jcmtttmt ' JU TWO CENTW v' :7V FIGHS. SCKANTOX, PA., WEDNESDAY MOKNLXG, FEBUl'AKY 2l, 181)9. TH7V RAGES. TWO CENTS. MOB PACIFIED BY LOUBET President's First Speech Is Very Well Received. RECEIVED WITH BRAVOS Tiance Complimented Upon Her Sangfroid and Dignity and the Patriotism of Her Pailiament. Priceless Benefits of Uninterrupted Tcaco Bestowed by the Republic. The People Uigcd to Develop the Work Which Is the Pride of the Country and Continue in the Path of Piogiess. Purls, Fob. 21. The chamber of depu ties was cioweled today when President Loubet's message was read. It 'was greeted with salvos of hravos. The following Is the text of the mes sage: 'Summoned to the first maglstratuio of the rountrj, I need for the accom plishment of the gleat duties devolv ing; upon me, the co-operation of the senate and chamber of deputies. I ask this of you and I am sure It will not be withheld.. You miy count upon my firm deslie to dedicate all my efforts to the defense of the constitution. You hae as a pledge thereof my unchang ing devotion to the republic, "The regular transmission of power, accomplished In a few hours after the most sudden denth of our beloved and legietted nicsident, Felix Faure, has affoided In the eyes of the whole world fiesh proof of the fidelity of Fiance to the lopubllc at a time when some mis guided men are seeking to shake the (onlldence of the country in Its Insti tutions. The national assembly plainly signified on Satuiday its desire to bring about the pacification of men's minds and to ie-establlsh and make lasting; the union of all Republicans. ' Though passionately devoted to the principles of the Fiench revolution and the leglme of llbeity It will be my con stant anxiety to assist parliament in this necemaiv work of tolerance and oncord During1 the course of tem poiaty dKHcultles through which we have passed, France by her sangfiold .ui d dignity and the patriotism of her pnillameiit has grown In the esteem of the woild. Why, then, may "Re not hope for a similar understanding In In ternal affairs? Franco, sure of herself, v 111 know how to set calmly about the task of solving: the problems which dis till b the moral and matctlal well-being; of her citizens and continue her peace ful and fiultful woik In the field of thought, science and art, as well as In all foims of economic labor, agrlcultuie, t iniinei cp and Industry. Let us be molt Just toward ourselves and not nlluw It to In; foi gotten that out Fiance has alwas piofessed the same love for InoKies, justice and humanity. Her glorious pait constitutes a patrimony whli h we must preseive and increase. The lepubllc has given Fiance fiee in stitutions, assured her the priceless benefits ot uninterrupted peace, has bound up her wounds, leconstituted hei army and nay, founded a gieat colonial emplie, organized oery giade of education, concluded alliances and precious fiiendshlps and has given a wondeitul impulse to all labots ot char ity, co-operation and tlnift, the aim being to do away with or lessen unde served suffering;. Let us develop this woik, which Is the piide of our coun ti.v. I shall be hnppy If by toll, which imtlilng shall deter, I am able with the b- Ip of union to the maintenance of vhlch all my etfoits will be dltcxted, t i contilbute, within the limits of the uahts I hold under the constitution mid wlili h 1 shall not allow to weaken In tin hand- to the leallzation of our .inmoii hopes .mil In stietigthenlng the lepubllc " THE POPE'S LETTER. Relaxation of Chinch Discipline in Ameiica Is Censmed. Home, Feb 21 The Useiaiiuei Romano will publish tonight a letter from the pop! to Caidinnl Gibbons siting that 'If the tenn Americanism signifies iimiliiies peculiar to Ameil- ans and usages adapted to theli eus t in. then we hive nothing to say aqulnst it; but il It denotes the opin ions epiesnd 111 the 'llle of Father Heekei' we aie convinced that the meile.iii bMiops will be the lli.-t to t ejec t tin ni " The pope's iettn especially icpiows opinions oonieinliig relaxation of dis cipline and nou-olwrvun'e ot dextrin ni point as a pule.xt tor .utiactiiirf iiHsiiitei. t" Catholicism, the dim tlr of priestly control, the dlveudoii ot vPta into active oi passive criti cisms of the old lellgiotts inders and oiuull m iii.umi.iI methods ut pi entil ing Cniho'itisin to dlssenteis Another Jeisey Tiust. 'lenton, N .1. l-'eli .1 Viileles of in ui titration ii tiled with the neitta ,t i iu state toua of i lie muiiaii Car and Foundrj icimpaiiv with aiiuuili.nlsl Ii'tal ot M0.'ikm)iI0, niie-lialf of whiili Is t ui piefeiwei stock with 7 pel uit i n-aimulatlve illvidi'iid The cutupiny ' tuiliiil7(il to m inufaeiurr Height, I iseiiK r mid stiert can, also cai trucks t ar equipment:?. The lucorpinalors ma Adtatn 11 I.arkln Jersey Cltj . 1'. T. i'ut'on. Jr.. Jeisey City, and William 11. 'I obi Inscy Clt. Slple Released on Bail. Lament Pa., Feb. 21. -George C. Slple. the voting toller vvho Is charged with de frauding tho Kast Htroushurg Nation il 1 iirl. out ot $1700, was todav releiiHcd from the Huston Jail, where ho h.is been Iik irceiated the past few elajs, his fath-er-ln-liiu. Thoniaa J, Dunn, bnomlng ie i iilt for his arlpeurnmo ut a hearing Infmo I'nlted States CQmmlmtioiicr Kllrt putrid, on Baturduy nt CHAMBERS CRITICIZED. The Cologne Gazette Pitches Into the Ameiican Justice at Samoa. lleilln, Feb, 21. The Cologne Ga zette todaj in an lnsphed article, shatply eiltlcl7.es the recently pub lished letter addressed by Chief Jus tice Chambeis, of Samoa, to his bioUi ei The paper says: "The facts of the situation nre that .Mataafa icceived live-sixths and Ma lletoa Tanus one-sixth of the votes cast. The election was conducted In sttlct accordance with Samoan cus toms Malletoa Tanus was Ineligible nccoidlnir to Samoan customs, as he is onlv IS vears old. Mr. Chambeis, plior to the election, recognized Ma taafa's eligibility. All these facts Mr. ChainbeiH Ignoted when he declaied Malletoa Tanus elected. Ills declara tion that Mataafa was ineligible comes with partlculaily bad grace be cause It vi as the American delegates at the conference of ISSt, who did not admit Cieim.uiy's objection to Ma taafa." The Cologne Gazette then declaied It to be wholly untrue that the Her man warship F.ilko .suppoited Ma taafa. The Falkc, It sajs, was subtly neutinl. The Cologne Gazette ftnther s.ijs It Is uuttue that Dr. Ilaffel. the G(i man piesldent of the municipal council of Apia, ialscd leglments to suppott Mataafa, and calls upon Mi. Chambers to demonstrate why Ger many should leave Samoa, "since Mr. Chambits' own leports show the Ger mans have piedomlnatlng Interests In Samoa." WAR WITHOUT QUARTER The Filipinos Do Not Expect to Let nn American Escape to Tell the Tale of Extermination. Washington, Feb. 21. The following dispatch was received this afternoon from General Otis: Manila, Feb. 21. Adjutant General, Washington. Following issued by an important officer of Insurgent government at Malolos, Februaiv 13, 1899, foi exe cution during that evening and night in this tltv. (Signed) Otis. "First You will so dispose that at S o'clock at night the individuals of the territorial militia at your older wilt be found united In all of the stieets of San Pedio, armed with their balos and revolvers, or guns and ammunition If convenient. "Second Philippine families only will be respected. Tl should not b molested, but all other individuals of whatever race they may be will be ex terminated without any compassion after the oxtetmlnatlon of the atmy of occupation. "Third The defendeis of the Philip pines In your command will attack th- guard at Bllibld and liberate the pris oners and 'presidiaiie,' and having ac complished this thev will be aimed, saying to them, 'Brothcis, -we must nvenge out selves on the Americans and exteimlnate them, that we may take our revenge for the infamy and treach ery which they have committed upon us: nave no compassion upon them; attack with vigor. All Filipinos en masse will second you.' 'Long live Fili pino's independence.' 'Fifth The order which will be fol lowed In the attack will be as follows: The sharpshooters of Tondo anil Santa Ana will begin the attack fiom with out nnd these shots will be the signal for the militia of Trozo, liinondo, Qul ato and Sampaloc to go into the street and do their duty, those of Pako, Kr mlta and Malate, Santa Cruz and San Miguel will not stait until 12 o'clock, until ther see that their companions need assistance. "Sixth The militia of Tondo will stait out at 3 o'clock in the inoinlng: If all do their duty our revenge will be complete. Biothers, Europe contem plates us, so we know how to die as men, shedding our blood In defense of the liberty of our count! y; death to the tyrants. "War without quaiter to the false Amei leans who have deceived us. ' Hither independence or death " The poition of Geneial Otis' dispatch Indicated by dashes the officials were unable to decipher tonight. There is no "fourth" patugiaph In the insur gents,' statement as furnished to the puss ASHBRIDGE ELECTED. Mayor of Philadelphia by at Least 100,000 Pluiallty. Philadelphia, Feb 21 Coroner Sam uel II. Ashbriclge, Republican, was to da elected mavor ot Philadelphia, to succeed Charles F. Warwick, i a plui allty of at least one bundled thousand over Di W. Ilm.ice Iloskins, Demon at, and the Piohlbitlon, People's and Single Tax andldates. John T. Klnsev, Ue publicau, was elected to succeed him self as olt sollcitoi, and C. Hany Fletcher and Juhu D. l.uken Hepuli licans, and John A. Thornton, Demo crat, weie elected polite maglstiatis the minority paity being entitled b luw to ope of these olllces, -Majcu -elect Ashbildge's pluralltj will be about JOOOO In excess of that ie teived by .Mio oi Waiwlck in iS'tl, when a total of 211,712 votes weiu cast for him and his Demociatlc opponent, ex Governor Paulson. Toda's election was the quietest In jears and eveiy Utile Interest wa manifested. To Foim a Sheet Iron Combine. Plltsbiiig. Feb Jl. The Association of lion and Steel Hheet Maiuitac-tureis will meet heie tomoirow to consldei a proim i'itlon to form a combination Tim vol ume ot uiisliiccs In this lino Is largei thun ever betore In tlm hlstoiy of the Industry and pilcih have been advanced six dol lars pee ton foi bl icU sheiilb and $10 per ton foi ualvanizicl Hotel Pioprietors Responsible. Clilcaso Feb .'l-i: D .Morgan How lam, th wealthy joung club mini ot New Yoik, who Hilflercd the loss of a . mo bill which lm hiiiidid to a waiter in too Grand Pacific: hold to p.tv foi a moat tho waller dceainphis with tho moii. was awarded a verdict toiler agalnxt the ptcipiletois ot the hotel for tho aiaount lusi Postmasteis Conflrnied. Wanhlngton, Feb i'l Tho senate e.xo cutlvo session today couth mod the follow ing nominations: Postmasters for Perm iivlv aula Joseph I. l.attlmer, Now Ileth lchem; Iaiclim llogcrs, Kane. Wages Inci eased Ten Per Cent. Alh ntown, Pa., Feb. 21. The Crane Iron company at Catasaucpia has advanced the wagett of Us 300 cmplojos 10 per cent., o tako cftcrt March 1 ELECTION RETURNS ABOUT THE STATE A VERY LIGHT VOTE IN MANY DISTRICTS. Republicans, as U ual, Geneially Successful Democrats Fail to Make Nominations in Many In stances Little Interest Mnuifest cd ns a Rule. Plttsbutg, Feb. 21. Municipal elec tions were held In Pittsburg and Alle gheny toda with the result that an nppaiently unpiecedented victoiy has been scoied by the Republican ticket In both cities. In Pittsburg figures ale given out at Republican headquaiteis at 11 o'clock indicating the election of W. J. Dichl, Ucpubllcah, for mayor, over ex-Postmaster J. C. O'Donnell, Democrat, by a majority of 10,000 and possibly more. Allegheny Ins piob ably elected James G Wj man Hopub llian, for mayoi, over IMward G. Ling, Democrat, by at least J,000 ma jorit. Iincaater, Pa., Feb. 11. The vote at todav's municipal election was veiy light. The nepublliaiis elected their candidates for councilmen in all the wards except the Flghth, the Demo ciatlc stionghold, where the lour Dem ociatlc councilmen weie elected. Ilollldajsbuig, Tii, Feb. 21. The Ilollldaysburg municipal elections to day resulted as follows: Councils, n, M, Henshey and R. S. Spendlcy; school dhectois, W. F. Kirk and J. A. Martz; auditor, John H Llngafelt; high con stable, II. A. Miller. J. A. Martz is the only Democrat elected. Reports from various districts of lilalr county show uniform Republican victories. Monti ose. Pu , Feb. 21. Although few districts have been heard from the indications aie that the Ilepubllcans have carried Susquehanna county by laige majorities. Ilazleton, Pa,, Feb 21 The election here today was quietly conducted, but n falily good vote was polled. The vote Is not complete at this hour, but indications point to the election of Ite publlcan councilmen and school dli co lors. The vote is very close thtough out. Gettjsbuig Pa., Feb. 21 The Re publicans of Gettysburg borough to day elected these councilmen: Fhst vv-aid, Kdward Wolf; Second, Collin Spangler, Thlid, Jacob Patteison. Cal vin Hamilton, Republican, was elect ed school director in the Second waid. to 1111 a vncancj over Henry Henner, Democrat The Demociat elected a judge in eacli waid. West Chester, Pa., Feb. 21. Only the Hepubllcan ticket was voted for heie today, the Demociats. having failed to make an nomination. The vote was very light Lewlsbtng. Pa, Feb 21. The hot - oughand waid Hepubllcan tickets were elected toda, the Citizens' ticket be ing eveiyvvheie routed. Pottsville, Pa, Feb. 21 Theie was no opiosltlon to the election of bot ough ofllceis at today's election The Republicans alone had a ticket in the Held composed of high constable, James McCullough, tie-asuier, Samuel M. Mnrtimei, nudltois, William Shoit, Geoige AV. Glenn and Thomas I.ow thert, all present incumbents. Norrlstown, Pa, Feb 21 Todav's election gave the Demociats .i gain in the town council John C Metzgar, chairman of the highway committee, vvho has held the position for years, was defeitt'd tor re-ekctlon bj twen-ty-thiee majority. A. M. iiergej, Re publican, defeated O G Hoskins for high constable Uiiston, Pa., Feb 21 The Detnooi.Us swept Gi eater 1'aston today. J. 15. Rushfleld was elected maoi by inob ably a."0 majority Indications point to the election of the entlie Democratic city ticket. Lebanon, Pa, Feb. 21 Di. Samuel WeKs, anti-Qua Republican, was elected state senatoi today bj an esti mated majority of fiom 2.000 to 3 uuO over Altrcd Meish, Democial Dr. Weiss succeeds Lieutenant Governor Gobln. .Stroudshuig, Pa, Feb. 21. Theie was a piett even distribution ot the offices today between the Demociats and Republicans. There was a light vote polled In the county and little Interest shown. Cailisle, Pa.. Feb 21 In Shlppens burg local option won by a huge ma jority. Llgoniel, P. Feb 21. A big vote was out. and with the exception of iwo Demociatlc councilmen the whole ticket went Republican. Oil Cltv, Pa , Teb. 21. Todav ended one of the wannest mimic I pal lights known In oil cltv for i.us The Re publicans weie led bv Major John I. Reed, of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania volunteers. Reed with his ticket wus elected b a veiy small pluiallty. An uniHltallv laige vole was polled. liwln, Ph., Feb. 21 Tile Democtais toda. elected two coiiiicilmeii and two school contiolleis. Tho Republicans elected one councilman and one audi tor. This Is the Hist time In the town's h!stoi that the Democrats have elect ed men to council and school dlivctois. Shaion, Pa, Feb. 21.-Tlw boioiigh election today passed off quietly, onl one-thlid ot the vote being polled. The entlut Republican ticket was elected. York, Pa Feb 21. Returns so far fiom city districts lnsuie the election of Fiank Gelse (Demociat) for may or, and Indicate election ot ic-maiiidei of Demociatlc city ticket. Johnstown, Pa, Feb 21. A veiy bitter contest ended heie today In the election of Luclan D. SVoodiuff, the Democratic! candidate for major. Tho rest of the Republican ticket was elected. Huntington. Pa . Feb 21. The elec tion here lesulted in a general victoiy fot the Demociats, who elected James Kelly Justice of tho peace. Lieutenant John C. Dunkle, major; and the boaiel of school dlrectots. Thete was a full vote. Chambeisburg, Pa., Feb 21. Out of n leglstrutlon of 2,000, twelve hundred votes were polled in the municipal election today, George F. Cooke, Demociat, was chosen auditor over AVIIllam H. Speoi, Republican, by 28 votes. The lesult shows small Repub lican gains, Uewlstown, Pa Feb. 21. J. R. Letihv Democrat, and John A Brown, Republicans, were elected to the town council, A. 8. llnishbetger und G T. Russell, Republicans, school directors, nnd James R. Wlke, Republican, high constable, Allenlown, Pa, fell 21. Allentown elected n Demociatlc ticket today. New Brighton, Feb, 21 The Repub licans elected .ill their candidates to day. Iturrlsbtiig, Feb 21 The election in Hnrrlsburg today lesulted In a victoiy for the city Demociatlc ticket. Dt. John A. Filtchey was elected mayor over William Sheesley, Republican, by about four hundred votes. Tltusvllle, Pa., Feb. 21. The Demo ciats elected their city ticket today by majorities ranging from 7ii to 125 votes. Brndfoid, Pa., Feb. 21 Joseph C. Gieenewiild, Republican, was elected mayoi, William Vovalid, Republican, city tieasuier, and F. M. Ivellehei, Democrat, city controller, today. Uric, Pa., Feb. 21 John Deplnet, Republican, was elected mujor today by COO pluiallty, together with the en tile Republican illy ticket. Councils will remain Demociatlc by a l educed majoilt. Beaver Falls, Pa. Feb. 21 The election heie passed off quietly. Tho Republican:) swept eveiything except In the third waid, wheie the lost a school dltcctor. Shamokln, Pa, Feb. 21 A big vote was polled today. Hemy Pairy, Re publican, was elected overseer of the poor; William Taby, Democrat, high constable, and F.van J. Davles, Repub lican, auditor. Seven Republicans nnd thiee Demociats were elected council men, nnd nine Republicans and three Demociats weie elected school dlice to is. Snydeitown, Pa, Fob. 21 George Kline. Jacob Delbler and Luther Coop er, Republicans, badly defeated tho Democratic candidates, Mis. Geotge Kline, Mis. David Hoover and Mis. John Campbell, for bdiool dhectois. Mrs Kline is the wife of the Repub lican candidate. She received 17 votes, Mis Campbell 21 and Mis. Hoover Hi. Lock Haven, Pa, Feb. 21. W. H. Majer, Demociatlc candidate for the fouith time lor major, was defeated today by the Republican candidate. Dojlestown, Pa.. Feb. 21. The elec tion heie was veiy quiet. Fx-Con-gresman Robert M Yaulley, Repub lican, was elected school director by IS majority in the Second waul. Tunkhaiinock, Pa . Feb. 21. The boi ough election resulted in Republican majorities slightb l educed fiom last year. No higher officer that council man was voted for. Bethlehem, Pa., Feb 21. An extta ordlnarly laig vote was polled today, the Democrats making slight gains. Wlliamsport, Pa , Feb 21 Returns from the cit election show that the Republicans have swept the cit for ma oi, tic usurer and controller. Throe ye.ns ago, James "Manel, Prohibition ist, was elected by J50 pluialit. Wllkes-Bane, Feb. 21. In Wilkes Bane party lines weie obllteiated and the contest foi the various otllces was a free-for-all affair among the citizens of ull paitlc. At midnight the result on city controller and tieasuier, the two principal otllces voted for, was In doubt Bellefonte. Pa , Feb. 21. In the bor ough election held heie lodu the Re publics elected Borough Tieasuier Chaile- F. Cook, auditor. 11. B Pon tius, three of the four councilmen and two out of tlnee school dhectois. Tho voce showed a slight Republican gain PIGEON SHOOTING. Tne Contest foi the Championship of Ameiica Begins Near Gaiden City, L. I. New YoiU Feb. 21. The contest foi the amateui pigeon shooting cham pionship of America which was begun today on the grounds of the Caitaiet Gun club, near Garden City, L. I., was about lulf completed when datk ness set in t''is afternoon and will be resumed toinoirow morning. IMghteen shooteis weie entered for the contest. Some of them weie the veiv best shooteis of the country and neail all weie piesent when the shoot began The liluls as a mle were not active and this accounts foi the large se ores made b a numbei of marksmen. t S. Guthrie, of Pittsburg; vsho pioved to be a dangeioil" e untenant in lust jeai's touinev heads the list ot maiUsmen. with 44 kills out of a possi ble "ii. Next to him came L T Duiji-a and Captain A. AV. Alone;, both of this city with sioics of 4S e.n Ii King, of Flushing i lc Ii. of Philadelphia and McAlpln. of this cltv. aie each eieditcd with 4" kills, out of r.0. Under the rules all -hootcis up to stand cm the :;0-ind mink and In caso one ol them misses ten blids by the time tile III ill th lound l finished he foiielis all right to continue In the line Four of the contestants fell by the vvtu side this afternoon These wen-J B. Ellison of Philadelphia; AV. iL. Reuton, of Now Yoik; T D Uoopei of Ni vv VoiK. anil v, jj. uiocKavv, of the home dub, Uneler the conditions governing the contest these four men had to drop out without the privilege of le-enteilng as they had mlsed ten bhds out of their first fifty. Following Is today's scene: Name Kllle-i C S Guthlle, PlttsbiilB I' L T Duivea, New Vork ... is C'upt A. AV. Monej X Y ... IS It. A Welch Philadelphia... 17 11 S HcAlpln New Yoik ... 47 AV. S King. Pittsburg. .. . 17 fins P.iliitfl, Pittsburg. . 40 "II Coleman." Philadelphia. 4t, Killed Missed 1 i J. II Hood. New Voik .. . , D. J Itradlev. Now York..., Fox Hall Keene. N. Y OiklelBh Thome N. Y (I. F "Fiarcls" AVilkes ISairo "Il X Burton" New Yoik. 41 J H RlllHon, PhltudelphU.. .'s AV L "Benton," New Yoik.. 12 AV. G Urokaw. New York .. 2'i T D 1 (impel, New A'ork ... 10 Wlthelievv. Chaiged with Murdei. Hazlutoii, Pa.. Feb. 21 Nicholas an.l AiikcIo Matz. Italians of tils place, weie aiicHtoil today on a wuituut charging them with the minder of Ansclo Man Hhucala, who was found dead on the l.attlmtr toad seven jeius ago Th' v weio held foi u further hearing tomoir.iw, Both have freeiueiitlj IlKiiietl in the crim inal courts of. Luzerne couutv ENLARGING CRAMPS' YARD. The Ship-Building Concern Will In ci ease Capital. Philadelphia, Feb 21. At a special meeting of the steickholdeis of the Wil liam C'tami) & Son's Ship and Hnglne Building company today it was decided to lsue Hi st mortgage gold bonds to the amount of Sl,f.00,000, maturlnir In thlttj j ears, with a sinking fund to redeem $2f,000 of bonds per year. There weie J',000 shat's rcptesentcel lit the meeting and tho proposition to issue the bonds was adopted by a prictlcal ly unanimous vote. The Issuance of the bonds was made upon the lecom mendatlon ot the board of directors, decldcel upon nt n meeting or that body In December Inst. By the Issue of these mortgage bonds it Is proposed to retire nil outstanding obligations of every description, Includ ing $ri17,00P maturing niortgago bonds, and SIOOOOO of seemed floating Indebt edness and to piovlde a Htifllclent wm king capital. In a circular letter Issued ncentlv to the stockholdets by the board of dlrectots in explanation of the pro posed bond lsue the statement'-was nude that ' since 1S''0 the company has been obliged to extend and develop Its plant to nu et the conditions Imposed by the constant Ineieaso In the size of ships, complicity of construction and dlveislflcatlon of the industries con nected with ship building. "We have accoidlnglv ncqulted tho entile plant of the I. P. Moirls com piny, adjoining our woik, and have fin ther Improved this pioport) by the erection of the most extensive lion foundry connected with any ship yard In this country. "We have also acquh ed other teal estate for the storage of material and purchased new plots. ' For a considerable time (he com pany paid the expenses of these im- hirovcments out of Its current earn ings nnei ut the Fame time made divi dends on Its capital stock nggiegatlng In cash and stock dividends together near'v three-foui thi of the total par value of the outstanding- stock." THE BEEF INQUIRY. Army Officers Agree with General Miles Regnrdinp Meat Supplied for Tioops at Cuba. AVashlngton, Feb. 21, The coutt of Inquiry engaged in investigating the beef chat ges piefeired by Oener.al Miles today continued the hearing of testimony bearing upon the controver sy A number of nimy olllcers who paitleipated In the Santiago campaign weio heaul. Practically without ex ception the otllcets condemned the canned loast beet furnished us tiavel latlon and lev lowed complaints about It which the men generally made, de claring it unpalatable and wanting in nutriment. On the other hand, the le tilgerated heel suffered but little at the hands of today's witnesses, It being generally conceded that It was good when dellveied from tile tians poit and when It escaped the decom posing efteet of the tropical sun en unite to the seveiul commands It was lound to be satisfactoij. The con tention of Ciciiei.il Miles that the army In Cuba and Potto Rico should have been supplied with heids of cattle, en beef on the hoof, instead of ic filgeiated beef, was suppoited by ev ery witness. A featuie ot todav's ex aminations was the general asset lion of witnesses that they would not have felt it their duty to men or the aimy euganlzation to have made any special leptut upon the beef hail It not been for ihe special eudeis calling for such icpciits, but iathei would have pei mltted the imsatisfactoty ration to pas without fin ther notice as an in cident to waifaie and the peeul laily tijlug conditions with which the aimy was confronted at the outbreak of the war. A number ot ofili'eis test ified to the belief that a veiy small piopoitiou of sickness In Cuba was duo to the beef ot unwholesome i.itlons, but iathei to the ollmlate. The examination ot witnesses will continue tomouow and peihaps all of this week In AVashington and the testimony liencefoith is expected to be genetallv cumulative. Manj olllcers aie to appear, among them being Gen eial Joe Wheeler and Governor Roose velt. SIXTEEN VOTES CAST. Senatoi Quay Received Nin of the Numbei. lliirrisbuig Feb. 21 Sixteen votes w.ie i,i't lor Flitted States senator at today's- joint assembly ihlitcen mem bers and tluee seimtois voting. Sena- tot (.may polled nine votes, Geoige A. It 1 sx and Concri i ssman John Dil zell one Fxiie tly 200 nienibeis vvcie paired and seiei.il otheis weio nbsent without pahs A handlul of nnti-Qu.iy IP publicans were piesent dining tile ballot although Mi. Mooie, of Hutler, was the only one who voted. Moii' than enough members were paiied foi tomouow to In eat; a piorut.i and pievciu the possible el"cilun of a sc-niteir. In the ab'ence of Lieutenant lioveiuoi Gobln who Is detained at Lebanon by the election, Piesldent Pio Tein Snyder ptcslded at the Joint .is pembb. The ptellmlmiilcs with tho exception of the piavor wne dlspetiseil with and the session wus ewer in twen ty minutes. Body Shipped Home. Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 21. The bodj of J. J. Noiton, inoi o- widely known as "Jack Caiey," the piofesstonal ball pla.ver. was shipped to his home at Siiiinton, Pa., todav. He died heto over a week ago or congestion of tho luiiBS. and foi some time his Identlt.v wnw a mvsieiy. Oldest Postmaster Bead. Vork. Pu, Fib. .'1 John Lo.in, one ot the oldest poirtmasteis In the Fulled Stales, U dead at his homo at Cross Roadij. this county. He was appointed postmaster during the administration of President A'au Huron In U37, and has filled the same office continuously up to the timet of his death Deceased wad iiKcd jrars. Their Wages Advanced. Reading, Pa. Feb. Jl -tlcoige F. Hair. prenldtnt of Ihn Itiudlng iron company, tonight ordeieil a voluntaiy advance In ttuieu of its two thousand cmplo)cs be- i minium jiaicu i, , CAPTAIN JAMES MOIR IS ELECTED MAYOR His Plurality Will Be Close to the One Thousand Mark. ROCHE ADMITS HIS DEFEAT At 1.30 This Morning the Indica tions Were That Robinson, Howell, Rinsland and Smith Were the Other Candidates Elected Hope for Biooks Has Not Yet Been Abandoned Statement Made by Chairman Millar at an Early Hour This Morning He Is Confident of the Election of the Entire Repub lican Ticket, with the Exception of Widmayer. At 1 o'clock this mottling the re turns from (If t -seven out ot the clt's sixty election districts Indicate the election of Molr, Robinson, Howell, Jones, Rinsland and Smith. The con test for tieasuier is close and the above Indication may be changed by the to tal flgutes. With the Fifth district ot the Second ward, First district of the Fifteenth waid and Thlid district of the Nine teenth ward to be heaul fiom. Molr has 7,0 against 6,8 13 for Roche, a plurality for Molr of 361. This is little less than Republican headquaiters claimed. Secretaiy Ack er, who was doing the figuring for the tluee leading olllces, stated at 1 o'clock that the leturns Indicate the election of Molr by a pluinllty l.ing lng between S00 and 1,000. The contest between Biooks and Robinson was veiy close, It was stated. AA'ltlmayer's defeat by a pluiallty of 1,200 was ad mitted. Tho election of Jones and Rinsland as assessors was claimed as a certain ty. It was thought Smith was running ahead of Fow ler. No figuring was done on the othei offices. At Demociatlc hcudciuai ters the de feat of Roche was admitted, but it was held that the plurality would not be over ".00. Robinson's election was claimed as n ceialnty by a pluialllj of at least &00. Howell's plurallt.v, the Democrats averted, would be between 2,000 nnd 3,000 At 3. JO a di um cotps at the head of a eiovvel of Molr enthusiasts stalled a paiade about town. A dead match was played In lront of the Demociatlc headeiuatleis and in the fiont of The Times ofilce I'haiimaii Schaelt went home at 12 o'clock and could not be seen Chair man Mlllai made the following st.ato ment "I claim Moil's election by at lean fcOO, majority with the entire Repub lican ticket elected by sate majorities, with the exception of Widmuver. whom, I fiar. Is elefeated, A heavy vote has been polled. I thank the city committee, eveiy man ot them, ioi their lojul support to me as chalimaii, and I thank and congratulate our grand old pauy ioi the noble stand It has taken in suppoitlng the prin ciples of the party. Thevbtoiv Is the patty's, not mine, or any individual. AV. S. Millar, Chaiunaii." When inleivlewed by telephone at his lesldence at 1.10 o'clock, ill. Ruche admitted Ills defeat. He bad llguies, he said, from all the districts, except the Thlid ot the Nineteenth waid and fiom these he llguied himself that he was 40 behind. He asked The Tribune to state foi him that lie was vei.v gratetul to those who hail suppoiled him and conguit ulated himself upon the (ae t that In veiy district wheielli ho could exult any influence the vote was stialghl Democratic! fiom top to bottom. Ho was not satisfied with the letuitis fiom the Tenth and eleventh wauls. In a later edition of The Tribune detailed figures of the vote Tot each euiicllibtle will be Riven. CASTING THF. UALI.uTS One of the niilc'tent elections In klie hlMiity of the city" was the ripmt that came trom all putts of the !iv last ulbht Theie was plent of liatd. e.uin-st woik done for the candidates and in that lespcct the election wus anything but tame. Distutliances weie few, however, the thamplons of the candi dates being content to use moi.il lath er that phvslenl suasion In aiguliig ioi their favorites The vote of the clt at large was of aveiage- sle Ine some wauls It was a trille light. In otheis a little linger than noimal, but taken alto gether a falruAeiagp was maintained In the Ninth and Tenth wardr where Cuplaln Molr. the Republican candidate for inajoi, has a host of friends l lie vote vias lai(,e and down In the .seventh wai, where the Dem- oiriitli candidate, Hon, John L Roche, icsldes, the voters htoke all pievlous leeords. The Thin! waid, auothei Demociatlc stronghold, also got out t veiy large vote, due largely to the fact that there was a dcspeiato fight n' CAPTAI JAMES MOIR, Scranton's Next Mayor. for waid and district otllces in pro giess there. If any voter In the First district o the Flcventh waul was overlooked or tailed to get his vote In jestcrday It was because he was either out of town during polling hours or too nen death's door to risk being moved. An Instance ot the determination ot the woikeis to get out the vote is evi denced by the methods used to get George Rosen, the well know n hotel man to the polls. Mr. Rosen wanted to vote, but is almost heples with iheu matlsm. He could mark a ballot, however. A wagon was secured. Ml. Rosen taken to the polls, cairled Into the booth, workeis fiom both, parties assisting, and he voti'd. Ho was thet taken back home in the wagon. ON THE AVF.ST SIDF. In AVest Scranton groups of voten weie at the polls all day hustling for the lespectlve candidates. In the Third district of the Fourth ward a stiong effoit was made for the Dem ocratic candidates, paitlcularly Rob inson. The party workers were busy all day bringing out the vote, and as a result of their efforts moro votes weie cast in some of tho districts than evei before. During the afternoon the assurance) was given The Tribune icpresontatlvo that stialght Republican and Demo cratic tickets were being voted and eiy little cutting was being done About the time the polls closed onei hundred Seventh waul bojs ranging In ages from six to twelve years se cured a number of flags and Chlneso lanterns und paraded the principal stieets of the ward. They then stall ed for the central city and enlivened sevetalof the thoroughfares font time. At Washington avenue and Linden stieel the paiade came veiy near end ing abiuptl. As the paiaders passed that point they emitted one of their periodical cheers for their candidate whlih was heard with Infinite disgust by an uubln who stood on the curb stone. He was evidently a lad of stiong Moll tendency and after thouglitfull guying nt the marcheis foi an Instant he tinned tow aid th paiadei" and veiled defiantly "Roch" Is no good'" The paiaileis si ickened their pact Ioi nu Instant and It seemed as if It would hea i down as n unit on the couiageous oiith on the cuib-stone. For some leason this pin pos wns not tairied out. The marcheis continued out AVashington avenue and were soon lost to view. The bo on the eatib-tone stood his giouud until the lat Roche enthusiast had elKippeaied. In Ninth He i union It was the most cpllet election in euts. Tim police lei old was almost clean. IN SOFTH SCRANTON. Mattel s at South Seianton weri llv.l.v all iluiliig the dnv. Not In j.euts was theie iii li an Inllux i good Deinuciatlo monej. Old tlm '. woikeis and watcheis s.iv that ves teidav was the gieaiest haivest thev ever knew ol At tin- font teen dis tricts good oulei was maintained, jt one boisterous fellow In the Fhst dis trict of the eleventh waul thieatened to have the election boaul aiicsixl today, because his vote was refused. In the historical old Twelfth waul the dav passed quleth, theio being no demoustiatloii eil enthusiasm In tlm fouiteeu districts and in tiiat poition tho avtiagi vote at noon was l4Jj votes The heaviest voting was dune between the houis of 4 SO nnd the e los ing bonis. Fot one to foim an estl mate of how tile electens east their votes it was out of the question. Thu voters entletly went In and maikeel theli choice. The only tiouble, and theie was nun h fot a lime, occutied In the Sec ond ellstilct of the Nlnteeiith waul. The Muiplivs of that piecluct shoitly ift'M the polls closed commenced to challenge every voter In tho interest of Roche When Tom Miuphy cnnin to the polls he was challenged and that cau-ed the distill hanre. Tom became gieotly Incensed and he de cided to get back at his opposing breihlc'ii. The Deinoei.ille leadets endeavoied In vain to call him and Ills friends oft. As a last lesoit woul was dispatched to Chilli man Sehadt. of the Demociatlc campaign He sent Daniel J. Camp bell, e'lt.v Tnusiiui c. G. Roland and John Gibbons to the scene and after much peisuaslve eloquence the disor der was abated Continued or Pace S.J -M- -H-M-H-M- -r-H-Hr -M-4 WEATHER FORECAST. Washlnalon, Feb 21 Forecast foi Wednofda) ; For eastern Penn sylvania. cloud wcathn, piobably lain, I trail to brink southerly winds. i tt tt -M-1 i -f -ft tt 1 1 1 -H "C'V "?,
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