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SCATTERED
Capture of Malolos May
End Asuinaldo's
Power.
(PANIC OF THE NATIVES
The American Ting Raised Over the
City Rebels Retreating Towaids
the Mountains In a State of Terror.
Chinese Prisoneis State That
Agulnaldo Left the City on
Wednesday Kansas and Montana
Troops First Enter the City Only
Effective Stand,
Manila, Match 31, 3.53 p. n. The
Ameilonn Has was raised oxer Malolos
at 10 oclock this morning. The Kansas
regiment nnd the Montana regiment,
on entering the cltj, found It deserted,
the presldencln burning and the lebels
I letreatlng toward the mountains In n,
, state of terror. It is believed they can
not In lutute make een u fnlnt 10
slBtance. The Ameiicun loss wan small.
It Is evident that the reliels for borne
time past ha e abandoned all hope of
holding their capital, for the Ameri
cans found theie evidences of elabor
ate preparations for evacuation. On
the rallioad the lalls and ties for about
n mile had been torn up and probably
thiown Into th ilvei, and the only
prisoners captuied wete n few Chlna-
Inien. The. said Aguinnldo left Mnlo-
llos on Wednesday.
The piiuclpal citizens of Malolos,
theli families and goods have been
Itakei Into the oountiy ever the tall
road, white ethers departed on foot,
eniijlng theh possessions and driving
iclr rattle and other animals before
lent
llnst, of the lobel forces were iciiioved
llijrdiiy evening to positions east of
l.Ulio.id leaving onlv whip small
fount m tin -.Hong trenches In fiont
iit Malolos
QAal Jtni'Ai t'nir started for t li.-
idtal at 7 o'clock this m-irn-
1th two rapid-lire guns Hanking
k jrd two guns of the With
,ihe light, and two guns of
Artillery on the left of the
'lipids, lning nntinuouslj.
The Ka .sj- and Montana leglmeiits
removed upon M ilolos and the Nebraska
mm I'enn y anin regiments and lire
Thltd aillllerv kept along the right of
the railroad
The only effective stand made by the
lebels ps at a bamboo and eat then
woik, half a mile from Malolos, and on
the Tight, where the Nebraska regi
men, as was the case yesterday, had
the baidest woik and buffeted the
greatest loss
' t Colonel Funston, always at the front,
was the Hist man in Malolos, follow id
bj a group of dashing Kniis.ms.
The Filipino Hag, which was fllng
tror'i the cetilie of the town, was
hauled down by some men of the Mon
tana regiment who ttlumphantly raised
their own above it.
This afternoon the victorious Ameri
can army Is feasting on cocoanuts and
bananas and enjoying a well-earned
teHt, while the hospital train Is earry
ng the wounded back to Manila,
List of Casualties.
Washington, Match 31. The follow
ing list of casualties has been ieceled
from Gential Otis under today's date:
Killed.
March 29 Twentcth Karens Hand. lrl
vuteb Orllu L nil low, Oliver Dix, Sam
uel Wilson
Tenth Pcnns) Ivanla Privates Nal;l
Stevens, Compan.v I, Frederick Genuine,
Compaq C, Hen T. Amlrert. Com
pany 1,
First South Dakota Private Oscut Fal
len March 30 First Nebraska Piiviites Mil
ton Ltnde, William Orr, Howard II. Whit
more. --
March :tl rourth infantry Phst Lieu
tenant John Gress.
Wounded.
March 25 rirht Montana-Second Lieu
tenant Mlea Kell. wrist, slight, Prlvalia
Theodore Vulkey neck and shoulder, se-ve-ro;
John Cavanuugh, neck, slight, Mu
sician James McQuatr). sternum, slight;
Privates Charleb li Voting, hand, slight.
Murch 29 Privates Axe Pcteison, tore
arm. slight James Lenox knee, severe,
William Hurouskl, shoulder, seveio, Al
len U. Smith, chock, moihrato; ChHrles
F. Mejers, groin, severe
Twentieth Kansas Captain William J.
Watson, chest, severu; Pi Kates Albert
Shaughness) knee, severe, Fred L. Cul
ler, forearm, suveie, Chailes A Wnlteis
head, Blight. Charles M. Pease, thigh,
slight, Wlllam D Smith, hand severe;
Corporal Claude Sperloek, bieusi slight
George B, Dally, side slight. Ilarr. G.
Kuhns, shoulder. Hllglit, Seigeant James
W Munan leg, sllglrt, Henry W. Joliu
bon, forearm, modeuite; Corporal James
C. Ilattcrburg, ehost, i-evere; IZiiu-st
Crost", thouldpr, bevtre; band, Private
Fleming Cotrrtland, abdomen, seveie
First Mouth Dakota Privates Lewis F.
Barber, thigh, severe. Jolnr Ueiitdht.
lung, severe; Manuel Itlckinan, thigh, sp.
ere; Hanper Ilakei, leg, blight; Fiank
Ferguson, knee sevpre: John Ottmin
thigh, severe, Knut Peterson, hip and
thigh, severe, .lolnu-en l)onnoll leg,
moderate. Corporal Oecur Jnhnbeii flesh,
slight
Tenth Ponn&ilvanl.i-rirHt Sorgeunt An.
gustus Itonislej. Company I, thigh, se
erei; Sergeant Charlos W. Asherafl, Com
pany C, Wk, slight; Privutes William D.
Dey, Company C, hand, suiuo. .lam-s
Novrtkr. Company D, foreaim, moder-ate;
Illehnrd liakvi, Company C, hip, slrlrt,
Gi rge D. Tuylor. hand, seveie, Solomon
Hush, Company f pelvlH, severe.
March no-First Nebiasku - Hfrgmnt
Hugh H. Capp, thigh, severe; Holiert H
AleConnell, breast, slight; Privates Her
beit II, Hnrber. wrist, thigh and butttn-i,
kcvere, William Locelen, thest, seveio;
George- R. noger, f rcurm, slight. Lvvul
ers ntirham, chest sevvro; Heit H. Wull
thigh slight; Herbert Hedges, leg, slight;
JCrle Newf.ldt. thigh and shoulder, se.
vere' John R. Davlf. hand, slight; Claude
i v nuiieniiui. cnese, slight; Llovd Spot,
teusteln hu id severe. IMwaid Do.v i
Ini,'. thigh, slight, John U. Marshall, leg,
T tTTXTAO
iVnltur A. Hllfrltz, mm, severe;
lsv Duncan, leit, HllKht.
First Coloiudo Second Lieutenant Fied
L. Perry, chest, slight: Private C. S. Our
tor, ilora.il region, severe.
Tenth Pennsjlvanln Privates ltov J. 1).
Knox, Company 12, foot, tfovcre; Wllllnm
Mnglchart, Company C, bark mid foot.
First South Dakota Sergeant Frank
Stevens, heel, modcrnto.
Twentieth Kansas Private Todd T.
Wnllr.er, log. mwi.
First North Dakota Private Hany W.
Donovan, elbow, slight; Pn'mim lliudlce
Scolg, nnjor, asUstunt adjutant geneinl
volunteers, shoulder, slight: Henry I.
llojt, major, chief sutgeon volutitoeis,
thigh, slight.
March KJ First South Dakota l'livnta
Charles A. Thclss, powder lurn, abdomen
WINDSOR HOTEL VICTIMS.
The Death List Now Numbers Forty-One.
New Yoik, March 31. The total dead
of the Windsor hotel lite now number
forty-one. Of these, thirty are: uni
dentified bodies and portions of bodies
at the morgue. Hotly No. u0 wastnken
to the morgue tonight. It consists
of seven small bones entirely de
nuded and much chaned. The num
ber of missing Is fotty-three Th-j
funeial of the victims of the lire will
take place on Monday or Tuesday nut
at the Chuieh of the Heavenly ns:.
Warren F. Leland Is seilouslv 111 at
the Grenoble. The burning of the
Windsor, the violent death of his wife
and elaughtei and the great trouble
he hns undergone has prostrated him
and while he tallied foi a time af.er
tho first shock, he was ropoited today
to be weak, nervous and bioken down.
At the hotel it wns said that absolute
rest and quiet must be seemed for Mr.
Leland
THEY MAKE MONEY.
Gang of Counterfeiters Thought to
Be Located at Pittston.
Wllkes-Hnue, March 31. Unmistak
able evidence of the existence of a
counterfeiting den In sturmerville.nenr
West Pittston, was uneaithed yester
day by the United States olllceis.
The discovery of thp evidence gievv
out of the case which was heaid befuie
United States Commissioner Halm on
Match S, In which Charles Mo-es, a
Lithuanian saloonkeeper of Sturmcr
vllle, was charged with aiding and
abetting two counterfeiters of Shamo
kln. On thnt eliargr Moses was re
quired to give ball In the sum of $3,000,
which he furnished.
CREW MISSING.
The Sir Donald Picked Up as a De
relict in an Ice Park.
St. John's N F . March 31. The seal
ing steamer Hallow, from the gulf of
St. Lawrence, arrived here today with
11,000 seals. She reports that the Nlm
rod has 4,000 and the Kits 1,000. Tho
sealer Hope has not been sighted. The
steamer Hanger, with 17,500 seals, came
Into port shortly after the Hnrlovi,
bringing in tow the missing steamer
Sid Donald, which she picked up dere
lict In an Ice pack.
She saw no trace of the ciew of thn
Sir Donald and It is believed that they
have perished after going adrift on an
Ice Hoe.
HURT BY A CROW.
Lieutenant Governor Woodiuff Cut in
the Face.
mica, N. Y., March 31. Lieutenant
Governor Timothy L. Woodruff and a
party tf friends went up the New York
Central today In on observation en
gine bounfl for Fulton Chain, where
they nre to spend Sunday Between
Frankfort anil this city a ciow struck
the window of tiro engine and shattered
It.
Some pieces of glass struck the lieu
tenant governor In the face and the
dead body of the bird lilt him on the
forehead. He was cut about tho face
but not seriously enough to cause him
to abandon the pleasure tilp.
MOLINEAUX CASE.
Justice Williams Hears the Motion
' to Dismiss Indictment.
New York, March 31. The motion to
dismiss the Indictment against Iloland
H, Mollneaux for the murder of Mrs.
Adams came up In the criminal branch
of the Supreme court bcfoie Justice'
Williams today Hartow S. Weeks ap
peared for Mollneaux and Dlstilct At
torney Gardner and Assistant District
Attorney Osborne represented the
state Mollneaux was not present.
His father, Genet nl Mollneaux, had
a sent in the court loom. After hear
ing the ntgument the couit reserved
decision.
Caipenteis Want Former Wages.
OH Clt, Pa.. March 31.-At a meeting
of the caipenters. machinists and boil"r
makers of the Western New York uml
Pennsylvania shops, held help this even
ing, tho men unanimously decided to de
mand a rpstoratlon of a wage cut of 10
per cent, made duilng the Cleveland ad.
mlnlstiatlon. If tqe demand Is not grant
ed b noon tomouow the men will go on
stilke. Somo 200 men aru affected
Indians Leave School.
Carlisle. I'u , March 31 One hundred
anil thirteen Indl in bos left the Indus,
tlia school tod ly ami went to work upon
farms In New Jersey and the southeast
em counties of Pennsjlvanla. Dining
tho summer they will work as oidlnnry
farm hands and return In tho autumn
to lenevv studies at the school.
Algor's Trip.
Clentuegos, March 31. General Alger
sailed on tho United States tiansport In
gnlU for Santiago tod.i).
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Philadelphia, Match 11. Walter Mel
Mlchael, one of the former owners of the
North American, of this cltj, died sud
denly today nt his homo here. He was
01 years old Mr. McMlchael was a son of
tho Into Morton McMlchael, one tlmo
mayor of Philadelphia and a brother of
Colonel cim ton McMlchael, present cltj
treasurer of this cltj.
Chicago, March 31. Major D. C. FultJ.i,
of Hudson, Wis., died of heart trouble
tcdny at tho Polytechnic hospital Ho
whs 01 jears old. pioinlnent In politics and
veiy wealthy. Major Fulton was a gallint
boleller during the civil war.
Wllkes-Hniro, March 3t.-Fied Thelss,
jr., of this illy, one of tho most expert
lite Insurnrco adjusters In tills country,
died today at the Homeopathic hospital,
Pittsburg, of pnpumonla, aged 33. Tho
lomalns will bo brought to Wilkat-Dr rro
for bin tal. )
WRECK OF BRITISH
STEAMER STELLA
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN THE
ENGLISH CHANNEL.
One Hundred and Five Holiday
Keepers Aboard Ran Ashoio on
the Cnsquet Rocks, Aldetney, in a
Heavy Fog Foundered in Ten
Minutes Boilers Exploded as Sua
Wns Going Down More Than Ona
Hundred Persons Drowned.
Southampton, March 31. The pas
senger steamboat Stella, plying be
tween this port nnd tho Channel Isl
nnds, clashed on the Cnsquet Hocks,
near the Island of Aldernev, yesterday
nfteinoon In a dense fog and foun
dered in ten minutes, her boilers ex
ploding with a tremendous teport an
she went down. It Is believed tint
120 petsons were drowned.
London, March 31. The news of the
disaster to the British steamer Stulla,
wiecked on the Casquet Hocks and In
which tllsnstet many lives were lost,
spread slowly through London In the
absence of the usual evening newspap
ei s, the- day being Good Friday. As
the afternoon advanced, small gioups
gatheied at the Waterloo stutlnn,
where many painful scenes tiunsplied
nmong the Inquirers for fi lends at the
lallway olllce. A latge ciowd collec i
to vvult the ai rival of the train 'mm
Southampton at !) o'clock this evening,
which brought three of the survivois,
Messrs. David King, n London mer
chant. Hellbom and Greener, all of
whom were wrapped In gteat rugs
and bore evident traces of their suffer
ings They were Immediately sui
loundotl and anxiously questioned.
Mr King, who was among the list
to leave the ship, said:
"The gt eater pan of vesterdav w 13
exceedingly pleasant, but towaid ev 11
Ingvve encountered a mist which soon
eleveloped Into a dense fog There
wa, however, no appieheusion Sud
denly n great shock told us that the
Stella had struck the rocks. Set earns
rent the air, but the coolness of tin
olllcers considerably allayed the ex
citement. The ciew behaved splendid
ly, loweilng the boats with tho great
est promptitude. Hveiy woman was
supplied with a life belt. At Hrst we
thought there would be time for all the
boats to clear aw.i, but suddenly the
bolleis burst with a deafening report,
lending the ship amidships."
Mr. King and two lliemeii, Osborn
and Bavley were the last to leave tho
vessel He had just given up a life
belt to aid a clergv man's wife and was
lltetallv pulled Into a boat by Second
Mate Reynolds), who was lnti unientnl
In saving many lives.
The boat, with twenty-two persons,
drifted for fifteen houis In tho ltitnc
cold and were Anally picked up oy
the Gieat Western Railroad com
pany's steamer. Vera, fiom Southamp
ton. ..ir. King believes that live bo.i's
were launched. He saw one upturned
with children clinging to It.
Southampton, Mai eh 31. Later ac
counts show thnt the Stella had 14(1
passenger? on hoard and that her ciew
numbeied 4.' persons.
Another steamer of the same cuin
pany, which anived at the island of
Jersey today, leports laving parsed
many bodies of victims of the disaster
about the Casquet rocks.
Mr. Bush's Story.
A survivor of the disaster named
Hush says the speed of the Stella in
the fog was, not diminished, though the
fog whistles vveie sounded, Iiuh adds
that at 3.30 a. in. the engineer showed
him In the engine room a. dial register
Ins a speed of ISti knots He says the
vessel struck within twenty-Hve min
utes afterwauls.
Hush fuither assets that two life
boats were sunk with the steamer,
which, .ifter resting on the rocks for
ten or Hfteen minutes, split In two and
disappeared.
Continuing, Bush said "When the
Stella disappeared 40 or CO persons were
discovered clinging to pieces of wreck
age or cabin furniture and crying plte
ously for help. All the passengers, and
crew had been piovlded with life belts
and there was little pinlc as the ship
sank. I Hrst slipped into the water
and then swam to one of the boats, Into
which I wns helped. We rowed sup
posedly In the dhectlon of Guernsey
but beven hours later we found our
selves near the scere of the wreck nnd
saw dozens of peisons clinging to tho
rocltn."
The boat Ir which Bush was a pas
senger was afterwards picked up by a
steamer. Tha passengers all agree that
pei feet order and discipline prevailed
on board tho Stella. The crew prompt
ly took up their stations when the
bteamer stiuek. solved out the life
bolts and lowered tho boats.
Tho sceno at the moment of the blnk
Ing of the vessel was heartrending.
Women were screaming nnd playing
and perple were clinging to spars and
othet wieckage In all directions. Those
wno had succeeded in getting Into tne
boats had a nairow escape from blng
engulfed on account of tho suction
caused by the sinking vessel.
The voice of Captain Hooks, from thu
bridge, was frequently heard urging
the lowers to pull for their lives.
The boats weie adrift for fifteen
horns, during which the occupants
were without food or water, and ns
their clothes weie drenched, they suf
fered greatly.
The dlsnstei Is geneinlly attl United
to thu high speed at which the steunier
was travellne' In the fog.
The second mate was the only em
ploye of tho Stella who was saved.
Thus far 102 passengers had been ac
counted for, Including Mr. J. I'niton
and his wife. Mr. Paiton Is the man
ager of the London olllce of tiro Amtil
can line. Tho I'm tons ute believed to
have been the only Americans on
boaul.
The steamer Honlluer le turned to
night, after having mude fie circle of
tho Casquet rocks. She picked up two
boats containing women's clothing,
money and. Jewelry, .'
Miny mostpathetlo Incidents are re
ported.' "ip' jSgj'erftl eases meto lifted
tbelr wives and children Into the boats
and then perished themselves In their
presence. One wife, who was thus be
teaved, lost her reason.
A huge number of the survivors ar
rived here without any clothing, clad
only In blankets.
WINDSOR MYSTERY.
Polly Noonnn Is Uncertain as to the
Johnsons.
New York, March 31. "Polly Noonan,
a chambermaid, who escaped from the
Windsor hotel nnd who snld she saw
Mi, and Mrs. A. H, Johnson, of New
burypott, Mass., safe on the sidewalk,
today gave a more detailed story. The
Johnsons have not been heard of by
their friends nnd are still believed to
have pei ished. , The girl said she vv as
in the 100111 of the Johnsons at 1.30
o'clock. At that time Mrs. Johnson was
there, Mr. Johnson having left the
hotel some little time before. On leav
ing the room of tho Johnsons, Polly
Noonan went to the next room. Sho
said she saw Mrs. Johnson leave her
loom and go down stairs, presumably
to the telegraph ofllce. While In the
room next to the Johnsons there came
the cry of lire and Polly Noonan at
tempted to leave the building by means
of the servants' staircase. She was
driven back by the smoke nnd tlamcs.
As she pushed open the window, she
said she was certain that she saw both
Mr. and Mis. Johnson on the opposite
side of the street. Then slip lowered
lie! self fiom the window by means of
a rope. After her escape she claims to
have- lecognlzed both the Johnsons,
whom she again met opposite the hotel.
She said she did not stop to sneak to
them.
"I know the JohnsonR veiy well nnd
don't see how I could have been mis
taken," said she, "but I suppose I must
have been since everybody else Is sure
they were lost In the lire."
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
Chaiimnn Fow Will Hold Tluee Ses
sions Daily.
Hanlsbutg, March 31. The March
t-ttuement of State Tieasuier Reucom
shows a balance In the general fund of
? il2,uoJ. 1.1. the smallest balance In the
state ticastirv since the close of the
Civil war. Mi. Bencom says the claims
now due and payable aggregate at leabt
four times this amount and that It will
be Impossible to accumulate enough
nini by Juno 5, when the school np
propiiatlon of r.,500,000 for the fiscal
ear becomes due, t pay any patt of
the appiopriatlon during that month.
He also buys It will be fortunate If
the receipts ate sufllcient to pay the
expenses of tho legislatuie, make the
quaiterlj pajments to tho charitable
Institutions nnd leturn the personal
pioperty tax jet due to Philadelphia
and Allegheny counties.
ATLANTIC BALL LEAGUE.
Schedule Calls for 126 Games Sea
son to Open April 27.
Philadelphia, March 31. Thu Atlan
tic base ball league schedule meeting
which was to have been held at the
Hotel Hanover, this cltj-, on April 1,
has been postponed until April 6, on
account of the death of tho mother of
Manager Wright, of the Paterson club.
The schedule committee, consisting of
Messrs. Wright, Sharsig and Spunler,
has prepaieel a schedule calling for one
hundred and twenty-six games. The
season will open on April L7 and clote
on Sept. 10.
President Barrow has appointed the
following staff of umpires for the com
ing season: W. G. Betts. John Beiger,
J. Hnrdle Henderson and "Saldy" Mc
Dennott. TREASURER'S REPORT.
Statement of State Finances Sub
mitted by Mr. Beacom.
Harrlsburg, Maich 31. Chnlnmin
Fow, of the blibery investigating
committee, hns notified those mem
bers of the house of lepiesentatives
who have not testified and all others
Interebted in the inquiry to be present
next Tuesday afternoon. The com
mittee expects to hold thiee sessions
dally this week commencing Tuesdaj',
to that it niny complete the Investi
gation and ptepare Its teport to be
presented the following MondoV.
All but ten members of the house
have appeared befote the committee
and given testimonj on the charges
of alleged bribery In connection with
the United States senatorshlp and tho
McCanell jury bill.
Mr. White's Denial.
Berlin. March 31. -Tho German piess
having strongly Intimated that Mr. VA nttn
and tho American government showed
bad faith when they recently assured
Germany that conciliatory instructions
had been cabled to Admiral Kautz. Mr.
Wlilto has deemed It ndv liable to de
nounce this ns a libel and as untrue, add
lug that neither Washington nor he knew
anything of tho Sumoan bombardment
sooner than tho Geiman government.
Mass of Rock Falls.
Niagara Fatts, N. Y Maren 31. A mass
of rock estimated to weigh over 100,000
thins fell today from tho cliff to the build.
Ings of tho Buttery whlilpool rapids
elevator and the tracks of tho Gorge rail
road. Another gieat mass Is gradually
In caking away and may fall at uny mo
tnpnt. None of thp cars of tho elevator
nor the Goigo load are running 11 1 pres
ent. Hanged for Brutal Murder.
Birmingham, Ala., Mutch 31. HleharJ
Hale and Thomas Johnson, white miu,
and Sam Hives, coloied, were hanged at
Tioy tenia) for the brutal murdei of Mrs.
Ira Meyers, an aged woman and her
dauglitcr-ln-law. Mrs. D Mejers. wlmi
thev killed nnd attempted to burn ut
Josle In Docembor -lust. Robbery was
tho Incentive for tho deed.
Abductois of Young Lapiner.
Paltiesv llle, O., Murch 31. By order of
eourt John Ci 111ns and Anno Inger..ll,
tint alleged abductors ot little Gerald
Lapiner wern this afternoon turned over
to Detective Broderlck, 01 Chicago,
Brodorlek started for Chicago tonight
with his prUoueis.
Colonel Bowman Dead.
Bedford, Pa , March 31. Colonel John
M, Bowman, editor of the llverett He
publican, died ut i:flttt. lied lord couu.
ty, todsy aged 73 jtnrs. Colonel Bow
man was 11 printer uiid Journalist all his
days.
SAMOAN TROUBLES
STILL INCREASE
PLAN FOR SETTLEMENT OF
THEM BEING CONSIDERED.
Great Biltnln, United States nnd
Germany Examining It Sugges
tion of the Latter Power Estab
lishment of a Joint High Commis
sion Proposed Thorough Investi
gation of tho Troubles to Be Made.
The Commission to Take Preced
ence of the Present Representa
tives of the Powers in tho Islands.
Washington, March 1. A modus Vi
vendi for the settlement of the Satnonn
troubles has been proposed and is be
ing considered favorably by the threu
governments concerned. It contem
plates tho cieatlon of a joint high com
mission, consisting of one member
from each countrj', to pas.s on the re
cent clash of authority, and resulting
disotder. The proposition, It Is under
stood, was put forward by Germany,
nnd Is the second submitted for a set
tlement of the entire queftion.
The first proposition was that the
United States and Great Britain join
with Gcunnr.y In removing all the offi
cials serving In Saino.i through whom
the tioubles had arisen. Tr that tho
United States and Client Britain replied
that, ns their respective officials were
not lesarded as having acted in the
wrong It could not be conceded that
they should be withdrawn nnd thus dis
credited. The new pioposltlon Is pre
sented to leave the whole question to
high commlsMoners.one from eich gov
ernment. Thnt would suspend, for the
time being, the nuthorlty of tho pres
ent ofltcinls in Samoa so far as the re
cent dlilicultUs were concerned and
leave the settlement to an entirely new
bod fice fiom prejudice and with such
a standintr as to give added weight to
its findings. It would be temporary in
character, not suspending or varying
the Berlin treaty except for this spec
ial purpose, and for that reason would
come under the general designation of
a modus Vivendi The tieaty Itself con
templates thlb special ni rangement, as
It provides In section I, article VIII.
that "any special amendment may he
adopted by the consent of tho three
powets with the ndh'eienec of Samoa."
No Acceptance.
Up to tho present time no final ne
eeptance has been given either by the
United States or Gieat Britain, but In
view of the acute tioubles teportcd
within the last few days all parties
seem much Inclined to accept this as
affording at least seime prospect of a
solution of the difficulty. This is home
out by today'p cablo advices from Ber
lin refenlng to tho favorable accept
ance of the last proposition.
Dr. Solf, the new head of tho muni
cipality ot Samoa, is exacted to ar
rive at the German embassy today or
toinoi row, and the German ambassador
will pivsent him to the otllcials here,
Berlin. Mnrch 31. The United States
ambassador, Andiew D. White, visited
the foreign office this morning and In
formed the officials theie that the lat
est pioposals of Germany regarding
Samoa had been f.ivoiablj received at
Washington.
The attitude of the press Is fair and
moderate, though some of the news
papers are attacking the authorities
bltterlj-, claiming that they are mak
ing too many concessions to tho United
States and Great Britain.
The German press having stronglj
Intimated that Mr. White and the
American government showed bad faith
when they recently assured Germany
that conciliatory instructions had been
cabled tt Admiral Kautz, Mr. White
has deemed It ndvisnble to denounce
that as a libel and ns untrue, adding
that neither Washington nor he knew
anything of the Samoan bombardment
sooner than the German government.
THE MISSION HOPELESS.
Cuban Assembly Not Able to Per
suade Secretary Hay.
Washington, March 31 The dele
gates from the Cuban assembly,
Messrs. Vlllalon and Hevia, called In
formally at the state department to
day and had a long conversation with
Secretary Hay. The affairs In Cuba
were freely discussed and the dele
gates presented the resolution of the
Cuban asseinblj-. Secretarj' Hay as
sured tho delegates that the United
States government would not Increase
the amount to pny the Cuban arrnv
nbove the $3,000,000 already bent to
Cuba. He said this matter could not
be further considered. He also In
formed them that the president would
not consent to any scheme for lalslnpr
money by the Cuban assembly to pny
the Cuban troops.
Later the secretary mentioned the
call to Piesldent McKlnley nnd tli.
president In turn Informed htm that
there would be no other or further an
swer to the delegation than hnd al
leady been given bjp the secretaiv.
Counterfeiters Arrested.
Wllkes-Barre, March 31. United Stutes
Mar'hall Bachurach and Secret St'rvlco
Detective G. O. Barker today artested
Charles Moses foi counterfeiting. He
was sent to iall In default of J5.0W ball.
A big countei felting outfit was found
hidden In nil outhousu at his homo It
Is the apparatus Uhed by a gang of men
who hnvo Hooded Now Jersej- and tho
eastern part of this slate with counter
feit dollars and half dollars. Genige H.
Czepaplus, the leader, was eapture'd soma
time ago and is now In Jail ut Pittsburg.
Others ate undei surveillance and three
iroio nrrebts are e.vpected.
New Doimltoiy for Bucknell.
Lcwlsbuig. Pa March 31, Giound for
tho new dormitory for Bucknell uuiver
sit) will bo broken on Monday afternoon,
April 3, at 4 o'clock. An address will bo
made by Hun J Thompson Baker, of
Levvlsburg, Thu building will bo built of
brick, 140x10 feet In dimensions. It Is In
tended for tho use of tho young men nnd
will accommodate one hundred students.
Coinage of Gold.
Philadelphia, March 31. Dutlng tho
month of Match, tho coinage at tho
luti'd States mint In this city was 1.700,.
47C pieces, making a total of fS.CT.2,073 01,
The gold coinage was S,15C,715; silver,
tUt,550.65; base, HS.fOUU.
T1IK NEWS THIS MOItNLVU
Weather Indlcatloni ToJiyi
FAIR COLDCn.
I General The Capture of Malolos.
1'ildencn In the Beef Inquiry.
linns for Settlement of Samoan
troubles.
British steamer wrecked.
3 General Dun's Review of Tiude.
Tho Markets.
3 Local Raster Music In tho Churchi a.
1 Kdltnrlal.
News and Comment.
S LooaT Social and Personal.
Her Point of View.
0 Local Ground Is Broken for '.ho
Foundling Home.
Programme of the City Teachers' In
stitute. 7 Local Carpenters Will Enforce Their
Demands.
Remains of Private Piase Reach This
City.
S Local West Scrnnton and Suburban.
9 News Hound About Scrnnton.
10 Local Raster Music in the Churches
(Concluded.).
II Loenl Sunday School Lesson for To
morrow.
Interesting Seimon on Mormonism.
12 Iyocal Rcllglciis News.
SCANT ATTENDANCE
AT LEGISLATURE
Only Measures on First and Second
Reading Aro Bi ought Before Sen
ate Mr. Young Endeavors to Reg
ulato the Sale of Cigarettes Tax
on Building Associations Is Fro
posed. Harrlsbuig, Match 31. Governor
Stone this morning notified tho senate
that he had signed tho bill empower
ing the piesldent of the board of pub
lic education In cities of thu Hist class
to udopt and use a uibber stamp signa
ture on city warrants and the nmenda
tiny act regulating the chaiges made
by pilots on tho Delaware river.
Mr. Mitchell, of Jefferson, read in
place to give all employes In civil ac
tion against any person, Jinn, com
pany or corporation shall have all tho
rights In such action as parsons not
so employed. This bill was nt once
reported out of committee w 1th a fav
orable recommeniiatlon, but later, up
on motion of Its author. It win lecom
mltted to the committee on ludlclaiy
special.
So scant was the attendance of mem
beis that nothlhg but ...s on first
and second reading were consideied.
In the House.
Mr. Young, of Tioga, intioduced a '
bm in the house today amending tho
act of May 7, 18S9, prohibiting tho sale j
of cigarettes to persons under sixteen
years, to further prohibit the purchase, I
procurement or recelin as a gift or '
otherwise of an)' cigarette with the j
intent that the same shall be fur
nished to or used by any person un
der the nge of sixteen yea is. j
A bill was introduced by Mr. Hosack,
of Allegheny, Imposing a tax of twenty-five
cents for each $1,000 held by
domestic building and loan assocla
tlone. Mr. Marshall, of Warren read a bill
In place appioprlatlng $4,000 to the
Warren Emergencj' hospital, Wan en.
The order of business was tho con
sideration of senate bills on second
reading, a large number of which
passee mis stage.
The bill to make active or visiting
committees of societies Incorporated
for the purpose of visiting and In
structing prisoners, oiiiciui visitors 01
penal and reformatoiy Institutions
was defeated.
The bill fixing the number ot viewers
In proceedings to ascertain damages
occasioned by the exercise of the pow
er of eminent domain by corporations
other than municipal corporations was
also defeated.
The bill repealing tho act of April
23, 1SS9, t elating to the granting of
permits, employing or removing the
contents of wells or cess pools In sec
ond class cities was postponed for the
present. After disposing of a laige
number of bills on second reading the
k house adjourned to ballot for United
States senator.
SIXTY-THIRD BALLOT.
Harrlsburg, March 31, The leading of
tho list of pairs, the calling of the roll
and other preliminaries except the chap
lain's prayer, were dispensed with at to
day's Joint ballot for Fnlted States sena
tor. Theie was no chat ge In the voting,
the regulnr Republcans standing by hem
tor Quay, tlio Democrats voting for
George A. Jenks and tho anti-Quay Re
publicans for Congressman Dalill The
ballot was tho sKty-thlld and resulted &s
tollows:
Quay
Jenks
Dalzcll
No quorum.
31
IS
3D
DEAD HEROES.
Express Car Containing Thhty-Six
Bodies Passed Through This City.
The lemulns of thhty-slx heroes
passed through this city this morn
ing nt 1 o'clock on No, 7 Delaware',
Lackawanna and Western train to
points In the weit, to be lecelved by
relatives and fi lends and given Chris
tian burial. One body goes to Corn
ing, N. Y.
Tho remains were contained In an
expie-ss en 1 and weie sent fiom New
York city, after being hi ought to this
country by tho United States turns
port Ciook. Thirteen bodies wont
tluougli on Thuisday night hi a simi
lar nunnor.
Base Ball.
At Chapel Hill. N C.-N01 lb Carolina
university, 5; Lehigh, 0.
At Newport News, Vii.-Yale IS: Ilamp
tun, r,
At Columbia S. C Columbia, 15 C o
Una college, 11,
Wages Iucreared,
AllentovMi, Pa., March !W.-Thi D.ivies
and Thomas lien company of Cntasauiua
today Increased tho w aires of their two
huudreel employes 10 per cent.
MR. GIDDINGS
AND EAGAN.
The Texas Cattleman
Gives Interesting
Evidence.
WHAT GEN. EAGAN SAID
The Commissnry General Had but
Little Faith in Rofrigernted Beef.
Always Drove His Beef with Him
on the Hoof The Genoral Had to
Give the Beef Turnished by Swlffi
& Co. a Tilal Algor's Wish.
Wushlngton, Mai oh 31. All but two
of the witnesses before the mmy beef
Ineiulrj todnj- were members of the
medical stalf of the arm)' who weie
on service In Cuba during the Spanish
war. The other two witnesses wei
Mr, George H. Glddlngs and General
J. Hale Sypher. who had been Inter
ested In securing conttaets for supply
ing beef on the hoof and on the block
for the army In Cuba. They testified
thnt Geneial Huguii had told them
that the secietary of war had asked
hnn to give the lefrlgeratcd beef a
tilal, while Mr. Sypher said that Gen
eial Kagan hud created the Impres
sion upon him that he had preferred
beef on the block to refilgerator beef.
Their testimony throughout was con
tindletory to General Hagan's testi
mony and .Mr. Glddlngs snld that Con
gressman Havviev was present nt sev
eial of his conferences with General
Kagnn.
A majoiitj- of the army surgeons ex
piessed the opinion that the canned
beef was unsatisfactory as food for
the ttoops, hut some of them think It
no more harmful than other meat hi
the Cuban climate.
Mr Glddlngs Is from Antonio, Tex.
He had put in a bid to Mipply the beef
for Cuba on the hoof. In replv to a
request irom Major Lee he detulled tho
particulars of various Irtervlews with
Geneinl Engan concerning the letting;
of the contract for beef. His tlrbt con
versation bad relatnl to the specifica
tion of which Mr. Olddinps hud callcel
attention to the fact that they wero
vague. General r.ngnn had then said
that the specifications were necessarll)
vague ns he could not at that time give
nny specific Information. Goneril Hag
nn had at that time said that his pref
erence would bo for refrigerator beef.
If he had anv confidence In It, but he
did not think the i eft Iterator beef
could be made available In the Cuban
climate. "I bave been In Cuba several
times mvseif," snld the witness, "and I
agieid with him thut it would be Im
possible to keep tho refrigerated beef
In that climate without tcfrigeiatois."
Mr. Glddlngs then told of his visit
to the commlssniy general on the first
of Julv when the lntler told him Hint
the secretaiy of war hnd sent for him
the nlgnt before and hid said tint ow
ing to the difference In pi Ice they hnd
better give the refrigerator beef a trial
and that he would have to do this.
Had a Preservative Process.
"I thin asked General IVgan If h
had nny confidence In the proposition
and he replied thut ho bad veiy little
but that the icfilgerator men wero
piepared to give a bond to Keep tho
beef good for 71' hours after leaving the
refrigerator He also stated that they
had a pre-seivatlve piocors by which
they expected to bo able to heep tho
beef In condition. But ho said that It
there wns anv dissatisfaction after tho
contract went Into effect he would up
set it and give the Texas cattle man a
chance."
Mr. Glddlnss then pioposed to make
a proposition to keep his combination
of cattlemen together for the purpose
of taking' the contract In the emer
gency Indicated and this he did. Ho
pioduced a copy of this document. He
had represented, he bald, a combina
tion for coining the contiact Into ef
fect. Secretary Alger's Wish.
Mr. Glddlngs said in reply to ques
tions bj Major Lee that General Hagan
had told Mm that when he was an
officer in the field he always drove his
beef with him on foot nnd that he
(Eagnn) thought this the proper wuj
to supplj' beef to the aimy.
Repenting his Intel view with Secre
tary Alger, General Hagan had said,
according to .Mr. Glddlngs, "Well, tho
secretary sent for me last night and
told me that there was so much dif
ference In the pi Ice that we should give)
the refrigerator beef a tilal."
'"Did he older you to do that' I
asked."
" 'No.' he replied, 'hut his wish
amounts to nn older.' Geneuil Dagan
then lepeated his want of confidents
and leitctated that If the beef did not
piove Fatlsfactoiv he would annul the
contiact, for he would not let the sol
dleis he poisoned "
In legal d to Genet al Eagun's lefei
ence to a piesoi vntlve process, Mr. Gld
dlngs said that the geneinl had told
hlin that Swift & Co., who had mado
the lowest bid on refilgerator beef, hoi
a pioi'oss which would enable them to
keep the beef for seenty-twe hours
after being taken fiom tho refilgei
otor. "'Do you beilevo If." I asked Oen
eial Hngun," said Mi. Ulddlngs, 'when
he replied, "I've got to believe it I'vo
got to give It a trial ' "
Shipping News.
New Voils. .Match Jl.-CIcared: I m
brl 1, Liverpool; La Noruiaudie, Havie
IHt tf
WEATHER FORECAST.
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f Wiibhiugton, March 31,Foteiubt -f
for Saturday: Fot eastern Penu 4-
svlvaiila, fair; colder, fresh west-
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