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SCH ANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1890.
TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS.
1 la fi I II ilSl Hi eS!EO TOS mr j I 1 I I I Q I 1
SENATOR PAY
The Jury Yesterday Morning Re
turned a Verdict of
Not Guilty.
At 1 1 O'clock the Jurymen Filed Into Their Places
and Announced Their Decision Friends of
Senator Quay Tumble Over Chairs and Tables
in the Effort to Reach the Vindicated States
man and Extend Congratulations Immediately
Upon the Acquittal Governor Stone Appoints
Senator Quay to the Vacancy in the Senate.
Philadelphia, April 21. Matthew '
Stanley Quay was today declared by
a Jury of hl3 peers to be not guilty
of the charge of conspiring to use for
his own unlawful gain and profit the
funds of the state of Pennsjlvanlu u
poslted In the People's bank of this
citv. This verdict was announced by
the foi enian of the Jury Just as tho
hands of tho court room timepiece
pointed to 11 o'clock. At the time tho
jury came filing In to their plates
there weie comparatively few people
in tlie coutt room. TIip rigid rules
legal ulng admission that have pie.
Milled since the tilal began were
sti icily adhered to and nobody i;ot
by the line of watchmen guarding the
cunidor who was not provided with
a ticket. As it lesnlt of this arrange
ment, only about half the seats were
occupied when the veidlet was ren
dered. Theie was an .it tempt at a doinoti
stiation, but this was sternly leiiiw-cl
b the couit olllcers. whose loud shot is
of "order," "ordei," silence," were
eltoctive in silencing those jubilant
spirits who wished to gle vent to
their satisfaction bv t heeling. The
illneis were unable, howevei, to loop
baik those who snuggled to git to
Senator Quay and congiatulate 1dm.
l 'hall 8 wue upset, tallies weie
blushed aside and lints weie smashed
bj the onrushlng tiowd Senator
Quuy, with a broad smile on his face,
lesponded pleasantly to the gieetings
and congiutulntions of those who
ciowded mound. A few of his polic
ial fi lends weie there and tlose men
weie loud and slnceie in their e
piesslons Although the court onl
cers pi evented the cheeilng in the
couit loom, their Juiisdlction di 1 not
extend to the conldors of the city hill
and the flist gioup of mm who left
the court room sent up a mlght shout,
which was taken up and irpe.it) d by
the eiowds gathered Just outside the
"dead line" di.twn by the watchmen
beyond which only possessing of th k
ets were allowed to pass.
Congratulations Galoie.
As soon ns Senator Quuy could get
awa from those anxious to shake his
hand and congiatulate, he math' his
way, accompanied by his counsel, to
the elevator anil descended to the
street fiom the sixth lloor of the nuinl
ipal building Hue the scenes In
tin court room weie tuueuted. I'vory
body wanted to say sonietnlng pleas
ant to aim and ciowils gathoied near
the elevator shaft on each fluoi to
wateh the car carilug the distin
guished party as It descended to th.j
street The avenue surrounding the
city hall Is wide nnd smooth and tiv
nelghboihood Is the stamping giouni
for the politicians of the town Heio
the enthusiasm was Immense ns the
-intor emetged fiom the door of tho
ldlng. A gioup of enthu la- s
rushed forward and attempted to hnl.it
him onto their shouldeis, but the mii
ator waved them -uck, saying. "oh,
no. Oh, no. I'm too old a man for
that."
Senator Quuy walked with his
frienus one block down llroad suet
to the otllce of his counsel, whore lie
mane his escape fiom the singing
crowd
Previous to the announcement of
the veidlet. the ueciised innn sat in
his accustomed sent in the couit room
and chatted with his counsel nnd a
gioup of newspaper importers. Ho
was In good spirits, probably owing
to the prevalent rumor that only nun
of he Juiois was holding out against
him Ho looked as well as ..e has at
any time during tno past few months
and sain that he felt better than ho
has for a long while. This Improve
ment In ins health he nttilhulc-d to the
fact that he hud bei r demlved of his
favorite cigar during the hours that
he has been In the couit room and no
declared that he Is seriously consider
ing his ability to break awav from
the smoking habit altogether
The Verdict deceived.
When the Juiy men nad tnken their
seats In the b, the senator turnoj
and faced them.
Tho stereotyped "How sav you gen
t'emen of, the Jury, do vou find the
prisoner at the bar guilty or not guil
ty '"' brought promptly fiom the foio
man's lips the vvoids "not guilty," nnJ
at this point Sonutor Quay's fuee
flushed and ho seemed nmmontatlly
as If about to be overcome by the feel-
Ing of emotion that was surging over
him.
This was only for an Instant, how
ever, and the great political leader was
his imperturbable self again as he
smilingly responded to the congr itu
lutioiis that were being heaped upon
him.
S-enator Quay did not look at 11, o
Juiy tit nil, or In any way express
gratitude to them for their eidlct
In his favor. His friends, howeve,
surrounded the Jurors, patted them on
the back and told them what heioes
thev: were.
The case went to the jury at 3 o'clock
yesteidny afternoon and four ballots
weie taken before the llnal decision
was reached. The Hist ballot stood
10 to 2 for acquittal, the next two stood
11 to 1. The one standing nut for con
viction by this time had very much
modiirod his reasons for conviction
nml when the last ballot whs tak"r
he voted for acquittal. The Juiors
who stood out for conviction aiesaid
to have been Charles Penzler, shoe
maker, Seventeenth ward, and Edward
Revan. painter, Nineteenth ward.
Penzler 'voted for ucaulttal after the
111 st ballot, but Ho ven held out until
this morning when the ilnal ballot was
taken. Foieman Hill announced the
eullct In a clear, loud voice, placing
emphasis on the word "not."
After the. crowd left the couit room,
District Attomty Rothoiir.ol was ques
tioned tegardlng th" remaining Indict
ments. He said there are tlnee of
th'in and they are still pending, but I
he would not s.iv what his course will j
bo regai ding them. In two of these In
dictments Senator Quay is charged I
with conspliaey witli Hopkins and
Haywood, as he was in tho one under
which he was today acquitted. In tho j
remaining Indictment he is chaiged
with conspiracy jointly with his son, '
Illchnid 15. "tuay. This c hurst) grew
out of tho loan of $100,000 to young
Quay, obtained thiough a deposit of
that much of tho state money In the
People's bank. Senator Quay's lavv
yeis suv the dlstilct attotnev picked '
out the indictment on which he could
make the best case for the til.il just j
ended and ho will not ilaie bring the
senator to tho bar again
Polltlcnl fi lends of Senator Quay
are urging him to bring criminal piose
dittoes against those enemies who, '
they claim, ate behind the prosecution
of their favorite, but the senator will
not indicate what his couiso in this
respect mnj- be. '
History of Case. I
Tho t lunges against Senator Quay
followed the collapse of the People's
bank 1n Maioh. 1S0S, and the examina
tion of Its books by v, iccelver. The
warrants were Issued In the following
October and included besides Mr. Quay
and his son, tho numes of Churlos II.
MoKee, a Pittsburg lawyer, and ex
State Tionsurer UenJamln J, Huv
wnod. On Nov. 21, the grand Jury
found true bills ngnlnst all but -Mr.
MoKee. The suicide of Cashier Hop
kins Just ptlor to the banks talluie,
pi evented his coming within the sc ipo
of criminal action. Tho Indictments
weie live In number. Thoe wire ie
duced to four by the death of Mr.
Haywood on Fob. 2.1 ot this year. One
week nfter true bills bad been found
counsel for Mr. Quuy anu the other de
fendants filed tlemuirers to four of
them and moved to quash the fifth.
Judge Flnletter on Dec. 1 decided
against the defendants. Counsel then
can led tho case to the supreme? court,
on tho pica, among other contentions
that tho piosecutlon vvna actuated by
political motives which would prevent
an impartial trial In this county. The
supKiiie court declined to lnterfeie.
Tho trial wus set for Feb. 20 and was
postponed until the 27th when it was
again postponed until Monday of last
week.
APPOINTED SENATOR.
Governor Stone Mentions Mr. Quny
for the Pennsylvania Vacancy.
Hanisbui'g, Apill 21. Immediately
on lecelpt of the news that Colonel
Quay was acquitted of tho cluiges
against him, tho governor appointed
him United States senator to nil Ore
vacancy until the next legislature
meets, und notified Vlce-PreS'dent
llobait us follows:
Harrlsburg, Pa., April 21, 1S0!.
To the President of tho t'nlted States
Senate. Washington, D. C.
Sir: By irtuo of the power vested In
ma as ccutlvo of the slate of Pcnasyl
nli. under nrVolo first, clause two, sec.
tlou three of tho constitution of the
United States, I hereby muku temporary
appointment of tho Hon. Matthew Stun-
ley Quny to be United SMutcs senator
from I'cnnsiivnnli until the next meet
ing of tho l'cnuslvaiila legislature, to
till tlio vacancy now existing In this stute.
Very irspcctftilly.
William A. Stone.
Oovcrnor of Pennsylvania.
Governor Stone, In conversation,
paid that In appointing Colonel Quay
ho felt that ho had done the fit nml
proper thing. He thought It would
mnku tho Issue and Ib bettor done now
than by waiting for weeks.
The governor bases his authority to
nppolnt on the third section of article
1 of the constitution of the United
States, which says that the governor
of any state shall appoint to fill va
cancies In the United States senate
when they occur during a recess, the
appointee to hold until his successor la
elected by the next leglslatuic.
This Interpretation of the constitu
tion by tho governor Is disputed by
thobo who say that the vacancy did not
occur during a recess but while the ,
legislature was In session, and that
conf-cqiiently the governor's only dutv
was to call the legislature Into extiu
session for the purpose of lining the
vacancy. The dual Incidents of Quay's ' The acquittal of Senator Quay will be u
ncciulttal and his appointment to the disappointment to every lover of justice
United States senatorshlp cieated the ami eerj friend of good government
greatest excitement In polltlcnl circles thioughoiit the United States. It records
here, and there was much speculation ,,vlUl .npliuMs the dlillculty of convict
ns to the outcome. The fi lends of ' '" , pott"1 1,P' defen.Unt charged
Quay are wild with glee and say that
he lias achieved tw triumphs now
that must ceitalnly react In his favor,
and that ho will bo ttlumphantly re
elected when the legislature meets. Tt
Is not expected, however, that Gover
nor Slono will call tho legislature Into
extra session, but will take no further
action In the mi Iter.
COL. BRYAN AT BUFFALO.
Three Thousand People Listen to tho
Oratory Favorable to Expansion of
Currency and Conti action of Ter
ritory. Jiuftnlo. Aptil 21. Fully 11,000 people
ciowded Music hall tonight to listen to
Colonel William .T. Bryan. Colonel '
Hi yan appeared upon tho stag" at 8.23
o'clock, accompanied bv a Luge com
pany. He was. enthuslastlcillv receiv
ed, tho crowd rising and cheeilng for
some time.
Supiume Couit Justice Titus pu sid
ed. He spoke against teiritoiiul ex
pansion and uiged the Demociatle pir
ty to plant Itself squately In opposi
tion to "that heresy"
Tho chairman Introduced Oliver II.
P. Belmont, who was leeeived with
hearty applause.
In the course of his speech he said
ho deemed It urgent that "every Dtm
ociat of New York should rally to hl9
patty and give assurance of his sup
port to the next national platfoim,
whether It will be that of ', puie and
.simple, or whether It will be that of '0;
modified or added to.
The Republicans, as cxpiessed by
this administration, stands foi tiusts,
monopolies and toncontinUd wealth
nnd imperialism nnd to nil of these
things I hold Democracy Is opposed."
Justice Titus paid n high tribute to
Colonel Bryan who was lecelved with
tremendous cheeilng
Mi. Biyan said that lie hud been ac
cused of not having vvoildly goods suf
ficient to make him n safe custodian of
propel ty, but that he was glad that the
one who hud preceded him (Belmont)
had enough of worldly possessions to
take him out of the ranks of the anar
chists at least.
Mr. Bryan said that he loved the
DeiiDiciatlc party but ho loved the na
tion better. He said that the Republi
cans now look to Alex indor Hamilton,
hut In lSi"9 they celebrated the birth
day of Thomas Jcfterson. He asset tod
that the Republican pnttv had revers
ed Its former policy of man above the
dollar, but that now. he charged, tho
, Republican partj in. ices the dollar
above humanity. Passing on the war
! revenue tax, Mr. Bryan said.
I "When In the hour of peril the ad
ministration hunted mound for any
I old thing to put a stamp on to help the
government; even those who want to
, hend telegrams to the poor Filipinos
aie compelled to pay u tax. AVhy are
the senclni-s of telegiams taxed? Be
cause the telegraph companies have
, more Inl'uence with the Republican
.administration than all tho huntheds
lot thousands of people who send tele
gi nms "
i Ho said that the government could
i take tho son from his mother and
! stand him bcfoie the enemy o guns,
but could not lay Its bauds upon the
, millions of accumulated wealth. The
I jesponsiblllty, he claimed, was duo to
the Influence of wealth with the lle
1 publican part'. Mr. Bryan claimed
that the Democratic party will be re-
united In 1000 without tho weakening
I of the policy of 1S98 "A financier
' meets a smaller financier or ordinary
1 man and asks him If he favcus fieo
silver The ordlnao man answers yes.
' The first speaker says 'What' a man of
i your Intelligence?' The other feebly
vvhirpcrb 'yes.- 'tno mst man gasps
" 'ell, I declare." That Is the end of
the argument of the goldbugs."
INSANE FIEEBUG CREMATED.
Richard Willis Bums the Yuba City
Court House.
Yuba City. Cal., Apill 1. Richard
Willis, Insane, confined In the cou.t
house, sot fire to the building toduy
and was himself burned to death. The
county Jail adjoining was also com
pletely destroy cd.
There wero no piisouets in the Jail.
Most of the county iccords were saved.
The loss was ubout $40,000, instiled.
Priest Found Dead.
Medlu. Pa., April 2i.-Rv. Heiuy
Wright, who for thirti years was ho
pilest In ehaiL'u of the Media Itoinnn
Catholic chuich, waa found dead In bed
this morning In the purlsh residence.
Rev. Henry Wright was born In Philadel
phia of Protectant parents nnd wus 'n
tlio seventy-sUth year of hlii uge. In
Boston wlun qulto oung he came under
Influences that caused him to change his
religious views.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, April 21. Cleuicd. Ui Tour
nine, Havre; Alw, Maples uud Genoa:
Campania, Liverpool. .Rotterdam Sailed:
Botterdnm, New York. Ammonium Ar
rived: Amsteidnm. Now York via Bou
logne. Cherbourg Sailed; Furst Bis
marck, frvm Hamburg unci Southamp
ton for New York.
JOHN WANAMAKER
IS NOT SATISFIED
THE ACQUITTAL OF SENATOR
QUAY A DISAPPOINTMENT.
Ex-Postmaster General Thinks That
the Evidence Was Convincing to
All but tho Jury The Acquittal
Mr. Wanamaker Regards as a New
Chapter of Shame The Appoint
ment as Senator Pro Tcm., Ho
Says, Is Made in Violation of Lav.
Senator Penrose on the Situation.
Philadelphia, April 21. John Wana
maker tonight made the following
statement relative to the acquittal of
ex-Senator Quay and the lattei's ap
pointment by the governor as United
States senator:
with publlo crimes, no matter how clear,
convincing and overwhelming the evi
dence may be. The sloij of thu corrupt
use and sacculation In public money In
Pennsylvania Is a bad one and hits been
matter of notorious accusation against
u. long lino of stato treasurers and polit
ical boses for many jcars. Mr. Quay
himself has been niruln and again ac
cused of participating in treasury lob
bing by the newspapers of hls und other
states with circumstantial detail Here
tofore, however, the basis for these accu
sations lurgeb consisted of oial testi
mony and of allegations by polltii nl op
ponents. The case which terminated to
day, however, unlike previous ueoiisa
tltm.s. was founded exclusively upon docu
mentary proof In his own handwriting
and thnt of his friends and conf delates.
Tho cvidonce of his guilt did not depend
upon the velocity of any ono man, but
wus supported exclusively bv his own
letter nnd by written entries and state
ments refolded by his trusted friends
and supporteis Prom the day the prose-
ration ng.ilnt him was Instituted until
the verdict was recorded, he has sonant
by every device to delay and obstruct
tho efforts of the commonwealth's olll
)ers to produco the written evidence of
his misdoing and to bring him to tilal
for his offences The lemoval of the o.tso
from the lower court on the voiy day
when It was first set down for trial by en
extraorcllnaiy will Issued bv the Su
preme court which that court subse
quently dlsmlsxed, was successful! in lin
ing the proeeutlon nvvay from tho man
agement of former District Attorney
Graham whose ability, zeal and effect
iveness as a prosecutor hud been demon
stiuted bv eighteen oais of service.
The sumo efforts to orevent n lull ex
position of his acts -, a public otllcl il
and his connection w.th .be private uss
of the public money, marked every step
in tho extraordinary lino of defense whUh
Ills skillful titlorneys adopt) d dining his
tilal In resisting the zealous and able of
foits of District Attorney Rothermel to
Introduce all the inculpating: evidence In
possession of tho commonwealth. By
technical, objection he excluded thu evi
dence ofl, red to show that during his
term as stato tre.csuier he was paid inter,
est on the stnte deposits, and also thu
receipt ol Interest by subsequent trtas
mer charged In the bill of Inillc tment us
being co-eonsplratois with him In crime,
and finally fulled to take the stand In
his own defense and submit himself to
cross examination upon the charges
made Thi' "lid hook" kept b.v his tiust
ed triend. Air Hopkins, and which set
out the stoiy of treasury coiruptlons
was oveiwhc hnlngly corroborated and Its
verltv- established bv thu testimony of
his friend MeKee nnd by the signature of
his triend and co-defendant, II. J. Hay
wood Xotvvlthstindlng all this pi oof,
emanating exclulvelj fiom tho lips anil
tho pins of himself and his clo-est
f l lends, and In the face of his own si
lence and failure to testify to bis In
nocence, he was acquitted
New Chapter of Shame.
Tills Is a new ehaptei of shame for
Punusvlvaniii, a new record ot failure in
the (idnilulbttatlon of lustlce that will
do much to encourage corruptlonlsts and
public plunderers gentiully thiougliout
the country.
The lit bt shout of defiant exultation
over his acuultt it has proceeded fiom
tho governor of the commonwealth who
has piomptly appointed Quay a United
States senator, without authority, and In
violation of law, and In dellanto of tho
will of the people as expressed by tho
voles of the lugislatuie. It is ilttlng in
every wuy thnt the capstone should have
been thus put up on the edifice of boss
rule and machine Jobbciy bv the Quny
ti pre.sentntlvo In the governors chair.
The people will sea more cleatly, tho
icckless dlsivgard of right and decency,
of public molality nnd political purity
that characterizes the Quay machine now
intrenched In nlllce In Pennsylvania. But
friends of good government should not
despair Theie me other Indictments
undisposed ot still lunging over Qtinj,
and whntever may he their fate, even
though It should be a technical acquittal,
contest against tht degrading l'nrvs,
practices and principles which Qun and
bis muchlno repies,nt, will bo can led en
until Justice and right, morality and hon
esty shall triumph The friends of good
government will re-enllst in this waifaro
today and must continue unremittingly
nnd untllncbluuly the strife ngnlnst nil
winngdolng nml wrongdoers hi miv patty
and in all pintles, regnidless of tempo
rary setbacks or defeats, until trensuiv
iobbers shall bo driven fiom nflkiul power
In the commonwealth. Todaj's verdict
settles nothing but the fate of tho slnglo
bill of Indictment upon which Mr. Quay
was tried, The facts of the tieasurv
speculation and jobbery elicited In his
ttial. nnd wholly unanswered bv him or
any other witness cannot be i fmceil by
the surprising verdict of today. They
must bo Iterated and reiterate i and laid
bare In nil their hideous deformity be.
foio tho people so that a veidlet In ae
coidanco with tho trust may be reached
by that lirger Jury before whom the spe
clnl pleading of attornevs nnd tho stolid
silence of the accused will ho unn vailing.
Qimv has got his technical veidlet. but
tho tilal of corrupllunlsts and public
plunderers will still go on.
OPINION OF MR. PENROSE.
Has no Doubt That the Credentials of
Senator Quay Will Be Accepted.
Philadelphia, April 2!. United States
Senator Holes Pentose said.
The appointment of Senator gu ty by
tho governor Is the logical loult of the
situation. Mr. tiuaj's leadership In tho
Republican party mid his candidacy tor
lo-electlon as senator were made Issues
in tlio gubernatorial campaign of last full
by the Dumocratlo pnuy uud that faction
of tho Republican pal ty -which on eld Hon
day generally turned In for the Demo
t ratio candidate, Tlio Republlci.n candi
date for governor after u cumpnlgn of
unpurallclcd mUKpiesentatton and viU-
Mention, wus eltctcd by a great plurality
and Mr. Quay's candidacy this lssuo
huving been forced by tho opposition
was indirectly sustained by tho people
of the stute. Tlio legislature convened
ami a caucus of the Ri publican members
wits held uccoidlng to usage und proceed
td to nominate a senator. Up to a short
time before tho meeting of tho caucus
Mr. Quay was certain of u large majotity
In that body and had personal assurance's
that ucaily all Republican members
would attend and abide bv its decision.
At the last moment u tnlnoilty of less
tluti one-third refused to attend nnd tho
Republican nominee of tho caucus, nl
though receiving over two-thirds of his
party vote, failed to receive a majotity
of nil thu members of the legislature ns
lequlred by the act of congress. Tho ma
jority refused to jleld to tho dictation
of tlio tnlnoilty, and a. failure to elect a
senator was the result.
In this contest Mr. Quay really won ono
of the gretest victories of hts long po
litical career. The regular Republicans
In the legislature, representing tho stal
wart Republican organization of Pennsyl
vania, fought to sustain the principle of
mijorltv rulo in the party, and In that
contention were successful. A notablo
precedent has been created and it will bo
ninny years before a similar attempt Is
tnadn by il minority to hold up the ma
jority in tlio election ot a senator In this
stute. Those members of the legislature
who stood so steadfastly for principle are
entitled to great credit, und their course
has been and will bo vindicated by tho
Republican sentiment of tho state.
Senator Quay having been tho chosyn
of his party as evidenced at tho Novem
ber election and tho legislative caucus,
and his failure to be elected being the
result of treason and perfidy to the pirtv
bj a bolting mlnorlt, his appointment
naturally followed after his acquittal
Tho excise made bv those who remained
nut of the caucus that ho was under In
dictment had been removed, and tho ap
prehension felt by them that the st itu
might suffer by being only represented
lu part is allaed As to tlio power of the
governor to nppolnt there has been some
question rnlsed. The governor would not
have made the appointment had ho not
been convinced of ills authority by law
and ptecedent. The piecedonts on this
point hi the senate huvo been somewhat
contllctlng The earlier piecedcnls are
nil In favor ot this power, while a few of
tlio later piecedonts havo apparently
been against It. l.iwers In tho body
are dlvded on the question As u matter
of fact the sennte, not being a Judicial
budv. Is avowedly not bound by Its prece
dents. Cases of this character in tho
past have been decided largely on pcr
oual grounds, and in compliance with
the wishes nnd exigencies of tho party
In the majority. Mr. Quav has remark
able peisonal strength with senators in
both paitles and the senute is Republican
til it conslderi.Mc malorlty. The Demo
tr.its in the senate are grateful to Mr
Quay for his aid in defeating the Force
bill, Willie the Republicans will be glad
to strengthen their mijorltv in tho body.
Under these chcumstonces r have no
doubt that his credentials will be accept
ed at the nic ting of congress next fall.
CHAIRMAN ELKIN TALKS.
Sonntoi Quay's Success Means Thnt
Treachery Has Been Punished.
Philadelphia. April 21. "I was gteat
ly gratillod when I heard of the verdict
of acquittal," lemarked Chairman IZ
kin, of the Republican state commit
tee. "I i onslder it was a logical se
quence that his appointment to fill tho
vacancy should follow. Tho result Is
n victory for honorable methods In
political waif.ue. Senator Quay has
been the most abused man In political
life dining the present generation.
"Senator Quay's buccess means that
tieachery has been punished and tiea
sou to patty made odious. Stalwart
Republicanism is sttonger in iPennsyl
vnnla today than it has been at any
time dining the past four yeais. I have
no doubt at all about Senator Quay
being seated b.v the United States sen
ate" MR. JENK'S OPINION.
Thinks the Governor Has no Power
to Appoint a Senator.
Pittsburg, April 21. The Dispatch
toinoirow will publish the following
fiom Hon George A. JenKs on the
senatorial appointment made today:
Rrookvllle. l',i., April 21 In reply to
jours: As the vacanc hi tho senatorial
nlllce did not occur during tho recess of
tho legislature of the stato tho executive
of the state has r.o power to make an ap
pointment to till such vacancy. Para
graphs 1 and 2, section 3, article, consti
tution of the I'nlted States, revised stat
utes, sections 14 to 19 Inclusive.
t! cot go A. Jenks,
MRS. GEORGE'S TRIAL.
The Husband of the Defeudant Is
Flnced on the Witness Stand.
Canton, April 21. The testimony on
behalf of the detense In the trial of
Mis, George for the murder of George
D. Sdxtou was concluded today. A
brief cioss-examinatlon, by agree
ment will be conducted tomorrow and
then testimony in rebuttal will bo of
fered. The arguments will likely be
commenced Monday and will occupy
ut least two days. The Jury will
piobably be charged Wednesday fore
noon. The fentutes of today's sessions wore
the calling of Sample C. George, for
mer liusoaiul of the defendant; nn at
tempt to prove nn itlib. tor Mis. George
and tho effort to Impeach the testi
mony of Mrs. Kckroate. who claims
to have recognized Mis. George In the
act of shooting Saxton.
Sample C. George, husband of Mis
George, was the last witness for the
defense. After detailing the enrly yeais
of his married life, ho was asked.
"Prom the time vou married Mrs.
George until you met Saxton, what
weie the relations between yourself
mid your wife?"
"They were pleasant and happy."
They had never had any trouble un
til thev moved Into tho Saxton block.
Shortly after that, nnd until they sop
mated In 1SS9, they had much trouble
Tills closed the dhect evidence und
couit adjourned until tomotiow.
FATAL OAS EXPLOSION.
rive Men Die in a Now Mexico Coal
Mine.
Albeiquerque, N: M., Apill 21. Four
men and a boy employed In Cook &
White's coal mine at Mudild lost theli
lives today ns tho result of an ex
plosion, caused by tho use of open
lamps. Tho dead aie: John Solnew
sky, Adam Jelsewiesl, John Reya, Fied
Alia und F. 11. Wapps.
The men evidently died from Miffo.
cation, ns no biulses could bo found.
The mine Is badly wrecked.
THE NEWS THIS 31011NINU
Weather IndLntlnru ToJiy:
FAIR; BRISK, EASTERLY MINUS.
1 General Senator Quny Vindi
cated.
Wanamaker nnd Penrose on the
Quny Verdict.
Steel Plant for Buffalo.
2 Sporting News.
Financial nnd Commercial.
3 Local Religious News of the
Week.
4 Editorial.
Tho Retirement of Speaker Reed.
5 Local Socinl and Personal.
Ono Woman's Views.
0 Local Convention of the Knights
of Malta.
Grand nnd Petit Jurors for May
and June.
7 Local Coal Operators Will Not
Renew Transportation Con
ti acts.
Tax Levy Cut Down.
8 Local West Scianton and Subur
ban.
0 News Round About Scranton.
10 Dramatic Career of Senator Quay.
11 Sunday School Lesson for To-
moriow.
Teleginphlng Without Wiies.
12 Local Sixty-Two Cases Disposed
of in Court.
MAZET INVESTIGATION
BEGINS TO WARM UP
Andrew Freedmnn Becomes Defiant, '
nnd Abraham Hlmmclwri?ht Is ,
Ejected from the Committee Room.
New Yoik, Apill 21. -Two exciting'
sessions of the M.tzet Investigating
committee wore held today. A featuie
was the leftisal of witnesses to glvo j
testimony. Another featmo was the I
defiant attitude of Andrew Kii dmiiu '
on the btand, and still another fen-
lure tho ejection from the committee '
room of Abrulutm Hlminolwiight. of j
the Roebllng company, when he In- j
slsted upon malting a statement after i
he had refused to answer a gieat ma- !
Joilty of questions put to him by Mr.
Moss, counsel for tho committee Tho
chief interest cenleied lu Andiew
Freedman, who within recent yearn
has been knoun as a warm peisonal
friend of Mr. Croker and ass-oeiatid
with him in a business way Mr.
Freedman was more than otdin.irily
forcible In his answeis to some of the
questions and many of the qutstlons
he refused to answer at all. At other
times he was rebuked by both Mr.
Moss and Chalrinun M.vzet for what
they termed ' impel tlnence."
After Mr. Fieedmnn's examination
had progiessed to a certain point and
the witness had lefused several times
to answer a question which he deemed
"a personal mutter," Mr. Moss excused
him for the da.
Mr. Fteednian then got down fiom
the stand and turning to the newspaper
representatives he handed them .t
paper saying- "Gentlemen, of the
press, here is a statement of the en
tire business of the Piatt companies
and all ol the companies tor publica
tion "
This wa.s a paper relating to the
business done bv the United St.tts Kl
delity and Guuiantce company lit
which Ml. Fieedman und t'rokt r aro
Inteie-ted, and contained iufoiniutlon
which -Mi. ilea had desired to get at
dining tho course of the examination.
Mr. Moss, th'TCfore, was very Indig
nant at Fie-edman's action, and he de
nounced tin witness vehemently and
recalled him to the stand. Tho ques
tions which he put with icgard to the
paper to Fieicimt'n weie not answered,
the witness lefuslng abntdtitdy to
state by 'whom the paper had been
Plenum!.
At this Junctuie Mr .Moss took occu
tlou to say that those witnesses who
weie In Contempt would b' dealt with
later, in u regular, logical and legal
way.
When Mr. Croker was on the stand a
few days ago he testified that he had
lecelved dividends fiom the surety
company, while today it developed that
the company had not iaid dividends.
Mr. Freedmun explulned cm the stand,
In reply to u seii"s of questions, that
Mr. Ctoker is a stockholder In the com
pany and Is Interested In the business
success of tlm Metropolitan dlstilct.
that the witness received a salat v of
$ir.,000 u year as manager for this ter
iltory and commissions, and that ho
divided this money with Mr. Croker.
Mr. Fieedniin, however, refused to
name the sum that he paid to Cioker,
and said ftiither that he thought Mr.
Croker might be under the Impiession
that the money paid him was In the
way of a dividend.
Abiahum Illmmelwtlght.ot the Roeb
ling Constiuctlon c-ompnn. refused at
the veiy outset of his examination to
answer questions, und entered into a
discussion nt the slightest nppoitunlty.
After several long wi angles tho wit
ness insisted upon making an explana
tion. He was oidered down from tho
witness stand by Chaliman Mazet, but
icfitM'd to leave the stand. Then Mr.
Moss called for the sorgeant-at-uiins
and Illnimelw light was escorted from
the loom.
Major Albrecht Escapes.
Heillu, Apill 21. Sergeant Major Al
bteoht, of the Ono Hundred and Twenty
ninth regiment, who was arrested at
Iliumlitrg. I'liHslu. and was being taken
lit chains to Hp.indau nine miles fiom
'bile, wheio lh slate pilsou Is slttlltid.
his escaped fiom his riuauls nnd lias not
vt bem raptured, lb' vu churged with
high trensou in disclosing to Ruskluu
ngeiits detailed plans of Gi iman fortlllca
lions and plans for mobilizing the uimy
of Germ my.
Ex-Congiessman Walt Dead.
Norwich, Conn.. Apill 21.-Hx-Congress.
m in John T Walt died ut his homo In
this clt; today nt the nge ol SS oars
Dentil was due to old nge. .Mr. Walt was
a Republican member of the Foity-fourth
nnd 1'orti -llfth concretises.
Koonnocke Gets Two Years.
.Rerlln, April 21. The cilmlmil com t of
iiruuswlek bus sentenced Court Secie
tur Koonnocke to two jears Imprison
ment on tho charge of live majeste.
STEEL PLANT
FOR BUFFALO
An Enterprise That May
Absorb the Scran
ton Mills.
SURVEYORS ARE REHCENt
Tho Park Commissioners of Buffalo
Authoilze the Sale of Twenty
Seven Acres of Lnud on the. Lnko
Front on Condition That It 13
Used ns the Slto of n Steel Mill J.
J. Alluight Behind the Enterpiiso.
Special to the Scianton Tribune.
Iliilfnlo, Apill 21. My a vote of It
to 1 tho pnik commlssinneis of Huffalo
ostetday nuthotlml the sale for $1
of twenty-seven ucies of park land at
Stonily Point, ulong the lake fiont,
upon condition that It was to be used
b.v the put chasers us p.tit of the silo
of uu immense new steel rail and bil
let mill, to be elected within the next
three yeais: by outside parties. Other
land with a lake ti outage of nearly
two miles bus alieady been t.eciued by
J. J. Albilght uud other local repre
sentatives of tho men behind this new
entei prise, and the combined site Is
said to be most fuvoi.tble for n steel
lull plant.
The announcement is mniji' that,
bailing nni'oi si en slips, a steel plant
to cost at the vei least $ir,,l)i)O.00l to
occupy l.rtuO iicies of land and to oni
ploj fiom ."5.0UO to in.000 men will b
locutcd on thu hike shoie to the south
of tills city. The pieliniinniy steps
havo been taken very quietly and tho
men who aie behind the undertaking
do not leveal all the details. Tho
names of the men who .tie to bilng this
great ludusti hete have not been
made knoun as 'Vet. It has been stat
ed, however, thnt neither the Carnegie
company nor the Illinois Steel com
pany, the two most extensive concerns
in the couuti. Is behind the enter
pi he,
Bifj Plant Planned.
It Is stated that while tlio original
capital of tho new plant will be $1.1,
000,00(1, that befuie tho works arc coin
pleltd the amount is likely to bo
doubled. At Ihst it Is planned to eteit
lurniiees and rolling mills fov the pro
duction of steel billots and mils only,
lint afterward the plant will be ex
tended lor tho making of structural
steel and steel pipes, etc. This will,
of ionise, trill lor tho outlay of per
haps another , noo.OQii. ns these auxil
iary works aio not piovided for "ll the
piesent estimates of cort. Tho plnn Is
to elect, at tit st. ti plant with a capac
ity of SOO.nni) to l.OuO.UOu tons of steel
it year
l.ato tonight a mh 'eying party
reached this city from Scinninn, Ii ,
giving llso tu n report tint tha pro
jected new tail and billet Jiunt Is u
b
built bv the I-ucUtivvanna Tmn and
Steel coinpau, either ns an aidltlnn l
its Ser.uiton ul.int oi by tie removal of
that plum to tills lf Xoii" of the
Mirvejort In tlie pii-lv could be in
duced to talk upon .his subject.
TRACING BOGUS STAMPS.
Internal Revenue Oihccis at Work
in the West.
irhlcugo.Apill -i I$i)L,n stamps werfl
discovered by lonl internal iu venue
olllceis today on hc-vc-tnl hundred boxes
of elg.us whli h the.v sav came fiom
fuctoiy No. a 711. .N'lnth dlstilct of
Pennsylvania, tlie propilotors of which
mo snid to have boon anestod In th
east. The t oiinterfelt certificates wet"
tumid only on boxes containing Jlftv
cigais and vwte leadlly detected bv
obscure stuis In the h ttcrs of the woi I
"cigar" The lesnlt was telegraphed t
the commhslon nt Washington and in
sliuctlons weie lecelved to seize all th'i
I'ontiaband goods which were at lirst
i only di tallied Over .'00,000 Igar? whti It
came fiom the- factory of the eastei a
cciunieifclteis have alieady boon lo
cated. San Francisco, April Li Ten thou
sand cignrs weie seized In this city to
dny by Internal lovenue officers because
the boxes boie foigcd li'venue stamps.
Colter tor Lynch will not disclose tho
name of the firm receiving tho cigars,
but says they weie manufactured by
fattoiy No '1.711, of Lancaster. Pa.
Tho leventio olllcers claim they are on
tho truck of two million fraudulently
labeled elg.us
Cincinnati, April 21 Internal Reve
nue Collector Hottman and his entlra
fence toduy went on u raid for countei
felt revenue stamps. Tonight thev
have confiscated over n half million
cigais and expect to secure a million
incite tomorrow. They say they can
not estimate the number of these coun
tei felt cigar stamps now In use In tin
Ohio valley.
NEAR THE DANGER POINT.
The
Missouri River Is Rapidly
Rising.
Omaha. Neb.. Apt It 21. The Mlwouii
ilver Is now within a foot of the dnn
fior point hete, and Is Using at tho into
of eight Inches In twenty-four hours.
Tlio rise will probably continue until
Sunday and will cnuse somo los of
property on the bottoms.
A dozen families In Hast Omaha were
driven fiom theli bunion today, and
the water now stand eighteen Inches
deep on the (looih. tu' their houses.
ll -r t tttt
WEATHER TORECAST. 2
i Washington, Apiil 21 -Telecast -
for Satuidiij : I-'oi eastern lVnn-
sylvanla, fair, biUk easterly wiuda;
f probably rain Sunday. -f
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