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HAS BEEin
POSTPONED
Action Taken on Motion
of District Attorney
Rotliermel.
QUAY LAWYERS PROTEST
Attorney for the Prosecution An
nounces That tho Commonwealth
Is Not Rendy to Proceed and In
Spite of Objections, Judge Beitler
Grants the Application The De
cision Creates Profound Surprise,
ns Both Sides Were Ready to Go
on with the Case Senator Quay
Disappointed nt the Result The
Opinion of Senator Penrose.
Philadelphia.' Tob. 27. The Quay con
spiracy trial 'wis today postponed un
til April 10. This action was taken on
motion nf District Attorney Rotliermel,
who meivly announced that tho com
monwealth wns not ready to proceed.
In spite of the protests ot the Qaay
lowyers Judge lleith-r giunted the ap
plication.
Tin- postponement created tho pro
l'mnulost surprise as It had lately been
-opcnW-dlv stilted that both Hides wero
reody to go on.
After court adjourned Sir. Rotliermel
mill in ri'plv to questions-
"Whlk1 I will say nothing whatever
about the cause which Induced me to
continue the ease except what I said
In court 1 'nil state that the entire
subject was submitted to Jud.'. Uelt
ler and approved by him before I made
the application."
He added significantly that the post
ponement wns it duty to the common
wealth bit that It would be uii.vise to
(jive In1- iH'ivnn nt present.
A. S. I, Shields, of Senator Quay's
counsel, said tonight:
"If tho commonwealth hud n good
reason to advance for the continuance
of this ease It should have been ad
vanced In open court. In view of tho
great nubile Imnortance attached to
this v:"- .ind the widespread interest
Mr. I'othorniel should have been pre
pared to state his grounds for a continuant-".
The fact of the matter Is
pimply this there i nothing whatever
in tli- case. Our experts have exam
ined the books ami documntf. They
sue mutilated, false and a fraud opon
their face. We are prepared to prove
conclusively that the entries Implicat
ing Senator Quay i ntl his son ivew
made six months after the allecod i-on-
spir.ev had been consummated anil
tin 1 1 alls, If any had been reaped. The
ronimiinwealtp must admit this. Their
iv ii -xp.Tts will testify to It. We are
confident that- there Is not n, judge on
th- bench today who would not, under
the evident c available, order the jury
to aiqult."
When this statement was called to
tht attention of Mr. Unthermel lie de
clared that it was absurd and un
worthy of consideration.
Senator Quay Disappointed.
Senator Quay, on leaving the court
room, expressed his disappointment nt
the unexpected delay. Ho said he was
extremely anxious to have the case dis
posed of and had hoped It would have
'teen tulun up today and quickly
brought to a conclusion. Ho would say
nothing lurtlier.
n Interview with Senator Holes
Penrose is given out tonight. In which
he is quoted as saying:
"I am not surprised at tho outcome
I' St uutur Quay's case. Every one who
h..s known the facts of this controversy
has realized that the prosecution has
l -II the outcome of one of the must
M'ltiliiMiis pulltic.il conspiracies ever
entered Into to destroy a public man.
The conspiracy was conceived upon tho
duj wh- n ihe People's bank fulled and
was carefully coneucted so that the
pi'..s. cutloti cutihl be brought to Influ
oiv e th" general election lust Novem
ber. Senator Quay's opponents have
ivsi.-ted to this last desperate attempt
to dtsirov him as n p dltlcal leader In
Pciiiih Ivnnin. Ther.- never was any
thing In the case against him. and I
luuht whether any serious thought was
ever entertained that a conviction .
could be secured. The political effect '
of the prosecution was the object In
view, llntl ho not been a candidate for
rt-elei tlon for United States senator i
no one would ever have thought of
prosecuting hlin In connection with the
MTulrs of the People's bank.
'Originally the case with under the
control of a Judge who was a bitter
licilltli.il opponent of Senator Quay,
and an active Instigator In the prose
cution from the very day of the failure
of th- People's bank, and his partisan
ship .is carried to inicli u bitter ex
treme that he forgot all epuestlon of
judlt Ini honor and Integrity ami even
the risk which he Incurred to his per
sonal reputation, from the fact thut ho
was a debtor to that very bank to the
amount of $17,000, which was paid for
him upon the failure of the bank, at
his anxious solicitation, by the presi
dent of the bank, without Interest to
date.
A few davs after tho failure of the
People's bank It v us openly proclaimed
' y '.imminent agents of the opposition
to Si na tor Quav that they had at Inst
found the means of destroying his
political power, and they gloated oer
the possibilities which, In their Im
agination, were concealed In the tec.
ords nf tho People's bank. They have
been greatly disappointed, and their
f,nmo of bluster find fraud has been
exposed. The case has for somo time
i isi-d to ho an element In the sona
tnvjal MtuiUlon, being discredited by
all sens; le persons and the public at
Continued on Pngo Ii,
CONDITION.
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Yt3(t1.t Tm..- IT,,., TTntlxarl
Yesterday.
New York, Fob. 2S. The following
bulletin wna posted by ltudyard Kip
ling's doctors at 12.30 o'clock this
morning:
Mr. Kipling Is at tho last report, hold
ing his own. Tho advent ot a crisis may
be delayed ns tho Inflammation has dovel
oped In tho upper portion of the lungs
while the part originally affected had
neatly resolved. Tho severity ot tho dls
caso during tho past few days has boon
duo to the advanco of tho inflammation
upward, while tho pnrts originally affect
ed wero not yet available for respiration.
(Signed) J. G. Janeway, Theodoro Dun
hum. ZURLINDEN REMOVED.
A Dreyfus Sympathizer to Take His
Place.
London, Feb. 27. A dispatch from
Tarls to a newspaper here says Its cor
respondent hears President I.oubet has
already signed a decree removing S5ur
llnden from the post ot military gov
ernor ot Paris, and appointing Gen
eral Kaureblgnete commnnder of the
Sixteenth unity corps to succed him.
The latter has been a consistent up
holder of the Innocence of Dreyfus.
There Is no confirmation of this state
ment from other sources.
ROLAND MOLINEAUX
ARRESTED AT LAST
He Is Charged with the Murder of
Mrs. Kathcrine J. Adams Posi
tively Identified.
Now York, Feb. 27. Roland Uurn
ham Mollneaux, son of General Leslie
Molineuux, of Urooklyn. was arrested
tonight charged with murdering Mrs.
Kathcrine .1. Adams, In this city, on
Dec. 2S-, lf)S. He was locked up In 'he
Tombs prison. The arrest followed the
verdict of the coroner's Jury accusing
him of the crime. While the Inquest
was Into tho death of Mrs. Adams, It
also went Into the circumstances of the
death of Henry C. IJarnet, of the
Knickerbocker Athletic club, who was
poisoned by a powder received through
the malls, ns was Mrs. Adams. The
cases are so closely connected that
they can scarcely be considered sep
arately. The proceedings of the final
day ot the Inquest were sensational In
the blithest degree. The caso had
drugged along monotonously, wit
nesses being examined for tho sole
purpose, ns It seemed, for contradict
ing Harry Cornish's testimony In min
or details, or of eliciting suggestions
as to a motive that might have led
Cornish to commit the crime. The
newspapers from the beginning had
stuck to Mollneaux as the person most
to be suspected, but the prosecuting
eitilclnls apparently never harbored
such a thought. The examiner was
kind and gentle when Mollneaux was
on the stand, gruff and severe when
dealing with Cornish.
The curtain rose on the last act of
the melo-tlrama this afternoon. A
shopkeeper who rented private letter
boxes swore positively that Molineuux
wns his patron, using the name of "H.
('. llaruot." It was ptoved long ngo
that bottles of medicine had been sent
to that letter box. Then the hand
writing experts were called, and one
after another declared that the hand
that wrote the address on the poison
package and forged the names of
Hnrry Cornish and II. C. IJarnet to
letters sent to drug firms ordering
powder medicines was the hand of
Roland Mollneaux. The experts were
absolutely certain In their Identifica
tion of the penmanship, and would
make no qualification ot their state
ments. District Attorney Gardiner
then summed up the case directly ac
cusing Mollneaux. He defended his
ofllee from criticism, saying that a
consistent policy had been followed,
and that a complete care had now been
made out against Mollneaux. He re
viewed the circumstantial evidence,
antl declared the motive and the com
mission of the crime had now been
made plain.
The jury brought In u. verdict charg
ing Mollneaux with the murder, and
he was at once arrested and committed
to the Tombs without ball.
Mollneaux Is a member of the New
York Athletic club and was until his
quarrel with Harry Cornish, a promi
nent member of the Knickerbocker
Athletic club, from which he resigned
because of that quarrel. Mollncutix's
father Is u paint manufacturer and Is
reputed to be a millionaire. The prls
oner has gone into good sot-let,, belu-;
of excellent address nnd maners an 1
prospective heir to n great fortune. His
I counsel is Harlow S Weeks, ot the New
York Athletic club, mid a personal en
emy of Harry Cornish.
The jury came In with Its verdict at
S.4S p. m. It was as follows:
"We llntl that the said Katherlne J.
Adams c-umo to her death on December
28. 189S, In fll West Eighty-sixth street,
by poison by mercuric cyanide, admin
istered by Harry S. Cornish, to whom
said poison had been sent In n bottle
of bromo seltzer by Roland 11. Mol
lneaux." u no coroner immediately issueu a
warrant for the arrest of Mollucau;:
nnd the latter wus at once arraigned
before him.
Will Advnnca Price of Coal.
Philadelphia, Feb. 27. Tho Heading,
Pennsylvania nnd Lehigh Valley Coal
companies havo announced their Inten
tion of making an advance nf S3 cents a
ton on coal on their lino and city trudo
within a day or two. Ths ndvance will
make tho price, per ton, at tho mines:
Broken. Ji.'jj; egg, 12.10; stove and chest
nut, J2.TO.
Will Receive Father Ohrulwick.
llarrlBburg, Feb. S7. Governor Stone
has nccepted nn Invitation to scrvn as
chairman of tho rtccptlon committee
which will recelvs Father Chadwlck, for
merly chaplain of the Maine at the Rob
ert Fmmett anniversary nt Philadelphia
next Saturday cvcmlng.
Haywood's Successor.
llnrrlxburg, Fob. 27. Ilenjamln M.
Nead, of Harrlsburg, has been appointed
receiver of tho V'lrt National bank of
Cleurflold In place of tho lato ex-State
Treasurer Haywood,
m&
OPINIONS ON
' THE QUAY TRIAL
WHAT SOME OF THE LEADING
POLITICIANS THINK.
Diversity of Sentiment Regarding
Attorney Rothermel's Reasons for
Continuing the Trial Its Probable
Effect on the Deadlock Mr. Elkln's
Devotion Martin Is Anxious That
the Flag Shall Bo Lowered.
Harrlsburg. Feb. 27. The postpone
ment of the trial ot Senator Quay cre
ated a sensation among the legislators
and politicians at Harrlsburg. Captain
James M. Clark, who la In charge at
the Quay headquarters, nuys It Is nn
outrage. He claims Senator Quay was
ready and anxious to go ahead with the
trial and that his friends had every
assurance that he would be honorably
ncqlllttod. Senator Meredith, of Arm
strong, a strong Quay man, says tin-
postponement means tho election of
Senator Quay this week. Senator Mc
Carrell. of Dauphin, another Quayite,
Is certain his jury bill will become a
law before the time fixed for the trial.
The bill Is on the house calendar for
second reading and cannot be taken up
before March 21.
Captain William Hasson. of Venango,
one of th" house Democratic lenders, is
conlldent District Attorney Rotliermel
had good reason to ask that the case
go over nnd sas th? postponement will
have no effect on the senatorial dead
lock, uxcept to prolong It until after
the trial. This seems to be the general
opinion of the leaders of the factions
and party opposed to Senator Quay.
K. A. Van Valkenberg. tho leader of
tho anti-Quay forces, says the post
ponement wns a great surprise and was
certainly unexpected.
Chairman Elkin Talks.
Republican State Chairman Klkln,
who returned fioni Philadelphia this
evening, said:
"Senator Quay and his friends very
naturally fool u. keen disappointment
that In was not permitted to prove In
open court at this time the falsity of
the charges preferred against him. His
enemies have been Idling the columns
of the newspapers for weeks with In
timations that he was afraid to fare a
Jury of his peers on the question in
volved. Senator Quay, as Is his habit,
Hald nothing in answer to the abuse.
heaped upon hlin. but prepared for the
trial antl was In court ready and anx
ious to proceed. His prosecutors, how
ever, by their actions have practically
said that they do not wish to give him
the benetlt of an Immediate trial. It
suits them better to delay the ease, so
as to gain any political advantage. It
Is my opinion that such tnctlcs will not
commend themselves to the intelligent
consideration of the people of the state.
It is more apparent now than ever that
these prosecutions are a, part of the
political campaign of his enemies. Not
being able to defeat him In open politi
cal battle they have resorted to this
kind of persecution In the desperate
hope that they may somehow prejudice
his cause in the senatorial contest.
Such tactics cannot and will not win.
Senator Quay will be fully acquitted of
these charges and he will be his own
successor in the United States senate."
Opinion of nn Anti.
Representative Coray, of Luzerne, n
member of the nnti-Quny Republican
organization, tonight mutle tho follow
ing reply to Chairman Flkln's state
ment: "I hav-j no knowledge of the rea
sons that prompted District Attorney
Rotliermel to ask for a postponement
of tho Quay case, but take It for
granted they were good antl sufllcient.
The friends of Senator (.Jtu-y. includ
ing State Chairman Flkln, have sought
from the moment of Senator CJuay's
arrest to create tho Impression thut
tho charges against him were tho re
sult or a political conspiracy. This is
tho first lime, however, that District
Attorney Rotliermel has been accused
of being a part of the alleged political
conspiracy. Attorney General Flkln, In
his statement, characleilzes not only
District Attorney Rotliermel, but Judge
Ueltler as one of Senator Quny'ji per
secutors." Continuing Mr. Cot ay says this is
the first time he has heard any re
flection upon Mr. Rotliermel or Judge
Ueltler and supposes the charges are
without foundation, as were those uc
cuslng the former district attorney of
being actuated by u desire to perse
cute Senator Quay. He nlao thinks
tht attorney general of the state should
lp a little guarded In his rolleetlons
upon District Attorney Rotliermel and
Judge Ueltler. Ho concludes by say
ing: "I have no doubt Flkln's zeal for
Senator Quay is great, but as the chief
law otlleer of the state he ought to
hesitate a little before he reflects on
two such honornble men as Judge
Ueltler nnd District Attorney Rotlier
mel." Dr.ve Martin Is Hopeful.
Pittsburg, Feb. 27. Among a number
of gentlemen prominent In politics who
are In tho city attending tho silver
wedding of Senator "William Flinn, tho
following were Interviewed concerning
tho postponement of the Quay trial:
Senator David Martin was averse to
talking to any extent on the situation
at Harrlsburg or the Quay trial. "You
see," said he, "I havo been subpoenaed
as a witness on both sines or the trial
and have nothing at till to say on that
now. Tho postponement, however, will
havo no effect on the deadlock at Har
rlsburg. I know nothing about a com
promise candidate. There will bo no
change In the Eltuatlon until Mr. Quay
lowers his llai;."
Former Auditor General Mylln, ot
Lancaster, a staunch ftlend of Senator
Quay, said: "It knocks tho old man
out. I don't bellove ho had anything
to do with bringing It about. Ills ene
mies have been at work. It's tho worst
thing that could have happened to
Senator Quay nt this stage of the sen
atorial light."
Senator William C. Sproul, of Ches
ter, m uncompromising antl-Ropubll-can,
snld: "In my opinion the post
ponement Is the death blow to Sena tor
Quay's chances foi: re-election. I think
Senator Quay now sees tho hopelesi-
ness ot his struggle nnd before the sun
sets many moro times will propose a
compromise candidate."
Confession of Weakness.
Harrlsburg. Feb. 27. Professor John
Hamilton, deputy secretary of agricul
ture, Issued a statement tonight In
which he says the notion ot tho prose
cution In tho Quay trial In asking for
a continuance of the case "without dis
closing reasons to the public, who are
the real Jurors in this trial, Is a con
fession of weakness and a virtual ad
mission that the evidence nt band Is
Insufficient to convict."
"Senator Quay," ho adds, "has
squarely met his enemies and they
have Ignomlnously retreated. Whnt
guarantee do we havo that this same
conduct will not be repented when the
10th of April urrlves, particularly If at
that time no United States senator has
been elected. This case, In Its aspect,
Just now ought to appeal particularly
to men who feel that they have char
acters of their own to protect, and
therefore cannot afford, as honest men,
to countenance anything that looks
like an organized effort to destroy that
of others."
ARMY COMPROMISE
BILL IS PASSED
Agreed to in tho Senate Last Night
at 7.10 Proceedings in the House.
Washington, Feb. 27. After a contest
that will be memorable In the history
of the senute the compromise army
re-organization bill was passed this
evening at 7.10. When the senate con
vened at 11 o'clock this morning It
seemed more than likely that the bill
might not be passed during the day.
Mr. Gorman, of Maryland, Insisted that
his amendment providing that the
tinny should not be Increased perman
ently or beyond July 1. 1101. bo Incor
porated In the measure. For several
hours It appeared probable that his
Insistence at least would throw the bill
over until tomorrow and perhaps do
feat It. An agreement was reached
finally, however, and Mr. Gorman's
amendment In n slight modified form
was accepted.
The notable f-pooeh of th" day against
the measure was delivered by Mr. Vest,
of Missouri, but his brilliant eloquent?
availed nothing against the measure
as finally ngreed upon. Tonight the
senate took up the sundry civil bill
and completed its reading all of the
committee amendments being agreed
to except those relating to the District
of I'llumblu. The bill was then laid
aside to be completed tomorrow.
The house was In session seven hours
today and sent to the senate two more
appropriation bills, the army, which
has been under consideration for sev
eral days, and the fortifications. The
former carried about $7!,000.000 and the
latter approximately $1,700,000. The
final conference report on the Indlnn
appropriation bill -was also adopted.
The only amendment of Importance at
tached to the army bill today was one
giving two months' extra pay to en
listed men in the regular army who
served beyond the limits of tho United
States during the war with Spain and
one months extra pay to thoe who
fervetl in the United States. The dis
cussion of tho administration's policy
relative to the Philippines, which has
been occupying tho attention of the
members to the exclusion of almost
everything else during the considera
tion of nnproprlatlon bills for the Inst
two weeks, was continued today, sev
eral speeches being made on the sub
ject. Mr. Dockery (Dcm Mo.), the leading
Democrat on the appropriation com
mittee, asserted that the appropriations
for this congress would reach $1,000,
000,000. TROUBLE AT AriA.
No Demand or Request from Ger
many Regarding Officials.
Washington, Feb. 27. The statement
may be repeated that up to this mo
ment there has been no demand nor
ivtiuest from cither our own govern
ment or that of Germany for the re
call of any of the officials at Apia, who
have been Involved In the recent tur
moils there. The state of the case Is
exactly unchanged; each side has Inti
mated to the either that It regarded
the ulllclals of the oilier as at tho bot
tom of tht! trouble. The United States
has left tho German government know
that It looked upon Consul Ross nnd
Dr. Raffol as tllst lulling elements,
while Germany has not failed to hold
Chief Justice Chambers responsible
for much mischief.
While neither the Dulled States nor
Germany has formally requested the
withdrawal of these ofllclalK. It Is prob
able that s-omethlng In this direction
may follow. Uoth governments aro
awaiting fuller reports from Apia.
Died from Sandbagging.
Allcntown, Pa., Feb. 27. Or. Daniel P.
IIiirMiM died at the home of his parents
lure today from the effects of a sandbag
ging ho Is alleged to hae received at the
hands of burglars in Hoffer's hotel. New
Yolk city, on J.uiuary ii. Ho wits n pay
dclan In tho hospital on Dlat-kwell's isl
and at the time. The burglars bet-Men
Ktealni," his gold watch, money and tious
crs tin lied on the gas piesumably to
cover i heir work with tho suspicion ot at
tempted MUlClllC.
Ico Gorge at Columbia.
Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 27. The Ico at Col
tiinbla and the other gorged places on tho
Susquehanna is still Intact, although a
ge-ntial break-up Is hourly expected. The
Increabetl cold of tonight will have tho
effect of further postponing the, climax.
The water Is now stationary, although It
has fallen slightly since morning. Tho
bursting of tho dam nt Sunlmry causes
gravo apprehension at Columbia and
places farther down the river.
Firebugs at Wllkeu-Barro.
Wltkes-Darre, Feb, 27 Iticcudlarlo.1 at
tempted to burn tho three-story brick
block owned by ex-County Treasurer John
Smoulttir In Nnnlicoko early tills morn-
Ins. Tho building was set on lire In throo
different places. The prompt action of
the firemen pri-vcnted a. dbastroua con
flagration. Pennsylvania Postmaster.'1.
Washington. Feb. 27.-The preultlent to
day sent nominations ot the following
posttiuutcrs for Pennsylvania : J esse
nanborry. Fast Strouilsburg; James 8.
Kenneily, Gi-ovA City; GustnviiH C.
Schrink, Pottsvllle; Frank W. Danlal,
Shamokln; C. IL lieall, Unlontown.
FARR APPOINTS
A COMMITTEE
THE MEN WHO WILL INVESTI
GATE BRIBERY CHARGES.
Mr. Kreps Explains That Ho Did Not
Mean Members of the House When
Referring to Political Cut Throats.
Preparing to Receive President Mc
Klnley Bills Introduced in House.
The Mngee Jury Bill.
Jlarilsburg. Feb. 27. Speaker Fair
this evening appointed Messrs. Kreps,
of Franklin; Koontz, of Somerset;
Voorhees, of Philadelphia (Republi
cans); Tight, of Luzerne, and Skinner,
of Fulton (Democrats), a committee to
Investigate the Koontz bribery charges
In connection with the passage of tho
Mcdirrell Jury bill In the house and
tho contest fur United States st nator.
Mr. Kreps, of Franklin, rose to a
question of personal privilege and ex
plained his remark about "a band of
political cut throats" during the debate
last Ftlday on the Koontz bribery res
olution. "I was surprised on my re
turn to the house," Mr. Kreps said,
"that some of my colleagues thought
that I was referring to some members
of this house. 1 desire to state that I
had no thought of that kind. No mem
ber of this house was referred to, nor
did I Intend that such Impressions
should be created. I referred to that
coterie of persons who Infest the aisles
of this house and other places In this
town Interrupting legislation. I want
to say that my relations with every
member of I his houBe have been too
courteous for me to think of such a
thing for a moment. I have nothing
but the kindliest feelings and the high
est respect for each one of my ctd
leagues. On Friday afternoon I called
on Mr. Stewart, of Philadelphia, and
made the same explanation to him that
I now respectfully submit to you."
Mr. Stewart corroborated what Ills
colleague had said.
Messrs. F.nv, of Philadelphia,: Tow
ler, of Forest; Stulb, of Philadelphia;
Meals, of Dauphin, and Pratt, of Ches
ter, wore appointed a committee by tho
speaker to confer with the capltol
building commission to Improve tho
sanitary condition of the house. Mesr.rs.
Seal, ot Dauphin: McCluIn, of Lancas
ter: Young, of Tioga; Hasson, of Ve
nango, and Doty, of Hertford, wero up
pointed a committee to co-operate with
u similar committee from the enate to
arrrange for the reception of President
McKinky on his visit to Harrlsburg
to attend the unveiling of the hart
ranft statue in capltol park
Bills Introduced.
Rills were Introduced ns follows:
Mr. Harrold, of Reaver, authorizing
the attachment of wages and fin'iwle
In certain cases, and limiting the right
of defendants and garnishee to claim
the benefit of laws exempting property
from levy and sale under execution.
Mr. Harris, of Clearfield, amending
the act of March 23, 1SG7, relating to
judicial sales, so as to relate to tho
discharge of the premises sold at pri
vate sale by order of court from tho
! !',en of d'b,ts ot' a ". extending
the provisions ot the act ot June 14,
1S97, to the sale and conveyence of a
decedent's renl estate, which Is subject
to the Hen of debts not of record nt the
time of decedent's death: to encourage
fish culture by providing for greater
protection to the publle; In the propoga
tlon of certain species of fish, provid
ing for a rebate of certain taxes lev
led upon lands where a public fishery
is maintained, antl giving additional
powers to tho fish commissioners.
5tr. Mulkle. of Krle. providing that
borough and township tax collectors
shall be disqualified from succeeding
themselves In office.
Mr. Stradllug, of Philadelphia, pro
viding for appeals In cases of suits for
penalties, and also for tho payment of
costs nnd entering ball.
Mr. Stewart, of Philadelphia, appro
priating S35.000 for the protection and
propogntlon of fish.
One motion of Mr. Spatz, of Derks,
the bill to deduct from assessed val
uation of property for taxation the
amount of all bona fide Judgments,
mortgages or liens of record, which
was reported from the ways and moans
committee with a negative ret-ommen-datoln
was recommitted in order that
he might be heard on tho measure.
Mr. Hasson's Resolution.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Has
son, of Yenaniso, that the committee
on public buildings nnd grounds bo dis
charged from further consideration of
the bill appropriating $2,000,000 to com
plete tho capltol building and create a
new commission to carry out tho pro
visions of the proposed net and that It
be printed and placed on the calendar.
Mr. Hasson said the bill wns based
solely on its merlin and for no politi
cal puipise. Chairman Adams CPhlla
delphlii), of the committee, said ho
would call that body together during
the week to consider the measure. He
admitted thut there had been no meet
ing of the committee this session nnd
promised that If Mr. Hasson would
withdraw his resolution he would call
the committee together tomorrow. Mr.
Hasson said he had no desire to bo dis
courteous to his colleague and with the
house's consent the resolution was
withdrawn.
Mr. Harold, of Reaver, offered a reso
lution, which was adopted, that a com
mltteo of live be appointed to prepare
suitahlo resolutions on tho death of ex
Representatlvo A. J. Lawrence, of
Ueavor.
Tho calendar of first reading bills
was disposed of, the most Important
being tho Mngee Jury bill ns amends.!
by tho Judiciary general committee by
the Incorporation of the New York code
providing for the Impeachment of Jurors
for bias, whether express or Implied.
Thoy Want tho Blue Laws.
HarriHlnirg, Feb. 27. A committee of
local ch'igymcn, consisting of Revs. Dr.
George S. C hambors, A. It. Lambert and
M. 11. flangree, was appointed today by
the HarriHlnirg Ministerial initoclatlon to
eo-oporute with similar committees rep.
roHentlng ministerial associations In Penn.
sylvania to oppose the pasnago by the
legislature of tho Fow amendments to the
"blue laws" to lcwiUe the salo of news
nniiat'ii r.ll.l Inn nml tlia unanlm. nt t, t,a-
shops on Sunday,
THIS NEWS THIS JI0MINU
Weather Indication Today i
FAIItJ VARIABLE WIND3.
1 General Quay Trial Postponed.
Itrlbcry Committee Appointed.
Filipinos Wearying of War.
Opinions on tho Postponement of tho
Quay Trial.
2 General Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Another Dynamite liomb Found.
Court Proceedings.
4 Editorial.
News mid Comment.
5 Local Young Lady's Thrilling Experi
ence.
Wyoming District Ministerial Assocla
Hon. Ontario and Western In the Coal Deal.
C Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 News Round About Scranton.
8 Local Deficit In tho Board of Control.
Quay Trial (Concluded).
DEMOCRATIC DECLARATION
Members of the House of Represen
tatives Get Together on the Philip
pines Question.
Washington. Feb. 27. At a caucus of
the Democratic members of the house
of representatives, held In the hall of
the houso tonight the following declar
ation of policy and resolutions as to
the Philippines was adopted:
Wo hold that the constitution of the
United States was ordained and estni
listud for an Intelligent, liberty loWng
and self-governing people, and cannot
bo successfully applied to a people of
different virtues and conditions. Wo
thereforo hold that a continental policy
Is contrary ft) tho theory of our govern
ment and substrslvo of those great prin
ciples of civil liberty which we haw 1)' n
taught to cherish. We believe, with the
Declaration of Independence, that nil gov
ernments derive their Just powers I rem
the consent of the governed, ami we are
unalterably opposed to tho establishment
of any government by the United Stat.
without tho consent of the Hoplc n be
governed, antl In conformity with these
principles we instruct tho minority mt in
lieis of tho foreign affairs committee to
Introduce and uige the following ii-so-ultlon:
Itesoved, Tint the United States htreby
disclaim any dlspt sltion or Intention to
exercise permanent sovereignty, JurlsiHe
tlon or control over the Philippine iWikU
nnd nssert their determination when in
Independent government thall havo been
erectetl therein to tmnsfr to said gov
eminent upon terms which shall be rea
sonable antl Just all rights secured under
tho cession by Spain, and tht-reiipou to
leave tho government and control of tho
Islands to their people.
BALL CLUBS CONSOLIDATE.
The Brooklyn and Baltimore Deal
Is Effected.
New York. Feb. 27. The consolida
tion of the Urooklyn and ltaltlmore
base ball clubs was effected today. W.
G. Uryne presented an Indemnity bond,
as directed by the Now Jersey court,
In order to protect the purchasers of
the sixty-one shares belonging to his
brother's estate, which art missing.
The now shares were Issued, and when
they were passed over In legal form
Lawyer Kiddle and Thomas R. 'LMen
dennln, of Ualtimore, gave to Mr. Cyrnn
$10,000.
The schedule meeting of the National
I'-'gue will begin tomorrow nt tho
Fifth avenue hotel. Most of the tep
resentatlves of the twelve clubs In tho
league have arrived In town and a live
ly session Is looked for. It Is expected
that the magnates will not get through
with their work before Saturday next,
as questions of great moment will
have to bo acted upon. The changes In
the rules as recommended by the rulo
commltteo will bo productive ot much
argument when they ure taken up, and
the question as to whether Chris von
dor Alio or U. S. Muckenfuss will bo
recognized as tho representative of the
St. Louis club, will be the first matter
to be settled.
That Frank dellaas Rnblson. of the
Cleveland club, will secure the St. Louis
franchise seems to be generally con
ceded. NEW SPANISH MINISTER.
Due tVArcos Will Soon Come to the
the United States.
Madrid, Feb. 27. It has been report
ed hero today, though there is no offi
cial confirmation of the rumor, that Sonet-
Don J. Urunottl, Duo d'Areos, for
mer Spanish minister to Mexico, will bo
liulrrn.ir.rl mlnlatm trt th. TTtllt,rl
! Ht;,tcs on tnc ,vsutn,,tlon of diplomatic
l,.i.lflonH
The report that Sonor Polo y Uer-
nabe, lato Spanish minister to Wash
ington, will go to Lisbon, Is officially
confirmed.
WANT INVESTIGATION.
Spanish Generals Are Willing to
Stand the Test.
Mndilil, Feb. 27. The senate toilny,
by a vote of 130 to 7, approved of the
motion tit Marshal Martine do Campos
signed by all the Spanish genernls In
tho senate demanding a parliamentary
Inquiry into the conduct of Mm recent
wars.
The government supported the motion
and count d'Atm-mas iitruiiuly opj.o
es It.
Matz Brothers Discharged.
Ilkos-Ilarre, Feb. 27 Nlelwltib and Nell
Matz, broth' it of Hazleton, wero given n
habeas corpus hearing In court today on
the charge of having murdered Franclsca
.Miitchulla ut Hazleton In ISM. The prose
cutor in the enso swore that the Matz
brothers ottered him J100 to kill Mntchul
la and (hat on the day Matchulla tlUap
penred the MaUs were fceen with gins
In their posse: i Ion. The court did not
consider tho ovldtncosulllclent to hold the
prlxuiiei-H on the charge of murder antl
they were discharged.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington. Feb. 27. This Pennsylva
nia pension has been Issued: Original
wldiiwu Mary R. Pierce, Dunmore, J5.
AMERICANOS
MUCHO BUENQ
The Filipinos Are Begin
ning to Respect Their
Opponents.
ANXIOUS TO SURRENDER
They Realize That It Is Folly to
Longer Oppose the United States
Troops Intelligence Brought by
Two Spanish Commissioners Who
Were Allowed to Go Through tho
Lines Agulnaldo and Sandlko
Are Inclined to Pacific Measures.
Women and Children in tho Iusur
gent Army.
Manila, Feb. 27, 0.1." p. m. Twit
Spanish commissioners, Senors Rosntto
and Abogado, who were permitted to
pass through our lines and confer with
Aguiunldo with reference to the Span
ish prisoners at Mulolos, returned
through our Hues this morning, near
Calooean with sealed dispatches for
the Spaniards. The commissioners
said that Agulnnldo and Sandlko were
both ut Malolos and inclined to pa
cific overtures. While the Filipinos are
not yet prepared to surrender tho
Spanish prisoners, they will gladly re
lease the two Amei leans who have
been held for six weeks on the pav
meiit of $no, the value of clothing anil
food furnished to them.
Shortly afterwards the rebels sent
out a Hag of truce borne by Coin
mandante Slnforoso do La Cruz antl
several hundred of the enemy left the
Fillnplno lines crying "no qulore,"
"mas combute," "Americanos mucho
bueno." The comniantlante said that
fully 8,000 of his men had had enough
and were anxious to surrender.
Among the enemy In the junclo
many women and children were vis
ible. A woman laid down her rifle antl
attempted to cross with the parleycrs
but she was sent back.
After the party returned to tho
American lines the enemy on the right
fired a volley, the bullets dropping at
their feet.
TO HONOR RESCUERS.
I
Canada's Acknowledgment to
an
American Fishing Crew.
Ottawa, Out., Feb. 27. On tho 2'Jtlt
of December last, the American fish
ing schooner Hiram Towell reseuee
the crew and passengers, numbering
twenty-two persons, of the schooner
Narcissus of Lunenburg, N. S.. nnd,
conveyed them to Gloucester, Mass.
The department of marine and fish
eries proposes to recognize tho ser
vices rendered by the American ves
sel, and a handsome gold watch v.-1 1
bo presented to the muster. Captain
Harry Nelson, and money rewards to
the eight men who mnnned the rescu
ing boats.
TWO BOYS KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Lads Were of a Roving Nature and
Did Not Believe in School.
Rutherford, N. J., Feb. 27. Fit del-,
ick Elsie and Frank Fnhr. Ilftecn uu:
fourteen years old respectively, wen
killed by an Krle railroad train today,
alxnit one mile west of the Hacketi
sack rler brhlue. Uoth bodies won
badly mutilated. The boys must halt
been hit bv a fust train.
Set oral of the boys' companions fob)
the authorities that Klslo and Fnhr..
had told them that thev Intended koIiu
to Port JorvK The boys did not be
lieve In going to school, and wero of a
roving disposition.
VICTIMS OF ALBANY'S FIRE.
Two More Bodies Recovered from the
Ruins of the Delavan House.
Albanv, Feb. 27. Workmen today,
while excavating for the new railioi I
depot to be erected on tho site of tin
old Delavan house, which was destroy.
cd by fire on Dec. 3J, 1S93, dug up tha
charred bones of a victim of tho lire.
The body vas discovered in thu
southeast corner of the site, dlrcctlji
under where the bar was located. II
wns Identified as that ot Norn Daly,
a servant employed In the hotel. Sho
was asleep In her room on the top floor
at the tlmo of the lire.
Archbishop Villette Wlthdrrtws.
Milwaukee. Feb. 27. Archbishop Vil
lette, of the church organization know
as tho Old Catholics In Amcrlcu, Inn
withdrawn from Mint body, lie submit!
hlmsolf to the Romun Catholic church.
Drowned in an Ice Pond.
Allcntown, Pa., Feb. 27. Charles Yoha,
a wealthy retiretl farmer who lived neai
Macunglc, fell Into his lc pond today anil
drowned. He was over ft) years old.
Steamship Arrivals.
Antwerp. Fob. 27. Arrived: Kensing
ton, New York, New York Arrived: H
Normandle, Havre.
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WEATHER .FORECAST.
Washington, Feb. 27.-Forecast
for Tuesday: For eastern Penn
sylvania, fair; frcnli varlablo
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