" 'S V V .f tribune. wnmtmt TWO OKNTS. TEN PAGES. SC11ANTON, PA., TUESDAY 3lOKMN(J, JAJiUAItY !, 11)00. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. fe GENERAL W0ITE STILL HOLDS OUT Boers Driven Back from Ladysmith with Heavy Loss. ENGLAND TAKES' HEART General White Reports Tierce Battle Yesterday Afternoon Burghers Pushed Attack with Gieatest Cour age Some of the British Entrench ments Taken and Recaptured Thiee Tlmos Fight Raged the Whole DayOne Point Occupied by Boers Until Dusk, When They Were Driven Out at Point of Bayonet. White's Stock of Ammunition Is Low. London, Jan. P. 3 I n. m. General Whit"- Hill linlilx out, or did some slxtv hours ago when this Roors, ousted fiuni their foothold Inside tho woiks, suponded tholr i.-sault at nlght fall Hngland has taken hoait. The situation, however. Is Wf.lo. Tho be le.lRUeled loii'e must have expended huge :iniot:nt of ammunition, which tannot be 1 epic iilhed, and must hiivo lost ii number of oilieers nnd men, which N 1 ountorbilaneod to far as the gunlson Is concerned, by the greater le,s ol tho Doors. dene ml White still mods lellef and the difficulties loni'tonting General Duller aio as great as l)"fore. The fininei'! unadorned sentences, as read and le-roud. suggest eloquently the jieill In which the town was for fourteen hours, and how lurely ablo his u.OO'i in 'ti were to keep from be ing overcome. The chief concern for General White Is In repeet of ammunition. Slxty olght dis ago, at the b sinning of the siege, his small aims ammunition was vaguely eleseilbed as 'plenty." Ills aitllleiy thin had :'00 rounds per nun. Some of the batteries have been In aitlon fieiiuently since then, and all weie nrrbi'blvi engaged last Saturday. His .stock of shells, consequently, must be low, and this will make It difficult for (ieneral AVhlte to coopsruto In a movement by General Rtillrr. The entrenchments at Ladysmith, as described In a. mis-sage that left a day of two befoto the tight, and lias Just come through, nr-j fortified hills, well oired with rifle pits and trenches, down which the Infantry move In single file to the various posts In absolute safety. Full rations are still Fcrved, but no whiskey or to. bacc'i. Hngland Is preparing fresh arma ments, and twenty-two transports will he on the way to South Aft lea duilnjj the present month According to th programme, Sl.ono uddltlonal troops and poenty-two guns will soon be afloat. The government has ordeicd Vlckeis Sons & Maxim, Limited, to manu faeture as many 4.7 Inch and fi inoh fiuick llreis as tan bo luined out un til otherwise notltlod. BOERS DRIVEN BACK. General White's Troops Engage in a Desperate Battle. 1 London, Jan. s. it was not till tho middle of the afternoon that an official confirmation was coming of the Fioie camp u-poits of Oeneial White's suc cess at Ladsmlth. At .1.40 p. m. the war office lellevcd the tenon of tho waiting ciowds by posting the follow ing despatch fiom the fiont: "Frero Camp. Natal, nee. S. Th following Is from White, dated 2 p. ni. yesteiday (Sundav): '"An attack win commencM on my position, but was chiefly ugaliibt ias. ai's camp and Wagon Hill. The ene my was In gieat Htrength and pushed the nttack with the gieatest coinage and eneigy. Some of our entrench ments on Wagon Hill were thiee times taken by the enemy and retaken by us Tho attack continued until 7.30 p in One point In nut position was occu pied by the enemy the whole day hu at dusk, in a veiy heavy ialn st'ori'i" they worn tuincd out of this position at the point of tho bayonet In a mo?t gallant manner by the Devnns led by Colonel Park. "'Colonel Ian Hamilton eommandei on Wagon Hill nnd rendeicd valuable servlies.' '"The Hoops have had a ery trying time and have behaved evcillently They aie elated at the service they have rendeicd tho queen. Enemy Repulsed. '"The enemy wete repulsed every whete with veiy heavv loss, greatly exceeding that on my side, which will he reported as soon as the lists have been completed.' " Not since the day of General Huller'a teveiso has such a crowd of Inquliem visited the war office as was present there today. As tho afternoon ino pressed a repot t was current thut Ladysmith had surrendeied, und the depression In the lobbies had become extreme, when an official appeared, nnd In a loud voice shouted, "Good news!" nnd posted the dispatch chronicling a brilliant victory for the Hiltlsh troop Even the hilef official announcement ent by General White seems to entitle his success tn the adjective "billllant," so often misused during the piesetit war. Reading between the lines of tieneial White's dispatch, It Is evident tint then- was a desperate light, tho Hilt lsh entrenchments having been tltilco taken und it taken, and at dusk the Devonshire regiment, nt the point of the bayonet, drove out tho Roers from another position which thev had occu pied all day long. The news spicad With astonishing nipldlty alt over London nnd caused an Instantaneous changu In the splilt of the metropolis. Smiling faces weio seen everywhere, and even at tho sedate foreign office and other dfpiutments of the government elation was shown. The ucwspapcis weie ull Jubilant. The consei vatlve Standard, In big head lines, announced a "Glotlous VIctoiv at Lad smith." The stock exchange heaid the news with cheers, and prices ascended Im mediately In all departments. GENERAL METHUEN BLAMED. Wauchope Unheeded at Mageisfon teln, Lord Dc la Wnrr Says. London, Jan. 8. Lord De la Wa:r, In a graphic description of the battl cf Magersronttln, says: "It Is useless to disguise that .1 huge percentage of tho troops aio losing heai t for a campaign compils-M of a succession of fiontal attacks on an In- , visible foe, socuiely entrenched and un- . Shortly after the ball of each de detachable. Our men fought aelmlr- ' fondant had been doclnud foifelted. ably, but they weie asked to forfeit in Coroner Dug.m lecelved a special de miiacles. Don't blame them, and llv-ty letter containing the jclgr:itloii don't blnme the gallant kciumI who 1 of S liter as deputy coronet The lesig was the 111 st victim of the teiv'b'.e dls- n Ulon was dated last Sat1ml.1v. hut aster which oveicanie the Highland Ililgade. They matched In qurte; column to their doom. fJen i. AVau chope's last words, 'For Go l'f, sake, men, do not blame me for this,' will gladden the hearts of his nun bit less fi lends. Theio was no nceird between Oeneial Methuen and Geneal Wau chope In legal d to the best fethod of attack. Oeneial Methuen s plin p.c vailed, and the mistake cost 70) mi n." SAYS GA1ACRE SHOT HIS GUIDE Statement in a Letter Written by One of the Irish Rifles. ' London, Jan. S. A private of the Irish Itlfles, who fought at Stormbeig, In a letter to his home, s,as that when ' Genet al Gatacre saw the position Into which the guide had led tho ttojpt he shot the man dead with his own revol ver. WILLIAM'S SPEECH TO BE SENSATIONAL The Emperor Will Make Some Re marks Upon the Seizure of German Vessels by British Wai ships. Herlln, Jan. S. It Is not expected that the speech from the tin one at the opening of the Prussian diet will contain matter of special Interest and the relchstag will reconvene without ceiemony. Fiom an absolutely 1 en able .source, however, the correspon dent of the Associated Press learns that Emperor William w 111 make an Impoitant und sensational speech to monovv night nt the century festival of the Herlln Technical High school. His majesty's remarks will be politi cal, dealing especially w 1th the naval question, and will touch upon the sen sation of the hour, namely, the seizure of Geimau vesrels by Hiltlsh waishlps In South African waters. Court circles here 1 elate a number of details showing his niujestj's change of mind as to Great Hi Haiti's policy, and tho tepoits that Huglaud has sent out new and more stringent Instiuc tlons In lefeieuce to searching vessels going to South Afilea are received ev ery wheio with Intense dissatisfaction. The foielgn ofllcc this evening author ised the following statement: "Germany lecognlzes the right ot se.11 eh within ceituln specific limits. Among the points uumeiated tn the pt otist filed In London Is one contend ing that Kngland has exceeded thine limits. No answer has yet been to celved to this piotest." IN MEMORY OF 31001) V. Services Held nt Carnegie Hall in New YoiA. New Yotk, Ian. . Set vices in inemoiy of the late Dvvlpht L. Moody were held today ut Cemegle ball. The vast auditorium was filled to Its ut most with a reptcentPtlve audience. Thete were ministers of each fuitli and creed and persons from eveiy walk of lire and lepiesentlng eveiy na tionality and color. The poor were there, and the long line of canlages that etended for blocks down Hiuad way and nrtiv-sevcnth streit showed that tho rich had a vvurm leg.ird for him. Iia D. Snnkey, the dead evangelist's companion in his work, was present und led the singing. The speakeis were Hew Wilton Merle Smith, Row David H. Greer, Rev. Theodore I.. Cuvler, Rev. J. M. Ruckley, Rev. A. C. Dixon. Rev. David J. nurrell, nnd John R. Molt. Knocked Out by Thurston. Washington, Jan, 7. Tho senate todav rejected the nomination of Richard J, Herlln as census supei visor for the Sec. ond eennus district of Neluaska, embrac ing the city of Omaha, The adverse tie. tlon was taken because of tho opposition of Senator Thurston. Omaha being Ills home city. o stuteil that Congressman Merrcr had made tho selection without consulting I1I111 and thut the nomination was objectionable to him. " 1 Senator Gear Renominated. Des Molues, la., Jim, K,-8enutor John Homy O.vr was lenomlnatecl without op position fty tho Republicans In Joint caucus tonight. The scuntoilal election will tr-ke place eti Tuetday next. The Democ ratio raiiciiK named I-'itd H. While, of Webster, ns its candidate for sen ator and h" will iccelvu tho compliment of his putty's vote. NINE MEN INDICTED IN PHILADELPHIA ACCUSED OF STUFFING BALLOT BOXES. THE Three of the Party Have Disap pearedThe Others Arc Under Bail The Non-nppenianco of tho Men for Trial Causes a Sensation. District Attorney Will Bring Suit Against the Bondsmen. l'hlludelphla, Jan. S.-The nine men I who weio Indicted Inst week chaig-'d with impersonating eleellop ulllccis, making fraudulent returns, and stuff ing tho ballot bov In the Tlilrtienth division of the Seventh waul at tho election for state ttenruror In Novem bir last, ui- fueltlves fi mi liistke, not one of them ans.MiInc hh, nam when the case came up for ttlal In the court of quarter fissions today. The ball of etch defendant was Im mediately forfeited and win rants for their utrest weie Issued t'p to lute tonight none of the accused men had been apprehended. The defendants ire: Samuel Salter, deputy coioner of Philadelphia; Jos. fj, Hogers, lieutenant of inpltol po lice, Washington, l. f: Cli'roncf Mes'-er, formcily employed In the copyilght bureuu of th tn-isuiy do paitmint, Washltu-'ton; Win. Cc.uk, Hany McCabe, and James T. Sheehan, also of Washington, and John Sllbcr tnan. John Scullen and John Hantia, of this city. The three last mined dl3 appi.ued when tho fiauds wite Hist discovered, while the otheis weio un- der ball. the envelope showed that It had been mailed In this ilty at ll':.". o'clock this morning. A Sensation. The non-appeai ai.ee of the men for ttlal pn)duc"l .1 smill sen.ntlon In political elides. District Attorney Hotherinel and his assistants wou'foi tin I fully piepare.l to go on with the cas and theie was not the i lightest sus picion that the defendants would tb' until their names hail been ealkcl and they did not icspond. As yeon as the district attorney wai satisfied that the men li id ih-d this Jutbdlclloii he immediately ask si Judge Hregy to dccl.it e foifelted th bonds of the defendants. Counsel for the defendants weie in coint and mad no move to resist the application of tlio district nttomey, aial the judge gi anted the leeiuest. The bondsmen for tho six defendant who weie un tie r bail were: Km- Salter, $l,vim, i;d wln H. Vine, of this eltv: fer HogoM, Sl.SOi), and Messei, $l,Snu, nepresenta tlve John P. Slater: for Cook. S,'n.l. Hankln. JJ.DOC and MeCabe, HSin. H. P. Maekln, or this city. The district attorney announced his Intention of Immediately bringing suit against the bondsmen for the tecovery of the amount of bill. There Is every indication that the defend mts have fled from the citv. None have been seen for several davs. and all efforts to locate them have thus far moved 1 fruitless The fiauds for which the men stand indicted were exposed thiough the agency of Oorge Kltklnnd, of Wash ington, Who acted as mlmultv li-,. .,.-. tor In the division named, inestimably in the Interest of the alleged guilty ones, but actually In behalf of a ii..w.s- I paper. There are sltcn Indictments . against th" men. I It is nlso charged tint Miiim,ni Hogers bi ought a number of uneaten ' "'Is city fiom Washington who acieo unuer instiuctlons Horn him and Deputy Coroner Salter. RELIGIOUS CENSUS. A Bifr Enterprise Formally launched at Philadelphia. I'hllidelphia. Jan. S.-A big ,.tet- pilse was fotmally launched tonight. when representatives of all the 'lnh. Ian denominations and otganlatlo a 11 this city met and announced a ie- llglous census of the city i..,. , The census will be a complete on- oveiing the million and a quarter .V peopl,. of Phll.uldi.hlu. and the vvo-k will nil be done In one day. An army of woikets. representing all denomlni- tlons, will be employed on Feb l'.' In gathciliig stiitlstles. The entile elfv has been divided Into dlsOlcts and sub- insiiicis. Tills s the Hist I lllln 11 . f. llglous censnii hnu 1,.,..,, ,,...i..-.i ,. , - , "' " ""'HI IIIKUII 111 th s eltv In uiiiri. i,n .1,. -.u. i... . nomlnatlf..m hn.i, i.,i"i ... '.:.":" '" merit. The movement Is under the di rect ovei sight of the Philadelphia t-outity Sabbath School association. Tonight's meeting was addressed by a dozen leading clergymen and lavmeii, including the Rev. Floyd W. Tomklns tector of Holy TrJnltv: Hon. John II Converse, of tho Haldwln Locomotive, works; Mi. H. J. Heinz, of Pittsburg Dr. Georgo W. Hailey, Rev. .1. M Crow ell. D. D.. of the American Sab hath School union, and Dr. A. J. Hlack all. of the Haptist Hoaid of publica tion. Thought He Had Hershey. Limciuter. Pa.. Jan. S.-A. K. Spurrier, a detective, who hai the case of ex County Tieasurer Hershev In charge, ic cclv id a tile gram trom New York ci te relay that Rendu had been raptured tlicie. He went to Xew Yoik at once and today wired buck that tho mint ariesled was not Hershev hut boio a rem.ukablo resemblance to him. 'Squlio Younjr Sentenced. Westfllester. Jan. S.'Sqnlrn S. S. Young, of Hast Hallow Held, was today sintetlced by the court to pay a fine or pianil all costs of prosecution in the tilil vvlilci lesulted In lily conviction of fiuud as . tifllcer or a Ri publican prcllminniy mecng In his township lust full. Tho bill of costs Is nearly fim. Weavers' Wajes Increased. Wllkes-rtarre. Jan. 8 The vvravets of the Wllkes-Harro lace mill have had their wages Ini n used 1.' per cent. About L5U hands are affected. The Ini'icuso was voluntary upon the purt of the management. CHARGES OF HERESY. Will Be Piefeircd Against Rev. Ar thur C. McGitiort. New Yotk. .Ian. S. At the meeting of the New Yoik Prtsb.vtciy today Row George F. Hitch stuled elclk seivcd notice that ho wot.Iel piefer ch.irges of lieu sy against He v. Ai' thur (. McGlftfi't. piufessnr In Fnlor theological semlniny. The picsbvtoiy Used rtcvt .Monday nttoiuuoii as th. tltno for In. 11 In;: the (hinges. This action fones u tilil nl Ptof. Mcnirfeil hi the cha'ges which wen virtually made ugulnst him In th" goiieial assembly In 1S'U cm an over ture fiom the piesbvttty of Plttfl hui g. Th" genet al usotnblv of lVii lofcried the v. hole nutter of Dr Mct'lfTojf" alleged heresies to the iiresbvtei v of New Yuil; is having ilu.aiy constitu tional ti'spotiulbllltv. and the pusby- iei one inonili ago, clcclcled liv a 11.e oj . to J. tint the Inteiists of the chuuh would best be suhsi rvnl by disavowing the teachings f n,. Me- 1 C.lffc 1 1 and letting the matte: chop. 1 .. . A. . - ( 'I lie action of J!ev Dr. ttlrt.ll to- ' day ih-iefoie resulted In a lvated dls ciisslon, the iHliiiiM.f v.hli'b was nol mail- public by tho stati'd cleik. It resulted, however. In a vhtoiv for hl.u so far as bilnglng the cbaipes Is con , cei ned. GOVEHNMEiMT OF PUERTO RICO Report of Governor Genornl Davis. Civil Administintion in Hands of Natives to a Large Extent. Washington, Jan. S C.enenl Davis, governor general of Puerto Itleo. ap pealed befoie the Insula! atfalis com mlttie of tho house toduv nnd made a geneiai statement regarding tho sit- t u.iiioii in niiaiis in xnat isianu. rae people of Pueito Itleo. he said, weie accustomed to aibltiary conttol, co-i- tiol ol the kind tliiouch mlnl-teis or seeietailes In cli.nge of several deput- I ments. He had believed when he cam , to the admlnlsf.atlon and the affairs of the Islands that things could be 1 betteied by eliminating these Inlet- ! Intel - medial les and getting closer to the people. He has made a step In tint diieetlon bv substituting mied bnaids seeietailes, and the icsitlt, Davis, ald, hid been veiy (5enei.il fc.itlstactoiy fiom his point of view. The i Ml admlnlstiatlon was now entile ly In the hands of the bonds of health, charities, education. ,. IllMK1 works, etc. In all of which tho natives t had lepi equitation. The- customs wete collected by army olllceis, assisted by natives. Native were eveiy where the piincipal employes, one of the great problems which had c.infionted him "ns tllilt ot making le-dpts and e pemiituies naiance. This had been ac computed by leailluslinenl of salaries and other economics. The Industtlnl situation In tho Isl 1 nnd, Geneiai Davlf. raid, was not sat Isfaitoiy. He sketched the discour agement which hat' resulted fi-0111 the tir.de and tatllY discriminations against J the pioducts of the island, both In the Pnited States md Cuba hunlcane devastated the befoie tho Island last August, when coffee plantations had been tultied and eveiy banana plant 1 In the Islnnd had In en destiojed. Ilegndlng the political rltu itlon, I (Seuet.il Davis deseilbed the futy with ",lUh tm' "-'lives plundeied and mur del e 1 the Spanlaiils after the wai closed. rhey sought to even up all old eoies. All that, however, had been stopped by the military and civil ills 01 dets had leased. Geneiai Divls s ild lie thought les than one per cent, of the Inhabitants un lei stood the icpponslbllltks ol self goveiiiiuent. - CLARK SENATORIAL CASE. Heiring Resumed Yesterdiy Aftei noon Cioss-examinr.tion of Vihito sU'o AV.ishlngton Jan S When the heir ing of the Claik senatotlal case was lesumed this af let noon the i-ioss-cc-.imlnatloii of Mr Whiteside continue I. The main direction of the questioning was to hi tug out points of dllteienec between the witness's statements now and those made befoie the ftiind tin. v. I One of the questions In ought out it new statement fiom Mi. Whiteside th"t his knovleiU'e that bii'oei was goliij on was iiinllnnrcl win 11 a pa: ty in th ti.insaetlou took fiom his pocket a loll . ot bills und s ild: That's what we do the business ! with " I The cio-s-examluatlon sought to tiling out the 1 liciinistanees of an it legeil meeting between th witness and an election olllilnl who In Id the ha!- 1 lots in the i lie Hon In which Whiteside 1,,., i nac paitlelpated. The witness was asked, If he had not olfeied $l,0i)0 fr the ballots Mi. I Reside denied that thl.c had occtnied Hid asserted that h. had proof to show Unit a paitv had been paid to make such a statement against htm. He also said that ,i pioseetitlon Instituted against him In this case was duo to ptejudlee and was Insplied by one of Ml. Cl.llk'.s ussjel atc s. At one point Mr P.ilus, of the com mittee, objected to having the witness "budgeted" by counsel, Hx-Senator IMmuiids, of counsd against CI n I;, said many of the questions had been Improper, but they were tint objected to, as the widest latitude was ik:sitv.'l In testing the witness. Mr. Whiteside then went over tho ilieuiustances of tils being uuthntizej to ofier $.'.,00') to each of two members, with KM down on condition that their votes would be fo: the omlng If deslied. He wns ciuestloned on all the details. The cioss-examination of Whlteslibi was still In pioj'iess when the com mlttcciudjnuinccl until morning. Victoiy of Colombian Revolutionists. Caracas. Veneaiel i. Jan. S. (Via Hay tlan e able). Advices ueelved hero tnday say that tho Colon bl.in levolutlfmlsts have taken I'nmplona and llueitaninnsu without a tight. It Is added that they Intend to reach l.ouotu by way of Soc- 01 10, Roland Reed Worse. Ni w York, Jan, 8. The condition of Roland Ried, which was reported as wutso this morning, Is unchanged tculght. Ho Is dangerously 111. BRYAN OBSERVES JACKSON DAY AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BE FORE THE OMAHA CLUB. The Speech of tho Evening Made by Mr. Drynn in Response to tho Toast "Our Nation" Greeted with Tumultuous Applause Other Speakers nnd Responses. omalia, Jan. S. Jackson day was np ptnpt lately celebtated In (Imahn todav by the Jaeksonlan club. Thiee separ ate functions were down on the pro gianime, and each was a distinct and giatlfylng success. The first was an I fl-lt ( 1 -.-. .lill.iH t.nl.1 ..l.lU Vl.ivil- . Illllll llllll I I'l'l'lll II I lll'l 1 III I'lllll I I'llll " -,-.... .. .-... .,..-. .- quaitcis this afternoon at which W. ,. Iliyim, Coiigiessmen Cut mack, of Tenncsxc, Overmever, of Kansas, Weaver, of Iowa, und several other Dimoeiatle llchts lights were the guists. Mi, Hijun was the chief center of nt- ti action and dining the two hours the ice option lasted sevetal hundted Dctii- 1 ocrats paid their respects. At b o'clock a dinner was tendeied Mr. Iliyim und a few other notables at the Omaha club At'!) o'clock tonight occurred the an nual banquet of the club In the pallors of the Paton hotel, with Mr. Hrvan the guest of honor. Covers were laid for IJOiJ and theio were no vacant places. An elaborate menu was solved und It was near midnight befoie speaking began. The speech of the evening was made bv W. J. Ihjan In 1 espouse to the toisf "Our Nation." He was greeted with tumultuous applause ami when he concluded his rcmaiks another ova- tl,m VNm Kiv,, him. He spoke (n part as, follows: " .,,,. j , Danger of Gold Standaid. Mr. Hi an said, In pirt: '1 ho-e who .-nulled the money question In 1"'! inie-aw tin- danger thrcalimd by !' gold staiulaid and pointed out that Its 1 l"-'""anc ni eiaimsnnienc wimui invoke ",s '". ' V. I "n-'iul..l dlslui bantu occur. lltlHl 111 JllilUlM-) IIIIL llll' UlIJtVT-t UCU ll'l the most pail hllnil to the warning. What do We sie now .' Notwithstanding the I11 c 11 used pioductlou of gold, a evv vlctor li s won by the lioeis In South Afilea h ie nl irnu d the same bankets nnd they an now fiaiing 11 innlc unless England H imme ill iti'lv siieeessful. Their tlimn ilil lutirist in Kiml ind's triumph Is so .....i . ti.., ... i. ..r ,1.. ,. I,.., .. kit. ,i. 1 .1 , 1V.I1 ,,K,b 11111,1.. ,11 .111.1. (.. ..l..LM. tl., I,. . n-i,, 1 1 1, Int .i wit I , , iMrnmlilil... m)lI al;. i,t,,,i,rK for ihe extension of the titithoiitv of a queen If such agitation lesults fiom 11 war bit ween Hiigland and a little republic what must t expect If war ever breaks out between two gold standard countries ot the 111 st class? Without Illume I. il In dependence this nation cannot be fnile pendi nt either In Its foreign or Its do me stle pulley nnd jit the IU public an pir tv Is even now preparing to chain Ameri ca llkci .1 captlvo to Kuropo's golden ilia 1 lot 'those who studied the money question in 1S1! nlso foies.iw thut the retirement of the greenbacks was a part of the gold standard plan. Many llipublle-ans mwitttna nt tin, 1.1,., nti.1 lllo t,r,.lil, nt I 1U(1ifiL., unv mention of tho matter in his , utter of .11 1 pittance. Hut now the scheme Is being unfolded rind the financier.) are to bo empowered to expand er contract the currency at their own will and tor their own pecuniary ad vantage. Tluiso who studied the tiust question of 1SG foresiw that an administration pliiied In power by the aid of gnat mon opolies could not be lelled upon to tie- I stroy the trusts, but m.inv who could not I... . 1.... It...l t... .. ,.. ..,.. .... ...... I.ilt..- r.,vl. ..,1 l,v h, t.,,,1,1 nnutli ...i.l ... . ereascd power ot monopolies. Anv one who has read history or under- stnnds hum in natuic knovs that one I ten cannot iross an ocean and dominate iini.tln r i.ue without keeping un ainiy ivr pi ist nt to hold tho completed nue in subjugation and Mt tlm Republican h.idiis thought ot pri'tendid to think, thut an Impeilil pnllcv would bo accepted b the I'lllplm.s with dellglit. The dielslon of the nation on the l'lul l.iplno iiiustlon will be an epoch-making decision. AVe stand at the patting of the w.ivs und must i hoi.sc between the iloi- tiiues of rcpulillis nnd the doctlines of f lupins At till" supieine ctNIs In mil eat li it's histniv we may well recall tlm vnrds of Low ell' i "(line toevciy in. in and u itlon comes the iiioinent to di i lilo. I In the stiile ol truth with falsehood, for the good i r evil sldu; Some meat e line, Ind's new Mi ssl th. of fering i nil tin bloom or bllKlit, ' Parts the goits tiMuti the lilt hand and ' the sin c p upon the rUht: , And the Imlee am s bv foiever.'twlxt Hut taikncs i and that light." Other speakets and i espouses weie as follows "History Repeats Itself," David Oveimeer, of Kansas; "Dem ocracy's New Year," A. J. Weaver, falls "tt. Neb., "Impel lullsm," fun gtessntan ('.iiiniiek: "The Press," Wil lis J. Ahbott, piess agent of the n i tlomil Demo, i.ttlc i oniinlttec, and "The Jaeksonlan Club." YV. O. (lllbeit. of Omaha. KILLED BY AN ACTOR. A Young Woman Shot by John Furnell. Chicago, Jan. S. A man supposed to bo John Futnell shot and killed a young woman and then tried to commit sui cide In u morning house on YV'est Madi son stieet today. When the door of the loom was opened Hits evening the miu was jet alive and semi-conscious At the county hospital he became uncon scious, und the Identity of both re mained a mystery. Tho couple, the police believe, were theatrical people, judging fiom their appeaianco. their baggage and many photographs und other articles found In tho room. Tlio police believe, the nian'H name Is John Furnell. that It" was an actor and formerly connected with the Coon Hollow company. The cause of the cilmo Is a mystery. Geneiai Gieely's Condition. Washington, Jan. S. Tho condition of (ii'iieuil C.ieely. tlio chief signal olllcer or tho nrmy, who was assaulted by a drunken man lust night, continues favor ablu mid tonight It was stated at hid homo that his neovery while tedious is believed to be fnllly ussuied, FieBent fiom Rockefeller. New York, Jan. S. At a meeting of the boiiiil of trustees ot Columbia university today, It was unnouiiccd that John D. Rockefeller hud presented f 100,000 to the university for tho endowment of a chair of psihjology THE NEWS THIS MO KM Ml Weothcr InJIcatlom TaJay: FAIR HIGH WINDS. (Jinur.il-deiieral White Stilt ncciipleo I .ad) smith. W. .1. Hi villi's Adiltess lleforo the Oni.ilia Club. (leinr.d Sehwiin In feats rillphios Nine I'htlmlelphlaiis InillUed for Hal- lei Prainls. (Jetiual Nnlllieastcin lVniislvnnl,i. Woik of the National I.iivMnakets. rinanilal and ('omimtcl il. Local Kit st Session of tho Superior t.'ourt, Commoii Pleas Court Proceedings. Kdllorlal. News nnd Comment. (ieneral Pact 4 About the Oraiigo t'"rco State. Local Mis. Itcucr Talks on Pure Poods. Ciimmltlce to Look Alter Disinfection of Schools. Lnial-M!uctn of Plist District In Sis. tduii. Lively Itoird or Coutiol Muting. Local West Sciatiton and Silblirhau, Koutitl About tlio Count v. Local Mention of Sumo Men of the Hour. Live News of tho Industrial World. THE MOLINEUX TRIAL NEARING THE FINISH Prosecution Hopes to Have All Tes timony in This Week Handwrit ing Experts 011 the Stand Yester day. New oll, Jan. S--T1m develop ments In today's pioc ceding in tho ti lul of Ilolmd 1! Moiliinuv for the inui der of Mis. Kathailue .1. dams, brought the hope that the piosecutl ei would gel tl tough wltn Its cis.- by the end of the piesent vick. Three witnesses gave linpoitatit testimony. jjor,;s Jtoimann, a membei of the lli'ii In Xewnik for which Mi, Mollneut was sui'iilntendetit, said that the film of Mouls, Iletniarn .V. 'o., went Into tho dry color business In IS'if. with Mr. MolIneiiN as sup.uintendent ar.d It was upon the latlei'a knowledge of dry colois and ihein'cal icclpes th it they stinted to woik. Hvliltnee was lntioduced last week to show the ease with Which cvundlde of metelirv, the poison which Is nllegce' to have kKIed Jlis. Adams, could be produced by a combination of diy olii KiUvIn H. Hav. of Waahliigton, te.? tllled as. an expeit in handw tiling. He gave It as his oplni n that th letters signed "Harnet" and "Cor nish" and the admitted handw litlngi W3ie written by the smie peison. He nlso sjld that If was his opinion that tho admitted handw lillngs and dH puted wiltngs In the "Hirn-t" and ''lnlsh" lettris and that ot" tln poison packigo address weie all writ ten by on j min, and that man was the pilsoner at the be.r. Mr. Hay then gave his reasons for 1 caching this conclusion, and his 1eclt.1l or the re semblances and ih.iracii'ilstles. In llu wrltlups were slmilir to those made by Kinsley, Tyrrell. Tulniun and Ames, who testltlnd as handwriting experts. Alfied H. 1 It ahum, paving teller of the Hank of North America, testi fied to having received the w things in evidence In the case and of having carefully studied them lie said thin was nhsulutolv no doubt In his mind itl'.lt till- UlllltlSS Oil tile los3 pa, k- KO -""d tint In the' bogus Hmiet and ' Cornish letteis were all vviht-n bv tho , samo hand that wiote tin- admitted lettets. Coutt th"ii adjoin tied. SAW THREE CENTURIES. Ex-Slave Died i" Camden at the Age of 107 Yeais. Philadelphia, Jan. S - im Itu Rv.in. coloied, nt No fi; Petty avenue, cam den, died .vesteiday at the age ot 107 veats. She was a slave lor a half con- miy in ii wfiiinv ! uiiii'rn innitiv. Alter the civil war she temi.vod to Camden, whole she hnr icMdid ever slliee. Her utily stuvlvoi Is a s,m who has p.tss'd the thieisnae and ten nink. Mis Rvans death wis din ti old age. She s.tw one v hole c '111111' and pints of two otheis, TIEEMAN KILLED. Wieck on Norfolk and Western. Sevcial Fassenfjers Iiiuied. Hiadtoid. Vii Jan. '.The Noifo'k and Western passengi r tialu west hotind, leaving bete at 7, Pi this even ing, was wieeueil at the midge east of Pulaski about 8 0 p. in. Kugltiecr John H. Smith, ot Hiistol, wns badlv hint, and Fit em.iu Percy Ci outer, of Roar ol.e, was killed. Two uostul clerks were also seilous ly Injured. Several passengeis weio biulsed, but none seriously hint. Insuir.nce Manager's Suicide. llarilsburg. Jan. S.-Jamis Calhoun, until the first of January the icslditit manager of the Hqultable Llfo liisuranco company, committed nilclde toda at Ills resilience) by shooting himself In tho head He was about I eais et a,'c. Mr. C.il holm's fathei Is sulci to have been a dls. thiKiiUhcd editor and publisher in Lou don. Steamship Al rivals. Liverpool, Jan, K Arrived: (Joorsle, fiom New Yoik. Sailed: Civic, for New Yoik. Rotterdam Aulved: Reticulum, riorn New York. LUnd Passul: Minis, clam, from New Yoik for Rotteidam. New Yoik Cleuted: Tnurle, for Liver pool. McKlnley Asked to Intervene. Rune, Jan. S. Tho ixeeutlvo commltteo of tlm luti rtiiitlonal peace society lias sent a tele gram to President McKlnley asking him tn Intervene with a view of ending tho war In South Afilea. Fannsylvania Postmasters, Washington, Jan. 8. H. C. Carey was today appointed postmaster at Mahanoy Plane, Schujlklll county, und Martha Cuipenter, at Dcckervllle, Wyoming county. THE LUZON CAMPAIGN Filipinos Are Defeated by Gen. Schwan's Column. THE PRISONERS TAKEN Blnang Occupied by Americans One Killed anil Three Wounded Nina of the Insurgents' Dead Found on the Field An American Deserter in n Rebel Major's Uniform Among tho Killed Wheaton Hoving Toward Perez des Marinas Sis Cases and Four Deaths from Bu bonic Plague. , Manila, Jan. 8. General Schwan's column, advancing to tho south, occu pied Hlnang. Ono American was killed and three weio wounded. Nine of the enetiij'H dead were found on tho flflcl after the light. A number of rifles were captuicd and several prisoners weie taken. Johnson, a deserter from the Sixth' United States ui littery, clothed in n, ninjot's uniform, was founl among the. Instil gent dead at Novelet x esLrday. Geneiai Wheaton In moving toward Peiei des Mnilnas today. Washington, Jan. &. Tho war de pal tmont has received the followlni? fiom Geneiai Otis: "Manila, Jan. 8. Hates puir.ulng en emy In south with vigor. Schwan'H ' column moving along slime Laguna do j Hay stiuck eight hundred Insurrectors under Genci.il Noilel at Hlnen, sixth 1 Instant, and diove them westward on j Sllong, captured place from which point ' cavahy pushed through to Iudang. . He hw an captuted three of Nortel's slc I pieces nitlllety and will take remainder. 1 also his tianspoitatlon with records I and laige unantlty of ammunition. Two battalions Twenty-eighth, part ot I Whealon's column, struck enemy near Iituis jesteulay, killing and wounding one bundled and foity, Hlrkhelmer with battalion Twi nty-elghth struck enemy e' ttenc hed(vest of llacoor yes teiday inoinlng: oiemy left on Held slt-tlve lti dead, forty wounded and tlility-two lilies. Our loss thus far, Lieutenant Cheney, Fouith infantry: four enlisted men killed, twenty-four enlisted men wounded. Hxpected that Schwan's tioops will cut off letreat ot enemy's Cavltu army. Wheaton mov ing to Jay on Das Muilnas. Hoyd'a Thirty-seventh Infnntiy moved east fiom Las llanos, suitounded troops ot Geneiai HKil at daylight, capturlnsi Rlsal and considerable piopeity. It Is expected that Civile and Hatangua piovinces will be denied up soon. In the ninth, Leonbauser with thiee com- I panics Twenty -tlt'lh attacked lobber bands in Aiayat mounlaln. ellspeised 1 them, destio.viug their but tucks and ' subsistence. Found there five of our prisoners vvhoni they hud picked up on inilioud: three killed arrd two seilously wounded. These lubber bunds will be actively piitsuoti. (Signed) Otis." Death fiom the Plogue. Manila. Jan. 8, r..l." p. in. The Bu bonic plague Is et spciadle. Theio hive butt sK cases and four deaths. Piepaiatiotis ute being made to estab lish hosplt tin and lor disinfecting and qiiaianliuliir. liieat iiumbeis of piovlncliil natives ne coining t Manila, with the lesult , tIl lt tlH. i hy is oveuiowdul, tin n- en tso in itei e nuiiod itiotis being inade- qll tte and the 1 It lie ecu ,n y fot food snifis is mute I'NpcnsKi than ut uny p. I loci dining the lusl twelve j.ais. The pi iglle Is eluimeieus to the over c toweled, iiudi'i-feil and unwashed na tives und I'liinumc n. Auiei leans avoid ing Hi' el contact with the dlsi use aro S.lte A fence of Filipinos chained twelve men ot the Thlid euvnll.v v he. weri si tinting behind Sun Fcenutido De I.iu lioil. Ope tlt.op'T and thiee Ileuses and cuiblncs weio cuptuied. Tli iiumv fed Manila, .tun. t, 0 "" n m. -Geneiai Sehwnii 1ms occupied Kilting and In ihing. Cavlto pinvliii . meeting with but sllcht leslsiuine. lie captured thiee guns and n eiuoptlty of ammuni tion. The ia!:is 111 that section ara veiy heavy. C.eneiul Wheaton !s at Potez Dxa Maiinus. FLOUR WiLL BE RELEASED. Ambassador Choato's Effoits Will Probably Be Successful. I.onelon, Jan. S The Fnlteil StatiM ainbuss.tdur, Joseph H. Clioate, did not itcelvo an answer to-day fiom tlw Hiltlsh government tegaieling tho pelin of Anieiii.in fleur by HiltHh crulseis In South Afiieun waters. Lord Sullsbuiy lias a note In piep. nation, but a few days may clups befoio It Is clellveied. The Associated Piesi has good ioi sm to believe that tlio flour will bo ideasedi and possibly a tilling wilt bo mud", differentiating lietv pen food stuffs for Held und donnstle pin poses. For the Execution of Weeks. Huirlsburg, Jan. S. Uoveinor Stono to. day set Thursday, Fib. 1j. as tho date for the execution of (ieoigo Weeks, of I'lllU udclphlu, convicted ot murder. -. WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Jan. 8. Forecast for Tuesday anil Wednesday: Rattlcm Pi nnsylvanla Fair Tuesday; fair and warmer Wednesday morning; Increasing cloudiness and warmer Wednesday nftciiiooii: l.lgh north to northwest winds diminishing. Itt t-ft-t-tttttttttttll
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