tine TWO CENTS. SCll ANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MOKN1NC, MARCH 8, 181)9. TWO CENTS. THE BRIBERY COMMISSION IN SESSION Investigating Committee Begins Work at Harrisburg. MR. KREPS PRESIDING Ho Attempts to Resign, But the Othei Members Will Not Allow the Action. Colonel Qeozgo Nos Mc Cain the First Witnesg Called In teiestlng Testimony Fiunlshed. rfaiilil.uiff. .Mm eh 7. A meeting of tlu- committee to iuciiitre Into the charges of bribery In connection with the passage of tlu 3IrC.ii roll jury bill In the house war held this evening in the house judicial y geneinl committee loom. The loom was crowded with spectatois. Including senators nnd mcmbois, when the committee was called to onlei ly riialnnan Wllllum C Kieps of ri.iuklln. The committee Is comnoseil of Rop lesentotives William II. Kountz. of Somerset. 1'iank 13. MtClaln, of Lan ialii, Michael .1 TIgho. of Liicine; Chailcs E. Vooihecs, of Philadelphia; (Jeoige It Dixon, of IIllc .lohll AV. Fow. of Philadelphia, John H. Itendall, of ''luster, and Roheit K. Young, (if Tioga Mr. Tlqlie was nbent. Mr. Kieps stated that on the organization of the committee us It was oilglnallv (onvtltuted lie was chosen (hall man. Ik th'iURht that each member of the i imtnittee eiught to h,iu a voice In the sell Hon oi the (hah man and that on .'icinuiit of his health he would decline n seri He pminised to join with the immlttee In a thotough nigunizatloii. Mi Dixon .-aiJ lie was sorry the chair man had tendeitd his leslt-nation; as lot 'ilms'lf lie was averse- to accept ing hi- leslmiatli n. Sir Kieps xepiled ilu. h would Insist on the acceptance of ill- lesignitlion. A motion that the lesUnatlon lie not incepted wot unani moiislv adopt .-ii Mr. Kicih thanked he (ommlttee, and said he had no dc slt in -.eivc as c huh man, and Mi. Fow .is l hen elected On motion of Mr. Dixon the uiles adopted hy the oilglnal commit lee ueie abolished. A motion was also adopted that the chiiiimaii bo constituted the Intel locator In chief of tlu committee. Fhst Witness. The Hi. i witness called was Colonel fleorge Nox Me rain staft coirespond- tit ai liaitMuig ot the Philadelphia ress Mi Mrf'ain was shown a copy it the P tss o' Kebruaiy 2(1, eontain 1'ij. eh.. s,i.s of bilhetv In connection Mill 'ii MeC i.cl! bill, and admitted th . In mi 5 Hi author of u poitlon of Ii' nit Me. Th Int. imutlon contained in th. a i id" wut. ol. tallied by the wlt i is-. -niLcis of the house. The lm-niliei v .-i nude admissions that he was appi ono.it tl and bllbed, Mi. Mc Cain said, was Petei J. Ci Iste, of Northumberland, who told the witness that he wa" nppioached by an Iiull Mdunl and told that lb would be worth l 100 to him to vote for the leconslder atlon of th bill. Mr r'llsto declined nt the t'.n e to f,Ive the inline of the In divldua' but subsequently lie admitted to the witness that It was ex-Representative Thomas Mojles.of Wllkes-Barre, who said he wanted the bill to become a law. as it would help him out In ,t ease In Luri-tno county In which ho wa a defendant. Mr. Ctlste asked Movies to write what he wanted him to s.is when he made a. motion to le eonsldet the vote by which tin bill was postponed until Maich 21. liefoio M.oj les could wiite It the Bliss motion io adjourn to pi event a leconslder.ition it the bill was made and adopted, and nothing tuither occulted between Ci Is te and Moles. John P. Dwjei testllled that he was a staff eoiiespondcnt of the Pre.s and contilbuted that poitlon ot the ut.ele alleging that Kepiesentatlve-John Ihig loi of IcondiiB. was coiruptlv ap pHMched to vott for tliL loeonsldeia ti'.n of the Mei 'ai roll bill. He ui told be a niembei of the leglsnturo ofiei the bill was-- postponed ot the alleged efforts that had been made to 'oiiupt Mr. llrgler and went to the LS coming member and asked hltn If It '.as uue. Mr. L'ngler told the w It ii. ss that he met Michael J Cmtello, a foimer icsldent of Wlllinmsport. and et. i.rled him to the Iloltou house, llm i islmipr. wheie thej met ec.Senator John J. Cojle, of Schuylkill (oiinty. Mi t'ojle told Ihiglei th.it he under stood he was a I! inian Catholic, and nsl. d him to Mite loi the bill because Anhhlshop l:an wauled it to heiotim a law Witness sain t'nyh told IJngler h would pas him jnoo to vote foi the. ld. and put his hand In his pocket nu.i said he would sio him JJOu at om ''oyle said he used to do this h. n ni -x i a niembei of Ihe iLRlsla ture and lb it If IhiRler would no alonff on this bill h would "put him In" on seeral other bills, and that ho could make nuiio i i the outside than his sal ai) as a. niembei of the house Mr. K'lKlei lefused to accept the money nnd lett 'ole. Tho I olio wine Sun dnj ('ostello went to WllManispot t, hlud a team and dnio thiiteen mi'ts ot in the countiy to ilncler's homo and tiled to induce him to ote foi tin M'l. Mi. IhiKlu told Costello that lie would do nothing until he had talked w'th hit, rnlleuKue, Mr. Osier, I'nttler's pui'poso bcliiK to t;et rid of Costello, tlu witness explained Declined to Name Informer, Ml Dwjer declined to disclose the nHiit'' nf the paity who told him of tlio n'l ' nt:empt to lulbe ICnuler. Wit ne" ' t'oiitollo after his visit to CiiKb ' li'iine and was told by Coi tello tnat hu know the secrets of the Quu iwople, and that If liu could see Fenator Cochran, of Wllllamsiiort, lus would toll him soniMthlni,' he ouuht to know about the senatorial contest nnd a move the Quay people were about to make. Mr. KiiRler testllled that Costello met him at the Bolton House and took him to a room nt the Lochlel Hotel nnd introduced him to ox-Senator Covle. Costello left the loom nnd Coyle asked the witness how ho felt on the McCairell bill. Coyle paid ho used to he In the leRlslalure and that ho took eveiythlnK that came his va. KiiRler coi robot ated Dwyer's testimony as to Tolye's alleged offei of j:0O to vote for the bill nnd to pav tho balance when the witness voled and that If KtiKler would g-o nlong on this bill he would take him on live or isK other bills. Ihmler refused the money nnd left Coyle. The witness then described Costello's visit to his house to ask hlin to vote for the bill. Costello and Enrjlcr went Into the slt tlnpr room ai.d Costello told witness II he would vote lor tho leconsldera tlon of the bill he was authoiled to pay hlin $500 Costello said "the socie ties of Philadelphia weie making up the money to pay tor the p.issiiKe of the bill." Costello left lhiglei's home with the reniaik that he was toltu? to see Mr. Oslet Osier altervaid told IhigUr that Costello had not called on him. Mr. CrlFte said he knew Mojlos and was a member of the house- with him In 1S33. Tho day the McCanell blU was postponed In the house Moles tame to witness' seat and called him out to smoke n clsar. They s.i: on the loittiBe in the rotunda of the cupltol and Moyles told witness that he had a coin ersatlon with e-Senator Coyle about him and Cojle said ho (Cilste) was all liprht Movies told wit ness that there was thtee In It If he would Mite lor the bill. Mols saw the witness subsequently and asked him to vote for the reconsideration of the bill. Moyles was tinder indictment In Luzerne county for conspiracy and said ho was anxious to have the bill pased. About this time ex-Senator Cojle enme In and said to witness. "Vmi ote tor the MeCairell bill and leao the lest to me" An houi later Movies called Cilste out Into the hallway and urecl him to ote for the leeonsldeia tlon of the McCanell bill. Moyhs told Cilste what to say when he made the motion and promised If he would make tlu motion theie would be 'M.nio in It loi the wltniss. Oi i- lc told Moles to Wlite out What he wished hlin to say when he made the motion and while- he was doimt so the bill came up and Ciiste went Into the house and voted to adjourn to piee-nt a le consideratlon of the bill. Mr. Cilste said that niter the adjournment Coylo ame to him and told him he made i mistake In not oiin? for the bill, that "the fellows otet theie (pointing to the 'illslllSellts,, t, witness s-ijd) wei" belntt taken uue of." This lemaik caused nenei.il laui-'htei Mr. A'oorhees asked that the names of Messis. Covle, '"ostello and Moles be called, that they nilsjht be Riven a chance to testlfv in their behalf. Chnliinin Tow said thoe men could not testify beloie the coinmlttee and thai they would be qivr-n a ch.inee If the matter was taken Into the courts. Mi. Vooihee-s made an offr that these gentle-men be allowed to appear before the i ommlttee and testify and that they be allowed counsel. .Mr. Fovv ruled the otter out ol order, on tho Riound that the committee Is not a til.il tout I and that It would be Impuxuln? the honesty and inteKilt of the- 'liem beis of the house who apptnred be loie the committee and testllled under, oith Mr. Kieps Hied exception! to the lulin?, after which the i ommlttee adjourned until tomoiiow evening at S o'( lock. TOR FINANCIAL MEASURES. Committee Appointed to Consider the Subject Will Meet Apiil 17. Washington, Muich 7. The commit tee appointed by the Republican cau cus of the house of representatives to foi initiate a financial measuie for the oonsldeiation of the next con&iess w'U meet at Atlantic I'lu for the purpose of takliiR up the (itustlon on the I7th of Apill. This was decided at n. nie-'t-Iiir of the committee held toda la the committee of the house judiciary com mittee, at which General Hendc.-io.i, chairman, and all the niembei s of the committee weie pi cent. It Is expected that the financial cukp tlon will then be taken comprdiei slvely and tho entire summer given up to the question If necessaiy. MARTIN MAHON LOCATED. It Is Believed That the Fayne Moore Witness Is in Atlantic City. New York, March 7. Assistant Dis tilct Utotnoy Melntyie said today that be is satisfied that Mai tin Million, tho complaining witness against Fane Moore, Is In Atlantic City evading ser vice of a subpoena V teethes are looking for him, hut have been unable to And him. Mr. Mclntyro said he had been In formed that a lawyer In this city; had advised Mr. Mahon to leave. If he could get positive pioof ol this, Mr Melntyie said, he would go befoie the supi -me court and complain against the lawyer, BURGLARS IN LUZERNE. They Rob a Store nnd Hold Up a Pedestrian. Wilkts-Baire, March 7. Four mask ed men bioke into the geneial stoic i C. .'. Kein in Hanover township at 1 o'cloi k this uiornlng and blew tho safe open with dynamite. They se cured about S100 In cash and two silver watches. While the robbers weredilll. lug a hole In the safe a miner named Henry Hitchcock passed the stoic. Fearing ho would give an alaim tho buigl.u seized him, pointed levolvew at his head and diagged him Into tho store Thero they gagged and bound him. He was not released until the arrival of the cleiks at 7 o'clock. - Suicide nt Reading. Reading. Pa.. March 7 Allen T. Kep uer, agi.-d JO eais. a well nown citizen of PlneclalP, committed suicide this forenoon li blowing oft his head with u shotgun. Tho cause Is nut known. Suit Against Swallow Withdrawn, Hnirlsburg. March 7. Tho suit of Con Bleiwninn Joslan n lllcks, of Altoona, against Hev. Dr. Silas C. Ku allow, of llarrlslnirg. claiming JfO.000 for ciluilnal libel, has bon dlfecoiitluuiid. BUSINESS LIVELY AT HARRISBURG THE STATE LEGISLATURE SET ' TLES DOWN TO WORK. The School Measure Fio voltes the Usual Discussion BUI to Causo Theatrical Men to Advertise Price of AdmissionOther Measures Sub mitted for Consideration. Haiilbhuig, March 7. Hilts on thlid reading was the older of business to day In the house. The Hist bill t cat lied extended the minimum school town to seven months. This measure has been befou- the legislature at every session foi ten years and has nlwnvs piovoked a long discussion Today was no ex ception and foi an botu the bill was discussed. The cltv members favoted the ptoposltlon and the niembei s tiuin the sparsely settled districts oppose d It. Mr. Sklnnei, of rulton, urged the postponement of thu bill until after the revenue bills shall have been pissul The discussion brought out statements from several lm mber.s that there Is a delleJency of 'JJ.SOO.OOO In the state tieas uiy and that theie Is a possibility of a leductlon In the school nppiopthitton Mr Cole, of Adams, said that If the bill became a law it would bankiupt the country school districts of the state The bill was passed by n ote of 141 to 41. Among the bills passed finally were the following: The senate bill inci easing the sal aries of the commissioners of counties containing over .100,000 Inhabitants, ex cept Philadelphia fiom $1,000 to $6,l)O0 was amended to fix the saint y of those ollleluls at J.1,000 a vein-. The bill also lncieascs the salary of the cleik of quaiter sessions liom $1,0(o to $i5,ooo a Vear nnd tlu J. ill phvslil.ui fiom Sl.'.'OO to Jl.si") The bill was laid aside for piinllng Making constables of townships and bcnouglis e.x-ollklii file, game and lNh win dens and piescilblng tbeh punish nu nt for tailuie to peiloim their duties. The bill relating to Insolvency -ni-biac'lng among othei matters volun taiy nsslgntnents for the benellt of eieelltOlH and adverse piocendlngs 111 InsolveMiey fei creditors loi bidding also certnln pieferences, proviillng for the distlibiitioii of the InsoHent's is-late- and in ceitaln e ontlngein les n Uevlng him of and e.tln-is liable with Mm foi futtbei liability for his or their debts Theatrical Measuie. The bib reiililng owners of theateis to ailveitlse pi ices of udmNslon was amended to make the penalty for viola tion of the proposed net not more- than $1,000. instead of not less, ,uul laid aside for piinting. Hills amending tin- nets uf June 11, 1SC7 June S 1SS1, and May n, 1VJs, re lating to llr" escape's on hotels, ex tending Hull piovisions to tenemint ami lodging houses and opera houses and piovldlng for the lenuival of In secuie or unsate- escipe- and extending the iluintlon of the lien ol the debts of a decedent upon real estate to five veais were elefeated Mi. MeClnln eif Ijancasti r, Intiodtucd bills piovldlng that thereshallbenoiimit to the amount of caoltal slnek which nui be hail bv any coipeuatlon (except coi poratlons of the first class) now in existence eir to be hen after created under an. gen cnl or special law of this e ommon wealth, giving all corpoiatlons the light to hold and own real csfite piovldlng fi.r the payment of a bonus of one tblid of one per cenr. on the amount of the capital stock which the com pany Is n.uthons'ed to have and lllto bonus on any subseeiiunt iiuthoiiziil llicicase ot stock, ee ept In the cases of canal, tuinptkc bildge. cemetery cmpanles, building and loan assenta tions nnd eNceptlng all these coipor atlons named in the first class; provid ing for the improvement amendment and altnatlon of the cb-ulers of all corporations1, except eoipoiations of the first class bj applying to the governor, but first the notice must be given once a week for three weeks In two newspapers In general circulation pilnted In the county In which tlui companies are located; providing for the amendment of the eighteenth para graph of the second section of the gen eral corpoiatlon law- of 1S7 so as to au thorize the formation of corporations for any lawful puiriose not otherwise specifically provided for hy act of as sembly, this Includes the Ineoiporatlon of brewers, but excludes the distillers of Intoxicating lirpiors. Tho latter aro now- allowed to Incorporate umler th3 stito laws. Mr. Voeibees, of Philadelphia, pre sented a hill to constitute a bouid ot Inspectors for the Inspection of lager beer, Imported beer, bock beer, ale nnd potter, used, made or sold Jn this com monwealth. Bilbery Investigation Committee. Speaker 1'arr announced the appolnt ment of Fiank 15. McClaln, of Lancas ter, as a member of the bilbeiy In--.estlgating committee. In place of Cap tain Oeorge W. Skinner, of Fulton. Mr. McClaln declined, hut the sneaker In sisted and Mr. McClaln accepted with the explanation that ho will do his duty honestly and feailessly without fear or favor, or oilier hope of future reward. A memorial service for departed members was held hi tho house thli ov enlng. The attendance was slim, ow ing to the keen Interest In the woik of tho bribery scandal committee, ilu logistic speeches were made In mem ory of James O. Sloan, of Washing ton: James W. Carson, of Franklin, and Andrew J. Lawrence, of Heaver. Strike Settled. Pittsburg. March 7. Tho Ftrlke at tho Fox Pressed Steel Cai woiks has lim settled. The proposition of tho tomptny foi piece woik was accetttd by the strik ers ami the plant was In full oporatlon to day. At tho Schoen Prcsasd 8teel woika about 5C0 more men nio out. Tho plant Is guarded by pollco but no dlsoider ha oicuiieej- Plates for the Cup Defender. Hrlatol, It. I., Match 7. Three hundred plates for tho topside of tho now Amer ica's cup dufenelor nrilvid hero today from Pennss Ivnnia. They are lltteeu lcit long, from II Inclie to :t feet In v;bllh anil flvft-blxteouths of un Inch thing. THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE. Thirteenth Regiment Will Return by That Route. Bpei-lal to the Hcranton Tribune Camp MncKenzicAugUHtri, Gu., March 7. -Tho members of the Thirteenth regiment this evening nt mess bade a long and thankful farewell to pork and beans, blnck colfee and hardtack, the regulation faro which t'ncle Sam seems to lejolec In serving to his soldiers To mot tow and for the next four days the regiment will be fed by private Indi viduals, who entered Into contract with the government to feed the mcmbeis of each regiment to be mustered out foi the last few ehus. So far thev have given excellent satisfaction, and have furnished not onlv palatnble food In the most llbeial quantities, but even many di'llcacles The boys lejolee at this prospect, and this evening when th"V had eaten the hist regulation meal, they gave a wild ciy of delight. The nies.s pans, knives, forks, and spoons nnd tin cuos wete then called In, as these necessary for the future will be furnished by the pri vate conttatlois who will also do all tlu cooking Th last gun wa turned in this morn ing, and for the past two days tho boys have been doing guild with clubs, sticks, broken pick handles, broom sticks, and othei such warlike Imple ments The effect is otiemel ludic rous, but theie 13 not even the slightest dlioider. Kvervbody is trying to outdo the other In good behavior. Most of the bojs are busllv engaged In ari.inging theli atfalts and packing up their effects. The Klghth Pennsyl vania bioke camp heie this morning at S o'doek nnd was paid off and had left the giounds shotilj after noon. Ile loio going they weie serenaded by tho Thirteenth's band, and inan of the bojs turned out to bid them goodbye. The members of both icglments were ulwavs the filendllest of friends, and this feellrg was cemented many times over In the Milunteer service. It has at last been decided that tho Thirteenth will le-avc by was er the Atlantic Coast Line. It Is becoming colder heie, and the bojs do not like ihe piospects of hav ing to walk In tlu moinlng over to the rump site of the nighth, wheie tho kitchens ate peimaneiitlv established, lor theli bunktast When leaving here the leglinein will foitunnielv leave no one behind on account of sickness; all aie well Richard J. P.oiiike FLOODS THREATEN CITY OF CINCINNATI The Cold Wenther Saves the City and Vicinity fiom Inundation Water Still Rising. Cincinnati, Muieh 7. The end of the big Hood heie is In sight thanks to the cold weathei pi ev ailing thioughout the Ohio vallcv. It has cut off fiom one and a haK to two feet of what would have been the maximum Hood at Cin cinnati hail the weather piev ailed w ai m. At 1- o'doek tonight the liver hero was SO feet and 6 Inches, rising at the rate oi one Inch anil a quarter hourly. At all points above- Mailetta the ilvcr tonight Is lalling All points heatd limn below Cincin nati npoit the ilvei rising. Fiom Huntington. W. Va.. up .stieain ut near lv all points on the- ilver, snow with lnlsk winds and low tempeiatuie are repented. Navigation, which was for a time Intel rupted, was u-sumed on the Moneiiigahela todav. Klsevrheie navi gation has not all been lutenupted, though at some points Impedeel by high winds DELAWARE DEADLOCK. An Effort Made to Haimonize War llug Republicans. Liovei, Del,, March 7. Onl five days remain befoie the final adjournment of the leglslatme, and strong elfoit Is being maele to haimemire the Repub lican factions, thus securing the elec tion of a succej"or to United States Senator (Jeorge Grav. With this enel in view a letter was handeel to evei- Republican member of the gen eral assembls- todav signed by Con giessmnn C. H. Grosvenor and Secr3-tars- Charles Dick, of the Republican national eeiinmlttee, uiglng an earls and final settlement of the senatorial question. The letter pass' "We do not assume to advise in regatd to jour duty as mcnibeis of the legislature, but do want to Impiess upon sou that In close anil bitter contests tho will of the majority Is a safe guide. The .'Re publican parts t laige is interested not only In gaining o senator, but also In the future state of the pat ty In 15 il u ware." Eighty-nine ballots hav e been tnkjn since the voting for senator began on Jan. 17. and the deadlock has continued unchanged, tho slight shifting of the votes- each day not aflectlng the re sult. The belief here among tho leaders Is that the legislature will adjourn fin ally on Monday next without filling the acancs'. and that Delaware will get along with only one representative In the upper branch of congiess jpfll 1U01. QUAY GAINS TWO VOTES. HnrrHburg, March 7 The ballot lor Vnltcd States icnator todav lesulted In no election. I3-Senator Quay gained two votes, howovcr, bj the absence of four membeis without a pin. Three oie Demociats and tho oilier an anti-Quay Republican Tho ballot was devoid of In terest, exiept the voto of Senator Biovui, cf Wcitiiioriliiiul, for "the eandldato vho has never been de feated nor his nover Miiiindiiedv Matthew St inlcy Quaj" Mr. Ifaigiave, if Westmorland, voted lor "an unlndlctcd candidate, Colonel George F. Huff." The voto follows: Quay 101 .lenks u Dniuell 7 Strwurt s nun Huff Stone ... Rice Tubbs . . Wldener Rlter ... Grow ... Mnrkle . ..................,, .. ,...... ......,..., Total ill Necessary to a choice, J16; paired or not veitlng, X. Those absent without n pair were Seu nlor UltfKlns and Representavlvex Smith, F. D.; Burnett. Timlin. BURGLAR SHOT AND MAY DIE Was Wounded in a Lively Battle with Drawn Revolvers. OCCURRED AT PECKVILLE Said His Name Was Shannon and Ilin Homo ShamoklnWns Brought to the Lackawanna Hospital on a Ti eight Tiaiu His Companions Got Away Agent Broad Appiised of the Burglnis' Piesence by a Buiglar Alaim. ISurglars enteied tho PecUvllle sta tion on the Delawaie and Hudson iall road this morning shortly before 2 o'clock. An alarm system apprised Agent Uroad. who resides a quarter of a mile distant, of their presence. Hs summoned Chief of Police Crnig, und, accompanied by Theodore Dlcknian, the tlneo men i.in to the station. The buiglats heard them coming and when the party neaiecl the station, file was opened on them. Ihoad, Gialg and Hickman suiiounded the building and letuined the tire. Seveial shots weie exchanged, and then the buiglai.s made a dash for llbtrts. One- of them fell, and the ntheis, either tluee or four ot them, managed to get past. It is thought, however, that one or mine of those who escaped are wound ed. A f i eight tin In was held at the station ai.d the wounded man placed aboaid and bnntght to this city to the Lackawanna, hospital. Xono of the PockvllU inert were weiunded, though the bullets whizzed bv almost too olose foi comfort sevei.il times. On the way down to the hospital, the wounded man state-d to Detective Crip- pen that his name was Shannon, and he belonged In Shamokln. He then lapsed Into unconsciousness. He Is shot in the lett side, near the heart. The wound was made with a oS-willbie revolver and bled profusely at Ilit. Asent Hioad shot hlin. The police authoiitles heie were noti fied anil the Neath Scranton and cen tral elty patrolmen weie given their Instiuclloiis to watch for the wagon and men. GILBERT CONFESSES. Admits Killing His Wife and Four Small Children. Kmporla. Kus, March 7. John Cill beu, who confessed to muiderlnsr his wile and four chlldien, pounding their heads to a Jells' with a hammei, was taken to Topeka todas to prevent a possible attempt ut lynching, which was feaied. Gilbert today pleaded for fair tieatment, saving he had not let his folks suffer. 'The all died quick," said he, "ex cept Kttle (Mis. Gilbert). I took sheets and ehokid two of the children to keep them fiom suffering." Ktplingy Convalescing. IsVw iuk, Match 7. Mr. Doubled.! to night leporicd both Ruds'.ird Kipling and hi? little daiightei, Klsle, to bo slowly but surely convalescing. Jli. Kipling has not yet been tufonmsl of tho death of his child. Jiuei nine, and hn will not be told until be Is practically well. She was his favorite and the phsslclans dre id the pustlblliy of an ill result should bo hern of her death In any mannot. M. L, Haywnid Nominated. Lincoln, Neb., March 7.-M. L. Hay w.trd, Republican, wsi" nominated for United States sen ator In the Republican caucus lu-ie tonight He will be elected In the lolnt session tomorrow. Has ward was tho Repcblican candidate feu- gov ernor last fall, being defeated by W. A. Poynter, Fuslonlst. Schooner Stranded, l.cv.es, Dei . March 7. The schooner William B. Steelinan, from Norfolk for Now Ycik, with a caigo of pig Iron, stimuli d tho gap way at tho east end of the Ico bleaker at the Delaware break water this morning dining a heavy stoim. The crew was taken oft by the quarantine tug Tho vcssM will bo a tolal loss. Steel Billets Advanced. Chlcauo. March 7 Steel billots nil vaiieed today ami sold as high as jr.M per ton Jt Is nr.uoureed that practically tlui entire pioduct of tho National Stocl cempanv will bo aclil Besseiuei steel, a single oxceptlon being that of tho Buhl tsteel companv. which products basic op-ll hearth steel. Roebor Defeats tho Tuik. Boi-ton. March 7. Enust Roeber de feated tho "Terrlblo Tuik" In n Graeco Roman wrestling match tonight In Music hall, winning tho bout urder the condi tions Intervening. Earthquake in Japan. Yokohamn, Mnrch 7. A severe carth (liiake shock was experienced here at 10 o'clock till mori.Ing, tho disturbance vis. Itlnvr tho locality of tho great shock of lfcOl with somo loss of life nnd piope-ts-. Will Mannge Reading. Reading, March 7. Frank P. Itlnn, mull niwr of tho LnnriMer Hnso Bull club for tho lust thrco years, signed this utter noon to manage Reading, of tho Atlantic leMgue, for tho now owners. THE NEWS THIS M011NINU Weather Indications loilayi PAIR) HORTHWCBT WINDS. General Iirltcry Commltteo Begins Its Work. Filipinos Ilctreat Before Americans, State Legislature Transacts Business. Movement to Dcpoo Spanker Parr Falls. General-England and tho Musrat In cident. Flnanclnl and Commercial. Local Another Big Cut mates. A Scamp Who Can't Be In the Cstl I'unishcd. 1 IMItorl.U. Banner Ycais of Business Revival. Let'cr fiom a Soldier nt Manila. 5 Local Contests for tho City Otilcir. Details of tho Mine Consolidation. President Tiucsclale Makes a cry P.rlcf Stop. 6 Local West Scinnton und Suburban. 7 News Round bout Scianton. S Whitney's Widely News Budget. Bnptlst Young People) Meet at Dun more. MR. CLARENCY WAKES STATEMENT Resolutions Aie Presented Advising the Impeachment of Speaker John R. Fair, of the House of Repiesen tatives In View of Existing Con ditions the Resolutions Aie Not Adopted. Hairisburg, March 7. A tm cling of the metiibcis ol the house of lepie sentatlve who took part in the tr.nh ering last Friday after Speaker Farr Micuted the chulr was held the eve ning in tlu- huuse eluimbei to heir the rcpoit of the' committee appointed to tuko Into consideration the relat'.uis between tin- spe-akei and the houe. The committee eonslsts of Repie"nta tlves Jumes t'lnieiuj and Clinton, Rogeis Woodiutf, of PhiladelMil i; Robert K. l'oung, ol Tioga (Republi cans), Geoigo II. DlKoti, of i:ik, aid A. J. Palm, of Cinwford. Waul I!. lillss, of Delawaie, called tho met ting to Hitler nt ." and staled that nothing was in older but the re port of the committee, which was pn sented by Chairman t'laic-ncy. Th- le port Is .signed lis" the members ol the committee and follows. The Clare-lies' lesolutlons ictltt Itu'o VI of the standing house itiles uu ut lng the meeting and atljouiniueit of the house, and the icohitloii of Jin. 'JO last concerning Friday ( sslons, ai u, after discussing' this Intention, pro ceed as follows- Whereas, Jt Is essential to the piopr cuusldiiatlou ol nil questions In a legisla tive bodv tint the decision of the nnijoi ll shall pi ei ail, while tin lights ol ihe mlnotity aio protected and that all ques tions should be inlil) ami lepialh dls cusscel anil settleil hj -i Id lt'j,lKitlv) bodv, and Whereus, Evt rv nitinbei of the- buust who knows that the onlv purpose of changing ihe rule was to llx the ilnie ot meeting out and tin -half hours later -o as to avoid thx uecessliv of a long recesj between the time ut adjournment and the meeting of ilu.- Joint asscmlilv. and Whereas. Bveis legislative bodv has die UlKlliestloiKil ilsht U select its own olll (ers by a majoiltv vote oi the numb rs cliosen to said bod anil cin lis tin s.uiii) authoilts remove suld ofllcers ai pli-isrre, ami Wild. is. Tim sptakei of a rl,itlvt) liody Is Itn reivani and insti anient ere.'it ed lo icgaid and obey Its will, und the speakei of the pre-enl lioiise of lepn. n tatlves b.v his .letlon in arbitrarily refug Ing to permit uu appeal fiom lus nihil; on tho point of older laired as in the on f miction ot two apimrentlv coufhi ting lulei -violated the tstihllslnd precedent of this house- the ihilits of lis niembrr nnd ruling of every piillumeiiuiy iitilhor itv, and W'hoieas, It is CMSntial lot the oiopci conduit of public business and the ellg-nits- of this himso iliat the speaki i- should lte.it all parties with espial f-iiineis und uso his high olllee lo piomoie ihe best Inten sts of the popl1' as expiessul bv a ni.ijoilts of tliflr lepioscntatlves and not to subserve tlu Intel ests ot a inlnnritv faction of this house-, thtlefore be It Resolved, ThHt the unjust and unialr rulings of tho spcakor on Prldas. Maich J, 1S90. elicllnlng to entertain an appeal from hl.s decision and arbln arils declar ing tho house of rcpieseui.itivrs ad journed at the siino lime Is conilcniiicci as an unwarranted usurpation of author ity of tho house, u denial of tne rights In herent In the members anil nu unjustl flablo violation oi. tne parllamentniv cus tom and piactlce, and Resolved, That while pi osPnt condition do not absolutelv require 'he exercise of our authorlts. S'ct It Is tho undoubted right ot a majorlts of the membti-, of this house to declaie the seat of Its speak er lo be viimiit and to elect Instead ouo who will recogul.e any anel protest tno rights and pilvlbges of the membeis of the house and rules established bs them. After the riadlng of the report. Mr. Stewart, of Philadelphia, moved that In view of the events which have oc curred slnco Friday last nnd the ap parent harmony In the proceedings of the house It would be unwise to pass these resolutions at this time. Tho motion mm unanlmousl) adopted. A vote of thanks war tendered to James Israel, of Pittsburg-, a newspaper man. for his servli es ns clerk of the meet ing. A motleu was adopted that tho chairman be authorl.-d to tall tho meeting together whenever In his Judg ment It was necessary. This ended tho pioceedlngs nnd the meeting adjourned. -FLOOD Or COUNTERFEIT CASH. Bankers and Storekeepers of Shamo kln Refuse Silver Dollais. Shamokln. Pa , March 7. Ranks, stores and the post olllce wore today flooded with qountetfelt dollars bearing dntos ot 1879, 1SSJ and 1884, and having such a good ring that bank ofllclnls who Font some of tho dollars to the national treasury for examination think the coins contain more silver than the genuine monej Nono of tho banks w 111 receive money beailng the nbove datoa until tho mat ter In Inveptlgated by secret servlc nrents. Steamship Aiilvnle. Ner York, March 7.- Ai rived. Knlrrr Wllhulm dei (liotfo. Bremen: Western land, Antwrril. Cleared! Southwnrk, Antwerp; Majcsllc, Llveipool, Hailed: Workeuilani, Rotieulam: Tiave, Brumal, FILIPINOS RETREATING The Rebels Are'Scattered by Guns of Gen eral Otis, FEEBLE RESISTANCE MADB Work of Mounting a Gun at That Point Stopped A Gunboat Clears tho River Banks with Rapid-Firo Guns Apparent Purpose to Attack the Water Woiks Outside Manila Not Cnnled Out. Manila. March 7, 1113 a in. At day light thl moiulng the enems was dls invered tiylne to mount n, gun across the liver fiom San redio and the Sixth nitllleiy piotnptly shelled the rebel bat tels'. Tempol arll Hopping woik, the fiiemv pouted a fm-llade of musketry auoss the river, but a gunboat moved up and cleated the banks of the stream with lapld-tlie guns. All was qulec during the night. Post ofilces have hem established at Xegros, Cebu ant Hollo, and the ileiks left s'e.sterdas foi their tespectlve posts bj- tie steamer Uspanu. -.-2i) ii. in. A detachinent of Oncinl Hale's and (leiieial Wheaton's brigades was engaged for two hours this moin lng dealing the countrv in ft out of their lines on boib bides ot the ilvei, the enemy i oiiccmnitlng with the ap pal ent ptupose ot cutting off the gnui son at the waterworks The rebels bolted at the tltst sign or the advance, but thev stpnrated Into small bodies whenever the- coveit ufftuded opportun ities and kept up a miming fire. By u series f rapid ndv antes, followed by Hank movements, the enemy vvas com pletely routed as far out as Uuiulaloupe on the light .and almost to Marlqutua on the left I In- c.isualtlis leported aie 'Captain O'Bilen, ol Company F. Flist Wjomln-r voluntieis, and two men slightly wounded. Rebel loss was heavj. No rebels wise visible nt noon t!4", p. in. This afternoon tleneral Male's bilgntle e'onllmicd the woik of driving out the lebds fiom the coun tiy U-tWeeii the leseivolr and the wiueiwoiks, a distance' of about three miles The countiy Is now clear on the le't of the liver, but the- enemv Is still in float of Cienetal Wheaton's lino. In accoidutice with Inrtructlon.s to tho land and naval fones, a general order was Issued roelay diicctlng the United Stales troops to give, particular atten tion to the speil.il duty of furnishing full inoteeMou io the lives and prop-eitv- of nil Ceinuin, Auslilan, Dutch, Italian and Portuguese residents, and. with the i o-onei.ition ol the lesldent f'einvui cenisul lo give aiel and assls--iitue w he lever necessarv At " o't lock this nlteinooii the teiii peintuie was si degiet-s Fiiluenholt. but the heat is iiili-iist, espec hills" on th line-. Filed on a Flag of Truce. Miuilia. Maith 7. fill p m Ihiemv Is still In fHHit of (leneial Wheaton s lite. .Wii San Pedio Mat atl thev hav been aitlvely attempting to mul.e th pi.-illons of the Hth arllllriy on th. lilll untenable, their sh up-hootei i keeping up a cousluiit llio all dav I'll vate Lovefoy. of ompMiv O, Wash ington v ohm ten',, was killed ls astrav bullel. Ma or IM1. Seventh 1'nlU I States cavalis- Pilvaie Young, Com pany M. Twentieth Infunliy Privates Ciuran, I'onipany II. Twentieth infnn ti.v, and Private jp.itks. Companv I, Fiist Wyondng voliinteei-s, wet vviiiiiidei! lodaj. This punning tin enemv In liom of Oneiiil Ocenshlne's lines sent out a t!.ijr of truce, but i etui nr d when Lleu tentHiit Koen'ei- vvtMi two men iidvum nl to meet It. This afternoon thi v again showed a white tlai, and a gi?r eial with two ctlleeis end an Intei pifter aelvariTil. When ihe Ami n caun Weie within about 200 s-mls -f the icbcl pnrv the latter diagged iltlts iiom behind their backs and opem 1 Hie upon thein, but fortunatelv with out effect. Haw then nc's battery filed two shells, killing many of the enemv. loin a. m. The lebels ore busllv pr. -paling Huh- defenses at vntlous points a.ul are most uggiesslve near Snn Pe dio Maeutl, where their shatpshoott.rs malntaii a peislsunt annovance. Scott s batteiy. on the hilltop i thu e-"iitei of file from both sides of the river. Genei.il Hale withdrew his outposts fiom the left bank of the stream and Is now oicupylng his niiglnal position. Further tn uble Is piobnblo In the vicinity of the water woiks when the rebels rails', but It would bo almost an liiipo"siblllty for them to Interfero with the water supply, owing to lha stiength of our position. The vveiuh"! Is seveial degrees hot ter todav. Will Affect GOO Hands. IlnulsbuiR March 7. Manager CM beat M McCauley. of the Central Im-i and Steel company, which includes tho I'nlvctsul mills. Paxton mills and mllli No. 2, posted a notice that on April 1 leaeljiistment and raise In wages would tuke placo. This will cftect sis hundred hands. - i Bad Man Anested. Chicago. Marcli 7. Aimed, with a re volver, stllletto and razor, (ieorso Di Jcsla. wanted In Tvione, Pa wais nr. restcl heio todas. The prisoner fought desperately but tlu pollen knocked his senseless. De Josla Is charged with steal ing t.'.r.OO woith nt dry goods. -"t"f-H-4-t-H- t M- I WEATHER T0R20AST. - -f -f WashliiRton, March 7 -Forecast - for eastini Piinusslvunla, fair: - high noithwoiueily winds, slowly -r dlmlnlHhlng. - r-f-f -r t-t-tf -f f-f -f fH"t--1
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