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LAWTON LAID
IN ARLINGTON
The Most Impressive Mili
tary Funeral in the
Present Generation.
NATION'S FITTING TRIBUTE
President nud All Members of the
Cabinet Attend the Services in the
Church Every Department of the
National Government Paid Official
Honor Eloquent Oration of Presi
dent Stryker, of Hamilton College.
Lnwtcn Praised as a Great Emnno
pator Widespread Evidences of
the Public's Deep Peeling.
Washington, Feb. fi. The body of
Major General Henry W. Lawtnn was
hurled today In the national cemetery
at Arlington- The services at the grave
wcrt" preceded by services In the
Church of the Covenant In this city,
where- President M. W. Stryker. of
Hamilton college. New York, delivered
a funeral oration.
Never, perhaps, In history of thy
capital has there bee. a 'more repre
sentative gathering of i V nation's ofll
cers at any similar ccron.Sny. No mark
of military pomp and ceremony that
the army regulations provide for was
wanting to render the occasion solemn
and Impressive. Almost till the avail
able, troops of the regular establish
ment In this country were called out.
Three thousand men, Infantry, cavalry
and artillery, followed the fins-draped
coffin to the grave.
Universal Grief.
Kvrry department of the government
paid Its official tribute. Flags were at
half-mast all over the city. In the
church the president and his cabinet,
with representatives of the Supreme
court, of the house, senate and of the
army and navy were present. Great
crowds of persons lined the street
along which the procession passed.
Soft lights burned ahov the chancel,
where (lowers were piled railing high,
while the casket was burled beneath a
load of roses, lilies and white carna
tions that overflowed their narrow
resting place anil fell In a perfumed
nvalanche to the lloor. The guard, cav
alrymen from General Lawton's old
eenmmnd. stood at each end of the
bier, silent and motionless as unlforme 1
statues, and the hush of tho silent
church was broken only by the soft
tread of those who entered with bowed
heads fo pay their last, silent tribute
to the brave.
Notable Tien Present.
President McKlnley was among the
earlier arrivals. He was accompanied
by the secretary of war and Adjutant
General Corbin. who. assisted by Col
onel Bingham, had charge of the offic
ial arrangements. The secretary of the
navy, the secretary of the Interior and
postmaster general, tho attorney gen
eral nnd the secretary of agriculture
followed soon after. The Supreme court
was represented by Chief Justice Ful
ler and several of the associate Jus
tices. Admiral Dewey Is absent from
Washington, but was represented by
Captain A. S. Darker. Ex-Secretary
Alger was also present by proxy, bav
ins sent Victor Mason, his secretary,
from Michigan, who brought a great
wreath of flowers for tho overladen
casket.
Tho military committees of both
bouses weru present, ns well as all
senators nnd members of the house who
could gain access to the church. Army
and navy officers in uniform filled
most of the foiward pews and a press
of citizens stood up at tho rear and in
the wide vestibule beyond the doors.
The Presbyterian burial iiervico was
read by Chaplain Pierce of General
Lawton's old command, assisted by tho
Rev. Teunls Hamlin, pastor of the
church, and at the end of It President
Stryker delivered the oration. He said,
In part:
An Eloquent Tribute.
Over the width of the earth a soldier's
household has brought Its warrior home,
Tho dust that tho nation gathers to Us
guarding is that of no common man.
Wo nro raet to celebrate and to mourn
him.
Stutton Is secondary, humanity Is pi I
tnary, and whatever else any Is today wo
nil are only men and women, hrothirs
nnd sisters, lifting as children our wet
faces toward tho consolations of God,
I'lio stars of tho spangled Hag, covering
.now this shape of it noblo warden, shine
multiplied upon tho dews of grief. Hut
svlth a solemn Joy, it beseem you, ids
omrades of the army, to give thanks for
tho life whoso end must (after till par
(nthesls of dllllcult farewells) bo viewed
lot as a calamity but as a conquest. Men
unapt to weep are smitten by the patln-s
jf that courage we commemorate cour
ige, most touching of all human graocst
jut let them also smile with exalted
jopo as they lay upon this boldior's n'p.
:lchro tho elmplelh of their huuiHge.
This better Plantngenet, this Intent
Baynrd, without fear and without re.
t roach, this modern Philip Sydney, whose
Ife also was "poetry put Into action,"
us shown once more of what u stuff Is
ueorrlglble manhood In what substance
out the mcmorlts that last.
For a true poet (and so proven l Is one
who has written nt least some things of
which no poet that ever lived could have
been ashamed, would gladly have owned
and n true man U admitted to the fel
lowship of heroes by the equality and
peerago of his supreme deeds. He was
one whom Raleigh, (iustavus Adolphus,
William of Orat.ge, Wlnklereld, Cam
bronnc, Garibaldi would know at hlttlit,
He was of that tlme.endurlng breed
which has mado Aglncourt and Nuseby
and Quebea und Luknow of immortal
story. He was comrade to the Maryland,
ers who guarded the retreat at lng
Island to the men who panned the Dela
ware, who served the guns of Pieasantou,
who soaked tho rod of the Peach Or
chard, who ran singing through the tide
at Manila, who held Guantanatno,
l.et It be said, and let It be said here,
that none of us Is Uiosc who wulk back
ward Into the future nnd translate the
present upsldo down. A timid and earp
lug pessimism lives only In tho pluper
fict, but good faith lives In the" future
perfect. The olm Is subjective, the other
is indicative. Nay. duty Is In the Imprr-
atlve and unconditional mood.
When In the name of mankind und that
pence might bu real, we undertook In
MS to cleanse tho seas, we affirmed a
principle and made a precedent that 1.
for one. hold to have written tho most
honorable leaf In all our history. Hut all
that has been since was corrollary to
that. No special pleading of profession
al malcontents with whom wisdom will
not die no a priori absti action, can unsay
what this dead soldier's zeal said for
America. Bather does such a death en
Join upon our purpose and perfotmanco
such ends as shall vindicate us from
cowardly Imllfferenllsm and evasion In
tho face of whate.ver duty, and however
unexpected or complex, enjoins us to re
gard and to teach liberty's, authority.
In some good day not far away, plcaso
God-when thoso islands, foundlings no
lunger, shall have been rendered as a
majestic dcodand to clvlllgatlon, to regu
lated freedom, and to tho good of these,
there In fair Luzon, right where he fell,
front to his duty, let tho valiant frame
of this true liberator rise In Immutable
bronze, while understanding us at last,
our brown brothers, gazing upon that
statue, stature, statute, all In one, snail
say "Hu was America's, but ho Is ours,
ton Lnwton. lie was slnin by us Ignor
antly In unbelief; but be has forgiven,"
To the Grave.
A dozen troopers, ns the doctor
closed, lifted the flower laden coffin and
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walted to honor th- soldier in his last ! vllle came the Republican attorney,
march to his final resting pin.., on the t l-'ld W. Farlelgh, ami Judge John W.
Virginia hillside, bevond the Potomac. ' arr. both of whom were members of
With the clatter of iron hoofs the . the Louisville conference on the Uepub
eavnlrv escort cuntcrcd forward to) "ran side.
form the guard of honor. Orders Hum: , Immediately upon arrival, Mr. Far
from rank to rank down the broad leBh called upon Senator Blackburn
avenue brought troop and platoon nt the Capitol hotel and after a few
wheeling Info line. With cr.-.po shroud- . words with him went, in company with
ed colors lowered, they filed past,
scarlet capc-d artillerymen, cavalry
with their orange plutr.es and feeing
the west ranks of blue dad Infantry,
moving with machine-like cadence. At
the rear, with the rumble of heavy
wheels nnd clash of trace chain!, came
the guns, field batteries and siege
trains. Ahead of the scoics of car
riages was the flag draped flower lad
en caisson, the Ideal s.ihiler's bier, und
behind It was led the officer's charger
in a shroud of black, with tho boots
overfed In the stirrup.!, a plsturerquo
remnant of superstition in this mater- i
ir.llstlo day of machine guns nnd '
smokeless powder. I
It was u dreary wait on the cold. I
wind-swept slopes of Arlington for the
hundreds who had made the pllr.rlm- t
age oarlv In the day. Hut close on ,
sunset the boom of tl- hylph n guns ;
on the Potomac was ir.swerod by tue (
crash of minute guns ,n-:n l'o;l Jiyer.
and then the solemn notes of the dirge i
was borne down the wind as the rro
oesflloii moved through the winding
uvenucs of the great city of th iVad.
The crave was In tho open space Just
south of the nmpltheatcr and in right
of the mansion house General Mer
ritt nnd his mounted staff deployed
nn 41-in L-miitli .. r I il-liM Ji.lii! f I 11 fX I
r.t ,ii,nnt..,i iln'i,nN ' bet',1 i.-.. k iii
crowd on every side. N.mble cvnlry-
nien swarmed over the caisson, cast
ing loose the lashings, and bore the
colllii to the open grave while the
president and the cabinet with th"
graylnlred generals, stuod silent nnd
bareheaded .! the chaplain pronounced
the words of rommittal il.at conslgne.;
fotevcr the honored du-'t to the dust
whence It came.
Then in answir to a low command
the firing squad wheeled into line. The
snapping volleys of the carbines
scarcely echoed among the bate trees,
but the wall of the bugle as It sounded
taps, lingered long and sadly In the
gray nt the winter twilight and echoed
faintly from the distant hills. As it
died nway the coffin sunk from view.
General Lawton's homecoming' was
accomplished.
TREATY MUST STAND
OR FALL UNCHANGED
An Intimation from Secretary Hny
to the Foreign Relations Commit
tee Little Doubt of Confirmation.
Central Americans Pleased. !
Washington, Feb. 9. Secretary Hay J
has informed tho members of the for- i
eign relations committee of the senat-j '
that If the treaty with Great Britain
is not to be ratified as it stands th"
administration prefers that It be re- '
jected altogether. The members of tho
committee, with n single possible ex- !
ceptlon. had already come to tho con- ,
elusion that the treaty ought to b
ratified ns It stands. The rest of tin.' '
senate, apparently, is preparing to
follow the ccmmltteo's lead.
A gratifying result of the publication
of the text of the convention has been
the appearance at tho state depart
".l:'", f : !I "n!lc..,::i,,'!:S?n. '1 1S:CS.,?f
nil the central American republics, who
have hastened to oxpiess their pleas
ure In tho action of the administra
tion. Thev assured Secretary Hay
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unquestionably advance the prospects
of the construction of the canal by th
United Stater with the finil consent
of Central American republics con
cerned. The neutralization or tho ca
nal, tho pledges given with regard to.
Its control anil protection, the adoption
of rules similar to those governing tho
Suez canal, have convinced the Central
American governments thit the United
States has no Intention of seizing their
territory or establishing a control
which would be obnoxious to them.
Alleged Embezzler Committed,
New York, Feb. 9.-Wllliam II. Stiles,
who was arrested In South Bend, Ind..
and brought to this city on Thursday
lutt, was today arraigned In tho court of
genera) sessions. He was committed to
the Tombs under ball of 7,300. Stiles,
who is 74 years old, Is charged by Mrs.
Eethor A. Thomas, with having appro,
printed to his own use funds of tho es
tate of Samuel Halstead, deceased, tho
father of Mrs. Thomas, to the amount
of ti8,00U wbllo ho wus acting us executor
with Mrs. Thomas.
Killed in a Slate Quarry.
Allentown, Feb. 9. Charles Lehman,
nged 19 years, was Instantly killed this
afternoon In Eureka slate quarry near
Slutington. A sagging hoisting rope
caught tho frame shanty In which Leh
man worked ns bell boy, druwlng the lad
nnd the building over the quarry's edge
Into a pit one hundred and fifty feet deep.
f AYLOR HAS TAKEN
NO ACTION AS YET
THE
LOUISVILLE AGREEMENT
STILL HANGS FIRE.
In a Statement to tho Press the Re
publican Governor of Kentucky
Says He Has Not Done Anything
in Regard to the Matter and
Doesn't Know When He Will Two
Men Hold as Suspects.
Frankfort. Ky., Feb. !. Governor
Taylor did not sign the Louisville pence
peace
agreement today. Ho announced,
moreover, that ho had no intention o:
doing so for some time nnd did not
know whether he would sign it tit all.
On tho other hand, the Democrats
were confident that ho would ntllx his
signature to the document. This has
been a day of conferences In Frank
fort. They weru In full swing from
10.no In the morning until 5 this even
ing, and outwardly nothing tangible
resulted from them. The situation to
night Is to nil upppearances, exactly
what It was when the peace agree
ment was llrst submitted to Governor
Taylor.
On the inornln;; train from Louls-
Judge Barr and General Dan Lindsay,
to the office of Governor Taylor. A.
conference was held there from It
o'clock until 1 o'clock, when an ad
journment was taken.
Closeted with Governor.
Later In the afternoon, Sam J. Bob
erts, of Lexington, Internal revenue
collector for this district, came to
Frankfort In response to a telegram
from Governor Taylor and was closeted
with the governor for some time.
Shortly after 3 o'clock .Tudce Barr.
Attorney Farlelgh and T. L. Kdelen
called at the executive office anil at
once went Into a conference with Gov-
,,lnol. Taylor, which lasted until 5.3rt p.
,, There were several other confer-
ences. but no one who took nun In nnv I
of the consultations of the day would
discuss the subject In any manner,
T1,,s 0VPtlnB rovornor Taylor held a
lnns- conversation over the telephone
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ton. Later be repeated his assertion I
mado during the afternoon that he .
wiuild not take any action on the pence
agreement for the present.
Situntion Unchanged.
'
Late tonight tho situation was some-
wha fhiuiged. Adjutant General Col
h;
1 Her was again called Into Governor
. Taylor's onice about S o'clock and wai
I In consultation with him until a late
i hour tonight, but would say nothing
a-i to what transpired. From other ami
authoritative sources, however. It n
learned tint decision had finally been
reached and that the peace agreement
probably would receive the signature
of Governor Taylor inside of twenty-
four hours.
i Frankfort. Ky., Feb. n. John Gotts
chalk. of Nelson county, who was ar
rested with Silas Jones, suspected of
complicity In the assassination of Gov
ernor Goebcl, was teleased from cus
tody tonight.
Louisville, Feb. 0. The Democratic
legislature met here today, having
present In each bouse a quorum of the
total membership. The sessions of both
branches were quite brief and both ad
journed until tomorrow. Governor
Beckham made the announcement this
afternoon that he is prepared to pro
tect the legislators from arrest.
To Arrest Members.
London. Ky.. Feb. 9. The Republi
can members of both branches of tho
legislature held n btlef session here to
day. There was not a quorum at
either meeting. The following message
from Governor Taylor was received to-
day by a member:
"Have warrants Issued for members
of the house and put in the hands of
sergeant-at-artns to serve." The war
rants were made out late today and
given to Sergeant-nt-Arnis Cecil of the
house.
GANS BESTED SPIKE SULLIVAN.
He Defeated the Boston Boy in the
Fourteenth Round.
New York, Feb. 9. Joe Gans. the
Baltimore lightweight pugilist, gained
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' Sullivan, of Boston, in the fourteenth
round of n Imut at the lightweight
limit before the Broadway Athletic
club tonight.
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like a winner, but the negro outpointed
him In leading nnd blocklng.-'and nt
tho end of tho thirteenth round bad
much the better of the contest.
GUESTS OF THE SENATOR.
President and Mrs. McKlnley Dined
at Hanna Residence.
Washington, Feb. 9. The president
and Mrs. McKlnley were the dinner
guests of Senator and Mrs. Hanna nt
their new home on Lafayetto square.
In deference to tho wishes of the presi
dent, the company was a small one
and the occasion altogether informal.
Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
T. Wing Brooks, of Pittsburg, who
are now visitors nt the Whlto Hoube,
and Mr. and Mrs. Goslln, of Toledo.
THE DEATH ROLL.
Hollldnysburg. Pa Feb. 9. Col. James
Tearney, well known throughout Grand
Army circles, died last night of cancer of
the throat, aged 6T years. Col. Tearney
was twice burKcis of Hollldnysburg and
served In the Civil war as colonel of the
Thlrty-Keventh Pennsylvania volunteers.
Shamokln, Feb. 9. Dr. R. A. Kennedy,
of thin place, died today from parnlysls.
He was 47 years old and one of tho most
prominent physicians of central Pennsyl-vunta.
PLAQUE AT HONOLULU.
Has About Run Its Course Sixteen
Deaths on the Missouri.
San Francisco, Feb. . There are
7,400 Japanese nnd Chinese In quaran
tine nt Honolulu nnd threo detention
camps have been established. The
Alamede, which brings this news, did
not dock at Honolulu, but lay out of
the port for six hours. Three deaths
from tho plague occurred slnco the last
advices from Honolulu. The ufllclals
on February 5 stated that nil the de
tention camps wcio free of sickness
of any kind and the doctors were un
der tho Impression that the plague hud
run Its course.
Tho hospital ship Missouri was lying
In the harbor nt Honolulu when the
steamer Alameda left the port. Tho
MUouri reported an cxnr.cdliiclv roueli
passage after leaving Nagasaki and dur-
Ing that trip sixteen of her pat-sengern
died, most of them from wounds re
ceived In the war und from dysentery.
Tho MlFsouti had 272 pick ami wound
ed soldiers on board when the started
ftom Manila.
TRADE VOLUMEIS
NOT DIMINISHING
Industries Are Busy to Their Full
Capacity and Prices Upon the
Whole Are Well Maintained.
New York, Feb. 0. It, O. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Tradrmwlll say to
morrow: The industries are still sur
passing in actual output any previous
year. Their new business Is not cor
respondingly large, nor could ninny
such orders be accepted as most In
dustries are offered, but enough tire
coming to prevent stopping of works
or much decline In prices. In woolen
goods new business of remarkable vol
ume sustnins n marked advance in
prices, and In other lines machinery
orders Indicate a surprising foreign de
mand. Cotton followed Its rise to S to SU
cents last week by a rurtber rise to
8.50 cents. No change of consequence
appears In prices of wool. The weekly
output of pig iron February 1 was 29S.
014 tons, but stocks unsold are 20,320
tons In January. Indicating a consump
tion slightly under the output when
the month began. As the consuming
works wete naturally topped at the
holidays and the furnaces were but
recently lit. the Bessemer and Pitts- '
burg have not changed in price during
tiu. rviat ,i-. nn.t stltrbtK. tn-er nrreia
of pig by southern and new furnaces
'at Chicago and eastern markets have
bad little effect. It is more significant
that the decline of prices for some
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been cheeked. Ln"e orders have been
taken for the other produots,"'lndl'it-
Ing that the works need the business
and have orders enough for a time.
Fallutes for the week wore 215 In the
I'nlted States against 217 last year, nnd
3.1 In Canada against 3." last yar.
ARGUMENT IN FRICK CASE.
Connection Between "Iron-Clad" nnd
"Afjreement of Sale."
Pittsburg. Feb. 9. The Post tomor
row will publish the following: When
the i use -if H. . Ftick against tho
Andrew Carnegie company Is heard in
coutt the document, which will he one
of the most important and Inteivstlnnr
features of the case. In a supplement
to and really a part of the famous
"ip'i'Clad."
There Is a singular, fateful connection-
between the two papers. Kvery
partner must sign tho ''iron-clad" be
fore le Is really a partner. The docu
ment Is designated tho "agreement of
sale." Th" last official act of a retir
ing pattner Is to attach bin (signature
to Ir in the presence of tho company's
notary.
POLYwAMUS POSTMASTERS.
An Investigation by a Special Com
mittee Unearths the Facts.
Washington, Feb. 9. The Investiga
tion of charges as to the polygamous
status of certain federal appointees
was practically concluded today by
i the house committee on postorllces nnd
. post roads.
A letter was received from the I'nlted '
States district attorney at Salt Lake
City statli.g that Indictments bad been
found against one of fhe postmaster
appointees, but doubt was expressed '
as to whether the evldi nee to sustain I
the Indictment could be brought with
in the rtatute of limitations.
HERSHEY'S BONDSMEN SUED.
Lancaster County's Effort to Recover
the Stolen Funds.
i.ancaster. Pa., Feb. 9. County So
licitor Harsler today brought suit
against the bondsmen of toe-County
Treasurer F. II. Iferrhey, who was
short JOj.Coq in his noeountj. und who
Is now a fugitive from Justice.
Tho suit Includes both the state and
county bonds-wen. each holding ilia
ether responsible for th" shortage. Th
matler will come up at the March
term of court for argument.
SHE TOOK LAUDANUM.
Gertie Baker, of Cnrbondale, Will
Probably Die.
Gertie Bake- had a quarrel with her
lovsr last night and purchased n quan
tity of laudanum, which she took In a
class of beer In her rooms, two doors
below the Delaware und Hudson sta
tion on Lackawunna avenue, about 2
o'clock this morning.
She was taken to tho Lackawanna
hospital and will probably die. Her
home Is in Carbondule,
i
Negro Hanged for Criminal Assault.
I.umberton. N. C, Feb. 9, A negro
named Reuben Boss was hanged today
for criminal ussault upon u whlto woman
named Mrs. Bcttlo Ingram. Tho nesro
declared his Innocence of this crime, hut
said he was guilty of the assault on a
young whlto woman of Bocklnhnm, for
which a negro, John Hvans, was hanged.
Freeman Goes to Boston.
Wllkes-Barre. Feb, 9. "Bucky" Free,
man, who played right field for Wash
ington last year, received notice today
that BoBton hud purchased his release.
Freeman, whose home la in this city, Is
well pleased with his transfer. Ho will
jduy right field for Boston.
ARGUMENT CLOSED
IN MOUNEUX CASE
SAVAGE ATTACK MADE ON PRIS
ONER'S WIFE.
'There, in Living, Concrete Form Is
the Motive for the Murder," Said
Assistant District Attorney Os
borne, Pointing to Mrs. Mollneux.
Case to Go to the Jury Today.
New York, Feb. 9. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne tonight com
pleted his argument In the trial of
Holand U. Mollneux for tho murder
of Mrs. K. J. Adams. Recorder Goff
will address tho Jury tomorrow and
the twelve men are expected to take
up at once tho question of the guilt
or the Innocence of tho prisoner.
Whether a verdict wilt be reached to
morrow will, of course, depend upon
the ability of the Jurymen to agree.
On account of tho Illness of Juror
Munhelm Drown despite the cost of
this Celebrated cost, reaching as It does
Into the hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. It Is not anticipated that the re
corder will immediately Insist upon
extreme measures or require that the
Jury be locked up for any considerable
length of time, even though they
should fall to reach an agreement.
Attacks Mrs. Molineux.
Undoubtedly the most dramatic
event of the day was the attack which
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
made upon Mrs. Mollneux, the wife
of the prisoner. This attack was some
what unexpected, since Darton S.
Weeks, the attorney for the prisoner,
had already characterized the mere In
troduction of the evidence concerning
the fact that Mollneux lived with hla
wife before married under the assumed
name of Mr. Chesebrough as "low, and
mean, nnd vile."
Hut Mr. Osborne elected to pick up
the gage of battle thrown down before
hint by the counsel for the defendant.
The war was on In an, instant today
when Mr. Battle, who Is associated
with Mr. Weeks defending Mollneux,
objected to Mr. Osborne saying that
Mrs. Mollneux was the sole motive
in the case: that Mollneux had been
trying to marry her, nnd that she had
" consented to marry mm suuaemy
aftor Darnet, who had been a devoted
.luniuei, wiits coin in nis grave, air.
Osborne had Just finished reading the
note signed "Blanche," sent by Miss
Chesebrough to Barnet during his last
illness. And when Mr. Battle Inter
posed his objections Mr. Osborne
turned quick as a flash towards Mrs.
Mollneux; "Jliete J the woman. Theto
Is the motive," he exclaimed In tones
dramatic because of their tierce Inten
sity. A Dramatic Feature.
Mr. Battle still continuing to object
upon the ground that the statements
had not been supported by the evi
dence, Mr, Osborne's voice again rang
out.
"Let th" galled Jade wince. I do
not. blame counsel for objecting. But
tb.it woman Is the living concrets form
for tho motive In the Unmet case, and
It is undisputed that the man who
sent the pols-on to Barnet sent the
poison to Cornish. I hate to have to
speak In this manner of this woman,
it Is shameful that Mr. Weeks brought
these ladies to this courf when he
Knew tho subject of which I must
speak. It Is an .ndlcatlon of the cow-
ardlv crime ,.nd shows the nature of
the man who would consent that bis
womankind should hear such words."
General Mollneux left his seat at the
conclusion of this: attack leaned over
the back of his wife's chair and patted
his I'aughter-In-law reassuringly on
the shoulder. Mollneux himself never
moved.
In closing Mr. Osborne said: "Re
member the Frankenstein, remember
that he was built up with backbone
and muscle, but bis crra'.ur could not
give him a soul. The defendant has no
soul or he could not laugh as ho has
Inuahed In this court room under clr
cumstnnc.es that must break tho hearts
of his father and mother."
NO WORK IN CONGRESS.
The Lnwton Funeral Causes Ad
journment of Both Houses.
Washington, Feb. 9. In tho senate
today, no senator having Indicated his
desire to discuss the financial bill, the
senate tit l.tiJi p. m., on motion of Mr,
Aldrlch, who said many senators de
sired to attend The obsequies of Gen
eral Lawton, adjourned.
On the assembling of the house to-
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my it was agreed mat wnen tne nouse
adjourned today It be to meet on Mon
day next. Upon motion of Mr. Payne,
nt 1.20 p. m tho house recessed until S
o'clock tonight, tho evening session
to be devoted to private pension bills.
ENTOMBED MINERS FOUND.
Both Bodies, Badly Mutilated, Found
After a Difficult search.
Hazleton, Pa.. Feb. 9. The bodies of
John Doris, of this place, and Carmel
Paper, of Kbervale, the miners who
were killed last Monday by a cave-in
In the Oukdale colliery, near here, have
been found by u party of rescuers,
which had been constantly nt work
since the accident occurred.
Doris' lifeless form was found late
last night and Paper's remains were
reached this afternoon. Both bodies
were under a great mass of rocks and
mud and were considerably mutilated.
Trolley Accident Near Steelton.
Harrisburg, Feb, 9. Several persons
were slightly Injured by tho derailing of
a car today on tho Oberlln branch of
the Hurrlsburg Traction company lines
near Steelton. The car was thrown down
an embankment and considerably dam
aged by hot coals from the stove. A
spike on tho rail at the point caused tho
car to Jump tho tracks
.Woman Suffragists in Session.
Washington. Feb. 9. Tho morning ses
sion of the Natlonul American Suffrage
association was devoted to addresses by
titiite presidents. All the speakers told of
satisfactory progress in their respective
states during the past year and outlined
plans for carrying on the work In tho
future. Tho re pert of the treasurer was
presented and showed a good balance.
THE NEWS THIS M0HN1NU
Weather Indications Todayt
PAIR; COLOCff.
1 General Boers Report Says Bullcr
llctrcated.
Funeral of General Lnwton.
Argument In tho Mollneux Trial.
No Agreement Beached In Kentucky.
2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial nnd Commercial.
3 General "Penr.sy's" Washington Let
ter.
Tho World of Sport.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
5 lAJcal Social and Personal.
One Woman's Views.
Musical Gossip.
S Local Board of Control Repudiates
tho Klndcrgartncrs.
Criminal Court Proceedings.
7 Another Aspirant for Judicial Honors.
Dr. Smith and Woman's Bights.
8 Local West Scrnnton nnd Suburban.
9 Bound About tho County.
Local Bellglous News of the Week.
Tomorrow's Sunday School Lesson.
11 Story "A Fortunate Mistake."
12 Local Live Industrial News.
Dlvorco Court Hearings.
LIVELY NIGHT
SESSION OF HOUSE
Mr. Talbert Clamored for Recogni
tion and Created Quite a Storm Be
fore the Speaker Saw Fit to Allow
Him to Speak.
Washington, Feb. 9. There was a
lively scene at tho night session of
the house tonight. Last Friday Mr.
Talbert (Dem., S. C.) blocked private
pension legislation because there was
no quorum present and threatened to
continue to do so at every Friday night
session until a quorum was present.
His warning had Its effect. There
was an unusually large attendance
when the house was called to order at
8 o'clock tonight. Speaker Henderson
himself was In tho chair, and the gal
leries, usually empty at night sessions,
were crowded In anticipation of a lively
time. Mr. Talbert made good his
threat as soon as the motion was mado
to go Into the committee of the whole,
but the roll call showed the presence
of a tscorce or more of members In ex
cess of a quorum.
The friends of private pension bills
were Jubilant. Mr. Hepburn was called
to preside over the committee of tho
whole and the clerk read the first bill.
Mr. Talbert rose leisurely while the
bill m.t. belli), put through the legis
lative stages, tho adoption of commit
tee amendments, engrossments, third
reading nnd final passage, and ad
dressed the chair. He was completely
Ignored. Another bill was read, en
grossed, read a third time and passed,
all In the space of :i minute, with .Mr.
Talbert still clamoring for recognition.
A third bill was passed In the sam"
way. By this time the whole Demo
cratic side was aroused. A dozen mem
bers were on their feet.
Mr Talbert. thoroughly lingered,
started down the main ulsle, shouting:
"Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman," as be
approached. He reachtd the area. In
front of the speaker's rostrum all tho
while roarin? out his denunciation of
the chairman's arbitrary course beforj
the chairman condescended to recog
nize him. Democrats all about wero
also snouting tneir n.sappn. vu .
Republicans seemed to be enjoying thy
stoim wlilcn tnc cnatrmans course n.wi
raised. Mr. Talbert rapidly cooled
down after he had been recognized and
explained In a brief speech that tho
presence of a quorum had completely
vindicated his position.
He had no teellng against the men
who served on the federal side in the
Civil war. but he was opposed to loose,
reckless, unconstitutional methods. He
suggested that the house set aside a
day each month for pension legislation
and discontinue the night sessions.
There was some little further Jeering
from the Democratic side, but quiet
was restored and the committee then
proceeded with the consideration of
pension bills and thirty-five were fav
orably acted upon. At 10.::rt the house
adjourned.
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR NEWS.
London. Feb, . -A special despatch
from Cairo says the mutiny of Soudan
ese troops at Khartoum has assumed
serious proportions and is causing gteat
anxiety.
Buffalo, Feb, 9. A despatch from Mon
treal says an American boy who is a
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ilciilll rnivcrsny
in0pUod (lowl, am, ducked In tho dissect
Ing bath for criticizing the British ttoops
In South Africa,
Pretoria, Feb. 9. Colonel Plumtr's
force on Feb, 2 attacked tho Boer posi
tion near Bamonsta, and after heavy
fighting. Including an endeavor to take
the place by storm, the British wero re.
pulstu.1. Their oU Is unknown. No
Boers wero Injured,
London. Feb. 10. A despatch to the
Morning Post from Modder Ulver, dated
Thursday, says that General MiicUon
aid's and General Babblngton's forces
will return shortly nnd adds that tho
Initiative to the reconnulssanco emanated
from headquarters.
London, Feb. 9. In consequeneo of tho
adoption by the corscrvntlvo association
of Plymouth of a i evolution doprocntlPi
his attitude towaid the government's
South African policy. Sir Kdwnrd Guorgo
Clnrke, who has represented Plymouth In
parliament since lSSi1, has applied for the
Chlltern hundreds,
London, Feb. ,10. Tho limes, dealing
with the military situation, says: "If
General Bullcr hns fulled It seems un
likely that another attempt will bo made.
Tho terrible Initial strategetlo mistake of
abandoning the principal objective for a
subsidiary operation still overweights the
campaign: but the time approaches when
Its baneful Influence will cease to fetter
our action. Tho great Ueues of tho war
will not be decided In Natal." General
MacPonald's retirement the Times consld.
ers "Inoxnllcable."
London, Fob. 9. Tho Dally Chronlclo
publishes today a long disquisition on
South African affairs from 8. C. Cron-wright-Schrclncr,
brother of the premier
of Cape Colony, who advocates peace
overtures by Great Britain. He says- "I
am convinced that, If the two republics
had a sufficient guarantee that their In
dependence would be respected the Trans,
vaal would grant a five-year retrospective
franchise, the burghers would, retire to
'their own countries, and tho war would
cease immediately,"
HAS BULLER
BEEN BEATEN?
Boer Advices Say He Has
Again Been Forced
to Retreat.
NEWS IS NOT C0NFIRMBD
At Midnight the British War Office
Announced That It Would Not
Have Any Further Communica
tions to Publish In the House of
Commons Mr. Balfour, the Govern
ment Leader, Said There Had Been
No Word from Bullcr The English,
People Accept the Boer Story as
Authentic Other War News.
London, Feb. 10, 4.20 a. m. London
accepts as true the Boer statement
that General Bullcr has failed again.
These statements were passed by tho
British censor at Aden and arc read
In the light of Mr. Balfour's announce
ment In tho commons that General
Bullcr Is not pressing his advance.
Winston Churchill wires that Vaal
Krantz was Impracticable for the gunn
which were needed to support a fur
ther advance. His cablegram leaves
General Buller on Tuesday night send
ing a fresh brigade to relieve tho tired
soldiers of Vaal Krantz.
The descriptive writers with General
Bullcr were allowed n rather free hand
in explaining the ugly position which
the British held and the natural ob
stacles which had to be overcome. So
It Is easy to Infer that with Boer rifle
men und artillery defending them,
these hills, ravines and Jungles have
not been overcome and the nubile. Is
prepared In advance for bad news.
Effect nt Ladysmith.
Hellograms from Ladysmith, dated
Monday, describe the effect the can
nonading had on the worn garrison.
Hope ran high that the long period of
Inactivity and tedium was drawing to
a close. Tho crash of guns was almost
continuous for ten hours, nnd at times
It seemed ns If as many ns twenty
shells burst In n minute. The Boers,
preparing always for tho possibility
of defeat, were driving herds and
sending long wagon trains towards
the Drakensberg passes.
Intense silence and darkness fol
lowed, broken only by frogs croaking
and the occasional blaze of shells or
the searchlights surrounding tho town
with ii circle of light to prevent the
unobserved approach of the enemy.
A series of British mines laid for the
Boers exploded accidentally, shaking
and alarming the city and camp.
General McDonald's retirement puz
zles the military commentators' The
theory that finds acceptance In that
It was ordered hy Lord Roberts and
that both General Bitller's and General
McDonald's operations wero by the
direction of the commandcr-In-chlcf In
order to occupy the Boers at widely
separated points so they would bo un
able to transfer any of their forces to
oppose the projected central advance.
Have Crossed River.
Charles Williams, u military writer,
who Is understood to be In confiden
tial relations with Lord Wolseley, says
that beyond doubt the most authori
tative opinion in London regards It as
probable that an endeavor will bo
made to force the line of the Orange
river before Wednesday next, possibly
by Monday. Henry W. Luey says that
the health of Sir Alfred Mllner, gov
ernor of Cape Colony. Is suffering from
tho prolonged strain nnd his friends
fear he will break down.
Dr. Leyds has issued in Brussel a
stntement for publication In England
denying purported interviews In which
he Is reported as piejudiclng tho pow
ers In the event that tho British in
vade the Free State. He says ho s
convinced that the war will contlnuo
ns long as the two republics have arms
nnd ammunition,
If the Mauser cartridges give out, the
Doers, ho asserts, will fall back upon
Martini-Henry rifles, for which they
have a supply of ammunition that is
practically Inexhaustible. A special
dispatch from Spenrmans Camp, dated
Friday noon, says that owing to the
Doer cross-lire and the Impossibility of
Intrenching Vaal Kruntz. General Bul
ler's force withdrew. The Financial
News, which publishes this dispatch,
suggests that General Buller has not
yet actually recrossed the Tugela.
Boer Reinforcements.
Boer Head Laager, Ladysmith,
Thursday, Feb. S.-Tho British, who
were In possession of tho kopjo at
Molen's drift, abandoned It nftor a
bnmbardment by Doer cannon this
morning and retired p.eross the Tugela
river to their former position. A ue
sultoiy cannonade Is proceeding nt tho
Tugela this morning, but otherwise;
everything is quiet.
Lelpslc, Feb. 9. Tho Neueste Nnch
rlchten prints a ppeclal dispatch from
a correspondent who claims that Gen
eral Buller's third attempt to relievo
Ladysmith has completely failed.
london, Feb, 9. A dispatch to the
Times from Koodnnsburg, dated Tues
day, February 8. says1
"It Is reported that Doer reinforce
ments are arriving from Mttgersfon
tcin. Our position Is easily tenable,
but the entire force has been ordered,
to return to Modder river tomorrow."
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Feb. 9. Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday Eastern
Pennsylvania, fair, colder Satur
day: Sunday fair; fresh northerly
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