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SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1S99.
TWO CENTS.
TEN PAGES.
TEN PAGES.
TWO CENTS.
BRITISH TRAPPED
BY PAUL'S TROOP:
Flowej
of the English
Army Are Made
Prisoners.
SURROUNDED IN THE HILLS
Two British Regiments Captured at
Ladysmlth Irish Fuslleers, tho
Oloucestershires and a Mountain
Battery Taken Surrounded by the
Burghers and Compelled to Capitu
late Fought Desperately While
They Could General White's Re
port of the Disaster Assumes
Blame.
London, Oct. 31. The war office has
received a dispatch from General
White, commanding the British forces
at Lady-smith, reporting that the Royal
Irish Fuslleers, No. 10 Mountain bat
tery and the Gloucestershire regiment
were surrounded In tho hills by the
Boers nnd, nfter losing heavily, were
obliged to capitulate.
General White adds that the casual
ties have not yet been ascertained.
The following Is the text of General
White's dispatch:
Ladysmlth, Oct. 30, 10.35 p. m. I
have to report a disaster to the col
umn sent by me to take a position
on a hill to guard the loft flank of
the troops, in these operations to
day the Itoy.il Irish Fuslleers, No. 10
Mountain battery und the Gloucester
shire regiment were surrounded in tho
hills nnd, after losing heavily, had
to capitulate. The casualties have
not yet been ascertained.
"A man of the Fuslleers, employed
ns a hospital orderly, came In under
a ling of truce with n letter from the
survivors of the column, who asked
for assistance to bury the dead. I
fear there is no doubt of the truth
of the rannrt.
"I formed a plan, In the carrying
out of which the disaster occurred,
nnd I nm alone responsible for tho
plan. There Is no blame whatever to
the troops, as the position was unten
able." General White, In. a subsequent dis
patch, says:
"The following Is a list of the offi
cers taken prisoners today:
"Staff Major Adye.
Irish Fusiliers.
Col. Cnrleton,
Major Munir,
Capt. llurrowes,
Mnjor Klncald,
Capt. Rice,
Capt. Silver.
Lieut Heard,
Lieut. Southey,
Lieut. Phibbs,
Lieut. McGregor,
"Lieut. Holmes,
Lieut. Kelly,
Lieut. Dooner,
Lieut. Kentish,
Lieut. Klnnhau,
Lieut. Joudwino,
Chaplain Matthews,
Of tho above, Captains Rice and Sil
ver and Lieutenant Dooner wore
wounded.
Gloucestershire Regiment.
Major Humphrey. Lieut. Nisbet,
Major Capel-Cure,
Major Wallace,
Lieut. Ingham,
Lieut. Davy
Lieut. Knox.
Lieut. Temple,
Lieut. Smith.
Lieut. Mackenzie,
Lieut. Benslcy,
Lieut. Gray.
Capt. Duncan,
Capt. Conner,
Lieut. Bryant,
Lieut. Radlce,
Lieut. Breul,
Lieut. Hill,
Lieut. Short,
Of the above Captains Duncan and
Connor were wounded.
Royal Artillery.
Major Bryant.
Mounted Battery.
Lieut. Wheeler, Lieut. Moore,
Lieut. Nugent, Lieut. Webb.
Advices from Cape Town show that
the Boers are gathering In considerable
force at Pewdorp, southwest, of Lady
smlth, while large forces of Boers are
advancing over the llelpmaknar road.
A big camp of Boers Is to be formed
between Hnrrismlth Bridge and Pot-
gietero Farm camp, at Dewdorp, which
it Is said, will extend four miles.
Mr. Stecvens, the war correspondent
of the Dally Mall, describing the en
gagement at Ladysmlth, Fays:
"By 10 o'clock the British had driven
tho Boers back several miles, when the
retirement was ordered, which Sir
Archibald Hunter conducted wltlJ
great skill, retiring battalion by battal
ion, covering the movement with the
artillery of their guns by alternate
batteries. Thf Boer artillery, field,
quick-firing and siege guns, Immediate
ly opened a heavy fire nil round, show
ing their knowledge of war by aiming
nt the guns and wagons ns they re
tired. "Little damage was dom, however,
and our operations were qulto un
flurried. "At the end of the nctlon a bearer
company advanced under a Red Cross
flag to seek the wounded nnd was fired
on by the Boers, apparently through
i misapprehension or because of want
of discipline, slnco the lire censed soon.
In the meantime the native dooleo
bearers continued their advance, their
cool bravery being most praiseworthy.
"All the troops retired In safety and
pickets wre left on the field."
Except a vague reference in the
Standard none of tho speclnl des
patches make mention of the two miss
ing battalions, statements regarding
them evidently having been excised by
the censor.
Th5 Dally Mall, referring to nn offer
made through Hiram Maxim from 1100
Americans, who propose to glvo .2.'0
raeh nnd provide their own horses and
equipments, tendering their services to
the )3rltlh In South Africa, fuyss
"Of course, this offer cannot be as-
reptod, hut It Is not the less gratifying
of the proof of the good will of our
American cousins."
EXCITEMENT AT WAR OFFICE.
Stream of Anxious Callers All Dav.
Harsh Criticism of British Tactics.
London, Oct. 31. The throngs of vis
itors at the war office remained all
day. Anxious people frantically
fought their way to the notice hoard.
Most affecting scenes were witnessed.
Many women were heard to gasp:
Thank God, he Is nllve at any rate"
as they founa the name of some be
loved one on the list of prisoners. Tho
sidewalks were packed with solid
masses awaiting their turn to enter.
There was a continuous stream or
callers at the war office until a late
hour, everybody anxiously Inquiring
regarding yesterday's casualties, but
tho war office declared that nothing
had been received since Sir George I Major General Otis has granted to the
White's dispatch communicating the , Spanish clergy. If he accepts an of
news of the capture of the Royal Irish I ffclat position In Wnshlngton, it Is said,
Fuslleers and the Gloucestershire regl
ment.
This delay In getting further Intelli
gence Is attributed In part to the break
down of tho east coast cable, but It
stands to reason that the war office
must be possessed of further news.
which It Is probable tt Is not thought
advisable should bo published ns yet.
The disaster has caused a feeling ak'.i
to consternation, und in Gloucester
shire and the north of Ireland, where
the captured regiments were recruited,
tho blackest gloom prevails, families
awaiting with beating hearts the
names of tho killed and wounded,
which are fully expected to rench n
high figure. Many homes are already
in mourning In consequence of losses
sustained by those regiments In pre
vious engagements.
Puoile nnxloty was Increased by a
special dispatch from Ladysmlth pub
lished In the late editions of the Lon
don nfternoon papers to the effect that
before darkness yesterday the Boers
n-oecupled the old position held by
their heavy artillery, which General
White had reported silenced by the
guns of the naval brigade from tho
Powerful, and had opened fire again.
The dlspatcn further says:
"The enemy are again closing in
nnd the situation Is one of grave anxi
ety. Beyond doubt the Boer retire
ment yesterday (Monday) was a rue
to draw nener.lt White Into the hilly
country and away from the British
camp."
This last sentence Is significant and
confirms the opinion of military ex-
J ports here that General White is al
lowing uimseiL 10 uc oui-generaueu
by Commandant General Joubert.
Repetition of Majuba Hill.
From scanty advices received up to
11 o'clock p. m., It seems tolerably cer
tain that the disaster was a simple
repetition of the battle of Majuba Hill,
though on a larger scale. The two
regiments were allowed to march into
a trap set for them by the Boers. It
Is simply a case of the Boer spider
and the guileless British lly. In fact,
tho whole engagement of Monday seems
to have been brought on by Comman
dant General Joubert, who skillfully
conceived a gigantic trap out of which,
as tho official dispatch shows, Sir
George ..dte only escaped with diffi
culty. General White advanced with the
idea of driving the Boors from the hill
seven miles out which Genernl Joubert
made an ostensatlous show of fortify'
Ing on Sunday.
The Boer commander left a force suf
ficient to draw General White on, while
the mass of the Boers moved stealth
ily round the British right, to deliver
a flank attack, nnd to endeavor to cut
o(T General White from Ladysmlth.
The British commander succeeded In
beating off the attack but only with
great difficulty, and during the turning
movement his troops suffered from a
Hanking fire.
Harsh things nre said In military
circles of the British tactics, which
have made possible the nmbush of tha
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'"h"'" I,"""ls mencoe ana i ,,iUy in the professional cushion carom
now the loss of two fine regiments. It , billiard match was a close struggle
Is feared that Sir George White Is no , and the small crowd that braved the
match for the Boers in that cunning I rmn to see the experts were well re
by which Boer tactics are conceived I pad for their trouble. Seliaefer out
and it is pointed out that if the British ,,iayed Slosson by just ten points, but
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mo ohvlous traps, further disasters
must be looked for.
Sir George AVhtte's honest admission
of full responsibility and the terms ot
his despatch are regaided In some
circles ns virtually placing his case In
tne hands of the home authorities,
and It Is even rumored late this even
ing that tho war oillc has already de
cided to supersede him. 'the report,
however Is discredited in well Informed
quarters.
About 0,000 fresh troops will arrive .it
Capetown on Sunday next from Eng
land and will be available to relnforcu
Sir George White. Transports will ar
rive there dally after Sunday until by
the end of next week 28 000 troops will
have been landed In Rnuth Africa.
These men are Intended for General Sir
Redvers miller's army, but they will
undoubtedly bo detached to Natal if
th9 situation there should become per
ilous. Tho British nrmy will eventunlly
reach the huge total of fcii.BSt, or which
05,034 will he regulars and tho other
20.000 miscellaneous, but excellent col
onial troops.
Late this evening the Princo of Wales
and the Marquis of Salisbury sent their
respective secretaries to the war office
to make Inquiries, but tho reply given
was that no further news had been
received. Large crowds still waited
In tho vicinity shortly before mid
night. The tidings of disaster will have tho
effect of giving a strong Impulse to tho
popular movement to raise funds for
tho benefit of the wives and children
of tho men ut tho front. The war
office, under tho signatures of tho Mar
quis of Lansdowne, secretary of state
for war, und General Lord Wolseley,
IContlnucd on Page 8.
THE ASSURANCE
OF AGUINALDO
ASKS DR. JURADO TO REPRE
SENT HIM IN WASHINGTON.
Tho Honor Declined Tho Doctor
Will Represent Filipino Clergy
Only To Ask President McKinley
to Grant Them the Samo Protec
tion That General Otis Extends to
tho Spanish Ecclesiastics.
London, Oct. 31. Dr. Itegldor Jurndo,
chairman of tho Spanish chamber of
commerce In this city, yesterday even
ing received a cable message from Son
or Patcrno, president of the so-called
Filipino cabinet, from Manila, ns fol
lows: "I have been instructed by Aguln
aldo to ask you to accept the post of
representative of the Filipino govern
ment in Washington If you arc goln?
to America for any other purpose."
Dr. Jurado Bays no will not ncccpt
nn official position. He goes to tho
United States In December in the in
terest of tho Filipino clergy, who ar?
anxious to obtain the protection that
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Washington, Oct. 31.-Cable advices '
to the war department today Indicate
that Genernl Young's column Is stead
ily continuing Its advance In spite of
unfavorable conditions. In a cable
message General Otis says:
"Young's advance north and east
Cabanatuan: will occupy Talavera and
probably Allaga today; objective. San
Jose and Carranglnn; wet season has
rendered roads In that section Imprac
ticable for wagon transportation and
progressing difficult."
A message from General Miller at
Manila says that William P. Chamber
lain, the messenger who was wounded
In the fight In which Captain Guy
Howard was killed, is doing well.
DEATH OF CAPT. FRENCH.
Wounded Officer Dies After Amputa
tion of Leg.
Washington, Oct. 31. A cable dis
patch from General Otis to the war
department announces today the death
of Captain Charles French, Thirty
sixth Infantry, who was wounded In
yesterday's lighting near Florida
Blanca.
General Otis says that death was
the result of shock consequent upon
amputation of the leg below the knee,
necessitated by the wound.
FIRE IN MONTREAL.
The Webster House Burned Three
Persons Perish Majority of Guests
Escape in Night Clothes.
Montreal, Oct. 31. Fire which broke
out at half past five o'clock this morn
ing In the Webster house, a small hotel
on St. James street, caused the death
of three persons and the probable fatal
Injury of a fourth.
The dead are: Joseph F. Wilson, bail
iff, Sherbrooke, Quebec: John Ben
bow, Ottawa; Jane McCeon, employe
of the hotel.
Captain J. K. Oswald, of Montreal,
a, broker, Jumped from a window and
fractured his skull and will probably
die.
The Are broke out behind a sideboard.
In the dining room-nnd quickly spread
over the whole hnila WIlKnn nml
Benbow were killed by jumping from
windows while the firemen were en.
gaged In hoisting ladders to resr-ue
them. Mrs. McCoon was found suffo-
cated In her rocm.
There were about 40 guests In the
hotel at tlin time nnrl inns! nt tlipin a.
caned In tbelr uln-Vit nlntls f.nlv The
house was not provided with fire es
capes as the law provides. Tho prop
erty loss Is placd at $40,000.
SCHAEFER OUTPLAYS SLOSSON.
But the Latter Maintains His Lead
at the End.
'pV Vnrk.flnt 31 Tlin ennrtrwl tilrrht'a
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, Slosson mnintnineil his lend nt the nnd.
The final score ut the end of the
evening stood 600 to 495 in Slosson s
favor. The final block of 300 pom's
j wlli ,)0 p,ayo(j tomorrow evening. Tho
match and $1,000 stakes will go to the
player whose total reaches 900 first.
Schaefer's splendid brace at one
point gives h.s admirers ground for
hoping that he may yet win out. The
highest runs were: Schuefer, 3."., V, 22,
20; Slosson. 22, 18, t", 12. Average,
Seliaefer, 370.79: Slosson, 383.71). Total
tonight, Seliaefer, 310; Slosson, 300.
SPANISH SENSATION.
Count D'Almenns Claims Three Isl
ands of Philippine Group.
Madrid, Oct. 31. A sensation was
caused In tho senate today by the dec
laration of Count D'Alnienas that ow
ing to the Ignorance of the Spanish
American peace treaty commissioners
three islands cf tho Philippine group,
tho two Batancs and Cnlayan Islands,
both north of Luzon, were not included
In the scope of the treaty.
These IManda, ho asserted, ought to
bo made tha basis ot negotiations for
tho liberation bf the Spanish prison
ers. New Jersey's Balance.
Trenton, N.J., Oct. 31. State Comptrol
ler Hancock tonight sent a telegrum to
Governor Vonthees, at his homo In Eliz
abeth, stating that tho balance In the
stuto treasury at the close of business
tonight, which ends tho fiscal year, Is
$1,2.,153.4.'. This Is an Increase of ubout
(30,000 over the balunco a year ago, The
Incrcano Is due to the largo revenue of
tho pant year for fees for filing articles
of Incorporation, Tho receipts from tnis
lourco alone wan 7W,000.
FERRYBOAT COLLISION.
Coroner Rnusch Has Docldcd to Is
sue Warrants for Captains.
New York, Oct. 31. Coroner Rnusch,
after a consultation with tho harbor
police regarding last night's collision
In North river, decided to Issue war
rants for tho arrest of the captains
of the steamship City of Augusta and
nnd the ferry boat Chicago, on tho
cnargo of manslaughter. Tho affi
davits are signed by the police and
nro based on the caso of John Bryson,
the driver of the mail wagon, who was
drowned.
Mrs. Alary Weir, of Brooklyn, called
at police headquarters today and stated
that her husband, Alexander Weir, a
coal dealer, was missing, and that sho
feared he was on tho ferry boat v,nl
cago. Word was received at police
headquarters from Brooklyn that a
man named Carl McCrcady had been
reported missing. McCready was a
Brooklyn man and Is supposed to have
been on the ferry boat which was run
Into and sunk.
The police think that tho body of a
woman which was picked from the
Kast river, off eighty-second street,
this afternoon, Is the body of one of
the vlcltlms of tne collision.
Cantaln Dagr"tt. of the steamship
City of August accompamed by TouT
scl. appeared before the coroner and
was held m $10,000 ball v,hleh was fur-
nlshed by Superintendent Leverc of the
B.,nn,l, lln.v Tl,n vnr nf Pnntnln
Durham of tho Chicago, and Captain
Daggett were filed with tho local board
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J,' '"""""" ," ,, not V " "i , . i in ..nl
til the Investigation Is llnlshed.
ILLNESS OF THE
VICE PRESIDENT
Authorized Statement by the Phy
sicians Who Have Attended Mr.
Hobart His Present Condition.
Patcrson, N. J., Oct. 31. The follow
ing statement of tho origin and de
velopment of the Illness of Vice-President
Hobart Is authorized by his fam
ily and by the physicians who have
attended him:
"The illness of the vice-president
may be said to date from the fall of
180S, prior to his return to Washington
In November. At that time hl3 physi
cians observed symptoms of cmbar
raved respiration, with frequent at
tacks of angina pectoris. This condi
tion responded readily to treatment
and when the vice-president went to
Washington in tho latter part of No
vember he was In good health. He
stood remarkably well tho strain and
excitement Incidental to the opening
of congress and htwas making favor
able progress until in January ho be
came a victim of the grip. Following
this there wa3 a return of tho heart
trouble, accompanied with signs of de
generation. His ailment was diagnosed
as dilated right heart due to myocardi
tis. The recovery from this attack was
less r.inld, and on the last day of the
session of the senate tho strain and ex
citement of delivering the closing
speech was so great that he was on
the verge of a collapse.
"A few weeks after, toward the mid
dle of March, the vice-president and
his family, together with tho presi
dential party went to Thoniasvllle, Ga
to visit Senntor Hanna. Tho fatigue
of the trip affected Mr. Hobart very
unfavorably and his condition was fur
ther Impaired by the Intense heat and
humidity then prevailing. As soon as
possible he was taken to Long Branch
where beneficial results from the sea
nlr and quiet were expected. His
progress toward recovery was not
made, however, at the rate that was
anticipated and a trip to Lake Cham-
plaln, with the fatigue and exposure
Incidental thereto, hastened rather
j tna" remrueu mo .course or tne uis-
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responded to the ministrations of his
physicians nnd tho critical condition
, ot th,e ,nst fe,v lla'fl has ,,een tho r'-
. suit.
Vice-President
Hobnrt's condition
was favorable at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. "There Is ro Immediate danger," Is
tho last bulletin.
SAVED A GIRL AS SHE LEAPED.
Passenger on Car Platform Held Her
and Dragged Hor Along.
Wllllamsport, Pa., Oct. 31. A hand
somely dressed young woman who re
fused to disclose her name attempted
to jump from a Pennsylvania railroad
train near Montandon today. G. W.
Smith, a passenger, noticed the girl,
who appeared to be much perturbed,
rush onto the platform. Ho followed
and was Just In time to catch her by
tho collar of her tight-fitting coat as
she Hung herself Into space.
Hanging on to the railing of the car,
Mr. Smith clung to the struggling
girl, ns her feet bumped nlong over
the ties. A brakemun came to the iea
cue and tho young woman was drawn
back to safety. She gave as her rca
son for attempting sulcldo that she did
not want to go hack home. She had
a ticket good from Scranton to New
Castle.
Colonel Yule Promoted.
London, Nov. 1. Tho Gazette announces
tho promotion of Substanllvo nontenant
Colonel W. A. iulo to tho rank of major
general nn tho staff to command tho
Fl'ihth brlgndo of tho South African Held
ferco with the substatlve rank of colonel
In the army.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
New Orleans, Oct. 31. Charles K. Par
ker. the well-known sporting man, who
was stricken with paralysis whilo read
ing a paper In a cafo yesterday ovenlns.
died today.
Portland, Me., Oct. 31. Henry Adams
Neely, bishop of the Protestant Kplsco
pal diocese of Maine, died at 9 o'clock
Saratoga, N. V.. Oct. Dl.-Kev. John
Wcslev Cracraft, a retired clergyman of
tho Protestant Episcopal church, died
hero today of purulysls, oged 72 yours.
Ho wus born near Cleveland, nnd had
built a number of churches In Illinois
and Ohio. Tho largest, was tho church
of tho Ascension at Chicago.
Clifton Springs, N. V., Oct. 31.-Colonol
J. C. nattersby died hero lust night,
aged R0 years. Ho was present nt Leo's
surrender, when ho was lieutenant col
onel of tho First regiment, New York
cavalry, attached to Grant's command.
He devoted years to tho reproduction on
canvas of tho soeuo ot surrender , ut
Appomattox.
I
THE PRESIDENT
IN VIRGINIA
ACCORDED A WARM WELCOME
IN OLD DOMINION.
Despite the Inclemency of the
Weather, People of tho Old Com
monwealth Turn Out in Large
Numbers to Welcome Mr. McKin
ley and His Companions Remarks
Made by tho President nnd Vari
ous Members of the Party.
nichmond, Oct. 31. The torpedo boat
Shubrlck was successfully launched
here today In the presence of 'President
McKinley, many members of his cabi
net, Governor Tyler, of Virginia, nnd
an immense outpouring of people. Tho
demonstration was marred In some of
Its featurts by u heavy rain storm.
The civil carnival r.uadr. was aboa
doned until tomorrow, owing to the
weather and the decorations of the
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enthusiastic.
President McKinley and his official
party and the Invited guests of the city
of Richmond were hurried Into car
riages in waiting and conveyed to their
hotel.
Tho trip to Richmond was unevent
ful. On the train were two hundred in-
vlted guests of the William R. Trig?
ship building company Including prom-
ment oiuciais or tlie government and
representatives of the press
At Frederlcksburl: the train made n
seven minute stop, where In spite of
the storm the president was given a
cordial welcome by several hundred
people. Introduced by M. G. Willis,
chairman of the reception committee,
President McKinley, from tho rear plat
form of his car, spoke as follows:
"j..y fellow citizens; It gives me very
great pleasure to meet my fellow citi
zens of Fredericksburg and your vel
come Is all tho more appreciated be
cause upon such an Inclement morn
ing so many of the people hav-J as
sembled here. I nm sure you will not
expect mo to' do more than to inuke
this simple acknowledgement of your
courtesy and kindness."
The president then introduced he
members of the cabinet who accom
panied him, each being received wltn
applause. The president ulso Intro
duced General Fltzhugh Lee, who spoke
briefly.
At the conclusion of General Lee s
remarks there were loud cries for Sec
retary Root, vho appeared on the plat
form and spoke as lollows:
Secretary Root's Address.
"Fellow citizens of the state of Vir
ginia: I have no words to express to
you the gratification which I feel In
being the secretary to aid the presi
dent of the United States In the con
duct of a war where tho men of the
north and the men of the south fight
side by side under tho came old flag,
maintaining the honor of our common
country, which, God helping, tho
northern and southern soldiers of the
United States will maintain forerer,
united, free, a blessing to humanity
and the sustaining strength and power
of Justice throughout this world."
At 11.01 the president's train stopped
at Ashland. ....ere the Richmond re
ception committee, headed by Gover
nor Tyler, welcomed the president to
the state.
Tho president, after Introduction by
Governor Tyler, addressed tho citizens
as follows:
"My fellow citizens: I have been
very greatly touched by the more than
gracious welcome extended to me by
the governor of Virginia on behalf of
Its people. It gives mo peculiar pleas
ure to come into this state.
"Over ono ot the chapels In the city
of London is the motto, 'think and
thank.' When we think of our na
tional blessings, when we think of tho
glorious unification of all the people
of our forty-five states and territories
we are most thankful to a kind provi
dence that has cast our lines In such
pleasant plnces and has given us such
a glorious heritage. If we only count
our mercies, our thanks for them would
be countless. X thank you and bid
you good morning" (Great cheers and
applause).
At the Jefferson hotel the president
nnd party hold an Informal nnd some
what enforced reception In the lobby
of the building. It Is estimated that a
thousand persons shook hands with
him before ho would permit the police
to clear the way for him to go to his
private apartments. A little later lun-
cheon wns served In the dining roomi
of the hotel, some 300 personsi sitting
down, and the presidential party
were driven to the ship yard, the presi
dent being warmly chceied all along
the route. At the vnrd an Immense
crowd had assembled. Tho presldrnt
having been introduced frm the stand
by Mayor Taylor, spoke as follows:
Mr. McKinley's Remarks.
I am glad to meet my fellow citizens of
Richmond and to Join with them In this
Interesting celebration In honor of tho
launching of tho torpedo boat Shubrlck,
built In this city, of American material,
by tho labor of American worklngmen
for tho use of tho American navy. 1 con
gratulate builders und workmen upon
this evidence of their skill and Industry
so crcdltnblo to tho manufacturing com
pany and so highly commended by the
officers of tho government.
This Is not tho first contribution which
Richmond has made to our splendid navy.
Sho equipped the warship Texns with 'ill
her machinery, boilers and engines, wlilm
were tried nnd tested with cnttro satis
faction In the brilliant iinvil engage
ment In the harbor of Santiago, whin
that gallant vessel so gloriously assisted
In the destruction of Cerveru's fleet, win
ning a memorable victory nnd hastening
nn honorablo nnd enduring petrc. I
heartily rejoice with tho people of this
great city upon Its lndiistil.il revhal and
upon tho notable prosperity It Is foiling
In all of Its business enterprises. You
aro taking advantage of tho commercial
opportunities of the hour. You nro ad
vancing In manufactures, extending your
markets and receiving a deserved t.hnre
of tho world's trade.
Whnt can bo more gratifying to us than
tho present conditions of tho u mntry? A
Continued on Pago 2.J
Tllli NEWS THIS MOKNIN'd
Weather Indications Todiyi
tMHl NORTHEAST QALE8.
1 General British Sustain a Crushing
Defeat In South Africa.
President McKinley In Virginia,
Agulnaldo's Presumption.
Henry Cabot Lodge on Expansion.
3 General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial.
3 General Largely Attended Session of
tho County Institute.
Dunmoro Doings.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
5 General Reasons Why Mormon Rob
erts Should Not Bo Seated In Con
gress. 6 Local Report on tho New Y. M. C.
A. Plans.
Old Forgo Murderer Still nt Large.
7 Local Offlclnl List of Candidates for
next Tuesday's Election.
Fight Over tho New Trolley Road.
8 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
9 Rbund About tho County.
10 Local Live Industrial News.
Dr. Billiard on Homeopathy.
THE REVOLUTION IN
CENTRAL AMERICA
Seven of the Insurgents' Vessels De
stroyed Leader Uribe Killed and
Ruiz Taken Prisoner.
Colon, Columbia, Oct. 31. A report
has reached here that on October 22
two armed government steamers de
stroyed seven insurgents vessels, one of
the latter sinking with, It Is rumored,
200 soldiers. The government troops
were victorious In a pitched battle
with the Insurgents near Bucaramangu.
The Insurgent leader, Uribc, was
killed und the Insurgent leader Ruiz
taken prisoner.
It Is now believed that the revolution
Is ending.
SINGING BROKE UP A HOME.
Young Man with a Fine Tenor Voico
Won the Wife Away.
Allentown. Pa.. Oct. 31. Wesley,
Hawk, a young silk wcner of this city,
was arrested today by Chief of Pollen
McGee, at the Instance of Amos Dumn,
of Fleetwood, Berks county, who
charges Hawk Ith alienating the af
foctlons of his wife. Duinn was form
erly recorder of deeds of Berks coun-
ty nnu is aeuvo in iiemocrauc poimcs.
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Ho is wealthy nnd owns a great deal tllt, administration of President McKIn
of property at Fleetwood. Ills wife is lPy. which Is churned with thut duty, in
an attractive woman of 30 years, and , all meusures for the accomplishment oC
upon her Dumn lavished nil that money
could buy. ns ier fancy dictated.
When she wanted a piano It was at
once procured, and when she desired a
spanking team that ' attracted her
fancy it was placed at her disposal.
Mrs. Dumn loved the society of young ! not only be excluded from thoeo mar
nfoii. and her husband never objected ! Ucts. but W8 hn11 s,nn(l fnco t0 f0
until Hawk made his appearance in tho
town. Ho came there about a year ngo
to1 work In the silk mill, and soon after
he mot the pretty Mrs. Dumn. Hawk,
who Is possessed of a t'ne tenor voice,
had little trouble In winning the ad
miration of Mrs. Dumn. who Is pass
lonutcly fond of music.
Hawk paid frequent visits to the
Dumn house, but his calls became no
frequent as to excite public comment.
The husband became suspicious, but In
dulged Hawk's attentions to his wife
until several months ago, when ho
forbade him the house. Not long after
Hawk left Fleetwcod and came to At
lentown, whither lie wan followed six
weeks ago bv Mrs Dumn. 'l lie latter, mu8ter of Manila cun make terms with
it Is alleged, told her husband that,fcry power lit the Kast and
she was going to visit friends at thoso vast markets must bo held
wnitro.Hnrrn for some wfoks. and open in the Interests of our Industry and
Dumn gave her $300 to my the expen-
ses of the trip and to enable her to
have a plearnnt time. She, however,
came only ns far as Allentown, where
she Joined Hawk.
The two lived together at a hotel un
til Saturday night, when Dumn, wit
had heard of his wife s unfaithfulness,
came to Allentown to inestlgate. Ho
Mid wnrrants issued for the arrest of
the couple, but a friend of Mrs. Dumn,
who had learned of the husband's In
tentions, came to Allentown on the
samo train and gave the couplo the tip.
Mrs. Dumn managed to pack her
trunks just In lime to escape, but
Hawk was nrrsted today at work and
was lodged In jail.
The police have possession of many
gushing love letters that passed be
, tween the couple.
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pENNSyi,vANIANS IN GOTHAM.
,
Their First Annual Dinner Held at
the Waldorf-Astoria.
New York. Oct. 31. Two hundred
members of the Pennsylvania society
of Now york nPj ti,plr flr8t anUal
dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria tonight.
Those who responded to toasts when
called were Charles Kniory Smith.
"The President of the United States:"
Congressman C. W. Stone, of Warren,
Pa "The State of Pennsylvania;" J.
L. McCurdy, tho "Fellowship of Penn
sylvanians nnd the South;" Hampton
t. Carson, "The Philadelphia Bar;"
Fred Powers, "The Newspaper Press;"
Tunis G. Bergen, "Kindred Societies;"
Rev. S. D. McConnell. "Pennsylvania
and tho Church," nnd John Drew, "Old
Philadelphia and the Stage."
CAPE COLONY PROCLAMATION.
Sir Alfred Mllner Issues Reply to
the Boer Manifesto.
London, Oct. 31. Tho colonial office
received this evening a dispatch from
Sir Alfred Mllner, governor of Cape
Colony, saying that he had Issued a
proclamation In reply to the Boer
proclamation annexing a portion of
Capa Colony, In the course of which
he had warned British subjects to dis
regard all such annexation pronounce
ments. Sir Alfred Mllner adds, however, that
so far as he can discover, tho people
north of tho Vnal river accept tho ul
legcd annexation as a fact.
MR. LODGE ON
EXPANSION
A Few Reasons Why the
Philippines Should
Be Retained.
THE KEY TO THE ORIENT
A Possession Rightfully tho Proportyj
of tho United States by Treaty witlj
Spain The Chineso Question De
mands Vigilanco on Part of th
Administration. j
Boston, Oct. 31. At tho annual dln
ner of tho Republican club in this cltyi
tonight Henry Cabot Lodge delivered
n masterly address on the situation la
the cast.
United States Senator Lodge spoke in
part ns follows:
Tho only government and tho only i
creignty In tho Philippines wero tho.id
of Spain, und they have tranAfiorred tol
us rightfully and righteously In tha
Philippines, as n consequence of Dowoy'B
great victory In Manila Bay. Wo havo
been attacked thero by Insurgents, na
tives of tho Island, under chiefs Tttio
would now bo vegetatlnc In tho exile cA
Hong Konc unhonored and unsung: had
It not been for the American fleet and
tho American army. These Insurgents,
Just before tho ratification of the treaty;
of peace, attacked our troops, wantonly
nnd without provocation, nnd that was
tho way tho war began. Tho insurgent
leaders showed to us tho blackest lu
grntltude, nnd thero Is no proof what
over that they represent even tho Tagal
minority of tho people of tho island.
I behove in retaining tho Philippine
Islands, and have always bolloved in
that policy. They should bo rotalncd aa
a possession of tho United States, not in
corporated In our body politics nor
brought within our tarln. We can trust
ourselves to govern them well and to
gain tho entire nssent of tho governed. I
believe that wo should first put down dls.
1 f-ti(1fi nrtil foutnr.i niuirn nnd 4tinf 4Viart
I we snow Rl;.e to those 'islands the best
government possible, which I know wa
are entirely capable of doing. I belleva
tlnit our first and Immediate duty, to
which all others aro subordinate, is to
push this wur with all the energy and
resources we can command to a prompt
i ,, citturv.iii .
nnd successful conclusion, and I there-
f, ,, -,, wi,i, tnv ,, ritnrt
its dltllcult tusk.
Our Trade with China.
Our trade with China has been erow-
, liiif rapidly. But within a few years w
j have seen Russia closing In upon tha
Chinese empire. If sho succecdu wo shall
with a power controlling on extent of
tenltory ami a mass of population, tha
like of which tho world has never seen.
In the presence of such a coloesus ot
despotism and military socialism the wol
fare of every tree people is In danger.
Long boforo any ono dreamed that wo
should ever know tho Philippines except
by name, some of us In Washington had
foreseen this peril looming on tho hori
zon, and hud realized that sooner or
later th I'nltod States, In mero self
defense, would be obliged to take an In
terest In the Chineso question nnd to
insist that wo would not bo shut out
from those markets. Suddenly cumo tho
Spanish war, Dewey's ileet wus ut Manila
and we wero the masters of the Philip
pines. We were at Hawaii, and wo had
our foothold on the island of Luzon. Tho
our commerce of our farmers and our
working men. to the frco competition oC
i mankind, a contest In which tho genlud
of American enterprise need fear n
rival.
The Other Side.
There Is another sldo to this question
tho sldo of duty and of honor. Wo wero
brought to tho Philippines by tho for tuna
! of war. I can c nceivn of di.ferencos ofi
opinion as to tho wlsfjlnt of our keeping;
thom. 1 can understand differences oc
opinion as to our methods ot governing
und administering them, but I cannot
understand when our soldiers aro in tha
Held, face to face with an enemy, that
there should bo any party, or any or-
ganlzntlou ut men In this country, ready
, to cry out, Surrender! Tho soldiers o
the United States iti the Philippines,
where they havo tho right to be by tha
laws of nations, by tho laws of this
country and bv the laws of sound morals
uro lighting with tho public enemies o
the United States. Ltider those circum
stances 1 see put ono course, l do not
know how others may vote, hut I vota
with tho nrmy that wears the uniform,
and carries tho Hag of my country. Wo
ulonu stand bctwen thoso islands and
utter anarchy, or their conquest by Rus
sia or Germany. I urn opposed to turn
ing thoso Islands over to anarchy.
1 bellevo that we can glvo to thos
people a larger measure of penco and hap
piness, of lreedom and prot-perlty than
any other nation In the world, for I be
llevo in tho capacity, in the honesty and
iho good faith of tho American people.
Wo can subdue this Insurrection, wo can
bring peace and older to these lslunds,
wo can clvo liberty nnd prosperity to
their Inhabitants. Shall wo call home
Dewey's ships, shall wo bid our soldiers
retreat, shall wo haul down the Has.
and as we fold It up write upon It "full
lire," a word which hns never been
thero yet? Thero Is but ono answer
tho American people, bravo and high
spirited ns they arc, will make, and that
answer Is Never! Never! Never!
Steamship Arrivals.
Now York, Oct. 31. Cleared: Noord.
land, Antwerp; Teutonic, Liverpool; St,
Louis, Southampton. Sailed: Taurlo,
Liverpool; Knlsor Wllhelm Der Grobio,
Dremen via Cherbourg and Southampton.
Rotterdam Arrived: Maasdam, New
York. Isle ot Wight Passed; Patrla,
New York for Hamburg.
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f WEATHER TOREOAST. X
f Wnshlngton,Oct. 3t Forecast for ?
f Wednesday: Eastern Pennsylva- 4
-f nla Rain followed by fair Wed- 4
f nesday with northeasterly, shift- 4
4- lng to northwesterly gules. Thurs- -f
4- fair and cooler. 4i
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