w -"""y fiwwp utTflf N sn19 J tlhum TWO CENTS. THV PAGE'S. SCRANTON, TA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 0, 1899. TEN RAGES. TWO CENTS. ffl -5 i""s!ilr ixtttt tk. v a .s-5-eJsj- BSP c ii J THE DARKEST PAGE OF WAR But Few Bright Passages for England. WHITE'S DIFFICULT TASK Heroic Endeavor to Keep the British Flag Flying Until Reinforcements Bench Lndysmlth Joubeit Shows n Disposition to Withdi.iw His Troops Estcomt nnd Pietormnritz bmg Believed to Be Capable of Re sisting Any Force of Boers The Troop Ships Aie Now Due at Cnp Town Situation at Matching The Story of the White Flag. London, Nov. !). To the eyes of mill tan experts the d.ukest imco of the war Is now being wiltten. But men that Is Illuminated with brlcht nais ng s. suit as Geneial White's victo rious smties. If he can keep the Ilrlt ish flag Hying over Lady smith until ho Is iclieved, the campaign will turn a fi'-sh last', and with the advance of Sir lie-diets Hulk-i'& fence, the ISrltlsh public Is pionilscd that cheerful rcad- illg Th" most interesting nous tonight Is a dutpiiti h ftnm Kstcnt.it announcing the il-i.ittuie of a stiong fence of mi'urr d tin ips and uitlllcry for a elos tlnitlnn not given In the advice. An olh r in- ifo announces the arrival at list mi t and l'letui mat Hzliurpr with in tin last fi-w days of reinforcements fi in Dvn ban, and that J.HOO tioops niu asi'i'ill 'I toady for an ndvinoo to Ce ii nso v hen the opportune moineut an i , 'I In- latir illr:iteh thiows He' I ) th- foiinrr nnd th" fnti-e which Jcft Esteem t Monday has doubtless ro- ui'ni tok nso unci pusidmy is now advancing i nutiously up the lnllicnd tow-ud Ladysmlth. Ceueial White's s- jr 1 1.- uf Pildiy, almost to tin banks of tl Tugela liver. encoui aging lt-s command r In the hope of joining, hands v ith him. (Jeinral Joubert. the latest .advices would Indicate, drew In his hoins after Kildni s enira'ument nnd has slnoj wir'ihawn the youthen Unci onntin-ge-nts ' iving only outpot3 on the line from I i U smith to Colenso. The Doers who oc.u lid Colenso about the middle of Insi v ci'k ictlred without damage to the Pukvvei bildge over the Tugelu il r ! the lailioad as far noiih us the vlllnei of Melthonio, seven miles south i-f Lndysmlth. i:!d n'ly they nurse a horn- of eventually mill-dug both In tin ir descent on Pletormniltz buig Al anvvliHc the ISritlsh are nl.io able t" use both as tliey have nh cud v done, ip uinnlng up an nrnioied train which ni.i nt the present moment bo covering the advance of the Estcnurt foice Ai rtouit nnd Plet-rmailtzburg the defnish. winks have been rroatlv stiei pit . n.'l within the last few days, nnd tin y nte now be-lbved capable of holding tin lr own tvnlnst nnv lioer force v nil h cji nei.il Jotil ert would at the fi' nt Jup -n '! F ".op against cither town Roth aie likely to be stien,;litln nod brfoiethe week ls'out by ii futth-i ravni ion,, and even by the (list doiuehinrnt of Oeneial llnller's in no corns No Troop Ships Arrive. None of the tioop ships hns ai lived. The on which it was predicted mlKht uiuh (ape Town t the dullest on Moiiu.av, it. as -et unannouneed. and even lii u it does arrive tlltie it will lmi fin days steaming to iradi lJi.il.m As many its sis tinnspoits with 4 "i t mops weto c:.peeted to be In Cap. Ti wi liniboi by this time, but Ihi w n'Hie last hvuiMik Issued u itatem. n to tin effect that tho only uulia.- it 'apt Town i.'eie the Su matru f ..ni Ioubnn with wounded, tho South. i cniss f.oni Olbraltar with mil' s n"d t' e Cori" Vem-oe of e u.se it Is possible that the des put b(ljn hae b-en sent to meet th ti.op ships with Instiuctloiia to I" I dli.ct to iniihan and in tint lV '' .i oi- statement tint not i.i, hes rrrhed nt rape Town w.ulil b llteuill rieemnte een thoiuii (.. ,inl should In- half wr.y lm tween Cup Tcwn and Duilwn TH situ-tion hv.ks hrlfirht-r nt Mafekmc 'hue the lloeis are appar ently d flu artened at tut unepect'-d i cfilHi.inn a large body of their force hawng been detuned to the couth to assist In the Investment of Klmborloy nround whlih the cm don Is drawlnr tlghti r Hvldenly the Doers Intend to moke a coiuentr ited cffoit to ecp tute Kinib rley and their inch enemy, Cecil Hh.ides. Tho lepmied ihpnrture of a Hot contingmt from Tretoiia with German artilleij guns moving In n southerly dliectlon is taken to mi an co-opeta-tlon in the invasion of the northern portions "f Cape Colony, an undjr taking whhh thus far. has not prog lessed tiy lapldly. Hoports jf n ttcatherous uso of tin; white (lag by the U.oers, coming fiom Native sources, are not in hi I with com jdeto credulity, but at the same time their reiter itlrn Is m il.lu? an unfnvot". nblo Impiesslon. tme pap. r nslts sar castlcall.v whethei President Krugwi'ti rcfcrenit In hit- message to Ameilca to ' singe, ling humanity" meant this Doer use of the white flag. Boeis Leave Pie ten In. Coleshurg. Monday, Nov. 6. It la reporttd Unit J.000 Uoers have left Pre toria and are going to protect tin southern bolder of the Orange Free State. They ate said to be accompanied by a largo coutlngeht of Germane, ar tillery with rapid firing guns of heavy ci'lhre. Capo Town, Monday, Nov. 6 A corps called the Kouth Aft lean Light Horse and commanded by an Itnpeilul nlllcer Is being formed here. It will bo 1,000 strong und will contain many 0 inlanders. Estcuuit, NaHnl, Monday, Nov. 6. 10:43 a. in. The Natal field artillery lift camp today, escorted by troops of the Imperial I.lfiht Horse, carbineers and Natal police, The- destination of the foice Is unknown. TlrlnB was heard this morning In the direction of Colenso, fiom which It Is believed the Uoers have tesunied the bombardment 01 Ladysmlth. Grave Situation, Kstcourt, Monday, Nov. (!. Mr. liur nard, piopiletor of the railway hotel at Ladysmlth, has. arrived heie with n eompanluii, havlnu eluded the Uoer outposts by night, riding along Kalllr paths. Ho conlitms the report that when Geneial White requested that the women and chlldicn be permitted to depart Oeneral Joubert replied that he would only allow them to get nway undei the muzzles or lire of his guns. Mr. Huinaul views the situation grave ly nnd says that none of the Urltlsh artillery Is apparently able to cope with the I5oer siege guns. GOLD STANDARD DESIRED. New York. Board of Trade Will Te titiou Congress. Now Yoik, Nov. S At the meeting of the New York board of trade, an 1 tl asportation today the following lesolutlons were adopted: "llesohod, That we ask the congress of the t'nltrd f'tates to enact a law es tablishing the gold dollar na a standard and measure of value, and providing tht bond and notes of the Unite 1 States and nil paper money, including national bank notes, shall be ic-deem-able In gold. "HcsoIcd, By the New York board of trade and tianspoi tatlon, that the business Interests of the United States demand the creation of a separate gov ernment department whose head slnll b a cabinet ofllcor, to bo known as the depaitment of commeice and manufac tures, nnd that the president of the United States Is respectfully uiged to lecommend to congicss early action to this end." MR. HOBART WANTED TO VOTE. An Attempt to Hove the Foiling Flacs Abandoned. r.ttrison, N. J., Nov. !. Vice I'leMdoiU lloliail n.isseil n favorable ili. Thcro J w is no chause In Ids condition wh.it (ir and conseciueiuly the attending plijMrlans illcl not Ismio am liululltis Mr. Hobait lives In the Ttilul clltilc Poti! th ward Tor je.irs it 1ms bem bid rustom to temlei to the Jiii1,l.s and cleil.s nnd those lnteretnl lmin dlately hi tho rlectlon a dinner at the noon hum Yer tcrdav whrn Ills Judges, clciks and wateluis barnid that the lee- pi evident had epi(ssni a wish to cast a btillot i i iisiinl. It was suggested that for a bu t peiled of time thev ir.l;;lit itmoc tne polling pi ii e to the Hou.irt residence. The election otllcl.ds, both Democratic ami Itopublieaii, were perfccil" willing to adopt the sugg-stlin. but it was found upon liiestlffatinii that an airangcment of this nt would be lllcp.il nnd that the entire election In this iiarlliular precinct mlnht be invnlldate'il Consequentlv tho aiiangemeiu was tcgretfullj abandoned. CLEVENGER CONVICTED. Closing Chapter of a Story of Love, Jealousy and Hinder. l.lbcity, Mo. Nov S Ernest Clevenger, a youiifc fai mil. was com li ted of minder In the Hist dicree nt his ttl.il heie fur killing Geoige Allen nnd Delia Clevengtr hint Ui ci n.l i r ileal MIkshiiI Cll tlevi n win li Iom with DiM C1l- I cngti s -Nt. I, Jennie mid was Julius nf j AI i u's bib utl n- tc In i All tlnce had ' fie, to pra-.cr mi i lint, Clevlncer fol 1 1 vml and vvlur. t!i i niersed from the I litilliKng nhol Allen di id, family woundeu ! Di lln and as ab'iit to hhoot Jcnnto win n in tested In June Clev eager i s raped fiom Jail but was recaptuied. Sen tence Has been deferred. OUTRAGES BY BOERS. Burghers' Ftogresa Thiough Zulu land Harked by Many Excesses. London, Nov. S The Dailv 31. dl prints the follovvln, despateh from ileteunar llzburg: '"1 he prosicsii of the l!oer through Xi.luim.t1 Is chiiini ti rlml by many ex ctfses. l'oinuu.v Viti n,e Is in nslns an 1 htuics nnd farms aie being wantonlj looted ' HOW HUESAES VERE TAKEN. Fought Stubbornly in a KnfSr Kraal Until Shelled Out. London, Nov. S A belated disptteh fiom Cape Town reports that the men of the Eighteenth llui-saiu who wero uiu Hired nt Dandee flist took lefuge In u KaJllr l.raal, where they fought stub be rnlv and surrendered otilv nltii tmir Kiupp shells had eplodc 1 In tin' liraal Amerlcaia Sympathy Appi eclated. Lot djn, Nov. S Charles T HI hie, president of tho bonid ol tninc, speuKln thin evening in Lnushton p ihl a w.iim tilbulo to the rcadv assistance and loy alty of tin. colonies displaced In a tlino of dllllc ulty und danger, and to tho file mill uttituilii of the United States, "which shows that tho Americans nte with us In the snuggle fur the fi 1 itn of our fellow subjects In South Afilca. Fennsylvania Pensions. Washington. Nov. S. Pension certifi cates: Otlglual, UoRcr W Cox, Scran ton. Is. Uenewnl, Lli A Proper, llraO fold, ii: Conrad Miller, Slilokshliin, Liuerne. $12 to til, LiwU AV. Tennant, New Mllford. So qu b innn. t to $: Chauncey K. l'ltrh Urinvlllei Centic, iiraeiioru. is to n. urlslnal widows, Lllza X'nliiter, Wllkes-IJ.uie, $S. Grand Stands Butned, Uool'.pstcr. N. Y., Nov. S The three km ml stands on the Ituehestri Driving Path ntsoclutlon giounds weio totally destrojed by ilro tonight, entailing n losi of jyi.cW. This means the permanent closing of tho famous track, which will nuvv probably bo sold far building pur poses i Twenty Peisons Injured. Kokomo, lnd , Nov. &. A Clover Leaf passenger und freight collided near hero tonlglit.ilamiigliig bath trains and wound, lag nearly twenty people. The Injured wero brought to this ulty In anibu lnnccs nnd oared for. Royal Guests Depart. Potsdam, Nov. 8. Tho cair nnd czarlnn started for homo from Wild imrk station at u o'clook this ovenlng after a cordial farewell. Kmporor William and the em press iicoompnnled them as for as Char-lottenburg, GENERAL RETURNS OF THE ELECTIONS CONTEST IS LIABLE TO OCCUR IN KENTUCKY. Ohio Returns Practically Unchanged, Easy Victory for Louisiana Demo cratsRepublican Gain of Twelve in New York Legislature Results Elsewhere. Louisville, Nov. 8. No matter what result the face of the teturns of yes terday's state election shows a contest Is very likely to occur. Additional re turns received today and tonight con tinue to show Republican gains and busing tm estimate upon the normal complexion of the precincts still unie ported, indicate a pluiallty of six or eight thousand for W. S. Taylor for governor. The belated returns are mostly from mountainous countilcs, which are strongly Republican. Tho eleventh dlstilct, which In 1S9S gave McKln'ey a plurality of 1.B0O, Is on'y nbout half repotted. Eleven out or nineteen counties in this district give Taylor pluialltles aggiegntlng 12 0C2, Indicating that the Itepubllcans car lied tho district by about the same flg utes as In 1S08. The Goobel people cling to their claim of a plurality of fi.OOO In the state, these figures being the estlmnte made by tho nominee himself tonight. At Re publican headquarters In this city Tay lor's pluiallty Js placed nt S,000. in neither case Is It possible to get the figures upon the claim based, each side evidently fearl- g that giving publicity to the leports of its agents throughout the state might work to the advantage' of its opponent In the event of n con test. Almost complete teturns fiom Louis, vllle nnd Jcffeion county do not change last night's estimate of a Re publican pluiallty of a little over 2,000. Contest Piobablo. In view of thcpiobnblllty of a contest over the vote for governor and this statement made by Chaliman Long, of the Republican campaign commu tes at II o'clock tonight Is significant. Said 3Ir. Long: "The legislature is close, but I think we have lot both houses. From seml ofliclnl returns fiom all counties, ex cept 12 and cartful estimates fiom these wo have can led the slate by S.000 pluiallty for Taylor." In the event of a contest It will conn bcfoie the legislatuie. This Is th j case only with o'Mcers of governor and j lieutenant-governor. I Tonight's developments bring ithe I legislature Into prominence, beciuse of the probability tint It ultimately I will have to determine who is to b the net governor of Kfiituckv. In all expressions upon the result of the elec I tlon, coming fiom Democratic head- qwirtirs ttn IcglsKtiuo hns been I clnlmt d as safe for that party. No statement of Its make up hns been given, but It Is probable n number of members claimed bv the Demoetatj nre not Goebtl men. If the strength of the two great pat tier Is nearly equnl these nntl Ooebel Demoriat"? pmbablv would hold the balance of power, thus furnishing nil tho ele ments, for n repetition cf the ej.eltln; and blt'T contest of 1S97 which result ed In the d feu of Jos UlaekbtlMi fo." the United Htitcs senate. Ohio Victory. Columbia, O., Nov. S. Tho statls- ! tlciniiR nt the Republican headqunr teis have b"en busy all day and night ondeivorlng to Fecute s-omo nctu'ato figures on the plurality of Judge Xash. the Republican cindldnte for governor. Tonlqht an unofllc lal tahlo of plurali ties by counties was completed, bhovv- i Ing Nash's plurality over McLean to be 50 .1' It is not believed the nlllcl 1 leturns will make any Important chinge In these figures. Jones' total vote was about 101001. New York, Nov. S Returns received up the state tonight inr tense the Re publican ascniblv menibeishlp to 1:1, against 17 Dcmoctats, a Republican gain of 12. New OrleanF, Nov. S. The regular Democrats won nn easier vlctoiy than was expectfd. Tho insinuation had been thoioughly puiged and the negro practically ellmlnetej, lealng SS.0C0 votes on against CP.010 on the roll two yeats ago Of these ".',000 votes which weie east. Paul Capdovllle, the Dem ocratic candldati? for mayor, had a majoiity of ,700. Jackson, Miss, Nov. 8. Tho pmposed Noel amendment providing for an elec tive judicial y was defeated by a ma joiity of neaily 1 000. The chief oppo sition to the measiiro was based on tho belief that Its pbraslrg was uncon stitutional. Pan rranelsco, Nov. 8. The- nwor allty contfst in this city reouiteel In a plurality for PlKlnn, Democrat, 773 over Davis, Republican. The elpctloi was based purely on loenl ib3ues. Tho Demorrnts elected niost of their candi dates, the Republicans filling but six Impoitnnt olllccss. BROWN LEADS BARNETT. Plurality for tho Supreme Couit Judge 30,000. Phllnclphla, Nov. 8. Complete le turns fioni sixty of tho sixty-seven counties in tho state, and b eluding Philadelphia, and w Ith carefully re vised estimates from tho seven mlbslns countlis show n pluiallty of 10,4C"i for Earnett, Eepubllcan, for state tieas urer, over Creasv, Democrat. Tho plurnllty for Pi own, Republican, for supreme couit Judge, will exceed that of Harnett by piobably 30,000. LUZERNE RESULTS. Former Croasy Lends tho Ticket. Candidates Elected. AVllkes-Unrre. Pa., Nov. 8. Tho re turns of tho election In Luzerne county complete but not oftlelul show that Creasy (Democrat) for statu tionsuror, has a plurality of X,'J over Harnett. Blown (Republican), for supremo court, has a plurality of 800 over Jlcstrezat (Democrat), and Mitchell (Republican) has 491 plut allty over Uellly. The vote of G, L. Halwy (Republican) for com mon pleas Judge is 27,115. llulsey was Indorsed by tho Democrats. Ills only opponent was tho Prohibition candi date, who polled LOGS votes. Tho Democrats elect their candidate for county treasurer, F. C. Kirkendall, by 1,460 plurality. Tho Republicans elect John Malnvvarlng for regl3ter of wills by 70G pluiallty. Tho Republicans elect a majority of tho boaul of county commissioners, A. II. Hay nnd John Jones being the successful candidates. Tho Democratic county commissioner Is P. I'. Finn. THE VOTE BY COUNTIES. Latest Returns Indicate Burnett's Plurality nt 10D.405. Philadelphia, Nov. S. Tho county plu rwlltles for ltarnult and Creasy are ab follows: Counties. Harnett. Creasy. Adnms us Allegheny lS.OOo Arnuitiong 1,101 .... Pcnvcr i,"o .... Hcdforel 071 .... Perks 1.S15 nialr f.J Hrndford 2.IU1 .... Pucks mi) Puflor 1 .' Cambria Ml C.imeton 115 Caibon til' Ccnttc .. . cis Cluster 1,500 Clailon ::,o Cleull'ld 77 Clinton ig) Columbia s.ooo Crawford 0!3 Ciimberland SW Dauphin :,ssi .... Delaware 4,18.1 .... 1-lk 1,135 I-rle 2,251 Pnjctte 321 .... Forest 2,7 .... I rniiktlii J0 Pulton 3nj Greene 1,500 lluntli.gdon C10 Indiana ....' 2,177 .... Jeffiisoii 1,407 Juniata ., 50 Lackawanna 421 .... I unenster &,2l", .... Iawienee 1.J51 .... Lebanon 1,670 .... LehUh 1,C1, Luzerne , j.c 1 Incoming 1,274 3IcKean i,Gi"i Mercer l,iS .,., MIllllii $,3 Monroo 1,70 31nntgomery til .Montour mi Northampton 2.VI2 Noitliumberland yi Perry 117 Philadelphia C0.CI1 Plh" 434 Potter S5J Pchuvlklll i-,rvj Snyder COG Somer-et 2,150 Sullivan jo Siisquehnnn.i S17 .... Tlnga 2,joi1 .... I'nlon Eli Vt'iiti'To 711 ,,,, Waneii 1,2V" Washington 1,&31 V'nyne ojj V'estmoreiland 1,100 .... Vynmtng loi "rk s,ii3 Total 110 ess :u,2j: Harnett's nppaient plurality, 100,403. OOEBEL IS HOPErUL. Eelicvc3 That Ho Has Been Elected fJovcrnor. Fmnkfort. Ky., Nov. 8. Senator GoM-ol atrlved hre nt S o'rlrv k to night and was mot at the train by a ciowd of 1,500 enthusiastic fillowers. Prom the balcmy of the Capital hotel where his headquarters are lc ited, Mr. Goebel made a speech In which he said: "I believe I have been elected, In fact I knew 1 hnve. I see my friend Geneial Tnylot vays he will assume tho oflleo of governor. All I have to say Is If I have been elected, tit, I believe, I will be Inauguinted In spite of tlv Louisville and Nashville lallroad und Piadley bayonets." Ex-Senator Jnsei h Illnokiuirn nlso spoke claiming GoebdV eh el Ion by a slendi 1 mi jorltv and call'ng on the people to see to 11 that he Is seated. NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN. The Pluralities Will Bo Well Abovo 20,000. Newark, N. J, Nov. S Taking tho highest canddate for county ofllee, on eucli ticket, In all the counties, the Ro I ublican plu.al ty In New Jersey Is v ell above 20 0C0. Taking whit local lolltlial leadeis consldei a fair aver ago in each county the Republcan uver rge pluiallty I.s about 10,000. A ear ago the Republic in plurality In the state, calculated In the same nan or, was 8 400. In the same year Voorhees, Republican for governor, had 0,493 plurality. m Steamship Arrivals. New York, Nnv. 8 Aiilved; Amster dam. Itolteid 1111 ; Oceanic, Liverpool. S-ullcd l'liesland, Antwerp. Cleared: la ClinmpnMie, Ilr.vie. KaUer Prled r'.ch, llambmg, via CN rbourg und South ampton. Pljmutith i lived: Pietoila. New York for llnnibiag. (Jureiibtown Arrived: Teutonic. New York. South ampton Ai rived. St. Louis, New York; galled Panic. Urcmen, for Now Yoik. Poulogre Airlvi el Upaarndatn New York for Ilotteidnin and iroceeded. P,re men Ai lived: Kuher Ilhclm Dor U 1 esse, New York, via Cherbourg und Southampton. Wage Confeience. Youngsitown, O, Nov. 8. At a w-ago confeience tod.aj bctwien James II. Nutt, cf the Iren M.inufac lurcrs association, and 11 committee 1 epic ent Ing the Amal- cnmntpil AMtinr-lrittoTi of Tr, 11 mifl Gtnl Woikers, the vvago si nlo fur November anil ueccmucr was pmccu on a basis of 1 C-10 cents, which makes tho wage3 of puddle is t5 50, an lliennso ol 50 ei nts per ton. This is tho highest prlco paid for puddling since ltS0. To Arrange TjafHc Rates. Chicago, Nov. s R uet.eiitallves of all the Chlcnuo-St Paul roads met hero to duy and agreed 10 ickioio to the basis ot 1101 mnl tiulllc the long demoralized pas tongci rates bitween this elty and St Paul. Tho routoratlon will bo made on tho 20 th of this niontli, when tho rate let Minnesota cncllul, which now Is $7.50 will become $11 50 Death, of Captain JUcOrath. WashlnBton, Nov. b A cablo message from Geneial Oth this afternoon afc thut 3IaJor Hugh J. MoQrath (captain). Kointli caval r, died at Manila eHtvrdn fiom wounds received ut tho buttle of Novuletn, h mciitli utro. Major MvOrath wns Hppuluted to tho military academy ,fiom WUconsln. ANGLO-AMERICAN POLICY IN EAST A MYSTERIOUS DISPATCH RE CEIVED IN LONDON. The Subject of Trade Rights in Chinese Ports Will Probably Bo IJado tho Basis of a Speclnl Mes sage to Congress by tho President. Nothing Has Been Heard from France. London, Nov. 8. The Morning Post innhe.s the following announcement: We have received a dispatch from Washington respecting Anglo-Amcil-enn policy In the far east which Is of such a nature that It Is desirable at tho present juncture to withhold It fiom the public until wo ate able to conJ'.rm or deny It. Washington, Nov 8. Officials hete tie nt a loss to know what was meant bv tho mystetlous Lonelon dispatch relative to Anglo-American, Chinese lelallons of such a Fturtbng chaiacter thai the news could not he oubllshed. It Is stated that there Is nothing un der t onslderatlon In this line at present between fit cat Rrltaln and the United States that can be said to be of a sen sational chaiacter. Tho government Is not averse to hav ing It known broadly that It has been steadily engaged for months In negotia tions looking to the maintenance of whitever tiado lights we now enjoy In Chinese ports Ofllclals do not care to go Into details while the negotiations nre still In progress, but It Is expected' that the subject will be made the basis of a special meosnge to congicss by the pterldent. It Is thought that our gov ernment Is not likely to encounter tiny setlous imposition to what It icgnrds as Its perfectly reasonable cffoit to se cuie from the European povveis Inter ested fotmal assurances In confirma tion of verbal statements already made that the way for American trade In China will be kept open In the event of letentlon of the existing concessions and leases. Nothing has been benrd from Km nee on this suhlect ns vet though It Is assumed that the ret inning nmbassador, M. Cambon, will hear some lnstiuctlon3 on the subject. TRANSPORTS TROM MANILA. St. Paul and Wyefleld Reach 'Frisco. Indiana Bringinp; 100 Prisoners. San Pranclsco. Nov. S The tiansport St Paul has u ached this port after a inugh passage of twenty-one 11.15s from Nagasaki She had but eleven passen gers. Including several discharged sol diers. 'I he transport Indiana, with the Ten"esei- regiment aboard, was at Nn rasakl lrn (ho St. Pml sailed llesldes the Tennessee, she had more than a hundred prisoners aboard. 3lnst of these nre destined for Alcntraz. Hinbll prison on Luzon, l so crowded that main pris oners escape court-martial, ns there in no pn.ieo to confine them When tho St Paul left Manila, It was understood that eaih transport would bring 50 or a hun dred to Alcatraz 3Ins,t of the men aie chniged with mlnot offenses, though three weie convicted of assaulting an officer nnd one of desertion The I'nltcd Stntes cnl'le transpnit Wee. field has arrived from .Mnnlla. Her o- age wus uneventful. 1 . OEPICER KILLS HIMSELF. ' Sulcido of Lewis McNabb, of tho I Forty-Ninth Volunteers. St Louis, Nov. S.-Cnptaln Lewis Mc Nabb, commanding olllcer of Company IC. Porty-nlnth Vnited States voluntceis, tho roloiod regiment In camp at Jeff ei son Imriacks, committed suicide last night by blow Inr tho top of his head oft with a Krag-Jorgensen lltle McXnhb, who Is colored, was recently promoted from first sergeant in the Twenty-fourth regular Infantry to the I'ctnmnnd of Company K, Port-nlnth voluntceis, now under orders to proceed to Manila. TWO BANQUETS FOR GEN. MILES. Entertained by tho Astoria and Poit land Chambers of Commeice, Portland, Ore . Nov. S. Major General Neli-m A Miles, commanding the I'nltecl Statis army, yc-terday Inspected the for title tlons at the- mouth of the Culumblii river. A banquet was tendered him bv the Astoria chamber of commeice, and Inter he vns the guest of the Pnrtlanel chamber of commerce at u bnnquet. McKinley at Washington. Washington. Nov S President McKln lev letichid Washington at 1 o'clock this nftetnoon Hi' received a great many congratuln'nry lelcirams this afternoon He expn -"-eel ' Imself as well pleased with the icsult "f the elections, especially in Ohio lie gut a telegiam fiom Nlles, his birthplace, which gratified him ex ceedingly It stated that there had been a Republican gain there of over 400. Czar and William at Sans Soucl. Potsdam, Nov, 8 Emperor William and the czar this afternoon took u wink in tho park of Sans Solid. Tho czar de posited a wreath In the mausoleum of Emperor Predeilck III. ami then le turned to the palace In a dog cart driven by Emperor William. Pennsylvania Day. Hirr!sbiit- Nov. 8. Governor Stone Is sued 11 ptoc' iiuatlon todnv detlgnatmi Nov Hi iib Pennsylvania day ut tho Na tional Export exposition. Roal $100,000 Gold Brick. Vancouver. O C. Nov. $. A 10OiX0 gold brick, the largost ever melted In a Canadian mine. Is soon to bo Bent down from the Kootenul district. DEATHS Or A DAY. Lonelon, Nov. S. Mr. Jacob Ttrlght, a brother of the famous John Urlght, and chiilrmnn of John Urlght and brothun, of Rochdale, Is doud. He was born In 1S.U Lonelon. Nov. 8 Viscount Uollngbrok (Hcniy St. John) Is dead. Ho was born In van Reading, Pn., Nov. 8. Dr. Walter J. lloffmnn, Untied States consul nt Man itoba. Germany, who eame hero 111 two months nso, died this ufternoon of lung affection, aged M years. He was former ly connected with tho Smithsonian insti tution und bofore Unit with the western scleutlllo expeditions. Ho received deco rations from a number of foreign rulers nnd sctontilla bodies. He was a native of Reading, a graduate of JeffersonMcd teal collogo and was buigeon In the Franco-German war. TUK NKWS THIS MOltNLVU Weath-r Indications ToJtyt PAHTLY CLOUDY. 1 General Lato Returns of Tuesday's Rlectlon. South African War Sltuntloti. The Philippine Campaign. ITnele Sam's Policy In tho Orient. ' 2 Oeneral Northeastern Pcnnsjlvanln News. Financial and Commercial. 3 Local-Dr. Martha Evcrltt on the Water Supply. Editorial. News and Comment. 0 Local Complete County Voto In Tucs. day's Election. 6 Local Attempt to End the Old Porge Stilkc. Court Proceedings. 7 Locnl-Lnbor Interests Will Attempt to Overthrow Gunstcr's Decision. Coroner's Version of the Prlcebuig Tragedy. 8 Local West Scranton and 8utiutb.ni. 0 Round About the County. 10 Locnl Live Industrial News. PENNSYLVANIA WOMEN MEET rully 300 Members Present at Pitts burg Piosperous Condition ol the Federation. Pittsburg, Nov. R. Fully three hun dred members wore present from all parts of the state at tho first business session of tho ft.tto federation if Pennsylvania women, In this city to day. Mrs Horace Uiock presided. Tln annual icport of the sceretaiy showed 11 veiy prospeious condition of the federation. Durlnsr th year 29 clubs with a total mi'mbershlp of 1.1C9 wore added to the oiganlzatlon. Tho icport of Mis. AV II Hous?, trcasuter or tho society, showed a balance of $102 32 In the tiensury with receipts of $159.96 and expendltuii"? of $"75.54 Th" banner report of the state was that given for tho weslctn district by MIS3 Kate Cassatt McKnlght, of this city She stated that dui Ing the year 19 clubs had been formed, with a mem bership of 1)0 and that theie were 11 number of othei clubs In an embryo state of oiganlzatlon In her district. I This wns followed bv brief reports I fiom the individual clubs Details of I the woik of a civic n.itute which the clubs have achieved were given The Ifatlsburg club repotted n number of. municipal reforms effected. In icgard to planting tices, cleaning stieets. jtvl sevveis. with i-peclal attention to the health of the community Tho other leports showed great Inteicsi In tho caie of streets, nnd paths anil tho beautilvlng of school giounds weio shown In many parts ot the state, 1 Mis. Chailcs W. Dassett, of Sewlck ley, said she had visited many county fairs and had persuaded tho ofllclals of four fairs to hereafter set apait a da to bo known ns ' Woman's Club Day." Mrs C r Huff, a dl-ector, of fered lesolutlons nn the death of Mra. Edwarel Longstreth, of Phllaelelphla, a prominent club vvniker during her life, and they wore adopted by a llslng voto. JIany of the women made addresses tespecllng Mrs. Longstreth. At the afternoon session a half hour was devoted to three minute reports from presidents of some of the clubs, after which the discussion of "Play giounds and Vacation Schools," was opened bv Mrs, Joseph P Mumfoid, of Philadelphia, followed by short ad dresses by club members. ' Town nnd Traveling Llbi.arles" was then dis cussed ot length by .Mis. George W. Kendrick, Jr., of Philadelphia, and others. VICTORY FOR TIMERS. They Defeat the University of Noith Carollnn. Print uton, N. J., Nov 8. The Tigers defeated tho Unlveislty of North Caro lina here today by a rrote of 30 te) 0. The game was slow and neither team put up noticeably stiom? woik. Prince ton scori'd 18 In the lhst half and 12 In the second In the first half Princeton punctured the Noith Catolinn line with little dif ficulty and made several end runs for good gains. The southern boys took a biace In the second half and Prince ton wns held three times on downs The feature of tho game was n tlfty yaid uin by Palmei, Princeton's left end. Shull nut up the best game for North Catolinn. Princeton lost ground live tlnips on offside plays and did not get Into plays fast enough. I'nless the team hi aces up It Is thought tho Tigers may suffer defeat when they meet the Indians on Satuiday IT MEANS M'KINLEY. Chauncey Depow's Opinion of tho Election. New York, Nov. S Senator Chaun cey M. Dopew was nsked for hi views on yesterday's jlectlon. "I legard this Plei'tlon as an enelotss ment of President McKlnloy's adminis tration," he said. "It jnoves that tho American people have absolute confi dence In him. To my mind, and I am not speaking Idly, It settles the que-s-tlon beyond doubt of the next piesl dency I bellovo that It means tint Mr. McKinley will be nominee of tho Republican party and tint Mr. Hiyai will again seeum the Democratic nom ination." The Vnndeihllt Will. New York, Nov. b. The will ol the Into Cornelius Vnnderblit was offered for for mal probate before Probate Clerk Wash burn All the living witnesses to tho will, wh'rli wus etecuied June IS, 1S90, nnd tin two codicils, the llrnt of which was id lined April 24, U97. aid the sec ond Apill 4, IV19, well- piohont anil testi fied to their signatures on the will and codicils. Fire nt Mnsslllon. Ma-slllon, O , Nov. 8. A big flro Is rag Ing In the business section of this city. The Altman i Putman block has been destroyed and It bow looks ns though th? Kester & Pelleo blocks wero doomed. The lire Minted In tho Altman & Putmun block. Canton has been wired to send help The loss will probably reach from '.W.OOO to $300,000. CAMPAIGN IN . PHILIPPINES Tlie American Troops Take Another Town. GREETINGS OF NEGR03 Forwarded to President McKinley Through Oenernl Otis The Peoplo Pleased by the Foim of Govern ment Presented by the United States. Manila. Nov. 8 Oenetnl MacArthur has occupied Mabalacat. His entire Hue, Including the Twelfth, Seven teenth anil Ninth Infantry and pait of the Fourth cavalry, is extonilcd threi miles hi ft ont of Angeles, In a good tactical position. Majot Pell took Ma balacat. Helng oidercd to lecotinoltrs yesterday until lie located the- enemy, he pushed Into the low 11, diivlng out two companies of Insitt gents and kill ing several I'lllpino ofllceis. The Amer icans suffered no Ion. Washington, Nov. S Tin- follow tnjr cubic glum bus been iccelvcd ut tha War Depaitment .Munlla. Nov. 7. Tin following 1 1 coll id fiinn Negros, elated todaj . "To the president of tho I'nltcd States The civil governor, coun helloi", Judges and see i dalles who con stitute the new government of this Islunil In taking possesion thereof this day have the high honor of nlfee tlonntely i-.ilutlug ycnii excellency and tiust that In the Inauguration of this form of gov erninent, bund mnti the llbeial and elemoci itle Institutions which have m ido that great ic public so grnnd and pros perous, a new 1 1.1 will onen up to this legion which will enable It to rench tho legitimate goal of Its Inspiration. Men Itin Sevcrllo " Otis. Washington Advices. Washington. Nov. 8 Mall advice to the war department state that a nntlve with a commission as lieutenant-colonel In the Insurgent army, has been captured In Maniln. The prisoners had credentials fiom Agulnaldo to col lect taxes fiom the inhabitants of Manila nnel had been doing so .and re mitting the money to the rebel com, mandei. it Is also stated that Major Thompson, of the signal corps, has l2en relleiod 'from his petition of press censor and that ho hns been suc teded by a member ot General Otis staff. DEWEY GETS LICENSE. Tho Wedding Will Take Place Next Week. Washington, Nov. S. A moirlagu license was today Issued to Admiral Ocorge Dewey and Mrs. Mildred llazen. The application for the license wa9 , made bv Lieutenant Harry II. Cald , well. United States navy, Admiral I Dewey's secretary. In pi" son The In formation furnished the' cleik and set forth In the license Is that Admiral Dewey la CI ytars or age, are his brlda j elect 4,1, tint both aie citizens ot tho United States, and that In the case oS 1 each party there was one former mar riage. To these statements Lieutenant Cnldvvell was lequlred to make oath. It Is stated this afternoon that tho wedding will take place on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, though neither the admiral or Mis. Hazen will give tho exact day. Wedding May Occur Todny. Washington, Nov S. The Post tomor row will nay: "Admiral George Dewey and Mrs. Mlldied llazen will probably ba married todiv No announcement has been madi, but the required dispensation for the eciimnny to take plaic else where than In a church was procured veste relay nnd It Is asserted that Caidlnnl Gibbons will be heie to olllelate.' PILLSBURY'S PHILANTHROPY Ex-Governor nnd His Wife Give S100.000 to Children's Home. MilineaDollc. Nov. S The boaul of tiuhte.es for the llomu of Children nnel Ageel Women toelav iccelvcd SUWIOO troni ex-Ooveriior und Mrs John S Plllsbury to hi Invested pi n permanent fund, thn Interest of which Is to be spent toward the lmiintc nance of the Institution. Smith Defeats McKeever. New Yoik, Nov. s "Mysterious Hilly' Smith definite d Clint ley JIcKeeve-i. of Philadelphia, In a 2u-ruiul bout at catch weights at tho Uioiulwuv Athletic club tonight. Smith welched 145 pound-) ami his opponent tlppul the scabs at abuut tho same weight Uoth men werp In prime condition, 111 d the light was fast unci intc'iostlng fiom stmt to ftnlih. Sheeney BjjU Dies. llniilsbuig, Nov S Sheeney Pell, col' oied, who was shot lust Friday night at 11 ball here, bv Charles Washington, of Haltlmore, In a 0.11,11 10I ovei a woman, died today at the H irrUhuig hoxpltnl. Washington Is In jtill hero auditing trial for nun del Cavnnnuirh Escapes. Pittsburg. Nov. s John Cnvanaugh and tlvn otheis churned with the death of "Kid" Lavelle, who died from Injuilcs eceived In a prize light with Cavanaugh ut llomcstcnil Ian April, weie todnv found not guilty The costs wero Im posed on the delemlunts Rod nnd Rivot Mill Burned, Wilmington, Del, Nov. S Plr early this morning destroye-d tho mil and rlwo mill of tho south sldo plant of the Dia mond Stnt' Steel company, in tills city, and seriously dumnged all of the machine try. The los Is about Kuimo, fully covx ered by Insurance. "t-l -t'- 4- 4- WEATHER FORECAST. -f 4. -f Washington. Nov. 8 Forecast for -4--f Thursday: Eastern Pennsylvania 4 -f Partly cloudy Thursday and Frl- -4 -f day: light variable winds. 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 -r 1 1 U
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