iCK..ffi TWO CENTS. TE7V PIGES. SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1S09. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. mta-xic ima-m iu h nn kx m mi m iv v-ti . . n i - - ji rTHjau .--v-t.w -v-ruwi. vii.j'Swct. jii'r-rrir i im hi ib in ia hi m rm nu hi TRIBUTES TO GEN. LAWTON Nation's Appreciation of the Dead Hero Fit tingly Expressed. PRESIDENT VOICES GRIEF Cables to General Otis a Message of Sympathy and an Expression of the Public reeling Sectetary i Root's Apt Communication Mag- nlflcent Eulogy Pronounced by President Schuimnn of the Philip pine Commission. Washington, Dec. '20. The president uday sent the following cablegiam to Nneiul Otis: L'xeeultve Mansion, Dec. 2j. Mnjo (initial uus, Manila. , I have learned with inexpressible sor low of tlit death of Major General Lavv tun ami alt tu sli.ire wiui the ollicns and nun ol tin- I.IMUI. corps In their gilif. One of tliu most gallant oliiceij ot the army lion f.itUii. At the tlmo the sad iiiws i.uii' to us his nomination a brig adier niicral of the rcsulai army was ulrcndy n .ule for transmission to the snu'ti, but no raiik tail enhance hla fame lit lose, ficm tilt lai.ks of tho Ninth Indiai a volunteer infantry, .Ming evciv erode iu the service to thai of nialor (initial of veltmtecrs and iu time vus was tnnt.plttn.us for bravery unit U'li'tliiii tu duty Tlie (ountry mourns the death uf this Intrepid leader. C'on ' to Mrs Liwti'ii mv heartfelt sym palh in her overshadowing aiille'tlon (Signed) William McKlnlej. Secietary Itoot cabled as follows: War Department, Dec. li. Otis Manila: I join vith tho officers and men of tho Blghth army corps In deepest rcgiet oet the death nf their liernlc romraile, General Lawton. I beg to conev to Mm Lawton expression of mv sincere tjm pathy It was. the Ideal death of u sol dier us his splendid (.outage and devo tion to dut had met the ideal of a sol diers' lite The Mid news will bo an nounce I to the army and due cercinonle3 of reject for his memory wilt bo dl reeted In general orders. (Signed) Kllhu Itoot, Secretary of War. Piesident Schumann's Tribute, Ithaca, N. Y., Dec. 20. President J. C5 Bchurman, of Cornell, the head ot the Thlllpplne commission, said today relative to the death of Major General Lawton. Geneial Lawton's death Is a great pub lie calamity At the front and in tne very eye of danger, tho post he nlvvajs sought for himself, our prince of lighters has fallen. In him the at my losea a mighty lnspiiatlon, tho public a sure bulwark of confliience. Fearless, Impetu ous, and nlwavs successful so that his ci iminc was Iu ltsolf the strength of legions Lawton was alw.ivs a noble- and attractive man, a kind genet ul, bymtia thetlt, lojnl and honorable, iho ery flower of American manhood. Ills power, deteimlnation. ulmpllcltv, straishtfor wardntss and Intuitu o t-jinputhy made a combination of qualities pceullarlly effective for dealing with Orientals. Prom the moment of l.Is Hrrial In Ma nila he enjojed the confidence and af fection of Americans, as he soon won not onl the fear, but the itspect of the Plll plnos lighter, though he was, no man more loally or cordially adopted the pollcj of (onclllatlng the Pllipinos. That clear mind and sound heart soon ells cernid that fotco was not tho solo solu tion of our problem there. He heartily advocated displacement of military power by civil government In whlih the natives should manage their rwn affairs tlitough out all tho regions In which American sovereignty had been established. Had he lived, I think no man would havo contributed more to the paclllca tlon of the Plliplnos, which Is tho grave problem now confronting us. Hut It has been decreed otherwise. Tho hero's work Is done Tho nation mourns and his amplo cnuso to mourn him. I lay my wreath lovingly and reverently on his bier and my heart goes out In deepest Mmpathy to his noblo wife, who with their fatherless children Is now so deso late mid sorowful In tho Philippines. Other Tributes. Secretary Hoot made tho following statement today In regard to the death of General Lawton: It Is seldom that a loss can so truly bo called Irreparablo as In tl case of Gtn oral Lawton's deatli became ho not only possessed the highest soldierly qualities, but tho process of selection bj actual experience had brought about universal recognition nf thesu qualities while ho was In tho full lgor of life, so tint the oppoitunlty for great usefulness and tho highest commands lay before him Ho had not merely the quality ot courage, but tho quality of command which In spired his troops with his Indnmltnble will and disregard of danger. When Uih story of his match through central and northern Luzon In the autumn of 1MU crmes to be wilt ten. I billevo that tha crowning ncl.tcvemf'nt of his lU'o of strenuous and noblo servlco will be deemed tu add lustio to American arms nnd s-ecuro for him an enduring place rs one of the heroic llgures of American his tory f Charles Denby, one of the Philippines commissioners, said: "He was, ns un Indian lighter, most distinguished. He was the bravest of the brave. I vain ly reasoned with him In the Philip pines as to his constant personal ex posuro In action. He knew no fear, lie vvns caieful and prudent of evciy body but himself. Ills death Is the most deplotable event that could have happened to our amis." Professor "Worcester, another of the Philippines commissioner said: "III noble character endeared him to all. He knew no such word as defeat. It seems the ory Irony of fate that he should be cut down, when the armed conflict Is practically ended. Although he vvns a lighter, and no braver man rvpr lived, T Know he yearned for pouio nnd hated war. He met u soldlet'ri death unJ his naiuu and fame will live." Inspector Genet at Uteckenildge said: "No army ever had n more re liable or Indomitable soldier. A colos sal character has been removed from our midst." ".Major General Miles, commanding the army, said: "Ills death Is a great loss to the army and the country. Ho has u lucord for courage, Judgment and bravery. He did the pilnclpal fighting In the Philippines. He was a thorough soldier, a kind-hearted gen tleman, a noble man." Appeal to the Country. An appeal to the country was Issued from the war department today ask ing for contributions for the relief cf the widow and four small children of the gallant Gencial Lawton, who wvs killed at San Mateo, In the Philip pines, yestetday. The text of the ap peal follows: Major General Henry W. Lawton, I). S. V., whose death occurred at Snn Mateo, Island of Luzon, Uocember ID, 1W.1, Ini lift little but his good namo as a legacy to his wife and chlldtcn. A piece of property putchascd bv him as ,i homo In California has n mortgage The UMIIl'I "MS! U IlitVl' OIUlll.llll IL'.UI-iiVlLll themselves together for tho put pose of ral"lng funds to pay off tho Indebted ness Contributions will be thankfully tc celvcd by them and be devoted to tho subject above set forth. Contributions will tn received bv the fellowlng: II. S. Ccrbln, adjutant general, Wash iimtor.. John 1'. Weston, acting commissary geneial, Wr ihlngtnn. William Ludtcw, brlgrdler general, Il.-nnnu, Cuba. William It. Sheftcr, major general, San I'rnntlsco. Pension for Widow. Senator Fairbanks today Introduced a bill gi.intlng a pension of $2 O'W n year to the w Idow of the late General Lawton. Ilepiesentatlve Landls, of In diana, Introduced a similar bill In the house. Mr. Landls represents the dis trict from whl( h Genei.il Lawton's first regiment was recruited. REMAINS IN MANILA. Escorted in by Staff and a Squadron of Cavalry. Manila, Dec. 20. Major General Lawton's body was bi ought from San Mateo to Manllu this afternoon, his staff and a squadron of cavalry acting as escoit It was found necessary to bridge the liver. The funeral will take place from his late icsidcnce heie, a mansion foimerly occupied bv ibe Sp inlsh general. The body has been placed temporarily In a vault In HI Pnco cemetery, where many of th Ameilcan soldlets have been Intoned, nnd a guard of honor will bo main tained When Mrs Law ton and he four children shall hae completed their arrangements for returning to tho United States the lemalns will be taken on a transport with an escort of oill ceis, for final Interment, ns It Is thought probable here, In Aillngton cemetery. Universal Sorrow. General Lawton's death has causd unlvetsal sotiow In Manila. No American olllcer had greater popu latlty among all ranks and in his deal ings 'with the natives he commanded their jespect and confidence to a te markable degree. The mayors whom ho Installed In the neighboring towns are ai ranging to attend the funeral In a body. To his eecutlve ability and per sonal leadership is chiefly due the brll liont execution of the plan of cam paign In South Luzon which has scat tered the insurgents fiom San Isldro to the gulf of Llngayen. That soctloi of the Island which has to be tra versed during the very worst season of the year presented difficulties con sidered by nil aceiualnted with It to be almost Insutmountable, but Gen et al Lawton thotoughly coveted tbf programme assigned him. When ho reached Tnyug and found that the oth er division had not arrived, he went through to Dagupan on his own te sponslblllty. Although ho Imposed great hatdshlps on his men he Invari ably shared their lot cheerfully. Results of the Fight. Thirteen Americans, Including three ofllcers, wete wounded In the engage ment at San Mnteo, where Geneial Lawton was killed. Captain Brecken Jldge's wound Is not considered dan- geious, although the bullet penetrated his aim and side. It Is estimated that the Insurgents numbeied five hundred nnd that half of them were armed with rllles. The Amcrlcnns numbered 1.300, but the command hnd been much depleted by sickness. The wagon ttnln found the roads Impassable and vvns obliged to return. The Insut gents retreated to tho north east, leaving six dead. They have other foices near Tatay. This region, al though close to Manila, has proved the most difficult fiom which to dislodge tho enemy. It Is now reported that tho Insurgents Intend to lendezvous at Santa Cruz province and east of La guna de Hay. The American secret service irports that Agulnaldo has Joined the Mailqul nna force. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. Washington, Dec. 20 Tho scuato to du, ......icu tiu iiiliiuiiig nominations: To be lirK'iullei ijineials ml) into major generals of voluntccis). James H. ilson, ritzhugh Lee, Joseph Wheeler. Lleutcu. nut Colonel A. It. Chaffee, Colonel J l Hates, Colonel S. II. M Young, late brig adier gcneials Llcc-tenant Colonel O W. Davis. Colonel Theodoro Kchvvan, Col onel It. II. Hall, Colonel Llovd Wheaton. General olllcers, to bo brigadier gen erals (Into bilgadlcr genitals of volun tceis). Charles King, Prctl D Grant, Colonel It. I. Iluqhes, Colonel S. Ovtn shlne, 1 Halo, alo Colonel J V. Smith, Pint California, iipil Colonel l-'rederkk I'mibton, Twentieth Kansas. Tho lenato also conflimcd a number of nrmypromotlons and appointments. Mining? Rates Increased, Charleston, W. Vu., Dee. 20. An in crease of 15 cents per ton on the present price for mining co'il will be o iked for imxt Apill by tho miners of West Vir ginia. This action Is the result of a two (lavs' session In this city of district 17, of tho United Mine Workers of America, which ended todny. College Building Burned, Akron, O., Dec 20. The main building of llui htcl college, Includtns all tho laboratories, library, men's and women's dormitories wus burned to the ground to. nltlit The loss U fully 1100,000 with JOS, OOu Insurance. , , CHAIRMAN HANNA ISSUES THE CALL FORMAL SUMMONS OF NA TIONAL CONVENTION. Instructions Submitted Governing the Election of Delegates, the Fil ing of Notices of Contest and Other Matters in Connection Therewith. Washington, Dec. 20. The follow Intr call for the next Republican national convention was Issued tonight: Headquarters National ltcpubllcan Com mittee, Washington, D. C. To the ilepubliculi Vottis of tho United States: In nccoiduneo with established custom and In obediet.ee to injunction', of thu national convention ol 1S30, the national liepibllcan eomuiiitee directs th.U a na tional convention of deleated repicsm tatlvcs of the He publican piirtv be he-Id at the tltv ol l'hlladclpni i, Iu tlu slnto ot Pennsylvania, for the purpose of nom inating candidates fur pre?lilint and vice pre .'Idem to bo voted foi at the presl .lcnllal eleetlo.i, Tuesday, November G, 1'iX), and for tho transaction of such other business as nuy propel ly come befnio It, nnd that said convention shall ns-cmble at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday the l'jth day of June, 1900 The Heiniblican elrc tois of the seveial states, Disttlcl ol Col umbia and the teirilorlcs and all other electors, without regard to past politic il alllllitlons who believe In the pnnelpb s of the lie publican party and endorse its polities, nip cordlnllv Invited to unite under this c alt In the selection ot cindl diues for president nnd vice pi i sklent Said national convention shall consist of a i.uirber of U legates nt laige fiom each state, equal to doublo the number of United States teiidtois to which each stnto Is entitled and for each lepicspiitu tlvo nt li.rgo In con? i ess two del gates at large, from each (or.giesslon.il dlstrlrt and tho District of Cnltimbua two dele gate; from each of the teirlt'irles of Al iskn, Arizona, Indian TprrItot, Ne v Mctlpo and Oklihotni, two delegates. Tor earli delegate elected to said conven tion an alternate delegate shall In elected to net in case of the tbsenre of the dele gate, raid alternate delegate to be elcet- ' ed at the time ind in the manner of elect ing the dele'gate. All delegates shall be elected not less than thbty dns before the meeting of the national convention. Delegates nt laige shall be elected by popular stato and terrltoilal conventions ot which at least thirty days' notice shall huve been published In some ncwspiper or nevvspi pcrs of general circulation In the re. spectlvo states nnd lerrltotics Tim congressional district delegates ' sb ill bo elected by conventions called by the congres-.lon.il committee of each dls ti let Iu the mnnner of nominating tin candidate for representative hi congress In said district, provided, that In any e ongresslonnl edstriet where there Is no Hepub'lc.in congressional committee tho Ilepiib lean stnte committee shall ap r.nlnt finm nmnni. th. IleniiMlen ns r.'il- dent In suh district a committee for the i purpo-e of calling a dlstilct convention I of delegati s to represent tho said district Tho election of the delegates from the District of Columbii shall be htld under tho dliecllon and sipeivlslon of an (!e( tlon board composed of Hon John B Cot ton, Mr. W. C Chase and Mr. L M Saunders Such board shall have author ity to tl the date for such election and te arrange all details nnd regulations in cident thereto nnd shall provide for a leglstratlon to Include the name and resi dence of Pich votei The territorial dele gates shall bo elected in the manner of nominating candidates for dclerates In congress and delegates fiom tho Indian Tenltory and Alaska thall tip elected by popular convention We recommend that the territories of Arizona, Indian Terri tory, New Mexico nnd Oklihoma each elect six delegates and six. alternates, and that Alaska elect four delegates and Jout alternate delegates, and the ad mission of such ndelltlot'al delegates to the convention Is heiebv lecommended. All notices of contest shall bo sub mitted In writing, accompanied by a printed statement sellng forth the grounds of en test, which shall bo li'cd with the secretary of the national eom mlltpe twentv d.ivs prior to the meeting of the national convintlon Contests will bo ucted on bv the national convention In thej older of the date of the filing of notice and statement with the seeiPtary (Signed) M A Hnnra, Chairman. Charles Dick, Secretary. YOUNG LOGAN'S DEATH. Was Helping a Wounded Comrade When His Summons Came. Youngstown, O., Dec 20 V letter written by Lieutenant Colom-l Brere ton, of the Thirty-third Infantry, who was with Malot John A. Logan when he was killed, has beet: received heio, It sets at rest the story cliculnted that he was killed by his own men. Th' letter is dated San Faolau, Nov. 12, nnd says: Your husband died a hero, while lending Iu battlo the command to v hlcli he had been assigned upon Joining his regiment, tho Third battalion. His battalion was tho advnnco glial d of tho refitment In at tack upon the town of S.in Jacinto Yesterday, November 11, Major Logan was leaning over u wounded soldici, to assist him, when ho 'V as shot through the head. This was sloitlj before J o'clock In the morning Picmpt surglcul attendnnco was at hand, but tho major never recovered consciousness and died while being convey id to the hospital Tho eMict locality was about two miles fiom San r.ihlim on tho load to San Jacinto. I was ono of tho last persons who snw him alive nnd bo was bravo nnd solf-pos'-essed until stiurk down by tho enemy's bullet. DEROLOUDE SENTENCED. Gets Two Years for Interrupting tho Senate of France. Paris, Dec. 20. M. Paul Deioloude. president of the League of Patriots and who Is one of the prlsoneis on ttlal for conspiracy against the government, was today sentenced to two yeuis' impils onment for Intel niptlng the piocetd lngs of the senate and denouncing tho senatois composing tho high court of Justice. On November 18, M. Deroloude wns sentenced to tlneo months' Imprison ment for Insulting tho president of Trance. m i Protest Against Freight Rates. New York, Dec. 20. Tho rallioad com mittee of tho New York board of trade nnd transportation will send to tho lnlut btate commerco commission In Washing ton a formal protest agulnst Inn ndvanoo In freight intes agreed upon by tho trunk lino freight committee. INTER-OCEANIC CANAL. Bill Authorizing tho Appropriation of $130,000,000 to Build It. Washington, Dec. 20.-Senator SulJI van's bill for the constiuctlon of an Intcr-occanlo canal "onnectlng the watcis of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, authorizes tho president to ne gotiate with Great Uiitaln for tho modification of tlit Clayton-Hulvver trenty so ns to enable the United States to own, construct nnd operates under its exclusive Jurisdiction a canal acres the Isthmus of Dai Ion from the mouth of tin1 San Juir. rlvpr on tho Atlantic to Lake Ifaragup, then to the Arlzone. The president Is fttither nu thoiized tn purchase all valid out standing concessions ftnm Nicaragua and Costa Hlc.a grnnt'ng the constmc- tlon of a rnnal netoss the tenltory and of tl'o- countries for not more; than $,.fii'i000. The pi evident is then to acquire coutiol of such tenltory belonging to Costa Rica and Nicar agua ns may be needed, nt a C03t not exceeding J"i,000,000. Tho wnik of construction shall be done under the supTVlsInn of the sec retary of war and tlnec commission ers to be appointed bv the president. The sum of $130,000,000 Is npproprlnt-d for the completion of the work. Th snlarv of the- tin ee co'nnilsslonois shall not exceed $fi,fi00 per milium each. MR. PETTIGRRW WANTS TO KNOW Scents an Administiation Attempt to Balk One of Ilia Incruhlcs Compli ment to Geneial Brooke The House Adjourns. Washington, Dec. 20. In the final ses sion of the scate today bcfoic the holiday recces. Mr. Pettlgiew (S. D) In a chaincteilstleally Incisive speech de manded to know whether It was to be the pollcj of the representatives of the administration to suppress pioper facts nnd news when called for by a senator. Ho said he believed an effoit was being made to pi event the testimony taken by the war Investigating commission from being sent to the senate, at his icquest, and declared his purpose of not submitting to the suppiesslon of Information to which the people, In his opinion, weie entitled. Taking Major General Hrooke's fare well pioclamation to the people of Cuba as a text, Mi Hale (Maine) bilelly I congratulated the geneial upon the work he had accomplished In Cub i nnd saiej lie couiei now see tne dawn or tne time when the Cuban people would ha lndeperdenl Mr. Morgan (Ala ) ofterod an amendment to Mr. Hacon's resolu tion guaranteeing to the people of Porto Illco. Hawaii and tho Philippines a re- I publican government, Jtind Mr. Hoar (Mass.) Introduced a resolution declnr- '"K how the peonle of the Island pos- sessions of tho United States should be I govei ned. In, tho House. No business was tranictcd at the I brief session of the house today. The time was occupied in u filibuster against a motion to adjoin n. This was Inatiguiatod by tho Democrats and I some Republic i"s, In oieKr to give Mr. Grow, the venerable ex-speaker of the house, an opportunity to reply to some statements made jesteiday by Mr. Gnlncs (Tenn.) Mr. 'Payne, the mnjoilty leader, was defeated on two roll calls. Mr. Rlch- nrdson chafed him on his defeat in a good-natiued way. i After Mr. Glow had made his state- ment, the house adjourned 1900. until 12 o'clock, Junuary HUSEAND HAS SOME RIGHTS. Court Says He May Stay Out Late at Nights. Pan Tianclsco, Dec 20. Because lier husband cared to wander from his own ilreslde after dark. Mis 'Eilunrd C Daley, of Oakland, sued for divorce uiiit iiiieen years ui nappy weiiucu Hie. Judge Frank Ogden, who heard the teS' tlmony, decided that Mr Daley could stroll about In the gloaming until after midnight, or later If he so desired, and keep a stiff upper lip w h 'n he got home Such conduct, the Judge said, did not constitute cruelty suillclent to wnrrant i a legal separation. "When a man stays away from homu j until a late hour that Is one of the bur dens which the wife has to beat," was the dictum dellveied by his honor. "Nor can the wife compel her husband under the cliciimstunces to give an ac i count of his actions or tell where ho has been." SPELL IT WITH THE lU.' President Decides That "Puerto Rico" Is the Pioper Name, Washington Dec. 20 The govern ment has finally adopted "Puerto lllco" as the otllclal ipc-lllng of the name of that lland mid has changed all nfllelal documents to adhero to that form. Tho board on geographic names io cently iequptcd fiom Piesident Mc Klnley an expression of his views and In malting the decision ho says the name should be Puerto lllco In accord ance with the custom of the people of the lslrnd. TRANCE WANTS MORE SHIPS. Credit of Half a Billion Francs Opened for This Purpose. Pat Is, Dec. JO. The naval commltteo of tho chamber of deputies today un animously nppioved the pilnclple of the ptoposcd bill of the minister of matlne, M. Lockioy, opening a ciedlt of 600,000,000 fiancs for tho defense of tho coast and navnl stations nnd an Inuenjo In the number of ships. Completely Exonerated. llllamrport. Pa , Dec. 20. Peter Koch, of Jersey Shoio, who was arrested on .Monday on the charge of killing William M. Murks, while huntlig In tho woods on N'ovcmbct 20 was discharged from cus tody today. Thero was no evidence pro duced tn shew that the shooting was not occidental, and ho was completely exon erated by the police. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Dec. 20 Pensions: Origi nal -John Ilemagner, Stuirucca, Wayne, JO; Lecnard 11. Bartholomew, Bradford, 53, PEPPbR MUSEUM IS FORMALLY OPENED HANDSOME DONATION BY DR. PEPPER'S WIDOW. Bronzo Statue of the Late Provost of tho University of Pennsylvania Unveiled in tho Presence of Many Thousand People Scope of tho Museum nnd Gifts Already Re ceived. Philadelphia, Dec. 20. Tho University ot Pennsylvania free museum of scl- I ence and urt, one of the late Dr. Will lam Pepper's cherished hopes, was for mally opened today In the presence of sevctal thousand Interested people. Im mediately follow Ing tho presentation to tho board of trustees of tho museum. ! a bronze statue of the late Dr. Pepper, the gift of fi lends, was unveiled. The presentation speech was made by for mer United States Senator George F. Edmunds, In behalf of the Dr. Pepper testimonial committee. I In connection with his address, Mr. Hdmunds wns delegated by Mrs Praties Setgeant Pepper, the widow of Dr. Pepper, to present to the uni versity tiustees us her memorial to the memory of her husband the deed of a gift of $"0 000 ns a fund to carry on the work stat ted by Dr. Pepper. Mrs. Pep per Is n lineal descendant of Uenjamln Finnkltn, and, like her distinguished husband, she Ins ulwavs manifested a dorp Interest In everything appertain ing to the welfnie of the university. Another Interesting gift to the new In stitution was made by John Wnnn mnkpr. It comprises a valuable Esqui maux collection gathered at Point Bar row, Alnskn, by Mi. Mcllhenny. Mr. Wanamukeral.so presented the museum with an Interesting e ollectlon of Et ruscan Jewelrj. The movement to create the museum was begun In 1SS9 by the late Dr. Pep per, then provost of the University of 'Pen-ay lvnnln The tltst floor is almost wholly devoted to exhibition rooms, while on the second floor Is a great central hall, rooms for curators and for lnstiuctlon.ln addition to the spaces for exhibits Some of the collections of great Interest, already Installed, nie the objects seemed by the various ex peditions sent by the university to Babylon, the Etiuscan and Egyptian collections, Pi of. Maxwell Sommer vllle's Buddhist collections, many en graved gems nnd stones of gteat value and ratify, Asiatic ethnological speci men's, curios from the remains of the aboriginal cliff-dwellers.treasures fiom Borneo nnd a greit variety of other objects of Interest both ancient and modern. The statue Is a horolc figure of i bronze, and stnnds on the terrace Just west of the museum building. It rep- rCs0nts tho late provost seated in a chair, clad In his ncademlc gown, Carl Bitter was the sculptor and the work vns finished In lOT having been shown at tho annual exhibition of that year at the academy of fine arts. The pedes tal Is of rianlte nnd Is ornamented w Ith bronze plaques, showing some of Dr. Pepper's greatest achievements. INJUNCTION ISSUED. Troubles of tho J. O. U. A. M. Are to Bo Alied in the Courts Want to Prevent Collection of Per Capita Tax. Harrlsburg, Dec. 20 Judge Weiss, In the Dauphin county com t, today, granted a temporary Injunction against the State council of Pennsyl- . vanla and the National council Jr. O. j U A. M., restraining the board of olll- j ceis of the statu council from levying and collecting the per capita tax of "I; cents for the support of the national council. i The petition for the Injunction was filed by William A. Pike, of Phlladel- ' phla, and John P. Pox, of this city, counsel for Deibv council. No. 10, of Hummelstovvn, Pa, one ot tho oldest councils of the Jr. O U. A. M. The petition nlso asked that the state officers be restrained from boi rowing money on the credit of the state coun cil for this purpose; that the order of the national Judiciary to the statf board of ofllceis to levy and collect this tax be declnrod Illegal and null and void, that the decree of the national Judiciary i evoking the state council's charter If the tax be not paid by Jan 10, 1900, bo declaiod Illegal and null and void. Tho defendants ate given fifteen days to answer. The troubles of the order started last SeptPinbet at Scranton, Pa , when the stato council rejected a motion to levy a per capita tax of 15 cents to pay the tax due the national council and Immediately ther.ifter i ejected a motion to reconsider this action, thus precluding the possibility of chnnglng the attitude towaid the national coun cil at the Set anion convention. This icsulted In a suspension of the state charter. The Junior Older nf United American Mechanics Is btrong In Penn sylvania, New Yoik, New Jersey ant enstern states and thf present contro versy with the Pennsylvania councils has atti acted wide attention. Midnltrht Mass, New Year's Eve. Philadelphia, Dee. 20. Concerning the special ills tnsiitlem fiom Home allowing ("alliiilte pile ts to sing a midnight mass In New Year's eve Archblthop By an says. "Tho dlspe I'sation wus Blunted to the nrlests of this ( ountry bv the pope with the ptovlso that It meet with tho npprov.il of tho bishops. As 1 nm heartily hi fuvor of tho privilege It will bo accepted In this areh-dloceso." Two Men Shot by Negroes. Ilosedale. Mls., Dec. 20 -T. II. 51c Leuiore, un extensive planter and mcr. tlu nt, and his manager, A B Dumus wero shot and fatally wounded today by two negroes, Bob and Wash Code. Tho troublo grew out of u business dispute tho negroes emptying tho contents of a shotgun Into tho bodies of the white men. A lurgo posse ts In puisult. 1 . i i Before the Board of Pardons. Harrlsburg, Dec. 20 The board of pardons heard applications today for a commutation of sentence to life Impris onment In tho case, among others, of Wlllum Penn Bowman, of Wllkcs-Barre. Tho board reseived Its decision. THE KKWS THIS AL011NLVU Wcalhor InJIcatlom Todiyt FAIR; VAniADLC WINDS. 1 General Situation Is Grave In South Africa. Many Tributes to General Lawton. 1'ormnl Opening of Pepper Museum. Call for ltcpubllcan Nallonat Conven tion. 2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania. Pltmnclal nnd Commercial. 3 Local Ono Day's Court News. 4 Editorial. Literary Gossip. 5 Story "Bard vs. Boxer." 6 Local Annual Dinner of tho New Englnnders. Bald on tho Slot Machines. 7 Local Christmas Day In tho City Churches Thrilling Runnway on No. C Branch. S Local West Scranton nnd Suburbnn. 0 Bound About tho County. 10 Local Ltvo Industrial Notes. EXPERT EVIDENCE AGAINST M0LINEUX John F. Tyrrell, of Milwaukee, Is Fully Convinced That Molineux Wrote the Address on the Pack- nge of Poison. New Yotk, Dec 20. The entlte pro ceedings In today's session of the tilnl ' of Koland B. Molineux for the muider i of Mis. Katherine J. Adams, were tie I voted to the examination of John I ' Tyrrell, of Milwaukee, a handwriting expert. Although Mr. Tyn ell's ovl I dence was mainly technical, being de voted to the peculiarities In slants, curves, loops, "pen prcssuie" and "pen habits" of writings wnlch he allege I weie don" by Molineux It was bv no means tedious, and tho Jutors asked him questions and appealed deeply In tcrested. Mr. Tyrrell brought out the point that the w liter of the pclson psckmo address could only wtlte a certain dis tance without llftinu his hand on changing the position of his pen. In this connection ho made comparisons between the addtess on the poison package, the bogus "Cornlsh-Haip-stet" letter and some writings admit ted to have b"en done by Molineux. He said that similar words of pll the exhibits had tho arao "pen hiblts." Up also pointed oat what ho claimed to be pertinent slinllaritle.' In the for mation of manv of the letters, loops, strokes nnd turves. When asked tho stiength of his opinion that the defendant wrote all the ehlblu fiom which the word "oblige" had been taken and analyzed, lie said: "As strong as anything ter- lestlal as anything can bo on thh I carth.t' The examlratlon proceeded on these lines, taking word bv woid i and phrase by phrase. Mi. TynelP.i studv of the exhibits, he declared, led him to this conclusion' "The same hand wro'e the pol-on package aj wrote tho udmlttoj handvv tiling and the Cornish and Harpstt-r letteis." SCRANTON PASSED BY. Federation of Labor Decides to Meet Next in Louisville. Detroit, Doc. 20. The Ameilcan Fed eration of Labor today unanimously ie elected all Its old officers. Louisville. Ky was selected as the pluce of the next convention. The other candi dates wero Cleveland, Columbus, Scran ton, Pa., Salt Lake City, Galveston and Bay City, Mich. A resolution was adopted to the effect that any product of labor represented to be unlon-mnde shall not be so con sidered unless It beais the union label. A proposition for adoption of a uni versal union label was i ejected, but the legislatures of the states and congress weie nsked to enact a law coveting the use of a universal union label. One of the closing nets was a declaration against keeping open stoies on Sunday. Bodies of Maine Victims. Washington, Dec. 20 Secretary Long called at tho white houe today and In foimed tho president that the. bodies ot the victims of the Maine disaster would probably rtacli Washington on Tuesrluy or Wednesday of next week for burial nt Arlington Tho president will attend tho burial services If nothing occurs to picvent. m ii. Brumby Memorinl Fund. Atlanta, Dec 20 Tho Atlanta Journnl today started a fund fir the purpose ot fleeting a monument to the memoiy of Lieutenant Thomas M Brumby. The fund Is to bo subscribed to by Georgians pilmlpnlly ami the monument will bo irccted In Atlanta. Steamship Arrivals. New York, Dee 20 -Sailed: Cevlc, Liv erpool; Southwark, Antwerp via South ampton Southampton Arrived: St. Louis, New York DEATHS OF A DAY. New York, Dee. 20. Cablo advices re ceived hire today announced tho death In Dublin on Tuesday of Professor J. W. Glover, tho eminent musician, aged tVJ years. Ho gained vvoild vide piondnenco lor the edition of Mnoie'rt melodies, whli Ii he harmonized and edited Pargo. N. D Dec. 20.-PiesIdenl A. II. Simmons, piesident of Paigo tollego to night while slnndln In n book store dropped dead from neurt disease Tho deciased hnd been a piomlnent figure. In ccingiegntloual work In the northwest. Pittsburg, Dec 20.-P.ev. W. J. Hobln- .... Tt 1 ..i nF tint Vlfot 1 T tilt i il mUll t 4 J'UOHH Ut !' -ltn I uin'i PriHbvterluii chinch, of Allegheny, and moderntor of tho United Presbyterian general assembly, which met at Phil i- delphla last Mav. died today at Buttlo Creek, Mich The deceased attained minh reputation as a leader In tho wove, ment having as Its oblcct tho Incorpora tion o express lecognltlon of God and the Christian religion in tho constitution of tho United Stales. i- T -- -H--t--t- -t--t'-H--t--t- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Dec. 20. Porccast for Thursday and Friday: For eastern Pennsylvania, fair Thurs day and Friday: Mirlabto winds, mostly fresh vvesteily. 1 t -- ----- SITUATION IS GRAVE London Is Alarmed at the Absence of News. WHERE IS GEN. METHUEN? Nothing Has Been Heard from Him Since Sunday Tho Boer Position Is Most Formidable and Extends n Distance Nearly Twelvo Miles. The British Porces Aro Standing on tho Defensive Coal Famine in Sheffield District One of tho Re sults of War. London, Dec. 21. 1 JR n, m. Tho gravity of the military situation i ngaln becoming accentuated In tho public mind, owing to the complete ab sence of news. Nothing has been heard from Lord Methucn since Sun day, and It Is feared that his commu nications have boon cut. If this bt? so his position Is dangeious. A coiiespondent of the Dally News, telegiaphlng fiom Modder lllvcr last Saturday says: "The Boer position, already formid able, on Dec. 11 has since been gieat ly sttengthened, extending for nn atei of twelvo miles. It Is entrenched according to the most modem methods throughout Its entlie length, wins fences have been placed befote all the Item lies at every point, guns havo been got Into position, nnd there Is every evidence that the Boots are well supplied with ammunition. Only a. powerful attacking foice can hope to make a successful assault." The latest despatches received seem to show that the British foices am standing on the defensive at all points. General Duller Is oi del Ing the troops now arriving at Cape Town to proceed to Durban to reinforce the natal col umn bsonce of ii"ws fiom him has led to a suimlse that he Is trying to Join General White by n flunk move ment. The nppenls for yeomanry and volunteers are being rest onded to with the gip.atest enthusiasm In all parts Df th countty. The government expectn the otal of yeomanry and volunteers to reach 18,000. The papers aie now generally Joining In free criticism of the government and the war office, as day by day fresh pi oofs of unpieparedness come to light Special stress Is laid upon the falluru to provide pioper transports, which compels the columns to stick tight to railways, and upon the lnfeilorlty of the British artillery. One of the lesults of tho coal famine In tho Sheffield district, Indirectly aris ing out of tho war. Is that several 1m poitant steel firms aie not able to get coal even fiom their own collieries, a few miles distant Thpy will sue the railway companies for non-delivery of coal. . Big Stand at Stormberfj. London, Dec. 20. The Dally News has the following dispatch from Capo Town, dated Saturday, Dec. 16- "Tho Boots Intend to make n blcr stand at Stormberg, and are massing a great foico at the abandoned British camp. One commando of 2,000 consists chlelly of rebel Dutch." Modeiato in Peace Conditions. London, Dec. 21 The Madrid corrc spondent ot the Standard says: "The Boer governments have recent ly Intlmntpd to their ngents In Huropa their leadines.s to be model ate In ro gard to peace c ondltluns "The chief anxiety of the burghers Is as to the question of receiving supplle? by way of Louienzo Marques." IRISH SOLDIERS LOYAL. Gen. Roberts Resents tho Insinua tlon That They Would Desert. London, Poo. 20. General Lord Tlob eits. who l to have full command or! the British troops in South Africa, accompanied by Lady Il'berts and their two daughters, uirlvcd In Lon don today. Their depaituio fiom Dub lin was miukcd by cheeilng crowds, but the general made a quiet entry In to London After going to a hotel ho spent about an hour at the war ofllcj in consultation with the Maiquls of Lansdowne, the secretaiy of state for v.ar. Then General Robert letiirnfl to the task of racking his effects and Intoi viewing the officers plotted fur his staff. At the hotel ho lpcolved a rep rcsentatlvp of the Associated Press nnd assented to send n paitlrg mes sage to the American people. He said: "Circumstances nntur.ally forbid mv speaking about tho campaign ahead if me. except to say that I havo entlro confidence In the British aildler an 1 that I believe tho traditions of our army will be upheld In South Africa. 'Tor the fi loudly Intriest nnd sym pathy exhibited by many Amei leans I am most deeply grateful. I feel suri the Justice nf our cause merits this. Though wo may be at war. I can safe ly say that no unnetessary harUinosi nnd no acts of Inhumanity will man tho fair nunc of this branch of thu Anglo-Saxon rai e. I lannot too -warm- I !0. .-....--. - lv exnre'ss my admiration rot tne spir- it whlth nrevnlls In our colonies. The uctlon of Canada will always no .1 glorious page in the history of tho sons of the empire. I look for great things from the men she hus sent und Is s ndlng to the fiont. "The reports whlph Indicate that dii loyalty exists In the Irish regiments are absolutely untiue. In the hour of danger my countrvmeti have ever been among the first to lay down their lives for their queen and their country and, whether it bo against tho Boers or men of other nationality, tho Irish, soldier av 111 be found loyal to his queon und bravo In battle. "You cannot deny those reports ot Irish disloyalty too strongly," n ' .
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