, Harris, Hopkins. Kelpie,
l.alrd, McAnlis. Mtuls. Hcheifntull, Si'ld.'l,
Thompson, Horace J.: Tiffany. Turne-r,
Voorheeh If.
Jt nU ltepuspntnllea Crlste and De.
yiirmnn.
Dalzi'll Hepieseiitatlvo Foster. James.
Pennsylvania Postmasters.
Wr.slilngten, Teh. II. The senate today
contlinwd the following nominations for
postmasters for I'ennsylvanlu: H. T.
Wood. Elklaid: M. A. Foltx. Ch.uuliem
burg: I J. W. Ilnnmun. Swi.ithmore; r.
I. Noll. Mymutuvwi; (1. C Williams,
Spring City.
California Deadlock,
Sacramento, Cal.. Feb. 14.-Flftytlrt
ballot for United States sonalor resnlteel
hi no thant"
GOOD NEWS
FROM MANILA
Administration Is Higlili
Pleased Willi the
Situation.
THE CAPTURE OF ILOIL0
Taking of the Visayan Capitol I
Bloodless Affair so Par as Ameri
can Troops Are Concerned Casual'
tie3 Amonp; tho Natives Aro Not
Numerous Foreign Interests a'
Iloilo Satisfied Humano Policy o:
Doaling with tho Filipinos Will Bo
Continued if Possible.
Washington, Foil 1l. The confirm.!
tlrn of the oress reports detailing tho
capture of Iloilo Mere received at tlia
war department today with considera
ble satisfaction. While no nppiohoiv
slon had been felt as to General Miller's
ability to capture the capital ot the
Visayan federation or for that matter,
anything else that was wanted In the
archipelago, the reports of strong en
trenchments the natives had been
constructing around the town led tho
department to fear that the landing
would be a bloodier affair than cither
of the battles of Manila. It was with
great satisfaction, therefore, that Ad
miral Dewey's elispatch was recelveel,
saying that we had lost no men nt nil
and that the casualties among the na
tives were much smaller than nt llrst
reported.
The fact that foreign Interests In Ho
llo are being satisfactorily guarded Is
another source of gratillcation to the
administration. This forestalls criti
cism or danger of Interference from
any foreign power which has all along
been a complication that had to be
considered as a. possibility but which
It was Intended to avoid at all costs.
A HUMANE POLICY.
Whnt I lie future will be. It Is se.'ircelv
safe to say. The president from the
Inception ot the Spanish war has been
earnestly In favor of the most humane
policy and it Is not intended to follow
the severe e'heck upon the Filipinos
with a war ef subjugation if tho in
surgents will allow this government to
avoid it. They have had a stern les
son at Manila and at Hollo nnd If they
are content to profit by it and come
peaceably Into camp, they may do so
without fear of further chastisement.
Still, It Is recognized that Admiral
Dewey anil General Otis have a much
better grasp of the local situation than
is possible here and the administration
does not propose te tie their hands
with uunci'o-sniv instructions.
MANILA EXPEDITION.
The Transport Sheridan Is Now
Nearly Ready to Depart.
Washington, Feb. 14. Secretary Al
ger has telcgrupheel the war depart
ment from Ww York that the trans
port Sheridan which Is to take the next
military expedition to Manila, is noar
ly ready, but Unit she should not leave
port until twentv-four hours after the
storm abates on account of tho heavv
sea. He nilelp that troops could not
safely go aboard the vessel under ex
isting conditions. Tho Twelfth infant
ry and a battalion of the Seventeenth
Infantry arj to take pasngu on the
Sheridan.
The troops of the Seventeenth infant
ry are at Columbus barracks, O., and
will slnrt "ist tomorrow morning it
the railroads nro in operation to Now
York. Tlie Twelfth Infantry Is steirni
hound In the niountaiiw of Maryland
and AVest Virginia, but abundantly
supplied with provisions anil clothing.
CANTEEN ABOLISHED.
No Moro Liquor Can Be Procured on
United States Warships.
Washington. Feb. 14. Tho (an tern
aboard ship Is a thing of the past. Of
late the only vessels In tin- navy per
mitting the sale of even bee'j" aboard
being the New Vork and Indiana. The
following older, dated Feb. .'!, but Just
published:
"After mature deliberation the ele
partment has decided that It Is for the
best Interest of the service that tho salo
or Issue to enlisted men of malt or
other alcoholic liquors- on board ships
of the navy, or within tho limits of
nuviil stations, be prohibited."
FORT ABANDONED.
Men Out of Provisions Decide to
Leave the Fortifications.
New Castle, Del., Feb. 14. One of the
PhilailelplUa lee boats at work on the
Delaware' river arrived hero this af
ternoon with thirty-five men of the
engineers' department of th United
States army, who hail beee-n stationed
at Fort Delaware'.
The men were out of provisions and
being cut oft entliely from n fresh sup
ply, the olllcer In charge decided to
abandon the fort for the present.
Ninoty-Nine Year Sentence,
Wasbllgtoii. Feb. 1 1. -Private William
J. IMtt.irds, Compi.ny A, Seventh United
States volunteer Infantiy. was forcer
cullty by a ci.iirt-iniirllal convened ut
Macon, 'a., of miireli ,', i.nd ot wounding
by shooting with Intent to commit niu.'
dur, and si tunned n. dishonorable elH-
barge, frrieitluK "II jt.' v nnd ullawniieo
and to bo ce mined :n hard labor for
iilnety-nlne )u's In Hie pi nltelitiary at
Fort Leavenworth Knn.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington. Feb. II. Forecast -
for Widnesiluy For e.isiciii IVnu- 4-
sylvanla, fair with rlflng tempera- -f
tare: fresh to brisk northwest
winds. -t
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