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TWO CENTS.
SCRANTON, JA., TlllRSDAV MORNING, MALIC II 2, 3S09.
TWO CENTS.
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SAGASTA HA? I
irr I
jRESIGNED
Cession of Philippines Pre
cipitates a Cabinet
Crisis.
TROUBLE WAS EXPECTED
ICho Ministry's Narrow Escape from
Defeat in the Senate Yesterday
Made an Oveitlnow Inevitable A
Washington View of the Affair It
Does Not Involve the Tallin e of the
Peace Treaty.
Mndiid. Maich 1. Svnor Sagasta, has
handed the teslgnatlon of the ministry
to the queen regent.
Tho ministerial crisis was expected,
as It was believed that the cabinet was
convinced of the impossibility of avoid
ing defeat In the final vote on the hill
Cor- the cession of the Philippines, as
the opposition may increase, while the
government cannot hope to sain a
single additional supporter.
The cabinet cilsls is expected to last
f i several da.vs, as It will he necessary
foi the queen legem to consult with
the piosldents of the chambeis and
other politic al lendeis. In the mean
while, the chnmbeis will adjoutn until
a hi vv ministry is fotmed.
The Ministerialists hope the queen
legem will support Senor Sngasta and
dissolve the chambers.
In the Spanish onnto esterdny the
measure submitted by the opposition
lucmbeis of the committee to which
tin government's bill for the cession
of Hie I'hillpplnes was leferred, was
elefoitnl l arelv bv 120 to US votes1.
Washington's View.
The leslgnation of the Sagasta cabi
mi state depaitment otllcials wy to
d.iv liner not necesaiily, in thili opin
1 in involve the fallute of tbe peace
tit at v They believe th.it the succeed
liv lablnet will find the same means
to fui ward the tieaty to the point of
j itKlc.Ulon, and tint the opposition to
thi- government will expuss itself as
intent with the manifestation of 01s
uppiovat manifested In foiclng the
i a1 ini l to resign
Thi. m.ncnn 1o tlilw UMleF Is tlint 1 lift '
Spanish government has much mote to
l.isi bv the lnllure of the Heat of
pea c tli.m has the United Slates.
CHOATE IN LONDON.
Tho Ameiican Amhassador
Wel-
corned in England.
Southampton. Mnieh 1 Jo-eph II.
Clii'.itc, the t'nited State s ambassa
dor to tho louit of St. James, ai lived
hen this afternoon on boaul ihe
American Unci St I'.ml Horn
New
Yoik The xtwmn.1 w.is boaided hi
the maor and sheriff, who welcomed
the ambassadoi in behalf of tho coi
poiatlon Stveial thousand peisons awaited
the an ival ot tlie Ignited States am
bassador. The Stars and Stiipes weie
illsplajed on many buildings.
London, March 1 The ambassador
nnd Mis. Choate ai lived heie this eve
ning by special tialn fioni Southamp
ton. They were met at the Watetloo
lallioad station ay the t'nited States
barge d'affaires, Mr. Ilenty White,
and by other Amei leans Theie was
po foimallty In the weltome extended
to Mr. Choate nt the station.
Mi and Mis. Choate weie diiven to
' Claildge's hotel, vvheie they will 10
maln until their Louden lesldencc is
leadv foi occupation.
THE DEADLY GASOLINE.
Two Young Women Die from the
Effects of nn Explosion.
Philadelphia. March 1 Jennie Mi-i -rm
aged 11 jeais, and Claia Meyer
ngfil 'Jl. aie both dead fiom lniuis
received 'vestordnj hv tho explosion of
i tan of gasoline at the home of Miss
ileum's slstci, No 1SJC North 1'iont
ureet. Iloth gills weie teulblv Imill-
d The voungerof tho t'vo died in tin
lo'Pllal Kit night and Miss Meji-is'
u(T ilng i nbil In death today.
'Hie explosion was caused by pouring
.i-iillne on a slmvlv burning 11 to
GRANITE CUTTERS STRIKE.
Nenily rifteeu Hundiccl Men Ate
Thrown Out of Work,
tjulnev-j Mass.. .Maich 1 All tbo
union gtanitei cutteis in this city
utiit'k todaj owing to the falliuo of
the Uinnlte Mnnufacturors' association
nnd the Cutteis' Union to agiee" on a
now schedule of piiees, th" old bill
hnvlng explied at midnight
DOBBS DEFEATS M'DONALD.
He Knocks His Opponent Out in Two
Rounds.
London, March i In a 20-iound con
Ufi at Uateshcad this evening, Hobby
Dobbs, the Minneapolis coloied boxer,
defeated Pat MacDonald, in the second
round.
The two men had met pievlously nt
QbiHgow on Keb. 2J, but the police lit
trifeicd and niioHted both coin
batautK, Increase of Wages.
Lebanon, Pa., Mireh 1. flie I'oiinsl
vnnla Holt mill Nut company Uiln ovonlng
pouted notices In thu pueldie nnd rolling
Kill elimartiiinntie (imioiiiii lug mi liioriWHO
et 10 pel cunt, ill wim, to taku ft ee t
Ainll 1. About sou imii am lnuriwttcel.
POPE LEO IMPROVES.
His Genoral Conditions Ate Sntlsfnc
toiy to Physicians.
Home. Mutch 1. An ofllclal bulletin
Issued at 5 o'clock this evening says.
The pope's ptilso Is excellent mid tbo
genual conditions ale veritably Hutlatno
torv In the part opciatcd on Jll Is prO
CCllllllg l LUiil.it lj.
(Signed) Mri7?.onl, Lippolil.
Di. Mnz.onl and Lappoul, who left
tho pope's aiiartineuts at 6 o'clock, ex
pressed satisfaction at the condition
of his holiness. They said his tem
perature was 9D.5.
The stieain of calleis continues and
sincere stnpathy is shown in all cir
cles, Italian ns well as pap ll. There
Is no sight of mi thing unusual nt the
Vatican. Cardinal ltampolla took his
customaiy diivo this afternoon.
Dr. Lapponl will again sleep at the
Vatican During tho opciatlon the
pope asked Ills piivate chaplain, Fath
er Angell, to say mass. Aftc r the
surgeon, had completed their task he
was In excellent splilts and oven Joked
with them. Ills holiness slept two
houts during the da)
At 0 o'clock Dts. M.izzonl and Lap
ponl again visited him and found
that the pain caused by the operation
had so abated as to allow his holiness
to lie on his tuck. At that hour his
temper.itute was lower and his general
condition satlsfactoiy.
The cyst removed was about the size
of an oiange
Dining J.r. Mnzzonl's visit the pope
asked him how many female patients
weie accommodated at the hospital of
St. John, of which Dr. Marzonl Is the
chief surgeon, and he lnqulted regard
ing tho work done nt tho hospital by
the Slsteis of Mercy. He begged Dr.
Marconi to Infonn the slsteis that he
blessed them, knowing that the weie
Placing foi him and his recoveiy.
Unless complications of which theie
is no apprehension shouldt set in, Di.
Ma77onl will not return to the Vatican
until tomoriow.
GUFFEY'S MANIFESTO.
He Politely Intimates That Ceitain
Democratic Senators Should Miucl
Their Own Business.
Ilairisburg, March 1. Colonel James
M. Gufiey, of Pittsburg, a mcnibei ot
the National Democratic committee,
tonight gave out the follow ins signed
statement in connection w ith the let
teis from Demociatle senatoisnnd con
giessmen made public last night by
Congiessman-elect Joseph C. Slblej
"The dltlii2Ulshed Democratic Unit
ed States senators and lepiesentatlvcs
who aie toielgn to Pennsvlvania and
not in touch with hei political londl
tlons, mean well nnd no doubt ate hon
est in their expressions, but have heaid
only one side of the question about
which the wilte
"The Demociats of Pennsvlvania are
honest and fully capable of dealing
with the sonatoilal situation them
selves. They aie familiar with both
llenubllcan factions, their strong nnd
weak points, and as for themselves, I i"? rnee oi aimor ami the device nan
their com so was .Ustinctlj outlined in bt-,on io'ortel to of blinging loiwaiil
the Altoona plattorm. on which th I new aimor which they maintained
campaign i is fought. Tint platfoim (ou'd not bo manufactured for lesi
made it possible to elee t the eighty-I tllan r,r u tn lio ,m I1(,t PHipose,
seven tiKinbeis of the leislMntuu who I he said, to be led from his opinions bv
now play sueh a piomluent pait In the ilv "' " statement. He did not Ik
semtorial struggle and who will con-l11' 0 t,nt lt; "oul(l c",t 'J'00 'f"
llnuo to do so. nnd that. too. stuctlv mol1 t" nnK, tn" 'IP nimor than
within the lines and In full aeeoid vvlfh l, 1,1a,:0 tllP HarvevIyiHl nrram Ho
the Deinociatlc plattoun and the cam
paign "The Democratic party of I'onnsjlva
nla. thiough Its leinesentatlves In tlm
leglslattue mid as now oigaiilzed and
conducted, is an honest body and will
i be lesponslble to tbe people foi their
action and the outcome of I lie sona
tcuial contest
(Signed) "J. M Ouftey."
HEAD-ON COLLISION.
Four Peisons Killed Near White
Plains, Nevada.
Ogden, Utah, Match 1. In a head-on
collision between p icnser tialn No.
2 castbound and a double-headed west
bound near White Plains. Nov.. four
people were killed outright and one
seilousl lnjuied.
The dead Engineer V .1. Yeaigln.
I'll eman Hendershot. Pnenian Dillon.
Another e-nglneer was also killed.
Tho head biaheman of the Irolght
was perhaps f (it nil lnjuied.
TO PAY SPAIN.
Senate Passes $20,000,000 Appio
piiatlon In Shoit Older.
Washington, Maich 1 One ot the
lit Bt acts of the sen ite when that body
convened at 11 o'clock today was the
consldeiatlon of the bill eau.vlng $J0,
000,000 with which to pay Spain foi
relinquishing the- Philippines, In ne
coi dance with the tie.tt of I'-uK
Mr. Allison (Iowa) icpoited the
measure for the committee on nppio
priatlons and asked for Its Immediate
consldeiatlon. The bill was laid be
toie the sennte and In half a minute
was ptsseel without u woid of debate.
TEN PER CENT. INCREASE.
Haltlmore. March 1 The Mailand
Steel company of Spairow Point to
day announced a ten per cent. Increase
In the wages of all its emploes, which
lestorcs their pay to tho old rate, ie
dnced owing to business depiesslon in
1S93.
Thero nie now 1,700 men at woil;,
but this number, It is expected, will
soon be Incieased to 2,000.
Johnson Out in tho Eighth Round.
Hot Spiliihf. All; . Maili 1. biilecn bun
dud peoplo vvlluuHbtil I ho gloei coiitint
this nfternoou bitween Tommy fcnu, ot
Sjracuse, ami C'huiley Joluison, of Jlln
ueiiixilis. 1 call men cntmcel the ilnu in
gojil comlltlon, bat It wi.h appmunt In the
llrst iouiiU that Johiiwcn was no miteb
foi Hvan. In tho elglith louiid Jolinsoii
was knoeKed ilown tbiee tlme be blowte
111 the slam teh unci tho last tlniu w i
counted out.
Mrs. Veimeulo Acquitted.
New Yejik Muidli l.-Mrs. Loulxe 'er-
ineulc, who has been on trial chanted with
paw line a worth!) hh draft, vvat. toiiuy ac-
e'.ulttcel by a Jury In tho tomt ot t'nrai
StiHKloUH.
NO POSSIBILITY OF
AN EXTRA SESSION
HOUSE PASSES ARMY REORGAN
IZATION DILL.
Senate Rapidly Clearing tho Desks
foj Tinal Adjournmcnt.Mr. Till
man Makes a Sensational Speech
in Support of a Scheme to Estab
lish a Government Plant to Make
Aimor Mr. Chandler Also Sup
poits the Aimor Amendment.
Washington, March 1. The senate
Is lapidly dealing Its desks foi llnal
adjournment. The naval npptopila
tlon bill, which oidinailly consumes
the time of tho senate for novel al eliiS,
was passed this afternoon aftei less
tlnn live houis of debate In that
time, however, It was amended rad-
Itallj In one respect Tho price to be
paid by the government for armor
plato was llxod nt $ino a ton, a redui -lion
of the amount llxeel by the house
of Sll" a ton. In addition, the secn
laiy of the navj was authoilred In
the event of the refusal of armor plato
companies to supply nimoi at $100 a
ton to proceed to the con Him Hon of
nr aimor factoiy to cost $l,r,(J0 000 and
placing in the secretaij'd contiol $.' -000
000 with which to operate the gov
ernment plant The light for these
amendments was led b Mi Tillman
(S C ). who made a chai uteilsilculP
sensational speech In suppott of the
piopoltloiis, ihe senate adopted le
solutions of regiet on the death of
Lord Heischell and concluded the
d.ij's session b pronouncing eulogies
upon the late Repiesentatlvo Dlnglev.
Duilng the session a measuie was
parsed piovidlng .or the erection of n
public building at New Btlghton. Pa,
to cost not nioie than $75,000
Mr Tillman In the course of his
speech said lie proposed an altei native
pioposltlon to establish a government
.uinor plant so that the I nlted States
eouldsayto thoaimortiust that If It did
not supply the nimor at a piopcr pike
the government would manufae title
Its own armor. He sain it was peifect
ly evident tiiat the two Pennsylvania
nimor trusts had a "pull, whntever
that might mean," In the house of
congress and weie nble to hold up
the price of aimor.
Will Not He Held Up.
"Whv," he (Umnndcd, "an we to
ltld to these aimor plate thieves,
these robbeis? Are vvc to pel mil these
people to oulei us to stand and de
llvei I have deemed It luj duiv to
piotest against these methods nnd
theufoie have ofnied mv ameuilmont
l educing the prii e to J300 a ton "
Mr C"nnndlcr (X II ) In suppoit of
the amendmfnt nld the C.unog1" mil
H-thlchem factories weie In combina
tion, and together In combination with
Europenn nianutactuieis, tlnv weie
making a despeiaf- effort to holil up
would lalliei wait tiefore puieliasinij
moie armor, for anothei ennfu! Inve"--tigatlou
of tli" whole aitnoi plat" qui s
tlon. Mr. Tillinan p amendment vwis adopt
ed 14 to .'". as follows
Yeas ,il n Il.ii on I'.ile liniv.llntl
f'affiev, ) hi ndler ('hill in )' iv, ( ockit II,
D tub 1 Ilnii'liroiiKh Hulls Kenm v,
Kjle J.lneNii Mallorv M.iitln Mom v.
ll"Co IVttUiew Petliis, Kawlliis Koneli,
Iloss, Stuwiiit Siilllv in Tillniun Till lev.
Turner. Vest AVe Ulne,ton White j
Nnys Allison Huirous i'.iiui CLiik.
Dehoe Pull hanks, ruulkner, Poiuk'i,
tilav, H.il Iliiina, ll.tvvl'-v. Hoar, Me
15i Ide Melhuiv, McMillan, Mmtle. Pen
rose T'erlclns 1'latt D'onti ). l'rne toi, Se w
ell Saoup. Spoom r, Teller, M. line 11 2e
In the House.
The last llngeiing possibility of an
exlia session of congiess dlsappeaied
today, when the house passed the sen
nte army leoiganlzitlon bill A'ety eon
sldeiable and vlgoious opposition to
the acceptance of the penate bill was
voiced on both sides of the hall and
for a time It appealed possible that the
bill wou'd not secuie the necessary
two-thluls to pass It under suspension
of the u'l " Hut the Republican lead
eis. M'ssi Henderson, Giosvenor and
Cannon. am to Its suppoit on the H -puhliran
side nnd Mr. Hailey, the
Deinoeiatle leader, thiow the weight of
great lnlluenee In favor ot it on tho
Democratic side, nigitlng that It pio
lcled only for a tempoiar Increase of
the army, which would lie made im
manent if congiess weie convened in
extra session.
Another big element in the vote was
Mr. Hull's iceltal of a statement nia'o
by the president to hlni that he would
not construo Section 12 ns atithotlty to
c onset lpt the minority In volunteer or
ganisations which should elect to le
mnln In the service. The bill pissed
203 to .1.'. It now goes to the piesldent.
Tho decks were also cle.ueel of many
other Important matters. The gineial
detlclency nppiopilation bill cairylng
$21,OMi,O0O was passed under suspension
ot the lilies without a woid of ciltl
clsm. This is the Inst of the nppio
prlntlott bills. The senate amendments
to tint liver nnd hat hot bill weie uon
concuued In and It was sent to con
fetence. Hie friends of tlu Nlcnragui
canal amendment having decided to
po Hpone their light until the conferees
report.
The eonfeienco repoits on the omni
bus claims bill, tho naval personnel unci
man other less tinpoitnut measuics
were ngieed to Tho senate bill mak
ing Devvov a full ndmlrn! was passed.
Tho bill now goes to tho president for
his Hlguntuie.
Shot and Killed a Hi Ide.
('hiiiiilHlfburg, I'd, Maub 1. hllo
catclinsly luinelllni; n revolver loulR.'it
John I'lttlngir shot and almost Instiintlv
Hilled Mrs. Saiah Shoemaker. l'i cam
old, n Initio of six months. I'tlttuge i, who
was si nt to Jail to await the result of Hut
coiomi's Imiuent, saH that Mih Slue
maleei hud told him the weapon wi.s not
loaded, (let In oul IK onis old and had
railed to acconipaii thu woman and her
husband to luircli.
QUAY AT HARRISBURG.
Senator Is Guest of Governor Stone
at Executlvo Mansion.
IlatiNbuig. iVlatch 1 -Senator Quay
nnlvi'd in this city and Is the guest
of Uovorilol Stone ut the exeelttlve
mnnslon vvheto lie was called upon by u
laige uumbci ot st nutois and mom
bets and other tilends Asked If he
had anvthlmr to sav regarding the po
litteal situation, the senator sulci.
'The puiosi of m visit Is simply
to meet ni iileiids who have so con
sistently and loyally supported me ns
tha nomine o of the IScpublicun caucus
for the setiatotshlp. I doslio to expiess
my appiLciatlon ot their action. My
duties at Washington have prevented
mo fiom giving close attention to the
situation. I am naturally latir.ed
with the fact that over two- Mi els ot
the llopubllcan meinbeKS of the legls
latuie have tiom the outset supporteel
me nnd that theie lias not been a sin
gle bleak In the lines of there stal
wart Ucpubllcan though the contest
h is been prolonged for two months.
The Information that lias come to me
slnre my an lval in Ihe city Is of the
nio't encouraging ch nacter, and I havo
eveiy ieai;on to believe I will be ie
eleHi'd '
MR. KIPLING IMPROVING
It Is Believed That He Has Passed
the Danger Point and That His
Recoveiy Is Asnuod.
New Yoik, Match 1. Tho condition
of Itttdntd ICIpllntT is very much lnt
piovcd tonight The cllsis in the dis
ease v as passed this moinlng. Tho
Associated 1'rcs dispatches last night
Indicated that tho eiisls was close at
hand and thu It was because of this
that the phyle lans displayed s much
anxiety concerning the outcome.
At 2.1" o'clock thU nftcinnon the fol
lowing bulletin was posted.
Mi Kipling lias gained since this inuiii
Ing. The temperature jnel pulse nio low,
and In eve'iy direction the Improvement Is
noted
V. D J.iuewav Theodoio Dunluini
This was the ninth day of Mr. Kip
ling's lllnets In pneumonia the eilsls
Is geneially i cached bv the seventh or
ninth da, but It may be dehived until
lout ton Theie theicfoio weie foltv
elght hours dining which the ph si
clans haidly left their patient's side.
During that time Kipling suffered
greatlv during his conscious momenta
but he v.as lioquentlv unconscious or
sulTeting fiom attending dellilum.
'J in most advaucid seienlllle methods
have been ndopte'd for tho tieatment
ai.d for several das ogen was lorced
Into tin' in.w to tide ovei the times
that Kipling was un ihle to brertbe suf
llcient air to sustain liie. The o gen
method was abandoned es'leidi, a,
hopeful sign. Tho patient began to
breathe nioie frul -atly this moin
lng, nnd aftot a li w houis diopped Into
a lelieshlng sleep, the 111 st in davs,
nnd the one essential to restore his
fast waning stiengtb Later the tem
pei.itme diopped lapidly fiom 101 to ''),
which is about noimal. This i" the or
dluarv coins of tbe disease
Tlint the ciisls imd pissed was quick
ly known thtoughout the hotel and It
was plulnlv appuent In the magical
change In tb aspect of the phvslelius,
muses, lelatlves and otlins about the
hotel.
The (list bulk tin in the momlng In
dltatcd the Improvement in Mr. Kip
ling's condition and that he bail in
Joid Instead ot delirium a uatuinl
slep.
Thiovghouf Uu dnv the cnlleis at the
hotel we ie verv numeious and the tin.
otlii lal Hpoits all gave indications of
continued luipt nciuent. Mi " Kipling,
who has In c i as anxious a watcher
at 1" r husbands bedside showed nciV
hope this alteinoon. Accompanied bv
her ninlel she b ft th bote I and lemaln
ed out toi an houi s walk.
iM .lnntw.i letnainid iivvav fiom
Mr Kli ling s bedside fen nearlv all the
entile day H called at 0 o'clock to
night, however, nnd ieniaincl an hour.
Dr June-way showed In w relieved he
was but would Mvo no positive as
HUi.ince of his patient s lecoveiv.
"1 nevei tell mine than I know," was
his cautious leply to an inanity.
Notwithstanding the fact that tho
ctisls Ins been passed in Mr. Kipling's
Illness ho Is ov no means out of d m
goi. pneumonia being an Insidious elN
eae tint has a tendency to seriously
nftfet; the lu ait and absolute quiet and
abundant stlinulitluii aie necessary
even after Hie tide has turned Should
the Improvement continue and no le
lapse oecur Mi. Kipling should be out
of dangei In a eiy few tlavs. ,
The tallowing bulletin was posted at
11 15 p m.' "Mr Kipling Iuih con
tinued to Improve."
U a late houi Mr Kipling was '.est
lng easily and with evety chance of a
ustful night
COURT OF BEEF INQUIRY.
Meat Packois' Repiesentatives Havo
the rioor.
Washington, Match 1. The court of
Inquliy Into the beef e harges had a
long session todn examining olilcera
and enlisted men and lepresentntlves
of western meat firms. The meat
packets' lepiosontntlvos gave practl
call the same testlmon they had
previously piesented to tho wnt Inves
tigating conunhslon, but It Is under
stood that this Is only to get their
genual statement on tlu court locoid
and Hint their examination today will
bi followed by a much more detailed
examination Into specific Incidents
connected with the mem furnished In
Cuba nnd Potto lllto duilng tho wm.
Major Jesse Lei-, who attended the
eouit for some os, It being geneially
undei stood that he was pioem In be
half of Cieneial Miles, appeared again
today, taking notes and formulating
eiuestlons. lie was allowed to question
the nun of his own teglmcut, but his
questions ito other witnesses weie taken
undei advisement b the couit ami It
was undei stood a decision will he
i) ached tomoriow ns to Major Lee's
standing befoio tho court.
Tire at Newtown.
Newtown, Piu, Mm eh I. Kite toda ile
stiojed Ihe lmiiluuro store of II, t
Wniittiill and tlio notion Moto of Mis S,
U. Dollon. Loss estimated at fc,iio; pint.
ly Inxutel. The buildlnw otciqilcd by Woi.
stall Is thought to have been Hied l a
liurclur, who, in this manner, tiled to
(over his trucks.
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE LEGISLATURE
MEASURES REPORTED TROM
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Bill to Piohiblt the Sale or Olft of
Liquor on Memorial Day Among
the Numbei Bill to Regulate
Hoi re Shoeing Arouses Discussion.
A Bill to Provldo for Weighing of
Coal.
Ilarrisbttig March 1. The bill to
provldo an additional law Judge for
Lancaster county was favorably re
ported fiom the Judiciary general com
mittee today. The bill to piohiblt the
sale or gift of liquor on Memotlnl day
was also favotublv icported from com
mit tee
Mr Adams, Philadelphia Intioduced
a bill provlditg that the capital com
mission shall cause to be Insetted once
a vvetk for tlnee vvoi'ts In n newspaper
In Philadelphia, one In Ilairlburg and
one In Plttsbuig i deHle to leeelve
plans nnd specifications which bids
shall be opened b the commission
thlitv davH after the fltst ndvcitlse
ment The advf rtlsements shnll call
foi granite v hich shall enclose the
bullillnr nnd the erection or tenslons
to the building with the lemoval of
the buildings row occupied by tho scc
letiuv ot internal affuli and the si c
lctaiv of agiiculture. The plans ni
cepfeel shall v. In a pilze of $.'.000 with
a second pile of si.noo and a thlid
pi be of Jl.OC)
Th" totnl cost ol the lonstiuctlon
and completion of the building, iinlsli
lng and fuinisbiug. ball not exceed
$1.000 000. The building shall be llnlsh
ed by Januaiv 190J. This Is the sec
ond cupltol bill Intioduced
On motion of Mr. Sklniei, of Pulton,
the postpone 1 bill eulaigln,; the powers
of the Mipeilor court was taken up
M. .Mai shall, of Mlegheu, followed
with n motion, which was unanimously
aelopted, thai the vole by vvhl'h the
bouse esterdav tefused to go Into
committee of the whole for special
amendment be icconsldeied. Mi. lias
son piesented an amendment, which
was unanimously adopted, that "when
ever two Judges of the superior couit I
aie to be chosen for the same lei m ot ,
set vice each voter shall vote for only
one and when Hire are to be chosen
he shall vote for no moie than two;
candidates highest In vote shall be de
clnied elected " The house refused to
go into tbe committee of the whole
vcsteiday ioi the luseitlun of this
amendment bv ncnilv a stii'lly paity
vote the Demociats tavorlng the
nmendmrnt and a huge m ijoiltv of the
He publicans oppo'lng it Theie was no
objection to the amendment when it
was piesented this afternoon ai.d the
bill as ami'iided In committee! ot tho
(Whole was unitnimouslv adopted bv
. Ihe house and the mra-uie was laid
aside for piintlng and third leading.
To Regulate Horse-Shoeing.
When the bill to legulate the occu
pation of hoi so-shoeing In cities and
to piovide foi the leglstiatlon, ex
amination and licensing oi hoise
shoeis was i cached, Mr. Kow. of
Philadolphli. laised tho point of oi -dei
that the legislature had no light
lo Hgulate nitv Made or labor, stpeak
ei Tair ebe Ided the point of oielei rot
well taken and a long discussion oh
the miilts ot tin- measuie followed.
Tlie bill was amended by deci easing
the line- Hum J.0 to t25 toi violations
of the pioposcd act 'Ihe bill was iea.1
the second time.
The bill pioviiling that a suit wong-
ly begun in oqult niiiv be continued
ai law with the mme effect ns It oilg-
Inallv bc-jjun at law was doleated.
Mr. Kiosan, of 1'ajette. Intioduced
i a bill to piovide foi the weighing of
i oal at bituminous and reml-bltumili-
ous i oal mines and tor tlie ravine nt
of the same by weight.
Mr Vooihees. of Philadelphia, pie
sented a bill to piohiblt the gt. lining
to any biewer of more than one II
e enso in tlie same county and lepenllng
the nets of June Jl. IS97. and July ?0,
ls'tT, lelntlng to the sale of ,ralr and
lit e wed llquois.
Mi Ilalcl.v in, of Delawaie, otesiiiteJ
a bill to regulate and define the light
of meienntile agencies.
A bill was piesented by Mi ?fah!e,
of Blair, to nuthorUe constable or
clhei petee ofllcers to anwt v Ithoitt
wan ant upon the request of any piop
eit linnet or rente! tiny pet son annoy
ing, tiespassing oi doing ail damage
to pi ope it or take without leave any
vegetables, fmlt, nuts, beule-s, etc.,
on Sundii
BRIBERY COMMITTEE.
Organized to Investigate Charges
In Connection with McCanell Bill.
Ilnirisbuig. Maich l.-The commit-
too to Investigate the bilbeiy charges
lu connection with tho passnge ot the
McCanell juiy bill In the house ot
ganUed this afternoon hj th-- elei.eni
tif William C Kteps, of I'rank'iti, m
ehalinian, Chailcs E Vooihees, of
Philadelphia, sectetaiy, and L.
Schoch. of Sei anion, stenosniphor.
Captain Geoigc W. Skinner, of Pulton,
who declined to serve nn the eoir.m.f
tee, was the only absentees A lesolu
tleui was offcied bv Chairman Krcrs
and adopted that an member bu eta
poweied to subpoena witnesses i.ntl
that each niembei- have the light to
ask an eiuestlons they may doslio.
The secietiuy was diieete-d to havo
printed ,"i00 subpoen i blanks
Mr Koontz suggested that lh com
mittee meet this evening as bo had
seveial wltnesces he diMirod to ctll.
Mr. Voiiheos said the stenog-apher
could not leach heie nef)ite tonionow
nnd moved that the Hist me ting bu
held tonionow evening. The inotl Hi
was adopted and the cominl'leej ad
journed. General Wage Advance,
Harriet ur Mnieh 1 The Ppnnsjhn.
lis Still comp.ni poUe-d a notice todiv
uiiuounilih Hint beRliinlri? Ap'll 1 next
then will Is ie genual iidv inco of about
(i pel cent lu ,m)i f
High, But They Must Have Him.
Washington, Maich 1 Auviutin M.
High wiih todu uomlnntrd for poutinnster
ut Uendlmr Pa . mill Ida II, .Mathers was
appointed to (he fourth chests ullleu at
Llla, Pa,
11115 NKWS THIS M0KN1NU
Weather Indication! Today:
RAIN j WAnMEIt.
(iencral Resignation of Sagasta.
Congress 1'amc.s the Arm llcoigmilza-
Hon 1)111.
PlllplnnH Prepirlnr, for Activo Work.
State Legislative Proceedings,
Clcneral News of the Industrial World.
riiuiiicl.il uud Commercial,
Iocal Ivorllcs Celebrate St. David's
Dav.
Court Prncccdlngs.
Editorial.
Ncvns nnd Comment.
Local Coal Property Changer- Ilutiels.
Meeting of tho Hoard of Health.
Local West Scranton and Suburban.
News Hound About Scranton.
Local Iv oi ltes Celebrate St David's
Dny (Concluded).
AN INDICTMENT
FOR M0L1NEAUX
Giand Juiy Holds Him for the Mur
der of Mrs. Katherlne J. Adams.
New Yoik, March 1 ltnlnnd B.
Mollneaux was todav Indicted by the
giand Jury for murder In tin lliht
degtee In causing the death ol Mis.
Katherlne J. Adams. The Uncling of
the' indictment doe- niva with a heat
ing before the coroner, nnd there w 111
bo small chance for Mollneaux s coun
sel to take any steps In his behalf
until the case actually comes to ti lal.
The Indictment contained foul
counts Pli't, tiiat Roland 11 Molln
eaux sent a poison thiough the malls
to kill, and which did kill Mis Kath
erlne Adams, second, that Molln
eaux did sent through the malls a
poison for the purpose of killing some
unknown person, thlid, that .Molln
eaux sent thiough the malls tjnntde
of meicuty with Intent to kill; fotutli,
that Mollneaux sent an unknown
poison to kill some unknown peison.
The witnesses upon whose evbleiiee
the giand Jurv based the indictment
were Coronet's Phsician Albeit L
Wesjton, to prove death; Prof's c IJ.
A. Witthuus to piove the can't of
death, H. S Cornish to ptove r cent
l,f poison package and the muiive toi
sending It; Nicholas Heckmaiin to
Identify Mollneaux as the i enter of
the letter hot In Forty-second atteet,
and Hxpeits William J. Kinsley, K.
B. Hay, Peislfer Piaser and Henrv L.
Talinan to piove that Mollncaix's
hand addles eil the poison packtge to
II S Coinlsh
Tlie Indictment was tiled with He
coider etoff in P.nt 1 of geneial s-
.'illllS
The case of Mollneaux was placid
on the calendar for pleading nnd hi
will be airalgnod befou- lln-nw-r
Uulf tytnoirow. He will then piobiblv
be re n amic il to the Tombs with, lit
bail
BARON lirTRSCHELL DEAD
A Member of the Biitish Joint High
Commission Dies Suddenly.
Washington, Maich 1 Baton I'airer
Hei-sehell, ine of tlu commission fiom
(lirat Piitaln on the high joint com
mission recent In sys-don heie to ad
just dlfterenies bPtween the I'nlleil
States and Canada, died eiiilt uiiddi nlv
at T 0"i o'clock this innmlu.r at tho
nhoieham hotel vheie he hud been
confined to his bed foi seven al weeks
with a bick'ii bene eatf-d bv a fall
on a sllppetv sidewalk.
Lonl lle-tiehell's death came without
wanting IvXeept for th pain Incident
to the iia Uilt of his leg which oc
elli ud on Pebiuaiy 1", he- has been in
excellent in alth and splits and up to
nlino'-t the houi of his el 'nth thete was
no piemonltoi.v svinptoms of the com
ing end
At about " o'clock this morning his
loulship av akeiie-d and called to the
nurse who found him huathing heav
Ily Vtter iee living mme attentions- he
said he lelt better and jiiiln went to
sleep. A llttl aftet ( o'clock he acriln
called the utiisc and said he Mt ill
and complained ol pleat pain in his
chest below the u ait Dr. W. W.
Johnsoi was hastily summoned and
iiftei a huriied examination dispatched
.i .in sbenge r for Dr Maddox who Join
ed him In a lew minutes. The pain,
however, did not vie Id to tieatment
and at live minute aft i 7 o'clock his
loidshlp bieathed his lift At ihe time
there was wlih him bis pi hate sLC-
lietaiv. Mr IWwortli Wllilam-oti Mr.
('. Caitvvil,;ht, secietarj of the jomt
'high ci mmlsalon of vvhl'h Lord ller-
si bell was the piesldent Dis Johnson
I mm Madelox and ills nurses lu answer
to Inquliles the physicians said they
weie minble In give the exact cause of
death but the svinptoms. It was
I thouL.ht. Indicated Uyu It was angina
' liectom
Ills lordships familv, who
with the exception of his son. Hichaicl,
nt Otoid, Is In thi- south ot Pianee,
have been e ableel the sad news-, but up
to this hour no lesponse has been ie
celv ed.
THE VOTE POR SENATOR.
Iliirrisbuig. Mnieh 1-Seimtnr lllglns,
of Bchiij Ikill Drmwiat. who Is couval
eicbi,, frcnii nn iitinck ot pneumonia was
the unlj nliscnleo without a pilr at to
day's sertsJuii of the Joint iicmbly. Tao
vote for Piiltril States senator resulted
In no elcctloi and follows
Quay
in.-,
so
is
IciiKs .. ,
D,cUell .
Stew ait .
Huff . ,
WIllflKT.
Mai Me ..
livlu ....
Stone ....
Tnbbs ..
it'ee
Smith, ..
(Irow ...
Illtei ....
Total
Nccckksiv lii n elu'lce,
lit.
Postmnatei Ai tested,
Alioinin, Pa , Muieb 1 V Uonnluv,
itntst.int iioi'tniHHter at HiuiiC'elioroiigli
C.nnbilti ' omit), wax aiiisted unbiy i.
Deputy MHrfhal John lloo un thu cnarse
of einberslliiK MX) ft cm tho nuiiie order
elcpiirtment of the olllce. At a paillil
Inuring clven blm befnto Piiltcel States
Commissioner Mcl.eod lu this ety tonlsht
he wax helel In fs'Hl bull for it bearing to.
monow,
FILIPINOS
AREACTIVE
They Prepare lo Mount
a Battery at
Malabon.
SOME DESULTORY FIRING
Busy at Caloocan Also Throwing Up
Earthworks The Transports Ta
coma and Arizona Arrive at
Manila Tho General Situation
Unchanged.
Manila, March L 4,33 p, m. The rob
els are veiy nctlvo at Caloocan and
Malabon. They evidently intend to
mount a battel y in front of tho Mala
bon church. destroed by the fire of
the United Stutes monitor Monadnock
on Teb. 27. They can be seen throw
ing up earthvvoiks for guns nnd epaule
meats.
Theie wa the usual desultory firing
csteiday evening nnd toduy, but tho
only casualty toported is in the casj
of Private Haiold 'Paiks, Company K,
California volunteeis.
The Nebraska volunteers, at the Ites
ervolr, had n slight biush with a small
body of the enemy this morning. The
rebel scattered Into the jungle after
the fltst volley.
The United States tuinsport Tncouia
has arilved heie without tho loss ot u
hoise or mule.
The Negros commissions s have en
teitnlne'd seveial Ameiican ofllcers and
Biitish subjects at their hotel ns a re
turn foi the compliment paid them by
Geneinl Otis. They sailed for Negros
today.
The United States transport St. Paul
has emb.ukcd Colonel Smith, Mnjor
Slmes, a battalion of the California
volunteeis and the ofllceis recently ap
pointed to posts nt Hollo.
Chaplain Leland, of the Tennessee
volunteers, died recently at Hollo of
smallpox.
The United States transport Arizona
has ai rived heie
(ionerall speaking, the situation is
unchanged,
CHICAGO WIFE MURDERER.
Albeit Becker Confesses Having
Pushed His Partner off a Viaduct.
Chicago, March 1, Albeit Becker, the
South Side butcher, who has boon In
i ustody for a w eek on suspicion of hav -lug
nuirdeied his fiist wife, Teic-a
Becker broke down tonight under th"
long-continued cross-questioning of the
polle e and made a complete confes
sion The love of anotln r woman, which
piompled Becker to Kill Teies.i Becl;ei
was also apparently the c iitse of th"
butcher's confession Hncp Beckers
arresi his second wife, 17- ear-old Kill
Siltterllll, 1ms been In custod. Becker
lmiulied conthiunlly for her, asking
the police whv she was not released.
He was alwavs given an evasive an
swer, and appirentlv leeeivlng the im
pression that IMa. would in some wa
be connected with the dl-nppiuinnc
of his Hist wile Becker, ai oordins t.
the theorv of the police, made the con
fession In order to absolve her fiom
blame, lie was taken Into Captain
Levin's ofllce and for seveial houis
piled closely with questions. Caught
again and again In misstate ments, hi
finally tossed his be id and told thu
whole story of Teresa Becker's min
der 'We went down town on the after
noon of Jan. 'J7." said Becker. "Wo
visited some museums and a number of
saloons vvheie- we thank liquor anil
finally went to the postofllce. Prom
there we went out on the Randolph
stieet viaduct. Then we began to quar
rel. Mv wife ne'e used me of Infidelity
and I told her she did not love me.
rinallv I became so nngiy that I push
ed her off the viaduct. She fell into
one of the Illinois Central slips."
The police will maVe another seatch
of the slips tomouow and endeavor tn
recover the body of the unfm lur.ato
woman.
WATER IS RECEDING.
Big Ice Gorges Will Disappear
Without Doing Damage.
Lancaster, Pa. Mai eh 1. An easier
feeling exists tonight along the feus
eiuehaiina and It Is believed that tin
big be goiges that threatened sue It
great destruction will disappear with
out doing any serious tl image. Tlu
snow on tlv mountains Is melting so
gindually that theto Is little probabil
ity of the stie.ims becoming unusually
swollen. The watei Is lecedln?. flow -evei,
some appiehenslon is still flt
because of the Ice an I water passli g
clown tho channel on the Yo.-k cotiinv
slch of the Columbia, which Is n ivv
open to the middle of the rlvi.
Ai Washington borough tho situation
Is quite p-iave. In the lowei part of lbs
town water Is ovei the pavements and
boats are lucel in going fton ho'is
to house Some pluces tho piled ice
would have to move only ten or fifteen
feet to eiash Into tho houses, which
would then bo swept nwny. No trnbia
havo been mn on the Columbia and
Poit Deposit mllroad since thmday.
The "Biid Booh" Case.
IlaiiUbmg Abiiih 1 The "blidbmk"
caiteof c'St it PiinurCl nenco M. iiiic h
against T'u m i M Join" supeilntonib nt
of ttatc inlrtti u which vuis locoiitl le
libd In rivor ot Hi luttii by an opinion
from Judz' Me I'liiison, hut been ip
peat il to the Supicinc court and will bo
tn ml In Ilnirisbuig In June,
f -f )- r -t-1 -f t 1 1 1
4- sv
- WEATHER rOIlECAST.
f Washington, March 1 forecast -
f for Thuiiidn : Tor c'Kterii Penh- -
s.vhlilllii lain; fleshiMHtelly vvlmls.
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