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SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECE&IBEU S, 1899.
TWO CENTS.
TEN PAGES.
TEN PAGES.
TWO CENTS.
GEN. YOUNG
AT VIGAN
General Relieves Town
After Fight at
Narbacan.
INSURGENTS MOVE EAST
American Troops In Pursuit About
Six Hundred Pilsoners Allowed to
Escapo from Rebel Forces Amer
icana and Prominent Spaniards
Held Filipino Loss Twenty-rive
Dead, Several Thousand Rounds
Small Ammunition and Torty
Round3 Shrapnel Our Loss One
Killed, Twelve Wounded.
Washington. Dec. 7 General Young
- i.nr. i,nni-.l frnm nflnp a week's i
absence in the Interior of Luzon. Oen- I
force of tie enemy at Narbacan.
twelve mlls nuth of the city, whom
ho droe to the ea-twairt of the samo
Into San Ouentln tanon Countiy is
extromelv lo.ieh and strongly en-
trenched About C0 i lisoncis who cs-
coped icpoited that the insurgents al- i
lo ed all but the Ameikan nnd prom- I
Inent Spanish prNoners lo escape from
Rangurd Latei the insurgtnts weio
dilven Inrk Into the mountains "Will
hend transportation wi'h subsistence
nnd nodical upplli-s to Vicnn tomnr-
rou to bring the pilsoners to Manila,
nnd to mippIv Young's troops with
neccsnry quai tein.asti i s stores Our
cabuiltlos weie one killed and twehe
wounded wound mostly "light,
Tnemy left In tu-ncbes twcntv-lhe
dead, a few rifles, several thousind
rounds small nmmunl on and fony
poiapnel Young Ins pulllclci.t troop1;
to meet all dliucultles "
Manila. Dec. ', -10 31 p. m -There
Jms been a mutiny of nathe police In
one of the towrs of the Isl md of N-
gios An meiloan officer was killed
No particular!) lme yet been rfcclved.
Aguhialdo's Escape.
Manila, Dec. 7, 10.50 p. m. The ex
pectation of catching Agulnaldo in the
north has been practically abandonel
una me prouao uiy now is mat ne w.n
turn Bouunwim, u in- is inn uireuuy
there, with his destination Civile pio
vlnce, his home, where the Insurrec
tion began and where It still has Its.
greatest stiength. The Filipino sil
dlers In that province have lecently
been showing Incieased enthusiasm
and boldness and captuied lnsuigents
eial Otis rablcd this morning as foi- Mclntyio was to identify tne remains "- "i-i. m iu.it.- ...... n.e- Uown on Saturtnj The strong proba- """ "" uBu. . "- j the discussion of Its coming campaign plant, causing the death of two und
lows : of Mis Adams. After Mr Mclntjre case. Its membership is made up en- l.uity is that ceitiflcntes of election will Protect him. He complains bitterly for general reform and against Sena- Liu, i . .
'Manila, Dec 7.-fieneal Young te- had tratltled concerning his visit to tlrely of U.osp who voted to adopt the be faorable to William S. Tavlor. the that the American nag was not re- top nyTpowerm Pennsylvania pSlU P "" 1Cr8')nS " ,nu,,n,f
ports his an lval at Vlg m on the even- ' the apartment of Mrs. Rogers and method of procedure. Not one win republican candidate for rocrnor. nnd spected In Pretoria, that his passport ,eg The conference was held behind , about slxty olhor omployc''- Two bodlos
i nr i. -,ih hrnlnir .neuuntrrrd a Mrs Adams, and had icnorted that ho voted against it was allowed to Und lo the Renubllciii candidates for other i was "t recognized, and that hl3 posl- I ri,1sp.i jnn ,, ,, if,m,in wero iemoel from the lulns and could
say that Aguln.il'o Is coming to join I Philadelphia, Dec. 7 Henry Ravvle sltI0n ls "ot t0 tlePrIve me of my seat " wle '" nuusc- m me- u.i.-
them with a laige anny. Tho same died at his home In Villa Nova near ln C0"Bresf. by the piesentatlon of ice- Plosion cccurred and Fchneck was at
belief prevails among the nitlves at here, today, aged 60 enrs Mr Rawle ou,s of cnvictlon for cilme before or,t ln ihp mixing house Their
Manila and elsewheie that Agulnaldo was nominated for state treasuier in courts before which I have been found bodies were horribly mangled, fecnaer-
intpnds m miik.. hu iip.iHnnni torn in lSTSnn thp tipunt i.i, n 1 n... guilty, under the duo forms of tho law . fer and Faust and five other mt n w er
Cavlte province. I ranft. candidate for governor and was ine Proposition is to try me befoie thi wonting in oiner nris oi me worivs
Theio ure 3.000 Insjrgents before ' elected. Just pievious to till- he co,nnllttee of the house, to send for when the shock came, but all psr-r.ped
Imus and Raeoor. keeping the Amerl- seivtd a term as mayor of Dile He Persons nn(J MPeis and witnesses to serious Injury except the t.vo mmed.
cans sleeping in their arms and nightly married a daughter of General Reed "taln m guilt or innocence of an The shock of the explosion was ter
awaltlng attacks. Ihe Filipinos have formerly member of congress from the n'leged misdemeanor, reported to have rifle, and consldeiable dimage was
seveial cannon. The first mijor of Krie dlstilct. Upon her death ho mar- boen committed In Utah. It will be done to the houses of the woikmen,
Imus under the American leglme, who rled a daughter of the late Genei il "s'ess to deny this statement by say- which ate located near the works. The
ultimately deserted, is their leader In Majnnrd, of Wllllamsport. His second lnB that ln the chaige against m ' cause of the e plosion cannot be do
the assaults and Is umblilous to take wife survives him. I which resulted In the appointment ot finitely ascertained. 'Within the past
the town Three soldiers of tho Fourth I Duilng his term of office us stalo I this extiaordlnaiy committee of lnvcs- dozen ye.us theio have been five ex-
infantiy have deserted and aie now
with the enemv.
Mmt nt ii.p inhniiitnntc f imn n.
so strong In their sympathy with the
insurgents that It Is necessary to u-e l mains win ue hurled on Satuiday.
part of a leglmtnt to patrol sti-ets ' He wns one of the commissloneis ap
and prevent shooting fiom hou"H ' Pointed by the governor for the erec
ninrar nn ntfoM.- hnnin. i tlon of the Huntlncdon l efoi matnrv. Tn
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ine American loices in me north
have separated Into small commands
and aie pursuing bands of Filipino.
General MieArthur Is enTnged 'n clon
ing the mountain count ly west of the
Manila-Dagupan lallroad. Ge.isi il
Grant Is moving from Angeles tow aid
Sublg with 4'0 men Colonel ll-.ll Is
sweeping outh from Mangatarem.
Thus far the American command"!
have been unable to locate large bod'i s
of Insurgents, although thero cri
nbout too In San Clementine, nine miles
south Cif Mangantarem, early In the
w eek
colonel Hood, with the Sixteenth leg
Iment and cavalry, and General Law
ton with n force from San Isldro, are
operating against General Pllar's army
in the San Yateo valley. Majoi Ila'en
eldoi, with a battalion of tho Twentv
fourth Infantry, Is making a dailng
expedition He left Raambang, pro
vince of Nuevn Viscaya, a week ago
to march through Cayaga valley, to
the north coast of Luzon, Intending to
reach Aparri. at the mouth of the
Cagayan ilver the most Important
north seaport of the island. While no
large forces aie known to be ln the
path, It may be that ho has had sonv?
fighting, although the friendliness of
the natives Is counted upon to help
him When he urrlves at Aparri he
will find a gunboat awaiting him. The
Spanish prisoners In the Dengue! re
gion aie escaping from the rillplnoa
and nre flocking Into VIgan Several
hundred aro theie alieady and a steam
er will go to bring them to Manila.
THE (SITUATION IN LUZON.
Gen. Otis Says Only One Insurgent
Force of Importance Remains.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Genernl Otis
has cubled tho wai department as fol
lows respecting the military situation
In Luzon
"Manila, aJcc. 5. In Central Luzon
there is no Insurgent force of Impoit
ance except In Uulucun piovlnce, near
the mountains, where Genernl Pilar
holds together one thousand or more
men, which will bo attacked soon. Gen
cral Grant has moved a small column
down the rnt coast of Rntaan piov
lnce, encountering little opposition. A
column moving westwuid fiom the
moumalnr Is expected to reach tho
western oast of Luzon on the 10th,
Inst. Muny small Insurgent armed
bands arc In the country robbing, and
In some Instances muidcrlng tho In
habitants, which ure being pursued bv
troops quite successfully. To the south
of Manila the Insurgents still main
tain their positions, but the necessary
force to scutter them will be sent thcie
soon. Otis."
TRIAL OF CHAPLAIN SHIELDS.
Capt. Bartlett nnd Lieut. Williams
Testify Against the Clergyman.
San Francisco, Dec. 7 The court
martial of Chaplain David H Shields,
U. S. A., was resumed yesterday. Ma
jor General Grosbeck, Judge advocate,
opened the court by reading the
charges against Chaplain Shields,
which are that he was absent without
leae from his post at Alcatraz from
Nov 20 to Nov. 22, and that he ap
peared Intoxicated before enlisted men
Nov. 22. The chaplain pleaded not
guilty on either charge.
Captain G. 1. Bnitlctt, Thlul artil
lery, and Lieutenant J M. Williams
testified in support of the charges.
MOLINEUX TRIAL.
Defenso Staggered by the Testimony
of Mclntyrc.
New York. Dec. 7. Assistant DIs-
trlct Attoiney John I Mclntyre was
called as a witness this afternoon In
the trial of Roland B. Mollneux. for
ihp rminlpr nf Alls. Kllthcr 110 J.
Ailntn Annnrpntlv all Assistant DIs-
trlot Attorney Osborne wanted of Mr.
recognized the dead body or the wo-
man, the witness was turned over to
Mr. Weeks for cros-examlnatlon Mr
Weeks protested vigorously against
being compelled to cross-examine Mr.
Mclntvre at this time The attorney
for the defene said that tho appeal-
nnce of Mr Mclntyre today was un-
expected nnd that the defense was
totally unprepared to proceed with an
examination of the witness. Mr. Os-
.xamlnatlon of the witness. Mr. Os-
lioi ne said that he would never call
home said that he would never call
Mr Mclntvre for nny other purpose
except as nn aid to establishing tho
body of the ci line. Recorder Goff fin-
ally ruled that the defense could not
go outside the lines puisued bv the
prosecution In tho examination of Mr.
Mclntyre unless Mr. Weeks called to
assistant district attorney as a wit-
ncss for Mollneux. It was llmlly
agieed that the cross-examlintion of
Mi Mclntyre should be postponed for
tho dav.
William J. Kinsley, the handwriting
expert, was subjected to a long nnd
severe' examination by Mr. Weeks this
afternoon. He was finally allowed to
qualify as nn expert in handwriting
The afternoon proceedings, were en
ll'.ened by a lgorous criticism by Re
corder Goff of the methods crnployed
bv the attorneys on both sides of the
caSe m BencnUi ancl of tnp ..fata,
ponsity" of Mr. Weeks "to talk too
much" in particular.
DEATH OF HENRY RAWLE,
t. 4 . . speedy and public trial by an impai- conus nnu me enuie nve nuuuings
Es-Stato Treasurer Expires at Villa i tlal jury of the state wherein the crime 'which compilsed tho works were de
Nova, shall have been committed.' The nronn. mollshed Peer and Schwager were
.. .... .,,kbv ...it, wtucm iiiu l-
, treasuier, Mr Itawle moved to Phlla-
' delphia. where he lived for severnl
ivcirs He aftorwaids iKp.i for Bnm
years near Muncy. Pa., where his re-
hie nn.iiriifa -i. T7n,.i ,., i.i..i
" "' " ' - noun:u
to the civil engineer co.ps of the Pcnr.-
sy'nla railroad and later had charge
of the construction of tho Delaware
and Western divisions.
Subsequently he left the employ of
the rallioad company, became an Iron
master and established the Ph iron fur
nace, the F-iIo blast furnace and tho
Drle rolling mills.
FRENCH CABINET.
The Party's Congiess Compromises
on M. Millerand's Case.
Paris, Dec. 7. After n stormy de
bite .lasting two davs, on the subject
of the acceptance bv M. Millerand of
the portfolio of minlstci of comtnerco
In thp Bourgeolp cabinet, the Soclalls
congress has adopted a compiomlsu
lesolutlon admitting that it might, un
l"r certain clieumslances, be ndvls
nble for a Socialist to accept such a
portlollo, but that, as a general rule,
Socialists should hold only posts to
which they aie elected.
Jockeys Expelled fiom Tracks.
New York, Pec 7 The board of review
of the National Trotting association to
day expelled James A Pierce, and It. T
McOeer, of Aubuin, N Y , with tho horse
Norvnl M , ullas "Tar Tartar." alias
"Little Jokei," alias "Tim Spalllnger."
W. P. Robbings, of Sprlngvlllo, N. Y .
wns tho cnniplnlnunt In tho case Tho
gelding whs entered ln a pace race ns
"Tar Tartar" ami made a recoid ot 2K"i
at Uloomsburg, Pa He had previously
been expelled under the name of "Lit
tle Joker." In Juno last Plerco and Mo
Gecr started him In Geneva. N. Y., under
tho name of Amber. He won tho Jlrst
heat and was then recognUcd.
Victory for Welsbach.
New York, Dec. 7.-In the United Btatra
circuit court of appeels Judge Hhlpmnn
todny handed down a decision that pi.ie.
tleully ends a lltlgtitlcn of three years
nnd assure to the Welsbuch Light com
pany n monopoly in the United States of
the patent of Dr. Carl Auer und the im
provements of William 8. und Trtrt L
Raw son
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Deo. 7.-Hnllcd: La Cham
pagne, for Havre. Rotterdam-Sailed
Stntondum, for New York. Draw head
Pasted: Cymric, New York for Liver
pool. Liverpool Arrived; Teutonic,
from New York.
BRIGHAM ROBERTS
ISSUES AN ADDRESS
CONTAINS HIS SPEECH ON THE
HOUSE FLOOR.
Asks the American People to Stop
nnd Think What That May Mean
to This Country In Times of Polit
ical Excitement There 13 No Rea
son Why Other States as Well as
Utah Cannot Be Deprived of Rep
resentation. Washington, Dec. 7. Drlgham II.
Robeits, of Utah, who was not al
lowed to be sworn In as a repiescntn-
tlvc in congress, of that state, has Is-
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sued an address to the American pe- I
pie. It contains much that was slid
by Mr. Roberts on the iloor of the
house, nnd by Mr Hlchnrdson, who
opposed the resolution of Mr. Tajlor,
of Ohio. After reviewing the facts
and proceedings resulting In the ap
pointment of tho committee, ho says.
In part:
"Tho member from Utah is not al
lowed to take the oath of his otllcc,
""d a committee Is appointed to try
W as to his alleged guilt of tho of-
fenses charged Nay, even moic. Is
KfUIIieu 1111111 WHS nSKCU. Ill ICaSl more ,
lnan was asiceu upon tno lloor or tile
bouse. For a hostile committee has
- ""- "i' iiiuuro, aim n
the creation of such a tribunal for
such a Purpose be nllo-vjd, there Is no
recsn why the committee should not
oe 'aue up ot menihers of one pollt-
jcai ralth-for the majority may do aa
'tP'easps about that.
I nsk the Amerlcar people to stop
'"'" "" nm mai nny mean to tins
country, In times of high political ox-
-'ji "'"' ' puny suue anu passion,
A formidable minority In the house
-"."""' l"a Pay se ana passion,
" j"ujuic minority in tne house
maj' "c lprtucd either to a veiy In-
""""" ""iiy or even oioiiom out
or 7lence. The rcpiesentati. n to
' , ' V entitled on the tloor
, j"? llouse may be denied to It .is
!n this Utah case for anv length of
j'me tllls committee may elect to deny
..v' representation
f, " the Prrrnt Republican Iioufp can
;, " (I"'prhf l tali or her rcprese .t.i-
" ' V,,e,e J,s n0, reason why it could
not ?eny Irglnla hers, even though
,' ",,," representatives, for ten
,,;,,," V casy rts one can 1je
vurnef from the bar of the house, and
one state as well as mother, if a bare
majority In the house chooses to have
K so, and if the present Republican
house can do this In the ense of ITt in
or Virginia, there Is no lenson why the
next Deinonrntln hmun pnuM .
te ceed in like manner with represqnta- P"blv "? InJuied, and Ray-l)ro-
lives from Republican states under this mona Faust "as serIous,' burned and
new ana unprecedented rule of pieced-
ure. This new precedent also strikes
down the constitutional guarantee of
iu iiKiu. io one accusea or crime, to 'u
. ...
ligation, it is "aid that a transcilpt of
i the Proceedings of a court In Utah ev-
donees the fact tint the member frnn
Utnh pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor
In the year 1SS9, ten years ago, and
when Utah was a tenltory. Whatever
political dlrabllitles weie created by
that event were removed by the sov-
nrclcn state of Utah, w hen In the ndo--
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, ton of her state constitution In 1591
?ho by her sovereign power declare.
w''at should be the qualifications of
her electorate, and I posess them all,
Denies Right of the House.
"I deny the existence of the lawful
power of the house to prevent me
from being sworn In on the presenta
tion of the same evidence of prima
facie right upon which others ire ad
mitted to membership.
In concluding his uppeal Mr. Roberts
says: "Ameilcan citizens, if It Is a
Mormon who Is the object of the pop
ular clamor today may It not be Ihe
Catholic, or the Methodist, or tho Fiee
Thinker tomorrow? If the rights ot
the representative from Utah and of
his state cannot be safeguarded by
the provisions of the constitution nnl
the laws from the fienzy of popular
fury set on the by falsehood and dls
toitlon, vvhat guarantee have wo that
any one's rights aie secure? I shall
do all I can to maintain my rights
and Indirectly yours, too, under the
constitution. I stand alone, save for
the vety few who gao me their veiy
guarded support by voting against tho
monstious proceedings that prevent me
from taking the oath of office. I am
without a dollar at my command, ex
cept the salary attached to my ofTlce,
with which to fight the battle now
pending before the special committee.
I am without legal counsel ec.ept for
the kindly suggestions of hero and
there a ord from a lawyer acquaint
ance or f i lend. And, Indeed, I prefer
to bo so. I want the condition here
named to stand ns a refutation to tho
sensational charges that have been
made nbout the Mormon church
standing behind me, without any
money for legnl counsel and the main
tenance of a lobby In Washington.
"I know not whether ln this fight I
shall win or lose; whether justice shall
triumph or malice bear down Justice,
but I shall have this satisfaction if I
fall that when futuie ills grow out of
this high-handed measuro now being
enacted,! did vvhat I could to prevent
them."
Fope Has a Cold.
Rome, Dec. 7. Cardinal Rampolln, the
papal tecretary of stato, has notified the
diplomatics that thn popo is sintering
from a slight cold, and keeps to his room
only as u precaution.
KENTUCKY ELECTIONS.
Closing Argument Mado for tho
Democratic Sldo.
Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 7. In tho
course of his closing niguniPtit for tho
Democratic sldo before the board of
election commlsslonerH todav Judg'
Hnrgls mode the statement that the
election oflicers of Jefferson county
had certified under the Rtre-ss of a wilt
of mandamus for loturnsi which weio
false.
In one precinct In Louisville, ho de
clared, 000 votes wcrr "ast for stato
representatives when only 170 ballots
weie used and the election office! J so
ceil Iflod.
Judge Ilargls said that In one pre
cinct the officers had failed to make
a proper return, nnd when they later
nt 4 1 it. nAHtlllt MAM I .1 4a1 frt All
,1,-uv u uie um,,u u.m ""-"
... V.,'1
mlttcd to do so. .
J i yuur nuuui n 111. jiui 11111, oaui
Jutl3e UiTRl .., w, cloF0 by reatllni.
"If your honois' will permit," said
a3 I am so tiled that I have not suffi
cient energy left to give their dues to
this crowd of erlmluals (shaking his
hand toward the Republican attor
neys). It would take mo a week to
nad their title clear to mansions bs
low." Judge Itargls concluded at 12.13,
having spoken for thief hours. Judge
Prjor announced tl-.il the ' board
would HUe t,K Hrisurnen,D Ullder , d.
vHempnt am1 mlVc ,he!r declslon
,tn tommnm or ,lPxt Uay,
rrllp ilpnlnlim nf thp ctnlo hnlP,1 pf
plepiinn nnmrnlRslnnprn nn thp i-nmlni-
gubernatorial contest will be handed
offices on the state ticket Tho vote
W probably be two for the Republl-
can nnd one f0r tho Democratic state
ticket.
It Is possible, In case the decision is
gien to Tajlor, that the Democrats
mlly secure an Injunction restraining '
him from taking his seat, and In this
manner Inaugurate the tight that will
be cairied Into the legislature and
fought out there
Some such stop 1
fought out there to the bitter end
Some such stop has been consmcred,
but not definitely determined upon.
POWDER WORKS WRECKED.
Three Men Killed Several Otheis
Aie Injured Ten ific Explosion at
SuiineYtowu.
Pottstown, Pa, Dec. 7 The powder
woiks of James S Miller, near Sun
neytown, weio completely wrecked bv
explosion todiy, and three men werii
killed and several others Injured.
The dead are: William Daer, aged
years, .superintendent of the woiks,
Allen Schnock, 46 years; John Scliwag
er, 24 years.
riank Schaeffer, aged 24 years, wat
. oru,Be"- , ,
' lnel were iv"3 pT'n1lns, the flrsq
nPPcarlng in the glizlng house The
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ploslons, three of which resulted ln
fatalities.
SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
The Riders 200 Miles Ahead of tho
Record.
New York.Dec. 7. The leaders In the
,1n,,u i.i.,ho itrn
' ""
( Sc .are Ga den ton! ht
at Madison
nre nearly -00
miles ahead of the record, made when
individual scores and almost cor tin
nous riding were the rule. The MIMr
Wallen combination was 178 mkllea
ahead of the lccoid at 11 o'clock to
night. Twelve o'clock score" Miller-Waller,
1,805 2; Maya-Mcnachern, 1.SG5.1,
Glmm-Plerce, 1.RS5, riscber-Chevallor,
L8C4 7; Stevens-Turvllle. 1,864 5; Rab-cock-Stlnson,
1,864 4; Schlneei-Forster,
1,801.
Individual scores: Walthour, OCC.S;
Aionson, 917; Pastalre, C01.
One o'clock scoie: Miller-Waller,
1.8S2 4; Maa - McEachein. 1.8S2 3;
Glmm-Plerce, 1,882 2 Flscher-Cheva-ller,
1.S81.0; Stevens-Turvllle, 1.S81 7:
Rabcock-Stlnson. 1.SS1 C, Schlneer-For-ster,
1,878 2: Walthour, SCO 8; Aionson,
019, Pastalre, C04 4.
Jeweler Shot by Journalist.
Omaha, Neb, Dec. 7 Just after nonn
today G. I" Porter, a newspaper cones
pondent shot nnd dangerously wounded
Albeit Kdtiolm, ono of the leading Jew d
ers of this cltj. After the shooting Per
ter covered tho men tn tho stoio vho
attempted to detain him, with his re
volver and cseapid. Tho shooting grow
out of a business difference. Tho hhoot.
lng occurred In Rdholm's plico of busi
ness. Woman Suffragists Meet.
Indianapolis, Deo 7 At tho national
conference of Woman Suffragists hero
this iiftcriinon, Miss Susan U, Anthony
prixlded. Governor Mount delivered un
address of welcome, and V. P riHlibnelc,
of tho Indianapolis bar, spoki . Miss
Anthony tesuonded to tho address unit
dwelt on tho long fight of women for
tho light to vote.
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Checker Player Died ln a Fit.
Pittsburg, Dec 7 Jamoa P. Reed, tho
famous checker player, formerly cham
pion of the wot Id, died at the Homeo
pathic hospital from an epileptic lit.
Reed was 40 years of age and single. Ho
wns recognized us tho greatest plaer
ln America.
i
Killed at a Crossing.
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 7.-Tho Rev.
George Petuisou, of Rome, (la., wan
killed today nt Pencader, near here, llo
was crnmlng tho railroad at that place
and was struck by u swiftly moving
truln. Ho died ln a few minutes.
REPORTS RECEIVED
FROM METHUEN
IN
COMMUNICATION NIGHTLY
WITH KIMBERLEY.
British General Has Recovered from
His Wound Boers Were Bombard
ing Ladysmith Sunday Report
That 0,000 Free State Boers Havo
Retired Fearful for tho Safety
of Their Own Country Americana
in tho Transvaal Ill-Treated.
London, Dec. 7.-Tho war offlcc hero
I'M iccelved the following message
- . ... ,, ,,,, ,.,
11 win uuuv.ui r uii;iici-u iimvi, mw
British commander at Cape Town;
"Wednesday, Doc. 0 General Mciln
en wires today that he has assumed
command, and lr, nightly In communl
cation with KImbcrley. Tho health
of the troops Is excellent."
A despatch fiom Freic camp, dated
Dec. C, says:
"The Boers nro firing Into Lady-
smith. It Is repoited that G,000 Tree
f'?to t' oops have left Ladysmith, en-
tortalnlng the gravest fcais ns
safety of their own count! y.
Ihe Times prints a letter ft
IU 141U
om an
American citizen who left Johannes
burg because he was liable to bo Im
piessed and who had learned that tin
tlon was practically unbearable,
i-e naps an explanation ot we mire-
ment of buighers from NaH can bo
found In a despatch from Modder river,
Dec 3, saying that u strong Roer ioicc.
estimated to number 3,000 men, from
Natal, was relnfoiclng General Cronjo
The same despatch says cverjthln
points to the fnct that a gioat ( n-
gagement Is to be fought at Spyfon-
teln. The Doers are massing on tho
hills there, and vigorously building
stones defenses and are digging tllle
pits In eveiy dliertlon. Their dedoub.s
on Lazaretto Ridge, west of Klnibcr-
ley, are also being extended and.
strengthened, all of which shows thai
the leports of the Intentions of the
Rocis to abandon the attempt to stem
i Methuen's advance are unfounded The
Hritlsh have shifted tlmr camp a tew
bundled yaids away fiom the battle
field and are settling down for a week.
There are some cases of fever among
the troops. Much depends on General
Gatacre's advance. There Is undouut-
edly a large concentration of Boei"
ahead of General Methuen. Piactlcal
ly the whole of their Maf eking forced
have Joined the Klmberley besiegets.
MILITARY ATHLETICS.
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Senator Chandler Introduces Bill to I driy- Mr Oveistieet (Indiana), tu
Regulate West Point Exercise. charge of the finance bill, attempted to
Washington, Dec. 7. Senator Chand- retich an ngreement for its consldera
ler, of New Hampshire, today Intio- tlon next week, but Mr. Richardson, on
duced a bill piovldlng for systematic behalf of the minority, rejected all pro
nthletlc exercises at West Point Mill- nosa's upon the ground that a bill as
tar academy. The title of the bill Important as this should go through
sets foith Its object to be "to lncreaie the regular channels. The speaker
the efllciency of the West Point Mill- theieupon appointed the committee on
tary academy and the Annapolis Na- 'rules, which Is to Include himself. Mr.
val academy and to qualify and stlmu- Dalzell. of Pennsylvania: Mr. Gros
late tho American outh for actual venor, of Ohio; Mr. Richardson, of Ten
military service by suitable physical nessee. and Mr Ralley. of Texas They
tialnlng. Instead of excessive mental "' 1,old il meeting tomorrow to de
education." It provides that the couire e'Je UP" " mle- for the limits for the
ot Instruction at the academy shall
dispense with the study of higher
mathematics and the foreign languages
and substitute a course in athletics to
embrace especially golf, blc cling, fool
ball nnd base ball. The bill also pro
vides foi annual athletic contests be
tween the students of the military
academy and naval academy at Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Plttsbuig,
Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Rich
mond, Atlanta, New Orleans, Omaha
and San Francisco, at which suitable
prizes will be awarded. An nppioprl-a
tlon sufficient to pay the pilzes Is pro
vided for, but the railroads aro re
quired to cairy fiee the cadets to tho
places of contests and also the tepte
sentatlves of such reputable newspa
pers as the sceietailes of war and navy
may designate.
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WANTS HIS FILIPINO BOY.
Officer of tho Twentieth Kansas Has
Lost tho Lad He Adopted.
Kansas Cltj , Mo , Dec. 7 rormer
Lieutenant Colonel H. Ball, who swam
the Bagdad river with General Tuns
ton, Is In this city searching for the
little Filipino bav who came from
Mnln. 1 1 ct thp Twentieth Tnnsas mas
cot Lieutenant Ball took the young -
Insurgent to his home In "edaii for tho
purpose of educating him, hut th bov
urea or scnooi anu lan awav tno day
before yesterday. It Is believed that
he has started for Washington, and if
he Is not found hcie n watch ls to hi
kept for hlni at Chicago and St. Louis,
Ho Is a remarkably bright lad.
epeaks some Hngllsh and shared hnn-
ors with Gencial Funuton as an at-
traction when the Twentieth was wel-
corned home.
THE BISHOPRIC OF SANTIAGO.
Repoit of Appointment of Monsignor
Sbarrettl Incoirect.
Washington, Dec 7 It Is said at
the apostolic delegation heie thnt the
announcement tabled from Rome nt
the appointment of Monslgrnnr Sbar
rettl to be bishop of Santiago de Ouba
Is an error Quite recently Monsignor
Sbatrottt was appointed bishop of
IJuvana, and that appointment, the
nlBhnp himself sajn, stands.
He could not be named as bishop ot
i Rantlago, as no vacancy exists in that
bishopric.
Jailed on Charge of Embezzlement.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Deo 7 William
M. HuttN, until a mouth ago secret uy
of the Worden Crockery company, wna
jailed today charged with embezzling VK,
000 from tho company. Tho uuest was
on affidavits filed by officers of the com
pany. ...
Purchase of Bonds.
Watlilngton, Dec. 7. The bonds pur
chased under tho recent offer of the sec
retary of tho treasury amount to ?18,M1,.
THE NEWS THIS M0KNIXU
Weather Indication Today!
PAItTLY CLOUDY.
1 Gcncrnl Arulnaldo Still at Large.
Two Killed and Many Injured at a
Ileadlng I'lro.
ltobcrts ACdras to tho l'ubllc.
Tho South African War.
2 General Northeastern Pcnnsjlvanta.
Financial and Commercial.
3 General-Scenes at tho Opening or
Congress.
4 Kdltoriul.
News and Comment.
C General Cuba's Queer Animals.
C Local Court Proceedings.
Long Dcntenco fcr Kinney.
7 Local Meeting of Councils
Answer In tho Poor Board Case.
8 Local West Scranton and Subuiban.
9 Round About tho County.
10 Local Llvo Industrial Novvh.
Opinion on the Wuter Question.
ANTI-QUAY CONFERENCE.
Held Behind Closed Doors An ange-
ments to Cover the Wholo Field of
Reform.
Philadelphia, Doc. 7. The anti-Quay
faction of the Republican party held
another conference at tho Stratfoid
given out for publication. The work of I
outlining the campaign was practically
conu,lete(j t0lIay and tIle ..Uoclaraton
of princpiea.. of thp nnt.Quayltes will
)ip B,ven t0 thl, voters of PennsyhlUa
In next Monday morning's newspapers
it js paia that the statement to be
ulon out will cover the whole field of
be
f
refoim. It will adocate the amending
t the election laws and will nlso speak
out strongly against Senator Quay's
power In the politics of the state. It 3
the Intention of Hip anil-Quay reople
to cairy the fight of itform Into every
legislative district of the state,
There were eleven persons at today's
conference, as follows,. State Senators
Fllnn ard Mngee, of Pittsburg, State
Senators Martin and Ilpnrj, of I'hlK-
delDhla; State Senntor Weller. of Bed-
foid J Stato Senator Losch, of Schuvl
klll; ex-Attorney General McCormlck,
of Lycoming; ex-Governor Hnstlngs,
of Centre: C. C. Kaufman, of Lancas-
tor, and r. A. and D. A. Van Valken-
berg, of Philadelphia.
ROBERTS IN CONGRESS.
Ho Occupied a Seat Notwithstanding
the Taylor Resolution.
Washington, Dec. 7 The session ot
tVtn hntlaa In u r1 stnt lirt If n limn 4 n
"eDate, wnicii win unaouoiea y eon-
sume the whole of next week. Mr. Rob-
erts, the Mormon representative de
splte the adoption of the Tajler (Ohlol
resolution, which In terms deprives
him of his seat during the pendency of
his case ln committee, was In the hall
throughout the sesMon and occupied
the seat ho selected on Monday.
CUBANS ARE EXCITED.
I Hot Heads Advise the "Use of Dyna-
mite to Diive Out Americans,
Tainpa, Tla., Dec. 7. Cubans her"
are much excited over sov oral speeches
which were made In cigar factoiles to
day by Cubans whoso names will not
be revealed
The speakers were bitter and incen
dlaiy In their language regarding the
American occupation of Cuba and ad
vocated the use of fotce an! dynamite
to rid the island ot all Americans.
There are several thousand Cubans In
Tampa and It Is believed th oilglnu
tors have com.; from Cuba to cclte the
colony and to raise money later on to
cairy out some plan of insuticctlon.
TRYING TO SETTLE STRIKE.
1 Nanticoke Merchants Aio Doing Mis-
sionnry Work,
, wilkes-Barre, Pa , Dec 7 The busl
nesn men of Nanticoke are now taking
a hand In the big coal miners' strike
tn that town They are ttvlng to se-
CU10 other employment for the old flio-
men and llrebosses whom the company
refuses to iclnstatc In their old posl-
tlons
It Is thought If equally good positions
can ke found for them It will remove
the contention now existing between
the company nnd the strikers and bring
the strike to an end.
Chiistinn Endeavorers.
Harrlsburg Dec 7 Tho tiecietnry of
the state executlvo committee Christian
Rndeavor soiletles of Pennsylvania Is
sued a call convening that body in Phila
delphia, cm Dec. 18. The nrlniyal lust
ncss to be transacted will bo arrange
input for tho crmlng s'nto convin.lon
which meets In Philadelphia In Octobti
'iho committee comprises tho unseat
and ex-county ofllcers and nunibu.'s about
100.
Samuel Gompers 111.
Washington, Dec. 7. Samuol Gompers,
president of the Amerlcnn Federation of
Labor, Is seriously 111 at his homo in
this city, as result of a fall from his
bloclo esterday. After the accident Mr.
Gompers wus removed to his home and
It wus thought his injuries weru of u
trivial character. It is now feared he
was hurt internally.
Twenty-Round Draw.
Baltimore, Dec. 7. Marty McCue, of
New York, and Hilly Whistler, of this
city, fought twenty rounds to a draw
tonight before the Rureka Athletic club
Both men were strong at the finish nnd
the decision wus received with approval.
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AWFUL FIRE
AT READING
The Destruction of
Large Hosiery
ONE WOMAN IS KILLED
About Sixty Other Employes Aro In
juredFiremen Believo That Thero
Are Bodies in tho Ruins Many
Girls Jump fiom High Windows.
Nearly a Thousand Persons in
Pei 11 List of tho Injured The
Mill Owners Aio Criticised.
Reading, Dec, 7. One of the most ap
palling llrcs that has evei Isltcd this
city occuned today, when the exten
sive hosiery mill of Nolde & Horst
not be identified. It is believed that
one other body Is in the debris. While
the firemen and police authorities are
Inclined to think that more than one Is
In tho iiilns, one known to be dead is
Miss Louisa Play, aged foity-clght
years. Of the fifty-seven persons who
were Injured, the following thirty are
the most seriously hurt:
RSTHRR MOWBRY, shoulder dislocated.
MAJIli: UITTR15, ankle fractured ana
othcivvl'c budlj hurt.
SALLID CHRISTMAS, arm bioken.
EMMA LANCE, nose broken, hip dislo
cated ANNIE BAER, ankle broken and other
who badly Injured.
SAI.LIE BAFSHER, leg broken.
KATIE BOYER. fuco dlsllgurcd, arms
and legs hurt
LOUISA BARRON, severely injured legs.
ANNIE BOWMAN, internally Injured.
SALLID CLAY knee fractured.
KATIE DAPLER, Internally Injured.
ELLA K1NKLE, internally injured.
MISS IBACH. nnklo broken.
MAMIE KRAEMER. Internally injured.
CATHARINE KELLY, internally in
jured MAMIE LACHMAN. leg broken.
FRANCES LUDEN, back severely In
jured. EMMA LORAH, both legs broken.
CATHARINE LORAH. both legs broken.
CATHARINE LUPHOLD, Internally in
jured ANNIE MAHERNY. leg broken.
BEE: SI E SCUAE1TER. thigh dislocated.
MINNIE SCHWARTZ, pg broken.
SALLIE SHERMAN. Internally Injured.
GERTRUDE SE1PERT, leg broken
JENNIE WARNER, both legs reported
broken.
MAGGIE WHITMEYKR. leg bioken.
ELLA HENDERSHAW, both thighs
fractured
MARY YECH compound fracture of
aim, otherwise seriously InJuied
Tho icm lining of tho fifty-seven had
hands or faces burned, limbs bruised
and weio otherwise InJuied.
Girls Jump from Windows.
The hosieiy building was a larga
four-stoiy structure, and nearly at
thousand persons were employed, most
of them being women and children.
The fire was dlscoveied nbout It
o'clock and in a few moments tho
gills were panic stricken. They mad.)
a dash for tho fire escape and the
stalls, but found tho latter means of
escape would not cairy oil of them
down nt the same time. Several bun
dled of the gills then mado a rush for
the windows and appealed to those In
the street to save them. Laddeis were
brought into use, and many gills wero
taken Horn the burning building safe
ly. Most of them, however, Jumped
and were seriously Injured. For a few
minutes fiom cverv window on tho
second and thlid doors girls leaped
one after the othei Some lodged in
the aims of those below, but many
stiuck the ground They were picked
up and rapidly removed to hospitals
oi their hemes. Many ot the girls who
escaped by the stalrwajs and lire es
capes were badly hunted, but nono
of them were, It In believed, setlously
injured It is not Known how the dead
met their fate, but It Is believed that
they fainted nnd wore then binned to
death The lire tiaveled with gieat
rapidity, owing to the inilainmablo
stock ln the building. Ry those who
saw the piogress of the fire it ls con
sidered a miracle that there was such;
a small loss of life.
Th lire wus caused by tho explosion
ot gasoline in tho singeing room. Tha
loss Is estimated at about $275 000. on
which theie Is an Insuianco ot $150,000.
It wns ascertained tonight that what
was supposed to be two charred bodies
was really the separated parts of ono
body. It lsal positively known that
but one life v ..s lost, all now boinc;
accounted for except Miss Louisa
Clay, aged 48
A prevailing story tonight is that
tho large number of Injured can bo
attributed to the fnot that a larg
majority of the windows wero coveted
with heavy screens, which prevented
tho glils fiom escaping as inpldly as
they othei wise could havo done. In
addition, it is snld that it was the
custom to have tho five doors on tho
first floor locked In older to prevent
tho employes from leaving tho build
ing for trivial purposes. Members of
tho firm say, however, that all but one
of tho doors wero open The coroner
has not yet decided when hci will in
vestigate, but probubly on Saturday.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washlngton,Dec. 7, Forocast for -f
Friday und Suturday; Eastern -f
Penuaylvanla Partly cloudy Frl- -
day; brisk southwesterly winds, -f
Saturday, fair. -f
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