SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MOKNING, DECEMBER G, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES
SHUT OUT FOR
MR. ROBERTS
He Is Barred by a Vote
of 302 to 30.
AW INTERESTING DEBATE
a n..ni,in.i nrtraA iiir ivTi-. Tnvler.
1....U-. ...iv, irumicu niiji. uit "" ,. I ty-nve miles norm 01 uono. lie nus
of Ohio, for the Appointment of n no power, mean and low and vile ns , ot,cuplod twenty towns. Tho Inhabl
.. .... ..... l- t ..... i the character of that tnnn was ps ex- I . , ' ., .
special ucmmittcc to inveaHiiuio
Charges Against the Mormon Hep-
resentatlve-elcct from Utah, la
Adopted Mr. Roberts Defends His
Side of the Case and Wins Much
Sympathy He Ascerts That the
President Has Appointed to Office
in Utah Men Charged with the
Same Misdemeanor of Which Ho
(Roberts) Has Boen Accused Tho
Galleries Are Filled with Inter
ested Spactatois.
Washington, Deo. 5 After an lnter
esMng deb ito of three hours the house
todnv, by .1 'vote of 30.: to 30, adopted
the icsnlutlon offered by Mr. Taylor of
Ohio, icsterdny for tin appointment
of n special committer to Investigate
thi charges ngnlnst RriKliain H. Rob
erts, the Moimon lopiesontatlvo-eltet
from Utah. Previously the house had
rejected a substitute k solution offered
bl Mr. Richardson, th' leader of the
nilnoilly, to allow Mr Itobcrts to bo
s-'iorn In and to oik' the whole eis
to tho judlclaiy committee This sub
stitute resolution, however, by no
means romtrmndo'l the full Democratic
st e.ipth Onlv flfti-scven members
voted for It. Of the thlity who then
Vctc-d against the Tavlor resolution,
nil were Democtats except two, Mr
Loud, a California Republican, and
Mr New lands, n sllvento from Ne
vada. By the teims of the resolution
M Roberts Is now not only -xcluded
from all paitloip-tlo i H the proceed
In?? of the house until the committee
lepoits and the h ue ii'ii upon his
c use but he Is denied a sant In tho
hall Whether this will be Interptot
cd to deny li'm ndmlflun within th"
rhan ber pending the disposition of his
case Is et tn be decided. The leading
of the president's me 'sago was com
plexly overshadowed by the proceed
ings width resulted In the action of
the hoi'se on tie Robeits rae
The galleries wore thronged with
spectators, mostly women, who sat
patiently through the two weary hours
that preceded the debate and then
waited three hours moro until It wan
concluded The most 'cmarkanl fea
ture of the debate was the fact that
Mr Roberts' mesentatlon of his own
side of the case, which lasted almost
an hour. 1 ecu me so absorbing that ho
won simpathy at all tlms, showered
w Mi applause. It was evident that he
realized that the house was ovet
whelmlnglv against him, ncl at tlme3
he spoke Ileicely and defiantly.
Mr Tavler conducted the case upon
his side M Richardson championed
nis resolution. During the debate Mr
Grosvenor (Rep., O) arose to Indig
nantly lepel an Insinuation of Mr Rob
erts that the president had knowingly
appointed men rullty of polygamy to
fedeial offices In Utah.
The debate was opened by Mr. Tay
ler. When he began to speak, Mr. Rob
erts left the seat he had been occupy
ing and took a seat near the main
aisle, whre he could hear w Ith greater
ease. Throughout Mr. Tayler's remaiks
he sat facing his accuser, except when
he turned to his desk to take notes of
the points to which he desired to teply
Mr Tayler's Remarks.
"I nm not unmindful of the Import
arce of the question the house Is about
to decide. It Is unusual, but tint un
precedented. We do not undertake to
determine the tight of the claimant to
a seat, but onlv whether ln shnll !..
lia'ted at the bar of the house and
nwatt me administration of the oaih
until me nouse shall
determine the
ngnt.
"Mr, Speaker. Utah was admitted as
a state Into the Union on the fourth
day of January, 1896. These are the al
leged facts .against the claimant First,
that he was Indicted In Febiuarv. 18s7.
for unlawful cohabitation uider the
Edmunds act and pleaded gulltv Am 11
29, 18!9, and was Incarcerated on that
account in the penltentlarv for four '
months second, that he has nerslst- I
cntlv fiom thnt time forward down to
a recent date been guilty of the offense '
of unlawful cohabitation, and- alBo th it j
he has continued from the date of his
conviction nnd Is now it polyamlst
By tho nlleged facts these questions
are raised j
"First After he was convicted In
1ES9, did he not then become, and ever '
nftet wards remain bv reason of See- I
tton , ineui'ioie to be a member of
congress unless ho was nor coned'' If
he was guilty of polvgamTs cohabit"
tlon between November 1S90 nmi th
date of the Harrison Proclamation, he
was not pardoned by that proclama
tion.. This situation. nFsumlng the
facts to be -alleged, raises several ques
tlons. "First If Roberts was convicted as
stated, Is the burden on him to affirma
tively bring himself within the em
brace of the amnesty proclamation1'
"Second U he was guilty of polyga
mous cohabitation a'ter November 1,
1890, is he not without the benefit ot
the proclamation?
"Third If he continued to ho the
head of more than ono family, under
his original polygamous marriage con
tract after the first of November, 1R90,
and without polygamoub cohabitation
then Is he not a polygamlst under tho
definition of the Supreme coutt In tho
case of Murphy vs Ramsay?
"Fourth Mav not the facts. If es
tablished, and Independent of anv law
creating ineligibility. Justify the house
In refusing admission to Roberts?
"Fifth Does not the cotn'iset cre
ated between the United States nnd
the state of Utah, by the proclamation
enabling act and constitution Justify
the house In the refusal to admlt'a rep-
rescntatlve from thnt state who Is to
day under tho definition of the Su
preme court a polygamlst?
"Sixth May it not ne mat unon a
careful examination oirthe law It will
be found that the claimant Is not a
citizen of the United States, and If not,
of course, ineligible?
"Seventh Is It wise, If the facts oo
as alleged, unless we are absolutely
without power to keep Roberts out, to
subject his case to the doubtful process
of expulsion?
"Doubtful for two reasons:
"First Because It requires the con
currence of two-thirds to expel him.
"Second Because very eminent law
yers from the beginning of the govern
ment down to the present time have
taken the position that tho house has
no right to expel except for some mis
conduct while a member and relating
to his office as a member. In the
Thirty-filth congress In the Mattlson
case a committee, by an all but unani- i
case a committee, by
I mmm mtn KAnntAr1 ilin t tViA titilsA Vi O (1
hllltod bV his crmdunt be'"-" h.1t t'i"
to expel him because It had no right
to exnel a man for that which had op
curred prior to his election to con
cress," Mr Tayler then w-nt Into a legal
argume.it in support of tho pioposl
tlon that congiess had the right to
hold Mr. Roberts Ineligible to sit as
a member of oongicss. He contend d
that the language of the constitution
with icspeet to the quallllcailons of
members of the hous" was negative
In Its ehn-aetor and that with con
gress was left the light to add to thoso
qualifications. Tie then cited is pre
cedents fur the present course tho
cases of Proctor Knott, Boyd Win
chester and .lohn M. Rlc, of Ken
tucky, who were charged with disloy
alty after the war, and concluded ns
follows:
"Mr Speaker, we aic told that this
will make an unhappy precedent
Piecedent! Why, what we do here wn
do befoie the open and gazing eves of ,
the world n d we nie at once dragged
to tho bar of history to answer for our
deeds. We Rie In no cloister court We
are no statute-bound tiibunal We are
the servants of the people, empoweicd,
thank God, tinder the constitution to
follow the right ns wo hee the ritr'it.
That Is tho law to use. The public
eye Is on us, the public conscience
quickens us In that presence and be
fore such a judgment we can do no
wrong If we but obey It." (Applause
on the Republican side.)
Mr. Tailor's vvorda were greeted with
a storm of anplaus", both from tho
floor and the gallei les Few Democrats,
however, joined In tho applause
Mr. Rlchaidsort followed Mr. Tayler.
Mr. Richardson's Speech.
Mr Rlchaidson, tho minority loader
folluv.-ed Mr Tnylcr. He did not In
tend he said, to dlcrss the meiits of
the oas". Tho quest'o'i In Issue was
as to w huthci the repr"sentattve-elcct,
Roberts, had a prima, facie right to
his scat. Ho was not willing to reject
a rep'e&entallvo-cl-ct who appeared
at the bar of tho bouse with his cre
dentials In due form. If ho was de
nied admission a precedent would b
created which would rise to pluguo the
house In years to come. The only con
stitutional obieetlon lalsed against thi
member-elect related t'j his naturali
zation and that, Mr. Richardson as
set ted, would not hold Ho defied tho
other side to produce a single proof
that objection was laltod to the ad
ministration of the oath except on
constitutional grounds The prece
dents cited were made during the war
and were not to be relied upon In
those davs tho constitution was wilt
ten with the sword They had all
since been overruled. afer the passions
that followed the war had Bub-ddod
Mr. Richardson declaied that the
mlnorlti was in no wise bound by
his position He spoke for himself
.alone. He was willing tc say th it if
the charges ngalt.st tho member-ele-t
were pi oven he should fivor his ex
pulsion. "If there Is one thing the
Americans are a unit upon." .said he.
"It Is that the American home shad
he protected In all Its loveliness,
sweetness and purity." (Applause)
"But," he proceeded, "It Is not wise
to permit our Judgment to be warped
by public clamor. To do so amount
to condemnation without trial." Mr.
Richardson then brought forward sev
eral precedents In support of his posi
tion. The first was the case of George
Q. Cannon, who appeared In the house
as delegate-elect from Utah In 1873.
Mi. Cannon was a Republican. Al
most Identically the same charges now
, made against Mr. Roberts weie made
against Mr. Cannon. He lead from the
i speeches of S S Cox, of New Yoik,
and other prominent Democrats oppos-
1 lnB "'mlns a seat to Mr Cannon, on
me grounu mat it would estatillsn a
dangoious precedent nnd produce
chaos In the future. "Those Demo
crats," said he, "rose above party pre
judice and stood bv the constitution
and the light" (Democratic applause).
He also cited the ease of Ramy, a col
ored Republican from South Carolina,
In the fntty-fifth congtcss, where the
Donioetats had Insisted that ho should
have the oath administered to him.
He also quoted tho late President
James A. Garfield In support of his
contention that where the credentials
presented are regular In form thete Is
no power In the house to exclude him.
Mr. Robeits' Defense.
Mr. Roberts himself took the floor
In his own behalf after Mr Rlchaid
hon had concluded. He occupied a con-
,T , , . ' , i. ""i"""""5 '" lronl 0I
I the clerk'. rtek. Several large volumes
i we,e D"ed un m r'ont of him and a
bouquet of carnations lay upon his
desk. The utmost Interest was mani
fested as he arose. Members crowded
about, but were compelled to retire to
their seats. The galleries wete hushed.
The occupants leaned over to listen,
eager to let no word escape
Mr. Roberts first sent to the clerk's
desk and had read his naturalization
papers. He then began to speak. His
voice was soft and low, but his enunci
ation was distinct and in the Btlllness
could be heard to the furthest corner
of the hall
As he got Into his argument, how
ever, his voice grew louder, until on
several occasions it rang out until the
fretted celling overhead gave back tho
echo.
Mr. Roberts began bv sending to ths
clerk's desk and having lead .a copy
o( his naturalization papers, in ordor,
as he sulci, that all the doemnoms In
this extraordinary case should be be
fore the house. He thon read a pra-
Continued on Fare 3
PACIFICATION OF
ISLAND OF PANAY
INHABITANTS RETURNING TO
TOWNS UNDER OUR RULE.
Rebel Forces Scattered Fleeing to
the Mountains No Moro Organized
Resistance Expected Americans
Under General Hughes Occupy
Twenty Towns.
Manila, Dec. G. General Hushes oc
cupies bantu Barbara and Cubutuan,
island of Panay. His lines extend thlr-
. . .. - . i
tanls are lcturnlng with white flags,
their fear of the Ameilcuns diminish
ing as they lcain they will be well
treated. It Is Impossible to get the In
surgents to light. They ate leti eating
to the mountains and no more or
ganized resistance Is expected. Tho
artlllety wagon mulc3 are being used
for packing. Water buffaloes are ulso
being used for that purpose. General
Hughes continues udvanclng north and
spreading his lines.
Colonel Hood, while rcconnolterlng
near Han Miguel, drove a force of In
surgents fiom iidcfonso, killing sev
eral, rive Amerlcuns were wounded
slightly.
CASUALTIES IN PHILIPPINES.
Washington, Dec. B. General
Otis'
latest casualtty list Is as follows.
"Manila, Dec. 6. Casualties not pio
vlously reported. Killed In action,
Hollo, Panay, Nov. 21, Molt rietcher,
Eighteenth Infantry. Wounded in na
tion, Hollo, Nov. 14, George D. Boble,
C, Nineteenth Infantry, sevcio. Skir
mish toad to San Nicholas, Nov 10,
Thlid cavalry, K, Joseph r. Mangold,
leg, slight" John J. Falls, elbow,
slight, Dennis Wood, back, slight, Ru
fus A. Jackson, leg, slight, A R. A.
Martin, buttock, slight. Action. Imus,
Nov. 23, August Berg, T, Fifth artil
lery, shoulder, slight. Action, vicinity
Nosaroo, Nov. 14, Thirteenth Infantry,
K. Albert Caplick, corporal, leg, slight,
Chatles White, abdomen, severe; L,
John G. Fiitz, arms, severe, B, Ulysses
H. Giay, leg, slight. Action, San Pe
dro, Magalan, .utton Witt, seigeant,
II, Seventeenth Infantry, thumb, slight,
Nov. 5. Claude M Mansfield. K, Fourth
cavalry, foot, slight, Nov. 6."
THOUGHT IT WAS AGUINALDO.
Man Resembling the Filipino Leader
Arrested in Vancouver.
Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 5 This city
was thrown into a slate of gnat ex
citement by the detention at polite
headquarters of a man supposed to be
Agulnaldo.
II. W. Treat, of New York, informed
the American consul that a suspicious
looking stranger, bearing a marked re
semblance to Agulnaldo, had enme
from Victoria. It finally devolopnd
that the stt anger, who Is a Hindoo,
had been under suspicion In vailous
Ameilcan cities. Tho pilsoner ptoved
an alibi and was liberated.
NEW IRON MILLS.
Will Be Called the Atlantic Iron and
Steel Cbmpany.
Philadelphia, Deo. 5. -A majority of
tho stockholders and directors In the
New Haven and Susquehanna Coal
companies have agreed to consolidate
In a new concern to be called the At
lantic Iron and Stool company, which
will Fhoitlv be Incorporate! with a
capital of $10 1)00 AM Tho greater pTt
of tho ptock will bo aboibed by the
stockholders of tho New Haven ami
Susquehanna companies, of whom .t
largo number live In this city, and the
consolidated concern will be controlled
by the same poisons who have bc?n
active In the direction ot the old com
panlc s.
The first movo of tho Atlantic com
pany towards gaining a foothold In
the Iron market will be to erect a
mammoth pipe mill at Colombia, Pi.,
which Is designed to cost $00,000, an I
which, It Is expected, will employ up
wards of a thousand men, and dls
tilbute $40,000 a month In wages. Tho
company will at once advertise for
bids.
To avoid using the product of west
ern mills, the row company will U3is
the "sculp" from Mlddletown, Colum
bia and York.
CANADIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Description of Their Departure from
Cape Town for the Front.
London, Dec. E A delayed dispatch
from Capo Town, received today, de
scribes the departute of the Carfadlan
contingent of troops for the front. Tho
streets were decotated, and dense, en
thusiastic crowds lined the principal
thoroughfares Governor Mllner bid
the Canadians farewell at tho railroad
station Alt the ofllceis, Individually,
were presented to the governor, who
was heartily cheered by the Canadian
soldiers. They also sang the national
anthem.
A patty of thirty-nine Canadians re
mained at Cape Town, as the men had
not passed the medical Inspection. The
Canadian contingent will act In concert
with the Rlack Watch and Seaforth
Highlanders.
MASSACRED 300 ARMENIANS.
Kurds Avenge a Recent Incursion by
Russian Subjects.
Constantinople, Dec. S Private ad
vices received here report that, the
Kurds have avenged tho recent Incur
sion of Russian Armenians Into tho
Alaehgcrd district, In Turkish Ar
menia, by pillaring tho Armenian vil
lage of Kostur and massacrelng 300 of
the Inhabitants.
'
New Pipe Mill.
New York, Dec 6. Tho Susquehanna
Iron company directors today decided to
build a pipe mill ut Columbia, l'u , to
cost S0,000, which will etnploi one thou
sand men The mot thly wage payments
will amount to $40,000, Tho company will
ndvertlse at once for bids for tho erec
tion of the mill.
BIG BICYCLE RACE.
Plodders at Madison Square Garden
Ahead of Record.
New York, Dec. D. The six-days'
plodders at Madison Square Garden
are riding far ahead of the record.
There has been some change In tho
relative positions of the riders, nnd sev
eral of them have left tho track In the
past twenty-four hours.
This afternoon there was an accident
In which Jay Eaton, then a lap ahead
of all the others, was crowded to the
edge of tho track and pitched from hU
wheel. Eaton, nmld the greatest ex
citement, tiled to remount, but found
that his tire was flat, and before ho
got another wheel he was four laps in
the tear.
The matter was taken to tho refeiee
by Eaton, who ruled that Eaton-Wal-thour
team should take Its nlace with
tho leaders. This put tho team back
onyl one lap. the one by which It was
leading nt the time the spill occurred.
Through n mlsundeistandlng tho '
Eaton-Walthour team lost Ave laps
nbout 7 30 o'clock. They were both off
the track nt the same time, not know
ing of each other's temporary retire
ment. Then an hour later Eaton an
nounced his retliement for good, say
ing that his fall in the afternoon had
left him so shaken that ho was too
i weak to continue. Walthour, however,
announced that he would keep on after
some of tho "Individual" money.
Kroamer withdrew from the nice nt
7 o'clock, but his team-mate, Aionson,
continued to ride.
The llders were seventy-nine miles
ahead of the record at the end of the
foity-flfth hour.
Tho following Is the 12 o'clock score:
Mlllei -Wallet, 963 3; Mayn-McEaihen,
003 3; Gliniu-Pictc, 8012; Fls-htr-
Chevnller, 0027, Stevens-Turvllle, 962 5,
Babcock-Stlnson, 962 4: Schlneer-Fors-
! ter, 9G0 2; Thompson-Dlckerson, 9111;
The-P.astalte. S16 1, Walthour (Indl-
I vldttul), 013 C, Aronson (Individual),
472.6.
PALACE CAR COMBINE.
Consolidation of Puuman and Wag
ner Interests.
Chicago, Dec. 5 The consolidation
of the Pullman Palace Car company
and Its ilval, the Wagner Palnce Car
company, Into one concern will bo rati
fied this afternoon at a special meet
ing of the stockholders of the Pullman
compani called for the purpose of ex
pressing appioval or disapproval of tho
action of the tecent meeting of the di
rectors in taking hteps looking towarJ
the merging of the two corpotatlons.
Neatly eveiy share of stock In tho
Tullman company was icpreservfed In
the meeting and the action of the hoard
was approved by u practical vote
In approving tho action of the direc
tors, the stockholders voted to Increase
the capital sto k of'ih Pullmun com
pany from $')1000 000 to $74,000,000, the
Increase to be for the purpose of pur
chasing the property of the Wt;:ner
Palace Car company. It was nlbo
voted to change the name of the com
pany from tho Pullman Palace Car
company to the Pullman company. An
Incteare In tho numbei or directors
from seven to eleven was also passed
and the following dliectots elected to
tho board: William K. Vanderbllt. J.
Plerpont Morgan. Fredeilck W. Van
derbllt and W. Seward Webb.
BOBBY LASTED TIVE ROUNDS.
The Sable Englishman Drops Before
Jce Walcctt.
New otU. Dec. 5 Bobby Dobbs,
formerly if MlnmMpollt, lasted culy a
few Fcconds moro than I've rounds in
his bout with Joe Walcott tonight,
before tho liimdvvay Athletic club
Dobbs and aiCott ait ng'ous.
Dobbs Is tall, witli a lomr reicb. and
a fait cinount of clerc. Walcott is
stocklly built with tho ftame if a
Hetcule.x, nnd th top of his head
scarcely reichcs Oobln' hhouldeis.
Wnlcotl was a tr n w.r -d favotlle
The men w.ro m.tt"h''l to light -5
rounds at 11) .muni. ''h end ct.me
-arl In the Ith Wahru. oIvavs
en the alert fT an 'ipning, saw ot e
and sent his left and light simultane
ously to tho btg fellow's jaw and Dobbs
fell bickwatd the back of bis head
striking the floor. Refeiee White
sent Walcott to bis corner and stopped
the light. Dobbs" seconds then enr
iled their man to his corner whoie he
revived In about thtee irlnutes. Wal
cott was declared the v Inner.
NO MARRIED WOMEN CLERKS.
Decision of the Postofllce Department
in Blown Case.
Washington, Dec. 5 First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath In n decia
Ion today In the cas of Mrs lohn
Prow n at Modus, Conn, nnnounco3
that "tho department nas decided it
will be Incompatible with tho best In
terests nf tho teivlce to tetaln mauled
women as prstolllce clerks. The de
partment lies ruled therefote that
when a women cleik marries It will be
nccessaiy for her to resign from the
service.
Postmnstors, under this ruling, hers-
aftot will have to call for the re'sltjna-
tlons of such employes and icoommend
their successors to tho department.
GERMAN STEAMSHIP SEARCHED
British Believed Sho Was Cairylug
Arms and Munitions to Boers.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Dec G
The British second clas3 cruiser
Arothufca has been closely watching
the German steamship Ella Woer
mann, which sailed from Hamburg,
Nov. 18, for the west coast of Africa.
On the demand of tho British govern
ment tho Spanish authorities searched
tho vessel on her nrilval heie, but
found no guns or cartridges on board
of her. The steamship then proceeded.
Heavy Snow in Buffalo.
Buffalo, Dec. 5. A hcuvy snow stotm
has prevailed hero nil dai, accompunied
liv high winds which had a velocity of
fifty-four miles an hour this afternoon.
Street car traftlo has been badly dolaied.
Thu ttorm has not ict Interfered with
tho steam roads centering here.
The Revolt in San Salvador,
Berlin, Dec. 6, A dispatch from Guato.
mKbt, received hero under yesterdai's
elate, says tho revolt on the frontier of
Sun Salvador has been suppressed.
COFFEE SHIP IS
TOWED ASHORE
THE LASSELL HIT BY THE
FRIESLAND AND BEACHED.
Red Star Liner Mixed Up tho Bu
bonic Plaguo Fleet Off Quarantine.
Drifted Down on tho Santos Ves
sel nnd Stovo u Hole in Her Hull.
Water Poured In and Tugs Run
Her Into the Mud Near Clifton,
S. I. Moro Coffee Ships Coming
nnd the Health Board Will Keep
Them Blocking the Harbor.
New York, Doc. C One cargo of San
tos coffee Is nshore. The Red Star
steamship Frlesland, which came Ino
liort frnm Antuein thl tnnrnlnp'. ent
jmNcd up with tho bubonic plague fleet,
and. running Into one of them, tho Las
roll, stove a hole In her. The crew of
the Lassell acted quickly, but tho water
poured Into her hold and she had to be
beached near Clifton, S. I.
The Lassell had no cases of the dis
ease on board, but she was held with
tho throe others, the J. W. Taylor,
which brought two cases and developed
one moro: the Roman Ptlnces and tho
Ragusa, all clean, to be put through
tho extraordinary process of disinfec
tion, which the United States Marin-
hospital silt goon, Dr. Geddlngs, and Dr.
A. II. Doty, the health ofllcer of tho
port, have prescribed, In order that
there should not be the slightest danger
to the city and the country.
These officers have satisfied them
selves that the shlp3 are all right and
should pass out of quarantine. Thov
have not been Influenced at all by the
co"s!deratIon that the Interest of a fte
and valuable ttade In a staple shall not
bo Interfered with; they were alto
gcthct bent on Insuring the safety of
tho health But that attained, the
business Intel ests Involved began to
count and tho agents of the Santos
ships are circulating a petition to move
President Michael C. Murphy and tho
health board to lift their Injurious und
unnecessary prohibition More ships
are due, two within a few dais, nnd
others now at sea bound hltherward.
Harbor Will Be Blocked.
That tho licet will soon block th1
harbor and aimrantlne Is hown by the
I'ccldrnt which happened this morn
ing The Frlesland found the four
coffee ships off Dr. Dotv's station, but
It wound in among th-m nnd dropped
anchor, ns required by lav. When,
at 8 03, she was passed by the quar
antine ofllcurr she weighed anchor to
got under wsv for the city. Her cap
tuln taw hne hnu swung .T-o'cind In th
stream o that her stem vas headid
out to sea. He tried to go about, but
the Lassell was In the way, and stop
ping tho engines the bells rans
"astern." A second of delai and tho
collision was Imminent The Ftlesland
let go her s'ar'.ioard anehoi. and that
stayed her, but It was too late. The
ships were In collision.
Tho Friesland's Jib-boom rcachBd
out across tho I asell'R dock, abaft
the fotomast, and swept off ncrofs tho
derricks and awny. A big hole was
cut In the hull on the port side of the
Lassell. One of her men was down
the side In a Jiffy with a roll of can
vas, which ho foiced into Ui hol.
Tho rut was clean and imitow, but It
took water fust, and the- mn wh
were dropped Into tho hold imported
water, and the vessel listed. j
The Frlesland drifting astern, her '
overhanging how swept nwav davits I
and stanchions .After Phe fell off sh
enchored again having ptevlously
raised her anchor. Towboats flocked
to the disabled vessel Tho crew of
the Lassell shifted about 2.U0O baxs cf
coffee to starboerd, 1 ut tho watT
came in rapidly, and soon five ftot
weie reported So tho tugs Cetes, W
J. McC'aldln. J G nfle'd and Chains
W. Russell nrd the quarantine boats
Governor Flower nnd Charles r. Al
ton passed lines aboaid nnd towed tli "
Lasell townid tho Ptaten
Uland
shoio, where they beached her on a Jefferson. Johnson, Knox, Lewis Ma
soft mud bottom cloe to Panford ft, Kln and Martin were passed todev.
Ross's lord. Clifton. Jefferson county, In which Louisville
Deputy Halth Officer Kanborn and Is situated, was passed without much
his olllcen. lemulned In ohuar- uf tho , argument. Tho causes of tho contest
vessel and kept all outsider off. Th.j have been published so extenslvelv and
tugs weie allowed to in lit fist, but i bave been tno caure of so much argu
n.o rrows wo.o noL allowed nn boar!1 ment already, that It went to the
the Lassell.
The onlv damage sustained by tho
Trlesland to far .as could be so"n w ic
the breaking of a rnmli flagstaff on
tho Jlbboonr even tho flag and start
were lecovered
CONVENTION AGITATION.
Philadelphia Still Striving to Secure
the Honor.
Philadelphia, Dec. B Tho movement
to bring the Republican national con
vention to this city was given ftesh
Impetus at tho meeting tonight of the
association which has been formed for
that put pose. During the brief ks-
' .s'on neatly J1CC00 was pledged, mak-
lng a totul of nearly 810.000, and assui-
ances wer" given that the lemalnlng
$60,000 of tho $100,000 needed could bo
raised without dlfllculti.
Henry Bulk, who was chairman, said
that assurances had been tecelvd from
a private source that the national com
mittee was favorable to bringing the
convention here.
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Argument in FUnn Case.
Plttbburg, Deo. 5 Tho argument In the
case of tho elt of Plttt-burg to recover
$200,000 damages from Senator William
1 linn, Jumes J Booth, Booth & 1'llnn,
W C. Moreland. W 11 Hoiife was
token up before Judge J "W V. While
this morrlns In commen pleas coutt No
2 Shortly beforo 4 o'clock tho argu
ments were completed and the cabo sub
mitted to Judge White, who will mnko
known hl3 decision some time In thu fu
ture. i
Statement of Harpers.
New Yelk Dec. 6 Harper & Bros,
gave out tho statement this afternoon
that they have ttnnsferred the entire
publication of their college and high
hc lined text beoks to tho Anr-rlcan Hook
company, of New Yrrk and Chicago. The
list of thcHO public ntloiiH comprises 4M
works. The deal was completed i ester
day and will go Into effect at once. Tho
price of tho transfer Is not given out.
THE K1SWS THIS JIORNIM
Weather Indlcitloiu Today!
fAIRj MODERATE TEMPERATURE.
General Mormon Roberts' Caso Will
Bo Investigated.
Boers Concentratlrg nt Lml smith.
Bubcnlc I'iiiguc Ship Driven Ashore.
Island of J'anny Pacified.
General Northcrrtern Pennsjhanlft.
Financial nnd Commercial.
3 General Whitney's
Wockly News
Budget.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
5 General The President's Message.
6 Local Story of tho Mai Acid Robbery.
7 Local Alleged Murderer Exonerated
by Coroner's Jury.
Mass Meeting at Green Ridge.
8 Local West Scranton and Suburbaa.
9 Round About the County.
10 General Tho President's Messago
(Continued).
11 Ocneral Tho President's Mcssago
(Concluded).
12 Local Live Industrial News
Trial List for January Term of Com
mon Pleas.
KENTUCKY ELECTION
STRUGGLE NOW ON
Work of the Election Commissioners
Finished First Fight Will Come
Up on Question of Ooing Behind
Returns.
Trankfort, Ky , Dec. C The stato
board of election commissioners, sit
ting as a canvassing board, finished
Its work at 4 o'clock this afternoon
and tomorrow at 11 o'clock the mem
bets will sit In the state senate cham
ber as a contesting board to hear ai
guments In the case of eleven contested
counties. The first great fight will
come up on the question of whether or
not the board has the right to go be
hind the certificates of returns tiled
with the secretary of tho state by the
different counties. Upon the Issue of
the arrument on this point will rest
the name of the next governor of Ken
tucky. On the face of the returns now
on flle with the secretary of state Mr
Taylor has a plurality of 2.2S3, his
total vote being 1&3.714. against 191,331
for Goebel. If there Is to be no "going
behind" the returns tho boaid will have
no option but to issue the certificate
of election to Taylor. If the board de
rides that It ha3 the power to go be
hind the returns there Is no telling who
will receive the certificate.
It will depend entirely upon the re
sults of this contest to be decided be
fore the board and tho matter will
without doubt be carried for final set
tlement to tho state legislature, which
meets next month This morning pro
ceedings were enlivened by Governor
Bradley, who made an address to the
board regarding the statement that he
brought soldiers into Trankfort.
Refore the meeting began the elec
tion commissioners sent a letter to
Governor Bradley, asking him If It was
true, as currently reported, that a body
of armed men In citizens' garb had
been brought heie with his consent and
approval with a view of oveiawlng the
board Governor Bradley a few mo
ment3 later appeared before the board
and personally handed the chairman a
letter In reply, stating that he ic
gretted the boaid should have believed
the rumors In circulation. Ho said he
had brought no more here and none
are heie by his order. He said he hai
several ofllccrs of the state guard here
In citizens' clothes, but they nre hem
merely as individuals and w lthout any
connivance on his part The governor,
In addressing the board after the let
ter had been lead, grow quite em
phatic and said In the course of his
remarks that any man who intimates
that he called soldiers hero Is a mall
clous Hat. The governor thon retired.
In addition to the counties passed
yesterday for argument before the con-
' testing board, the counties of Hopkins,
waiting II-t without much talking. So
far i here has not been the slightest In
dlctlon of trouble In Frankfort. The
streets have not been crowded. There
have been no more arrests than usual.
The canvassing of votes has been car
ried through In the most haimonlous
manner nnd there has been no Inclc ot
com tesy by the representatives of each
party toward tho other.
DOUBLE MURDER,
A Mysterious Affair nt Kearney,
Nebraska.
Kearney, Neb., Dec. 3 A mvsterl
ously doublo mutcW and sulcld". It
Is. not known definite!! which nt pr;s
ent, ou lured nt Odessa, a town near
heio. about nh'nlKht Mrs F U
Dersmoro Is cb'id, as Is alsi Fnl
Lane Pensmore went to a neighbor
and told him that Lnuo had kll'ed
Mrs. Densmoro and then comndttod
suicide. Tho Denstncres nnd Lauo3
livid In a doublo house. Mrs Dons
mote's death Is vldontly duo to pol.
nm nnd Lau's t i a bul' it which passed
through his head
Densmoro and his wife had been
married only a few months.
BRITISH STEAMSHIP LOST.
Hupeh, from Hong Kong to Manila,
Founders Chineso Drowned.
Manila. Dec C Tho British steam
ship Hupeh, Captain Quail, from Hong
Kong, has foundered In latitude 14 de
grees north, longitude 117 degrees east
Tho crew, with the exception of tho
Chinese members, was saved.
Advance of Wages for 100,000.
Boston, Dec. 5. Tho movement to ad
vance vvt.ges In col ton mill centers has
become general thn i ghout tho Now Eng
land olatcB. Thus far nearly 100,000 oper
atives have been notified of a ten per
cent, acivtuce und the outlook Indicuteu
that mont of tho mills which have not
made unnocuci incut will do bx
THE PLANS OF
GEN. J0UBERT
Boer Commander Concen
trating at Lady
smitli. A BIG BRIDGE DESTROYED
British In Sight of His Camp aH
Chieveley Burghers' Position '
Strong A Report That tho rreo
Stato Boers Are in Full Retreat, i
Reports of tho Abandonment of
tho Slego of Mafoldng General
Buller's Preparations for the RelieC
of Ladysmlth Bodies Float in tho
Modder River.
Lorenzo Marquez, Delagoa Bayt
Wednesday, Nov. 29 The following de
spatch has been received hero:
"Head Laager (Undated). General
Joubert has retired from Estcourt and
Is now blowing upon Colenso bridge.
He btlngs a large herd o cattle unci
Intends concentrating around Lady
smith." London, Dec. 5. Tho Times has tha
following from Frcre Camp, dated
Wednesday, Nov. 29:
The Boer camp at Colenso Is visible
from a point near Chieveley. It Is at
strong position and difficult for a direct
front attack."
The Cape Town correspondent of tho
Standard says- "The Cape govern
ment Intends, at an early date, to send
one of the ministers to England to
urge on tho Imperial authorities thu
acceptance of the Cape cabinet's vluwr
regarding the final settlement after the
war."
Although the repairing of tho cable
between Aden and Zanzibar has re
stored the route "via Aden" to South
Africa, and thereby relieved quite a
budget of belated despatches, there Is
nothing throwing light on (Teneral
Buller's preparations for the relief of
Ladysmlth or the movements of the
other British columns. News from
Ladismlth has been received up to
the night of Wednesday, Nov. 29, when
all was well, provisions were plenti
ful and tho bombardment was Ineffec
tive. Despatches from the Boer head
quaters o'' the simo date refer to the
renewal of heavy bombardment with a
fourth siege gun, christened "Fian
chlse," which had Just arrived from
Pretoria, and a lifeless response from
the garrison
A special despatch from Durban says
the Boers lost 1.S0O men nt what has
been popularly known as tho battle of
Glencoe It Is also said that scuy
and dysentery are rampant among tho
Burghers who arc beleaguering Ladi
smlth A despatch from Pretoria mentions
an unimportant bortle from Klmbei
ley, Nov. 27, und says: "Tho Biltlsh
prisoners ate well Tho government
has petmlttcd them to subscribe to tha
state llbraiy and also allows them to
purchase oeer and newspapers."
The reports of the abandonment of
the siege of Mafoklng, although com
ing from various quarters, are not con
firmed. Appatently, General Ctonjo
left there a force sufficient to hold the
garrison In check.
FLEEING BErOHE METHUEN.
Report That the Fiee State Boers
Are in Full Retieat.
London, Dec 5 The special corres
pondent of the Dally Nenvs with Gon
cial Methifn, telegraphing from Mod
der River on the day after the battle,
pais "I hear that tlu- Boers aro Id
full retreat to Bloemfonteln."
There Is little furtlv r news from tho
seat of war. I'ven the latest accounts
of the battle nt Molder River fal'pd
to give an Intelligent Idea of what
happened. There is .a feeling of dis
appointment and a continuing anxiety
respecting General Lord 'Methuen.
Tho Times says editorially:
"The battle nffotds splendid proof of
the unsurrnssed qualities of the Brit
ish soldl3i but while victories won
eolelv by tho oxerclsx of thoso quali
ties are Indeed mngnlfieent, they ara
not wni. They fill us with pride, but
with pilde not unmlngled with a regret
nt the persistent pervotMty ot circum
stances which, npparenj.li, prevents us
obtaining equal or greater results by;
processes savoring a little of that mil
itary i-cienco of which we hear oo
mui h "
The war office todiy ieclved tho
following despatch from General Tor-esilei-WulKui.
under Jdto of Dec. j.
"General Methuen lcportB that at
Modder Rivet he found twenty-throe
bodies and that twonti -seven bodies
have since floated to the sutface of
the liver. The people say that sonvj
bodies were buried and that others;
weie taken on mulen to Jacobsdal,
whero the Enslln wounded wcte nlsu
taken. Commandant Albrecht'a wag
on, perfectly fitted up as a phnimacy
and surgety, was captuied. Tho one
mi's loss was tnoie than ours, and
their moralo has been much shaken."
Stenmshlp Ai rivals.
New York, Dec. 5 Salbd. Alter, for
Bremen. Cleared Noordlnnd, lor Ant
werp. Germanic, for Liverpool, St. Paul,
for Southampton. Autweip Arrived:
Westernland, from New York. Bremen
Arrived: Kalaer Wllhclm Dcr Giosso,
from Now York.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Dec. 5. Forecast for
Wednesday and Thurwday: For 4i
eastern Pennsylvania, fair Wed- 4
nesday and Thursday; moderate 4
temperature; frerh to south winds. 4
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