TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA., 1899. TWO CENTS. TUESDAY MOKMNG, JSOVJSMJiJSIl 14, BATTLE AT LADYSMITH The native Runners Re port a Boer Defeat on Thursday. BURGHERS' GUNS SILENCED Their Loss Heavy Determined Ef- forts of tho Commando at Mafcklng c. ,, Ti,nt Town Repulsed rn umi -.... - - Each Time by tho British Garrison. Latter Reported All Well Oct. 30. Several Officers Killed During Bom bardment. Loudon, Nov 13.-Tho following Is a copy of n special despatch from Dur ban Natal, dated Thursday, Nov. 9, evening Native runners who havo just ar rived heie repot t that the Users suf fered a seveto defeat nt Lndynnnth this morning. The Boer nuns woio silenced nfu r four hours fighting, dur ing which the Hoer losses wcie heavy. No details hae boon received: The war office this morning published the following dispatches fiom General Buller 'Tape Town, Sunday, Nov. 12 (night). -The following repents havo been re ceived from Colonel Baden-Bowel': Mafeking. Monday, Oct 30. All well heie Lhiomv apparently shy of at tacking Now closing to Invest us. Are to lay destroying railway two miles north with dynamite. Shelling con tinued Doing very little harm. Tuesday, Oct 551. Enemy attempto 1 tralav on' Cannon Kotde and southeast i ..n.nni nf tnnn. Attacked most bill- Ilantly, notwithstanding hot shell nr by the British South Aft lean police, un der Wnlford. Kneni" lost heavily. Our casualties five killed nnd five wounded Cantalns Hon. II. D. Mai Bham, Fourth Bedfoidshlie; C. A. Pet ehell, Third King's Rules; a seigeant major an 1 two troopers. Wounded: Five non-commissioned officers and troopers All Biltlsh South Aft lean police 'Cape Town, Fundav, Nov. 12. The following Is from Nicholson: "Bulu vvivo, Sunday. Nov. 5 All well here Fneiuy still Celling. We made suc cessful night attack on his advanced t-enclus Inst night, getting In with bayonet Our los six men of the Pio tcetornte regiment, killed, nine wound ed, Including Captain rita-Clarence, Third Royal Fusiliers, and Lieutenant Swinton. Rnonn's loss unknown, but conquerable Kncmv has vacated Signal Hill nnd la lgered two miles northcist of town nnd two miles south east " Another Commando. Pretoria Monday. Nov. (!. The Stan dard and Pigrers' News says It Is ex pected that another commando will leave for the front today. A number of burghers have been commandered and some hive olunteered. The com mando will be led by a brother of Jan H M Kok, the Boer general who was wounded nnd taken prisoner by the Brltth an 1 who uftrw.ird died In the hosnltnl nt Lnd smith. The house-to-house visitations in lne central 'Mstrict continues AH neutrals who have oi"n'eered" will be com msndered fur police mi Ice. Tbo3" who are ellgiHe are expected to import for duty The pennltlei impose I lor failure with the order to iep"i: aie heay fines an 1 for po-nlstent disre gard of the otdcts offendeis will be expelled from the state Father Mitthews, ch'iplain of tho lilsh Full' vs. v'ho was eapturCi' ft the In p, (,f. Nicholson's Nek, has at t'Vd h'ti Hi complains that though Geniril j ubeit promised he would be pinltt. 1 to 'etuin to the British camp he was l"t(ii to Ptetoili. The secie taiv of wir released him two davs af'ev his nvihal and he ins been p'"--mltted to leave He lenoits that the prisoners ire well eared for. Queensttmn Cape Colnnv. Wedne: day N..v S The Boor commander an 1 Kt.nl bumheis, unaimed, lslted Lurgh- fsdorp yestcrdav. Theie is no sign of the Bo"is at Dordrecht. At a meeting of the Dutch residents Of llu il Voith vestMrlTy protests wer spnt to Pi eniior.Sehielner against the nbui'loninent of the town The Dutc1! polite there have deserted tho Boers Capt lin the Hon. Douglas Heniy Hnrshnm killed at MafeUlng. was the thlid son of the Tirl of Ronmey. Cap tain C A Perchell. also killed nt tho same place, hod peen consumable ser vice In India, including Chitral. CANNIBALS CHASTISED. Two Hundred Rebellious Natives Aro Killed. Liverpool. Nov. H The British rt'nmer Vrlt.t from the Ormar Cam eroon, Wept Afilct, wl li h nirlvctl here today repoits that a lirmnn punltlt expedition In the Camernofis recently thastlsed a tribe ef lebrllinus canni bals who had besieged seral tradlni; stations nt nod neat Kilbl. The Germans chased the native Into the hush killing 200. rt im re ported, acording to the taptaln of tho Voltn tint numbers oi sla'n were de capitated, their hends being stuck on poles In the Interior towns to stilke terror to tho Inhabitants. Pension for Mra. Bagley. Washington, Nov 3 A pension of J15 per month wat erupted today by Com inlseioner Buns to Adelnlde V.' Uns'luy. mother of Llu-.tonnnl Worth Bngley, who wns killed In tho war with Spain Bryan Is Hunting for Otrae, Sprlngfltld, Mo. Nov. lS.-Wllllam J. Ilrynn and cm joined Colonel M. Wnt moir's hunllng party hero I day and left for the latter's tramo prexerten In tho Ozark intuiitnlim SALTER ENTER3 BAIL. Accused of Having Been Involved In Election Frauds. Philadelphia, Nov. 13. Deputy Coro ner Samuel P. Salter, who Is Involved In the aliened election frauds of the Thirteenth division of the Seventh ward and for whom u warrant hid been Issued today, surrendered himself. He eiiteied $1,000 hall to appear for n hearing next Thursday. Lleutenutu Colonel William G. Pi Ice, of the Thirl reiTlment, N. G. P., signed the hail bond. The warrant charges Salter with conspiring with others to procure nnd cast fraudulent ballots Rtid make fnle leturns at the recent election. Salter's arrest Is the result of the securing last week of live alleged repeaters who tire said to have been brought to this :lty from Washington by Lieutenant Roi- gers of the capital police, and who me now under ball for trial. At this hearing. George Klrkland, one nt tho defendants who acted as minority In- spcrtor on election day, tcstllieil mat under Salter's direction he assisted In depositing 200 ballots In the hot be'oto tho polls opened. He nlso testiflel that only 124 legal votes were cast in the division, while tho leturns showed 33!), of which 332 were given to r$.iint the Itepubltean candidate for sate treasurer, anil only five for his Demo cratic opponent. Thomas J. Ryan, candidate for commlrsloner on the ticket with Cteasy, was given 143 vo erf In tho returns for tho division. nail was also entered today In the sum of J1.C00 for Joseph Rodgers, llou- tenant of the capital police, nnd Clar- i once Mccrer, another of the alleged ic- i of lhe tnte, notably the strongly Re peaters. Neither of the two men could publican counties of the Eleventh dls be found nnd the bail was furnish? 1 ( trlct, whcio the Democrats claim tls bv John F. Slater, a member of the sue ballots were used. These ct,n- state legislature. The warrants fo Itodgers and Meeser were issued after the hearing of tho five Washington i men. Itodgers and Meeser will be given a hearing on Thursday, when Deputy Coroner Salter will be ar raigned. WAS DALY UNBALANCED? Reasons for New Trial in Case of Lancaster Counterfeiters. Philadelphia, Nov. 13. Aigument on al for ex" nevFllery nL,' ,Inr the reasons for a new tri United States District Attorn , r Ingham and nis tormer assistant, I Harvey K. Newltt, lecently convicted j In the United States district court of conspiracy and bribery In connection I with the Lancaster revenue sttium i counterfeiting plot, was henrd by Judge Mel'herson today In the United States ' rmirt I A. S L. Shields, counsel for the de- fondants, made a formal plea for a le- i trial of the case, quoted a rule of the dihtiict court relatlns to a prisoner who Is mentally afflicted. Dr. John G. Hill, of Baltimore, was called to testify to the mntai condition of Jo'in J. Da'y, one of the Jurora In the trial, who, tn defense alleges, was III during the hearing of the case nnd not com petent to crvo as a juror. Dr. Hill said he did not think Dalv wns rnpible of transacting buslne.. The brenkdov n was due to over-work nnd nervousness "Tj)0 juror's afflic tion," he sild. "was illuslonal mania and peevishness." In Its nnsv er the government mnde a complete review of every point ad vanced by the defense, quoting dcl rlons In suppo-t of each posltlin taken. Two jurors testified that Daly was mentally unbalanced, while others weie as certain that ho did not exhibit n trace of weakness of the mind. Dr Horace A. Wood, specialist at the Unlterslty of Pennsylvania, sild that he believed Daly wns mentally aber- rnnt In the last pait of the tilal and that he was Incapable of forming In dependent thought and Judgment. DEMONSTRATED A "HOLD-UP." Edwin Llppincott Is Killed by Wil liam Hunn. Philadelphia, Nov. 13 William Row land Hunn, aged 17 years, son of Hze- i klel Hunn, a widely known and weal thy lawyer, today accidentally shot and killed IMwln Llppincott In the latter's cigar stoie Hunn was arrested and committed to await the action of the coioner. In explaining the tragedy, Hunn sa'd that duilng a c onveisatlon with Mr. 1 IppineoU and some compinlons he (Hunn) was attempting to demonstrate how a "hold-up" could be accom plished He pointed a pistol at Mr. I lpplntott, nt tho simo time command ing him to hold up his hands. Mr. Llppincott obeyed and with the weapon coerlng his bienst Hunn nnapped the , tilgge-. The bullet took effect In tho light side of the lctlm's breast and he died almost Instantly. He was U icars old. Hunn s ivs ho did not know the pistol was loaded. GERMANY'S TRIENDSHIP. Nececsary on Account of Relations of Gieat Br'tiin nnd Amor'm. London. Nov 13. The afternoon newspapers, commenting on Hmnoror I Wllllnm's nppioachlng visit to Ung- innti ami tne improved lelatlons be tween Germany and Great Britain voices the geneial opinion here say ing tho "latter is In a jTPat pirt dm to the vast chann-e In thr relations be tween the United States and Great Biltnln which pieced d it and from which Germany ha drawn the obvlnu deductions that legiilmite colonial am bitions cannot possibly be fulnlld In the face of the hostility of the two Hngllsh-speakiug peoples" Accotdlng to tho St. James Gazette, with the establishment of good tela, tlons between London and Washing ton It became necessaiy for Germany to stand on filendly trms with both. There has been, the paper adds, no un qualified promises of future armed support, hut the threj countries have decided to live on civil terms for bus iness reasons, DEATHS OF A DAY. Chlcauo, Nov. 13. L. M. Overstreet. United States district attorney for Okla homa, died suddenly this morning on a Santa Fo paenger trnln west nf Chi cago. Mr. Overstreet was on hU way to Pranklln, Ind,, wheie he was going to attend a family reunion to celebrate tho nolden wedding of his parents. Vienna, Nov. n Tho Baroness Ulrlko Lcvltzow, to whom Goethe dedicated his Trtolosy, is dead. THE TANGLE IN KENTUCKY WORK Or COUNTY BOARDS DIS CLOSE LITTLE INFORMATION. Chairman Long, of the Republican Campaign Commltce, Repeats His , Claim of 3,110 Plurality for Tay lorDemocrats Claim That Tissue Baflots Havo Been Used Slow Progress in tho Count. Louisville, Nov. 13. Tho tangle giow- lug out of last week's election grows woise with each day. This was tho thltd day of the olllclal count, but tho woik of the county boaid of canvas- BP1S iiiRcios"d little Infuimatlon to clear the situation. Chaliman Long, of the jtepublican campaign committee, to day repeated his claim of a pluiality of 3,110 for Taylor, bated on ofllcl il returns from 110 counties and unolllc al returns fiom the remain Jer. Tho Dom ocratle papers and leadois heie ha'. ceased to give figures, but sp-clals from Frankfort Uoto Candidal Goo bel and other paity leadets is saying they nre confident of the success of the Kenton county man. The complexion of the returns to b picbented to tho state board of elec tion commissioners when It mots In Frankfort next month still depnds up on the determination of the contests vvhlcl. are being raised In several patts tests have aroused much feeling In tho j localities affected. One of them In- volves the vote of Knox county, whlcn gave Taylor 1,303 plurality. Today Barboursvllle, tho county seat, was visited by hundreds of people Inter ested In tho result, their avowed pur pose being to see that justice Is done. Counsel for Candidate Taylor began action In Knox county circuit court to compel the county election officer to certify tho vote to the state election board of commissioners. The conten- tln" Is over forty-two ballots fiom the Hist precinct, but the petition filed by Taylor's counsel asserted that the by Taylor scheme Is to throw out tho whole coun ty. Johnson nn . Lewis counties are affected by the Democratic charges of Il regularities and there, ton, legal com pilations ate likely to arise. At Hopklnsvlllo a contest over a precinct which gave Taylor a plurality of 9" Is delavliur the ofTlclxl returns i of the vote of Christian county, which gave Tavlor a pluiality of 730. Slo.v piogrets was made In the count of Louisville and Jefferson county today, I the commissioners being nt work on the T'llrd waid when they ndjoifned until tomorrow. Both s!ds are fight ing every inch of the ground A num ber of precincts are In controtersy ion the grounds of alleged Irregulail tles. In one such case, Seventh precinct of the First ward the antl Goebel people today secured an orr'or f'om Judge Toney to compel the p e clnct officers to sign the tally sheets. The Gcibel pchple, however, claim the hallot box had ben opened be fo'i it reached the county election office Tho vote so far as canvarsed shows little change from the official I leturns. Federal Grand Jury. I The federal grand Jury, which was I adjourned over the election, recon vened this morning and was charge! by Judge Evans regarding election violations, particularly with reference to the Intimidation of colored voters. Ho recited tho charges which had reachi d the cars of the court, de scribed in detail tho offenses upon which I-dlctmeuts bhould be found and continued: "Consphacles may be hard to prove, but it la by no means Imnosslble to ! prove them, both by dlieet and clr. cumstantlnl evidence, end If you should find tile evidence and Indict those who i enc-nTpd in these conspiracies, yon would got at a class of men most like. ly of higher, or at least of more pre tentious grade, than their tools. This cla'3 Is far more dangerous to th" community nnd their punlshniPnt much more desirable In every way than th othe-s. The highest duty Is Im posed iiDon you to vindicate the law and you will the moie efficiently and commondably discharge that dutv If you shall piobe matters to tho bottom and without fear or favor, Indlente every man, however prominent or how ever obscure, who has engaged In anv conspiracy to penetrate tho wrongs denounced by the .statute. Tho court alo suegesf to vou that It Is by no means Impossible for officials of high or low degieo to enrage In such scheme, and wheie that Is the ca"e tin demand for punishment Is nil the more Imperative, becaus an exnmn'o should be set In the case of those who aie e arged with the enforcement of th law who male themselves tho In stalment of Its violation." SENATOR FLINN'S PLEA. Claims to Be Not Guilty of Charges Brought hy the City of Pitts'ntrc:. Plttsbuig, Nov. 13. Senator William Fllnn, by Attorneys Watson and Mo Clcave, has filed a nlou of not guilty to tho suit biourht against him, W. C Mm eland, cx-clty attorney; V7. II. House, ex-assistant city nttcrney. nnd James J Booth, for $200,000 damages by the city of Plttsbuig. This Is the action In tresnass on which City Attorney Oliirpnce Burlel'jli ruled the defendants lat week to (lie their pleas. Mi. Morelnud lllel his plea shortly after the suit was. entned. The damagns claimed are to rover the nidged loans made by Ilnucc to Mr. Fllnn. Charged with Enthezzloraenl. Reading, Pa , Nov 13 -Harry C. John ton, formerly treasurer of the Indepen dent uuiiaing sftociatiin of this city wns brought hore todav charged with tho -MUAaMlAn.H n t-.A, .. -. emnezziement or jiwn from the nsso elation Johnson was formerly a well known buslners man. Ho loft hero In Juno lust nnd was arrested a few days ago In Pittsburg. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Nov. 13 Pensions: Increase-Michael Carey, riymoiith, ?S to U'l. Original widow i Mary Lamb, Scrnn ton, 53. TOR PURE rOOD. Eenato Committee on Manufactures Continues Its Inquiry. New Yoili, Nov. 13. The United States senate committee on manufact ures continued today its Imiulry Into the adulteration of ales, porter and beer. On Thuisday the commission will receive reports from several pro- fersois of Ynle and Harvard who have been Invited to submit their lews as to the establishment nt u stinii.tni ni puilty of all food products. Senator Mason, of Illinois, conduct? the session. The llrst witness called was Max Schwnitz, chemist, consulting brewer and director of the Unlttd Slates Brewers' association. Senator Mason asked about the use of pieser- vatlvesbybrewcrs In tho United States nnd the witness said ho know of none except salyclc acid, which Is manu factured fiom coal tar nnd compoui cm of sulphuric neld. The use of such preservatives, Mr. Schwartz said, wns a necessity to stay tho natural decay In the component parts of beer. The preservatives ore only used toi 'oer to be shipped and not for home manu factured consumption Replyln,: to Senator Mason, Mr. Schwann fa'l the proprtlon of sMyclc acid when use us a preservatiee Is one half ounce tot evety barrel of beer, or about one part of neld to 30,000 parts of beer. Mr. Schwartz declared the propoitlon of preservatives In English and other im ported ules nnd bcuis is much grca'er than In the locally brewed bee-.". Th" pasteutlzatlon of beer In bottles, the witness hald, Is not a certain pif-seiva-tlvo. ! Mr. Schwartz thought It would be ! Impossible to fix n standard if the j rravity of beer and the proportion ot I alcohol. In some countries, he sill, i .. . .. . . . . ... me tax is co iccie i on a oasis oi tno Uiaie'IIUlB US"ll 111 lilt-' Ut'UI. "I think," he went on, " a commis sion should bo nppnlntc 1 to decide whit mateiial may be used for the pioluc tlon of a wholesome, palatable Icr, Such ti commission would find that c r eals nnd sugar may bo used as ad juncts for malt and would doubtless recommend the use of preservatives. Albert W. Wlgan, a brew master, said ho agreed thoroughly with nil Mr. I Schwartz slid, ocept as to tho quan- tv ' preseatlves necesaty. He thought Mr Scl.warU' est mate ot halt ounce of sMydc ncM to th" barrel of beer too laige. The only other pre servative the witness uses Is by-sulphite of lime. No substitute Is use I foi hops, but cereals are substituted for malt, because tho-popular demand Is for a lighter and moic spaikllng beer than can be made from puto malt. Frederick Krusler, another local brew master, gave testimony slmllir to that. of Mr. Wlcan. To make a light beer, he said, about 20 per cent, of rl ,n Is added to the malt and hops. Ho uses no glucose or decaying matter. Tho committee adjourned until to morrow. AT THE EXPOSITION. Prominent New Yorkers Represent ed r.t Phllndelphln. Philadelphia, Nov. 13. Now Yorkers In force took possession of the Na tional lport exposition today. A special train carrying a large number of leadl"g citizens of tho Metropolis arrived at 11.30 o'clock. The party was composed of prominent business men, state nnd city, officials and others win came by special Invitation of the mer chants' association of New York. The day was officially known as "New York." The pni ty was met by a com mittee composed of Philadelphia city officials, directors of the exposition and others. In the New York pa ty Governor Roopevelt was lepresentod by Colonel Archie H. Bater, of the governor's staff, and Mayor Van Wyek by Rundolph Guggenhelmer, piesident of the municipal council of Manhattan. The party was escoited directly to the exposition audltoilum, whore the ex ercises of the day were opened with out delay. Don ild Maekey, representing tho Merchants' association, acted as chair man; Mayor Ashbildge made the ad dress of welcome, which was icsponded to by Randolph Gugg mhelmoi. Th" latter paid a tribute to the exposition and piedlcted that good results woul 1 follow Its existence. Congresrmaa Sulzer, of New York, nls made an addiess com urndatory to the enter prise and ui" t the support and en couragement fir the coming Buffalo exposition. iJtiiliur tho afternooi this New Yorkeis visited tho various build ings and wci u'usequcntly enter tained nt luncheon. TRAIN STOPPED TIGHT. Two Hungarians Killed In n'Strugjjlo On Railroad Track. Shamokin. Pn., Nov. 11 While John Yunslc nnd Com ad V'Ins);o, youmj unman led Hungailans wmo engaged In a. list light on the I'll la t phla and Reading rallin.il pear l.nterpilso last night an cxpiess tialn inn th m dow.i and Instantly Wiled tlipm both. Tin men had been to a Hungarian chrlst enlns at I.nttiprlse and becoming In volved In a eiunnel the walked down the railroad to light It out. The trainmen were absolutely blnme-, less, the lighting men not having bc3i seen bv the engineer In time to stop tho train. I Branche3 of the Pcnnsy. irnllldnjHburc Pa. Nov. 11 A foico of SjU men and lei homes teelay be.m the construction woik on four hui.iii luunchci to the I'eiinIvanla rallroaei, ix miles booth of this p'nee. Tho u jail will leov elep a rich linietlciic reli.n. where iMcnsivo eiuarn a will bo opened and I where hundreds of men will be given era. I pleiMncnt. Trains will b tunning on the j rond on June 1 Neu tho epinrrlen Krounei win ne nre'iien iur n new lovvn to bo known as Walls.. Murder nt Uokomo. Kokomo, Ind., Nov. 13. In a fight he. tween Orln Hpilnxer and Fred Smith and William Busby today Springer was Instantly killed and BuMiy was wouud'd " N"' shoulder. faprlnrrr and Smith ! Wrrn llllntlnr. ntri hnfl lw(tn nrdnrftil nit IJiisbv's firm There In much indignation and the sheriff is upprehenslvo of trouble. Washington Anlversnry. Washington, Nov. 13 Piesident Mc Klnley today picmlsed to mnlto an ad drees nt Ml. Vcmon on December H, when the Masonic observances of tho one hundredth anniversary of Washlnston'o death will occur. PROF. M'GIFFERT'S 0BN0X1UUS VIEWS DISCUSSED BY THE NEW YORK PRESBYTERY. A Committee Appointed to Prevail Upon nim'to Modify His Ideas or Withdraw from tho Church. Certain Members Advlso Modera tion in Proceeding, as Heresy Trials Are Not Beneficial to the Presbyterian Causo. New York, Nov. 13. Tho case of Pro fessor Arthur C. MjGiftert, of Union Theological seminary, who is charged with holding views that a.es nt vntl ancc with the doctrines ot the Pies byteilan chuith, camo bef jre the New York Piesbytoiy today and action was tnken which will probably .vault In a reference to tho general asaeinbly. A committee was appointed last Juno ti confer with Piofossjor McUllYeit und prevail upon him to wdthdr.iw from the church, or, at least, modify his views. Meetings hae been held which Pro fessor McGlffert attended, but ho steadfastly refused to recede fiom the stand which heMiad taken on certain church matters, saying ho had bec.i misunderstood. The general assembly piepaied expressly for Piofessor Mo aifl'ert's case nn outline of the funda mental principles of the church. These were: Fint That the statements of tho Holy SciipturcH nre absolutely truthful, free fiom trror wlun Interpreted In thtlr nat ural and Intended sense. fciicoml Tliut in Jesus Christ there were two whole, perfect nnd distinct mum is, tho Godhead and the manhead being m beparately Joined tueethti in one per&on, without contci Ion or cotifchton, so that He wts In no particular llnbto to eiror Third That the Loids supper was In stituted by tho direct and personal act of Jesus Clnlst, to bo observed In Ills chiin.li unto tho end of the world. Fouith That God justitied men by im puting tho obedience and satisfaction of Clnlst to them. Tluy receiving tlnd re-it- lug upon in all His righteousness by faith, which faith they recelo as the gift of God. It Is only the last of thefco statements that I'rofeisor McGlffert ac cepts as It sUmls The Committee. The committee to whom the matter was referred was composed of Rev. Robert V Sample, cUalrman, R,v. John B. Shaw: Rev. Dr. R. B. Booth, nnd Rev. John Bliss and the following elders- William Magle Oscar 15. Boyd and Titus D. Meigs. Mr. Boyd was the only one of the committee absent at n meet of the committee held just pre vious to the meeting of the Presbytery. The report was Miluminoua. Its essens? was that the case should be referred to the general assembly which meet In St. Louis next May. The report vv is ordered to be printed for private distri bution among the members of the Picsbytery nnd made the order of the day ot the December meeting. At the conclusion of the reading of the repoit Pi of Francis Brown, Rev. Dr. Howard Andrew Johnson and Rev. Dr. Van Djke, read suggestions In which it was ndvls d that th" contioversy over Prof. McGlffert be dropped. Dr. John sin's papci was heard first, then Prof Brown's and Dr. an Dyke's and they were In substance alike. Dr. VanDjks said that while a majority did not ngice with Prof McGlffert, the wisdom of a heiesy trial wis doubtful and might result In harm to the Presbyter Ian cnusr In view of preparations fo a series of Presbterlan revivals in this city this fall nnd winter the postivmo mtnt of the dlscuo3lon of the subject and tho reference to the general as sembly is thought desirable. TREEDMEN'S AID REPORT. Board of Bishops of M. E, Church at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Nov 13 -The board of bishops of the Medio list Dplscopal chinch have lettimel fiom Baltimore and met the general coe'mlttee-of the Freedmen's Aid and Southei n Educa- tlonal society In this city today. Bishop W. X. Nlnde presided at the morning session an i Dr. M B. Neason. the cor lespondlng secretary, read n report giv ing detail" of the year's work of tho society. During the day membeis of ell"" lent confeienee ellstrl-ts wero heird, nnd the reports of work of vari ous schools In charge of the society vv re reviewed. The report of the board of managers of the Freedmen's and Southern Eda coilonal society sets forth that the nre of the negro Is going; the epoch of man Is beginning It says: "The rchools ot the Fieedmen's All and .-southern Educational society have been making good citizenship, educat ing negroes to be Chilstlan men nnd women. Thpy have not made cilml nnl. The necro criminal never goH fmni the eh tlon There have been more than 200.000 stu lents In these . hools and not one of thPm has ever 1 een lynched or ohniccd with the crime for which negtoes are lynched.' Strike Affects 40,000 Mon. Ruffii' i Nov. 13. In older to force a settlement of the dlspi te between tin mi n engaped in Iron construction woils ur 1 their empires regarding wages tn trnles nnd labor reaimi! has ordered out all union men working on bullrtlncs in this city In which Iron is being used. It is said that tO.CUO men aie affected. Mayor Tallon nt Albany. Albany. N. Y., N'.v 13.-Dnnlel Tallon. lord iuaor of Dublin, and John V. Red mond, M. P., paid their respects to Gov ernor lioornvelt today nt tho cnpltol a"il litu re dined by the governor Th'i visitors will leavo tomorrow for lluffulo nnd Detroit, Mich. About JM0 was raised hore for the Parnclt monument fund. Stoamshlp Arrivals. New Tork, Nov 13. Cleared! Trave. for Bremen via Southampton. Dover Pa&pd: Wtrkondam, from Ameterdan for New York. Llrard Pissed: Rotter dam, Now York for Rotterdam. Isle of Wlnht Passed: Wlneland, New York for Copenhagen. Ministerialists Defeated. St. Jnhrs, N P.. Nov. 13. The Minis teil.alists have been defeated In tho hi eloctlons in the divisions of St. Johns and Fortune Bay, tho Liberals carrying the former by a majority of 413 and the lat ter by a majority of 117. The government hus thus' lost threo elections this year. mi; m;vs this jumnlvu Weathir Indications ToJiy: INCREAEINQ OLOUDINlBSj WAttMCR. General Tho Amerltans Hemming In Agulnnldu. Another Battle at latlysmlth. Rev Dr. MtGlrfcrt'B Views and the New York Prcsbjtery. The Kentucky Election Muddle. General Northeastern Pennsylvania. Financial and Commercial. Local Hoard of Control Meeting. Editorial. News and Comment. Local-Old Forgo Strlko Settled. Local West Scrnnton and Suburban. Live Industrial News. 7 Round About the County. 8 Local Opening of November Term of Common Picas Court. WANAMAKER WANTS BALLOT REFORM Ho Is Deeply Impressed by "Revela tions of Corruption" in Philadel phiaNot tho Growth of a Day. New York, Nov. 13 The World will publish toinoriow a signed statement fiom John Wunamaker, dated Philadel phia, Nov. 13, In which ho says In I part. i The rtcent revelations of coiruptlon In I the conduct of elections In rntUtdclptita I ought to diiepl) itupieHS thoughtful iltl- i tfens tlia ci.tlie lountry over with the urgent necessity for ballot icfornis By bullot ttfoims I mean puih lew tl cinct- nients and regulatiins us will, llrst, maKi the ballot absolutely scciet and theft lo.-o 1 ahsolutelj flee, and rccond, such iIuvIcim vvhcthu mechanical or othiivvlse, ax will , make a true account nnd return of the I votes legally cast as near as may be an absolute certnlntv Tills, it seems to inc. Is the desideratum of model n politics in this country. In Philadelphia we have not had an liomst tloctlon for many jears and tho dibaucheo of the ballot has ucqulred the system of u fUpiicc with the dominant so called Republican ma chine. Tills has not been a growth of a d.i or n jour, but has been perfected by u sys tematical development of the most min utest dctnlls of oigai l7atlon All the machines nre against ballot le form. for the machine cannot live and thrive a day If the people, tho honest musses whose hearts nre right can never obtain un opp itunlty to express then condemnation fieely ard have it honest ly returned and lecordid Republican government does not cl3t in this stuto because, while wo have Republican fnrms, wo have no adequate method for their ultimate presidoii In u secret, frio and pure ballot guarded and conserved by devices competent to lnuro Its purltv and protect it from dishonest perversions nt the hands of corrupt political power. TORTURED BY BURGLARS. Isaac P. Conn and His Wife Subjected to Brutal Tie.atment. Unlontown, Pa., Nov. U. The resi dence of Isaac P. Conn on the Cheat river was iobb"d Satuiday night. Conn nnd his wife, who aie over CO ears of age, with their hired man, John Blxler, weie bound nnd forced to undergo biutal tieatment for the two hours that the but guns remained In the house. The raid yielded the bu glers about $110 in cash, a gold watch and some other bootv. This did not satisfy them. They had come after the $1,500 which they supposed Conn had ieclved ns the ftr3t payment on his coal lands which he recently sold. Conn had not got any money yet nnd told the Intrude! s so, resor m up up as a taiget and given so many sec onds to confess. Revolvers weie rubbed over his head and aimed at his temple. One fellow got a razor and, holding back Conn's head, made a movement as though he would cut his throat. The old man was so fulnt from cold and fright that they had to give him water to revive him to make j jlIm sensible to their treatment After the buiglais left Mis. Conn liberated heiself by untying the knots with her teeth and then cut the other victims loose. OWENS-COOKE CASE. Judge Halsey Denlci Motion foi n New Trial. Wllkcs-Barre, Pa.. Nov. 13. Judge Halsey today denied the motion for a new trial In the cao of Boyd Owens end H. E. Cooke, convicted of pilnt- lncr nnd circulating nn ante-olectlon lelrciilaruiloptlngon the pilltl al couiso of M. E Mooie, n candidate for city assessor In Wllkes-Haire. Mr Jlooio says the eirculat was published for tho pin pose of illleulo und lujuilng his chances of election The defendants will be sentenced on Saturdny. This Is the first conviction In the state under a iccent law passed by the legislature. Mrs. Davis at Princeton. Princeton, N. J., Nov, 13. Mrs Jefl'er son Davis, widow of the late CoufederntH leader, arrived here from New Yoilt this morning nnd Is now bcli.i, entertained at Princeton Inn. Mrs. u.evH is visit ing her gi Hudson, thiuhs Haves, who Is a student at tho Lnwrtiieovlllo srhojl She attended the concert held 111 L'ni vcrslty hall this cvenlr.g. Three Boys Burned to Death. Siuilt Hto Marie, Mirli , Nov. U A spc chtl from Detour, tl lit county, says that on Sunday the thiec sons e f Mrs KnU Orr. used S, 0 and 5 jeais, were buriicil to dcutli In n uro which orUinatcd In their homo. Tho mother, a widow, was away (it tho time. Uio bnjs being In charge of their grandmother, who, how ever, escaped unhnmed. Street Car Stilke. Springfield, 111.. Nov. 13 Not a street car was run In this city todny owing to tho strike of the street railway employs. over the refusal of tho company to rec egnlze the men'a union nnd to reinstate discharged employes. The tie up is like ly to contlnuo for several days. Another Woild's Record. Chicago, Nov. 13.-Eddlo McDuflle nddoil another world s record to his list today, going a half mile over tho Garileld park track In 40 2-! seconds, motor paced. Weather conditions vvcro rather unfa sorted to nil soiti of bruta'. treat- . T.. ,..,,, ,,,,. ,, , ent and threats to make him Meld T, mounted, n.e- the trensure. Twice no was stoo i ,,. ,. ,. . . lm .. ,.,..,, THE CRUISER CHARLESTON IS WRECKED Caught on Reef on the North Coast of Luzon. ALL ON BOARD SAVED Agulnaldo and His Aimy Said to Be Surrounded His Sectetary Cap turedThe Dlctatoi's Last Otdcrs to His General at San Jose Were to Hold That Place at All Costs Gen eral Young Supposed to Be at San Nicholas rilipino Fotccs Suffei inir From Poor Food, Disease and Lack of Bcdiciue How Colonel Bell Took Tarlnc: Manila, Nov. 1112 30 p. m. Thci United Statrn clliHel Ohniloiton, which had been patrolling the northern coast oi Lus'on was viecktd on a roof off the noi th west coast on Tuesday, November 7. All on boaid weie saved. Manila. Nm, 1,1. CJcneial Voung, It Is supposed has tote hod San Nicholas, about tlilitv inllis east of Dagupan, but his wagons aie far behind. Colonel Hayes lias captured Aguia- aldo's sectetatv, and Major Oolem.iu is In Cniinnglnn, with. nn escort of 17.1 bolomen. on his way ti the province! , ot Neuva Viava i The son of General Llanerns anil his famllv aie pilsonets Tho geneial lyaiely escaped. The conespondent of tho Associated Pi ess with General Young telegraphs from San Jose that i Agulnaldo did not escape to the north east Ho anil his army, the cories pondent adds, nre sunounded. His Inst oiders to the Filipino commander at San Joso were to hold Sane Jose and Carrmglan at all costs. The recent encounters vvtu-e too one , lded to be called lights. The Insur- gents, however strong their position, i are inoi tally afiald of the Americans. They make but a brlet.and feeble te slstnnci' nnd run when the Americans yell The moral effect of the news that 60.000 troops are on their way here has unepipstlonably been great. The In surgents nre suffeilng more from dis ease than tho Americans, owing to pooi food, lack of medicines and filthy hos pitals, with the result that there Is gieat mortality among them. Discoursged Captain. General Law ton has Intercepted a telegram (mm an insurgent captain to a Filipino genual, leading: "How can you blame me for retreat ing when only twelve ot my company were able to flsht " When Colonel Bell left Capas, ten miles tioni Tnrlac. at 1 o'clock yes terday, he Inttndee1 merely to recon noitre. He had with him the Thlrty- They met a bundled lebels at Muichi, 1 but the insurgents n, treat oil quickly. The scouts found the station burning. They extinguished the lire nnd saved I the building. I The main column maicliecl up the wagon load, but befoie i caching Tar lac It divided and entered the 'own on two sides at S o'clock. Not a. shot wis l.i. Tho Iiimii gents had evacuated the place' only a few hours befoie. They had et Hie to the rail way station and the rolling stuck. They left a rear guaid of loo men, who, however, failed to innke a stand nnd cover the retreat of the main force o! lnsuigp"ts, as thpy had piobably been oi tiered to do. The rebel ordnance, It Is reported, has been shipped to the town of O'Dnn- nell. i The Americans are continuing their 1 advance so rapidly th it the Insuigeuts have not tho time necessary to de stiny the railroad. Philadelphia's Official Vote. Philadelphia. Njv. 13 The official cum. pulntlon of tho vutes cat In Philadel phia hint Tuesdav wa concluded today. The totals for the- uandUlates on tha stato ticket aro ns follows: For stato treasurer. Harnett, Republican, 110,033; Crensv, Democrat, 40.5sj, Caldwell, Pio hlbltlun. lG'J- Watklni, Peoples. Ih3; Clark, Soclnllst-Labor, 831; Wood. Union Reform, 13.'. Supreme lourt Justice Brown, ItcpilbllL.au. i.i H7, Mestieznt, Dcmocint, JO, ICC: RIckelts, Prohibition. 1.3I0, Stevenson, Peoples, lsl; Munro. So-rlalUt-Ioibor, Wl. Superior court Judge Mitchell, Republican, 119 nn. Ttellly, Hem ocnit. Sl.fU, Robinson, Prohibition l,4ifl; Atwood, Pcoplce, 121; Rummcl Soclal-Irt-Labor, Sil. Fatal Explosion of Nitro-Glyceilne. Fremont, O , Nov. 11 'flip explosion to. da of u nltrn-Gljn line wagon at Glb sonburg, owned by tlie Hercules Powder company, U'cw tho drlvet. Ben Card. Into pieces. The turn unci wagon slnuud t.U fate. Superior Court Reassembled. Philadelphia. Nov n.-Aftor n short ad Journment tho Superior court today re assembled In this city. Arguments and motions wero heard but no decisions were handed down. - " - - WEATHER FORECAST. f -f 1 Washington. Nov. l3.-Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday; For eastern Pennsylvania, vvurmer, with Increasing cloudiness Tues day; cloudy Tuesday nlsht: Wed nesday rata and warmer; varlablo winds Blurting to enstcrlv and In - creasing In force Tuesday nleht. . sixth Infnolrv Hlnvun'u urrmt.i fl'r.t tttfttttT I . 1 1 ift 24vCAs w t t -.( 'A k.'i. 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