Srilnttte. aitott Wi f'iiJ SCUANTOX, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUAKY 23, 11)00. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. SUSPENSE ! Wtisli War Office Will Give but Little News. SIEGE OF KMBERLEY Boers Are Again Veiy Active, Bom barding Heavily from All Posi tions Latest by Heliograph via Modeler River A Statement to the Effect That Lord Dundonald Has Entered Ladysmlth The British Casualties Nothing Known of Monday's Opeiations at the Front. London, Jan. 23 Just lieforo mid night tho war ollloo issued the follow ing dispatch ftom General nullcr: Speai man's Camp, .Tun. 22. 6 p. m. The following casualties uro lcpoited in General Hart's biigado as the result of josteidaj's lighting: Killed Captain Rjnll, Yorkshlie rerl- niPtit, and (He men. Wounded Second Lieutenant Andrews, Holder leglment; Captain McL.iughlan, Innlskllllngs; Lieutenant R.ulow. Yoikshlto legi nient, and sovonty-tlvo men. Missing night men. Other casualties will b? foiwiiidod when loeoiwd. The forogo intr was all the war utile e had Issued "P t midnight. Nothing, theiefore. is Known heio as jtt legaidlng Monday's "relations, Boeis Active at Kimberley. Klmboiky (R heliograph. Wednes day, Jan. 17, li Modder river, Jan. 22. "Native repoits say that a pioelama tion has b(en issued at Rnikley Wist by Commandant liolthof, ordeiing' all Hiltlsh subjects to quit befoie Jan. 22. Ladles aie being Mibjeeted to great in sults. The Hoots are again voty active, bombaiding heavily fiom all positions finm dawn till i. a. in, the the being diiected ihlellv against the relIollljts., Dm ban. Natal. Jan. 2.'. The state ment i nines fiom an excellent souice In Pietermniltzhuig that Lend Du'n lojVjld has enteied Ladysmlth -with 1, 600 men. This is not eonllrmed from any other ciuarter, but It is known that Loid Diindonulrt'.s thing column has been acting well to the left of the line of the advance. Wan en Continues Pushing. London, Jan. 2!. The Dally Chroni cle has retched the follow ln,j dated Jan. 22, 4.1j p. ni., fiom Spearmam Camp: "The Roors admit twenty-one casu alties during Gcnei.il Lyttleton's skii misli on Satuiday. "Geneial W.uien continues pushing, though he s necessarily making very slow progi ess, as the Hocrs are num- horous and stiongly entienched. l"Our infantry is working over paral Jl ridges, with Lord Dundonald's tav- alry lying well out on the left Hank and awaiting dovelopuif nts. The JJoeis content evety inch of gtound. "This nioining General Wh iron's ar tillery re-opened lire, but the Hoers did not reply and our fire became less hot. "The naval guns in front here have Ibeon quiet. A Roer prisoner who was Ibrought in boasted that it would take js throe months to leach Ladj&mith." No Report from Bullor. London, Jan. '.",. i.V, a. m. fiener.il puller has repoited nothing of his op- nations on .Monday ami ofllcI.il and Ihtess intelligence leaves the Iliitish bivouacked Sunday night on the Igiouud they hacl won after two ilavs' lighting. The war ofllce turned ovotv- body out of the lobbies at midnight. vpparctiiiy i.oid Lansdowne was as men without news all yesterdav as Ither pel sons weie. !Militaiy men assume that tlchtlmr Phust have taken place and that it was probably more seveie than on the two Iptecedlng das. General Duller would "not bo likely to give the Roeis leisuro to add to the elaborate Intienchmeiits, to arrange their aitllleiy ami concen trate their foiccs. The special couospondents Sunday night weie allowed to send the un- nouniemcnt that the battle would ho almost ceitalnly lesumed the following day, and heme oillcial and popular anxiety is nt high tension. The Rtlt- imi muitaiy experts all shaie the lumen nf their leadeis and, as Spencer Wilk inson points out, they hestltate to say a word that might bo Jnteipieted as unfavorable. Mr. Wilkinson lefers to the "cooler Judgment of German nnd Austilan ciltlcs," which means thu some of the best Judges look upon (Ten oral miller's entetpil.se as a foilorii U nope, as merely a continual stialn of iteming, wnien may prove too much J for the physical eneigy of the tioops ,J engaged. Hard Fighting. The Dally Cluonlcle's military expert says: "Even when a battle Is won in a single day, as a rule, ptusult Is only possible when fiesh tioops ate avail able. Dut in this Instance It Is not a question of meio pursuit, but of icnew Ing an attack upon entrenched posl tlons, after a day's hard fighting and a night of lying on the battlefield." Reinforcements aBgiegatlng r.,(ion or inoro have reached C.i'io Town during the last thma day. It i uncertain bow W hav been disposed, but probably most of them have been sent to Natal, where It Is believed Clener.tl Duller needs them. The Hiltlsh In other illstllct.s In South Africa continue Inactive. Loid Mothuen's 13,000 mon leiualn behind their works, Oenoi ll Trench's -1,000 at Rensbtng wete routed on Sunday by a general alarm tint the Doers were attacking, but It turned out that there was no basis for this. Gen eral Gutuero is quiescent at Colosberg. Discontent in the Army. The discontent of'the colonial ofllcor.s and their dlsagteements with the regu lais are being lnqulied Into by Loid Roberts, who usseits that ho will i;lve the Cape Colonials equal opportunity. At Ladysmlth the deaths fiom etiteih". fever and dsentery averages ten u day. Some feats aie expressed that the gin- llson may bo so worn by ptlvatlon and disease us to be unable to do much In the way of helping Goneia'l H-eller. The war ofllce has decided not to seid the Seventeenth Lancers, Eighth Hus sars and Seventh Diagoon guatds to South Afilcn, although mobilized. It Is undei stood that Lord Roberts does not see a way to get fodder for the Hng llsh eh.ngers. Mole than that, tli English i.ivaliy are too heavy for work on the veldt, and Loid Robeils cxpei's to use colonial cavalry Instead. Boeis' Large Aimy. London, Jan. 2J. The Hrussels cor respondent of the Dally Chronicle as serts that he has learned fiom authen tic souues that the Roeis have be tween S",000 and 90,000 men In the Held. ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY. Twelve Assumptionist Fatheis of Paris Aie Involved in a So-Called Royalist Plot. Rails, Jan. 22. Thu trial of twelve Assumptionist fatheis began heie to day beiote the cotiectlonat tilbunal. It Is alleged thev weie Involved In the so-called Royalist and anti-Republican conspltacj. The couit was ciowdul and a, number of ladles weie rnc-sent. The judge opened the pioceedlngs with questioning Fatht r d'icaid, supeiloi of the older, who denied that he belonged to an Illegal association and declaied he never took p.ut in the political agi tation. The Assumptionlsts, he addi d, attended to puiely lellglous questlntis. Rathe r Plcaid's counsel then asked for the acquittal of the luisonets. The public piosecutol, lepljlng, said the fatheis weie inosecuted because. In violation of the law, they had been living lu Fiance lor the past fifty eais without the minimization of the gov ernment or appiobation of the holy see. lie then spoke ot the wealth of the Assumptionlsts and produced facts In suppott of the ih.uge tint thev had enteied actively Into the electni.il cam paign against the republlf. The hear ing was then suspended. The tilal i attiactlng much attention, as It is a miniature repetition of the high couit (.senate) tilal iecntly concluded. MEEKS LYNCHING CASE. Judge Simons Declares the Hob Aie Guilty of iflurder. Voit Scott Kans., Jan. 22. County Attorney Sheppaid. addtesslng the imirt today, leg.inllng the ljnchlng Saturday night of the Meeks biothers, said the officers weie the people's ser vants and that the people had simply taken the enfiii cement nt tint law out of their hands. He said he could not censure them for it. The Meeks were to have been sen tenced today. When their eases weie i ailed, Judge Simons paid the men It-uilifiweilif, hjvi oeeiu i.rn- Sillily 'l llllllilpr Mml thiif tliov Vinrl rit rT- Ions lefleetion on the city and county. He instructed the sheilff to piotect Amos Phillips, the thlul of the mur derers whose life the mob also sc ught. "If it Is necessary to shoot to do so, that Is your duty, nnd th.it Is the or der of this couit." No action lookitv- l tho aucst ot any ot the mob was taken. A coionei's inquest into the death of tin Meeks today rendered a veidlct of "hanged by wiknow n mon." SENAK'S CRIME. Duiyea Msfh Will Spend 14 Yeais in the Penitential y. Special to the Hciuntou Tilbune. rittston, Jan. 2.'. In tho Luzerne tomt today befoie Judge Lvnch, Michael Senak, of Durjea. who hid been convicted of assaulting his own daughter, was sentenced to pay a tine of .'00 unel undeigo nn imprisonment of fouitecn veais and sl months in the Hastern Penitential y. 1'pnn hearing this sentence the pits oner fell upon the floor in a dead taint nnd was curled fiom the com t loom bemoaning his fate and piotebting his Innocence. DAY'S DEATH ROLL. New Yuh. Jan. 2.' r All red J. Watts, the limntor oC erKtal gold, which Is med la dentistry, dlui today at his home in Rrooklvn. of eld age. Lebanon, I'u , Jan. 2J John Huston died toelij, agid iw. He seneel ta the IViinsvhaiila legislature of 13. and at the time of his dci.th was Justlcu of the peaco of North Libation tovvnuhlp, Rochester, N. Y Jan, 2.'. 'llimdiiie Raion, one of tho most prominent luw tis of weitein New York, and who was an Independent candidate fur gov ei nor against Tlieodoin Roosevelt, In 1V died today, aged ("3 eais. San FiawUfcco, Jan. 22 Captain Julias I'leidinan. a inillloi.alre, was found eleail In his bed at tho Palace hotel. Heath was caused by heait illeaso from vvhlcli ho had lont; hi en a Ncuftetcr. Capt.dn Kiliclman leaves no iloso iclutlves. Kaston. Ta., Jan. SiRev, rather G. lfcnty Krake. pastor of bt. John the IUipllHt Cutliollc church, at Hajcock, Rucks county, died esli relay of con sumption, Father Krake filled the lins tock thargo for twenty-thrro eais, Ills hi other celebrated mus In Ills place jets terUay. New York, Jan, 22. John Totter Stoelf. ton, for many jears attorney general, of New Jersey, died nt the Hotel Han over today. Mi. Stockton was born In I'rlneeleih in lWil and was a son of tho lato C'omniodor Stecktcn, of tho Unltfc', States nav. Ho was a gradaato ot I'lhicetou tollcge. He was appointed I'nlted St.ites minister to llorao by liedl dtnt Iluihnnnii. He was lvlec Fluted to tho United HiatfH senate but won un seated for the Hut term. HAVE NO DESIRE TO ENTERTAIN BRYAN SIGNIFICANT LETTER TO PRESI DENT OF DEMOCRATIC CLUB. The Belmont Correspondence Re called Members of the Democratic Club Request the President to Re frain from Action That May Be Misconstrued Opinions as Indi viduals. Now Yoik, Jan. 2.'. The following letter, signed by John Tov, a foimer piesldent of tho Democtatlc ilub and now a. member of the beiaiel of govei nors; Ilobcit R. Roosevelt and John V. Doyle, was sent tonight to John W, Kellar, piesldent of the Democratic club: "It Is with the most kindly feeling, and certainly with no desire to ciltt ilzu your acts, that we take the llbeity, as membeis ol the Democratic club, to addtesa you. We aie ciedlbly Informed that you have Invited William J. Bry.-Hi to become your guest at the Democratic ilub and take dinner with em and a party of fi lends. In other wot els, Mr. Riynn Is to be entci tallied by joti, and the Place of such entertainment Is at the Deiuociatle club. While It Is your unquestioned light, or the light of any other member to Invite any gentleman w horn he may choose to become h's guest at the club, yet under existing conditions we gteatly fear that vour act will become construed by the pub. He as the act of the club should jou give such dinner to this distinguished guest without nfliiniatlvely disclaiming such Intention on the pait of the club. "We om. selves can fully distinguish between an oillcial act and 'Individual opinions.' We want it nuclei stood, too, that we have no peison.il objections in Mi. Rtan, nor do we object lu the slightest elegiee to jour giving him a dinner at the club, In your Individual capacity as one of Its lnembeis. Wo should much legiet, however, if what ou piopose to do shc'aild be coiistiued tlnoughout tho count! y as a political endoisement bv the Deniouatle club of the piisidcntlal candidacy, at this time, of Mr. Hi j an. "The Dcnion.itli' club is essentially a Democratic political oiMtilatlnn. and of its tluee thousand nienibeis none but Democi.its belong to It. You ate now 1th president and. in th" ab sence of u ellsel ilmer on jour pait to the coiitiary, jour eouise in anj thing that pel tains to the club or Its alfalrs might be lonstiued, and not unreason ably so, as the act of the edub, It will not do to sa' that such a 1011 sttuction would only be plated upon j-our acts by the Ignoiant or misin formed, because Mr. Riyan himself has established a pieiedejnt which Is applicable to the case now In poln:. Wo desire to call jour attention to a pot Hon of the conespondenee whlen took place between jour Immediate piecleeessor as piesldent of the cluh and the distinguished gentleman whom jou have invited to be your guest at the club. You will lemembcr that Mr. Rrj-ati now stands befoie the nation as an avowed asphant seeking the Deiuociatle piesldentlal nomination." Belmont Correspondence. Here the letter cites the aeiimonious louespondene e between Ml. Rijan anl Mr. Peny Relmont. glowing out of Ml. Hryan's declination of the Demo cratic club's Invitation to the Jeffeiso.i elaj- banquet last April, In which h." condemned "political i oinnuinion be tween Jeffeison Democrats, who stand upon the Chicago platfoim and the Re publican allies, who niasqueraile as Demotiats between eainpilgns In or der to give more potency to their be trayal of Dtmociatlc piinclplet oq election clay." The letter continues: "It nnj- be faiily Infetred fiom all of the fon'Kolii'jr that If j-ou were not lonsldered bv Mr. Riynn as an avowed believer in his elnctrine of fiee and un limited silver coinage, at the mtlo of ! to 1, he would also have declined j-our invitation on the ground 'that no paitv advantage Is to be derived fiom political communion,' with you at the Deinoeiatle club. We do not believe In the wisdom of free (olnage nt that ratio. Wo do know, however, that wo aie Democrats and are Inter ested In the success of the Deinoeiatle patty in the eltj", In the st.ite and In the nation. "This being true, wo sincerely but respectfully urge upon jou, occupying as j-eni ,le, tho position of piesldent of the ilub, not to do anything which would tend to fort stall the action of the net Democratic! national conven tion. "As individuals we claim the right to expiess our opinions in regaid to the futuio policy of our jiaity and the selection of Its nominees. Wo be lieve It unwise to penult the opinion to go bicudcast tlnoughout the land that the Deinoeiatle club of this city or the Democtatlc party of this state, so fur In ndvante of tho convention, aie luevoeablj- committed to tho en dotsenieiit of the principles of the national platfoim or of the views of the last presidential campaign. We aro fullv nwaie of the taet lint In 1S!U we lost tho slate of New York by 2CS.i00 and the iltv bv mote than 20,000. It Is our deslie. If possible, to prevent a icpetltlon of another such Democintlc political disappointment. "In conclusion let us acaln icpeat that we take this course In good feel ing and to in event. If possible, a mis. constiuctlon of jour Individual act as being the act of the Democratic club." Keller Acts no an Individual. John W. Keller had not seen the let ter until a repoiter gave hlm a copy of it. Ho mad it caiefully and then said: "I was In my olllco all day. They could have located me easily enough. I think they might have sent mo a copy boforo they i untied to the newspaper ofllces with It. "However," he continued, "I havo sild again and again that my dinner to Mr. Rryan Is that of one pilvnte gentleman to another. Them Is not tho slightest chango In my plans pos slbla because of this letter. Mv act Is that of an Individual,' It compro mises the club In no possible way. I am surpsised that any tlueo mon coul so Interpret It, and especially surprised that these tluee men aro mcnibets o the Democratic club." BRYAN INTERVIEWED. Tiled of Denying Stories That He Will Glvo Up Silver. New Yo-.k, Jan. 2.'. William J. Rryan at lived In Jersey Cltv from Washington at 6:42 o'clock this morn ing and was mot by James Oliver, sergeant-at-anns of tho Democratic national committee and n number of newt paper icporteis. Mr. Rrj-an ivas tcoitcd to the Hoffman house, the hcndqu.irtois of the state Democracj', In which he had a suite of lootm, Mr. Rryan said to tho leportors that he hoped his piesenca In New York would contribute to a geneial good feeling all around. Mr. Rrynn breakfasted at tho Hoff man house with ox-Govoiiior Hogg, of Tevis, Dr. W. J. Glrdner, one of tho leadeis of tho Chicago platfoim Democrats, and James Oliver. Mr Rrjnn had a number of calleis dur ing the daj. but the hotel was by no mean eiowded. One of Mr. Rrj'an's callous usked him what ho thought of O. H. P. Relmont as a. vlce-presldentlnl candidate. "I am not saying a wotd about can didates Just now," he replied. A lepotter asked Mr. Riyan later If there was any tiutli lu a statement in a morning paper that he was giad ually ubandonliig the Bllver Issue. Mr. Bryan Weary. "I am Hied of denying those stories" Mr. Rrj-an answeied. "I will keep light on lu the same line I huve followed all along. I ntlhere to mj belief In the Chicago platfoim: but, of eouise, I don't object to thiowlng in some moie issues for good measuie." Mr. Hi van was asked If he leganled any of the tluee Issues as the dominant one, but he fald he did not cue to dis cuss their lelatlve Importance. To an Inqulir as to whether ho In tended to discuss only tiu.'ts and Im pel lalism while in the east, to the ex clusion of silver. Mi. Riyan said that he wtmld discuss .ill tluee ot them, whether he was In the east or in the west. While heio, he said, he was not going to meddle In local polities. Mr. Hi van was te guest of honor at a dinnei given by O. H. P. Relmont to night at his residence on Fifth avenue. The dinnei was pilvate. no icporteis being admitted, and to a pencilled note, 'Mr. Relmont made lesponse: "Theie will be nothing at all, dining oi after the dinner for publication. .The dinner Is a minly social affair, and of no nubile intcicst." The Big Men Present. Mr. Rijan was the only guest of na tion, il piomlnence, but big men In Tani in.inv hall weie present. The other gutsts weie John F. Cat roll, leader of Tammany hall in Mr. Croker's absence; Hlllot F. Danfortli, chaiimnn of the ex ecutive committee, of the Democratic state committee: Dr. J. II. Gltdner, ot the local Chicago pi it form Demoeiacj-. N. O. Fnnning, deputy commissioner of collection. Chniles P. Racon, Lewis Nixon, bildge commissioner, Asa Rlie! Gaidlnci, (list! let attornej- tor the county of New Yoik; John R. Sexton, police (oiumbsloner: John 13. McDon ald, Geoigo M. Van, lloescn, chalimali of tho Tammany hall geneial commit tee: Isaac I't oinme. leglstet; Alftetl Heniy Lewis, editor ol The Veidlet: J. lines A. o'Goiman, judge of th" cllj' eotiit; Di. J. P. Raires, Deinoeiatle as sembly leader at Albinv; Thomas .1. Dunn, e-sheillf: Philip J. Hi lit, coun sel for Sheilff Giell: John J. Hairing ton, a wealthy butcher and member of Tammany hall; Noinun 13. Mack, stat" lommltte email Horn Huflalo; John R. Stain htleld, ex-senator and at one time candid. ite for gubeinatoilal noiulnn lion; John J. Scmnell. the tomtnis slonei : Kdward C. Shcedj-, tax commls slonei , John Whalen, corpoiatlon coun sel; John AV. Keller, commissioner of chaiitles; James Shevlin. eleputj' leader of the Kings eeiuntj- Demociaev; Thom as F. Gi.ielv. state senator: James P. Keating, commissioner of highways; Fiank Campbell, chaliinan ot th .Unto committee; Matthew Coibett; ex-Governor James 13. Campbell, of Ohio: ox Governor James S. Hogg, of Teas; Geotge F. Seannell, Tamm.inv leader of the Twentj-flfth ellstilct; Cambridge Livingston and V. J. O'Stillivnn, pil vate tounsel to Rleh.ud Cioker. Clinss to Silver. Mr. Hi j an will spend tomouow In New Yotlc and in the evening v. Ill be the guest ot John W. Kellet, piesldent of the Denim tatic club, at the club. Wednesday night Mr. Riyan Is to ad diess u meeting In Jetsey CItj Cou giessmin Daly nnd Robert Davis, of New Jeisej-, have sought to Indue Mr. Rijan to eliop silver In the Jersey Cltv speech and It was thought the had made some Impiesslon on the Ne biaskan, but he said toelav : "I Intend to discuss all thtee living Issues of the daj, money, ti lists and Impel lalism, In my speeches. I am getting tiled of having one paitlcular topic suggested for m speeches by those who like one theino more thun anuthei." Mr. Rijan gives the following out line of his eastern Ulneiary: "Thuisdaj 1 may go to Haiilsbuig: Filclay I will be lu Wilmington and Smjina, Del.: Satuiday I am to be the guest of the Gtldlion club In Wash ington. Next week, Mondaj-. I hope to be In Providence; Tuesdaj' In R03 ton: Wednesday In Poitlnnd, Me.; Thursday In Concoid; Filclay In Mont peller, Vt : Satuiday In Holyoke and Spilngfleld, and then 1 shall letutn to the weat. To Reform Senntoiial Elections. Wnshltigton, Jan. 22 A upon tiled to. day on thu lionso hill for the election of I'nlted States senators by tlio people, rs vteWii thu aijuments niaclu In favor of this ihauge incl uteis to the uuloitu irete conditions which havo occurred lu Kentucky. Id iho. Delawnie ami otner stutes uncle r the prtsint system. The bill ns repented leaves It discretionary with leglhlatuies to continue tho pies"iit sjs tem oi adopt tho sjsteiu of a cholco by tho peonle. Rod Mill Closed. Pittsburg. Jan. 22. Tho rod mill work eis at the plant of ttie Amciicaii Steo and Wire tonipany at Rankin, went on a strll o today, closing that depjitment ot ,tlio big works and tnteiwla-; Idle about 1,0'W men. Only nlicut (II t j Bkllled nien are invdved, Tlieso men wero organ ized list nlglit Into i; lodge nt tho Rod Mill Workeis' association of Amerlia. The tlemantls nt R.Miklu 'am tho samo as those ut tho other tod mills. MOLINEUX TRIAL SOON TO CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY AT TORNEY OSBORNE. Tho Only New Testimony Introduced Yesterday A Tiffany Envelope Pound In a Package of Poison Sent to Harry Cornish Testimony Beating Upon the Sickness of Cor nish. New York, Jan. 22. Assistant Prose cuting Attotnej- Osboine announced nt the close of today's session of tho trial of Roland R. Mollneux, for the murder of Mis. Katharine J. Adams, that the ptostcutlon would surely closo tomor tow. The only new testimony lnttej dllced today was that of Matthias M. Dobb, a clerk In the statlonerj' depart ment of Tiffany & Co., who stnted that Mollneux had an account with the firm In 1S9S. This evidence Is considered Im portant, becuuse a Tiffany envelope was found In the package of poison sent to Hurij- Cornish and the box In which tho poison was enclosed vvaa a Tiffany box. Dr. Hcnij R. Loonils, the expert chemist, who performed the autopsy on the body of Henry C. Harnet, testified that there was no evident e that Rainet died of any disease; that If he had died of diphtheria, evidence of the disease would have been found in the bodj'. Witness hud no doubt that Harnet died of cyanide of mercuiy poisoning. Dr. James C. AVhlte, a dlphtheila ex pel t. In the employ ot tho boaid of health, who has "seen between 2,009 and ",000 cases and seveial of cyanide of met cm j poisoning, testified that Rar net could not have died fiom anj- cause except cj'anide of mercuij poisoning. Dr. Fiank Feiguson, a pathological exnoit, who made un examination of Mrs. Adams' body, testified that she died of cjanlde of mercurj poisoning. Dr. 13. S. Potter, who attended Mrs. Adams, testified to thu circumstances of her death. The eioss-examlnatton evinced a. desire b Attorney Weeks, for the defense, to show that Hairy Cornish, who says he drank some of the poison, was not really taken sick, as he claimed to be. William Williams, a colored servant, testified that he was foimeilj' employed at IBS West Seventy-fifth street, where Mollneux is alleged to have lived with Rlanche Chesebrough, under the name of "Mi. Chesebrough," before he mar ried her. Williams Identified Mollneux ns "Mi. Chesebrough." The couit i of used to peimit the tes tlmonj' of Mollneux at the coroner's Inquest to be used against him. Court then adjourned until tomorrow. BRILLIANT WEDDING. Minnie Drexel Fell and Robert Kelso Cassatt United. Phllaelelphla, Jan. 22. A wedding of unusual interest tool; place today when Miss Minnie. Diexel Fell, daugh ter of Mrs. Alexander Van Renesaeler was mil lied to Robert Kelso Cassatt, son of A, T. Cassatt, president of the Pennsvlvanlo. railroad. The ceremonj was peif turned in St. Thomas' I3pls copal church. Whltemarsh, a suburb of this idty. by the Rev. Samuel Snell lng. rectoi of the palish. The brides maids were the Misses Mae Fell, I31len Diexel Paul, Katharine Cassatt, El sie t'assatt. Rhoda Howe, Lily Rhodes, Pauline Riddle, of this city; Mary Mc cormick, of Chicago, and Miss Grey, of Alb.inj. The biidegrooin was attended bv Murraj' Foibes, of Roston, as best ni in. The ushers Included George Mc Faddei', Samuel K. Reeves, Geoige L. Hairison, Thomas Rldgwaj', F. W Rawle, Livingston L. Riddle, Samuel Chew, S. A. Law ton. of New York, and C W. Hanfoid, of Plttsbuig. The bilde wore a gown of white point lace, with a veil of the same ma terial. After the wedding a bienkfasl vi as fstivod at Camp Hill hall, the country seat of Mr. and Mrs. Van Renssaeler at Fort Washington. THE JUDGE PUZZLED. Question Asked by a Piisoner Which His Honor Couldn't Answer. New York. Jan. 22. Louis Hllle. 21 yeais old, a butchet's helper, plea W guilty this nioining before Judge Fost er, In Pait III, of the coutt ot genei il sessions, to have received sto'en goods He was sentenced to imprisonment lor a jeai. Rlile was asked by Judge Foster If he hael anything to saj-. "Yes, I haw. Judge." said Hliie, "I would like to know how It is tnal I must go to piison for a jear vv'iilu the fellows who stolo the goods Went free?" . Judge Foster could not reply. Shot an Officer. Washington, Jan. 22 Geoigo W. Me ('amnion, of West Alexander, was shot and killed today by a j-ouug man annuel Fiank Mcfiee. McCummoii had an al leged sheep thief hi custody nnd was taking him to the olllco of Veiulro WalU for a hearing when MiUeo interfeied and the officer threatened him with ar rest. The j'oung mon then drew a revol ver and shot him through tho head kill ing hlm almost Instantly. McGeo lied but was 1 iter captured by a posso and Is now In Jail. Polite Invitation to Mr. Bryan. Rlc hniond, Va Jan. 22. Tho state as hcmblv today adopted tho following Joint resolution: Resolved, That Hon, Will lem J, Prjan, tho greatest living expo nent of tlme-honoieel pilnclplex of tho Remni ratio pnrtj', be, and ho is hereby Invited to ndduss tho Vltglnln. lestspi turo nt such tlmo during tho present session ns mey best suit his convenience. For Officers of Senate, Washington, Jan. 22 -Senator Plutt. of New York, will promt the name of c Representative Rcniiett, of New York to the Republican caucus for sccretaiy of tho scnato when It assembles on Wed nesday and tho general opinion is that ho will be elected. It is also believed that Daniel Ransnll, of Indiana, will be named for sergeant at arms. Steamship Arrivals. New York, Jan. 22. Sallod: Amster dam, for Rotterdam. Cleared: Latin, for Bremen via Southampton. THE NEWS THIS MORNLVti Weather Indications Today) PAIR J MODERATK TEMPERATURE. apueral South African War News. No Dcslro to Rutcrtaln Rryan. Day's Dolrgs In Coi gross. Piogresa of tho Mollneux Ttlnl. Gcnci al Northeastern Pennsj lv auto. Financial and Commctclal. Locnl Opinion. In Fell Township School Cnse. Third Week of Common Pleas Court Opens. Editorial. News nnd Comment. Local Murder at a Christening. School Hoard Hrgages the City Con troller. Tho Necessity for Moro Schools. local West Scranton and Suburban, Round About tho County. local Llvo Industrial News. EYRE'S HEAD FULL OF SHOT. Inquest Proves That He Was Mur dered and Robbed. Philadelphia. Jan. 22. The coroner of Rrldgcport. N. J., today held an nutopsy nnd Inquest on the body of George H. Hyre, of Chester, Pa., whose body was found yesterdaj' embedded In the mud on Cadwalader Island, near there, after the man had been missing since December 21. The post mortem examination showed that Hjre's death was the result of a gun shot wound tho head being filled with shot. When the body was found the legs were bound with what appeared to be the painter of the boat. Investiga tion showed that the knots wero tied by an expert boatman or a man fa miliar with sailor's knots. The wound In Ejie's head Indicate he was shot while looking foiward from tho boat by a person who might have been paddling In the stern. Theie was every Indlcitlon that the body had been robbed. The body was iden tllleel as Hyio and the Jury rendered a verdict of death at the bunds of par ties unknown. The body of Hyie will be taken to Chester, Pa., and be burled tomoirow at Chester Rural cemeteiv. Chief of Police Rerrj', or Chester, who has been In consultation with Fiosecutor Stan. of Gloucester countj. N. J., leturned to Chester this nfternoon. No unest3 have been made. . MONTANA SENATORIAL CASE. Senate Committee Investigating the Matter Has Biief Session. Washington. Jan. 23. The renite committee on pilvlleges nnd elections investigating the Cl.uk Montana sena toilal cnse had but a brief session to day on account of the mn-'ippeaiuneo of vvltnessis. President Smith of tho Montana National bank and Repiosen tatlvo Munay of the Meintan i housa of ropioseutatlves wort the only vv li nt Jse on thtj stand. Mr. Smith's testimony was Immater ial. Mr. Murray tctiPed thet he was offered $10,000 to vote for Senator Clark by peisons whom he considered representatives of that cent Ionian. TOWN OF BATANGAS TAKEN. Tho 4Qth Infantry Indulges in a Lively Engagement. Manila, Jan. 22 5: f! p in. Two companies oi the Foity-f-lxth Infnntrj, under Major Johnson end tluee- i tmi panles of the Thil tv-eighth Infuntty, commanded by Major Muir. defeateel SOD insui gents at Tual, Piovlnco of Ratnngas, Satuiduy, taking the town. The United States gunboat Mailettv also shelled tho plate. The Insui gents had four cannon, two of which wero captuted. Two Americans were wounded and ten Insui gents dead weie found on the Held. The plague stalstlts now show a total of fourteen cues and 11 deaths. - Dinner to Mr. Bryan. New Yoik, Jan 22. Commissioner or Charities John W. Keller todiy an nounced tho following lll ot guests who will dlno with him ut tho Demon atle club tomorrow night, when V. J. Rijan will be the guest of honor. 'Ihele will be twelve, at tho table, including .VIi Keller, John F, ("in oil. John v liiiien. Judge 0"Goi man. Andiew Fienlmm. Her. n.inl J. York, V. L. Hiown. II. . I'. Jlelmont. Allied He my Lewis, i. Gov ernor Hogg, nf Te.n, Thorn e- Gindy and Norman 13. Mink. Strike at Cleveland. Cleveland, Jan. 22 I'l.ie licillv cveiy fouudij' In the illy is aftt'ted by a strike of union e ore makeis tnilav, l' tween two and tluee bundled men are out. They demand an hit tease lu w.ws ot 10 per cent, for ten hours work. Si fur the employers show no disposition to grant tho cltmai ds of the stiikeis. Incicaso In Wages. Huzlrton, Pa. Jan. 22 Notice was given today at tho c nineties of A. Par dee! & Co,, of an Increase of 2 pet cent. In tho wages of theii l.ftK) emploves. Next month another adv.irci of 2 per t cut will bo made. All the coal companies lu the Hazleton region have ki anted Ineicases within tho last eight veeks. Judge Defeats Dobbs. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 22 Mat tin Jiiel'e of Philadelphia, fought a J)-rouiid draw with Hobby Dobbs, of Hnglanel, at tlm Trenton Athletic flub tonight. Jack Smith defeated Tom Dufty in tho sixth round of the fastest and llcuest con test over witnessed In this city. Burial of Santiago Soldiers. Washington. Jan. 22. The remains of fortj-slx soldlen recently brought to this countiy fiom Santiago, will bo Int. rled ut Arlington cemetery with full mili tary honors Wednesday morning at H o'clock, Pennsylvania Postmasters. Washington. Jan. 22. J. N. LaRue was today appointed postmastei at Kmdipoio, Susquehanna county, r.i., an olllco of tho fourth class. I Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Jan. 22 -Pensions: Orig inal widows, etc. Anno G. Wren. Ply mouth, Liueinc, $: Amelia R, Eddlnger, Avhley, Luzerne, ?3. No Sympathy for Boers. Dos Moires, la., Jan. 22. In the lower houso of ,tho legislature today a resolu tion of sympathy for the Roers was lost by a votcj ot 07 to 22. ORATORY IN THE SENATE But Little Business Be yond the Routine Is Conducted. NORTH CAROLINA TROUBLE Debate Over Proposed Amendment ta the Constitution of tho State Mr. Turner Claims Attention In a Speech on tho Philippines In Which Ho Takes Occasion to Ar raign tho Administration A Forty-Minute Session in tho House. Washington, Jan. 22. This was an other day for oratory in tho senate, little business beyond routine being transacted. Mr. Prltchard (N. C.) de livered a long and carefully prepared address on tho raco question in tho South, his remarks being addressed pattlctllarly against tho proposed, amendment to the Constitution of North Carolina, which, If enacted, he said, would dlsfianchlso a largo clas3 of voteis, both white and black. Mr. Prltchard concurred In the opin ion of Senator Morgan, expressed a tow days ago, that the question Involved the peace and wclf.tro of the nation and the stability of our Institutions. Tho Constitution, in plain, mandatory and unequivocal language, guaranteed to each state a Republican form of gov ernment. Rut according to Mr. Mor gan's contention, said Mr. Prltchard, the Constitution could be violated if it became necessary to violate it In Older to maintain Democtatlc rule In tho South. That was nullification, pute nnd simple. Mr. Piltchnrd said that Louisiana ' was one of tho states which by Consti tutional enactment had deprived cer tain of its citizens of privileges guaran teed by them by the federal Constitu tion and he said that the Democratic party of Noith Carolina was attempt ing to secure the adoption of a. propo sition to amend the Constitution of that state In a way similar to that adopted in Louisiana. "if the senator Horn Alabama It light." sild Mr. Prltchard, "in his con tention that the negro Is not entitled to exercise the electlvo franchise, the Democratic party should have the, man hood to piopose the abrogation of tho llfteeuth amendment. This would nf foid the people of the United States 'an opportunltj1 to pass upon the question, the only lawful method by which the coloieel people can be deprived of tho rights which are now guaianteed to them by that amendment. An Important Question. "I consider the proposed amend ment to the constitution of the states of Noith c.tiollnn is the most Impoit l nt question tint we have been called upon to deal ,lth slnre the vnr. 'Ihn constitution of ISO? of Nmth Caro lina was framed bv the Republican pait j and amen? other things i e-ou-talned a piovislon which guaianteed fiee Miffrngo to the lleh, the poor, the illitet.ite and the educated nllU". Its adoption marked an eia of en (ouiagenient to the tomman prnplo of the state." Mr. Piltch.iid was follnwvd bv Mr. Turner, (Wash.). In a speech on tho Philippines question in which Y- ar raigned the administration's pollcj- as set out In the pitsident's mess tge anil in the speech of Mr. Revet Idge. (Ind.) Mi. Turner was given close attention by his tolleagues. Forty Minute Session In House. The house was In session only forty minutes today and nothing of public Impoit.inee was done except to refer to the speaker for settlement n dis pute between the upprnpi I itlons and milltaiy affairs committees ilolatlvo to the estimates for the appropria tions for the manufacture of small nuns nt the Rock Island and Spring Held aisenals. Roth committees claim Jutlscllctlon. A few Rlstllot of Colum bia bills of minor linportunco worn passed. YOUNG BURGLARS ARRESTED. Two Small Boy Thieves Captured in Green Ridge. Two young boys were last night ar rested in Gi eon Ridge, while attempt ing to buiglarlze Gotdan's Btore at the corner of Green Rldgo stieet and Ca pouso avenue. Patrolmen Thomas nnd Duggan found two lads engatred titling tho stoie of tlcais and other articles, Thej- wete Immediately nrtested and taken before Alderman Rallej- who held them In Jl.000 ball to answer to tho chaigc of larcenj'. Alleged Hotel Thief Anested. Pittsburg. Jan. 22 A man supposed by the police to bo one nf tho cleverest hotel thieves hi tho country, w.i.s ar lested todiy nt the Union station. Ho Is wanted by tho Chtrago uuthoritlc s and In his possession who tiiund Jewelry worth probablv 2o)0, n lull dress cont nnd overcoat and fullv JjO kes. Ho gavo his numo of John Petcts, and said ho was a Chicago Jeweler. Supreme Couit Proceedings. Philadelphia, Jun. 22. Tho Supremo court today rcfiibed tho motion to con llnuo tho oaso of tho commonwealth vs. Hays, from tho oyer and terminer court of Fayotto county. T -T f WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Jan. 22 Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday: For eastern Pennsylvania, fair with moderato temperaturo Tuesday; 4 -f fresh south to southvujteily . - winds. Wcdnctslay, fair and. colder. -J . .
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