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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.
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