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SCRANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1900.
TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
GREAT BATTLE IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
General Warren's Men
Conducting an Up
hill Fight.
THE BOERS RETREATING
They Have Been Foiced fiom Three
Positions Lancashire unci Ziish
Brigades Aio Advancing Steadily.
Buller Telegiaphs That Substan
tial Progress Is Being Made by
the British Troops Anxiety at
London Confidence Is Expiessed
in Buller, H6wevcr.
London, .Tun. 21. Guiunl Pull-T
cables to the war alHic:
"Spent mans Cump, Jan. 21, 9 p. in,
General Wan en lias been engaged all
lay. chiefly (in Ills left, width he has
swung forwuid .ihmit u rouplu of miles'.
The si omul is veiy ellflloult and, 33
the lighting Is all the time uphill, it is
(lllllciilt tc sa exactly how much we
hive gained, but I think we aio mak
ing substantial pt ogress."
Speaimans Camp, Jan. 21, 9".0 a. m
Geneial Wanen'.s engagement ion-
tlnucs. Ho has fenced the enemy from
time position?. The Lancashire and
lilfdi bilguelos ale advancing .steadily.
The tlio is veiy sevoio occasionally.
Biitish Advance Steadily.
Speai man's ('.imp, Jan. 21. 101(1 p.
in. After ten hours of continuous and
teniblo tiro csteu!ay. Gonoials Unit
and C'leiy advanced l.noo xanR The
Iloeis maintained an li tegular tire tint
ing the night, but the Rrltl.di outposts
did not leply.
This morning at dajluoak the Roeis
opened a .stiff Hie. The Riitlsh stool
1 to the guns whole they had slept, and
the engagement was iciiowed vigor
ously. The Held aitillcr.v pouitd shrap
nel Into the enemy's ti one lies.
The Hist kopje was rati led at the
point of the bayonet, and the Doers
letieated to the next kopje, which,
like most otheis, was stiewn with Im
mense houldeis, sin mounted by uiuuikIs
on the summit.
'I he liiltish advanced steadily, and
the Boots iclaxetl slightly. The Lit
ter did not show smli tenacity as
picvlnusly. Their Nnidcnfeldts Hied
at long Intel nl, and theii (.iniioii
filed but seldom. Apparently the Do
e:.s weie shoit of big ammunition. All
clay the mar of musketry Hie con
tinued. The Diltlsh tool; thieo Doer
positions on the mountain and found
shelter behind the bouldets.
Severity of Censoiship.
London, Jan. 2.'. 1 1'd a. m. The jus
tifiable seveilty of the censoiship at the
piesent moment pi events the special
correspondents fiom giving addition il
Infoi niatlon to supplement Oenerit
Dullcr's latest despatch. The success
of tlio movement depends almost en
thely upon how far he proves able to
out-manocuvor the Iloeis. whose avail
able fours me doubtless linger than
his own. The dlilleulty lies n ability
of the Doers to tianspoit men, stoics
and ammunition quickly and to en
tiendi new position. Seeiocy legal d
ing Gnicliil Dullei's piogless, theie
toie. Is tssentlfil, and the nubile lieie
Is quite content to wait patiently.
Troni the infot niatlon which tlio'ion
sor has allowed to pass it is as yet
impossible to hum a coneit notion' of
the Diltlsh tactics. One thing, how
ever. Is quite clear. The Diltlsh ram.
mandejH have piotlted by oxpeilonoo
and aio now avoiding Infanuy chaigos,
giving pieferciue to the moie Judicious
use of uitllleiy. The geneial Idea Is
that Sir Uoclveis Duller with some s.nio
men nnd IS Held guns, Is holding the
northern bank of the Tugela at Po.
gletcis dilft. while Sir Chillies, Wut
lcn, with about 1 2.000 men, :.0 guns and
n laige force ol c avail y. Is w diking
around the light flank of the Dons,
eight or ten mlUs awa.
One account of Saturdays Hgliting
says that the Diltlsh li.nl few killed.
Llttlo lellame can be placed upon thes
icports. and. although the main post
tlon of the Doeis 1ms not et been
attacked and nothing is- known as to
Its strength, Satin daj's and Suiidav's
lighting, which ean baldly be tie.
scilbed as mote than outpost alfaiis,
evidently entailed seilous losses.
The Doeis .'lie tollowlng their old.
time tactks--iiiaklug a ,-thow of ie
slstanoo and then ictieatlng in KOo I
order to prepateel positions, and, as
they aie working fiom the Interior of
their lines, they may bo able to In Ing
'.Hong foiivs to defend the main po
sltlon. Nothing Is heaid reganllug anv
counter-attack by Sir Goutgo White
from Iidysmllh. and Geneial Dullo.'s
"I think we an- making sub.itantlal
progiess" lemiitnsi the last won!. This
shows that there Is still some veiy
hard woik In fiont of tho Diltlsh
fell ees.
The news fiom other points Is of
slight lutciest.
General Kelly, Kenny's division, has
been sent by General Oatacro to foim
an advanced base at Rusmoad junc
tion. Many Boers Bolt.
Dutban, Jan. 21. ,Tlm Natal Adver
tiser has the following fiom .Spear
mans Camp, dated yesterday:
""General Wnnon's column attacked
a lengthy Doer position on tho north
ern ridge of Spion kop. A heavy bom
bardment by a Hi VI hattoiy preceded
tlip advance. The Doeis eventually re
plied 'with two EUtiH, tovei-u! machine
guns anu .iftes. The Urltluh responded
slmllaily and long i.itige Hi ing beianie
genotal, lusting until datk.
"ilviui.il lllldyaid dtew the Doeis
from a splendid position simultaneous
ly bv a denionstiatlon on the fiontal
position, drawing a feeblo Hies ltoin
their Noidenfeldts and rllles. The
Diltlsh naval guns and hftwitzcts
shelled the trenches with excellent ef
fect and many Doers weie observed
bolting. The Dtltlsh uitllleiy complot"
ly silenced tho Doer Hie, and at night
fall the IltltMi Infantiy occupied an
excellent advanced position.
Anxiety at London.
Loudon, Jan. '.'1, 1S.1.1 a. m. Yester
day was ipilte a tecoid day at the war
nlllto. As If anticipating inipoitant
news, the aiithmltles announced on
Satuiday that the lobblts of the war
ofllec would bo open thioughout Sun
day and the knowledge that a gieat
eiulcal battle was pioceedlng brought
a continuous sticam of Inquitcis of all
el isses.
Some gloomy foiebodlngs were
caused by the bulletins announcing
that neatly thicc hundred bad been
wounded, but. In general, a cheeiy
confidence was expressed In the suc
cess ot Geneial Bullet's movement. On
It being announced that fitither official
despatches weie Improbable tonight,
the cmud dispersed, expiesslng dis
appointment that the news was no bet
ter. Mr. rhambcil.iln will dine at Os
borne House with the queen today
f Monday) and will letuin to London
tomori ow.
British Casualties.
London, Jan. 21. The war ortlco has
posted this dispatch from ncucr.il
Duller, elated January 21, 10 a. in.
The following weie wounded in the
action near Ventois Spruit lostorday:
OHlcets Staff Colonel D. Hamilton
and Major ('. McGtegor Second Lan
cashlie Fusileeis, Captain It. D. Dlunt
and Second Lleutenints M. G. Ciofton
and L J. M. Danett: Flist Doreler
Rifles. Captain C. 1. Vuughan an.!
Second Lieutenant Muikr; Fitst York
and Laneashlics. Second Lieutenant
A. H. Kolircy; Second Dublin Fusl-leei-s,
Captain '. A. Hensley (since
de.ul), and Major I Ihiglbdi: Soiouil
fionlons, Second Lieutenant I. !".
Stew ait and 27!) non-conimlslsoiied of
Hce rs and men.
London, Jan. 21. A thlid supple
mental y list of the Diltlsh casualties
In the attack on Ladysinltli on Jan. 6,
was published by the war office today.
It shows as non-commissioned ofllcers
and men killed and live ilangeiously
wounded. This biings the total of cas-
ualtlesMn that engagement to ISs.
Must Be Polite to the Dutch.
Cape Town, Satuiday, .fan. 20. Lend
Roberts, pin posing not to alienate the
Cape Dutch, and to see that the mill
taiy lespeet the lights ot non-eomb.it.
ants, legardles.s of nice or smpathies,
has Issued thiougli Loid Kltihi tier, his
chief of staff, the following oidei:
Tho otllcer In cliiet wishes to impress
upon all oflleiis who ma at an tinio
be hi eh.ilge ol i ol'luuis or cletucned
lonuniinds, the grave Iniportuiin ot do
ing nil In their power bv good and ton
i III, Hon tii'.itmciit and ol sk tiling torn
ptn"itlou for tbt people of the temiitiy
In all mitliis aftcctlng illhei their own
lnti tests or thee of the tioops.
in all ia--es wheio supplies of unv kind
aiu riuulieel these must ho paid on de
llvciv and n lec-elpt foi tlio amount
taken. Ollkers will be held respoiislhlo
for the ohservHiice ot ihc mle tint sot
eilcis aie never allowed to enter pilvato
houses or to molest tho Inhabitants on
any pie text whatever, nrd ovety precau
tion must ho taken to suppress looting
or pettv lohbery by persons loiintcted
with the iiriiiv.
When supplies are absolutely neces
sary loi the Milr-istow e ol the aimv
and the Inhabitants are unwilling to meet
li Ueniunds, cominiindlng ollleers. m iv,
.tfter having satttlecj themselves by
caieful personal Investigation that sue'h
supplies aie uecessiry and available, or-
uei tlice in with cao to be taken by
foite, full receipt theretoro being given.
General French's Denionstiatlon.
Loudon. Jan. 21. The war cilice has
received the following fiom Loul Dob
oris, ebitee! Cape Town. Jan. 21:
"Geneial Trench tepoits a denion
stiatlon with e-avaliy and two guns
tiivvaid Hebion on Kilday, but that
otheivvlse his situation Is unchanged.
Lourenzo, Mareiies, Jan. 21. A des
patih fiom (labei one, undated, sas:
"Colonel riunier has woikcsl down
this fat tow aid Mafeklng with three
nrinnied train,, and a lelleving fence.
The bildge Is being r hullt, su that
ho may pineeed.
DANES CONTRIBUTE BUTTER.
They Send 12,000 Boxes for Soldiers
In Afiica.
London. Jan. 21. A committee of
Danish taimeis has sent to tho Prin
cess oi vvaies i.'.ijuh boxes of cholcu
butter for the Drltlsh soldleis in South
Afiloa. She has accepted the gift In
the name ot the sick and wounded and
has i elm noil a coiuplimeiitaiy message,
which concludes with the phrase:
"Lspci hilly as It is u piesent from
my native countiy, Denmark."
LYNCHING BEE IN KANSAS.
Two Murderers Stiung Up by a Mob
in the County Jail.
Pott Scott, Kan, Jan. 21. George
Sllheo and "Jd" Meoks, half brothers,
who were convicted of muider lieie
early In the week, yveio lynched by a
mab In tho county 1all jaid here to
night. At a late hour their bodies
were dangling iioui two tres the iiu
thoiltles having been w completely
surprised that no efiort bad been
made to removo tho Rhistly evidence
of tho niob'8 woik.
The two men, who hailed from Kan
sas City, had been cemvlcte 1 of inut
dor In tho Hrst degree, their victim
bollix n young Oeimaii farmer named
Leopold IMlInger, The crime occurred
near this ilty In October last
Mr, Macrum nt Rome.
itnini Jnn. 21,-l'hrirlrh D. .Miieruin,
former t'nlted State s ccpioil at I'ltlorlii,
who art l eel hciu enlcrthty, lelt today
for Purls.
THE ROBERTS CASE
JO BE A FEATURE
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
DURING THE WEEK.
Moimon Eldei'3 AiTalr Will Piob
nbly Bo Settled on Tuesday Sen
ate Will Devote Itself Exclusively
to Speech Making Mr. Ross Will
Talk on the Philippines Tho Quay
Case.
Washington, Jan. 21. The fo.it in e of
the pioccedlngs In the house this week
will be the consideration of the case
of Dilghani II. Iloheits, tho Mormon
lepiesentatlvc-oleet fiom Utah. The
case his attiucted Intense Interest ail
ovei the country. Though both the
miijoiity of the milieu Ity of the lom
inlttee which Invested the case ugree
that Mr. ltobetts should not sit as u
member of the house on account of
his alleged polygamous piactlces thcte
will be a royal stiuggle- over the ques
majoilty and the minority of the com
mittee has split. The case will be
called up on Tuesday and two, possl
bly tlnee, da)s will be devoted to it.
The majority of the committee hold
that Mr. Doberts should he excluded,
Willie the minority conterd that be
should be seated and thr expelled,
basing their aigumer for his couiso
upon the fcround that Mr. obeits pos
sesses all the constltutlo .1 qualifica
tions for niemcbrshlp ane5 that any at
tempt to exclude him up on the theoiy
that congiess has the power to add to
those qualifications would establish a
dangerous precedent that might ic
turn to plague congiess In the lutuie.
Mr. Llttlellelel, of Maine, and Mr. Dear
monil, of MIssouil, who presented the
minority repot t will make a strong
light and say they believe they em
convince a. majoiity of the house that
the couiso they advocate is the only
proper one to puisne. The mujenlty
of the committee, on the other hand,
are confident that they will be backed
by a majoiity of the house. Mr. Kern
el ts Is expected to make a pica In his
own defense. Should he be seated, In
accoielance with the contention of the
mlnoilty, a lesolutlon to expel him will
be Immediately olteied and this doubt
less will cany by an almost unanimous
vote, although the majoiity in their
lepoit have insisted that once seateu
a member cannot be expelled for ac's
committed befoie ho was a member ot
the house. Tomoirow will be devoted
to Disttict of Columbia niattois and
Kilday to eulogies upon the lite and
public services of the late Vko-l'iesl-
dent Hobait.
Senate Speechmaking.
The renate again this week will de
vote itself almost exclusively to
speechmaking. A variety of subjects
will bo coveied. The financial hill will
remain the unfinished business, but
the senate will not be hld stiletly to
Its lonMdcwittoii. Several set speeches
pioh.ihlv will be made upon 11. among
those who are expee ted to speak be
ing Seiiatois Coekiell. Daniel nnd Al
len. The Hist ppeeeh of the week will
be made Immediately after the dose
of the loutlne buslne-s Monday nun n
Ing by Senator Prltchaid on his icso
lutton to the amendment to tho consti
tution of Noith Caieilln.i to be In con
travention of the federal constitution.
He will bo followed by Senator Tin
ner In a prepaiod speech on the
Philippine question. Tuesday Mr.
Doss will address the senate on the
application of the constitution of the
United States to Duel to Itlco and the
Philippine archipelago. He will be
followed on the same elate by Mr. lie
Unery, with a speeeh on the Noith
Carolina constitutional question.
The two icports on the Quay con
test will be piesontcd Monday or
Tuesday and as this contest is a
privileged question, it Is not unlikely
to leeelvo earlier attention. Sena
tor Penioe, who Is In charge of Mr.
Quay's case, rays he will ask that tho
contest bo pressed to an early decis
ion in the senate. The Samoan tioaty
also xv ill be tuken up ugaln in execu
tive session on the motion of Senator
Jonc.c. of Arkansas, to icconsidcr tho
vote by which It was ratified. Th3
treaty bar. been already icturned to
the senate by the president to wait
the disposition of tlio Arkansas sena
tors motion.
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ACCIDENT TO KENDALL.
An Alleged Muideier Run Over by
a Train.
Lexington, Ky Jan. 21. Amos Ken
dall, wanted lieie on the eh.i.'go of
killing lhigene Cassell, of this county,
two weeks ago, was urn down at
Dovvllng aieen, Ky.. jcsteiday by a
f i eight tialn and both leqs so badly
mangled tint they weie amputated.
One of the singular clicumst mces
of the case lies In the fact tint the
olllceis depended for evidence on the
belief that Kendall had boon shot In
the legs by Cassell befoie tho latter
was killed. This accident removed all
possibility of that evidence. Kendall
may die. He will not talk.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Leil'dnn, Jan. 21. Hlcliaitl D. ISlnik
moie, the novelist, elltd today. Ilci wus
bom at Longwoith, Uerks, m jsji.
London, Jan. 21. Ills highness, liaiirM
Paul Chuilcs Louis Alexander. Duko ot
Teck, and who In IMi married Princess
Mury AdeltilOe, daughter ot 1'ilnio
Adolphiih Fii'di'tlOv, Duke of Cambiielge,
seventh son of King (looigo 111, died this
evening at White Lodge, lUclii'iuncl paik,
In bis siMy.thlrd eai.
Wllkis-llaue, .Ian. 21. -Hoiat u S.
Cluiiibiiliiiu, one of tho bet known
merchants of thlj city, died last nUht
of pmunionli. uged f. Ho wu. boin In
Aftou, Chcntligo t iiuiity, N, Y., ami was
a sou of Joseph P. Cliainbiil.'ilo who in
bis enily ilus was a JiMI'ii 31 the peace
and presided at the ttlil of Joseph .smith,
tho Mormon lender
Philadelphia, Jan. 21. Alter an Illness
of only thieo iluvs. Uo. J. Homy Blunpc,
D. D., ono of the most prominent mm
isttis In the FiL'shvttiluu ileiiointiiutlou,
died today at bit) homo In this city. l)i.
Shitrpo was bnin in Cadli, Ohio, In l1!.'.
Mo enteircl Washington college, now
AVashlncton and Jtlfirson, hut at tlio
breaking out of the war left to enlist In
the I'llteenth icglment. Peninj Ivaula
volunteer cavnliy. At the closu of his
army pel vice lie returned to colltyc,
gi initiated and then look tho legul'ir
eouiso iiihI ciaduuted fiom the Westun
ThcoloKicul tcminaiy In Allcshuij.
DAVIS RIDES ON A SPECIAL.
President Krugei'a Saloon Cairlngo
Will Convey Him to Pretoria.
Lourenzo. Marques, Jan. 21. Web
ster Davis. United States assistant
seiietaiy of the Inteilor, arrived hero
today on hi.? way to Pretoila and
called upon the governor geneial, Cap
tain Alvardo Da Costa Kerrelra, who
gave him a most courteous lecoptlon
and loeiuoHted him to convey a mes
sage of special friendship to President
McKlnley.
The Ti.msvnal government has in
foi mod Mr. Davis that Picslelent
Ktugers saloon cairlago will convey
him to Pretoila.
London, Jan. 21. The publication of
tho fact that Piesldent Kiuger Is
sending a private car to take Webster
D.ivIh from Loutenzo to Pretoila is
causing considerable speculation hero
as to whether Mr. uavls, notwlth
stund the dentals fiom "Washington,
has not some sott of ofllclal mission.
It Is thought rather slngulnr that
a simple tiavolor, even though an of
llilnl at home, should receive so much
attention. The subject Is attracting
the contliu ntal papeis, which aie III -eiuiting
tin ough the London icpresen
tatives whether the Diltlsh govei.i
ment has Infoi niatlon with regard to
the object of Mr. Davis. They aie re
luctant to 'believe that one of Presi
dent McKlnloy's assistant secretmys
would take a vacation In the Ti.ins
xaal and be given leave of absence
from his duties for scveuil months
without some special purpose.
A lecent dispatch fioin Washington
pointed out that Mr. Davis had given
up his proposed x'lsit to tho Transvaal,
owing- to the possibility that It might
be mlslnteipieted.
EYRE MURDER MYSTERY.
Body of the Missing xelan Found on
the Shoie of Raccoon Island in the
Delawaie River.
Philadelphia, Jan. 21. Tho m story
suiioutidlng the disappearance of
(leorge D. Hyrc, of Chester, Pa., on
Dec. 21, was paitlally solved today,
when the body of Kyio was found on
the shoie of Daccoou Island in the
Delawaie liver, opposite Chester. There
Is cveij' Indication that the theory
that I2yrc was mm doted is the con cot
one, as u gieat hole was found on the
head, just back of the tight eat. When
found the feet weie tied with a rope.
The body was toiind by John Cuiney,
jr., the keeper of the island, at 11
o'clock this moining. He was gather
ing ill It t wood when he notlied a black
object In the mud near the watu'a
edge. Ho immediately notified the
coumer and tho body was removed to
Dildgepoit, N. J., about two miles fiom
liuccoon Island. Later In the day the
corpse was positively identified by the
chlet of police of Chester as that of
Dyio. The hole In tho head was evi
dently made at closo lange with a
shot gun, as It measured about two
Inches In diameter, and the scalp was
paitlally binned by exploding powder.
On one side of the face was a l.tige
bruise Inflicted evidently with either
a gun or club.
It is believed that a stone hud otig
Inally been tied to the feet to keep the
body under water. The only thing
found on the body was a key to hi
locker in the Alpha Doat club, of Ches
ter, of which he was a prominent
member. Ills watch and lings weie
missing and only p.ut of his watch
chain was attached to Ills gunning
suit. An inquest w 111 be held tomor
i ow.
The disappearance of Lyre caused a
sensation in Chester, vvlieie he was
well known. Ho left the boat house
on the moining of Dec. 21. In his gun
ning skiff for a duy's duck shooting:
and never letutn. Foul play was sus
pected and large revwuds weie offeied
for Infoi mat km as to his wheieabouts,
dead or alive. Paits of the skiff were
found which strengthened the theory
ot mm tier. Suspicion fell on James
Pierce, of Chester, as knowing sonic
thing of Kjro's disappearance, and on
Jan. 2. ho was attested on the chaige
of lobbing the Alpha Doat club. He
is now under ball.
BATTLE WITH THE YAQUIS.
General Torres Kills 200 and Takes
500 Prlsoneis.
Nogales, Arizona, Jan. 21. News haa
been i delved from the south that Gen
eial Loien.o Toirts had engaged the
Ynquis at Maccoyata on Thuisday,
killing over 2U0 and taking KflO prlson
eis. Father Deltian and seveial Flstois
of dimity who have been hpltl as pils
oneis of war by the Vaquls, for the
list six months, weie rescued by tho
vlctoilous Mexican and aie now with
Geneial Tones.
It Is expected that this last Impor
tant vletoiy of General Toires will
have the icsult of se.itteilng the
Yaquls and will icsult In ending the
w ar.
VICTORY FOR INSURGENTS.
They Defeat 50 Convalescents fioin
tho Hospital.
Manila, Jan. 21. 1" p. in. The es
coit of fifty men of Company C, Thir
teenth Infantry. Lleutennnt Ralston
commanding, which was ambushed
near Llpi, as illicitly cabled, consist
ed of fifty convalescents from the hos
pital, who weie going to iiJoIn the
icglniont. The Insuisents hid In tfiu
buhes along the road and opened tlio
upon tho pack train fiom three sides.
The Americans in addition to their
casualties, weie compelled to abandon
the train, which consisted of twenty
two horses, Tho latter with their
packs, all fell Into the hands of the
Insuigeiits, who pursued tho retreating
eseoit for tin eo miles along the ro.ul,
until the Amei leans weie lelnfotced.
TWO MORE fHRLS ESCAPE.
Notorious TicnuH industrial School
Lose Moio Students.
Tienton, N. J., Jan. 21. Two more
girls est aped fiom the state Indiistilal
bclinol for slrls tonight. They were
seen In Trenton tonight.
This makes Hfteen that have es
caped within tho past few months,
llleven of the ilfteen have been re-i.iptuted.
MEXICO SUFFERS
FROM EARTHQEAKE
SEVEN
PERSONS ARE
at Collma.
KILLED
Sixty Are Injured Many Houses
Wrecked Consternation Reigns
nnd the People Rush Into the
Stieets, In Some Instances Barely
Escaping with Their Lives.
City of .Mexico, Jnn. 21. News Is
arilvlng from tho Interior points af
fected by tho earthquake Friday night
aneV Saturday morning. Much damago
was done to piopeity in Gaudalajan.
and the city of Collma, capitnl of the
statu of tho ts.uno name, was the
scene of tcirlfylng expetlenccs accom
panied with loss ot life.
The City of Me.xb o came oft cotn
paiatlvolv unscathed, few accidents
ocelli ring hero, although some adobe
huts in the. suburbs fell In and one
bridge partly wrecked. ,
Collma, Mexico, Jan. 21. An earth
quake: shock began hero at a quarter
befoie midnight Filduy and assumed
seilous proportions. At Tonltnata,
many houses being; badly Injured and
sonic of Upht construction wrecked.
There wan great consternation and
people rushed Into the stieets, soma
barely escaping with their lives. Seven
people were killed outright and sixty
wete injuied and ure being cared 'for
by local surgeons.
OPINIONS OF THE WAR.
Cardinal Vaughan Does Not Agree
with Father Patrick O'Brien.
Toledo, C. Jan. 21.-RW. Father
Patrick O'Prlen. of Good Shephenl
church, who leejv.ly prsMel at a
pro-Doer mass moe:li hei", made
public a lengtJiy letter written in re
ply to th" open letter of Hetbcit,
Cardinal Vaughcti, archbishop of
Westminster, I.ond'jn.
This action was taken deplte ef
forts of pi lets nnd laymen to have
the reply which quote." Catholic theo
logy, at length, ara'.nst the cardinal's
utterances, sup,i.-i'ss.'d. The Utter
dated January 10, says in part.
"I must beg your Imminence's par
don, us I am only an obscure prh-st,
lor dating to ctitlcls'o the views c.f one
of your high dignity In the church:
but I claim the right, as a Catholic, to
point out to the roi-deis of the press,
which has published your letter veiv
extensively, some st.tteme nr.? of opin
ion for which the church Is not re
sponsible. As an Kngllshma'.), you nre
entitled to your opinions regarding the
Transvaal war: but the church should
not be held responsible for those opin
ions only In so far as they agree with
her teachings.
"As an Kngllshman, you, no doubt,
think you aie bound to uphold our
government, light or wronj;: but this
Is not Catholic doctrine. You aio not
bound to obey tho queen If shi com
manded you to do a wieng. nor aie
your pilests ind people bound to obey
you when you command them to fip
poit a goxeinment waging an unjust
xv a r.
"You say that justice Is on the bide
of Hngland. The civilized vvoild denies
this, both Piotestants and Cafliolics,
Chilstlun nations look upon our war
with the Doers as the most unjust
ever xvaged by a. civilized govern
ment. "Catholic theology teaches that sol
diers engared in un unjust war oon
not lawfully kill an enemy even In
self defense, because they aie unjust
aggressors. It follows from this teach
ing that all who engan" in an unjust
xv ar, knowing it tobo such, are In a
state of nioital sin. and If they die In
Impenitence suffer the loss of their
souls. Those aio tho teachings of tho
Catholic church on tho subject of
war."
SHOT BY A CUBAN EDITOR.
Jesse W. Smith, Customs Collector
at Gibara, Dies fiom His Wounds.
Washington, Jan. 21. Assistant Sce-
retaiy Molklejolm has received from
Colonel T. H. Dllss, of tho conimls-
saiy elepartment, in chaige of the
customs seivlco In Cuba, a leport on
the case of Collector Jesse W. Smith,
at Gibara, who was shot on January
0 by a Cuban named Camildaty. editor
of Lis Clarldes, a newspaper published
at Glbaia, and who ciieel last night.
Colonel DUs sas that on January
in ho iccelved a cablegiam from Col
lector Smith, giving the following uc
count of ids trouble with tho Cuban
editor:
Was shot In tlio left thigh yesterday
afternoon by editor of local paper In
an encounter lesultlng from personal
insults nnd Hen published by him in
regnid to tho management of custom
house. 'I w.is unaimed at tho time,
nnd ellsirmed him after being shot.
Was operated on, and doctor thinks
I will he ablo to return to my duties
In about thieo weeks. Meanwhllo tho
intcrp'ctor is managing tho affairs of
the custom house.
In his telegiam to the war depart
ment announcing the death of Mr.
Smith, which Is dated Havana, Jiui
uuiy 20. Colonel niUs said that Smith's
leg was amputated on January IS. and
he died the following evening. Colonel
Dllss asked if he should send the body
to the United States.
Assistant Secretary Melklejohn re
plied to him to telegraph today saylns
that the body of a civilian could not
be bi ought to this country at public
expense.
Mi. Smith served In tho war with
Spain ns u cccontl lieutenant of tho
Second United States volunteer Infan
try, was mustered out on Juno 2,
WH and lived in New Orleans.
Avnot Striker at Large.
Wellsboro, Pa.. Jan, 21. William
Thomas, tho Arnot striker, xvho almost
killed John Drenran, a non-union miner,
last night, with a tlono flung from a
slung shot, is still at large. Ho Is thought
to bu In hiding somewhere In tho vicinity
of Amot. Uroniian, who was struck in
tho leasjlc, Is icpoitcd improved toni&bt.
HIE NEWS THIS M4MN1NU
Weithcr Indication! Todays
FAIR J VARIABLE WINDS,
1 Gcnoriil-Oreat H.ittlo Waging In
South Africa.
Pro-Uocr Meeting In Washington.
Mexico Shaken bv Lttrtliqu ikes.
Forecast of Week In Cflimtcs,
2 General Northeatern l'eiiiislvutila.
Financial and Comnieiclal.
3 Local Interesting Hot men by Dcv. A.
It. Smith
Mention of Some Men of the Hour.
4 IMItorlal.
News and Comment.
5 Ix)c,il Diirglars Make llleh Hauls on
tho Hill.
Serious Illness of Judge Ounstcr.
6 Local West Pcrnnton and Suburban.
7 Round About the County.
8 Local Live Industrial News.
BOUND T0J3NDHER LIFE.
Poison Dashed fiom a Oltl's Hand,
When She Smashed a Lamp nnd
Burned Hciself to Death.
Dltmlngham, Ala., Jan. 21. Desper
ate Jiom a neuralgia headache, Mary
White, a waitress In a restauiant,
arose fiom her bed last nJght and,
taking a bottle of laudanum from u
cupboaid. lalscd It to her lips, declai
Ing that she was going to end her life.
The bottle was dashed fiom her mouth
by her room mate Just In time to
prevent her swallowing the contents.
"That will not stop me!" exclaimed
the frenzied creature, and she went do-
llbetatcly to the bill can wheio a kero
sene lamn was burning nnd thiew It
on the lloor at her feet. The oil spat
teicd over her night dress and caught
flic. She was at once enveloped In
Humes, but stood unflinchingly, with
her mouth open sucking In the flames,
and looking at her burning figure In
the bureau glass. Dy the lime her
companion could summon help fiom tlio
next loom tho girl hnd fallen to the
floor, burned to death, every particle
of her gown and hair being consumed.
Sho had been In itl health for some
time, and had frequently threatened to
commit suicide.
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Confidence in Reciprocity Treaty
Shown at Annual-ttMnner.
Paris, Jan. 21. The sixth annual din
ner of the American Chamber ot Com
meice in Pat is was held tonight at the
Restauiant Donvalet. There were one
hundred and fifty members piesent
and a few Invited guests, including
United States Consul Geneial John K.
Gowdy and tho staff of tho consulate,
and Professor Denjamin D. Wood
ward, assistant United States commis
sioner to the Palis exposition. Gen
eral Horaco Porter, tho United States
ambassador, was unable to be present,
owing to a pievlous engagement.
As a maik of esteem of tho mem
bers and in teeeignltlon of the energy
and success of the administration of
the affairs of the chamber under Henry
Peartree, to him was presented an em
blem of the Legion of Hnnoi, set In
hi llliants, he having been made a
chevalier of the legion by the French
government in October last for his
at'lve pattlclpation in the negotia
tion of the Franco- Amei lean commer
cial tieaty.
Mr. Cloudy took aclxant.ige ot the
occasion to present figures show Ing the
fulfilment of his prophecy made two
years pievlously icg.irdlng tho lit
cieaso of commerce under the piesent
tin iff. The exports from Pails In 1S9H,
he said, showed an incieaso over thosu
of 18SS of :Jl,40O,O00 fiancs, and owe
those of 1S91, of 63,374,000 francs. In
1899 over 92 per cent, ot tho cxpoits
weie sold before leaving tPails. He
was of the opinion that the export
trade of the United States to Fiatue
was only In Its Infancy, and ut god
Franco and her people to buy Ameil
cau goods.
At the business meeting following
the dinner a resolution was adopted
expressing hope of the eaily ratifica
tion of the icclproclty tieaty by both
governments, and loniidence In Its
tendency to Increase the commercial
relutions of tho two lepubllcs.
The following ofliceis were elected:
Piesldent, Heniy Peaitree; vice piesl
dent, Gcot go Amnut; tioasiuvr, p. f,
Shonlnger; secretin y, Francis Kimbel,
nnd hunoiaiy dltettor, John K. Gowdy.
TARIFF FOR GUAM.
Navy Department Prepaies a Sched
ule Similar to That of Cuba.
Washington, Jan. 21. The navy de
partment has prep.ued a tariff for tho
island ot Guam, based on the schedule
now In use for Cuba and Pueito Uleo.
it was tho Intention to adopt the
Philippine schedules for tln little
Island, but it was found that they
weio only slight uiodlllcatloiis of tho
tin iff which existed before tho uichl
pelago came Into the possession of the
United States, ami so w.cio unsuitable
because of tho heavy disci Inilnatlon In
favor of Spain,
It Is probable that the same tailff
as that piopaied for Guam will be
adopted for the Island of Tiitutla. It
is undei stood that these measures ai.
only temporary, and will pievall only
In tho absence of legislation by con
gress, DEATH OF EX-JUDGE SCHOCH.
Oldest Editor in the United States
Passes Away.
Strnudshuig, Pa., Jan. 21. I2x-Judge
Schoch, tho oldest editor In point of
active and continuous seivlco on ono
newspaper In tho United Stales, ellad
at his homo here today at tho ago of
SO. Kx-JudgVi Schoch took chaigo of
the Jeffeisonlaii in 1S10 and since then
has been editor and publisher. He
enjoved the best of health up to with
in two weeks ago and did work on his
paper until quite recently.
In politics tho x-eteran editor was al
ways a Republican. Ho for years has
been ptomlnently Identified with the
Quay faction in tho Republican party.
Pension Agent Drops Dead.
Philadelphia, Jan. 21. William It. Bhel
mire, who was pension agent for this dis
trict during tho admlnlitratlon ot Presi
dent Harrison, dropped dead tonight at
a subiirbmi station of tho Pennsylvania
railroad
MEETING OF
BOERITES
A Great Gathering of the
Sympathizers of Oom
Paul's People.
VIGOROUS
SPEECHES
Laigest Auditorium in the City of
Washington Is Packed to tha
Doors with an Enthusiastic Audi
ence Addresses Are made by Con
gressman Sulzer, Senator Mason
and Others Boers Compared wltb
the Heroes of 1770.
Washington. Jan. 21. Tho grand
opera house, the laigest auditorium In
Washington, was pai'kcd to tho doora
tonight with an enthusiastic audience,
which vlpoiously expressed its sympa
thy with the Doeis In their fight with
Gi eat Dritiiin. The demonstration was
planned us a means of evidencing pub
lie sentiment and In numbers and en
thusiasm was fully up to expectations.
Tho speakers Included members of
both blanches of congress and on tho
stage weie other public men who came
merely to add their moral support.
Tho keynote of tho speeches was that
tho Doers were lighting for their In
dependence as our forefathers had dona
in 1776. The gathering assembled un
der tho uuspices of the United Irish
societies, and a number of lending
Germans of the city Joined the move
ment. The decorations of the house were
American Hags, with a fair sprinkling
of the green of Urln. Among: those
who occupied seals on tho stage in ad
dition to senators and leprcsentatlve'J
In congress were Mr. Van Sleclon, rep
lesontatlve ot the Oiange Free State at
Now York and iepiesent.it Ives of tho
United lilsh societies. M. i T. Mor
an, tho national ticasuter of tho An
cient Older of Hibernians, after a few
words of welcomo.introduced Congress
man Sulzer ns tho presiding officer
of the evening. Mr. Sulzer was greet
ed enthusiastically. He said:
As an American citizen I am not
ashamed to havo it known that my sym
pathy Is with tho heroic Boers in their
determined effort to maintain their
homes uiel their independence against
tho piracy and the tyranny of the llrlt
ish crown. In a fight between liberty ami
monarchy I want to sen liberty wh
Their cause is a just cause. Dngland's
attempt to steal their country Is an out
mge, an act of criminal aggicsslon and
should bo condemned by tho Christian
poweis of the world.
Spirit of 1776.
In 177i tho pitilotlt; fathers of this re
public fought I'ngl.ind to gain our Inde
pt iiilcnce. The South African patriots to
day aro fighting tho s tmo country to
maintain their hide pi ndcai e. That is tho
onlv different e.
Tho louragei of tho Doers In tho faeo
of tieineudoiis ueMs his challenged tho
admiration of mankind; and their hero
ism against almost Insurmountable ob
stacles haa won the jei-peet ot the civil
ised world. Thev are e litltbd to our sym
pathy and wo would bo false to oursel
ves and to all oar history II wo did not
glvo it to them.
Unghind must not bo permitted to crush
the Uocis and steal their homes. lKr
i rlmiunl maich of elovastation must and
will bo cheeked. Wo must do our eliilv.
Tho great leptihlie In tho nainn of lib
erty, humanity nnd fiee institutions must
demand peace, and nnko that ilemand
good. Wo h.ive a light to cxpiess our
svmpithv for the pitilotle Doers. Wo
have a light to aid tho ltetl Cioss society
in their behall.
Wo sympathized with Poland, with
Iltingniy, with Greece, with all tho Sotilh
American republics, with Armenia and
with Cub i. Manv wo helped. Why, I
ask. In the name of nil thtt Is just unci
bonoiable. should we now lefuse lo lend
our snppoit and swiipathetic aid to the
pitrlots of South Africa'.' A icpubllu
that refuses svmp.ithv to a sister repub
lic struggling to milnliilli Its Independ
ence against mini nchlil nggrclon, Is
uiiwoithv 'if the name and In dinger ot
inoiurehv INelf, A republic that will so.
eutlj loiiiilvn and aid a monarchy to
drvtiuv a sister republic and blot out Its
freo Institutions Is a lepubllc lotten to
tho coie, anil will mnn full llko a de
emed tiee on the banks of a turbulent
stream to lie swept away fotcver.
Blow to Republican Institutions.
Th defeat of tho Doeis wHI bo thu
seveiest blow lo lcptlblle ill Institutions
that has been stinck in a century and
overv lour of llbtrtv should fervently
pia tint they in iv bo nictesslill.
There Is no doubt tho administration li
secretly hi sjmpitby with Gieit Dillaln
and tendering Iter nil tho aid ft can.
l'verv patriotic ( Itlzen of this tepubllci
should eoiideinil these pni-1'ngllsh tcu
aleuc ii s.
I want to ee the Doers win and I be
lieve thev aro going to win
God bless tho imbittled farmers of
South Africa Is mv feivent pinker and
fiom tho ashes of tho conflict m ly there
nrNe a greater and'gr.inder republic, the
glorious Putted States of South Afilea.
Mnson's Remaiks.
Senator William H. Mason, of nil.
noW, was then Inliocluced by Chair
man Sulzer. He said that ho had n
apology to inako for c inning to thli
meeting on Sunday night, and con.
tinned:
I bold that tbeio Is no hour too sacred
or place too dear to speak for tho causo
of liberty. Tho eontllct In thu Tiunsvaal
Is a. struggle between liberty unci slav
ery. When ou heni thes'o monarchists
open their bcrviccs with long praeM
and tell of what they will do for tho
down-trodden pocplo lu lar off Unds you
usually find them closing with u descrip
tion of the resources and wealth of thoso
countries. Tho Boers are right, but un
less wo can aid them In ftomo wuy their
Continued oa Pago 3.
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WEATHER FORECAST,
Washington, Jan. 21. Forecast
for Monday nnd Tuesday I'or
rasteru Per nsvlvanla. fair Mon
day and Tuesday; variable winds.
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