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SHELLING
LADYSM1TH
Vivid Account Given in
Censored Dispatches
from Boers.
PRISONERS OF PRETORIA
The Eighteenth Hussars nnd Dublin
Fusllcers Are Well Ted nnd Well
Cared for Tioopshlp Arcana Ar
rives nt Capo Town British Troops
Capture Guns nnd Ammunition nt
Colesburg.
Klmberloy, Thursday, Nov. 9 (Even
ing), la Hope Town, Sunday, Nov. 12.
The Boeis wcro kept busy yesterday
In throv, lug up fresh earthworks.
There lias been no fmthcr bombard
mem The De Heeis mines aro prnc
tleall cloned. Thousands of the cm
plojes ate now domiciled In the cento"
of tho town and aie bein piovlsion d
by the mayor's tellcf fun Tho rnjll
tnry authoiltles have oidered all civil
ians to give up their arms nnd ammu
nition, with the view of preventing
Irresponsibles filing at the Boers, In
contiaventlon of the laws of civilized
warfaio
Kaffirs repoit that the Boers cheered
each shell as It was fired yesterdav,
believing that It meant the destruction
of Klmbei lev The Iioers are now
wearing Khaki unlfoims and blue pug
garees making It difficult to distin
guish them from the British.
London, Nov 17. The following cen
sored despatch fiom Pretoila gives de.
tnlls nf tho engagement referred to In
the Associated Press despatch from
1'retnrla, of Wednesday, Nov 15:
"The Tree Staters had taken up a
position on a small hill when an En
glish battery ndvanced and attacked
them, sending a flety hall of shells on
the bill for an hour, when the Trans
vaal cannon put some shells light In
the midst of the battery, sending the
Tngllsh to cover behind a hill Two
buighers were killed and sK wei
wounded When tho British fell bark
on Lad smith several shells explode 1
among them, but the execution done
could not be seen. At midnight all
he Afril nnder cannon on the hills
Minoundlng the town opened Hie sim
ultaneously on Ladysmlth, turning the
quiet and rlarknet-s of night Into a lurid
Inferno of whistling, shtleklng shells,
f-preding from nil points of the com
pass to tho doomed city. Several
buildings on flio were seen from Rul
wan Hill During the day the troops
left tho city deseited and sought on
the edge of the hill to escape our
death-dealing shells."
A Pretoila Version.
The dispatch from Pretoria also says
that the pilsoncrs at that place Include
the Elrhtcc'th Hussiis. four officers
and ninety-one non-cotninlsloned offi
cers and men: tho Dublin Ftislleerg,
four officers and twelve non-commissioned
officers and men the Irhh Fus
lleors ten officers nnd 513 non-commissioned
offlceis and men- the Glouces
ter, fouiteen officers and 301 non-commissioned
officers nnd mei; the Rifles,
two officers nnd eighty-nine nn-com-mlssloned
offlceis and men, the Dra
goons, one man, the Natnl police, one
ma" political, sixty-two men: sick,
thirty-eight men.
The dispatch adds- "Trains are
working excellently from Pietorla to
Ladysniith The Roer3 have ample
food, but aie shoit of clothes, boots
and mackintoshes "
Cape Town. Thuisday. Nov W It Is
reported from Colesbutc that n nmn.
tlty of guns and ammunition belonging
to the Orange Eire State and destined
for Richmond have been captured by
tho Riitisli
Durban, Natal. Nov. IB A gentle
man v ho was ai rested nt Johannes
burg taken to Pretoria nnd leleased,
has ai lived heie a Delagoa bay.
While at Pretoria ho was confined on
the race course with the mllltaiy pris
oners compiling flftv-two officers and
1 2" nnn-conimlssloned officers nnd
men from Nntnl, tin olllceis and twn
tj 'Ho non-commlsIoned offlcot.s and
men from Mafeklng, and four men from
Tort Tull The pilsoneis" guatds were
almoFt exclusively Get mans, nnd the
nrtillerjnien manning the forts were
also mnstlv Germans.
The prisoners weie well fed and were
shown eerv consideration. Most of
the officers were removed to more com
fortable quarters In the town.
Lond n Nov 17 An official dispatch
confirms the statement that Captain
J A, Haldane of the Gordon Highland
ers, attached to the Dublin Fuslloers,
nnd Lieutenant Thomas Trankland
(not Tranklin) nnd thlrty-seven non
commissioned officers nnd men of the
Dublin Fusllcers nre missing.
More Troops Arrive.
London, Nov. 17. Tho ndmlrnlty an
nounced this eenlng the nnlval at
Cape Town today of the troopship Ar
cana with n battalion of the Argyll
and Sutherland Highlanders (the Piln
cess Louise's regiment), bringing tho
rvinfoi cements up to 23,500, of which
7,290 have already dlsembatked at Dur
ban, with eiehtun field gum, a num
ber of machine guns, engineers and
hospital troops, as well as 700 mules
This force, together with that already
between Ustcouit and Durban, Is con
sldered sufficient to enable General III!,
ynrd to advance nnd to tnko tho ag
gressive against tho Iioers south of
Ladysmlth. According to the latest
ndvlres, Ladysmlth Is holding out sat
isfactorily, everything having been well
up to Wednesday.
In view of tho Poer destruction of
bridges, the war offleo has Issued or
ders for the shipment of a quantity of
bridge work botween this and the end
of tho year.
London, Nov. 18, C a, m. Tho nb
sence of news of any serious move
ment against Ladysmlth seems to show
that the Uocrs are repeating tho strat
egy ndopted by them nt Dundee, when
they nppeared In front and endeavored
to effect n surrounding movement.
This seems to be their object regard
ing Estcourt, nnd since It Is Impossible
that relief should reach there for somo
days to come It Is not unlikely that
u further retiring movement on Mool
river will bo mnde.
Major Wolfe Murray has returned to
Pletermarltzburg to take command of
tho lino of communications, nnd Col
onel Long, of the Roynl nrtlllery, has
taken command nt Estcourt. The
forces now nt Pletermarltzburg nre too
weak to attempt to re-open communi
cations. Artillery and cavalry espe
cially nre badly needed nnd It necessar
ily will take a very long time to ob
tnln either, owing to the difficulty of
entraining nnd the necessity of al
lowing tho horse to rest nfter long sea
voyages.
Tor the Indiscriminate distribution
of tho vnrlous divisions nt unexpected
points It seems clear that the original
plans of General Puller have been
wholly changed. Not the slightest
word regarding the new plans have
been nllowed to escape.
It hns been repotted that tho Bel
mont fight arose owing to the ndvance
of n Biltlsh column to relievo Klmber
lev, but this seems Incorrect, nil of the
most tellable accounts ropiesentlng
the engagement as growing out of a
reconnolsinco.
Tlv nnnouncement of the arrival of
General Methuen ot Ornnge river, how
evei. doubtless means that arrange
ments nre In n forward state for nn
ndvnnce from that point. If tho nd
vnne hns net already begun. Klmber
ley was safe Friday, Nov. 10 Last
Tiles in v a Poer force of COO enteiod
Allwnl North, Cape Colony, hoisted
the flag of the Free State nnd declared
the dMrlct to be part of tho republic.
The activity of the Doers In this lo
cality would nlmost point to tho nec
essity of Insuilng the safety of the
column matching to the relief of Klm
berley from attack from this direction
or fiom Bloemfonteln.
In view ot the reticence of General
Puller It Is almost useless to speculate
regarding the report of a movement
to relieve Klmborley. It can only be
Intended to withdraw tho Poors, If pos
sible, from Natal.
INSANE FATHER'S
AWFUL DEED
Plotted to Kill His Entire Family
and Then Commit Suicide He
Kills Two of the Children and Him
self Ten ible Spectacle.
Chicago, Nov. 17. Canylng out a
plot ho had apparently planned with
dellbeiatlon, Cornelius Cotcoian today
fdiot four of his chlldien, killing two
of them, and then ended his own life.
Tho tragedy occurred at his home,
Mil Deatboin street
Tho dead Cornelius Corcoran, l'J
ears old, Margaict Cotcoian, 5 years;
John Cotcoian, 7 sears.
The wounded: Knto Corcoran, 14
yeats old, may die; Lizzie Corcoran, J
yeais, may die.
The police aro convinced tho man
was Insane Ho had lled with his
seven chlldien for months past. To
nil appeal ancts he was a kind and con
Mdeiate parent. For somo days he
had plotted for the death of his chil
dren and accomplished his purpobe
Tuesday. Heating the children cough
hearoseln the dark, administered laud-
nnum to live of them, Clifford, Tlmo
thv, John, Margaret and Lizzie. The
fit st two wore removed to tho Meicy
hospital, wheie Timothy died the next
day. Cotcoian exhibited such pro
found gilcf over the affair that the
police and the coroner thought the
giving of the laudanum wn3 a mlstaKe.
Today he dellbetately carried out the
fuither terrible work with a revolver.
Coicoi an's mother called at the house
on a visit nnd on reaching tho door
heaid the shots and ran Into the
Mi eel sci earning. The police were
notified and 'nn .appalling sight greeted
the eyes of Lieutenant Clancy and oth
er officers when they entered the house.
In the first bed room, Just off tho par
lor, was the body of Mnrgaiet, lying In
a mass of blood at the head of the
bed, while at the foot lay John nnd
Knte, unconscious nnd breathing heav
ily. In the loom to the lear Corcor
an's dead body was found on tho floor,
while that of the baby, Lizzie, re
clined on a pillow, A rovqlver lay near
Cotcoran's body. Fho of the cham
bers were empty.
The chlldien were quickly lemoved
to the Mercy hospital. Coicoran was
Injured about thtco years ago In n col
lision with a cable car while driving
a mall wagon. His leg was broken
and his brain affected It Is said six
months ago Corcoian's wife became
Insane and since that time she has
been an Inmlate of an asvlum at Kan
kakee. The only child to escape Injury was
Mai Ion. IB j ears old, who Is at the hos
pltal nursing her brother, Cllffoid.
ANTON LUTZ COMPROMISED.
Millionaire Brewer Settled Breach of
Promise Case Out of Court.
Pittsburg, Nov. 17. The breach of
promise case brought by Ruth De
Hand, of Chicago, against Anton Lutz.
the millionaire brewer of this city, In
which the damages were placed at
$100 000, came to a sudden termination
today, when the counsel for the plain
tiff nnnouncod to the court that an
amicable settlement had been reached.
Cincinnati Club's Tour.
Clncinnntl, O, Nov. 17 -The Cincinnati
bnso ball club left hero tonight for n
tour of tho south, opening nt Memphis
tomorrow It Is their Intention to visit
Cuba before the return. Tho makeup
of tho team Is: Hnhn, Knhoc, Bontloy,
Mcl'hco, McCoimlck, Gondlng. Lever,
Lattlmor and Tamuhlll, with Frank
Bancroft as manager.
Corbett Will Tight Jeffries.
Now York, Nov. 17 A match between
Jlin Jeffries, tho champion heavyweight
pugilist and Jim Corbett. ex-chnmplon,
wit nrrnnged today betwcwi Corbett
peruonally, and W. A. Brady for Jeffrlen.
The articles will bo Mgned Tuehday
Jeffries will havo tho fixing of tho dato
of tho bout.
Draw at the Sixth Round.
Chlcngo, Nov. 17.-Tho fight between
Kid Mel'artland ond Mattlo Matthew s
was declared a draw at the end of the
elxth round,
THE SENATE FOOD
INVESTIGATION
TESTIMONY REGARDING
PURE GROCERIES.
IM-
Witncsscs Find tho Markets Flooded
with Foods Adulterated Almost Be
yond Reason Plaster of Paris Mus
tard, Charcoal Pepper, Sawdust
Flour Among tho Thlng3 Calculat
ed to Destroy Digestive Organs.
New York, Nov. 17. The United
States senate commltteo on manufact
in es today continued Its Investigation
Into the ndulteratlon of food prepared
for the market. Senator Mason, of
Illinois, was tho only representative
of the committee present.
William II Zeltncr, of the Henry
Zcltner Browing company, of this city,
was the first witness. He testlflei
that he manufactured two classes of
beer, one of barley, malt, yeast, hops
and wnter only, and another of a
cheaper grade with an ndded propor
tion of white coin gilts.
Mr. Zeltner said he believed there
should be n national law controlling
tho standard of purity of beer, tho
standard should bo fixed on a basis of
barley and malt.
Dr. Kdwnrd H. Jenkins, an agricul
tural chemist, Alee director of the Con
necticut agricultural experimental sta
tion, told of his work in nintvzlng the
food offered for sale In the Connecti
cut marl ns and declared that the gen
eral adulteration of food pioducts has
Increased with tho business competi
tion and demand for cheap wares.
Dr. Jenkins said he found meat
poultry nnd fish preserved with borax.
More than half the Jellies examined
were made of glucose nnd starch paste,
colored with an artificial coloring, fla
vored with artificial flavoring and pre
served with salicylic acid. The cheap
er grades of coffee weio found to con
tain a laige proportion of pea pellets,
wheat middlings and chlckory.
Dr. Jenkins presented for the In
struction of Senator Mason a number
ot small bottles containing the coffee
adulterantn and Imitation coffee beans,
adulterated mustard, which Is 20 per
cent, plaster nf parts, pepper that Is
75 per cent, chaicoal, sawdust and
flour nnd envenne peper that Is less
than 10 per cent, pure pepper.
Speaking of tho dyes used In tem
perance drinks, Dr. Jenkins said ex
periments had shown that one glass
of raspberry soda had sufficient aniline
dye to color a piece of llannel five in
ches squaie.
MOLINEUX JURY.
rour of Them Are Selected in Four
Days.
New York, Nov. 17. The trial of
Roland B Mollneux was Interrupted
this afternoon by the sudden Illness of
one of tho Jurors, Daniel Fraad. He
wns nsslstod from the court nnd physi
cians found that ho was suffering from
acute Indigestion. Recorder Goff de
clared Mr. Frnad's seat In the Jury box
vacant.
Two more Jurors were accepted this
morning nnd they took their places in
the Jury box. After examining twelve
' talesmen, the thirteenth, Daniel Fraad,
manager of a window-cleaning' com
pany, was accepted as the third Juror.
I His Illness followed and he was ex
1 cused.
A few moments after Mr. Fraad's
I seelctlon the fourth Jumr was accepted.
He Is Herbert Gordon Thomson, an Iron
1 manufactuier. The next Juror accept
! ed was Abraham Altmeyer, a retired
, real estate dealer. This Is the fourth
day of Mollneux's trial and thus far
more than 100 talesmen have been ex
amined. The net results of today's trial,
therefore, Is the selection of two Jurors,
making four In nil.
SIX NEW WARSHIPS.
Contracts Will Be Awarded for Pro
tected Cruiseis.
Washington, Nov. 17 The board of
naval construction today agreed upon
a report recommending that the navy
department aw aid the contracts for
constructing tho six new protected
cruisers authorized by congress to the
following concerns:
Union lion works, of San Tranclsco;
Lewis Nixon, of the Crescent ship
building works, niizabethport, N. J.;
the Path It on works, of Bath, Mo.: the
Trigg company, of Richmond, Va.; the
Fore River company, of Mass ; Neaflo
& Leavy, of Philadelphia.
The awards are not final until the
board's findings nie approved by tho
secretary of the navy The lowest bid
ders did not teeelve the perfeience In
nil enses nnd It Is to bo presumed that
tho board was Influenced In Its selec
tions by considerations of met Itorlous
design nnd unquestionable ability of
tho concerns to poifoim the work they
will be called upon to undertake
Mr, Henderson Arrives,
Washington, Nov. 17. Hon David P.
Henderson, of Iowa, who Is slated to
be speaker of tho next bouso of repre
sentation, arrhed In Washington this
afternoon and has ettabllshed himself
nt tho Normandlo hotel. Concerning
public questions nnd tho formation of
committees, tho piospectlvo speaker has
nothing to say for publication.
Colonel Davis 111.
Chicago. Nov 17 Colonel George It
Davis, who was director genernl of tlio
World's fair. Is Ijlng critically 111 at his
homo In this city. Colonel D ivls is suf
fering from heart dlneapo, with 'compli
cations. Ills Illness took a serious turn
Tuesday, and today thero were grao
doubts as to his recocry.
Mr. Pettlt'a Successor.
Washington, Nov 17. Tho president
has appointed II. W. JInit. of Alliance,
O , to bo United States consul nt Dus
seldorf, Germany, to succeed Peltlt, de
ceased. Mr Halt Is a young lawyer,
and his appointment Is credited to the
personal Interest In him entertained by
the piesldent.
Out in the Fifteenth Round,
Now York, Nov. 17. Frank McConnell,
of San Tranclsco, knocked out Jimmy
Handler, of Newnik, N. J., before tho
Broadway Athletic club tonight In tho
fifteenth round.
STOPPED THEIR GAME.
Sharks Who Expected to Causo a
Panic Aro Prevented.
New York, Nov. 17. Russell Sage Is
quoted today as saying to a newspaper
Interviewer, who nsked him what he
thought of the United States treasury
to buy $25,000,000 of bonds:
"I believe Secretary Gage's action
has saved the financial world from a
disastrous panic.
"No one who has been In touch with
business enterprises during tho past
few months can fall to have rcalbod
tho stringency of tho money market.
Ready money appeared to bo extra
oidlnarlly scarce, and those who had It
held It or demanded tho highest class
securities before they let It go.
"I know ot banks In different parts
of tho country which had the hardest
kind of a time In realizing money, and
yet they held securities that ordinarily
would have been negotiable nny where.
"The sharps took advantage of tho
situation. They woic making a rich
harvest of It, but the government has
stopped their game."
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
Signs of Shrinkage in tho Demnnd
for Iron and Steel Products Be
comes More Clear.
New Yoik, Nov. 17. R. G. Dun &
Company's Weekly Review of Tiade
will say tomorrow:
Tho signs of shrinkage In the new
demand for Iron and steel products be
come mbio clear and while the prices
of pig are mantnlnod without change
and billets aro quoted lower only bo
euuso prices for earlier deliveries aro
no longer paid, plates are quoted low
er at the east, with some small mills
selling at 2.5 cents nt Pittsburg und
sheets nre sold by some works tbeie
nt $3 to $4 less than the regular price.
The strength of bars nt the west Is
lnrgcly due to the great demand for
cars, of which It Is said that one thous
and per day are ordered, but at the
east prices are a shade lower. A new
demand does not make up for tho rapid
completion of old orders In some lines,
so that the competition of woiks weak
ens prices. In minor metals the col
lapse of London speculation depressed
tin to 20 cents on Wednesday here, but
subsequently an advance of four
pounds per ton in the foreign market
brought tho New York price up to 2S.
A sale of copper by the Calumet and
Ilecla said to be of 20,000 pounds, low
ered the price to 17 cents. Spelter Is
weaker at ?4 C". with lead and tin
plates unchanged.
Shipments of boots and shots fall
off, nnd t-t aro Knger than In any prc
Ious year. Textile manufactures nio
doing well, although In woolen the
speculation In material tlneatens to
cause some embarrassment. Sales of
wool were again heavy. Cleatly a
laige share of tlio transactions have
been for speculation, but the mills
hae been buIng also, especially those
recently started after long Idleness.
Cotton goods continue to ndvance,
with a strong demnnd. Whent de-
?!?,?! 5 f1ti0?,- bUt fU!ly repovcrod'
although Atlantic exports were only
2,!)7fi,r31 bushels, flour Included, against
3 06S 70S for tho same week last year,
nnd Pacific exports 720,793 bushels,
against 1.9SS.0D3 last year.
Tho course of the maiket Is the
more noteworthy becauso western re
ceipts aro much reduced, being onlv
5S07.SG7 bushels, against 10,337,311 last
year. Corn declined a fraction, with
heavier exports than last year and
smaller receipts.
Failures for tho week were 219 In
I the United States, against 223 last year,
nnd 20 In Canada, ngalnst 2G last year.
TRANKLIN FIELD GAME.
Pennsylvania Defeats State College
Score of 47 to O.
Philadelphia, Nov. 17. Pennsylvania
had no trouble In defeating the Penn
sylvania college tenm on Franklin
field today, the score being Pennsyl
vania, 47; State college, 0. The red
nnd blue eleven played a strong and
fast game. The players mnde few
mistakes and thero wns little fumb
ling. On the other hand, State col
lego was suiprlslngly weak.
Tho Quakers went through State's
lino at will and skirted her en's time
nnd ngaln. State nlso fumbled con
siderably. Pennsylvania went Into the
game with the Intention of topping
Yale's score of 42 ngalnst State and
the students cheered wildly when old
Penn went the Yaleslans five points
better.
Pennsylvania made her first touch
down In less than one minute after tho
game started. Twenty-four points
were made In the first half and twenty
three In tho second peilod. Captain
Hare kicked seven goals from touch-
l downs. Hare. McCracken nnd Potter
plnyed star games for Pennsylvania,
while Wood carried off tho honors for
Stnte. The lineup:
Pennsylvania. Stato College.
Ktehlo left end Harris
Snover loft tackle. Rnndolph (Capt.l
Hare (Capt.)....!eft guard T.alor
0erfield center Cummings
Teas right gunid Scboll
Wallace right tacklo ..T. II. Miller
(Outland) (D. K. Mlllor)
Coombs right end Wood
Kennedy q'trback. Jnhnsoiidlcwltt)
Gardiner left half back Maxwell
Potter .. .. right half back Martin
McCracken full back euro
Score Pennsylvania 47: Stato Collegi ,
0. Touchdowns McCracken, 4: Hare, 2;
Teas 1: Potter, 1. Goals from touch
downs Hare, 7. Missed goal fiom
touchdown Haie, 1. Itefrrer C II.
Schoff, Pcnnslvanln. Pmplro J. 11.
Minds, Fennsjlvantn. Timekeeper John
Hedges, Pennn. Time of halves SO min
ute?. Tho Washington nnd Jofforson team,
which plays at Princeton tomorrow,
stopped hero nnd took In tho game.
Bonds Offered for Sale.
Washington, Nov. 17 The bonds offer
cd to tho government today nt tho sever
nl sub-treasuries under Secretary Gnge's
offer of last Tuesday amounted to S2.3U,.
350 ns follows- New Ycik, Ji,SS.160;
Philadelphia. U7.0OO; Cincinnati. $1,000;
Baltimore, $200.
m
Missouri Bank Burglary.
Joplln, Mo , Nov. 17. Robbers blew
open the safo of tho Bunk nt Carl Junc
tion, ten miles north of here, early this
morning nrd stole between $3,000 and $1,.
,000 In cash.
MORE INFORMATION
REGARDING TRUSTS
MR. CARNEGIE'S TESTIMONY
THE LAST TO BE TAKEN.
Mr. Rico Gives Testimony as to De
tails in Organizing Tiusts and Con
tends That Combinations Tend to
Cheapen the Price of Commodities
to Consumers Plans to Perfect Or
ganization. Washington, Nov. 17. The Indus
trial commission has received from
Mr. Andrew Carnegie a promise to ap
pear before tho commission In Decem
ber and give his testimony upon the
subject of trusts. Mr. Carnegie's testi
mony will be the last taken upon this
subject preparatory to the preliminary
report upon trusts, which will be made
to congiess early In January. Hon.
John Wanamaker is expected to testi
fy before the commission next week
upon the question of combination
stores.
Mr. Samuel Rice, president of tho
Distilling company of America, known
as the whiskey trust, was before the
commission todny. Ho said that his
company controlled about 90 per cent,
of the spirits distilled In tho United
States, but that the company had
abandoned the policy of cutting prices.
There was no Intention of driving com
petitors out of business, the Intention
being to sell at n fair and sure profit,
letting others do as they might please
In fixing prices.
Mr. Rico gave the details of tho or
ganisation of the tiust, saying it was
foimod from the Distilling and Cattle
Feeders' association, the American
Spiilts Mnnufncturlng company, the
Standard Distilling and Distributing
company, nil of which were controlled
by the principal company by the own
ership of the stock It had merely a
clearing house for the other companies.
All the stockholders of these sovetnl
concerns, with tho exception of a very
smnll minority, bad entered Into tho
combination with zeal The parent
company nlso owns a rye whiskey dis
tillery at Minneapolis ond tho Hannls
distillery It makes about 00 per cent,
of the spirits produced, ho said, and
contiols an equnl percentage of tho
brands of Kentucky whiskey.
The Capital Stock.
Of the capita stock of the company
there had been Issued $11,2,i0.000 In pre
ferred and HB.230.000 In common. Mr.
Rico said he could not say what
amount had ben paid to the organizers
ot mo trust, out as it was a voiy deli
cate and Important undertaking, he
thought they should liavo been well
paid. He was also unable to state what
had been paid for the Hannls Rye dis
tillery, but he considered It. worth not
less than $3,000,000. Tho company had
made no public statement of Its nf-
j falls, but Its books, Mr. Rice said, were
always open to the Inspection of the
stockholders of the company
I Mr. Rice contended that the effect ot
the combination was to cheapen, the
cost of production and also to lessen
the price to the consumers.
Our plan," he said. "Is to control
the business, so as to pi event over
production, but wo do not seek a mon
opoly. Any one Is welcome to stay In
the business. And we do not cut prices,
nor do wo Intend to cut them. Our
agents have strict Instructions on that
point. We consider our protection to
bo In our superior facilities, nnd we do
not fear new distilleries starting up,
so long as wo seek to make only a
reasonable profit."
He added that the company now con
trols the output of the standard brands
of whiskey. "And," he said, "wo In
tend to hold the production of spirits
down to the demand bv holding our
price down near to the cost ot produc
tion "
A change of tho revenuo laws so as
to permit the transportation of alcohol
In tank cars was advocated by Mr.
Rice. With this change he thought the
United States could supply tho world
with alcohol. He nlso thought tho
whiskey tax should bo lower.
THEY WANT THE ISLAND.
Members of the Cuban League Make
Demands.
Havana, Nov. 17 At a meeting of
tho Havana council of the delegates of
tho Cuban league and the national
party tonight, a resolution wns ndopted
declaring that the United States hnv
Ing lecognbed the right of Cuba to be
free, Cubans might expect therefore
the United States to deliver the Island
to an Independent government.
"While establishing a government,"
tho lesolutlon continued, "the Cubans
should offer to the United States guar
antees respecting property and a pref
erence in the matter of commercial
treaties, which the Americans hae a
right to expect nnd which the Cubans
not only have no reason to deny, but
can grant without any weakening of
their own Independence."
Beyond this tho resolution nsserts
that the "greatest efforts should be
mndo to shorten the military occupa
tion." Boers Destroy Bridges.
London, Nov. 18 -Sreclnl despatches
from Pletermarltzburg and Lorenzo
Marques s.av that Lad smith Is bombard
ed night nnd day and hard pressed On
Nov. 9, balng during tho night placed
mn closo to the town the Boers, after
a heavy bombardment, began an assault,
but wcro rcruli'ed nt every point with
heavy losses. Tho Petri, hnvo destroyed
ono of the bridges or tho Tugcla river.
Politics Lead to Murder.
Mlddlesboro, Ky , Nov. 17 John M.
Tate, former representative of Lee coun
ty, Virginia, was shot and killed today
by Deputy Sheriff Pnn Bledsoe, of the
same county. Tato was a leading Demo
cratlo politician, and Bledsoe, n leader
nmong tho Republicans Trouble over
politics led to tho killing.
i m
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Nov. 17 Cleared: Stcamor
Lucanln, Liverpool. Islo of Wight
Passed: Steamer Spnnrndam, New York
for Rotterdam. Llzurd Paused: Steam
er rrlesland Now Yoik for Antwerp.
Liverpool Sailed: Steamer Taurlo, Now
York. Arrived: Steamer Bovlo fiom
lfow York.
THE NEWS THIS 3LUU.MNU
Weathsr Indications Toiayt
PARTLY CLOUDY j VJAimCH.
General Filipinos
Attnck.
Bombardment of
tlnues.
Preparing for an
Ladysmlth Con-
Investigating tho Trusts.
Scnato Food Investigation.
General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial nnd Commercial.
Local Martini's Paper on Palmistry.
Ddltorlal.
News nnd Comment.
Local Social and Personal.
Local Court Proceedings.
Better Postal Scrlcc.
Local-Local Political Matters.
Plate Factory Seems a Certainty.
Local West Scranton and Suburban.
Round About tho County.
Local Religious News of tho Week.
Sunday-school Lesson for Tomorrow.
Story "Colonel Drury."
Local Llvo Industrial News.
KENTUCKY MUDDLE.
Goebel's Lawyers Propo3o to Throw
Out the Entiro Vote of Jefferson
County Bradley's Position.
Frankfort, Ky Nov. 17. The propo
sition today from Goebel's lawjers to
throw out tho entire vote of Jeffeison
county, which Includes Loulslll, was
not wholly unlooked for by the Repub
lican leaders hero. It Is now said Sen
ator DeBoe's visit hero last night was
for tho puriKiso of ascertaining definite
ly to what extent Governor Bradley will
support Taylor in the event that Gocbel
Is glen the certificate of election,
based on this proceeding. Senator Do
Boo nnd Governor Bradley are not on
speaking terms and a thltd patty neted
as n "go between."
DeBoo says ho Is satisfied Bradlev
will stnnd bv Tnvlni nntl will vlirnrniw-
j ly resist Goebcl Senator Lindsay will
be nsked to act a" one of the nttorneva
for the antl-Goebel side, before the
state election commission.
The Republicans hae found a pre
cedent established by the state election
commission last year In which the
boaul by a unanimous vote, decided
It was merely a canvassing boaid and
had no power to pass on contests. This
was tho case of Mordecal Williams,
Democrat, who filed a contest for th3
certificate of election ns congressman
fiom the Ninth district on the pound
j that fraudulent votes had been cast for
Congressman Pugh, In several counties.
The boaid declined to hear the contest
on the ground of lack of Jurisdiction
and awarded tho certificate of election
to Pugh on the face of the returns.
Taylor's lawyers now claim tfnt un
der this decision the -vote of John
son and Knox counties, nt least, mutt
be counted as certlfltd. Th-y have
not glen an opinion ns to the beating
of this ruling on tho Jefferson county
case
If Jefferson county Is thrown out the
political complexion of the legls'atur-j
will be affected, ns one senator nnd
j seven representatives will have to bo
elected under special election to be
called by the governor.
Louisville, Nov. 17. The official count
was received tonight fiom Floyd and
Knott counties. Floyd gives Goebel
156 nnd Knott gives him 459 pluiallty.
In tho last tabulated icturns printed
Wednesday morning, from Democratic
souices, Goebel's plurality In the state
was figured at one vote. In this table
riojd (unofficial) gave Goebel 400 plui
allty and Knott 439 plurality. The offi
cial returns from these two counties
show a not loss of 221 from the unoffi
cial. '
SCIENTISTS FIGHT.
They Object to Compulsory Vnccln
ntinn. Amerlcus, G.a.. Nov. 17. Tho cases o
the Christian Scientists who lefused to
be vaccinated were settled today, so far
j as the mayor's court can si ttle them,
I by tho sentencing of 12. J. McM.ath to
Imprisonment nt the city hall for thirty
I days and a fine of $13. TKe ladles of
the congregation were sentenced to flf-
I teen days' confinement also, the pi ico
I to be designated by the chief ofpullce,
and to pay a fine of $3 each. The samo
sentences of fine nnd Imprisonment will
be assessed against such other mem
bers of tho congregation as may refuso
i to obey the vaccination ordinance.
Mr McMath Is n leading moi chant nt
Amerlcus, and the ladles Involvi i be
long to the best families In tho city.
Counsel has been employed to represent
the ChrlBtlan Scientists and certior
ates will be taken to the Superior couit
and If l.ccessaiy the cases will bo car
ried to the Supiome court of the
United States.
WILL ESTABLISH CHURCHES.
Missionary Committee of Methodists
Will Organize in Potto Rico. '
Washington, Nov. 17. The general
committee on missionary woik in the
Methodist church today decided after
considerable discussion to organize
two churches In Porto Rico, one at
Ponce and one at Snn Juan.
An uppeal will be mnde by tho
church extension eoclety to build tint
churches. Tho commltteo appropriated
$6,000 for their maintenance when
built.
Zulus Become Insolent.
London, Nov. 17 -Advice from Zulu
land testify to tho gt owing uncas-mesa of
British residents, whoso stoics ure loot
ed by the Boers, with tho result that tlio
Zulus themseles are grcwing Insolent,
Elvlns rlso to u fear that they mty ut
tack tho unaimed British population.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
New York, Nov. 17.-Tho Rev. Robert
Dunlap Sproi.ll, D. D.. died at Proeport,
L. I., today of cerebral parol sis. Ho
was born In Allegheny, Pa., Blxty-thrco
years nso.
New York, Nov. 17. Colonol Lawrence
Kip died nt his resldcrco In thU city
at 9 45 o'clock tonight. Colonel Kip wus
68 years old and a well known horseman.
Chicago, Nov. 17. Lewis Tro, super
intendent of tho Sixth dlvUlon of the
United States railway mall service, died
tonight from neuralgia of tho heart.
THE FILIPINOS
ARE MASSING
May Give Battle to the
Americans Near
Tarlac.
THE LAST STAND, PERHAPS
Two Thousand Insurgents Aro Con
centrating at Gerona General
Mascardo Menacing the Country
Near Angeles Lawton and Mac
Arthur Near Each Othnr Letter
from American Prisoners Found.
Heavy Rains Impedo Operations.
Manila, Nov. 17. General MacAr
thur's and General Law ton's commands
are near each other. General Mac
Arthur Is getting supplies to Tnrlao
over tho railroad from Bnmban with
nn engine which was raised from tho
river by the Ninth Infantry.
Colonel Howes, who occupied Vic
toria with six troops of the Third cav
alry, 1ms advanced to Rosales. A let
ter wns found nt Victoria from Prlvato
Desmond of the Slgnnl corps, one of
the twenty-one Amerlc "" prlsonets
held theic. Tho prisoners, the letter
said, wore expecting to be taken to tha
mountains before the at my nnlved.
Two thousand Insurgents nro report
od to be massing at Gerona, above Tar
lac, ami Genoial Mascardo Is said to
bo In tho mountains west of Angeles
with a thousand men. preparing to
mako raids. Rain has been falling
throughout tho month. All last week
the downpour was heavy nnd continu
ous. The whole country Is in as bad
condition as at any time this season.
Manila, Nov. 18, S 25 a. m General
MacArthur, with the Thirty-sixth In
fantry, n battalion of the Seventeenth
Infantry, a tioop of the Foutth cav
alry, several Catlings and a detach
ment of the Signal corps, has begun
his northward adance fiom Tarlac,
which will be continued to Bayomong,
pro luce of New Vlza a.
RHYNLAND'S TRIP.
Ship Encounters Heavy Weather and
Coal Is Consumed.
Philadelphia, Nov.- 17 The Amerl
enn line steamship Rbynland, from
Liverpool, with seventy cabin pas
.setigois and 131 In tho steerage, ar
rhed heio today, being four dajs over
due. The ship encountered heavy
weather, but suffeied no damage.
The Rbynland sailed from Liverpool
Nov. 1, and nfter lealng Qucenstown
on the follow Ing day she ran Into a
storm, und during tho icinalnder of
the voyage It was a continual struggle
against tho elements. All the coal
was consumed and during the last two
days the fires were kept alive with
w ood.
Tho sea day after day swept tho
decks. Twice It washed completely
over the cssei, the water actually sub
meiglng tho bridge, and on ono occa
sion tho man on the lookout was un
der water. Tho passengers were bad
ly frightened, but theio never was nny
danger of a panic.
AEROLITE REPORTED.
It Is on the Faim of George Smith,
Tulton, County, N. Y.
Hancock, Md , Nov 17. Georga
Smith, who lives in Fulton county. Pa ,
nbnut twehe mll s fiom this place,
rcpoits that nerollto fell on his farm
eaily Thuisday mninlng and is burled
In the field near bis barn. He and
bis fnmlly weie awakened nt 2 o'clock
I by a loud, hissing nolo, nccompanled
by a bright Hash of light nnd a loud
peal of what they thought was thun
der.
At daylight he dlscoveiod a circular
piece of giound about one hundred foot
In diameter having tho nppearanco of
having been lecently plowed. He be
lieves that a portion ot a meteor la
burled In his corn Held.
EARTHQUAKE AT SANTIAGO.
Houses Damaged and Natives Badly
Filfjhtened.
Santiago do Cuba, Nov. 17. This
morning at 9 15 o'clock an earthquako
shock wns felt here, lasting nearlj half
a minute. Several houses In tho city
weie badly damaged, and the fiont of
the marine hospital office fell, blocking
tho street.
No personal Injuries nro reported, but
the natives weie badly f lightened.
Evangelist Moody 111.
Kansas CIt. Nov. 17-DwIght L.
Moody, tho evangelist, was stricken with
heart trouble today and lias left In tnro
of phjslclans for Norll.llcld, Mn?s His
condition Is critical Tho repot ts, how
ever, as to tho tfilousniFs of his condi
tion aro conflicting. Buveial of his Intl
mato friends stated tonlRht that whllo
his condition was serious It was not
tritlcal. Theso friends, however, iLluct
nntly admitted that thoj bellovo his
career as a public speaker was nearlng
tho end Dr. Shauttler said that In tils
opinion tho tvungellsfs condition was
not essentially worse than for tnmo time
pant, nnd that) ho was Imply oxhaustcd
fiom his recent exertions bcfoio the blj
crbwds that liavo gntheied to hear him.
Dr. Schaulllcr added, 1-owcver, that Mr.
Moody must havo qulot and lest.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Nov. 17 Pensions: Orltf
Inal, Conrad Bimtry, Simon, Wayne, li
r
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Nov. 17. Forecast
f for Saturday ond 8unda : Pastern ,
-f Pennsjlvnnla Puitly cloudy and -t--f
warmer Saturday. Sunday, fulr -f
-f Mid cooler; fresh southerly winds, 4"
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