trantott f V M i 1HI nUtlrt' lV !? - T7VM ftftr t VI TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES. TEN RAGES. TWO CENTS. s j-"T-t7 rvur.oiLM.jr' w.o' '-fc-7;-'-. "ir.a: rii2i"fcUiavif.r--r. "- SUKAJNTUiN, TA., WidUMfiSDAY iUUKiNJjNU, DECEMBER 13, 1899. GENERAL OTIS REITERATES Organized, Rebellion in the Philippines Quelled. THE TRUE JITUATION Robber Bands Only Remain to Bo Crushed All Important Centers Occupied by the Americans Troops in the Mountains Pursuing Flee ing Insurgents General Lawton in San Miguel Rebels Did Not Walt. Spanish Prisoners at Liberty. Transports at Honolulu in a Storm. Washington, Deo. 12. The war de partment lias received the following message from General Otis", descriptive of the military situation In Luzon: "Manila, Dec. 12. In liulucan prov ince the Insurgents have been scat tered and driven east to the moun tain, our casualties In that section In the lust few days were ten. The In surgent casualties In killed, wounded and prisoners aggregate 100. Consider able insurgent property, with records, arms and ammunition, have been cap tured Our troops are now In the mountains In pursuit. The insurgents have been driven from Subig bay an! the marines now occupy a naval sta tion there, our column moving west from Turkic Is now on the west coast of Luzon, where it has been supplied. It encountered little resistance. A column is now moving west and south from Dagupan along the coast. There is no concentrated Insurgent post of linportan . In Luzon north of Manila, t-nt !. mi Luzon will not offer any seri ous resistance. Troops are co-operating in thai section. Organized rebel ll "ti no longer exists, and our troops are ni'vey pursuing robber bands. All Important and threatened centers of iiiipuiiitlou In the far north have been ,.ei upled. Otis." Minlli. Dee. 12. General Lawton, with th- Thbty-ltfth Infantry and four troops of the Fourth cavalry, has oe cuplid Sun Mime! without a fight. Tho Inaii ,-nf mimiaiider. General Pio del Pilar, wlio made bis headquarters then, with supposedly the largest foric of insurgents north of Manila. Is believed to have divJCe4.riiisjii.'in.; Into scattered bands. The inhabitants hae petitioned for a .strong garrison. I'olr.uel Hayes, with cavalry, had. two Implies with the Insurgents. Two Amort ans we'-e wounded. Soventv Insurgents attacked a com missary 'mil train which wns return ing fvom Co pas to Turlae. The drivers escaped whli the loss of their rations and effects. Captain Sturgls, with a troop of tho Eleventh cavalry, surprised forty In surgents under General Pando, near Norzagarnv. Tho Insurgents had a major and two pilvates killed, a lieu tenant ind fnunteen men, with twenty one rifles, captured. Guerillas Captured. Manila. Dec. 12, 7.50 p. m. Colonel Smith, with u detachment of the Sev enteenth Infantry, surroundeu and captured In a village near Muloquol a party of the guerillas who had made their headquarters there. The party Included the band which assassinated seven odlclils nt Mulasquol for friend liness to the Americans. All are insurgents who became ban dits when the disintegration of the Filipinos began. They kept the coun try around Malosquol In a state of terror for several weeks and committed twenty-five murders in less than that number of days. "When they were caught they were promptly sent to General M-ioArthur's headquarters at Hayambang by train. It is orpected that they will he speed ily tried and either shot or hung, as an example, If convicted. 2,000 SPANISH PRISONERS FREE. General Otis Reports More Than 3,000 Released in a Month. Washington, Dec. 12. Tho war de partment litis received the following de spatch Manila, Dec. 12. Two thousand ad ditional Spanish prisoners taken In Northern Luzon, mitkins more than 3.000 ivir t.ii within a month: 700 now en route from Vigan, and transports will he sent for tho remainder. Otis." TRANSPORTS AT HONOLULU. Garonne Drlvon by Storms from - Northern Route. Honolulu, Dec. S.. via San Francisco. Dec 12 The transport Goronno, with mules on put. put Into Honolulu, after falling, on account of storms, to reach Manila by the northern route from Seattle. She will resume her Journey In a few days. The Port Stevens nnd Lennox liav" already gone, with horses and mules. The Haycock nnd City of Puebla ar rived in good condition, altl ugh they encountered severe storms. They left for Manila on Sunday morning. Tho Duke of Fife. St. Paul. Ohio and In diana uro In port taking coal. State Forestry Commission. HHrrlHhurE. Dee. 12. Governor Stouo In day appointed A. C. Hopkins, of Lock Huven, a member of tho statu forestry commission t till tho vacancy created by tho resignation of C. M. Schwab, or Pittsburg. r"- Senate Confirmations. Washington, Dec. 12. Thu senate In executlvo session today confirmed tho nominations of Lcoiiiml Wood to be ma jor general of vnliutceiH and Herbert Putnam, of Massachusetts, to bo li brarian of congress. O'DEA AND FAIRBANKS CASE. They Are Arraigned for Attempting to Bribo a Jury. Philadelphia, Dec. 12 Tho federal grand Jury for the November term of tit' ITnltcd States district court wont Into session todav and tho cases mralnst Thomas O'Deu and Wm. J. Fairbanks, charged wltn attempting to bribe tho Jury In the trial of Kllery 1'. Ingham and Harvey 1C. Ncwilt were presented to them for considera tion. The specific charges ngalnst O'Doa and Fairbanks, nnd upon which they were held In $5,000 hall each by Com missioner Kdmunds, Is an attempt to Inlluence the verdict of George Ger hardt, a Juror from Uerks county Since tho nrrest of these men the so clot service operatives have been In dustriously engaged In searching for new evidence to strengthen the gov ernment's case. A number of wit nesses subpoenaed In Reading ami other places In Iletks county called at the district atlorney's olHce today. It Is said that secret service opera tives have unearthed considerable evi dence cf a startling character, and this Induced District Attorney Beck to ask for two indictments, one chargltn; an attempt to bribe and nnotlur charging tho defendants with conspi racy to Inlluence the vote of Jurors on the Ingham and N'owiit panel. Tho extreme penalty under both Indict ments Is seven years. Several pages of the register of the Merchants' hotel at Reading will l used as evidence against the accused- GRANGERS IN SESSION. Twenty-seventh Annual Gathering of the Pennsylvania State Organiza tion 400 Delegates Present. Lock Haven, Pa., Dec. 12. The twenty-seventh annual session of the Penn sylvania State Grange opened In the court house hero today with over four hundred delegates present. The fol lowing anpolntments were announced Chaplain A. C. Uairett, of Susquc haniui county. Assistant setwards C. H. Kerner, of Elk county, and Mrs. F. K. Lear, of Lackawanna county. Pomona Mrs. Louis Piolett, of Hrad ford county. Committee on credential J. 11. Kteln bach. of Huntingdon county: F. K. Lear, of Lackawanna county; Mrs. Ida Shuler, of Lycoming county, and Mrs. Louise Wllkey. of Fayette county. Division of Labor G. D. Humes, of Crawford county: A. J. Ayer. of ISrad ford county; Mrs. J. L. George, of Arm strong county. Publication G. L. Ehbo, of Centre county, and John Patton, of Hunting don county. Tho address of Worthy Master W. F. Hill, the youngest man who ever tilled that position, was delivered nt the af ternoon session. He extended con--gratulntlons to the agricultural people on the good results obtained by their thorough and co-operative organiza tion. The problem of trusts, he said, must be Intelligently and effectively treated. Ho regretted the cutting down of the school appropriations, as It re. traded from ground gained for tax equality to the extent of one mll'Ion dollnrs. The success of the experiment of free delivery of rural mall, he said, has proven that the mass of the peo ple will soon demand Its general use. lie Insisted that all people of tho state should contribute toward the construc tion of good rouds. In closing, ho rec ommended that In order to decrease tho expenses and to derive greater bene fits that representation to the state grange be had through pomona granges on n numerical basis. At a public meeting this evening ad dresses were delivered by Mayor I'l llott, J. A. Herny. Hon. S. R. Peale, Worthy Master Hill and Hon. W. T. Creasy. Delegates visited the Normal school and tho silk mill this nfternoon. RESPONSIBILITY FIXED. Verdict of Coroner's Jury in Pater son Wreck Case. New York. Dec. 12. At 1 o'clock this morning the Jury that has been Inves tigating tho accident on the Lacka wanna railroad at Taterson, N. J., on the night of Nov. 20, brought In tho following verdict: "We find Conductor Gould II. Capwcll nnd Flamnan William Fnedaker. of train No. C, guilty of negllgonce In not obey ing the Hanging rules, thereby causing tho collision of the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western railroad on tho night of November 29, causing the death of Mrs. Mary Hurt Roe." JUDGE FAVORS THE UNION. Decides That a Discharged Non-union Han Has No Redress. Crown Point, Ind.. Dec. J 2. Judge Glllntt, todav. decided that a non-union workman discharged at the behest ot the union had no redress In law. Ths judi'e holds that the union has a legal right to demand the discharge of any man not a member of tho union. Tho case was that of Walton vs. Lako lodge. No. ?, Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. Walton wan dlsehnrfod by tho In land Forge and Iron company of Chi cago on demand of the union. No charge of Incompetent- wns preferred against him and his sole offense was not being a memhe" of the union, (To thereupon brought suit for $20,000 dam ages against tho union. "Victory for Scaldy Bill. Philadelphia, Dec. 12. At the QuiikT City Athletic club tonight William (Jtilnn. better known us "Scaldy Hill," knocked gut Tim Lanahan In the fourth round. It wa to hitvo been a six-round bout. Pennsylvania Postmasters. Washington, Dec. 12 -Tho senate today confirmed thu nomination of O. C. Sell link to bo postmiiHter at Pottsvlllo, Pa. n. C. Reltz wuh toduy appointed postmaster at Pansy, Jeffmon county, p. An Audience with the Pope. Rome, Deo. 12.-Tht pope today re. oe-lved the archbishop of Sun Fruntisco, tho Very Rev. Patrick W.. Hlordan. and the bishop of Newark, the Most Rev. William Wlceer, in audience. BOUNTIFUL FRUITS OF REPUBLICANISM MR. GROSVENOR'S ELOQUENT SPEECn ON CURRENCY BILL. Glowing Reference to the Blessings of Prosperity That Have Attended tho Rule of the Party of Progress and Freedom Tho Hum of Indus- " try That Reaches from Maine to California Speech of a Gold Demo crat. Washington, Dec. 12. There Is such great pressure for time on the mem bers of both sides who desire to 'par ticipate In the currency debate In the house that three night sessions wore ordered today. Interest In the debate Is not keen, Judged by the nttentlon from the galleries, though the mem bers themselves are listening atten tively to the speeches. Only one Demo cratic member thus far has sunken In favor of the bill, Mr. Drlggs, of New York, who announced today that ho had pledged himself before election to support rhe gold standard nnd nro- posed to redeem that pledge. He will be Joined by several of his Urooklyn colleagues and probably several others. The features of the debate today were the speeches of Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, for the bill and of Mr. Cochran, of Mis souri, and Mr. Newlands, of Nevada, against It. Tho other speakers were Messrs. Parker (N. J.), William Aldcn Smith (Mich.), Prince (Ills.), Lawrence (Mass.), and Powers (Va.) for the bill and Messrs. Shafroth (Col.) and Sims (Tenn.) against it. Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) was tho first speaker on the currency bill. In open ing, he said he had hoped that the Democrats would meet the Issues pre sented by the pending bill, but they wore here with the "same old stale battle cry" of 16 to 1. Yesterday the gentleman from Missouri (DearmoiuD had charged the Republican victory of 1S06 to corruption. He thought It Ill became the party which stood sponsor for Goebel in Kentucky to charge fraud. For himself, he did not believe that Democratic voters or any other considerable number of voters In tho country were purchaseable. Mr. Gros venor declared that two-thirds of tho Republican campaign fund in 1S30 was used in the printing and dissemination of literature. Replying to Mr. Dear mond's assertion that the Republican , party was the party of classes and did I nothing for the masses, he declared that if there was a party which rep resented the aspirations, hopes and In- terests of the masses It was the Re I publican party, In proof of which he contrasted the condition of the people in 1S0C and 1SS9. Argument Not Needed. In concluding, he said: Mr. Chairman, the. Republican party docs not need oral argument In tho halls of congress nor destitutions In the press of the country upon these vital questions. There are voices which proclaim tho triumph of Republicanism that do not depend upon human organs for their ef fectiveness. From the pine clad hills ot Maine to tho utmost southern uxtcnt of New Dnt'lund the whirr oi the spindle, the rlrg of tho hnmmer nnd the sin "t of happy, well palo operatives is a c stunt and most vociferous proclaim! t:in of Republican triumph. From New York to Sen Fra.idsco all along the mighty avenues of travel and trallie, the voice ot commendation and exultation because of Republican legislation and Republi can Intelligence and Republican states manship goes up in the breezes of the morning and are sung as vespers at the hour of evening twilight. The mighty volumes of flames and smoke pouring from the chimneys of mormons Industrial establishments wave a beacon light to heaven announcing the triumph of pro tective tariff and found money. Mingled with the click of the pick In the coal mines of Ohio, Penns-ylvi.nla, Indiana nnd West Virginia, is tho voice of every ivorklngmi'ii, well paid where starvation wages were in foice, well fed where starvation stalked with guant horror, well clothed, well educated, si.tlstled, con tented, happy. Their videos ting praises for Republican intelligence and Repub lican patriotism mingled with tho fall of the coal measures and the ring of tho Implements of Industry. On every railrcad line from the P.iclllc shoro to tho coast tens of thousands off laden curs mingle the voice of msichlnciy with tho endorsement of Republican no tion. Tho happy husbandman upon millions of acres of firtlle soil as be re turns from his labor bringing his sheaves with him realizes In an advancing market wider demands for his product, tho en tering of a Jubilee, and his voice Is heard In perpetual argument In favor of sound money and protection. The scratch of tho pen upon tho record In tho northwest and the southwest as It cancels tho millions of mortgages placed there In tho hour of Democratic distress and starvation now cancelled ny mo payment of money "that has come to tho owners of thso splendid farms through tho Intelligence, and patriotism of Re publican administration Joins In tho grand cry of endorsement nil ulong tho line. As in the olden time tho morning stnrs sang toertber for Joy nnd nil tho i-ons of God letolcod, ho from Mulno to California, from tho north to the south, from the eas to the west, the sons of loll, the sons of business, the sons of Amer ica Join In the glad shout that drowns the fceblo voice of partisan speculation nnd partisan denunciation In the grand, glorious, ringing chorus of a redeemed nnd happy nation. (Great Rt publican applause.). Mr. Newlands (New) followed Mr. Grosvenor In opposition to tho hill. He traced the history of tho country through the peilod of depression com monclns In 1S93. contending that the panic was not caused by tho coinage of silver under tho Sherman act. Ho said that the Increase of prosperity during the past two yours demon strates the correctness of tho theorv entertained by blmetalllsts. viz.: That all other things being equal, prices will depend upon tho quantity of money In circulation; that an Increase of the money volume meant higher prices .and a diminution of tho money volume meant low-piices. Messrp. Shafroth (Colo.), Cochran (Mo.), and Slmms (Tenn.) also opposed. Gold Democrat Speaks. Mr. Drlggs (N. Y.) was the llrat Demoorat to speak in favor of the bill. When he arose many of tho Re publicans left their seats and went over to the Democratic bide to listen. Mr. Drlggs said that the convention which nominated him did not endorse tho Chicago platform, nor did It en dorse either gold and sliver. As tho nominee ho was left to follow Ills own convictions. On tho 2S'h of October and again on the day preceding the election he an nounced In the Hrooklyn patters that ho favored the gold stand and If elect ed gave his p'edge that he would sup port gold standard legislation (Repub lican applause). Continuing, Mr, Drlggs declared that he believed tin dignity and the pre-eminence of the United States would be ndvancitl by placing this country upon the stand ard of the most highly civilized coun tries of the world. "t do not nrrogato to myself." said he addressing his Democratic col leagues, "the presumption to say to you that I am right and you' nro wrong. Hut I bollovo as a Deinocr.it that you would respect tne lcs-. If knowing how I feel, I should not open ly avow my convictions and keep tho pledges I mndo." Mr. Drlggs, continuing, argued that the doctrine of free silver nt 10 to 1 wns not In harmony with the Ideas ot some of the greatest men In the Demo cratic paity. He Instanced the cases of Madison, Calhoun and Randall. who never swerved In their nlleirl.uico to Democracy, but who offered specific , policies. He announced that he would remain u consistent Demeirat save only upon the question of flee coinage. Mr. Powers (Vt.) supported the bill. His only criticism or it was that it was not drastic enough. If he could have his way when a greenback was ledeemed It should not he re-Issued. Mr. Lawrence fMass.) closed the de bate for the day with an atguinent In favor of the bill. TRIAL OF MOLINEUX. Devoted to the Examination of Wil linm J. Kinsley. New York, Dec. 12. Today's session in the trial of Roland H. Mollneu was devoted ciitln.ly to tho examina tion of William J. Kinsley, the hand writing expert. The proceedings were devoid of public Interest, tho scene In the court room resembling the class room of a business college, Expert Kinsley with his largo sheets of paper nnd crayon pencils corresponding to tho Instructor In penmanship, the Jur ors, photographic albums with sped- I mens ot writing in hand carefully fol lowing, resembling nothing so much as a class of pupils. Tho expert ex plained even the most minute details, an entire hour being spent upon tho word "please." The Important portion of the testimony of tho expert may bo summed up by the statement that Us testified that after examining thous ands of specimens of handwriting In adding samples from every member and every employe of tho Knicker bocker Athletic club he became con vinced that one 'iei""jn wrote the so culleil "Unmet" and "Cornish" letters, that tho same man wrote the address on the poison package and that that man was Roland R. Mollneux. FLAG DISPLAY IN PORTO RICO. It Will Be Governed by General Davis. San Juan, De Porto Rico, Dec. 12. Governor General Davis has Issued an order governing the display of Hags In Porto Rico. The Spanish Hag Is not to be allowed on public buildings. Of late It is customary for the municipal authorities in the interior towns to display the Spanish nnd American Hags together on tho city bulbVings. The Republicans have carried Ponco by 1,700 majorjty. Elections were hel 1 In seventeen towns. Tho Republicans hold eight, with 1,200 plurality. Forty llvo elections are yet unordered. It will take two months to complete tin elections at the present rate. The Re publicans claim San Juan by n tre mendous majority and assert that there has been a complete overwhelm ing federal defeat. m MINERS CONVENTION. Nearly One Hundred Delegates Meet in Secret Session. dearth Id, Pa.. Dec. 12. The miners' convention today which was represented by between eighty and one hundred dele gates representing cviiy blliunliioti min ing district in noitlicin and central Penn sylvania, imt In secret seyslon this morn ing, but nothing was done excepting tho appointment of a committee, on creden tials. Adjournment was then taken to meet with the operators, which meeting took place this afternoon with W. U. Wilson presiding. National Organizer McKay, of Pittsburg, made an address, followed by Mrs. Junes, of the Socialist Labor party; John R. KuUley nnd utlirrs. Tho commltteo made a demand for 0) cents a ton for pick mining nnd ST.i, cents for mnchlno mining. Tho operators claim the miners nro under an asrci ment un til April 1 to work at the present price nnd they say they will nut permit -nil ad vance for the reason that H) per cent, of the coal has been told at contract pileo mndo last April. Ai.other meeting will bo held torn- rrow. DEATHS OF A DAY. Philadelphia. Doc. 12.-(ilnton Roier, foimer sheriff of Montgomery county, died today of Right's dlsinse at tho residence of Arnold Almln, Wyi.dniore, a suburb of this city, lie was til yews of ago and tho Inst of Ills family. He was a prominent Mason and mid been an Odd Fellow for forty thrco ycais. Itochester, N. Y.. Dec. 12. Tile Itcv. Francis D. Hodgson, aged (1- years, i re tired minister of Hie Metliodlsl KpNenpnl church, died suddenly of heart dint-use today at bis home In Newark, N. Y. Ml. Hodgson was also a teacher In several high schools In Western New York and from 1SC0 to IS'i" a profesi-or of mathe matics In tho I'nlverslty ot California. Pawtucket, R. I., Dec. 12. Mrs. Kllza lieth I'pbam Chase, who became promt pent throughout the country In tho antl slavcry agitation days, on account of her work in behalf of thu negro, and who whs a lending advocate of woman suffrage, died at her homo in Central Falls today, aged 93 ycais, The Spree Is Frozen. Herlln. Dec. 12. The severe cold con tinues, tho tcmperaluio fell fifteen de grees below zero in Herlln today. The Spreo is frozen ovor und river navigation throughout Germany Is suspended. At KlFlebnn today four boys broke throtn.ii tho ice whllo skating and wcro dt owned. 1 LIVELY DEBATE IN HIE SENATE CLASH BETWEEN SENATORS CHANDLER AND PETTIGREW. Tho Dakota Senator Is Unccrtnin as to Whe'ther Dewey Recognized tho Filipino Republic In tho Wrangle Over tho Case of General Merrl mau the Two Members Became De cidedly Personal Currency Talk in the House. Washington, Dec 12. Whether Ad miral Dewey, acting for tho United States government, formally or infor mally rerognlzed tho Philippine repub lic at Manila, Is a question which Senator Pettlgrew, of South Dakota, desires the navy department to an swer. Ho Introduced a tesoltulon in the senate today directing tho secre tary of the navy to supply the- senato with Information on the subject, bub Mr. Chandler, of New Hampshire, ob jected to Its Immediate consideration. Following this objection Mr. Pettl grow and Mr. Chandler had a sharp lilt over the resolution offered yester day by tho former demanding from tho secretary of war an explanation of certain charges agalrst General Mer tlman in his conduct of the Couer D'Alcno trouble. Politics were in jected into the controversy and the personal references made by each sen ator against the other lent some liveli ness to an otherwise quiet session. Mr. Chandler (N. II.) objected to the statements In the preamble of the res olution and said he desired to offer n substitute which would facilitate tho getting of tho Information. Mr. Pettl grew declined to accept the substitute. "Although I am not eeitain whether my friend, the senator from Now Hampshire, is a Republican," said he. "I am satlsded that any substitute he may offer Is pernicious as ho him self often Is." Mr. Chandler, "It requires a per-' nlclous senator sometimes to deal with u pernicious proposition." (Laughter.) Mr. Pettlgrew, "That's the reason, I suppose, why you're trying to deal with this question?" Mr. Chandler championed ills substi tute nnd In his opinion M would better serve the purpose of Mr. Pettlgrew than the original. Mr. Pettlgrew In reply, declared that the action of General Merriman was a disgrace to civilization, but ho wnt perfectly willing that thu Republican party should take tho responsibility of It. Mr. Chandler "Tho Republican par ty has Its faults perhaps, but I'll )o much more willing to remain with It since tho senator from South Dakota left it." He th.m read a paragraph from Gen eral Meniam's report to the war de partment hearing on the Couer D'Alene trouble, Indicating that flic oMlccr had acted with Justice end discretion. Mr. Pettlgrew asked that tho resolution and amendment be rrroi red to tho committee on education rind labor. To this Mr. H.iwley Cor.n.), chair man cf the crmmlttee on military af fairs, objected, claiming It ought to b? sent tn his committee. Tho mat ter was referred finally to the com mittee on military affairs. . - MOFFATT'S MISFORTUNE. Breaks His Left Arm in n Bout with Gardiner. Now York, Dec. 12. Jack Moffatt. of Chicago, wns singularly unfortuna'o tonight In his bout with George Gar diner, of Lowell. Mas-s.. ut the Broad way Athletic club. Meffntt had all the better of the argument up to tho middle of the seventh round when he unfortunately broke his left forearm In swinging for Gardiner, who blocked the blow with his elbow. Moffatt kept on fighting with his right, his left hanging uselessly by his side, but Gar diner was tumble to land a knockout blow despite the fact that bis man ager, Tom O'Rourko cried to him re peatedly to go In and finish It. When Moffatt went to his referee ho told tho referee tVat his arm was broken. White examined the Injured mem ber, nnd when the bell lang for tho beginning of the eighth round both men stepped to tho center of the ring nnd Whites went between them, neither having shaped for tho renewal of hos tilities. The referee then announced that Moffatt was unable to continue and declared Gai diner the winner. Much sympathy was felt for tho west ern boxer, who up to tho time ho re ceived tho Injury seemed a sure win ner, having outpointed and outgener aled his "opponent. M'KINLEY AND ROOT. The Republican National Ticket for Next Year. Clc-veinrd. Dec. 12. A special dispatch to tho Leader from Washington says It may be statpil almost without qualifica tion that tho Republican national ticket next year will be McKlnley and Root. It Is believed that the choice of select ing the place for tho national conven tion will bo Chicago or Philadelphia. Steamship Arrivals. New York. Dee. 12. Cleared: Fties Iniid, for Antwerp: St. Louis, for South ampton: Oceanic, for Liverpool. Sailed: Travis Piemen via cuthainptou; Ilovlc, Liverpool. , Antwerp Arrived: Kensing ton. New York. Llrurri Passed: Sppnrn dam. New York for Rotterdam. Dover Passed: Wcrkendam, New York for Am sterdam. Trolley Men Meet. At a meeting of the Street Railway Kinploycs' ai-soclHtloii, last night, which was proflded over by W. S. Iirnln, a committee wi.h appointed to asl: for tbo reinstatement of llraln and an advance In wages. The ceinmllteo consists ot John R. Jei.es, Charles Davis, Iteubcn Young and Toby Gnrdr.er. Hi eh Snow Drifts. Harmony, Minn., Dec. 12. Snow drifts fifteen font IiIhIi have resulted from a hlvxly-hour storm In this section that has Just terminated. Public highways are obstructed and trains tied up. The weather Is freezing. TJIK NEWS THIS MOUNLVG Weather Indlcitlaui Today: FAIRj COLDER. 1 General General Gatacro's Story of Ills Defeat. Oiganlzed Rebellion In Philippines Subdued. Jlouso Discusses tho Currency. Spirited Debate In tho Senate. 2 General Northeastern Pcnnsylavnla. Financial and Commercial. 3 General-Operators View of tho New Railroad, Kdltorlnl. News nnd Comment. General Whitney's Weekly Hiulgct. Local-Court Proceedings. Report of Hoard of Charities. News 7 Local-Funeral of tho Lato Judgo aril. High School News and Gossip. 8 Local-West Scrunton nnd Suburban. 0 Round About the County. 10 Local-Llvo Industrial News. ACCUSED OF HIGHWAY aOBBERY Harry Matthews Sent to County Jail by Alderman Millar. Sunday night Edward Hazen, of I oeUvllle. and James O'Harn, of Phila delphia, wore arrested on Lackawanna avenue. Hazen was In a drunken con dition and accused his companion of stealing his watch. Monday at tho hearing before' Mayor Molr It was ns certalned that O'Harn was Innocent of he charge. Hazen had been robbed of his gold watch, valued at 4r.. and also some money he had In his :ossosslon nnd stated that he had been literally held up In Raymond court and robbed It seems that he came to town Sun day and fell In with pretty fast com pany. About l.M o'clock In tho after noon. While tin m-,.u I.. r , . ' ...n in iiiiiuouil court, a man suddenly grabbed hold nf him robbed him of his watch and the money mentioned, nnd left him. Yesterday Detective John Molr and Mounted Ofllcer Jose-.li Hlock. nrmed with a warrant sworn out ut Alderman Millar's ofllco. arrested Harry .Mat thews on Ponn avenue. He Is a brake, man on tho Ontario and Western rail road, and when arrested had In his possession tho watch. Alderman Millar heard the case, and at Its conclusion committed Matthews to the county Jail, there to await trial on the charge of highway robbery. Hazen took- his watch and went back to Peck'iUp, a much wiser man than when he left Ills home. HOUSE SUCCUMBED AT LAST. Box 85, Up nt the Notch, Will Have a Rest Now. Rox ?r, at tho corner of West Mar ket street and Winona avenue, can now be safely tnken out of service. The main, and It might bo said, one cause of Its existence was wiped out last night, by thu destruction of tho i old Kline homestead on Hudson street, I adjacent to the Delaware, Lackawanna nnd Western tracks. During the time that tho box has been In place It has been utilized to transmit the alarm for three fires, an 1 In each Instance the lire was at the old Kline hous . Twice tho llremen succeeded In saving It, but last night they were not summoned In time and down went the shanty. No one has lived In the house for six years, when Its original owner di -d, and his family moved out. The build ing stood on tho Lackawanna com pany's land. A spark from a passing locomotive Is supposed to have set It afire. NEWMAN MAGAZINE CLUB. Two Interesting Papers Rend nt Last Night's Meeting. Papers on "The Future of tho Catho- 1 lie Church in the ('tilted States." by , Miss Loretta Mulheiin, and "1-Mucn-; tlonal Work of the Flint's In the Plill 1 lpplnes," by Miss Margaret Duikln, i wore the features of last evening's lit erary eyerclscs at the Newman Maga zine club. Next Tuesday evening Rev. D. .1. MacGoldrlck, moderator of the -lub, will deliver a lecture on "Tho Secret Societies in France." Classes are form ' ing for the study of special subjects during tho winter months, tho mem bers having the privilege of electing from the following subjects: (1) His tory: A. D. &00 to 1500; (2) Literature: Study ot Mnrlon Crawford's novels; (D) Art: Madonnas and Crucifixions: 1 (1) Science: Color, coal, tho brain, tho skiagraph; (3) Modern languages; I Contemporary French history; (0) St. John's gospel. Bl. SIBLEY'S BILL. Regulating the Disposition of United States Bonds. Washington. Dec. 12.-Hiuesentatlvo Sibley, of Pennsylvania. tuhi introduced a bill providing that any lirltler of l'nll'-d Slates bends may deposit tliim In thu treasury and receive fO per cent, of the face of such bonds In treasury notes, with a certificate of deposit envoi ing such bonds. The treasury notes arc to be re cclvnblo the same u i.utteinul bank notea. Dm lug tho deposit of tho bonds thiy shull not draw Intircst ond llie-y may bo withdrawn In presentation of tho pertin ent n of deposit nnd notes equal to tho amount deopsltcd . Sailors Asphyxiated. Hoston, Dee. 12. Two sudors from tho United States steamship Olympla were found une'onsclous from gas poisoning In a bed room at the Cbnrlesbank hotel, west end, this morning. One of tho vic tims died on his way to tho hospital, the other was pronounced beyond hope of recovery by tho hi .-pttal physicians, Tr.ey registered as J. Barrett and N. retcrsou, Charters Granted, Hariihlnirg, Dee. 12. Theso corporations were chartered Joday by the state depart nient: Cambria Silk Throwing company, Scranton, capital ttXi.Oiift; Shamokln Mill ing company, Shamokln, capital 130,000; tho Felix F. Dans Duplicator company, Wilkes-Ilnrro, capital $25,000. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Dec. 12. Pensions: Re storation and Increase James Curry, Montrose, Susiiuohaiiiia, $12 to $17; John A. Illooni, Troy. Hnulford, $21 to $30; Peter O'Rourke, Carbondale, $10 to $12. THE STORY OF GEN. GATACRE British Officer's Expla nation of His Defeat. MADE MISCALCULATIONS Believed Stormberg Could Bo Taken Easily Miscalculated tho Dis tance Exonerates Guides Men Were Marching Six and One-Half Hours Before They Struck tho Enemy Two Guns Lost Casual ties Sixty More Than First He ported Boers' Account of tho Fight Northuniberlands and Irish Stormed the Hill, but Were Sur lWuded and Captured. London, Dec. 12. The war office has received the following from General Forestler-Walker: "Cupo Town, Monday, Dec. 11. Oat acre reports as follows: 'The Idea to attack Sternberg seemed to promise certain success, but tho distance was under-estimated by myself und the lo cal guides. A policeman took tu round some miles, consequently wo were marching from 9.30 p. in. to 4 a. m., and were landed In an impossible position. I do not consider tho error Intentional. The Doers began firing from the top of an unscalable hill and wounded a great many of our men wio wore In the open plain. Tho Secon 1 Northumberlands tried to turn out tho enemy, but tailed. Tho Second Irish Fusiliers seized a kopje near and held on, supported by tho mounted Infan try and Capo police. Tho guns, unde Jeffroys, could not have been better handled. Rut I regret to say that ono gun was overturned In a deep nullah and another sank In quicksand. Neith er could be extricated in tho time available. Realizing tho situation, I sent a despatch rider to Moltenn with the news. Collected nnd withdrew our force from ridge to ridge for about nine miles. The Door guns were re markably well served. They carried accurately r,,nor) yards. I am holding Rushmnn's Hook and Cyphergat. Am sending tho Irish Rifles and Northum berlands to Sterksstroom to recuper ate. The wounded proceed to Queens town. The missing Northuniberlands number Sfiti, not HOG, as previously ro pe, ted.' " Pretoria, Sunday, Dec. 10. President Stoyn has sent the following details of tho light at Stormberg Junction: "The Hrltlsh, with six cannon, at lneU..il the Hmpi'h, under Swauepoel and Olivier, and stormed tho Roors' en trtiuhud position on tho kopjes. After a severe light they were compelled to surrender. The prisoners are Major Sturges, six ofllcers and 230 non-commissioned olllcers and men of tlw Northuniberlands, and two ofllcers ami about 2.10 non-commissioned ofllcer.i nnd men of tin Irish Fusiliers. It Is Impossible to state tho number of dca 1 or wounded Hritlsh. The Doers cap tured three cannon and two ammuni tion wagons." Gen. Sutler's Despatch. London, Dec. 12. The war office pub lishes the following despatch from Genet al Duller: "Despatch from General White, dat ed Dec. 11, says: 'Last night Colon 1 Metcalfe and five hundred of tho Sec ond Rille bilgndo sortled to capture u Door howitzer on n hill. They reached the crist without being dis covered, drove off the enemy and then destroyed tho howitzer with gun cot ton. I ' 'When returning. Metcalfe fount , his retirement barred by tho Doers. but ho forced his way through, usin? 1 the bayonet freely. The Doer looses 1 were consi.i.-r.vd.'. Tho Hrltlsh losses were the following j " 'Lleutonuit Ferguson nnd cloven I men killed; three oincrrs nnd forty I one men wounded: six men captured'." HONG KONG PIPE DREAM. Tho Filipino Junta Sends n Charac teristic Dispatch to Loudon. Loudon, Dec. 12. Renter's Telegram company has received tho following dispatch from Hong Kong: "Tho Insurgent government fso cnllcd) of tho Philippines will be changed to a dictatorship, to coutlnun hostilities against tho Americans ex cluslvcly by tho methods of guerilla warfare. "Tlie Filipino army is being split up Into small bands, tho troops taking on oath before separating that they will fight until their country's rights are recognized. "A foreo of Dnlted States marines who landed at Vlgon, South Hococos province, from tho battleship Oregon, was defeated by the Filipinos undo" General Flnlo (iino) on Dec. A. "The Manila newspapers, despite the ccnsoii-hip, admit that General Law ton Is missing." , Tho foregoing dispatch was evidently sent by the Filipino Junta III Hong Kong. Attack on Lieber. Hoiiln, Dec. 12. Dr. l.lelier. tho cen trist lender, on cnteilng the roichnlng at noon today, wns attacked by a man who wns apparently Insane. The doctor's ns Hillant, who struck him with a stick, was promptly arrested. Htt -r -f-r t WEATHER, FORECAST. Washington, Dec. 12. Forecast for Wednesday and Thursduy: For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; colder Wednesday; fair ThunMay and Fri day; freh westerly winds. t -r-r t i--t - -: i
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