tibuae. SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1899. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. HOT TIME A?7 OLD MADRID Count d'Almenos Creats an Uproar in the Cortes. GENERALS ARE CRITICISED Ho Complains Tlmt Five Months Have Passed Since the War and That Not a Single General Has Been Shot Dlanco Follows in a Speech and Denounces d'Almeur.B as a Contemptible Calurainator. Government Responsibility. Madild, Feb. 20. The coites reas sembled todnv. The galleries In both chambers were thiongod with an ex pectant crowd. The senate wns very full, hardly a single geneial being ab sent. Senator Montero Itlos, president ot the senate, in opening the pioccedings, inonouneed an eulogy upon M. Fame, and a lesolutlon of condolence with France was adopted unanimously. Senor Sagasta, the premier, then pro posed to refer the bill providing for the cession of the Phlllpipnes to tho Tutted States to u special committee, but this the Conservatives protested against, declaring that the bill ought to bo conscientiously discussed, and Senor Sagasta 'withdrew his proposal. Count d'AImenas then bi ought up the question ot the conduct of th generals engaged In the war in Cuba, declaring that General Primo do Rivera, General Weyler, General eBlanco, Admiral Cer vera and General Linares had proved laliutes. This declaration elicited much applause fiom the public galleries, In enu'equenee of which several of the spectator1 were expelled from the i hamber. Observing that he would deal with the shameful capitulation of Santi ago " Count d'AImenas asked the house whether he should proceed nnd was answered with cries of "yes" and "no, ' and a general uproar ensued. A 1 (-petition of tho query provoking still gi eater tumult, Senor Sagasta arose and defended the government and its Spanish peace commission. The pre mier criticized "America's unjustified conduct." and said that everything might be discussed except the war, be cause the cases of the generals were still sub-Judlce. No Generals Shot. Count d'AImenas resumed his attack upon tho generals and complained that live months bad elapsed nnd not a .-Ingle general had been shot." This gave rise to another tumult and Count d'AImenas was called to order. Again he asked why the generals who capitulated had not been executed. It is true, he declared, that the army is an army of lions led by assos. Cap tain Genetal Blanco's administration in Cuba was deplorable, ho said, but he was not responsible for the surrender of Santiago. Recrimination's continued between Count d' Umenas and Lieutenant Gen eral Correa, the minister of war, nnd there was a continued disorder. Then General Prlmo do Rivera arose and de nounced Count d'AImenas as a "con temptlbl calumlnator." General Blanco followed, defending the generals and accepting full respon sibility for events In Cuba during his command of the island. General Barges nlso denounced Count d'AImenas as a calumniator. After a promise on the part of Count d'AImenas to produce proofs of bis as set tlons tomoirow, the senate adjourn ed. Iu the chamber a 1 evolution of con dolence with Fiance over the death of t'lcsldent Fauro was unanimously adopted. Senor Sllvclla, the leader of tho Dis sident Conservatives, moved a vote signed by the Conservative deputies, censuring the government for Hb in difference to the country's trouble. Government Pussilanimlty. Senor Annlx, in seconding tho mo tion, denounced the minlstiy for ac cepting the v.ir thiough fear of tho Cat lists and ileelaml that the eountiy n as now suficilng the consequent es of he government pussilanimlty. He- pio eeded to detail the lack of pre pat n (ions and ot Mar mateilals and cliaiged the government with the lesponslblll lles tor tho sui render of Santiago, fthleli they ordered, although the gar Ison there mimheied 2,1.000 and theio .vas suillclent provisions in tho place for tluee m nlhs. This declaiation U on ted a sensation. In proof that the government nai responsible fnr the sunender of Cuba. Senor Annlx read telegrams from Sen or Sugasta and Lieutenant General Con en to General Blanco, ordering the ui render of Cuba as a means of sav ing Porto Rico and the Philippines and preserving order In the penlnstda. Up also lead General Blanco's tele gram In leply. opposing tho suirender but ngieelng to obey the gov ernmcn'i order. Senor Annlx added that President McKlnley had teleginphed to Geneial Shatter that the surrender of San tiago had been at ranged with the Mad rid governnuit, and that, therofoie, he must make a sort of sham attack. Captain Aunon, minister of marine, Interposed at this point saying ho be lieved this story to be Incorrect; whereupon Senor Annlx repeated tho statement that Premier Sagasta had ordered the surrender ot Cuba In or der to save the monaichy. Will Fight "Kid" McCoy. Sun Francisco. Feb. 20. "Kid" McCoy, "ho heavyweight pugilist, and George Trren. the local middleweight, iuivo dlB"fd nrtlcles for a tea-round contest ome time In Apt II, McCoy agrees to knock out Green Insldo of ten rounds or forfeit the decision. CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS. Mr. Grow Faili to Secure a War Claim for Tewksbury Heirs. "Washington, Fob. 20. In the house today Mr. Grow (Rep., Pa) nsked unanimous consent for the considera tion of a bill to pay the heirs ot Sam uel Tevvksbury, of Scranton, Pa $3,G!? for a war claim, nnd when consent was refUhcd tho speaker recognized him to move Its passage under sus pension of the rules. Mr. Maddox (Dem., Ga.,) opposed the bill on tho ground that it was nn unjust discrim ination against a similar class of claims In the South. The bill was defeated 128 to 77 two-third not having voted In the af firmative. Mr. Mahon (Rcp Pa.,) moved the passage, under suspension, of the sen ate bill to reimburse governms of states for expenses Incurred by thorn in the organization of voluntcei3 for service in tho war with Spain. Mr. Mahon said there were claims ftom tho various states for this work aggregating over $3,000,000. Under ex isting law onlv $196,000 of these claims had been liquidated. The paRsase of this act was necessary for the sett'4 ment of the remainder. The house amendment, he said, would compel the governors ot the states to produce detailed voucheis and the reimbursement would be made through the government's accounting olllcers. Mr. Cooper (Dem., Tex.,) urged that the bill should be amended so as to provide for the payment of expends "incurred or paid," pointing out that In some cases there existed no state nuthoilty for the payment of such ex penses, and as n matter of fact these expenses had not been liquidated. Unanimous consent was refused for tho adoT'tion ot this amendment, nnd Mr. Cooper expressed the hope that the conferees on the bill would see that it was Incorporated. Tho bifl was passed 153 to 15. NATIVES AT PAC0 ACT AS FIREBUGS They Attempt to Bum the Quaiteis of rhst Washington Volunteeis. Mysterious Signals. Manila, Feb. 21, 9.So a m The na tives of (he 'village of Paco made a bold attempt last night to bum the quarters o.f the First Washington vol unteers by setting Hie to the huts ad Joining the quatters in the u-nr For tunately the wind changed at the mo- ment the Hie was discovered and fanned by a stiff breeze, the flames spread in the opposite dliection, destroying fully twenty shacks and houses opposite the minx of the church. The Incendiaries est aped. Mysterious signals were frequently made along the enemy's lines dining the night, and this led to the belief that an attack had been arranged but nothing happened. The rebels aie leaving the vlc-Iuity of San Pedro Maeatl In small patt'os and are teported to be moving tow aid Slngaton. GRAIN ELEVATOR BURNED. Pioperty Valued at S200.000 in Ruins at New York. New York, Feb. 2'). The grain elevator Columbia. so feet Ugh, 0) feet long ami 60 feet beam. said to be valued at J200, XH, was butted to the water b edge to day and Is new Ivlns a total los on the. Hoboken flats. Sho was owned b.v tin In ternational Grata Blcuitlng company and was preparing to unload into the White Star freighter Cymric. A man on top of the. tower was oiling madilneo when u journal became over rated and limning oil nnd waste riiopped down upon tho Ir.tlnmmabli- inner M.'ut tuto of tho tower. Tho flames spread in stantly and fuiiouslv mid In .i fiw mo ments) the upper half of the elevator was blazing llko a torch. As the Humes thnat. ened to communicate to-other pionertv. tho Columbia was cut from hor moorings and permitted to drift Into midstream where a llro lvj.it played upon her until she went aground on tho flats. t RUSH FOR STOCK. England Anxious for Shares in the Greatest Show on Earth. London, Feb !i The applications lor sharih ot the company floated by the pio prletois of tho liaruuin &. Ilalley ihciis appear to have exceeded expectations. The lush on tho bank continued all diy long and was so great as to niM-ossltme tho eniplojnienl of a number of exti.i ttiikt). Among tho applicants for shares am numbers of rojalty and tho noblll'v. It is Impossible nt present to aseer tain, even approximate)), tho amount of tho subscriptions, but (icoige Stan, wlm H ono ot Mr. Halle) 'h associates in tho dlicctorato of the new e-ompaii), ha)s to night that It looks ns though the caplt il, which is fixed at IW.UOO pounds (2,Ki,i)i) will be oversubscribed six oi seven tluus. Tho shares are alteady quoted at 20 shil lings and sixpence. Their Mission Not Political. Moutieal, Feb. 20. Senores Hlos and Rcviria, who hao come hither from the. Philippine islands, say tlieli mission is not a political ono and that their visit his no connection with Agoncillo. This In lag tho easi) they do not propose to Ldl tho United States. The) will remain hi'io for several du)S and will then have for Kngland, after visiting the principal cities of Km ope. An Engineer Killed, Wllkes-Harre, Feb. 20.-i'rank O'Dou noil, an engineer on tho Central Railroad of New Jersey, while leaning out of the cab window, wus sttuck by a ULgrapli polo and his skull badly lr.it Hi red o was brought to the hospital In this ell), where nu tiled without regaining con sciousness. Will Employ 000 Men. Bethlehem, Pa , Feb. 20. Tho puddle and old rail mills of tho Bethlehem lion company, which have been idle for want of fuel in consequence of last week's blizzard, started up tonight, giving em plo)inent to six hundred workmen. Pennsylvania Pensions, Washington, Feb. 20. This Pennsylva nia pension has been Issued: Increase John V. Reynolds. Factor) vllle, !16 to NO. No Change in California Deadlock. Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 20. Fifty-seventh ballot for United Slates senator icsulted In no change. ADMIRAL SCHLEY STATES HIS CASE IS GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO AN SWER HIS CRITICS. The Letter Is Summarized Under Ap propriate Heads nnd Answers Ev ery Statement That Has Been Made AgainBt the Old Warrior Retio gade Movements Explained Tho Battle at Santiago. Washington, Feb. 20. Rear Admiral W. S. Schley having been granted per mission to ansnver the charges made against hltn in the commun ication recently sent to the senate, today handed to the committee) on nav al affairs his statement, in which ho disclaims any purpose of controversy with tho navy depattment. The let ter of the department, he says, ko far as it i elates to him, can be summar ized under the following heads: "The day oft Cienfuegos; tho slow progress toward Santiago do Cuba from Cienfuegos, the retrograde move ments on the 26th and 27th of Ma: the battle ot Santiago and the de sttuctlon of Cerv era's lleet." The admit al says his oiders fiom Sampson May 19 were to blockade Cienfuegos, which he pioceeded to do. He had no knowledge that theie vveiu any Insurgents about Cienfuegos who were friendly until the Marbleheacl ui lived on tho 24th. Hven had he ha I this knowledge on the 23d of Miy the surf would have pi evented communi cation. On his nrilval he sent Com mander MeCalla, of the Maibleneal, ashoio to establish relations with the Insuigents, the tesult of which was made known to him nt i iO o'clock of May 24. Then for tho Hist time lu teal ned definitely that the Spanish fleet was not at Cienfuegos. Within two hours he started for Santlngo. "What possible- ground of c-iitlelsin, ' he ays, "advetse to me thcte can be In all this I do not see. I was on the spot acting under orders which gave me entire disci etlon, and yet clothed me with the responsibility of going to Santiago only after I was satislled the fleet was not at Cienfuegos." Despatch to Sampson. He quoted fiom the dispatch of Sampson of May 20 in which the lat ter says Schley should "hold his fleet off Cienfuegos If the- Spanish ships have put into Santiago they must come either to Havana or Clenfuegis to dellvei the munitions of war which they are said to btlug for use In Cuba. I am theiefore ot the opinion that tho best chance to coptuie these ships will be to hold the two points, Cienfuegos nnd Havana with all tho force we can muster. If latei it should develop that these- vessels aie at Santiago, we cm then assemble off that pott, the sTiips best suited for the- put pose and c-om-pletol) blockade it. Until we- then n- i-elve mine positive infoiinatiun v.-o shall continue to hold llavuna and Cienfuegos." Admiral Schle adds "This letter is not printed either In the appendix or executive document C, but I received it on tho 23d and It shows that I was expected to hold my squadron off Cien fuegos." As to the slow progress toward San tiago on account of the Hagle. In states that she was n part of the force which Admiral Sampson had seen fit to send him and he had no light to abandon her. The weather was also tough and not much bettei speed could have been kept up. He had been or dered to piooeed "cautiously." If, however, he had known that the Span ish lleet was in Santiago no consider ation for the Knglo or anything else would have prevented him from get ting there at the earliest possible mo ment with the larger vessels, but the weather and sea made it impossible to do bettei than he did. "Retiogade Movements." Speaking ot tho "retiogiade move ments" which the veeittary, adopting the language of dmlral Sampson, characterizes as "repiehenslble con duct," Admiral Schley sa)s that In 42 years service "never was such language used to c'htirncteili'c conduct of mine and I sec no reason for It now." He udds: "Acting In accoi dance with my best Judgment in view of tho circumstances without ceitnln knowledge ot tho wheteabouts of th.it Spanish lleet, and after having been informed by the scouts commanded by such ofllcers as Slgsbee, Jewell nnd Wise, that although they had been off Santiago a week they had seen nothing of it and knew nothing of its movements or where abouts since it hud left ('uraeoa: after having been uMind by Slgsbee that he did not believe it was In Santiago and by the emphatic declartlon of Pilot Nunez, nnd knowing as the sea and weather then were, It would be Im possible to coal my squadiou off lb poit, 1 deemed It best to tnke tho action I did, tho final icsult of which was the location of this enemy's lleet iu Santiago haibor." Admiral Schley speaks of the- dlillciil ty of doing anything with thu insur gents nnd refers to the manner in which Lieutenant Blue took tluee days to secute Information. As to the battlo of Santiago, Admiral S'chley says the facts of that contest speak for themselves. Ho quotes fiom his oillclal report to Sampson, in which he congratulated the commander of tho squadron and nald tho "victory seems big enough for all of us " He asks the committee to contiast his reports nnd those of Sampson containing references to himself, and continues: "As to all this criticism of my course prior to the discovery by me on May 29 of Cervera's lleet, whether fiom. Ad miral Sampyon or the department, none of it has ever been made by either to mo; and I never lienid a word of it from any one until after the battle with that fleet, although moic than live weeks had passed since tho alleged 'reprehensible conduct' had occuired. Although Admiral Sampson used this language to the secretary concerning me on the 10th of July (Just ono week after the battle), ho has never to this day, in any manner or to any extent, Intimated to mo any disapprobation or mado to mo anv ciltlclsm of my eon duct of the flying squadron." Admiral Schley then submits a long detnlled ptntomont of the facts he sum marized In tho foregoing, which is In reply to a lequest by Chairman Hale, of the naval committee. It gives tho dispatches nnd oiders received by Schley nnd describes tho conditions In which the ships had to coal, ns well as the sating for Santiago. He also rcfei.4 to the doubts that arose as) to the pres ence ot tho Spanish lleet In Santiago after he had nrilvcd off that port. Cap tain Slgsbee stated verbally that ho had been close Into port severnl times and there were no Indications that the enemy was present and he doubted Its arrival theie. At the conclusion Admiral Schlev contends that the turn ot the Brooklyn in the battle ot the third was "the eru-e-lnl nnd deciding feature of the com bat and of decided advantage." Fur thermore ho says It was a mistake to say that the vessels distance from the enemy was increased to the extend of $0) yaids and adds: "Though this may not be of recoid it is of fact novel theless. He cites tho fact that tho charts ot the board of navigators shows that tho Brooklyn was nearest when it emerged from the harbor, nearest at every stngu of the battle and nearest the Colon when It sunendered and gives many conllunatory details of his flagship's action and effective participation iu tho battle. His lost paragraph reads: "On May 31 I received a telegram fiom the com mander in chief congratulating mo up on my sucess in locating and blockad ing the enemy's fleet at Santiago. If It was worthy of commendation at that time I nm at a loss to understand how' It could have giown Into reprehensible conduct ns suggested bv Admiral Sampson In his letter of July 10, lf9S, some six weeks later." THE $20,000,000 APPROPRIATED Two Hundied and Thhteen Membeis of the House Vote to Pay Philip pines Account. Washington, Fe b 20 A sepaiate bill j appiopilating $20,000,000 for payment to Spain under the piovlslons of tho tie.ity of P.uis was passed today by the house under suspension of the rules. No amendment was In older and an at tempt to secuie unanimous consent to nfler an amendment deelaiatory of (im policy not peimanintly to annex the islands was objected to. Mr. Wheeler, of Kentucky, upon whose point of ol der of the- appiopilatlon went out of the Mindly bill, made- the only speech in open hostility to the measure, but upon the roll call 31 members SI Dem ounts, 2 Populists and t silver Bepub llcan voted against it The- votes of 21.! membeis were cast lor it. The senate bill to reimburse the gov e-rnors of btntcs for expenses paid by the states In oiganizlng volunteers for sen-lee- In the war with "pain before their mus ter into the soi vice ot the United States also was passed under suspension of the lilies. The bill appropriating $500,- 000 for the Pan-American exposition, to be held at Buffalo. X Y., In 1001, was befeii e tho house on a motion to suspend the rules, but it was antagon ized by the chaliman of the appropri ations committee, Mr. Cannon. BURGLARS FRUSTRATED. W. H. Gieshnm Wings His Bird nnd Takes Him to Jail. St. Petei, Minn., Feb. 20 A dining attempt to buiglailze the St. Peter post oftlce wns frustrated by the braveiy of W. II. Gresham, head c-leik in the post office. Ore sham sleeps in the oflico nnd was awak'-nee' bv some one entering a window When discovered, the btuglar Hied five shots and Gresham fired twice, wounding the buiglar. Gu-s-him then ovoipoweied the burglnt and matched him off to lull. The- pilsoner gave his. name as Char les Valentine. Y ung Gresham is a nephew of the late Secretaiy of State Walter Q. Gieshum. PAVONIA'S PASSENGERS. They Will Leave Azores on the Steamship Vega. Boston, Feb. 20. A message was re ceived this afternoon by Mi. Alexander Mai tin, Boston agent of the Cunard line, ftom the home ofllce at Liverpool, regarding auangements for the trans fer of the passengeis of tho steamship Pavunla, which was towed into St. Michaels on Saturday disabled, to tho eftect that those on boaid the I'a vonla will leave the Azores about tho 22d. piobably by the ste-amship Vega. The Vega Is an oeean going vessel pi) lug legulaily between New York and Spanish pints. GIMM'S CONDITION. The Six-Day Cyclist nns a Narrow Escape fiom Death. San Fraiulseo. Feb 10 The condition nt Lulls (ilinm, the sl-el.iy c)ellst, re ported as being voiy serious tmla). has Improved gieatly under nedical tieat liit.ia and all (lunger ot a fatal tesult has passed Tho docteis have succeed-d in locating tho seat of tl.o limbic and explain that his peculiar condition during tho last two days of tho ruco was not duo to drugs us heieioforo suggisteu, out to tho highly f(verlsh condition of the athlete which was Induced by congestion ef the lungs, tlm result of tho iefiis.il of Glmm to obey tho Instructions of bis managers. Bullet Hole in His Brain. Foxerott, Me., Feb 2o.-F,dward LI Ungwood, ot Bradford, tweut) miles from Foxernft, was found dead at his home cm Satin day night, with a bullet holo In Ids head Tho house In which ho lived had bee-n set on fire and was nearly con sumed It Is supposed that Kllingwood was murdered and that tho house was burned tn conceal tho ciinie. Powers Will Succeed Gllkeson. Philadelphia, Feb. 20 -it is stated hero tonight that Thomas J. Powers, one nt the leaders of tho Quay faction of tho Republican party In this city has been agreed upon for tho position of commis sioner of banklag to succeed B. F. (Hike, snn, who resigned just befoio the close of the Hustings administration. Phil Armout'a Gift. Chicago, Feb. 20. Mr. Philip D. Armoar his glvou J7JO.O0O more to tho endowment fund of the Armour Institute of this city. 'I'lilu tnril lilu lnl.il rtf In IliA (nattlll. J tlon J.',250,000. GENERAL WOOD WELCOMED BACK HIS RETURN BRINGS NEW LirE TO CITY OF SANTIAGO. Demonstration in Honor of Him to Be Given Soon Contracts Which Necessitate the Employment of Thousands of Men Signed The Governor Stipulates Tl-nt for All Ordlnnry Labor Cubans Are to Bo Hired Banks Reduce Rotes on Drafts to United States Tourists From England Expected. Santiago do Cuba, Fob. 20. The loturm of General Leonard Wood, commander of this department, has brought new life Into Santiago. So many persons had been waiting for his arrival be fore leaching certain conclusions, and so many things had been left undone by the department until he returned, that for tho fhst two or thrce days his time was fully occupied. Men rep resenting dredging companies, asphalt i companies and numerous other enter in ises lor making the city modern have ' been ho erlng around for days await ing the governor's leturn. I Contracts have been gi anted that will employ from 4,000 to fi.ooo men, one condition of inch contract being that 'all tho otdinaiy labor must be given to Cubans, if possible. General Wood nrtlvod heie on Saturday. On Mon day morning arrangements had b"eii made and men had already started op eiations under the contracts. (lei'eiul Wood was not expected to nnlve at Santiago befoie Monday morning, and consequently none of the elnboiate pi emulations which had been piep.ued for his reception was can led out. But It Is the Intention of the major and council, the Supreme court, the sanitary dipaitment, the gendar merie , the- civic band and the public nt huge to make- in his honoi, within the comse of the next few da)s, a demonstration which will show what Santiago thinks of the man who has done so much for it dining the last lew mouths Among the Cubans and Spaniards in the city, to say nothing of the foreign element, theie aie few who ate not Immensely pleased at the geneial'b letutn, and for the last three da)s eveijbod) has been shaking hands and congratulating each other, for they believe that the governor has come batk with power from Washing ton that will enable him to cairy out his policy fully. The banks heie have within the last few days l educed theit latc-s on drafts to the rnlted States, chaiging only thiee-quarters of one per cent., nnj half of one per cent, on drafts drawn in the United States and payable heie. Two yachts have at rived heie re cently with paitles Of sightseers on boatd. One ot them Is the steam jacht of Allison Armoui, of Chicago, who Is making a tour of Cuba and tho other West Indlu Islands, going thence to Mexico. The other boat belongs to Mr. Peaison, who Is here partly on business and paitly on pleasute. A very large party of tourists ftoin England are expected heie on Feb 2". They will visit the battlefields and other places of Interest In this province and a number of men and bo)s who have made tiemselves familiar with the vaiious sights of Santiago and suburbs aie looking forwaul to reap ing a rich harvest from guiding the visitors to the different scenes of In tel est. ADAMS POISONING. Witnesses Throw No New Light Upon the Mystery. Xew Yink, Feb. 20. Seven witnesses wore examined tudav in yie coroner's Investigation into tho poisoning of Mie. Kate J. Adams without apparently throwing any new light upon the mys tery. The featuie of the day was the testimony of Mis. Kogers, daughter of Mrs. Audins, who told the story of her mothers death as it has already been made known. She was on tho stand when the Inquest was adjourned. She will be iioss-examlned tomoirow, after which Mrs. MollneatiK will be put upon the stand. Mis. Itogeis was very much agitated, appearing to be ill, and tho attorneys were not severe with her. Dr. H. B. Douglnss, who attended Bar net in his last illness, told the jury that his patient did not die of poisoning, though he admitted that Barnet told him that he had taken some medicine sent to him in a Kutnow powder pack age. This package, Dr. Douglass faid, contained cyanide of mercury. The doctor insisted that Barnet had had "false" dlphtheila and that ills deatlt was duo to heait disease. Miss Addle Bates, who mused Batnet In his last illness, testified to the Illness and death of her patient Hairy A. King, a filend of Cornish and a mem ber of the Knickei backer Athletic club, who by the merest chance escaped tnk- Ing some of tho alleged bromo seltzer sent to Coinlsh, told his story to tho jury. David Murdoch, who rents pii vato letter boxes, testified that Mrs. Rogers had lentccl a box at hl3 store, but ceased patronizing him nearly two years ago. Quite a stir occuired In tho court room this afternoon when Mrs. Molln eaux and her husband mado their ap peal nnce. Mrs. Mollncaux was taken at once to the coroner's Jury loom, wheio she was Joined by Attorney Weeks. After a brief consultation be tween the district attorney unci Law yer Weeks, tho former announced that the examination of Mrs. Mollneaux would follow that of Mis. Bogeia Mr. and Mis. Mollneaux then left the court 100111. The district attorney announced late this afternoon that ho had not yet de cided when Cornish would be put on the stand. Robert Pox Dead. Philadelphia. Feb. 20. Robert Fox, tho one time will known theatilcal manaycr Is dead of coiiBiimi ii, at tho uge of CI )euis. Mr. Fox wiib a Londoner by Dlrth and came to this eountiy in JfeGO. After spending some tlmo In New Yoik ho came to this city and engr.ged In a number of theatrical ertorpilses, llo was the nra printer of Fox's Casino on Chestnut street above Smith, rnd later of Fox's thiatci on thu slto of the present Chestnut Street Opera houses. THE NEWS THIS 310UNINU Weather Indication Today: Pairs Warmtr. General Admiral Schley's Reply to Criticism of Ills Oillclal Conduct. Affair In Franco. Santlar.orns Overjoyed at Genera! Wood's Return. Uproar In Spanish Cortes. General Genera 1 Miles Bcforo tho Court of Inquiry. Financial and Commercial. Local Meeting of the Beard ot Trade. Would-Ho Buiclar Shot. Editorial. "Tho Greater Republic." local Bcv. John Itobertson Talks to Scranton Clerg) men. Outlook of Today's Election. Ixieal West Scranton and Suburban. News Round Abcut Scranton. Last Manocuvcr of tho 'thirteenth. Dunmoro Ilappcrlngs. THE SENTENCE OF PROF. STEPHENS Will Be Given Nine Veais In the Eastern Penitentiary Judge Scott's Advice. Easton, Feb. 20. George Heibert Stephens, who, alter a sensational trial lasting a week, was on Satur day convicted of burning Pardee hall, was this morning sentenced by Judge Scott to serve nine years at bind labor and separate and solitaiy confinement in the Eastern penitentiary. Stephens pleaded non-vult contencieie to the chaiges of larceny and malicious mis chief but the court suspended sentence In these cases. Stephens received his long sentence without a munnur. He did not speak a word after Lawyer Shlpmau had made a lnief plea for meicy. Stephens stood befoie the bar pale and tiembling, with a big toll of manuscript In his hand. He was pr paied to make a statement, but on Judge Scott's advice he was silent. "1 am willing to hear your state ment of anything )nu may say In mitigation of punishment, but I advise that you had better consider. It would not be proper for you to recount any of your gi levances against the trustees of Lafayette college or against the president of that college, for It could make no difference In mitigation of punishment. All that has been pos sible to be stated has appealed In )our own declaration and statement made at the time It was taken In the dls .trlct attorney's office. It is no excuse for the- commission of this offense, and it could not be given In ev Idence upon the tiial. and It could not tesult in any mitigation of punishment I am willing to assume that youi wiongs, as you allege them to be, weie not imaginary; they were leal to jou I believe, by you considering them, pei mltting your mind to dwell upon them. For the purpose of the sentence I am about to Impose I will assume that, to you, they were real gi levances. They seem to have operated upon your mind In that way. But to state them here again would serve no useful purpose. They have been lead In the statement that v.'as piepaied from your own dic tation at the dlstilf attorney's of fice." BALLOT TOR SENATOR. Two Hundred Membeis Were Paired for Yesterday and Today. Hanlsbuig, Feb. 20. The attendance at today's session of the Joint assembly to battle for senator was the smallest since the senatoilal deadlock began. Only fouttecn votes were cast, of which Senator Quay received !: George A Jenks, 1. and G. A. Grow l.Those voting weie: Quay Senatois McCarrell, Meiedith, Snyder: Itepiesentatlves Adams, FJ. Keiper, Meals, Itutherford, Seal, Seidel 2. Jenks Representatives Cole, Deyar mon, Meyers, Spatz 4. Grow Representative Bobb Just 200 membeis were palled for to day and tomonow. Mr. Seal, of Dau phin, presided at tho session of tho house pi lor to the meeting of the joint assembly. Messis. Meals, of Dauphin, and Deyaimon, of Fayette, constituted tho committee to escort the tliteo sen ators to the houso chamber. President Pro Teni. Snyder presided during tho balloting for senator in the absence of Lieutenant Governor Gobln, MR. MAGEE'S GRATITUDE. He Remembered the Widow of tho Man Who Saved His Life. Hanlsbuig. Feb. 20. Among those on tho passenger train which was wrecked near Gallaghorsvlllo during tho height of last week's blizzard was Senator C L. .Muger, of Pittsburg, and a pait) of legislative friends. Fiom under tlm wreck tho eiushfd body of the engineer was brought. Had be lumped when: ho first saw the Uuln ahead, he would have saved hbt llfo probably, but ho stayed to reverse hlb engine, then jumped, and the engine toppled ovor on him. Tho n-versal of tho englno is what saved the llfo of Senator Magco and his fi lends. In grateful acknowledgment or the en gineer's bravo act, Senator Mageo sent his check for $1,000 to tho ofllclas of the Pen i. svlvanlii Bailroad compiny, with tho le quest that they turn It over to tho widow of the engineer, Joseph Smith, of this city. Smothered the Infant. Bloomsburg. Pa . Feb. 20 -Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bloom, of Catawlssa. accompanied a sleighing party fiom that placo for Mnlnvllle. six miles distant Saturday, 'ihey took their nlne-nionths-old child well wrapped to protect it from tho slet, which was falling at tho time. When Malnvlllo was reached It was found that tho Infant had been smothered to death. Suicide of a Clgarmaker. Liston, Pa Feb. 20. Hun v Klchllne. of Bath, this ccunty, A! )ears old, a clgnnnaker, yesterday morning commit ted suicldo by shooting himself In tho head with a revolver. Ills wlfo asked him to fix tho llro when ho camo In Ho told her to do It herself and shortl) after took his life, Insane Engineer's Act. Perry. la,. Feb. 20. While Insane as tho result of the grip, Frank A. Llddcll, an cnrlnee-r who has breu pulling the Mil waukee, flyer trom hero to Onmlu, Wiled his wlfo with a cleaver today. THE AFFAIRS IN FRANCE M. Dupuy Asks for the Credit to Bury Faure. M. LOUBET'S MBSSAGB Accoiding to the Best Authorities the Document Will Not Ba Lengthy The President Will Ap peal Warmly for Pacification and Concord Ho Will Eulogize tho Army and Express tho Hope That tho Country Will Witness Restor ation of Harmony. ji j Paris, Feb. 20. In tho chamber ol deputies today, tho premier, M. Du puy, asked for a credit of 10,000 franej to defray the expenses of tho obse quies of the late President Felix Faure M. de Jeante, Socialist, asked that tlm obsequies be purely civil. This drew forth murmurs and piotests from tin Rightists and Centrists, who threaten, ed to leave tho chamber. The presi dent of the chamber of deputies, M. Deschanel, Interrupted M. de Jeanti several times, calling upon him to re spect the htilcken family ot tho de ceased. M. de Jeanle'H motion was lejecteit by a vote of 411 to bS and the credit was adopted by a vote of 403 to 42. The chamber unanimously decided to attend the depaiture of tho body from the Hljsee palace- on Thursday, al though the procession will really only be founed after leaving tho cathedial of Notie Dame. A large multitude dellled before tho collln ot the dead piesident today. In view of the decision of the cham ber of deputies it has now been ar ranged that the entire funeral cortege shall foim at the Flysee palace, in stead of at the Cathedral of Notie Dame as was previously Intended. Consideiablc comment has been cuused by the fact that a pi lest was summoned to Mr. Fame's bedside, al though the piesident was a staunch Flee Mason. M. de Jeante, Socialist, raised the subject In the chamber of deputies to day. M. Le Call, tlie pie&ldent's private- jieciotarv, when questioned declar ed that M. Fauie, while conscious, nsk ed twice that a pi lest be hi ought. The strictest measures have been tak en to maintain order In the streets to night, tho police, among other things. having been Instructed to airest Im mediately anv person uttering cries hostile to Piesident Lolibet. M. Loubet's Message. Accoiding to the best authorities, M. Loubeit's message to parliament will not be a lengthy document. After re turning thanks for bin election, affirm ing his lespect for the constitution and pledging himself to uphold It faithfully, both In spltlt nnd letter, the president will appeal wnrmly for paclllcatlon and concord and will eulogize the army and express the hope that the country will. In its attachment to the navy and its respect for justice-, speedily witness the restoration ot harmony and the solu tion of the questions that are agitating tho nation. The president will then recall the fact that he has always devoted himself to the study of labor and social questions, industrial matters, financial economy and the organization of Industry and ho will Insist upon parliament dealing with these questions in a practical and faithful manner. Regarding foreign affairs tho mes sage w ill say that In her relations with foreign nntions France will pursue a policy which will remain faithful to friendships formed and which by its correctness nnd disinterestedness will conform to the traditions of her his tory. This policy will be tho suiest guarantee of peace nnd best calculated to maintain the place which Franco now occupies In the world. PAURE'S PUNERAL. Services Will Be Held in Washing ton on Thursday. Washington, Feb. 20. M. Thlebaul, the charge d'affaires ot tho French em bassy, called at the state department today and gave notice that tho embassy; bad arranged to have a religious ser vice at St. Matthew's Roman Catholic church in this city next Thursday at 11 a. m. in memory of tho lata President: Faure, that being tho date fixed for tha funeral services In Paris. Tho secietnry was requested to ex tend invitations to attend to the pres ident of tho United States, tho mem bers of tho cabinet, congress and tho higher officials ot the government. THE DUC READY TO ACT. Orleans Considers the Moment Oppor tune for Monarchist Attempt. IlrussIs, Feb 20. Tho Duo of Orleans has unexpectedly arrived here. It Is re ported that ho considers tho moment op portune for a monntchlRt attempt iu France. Ho vv'll c nsult the leaders of his paity, wlm will arrlvo tomorrow. Threo millions of tho mike's portraits, decorated with the trl-color, have ar ilved lro and will bo dispatched to Franco for distribution. Steamship Arrivnls. Xew Yoilc, Feb. :o Cleared Southampton and Bremen. Latin, -H--H H ) t t H t t ttt WEATHER FORECAST. Washington. Feb. 20. Forecast for Tuesday For eastern Pennsyl vania, fair Tuesday; continued warm Tuesday and Wednesday; fresh southerly winds. t T-f-t -t-H-tt-H-H-t- -r-H-H-T- -H- t-r A y t t
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