-runtae n iMB jty J, )ff , .-, - Xtll' TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES. SGKANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1899. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE DENIAL OF MR. JONE To Questions of Bribery , Committee He An swers No. LAUBACH SIGNED PAPER Pledged Himself, It Is Alleged, Not to Vote for Quay If Nominated nnd Elected Received a Small Saint y as Cleik at John Wnnnmnkei's. Laubach Also Makes Denials. Other Testimony. Harilsburg. An It (! The 1ulb(i committee met this nl lei noon to luui Frank 13. Jones, ol I'hllndelphla, who Is alleged to have- otteied Ilepiesciita tlve Luub.ieh. of Philadelphia a posi tion In tin custom house or mint, gu.ii anteed for five eais, to vote foi Sem lor Qdity. Air. Jones was asked If hi was a l dative of any I'lilted StaUs lllilul In Philadelphia and leplled In the. negative. IU said that on the ila bcfoie Goveinoi Stone's Inaugur ation lie called up Alt. I.aubadi with a lPttn fiom his brother that the lat ter could not Lome to llnirisburg at tin time he expeiteih Laiibath us not at liln hotel wheu'jonts called a id Ik did not sec him until the following d.iv Did you ask I.aubaoh dining your eoneisation to ote lot Quay.'" No sir." Did you ever say to him that Iip could obtain a cletkh!p in the custom house If he oted for Quay .'" No sh." Mi Jones said that Laubarh told him bofoie the sen.itoilal caucus that he was going to ote for Air. Quay and complained about the small paltry he received as a cleik In John Want maker's stoic In Philadelphia. 'Ie testified that Daubach told him that he slgm d the papei at the office of ex Senatoi Poiter pledging himself to ote fur Quay If nominated and elect ed Jones denied h.i Ing told Liiu oach that he had a government lon liact to furnish wagons or that he old Lnubnch's hi other tint he wis ofillh to oto for Air. Quay. ' WVio you ever authorized by nnv boih in nuthoiitv to offer a position to All lmbathV" No sir." "Don't ynu know that ou were nit foi Senator Quny during the legisla tive campaign?" No li, I was not against .dr. Qtm " "Did jou over have any convoisa tlon with Laub ich's lnothcr about a position In the mint or custom housV ' No sir." Did you evet offer Palmer Daubach an j political prefeiment or any moiry i" change his votu on the teii.itoi -ship '" I did not." All. Jones made a Kenei.il denial of all the allegations of Kopresenta tho Laubach and his biothoi as to the alleged olfer of a fedtial position foi his vote for Air. Quay. Itepiesontutlvo Laubach denied that he signed a paper at Poitei'.s olllc e pledging himself not to oto against .Juay. He never signed anv papei, except that binding himself not to go Into the heiLitoii.il caucus and he did not sign that at the dktation of either Senator Ataitln or ex-Senator Poite. The committee adjoin ned until 7 o'clock this evening. Jormyn Witnesses. Thomas A. llendilcks nnd Ar. ?' Collins, of Jenny n, won- called at the enlng session in i espouse to nn anonymous letter itceivid by u mem b(i of the committie to the effect that they saw ox-Sonatoi Coylo, of Phthi lelphla. gle inonev to Uepu.senlntle P.Uilck Timlin, of I .icktwanna. Af ter hearing these witnesses the Times of Detective Sunt, of Bangor, and John It. Hi vne, of ScottdaK weio called Neither lesponded a. id the committee adjourned to m-vt at the call of the chair. Air. Hendricks t(S tilled that he and All. Collins ca.no to Uaulsburg on Jan. 20 io see sen ator Pentose about his removal rp postrnuster at Jermvn Th-y mot Air. Timlin In front of the capital and he volunteered to take them to c St-ii-ntoi Penio-e at the Lothlol hotel. Af ter thev had tnlked with tne senat.ir, Timlin took Hcndilcks and Collins tf Air f'ovle's room. While here i" o asked Timlin to sign a papei whldi pledged the Democrats to oe f ,r Se-i-ator Quay If u Deniou.it could not br elected United States senatJi. and Timlin decllnul Air. Ilendriiks thought theio were si- or seven signa tures to the papei. but ho wis not certain as to this, or the full meanlu? of the document. He said, howeve.. that It was such a paper oh he, as a lA-moi '.u would sign You lmo no knowledge of any poison at any time endonvoilng to in fluence Air. Timlin's vote coiuiptly on the senutorHhlp oi the AlcCaiiell bill.'" Chilli man Fow asked. I have not," Air. Hendricks replied. "You have no charge whatever to make against Air. Timlin?" ' No, sit " "What Inducement did Cojle hold out to Mr. Timlin to sign the paper?" one whatevoi." "You are positive that he declined to sign the paper?" ' "I am " Air. Collins coiroborated Hendricks' testimony relative to their it-It to Sen atoi Penrose and ex-Senator Coylo, and was certain that the semiton'hlp oi the McCniiell bill was not men tioned while they were with Cov Later the trio went hoik to Coylo u room and found seven or eight men there, none of whom they knew. Whon they were about to leave Coylo walked w'th thoin to the doorwaj and pro diued a paper and asked Timlin to sign it. Timlin refused. Collins snld that Coylo offeied Timlin no induce ment to sign. The witness was asked It hu knew of any uniluo Inlluunce be ing used on Tlinlln to lnllueneo hi" artlon either on the Hcnatnrshlp or the Mi Can ell bill unci replied that he did nut. - OBJECTS TO GETTYSBURG. Governor Stone Gives Good Reasons for Not Signing retltion. llnulsbuig, April ei In a letter which Governor Stone today wrote to W. S. Gionoble, of Gettysburg, del lin ing to sign a petition addressed to the secietaiy of the navy urging that olio of the new tiul-eis he named the "Geltysbutg," the executive said: "If naming a ciulser 'Gettysburg' would alone honor and distinguish tho excellent town of that name. I would not hesitate to Join with you in this lLqupst: hut to the whole count! y and to the eh Hired win Id that name typi ngs a Blent battle which settled a ton tioveisv between the nut th and the south of oui loimtiy. To both Mic tions It icialls a gieat heiolc snuggle. The iitoiy was with the noith, the defeat with the south. "In the recent war with Spain the noi th nnd the south wen blended as one In defense of our ll.ig. Out battle ships and cruiseis uie manned by snll ois and mailnes fiom both the noith and the south, and I do not think It w se that a name should be selected for any of our vessels which will levive the unpliasantii" ss whiih gu-vv out of the Civil war and existed for so many years "Let iletushtug be honoied and le veled as th" site of a gieat battle wheieln the suivhois of the noithein hi my and the suivlvois of the southein at my can alike uphold the valor of their connadp". 1 am not in favor ot giving anv vessel In our nav v a name which will distinguish n battle fought by Amt'i leans against Ameiltans." MISSION OF GOMEZ Will Endeavor to Have the Ameri cans Quit Cuba as Soon as Pos sible. Havana Apill 0 The Cuban mllitaiv assembly, Lxlug dead, Maximo Gomez will take up his piogramme of solidi fying the Cuban people Into a pai ty that shall, without ceasing, uigc tho United States to withdraw fiom the Island. The purpose Is to make the ptople seem to have but one emotion, one desire the thought of Independ ence and of absolute sepal atlou fiom the United States. General Gomez (onsldeis tho dissolu tion of the assembly as his poison ill ai hlovement, aided bv the mllltaiy ad mlnlsliation heie and countenanced at Washington. He believes that he emeiges fiom tho controversy with the assembly stionger than ever with tho better classes. Ho will piobably bo 10 Instatcd as genual In chief of tho at my. 3TRATTMAN MURDERED. Member of the Benedictine Older Killed for Money. Oieensbuig, Pa., Apill B. The In quest on the body of Herman Sti.itt iiKin, who was found in the Loy.tlhan na liver at New Aleandila, concliidid today with the verdict that he came to his death by a blunt Insti ument In the hands of a p.uty or ptitles unknown. Str.ittnian, who was r,o jeais old.wts a native of Philadelphia and a mem ber of the Heuidlitine Older at St. Vin cent moi.asteiy He dl-appiaied sov eial davs aso, aftt r having sold n car load ol hides at Latiobe. He was piob ably mmdeied on his waj back to tie monauteij tin the niomy known to be In his possession. TWO NEGROES LYNCHED. They Confessed the Murder of T. H. Leland. Hiooksvllle, Atlss., Apill C Two ne groes. Finest Jamison and Alose An deison, were lynched today by a inob for the murder of T II. Leland, a stock fanner, who was tound muidercd at his home. Foust Jamison confessed that ho choked Leland to death while Ander son held the victim's feet. At noon to day a pose of 200 cltUens captuicd the negroes and hanged them to a tree. WHEAT IS DEAD. Conditions in the Ctop of 1800 Has Discouraged Many Fnrnieis. St. Louis, Apill fi A special to the Pust-Dispatch fiom Alason City, 111, sa s, .Nearly all the wheat thtough Centinl Illinois fiom Danville to Havana, con bldered the best poi Hon of the state. Is dtad. There was a huge acieage sown last fall. Fannus aie dls'ouiaged. a rank McBtide Shot. New York, April C Prank McHrlde, who sts he Is a labuier, but whom tho police sa Is a ciook, was fatully shot to day Ijj William 1'. Munay, a colored man. Alclhlile, when shot, was trjlng to foi co his way into a tenement on Tvvcntj-niventh street wheio Aluiray Is janltoi. Aluiru was aricsud. Killed His Siste:-ln-Law. New Ymk, April n.JliF. Lllzabett Scbumatkei was shot anil killed today by her brotlier-ln-luvv, Albert Schiunucker, at their homo near New iltiinswlck, N. J. fochumucker was arrested and has con fessed that he killed the woman. Ho Is said to bo weak nientall). Relief at Singapoie, Washington. April C Surgeon Guneial Sternberg toilii) rccelvid a cablegram fiom Alajoi Hradlev, In charge of tho .hospital relief, announcing the anlval of the vesctl at Hlt.R.ipore with all on boa id well. Thu ItiliLf will i each Alanlla Apill 11. Steamship Auivals. Queenstown. April O-Salleil- Teutonic, from Liverpool, nw York. l'aal lMssed: Kaiser Wllhelm II. New York for Naples and Uenoa. Glasgow Ar rived: Anohoilu, Niw Yuik. Itotterdam Al lived HiMarndum, Naw York. Sailed: Aluasilain, New York, t HONORS OF WAR TO DEAD HEROES INTERESTING CEREMONIES AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY. Tho Nation Is Represented by Presl dent McKinley and His Cabinet. Last Tender Tribute to 330 Ofllcers and Men Who Gave Up Their Lives for Thel Country. Washington, Api 11 fi. With full hours of Wilt, upon the crest of the southern slope of Aillngton cemeteiy, this uf teinoon, tho nation, repiesented by Piesldent AlcKlnley, his cabinet and other high dlgnltniles of the govern ment, the commanding geneial of the ai my nnd other distinguished olllceis, all the legular and mllltla oiganlya tlons ol" the Dlstilct of Columbia and a vast coiKiAilse of Pi.OOO people, paid tile last teiidu ti Unite of honor and lespect to the bodle's of "M olllceis and mm who gave theli lives on dis tant battle Ileitis lor tin If lountry din ing the Sp.inlsh-Ameili.in win. To the light rise lampaits of old Foit AlcPheison, to the left the count less giaves of heroes of the Civil vvnr, Hpilnkled with Imposing monuments to distinguished send als, and to tho i ear the stately old Lee mansion mid Foil Alyoi In this burial lot. whi'li toveied two acies in extent, In par allel lows, the boxes containing the i askets weie ranged, sep.irted bj gieat mounds of e.uth. Over eaih box nn American Hag wns diaped. There wa.i no paitlcuku older In the disposition of the lenialns, though an except! in wan made In the case of the olllceis. The bo.ses (ontalning the bodies of Captain IMgar Hubert, of tho Highlit United States infantiy. Lieutenant L. I Harnett. Ninth lTnlted States n tantt. Lieutenant William Wood, Twelfth United States infantry; Lieu tenant It S Tinman, Sixth United States infantiy, nnd Lieutenant Fran cis Cieighton. United States Volun teei Signal coips, wete placed at the heads of the line of giaves, Iminedi atel under the eve of the pieslden llal p.uty Of the otheis, seventy pi l cent, aie identified About thlitv per lent, aie vvholli unknown, oi known only b the leglmint to which they belonged. The day was an Ideal one, with the sun shining fiom a cloudles3 sk Hefore the ai rival of the' presi dential paity all the mllltaiy escoit detaihments fiom the Fouith and Fifth nitllleiv kept vigil over the dead. Long before the nnival of the mlll lar, thousands of peion had sur lounded the enelosuie wheie tho dead soldiers lay. About 2.30 the presiden tial paity leaihed the enelosuie They weie followed by Genet al Allies and his staff, tho military attaches of the British and German embassies, a'.i mounted, and the niilitai escoit. as the ai rived, the solemn strnlns of the "Dind Al.ueh" In Saul silenced tho vust assemblage and with bated heads the eiovvds stood at the grave side, while the presidential paity advancd and tho mllltaiy dispositions weie made. The Mllltaiy. 'I he military consisted of the distiict National Gitnid, the light batteiy with two llothkivs guns, a hittallon of na val mllltla mid the tegular tioops fiom the atben.it and Foil My or. The tioops were foi mid upon tluee shies ot a rec tangle and files of soldiers were man li ed into the r.u.ks of tho dead. Flanking tho open space at the head of the giaves wheie the led-eoated .utlllerv men who were to the the last salute and on the left was stttloned the Fouith aitllleiy baud. Tho piesldent aicompanled by the members of tho ciblnet came foi waul with uncovered head and took up his place In the open spate facing the giavis. He was fol lowed by Geneial Allies and his stalf in full uniform and by other distinguished guests Including some of the represen tatives of foreign countries. Immediately tho band broke out in the stitlns of "Neater Aly God to Thee" and Tost Chaplain W. C. Fieeland. of Fort Alonioe, In the pfclesltstlcal lobes of his olUcf, with Uev. Father AlcGre, of St. Pattirks. ihuiih, followed by three puiple gowned acolytes, advanced to the graves and the funeral fervlees began. They were very Mmple but Im pressive. The Kiv. Fieeland read tho military committal seivho of the Epis copal church beginning with "Alan that is born of woman" and concluding w lth the promise of heaven contained In the w oi ds "I am the lesunectlon nnd tho life." As ho pronounced the woids "dust to dust, eaith to eaith," the foI dlers at tho side of each gtave cium bled a clod of eaith upon each casket. Tho vast concourse bared their heads to the solemn words and scene nnd thousands joined in tho Lord's piayer. Then Rev. Father McGe cons-crtted with the churrhly power invested in him, the earth Into which the bodies of tho Catholic Roldlis were placed. As soon a the tellglnus "ervie's bael been concluded Hanking detachments of tho Fouith and Fifth attillery thud three volleys and In the solemn hush that followed tnc salute, the bugle sounded "taps." Tho last religious and mllitarv tltes to the dead heioes weie over and the pi evidential paitv and the military depaited, leaving the vvoik of nctual Interment to follow. As each of tho caskets weighs almost noo pounds and require eight men to handle, it will bo two or tluee days befoie all the bodies ate in their giaves. Santiago Motphy Bagged. Kansas City, Alo., April o-&anila?ro Morphy. all is Alexlcan Alorphj. wanted In tho City of Atexleo on the chaige cf embezzling Kiwi from the National bar It of Alo.xlco. wns arristed at the Stratfoid hotel In this cllv today. lie escaped fiom detictlvps at Niw Orleans on January r3 A icwnrd of $W0 w is offeied for his cup ful c. Gave Ryan the Decision. Dnbuiie. la., April 0 Tommv Ityau and "Dutch" Neal met hero tmiUlit In a 20-roimd bout for a puise ot $1.0u0 Neil matin such n por showing that Jteferee Slier stopptd tho bout and gave Hy.m the decision In the sixth round. All Advance of Twenty-Five Cents. Laucuatrr, Ph., Apill C Notice h.m been posted In the Pennsylvania lion woiks of this eltv of mi advance of J5 cents for ltuddllntt and a coriespontlliiK increase forbll skilled laburwik. MRS. GEORGE'S TRIAL. Much Difficulty Is Expet lenced In Selecting a Jury. Canton, O., Apill 6. The Jury In the case of Airs. George, charged with tho murder of George Saxton, was filled several times toduy, but because of confirmed opinions on the case or per emptory challenges, no Jury was ob tained and court udjourned for tho day with twelve men in the Jury box, but tho defenso still have nine peremptory challenges, and If nil are exeiclsed much moi e time will be required to complete the jury It Is not believed, however, that many more challenges will be pieferred und at least ten of the men already selected will bo ac ceptable to the defense. , Sixty men have so far been examined as to qualifications for tho Jury. Alt" Althouse and young Hogan. the witnesses wanted by both sides, have not tinned up und their present whoie abouts are unknown Alls Althouse has left a Pennsylvania town to which she had been ttueed. The defense hn.s failed to locate Alts. F.llzabeth Paths, foinier cashier In a New Yoik hotel, who was lopotted ns having been en gaged to many Saxton at the time ot the tiagedy and whose deposition Is wanted by the defense. BANDITS AT SANTIAGO. Twenty-Two Ate Confined in Mili taiy Piisons. Santiago de Cuba, April 6 Theio an now twenty-two bandits In the Santiago military pilson. Alajor Gen eial Wood, the mllltaiy governor. Is in lively suppressing dlstui bailees from this souue. Yesterday foui bandits fiom San Luis and three from Guan tauamo weie brought In Theie is not u little excitement over the opeia tlons of the outlaws, und lumois are In circulation tegaidlng trouble In the district of Holguiii, but the piesent ef foits of the mllltaiy ullthoiltles will soon nssuie safety In all pans ot the piovlnce. Theie is no foundation tor the ieport that the Cuban general, Jose AIlio, lias been In any way Involved in the dis till bances On the contrary, he has assuied General Wood of his active lo-opeiatlon in putting down brigan dage. STABBED TO DEATH. Fata of a Flighty Butcher at Macon, Georgia. Alacon, On Apill 6 Gus Tldvvell, a butcher was stabbed to death heie to day by Ch.ules Huige, a plumber, be i.iuse of Tldvvell's attention to the slayer's sl.stei The cilmo was com mitted at the entrance to the city h.l! In full view of twenty policemen and a half dozen lliemen and number ot .?ltl zens. The vktlm and his slayer had been summoned to the police court for fighting last night about the murder ers sister. Tldvvell had been paving attention to Hinge's slstei, u pretty girl nbout IS years of age, and a day or two ago a letter written by him to tho girl fell into the hands of Airs, Tldvvell Tho latter told Aliss Diuge that Tldvvell was man led, but her husband kept up his attentions. MR. HOBART'S ILLNESS. He Is Improving but Is Still in Bed. Washington, Apiil C Vice Piesl dent llobait was a tillle better tonight, though he has not tallied from his le lapse of several days ago sumt'ont y to indicate when ho will be about again. He Is still kept In bed. Ag giavaled indigestion, an annoying cough and general weakness have made the vlce-piesldent's case a luther bullous one. ltipiesentatlve Bnird, of Louslana, Is lying In a ciitical condition at his hotel apaitments here and is barely holding his own tonight. No material change in his condition Is reported. EXPRESS DRIVER ARRESTED. ! Accused of Theft of Package of Money. Wllkes-Haire, Apill C Heniy Levy, aged .'-', driver ot a dellveiy wagon for the Wells-Faigo Hxpiess company of Now Yoik. was attested here today, chatged with foigeiy and theft. On tho ISth of Alarch last Levy was given a package containing $100 to be dellvere I to J. Gayloid, of Hiooklyn, and It is alleged he stole the money and signed Gay lord's name to the dellveiy receipt. A detective tiaced Levy to this city. Ho Is now in jail awaiting requisition pa poi. s fiom New Yoik. Thst Glass Stilke. Allllvllle, N. J, Apill O-Tht fust slass al tike occurred today at Klmet. Aluia Ger Harrett. of the Ulmer glass woiks, ipfuted to iccognlzo the commltteo which called on him to present the de mands of the men and the glass blowers then threw down their pipes and marched to n htll where nildrctses weie made by Vleo Presidents Doughty and AH1U- man, of tho Glass Workers union A jublleo meeting was held at Gl.tbsboro tonight over Whitney & Co , granting the workers' demands Death at the Kodak, Phllllpsburg, Pa., April G -Samuel At. Giahuni, known ttirouehout Cuntral Pennsylvania In base ball and foot ball elides, having been manager of several clubs, was Instantly killed near this place today while attempting to Bet a kodak picture of a large stump which was about to be blown from tho giound with dynamite, a sliver striking him on ho ntck and nearly cutting his head from the body. Lamp Chimney Combine. Pittsburg, Apill ti The Post toiaoiiovv will say. A JJOiWJ.VOO combine of lamp chimney manufacturers ot thu Uiilud Slates Is in tho piocess of toiuutlon with every Indication that the promoters of tho enterprlso will carry the deal to a successful termination The factories concernid In the combine comprise eve'y manufacturer ot lamp chimneys In tho I'nltid States. Fifty-One Men for Manila. Gieenvllle, S C, April (. -Fifty -ono mou from th Second division hospital iorps left Camp Wetherlll today under orders to pioceed to Alanlla to do gen eral hospital vvoik in thu Philippines. At Now Orleans they will be joined by fifty men from the Flint division hospital coipm and the whole party will proceed to San FiaucUco to embark for Alanlla. INHERITANCE TAX BILL AMENDED LAID ASIDE FOR PRINTING AND FINAL PASSAGE. Petsonal Registtatlon Bill Is De feated Bribery Investigating Committee Given Until April 14 to File Their Report The School Appropiiatlons Suggestions as to Payment Other Business Consld eted by Senate. llnrrlsburg, Apt II 0 The lialdwin dtiect inheritance tax bill was taken up In the house today and amended, nftet which it wns laid usldo for pi lut ing and final passage. The bill levies u tnx of two per cent, on direct In heritances consisting of petsonal ptop eity only nnd Is similar to the bill passed by the last leglslutuio with tho exception of the letioactlvu and ex emption clauses. The pusonal registtatlon ait was taken up nnd Its provisions wete ex plained at length by All. Fow, of Philadelphia. He nigutd that if tho bill bet nine a law It would pi event dishonest elections and would lequlio eveiy votet to leglster peisonally. Air. Hauls, of Clearfield, said that the pio posed law would be a burden to the country districts and would ieiiil'-c many of the voters to tiavel a long dlstuniii to register Air. Dixon, ol Ulk, said thut ho did not think the bill would add to the cost In the coun- tiy districts and he did not caie If It did as long as It would purify tho ballot In the cities. All. Adams, of Philadelphia, was against the bill be cause the people In the cities do not want it The bill was defeated bv a vote of SS to 71, less than a constitu tional lnajoilty of lOJ voting in the af firmative. At the nfteinoon session. Chahman low, of the bribery Investigating con mlttee. ofteied n resolution that the committee be given until April 14 to tile thelt lepoit and that the oilginnl i evolution be amended by llxlng the amount to be expended at $1,7i10 or so much theieof ns may be necessa-v, Instead of $1,000, and that the testi mony be piinted and added as an ap pendix to tho Legislative Itecotd and that a copy of It be laid on each mem ber's dek prepaiatory to acting upon the repoit. He explained that the committee expected to complete tlu taking of testimony tonight, but it would lequlie considerable time to ex amine the testimony and piepare its lepoit. All. Kieps, of Fiankiln, moved to amend by sti iking oui the clause l elating to the pilntlng of tho testimony. Chairman Fow it piled that in all other Investigations In tho house the testimony was printed so that path member could examine it. Air. Kieps withdrew his amendment after tho chnitman had nmended the it-solution so ns to piovldo that the testimony be piinted in pamphlet foim nnd it was adopted In this foim. Appropiiation Bill. The general appropiiation bill was colled up bv Air. Alarshall.of Allegheny, and passed second rending. Air. Alooie, of Hutler, moved to strike out the clause in the section apptopil atmg $11,000 000 to the public schools prov Iding "that no school district fihall be entitled to receive in any one year as its ptoportlon fiom the state a greater amount of the appropriation than the school district raises for tho maintenance of Its schools by local tax ation." This provoked a long discus sion, the country members advocating tlu amending, the city opposing the motion to stiike out the clause. The amendment was adopted by a large vote. Mr. Hoch, of Herks, moved to amend the clause relating to the school appro priation of $"),00,000 annually so as to provide for the payment of one-half on Sept. 1 and tho lemalnder on Dec. 1 of each year. Air. Skinner, of Fulton, of feied tin amendment to the amendment by providing that beginning in the year I'iot) the tlrst half shall he ptld on Sept. 1, 1900, and the second April 1, 1101. The Skinner amendment was adopted by 2 to 4S and then tho Hoch amend ment as amended by Mr. Skinner wns overwhelmingly defeated. This left the section unchanged. An amendment was offeied by Air Hasson, of Venango, and defeated requiring the appioprla tlon to bo paid on Oct. 1, Dec. 1, Feb. 1 nnd April 1, of each year, beginning in ISM. A bill nuthoilzlng couits of common pleas and oiphans' couits to make and entr nn oidei or decree giantlng to the pioper ofllcers ot all benevolent and charitable institutions, asylums or cor porations within thl3 commonwealth the right and power to bind out and Indentuie minor children, who have been maintained and cared for by such institution, asylum or corporation for a peilod of one year or over nt the expense cither in whole or in part ot such institutions, asylum or coipora tlon and proscribing tho manner in which such courts shall take1 juilsdlc- tlon of such cases and the effect of such Indenturing made under and pur suant to such order or decree passed finally. Adjouinnl until S o'clock. Evening Session. Local and special bills on third lead ing and final passage occupied tho at tention of the house this evening. Final and favorable action were taken on these bills: Submitting to tho voteis of Couders poit. Potter county.the question wheth er thev deshe tho repeal of the law prohibiting the issuing of liquor li censes In that borough; also extending to the voteis ot Potter county, exclu sive of Coudersport, the same ptivl lege. ALDERMAN KELLY ESCAPES. Senate Committee Thinks the Evi dence Insufficient. Harilsburg, Pa., April 0 When the Ituldwlii mercantile tax bill came up on third leading In tho senate this morning Chalrmun CSrady, of tho tin anco committee, reversed himself and declaied that the bill .would not pro- IContlnucd on Page 2 J TIIE NEWS THIS MOKNINU Weather Indlcatloni Today: RAINj CASTCRLY WINDS. 1 Geneial One of Uncle Sam Peace- makets Ordered to Dlucllclds. Work of tho Hrlbery Investigators, lnhciltnucn Tnx Hill Amended. JItirl.il of Dead Heroes. 2 Genernl lnhciltanee Tax Hill Amend ed tContltided ). S Local Annual Itepoits of City Offl-c-eis. 4 IMItorlnl Dlllli-tiltles Confionllug Yankees in Cuba. 5 Story "A Slight Mistlike" 0 Local Interesting Sessions of tho Teachers' Institute. Letter fiom the Klondike. 7 Local The t'ltv Sulliltorxhln. Siranton'8 Votiran Pulliem.ui Kr'lnns. S Local West Sciaiiton und Sitbinli in. 1 News Hound About Scranton. 10 Local Proceedings of Fidiul and Local Cot its Piogiamme of Next Witks Wyoming Cnnfi re-ui-e QUIET AT MALOLOS. Piep.tratlons for Making a Peiman cnt Camp Time for the Filipinos to Digest the Ptesldent's Pioclnm ation Our 1 loops Using the Na tives' Shaip-Shootlug Methods. Manila, Apill G There has been a weeks lesplte In the hostilities, thlelly In older to allow the Filipinos to digest the pioehiiuation of the United States commission. The rebels remain re maikably quiet. The shaipshooleis of (lenetut Law ton's line have hol lowed the Filipinos ladies and uic haiiasslng the lebels at night, pick ing some of them off nightly. Alalolos Is icsumlng Its natural aspect. Dullness Is going on, piepai allons nre being made to establish a permanent camp for the tioops theio and tho soldiers aie clepiilng the city. A thhd of the Aineilian foices at Alalolos Is sent nightly to foim an ad vanced lino a mile noith of the cllv, with patiols and sentiles ahead of the line. Oonpral AInc Aithui's volunteers are receiving Jorgensen lilies, the Filipinos having discovered that they could ef fectively empty their Alauser lilies and retreat before the Amei leans approach near enough to uso their Springfield lilies with effect Advices received here fiom Samnr, an Island forming a province of the Philippines, say tho revolutionists there are vveaiy. Their leader, General Luk han, of Chinese aiu-estry, has deserted with tho funds, and the Inhabitants arc deslious of Amorlcan rule, JOHNSON'S DREAMS. People May Some Day Ride Free on Street Cars. Cleveland. April 0 Hon. Tom L. Johnson, the wldelv known stieet car magnate, in an Interview heie. Is quoted ns saying: "The time Is going to i-'ome when tho people will ride fiee upon the street cars run and opeiated by a municipal ity, the same a- they now get their IttteiH delivered to them by tho postal system. "Municipal contiol Is as easily hand led as governmental contiol. Polities would not be able to cut any figure. In every septrate organization where tho servants of tho company, government, or municipality, nie subject to exam inations by public sentiment, where fioo access to the inner worklnss Is made possible, no coriuptlon Is tound. It Is only In tho hidden byways that political chicanery can bo possible." CUT CAPTAIN'S THROAT. Crime of Geoigo Guazo, an Insane Sailor. Hridgeton, N. J,. April fi fieoige Guazo, a crazy sailor on the schooner Lafayette, attempted to muider Cap tain Philip Lynch last night, while the latter was asleep. Guaro got hold of a butcher knife nnd cut the captain's throat In a hoirlble manner. The captain's cries nrotised other membeis of the crow who weie asleep at the time. When an effort was made to dis arm the would-be murderei he made an attempt to kill another sailor by slash ing him In the face with the big knife. Captain Lynch's wounds are danger ous. Guazo had been acting strangely for several days but was considered haim less. m Non-Union Mechanics Retlie. Buffalo, April fc Nine non-union i.iil lo id mechanics who airlvcd hero today from Philadelphia to vvoik in the shops of the vVestc-'i New vork and Pennsyl vania inflroad, refused to go to woik when they leariud that they weie ex pected to take tho places of striking workmen, They will return to Philadel phia. ' Safe Blovveis nt Woik. Wnpakonota, O., Apill b. Sheets bank nt Xtotklus, live miles north of here, was rnictnl by burglars at Jti early hour and the safe blown open. Thu stiong box was unlnjuied but the explosion blew out llu- fiont of tho building and aioused tho vvholo town. Tho ife blovveis stole a team and la ggy and liuuieiUy diuve away. Thh identity Is not known. Mr. Sheiman Impiovlng. iis-hln'ton. Apill e. Hx-Stc-ret iry Sheiman has now so fat iccovtrod fiom Ids itcent attack of pneumonia thut ho Is nblo to bo about his hoine. The con dition of Airs Sherman has also Im prove d to the di-gito that who Is ablo to walk. Editor's Suicide. Woonsotket It. I , April ti. Henry He Wolfe, tdltoilal w liter foi tin. Dvenlng Hi porter foi tho past four yiais. com mitted suicide by shooting today neni l In grave of his wife who was bulled MMtiidiiy in South Uxbilcle'c. Ho was U y Bars of ago. Pennsylvania PoEtmasteis. Washington. April fi. The lollowlns Ponhsylviinli postmasters weie upjioiut td today: King, Hedfoid county, War mi P. lliirktit; Mausvlllo, Peiry, Itna D. Dupp. PEACEMAKER ORDERED TO BLUEFIELDS The Cruiser Detroit Will Sail from Ven ezuela, NEWS FOR GKN. TORRES The United States Government. Will Not Longer Put Up with Insults Upon American Citizens Unless the Protests Sent Aie, Heeded Theio Is Tiouble Ahead for Blue fields. Washington, April C Tho cruiser Deliolt, which Is now lying otf La Guayui, Venezuela, lias been ordered post haste to Hluellelds, Nicaragua, for the piottetlon of Aincilcau InteiestH In that quaiter. On thu way she 'will touch at Port Llinon, Costa itlca, vvhete her commander will put him self in communication with the United States consul at that point and vvhero hi also may receive further Instruc tions. She Is also likely to make it btlef stop at Gteytown. Her despatch under huiry orde-is Is at tho urgent lequi'st of the state department, to which American lesldents both at Hluellelds and In Costa Ttlca have ap pealed for pi election of American ln teitsLs. The aibitiary and extortion ate polity adopted by General Toires, at IJlueilelds, who, on more than out ociaslon has made himself peisona noti gi.tla to this government, and whose lestoiatlon to power at this time has been followed by acts which American icsldents resent and protest against, Is the main cause of the vessel's dispatch. The state department at the samo time has cabled Instructions to tho United States diplomatic representa tives nt Hlupflelds to lodgo an ener getic piotcst with tho Nlcaraguan gov ernment against the action of Geneial Torres and disregard of this piotest will be followed up by a more positive step on the pait of this government. In Costa Klea the Amorlcan business inteiests nnd lesldents are In troublo as a result of an insuriectlonaiv movement. It is understood that tho Insurgents ate levying forced taxes on them, besides collecting cxoibltant anil double duties on Imports. ATLANTIC LEAGUE MEETING. Up to a Late Hour a Schedule Had Not Been Agieocl Upon. The Atlantic base btll league fun. vmedat Phil ulelphl.t yestei day for tho pin pose ol adopting a playing sc-hedul' for th coming season. Up to a Inn hour last night, the delegates had not reached nn Hgieement. Tho schedulo submitted by tho commltteo wns not to tho liking of all and an adjustment of the dates to suit the representative t of the pivotal clubs pioved to be slow work. President 1'. G. Btrrow piesldcit at the meeting. Tho eight clubs of tho league were all represented as follows: Scranton. Afar tin Swift and II. H. Long: "Wllkes Htiro. Geoigo Stegmaier and Danlet Shannon: Allentown. 'William Sharsl and Hail D. Douglass; Heading, F. O. Patton and Frank Ulnn; Ltneaster, A. K Spunler Xevvnik. Charles Dlem- i ie-ke, Pnteison, W. S. "Wright: Itleb- nioiid. AL AI. AIcGuIre and Jacob "Wells. I The AVIlkes-liane Times of last rdght 1 contained the following about thetlub of that city. "President Geotge Stegmalor Is dis satisfied with tho luke-waim spirit and lack of interest displayed by somo of the local stof kholders and dlrectois of the Wllkos-Barte ball club nnd It n Intimated that unless more Inteiest Is shown and certain dlffotences adjusted Wilkes-B.ii ro will not be represented by i base ball club this season. Pn sl dent Stegmalei has called a mooting oC the stockholders at H V. Jackson's of fice In the Lanlng building at SID o'clock tomoirow evening, when the fu tuie of the club will bo discussed." END OF STRIKE AT HAND. So Claim the Journeymen Painters at Their Meeting Lnst Night. "It Is only a matter of a few hnuis. Only three moie master patnteis to sign and the stilke ends." was what the piess members of the steering com mittee gave out last night In refeionco to the stilke of tho journeymen paint ers In the city. They also stated that one slgnatuie to the scale was seemed late yestoulay afternoon which prattle-ally ended tho affair. A regular meeting: of I'nlon No. S18 was hold last night In A. O. U. W. hall. Tho steeling committee's lepoit, In substance as stated above, was given and the committee uccotded a voto ot appreciation. Prize Fights Licensed. Denver, f'olo , April ll. Governor Thomas today signed the bill ptseod by tho general assemblv licensing pilzo lighting when Ilea used by clubs. - WEATHER FORECAST. Washington April l. Fori cum for -f Pilday: Foi insure l'u.i.mlva- -f iila, lulu FiIiIhv with luiieHHlUK t- s- and high ousturly wind; Saturday - - fair. ttttfttltttttttt 1 &
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