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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
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washlnalon, Feb 21 Forecast
foi Wednofda) ; For eastern Penn
sylvania. cloud wcathn, piobably
lain, I trail to brink southerly
winds.
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