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SC11 ANTON, PA., THCRSDAY AIOUNTNG, MAKCH 30, 1899.
TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
V
TROUBLE
AMOA
United States May Have Another
War on Hand An Anglo
American Alliance.
he United States Cruiser Philadelphia and the
British Cruisers Porpoise and Royalist Turn
Their Guns Upon the Mataafa and His Fol
lowersA Defective Shell Injures a Marine.
English and Americans Fight Well Together,
but Feeling Against Germans Is Bitter.
(Copyright, 1S'1, by
Apia. Samoan Islands. March '-'3, via
Auckland. X. I. March J'.i. The
troubles growing out of the election of
n klnz of Samoa have taken a more
serious turn ami resulted In a bombard
ment of native villages along the shore
hi the Culled States cruiser Philadel
phia. Admiral Kant:', commanding, and
th'' British cruisers Porpoie and Ro -nllst.
The bombardment has continu
ed Intermittently for eight day. Sev
eral villages lmv beep binned and
theie have been a number of casualties
umon!; th Anierleuii and British sail
ors and marines. As yet It Is Impossi
ble to estimate the number of natives
killed or injured
s Matnafu and his chiefs ooiistttut
Int the provisional government cou
th km! u. cfel," the treaty after the ar
rh.il of th.. Philadelphia. Admlial
Kent:', sumnmn-d the variou consuls
ami the senior naval oltheis to a ou-eeienc.-
on boa nl the Philadelphia when
the whole situation was carefully oim
aseil. The upshot was a resolution
to dismiss the provisional government
and Admiral ICnuU Issued n proclama
tion calling on Mataafa nnd his chiefs
to return to their homes.
Mataafa evacuated Mullniiu. th- town
he had made his headquarters and
went Into the Inleilor.
Flir Rose, the German consul at
pla. Issued a. pioelamatlon supple
meii'tlng the one he had issued several
weeks he foi e. upholding the provision
al government. As a result of this the
Mutaafans assembh d In large forces
and hemmed In the town.
The British cruiser Itoynllst brought
the Malietoa prisoners from the Islands
to which they had bien trattslerred by
lie- provisional government.
The Americans then forlilled Moltnuu
where forty Mulleloans too!: lettige.
The rebels the- adherents of Mataafa
barricaded the roads within the mu
nicipality and seized the British houses.
Rebels Begin the Attack.
An ultimatum was then sent to them
ordering them to evacuate and threat
ening them In the event of lefusal with
bombardment to commence at 1
o'clock on the afternoon of March .".
This was Ignored and the lehcls com
menced an attack In the direction of
the United States and British consul
ates about half an hour before the time
fixed for the bombardment. The Phila
delphia, Porpoise and Royalist opened
lire upon the distant villnges. There
was great dltllculty In locating the en
emy, owing to the dense forests, but
s vera I shore villages were soon in
(lames.
A defective shell from the Philadel
phia exploded near the Ameilcan con
sulate and the marines outside nar
lowly escaped. A fragment struck the
leg of ITIvato Kudge. shattetlng It so
badly as to necessitate amputation.
Another fragment traversed the Ger
man consulate, smashing the crockery.
The Germans then went on board the
German cruiser Fnlke.
During the night the rebels made a
hot attack on the town, killing three
Jirltlsh sailors. A British marine wus
r.hot In the leg by a sentry of Ids own
paity, another was shol In the foot and
an American sentry was killed nt his
post.
The bombardment continuing, the In
habitants of the town took refuge on
hoard the Hoyallst, greatly eiowding
the vessel.
Many people are leaving Samoa, the
captain of the Hoyallst urging them to
no, so hb not to Interfere with the mlll
tij operations.
The Porpoise has shelled the villages
cam and west ot Apia and captured
many 1 oats.
The Americana and riiltish are light
ing splendidly together, but there Is a
bitter feeling against the Germans.
Two men. a British and a German
subject, have been nrrested nu splw.
The hnnibimlnmnt of the Jungle was
for a time very hot.
The British cruiser Tauranga, which,
It Is understood, was Intending to un
its the Tonga Islands la sprtlon of the
Friendly islands. In the Pp.ellle), was
Intercepted at Su.i, capital of the
Fill Islands, by order of the home gov
ernment Threatened Complications.
Wi'sblngton, March ?0.Thc news
from Samoa that the United Stales
cruiser Philadelphia nnd tho British
emU'-re Porpolsot and Hoyallst had
bombarded the towns held by Matnnfn,
t-ho has thus far had the official mip
poit of (he German government caused
startling suddenness to officials hero
id dljplact-d for tho time being the
mention elveii to 'ho lighting around
Manila. Tho shelling of Mntuai'a was
toeked upon as of secondary Import
ance, but tlie deepest intercut atlauhod
N
SERIOl
this Associated Press.)
to the attitude of the Gentian govern
ment. At m st apprehensions were ten.
that grave international complications
might ensue but those meat Intimately I
familiar with Ihe latest olliclal e.- I
changes between Washington, London I
and Berlin, did not lake such a gloomy
l" of the outlook. While rcognlr
Ing that I lie bloodshed at Samoa meal
ed a. very seiious and iMleatc situa
tion, yet it wps said to be a situation
wiil'h had been clearly apprehend' d
and had been discussed in advance lie-
tweon the representatives of three. tew-
ernments. The rem crisis, lrom an m- i
ternatlonul standpoint occurred last
week when this apprehended outbreak
was disciifwed. Although relations
wciv greatly trained. It was possible
to secure an understanding uileh Is
said to make sure that the outbreak
now reported will not cause a rupture
In the relations between th
United I
States and Germany, or botweeen Great
Britain and Germany '
FOREIGN PRESS COMMENT.
n......, i..ani.ifUoiit Anin Warned
r- ii. m.,.i.i
for the Trouble.
London. Match ..0. uie lorll,nK ,
papers eomment n the seiious news j
from Samoa.the presumption being that ,
the cruiser Tauranga was stopped at ,
the Fiji islands by the admiral because
March f.0. The
reuulred for service at Samoa.
The Standard says: "The rebellious
chiefs must be coerced and punished,
and something moie than a nominal
penalty will be lecpilied for the blood
of British and American sailors. The
German authorities at Apia have In
curred a heavy responsibility. We can
not believe that Berlin will uphold their
action, as It Is not worth Germany's
while to quarrel with Kngland and
America over Samoa."
The Dally Chronicle says: 'There Is
only one alternative. Get many must
remove her consul (Heir Rope) or go
out of the pi electorate."
The Morning Post, commenting upon
the "mystery surioundiug the affair,"
and the "Impossibility of reconciling
the events in Samoa with diplomatic
assurances lately given by Berlin and
Washington," says: "Admiral Kama
and his co-adjutors were not competent
to dismiss the provisional government.
The sinsle bright spot In this dark
business Is that the Americans and
British fought splendidly together."
The Dally Mall says: "It is a conso
lation to think that, as in Crete, tho
spilling of British and American blood
will bring a solution of the crisis. AH
three pow'ers should recall their con
suls, and as the friendship of Germany
is ihe plvol of our foreign policy, her
wish should be respected lu the llnal
settlement."
Berlin. March :if. The Neuestc Xac h
rlchten. whlcli disappioves the attitude
of the Jingo papers In accusing the gov
ernment of a lack of vigor regarding
iSaiiioan affairs, says: "Germany's posi
tion In l-'urope Is not so secure that any
strength should be wasted In an at
tempt to treat trans-oceanic problems
in accordance with dictates of a lively
fancy."
The Hnmbiirglsehe Correspondent,
dealing with the question of Installing
Dr. Zelf, who will succeed Dr. Joannes
Rafael as president of the municipality
of Apia, In the absence of a generally
recognized Samoan government, says:
"The three powers have arranged
that the German, British and American
consuls aro to Install the new president
of the municipality."
GARMAN UNDECIDED.
May Not Bo a Candidate for Re
election. Wllkes-B.iiTe.Marrh !. State Chair
man Qarnian In an in!Briew says he
has not yet made up his mind whether
ho will be a candidate for re-election
or not. Strong bupportcts In different
parts or the tate are mglug him io
stand for another term but the chair
man says politics does not pay and
that ho can make more, money attend
ing to his law practice'.
The state chairman Is backing Judge
Lynch, of Lucerne county, for tha va
cancy on tho supremo court bench.
Tho Transport Crook Arrives.
New York, March -"I. The d.ail noui
of Msl Amerlcnn soldiers, regulars .mil
volunteers, arrived in this harbor today,
on board tho 1'nted Statss transport
Crook. Tho bodies wll bo taken from the
vutMvl tomorrow.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, March ;. This Pennsyl
vania pem-loa lias been Issued; ReUaue
John Schrudar, Powell, Bradford, 117,
RIVER STEAMER SINKS.
Nearly Sixty Porsons on Board the
Rowena Lee Perish.
New Madrid, Mo., March 21. The
holler of the steamer Knvverm Leo, with
about ill passengers aboard besides her
crow, exploded opposite Tyler, Mo.,
about 4 o'clock this afternoon and the
boat Immediately sank with all on
board except Captain George Cnrvoll
nnrt ono of her crow. The steamer left
Cairo with 1C passengers aboard bound
for Memphis. At Caruthersville, Mo.,
she took ubonrd 15 more passengers.
It Is estimated that with passengers
and crew she then had aboard about
50 people.
Captain George Cm-veil, First Clerk
L. K. Hooker, Second Clerk Gus Mitch
ell, Third Clerk Sam Lewis, Pilots Sid
Smith and U. Bunks, Mutes John
Crusty and Patrick Flunnagun. Engl
ncers Albert Calder and Frank Stall.
Steward George W. Todd. Mall Clerk
M. L. Kelly.
Most of the crew live In Memphis.
The names of her passengers cannot
be learned. There were about sixty
people aboard, anions whom were M.
C. Lewis, traveling freight ugent of
the I.ce line, and S. C. Humphrey, gen
eral agent for the Chicago Mill and
Lumber company at Cairo. The cause
of the disaster cannot be obtained.
ANOTHER BODY FOUND.
Windsor Death List Now Numbers
Twenty-soven.
New York, March 29. Another body
wus found today In the Windsor hotel
ruins and was sent to th morgue,
numbered body No. 27. This was the
most complete body yet found. It was
the body of a woman. The record or
dead and missing is now as follows:
Killed ilurlng. the fire and died sub
sequently from Injuries, II: unldontl
lled bodies at morgue, 27: total of miss-
lng. 4.
The big office safe was opened this
afternoon and the contents were found
to be unharmed. Mr. Leland said that
the safe conlnined many packages of
valuables belonging to the guests, and
It waft stated that the value of the
contents reached nearly J'.'uO.eOO. The
boolcs of the hotel were found to have
been undamaged.
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gQ HER HARp
Pastor of an Obscure Church Is
Helped by His Wife.
Rlchwood. N. .T.. March 2!. ftev. Sir. '
Stanton and his wife are .omluetlr.ir n.
week of special services In the Metho
dist church here, and the lit 1 1 edifice
Is packed everv night. This couple arc.
evanec-lisls. vho desired a small ehaige
with the hope of recovering their health
land weiv sent heie by conference at
their request. Mrs. Stanton Is u de- '
j liclitful singer and accompanies heiself I
on a hern.
which has a history.
The Instrument was presented to her
In Chicago, and once she vowed that if
one soul was saved she would dedicate
one soul was saved she would dedicate
, , , , , , k
t ,,. on Th.u , M (f . fwil,.d
lVrtuvrlo1 nI11, A,rs. stnllt0ll nllH kcpt
or lJromei arill ,,, ,.t.suU N ,lU.vel-
oils. People ure
see and hear.
coming for miles to
ANOTHER PAPER FIGHT.
Bob Fitzsimraons and Jim Jeffries
Sign tho Usual Papers.
New York, Mutch 29.- Managers
Brad and Julian, acting for James
Jeffries and I'.ohert Fitzsimmons. today
signed articles of agreement for a fight
before the Coney Island Sporting club
on May 20.
The articles call for a twenty-live
round bout, Maiquis of Queensbury
rules, to take place between L! o'clock
noon and 2 p. m. on May 2R. George
Slier will act as referee, and five ounco
gloves will be used.
The light will bo for $110,000 with HO .1-3
per cent, of the revenue derived from
the pictures to be paid to the men.
Fltyslmmoiis. Jeffries and the club
posted :j2.0n to bind 11k agreement.
BALLOT FOR SENATOR.
Haiilsbuig, March '. Tlie aiut-lji.ay
Republicans voted solidly fur Congress
man Joint Dalzill again today on joint
ballot. There were no breaks trom Sena,
tor Quay, the Itepubllcaii emeus luilmnut',
and Ueonre A. .leaks, the Demour.ulo
candidate. Tlnce of tin- antl-Uuui He.
publcans were p.ilrtd with ijiuy Kepubli
cans. The vote In detail follows:
(Juay Senators Blown, Charles L.;
Brown. John 11.: Crawford, Ciimiulns,
by, Gibson, Grady. Uurdeiibergh, llerta
Icr. Ilmnmel, MeCariell, Maguc. Mered
ith, Merrick. Mitchell. B. H.. .Mitchell, J.
G.: Muehlbronncr, OMxmrn, Scott, John
M.: Scott. W. J.; Sllneinan, Vure.
Vaushan, Snyder; JtcprisunUitlvea Acker
man, Adams, ICbeiiczer 1'.; Adams. Jan e.s
A.; Alman. Baldwin. Bale, llrlcker, Brit,
ton. Caste, Chilstian, Clarl;, Colvllle,
Crittenden. Deiopse, Fuhey. Grunsbjcli,
Harris, Henderson, Hosack, Uosklus,
Kdpjer. Keyser. Klumpp, Kreps, Lean I,
Lewis, McAnlis. MuCluln, McCoiiuell, .Mc -Farlano,
McLurn, McWhlnnoy, Marshall,
Meals. .Meyi.r, Miller. William C; Moiii
60H, Mulkle. JIurilock, Mishnt, Nobllt,
Tarsahll, Peoples. Richmond, ltilbul,
Rolilson, Rutlterfoul, Salter. Schoffstail,
Hcheuur. Seal. Seldcl. Solliy, Sliaw. Simon,
Slater, Smith. A. .U.; Sroihis. Stevens,
Stulb. Thompson. Tiffany, Todd, Turner,
Weaver. Whlttitighum, Williams, Young
son, SSerho. Fair, speaker. Total, !d.
Jenks Senators Hoyd, Cochran, Haines.
Hilnli. Kernercr, Lee, Millur, William
K.; Miller, W. Oscar; Neely, Stiles.
Washiitirn, Went; Representatives An
derson. Brooks. Brophy, Brown. Francis
j;.; BrovMi Thomas; Burin.-lt, ("astner,
Clirlsinaii, Craig. Ciensy. Crlste, Ciitsliall,
Duyarinon, Dixon, Doty, Dr.ise, Dmn-
baulil, UUllura, isomer, risner, cow,
(iruver, Guenthur, Hung, Hell, Ilersili,
Hoch, Johnson, Keog.m, IJessler, Ktiiin
Heli. Lunsplero, Llngle, JleAmlrews, .Ma.
comber, Maloncy, Maiming, Miller, B.
Frank; Myerj, Noc-cker, O'Brien, Osier,
Palm. Ra"ton. Hosenbcrry. Roih, Hoth
rook. Sheridan, Shuti. Skinner, Smith,
John II.; Smith, Josenh W.; Smith. Byl.
vfter S.: Spatz. Siiukr, Sterner, Siowart,
Thompson, Joiin Ji.; Tigne, Timlin,
Wetrel. Total, "I.
Dalzell Sena turn Clil'nlm, Fllnn, lleiirv,
llolzwortli. Martin, Rlee, Sproul, Weiss,
Weller; Representatives Abrunis, Alex.
nnilr, Allun, Illlxu, Caldwell, Clarcncy,
Corny, Dlndlnger, .Udwnri, Fetierolf,
Ford. FoF,tiir, James. IlarRiie, Hersh,
Keator, Kendall, Koontz, Laulmch, Lin
ton. McCaiiilless, MeKlliany, .Mackey,
Mauley, Murtln, Moure, Norton, Nyoe,
Heed, Rcildall. Hobb, Savage. Sexton,
Shane, Smith, Frederick B.; Snyder,
Stall, Stewart, W. F.i Stradling. Wads
worth, Wilkinson, Wilson, W. I).; Wlmor.
Yates. Young, Total, TH.
Paired or not voting, '4X
AMERICANS
NEAR MALOLOS
MacArthur's Troops Move
Five Miles to the Vil
lage of Bigaa.
FILIPINOS ARE DESPERATE
Strong Opposition Met in tho Jungle-Four
of Our Mon Killed and
Thirty-five Wounded- Tho Rebels'
Work of Destruction to Impede
the Advanco Not Completed A
Hard Fight Expected Terrible.
Scenes of Desolation in ths Wako
of tho Filipino Army Tho Dead
TJnburied.
Washington, .March 28. The follow
ing advices from Manila were received
by the war department tonight.
Manila, M.ucli M.
Adjutant General, Washington:
I .MacArthur advanced tit fi o'clock yes
tenhiv morulas Xri in Muillao Passed
rapidly to lioeave. ai h.m om "i nu
vanco fur Blgaa and at 8.15 p. m. tor
C.ulgiilnto. three and one-half miles Horn
ilalolos. reaching that point al i. Cas
ualtles for the day about acecntj. Fierce
righting in the often, l. Troops made
classing ot river at Gulgulnto b. work
ins artillery over railroad bridge by
I, noil mill swimming mules against Hi roe
rcslslaiue. Coliinm will pass on rallruad
to extreme trout, lie.il ly repaired and will
n supply noons today.
.Signed) Uf-
Manila. March 2--Ai dayllghl Gen
eral MacArthur's division advanced
from Mnrllao along the railroad to
Blgaa. live miles distant, in the follow
ing order: The Nebraska regiment, the
South Dakota, regiment and the Penn
sylvania regiment on the right; the
Kansas regiment, the Third artillery
and the Montana regiment on the left,
Cleiieiai Wheaton's brigade Is In re
serve. The Amerlcnn forces met with strong
opposition In the Jungle. First one Ne
brnskan, then one Pennsylvanlan and
afterward two of the Montana regi
ment were killed and thirty-five were
wounded. Including one olllcer of the
Kansas regiment.
Thenco the troops pushed on to Blgaa
without opposition, the rebels burning
the villages as they retreated in bad
order toward Malolos. The enemy also
tore up sei'tlons of the railroad In many
, u llttempteil t0 ,mni tlu. bvl(lg(!
llt ulKnilf but thP lllv was extinguished.
Owing to the timely arrival of the
Americans, the lel.els hud not finished
tore up sections of the railroad In many
their tienches along the line of today's
march, showing they were not prepared
for our advance.
Tt is believed, however, that there
will be a haul fight before Malolos Is
taken.
The Minnesota regiment relnfoiced
the division today, marching from the
water works during the night to Manila
and going to the front by train.
The Filipinos fired volleys yesterday
evening, for the purpose of drawing the
Ameilcan fire and disclosing the local
ity of our positions. Two men of the
Pennsylvania regiment and one man
belonging to the Dakota regiment were
wounded. The Americans remained
silent.
Desolation.
The country between .Muillao and
Manila presents n picture of desolation.
Smoke Is curling' from hundreds of
ash-heaps and the remains of trees
and lences torn by shrapnel iuv to be
seen everywhere. The general appear
ance of the country Is us If It had been
swert by a cyclone, The roads
are strewn with furniture and clothing
dropped in night by the Filipinos. The
only people remaining behind .ire a
few aged persons, too lnlirin to escape.
They camp be-ddo ihe ruins of their
former homes and beg passers-by for
any kind of assistance. The majority
of thm are living on the generosity
of our soldiers, who give them portions
of llieir rutlons. The dogs of the Fil
ipinos cower m the bushes, still terri
fied and barking, while hundreds ot
pigs are io be teen busily searching
for food
Podles of dead Filipinos are strand
ed in the shallows of the river or are
resting in the jungle, where they crawl
ed to die or were left In the wake of
the hurriedly retreating army. These:
bodies give forth a horrible odor, but
ihenj Is no lime at rresent to bury
them.
Tho Inhabitants v.ha lied from Mnrl
lao and Mecauyau left In such a panic
that on the tables our soldiers found
spread money and valuables, and in
the rooms were trunks containing other
property of value. This was the case
In most of the houses deserted. They
were not molested by our soldiers, but
tho Chinese, who slip in between tho
armies, are looting when they enn, and
have taken possession of several
houses, ever which thev raised Chlneso
Hags, some of which were torn down.
n old woman was found hidden In
a house at Mceauyan yesterday, Just
dead apparently from fright and hun
ger. THE CASUALTIES.
Washington. March 29. General Otis
bus cabled the followliiH additional cas.
ualtles to Adjutant General Corliln:
March 2S. Killed Third artillery. Bat
lory G, Private J. J. Whitney, Private
Chillies Johnson.
Wounded Tenth Pennsylvania, Com-
puny K. Pilvate Christopher Flberl. hand,
severe, accidental; Third artillery, nai
lery G. First Sergennl John c. O'Connor,
eye. Might.
Injured Twentieth Kansas. Company
it, Private Louis J. Ross, fool, slight.
Increase in Wages.
Rouding, P.i., March ?.). The Rendlnn
Stovo works today notified its unplojes
that, beginning April 1, there would be
a io pur cent, tucrenso In wases In everv
department.
GENERAL EAOAN ON STAND.
His Testimony Not of a Startling
Oharactor.
Washington. March 29. The military
court appointed to Inquire Into General
Miles' charges concerning tho beef sup
plied to the army during the Spanish
war had former Commissary General
Kagan before It todny on recall, and
also heard the testimony of Hear Ad
miral Stewart and Paymaster Colby, of
the navy, nnd Major Black and Cap
tain Pomeroy, volunteer officers, who
wore engaged In the commissary ser
vice at Ponce during General Miles'
Porto Klcan campaign.
General Kagan's testimony was not
startling. He stated thut Messrs. Ar
mour & Co. had put In a bid to supply
beef to be preserved by n process of
their own, but he had not considered It.
He also modified a. former statement
to the effect that the twenty-four hour
clause In the beef contract had crept In
as a elerien! error, saying thut In the
multitude of mat tors which had been
demanding his attention at the time he
had forgotten Its assertion. There was
an apparent effort on the part of Major
Le. representing Geneial Miles, to
show thnl Senator llanna had aought
t" lntlueiice the contracts, but General
Kasun asserted that he did not know
the senator and no explanation was
made of the introduction of his name.
General F.agan made frequent reference
during the giving of his testimony to
the numerous demands upon his time
during the war, making this condition
an explanation for not tememberlng
details.
Major Black and Captain Pomeroy
gave the details concerning the condi
tion of the beef brought to Porto Ulco
on the steamer Manitoba. Captain
Pomeroy stated that of 21,000 pounds
receipted for at Ponce 6,000 pounds had
been condemned. They also detailed
the objections made by the men to the
roast canned beef. Major Black told C
a conversation with General Kagan In
regard to the refrigerator beef.in which
he quoted the latter as saying with an
on th thai he would have compelled the
men to take (he beef.
Admiral Slewart and Paymaster Col
by testified to the use of the canned
roast bepf in the navy.
OPINION OF JUDGE BEEBER.
Handed Down in tho Case of Jadwin
Against Hmlsy.
TlK- opinion of the superior "Oiirt in
Ihe ease of Charles P. Jadwin against
P.ob.-t K. Hurley was received by Pro-
tlionntary John Copeland yesterday. It
was written by Judge B'iclier. This
action was brought by Mr. Jadwin to
recover commissions iirned as a real
estate bioker In the sale of defendant's
real estate. The jury in the romt of
this county found for the plaintiff for
the foil amount of his claim.
The UfMon r.t Issue was whether
or not n tax paid to the city treasurer
of Scranton b Mr. Jadwin could be
considered a license that would entitle
him to net as a real estate broker As
outln,,.i ln .. .ir,,r..,iini, iup .. ,,, Thl,
l juViUe" .IH. tC tto
a " ent of this t x s ; Mr Jadvlnv
,,; 'UT c. l" ., ! f"r ,L .Sit
.'nfllrnieil Plritift
outlined In a preceding IsgJe of The
Is affirmed.
MR. ftUAY TO COME NORTH.
The Beaver Statesman Will Person
ally Direct His Campaign.
Hnrrlsburg, March JU. State Treas
urer Bearoin, who Is assisting In the
management of Senator Quay's cam
paign for re-election to the United
State senate, paid today that the sena
tor was coining north from Florida
to personally direct his campaign.
Mr. Beacom suvs 11 Is Mr. Quay's
purpose to stand as u candidate for
delegate to the nexl slate Republican
convention from Beaver county and
to lead his forces on the floor of the
convention.
BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Six Prisoners Attempt to Escape
from Lancaster Jail.
Lancaster, Pa., March 29. Thomas
Kaput and Richard Hero, while work
ing In the yard of the Lancaster coun
ty Jail this afternoon with six other
convicts, made a break for liberty, run
ning out of the enclosure. An under
keeper who pursuee" them, shot Hero
thiough the hand and captured him.
F.agnn escaped. He was serving a
three years' term for larceny and would
have been liberated on May 14.
Chance for Mr. Wolvorton.
Hanisburg, March 29. The vacancy on
the Supreme courl bench cieated by Ihe
death of Justice Williams, of Wellsboro,
may be filled hy the appointment of ex
Congressnirin Simon I. Wolvtrton, of
Northumberland. Governor Stone has In
vited Mr. Wolverton to visit him tomor
row and If he will accept the position It
will be tendered him. Tho aovernor has
the names of live other prominent Demo
crats under ctia.sldcratiou.
The Hoytsvillo Inquest.
Bowling Green, O., March 19. Carom r
Triehlei 1ms completed Hi Inquest In the
Hoytsvllle tragedy and holds John and
Paul Zeltner for murder In tho Ur,t de
areo, flndiig them Jointly guilty for the
murder of IJ. H. Westenhaver and Clar
ence Wlttcnmeyer. The brothers wore
bound over without ball.
Prisoner's Escape
Frunkfort, K March 2:1- -Louis
Biirgcs. sentenced to serve twenty-ono
yearn for murder, escaped lrom the pent,
tentlary last night by prying olf bars with
a piece of Iron and descending to the
ground by means of a rope ho had mado
from a sheet.
Mayor Ashbridge's Assistants,
Philadelphia. Mnrch ?.. Mayor-elect
Ashbrldge. who will be Installed Into the
office on Monday next, lonlght announced
hip selection of William Haddock for
director of public works; Abraham L.
Ingllsh for dlrcctor'of public safety, and
J, Hampton Jloon for private secretary.
Distillery Wrecked,
PltlsbiiiB. March .'9. The Penwlck ills,
tlllery at Cheyswlck, Pa., owned by Kilns
Block, of Cincinnati, was partly wrecked
by a boiler explosion this afternoon, Hugh
Nulton, the engineer, and Jame.s Hender
son were fatally t-culdcil.
Strike Sottlod,
Bloonilngton. III.. March 29. The strike
of ) inlneis of the McLean County Coal
company has been settled, the operators
agriuliig to advanco tho rate for mining
five ceuts u ton.
THE NEWS THIS M0KN1XU
Weather Indication ToJayi
HAIN PROBABLE.
L Gcnoral American Advance on lusiu
Ecnt Caiilt
American and Kiigllsh Warships Bom.
bard Samoan ltebels.
IMdcneo Before, the MeCariell Bill in
vestigation. ! In the Theaters.
Financial and Commercial,
3 Locnl F.xpert Spain and the Klectrle
Lights.
Select Council Meeting.
1 Kdltorlal.
News and Cc lament.
5 Local New Orders Inspecting the 1)..
L. S- W.
Visitors to tho Albright Library.
Developments or tho Mnylleld llobliery.
it Local Wrst Scranton nnd Suburban.
7 News Hound About Scrnnloii.
Work of the State. Legislature.
X Local Court Proceedings.
GENERAL FLAGLER DEAD.
The Chief of Ordnance Expires from j
Rheumatism. !
Old Point Comfort, Va., March 29.- .
Brigadier General I). W. Flagler, elder
of ordnance, I.'. S. A., io dead. After i
many weeks of Differing' from rheuma
tism, which recently developed nn acute
and distressing phase. General Flagler
passed away this afternoon at the lly
gela hotel, whither he came three weeks
ago by advice of his physician.
The general's wife and daughter were
at liis bedside during the tust hours.
The body will be lemoved to Wash
ington tomoirow.
Washington.March 20. General Flag
ler was born In New Voik. He ariidu.
ited from the military academy In is.fil
iwl wim nntinlntn.1 ci..pnn,1 lleiin-nnnt nf .
.i. ..-,!.,., it., j.,..1 ...i.i, ,....n,
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throughout the War of the Hebolllon.
was engaged in many battles. lie was
several times promoted for distin
guished services, and at ihe dose of the
war held the title of lieutenant colonel.
In January, lvjl. he was promoted to i
bilgadler general and chief of ordnance
und has since served In that capacity I
with conspicuous success, lie was one i
of the most popular officers In the army
HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.
Harry Pease's Remains Not on the
Transport Crook.
Oscar O. Pease, of KM) North Wash
ington avenue, up to a late houi last
night, had not been pointed as to when
he could expect to receive thf' remains
of his son, Harry L. Pease, which were
supposed to lie aboard the transport
Crook, formerly the Roumanla,. though
the ship arrived In New York late
Tuesday afternoon.
air. Pease expects to receive woid to
day, and will then know positively
whether his son's remains ove among
the 671 heroes who met di-ath at San
tiago, p.nd are being brought hom nt
the government's expense to be tilven
christian burial. Uany Pense was a
private In Company 11. Flghth t'nlted
States liifanttj. H died of malarial
fever Aug. I, IS!)?, at YA Caney.
ROUND UP OF TRAMPS.
Eighteen of Them Gathered in hy
the Police and Jailed.
Pursuant to orders by Chief Holding,
the rollce scoured the city for turnip
Tuesday night and as a result eighteen
of them were on band when police court
opened up yesterday morning.
The chief gave each a careful sizing
up and close questioning as he was
brought up to the dock, and as all of
them weio deemed worthy of closer
study, they were sent up for short
terms.
The three tramps arrested for creat
ing a disturbance In Rognn's hotel.
Dunmore. were also committed io the
county Jail by Burgess Powell One of
them, an elglileen-yenr-oid lad, when
asked how long It wns since he worked,
answered coolly, "Klghteen years."
TUCKER & MAXEY HEARING.
Two Witnesses from Binjrhamton on
tho Stand.
A healing In the Tu ker & Maxey
bankruptcy cas" was had yesteiday be
fore Refeive C. . Vai Wormer
Messrs. Burnett and Morgan, of the
firm of Bennett. Moigan & Co.. of Bing
lnimton, and Morgan 'o., of Forest
City, were the only witnesses xnin
liibd. Trustee R. D. Stuart endeavored to
show (that Morgan & Co., of potest
City, took ?M0 worth of goods from
Tucker & Maxey In payment of i. bill
of j:on, which Tucker & Maxcv owed
Bennett, Morgan & Co., of Bingham
ton. Killed His Comrade.
Hp.it tan. .Mich., March ?i.-l.uni ci.iin,
aged IS, killed Falms Nelson, a comrade,
today by a blow with his list. The boys
were employes of the Welch Folding Bed
factory and friends until their quarrel to.
day In his anger Cram struck Nelson
on tho point of tho jaw. causing, it Is lu
lleved, concussion of the brain, resulting
In Nelsons Instant death. Cram surrou
dered to the authorities.
Mr. Thomson Re-olected,
Philadelphia. Match 2. -The board
dliectors of Hi" Pennsylvania rallro.nl
chosen yesterday by a vote of stockhold
ers, met tenla and iv-elected Frank
Thomson president and also all the otner
present executive officer.
Brown to Be Hanged.
London, March 2!). "Pegleg" Brown
was found pulley today of thi murder of
Polcemun Twohey and si nteiiceJ lo be
hanged on May 17. Brown was arresti'd
at Port Huron, Mich.
Baltimore RopublicKni.
Baltimore. March :-i. Tae Republican
cltv convention tonlgnt nominated Will
iam T. Miihiittr (present (Incumbent) foi
mayor. Tlie nemocrauc convention win
be held tomorrow.
Steamship Arrivals.
UiMeiiitown. Maieli 21'. Arrived: Ten-
lonle. New York foi Liverpool, Qllnnl
tar Arrived: Aller, New York for Naples
and Genoa. Rotterdam Arrived; Kdiim
from New Y'ork.
Base Ball,
At Washington Georgetown university,
!: Lehigh. 2.
At Durham, N. C Trinity cuVK'Be. 10;
Lu layette, 9,
TESTIMONY IN
BRIBERY CASE
Members to Whom In
ducements Were Of
! fered Appear.
STORY OF MR. NORTON
The Man from Wayne Is Given all
Opportunity to Make Money Mr.
Younjraon, of Westmoreland, Givea
Testimony That Looks Badly for
the Friends of Colonel Huff-Vim
Valhenburg' Gives Characteristic
Advice to a Pittsburg Journalist.
Ilariisburg. .Man h IK. At ihe after
noon session llepresentatlve Norton, of
j Wayne, testified that one morning of
I February he was asked by Hubert F. -i
ans, of Philadelphia, If he could see
; h'.m at his room. The witness went
I and was ii'iked how he stood on the
! MeCariell bill. Mr. Norton replied
ihui he could not support It because
! Ills i'oiistltuents were opposed to it.
, Kvtf h ask Norton how much' It would
J ost to put up a light for Norton In
his county If he voted for It and said
, there was Sl.uon In It if he would vote
for the bill, and offered to go Willi
"" 'uie.mueij mm Kei me mum').
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Norton refused the alleged offer and
left ICvuiis with the explanation that
hi would not "-uppoit the bill under
i uny conditions. lOvans afterwards
j went to Norton and asked him to sav
j nothing of tlie alleged offer and the
witness replied thai he would not vol
unteer any Information to t lie com
mittee. Repiesentailve UiiRler, of Ljcoinlng,
I loin .miiiiiii eiiai .uieiiHl'l .1. i.useeiiu, ot
i Philadelphia, called at his house and
(offered him $."oi) to support the Mc
j Carrell bill. Representatives Turner,
Sinter, Shaw and Hnrgrave answered
the founal questions in the negattv.
j Sir. Hargravc explained thut he might
I huve been appointed on tho appropria
tions committee If be would have voted
for Mr. Quay. He said a. certain offi
cial suggested Ibis to him before ho
I came to flnrrlsliurg to take his scat,
Inn no direct offer was made to him.
Representatives Hothrock, MoCon
nMI, Mm Iver. Reed, Selby. Robinson,
Richmond. Slater, Seheuer. Seal, Sel
del, Sexlon, Shane and Sheridan an
swcied In the negative the formal.
iuetions and then the committee took
a leeess until T o'clock.
Mr. Kulp's Denial.
I'halrmau Fow received n telegram
tonight from ex-Congressnian Monroe
II. lsiilp, of Shamoklti, denying the
i harge i,r attempted bribery made by
Representative Fiancis K. Brown, of
Union. befoi the committee and re
questing an i aily appointment to !
heard. The cnn'mlttee will hear Mr.
Kulp :t 2 o'eli.ik tomonow afternoon.
Hepn-.ont:vtle Joseph Smith, of Cii.i
ton. the first witness called at the even
Intr soe-don, was esked If a paper had
been submitted to him pledging him
to vuti for a Republican for iJiiibd
Stales senator. Mr. Smith explain' 1
that oelore his rlistlou Herbert Gl-n-son,
of oilh Bend, atked ,hlm to si i
a piper piomlslng to ..uppcrt ihe R -piilillMir,
(aliens iiomliiM- for senator
If a Democrat could not be elected. The
witness refu-ed to sign that paper and
deenoyed It. He answered lu tho U"g
atlve the formal questions.
Mr. Youngsoii. of Westmoreland, tes
tllled that KiilU.r Berry, of the Lat
iobe i Upper, and e man named Covodo,
of Llgonler, called at his) boarding
house one nUlit after 12 o'clock and
lid to the witness that he was a poor
man Willi a wife and children and
that it "would be worth his while" to
go to the Common wealth hotel. M1'.
Youngson told t'n vMtois that If llv y
did not leave he would summon the
police. The witness said no direct offi c
was made to him ny his visitors and
thought that they wen In H.irrlsbursr
in the Interest of the candidacy of Col
onel George F Huff, of Grecnsburg. tor
Cniltd States senator. Ynuncnn vent
to ihe Commonwealth hotel later an I
promised Colonel Huff's trlends thv.-
to glee, tlie local candidate a compli
mentary vote and afterward wrote htm
a letter withdrawing his promise. Mr.
Skinner, of Fulton, said Representa
tive Dumbnuld. of Fayette, told h'm
that he overh ard Mi. Van Valkenbers
loll the repieseiitatlve of a Pittsburg
newspaper, after a certain senator
hud voted for the MeCorroll bill, "to
give him the devil." Mr. Skinner an
swered the formal riuestloiis In tho
negative.
Representatives Smith. John If.t
Shutt. Sterner. Snyder. Stulb, Todd,
Schoffstail, Stradllii'i. Rtrodes, Squler
and Stall also answered ihe que.stli nn
ln the negative.
The committee udjonrned to meet at
i o'clock tomorrow morning.
PENNSYLVANIA EARNINGS.
PnilndelDlilii, .Miiri-h '.".'. A statement of
earning' and expenses of ihe Pciuis.e i
v.inla Itail'oad conumny for Februai .
1!), and two months ending February ;
1W, compared with the same periods of
p,9S foi low !'
Pennsylvania lullroinl liina directly op
erulcil, gross earnings, decrease. JIGo.TCW;
expense, increase, IKI.70Q: net earnings,
decrease, $"12 10O. For two inontlu, gro.-s
earnings, deinase, $37.ii0O; exm nses, In
cicise, in.(io; net earning, ele.ri .e.
Lines west or Pittsburg and Bile. giis
, 01lrnims, Increase,
Sfl.iiOO; expenses. In-
, crease. tl'i.T'Xi; inn i
earnlllKs. llicrcilse. .SM .
ii. For two mouilis, gross earnings, m-
crease. JiMl.rsoO' espenses. increase, J110,
0ea; iit'l eiiinlirtK. liiereuM, $111,20),
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.
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WEATHER TOKECAST.
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WaflihiKton. March 2!. i'oreenst
for Thursdaj : For eastern Penn
sylvania. Increasing cloiirtIns;
probably rain at nlgtu; winds be
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coming nesu pisteriy.
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