N
tribune.
crantou
SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MOKNING, JANUARY 18, 1900.
TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
mf1
3lMwBBlT2BWBlBHKiJljjESBjPH&BBBa
"GEN. BULLER
SURPRISED
THE BOERS
Followed Up the Move
ment by Shelling
the Trenches.
HIS FORCES CONCENTRATED
One Cause for Anxiety Removed by
Rent News In Cape Colony
General Methuen Slakes a Demon
stration in Force, Shelling Boer
Works Gntacre Is Skirmishing
Around Molteno An Account of a
Battle at Ladysmlth.
London, Jan. IS, 4.30 a. m. General
Buller completely surprised the Boer3
and occupied the hills beyond Pot
gcltcrs Drift, llftoon miles west of
Colenso, on Wednesday, Jan. 10. This ,
Intelligence Is contained In an cxclu
slvc despatch to tho Times, dated yes
terday. He followed up the movement
by shelling the Hoer trenches.
This news completely disposes of the
statement that Sir Charles Warren'J
force went In the direction of Woenen,
and It tends greatly to restore confi
dence In General Buller's tactics.
The supposition that ho had divided
his forces Into three columns had riven
cause for anxiety. It Is now seen that
such a view was erroneous, as Gencril
Bullet's forces are concentrated.
In Cape Colony General Methuen
has made a demonstration In force,
shelling the Boer works. General Gat
acre Is skirmishing around Molteno
and General French has been throw
ing a few shells at the Boers at Bens
burg. Colonel Plumer is moving to
the relief of Mafeklng from Bochuan
aland. He is now In command of less
than 2,000 men. Mafeklng is In a bad
way; tho siege Is being pressed with
determination and the Kalllrs are de
serting because of pinched rations and
tho necessity of eating horse flesh.
The Standard has a vivid account of
tho assault upon Ladysmlth, showing
that the garrison was surprised and
that several times tho situation was
critical. Out of a detachment of thirty
Gordon Highlanders wMb surrendered
every man was wounded, says the cor
respondent. Curiously enough, this is
tho first mention of the capture of the
Highlanders. The Boer repulse nt
Ladysmlth was tho heaviest counter
stroke of tho war.
The government Is relaxing its ef
forts to send out reinforcements. It Is
quite undecided as to when the Eighth
division will be shipped.
The war oftlee declines the offer of
a third battalion of Northamptonshire
militia, saying that no more militia
will be sent abroad. It seems prob
able that only 5,000, instead of 10,000
yeomanry, will be mobilized.
The ministers are gathering for a
cabinet council, which will probably
be held tomorrow (Friday).
From Spearman's Farm.
London, Jan. 18. A special dispatch!
from Spearman's Farm, dated Jan
uary 17, soys:
"The RrPlsh column moved to
Spearman'F Farm, beyond Springfield
on Jlanuary U. The difficulties In
crossing the swollen river were great,
the wagons being quite covered."
The other morning papers are out
with extra editions confirming the
dispatch from Spearman's farm to the
Times. The Dally Telegraph's cor
respondent under yesterday's date
says:
"I am permitted to wire from
Spearman's farm that General Lyttle
ton yesterday afternoon ferried and
forded Potglcters drift and seized with
little opposition a lino of low ridges
a mile from there. Dining tho night
a howitzer battery was carried across.
u-otiay, irom .Mount Alice, near
C..nM,n1iMn ... 1 i . ..
"""'"""''' """' bums unci nowiiKors
effectively shelled tho Boer position
which Is strong.
"General Warren also today crossed
the Tupeln, six miles farther to the
west, near Wagon drift, with all arm.
In tho face of a hot nnd heavy fire
from Boer cannon nnd rifles. He has
leffeeted a nioet satisfactory lodge
ment two miles further on toward
Pproen kop."
London, Jan. IS. The Pletermnrltz
burg corespondent nf the Dally Mall
telegraphing late Wednesday evening,
Janunry 17, says:
"Arrlvnls from Kstcourt report that
there was fighting on the Tugela to
day. The result is not known here."
A Bombardment.
London, Jnn. 17. The following dls
patch has been received from Mafe
klng under date of January 3:
"The enemy began a renewed and
vigorous bombardment January 1. and
deliberately fired six 9. pounder shells
Into the women's laager, killing a little
irlrl and wounding two children. The
strategical position Is unchanged."
Modder River, Cape Colony, Jan.
17. Thene was a demonstration In
force, under General Methut,. yester
day, a division being engaged, with
the object of ascertaining the strength
and disposition of the Boer force and
also Jn order to try to diaw the Boers
from Klmberley, where, lately, they
have been active. Tho British discov
ered the Boers in great force and bo
Ins reinforced from tho direction of
Jacobsdal.
At 4:30 tho artillery opened fire, tho
shells dropping In the Doer entrench
ments with great precision. The at
tuck was directed against the Boer
left. The firing continued until sun
set, mostly with artillery, although
the guards, on the right, fired some
long range volleys The Boers reserved
their flro until tho llrltlsh were re
turning to cump In the darkness,
when six shells followed them. There
were no cnusulttes among tho British
troops.
London. Jan. IS. The Dally Mall has
the following, dated yesterday, from
Plotermarltzbtirg:
"News has been received that Gen
eral lhiller Is making satisfactory
progress."
BYRNE DISPERSES FILIPINOS.
Terms of Surrender Not Satisfactory
to the American Colonel.
Manila, Jan. 17. 7:03 p. m. Colonel
Klbbe, with the Forty-eighth Infan
try, railed on board the transport
Hancock today, with gunboats. The
object of tho force Is probably tho
Important Islands Samar and Ley to. I
which the Insurgents hold.
Tho American blockade and tho lev
ies of tho Tugal army have caused
great suffering among the people and
hundreds of persons are in an almost
starving condition.
Tho Tngal general, Maurlclo, recent
ly lmded at Negros from the Island of
Panay and requested a conference
with Colonel Hyrno. Ho proposed that j
the Insurgents be lot alone and per-
1 mom buna w. hi tuuut? mm ici ,
mltted to wear side arms and uni
form. In the towns until the war In
mzon was ended, when they would
surrender. Colonel Byrne refused to
agree to this, however, and said they
would be considered as bandits and
shot If they were found armed. Col
onel Hyrne surprised the Insurgent
camp the same night and scattered the
Filipinos, killing" thirty of them, In
cluding a general.
BRYAN'S ADVICE
AT CINCINNATI
Says the Time Has Come When No
Farmer Can Afford to Be a Repub
lican. Cincinnati, Jan. 17. Colonel William
J. Bryan addressed an nudlenee of
n.OOO at Music hall tonight, under the
auspices of the Cincinnati Bimetallic
council. He said that the time had
come when no farmer or laborer could
afford to be a Hepuhllenn. He said
that party had entirely changed front.
He quoted from Llncoln't letter to a
Boston Republican meeting In 1S."3 ana
also from his first message, In which
Lincoln said that he feared monarchical
tendencies in the republic. Passing to
the money question, he said he had
been asked to drop that question. He
believed in it. that Is, In the double
standard. As to dropping the money
question he said there was no man In
this nation big enough to let that ques
tion fall In such a way as to break It.
Following up the criticism of the Re
publican party, he devoted considerable
time to the currency bill before con
gress. Passing to tho trust question
he argued that monopolies could be
stopped by the exercise of powers with
in the province of congress. The great
er part of his two hours' speech was
devoted to the Philippine question.
This he said was an issue on which
American sentiment had never been
expressed in any national election. He
discussed the defences of the Philip
pine policy and was very severe on the
theory that the possession of the Phil
ippines would pay. Ho said:
"I would not put the life of one Amer
ican soldier on the auction block for
all the gold and all the wealth of all
the Philippines." His solution of that
question would be to announce to the
Filipinos, as had been announced to the.
Cubans, that they would be assisted In
establishing an independent govern
ment and would afterwards receive
the same protection in maintaining It
as the South American republics had
received. He will go from here at noon
tomorrow, directly to Washington, and
then to New Jersey and New York,
At Peace with Spain.
Madrid, Jan. 17. In the senate today
Premier Senor Sllveln announced that
negotiations wero In progress with tho
United States for tho conclusion of a
treaty of peace and friendship, and also
a treaty providing for extradition and the
resumption of normal relations. Ho
added that preliminary steps had already
been taken with a view to the conclusion
of a commercial treaty.
State Dinner for Seventy-Eight.
Washington, Jan. 17. President and
Mrs. McKlnley entertained tho members
of the diplomatic corps nt a state din
ner nt tho white houso tonlKht. Covers
wero laid for seventy-eight persons and
owing to tho largo company tho talilo was
set in tho main corridor. Tho houso was
f n,mrnnriatolv ileenr.-He.l r.-.- fi, n,n.i
und tho Marino baud played.
Tuxedo Tennis Tournament.
Tuxedo. Park, N. Y Jan. 17,-Tho fea
ture of tho tournament of the Tuxedo
Tennis and Rccciuet club today was tho
match between 13. II. Miles, amateur
champion of England, and Tom Pettlt,
tho professional champion of America.
Pcttit cava Miles 15 uud a blsipjo and
won, 6-1, 6-3, 4-G and C-4.
Troops to Be Mustered Out.
Harrlsburg, Jan. 17. General orders
wero Issued today from tho headquarters
of tho National Guard of Pennsylvania,
detailing Major David W. Simpson,
Twenty-ilrst regiment, to muster out tho
following companies of tho regiment: U,
Mcndvllle; D. Warren; K. Biadlord; II,
Sharon, and I, Erie.
Jersey Dairymen Meet.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 17. The New Jer
sey State Dairy union held Its annual
meeting here today arid elected officers.
The union decided to agitate for tho pass,
age of a law against putting coloring
matter In oleomargarine, and also against
the use of preservatives In milk.
Mrs. Patterson 111.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 17. A special
to tho News from Greenville, Tenn., says
Mrs. M. J. Patterson, tho only child of
Andrew Johnson, Is critically 111 at her
home there and not ixpccted to live. She
U over SO years of uge.
MOLINEUX TRIAL
. NEARLY ENDED
CASE OF THE PROSECUTION
PRACTICALLY CLOSED.
Evidence Given by tho Letter Box
Man Heckman Makes n Strong
Witness Cross-examination Fails i
to Shake the Testimony The Re
corder Asks Questions Also The
Testimony of Koch.
I slble to obtain a fair trial. District
New York, Jan. 17. The prosecution Attorney Grcman filed a protest
today practically closed its case against a commutation. Meyers Is .il
agulnst llolnncl B. Mollneux. on trial legod to have murdered Michael Car
for the murder of Mrs. Kutharlno J. ney and John Lenhart nt Garret two
Adams, with tho Introduction of the years ago.
testimony of Nicholas Heckman, pro- His attorneys hnvo asked that his
prlotor of a private letter box agency, ' sentence be commuted on tho ground
whore Mollneux Is alleged to have
hired a box In which he received pat- '
ent medicines from manufacturers.
Heckman Is the witness whom a Nash
vlI1' VrM Inwyer. numed Colmar,
sought to have extradited to Tonnes
see last year as an escaped convict.
On Investigation It was found that
Heckman had never been In Tennes
see and that Colmar had concerted tho
plot for tho purpose of getting money
out of Mollneux's lawyers.
Heckman made a strong witness to
day. He testified that ho had known
Mol'"CU? '?' B,BhlJ1 for nv '. ani,
that ho had ?een hlm one nunr,r0' ani'
,,,f ,. ri ..,, o- ions Mll,...
nd
1
fifty times. On May 2", 1S98, Mollneux
went Into witness' place and engaged
a box for the receipt of. mall. He gave
his name as II. C. Barnct.
Witness testified that Mollneux came j
In about twenty times for his mall,
'.vhlch was mostly private medicines.
Witness remembered putting In de
fendant's box a package of certain
powder. This powder Is tho one in
which It Is alleged cyanide of mercury
was conveyed to Barnct. Witness nev
er knew Harry Cornish.
After a savage cross-examination by
Mr. Weeks, who failed to discredit the
witness, Mr. Osborne took Heckman
In hand ngaln.
"Do you realize the seriousness of
what you say here?" Mr. Osborne
asked.
"Yes," was the reply.
"Has any one in this world given
you a cent or offered you a cent?"
"Yes sir."
"Who was It?"
"J. C. Walsh" (Walsh Is said to
have been concerned In the Colmar cpl
side). Q. "He offered you money to identify
Mollneux?
A. No; it was the other way.
When Osborne had finished his ex
amination of Heckman, Recorder Goff
turned to the jury.
"If there are any of tho Jurors." he
said, "who have any questions to nsk
of this witness, now is tho time to
clear up any remaining matters which
he may explain. I shall not permit
this witness to bo recalled."
"If there Is nnythlng else that the
lawyers want to ask Heckman this
will be their last chance." the recorder
continued.
Recorder Asks Questions.
Weeks nnd Osborne remained silent
and tho recorder continued: "Then I
shall nsk a few questions myself. Mr.
Heckman, vou roooiinWo the solemnity
of the occasion, do you not?"
"Yes, 'answered tho letter box man.
Q. And being a man of years and
discretion, you understand tho conse
quences of perjury the punishment it
incilrs?
A. I do.
Q. You realize fully tho awful conse
qeunce which may follow to this de
fendant if you do not now speak the
truth
A. I do.
Q. Now. I want you to state to mo.
under the solemnity of your oath
whether or not there Is any promise,
expressed, or implied, to you. or any
reward of any kind or description held
out to you as tho result of your testi
mony In this case?
A. Absolutely none. I don't expect
any reward and I don't want any.
Q. Have you any reason to believe
that you will secure any reward or
any gratuity of any kind on ac
count of your testimony in this case?
A. No. sir.
Q. Do you realize how vitally im
portant it Is and when I say that I
want you to look deep In your con
sciencehave you any doubt in your
mind any doubt whatever, as to this
defendant being the man who rented
that letter box from yon ns H. 0.
Barnct? If you have any doubt In
your "mind, anything on your con
science, now Is the time to disclose It.
Have you any doubt?
A. None whatever.
Q. If you have nny doubt now Is the
time to speak of It, and If you have
made any mistake whatever even the
slightest now Is the time to correct It.
A. I have none. I have no doubt at
all. When Detective McCafferty came
to me he appealed to me as solemnly
as he could and begged me to niak-
no mistake. I had no doubt and I hiivj
none now.
Tho recorder Very well. You may
step aside
Koch's Testimony.
Tho first witness today was Joseph
Koch, another letter box man, who tes
tified yesterday that Mollneux had
talked with him In December, 1S9S,
about engaging a box; that a few davn
later a second man, with a heavy mus
tache, had taken a box, under tho
name, "H, Cornish" and that package
of medicine had came to tho box. Tho
cross-examination of Koch today was
verv severe.
Mr. Weeks sought to show that
Koch's description of the man who
engaged the box, given to the police
last year, would fit Harry Cornish.
But Koch repeated positively that Cor
nish was not the man. Koch said that
he told Weeks In May, 1S99, that the
man who called on him In December,
1898, to see about the box was Mollneux.
His conversation with Weeks was In
Koch's office, Weeks having come into
the office to lnqulro about tho "II. C.
Cornish box." Court then adjourned.
"Jim Crow'NaiirPassed.
Richmond, Yo,, Jan. 17. Tho house of
delegutcs today passed tho "Jim Crow"
cur bill, or bill requiring soparuto cars
for whites and bluck ,ou the railways,
without a dissenting vote
BOARD OF PARDONS.
Arguments Heard in Cases of Mey
ers and Xrause.
Harrlsburg. Jan. 17. The board of
pardons heard argument today In the
cases of Samuel Peter Meyers, of
Somerset, and Frank J. Kruuse, of
Lehigh, bcth of whom have applied
for a commutation of sentence to life
Imprisonment. An executive session
will be held tomorrow to consider theso
ntlrl n niltntinp f nfhnt. .tnu..c w.fetnl.
have been under advisement' since tho
December1 session. Tho application In
Krausc's case Is based on tho plea that
there was no motive for his alleged
crime and that by reason of public
sentiment against hint It was lmpos-
that he is of unbound mind and that
the members of his family are subject
to nervous and mental disease and
disturbances. The district attorney
of Somerset county and tho widow of
Meyers alleged victims have protested
against a commutation. Arguments
were also heard In tho cases of John
Barna, of Pittsburg and Michael F.
Maloney, of Allegheny, second degree
murder. Tho cases of Samuel Houck,
of Hurrlsburg. burglary; Thomas
Cooper, of Allegheny, arson; James 13.
Ultenour, Westmoreland, felony, and
John F. Doyle, of Philadelphia, con
spiracy, were continued. Tho case of
William If. House, former assistant
city attorney of Pittsburg, serving 22
months in the Western Ponltentary
for embez7iervnt, will nlso be con-
Adored tomorrow In executive session,
he having made application for a re-
hearjng.
m
GENERAL WHEELER'S RETURN.
No Significance in His Relief from
Further Duty.
Washington, Jan. 17. It Is said at
the war department that there Is no
special significance in the fact that
General Wheeler has been relieve!
from further military duty In tho
Philippines and ordered home. Al
though he made no complaint. It Is
understood that active duty In the field
has undermined General Wheeler's
health and that it was dangerous for
him to remain In the tropical cllmatj
of the Philippines much longer. While
It is not officially admitted that Gen
eral Wheeler has resigned his commis
sion, It Is stated positively that If he
has taken such a step tho president
will suspend action until ho has had
an opportunity to confer with hlfti on
the subject, with a view of dlfsaudlng
hlm from such a course. He Is nearly
CI years of ago, the statutory list of
active service In tho army and but
for that fact would have been appoint
ed a brigadier general In the regular
army.
The president Is said to favor legis
lation which will authorize the ap
pointment of General Wheeler and
General Leo and, perhaps, one or two
others, to be brigadier generals on tho
retired list. In acknowledgement of
their faithful services to this country
during and since the Spanish war. It
is said that is one of tho reasons why
General Wheeler is summoned home .it
this time.
His orders which were Issued sev
eral days ago, require him to come to
Washington by way of San Francisco,
for consultation with the secretary of
war.
UNITED MINE WORKERS.
Fully 700 Delegates Are at Indian
apolis Convention.
Indianapolis, Jan. 17. The third
day's session of the United Mine Work
ers of America convened today, wltn
John Mitchell, president, in tho chair.
There were fully 700 delegates pres
ent. Chairman P. J. Keenan, of the cred
entials committee submitted his re
port, Mr, Fahrar, of the committee,
who read the report, said that there
would be differences In this convention
ns there have been In nil others. Ow
ing to the nature of the data furnished
the committee had not been able to
put all delegates In their proper places.
The showing of the various states was
larger than expected.
The credentials committee's report
was acted upon and all delegates who
were not seated were ordered to report
to the committee for a settlement of
differences.
The election of officers was postponed
and tho report of the committee on
rules and order of business read and
accepted. President Mitchell then an
nounced tho names of the regular
committees which will work dining
the convention. These committees:
Scale, transportation, nppeals and
grievances, reports of officers, and a
committee of tellers.
Wages Advanced.
Pittsburg, Jan. 17. Fin men and pos3l
bly conductors and engineers all oxer
tho Ilaltimoro and Ohio railroad system
proper nro to bo tho subjects of a sub
stantial wago ndvnneo dating from Jan
uary 1. Tho ndvnneo will bo about 8 per
cent. Tho Pittsburg and Lnko Erlo man
agement sent out notices to tho various
division headquarters announcing nn nd
vanco to all In yardmen. In general tho
advance averages ubout 10 per cent.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Jan. 17. Pension certifi
cates: Philip Lenlg, Northumberland, J8
to $12: Joseph Hnckett (dead), Plymouth,
$S to $10. Original widows, etc, Murla K.
Smith, Johnstown, JS; Susan V. Weir,
Adamsville, Luzerne, SS; minor of Isaiah
H. IM wards, Jlloemsbiirg, 110: Kmma L.
Lebklecher, Wlngate, Center, $S.
County Jailer Killed.
West Plains, Mo Jim, 17 County Jailer
Alfred Henry, while feeding tho prison
ers In the Howell county Jail today, was
overpowered and killed by two prisoners,
11. Richardson and Kd Urady. Tho prls
oners escaped nnd locked the door after
them. A reward of $l,WK Is offered for
their capture.
Charters Granted,
Harrlsburg, Jan. 17. Charters were Is
sued by tho state department today a
follows: Pittsburg Bouiiern Street Rail
way company, littsburs: capital 51'a.uuo.
Cm-cent Manufacturing company, Pitts,
burg; capital $23,000. Pittsburg Real Us
tuto company, Pittsburg; capital (5,000.
LIVELY DEBA1E
IN ME HOUSE
TALK OVER THE SALE OF THE
CUSTOM HOUSE.
Mr. Sulzer, of New York, Starts the
Ball Rolling Mr. Sibley Warmly
Commends the Course of Secretary
Gage Resolution of Inquiry Re
garding the Conduct of the Philip
pine War Is Adoptea Mr. Teller
Talks on Finances The Vote on
Gold Standard.
Washington, Jan. 17. The house had
another Inning today over tho sale of
the New York custom house by Sec
retary Gage. Mr. Sulzer, of Now York,
the author of the resolution for nn In
vestigation of the secretary's transac
tions with the New York banks, start
ed tho ball rolling by charging that
the mandate had already gone forth to
suppress It. Mr. Sibley, a Pennsyl
vania Democrat, formerly a radical ad
vocate of free silver. who Is
now out of sympathy with the
Democrats In the house, warmly
warmly commended Mr. Gage's course.
These two speeches precipitated a de
bate which lasted about three hours.
Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, explained that
the committee on rules, to which tho
Sulzer resolution had gone, had not
acted because no evidence had been
produced before the committee to war
rant the ordering of such a far-reaching
Investigation. Not a single person
had appeared before the committee to
press It. Mr. Hepburn (Rep., Ia) as
sailed Mr. Sulzer for some of his ex
travagant statements nnd declared
there ought to bo some way to rebuke
a member for slandering honored offi
cials. Later In tho day during the
discussion of the appropriation for tho
army, Mr. Cannon, In charge of the
bill, challenged any member to move
to strike It out. Mr. Williams (Dom.,
Miss.,) replied to Mr, Cnnnon In an
eloquent speech, In which he affirmed
the loyalty of every American citizen
to tho flag and charged Mr. Cannon
with shrewdly Issuing a challenge that
he knew would not bo accepted. Ho
maintained the right, however, -f
members to criticise tho policy of the
government, asserting that loyalty to
the flag was often confounded with
loyalty to a policy of the government.
Tho urgent deficiency bill was passed
with only one unimportant amend
ment. In the Senate.
An agreemnt was easily reached In
the senate today to take the final vote
in the pending bill fixing gold as the
standard of value In tho United States
on February in. In tho Intervening
time, tho measure will be discussed.
After several days of debate the
drag net resolution of Inquiry regard
ing tho conduct of the Philippine war
was adopted. It was Introduced by
Mr. Hoar, (Mass.) and practically was
adopted as a general substitute for
resolutions of a similar, but less ex
tended character offered by Mr. Pet
tlgrew and Mr. Lodge. Beyond a vig
orous speech by Mr. Pottlgrew the
resolution aroused no debate as It Is
within the discretion of the president
to send or not to send nny of the In
formation requested. The resolution
offered by Mr. Hale, (Maine) as to the
seizure of (lour by the British authori
ties was adopted, but only after a
spirited debate and after the resolu
tion had b3en materinly amended. Mr.
Davis, chairman of the committee on
foreign relations made a sharp attack
upon the resolution but withdrew his
objections after It had been amended.
Mr. Teller, (Silver Rep., Colo.) ad
dressed the sen-tte upon the financial
bill and will continue his speech to
morrow, WILL HONOR HEROES.
University of Pennsylvania to Erect
a Memorial Tower.
Philadelphia, Jan. 17. Provost Har
rison, of tho University of Pennsyl
vania, has issued a request to the gen
eral Alumni association of the Uni
versity, numbering many thousands,
and located in various ju.ia cf the
United States, to forward the names
and all data of those who served In
the war with Spain,
The purpose Is to have the names
cut In stone In tho memorial tower,
now being constructed as a memorial
to those former and present University
of Pennsylvania men who servo! Iheit
country during that time. The tower,
which Is nearly completed, will form
the principal entrance to the dormi
tory adjunct of the university and will
be red brick. 112x94 feet wide and 30
feet In length.
It will cost about $80,000. Provost
Harrison further announces that all
information furnished by any member
of tho alumni will be compare! with
the war department records to Insure
correctness.
THREE ARE ARRAIGNED.
Men Indicted for Violating Election
Laws, Are Before the Court.
Philadelphia, Jnn. 17. Samuel R.
Markley, Frank Taylor, alias Pierce,
and Joseph S. Hogan, who wero re
cently Indicted for violating the elec
tion laws In the Twelfth division of
the Fifth ward, wero arraigned In
quarter sessions court today.
There aro nine Indictments agalnrt
the defendants, nnd they entered pleas
of not guilty to four of them which
charged them with various violations
of the law, To the other five Indict
ments, charging conspiracy, their at
torney filed demurrers. Argument on
the demurrers will be heard by Judge
Bregy on Friday.
Five other men for whom warrants
have been Issued for similar offenses
in tho Fifth ward have not yet been
apprehended.
Clgarmakers Strike.
Boyertown, Jan. 17. Owing to tho dis
charge of four clgarmf-kcrs employed at
Dunn & Co.'s clgnr factory nt this place,
by the firm, ull of the employes, three
hundred In number, quit work and went
on a strlko today. They Intend to remain
out until tho discharged men are rein
stated. Tho firm stated that they reservo
the right to employ and dlschargo whom
they please.
THE KKWS THIS MUHN1NH
Wtathcr Indications Todays
RAIN.
1 General General Duller Crosses tho
Tugela River.
Conclusions of Committee on the Rob
erts Case.
Testimony In tho Mollneux Trial.
Congressional Doings.
2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Opinions Handed Down by tho
Superior Court.
Funeral of Rccs Watklns.
4 Editorial.
News and Comments.
5 Local President Truesdalo Inter
viewed.
Two Killed, Several Injured In the Ox
ford Tunnel.
G Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Round About the County.
8 Local Live Industrial News.
Condition of tho Anthracite Coal Trade
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Judge Arnold's Opinion in the Oleo
margarine Cases.
Philadelphia, Jan. 17. A decision of
Interest to the entire produce trade
of Pennsylvania was handed down by
Judge Arnold In common pleas court
today In the ease of the commonwealth
against J. K. Vandye, agent of the
Oakdalo Manufacturing company, 'jf
Providence, R, I. In substance tho
court declares that the coloration of
oleomargarine Is In violation of the
statutes. Vandye sold in this city in
original packages shipped to him by
the Oakdale Manufacturing company
fifty pounds of oleomargarine. He
had been sued by the state dairy and
food commissioner for selling the com
modity. He filed a demurrer on the
ground that he was engaged in tho
lawful business of selling oleomargar
ine. The question raised during the
argument was whether a dealer should
under the law be compelled to use
coloring matter In oleomargarine to
render tho composition distinct In ap
pearance from genuine butter.
Judge Arnold decided that the legis
lature could not compel tho manufact
urer or dealer to add any color to the
article, but It may punish him for add
ing any coloring matter to oleomar
garine. Ho Imposed a fine of $100 and
costs on Vandyke.
- i
HIT BY SEVEN BULLETS.
John O'Nell Is Shot by Charles
Robinson.
Huntingdon, Pa., Jan. 17. The per
sistent attention of John O'Nell to the
wife of Charles Robinson, of Spruco
Creek, resulted In his death today at
the hands of tho wronged husband.
Suspecting the Infidelity of his wife
and having knowledge that O'Nell
would call at the houso today Robin
son procured a 3S calibre revolver and
came upon the couple In his home un
awares. Without saying a wbrd Rob
inson commenced firing at O'Nell and
when the weapon was emptied seven
bullets wero In O'Noll's body. Two
of the bullets entered the left temple
and one took effect In tho neck.
O'Nell died without a murmur. Rob
inson, then In an Indifferent manner,
picked up O'Nell'R body nnd throw It
Into the street. Mrs. Robinson's ad
miration for O'Nell Is unquestioned.
Both Robinson nnd his wife are in
Jail.
SALE OF STAMPS.
A Large Increase Is Shown During
Last Three Months of Year.
Washington, Jan. 17. A large In
crease is shown in the sales of postage
stamps nnd stamped envelopes during
the three months ended December 31,
1899, as compared with the similar per
iod of the preceding year.
The Increase In number of articles
was 1S5.041.67R. and In value $2.45C.9r,2.
The largest Increase In number of ar
ticles sold Is in "postage due" stamps,
thlrty-slx per cent., and the largest
Increase In vcluo of articles sold. Is
found In ordinary stamped envelopes,
34 per cent.
ALLEGED COUNTERFEITERS.
FTuscarora People Accused of Flood
ing Bradford with Bad Dollars.
Towanda, Pa.. Jan. 17. James T.
Culver and Adolphus Babcock. of Tus
earora township, were arrested today
nnd held In ball for a further hearing
by United States Commissioner Mix,
charged with making and passing
counterfeit money.
The men nro suspected of belonging
to a well organized gang of counter
feiters thnt has Hooded tho county
with bogus dollars.
Schaefer-Mornlngstar Contest.
Now York. Jan. 17. Play was resumed
today In tho It-Inch balk line handicap
match between Jnko Schaefcr. who Is en
deavoring to score 3,0i)0 points against
l.noo by Ora Mornli Kttnr. the yminr Chi
cago shcrtitop. Scr.i.efer lost ground to
day and was unnblo to break through the
lend which his opponent has maintained
from the beginning of tho contest. Score:
Afternoon game Mnrulugstar. 100; aver
age, IB 4-16: high run, 47. Schaefcr, 13:1;
average. 30 3t3: high runs, "I nnd 32.
Evening game Morr.lngstar. 10u; average,
13 4-8: high run, 23; grand total, &X.
Schaefcr, 19D; average, 2S 3-7; high runs,
92 and t)7; grand total, 1,073.
Senate Confirmations.
Washington, Jan. 17. The senate today
conllrmed the following nominations:
Consuls M. J. Cnrter, of Pennsylvania,
nt St. Johns, N. F.; A. Wood, of Penn
sylvania, nt Kehl; O. L. Dartc, of Penn
ssivnnln, at Patras. Greeeo; A. C. Yates,
of Virginia, at Martinique. Postmasters
Pennsylvania. C. (Iranian, Catasauqua;
II. L. Cooper, Edlnboro, Erie county.
Thirteen Are Killed.
Turin. Jan. 17. It Is now announced
that thirteen peiBons altogether wen
killed and forty others wero wounded by
the explotlon yesterday of tho dynamite
fectory at Avlglloro, fourteen miles from
here.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York. Jan. 17.-Arrlved; Friesland,
Antwerp. Balled: Bt. Paul, Southamp
ton; Rotterdam, Rotterdam. Cleared: La
Gnscogne, Havre. Rotterdam Arrived:
Btatcndam, New Yoik, Southampton Ax-
I rived: St. Louis, New York, '
COMMITTEE
IS AGAINST
ROBERTS
Report That Will Be Made
on the Mormon's
Case.
STATUS AS POLYGAMIST
Congressman-elect from Utah Pro
nounced a Polygamist Investiga
tors Divided as to Method of Pro
cedure to Keep Him Out of the
House Majority Recommends Ex
clusion Minority Believes Ha
Should Be Seated and Expelled.
Will Submit Report to That Effect
Washington, Jan. 17. The special
committee of the house of representa
tives to Investigate tho case of Brig
ham H. Roberts of Utah, today reached
a conclusion. On the polygamous stat
us of Mr. Roberts the committee was
unanimous and It agreed on a formal
statement of facts. On the question
of proceduro to be adopted the com
mittee was divided. Tho majority,
consisting of all the members except
Mr. Llttlefleld, of Maine, and De Ar
mond, of Missouri, favored exclusion
at tho outset. Messrs. Llttlefleld and
Do Armond will make a minority re
port favorable to seating Roberts on
his prima facie rights and then ex
pelling him.
The statement of facts found by tho
committee is as follows:
Wo find that B. II. Roberts was elected
as a representative to tho Fifty-sixth
congress from the stato of Utah, and was
at tho dato of his election above the ngo
of 23 years; that ho had been for moro
than seven years a naturalized citizen
of tho United States and was an Inhabi
tant of tho stato of Utah.
Wo further Hnd that about 1878 ho mar
ried Louisa Smith, his first and lawful
wife, with whom ho baa ever Blnco lived
ns such and who, sinco their marriage,
has borno him six children.
That about 18S3 he married as his plu
ral wlfo Cella Dibble, with whom ho has
ever since lived as such, and who, slnco
such marriage, has borno him six chil
dren, of whom tho last wero twins, born
August 11, 1897.
That romo years after his said mar
riage to Cella Dibble ho contracted an
other plural marriage with Margaret C.
Shlpp, with whom ho has ever slnco lived
in tho habit and repute of marriage. Your
commltteo Is unable to fix the exact dato
of this marriage. It docs not appear that
ho held her out as his wife before Janu
nry, 197, or that beforo that dato sho held
him out as her husband, or that before,
that date ;jvy wero reputed to be hus
band and wlfo.
That theso facts were generally known
In Utah, publicly charged against him
during Us campaign for election, and
were not denied by him.
That tho testimony bearing on theso
facts was taken In tho prrsenco of Mr.
Roberts and that ho fully cross-examined
tho witnesses, but declined to place him
self on tho witness stand.
WILL RAISE THE CASH.
No Danger That Philadelphia Will
Not Redeem $100,000 Fledge.
Philadelphia, Jan. 17. President
Henry Burke, of the Citizens' Conven
tion association, today emphatically
denied the rumors sent broadcast from
Washington to the effect that the com
mittee was unable to redeem Its pMgo
of $100,000 for the national ;omniltteo
to open the campaign. Ho assert? that
no fear of failure Is ente'-talned and
that the $100,000 will be forthcoming.
When Senator Hanna and the sub
committee of the national campaign
committee were In this city last week
the latter wus assured of the entlro
amount.
Willlnm K. Elklns, the millionaire
traction magnnto of this city, Is said
to have remarked to Senator Hanna:
"Don't worry over that $100,000 pro
mised tho national committee, sena
tor; If It Is not made up by the time
you need it, you call upon me and I
' will make good the deficiency."
I The members of the citizens' com
I mlttee went to Washington today to
attend tho meeting of the national
committee.
OUR COMMERCE FOR 1800.
Record of Exports Beaten That of
Imports Almost Equalled.
Washington, Jan. 17. The exports of
merchandise from the United States
during the year ISOlt were valued at
$1,273.4SC,CU, and exceeded by $19,010.
373 those of the previous yea-, which
were the largest up to that tlm? of any
twelve months in the history of tho
cnuntrv.
The value of tho merchandise im
ported during the year was $fT).Ml,tS2i),
which Is nn Increase of 516.40S.727 over
the previous year, and only S1.S24.727
less than the Imports of tho year 1S33,
when the highest record on impcml
was scored. '
The balance of trade In favor of tho
United States for the twelve months
was $175,632,021.
Philadelphia Exposition.
Washington, Jan. 17. Tho sub-commlt-the
of tbe Republican national e.xecuUvo
commltteo having tho matter In charge
met today and went over the plans of tho
Philadelphia exposition building with the
architect. A number of changes wero
suggested and the committee will not
hold another meeting until these have
been made.
f 4
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Jan. 17. Forecast
for Thursday and Friday: For
eastern Pennsylvania, rain Thurs
day; fair Friday; high easterly
winds; gales en the coasts.
t 1 1 t -f 1 1 A