Sttfnnie. no rmm SP2m f i uffTtfTyrrfWHftiHWfitf Soli i mjL , JSiitB iAbuBvk , rdifiv crawwm SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1900. TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES. TE7V PAGES. TWO CENTS. SITUATION IN AFRICA Persistent Rumors That Ladysmith Has Re ceived Aid. THE BRITISH ADVANCE Reports Cliculated in the Colonial Capital Lord Roberts Confirms News That u Poition of Buller's Foices Hnd Crossed the Tugela. Says General Wairon Believes Ho Can Turn the Eneray'3 Tlank. Great Battle Expected Appoint ment for Duke of marluoiough. London, .Jan IS. A Ctpo Town sp(i olal despatch, dated tnd.iv. Mja it Is reported thorn potslstintly thnt Lidv smlth has been n'lli'xul. Tho win office has toceiveil the fol lowing despatch fnmi Field M.ushnl Lntcl Robeits, datul Capo Town, to day: "I have tecedved .i toll gram fiom General Bullet stating tli.it one lulg.id.; and a howitzer b.ittoiy hive cr i.ti! tho Tugela ilvor at Potgeiti'i's D'ift. l'hi miles further west, at Aile'i ird'3 Di If t. Genet il Wamn lias thrown is, pontoon btldge or the i i 01. Ity means of th.it u part of his for"3 clothed jcsteidny. The icmilndcr 1? expected to be on the north bank hy this morning W.irien hope he wl'l hie aide to turn the encinv'- pojl Sep, which, live miles off to his light fiont, i being sttongly entrenc licit " AlthoiiKli some ellsciopnncles apoo.'ir In the cable messages, the whole trnnr of the news Inilli ites thit General Bullet's second .idvanre ha" begun with good prospects of sui c e.ss. It is gonoially recognised, however, that with an enemy o resourceful as .ho Boots It Is foolish to Indulge In ovr. rontlclence. The net icsult. mi r.ir .is i known, Is tint General Duller occupl" I two oonitinnding positions north of the Tugeli lhei. theiebv obtalnln;, at ' least two iiosiincs by which he ,.. I mlng up the necessaiy lelnfoicetnenM. ! The officials of the war office hre ' are s itlrfled tint the tide has tinned, and that news of a more hopeful chit ncter fiom a Hrltish point of vis;. will heienfter be the tule Instead ct the exception. That the JH-UIsh ad vance In a northeastwaidly direction will bo resisted fiercely Is fully intlel pited. The lioer stiength Is piobably supeilor to the Ibltlsh and tho de spatches show that the buigheiH oc c up strong positions. A-. Seen in London. Uoudon, Jan. Ill 4 a. m. Mllltaiy ciltlcs In alllilatlon with the war oflice consider th it the expected bittle, nlong the ihle aie south and west of Lady smith, can haidlv be clelaved beyond today Pi om Dm ban it Is .epoitid that fighting has nlioadv begun General Ihillei's foices, engaged In the ll.inkln," opeiatioi. actoss the Tu gela, aie some 1 i.OOn or 14.000 bijonets, 1,200 hoi ses mil fmty guns. The dis position of his othei r.,00n or 20,000 men Is not known, although the assumption Is tint the whole aimy will be In ac tion when the hour for combined move ment anives. Three weeks ago (leneral Duller had ."0,00(1 men. Consldeiable iclnfoi ce ments have sine i cached him, giving him piobably S'.ooo men and eighty guns, all told. Kstlm.ites of how many men and guns the Hoers have to oppose him are mete guesswoik. In not ropljln" to Oeneial IyttIeton'.s shells, they are using the tactics that proved so suc cessful In the battles of Mageisfonteln and Colenso lying low In their trenches nnd thus hoping to conceal their pre cise position until the infantry ad vances. rjeneral llullci's warning about tho i misuse of the white (lag by the Hoeis in his pioilamntlon to the tioops Is considered a rather broad hint to give no quarter. His phrase, "there will lu no turning hick," Is p.sed upon edl tntlally upon by theinomlng papers as piessaglng eheeiful announcements. The nbsoibing Interest felt In the situation In Natal makes other points In the theitre of war seem microsco pic. Ix)id Methuen lies behind his cvorks at Modder ilvei. It Is estimat ed that his foices will have to bo neillv or quite double 1 befoie he can relieve Klmberly. Rrltlsh rclnfoi ce ments nie moving toward General French at Tlensbuig. With these h" Is expected to advance, Cleneinl Oat acie's men occupy Lopesburg, a slight advance. The war office announces that next week will be mhirlted "2 guns, 3.710 men and 2.210 horses, This Is ths largest consignment of artllleiy ever sent abioad. The war odlce. Invites SS volunteers for a sharpshooteis bat talion of joemaniy. Open Door in Philippines. Ticilln. Jan. IS Itefei rlnir to n Vali Ingion despatch concerning th.- "opm iUmi" In tho Vhillpplui's, Unite il Ktatcs Amb issador White intoiined the curuv pondPiit of the Acsnclated I'rcss today that In all discussions with Count Von Uilelnw lesaidliirf the "open door" In the last, it his hi en ussiiinccl that such a policy would be uelpiocntrd In the I'hll. Ipplnes, although no numal icqucst for a promise had been made. Murdered a. Policeman. I'alrmount, W. Va J in. IS. William l'lunUHn, color. d, '!i yems old, was ar rested hero this evening, charged with tho minder of rolleetnnn llralnes, at Cnnnilluvllle, l'n , Inst night. Tim negro resisted arrest but was soon overpower d and locked up to await the action of tho Feunslvnnlu nuthoiltUs, The Dowager Duchess 111. BimIIii, Jan. JS. Bmpress Auguptu Vic torla lmrileilly returned to Du-Hdni this afternoon on learning that her mother, Dowager Duchess, of Sehlcawlg-Holatcia, had suffered a rclapee. MANY CANDIDATES. Coming Elections in Philadelphia Will Bo Exciting. Philadelphia Jan. IS. The Demo cratic county convention today nom inated six candidates for magistrates. The terms of sixteen magistrates will expire April 1 and their successors Mill be chosen at the coming February election under (lie law voters ate per mitted to vote for only ten candidate thus Insulins to the minority six of the sixteen magistrates to he elected. The Republicans turned ten candidates several days ago und the Democrats today nominated six, the patty leaden deciding that It would be unwise to place the names of a greater number on the ticket. Those nominated are: James j. Toughlll, t'.itrlck Donoho John M. O'Brien, John Fried. Wchard C. Llojd und Bdwnrel T. Tonan. Those had been belected by the party leaders "slate committee" nnd wete nominat ed by the convention today without sellout opposition though theie was cnnsldeiable grumbling on the pait of the candid ties left off the "slate." The inunlelp.il leigii" tonight enter ed the Held and placed In nomination a full tlek't of ten in iglstorlnl candi dates as tollows: James Neal, J. M. It. Jeimon, William i;ienbtoun, Al beit II. Ladnor. John M. O'Biloii, llor nee L. Henderson. If. N. WIllottH, John 11. I'ateison, Fieri M. Rogets and George A. I)ioln. The lint live named aie picsent magistrates and O' lit ion was nominated by the Demounts to d.iv. He Is the only candidate of the two tegular parties to receive the municipal league endoi-omnt Ne.il and Jetmon nie Hi publicans, but were refused lonomlnntlon by their paity coiim ntlon and Hlsenhinvvii and Lad net who ni e Dcniociats nut a similar fnte In their party convention toe' ly. The city thus Ins twentv-lisc candi dates to select from and as the voteis are entitled to vote for ten itheic Is every piospeet of lleree cutting and ttadlng on election clay. FRENCH GOVEKNMENr'S ATTITUDE ON STRIKES Promised Interpellation Ditected Against M. Millerand Vote of Confidence in the Government. Pails, Jan. IS. The promised Inter pellation of the government's attitu !o tow aid the stilkers of St. Dtlenne, dl icctid against M. Millerand (soelallsti. the minister of commerce, came up In the chamber of deputies this af'cimnu und resulted In a victory for the guv- ernmen:. The Inteipellatoi, M. day, inofc'iesslve Itepubllcan, represei ted st Ktienne, withdrew his motion at the last moment. M. Mllleiand, how- ever, at the opening of tho session rose and said he refused to rest under any allegation against him that ho acted In favor of the stilkcis njf em phatically denied he had Intervened In the strike without the knowledge of the piemier, M. Wnldeck-ItoussaJ. M. Dejeante, Socialist, then Intel pelleted the government respecting the stul.e In the Uelfort region, alleged that tho pieftct Intervened In favor of the eni plojets and summoned the military to pi event the workmen fiom strlkln r. Ho complained tint dining tho ex odus of the stilkers to Hclfoit tho wo men and ehlldien wcie compelled to sleep In the fields. M. Sillgnac-I"enolon, Hcpubllcan.here len-.aiked: "Yes, but the w he-pullers of the strike slept at the best hotels." M. Dejeante concluded his speech by demanding piotectlon foi workmen, and shouting: "Down with capital ists!" "Long live the labor lepubllc!" This was greeted with loud Radical cheers. SI. Gay hero resuscitated his Intel pel latlou, accusing the government of mal ti eating stilkeis, demonstrations which, he added, were due to Its Indecision, an J Insisting that M. Millerand Intervened and encouiaged stilkers to icsist theli employers' demands, M. Millerand leplled, repeating his original statement, nnd declaring thnt he lntei veiled only to explain the oper tlon of the law legardtng accidents to w oi kmen. M. Waldeek-Unusfeau read the In structions sent to the prefect of tho Loire, ordering respect for the right to strike and liberty of labor. He con cluded with eulogizing the conduct of tho vvoikmens unions, which In direct ing the stilke prevented excesses, fiom which the mining stilke was Inudably free. The vote was then taken and result ed In a vote of confidence In the gov ernment by SJ9 aves to 79 noes. THREE SMALL STRIKES. The Miners Demand an Increase in Wages. Wllkes-narre, Jnn. IS. Three small mine strikes wero Inaugutated In this vicinity today. At tho Baltimore mine, operated bv tho Delnwaio and Hudson companv, scvcnt-tlve miners struck be cause! tho company would not grant them an Increase of wages. One hundred "Nipper" boss emplo.ved nt tho Ilolleuback colliery ot tho Ledilgh and Wllkes-Barro Coal company quit work owing to tho refusal of the com p.inv to Increaso their wages from M cents to Jt.SS a day. At Nnntlcoke, 7." boys emplojed In No. 7 breaker of the Susouehann i Coal com pany, went out hecausu they claimed the companv d!cilmlratcd against them in favor of new bos emplojcd since tho hip- strike was declared off. Tho striking boss and tho company olllrials held a cenferenco tonight und nn agreement was reached, said to be sitlsfnctory to both sides. Tho bos will likely return to woik tomorrow. Scalded in Dye Vat. Chestci, Pa., Jnn JS.-As a lesult of a drunken carousal .Mrs Ida Rlble and Mis. Maiy Ulizznid weie so badly scalded by falling into a vat in th de house of tlio South Chester Manufuctuiing company, last night, that they died todiv. Wil liam Hell, night watchman, at the ilc lug establishment, nnd Nicholas Thomas, who accompanied tho women to the place, were arrested, but wero released tonight after tho coroner rad Investigated the affair. Confirmed hy Senate. Washington. Jan. 18 The senate today contlimul tho following nominations; R. W. Mc.Wnde, of Pennsylvania, to bo con sul at Canton, China. Postmasters Pennsylvania. O D. Leonard. New berry i S. O. Wilson, Bridgeport: T. H. Williams. Mt. Carmel; M. Wcand. Beaver: K. W. Greene, Pattou: J. C. White. Knoxvllle; L. V. Bnjdcr, Bethlehem: J. M. Broth ers, Knox. MUCH EVIDENCE IS RULED OUT TESTIMONY AGAINST M0LI NEUX CHOKED OFF. Recorder Goff Also Decides to Spare the Jury the Infliction of Further . "Expert" Information The Mys terious Packages That Were Sent to H. C. Barnet. New York, Jun. 18. Assistant Dis trict Attorney Osborne announcoi to day that tho prosecution tomorrow would close Its case against Holand II. Mollnoux, charged with the murder of I Mrs. Katharine J. Adams. Tho prose cution today Introduced two nioro handwriting epeits, who testified bileily that tho handwtlting of the Comlsh" and 'Barnet" letters and of the poison package address was Identical with that of Mollneux. ll corder Goff luled that the ptosecutlon would not be peimltted to call any more handwriting epeits and one of the Jurois expressed his weariness of expel t testimony. The most Important testimony tod ly iclated to the poisoning of 11. C. ll.u- net, and while Ml. Osboino was nl- ' wa.vs choked off by the couit when he J oskoii nis witnesses questions mat con nected Mollneux with the Barnet case, still the pioecutlon scored effectively. Thus vhcn lMinund Bat net, brother of II. C. Barnet. was testlfjlng, ex hibit "A," the poison p ick ige wiap- pel, was shown to the witness and Mr. Osbotne asked: "Did ou ever seo that handwriting befoie?" "Yes." 'Where'.'" "Among my bi other's effects." The couit ruled tho qiustlous and answeis out Mr. Osboine, It nppeaied liter, was seeking to prove that pievlous to Bar net's receiving the poison powder which It Is alleged caused his death he had tecelved other medicines thiough the mull, piesumably from the defendant. James S. Hudson, a salesman for ineily associated with II. C. Barnet, testified that late In the suuunei of 1S9S shortly before B.u net's death, Birnet tecelved by mall a packHge about one nnd one-hilf Inches long and high, In a light colored wrapper. Witness continued: "I saw Mt. Bar net open tho package. I saw him take out the contents. As I recollect it there was some cotton, a -rfiller box; Inside nnd in It were some pink or led capsules." Q. Do you remember what he said? Objected to. tie put me peneis in nis nana, ex- amlned thorn, then put them In the box and then put the whole thine back In his pocket. "How does all this become relc vane; nsicci cue recoiaer. Remedies Bought Under Name of Barnet. "I'll show," said Osborne, "that Bar net received things anoymouslv thiough the malls and tint this de fendant bought such lemedles as have Just been dercrlbed, In the name of H. C. Danicd." Ddmund Bat net was lecnlled and was asked: "Did you find anything such as w.is dcscilbecl by Mr. Hudson?" "Yf s " "What was it?" "A small white box containing" IS pink pills, and also u box containing a salve labled 'calthos, live dajs ttcat montV " "What about the capsules " "They were filled with a white pow der." Dr. Robot t Boecock, a homeopathic phvsiclau ot 10 yeais oxpeilcnce testi fied that small doses of cyanide of mercury, often repeated, would pio duce all the symptoms of dlpthcrla. Witness was very positive in state ments nnd tho searching cross-examination only resulted In emphasizing his testimony. Bat net. It will be re membered, was treated for dlphlheila. nnd his phvslclan still lufists tint dlptherla was the cause of death, In spite of tho discovery of mctcury In Bai net's body after death Other witnesses today were Vincent G. Haminlll. mesident of a mlvato remedy agency, who treated by mall the bogus H. C. Barnet. alleged by the pioscutlon to be Mollneux, for 1m- potency, and who testified to his cor- respondcnio with the si-called Bar not and William O. Ingli", a newspa per repoitor, who ldeutllled a new "Bainet" letter to a western medical house, asking for n prescription. The handvvrltng is Identical with that of the other "Bainet" letters. DEATHS OF A DAY. Wilmington, Del., Jan. IS Rov. Thomas B. Augell, I). D, the new lector of St. Andrews' Protestant Episcopal chinch, died this morning of a severe attack of pneumonia. Dr. Angell was born In London, Bngland, Oct. 20. 1S3S, and camo to Canada at tho age of 18 cars. He was graduated at Tilnltv college, Toron to, and ord ilmd to tho priesthood in ISM. lie was rector of St. John's. Peter boro, Out., USl-v.: assistant rector of St. Stevens, Wllkes-Baue, HmJ-SS, and rector of St Stephens. Hairlsburg, Pa. iw, until he incepted tho call to St. Andrews, In this city, In December last. The ves. try of St Andrews church, at a meeting held ot noon tenia), raised a purso of Sl.cuxl for Mrs. Aw.cll. Washington, Jnn. IS. Dr. Ahrnm 11. Wltmcr, dirt nssl-etnnt phslrlin at the government hospital fro- tho Insine, dleet of heart falluie today, tecl .V. ye trs Ho lad been connected with th government hosnltal foi the Insnno for ove- tvwntv )eors, and was a lr niber of a number of promlrci't mdlcal svictlrs. He leaves a widow and cno child. Plttsbtirtr, Jan. ! -AlowliH ri.iiien helm, president of tho Plttsbrtg I levy ing company, nnd president of tho Beo 1 aehter Publishing e ompiuiv, elled tod iv after a lingering Illness, rho deceased was CO )e.iid of age. Cole Case Continued. Boston, Jan. IS. Charles II. Cole, for met ly president of tho Olobo National bank, appeared! before United States Commissioner I'lske today to answer to the charges of embezzlement and misap propriation Involving litoo.ooo of tho bunk's funds. The enso was continued to JVIi. 1 as counsel for tho defendunt desired mmo time to prepare his cose. The pievlous ball of KO.00O stards. COLD HAJD FOR BRYAN. Maryland Legislature Refuses to In vite Him to Speak. Annapolis, Sid., Jan. Ifc. Tho Mary land house of delegates, which Is over whelmingly Democratic. Oday icfused to endorse William J. Bryan, as "the recognized leader of Demo-racy In the United States" and practically killed a resolution Introduced by a free sil ver advocate to invite Mr. Bryan to address the body. Tl.o resolutions: Whet on, as Mr. William J. Bryan Is the iccogtilzed leader of the Democ racy in the L'nlted States, and, Whereas, lie, the leengnbed leader, Is to make an address In Baltimore- on January 20 under the auspices of the Marland Demociatlc association, therefore be It, , Hcsolved, That as a mark of resp?ot on the part of tho Maryl ind leglslatuio an Invitation bo extended to him to address the leglslatuie at any time he may see lit during his; visit to tho state of Marjland. Mr. Willis, of Talbot county, who Introduced the lot. ilutlc.n asked tint It be conldeied without lefeience but the pioposltlon was voted clown nnd the speaker refeired It to the commit tee on fec'eial relations, where It If be lieved It will remain. The house nd Journed until Monday night. Mr. Btyan will speak In Baltimore Satur day night CALLOWAY'S AWFUL FATE A Tire Boss Entombed in a Mine. Dies of Suffocation After Three Days of Agony Body Recoveied After a Month's Labor. Pottsville. Jan. IS. The dead body ot Kite Bo-s William Ciillovvnv was recovered dating the early morning by one of the gang ot men who have been In seuich of him since December 18 last. Callowav was omnlovodi as fire boss at the KusIm. William colliery near Mlddlepoit, this county, operated by the DocNon dinl company, of Bethle hem. It was his duty to enter and Inspect the Inner woiklngs every morning eailj before the mine"--" en tered to pievmt accidents by the ex plosion of gns and other causes. On the morning of December 18, between fi and 7 o'clock ho was thus engaged In a breist In a bottom lift when the water from an overhead gangway which had precokited through the seams of the coal In the heading caused the coal to give way and he was suddenly entombed. Alt avenue? of escape and communication were dosed against hlni and he was hclo- I(, Rescuers were lmmedlatelv put to work to lemove tho fallen coal and debits. These gangs telleved each other In shifts of elsht hours, who . nu. ,ui!kud (Uy nml nls.ht CNr B,nce without ceasing. Kail after fall of coat flcPUrrP(, ronstnntly which menaced ' the lives. of the rescuers and retaidod , lnplr , , k After montn.3 tlmo the dead body of Calloway was tccovered this morning. He had sub sisted on the oil ot his lamp until this food was exh lusted. Calloway vviote on n blank on the side of the chute on which the fall oecuired the following wouls: "I am In the chitto ll'i. (Signed), William Calloway," This was a due to bis whereabout and the lesuieia woiked more dili gently than ever and befoie the body was found these words weie discov ered vultten on sheet hon on a brit- tice clooi They wete addressed to hli i wife: "I think I am gone. Good bye, Janle. Be good boys, Guy nnd Willie. I don't think vou will see vour father any moie. I think this Is Wednesday." The llguies -2-r follow. Whit they have leference to none can conjecttuo. It Is believed he lived but tluee daja and was suffocated. Ills bodv lay piostiato In tho chute. ROBERTS TO BE EXCLUDED. Will Not Be Allowed to Take a Seat in Con si ess. Washington, Jan. IS Chairman Tay lor, of the Robeits committee, and Rep resentative Llttlelleld, of Maine, are busy prepailns the tnajotlty and minor ity repot ts, respectively, In the Roberts ensi' Thev will be tiled tOLTOflipr on I Saturday. It Is not expectecl that the case will be called un In the house until Tuesday or Wednesday of the next week. The debate Is expected to oc- i cupy two or threo days. Mr. Robeits .will be given an opportunity to be hearl I upon thelloor In his own defense. Mr. Llttlelleld and Mr. Deaimond, of Mis- ' clerk, thinking him a resident of Chl sourl, who will sign the minority w- I cago, sent a letter to James H. Bird, poit, are hopeful that the mode of pro- cedure which thev favor to allow Mr. Roberts to be swoin In and then expel him will be filed. The majority of the committee, on the other hand, nie con fident thnt their repot t will be adopted, and that Mr. Robeits will bo excluded without being svvotn In. Morninsstar-Schaefer Game. New York. Jan. lS.-Oia Mornlngstnr, tho )oung Chicago ihoittop, held his had over Jak Schaefer In their play hero today In the lldnch balk lino match. In which Sthiefer Is ende ivorlng to score SOA'l points against 1.501 for Morn Ingstar. The scoie at lhe start of tho play this afternoon was: Mornlngstar, Mid: Schaefer. 107". Tho scoio of the ela's game follows: Afternoon game--Mmnlngptar, 100: average, 91-lli high Mill, 52. Sohaefer. ii. nvei.ige. 1V2-10: high inn. SJ. Bvenleg game Morning star, inn: av-einge. 11 M; high run, 21: grand total, Smi. Srh.iefor, 111; average, IS; high inn. Oil; grand total, 1,3)1. Amateur Racquet Champion. Tuxedo Paik. N. V., Jon. is Tho nmi teur tacrine t cn.iinplon of Biigland, Bus. tnco 11, Miles, detuned Potcr Latham, profculnnal champion of tho world, nt tho tournament of thu roe epic t and tennis club today bv a seoro of .'; sots to one, 'iho play wan fast throughout. Postofllco Burned. York, Jan 1 Tho postolllco nnd store nt Slab, this county, conducted bv A. It Kllgore, we're totally dostlojcel by tiro this morning All the effects of tho post olllco wero consumed In tho tlaiues. Lots $10,IM). Indictment Against Hershey. Lancaster. Pa.. Jnn. IS On present ment of District Attorney Brown tho grand Jury this afternoon returned nn in die tment for embezzlement against ex Countv Trearurer Heishey, who Is a fu- 'e. r. f" m ll'S'l""' RUMORS THAf THE MINERS WILL STRIKE FORTY THOUSAND EXPECTED TO GO OUT IN THIS REGION. Delegate T. D. Hayes, of the Ninth District, Says That a Strike Is Un avoidableIt Is Impossible to Keep the Men at Work at the Same Wages, He States. Indianapolis, Jan. 18. News has leached here that about forty thous and miners In the anthracite district of Pennsvlvanln, near Scranton and Shamokln, who have been In a restless state for some time, have decide! to stilke. Delegate T. D. Hayes, of the Ninth dlstilct, with head-ma tot" i.l Scranton, l'a., says a strike Is una voidable, ns the men have been restive for some time and entertain a very bitter feeling toward the operators, who have refused to lccognlzu them. They have nothing to expect from this comenM'Mi they say, as none of the opeiati.s fiom that field will be pres ent at the Joint conference to be hold here next week. Miles Dougherf. president of the First district, which adjoins the Ninth, says tint the min ers In the First will follow those in the Ninth, which means the calling out of all the men In the anthracite districts In Pennsvlvnnla. It Is said hoto tonight that, as non of the mine opeiatois ot the anthiaclte coal regions of Pennsvlvanln, have ev er attended a confetenee with tho I'nltcd Mine WorKeis of Amerlci, there Is no Just i casern to bo given the men to hold oft any longer. "This tiouble has been brewing for a long time," said Mr. Hajes tonight. "and I have been doing my best M I avoid a stilke. For months the men have been clamoring for vigorous ac tion tow aid enforcing a demand for higher wages. I have been holding them off, and when I left for the con vention there had been repeated con feiences and a full detctmln.itlon to stilke had been arrived at. I asked the men to hold oft until after the con vention, but my ndvlccs today of a pilvate nature lead me to Mlleve the men will wait no longer, but will go out this week unless their demands are met. About forty thousand men will be affected." INSURGENTS SURRENDER. Many Have Dropped Their Arms in Cavite and 3atangas Provinces. Slonlla, Jan. IS. "5:2" p. m. Brigad ier General Kobbo has been appointed governor of Albav province nnd Cat anduanes Island nnd has temporarily been placed In charge of the Islands of Samar and Leyte. His command embi ices the principal hemp produc ing country. He has been Instructed to establish civil goveinment in the places under his Jurisdiction. General Kobbe sailed yesterday on tho transport Hancock with a brigade consisting of the Foity-soventh and Foity-thlrd infantry and a battery of aitllleiy. Geneials Bates, Wheaton and Schwan have occupied tho principal towns In the Cavite and Batangas prov Inccs. A majority of the Insurgents have teturned to their homes and have sur lendeied their guns. All the southern ports will be opened I soon. General MacAtlhur's troops are pur suing manv small bands, killing num beis, of tho Filipinos and seeming guns. BIRD, OF CHICAGO, CONVICTED. Jury Finds the Defendant Guilty of roiling His Own Name. Chicago, Jan. 18. James H. Bird was found guilty of forgery by a Jury in Judge Hutchinson's court and sen tenced to an indefinite term In the penitentiary. The Jury In the case if tired Tuesday night and a sea'ei ver- I diet was brought In. A new trial was asked for and the court will hear tin arguments on It Saturday. By the finding of the Jury the pieee dent has been established In law of nn instance where a man can forge hH own name. James H. Bird, of New York, bad some dealings with the film of J. F. Hairls & Company of tho board of trade. After ho bad been dealing with them for some time Mr. Bird sent them a letter notifying them of the ptodts of his speculations. Tho Who lived on the west side, and the Chicago Mr. Bird collected the money, giving a check. Then the company brought suit. CABLE BILLS. Introduced by Representative Cor liss, of Michigan. Washington, Jun. IS. Representa tive Corliss, of Michigan, has intro duced a bill for the construction and opeiation under the goveinment of tho United States of a cable between this country, Hawaii, Guam, tho Fhlllpine Islands nnd other countries, Tho bill is substantially the samo ns that of last year piovldlng for a government cable, except that tho section creating a cable commission Is eliminated nnd the president Is eni poweied to detennlno the toute, tin maintenance, operation, etc., of th line, being placed under the control of tho postmaster geneial. tho socio tary of war and the srerotniy ot tho navy. Tho bill appioprlates $500,00) and limits the cost of tho cable to $8,000,000. Authorisation Is given tho piesldent to in range with Jnpm and China for cablo landing points. Increase in Wages. IlUdeton, Pa. Jan. IS Tho employes of A. S. Van Wleklo it Co., coal miners nt Coleialno and Mllnesville, wero noti fied today of a 2 per cent. Increaso In their wages, which will now bo 4 per cent, below tho J5 basis. Two thousand men are affected hy the new wngo scale. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington. Jan. IS Pensions: Orig inal, Isaac M. Gundy, Bradford, $6. In crease, Alexander B. Bnowden, Hollldays hurg, Vi to $10; Charles I Hoyt, v,k- lilliel. Tlnga, JS to 510. THG NEWS THIS MORNINti Weather Indications Today) ItAIN. General South African War News. Count Castellano Reported In Finan cial Dltnctiltles. Rumor of a Ulg Anthracite Miners' Stilke. Much Bvldrnco In Mollneux Trial Ruled Out. General Northeastern Pennsylvania. Financial and Commercial. General Tho Coal Transportation Pioblem. Dr. Kelson nnd the Battle of Santiago. editorial. News und Comment. Gencrul Whitney's Budget. Weekly News 6 Local Common Picas Court Doings. 7 I.ocnl Mavor Molr Aks Councils to Aid In Closing Spenk-easlrs. No Report from Water Rate Com mlttoo. 8 Local-West Scranton nnd Siibutbaii. 9 Round About tho County. 10 Locnl-Sergeant Williams on tho Phil Ippltlrs. New Mercantile Appraisement Act. Live Industrial News. THE DAY IN CONGRESS. Senate Passes Bill to Extend Powers of Director of Census Doings in Senate. Washington. Jnn. Is. The house to day passed the senate bill to extend the powers of the dliectoi of the cen sus, after striking out the commit ten amendment to authorize the director to contract for extra printing with pi. vnte contractors. The whole fight was upon thnt amendment. The Influence of the public pi Inter and tho labor or ganisations of tho country were em ployed against it. and after a lively debate of suveial houis It was over whelmingly defeated. Tho publication of tho leports of the twelfth census, therefore, will be made by tho public printer, as In the past. For an hour today, Mr. Wellington (Rep, Md.) occupied the attention o' tho senate, continuing the debate on tho Philippine question. He took ns his text tho resolution he Introduced last Tuesday, declailng that the United States should not take permanent pos session of the nichlpelago, but, after subduing the Insurrection which he sincerely deplored should confer upon the Filipinos the right to govern them selves, nffoidlng them such piotectlon as they might need. Mr, Teller (Silver Ren., Colo) resumed his speech on the financial bill, In the course of which he arraigned Secretary Gage for his nego tiations with the Notional City bank, of New York. He had not concluded his remnrks when he suspended them for the day. GENERAL BUCKNER'S OPINION. Democracy Has No Future Until Bryanism Has Been Blotted Out. Chicago, Jan. 18. General Simon B. Buckner, of Kentucky, who was the vice-presidential candidate on the go'J Democratic ticket In If SB, was In Chi cago today and said In an Intel view: "Tho Democrats paity has no future until the element now In ecmtiol has been wiped out and this piomlsos to be done at the election of hls vear. Expedloncy, not pilnclple. Is the motto of this element: the energies ot Its leader, Mr. Bryan, aio engaged H hunting for an Issue w hlch he hopes will attract votes and not In the pro mulgation of these gieat pilnclples on which the Democratic patty lests. With his defeat, which promises tn be moie ovenv helming than In l'lfl, there s leason to believe tho conser vative element of the paity will once moie come Into power. Tho controll ing element of the pirty today would commit It to opposition of expulsion when expansion was the essence of the Jeffersontan Demociacy. As a pi actlcal proposition there can be ni loubt In my mind as to the wisdom of this country tetatnlng the Philippine. CLOVER CLUB BANQUET. General Miles tho Guest of Honor at Philadelphia. Phllidelphla, Jan. IS. The eighteenth annual banquet of the Clover club at the hotel Bcllevua tonight was the most succ eWul affair In the history of the oi ganlzatlon. Previous to tho dinner Col onel A. K. McClure, editor of thu Phil i drlphla Times, was re-electel president of the club. General Nelson A. Miles was the guest of honor. In his speech ho convejed to the gathering the regret expressed by Admiral Dewey for his In ability to be present on account of poor health. Other distinguished gucts wero: Sen ators Ablrlch, Ch miller. Lodge1, Money Congressmen Allen, Clianlei, Cannon. Dolltvcr. Toss. Grosvenoi, Hopkins. Lit tatter, Cummlngs, Overstrect, Professor Gcddes, of Scotland, and representative men of Philadelphia BOARD OF PARDONS. Hairlsburg. Jnn. IS The bo.uel ot par dons refusoil today to commute to lifo Imprisonment tho jentenecs of Fiank J. Kiuuse. ot Lehigh county, and S iniuel Peter U)crs, of 1'lttsbuig, second de gree murder, and refused to John Baiui, of Pittsbrrg, second dfgree muirler, Tho cases of Pirderlck Crescv, of Philadel phia, mat slaughter; ejeorgei Sentmaa.of I Lancaster. Inrcenv, ami Rosi and Her- I nick Pellnlck. of Philadelphia, keeping a biwdy house, wero held under advise ment. A tc-hcarlng was grf i ted In the ci"o of Willi im II. House, fxiimcr arslstant city attorney of rittsbuig. Suicide of a Granger. Bellefonte. Pa.. Jan. lis -William A, Kerr, one of the most prominent farm ers, politicians and grangers ot Potter township, this county, committed suicide this morning by barging In his wagon shed. No cause can bo assigned for the) net, Ho enJo)fd good he ilth, was In good fliinnchl clicumstanccs and tils domestic u lotions were apparently pleasmt. Kerr was "i jenrs of age and Is suivlvcd by a wlfo and three children. The School Fund, Harrlbiirg, Jan. IS Ex-Reprcsentatlvo C. Tlsson Kratz, of Norrlstown. has ad. dressed a letter to State Treiaurer Bea com notifying him thut mandamus pri ceedlngs will bo commenced to eettlo tho question of whether the school fund next )ear shall bo paid on the basis of $3,000,. ooo or J5.5O0.O00. The legislature appropri ated the larger sum, but It was reduced by Governor Stono to five millions. BONI BULLS THE BOURSE Count Castellanc's Loss Will Amount to 20 000,000 Francs. IS PRESSBD FOR MONBV It Is Alleged That the Count da Castellnne Was Involved in Specu lation in Anticipation of a Rata in Stocks on Account of Expected British Victory in the Transvaal. The Count Now En Route for New York The Count's Father Wlshe to Fight the Editor of Figaro. Paris, Jan. 18 Tho alleged heavy losses of Count Bonl de Cnstellane on the Bout so was made a sensational foutuiv by some of tho papers here to day. Both the Temps and Figaro spoke In a guai ded way of the collapse of a bull speculator, whoso position Is said tn have been b.ully shaken at the last settlement by the decline of certain stocks in which ho Is said to linvo plunged. The Figaro nlso Indicated Count Bonl dp Castellano fairly and clearly by eleseilblng the speculator , a member of the chamber ot deputies nnd a prominent society man who hnd not dlsgulseel his sympathies for un compromising nationalism. Moreover, it was added, he had stalled on a lonr; voyage to "find re sources to repair his broken fortunes." Tho Flgaio added, perhaps a llttlo maliciously, that his friends hope ho will not meet with disappointment. The Matin openly mentioned Count de Castellanc's name, nnd nothing but ellsastious speculations, crashes and losses leaching as high as 20,000,000 of francs were talked of yesterday. Respecting the count, the Matin said: "But out own Inquiries show hH losses do not exceed three millions, ho having succeeded In getting 'strulght on seven or eight transactions.' "Count Bonl do Castellano left for New York a few days ago with his wlfo and It is probable tho assistance of his mother-in-law will not be found want ing and that ho will 'tide over tho -'tu-atlon of monetary embarrassment." Tho Marquis de Caste llano, father of Count Bonl de Cnstellane, today denied most emphatically the story that Count Bonl hns failed to meet his obligations duo to Bourse transactions, for tho simple reason, he added, that his son has never taken part In the alleged speculations. The marquis explains that the fact tint Count Bon! and hW wife are on their way to America has been taken advantage of and furnished the oppoitunlty for false rumors. In the face of this denial by tho mar quis. It Is remaikable that pnpers of the standing of the Matin, Flgiro nnd Temps should give cuirency to such allegations, and some explanation on their pirt will doubtless be forthcom ing. Bnnkcd on the Biitlsh. Inipililes made at the best souices or Infoimntlrn. which, however, aio not willing to bo quoted. Indicate that 1 Count de iVstell.ine was Involved In I specu'itinn in nntielp it Ion of a ralso In stocks on account of the expected eas victory in the Tiansvanl, nnd the RlltMi l evolves e aused such a de piesslor. that It was impossible for him to meet his buses with ready money. The speculations nro under stood to have' been through private souices, and tlieicfore It H clilllcult to secure itbwdute confiimation of the re- poi ts. The assertions wcie the leadlnff top ic of conveisatlon at tho clubs and other social meeting places throughout: the elay. The ceiunt's father gave a fiesh turn to the affair bv wilting a lettei to the editor of Flgato. Ferdln- I nnd Deiodnys. Intimating tint he must be piepared to tight a duet Willi mo count on the lattcr's return, or oven with the maiquls hint-elf. Ill tho couisp of the communication, alter denouncing the statement ot tho Fig aro as "canillerlo," th" mareiuls says: "If my son wete not on the sea for New York he would undeitako to de monstrate to you tho emptiness of this title tattle and would request fiom you reputation on Kiouuds ho woull choose. In his absence I tn'to his place. Your scandalous Insinuation Is n mere political trick which others would describe as Drejfusard." The Solr which was piovlously owned by the Castellanes, ai'd which is a stiong Nationalist organ, bltteily op posed the l'lgaro which championed Dieyfus, after speaking In fillseann terms of the count's chni actor svj a gentleman and n pitilot, sivs: "It Is not difficult to see the otlgln nnd motives of M. Deroday's maneu ver. It Is wished to iinuro him win drove Joseph Relnnoh from his seat In parliament. This Is a vile political vengeance, which all good men will denounce." Steamship Arrivals, Quceiistown. Jan. IS.-Sailed: Teutonic, for New Yoik. Now York Sailed: J. Gascogne, for Havre, Hamburg Arilvcd: Phoenicia, trnui New Yoik. Rotterdam Sailed: Maasdnm. for New York. Liz ard Passed: La Champagne, from New York for Havre, Charters Granted. Ilarrlsburg, Jan. IS. Charters wore Is sued by tho stato department today as follows: Rochester Fuel company, Roch ester, capital $1,000; Anton Ico and Cold Storage company, Monongahela City, capital U0. "f -f -f -t- s. 4- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Jan. JS. Forecast for Friday nnd Saturday: East ern Pennsylvania-Rain Friday: prohably fair Saturday: light to fresh southeasterly winds. 1 1 T t " t If
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