,3. Sributte. tnwton TWO CENTS. SCHANTON, PAM TUESDAY M OK XING, JANUARY U, 1000. TWO CENTS. PETER MAHER KNOCKED OUT In Brisk Battle Which Lasted Only Five Rounds. KID iTCOY VICTORIOUS Fight Befoie the Coney Island Ath letic Club, nnd the Victor Received the Gnte Money McCoy by Far the Cleverest Man of the Two. Maher Outpoints McCoy In Fouith Hound Lightning Change In Bet ting at the Ring Side. c'lom n St.itC Culiosi uiulei.t. New Yoik. .I.m. I.-Soi.it. ton was sell lepi edited at till' Jlght. but the. pniirns Hum tlil' tiiy felt that thvy lid not got a run for their money, and the in.i joiitv ot tlici'i weie disappoint ed. Tli" light was scheduled for .1 o'clock iind the management adver-tisi-il it htcim-lu:ittl club houc ami im elelavs Those win ui rived at ! 10 o'llck found tin- hulld'ng ns cold as sin if' liiiiiJi- ami noa'ly i thiec-hom wait In stole for tin in. When the iiuwil eiiletei1 the bull l tug nothing '."t Mahi'i vnonev was In "lrtlit. luit as vi ion a McCoy doffed SiU lutli i alio ami hoved his form, the betting changed Instantaneously. V.' i rythltig si'iim-fl In ip.idlnes for 1 1' tight to go on. with McCoy, the uorlte, hut by his poilvtont lefus. I tn iciopt the nev .'.loves ofioied tin), lovt him many staunch support- OIS. Afti-r a iU 1 iv of lu'inly an hour the men came together ami before this i mwil li.ul tltnp to pull themsnlves to gethoi, M I'ny dinppi'il tho liishmun with ! left hook on tho law. rotor was up In a low secoims, howov-i, and vermeil 1,0110 the woivo fot his px pei fence. Displayed Much Agility. In this loutul McCoy displaced his nullity as a side-stipi e.- ami in n mix ui) on tho mpts ilcV"ily showed his udmltcis how to pull out ol a light plan- 'I'lio .'i one! i omul w.ik almost 11 lopetltion ol the Hist McCoy diop id'ig M.i'ioi on his hand'' ami 1ne-s with a tight swing nil tho Jaw. Some e level oi hangi-s wiie nutdp In tho veiomi loiinil, In. I Maher seem..', to loe his hi.nl tow.uels tin close ot tho liiuiul and itcolviil nunc stiff punches on tho 'ioa'1 and faio. Tho thiid iiitind was a uci osslnn of clitich i s, in which neither man did any dam age. Tho fom th loiinil wan u i racket Jack, ami all the io.il lighting Miller did was In this lound. lie slatted In to mix It up with the Kid and mic c ceded ill lauding sumo gool punches, hut they wi te Idontlv nilvcilici led or else' the lloiivloi tolltd them liv lis clever ness, as thy did not sent to phase him In till Iuim. Cuntidiut with the paiv lu cot in th foutth. Mulior ivvajt'd to iopc.it his tartlos In tho ti ft It. but if pvpr a tight r was fcnli'l. Mahoi was in this lound. Mci'oy lul wiih u light left, and thou made an unusual shift to tho loft side whli li v,M.iKd to perplex the Iilshmau. Blows on the Jaw. Mi Co) cine luck with two haul left, mi th" law. uu! .( nvdi I otor with a viiious light ovvi the point of the law. .Maher toieo.l ti a ilinoli, and as vnon the break v.m nride, tli Kid i aim- hoik with a t'iillli loft swing on Mi" law that suit Mulior to the llooi. when- h,. loiruln , n-stlus lit! 111 I elbow until th" lite. to ci.tlllttil him out tut I his second' duiRgod hlin. to hlv iniiior. Theii w ivp'i a mliHit" tint McCoy w isn't In It mid Mali- may he abl to.hi'id a htlff pumh, biu he I net hi M'l'i'S'- (lis-. W. K, U. THK FICHT IN DETAIL. Manner In Which McCoy Put Him self in Championship Clasn. !, AfMIl l.ltCll l'l(.v Xw Yoik. Jan. I. -Kid Mit'ov nwain phiied himself in the i 'lainplouHlilp ilas, lb tt.itini; IV 1. 1 Maher hi u. bisl(. will-foiuhi hittk' of live touti'ls befoi" the IMuv Ivln,,-, Athhtie clul) this ul lei luum. The ti.ht was .sihed iilpd to last I wet ty-)lV" tound-" and th" puiHv was to have been n iinn, hut th" attendiinio was not an aitsn as ha J been epoi toi' and befoie t'i. Unlit w i btKUii the piluilpil. riKieed that tin Wllllltl xhotllil loiilve the Kl"S KJtO lei el th. Th" battle wav hnul tuairht lion t-tuit to tlnlvh. hut Mii'i.y was hv far the ilevei.'st 'iiuii In ilnrf tmtk'.s, iloiljj ItiK, vlib.st','ppliu and hlttlmc pnwtrrt. He rluiiMd liini'-el; to le ll j,'Ond linT Kenoial, evu1 watehli.'j for ai; open. Ini; and never falling to tekj advan tape of line. Mahir. althoi'Kh eiedll cd with JiMnir a Heavy lilt1 i, did moc Bit In many etfeethc lil-ws Ills footwuk was pooi mil ai tlnitt bo Old not appeal in have perfect ceatiol of hlntsell. When the uvi; eiitciel the rliiw and stripped for tho battl", both looked to he lu pet feet (ondltliui anil they vveio ;;ieeted with Himulluous ap platiHO, ( mJer Maniulu of (Jueonsbei y lules. ti"W ftlovt:, piovlded by Hid eluh, v.eio handed to the lefeiee, and ho la tin u gave llietn to the lmvuV eecot.du. Maker doiniPd his (jukkly, but Mo ray elalnii'd that tho Kluves did not fit htm and stubbornly letiK-'d to utn them. H. lurlsted on weailnK an old pair whl"h la ilalnud suited him, but the rpfeiov wan olnluiate and McCoy pavo lu. McCoy tho Aggiessor. Mel'iiy was the nsyincsor In tin Ftait. forrlnpr -Maher to hteak ixrouml. The Kid Mntert oleveily with hl left, Waher Hpatrliu? with nn anxious look on hltt face. Then tli 3 kid nent n left hook to the law, lloorlnK tho Irishman who wan up In two ecinde. The Kid tlltd a tight ei oss but tnlrsed. Maher ttled a loft swhiff for the head, but McCoy sidestepped neatly. Hr essay. td anotlu-r or theie und ugatn went wide of the lunik and fjot a left on tho body for his pains In an attempt to countr Mnlipf oveitcaehed himself und fell, but leKulned his feet almost hnnvdlutely. Matter then beftan rush ItiB tuctlci". forcing the hid to tho i opes, lanllnKT a haul right on the I oily. The Irishman hod McCoy tn a. tlsht place at this early stiRe of th Riime, but the Kid btoku uway nimbly and sent a hard left to Mailer's stom ach befoie the first lound had ended. McCoy tantalized lh" bl? fellow with his folnllni; In the nex: tound and In I'ueid rotor to make vicious swlni with both lin mis. The Kid got Into close quartet y. much to the surprise of Muhot'd friends, and while he jocelved blows back of the shoulders, he put iIkIi: and left hard to the body. On the breakaway McCoy landed a HtiiBRoiliK left to the J iw. Then they mlMd thltiBS up. Maher landing heavily on the body with both hands, and In the breakaway sent his loft to the rlb. The Kid stopped hick after tills. When they came together aK.iln lie measured the lilshuian nicely and with llslht on the Jiw sent Peter to his hands and knees, when- the Itlsh inan lemalned four seconds. When Maher boI up he seemed to loe his head and lushed at McCoy, sendlnB his ilsht to the body, hut lceoived Jabs In the face from the Kid. In a lush to the lopes the Kid slipped to the floor, but was up In u Jiffy send ing his loft to Mailer's face, tin ow ing the Iilshmau's head back. Then two lefts to the Jaw and a light over note the Kid made the gong a wel ....,,,. .. 1 -... l.l... li.. t. I., il Kid lit ought the big fellow to him nnd sent him back with two left hooks on the Jaw. Maher essayed i light letutn and McCoy ducked an 1 then came to a clinch, bieaklng fiom which the Kid sent straight rlct to the face and another to the stomach. Maher then tried to mix it up and forced the Kid to the ropes, but tho latter got baik tn the center of tho ling, wheic he landed a straight left to the face just at the call of time. McCoy assumed the aggiessiw In tin next round, but Peter spanel latefully. The Iiivhman soon began foiclng and feinted the Kid Into a lorner and landed lightly on tho wind. Then Maher foieed McCoy Into a nou tiat corner, planting a ton Hie left on the face unit jailed McCoy's head McCoy sidestepped in an unusual di rection and Peter tiled another left which fell slioit. Maher Outpoints McCoy. In u mlxup which followed honois weie about even, but McCoy was cau tioned by the leferee for holding. Maher outpointed the Kid by llfty per icnt. tn this lound, sending lights and lifts to the head, while the Kid le- tailated with lefts on the wind. To-' waid the close of tho tound Maher was cautioned for holding and coming fioui a bieakaway ho sent u left hook to Mc Coy's face which did the Kid no goo 1. At this stage of the game Mallei's f i lends became eiy confident that tho Iiivhman would get the better of tho Hoosler tad. but McCoy had a gieat deal nunc left in him than these people had bat gained lor. He waited for the big fellow, who had the bettor of the previous lound. and tapped with a left lightly In the face, all the time shift ing to the left side, then both laiuloj lefts to the head. I'eter sent a haid left to tlio face, which the Kid count end. Then he sent to the thto.it and tiled to ctoss with his tight, but tlio Kid ducked and then Mi Coy landed left and light on the Juw. Peter wavered and McCoy sent another tight which fell a bit short, and then drop ping his lett to the bodv. tried a light swing, and us Peter sidestepped th" Kid met hlin with u full swinging loft, which landed on the point of the juw, and the !i Minimi went down, listing on his light elbow, and was counted out In tills position. It was u ton Hie blow and, landing light on t lie iniitk, an ox could siaicoly have withstood Its toice. It was tho leanest knoi kout iver seen in tiny light, and some people weie unkind enough to s ly Maher could have gotten up again, but thove who saw the blow were of the opinion that Sullivan in his palmiest dujs could not have with stood It. Piobablv lu the hlstoiy of ilug lights lu tills vicinity theie h.u never been seen such a llghtnlnr, change u the bettliu- as that which occuiiod during the two hours piocullng this fight. For some das past Maher hud been the favoilte. One numbed to seventy on Maher was the lullng pike when the club house doois opened this afternoon and In the dlffeient spotting eeiiteis tills pi he was maintained until within an hour of thu beginning of the con. lest. Then a peiuliur condition of at falis occiiuod and for no uppaient le.t son Maher stock was bcaio.j, while tho Kid's was bulled, and when tho men got Into the ilug their positions in the betting maikct weie lovetsed, with the Kid the favoilte. The Fight by Rounds. Itouml 1 Men shook hands at 5.. Kid Inin.oclnlely took oticnslvc, Peter bieak lng ground. Kid feinted with left. Kid tin u suit left bonk to jaw fooling Miihir. Maher up lu two secondv. KM tiled cioss but missed. Maher tiied letl swing for head but tho Kid sidestepped niatly. lie again Hied left but Kid again side stepped. MeCov sent left to bi.dy and i'eter In an itinipt to icturn thu blow slipped and fell but legalned his led iiuk'My, They cinio to it clinch. Main i forced the Kid In thu lopes whero ho put light on Kid's body, Kid broke away nicely and nftir u little sparling put a left to Muhcr's stomach. Hound S lioth came up laughing, baili t-paiilng lot opening. McCoy feinted with lift. Peter mado vicious light und left swings uilther lauding and at closo quar tet.i Kid put light end left to tho body. As they binko aw iy Kid put lift to Juw, Then they mixed it up, Maher landing rlsht and lift to body. In hiPid.away Muher put left to body. In breakaway agiilu the Kid too. it tiled his man and sent rislit to Juw, putting Maher to Ids blinds und knees. Mnher up lu four see, otitis and lushed mudly at McCoy, get ting to bidy whllo McCoy Jibbed left three times to tho fncr. Mahur forced V. ," .M.me.. i.j wiis inn.' ,,,, ,,,., , niNMl1, M.,ber l.l. Mo- McCoy was moru confident than ever. f-y ,,lll(p(1 , ,, , ,, t, ()1 lll0 MW, Ho feinted, nut was lushed to th.jiiCov novsrd rleht over to the point lopes where he put his left to tin of th" I iw. Peter foicid tn clinch Mi Juvv, then he began plating his loir; Cov diops big fellow with loft swing on left lti ti I Peter's stomach and tllOlnv. Mnher couutrd out MeCov ib' liishmau began sparring nt long loieil winner. Time rf last intiuci L nilii range. AVIth n well aimed feint, the utes. 22 seconds Kid to Hie rorea and Kid flipped to th" tloor. As soon as ho got up lie sent left tu Malm's face, mailing nls lurid back. Kid bent two lofts to Juw ol Mallei, fol lowing with lh'.hl uvei whli li lurniU Mulct's hcud Hldcwas ai tliu gong snimded. Itouml 3-MeCiiV cnnie u uioie colili dent tlinn ever while IMct woto an au luli look but wu vco dcteiuilncd. Tim Kid feinted without a Mow being stiucK. Maher furcul Kid to the ropts hut Kid hooked left to Jaw and i-iapcd u return. Twice thu Kid Jabbed k f t to .Mahers stomal h and I'oler Incline mole ni. They mine to 'i ollneh inch landlrig rlgbtst to ribs. Tho Kid sent two loft hooks to Jaw which sent Malur b.uk and followid with another whkh kuoiKod the big Iil low tliioo jimls back. .McCoy blmkid light return. They came to a clinch but la the break Kid vent straight rhtht to face. Maher tried to ml it ii) and foiled the Kid to tho loins but the Kid fought back and got back to the eintcr of tho ring when lie got In a stialglit left to the face Just as the bell sounded. Round 4 McCoy wis quliker on his fret. Doth sparied ciiofully with Malur foiclng. Kid tried left lauding llghtlv on tho wind, Maher furor d Jb Coy to a neutral (ornri und landtd bit on tlio laic, Jin I Pig MeCov. Mi Coy slipped to left and I'eter stiuok out with lift but fell short. Ill a mix l p Peter got light to held and MeCov was ci.titlomd tor hold ing. MeCov hcoked left to taeo and Peter follow id with lolt on body. Mulior Jabs lelt sttiilcht la the fine at iluve iimi tois wllheilt a l etui n. Kid si nl loft to face, luit Peter Ikk ki d two tofts to hold und pub(d his lift twice mole to Kid's head while Mci'oy jabbed left to wind. They came to n illiuli tn v.likh Piter was cautioned fnr In lilllig. but at the same lime he uit left limit: to MeCov's fa'oo This wav Muhi r's tniinil Hound 5 Pttir leieod tho puce. Kid tappul with lift lightly tn the face, shifting to the left side whkh Is unusual In MeCov's ling tactics. Hutu landed lefts to head. Then Peter vent another left to fiu p. the Kid countering P. lor shot luft tn thro it nliil tried to noss HAVANA WELCOMES THE NEW YEAR Midnight Torchlight Fiocession and Other Amusements Crowds of Citizens Witness the Festivities. Havana. Jun. 1. The New Year was ushered In with a toiohllght pnuos slon, which foimlng jusi bifoie mid night and pioceded by a bind lift the lower pi ado, and made the clt oiilt of the piitulpal sttoots. Almost the onlv tune pla.vod was the Cuban national hymn. Kveijbody stomed ti he awake and awaiting the advent ot 1000. The strains of tho popular hjiiin dtew the people oveijv.het.' Ui win; (lows nnd dooiwas and the pi inci sion was Biected the wildest enthus iasm. In'iumei.'ible small boys kept up a llieeiacker fusilade along the en tile llm of match. All the piomluent Cub m genetalv weie eheeiod, allhoimh tlteio is no doubt tint the vivas weie chletly for "Cuba lllne." Picsldent McKinley and (Soveinor tleneial Wood came lu for a libci.il shaie of popu lar applause. The pioeesslon having icturned to the piado and the band having once again played the Ctihun national hymn, some Amei leans who vvero present called for the ".Star Spangled Hanner." Tho band immediately com piled and the ciowd cheeied lustllv. While Grncials Maseo Itabl and Lai a who are heio to attend nenciil Wood's council ot lepiesentative 'u b.uu, weio passing thiough Cien tnegos, they weie iscoited lioni tho vessel to the hotel, when a banquet was . tcndeied them. Meanwhile a huge irowd of coloicd people hud gatheiel to demand fiom the author it let, that tho lematns of Dionlslo (111, the colon d biigadler gonoial lu the Cubin aimy. who bad been shot and killed the pi ev ions day by tin police after he had shot and wounded two policemen, who weie In the ait of ai testing him, should bo exhumed and burled with propir honois, Tho donionstrutois inaiche I thiough tho town, mil ui led a black flag and i.iisod riotous ciles against the authoiitles. The ihlet of police was tiled at live times. rSeneial Maveo and Mavor Aleman aeldiessed tho ciowd, which at fltst would not disperse. Kventually, how ever, the police succeeded in lestoi ing older and (aiming the people. The Jockey club laces today weie hugely attended. Cuban society was out In force, a huge number of poi sons being In eaiilagos. Havana vir tually deseited the pi ado for the laces. Klghty per cent, of the Anuil can colony was piosent, Im hiding Oen ei.il Wood, lionet. il Lee, (Jencial Chaffee, and (Jeneial Ludlow with their famlltcs. ANIMAL KEEPER KILLEL. He Entered a Cage Containing Six Lions. Vienna, Jan. 1. One of the animal keepers at the Vienna Zoological gar. dens entered the cage of lions todiy in it spit It of hiavado and six lions lushed upon hlin and tcue htm ts piece s. The attendants sought In vain, with flaming toiches and stiennio of w net to dilvi tlio wild beasts away from their victim. Bridge Woikers Will Stiilto. Phllaililidila, Jan. 1, Local union No. n. National Urldgo und fitructuial Iron Workers, of this city. loda iinnnlnioiibly decided to slilko bicaiMo nf a refm at of tin Ir employers to giant a demand lor 2 rents an hour and a nine-hour work diiv. The mtn have been ucelving Horn $l.Si) to $2 50 for a ten-hour day. About SW men, most of whom nte employed on tho steel fianicH for tho laigo building and bildgis now lu course nf cnnsti no tion hi Philadelphia and vicinity arc uf. filled by tho strike. Roland Reed's Condition. New York, Jan. 1. Thu phjslolan in chargo of the case of Itoland Heed hut. Issued ordeis that no Information con. cubing tho patient is to bo riven out. It wuh learned, however, lain tonh-iit that tho actor was resting comfoitably. Family Cremated. ISarboursvllle V. Va Jan. l.-Wllllmii KIIh, wlfu and two ehildien weie binned to death In their home near heio oaily to. day. ANTI-TIIUST CONFERENCE. Executive Committee Meets lu Cnicngo. Chicago, Jan 1. Membois ot the ex ecutive committee of the anti-trust coiitc'Hiici', to be held lu Central Musli: hull, Fob. VI, hi Id a shott eotifoienie today nt the Sliciinun house. M. Lock wood, of Pennsylvania, clialiiuun of the committee, uftoiwaid IsJiied d. .stutemetit, lu wlilcli he said: Kvoty day the iintl'lrust sinthnint throiigluiut the country Is beeonilng lu tensltlul t.ml on ij whole the try Is going up, "What can be done to save the coua tiy fioui the uppiesxlon of trusts.'" Tlio mlsileii ot the iniilerenio Is to answer Ibis ir. To the political eeonotnlsiti and statesmen of the eonfeioiuo rather than Ik tlio politicians of the eiiuutrv wilt the people look for an utterance which will lead In their deliverance. The axe should be 1 lid at the loot or the tin ol spocl il privileges. The plan Is to tte.it the ciui.es lathei than the "1 fict, to stiIKo at special pi Iv lieges hi'd und the Hist. Oovernment eontml of cor porate owncishlp h.is ptoven a failure. In older to dcstiov tin ttasts wo must till." iiom Uieni the siuolil advaiitatrcs which have ucatod them and they will wither of thrlt own weight, as they nuot the i pi rgetlo, competitive eapacltv of the Ameilcaii people. It Is tin plan tn nrgntilo nil who ntc (ipod to tiusts with n view of uniting tin frl"inls nf freed, in III every iiitintv volvinl district In tint conceit which alone can pimo cffretlve. FAST TRAIN BREAKS. Seven Passengers Are Injured List of the Victims of the Accident. Altooua. Pi.. Jan. 1. A freight tt.iln running between Gallltzln and Ciesson this afternoon bioke In two plan. Tho last section composed of about twcnt-llvu cais, started hackwaid, down grade to Ctesson, gatheting ve locity at every wheel tutn. It was i mining wild, then being no tialn limn on it. At Ctesson the ea weie piled up and tell over against tho (lien Campbell ui eoinmodatlou, about toady to leave. The accommodation was mad" up of two coaches, and eight) en pav-engets weie ultp.idy aboud. The loaches weie upset und tolled over an oiiib iiiktnunt twenty-live feet high. They weie vet on the as was also the flobils nf the Height cars. K.illioadcis quickly extinguished the flames. Wnen the passongeiv won lemoved fiom the two loichos It was tound that seven ot them weie butt. The list Is: Miss Annie Stieluor. Concinaugh, arm and leg hioken: Miss Sue Gallagher, Alle gheny Cltj. hurt about side; Miss Min nie Ivory, St. Augustine, legs injuied; Mitchell Myeis, Lilly, shoulder ku or ated: Mis. P. K. Ilowcts. Wlndber, face and head binned; lieitha tiuttor b.uigh Pltculin. laccutcd and aim hint. The otheis were moie or less lnjuid. I In II road company plolciaus floated, the injured at Ciesson sta tion. Tliey,-., vere afteiwiuds sent home. ' ' GENERAL OSBORNE DEAD. Well-Known ex-Confjrassman Ex pires of Heart IMsease. Washington, Jun. 1. Ceiiotal Kdwln S. Osborne, an o-iepiOMnt,tllVi tiom Pennsylvania In the Foit -ninth, Plf tleth and Kifty-flist eo"guvves, died hue tonight of heatl disease. Ho was a veteian of the Civil war, and lor six eois was biigadler geneial ot the Na tional CJuuid of Pennsylvania. At tho conclusion nf the wai, Ceneial Osboina was appointed judge advocati to in vestigate i lunges of ctutlty to fedeial prisoneis brought against Captain Wlitz, Confideinte supeiintendenl of the Andoisonvllle pijsou, the icsult of which was tlio hanging of Wlitz. lieu oral Osliome was elected to congless fiom the stat" of Potins.vlvanla at I.ugi twice and once fiom the Wllke-lJan! dlstilct. He will bo bulled at Atllngton.Tliurs day tifteiuoon. beside the lenmins of his son. Lieutenant O-hoine. who win killed In the Philippines. A widow and live clitldien sutvlvc him. DUPONT REUNION. Descendants of Eleuthcie DuPont Gather at Wilmington. Wilmington, Del, Jan. 1. The io iinloii ol the Dupont t.uiillj, tlio well known tjwdr makeis, vv.is held to day at Jsalnt Am mi, the palitl.il ies donee of Mis. Luumotto Dupont. to cilebiato the lentontuil aiiuiv -isuy of tho atilval in Aini'ii'j of Ulettihoro Iieiiee I)u Poiu. t'.n found r of tlio powder ltianuf.ie tin, njr fluu. 11.' .Mine limn 1'ianio, nut landed at Xowpoit, IS. I. One hundred and twencv descind ants of Kletiiheie fi ,n v.ulous oii.is vseio s rtted .C tho 'ounion linner in a tempm.uy ann t i the i cshloi:; wlili h v is iM'islily doeniatti' c'olor.rl Homy A. T)u Pont lead liio family hlstoiy, compiled by iilinsclt tracing back two huuditd Mars. Fltzslmmons Matched. Ni iv Yutlc, Jan. 1 Uobut riuilimuoit wtis mutt lied today with Jack McCor mlik tor a slx-ioutut .-.paiiln', tontest. The nuisu Is to bo '." fin cent, of tho Kio ixeipts, the v.lnmf li lako all. The dit Is Jiiuiiaiy 'J), ami tlio plain Ju dtutilal ball, Phil ulelplila. No Bill Against Galllnger. Comord, N. If , Jan. 1. The grand juiy lenoi ed to .' ,vi Aldrleh tula). No iu dletner.t was found i gainst Souatoi Cut llngir, thuigcd Willi violating tlio ilvil i'oivIio Jnwii In sulleltlng suhvi Upton for campulgu putposcs trom fedeial of flerliolileis. - Fire Destioyo 375,000. Now Yoik, Jim. 1, Pile tonight totally dostlu)id tho lsh.ua building at Kllza I etl N. J., ciuslng a loss of ?7,"i.iH). Tlio leVMU' Moor ot the building was odiipied by five stoles and tho upper btoiles vuro used ns ollkes und a lodgo loom. DEATEE OF A DAY. York. Jan, l.-Cccige V. Mitre I, foim dcr nf tho Impiovid Order of llepta sophs, died suddi nly ut his home In Stowortslown this ii.ornln. Ho win aged TJ )e.us, On December U. ho icle hinted his gnldtn wedding. Deceiisoj was a nativn of Italthr.oro but bud been lpsldlm: lu till conn' tho past tvviuly live .veins. London, Jan. 1. Prank Shoppaid, of tho American 'varidty Mtm of Wood und Blieppard, died Bund.iy night from pneu monl i. Ho imd been preparing to re turn to tho United States nftcr a Iwo )cuib' visit to Kuropc. TREACHERY OF THE FILIPINOS THOUSANDS PREPARING TO RISE AGAINST AMERICANS. Heavy Fighting Along the Road at Santa Rosa American Troops Burn the Country in and Around Cabuyu Agulnaldo's Relatives Sunendsr American Prisoners Are Released Police Vigilance In creased at Manila. Manila, Jan. 1. Agttlnaldo'a wife, sisters unci eighteen Filipinos havolsur rendeied to Major March's battalion of the Thlrty-thlid Infantry at IJon'ter gtn in the piovlneo of that name. Thiee Filipino olllccts also surren dered to Major March; and the Fili pino gave up two Spanish and two Aiueilcau pilsoners. Manila, Jan. 1, 10.30 p. m. Tj first movement of n geneial southern nu vanee oeeutted this morning when two battalions of the Thlity-nitith in l nutty landed and occupied f'abuyao, on the south slifu of Lagama D . Day. Two Americans were killed and four weie wounded. Twenty-four ot the enemy's dead were found lu ouu house, one bundled and fifty ptison eis and a slx-pounder rapid Are gun were ennUiied. The gunboat Laguna De Day bom baidod the town betore the dl.seni b. n Ration of the tioops for the cas coes which was made under tho enemy's slnapnel lire. The enemy evacuated tho place befoie the chaig Ing Americans, retieatlng to Kant llos i, to which town they weie pui sued. Heavy lighting occuried ulong the mad to Santa Hoa. which waa oicupied b the lusui gents letl eating south tow aid Hllang. The Ametlcan binned the eountty between und .Hound C.iuuyau. The gunboat letuined to Calamb.i, for telnfotoonionts and thence i.imu to Manila to lotch ammunition. She le cently c.iptuteil tw)i nf the enemy's steam launches, one under the file of nttllleiv nt C.ilariba and also four lave'tes lo.i.led with lice. Other uglinents ate mobilizing to night at Sun Pedio MiuatI and Paslg, piipatatory to lontinutng tho south em ndv.UK e. Yi sterday's capture of bombs Involved the seizure of docu lrenls Inculpating u thousaml Filip inos who Intended to i!t against the Aliii'l leans. Papers weie ulso found, showing a disttibutlnn of the city into districts and a careful assignment of lo'idcis and followers. The precau tions taken by the Anurlcuns on Sat urday, It Is now ovldent, prevented au uprising. The Provost Mitshal hai lequestcd that two moio icglmetits be dot tiled for the piotectlon of Manila. Thivj tliousaiul tioops aie now actually In the city. FINE NEW YEAR'S GIFT. Maryland Raihoad Employes Re ceive Five Per Cent Increase in Wages. Haltlmote, Jan. 1. Kmployes of tlio Western Mtuyland l.illroad lecelved nn acceptable New Yen's gift today lu the shape of a live per cent increase in wages. In 1S2J, owing to the then flnanci.il depression, wages weio in duced ten per cent., with the piomlso that they should be restored as soon as finnnelil conditions wan anted. Karly in 10S one half the cut was restoted, and today they weio put back to the original schedule. Kxpert Accountant Stephen Little, of New joik, who Is making an examin ation of the books of the company, with a view of the city of Daltlmore silling Its Inteiest In the piopepfy, ie poits tint tho company earned last )ear, after paying opeiatlng pxpenses. and all fixed chaiges, a suiplus of S.0,131,9. m NON-UNION MAN SHOT. A Result of the Strike at Simpson Mills. Bagdad, FIa.,Jiiu. 1. Simpson & Co.'. mills have letused to accept tho result of the locent aibltiutlnu of the labor tioubles and gave noth e that they would no longer employ Knights of Labor. Last Thursday they posted notices that they would puy ten per cent, advance to all old hands who would sever their connections with the Knights, or to non-union men who up plb d at onre for woik. The uillhi opened with a full totcu of non-union men. Late this afternoon one of the i mplo.ves was shot fiom am bush und wounded In the thigh. A lot of logs .who alto cut loose and sot adrift. Set toils tumble is leaied. Mr. Moody Left No Will. Spilngncld, Mass. Jan. J. A petition wus pit suited lu tho piobato court lieio today by W it. Moody, eldest sun of the late evangelist Dwlght L. Moody, asking that his bo appointed udmlnlstiator of his fathers estate. The petition wilt bo acted upon tomouow when it is cMected the leeiuest will bo granted. Mr. Moody left no will. Oath Administered to Judge Weiss. 1 ku t Isbtirg. Jun. 1. Judge Slinonton ad. mlnlsti led tho oath of olllee today to Judge John S. Weiss us mJillttoii.it law judno of Diuphln county. Tho new Judge was appoint ' last winter and lo-elicted hi Novembi'i fnr tho full term of ten )(ius. Tho members of tho local b ir tendeied Judge Weiss an Informal recep tion after tho ceremonies. Gift from Comes lo. Now Yoik. Jan. 1. Anchovy Caraegio has given f),0)Hi to Cooper Union for tho establishment ol a d iy school, similar in scope to tho present nlsht school und tlio object of which will bo to give such prac tlcul lii'.tuietlon as shall enable ouu,r men to btcomo first class und skilled workmen, Croker's Accident. I.ondan, Jan. 2 A special dispatch from Wuntiigo, county ot iitrks, sti)s tint Itlehird Cioker, who bus been st.Dlng ut u louutiy houso near here, slipped whlla mounting a. hoise. owing to tho animal swerving und broko his leg. lliU NEWS THIS M0HX1NU Wcn'.hsr Indications Today: FAIR AND COLD. 1 Oenernl lloers Suffer iv llevcrso at Coksbuig. Kid McCoy Knocks Out Peter Maher. Agulnaldo's Wife Surrenders. Havana Ushers In Now Year with Torchlight Procession. 2 flcnorit Northeastern Pcnns)lvatila. Duuinore Doing.?. 3 LocalCourt Proceeding. County Commlssloneis Organize. 4 Kdltorlil. fl Local Kotmcr Scrantonlnns Will Fight tho lloers. Mention of Some Men of tho Hour. G Local West Scranton and Suburban. 7 Hound About tho County. 5 Local Llvo Industrial News. GOEBELITES ORGANIZING. They Control the Kentucky Legislature. Fiunkfoit, Ky Jan. 1. All doubt as to the ability of the (Joebel Doniociats to oignntzo botli houses of the leghli lure was dispelled by the attendance In the Democtattu mucus tonight. Ke.intor Ooebel was nominated for piestdent luo tern of the senate and tho entire Goebel slate wont thiough. In the house alt of the fifty-eight Democ'iats answeied to roll-call and put ttclpated. In the senate lour Donio ciats lein.Uncil out. They weie Sena tors Alexander, Hayes, Olllesple and Kobeits. Senator Hill was sick and absent, but Is not classed with the dls I sontoiH. In the senate caucus Senator H.u old eieated a sensation by making an al leged expose of the antl-Ooobel lea it ers, dei taring that he had been up punched by J, H. Whulleii. ot Louis ville, and puld $l,r.00 to lemuln out of tho caucus. Tho money, he said, had been placed In a box with the Louis ville Tiust company, the key to which lie passed up to Senator Ooebel, who was presiding over the caucus, end lug his speech by declining tint lie hail l enteicd Into the deal for the put pose or exposlrg Whallen, and fuithei, tint there was not inonev enough In the woi Id to make hlin disloyal to his paity und his state. Attorneys for Ooebel and other on testlng Democratic candidates fot state nftlces today served notices upon tho Republican contestants to take depo sitions to be usd us evident e in thu ponding contest cases and naming their witnesses. The list uf witnesses in cludes u long uttuy of ptomlticut men In both the Republican und nntl-Ooebel Democratic pat tli s, like Governor Htadley. Senator Deboe, Genet at H. W. Nuke, John H. Whallen and otheis. TheKepubllcans decided to.ilght to hold a conference tomouow and nomi nate a stialglit Republican ticket. Tho Ooebel leadeis say the huge attend ance at the Deniociatlc caucuses to night does not indicate anything as to the gubernatoilat contest or the sena torial stiuggle, as in the senate the Ooebel men and antl-Ooobel men en teicd Into a deal legurdlng division of the oftlces In that bianch and that sev eial others would have staed out but for this agieemeiit. They both r lulm that the antl-Ooebel men weio brought Into the house caucus by a like ttudo. und that It extends no fuithei than lu inoi low's pi ocei dings. South Tiiiuble, of Fiiinkllu county, was nominated tor speaker of the houss on the thliteenth ballot. Cantilll. of Scott, was the itindldatc of the "orig inal" Ooebel men, und Trimble's nomi nation was theiefoiu pleasing to tho clement which suppoited P. Watt Hut din for the nomination for govei n or. NEW YEAR'S BALL. Given by Drum Corps of Camp No. 430, P. O. S. of A. Tho dium coips of C.inii) No. II), IPatiiotle Older Sons of Amei let, yes teidny afternoon and evening gave It" annua! ball, ut Muslu hall. The affair was a groat mice ess, a laige number of the. nienibeis of the oulti tinning out In honor of the occasion, all of whom tlioioughly enjo)ed themselves. Piofissor Johnson furnished tho music. Those lu chuge of the lull wen': Muster of leiemonles, Wllll.nu i:. Klichhofi, committee of uuango lueiits, Chuilcs W. Sn.vdei. William J. Melster. William llhihault, Ch.ules Sanies, James F. Ledger. F. W. Hei iiiun, Jacob W. Smith, A. L. Main. A. J. Iluininen, F. C. Miller. Heiiiy Klefe-, F. C. Jones, August Fuess, William Fuiliz, H. C. Sanies, K. W. Itiie. Homy Chase. John llvatis. Homy Wel. i. MINERS EXAMINING BOARD. Thiee New Certificates and a Dupli cate Issued. William P. OiHllths, AVIlllnm Menick and Thomas Hailstone ceuupilslng tho lot al bout d of mine examine! s, n,o, yesteiday afternoon In the aibltiutlnu loom In tho cotnt house' and granted certificates to the following: Homy Scheilc, native of the Fulled States, woiks nt Hie I') lie, William, Ucaveii, native of Wales, woiks ai the Aich bulel: Patrick Moian, native of tin Flitted States, woiks nt Old I'm go: Thomas Mulheiti, nu'lvo of li eland, woiks nt the Oieenwond, Tho certlllcato fri anted to the lust named was a duplicate. EIGHT SUSPICIOUS DEATHS. Negroes Die Suddenly at Lady's Island. Chaileston, S. C. Jan. 1, Dining tho past week eight young negtoes have elled suddenly at Lilly's island, in the vicinity of tlio Cential Phosphate woiks, Heaufoit county, this state. Theio ale suspicions that tho whiskey they used was either tampered with or not chemically pure. The eighth man, the matlcaitler of the company, died today. Cameron to Succeed Mitchell, Harrisburg, Jan. 1. Governor Stono to. diy I'lipolnled David M. Cameron, of Wellsboio, piesldent Judge of Tloa coun ty to succeed Judge John I. Mitchell, who goes on tho Supcilr court bench. Judge Camejon's commission runs until the first Monday of next January. GEN. FRENCH DEFEATS THE BOERS The British Commander Now in Possession of Colesburg. BOERS WERE SURPRISED Flank Operations Weio Successful. The Boers Utterly Surprised, and Finding Their Retreat Threatened Fled In Despair to the Eastward, Leaving Colesburg in the Hands of Geneial Ficnch The Enemy Kept on the Run Saturday and Sunday. P.eiislieig, Capo Colony, Jan. 1. Gen eral Fietieh bus completely defeated the Hoeis and now occupies Colcs bei:;. The geneial continued to keep the Hoeis cm the move and piesseS theia closely Satin day and Sunday, giving them no time to make a ptolongcd stand, and when day bioke ho wa3 within sttlklng distance ol the enemy. Lust night all the cuvaliy, aitlllctv anil Intantiy, the latter tiding in wagons to ini lease the gonotul mobil ity, stinted upon u night match with the object of turning the Doois light. The flaiirv opeiatlotis weio successful. The Intantiy and Held battel les Im mediately made a feint attack on thu Boor ft out, anil while this was pro ceeding tin cavahy und light attlllery got completely around the enemy's tight Hank us ai tanged. The pro giuiiimo woiiied itdmhably. The Uoeis were Utteily suipilsod, and, finding their iotio.it threatened, fled In des pair to the eustwutd, leaving Coles buig tn Geneial Fiench's hands. Another Account. London, Jan. "J. The Pally Mnll hal the following despatch dated Jan. 1, from UcnsiburR' 'ostciday afternoon a big fmeo of cavahy and tnfuntiy with ton guns, under the peison.il command ot Gen eral Fiencli, moving by detour, occu pied some hills thiee miles fiom Coles beig.wheie tho Doois were in stiength. confident in the natural advantage of leieel them bv the bills around them. "The enemy's position extended six; miles mound the entile village. At daybieak our lutlllety opened the bat tle. Tho Hoeis weie taken by surpiis1. but lcplled vigorously An aitllleiy duel was maintained fijr two bonis. Then a. Doer Hotc'iklss collapsed und was abandoned. Wp captuied It. A Doer big gun was sllonied, but this and the other Hoer gnus wrio wlth di.iwn to the imithwiud whither wo tut1 haiiasving dip Doer ietie.it by .1 damaging shell Hie 'Cole.sbeig Is In our hands and thi few lemalning loyalists ate jubilant. We have captui.il many wagons and a i nnsldi inble iitiantlt) of stoics, "Our lowps weie itille slight, but the Hoeis must have nitf-red heavily. They may stop .il Aditeilang or orosj the liver Altger at Norv.il's Point, whoio the bildge is still intact." RAILROAD PENSION SYSTEM. Employes of tho Pennsylvania Rail lond Will Receive Benefits. Philadelphia, Jan. 1. Tin s)stom of pensioning old etuplcijes f the l'eun s)lvitnlu lt'ilhoad oomp.inv on the lines i lint of i'lttsbuig vvas Inuuguialeil to day. About :Oi men, who by leason of long sei v In lu the uimpiny's employ have become Incapacitated tot fuither active duty, wen letlicd mi pension tliat uveiago ne.tily half the wage they leeolved when ut woik. 1 1 is undei stood that a sum appioxlmating SuOO.OUO a je.it Is at piosent available for pinslonliig pui poses and that be foie the s.vsteni can be extended to linos west ot Pittsburg .t much l.ugcr uppinpilatlnn will be necessaiy. Thus f.u no person holding u pov Hon of Impoitatice has been affected by the pension mle. Hereafter no peisin over tlilitj-llve jeais of age will be taken Into tho cinplo) of the company. CALVIN PARSONS DEAD. One of tho Most Prominent Citlsens of Luzerne Passes Away. Wllkes-Uiuie, Jan. 1. Calvin Par sons, niio ot the most pioinlnent citi zens of Luicino county, died to-day at his lesldeuee, aged eighty-four )c.u.s. He was a descendant of oni of the pioneer families uf tho Wyoni Ing vallev. For over fifty e.us he was an elder lu the Piesb) tcilan church. He vvas also picsldent of thu W)omtng Com meuiotattvo association: vlco piesldent of tlio W)omlng lilstnilcal society und a elliector of tho People') bank, of this city. Police Stopped the Bout. Toledo, O., Jan. 1. ll.iinev Purey, of Cluclmiutl, and Ch.ules li lies, of Klk h.ut, Ind,, wclteiwelghls, wiro to havo fought ten rounds beforo tho Dastsldo Athlctle club tills nftirnoon. Tho first round was to vicious that tho poltco stopped the Lout. Pmey had tho beat of it but no decision was made. 4- "f -f - -f s). s). sj s. WEATHER FORECAST. - 4- Washington, Jan. 1, Forecast for f Tuesday and Wednesday: For s). s eastern Pennsylvania, fair, con- 4- tliiued low temperature Tuesday sV f und Wednesday j high northwester- 4 f ly winds. i. i
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