BafeyS" v TWO CENTS. RANTO,"ATTiIUllSDAY MOKNIXG, DECEMBER It, 1800. TWO CENTS. CURRENCY DEBATE IN THE HOUSE Extended from Morning Till the Evening Session. THE HOLIDAY RECESS Will Last Until Jan. 3 Mr. Lncey, of Iowa, Anions tlte "Lenders Re marks of Mv. Plotco on Grovor Cleveland. "Washington, Dec. 13. The currency debate In the house lasted from 11 o'clork this moutlng until 10 30 o'clock tonight, with a tec ess of three hours for dmnei Tho pressuio for time to speak lontinues, us most of the mem bins disiic to make eontilbutlons to the literature for tho occasion. Much of It, howovei, seems to bo for home consumption Theto has been very little cros-lltlng thus fat and no ex citing or di.imatle Incidents. So far as known twelve Demociats, eight from New York, two from Pennsylvania and one oath lrom Murvlaml and Massa chusetts, will vote for thi' bill. Th- stealers before the iecis today were xieqi.ru Tow hi, of New Jersej , Laeey, of Iowa Cushm.m. of Washington: Hamilton of Michigan, and Burton, of Ohio, republicans, for the bill, and Messis Biundage, of Arkansas; Wheel i of Kentucky. Benton, of Ml sntnl Fox, of Mississippi, Pleiee, of Tennessee Sulzer, of New York, Cow herd, of Missouri; Otev, of Vliglnla, Calnes, of Teas, Demounts, and Mr. Bell of Colorado, Populist, against It. The house adopt d n resolution for a hollduj recess fiom "Wednesday, Dec. 20. to Wednesday. Jan 3. Mr. Rich ardson, the mlnoilty leader, asked that the house adtourn over tomorrow to give thp member!) an opportunity to paitlclpate In the Washington memor ial eeiclses-, but Mi Payne, the tna jorltj leader, objected He said If George Washington were alive ho thought he would be In favor of the housi Dtocro'ling with the transaction of us bu'ness Mr l.nriv down), In supooitlng the cutrency bill, said he was astounded to hear the gentleman from Missouri (Mi Dp.irmond) declare that the Ro- pikh'l in tiiumph of 'flfi was won by the mirehnse of Democratic votes. Does the gentleman contend that McKInlev could have won without the tei aleltrant gold Demociats?" asked Mi llnrj (Kj ) We won, ppihons, with the aid of those whom the gentleman denomin ates rpcdlclttant Demociats," replied Mr Laov "Hut they were not bought or seated No moie honorable body of men evei stood un to be counted than the gold Demociats of 1SD0 " Proceed ing, Mi Lacey said the Democratic gains in the present house ( ame from New England, New York. Now Jeisey and Maryland, wheie the Chicago plat foim had been tiompled under foot. 'Not In New Jeisey," Interposed Mr. Daly (Dem , N. J ). "Perhaps not there, but certainly In other states," Mi Benton (Mo ) said he stood with the Demociats and Populist patties In never-ending opposition to extending the powers of national banks. Mr Fox (Miss.) argued that the enactment of the pending bill would Increase the value of all obligations, public and piivato. Grover Cleveland Denounced. Mr Pierce (Tenn ) said that al though an advoate of fiee silver at 10 to 1, he aould not see that the free coinage of silver was Involved In the provisions of tho pending measuie It simply proposed to continue tho exist ing conditions Ho read fiom a speech of Mr McKlnley when a candidate In '96 declaring that theie was no purpose to withdraw the greenbacks from cir culation and then challenged tho other side to deny that the pending bill would In effect impound and retire the green backs. In the courbe of his lcmarks he denominated Giover Cleveland the arch enemy of silver and of the Dem ocratic paity. "He pei vetted tho ptln clples of his paity," said Mr. Pieico, "and piostltuted men high In its coun ri's The Democrats gieoted this utter ance with applause Mr. Durton (Ohio) In support of the bill declaied that the adoption of the gold stnndard by the progressive nations of the earth was inevitable. That was tho logic of events. Mr Hamllton( MUh) bald that tho argument in fuvor of the pending bill was an argument aftei the fact. Tho people in 189G had returned a verdict against the legislation of Aalue In a dollar and in favor of the dollar that could cross the ocean without shrink ing when it came In contact with salt water, Mr Cushman (Wash.,) bald that In view of the pending bill he would volco the sentiment of his people. Ho was for the gold standard. Hememberln-r the promises and prophecies of the Democrats In 1S92 and 1S96 If he were n Democrat, he said, ho would bo keeping still In six different languages. -lnce the inauguration of Mr. McKln ley he said everything, commodities, labor, humanity and the Hag, hud risen, except the Democratic party. It had been steadily going down hill (Laugh ter and applause). Mr Sulzer (New York) In opposing the bill protested vigorously against the haste with which It had been con sidered, He said he favored sound money, haul money, gold and silver, and declared that It was dishonest to change the contracts made by tho gov ernment with the bondholder by sub stituting "gold" for "coin." He announced himself uneaulvocally for the Chicago platform, which, he said, was the best platform ever adopt ed by the Democtatlc patty (Demo cratic applause). The bill, Mr. Sulzer said, would create a national bank trust. Mr. Cowherd (Mo.,) argued that the bill woulc' inevitably result In the sale of mlllloi s of bonds to secure Bold. After some further remarks against the bill by Mr. Otcy (Va.,) and Mr. Gaines (Ten.,) Mr. Hill (Conn.,) con cluded the day's debate with an elab orate aigumcnt In favor of the gold standard. "Washington, Dec. 13. At the night session the fentuto was a characteris tic speech by Mr. Llnneti (Hep., N. C), the only Republican who voted for the Teller resolution in the Flfty-fouith congress, In explanation of his change of position In faor of the gold stand ard. The gold standard had stood the test of experience, he claimed, and had tinned Itself tho Ideal standurd. The other speakers were Messrs Robinson (Dem.. Ind ), Kleburg (Dum , Tex.). Roxey (Dem.,Va ), Cooney (Dem., Mo ), Zenore (Dcm Ind), Kitchen (Dem., N. C ), and Henry (Dem , Tex ), all against the bill. At 10.30 the. house udjoumed until 11 o'clock tomorrow. CAUCUS OF SENATORS. Republicans Will Meet to Receive Report of Their Committee. Washington. Dee 13. Thi Republi can toii.Uor will hold a eauuis it 11 o'clock tomcirow to teooiv the tepoit of their com ilttce appolntel at the last caucus to make n' committee assignments. The committee will n1so lepoit tho creation of four new com mittees nnd that they have made a, new arrangement with the Democratic lommltteo for Increased lppresentatlou upon the thirteen pnncip tl senate committees. The four new commit tees, with their chairman, are. On the Philippine Islands. Senator Lodge, on Poito lllco nnd the Pacific islands (except the Philippines), Sen ator Foruker; on our telatlons with Cuba, Senator Plntt, of Connecticut; on coast and insular j-urvey, Senator Poster. Tho two vacancies on the finance committee will be Idled by the appoint- I nine wounded. ment of Senators Spooncr and Hans- The latest icnorts show that fiftv of btough. Republicans Senator Wol- I the enemy were killed nnd that many cott will fill the vacant place on the were wounded The Americans also committee on foreign telatlons Sen- captured 100 prlsoneis, 200 rllles, sev. ators Bacon nnd Mouev having been ' eral cannon, a quantity of provisions nlreadv appointed to this committee at nnd some money nnd released a nttm tlie Instance of the Democrats Two j i,er 0f Spanish prisoners The latte nure Republican senators go on thu i report that some American officers and committee on judiciary, Fairba tks and I seCial men who had been taken ptls Slmon Three of the lour vacancies , oners were conveyed from Laoair to on the committee on appropriation go to Senators Cattcr, Warren and Wet more. The committee announcements will bo made at tomorrow's session of the senate unless the Democrats ask a postponement as the appointment of Snntoi Allen, of Nohiaska necessl tatcs a rc-astlng of their assignments. WASHINGTON TO CELEBRATE. Elaborate Preparations for Observ ance of Washington Day. Washington, Dec 13 Elaborate piopa rations liae been made for the celebia tlou of tho ccrtennlal onnivcrsarj of tho doath of George Wabhlngton. Many vis itors from a distance, especlullj among tho Masonic fratcrultj, have arrived la the cit to participate in the ceremonies. Four separate and distinct events havo been planned for this localltj 'Hie Ma sons and the Red Men will conduct sol emn exercises sepaiately at Mt Vernon, The Masonic sei vices ut Mt. Vernon will be 'held at noon at the mansion where President McKinlej lb expected to deliver an addrc-s Two wreaths are to be placed on the tomb, ono coming from the Karl of Londesborough, p ist grind senior war den of Masons In Enlitid, and the other of evergreen from the vicinity of the home of John Washington In England. The lted Men's exerciso will take place in tho afternoon At night the latter or ganization will have a large meeting at convention hall, where a largo number of nddrc-sses are to be made and an oration will be delivered In Sinntor Depew. Tho local patriotic societies will com blno In religious service in the Church of tho Epiphany at 4 o'clock whero the ora tion will be delivered by Hon David J. Hill, nsslstnnt secretary of state An np pioprlato celebration will occur In lafay etto square opera house at night under the auspices of the George Washington Memorial association Tonight tho grand lodge of Masons of Vlrelnla had a celebration and banquet nt Alexandria, Vn , which was largely attended. BASE BALL BUSINESS, Affairs of the League Axe Dis cussed. New York, Dec 13 The meeting of the National League of Professional liana Ball clubn was ccntlnued toda, and tho league representatives will probably ho In sess'on until Satuidaj Innunierablo perplexing ,uestions have coinu up for solution, and even after the eloso of the bl hours' session today It was officially announced that nothlr.g had been done. Tho Wrluley mattei, however, came up before the board of dliectors. Messrs. lliubh, Hart, ltulson, Heath, Sodcn, Wagner and Young, nnd It wab learned from what teemed to be nn authotitu tlvo scvico that it Is the Intention of the boutd to impose a line of 1,500 on tho Brooliljn-llaltlmore syndicate In tho course of the Invcstlgrtlon today Into tho Wrlgley matter President P. T. Powers, of tho Eastern league, Pred Knowles, representing tho New Yoik club, John M Weird, counsel for the Svrucuso club, and Charles Ebetts, riesldent of the Urookljn club, were summoned beforo the boatd As tho board of chief trus Is practically tho samn as the bof.rd of arbitration, which esterday decided against the pro test of the Syracuse club tegardlng tho taking of Wrlgley hv the New Yoilc club, It was presumed that tho action of tho hoard of dliectcrs, which Is final, would be similar to that taker, by the board of arbitration Tho onlv question that re mained In doubt was as to a fine, nnd al though no ofllclnl Htetcment was given out thot a flno had been Imposed. It Is believed that that nctlrn was taken. Pennsylvania Postmasters. Washington, Dec. 13 Among nomina tions sent to the senate tmlay from the president were these Pennsjlvanla pout mnHtets. Hobert S now man, Uciwlck; Samuel O. Wilson, Bridgeport: William II Logan. Clifton Heights; Georgo D. Leonard. Newberry; Lotta J. Klntner, Wjnluslng. Shaw Sentenced for Life. Saratoga, N. Y., Dec. 13 Irving Shaw, It j ears old, of Providence, Kara toga county, was toduy convicted of murder ing his phi) mate, Jease Illanche, nt provi dence, lust October. Justice Stover sen tenced young Shaw to life Imprisonment at Danncmoru prison. AGUINALDO'S EXPERIENCE REBEL CHIEF A FUGITIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS. Without a Commnnd His Bodyguard Destroyed Gen. Del" Pilar Killed and Gen. Concepcion a Prisoner. Gen. Tino Wounded and Fleeing Before Lieut. Col. Howze Ameri can Prisoners Rescued. Manila, Dec. 13. General Young ie ports the rescue of Bruce, of the Ne Tt Art rer mnn t nn1 t'lmnflu rf 1 1i. Bllllbo.at Yorktown, who had been held prisoners by the Filipinos. Geneial Tino, w ho Is carrying other American prlsoneis north, Is being puistted hot ly. Agulnaldo Is a fugltlvin the moun tains, his bodjguuid Iivlng been de stroyed and Gregoilo del Pilar k'lled. Geneinl Concepcion has silt tendered The Lepanto province has been cleared of Insurgents The navy eo oneiated with the aimy on the west coast. Two thousand eight bundled te leased Spanish prisoners ate coming to Manila Lieutenant Colonel Howze's reports show definitely that Gonetal Tino is conveying American prlsoneis north. Hiuce, of the First Nevada, and Hd waids, of tho Yorktown, were resmed near La Paz. Howze Is rapidly pursu ing Tino with 'Penn's battullon of the Thlrtv -third Infantry. Major Mnich, probably from Abra province, reports the destruction of Agulnaldo's bodyguard and the killing of General Giegorlo del Pilar. General Concepcion and his staff surrenderd to Major March, who liberated nnd sent to the co.ibt fi75 Spanish ptlsonets, in cluding 150 friars. Repot ts from Lepanto province show It has been cleared of Insurrents. Agulnaldo Is a fugitive In the moun tains, without a command. Major ' Match's loss was two men killed and Tarcovn, where, they add, General Tin to, who Is severely wounded, had ar rived. The navy co-operated successfully with the nrmy efforts on the west const. In the advices transmitted by Gen eral Young, tho dates and localities are Indefinite. Released Spaniard to the number of 2,200, Including General Pena aio await ing tiansportatlon at Laoag to Vlgan. General Otis' Report. Washington Dec. 13 General Otis reported some stiirins news fiom Manila today His advices show, that the Insutgents are, as he predicted a few days ago, at the end of their re sources from a military point of vle.v, nnd are giving wry at all points before, the rapid advance of the Amerlc in troops. Geneial Otls's mcFsag's wore as follows "Manila Dec. 13. Fifty men of the navy and fifty men of tin1 army, ttans poited by the navy, tooK Laog, on tlu 10th Inst. Young, with staff, followed nxt day. He teports Howze with Penn's battalion ofl H12 Thlrty-foutth. followed by a portion of the Thirty third Infantry pasd nmth to Pldlng, east of Laos. March's battalion of tho Thirty-fourth was at rayan, piov ince of Lepanto. on tho 7th inst. TV Third cavalry was along the coast and In the mountains pursuing the enemy, "ioung stafs his extreme northern force passed ovet the mountains, driv ing the insurgents undet Genet.il Tiro, who vvns badly woundrd, killing fifty and wounding manv He made laige taptuies of rifles and pioperty with all Insurgent transportation, and te leased all the Spanish pilsoners In that section to the number of about 2,000. Our casualties were t'vo wounded. Our troops are still puibulng the rem nant of Tlno's command March's battullon of the Thirty-third repot ts from Cnyan, Lepanto ptovlnce, on the 7th Inst , that ho had dest toyed Aguin a'do's bodyguard; Killed Genet aj Gregorlo Pilar; received the surren der of Geneial Concepcion and staff; killed and wounded flftj -two insur gents, icleased 17 1 Spanish prlsoneis, including lfO Friats, and captuied considerable proprtv. His loss was two killed and nine wounded My Information Is that Agulnaldo has IIj gulsed his Indlv Idinllty, abandoned hl't ttoops and Is hiding In Province of Benguet " PROHIBITIONISTS MEET. Date for Next National Convention rixed Upon. Chicago, Dec 11 -Tho Piohibltlon na tional convention will be held in Chlc.it.ii Juno 27 next jtar. This was decided at the meitlng today of the national com mltteo ut which twentj-flx national com mitteemen were piesent, representing six teen states Tho contest was u nilrlted ono only ono ballot wan taken, the htnndlng, Chi cago, 14, South Bend. 2; Indl imipolls, ; Buffalo, 2; Columbus, 2 It Is tho plun to hold tho convention In tho Coliseum now being erected on the site of tho old Llbby prison. Tho resignation of Natlor.nl Chairman Dickie, of Michigan, was accepted by the committee after considerable ells cufhIoii nnd O W. Stewart, of tho Illi nois state committee elected to the por tion National Secretary W. T. Warden also tendered his resignation, but the commlttco refused to nccept It Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Dec. 13 pensions: In crease Emanuel Hover, f-haniakln, IS to 110: William W. Converse. Wells, Brad ford, U to $S; Urbaro Bloat. Klugsloy, Susquehanna, ii to (1.'. Original widows Mary A. Boston, Full-mount Springs, Luzerne, $12. Bishop of Maine. Portlund, Me., Dec. U Hobert Cros. man, Jl.. pi.ftor of St. John's church, lloxton, was chesen bit hop of tho Prot estant Episcopal dloreso pf Maine at a convention of tho clergy and laity huro today, to fill tho vacancy caused by the death of Ut. Itev. Henry A. Neely. STARTED THE TIRE WITH OIL. Tragedy in the Clarke Household, Near DuBols. DllHols, Pa., Dec. 13. As a. result ot using an oil can to start a flic, Mrs. A. J. Clafke, of Wulston, Is dead, her hus band Is lying at tho point of death nt the Adrian hospital, and a little daugh ter Is seriously burned and If she does recover will bo scarred for life The home of the lll-fitcd family took fire and was completely destroyed. Mrs. Clarke cntetcd the kitchen about 2 o'clock this afternoon, having been engaged in housework In another part of tho house. The fire In the stove seemed to be out. She got the oil can nnd commenced to pour oil on some wood she had put In the stove. There was an explosion, which scattered the burning oil over the apartment, betting nru to tho ,oom In many different ulacos. v Mis Clarke and her little daughter, who was plnvlng around while her mother was busy at woik, were both deluded with the burning fluid Tha screams of the woman and child btonght Mr I'latKo frora another pait of the house and In 1.1? efforts ti stamp out the flames that enveloped his wife nnd child, his clothing caught fire Hy tho use of vuta and blank ets by the crowd o" neighbots who h id assembled, the ll'inns vcie extin guished fiom the persons of the tluc unfortunnti s, but not until tho wo mnn was butind In a tctilble manner. In some plicer tho llcsh w is com pletely chaired nid binned fiom tho bones She died within two houis. Mr. Clatke and the child were lemoved to the hospital and a'though tho con dition of both Is consicleted dangerous, tho e'netots have hopes of the recovery of tho child. m WIFE'S NAME DRAGGED IN. Proceedings in the Mollneux Trial Yer:teiday. New York, Dec. 13. In the ttlnl of Roland D Mollni uv, charged with the murder of Mis 1'ttherlne .7. Adams, tho dltect examination of hindwrlt Ing expel t, William J Kinsley, was concluded. The niocoedlngs weto en livened by the nppearine- as a wit ness of Robert Stephen Holt, a tlour merchant. It was during lh" examin ation of this witness that the nams ofl tho wife of Mollneux was dtagged Into tho tilal for the fltst time. Mr Holt hud testified that the lat Henry ('. Harnet, v ho died n t the Kntckc r- bocker Athletic club about a yn ago. was also connected with the firm of Holt Sc Co, hod identified ceitain let ters as belrg In the handwriting ot the deceased, and upon 'ross-enmln-ctlon Uv Mr. Weeks, had testified that a lady fiom out of town had called upon him at hU Lexlnsrton avmte reskVnce some time In Novvmbei The object (if this parMctlar line of cross questioning evidently pit '.led Assist ant District Attorney Oibome fot ho Immediately seized th" oppottnnlty to examine tho witness about Mis Mol lneux. Mr. Holt said tint he had kno n her m'hmi nit wai Illnnchc Clushroiirh that he hn 1 met her sev eral times at the Kiilck'rborkoi Ath letic club In leplv to Mi OsUnino's questions tho witness testified that on ono otcaslon he had been In Darnet'3 room at the club when Mli Chov brough was theie The witness, I5ar nct Miss Chesbiough and another wo man had been ntt'tidlng an entettaln nipnt at the club and had - hlted Barnet's looms Haine: and Miss Chesbrough lemalnrd In tho rooms pIoik togetbei. The witness temrm bercd that theie war pait of n bottlo of einunpagnc- on the table when he was there DEATH OF MAJOR LOGAN. Report That He Wns Killed by His Own Men Unfounded. Washington, Dec. 13 Colonel Long, the quartet master In charge of anny tranpot tntlon nt San Fianclsco, uti.i I was instituted recently b Quirter- mnstei General Ludlngton to Invest! I gate the teport published In "ert.dn I newspapers that Major John A. Lo i gan, IT S V., had been killed by his own soldiers as nn act of tevenge, saj's I that Koppltz, the freight cletk who I was alleged to have been lesponslble j for tho allegations, denies officially ' nnd posltlvelj' that he made any such ntntement to a newspaper tepicsenta tlve or to any other pet son "Captain Coullng can find no one on the ship," adds Colonel Long, "who made Mich remarks, nnd is (satisfied that. If made, they weio by some iue- sponslble partj1." -- ELLEN TERRY IN A FIRE. Vice-President Morton nnd Wife also in the Butned Hotel. Philadelphia, Dec. 13 A slight fire created meat excitement .it the Hotel Wnlton early today. Hundieds ot guests wete aroued front their bedi and almost a panic ensued Among the distinguished guests in tile hotel nt tho time were Ellen Terry nnd former Vlce-Ptcldent Morton and wife. The bl.ao was caused by u defective eleetiio light wire In the kitchen. Thj smoke ascending to the upper floors awakened most of the sleeping guests nnd half-clad men and women rin wildly nboui calling foi nsslstanco. All weto soon on the gtound floor, and In a shoit tlmo tho flumes weio extin guished. The loss Is tilfllng. SUIT AGAINST THE ERIE. UJT Mrs. Anna Leippe Seeks to Recover 820,000 Damages. Special ro the Scranton Tribune. Honesdnlo, Dec. 13 A Jury was em pannelled on Saturday and held over for court this week beforo which to try the case of Mis Anna Leippe vs. tho Etlo Ralltoad company. Mis. Leippe brought suit to recover dam ages for tho death of her hu&band, who met his death while In the dls chaige of his duties us Uiakeman on an Erie freight train. While at Lold vllle somo disarrangement for a car brake caused him to fall between the cats und ho was killed. The accident happened In May lust. Mis. Lelppo was left a widow with four children, the oldest being U j'ears of age. The suit was brought for $20,000. WRECK ON THE JERSEY CENTRAL rOUR OF THE TRAINMEN ARE KILED. Passenger Tialn No. 18 Runs Into the Rear End of an Extra Coal Train Near Allentown Passen gers Severely Shaken Up, but None Are Seriously Injured. Allentown, Pn., Dec. 13. Passenger train No. IS on the Jersey Centtal rail road, eastbound, due heie nt F.57, this evening ran Into the hind end of extrt coal train No. 42fi, bIfo eastbound, op posite Lauty'.s, between Siegfried nnd Trechler's. Engineer Fred Yeoinans, Fireman William H. Smith and Hag gagemastei Thomas Heith, of thp pas senger train, and Flagman Georgo Hnnn. of the coal train, were bulled under the wteck and killed. Tho bod ies have not jet been tecovcred. The wreck caught fire and engine No. 571, Miioker and baggage cats of the pas senger train were binned. The dav coach escaped the llamcs The pas sengers weto sevetelj" Milken up, but none woio seriously injured. Tho co.il tiuln dropped Flngman Hnnn nt Tiechleis. There he was picked up by the passenger engine on which he rode when killed. A wreck tialn and crew and hospital car were summoned from Mauch Chunk, also doctors from Slegftlcd an 1 Troohlers. Yeomans was 35 j'ears oil and leaves a wife and three children; Smith, a red 40 years; Hann, nGoil 2'! j-ear.s, married, from lieigen, .. a. Brakemnn John Graham and GeorgJ Shlpto. of tho coal train, are reported lnjuied. TRUE BILLS RETURNED. Tho Alleged Jury Bribers of Lan caster Must Stand Tiial. Philadelphia, Dec. 1.' -The federal gtand Jut ? today returned true bills of indictment in the case of Thonri3 O'Doa and He.rij J. Fa It barks, charg ed with attempting to cotruptly influ ence the juty before which ex-Unltcd States DMtlet Attorney Ellery '"'. Ingham and ex-As.ds.tant Unit" 1 States District Attorney Harvey K. Newltt were tried for conspiricy In attempting to bilbo a secret bervlec opeiatlvo in connection with tho rev enue stamp counterfeiting case. Two bills nie returned against Fair banks, one charging hlr with corrupt ly endeavoring to Influence the du' udminlstiatien of ju.-tke, tho other chaiglng him with cotisplrncj to cor ttiptly Influence a petit Juror The Indictment In O'Dca's cas charges him with conspiiacj-. In the F'cond bill there are four counts, each alleging an ovcit act on the pat: of the defendants In an attempt to brlb Jutors. The seond count mates that on Oi t. 4, Fait banks went to Hummels town, and Informed Cliatlct Hollar, an other juror, that there was money for any juiymau who would voto for ac quittal Aniorg the witnesses examined were. Hotelkeepeis fiom Heading, Hummols lown nnd Millerstown; they Included f'ttv Solicitor William J. Rouike, of Reeding Fiank Jlpsser, a hotel clerk, M'lhlun J Seldle, traveling salesman, W. A. Whitman, a Reading comtcll mur living J. Lorch and B. A. Fiajer. DYNAMO EXPLODES. Five Men at East Plttsburtr Are Badly lnjuied. Homestead, Pa , Dec. 13 Five men weie injured In East Pittsburg today at the works of the Westlnghouse Elect! leal and Machine work. A new djnamo In the machinists' toom had just been completed and was being tested. Muny of the vvotkmen were standing near watching the woi kings of tho dynamo It was being tun at a very high tato of bpeed, when sud denly the thing flew apart with bad lesults Those huit are1 Robeit Cojle, general foreman, suf feied a compound fracture of the skull, James Balrd, cut by flying pieces of steel about the body and his tight hand was fractured, J. H Hartman, of East Pittsburg, cut about the body and gioln, not dangerous. Ross Mc Atrer, cut on the shoulder with a piece of metal, not setlous William Bon net, of East Pittsburg, cut about the head and face GEN. WOOD SUPREME IN CUBA. The Major General Appointed Gov ernor of the Island. Washington, Dec. 13 By dliectlon of the piesldint, Mnjot General Leonard Wood, Urlted States lunteers, was tod iv assigned to the command of the division of Cuba, lelleving Major Gen ei.tl John It Htooke. United States arnij'. Major General Wood w 111, in ad dition to his duties us division com- mandei, e.xerclse the uuthoilty ot mlli- taiy goveinoi of tho Island On completion of the tinnsfer of the comtnund, Major General Brooke Is oideted to it-turn to Washington and teport to tho adjutant geneial of the ai m' In lelleving Major Geneial Brooke the piesldent says ho desltes to express his high appieclatlon of the faithful and efficient seivico tendered by that officer as military governor of Cuba, and he thanks him. Mlnisteilal Cilsis Imminent. Madrid, Dee 11 Tho chamber of dep. titles todaj bj a vote of 110 against 100, l ejected a motion demanding the abolition of tho mult i seeutuij(.hlp of the nnvv and of other posts nt the ministry of mailne Owing to tie rloKiithrt of thu vote it ministerial crisis Is believed to bo Imminent. Boers Shelling Lndysmith. Frero Cump, Natal. Dec. 11. The Boers nro still shelling Ladjsn.lth, Tho heat Is terrific. THE MAYS THIS JIOKNINU Weather Indication Today) FAIR; COLDER. General Mcthucn Receives a Setback at Mnader. Currency Talk In tho House. Agulnaldo a Fugitive In the Mountains. Four Trainmen Killed on tho Jeisey Central. General Northeastern Pennsj ivanlo. Financial and Commercial. Local Jerinjn Man's lllch Strike In Klondike. Newspaper of Nome, Alaska. Editorial. News and Comment. Local Carbniulalo Murder Case on Trial. Trolley Company Will Help Build Viaduct. Matter of Pollco Fines. Local West Scranton and Suburban. Hound About tho Countj. Local Ltvo Industrial News. General Court Proceedings. THE IRON TRADE. All Lines Remain Stiong Except Sheets. Pittsbuig, Dec. 13 Tho American Manufacturer und lion World will say tomonow : The dull season that has the Iron and steel branches of trade In Its giasp nffords plenty of lelsute for both sides of the business to do some think ing. Alt lines remain stiong except sheets, which have been dull for some weeks, but theie Is a spaik of life te malnlng In the sheet men, for the' now predict a resumption of demand at considerably higher prices next month. There are .some giounds for their prediction, since the cost of sheet bars Is not likely to fall below $!C for the next jear under the most favorable conditions, and the cost of spelter Is moving along In the right way for tho galvanized division of the tiade. Shoot bars fot Immediate delivery nro dlfll c ult to get at $SS and It may happen that 5"S will bo the cost for much of next j ear. Billets for late delivery next j ear ate quoted at $13, which would bring the cost of sheet bars In the normal ratio to about $37 as things go. Pig iron of all grades is firm, but little Is moving, ptlnclpally because theie Is so little iron left to be handled. The .southern Iron maiket has been dull as far as sales are concerned the past ten days. A little spurt In oxpott lion has manifested itself, nn order for 2,ono tons being booked. It now seems more than probable that the j-eir will hi'vo gone by with but two oi thtec addi tional furnaces In blast In Alabimu. and this In rplte of extiaoidinarj ef fort to bring abandoned stacks Into operation again Truss-, llle end Hat tle Ensley furnace at PhcfTleld aro readj for the torch and It maj- be ap- t piled anv dav. These and the Vnndpr- Uilt furnace at Illin Ingham will hav Ueen the only additional furnaces. Shipments for tho vear will how an increase of ?30,000 tons over last j'c.n, but, outside of a small Increase In pio ductlon, which Inst rar was 1,011,011 tons, the Incieaso will nppcur to have he en gathered fiori accumulated stocks In tho furnace and warrant j'ards. There Is no break In the quiet which hns oveihung the Chicago mar kets though n bettu Inquliy fot bat! and some other products is noted The Illinois Steel company will soon begin ome Important Impiovements at the Bayview plant, MilwauKc". Wis. The changes contemplate tho erection ot new furnaces toller mill and convert er at an estimated cost of $3,000,000. ORDER IS HELD UP. Mayor Molr Refuses to Approve of Thomas V. Lewis' Appointment. Maj'or James Molr jesterdaj' refused to appiovc of an older for the paj' ment of the salary of Thomas A' Lew Is, lately appointed assistant sanitary ofll cot ot the hoard of health nnd who ms been acting in that capacity for over a month past. The major bases his stand on that portion of the act of asbemhly of 1S.S" which defines the povveis of tho board of health and which Is consttued ta mean that In cases of the appoint ment of all extia sanitary agents ap pointments must bo made with the con sent ot councils to become valid Mr. Lewis' appointment has not been con firmed by councils, hence tho position of the mayor. WARRANTS ISSUED. Lackawanna Trainmon Will Bo Ar ' rested. New York, Dee. 11 Warrants wore Issued tonight by Coioner Yati s, at Patetson, N. J . fot the at rest of Goulu W. Capwell, the conductor, mil William Snedeker, th" rear end Uiakeman ot Buffalo express, which was In collision with nn accommoda tion train on thp Di-lawure. Lacka wanna nnd Western toad on Nov. 29. Tho wnirunts are based upon tho vetdict of the loionei's juiy. Jury in Reading Fire. Heading, Dec 13. d roner Hothermcl und Jut occupied nil ot today in lines, tgatlng tho Noblo te Hurrt llro In which Limine CIiij lost her life nnd hlxty others were Injurid The Jur tonight i emit ted ti veidht that notwithstanding tho 111 in of Noblo & Hurst compiled with tho te qulretnents of tho law, such factorh J should have moie elnelent means of es cape ill cine of lire, and whole explosle aro used such explosives and the ma chinery devoted to ihelr opti.itlon bhould be kept In a. Lcparato building. Two Men Hanged. Valdosta, Ga.. Dec 13 -Jim Codding and Wash Powell were hanged hcto today fni the murder of a ei nutty storekeeper named Vlekers about two months ago. lhe men piatciud tMr li.iioceuce. Tito hanging wan strictly irlvnte. Mi. Vlck cih was well Known In the coinmuultj. The negioes threw the body In a well and It was .ome dajs befcic It was dlscov- red Lost R17.C00. Macon, Ga.. Dec. II S W. Gardner, or Orlando, Phi . lost $17,(01 this inoinlng bo tvvten Macon und fci ir.mei fluid while driving In u surrej. Ml. Gaidnur Is whol ly at u Iocs to account for the dlbappeur unco of the monu)', nil of which was con ccnltd In u small satchel which ho car ried at his tldc, METHUEN CHECKED Great Battle Between Boers and British at Modder. VERY SERIOUS SETBACK Fightlng Lasted Two Days Burgh ers 12,000 Strong Each Side Held Its Position British the Aggrcs sois Suffered Heavy Loss in Ef fort to Dislodge the Enemy Com pelled to Entiench. Themselves. Pretoria's Report of tho Tight. London, Dec. 13. General Methuen reports fiom Modder liver that he met with a serious chock on Monday und suffeied great loss. The general's de spatch Is dated Tuesdnj', Dec. 12. It Is as follows: "Our artillery shelled a very stiong position held bj- the enemj In a long, high kopje from 4 until dusk Sunday It i.iined hard last night. The High land brigade attacked at daybreak, Monday, the south end of the kopje. The nttncK was propotly timed, but failed. The Guards vvcte ordeied to protect the Highlanders' right and tear. The cuval tj and mounted Infan try, with a hovvitsror batter j-, attacked the enemy on the left, nnd the Guards on the light, suppoited by field aitll leiy and howltzet battery. Thev shelled tho position . from daybreak nnd at LIB o'clock I sent the Got dona to support the Highland brigade. The troops held their own in front of tho cnemj'K enticnchments until dusk, tho position extending, Including the kopj for a distance of six miles toward the Modder River. I, today, am holding my position and entt eliciting- myself. I had to face at least 12,000 men. Ou. loss was gteat " March of Highlands. North ot Modder River. Tuesdaj. Dec 12 Farly vosterday evening the Guai ds and the Highland brigade mov ed from the Modder River camp, marching in the night. In a westerly dliectlon. The objective of the High landers was the eastern spur of th" Doer position. The Guards followed the bank of the river, while the York shire Light Infnnlrv moved along tlv riverside Just beforo daj'break the Highlanders arrived within 200 yards of the Boer enticnchments. at the foot of the hill Not suspetting that th' Boets wete In the vicinltj', the Britls't were still marching in quarter column In close older, when they met a teirl- ble file from the llai Its and wei- forced to ictire with heavy loss. The ttoops reformed under tho shel ter of some rising ground and gallant ly held their position, liater, the Gor dons aitlvcd and the tioops gt.iduallv worked theh way foiward until they wore wlthfn 300 jnrds of the Boer po sition. They dlspl.ijed the gieatest gnllnntrv. In th meanwhile, a nav.l gun ot the Modder River, the howitz-r batteries and the Hoi so nrtl'lcry open ed a teirlllc fire, enfilading the trench es and searching everv portion of tho Boer position. The Boer suns wei entirely silent. The Boers, on tho open ground directly In front, moved with the object ot making a flank at tack. Put that was ltustiated by the guilds und uttlllerj-. The Boeis recommenced shelling In tho evening, but no damage was done. The British slept on their position. It is espeeted that there v. Ill bo a re newal of the flgntlng trmonow The losses mi both sldjs wire veiy heavj'. Boer Report of tho Fight. Pretoria, Mondnj. Dec. II. An olfic lal icpoit sajs "A battle nt Modder rlvei wns begun jesterd.av with can non filing. Heavy fighting pioceedel from 2 20 o'clock in tho morning until 0 30 o'clock with cannon, maxims and lilies A bonibaidment began nt 4 10 o'clock, and the lighting still continues A balloon hus Just arisen above tho Btltlsh positions, wheie It temalntd ten minutes, and descended There were heavj tains dutlng tho night." At 9 o'clock this morning a further report was received from Modder liver. A dispatch rider hi ought woio that all tho Boei positions had been main tained, and that forty-one British prls oneis had lwen tuken At 9 30 o'clock It was leported that tho heavy cannon firo had been abated somewhat. Tho British aie constantly using their balloon. Thu fighting wan still going on nt noon. Klmbetley Is still quiet. ' Moio Reverses. London. Dec. 14. 1.43 a. m. Each Im portant battle seems to bilng a wnrsn revet se foi the British, and tho papers thin morning suirowfully admit that Lord Methuen'H cheek at Mageisfon teln Is the most serious event the war hns j-ot produced, it H estimated here that Lord Methun's foiees amounte 1 to 11,000 men and pethaps mote. No lellable estimate of his losses has yet been received. They mo believed to havo been ut least 4.10. Steamship Atrival3. New York, Dee 13 -Arrived: South wurk, fiom Antwirp Sailed: Oceanic, for Llvetpool; St Louis, for Southamp ton; Frleshind. for Antweip. Cleared: La Gabcogne, for Havte Amsteidam Arrived: Wirkemhtin tiom New York. Southampton Ai lived. Si Paul, from New York. Cherbourg-Sailed. Kaiser Wllhelm Der Grosse, from litemon and Southampton for New York tt TH tt tt t WEATHER TORECAST. Washington, Dec. 13 Forecast for Thursday nnd Fildaj: For eastern Pennsjlvanla. colder and gciioiiillv fulr Thursday: piohably followed by tain or snow Thuis dny or Fildoy; freh northerly winds, ttft-t-r t t t ftt -ft
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