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CHANGE IN
SENATORIAL
DEADLOCK
Three Ballots Are Shifted
to the Anti-Quay
Column.
TROUBLE IN THE HOUSE
The Membeis Who Change Their
Votes me Nathan C. Mackey,
Lackawanna; McClcllan Hersli and
Leslie Yntes, Philadelphia The
Shifting Came After tho Trouble
it) tho House Over the Rulings
of Speaker Fan- Mr. Hersh First
to Bicak Away Explanation Mado
by the Members Who Bolted the
chucus Nomination A Movement
tb Impeach Speaket Fair.
Lirlsbuig Mm ili ! The Hist ma
change In the "enatorI.il con
Loeeuiied on today's Joint ballot
three nu mini's who have been
ror Senatoi Quav shifted to ths
Luay column. Tlusi' aie the only
otes Mi Quav has loi t since
lloting begun nnil his managers
will not materially nftcct tho
In The momtii-is who changed
Itcs ai Retuosentntlves Nathan
ley of Lackawanni; McClcllan
I nd I.- site Yates, of: Philadol-
Jliu key changed to Supeiior
Fudge Charles II Rlc ot
!ani Mi Hersh went to Col-
is F Huft of Greensburg;
Y ites voted for Peter A. R
the Philadelphia, traction
luge came after the tiouhle
l ili the ruling of Speak
lid created much exe'tement
i nl Mr Heish was the UiMt
"ml uftei hlin tamp Dr. Mack-
ilr-n Mr Yates. After the
"soniblv adjuuintd each of thee
(luce morobois Issued u public state
nent giving their 1 caseins for cluing,
up tin It ole Mi Hoish h.ivs: "I
avi hern voting for Senator Quay
'nee tlu beginning of the eoi test but
rdi'ide'' to change my vote because i
belie( I lnn moio than fulHIIeel m.
cainus obligation and because 1 am
satislud that Senator Quav (annot lie
lr it. i ltd The .Republicans of my
ilipiibt 1 um sntisllcd, do not ivuiil
mi to longer Continue my suppent of
Smaiio Quay. 11 any othei junitl'a
tlon was nicessaiy it was fut nit hed
lv tin action of the friends of Sena
tor ijuav dining the p.ust 21 houis"
Mackey's Statement.
Mi M.icUey says "I have voted for
Sonn it Quuv for two months and tlnd
n-'W ib.it there 1h absolutely no pos.
slhilitv of his ro-ileitlon and 1 deem
li f iil foi any Republican to blindly
follow the Ic-adeishlp of the Quaj men
now ut Haitisbuig, whoso cvoiy nioe
has been stupendous blundei. M
constituents as well us the leading Re
publican papeis of my county hae
foi a long time been urging me lo
voti as I did today. There aie no Quay
men left In Iickawanna toiintv ex
it pt a few office holdeis and depen
dents "
Mi Yules said the events of the past
fort j -eight homs ato bulllclent explan
ation as to hj he changed his ote.
Repiesontative McClellan Hersh, of
Philadelphia, staited the bieak by
Jumping from Senator Quay to Colonel
George F. Huff, of Gieensburg. The
announcement of his oto was gieoted
with gieat applause fiom tho Demo
crats and unti-Quay Republicans.
When tho name of Representative Na
than C Mackey, of Lackawanna, was
failed he arose quietly in his seat and
called out "Judge Chailes K Rice " Mr.
Mai key has been voting for Senator
Quuy on every ballot, and the house
broke Into tumultuous applause vvhnn
he voted Representative Leslie Yates,
of Philadelphia, was tho net lo
mange he jumping from Quay to
relet A B. Wldener. the Philadelphia
traction magnate. These changes- and
Ihe absence of several Republicans
without a pair made Senator Quay's
loto IS short of the numbci necessary
lo elect
Movement to Impeach Farr.
V movement Is on foot among the
Democrats and anti-Quay Republicans
o Impeach Speaker Pair for his iul
ngs this morning. A committee of
Ivc thtee Republicans and two Demo
:rats has been appointed to take the
matter into consideration alio leport at
n meeting to be held next Tuesday
evening. An effort mav be made at
'his meeting to not only depose the
ipeakii, but those clerks who refusid
,o seivo and left the hall with the
ipeakm aftir h adjourned the house
t'eaily all tho Quay Republicans and
i few Remoi-iuts left the chamber with
Ihe speaker, and declined to p.utloi
pate In the meeting ot which Mr IillHs
presided Geneial Koontz, of Somer
let, will offer a reiolutlnn In the house
)n Monday evening to enluigc the
nib.uv Investigating committee by the
iddltlon of four membeis. lie had ex
pected to oflet the resolution, but the
peakei adjourned the house and shut
off all buslniFS This Is what created
all the trouble, and the Indications ur
It will be ronewed on Monday evening
when the houee leconvenos.
Tho Vote.
Today's votu resulted:
Quitv , r,
lenke .' :0
Pilvll IS
Mcwnit , 7
HUfT iii,imi,i(,,ii,tiii ti
HI' 10 ft lIMIOtMlllHIilMM I
III "1. .... ., (. ! t..... .
Hltir :
Wldemnr jj
Rite -i
Mirkle 1
Grow l
livlll 2
Total 103
Neicssinrv to a choice, S3; paltivl or not
voting, M; no election.
MILES NOW HAS COUNSEL.
Major Jesse Leo Causes the Dry
Bones to Battle.
Washington, Mutch 3. The latest de
volopmentif the war depaitment cotitt
of Inquiry into Genei.it Miles' beef
charges was the appearance todav of
Mnjoi .Tesso Ice us counsel for the gen
eial commanding the army. Major
Lee was In t induced to tho couit by
thu leeorder. Colonel Davis, at the be
ginning of the afternoon session.
He began to cross examine w ltneses
at once and with the first one antag
onized the court to the extent of de
manding the ndmlsFlon of ceitain let
leis ns evidence, but was refused. The
proceedings weie not marked, however,
by any evidence of unpleasant fric
tion between the court mid the new
counsel.
CLOSING HOURS
OF CONGRESS
Excitement and Confusion Have
Charocteiized the Last Legislative
Pay of the 55th Congiess.
Washington, Maich 3 Excitement,
confusion, he.ivj stiain and haul work,
have chatacterlzed this, the last leg
ialotlve da, of the Ilfty-llfth congiess
In the semte. At times the confusion
was so great in this usually staid ami
decorous body as to render tho trans
action of business ulmost impossible.
Towards midnight order was being
evolved fiom the seeming chaos o tho
early part of the day and evening, and
the piospect was lair that congress
would adjourn at noon toinouow with
its absolutely necessary work com
pleted. When the senate convened at 11
o'clock this morning It faced the tnsk
of conslcleilng two of the great appro
priation bills, those of the iiimy and
tor supplying the geneial delklencle.i.
The foinier carries appropiiattons ex
ceeding $SO,no 000 and the latter about
$20,000,000. With a deteimlnation lo
complete the appropriations bills he
senitu began immediately to consider
these measuies, and at 8 o'clock to
night the aimy bill was passed, the
deficiency bill having been passed
neaily three hours before.
A paitlal icport on the sundij civil
appropriation bill was agreed to but
the inability of the senate confeiees
to fceeuie an agreement on the Ha
waiian cable pioposltlon cieated a
he.'ited discussion. In the course i f
which Speaker Reed was alluded to in
uncompltmentai y terms
The Toledo exposition bill, cjnylng
an appiopiiatlon of $'00,000, was passed
without debate.
Ciowded giilleites looked down upon
the snuggling membeis ot the house
today ns the closing scenes of tho
last legislative day of this congrf-s
weie being inucted. Step by step the
leadeis lu ehargt of the appiopiiatlon
bills puslud them tluough the llnal
stagis und during eveiy lull in the con
sideration of confeienee lepoits mein
Iits clamored for recognition for be
lated local bills in the vain hope of
lesculng them from death on the cal
c mlar.
At times the hous Has like bedlam.
Rut the people In the galleries stayed
on and there were a dozen persons In
line In the corrldora waiting for a va
cant seat so gient is the attraction ot u
dying congiess.
Mr. Walker, of Massachusetts, after
many unsuccessful attempts, got ait
oppoitunlty duilng the afternoon to
voice his views on currency reform
and severely ctltlcl:ed some of his Itc
publlcan colleagues
The motion to concur in the senate
amendment for a government nimor
factory was lost, !S to 1-7, and the
naval bill was leturned to conference.
The house passed the army appro
priation bill with all senate amend
ments and this bill now goes to tho
president.
The senate at 2 o'clock recommitted
the river and harbor bill to the confer
ence committee.
DEWEY AN ADMIRAL.
General Otis Also Becelves De
served Promotion Congratula
tions Sent to the Heroes of Manila.
Washington, March 3 The senate
today continued the following nomina
tions. Rear Admiral Geoige Dewey to bj
admiial in the navy, Bilgadicr Gen
eral Ellswell S. Otis to be major gener
al by brevet.
Secretary Alger sent the following
congratulatory message to Major Gen
eral Otis at Manila-
"ou have been nominnted mil con
tinued u major general by brevet In
the tegular at my. The pic-idm wish
es this message of congratulations sent
you, in which I cotdlally join."
Late this aftcnioon Secretary Long
sent the following cablegram lo Ad
miral Dewey Immediately upon being
nctllled of tho confiimutlon:
"President adds his congratulations
on your confirmation. (Signed) Long,"
Princeton Glee Club Concerts.
Princeton N J., March 3 Tho follow
ing glee club conccrtu havo been definitely
arranged for The list three will be ln
cludetl lu the short tilp which the orran
Iratlon will take during the Raster vaca
t7-n March ID, Philadelphia, at the
Academy of Music, March 21, New York
city, at the Waldorf-Astorlu, March 23
Atlantic City , April 5 Wllkes-Barro pu ,
April ii, Patorson, N J.
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Shot and Wounded Moningliam.
Loul-u, Ks March 3 Harry Ptlce, u
young lawyer of Cattlettsburg, Ky. shot
and fatally wounded Jerry Monlngham
today on thontoamor Atganil, auout seven
mlloB liulow hue Monlngham was a
mombor of tho Plrst Kentucky voluntoer
regiment and 1h tho man who shot It. ti
Ourr at Ashland a few days ago
Erne Knocks Hawkins Out.
San PrancUeo. March S Frank Erne,
of llulTiilo, knocked out Dal Hawkins, of
Ban PiancUio, In the seventh louiul of
what wax to be n Jo-round content at
Woodwind's pavilion tonight.
LIVELY SESSION
IN THE HOUSE
MEMBEBS OBJECT TO SPEAKEB
FABB'S BULING.
An Abrupt Adjournment Cnuscs a
Sensntlon Upon the Departme of
the Speaker fiom the House the
Dissatisfied Members Elect a
Speaker of Their Own No Busi-
i
ncss Is Transacted.
lluulsburg, March ". An unpreced
ented spectacle was witnessed in the
house of repiesentatlves today when
Speaker Parr abiuptlv dcclaicd the
house adjourned, over the piotests of
a large number of the members, wno
thereupon elected a speaker of their
own. This situation was bi ought
about by what Is said to be the pint
of a geneial plan by the Quny iron
to delay proceedings and prevent Gen
eial Koontz, of Someiset, from intro
ducing a icsolutlon foi the naming rf
additional members on the McCaitell
hill biibtiy Investigation committee.
The usual motion to dispense vvlMi the
lending of the Journal Immediately al
ter the opening of the session was
opposed by Ml. Slater.
After the cletk had lead the Journal
foi lm minutes Mr. Mathall. of Al
legheny, caned fen the orders, of the
elav, fixing 11 o'clock as the hour cf
adjournment on Pilelay. Mi. Rllss, of
Delaware raised the point of older that
the rule fixing the hour of Filday ses
sions had been abrogated at the be
ginning of the session when the house
adopted a resolution fixing new horns
for Friday's session The lesolutlon
adopted at tho beginning of the se--slon
fixing 10 10 for the hour of meet
ing on Tilday and 11 o'clock for n 1
journment was read by Speikei Fair
Mr. Pair stated that this lesolutlon
was in foiio and adjourned tho house.
He immediately left the chair and was
followed by many if the membeis and
the cloiks amid great confusion and
excitement Mr. MeRlhaney. of Al
legheny, added to the excitement by
moving that Mr. Rllss, ot Delaware,
be elected speakei. The motion was
adopted by a viva voce vote, and Air.
Rllss took the chair and called the
house to ordei. Mr. Tow called the
attention of Mr Bliss to the absence
of tho cloiks and otllcer. The acting
speaker asked Mr. Pow to read the
i oil call and appointed Messrs Mooie,
of Butler, and Foul, of Allegheny,
clerks. The mil was calli d mid showed
the presence of two less than a quotum
of membeis
Mr. Myers, of Cumberland, said:
"Mr. Speaker. Mi Spatz Is piesent
and would like to hear his Hnmo
called "
Mr. SptU's name was called twlie
by Mr. Pow, but he declined to answer.
Several othei membeis sat through the
calling of the roll but declined to ie
spond to the reading of their names
Could Do No Business.
Mr. Bliss made a statement niter
tho roll call that in his judgment the
house was legally In session, but the
speaker, having eft the house an 1
taken with him the olllceis, the hcuiv
can do not business
Mr. Koontz asked whether it was the
jiower of the speaker to walk out and
uibltiarlly suspend the business of th"
house. Mr Bliss said he did not be
lieve the speakri had the light to ni-
I hltiaiity adjoin n the hoyse Mi. Stew-
att, of Philadelphia, said the speaker
adjourned the house because he feaied
the house would light a wrong It had
done In allowing him to appoint n com
mittee to Investigate charges of Inlh
ery. Mr. Clirency, of Philadelphia, moved
tint a committee of five be appointed
to call a meeting to express the senti
ments of the house on the i tilings of
Speaker Fair, to repot t to the house
next Tuesday.
Before action was taken on the mo
tion a discussion uioso as to wheth r
Mr Farr had ndlourned the house un
til Saturday morning or Monday even
ing. The official stenographei of tho
house was called on to lead his notes,
which showed that the house had been
adjourned until Siturdny morning. Mr
Tow, of Philadelphia, said tho houre
could not adjourn until tomorrow, as
it is required under the law of 1SC7 to
meet at 12 o'clock to go Into joint
session with the senate to ballot for a
XTntted States senator Mr. Clorency's
motion was unanimously adopted and
the house took a iccess until UK to
arrange for the meeting of the joint
assembly.
Mr Bliss appointed the following
committee to take action on the ruling
of Speaker Fair. Messis Claicncv, of
Philadelphia; Woodruff, ot Philadel
phia: Young, of Tioga: (Republicans,
nnd Messrs. Dixon, of Elk, and Palm,
of Crawfoid, (Democrats),
Speaker Parr reappeated in the hall
of the house at noon to receive ths
sennte and ballot for senator. Lieu
tenant Governor Gobln took the chair
and called the joint assembly to older.
The usual nrellmlnailes were gone
through with and the ballot was taken.
Mr, Bliss in the Chair,
After tho result of tho ballot was
announced, Speaker Farr left the
house without cnlllng that body to re
ceive the report of tho latter. Mr
Bliss took the chair and James Isiael,
a Pittsburg newspaper man. was elect
ed acting clerk. Mr. Fow, of Phila
delphia, said he had tho names of 103
membuis who would take part In tho
proceedings of tho house He sug
gested that Mr Spats was present and
desiicd his name to be called. Mr.
Spatz" name was called and ho nn
swered "aye." Mr Brooks, of Rile,
moved that tho roll be called to ascer
tain if there was a quorum present
and If so proceed to the election of
a. temporary speaker and that all these
proceedings be mado ptrt of the tecord
of tho official stenographer. The tut)
was called by Mr. Tow and showed
tho presence of 101 membeis, two less
than a quorum.
Mr Rllss said thero was piesent In
tho house much mote than to piopeily
constitute a quorum and advised that
n, time bo tlxed for adjournment. On
motion of Mr. Stow ait, of Philadel
phia, it was decided that the house
meet at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening.
The house then adjoutmd until 11.15
tomonow morning.
Those unsweilng tho second roll fol
low. Aliraws, Alexamlei, Aden. Bliss, Boyle,
Iliooks, Blown, Prunels 13 : Brown,
Thorn in; Burnett, Caldwell Caslner. Clnr
elicy. Coiibt'-lii, I'oiuy, Ciaig, Cruisy.
Crlste, Cutshnll, niynrmoii, Dlailliijer,
DImjii, Doty, Druse. Dutnbiiulil L'clmls
ton, IMwnriis, Rigid' I'uv. Thoniiin ,
Fetterolf Porel Poster. .In me Pow Gru
ver nuentliei, thing. II n grave lbinolil,
llnsKon Hell llerxili, .lnhn G, Hersch,
McClilliin lluch lloKiiek Hoy Johnson,
Jeffries Kn lor, Ktui Kegin Kind. ill,
Keisler, Koontz, KramUlih, l.uizilere,
Laubnrh Llngle Linton, Mci'iinilless, O
P , Mclllhanv , Mackey, Mntoniber Man
ley, Manning. Martin MllUr, II Plunk;
Mooie, Mover Mvers, Ricrt L, Naft
ilngor, Hoecker Nmtoii, Nyce, O Brle'i,
Palm, Pratt Ralston, Reed KMff, Rin
ilnlk Itobb RoMiiberrv, Rntluiick, Rav
age, Sexton, Shane Bliutt. Smith, Fred
dick r. . Snviler, Spatz, Squler Stall
Stewart, Sinui"l R . Stewart, Willi im P ,
'I liompxnn Join II , Wndsvvoith, Wi tcl
Wilkinson Willi im William D . Wlnnei
ooilrulT Ynt-T, lulling Total 10;.
MR. FARR'S STATEMENT.
He Declaies His Action in Strict
Accordance with the Bules of the
House.
Harilsburg, Maich 3. Speaker Fair
tonight mutlo thu following public
statement with refeienee to his action
this morning In declaring the house
udjoutned.
My decision in de doling the house ad
journed at 11 o clock this morning mm
strictly In accordance with thu rules of
the hoiio and env other action would
havo been all usurpation ol authoilty
upon my pari. hen tho house of rupre
scntativcs met upon the third of Junuarv,
IS'Ji. the following resolution was adopted,
to wit:
"Resolved. That until otherwise oi
dcied, tho rules of the house ol nineteen
tatives of lcfi7 ns presented in Sinull s
Hand Book, bo adopted foi the govern
ment of tho house duilng the present ses
slun." Among the lules In operation dining the
session of P97 and re-cu icte d bv the -ibo.'o
resolution, foi the government of the
present house was the fullowlng
"Rule St "The lioiisi will eonveno on
Mondays at S o'clock p in and adjourn
at 10 o'clock p in. and on Fridays will
convene at S o'clock and adjourn nt 11
o'clock a ni "
On the J"th cl-iv of January, isy? tha
following lcsolutlnn was unanimously
adopted, to wit:
'Kesoh ed, Thut until otherwise ordered,
tho sessions or the house on Fildiys shall
biKln at 10J) o clock a. m and the tame
order of business now prescilbed shall bo
gone tluough with, and that uddltloinl
sessions of the house- In lled for 1155
o'clock n m for Patiuilays and Mon
daH." This rc-chillou ch unreel the hour of
im etinp fiom i to 1j 30 a. in , but the hour
ol iidlouuunent n nialned unaltered.
At 11 ii clock loilav Ml Mm shall of Al
legheny, In puillanunliiM torm. called
for "the older of the di ' lnstng V.s do.
in, mil upon the above nientli m d rub . pio
siding for the adjournment ot tin house
ul 11 oelock. In accord nice with the
legislative practli e prcwilllni- In the house
since tin organization of the state gov
ernment, and fellow lug precedents iccng
nlzed In all parllimentary bodies the "m
eli i of the eliv" was fnlluwril nnd tho
bouse di eland adjoin mil until Siturdav
the 4th Inst nt 11 CI a m mi mullnii to
that effect being nccissnry or customary
as the mere calling toi the "onle-s of tho
day ' In such contlrcemv compels the
spi akei to adjourn tin house,. In ae ecu li
nnet with tin mles Thou was nothing
vvh.ite vcr unusual or arblti.iry about Hie
matter To have acted otherwise would
hive bun control y lo tho rules of 'he
house which are ns wiPicd and binding
upon the otlleers and members as tho
statutes and constitution of tho common
wialth Since my decision I hive consult
ed Messis. Weiss and Gilbert, of
Hnrrlsbuig, two of the best con
stitution il law i is in Pcnnsvlvania who
h ive advised that not onh w is the coui"o
puisuod by me not only proper and legal,
but that urn othei course would hive
bien conti.iry to the tales or tho house
and without authorltv In law."
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POPE CONTINUES TO IMPBOVE.
The Pontiff's Mental and Physical
Condition Is Excellent.
Rome, Mai eh 3 Tho following bul
letin wn.s Issued at 6 o'clock this even
ing: ' The pope passed a very good day
nnd does not complain of any pain. He
bays he feels very well His tempera
ture is 98 C, pulse 72 and respiration 2.' "
The doctors add that tho pontiff's
mental and physical condition is excel
lent. The papal secretary of state, Caidln
nl Hanipolln, has sent a letter to tho
high pielates icsldlng In Rome, In
which he pays "I hasten to notify
you that todav the state of the holy
father is completely satisfactory."
GEOBGE FOSTEB IDENTIFIED.
He Was Known in New Yoik as
'Captain Busch."
Wllkes-Raire, March 3. Chief of
Police Rilggs today leclved a letter
from Captain McClusky, chief of detec
tives of New Yoik city, stating that
ho Identified Gooigo Foster's pictuie
as being William Miller, alias --Captain
Busch," who entered Tiffany's Jewell y
store, New York, one day In 1811, and
secuied two gold wntches. He was ar
rested and sentenced to four years In
Sing Sing.
Foster is now In jnll chaiged with
victimizing a number of jewelers in this
city and Plttstem.
TWO CHILDBEN CBEMATED.
The Mother Fatally Burned in an
Attempt at Bescue.
Onavva, Ia Maich ". The farm
house occupied by the family of Joshua
McGee, six miles from this pWce,
burned this forenoon, and his two chil
dren, a boy 3 years of age. and a baby
girl, were buined to death.
The mother was fatally burned in
attempting to lescue the children. The
husbund nnd fathei was away from
homo at tho time.
Drove Tacks in His Eyes.
New orlt, March S Bdwoid Ceaod, 38
ycais of age while In a cell of the Queens
county jail last night, awaiting examina
tion as to his sanity, placed the points
of two tucks against his eyollilH and with
bis hands dovo tho tutks Into the eje,
deetioylng bis tight.
Kipling Improving.
New York, Mnrch " lludya.nl Kipling
continue) to Improve inpldl). Ills eondl
tion Is sutUfactoiy in every way.
CHAIRMAN KREPS
MAKES STATEMENT
HE ANSWEBS CBITICISM AS TO
METHODS OF PBOCEDUBE.
Declares That tho Committee Will
Hear All Evidence Without Fear
ot Tavor and Give tho Fullest Lati
tude to the Accusers and Accused,
Mr. Koontz Is Chaiged with Hav
ing Blocked tho Wheels of Inves
tigation. Harilsburg, Maich 3. Representatives
W. C. Krops, ot Fiaukltn, chairman
of the house committee to investigate
chuiges of alleged bilbeiy or attempted
bilbcry ot membeis In connection with
the passuge of the McCnrrell bill, inndo
the fullowlng statement this evening,
Tin ciinniilttie ul which 1 have the
lienor to b the- ehulimiiu was appointed
In the spi aker on Monday, J bru iry 27.
Within fcity-dKht hours thdeafter the
ctitnmitti- was formally inguntzid,
twenty hours nitct, oi lust evening, ino
commute met and adopted a method
ol conducting tho lno,ulr committed to
os, and nski d foi the filing of charges
lu oidei tint tho hearing of witnesses
might be promptly Inauguiated and tho
wcrk confined te us piossed to a speedy
conc.li slmi
l.ecuuso tho committee chose to adopt
a mode of ptocedure, ns would any similar
body clothed with Judicial powers, for
Instance, n court mttitlal or a court of
lneiuhy, wo have been subjected to a
measure ot adverse criticism unhcird of
In tin history of legislative action One
new "paper conespci.dent a man by the
way who has been summoned to appe u
befoio tho committee as a witness -use3
the icllowing rem itk.iblc language.
"But another scheme hus been devel
oped by th" midline le lders. A seilej of
resolutions bus beer prepucel with In
structions as to hi vv teetlinonv was to
bo heard Ii t brlbiiy investigation By
these le'solutlnns the committee was tiid
down to a ccrti In piocfelure. It became!
a jurv In which both the accused and
accuser weie bound to appear."
What an ai toiilshlufg e italogue of of
fenses alleged iirnii st this commltU ,
nameli that wi hue npreed to a plin
Indicating ' bow the testimony was to I e
heard," fnrmulntlrg a "certain piuced
ure." In the taking of testimony ami pro
viding that "both tho accused and the
aciuscr' might be heard
In the method of p'oceduie adopted by
us last owning we declared as follows
"We reiennlze that this committee Is
sitting ns n bond of judges to Imp irtlally
pass upon the testimony vllch shall bo
offered before It We shall give the full
est latitude to the prson or persons who
make the accusation In older Unit the
titithfulness ot such chaiges thall be es
tablishes! nnd wo also deem It our duty
to give full and ample notice to the per
son or persons against whom the chaiges
nrn uiaile "
As a Judicinl Body,
l Our conclusion, sitting ai j judicial
body, that any one who may lie accused
shall lie Mvn tin privilege of appearing
and fucini his meuser In order that he
miy mike v. bate vcr leplv he may deslie,
prailleully constitutes the t-olo point of
differ' mo In twee n us and our entice
Tilings have surely come to a remirkablo
p u?s In Pdiiirivlvunl.i when anv man or
s"t of im n iielv inci' the moiistiuiis prupo
sltlon lb it iniv clt'zin shall he denied
tho light and prhllige accorded him by
the constitution of having an oppoiiun-
ity to di feud himself against an at'aek
upon his petsoiial heni r i nil standing b
foro hl fillow men We denounce such
a pioposltlon .is subversive ot the funda
mental pilnclplcs constituting a Rrpub
iliun form ol govenitrcnt. We slull
never lose tluht of the fact that the con
stitution of out state (article 1, section 9
ilcelircs that 'cho accused luth the right
to bo he ii el by hlnuelf and his counsel, to
demand the i itnre t nil cause of tin- ncru
ritlun ar.ilnt him, to meet the witnesses
fai o to fin e .
Following out the puipose set forth In
the form of pteceduro adopted last even
lug "to make a tin rough nnd full lo
uulry without fear or favor until tno
truth or faisltj of the chaiges aie estao.
llshed," oui eonunltteo met this afternoon
at 2 o'clock loss than four days from
the time ot our ai nolntnunt to tikes tha
I testimony of the witnesses subpoenaed no-
foie us being prepared to hc.u every ono
of them before adjourrment. General
Koontz, of our committee, In behalf of
theso witnesse-s, demurred, stating thjf
they were not ready to proceed. We then
propospei that a session be held tomorrow
und again on Monday for the hearing of
these witnesses, but General Koontz still
demurred and upon his motion all fur
ther procei dlnirs wire postponed until
Tuesday evening, Match 7.
At th it time we will bo propaicd as we
wero todav to hear all witnesses who de
sire to testlfv, nrd any charges affect
ing tho IntCKilty of any member of the
house or any other citizen, will be fatrly
nnd Immediate 1 Inquired into. Recog.
nlzlng the solemn nh.lgutlons involved In
our oath of otllce we shall endeavor to so
act th.it tin BUlltv may be punished, tho
Innocent vindicated and the fair name of
tho !i idl iture and tho commonwe ilth
sustained.
MONTEJO IN PBISON.
The Brave Admiral Must Suffer for
His Country's Stupidity.
Madrid, Muich J Admiial Montejo,
who was In command of the Spanish
squadion destroyed by Admiral Devvoy
in the battle of Manila bay, and the
commander of the Cuvlte arsenal, were
this evening incnicerated In tho mili
tary prison, pending trial for their
conduct at Manila.
The government has also ordered the
prosecution of General Llnaies, v,ho
was In supienn commund of the Span
ish forces at Sentlago at the time of
tho capitulation to General Shaftcr.
Pennsylvania Postmasters.
Washington. Mirch 3. Tho president to
day nominated these nostnuiateis for
Pinnsjlvaniu: Elwood W. Minster, Bris
tol; John T Wrnthall, Jotmsonbuig; I. V.
Tyson, Schuylkill Haven. Also John
Tweednle of Pennsylvania to be assist
ant chief of tho iccorilcr of the pension
otllce with rank of major.
Piotest Against Bariows.
Washington, Match 3. -Plvo New I'ng
land tiemitoiH this afternoon Joined In a
telegram to tho piesldent advising tint
tho nomination cf Representative Bar
rows, librarian of congress, bo with
drawn as his not being a tialned librarian
made Ills confirmation Improbable.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Mnrch 3 These Pennsyl
vania pensions navo been Issued: Ro
stoiatlon and iclsnue Tllrum R Wordati,
Fnoturyvllle, Wyoming J17, Increase
John Rlnker, Thornhuist, Lackawuim.v, IC
to J 10. OiUlnal widow Uoiotlma Gum
bio, Paupuck, Pike, IS.
THE NEWS THIS MOKNINU
Weather Indication Today t
RAINl EASTERLY WINDS.
1 Gi noi al Quay Loses Three Votes.
Ihreo Thousand Men Out ot Rmploy-
ntcnt nt Stntlrgo.
Lively Tim's ut IHrilsburg.
Brlbety Committee's Chairman Makes
a Statement.
2 General The Greatest Month for
Trade, Says Dun.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Religious N--ws ot the Woclc
4 Editorial
How Great Britain Governs Colonies
C Local Seclal and I'crsorat.
One Woman' A'levvs.
Musical Question Box.
0 Local Poor Board Ousts the Snap
Oillcers
Oppoiltlun to Dekelnlck License Ap
plication 7 Local Rstlmates Committee of Coun
e lis Pses the Pruning Knife
Pi iiturcs of a Y. M. C. A. Building
South Side Man Assaults His MothT-In-Liw.
5 Local West Srranton and Siibuiban
1 News Round About Scr niton,
10 Story "Marston, the Deserter."
11 Sunday School Lesson for Tomonow.
Chauncev Depew Analyzes Railway
Problems
12 Thirteenth Regiment Ready for the
Muster-Out.
DID NOT DEPEND
ON THE BOLTERS
State Chairman Elkin's View of the
Situation nt Harrisburg The Sit
uation Unchanged by Vote Yester
day. Harilsburg. March ? Republican
State Chalimnn Rlkln, who left Har
rlsbuig this afternoon for Pittsburg,
made tho following statement befoie
his dcpai tuie
"The loss of tin oo votes todav to
Senator Quay does not affect th" sen
atorial situation in the slightest eb
grce, and will have no bearing wlrit
ever upon Ihe final result. On a cer
tain day, four weeks ago, the boltois
predlctea that Senator Quay would lose
six votes the following day and ilailv
thereafter until the piesent time, pre
cisely the same prediction bos been
made. The defection of Messrs. Ileish,
Mackey und 'iatesi today has beep ful
ly discounted for some time. Indeed,
we fully expected them to leave us
last mouth. Now that they have taken
the final leap, the atmosphere' hns be
come claiiflcd, and we know precisely
upon whom wo can depend. If these
men aie lontent with their reeoid of
broken pledges, tin one will complain,
unless it mav be their constituents.
Ccitalnly, neither Senator Quav nor his
friends will oxpeiiente n, nionii nt'.s
anxiety, nor lose an hour's sleep. Our
plans for Colonel Quay's re-election
have been basd upon tho apostasy of
those men and the loss of their volcu,
and when the pioper time for action
ni i Ives, these plans will be put Into
effect. The ceitain lesult will be Sen
ator Quay's election and the conseeiuent
victory of Jmtlep over a combination
of Intrigue, mendacity and hypocrisy
unparalleled In the history of Ameileau
polities. Tho devotion of Senator
Quay's friend', both in the leglslatuie
and out of It, hus never been stronger
or moio inflexible than it is today"
D., L. & W. SUNDAY TBAINS?
Mr. Sloan Says: "See Truesdale."
Truesdale Says: "I'll See."
New Yoik, March 3 William II.
Truesdule, the new president of the
Delaieuio, Lackawanna and Western
i.illroad, according to the Commeicial
Advertiser, when asked today It any
change ot policy was contemplated in
the management of the road und espi ;
ially regaidlng the running of trains
on Sunday, said:
"The question of i tinning Sunday
tialns Is In my Judgment one of tho
most impottant, and I shall conslde
It as early as possible. I am going
over the load on Monday, nnd after
my return shall be better able to talk
on that matter. I cannot say at this
moment whether a Sunday train ser
vice will be put on In the near fii.ut",
but we shall consider the needs ot the
passengers and shall give them what
they can reasonably expect "
Samuel Sloan, tho former president,
and now the chairman of the boaid of
directors, was also asked regarding
possible changes In policy He said.
"I know of none. Things will go
along Just about as they wero "
"Your new position will lelleve you
of some exacting dutlPS, Mr. Sloan?"
'Oh, yes, If It don't I shall have to
get out. I am an old man, woikcd
hatd all my life and am entitled to a
rest '
"Will you, being chairman ot the
boaid, now ronsidoi the Question of
running Sunday trains"
"That's Tiuesdale's business, not
mine; go ask him."
Accidental Shooting.
Wllke-s-Barrc. March 3.-Alonzo Kittle,
aGid 10, of Plv mouth, died this moinlng
trom a gunshot wound received yesterday
while out hunting:. A companion nanvd
Reynolds w.is playing with the sun when
It was nccldentallv discharged The full
charge entered Klttle's stotn.'ch nnd le
lingered hi Bleat jgonv until this morn
ing. Steamship Arrivals.
New York, March J -Cleared. La Nor
niniidle Havre Pmbrla, Llveipool, SanlJ.
Naples and Gencn, Prleslnnd, Antwerp.
Anlved Luc mil Llveipook Queens
town Attlved Campania New York for
Llveipool. Llveipool- Arrived: No
madic. New York
Watson Could Not Be Seen,
lltlsburg. March 1 Attorney D. l
WatHon, who was today tendered by Gov
einoi Stono the position on the Supreme
court bench, made vacant by tho death of
JudRn Williams will not say whether or
not he will uccept He rofused absolutely
to bi sitn tonight.
Moinvia Wreck.
lIillfuN N. S., Mnrch 3. Tin govoro
inent steamer Aberdeen has arrived hoio
trom Subln Island, bringing the irew of
tho wrecked steamer Moravia, which was
lout on th) northeast bar of tho Island
hint month
GLOOMY DAYS
AT SANTIAGO
Three Thousand Men Are
Thrown Out of
Employment.
GENERAL WOOD WORRIED
Groups of Men on the Street Corners
Openly Denounce tho American
Administration, Saying That tho
Spanish Were Infinitely Prefer
able Improvements Brought to n
Standstill General Wood Still
Popular.
Santiago De Cuba, Jltuch 3 Be
tween two thousand and threo thous
and men have been suddenly thrown
out of work In the piovlnce of Santiago
over TOO In the immediate neighbor
hood ot this city. Although Governor
General Rrooke has wheel $5.1,000 le
quired for the Febiuaiy pay rolls theio
is still a deficit of neaily $20,000 and
the oiders from Havnna still hold good
limiting the oxpendltuie duiing the
iVjonth of March for the entire piovlnce
to JtO.OOO
Yhe eftect of this order on Civil Gov
ernor Castillo, Mayor I'ac.irdl and oth
ei Cubans prominent In ofllclal circles
Is glmply painlyzlng
Mayor Bacardi hns cabled the gov er
noi general desiring to know what he
is expected to do with such a large
number of men suddenly tin own out of
work. Though we ure peifectly filend
ly to the Americans" he said in the
dispatch. ' the present policy seems
mile kill for public rofoims are gientlv
needed and the men aie also grc.itlv
In need of work."
Civil Governor Castillo wonders whit
will hnpnen. He cannot see that tin
men suddenly thrown out of employ
ment have any allei native to becoming
bandits and he i egrets exceedingly the
damaging blow the province has receiv
ed Owing to his position he mav not
comment upon the orders of his supei
iora but he considers the prospects veiy
Bloomy.
Major General Wood, military govei
nor, refuses to make any futther state
ment thn that he will obey ordeis.
Neatly 20,00J Is still due for Febm-
j my for which he will bo personally
answerable; but under the- present or-
ini h, no cannot continue me men at.
work Outwardly he is one of the
calmest men today In Santiago, but in
a mattei of f,-ct he Is greatly Avoided
over exl-tlng conditions.
Ameiicnns Denounced.
Groups of men. on street coineus, in
clubs and in cafes, openly abuse the
Ameileau administration, saying thu
the Spanish weie- infinitely ptofoiublo,
ni, In the worst times, duilng piaci-.
conslileiably inoie men weie engage',
on public woiks under the old icgl.ui"
than are now so employed. Probably
the full effei ts of the new policy will
not be visible before- Monday, us the
men will leceive their pay tomonow
and although General Wood does not
expect disturbances. Cubans who affect
to be cognizant with the- whole situa
tion sav It will be quite impossible lo
avoid" an outbieak of some soil.
In spite of all the- antagonism elii
played towuid the Ameilcans authoi
ltles nt Havana. Geneial Wood le mains
us popular among Cubans of all ilnsso'.
who decl.tie the Havana Instt actions
"an outinge upon his administration."
Among the speeches made at the Sail
Carlos club today the sentiment was
that the new eueiors ought to be- at
tributed to the envy of Geneial Wood'.s
successful methods In this depnitmeiu
and, so far as the piovlnce of Santi
ago is concerned, the Cubans say, that
if a. vote were taken toinouow, tliev
would select him for the highest posi
tion In the Island In pre'etenco to iny
Cuban.
The new legulatlons have brought to
a standstill all the Improvements, in
eluding the dredging of the haibor,
road making nnd sew ei age. Probably
mass meetings will bo held on Monda.
to protest, nnd Inflammatory speec-nes
are likely to be made, in spite of the
oiders prohibiting any criticism nt pub
lic meetings of the acts of the military
nuthoiltlts at Havana.
TWO WOMEN CBEMATED.
Fatal Besult of n Fire in a Tene
ment Block nt Boston.
Boston, March 2 Two women were
buined to death und a m an was beveiely
Injured In a flic which occuiied lu a
tenement block on Dover street this
foienoon. The victims aie.
Mis. Elizabeth Walker. 43 ycais old;
burned about hands, nrms and head:
Mrs. Maiv H. Perkins, 69 venrs old.
Both died In the hospital. Abinham
R. Hill, 5S ycai-u of age. of Portland,
Mo., hands badly burned
The fire occurred on the second flnoi
Mrs. Perkins was lighting a pipe when
tho match falling, set fire to her cloth
ing. Mrs. Walker, hoi daughtei, and
Mr. Miller, a lodger nt the house, at
tempted to extinguish the llames.
Fourth Class Fostmnsteis,
Washlngtcn March 3 The following
fourth class postmasters were appointed
today for Pennsylvania Bank William
M. Hill; KaithiiH, L M Iiiipon; Par
nassus. Rrnvvlck Rowan Poltermlale, VM
wind I Ollllland- Poweltnn. John R. IM
wards; Shady Giove, John A. Hwfgfit;
Spring Biook. T J Matthews.
Bailey Will Not Lead.
Washington. March 3. Keprcsontattio
Bailey of Texas today announced tint
be will not be j. candidate for the Dcm i
dalle leaden ship In tho next congress
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