Sftbtnte. nnton ....a'4 fi TWO CENTS. THV PAGES. SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1G, 1900. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. BiiTi J!WW IP ' ,1 fc gjBMycBBBHBBBfaOdHBgBgB6Rj,iBfe i BULLER'S FIRST STEP FORWARD Circle of Investment Is Drawn Closer at Ladysmith. MULTITUDE OF RUMORS iffr. Harils Denies Having Beceived a Telegram Beferrlng to nn Al leged Bepulse of Buller Sir Charles Wan en Has Gone To ward Weenan Oom Paul Quotes Scripture Belief for Ladysmith. London, Jan. 16. 4 a. m. General Build's latest authentic word as to what he and his 30,000 men ate dolus? was wired from Spiinglleld after hg first forward step. Striving to think out the unknown, London Is by sur- nilse and rumor and disquiet In sus pense. Spencer Wilkinson, the luel 1 ullltary expeit of tho Morning Post, asserts that the Boer force In north ern Natal Is larger than General Bul ler's and Sir Geoige White's together, so that the Boeis are able to leave ,i force around Lady.smlth linger thar. hat within the town and yet to op pose General Duller with a force su perior to his own. Hcports finm the Iioer camps afllrm that the circle of investment has been drawn i loser by the occupation of some hills neaier the town, thus lib erating iclnfoicemcnta to oppose Gen cial Buller. The Dally News suggests that a mul titude of the iu mors that originate In South Aft ha and London aie given euiiency by the English nillitaiy au thorities In older to mislead the Boers. The war pages of the gieat dallies this 'oinlng aie. aim it banen. Never i less the Instrument: on the loops connecting tin- war office with the rabies continue to click. The Yeoman ry lecrul'.eis are dlstuibed by the fact that they aie able to get only one and one-half eomr.anios out of up waids of one thousand applicants In 'he metropolitan dl.stilcts. All th" ithor applicants fall shoit of the io lulirmeuts. One thousand would bo egarded a.s a wiy small number , -ven weie all accepted. The provln es aie doing better although to raise ten thousand appeats far from the easy matter It did a foitnlght ago. The Illimiiigham Mail, the organ of Joseph Cli.tmbeilaln, bays: "We understand," on the highest au thoilty, that if the government Is de feated In paillament on the question of the war the cabinet will immediate ly appeal to the country, all the mlnls teis having decided to stand together and not to peimlt any Individual mln 'strr lii be made a scapegoat." Belief for Ladysmith. London, Jan. 1G. The Standard gives piomlneine to the following dis patch, dated Satuiday, January 13. fiom Duiunir "A rum who has jimt n'iived hero fiom Sptlnglleld s.ivs that a British column, piococi'lng to the relief of LadyMiil'.h, has dossed the Uttio Tug rla. When he left It was facing the iioer position on the I'l'g Tugrla, and n howitzer was .shelling the Hojr ttenrhes. "He savs also that tv.i nty-soven wagon. laden with coniinfssailat (tores foi Lailvsinith. had left Fiere. and It was ei,ect .d th.it the column would loin hands with Geneial White Monday evening "The Haitian engines have been do Ing excellent work in hat. In? heavy wagons out of" holes and swamps. This they accomplish with the gieaest "Sp. Dfltlsli patiols luivo discovered par- i of Beets In the dliectlon of Kn- ' Xucnle, between Fieio and Est kut." Boer Headquartets, Outside Lady smith, Tuesday. Jan. 9. The Boors, ociupylng the southern edges of Bos terskop, were driven out by the Brit ish Satin Jay. Commandant Nelson, . the west of the town, and tho Prc- , tot la commando on the nmth has tak- en the kopjes commanding Caesar's camp, fiom which they maintain a continuous sniping of the British. The Pretoila commando lost six men killed and six wounded In attempting to storm the t it. War Bumors Denied. London, Jan. 13. The war depart ment has no Information to enable it to confirm or deny the despatch said to have been lecelved by Mr. Huthet ford Harris, Later Mr. Harris denied having re ceived the telegram referring to thu alleged lepulse of General Duller. The war office Uw published the fol lowing dispatch fiom Lord Huberts, dated Cape Town. Jan. 15, CIO p. in.: "French reports that a reconnaissance yesterday Sunday) shelled tho Coles 'jetg load bilclge. No casualties. Re turned today. Methuen and Gatacre, no chance." Cape To'vn. Satuiday. Jan. 13. There Is good leason to believe that tho Ftatcmenl that Kir Charles Warren, with J1.00') men, has gods tow aid Weenon, Is concet and wo may ex pert Important news shortly, Itepoits havo beer, received hcie that dyaenteiy Is vtv life In Ladyinnlth. Everything Is phenomenally qultt ot Sterksttooni. Paul Quotes Scripture. London, Jan. 15. A dispatch to the Dallv Mall, dated Satin day.January 13, from Lorenzo Marques, says: "President Kruger has isued a proclamation ordetfng all burghers to tho front. The Volksstcm. the Trans vaal ofllclal organ, suggests that tho moment the British cioss the border the gold Industry should bo Irretriev ably destroyed. "President Kruger also Issued a cir cular, dated Januniy S, to Borr com mandants and burghers, urging them to show moie energy lit the Transvaal cause. He quotes Psalm xxlll, verse 7, as God-given instruction"? to the hurghers, and says that the British have fled their faith In Psalm lxxxltl. He also quotes Psalm lxxxlx, vetscs IS and 14, and asserts that he hm searched the Bible without being" able to find any other mode vhlch can be followed by the Hoers who must fight 'In the name of tho Lord." "Commandeering is progressing bus ily at Pretoria, where the town guard Is exchanging Mauseis for Martinis, as the foimerly aie badly needed at tho fiont. It Is said that there ato nearly TOO British prisoners In Pre toria." VESSEL STILL UNKNOWN. Mystery of the Wreck in St. Mary's Bay. St. Johns, N. V Jan. 15. Midnight The latest advices regarding the steamer wrecked in St. Mary's bay destioy many theories propounded con cerning the disaster and render It more mysteilous than ever. Owing to the continuance of tutbulent sens, It Is Im possible to launch boats or to ventuie down to the beach with any safety. Bodies and w lockage are still visible, the latter Increasing as the ship bieaks up. Tho colonial ciulser riona is now at the wreck. She will be joined in the morning by the tug Ingraham and a diver will then go down If the sea per mits. Falling this, nn attempt will be made to effect a landing In Sculpln cove, where theie aie two bodies and almost an entire boat. It seems high ly ptobable that the name ot the ves sel vlll be learned) tomonow. AFTER THE PRIZE MONEY. The Sailois Who Fought at Manila and Santiago May Have Difficulty in Collecting Cash. Washington, Jan. 15. Attorney Gen eral Gilggs has filed answer In tho supieme couit of the District of Col umbia in the proceedings for prl.e money In the captures in Manila bay by Admlial Dewey. He asks that the case be lcfeued to a commlsslono1-, and that Admiral Dewfi. his olllici's and crew and also tho United. States may have leave to take testimony. The attorney geneial concedes that a state of war existed but denies that the squadron under Dewey's command captured the Spanish cruiser.? Isla De Cuba, Isla De Ihizon and Don Juan De Austria. These vessels he says weie sunk dm Ing the engagement. He asks for fuller Information In i eg.it d to other points and says, although some captures of property weie made such capture does not authorize Its condemnation as prize to Dewey and his men. The attorney general has also filed o, similar answer In the. case of Ad mlial Sampson and the destiuctlon of Cervera's tleet. CHARGED WITH MUBDER. Arrest of Miss Orpha Sheets, of Green Springs. Tiffin, O., Jan. 15. Miss Orpha Sheets, a handsome young lady of Green Springs, was artested today cluuged with the muider of her lover, Claude Tuttle. He died under pecu liar clicumstances several weeks ago, with symptoms of strychnine poison ing. Miss Sheets Is said to have pur chased strychnine on the dav of his death and to have been the custodian of $.'00 of her lover's money. The coi oner's veidlct charges her with his death. BRYAN AT HABBISBUBO. Will Meet the Democrats on Janu ary 25. llartlsbiiig, Jin, 13 The Democratic: city commltteo met this evening and hi ranged f. i a reception to William J. Bry an on bid visit to llairlsburg on Jan uary 23 to nttend the Dcmoeiatlis state committee. Mi. Bonn wilt meet tho state commlt teo in the afterncon at the bo.ud ' trade roi ms and In the evening a mass meeting will l.o held at which It Is ex pooled be will make an tiddlers, lie villi pinlubly be tmJiKil , banquet, atter tho public HKotliii'. Mr. Bty.m will be. the gucr of Major Frltchlo .during bis stny la Hairisburg. Butler's Financial Scheme. Washington, Jan. 15. Senator Butler today gavo notice of a substitute tin will offer for the financial bill. It provides for the manufDctme or coinage of noney oi t of gold, silver, paper and copper. The bill provides that no plceo of money shall be of greater denomlnutlo'i than $20 and It makes gold, silver or pa per money legal tender for any sum. It mukes provUlon for the free colnngo of Loth gold and silver. Pennsylvania Horticulturists. Pittsburg, Pa.. Jan. 15.-Tbo forty-first annual meeting of tho Pennsylvania State Horticultural nsioelatlon will bo held hero at old city hall tomoirow and Wednesday. Addresses by prominent bor tUtilturixtB of Pel 'isylvanla and Ohio ex hibit of frail by members of the assocla tlon and a fine show of flowers by the Pittsburg Florists club aro the special features of the occasion. Tried to Shoot a Judge. St. Paul, Jan. 13, James Welch, a dls satisfied litigant thb afternoon attempt ed to shoot United States Judge Lochren In the United States court rooms In this elty, but was retzed and disarmed by Messefgcr James Cdway, without hav ing Inflicted a serious Injury, Wayne Republican Committee, Honesdale. Pa., Jan. 15. Tho Repub. llcan commltteo of Wayno county was re MBnnlzetl today by the lo-eleetlon of W. W. Wood, chairman. L. M. Atkinson was the tindlilato cf thu untl-Qiiaylles against Wood. TESTIMONY IN THE MOLINEUX TRIAL EVIDENCE SHOWING WIFE OF DEFENDANT IN BAD LIGHT. Molineux Identified as the Man Who Lived with Blanche Chesebrough Before She Was Married The Connection of Barnet with the Case Handwriting Experts on the Stand. New York, Jan. 15. In tho tilal of Roland H. Molineux for ttie murder of Mrs. Katherlne J. Adams, the pro secution today inttoduced testimony to show a motive for ttie poisoning of Henry C. Barnet bv Molineux. While Molineux Is not on trial for the murder of Barnet, it is exceeding ly Important for the prosecution to connect Molineux with Daniel's death, as showing MollnouV character, his letter writing habits, his use of cyanide of mercury to kill those whom ha hated. The testimony to lay reilccttd severely upon the good name of Mrs. Molineux, but her husband lltrtied unmoved. The prosecution called to the stand Rachel Gicene, of Washing ton, D. C, who testified that sha had at one time lived at 257 Wc.it Seventy fifth street, where Mrs. Bell lived. Asked If she knew the defendant she replied that sho knew Mr. Chess brough, who lived th-ie with Mis. hesebrough. Asked if she saw Mr. Chesebrough in the room, she walked through the court room la front of the recorder's desk, stepped up to within three feet of the defendant, and pointing her fmijer sttalght at Molineux exclaimed: "That's the man." She went on to say cl. tt Molineux had in the room where she had been . employed in wiu cai ucuy u uuuiiuei maid a dressing case which his valet brought. A Mr. Flske vias asked to step to the fiont and the witness Iden tified him ns the man who, in his opinion, brought the diesj suit case to the house. All eyes n tti coutt toom were on the lecoider when ne Inquired as to whv the testimony was material. Assistant District Attoraey Osborne piomptly icnlled that ho would show that the evidence was germalne by the next witness He added: "We have proved that tho defendant i lived with Blanche Chesebiough (now Mollneux's wife In 1S17 and ve villi now piove that he did aot llvo with her after a while. Another man In tel vsned." I Mr. Weeks did not i ioss-examine tho Greene woman. Story of a Waitress. The next witness was Minnie Betts, another colored woman. She testified that she had been emploved as waitress and had tended the door at Mrs. Bell inger's In West End avenue, and that Miss Blanche Chesebrough had lived theie, but that she went nway in tho summer of 1S)S. The witness testified that she never saw Mr. Molineux until afte: he was married to Blanche Chese brough. Asked If any other man ever called on her theie. the witness le plied in the affirmative. To the ques tion ot what he looked like, Mr. Weeks objected, and the objection was sus tained by the coutt. Mr, Osborne then said that ho proposed to show that from November. 1S97, to January, ISIS, the defendant and the woman whom he afterward married lived together as man and wife before they weie mar ried, and were so known nt 257 West Seventy-fifth street, that Blanche Chesebiough then went to live at 257 West i:nd avenue and lived there alone; that the defendant dropped out of sight and was not heaid of until they weie man led; that there was anottier caller on Blanche Chesebrough before she man led the defendant, and that man was H, C. Barnet. Mr. Osborne, by way of explanation of a motive, said that ho had shown a system in the Cornish case in the hiring of tho letter boxes and the wilting of letteis to medical concerns, and that he would show a similar system in tho Barnet case. The iccoider finally ex cluded the question of a description of tho male caller on Miss Chesebrough, Mr. Osborne wab, however, afterwaid allowed to show tho witness a picture of II, C. Barnet. After an Inspection of the photogiaph of Barnet, the witness said that It looked like the man who called on Miss Chesebiough. but that she could not remember positively. Otlvr witnesses dm Ing the day weie William J. Kinsley, the handwriting expert; Heibeit H. Jackson, tho under taker, who prepared the body of II, C. Barnet for butlal. and Albeit S. Os. borne, another handwilting expert, of Rochester, N. Y. DISGBACEFUL SCENE. A Broker Mobbed and Kicked for Lack of Patriotism. London, Jan. 15. A disgraceful sceno occurred on the stock exchange today. When Maurice Hensfelder, of the big stock broking fiim of Kahn & Herz felder, doing considerable New Yoik business, appeared on tho exchange, he was mobbed, knocked down anl kicked, because, as he ulleges, he hat refused to keep open the place of a clerk employed by him who had volun teered for service in South Africa. Mr. Herzfelder was bo severely ill used that he fainted and when he re covered he was again maltreated. He was finally rescued from his assail ants. Newton's Ball. Buffalo, N. Y Jan. 13. Hall for Fred B. Newton, the defaulting teller of tho Fidelity Trust aril Uuaianteo company, was fixed today at $20,000. Tho attorney for tho company expressed the belief that Newton still has under his contiol the greatest part of tho missing JIS.OW, Twenty-Round Draw. New York, Jan. 13. Frank Patterson, of this city, and Solly Spilth, of Los An geles, Cnla., fought twenty-five lounds to a draw tonight before the Hercules Ath letic club, Patterson was the aggressor throughout. . Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Jan, 13. Orlginul D.ivid Vlpon, Pattens, Luzerne, (10; William II. Beam, Mull, W)unilng, $0, PENNSY STOCK ISSUE. Beal Meaning of the New Arrange ment. Phlladelphla-Jan. 15. Tho Evening Telegiaph today says: "The apparently real meaning of the new $13,000,000 Pennsylvania railroad stock issue does not rest In the plan to abolish grade crossings, and the erection of a nsv stalled In Pittsburg, nt tho cost of $1,500,000, together with betterments elsewhere over tho great system, but in meetlnc payment for extended purchases of fctock of the Chesapeake and Ohio, said to amount to 100,000 shaies. A prominent Pennsylvania railroad official said to a reporter: Chesapeake and Ohio shares hnvc been purchased In blocks very quietly during tho past few ircnllH In older to eflect an im portant, far reaching railroad deal. Whenever a share was oflcrcd la tho mar ket It was picked up and .tho purchase was done so skilfully th.it the pi lee was not disturbed la the slightest degree. It is stated that Mr. Caratt bought In this wnv a block of 1ihj0ci) sheres ot Baltimore and Ohio stock througn Jacob Shlff, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co , New York, and Janiej J. Hill, president of the Great Northern. The having of Chesapeake and Ohio Is another story. When William K. Vanderbllt Buccecd ed his hi other, Cornelius, ho found that tlie earnings of tho Vanderbllt system had In en greatly i educed by competi tion. Thn followed the formation of a combination. A full majority of the stock of either the Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio was not obtained, but l'enn svlvanla Is credited with having suffi cient to control the policy of both and select managers. Thcro Is no Intention to consolidate the properties. The only purpose of Mr. Vanderbllt and Mr. Cas satt Ih to establish and maintain rates. 't'he New York Central secincs ptac tleal contiol of the Big l'our and tho Lake Krle and Western as Its part of tho combination. M. E. Ingalls remaining os president of tt.e Big four, but retiring from the Chesr.pi-ako end Ohio. The con solldated road is llkewlso In the deal and the merging of the West Shore, the old Nlcklo Plate tlmpllllis tho straight lino policy New York Central and Pennssl v.mla have determined upon. That Is the meaning of tho new v. I.. Offifioo stoik Issue. Jt Is part of the big railway deal. BEESE RELEASED. Decision of Judge Thayer in Favor of Mine" Woikers. St. Louis, Jnn. 15. Judge Thaver 'yi the United States court of appeals to day granted an application for a w rit of habeas coipus and ordeied the le- lease of John P. Reese, a member of the executive boaid of the Unlte.l . .milt; liuinus ut lUJivutu, .. uu in f I h a (tfi1d.trf a? 4j-ifm II liA tn found guilty of contempt of court in , violating an Injunction of the United States dlstiiet court of Kansas. Last October, when a strike was In ptogiess in the mines of the Western Coal company In Kansas, suit was brought enjoining any one from In teifcring with the men at work theie In. John P. Reese went to the scene of the strike fiom his home in Iowa and was ancsted for addressing a body of miners. He was convicted of contempt ot court nnd committed to Jill. He then made application for tho wilt of habeas coipus which was granted today. Judge Thayer luled, that while a e cunt 'may punish for an act that might be construed as an ob stuictlon to the execution of the laws. it has no right to impose a penalty whole Independent or private iight3 are Involved. It was contended by counsel for the defendant that, as the Injunction did not include any save those who were citizens of Kansas, he could not be held amenable to It. It was chiefly on this point of non-Jut Isdlctlon that the case was submitted. National Board Member John P. Reese was at the Occidental hotel to day when notified that Judge Thayer had passed upon his case. "I um glad of it," declared Reese. "I expected this news, however, from Judge Thayer, who impressed me with being a fair-minded man. My plea was that the tempoiary injunction glv en by Judge Williams, of Fort Scott, did not Include me. It applied to citi zens of Kansas only, and my home Is in Iowa. Then I held that I had not been served with the papeis giantiu I the temporary Injunction. Only cltl- I zens of Kansas weie cited. Tho usu- al methods of Williams and other ' Judges Is to name certain men and then Include 'all other pel sons' of a certain state or states. I hope Judge iThavei's ruling wilt bo appioved on this point. Our whole fight and claim was that he had no Juilsdletton nnd we won." MOODY'S WOBK. A Fund of 850,000 Pledged to Carry It On. Boston, Jan. 13. It was nnmnmcc-d by Intel estud persons today that $10,000 hits been pledged by one person who-ic name Is withheld to the nind which Is being raised to cany en the woik ot Dwlgbt L. Moody. Othei large sums atti expect ed by tho committio to whom has been inmmlttid thi continuation of tho educa tional Institutions founded by the evan gelist. Bryan and Hndley Agree. St. Louis, Jan. IS. Colonel William J. Ilijiui and Pusldent Arthur T. Hadlcy, of Ynlo unlvcislty, wero Interviewed to day relative to the latters proposal to ot'traclso trust magnates. Both aro agreid on tho Idea that social recognition should lio denied to nny man engaged In n Oust or other business entei prise in imical to tho public welfare and that the public mind fhall bo educated to see thoso evils that exist In the trust system, Farewell to Mllner. Cape Town, Saturday, Jan. 13. Webster Davis, the United States assistant sec retary of tho Interior, visited tho Bo?r prisoners today and subsequently dined with ibo admiral. Ho then visited anl bado farewell to tho governor, Sir Alfred Mllner, previous to stalling lor tho Transvaal. Ten Per Cent. Advance. Wllllamsport, Pa., Jan. IS It Is assert ed that Peniisvlvanla i.iilroad engineers, firemen, conductors and brakemen with headquarters wero notified today of a 10 per cent, inlso which took effect the ftru of tho yeir. Roberts Committee. Washington, Jan. 15. Tho Robot ts com. mltteo was In executive session through out the day but reached no conclusion and adjourned until Wednesday owing to tho absence of Mr. Mleis and tho sick ness of Mr. Frcar, of tho committee. DEBATE ON THE PHILIPPINES OCCUPIED ATTENTION OF SEN ATE THBEE HOURS. Mr. Berry Addresses the Senate in Support of the Resolutions Recent ly Introduced by Mr. Bacon Mr. Fettigrew Makes a Bitter Attack Upon the Administration. Washington, Jan. 13. Spirited de bate on the Philippine question occu pied the attention of tho senate for neatly three hours today. Mr. Berry (Dem.. Ark.,) first addressed the senate in support of the resolutions recently introduced by Mr. Bacon (Dem., Qa) regaidlng the disposition ot the Phil ippines. He was followed by Mr. Pet tlgiew (Sll. Rep., S. P), in support of his resolution of Inquiry. Mr. Pet tlgrew was very bitter in his attacks up the administration. Mr. Wolcott (Rep., Ohio,) replied to Mr. Pettlgrew, scathingly nrtalgnlr.g the South Dakota senator for the at titude he had assumed on the Philip pine question. He declared his bul'ef that If Aguinaldo himself occupied the seat In the senate occupied by Mr. Pet tlgrew, representing the people of South Dakota, who had sent their sons as soldlem to the Philippines, he would be too patriotic, too devoted to tho in terests of the country, to assume the attitude nssumed by tho present South Dakota senator. Mr. Wotcott re- feired. also, to the sreech lccently de- llvered by Mr. Heverldge (Pep., Ind.,), sharply criticising It for the splilt ot greed vvnlcii seemed to animate the senator In making such a deliverance. At the conclusion of the Philippine discussion Mr. Rawlins (Dem., Utah,) addressed an elaborate argument to the senate In opposition to the pro posed financial legislation. In the House. Today's session of the house was devoted to consideration of business peitalnlng to the Dlstiiet of Columbia. Representative J. W. Gaylor, of Ken tucky, w ho succeeds the late Evan Settle, was sworn In and the urgent deficiency bill reported by Mr. Can non, with a notice that he would ask that It be taken up tomoirow. Mr. Rawlins, in his address In oppo sition to the financial bill, Intimated that the bill was one of tho objects of those who favored Imperialism. He de- .a Airi ; nOUnCCU tile Oil nS Sancmieil UV VV nil Htreet and blessed by the British finan- , cal promoters. He declared the cf- forts of tlle Republican party to bring .about bimetallism had been perfidious i iiuuut uimciuiiism nan ueen oernuious and treacherous and that there was no example in history of greater duplic ity. He devoted his chief attention to the house bill, for which the senate measure Is a substitute, pointing out what he regarded as serious defects. He said It was astonishing that on the eve of a financial crash, due to nn nr resteil lnoney supply, a proposition ' shouUl oe mule ln conBress that, in his opinion, would multiply the imminent dangers. ingers. CHARGES AGAINST M'GIFFEBT. It Is Alleged That He Has Denied Fundamental Doctrine. New York, Jan. 15. The Presbytery of New York, sitting as a court of Jesus Chi 1st. today listened to the for mal charges of heresy made against Rev. Dr. Arthur C. McGiffert, by tho stated clctk, Rev. G. W. F. Birch, and thereupon cited Dr. McGiffert to ap pear before It at the next meeting of the Piesbytery to be held on February 12. and plead. The chatges brought by the stated clerk aver that Dr. McGiffert, being a minister of tho Piesbyterlan church In , the United States of America, and a I memoer ot me rresnyiery of New l oi k, punuciy denies thQ fundamental doctrine of the Immediate inspiration by God, and the truthfulness and au thority of the Holy Scripture, as set forth in the confe?slon of faith and tho scilnture itself- tl'Pt said Ilr Ale. e,; ?f i u , ... a ... V; . Glffeit. In his book entitled "A History of Christianity In the Apostolic Age," denies the Immediate Inspiration bv" God nnd the Infallible authoilty of , Holy Scriptures by discrediting or .contradicting statements of Its writ"- ' 1 4.. 1-1 .1 A. . 1. !.. . ei; in luacmng inae i:iu uuinois ot the Holy Seilptuie contradict each other, or that scrlptiue contiudlcts scripture by denying the genuineness, tiuthfulness and authoilty of portions of the Gospel, accoidluj; to John, and i the discourses- of our Lord at. they are contained In said Gospel After Dr. McGlftett had been heard the Piesbvteiy, sitting a? a couit. may dismiss the charge Whatever action they may take may be appealed to the higher courts of the church. It was said tonight that Dr. Birch, by Insisting on his charges, had of. fended many of his supporters in the Presbytery and that his clerkship might bo taken fiom him at the an nual meeting. Two Cents an Hour Raise. Altoona, Pa., Jan. 15. It was announced from the office of General Superintendent Wallis, of the Pennsjlvanla division of tho Pennsylvania railroad tonight that englnei rs, conductors, firemen nnd brake. men In all yards on tho division wero grunted two cents an hour ralo from tho first of the sear. Tho men who run over divisions havo been working days of twelve hours, will bo reduced to eleven hour j and lecelve tho same pay. Trainmen's Wages Advanced. Philadelphia, Jan. 15. A special to the Press from Columbia, Pa., says W. J. Slrltkler, assistant freight master of the Pennsylvania railroad received notice to. day that tho trainmen had been granted an advance In wages from the first of tho yecr. About 500 men will be benefited by tho Increase, Steamship Arrivals. Antwerp, Jan. 15 Arrived: Kensing ton, from New York. Liverpool Sealed; Georglc, for New York. Boulogno Ar rived: Statcndam, from New York for Boticrdam and proceeded. New York Cleared: Travc, for Bremen via South ampton; Rotterdam, for Ilotterdam. Macrum Coming Home. Port Said, Jan. 15.-Charlos B. Macrum, formerly United States consul at Pre toria, left here on board the steumer Koenlg today for Naples on his way home. THE NEWS THIS M0KN1NU Weather Indication Todays PARTLY CLOUDY. 1 General South African War News. Report of Fighting In tho Philippines. Rvidcnco In tho Molineux Trial. Congress Discusses tho Phlllrplno Question. 2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania. Financial and Commercial. 3 Loral Mention of Some Men of the Hour. 4 Bdllorl.il. News and Comment. 5 Local Annual Meeting of tho Board of Trade. C Local Common PleaB Court Proceed lugs. Victor Plnckney's Views of Puerto Rico. 7 Local Superior Court Opens Its Sec ond Week. Gallagher's Light Sentence. Postofflco Facts and Figures. 8 Local West Scranton and Suburban. 9 Round About the County. 10 Local Live Industilal News. STRUGGLE FOR SECOND PLACE McKinley's Nomination Is Assured. The Choice for Vice-President May Be Puzzling. Philadelphia, Jan. 13. Henry C. 'Payne, of Wisconsin, a member of the ' sub-committee of the national Repub- llcan committee 'having in charge the airangements for the holding of tho national convention In this city in June, left today for Washington, where tho sub-committee will hold a meeting this week. Mr. Payne, Chniiman Hanno. and a number of others, anlved hero last Friday, but all have now de parted. Before leaving today, Com mitteeman Payne spoke as follows on the question of the vice-presidency: "It has been conceded that President McKlnley will be re-nomlnated at this convention by an unanimous vote, but when it comes to tltc second place on the ticket all the indications at thl time point out that there will likely be a largo field of candidates. To name the candidate, now, Is an Impossibility, The name of Cornelius Bliss, of New York, would be acceptable to the peo ple of many of the states, both east , ana wost, but Mr. Bliss has said that I nnrW nn'n.i.t.niinn 'mit i,ia n,'nn tm lluo.l Cnr h nnmlnltnn I have I hn.ml tho n..mn nf ,utJn, ttorney Geneial i Orlggs spoken of for tho place but It Is ' not nt all likely that ho would accept I the nomination the nomination. "For some time past the west has been willing to allow the vlce-presl-dcntlal nomination to go to New Yotlc, but the multiplicity of candidates In that state of late has made the states men of the middle west look at the situation in a different light. V New York wants the nomination she must stop quairellng or the Mississippi val ley will present a candidate with a strong backing. It has been p. long time since the west has bad a vice president, and unless there Is some de cided stand taken by the eastern states men, tho west will do Just what she was ready to do in tho last pieslden tial campaign. It was only the great popularity and filendshlp enteitnlned for the late Garrett A. Hobait which prevented the west fiom pushing her own candidate." PULPIT TO MADHOUSE. Terrible Fate of Jacob Heichhold, Jr., of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Jan. 15. From pulpit to madhouso Is the fate of Jacob Helebhold, Jr., a oung cieigman, formerly of Wlll iamsport, who today was declared in sane by a Jury in common plias couit Nc. 1, before Judge Beltlcr aftei a nr.tinatl: inquisition. The afflicted man's father, Jacob Heichhold, sr., with tears In his eves, told on tho witness stand tnat bis son was a minister of the gospel and had officiated tor somo time In this state. ' l'm" lwo years "go ne was a periectiy ""' '"" uut '" "lu winier oi iyjs ue bcW" to act strangely. As his mind giew m01so ,hp wttess became convinced that his son should bo taken to nn asylum and bo accordingly hint him removed to tho Nonlstown hospital for tho Insane. After the testimony of tho father had bi'tn heard the son addiessed tho juiy In an eloquent and for a time spoke cou nt etc illy, but befeue loneiudiiig his tc muiks became Ir.eolieient and suddinly turning to tho Judge, be said: "I am the emperoi of Frame, and tho ! friend of the people." t " rjnaii u ivnf nn stiiMirv tviit n ion ik. lie," said Judge Biitler In klndh tunes, t'lum tlm mans actlcn and miillc.il tes timony tho Juiy was satisfied of his In sanity and rendered a verdict accordingly. Heli bhcild was committed to tho i aro of doctors from the hospital and a com mittee will bo appointed to rcpicsent bis Interest In tho small estate which made the proceeding necessary. THREE WILL BE TRIED. Indicted for Fraud in Philadel- phia. Philadelphia, Jan. 15. Three of tho eight men recently Indicted for ballot bos frauds Indicted In the Twelfth division of thu Fifth ward, will bo analgtied m tho quarter sessions court on Wednes day. Tho threo men were In court today nnd wero to have pleaded, but on appli cation of counsel tho arraignment was ' postponed on the plea that counsel did not havo sufilclynt time to examine the indictments. Tho other five men connected with Filth ward frauds have lot yet been appre hended. Indicted for Conspiracy. Frankfort, Ky Jan. IS, Tho Franklin county grand Juiy today n turned In dictments against John II. Whallen ami Charles II. Ilyan, charging them with unlawfully conspiring to brlbo Senator S. II. Hairell. The cases wero set for trial on lliursday, the 25lh lnstnnt. Wins from Mysterious Billy. Buffalo, Jan. 15 Jim Ferns, of Kansas, won from "Mysterious Billy" Smith, of Beaton, on a foul In the twenty-first lound of what was to have been a & round battle for tho welterweight cham pionship at tho Hawthorno Athletic club tonight. Will Meet McQovern. Chicago, Jan. 15. Terry McQovern and Edoie Bantry, of Chicago, will meet at Tattertall's for six rounds February 1. The date which originally was February S, was changed tonight. BATTLES IN PHILIPPINES Several Small Victories Are Reported by Gen. Otis. ROBBER BANDS AT IBA The Rebels Chased from Lipa to Rcsario Sixty Spanish Prisoner Released $20,000 Captured bj( American Troops Gen. Wheaton'4 Movements Many Insurgents Re turning to Their Homes Bates' Troops Operating About Lake Taal. Manila, Jan. 13.-3.43 p. m. Part of Geneial John C. Bates' troops aro open atlng about Lake Taal, the insurgent continuing to retreat south. Colonel Hayes, with tho Fouith cavalry, is sup posed to have reached Llpa, where many Spanish prisoners aro held. Col onel Andeison, with tho Thlrtv-elghtU Infantiy, took Tnllsa yestetday, on the ninth shore of the lake, with but llttlo opposition. Mnjor Cheatham, with th battalion of the Thirty-seventh, pn hit way to San Pablo, dispersed 400 insur gents, whom the cavaliy are put suing toward Alamlnos. A troop of the Thhd cavalry lost two men killed and thieo wounded In an encounter with the Instil gents near San Fernando De La Union, Jan. 12. Washington, Jan. 1C Tho war de partment today received the following 1 e port fiom General Otis: Otis' Telegram. Manila, Jan. 15. Bolo men and armed insutgents, robbers fiom Ze.imbelos mountains attailced two companies, Twenty-fifth infantiy, O'Nell, command ing, at Iba, January 9; driven and pur sued with loss to them of fifty men; no American casualties; Suhwiiu's troops east and south Santo Tomas, Batanzus; jesterday Cheatham's batalllon, Twenty scver.th, struck enemy east Santo Tomas on San Pablo road; enemy left flvo dead on field, cavalry soon appearing pursued force eastward; no report of result. Cheatham's casualties, 0110 wounded; An derson, Thirty-eighth, en routo to Llpa yesterday, struck Insurgents few miles south Santo Tomas, drove them through Llp.i to Bcsarlo; enemy's loss twenty dead nnd wounded, sixty Spanish pris oners, Jjrt.ooo Sehwan has liberated about SOU Spanish prisoners, now en routo to Manila. Andei son's casualties jestor day one man killed, two wounded; Wheaton's forco actively operating In western Cavito and Batanga provinces; all Important towns held and constant patrolling: great many Filipinos relum ing to homes believed to bo Insurgent de serters. Otis. Casualties in the Philippines. Washington, Jan. 15. General Otls'j latest casualty list Is as follows: ' Manila, Jan. 1". Casualties Killed, ac tion near Nate Jan. 9, Blcvcnth cavalry, I, Hobert Naplir; .11 tlon fomansl, Jan. 5. Twenty-fifth infantiy, B, Morgan G. Washington, corporal; prisoners killed near Comanl upon aripioach American troops Jan. 5, Ninth Infantry, B, Charles f Cook; Alonzii1 Brown, wounded, 11; Jo seph W. Cook, chest, seveto; Twelfth In fantry, Christian I'tterson, coinml.-s.iry scigeant, thlih, severe; B. Bdward N. Norval, groin, severe; wounded in action, Barlo do Luniubaia, Jan. 7, Twenty eighth Infantry. M. Bnos N. Williams, throat, mortal; L. Fred C. Me Wood, first sergeant, thigh, severe: Itobert Cunning ham, back, stveie; Alexander Itlddet, shoulder, slight; James Goodrich, neck, severe; I, Harry L. I.and.iult. knee, slight; Bareo. I'utol, Jan. 7, Twenlj elghth Infantiy, A, Martin Wentnlk, hind slight; Angus Bdder, corpoial. neck, slight; Patrick McDonnell, elbow, slight; B. James Waieham, mist, slight; Co nunsl, Jan 3, Twiuty.flfth infantiy. L, James T, Cjii.nles, ankle, severe; K, John W. llurves. slUht. m 11 THE BOD INDUSTRY. Statement by Chairman of American Steel and Wire Co. Cleveland. Jan. in. Chniiman Gates, of the Aineilenn Steel and Wlie com pany, today niailo the following state ment tor the Associated Piess con cerning the stilke of lod mill men: Our company has l.'SS'J) men on Its pay tolls at tlie pnsciil time. 01 this num ber not to ecetd teO ate ln tho Clovel.md ilitttnt iisl:h)Lr fnt an nilvnui 1. ill 111 inr ! cent, as against tho ndvunco of "',. per cent, which we gianted on Januniy 1. These men nro known as md mill men and work In four of our rod mills, all In Cleveland, and will probably eau.-o us to suspend opeiatlons III third rod mills and piobably three wlie mills. Wo havo a total of tweiit-onu lod mills and 110 taking the product of three more under long tlmo contract, so that we havo the four, 1 milling day and night, which Is pi actually all the rods wo can dlsposo of in finished pioduct. We do not anticipate any serious trou ble, nor will there bo any Interruption of thu business whatever, as wo have prob ably lu,io to ISO.nuo tons of finished product on baud which wo can ship out which will bo a month or six weeks' sup Ply. It Is barely pos-sibie that theso men may cbject to tho 2'8 per cent that wo aro put ting in a slaking fund for the benefit of all our mill cmploves. In nny event the labor trouble Is not serious and would not materially Interfere with our output If nono of thoio mills were operated in tho present car. Bennett Knocked Out. Cincinnati, Jan. 15. Matty Matthews, ot I!rookln, knocked out Jack Bennett, of McKeesport, Pa., hero tonight In the sev enth round before the Admiral Athlotlo club, The men fought at the welter weight limit for a purse ot $S0O, Bennett, up to the time of tho knockout, had the advantngo in points. Matthews was the aggressor throughout. 4- -t- t -t- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Jan. 15. Forecast for Tuesday: For eastern Pcnnsyl vanla, partly cloudy Tuesday; threatenll g Wednesday light southeast winas. t 1 t t 1 1 1 l 3" f
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