il1ttfJ:'fei!l m of-flf-! Ill-lit -HI' i TWO CENTS. twelve: pages SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1899. TWELVE RAGES TWO CENTS. WHITES MEN ARE ACTIVE Indications of Another Sortie from Lady- smitii. SEVEN -MEN ARE KILLED British War Office Receives List of Casualties from the Beleagurcd Town Lord Methuen's Complaint of Cronje's Manner Criticized. Lord Salisbury and Lord Roberts in Conference with the Queen. Prince Francis of Teck Off for the Front. London, Dec. 22. A war office do , spateh from Pletermarltzburg, Natal, gives u list of casualties, Monday, Deo. 18, of seven men killed und four teen wounded, all non-commissioned of ficers and men. The names of tho regiments concerned Indicate a hither to unrecorded sortie from Ladysmltlt on that date. The only news from South Africa of Importance up to 3 p. m. today was the report of Ladysmlth's ability to hold out for some time and General Methuen's message of yesterday even ing, which, though undated, permits the assumption that his communica tions have not been cut. General Methuen's complaint about the littleness of his opponent Is the latest surprise of this surprising war. Judging from the tone of some of the comment. General Methuen's peevish ness is more distasteful to many per sons In Great Britain than his con tinued alienee would have been. There Is no dlmlnultlon of the en thusiasm among the volunteers. All kinds of offers are being received by Lord Chesham, who Is to command the mounted volunteer force. Members of the Stock Exchange have promised 100 horses from their stables and an offer of an Irish contingent of 115 hunting men was accepted today. Prince Francis, of Teck, younger brother of the Duchess of York, sailed for Cape Tc.wn today with a detach ment of the Royal Dragoons. Lord Salisbury and General Roberts had a conference with the queen at tYind.-or this afternoon. No Light on the Sltuntion. London, Dec. 23, 4.45 a. m. Delated South African despatches throw no light upon the piesent situation at the seat of war. There Is no confirmation of the report that Ladysmlth could hold out several weeks longer, and It Is feared this was circulated by the Doers for their own purposes. A Cape Town despatch, dated Sun day, Dee. 17, reported that Command er Dledrichs, of the Doer forces, was killed In a recent engagement, hut no details are given. Advices from Naauwpoort describe everything as quiet there and the only fresh news from Arundel concerns the weather, which Is excessively hot. METHUEN'S TACTICS. Will Advance Slowly, Prepared to Attack Boers at Kimberley. London, Dee. 22. A dispatch from Cape Town, dated Sunday, Dec. 17. says that General .Methuen's primary object In crossing the Modder river ap pears to have been to establish search light communication with Kimberley, which Is believed to be still on full rations. The water In the mines is plentiful. On the other hand. In spite of their usual tactics. It is considered possible that the Doers have been com pelled to assume the offenslve.the com mander having arranged for the dis position of the forces and anticipating the dllllculty In maintaining food sup plies In the present positions. More over, It Is said there is a growing de sire among the Free Staters to return home, which Is testified to on many sides and may tend to precipitate an action on tho part of the Doer com mands. In spite of the delay of General M? thutn In advancing, he Is regarded ns largely the master of the situation, and his entrenched position Is believed to be unassailable. In the event of the Doers attacking Kimberley, General Methuen would be enabled to make u counter move with his artillery and cavalry. Consequently, such a move ment on the part of the Doers, It is said, Is not contemplated, It Is ap parent, therefore, that to make haste slowly is the truest policy at present In accordance with General Methuen's dictum, the army should not advance faster than the slowest ox wagons. PRO-BOER POW-WOW. Paris. Dec. 22. A pro-Dour demonstra tion convened this evening at tho Tivoll Vaux hall by the executive committee of the Jeunesse Hoyallste und ended In a Hot Tho socialists entered In force and broke up tho meeting amid Indescrlbublo uproar and shauts of "vivo la social rev olution" nnd "A lias Deroulcdc," with counter cries of "Vivo Deroulcclo" and "Vivo 1'Armee." Several nattonallft deputies who were present endeavored to speak, but they were quite Inaudible. A frco light rn sr.ed.aud the proprietor of tho hull turned off tho gas. The combatants then lighted newspapers and continued the light, smashing the fittings of the hall and us. ing them as weapons. Finally tho pollco cleared the room, but they were com pelled to charge several times before or der was re-established, Suleido of Sanders. Memphis, Dec. 22. J. Ji. Sander, founder of the Hreeders Cazotte, of Chi coco, committed tulclde at hotel here today. Mr. Sanders Ih the father of A. 11. Sanders, ono of the United Slates irmmlssloners to tho Paris exposition from Illinois. SCIENCE OF WRITING. Demonstrated by Experts at Mol ineux Trial. New York, Dec. 22. The session of the Mollncux trial today was brief, the case going over until Tuesday next, after about three hours had been spent In an examination of Henry I;. Tolman, a handwriting expert of Chi cago, and Charles E. Warren, chief clerk of the Lincoln National bank, who was called to the stand to Identify the handwriting of Harry S. Cornish. Mr. Tolman, who at one time was professor of medical Jurisprudence In the University of Vermont, went ex tensively Into the technicalities of the handwriting shown In the various ex hibits and declared that he had never before seen such nn excellent collec tion of specimens for portraying the most striking characteristics of tHo writer. Of some of the writings hand ed to him for expert analysis, ho said they showed unusual nervousness on the part of the writer, strong muscu lar force and weak mentality. Ills tes timony agreed with that given by Ex perts Kinsley and Tyrrell regarding1 many of the strongest characteristics exhibited In the writings, such as the break between the "1" nnd the suc ceeding oval letter. THE LAWTON FUND. Will Probably Be Sufficient to Pro vide for the General's Family and Raise the Mortgage on the Red Lands Estate. Washington, Dec. 22. The commit tee engaged In raising n fund for the relief of the widow nnd four young1 children of the late Major General Henry W. Lawton, are gratified with the generous response to their appeal and now suggest through the press that all those feeling able and so dis posed, make a Christmas offering to promote the work In hand. It Is pro posed to cable Mrs. Lawton on Mon day the result as evidence of the ap preciation of her husband's splendid services and the sympathy and repard In which she Is held by her country men. The Dlggs National bank has been designated as the depository of the fund. Remittances should be made to General II. O. Corbln, adjutant gen eral. Washington, D. C: General John I' Weston, acting commissary general, Washington. D. C; Major General W. D. Shafter, Fan Francisco, Call ; General Win. Ludlow, Havana, Cuba. Adjutant General Corbln today de posited checks and cash amounting to $2,14.",. representing contributions re ceived by him for the benefit of the widow and children of Major Gen eral Lawton. The total contributions to this fund to date amount to $l.r3l, Including $1,000 promised by the citi zens or Mllwai.'tee, General Corbln nnd his associates are satisfied that tho main object of the fund, which Is to raise the mortgage from the family estate at Red Lands. Cala., and provld" for the future of the family will be accomplished. He has been notified by the Western Union Telegraph com pany and by the Postal Telegraph com pany that they will tarry free all telegraphic matter-relating to the Law ton fund. DISASTER AT AWALFI. An Enormous Rock Slides Bodily Into the Sea Carrying a Hotel with It Many Persons Killed. Dome. Dec. 12. A terrible disaster took place this afternoon at Amain, tho popu lar tourist resort on the Gulf of Palermo, About 2 o'clock an enormous rock, upon which stood the Cappuccln hotel, slid bodily Into the sea with a deafening roar and without a moment's warning, carry ing with it tho hotel, the old Capucehln monastery below, the hotel Santa Calcr or.a and several villages. Many peoplo were buried in the debris, which crushed four vessels to the bottom of the sea, destroying their crews. The mass of earth which slipped was about 50,000 cubic yards. Tho population Is In a state of terror, fearing fresh calam ities. Troops have arrived upon the scene anil begun rescue work. It Is believed that the loss of life is heavy, Including a number of monks and the occupants of the hotel. As yet it is Impossible to ascertain the exact number. Amaltl Is a small, but lively town of 7.W0 Inhabitants, tltuatcd at the entrance of n deep ravine, surrounded by impos tor mountains nnrl rnrke nf tho nmat 1 picturesque forms. The Cnpuecliln mon astery was founded in 121;: by Cardinal Pletro Cupuano for the Clsterlans. but came Into possession of the Capnuehlns I In lVifc Tim building which stood In tho hollow ot the great rock that rose abrupt ly from tho sea to a height of 230 feet, contained fine cloisters. FORTY CHILDREN DROWNED. Terrible Accident nt Frclinghem Near French Frontier. Prusscls, Dee. 22. I'pwards of forty schpol rlhldren were drowned today In an lee accident at Frellnghem, near tho French frontier. The children of the dis trict had been given a holiday with per mission to play on the frozen river Lys. When the merriment was ut full height the lep broke suddenly and tho children disappeared. A few were rescued, but tho majority were drowned. Thirl y-slx bodies have been recovered, but others aro still miss ing. WILL HAVE MERRY CHRISTMAS Mrs. McGonlgle to Receive a Pension and Back Pay. Wilmington, Del., Dec. 22. Mrs. Alice McGonlgle. who has been an Inmate of the New Castle almhouso since l&SI. to day received notice that she had been allowed n pension of $12 per month, with back pay amounting to J.&03.60. Mrs. McGonlgle had two sons lit tho Colon army during tho Civil war and tho pension Is on account of their deaths. Steamship Arrlvnls. New York, Dec. 22. Clcured: L'trurla, for Liverpool; Patricia, for Hamburg. Drowheud Parsed: Dovlc, New York for Liverpool. Llrard-Passcd: FrlcslanJ, New York for Antwerp. Hamburg Ar rived: Pretoria from New York. Queens-town-Arrived: Lucanla from New Vork. Mr. Boutelle Improving. Ronton. Dec. 22.-Tho condition of Con gressman Boutelle was much Improved tonight und he left for Bansor, Me. HOLIDAY SEASON AT WASHINGTON UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IS MANI FESTED IN CONGRESS." Proverbial Do - Nothing Policy Changed Rapid Evolution of De mocracy Triumph of tho Gold Standard Bill Will Pass the Sen ate by a Majority of 12 All Sorts of Surprises Pennsylvania Loses j Four Chairmanships Mr. Connell's Assignments The Quay Case Yet Undecided Save in "Antl" News papers. Speclat Correspondent of Tho Tribune. AVashlngton, D. C Dec. 22. Tho pro verblal do-nothing policy of congress during the Christmas holidays has been changed by the present congress Into one of Important legislative ac tivity. The house passed tho Currency bill after n week of monotonous and common-place debate. Only a few of tho speeches showed any marked abil ity or academical learning In .the dis cussion of tho financial question. On the Democratic! side It was a matter of filling the Congressional Hecord with demagogic appeals to the people. The boldest heretic on that side was us silent as the grave on the Democratic Populist dogma of sixteen to one. Th3 "crown of gold" was scarcely men tioned. The little that was said by soni" reckless, undisciplined calamity howlsr was a plea for bl-metnlism. Hitherto It has been the Democratic policy to denounce bi-metallsm us a delusion and a cowardly Republican make shift. Dut Democratic history Is only repeating Itself In the adoption of an Issue which has been abandoned by the Republican party. Purpose of the Democratic Party. The obvious purpose ot the Demo cratic party Is now to drop the 10 to 1 dogma and make bl-nietnltsm tho Democratic slogan In the next Presi dential campaign. It seems Incredible and It would be an Impossibility In political evolution with any known po litical organization other than the Democratic party. Apart from what verities there may be In the averment of skeptical biologists that man's or ganism In Its present aspect Is a re sultant triumph ,of evolution, It is Interesting to note that the mentality of a Democrat as Illustrated In the leaders "f the Democratic party In their evolution In a single year from the battle-cry of 1C to 1 to M-metallsni. If significance can attach to anything j the Democratic party may do or siv t the present evolution means the final I and complete collapse of the silver ngl- i tatlon. Everything the Democratic j party has said since the Diyan pro- I paganda of 11 to 1 has been Indlsput- I ably contradicted bv present condi tions. The gold-standard has been mnlntalned In this country since the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act. Democratic foreboding! of all sorts of calamity as the dire"' result of that legislation have not ma terialized. On the contrary the coun try is In a condition of prosperity tin parallcd In its history. The Demo crats faced this condition In the hou.is debatis last week. Hitherto it was a theory, and they found ample .Im munity In the wildest and most reck less denunciation of the "Money Devil." Now it !s a cold, Incontrovertible con dition nnd they are dumli as a grave yard. The Republican currency bill as it passed the house without a single divis ion on the Republlcun side Ik essen tially a gold standard bill. It is simply an Imperative legal enactment of the Republican theory nnd practice In the administration of the fiscal .affairs of tho government. That was the object of the measure and It has been made too plain for misunderstanding. Tho provisions of the bill Is a matter of de tail and the senate may or may not agree with the house. Whatever the differences, If any, will be settled In th conference room after the senate has passed the bill. It will be brought up in the senate Immediately upon the re assembling of congress In January. It will be considered to the exclusion of everything else and the debate will probably not run longer than two or three weeks. A poll of the senate shows that It will pass that body by at least twelve majority. In that event a final adjournment of congress may be expected by the lBth of May, If not befoie. The Important and necessary legislation can easily bo disposed at by that time. Without being niggardly It Is the Intention of the Republican mangers to limit expenditures In every possible way. For Instance It Is an nounced by the chairman of the com mittee that no river and harbor bill will be reported to this congress. It Is expected that a similar announcement will come from the chairman of the committee on public buildings and grounds. A Vigilant Watchdog. The chairman ot the committee on appropriations, Mr. Cannon, Is a sleep less and vigilant watchdog, and tho smallest expenditure of the public money never fnlls to bring him to his feet with one or two or half a dozen inquiries. One would suppose a younger und more vigorous man would make a more capuble guaidsmun, but not so. He Is old enough to be called "Uncle Joe," but his temperament Is essentially caloric, and without the slightest effort he can ralso pande monium In tho house over an expendi ture of $6.25 or even a less sum, when he has the slightest misgivings on the sublect. The speaker of tho house of repre sentatlves Is an autocrat, even a de spot. If he wants to be. He has more power than the president and It Is only u question of abuse or misuse of this power that makes or destroys the party he represents. Speaker Hender boh Ib a plain-spoken, blunt man. That he has good Judgment and ample cour age almost evurybody concedes. That he may err,' that his Judgmont Is not Infallible, that ho can make mistakes like other people, that he may appear. by Implication, at least, to have pro mised more than he could do In mak Ink up the committees of the house, ho has simply done what his prede cessors time out of mind have clone. All Sorts of Surprises. The announcement of tho commit tees Monday was no greater surprlso than the assignments. Almost every body was more or less disappointed In the matter of chairmanships. Repub licans who had good reason to expect recognition In this direction were dis appointed, and they did not hesitate to say so. And now two days have elapsed since their disappointment they are puzzled to explain or ac count for the situation. The creation of the committee on Insular affairs was made, It Is said, at the suggestion of Mr. Tawney, of Minnesota, ono of the earliest champions of Speaker Hen derson's election. The aole, vigorous and self-made westerner was fairly entitled to tho chairmanship of tho committee. He was madj a member of the committee, and his name ap pears so near the end of the list as to suggest nn after-thought. Now why Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin, was made chairman of the committee nobody seems to Know. Comparatively Inex perienced, ho Is not considered above the general average of congressmen. He certainly has made no record n congress to warrant tho prominence that attaches to tho chairmanship of this committee provided, always, that the creation of the committee has any sort of significance In the settlement of our foreign or colonial policy. I am not giving awny a state' secret when I incidentally observe that the committee, It Is believed, will prove to be more ornamental than otherwise. Pennsylvania Assignments. Pennsylvania lost four chairman ships. There are two or three ways to account for It, but tho most plausible explanation fixes the responsibilities upon Senator Quay. The story Is that Mr. Quay is responsible for the loss of four congressmen In tho lost election, and that this loss of representation cost the state Its prominence In the assignment of committees. When this phase of the matter was suggested to Speaker Henderson, ho said, with his wonted frankness, "The thought never crossed my ml.-d, and moreover. If 1 vc-ro a member of the senate Instead of the speaker of the house, I would vote to seat Mr. Quay on Governor Stone's certificate." The loss of four chairmanships means the loss of so much patronage In the way of com mittee clerkships. A chairmanship means very little more than a good committee room and the appointment of a clerk. It grati fies the vanity and gives a certain sort of distinction to the member, but It Is not at all essential to his usefulness In congress. The Pennsylvania members are generally well placed. The Scran ton representative, Mr. Con ell, Is as signed to the committees on mines nnd mining and agriculture. The speaker deferred entire'., to Ms wishes In mak ing these assignments. When asked to suggest his preference ho modestly left the whole matter In the hands of th? speaker. He was several times con sulted, but declined to Indicate anv preference whatever. He has learned that Industry, application and devotion to public duties are of infinitely greater Importance to his constituents than the empty distinction of committee as signments. His close attention to busi ness when the house is in session is a matter of remark. It Is no light tax on a man's energy and patience to en dure the routine of congressional pro ceedings day after day, but It is the exception when Mr. Council Is not In his seat, whatever may be the almost fatal monotony of tho proceedings. The Quay Case. The ontl-Quay newspaper organs have settled the case adversely to Mr. Quay. There has not been an Incident or expression from anv authoritative source to suggest such a conclusion but that Is of no Importance to tho newspapers whose business It Is to al ways defeat Mr. Quay and keen him defeated until the votes are counted. They proclaim his defeat In advance of tho arguments before th" commltt-?" and they adhere tenaciously to that conclusion because they have pre dicted It. Nothing has b.-on said by a single member of the committee Indi cating the nature of the report that will bo submitted to the st nate, yet It Is vehemently asserted that the ma jority report will be adverse to Mr. Quay. Of eourse'lt is possible the Dem ocratic member of the committee may be lnlluenced by party policy, believ ing the elimination of Quay as a fac tor In Pennsylvania politics will In some Inconceivable wav conduce to Democratic success in the state. At least they are interested In widen ing tho breach In the Republican party In the coming presidential campaign. Democrats here nre Impressed with the Idea that tho rejection ot Mr. Quay's credentials will revive the bitter strife that emphasized theeffort to defeat his election by the legislature last winter, and will keep It alive for campaign purposes In the ensuing presidential election. This, of course, may not be true, but Intimations from Democratic senators who are members of the com tnlttce on elections and who hitherto ate quoted as having supported tho au thority of a governor to fill a vacancy In cases exactly parallel with Mr. Quay's case Justifies the belief that Democratic opposition Is o matter of questl'onnble party policy. Dut assum ing an adverse report In the case It does not follow by any means tho senate will adopt It. Tho report from an elec tion committee does not carry any sol emn Judgment with It. There Is al ways more or less politics In its adjudi cations and they are respected or Ig nored us justice or partisanship may suggest. The question In Mr. Quay's case is purely a legal one and tho de termination of It so far as tho commit tee Is concerned will have very little Influence In directing tho decision of tho senate. There Is not a lawyer on the committee who is not moro of a politician than a lawyer. Mr. Quay may not be admitted to the senate on Governor Stone's certificate of appoint ment, but nobody is authorized to say so up to this time. Pennsy. Burial of the Maine's Dead, Washington, Dec. 22. The nuvy depart ment has announced that the ceremonies at Arlington attending tho burial ot the Maine's dead, which are coming on tho Texas, will take pluco at 11 a. m., on . tho 2bth Inst. EVANGELIST MOODY HAS PASSED AWAY CAUSE OF DEATH DUE TO OVERWORK. His Last Words Indicated That Ho Has Been Ambitious to Find Work to Do The Evangelist Broke Down in Kansas City and Was Obllgod to Retire from Work a Month Ago. East Northfleld, Mass., Dec. 22. D. L. Moody, the famous evangelist, died ut noon today. It was not expected until yesterday by the members of Mr. Moody's family and Immediate circle of friends that death would be the result of his Illness. The cause of death was n general breaking down, due to overwork. Mr. Moody's heart hail been weak for a long time and ex ertions put forth In connection with meetings In the west the last month brought on a collapse from which he failed to rally. The evangelist broke down in Kan sas City, Mo., where he was holding services, about a month ago, and. the seriousness of his condition was so ap parent to the physicians who were called to attend him that they force' him to abandon his tour and return to his home with all possible speed. Af ter he had reached Northfleld eminent physicians were consulted and every thing was done to prolong life. A bulletin Issued last week communi cated the tidings to the public that Mr. Moody was very 111, but that a little Improvement was noticed. This week the patient showed a steady gain until yesterday, when he showed symp toms of nervousness, accompanied by weakness, which caused the family much anxiety. This morning the weakness contin ued, and nt S o'clock Mr. Moody cnlled his wife and chlldrcl, telling them that the end was not far off. The fnmlly remained close by the bedsld" all the forenoon. The evangelist was almost free from pain and occasion ally he talked with apparent ease. About the last words he was heard ta utter were: "I have always been an ambitious man; not to lay up wealth, but to find work to do." Just before 12 o'clock the watchers saw that the end was approaching, and exactly at noon the great preacher passed awa. Mr. Moody first knev at S o'clock last evening that he could not recover. Ho was satisfied that this was so and when the knowledge came to him his words were: "The world Is receding and heaven opening. ' During the night Mr. Moody had a number of sinking spells. He wns. however, kindness Itself to those about him. At 2 o'clock this morning Dr. N. P. Wood, the family physician, who spent the night nt tho home.was called at the request of Mr- Moody. The pa tient war. perspiring, nnd he requested his son-in-law. A. P. Kill, who spent the first part of the night with him, to call the physician, that he might note tho symptoms. Dr. Wood adminis tered a hypodermic Injection of strych nia. This caused the heart to perform Its duties move regularly and Mr. Moody himself requested his son-in-law, Mr. Fltt, and Dr. Wood to retire. Mr. Moody's eldest son, Will R. Moodv, who had been sleeping the first half of the night, spent the last half with hU father. At 7.30 this morning Dr. Wood was called and when he reached Mr. Moody's room fou-cl his patient in a semi-conscious condition. When Mr. Moody recovered consciousness, he said, with all his old vivacity: "What's the matter? What's going on here?" Some member of the family replied: "Father, you have not been quite so well, and so we came in to see you." A little later he said to his boys: "I have always been an ambitious man: rot ambitious to lay up wealth, but to leave you work to do." In substance, Mr. Moody urged his two boys and his son-in-law, Mr. Fltt, to see that the schools in East North fleld at Mt. Hermon and Chicago Dlble Institute should receive their best care. This they assured Mr. Moody that they would do. During the forenoon Mrs. A. P. Fitt, his daughter, said to Mr. Moody: "Father, we cannot spare you." Mr. Moody's reply was: "I am not going to throw my life away, if God has more work for mo to do, I'll not die." The arrangements for tho funeral have not as yet been fully completed, but the services will be held next Mon day afternoon at 3 o'clock In the Con gregational church. The burial will be In the "Roundtop." This Is a spot on the seminary grounds near Mr. Moody's home lot, which has become famous In connection with the sum mer meetings and on which hundreds of student gatherings hnve been held, many of them conducted by Mr. Moody himself. On this account It seemed to the family fitting that the burial should be at that spot. Telegrams and other messages of sympathy have been received by the family from friends, ndmlrers nf and co-workers with Mr. Moody In all parts of tho country. Mr. Sankoy's Tribute. New Yoik, Dec. 22. Ira D. Sankey, who for twenty-seven years was asso ciated In evangelical work with Mr. Moody, was greatly nffected at tho news of his death. To u reporter to night Mr. Sankey told of his work with Mr. Moody from the tlmo they first met. of their tour thrra'gh Eng land In 1872. and of their preaching and slnplng in the United States. "You may my," said Mr. Sankey. "that In the death ot Mr. Moody the world has lost one of the greatest and noblest men of tho nrjv. I have la bored with him for the last twenty seven years, traveling with him by land and sea. and a nobler, braver and wiser soul I never knew. I can apply Prof. Henry Drummond's remarks of a friend: 'D. L. Moody wns the greatest human I ever met.' " . i , Respite to Meyers. Ilurrlsburg, Dec. 22. Governor Stone to day granted a renplto to Samuel Peter Meyers, of Somerset, from Jan. 11 to Juno 21. THE NEWS TIMS MOKNIXU Weather Indication Today: FAIR. 1 General Manila Newspaper to Sus pend. The South African War. Death of Evangelist Moody. The Holiday Season at Washington. 2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania. Financial nnd Commercial. 3 Local Annual Dinner ot tho Now Unglnnders. 4 Editorial. News nnd Comment. 5 Local Social and Personal. Ono Woman's Views. C Local Court Proceedings. 7 Local Congressman Council on tho Roberts Question. Dr. Reploglo Discusses South African Affairs. 8 Local WcBt Scrnntnn nnd Suburban. 9 Round About tho County. 10 Local Christmas Music In Churches. 11 Local Sunday Schoot Lesson for To morrow. 12 Local Live Industrial News. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Wall Street's Worst Day the Result of General Prosperity Business Still Improving. New York. Dec. 22. R. G. Dun & Co.'s iVeokly Review of Tindc will say In tomurovt's Issue": The worst day In Wall street for years was in part the legitimate re sult of the best year In business ever known. Decuuse the. country had pros pered so great and had so expanded Its business, It could no longer afford to have many millions locked up In carrying stocks representing Imaglnery values. The question was not of one monetary supply. When the country found nmple use for Its coup In regu lar trade and productive Industry, a contraction of loans became necessary which would only have been mors painful if the volume of slocks car ried had been larger. The business of the country close to the holidays is necessary smaller than has been, and yet larger than at the same date In any other year. Exchanges through principal clearing house for the week have been 33.7 per cent, larger than last year and SO. I per cent, larger than In 1S92. including 32.1 per cent, gain In payments outside New "i ork. There Is not even a suspicion of unsoundness in any considerable branch of Industry or trade th extraordinary expansion In some being as well warranted as the moderate gain In others. Cotton suffered In speculation for a day. with stocks, but the great decrease In re celptr from forms since September, over I.inn.ooo bales, gives strong sup port to prices, as dri's the Increase of 200.000 bales in takings by spinners. The demnud for goods Is quiet, though prices hold steady. Aool sales havo dropped sharply with monetary pres sure, but prices do net change. High prices for Iron an wonderfully sustained and though many works will close for stock taking and the holi days, while the furnaces do not stop, pig shows no weakness. Prices of fin ished products change little, though more concerns havo reached the point of competing for new orders and there Is some weakness In sheets, because many tin plate mills nre to be closed soon at the east. There has been less violent fluctuations In the London market for tin, but the closing price here Is slightly lower, at 21 cents. Copper declined little in spite of weak stocks at Doston, while lead Is scarca and firmer, at 4.65 cents. Wheat has lost In foreign demand and prices, In spite of still greater loss In western receipts for the week, only 3,306,2Sfi bushels, against 7,340,170 lust year. Atlantic exports, flour Included, have been In three weeks only 6,864,433 bushels, against 15,115,368 last year. The price rose quickly on Monday, when other things were falling, but subsequently re-acted and closed cent lower. Corn exports are still wvil maintained for the week, 3,723,179 bush els, against 3,S24,8'!0 last year, though western receipts have fallen off, being only 9,404,568 bushels In three weeks, against 13,470,5fi7 last year. Failures for the week have been 223 in the United States, against 25C last year, and 26 In Canada, against 31 last venr. SUIT AGAINST TEA MERCHANT. Charged with Alienating Affections of a Husband. Chicago. Dec. 22. Mrs. Anna M. Mur li ck, nf Ilugerstown, Aid., whose husband was formerly In business In ISaltlmore, began suit la the t'nitcd States dlstiict court today for $100.0uu damages against Charles A. Morrill, a tea merchant (if Chicago. Charges of alienating tho af fections of her husband and Inducing him to withdraw a life insurance policy which had been made payablo to her, aro made by Mrs. Murdock. Mr. Murdock tiled In July. 1S.I". and the trouble Is the outgrowth of the assign ment of a life Insurance policy for $ri,o.'0 to Morrill, after It bad been made out In tho name of the plaintiff. Murdoch came to Chicago In 1MO to act as sales man for Morrill and soon after this Mrs. Murdock charges tho Influence of Morrll began to show Itself. VERDICT IN QUINTER CASE. The Defendant Is Found Guilty of Manslaughter. Reading, Dec. 22. In the caso of Solo mon Qulnter, on trial for the murder of his wife, the Jury tonight returned a verdict of manslaughter. Sentence was deferred. At the March term of court Qulnter will be tried for killing Edward Kltzmlller, his wife's paramour. Qulnter found tho couple In a compro mising position und i-hot them both dead. Elmlra Lawyer in Jail. Pittsburg, Dec. 22.-Dobert J. Knox, alius J. I). Dennett, who wqs arrested In New York us ono of u guiut of swin dlers operating In various cities, was placed on trial today on a charco of for gery and found guilty. Ho was remand ed to Jail and will piobubly bo sentenced tomorrow, Knox Is well connected and formerly lived In Elmlra, N, Y., where ho was a member of tho bar. SUSPENSION OF MANILA NEWSPAPER Publishers of Democracia Object to Censor ship. HAVE DECIDED TO QUIT Disgusted at the Interference of tho Provost Marshal the Editors De cide to Postpone Publication Until Extraordinary Conditions Regard ing Press Matters Disappear. They Claim That Censorship Han dicaps Enterpriso iu Newspaper Work. Manila, Dec. 22. 10.50 p. m. Tho newspaper Democracia, tho Organ of a coterie of Filipinos, Including tho Supreme court Judges, favoring Ameri can control In tho Philippines, tonight announces that It has been decided to suspend publication. The paper was sturtod at tho sug gestion and under the patronage of tho Philippine advisory commission, head ed by Prof. J. G. Schurman. Tho De mocracia prints a single page, In big type. I u the statement accompanying the announcement of its suspension, the editor says he has been directed by the provost marshal to retract certain criticisms of the clerical methods adopted In regard to the management of schools, and adds: "Recognizing the authority of tho provost marshal, we have no recourse except to comply, and have decided to suspend publication until the present extraordinary conditions regarding press matter disappear. When we know what laws rule us. by what mod" we are Judged and to whose Jurisdic tion press matters are amenable, the Demociacla will reappear." The paper has generally been a warm supporter of the administration. Tho provost marshal recently threatened t suppress it for publishing an editorial asserting that Manila streets were In a worse condition under the Americans than they had been under Spanish ad ministration. ThoJ Manila Times was also recently warned, with Intimation of Imprison ment nnd confiscation for printing an editorial recommending the creation of a board of charity commissioners t. control the charitable institutions, on account of rumors of mismanagement of charitable funds by the church au thorities. The newspapers complain bitterly that the authorities exercise a paternal supervision, threatening sup pression. they claim, for trilling errors In the publication of news not connect ed with public matters. ThejMilso say the censorship handicaps newspaper enterprise by suppressing cable dis patches, received from reputable agencies, whose transmission Is of an exceedingly costly character. The mat ter suppressed Includes reports of gov ernment uctlons, among them being Philippine and American occurrences, which might give the Filipinos nn un favorable opinion of the United States. WAGES TO BE INCREASED. Good News for Employes of Carnegie Steel Company. Pittsburg, Dec. 22. The t'amegle Steel company today posted at Its various works iu this vlclnitv, the Duquesne Steel works and blast furnace, tho Edgar Thomson Steel works, furnaces and foun dry, the Carrie furnaces, the Homestead Steel works, the Lucy furnaces, the Key stone bridge works, die I'ppor Knion mills and the lower Union mills, notices reading substantially as follows: "Taking effect on Jan. I, 1'JOO, common labor at tluse works will be Increased to $1.50 per day, and all other day, turn and tonnage labor (with ceitaln exceptions) will be Increased In proportion." The exceptions aro the ton'nngo men working under sliding scales where tho rates of wages Increase and decrease In proportion to the pioeoeds of tho pro ducts. This adjustment Is 7.1 per pent, advance on the wages now being paid, making a total of twentv-flve per cent, of Increaso mado by the company voluntarily slnco tho last cencral scale. LAWTON MONUMENT. Mrs. Lawton Will Accept Memorial from Indianapolis. IndlnnauollM, Dec. 22. An afternoon paper today cabled Mrs. Lawton, at Ma nila: "Will you accept monument from the people of Indiana?" The following reply was received from Lieutenant Colonel Edwards, chief of tho staff, acting for Mrs. Lawton, and who has been designated to bring tho body to this country: "Yes. Arlington." It Is believed from this that Mrs. Law ton has decided to havo thu burial at Arlington. In addition to ?M0 raised in this city for Mrs. Lawton, there has been subscribed J.12." toward a monumnit for General Lawion. From the general Interest evinced In the two movements. It Is believed Indiana will ralso $23,000 for tho monument In a week or more, und a hum over half as large will bo ralsea for Mrs, Lawton. Pennsylvania. Pensions. Washington, Dec. 22. Ponsions: Oris Ir.al, Marshall Darling, Scranton, $6. f-f 4-4- 4 -- X WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Dec. 22. Forecast -f f for Saturday and Sunday: East- -f f em Pennsylvania Fair Saturday; 4- f Sunday, Increasing cloudiness, prob- 4- ably ruin In southern portion In -f -f tho nfternoon: light to fresh north, -f to east winds. -. tttTtti-t i--t--t"t tttttu
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