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METHUEN IN A
TIGHT PLACE
Boers Believed to Have
Cut Him Off from
the Rear.
FIGHT AT LADYSMITH
Bridge Near Grns Pan Destroyed.
Report from Pretoria Says Battle
Was Begun Wednesday Morning
Near Modder River General Bul
ler and General White . in Hello
graphic Communication.
Pretoria. Wednesday. Nov. C. Fight
ing was begun near Modder river at h ,
o'clock this morning.
London, Dec. S, C.f2 p. m. The war
office has Just Issued the following.
"No further news has ai rived from
General Methuen today, but tho fol- i
lowing has been received from Orange w Inchesters and Sheriff Funk has de
River station: I termlned to protect the prisoner re-
" 'A railroad cuhert was blown up
near Gras Pan this morning. The tele
graph was also cut. The guUcs re
port heavy filing of guns to the
north. ' "
The fnrr;,"-i!ng Implies that the Boers
have cut the line of communication
behind General Methuen, who, appar
ently, is now fighting.
L'nn. Dec. S. The Morning Post
publishes an article warning the Brit
ish public that "the disillusionment re
specting the Poor forces In Natal Is
likely to be repeated on the westeri
border" It snys that men nre warned
everywhere, and asks why the splendid
body of 20.000 Royal Maiines Is cm- ,ng points developed today In co. nee
ployed sweeping floors and washing tlon with the trial of Roland B Mol
paint In England instead of being snt ineux for tho mr.ir nf v?" E-.u-J.
to South Africa to handle the .laval
guns, which hurriedly trained men, un
familiar with these deadly weapon?,
are now manipulating.
The government has decided to de
spatch to Pouth Africa at the ealtest
possible moment a cavalry brlgadi of
about 4,000 men.
Kramer's Desire.
Baron Loch, former governor of Cape
Colony and British high commissioner
for South Africa, In a lecture In Lon
don last evening related some of n'.s
experience with President Krnger. He
said the remarks of the Transvaal '
president years ago showed that he
contemplated Just the state of affairs
which had arisen. Mr. Kruger efr.
expressed a desire to have a sean-.rt
nnd said the Transvaal hoped to have I
a navy some day. I
The Times, commenting on Lord i
i.och s reminiscences, says that they
Prove up to the hilt the Dutch ambi
tion for Dutch supremacy In South
Africa.
While nothing In tho last messages
received from the British camp at tho
Modder river Indicated an Immedlnt3
advnn.' It appears that Pretoria has
news that fVhtlnp wan e timed Wed
nesday. It Is not shown, however,
whether Oeneral Methuen advanced on
the new position taken up bv the Boers
or merely engaged in a reconnalsance
In force.
Repnr's were current again nt Orange
rlver. Tuesday. Dec. C, that Mnfeklng
had been relieved. It Is known from
dispatches f-mn Mnra'anve that prep,
aratlons ha 1 been completed there to
advance In force on Nov. 15 fio;n Rhod
esia for the purpose of repairing tho
railroad line and restoring communi
cation with Colonel Iladen-Powell. The
Boers, however, were entrenched
strongly rear Oaberoncs, midway be
tween Magalapye and Mnfekinp.
Relnforcen ents are nrilvlng rapidly
af Sterkstroom to strengthen General
Gatijere. They. Include the much-needed
nrtlllery. The miMinrltl.'H expect speedy
news that Genera' Oataciv has taken
the offe-lve and diverted some of the
Orange Free Stato forces, which ob- ""? ' , i , n ,..,, .V
struct the envance of Oeneral Methuen. ' .w,th th,e, b,la"ks ,ed ollt ln Han.yrlt
A detachment of Cape police had a '"-J- a,d, t0 ,be e s,vne Hus, tlul1t,"f
k.rmmh with the Boers Thursday. Dec. thTe,r ,ecr In faience and signed "II.
1 n. IniKvn ivhlln riimornl French
reports Important reeonnolterings.Wed
nesday. De- fi. from Naauwpoort. show-
ing preparations to attempt the recap-
tus? "f some of the British towns oc-
cupled by the burghers
White and Duller in Communication.
A war office dispatch from General
Puller confirms th- statement that
he'lographlc communication has been
fully established with Lndysmltb, and
that General Buller and General White
have been conferring as to their future
movements.
London, Dee. S. The following nd
ve h have been received from General
M-Hhucn's force at Modder river, un
der date of Tuesday, December 5:
'Boers are sen dnrly paFS'ng be
tween Spytfontrln and .Tacobsdal laag
ers. They frequently lire on patrols.
Mounted Infantry received a severe
fire while patrollng six miles towards1
the north from n hill. There wan no
casualties. An hour's cannon firing
lias been heard at Klmberley.
Pretoria, Thursday. Dec. 7. The fol
lowing dispatch, dated ti day. lias been
received from tho head laager near
Lodysmlth:
"The British are advancing on Col
enso, but last night passed without an
attack. There was a dpsultorv can
nonade this morning. tho naval guns
ln Ladysmlth replying vigorously to
our fire."
Ladysmlth, Thursday, Dec. 7, via
Weenen. The total British casualties
hero since November 1 nro five cfllcers
and twenty-six men killed, and fifteen
officers and 130 men wounded, with
three missing.
The Boer force Is still around us In
large numbers, but all within tho town
aro well and cheerful.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Bee. 8. Pensions: John
I.utter, Sernnton, $. Itcstoiotlou nnd In
crease, Abruhum Crlspc.ll, West Auburn,
Susquehanna, Jti to ll.
MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED.
Mrs. Laue, of Odessa, Makes a Con
fession. Omaha, Dec. 8. The wife of Fred
Laue made a confession which clears
up the Odessa, Nob., murder mystery.
She made the confession to a brother
and uncle of her husband und later
to the county attorney. It Is to tho
effect that Dlnsmore first poisoned his
wife In the rooms of the couple up
stairs. He then came down and In
formed her of what he had done and
said he was going to finish the Job.
Ho went Into an adjoining room where
Laue was sleeping nnd shot Mm, hill
ing him Instantly. Mrs. Dlnsmore was
poisoned, prussle acid being used, it Is
supposed.
After shooting Laue, Dinsmoro
brought tho body of his dead wife down
Into the kitchen and left it where It
was found by the neighbors when they
were called In. The motive for the
crime was Infatuation for Mrs. Lane, i
She states Dlnsmore had repeatedly
urged her to elope with him, but she
had refused. Dlnsmore had Intends 1
to commit the crime on Thanksgiving
night, but Mrs. Laue says she persmd
ed him not to do It. She nfflnns tint
Dlnsmore was gifted with hypnotls
power nnd that under Its power she
did as he directed. The brothers of
Mrs. Dlnsmore also say that he exer-
olsed the same influence over h' v. Ifo,
The confession of Mrs. Laue has
caused great excitement nnd threats
of lynching Dlnsmore are freely made
tonight. Extra guards are on duty at
tho county Jail, armed with repeating
gardless of the consequences. It Is
j possible that the sheriff may try to
i spirit Dlnsmore away during tho night.
but tho people are watching chwply
and If nn attempt of that nature Is
mude there Is likely to be some shoot-
ing done.
MOLINEUX TRIAL.
Interesting Points Developed at
Court Yesterday The Prosecution
Wins Several Points.
NPIV Vnrt.v Tlnn C C3A,.A1 i .
ineux for tho murder of Mrs. Knthnr.
Ine J. Adnms. First, there was the cap
ture of an Important witness for tho
prosecution. This was Mamie Mid
lands, the young woman who cared for
Mollneux's room nt Newark. Through
a ruse on the part of the detectives shj
wns Induced to cross the state line from
New Jersey to Severn, N. Y and when
once within the Jurisdiction of the Now
York state authorities she was placed
under arrest and brought to New York
i city. It is Id that she will be placed
i on the stand by the Htate and com
, pelled to testify that Molineux was nc
i customed to use tho now famous blue
' paper surmounted by the three Inter
laced crescents. This same paper mad3
Its appearance In the case later In the
day, when George William Hall, of
, Moodus, Conn., was called for the pur
pose or testifying concerning a letter
which fell into the possession or his
employer, Professor Fowler. The wit
ness said that James Burns, of De
troit. Mich., sold a great many thou-
sand letters to Professor Fowler, who
deals In medical remedies, that the sig-
nature, "Roland B. Molineux" was
j noticed, and the New York authorities
were notified of tho find. The defense
1 ndmltted the Identity of this letter as
having boon w rlt'eii by tho defendant
This Is considered an Important point,
i owing to the fact that It was written
upon blue crescent-shaped paper, and
the defense has acknowledged the wil
ing of It. The legal battles today rage 1
round the question of expert testi
mony, and the admissibility of h-'nd-
i writing when "not disputed." Attor
ney Weeks fought biavely for his cll
1 ent, but In the end the prosecution trl
' umphed. the reorder saying that the
court would bo foioed to consider the
exhibits as being in the handwriting of
the defendant unless the testimony of
the witness. Expert Kinsley, should bo
j Impeached or contradicted by the de
1 fcss In some manner. It seemed to
he u c'ay of victories for tho prosecu
tion, for the specimens of handwriting
written by Molineux before his arrest,
and at the time that Cornish was under
suspicion, were admitted, also tho dlag-
'- 'ui, '"" '" "- '"-' "' ""'-
ous objections Kxpert Kinsley was per-
, "HUed to U'8t,fy J,hat' '" h,B ,,lnl?,n'
Molineux wrote the address on the
I llson Package sent to Harry Cornish.
TnE BIO READING FIRE.
Only One Life Lost in tho Factory
Blaze.
Beading, Dec. S. It is now known
that but one life was lost ln yester
day's llro at Nobis & Horst's factory
Miss Louisa Clay, aged 48. Tho list of
Injured, as sent to the Associated
Press yesterday, Is complete.
A number of the Injured nre in u
serious condition nnd their iccovery
is doubtful. The plant will be rebuilt,
as soon as the insurance Is adjusted.
The coroner has not jet decided on
the time of Inquest.
Harrlsburg, Dec. S. Factory Inspec
tor Campbell has received a letter
fiom the deputy inspector In Beading
saying that tho mill that burned yes
terday, by which so many girls were
hurt, was Inspected recently, nnd that
none of the windows were nailed down
and tho screens In tho windows were
of a movable character nnd were not
fastened. Mr. Campbell left for Bead
ing today to make nn Inspection.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Bee. 8. Cleared: Steamers
Pmbrla. for Liverpool; Rotterdam, for
Rotterdam: Pretoria, for Hamburg. Liv
erpoolArrived: Cymric, from New
York. Queonntown Arrived: Campania,
New York for Liverpool and proceeded.
Havre Arrived: La Normandle. from
New York. Lizard Passed: Kenslng.
ton, from New York for Southampton
and Antwerp. Isle of Wight-Passed:
Steamer Statcndam, from Rotterdam for
New York.
Argentine Wheat Crop.
Buenos Ayres, Dee. S.-The wheat
prospects In tho Argentine republic aro
excellent. Thero will piobablv be an ex.
( portable surplus of 2,000,000 torn.
GENTILES ARE ON
TRAIL OF ROBERTS
THEY ANSWER THE MORMON'S
INGENIOUS ARGUMENTS.
Assertions That Ho Has Flagrantly
Defied tho Laws and That Ho Is
Nov a Fugitive from Justice A
Few Cold Facts Forwarded from
Utah for tho Consideration of Sen
timental Sympathizers.
Washington, Dec. 8. An answer to
Mr. Brlgham Roberts' address to tin
American people was Issued today by
a delegation representing the Genilu
clement In Utah, who are hero t" op
pose Mr. Roberts. The answer is as
follows:
"In this morning's pap;rs Mr. Rob
erts mnkes an appeal for sympathy in
which are many mls-statcnienis need
ing correction, while many fats are
suppressed,
"Mr. Roberts claims that the prece
dent made by his exclusion Is both
new and dangerous. That It Is not
new was conclusively shown by Mr.
Taylor ln his able legal argument be
fore the houfce and not a single pre
cedent to tho contrary was cited wIito
the ground of objection was Inelltfibll
ity. Neither Is tho precedent danger
ous. Whenever a 'prima facie case Is
made against n member's citizenship
by showing that under a conviction for
felony against the laws of the United
Stntes he Is disfranchised and fur
ther that by reason of his present
maintenance of the status of a poly
gamlst he Is again suffering from cl'r,l
disability under the Edmunds nntl
polygamy net, such a member refusing
even to deny the charge should be ex
cluded. Nor is this dangerous, for It
Is not likely, as Mr. Boberts seems io
assume, that an entire minority or oil
representatives of a large stato are
coming to congress carrying such a
large burden.
"In other states men who Haunt
their violations of these laws of de
cency in the face of the public are
sent to the penitentiary. It Is only In
Utah where such Indceency ever add
ed to one's eligibility and served as a
recommendation to political prefer
ment. Mr. Roberts' contention that no
evidence of his guilt can be received
except a Judicial record of his convic
tion In Utah as a matter of law. Is er
roneous, and, as a matter of practice,
dangerous, because Mr. Roberts and
his all-powerful nnd Inspired priest
hood can prevent such conviction If
they consider it worth while. Mr. Rob
erts claims that whatever were hi1
civil disabilities before statehood, they
were removed by1 the adoption of the
state constitution.
"It at the time of the passage of th
enabling net Mr. Roberts was. as he
seems in, his appeal to admit, disfran
chised by act of Vongress and, there
fore, not a full citizen or the United
States, as by the constitution he must
be to become u member of congress,
then he Is still In that same condition
because the constitution of Utah could
not restore him to federal citizenship
and tho enabling act did not do It.
"The enabling act of Utah, unlike
that of some other states, required
citizenship of the United States as a
qualification for voting and did not
confer that citizenship upon those
then not such citizens. Hence Mr.
Roberts' statement that by Utah be
coming a stato he was rehabilitated
with the wanting attributes of citizen
ship Is unwarranted.
Fugitive from Justice.
"Mr. Roberts says ho has not been
convicted since statehood. It dos not
follow that he is Innocent. He Is nnv
a fugitive from Justice In Halt Lake
county on a charge of unlawful co
habitation nnd In Davis county. Utah,
where resides one of his polygamous
wives, with her Illegitimate- twlni,
born Au-rust 11. 1S97. a charge of adul
tery (a felony under the laws of Utah)
has been for two months pigeonholed
by the Mormon prosecuting attorney.
"Mr. Roberts in his attempt to be
little his crimes Insists that he Is on',
charged with a misdemeanor. He
knows better. He knows that he has
been, under oath and beforA the proper
prosecuting ofTlcers, charged with the
felony of adultery as well as tho mis
demeanor of unlawful co-habltati.jn
He asserts that in ISS'j he pleaded
guilty to a mIdemeanor only, nnd also
says that If he were "u'lty of th3
same acts In the District of Columbia,
"even flagrantly so," that as a mem
her of congress he could not bo ar
rested therefor because It Is only a
mlsdemennor. Here again Mr. Roberts
states what Is not true and he ought
to know It. Unlawful co-hablt-tlon
under the Edmunds act, under which
he plead guilty, was a felony, as nisi
Is adultery, with which Mr. Roberts
is chirped in Davis county, Utah. In
the District of Columbia both unlaw
ful co-habltatlon and adultery are
felonies, as defined bv tho Utah stat
utes, and It Is only n Utah that tho
former Is a misdemeanor.
"Many sentimental people are being
misled by Mr. Roberts' very Ingenious
suggestions, from which some people
infer that he took his polygamous wives
when it was lawful to do so. This Is
a mistake. Adultery was n crime In
Utah when Mr. Roberts was born, and
at tho time of passage of tho Cullom
anti-polygamy act Mr. Roberts was
only six vears old. His plea for sym
pathy, therefore, amounts only to this,
that he should be allowed r ,-,,h,,-
his criminal practices, notwithstanding
he took his polygamous wives in dfl
arce of law. Wo demnnd that he should
cease tho begetting of further lllegltl
mate offspring nnd this Is our only
bono of contention, tho only thing de
manded which he refuses to yield.
"In this matter wo disclaim any de
sire to have him declared Inellglblo be
cause he Is a Mormon, but solely be
causo he Is violating and defying the
laws of our stato, of tho United Stntes
and of common decency."
State Prohibition Defeated.
Atlanta, fin., Dee. 8. By a vote of SM
to 14 the Wllllnghnm bill was killed In
(ho senate und state prohibition defeat
ed. Thu houso has already passed the
measure.
THE ERA OF PROSPERITY.
No Hesitation In Business, According
to Dunn's Review.
Now York, Dec. 8. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade, which
Issues tomorrow, will say:
The approach of the new year usual
ly brings so much hesitation In busi
ness that tho smnll shrinkage this
year Is surprising. Probably never be
fore have the productive forces of the
country been so largely covered by
contracts at this date, ensuring em
ployment and profit far Into the com
ing year. This results not from any
more speculative accomplishment, but
from actual demand from consump
tion running far beyond the producing
capacity heretofore, and pushing it to
remnrkablo expansion. The increase
In foreign trade has been Insignificant
compared with the Increase of 21,000.- ;
000,000 In payments through clearing
houses. For the week the payments ;
have been 20.3 per cent, larger than i
last year and 3S.1 per cent, larger than j
In 1892.
Prices of pig iron nre strongly main- '
tnlncd, though extraordinary efforts
promise Increase of over a quarter In
producing capacity within a year be- .
: cause the entire output of 'most fur-
I nnces for tho first and in part of last
, half of next year has been sold al
j read v. Sheet bars are a shade lower
owln;? to closing of mj.ny tin plate
' works. Demand for cars and other
' railway equipment are enormous, and
also for spring, both lnke and ocean.
Tin Is weak nt 27',i cents, and copper
; declined to 1G9 cents, but lead ami
1 spelter are rtronger. Wool has ad
: vaneed further with murh speculative
; huvlnc. Cotton Is irnrilfnnrl In nn.
. count of large quantities held back. ,
i and has declined an eighth, but re- !
ports are suflleionlly conflicting to '
I make speculation active, notwlth- ,
standing the decrease of S4.000 b !n
ln exports for three months of the
crop year 1
I Wheat has risen three cents nnd
' corn a. fiactlin, with decline In west
ern receipts of both. Atlantic oxiorN
of wheat for the week, flour included,
. were only 3.r.r.9,fi"7 bushels, against
5 036,707 bushels last year, nnd Paclllc
exports SS6.172 bushels against 53CA23
last yenr.
Failures for tho week have been 221
in tho United States against 218 last
year, and thirty-three In Canada
against twenty-two last year.
WEEKS ESCAPES TRIAL.
Case Against Him Dismissed Yes
terday. New York, Dec. 8. The Indictment
against Nelson Weeks, of Hackensack,
eharirins: him with the death of Miss
Smith, 22 years old, at the Victor hotel
In New York city on March 8, lc97, was
dismissed today. Weeks was the Sun
day school superintendent of the As
bury MethoJIst church in Hackensack.
and Mlrs Smith was a teacher ln tho
same Sundav school and was also the
organist In tho church. On tho date
mentioned. Weeks and Miss S-vilth
came to this city and went to the hotel
mentioned, where Weeks registered
under an assumed name. Soon after
ward Weeks rushed out of the hotel
and told a policeman that a woman
was iylnir In the hotel. She died short-
ly afterward from the effects of ear-
bollc acid poisoning. For a few days
thero was some mystery nhout the af-
,-.,-... . -
fair, as Weeks had disappeared.
Ho returned, however, and made a
statement to tho pastor of his church
in Hackensack. ln which he confessed
to an Intimacy with Miss Smith, but i''elr- AUten and uroyruss. announced
denied that he had anv part in the . lh!t he had sold to Pittsburg fourteen
cause of her death. Weeks was In- Louisville players, the consideration
dieted for manslaughter on April n, i being $2.-.,000 In cash and four members
1897, nnd the case has been pending ' of tno local club. They are Chcsbro,
until today. The court, In dismissing O'Brien, Fox and Madison. The four
th? Indictment, said that inas-nuuh as te(-" Players bought from Louisville
there was no change of convicting nrc: Clarke, who will be manager and
Weeks, he did not think It was rliht
to put the county to the expense of the
trial.
GLOVE SPORTS.
McFaden Defeats Kearns Walcott
and Choynski Matched.
New York, Dec. S. George McFad
den. of this city, deflated Tim Kearns,
' of Boston, in a hard fousht battle of
25 rounds at the lightweight limit, 1S3
pounds, before the Broadway Athletle
club tonight. MeFadden was stronger
i and more "dentlUe than his opponen:,
but Kearns fought well and scorsl
some clever points.
MeFadden outpointed Kearns In tho
i majority of rounds and was given the
' decision at tho end of the bout.
Tommy Sullivan, of Brooklyn, -,r.s
; given the decision over Andy Daley, nt
' Boston, In the preliminary bout of
. twelve rounds at 122 pounds.
' New York. Dec. 8. Joe Walcott n"d
Joe Choynxkl, of California, were
matched tonight to box twenty-live
rounds at catchwelghts on Jun. 12, at
the Broadway Athletic club.
Chicago, Dec. S. Jack Bennett, of
MeKeesport, 'Pa., wns given the decis
ion over Owen Zelgler, of Philadelphia,
here tonlrht after six rounds of th
fastest kind of work. The decision was
very unpopular.
STILL AHEAD OF THE RECORD.
Leaders of the Great Six-Day Bicycle
Race.
New York, Dec. 8. The leaders of
the great team six days' bicycle race
at Mndlson Square Garden were 37S
miles ahead fo the record at S o'clock
tonight. At last hour Miller and Wul
ler had covered 2,211 miles.
Walthour, the southern champion,
had a lead of several miles for the In
dividual prize, and early In the even
ing ho managed to galnanother lap
by clever effort and faHt riding.
Now York, Dec. 9. Twelve o'clock
score:
Miller-Waller, 2.316.7; Maya-McIMeh-crn.
2.310.G: Glmm-I'lerce, 2.31G.r;
Flscher-Chevnller, 2,310.3; Slovens
Turvllle, 2.310: Babcock-Stlnson,
2.313.S; Schineer-Forster. 2,219.
Individual scores: Walthour, 1,199.1;
Aronson. 1.0I3.S.
At midnight, the closo of the 120th
hour, tho record was beaten by 393
miles.
Trustee of Insane Hospital.
Ilarrisbiiij,. Dec. ?. Governor Stotm
today appointed Charles Chalfant, of
Danville, u trustee of the state Insane
hospital nt Danville, vice Thomas dial
fant, deceased.
IDAHO TROUBLES
REACH CONGRESS
JOINT RESOLUTION INTRO
DUCED BY MR. LENTZ.
Serious Charges of Cruelty Preferred
Against tho Soldiers Under Gen
eral Mcrriam Prisoners Confined
ln a Bull Pen Wives nnd Families
of Miners Insulted.
Washington, Dec. 8. Representative
Lcntz, of Ohio, today Introduced a
Joint resolution ln the house reciting
the charges growing out of the pres
ence of United States troops under
Brigadier General Mcrriam ut tho cen
ters of the mining troubles In Idaho,
and asking for nn Investigation by a
tipeclnl committee of nine membeis to
bo nppolntcd by the speaker. Tho re
solution said that It U a matter of gen
eral Information that United States
troops were sent to Idaho ln defiance
of and contrary to the federal consti
tution at the Individual request of the
governor when no riot or Insurrection
existed and without consulting the leg
islature or the local sheriff. It Is as
serted that General Merrlam declared
martial law and "arbitrarily and with
out warrant of law" arrested hundreds
of citizens ana held them under "most
brutal and tyrannical conditions." The
arrests, It Is charged, Included many
members of the miners' union nnd the
local sheriff. It Is asserted that
mnny ,n.en wore Imprisoned In a bull
vw a 1,lnco unflt for habitation."
, Ah?satlon Is made that one prisoner
hcC!,mc Insane from tho treatment and.
escaping, was shot nt as he Jump-1
lnt0 a rlv'cr ln anoM'er case, it is
charged, a dying prisoner was denied
spiritual consolation. Specific accounts
oi cruelty aro given, including corn-
pulsory standing erect for seven hours
each day In the hot sun, under penalty
of death ir attempt was made to move
or sit down.
It Is alleged also that a captain un
der General Merrlam "amused himself
by calling prisoners cowardly curs"
while these punishments were being
Inflicted. The resolution also recites
that the wives and families of miners
were Insulted by soldiers, and It is
alleged that responsibility for the vari
ous actions rests with the mlnln com
panies of tho locality.
BIG BASE BALL DEAL.
Barney Dreyfuss Secures Good Sized
Block of Pittsburg Stock.
Pittsburg, Dec. 8. The biggest base
ball deal made In this city since 18S5,
when Pittsburg purchased the entire
Columbus cjub, wns consummated to
day and the many rumors concerning
the Pittsburg club's future are set nt
rest. Brletly told, the story Is as fol
lows:
On Oct. 31 Barney Dreyfuss resigned
as president of the Louisville club and
disposed of his holdings entirely. Mr.
Dreyfuss then closed a deal with the
Pittsburg management whereby he be-
! can,e Possessor of a good-sized block of
i . ... -
' Hlot-" anu tne assurance of his election
ns President at the club's meeting next
wcul' iust aftur the National league
meeting, j oclay Harry Pulllam. who
I " V " - - '
' AllnnAAlAll T Y"na . . 1 A M
"cwnl "' u,,!lu" !IS i'reieni oi
the Louisville club, came to the city,
"'. after a conference with M-ssrs
and, after a conference with M-ssrs
oamnin
of the new Pittsburg c'ub
Wagner, RItchey, Leech. Kc"y. Im
nip Latimer, Tom Nessltt, Wnddell,
f'nniilrgham Phlll'p-l. F'ahrtv.Chorles
Texto" and Woods. All interested In
the deal declare positively that there
Is nothing akin to syndicate ball In tha
move, but solely an endeavor to put a
pennant winning team in this city,
which Is looked upon as one of the best
ball towns In the country.
A radical char"e fiom the past poll-
icy of the Pittsburg club will be tho
playing of Sur lay games this season.
The new acquisitions give Pittsburg
thirty players, some of whom will
doubtless be put on sale during tho
league meeting In New York.
RAN DOWN HAND CAR.
Two Men Killed rnd Two Fatally In
jured. St. Louis, Dec. 8. A suburban pas
senger train on the Burlington road ran
down a hand-car bearing five men, one
thousand yards west of the bridge at
Alton, Ills., today, killing two men and
fatally Injuring two. The fifth man
escaped Injury by Jumping before the
collision came.
" The killed: Henry Delaney, Alton;
Patrick Poor, Alton.
Fatally Injured: Robert Bryant, Al
ton: Albert Bielstein, Alton.
The accident Is attributed to heavy
fog.
Habeas Corpus in Reese Case.
St. Louis. DC. S. Judge Thayer, in tho
United States court, today, granted a
writ of habeas corpus In tho caHo of
John Reese, (.ne of the membern of tho
executlvo council of the I'nlted Mine
Workers association of Iowa, who Is now
In tall In Fort Scott, Bourbon county,
Kansas, for contempt of court. The writ
was made returnable Dec. 27, wnen argu
ments as to the Jurisdiction of the cir
cuit court of Bourbon county will bo
beard. Ball was fixed at $3,000.
Captain Aycrs Killed.
Washington, Bee. S.-faptnln J. C.
Aycrs, V. ti. A., of the ordnance depart
ment, was klllid hero today by a fall
from his blcyclo and being run over by
a team.
SPARKS BY WIRE.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. S. The Southern
lallway's new oxtci tlon to this city was
opened formally today.
Now York. Dee. S Franklin Leonard,
Jr., utslk'nen of the Liberty Cyelo com
pany, has been granted leave to file a
provisional bond of l&fl.OOO until the
; hedulcM ore filPd. The assets will not
exceed $13,000.
Washington, Dec. 8. M. F. Smith was,
today, appointed postmaster ut Oak
1 Bldso Stutlon, Armstrorg county-
THE NliWS THIS MOKN'INU
Weather Imllcathut Today!
FAIrH VARIDOLC WINDS.
Genertd Agulnaldo Retracing Ills
Steps,
An Answer to Urlgham II. Robot to'
Pleu.
Flgbtlt.g Near Modder River.
Idaho Mine Trouble In Congress.
General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Final clal and Commercial.
General Palmistry.
Editorial.
Kens and Comment.
Local-Social and Personal.
One Wcmen's Views.
Local Ex-Judge Werd at Death's
Door.
Criminal Court Proceedings.
Local Documents for Pelozo's Ex
tradition, Tin co Men Caught by Falling Roof.
Local-West Scranton and Suburban.
Round About the County.
Local rtrlUlous News of the Week.
Sunday School Lessen for Tomorrow.
Story "Susie."
Loral Live Industrial News.
High School News nnd Gossip.
G0EBELITES WEAKEN.
All Pretense of a Fight for the Cer
tificate of Election as Governor
Has Been Given Up by Them.
Frankfort, Ky., Dec. S. All pretense
of a fight for the certificate of election
as governor has been given up by the
Goebel people and whether a contest
will be made In the legislature Is rjal'y
yet to be determined. It will depend
largely upon the wording of the opin
ion which Commlsslonets Ellss and
Pryor will hand down at 10 o'clock
I tomorrow morning. If It Implies that
the commlsslonets believe fraud was
committed, which might invalidate tl.
election, did they as canvassing board
have the legal right to go behind the
certified returns It Is almost certain a
contest will be made, otherwise It is
uncertain.
The Democratic candidates for the
minor ofllces on tho state ticket, act
ing on the belief that the commission
ers' opinion will contain Implications
of fraud, have already decided to fight
before the state contesting board for
the possessions which they believe
themselves entitled to.
Commissioners Ellss and Pryor were
busy all day writing their opinion.
Neither made anv denial of the fact
that they would decide that Taylor is
entitled to the certificate.
The politicians of both parties de
parted from Frankfort In great num
bers during the day and the town to
flight Is nr.netlenllv deserted. All the
, Democratic and Republican attorneys
have left for their homes, the former
going this morning and the latter this
afternoon. Colonel Jack Chlnn, who
has been attached to the Goebel head
quarters left late this afternoon, re
marking with a laugh as ho passed
through the hotel door: "I guess It's
all up with us for this time." There Is
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no Indication of any trouble. There
, has been a great amount of money 'bet
' on the election throughout Kentucky
' u IU WHU WUUH1 Ul! Ult' 1IUAI U UI IIU1
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, 0f the state and the betters are trying
I to decide whether If Taylor Is declared
irnvernor nnd later ousted bv the leg
islature as not being a legal Ineunv
ment, he was In fact actually governor
In tho eyes of the law. The Taylor
betters construe It one way am?, nat
urallv. the Goebel men Hi" ' out dif
ferently. There has been so much
money wagered on the outcome that
the thing has rerlly a serious side to It.
ACCIDENT AT PAULI BUILDING.
John Allen Fell Tan Feet nnd Struck
on His Head.
John Allen, of 130 Green Ridge street,
Is a carpenter by trade and since tho
construction of the new Patill build
ing on Washington avenue was be
gun has been employed on It. Yester
day noon he stopped work with the
, oti,or ,nen and. taking his lunch, went
into one of the rooms In the front part
of the building to eat.
The place was very dark and by ac
cident he took a misstep and ft.',
through a square hole in the floor. Ho
dropped about ten feet Into tha f-allar,
striking on his head.
He was taken to the Lackawaunx
hospital, where it was ascertain'-1 1 ho
was suffering from concussion of 'he
brain.
Nothing very serious Is apprehei li,
however, and It Is likely that he will
soon recover. Allen Is a man of about
thirty and married.
DINNER AT SCRANTON CLUB.
Hon. W. W. Watson Entertained Em
ployes of Traders' Bank.
Hon. W. W. Watson, vice president
of the Traders National bank, gave a
dinner in the Scranton club last nUht
to the employes of tho bank, rover
wero laid for eleven, and tho follow
ing were present: Hon W. W. Wnt
fron, Cashier F. L. Phillips, Teller 13.
W. Dolph. F. II. Wldmayer. S.imud
M'cCracken. W. AV. McCulloch, H. N.
Shlrer. H. M. S. Gould, J. H. Mors-).
G. L. Bell, J. D. D. Cladding.
At the conclusion of the dinner
fhort addresses wore m.ide by each
member of the paity. The occasion
had no special significance, belntr
merely one of sociability. Nothing
could have been more pleasant or
profitable. At the close of tho speech
making a voto of thanks was extende I
to Mr. Watson, and those present re
solved to hnve other such evenings
during the year.
Woman and"ch7IuKilled.
Adalisvllle, Ga , Dec. S.--Lucy Oarbon
nnd her child In mini, wero killed hero
toduy by Jim Mayllvld. Frank Bird, was
also wounded by tho samo shot which
Willed the mother und daughter. The
men were In tho woman s houso
quarreled over somo trivial matter,
murderer escaped.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
and
The
New York, Dec. S. Joseph C. Hoagland,
the founder and president of the Royal
Baking Powder company, died In this
city today from acuta kidney trouble.
AGUINALDO'S
NEW TACTICS
Filipino Leader Is Said
to. Be Retracing
His Steps.
GETTING IN THE NET
Headed Off In the North by tho
Americans Troops Only Chance of
Escapo Now to Fleo in DlsguiBO.
General Young Close Behind Him.
Major Batchellor Hurrying to
Aparl to Closo That Outlet Gen
eral Young's Victory.
Washington, Dec. S. A dispatch!
from General Otis, dated at Manila
today, says:
"Hospital ship Relief, Just returned
from Vlgan bringing 272 sick soldiers
and 2o2 Kpaulvih prisoners, reports sev
eral hundred Spanish prisoners at
Vlgan, for which we send transport
I this evening. Colonel Hate, Thirty
i th'rd Infantry, took Uanguul 3th Inst..
and now with portion of regiment nnd,
! battalion Thirty-fourth Infantry Is lit
puisuit of Insurgents on toad south
east to Lepanto, thenco to Uontoc, on
which Agulnaldo and 300 Insurgent
are supposed to be retreating with
Ameiican prisoners, inhabitants of
western Luzon coast friendly and glv;
assistance."
General Otis also reports the arrival
of the transport Olympla with tho
Thirty-ninth infantry, one battalion
of the Forty-ninth Infantry and somo
recruits. There wero no casualties
during the voyage.
Tho town of Bontoc, toward which
Agulnaldo with his bodyguard Is said
to be retreating, lies hi 'the mountain
fastnesses about forty-five or sixty
miles southeast of Vlgan. If tho last
report as to Agulnaldo's whereabouts
Is true, it indicates that he has been
headed off to tho northward, and in
being compelled to retince his steps
toward the south. If he is striving to
regain his old stronghold ln Cavlto
province his chances of success aio
slight. Directly In his line of march
Is a considerable American force at
Bayombong, to the westward of that
point is General Whenton's force, nnd
to tho cast of Bayombong Is an almost
Impassable mountain range. With
General Young behind hlni. with Col
onel Hare elo--e in bin rear and hi.-;
front obstructed, the war department
officials feel that Agulnaldo has Uttlo
chance of escaping to the southward.
It Is said that Major Bachellor is
marching rapidly for Aparrl, about tho
only port on the extreme north end of
the Island, In order to cut off tho out
let in that direction. The best chnnco
remaining to Agulnaldo Is to abandon
the escort of 300 men traveling with
him. If he should do that ho could
make his personal escapo in disguise.
OENERAL YOUNG'S VICTORY.
Details of the Five Hours' Fighting
nt Narvaccan.
Manila, Dec. S. There was consid
erable relief In Manila when the news
was received today that General
Young's small force had arrived tfafe
ly at Vlgan, province of Spilth Porosi
Anxiety lias been felt for Oeneral
Young and the garrison at Vlgan flnco
It wns known that General Tlno hail
a large aggressive body of insurgents
operating In that vicinity.
General Tlno made n stand In the
mountain pass, between Narvaccan
and San Qulnto. The natural strength
of tho position was augmented by
trenches and pitfalls. The fight lasted
live hours. General Young had threo
companies of the Thirty-fourth Infan
try, under Lieutenant Colonel Robert
I. Howe, and two troops of the Third
cavalry. Captain Swigart commanding,
and one troop, under Captain Chase.
He was reinforced during the fight by
Luther It. Hare, with a battalion o
the Thirty-third, en route to Vlg.in.
General Young ended the fight by
charging and routing the enemy, who
left twenty-llvo dead, several rifles and
thousands of rounds of ammunition in
the trenches. Tho enemy employed ar
tillery. Only one American was seri
ously wouiuleJ.
The uprising In the Island of Ncgros
was led by tho police of a Corlata dis
trict, where there Is u small American
gar-Ison. The police Inspired false re
ports of Insurgent victories In Liuim
and Panay. There nro 230 native pj
llce In Ncgros, uniformed and armed
with Springfield rifles.
ADVICE AGAINST STRIKE.
Catholic Priests Give Counsel
to
Nnntlcoke Miners.
Shamokln, Pa Dec, S. Tho Cathnll.i
priests of thle place today addressed
two thousand mine workers belonging
to their congregation, advising them to
attend a miners' meeting called for to-
night nnd vote against a Nantlcok.i
sympathy strike. President JohiiFahoy.
of tho i'nlted Mine V orkers, this af
1 ternoon issued notice that there would
bo no meeting tonight. Ho tald the
olllclals decided to await the outcome
of the bustnci-'H men's attempt to settle
tho strike before tho .Shamokln men
wero asked to go out.
Tho belief Is freely expressed hero
tonight that the u-don feared the men
would not respond to orders for a strlka
I after the action of tho priests.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washlngton.Dee. 8. Forecast for 4.
Saturday nnd Sunday: Bastern
Pennsylvania Fair Saturday; -f
cloudy, probably showers Sunday; 4
variable winds becoming fresh -f
easterly.
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