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SCRANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1900.
TEN RAGES.
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BULLER KILLED
ROBERTS CAPTURED
Startling Intelligence from Modder
River Landrost's Telegram.
LADYSMITH IS
CHEERED BY
BRITISH GUNS
Preparing to Give the
Boers a Very Warm
Reception.
NEWS BY HELIOGRAPH
Health of the Garrison of the Be
sieged City Is Good and the Sol
diers Are Anxious to Meet the
Enemy Lord Roberts Releases a
Wounded Boer Officer Tho Boers
Continue to Set Fire to Grass at
Mount Alice.
Modder River, Saturday Feb. 3.
The Landrost at New Boshof
read publicly 011 January 26 the
following telegram, which he said
he had just received:
"Lord Roberts is a prisoner.
General Buller has been killed and
7,000 captured. The British also
lost 48 guns last Saturday.''
I.omlnn, pvii. ;. i-.zn. n. 111. At this
time then is no olllclal ronllniuUlo'i
of the teport that General Huller has
recrossed the Tugela on a third des
perate attempt to relieve Ladysmlth.
It Is known that the war otllee has
received several South African des
patches which have not yet been pvli
llshed, mid If the advance Is an actual
fact, the secret Is being well kept.
There are news-paper despatches in
plenty from Spearman's Camp up to
Sunday, but there Is no hint that an
advance had been begun, and it Is
assumed in some quarters hero that
Lord Dundoiiald's ioconiialsanee in
tile district of Hongorspoort may be
the only foundation for the statement
that lioncrnl Huller has stalled.
On the other hand despatches from
Ladysmlth rather indicate that the
advance Is In operation by represent
ing heavy tiring, on Friday and Sat
urday from tho directions of Potgle
ters drift and Colenso.
A despatch to the Dally Chronicle
from Ladysmlth, dated yesterday,
says:
"A report has reached us that one
brigade has crossed the Tugela."
The reports that the Moors are re
coneentratlng around Ladysmlth arc
also an Indication that preparations
are being made to resist General mil
ler, or for an attempt at reattaek up
on the garrison in anticipation of his
advance. The fact, however, that no
filing has been reported under yester
day's date, cither front Ladysmlth or
Spearman's Camp might be Interpret
ed to mean either that tho attempt had
failed or that General Buller had
merely made a demonstration on Fri
day or Saturday.
Current Rumors Afloat.
Various iiimors nro current. Ono
says that General Mullcr is again at
tacking Kpion kop from the side of
General Lyttleton's camp. Another 's
that ho received information from the
owner of Splon kop farm and crossed
by fords farther west than Trlehard's
drift. Tho uillitmy authorities In
London think It more likely that tho
crossing would be made east of
Swait's kop. Speculation, howievor.
Is useless. The public can only wait
In patience and. it may be said also.
In trepidation.
Nor Is the feeling of anxiety much
relieved by the possibility that Gon
pral Ruller has been considerably re
inforced since the disaster at Splon
kop.
Ladysmlth, Feb. I (By heliograph
from Signal Hill). Tho garrison were
Tiuch cheered by hearing General llull
!r's guns yesterday. The result of the
mgagement Is not known. The Moors
ire again massing near Ladysmlth,
ilso moving another gun toward Sur
irlse hill. We are quite ready for them
f they contemplate another attack.
Cape Town, Feb. 4. Correspondence
has been exchanged between Lord
Itobertsnnd the commandant general
for the Hoer lorces at Pretoria regard
ing the release of Commandant Pre
torlus, whose leg has been amputated.
Lord Roberts says he does not wish
to detain so gallant a soldier and asks
where he shall send him. The reply
to this communication states that
Commandant Pretorlus' wife desires to
thank Lord Roberts for his kindness
and asks him to send Pretorlus to Gen
eral Methuen. stating that General
Cronje will then arrange for his con
veyance home.
Ladyemlth, Saturday, Feb. 3 (Hy
heliograph via Signal Hill). aencral
Bullcr's guns have been heard again.
Otherwise It Is very quiet. We are
awaiting further news of pi ogress.
There have been no further develop,
mt-nta heie. Very few Moers remain
uortheust of the camp. Tho majority
arc concentrated south mid west. The
health of the garrison Is Improved.
London, Feb. 4. The war oflleo elves
out the following despatch from Lord
Huberts, dated Cape Town, Feb. 4:
"Mnfeklng, well on Jan. 17. Trenches
extended toward enemy's biff gun bat
tery, causing It to be vacated. Enemy
now pushing back on northern, south
ern and western sides, well off rifle
lire. Oothcrwlso no change In situa
tion." All Will Be Staked.
London, Feb. 4. Winston Churchill.
In a despatch from Spearman's Camp,
dated Saturday, February 3, says:
"The belief Is general that all will
be .staked on the issue of the coming
battle. It Is probable that no press
telegrams will bo permitted to leave
pending the operations
"Tim flr-tiMntr iinHW limrnln mill inn
lorini r,r nm,. ,.-..u ....,. i.i,ri. I
than It Is now." ' I
London iTr.h' 4ti iinlu- Tele-
graph has the following despatch
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from Spearman's Camp, dated Sunday
evening:
"Messages are now freely exchanged
between the camps of General Huller
and General White, by night with
calcium lamp, by day with heliograph.
The men here are enthusiastic at the
prospect of a speedy ndvance under
General Puller's Instruction. A very
large convoy with stores for the be
sieged garrison will accompany tho
relieving force. The Moers have re
paired the road bildgo over Hie Tu
gela at Colenso sufficiently for the
passage of cavalry."
Joubert Seriously Injured.
London, Feb. 5. The Pletermarlt?.
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail,
telegraphing yesterday, says:
"General Huller has undoubtedly se
cured tlie road to Ladysmlth and
should reach his objective point this
week. It Is believed licit1 that the ob
ject of the Moers in occupying Ngutu,
Xilluluud, Is to secure the road from
Dundee to Vryheld In case of retreat.
"I learn from a reliable source that
Cleneral Joubert was seriously Injured
by a shell In the tight at Willow
Grange, and that he will never be able
to command again on horseback. My
informant says that he has, In fact,
retired from the field.
"The Moers admit that the attack on
Ladysmlth was a serious blunder and
would not have occurred If General
Joubert had been In command. Gen
eral Lucas Meyer played the coward
at Talana and sheltered himself In a
Red Cross wagon, shamming sickness.
He has been unable to face the Hoets
since, and they threaten to shoot him.
"The Moers say Great Mrltain made
a mistake in not sending General Sir
Evelyn Wood. I understand that they
still have thousands of bags of flour
stored in reserve at Dclngoa May."
Boers Burn Grass.
Spearman's Camp, Saturday, Feb,
3. P:35 p. 111. The Moers fired from tha
hills on several squadrons of Methune'.i
mounted Infantry who were reconnolt
ering. They continue to set lire to the grass
on the left of Mount Alice in order
to destroy the cover of the Mrltlsh
troops and to enable tho Moers to see
the advance.
Cape Town, Saturday. Feb, X One
principle that competent military ob
servers deduce from our assaults on
tho Moor positions is that with modern 1
magazine rifles using smokeless pow
der the defence Is ten to one us com
pared with the attack while formerly
the rule was three to one. The result
nt Mafeklng mid Klniberley are evi
dence of this principle, equally with
British experience at Magersfontein.
A wonderful change Is taking placo
In tho army. The Mrltlsh are grasp
ing the new conditions of warfare.
Our scouts, mounted Infantry, Rem
ington's guides. Little's corps of Aus
tralians and New Xealanders, at 1
quite able now to cope with the Moers.
Our Infantry, when moving Into ac
tion now Instinctively seek cover.
The depression caused in England
by the lirltlsh reverses has not
reached the camps wheio th? men mo
truly anxious to meet the enemy.
Durban, Wednesday, Jan. :tl. Gen
eral Huller personally supervised the
retirement of the army across the
Tugela. He then returned to his old
headquarters at Spearmnn's Camp,
looking much fagged, but impassive.
Fire at Norwich.
Norwich, Conn,. Feb, l.Kire this
morning burned to the ground the Hop
kins and Allyus plslot simp nnd partly
tlestroytd several other buildings. Loss
JlCo.OOO.
Mrs. White 111.
Bcilln. Fel. 4,-Mrs While, wife of
Vul'oil Stales Ambi.ssudor While. Is eon
lined to her bed ;ltli Influenza.
DAY'S DEATH ROLL.
New York, Feb. 4. Oencral
W. Aerell died at Hath, N. Y
day.
William
, jester-
New York, Feb. 3. William Stanley
Hnseltlne, the marine artist, Is dead. In
Rome, aged 64 years. He was u native of
Philadelphia, where his father was a
wealthy merchant.
Hurllngton, la., Feb. 4, J. C. Keene,
of New York, tho Irish comedian in "Ho.
gan's Alley" company, died hero yester
day from u stroko of paralysis.
Coudersport, Feb. 4. W. K. Jones, aged
50 yeurs, a prominent citizen and at one
time a bunker of this place, died sudden
ly In Byracuse, N, Y., yesterday wlure
ho was attending to business for tho
Coudersport Manufacturing company.
Ottumwu, ln Feb. ). Rev. Hooker
I ox, nno of tho moj.t noted negro evun-liC-llsts
In the west, died today, aged lot
VPfll'U. 1 To Wflu li.kfii .. V,i,il,lll.i C,it.
in IW.
CONSUL MACRUM
ARRIVES HOME
WILL NOT REVEAL THE SE
CRET WITHIN HIS BREAST.
After His Visit to Washington He
Will Issue a Signed Statement
Telling Why He left His Post at
Such a Critical Timo Refuses to
Talk Even of the Reported Leyds
Story.
New York, Fell. 4. Charles I. MnY
rum, the former I'nlted States consul
at Pretoria, who asked to be recalled
at a time when the affairs of the ie
publics were at a crisis and when his
presence In the Transvaal republic was
urgently required by the state depart
ment, arrived here today on the steam
ship St. Paul. With him were his wife
ami little daughter.
Mr. Mncrtim has maintained silence
as to his reasons for wishing to leave
his station, and though repeatedly
asked to make public his reasons for
so doing, he has lefused. His silence
Is still unbroken, though Mr. Mncruin
says that tomorrow, after his arrival j
In Washington and visit to the stilt'
department, he will issue a statement
over Ills signature, telling why he left
his post at such a critical time.
When seen on tho St. Paul, he was
very reticent to talk about even the
situation In Africa when he left.
There Is nothing that I care to say
at present." he said. "I have
been
""ked time and time again as to my
reasons for leaving South Africa and
I must answer now. as I have done In
the past, that I do not care to say any
thing. I shall go to Washington as
soon as possible today If I can make
connections and report to the state
department. Then t will make a state
ment anil not before then. I know
many things hnve been said about tny
leaving, but I have nothing at present
to say."
As to the Leyds Story.
Mr. Macnitn refused either to confirm
or deny the story that while In Paris
lie held a conference with Dr. Leyds,
President Kruger's diplomatic repre
sentative In Europe. It was pointed
out to the former consul that the state
department had given out that he was
no longer connected with that branch
of the service and that for that reason
he was free to talk. To this he re
plied: "I can't help that: I consider that
I am connected with the department
until 1 have reported In Washington."
11 sorts of questions were asked
Mr. Macrum relatlve'to his leaving his
post, but to all he answered that he
would not talk until he had visited the
?fito department.
Mr. Macrum was appointed consul at
Pretoria by President McKlnlcy at the
Instaiui of Representative Tuylcr. of
Ohio, He was at Pretoria eighteen
months. At the beginning of hostilities
between the British and the Moers he
was empowered by the government to
look after the Mrltlsh Interests during
the war. He agreed, but soon Informed
the department that President Krugor
would not permit him to act as a rep
resentative of the English government.
This was followed by his cables asking
tl at he be relieved and even naming
a man who would act as his successor.
He was refused permission to leave
his station, but persisted, and at last
the state department cabled him to
come home. He was succeeded by a
son of Secretary Hay.
ASSAULTED BY A MINISTER
Detroit Millionaire Says the Rev. L.
Wye Knocked Him Down.
Detroit. Feb. 4. The Rev. L. Wye. of
Crnswell, Is accused of having knocked
down Ellsha Mills, a millionaire, of De
troit, because Mr. Mills objected to the
minister's paying court to his daugh
ter. It Is asserted that he not only
knocked the Detroit man down but ho
jumped on him. cut his Up open,
btulsed one of his rj-es and left him
lying Insensible on the bank of a frozen
river.'
Mr. Mills and his wife and daughter
visited Croswell a month ago and were
Introduced to Wye. The preacher, It Is
said, was Infatuated with the girl. nnd.
although he was twice her age, courted
her. The parents told the girl to cut
him and she obeyed.
A week ago Mr. Mills put on skates
and started up the river to look nt
some timber land. AVye followed nnd
overtook him and Mills hurried to the
bank. A few words were exohnnged
nml Wye. It Is asserted, assailed him
and beat him Into unconsciousness.
Mills placed himself under a doctor's
car6 and aw soon us he was able lodged
complaint with Hlshop Davles. Today
the bishop suspended Wye Indefinitely.
GAS EXPLOSION.
Natural Avticlo Wrocks a Hotel and
Injures Four Persons.
Hradford, Pa,. Feb, 4. Four persons
were ser'ously Injured and one fatally
hurt, and a hotel wrecked, were re
sults of a natural gas explosion at Row
City, an oil hamlet in the vicinity, last
night. Gas from a broken pipe con
nection had collected under the floor,
A youth, lighting a fire, caused an ex
plosion. The explosion that followed
threw the occupants of the room In
various directions.
Walter Williams was hurled against
the building with terrific force. He ha-,
slnco been unconscious and will not
recover. Concussion of tho brain,
bruises nnd lacerations all over his
body comprise his Injuries, Joseph and
Hurt Healey were bruised ubout the
body and both have sprained ankles.
Jnmcs nnd William Stroup were cut
and bruised.
The front portion of the hotel was
blown out and the Interior wrecked.
Rev. Madison Peters Resigns.
New York, Feb. 4,Rev. Dr. Madison
C. Peters, who today resigned tlm pas
torato of the UloomlngiUilo Reformed
church because he had come to tho con
elusion that the Hlblo teaches ImplUm
for believers only, and because ho could
not In good conscience continue tho prac
tice of Infant baptism by spi Inkling.
Dr. Peters said that as noon im Ids term
of service ends 011 March 1, ho wlllnter
tlm Hnntut mlnUtry.
SCARCITY OF STATESMEN.
Members of the Legislature Leave
Frankfort.
Frankfort, Feb. 4. Members of tho
legislature were exceedingly scarce In
Frankfort today. Nearly every mem
ber has left the city, the Republicans
having gone In tho direction of London
and the majority of the Democrats
to their homes, although a small num
ber of them have gone to Cincinnati.
Few, If any, of the Democrats who
have gone will return to Frankfort
until after the session of .tho legisla
ture which is called for Tuesday at
London has been held, although a large
number of them expect to be present
at the funeral of Governor Goebel.
As a usual thing many members leave
the city on Saturday and spend Sun
day at their homes, but the exodus
has never been so complete as tit this
time. The leaving of the Democratic
senators and icprescntatlves has been
upon the advice of their attorneys,
who have told them that it would bo,
nil things considered, the best thing
for them to go to their homes or to
some place where they 'could not be
leached In a hurry if attempts should
bo made to arrest them and take them
to London, as' has been threatened by
the military forces of tho state. It has
been decided by the Democrats that
they will make no resistance In the
event of arrest and conveyance to Lon
don, but that when they arrive they
will not vote upon any subject that
may he brought before the session.
Representative O. T. Merry, who was I
about the only member of the house
around the Capitol hotel today, said
that he had been advised to go away
from Frankfort until after the Repub
licans had started their session In Lon
don, but said that he had decided to
remain here.
SUSPENSION DAY
IN THE HOUSE
Mr. Hitt Will Call Up the Diplo
matic Appropriation Bill Cur
rency Bill Will Continue to Hold
Its Place on the Calendar.
Washington, Feb. 4. Tomorrow la
suspension day in the house, but tho
regular order Is likely to be superseded
by tho consular and diplomatic appro
Dilation bill which Chairman Hltt ex
pects to call mi. This bill probably
will raise a wide Held of discussion re
garding our foreign relations, touching
possibly the reciprocity treaties nego
tiated under the Dlngiey law. but more
especially the question of mediation In
the South African dispute. .Mr. Will
iam Alden Smith, of Michigan, expects
to offer an amendment for a minister
to the South African republic and In
this way the friends of thcjUoers may
be able; to bring. tho question to a test.
Further discussion of the Philippine
question also Is Inevitable. Mr. Hltt
hones to dispose of the bill within two
ilavs. but It Is probable that he will be
disappointed. For the remainder of the
week the programme Is not arranged.
A contested election case or the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
may be bi ought forward after the dip
lomatic bill Is out ot the way.
The currency bill will continue to
hold Its place on the calendar as the
unfinished business each day after 2
o'clock during the present week. No
speeches on it an: formally announced.
Some of tho friends of the currency
bill, including Senator Allison, have
Indicated a purpose to address the sen
ate on this measure, but they probably
will defer their remarks until the fol
lowing week. Senator Chandler prob
ably will speak against the bill this
week. The speeches formally an
nounced for the week are as follows:
My Mr. Caffroy, on the Philippine
question, Monday: by Mr. Huller, on
the proposed suffrage amendment to
tho North Carolina Constitution, Tues
day; by Mr. Turley, opposition to seat
ing Mr, Quay, Wednesday.
Senator Chandler will make an effort
to get up tho Quay report during the
week, but It Is not expected that he will
succeed In displacing the currency hill.
Senator Pettlgrow's resolution on the
Hoers may receive some attention dur
ing the week, it Is also probable that
during the week Senator Snootier will
make reply to Senator Allen's stric
tures on the secretary of the treasury
In connection with the placing of tho
public funds In the New York banks.
He desires to speak Monday or Tues
day. LAWTON'S FUNERAL TRAIN
Floral Tributes Completely Cover
the Casket.
Omaha, Feb. 4. The funeral train
bearing the remains of General Henry
Lawton, Major John A. Logan, Jr.,
and Surgeon General Armstrong passed
through Omaha at 7.13 a. 111. today In
charge of Major General W. R. Shaf
fer and staff, bound for the east. Mr.
Lawton and children, witli a Red Cross
nurse, were on the train. The bodies
of the dead officers reposed In flag
draped caskets In tho baggage car,
which was draped with black Inside.
Numerous floral tributes completely
covered the tops of the caskets. Tho
train remained hero about fifteen min
utes nnd then pulled out for Chicago.
The trip from the Pacific coast was
without Incident.
REV. ROBOTTOM RESIGNS.
Gains Unpleasant Notoriety Through
a Woman.
Lancaster, Feb. 4,Rev. Percy Ho
bottom has resigned as rector of St.
James' Episcopal church. Some; timo
ago the vestry requested his resigna
tion, alleging that his usefulness to
the church was at an end. Rev, Ho
bottom has been given unpleasant no
toriety through his alleged relations
with a young woman parishioner.
This scandnl, however, vestrymen of
tho church declared, did not Influence
their action, which they said was In
duced by his extensive Indebtedness
to tradesmen, Including liquor dealers.
Mormon Will Succeed Roberts.
Chattanooga, Feb. t. President Hen E.
Rich, of tho Southern Mormon head
quarters in this city, who bus received
a telegram from Governor Wells, of
Ptah, advising him of tho call for a spe
cial election for April 2 for tho selection
of a congressman to succeed Hrigham II.
Roberts, says ex-Cor.grtssnian W. II.
King, u Democrat and Mormon, will be
elected to succeed Mr. Roberta-
TWO MILLION DOLLAR
. FIRE IN ST. LOUIS
CONFLAGRATION BURNS OVER
THREE BLOCKS.
Fireman Charles Mappes Killed, and
John Karpe Fatally Injured Many
Dry Goods Stores and Other Busi
ness Houses Destroyed Eight
Other Firemen Badly Injured.
St. Louis, Feb. 4. Property estimat
ed In value between $1,000,000 and $2,
000,000, was destroyed today by a tiro
that buined over portions of three
blocks and resulted In the death of
one fireman and Injury to eight others,
one of the latter probably futally hurt.
The following buildings were wholly or
partially destroyed:
Penny fc Gentcls, dry goods; Sehap
cr llros., dry goods; People's House
Furnishing store: Johnson Pros., drug
company, partially: Schisler, Cornelia
Seed company; Plant Seed company,
Krennlng Glass company: Massett
Plumbing company: Desbros Pros.,
Famous Dry Goods store, partially;
Mueller Mlock Commission company;
Dlel Mros, dental parlors, partially;
Nelson Distilling company; McLaln &
.Alcorn Commission company: Hake
JL- Sons, commission house: Menton &
company, commission house: Bam
Flour company;. William nock, saloon.
Chnrles Mappes, fireman, was killed
and John Karpe, flremnn, Is probably
fatally Injured.
The other firemen Inlured nro
George iV. Durand, right hip In
jured; John Hanamer, dislocated spina
and both legs broken; J. Adams, lac
erated hand, causing paitlal paralysis,
Mike Hannon. Injured In back: John
Judge, shock from falling roof; Jos
eph Schwalger, badly Injured and
taken home: Harry Rrldge, shocked
by electric wires; August Roeber, leg
broken.
ANTHRACITE COAL TRADE.
More Active Last Week on Account
of Cold Weather.
Philadelphia, Feb. 4, The Ledger In
Its coal article tomorrow will say:
The anthracite coal tiade was more
active last week, tho colder weather
Increasing the demand. Tho trade had
become rather dull, but the cold wave
overspreading the entire northern
portion of the country stimulated buy
ing, and this caused the dealers to
pluce additional orders. The troubles
In the anthracite trade, which were
quite general; In the Wyoming region,
have mostly passed away, the men
who were engaged Jnymjous strikes
having returned to "work and without
having gained anything substantial.
There Is said to no longer bo any
danger of a general strike In the an
thracite (lelds, to that mining will
go 011 practically without interruption.
There Is more obstruction to naviga
tion from ice, which delays coal deliv
eries, and prices are being better main
tained. It is thought the market will
for some time to come take substan
tially all the coal that Is mined by the
companies. The anthracite coal pro
duction for ISM Is reported nt 47,605,
203 tons, an Increase over lS'JS of '
7tJri,452 tons
MR. SEW ALL TALKS.
Bryan's Old Running Mate
Has
Faith in McKinley.
San Francisco, Feb. 4, Arthur Sew
all, of Hath, Me,, late Democratic can
didate for vice-president Is among the
passengers of tho Australia who have
been released from quarantine. Mr.
Sewall has returned from a visit to
Honolulu, where he spent a month with
his son, Harold M. Sewall. special
agent of the United States In Honolulu.
"I have always favored the acquisi
tion of the Philippines after the Paris
treaty," said Mr. Sewall today. "Tho
T'nlted States should stand with the
administration in all that Is being dono
to hold the Philippines; they are worth
retaining.
"Mr. McKinley will be renominated
and elected. Mr. Hryan. too, will be
renominated, but I fear that he can
not win. The fact is the country has
been to prosperous to warrant any
hope of a change In tho national ad
ministration, and people are slow to
take reform measures when times are
as good as they are at present. No, I
am not a candidate for the vice-presidency
again. I believe It Is poor policy
on the part of the Democracy to select
any candidate from the east, from
which no electoral votes may be ex
pected, and, moreover, I am not ambi
tious to make the race again. If the
Democrats call upon mo again, how
ever. I could not refuse to do my duty."
VENEZUELA'S WAR TAXES.
Three Now Tariffs in Six Months.
Some Increases Over 60 Per Cent.
Washington, Feb. 4. United States
Consul Goldschmldt, at La Guayra, re
ports to tlie state department that llu
Venezuelan government has Imposed
a series of additional Import taxes,
under the name of war taxes, which
are excessive. Flour Is taxed $7.72, In
stead of $4.8.t, and most of tho good
Imported trom the United Stntes suf
fer In like proportion. Tho tariff has
changed three times since August last.
Some of tho articles upon which tho
duty Is heavily Increased aro tobacco,
brandy, wine, stearlne, leather (manu
factured), oils (except kerosene), nut
ter, cheese, hams, sausage, cusslmere,
biscuits and rice. All other articles aro
taxed 20 per cent, additional to tho
old rate.
Export taxes havo also been laid,
nnd tho tax has been Increased upon
hides, coffee and cocoa.
Nail Mill Will Resume.
IMIIdaysburg, Pa. Feb. 4. Tho llnlll
daysburg Iron and Nail company, nftor
two years Idleness, will resume opera,
tlous tomorrow. Philadelphia capitalists
havo assumed control and will operate
the Holllduyduirg hosiery factor)'. The
two plants v-'lll cinn t.y 390 porsens.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Feb. 4. Arrived: J a Cham,
pugnc, Havre; Patricia, Hamburg.
THE NEWS TUtS M0RNINU
Weithtr Indications. Today;
FAIR AND GOLOCIt.
1 General-Report That Mullcr Is Kltlcd
and Roberts Captured,
Senator Goebel, ot Kentucky, Dead.
Rx-Cunsul Macrum Arrives at New
York.
St. Louis Has a Destructive Fire.
2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Revenues Derived from tho
Pocono Plateau,
An Expert Reader of the Goose Hone.
4 Kditorlal.
News and Comment.
5 General Tho Dying Century Passed
In Rovlow.
6 Local-Sermon by Rev. R. F. Y.
Pierce,
t'nltiuo Mushroom Farm.
7 Local Funeral of the Lato Judgo
Gunstor.
Mention of Some Men ot tho Hour.
Powder Mill Plows Pp.
S Local West Scranton and Suburban.
P Hound About the County.
10 Lucid Live Industrial News.
BRYAN AT HOLYOKE.
He Is Given a Sleighride and Asked
to Come Again.
Holyoke, Mass., Feb. 4. William J.
Rryan remained In this city all day
and went to bed early tonight. Ho at
tended the service In the First Pres
byterian church nnd joined in tho sing
ing of tho hymns. At the close of the
service Rev. A. It. Pennell, tho pastor,
Introduced himself to Mr. I!ryn and
ushered him Into the church parlor,
where for a half hour an Informal re
ception was held.
The women crowded around him, to
quote the words of Elder Forbes, "as
If they would tear hint to pieces."
When Mr, Bryan left the church those
who had comprised the congregation
massed themselves at the door and
shouted "Come again, Mr. Hryan," to
tho evident pleasure of their guest.
Mr. Hryan returned to his hotel and
later went out for a sleigh-ride around
the city.
Tomorrow Mr. Hryan will visit Plttn
lleld and North Adams. Speeches will
be made at each place and on the fol
lowing day he will enter Connecticut,
speaking at Hartford and Hrldgeport.
This will conclude Mr. Bryan's tour
of New England. On Wednesday ho
Is scheduled to speak at various points
In New Jersey.
Mr. Hryan states that ho has been
gratified at the attention whlcfc his au
diences have given him, a private citi
zen, and says that the people are think
ing more than ever today upon the
subjects upon which he addresses
them.
SECRETARY LATTA'S REPORT
Items from Advance Sheets Indica
ting State of Tax Collections.
Harrlsburg, Feb. 4, Secretary of
Internal Affairs Latta has Issued the
advance sheets of his annual report
for IStiii on taxes and assessments.
The report shows that there was
collected for the construction and re
pair of streets, roads and bridges a
total of Jfll.MlL'.r.JS.ro- for the support
of the poor, $2,01J,l,'S.ls. and for the
support of tho common schools, $13,
12.622.76. The total amount of taxes
collected during tho year for all pur
poses through the local channels of
taxation was $5.S9S.n3.'1..y.:. The total
collection from liquor licenses foots up
over $6,000,000. Secretary Latta recom
mends a modification In the law re
quiring assersors to maKo returns of
cleared and timber lands.
EVANGELIST SENT TO PRISON.
Woman with Whom He Eloped Per
mitted to Go Home.
Cincinnati, Feb. 4. John Morris, an
evangelist and missionary, who elope 1
a few days ngo with Mrs. E. W. Adams,
of Indianapolis, and was arrested In
this city, was fined $200 and sentenced
to three months In prison on a charga
of Improper conduct by Judge Schwab
yesterday. The woman was allowed to
return home with her husband and her
seven-year-old son.
Morris has been 11 missionary for the
Heavenly Recruit church at Tcrro
Haute, lnd. The couple were found In
Cincinnati at 2031 Wes' Sixth street.
Morris has a wife in Torre Haute. Ho
and Mrs. Adams met at Dayton by pro
nrrancement and came to this city,
bringing the boy with them.
RUSH TO BUY LAND.
Result of the Salo nt Alamogordo,
N. M. on Saturday.
Special to the Scn.nton Tribune
Alanwgordo, N. M.. Fob. I. The
landF surrounding Alamogordo were
placed on sale at fi p. m. yesterday
-iind by 9 p. ill. fifty-five acres had been
disposed of, nil to bo Improved with
fruit trees and gardens.
The enthusiasm was so great that a
banquet was Improvised t.t which
Governor Otero was toasted by A. S.
t Grelg as the next United Stntes sena
tor from New Mexico. The sentiment
was received with great enthusiasm.
DEATH OF GENERAL AVERILL
Received Recognition for Genius Af
ter Seventeen Years' Litigation. .
New York, Feb. 4. Major General
Woods Averell, the last of the great
cavalry leaders of the Union army,
died at Bath. N. V., yesterday.
He was ono of the Inventors of as
phalt paving nnd In 1898, after seven
teen years of litigation, was awarded
$700,000 by the appellate division of tho
supreme court as his share of tho pro
fits ot the Barber Asphalt Paving com
pany. United States to Control Canal.
Washington, Feb. 4. Tho United Stntes
and Great Urltaln It was definitely lcSrned
tonight huvo reached an amicable agree
ment resei-ctlng tho operations of tho
Clayton-Hulwer treaty as affactlng tho
right of construction and control by tho
United States of tho proposed Nicaragua
cnniil. Great Britain agrees to a modifi
cation of the treaty besides which she
rcUnqulEhes any claims respecting a dual
control of tho cunul. This leaves tho
United Btales fren to construct Pint
thereafter control tho great Intcroccuniu
waterway.
SITUATION IN
KENTUCKY
Death of Senator Goebel
Occurred on Saturday
Evening.
NO VIOLENT OUTBURST
Alonzo Walkor Is Released Gover
nor Taylor Decides That He Haa
Remained in Custody Long
Enough Exchanged "for One Sulu
and Two Filipinos" Wrong Im
pression Prevails in Regard to the
Cause of Walker's Arrest The
Statesmen Are Leaving Frankfort.
Frankfort. K.v., Feb. 4. Tho death
of Senator Goebel occurred last even
ing nt 0.45 o'clock. He had been lying
at the point of death over slnco ho was
shot on Tuesday, and tho event had
been almost momentarily expected
slnco noon. When tho end came,
Arthur aocbel, of Cincinnati, and Mrs.
Hrannaker, a sister, were with the
dying mnn. They stayed beside his bed
until Justus Goebel, another brother,
arrived from Arizona, by a train which
was nearly four hours behind time.
The news of tho death was not made
public until 7.35 p. 111., and although It
had been anticipated, the shock was
great. Hut no outburst of a sensa
tional character occurred. What prob
nbly prevented It was tho following
proclamation, thousands of copies of
which were distributed through the
town with remarkable celerity after
Goebel had given his last gasp:
,To tho Peoplo ot Kentucky:
Jt Is wltn tlio most proround sorrow
that wo announco tho death of Governor
William Goebel. In his last moments, no
counselled his friends to keep cool and
bow to the law In all things. We. his
friends at.d advlfors. beg of tho people
of Kentucky in this hour of affliction, to
carefully abstain from any act of vio
lence or any resort to mob law. It would
bo by his wish If ho were allvo that thero
should bo absolutely no stain left on his
memory by any Imprudent act of any
who were his friends. The law is su
preme, and must In time bo re-established,
end all the wrongs ho and his
party imvii suffered will find their proper
redress.
J. C. S. Blackburn. Urey Woodson, J.
II. McCreary, James Andrew Scott. H.
W. Hr.uiburn. c ('. McCliord. William
S. Pryor, M. Lewis. John K. Hendrlek,
Lewis Mttjuown, S. J. Shackelford,
South Trimble, speaker of tho house: I..
11. Carter, speaker pro tern, of the sen
ate. Governor Taylor was Informed at his
otPce by telephone of Mr. Goebel's
death, and he said: "I deeply regret
his death."
WALKER RELEASED.
Exchanged for "One Sulu and Three
Filipinos.
Frankfort. Feb. 4. Alonzo Walk
or, the stenographer who was placed
under arrest on the charge of Inciting
the soldiers of the Mate guard to
mutiny while pinning a notice of a
proposed application for an injunction
upon the door of the ollico ot Governor
Taylor, wns released today.
The release was made in response
to the wilt of habeas corpus which
Sheriff Suter tried In vain yesterday
to serve upon Governor Taylor. Tlm
latter concluded that Walker had re
mained in custody for a sufficient
length of time, mid told him to go
home. The charge of inciting to mu
tiny has not been quashed, but Walker
may not bo brought before a court
martial as wns at one time contem
plated by tho officers of the sfato
guard. At 1 o'clock this morning,
Colonel Rogers Williams entered tlm
room in the executive building and
remarked to Walker: "Well, Mr.
Walker, wo have agreed to an ex
change of prisoners nnd you are to bo
given your freedom."
"1 can go, can IV" asked Walker.
"I gues so," was the reply, and
the colonel then added with a laugh,
"Wo have exchanged you for one Sulu
and three Filipinos and ns we expect
them every minute, I guess it will bo
all right for you to havo your free
dom." Walker was then allowed to go after
notice had been served upon him that
the charge against him was still pend
ing and could be pushed at any timo
If tho military authorities should so
, decide. He told Colonel Williams that
' ho intended to remain in Frankfort.
j Vailous rumors were circulated In re
gard to the reasons for the sudden re
lease of Mr. Walker, among them lin
ing 11 report that his releaso by order
of Governor Taylor was In deference
to a telegram from Washington ndvls
Ing his discharge. Governor Taylor
was too busy ten be seen In regard to
the matter, but Adjutant General Col
lier emphatically denied that any such
reason existed as to Walkcr'sM-elease.
"The idea is absurd," said General
Collier. "No such telegram has been
received either from the authorities at
Washington or any ono else. Mr.
Walker's arrest was simply a matter
ot necessity. He was not discharged
but simply given his liberty until ar
rangements can be made for his trial
by court martini. When this will bo
has not been determined yet and prob
ably will not bo at present. Mr,
Walker was not even paroled, al
though he offered to sign a formal
parole. But wo did not consider this
ICoutiuuod on I'aga 3.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
- Washington, Feb. . Forecast
for Monday nnd Tuesday: For
eastern Pennsylvania, fair ana 4-
f colder Monday; Tuesday fair; dt-
minishlng northwesterly winds,
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