IK cratttmt .Wytf ' WVH'V SCR ANTON, PA., FRIDAY MOKNlN(J, APRIL 21, 1S99. TE7V PIGHS. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. TEA ee w QUAYS CASE IS BEFORE THE JURY Submitted Without Evi dence on Part of the Defense. ADDRESS OF MR. SHIELDS The Attorney for Senator Quay Fires Hot Shot at Ex-Judgo James Gor don and Expeit Wltnes3 Mojfir Goldsmith Bold Stroke on Part of tho Defense No Verdict Beached. rhlladelphl.it April 20. Tho case ot cx-Unitcd State Scnitor Quay Mas placed In the hands o the Juiy promptly at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and no vet diet being reached by 10 o'clock at night the Juiy was locked up until morning. There was no Intima tion, other than mcro rumors, as to tho attitude of the Jury. The gcneral ly oxpiessed opinion of those who have followed the trial since Its beginning on Monday of last week is that tho verdict will be an acquittal. Many, however, look for a disagreement. Thcio are but few who express the belief that a verdict of guilty will be given. Today's proceedings weie confined entirely to argument and speeches by i ounsel, tho defense deciding to pre sent no testimony. Mr. WatFon be gan the day by requesting that the case be withdrawn from the Jury and a verdict of not guilty rendered. lie contended that the commonwealth had utterly failed to make a caeo against Mr Quay. Juds- Blddle determined the Issues weie those for a Jury to leclde and hu ruled that It be gone through with In the usual way. Mr. Shields here announced the defenses intention to take no testimony, and under the rules of tho court he thus obtained the prt liege of making hut one, the last speech to the Jury. DIs tilct Attorney Iiuthermel spoke for an hour Mr. Shlolds followodi for one hour and three quarters, and Judge litddlp dunged the Jury in nine min utes. MORNING SESSION. Defense Asks to Have the Case Tak en from, the Jury. Philadelphia, April 2 Tho defense todnv opened Its part of tho proceed ings In the trial of Senator Quay ou the charge of conspiracy, by moving that the court wlthdiaw the case fiom the Jury and render a veidlct of "not guilty " In support of this motio.i. David T Watson made a long argu ment. He began with the statement that early In the tilal the mosceutlon presented an offer to produce evld nco connecting M S. Quay with a conspir acy alleged to hao been enlerml into w Ith Cashlei Hopkins, of tho Pejple's bank, and State Treasuter U, J. Hay. wood for the misuse of .state funds de posited In the People's bank. Mr. "Watson argued that the distilft attorney had utterly fulled to prove its case, and moved that the court strike from the record the statements pro duced from the books of tho bank be cause they failed to connect M. S. Quay with a conspiracy He also moved to strike out the "red book" on tho same ground. Tiro same motion v us made with leferncp to the letter of July Jl, IS'lti, from Treasurer Hay wood to President McMnnes. of tin bank, agreeing to loan to It. n. Quay, and the minutes ot the bank directors with regaid thereto on thr ground that this evidence relates to u transac tion with which M. S. Quay Is not con nected Another point ruised was that Goldsmith, the chief witness, Is not an fexpert. that Instead of testifying to what the books disclosed he evolved a theory from Inferences and partly from outside Information The crime charged, said Mr. Wu -son Is conspiracy, and cm Ions to av there Is only one person Indli ted. Th commonwealth has utterly failed, he contended, to cornier t tho defendant with the i hinges of conspiracy In the rouiso of his argument Mr. Watson made the point that the prose. cutlon admitted that not one nnioui t of Interest on state funds had eer een paid to' Mr. Quay. He argued that while some of tho testimony offered may be evidence against Haood, It rortainly wns not uvlili nee against Quay. The common wealth has fulled to show tliat Mr. Quay had anything to do with Induc ing State Tieasuier Haywood to de posit state funds in the People's bank. The Loan to Rlchaid Quay. Coming to the loan of U00.O0O to It. It Quay, Mr. Watson pointed out tills wus a loan to another man Tho com monwealth has not proypd that Heiin toi Quay even endorsed tho note. Tho attorney quoted the lawn relating to the duties ot state treusin i, and said 'here was nothing to pre .ent him from il-u siting the money in his custody hi liver ho pleaded. The law prohib its him from gaining profit by such d" p sit, but It does not prohibit the de pcsltoiy fiom gaining pioflt; It Is sold tli it a bank accepts deposits for that puipose. District Attorney Itotherniel, In teply td .Mr. Watson's argument, referred to his offer of proof, and declared that the commonwealth has pi rued tho con spiracy completely within the line to whl h tho court limited It, namclv tho two eai J antedating November 17, lb9S, He said the letters of Senator Quay to Hopkins were proof of the conspiracy, as was also the fact that for the six months ending October 31, 1897, Sena tor Quay had tho uso of $185,000 with out Interest. Judgo Piddle said there was present ed to him at first a demurrer to the In dictment; second, a demurrer to the evidence. As to tho first ho would say nothing, as the question had already boon decided by a Judge of the Phila delphia coutt. Regarding tho second demurrer, tho Judge said he wus not In position to discredit the testimony offered by the commonwealth, and ho would therefore allow the case to go to tho Jury for them to decide. Theie was n. buzz of convetsatlon In the court room over this decision ad verse to tho dofense, and the Quay law yers got together for a consultation. At tho conclusion of whispered talk, Attorney Shields made the- announce ment that tho defeno would offer no testimony whatever and would at once Pioceed with addresses to the Juty. In order to save time Mr. Hhlohls of feied to waive the light to make the opening speech If the dlstilct attor ney agreed, he said, ho would allow the district attorney to go right on with his speech and he would follow. Tlist Address to the Juiy. All tits was agiecnble to the parties concern'd, and Mr. Kothcrniel at omo stuited in a calm, quiet manner, to piesent the evidence to the Jury that he has established the guilt of Senator Quay. The district attorney In opening re viewed tho charges against Mr. Quay and lead the law on the subject. The crime, he said, whs that of consphucy and being boin In secrecy was there fore dlfllcult to prove. It must In variably be proved by the alms of the cousphatois ns it Is almost Impossible to get the statement of one of the consplrntors. Coming to tho l elation of Mr. Quay, politically to State Treasur er Haywood, he Indicated that If the state treasurer received interest from Continued on Page 5 1 COL. BRYAN AT SYRACUSE. Thiee Thousand People Listen to His Fault Finding. Syracuse, N. V, April 20 The Al hainbru, with ,i seating capacity of 3,- 000 people, was comfortably illled with an enthusiastic crowd tonight to hpar Colonel William Jennings lltynii. Mr Ihyan, on being introduced, was cheered to the echo. His address covered old ground on the subject of Income tax and tha currency. Taking tho subject of expansion, Mr. Bryan said: "A ltuge standing army Is a burden to taxpayers and a menace to tho lepublic. This nation can de pend upon lis volunteers They can de fend it in the hour of danger (vocifer ous cheering). What bus happened to make nioro soldiers necessary? Noth ing hut a Republican administration. The president says our occupation of Cuba, Is temporary. There Is no trnublo In Porto llico. Seventy thousand sol diers are wanted to carry the benign blessings of freedom to 9 000 000 Fili pinos. Who will pay the cost" If tho Filiplnos.they must be taxed four times as high as Spain taxed them. If wo pay it, ask a gold man to show ou how It will get back to the taxpayers. Common people furnish soldiers, and syndicates get the money paid for war. 1 don't want a single soul to be brought under the American Hag unless he can shaie In every blessing of this govern ment (applause). "Shall we cull our chief executive president of the United States and emperor of the Philippines' Govern ment by one man backed by force is despotism. Peoplp who aio opposed to taking the Philippines pleaded not for the Filipinos, but for the Ameri can people, lest they may by becom ing accustomed to despotism be pre pared to yield to despois. I oppose Christianity Hied out of a Gatllng gun. livery guilty nation In Hurope wants us guilty of conquests. If we aie to become an em pire let us send Uartholdi's statue back to France and borrow a statue of William the Conqueror. Let us treat the Illlplnos as we would tho Cubans, nnd wo will erect in the har bor of Manila a new statue of liberty In the old woihl. THE DEAD PROM CUBA. Bodies Not to Be Sent to Relatives for Pilvate Burial, Washington, Apill 20. The bodies of the soldier dead in Culm, which have been disinter! ed for shipment to this country, are not to be given to rela tives for huil.il, but aie to hr inteired at Arlington, The bodies of boldleis who died In Poito Itico, however, nie to bo shipped direct to the address of relatives on tho arrival of the tians poit Crook, which vessel is expected to reach Urooklyn orr April 29. Tho change In tho programme of tho department Is occasioned by the opin ion or the surgeon general that there bhould be no lisk taken which might lesult In tho spread of ellov feve-i over tho countiy. RIOT AT DENNING MINE. Eight Union Miners in the Ozaik T.ll Llttlo Hock. Ark., April 20. Specials to the Gazette say that attempts to day on the part of tho Denning mine owners to put non-union men to work In placo of tho stilkers resulted in a riot. Hlght union men were nrrcsted and placed In tho Ozark Jail. Further trouble Is anticipated It tho mine owners carry out their announced intention of resuming work with non union men. Missing Supply Conductor Found. Altoonu, l'a, April 20. John U. liar, dine, the I'ennsjlvniila railroad supply conductor, who had been missing for tw j weeks and who wus mppuxed to havo drowned himself In thu tiihinlkill river nt l'hlladelphlii, caino to Vlneyaid, Hunt ingdon tount, jesterduy. Ills father lives at that place, und his vvlfo has been stopping tin ro since llardinc's disappear ance. UarMne can glvo nc account of himself and Is evidently mentally de ranged. QeneiAl Alger to Remain. Washington, April 20. A poltlvo denial Is given, from un undoubted uource, to tho report that.a chingo Is contemplated in the cabinet of President McKlnley by tho retheinent of Secretury Alger, THE ANTI-QUAYITES ISSUE AN ADDRESS FAREWELL LETTER OF THE HARRISBURG INSURGENTS. The Senatorial Battle Reviewed. Anti-Quay Men Claim to Have Been Willing to Vote for Any Good Republican nt Any Time Dis tinguished Candidates Suggested. Harrlsbuig, April 20. Anti-Quay members of the legislature held a meeting and unanimously decided to issue the following address: To the Republicans of Peiiiisjlinnla: The untl-'iuuy rncmlicrs of the "enato ami house of repiesntntlvcs of the siato ot l'eniisvlMiulu being about to m palate after the closing of tho memorable ses sion of 1SSO, muke tho following state ment: The eWLs of Quay und Qimlsm against which we h ivo in en and shall continue to contend have succeeded In forcing an ad journment of tho legislature without the passage ot any of the laws for winch theio Is such a eivlng need, and without the electing ot n, United States senator. At tho election of ISfflS the pi ople at tho polls clearly Indicated their opposition to c -Sen-itor Qu.iy b the si lection of a nnfnrltj ot tho numbers of the legis lature opposed to bis return to the sen ate The minority supporting Mr. Qu y bus bien lare enough however, to pie vent the election of a United States sena tor and has retused everv proposition to eh it some other ruin than e-Scnntot Quay, their dcclson hi tng that of "nilo or niln" the election of Qunv or nobody We have from the Hist stood ready and willing to elect aliv honest Republican of IVnnsjlvanU to tho United States sen ate, and to bring about that end h'lio cast our voles at ijtlmis limes for such stalling Republicans us the Hon. John Dalzell. Judge John Stcw.ut, Colonel 13. A Irvln, Hon Charles W. Stone, lion. Charlett Tulibs, Colonel George F. Huff, lion. Charles T3nmij Smith Ah In Mir Ule esq. , Hon Call In Wells Jiid-o Charles H It lee, lion Ucnjauilu F. Jones and others We have offered to pluee In nomination nnv elistliiBUlslied Kepiibllcjn in I'ennsvi- vunlu, at all times standing reulv to vote for anv of the Rieat arniv eif leputnblo moil who would hunur the state ns Its reprrsnntatlve In the Culled States si n ate but tho men oppood to us have In sisted thst no e'leetton should be had un less we accepert a man who Is under in dictment charged with the crime of un lawfully uslnsr the people's money and who Is now mi tt till In the citv of Phil adelphia. Hverv reason elstlng ut ho beginning of the session fi opposing- Mr. Quay cNlsted at Ihi time of tnMng tin Inst billot Willi oei win lining additional reasons, and the evidence all end given to the public In the trial of the eiise ninilnst him in Phil nli Inhl i has com. plettlv vindicated our opposition if vin dication Wire needed The People's Bank. It has been shown bv tin books of the People s bank ot Philadelphia that he has been in eousoliacy witli the UcisiiiiIh ot the state to use lor his peiruml bem lit the moneys of tho commonwealth. It has been shown that diiilnu the past twelve jc.us he has had the use ot met one. million nino huidied thousand dolltus out of tho People s bank of Philadelphia ulono, belonging to the people, nnd upon which he has I ot paid to tho state one dollar ut inteiest. And we coll spec ml attention to the astonishing fact tint his coirupt use of state funds was being carrlesl on at a thno when the public hchools, tho hospltnls the asylums lor tho I ir.t-ane, homes for the uMet, institutions for the deaf dumb uud blind and many other chin liable institutions of the stare were suftering for thu want of tht mem- y which hud been appropiiatcd to them by tho legislature. Hut the whole tiuth within the covers of tho books of the de timet People's bank will never bo known by tho public, as tho diuendant, Mr Quay, has pleaded tho stuttite of limitation, which confines tho commonwealth to the period dm lug which Haywood, another of the de-tend-ants occupied tho olilce of stute tieis urcr Wo havo full conlleleuee that the people of this state will not allow uny man to represent them In tha t'nl'ed States senate who pleads tho statue of limitation to protect him fiom a criminal prosecution. The fnlluio to elect a United State3 senator is only one of tho many evils brought upon the state by tho machina tions of tho Quay membeis of the legis lature of 1SDS The houso of lepresentatlves for the first time la twenty jcars was an anti Quay body, and tho senate whs as cer tainly controlled by tho friends of Mr. Quay. Uvery good measure which was brought befoie the house was promptly pabscdt and every 'had measure w as promptly defeaird We assort without fear of successful contradiction that tho record of the sennto's woik in this respect Is tho exact rovtr.so to that of the home. Neaily ovciy good measuio sent to tho senate from tho houso was pioinptly de feated and the bad measuiex with whleh wo have had to contend In this legisla ture havo generally originated In iho Qnav faction of Iho senate. Tho house attempted to lalse the nee css.uy revenuo to wipe out the deficit In tho state treasury, to conduct the state Kovernmcnt and caro for Its charitable institutions, by taxing beer, and Increas ing tho taxation on coipoiatlons, but both theso measures were piomptlv tlnot tled by the Quay controlled si note The bouse promtplo passed the bill submitted b tho tax confeienco which pioposed to impose tho burden of taxutlon Impn tlally on till classo of property, but this bill met tho snmo futo at tho hands of tho Quayltes In the stnate Reforms Are Needed, The thoughtful men of nil parties and factions udmlt that tefoims are gicaMy needed In tho present ballot laws of tin state and s-uch reforms wero proposed nnd passed 1 tho house, this lesult in tho sennto bi lug the s.imo as with the other icform bills rclcrinl to it. Tho testlinonj developed by the com mittee of the liuuco appointed to Invrsti sate thu chargus of bribery with lefrr enco to tho election of a United Stares senator and tho so-called "McCain II" bill was most startling1 in Its chaincter The report of tiro commltteo which was adopted by tho horse recommends the pinxecutlon for tho crime of hilhuv and attempted biibery. ot no less than nine poison, Including one member of the house of irpresentnlves, all of whom were ope rating la tho Interest of Mr. Quay uud In addition to these the.ro wen a groat number of cabes In which, altnoukh the testimony wus not sufll'lent to recom mend cilmlnnl prosecutions, yet taking all of tho testimony ndduced, nn un prejudiced mind must bo convinced tint tho hals of legislation from beginning of the session fiitll the end were swarm ing with lobbyists of tho most unscrupu lous und desperate character, nnd tint the whole official utmosthero of llanls burg wus ludeueil with tho stench of cor ruption. This testimony shows that sums us high ns a thnirnnd dollars weie offered for a slnglo vote upon tho aolorl- ous "McCnrrell' bill, und tlint ns great a sum us live thousand dollars was offered to secilie a single voto for Mr Quay for United States Bonator. We congratulate the people of the state nnd especially those ot our fellow citizens who are to operating with us on winning tin first great buttlo of the campaign imalnst tho political Hindlcuto known as the Quay mnchlne, In tli Interest of common do c ncy In public morals. And we take pleasure In making this public acknowl edgment of the hu""tlmuble vulue to tho cause to whleh wu are all devoted of the nld and support given to us by the pub lic press or tho stata Tho political icvolution which is In progress In Pennsylvania is o far ad vanced as to make tho ultlm ite triumph of our couse now certain e have de feated Quay, the min: we now propose to eairy on the contest until we havo do fcatod that monstrous stctn of mis. nile nnd corruption for which his name stands ns tho exponent. And with re newed and heightened courage nnd con fidence we Invite oveijono of our fellow citizens who loves his state better than bis pirty and who loves his party better than any Individual or set of Individuals In that party, to co-operate with us 1n our efforts to inaugurate an era of com mon honesty nnd decency In tho admin istration of public affairs. (Signed) William Kllnn, chairman: J. Ravnrel Henry, Robert K. Young, secre tin ies. CHIEF ARTHUR HAS A HEARING Head of the Biotherhood Before the Industilnl Commission Mr. Mc Guiie Also Makes n Statement. Washington, April 20 The Industrial commission today beard a statement fiom P. M. Aithur, chief of the Uioth- oi hood of Hilltoud Locomotive En gineers, and P. J. MiGulrc. secietaiy of the oignnlzatlou of Carpenters and Joiners of America Chief Arthur covered much of the ground heretofore gone over by 13. 13. Clnike, of the Railway Conductois' order. In addition, he desetlbed the status of the locomotive engineers ns eiulte satisfactory in most lespocts, both us to their oiganizatlon and re Intlems with the railway lompanles. His order has written agreements with 90 per cent ot the lallwavs as to the condition of woik Stiikes have been past, but aie on the decrease. Their j stime tuna lias not iiwn toucneer ror fceveral years, and now amounts to $100,030. Two other funds aie set aside, one for current expenses and the other for the lellef of widows and oiphan-. Of the lattei W.000 was disbursed lust enr. The Insuraru'e feature of the or der was Impoitant $S 000.000 having been paid on this account. The men took pride In their own insurance In stitution, but hael no prejudice against iusuiarieo Institutions established by ' .1,-. .nt!...w1 .nr,t..i til..? i. It. i.l mutnllK- lilt- Iillllljtlll IJIillH, Mil"- 1, 1(1711 (lll-lll.k ship In these was not eompulsoiy. The pay of engineers was about the same as for the past fifteen jcars, but the added put chasing power of the dol lar m iile tt piacticallv largee Ceitaln pinctlcps) of the railroads In putting age limits to einplojment and in enfoieing etia seveio phv steal ex aminations weie not approved by the ltiotheihood, but the strength of the oiganizatlon made the rallwuv com panies reasonably oonsldeuite In deal ing with Its membeis Mr Arthur said that !i pe r cent, of the Rti UOO locomo tive englneeis of the countiy belongi'd to the llrothei hood. The order was stilct In maintaining a high standaid ot morals and efficiency, discharging in one year 172 members tor e'uuse. This evidence of a delte to furnish only high-class men made the railroads look with mnsleh'iuble favor on tho order. At the afUinon session, Mr. MeGulte Mild the euipenteis' and Jolnms' or ganization uud been known and more or less eheaded as a striking organiz ation because it was choosen by the Kederntlon of Labor to inuuguiate the gieat "trlkes for the eight hour day fiom 18b2 to 1SS7. Since I8S3, Mr. Me Gulre, said, the carpenters hail par ticipated In 1.H2C stiikes, had won &S, compromised C7 and lost Gl. The ne cessity for striking . decreased ow ing to thp strength and deteimlnatlon of the organization. In the past three j ears they had struck only 83 times, losing twice, winning C4, and com promising seven. Computed in pur chasing power, the caipenteis wages were 30 to 40 per cent higher than 30 jeais ago. The social conditions of the woikers as a nile had Im proved In the largo centers. They lived better, In better houses and wore better clothes. Then was still a tierce Rtruggle for existence In the business. Improved machinery had replaced hand labor, tin owing an Immense number of men out of work and em ployment was so ii regular that men were forced to move fiequently to keep In touch with work and In the off sea sons many had to seek other employ ment. Child labor and uuicstiicted Immigration he rcgaided ns the two gieat evils of the labor world and he was In favor of well considered, but derided restriction In both cases. lie had tiled co-operation and was win satisfied that it was Impossible under present conditions Pioflt shar ing he considered as a make-shift de vice for suttllng the great pioblem ot labor, the ultlmnte solution of which he thought was still beyond tho giasp of any man. TROOPS FOR MANILA. Pour Companies of Regukus Leave Governor's Island. New Yoik, Api II 20. One battalion of tho Thhteenth United States In fantry, consisting of four companies, left Governoi's Island lor Manila to day. On their way to Han Francisco they will be Joined at Uuftalo by 11 battalion from Fort Poiter und at Ynungstown. N. Y by a battalion from Fntt NIagata A year ago today the Thhteenth In fantiy left Governor's Island to go to Cuba. 11 " ' HIGHBINDERS AT WAR. Three Chinamen in California Killed and Two Wounded Mortally, Fresno, Cnl Apill 20. A highbinder war that has been expected for some tlmo broke.' out in Chinatown early to day, and ns a icsult thrco Mongolians 1110 dead, two moie ure ut tho County hospital, mortally wounded nnd nine uio behind tho bars In tho county Jull, TROOPS UNDER GENERAL OTIS PRESENT PROVISION FOR ITS MAINTENANCE ADEQUATE. His Reply to Secretary Alger's In quiryThe Estimated Number Re quired, 30,000 Men, Approved A Decided Improvement in the Sit uation In the Philippines Ex pected by the American Gcneial in Command. Washington, April 20. Secretin y Al ger has received u leplj from General Otis to his lmiulry of yestciday us to whether the reinforcements pioposed to be sent to him to lelleve tho volun teers would be sutllclcnt for the pur poses of the campaign. Geneial Otis lepllcs In the ntllrmatlve, the estimate of thirty thousand men to constitute the army agieelng with his own calcu lations. The programme for the move ment ot the regulars out to Manila and of the volunteers homeward, theie foie, will be carried out according to Geneial Otis' statement contained irr his dispatch of yesterday. Geneial utls adus to his message the hopeful remark that he expects very shoitlv to be able to ierort a ile i filed impiovement In tho situation In the Philippines DEMAND TO RETURN. The Minnesota Volunteers Say They Must Re Musteied Out at Once. St. Paul, April J Governor Und re ceived the following telegiam fiom M nulla todav "Und, St. Paul: The regiment must be ordeied home nnd mustered out of the service at once. ("Signed) "Olllcers of Regiment." Governor l-Ind said he was unad vised ns to the evlgencies at Manila and wius wholly In the dark as to tln real significance of the message. It came In cipher, unsolicited, and Its teims were us unintelligible to him as lh"y "Q"'a be to tn-' m"'"t' ENGLISH PRESS' COMMENT. Not to Be Taken Too Seriously Un ceitain Reflection. London Apt II 20. The tnndaid's New Yolk coi respondent says today that Americans aie wondetlng what Is the cause of the lecent outburst of Ihrgllsh opinion leK.uding the Philip pine' .situation arrd the alleged discour agement In America. Several causes me obvious heie. Some Xew York dis patches, notably In the Times, ticat General Law ton's letlrenipnt from towns he had cuptuied and the re quests of western governors for the re call of volunteers us poitentous mnt teis and ginvely quote newspaper opinions that support the gloomy view while almost Ignoilng all other hopeful expressions of opinion Journals like the Mail, seeking to make a sensation, put large headlines over a illspnteh about so-called Ameri can despondency. A few others, like the Manchester Guai dlan, which aio aveise to colonial expansion by force, Ann rlcan or British, found grist in the whole matter. Ihiglish readeis and edltmlal wr Iters aie naturally unable to Judge how far such dispatches take their tone fiom New Yoik "antl-lm-peiiallst" Journals and how much or how little the latter icprosent the weight of Amerlcun opinion. Kngllsh nowspapeis since the Anglo-American entente' aie prone, besides, te icgaid Ameilcnn expansion as under their es pecial tutelage. They are also suspic ious ot the influence of American do mestic pollcv. Dually, lectin Ing other people on the management of their affatis Is un s tabllshed pastime of Kngllsh nows papeis, that, however mistaken In Its patronizing, need not bo taken too seri ously by Its recipients. COURT OF INQUIRY. Only a Few Moie Sessions Will Be Held to Consider Beef. "Washington, April 20. The Wade Court of Inquiry will hold one session Saturday afternoon for the purpose of heating fuithpr evidence. Theie are only two or three more wltrresses to be called, and an effort will be mudo to have them all present at that time. Major I.oe, at the same sitting, will make a presentation In behalf o Gen eral Miles, summing up what he claims the Inquiry had developed in sub stantiation of the geneial's original chaiges. Another night session will be held to permit the rending of the oiriciul re ports which still remain undisposed of. There Is now" no expectation of being able to complete the report before next week. Today was spent in going over tho testimony. MRS. GEORGE'S TRIAL. Testimony of the Defense Nearly Concluded. Canton, O., April 20. Tho defence for Mrs. George today put on the stand a witness who testified that she saw a man in a long black mackintosh and cupe, wealing a white sailor hat, pass ing her home, which Is on one of tho routes fiom the Althouse home to thu center of tho city, soon after the shoot ing of Suxton. This evidence was in tended to corroborate a witness who testified yesteiday that a "man In black" was seen approaching the Alt houso home. Now ton George, the 17-year-old son of the accused, testified as to the Intl nuite relations between his mother und Saxtorr. Quito a number of court lec ords were IntraeVuced In evidence. The defence has neatly concludeil Its case. Harrisons at Hot Spiings. Indianapolis, April 20. Oenenl Hunt sou, wifo ami dauuhter, left tonight for Hot SpilngH, Vh. After two weeks rest In Virginia ho will go to Now York, wluro tho tlmo until May IT, tho dato of sailing toi Purls, will bo spent with the counsel associated with him hi behalf of Venezue. la In the Vciiczuela-Urltlsh boundary dispute and the final prepiuatlon will be niude for appearpi.ee before tb trlbuiuil ot Hibltiatlon In Purls, HEAVY LOSS IN A FIERCE FIRE Flames Visit Three Store Buildings on Lackawanna Avenue and Do Great Damage. J. H. Ladwig's Four-Cent Store; W. Welcker's Fashion and J. D. Williams & Bros Candy, Toy and Bicycle Store Sustain in the Aggregate Damages Exceeding $70,000 -The Ladwig Store with Its Whole Contents Is Completely Destroyed Half of Williams & Bros Store Is Consumed and the Welcker Store Is Drenched by Water Narrow Escape of Firemen. One of the fiercebt fires that has occurred in the central city in years visited the 300 block of Lackawanna avenue last night, totally destroying one building, partially destroying another and damaging a third, causing, all told, over $70,000 damage. The buildings were: rOUR-CLNT STORE, 310 Lackaw 1 una avenue, John H. I.adw It;, owner anJ oc cupant. Completely destrov ed. Loss, Sjj.ooo. T1IL FASHION. 308 Lackawanna avenue, I.011K Kramer owner of building; W. Welcker, occupant. BuIUiiik badly damaged 111 the roar, and stock par tially destrov ed by smoke and water. I oss on buiMluu, Sr,;oa, on stock, St 2,000, J. D. WILLIA.M & BROS., wholesale and retail candy, toy and bicycle store, 31 j and 314 Lackawamn avenue. A. II. Shoplaud owner of building. Dam age to stock, Srs.ooo. D.iuiase to building, St.ooo. I he loss in each instance was fully covered by insurance. The buildings were all three stoiies in height, of brick construction, with cement facing and each was about thirty-live ye.tis old. The flames hioke out at 6.5.1 o'eliuk p. m In the Kour Cent stoic Fiom the widely v.iiying but equally posi tive stoilcs of those who (list aw them, it would seem that both the und smoke bioko loith from all paits ot the building at the same time. Those who weie on Laikuwuiina avenue say they llrst aiv the flames mine fiom the basement and flist tloor. Patties who weie In the Delawuie, Uuka wanna and Western yard aver that the Humes first broke forth fiom the of fice on the second tlooi. Otheis who caught a first glimpse of the lire fiom the 1e.11 suy that the flames were no sooner visible fiom the nar windows than they spiang upwaid through tha roof. All stories agiee that there was a subdued explosion as If the building was filled fiom to bottom with tha flames belore they burst foitb. .iniiii II. I.adwig, the proprietor, wns in Now York and no one who was com petent to speak for him could be found. The store was locked up at 6 .in o' lock by his brother. Vied I.adwig. und everything was all light then. Noth ing definite lis to the oilgin ot the tire can bo given. It is supposed though, that it was a gas epIolnn. Before tho llrst (he company cach ed the scene the building was a vei it able loaring fuinaee, senrcely a ves tige of the front and veiy little of the rear being perceptible thmugh the en veloping flame and smoke. The building being old and of light construction and the stock of tnjs and notions with which its three lloois and basement weie packed, blng highly Inflammable It was the woik or a very few minutes lor the flame-, to creato 11 tot.it loss. Not 11 thing belonging to the stoic, save a poi table show cae whleh stood In fionl was saved. At 7.30 o'clock the roof caved In, carrvlng tho flejois with It, und depositing the whole In tho basement. THE NEWS THIS JIOKXIXU Weather Indication! Today: FAIrtl WARMER. Gencrsl Kx-hen.itor guav's O.rso In Jim's Hands. Antl-Hepiibllcans Open Letter. Muiiileiianto of Soldiers in Philippines. Dlsastious Lackawanna Avcnuo I'lie. Spoiling News und Comment. Financial, and Commercial. Geneial Soldiers In 1'oito itleet to Seeuie Dtstluugis. At 1 tht of Counterfeiters' Ihigiuvcu. 1 lMltoilnl. (Uncial Adjournment of tho State l.i nisi. 1 lure. Lx-Senotor Quay's Caco In Jiitj's Hands (Concluded.). I.oeal Disastrous Lackawanna Ave nue Fire (Concludeil.). Local-Councils Fall to Fleet a City Solictor. Final Meeting of Lackawanna Pres- hyteiy. Local West Scranton and Siibiiibaa, News Hound About Scranton. Local Court I'loceedlngs, Group Tlneo of I Milium and the Col lection Chaiges. Just befoie the roof fell the fire eat t Its way into u number of largo cases 011 the thlid floor In which the stock ot fheworks was can led. For a time theie was a lively fusilade of cannon ctnikeis and showeis of vnri-coloied rockel. with an occasional explolon of :i mine or a psckago of reel file, milling nuii h to the excitement and ihillliiig pleturesqueiipss of the terri bly gland spee tacle. First thu ceimal city companies nnd eiuliklv following them all tin companion of the department except the Cumberland, of the Noith Knd, and a pen lion of the Franklins, of the West Side, bent evoiy cftoit and mot hetolcnllv fought to confine the con llagiatlim to tho Liidwig building, but it was in vain. 1'iolectliig flie wdlH and lion shut eis 011 the neai est windows of tho buildings adjoining on each side would have mntei Lilly aided tlio firemen; In fact, would have doubtlessly pi evented a spreau or inu names. ruey eiu wanting how evei. and the flames) spi cad both ways with disastrous results. They ciept into the ieur thlrd-stoty windows of both tho Williams and Welcker stoics ut about tho same time and soon afterwaids broke through the vvull and run along the eoinice of tho Shopland building. The fire In the Kramer building vvas checked before U had extended beyond a dozen feet of the third tloor, but In the Shopland building It got beyond the control ot the firemen and was not subdued until the westerly half of the double building vvas a complete loss. A tire vvull saved the eauteily halt. Naviow Escape. Nenly a score of firemen had a nar row escape fiom being killed or In jured by the falling In of n portion of! tho roof of thu Shopland building ae about 9.30 o'clock. Chief Ilickey nnd Chief of Police Robllng, with two stieams manned by tho Nay Attgs nnd Itollefs, were fighting tho flio from tho roof. A squad of five Cr.vstal man, ell rectcd by Dlstilct Chief McMnnus, had fought their way through tho easteily poitlon of the building nnd were occu pying a position well tow aids the center ot tho binning westeily half on thu thlid floor. Mem fiom the Neptune nnd Relief companies weio at the thlid story windows on laddeis, holding tho nozzles well Insider tho building. All of a sudden and without nnv warning the front half of the root bioko off and crashed through the floors below, cnrrylng half of the third floor and neuilj all the second floor and first floors with It. Dlstilct Chief McMnnus and tho Cry- Coniliiupd on l'a go C ---t- --r-H- -t--t-"t--r -H- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington Apill JO Forecast for Prld.ij . For eastern Pennsyl vania, fair anil vvuinmr Friday; fresh east winds; probably fair Biituidu. tUttttt Ht tt
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