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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.
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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.
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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.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Dec. 20. Porccast
for Thursday and Friday: For
eastern Pennsylvania, fair Thurs
day and Friday: Mirlabto winds,
mostly fresh vvesteily.
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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-
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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,"
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