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SCRANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 0, 1899.
TWO CENTS.
CHECKERED REPORT
Conflicting News Re
ceived from Vari
ous Sources.
ACTION AT LADYSMITH
Women and Chilchen Sent Out of the
City by Geneial White A Report
That the Boers Have Been Routed
at Hesters Hill Rumor Regarding
Uprising of the Basutos.
London, Nov. C. The general belief
In London Is that the Boors aie now
waiting for mou guns from Pretoila
bofoie attacking Ladysmlth. The
fact tint Kir Redvers Buller appeal 3
to have otdeied a retirement from'
Stoimberg and porlrnps from othT
places relieves to soiiil' extent the
public, which otherwise would have
feen fuilhor alarmed, Confidence is
felt In any measure that General Bull
ii may deem desirable
The third class ( miser Peloius has
been oidcred from Gibraltar to Durban
and the thlid i lass cruiser Fearless
from Pent Said to the same point.
Despatches fiom Cape Town nnl
other centers In Cape Colony Indicate
that the Cape Dutch are beeomln r
very restless in consequence of tli3
continued Boer successes.
It appeals that the Boers have de
stroyed the nillway as far as Knap
daar eighteen miles south of Bothullo.
Dm ban, Natal, Nov 2 (Delayed In
transmission) The official roll call
shows that S13 mcmbeis of the Glou
eesteishlro regiment and of the Rojal
Irish Fuslleers are missing, as the te
uit of the encasement on Farquhar's
farm.
Thirtv-two members of the Glouces
teishlie regiment, ten members of the
Roynl Irish ruslleers nnd two memhei i
of the Tenth Mountain battery were
found killed. Between seventy and 100
escaped and returned to Ladysmlth,
whither 150 wourd Ml have been brought
Cape Town, Nov. 2. (Delayed In
tiansmbslon) Another dispatch from
Ladj smith avs the Doers hive pro-
la'med the upper Tugela division of
Natal annexed to the Change Tree
State
Colenso, Natal, Nov 2. Afternoon
CDelajed In transmission) The Boots
have opened fire on Ladysmlth, from
the south side, with guns posted b
tween Colen.so and General White's
camp Their fho In the direction of
Colenso Ins not thus far proved dam
aging Colenso. Nov. 29 p. m (Delayed In
nansmls ion) Colenso at this hour is
thieite-ed by the enemy. Ills patrols
In advance of Boer forces 2 000 strong,
but without Held guns, are marching
In an casteily diiection to the north of
Colenso
Shots have been exchanged between
the British and Doer patiols, the latter
being ililven Inwaid upon the main
body The British patrols lost one man
killed and the Uoer patrols lost two.
London, Nov. 3. A special dispatch
from Lad smith, filed Thuisday after
noon gas "While the navnl brigade
was pounding nway at the Boer bat
teries this morning, a party of mitl'h
cavalry and volunteers were sent out.
Cieeping around the hills, they sur
prised and captuied one of the enemy's
camps "
London, Nov. C 3 p m. According
to a reooit from Caoo Town It Is re
ported there that Bnutos have risen
against tin Orange Free State IJners.
Th grernment has received is In
clination on this point.
Heavy Firing at Ladysmlth.
Colenso. Nov. 2 -2 p. m (Delayed In
transmission) He.avv thing is now In
progress at Ladys,mith. which the
Boers are shelling from their positions
on Grobletskloof hill, this side of Lady
smlth Two tinlns have Just arrive 1
heie fmm Ladysmlth. When near
Pleters station they were tired on by
the Boom, but were not in serious dan
ger The train guards lepoit that Nor
denfeldt uilcl;-fliers were used in ad
dition to Mausois.
Tho liners continue to shell Colenso
and Foit Wylle, but thus far the firing
Is futile They hae placed heavy guns
In position, but their shots aie all fall
ing short
Lisbon Nov. r,. Persistent loports
aie In circulation hero that General
George Stewart White, British com
mander in Natal, has capitulated to the
Boers
Cape Town. Nov. 2. (Delayed In
transmission) The Capo Argus has re
ceived the follow linr from Ladysmlth:
"On the suggestion of General White
the women and children were sent
south last evening. A large number of
men left at the sime time. Home of
these behaved badly toward the women.
"Entire confidence Is still reposed
here In General White and his s'aff,
and It Is expected that another pitched
battle will dispel the lingering hope of
the Boers that they will be able to take
ladysmlth "
The Artllleiy Duel.
London, Nov. 5. A special despatch
from Ladysmlth, describing Thuisday'a
lighting says'
"Tho artillery due' at dawn. In which
tho Boci gun was silenced was Intend
ed to occupy the Boers and to enable
Sir George Stewart White to nchlevo
his chief put pose the capture of tho
Boer camp bohlnd UcsUr's hi'l. For
this purpose the Lancers Huswrrs, Na
tal Catlbneers und Natal border rifles
started under General French at sun
rise and got within Milking dlstanco
before the enemy was aware of their
presence. A flold battery was also ent
and It seeutod a good position, com.
maiding the enemy's camp, which was
FROM TRANSVAAL
a largo one, laagered with at my wag-
ons nnd other vehicles
"Hostel's hill was well fortified an J
provided with good guns. At 9 o'clock
tho British opened fire, tho Boers re
plying with sphit, but bad aim. Tho
British quickly sent a Al pound shell
Into the camp, Inflicting tenlble los
and spreading panic among the enemy.
Our eavalrv then stormed tho position,
the Boers fleeing precipitately, leaving
manv dead and wounded, as well ns tlvi
whole camp and equipment, in the
hands of the Biitlsh. This success will
upset the plans of the Orange Free
State commanders, and possibly, will
prevent them giving the British fur
ther trouble from tho west "
London, Nov. 5. A special dispatch
fiom Ladysmlth, describing the engage,
inent at Hester's hall, say.s the Boers
were completely routed and suffered
heavy loss. Their entire camp was
captuied. The coiiespondcnt goes on
to bay:
"An artillery duel Is In progress. A
British shell stiucl: a Boer forty
pounder and completely wrecked It."
Brussels, Nov. 5 The Belgian news
papeis continue to publish telegrams
from Amsterdam and Berlin reporting
the capture of Ladysmlth, hut no such
Information has been received at tho
official lesldence of Dr. Leyds.
The towns of the Transvaal agency
declare the only know ledge they have
on the subject Is derived from the
newspapers. They decline to divulge
the whereabouts of Dr. Leyds, but say
he is neither In Brussels nor Berlin.
Cape Town, Nov. 2 (Delayed in
transmission) A dispatch from Storm
beig, Cape Colory, South of Burghers
dorp, say.s that trains have ceased run
ning between that point and All wan
north on the Cape Colony side of
Orange iKer.
Palis, Nov. C The Temps corrobor
ates the statement of the Eclair that
the Boers hive decided to employ pii
vatcers, and says:
"There is an Immense fleet of trans
poits now at sea carrying tioops. The
Transvaal government cannot seilously
tin eaten thi.se, but there Is no doubt
that It has issued letteis of maique In
Huiope and the United States, and
British commerce may suffer, even If
the transports do not
London, Nov. 5 Transports have
lust been secured for the Woolwich
How itzer hrigadtj which, will bo hur
iled to tho Cape. Tho brigade has 10,
000 rounds of five-Inch Ljddlte shells
awaiting it. According to tho esti
mates, a single shell falling into a
compart body will kill 300 men. It was
demonstrated In the battle of Omdui
man, which destroyed the army of
Khalifa Abdullah, that large number
of Dervishes were killed by suffocation,
while hundreds of vultures and eagles
fell upon the battlefield from the same
cause.
During a reconnaissance yesterday
afternoon to the south tho British cav
altj charged thiough tho enemy, doing
great damage.
A Transport Arrives.
Capo Town, Nov. 2. (Delayed in
transmission) Tho British transpoi t
Nineveh arrived today from England,
bilnglng the New South Wales Lanceis
from Aldeishot. The Lancers, on land
leg, wore enthusiastically welcomed by
the municipal authorities and the popu
lace. The piesonce of the Lancets was
oageily seized upon at once as afford
ing the people of Cape Colony an op
portunity of showing their gratitude
for the help tendered by a sister col
ony. The news of the lo.sses at Ladysmlth
caused unmistakable depression, es
pecially coupled with the fact that the
Boeis invaded tho colony almost simul
taneously. The Dutch of the colony aie show
ing themselves loyal to the British gov-
emment and so far as has been ascer
tained few of them have Joined the
Boers,
The Boer prisoners hae arrived at i
Simonstown. near Cape Town, where
tney aie well treated.
Prisoners Exchanged.
London. Nov. 5. The war office is
sued the following at 11.40 tonight'
"Buller to the seciotarv of state for
war. Cape Town, Nov 5. S 40 p m.:
The commandant at Dm ban sends the
following leceived fiom Ladysmlth by
Pigeon post, dated Nov. 3: 'Yesterday
General Fiencli went out with cavaliy
and field artllleiy and effectively shelled
tho Boer laager, without loss on our
side.
" 'Lieutenant L'gerton, of tho Power
ful, is dead. Geneial Jonbert sent in
Major C. S. Kinkaid, of the Itoyal Irish
Fuslloers, and nine wounded prisoners.
Eight Boeis were sent out In exchange
'no otheis being fit to travel.
" 'Colonel Brecklehurst. with cavalry,
field artllleiy, the Imperial Light Horse
and the Natal mounted volunteers, was
engaged today with the enemy to tho
southwest of Ladysmlth The fighting
lasted heveral hours. Our loss wa3 very
small.
" 'The bombardment of Ladysmlth
continues yesterday and today, many
Boer shells being pitched Into the
town.
" 'Our troops are in good health and
spirits, and the wounded nro doing
well ' (Message ends.)
"I think that General French's name
is given by mistake for Brecklehurst's."
Colesburg, Capo Colony, Nov. 2.
(Delayed In transmission) Tho scouts
sent out this morning on tho report
that tho Boers wero on this side of tho
Oranre river, returned this evening
bringing word that tho Boer camp Is
Pitched on tho Boer side of the river
Evidently it Is tho advance guard that
has appeared on this side.
At Mafeking.
Cape Town. Nov. 3, 5 p. ni. (Delayed
in transmission). Advices from Mafet
klng inonunco that tho Boers placed In
position seven miles from Mafeking,
firing lfi shots nt that town, Only one
reached the mark, resulting in tho
burning of Well's store. Tho garrison,
having suffered no harm thus far, is
jublllant, nnd an attack from tho rear
la not expected.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF TREASURER
EXTRACTS FROM STATEMENT
OF HON. ELLIS H. ROBERTS.
A Notablo Activity Exhibited In all
Kinds of Currency With a Marked
Increase In tho Use of Gold Coin
and In a Less Degree of Silver
Change in Form of Currency
Every Effort Put Forth to Meet
Business Demands.
Washington, Nov. 5. Hon. Ellis II.
Boberts, the treasurer of the UnlWl
States In his annual report to Secre
tary Qago sums up the operations of
tho last fiscal year by taying that "a
notable activity was exhibited In all
kinds of cunency with a marked In
ciease In tho use of gold coin, and In a
less degree of silver coin while thcr
prosperity of the country has at no
time kit any part of the government
notes in the tieasury above 'tho de
mands of dally business In Its several
offices "
He savs: Th effect of tho new rev
enue laws is fchown In the receipts for
the yeni In which there was an lncreas3
over IsftS of ?56,553,419 from customs and
of $102,r3G.r.20 from internal revenue.
The collections of Internal revenue
weie larger than those for any prev
ious year with the exception only rf
l&Gfl, and the total ordinary receipts,
which amounted to $51C 000.(520 were al
so the laigest on record, with the same
exception. Tho net ordinary expendi
tures were a little over $005,000,000, an
amount exceeded only twice In 13G
and 18fl. There was a deficiency of
$39,111,539 In the ordinary revenues, In
clusive of loans and the issue of notes
and certificates tho total receipts on
all accounts, by wariants, woie ?1,
03S 1'1,340 and tho total disbursements
$910,222 148 With the addition of thj
proceeds of tho new 3 per cent loan
tc tho ordinary revenues there was a,
fiscal surplus of $100,191,521 for ihe year.
Uy the Improved revenues nnd the
new loan, the treasury, notwithstand
ing the heavy war expenditures, was
placed In the Independent position so
necessary to th soundness of the fin
ancial system of tho country. Tha
chance was no les marked In the ag
gregate of available resources than In
their character for the gain in the to.
tnl holdings was almost entirely In
gold, nnd the treasury not only refund
tenders of gold In oxc-hango for paper,
but Increased the use o fgold In the dis
bursements. Thorn vvro In circulation June 10,
1ST!. $2S3.5-;,3.'9 in United States notes,
$2JS,fn,5S0 in treasury not. s, J9) 0V) b30
in silver certificates nnd $223,120,701 in
national bank notes. On June 30, 1391,
the amounts were United States notej
$310 517,319. treasury notes $92.6fl".YiiJ;
olivet certificates, $4'1.S(.')M5, and no,
tlonnl bank notes $21",3'52,nril. The pi
per In circulation was th'us increased
during the year by $43S3S,3SG.
Retiring Treasury Notes.
By continuance of the pioocss of re
tlilng tieasury notes of 1S90, redeem
able In standard silver dollars, the
amount of these notes outstanding was
reduced during the year from $101,207,
2?0 to $9518.2S0 As the silver dollars
paid out for these notes either re
mained In circulation or became the
basis for the Issue of silver certificates,
the urocess involves no contraction of
the currency but onlya change of form
As the volume of government paper is
restricted the United States notes by
statute and the treasury notes and sif
ver certificates by the silver against
which tiny a-e Issued, the treasury wis
obliged to decline requests for notes or
certificates except for redemption or
exchange in kind. A liberal supply of
small notes was provided nrd they
were always sent out In kind In le
demptlon of unfit currency and In ex
change for large denominations. Every
effort was put forth to meet the de
mands of bu"lness, and this-e transac
tions reached very liberal proportions.
In consequence there was a notable In
crease In paper of denominations of $20
and under.
The gold coin In circulation steadily
increased from $47"!, 771,490 September
30, 1SPG, to $G1G,561,1S5 on tho same date
In IfiO'l.
With reference to the anneals for
notes and certificates which the tvens
ury has had to refus because It had
already gone to the limit of Its powers,
Mr. Roberts points out that tho na
tional banks of tho United States have
tho right under their charters to add
$113 020 413 to their circulation. Of this
J29.1S1.CS0 would go to the city of New
York and $15,925,700 to Chlcaro, from
both of which places there has ben
persistent applications to tho treasury
for paper. In face of tb assertion that
the far western states n suffering for
want of cuireney. thelt own banks
could iFsue additional notes to the
amount of $18,233,215.
POLITICS IN NEW YORK.
Richard Croker Will Personally
Direct the Campaign.
New York, Nov. 5. Richard Croker,
who is personally dliectlng the cam
paign in the boroughs of Manhattan
and the Bronx, says that the Tammany
district leaders are Increasing their es
timates of the Democratic majorities.
He claims 50,000 or moio plurality In
Now Yotk county. Tho Republicans
claim a small plurality on the county
ticket. The Democrats have flooded the
city and state with campaign litera
ture bearing on the -assembly contest.
The alleged purpose of the Republicans
to amend the New York charter so is1
to glvo Albany more power over af
fairs In this city has been taken up by
Tammany, which expects to win sev
eral districts In this city with tho
"home rulo" cry Chairman Odell, of
the Republican state committee, esti
mates that tho Democrats will gain
over three scats, but tho general opin
ion Is that tho Democrats will gain at
least twlco as many os that. Except
for tho efforts of the Independent labor
men, tho fusion county campaign has
lagged, the bad blood engendered by
the fights between Republicans and
citizens' union In tho assembly districts
having reacted on tho county ticket.
In tho Nineteenth assembly district In
this city, where Robert Mazet, Ropub
Mean, Is opposed for re-election by
Perez M. Stewart, citizens' union, In
dorsed by Tammany, tho Democrats
profess tho utmost confldenco in Stow
.art's election. In this district tho cam
paign has been as hot as any ever
waged In New York city, Mr. Croker
nnd other Tammany Ieadeis seeking re
venge for their sufferings bofoie tho
Mazet Investigating committee, and the
Republican organization doing Its ut
most to return Mr. Mazet.
OUTLOOK IN OHIO.
Estimates Given by Ex-Oovernor
Tostor and J. R. McLean.
.
Cincinnati, Nov. 5. Tho most sig
nificant development In tho Ohio cam
paign since yesteiday Isthe prediction
made by ex-Governor Chas. Foster,
who has been Eptalclng throughout ths
state for the Republican ticket. Ho
estimates the total vot'j Of the state at
975,000 of which Nash (Republican.)
will get not lets than 460,000' McLean
(Democrat) not more than 410.000 and
Jones (non-Partlsan) anil all otheis
will divide the icmnlndor.
It Is claimed by Republicans that the
alienation of Republicans who disagree
with the administration on the Philip
pine question will be more than offset
by Democrats who believe In upholding
the government and who epposo tho
silver policy to which the Democrats,
are pledged.
John R. McLean, the Democratic
candidate for governor of Ohio, gava
the following nddies3 to voters to th'j
Associated Press. It contains his view
of the Ohio election outlook.
Columbus. O.. Nov. C, 1S99.
To the voters of Ohio:
But two days remain before tho peo
plo of Ohio by their ballots glvo ex
pression to their opinions on the Issues
before the rubllc. After a most care
ful canvass, after n thcrough look Into
the situation, hearing from every coun
ty, from neirly every township of the
state, I believe that the Democratic
ticket will lecelvo many thousands
more votes than the Republican ticket.
After a cateful look thiough the elec
tion system of Ohio, after going over
the organization of our partv and look
ing fahly into tho organization of tho
opposite party I do not believe that
uny wrong can be successfully bi ought
about. All the Democrats have to do
Is to be careful; watch the votes cast:
heo them counted after they ate cast:
see the returns proper'y made nnd
sealed Quitting out all opportunities
to substitute a Hanna ballot for tv
Democratic one, nnd victory Is cer
talnlv ours. I say this without qualifi
cation, without reserve. Hanna is
beaUn.
(Signed) J. R. McLean.
THE HARRISON'S RETURN.
Ex-Piecldent Jpeak3 of th'o Pleasures
of His Euicpcan Trip.
New York. Nov. 5. Ex-PresIdPnt
Hairlson, who went to Paris in May
as counsel for Venezuela before the
Anglo-Venezuela aibltratlon commit
tee, was a passenger on the bteamer St.
Paul, which ai lived here today. With
him were Mrs. Harrison and the baby.
The passage aeiosg the Atlantic was
a rather stormy one, and Mrs. Harri
son was sick much of the time. Mr.
Harrison, who says ho Is not In tho
best of health, declared, however, that
he had not missed a meal through sick
ness. "I have enjoyed the trip," ho said.
"After leaving Paris I spent some little
time In Germany nnd while there I saw
the kaiser. T talked with him for a
short time and found him a vcryagree
able man. When you ask me what he
said, I shall have to answer as I did In
Germany when one of the reporto-s
thero asked mo that question, so you
,. Ill !.. i 1. 41-- ,..! - ..
I ..in u.if hi 3u me jv.wser. I sioppett
i for a short time In London before sail
ing to this country. The weather was
thick when I was there and I caught
a bad co'd in the fog I attended a
dinner nt the London chamber of com
merce Just before sailing. It was pri
vate. No repoitets wero piesent, and
I made a little speech."
Mr. Ilarrlson'n attention was called
to the fact that It had ben reported
here that he had a falling out with Mr
Choate "We are as filendly as ever. I
thl-dc he Is a good man for the place,
and he Is doing good work thre for
the government " When asked nbout
the Venezuela arbitration question, ho
said: "I do not call tho decision of tho
commission a victory. It was n com
promise. I cannot sav anything on that
subject without deliberation, and for
that reason I will not at this time dls
cuss tho affair.
"As to tho war In tho Tiansvaal, I
do not eaie to have nnvthlng to sav on
the sublect. I was In England only a
short time and was not In a position to
study the sentiment theie. There may
be an under cut rent against tho war
over there, but I was not situated so
that I could osceitaln It."
When asked about the war In tho
Philippines nnd the political situation,
Mr. Hnttlson refused to talk.
Mr Harrison nnd his family are at
the Fifth avenue hotel.
DEWEY IN NEW YORK.
His Plans Kept a Secret Recognized
Only by a Few.
New York, Nov. .5 Admiral Dewey
arrived In New York at 3 o'clock this
afternoon on the Pe 'trsvlvanta railrna 1
He wmf alone, save for his Chinese
valet. He went to the Cambtldge hotel
Probably not a dozen people recognized
the admiral. Shoi tly after 7 o'clock the
aumirai was joined by .Mrs. Hazen and
Captain and Mrs. Ludlow, nnd the four
dl ed together in the admiral's suite of
rooms.
After dinner they left the hotel.
Where they went it wns Impossible to
learn. Tho ndmlrnl had requested thnt
his plans bo kept secret nnd his wishes
wero respected to the letter.
Ground Up by the Train.
Lancaster. Nov 6-Tho horribly mangled
romalns of Arthur D Longeneekor, a
young man rosldlng at Steelton. wero
found lato last nlsht on the Pennsylvania
railroad at Dlllorvllle. He had evident
ly fa'len off an eo&tbouud freight train
nnd getting under tho wheels was ground
to pieces.
.1
Puerta Cabello Surrenders.
Caracas, Nov. 5. After a blockade of
two days Puerta Cabello has eurrendered
to General Clprluno Castro and the of
ficials of tho do facto covcrnment.
AMERICANS MOVE
TOWARD DAGUPAN
TRANSPORTS DEPART ON AN IM
PORTANT EXPEDITION.
Troops Under General Wheaton Will
Make a Landing Near Agulnaldo's
Northern Stronghold A Stroke
That Is Likely to Hamper Organ
ized Insurrection.
Mnnlln. Nov. 5. 9 n. m. This even-
' lng a fleet of transports nnd gunboat3
left Manla for the most Important ex
pedition of tho autumn campaign. Its
destination Is supposed to be Dagupan
or some other northern port.
General Wheaton commands, with a
brigade consisting of tho Thirteenth
infantry, the Thirty-third infantry,
two guns of the Sixth artillery and the
transports Sheridan, San Francisco, Do
Reyes nnd Aztec, earning the troops,
with tho gunboat Helena as escort.
A despatch boat was sent ahead to
arrange a rendezvous with the United
States cruiser Charlestown nnd other
warships that are patrolling the north
coast of Luzon. '
Tho landing w 111 be made under cov
er of the guns of the fleet. It Is
assumed here that the purpose of the
expedition Is to move down tho Dagu-pan-Mnnlla
railroad toward Tarlac or
to prevent Agulnaldo's forces making
i another base farther north.
i Dagupan and Apparrl are the strong
holds of the Insurgents In the north
and it Is supposed the points where
most of the filibustering parties land.
i Importance of Dagupan.
Since the beginning of the hostilities
It has been tho unanimous opinion of
military experts here that Dagupan
should bo made a base of operations,
but sufficient troops have heretofore
been lacking. With Generals Wheat
on, McAtthur and Lawton moving up
on Tnrlac from three directions and
the mountains hemming In tho other
stelo, the Insurgent capital will soon
become untenable. Agulnaldo may at
tempt to shift his headquatters to the
rich tobacco country at the northern
part of the Island. Possibly he may
slide around General Lawton's front
to the southern provinces; but, as Mc
Arthur's and Lawton's tioops are
spread across the country fiom An
geles to Cabinatuan, it will be difficult
for thelnsui gents to escape.
Should tho concerted operations suc
ceed, organized Insunectlon on a large
, scale should be at an end early next
j sprlnT, although guerilla warfare Is
I likely to continue for a long time. No
ono anticipates that tho insurgents will
make hard battles.
Tho problem Is fo move the troops
j about the country, to malnta'n trans
' portatlon nnd to hold the territory
gained. Tho moral effect of the nr
rlval of a largo American nrmv Is cal
culated upon to sap Agulnaldo's
strength by desertions and thiough tho
loss of hope among the supporters of
me revolutionary movement.
Manila, Nov, o.ioir,a. m. Two col
umns of General MacArthur's division
I fi.HMiuy iook .viagalanga, about six
mnes northeast of Angeles Colonel
Smith, with two battalions of the Sev
enteenth Infantiy, two gunr of the
First artillery and a bodv of engineers,
udvanced from Angeles Major O'Brien!
with a battalion of the Seventeenth In
fantry and two troops of the Fourth
cavaliy, moved form Calulut.
Colonel Smith killed eleven Insur
gents, wounded 121 nnd captured fifty,
as well as taking a lot of Insurgent
transportation.
Major O'Brien killed forty-nine In
surgents, wounded many nnd took
twenty-eight prisoners. Tho Americans
had eleven men wounded.
REVOLUTION IN PERU.
The Insurgent Forces Are Defeated
at Huanaucao General Durand
and His Brothers Escape.
Lima, Peru, Nov. 5., via Galveston
The government received official dis
patches today announcing the com
plete defeat and rout of tho Insurgent
commander, General Durand at Huai
aucao, capital of the department of
that name, ISO miles northeast of L'ma.
The insurgents lost many In kllKl
and wounded as well us largo quanti
ties of arms and ammunition and many
hoises. Tho number of prisoners
taken by the government force was
very large.
General Durand and his brothers
managed to escape, but their defeat
is regarded as a death blow to tho
revolutionary movement.
SCHLEY AT ATLANTA.
No Programmo of Entertainment
The Admiral Has a Quiet Day.
Atlanta, Oa., Nov i. Rear Admiral
Schley, who was welcomed at Atlanta
yesterday spent n quiet day herf) today.
No programme was arranged and he
with the members of his party, were
allowed to utilize the time In attending
I services nt the Episcopal Cathedral
unu a cinve over the city.
The party was entertained by Judge
J. ScMey Hook, after the drive. After
returning to their hotel the party later
in tho evening boarded their speclrl
car where they remained for the night
The train will leave at an early hour In
the moinlng for Birmingham.
Bullet Piorced His Brain,
nuckhannon W. Va Nov. 5.-Buck WIN
Hams, a student at tho conference semi
nary hero, In company with other stu
dents last nlsht burned tho president In
effigy. Somlrnry special police hastened
fo tho sccno when tho boys ran. and to
stop them several shots were fired. A bill,
kt entered Williams' hfad the loft cio
piercing tho brain. IIo Is In a dangerous
condition. No arrests have been made.
Killed by an Assassin.
JVl.'Ce,"5"r' AV" ,V" 0Vl E-Irrmatlon
reached hero today of n dastardly crime
nt Mount Pleasant, In Jefferson counts-.
a. about fifteen miles from this city!
James . Cosmell, n well-to-do-farmer,
was reading a newspaper last night when
tvyo revolver shots were fired through a
Window. kllltllL- Pnsmnll lt....,ll.. ",
1 la no clue. ""'"" ""
THE MiWb THIS MUOiNU
Weather Indications ToJtyi
FAIR; VAHIABLE WINDS.
1 Gercral-Clicckercd Reports from tho
'I r(.i.s aal.
Dnwcj Not u Candidate.
Annual Report of Ticasurtr Roberts,
Americans Move Toward Dagupan.
2 Oenerol Northeastern Pennsylvania.
KliiaroUl and Comn.crclal.
3 Local McCarthy Shot by His Dog.
Viaduct Is Again Btlng Agitated.
4 Editorial
News and Comment..
5 Local Only Republican Rally of tho
Campaign.
Echo of the riremen's Convention.
Truo Story of tho Stolen Ordinance.
Candidate Rcllly Here.
6 Iocat West Scranton or.d Suburban.
7 Around About tho County.
S Foot Unit Games on Many Fields.
Stato Ofllccra of tho Y. W. C. A.
AN ESTIMATE FROM
CHAIRMAN REEDER
Republican State Ticket Will Have a
Plurality of 170,000 Votes Dan
ger in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Nov. 5. Chaiiman
Reedor, of the Republican state com
mittee, said tonight that ho his nv
received reports from every count In
the state conveying conservative .stl
nrates of the vote of Tuesday next.
Mr. Reeder declined to make public
any of these county estimates, but
said his estimate, based on these re
turns, Is that the Republican Ht.vto
ticket will have a plurality of at least
175,000 votes.
Democratic State Chairman Rilling
before lenvlng for his home In Erie
today made tho follow lux statement:
"An estimate by any state chaiiman,
like that of any other pel foil, is, to a
certain extent, pioblematlcal. The
result of next Tuesday's election will
depend largely on four important fa'j
tois or conditions, and any ono of
which may have much to do with tho
result.
"First The stay-at-home vote, which
on account of Its being an olf year,
we believe, will amount to about 20
per cent, of the whole vote cast for
governor last vear.
"Second The Swallow vote of lart
year. Of this wo look for 50 per cent,
for Mr. Creasy, 20 per cent, will tetutn
to Barnett, 20 per cent, will remain
at home nnd the remaining 10 per cent,
will go to the regular Prohibition can
didate. "Third The number of independent
Republicans who will vote for Mr.
Creasy, Republicans who aie brave
enough to vote their convictions nnd
who prefer nn honest administration
of our state finances We place this
number nt not less than 25,000. There
may bo many more.
"Fourth The Traudulont vote In
Philadelphia. On account of tho ac
tion taken by different organizations
wo hope to pi event at least 25,000 Il
legal votes from being counted In tho
city of Philadelphia
"If our estimates In this regard are
correct, nnd wo have been conserva
tive In them, nnd fiom what we know
of the prevailing conditions throughout
the state, we believe Mr. Creasy will
be elected by a handsome majority.
"We will frankly state that we can
not hope to win If the fraudulent con
ditions In Philadelphia that have ex
isted In the past are to continue next
Tuesduy.
SIMPSON'S MAPS.
Interesting Papers Prepared for the
Military.
Washington, Nov. 5. Major W. A.
Simpson, chief of the military infor
mation bureau of the war department,
has compiled a largo map showing tho
theater of military opeiatlons between
' the British nnd Boers In South Afil'-i.
I The map Is from the litest and most
I authentic data, and besides being tech
nically exact It gives at a glance the
entire sweep of the country In which
the fighting Is going on. Ladysmltn
and Its environs Is shown, with the
nearby points and the mountain passes
thiough which the Boeis have assem
bled In the Natal country. Tho map
is primarily for the use of the war de
pa! tment, but In view of the wide
spread public Interest In the South Af
rlc in struggle a limited number In
being supplied to libraries and news
1 papeis for ready lefeience duilng the
piogiess of hostilities.
Major Simpson also has completed a
second edition of the map showing the
..eld of military operations In the
Philippines. It canlcs the scope of
the map down to tho coast on the
south, as recent operations In that
quaiter indicated that considerable ac
tivity was to be expected south of
Manila, as well as In the notth.
VICE-PRESIDENT'S CONDITION.
Various Messages of Sympathy Are
Received.
Paterson, Nov. C There was no
change in tho condition of Vice-President
Hobart today. Messages of sym
pathy wcie received from President
McKInley, Secretary of State Hay nnd
Mis. Hay and Oencral Wesley Merrltt.
Among the cullers at the Hobart resi
dence was Attorney General Griggs.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Washington. Nov 5 Prancli P. Be.
wees died hero today. IIo was an assist
ant attorney general from 16S5 to 15W
since which time ho has had an extensive
piactico In tho court of claims. Ho will
bo burled at his former home, Pottsvllle
Pa., probably next Wednesday.
Chicago, Nov. D.-Colonel William I"
Durant, formerly a piomlnent railroad
contractor nnd builder, died tonight. Ho
was well known In railroad circles
throughout the countiy. IIo was 76 jeart.
of age.
Distinguished Arrivals.
Now York, Nov. 5 Among the passen.
gers who arrived today on tho steamer
St. Paul from Southampton and Cher
bourg wero Mra. Francis Hodgson Bur
nett, Lillian Nordlca, General Benjamin
Harrison and wife; Julian Story und
Madame Emma Barnes Story, ex-Congressman
James Hamilton Lewis and Ed
ward r. Wiaslow, United States consul
at Stockholm,
DEWEY NOT A v
CANDIDATE
His Boomers Are Asked
to Cease Their
Efforts.
AN EMPHATIC STATEMENT
Doolares Unqualifiedly That Hi
Would Not Run for tho Presldenc
Under Any Circumstances Glvei
Reasons for the Decision nnd Shown
That the Cases of Generals Granl.
and Hancock Had Much to Do wit!
His Resolution Wishes to Livo ii
Peace.
Philadelphia Nov. 5 -Tho Picss o
todav publishes the following Washing
ton special:
Washington, Nov. 4--' I would no
under any circumstances consent t
be a candidate for tho piesldoncy, and
I she uld consider It an act of fiiend
ship If the press would treat this docli
felon as sincere and final. I wish thej
would now drop the matter. I feel thai
any fuithcr booming of my name foi
the presidency tends to make me rldto
ulous."
Th's Is Admiral Dewey's statement
made to your correspondent. It was J
well considered announcement Tho acb
miral has been topics ntcd In nttrner.
ous papers as salng that he did no(
detiro the piesldoncy, was not a cm.
dldate for It, etc., but not one of these,
previous statement of his position
peemed to be accepted as final.
The above announcement Is nn auth
ontlc declination straight from Admiral
Dov.evs own lips, of his absolute and
fied lesolution not to accept a presl
tlential nomination under any olreurn.
.stances Adiniial Dewey set all tin
feais and hopes that have been gather.
Ing round his name at rest by his de
liberate and unqualified use of tin
words. "Not under any clrcumstan.
ces."
This Is the most unique utterance In
nil American political history. No man
under like conditions Ins ever befora
said. "Not under any cltcumstances "
ni3 Reasons Stattd.
Admiral Dewey's reasons for talcing
this unique utterance aie most Interest
ing. Ho is perfectly frank in btatlng
them, as ho has done to several frlendi
here. B
"I am now C2 years or ago," Admiral
Dewey sajs, "and feel that I have
reaped all the honors and lewards dug
to a man In ono llfettme I have no
training tur a political crrecr, and 1
should ccttalnlv make a, great m'stalw
to enter a race for the presidency.
"Theie w is GiTtit. who made a grand
career as a soldier, but It Is a very
doubtful and disputed question wheth
er he added anything to his laurels by
going into politics. Mv old fiiend Han
cock is an c.vunple nnd warning to tho
same effect "
Admiral Dewev's romlng marriage Is
plainly not to be lnteiprelcd In any
way as an Indication of political ambi
tion. To a irlend who sugcled this view
of it, Admit al Dewev said: "Not at all.
I have no pollthal .imblllon whatever,
and won't allow mv nime to he used
ns a candidate under any possible cir
cumstances," "Not even to civo the counliV" sug-
gested his friend.
"Not oven on the pretense of saving
the counttj,' said Pewev "because thu
saving of the muntty does nt de
pend on nnv one nun. If this rountry
gets so poor in mate tint as that It will
be In a very bad shape."
DIG TiRE AT KANSAS CITY.
Half Million Dollais Worth of Prop
erty Destroyed.
Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 5 Half a
million dollais worth of ptopeity was
destioved aftei midnight by Hie that
staited In Jones Brothers' big depart
ment ntoio on Main nnd Sixth stirnts,
und spread to half a block of other
buildings In Main and Walnut streets.
The aggregate' Insurance Is estimated
at $J75,000 The heaviest loseis aro
Jones Brotheis, who estimate their
stock, which was destroved. as worth
$.100,000. The- insurance can led bj tho
film was SJ per cent, of the los. It
was the most destructive' lire that had
over visited the uptown business dis
tilcts. Other heavy losers.
Jones building, owned by W. p. Lob
ensteln, Now Yoik, $0(10 000, Jones an
nex, owned by Mnjors' Investment
company, $13,ono, Humboldt building,
owned by W. i Lobensteln, $20,000: L.
M. Hmerlch, stock dry goods, l5,00r
M. Qulnn, grocery, $25,000; St. James
hotel, unoccupied, JlS.ouO The Flavell
Shoe company, Snodgrass Drug com
pany and tho chandler Commission
company suffered minor losses.
Death in a Curling Iron.
UnrrUlmiif, Nov 0 -Siuu Mai Ian Uow
itu.ii, dgud b, UHiigliL: of 1'iillceiuau
j.tls Uuuimui, was Jut illy hunieu Huh
ultunuuu ul her home Hui mother tiled
In tuve her Ununur una was also dau
,,i.iuu!y l(uilucd. Mibs Uiiwmuu wud
Milan a cuilmg lion our u lump which
exjuudud.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Nov. 3 Arrived: St, Paul,
Stuthumplon; L'tnbrla, Liverpool. Jvor
poul Arrived: B'trurla, New York,
cjue-enbtown riallod: Lucanla, from Ltv-.
urpool, for New York Havre Arrived;
La Uretagnc, New Yor k
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f WEATnER FORECAST. X
f Washington, Nov. 5. Toreeast -f.
for Monday and Tuesday; For 4-
f eastern Pennsylvania, fair Mon- -
f day nnd Tuesday; light vrlablo 4-
f winds. -it
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