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SORANTON. PA., THURSDAY MORNJXG. FEBRUARY 8, 1900.
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SlBNI!!?'"HlBiHBpSfi(HlHKSE399sKn!lS
BULLER'S ADVANCE
GOES STEADILY ON
igainst Stubborn Opposi
tion the British Capture
an Important Position.
.'WO DAY'S HARD FIGHTING
Ta the Early Part of the Struggle
the Boers' Artillery Fire Wns Too
Much for the Biitish and Their
Infantry Retieated; but Later the
Attack Was Renewed In a Differ
ent Place, the Boers Were Sur
prised and the Biitish Gained Pos
session of a High Ridge This
News Is Confhmed by the Boers.
Fighting Repotted at Stejkstioom.
Robeits and Kitchener Leave for
the Front.
London, Cob. !. 1 a. in. The HiltMi
'olumus nie putting themselves in
motion in all puts of the South Afri
can win Held. A (omblned attack upon
tho Boeis appeals to bo In piooos.
Gmei.il Bulk i 1ms gamed a footing
mi tho plateau not th of tho Tugolu,
nftoi two elajs' lind lighting. On the
fa l t ttci n botdoi, Loid Mothuen lus
begun .1 tinning movement against the
Boors' light, whllo Gcnciul Mac Don
ald threaten', the Hoots' Hank, thus 10
llcving Hie piossui" on Lord Mcthutn's
flout.
Lmd Kobe its li is, an online to an
Infoimant In ilose touch with tho w ir
office, begun the m.uch on Blom
fonttln. Tho Hopis hive taken the iu
ltlitlve" against Geneial Gutaoto. nt
tioklng two of his positions at Stetk
stioom. Forward Movement On.
It i cully looks as though tho goneinl
forw.nd move su long taiilcd was In
pi oki pss. (initial Build's thlid at
tempt at lellovlng L.ulvsmith ubsoiba
attention The censor has nppaiently
i eclated messages wilttcn Monday or
Tuesday to Wednesday. Fiom these It
is dear that Cruet nl Buller up to Tus
da had taken one hill, had lepulscd a
Hoir iouiitei-att.uk, aneVw.is holding
the position against an cntlludlng tiro
fioin Splon Kop and Doorni Kloof. His
'osspv. us mentioned by one ooi respond
ent, .no JiO The onl.v telegtums fiom
Iiotis' houiies nsspit that one of Gcn
ei, il Bullet's attempts to seize the folds
failed, but tliej mlmi' that he has
Indgi d fouls on one kope.
Light on Coin Ml Bullei's opiiatlons
ceases lit i f. the uui ojlb o not eon
tiibuting any inform itlun. Thieo thou
sand nioio militia have been oulued to
piepate foi t mbaikutimi. Tho obsolete
guns t the v.iilnus eoist di tomes aie
belli:; it plated with umdoin naval guns.
The government Is pupating a plan to
be submitted to pni liatuplit foi the oon
visiiii of the jiomanr.v. voluntetis
and militia into a woll-oignnltil and
ptopoilv equipped atmv for homo de
ft use.
Tiom Speai man's, Camp.
Loudon, i.vii -The Stimd.iul hi"
the follow ln fumi Spi at man's ('amp
dated IVbuniy 7. 'The foi e under
'leneial J'till.M Is ngiln inivaiu.,1 to
the toilet of Ladv smith, mil ift. t two
das of s(oto lighting it nnv fiiily
bo said to have ill ido good tho Hist
M0 on the i cud to the b. tclgul town.
"Tho moveimnt wn- begun at .in
eailv houronj.Mniid.lv buuniug bv way
of Pilgoltct.s iJtilt The Hlivonth
brigade, toinilu a pait nf tho tlfili
division under Gonii.il Win ion. inuk
a fiont att.uk upon the ko . s on iur
fiont. Tho n-s.jult way dellveted at
tin outset undo! cover of nival guns
on Mount Uloo, tiul tihorui ,Hlv uii
doi that of -ield butttilts. Tho Infuii
li.v 'ldvatiiid Mtadllv tovviml the Hoer
entienehed position .it Hiaktonteln.
and ktpt 'lit eiiPinv bm-H.v eniplo.ved.
"While this divitslui vas being
undo the run. lining of the Infantiy
told off the attutk. ivho had blvniiHtkod
Fnnd.iy night under .Mount Allte,
inoved along at the foot of waits
Kop In the dilution of n.u right.
" pontoon budge v. as tin own
.u loss the Tugrln bv the onclnoi is un
der tho fito of tin. ununv. The llit
txttallon to trove nnoss In tht fine
noon vv is the Dm hum Light Infantiy.
of Geneial L Melon's bilgado. They
Pdvanred 'igaltist Vail Knmt7, vvhliii
li"s on the most dlreil load to Ladv
Rliilth, and after two bonis' rnlonclld
vvuik thev got within r lunging dli-
tunto of tho ltOCtir.
At Bayonet Point.
'The fiin of the koiJes was i.uiled
bv them at the point of the bavun-t
with the utmr-t gall.ntiv. Mumst
slnuiltantoiifly tho disl biltullm Hllla
brigade cleat td tlv sf mhuI kopje and,
after moving atio-s iho long ildge,
li" blvouaek. d on tho spiult. The
feint attiek ut Potgiot-i's Ptift hnv
ing reived Its purpos.j in pieventlng
the oontentration of the on-my at the
iltlial point, tho Klevmih hilg.ido fell
baik to the tlvi't. In the com no of the
npxiutloii the artlllerv had nepii sub
Jei ted to h seveto shtll tile.
"Vestetddy tTuebduj) ut in the
afternoon, tho enemy, one oui aged by
their silicons at Splon Kop, endeavored
to recapture the position taken by us
nt Vaal Krantz. They wore beaten
bark, however, with loss. Tho vvoik
accomplished so far has bepn splen
didly done. The shell and Muxlm ho
poured In by the Hoeis has been ox
tfemely sovete, but our losses ate,
comparatively speaking, small. The
Dut him Light Infantiy took a few
prlsoneis In the course of thplr charge.
"The enemy, us usual, fought with
the utmost stubbornness, the British
manouevrlnp and the nocuiney of aim
on the part of the British nttlllery dur
ing the lighting on Monday were be
.vond praise. There Ik not the slight
est llkillhood that the lioers will suc
ceed In dislodging us trom the position
wo have galmd, and the piospects of
the relief of Ladystuith nte decidedly
hopeful."
Further Advance Checked.
London, Teb. S. A special dlspiteh
ft mil Hpent man's Camp, dated Wed
nesday. Teh. 7, says; "Our fuither ad
vance l .it the moment prevented, as
the Boeis entllade us from their posi
tion on Splon Kop and Doorm Kloof.
"Our lasualties, although estimated
at .oO, ate trilling, considering the
gieit Impottance of the movement Just
com hided.
Spearman's Camp, Wednesday, Feb.
7, ii p. in. Genet al Buller commenced
the advance for the lellef of Ladv-
.siuith Monday. The naval guns opened
at 7 in the morning, and a feint at
tack was made In fiont of our position.
Three battalions advanced tow aid tho
Biakfonteln, with M battel les. At 11
the Boeis opened with artllleiy tiio
and -sent seveial shells among the
Biitish inf.intrj, who retlitd an hour
later.
Meanwhile, a vlgoious attack was
made on the extieme tight, wheie the
englneeis expeditiously constructed a
)osltion. Several pieces of cannon,
hidden among the tices on Zw.'itz
Kop, bomb. u cled henvll;,. The British
infantry ndvamed and the Boeis vveio
enthelv suipilsed.
HIetu Hill Taken.
At -I o'clock a high hill, a continua
tion of the Biakfonteln, had been
taken. The operations weie exeellent-
1 planned. The name of tho hill taken
is Kinntz Kop.
Tho bomb.udmenl of the Boor posi
tion was resumed this (ycsteidav)
morning. The Boers winked a dlsap
pe.il Ing cannon fiom the high Doomi
kop jesteidav on the rlpht of the cap
tured hill, but the r.iltl-ii sh"lls ex
ploded Its magazine and the gun was
put nut of action until late In the day.
Muskctty flic was Inteti'ilttont until
the afternoon, when the Boeis mule a
determined elfoit to letake tho hill.
Itcliifot cements rushed up cheering;
the Uriel woie icpulsed, and the Brlt
Isoli uiv.'nied nlong tho ildge.
Tie Boer Version.
Boer Head Laager. Ladj smith, Tues
d ly, Feb. P., 11 n. m Fuither ropoits
of jesterdiy's fighting at the Upper
Tugela liver show that the Biitish
lost heivily at Pont Dilft, but took
an inipuit.iut position on a small kopje,
on the Molent Diift side. Koui Boers
were killed
The Biitish loss is unknown. They
are still In po-sesslon of the kopje and
the big guns have ceased tiling.
NOT IN MOOD FOR PEACE.
Heniy Laboucheie Mobbed in North
ampton by Loyal Biltons.
Northampton, Ungland, Feb. 7. Thn
announcement that Homy Labnuthoie,
editor of Tiuth and Llbota! member
of piiliament toi Noi thampton. would
addross a pcaie in' otlng in the Noi th
ampton town hall this pvtnlns dtew
a noisy oiowd of opponents, who
sw, umed upon the platfoim and
smashed the thniis.
Mr. Laboui heie's nnlval was the
signal for u newer! attacks. The pio
moteis of the meeting wite toiced off
the platfoim and chalis weie huilod
into the bodv ot the hoif-e, amid cries
of "CJod sivo the queen."
.Mr. Labouiheie was stunk In tho
head, but wis not seriously Injured.
He man igorl to make his elt, escorted
bj the police. A number of othei poi
sons vveio butt although not seiiously.
Ultimately the oppprim nts of the peai o
meeting gained tin- platfoim and de
e In od that Noi thampton had Joined
Yoik e'ltv In lepudlatlng the I'lltlis of
the jrov eminent.
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR NOTES.
Capo Town. Wednesday, IVh. 7 TioM
Marshal Loid Bnlierts and (Uncial
Kill hener havo stalled fin tho limit
I nlldon, '"oil. 7. II. 1' lulson thn li s. i
asslstnnt of the tolnnlai oltlce. stints lor
lU' Town Siturda) to assist felr Alfrtd
Mllue r, tlm Hrlllsh high lonimlsslnnei
In the lipal prolibms cniifiontlng him.
W ashlngtoii, Feb 7. Senator Penro.u
liitroiluied ii tPMdutlon In the senate ie
qnt sting the pirsldent to detail so ni.uiv
naval vessels us in lib iuilgmoiil tnav bo
necessary to maintain a strict unit r.cll t
and maintain our commercial llUils in
PnrtUBUfso vN.iters In South Africa dur
ing the piogress of the British-Boor war.
Small Audience Henid Bryan.
New York. Fell. 7 Mr. Brjan spoke
tonight at t'diiieglo Mil-do hall on "Pend.
lug Problems," mult i the inspires of
Wlnfleld Stott Il.iniock pot. No. i,
Uraud Armv of tho ltepuhlle, of tlie de
partment of New York, for tho it lit f ot
soldiers and widows nnd orphans. I,ts
than 1,000 men and women paid the pi Ice
of iidml"slou.
To Fight in Snn Francisco,
NWv York, Feb. 7. San Francisco will
bo the si eno of the ('orbett-Jpfllles tUht.
V. A. lliady and Gunge C'onsidlne met
ngiln tmlay and the qiifitlou was piac
lleall.v lottlcd. Consldluo accepted th
offer of tlltv ! r cent, of the gioss ie.
eilpts on lnh.ilf of tlm Hivsldo Athlitlc
club and Brady refused to accept.
Dewey the Quest of Honor.
Now York. Feb. 7. Admiral Dewev was
the guest nf hoiioi tonight at the dinner
given by tho Loyal Legion at Helmonl
cos. Uenei il Henry C. Burnett presided.
A paper on "Tho Shen mdo ih Valley"
whs lead by Horatio C, King. 'I here
were no set toasts oi prepared speeches.
Admli.il Dewey did not tuieko an mldiest.
France Has n Coal Famine.
Washington, Feb. 7. Fulled States
Consul flklnnor at Maiseilles reports to
tint stute department that tin r Is a eonl
famine In Prame. Theie Is talk of re
pealing the duty on coal for u time.
CANAL TREATY IS
GAININGJN FAVOR
SENATE COMMITTEE NOT LIKE
LY TO CHANGE IT.
Probability of the New Nicaragua
Canal Convention Being Ratified
as It Stands Democrats Who Will
Vote for It As the Tieaty Stands
It Was Drafted by Our State De
partment and Accepted by Great
Britain Foreign Opinions.
Washington, Feb 7. in the meeting
of tho foielgn relations' committee this
morning tho Huy-P.iuiuefote conven
tion developed gieut strength. Mem
bers of the cominitteo say that It will
probably be lepotted favoiably at the
next meeting without amendment.
Senator Moigan made a. statement
concerning disputed points which other
members regarded us convincing. Sen
ators Daniel and Moigan on the Demo
cratic side will Join the solid Republi
can membership In repotting the tieity
as It stands Senator Motiej's position
alone Is doubtful
It appeals that a niajotlty of the
committee on foreign lelaliom, to
which the tieaty has been lefened,
favor Its latitlc.itlon, but an element In
tho committee as welt as outsldL It
will ui go unundment, not only In the
fortification lause, but alo in thnt
ilause which pledges the neuttallty of
the canal
The President's Views.
Washington, Feb. ".It is le.u nod
that the text of the Hay-Fauncofoto
treaty was tho -work of the United
States state depai tment. Tho British
government accepted the document
Just as it was diawn, so the lesponsl
blllty for whatever Is contained In It
and the fotm of expiesslon aie cluugc
able cntltelv to the United States.
Department officials nte astonished
at the amount of ciltklsm that has
been directed against the tieaty, but
they feel confident that thp convention
will be ratified, ptovldlng It Is not
amended, especially as to the foitlflca
tlon clause. It Is insisted by the olll
clals that an amendment on that point
would defeat the tieatv. and it Is In
timated that the objection will be two
fold, (list fiom tho Biitish govern
ment, and second fiom the piesldent
himself.
DEPEW WHACKS
AT PETTIGREW
The Misfit from South Dakota
Neveitheless Pet&lsts in His Folly.
M.uihrmn in South African Wat
Advocated in the House.
Washington. I'ob. 7. Tho house fin
ished the diplomatic and consul appro
priation bill today, passing it substan
tl illy as It lame- fiom tho committee
Theie was some tlesultoty discussion
of the Philippine question and the war
In South Afiica, the pilnclpil featut.
being tho speech of Mi. Sluifliotb In
favoi of mediation in the Biitish-Hoer
war under the pmvlslons of Tho Hague
tieaty. Tho diplomatic bill as. passed
caiilcs $1,74 "'OS.
A Uvolv tilt between Mi. Depow
(Hep, N. Y.) and Mi. Pettlgiew (Hep,
S. D.) was an unevpei ted feat in c In
the senate today. Mr. Depow lead u
letter fiom President Scliuinian of the
Philippine commission, flatly contia
dlctlnp statements made bv Mr. Pettl
giew In a speech seveia! dnjs ago and
the n lommented eausthnllv upon the
methods of the South Dakota senator
In intiodueliig the evidence ot such men
as Piesldent Sc but man .mil Admliat
Dewey through the statements of
Agulnaldo. Mr. Pettlgrow leplled
sharply, repeating much that ho has
said heietofote and distinctly reltei
atlng the statements which had tnllol
foi tli the denials of both Piesldent
Senium in and Admli.il Dewey.
Discussion of the financial mt.isure
was then lesumed. speeches being m idi?
by Mr. Tinner iDem.. Wash.), Mr.
Bates (Dem . Tenn.) and Mr. Allen
(Pop . Neb), all in opposition to the
pending bill.
It was tho intention of Mr. Chandler,
elmliman of the tonunilteo cm pilvl
lt gt s and elections, to tall up the
fjiriy rase today, but ho jlclded to tho
unanimous const. nt ngieement to take
up the pending tlnanolil hill, slmplv
announcing tl at dining any lull in tho
tlnauie dilute bo would bilng the
Pennsylvania .senatoil.il case heforD
the senate
TAFT NOT GOVERNOR.
Says He Will Stay in the Philip
pines Two Yeats.
Washington, Fob. 7. Judge William
II. T.ift, who was yesteitl.ij appointed
piesldent of tho now Philippines com
mission, will leave Washington tonight
for bis homo in Cincinnati. Ho said to
dav that he would not lomaln in the
Islands longer than two ears, anil that
on his return to this countiy he would
legume the practice of the law.
Ho would not. he said, be appointed
at any time gnveinoi geneial of tho
Philippines. Ho icallzed tho fact that
the mission of th'o commlssloi. was a
most elltllcult one. but Im had stiotu:
hopes of being pat lly instiumental In
giving to the Filipinos a ilvil govern
ment and a code which would securn
to them the fullest possible meaeure of
liberty ami seem lly to life and prop,
erly.
'
Dinner to the Supieme Couit.
Washington, Feb. 7. Preside nt and
Mrs. MuKlnley gavo a illnnei at the
White Hoiisu tonight to the membtrs of
the Supreme couit The table, Intnl.
Homely ihcni.ilcd with kreu bunches of
loses nnd beds of .lapinese prlmtovs
and uti nations, was sol in tho m tin ves.
tllmle. Those piesent. Including tho
ladits, numbered tetut-sl.
Chained with Raising n Note.
Hnrrlsburg, Feb. ".-Itleluiid C. Stolles.
of Washington, D. i' was unestetl at
Steelton today i barged with raising a
unto from $Sew to W0 and other falsli!
cutlons to tho extent of $112,(K. Stolles
was located al tho home of a relative by
a Washington detective and was taken
to that illy for a hearing.
SUGAR TRUST SAYS STOP.
The Consequence Is a Shut Down of
the Spieckles Refinery.
Phil idclphta, Feb. 7. Under otders
fiom the ofllclaW of the Anieiican
Sugar It Mining company the Spuckles
tcllneiy here has closed, tin owing out
of rmplovment 1,000 men. It was an
nounced today at McCah.ui's lellnety,
which is a rival of the Ameilcan Sugar
Hi Using company, that the plant will
bo temporal lly closed within a few
days. Neatly J.OOO men ate employed
at this pluie. Superintendent Peter
son, of the Sprcckles retineiy, said to
duy: All I know or cm say Is that wo have
recilvcd and aio obeying orders to close
down. Tho orders arrived S itutday
night. Wo do not know the reasons,
and oimiot ourselves seo thn ncces-lty
for the shutdown. It Is a. complete olio
unit every department of the works is
now idle evept for the shipping of
sugar alreadv barreled. Wo havo re
ciived no Intlmitlon as to how long tho
shutdown will list, hut do not anticipate
that the works will remain Idle long.
TRIBUTE IS PAID
TO MAJOR LOGAN
Body of the Dead Wariior Viewed
by Thousands and Borne to the
Grave with Exceptional Military
Honors.
Youngstown, O, Feb. 7. Thousands
of cltbens and people from the sur
loiindlng towns nnd count! y passed
thiough the vestibule of St. John's I
Lplcopul church toda, where the
body of Major John A. Logan lay in j
.Hate, sui rounded by military guatds.
The sealed collln containing the body
leposed In tho vestibule of the church.
It was coveted with the national col
ois and acioss the bier lay a bioad
band of silk engrossed with the legend,
"Major John A. Logan. 3Jrd U. S. V."
Great masses of Ameilian beautv I
iosis, pillows of violets and other tare
tf.t tumult I fill lt.it, ...kt nltnnut nnm nalnd '
the casket. At 1 o'clock the collln was
lomoved to the chancel. The Initial
service of the UpIiopal chutch was i
lead bv the tectoi, Uev. A. L. Fraser,
assisted by Bishop Leonnid, of Cleve
land. The funeral pioeession. which was
laigo. passed thiough tho ptiucipal
stieets It was In lommand of Cap
tain James a Fioed and was com
posed of a company of the Seventh
United States Infantiy and the legl
montal band fiom Foit Wnvne, and a
battalion of militia from tho Fourth
Ohio National C.udrd, in command ot
Lieutenant Colonel Pond, of Cleveland,
ft. A. It. Posts and Union Veteran
Legion corps, city otHcials and citi
zens. Minute gups were 111 eel as the
eottego moved ant the Intel ment was
made In the Andiews Mausoleum In
Oak Hill ceineteiy.
RECEIPTS AT HAVANA
Last Year They Were a Little Over
Eleven Million Dollars.
ahlngton, Feb 7. Tho war depait
ment made tho stitetncnt today tint
tho total collections for tho pott of
Havana foi tho .101 working tins of
the juir lvi'i was ll,03T.l4. making an
uvoiage dally collection of $n,ii sfi7.
The total amount of collections for
the cai was derived fiom the follow
ing' linn ut duties jvr.7 9,01 oport
dutb's, 7.".J :4l: tonnage dues. $2'0 Ti7:
special harbor Impiovenunt tax. $1.3.
64": cattle 'nspectlon fens. Sll.ifl: stor
age and caitago charges, $U,42J; capi
tation taA, $.",709: 'ine, eontlscatloiK,
etc., ,!".3; oveiilme vvoik of customs
emplojes, S li-i; consular fees, $,'00;
ml.secll ineous sonic i-s, ST 1 1 0.
WOMAN SUICIDE IN ALASKA.
Slster-in-Law of the Union Pacific's
President Kills Herself.
Seattle, Feb. 7. Mis. John M. Tenny,
foimeilv of .Seattle, took her own life
at Jinn au on the evening of Fobiuaiy
1 In a lit of tempo) in y Insanity In ought
on by piolongecl Illness. Two houis
botoie the sailing of tho steamship Cot
tage City, on which she was to have
taken passage- to Seattle, she seized n
tevolver and shot herself thiough the'
hea 1 1.
Yesteiday Mis. Tenny 's slstot, Mrs,
Butt, wite of Piesldent II. CI. Bint, ot
the I'nion Pacific lailro.id, anived In
Senile In a piivnto cai, in which she
oxpot tod to take Mis Tenny to hei old
home In the east-
MACHINE SHOPS BURNED.
Epiout, Waldron & Co.'s Plant To
tally Destroyed.
Wllliimsport, Fob. 7. Tho luge ma
chine shops of Sprout. Waldton & f'n ,
the principal Inelustiy of Munev. Pa,
vieio tot.illv dostiood b tlto today
and much valuable niarhlneiy was
wieikul. Tho loss is Jlon.lOO. p u tly
eoveied by Insuiaiire. Tho plant du
plexed 20ft men and was ciowded wltli
e ideis. The- tiio was caused by u spaik
fiom an nglno.
In attempting to oxtlngul'sli tho
blare .lacob Colli v, the watchman, w.n
seriously burnt el.
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RESCUERS MAKE PROGRESS.
Aid Within Forty Feet of Entombed
Men at Oakdale Mine.
Il.ileton. Pa., Feb. 7. Tho rescuing
party at vvoik In the OnkdaFe mine,
vvheietvMimcn wete entombed Monday,
is within foity feet tonUht of tho
place vvheio tlm fall ot lock and mud
oee ui l ed.
It Is not believed that the men will
be itkciiud alive.
Cycling- Board of Contiol.
New York. Feb. 7 The National C.
cling nssor iniinii Im ml ot control nut
lit in todav. 'I lie nmateiir ch implon of
jvm, Pnink L. Kramct, ut his own ie
Ullest, vas foimallv tiansfeired to tho
piotesslonul i lass. The racing tides wero
not take n up.
"Wants Unsle Sam to Buy Erie Cannl
Washington, rib, ". Ueiircscntativei
MeClelJan. of New Yolk, today Intro,
dm id it bill for the in qiilrement of the
Krlo canal by tho I'ultccl Btates govern
ment and its enlargement to a cupaelty
snP.li lent for the largest vessels of vvar.
I at a cost not excccdlni; $i5,000,cXO,
DAMAGIING FACT IN
THE CLARK CONTEST
THE DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEY
MAKES SERIOUS ADMISSION.
Says He Paid Off a Legislator's In
debtedness bo That the Other Side
Could Not Get a String on Him.
Political Real Estate Speculation.
Washington, Feb. 7. Wftltr M.
Blckford was practically the only wit
ncs before tho Cl.uk Investigation
lommltti'o today. He was one of Mr.
Clark's special friends In the last Mon
tana senatorial campaign. Mr. Blek
ford lonttadlcted much of tho testi
mony of ftpeakt r Stiff, !3en itor Myers.
Representative Sullivan, Dr. Fetor,
Mr. Covven and others.
Ho. however, admitted offering to
Dr. Ector $7,000 with which to lift tho
Indebtedness of Representative Wcods,
of Hovelllc eountv, sijing that he had
not Intended that Mr. Woojs -hoiild
know of his doing this, and that his
only purpeise was to contiol tho debt
so that the Dalv p"oplo could not get
hold of It and thus forej Wood Into
votlnp contrary to his Inclinations. Ho
had received the money from Senator
Clark's son. and when It was not ac
cepted for Mi. 'Wood by t): Kctor lie
had i etui ned it to Mr. Cliik.
Mr Blckford also "xplalnod the pur
chase of timber lard ovvn-d by Repre
sentative McLaughlin prior ti the
meeting of tho leslslatute. Ho con-
tended that the property was worth
more than had been pal 1 tor it pnd I
that the tlmbet was necessiiy In Mr. I
Claik's business In his 1eil with Mr.
McL'iughlin he said ho had never
talked with him coneernln ; the sen
atoii.il situation not tried to influences
him In that connection to vote for Mr.
Claik. On pis cioss-x urination Mr
Blckfoul stated tint he was counsI
for Mi. Claik. but after vlng that he
would not tell what his Les had been
be mlci that nil told Ml. Claik had
paid him $2,500 as counsel. He also
said William McDermott had lofunded
to him the money expendt d In the
campaign and he thought Mr. McDer
mott was engaged In Mi. Claik's In
teiest. Dining the dav the committee for
mally declined for the present to allow
the defense to go Into the campaign
of li!J.
M0LINEUX TRIAL
TO CLOSE TODAY
Counsel for Prisoner Finishes and
the Prosecuting-Attornoy Begins
His Final Address Mrs. Mollneux
Moved to Te?is.
Now York. Fob. 7. Bat ton 8. Weeks
today concluded his summing up for
the defense In the tilal of Boland B.
Mollneux, e barged with the murder of
Mis. Kathultio J. Adams. Assistant
Ulstiict Attorney Osbotne began tho
aigutnont for 'he prosecution and had
not finished ' en court ad lout nod un
til toniottow It Is expected that the
ease will go to the juiy tomoiiow.
Mi. Weeks todav continued his
ntuiljsls of the testimony intiodueeil,
declaring; Il was falsehood and that
the pioeeutlon had uttetlv fallod to
piove a motive. He took up the io
latiou? of Molineuv and Coinlsh anil
asset ted that theie was no moof of
malice tow aid Cornish on the defen
dant's pait. Mi. Weeks today did not
lopeal his attack on Cornish.
Mr. Osboine at the outset of his ar
gument stated that Cornish's connec
tion with tho ease was thoioughly
looked into at the stait, befoie any ar
lest was made, and that Coinlsh was
put thiough a most searching examin
ation. The allegation that one of the
juiois said that be "would not hang a
diM on such evidence" was Investigat
ed today ami found to bo without
basis.
Mollneux's f.ithet. mother and wife
weie in court all day. The prlsonei s
wlto wept bitterly dining parts of Mr.
Weeks' appeal to tho Juiy.
AMERICANS AMBUSHED.
Filipinos Kill Six and Captuie a
Supply Ttaln.
Manila, Feb. 7. Noon. Th Insur
gents on Monday captuied h supply
ot nine bull cuts between Or.inl .and
Diiialiipljiin and killed a coipotal and
llvo pilvates of Company O, Thl:t
second infant! v. The utpplv ttaln es
coit consisted of a seigeant and eleven
ununited men The insui gents, weak
ened the supjoits of a btidge iver a
eieek and the (list cart went into tho
Htienm. A bile the Americans vveio
tiylng to haul tho cut out of tin
water tho Insiit gents fired .i -volley
ft out the bushes and killed six of thorn
and two native drivers'.
Tho lebels of Tayab.as piovlnco woio
convoying some HOO Spanish prlsoneis
to l.ibiiiaiiiin and, on .u.iving ther'.
the pilsonors, eNlnusted an 1 st.it ved,
lovoltid and dispel st d 'heir guards
with stones ami clubs. They also pop
tureel a few lilies and ban haded tlnm
selves ut T.lhmnnan, whnu they aro
.awaiting tho nnlval if Ameiiean
troops.
FOR A FOREST RESERVE.
Dr. Rothiock to Purchase Tiacts in
Noithwestern Counties.
Hurrahing, Feb. 7. Tin board of
piopettv ut a meeting tod ly lecelvcd
tho lepott of Statu roiestrv Cummta
sloner Hothtoek advliluif the puichaso
of l.use tucts of land In not thwi st
ein Pcnnsvlvanln. to bo used for stute
reservations,
Dr. Bothrock was .authorised to make
the pun bases piovleied tha state for
estry commission ernMders tho land
worth the prices agreed upon by the
state authorities. ,
Appeal of American Lumbermen.
Toronto. Ont.. Feb 7. Tho appeal of
tho Michigan lumbermen against tho de
rlsion of tho lower court anent the right
of tho province to prohibit the export
of saw logs nnd to compel their manu
facture Into lumber within Ontario, Is
befoie thn court of appeals. The cast
1 may last a couple of duya.
T1IK NEWS THIS ilOKNIN'U
Weather Indications Today)
HAIN.
1 General Fighting In South Africa.
Striving for Peace In Kentucky.
Nicaragua Canal Treaty Gains in
Fav or.
Damaging Admissions Mado by Sena
tot Clark's Attorney.
i Genct.il Northe istem Pennsylvania,
riminclat and Commercial.
3 Local Criminal Court Proceedings.
Text of Judge IMnardit' Opinion In
tho Finn-Carter Blver Bank Fight.
4 Fdltorlnl.
News and Comment.
5 Iocal Meeting of the Board of Health
Lackawanna's Cosmopolitan Criminal
Courts.
6 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Hound About tho County.
8 Local Live Industrial News.
PROPOSED ARCH
OF NATIONALITY
Report Giving Reasons Why Con
gress Should Authorize a Memor
ial at Chickamauga Park of Na
tional Unity.
Washington, Fob. 7. Tho sonetaty
of vvar has foi vv aided to the commit
tee on military offal us of the house u,
leport which he called for fiom the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga Na
tional Military Rule commission upon
Hepiesentatlve Otosvenor's bill pio
vldlng for the election of an Aieh of
Nationality upon the battlefield at
Chattanooga. The commission o
piesses the opinion that this is an up
pi opt late site
1. Because all of the great armies of
the north and the south weie either et
gagetl there or numerously represented,
nimily: On tho Cnlon side, the Army
of the Cumberland, J ccrps trom the
Armv of tho Tennessee, nnd 2 coips fiom
the Army of the Potomac, whllo on tho
Confederate side wire tho forces ot
Bragg, made up of his own aimv, Inig
street's e orps from the Army of North
ern Virginia, aid large forces from
Vlcksburg and trom Joseph K. John
ston's command In Mississippi The
present and absent on tho rolls of theso
commands, all of whom oi their frit nds
tito Intt rested, are, Union, IV Vie) soldiers;
Confederate, Hl.fpOO. The total organisa
tions engaged wero bSb, of which Jis vw to
I'nion and SJS Cciiledei.ito.
'.'. Kvery state) In the Cnlon al the out
break of the wur east of tho Itoi kv
Mountains had troops engaged In tho
battles about Chatt.inetv.i except foul
New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island
and Dibiwiue. In the molillUation at
Camp Thomas for the war with hpiln
New Hampshire and Veimont were rep
resented, and troops from both sections
rallied theie. This assembling of Hoops
at Chickamauga, vhero fully one-iU.iitir
of tho entire army was gathered. Is
deemed bv tho pnk commission to fur
ther emphasize the appropriateness of
the proposed location of an anh of na
tionalltj. since there were camped side
bv side under the one tlag soldiers from
Minnesota, and South Caroline, Veimont
and Tennessee Michigan, Oeorgl.i. Ai-
kansics and New Yoik, Muliiu ami Miss
issippi. n.. Tho commission points out tb.-t
Chattanooga Is neaier centrel and lie .it
er the center of population thin an of
the great battle Ileitis, being midvv.iv be
tween Maine nnd Tex is. between Mlnne.
sotn and Florida, between the laki s and
the gulf, and between Kansas and tho
Atlantic.
t. '1 he plans of the commission, which
has long bton eo-oporatlng with ibntial
Grosvenor In tho nutter, lonttmplate
brono tablets piestntinj: a lompleto
roster of all commands engaged mi each
side down to leglmtnts and b itteries
with their tommnndeis: a lostti of all
state tiimmlssioneiB anil their govciums
who have assisted In the woik of i st ib
lislilng tlm pnk. and a roster of tin
tongrtss which authoiUod tlm pnk mid
of tho tongless which iiuthotUid tho
arch ns Its ttownlng vvoik.
The Orosvenor bill .ippioprl ites $!0.
000 for the at eh.
PISTOL CURE FOR CRITICISM.
Dissatisfied Wife, Daughtsr and
Hnsbt.nd Shot by the Latter.
Bh-ckliawk. Colo , Feb. 7.-William
Allen, a ourpentir, shot nnd killed bis
daughter I.ulu, aged I '5 oais. In her
heel today, then shot his wife twite and
tlnnllv shot hlmstll In the bttast. The
father and mother aie living
The cans. usslgued for the shooting
Is diss itlsfiu tlou opithsod by Mis.
Allen bet auso she w.n eomptl'td to
live in Blarkhawk.
To Rapeal Ptize Fightln,; Law.
Alb no. N. Y.. Feb 7 li.v a vote of
nliio to tluee, the assemhlv lommlttto
on eodi s decided to upon fnvor.iblv to
morrow tlm bill of Mnilmi I! Lewis,
wliiuh provides foi the fiiliio lopeal eif
tho so-calletl Horton law which permits
piUe lighting In thn stale hi leguluily
Incorporated i.thletle c tubs '1 ho hill is
slightly amiiiiltd. howevti. so ,s to
make It taku effect .Sept, I. I'iOI.
THE DEATH ROLL.
I.ebiiion, P.i . Feb 7-ltev. A. M. btlik,
pit siding eltler of the Haiilsbutg dlstilct
of llio United Bvaiigilital thuiili, dbel
last night at bis resident o In this citv
nf p.tiuijeis of the heal I Hi vas i.'
eain of age Mi. Stlik had boon attlvo
lu tho inlnlstij lor eivor Ji) yens.
Pails, 1'eb, 7 Atlolpho llnthst lilld,
who had u bulk lu Napb s In the tlniii
ot thn Neapolitan nionaieliv, illtil In this
illy tod iv. He hid nlwios letalmtl lull
in lie itl.ttloiis with the loval f.imllv of
Naples.
Alb.inv. Fib 7. "Bill" Cuolc .who was
sentenced In N'"i lu toil-flvo jeais' Im
pilsomnt'iit In tho Alb my peiilttntliirv,
dlttl theie toil ly fiom consumption. Ho
was once ono of tho most noted tltspera
docs of the Indian leriltor.v
Now York. Feb. 7. John Ttijlm. for
many vents a ptomlucnt bise ball pitch.
il. died today at New Brighton. Staten
Island, of Blight's disease, aged 2Se.us.
Ho pitched for tho Philadelphia team tor
some .vtars and list season was with tho
Clnelnnitls by whom ho whs ustrved
this enr.
Pittsburg, Feb. 7. Mother Elizabeth
Strange, founder of tho Order of Sisters
of Mercj, In this country, and the last
survivor of the seven sisters brought
to this country In 1U43, died at Rt. Xulers
convent, ntar Latrobe, Pa., today, of thn
Infirmities of old age.
Cleveland, Peb. 7. Alva M. Tucker, for
a number of years tho general manager
ot the Erie railroad, with headquarters
in this city, died today in a sanitarium
ut Flint, Mich.
PEACE DEAL
YET PENDING
Governor Taylor Con-
tinues to Think the
Matter Over.
HE IS URGED NOT TO SIGN
Lieutenant Governor Marshall, One
of the Signers of the Louisville
Agreement, Says the Published
Text Is Inaccurate but Declines
to Explain in What Particulars.
The Legislature Goes Through the
Motions of Meeting and Adjourn
ing Outpouting of People to View
Governor Goebel's Remains.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 7. The exist
ence of u hitch In the peace negotia
tions and speculation as to its ptob
ablo ilui.ition occupies tho minds ot
polltlclins today to the exclusion of
over thing else. That anothet confer
ence between the lcpicsentatlves of
the two pai ties may be necessary be
foie u final agreement Is teacher! war
Indicated by the summoning to Ftank
foit this af tot noon of Republican at
totnojs who have all along advised
the le.uleis ot that party anil some of
whom wero present at Tuesday night's
confluence. These Included ex-Ciovor-nor
Bradley. Hon. A. K. Wilson nod
David W. Fahlelgh. Tho last named
was said to be out of tho city. The
others left on an afternoon train for
Fi.mkfott. They would not talk of
the negotiations, not being advised as
to the particului points Governor
Taj lor wishes to discuss with them.
The Republicans of this city are not
agieed as to the wisdom of closing tho
negotiations on the basis of the agree
ment reached Tuesday night. Post
master T. II. Banker and some other
fedoi.il officers think the sncrlrlco
should bo made In tho Interest nf peace,
whllo tho puss and the antl-admlnls-tiatlon
faction of the city believe thn
fight should be kept up. The latter,
or Dav Is faction, held a meeting to
night at which resolutions were adopt
ed utglng Governor Taylor not to sign
the act cement. -
Marshall on the Fence.
John Marshall, Bepublleuu lieuten
ant governor, said this nfternoon that
so man;, protests were being made by
the Republicans against, the terms of
tho peace ngieement that he was
doubtful It It would bo signed. Ho
sulci: 'The tonus of ngieement as
published are taken to be literally cor
ioi t, while sui li Is not tho case. There
have been sovim.i! emirs In the pub
lished statement."
Lieutenant Governor Marshall wai
ono of tiio Uepuhlli.an nienibeis of
Tuesday night's eonteteMieo and ono
of the slgneis of tho agreement. Ho
s ild he was not at llbettv ta discuss
the tetnis of the documents fuithei,
nor to indicate In what tospect the
published teports of It wore Inaet mate.
Legislative Doings.
A niajotlty of the Demociatlc ment
hols of tho leglsiatuit nit1 In the e ity
and until Filduy at least the. heid-
litititoiM of that bodv will icnidln bote.
About thliti Demoeiatli members
came down fiom Cincinnati totln.
Twenty ot nioio have been heto since
Sitiul.ij. whllootlieis.no at tholi homes
at uc.ii hj towns, .sessions ot both
houses weto hold at the Fifth Avenue
hotel .it 1 o lot k. Fully membeis of
tho house lisponded to their names,
when Spoikei Ttlmble called that body
to ordei. A quotum not being piesent,
the s'i'i ant-at-atnis was mdoitil to
set tiio tin attendant e nf absent niem
bois The house tin n adjourned until
tomoiiow.
Similar action was taken in the sen
nte, when Piesldent I. II. fatten md
twelve niMlbits vwi" piesent. Tlm
meeting toiiioiiuvv will bo held slmplv
to c unplv with the livv. By Filday It
Is opeited a tiuoiiim of tiiell lions
will be ptesint. If that Is the case tho
Ugisl.ituio will In adjourned to met
Montlav In 1'iuiikfoit. If the poire ne
gotiations ate in n satisfactory state.
If not tegular business will bo taken
up mid tho sessions will bo mitlnu'd
In this tltv. In iitioidnnio with the
plans which vveio being cm tied out
i iut Sutnl ij . when ovt tin es for a
peace confluence vveio i.uele.
This cltv will send n 1 i'ge delega
tion to Finnkfott tonioirnw to .attend
the funeial of Governor Goebel. Mayor
We iv or and many of the city official
will attend and tho Democratic clubs
will bo well leprescnUl.
Viewing Goebel's Remains.
Ftankfori, Ky.. Feb, 7. The remains
of Governor William Goebel wers
brought back to rnnkfort todav from
Covington ami IsMd It state in the
latllis' leceptlon loom at the Capitol
hotel. There they v III letnaln until
noon tomoiiow, when the relatives nnd
lutliuiti friends will ti.ko i last look
nt the featltt es.
A steady i.ilu was falling when the
train arrived heto, but In spite of this
u throng" of rtvial hundreel gathered
at the railroad station and stood with
uncovered heads as tho iakit con
taining the remains of Governor Goebel
was taken fiom th" cat and put Into
the hearse An eteoit e.f honor com
posed of Mayor Dehorn y and members
of tho Frankfort city council uccom-
"t Continued on Page 2 J
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Feb. 7. Forecast
for Thursday and Friday: East
em Pennsjlvnnla naln Thursday:
Increasing easterW winds; cold
wave with snow, followed by clear-
sV-
Intr Friday.
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