crutttoit TWO CENTS. EN PAGES. SCRANTON, MORNING, 31. 1899. IJIUfl TEN RAGES. TWO CENTS. MARCH VMONEY UP ON JURY BILL Testimony of Statesmen Who Were Offered Cash. THB CANVAS FOR VOTES Members Who Have Been Ap proached Directly and Indirectly Give Their Experience Before the Investigating Committee Wilson, of Westmoreland, Was Surely Tempted He May Be Punished for Contempt Nate Mackey's Testi mony Van Valkenburg's Advice to Crittenden. Harrlsburg, March 30. The bribery committee met again nt 3 o'clock this morning to take testimony In the Inves tigation of the charges of bribery In connection with the United States sen atorshlp and the McCarrell jury bill In the house. Mr. Thompson, of Wayne, was closely questioned concerning his colleague, Norton, who tertllled yester day that he had been offered $1,000 by Robert Evans, of Philadelphia, for his vote on the McCarrell bill. lie said Norton told him he would have to give evidence against Evans. Mr. Thomp son was absent when the bill was un der consideration In the house and ex plained that ho would have voted for it If he had been present. Representative Pratt, of Chester, said Representative Jler.och, of Montgomery, told him he was offered $50 to vote In reconsidera tion of the bill. After the Investigation commenced Mr. Hersch told the witness that he thought the offer was only a joke. After Dr. Pratt left the stand Mi Thompson, of Wayne, was recalled at his request and testified that Mr. Fvans came to his seat In the house nnd asked him to point out Norton. Mr. Towler. of Forest, said a mem ber told him he had been Indirectly op- proached to change his vote from Quay to another. This member has not tes tlfed and Mr. Towler preferred not to divulge his name until after he has given his testimony. Representative Hell, of Northamp ton, was recalled and testified that Parker Titus, of Boston, visited him at his homo and told him ho ut thorn to do business, saying there was "two a piece for signers to the Spatz agree ment " He refused to sign the paper, saying he was elected as a Democrat and would vote as a Democrat Titus told him he ought to vote for Quay and asked Hell to advise him when jenks was "out of It." Titus requested Hell not to say anything about the alleged offer, Mr. Norton was recalled and in answer to a question by Mr. Kreps said ne naa not asked Mr. Evans to have his son appointed to West Point. Mr. Zeibe. of Lebanon, said that ex-Sheriff Miller, of his county, asked him to meet foncressman Dalzell and on the way told him that the question of offering mm money to change his senatorial vote from Senator Quay had been dis cussed by anti-Quay leaders of Leban on but that he had advised against it. Mr Zerbe related his conversation with Miller to Dr. Towler to get his opin ion ns to whether it was pertinent to the Inquiry. Representatives Wilkinson, Winner, Pratt, Stewart. S. E.; Thompson. II. J.; Wadsworth, Wittlngham.Wetzell, Will iams Stevens, Smith, Fred. B.; Tiffany, Wilson, H. I.; Weaver, answered In the negative the formal questions. The committee took a recess until 2 o'clock. Afternoon Session. Representative Wilson, of Westmore land, war the first witness called at the afternoon session. He said that at the beginning of the senatorial fight a iiend of his came to him and said If ho wished to change his position there might be something in It. Mr. Wilson replied that he was voting with the anti-Quay Republicans on the senator frhlp and would continue to do so. This transaction occurred first at Mr. Wil son's home at Oreenburg and after ward at Harrlsburg. The party said that If Wilson thought of changing his Mite arrangements could be made n hereby he could get $5,000, $.'00 of which was to he paid at once and the balance after ho voted. Mr. Wilson re plied that he would not change his vote nnd the conversation ended, lie said that the party was a personal friend and asked ihnt he lie shown the cour tesy of not being required to furnish the name. Tin committee decided to allow Mr. Wilson until the next meeting to dis-closi- the party's name. If be refused then ho will be placed In the custody of th sergeant-at-arms for contempt. Mr. Yates, of Philadelphia, was called nnd nskd If he had said to Michael J. Costcllo that he had been promised the nomination for magistrate by Senator David Martin to change his vote from Senator Quay. ".Most cninhntlcnlly no." Mr. Yates replied "I never discussed the McCar rell bill or the scnutorfhln with Cos tello. 1 have been publicly a candidate for magistrate for over two years. I ne r saw Costello until ho came to me oil" day this winter at the I.ochlel hotel with outstretched hand and said he was a constituent of mine." Mr. Yates answered the formul questions In the nesuiivo. What Mackcy Said. il pusontallvc Mackey, of Lacka wanna, was asked if it was true that hie fili-nil Northrup would hav. boon npi ulnted dairy and food commissioner If he had voted for tho McCanell bill pud replied that It was not. Ho inld flu t he had asked Governor Stone to pink the appointment ami received v r little satisfaction, fter t.(- first i -in tho hill a frbud of Maewey's Informed him that he had Information tilt Attorney iJonerol lllkln and mink Willing Leuch had said thai It he would second a motion to reconsider the bill Northrup would have the ap pointment na soon ae the Incumbent' term expired in July and that tho gov ernor would see to it. The persons present nt tho time were W. M. Finn and Georgo W. Reenter, of Scranton. Mr. Mackey said ho would not consider the proposition as he was opposed to the bill from the beginning und voted against It. "Did Harry Mackey ever demand of you to refund to him $800 ho charged you os having received from persons opposing Quay's election," Mr. Macy was asked. "He did not." he replied. "Do you know anything of a confer ence with Harry Mackey and Mr. Finn where this matter was discussed?" "Ther" was never any such confer ence with reference to any money." "Did any one call you out of the house during the discussion of the Mc Carrell bill?" "No. one." Representative Mackey was excused with the explanation that he would be called later. Crlttonden Meets Van Valkenburg. Mr. Crittenden, of Potter, testilled that the day before the nomination of Senator Quay he was taken to tho Lo chlel hotel by Newton Peck and Intro duced to ex-Senator Andrews and Sen ator Merrick. From there they went to the Commonwealth hotel where he was Introduced to Mr. Van Valkenburg. Mr. Crittenden said Mr. Van Valkenburg took him Into a room and said to him "have you not a couple of bills from Potter conntv In vMrh vnn nm tt,i,r.v, I Interested." He also said Crittenden ! added "that Senator Quay was under indictment and that If he did not go Into the senatorial case, 'wo arc in shape to bo of some good.' " "You weren't offered anything by Mr. Van Valkenburg?" "No, sir." "Did you go into the caucus?" "Yes, sir. I voted for Senator Quay and have since been voting for him." "Did you understand this offer to you to be an inducement to change your vote?" "I did not." "Is Mr. Van Valkenburg opposing your legislation?" "I think ho Is." "What Information have you that Mr. Van Valkenburg is opposing your legis lation?" "Because some of the members who agreed to support my bills are .not do ing so." "When you told Mr. Van Valkenburg that you wero going to vote for Mr. Quay, did ho ask you to change your vote?" "He simply said, 'We're in position to help along on your bills.' " Mr. Crit tcn answered the formal questions In the negative. Mr. Van Valkenburg asked that he bo allowed to testify, and the commit tee agreed to hear him next Tuesday afternoon. The committee adjourned until next Tuesday afternoon, when ex-Congressman Kulp will be present to answer the charges of Representative Francis E. Brown, of Union, that he offered him $300 to absent himself from the first session or the joint convention to ballot for United States senator. Immediate ly after the adjournment of the com mittee, E. A. Van Valkenburg entered the room and asked that it be recon vened. He said he had a witness whom he wished to lie heard in relation to Mr. Crittenden's testimony. The person was B. A. Stebblns, of Potter county. To give him a chance to testify the com mittee reconvened. Stebbins the Middleman. Mr. Stebblns was sworn and testified that he knew Mr. Van Valkenburg and Mr. Crittenden and that he paw them together in a room at the Common wealth. "Did you Introduce him to anybody at the Locliiel?" "I Introduced him to Representative Richmond, of McKean, and Ttepiesen tative Marshall, of Warren." "Did you take him to the Common wealth?" "Yes and introduced him to Mr. Van Vnlkenburg and the Wanamaker poo pie." "For any purpose of legislation or to obtain his vote?" "No sir. Mr. Crittenden was a stran ger here and I wanted to Introduce him to people I knew. I took him to the Commonwealth for that purpose and Introduced him to our people. lie came here In an effort to repeal the Potter county prohibitory law and Van A al kenburg said he was opposed to the re peal and could not assist him. There was nothing whatever ald about changing his vote or about the caucus. Mr. Van Valkenburg advlred him to keep In the nilddh of the toad and so what would happen." Mr. Stebbins was not rererrred to in Crittenden's testimony and It was on the assumption that he was that the committee heard him Adjourned until Tuesday. BANQUET TO M'PHERSON. The Judge Honored by Citizens of Dauphin County. Harrlsburg. March 30. Tim mnnii,.. of the Dauphin county bar tendered a farewell banquet to Judge McPherson this evening, who latelv rosirrneii n,i. dltlonal law judge to accept the judge- snip or mo iniieu states, district court at Philadelphia. Covers were laid for 100 guests. Includlnc formal-Jnde-e Tfni,- eit M. Henderson, of Carlisle; Gover nor bione, rormer Attorneys General Palmer, Klrkpatrlck, Hensel and Mc Cormtck, Attorney General Elkln and Judges Slmonton and Weiss. Former Deputy Attorney General Gil bert wan toaBlmasler and seven toasts were responded to by Governor Stone. Attorney General Elkln, Judges Simon ton nnd McPherson, former Attorney General Hensal, Congressman Olmsted, who spoke to the lawyers as a law. maker, and Senator S. J. McCanoll.who responded to the "Dauphin Cotin'v Bar." ' Steamship Arrivals. Liverpool, March :w.-Arrlved: Ten tonic. New York. Qiieenstown-Sallod: llrlttaulo (from Liverpool), New York. liromen-Arrlved: Lahn, New York via Honthhmpton. New York Arrived: Travo from Bremen and Southampton. Base Ball. At Washington-Georgetown university, ft tlllt, 'I, At AUKiMtuMlrAoktyn, jo; Cornell, 2. At IS.lllliuotc I'rhicettin. 12: John Hr Hop- Ml!, i. CAPITOL TALK INJHE SENATE MR. CUMMINGS BILL AROUSES DEBATE. A Scheme to Complete the State Cap itol Building Calls Out Objection. A Resolution Suggesting the Crea tion of Commissioners to Paris Ex posltlii Presented in House Threo Appropriation Bills Postponed. Harrlsburg, March 30. In tho senate the three house revenue bills, one relat ing to the Investigation of unincorpor ated associations, a second requiring i ho payment or bonus on Increase of capital stock, ana the third requiring u bonus on foreign corporations wero nil reported favorably from the finance committee. The senate bill creating an income tax and changing the rate of interest were reported negatively. Tho senate refused to concur In the house amendments to the legislative employes' bill and a conference com mittee wrb ordered. All of the bills on tho llrst and sec ond calendar were passed In order. In cluding (on second reading) the act to lecognlBe tho service of William Ben der Wilson to the commonwealth dur ing the Civil war. Mr. Brown (Westmoreland) called up his road bill on llnal passage with the explanation that all of the road bills will eventually go to a conference com mittee, which Is expected to evolve nnd report the real thing In rond bills. The bill passed linally. Mr. Cummlng3 called up his bill to authorize the construction and comple tion of the state capltlol building. Mr. FUnn, of Allegheny, said he wanted some consideration of this bill before It Is passed. It carries, with It an appropriation of a million dollars to complete the building, und no rev enue In sight. The original proposition was to build a capitol to cost $jr0,000 and now we are asked to nppropiiate a million dollars to go ahead with the work. He was opposed to the bill in Its present condition. Mr. Washburn, of Crawford, opiwsed the bill because he thought the com mission had not done its duty. The present capitol Is a poor excuse. Mr. "Brown, of Lawrence, said he did not consider thnt Mr. Fllnn. with hia knowledge of human affairs, could pos- smiy tnniK that the capitol could be completed for $5.-)0,000. Brown's Defense. Mr. Brown continued In his defense of the new capitol and advocacy of the appropriation to complete It. It Is, he said, a monstrous proposition to ask a great state like Pennsylvania, with all her wealth to build a $r,50,non capitol. The opposition to th further comple tion of this capitol os suggested In an executive message which advHed tho tearing down of the present structure was bornt of miserable jealousy. This state Is not bankrupt. We can get the revenue. Mr. Cummlngs said the people of the state will never be satisfied until the new capitol Is complete In every re spect and his bill proposed that. It does not Intend to fool with the ques tion. It counts the ilnnl cost and makes nn appropriation to finish it. and there is no opportunity for jobbery. There are bills now before the house that are not for a business like finish of the building. He would under the circum stances ask that the bill w postponed tor ine present, and the senate agreed. Adjourned. In the House. A concurrent resolution was Intro duced In tho house today, Mr. Palm, of Crawford, for the appointment of two senators and three members to confer with the legislatures of other states with the view of bringing about the submission to the people of an amendment to the constitution where by tho president, vice president und United Strtes senator shall be elected by a direct popular vote, this commit tee to report to the legislature of 1901 and Its expenses not to exceed JL'.'O a year. The resolution was ruled out of order on an objection. Chairman Fow, of the bribery com mitltee, said the commlttetvwould not be able to complete its investigation by next .Monday, the time !lxed for filing its report, and on his motion the time was extended until April 7. Several members aro III at their homes and want to be heard, and this was given as another reason for nsklng an extension of time. Bills were Introduced by Mr. Timlin, of Lackawanna, providing that juries empanelled in homicide cases shall view the place of the killing: making It a misdemeanor to wilfully and ma liciously break the windows and doors of street cars; making it a misdemean or to tear down legal notices. Chairman Marshall presented the re port of the Joint legislative committee to investigate convict labor. After de tailing the labor of tho committee tho report concludes: In short after n laborious investiga tion from nil sides of tho present New York system and Its applicability to Pennsylvania there appeared to bo rlo objection offered to it from any source. Tho prisons are thereby enabled to employ their Inmates and to teach new trades to such of them as aro willing to learn. The other state supported In stitutions get their wants supplied with tho best qualities of goads at prices sat isfactory to them, and whatever econ omies or earnings may reault tiro fully realized by the stato and tho stute alone, without any Injury to or com plaint from the representatives of hon est outside labor and with their appar ent aequleiscence. Nothing is wanting that Is necess3ry to Introduce these excellent icsults in to Pennsylvania, except a simple and Inexpensive prison organization to dis tribute the work fairly between the several prisons and to maintain tho necessary arrrangements between tho producing and consuming Institutions. Tho committee has, therefore, deter mined to Accompany this report bv the draft of a bill, which Is Intended to adopt the general system suggested by this committor In 107. and now oper ated in Now York, using us far as pine, tlcr.blo the wiine language which bus there Kuceensfully endurtd tho adjudi cation of its courts. In order to mako practical application of that system in Pennsylvania which has no general prison organization ruch as exists in New York and most of the other states, the committee has preferred to provldo for supervision by n small board of un paid commissioners rather than to con struct for that purpose a cumbersome, expensive and unnecessary organization of paid officials. This, Indeed. Is but carrying a step farther the methods by which all the prisons nnd many of th-j charitable Institutions of Pennsylvania have always been supervised and regu lated. Features of the Bill. Thus the chief features of the bill now reported when separated from the precise local verbiage necessarily em ployed, ato ns follows. 1. To provldo for the production in tho several prisons of goods required bv all state supported institutions at current prices. ? To establish a small board of un paid commidoners to make conven ient and unlfoim rules for tho conduct of such business for the convenience of producers and consumer. Care has been used not to Interfere v Ith or curtail the direct government of the several prisons by their re spective boards of Inspectors und to make no change In the two different systems of separate and congregate ad ministration now prevailing In this state. The order of business today wns the consideration of appropriation bills, the following passing finally: Appropriating $175,000 to the Erie Soldiers' and Sailors' home: $10,000 to 1 the Phlllipsburg hospital; $12,000 to the j state board of health: $300 to Joseph nniipper, mine inspector or mo uigntn district: $125,000 to the Western peni tentiary; $3,000 to the state asylum for chronic Insane: $1(10.000 to the Hunting don reformatory; $25,000 to the work ing home for blind men; $3,000 to pay tho expenses of taking the vote of the Pennsylvania soldiers in the field; $19, 000 to the board of public charities; $200,000 to pay the deficiency of the fund for the care and treatment of the in digent Insane. The three state capitol appropriation bills were postponed for the present. When the senate resolution author izing the governor to appoint thirty personH, one-third of whom may be women, as commissioners to the Paris exposition, which commissioners shall serve without any compensation from the commonwealth, either for services or expenses, was taken up, Mr. Palm, of Crawford, moved to amend by add ing "not more than two-thirds of whom shall be of one political party." Tho resolution and amendment were re ferred to the federal relations commit tee. Adjourned until 8 p. m. The Appropriations. The house resumed consideration of appropriation bills at the afternoon session. The following passed finally: Appropriating $101,000 to the Eastern penitentiary: $40,000 to the state hos pital for injured persons of the middle coal field; $88,400 to tho Pennsylvania institution for the blind; $4',000 to the state Insnne hospital at Warren; $37, 000 to the homo for deaf children, Phil adelphia; $fi0,000 to the state insane hospital at Norristown; $03,018.55 for re-unlformlng und re-equipping the N. G. P.; $705,000 for the support of tho N. G. P.; $16,000 to the Connellsville hospital; $70,000 to the state Insane hos pital at Danville; $66,000 to the Penn sylvania state college: $9,000 to the Mercer hospital; $6.59S to defray the expenses or Governor Stone's Inaugur ation; $12,000 to the Blossburg hospital; $150,000 to the house of refuge; $210,000 to the training school for feeble-minded children at Elwyn: $100,600 to the Western Pennsylvania Institution for the deaf and dumb; $1,500,000 for the care and treatment of the indigent In sane; $25,000 for the propagation of fish; $55,000 to the Western Pennsyl vania institution for the blind at Pitts burg. - - - CONSUL WILLIAMS' PROMISES. Denies That He Told Aguinaldo Phil ippines Would Be Independent. Rochester, N. Y., March SO. O. F. Williams, United States consul at Ma nila, has written to his brother, L. L. Williams, of this city, concerning state ments made by Asonclllo. to the effect thnt Consuls Williams and Wlldnvin had promised Aguinaldo and his friends that the United States would grant ab solute Independence to the Philippines as soon as the Islands were taken from Spnln. Consul Williams denies this ex plicitly. Ho writes: "I never saw Agoncillo nor made such a promise to any Filipino. Op the contrary, when Agulnaldo's leaders ap plied to me at Hong Kong to be al lowed to return with me to Manila, one of the provisions of the conditions under which I agreed to give them such nlil as I was uble to give was that they were to be subject at all times to tho naval and military authority of tho United States. This was agreed to be foie 1 allowed them to accompany me, April 57. 1S9S. to Mlrs ay, where the licet awaited my coming. Admiral Dewey knows all about the conditions w hkh I Imposed, nnd complimented me on my foresight and thoughtfulness." This agrees with reports sent bv ('nn. sul Williams to the state department rrorn time to time, and made public through press dispatches from Wash ington. LEHIGH VALLEY EARNINGS. Philadelphia, Murch 30. The monthly statement of the Lehigh Volley Railroad company for February. lf9. compared with ihu sumo porlod of JS93 uhows a de crease In gross earnings of $2.13,276.10; ex pense, increase, $97,Xt9.37: net earnings, decrease. W3u.01J.77. Report of tho coal company for the samo period shows in crease In gross earning. -21!t.7f(;.l7; ex penues. increase, S311.S2J.43; decrease In not earnings, J02.OSi.ac. Pennsylvania Pensions. W nshington. March "ft. Thosn Pennsyl vania pensions have been Issued: Ilelssuo --Thomas 1.. dinner. l.lululoM, lir.ul ford, $17. Orlgnnl wldows-.MIra C. Oil len. Honesdalo, Wayne, il. At Durham, N. C Lafayette 6; Trin ity, collige, 5. Big Strike Averted. Brazil, Ind., March TA After six pro vIoiih fiultltss Joint cession between the miners umf operators tho Pittsburg train for mining In tho block coal Hold for ono i:nr fiom April 1, was this afternoon Kitwrd. Tim ulriUe of over 4,000 miners mih thus u verted. SENATOR HOAR HAS A FOLLOWING CITIZENS OF BOSTON DESIRE AN ADDRESS. The Leader of tho American Filipino Juntn Declines to Participate in. a Public Demonstration but Answers by Letter Sentimental View of a Perplexing Situation. Boston, March 30. A letter bearing the date of February 1. and signed by ono hundred or more of the most prom inent men In nnd around this city, headed by ex-Governor Boutwcll, com mending the attitude In congress ot Sen." tor Hour, and inviting him to ad dress them at a future dale, wero mado public today. Accompanying It Is the letter of acknowledgement from Sen ator Hoar, bearing date of yesterday, In which he says: I do not think there Is any reason per sonal to me for holding such a public meeting. Undoubtedly there should bo und there will bo many public meetings tho country over to protest agalnRt tinmpiing under root the rlfhts of a biino prople struggling for their liberties, tuo violations of the principles of our own constitution and of the declaration of In dependence, and the continuance by tho Ame.lcnn people in the costly and ruin, ous path which has brought other repub lics to ruin and shame, which will dis honor labor, play intolerable burdens upon agriculture, and fasten upon tho republic the slminu of what President MclCmlcy has lately and t-o 'rulhfully declared to be criminal aggression. But I think It will bo wiser to have meetings of that character a little later lather tl.an Just now. We do not yet know whether the iircent war for the subjugation of the people ot tho Philippines is to con tinue indefinitely or If there is to bo a speedy submission to the overwhelming power of the United States. If tho war shall shortly be ended, we shall then bo able to discuss tho question of our na tional duty free from the disturbing In fluences which exist alwavs when tho cnuntrj Is at wur. If, on the other hand, the war slmll long and Indefinitely con tinue, tho people will begin to feel tho burden of Increased taxation, the loss of life and health of our youth and engage ment of trade and peaceful Industry. An attempt has been made to persuade the American people that the resistance to our arms by the people of the Philip pine Islands has been duo to those who oppose the attempt to subjugate them and who opposed the ratification of the treaty by which soverjlgnty over them was purchased and paid for as nn article of merchandise. There was never a more unfounded or a more foolish calumny. A strict military censorship was exercised over the cable to tho Philippine Islands during the whole period. 1 have In my possession ono of tho original circulars of the cable company, warning all persons that no dispatch would be transmitted having the least relation to politics with out V.o assent of the military authorities of tho United States. After quoting some personal experi ences growing out of his position, Sen ator Hoar says: The blood of the. slaughtered Filipinos, the blood and the wahtcd wealth and life of our own soldiers, is upon tho heads of those who have undertaken to buy a peo ple In the market like sheep or to treat them as a lawful prlzo and booty of war, to Impose a government on them without their consent, nnd to trample under foot not only tho principles of the Philippines but the principles upon which tho Amer ican republic itself rests. Continuing Senator Hoar refers to the pledges of the country toward Cuba and the president's declaration that any other conduct on our part would have "beeen criminal aggression," and continues: The law of righteousness and justice on which the great and free American people should act, und In the end, I urn sure, will act, depends not on parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude or points of the compass. It Is the same yesterday, today and forever. It Is la true now as when our fathers declared it In 1776. It Is as binding upon William Mc KInley toduy at It was upon George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Tho only powers of government the American people can recognize are Just powers, and those powers rest upon tho consent of tho governed. N'o man during this whole discussion tins successfully challenged, and no man will successfully challenge: First The animation that under tho constitution of tho United States the ac quisition of territory, as of other prop erty, Is not a constitutional end. but only a means to constitutional end. and that, while the making of new states and pro viding national defenso are constitutional ends, so that we may acquire and hold territory for these purposes the govern ing of subject peoples is not a constltu. tlonal end and that there Is therefore no constitutional wurrant tor acquiring and holding territory for that purpose. Second That to leave our own country to stand on fon Igu soil Is In violation o' the warnings of our fathers, and of the farewell address of Washington. Third That there was never a trop ical colony yet controlled with any tol erable success without a system of con tract labor. Fourth The trade advantages of the Philippine Niands. If there be any, must bo opened to all the world. NO DEATH PENALTY. Americans Not Condemned to Death in That Country. Washington, March 30. Secretary Hay today received the following: Guatemala City, Guatemala, March CO. liny. Secretary, Washington: : Advised by president of Honduras and others, Americans rot condemned to death or in peril there. The death pen ulty does not exist. (Signed) Ueaupcre. Tha dispatch Is from the United States consul and rolates to reports that Americans were to suffer death In Hon duras. Twenty-Million Dollar Fruit Co. Trenion. .V. J., March 30. Articles of Incorporation of the Culled Fruit com pany with an authorized capital ot $20, ooo.ooo wore filed with Urn secretary of Ktnte toduy. Tho company Is empowered ic do a general business us merchants, planters nnd farmers und to grow, manu facture und deal In produce, merchandise ttiU property of all kinds. Will Take Strikers' Places. Ilazlcton. Pn.. March 30. J. M. Lahlff, representing a bituminous coal operator of Western Pennsylvania, today took ono hundred and thirty-six men from Iliizlo. ton and vicinity to McDonald, Pa., where they nrn to work In tho bituminous mines. Most of tho men are Hungarians. U Is Mild the men ure to lake the places of tho stilLcra, MACARTHUR AT American Troops Capture the Seat of the So-Called Filipino Government. CHIEF AGUINALDO ON THE WING The Main Disturber and His Cabinet Have Been for Two Days Running Toward the North Little or No Defense Made by the Enemy as the United States Soldiers Entered the City, but General MacArthur and Staff Are Greeted by an Unex pected Shower of Bullets. Washington, March 31. The war department at 1.30 this morning raada public tho following dispatch from General Otis: Manila, March 31. Adjutant General, Washington: MacArthur captured Malolos at 10.15 this morning. Enemy retired after slight resistance and firing city. Particulars later. Hall had quite severe engagement boyond Mariquina, Casualties 20. Enemy driven. (Signed) Otis. Manila, March 31. United States troops have entered Malolos. Manila, March 31, 10.31 a. m. Major General MacArthur advanced to attack Malolos, the seat of the insurgent government at 7 o'clock'' this morning. He was met with strong opposition, the rebels resisting desperately, but losing heavily. General Hale's brigade is advancing north from tho water works and driving the left wing of the enemy across. Noon Major General MacArthur entered Malolos, the seat of the so called insurgent government at half past nine this morning, the rebels burning the city and simultaneously evacuating it. They are now in full retreat toward the north, where Aguinaldo and the cabinet have been for two days. The Americans finally drove the Filipinos back. Although there were three lines of strong entrenchment along the track, the enemy made scarcely any defence there. General MacArthur nnd his staff were walk ing on the track, abreast of the line, with everything quiet, when sud denly they received a shower of bullets from sharp shooters in trees and on house tops, but these were speedily dislodged. The enemy's loss was apparently small, tho jungle affording them such protection that the Americans were unable to see them, and in fir ing were guided only by the sound of the Filipino shots. The Ameri can artillery was handicapped for the same reason. Last night's long line of camp fires made n beautiful sight, with the Twentieth Kansas regiment on the left of Gulgulnto and the Penn sylvania regiment on the right, beyond the river. The provision train was delayed by broken bridges, but the stores of grain and flocks of ducks in the locality furnished ample forage. The hospitial work is remarkably efficient, as it has been throughout tho whole campaign. The telegraphers keep abreast of connection with the city. -.A.fc.--fc--.-.-hfcAAAAAAAAAAAAfcAAAAAAAKfcAAAAAAAAAAA.AA, THE SAM0AN SITUATION. No New Light on the State of Affairs on the Far-Away Island. Washington. March .10. The serious condition of affairs In Samoa engaged the attention of o'llcinlg mroughout the day and there were conferences ut the White house between the president and Secretary Hay and at thr stato depart ment betweof.n the secretary and the Hilth-h ambassador ami llaron Speck von Sternberg, first secretary of tho German embassy. Hut out of it all not a word of nddltlon.il Information was contributed from any ofbclal fotirce. The only authorltatle statement amo from the navy department, giving a brief despatch from Admiral Knutz. This threw no light on the latest out break, and owing to a tangle of dates, It served only to further Involve the ofllclal mystery. In view of the fact that the fighting was widespread and THK NEWS THIS MOKN'INU Weather Indication) lodiv; RAINi SOUTHKnLY WINDS. 1 General Tho U-jttle at Malolos. Tho Jury lilll Investigation. Doing of the State Lawmakers. Senator Hoar on the Philippines. 2 General In tht" I'layhoui'es. Financial and Commuicliil. 2 Local Argument In the Gibbous Ca&o. i Kdltorlul. News and Comment. o Story "Mr. CUsInu Tlddyer's Par. trait." C Local Meeting of Hie Woman's Home Missionary Society. Interesting doings on at City Hull. 7 l.jcal Muny Persons Call on the Wounded HurRlurs. Master C'urpenters Hefuse to Increase Wages, S l.ocul West Scranton and Subuiban. 9 News Hound About Scranton. 10 Local Court I'rocredhiRS. News of tho Industilal World. MALOLO: the line and maintain a constant long continued, and that the foreign otllcers at London and licrlln have been officially advised of tho affair, it waa regarded as somewhat strange that tho state and navy departments should be entirely without information on a bom bardment by an American admiral. Up to the close of office hours it was stated that nothing had come from any of our representatives in Samoa dealing with the outbreak hostilities. The calls of Sir Julian and Baron Sternberg weie mainly for Information, for at neither of the embassies had there been a re port of the occurrence or Instruction up to the time of the calls. BALLOT FOR SENATOR. Harrlsburg, March CO. Thero was no change today In the voto for United States Kfnutor, the regular Republican voting for Mr. Quay, the anti-Quay Re publicans for Mr. Dalzell and tho Demo crats for .Mr. Jenks. The ballot, which was tho sixty-second, was as follows: Quay , 8.1 Jenks tw Dalzell 17 Total ID? Necessary to a choice. 100; paired oc not voting, 25; no election. Senator Gray a Judge. Wilmington, Del., March "0. In the United States district court this after noon former United States Senator Gto. Gray was sworn as a federal Judso for tho Third United States circuit, com prising Pennsylvania. New Jet-fray and Delaware. The oath of olllco was admin istered by Judge Kdward K. Uradford, Black Law Repealed. New York, March SV-Tho civil service bill passed the franate today by a voto of 27 to 23. The bill, repeals tho Hlack civil ervlre law and pr.ieilenly restore tho old law. The nieusuro was favored by Governor Roosevelt, ' ------- ; ' WEATHER FORECAST. -t- Washington. March W. l'orccait 4 for l-'rlday: I-'or tatiteru I'cnnsyl. vhhIh. r.iln, brisk southerly wlndi; -t colder Kiiday night. tt n ttt t it
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