- -- . TVi Sribinie. VifMvi TWO CENTS. 71 II 111! 5Sszs3BaEraHiBHfiff.H T gaayflflg - r MVSHiiiik Ik. llK. iB iH . lM K H H ftH IH IH I 1 111 MW II M I i ! I ill J 1 VI M mr.- L i TWO CENTS. SC1UNT0N. PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1900. SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN KENTUCKY Three Prominent Men at Frankfort Are Shot Dead. FOURTH VICTIM MAY DIE Ex-Congressmnn Colson Buns Amuck and Shoots Into a Crowd in n Ho tel Lobby Several Bystanders Arc Hit Two Revolvers Were Used nnd Bullets Ralu Through the Lobby of the Hotel Colson Alleges That Three Men Were Shooting at Him During the Battle Three Hundred Guests in the Dining Rooms Tumble Over Each Other to Escape Most Sensational Tragedy in History of the Bloody Ground. Frankfort, Ky., Jan. If.. A shocking tragedv. In which the lives of three prominent men were sacrificed and that of a fourth hangs by a slender thread, while two others miraculously escaped with painful injuries, occurred here at I o'clock today. The principals in tha tragedy wore ex-Congressman Davis O. Colsin, of Mlddtebornugh, and Lieuten ant Ethclhert Scott, of Somerset. Scott was shot six times by Colson and al most Instantly killed. Luther W. Dcmarre, assistant post master at Shelbyvllle, an Innocent by stander, was shot three times and died Instantly. Charles Julian, another by stander, was shot and died In half an hour, and Captain I?. 15. Golden, of liarboursvllle. commonwealth's attor ney of the Twenty-seventh judicial dis trict, was shot In the back and Is noi expected to survive the night. Colonel Colson himself was shot in tho arm. Harry McKwIng, of Loulsvillo.was shot In the foot and W. O. Kldpatch, of Chi cago, sustained a broken leg by the lifeless form of Scott falling against him ns It rolled down the stairway. Tho tiagedy is one of the most sensa tional in the history of "the dark and bloody ground." Tho killing occurred In the lobby of the Capitol hotel, the principal hos telry of the state capital, the room being well filled at the time with poli ticians and others who are here attend ing the contests for state officers before tho legislature. Colonel Colson is In Jail tonight, charged with murder, but he claims' self-defense Conflicting Stories. The witnesses to the affair were taken so much by surprise when the snooting occurred that most of them were al most panic-stricken, and there are many conflicting stories ns to how the fight began. Colonel Colson and a par'.y of friends, among whom was Dcmarre, were sitting in the lobby engaged In conversation as Scott and Captain Gol den came up from tho barroom. When they had advanced about half-way across the room, walking In the direc tion of Colson, the latter, It Is said, half rising from his chair, fired at Scott, who Instantly returned the tire. Tho shooting then became general and bystanders are at variance as to the number engaged In It. Demarre wus standing In front of Colson and young Scott Is said to have crouched bchinU him to escape bullets from Colson's re volver. In an instant Demarre fell dead, pierced by three bullets. Captain Golden, who uccompanled Scott, reeled to one side, falling Into the arms of ex Governor James P. McCreary, exclaim ing: "I am bhot." The smoke In the locality of tho an tagonists became dense but Colson continued to press Scott, who retreat ed backward us he moved. Colson emptied tho chambers of a .IS-callbre revolver and quickly brought a II callbre into action. Scott by this time nan been shot several times, and us he staggered back and fell down the hlalrway. CoUcm. who was within a few feet of him, continued to flro un til the form of Scott toiled over nnd showed life wus extinct. Colson Surrenders. The battle was terrific nnd bullets fairly rained through the lobby of Urn hotel, several of which went wild, pierced window glass or embedded themselves In walls 'and furniture of the hotel. It was no discovered for several minutes afterwards that Juli an, who died later, had been shot, nnd at first his wound was thought to bo only trifling. After tho killing. Col onel Colson ran out of the hotel and hurtled to tho residence of Chief of Police Williams, where ho surrendered. He was almost oxhaustPd ard as h'l entered tho house gawptd: "I am sor ry he would not let nw alone. Them were three of them shooting at me." Meantime the- wildest excitement prevailed In tho hotel lobby, where tlu killing occurred, and In tho dining room nearby, where about 300 guests wore seated at dinner when the fu sllade began Falling over each otlwr In frantic efforts to get to safety, wo men fainted und It was several min utes before the full scope of the trag edy was fully known. Tho dead were left lying In pools of blood and met engers were dispatched In every di rection for physicians pnd nurses to care for tho wounded. Charles H. Ju lian, who was shot In the leg, died shortly nfter reaching u room, death being dun to loss of blood and tha hock to his nervous system. Captain Golden was removed to n room and made a statement thnt Colson was the aggressor. Colson's Career. v Colonel Cttlson, who killed Scott an I who Is charged with thn killing of both Dcmarre and Julian and with shooting Golden, hus long been a prominent figure In Kentucky politics". He served two terms In congress and declined a rcnomlnatlou at thn hands of thn Re publican party of the Eleventh district In 1S9S In order to accept the colonelcy of the Fourth Kentucky regiment In thn Spanish war. Scott was a lieuten ant und Ooldcn was captain of a cav alry troop In Colson's rejJment and tho trouble which led to the tragedy began then. A feud sprung up be tween Colson and Scott while tha troops were In camp at Annlston, Aln., and In which, It Is said by Colson's friends, that Captain Golden was a warm partisan of Scott. Tho trouble between them at that time culminated In a meeting In a restaurant, which resulted In Colson being shot by Scott. The regiment was shortly afterwards mustered out of tho service as the re sult of the feud between the otllcers and the serious charges and counter charges which they made at Washing ton against each other as otllcers. Since then the parties had not met un til today and It has generally been be lieved that blood would bo spilled should they meet, as both were un derstood to be looking for each other. Begs for Ball. Colonel Colson remained nt tho resi dence of Chief Williams, while tho sur geons dressed his shattered arm, and ho was then taken to Jail. He begged to be allowed ball. The grand Jury in In session and an Indictment will prob ably be returned against him tomor row. Coroner Meagher will also hold an Inquest tomorrow morning. Colson tonight still declined to talk. He Is lii i a highly nervous state, and appeared to have been weeping when a reporter called. He suffered a partial stroke of paralysis after he was shot by Scott at Annlston and had never fully re covered from It. Colson was the most widely known of those who figured In the tragedy, but none of the others was obscure. Scott was a young lawyer of Somerset und a nephew of ex-Governor W. O. Bradley, his mother being a sis ter of tho ex-governor. Ho was about thirty years of age. Julian was one of thn wealthiest farmers of the county and was active In local politics, being a Democrat. His family are among the best known peo ple In Kentucky. Demarre was about thirty-two years of age, and In addi tion to being assistant postmaster at Shelbyvllle, was a large real estate owner. Captain Golden is one of the best known lawyers In the southeastern part of the state, 'and has long been a leading Republican politician in his section. Both Colson and Scott were regarded as dead game, and both had figured In shooting affrays before. SHOT BY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW. Elmer Barner Kills Isaac Miller at Halifax. Harrlsburg, Jan. 16 Elmer Darner shot and killed Isaac Miller last night at the house of Miller in Hallfux. In tho spring of 1899 Darner left tho neighborhood of Halifax to locate In South Dakota, leaving his brother-in-law, Miller, on bad terms. He returned there, stopping with Miller. During the evening Miller was en deavoring to have Darner acknowledge that ho had unjustly dealt with him. and becoming angry, Darner drew a revolver nnd shot his relative near the teit eye, instantly Kilting mm. Darner Is aged thirty-eight, and has a wife and two children. Miller was forty eight, and leaves a wife. The murderer was brought to Harrlsburg at noon. TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS. A Farmer and an Engineer Killed at Lebanon. Lebanon, Pa., Jan. 10. Two fatal acci dents occurred hero today. Davllla Dut ilorf, used "0 years, a farmer of Crcus Kill Mills. Derks county, wus killed by being thrown from bis canlage which upset nt a steep embankment near tho city. He leaves a wife and several chil dren. At the Lebanon chain works this morn ing Frank H. Wack. an engineer, was caught In the shafting while oiling and was Instantly killed. Both legs and tho right arm were torn from the body. Ho was 2S years of ago and camo hero a few months ago from Hamburg, Derks coun ty where his wife and several children reside. Chicago Platform Democracy. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 13. The Chlcah.. platform Democracy today filed with the secretary of state a certificate of Incor poration. Tho principal olllces is to bo located In New York city. The organiza tion la formed to extend tho knowledge of Democratic principles as tot forth In the Democratic national platform of IVjO. Tho directors are: Samuel Seubury, James It. Drown, George P. Thompson, Louis D. Parsons and II. C. S. Thompson, of New York city. Blackburn's Election. Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 10. Tho election of J. C. S. Blackburn as United States senator was duplicated In both houses of tho legislature today, this action be ing taken on account of a question among lawyers us to whether tho election last Tuesday was legal. Presidential Nominations. Washington. Jan. 16. Tho president to day sent to the senate for conllrinutlon tho nomination of S. A. W. ltttcron, of Pennsylvania, to bo second lieutenant In thn marlno corps: alto the name of L. W. Snyder to bo postmaster at Bethle hem, Pa. Senator Magee Improving. Harrlsburg. Jan. 10. Friends In this city or Senator C. L. Magee. of Pittsburg, have learned from un authoiltullvo ourcu that ho U much Improved In health and that ho will return to Philadelphia this week from his sojourn In the south ready to resume his business affairs. Killed by Rock. Harrlsburg, Jan. Pi. Arthur Hammond, aged 21 years, was killed by a fall of rock today ut thu bottom of the slopo of the Lykens Valley colliery at Wlscon sico. DEATHS OF A DAY. London, Jan. 16. Earl Mnnvcrs (Syd ney William Herbert Plerrpont) Is deul. He was bun Murch 12. 1820. , Omaha, Neb., Jan. 10. Jay D. Bur jows. one of tho principal organizers of the Farmers' Alliance and tho Populist party In Nebraska, died suddenly at his homo In Lincoln today from lumbago. Mo was T years of age, a native of New York and hus lived In Nebraska since 1M0. REPULSE OF THE BOERS The New Zealanders Drive Them Back with Bayonets. LOSS OF THE BURGHERS Attempt to Rush a. Hill Near Rcns burg Held by tho Colonials nnd Some of tho Yorkshires Burghers Had Twenty-one Killed nnd About Fifty Wounded No News from Buller Daily Shelling nt Modder River Molteno Occupied by Gal acre's Men Report That Lieuten ant General Tucker May Succeed Mcthuen. Hensburg, Cape Colony. Monday, Jan. 15. The Uoers this morning at tempted to rush a hill held by a com- pany of the Yorkshires and the New Zealanders, but they were repulsed at the point of tho bayonet. Tho Doers had twenty-one men killed and about fifty wounded. The hill commands a tract of coun try off the main position of tho Doers, and they had determined to make an attempt to seize the heights. They advanced cautiously, directing their lire at a small wall held by the Yorkshires, and compelling tho latter to keep close under cover. When the Doers rushed tho wall the Yorkshires fixed bayonets and charged. Just at that moment Captain Maddocks, with a small party of New Zealanders, camo up and tho combined force leaped ovei the wall and charged straight for the enemy, who fled, followed by a wither ing fire at close range. The Doers literally tumbled over each other In the hurry to escape, but tho persistent lire of tho British inllicte.l a heavy loss. Desultory firing continued for some time, but the attack was an utter fail ure, and the Doers retreated to the shelter of the small kopjes at tho base of the hill. Modder River Advices. London, Jan, 16. The absence it news from Natal proves that the cen sor will allow nothing to pass until General Puller's plans have been exe cuted or have failed. Even General Itoberts, In his report yesterday even ing, refrained from mentioning a word about Natal or General Duller. From the other forces there Is little new3 of moment. Modder Diver advices of yesterday's date report only dally long-range shell ing. The Doers, It Is supposed, have suffered severely. A despatch from Sterkstroom, dated Monday, Jan. 13, reports that General Gatacre's troops had made a demon stration beyond Molteno, In the direc tion of Stormberg, in the belief that the Doers Intended to seize Molteno. The burghers were not sighted and tha British remnlned nt Molteno. Arrivals from Stormberg estimate that there arc 4,500 Doers at that place. The majority of that force consists of revolted colonists and Free Staters. President Steyn's brother Is the land rost. Evidence accumlates that General Methuen's so designated gigantic blun der at Magersfonteln has lost him the confidence of his force to such an ex tent that, It is asserted, It Is doubtful if tho troops would follow him In an other attack on the Boers. The war ofllce. It Is understood, is in possession of a letter written by General Wau chope the night before the battle, say ing that would be the last letter he would ever write, as he had been asked to perform an Impossible task, and he had either to obey or surrender his sword. An Immediate change In the command of the force may, therefore, e expected. It Is anticipated in some quarters that Lieutenant General Tucker will succeed General Mcthuen. Rumors No Longer Heeded. London, Jan. 17, 4 a. m. Even ru mors are no longer telegraphed from Natal. Tho conclusion deduced from this silence by the military expert. generally Is that no decided blow has been struck either way, as In such an event there would be no necessity for silence. Tho South African conciliation com mittee, quietly formed to represent tho peace minority, announces Itself to tho country today and asks for support. Among the members are Lord and Lady Coleridge. Herbert Spencer, Sir Robert Threshle Hold, George John Shaw-Lefevre, Frederic Harrison, Ste phen Gladstone, the Countess of Car lisle and other notable persons. Capo Town, Tuesday, Jan. IB. Sir Alfred Mllner. the governor, has pro claimed martial law In thu districts of Hopetown and Phlllpstown. NEWS FROM THE BOER CAPITAL Maf eking Fort Destroyed Lndy smlth in Sore Straits. Pretoria, Saturday, Jan. 1!!, As a re sult of the bombardment of Mafeklng yesterduy the Drltlsh fort eastward was demolished and tho Drltlsh re tired. One Boer wus wounded. Advices from the head laager at Ladysmlth report that the attack on that place Jan. 6 was disastrous to tho Drltlsh, and that Ladysmlth ap pears to be in sore straits. BOER LOSS AT LADYSMITH. More Than Ninety Dead Bodies Taken from One Hill Alone. Ladysmlth. Monday, Jan. 8 (by mes senger to Weenen, Jan. 16). A repre sentative of tho Associated Press vis ited Saturday's huttlellcld this morn ing and saw large numbers of Doeis dead. Thu Drittsh guns seem to have worked great havoc. One poor Boer was completely disembowelled, another had his hend shot off and two others had been killed by the same shell, evi dently while they were eating their luncheon, na half-eaten hard-boiled eggs lay beside them. Some Natal Dutchmen were recognized among the dead. A number of Coer bodies and carcasses of horses have been washed down tntombl Spruit, which became a raging torrent during a heavy thunder storm. The British, while digging graves, were llred on by Uoer artillery and sev eral of them were hit. Soft-nosed bul lets and dum-dum cartridges have been found on wounded prisoners. Volun teers carried tho Uoer dead off the hill and handed thn bodies over to their comrades at the bottom. More than ninety were thus carried off Wnsgon hill alone. FIRING NEAR LADYSMITH. Latest News from tho Scene of Conflict. London, Jnn. 17. The exchange and telecrnph company has received the following despatch dated Tuesday, Jan. lfi, from I'loiermarltzburg: "There Is no news from the front, but heavy firing was heard today ltj tho direction of Frere. It Is probable that General Duller Is engaging the enemy. "A rumor Is current hero that a por tion of the Drittsh force Is near Lady smith." MYSTERY SOLVED. Tho Ship Wrecked Nearly a Week Ago Was the Heligoland. St. Johns, N. F, Jan. 16. Everything goes to show that the wrecked steam er Is the Heligoland, the property of the Dutch-American Petroleum com pany. A ship's boat was picked up today off Cape Pine, near the scene of the wreck bearing the name "Heligo land." This, without doubt, Is one of the boats of the sunken steamer. Tha Heligoland sailed from Philadelphia, Jan. 5, for Dergon, Norway, with a cargo of 1,100,000 gallons of refined pe troleum. She was commanded by Captain Van Rlttern nnd had a crew of thirty-five men, all Germans. Be yond finding the boat and some other wreckage Indicating that the sunken steamer is the Heligoland, the day's operations by the steamers and fisher men were disappointing. The former luifl ( nli'inrlim urn v If mvlnir in thf heavy sea. as they couid not approach the wreck, and tho shore boats found the task equally difficult and were obliged to abandon It earlv. . Landsmen were unable to get down to the beach and t hereforo wore un able to recover the bodies, which have been lying there exposed llvo days and nights. Seven bodies are now ashore and can be reached when the sea "be comes smooth. There are five others in the wreckage near the ship. LEHIGH VALLEY MEETING. Directors Elected at the Annunl Meeting in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Jan. 11'. The annual meeting of tho stockholders of the Le- i high Valley Uallroud company was 1 held here today. The following dlrect 1 ors were elected: A. Walker, J. H. Garrett, P., Doric, J. D. Wharton, I-:. 1 Deland, F. T. Stokcsbury, C. II. Cos ; tor, I. A. Stearns, A. Nesbltt, W. 3. Jilssell and R. M. Galloway. Tho directors elected the following officers: President, A. Wnlker: vlco president. J. D. Garrett; cent roller. I. McQuilkln; secretary, J. L. Fan shnwe; assistant secretary, D. 3. Dalrd: treasurer. J. Andrews. The- onlv change in the board of directors If Mr. Galloway, president of the Merchants' National bank, of New York, In place of Justus C. Straw bridge. A resolution was offered- that the Incoming board of directors ho au thorized to appropriate $3,000 to the Franklin Institute nnd to the Purdue university, of Lafayette, Ind,, for the purpose of determining "the quantity of the Hammer blow, tho centrifugal lift, the tangentnl throw of a locomo I tlve's driving wheels caused by tha counterbalance thereon." The resolu tion was referred to tho board, for consideration. BRITISH SHIPS OVERDUE. Fears Felt for tho Reliance and the Annie Thomas. San Francisco, Jan. lfi. Fifteen per cent, reinsurance is now offered on tho British ship Reliance, which Is 1SI days out from Hamburg, bound for this port. The British ship Annie Thomas Is also causing some anxiety to her own ers and the Kngllsh underwriters. Sha Is out from Antwerp for Acapulco lul days, anil the rate of reinsurance has advanced to 23 per cent. Spanish Prisoners Home. Barcelona, Jan. 16. Tho Spanish ttnni Atluntlo steamer Leon Kill has arrived hero from thn Philippines with former Spanish prisoners and their families. A mnjorlty of them aro tu a lamentable. plight. The town authorities and Red Cross met them und gave asslstunco to tho sufferers. Governor's Appointments. Harrlsburg. Jan. 10. Governor Stone made the following appointments today: Members of tho state medlcnl examining board, Dr. lleniy Bates, Philadelphia; Hiram 8. McConnell. New Brighton; R. W. Ramsey, I'hambeisljurg; initio In spector, Kllus Phillips. Lemont, vice James M. Patterson, of Wcllsboro. Dr. Clarke's Missionary Tour, Boston, Jan. 10. Rev. Dr. France S. Clarke, founder and president of tho United Society of Christian Klldcavor, left Boston today, accompanied by his wlfo for his third missionary tour through tho world. On January 21 they will leavo San Francisco for tho Orient. Champion Game of Tennis. Tuxedo Park, N, J.. Jan. 10. Lawrence Stockton, amateur champion of Amer ica and Putor Latham, professional chain plon of the world, played a game of ten nis hero today ut thu Tuxedo Tennis und Racquet club. Latham gun odds and defeated Stucktou In two sets out of three. WEAVING THE NET ABOUT MOLINEUX EFFORTS TO SHOW MOTIVE FOR POISONING OF BARNET. Recorder Refuses to Allow Tary to Consider Much of the Evidence of a Character Calculated to Show TXp the Prisoner and Miss Chesebrough in a Bad Light. New York, Jan. 18. In tho trial of Holand D. Molincux the prosecution to day continued Its effort to show a motive for the poisoning of Henry C. Damet by Molincux nnd thus to quote the assistant prosecuting attorney, "throw light upon the workings of the prisoner's mind." Dut Itecorder Goff threw out the evidence, declaring that the Damet case had nothing to do with tho present trial. Andre Dustanoby, superintendent of the Knickerbocker Athletic club, said that Molincux had ordered the goods mentioned In certain bills sent to "Miss Dlanche Chesebrough," at No. 231 West Seventy-fifth street. One of tho bills called for whiskey. it was nt this house that Mollneux la alleged to have lived with Miss Chese brough before they were married. Minnie Belts, tho servant In Mrs. Hettinger's house, No. 257 West End avenue, who testified yesterday, was then recalled. It was at this house that Dlanche Chesebrough lived after she ' left the house on West Seventy-fifth street, and the prosecution endeavored to prove that Darnet visited her In her new home, thus rousing Mollneux's jealousy and hatred, resulting finally j In Mollneux sending to Darnet tho ' poison from which he Is alleged to have died. Mr. Osborne began his examina tion by asking Minnie If she could re- ' member the name on the card handed her by the "nice-looking man who came I to see Miss Chesebrough." The re- I corder would not permit tho witness to answer. Mr. Osborne then handed tho wit ness a photograph and asked her if It was the picture of the man who called. The court refused to let the girl Iden tify tho photograph, which was that of II. C. Darnet, ns being a likeness of Miss Chesebrough's visitor. Rebuked by Recorder. Finally the recorder said: "Mr. Os borne, you have been trying to Intro- I dl"-' nere circumstances connected with a case entirely outside of this case. Now It Is time the court ruled on this matter. "The court entirely disregards the contention that the showing of a mo tive In the Darnet "caseshows a mo tive In the Cornish ense, and I Instruct the jury to disregard the testimony on that point." Tho prosecution went back to the Adams case, calling Joseph J. Koch, proprietor of a private letter box agen cy on Droadway, who positively Iden tified Mollneux ns the man who In quired about a letter box on Dec. 12, 1S9S. Later, a box was hired by a man who gave the name of "H. Cornish," but who. witness declared, positively, was not Harry Cornish. Koch testified as to the mall received In tho "Cor nish" box. The prosecution seeks to prove that the lessee of the box was Mollneux and that he used It for ob taining patent medicines from manu facturers. Court then adjourned. CASHIER KILLS A TELLER. Tragedy in n Bank Murder Fol lowed by Suicide. Columbus, Ga Jan. 16. Captain J. W. Murphy, cashier of the Third Na tional bank, Instantly killed Teller P. T. Shutze this morning and thsn com mitted suicide. The murder and sui cide occurred while the bank was filled with customers and tho full corps of clerks. Captain Murphy, who did the shooting, has been one of tho most prominent business men of the city for n number of years, but of recent months he has been In III health and has suffered two strokes of paralysis. It Is believed that he was tempor arily Insane when the shooting was done, as he and Shutze had long been the closest of friends. The evidence be fore the coroner's Jury this lafternoon showed thnt Murphy, presumably In sane, placed the pistol close to the temple of Mr. Shutze and fired. il then placed the pistol In his own mouth and fired twice, both balls penetrating his brain. COLLAPSE OF A CHURCH. Nineteen Persons Killed nnd Sixty eight Wounded. St. Petersburg. Jan. 16. A church collapsed today, during the celebration of a mass In Maloouzcne township, Sumara district. Nineteen persons were killed und sixty-eight were wounded. CHINAWARE TO BE DEARER. Thirty-seven Companies Unite to Raise Prices. Akron, Jan. 16. Joseph Cook, presi dent of the Akron China company, gavo out a statement concerning tho alleged combination umong the china manufacturers. The arrangement Is simply iin agreement to raise the selling prices and has been accepted by thu thirty-seven companies. Prices aie to be raised on an aer ago of about 40 per cent. English Would Accept No Pay, Washington, Jan. 1C William K. Kng Unit, a son of the former Democratic vlro presidential candidate from Indiana ai'J a captain of volunteers In the war with Spain, has relumed to tho treatairy a check for f 1,172 sent him for pay for his army services with tho statement that ho would not accept pay for service to his country In timo of danger. Negro Lynched. Memphis, Trim., Jan. 16, A negro named Andtrson Cause was found hang ing to a limb of a trco near Hennlng, Tcnn., this morning. It Is supposed ho was lynched for aiding In the escape of thn Olncrly brothers, colored, who re cently murdered two officers near Rop ley, Tcnn. TUB NEWS THIS MlMNlNU Weather Indications Todays FAIR, NORTHERLY WINDS. 1 General Doers ltcpulsed at Itcnsbtirg. Kentucky Shooting Affray. Tho Mollneux Murder Trial. One Day's Work of tho National Law makers. 1 General Northeastern Pennsylvania. Financial and Commercial. 3 Increaso Shown by December Regis tration Superior Court Nearly at End of Work Here. 4 Editorial. News and Comment. 5 Local Water Date Meeting Has a Poor Attendance. Common Pleas Court Proceedings. 6 Local West Scrnnton and Suburban. 7 Hound About tho County. S Local Llvo News of tho Industrial World. ANOTHER BIG FIRE AT DAWSON CITY Property Valued nt Half n Million Dollars Reduced to Ashes Mer cury Forty Degrees Below Zero. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 16. The steamer Danube, at Victoria, from Skaguay, brings news that a large part of the business portion of Dawson was wiped out by tiro on the night of Wednesday last. A despatcn was received nt Skaguay on the same night. Tho loss will exceed half n million dollars. There are no names of the buildings or losses. The Skuguay telegraph oper ator says that great suffering would undoubtedly follow the fire, as tho temperature at Dawson was forty de grees below zero, with a high wind blowing. The city Is without the regulation water supply. WHISKEY MEN AT ODDS. Stockholder Brings Action Against So-Called Trust. Albany, Jan. 16, John K. Delehanty, of this city, as counsel for Melville A. Harris, of this city, yesterday filed papers In an action attacking tho i0' cently formed so-called whiskey trust, Mr. Harris Is a stockholder of the Amorlcan Spirit Manufacturing com pany, which the trust Is attempting to absorb. Mr. Harris says In his complaint that the Distilling Company of Amcrl- cu, tnougn capitalized ror ju,tjuu,uu(, has In cash less than $1,500,000, and its other principal assets consist of the assets of the manufacturing and other companies referred to In his complaint, and that the purpose of the formation of the Distilling Company of America was to nbsorb the assets of tho man ufacturing company and the other companies. WAGES INCREASED. Yard Rates Adjusted by Pennsyl vania Railroad Company. Harrlsburg, Jan. 16. Tho Pennsyl vania Railroad company has re-adjusted the wages of Its employes In the yards along the entire system. Tin new adjustment went Into effect Jnn. 1 and the men will receive their firat benefits on February pay day. The now scale Includes a rate for night and day service and the amount to be paid per hour, in: follows: Knglneers, from 23 to 27 cents per hour; firemen, from 13 to 17 cents; conductors, from 20 to i2 cents right; brakemen, from 15 to IC cents day, from 17 to IS cents night: car drop pers, from 1RV4 cents to HVi- day, and from 104 to 18 cents night. NOT IN FAVOR OF POLYGAMY. A Manifesto from President Snow of the Mormon Church. Washington, Jan. 10 Senator Rawlins today presented to the senate a bllef memorial from Picsident Lorenzo Snow, of tho Mormon church, on the quotluu of polygamy. Mr. Sninv nays he Is per suaded that thero is much inisiiiul.T standing upon this qtiti-tlnu, lie says that In accordance v.lth the manifesto of President Woodruff of 1SW, "the church has positively abandomd tho practice of polygamy ! the solemn ization of plural marriages in this 'I'tair and every other stuto and that no mem ber or officer thereof has any authority whatever to perform u plural marriage or enter Into such a relation." "Nor," ho continues, "does the church advise or cr.courago unlawful cohabitation on tho part of any of its members. If, there fore, any member dlr.obes the law lther ns to polygamy or unlawful cohabitation ho muat bear his own burdens; or. In other words, bo unnwernhlo to tho tri bunals of tho land for his action per taining thereto." - Meeting of Hoxse Trainers. Cleveland. Jan. 10. A meeting or sev eral prominent hnrso trainers und drivers was held today at the Glenvlllo track to take nctlon against heat betting. A com. mltteo was appointed to draw up resolu tions and present them to tho different trotting associations. - Miss Gould's Contribution. New York. Jan. 10. Miss Helen Gould has contributed $30,000 to uld In tho build Ins of the new homo for tho naval broach of tho Young Men's Christian association In Brooklyn, a work that Is being under taken by tho International committee of the association. Steamship Arrivals. Liverpool, Jan. 10. Arrived: Cuttle, from New York. New York Sailed;: Bovic, for Liverpool; Travc. for Bremen via Southampton. Arrived: Amsterdam, fiom Rotterdam. Cleared: St. Paul, for Southampton. Reception to Mounted Police. Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 16. Three hundred mounted pollco arrived this afternoon en routo to Halifax and were given nn enthusiastic reception. They took trains for tho cast two hours later. Threw Up the Spongn. Utlca, N. Y Jan. 10. Tommy Dixon's seconds threw up the sponge In the fif teenth round In the match between Billy (Ryan. PHILIPPINES QUESTION IN SENATE That Body Stilt in the Throes of Warm Dis cussion. THE SPEECH OF MR. VEST One of the Notable Flights of Ora tory of the Day The Urgent De ficiency Bill Taken Up in tha Houso Under an Which Limited the Agreement General De bate Richardson Rehearses tha Charges Against Secretary Gage, Washington, Jnn. 16. The senato IS still In the throes of discussion of tho Philippine question, and apparently, thero Is ns near approach to n deliv erance upon the subject. Mr. Vest (Mo.) today voiced th opinion of many senators when he said that such discussion as now in progress was of no consequence ns the country was confronted by a state of facts that could not be changed bv talk. Mr. l'ettlgrew's resolution of Inquiry and Mr. Lodge's substitute for it wer.- laid en tha table today nnd Mr. Hoar's general resolution of inquiry as to thu facts of the Philippine war was taken up. An effort of Mr. Pettlgrew to amend It no as to call for the presi dent's Instructions to tho Park, peaca commissioners led to a prolonged do nate. After the senato had considered tho matter behind closed doors tho amendment was rejected by a vote of 41 to 20. The debate for the dt'y va.s conclud ed by Mr. Vest who made a notablo speech In opposition to tho assumption In scmo quarters that every man who i does not agree with the policy of tho ' administration Is a traitor to his coun- try. Mr. Vest threw into his utter ances all the nervous force and ener gy, and the accomplished oratorical ability for which he is famed and commanded the attention of tho sen- i ate throughout. McLaurin (Dem., S. C), addressed , the senate on the financial question, i making an argument in favor of his ' proposition to confer authority upon state banks to Issuo circulating notes. Urgent Deficiency Bill. Tho urgent deficiency appropriation bill was taken up In tho house today under an agreement which limited tho general debate to today. It was tha general expectation that It would open up a stormy debate upon tho question of expansion, In view of the largo army and navy Items It contained, but the members early became very much engrossed in a discussion of an Item of $150,000 for rural free delivery, In which all are personally Interested. ' and the subject of expansion was bare , ly touched upon. The last hour of tha , debate was enlivened with an attack by Mr. Richardson upon tho secretary of the treasury for his course In con nection with tho sale of the New York custom house. He rehearsed the charges that Secretary Gage had been guilty, technically, of embezzlement In connection with tho sale of the custom houso In depositing the proceeds In a national bank, which was a govern ment depository, Instead of the treas ury of tho United States, but declared thnt this charge would not hold. His purpose, he said, was to show that tho National City bank had been favored on account of the contributions of Its directors to the Republican campaign fund In 1S90, and to show that tho course of the secretary in nllowlng tho purchase price to remain In the bank, while at the same time paying rent for tho property and keeping It exempt front taxation, was not dealing fairly with tho trust funds of tho govern ment. Mr, Hopkins, of Illinois, championed the course of the secretary, declaring that his reply to tho houso resolution answered every charge brought against him and displayed business ability that must meet the upnrnvnl of nil fair minded people. He insisted, further, that tho title to the custom houso passed to the bank when It purchased and took possession of the property, and that It had not been exempt from taxation since It had been purchased. Tho debate caused very little excite ment, nnd there was no attempt to re new the assault upon the secretary after Mr. Hopkins closed. The urgent deficiency bill will be taken up for con Hlderutlon under tho llvo-mlnuto rule tomorrow. MR. BRYAN BANQUETTED. Honored by Democrats of the Ken tucky Legislature. Frankfort. Ky.. Jan. lfi. Colonel W. J. Bryan was banquetted by the Dem ocrats of tho Kentucky legislature to night. The banquet was also a cele bration of thu election of Senator Blackburn. Mr. l'lryan was met at tho train by u, commltieo of which Blackburn und (Icebel were members. Tho toasts responded to wero as follows- Dy W, J. Bryan, "The Demo cratic Party, Its Future und Its Pol itics;" Senator J. C. tf. Blackburn, "Old Kentucky," Senator Wm. Goa bel. "Kentucky nnd Her Relations to tho National Democracy." f -f WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Jnn. 10. Forecast for Wednesday nnd Thursday: For eastern Pennsylvania, fair Wed nesday and probably Thursday: light north to northwest winds. 1 1 t t 1 1 1 t f 1 -
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