tiVV m .rr.h
CA
TWO
xV RAGES.
SCRANTOX, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1890.
THV FIGHS. TWO CENTS.
CHINA TURNS
AT LAST
Report That the Demands
of Italy Have Been
Refused.
LATEST EASTERN PHASE
United States, England nnd Ger
many Deliver Notes to the Govern
ment tit Pekln Settlement of
Shanghnl Foreign Extension Ques
tion Demanded Evanco Agrees to
Withdraw Her Protest Condition
ally. Rome, March 22. It is understood
that the Chinese minister has Informed
the Itnllnn government that China ab
solutely refuses the demand of Italy
for a concession at San-Mun bay.
Pekln. March 22. The Hritlsh, Ger
man and American ministers at Pekln
have addressed notes to the Tsung-li-Tamcn
demanding a settlement of the
Shanghai foreign settlement extensions
question, the French minister, M. Ple
hon, agreeing to withdraw the protest
of the French consul against the ex
tensions on the condition that the pro
posed extensions do not include that
portion of the land forming the imme
diate interlatid of the present French
concession.
GEN. MILES AT HARVARD.
He
Addresses the Students Some
Good Advice.
Cambridge, Mass., March 22. General
Miles addressed the students of Har
vard university in Sanders theatre this
afternoon under the auspices of the
Harvuul Republican club. The theatu
wan crowded and the students wel
comed General Miles and President El
liott with deafening cheers.
General Miles' remarks were entirely
impersonal and contained no reference
n the recent war or to the controver
sies concerning the war management.
President 'Elliott, however, made an
impressive eulogy of the man. as lie
said, who had shown the same cour
age and fortitude under calumny and
misrepresentation as he had shown in
camp and battle. President Elliott's
uords made a great impression on the
audience, whose sympathy was plainly
manifested.
General Miles received an ovation
when he arose to speak.
He began wl'th a few anecdotes, illus
tratlng the way in which different men
were affected by the dangers of battle.
He urged the students to make the
most nf their advantages advantages,
lu snld. which were greater than those
njnyed by AVashlngton, Franklin or
Lincoln and whether In civil or mili
nr life to use their endowments for
the good of the country.
At the close of the address, General
Miles shook hands with several hun
dred professors and students who filed
past him on the platform of the theatre.
COLLINS CONFESSES.
Tells What He Knows About
the
Lost Child.
Painesville, O., March 22.--.Iohn Col
lins, who was arrested her.' i.-sit'iuay
with Mrs, Ann. Ingersoll on the charge
of abduction of Gerald Laplner m Chi
cago about a year ago, has made full
confession. Collins says he Is an old
soldier. He was an Inmate of the Na
tional Military Home nt Los AngoUs,
Cal, There he met Mrs. Inuersivl. .4he
told him that she had a tarm at Paines
ville and asked him to come east and
live with her. They came to Chicago,
where they arrived a few day.i bel'.ue
the last of May, ISPS.
On Decoration Dnv Mrs. Ingei-sill
came to him with the child. She sal. I
she hud found the little one on the
street. They remained In Chicago a
few days and then came to Paines
vllle. Collins bald he had mi suspicion
that the child had been abducted and
he believed Mrs. Ingersoll when sh
said she had found the little one Col
lins was held In $::on and Mrs. Inger
soll In $3,000 bail for the hearing -n
Thursday, The prisoners have t-ecured
attorneys and will light against re
moval to Chicago, wheie they have
been Indicted.
PEACE JUBILEE PROPOSED.
Citizens of Washington Are Anxious
to. See Admiral Dewey.
"Washington. March 22. A commit
tee of citizens who art arranging for
a peace Jubilee in Washington next
May, called at the navy department to
3ay to secure If possible the attend
ance, of Admiral Dewey on that occa
sion. Their application was made di
rectly to Secretary Long. They stated
that the proposed peace celebration will
be exceptional. In the fact tliut It is to
be practically national in character.
nnd this would Justify the request that
tho hero of Manila bay be summoned
to attend. Tho secretary listened with
Interest to what tho committee had to
say and replied that ho would confer
with the president on tho subject.
It would be a question, hu said,
limply as to whether or not the occa
sion would Justify tho admiral In leav
Ing his duties at Manila.
Furnace Will Be Put in Operation.
nellefonte. Pa., March 22 The Valen.
line Iron furnace at this place, which bus
neen lying Idln for Borne time past. Is to
'e put in operation at one., A forco of
i.ien began cleaning up about the furnace,
today and inside of six weks It Is ex
itected that tho furnace will bo In full
Dpeintlon. It will give employment to
j.out &10 men at tho stait.
SHERMAN DEATH STORY.
Explanations as to tho Manner in
Which It Originated.
tiantlngo, March 22. It now turns out,
respecting the unfortunate report of
Mr. Sherman's death, which Is the main
topic of conversation hero today, that
the announcement was made by tho
French cable company and the signal
corps within ten minutes of each other.
When Captain Leigh, the chief signal
olllcer, ascertained that the report was
erroneous he immediately communi
cated with the Guanttinamo station to
discover the cause of the blunder.
The man in charge of the station re
plied that, having received a message
of inquiry as to Mr. Sherman's health,
and not having any information him
self, he visited the manager of the
French cable company, who assured him
that the report of death was well
founded. Thereupon he telegraphed a
continuation of the rumor, having no
reason to doubt the assurance given
him. Tiie French cable company's of
llcials here claim to know nothing re
garding the matter.
Mr Sherman's relatives on board the
Paris are naturally very Indignant nt
somebody's stupendous blunder, but
Captain Leigh considers that the man
in charge of the fJuantanamo signal
olllce was entirely justllled in accepting
the statement of the French cable
company's manager.
Mr. Sherman's condition this evening
continues about the same. He rested
quite- comfortably throughout tho day
and if anything is somewhat Improved.
He expects to go on board the United
States cruiser Chicago tomorrow.
Meanwhile the tourists are swarming
over the city, after having visited ah
tho scenes of the fighting which pre
ceded the capitulation. This evening
Mrs. Wood, wife of the military gov
ernor, held her weekly reception at the
palace. Early this morning tho gun
boat Haraeoa, formeily of the Spanish
navy and recently raised from the bot
tom of the Maynri river, arrived herer
under command of Ensign Lisle.
French Cable Responsible.
Washington, March 22. General A.
W. Greeley, chief of the signal eorpa.
tonight gave the Associated lres the
following signed statement with refer
ence to the report that the signal olllcer
at Guantanaino had continued the re
port of ox-Secretary Sherman's denth:
War Department, Ofll
Olllcer, Washington,
:e of I'lllel' Slmial
1). ('.. March 22,
1MIH.
To the Associated Ires: Cantnln
Leigh telegraphs me from Santiago "that
the Information regarding Mr. Sherman's
allaged deatli came direct from the icp
resentatlvo of tin- Kteiich Cable company
at Guantumimo and tlwt the responsibil
ity of the signal corps Is limited to tho
telcgraphc transmission of the story.
Yours trnlj.
A. W. Ureclc).
SEARCH FOR VICTIMS
AT WINDSOR RUINS
Three More Charred Bodies Taken
Out Last Night Thirty -Seym Per
sons Still Missing.
New York, Match 22. What are sup
posed to be the rcmuins of three bodies
were thken out of the Windsor hotel
ruins at a late houi tonight. These
three bring the list of dead up to IS.
There ate ?,t persons missing.
Tin- live bodies that were recovered
un Monday and Tuesday, or what re
mains of them, are still at the morgue.
One lias pattly been Identified by two
of the hotel emtiloyes as that of Mis.
Margaret Au.e, of New York, but this
Identification is not considered condu
cive. The rain today Interfiled to soino
e.Ntent with the lauld progress of the
work and It was not until the after
noon that the woikers succeeded in
getting steadily down to the removal
of the debris. The lire department still
has Its: lines about the ruins, isolat
ing a considerable section of one of
tiie busiest, parts of the city. A for:8
of about two hundred and fifty men
was employed throughout the after
noon and a new shift of the same num
ber was put on at night.
The laborers reached the elevator
shaft at. the Fifth avenue and Ifith
street corner tonight and began to die;
away the debris. n elevator In this
shaft Is thought to have been filled
with people .when the fire broke out.
TO PROTECT HOTEL GUESTS.
Municipal Assembly of New York
Expected to Make Better Laws.
New York. March 22. The corpora
tion counsel today sent to Albany a bill
giving power to the municipal assem
bly to make such laws or ordinances
as would guarantee better protection
against fires In hotels. The bill was
drawn after consultation with the Hu
ll linen's association, the board of fir.'
underwriters, the superintendent of
huilidngs. Chief Uonner and Fire Com
mlssiotier Scanned.
The bill put on the commissioner .f
buildings the responsibility of seeing
that every building erected or change j
Into use us a hotel is in condition to
be used as such und upon the munici
pal assembly the responsibility of mak
ing such ordinances as will make hotels
safer from lire lu the future.
Failed to Secure Pardon.
St. Paul. March 22.-Tho first effort to
secure the pardon of tho Younger boys,
who are serving life sentences in tho
penitentiary for their connection with
the shooting of a Nortlilleld bank cushhr
and others, lu which the James hoys
were said to be also concerned, failed to
day In tho state senate.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington. March S3. These Pennsyl
vanla pensions have been Issued: Oiigl
nal Kiln It. Smith, West Nunticako, Lu
zerne. (; Kben I I.liley, Troy, Hiadford,
$. Increase William Kane. Ashley, Lu
zerne, 123 to $:.
Will Abnndon the Canal.
Albany, N. Y March 2J. The commit
teo on railroads decided to report favor
ably the hill authorizing the Dclawaio
and Hudson Canal company to abandon
Its canal,
'
S. B. Armour 111.
Kansas City, Mo., March 22.-B. U. Ar
mour, of the Armour Packing company, of
Kansas City, Is reported dangerously III
with pneumonia at his homo nor. Mr.
Armour is 70 J can old.
BEEF INSPECTORS
LEAVE CHICAGO
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT'S TESTI
MONY WILL BE NEXT.
The Court Will Then Proceed to
Governor's Island An Unknown
Man Who Experimented with
Chemicals W. Clark Marshall's
Testimony Was Not Sensational.
Dr. Burne Refused Meat Seven
Times While at Jacksonville.
Chicago, March 22. The members of
the government court of Inquiry, Inves
tigating army beef, finished their labors
In Chicago today and left for New York
tills evening. The testimony of Gover
nor Theodore Roosevelt will there be
received, after which the court will
ptoceed to Governor's island.
Tho evidence adduced today was
largely cumulative in its character,
consisting mainly in criticisms of the
canned beef und refrigerated beef from
soldiers who nte it und watched ltn
elfect In Cuba and Porto Rico. I)aid
Floipnhmann. a bell boy In the Hotel I
Morrison, told of a. visit to the stock '
yards In the company of an unknown
man, whose purpose he supposed to bo
an experiment In the matter of pre
serving beef by chemical treatment.
W. Clark Marshall, the provision spe
cialist, whose testimony was expected
to be sensational, threw no additional
light on the question, his evidence leliig
principally the expression of opinion
that canned beef as now put on tho
market is totally unfit for human food
Dr. John O. Hume, of Chicago, who
was HF&lstant surgeon of the Second
Illinois volunteers, while the regiment
was at Jacksonville, stated thn he had
condemned the refrigerator beef sever
al times before it left the wagon which
brought It. He had al.co returned some
of It to the ars, taking It back In
wagons and lulling the agent of Swift
& Co. that he could not use It. He had
refused the meat seven times in olio
month on account of the bad odor and
bad taste. The nvn complained bit
terly that thi-y could not eat It.
Robinson Sold Chemicals.
W. A. Koblnsoii. a traveling repre
sentative of the chemical llrm of Char
lea Pfizer & Company, New York, test- i
itled that he had formely solicited or-
ders and sold chemicals to the pack
Ing trade. The witness said it was
within his knowledge that his llrm
sells to packing house large quantities
of boric acid and other chemicals, hut
that so far as he knew such chemicaln
We're never applied to fresh beef; they
were used for export pork.
Horace G. Gardner, of Swift & Com
pany, gave a detailed list of the var
ious chemicals used in the different
departments of that establishment. lie
said that In the refrigerated beef de
partment no chemicals of any kind
are used and that he never knew of
any salicylic acid being used on the
premises for any purpose.
Albert G. Manns, the chemWt of Ar
mour & Company, testified that a large
number of chemicals were used In the
manufacturing department, but none
lu the packing house, except bora and
boric acid, which were used in pack
ing some goods for the foreign market,
The witness stated that the refriger
ated beef sent to the army was shlppe 1
in the usual way and that no chemicals
were used on It.
- - -
BRYAN THE CHOICE.
Will Undoubtedly Be the Next Dem
ocratic Nominee.
Cleveland, O.. March 22. Senator
Teller, of Colorado, was nsked here
today what, In his Judgment, would be
tho Democratic Issue In the next presi
dential campaign.
"I think there Is no doubt," replied
Senator Teller, "that the Democratic
party will make the financial question
the issue."
"Who will be tho Democratic presi
dential nominee?"
"Undoubtedly Mr. P-ryun will he the
choice of his party," promptly replied
the senator.
In regard to W. J. Dryan's contro
versy with Perry Helmont. Senator Tel
ler said:
"I think Mr. Hryan did exactly right
In taking the position ho did. Those
fellows In that organization are not
Democrats. They are Republicans mas
querading under Democratic colors.
They opposed Mr. Bryan's election In
18!iG, saying his election "would endan
ger the nation's welfare." and he did
perfectly right In declining to accept
the invitation."
COLORED FAMILIES DESTITUTE.
One Hundred and Four Negroes
Stranded in Jersey City.
New York. March 22. Tho twenty
seven colored families, nuinlxqlng Kit
persons in all, who are stranded In Jer
sey Cltv after having come from the
west to go to Liberia, as Is alleged,
under a contract with tho International
Migration society, were notified today
by the Central Railroad of New Jersey
that they would have to leave the rail
road cars In which they have remained
since their arrival In Jersey City.
It Is claimed that the International
Migration society promised to send
these people to Llbeila. and that they
have failed to carry out the promise.
Most of them nro destitute and their
condition Is pitiable.
FRENCH CHEMISTS BLOWN UP.
Seven Persons Hurt, Three Serious
ly, in Wnr Office Laboratory.
Paris, March 22. According to an of
ficial statement regarding tho explosion
lust evening in a laboratory attached
to tho war depaitment. It occurred in
tho course of experiments In mixing
gases Intended to light railroad cars.
Another account savs It was due to
experiments made for the purpose of
ascertaining tho cause of the Toulon
and Hourges explosions by mixing dif
ferent kinds of powders, and that It
shows that the Toulon catastrophe was
tho result of carelessness.
Seven porl-ons were Injured, three of
j them seriously.
TWO MEN KILLED.
Fatal Explosion at Dupont Powder
Mills in New Jersey.
I'cnns Grove, N. J., March 22. Two
men were killed and one fatally In
jured this afternoon by tho explosion
of the E. I. Dupont powder nulls at
Carney Point, N. J near horn.
The killed nro Isaac Laytjn and
Charles Ford.
Frank Magill was fatally injured.
There nro five mills located at Car
ney Point and nil were blown to pieces.
The first explosion occurred in the
gun cotton room and It was followed
in rapid succession by four others.
The cause of the accident has not
been determined hut It originated in
one of the drying bouses about 1 o'clock
where Laytou was ft work. The
shock from this explosion shook tho
country for miles around and In this
town heavy panes of glass were broken
In many houses. Across the Delaware
river In Wilmington the noise of the
explosion was also heard Immediate
ly following tho llrst explosion enme
several other distinct and nearly as
loud explosions, in small store houses.
lloth the drying house and the storo
houses were demolished and other small
buildings about the works were dani-
aged
Fruncis G Dupont and his
nephew were nt work lu tiie laboratory
at the time of the explosion and were
slightly Injured by pieces of glass but j
personally directed the en re of other
in lured and the recovery of the dead.
Laytnn and Ford were old employes
if the company and Magill had ucon
working but a short time.
The works has been running on large
government orders for smokeless pow
der.
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
The Committee Will Begin Calling
Members to Testify Today.
Harrlsbuig. March 22. The bribery
' investigating committee will begin call
' lug members of the house tomorrow to
i tell what they know. If anything, about
I the charges of alleged bribery in con
! nection with the consideration of the
j McCarrell Jury bill In the house. They
will be called In alphabetical order and
' asked the following formal questions,
1 which were framed at an executive ses
sion this evening of the committee:
Klrst-Wlietlier tiie witness was evur di
rectly or indirectly offered any money r
ottier consideration to vote for or against
the McCarrell Jury bill or any partlcu-
. lit,' .MittiiiMtti m in,1 inn I f i r I r mi 1'K M,n:
tl, ,.,.,,
Second Whether the witness knows or
ier lif'tird of any other member being
corruptly approach! d.
Third Whether the witucs or anv
friend or relative was offtml any position
or preference In return tor his vote by
any member or outsider.
1'nder the resolution adopted bv the
house at th- afternoon session every
member of that hodv will be called be
fore the conimitt'-e.
FIGHTING IN THE SAHARA.
Touaregs Kill One Hundred Men of
a European Expedition.
Aluieis. .March 22. The Te'.esramme
Algeiien announces that n number of
At nbs in lied iit G'isird'ila yesterday
and that t'ji-y were raiding the coun
try, (ihiiidelii is sltuaiod abiut S00
miles .ovih of Alclef-. In til Sahara.
It Is further announced that ii party of
Touaregs reenily attacked a European
expedition which wa on Its way to Air,
in th.' Sahara, and that, after a fierce
tight, the Touaregs were beaten off,
but '.he expedition lost 100 men killed
and part of its caravan was captured.
Til.- paper mentioned adds that tho
expedition must be Foureau-Lany's
mission, whl ii. it Is said, Is the only
European expedition at tho present mo
ment in the Saltan.' When last heard
from it hud arrived at the town of
Asloi. Moreover, it is said. In conclu
sion, there are certain other grave in
dications tending to confirm the news,
MR. REASONER RESIGNS.
Supeilntendent of Mortis and Essex
Branch of D., L. & W. Retires.
New York, March 22. Andrew Ilea
soner has resigned the superintendent-?
of the Morris and Essex branch of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad.
Mr. Reasoner is 7fi years old and has
been In the railway service since eirly
manhood, serving with the Hudson
River, Long island, the St. Paul, and
since 1S69, tlv Lackawanna.
Mr. Rcas-oner will probably bi. wic
e ceded by E. W. Russell, supt rlnteiid
eiit of the Rome, Watertowii and Og
deiisburg lallroad.
The only petitions received opposing
the Sunday trains on the Luck;, wan
na, arc those circulated by the minis
ter' union of Hobolicn. Tho signatures
are few in number. As against these
the management has received many
letters from people along the line coin
nfiullng the Sunday trains.
TRUST COMPANIES.
Very Little Authority for Them for
Years Past.
Trenton, N. J.. .March 22. The dis
covery has been made that under the
provision of the corporation laws of
ls90, the geneiol laws conferring upon
trust companies power to receive de
posits and to discount bills, was repeal
ed and that peaily ull the trust com
panies of the state have been operat
ing for the past tlliee years with but
very little legal authority.
A bill has been prepireil und v. Ill
pass at this session of tho legislature
correcting the error.
THE PEACE TREATY.
Full
Authority Bestowed on
M.
Cambon to Act for Spain.
Madiid, March 22. Tito queen regent
has signed the decree giving M. Jules
Cambon. French ambassador at Wash
ington, full power to represent Spain
at the exeiiiiiiu. of the ratillcatlon of
thu treaty of peace with tho United
States.
" -
Alderman Clark Acquitted.
Now Yotk, March 22. Joseph R. Clark,
the former alderman of Brooklyn, who
has been on trial charged with accepting
a bribe from Harris fr Mc-Uulre, cimtrnc
tors ,for expediting the payment of money
due them from tho city was uequltted to.
day,
DAY'S DOINGS
ATJIARRISBURG
BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Rico Bill Legalizing the Sale of
Oleomargarine tho Cause of Spir
ited Debate The Bribery Investi
gation, Harrlsburg, March 22. In the senate
this morning, after considerable Spar-rttlf-
11, n 1,111 Uwlflnr I1if minimum
school term to seven months was placed
' fill Mm r.nln1n. nf 44ut rAfifllnif Mlla
These gubernatorial appointments
I were received by the senate this morn
i lug:
j Samuel It. Hheam, Wllllnm Cavill,
(Peter Sullivan, August Snyder and
James Lnffan, all of Allegheny, to be
j members of tho committee to examine
I applicants for Inspector of steam cn-
glnes and boilers In Allegheny county;
Robert E. Spencer to be Justice of the
peace for tho borough of Williamsburg,
Blair county. The appointments were
conilrmed without opposition.
The Hlce bill legalizing the sale of
oleomargarine when it is not colored
was the cause of an extensive debate
and the bucolic members'proved to bo
anything but unanimous on the subject.
Oleomargarine found a friend in Mr.
Drown, of Lawrence, who asserted that
It was better and purer than butter.
He saw no good reason why It should
not be colored. On the other hand,
Messrs. Merrick and Rico favored the
bill and In doing so said they voiced
the sentiments of the farmers of the
slate. They charged that oleomargar
ine was colored for the purpose of do
celvlng the consumers.
"The present law," said Mr. Flinn, "Is
satisfactory to the oleomargarine deal
ers. I know that in Allegheny county
the law on the subject Is casllv and
frequently broken. The sale of oleo
margarine cannot be prevented in this
state. What we ask Is that It shall be
sold for just what it Is and that the
consumer shall know that he is buying
and eating oleomargarine. This bill
will certainly protect the farmer and
the public."
After further discussion the bill
passed Dually by a vote of 42 to 4.
Those voting In the negative were
Messrs. Drown, of Lawrence; Gibson,
Miller, of Cunibeilatid, and Muehlbron
ner. Adjourned until tomorrow.
Revenue Bills in the House.
Two revenue bills passed second
readlnsr and one finally in the house
today on special order. Those read
the second time provide for the pay
ment of a bonus of one-third of one
per cent, upon the bonds of corpora
tions (.except corporations of the llrst
class) are authorized to Issue bonds
and providing for the payment of the
bonus on charters and upon the au
thorized increase of the capital stock
of certain corporations. The bill which
passed finally imposes a bonus of one
third. of one per cent, on the capital
actually employed In Pennsylvania of
foreign corporations, limited partner
whips and Joint associations. Chairman
Hosack, of the ways and means com
mittee, estimates these measures will
raise an annual revenue of -VuiO.OOO.
Mr. Manley. of llradford, introduced
a bill appropriating S1S0.0W) for the
selection of a site and the erection
of an additional state hospital for the
Insane In the Northern district of the
state, composed of the e-ounties of
Monroe. Carbon. Pike, Wayne, Susque
hanna, Wyoming, Luzerne, Lackawan
na, Columbia, Montour, Sullivan,
llradford, Lycoming. Tioga, Clinton,
Center, Clearfield, Klk, Cameron, Me
Keau and Potter.
General Koontz, of Somerset, intro
duced by request bills supplementary
to- the act of July 20, 1S!I". to provide
that distillers shall pay 23 cents a bar
rel on every barrel of liquor distilled
by them, the barrel to be estimated at
31'a proof gallons, and that all new
distillers shall pay for the first year 23
cents u barrel that would be produced
in case the distillery were run to Its
full capacity for the entire yelr; to
enable distillers to procure license to
sell their own product in quantities not
less than one-half gallon directly from
the stnt treasurer without the neces
sity of applying to tho courts of quar
ter sessions of the county In which the
distillery is located.
A 1)111 was Introduced by Mr. .Mackey,
of Lackawanna, providing that tomn
slnp supervisors choll hereafter bo
elected for three years from the llrst
M'.nday of March succeeding their
el-ctlon.
M. Hare, of Huntingdon, presented a
bill providing for tho punishment of
convicts who escupe from the Hunt
ingdon reformatory. A bill was read
in place- by Mr. McFlhaney, of Alle
tthrny, appropriating .$2,300 to Felix C.
Negley, of Allegheny county, for his
services anil necessary expenses as re
1 rultlng agent of the slate during tho
war of the rebellion.
The house then proceeded to the con
sideration of bills on third reading and
final piussage. tho following passing:
Making school taxes a lien against
real estate and providing for the revi
val ol the same.further regulating tho
duties and liabilities of collectors of
school taxes, providing for the registra
tion and collection of unpaid taxes as
sessed against real estate, imposing
additional duties upon school treasury
and specifying the additional duties
and fees of the prothonotuiy for ser
vices in and about the registration.
At the afternoon session tho McClaln
bill to provide for tho licensing of
transient retail merchants hi cltle?.
boroughs and townships and tho bill
providing for the attention of em
ployes Injured In and about anthracite
mines passed Dually.
Bribery Investigation.
Chairman Fow. of tho brlberv inves
tigating committee, rose to a question
of personal privilege and presented the
following repent:
Whereas, Doubt lias uiiseu in the mlrd
of the committee appointed to examine
into the cliHtges of ccrrupt solicitation
in connection with the 1'nlted State sen
lUorshlp. and senate bill No. Ii, known as
the McCarrell Jury hill, as to tint Inten
tion and purpose of the house in adopt
ing the resolution by which the said com
mittee was created, umj as well as to ilia
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TIIE NEWS THIS HOUNING
Weather Indication! Tojjy:
CLOUDY AND SHOWERS.
General China Says "No" to Italy.
Reorganization of Forces at Manila.
Day's Work at Harrlsburg.
Reef Investigators Leave the West,
Genera! Day's Work at Harrlsburg
(Concluded.).
Financial ami Commercial.
Hoard of Trade Resolutions Agalnit
Repeal of Fellow Employes' Liabil
ity Act.
Editorial.
Futuro Development of South Amer
ica. Story "Tho Camp at Cripple Creek."
Loral All In Readiness for Today's
Reception to the Thirteenth Regi
ment. Local Scranton Rleycle Club Honors
Its Thirteenth Regiment Members.
William McKenzle t.i:der Arrest.
Local West Scrauton and Suburban.
News Round About Scrauton.
Local Work of a Day in the Lacka
wanna Courts.
PRESIDENT RECEIVES
A SPANISH FLAG
Pleasing Incident of the Trip to
Jekyl Island Mr. McKinley Meets
Speaker Reed.
Thomasville, Ga.. March 22. Presi
dent McKinley and Vice-President Ho
bart returned to the home of Senutor
Hanna this evening, much refreshed
and pleased with their trip to Jekyl
island. The visit has been one of quiet
enjoyment throughout. Politics cut not
the slightest figure. The meeting of
Speuker Reed and the president was
confined to two exchanges of common
courtesies In the presence of a number
of other persons. At Jekyl the presi
dent was made one of the large Island
family and permitted to exercise his
own pleasure without any forced at
tention. Nearly four hours today were spent
in a pleasant water trip from Jekyl to
Hrunswick. Mr. N. K. Fairbanks, H.
W. Cannon, Mrs. Nelson Page, ex-Secretary
llllss and ladies of their fam
ilies accompanied Mr. McKinley to the
latter place. At Hrunswick all the
shipping, including three Spanish ves
vels, saluted the president's cutter, the
Colfax. H. H. Raymond, southern man
ager of the Mallory line, had the big
steamer Rio Grande ablar.e with bunt
ing and also presented to the president
a good-sized Spanish Dag from the bark
Tafalla, which had been waved in sa
lute as the president's boat steamed
down the harbor to Jekyl last Monday.
It was aci-iiipanled by the following
note:
'lids Is the first Spanish flag which
saluted President William McKinloy lifter
the conclusion of piuici between the
Culled States and Spain, and is now pre
sented to the president at Hrunswick,
Ga., Marcti 'ji, 1W. with tiie compliments
of Pogemlo Tonus, late vice consul of
Spain."
This courtesy greatly pleased Mr. Mc
Kinley. The presidential train to a puit-n.c
cheer pulled out of Hrunswick ,1; 1.45
and Conductor Joseph Palmer. Jr., of
the Plant line, landed his distinguished
passengers in Thomasville at C.:i.". The
presidential party drove at once t
Senator Hanna's anil rested during the
evening. Ftlday the president pr ib
ably will go to Tallahassee, returning
the same day. Marly next weu l,e
will leave here for Washington.
BRYAN AT NASHVILLE.
A Guest of the General Assembly of
Tennessee.
Nashville. Tenti., March 2.'.-Hon. W.
J. Hryan was the guest of tiie general
assembly of Tennessee today. The
crowd which visited the capltol for tho
occaFlon was so large that many were
unable to gain admission.
Governor McMlllIn presented Mr.
Rryim who spoke at pome length.
Corporations were referred to as tho
dengerous ere my of the farmer.
"Those who giind a people." he said,
"are those who have their fortunes dis
honestly." Legislative halls weiv not the places
to make a political speech, but lie could
with propriety refer to the highest
Democracy which leaches men to re
spect the rights or others.
In the afternoon Mr. P.ryau vl-lied
the Ttmnesse Industrial school and to
night left for Rirminghain.
In an interview be said he would read
tho bonk Perry Helmont has sent him
and would "point out some differences
between the positions he holds and
those held by Thomns Jefferson."
ACCUSED OF AWFUL CRIME.
James Billings Thought to Have
Been the Slayer of Susie Martin.
New York, March 22. James Billings,
n negro ex-convict, was arrested in
Brooklyn today on the charge of Jiuv
Ing killed Susie Martin in the district
known as "Hell's Kitchen" in 1S9I.
Rulings' arrest was brought about by
the confesson of William Johnson, a
negro convict, whose sentence at Sing
Sing has Just exphod.
The murder of Susie Martin created
a. great sensation. She disappeared
f 10111 her home. No. MS Kleventh ave
nue, on March C, IRitl. Kleven days later
her headless and limbless body was
found In a Thirty-ninth street cellar.
Johnson says Rllllngs told him ho
dragged tho girl into the cellar and
after assaulting her. choked her tu
death and then cut up her body, so no
body could tell who she was.
Jealous Husband's Revenge.
Cumberland. Mil., Mnrcli 22. John
Jackson, of Laconing, Aid., and Mrs.
Charles IJowman were found dead in tho
latter's house at Douglas, W. Vu.. today,
Their heads wre crushed In by blows
from a bed slut wielded by the woman's
hupbeitd. Uowmrin was nrested here to
day, lie says lie found Jacksan In his
house last night and Jealousy caused him
to commit the deed.
An Increase of Ten Per Cent.
Lancaster, Pa., March 22. The moulder
at tiie Keoiey stove works, Columbia,
were today notified that an Increaso of
10 per cent, would bo made In their wages,
BUSY TIMES
ATMANILA
The Reorganization of
the Forces of Gen
eral Otis.
MANY CHANGES MADB
No Fighting, But Much Work Pre
paratory to Executing New Plans
of Campaign Tho Transport Sher
man Reaches Manila These Ves
sels Will Add 5,000 Fresh Regular
Troops to the Military Fores in tha
Philippines.
Manila, March 22. While apparently
Inactive since Sunday, really the oppo
site has been the case with the Amcil
can forces. A reorganization, entailing
many changes, has been in progress
since the abandonment of the Hying col
umn. General Wheaton's and General
Hall's brigades have not been assigned,
but the Oregon regiment, the Minne
sota regiment and the Twenty-second
regiment have been concentrated nt tho
camp on the Luneta, nt the water front,
in readiness for immediate transporta
tion when tiie plans of the military
leaders have been formulated.
Our troops are entrenched and thu
situation Is practically unchanged. Th
enemy has refrained from making any
attacks lecently and it would appear
that the rebels are saving their am
munition for u decisive movement.
According to a prisoner captured by
our troops, AguinaUlo has announced
that he will personally conduct the re
serves at Malolos and march Into Ma
nila within twenty days, unless the
Americans withdraw in the meantime,
Tiie concentration of leiiel forces In the
vicinity of Mnlubon gives color to the
statement of the prisoner.
Advices received from celiu ny a
coasting steamer say all Is quiet thete.
The I'nlted Stales transport Sherman
from New York on Fell. Ii, hus arrive 1
here. One child, two sailors and two
privates died on the voyage and one
was drowned In the Mediterranean.
Sherman Arrives.
Washington, March 22. G 'iicral 'V.I
has cabled the ver department 1111
nounelng the artival of the transput t
Sherman at Manila. The Sherman
sailed from New York with the Third
infantry and four companies of tin
Seventeenth infantry, under oiiiiiiaii'l
of Colonel J. II. Pago. Tho troops are
rcp.irteil as arriving all well and In
good condition.
The Sherman followed the Grant
through the Xuvy. canal and preceded
the transport ship Sh-rld.in over the
same route. The iheiidan is expected
to reach Manlln in photit two weeks.
These three vessel. will add 8 fl'id fresh
tegular troops lu tiie military force m
the Philippines ami are expected to aid
materially lu the plans which cor tem
plate the complete subjugation of the
iiv-wrrootiniiis-s beforn the opening of
the raining s.'.s in l'oiit the mlddl.) . r
April.
The Tinted States transport Sherman
hud uu board a battalion of the Seven
teenth Culled States Infantry and the
entire Third teglnu-nt of United ,StHt"i
Infantry. The troops were command
ed -by Colonel John II. Page.
CHICAGO JEFFERSONIANS.
They Will Be Addressed by Colonel
W. J. Bryan.
New York. March 22. The Jefferson
banquet or the Chicago platform Demo
crats of this city will take place on th
night or April IS. Colonel William J.
Uryun has given positive assurance
that he will be present.
It Is expected that he will make a not
able speech, stating the stand which
he believes the Democratic party shoull
take in the national campaign of nexj
year, it is planned to have; the lnlmi
unions take u very prominent part tit
the dinner.
WILL GET TWO DINNERS.
Mr. Bryan Also Accepts the Invita
tion to Chicago.
New York. March 22. Eugene H.
Rresw-ster. chairman of the Chicago
Platform Democrats' committee, re
ceived a telegram today from Colonel
William J. Rryan In which he accepts
the invitation to the dinner to ho given
In this city by the Cltlengo Platform
Democrats. The telegram Is dated
Nashville, Tenn., March 22, and reads
thus:
Will attend Jefferfon dinner Chicago
Platform Democrats April IT."
THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Gen. Porter Has Nothing to Say of
a Rumored Change.
Paris, March 22. General Horace
Porter, the I'nlted States ambassador,
said this afternoon that lie was unubl.i
to discuss the rumors to the effect that
he may succeed General Alger as sec
retary of war, as all Information on the
subject, he pointed out, ought to come
from Washington.
Steamship Arrivals,
New York. March 22,-Now York
Cleared; MiinliaUaii. London: sailed: St.
I.nuls. ttoiithnmpliiii: Teutonic. Llvi.
pool; Kensington. Antwerp. Southamp
tonArrived: St. Paul from Now York.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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Washington, March 22. Forecast
for Tliursda : For Eastern I'enn
sjtvanla, continued cloudy weather
nnd showers; fresh to brisk east
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erly winds.
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