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SCUANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MOKN1XG, 3 LARCH 1, JS99.
TWO CENTS.
A
IHE GERMAN SHIPS
ARE WITHDRAWN
k Diplomatic Stroke in
the Interest of
Peace.
FALSE RUMORS AT REST
ffhe Geimnn Government Has Si
lenced Rumors Concerning Stininect
Relations with the United States
by Ordering the Withdrawal of All
Vessels of Its Navy fioni the Phil
ippine Waters Geiman Inteiests
at Manila Now Under Piotection
of the United States Manifesta
tions of Confidence on Fait of Get
many. Washington. Fob 2$ The Geimnn
flectually i
its. part,
Kovernmi nt bits set at usl o
tht lumnis hi .1, put pose on
cllieetl oi indlrc ol Ij , to embniruss the
1 nlted Stilt- In the Philippine islands
ami bus Khun a signal manifestation
of Its dislrr- to piomote tho most cor
dial t"latlnns between Gel ninny and
thi I'nltcd States b oidei lug the with
drawal or nil vessels of its niivv from
Philippine watus and placing the lives
timl i uiiHii!, of it subjects there und"r
tin piotection of the United States
K"t limieiit Tlu- notion taken in le
gal ded l"'ii .is n stroke In diplomacy
1 which will be H'liioved all posslbil
Itj ot a clash between Germany and
Amoilian Intotests In and about Ma
nila and notlre to all the wot Id, and
e-pec tlh t any Amei leans who on
ii talni-tl any i usplolons ol sinister de
Hgns i Geimun.v. of the w Mi and put
poso of the German empire to cultivate
the fin ndMiiii of the Pulled States. By
It '!( li.. n at "till ol.ie es the proteo
ti'i .il hei laigi Intel csts In the
Islanu .iltnosi cotuplc tol.v in oui hands.
Thi .lunounccnient of this act bv the
Geim.ni government e.une lit the dose
of i laj that had been lull of setisa
tiuti.il minors hi n i lash between the
Ann ikons and Goinians in Manila, the
tumor Iln.i 1 1 going so fin as to nsso't
Unit Admli il Dewey had llred on .Hid
s unk a !i iinar is-ot it Manila. These
liltnui - sot Lad despite tin fiu I that th
tide lonneotlng Manila with the outei
woiM is In tlv lontrol of the Pnlte 1
Mans govcinnn nt. so that It might be
ias m.ibl ixpeitel that the gov-
i nun lit would toiiivo ih Hist Hews
i ins illsusii i oi i olllslon at .via
ifi.ii tiiK.in imil n. ii v ili.o.iiiniont mis!- i
tin denials woie niade of the receipt '
I mi in ws tending even in the sllght-t-l
limn to (uiillim the Illinois.
Fein Contagious.
1. n some of tin iiioie cautious na-
11 .iflii UK win inteited with I ear lor
tli moment, tor while tiny had not
thi -lightest il,. a that thin- had 1m on
. n tumble between the Anieiicail and
I'llli.in ships still they re.ili.ed tli.il
llei iiik alvMt.ss the posslbillli of an
iiiiideiit aboaid ship that might le-
sull iilastiois. 'i'heso llngeiing feai
in naMil i lules woii set at nst llnally
at the, close ol the day bj the ii -
lelpt ol -onie dlspiltclli t fiom MllllilJ,
but without iiHiitlon of iiiii untoward
lm ident. Hand on this fart, Secu-
turv Long. Sent tiny Algol, fapttila
loiMiinshleld and Genual Corbin all
took the lohpon.slblllty ot denying the
umoi lu the btrongest tonus
.Attei the oillclal close of the depait- j
'ii' tiic uiiuwum Liui'iii wast muuu OL lilt
.moils for the conlidenee the ollklal.s
tad In the falsity of the rumors, the
'tateini nt being authoi u cl that by one
bold st toko Geimanv had romoied all
possibility ot any clash belween hot-
K-ads at Manlln It was annouiici d I bad a lutiguing clay yesttiday, tc
hai tiif Genu in goioininent had ot-'eeMng congratiilntlons on the ap
Jcud tin Ir ships a way from Manila, ' pioachlng nniiHci.saiyof his coioniitUn
fimbably to their now naal station ' and he complained of the cold which
lit 'viae hail, on the Chinese coast. The i has boon intense for two dais. This
iniiouiuoiiitut iwim coupled with the inoitiinir the pontiff complained of a
u.itinient that the Geiman vessels ' pain in his side Dr. Lapponl found
rn needed the l e. This may bo the I some fever and oidered the patient to
-ast for the stur hi e ome to Wash- l loinain in bed and take a complete
liKt n that the Clfniese have been ,('st T,1 Physician has slnco visited
lousing onie Geiman citizens almost
n tin shadow of the Chlneso c.'ipltol
it Tien Thiii. The Germans hiuo come
ii lull. e that the only way to meet
m li uses Is by punltie meisuies,
ud as Tim Tain Is at the head ot
' nailgation on the l'leho ihei Just
ii-l.-w Peking It may be the purpose
o send some u.ujhlps up the ilvei
o .run y un idea of tin Gmmiiu dis-
jlellsllK I
Manifestation of Confidence.
Tin German government followed Its
inn uiicKiiieiit to the state depaitinent
if i, pin pose to order its vessels awn
mm the Philippines with a formal np
jib iti hi to the I 'nlted State, .-.noili.
nent t unjeitake the pioteetioi of all
lt i.' tiu.ins in the Philippines, pot only
li neii a but ill propel ty. This was
e-Kii'. I an i signal manifestation nt
onlldi'lire in the ne'tiiinlstiatlon tli'it
mild nut be u'slsted i d is praetlially
'ormo: notice tint tlu Germans havo
lo ulteiloi puiposi in tl'e Philippines,
ird rfilher than be dilbjeeted to un
Dillon on that score, hud tak'n the
oulse of tinning ovei'the care of the
.vclfaie of theli c Itlzi lis to tlio Pnlted
States govoinmept The president vety
I romptlj accepted the trust and theie
will bo no Geiman shlp3 at cither Ma
i'lu ir Hollo to dlstuib tlie lelations
ijetwcpn the two countiles by foimlng
'ht base of bctisatlonal and falc ru
nois It Is riot known here .it this
moment just what Geiman ships woio
actually In Philippine waters. Tho
n ess lenorts havo mentioned the nr
Ival at Munlla of the German flagship
Kalserln Augusta a few days ago, and
f JJerllit accounts are aceurate sho Is
'he onl loprem-ntatlve of the Geiman
navy theie. for tho Irene sailed away
eome wks ago.
It is possible that by assuming this
responsibility the United States gov
ernment lias aecepted llabllltv for any
(Iiiiiiukos thOjt may bo sustained by tlio
Geiman residents and interests ut Ma
nila, but It is ptobable that the appli
cation must have been granted and re
Hponslblllty UHsumed anyhow, as It Is
believed that Admiral Dewey una Gen
1. 1 ill Otis had assured the German com
mander of the Augusta of their ability
to tuotect every Intel est in Manila as
n leason whv Get man forces and ma
rines should not be landed. It is ofilo
lal opinion that whatever the icspon
nihility for damages, It will not be too
laiK" f"i' iho benelll which will aecitic
Tension Relieved.
In the tlrst place their is no doubt
that the Instil Rents cherished the idi'.i
that the Germans weie favoi.ihle to
theli euU'e uiiil this led to the hope
thai lhe might actively Inttivcni.,
Such n lesult possibly might have been
In ought about thiough some cunningly
planneil action by the insurgents timt
should Involve the Ameiiiaii and Ger
man sallots In a collision. Then, too
this frank action on tlio pint of the
German government Is calculated to re
lieve the tension that was beginning to
I manifest itselt, not that there was the
I slightest sign of this in any ot the t
o'Hclal lelations of the govt laments of
tno United States and of Get many, but
unguuriicii uueiaiii es in me iiiras oi
both countlles, based on little tiiulci-j
stood negotiations, wire steadily tend- i
ing to cause ft lotion that might in tlu
end have had grave lesults.
AN OBJECT LESSON
IN CANNED MEAT
Effort Is Made to Confuse Witnesses
by Serving Canned and Fiesh
Roast Beef Hot.
"Washington. IVb. is. The teatuie of
the eoiut ol Inqulty into Genei.t! Miles'
In of charges today was an object les
son In canned meats, prepared bv the
court and seived to the non-oommls-sloned
men who testllled .it vesteidny'.s
healing. The eoutt had piepaied eight
plates, of beef flesh beef, canned be of
j that had been to'Cuba and back, and
i canned beef liesh lrom the factoiy.
Four plates, wen- piepaied hot In a stew
and four cold as they came fiom the
can, the Jresh beef being boiled to
make it lesemhle the otlu rs. The en
listed men were old led to sample each
and say which was the stilt thoy had
In Cuba. It was a trying ordeal tor th
men. most of them declsulmr that none
of the plates looked anything like what
they had eaten in Cuba. By icpcateet
assurances that there was campaign
beet in two of tlio plates and after be
ing urged that they should at lea.-t
choose "to the best of their belief" the
couit smcceeded in getting an expres
sion of opinion fiom each of the men.
n anny Mirgtnn, Dr. Bnvvden, kept
' the tally on the guesses of the men and
changed the position of the plates af-
ttr each witness had hit the tooni.
The result ot this icioid u not made
public, huwevei, and will be loserved
till Di. Bowdon testlties probably .some
tline this week
j The most intoicstitig witness ol the
day was Lieutenant Itiinis y, Ninth In-
'ftinti. who had s'iec' .is a comniis-
Isiny otlltoi at liat.iiialr! and Santiago
land who ( haiaeti ii7ed thu "(aimed
10.1st beef" as "unpalatable and unln-
lMns giadc of infuior melt" which
he would not willlnglv teed to any man
sick or well.
POPE LEO IS ILL.
The pontiff Has a Piolonged Faint-
lug Fit Dr. Lapponl Declines to
Talk.
Hume, Fob. IN 4 p. in. The pope 1ms
hid a prolonged fainting lit. The pope
i 'I'0 i'Ol'f thiee times
Dr. Lapponl will sleep at the Vatican
tonight. He declines to give any in
formation. Dr. Muzzom has also vis
ited the pope piofesslonully during the
day. Callers at tlio Vatican have
found everything in tho usual condi
tion there. And all inquires were met
with the denial that the pope's in
disposition Is seiiuus.
His holiness tose this moinlng at 11,
hut Dr. Lapponl insisted on his re
turn to bed, as ho was suffering fiom
lever, following a geneial chill with
pains in the lumbar region.
C'ndlnal Itnuipolln, papal societal v
of state, paid seveial visits to the pope
in the course ot the da. The reci t
tions fm .March '1 and the service In
the pipal chupol fixed for the follow -liw
da have been countermanded, but
the diplomatic dinner arranged for
Thuisdav, tho invitations to which
have lice ii Issued by Cardinal Itampoill,
w 111 be glv en.
Tomorrow the Ossenatore Roman
will publish an official bulletin tegai I
iug the pope's Illness. In tho m. ul
timo the e lei leal papers are silent on
the subject.
London, Maich 1 The Rome cones
pondent of tho Dally Mail says.
"It is feared tlip pope has pneumonia
and will not lecovor."
Beitler's Appointment.
Harrlsburg, l'eb. a.-I.ewls E. ililtlor.
of Philadelphia, former plivatu scire
laiy to exUovenior Hastings, was today
appointed deputy secretary ot tho com
monwealth. Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington. Fob, 2!.Thls Icinnirlvvnla
pension haw been issued : Increase-will-lem
Hart, 1'alrdale, Sus'iuohannu, jj
to $17.
KREPS WILL CALL
BUIBERYCOMMITTEE
A PLAN OF ACTION WILL BE
OUTLINED TODAY.
General Koontz, of Sonieiset, Will
Be Consulted Order of Businc&s
lu the House Mr. Hnsson's Bill
Enlaiging the Juiisdlction of the
Superior Couit Is Considered.
UairlsburK. Kob. 2S. Mr. Kteps, ot
Franklin, the fust named on the com
mittee to Investigate the Koontz
charges of brlboi-y in (onnection with
the passage in the house of the Mr -Can
ell jury bill, said this nioining that
he would piobably cull the committee
together tomoirow to outline a plan
of action. He will consult General
Koontz. ot Soineiset and other niein
beis of the committee, however, In tor"
calling It togethei Mr Kreps will
piobiiblv be chosen chaitnuin ol tlio
committee.
The ruder of business In the house
today was the i onslderntlon ol bills
on thltrl lending. Theie was ncaily ju
lull attend. nice and the measuies were
disposed of in neatl cvety case witlt
out debate.
The bill to unthotlze the Pennsyl
vania Cannl conipanv to abandon the
tioblle ur of that poitlon ot its can U
on the .Imitate division from tlio tlist
loik rasl of Nrwton Hamilton, includ
ing the river dam adjacent tlvitlo in
Mlfllln county to the .Tunlntn junction
at Dun'.t Island in Dauphin county,
provoked n i.hoit discussion, Mossis.
Kosbit, of Allegheny Vow; of Philadel
phia, and lime, of Huntingdon, speak
ing foi the bill, and Mr. ndnilston, of
Ki.ldtoid, against it. Mr. Creasy, ot
Columbia, moved to go Into committee
of the whole for special amendment
The notion was lost and the- bill
passed llnally bj n vote of 170 to 4 'I h
bill logulatlug Malms for wages and
lents made upon funds in the hands ot
shcilffs was defeated.
Supeilor Court Bill.
When the bill enlaiging the juiiullc
tlon of the Superior couit was i cached
Mr Hasson, of Venango, moved to no
into committee of the whole tor geu
eial amendment The amendment pio
ided that when theie uro two va
cancies on the Supeilor court bench
to be filled no elector shall vote tor
moie than one candidate, and no elec
tor shall vote for more than one less
than the entlie numbei to bo elected.
Mr Hasson said If his amendment was
adopted it would give the mlnoiltv
party lepusentatlon on the Supeilor
couit bench. Mr. Vow. of Plillud' 1
phla, made a sttong plea for the adop
tion of the amendment. Mr. Bliss, of
Delawuie, spoke against the am"iid
mont and Mr. Dixon, of Hllc, In Its
faior. Mr Hasson's motion was de
feated by ii vote of hO yens to fc6 nov,
the Democrats voting tor the am ud
ment. and the Republican, exc ,?pt
Messrs Allan. Jiffeiis, Kendall.
Koontz, Laubaeh, Mai key. Xorton,
Stewart, W. E. Towler, Wndswoi th,
Wilson W. D, and Woodruff, otlng
In the negative.
Mr. Hasson, of Venango, moved to
go Into committee of the whole for
special amendment, the amendment
piovidini: that when two Supeilor
emu t judges are to be elected no elec
tor .shall vnto for mou than one can
didate. Mr. Hasson said he was stii
prlsed to find so few mombi rs on the
other side oting with the Dimociaoy.
On his second motion tlio oto was St!
nays to isU yeas. These Hi publicans
voted with the Dcmociats In favor of
the motion Messrs Alexnndci. Allen,
C'oray, Foster, James, Jeffiis. Kendall,
Koontz, Laubaeh, Norton. Itoecl. Snvd
or, Stable. Stewuit. W. F., Towler,
Wadsworlh, Wilson. W. D ; Wood
rulf, Young. Further consideration of
tlio bill was postponed tor the pies,
ont and the house adjourned until 11
o'clock tomoirow morning.
Memorial Session.
A memoilal session of the house was
held this evening at which action was
taken on the death of Hopiesentatlves
Manning, of Cumbeiland, Hopvvood, of
Faette; Sloan, of Washington, and
Lawience, of Beaver. A deli gallon of
Cumbeiland county friends of the late
Mr. Manning was ptoseut Addresses
were made by Messrs. Fovv, of Phila
delphia; Dixon of Elk: Skinner, of
Fulton, O'Brien, of Schuylkill; Hum
bauld. o Fayette; McLarn. of Wash
ington, and Biickei, of Beaver.
QUAY 14 VOTES SHORT.
Dr. Weiss, of Lebanon, Votes for
Congressman Dalzell.
Huirlsburg, Feb. 2S. Senator Quay
was fouiteen votes shoit of the num
ber necessary to elect on todav's joint
ballot tor United Stales senator with
fifty-six members palled or not oting
and Senator Hlsgins (Democrat) ab
, sent and not paired. Di. S. G. Weiss,
of Lebanon, who succeeds Lieutenant
Governor Uobln in the senate, was
present and voted for Congiessman
Dalzell. Tho vote follows;
Quay Si
JenltH , i,7
DaUell ji
Stewart 7
Irvtn r,
Hieiie ....- 4
Huff :
Wlelcner
Ultcr
Uice a
Murkla 1
Tubbs 2
Smith l
Grow. j
Total i
Necessary to choice, 69; paired and not
voting, 5"; no election,
Jftckaon-Woodln Plant in the Tiust.
Berwick. I'a., Teb. 2S. The Jackson &
Woodln Manufacturing company, of this
place, has been put chased bv the Fed
eral Steel company for 5I,3X)0CK Thu
Jackson & Woodln company li thu laifeeat
car manufacturing plunt cast of Pittsburg
mid Is said to be the only one. ownscl by
the- ttust east of tho Ohio river.
Young Jesse James Not Guilty.
Kansas City. Mo., Feb. 2. Voting Jivsc
James, son of tho notorious bandit, was,
tonight adjudged not guilty of complicity
In thu robbciy of n MIsmhiiI Pacific! ox
prCBU tinln ill Mods, in tho outskirts of
Kansas City Ubt Septembir.
MR. SIBLEY'S ADVICE.
He Believes That Democrats Should
Vote for Quay.
Hairlsburg. Teb. 2S. Congressman
elect Joseph C Sibley of Franklin, who
came here today to take unit In the
contest foi Pnlted States senator, him
Issued an open letter to the Democrats
of Pennsylvania, giving the opinions
expiossed In letters, written to him by
Demoeiatle Pulled Stales sunatois at
Washlnmon. Mr. Sibley says "time
did not afford him oppoitunlt to call
on mote tlittn a few, and. In no in
stances, was there expressed a con
tiuiy opinion." He did not catry the
reiiuest for opinions Into the house of
lepieselitatlves. except in the case of
Congressman Uiillov, of Texas who
says in his letter that it "the reform
ers will not vote foi a clean and good
Democi.it in preference to Senator
Quay, whom the denounce! so vigor
ously, then the Demoeiatle membeis ot
the leglshitute should bitak away fiom
the uiihoK alliance and vote foi Sena
tor Quai, If that is neiesaiv to ie
olccl." Mi. Sibley has lotteis express
lng piaitloally the snne s'-iitlinnnf
fiom Seniitois Jones, ot Arkansas;
A'est, of Mlssouii. Stevvurt. of Nevada:
Miii(,nn, of Alabama, Daniel, ot Vlr
glniii; Mitchell, ot Wisconsin, Faulk
nei, of West Virginia. Allen, of Ne
biaska Grav, of Delawuie, Tillman,
of South Caiollna; ex-Senatoi Black
burn, of Kentucky, and itepu'senlatlvo
Livingston, of Gciugla.
M0L1NEAUX CASE
WILL BE PUSHED
District Attorney Gai diner Anxious
to Present It to the Grand Juiy
Today.
New York, Feb. IS.-The case of ltol
and B. MollneaiiN will be presented to
tlio grand jury tomoriow and an in
dictment against 1dm for the muid-r
of Mis. Kntheiiiie .1 Adams asked for.
This step Is the lesult ot a sei les of
consultations held today by the piose
cutlou. Geoige Goidon Battle, who, with
Batton S. Weeks, represents the plis
oner, spent an bout and a half today
With Itecoldei Golf with li view to
pi eventing the presentation of his
client's case to the piesent giand jut.
The- life of this bodj is about to ex
plio and It was thought the ease would
bo left for Its suieessoi. which assem
bles next Mondtv. ltecoulei Goff,
however, lefuscd to Inteifeic, on tlio
giound that It was not his province
to do so
The action of Mollneaux'.s counsel de
termined Dlstilct Attorney Gardiner
to push matteis. lie obtained a tran
sciipt of the testlmonj lioni Coioner
Hint, Instructed one of the assistant
dlstilet attoinejs to draw up the In
die unent, mid hud subpoenaes for wit
nesses made out and served. The reg
ulur mode of pioceduic would havo
been for the pilsoncr to be taken to
moirow before the coioner to be al
lowed to plrad and then fonnally held
to the grand juiy Under the piesent
aiiangement, however, fuither action
by the coioner will b" supoiseded by
the introduction of the case Into the
gland jury loom.
Rev. i:. Paiker Moigan. who on
Nov 2!i last united in mairlage B B.
Mollne,ui and Miss Blanche Chese -brough
at tho Chinch of Heavenly
Best, called on tho piisoner at the
Tombs today to ofi'ei sympathy and
spirltua: consolation. His hihv was
brief Mrs. Mollneau.x also visited her
husband.
David N. f'arveloh, a handwriting
expeit said today: "I do not believe
that Molineaii wrote the name and
adtliess on the pol-on pack.ige iy
mind was made up then and 1 still ad
lit 10 to the same belief "
MORE HONORS FOR SCHLEY.
The Admital Is Piesented with a
Testimonial from Matyland.
Baltlnoio, Feb L'S. Bear Admiial
Wiutleld hcoit Si hloy has received from
the people ol this, his native state, a
supeib testimonial of the esteem in
which he Is hold by tho people of
Muryland and of their appieclntlon ot
his services to the countiy during the
late war with Spain
It took the toim of a magnificent
medal of gold and diamonds of gieat
intilnslc ninth unci resplendent beauty,
ths gift of Minylaud, piesented in the
name of the state by Geuemoi Lloyd
Lowndes nt a banquet in the Hotel
Bennert tonight. Speeches iveie made
by the governor and Geneinl Felix Ag
nus, and Admiial Schley made a guice
f til reply of thanks
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HUSTIS TO SUCCEED LEE.
Governors Appointment Submitted
to tho Senate.
Hatiisburg, Fob. as The governor
toda sent to the senate the niniie of
Ch.nles B. Hustls, of Philadelphia, to
be health officer of Philadelphia to suc
ceed Dr. Benjamin Lee. Tin- gov ei nor
also nominated Thomas H, Poweis, of
Philadelphia, to be commissioner ot
banking and he named the following
to be tllistees of the Cottage state hos
pltul at Philllpsbutg William K. Jt
vln, G. H. Lychtenthalet and J. E.
Bedding, all of Phlllipsburg.
Mr. Hustls Is edltor-in-ehlef of the
Philadelphia Inqulier and Mr. Poweis
is oil Inspector in that clt.v.
MR. R0THERMEL IS MUTE.
Will Give No Reason for the Post
ponement of the Quay Trial.
Philadelphia. Feb .'S. Ml effoits to
ol.tuln fiom District Attorney Hothcr
mel today his reasons for postponing
the tilal of Senator Quay and his son,
Itkhnrd B. Quay, wne unsuccrsstul.
Mr. Bothermel declined to dlseus the
caso, except to state that ho ha 1 al
ready said oveiythlng thut was neces
saiy for him to suy In lehulon to the
postponement.
Floating on the- River,
nridsi'ton, N. J.. Fob. 2ii-Tho body of
Bay Hague, u pietty 13-jour-old daughter
of Captain Jacob Hague, of Greenwich,
was found this afternoon floating ir, tho
Colinnsvy ilvcr near hei home. Tho ijlrl
illsHppctud on November ! last and all
efforts to find her had failed. It Is u plat i
cuse of suicide but the cause Is unknown.
ANOTHER EFFORT TO
MAKE ADMIRALS
SENATORS BUTLER AND PETTI
GREW OBJECT TO SAMPSON.
Mr. Butler States That the Officer's
Course in tho Cuban Blockade Was
Unworthy of a Man and Unbecom
ing nn Oificer Senator Foraker An
xious foi Confirmation Gorman's
Appeal for Action Unavailing.
V iiRlilnatoii, Feb. 2s. Another unsuc
cessful effott was made In the execu
tive session in tlio senate to confirm
the nominations advunelng Vdmirals
Sampson and Schley and other olllrers
who paiticlpited in the Santiago cam
paign. This i c suit was due to th" ob
jections of Senalois Bullcr, Pettlgrew-
imd Stewart who talked lluottgh tho
c-x-cutlv.. session, thus pieventlng thu
taking ol a vote.
Si nntor Butler made- the principal
speee h of the ses-slon. Ho based his ob
jection to the advancement of Mr.
Sampson upon the revelations of the
published rceouls of thu two olllcers,
lefoiilng with especial emphasis to tho
fact that Admit nl Sampson had him
self been responsible for Admit il
Sclil'-y's rem. lining at Cioiitttegos Mr.
I'utlir 'lunged that the despatch mak
ing this order had been supptesseei and
he assrtcxl that It must have been
concealed In Ml Sampson's bohalt. At
anv rat. the (ondtiet ot Sampson in
giving the order and then holding
Sehloy ifsponslble for the delav was
conduct uiiwoilhv of any man and un
becoming an ofllcei, unci Mr. Butler
said he would never jdw ills assent lo
the combination of any man guilty ot
such tnatment of a subordinate. Tlio
piesentntlein of this point led to a con
.triversy as to whether Sampson had
ever tsstii d tho older. Senator Foinker
appealed ospec Inllv anxious to sectitc
conllunatlon ot denial of this aocus.i
tlon, indicating his opposition if it was
based upon roriect lnfoimatlcm. He
wanted to know why. If such an outer
had been Issued, it had not been In
cluded 'n th' lecord of the two o'lloors
sent to the senate b the seeietnty of
the navy
Aigument of Fxiends.
To this tho f i lends of Admit nl Samp
son replied that it was to be presumed
that it would hove been If such an
older had ever been issued. Especial
ly must this be true in view of the fact
that Admiial Schlej's Hag officer,
Lieutenant Sears, had been a member
of tho board, which had compiled the
Infm mution supplied to the senate. It
was not to bo piesumed they said,
that any infot mution in tho inteiest
of his chief would have been sup
pi esscd by' Mr. Sears.
Senator Pettigiew eiuottd tho clos
ing pai.igraph of Admiial Schley's
statement
"No one can get aiound that logic,"
said Mi Pettlgrew. "This matter is
of recoid, if the other is not, and en
ough Is known to show the unfair
ness of Sampson, without regaid to
Hip other matter at all."
Senator Gorman made an appeal for
action and in this was joined by Sen
ator Wellington. Both spoke as the
ft lend of Mr. Schley. Mr. Gorman
said that he agired with those who
claimed that there had been unfair
disci imlnailon against Mr. Schley, but
he said Hint he wantid him continued
and he saw no means of ptotcctlng
Schley without advancing Sampson.
"Let us conflim Schlev and leave
Sampson unacted upon," suggested
Sellittoi Pettlgiow.
"That cannot be done," icspondcd
Mr. Hale.
"If can be If we want to do it," said
Mi Pettlguw.
But tho suggestion was not aecept
ed, and the executive session closed
without action.
BONNER USED MUSTARD.
Tommy West Was Theifoie Declnied
Winner at Lenox Club.
New Yoik, Feb. 2S. Tlio contest be
tween Tomm West, ot this city, and
Jack Bonner, of Summit Hill, Pa.,
which took place at the Lenox Ath
letic club tonight, was biought to a
sudden termination at tho beginning
of the eighth lound. Bonner'b seconds
had rubbed oil of mustard over the
Summit Hill man's gloves, and the
tuni"s of It almost blinded West and
Referee White.
The latter oidered the men to their
coineis and declared West the winner.
Base Ball Arbitiatiou.
New York Tib 2S.-Tho bo.nd of arbl
trillion of the National leuguo toda dis
cussed disputes bttvvren clubs and plav
ei.s. Tho piinc pal ease t.iki n up was tlio
AiaiijJp between the St. Louts club an J
tho "iMIUcH-Hurre club As u lesult tho
former club has been suspended tiom ttio
bagne, because ot Its failure to pa", tho
WIlkcs-Bairo club T7DH for the release of
Hut or Sullivan, us oideud bv the board
test October.
The Moiavia Was Wiecked.
Gloucester. Mass., Feb. 23. Captain Wil
liam Coikiim of the fishing schooner
Mondc'o, which at rived at this port from
a fishing ttlp, today brought news that
tho overdue Pieman lino steamer Moravia,
Capi ilu rmguson which sailed from
Hambutg lor Boston, Jamury IS, was
wicekrd on the northeast bar of Sablo
Island about Feb li.
Toinndo at Yazoo.
"in-Mio Cilj . Mis., Feb s. A tornado
passed ovei this dlstilet Saturday night.
Neuib ono bundled people were made
homeless bj tho storm .uul the losus to
propel ty will louili thousands of dollar.
Two persons wne killed and at least naif
a dozen fatull.v Injured but no names can
be obtained at piesent.
Surrender of Reyes.
Managua, Nicaragua, Feb, 2S General
Bos es, tin rebel commander, surrendered
voluntnrllv vesterda at Blueflclda to
Captains Symonds and Kurio. respective.
1. commanding the United hlatcs gun
boat .Marietta and the BiltUh second
class erulner Intrepid, who then landed SO
murines for pollco duty.
Philippine Bill Rejected.
Mtidilel, Feb. 2S, Tho ,onutc by a vote
of ISO to U5, today injected the amend.
mutH to the bill ceding tho Philippine
Islands tu tho United States,
THE NEWS THIS MOKNINU
Weatltcr InJkatloru Todays
FAIR j WESTERLY" WINDS.
1 Gcncial Germany Orders Her Wor
ships from Phlllpplna Waters.
Order Will Uo Enfoiccd In China.
Bribery Investigators Will lltgln Woik
Today.
Scnato BcfiiHosi to Advance Admirals
Hampon and Schley.
3 General Whitney's Weekly News
Budget.
Financial aid Commercial. v
S Local Methcdlst .Ministers' Assoetatljii
Meeting.
Court Proceedings.
I Kdltnrl.ll.
News and Comments.
G Local Well Equipped Law Lloiury of
the CoiukII Building.
Davis lVople Victorious In tho Board
of Contiol
C rocal West Scrnntoti and Subutlmn.
7 Niws Bound About Serunton.
S Local Me ihoillst Mlnlsleis' Ase.ocI.iHon
(Coin hided)
Thirteenth's Last Drill lu Camp
LIVELY WORK IN CONGRESS
Senate Approves House Bill to Pto
vido Public Building for Wilkes-
Bane Other Matteis Consideied.
Wii'liliiKton. Feb 2S. A fiou.y of
bill passing was on the sen tte tuday.
Tho bills passed were prlnolpilly pub
lic building measures and at times
during the day and night the so-nes
in tlie s"tinle vveie roiiiniknblo Setui
tois, usually staid and dignllli t'. stick
lets for oidcr and decoiuin to thu
chamber, clamored for consideration ot
bills prov Idlng for the erection of gov
ernment buildings in which they were
Interested. Finally at a late hcur to
night an amendment to tho sundry civ 11
bib was adopted nppropiiatlng neaily
M.UOO.O'JO for the piellmln.iry work on
; tin buildings which had been aitthot
i Ized.
The sundry civil bill was passed at
I 11.15 p. m., having been technically nn
i tier consideration thioughoiit the day
und evening.
Mr. Quay, chairman of tho commit
tee on public buildings and grounds?,
called lip some public bills as passed
by the house v Ith amendments and
moved to concur In the amendments.
Tho motion t elated to tho bills for
Cleveland. O. Oakland, Cal . Biau
mont, Tex., and Wllkes-lVine, Pa. The
senate roncuitcd In the amendments,
thus parsing the bills, but subsequent
ly Mi llnunii moved to reconsider the
vote by which tho Clevoltind bill xvns
passed and asked for a conference
which vv.i.i granted.
Tho house spent piactlially tho en
tire time of the seven hour session to
day passing the public building bills
favorably ucted upon by the committee
of the whole ten divs ago
S.xty-one bills In all were passed
carrying $l,3i2,000.
BIG FIRE AT HOLYOKE.
Hotel, Opora House and Stores Are
Bui ned Loss May Reach S500,000.
Holjoko, Mass., Feb. I.S. Flie that
bioko out at I lf tonight in the lanre
clothing store of Besst. Mills Co.,
In the Windsor hotel block, totallj do.
stiojed tin hotel, burned out seveial
big stoics and at a late bout was no1
under conltol Tho loss will be at
lea it $J.O,O0i end may reach TWO 000.
Few of the guests of the hotel had
letlied when the fire broke out, and all
escaped mi f cly The Holyoko Opera
house-, adjoining the hotel block, con
tained an uudn-nee that was listening
to a band concert The piopl" p-issed
out without panic owing to the tact of
the theater managers. The lire spread
rapidly. By 10.J0 it had worked tip
into the partitions ol' tho hotel which
oee upled till the upper floors of the
building, and outing its way thiough
these partitions, soon gained such hoid
wav that the interior was a mas3 of
flames.
Shottl after 11 o'clock the Hie buist
thiough the roof of the Windsor, and
rapidly made its wav to tho northwest
up the hall, thiough the adjoining build
ing. The stoics that are totally destio.ved
nie those of Besse. Mills & Co, cloth
leis. C. T. Fay. shoos, and McAusIun
& Wakelln, diy goods. Many other
stores are also gutted. The hotel and
opeta house bi long ti ex-Congiessman
William Whiting.
At 1 a. m the lire was spioadlng and
additional help had been ttsked for
fiom Springfield.
1 ."0 a. m The flto Is now under con
trol. William Whiting places his loss
at ViOO.OOO, not fullv Insured. Hesse,
Mills & Co.'s loss, .tJS.OOl), Insured.
KIPLING MAY RECOVER.
Indications Were Favoinble at an
Early Hour This Morning.
New York, Match 1. Jlr. Kipling's
condition lemained unchanged ut 1.15
this morning.
Tho lust bulletin issued said: "Mr.
Kipling has, on ihe whole, not gained
during the dav, though the respliatoiy
function has so far Improved that tho
use of oxygen Is no longer necessaiv.
Tlie intlucnro of the peislstlng inflam
mation In the upper lobes is still man
ifest." The statement that 'tlie rcspiraloiy
functions havo so lur Imptoved that
the use of oxfien is no longer neces
Miy," Is taken by the ti lends of Mr.
Kipling to be a most favorable Indica
tion. George Fred Williams Selected.
Boston. Feb. iS -At a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of tho Dcmocra Ic
stato committee Hon. Gcorgo Fred Will
lam was chosen tin Massiachusitts in"ni
ber of the national committee lu place of
John W. Coicor.ni. who vvus icmovcd ut
the sluto convention last full
Steamer Overdue.
Portland Mo.. Feb. 2.-The otllclals if
tho Thomson lino havo hud no tidings of
tho steamer Aroim which Is now ! days
overdue at Llvuipool and aio becoming
IbiwuIv worried about lm safety.
TO ENFORCE
ORDER AT
TIEN TSIN
Von Buelow Makes
Statement Regard
ing China.
INSULTS FOR GERMANS
The Government Compelled to Take
Action in Older to Piotect Intei
ests of Geiman Subjects In Chineso
Ports The Government of Samoa.
No Pilctlon with Ameilca.
B-illn Fob i. During the session
today ol tho budget committee of the
Bclehstag, the minister of foreign lit
talis. Baton von Buelow, made a state
ment lvlntlv to afiaits lu China. 11
said that in view of the antl-foieign
litllntloii, paitletilit!l.i tho fact that
seveial Gel mans wcie liiossly iuulted
and tiftoi win ds assaulted tit Tien-Tslu
last Saturday ho hid lnstiuctd the
Got man minister at Poklii, Union von
Ili'VKInir. to make it perfectly clear
that It such note vveie not severely pun
ished or it theie was a lectiiieuce of
such nets, .,'iave- consequence's would
ensue foi the Chinese government. Ho
added "Wo do not Intend to interfere
in the lntctii.il affairs of China but
duty compel us to protect tho lives
and ptopeity of Goiman '
With leferenco to the i tatenieiits
published ii foielgn newspapers le
gardlng tlie supposed action of the
Gei man warship Irene In tho rhilip
plnos and the ulleg d conduct of Hear
Admiial Dewe. who, it lips ben &iid.
threatened to sink the steam pinnace
of tho Bene, the minister of foielgn af
fttlm said those st'itemeuts belont; to
the rategoij of "plump canards" iuo-
I vlously deseilbod by hint. So far us
ho km w , Ih" Bene was not In the Phil
ippine islands but was at Hong Knnr
and the only Gc iman wnr-hlp at Manila
was tho Kalseiln Augusta. There
w -re, In jilded. a considerable number
of Geiman moiohunts lu tho Philippine
islands whom the eloiman navy was
anxious to piotect dining the Hlspuno
Ameiienn wai.
"Wo hope." the minister said, "Hint
our roiintiyinen will find fully security
under Amoili an iu!e "
The mlnlst-i- touched upon Geiman
intoiesls elsevvheie. including Moio-eo.
lefoiilng to vvllirh countiy he said that
unless the ilalms of Gorman subjool-e
were spu-dllv sottltd the demands for
such settlement would be supported by
Geiman warships
Question of Samoa.
The foulgi minister then discussed
tlie question of Sainon s.ijlng Unit bv
the geneial act of Isbfl the tliplo lll'e
of Germaio, Gieat lit Until and tin
United -'tatis was established ovei
those islands if the condominium is
wont to lead to unpleasantness thl
wottld be still mote the i-nse with ttl
doniiuliiiu. He said. "The final settlement of the
succession u sts with the poweis. I to
frnln fiom eleliv-ciliig a decisive iudg
meut on ihe whole i oiuso of events in
Samoa until the wilt ten l epulis nriive
and arc closely examined. ISut I hold
Miongl to Ihe hope that wo shall suc
ceed in disposing also ol these litest
ti million In Samoa, with due pioieolion
for Geiman lights and Interests and In
a manner which eoi lesnotids witli tin
ftiendly te Unions existing between the
tin ee governments concerned."
To the coitospondent of tho AsfocI
uted Ptess todaj Baion on Buelow ie
iteiattd his assuiunce of Germany's
deslio to maintain fiiendlj relation
with the United Slates. "There is noth
ing politically between tho two coun
tiles," he Mild, "to ptevont this becoin
lug en accomplished fact. T know of
no friction between the Geiman and
American g ivetninents; and, ao far lis
Samoa mid the Philippines aie con
cot ned, mj cpe -eh today shows th
tiuo situation In both places."
Ambassador White also lopealed to
the coitcspondent of the Associated
(Press his statement that Germany's at
titude thiou.'hout had not only been
neutiul, but In sonio cases, as for in
.stnnto, for contraband of war. oven
mote p.u.kulai. uheie the United
States was Involved, than sttlct neu
trality dictated.
ii
BLUEriELDS TRANQUIL.
Official Announcement of Collapse of
the Revolution.
Washington, Feb ."'. President Zo
lan, of Nicaiagua, tndnv sent tho fol
lowing cablegram io Mr. Correa, the
ehutge d'alfatioH heto, ofllclull. un
nounclnir the collapse of tlio rovohitlon:
Managua, Feb. 2S.
Km ea, Washington:
Alt is ended nt BlueflolcK Countiy all
tiuiiiiiit. (i-'lgiicd) 'cluya.
McFheison's Appointment.
Hairlsburg, I'eb. l's. Thu uppohitpi;nt
of Judge John B. McPhcrsuii, of Harris
burg, by President Mi Klnloy to bo United
Sinus dbtilc t jmUe i nates a vacant y on
tho Dauphin county bench, which Gov
ernor Stone will fill when Judge Mel'ntr
son nullifies as u ill li U t judge .
Steamship Ai rivals.
Southampton. Feb. 2 Arrived: Luln
N' vv York for Bremen.
-V-H-)- t-f f-f -M-
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Feb. i Forecast
for Wediicifcilny: For custom Pcnn-
sivaiun, fair; brink to west winds.
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