jfT -.. i mSr. (f
- ' -
TWO CENTS.
SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY' MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1899.
TWO CENTS.
BRITISH' ARE STILL
FULL
Garrison at Ladysmitli
Continue in Good
Spirits.
STUBBORN ALL DAY BATTLE
Doer Attack on Lndysmlth Yester
day Unsuccessful British Naval
Brignde3s Effective Work Heavy
Forty-Pounder of the Burghers
Knocked Off Its Platform Other
Guns Silenced Enemy's Loss Be
lieved to Have Been Heavy Aban
doned Their Positions Artillery
Duel Still in Progress Last Night.
London, Nov. 2. The breakdown In
tho Delago.a cable route, combined with
the monopolization of the nvnllablo
telegraph lines by tho government and
British staff officers, is responsible for
the fact that nothing further has ar
rived from South Africa.
II ti midnight nothing had been re
relvel concerning Monday's casualties.
The war office officials are working
under great strain. Captain Perrlott,
staff captain to the military secretary,
has Just died, his end being hastened
by anxiety and overwork.
An unconfirmed statement Is pub
lished that General Sir Hedvors Bullcr
has left Cape Town for Lndysmlth.
Tin' queen Is credited with expressing
sin. ere pity for Sir George Stewart
Vhtt and the officials are In nowise
inclined to judge him harshly. So far
as the public Is concerned, however,
while gratification Is fell at the muu
ner In which the Isolated battalions
surrendered, there is still severe crltl
'lKin for General White and Lieuten
ant Colonel Carleton for nllowlng the
column to get out of touch, for the ab
sence of proper scouting, and for not
retiring when the ammunition was lost.
BOERS ABANDON POSITIONS.
Their Forty Pounder Is Knocked Off
Its Platform.
Cape Town. Oct. SI. (Evening, delayed
In transmission) Guns of tho British
naval briendo have knocked the Boer
forty-pounder off Its platform and have
silenced the Boer guns on liepworth
Hll. The Boers abandoned their nosl-
tions
London. Nov. . It was announced '
today In a special dispatch from Lady
smith that the Boers again closed
around the place on Monday night,
sending shells Into the British camp.
The two guns landed from the British
cruiser Fowerful opened fire on th
fliwri. nt It.-,, Ti,.,B,l Ml,., I-
brought up more guns, but some of
them were silenced. It is added that
tho Boers loss must have been heavv.
The garrison at Lndysmlth Is de-
scribed as belncr In ?r,t Kntrltc r,,l
confident. and t'lm irnni.a nv ni,i i
be full of fight. The artillery duel was engage his services to any employer,
still in progress Tuesday night. .nnd on what wages, teims and con-
-n-itid. t-- dltlons ho rleases."
iiritlsli Losses. m. . , , ., . ..
I The opinion ends n losing light for
London. j,ov. 1. A careful calcula- the union which tried to unionize Mr.
tlon of the British losses In nil the en- Flaccus' factory.
gagements since the outbreak of hos- '---
tllities, excluding the casualties,! MAIL WAGON RECOVERED,
among the non-commlslonod office '
the
ana men in Monday's disaster nit
Ladysinlth. which are thus far un
known here, gives a total of Ulfi, to
which probably l.'.'OO will need to ba
added whn details regarding tho
Ladysmitli revet so are received. This
total Is made up ns follows: officers,
133 10 belnr killed. CI wounded, and
C3 captured Men. '.S3, being 137 killed,
40" wounded and l.il captured
The war office today Jsmcd the fol
lowing additional list of t,S papulation
sustained by General Yule's force from
the time of the battle of Glencoo until
It joined tho force of Sir Gemge White:
King's rllles, 4 killed. 13 wounded.
Leicestershire regiment, 1 wounded,
9 missing.
Artillery. 1 killed, 1 wounded, 2 miss
ing Mounted Infantry, 27 missing.
The last mentioned were attached to
the squadron of the 18th Hus3ars that
was entrapped by the Poors after thu
battle of Glencoo. They were undoubt
edly captured with the Hussars.
Another Army Division.
It was supposed at Aldershot to
night that another complete army dl-
vision will forthwith bo formed' for
service in 3outb Africa. The division
consists or io.ow men nnd r.t guns.
This is possibly a preliminary step to
wards the calling out of a second nrmy
corps,
LEYDS ON WHITE'S ERROR.
Boers' Representative monds His
Estimate of Burghers' Force.
Brussels, Nov. 1. Dr. Leyds, tho spe
cial representative of the Transvaal
government In Europe, In the cousa
of an Interview regarding tho situation
at Ladysmitli, said he wrb astonished
at the news of tho British disaster.
While paying .a Warm tribute to the
candpr of Sir George White, he pointed
out that a tnctlc.U error had been com
mitted by the Brltlh commander In
dlvldng his forces and underrating thu
r.trength of the Boers. He declined to
give an opinion regarding future de
velopments. Telrgrnms of congratula
tion had been received by him, ho
added, from nil parts of Europe nnd
from nil classes of society.
In reply to a question as to the Boer
forces, Pr. Leyds mild that the com-"'
Dined commandos of the Transvaal and
OF FIGHT
the Free State aggregated only GO.000
Including old men and boys
TO ASCERTAIN BOERS' LOSS.
Dr. Leyds Granted Permission to
Cable to Pretoria.
Brussels, Nov. 1. Dr. ly?yds, the dip
lomatic agent of the Transvaal, hns re
ceived the consent of the British sec
retary of war, the Marquis of Lnns
downc. to allow a cable message to bo
sent to Pretoria to ask tho number ot
killed and wounded on the side of the
Boero.
CANARD ABOUT A TROOPSHIP.
i "
Berlin Report of tho Loss of the
Nubia Discredited.
London. Nov. 1. The ronort. which
nppears to have emanated from Berlin, '
of the loss of a British troopship bound
for the Cape, Is discredited here. Tho
Nubia of the Peninsular and Oriental
Line was the ship mentioned, but that .
company has no lsnnwledge of any dls
aster and tho officials say they do not ,
know whence the report originated.
The Nubia sailed from Southampton j
October 21 for South Africa, via St. I
Vincent. Cape de Verde Islands, which
place she left on Monday.
UNION MEN MUST NOT
MOLEST APPRENTICES
Judge White Hands Down Impor
tant Opinion az Pittsburg Defin
ing the Rights of Independent
Glass Factories.
Pittsburg, Nov. 1. Judge J. W. P.
White handed down an opinion today
In the suit of Charles L. Flaccus
against W. J. Smith, et al., officers ot
tho American Flint Gloss Workers'
union, retraining the defendants fioni
interfering In nnv way with the ap-
prentices of the1 plaintiff. The opinion
affirms th
Ight of an employer :o
hire and discharge men without Inter
ference by the union. Tho court says:
"The plaintiff had an undoubted,
right to establish ami operate Id
works as an independent factory. Ho t
had an undoubted right to employ I
workmen not connected with the Amer
ican Flint Glass Workcis' union, or
any other union or organization, and
to dismiss them If they joined. Ho had
in undoubted right to take appren
tices to learn his trade and enter into
Indentures signed by the apprentice
and his parent, as was done In the
case.
"if it were not for these Independent
factoiles many a worthy voung man
would be prevented from learning a
trade, for In union factories the master
cannot take nn apprentice without the
consent of the union. No person, or
ganizntlon or association whatever has
any right to interfere with the work
men or apprentices for the purpose of
compelling tho operator to join tho
union.
"It Is the dtltv of overc inin In t.mLrn
an honest living in the world. To this I
..ml h, line nn nl..nlnt ..ht tn Minn.,.
his trade or vocation, or engage In
any lawful business, and no person.
association or organization has a right
to hinder or Interfere with him. Ho
lias a natural nnd innllennblo rlr-hr to
the fruits of his own lniior. Tin m.
Thirty Thousand Letters Went Down
With the Ferryboat Chicago.
New York, Nov. l.-Th mall from
l. ...- .,,1,1. .1. .,..! 1. ..... r I
. u. Au. TV "u "Try-;
uiiui v. jiir.iKu mm wuicu was recoveroci i
last evening was laid out to dry In thj '
boiler room in the basement of tho I
general postolllce nil night and a con. I
stdcrabh; portion was in condition for
delivery when the carriers niadu their
llrst tour this morning. Much of It,
however, was so water soaked that it I
needed further drying before It could
Ik- handled. i
Tho packages were mostly Intact, '
nnd tho contents were little damaged
except for the soaking which rendered I
a few of the addresses nlmost unde
cipherable. Thero were between 23,000
and iO.000 letters for city delivery In
the mail.
Silver on the Chicago.
Now York. Nov. 1. Nearly the whole
afternoon was consumed in removing tho
bars of sliver from ilio wreck of the fer
ry boat Chicago In North Blver. It is said
tonight thut there was bout JjO.uoo worth
of hllver. This was removed, a bur at u
limn Tlin ,lli'ri' t.-miM lw,. ,1... l.r....
! one by one in u bag ami tie tho bag to a
: ropo to bo hoisted to the BUifaee.
Test of Aimor.
Washington. Nov. l.-Tost was miiile
today at Indian Head of a plate varying
In thickness from 9 to 14 inches and rep
resenting the side armor of tho Illinois.
Two shots were fired with hatlsfactory
results und "00 tons of tho plute ware ac
cepted. Germany Is Neutral.
Berlin, Nov. 1. Tho Deutsche Nuchs
rlchten In the course of an article evi
dently Inspired. ays: "Germany ha3 no
Intention of playing Into tho hands of
Trance by intervening In the Transvaal,
f-ihe Intends to purtue a course of abso
lute neutrality,
m i
Fire Burns Bibles.
Philadelphia, Nov. 1. Flro tonight par
tially destroyed tho stock and building
of A. p. llnllman & Co., at No. 122 Arch
fctreet publishers of Bible and photo
grnpl alliums. Tho loss I estimated at
JI0,(i), fully covered by insurance.
JDewey Elected Comrannder.
JS'frv York, Nov. l.-At a meeting to
nlBt of tho New York commnndery of
.thfNnviu order of the United Stales to
t'Vt officers for the ensuing year. Ail-
niirnl Dewey was elected commander.
READY FOR THE
GLOVE BATTLE
THE PUGILISTS END
TRAINING.
THEIR
Jeffries and Sharkey Now Take Only
Light Exorcise Ready for tho
Fight Tomorrow Night nt Consy
Island Large Sale of Seats.
New York, Nov. 1. iJliri JeftrleB and
Tom Sharkey have practically ended
their training and, save for light ex
ercise will Uo nothing more until they
face one another In the arena of the
Coney Island Sporting club on Friday
night. They have both worked hard
for the contest and will probably prove
to be In excellent condition. Soma
doubts have been expressed as to tha
form of Jeffries, as bo has only done
about seven weeks' work for the light,
but his manuger, Billy Brady, and
his trainers, Tommy Ryan and Billy
Doluney, unite In declaring that he Is
In entirely satisfactory shape. He him
self asserts that ho Is satisfied that
he Is stronger and better than he was
on the night when he met Bob Fltz
slmmons In the same ring and defeat
ed him. On the other hand there Is no
doubt about the condition of Sharkey,
lie began wont while In California ear
ly Inst summer, und has kept pegging
away at it ever since. He is ambitious
to be the champion pugilist of tho
world In his cluss anil does not want
the matter of condition to stand In his
way. Ills trainers, Tim McGrath and
Bob Armstrong, and his manager, Tom
O'Rourke, nave been compeued to
watch him to guard against going over
the mnrk whore he would be strong.
As It Is, lie Is In nearly perfect form.
Jeft'erles may spend the night before
tho light in New York. He Is very
anxious to see Will Curley, the Eng
lish bantam, In his fight with George
Dixon at tho Broadway A. C. tomor
row night, and unless serious objec
tion Is made bv those who have him In
hand, will come up from Allcnhurst,
where he has trained, tomorrow night.
He hns been warned that thero is dan
ger of exposing himself to the night
air. and if he does not change his
plan it will be Friday noon before
he leaves for the scene of the battle.
"lH nn, now Is to roat'h 0onP' l!,,anrl
laU' Friday afternoon and take dinner
at one of tho resorts there. Sharkey
will not leave New Doip until Fri
day afternoon. He may spend part o
the afternoon at Martin's hotel. In this
ity, but It Is more probable that he
will go direct to Coney Island.
Eve of Contest.
The eve of the contest finds both men
supremely confident. Moth are calm
and will go to the fray as veterans In
to action. .Thousands of dollars have
been wagered on the outcome of the
tight. .TeffilcH remains tho favorite,
mid the prevailing odds are 10 to S, al
though some money Is placed (it short
er terms than that. It Is expected that
the flood of Sharkey money that cams
sweeping into town earlier in the week
would make tho terms oven by the call
of time on Friday night, but men who
follow the books and make a busi
ness of financial risks of a sporting
nature, are tonight predicting that Jef
fries will maintain bis lead In betting
favor.
The house promises to be the largest
that ever gathered for a puglllstie en-
""r in Now York or anywhere else
in 1111S Country. JJ10 SaiO Ot SeaiS SO
Lfar haB been tremendous and if it
CCCI)3 un tnt' nouse wlu be sola out
I rh, boxes near tho stage went at 3a
al'lecc whl, ,tlle bcat Mats near the
ring commanded from $lu to $2u. Gen-
ei-al admission Is to cost $3, and It Is
expected that the size of the gate ex
pressed in dollars, will bo close to $100,
000. Spectators will be In attendance
from every state In the union. Several
large delegations from south nnd
middle west got In today and others
from California and extreme west and
New England will nrrlve tomorrow.
Hotel corridors and cafes are overflow
ing with fight talk. There are offers to
bet predictions as to the length that
the match will go, speculation and
l""l"--. C" . H.IW.J, l.i. ,,(,!""
niliAni nm - t i-ifr-t n t 1 iflirAnnna
arguments from the men who cham-
plon one or the other of the big light
ers. Neither of the men did much work
today, owing to the storm. At Asbury
Park Jeffries began with a short run
on the road in the morning, then rested
until 2 o'clock, when he sparred with
Ryan for the benefit of Prof, Mike
Donovan, who had come to see him
work. Later In the afternoon ho
punched tho bag for twenty minutes,
skipped the rope a thousand times, and
worked with pulleys, dumb-bells nnd
tho wrist machine for half an hour.
After a brief rest, Jeffries played a
couple of four-handed games of cro
quet. Moving Pictures Taken.
Thin was blograph day at Sharkey's
Now Dorp training quarters. The
moving picture people went down to
take u number of views of the big
sailor training and they occupied his
time for a considerable period. It was
a day of easy work for tho Irishman.
He took just enough exerciso to keep
his wind apparatus In working order
and Insure his muscles remaining lim
ber and supple. Before breakfast he
took a short stroll with Tim McGr.ath,
his trainer, and ufter tho mal ho
went out on the road for n four mile
walk nnd trot. He came running In
nfterwurd perspiring freely.but breath
ing without the slightest perceptible
effort. Dr. Butler, Sharkey's physi
cian, wont down to nee him nt noon.
Ho has carefully noticed Sharkey dur
ing his whole ten weeks In training.
Ho went down today to make u last
examination of his charge and seo for
tho fighter's management If tho man
was In tho condition they expected of
him. Dr. Butler, after remulnlng with
Shnrkey all day, said:
Sharkey Is In perfect condition. I
have watched him over since he began
work and I feel satisfied that he has
developed to his most posslblo muscle
development. His digestion, all his
Internal organs are In perfect condition.
Ifo Is not in the least stale, nnd I
think will be able to put up his best
fight Friday night."
In the afternoon Sharkey went out on
the road again for a two mile trot.
Toworrow lie will punch the bas a few
rounds in the morning and lake a
short road run in the afternoon.
Many wagers were placed tonight on
the result of the big fight. Jim Wnko
ly a staunch admirer of Jeffries, wns
one of the heaviest bettors today, plnc
lng $3,200 on the Callfornlan's chances.
James J. Corbett bet $1,000 against $800
on Jeffries with George Krnuss. Dick
Dougherty, who has a commission of
$5,000 to place on Jeffries, bet $2,000 to
night against $1,600 with J. W. Mason.
The remaining $3,000 will bo posted at
tho same odds. The articles of agree
ment under which JefTrles and Sharkey
will fight for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world calls for twenty
live rounds. They will battle for 06 2-3
per cent, of the gross receipts, of which
the winner will receive 73 per cent.
MR. HOBART'S CONDITION.
Tho Vice-President Rested Quietly
Yesterday, with Little Change.
Pnterson, Nov. 1. Vice-President Ho
bart's wonderful vitality stood him In
good stead today, and, notwithstanding
he took little nourishment, he was un
usually blight this evening and asked
Mrs, Hobart to read him the news
papers. An occasional spoonful of
brandy and milk and a little grape
juice wore given to him In the morn
ing. Through tho trying ordeal Mrs.
Hobart bears up surprisingly well. She
remains with the nurses most of the
time In tho sick room.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the vice
president was beginning to doze, Just
as Mrs. Hobart had llnlshed reading
tho papers to him. The patient was
then resting quietly nnd tho only thing
feared by tho physicians was an attack
like that on Tuesday morning. It 1-s
feared he may go off In one of them,
because he Is becoming weaker as tho
time goes on.
Mr. Hobart continued to rest easily
tonight nnd a comfortable night Is an
ticipated. Mrs. Hobart tonight sent tho follow
ing telegram to President AIcKlnley:
Mr. llolnirt jmsred a restful day and
evening. Uo sends love to you and Mrs.
McKlnley, In which I loin.
(Signed) Jennie T. Hobart.
SUCCESS OF THE TESTS.
Marconi Wireless Telegraphy Worked
Satisfactorily at Sea Messages
Sent Over a Distance of Thirty-six
Miles.
New York, Nov. 1. The correspond
ent of the Associated Press on board
the cruiser New York sent the follow
ing dispatch by tho Marconi wireless
telegraphy system:
"Fresh blow too strong for Massa
chusetts spar, so no communication till
Massachusetts passed In. Wo worked
with Massachusetts last night thirty
six miles. Going to Tompklnsvlllo
anchorage and Massachusetts Inside
the lToflR." Out again tomorrow. Mas
sachusetts lost anchor In morning blow.
This via Naveslnk, with whom we
worked O. K."
This dispatch was received at tho
wireless station at tho Highlands of
Naveslnk and delivered to tho land lino
at 10.30 a. in., and delivered to the As
sociated Press at New York at It
o'clock.
Yesterday's test at sea showed that
over twenty-nine miles ot the Atlantic
ocean, over housetops, church spires,
towering office buildings, the Marconi
electrical ripples successfully carried
nnd dropped messages between two
moving warships. The test proved that
within a radius of twenty-one miles
mess-ages can be transmitted by wire
less telegraphy with all tho accuracy
and precision of nn ordinary land line.
It also proved that bill's, high build
ings, wires and wind currents do not
break the forco of tho electrical waves,
and do not Interfere In the slightest
degree with the transmission of mes
sages. METHODIST BISHOPS MEET.
Scmi-Annual Gathering at Phila
delphia. Philadelphia, Nnv. 1. The semi-annual
meeting of the board of bishops
of the Methodist church began hei-e- to
day and the sessions will be continued
until next Wednesday. Today's meet
ing was an extensive one.
The following bishops were In attend
ance Tlwmas Bowman, Stephen M. Merrill,
of Chicago; Kdward G. Andrews, of
New York; Henry W. Warren, Univer
sity Park, Colorado; Cyrus I. Foss. A.
Hurst, of Washington, D. C; William
X. Ninde, of Detroit; John M. Wnldem.
ot Cincinnati; William F. Mallleu, of
Boston: Charles 11. Fowltr, of Buffalo;
John If. Vincent, of Topoka. Kansas;
James N. Fitzgerald, of St. Louis, Mo.;
Isaac W. Joyce, of Minneapolis Dan
iel A. Goodsell. of Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Charles C. MeCabe, Fort Worth. Tex
as, nnd Missionary Bishop James M.
Thoburn, of Bombay, India.
Bishop Farl Cranston is in China on
, a mission and Missionary Bishop J. C.
. Hnrtzoll is at Rhodesia, In South Af
! rica. Both sent word that they could
not attend tho sessions.
Ono of the principal objects of the
convention Is to regulate the work
to be done by the various churcn
boards dining the six months from
January to July.
Tho superlntendency of the annual
spring conference will be arranged nnd
the outline of the work of the church
extension, the frcedmeu's aid and tho
mission boards presented.
From this Ity the bishops go to
Baltimore for a fvsslon of four dnys of
the church extension board which con
venes Novembm 9. There are thirty
other members In addition to the bish
ops on this board. On November 13 tho
bMiops return to tills city for a ses
sion of tho board of frecdmen's aid. and
on November Ifi opens tho session of
tho board of missions nt Washington,
D. C. Tho threo committees act In con
junction In determining the benevolent
work for each conference.
Wreck of the J. L. Caldwell.
Charleston. S. C. Nov. l.-Tho Clyde
steamer Navnhoe which arrived hero this
morning, hud on board a sailor who was
picked up nt sea. Ho reported the wreck
of the schooner J. L. Caldwell oft Capo
Roman on Mondny. Tho crow consisted
pf nine men and It wns believed eight of
them with lost. Tho schooner had a
mirgo of lumber and cleared at Per
nandlnu for New York.
MR. WANAMAKER
ON ELECTIONS
HIS LETTER TO BUSINESS MEN'S
CLUB.
The Ex-Offlco Holder Regards Elec
tions as the Source of all Political
Evils Claims That Wo Have Not
Had nn Honest Election in Ponn-'
sylvania for Years Attack on
Present Ballot Law.
Philadelphia, Nov. I. John Wana
maker today sent a letter to William
Sellers, president of the Business Men's
Republican League. The letter in part
Is as follows:
Tho Business Men's league by tho In
auguration of Its recent eflort to protect
the ballot trom pollution, raises nga'n
Into prominence tho defects of our pres
ent electoral system. This is timely and
suggests n thorough ccmiderntlou ot the
entire subject of our ballot law. Bad
government, to contend against which
your league wns formed; bad public of
ficials, to prevent if possible the election
of whom your organization wns called
Into being, arc not tho deliberate cholco
ot tho people and nro not properly charge
nbio against tho general citizenship ot
tho city, stato and ITnlon.
Tho source of these evils Is corrupt
elections. Tho abuses havo never been !
sanctioned by tho public voice, freely, i
honestly and Icgnlly expressed at the bal
lot box. liven tho worst of the people.
unmoved by personal considerations, pre- i
fcr a good government to a bad one.
Why then do they not demand and en
force good government by their votes?
Ilecauso vast partisan organizations, j
with eyes and bunds reaching Into every
precinct, encompass them, with ward
nnd watch; political machines grasp and
impel them from the beginning to thu
end of a campulgn; great Industrial con
cerns enforce obedience to their com
mands; .the political or Industrial boss !
everywhere; tho tempter of the weak, or
tho poor. Is ever at hand; and when the
host of Pemuylvnnla free men, sup
posed to bo enlightened and Independent,
march to tho polls, each Individual voter
knows that he Is ectlng under a remorse
less esplonago from which theie is no
refuse or escape; that lie must answer
to his party, lib: boss or his industrial
master, if he is In any wlso dependent;
that his ambitious may be crushed, his
employment terminated. his bread
stopped. If he consults his own conscience
and votes according to his own judgment;
while for those who nro liable to such
temptations the bribes of money and
drink are offered on every side. Is such
a proceeding an election? Wo know per
fectly well that It la not. We havo not
had an honest election In Pennsylvania
for years.
Dependent Voters.
How many Pennsylvania voters are In
an Industrial tense dependent? Look at
tho pay rolls of the great employers,
steam railroads, street railways, mining
and manufacturing concerns, contractors
and tho hosts ot oflico" holders, federal,
stato and municipal. They numbor hun
dieds of thousands in this common
f.'ealth three or four times moro than
tho balance of power between tho two
leading parties, upon natural lines of
division.
I do not sav that all or even a great
proportion of large employers abuse this
obvious power. Hut Is It wlso to leave
the power In their hands? Certainly
many, possibly most of tho employes, ns
yet disdain to yield their manhood nnd
citizenship to such restraint. But Is it
right to subject them to the ordeal?
There can be no pure government with
out pure elections public authority taint
ed nt tne source is tainted throughout.
While the primaries remain practically
unregulated nnd run by the machines and
tho general elections nro ns they havo
been In this stnto we can, I fear, hopo
for no great or permanent change for tho
better. The remedy, patent to all re
flecting men Is a radical reformation of
registration and election laws, the to
tal exclusion of the present system, to
lie replaced by personal registration, the
Australian ballot, or the unerring voting
machine, If such thero be. Then every
elector would bo accountable to himself
alone.
Of the present electoral system In this
stato It may bo said that human In
genuity could perhaps not devise a worse.
The ballot should be either absolutely
open and public or absolutely secret and
i private.
Our present ballot law Is Just secret
enough to protect fraud, but not tho
voter, and open enough to admit of coer
cion and bribery. The abuses of reglstra
' tlon nro monstrous, uiidenled and uncon
1 ceiled. Tho assessors lists In Plilladcl
j phla are the open invitation to and foun
! clutlon for almost limitless fraud. When
we go to the polls we find secret places,
erected and maintained nt the public ex
pense, where the spy, tho bull-dozer and
tho bribe giver may citond to their busi
ness In perfect security. These transac
tions In votea awful, terrible In the ag
gregatego on before ull eyes.
Reform Measures Fnil.
A number of bills and Joint resolutions
' intended to meet tho universal demand
for Immediate reform wero Introduced
In tho last session of the legislature.
Some of them wero mero palliatives
some wero more but they havo ull fnlled.
Tho Fow registration bill was killed In
i the house; tho Keator ballot bill failed
In the senate. Some members did not
want honest elections others regarded
thoso bills ns unconstitutional, and. of
course, futile. And so they fell between
, the friends and the enemies of reform.
i Tho remorseless und sleepless political
machines achieved u victory. The undlo
crimlnating abuse of tho legislature for
, theso failure would bo unfair. While tho
constitution stands as It Is there enn be
I no secret ballot, and our only cholco Is
between further submission to tho exist
ing cumbersome, ejipu Me t ud vexatious
system encouraging end pioteetlng fraud,
eoncintli.n and Intimidation or a return
to tho system bupportcd by It.
Two Joint lesolulloiis proposing amend
ments which If adopted by tho people
would open the way for personal regis-
i tiatiun und ballot reform, wero passed
through both houses but were vetoed by
the governor.
But even It the executive had not de
termined without authority whatever to
block this process of amendment It Is un
certain and tedious. t
After consultation with somo of tho
nioft patriotic men and single minded re
Termors in the state. It appears to mo we
have but ono alternative. Let us appeal
to the people to tako this vital question
Into ilnir own hands, und to choose met
to the legislature pledged to call a con
fetltutlonnl convention for Immediate
ballot reform to put tho secrecy of tho
ballot beyond tho reach of machines, cau
cusses, rings, Intrigues or personal or
party exigencies, In the fundamental law
iuclf. This Is tho reform comprehenc
Ing all reforms and tho shortest and
stralghtost road to It Is tho best. If this
Is not the only road open under existing
clrcumstnnces, I would bo glad to have
any other pointed out.
THE KEWS THIS JIOUNINU
Weither Indications Today.'
FAin COOLER.
1 General Ilattlo of Artillery at Lady-
smith.
Americans Capture Filipino Towns.
John Wnnnmiikcr's Letter to Business
Men's League.
Pugilists Jeffreys and Sharkey Ready
for Battle.
2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Suicide of Curtis Andrews,
Teachers' Institute Proceedings.
4 Hdltoriat.
News nnd Comment.
C Local Report on Scrnnton's Water
Supply.
Board of Control Awards Contracts.
0 Local West Scranton nnd Suburban.
7 Round About tho County.
8 Local Live Industrial News.
FUNST0N WILL
SUE IRELAND
His Attorneys Directed to Bring
Action in Libel Against the Arch
bishopWill Also Prosecute the
Monitor.
Kansas City. Nov. 1. A special to the
Star from Albuquerqe, N. M., says:
General Frederick Funston, who Is
en route home with the mustered out
20th Kansas regiment, has wired hN
Topekn attorneys to begin ptoceedlngs
against Archbishop Ireland, of St.
Pnul, for criminal libel because of
statements attributed to the arch
bishop In a recent Interview. General
Funston also Instructed his lnwyeis to
begin criminal and civil priweutlons
against the Monitor, a Catholic paper,
of San Francisco, which printed tin
story.
In a recent interview In Chicago,
Archbishop Ireland, was quoted as say
ing that Oeneriil Funston hud been
charged with looting Catholic churches
In the Philippines. The charge alleged
to have been referred to by the arch
bishop was made by the editor of the
Monitor, soon after the landing off tho
Kansas troops In Kan Frjiuisco. Arch
bishop Ireland in his Chicago Inter
views was quoted us calling upon Gen
eral Funston to deny the truth of tins
article and sue the editor of the Moni
tor for libel or the public would be
obliged against Its will to believe him
guilty of the criminal r.cts of which
he has been accused.
Topekn, Kan., Nov. 1. C. S. deed, ot
the law firm of ftleed. Wure ft Olecd,
stated tonight that his firm had re
ceived absolutely no intimation from
General Funston of any purpose to be-'
gin legal proceedings against Arch
bishop Irelana. Mr. Gleed stated that
he had simply received a personal tele
gram from General Funston request
ing him to ascertain If Archbishop
Ireland had been correctly quoted.
5-r. Gleed added his surmise that Gen
eral Funston desired this Information
to enable him to form a reply to the
archbishop In the event that the In
terview should prove authentic.
St. Paul, Minn.. Nov. 1. Archbishop
Ireland nppeared somewhat sur
prised this evening when he heard that
General - unstnn, of Kansas, was re
ported as about to sue for libel on ac
count of statements attributed to him
In a cnlcago interview. He said ho
had made no charges against General
Funston, but had in conversation ex
pressed the opinion that the state
ments of the San Francisco, paper,
charging the general with having tak
en a priest's robe from a Philippine
church, should be denied by General
Funston nt once lest a failure to deny
led to a wrong impression.
Slosson Still Ahead,
New York, Nov. 1. Hlossou won tlio
professional billiard mutch tonight at
Madison Square garden, Schuefer being
beaten by 1HX) points to 751. Slosson to
night again outplayed Sehaefer by ,100
points against 202, and he therefore In
creased the advantage which he held
when play begun, by :' caroms, and Until
ly ended with it lend of ll:!. Slosson's
nvcrage for tho full yO points was a
slmde over P and his best nm of the
match .'!". Sehaefer evjeeded this urn
twice, making 41 and 8!i In tonight's play.
Ills tivcragi", however, was a little under
four for tho full gi.ine. Slosson's nver
nge tonight was M0.5S; highest runs. "I,
10, 10, 13. Sehaeter's average tonight,
41.57: highest runs, II. X 20, 20,
Strike Abandoned.
Pittsburg, Nov. 1. Tho tlueateiied
strike of 2.000 coal miners In tho Irwin
district, which wns to havo been com.
I iiiHnccd today If the operators diil not
grant tho derrunds of the men for an
i advance of 5 cents a ton, has been aban
doned. The diggers nt the head of the
movement did not lecclve the support ot
the entire district, and decided that tho
denuiuds could only be secured by a gen
eral strike.
Humbert and William Will Meet.
Rome, Nov. 1 It Is announced hero
thut it is certain King Humbcil mid Km
pcror William will meet shortly and that
tho interview will bo of great political
iniiKirtanco to tho Itnllun and German
governments, which have already agreed
to renew tho tienty of alliance. The em
peror, it Is added, Is also urging limpet or
Frunz Josef to visit King Humbert.
Home Missionary Society,
llnrrlsburg. Nov. 1. Tho Women's
Homo Missionary society of tho I'rcs
bvtery of Carlisle began Its annual res
slnn this afternoon. Itev. Dr. Chambers,
of the Pine Street church, where tbe so
doty Is meettne. delivered tho address
of welcome. Tho business sessions will
begin tomorrow.
Pennsylvania Dividend.
Philadelphia, Nov. 1. At a special meet
ing of tho board of directors of tho Penn
sylcvnnta Uullroad company today, a
semi-annual dividend of 23 per cent, was
declared,
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Nov. 1, Pension certifi
cates: Original Lester O. Van Horn,
dead, Iiast Troy, Bradford, (2,
FOUR TOWNS
ARE TAKEN
General Young's Advance
in (he Philip
pines. INSURGENTS DEMORALIZED
Col. Parker Captured a Telegraph
Operator nnd His Escort Found
Copy of a Message to Aguinaldo,
in Which It Was Asserted That
Gen. Lawton Had Been Killed.
Negroes Peaceful Puzzled by tho
American, Cavalry Aguinaldo Ha
Difficulty in Securing Rice.
Manila, Nov. 1. 10.1.-. p. nt. All signs
show that General Young's nuild ad
vnnce Is demorallzlns the nsurgenlH
northward. Prisoners report hem to
be fleeing to tho hills. There are mfny
deserters and sick men und tho former
are taking their arms to the Ameri
cans. The cavalry's rapid movemenis
are a puzzle to the Insurgents. wh
think that the Americans, I.i .miking
so muny places, must have ov i;'iiolm
Ing forces.
Agulnuldo Is personally conducting
the campaign. He Is usklng tne ueoplo
. air rice ami is trying to replenish tho
army with recruits. Out without suc
cess. J -Manila, Nov. 1. General Hughes,
commanding the Blsaynn district, lion
, sunt an encouraging report. IIo says
' the Island of Negros is more peaceful
and orderly than It has been for twen
ty years. The plantcis tiro pursuing
their business undisturbed by tho
bandy of brigands who long levied
tribute on them. The Americans havo
scattered the bandits and propose to
pursue them until they nave; been sup
pressed, i General Young's column entered
i Cabanatuan, north of San Isldro, yes
i terday morning.
Colonel Parker, with two troops of
the Fourth calvary, took possession ot
the eleseited town of Allaga. Captain
Baslon captured u telegraph operator;
and his escort and found a telegram
to Aguinaldo from an Insurgent colonel
, reporting that General Lawton was
killed In a recent light and that hU
body had been sent to Manila,
The operator added that fiOO Insurg
ents wero approaching Allaga from
Tnrlac. Captain Baston's scouts am
ambushed awnltlng them.
Colonel Hays with four troops of the
Fourth cavalry, attacked the towns ot
Talavera and c'ob.al. II? dispersed 150
Insurgents and pursued them, for' threo
miles. Two brass cannon nnd a quan
tity nt ammunition. Including tn.iny
Hntchklss shells, were captured. Cap
tain Huston took a stoivhouso and
quantities of rice, sugar, corn and
forty bullock carts.
The British Mciimshlp Lobuan of
Hong Kong, 500 tons, with a prize
crew fiom the United States gunboat
('ai)tlne t,n board, has arrived here,
She was captured while running thu
blockade of Zambuung.i. She had un
loaded her cargo of nuvohandise.
PHILIPPINE REPORT.
Preliminary One to Bo Rendered at
the Request of the President.
Washington. Nov. 1. Tho members
of the Philippine commission. Admiral
Dewey. Professors Sehurmunn ami
Worcester, nmr Colonel Denljy, will
make n preliminary report to the prasl
dent before the ( ml of this week, and
It Is understood the ronort will bo Im
mediately given to the public. The re
port Is to be. prepared at the request of
the president, ns a result of a confer
ence between the president and tho
commission nt tin- while house today.
Professor Selnum-tim said, after ha
left the white house, that tho report
to ho made this week would covet
certnln phases of the situation which
the president desired cleared up nt till!
time. When nked If the report would
touch upon the so .called Sulu treaty
(the arrangement made between Gen
eral Bates und the Sultan ot Sulu),
Professor Sehurmunn lepllod In laa
negative.
"That was purely u military arrange
ment," he added, "with which the com
mission had nothing to do."
The significant feature of this morn
ing's conference was tho revelation
that the commission is absolutely
unanimous In Its view respecting thf
proper lino of treatment of thu Islands.
ORDERED TO MANILA.
Thirty-ninth Volunteor Regiment to
Sail Tomorrow.
Portland, Ore., Nov, 1. orders havo
been received at Vancouver iinrrnt ks
for the Thlrty-ivhth Infantry nnd tu
companies of the Forty-fifth to embark
on tho transports Pennsylvania und
Olympla on Thursday next.
Washington. Nov. 1. The Forty
til st Volunteer Infantry, now on duty
nt Camp Meade, l'a., has been ordered
to proceed to New York city In time
to embark for the Philippine Islands
on tho transport Logan, scheduled to
sail about Nov. IS or 20.
Steamship Arrivals.
.New York, Nov. 1. Sailed; Teutonic,
Liverpool. Cleared: La Touralne. Havre.
Southampton Sailed: Trave, Bremen fur
New York. Arrived: New York, New
York.
-''
f
f WEATHER FORECAST.
f
Washington, Nov. 1. Forecast
for Thursday: For eastern 1'enn-
sylvunta, fair: cooler Thursday: 4
fair und continued cool Frlduy and
Saturday; fresh northwesterly
winds. .
tt-f.--. -f. tt. .t. -t. -t:-ft.t
i