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TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES.
SCKANTON, IM SATURDAY MORNING, FEI3LUTARY 25, 1891).
TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS.
RIVER AND
HARBOR BILL
Is Passed iu Hie Senate
by a Decisive
Vole.
SENATOR SEW ALLS SPEECH
He States Thnt We Ave Still at War
with the Filipinos nnd May Yet
Have Serious Troubles iu Cuba.
Mr. Johnson Turns the Flood of
Eloquence Loose Begins at the
Home Market Banquet nnd Ends in
tha Philippines.
AVashington, Feb. -I. Aftor a session
of nearly eight hours today, tho senate
this evening at C.30 o'clock passed tho
river and harbor Mil by the decisive
vote of 50 to 3. The measure was under
consideration throughout the day nnd
on several of the committee amend
ments a determined fight was made,
but In every instance the opposition
availed nothing. Tho sharpest contest
n rose oer the Nicaragua canal bill
nmendmont. A point of order was made
against It that It was general legisla
tion, but the senate, to which the vice
president submitted tho point, over
ruled It. It was then attacked as not
being relevant to a river and harbor
measure, but this. too. was overruled
by the senate. Mr. Pettlgrew (Sll.
Hep.), II r. Rawlins (Dcm., lTtah) and
Mr. Teller (Sll. Rep.) vigorously at
tacked the bill, their opposition being
directed especially against the canal
amendment. Tho statement was mado
that the measure would never see tho
light of day iu the house, and that tho
canal would not be built under the
proposition inserted in the bill.
During the afternoon, Mr. Sewall, of
New Jersey, delivered a speech In sup
port of the Hull-Hawley army reor
ganization bill, In the course of which
bo declared that the United States was
now :is much at war in the Philippines
as it was with Spain when our armv
wns before Santiago. Ho expressed tho
belief that it would require an army
of 50,000 men to control the Filipinos
and that we were likely yet to have
serious trouble In Cuba.
Mr. Johnson's Speech.
During the general debate upon the
army npproi'ilatiou bill In the house
toda . Mr. Johnson Otep., Ind.), who
made sever?! notable speeches violent
ly attacking tho policy of the admin
istration during the consideration of
the army reorganization bill a fort
night ago, returned to the assault and
delivered ag.itnst the president and
some of his advisors the most scathing
Philippic heard In the houre for
months. He sneered at the president
and the Influences which he alleged
controili d him. Impugned his motives,
questioned his sincerity and likened
him to Dickens' most contemptible
character, charged his secretary of war
with Incompetency and predicted that
tlu president would In the end be en
gulfed by adverse public sentiment. Al
though his utteiances were far more
sensational than those In his former
sp'-eeh and dazed some of his auditors
hi the impetuosity with which they
were delivered, the speech did not raise
about him the storm of his former
speeches. Mr. Lundis, one of his Ite
publlcnn colleagues from Indiana,
brielly stated to the hoiwe that Mr.
Johnson's constituents had repudiated
him and the two members had a wordy
duel. Later In the day Mr. Maish
i Hep, 111.,) replied to some of Mr.
Johnson's strictures, but tho republi
can leaders had evidently decided to
Ignore the attacks of the Indlanlun and
no general reply war made to his
speech today. The army appropriation
bill today was lost sight of in the
general discussion of the policy of the
government relative to the Philippines
and several notable speeches were
nn'de, particularly that of Mr. Sittlo
(Dem., Ky.) The general debate upon
the bill closed today, and tomorrow the
bill wlll be taken up for amendment
under the flve-nilnuto rule.
Mr Johnson began with a loferenoe
to the recent Home Market club ban
quet hi Boston, at which the president
mis the chief guest, and said:
Reference to Secretary.
Tin s.iivtary ol war was to attendance,
ir whom iIil' Huston piipul.iro luul liU-td
open the st:c l a few limits before, ero
t) tun .1 to greet with rapturous up
pmuxe llie chief who hud bestowed upon
him Ills, otllciul eliuructer. We can hardly
nlam Hum though for this, Mr. chair
niMii, lor they wore only following tho
precedent st-t ilium by seine of the leud
lns Jli publican newspapers of the coun-
ry which fcr mi tuns past have been
1ei' ly attecklng the secieuir nnd yet
l.i v lacked the courage l lay their axe
.. the root of tho evil and censure the
jciitl. iii.m who, to revvnr him fornix P"
jtieul suvlci and disbursement In tho
auip-lgn of lyjtf, appointed him to hM
present position and has maintained bint
tlicp i'vi r since notwithstanding his In
conipi teiiey, mid ugnlust the righteous
canip'.'li'.tH thnt have been rniido against
him
Tho mil elan of the nay ilm (tract l
he ocrnslou with Ills pi.tenee nnd so fur
forgot hts usual courtts.v, po fat belled
lU N w Knsland ireirltig and noc l.nlon
ih "i icpeul ihe stale and untruthful
aurge i hut thosa who opposed the rutl
(eai.on ut the Infamous tivnly of puco
villi Spain were resi . islble for the bl.iud
thed Unit occurred In tho Philippine.-..
When the chief riiigistrittc had ceased
t .leaking, another niembi t of bin oili
clal fnnilly, the gci'ileuum who piesldes
over the poHtoIllc.) department, aros.e In
hi.; place nnd proceeded tn load lit') chief
down with an eulouy so fulsome nnd i :
trnvngnnt. so absolute iv given over to
hyperbole, that no Individual not wholly
ut n up wllb vanity could possible hove
ndured it without nausea and disgust.
The President's Speech.
Referring to the president's speech,
te said;
Tils .uldreV.i divested of Its tolling.
"nuldered apart from lis platitudes and
Hie ostentatious profe.flon of virtue ulth
which It wim Inlerladen, wn nothing
more nor lc-ss than n earelully devised
and studious misstatement of the H.wo
between tho chief executive and those of
lib own party who are opposed to his
wretched poll:y in the Philippines. It
was an effort to befog tho subject and to
mislead the public judgment, Wo are
told, sir, that this address wns recelvid
wllh enthusiastic applause by tlioe who
heard It, but wo who read It In cold pilut
tn tho light of tho Indefensible tragedy
now being enacted near the shores of AMa
Involuntarily think of that creation of
Charles Dickens who was accustomed to
roll his eyes plosly to heaven end cxclsbn
with greut cste.itatlon to tlirse about hint,
"my friends, let us bo moral," and who
was tho father ofHwo daughters, one of
whom he nsimcd Charity and tho oth t
Mercy.
Ills excellency declared upon this occis
lon. If not In so many wtrds. at least in
effect, that he had never entertained any
policy with respect to tho Philippines up
t" the time tho treaty of peace was rati
fied; but that h had simply held them ns
coinniiinder-ln-chlef. the question as to
their disposition and conttol to be deter
mined thereafter by congress.
If tho chief exceutlvo really feels, as tie
declined at tho banquet that ho did, that
tho disposition of tho Philippines Is a mat
ter to be determined by congress why
does ho not call a. special session of eon
gress to settle the, matter nt once and
then keep his hands olf? Heaven knows
thero Is need of action. If he is sincere,
why did he permit his supporters hi tho
senate to vote down tho other day the
Baron resolution which distinctly de
clared that the L'ntcd Stales entertained
no Intention of permanently holding thfso
Islands. AVhy did he insist that the aic
Kuery resolution should be passed: a reso
lution which Is a fraud, a delusion and a
snare, a shameful evasion, which like a
Christmas tree has something upon It
for everybody. That resolution Is Intend
ed simply to rpilct the conscience of the
American people, to lull all opposition to
sleep while tho president goes ahead
waging rclentlers and merciless war
against tho Filipinos und laving deep and
secure tho foundatons for a permanent
American, colony.
Mr. Chairman, I nm determined that
tho president shall neither befog the Iss'io
between himself and thoso of th" Repub
lican patty, who oppose his Philippine
policy nor mislead the public Judgment,
nor fdilrk the responslblity for the gross
official blunders which ho has committed
iu connection, with this great problem. I
Insist that tho policy Is not simply an er
ror but that It Is a eilme. nnd that the
chief executive of this nation Is the one
who has precipitated upon us the embar
rassments and the ditllcultles by which
we nro now confronted. I Insist that ho
did not olmply hold the Philippines as
commander-in-chief, leaving the question
of tho dlsposllnn und control of them to
congress, but that he formulated and put
Into execution an affirmative nnd aggres
sive policy, that of their permanent m
nexaton to this country of the Philippine
mid forced It through tho senate with all
the power and Influence which his high of
fice enabled him to employ.
head-on collision.
One Person Killed and Twelve Others
Are Seriously Injured Due to Open
Switch.
Philadelphia, Feb. HI. One person
was killed and twelve others Injured
in a head-on collision between two
(Pennsylvania railroad trains near the
Forty-fourth street bridge, West Phila
delphia. Wesley Walton, fireman, of
West Chester, Pa was killed. The in
jured are Mrs. Ida Wallace, Alexander
Bishop, aged 24 years: W. B. Matthews,
assistant station master nt Brond street
station: Ahlef Inanity, uged 23; Rich
ard Lnwrenson, aged C2: Thomas Clegg,
Samuel Sen-Ill. aged 2S: Lewis Kraft,
aged 22, all of this city, and George
Paxson, conductor, aged 42 years; Ells
worth Ford, brakeninn, aged "2 years,
of Parkersburg, Vn.; Mrs. C. M. Grubb,
of Atlantic City, and Henry Mattler,
engineer of the West Chester express.
None are seriously Injured except Mrs.
Grubb nnd Mrs. Wallace, each of whom
has a broken leg nnd Internal injuries.
The accident was due to an open
switch. The colliding trains were the
I'noll accommodation, bound for this
city, and the outward-bound West
Chester express. The trains are sched
uled to pass each other shortly after
5 o'clock. Tho engineer of the Paoll
train either did not notice the open
switch or It was too lato to stop. Near
ly all the Injured passengers were In
tho forward car of the West Chester
train, and their Injuries consist chiefly
of bruises.
ROWLAND SYSTEM TESTED.
Three Messages Sent Over the Wire
nt One Time.
Philadelphia, Feb. 24. A practical
test of the Rowland multiplex printing
telegraph, tho Invention of Professor
Rowland, of Johns. Hopkins university,
was made today over a Pennsylvania
railroad wire between hero nud Jer
sey City. The tost occupied nearly two
hours. Three messages were consecu
tively sent tn Jersey City over the
wire at the same time, and were re
ceived simultaneously In the Pennsyl
vania railroad terminus In that city.
The machine is adapted to send eight
messages, four each way, at the same
time.
This Is accomplished by means of
alternating currents. At this end three
operators manipulated an ordinary
typewriter keyboard to which the wires
were uttaehed end as they struck each
key the character was printed nt the
other end. Tho average speed main
tained was over forty words a minute.
MR. HAYWOOD'S FUNERAL.
Large Number of State Officials Will
Attend.
Hurrlsburg, Feb. 21. A large' number of
state ollklals and other friends of ex
Btato Treasurer Haywood will attend the
funeral at Sharon.
A special enr left hero tonight with a
party mede up of Attorney General Klktn.
State Treasurer Deacotn. Secretary arlrt.
Auditor General McCauley. Deputy All r
ney General Kleltz, Speaker Fair, Pni
dent Pro Tern. Snyder. Chief Clerk
Smiley, Chief Clerk Rex, Secretary Lnttii.
Slnjor I. I. Ilrovvn and the smiate and
house committees appointed to attend the
funeral which will take place at 1 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
. -. ..
The Empress Is Angry.
Peltln, I'Vb. 21. Tho dowager cmpioas 's
greatly incensed nt tho ucllon of tho Rus
sians at Tullcn-Wan, on tho Lto-Tun.'t
peninsula, near Port Arthur, In hlllln.;
30u Chinese, during a conflict which orl
Inated In n question of taxes, us cabled
on February 1. Her majesty has In
structed thu Chlneso foreign otllco to pro
tst In the strongest possible language
against this "unwurrniitablo action of
the Russians," who It Is added, distinctly
bro'xt the terms of the Pott Arthur convention.
WILL PROBE THE
BRIBERY GHARGES
A RESOLUTION IS INTRODUCED
BY MR. KOONTZ.
Call for a Committee of Three Re
publicans and Two Democrats to
Investigate Newspaper Rumors.
They Will Conduct the Inquiry at
nn Expense Not to Exceed $1,000.
Ilirrlshuifr, Feb. 21. reoluUon
culling for an investigation Into tho
charges of bribery In connection with
the McCnrrell jury bill was Introduced
In the house this morning by Mr.
Koontz, of Somerset. The resolution
calls for a committee of three Hepub
llcans and two Democratic membeni
to conduct the lmtulry at an expense
not to exceed $1,000. Tho resolution al
ludes to the newspaper chatges and
rumors of bilbery nnd recites, tho net
of April 29, relative to the intense, and
the power conferred by the state con
stitution on the legislature to oct in
such cases. Representatives Kreps of
Franklin: Dixon, of Elk, Tovvler, of
Forest; Fovv, of Philadelphia, and
Young, of Tioga, are named as tho
house investigating committee. Th
hearings to be public, Mr. Koontz stat
ed that these men were selected by
him because he thought they were
representative men; they were chosen
so as not to embarrass the chair. They
represented the Republicans, anti
Quay Republicans and Democrats. Mr.
Voorhees, of Philadelphia, In opposing
the resolution, stated that Mr. Koontz
had well said that there are three
political parties and the third party
has already selected Its candidate for
statjC treasurer nt the next election to
disrupt tho Republican party.
"The hotel corridors," Mr. Voorhees
continued, "have been placarded for
weeks with rewards for the conviction
of persons charged with bribery In
connection with the election of a Unit
ed States senator." In reply to an in
terrogatory to Mr. Koontz, Mr. Voor
hees said that the first offer of a re
ward of $10,000 In connection with tho
sonalorship was offered by Senator
Quay. Mr. Voorhees said he had never
t-'een an investigating committee that
Investigated. Investigation commit
tees simply make a report whitewash
ing everybody. "I do not se? why,"
he added, "we should spend our time
and the commonwealth's money In In
vestigating the charges of a newspaper
hostile to Senator Quay."
Mr. Skinner, of Fulton, differed with
both Messrs. Koontz nnd Voorhees. "I
do not believe a few members should
name n committee," Mr. Skinner con
tinued, "but the sneaker should do
it. I will vote for the reso'ution if
these names ure stricken out, and if
It would nuthotlze the investigation of
some newspapers which are Influenced
by immensendvortisements. I therefore
move to amend by striking- out the
names of the proposed committee."
Mr. Keator, of Philadelphia, said
tho committee had been named to pre
vent what Mr. Voorhees said was in
evitable, "a white-wash."
Mr. Parr Should Be Trusted.
Mr. Adams, of Philadelphia, thought
Speaker Farr should be trusted with
the appointment of tho committee. Mr,
Hasson, of Venango, said he should
Imagine the speaker would be greatly
pleased to be relieved of the respon
sibility of appointing the commltee.
Mr. ICreps, of Fulton, In opposing tho
committee named by tho resolution, re
ferred to the people urging the reso
ltttlon as "a little band of political
cut throats." Messrs. Fow and Stew-
art, of Philadelphia, called the atten
tion of Speaker Farr to the unparlia
mentary language and Mr. Kreps with
drew his remark nnd apologized. "This
is a play to the galleries," be went on,
"done for political effect. Hy this res
olution they have cast an aspersion on
every member. It ls an outrage, u
presumption and for no purpose but
political effect." The discussion was
suspended to arrange for n joint meet
ing of the senate and house to ballot
for a United States senator.
When tho house reconvened Mr.
Koontz accepted the Skinner amend
ment to strike out the names of tho
committee. Mr. Voorhees moved to
ninend the striking out all after the
preamble In tho original resolutions
and substituting the following:
Resolved (if the senate concur), That
a committee consisting of three mem
bers of the senate and five membeis ot
the house be appointed by tho presid
ing officers of the respective bodlc3
with full power to Investigate nil
charges of bribery and corruption and
attempts to Inlluence legislation and
the election of a United States senator
by unlawful means. Including the pay
ment of money to newspaper corre
spondents for the circulation of mis
statements 'calculated to bias public
opinion.
Said committee shall have full power
to send for persons, books and papers,
nnd that all aotual expenditures shall
bo provided for by subsequent legisla
tion, but that no members of this com
mittee shall receivo any compensation
for his services.
Sir. Skinner suggested to Mr. Voor
heea that the Dauphin county courts
were open to tho Investigation of the
bribery charges and that h" should
withdraw his resolution. Mr. Voor
hees withdrew his substitute nnd sug
gested to Mr. Koontz to amend his res
olution by striking out the clause rela
tive to the InsurrhiK of an oxpeivo or
$1,000 for the proposed Investigation.
Mr. Moore, of Rutler, raised tho point
of order that the resolution did not
authorize any expendlturo ot money
and wns sustained by the speaker. Thu
resolution amended gives tho spenker
tho power to appoint tho committee
and was adopted.
The Philadelphia Frcut today de
clares thnt it is In possession of evl
dence that three members of the house
wero corruptly solicited to vote for tho
reconsideration of the vote by which
the McCarroll bill was placed on tho
postponed calendar. Tho paper ex
presses Its vvllllnEness to name these
men upon formal demand.
Epidemic of Influenza.
Stockholm, Feb. 21. An epidemic of 'it
fluenza Is raging heie and ut Christiana.
Last week thero were .'JlS casus here nud
U7 deaths. At Christiana there were 2,?.i
omm and 1D9 dcathe.
THIRTY-THIRD BALLOT.
No Choice for Senator nt Harils
burg. Harrlsburg, Feb. 21. The thirty
third joint ballot for'Unlted States sen
ator was taken today and resulted In
no choi-.'o. Mr. Manning, of Cumber
land, who wns elected on Tuesday to
tho vacancy In Cumberland county,
created by the denth of hid father,
Henry Manning, ((untitled In the house
before the meeting of the joint as
sembly and voted with the Jiinnocrats
for Mr. Jonks. Senator-elect Samuel
O. Weiss, who has been el'R'U.d to t;ie
senate trom Lebanon county to till
the unexpired term of LWutotiatu tiov
ernor (iobln, has not yet qualified.
Thero wero C7 members absent or not
voting ut today's session, several of
their, being away without pairs. Thy
vote Is as follows:
Quay so
.links ii.,
Dalzell 12
Huff 4
Irvln u
dlcwiirl , 7
Tubbs 2
vVldeuct' J
ltlter J
Stone t
Rlee 1
Glow 1
Total US
Necessary to a choice, 93: paired and not
voting, Ciij no election.
!THE SITUATION IS
WITHOUT PRECEDENT
Business Has Never Been Better on
the Whole and in Some Great In
dustries the Gain Is Astonishing.
New York, Feb. 21. R. (3. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade will sav to
morrow: The situation Is without precedent.
Rttslness has never been better on the
whole, and In some great Industries the
gain Is astonishing. Exports surpass
last year's as much as Imports, though
the excess over Imports then was '
heavy. Failures are smaller than last
year, und smnller than In six yeats i
past. Stocks nn- sttonger, the average
for the active railways being a little
higher, and for trusts much more,
owing to the extraordinary ndvanee of
MS.7S In tnbiieen. T'uvtmmtK fhmiiii '
..--.-.-,... -.,
exchanges show a greater volume of
business than ever before nt this sea- I
son, and nearly one-half lnrger than In
the best of previous years. Tho outgo'
of breadstuffs and cotton continues '
heavy. Rut thero are some who fear
that such prosperity cannot last.
Popular Impressions have to be reck
oned with, because they control events.
Yet nt evry point of danger except
one, the signs are la every respect
favorable. The upward rush of 10.3 per
cent, in the prices of pig Iron since
Jan. 1 and 1".fi per cent. In prices of '
iron nnd steel products, does Indeed
raise n question whether exports of
such products may not be temporarily
checked, but If they could be entirely
stopped, as they are not, the balance
due this lountry would still be large.
Tho crush of demand for finished pro
ducts at a time when nearlv all the
works are crowded by orders covering
production until July 1 or later, causes
many to refuse to contract beyond that
imte 0X(,p,,t at h,Bher rattSi ,, n r,g0
u ,,,,,. such circumstances may prove
tho one thing needful to sober buyers,
and to bring into the list of producers
other establishments heretofore Intro
duced. While a fairly large capacity
of production Is still In reserve, the de
mand now pressing for cars, vessels,
bridges, buildings and pipes Is partly
to niitlelnntn n rise In mires. The htst
, ... lK fllilt tn-i ..,. iU.0ducers an -
i ,H,ar to be anxious to maintain their
holds on foreign markets, although just
now tumble to execute orders for future
delivery.
Nobody can :judge what clothiers
may buy ns yet, and the woolen manu
facturers have a very certain market
ahead, but Judge that there will be a
heavy demand for goods before long
nnd many of the smaller mills are look
ing for chances In the wool market.
Little weakness ls seen except for
fleece, and In a quarter and three
eighths blood nnd combing wool prices
are generally strong with scarcity of
supply, but sales for three weeks have
been 18,030,200 pounds against 34.733,-
.jihi iwo years ago wun uw wool, iinu
17,000,200 pounds In 1S?2. The demand
for cotton goods increases, nllhough
thero Is some hesitation regarding the
price of the material. The urgent de
mand for goods of all qualities, stif
fening the prices of staples as well
as of fancy goods, gives the highest
confidence to dealers. Wheat has gain
ed only V cents In pi Ices, although
Atlantic exports. Hour Included, have
been 2,307,464 bushels, against 2.0S0.U7
last year, and including other exports,
3.279,7Sti bushels tigalnst 3,330,183 last
year. The exports have been so heavy
that many doubt their continuance,
and yet grain comes from the farms
and goes abroad, as If such doubt hud
no bals. Tho western receipts dm lug
tho past three weeks have been 1,37C
473 bushels against 7.333,420 lasl year.
Corn has gained but half cent with
smaller demand for export, although
Its outward movement will be quite be
yond precedent but for last year. In
three weeks tho exports have been C,
015,r.07 bushels against 10.931.771. Fail
ures for tho week have been 11)1 In the
United States against 23:: last year and
forty In Canada against 30 last year.
GOMEZ AT HAVANA.
The Cubans Aro Wild with Enthus
iasm at His Appenrance.
Havana. Fob. 24. General Maximo
Gomez, tho Cuban commander-in-chief,
entered Havana this afternoon, escort
ed by General Ludlow and his staff
and Troop L, of the Seventh United
States cavalry. He marched at the
head ot 2,000 armed Cuban horesmen
und footmen,
Tho population of the city was wild
with enthusiasm.
Increased Traffic.
Philadelphia, Feb. 21. The Pennsylva
nia. Railroad company has plated an or
der with the Baldwin Locomotlvu works
for twenty-five freight engines nnd has
Invited bids for twenty-tivo aiidlilonul
I'tiglnes and nbout HCHK) miscellaneous
our. The Increased tralllo has oca ted u
demand for moro motive power than tho
Altoonu shopj can supply
INVESTIGATING
THEBEEF CHARGE
COMMISSARY GENERAL EAGAN
CONCLUDES HIS TESTIMONY.
He la Followed by Major General S.
B. M. Young nnd Other Officers
Who Were in the Santiago Cam
paign The Conned Beef Suffered
Whllo the Refrigerated Artlclo
Wns Commended.
Washington, Keb. 21. After a ses
sion of two hours tho court of Inquiry
Investigating the beef charges ad
journed until Monday, pending tho ar
rival of witnesses who have been sum
moned. Former Commissary General
Eagan today concluded his testimony,
explaining the provisions of contracts
for beef supplies to the armies In Por
to Rico, Cuba nnd the Philippines. Ho
very vigorously denied any knowledge
of any chemical treatment to beef to
preserve it nnd disavowed any connec
tion whatever of the government with
such treatment. He further defended
the canned roast beef, explaining why
It hud been sent to the troops, and
when Colonel Davis, the recorder, ask
ed him if nny food had been used as
an experiment or pretense of experi
menting, suggesting General Mites
famous allegation that precipitated the
Eagan court martial, the former com
missary general, with great dignity
nnd emphasis, replied sweeplngly In
the negative.
General Graham was followed bv
Major General S. II. M. Young and
other orricers who wero In tho Santi
ago campaign and by officers or tho
subsistence department. The refrig
erated beef wns commended while tho
canned roast beef on the whole rather
suffered ns a sequence of today's test
imony. Next week probably fifteen
witnesses will be heard, among them,
Pp'nP". Governor Roosevelt, of New
J "'"" """ ll ls expecteu mat m: W.
H- n'lly wU1 bo examined later In the
week, when beef concerns will hnvo
their representatives here and hear tho
witnesses repeat charges that the re
frigerated beef was treated chemically
. . - - -
-1 "' neet concerns had not been notified
to,lllJ- when to appear, Colonel Davis
'Vl'iff 't had not developed fully from
tlu evidence who furnished the beef
at Jacksonville, Tampa, Chlckamauga
liml r"''o Rico, which was attacked,
and until the origin of the beef was
ascertained notification to tho beef
concerns would be Impossible. Some
time next week, according to present
expectations, the court will leave for
the west, going first to Chicago to
Inspect the plants of the concerns that
furnished beef during the war, and lat-
''r ,0 Omaha, Kansas City and, per
haps, St Louis.
SCHLEY IS SATISFIED.
Will Let nis Friends Take Charge of
His Interests.
Washington, Feb. 21. Admiral Schley
was nt the capltol for some time to
day and his friends were In conference
with him and among themselves for
some time. The understanding among
them now is that they will not further
press the light over the question of
Admiral Sampson's advancement over
Admiral Schley. They will therefore
agree to let the nominations be con
firmed without much. If any, more de
bate, depending upon future legislation
I to place Admiral Schley before the
I country In the position which they
! think he should oecuiiv.
1 They purpose asking that nrovlslnn
j be made for the appointment of two
, vice-admirals, with the understanding
that Schley and Sampson shall be nom
Inated to the two places thus created.
Admiral Schley told his senatorial
friends that he was willing to trust his
fortunes to their care.
ADAMS CASE INQUEST.
Nothing Tending to Throw Light on
tho Mystery Is Discovered.
Now York, Feb. 24. The inquest In
the Adams case was continued today
and proved of less Interest than any
ot the previous bearings. Practically
nothing tending to throw light upon
the murder of Mrs. Adams, or tho at
tempted murder of Cornish was re
vealed. The day was almost entirely
devoted to direct or Implied denials of
testimony oftered by Cornish.
Mollneaux wns the principal in this
respect, denying many of the allega
tions that Cornish made yesterday. Col
onel Austin also mado rather an im
portant point in denying that Unmet
over in the slightest Implicated Molln
eaux, is Inferred by Cornish yester
day. On tho whole, the testimony may
bo said to have been favorable to Mol
lneaux. THE ICEGORGE.
Lancaster, IM Feb. 24. The Ice on
thu Susquehanna river has gotged at
ii number of points, notably at Safe
Harbor and Turkey HIP. The tracks
ot the Columbia and Port Deposit rail
road are under seven feet of water nt
some points, and all trains on the roiul
have been annulled. Tho situation at
Columbia, Washington boixugh, Safe
Harbor and other places ulong the riv
er is very serious.
Wlnfleld, Pa., Feb. 24. An Ico gotge
twehe fet high exists one mite south
of here on the west brunch of the Sus
quehanna rlv'T, nnd during the after
noon back water flooded considerable
farming country to tho east. Tho gorge
is expected to break during the night
and If tho bridges at Northumberland
and Sunbury stand the strain the river
will be open.
McClelland and Hognu Meet.
Pltuburg. Feb. 21. Jack McClelland und
Tommy 1 logon, who fought a 20-roiind
draw at tho National Athletic club, wero
not satisfied with that result and tonight
went another 20 rounds ut the same place,
McCti'lland got tho decision after one of
the best contents ever seen here.
To Reimburse Wanninaker.
Washington. Keb. 21. The nrrest of
Gideon W. .Marsh, president of the failed
Keystone National bank of Philadelphia,
Is recalled by a bill introduced today by
Rf presentatlvo Young (Pa.), to reimburse
William II. Wananiuker Iu tho sum of
S2u,0Qi) paid by him uh yumty nnd ball for
Miil'Kh.
Till') NEWS THIS M0KNIXU
Weather Indications Tuttayi
I'ulr; Light Southerly Wlmlt.
1 Admiral Dewey's Slgnltlennt Request.
Eloquence In Confess.
To Probe hcglslntlvo Urlbcry Charges.
The lleef Investigation.
2 Uenet.il Whitney's Weekly News
Rudgct.
Financial and Commeiclal.
3 l.orul Itellglfiiii News of til') WVtk.
1 iHltorlal.
News and Comment.
C Local Social and Personal.
One Woman's Views.
Temperance Convention nt Klin Park
Church.
( Local Official Tubulutlou of Tuesday's
City Vote.
Com l Priceedings.
7 Local Two City Departments That
Are Run Cheap.
Professor Hncpt on the Nicaragua
Canal,
Circular from the Letter Carriers.
S Local West Scrantou mid Suburban.
! News Round About Scrantnn.
10 Interesting Career of John I. Itlalr.
11 Sunday School Lo.son for Tomonow,
The Country Round About the River
Jordan.
12 General News of the Soldier Roys.
Plllston Happenings.
THE BULGARIA
AGAIN IN PORT
The steamer That Was Given Up
Some Days Ago Has a Most Thrill
ing Experience ns It Is Tossed
Rudderless Upon the Mnd Waves.
Ponta Delgnda. Feb. 21. The Hamburg-American
line sttainer Bulgaria,
Captain Schmidt, from New York on
Jan. 2S for 'Hamburg, previously re
ported In great distress, by the British
tank steamer Wehawken, 800 tulips
from the Azoro Islands, entered this
port this morning under her own steam
and reported all well on board.
The following additional details re
garding her experiences at sea have
been obtained by the correspondent
here of tho Associated Press:
Subsequent to the departure of Sec
ond Mnte Scharges, Quartermasters
Carl Ludtko and John Schuel? and
Seaman William Starke, win were
picked up from an open boat of the
Bulgaria, on Feb. C, by the British
steumshlp Vittotia. Captain Wetherell,
bound from Hull for Baltimore, where
she arrived on Feb. 22 with the rescued
men, the weather became worre and
salvage operations had to be aban
doned. All day nnd night the crew and
passengers of the Bulgerla Jettisoned
cargo until Feb. 7. During the after
noon of Feb. 7, William Kocnlg, n sail
or, jumped overboard and was never
seen again.
The weather on the morning of Feb.
S continued fearful, and there were six
or seven feet of water In the holds
On the moinlng of Feb. 9 the weath
er became calmer nnd 107 dead horses
were thrown overboard from tho
steamer.
The swell was very high until Feb.
10. By that time number four hold,
which was full of grain, had fourteen
feet of water In It and the pumps were
foul and unable to work.
Stormy weather recommenced on the
afternoon of Feb, 11 and lasted until
Feb. 14, when the British steamer An
tllllan. Captain Fost, from Liverpool,
on Feb. 4, for New York, appeared.
The commander of tho Bulgaria asked
the captain of the Antllllnu to tnko
the disabled steamer In tow. This the
commander of the Antllllun tried to
do and n hawser was made fast be
tween the two steamers between 7 and
S o'clock that morning, but at noon the
hawser carried away. The Antllllnu
succeeded In again taking the Bulgaria.
In tow, but once more tho hawser car
ried away. The Antllllun stood by tl
Bulgaria until the morning of Feb. 15,
when she proceeded on her voyage.
Early during Feb. 17 the Bulgaria
Righted tho Norwegian bark Helga and
asked her to report the Bulgaria nil
well.
Meanwhile the crew ot the Bulgaila
had been working Incessantly In ef
forts to repair the disabled rudder of
the steamer and at 10 o'clock on the
morning or Feb. 21 the Bulgaria wns
again under control. By noon of Feb.
22 she had made 226 miles and at noon
on Feb. 23 2."4 more miles had been
covered. The balance of the distance
here, 194 miles, was covered by 7.30
this morning.
During the storms in working the
cargo, etc., tho passengers and trow
of tho Bulgaria sustained many in
juries, several tuffoiiiig broknn arms
und legs.
FIRE IN MINNEAPOLIS.
The Office of the Minneapolis Tribune
Is Destroyed.
Minneapolis. Feb. 25. At midnight
a Ilto which stinted at 10.30 In the job
rooms of the Minneapolis Trltiuuo
building wns burning fiercely, threat
ening the entire newspaper row. At
12 o'clock the interior of the Tribune,
building had been entirely destroyed,
although the walls wcte standing. The
S. E. Olscn company department store
building wns on tiro, but the fire di
purtment expected to he able to enve
It. The Journal-Times building was
thought to be safe and the Times com
pany expected to be able to get out
their paper.
An unconfirmed rumor was cntrent
that two men who were in the Til
buue building were missing.
Wounded a Drummer.
Ilodivllle. Ky.. Feb. 21. J. YV. Ingleby,
an engineer on the Illinois Central mil.
load, shot nud fntalle woutidtd J. R,
llayes, ptonrletor of the Hayes House,
and seriously wounded Robert Creal, a
drummer, In a snloeu and without provo
cation. liiKleby was under the lnllueiiee
oi' liquor.
Suicide with Strychnine.
Moweuquu, 111., Fob. 24 Mlh Olaeo
H.inner, dauuhtor of n wealthy farmer,
committed suicide by taking strychnine
whllo sitting at tho wedding feast of hr
half sister, whose murrlage to John Ii,
Orrlcs had Just taken place. Grace wan
( nt one time engaged to Orrls.
DEWEY WANTS
THEOREGON
The Big Battleship Needed
for Political Reasons
It Is Stated.
A SURPRISING REQUEST
Speculation ns to the Significance of
the Message The Battleship Not
Supposed to Be Needed for Active
Service Against tho Pilipinos.
Supposition That n. Demonstration
of Strength Is Thought Advisable
in View of Germany's Attitude iu
the Snmonn Situation.
Washington, Feb. 24. Admiral
Dewey sent to the navy department
this morning a dispatch whose signifi
cance Is the subject ot earnest de
butt! here:
"For political reasons the Oregon
should be sent nt once."
The Importance? ot this dispatch, as
viewed by the department, lies In tb
fuct that the Oregon belongs to a olusrf
of naval vessels for which Admiral
Dewey can be in no pressing need so
far as operations against the Filipinos
go. Tho ships which he now has at
his dlsposil ought to bo sufficient for
his Immediate purposes. There must
therefore be something else behind hH
request, and It Is thought that this
Is likely to be a sign of demonstration
from some one ot the foreign powers
which affect to have commercial In
terests In the Philippines.
It is believed that in thu big llroi
much property of foreign residents and
business concerns wns destroyed. That
these fires wero caused by the Insur
gents cannot bo denied, and It may
be that some of the foreign naval com
manders iu the east are disposed to
seize upon the pretext that their in
terests demand protection, which we
cannot afford them, to make a landing
or do something obnoxious to the Unit
ed States and likely to encourage tho
Insurgents. With such u strong nav.j.l
force as would be afforded by tho re
inforcement of Dewey's fleet by the
Oregon there could not bo any sound
reason, nor even a plausible reason,
for any such action on the part of
third parties.
Administration Not Alarmed,
Secretary Long took the Dewey des
patch to the cabinet meeting this morn
ing, and orders will doubtless be sent
at once to the Oregon to proceed oij
her way. The ship Is now at HonolulJ
and the despatches published tli
morning say that at the time of i
last advices of Feb. . she was o
pected to remain two or three weeks
It will take her about thtee weeks to
reach Manila.
The administration does not feel that
there Is any call for alarm, for what
ever demonstrations have been made,
or whatever indications may have
been peiceived, Admiral Dewey has
unquestionably lost no time In notify
ing the Washington authorities of
what he regards as necessary. It Is
not believed that lie lias taken an
chances. The fact that he speaks of
"political reasons" only Is an evidence
that tho Oregon Is needed at Manila
for moral effect rather than for lutive
service.
Quiet at Manila.
Manila, Feb. 23. 10.13 a. in. Despite,
the threats of the Filipinos to burn the
business centre, tho Inhabitants of Ma
nlla wero not disturbed last night.
Thoie was not a single Incident worth I
recording from the time when thI
streets were cleared until dav dawned)
this moinlng.
Everything was equullv quiet nloiH
the line outside, except for ociasion.'J
! volleys from bunches of the enemy
I various points.
The enemy were most inilve aim J
General Klns'8 and General Ovenshmi j
line from the bench to P.isig, but a fil
volleys of musketry, supplemented II
shells fiom the Buffalo, effectually
quieted them.
The fotelgit consuls met yesterda to
confer regarding commercial Interest
but the result of their deliberations has
not been communicated, It Is under
stood, to the American authorities. The
British consul was not present ut the
conference.
Gubernatorial Appointments.
llnlTlsblirg. t'eb. 21. These gubi rn:i.
torlnl iippolutiiiiiits vile it eel vl and
eonflimed by tile senate: Cliailra B.
Penrose. Philadelphia: ju!ney A. Stearns
Wilkes-Barre; .lame II. W'orden. n.ir
rWiurg. and 1J. B. W.stt.ill. W llllamnmrt
t be members ot tile liontd ut gunn- cum
nilsfloners. Rev. Shannhan Will Decline,
Philadelphia. Feb. 2l.-ltev. John W.
Slinmiliuti, pastor ot the Chuich of tine
Lady of Sorrow, of this eliy. -who w,i
yesterday nmimuiced trom the papal dclf
gallon nt Washington, bus been appointed
bishop ot liarri.-hurB. sa.s he shall it
lilur tho pron'i red honor.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washing ton.
for Saturday:
hylvnnlj, light
Feb. 2l.-Fore.nst
For cast Pin Penii-
to fresh northerlv
winds.
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