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SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORXIXG, DECEMBER 29, 1S09.
TWO CENTS.
BIG GUNS
BARK AT
MODDER
Boers Shelled British
Position Tuesday
Evening.
AN ARTILLERY BATTLE
Naval Brigade Replied ljk Morn
ingExtended Reconnaissance by
Methuen's Cavalry All Well to
the Rear of tho English Camp.
Market Established for Tiade with
Fanners Gntacie and Fiench Re
port No Change Mafeklng Safe
Dec. 21 Supposed Change in Brit
ish Flan of Campaign.
according to a despatch fiom Lady
smlth, dated Wednesday, Dec. 20, the
heat then was Intense, being 10 1 do
giees fahienheit In the shade. Then
were iinn cases, ot enteric fever in
tho town at th.it time, but not ennugii
to cau?e al.mii. On the other hand,
tepoits from Doer souiccs on tho con
tinent asset t that typhoid feor Is epi
demic In Ladysmlth
The Tinnsva'il government, ucootd
lng to Inform itlon supplied by Doer
svmp.uhlzoi.s, threatens "to l educe the
rations of DiltlFh piUoneis If Gieat
Drltaln stops the entry ot food by Del
ngoa bay "
The Drltlsh government now evinces
a marked change from Ufa attitude In
the oailv stages of the war and shows
a disposition to accept assistance from
any qtiaiter. The Imperial jeomaniy
committee has issued a statement to
the effect that the government eon
sideis the formation and despitch of
yeomanry its one of the most picislng
needs of the situation, and has Inti
mated that it Is now prepai d to ac
cept from 8,000 to 10,000 yeomanry, In
stend of the .1,000 oiigin'illv asked for.
It Is epe to 1 th.it the tiist contingent
of 1,000 will sill about the middle of
Jrnuirv The government has an
nounfed that It will accept the set vices
of a Littery from the Honorable Ai
tlllery corps. When these services
were first ofteieil they were declined,
on the ground that the corps wis not
affiliated with any regiment of regu
lars It will now be attached to the
City Impei HI coips. Lady Chesham
and Ladv fleorgiana Curzon hae Is
sued an appeal for public funds to es
tablish a Held hospital for the yeoman-
IV
P Is n w estimated that the war will
cost at least TO 000 000 pounds, and it
Is suggested that the sinking fund of
the national dfht should be hiisppndel
for lle oi six jeais In oulei to defray
the cost
General Methuen's Report.
Lo dnn. Dec. 2S The war oince has
received the fnt'nwing from Cape Town,
dated V Jm sday. Dec 27:
"At thueii lajini ts as follows- 'At P 30
ycsterd.iv eenlng the Itoeis on the
south siiie of Miirersfonten nrtenod a
ery hea v the for some time. This
n-o ni"g the nnvnt bili'nc'o fl'od at the
enemy nt the west part of Mageisfon
teln The cavaliy brigade is iecon
nolterint; in a noi theasteily direction.
Lbutenant Mastoid has made an ex
ttlidd n eoiinai-.sar,ce vstnaid and
northward of i;nsn and leports ill
we I The fanners wete c'ad to see our
men They were stl'oMng liom wat't j
ot fun I 1 nave established a niaiket
line wheie I can pnrcli'ise fiesh mll!c
and gMibles. belling to the faimeis
tea and th -i articles., which they can-
' -t otli-rwifie puichasc. Heavy lain
fll' 1 St Jl'l'lit '
l.i.a le midrienehiepoit no change
111 the JltlMllan.
Lad. n-Powell lepotts all well Dec.
U
In i-w of he nppuont neglect of
the r.rltish commandeis In preventing
the dally stiengthenlng and extension
or the Doer lines alorg the Tugela and
Moddei j 1 vers, which ate now consid
ered ti he piactlcally Imptegnable.
many s i-called mllltarv experts Inra
arc (Oining to the conclusion that tho
Diltlh hive given up the Idea of earn
ing those positions by assault and will
uwai' tlir urrlvnl of transpo-t and cav
alr The latter will give theli forces
the necessary mobility, they hope, to
enabli them to beslese the DnorS n
their rennet-five Plevnas. while General
Itoberts ( arrlcs out the original plan of
campaign that of advancing stmlght
noith on Dloenifonteln, and the other
gene als detach a Kiiillclent number of
mevhile tioops to leach tlielr goals by
circuitous routes.
Plentv of Toad.
Theic Is nothing In the oillclnl or
best Independent reports to Indicate
that the belrugured garrisons are In
any spe lal stialts. The latpst advices
from Klmheiley, where u shortuge of
food Is most feared, reports plenty of
provisions on hand.
An Intel estlng fiatuie of today's
news Is tho p.tti lotto rfteis of sen Ico
from Indian princes The n'znm of
Hyderabad replvlng to a tnast pio
posed by Lord Ciiizon, the vlcemy, at
a banquet In Culcutta jestorday even
ing paid tho pi undent till' Ik possessed
was tint of being the queen's faithful
all adding that his pttise. his army
and his uwn sword were ever at her
dlspotnl
Th mahaiajah of Gwi.lir has asked
permission to serve on General D di
oris' stnff and has offeied to bend
troops, hoises and a trnnapoit to South
Africa
The gov eminent of Frame has ap
pointed Captain Duiuuigo mllltniy at
tache at tho Doer headouarteis.
Many Cretans In Athens ore offeilng
tholr pe, vices to the Diltlsh consul for
tho war In South Africa.
Capo Tovn. Sntuiday, Dec. S'J.-Tha
Lionel commanding tho Canadian con-
tlngent of troops, Colonel Ru.ard, Is)
to Join the start of Ocncrnl Duller, all
of whom ure proceeding to Natal. In
dicating that General Puller's f-phcro
-v III soon bo contlned to Natnl.
A man named Green n foinirr ser
geant major of the British balloon de
partment, Is among the Doer prisoners
captuicd nt Magersfonteln Green,
who deserted from Aldorshot In 1&0J.
admitted he had been some time In tho
sen ice of the Boers and had Instructed
them In trenching He rays thoro were,
23,000 Doers at Mngersfor.teln, 21,000 of
whom wero engaged the day of tho
battle. The Doer losses, ho also as
serts, wero very heavy, tin t tenches
being full of dead. Orecn further de
clares that If the att.uk had bon
pressed the Doers would have vlelded,
and fays the Doer horses have been
taken to the Mnddcr ilver. cs water 19
so scaiee at Magersfonteln.
BOERS HAVE ADVANTAGE.
i'leld Distances Marked Off with
White Fal"t.
London. Dec. 28. A dispatch to the
Dally Mall fiom Pletermarltzburg,
dated Paturday, Dec. 23, says:
"Dvery day reveals some new fact
regarding the sttength of the Doer posi
tion at Colenso. Thanks to the seilcei
of continental olllcers, the chaiacter of
the catnptlgT has changed. We ate no
longer lighting a foe who idles upon
guerilla tactics, but we have to deal
with what Is rapidly becoming u dis
ciplined army, enjoying the advant
age of knowing the country and of
selecting the scene of contest without
the burdens of a cumbeisoine commls
satlat. "Tho Doers have convened the hills
near Colenso Into forti esses of Im
mense sticngth. Kverywheie they have
splendid trenches, many of them bomb
pi oof. Tramway lines permit tho shift
ing of guns with astonishing rapldltv.
The main posltlonb are connected with
the outlying positions by undii ground
passages and the forts proper bristle
with machine guns that command tho
appioaches 1'iobably mines aie laid.
"One hears less nowadays about Doer
shells not bursting. Observers of the
Colenso fight say the 'Doer shell fire
was very effective This is due laige'y
to the fact that the distances ate
maiked off with white paint.
"The enemy s discipline is improving.
Tho ttenches tepresent gieat manual
labor, for which the Boers have a keen
dislike, and tho way in which they re
strained their fire when our tioops
wete advancing Is another proof of Im
proved soldleiing"
KRUGER IS CONFIDENT.
Now Certain That Great Britain Will
Sue for Peace.
Dm ban. Natal, Saturday, Dec. 2J
Mr. Winston Churchill, on ni riving
here after his escape from the Doer3,
received a tiemendous ovation. Ho
says that from conversations w 1th
members of the Transvaal executive. '
at Pietorla. he learned that the Dcers i
began the war with trepidation, but
that President Kruger Is now confi
dent that Gieat Drltaln win sue for
peace.
In the highest Transvaal circles, Mr.
Churchill asserts, theie Is serious talk
of a compromise by which Gieat Drlt
aln would cede the tenltory now occu
pied by the nrmles of the two lepub- I
lies, pay an Indemnity of 20 000 000
pounds, and acknowledge the complete
Independence of the Transvaal.
FENIANS AT COLU3UBUS.
McVeigh Claims That Irishmen Aie
j r.endv to Sti'ko nt Enrrland.
I Columbus, O, Dec 2S A sptclal to
1 tho Dispatch from Wheeling, W. V.i ,
i says-
I A seeiet meeting of Iilshmen was
held here last night in the interest of
the lVnlan movement and th Doer
cause In South Afiicn. T. K. McVeigh,
of Dublin, who Is a candidate for
Michael Oavltt's Hpllt In nntHntnunf
. ., ... ... ,,.., ..u.,.v..v,
I has been In the city for a week wotk
' Ing up the meeting and made the prin
cipal addtess. In an Interview today
he confirmed the repot t that a Fenian
movement was on foot and said that
there were 200,000 Irishmen ready to
strike a blow at England at any op
portunity. PACKARD CONVICTED.
Accused of Having Used the Malls
for Swindling Purposes.
New York, Dec. 2S. Dugeno L Pack
nid, the head of the Itoblnson Invest
ment and Security company, convict
ed of having used the malls for tho
purpose of swindling was today sen
tenced in the criminal branch of tho
United States district couit to eighteen
months' Imprisonment In Sing Sing
prl'on nnd to pay a line of $500, which
Is the maximum punishment under the
federal law.
At the lequest of counsel. Judge
Thomas granted a stay of thirty days
fiom Jan. 1 next, and fixed bail at
13,500
Pingreo Resolution Killed.
Lansing, Mich, Dec 25 Tho senate
Into this afternoon killed tho Plngrce
Joint resolution for the submission of u
constitutional amendment permitting
amending of the tato tax laws, which
htiil been passed by the house by a votu
of If! to JJ. The seiiato bus adopted a
resolution to adjourn tomorrow at noon
The huge number of votes against the
proposition was a sut prise.
Grover Cleveland 111.
Princeton, N. J., Dec. is Kx-Preslelent
Grover Cleveland, who lu been conllncd
to his bed for tho lut three davs. was
mLch Improved todnv. The attending
ploslcian at tho Cleveland residence
stuted that the ex-presldent was up and
abio to get ubout the houoe ami would
soon bo entirely recoveicd from his sick
ness. Severe Gales in Ireland.
Ixmdnn, Dec 2S, Soveie pules, tains
and now Htorms are reported in tho
mountains of Ireland At Neimgh ilver, a
lundglldc, followed a rush of water,
swept away two farm houses with their
occupants. Much damage has been done
to other property.
Funston Will Join MacArthur.
1 Manila. Dec. 20.-S.2 n. m.-Qeneral
Predei ek Punston will Join General
MacArthur's command. Ills brigade, has
' not been designated, but It Is thought
he will be assigned to Qcncrul Wheelr'.
ECONOMIC EXPERTS
TALK ON TRUSTS
PROF. SHERWOOD SAYS THEY
SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED.
Successful Industry Today Requires
Larger and More Complete Organi
zation Real Monopoly Element in
tho Trusts -.s the Monopoly of
Genius Our Futuie Economic Su
premacy, tho Lecturer Thinks, Will
Depend Upon Trusts.
Ithaca, N. Y., Dee. 28, Today's ses
sion of the American I'conoinli1 asso
ciation was devoted tr a discussion of
trusts. All of tho spcakeis thought a,
geneial tendency toward combinations
In tho nature of tiusts to bo Inevitable.
One of the most interesting papeis on
the eiuestlon was lead 1i Prof. Kdney
Sherwood, of Johns Hopkins univer
sity, which dealt w 1th "the Inlluence ot
trusts In the development of undert ik
ing genius " ftei expressing the
opinion that the tendemy toward com
binations of capital was natural and
lemntklng that he welcomed It as be
ing but a step In the complete organi
zation of lndttstr , he bald:
"Successful liulititrv today uiiultep,
as never befoie, laigtr and more com
plex oiganlzatlon. The costly w.stes
of modem production nio due to a
scarcity ot able leaders of cntet prises
It Is a function of tho It list to get lid j
of the weak It Is the natural anl I
spontaneous effoit of progressive In- '
dustilal organisation to get the genius
at Its head which his pioduced tlj - ,
trust. The inability of tho trust de
pends upon Its getting and keeping of i
leadci ship. The teal monopoly tlement
In the trust Is the monopoly of genius
Out futuie economic suptemacy will
piobnblv depend upon trusts. A wlsa
policy is to inciense their possibilities
for good, wh'le diminishing their pos
sibilities for cil, through effectual
legsl.UIon."
I'rof. Sherwood defined his position
as that of a capitalist rather than an
optimist.
May Become Dangerous.
Mr. James D. Din delivered an ad
dress on "Some Tendencies In Decent
Combinations Which May Decomo
Dangeious." He detlned tho Hist dan
ger to be from without the trust lath
er than from within, and to lie In "un
wise nnd i,vt orient loiriaintl.m Mtrnlnst
coi-noratlnns Indlsci Imlnatelv. These
hasty denunciations," he said, "aie of
more real peill than tho ttust Itself."
The speaker went on to outline the
dangers which would lesult If corpora
tions and tiusts were to be permlttel
to continue the Issue of fictitious stock,
and he said the one gieat temedy ior
all evils arising out of tiusts nnd Ilk"
combinations was summed up in ttie
word publicity" "Thus far gentle-
rtnn si "n nnAniirilLlu - n nnnUmiA.l
........ ju.. ......w.. ., ..-,, ,..; tiMinum-M.
"hnvo educated cotporatlons, that Is.
those that aie honest nnd ate backed
by Integrity. You adv Ise publicity
from the viewpoint of theory; we nee I
publicity anil must have It. On this
" T V" LLU""""T'" B V ,
ly In harmony with the honest cor-
juMiiuuii. lien yuu hsk lib now muci
publicity we corporations deslie, we
toll you that that may be settled later,
but publicity we must have."
The speaker ridiculed the attemots
which have been made In this and oth
er states to require publicity in cor
porations affairs anil expiessed a de
sire that congiess may act In the mat
ter. I IMPORTANT FICH DECISION.
Fisherman Guilty of Trespnss Who
Enters a Stieam.
Rtroudsburcf, Oec. 2t Judge All
bright, of Lehigh countv, today hand
ed down an Important flh decision n
the trespass cases bi ought by the Pn
hoqimllne rish association against
Messrs Delp. Dly and Sell 1", of Wind
gap. The three latter will h i e to pav
tho costs, which nnuiun to S1K!"'). Sev
eral disputed points in regud to th-
rights of flhermen nnd owmis of
stieamb weie established by the de
cision. First, that a fisherman Is gulltv of
trespass who entcs a stream nn 1
fishes without the cons?nt of the lind
owner although he wades the btream
and does not touch the div lai.d. Sec
ond, the fact that the state has stnckej
tho streams with fish doea not make It
a public stream.
SOUSA WILL GO TO PARIS.
His Oiganlzatlon Will Be Official
Band at Exposition.
New York, Dec. 2' Commissioner
geneial Ferdinand W. Peck, of tho
UnltedStates commission to the Parln
exposition of nest year has appointed
Sousa's band as the otllclul American
band to play at the exposition.
Mr. Sousa hud Intended to take his
band on a Uuiopean tour In 10S, but
tne ureaiftng out of tins Spanish war
urset his plans. Ho will now make th
tour in connection with the exposition.
His engagement at tho exposition will
cover from eight to ten weeks. The
band will play at the unveiling of thj
Laf'iyette monument near the Louvre
on July 4.
Senator Chandler a Witness.
Concord, N. II., Dec. 2s-f-i.nator Will
lam D. Chandler has been summoned to
this city to appear An a wltmss bclore
the United States grand Jury in cornice
lion with charges of violation ot the
elvll hcivIco law brought ugalnst his col
league, Senator Qullinger, which are now
before tho Jury.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Dec. 28 IViiKlons: In
crease George W Smith. White Haven,
Luzerne. tU to J12, Matthias Warner,
Susquehanna, (II to .M, Diirlon baxton,
Grnnvlllo Center, llnulfoKi, j to J10.
Original widows, etc Anna Potter, Dal
mutlu, Northumberland, JS.
Killed by an Express,
Wllkes-Harre, Dec. 28. Hubert Owens, a
teamster, uged tfi, vvhllo attempting to
crows the tracks of the Lehigh Valley
this evening was run over by an express
train and lustantl) killed.
CORKSCREW BOAT.
Cnpital Will Be rurnlshed to Develop
Gresham's Idea.
New York, Dec. 2S. James Gresham,
of Drooklyn, has found capital to de
monstrate tho commercial value of his
cotkscrew boat, for which Is antici
pated a speed of DO miles per hour. A
syndicate of New York capitalists has
agreed to furnish $30,000 with which to
build a small boat on the corkscrew
plan with the further understanding
that If It demonsttaten Its ability on
a commercial scale to approximate tho
speed which the models have reached,
the syndicate will furnish sulllclent
capital to build a mall bo.it. The In
ventor promises that his craft will
ci.iss the Atlantic In less than three
days. Tho vessel, the construction of
which Is being ni ranged for at tho
Newport News ship yards, Is not In
tended for passenger service, but only
for the Lomeyance of malls and fast
freight and foi use at life saving sta
tions. It is so constructed that It can peno
tiate the surf or the waves of the
roughest water The bont Is evllndtl
cal In shtpe. with a set pontine llange ,
Ilko a coikscrew extending from bowl
to stein nnd the outei shell t evolves
thiough the watci, while the inner
compailment maintains its cqulpose.
CORNISH ON THE STAND.
Now Interest in the Famous Molln
eux Ti lal Story of the Receipt of
tho Bottle of Poison.
New Votk, Dec 2S. Intense interest
Is now lent to the trial of Doland D.
Mollneux because of the appearance
on the witness stand ot Harry S. Cor
nish, to w hoir the person vho killed
Mis. Adams p-nt the pol.;on thiough
the ma'ls CoinNli was on the stand
late this afternoon and his examina
tion, which piomilses to develop many
things not yet made public, will piob
nbly continue for hevnal davs with
Interruptions liete and there for other
witnesses.
Coinlsh told today of the lecelpt lv
him of the famous silver holder and
bottle of poison and he jevlewed the
story of Mrs. Adams' death by the
supposed "bromo-seltzei" which he had
administered to hei when she was ill.
Just ns Cornish's testimony was be
ginning to be inteiostlng the lecoider
adjourned the ease until tomorrow.
The handwriting expertb gave way to
day to the phvslclans. 'Dr. Phillips.
who nttended both It. i". Bainet befor.
's denth, and Harry S. Cornish was
one of the witnesses ccamlned. and ho
attributed the Illness of Coinlsh to
mercurial poison and the death of
liarnct to the same agent. The name
"Darnel" was not permitted to be re
ceived In the testimony or placed on
the leeord". but a mythical "A. D."
was adopted Instead and ull tho symp
toms exhibit! d by Dninet during his
Illness wore described by Dr. Phll'lps J
and accepted as testimony. I
Dr. Coflln who also attended thess
,i,, (V.M.. lll.,nJ .-.,..,.!,,....,. ...1
ill II ItUI 1(IS LIIC II 41 t ! T, 1 UtU'l'V'lllVLU
the testlmonv of Or Phillips as far as
it related to the sympmis, and en
dorsed the diagnosis made by that
physician.
nothei' witness todav was John D.
Adams, once secieViry ,,f the Knlcker-
1)0ckl ,. MMotw oluK , testin,nny
rny
dealt with the relations between Cor
nish and Mollneux, and with the vir
ions quarrels that had occuntd nt that
club.
Mr. Weeks will in obably take up
the ci oss. examination of dams to
morrow befoto Comlsh goes on the
stand.
KILLED BY BLACK DIAMOND.
Robert Owens, a Laflln Lumber
Dealer, Run Down.
Special to the Scranton Tilbune.
Laflln, Dec. 2S Robert 'Owens, the
popular lumber man. lesldlng heie, was
vis'ciday afternoon kl'led at Plalns
vllle. lie was dtlvlng along on the way
to Latlln, at woik tilling a coutiaet for
the IPlln Coal company, when sud
denly the DIack Diamond express, the
fastest Haiti on the Lehigh Valley loud,
collided with 'bis equipage.
He was trIng to dilve neioss tho
track at the time, and the tialn came
mound a cuive In the toad, so being
unseen by him.
His wagon was hut led eighty feet
nnd he himself dashed out. His le-j
was biokeu ami his skull fractured,
and he was almost Instantly killed.
Mr. Owens was sixty jeais of nge
and Is survived by a wife She is at
present sick In bed. and the tenlblo
news will be a vetted from her as long
as possible.
WILL INVADE PUERTO RICO.
Representatives of Commercial Bod
ies Will Visit the Tropics.
NTew York, Dec. 2S Tho Met chants'
association of this city has begun cor
tPHpnndencp with lepiesentatlves of
commeiclnl bidbs In Doston, Philadel
phia, Daltimo-e, Chlcigo anil St. Louis
with a view to seeutlng one or more
delegates from each of such cities to
Join n delegation In New Vnik fnr tli.
, purpose of visiting the Island of Puerto
Illco and making a personal Inspection
of the condition there, and of ascet
taining what oppoi tttnltles there are
for American manufacturers.
It Is proposed to leave hetc next
month or eaily In Kebruury.
United Mine Workers' Convention.
Indlanupolls. Dec 2 The olllelal call
for the (onventlon of the United Mln
Workers in this city January l', shows
that there will bo a eaiiclidato against
Piesldcnt John Mitchell lor the presi
dency Tor president tho following num.
Iniitlons huvo been made. John Mitch
ell. Spring Vallev, 111 , und Miles Doush
crty, Stuiniokln, Pa.
Murdered by nn Installment Man.
Chuttttnnofia, Tenn , Dec. 2S This af
ternoon Samuel Mills, it collector for un
Installment hcuhc, attempted to t.tlzo
fiirultiuo in tin house of .Imy Vcnable,
for a small debt. Tho woman attempted
to prevent It and in the strugglo that
ensued Mills Hhot tho woman, her little
son und daughter, all seriously.
Deadly Duel nt Allenstein.
Uerlln, Dec 33 Lieutenant Pau and
Lieutenant Stielow. both of the Ono Hun
died und Fiftieth rculmpnt, fought a
duel today near AlleiiHteln Dast Prusslu.
The luttor utIUer wus killed.
CHANCE FOR THE
AMERICAN SHIPS
ANGLO-BOER WAR OPENS DOOR
TOR MERCHANT MARINE.
Largo Number of Vessels Employed
by Great Britain ns Transports
Leaves the Field Practically De
scited Thoso Who Obtain Pos
session Will Hold It Germans Ap
preciate the Situation Views of
Chailes H. Cramp, the Shipbuilder.
Philadelphia, Dec. 28. Charles II.
Cramp, In speaking of the number of
essels which Dngland Is employing in
tho conduct of its South African war,
said:
"No war In the history of Durope has
ever used so mu -h of the great trans
pot tatlon facilities of the ocean. To
dnv mactlcnllv everv fast trans-Atlan-
tlc liner In the merchant marine ser-
vice of England has been Imptessed
Into the ttansport service, and the ef
fect w 111 be most murked In the carry
ing traue of mat country. Germany Is
already obtaining a profitable fouthol 1
.i Hans-Atlantic navigation, and she
will maintain it for 5 ears to come.
A sudden tennlnatlon of the war would
not result In the Immediate return of
those essels to their former avoca- j
tlons. Some of them may be lost, oth
ei s will be used for dlffeient pill poses i
nnd still others will have become obso
lete. C.eim.iny's mot chant mailne 's
assuming large proportions, and her I
ocean earning trade Is Increasing rap
idly. She will leave no stone unturned
to take advantage of the present situ
ation, which will prove beneficial vo
hei intciests."
PARIS CONSPIRACY CASES.
Speeches for Defense Begins In the
High Court.
Pails, Dec. 2S. The speeches for tho
defense in the conspiracy case began
In the high eouit (senate) today. M.
Deroulede's counsel nnnounced that
his client had wiltten Instiucttng him
to be silent, as the trial was a "legal
masquerade and an lnlqultlous strata
gem." Moreover, counsel continued,
had M Deroulede left him free to
speak he would not have discussed the
charges upon which M. Deroulede was
acquitted May 31, nor Insulting tho
high court by supposing It wished to
give the government the condemnation
which a Jury had lefused them.
M. Duffet defended himself, denying
that he lud een engaged In a con
spiracy and concluding with declaring
that he was a r-oyallst.and no moie In
sympathy with M. Deroulede than with
the llepublicans now In power.
Jules Liiierln then applied to tne
court for an order providing thJit the
prosecutor's dossier against him be
submitted to his counsel. The couit
lefused this application and adjourned.
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT.
Moie Tiouble Resulting from tho
Eddy Libel Case.
Doston, Dec. 2S Mrs. Josephine C.
Woodbury was adjudged guilty of con
tempt of com t by Judge Draley In the
supeilor court here this morning In
connection with the case brought by
her against Mrs. Mary Daker C. Ed
dy, head of the Christian Scientist
church, for alleged criminal libel. Mts.
Woodbury was lined $50 by the court
and paid the line.
Tho alleged contempt consisted in
making puuiic through a Doston news
paper the suostance of her declaiatlon
In the suit against Mrs. Eddy nrfl
in causing to be published In a New
Yoik paper certain statements about
the case, or In submitting to Interviews
i in which sue inuue cenain statements
knowing they would be published.
AT BRAZNELL MINE.
No Moie Bodies Are ns Yet Dis
covered. Drownsville, Dec. 2S. No bodies were
discovered at the Draznell mine today,
but the chances of adding a few moto
dead to the present number are ro
stiong that the Inquest will rot bo be
gun until next Wednesday. Five or six
feet of deb! Is remains to b- removed
from the bottom ot the shaft, anil it
r, .i." ""V ' "" ' '".'".
I (U .-, f.nnt.1 41,,, ...... ,. .U 1 1,.
, ..,. -., v......... - v... iu.iu tv muuil lo
was taken down to assist the work
men. He has been In other wrecked mines
In this dlsfilct and was of great ser
vice In finding bodies, Ho tiots alon
until he catches a stent, then he stops
and digs until his master ai rives. It
may be another day or two before all
debris Is turned over and removed.
CHARTERS GRANTED.
Haulbburg, Dec. 23. Charters were Is.
sued nt the stato department as follows
todav :
Tho (Jlas-s-port Drldge company, Mc
Keesport; capital, f 10,000
'I ho Ai tman Treb hlei company, Phila
delphia; capital. JJJO.OeO.
The Urelhofer Vlennal Making corn
tun), Pbtlauelphlu; i&pital, ?J5ii.iJ0.
Tho Haiilsbiirg Plpo und Pipe Menl
liig eompanv, H.inlfia.i,;. capital, 1,00
Tienton. Dee. JS.-ihe following ccm
purlf s were lncorpoiated here today:
H 11 Klik (c On of New York, eapltnl
S.'uioeo, to conduct u wlno and liquet
luiHlnchg
The New York Herald cornpiny. cnnltnt
Stnaooo, 0 publish newspapets and iniign
7I11011 The Incorporators are James Gor
don Dennett, a a How land, Wllilum
Jnv, William C Dclek, Katun S. Dione,
Thomas II. Hamilton, all of New York,
and It. W. Candler Short Hlllb. N, J, Mr.
Dennett owns 091 shares and the other six
Incorporators ono bhar ench.
Strike Agitation Fruitless.
Phllllpsburg. Pa., Dec. 23 At a mass
meoting of seveial thousand miners In
northern f'ambiia yesteiday a resolution
was adopted declaring opposition to a
strike untU after tho annuul meeting of
the national organization of United Mine
Workers at Indianapolis next month un
less oltlcliilly ordered out Januury 1, 1D0O.
This action makes a general strike of
the thirty thousand miners In central
Pcnnsilvunla next Monday highly prob-ublc.
T11K IvEWS THIS J1011X1NU
Weather ludlcitlom Today:
FAIR AND COLD.
1 General Heroes of tho Maine at Hi nt.
Doers Onn Hottllltlcs at Moilder
Diver.
Economic Association Discusses Trusts
South African War Deiiellts American
Ships.
2 .General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
financial unJ Commercial.
3 Local Councils Push Along tho Via
duct Ordlnnrce.
ldentifjlng Stolen Goods.
1 IMItorlal.
Now s nnd Comment.
G Local Three Important Cabcs Dcforo
the Supreme Court.
Charged with Making Moonshlno
Whiskey.
C Local "West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Douiul About tho County.
S Local Live Industrial News
JOHN I. BLAIR'S WILL.
The Document Was Executed in
1878, and Is Chaiacteiistic of the
Man In Many Ways Scianton
Relatives Remembered.
New Yoik, Dec. 2S The will of the
late'John I. Dl.ilr was offered for pin
bate In the suirogato's otllce ut Delvl
deie, N J., todav by his only sutvlv
Ing child, Dewltt C. Dlnlr The docu
ment Is very 'long and ehatai tetlstlc
of the man In many wavs It was exe
cuted on March 5, 1S7S, when Mr Dlalr
was seventy-six ycats old. contains no
codicils, and so fnr as known Is tho
only will he ever executed
To his wife, who was living when the
will was ma.le. he gave an annuity und
the use of the homestead In which she
had alwajs lived. He also'bequeathed
to her his hotses and cirri iges and
provided foi their maintenance. A
laige number of small bequests anl
trusts arc made to vuiims friends und
connections, many of which hive
lapsed bv denth The following Is a
list of 1 datives and ft lends who have
been lemembered ln'thls way:
Klba D Huston. Genrglana D.
Holme?, Mrs. Dr. Eker, John D, Dlalr,
John II. Dlalr, Mrs, James Linen, Mrs.
Loretta Com. sen. MIss' Emma Vail,
John D. Vnll, Chad's K. Vail. S.uah
H. Dlalr. Elizabeth Titman, Mrs. Jn
nnna Winters and Mrs Klizabcth
Doyer. Ml. Dlalr also remembeied tho
two chuiches In Dlalistown. the First
Presbyterian church, which he attend-,
cd, ns well ns the Methodist Kplscop il
chinch He piovlded also for a ceitiln
number of bonds to be srt nslde for the
benellt of the church at Oxford, wheie
bis parents are burlad.
Both ot Mr. D'.alr's daughteis dl'-d
m.itiv venrs ago, but in his will he
makes liberal provision for their chil
dren IDs dnurhter. who mairled
Charles Scrlbtier, the publisher, left
live children at her death, to whom a
large amount of tneks nnd bunds no
left for life, their children ultimately
to receive the principal. The sani'j
provision is rride for Clarence D. Mit
chell, son of Clarence O. Mitchell, wh t
married 5Ir. Blab's youngest daughte'-.
All of thee securities are enumerated
In detail in the toxt of the will. Tholr
value It Is difficult to determine, as
most of them are not quoted todnv, but
In all probability would amount to sev
eial millions. All the remainder of the
1 estate, real and pcronal, of whatso
ever character, and wheieroevor It m.w
. be situated, Is devised and bequeathe I
' to Dewltt C. DIair. hla belts nnd as
I signs for ever. Dewltt C. Dlalr Is nlso
named as sole executor and tiuste,,
I and In both capacities vested wi'h the
fullest power.
I The wltnesopq to tho will aie tho lata
J. G. Shlrman. his lifelong attoinev
1 and neighbor In Wnrien ceuntv. bis
I wife, Maiy Louisa Shlpman, and his
son, George M. Shipum,, who Is at
pres'nt judge of the county cjiirt.
By the terms of Mr Wall's will the
Dlalr Piesbterlnn nenderny at Blalrs
town, N. J, which Mr. Dlalr founded
and maintained for uianv veais, Is
given the sum of $lir,.Mi' The Pres
byterian church at niaiiFtovvn lcelves
$10 000. and the Methodist chinch $1,0'10.
I To each of his daught to' childien h
I gives cash and bonds to the amount of
' JCOO.fOO.
PATRICK COLLINS INJURED.
Run Into by a Small Engine in South
Steel Mill.
Patiick Collins, a young man em
ployed in the South steel mill, suf
fered a terrible accident. About 0
o'clock last evening ho was busied
about his wont, when suddenly one
of the small engines used in the mill
lan Into hint and threw him nn the
tiacks and the engine passed over his
body. The Moses Taylor hu-qiitul staff
was Immediately notified and the am
bulance conveyed the Injuied man to
the Institution There It was learned
that both of his legs were bioken. the
light leg ubove the ankle and the left
one between the kneo und ankle Doth
limbs wero badly laceiated.
Collins' relatives requested his n
moval to his home at Gil Diver street
and he was taken theio at 9 o'clock
last evening.
Missing Teller Ancsted.
Montreal. Dee 2. J. J Herbert, the
missing teller ot the tailed Vlllo Muilo
bank, wus an cated hero todaj. Her
belt was wanted on a chargo nf moiling
trs.COn The pdlco have Ivui looking for
him for six months. Pie 'Idem Weir, of
the Villi Mario buijc. wiih lecently s n
temed to two je.irc' Imprisonment for
furnishing 11 false statement of thu bank a
condition to tho government.
Accidentally Killed His Child.
Charleston, 8 C. Dec. 23. William
Satchel, an Orangeburg county funnel,
while hunting on Tuesday afternoon near
Saint Mathew, accidentally shot and
killed his only child, u boy, b curs old.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Dec. !3. Forecast
for Friday und Saturday: For
eastern Pern olvanla, fair; con
tinued cold Friday, Saturday and
probably Surctay; light to fresh
urotherly winds.
ttTtttttt
MAINE HEROES
ARE AT REST
Their Remains Buried at
Arlington Ceme
tery, IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
Tho Bodies of the Victims of tho Ex
plosion Aie Brought from Havana
on tho Battleship Texas Laid in
Final Resting Places with Slmplo
Religious Seivlco and Military
Honors in the Piesence of Presi
dent McKinley, Members of Hia
Cabinet and Officers of tho Army.
Washington, Dee-. 2S. Upon the wlndv
heights of Atliugton cemetery the
Maine dead, brought from Huvana bjl
tho battleship Texas, today weio laid
away In their final icstlng places with
simple lellglous services and tho Im
pressive honnis of war. In the piesenio
of the piesldcnt. niembeis of his cabl-
' j,ct, olllceus of the urmy and navy and
' other representatives ot tho govei 11-
... ., .
' 'nPl- A -'"Wnet olllccr, sut v eying tho
1 llag-draped colllns befoto the core-
monies began, said: "Tho lives of
! those men cost Spain her colonies."
Dut theic was no note of triumph In
the grim scene today. With a touch of
sadness and solemn gi.ilty, the nation
pet funned Its duty to the deud and
1 gave Its defendeis a Chilstlun burial
I nt home In soil hallowed by pat t lot. 0
dead.
I The site Is a commanding one. In
front the biond bosom of tho lce-fct-tered
Potomac; beyond, the shaft of
Washington, the dume of the capltol
and the sprawling city; to the right
he choked embrasures of old Foil Mc
Phorson nnd between the graves of the
heroic dead of Santiago. To the left
the stately mansion of Lee and to tho
rear, through the vistas of snow-laden
pines and ecdnis, the silent army of
tho patilotlc dead of tho Civil wai.
sleeplrg lank upon lank In their last
I bivouac
I The caskets intetreil -today tanged
row un low. Ovei eni h was spread un
Ametlcan ensign, upon which lay a
wreath of galax leaves. Aiound tho
enclosure, shouldei to shoulder, tho yel
low of their coit linings forming a ban 1
of color, weie diawn up the cavalry of
Fort Meer; to the right was a battal
ion of marines from the navy yard,
with their spiked helmets and bcarlet
capes turned baik; to the left a de
tachment of Jackles from the Texas In
navy blue; In the ling-draped stand in
the 1 ear, the piesldcnt and his cabi
net, Admiial Dewey. Major Geneial
Miles and a distinguished gtoup of ofll
ceis of the 111 my and navy In theli'
showy dress unlfoims. while nil aiound
pressed the tlnong of people who had
braved the snow und biting cold to pay
their last tilbuto to the dead. Among
these weie mnnv 1 datives and fi lends
of those who had been lost In the dis
aster. Theie was a tender appiopil
ateness In the fact that Captain Slgs
bee, who was In command of the Maine
1 when she wis blown up, hid ehtuge ot
the ceiemonles In honoi nf his men,
and that Father Chidwick, who was
chaplain of the Maine, was there to
pei loi in the 1 l sad iltes. Thre oh. 'S
j who lived through that aw till night in
I Havana haibor weie at the side of the
giaves nf their comrades, Lieutenant
Commando! Wnlnvv light, who was ex
ecutive olllcer of the Maine and who
su"k the Pluton and the Tin or ut San
tiago; Lieutenant V. C. Doweis, who
, was assistant engineer of the Malm ,
' and Jeiemlah Shea, n 111 email on the
1 Maine, who was blown out of the stok
hole ot the ship thiough the debris an I
esi-nplng unl.ijured most mliaculously.
The Religious Rites.
SIowl solemnly, ill!- full innilno
band broke the hush, pealing fotth tho
cad. sweet btialns of the dirge, "Safn
in the Anns of Jesus." and theie worn
twitching of lips nnd v.tt eyes im
Chaplain ci.uU. of the nav.il academy
at Annapolis, came foiward and tonic
his place undci a canvas 1 oveietl shel
ter In the open spuco In fiont of tho
dead.
The Pioieslnnt services wete held
(list ami weio very simple. Chaplain
C'tuk lead tho buil 1 service of tho
Kplscopal clim eh nnd then gave way
to rather Chidwick, who was assisted
by Devs. Holalnd nnd Dtowu and two
purple lobed molvtes Willi head
bared to the w bitty blast tho Maine's
chaplain lead n iiumoilul Heivlie ac
cording to tho iltes of the Cithollo
church, consigned the dead, blessed
the ground, lepcated the Lord's prujor
and concluded with a feivent appeal
for tho icpose of tho suuls ef the de
pal ted. A detachment of niailnes, In
command cf Captain K.umuny, then
mulched to the right of the giaves and
Hud thico volleys uvei the dead and in
tho deep silliness that followed tho
ctash the eleai. silvery notes of a buglo
rang out tho tJldL'ib' und sallofh' lust
good night.
With tho sounding of laps tho cei -monies
ended. Tho picbldeut and his
party and the other distinguished
guests, tho intuitu y and tho ciovvdM
then withdrew. Defoto leaving Cap
tain Sigsbee Introduced Jeiumluh She
to the ptesldent When usked for un
explanation of the mystery of bis es
cape by the president. Shea responded
as he did to a similar Injuliy from
Father Chidwick at the tlmo of tho
disaster:
"I don't know how I got thiough. X
was blown out. I guess I must have
been an armor piercing projectile."
And thus, after two yeius, tho dead
of the Maine hnvo been brought home,
und, in ground reserved for the na
tion's hoioes, have been burled with
full military honors and in tho bcivIcj
ot their faith.