TWO CiSNTs! If SCK ANTON, PA., MONDAY MOKNLNU, FEBRUARY 27, 1S99. TWO CENTS.
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CONGRESS
Sessions Covering: an
Eventful Period in
Nation's History.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
This Congress Declares War Against
a Foreign Foe and Ratifies a. Treaty
of Peace with the Conquered Op
ponent Other Measures of Import
ance Include the Annexation of
Hawaii; the Tariff Revision; the
Enactment of a National Bank
ruptcy Law; tho Eeorganlzation
of the Personnel of the Navy The
Nicaragua Canal; the Army Re
organlzation Measure and Many
Other Subjects of National Inter
est Under Consideration.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 26. An
eventful period in the country's history
Is covered by the work of the Fifty
llfth congress, which Is drawing to a
close. It has been a period of stirring
and dramatic action, with questions of
vast magnitude constantly engaging
attention, forming an epoch alongside
those other American epochs, the Revo
lution and the Civil war. This con
gress has declared war against a for
eign foe, and the treaty-making branch
has participated in ratifying the treaty
by which that war was terminated. It
has provided a great volunteer army,
lias enlarged the regular army, and has
expanded the navy to meet war emer
gencies and new conditions. The tariff
has been revised, first by the Dingley
law and then by the war revenue act;
a bond Issue, known as tho war loan,
has been provided. Hut far-reaching
as these war measures are, the con
gress has had time also to enact other
legislation which under ordinary cir
cumstances would make Its session
memorable. This includes the annexa
tion of Hawaii; the rejection by thu
senate of the general treaty of arbi
tration with Great Britain; the enact
ment of a national bankruptcy law;
provision foi taking the Twelfth cen
sus: reorganization of the personnel of
the navy. To this list may yet be add
ed other Important subjects still pend
ing, including the Nicaragua canal, the
Increase of the regular army, the antl
scnlping measure, the Hawaiian bill,
uitd the proiwsed encouragement of
American shipping; Some of the most
Important general measures are in the
Jlnal legislative stages, and it will not
lie until the last hours arrive that the
sin cess or failure of these measures
v ill lie determined definitely.
The present congress began Its work
almost simultaneously with the open
lug or President MeKinley's adminis
tration. Two days after his Inaugura
tion he Issued the call for an extra ses
sion, and In pursuance to this call con
gress assembled on March 13, 18'j7. Thu
special message to congress was di
rected to the need of n tariff law that
would provide ample revenue for the
support of the government. No other
subject of legislation was mentioned,
and the tariff bill at once became the
all-absorbing feature of the session.
Chairman Dingley, of the ways and
means committee, and his Republican
associates had already done much work
on the bill, and three days after the
extra session began the Dingley tariff
bill was reported. It passed the house
within two weeks of the opening of the
session: passed the senate May 7; bo
came a law July 21. Hardly less Im
portant was the consideration In tho
enate of the general treaty of arbitra
tion negotiated by President Cleveland
with Great ltrltuin. The progress of
the treaty, lu the executive sessions of
the senate, attracted world-wide atten
tion, finally resulting in the defeat of
the Instrument. The extra session also
brought forth four appropriation hlll,
but they were those which failed of
passage In the pioecellng congress, and
ivere not considered as properly charge
aide to this congress. .Some general
legislation was enacted, including the
suspension of President Cleveland's
order setting aside 21,000,000 acres of
forest reserves; providing for u gradual
abandonment of sectarian Indian
cliooln; extending relief to Mississippi
(loud sufferers, and to the destitute In
"uba and In India, The Cuban prob
lem bvgnn tu present an acute phase
at this early session, and tho senate
passed a resolution recognizing the
Cubans as belligerents, which, however,
did not pass the house.
The Great War Session.
Tho second session of the present
:ongress Is remembered as the great
vnr session. It saw the culmination of
the pent-up sympathy for suffering
Cuba, the declurntlon that tho people
of Cuba ought to be and are f ri e and
independent; tho declaration of war
against Spain; and the cmictinent
those vast emergency measures for
prosecuting the war. There wore inuny
messages from the president a tho
var-clouds darkened, ranging from the
mhmlHslon of tho report on the Maine
Jlsaster to the call tor a declaration
of wnr. The first real war legislation
was when congress placed at the dis
posal of tho president, without limita
tion. $."0,000,000 as an emergency fund
fur national defense. On April 11 the
president committed the entire (Cuban
qui stlon to congress nnd Just one week
later the congressional resolution bu
nnio a law declaring, Cuba free and
tnWiicndent: demanding that Spain
withdraw Its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters, and di
recting the .use of our lund and naval
forces to enforeo the resolutions. With
in another weak, viz,, April 2i, the dec-
itlon of wnr wns paused by congress
Jri1 nmiroved. Then ciimo thu rush 01
;Wir legislation on a stupendous scale,
victory wub achieved,
The act creating tho volunteer army
had been approved three days before
tho declaration of war and under it
tho president was enabled to call into
service tho 250.000 men augmenting tho
regular forces. The latter also had
been expanded and Improved by tho
net establishing the three battalion
formation In time of war. A further
force was provided by authorizing the
enlistment of 10,000 men adapted to
tropical cllmlnte, since known as "im
muncs." Another act two additional
artillery regiments to tho volunteer ar
my, with a total of 1,610 men. These
and mnny lesser army reasures were
speedily enacted.
AVith these war measures were the
Important acts for raising levenue ade
quate to meet the vast war expendi
tures. The first of these was the war
revenue act, designed to raise $150,000,
000, nnd in this connection congress
authorized a bond Issue of $10,000,000,
known ns the war loan. After news
of Dewey's victory was received re
solutions of thanks to the victor were
passed and congress authorized the
presentation of a sword to him and
medals to his ofllcors.
Although the second session was ab
sorbed with the war there was thus
for much Important general legisla
tion. The annextatlon of Hawaii was
accomplished with n resolution, the
treaty of annexation not having been
ratified in the senate. A general bank
ruptcy law was enacted, providing for
both voluntary nnd lnvoluntnry bank
ruptcy. Other general measures epact
wcre: Prohibiting the killing of seals
In tho north Pacific nnd Importation
of seal skins Into this country: appro-
proprlatlng $173,151 to settle the JJeh
rlng sea arbitration: relieving tho suf
fering miners in Yukon; establishment
of industrial commission.
The total appropriation of the sec
ond or war session footed up almost
S900.000.000 of which upwards of $S50,
000,000 was purely for war purposes.
Peace Treaty Katlncation.
The present, or third session of the
fifty-fifth congress, dealt with those
far reaching results glowing out of the
war. Most Important of these was the
consideration of the peace treaty in
the senate. The treaty was transmit
ted by the president to the senate on
the 4th of January. It was then re
feired to the committee on foreign re
lations, and after being held for Just
a week by tho committee It was re
ported back to the senate on the 11th
of January. The senate had the treaty
under consideration for less than a
month, the vote on ratification bolns
taken on the sixth of February. There
was intense interest in the progress
of the question from the beginning ot
the discussion until the close and this
interest was Intensified by the doubt
felt as to the result of the vote. When
the senate went Into executive session
on the sixth of February, half an hour
before the time set for the final vote.
the friends of the treaty were certain
of only llfty-llve of the fifty-six votes
necessary to Insure the adoption of the
resolution of ratification. Soon after
wards they secured piomlses from
Senators Jones, of Nevada, and Me
Fnerv. of I .miMiinii. nnd when the
vote was taken the vote stood fifty
seven ayes to 27 nays, or one vote
more than was necessary under the
requirement of a two-thirds mujority.
While the treaty was exclusively bo
fore the senate, the house had some
Indirect participation with subjec's
covered by the treaty. As the branch
originating all revenue measures, It
provided an appropilatlon of $20,000,000
to pay Spain according to the terms of
the treaty. This was first proposed as
an amendment to the sundry civil bill,
but was ruled out on technical grounds.
Later It passed as an Independent
measure. Kl'forts were made to add
to it a declaration of the policy ot
tho government as to the Philippines,
but this was defeated by tho over
whelming vote of 213 to 34. The reso
lution of Senator McEnery, declaring
the policy toward the Philippines, came
to the house and was referred to tho
committee on foreign affairs, but no
final action is probable.
Army Reorganization Bill.
Another Important measure result
ing from tho war Is that known as the
Hull bill, or the Hull-Hawley bill, for
the increase and reorganization of the
regular army. Following the new con
ditions arising, two plans of army In
crease were presented to congress. The
house military committee first took
up the subject, and, after elaborate
hearings, presented through Chairman
Hull, a bill having the approval of tho
war department. It increased the
army to approximately 100,000 men.
When considered In tho house the
grade of lieutenant general was
struck out, discretion was given the
president to reduce the size of com
panies, so that the total force would
be about 60.000 men and some other
amendments were made, but the bill
substantially us presented was pass-d.
In the senate, the committee on mili
tary affnirs divided equally on the
bill, General Huwicy, tho chairman,
nnd four others reporting a bill sim
ilar to that passed In the house, while
flvo other senators made a minority
report, opposing the proposed Increase,
and suggesting a plan of temporary
continuance of tho military establish
ment at 62,000, with an additional force
of 35,000 to bo used In outlying in
sular possessions. These several prop
ositions have aroused wide differences.
and It will not bo until the last davs
of the session, If nt all, that the tln.tl
form of the mensuru can bo determ
ined. The Nicaragua cunal question also
has taken a prominent place In the
work of this session. At the out3ot
Mr. Morgan had the subject made the
unfinished business of the senate, and
with this right of way It was kept
constantly before the senate, when not
in executive session, until finally
passed Tho essential feature of the
Morgan bill Is In providing that the
I'nlted States shull participate In the
construction of the canal, subscrib
ing for 023.000 shares at $100 each, j.it
of a total of 1,000,000, and that the
work of the Maritime) Canal company
of Nlcuragua In executing tho work
shnll be practically under tho direc
tion of the United States. When this
bill reached the house committee on
commerce, all after the enacting clauso
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OLD GLORY NOW
FLOATS AT CEBU
THE BLUE JACKETS LANDED ON
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
Rebels Retire to the Mountains.
General Miller Believes That the
Natives Will Soon Be Convinced of
Their Error and Will Follow the
Example, of the Inhabitants of
Negros Sharpshooters Are Active.
Manila, Feb. 26 (noon). Last night
the rebels concentrated In such num
bers near the Chinese cemetery that
General MacArthur anticipated an at
tack and asked for reinforcements.
Two companies of the Twenty-third
regulars were sent to Caloocan and a
battalion of the Twentieth regulars tu
the cemetery at about midnight.
But the expected attack was not
made, the rebels, after making a great
nulso with bugle calls and yells of
"Viva Independencia" and "Mucho
Alio Americans," and firing volleys,
disappeared In the woods.
It Is believed their leaders are get
ting desperate and are attempting to
force tho United States troops to make
an attack. In tho hope of breaking
through the American lines, but the
rebels are evidently unwilling to be
sacrificed when facing the Americans.
It is just possible, however, that they
may be goaded into such a move be
fore reinforcements arrive.
6.20 p. m. According to the advices
brought this morning by the steamer
Gustra Senora del Carmen, whose ar
rival brought the news that the Amer
ican flag had been raised over the
Island of Cebu, the United States gun
boat Petrel, Commander C. Cornwell,
visited Cebu on Feb. 22. Commander
Cornwell sent an ultimatum ashore
declaring the Intention of the Ameri
cans to take possession peaceably, If
possible; by force, if necessary. The
rebels immediately vacated, taking
their guns to the hills. A party of
marines and blue Jackets was landed
and the American flag was raised by
them over the government building,
which they still occupied when the
Gustra Senora del Carmen left.
News from General Miller.
Thy same
spateiies from
steamer brought dp-
Brigadier General Miller
nt Hollo to Major General Otis, re
porting that all was quiet there, that
there had ben no further fighting,
that confidence had been restored ami
business was being generally resumed.
General Miller thinks It probable that
the natives will soon be convinced of
the error of opposing the inevitable,
ami that the example set by the in
habitants of Negros is having its ef
fect among the other Islands, which
though not entirely convinced are, in
General Miller's opinion, open to rea
son. All Is quiet this afternoon inside and
outside of Manila, except near Caloo
can, where the enemy's sharpshooters
continue to annoy our troops at a
comparatively close range. One man
of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers
was killed ut Maiiqulna village, which
was burned last night, and four were
wounded in the skirmish, one of the
Idaho, of the Minnesota and two of
the Pennsylvania volunteer regiment.
No such emergency exists here as
has been represented by reports cir
culated in the United States and
cabled bae'k to Manila to the effect
that Admiral Dewey has had a collis
ion ot a forcible character with the
German naval commander.
Dewey Will Not Talk.
Manila, Feb. 27., 11.40 a. m. Admiral
Dewey, when asked by the correspond
ent of the Associated Press, to give his
reasons for requesting Washington to
send the battleship Oregon to Manila,
lirmily declined to discuss the matter.
All was quiet here last night and along
the line, except for some desultory
firing by the rebels near Caloocan and
San Pedro Maeati.
LAWLER MURDERERS.
William Epps and Samuel Dobson
Arrested for the Crime.
Philadelphia, Feb. 2;.--VHlliim F.pps.
alius Turner, and Sumui PDobson. colored,
who are charged with the murder of aged
Mrs. Lnwicr, In this city several wu'ks
ago, were brought back to this city fiom
Richmond. Va.. late yesterday, and Uh.
son lias since made a confession to tho
detectives placing the entire blame on
Hods. Mrs. Lawlcr, who conducted a
small grocery, lived alone nnd was choked
to death. A small amount of money Wds
missing.
Suspicion was dlrccteel to the negroes
nnd their arrest In Tllchnu ml followed.
Dobson says their purpose was onl to
rob and that ho waited outi-ldo while
Kpps entered the Iioiikc. He derluri-.
Unit lie knew nothing of the murder un
til tho next morning when Kpps told blm
lie bad killed the woman, liolh mew havo
already been held by the coroner's jury
with tho ciime and will bo i'onuuliy com
mitted tomorrow to await trial.
STEVENS A WINNER.
Buffalo Rider Victorious at tho San
Francisco Bicycle Race,
S.m Francisco, Feb. 2(j. These bicycle
riders started In the 21-hour rueei which
was begun at 10.27 p. m, hitt night:
Waller, Pierre, Lawson, Nuwn, Miller,
Aiironson, Hale, Julius, Frederick, Tur
vlllc, Stevens, Chapman, Burnubce, Anh
inger and Pllkliigton.
Teddy Hule dropped out during tlio sec
ond mllo for a few seconds, but returned
to the track nnd received great applause.
Halo Is plainly sick.
All ot the contestants rodrt better than
a 2.30 gnlt during tho first hour.
Tho nice was won by Stevens, of Buf
falo, after in exciting finish by about five
wheel lengths from Turvlllo. Tho score
of the flvo leaders at 10.23 p. m the end
of the twenty-fourth hour, was as fol
lows: Stevens, 4r.9.G; Turvllle. 1.59.6; Law
uoii, 13r.G; Pierce, 455.31; Waller, 151.4.
Sensational Eire Story.
Muncle, Ind., Feb. 2il. -Flro In a two.
story tenement house near the factory
district this morning at 2,30 o'clock caused'
a false, rumor that twelve people hud been
burned. Nobody was Injured and the los
was small.
Testimony Not All in Yet Corniuh
to Have Another Session.
Now York, Feb. 20. H the inquest
Into the death of Mrs. Kate ,T. Adams
Is not completed by Tuesday night,
Coroner Hausch will demand that
further hearing bo adjourned until ho
can dispose ot some outstanding cases.
The Adams tnauost bus occupied the.
coroner's court for the last two weeko
nnd aB a consequence all the coroners
are far behind in their work. Coroner
Hart had a conference todny with Cor
oner Hausch and promised to order the
adjournment. Coroner Hausch gave as
reasons for his demnnds that there Is
no prisoner In the Adams case and that
therefore the Interests of justice coulel
not suffer by a few days' delay, while
In some of the cases on the coroner's
calendnr there are prisoners on ball and
In confinement. He says that justice
demnnds that the evidence against
those prisoners should be henrd and de
termined without further delay.
Coroner Hnrt said today that Assist
ant District Attorney Osborne told him
he expected to finish the Adams case
before tho end of tho ensuing week.
Cornish Is in have another session on
the stand, several membeis and em
ployes ot the Knickerbocker Athletic
club are to be called, and then the
police of the detective bureau and the
handwriting experts will tell what thy
know and what they expect. It Is an
nounced that, contrary to precedent in
the coroner's court, Mr. Osborne will
make a general summing up to the
Jury when all the evidence Is In.
TRIAL OF THE QUAYS
WILL BEGIN TODAY
All parties Are Anxious That It
Should Proceed John Wanamaker
a Witness for the Defense.
Philadelphia. Feb. 26. There Is every
indication tonight that United States
Senator Quay and his son, Richard 15.
Quay, will be placed upon trial In the
criminal court tomorrow to answer the
charges of conspiracy and the unlawful
use of state moneys. Doth sides aro
ready, and, It is said, anxious to have
the trial proceed lthout further de
lay, Senator Quay and his son have
been In the city for some time past In
dally consultation with their 'lawyers.
A. S. L. Shields and Rufus IS. Shapley.
So far as known, former District At
torney Graham, who was active In the
early stages of the prosecution, will
take no part In the trial, which will be
conducted for the commonwealth by
District Attorney Rothermel, who wa3
elected to that ofllee last November,
anil bis assistants, Finletter and Clem
ent. The trial will undoubtedly be of un
paralleled Importance, not only because
It presents the unusual spectacle of a
United States senator us the chief de
fendant, but also because upon its re
sult largely hinges his political future.
It Is regarded as extremely unlikely
that the long existing legislative dead
lock at Harrisburg will be broken In j
the meantime and It is conceded that
the outcome of the trial will directly
Influence the question of the senatorial
succession.
The Quays were Indicted on Nov. 21
last Jointly with former State Treas
urer Henjamln J. Haywood, who died
last Thursday. The charges grew out
of the failure of the People's bank ot
this city In Mnrch last. The- formal
allocation Is that the Quays and llay-
wood, while the latter was state treas
urer, conspired with John S. Hopkins,
cashier of the bank, to use, and that
they did use, In violation of law. state
funds on deposit in the bank for their
own private purposes. Hopkins com
mitted suicide when the bank failed.
The case has already gone through
many preliminary stages and a num
ber of postponements have been grant
ed at the praver of the defense. De
murrers to the Indictments were filed
and over-ruled and then the case was
taken to the supreme court on the plea,
nniemg other., that the prosecution
was actuated by political motives
which would prevent an Impartial trinl
In this county. The higher court did
not sustain tlilf, view and oidered the
trial lo po on in the usual course.
Judge Peltier, who will be upon the
bench eluiinr the trial has, with the
assistance of counsel, been devoting
much linn i" .' i.ins 'ine'iits for admis
sion to the court room, In anticipation
of a crush the attendance will be re
stricted to witnesses. Jurors and news
paper representatives, who will be pro
vided with special tickets. Kven mem
bers of the b.ir not connected with
the case will be excluded.
The first day will doubtlessly be oc
cupied In drawing a Jury panel of fifty
men and It Is thought that the trial will
consume nt least one week. The chip
monwealth will call beiwecn fifty and
sixty witnesses and the elefense prob
ably as many more. A curious feature
of the case Is that among the witnesses
summoned by the elefense are former
Postmaster General John Wniiamaker.
ex-Judge Gordon. Democratic National
Committeeman Guffey and State Sen
ator David Martin, who have been the
leuduts In the Quay opposition.
CUBAN WAR RUMOR
A Story That Dr es Not Cause Much
Anxiety in OiHcial Circles.
Santiago du Cuba, Feb. 20. It was
recently reported to General Leonard
Wood, on reliable authurlty, that a
prominent Cuban, holding a high posi
tion In this province under the mili
tary government, had openly stated
that If the Americans did not "get out"
by July, Cuba would declare war.
Needless to say, the military gover
nor attaches no importance to talk of
this churucter.
NATURAL GAS EXPLODES.
Logansport, Ind., Feb. 23. An e:plo
slon of imtur.il gas toduy wrecked tho
residence of Daniel Kckton, at Walton,
this county. Two persons wero futnlly
and three seriously Injured.
Fatally Injured: Mrs. F.ckton burn
ed und mangled; Mrs. Jesse Cujlentz,
burned.
- m
Killed by. Dynamite.
Home. Feb. 20. Six men wcr killed
last night by u dyiuunttu e-.vploslor ut tho
Klger tunnel works, on the Jungfrau rail,
way. It Is supposed that thu explosion
was the result uf an accident
AN INTERESTING
WEEK IN CONGRESS
THE HOUSE WILE DEVOTE TIME
TO APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Evory Minute of tho Closing Ses
sions Will Be Required to Get
Them Through Before Noon on
March 4 Several All Night Ses
sions May Be Necessary Hun
dreds of Bills Will Die on the Cal
endar. Washington. Feb. 26. The house will
devote practically all of the closing
week ot the session to the appropria
tion bills and conference reports and
the prospects are that every minute
of the time will be required to get
them through bcfore noon on March
4. An order has been made to meet
at 11 o'clock each day, but In addition
to this night sessions will be held, and
It would surprise none It one or more
nll-nlght sessions should be necessary.
Kverythlng else except the appropria
tion bills and the army organization
bill will go by tho board In tho final
crush. A few minor bills may go
through by unanimous consent, but
there Is no longer any time for the
consideration of Important general
business. The bill for tho government
of Hawaii has been abandoned, and
although the friends of the public
buildings' bill, favorably acted upon
In committee of the whole ten days
ago, still cherish a lingering hope that
time will bo given for their consider
ation In the house, the chance Is so
Insignificant that It is barely worth
mentioning. Hundreds of bills will
die on the calendar. Although tho
fear of an extra session practically
disappeared with the agreement In the
senate upon the army reorganization
bill It will require tho most arduous
lnbor to get through the appropria
tion bills and conference reports be
fore the curtain falls next Saturday.
Tho actual physical work ot engross
ing eight extra big appropriation bills
during the last forty-eight hours will
necessitate a large temporary addition
to the clerical force. The engrossment
of bills Is done at the government
printing ofllee when no special ex
igency exists, but by a special reso
lutlon Introduced Friday, permission to
engross by hand during tho remainder
of the session was given. In the first
adjustment of differences between the
two houses the house Is enabled to
bring every proposition to a vote
quickly under suspension of the rules,
a motion to suspend the rules being In
order at any time during the last week
of the session. This gives the house
a distinct advantage and enables It
at the fag end of the session to trans
act an enormous amount of business
In a very short time.
Appropriation Bills.
Tho state of the appropriation bills is
such that the situation might well
cause alurm were It not for the almost
universal desire on both sides of tho
house to obviate the necessity of an
extra session of congress. Only three
of the fourteen supply bills have gone
to the president the ienslon, military
academy and consular and diplomatic.
Six were passed by both houses. Five
of these the legislative, executive and
judicial, the postofllce, the agricultural,
District of Columbia and Indian are In
conference where the representatives
of the two ljouses are seeking to ad
Just the differences. The other, the
liver and harbor, has been referred to
the river nnd harbor committee of the
house. The sundry civil has passed the
house and Is under consideration in
the senate. The naval bill has passed
the house, but has not yet been re
ported to the senate. The army bill Is
being considered In the house and two
of the bills, the fortifications and gen
eral deficiency, are yet to be acted upon
by tho house. Most of the bills in con
ference have problems which will be
more or less difficult to solve, but none
of these differences, vexatious and seri
ous as they may be, promise a dead
lock which might result In their failure
with the single exception of the river
and harbor bill and Its loss would not
necessitate an extra session. The fight
over the Nicaragua canal amendment,
which the senate placed upon this bill
ns a rider, will be bitter and to the
death. Although the canal proposition
undoubtedly would command a major
ity of the votes in the house, against It
Is arrayed the opposition of the ap
pronrlntlon committee and tho ablest
tacticians of the house who do not be
lieve legislation authorizing such an
enormous expenditure should be hast
ily passed during the dying hours of
congie'ss. livery strategy known to
parliamentary law will be employed to
defeat the proposition and If necessary
probably to kill the bill should the sen
ate prefer its death to Its enactment
without the canal amendment. After
the committee considers the senate
amendments. Chairman Hurton will
probably come Into tho house with a
motion for a disagreement upon nil
amendments; and ah agreement to the
senate's request for a conference. Mr.
Hepburn, chairman of tlw inter-state
commerce committee, will move con
currence in the canal amendment.whlch
motion Is in order and will take prefer
ence. Hut If the amendment carries an
appropriation It must be considered In
committee of the whole first and hero
Its opponents will make their first
fight. Obstructive tactics can be em
ployed, but it lies In the power of the
majoilty to win In the end, and It is
probable that upon a voto the house
may agree to tho amendment. But this
will not end the contest by any means.
It can be transferred to all conference
reports upon tho bill and prolonged to
tho jeopardy eif the appropriation bills
to such an extent that It would sefem
that in the final Issue tho friends of
the canal amendment will bo effectu-
ally blocked unless they coti command
the necessary two-thirds to suspend
tho rules. It they can tho bill will
probably become a law with the canal
amendment In It. If they cannot, tho
bill will probably fall, unless the sen
ate, at tho lust moment, Jettisons It.
Takon altogether, tho promise Is for a
most Interesting and remarkable week
in tho house,
i ' In the Senate.
The week will open with tho com
promise annv bill still before the son-
Till; NEWS THIS 310UNINU
Weather Indication! Today!
FAIR J SOUTHERLY WINDS.
1 General France Takes Vigorous Action
Against Monarchists.
Fifty-fifth Congress In Review.
Forecast of tho Week In Congress.
Stars nnd Stripes Float Over Cebu.
2 General The Fifty-Fifth Congress
(Concluded).
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Sermon by Ilov. M. D, Bnhcock,
D. I).
Letter Carriers Entertain National Of
ficers. I Editorial.
Comment of the Tress.
5 Local Topics of Current Gossip.
Klcctrlc Light Combination Assured.
Madison Tovr.shlp Has an Election
Contest
6 Local West Scrnnton and Suburban.
7 News Round About Scranton.
8 Locnl Thirteenth Loses Another Mem
ber by Denth.
Industrial Gleanltgs.
News of Iittslon.
nte, but It is impossible to say how
long It may continue to demnnel tho at
tention of that body. The best opinion
Is to the effect that a vote will be se
cured Monday, but this depends largely
upon the temper of Mr. Gorinnn and
his friends, who Insist upon the
amendment of the army bill so as to
further control the size of the army In
1901. It Is not, however, believed that
they will press their opposition to the
point of entering Into an extended con
troversy over the merits of the meas
ure and the friends of the bill count
confidently on a vote before neljourn
ment Monday. Mr. Gorman disclaims
any Intention to force delay, but says
he will press his amendment as long
as there Is any chance of success.
If the debate should bo continued to
any considerable length the action
would be generally accepted as Indi
cating a purpose to force an extra ses
sion. No senator can bo found who
avows himself desirous of forcing a
called session. Hence the general be
lief that all these measures will become
laws nnd that when congress adjourns
for the session next Saturduy legisla
tion will be in such shape as to render
it safe to permit the legislators to re
main at their homes until next Decem
ber. There is no doubt of the passage
of the army bill by a large majority
when the vote Is taken.
The calendar Is full of bills ot a pri
vate and semi-private nature and also
contains many measures of general
public Importance. Many of these nre
unobjectionable to all the members of
the senate and n majority of those of
this class will pass.
The beginning of the day sessions
Will probably be advanced to 10 or 11
o'clock each day of the week and night
sessions are also counted upon for the
greater part of It.
NICARAGUA TROUBLE.
British and American Naval Officers
Endeavor to Arrange a Settlement
in the Interest of Humanity.
Managuu, Nicaragua, vie Galveston,
Tex.. Feb. 2:!. President Zelaya re
ceived lust nbiht a dispatch from Blue
flelds, dated Feb. 23, and signed by
Captain Murr, of the British cruiser
Intrepid, nnd Commander F. M. Sy
monds, of the United States gunboat
Marietta, saying:
"For humanity and to spare blood
shed we guarantee that the revolution
ists will disarm If you will guarantee
their lives and property and maintain
order at Rlueflelds and the exisitlng
treaties. On receiving your approving
reply, we will urrange an armistice."
COAL FAMINE THREATENED.
A Strike in Arkansas That Will Af
fect 4,000 Miners.
Fort Smith, Ark., Feb. 26. Every
coal mine In Arkansas and the Indlnn
territory will be closed down next Wed
nesday Is the present programme OI this
miners and operators is adhered to,
and there Is no reason to prove that
any deviation from this programme
will occur. Over 4,000 miners are in
volved and the mines supplying a. large
vectlnn of the- southwest with fuel
will be e ffecteef. A coal famine is sure
to cnsu, as the supply on hand Is
small and will be speedily exhausted.
Already railroads are confl.-.cating ev
ery car of coal that comes on their
tracks and are keeping It for their
own use Private dealers have been
notified that they can get no more coal
unlll tlu trouble Is settle'd. The sit
uation is the most alarming that has
existed In this coal region In yours.
The operators refuse positively to
consider the miners' scale and the men
today declared that if their demands
nr-' not nce-eded to by next Wednes
day a general strike will bo declared.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE MEETING.
To Be Held at Allentown Season
Will Open May 1.
Philadelphia, Fob. 26. The spring
meeting of the Atlantic league will bu
held at tho Hotel Allen, Allentown,
Pa . on Thursday, March 2. The ex
change of Hartford for Wllkes-Harre
with the Kastein league completes the
Atlantic make-up for 1S99, and gives
It tho strongest and most compact cir
cuit of Its history.
The following are the managers of
the various teams for the coming sea
Hiii: Newark, John Fields; Patersem,
"Deacon" Kills: Allentown, William
Sharslg; Lancaster. Frank Rlnn;
Heading. D. A. Long; Scranton, Marty
( Swift; Wllkes-narre, Dan Shannon;
I Richmond, Jacob Wells.
The season will open May 1.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Washington, Feb. 2C Kx-lleprcscnta-live
Levi Mnlsh, of Pennsylvania, died
hero at 1 o'clock from on attack of apo
plexy, lu his hlxty-sccond year. He hud
u crcdltnblii wur record and whs wounded
several times.
Washington, Feb. 26. Major General
Joseph C. Reynolds, United States hi my,
retired, Is dead, uged 77 years.
HUNTING THE
ROYALISTS
Police Endeavor lo M
Mischief of Mon
archist Party.
VIGOROUS ACTION TAKEN
Searching Parties Discover Quaii
tlties of Propagandist Pamphlets,
Portraits of tho Due d' Orleans,
nnd Voluminous Correspondence of
a Dangerous Character Documents
Secured Arc Placed Under Seal.
The Duko at Turin.
Paris, Feb. 26. In consequence ot
thu placarding throughout the city of
speeches of the Due d'Orlenns, the Or
leanlst pretender recently delivered nl
San Remo, and the seizure of scarf
pins and medals bearing the pretend
er's portrait, tho prefect of police was
ordered by the government to mako
strict Investigation In to the recent
proceedings of the monarchist party.
Last evening tho prefect communi
cated the result of his Inqurles to M.
Dupuy, the premier and minister ot
the Interior, with tho result that tho
minister decided upon vigorous action.
At midnight M. Cochefort, chief ot
the secret police, was summoneel to
the prefecture and directed to prepare
seventeen confidential letters and sev
enteen warrants, which were handed
to seventeen police commissaries, au
thorizing a search of the residences ot
suspects, particularly M, Guerine, man
ager of the newspaper Autl-Julf;
Messsr. Devnux, Bu'fet, Robert deCha- .
vllly, Thlebaud, do Monlcourt, secre
tary to the Due d'Orleanr; Dubuc,
president of the Young antl-Semlntes,
and Comte Sabrnn de Ponteves.
The confidential letters Indicated that
the warrants aimed to discover the
existence of any political action on the
part of the antl-Semetlc league or Its
relations with the Hoyalist and Ron
apartlst committees, or with other
leagues.
No incident occurred In tho cours
of the domiciliary visits. This morn
ing M. Huffot. who represents the Due
d'Orleans, vigorously protested against
tho violation of his domicile and de
clared that the Royalist party would
always conspire, even If thrcateni'd
with Imprisonment. Many dcounvnts
were seized at M. Huffet's residence.
Pamphlets and Portraits.
Quantities of propagandist pamphlets'
and portraits of the Due d'Orleans. a
list of members of the Royalist com
mittee nnd voluminous correspondence
wre seized at the headquarters of the
Royalist committee in the Fauborg
Saint Honore and at the residence ot
Comte Sabrand de Ponteves. The com
missary who visited M. de Monlcourt
surprised him Just ns he had returned
from Brussels with letters from the
Due d'Orleans addressed to Royalist
personages and Instructions from'thi"
pretender to his supporters. All these
were seized.
M. Thlebaud expressed surprise it
the proceedings against him on the
ground that he belonged neither to the
Royalist committee nor the Antl
Semltlc lengiie-.
Altogether a large quantity of docu
ments was secured and placed under
seal. All whose residences wero
searched denied the possession of com
promising documents, but It Is believed
the raids would continue.
In consequence of an announcement
that demonstrations wero Intended to
be made at the Vendomo column,
thirty agents of the police wero posted
In the vicinity today. About IS o'clock
a number of people began to arrive
with boquets of violets. Five, who
threw flowers within the railing sur
rounding the column, were promptly
placed under arrest, though released
soon after on giving their names and
addresses to tho police. Henceforth
demonstrators will bo allowed to prom
enade with emblems, but not to ap
proach tho column.
The Duke at Turin.
Turin. Feb. 2o. Tho Due d'Orleans
arrived here this evening from Brus
sels. SPANIARDS ARE COMING.
Thirty Immigrants Arrive on tho
Umbria,
New York, Feb. 26. Thirty Spaniards
arrived here today on the Cunard liner
Umbria. Most of the men are laborer:?
nnd are able to read and write. All of
them are going to different mining
towns in the west. They wero held for
investigation by the Immigrant ofllc
lals to determine whether they e-amo
here to work under contract.
The immigrant authorities say that
since the close of the war with Spain
thu Immigration from that country hos
lncreused 100 per cent.
RUDYAKD KIPLING'S COJMJilTlON
The Friends of the Novelist Aro
Prepared for the Worst.
New York, Feb. 2.'. Tho bulletin nt
10.20 o'clock lrist night that Mr. Kip
ling's condition was unchanged was
tho last authentic news from the sick
room. Thero were tho usual rumors
nbuut the hotel, perhaps somo founded
In part en the actual condition of the
patient, but It was hard to gathei
even a small quantity of hope from
them.
It is no exaggeration to say thnt at
2 o'clock this morning all wero pre
pat ed fer tin worst.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
f Washington, Feb. 26. Forecast
for Monday For eastern Poiinsvl- -
-i- vunlu, clearing In the early nioiii-
f Ing; fair Monduy; fresh to brisk -
easterly winds becoming southerly,
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