ribitue.
L.m'i"m
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SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 28, 1S99.
TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
ESCAPE OF
AMERICANS
Seven Men Captured by
the Filipinos Regain
Liberty.
SPANIARDS ALSO DEPART
rendered to our troops and no trouble
anticipated there."
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
New Plans Proposed to Control Re
publican National Conventions.
Mllwaukco.Nnv. 27. Henry C. Tayno,
the Wisconsin member, will present at
the meeting of the Republican national
committee In Washington, Dec. 12, a
resolution recommending a change In
the basis of representation In future
Uepubllcnn national conventions. The
resolution will declare that the present
basis of representation Is unjust and
unequal and will suggest that each,
state be entitled to four delegates at
largo, nnd one national delegate for
each 10.000 votes, or majority fraction
thereof cast at the last preceding pres
idential election for ttepubllcan elec
tors nnd four delegates from each or-
. : :. ... ..... -
They Ljave In tho Turmoil of n. ' gani'i territory ami me uismn ot
by Mr. Payne Is recommended by tho
natloral committee and adopted by the
convention Alabama would have nine
ilpli-?atpft, Ark.iro-a eight, Florida Ilv
SENATOR FLINN IS
PLACED ON TRIAL
CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL
USE OF FUNDS.
Books of City of Pittsburg Alleged
to Show Ho Borrowed City Funds.
Fllnn Claims Ho Paid It All Back
nnd Doesn't Owe tho City a Cent.
Testimony of Moreland and Fllnn.
Rebel Retreat Ninety-Four Span
iards Also Got Awny Colonel Bell
Occupies tho Fortified Town of
Mancalaren Insurgents Aban- Origin ten lxn'sina, sl, Misslslppl
b . . , I five und South Carolina five a total oC
doned It Witliout junng a onoi.
Chase of Agulualdo Natives Have
Threatened to Wreak Vcngoanco
on Agulnnldo's Mother.
Manila, Nov. 27. The Insurgents
nave evacuated Mangalaren, province
of Patigansinan, leaving seven Ameri
can and ninety-four Spanish prisoners
who escaped in the turmoil of the Fili
pino retreat. The Americans are P.
J. Green nnd George II. CO Powers, of
the haul-'shlp Oregon, Thonns Kd
wards and Charles Ulrd. of the Six
teenth Infantry, Henry W. James, of
thoTwelfth iiifunto, John Desmond, of
tho Signal corps, and I K. Huher, of
Lowe's Scouts. They report that the
Americans, who were unable to escape,
are with the Insurgents. They are Da
vid ScoU. of the Twenty-fourth infan
try, and A illlnin Sherhy, of tho hospi
tal corps. Four deserters are with
tho Filipinos Howard, Mart'n and
Ford, of the Californlans, and Watts,
whose former regiment Is unknown.
Howard Is 'he only one serving with
the Insurgents. He Is a captain of nr
tlllery. Colonel null, of the Thirty-fourth
volunteers, rrrlved at Mangalaren yes
49 Instead of 129 as under the present
(apportionment.
The other dectcses would bo: Col
orado 1. Idaho 1, Montana 1. Nebraska
2, Nevada 1, North Carolina 2, Tennes
see C, Texas 9, Utah 1, Virginia 6, and
Wyoming 1.
The Increase would be; California 1,
Connecticut 3, Illinois 17, Indiana .6
Iowa 7, Maryland 2, Massachusetts 2.
Michigan .", Minnesota 5. Now Hamp
shire 2, New Jersey 2. New York 11,
North Dakota 1, Ohio 11, Oregon 1,
Penr.sylvnnla 13, Vermont 1. West Vir
ginia 2, nnd Wisconsin 7. The repre
senlatlnn of tho other states would re
main as now. The total number of
delegates would he SOI as at present.
TELEPHONE TRUST
RECEIVES A BLOW
William C. Whitney and Others
Withdraw from the Scheme Which
Promised to Includo Everything
on Wire in a Combine.
Philadelphia, Nov. 27. The Evonlmr
Bulletin today publishes the following:
Th'i colossal plan to control all of
tho Independent telephone companies
terday evening, nfter n hard march, i in the United States nnd to combine
He forded the Agno and found that
F .wK'a company of the Thirty-third
regiment had occupied tho town for
two days. The Insurgents under Gen
eral Alejandrino are letreatlng to the
mountains, behind the town. They nre
short of food and ammunition. The
general's men are deserting and six
cannon, which he has with blni, are
Impeding hi? march. Colonel Hell pur
poses following the Filipinos until he
can b'ing about a decisive light, or
until iluv b ive vatteied. Manrilnrcn
was fortified strontfly with rifle pits
commanding the louds, but the insur
gents ab?n Honed the place without fir
ing a shot.
Three hundred Spanish prisoners who
escaped from their captors before th?
An orlcan advance, and who include
therewith tho grca' telegraph compan
les and the five Atlantic cable compan
ies for which purpose thr- Telephone,
Telegraph nnd fablo company of
North America was Incorporated Nov.
9, with a capital of $30,000,000, received
a severe blow today, the effect of
which mnv be far reaching. This war
n'one other than the withdrawal from,
the s-heme of 'William C. Whitney,
Thomas F. Ttyan, Anthony N. Brady,
William L. Elkins, P. A. P. Widener
and Thomas Polnn, thi men whose
support made tho success of the enter
prise possible and -whose opposition or
Indifference may be fatal to Its ex'st
ence. The r resident of the company is Wll-
llnm J. Lattn, former general agent of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company in
civil offlcers of rank nnd many officers, j this city, which olllce hi resigned Sept.
have arrived at Manila duiing the last I 1 last. Associated with him In the De
week. Fianclsco Heycs hiought 1C0 of gii.nlng of the enterplise were: J. .T.
them from General Whenton. They : Astor, P. A. P.. Widener, Charles H.
were a motley apparelled an 1 bearded ' Flint. Martin Moloney, .T. F. .Tenks, W.
company. Some were 111. and had to bo I L. Elkins, Frank IT. Tllford, W. H.
carried from Tayug to San Fabian In i Gesehelnen. president of the Garfield
army wagons. A delegation of the for- bank, Thomas Polan; Charles B. Ad
mer prisoners has visited Major Gen- amp. of Ttoston: Oakes Ames, of Bos
eral Oils In order to thank htm for his ' on: Charles Hoi brook, of Boston; V.
VinanltnlWv u-litrh Innlndnd thn furnish- ' It. Francis, of St. LoUlS, William H.
Ing of food and clothes. Senor .Tamnr
lllo, the Spanish commissioner. Is mak
ing arrangements to se"d the men to
Spain on board Spanish transports.
Buencamlno has been lodged In com
fortable quarters at the police station
with his family. Other persons are rot
allowed to communicate with him. Hs
Is classed as being th" most slippery
personage connected with tho Insurrec
tion. He was a colonel In tho Spanish
army and a traitor to Spain. At tho
beglnn'ng of the llrst l-siirroctlon he
tried to sell out the Filipinos, nnd his
present Imprisonment excites no -jjym-pathv
nmonc his own people while the
Spaniards believe It Is a mistaken lent-o-cy
for the Americans to refrain from
Ehontln; him.
Aeru'nnldo's Mother in Danger.
Agulnaldo's youngest child, who wa
recently christened at Tarlac with
great ceremony, died nnd was burled
nt Dayatn! an In Agulnaldo's Might.
General Wheaton reports that natives
have threate'T 1 Ink-nee to Agulnaldo'i
mother, who Is sheltered In a convent,
with a guard. Gi neral Otis has ordered
lit"' to te brought to Manila for safety.
Washington, Nov. 27. General Ot's
today r ports the situation In the Phil
ippines In the following dispatch to tho
war department:
and James E,
Crocker, of California
Ha vs.
The story then gives in detail the
objects of the company to manufac
ture, construct, buy. own, sell, hlr.;.
Pittsburg. Nov. 27. Tho trial of the
suit In trespass for $200,000 damages
urougni uy wit city oi nusuurg
against State Senator William Fllnn,
cx-Clty Attorney W. C. Moreland, ex
Asslstnnt nty Attorney W. It. House,
J. J, Booth and Booth & Flynn, was
called before Judge J. W. F. White,
of the common pleas com t No. 2 today.
The suit is based on the alleged action
of cx-Asfbur.t District Attorney
House In loaning city money to Sen
ator Fllnn, owing to tho recent dis
covery of the existence i.f cancelled j
check made payable to house and en- '
dorstd to the order of Fllnn.
All of those Interested In the case
were present Including W. H, House,
who came from the penitentiary ac
companied by Warden Wright. The
greater part of the morning tilltlng was
devoted to examination of papers pre
sented by both sides. E::-Clty Attor
ney Moreland was on the stand at
adjournment.
Before i roccedlng with the hearing
of testimony Senator Fllnn, through
his counsel, annnounced that he re
fused to take advantage of the statuto
of limitation and desired the case to
be tried strictly on its merits. The
other defendants' claimed the right t
plead the --tatute.
Mr. Moreland was the first witness.
He said In reply from questions from
Mr. Burleigh that Htjiis? had chargj
of the collecting of money during his
term of office. The money was depos
ited In his, More-land's name. In tho
Freehold. Tradesmen's National, First
National nnd Allegheny National
banks. Bank books of the Trades
men's and Flrrt National banks he
identified and said they were not rec
ords of his private accounts. The
twenty-one cheeks, tho revelation of
which has caused the whole trouble,
were lfleiitlfVd by the witness.
"Were these checks taken from your
private check books or from chock
books for the dlsbur-enient of public
funds?" asked Mr. Burleigh.
"They wore taken from the latter,"
tho witness replied.
The defense then took the witness.
He said In reply to a question frofn
Mr. Watson that his private funds
wore included In tho .same hank ac
counts as the city funds, and he did
not know what proportion was his own
money.
Mr. Burleigh asked htm if his private
nccount and the city were mixed In all
tho four banks, and he said they were
not.
After being on the stand an hour, he
was relieved nnd Mr. House was called.
He Identified the checks and check stub
books and bank books previously shown
to Mr. Mooreland. 11" said all the de
posits were made In the name of W. C.
Moreland. In the account at the
Tradesmen's bank he admitted none of
It was Moreland's money Individually.
He said he had filled out all the checks
concerned and gave them to Senator
Fllnn.
"What interest. If any, did Mr. Fllnn,
of Booth & Fllnn, pay on these accom
modations?" Mr. Burleigh asked.
I "Six per cent., usually."
"Any that were delivered to mo were
delivered In his olllce."
He said he never got any checks
from Moreland.
"For what were the checks and notes
given you; not for labor done7"
"No sir."
"Or any claim?"
"No sir."
"They represented tho purchase of
eight notes from ycuT"
"Well, I'm not positive. There may
have been more than eight notes."
"Senator, did you or did you not
know that the Allegheny and First
National banks were city depositories
during these years?"
"Ycr."
"Did you have a conversation with
Moreland In regard to the notes?"
"Never."
Mr. Watson then tcok the witness,
and by questioning hlrr. learned some
thing of the business of tho firm of
Booth Sc Fllnn.
Beginning with 18m state If the
THE ADVANCE
OF METIIUEN
ANOTHERBOER POSITION TAKEN
ON THE KIMBERLEY ROAD.
Honey Nest Kloof and Two Million
Rounds of Ammunition Said to
Havo Boon Captured Joubert Re
tiring Rapidly In Natal Destroya
Railroad Bridge at Frere Ex
pected to Give Battle, at the Pas
sago of the Tugela River General
Advance on Colenso Ordered.
Cape Town, Nov. 27. Afternoon. It
Is reported that General Mcthucn has
city was largely Indebted to your firm," cantured Honey Nest Kloof, ten miles
" . . a m r-t n-- -. u .1 n AAA AAA . in.ln
said Watson. norm oi uras ran, mm i.uw.uw iuuuuj
Mr. Fllnn stated tho city was largely of ammunition.
Indebtnd to the firm in IMS and It In- Estcourt, Sunday, Nov. 2G. The rail
creased up to 1895. Sometimes the city road bridge at Frere, which spanned a
owed them as much as a quarter of a wide stream has been destroyed by the
million. Boois. who are reported to bo retiring
Afcked how the llrst discounting with rapidly. A general advance on Colenso
House came about, he said he fre- has been ordered by the British general,
quently went Into th city attorney's A flying column has loft here to lntcr-
otTieo to learn how fast collections cept the Boer raiding parties.
were being made. Ho recollected ex- A reliable messenger from Ladysmlth
plaining to House that they wore In pays he gathered from tho Boors that
need of money and one time Ilotisa they had proposed a combined attack
told him ho might 'to something, 'mat nil over the country for today.
T1IK KKWS THIS M0KN1NU
Weather Indications Todayi
PARTLY CLOUDY.
Is the circumstance of how House
came to discount tho Philadelphia
company note. House and his brothers
had been discounting notes for a long
time nnd he was aware that Mr. Housj
had considerable money. He had ne
Idea House was uslm? city funds to dis
count that first iWo. The firm hid
done more than a million dollars worth
of work for the Philadelphia company
nnd took part payment In paper.
Ht said there bad been no attempt
ed concealment of any of these trans
actions. Court adjourned after Mr. Fllnn left
the stand.
1 General IteccmmcndatloiiB of Comp
troller of tho Currency Dawes.
Amerlenn Prisoners Krcapo from Fili
pinos. Trial of Scnntor Fllnn.
General Mcnthucn'n Advance in Africa.
2 Generul Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial,
3 Local Coutt Proceedings.
Last of the Art Course Lectures.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
C Local Rea.1 Lively Meeting of tho
School Controllers.
Action of Mayfleld Council nevcrsea.
5 I,ocal West Scrt.iiton and Suburban.
7 Bound Abrut the County.
8 Local Live Industrial Nows.
Punmoro Doings.
HAS BETTER
MONEY PLAN
Comptroller Dawes Offers
Some New Recommendations.
DISPOSITION OF
SAM0AN ISLANDS
ELASTICITY THE OBJECT
MORE CUBAN RUMORS.
Reports of an Uprising Against
Americans on tho Island Food for
Reflection on Part of Hysterical
People.
Havana, Nov. 27. Nothing is known
at headquarters In this division or in
Oeneral Lr"'s to Justify the report
published In tho United States and
cabled back here that a thousand
armed Cuban Insurgents have taken
to the woods In tlie province of I'lnar
Del Bio and that a general uprising
against the Americans has been
planned for Thanksgiving day.
Indeed, the story Is absolutely dis
credited by the American authorities,
who say it is Impossible that anything
of the kind should ha.e "happened or
should be In prospect without knowl
edge of It coming to some army post.
Rumors of a more alarming charact
er havo for some time been plentiful
around Havana. It Is said, for In
stance, that this general or that Is
about to take to the woods and It Is
apparently truo that certain men are
nuislng programmes hostile to
American administration. But
General Joubert, it Is expected, will
stoutly dispute the passage of tho Tu
gela river.
London. Nov. 27. The Colonial ofllce
has received tho fotlowlng dispatch
from the governor of Natal, dated
Pletermarltzburg, Sunday, Nov. 2(5:
"The Boers are retiring on Weenen.
Our troops nre occupying a ridge thioe
miles northward of the Mool liver. It
appears that the Boers have found our
position too strong and nre retiring
toward Ladysmlth with the loot they
have collected. Tho river Is In flood.
Buller has arrived. Telegraphic com
munication with Kstcourt was restored
early this morning."
None too soon for Conservatives has
come the news of the Improved out
look for the British arms on the east
ern and western bides of the South
African republic, ns the constant small
reverses were arousing keen resent
ment against the government. That
was evidenced by tho result of the
Wandsworth election for London coun
ty council on Saturday, when the pre
vious Conservative plurality of 910 was
I converted Into a Liberal plurality of
232, though the Conservatives made the
war an Issue and their candidate was
a military officer.
First Real Victory.
To General Mothuen, It appears, be
United States Disapproved Anglo
Gorman Plan Another Suggested.
State Department at Washington
Has Drafted Convention Berlin
and London Considering It.
Washington, Nov. 27. The United
States has declined to accept tho agree
ment reached by Great Britain and
Germany as to the disposition of tho
Sanioan Irlnnds. Possibly It was th
leaking out of some Information to that
effect that gave rise to tho rcrjort cir
culated In European capitals recently
of the development of a serious hitch
In the negotiations.
As a matter of fact, thTe Is no seri
ous hitch and the reasons which In
fluenced tho state denartment here In
Its rejection of tho Anglo-Gorman ar
rangement related to minor matten
nnd touched rather on the form than
the substance of the arrangements.
Having rejected the tentative treaty
submitted by tho other two powers, our
government has In turn, and at tho In
stance of the other parties, prepared
and submitted a draft of a treaty
which It Is hoped will be acceptable to
all three powers. The draft Is before
the foreign ofllccs at London and Ber
lin for consideration, and It Is confi
dently believed here that It will be ap
proved unanimously, as the plan pro
posed thDroon does not differ In prin
ciple from the original project.
MINE WORKERS DISAPPOINTED.
Would Let National Banks Issuo
Circulation to tho Par of Deposited.
Bonds, but on tho Ten Per Cent, Ex
tra Circulation Would Impose a
Tax of from Two to Three Per ent,
and Remove the Tax from tho Cir
culation Up to That Point Argu
ments Offered in Support of Thia
Proposition.
'ofrTs " Thou-d m- at "
xveaii"- to otriKe.
Shamokin, Nov. 27. Three thousand
niont was the first battle after which
tho British advanced Instead of re
treating. The fact that General Meth
uen wa3 forced to fight a second
pitched battle near the scene of the
first shows that the Boers were not
demoralized at Belmont, but rallied
quickly and with unabated courage
met the splendid assault of the British
Naval brigade at Gras Pan. Tho ex
cellent military qualities displayed by
the i the Boers In the two fights were no
the I aouot derived partially from the train
United Mine Workers cmploved nt sis
local collieries of the Susquehanna Coal
company were disappointed tonight
upon learning that the strike of the
company's men at Nautleoko nnd Gl n
Lyon was not settled today. A prom
inent organization official of the lower
anthracite district said this evenltiu
that he believed the Shamokin men
will now Join In the strike If ordered
to do so by President Mitchell, of the
Mr.
Methods of the Office.
House, on his examination by
spread of the campaign of education j 'nS of Commandant Albrecht, a former ; National order of United Mine Work-
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
prisoners. $73,000 Insurgent government
money and other property captured by
Lawton's troops n'nr Tayug on 23th.
Wheaton's troops. Fowler's company
Thirty-third, drove enemy westward
from Mnngalafn, few nMVs southwest '
Dagunan, captured Ive o-iuch muzzle, j
loading guns, twelve rlMes. twelve '
thousand r mmls Maxim cartrldges.cno
thouoond shrnpne'. elcht hundred
pounds powder and other property,
nlso ninety-four Spanish nnd ?rv.-n
American prisoners. Bell, with Thirty
sixth Infantry. In puisult, find will
march down western Luzon const. In
dications are two or three bodies Insur
gent troops numbering probably flvo
hundred or irc.r nn.n cadi, in mouu- '
tains, west of railroad, can be read- I
lly bandied bv MaeArthvr; they have
tho bulk of the Insurgent artillery, all
of which will be captured unte3ei
burled. Young still in pursuit of
Agulnaldo, who Is heading for Ban
gued, few miles east Vlgnn: Young,
with cavalry nnd scouts, is followed
by battalion Thirty-third and by bal
ance battalion Twenty-second; two
battalions Thirty-third en routo for
Vlgan by military post road. Young's
reception by Inhabitants enthusiastic;
they give ull aid possible. A-rulnaldo
has collected moro than' 1,000 of his
troops nt thff north' probably most
will desert him. Number small de
tachments insurgent havo been cap
tured and Inhabitants manifest grati
tude for deliverance. Indications are
that Insurgent force south of Manila,
disintegrating and troops going to their
homes. Reports from southern Ulands
favorablu; Zamboanga Insurgents uur-
use. deal in and with, and contract Mr Watson,attorney for Senator Fllnn,
about telegraph, telephone, overhead or ,,,, nbout tho meth0ds of the office in
t I l.t 1 -..!..- J .. .. i
BUDmnnnc nim aim wnc una any th(J collectinn ot assessments nnd the
and nil aCCeSSOrleS. I .llnri.niMlo nl .lnmnAo Tin n!rl
that fully 20 per cent, of the money
collected by the city attorney was paid
out directly to the persons to whom It
was due. Tho balance went to the
treasurer's ofllce.
"If there was due to Booth & Fllnn
$100,000 for paving Forbes street nnd
$30,000 of that amount was paid Into
the city treasurer's ofllce, there would
be $50,000 to be collecJd by tho city
attoriey?" Mr, Watson asked,
"Yos, sir," was the reply.
"It Is a fact, then, that this money
collected by you from p-operty owners
would really belong to Booth & Fllnn?"
"Yes, sir,"
i inu jioreianu mingle ms inuiviuuai
moneys with the bank accounts?"
"Yes. sir."
"Are you able to state to what
amount?"
"Well, a good amount."
"How much?"
"Between $10,000 nnd $10,000, I sup
pose." Taking up tho examination of tho
checks, tho witness said that the "ex.
check" found on some of the Booth &
Fllnn checks meant that they were
exchange checks.
"Was every one of these checks fln
ally paid?" asked Mr. Watson.
"Every dollar was paid," was tho
prompt and emphatic reply
The Latest Test Is Made at Chicago.
Has Proved Successful.
Chicago. Nov. 27. Prof. W. S. John
son and C. L. Fertier. of Milwaukee,
todav made a successful test In this
city of the wireless telegraph. They
succeeded In telegraphing, without
wires, through a suite of seven rooms
with all doors closed and through seven
walls. Another test was made, when
the signals were successfully conveyed
through three fire-proof vaults. Ths
professor claims that his Invention Is I
materlallv different from that of Mar
coni's, that Instruments can be con
structed to be carried on horseback and
be ready for operation within a few
moments after they have reached their
destination.
The sending Instrument used today
is riolni? ,i .rood deal to offset the In- officer of the Austrian army.
fluence of such neonle. and. in any ! Presumably General Melhuen has re
event, no trouble whatever Is likely to , sumed his march northward. He ws.
occur until after congress meets. when last heard from, r.till almost fifty
It Is a fact, however, that many
Americans here believe that If noth
ing Is done towards giving the Cu
bans some definite assurances, if not
a precise date, regarding the Inde
pendence of the Island there will be
a rising of some sort, nlthough opinions
differ widely with regard to what It will
will amount to. Some believe that the
malcontents will be practically ban
dits, easily controlled by r few troops.
Others hold that the rising would be
formidable nnd would call for a large
American force.
ers. He served notice on tho company
last week that the Shamokin men will
bp -ordered out unless tho Nantlcoke
strike was ended.
miles from Klmberloy, and doubtless The men arc strongly organized, nnd
an action will havo to be fought at If they ceaso work the collieries w'll
Moddder River before "Dlnmondopolls" bo closed as there Is now a scarcity of
is relieved. i men.
There Is some doubt a3 to what 13
meant In the statement that tho Boers i EIRE LN A MINE,
are falling back on Warrenton, which '
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
H.
Is fifty miles north of Klmberley. un
less the despatch was Intended to fall
Into British hands In the hope of mis- ,
leading rseneral Mothuen. Tho lat
ter, however, Is said to be far too cau
tious to be caught by such a trick,
and. It Is added. It can bo predicted
confidently that his column will sweep
steadily forward In spite of the deter
mined resistance he will meet.
It seems that the conclusion must
bo reached that the Boeri are deliber
ate In their violation of the white flag.
On top of General Methuen's warning
corner the statement of the corres
pondent Knight, who has arrived at
Cape Town, wounded. Knight says he
accompanied a detachment of the
Northampton reglmcnt.who were about
to fire Into a force of Boers. 300 yards
distant and surrounded. The Boers
displayed a white flag, and the ofuVer
commanding the Northamptons lmme
I dlately ordered his rnen to rise, when
the Bors deliberately volleyed, wound-
was Intended only for short dlstniiL-es.
"Manila. Nov. 27. Steamer from San The receiving Instrument, howcver.was
Fabian yesterday brought 118 Spanish complete and ready for use at any dls-
tancc.
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED.
Addressed Against the Offlcors of the
Franklin Synd'cate.
Washington, Nov. 27. The postmas
ter general today Issued a fraud order
barring the malls against the Franklin
pyndlente, of No, 144 Floyd street,
Brooklyn.
Tho order is addressed against tho
syndhato name nnd also specifically
against William F. Miller, prejldont;
Cecil Leslie, aecrotary, and Louis II.
M. Miller, cashier.
Strike May Be Settled.
WIlkos-Borre, Nov. 27. It is once moro
reported that thcro is prospect fo a set
tlement of tho miners' htrlke In Nantl
coke. The strikers, through a romnilt
tee today requested the olltcluls of the
Surqiiehamm Coul company) to grant
'horn another conference. The request
was granted by Oeneral Manage.r Will
iams, and Wednesday rlxed ns the data
for tho meeting. All was quiet at the
company's works today.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
G. Taylor Will Bo Appointed to
Settle Franklin Syndicate.
New York, Nov, 27. Hubert G. Tay
lor, a lawyer, was appointed tempor
ary receiver of tho defunct Franklin
syndicate bank today by Justice Smith,
of the Supreme court. The application
was made by William Inglls.who stated
that ho hold twelve shares In the com
pany. According to Inglls, thn liabil
ities exceed $200,000, the assets being
about $9,000 cash In tho hands of the
police.
The hearing set down for this nfter-
noon In tho caso of Louis H. Miller, I ing Knight and other men.
brother of the missing chief of tho
Franklin syndicate, did not take place,
owing to the district attorney not be
ing ready to proceed, and the matter
was adjourned until Wednesday morn
ing. Miller was released on $1,000.
The police have found no trace of
William F. jyiler. nnd it Is believed he
:has left tho country.
Letters poured In today from all part3
of the country, written by persons who
' Bald they had been deceived by lltern
Iture that had been sent broadcast by
I Miller and his employes. All wanted
WON'T NEED A RETURN TICKET.
Pittsburg, Nov. 27. Word reached the
city tills morning ot tho sudden death of
Thomas Donehoo, of Orccm.burg, Pa.
Heart disease was the cnuse. Mr. Done
hoo was president of tho Clarldge Gas
Coal company.
Galveston, Tcx Nov, 27. Charles Cogh
Ian, tha eminent actor and author, who
has 'been ill hero slnco October 20 with
ncuto gaetrltls, died today, He was M
years old.
Senator Fllnn on the Stand.
Senator Fllnn was the next witness.
Taking up the mutter of tho twenty
one checks, Mr. Burleigh asked:
"Did you receive these checks?"
"I don't know If I received them,
but presume I did."
"From whom?"
"House."
"Whero were they delivered?"
had deposited from $200 to $300.
Other syndicates conducted along
lines similar to th" Franklin syndicate
arc' being Investigated by the pollc"
and by tho district attorney of Klngi
county. All institutions conducted on
the "blind pool" basis which proml30
unusual profits are under surveillance.
T f Ml mrtn f r m Mint Kuan -1 !
'" J" v"" '" '"'u v""1 """""J ' innriin ,un l,0f , .
"I mean to say that every dollnr .'"'" ..........., i.
Booth ft Fllnn or Mr. Fllnn himself ! tnelr money. Some stated that they
got on these notes was repaid to one
or another of tho four banks."
"That Includes every one of tho
twenty-one checks?" ,
"F.vcry one."
"So the facts are when we Investi
gate thoroughly these twenty-one
checks tho money wns paid Into tho
accounts of W. C. Moreland, from
which they wero drawn?"
"Yes sir."
"And the Interest paid the same
way?"
"Yes sir."
"At tho time when Senator Fllnn
received these checks from you did he
know city money was concerned?"
"Not from anything I said to him.
Ho said ho himself did not know what
was city money and what was not."
Charters Granted nt Hnvrlsburg,
Hanisburg, Nov. 27. Charters wero is
sued at the state department today as
follows: Lawndale Land company, Phil
adelphia, capltul, $10,000; the Nazareth In
vestment und Improvement company,
Nuzarcth, capital. $12,000; Shenango Lime
stone compun, Now Castle, Pa., capital
$1,000: Nansen Chemical company, Brad
ford City, JIcKcan crunty, capital JH).
000: Gem Manufacturing company, litis,
burg, capital $30,0i); Paurnck Water com
pany, borough of Hawley, Wayno county,
capital $6,000; American Flro Proof Ce
ment company, Wiillamuport, capital,
$1,000.
i i m i
General Miles Returns.
Washington, Nov. 27. Major General
Miles, commanding tho army, has re
turned to Washington after a tour of In
spection which trcluded the fortifica
tions on the Pacific coast and the gulf
of Mexico,
William L. Kendlg, of Lancaster,
Will Plead Guilty.
Lancaster, Pa., Nov, 27. William L,
Kendlg, one of the principals In the
Jacobs counterfeiting plot, left this city
today for Philadelphia, with the ex
pectation of pleading guilty and receiv
ing his sentence.
The marvelous coolness and nerve of
Kendlg has been n matter of comment
ever since the fl'ensatlonal arrests. To
day, Just prior to his departure, a little
Incident disclosed his first sign of emo
tion, at least In public. He was buying
a ticket to Philadelphia, when an un
thinking friend standing behind hlin
advised him to get a return ticket and
thereby save money. Kendlg colored
up, and In a thick voice replied: "I
guess I won't need a return ticket this
time."
Repine Wins thn Race.
Knnsas City. Nov. 27,-Bert Repine, or
Nashville, won tho 48-hour bicycle race
which ended at 9.30 o'clock tonight. Eight
hours a day wcio ridden for bIx day.
Tho final scoro wus: Hoplne, 981 miles 4
lups; Julius. 901-3; Miller. lHil-2; Lawson,
9C0-10; Waller, W0-7. Beplne will realize
$100 nnd several special prizes for his
week's work; Julius gets $230, Miller $131.
Lawson, $100, Waller $75, Llugenfelder $75
and Necderhofer $23. Repine established
a new record for forty-eight,1 hours. Tht
distance covered, Ml 1-3 miles Is 87 1-6
miles better than the previous record fir
a similar contest made by Charles W.
Miller.
Pennsylvania Postmasters.
Washington, Nov. 27. Tho following
fourth class postmasters were appointed
today for Pennsylvania: Ponte, Krle
county, B. W, Langdon; TIrsah, Susauo-
i hann county, Allco Chandler.
Kehley Run Veins Still Burning
Fiercely.
Shenandoah, Pa., Nov. 27. Flro was dis
covered early today In tho West Mam
moth gangway of tho Kfhley run mines,
near here, operated by the Thomas com
pany, of Philadelphia.
The entire force of the colliery was put
to work with water, chemicals nnd gren
ades In an effort to extinguish the flames.
After fighting hnrd all day tho men
mudo some headway, but the flro Is still
burning fiercely. During the day many
of the tire flchters fell unconscious from
the cusses but nil were quickly taken
out of tho mine and revived. Tho origin
of tho tire Is a mystery, as It was burn
ing when tho men went to work early
this morning.
Demand for More Wages Refused.
Philadelphia, Nov 27.- The upholstery
manufacturers oi Ws cily today re
fused tho demand of their employes for
an Increuse In the ware scale. Tin up
holstery weavers piesu.ted tl.clr domrnil
about a week ago. Tho i.tw sculo makes
a general Increase In wages of 23 per cent.
A number of tho manufacturers had made
an advance of 15 per cent, and rejected
thu new scn'.e on tho ground that tho ud.
dltonal Increaso vat. excessive. There
aro about 1.100 upholster;", weavers In the
city, M)0 of whom aro members of tho
union.
British Casualties.
London, Nov. 27. Tho commander-in-chief
at tho Cape has sent the admiralty
mi additional list of casualties among
tho British naval brlgado engaged nt the
battlo of Oras Pan, as follows: Mldbhlp
man Huddart. of tho cruiser Doris, nnd
ten sailors and marines killed nnd thir
teen petty olllcers and scumen and seventy-six
non-ccmmlssloneii ofliccrs and men
of the Marines wounded. Total casualties
105.
Rumor Denied.
Susquehanna, Pa . Nov. 27. Tho cur
rent report that tho Krlo Tlallrond com
pany Is about to build In connection with
n short cut across Wayne county from
Lackawaren to Honetdale, another short
cut to Owego to shorten tho main line
between New York and Chlcugo Is pro
nounced by Secretary Mlddleton, of the
Brio company as wholly without foundation.
Respect for Vice President.
Washington, Nov. 27Out of respect
Washington, Nov. 27. According to
the annual report of Comptroller of the
Cmrency Dawes the number of na
tional bank In operation on Sept. 7,
1899. was 3,595, with a paid In capital
of $003,772,970. The Individual deposits
on that date amounted to $2,430,725,
593.21, and tho aggregate resources to
$1,630,355,133.44. A comparison of tha
Sept. 7 returns with those made on
Sept. CO, J89S, Indicates an Increase
during the year In Individual deposits
of $419,271,035.02; In loans and discounts
of $310,7S9,G23.2O; In amount duo from
other banks and bankers, $150391,
S9C.C8; In specie $44,097,225.44. and In
aggregate resources, $846,S44.08S.57. On
Sept. 7 the net deposit liabilities of tho
nntlonal banks of the country aggre
gated $3,031,4fi3,0ifi.CS, on which a re
serve of $S90.5G8,82fi.90, or 29.38 per cent,
was held.
In recommending Improvements In
banking laws the comptroller repeats
his recommendation of one year ago
for a law providing for an unsecured
emergency circulation to lessen tho de
structive power of llnanolal panics, and
taxed so heavily that under normal
conditions It must be retired and can
neither provide profits for tho banks
nor serve as a basis for the expansion
of commercial credits. He then says
that If such a law bo not passed, a
marked degree of elasticity Is possible
of attainment In connection with our
present system of bond -secured nation
al bank notes and should be provided
for by law whether the former law Is
passed or not.
Circulation to Par.
The comptroller believes that. In ac
cordance with the president's recom
mendation, national banks should bo
allowed to Issue circulation to the par
of the United States bonds deposited
by 'them for circulation, und tnat, In
connection with the law authorizing
this, provision can be made for a se
cured emergency circulation. The ob
ject of allowing tho banks to take out
circulation to tho par of the bonds Is
to Induce them to furnish for the uso
of the public n larger amount of circu
lation than Is In existence at present.
The presint rate of profit to bo derived
by the banks from their circulation Is
not sufficient to Justify them In Issuing
a larger amount, but any method of In
creasing tho profits on circulation will
result in an Increase.
It Is true that the authorization of
an Issuo of currency to the par of
the deposited bonds, subject to the
present rate of tax. Is one method of
Inducing a larger circulation, but It
Is not the only method. By a modifi
cation of tho present rate of taxation
on bank notes, coupled with the au
thorization of Issues to the par of tho
bonds, the same Inducements can be
offered for a larger circulation and yet
provision be made for a secured emer
gency circulation.
Elasticity Secured.
Tho comptroller, therefore, would
recommend legislation authorizing tho
Issunnco of national bank note circu
lation to tho par of the deposited
United States bonds, and that the ad
ditional 10 per cent, circulation thus al
lowed tho banks bo subjected to a tax,
at the rate of 2 or 3 per cent, per an
num for the time used, which will tend
to prevent Its unrestricted use under
normal conditions, and to save It for
use at these periods of tho year when
crops aro to be moved, and In thosa
periods 'of panic when It Is most valu
able both to the banks and tho busi
ness public as a means of assisting
the general liquidation of credits. With
the object of securing an Increase In
the present bank-note circulation, ho
would recommend the reduction or
nbolishmcnt of the present tax of 1 per
cent, per year on the circulation to 90
per cent, of tho deposited bonds thu
amount of the reduction in the tax on
currency to bo collected from the nec
essary per cent, of tax on the capital
and surplus of national banks It requi
site to tho public revenues. To allow
the banks to Issue up to the part ot
the bands, unsubjected to additional
tax on the 10 per cent, extra circula
tion, will result In their Immediately
taking out their additional circulation
for tho purpose of profit. Business
credits will be extended and adjusted
to correspond with such Increase oMlw
currency, and practically the same ln
elnstlclty will characterize our bank
note Issues then ns now. With the ad
vent of a panlo we would have no ad
ditional means of lessening the neces
sity ot a call upon tho business com
munity to furnish, by the repayment
of loans, practically the bulk of the de
posits drawn by "frightened depositors.
Tho comptroller believes that tha
to the memory of tho late Vice President
Hobart tho president has cancelled all
his social engagements for tho present.
The members of the cabinet havo dona
llkowlso and tho administration will ob
servo a period of mourning.
Jeffords Went to the Floor.
Now York, Nov. 27. Jim Jeffords went
to tho floor In the third round without
being hit and the referee counted him
nut and gave the declrlon to Bob Arm-
strong.
WEATHER FORECAST.
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