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SIGNS OF
A PEACEFUL
SETTLEMENT
Proposition Looking To
ward Adjustment from
Republican Side.
CONFERENCE WITH PRIOR
Governor Taylor's Attorneys Declare
That the Republicans Are Anxious
to Avoid Anything That Might
Possibly Lead to Serious Trouble.
Mr. McQuown Urges Republicans
to Concede the Election and Seat
ing of Governor Goebel.
Frankfort, Feb. i. The news
from Governor Goebel's room at
11.30 tonight is serious and indi
cates that he may possibly die be
fore morning.
Frankfort, K. Fob. I.-Knr the first
time since the shooting of Governor
Goebel there were today signs o? a
peaceful settlement.
The signs were few and small and
hey have disappeared, but tho Iiolo ,
Into which they were withdrawn has
been left open and there lit a clvincc
that they may re. oear. The original
proposition looking , iward an amicable
adjustment eanie from the Republican
side just before noon, when T. L. Kl
eden, of Frankfort. 01c of Governor
Taylor's attorneys, appeared at the
Capitol hotel to hold a conference with
Judge Prior, Lewis McQuown and Col
onel William Scott, the legal advisors
of the Democracy. After a short talk
Mr. Kleden declared that Governor
Taylor and tho Republican party were
anxious to avoid anything that might
povsiblv lend to serious trouble, as th'j
1 resent conditions might do if nothing
was iloni
sured by
to prevent II. lie ias as- ,
the Democratic attorneys
that they ucio as anxious to save any
clash between the parties' as the Re
publicans could be. Mr. Kleden then
proposed to submit the case of the
llval governors to the Kentucky court,
of appeals, which he declared, judging
by the action of Judge Hazlerigg, in
swearing in Governor Goebel. would
probably decide against Governor!
Tavlor. lie then wanted the right to
submit the matter to the United Htatos
ituprenic court for final settlement,
Tile talk was infrrmal. Mr. Kledou ,
merely stating his poyition that the
opposing attounys might lake the
matter under advisement.
The luwvers eparnlei! with nn
agreement to meet again at ' o'cloel;
In the afternoon.
When they met for the second time
Mr. Kleden again submitted his proposi
tion and received the iepl. that the
Democratic attorneys desired to have
the matter ad indicated hi the stat.2
courts To this Mr. Kleden objected,
saying he wMied the Until settlement
to be made In the supreme court at
Washington, Mr, Kleden asked for de
tails regarding the seating of Governor
Goebel by the joint session last night.
As It has been repeatedly announced
that the Republicans would claim that
the seating of a governor by Joint bal
lot is contrary to the Goebel election
law of Kentucky which provides, the
Republicans claim, that the vote shall
be taken separately, the Democrats de
clined to say anything about the mat
ter. Thev told Mr. Kleden that the
proceedings of the session were writ
ten In the journal of legislative pio
cccclings and that he would there find
all the information which it was pos
sible to give him.
Mr. McQuown urged the Republican?
to concede the election and seating of
Governor Goebel which Mr. Kleden de
clined to entertain.
Roth sides were at the end of their
respective ropes. Nothing more could
be said on either side und the lawyers
sepatatcd. As they left the room. Mr.
Kleden Intimated that It was possible
that be might bo able to submit
another proposition tit some other tim,
He was given to understand that he.
would be met hall' way and the con
feience was at an end.
More Bayonets at Frankfort.
Frankfort, Ky., Fob. 1. when the
membeis of the legislature attempted
to cuter the state homo at r o'clock
this afternoon to hold a session, a
double tile of soldiers with tlxed bay
onets' met the members, at the door
and turned them back.
Speaker Trimble then said to tho
members: "We camo hero to meet n
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itii-lliuvi ." ill llie legislature Ol mo State
111 iveiiiucK), Vie are ilealeil udmls-
sum to the building and aro retilled
by force. 1 do now declare tins hes
slon of tho leglslatude adjourned and
It will meet subject to my call," The
speakers nnd the members then dls
persed. SLAPS AT TAYLOR.
Public Officers Decline to Obey tho
Governor's Orders.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb, 1. Two direct
slaps were given Governor Taylor to
day by public olbcers who decline.! to
obey his orders. The firs: came from
President Rodman, of thu Fanners'
bank, which is a rtato depository.
Some vouchers on tho bank wero
signed by Governor Tavlor ln favor of
w'ms of thu nillltli officer, who want
ed money for fhe.lr companies. When
they wero presented at tho bank pay
ment wap. refused, President Rodman
said ho did not s";e how ho could ray
out money on ordera signed by Gov
ernor Taylor until ho knew for certain
who was tho r.ctuil Governor. Ho had
asked an opinion from thu attorney of
the bunk, he sulci, and wh'.-:i It was
received would net accordingly. He
declared that he would tuk-j no chances
of paying out money until he was lat
Isflcd that he was acting under proper
authority. The second Instance prom
ised for a time to have iwrUms conrc
cuenre, and trouble may arise yet
from It.
Governor Taylor Issued a pardon to
Douglas Hayes, a convict In the
Frankfort penitentiary, lu Is serving
a live years' term for manslaughter,
having been sentenced In March, 1S99.
When the pardon was sent to Warden
Lilian! he decided that he could not
turn the man loose until ho w.is satin
lied regarding the legal status of the
governorship. He made no reply to
Governor Taylor, hut declined to hon
or the pardon, and Informed the peni
tentiary commissioners of his action.
They agreed with the position taken
by the warden and tho man was held.
The action of Lilian), who 1.4 an ar
dent supporter of Ciovcrnor Goebel.
(roused Interne Indignation among the
Republicans, and It was declared that
a detachment of soldier?, would be sent
'" -' ' """" " ""V.'" '""" i views on tree silver cud Is now gen
awav by force If -Warden Lilian per- , oniv ol,t ot ,,ne wItl, ,,. t.olljasUM
slsted In his retusal to leleaso Hayes. .,., . noinne.-ntl,. ui,in. t.. i.,.itn,i
fit liit wi, I i,l f n ', fit dll.'it flit vinM I
No such talk, however, came from
the office id governor iayltr or that i
of Adjutant General Collier. This talk .
was natural y resented by the Demo- i
crats and Llllaril received open offers .
ot aid in case he should decide to en-
gage- in uiuue- wmi uie noimeis. iuct i
their right to enter the penitentiary)
and take out Hayes. When asked If
he Intended to offer resistance to the
troops If one should bo dent to release
Hayes, ho replied, "Oh, it would not
do for ine to attempt any such thing
as that. T have only fourteen gua"ds
and thev cuold not do much against
soldiers."
When asked If he did not know where
he could obtain plenty of help If he In the Louisiana purchase then practlc
needed It, the warden said: , ally without population and tho Philip-
"When the soldiers come up here I
and demand the keys for the purpose
I of taking Mr. Hayes, 1 think they
, are likely to get them. If convicts arc
taken out of hero in that manner trm
responsibility will rest on tha men who
take; them away and not upon me."
No answer was returned to Governor
Taylor either by Warden Llliard or
by the board of penitential y commis
sioners. His letter wos quietly Ig
nored. It Is now definitely decided that
General John I!. Cast!oman. of Louis
ville, Is not to be adjutant general for
Governor Gobel, and while It was as
sertcd last night with great posltlvo
liess that he had been appointed. It Is
said tonight that no man has been ap
pointed as yet. No attention what
ever has been paid by the militia to
Governor Goebel's orders to return to
their homes.
It Is lust as thoiurh the nril.-r lmil
n,.vel. l)een SHlI(.(, Adjutant General
rnlller ram that or. .vnwhW.-itlnn vill
be given to any orders that
frolu the Goebel heado.uarie:;
innnato
TAYLOR'S RIGHT TO ADJOURN.
Question of Legality Is Discussed by
Prominent Lawyers.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 1. At a confer
ence i,f ex-Governor McCreary, J mice
W. S. Pryor, Mr. Lewis McQuown and
other prominent attorneys today
tin;
question of Mr. Taylor's legal right to
adjourn the leglslatuie to meet In Lou
don was formaly discussed. The unan
imous opinion of the attornejs was an
nounced by Mr. McCioary, who said;
"There is nothing In the constitution
of Kentucky to authorize the governor
at tills hour and under existing cir
cumstances to adjourn the general as
sembly and every lawyer Unit I have
heard express an opinion regarding bis
proclamation as a gross Usui patina.
"The constitution of Kentucky ll.cs
the date for regular session of iho
general assembly and says 'its sessions
shall bo held at the seat of government
except ln case of war. Insurrection or
pestilence when It may by proclama
tion by the governor, ases-mble for the
time being elsewhere.'
"The general assembly now in ses
sion and under the constitution can
remain in session sixty days. Helng In
regular session the governor does not
have to convene the senators and rep
resentatives and fixes tho place of their
meeting and there Is no war. Insurrec
tion or pestilence, in ease of disagree
ment between the. two houses with re
gard to adjournment, the governor
may adjourn them for not cxccedlug
four months, from any enemy or con
tagious disease, but there must be a
disagreement between the two houses
and the power to convene the general
assembly Is not the power to adjoin n
It when In session."
DOUBTFUL OF HIS POWER.
President McKinley Receives a Let
ter from Governor Taylor.
Washington, Feb,' 1. President Mc
Kinley has received a long message j
from Governor W. S. Taylor, of Ken
tucky, dated today at Frankfort. Gov
ernor Taylor recites at length the situ
ation In Kentucky; declares that he
considers himself tho legally elected
executive of tho state and asserts that
the condition of affairs at the present
time Is most critical. He says that a
riot may or cur at any time which will
cause bloodshed.
Governor Taylor says that lie Is
doubtful of his power to control tho
i ul ,.n, l.ttt rt.1,1 .,..,..,. tit. f.t flt.t ,..-tt,lrl.i
rumuumi ,,,, ij'wtn ... ui- u i -.-,iii;iik i
' '" "" lm- llli""1 """ wtuie pi'iiuii in
the state by lecognizlng him as tho
governor of Kentucky. The appeal Is
very earnest and the administration Is
urgently requested.
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Quarryman Killed.
Pen Argyl, Pa., Feb, 1. Thomas Bono,
iT.tarryman, fell Into Bangor Kxeelslor
slato ijuarry last night and was Instantly
killed. Bono and William Clements, a
fellow workman, were on their wny
home. As they approached the quarry
where both men wore employed, Bono
suddenly dlFuppearitl from s-Wit unci
when seaich was made ho wj.b found ln
a pit of thu quarry '-00 feet below. Ho
was SO years old and leaves a family.
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Leather Plant Destroyed.
Wilmington, Pel,, Feb, 1. Firo today
dettroyed tho plant of tho IlllnoU Loath
cr company, entailing a loss of !3,tii).
Several adjoining properties weic dam
aged to th extent of Jj.CoO. Origin un
known. Steamship Arrivals.
Bremen. Feb. 1, Arrived: Lalin, from
New York. New York Arrived: West
ernlnnd, from Antwerp. Hulled: La Nor
mumilc. for Havre. Rotterdam-Sailed:
Werkendcm, for New Ycik.
SIBLEY ASSAILS
THE DEMOCRATS
RECANTS HIS VIEWS ON FREE
SILVER.
Tho Democrats Scored for Their Op
position to Expansion Jefferson a
Target of Vituperation, Ridicule
and Reproach -Every Foot of Ac
quired Territory Should Be Kept.
Tho Duty of the Nation.
Washington, Feb. 1. Representative
Joseph Sibley, of Pennsylvania, who
attained great promltcmco In the
Fifty-fourth congiess by hie earnest
championship of free silver, assailed
his Democratic colleagues today for
their opposition to o.p.insion in a
speech thut made the II., or anil gutter-
lo roar. Mr. sllliti.v ti.-ie rofii'ilml li'
. ..
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OOlU.lu'UM
tml.iv t,mt cv.Punslon was an original
,cniocmUc ,ioctHne, promulgated by
jefferHon. ln cloauo,u language he
plctm.ud th(, .j,,tny of the United
Htatt.s t..,,.ryln,; thu ,irt9 ,.f ,)G1C am,
tho story l)( ln., (,,.oss ., ,h, ronlotC3t
..f,rnii of tin. trlnlin
In an hour's fp?.'-h he crltlciri-d bis
fellow Democrats for opposing the nn-
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iii-Auiuui 01 me .-iiiupii.iii-s. jn; u.iu,
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lal enlargement which v.'as not lirsjoi
against the amiex'itlon of Louisiana
and Texas.
"Is them any parallel?" asked Mr.
Cochran, (Mo.), "between the territory
l,n L.f.iI ,11, t ,-trtl ,1,11.1 f rif , .-. f .-n... f ., '
pines?
"Nothing has been said about the
Philippines," replied Mr. Sibley, "which
was not said about the territory now
Missouri. You In Missouri were classed
us barbarians."
"Rut are the Philippines with a pop
ulatlon denser than Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska, available for
occupation?" asked Mr. Cochran.
"I think they are. When JeTerson
negotiated the purchase of Louisiana
he was the target of vituperation,
ridicule and reproach. From New
England came such epithets as 'Jaco
bin,' 'imperialist,' 'perverter of tho
constitution.' yet all admit now that
Jefferson acted wisely."
"Do you believe the people in tin
Philippines are susceptible to civiliza
tion as were the citizens of the Louis
iana purchase?"
"I am not placing limitations upon
the powers of Almighty God." answer
ed Mr. Sibley amid roars of Republi
can applause.
Proceeding, Mr. Sibley pointed out
that modern methods had brought the
Philippines nearer than the Louisiana !
purchase or Texas when they were an
nexed. When Louisiana was purchased,
he said, no man ever lived long enough
to go to its western limits and return.
Today we can hear from Manila in 1
tew hours and make the round trip ln
a. few months.
In leply to Mr. Cochran's taunt that
civilization was being shot into tho
Philippines, Mr. Sibley said that the
history of civilization had been traced
In human blood. Wendell Philips had
said that every achievement of human
justice had gone from rack to raclv
and scaffold to scaffold. Mr. Siluey
said:
Who Will Haul Down the Flag?
Shall we hold Porto Rico and the Phil
ippine archipelago" Rv r. toot. No 11a.
tlon on eaith has a higher rlplit of tltlo
to a rod of soil. To hold by the double
title of purchat-e and of coiutuest, and
my belief is that where once the shadow
of our banner has fallen there will sur
vive a race of freo men and I would bold
Guba under stability, order, good govern
ment and the protection of life and prop
cry were assured. I am going to echo
the president's query, "Who will haul
down tho Hair'."' Who planted It there'.'
What cabinet council, what warrior,
what statesman, what senator or upn
sanative, what body of men formed
any plan of conquest? Tho cries of sut-
fcrlug humanity rang in our ears aim wo
t topped our ears. The groans were heard
but wem answered not. We saw them
strlnoid and wounded on our way to
Jeiiec. and like thf priest and the lovltc
we passed by on the other side. Not
unheard those cries and groans at tho
throne of the Almighty, who to awaken
us from apathy, our almoi-t criminal 111
elitfcreuee, permitted the engines of His
wrath to hurl their thunderbolts under
the bows of thu Maine, lying peacefully
at ai.chor In tho Hcvana liabor. Nor
kevues-t sighted statesmen, noiSinost dar
ing warrior bad dreamed even of tho
possibility of great gain, giowth or gnat.
Hess to come to us as a 1 ation from that
war of which tho blowing up of tho
Maine was the first declaration. Tlioo
lands and people, unworthily ruled, wcro
to pars trom the lmuru of Saul to ihoso
of David. God and tho valor of Ameri
can arms gae us that territory not be
cause wo are a nation altogether free,
altogether pure, altegethur blameless,
but because working through Him as an
Instrumentality He has given It to tho
1 boldest
the freest, the most progressive,
the most enlightened and the most Chris
tian of all the nations of the present age.
(Applause).
j Mr. Sibley believed that the Tnftril
I States y.'as destined to carry the arts
of peace and the stu.'v o tho crops to
the remotest corner;-! of tho globe. If
the people IHtened to the uttranrts
of such men us the runlor itnator trom
Massachusetts (Mr. Ilo.irl, grand old
philanthropist as ho Is, th'jy would b.-
ns unwisely guMM an they would bad
they listened to Picketing, Joslah
Qulncy and Charles Sumner front IS20
to IS.'o, Ho appealed to tho Pemocra
tic side to come back to tho teachings
of the Pemocratlo fathers Kxpnn.don
was a Democratic doctrine, ho astvrt
ed. It had been fnthereJ an.l ndvo
cated by Jeffeison, Jackon, Polk and
Buchanan. "Only cowards oppose it."
Buchanan said, nnd he wis tho last
Democratic president wo Invo had.
(Laughter.) Tho Nicaragua ranal
should be built, he said, nnd tho fub
sidy bill to encotirajjo American ship
ping passed, China was to ba dis
membered, We musl reach out nnd
get our share of lis commerce. Said
Mr. Sibley:
Who Dare Counsel Surrender?
View tho magnificent harbor of Manila,
from which Dewey said ho could meet
tho navies of the worli. Who ilnro coun
nel surrender'' Btiull wo play tho part
of politicians? Tho pclitlclans content
themselves with the present; It is the
province of statesmen to look far Into
tho future. Within tho life of men now
living this nation will have a popula
tion of 2i0uo,00D. If this administration
(hall surrender tho Philippines thu his
torian of tho futuro who extolls Jeffer
son, Madison, Tyler and Polk will write
down McKlnley's action (is tho most pus
lllanlmous In tho record. Hut this admin
istration will not surrender. Its critics
will bo forgotten. Kvery ndvaneo to
higher and nobler forms of life has been
opposed by some old, conservative moss
bunker, who prated of the good days
when his grandfather swung by his tail
In thu forest primes al.
Mr. Sibley concluded as follows:
Mr. Chairman, every dictate of reason
and ot prudence, every dictate of busi
ness senso and of commercial advantage,
every prompting of humanity, and every
obligation of plighted fraternity unite In
the demand thai we go forward. (Ap
plause). We have a mission to fulfill, a
destiny to accomplish, an example to bo
afforded to the nations bow they may
justly rule themselves, not la license but
hi liberty.
Shall we falter In our duty'.' Shalt wc
haul down that ling whose waving
stripes bespuik the red of sactlllco nnd
the white of purity, and whoso silver
stars shining In tho Held of blue are 1111
aspiration and an Inspiration to all that
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i nwiriu ii, in.- .iiiii iit-iii in, iil in n1"11 "
lir,iv V. lot It limit, ami
"t'nder Its folds shall In others be knit
In closer bands,
From the mountain crest to tho grey sea
sands
And the world be better, I ween."
When Mr. Sibley concluded he re
ceived nn ovation such as has not been
accorded any speaker in tln tnuse this
session. The applause trom thu lloor
and galleries 22, , ion ! and prolonged,
.
and wnen lie sat down lie was
sur
rounded for Severn 1 minutes by mem
bers who congratulated him.
THREE EXCITING FIRES.
Four Firemen Injured, a Woman
Perhaps Fatally Mercury Hov
ers About Zero.
Philadelphia, Feb. 1. With the mer
cury hovering near the zero there were
three exciting fires In widely separated
sections of this city today. Four lire
men were Injured, a woman was per
haps fatally Injured and the firemen
had their hands full ln preventing the
spread of tho flames before a brisk
breeze. The first firo occurred In Ger
mantown on the outskirts of the city,
where Parker hall was totally do
htoryed. At ithls firo four firemen
were Injured by falling bricks. The
lnuu rr Mm lillMiHtir i lirl ci-mtontu fU
estimated at J30.000. The second (he penetrating to London that large gar
occuned at 1016 Carpenter street. , rlsons must be kept in tape Colon
where Filomemi D. Geneva, aged ID to hold down the Capo Dutch who. as
years,
was cut off from escarie bv the. I
burning stairway ot the dwelling, and
leaned from a third story window to
escape death. She was hurried to a
hospital where her Injuries were found
to be serious. The money loss amount
ed to $1,500.
The firemen had grenr difficulty In
subduing the llaincs which broke out
in the- building tit No. 30:; South Fourth
1 street, occupied by Hardin & Knight,
1 poultry, oysters and produce dealers.
The tire spread to the adjoining
building but was extinguished before
it could go any further. The loss to
Hardin & Knight Is estimated at
$1.",IHIII.
THE ASHLEY INQUEST.
Coroner McKeo Begins Examination
of Witnesses.
"Wllkes-P.arre, Feb. 1. Curonoi' Mc
Keo began an Inquest today into the
case of the wreck and explosion on the
Central Railroad of New Jersey v. hlcli
resulted In the loss of nix lives. Con
ductor Law. of the runaway train, said
the dynamite car which exploded was
next to the engine and that thorn were
air brakes on only three of the cars.
"Witness said ho did not hear the
whistle for brakes.
Brakeman Meehan testified that he
did not hear the whittle for brakes,
but when he found tho train was run-
1 nlng away he put on twenty-seven
brakes,
C. L, Bardo. chief train dispatcher for
the Lehigh Valley railroad, was tho
most impm tant witness. Ho said tha
fact that the rails were slippery had
nothing to do with tho train running
away, as tho brakes should have held
I jt. The train could hao been brought
down the mountain by two brakeinen,
nnd In the opinion of tl.e witness tho
wreck w;w caused by the negligence
of tho brakemen In not putting on the
brakes at the proper time.
BANaUET AT BALTIMORE.
Postmaster General Stnith and Gen
eral Miles Are Guests.
Baltimore, Feb. 1. PoUmaetor Gen
eral Charles Kmorv Smith und Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles vciv the most
prominent among lens list of not
ables who were the gue.na tonight of
tho Merchants' and Manufacturers'
association of thU city, at Its annual
banquet at th" Hotel Renimrt, Nearly 1
200 eovers wero h'id In trout U men I
prominent In tlnuucl.il commercial,
social, political and other circles, both '
in this and neighboring cities. Mr. j
Smith responded to tin to.ist, "Homo
development am! rommer l.il cxpan-
sion," and General Mihs response w.iu
to the toast, "Military service of our
country."
Among other spenkoi.s were Con
gressman Grosveiior, of Ohio; (.'hump
Claik. of Mb sour!, ami Cushmiui. of
AV.ishlngtou: General Lloyd L. Jack
son, president of tho assoel'itlon, and
Mayor Hayes, of Riltln-.oio.
Govornment Expenditures.
WnMilugton. Feb. 1,Tho comparative
statement of tho government receipts
and epenUltuies Issued today shows
that for tho month of January, 19W. the
receipts fiem all sources amounted to
jrj.uk'.lOl, as mjalnst $II,'i7J,9uO for Junu
ary, IbW", Tho expenditures during tho
last month aggregated f:0,tS9,(W, as
against Sr.US-'.TTo, for January. 1SW.
leaving a surplus last month of IS.J.OijS.
Prevost to Succoed Fitzgerald.
New York. Feb. 1.-8. M. Prevost, of
tho Pennsylvania road, was elected 11 di
rector of U10 Balttmoro and Ohio today
to tuccccd General Lewie Fitzgerald, re
signed. The new director jeprcsetus
tho stocks acquired In tho Interest of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
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Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Feb. 1. Pensions: Will
lam Mace, Hcllebick. Bridford, 4 to 17;
Lavimla Jennings, Lumoua, Jlij Murtha
Reese, Wllkcs-Burrc, S.
GREAT BRITAIN'S
IMMENSE ARMY
TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN
THOUSAND MEN.
Mr. Wyndham's Remarkable De
claration in the House of Com
mons In a Fortnight's Time, He
States, Great Britain Will Have
the Largest Army in South Africa
She Has Ever Put in the Field.
London, Feb. 2. 1:"0 a. m. Mr.
Wyndham's remarkable declaration in
the house of commons that Great Brit
ain will have In a fortnight 180,000
rosuhus In South Africa, seven thous
and Canadians und Australians and
2,H0O South African volunteers, Is re
ceived with wonderment. Of this to
tal of :!i:i,ouo troops, with 452 guns, all
now with thu exception of about 1S,
000 that are alloat. Beyond compari
son this Is the largest force Great
Britain has ever put Into tho field. At
tins end of the Crimean war she had
scraped together SO.00O men. AVclllng
ton at Waterloo had 23,000.
Mr. Wyndham's speech was the
strongest defense the government has
yet siut forward as to what has been
dnnu and is being done. The general
! tone of the morning papers Is that
his figures will astonish the country.
Roughly sneaking, only 80,000 men arc
at the front. Ten thousand others have
been lost and ten thousand are shut
up at Ladysmlth.
Kxcludlng those, there aro 70,000
troops which have not yet been ln ac
tion, In addition to those at sea. Why
so many effectives have not yet been
engaged Is explained by the lack of
land transport and the organization of
supplies, to which Lord Roberts Is de
voting his experience and Lord Kitch
ener his genius for details.
It seems as though the weight of
these masses must destroy the equili
brium which now holds the British
forces stationary wherever they are In
contact with the Boer army.
Must Take Care of the Dutch.
Lack of transport und organization
will not explain adequately why, when
generals at tho front request rein
forcements, they get them In rather
small numbers. Knowledge is slowly
every one Knows. 01u.-nu.110c. w.u ..i
isli residents three to two,
Cable scraps received during the last
twelve hours do not further Illuminate
the military operations. Various Inde
pendent correspondents confirm the re
port that General Buller told his troops
on Jan.- 28 that he hoped to relieve
Ladysmlth within a week. It is be
lieved In some rather trustworthy
quarters that he Is again ass-atllng the
Boor lines.
A further 1M r oisualties. pub
lished by the war otllce. brings the to
tal from the crossing cf the Tugelu to
tho abandonment of Hplou K011 to l,9Vi
olllccrs and men.
Kxcei'tlonal activity at the navy
yards continues, but a correspondent
of the Associated Press learns that
till Is chlelly new construction mil re
fitting wotk. Three ships were com
missioned at O.ivonpoit trds morning.
, Some unpleasant criticism of the
war office has been caused by the dis
covery that the sights of the Lce-Kn-lleld
carbines are defective, old car
bines have been supplied to the out
going Fourth brigade of av.ilry.
The only announcement regarding
fresh military preparations Is the for
mation of three additional batteries.
CONCESSIONS ARE MADE.
Miners and Operators Getting To
gether at Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, Fob. l.-At 11 lat hour
toni?ht the coal miners and operators
had made little progress In their de
liberations. The sub-joint scale committee, after
being in session till evening, decided
to call a meeting ot the Joint conven
tion for 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
It will report a partial agreement to
tho convention and ask for further in
structions. Just how far the commit
tee has progressed towatd a settle
ment of the Interstate agreement has
not been definitely announced. It was
stated at midnight, however, that con
cessions had been made by bith min
ers and operutors which tended toward
an agreement.
The Public Debt.
Washington, Feb. l.-Tho monthly
statement of the public debt shows that
at the close of business, January .11, n'i,
the debt. less cash lu thn treasury,
amounted to tl.lS.CSii.KT. a decrease as
compared with lust month of SS.tCJ.'M'.
Tills decrease Is accounted for by a cor
responding hict euro in tho amount of
cash 011 hand.
Mrs. Wontzel Died on Time.
Reading, Pa.. Feb. 1,-Mrs. Julia Wcntz
el, who n-crnl years ago, while In per
fect health, predicted that her death
vould occur ln February, IW0, died hero
today aftci a few days' Illness, aged 11
years. She never giso up tho Idea ex
prcsced In her prediction and frequently
during tho past month relet red to her
approaching dissolution.
Charters Granted.
Hnrrlsburg, Feb. 1. Charters wero Is
sued as follows today i.t tho btutu de
partment: Tho Tobybanna Wnter Stor.
age and Supply company, of Tobyhunnu,
capital !l,0u0; Wyndmoro Building and
Loan association, of Sprlnslicld town
ship, Montgomery county, capital Ji.ijO.-
M.
Joubert's Wife Prepares the Pottago
London, Feb. 2, The Capo Town cor
respondent of tho Dally Chronicle tele
graphing January 89, says: "Goncrnl
Joubert's wife accompanies him every
where, and Insists on personally provid
ing for his table."
DEATHS OFA DAY.
Kaston, Feb, 1. S. S. Messenger, senior
member of tho firm of 8. S. Messenger
.t Hon, manufacturers of agricultural
Implements ut Totamy, this county, died
today. Ho was 77 years old and engaged
In business dace' UJ7,
TUB NEWS THIS MOKMNli
Weather Indlcitloni Today)
WAtKl RISINQ TCMPeKATUnC.
General-Kentucky Gubernatorial Mud
dle May He Peaceably Settled.
No Word from General Bultcr.
Congressman Sibley on Kxpanslon.
Great Britain's Immense Army.
General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local-Trial List
for Next Week's
Criminal Court.
4 Kdltorl.il.
Judge Atchbald's Opinion on tho May
or's Power ot Removal,
5 Lccal Plumber Causes a Destructive
Fire.
Lively Session of Cornells.
Handsome Hunk Building.
6 Local West Scrnr.ton and Suburban.
7 Round About tho County.
S Local Ltvo News of the Industtlal
Woild.
SCRANTON GIRL
BURNED TO DEATH
Sister Stanislaus and Her Pupil Por-
ish in a Fire at St. Lawrence
O'Toolo's Parish School, St. Louis.
St. Louis, Feb. 1. Two lives wcro
lost by a fire which partly desltoyed
St. Lawrence O'Toolo'a parish school,
on Fourteenth street, this afternoon.
The victims wero Sister Stanislaus and !
a pupil, Mary Foley. 10 years old.
They were In the south wing of the
third floor of tho building and when
they discovered that tho building was
on fire they were imprisoned by 11 ball
of smoke that no one could penetrate.
Firemen were trying to rescue them,
but each time they found the suffo
cating smoke nn impassible barrier,
and the sister nnd her pupil, dejpatr
Ing of escape, fell at tho foot of a little
altar, upon which there was a crucifix,
and there tho firemen found them sur
focatcd and unconscious, embraced in
each other's arms. Both died a few
minutes after being carried to the
Plus hospital. When the lire brok
out 400 pupils, in charge of a number
of sisters und brothers were on the
second nnd third floors. Without tho
loss of a moment Hit teachers, with a
quiet dignity that gave their charges
no reason to suspect their danger,
commanded them to "fall In."
Drill marching has been one of the
features In the schools and the sohol
niv left their rooms in perfect order.
They had almost reached the groui)
fior before they suspected their dan
ger. Then they broke and ran, but
the wide street doors were open and
every one escaped without a bruise.
Sister Stanislaus was 21 years of age.
Her name before she became a nun
was Nellie Mnhnney. Her mother and
sisters live lu Scranton, Pa., and sue
has one brother In Kansas City and
another in Little Rock.
The fire was caused by overheated
furnaces. The loss on the building
will not exceed $is,ti00.
REMAINS OF HEROES.
Bodies of Lawton, Logan and Arm
strong en Route for Washington.
AVashlngton. Feb. 1. Quartermaster
General Ludlngton received a telegram
today from Colonel Long, depot quar
termaster at San Francisco, saying
that the remains of General Lawton.
Major Logan and Surgeon Armstrong
wore turned over to thu undertakers
and left San Francisco tiilo afternoon
j on a special train. The nip to Chl
I cago will be made ovr the Central,
Union Pacific and Northwestern roacH.
AC Chicago tho remains ol Major Lo
gan will by transferred to Yoiingstown,
Ohio, for interment, and the special
train will proceed to Fort Wayne und
Indlananolls. where the remains of
General Lawton will lie In state, prob
ably a day at each place. At Indiana
polis the train will enter the Pennsyl
vania system and will prnccd to
Washington by that route. The: re
mains of General Lawton and Surgeon
Armvtrong will be Interred at tho na
tional cemetery at Arlington, with full
military honors. Mrs. Lawton and
family. Major General Shafter and
aide, the special mllltaty escort and
all the other members of th" San
Francisco paity. excepting the Logan
I'ainlly. villi iiecompanv the remains
to this city.
RORHBACK'5 RESOLUTION.
Warm Sympathy Enpressed for the
Boers.
Annapolis, Md.. Kcb. 1. Senator
Rorhback, of Frederick county, intro
duced a red hot pro-Boer it-solution to
day. Its title was as follows;
."Joint resolution of the general as
sembly of Maryland expressive of the
sympathies of tho people of this state
for the rights of liberty and existence
against the mighty power of that coun
try which iv century ago ravaged our
coast, plundered our towns and butch
eied our people in a vain attempt to
Impose upon us tho same tyrannical
yoke which It Is now endcavotlng to
force upon the enlightened, freo nnd
heroic Boots."
Senator Rorhback asked unanimous
consent to Its Immediate discussion,
but upon objection from Senator Wil
liams, of Harford, It went to tho com
mittee on federal rclutlons.
To Test the Color Laws.
Flttt-burg, Feb. l.-Wolter K. Billows,
a colored attorney, of this city, entered
suit today ugulnst Wllllnm II. McCarthy,
a prominent rt-staurcntcur for Jo.OOO dam
ages for refusing to rfvvo Congressman
George H. White, of Ncrth Caroluia, and
himself with dinner.
California Senatorial Fight.
Sacramento, Cab, Feb. 1. At tho Re
publican caucus tonlcht the first ballot
resulted: Barnes, 9; Burns, 30; Grant,
30; Bard, 13; Scott, S: Bulla, 3: Barn-
1 bum, 2; Paterson, 2.
GEN. BULLER
IS SILENT
It Is Believed That He
Contemplates New
Flans.
ALL EYES ON LADYSWITfl
Notwithstanding the Past Failures,
London Still Believes That Another
Attempt Will Be Made to Relieve
the Besieged City That Has Been
So Gallantly Defended-Trained
European Soldiers with the Boers.
Report That They Number 10,000.
Powell Pushing tho Boers Back.
London, Feb. 1. The actual news
from South Africa Is of little Interest.
General Ruller maintains silence as' to
j his futuro movements, but It Is gen
I orally supposed that he Is maturing
plans for another attempt to relieve
Ladysmlth.
A letter appears today from a Han
overian officer, formerly of the Twenty-second
German Infantry, but now
among the military advisers of the
Boers, in which the writer says that
almost 10.000 trained Kuropoan soldiers,
Including quite 300 officers, arc among
the Boers, Referring to the military
situation at Ladysmlth, the officer
adds:
"Owing to the strength of our posi
tion, on a circle of heights, like Sedan,
we cannot be brushed away except by
a lellef column out-numbering us two
to one."
Owing to the discovery -that cotton
khaki Is Insufficient protection for
troops sleeping on the Soutli African
plains, the government is beginning to
rcclothe tho forces In tho field with
woolen khaki, and has placed one or
der for M.OOO suits lu Glasgow.
FRIESKA OCCUPIED.
British Force Encamped to the West
of Kimberley.
Cape Town, Wednesday, Jan. 31. A
British force with artillery, has. It Is
reported, occupied Prleskii and Is cn
camped there.
Prlcska Is on tho Orange river, 100
miles below Orange river station and
wort of Kimberley.
BOER REPORT ON LADYSMITH.
Belief That Garrison Is Suffering
Severely from Fever.
Hoof Laager. Ladysmlth. Tuesday,
Jan. Jin. All Is quiet here. The "Long
Toms" fire on Ladysmlth occasionally.
The deaths lu the town from fever and
other causes must be enormous as wo
can clearly see them burying corpses
dally.
General Joubert went to the l.'pper
Tilgela ycsteiday.
SPION KOP PRISONERS.
Boers Captured 215 British of Vari
ous Regiments.
London, Feb. 1, The war office this
evening completes the list of British
casualties at Splon Kop by announcing
the names of ".tr, missing men of var
ious regiments, Including 1"7 members
of tho Lancashire Fuslleers.
POWELL PUSHING BOERS BACK.
Message from Mafeking All Well
There January 17.
Buluwayo. Saturday, Jan. 20. A mes
sage from coionet riumer, wno was at;
1 fjaiieroues with the Mafeklng relief
force, says ho has received a tuessug-i
from Colonel Baden-Powell, dated
Mafeklng, Jan. 17, saying:
"All well during the past fortnight.
Have been pushing mil the trenches
toward the enemy's guns, and January
1 their Dl-poundcr and high velocity
Krupp evacuated their positions and
retired eastward of the town, whenco
they are capable of little damage-. Have
t litis unshed the corny on three sides
well out of lllle shot.
"Hae opened up a new grazing
ground for cattle. (
"The enemy lias still two strong posi
tions on thu cast side which we hops
to shift with dynamite."
EFFORTS OF MINISTERS.
Supplication for Doliveranco from
Scenes of Turmoil.
Levlngton. Ky., Feb. 1. Bishop
Lewis W. Bui ton, ot the diocese ot
Lexington, today Issued an invitation
to all christian people of this city to
i-mbi In mass service- tomorrow In
the Chi 1st cluuch cathedral, for sup
plication to Almighty God for "guid
ance and deliverances in this anxious
time of civil disorder and tumult."
The meeting was called ut tho in
stance of such ministers of central
Kentucky as could he reached by tele
graph. ,
Sympathy for Goebel.
Richmond, Feb. 1,Tho general assem
bly today adopted a Jclnt lesolutlon de-i-lariug
"Indignation ..ml sorrow at tho
dr.slardly uttempl to assassinate Hon.
William Goebel, of Kentucky," and ex
pressirg to Governor Goebel lu "sym
pathy In Ids sufferings und Its slncercst
Iiopo that ho may bo speedily restored
to health and to tho execution of tho
high olllcs to which ho was elected."
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Feb. 1. Forecast
for Friday anJ Saturday: For
eastern Pennsylvania, fair with
f rising temperature Friday; cloudy
f and warmer Saturday; fresh west-
eny wmus.
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