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SCRANTON. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IB. 1900.
TWO CENTS.
LIVE NEWS
IS EXPECTED
Check to Be Removed
from African War
Correspondents.
SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN
Lord Roberts Informs the Newspa
per Men That They Will Have
Ample News in a Few Days Kim
berley Is in Soro Straits Terrible
Death Bate from Diseaso The
State of Affairs in December Can
not Have Been Much Improved.
Bombardment 'Increasing.
London, Fcb. 1J 1.15 a in. Lord
Kobeits has gatheied 33.000 men with
whom according to th' best mllltaiy
opinion In London, he purposes turn
ing the left of the M.tgeisfontoln linos
near Jacobsdale, entering the Fics
Slate, compelling Genual Ctonjo to
iaK. the sge of Klmbcrly and thus
making his (list step towaid Bloom
fontelu Ycsterdiv l.oid Robcits announced
the mipolntniutit of Geneinl Sir Homy
Colvllle-, hltlictto ronuuander of the
guilds bilgadu to the comnnnd of the
Ninth division, which Is being formed
nnd will tonsist piobauly to u gioat
ctent of colonial ttoops. Gcnei il Cnl
llle will be succeeded by Gtiictnt
Reginald llole-C.uew. Lend Itobeits
tolls the- c onc-pondeiils that when he
gets down to buMness they shell have
ample opportunities to send news-. Ills
chief pi cs c envoi vcsttiday i-suod
new rules and In fuli.tp ull wiltten
lommunli itlons .no to go unchecked.
nl tclegi mis will bj i enotcd. Tor
the next lew el.tvs little news Is llk-lv
to gel I hi on uli, but later tilde will be
much ftpecliun. Thus uvs the censor,
and thp last clause may lie Ir.teiprotpd
to menu th it something Is about to
happen.
At Kimberley.
Kimbeile, twenty miles away from
the Modeler liver position. Is In snrj
straits Details lunv that In a popu
litlon of II 000 willies and Itt.OOO blacks
the moitiilltj was Hlxty whites and 1 .3
blac ks per thousand. The Infantile
death late was (171 ppi thousand among
thp whites and 312 per thousand among
the blacks. UiUpiIc fevei was pipvn
lent. This frightful slate of things In
ppcembe r cannot h ip ltnpioved much.
If at .ill since, and the lighting power
of the gaulson must have been gieatly
diminished. Meanwhile, the bombaid
nient b.v the lJoeis has iucieaspd, and
theie Is imminent dinger of the town
fallliiT under the .veiy eves of Loul
Unbelts. It is believed in elides close?
to the w.u ofliee that he will move at
once. Scouts have approached within
a thousand jaids or the Hoop entiench
ments at MageisfontPln
They have found theni sticiug and
asrpitdintcl tint tlipy aie using the
dwelling pi ices. Naval gunueis aie
constantly watching the eiienij's lines
with stiong glasses, and they dec late
that then Is an appicc lable diminution
in the Roet fences, in Natal the Boor
coniiiiaiuliies south of the Ttlgelu oe
cup Uolcl .s faun, sevei.il miles west of
r,hleliy. Two thousand Bneis, with
thiio guns, aie advancing thiough
Xiilulund toward Natal.
TIip war olliee Is making )ic paiatious
lo continue the stream ef tioops for
South . file a. rour laige steumei;!
have been ehuteiecl. Japan agrees to
lc t the Aimstinnss tiansfer to nngland
for naval use ejiilc k-llieis that wero
I 'Jill for Iipi. consenting to wait for
the execution of her own ntelers until
the hostilities in South Afilea an over.
Se'VPial L'lliopcau powpis by similar
consent as to gups being consti acted
by Viekci's Sons unci M.iim, enable
1 uglund to seeuie one hundioil Ma
1ms Two thousand men ate constantly
employed at Woolwich aisenal anil all
Hie gun anil ammunition factiulcs aio
voikiug night nnd day to exec lite gov
ernment nuleis. The weekly output
of lour Hi nix Is 4.000.000 lounds.
(limine of the leeiuliemcnts for South
Aft ti i. Ote-at Utltaln is accumulating
Immerse stoics of material.
Kimberley Bombardment.
Kimberley, Teh. 11 (Fildav) There
was a heavy bombanlment estciday
and today the Hie of the Ropih' big
gun at Kampeisdam has been eiy
tiylng. ,
GEN. BULLER'S REPORT.
Why He Abandoned His Third At
tempt to Relieve Ladysmith.
London, Fob. 12. Tho war oirice has
received at 4.12 p. m. today the follow
ing despatch fiom Field Marshal Lotd
Roberts, dated from Modeler River,
Sunday, February II:
"I have lecelvcd a telegram from
Buller as follows, dated Friday, Fcb
ruaiy 9:
"'It was neeessaiy after seizing
Vital Ktuntz to Intiench It as the
pivot of further opciatlons Hut I
found after trlng two dus, that ow
ing to the nature of the giound, that
was Impiactlcable. It was ulso e.
posed to tho Hi o of heavy guns In
positions fiom which out attilleiy was
dominated.
"'It is essential to troops advancing
on Ladysmith by Harding or Mongers
Drift to hold Vnnl Kinntz securely
and accordingly we aie not pressing
our advance by those roads, as I find
wa cannot make It hecuie."'
GEN. WYNDHAM'S REPORT.
Secretary of the War Office Makes
Statement.
London, Feb. 12. In the house of
commons toduy, (leorge Wyndham,
parliamentary secretaiy of th war
office, made a statement In regard to
i in- itinv mcasllies. The government,
li" sulel, hail not even consldeted th'.1
MUcsllon of eompulsoiy seivlco, which
wu entirely minccissuiy in view ot
thu activity of rect tilting for the iiuxll
luty forces. Since the war, ten thou
sand icci tills hail Joined under exist
ing conditions. The government pio
posert t put the pay of the militia on
the same scale as the regulars.
The artillery, attny seivlco coips and
englneeis neeeFs try for two additional
ainiy corps would bn raised forthwith,
nnmelv, thltty-slx Held batteries and
seven hoise batteries. The Hpeaker alsj
said It had been decided to raise twelve
additional Infantry battalions
Mr. Wyndham Bald the existing cav
alry fotces would also bo expanded by
seven regiments and that commissions
would be offeied to nillttia olllceis, to
the colonies and to the universities.
At present, the speaker further point
ed out, there were 109,000 regulars In
the country, and the Increase was an
ticipated to be 30,000. There were now
328,000 men In the auxiliary forces, and
It was estimated the Increase would be
60,000. ,Soon the country would have at
least CI 7,000 men, and Mr. Wyndham
anticipated that the number would be
neaier 600,000 than half a million.
The Hem etui v of state for wai, Lotd
Lunsdowne, furnished the house of
lotds with a statement similar to thit
of Mr. Windham.
DEMOCRATS MEET.
They Call Upon Taylor to With
draw His Troops.
Louisville, Ky Feb. 12. The Demo
critlc members of both houses of the
legislature met again in the court
house heie today. In the house.- .i
lesolutlon which had passed bv the.
senate was ptcspntcel, calling upon W.
S. Taylor to at once wlthdiaw the
nilllt la and foue of armed men which
he has gatheied about bint In the state
house and sui render the executive of
llces to J. C. W. Beckham, th lawful
govpinoi.
ruder the rules thp lesolutlon went
over for one day.
A concurrent resolution offpred Sat
in tin v was atloptcel ptovldlng tor the
appointment of a committee of three
n piesontutlvos and two senators to
investigate conditions tit Fiankfort .13
to the s.ifetv and nelv is ibllty of re
suming legislative ses-ion at the capi-
tol.
THE CLARK CASE.
Four Witnesses Tostify Before the
Senate Committee.
Washington, Feb. 12 Four witness
es tpstltied befoio the senate icommlt
tpp on elections In the case of Senator
Cl.uk, of Montana, today. They wet a
I). R. Peeler, :i banker ot Kallspell,
whose ovidencp l elated to the bank
account of Senator Oelgoi, W. II.
Cochran of Buttu. who was called by
the defense, but before he conclud'eel
was stigmatized by them as a witness
for the pe-nsecutlon. State Senator C.
W. Hoffman and Mr. J. S. McNeill,
proprietor of the Helena Indpppndent.
Mr. McNeill had not concluded when
the commission adjourned for the clay.
Ho denied categoilcallv practically all
tho allegations of Whiteside involving
his name and tho lattei's assertions
concerning the use of conupt means
to boeuie Clurk's election.
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
February Session Began Yesterday
at Williamsport.
Wllllamsport, Pa., Feb. 12. The legu
lai Fcbruaty session of the'Sttpei lor
inuit opened in this city this after
nnon with Judges Hlee, Ueavei, Oilaclv,
W. W. I'oi ter nnd W. D. I'm ler on the
bench. Judges Smith and. Mitchell lie.
lug detained by sickness. The til.il list
was gone over and the following cases
nol piossed:
Hall, Kaul .V: Co. vs. Uunther. ap
pellant, Elk county; Opp vs. Shoemaker
et ill, appellants, Lv coming: Osborne
et ul. vs. Manslield boiough, uppc'
lants, Tioga; Hobb vs. Mack ct al , ap
pellants, Tioga, und Claike s. Bache,
appellant, Tioga. The cases of the
Commonwealth vs. Young, appellant.
Centie, and Commonwealth vs. Beckei,
appellant. Schuylkill, wcie costlnued.
Arsumcmt on the lem lining cases will
be commenced tomoriovv.
PUERTO RICO'S TRADE.
Statement of Imports and Exports
Duriufj American Occupation.
Washington, Feb. 12. The wur do
paittitent today give out the state
ment that the total value of impoits
into the Island of Puerto UIpo fiom
the elate of American occupation to
December aj, Mi, Mas J12,101,S29. and
thnt the total value of expoits fiom
the Island elutlng the atne peilod was
Jll,r,ni,v07.
The T'nltcd Slates furnished $1,687,
S26 of the Impoits and took $3,502,70.1
of the exports. Sug.n expents to th
United States for that period made up
$1,017,572 of tho total.
MINE FOREMEN MEET.
Arrangements Are Being Made for a
Convention at Pittsburg.
Plttsbuig Feb. 12. A meeting of the
legislative boaid of mine foremen and
(lie bosses mutual nUl nssuclatlon. of
the bituminous mines of Pennsylvunli,
Is being held heie. Arrangements ate
being made tor holding a convention
In Pittsburg. Fiom three bundled to
four hundred membeis are expected
to attend tho convention.
Tho object of tho association Is to
unite all mine foicmen and flro bosses
In Pennsylv aula who hold' cei tlllcntes
und to mutually aid each othei In the
mobt practical manner.
Big Railroad Deal.
Philadelphia, Feb. 12 -The Hccord to
morrow will rav: 'The tecent acquisi
tion bv tho Pennsylvania Itullioad com
pany of largo interests In the Chesapeake
and Ohio rnllrcucl which hos already le.
suited In the retirement of M. II. lugnlls
us president und the selection of a. W.
Stevens ns his successor, will came a
completes remguulutlon of the present
board of directors of tho Chesapeake and
Ohio. When the charge Is niaelo the w
board will ha found to contain tin to
Pcnnsjlvanla railioad icpresentntivcs,
three icpre-sentlng the Vunclerbllts Intel,
est and the remainder will lit made iii
of men from tho local tciritory, iluouuh
which tho lino traverses.
1HE ANTi-TRUST
CONFERENCE
CLOSE OF THE FIRST DAY'S
PROCEEDINGS AT CHICAGO.
Resolutions Formulated Asking for
Government Ownership of All Rail
ways and Telegraph Lines, and the
Placing on tho Free List All Trust
Goods Delegates Welcomed by
Mayor Harrison Speeches by
Judge Prentiss and Others.
Chicugo, Feb. 12. Tonight at the
close ot the Hrst day's ptoeeedlngs of
the anti-trust conference called by tho
National Anti-Trust league, good pro
gicss had been made with the set
speeches, of which a dozen or moie
were delivered.
The resolutions committee wns busy
this afternoon and tonIglt, when the
main body of delegates were listening
to the speeches nt Central Music! hall.
A set of lesolutlons was formulated
by the committee covering the fol
lowing points: Government ownership
of all rallvvas and telegraph lines;
the abolition of all special pilvlleges
by legislative ennetment: plnclng on
the fice list of ail tiust goods and di
rect legislation bv petition fiom the
people.
The discussion In committee was car
lied on these lines. An amendment
was offpied for thp taxation of all
franchises, but was voted clown, on the
giound that such action would simply
legalize such pilvlleges.
The confptence wns called to oider
In Cential Music hall this morning by
President M. L Lockwood, of the exe
cutlve committee. .
Maor Hun Nun welionipel the dele
gates on belnlf of the city. He de
nounced ti lists In general as dangerous
anil threatening the Integilty of the
nation. Aliendv, he said, the senate
of the United States had been reduced
to a small convention of the owners
and lepiesentathes of the trusts. A
few ve.irs mote would see the bouse
and our judicial y l educed to the same
condition.
Address of Judge Prentiss.
Foimer Judge William Pientlss, of
Illinois, was elected tempoiuiy elnlr
mun and addressed the e onventlnii. In
the tourso of his lemaiks Judge Pien
tlss said:
Wo must aroiip the people and tdiictito
the m that In ti nth us well us in tin en v,
the government of the I'nltcil States be
longs to them, that thev ait the sov
ereign of tho country: lint upon tlieni
icsts the lesponslbllitv of rooting out
tho monopolies and, ere lung tlitv will
tliid a remidv nnd then to go furth among
llio. Iii-oplu-ml tjonijiico them th it iliey
should start the work. In mv jticlHtiVnt
the tiust evil wits caused bv the lall
uie of the people le leiognlze whit nio
their rlthts und what their povvtis aie.
Teach tho people the j,overnment Is
theirs that In them tho remedy lies.
Te ich them thnt the fundamental prin
ciples of tho Dccl. nation nf Independence
that all me n are netted cepm! have
been v totaled. These violvtions nre te
sponible for the situation tint con
fionls us toel.iv.
Let us suv that evrrj I tvv which pht
privileges to iinj class shall be wiped off
the statute books.
Oenetal K. B. Finlev, of Ohio, was
recognized 'by the chalimin on a ques
tion of peisonal privilege. Ho wished
It understood he said, that he wan
not heie for the purpose of aiding In
the organization of n new political
part. Ho tcaied that such a con
struction might be placed upon a poi
tion of the speech of Picsldent Lock
wood In thp calling of the tonfeienee
In en dei. Picsldent Lockwood Im
mediately explained that "he- was not
here for the organlzition of a new
pait" His belief was that all men
should, in the aceomplishment of the
purpose befoie tho conference iis
above the Interest of puty. Franklin
H. Wentworth, of Chicago, was select
ed tempoiaiy secretuiy.
Vice-Presidents.
The following vveie appointed tein
poiaiv vice-presidents. Lx-dovernor
Altgeld, of Illinois, John Crcsby, New
Yoik, llle hiird Dultou, Kanas; Tom
I. Johnson, Ohio, Judge Tulpy. Chica
go; Cicnei.il Warner, of Ohio; Judg"
Clegg, Louisiana: 1 K. Uldgeley,
Jenv Simpson, Kansas; Hov. Dr.
Shule, Illinois: F. Aran Vooihees, In
diana: Governor Lee, South Dakota.
I On the motion of Genei.il Weave l, of
Iovva, committees weio selected on
progiamnip, permanent organic ulon,
resolution vv.ijs and means, national
oigunlition ami rules.
The most impoitaiU woik of the con-
feieneo will fall on the resolutions
committee which is made up as fol-
lows: John P. Altgeld. Illinois; Louis
F. Post, Illinois; A. J Abbott, W. IT.
' P. Bliss. Colorado- fjpneral J. B. Wea
ver, low a; J. S. Crosby, New Voik; K.
W. Ilemls, New York George F. Wil
liams, Massachusetts; Tom L. John
son, Ohio; T. F. George, Jr., New
Votk; Hlchuid Dalton. Kansas; Jerry
Simpson, Kansas; Cnngtessman Sul
ei. New Yotk: G. A. Stockwcll. Min
neapolis Tiank D. Lirabee, Minne
apolis: Judge J. Clegg. Louisiana:
I Jos Shakley, Pennslvania; Goveinor
i Lee. South Dikota; John '.. White, II-
llnols; Samuel Jones, Toledo, Ohio,
I Ignatius Donnelly, Minneapolis, Frank
i S. Monnett, Ohio; A. P. iMcQulrk.
. Iowa: W. B. Doming, Kentucky; Pto
I fessor J. M. Commons. New York; C.
B. Matthews. New Yoik; Oeotge It.
I Shlbley, New Yoik; Milton Park.
Texas: Dr. Own go H Sheinmn. Mlehi-
gan: T J. Cole, Indiana; C. Dioffers,
of the South Dakota Unlveislty.
The committee on national organiza
tion next In Importance to that on reso
lutions follows: M. Ij. Lockwood,
Pennsjlvanla: C. L. Matthews, New
Yoik; J. R, Sovereign, Aikansas; Judge
Clegg, A. C. Noiton, Alabama; H, u.
Martin. New York; .Torn L. Johnson,
Ohio; C. T. Bride, Ohio; George
Fied Williams, Massachusetts; Will
iam Pientlss, Illinois; Jeny Simpson,
Kansas; General J, B, Weaver, Iowa:
Congiessmnn Hulzer, New York; L 11.
Rldgeley, Kansas; A. P. McQtilrk,
Iowa; C. J, Buell. Minnesota; Nathan
Cole, Coioiudo; C. II. Howard, Chi
cugo; P. II. Dnwe, New York; William
Iiann, New Yoik; Louis Post, Chicago;
II. Boddlnghouse, Chicago; W, D. P.
Bliss, California; Willis J. Abbott,
Chicugo: Mis. Luelnda Chandler, Illi
nois. Captain W. B. Black, ot Illinois, then
addtcssed the conference on the tiust
question. Ho wns enthusiastically re
ceived. At the conclusion of Captain
Black's speech, tho conference took a
recess until 2 p. m.
Jay D. Miller, of Illinois, was the first
speuker at the afternoon session of the
conference. Mr. George Sherman, of
Michigan, followed. Other speakers
vveie as follows: Hon. T. Carl Spool
ing, author of the California primary
election law; Frank B. Elliott, of Kan
sas; Governor Andrew-Lee, of South
Dakota; Mr. C. B. Matthews, of Buf
falo, N. Y., In a discourse on the oil
trade. He was given close attention
and cieated much enthusiasm.
The paper prepaied by Alexander
Delmar, the political economist, of New
York, was read by Judge J. B. Flem
ing. Mr, Delmar was prevented from
attending the conference owing to Ill
ness. At 6 o'clock the conference took a
recess until 7.30 p. m.
H. S. Blglow was tho first speaker
at tonight's session. Congressman
William Stiller, of New York, received
a hearty teceptlon when piesented to
the audience. Mr. Bolton Hall, of New
York, came next.
TAYLOR CONGRATULATED.
A Message from the Republican
Clubs of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. O.. Feb. 12. The Ohio
Leugue of Republican clubs this af
ternoon elected olllceis, headed bv E.
Q. Motel, of Hlllsboro, us president.
Cleveland was selected us the place
for the convention next je.ir and reso
lutions wete ndopted cndotslng the na
tional nnd state tulmlnlstiations, Sen
atois Foraker unci Hanna, and the
Ohio lepicsentutlve s In congress and
leglslatuie. A itsoltttloti was pissed,
amid upioailotis applause-, that the fol
lowing ine-esi be ti'legiaphcd to Hon.
W. S. T tv lot
The lit public ins oi Ohio, assembled In
the lit public an le.iuue convention, send
greeting to em us give nun- of Kentucky
und hereby t mm ess to von our tougrattl
1 litems, foi the gallant and palilotlc
stand vou hive tntnle for the Republic an
ptrt und for join bravo und ft-it less
llRht In defense ot the- suffriges of tho
voters i-el of the tights of the whole
peoplo of Knitiirkv. Go on, be fnm;
tike no ti.it kw in el step; make no com
promise. .- -
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS.
Important Bill Passed by tho House.
Debate in Senate.
Washington, Feb. 12 An Important
hill was passed by the house today
vhli h makes universally applicable the
Uw that now permits the tiansit of
goods in bond through ceituln parts
of the United States Under It, goods
In bond can be shipped thiough any
portion nf tho tenltory of the UnltPd
Statps lo foreign polls. It Is princi
pally designed tn give the transpor
tation eompanles of the United States
a shaie of the transcontinental trade
to the Orient. The bill' also repeals
the livv of Maich 1, 1S03, prohibiting
the shipment of goods In bond to the
Mexican free zone The latter provi
sion was fought bv Mr. Stephens, nf
Texas. The rcmaliidei of the day was
occupied In passing the ptlvate pen
sion bills favniably acted upon at last
Frldav night's session, and in DIstilct
of Columbia legislation.
The final week's discussion of the
pending lluancial bill was begun In the
senate today. The spoalteis were two
Republicans, Mr. Klkins (W. Va ). und
Mr. Woleott (Colo), and one Populist,
Mr. Butler (N. C.) Mr. Klkins advo
cnteel the passage of the pending sen
ate measure in a brief but forceful
argument. Mi. Woleott, ehYimati of
the International Bimetallic commis
sion of 1SD7, spoke for many Republi
cs ms who ndhero to bimetallism, nnd
his speech, earnest and eloquent, was
accorded unusual attention. Mr. Rut
in closed the debate for the clay, ndvo
c itlng the adoption of his amendment
providing for an issue ot paper cur
icncy by the government.
NEW CABINET OFFICER.
Will Bo Known as Secretary of
Mines and Mining.
Washington, Feb. 12 A new cabinet
oflleei to bo known ns the seteitirv
of mines and mining, is piovidcd In
the hill favoi.ibly acted on today by
the house committee on mines and
mining. The bill cteates nn executive
elepai tmeiu which shall have emit
charge of aftalts I elating to mines, in
cluding the geological sinvcv. Thej
proposeel sccretaiv of mines Is to have
the same lank and s ilaiy of othei e ab
luet otllteis und an nsslstunt seeietary
Is given the same standing as tho flist
I assistant sinetury of the- intnler.
Another mining measute favorably
acted on establishes ruining expeil
ment stations in each of the mining
states, similar to ugilcultur.il c.peil
inent stations and pi ov Ides tor the ap
pointment of a government geologist
at $1,500 a ear and n assistant a:
! $2.:00 In the seveial mining states
These offlcets aie to fumUh ussajs,
Issue public bull"tlns und conduct es
ploiatlons of mining regions.
"WELL, GO AHEAD."
Governor Taylor's Message to the
Kentucky Legislature.
Frankfoir, Ky Feb. 12. Tho Rep
ubllcan house and sennle met ut 12
o'clock, nine being piesent in the lat
tei and twenty-eight in thu former.
The senate uppointed a committer
to Inform Governor Tnlor that It had
convene ii in Frankfort und was ready
for business. It reported In a few
minutes tint Governor Taylor had re
ceived nnd replied:
"Well, go ahead."
Lincoln Day Banquet,
Wllllamsport. Feb. 12 -Tho eighth an
nual Lincoln Day banquet nf tho Young
Men's Republican club took placo hero
tonight In tho Updegruff. Congressman
James 8 Sherman, of New York, re
sponded to tho toast, "Abraham Lin
coln," and Major John F, Lutoy, con
Brpssmun from Iowa, spoko of "Tho Re
publleun Party."
Bankruptcy Petition.
Pittsburg, Feb. 12.-ln tho United Stntes
court today Henry Wlsemun and Isadora
Blatnci, of Wllkes-Uarre, Pa, tiled a
petition In bankruptcy. Tho firm owes
$11,720 SI uudlias no assets or liabilities,
LINCOLN DAY
CELEBRATIONS
CHICAGO, PHILADELPHIA AND
OTHER CITIES TAKE PART.
Banquet at the Marquette Club Dis
tinguisned Speakers at Chicago.
The Day Generally Observed in
Philadelphia Mr. Powdorly En
tertained in Baltimore.
Chicago, Feb. 12. The fifteenth an
nual Lincoln day banquet of tho Mar
quette club was given tonight nt the
Auditorium hotel, covers being laid for
300 guests. The banquet hall was hunff
with pictures of Lincoln, McKlnley,
Dewey, Schley and Sampson and the
various geneials of the Civil war. The
president of the club, Herman B. Wick
ersham, presided. After the president
had delivered his address, Oeotge
Adams spoke on "Abraham Lincoln."
Tho address of Governor D. L. Russell,
of North Carolina, on the "Progress of
Republicanism In the South" was read
by Adjutant General J. C. L. Hairls,
ot North Carolina, Governor Russell
having been prevented by official du
ties fiom leaving his state. The Hon.
Murat Hallstcud spoke on the "Con
servative Character of Lincoln." The
subject of Hon. John K. Cubblson was
the "Coming Contest." Hon. James T.
McClcary spoke on "The Union Lin
coln Loved." "The Destiny of Our
Country" was the subject of tho Hon.
Bat tlett Tripp.
Philadelphia, Feb. 12. The anniver
sary of tho bit th of Abraham Lincoln
was genet ally observed as u legal holi
day heie today. All the fedeial and
municipal elepai tments and '4Tuits
were closed, as were also the various
I unit, financial Institutions and cx
c hunges. There were no sessions of tho
public schools The most Important
event of the occasion was the Lincoln
ela.v celebration tonight under the nu
splees of the young Republicans, when
n teceptlon was tendered Congiessman
John A. T. Hull, foimer joveinor ot
Iowa unci piesent chnlimau of the
house pommlttpp on military affairs.
Theie were other celebrations through
out the city. In the Picshyterlan
c lunch nt Wjncote, near this city,
Color.c I A. K. McClurc. editor of tho
1 hi! idevlphia Times, delivered nn ad
eliess on "Lincoln ns I Knew Him."
Battlmoie. Md . Feb. 12. Lincoln's
bitthday was celebrated hete bv an
eluboiatp banquet under the auspltes
of the Union League club, the leading
Republican organization of the south,
In Its hnndsome club house. More than
:!00 guests sat down at tho banquet
ting tables, among them being United
States Senators McComas, of Mary
land; Havvley , of Connecticut; Hnd
Cluik, of Wsomlng. Congressmen
Hopkins, of Illinois; Jones, nf Wash
ington, and Bering, of Kentucky;
James Tanner, formerly commissioner
op rens'ons, and Terrence V. Povvdprly,
United States commissioner general of
Immigration.
PROVIDING PUNISHMENT.
Bill Introduced by M. Waldrell
Rousseau in Chamber of Deputies.
Pails, Feb 12 In the chamber of
deputies today the' premiei, M. Wald
rell Rousseau, lntioduccd a bill modi
fjlng the piesent law for the punish
ment In the case of ministers of re
ligion who publicly censure or criticize
In any way public authorities. Foi
nierly only lianlshment e ould be In
flicteel, but the pieamble of the new
bill pxplalns that the seveilty of the
old measure rendered the law lnopeia
tlvp, so the present bill Is Imprison
ment vaiylng from a fortnight to two
ears for genet al offenses nnd deten
tion In case of direct ptovocatlon, dis
obedience of the laws or armed revolt.
The bill will thus give the govern
ment an aim tn punish Its clerical op
ponents without pioccedlngs to the ex
tiemo measure of demanding exile and
will enable It to punish attacks, such
an that of the Archbishop of AIx, Mon
selgnour Goutho Soulatd, who wroto a.
letter of encouragement tn the As
sumptlrnlst Fathets on the dissolution
of their oider by the correctional til
bunal, and who was Immune under the
piesent law.
The bill, nt the request of the gov
ernment, was lefened to a committee.
OPENING FOR TRADE.
A Boom Promised in South Africa
at Close of tho War.
Washington, Feb, 12. Consul General
Slowe, at Capo Town, serves notice on
American manufacturers, through a re
port to the bureau of foielgn com
meice, state department, that as soon
1 as the wur In South Africa Is over there
I will be a boom which will afford inanv
1 opportunities for the Introduction of
! Ameiicun goods und American enter
prises. Tile countiy will then be Bhort of
supplies, he sajs, partlculaily food
stuffs, and In many other directions
the demand will be large. Vehicles,
tools, and hirness will be neided; much
furnltuie has been destroyed, and tho
country will want the countless things
required by ono emerging fiom a war.
TWO MEN ENTOMBED.
Were "Robbing Pillars" at the Maf
fett Mine.
Wllkes-Barre, Feb. 12 Patrick Qull
lan, miner, and Anthony Leger, laborer,
wore entombed In the Muffett mine at
Sugar Notch. They were "robbing pll
lais" when a laige poitlon of tho roof,
without warning, caved in. It Is not
known whether they are behind tho fall
or whether they wero caught In It and
killed.
Rescuers are now hard at work try
ing to reach the entombed men.
Handler Knocked Out.
New York, Feb. 12 At the Hercules
Athletic club. Brookbn, tonight, George
Gardner, of Lowell, Mass, knocked out
Jimmy Handler In tho third round.
Steamship Arrivals,
Liverpool, Feb. 12 Arrived: Teutonic,
from New York: Georgia, from Now
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THE NEWS THIS MOltNING
Weather Indications Today:
RAIN J BOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.
1 General General Roberts Promises
News from South Africa.
Anti-Trust Conference at Clilcigo.
Lincoln's Birthday Celebration.
Our Flag Flouts Over New Islands hi
tho Bast. .
5 General Northeastern lVniisjlwuita.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local A Peculiar Arrest.
One Day's Work ot tho Courts.
t Kdltorial.
News and Comment.
G Local Requisition Poperr for Morel
and Robert.
Board of Control Meeting.
6 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Round About tho County.
8 Local Live Industrial News.
BASE BALL BOOMERS.
Desperate Efforts to Organize a New
Association.
Chicago, Feb. 12. Tho meeting of the
piomoters of the Amcilean association
of base ball clubs, called for this after
noon by Piesldent Harry Qulnn, ot
Milwaukee, was postponed until tomor
row morning nnd tho organization of
the now league put off another du.
Delegates from six cities vveie pies
ent today at the conferences held In
th Great Northern hotel, but It was
thought best to postpone nny definite
action until representatives from Di
li olt nnd Boston arrived. Tom Mc-
Caithy. of Boston, ut lived on a late
tiuln tonight and Tim Nuvin, of De
tt olt. Is expected early tomoiiow inclin
ing. Upon the efforts of these mag
nates depends the life of the oiganli
tlon that Is pioposed ns a rival to the
National league. The cities rcpicsenteel
vveie Philadelphia, Baltimore, St. Loul',
Chicago, Milwaukee and Louisville1.
The promoters say there will bo little
or no trouble In getting sufficient back
ing for a circuit of eight clubs. Some
difficulty may be expel lone eel In bilane
Ing the circuit, getting four western
nnd four eastern elubs, as theie aie
two applicants for tho fotuth place on
the western slde, while Providence Is
looked upon only as a possibility for
the east. It Is expected, hovvevet. Hint
representatives will lie piesent lonuu
row from Providence, and If sufficient
backing Is shown by the other cltieM
Piovidence may come In ulso. Wash
ington is also looked upon us a possi
bility in the event of the default of
Piovidence. Louisville Is making i
stiong play for the foutth place on tho
western circuit.
THE ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Meeting Held at Wilkes-Barre Yes
terday. ytilkes-Barre, Feb. 12. A meeting ot
the- officers and piomoteis of the At
lantic league whs held In this city this
evening. The cities tepresented vveie:
Allentovvn, Reading, TrPliton an 1
WIlkcs-Barrc. II. S. Fogel, president
of tho league, presided. Ho said tho
outlook for a stiong leaguo of eight
clubs was good. Newark, Chestei, 131
mlra, L'aston and Hnriisburg aie unx
ious for membership. William Shaislg
and Geoigo Ulnimeimiin, who tepre
sented Allentovvn, stated that the peo
ple ot their city weio very enthusiastic
for a club and n llrst-cliiss team would
he placed In the Held. Thp Wilkes
Barre reptesentatlves said Us town
would be reptesentetl by a stiong c lub.
After tho ti insactlon of some routine
business the meeting adjourned to meet
ut Allentovvn some time next month,
when the clubs to constitute the league
will be admitted and a .schedule at
laugcd. WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION.
A Number of Anti-Suffrago Ladies
Recoived by Mr. McKinley.
Washington, Feb. 12. Piesldent .Mc
Klnley this afternoon i etched at the
White House a number of the ladies
lepresenting the state nssoc iations that
are opposed to woman's suffiage. The
ladies vveie lntioduccd by Mis. Hoot,
w Ife of the seeietaiy of wai. Theli ic
eeption by the president was exceed
ingly cot dill. Aftei tlie meeting tho
ladles expiessed themselves as well
pleated, both us te the Implosion thj
piesldent had made on them and tho
imptesslon they appiiently had undo
on the piesldent.
Among those pipspiU wpip Mrs.
Douglass Rohlnon and Mrs. William
C. Covvles, of New Yoik, slsteis of
Governor Roosevelt.
WILL NOT TRY M'GIFFORT.
Vote of the Now York Presbytery on
the Question.
New York, Feb 12. The- New Yoik
Pitsbvteiy decided, by a vote of 77 to
.!. not to try Dr. Aithur G. McGiffort
on tho charges of heresy, pieferred bv
Rev. G. W. Birch, the stated cleik of
the Presbyteiy, ut the Junuary meet
ing. I A resolution was adopted deelaiing
in eftect that the action of the Pusby-
i tery In December, when It decided not
to tty Dr. McGlffoit for heresy, but to
disavow his teachings, was sufficient
under the clicumstanees nnd that tho
opinion of tho Piesbytery was that tho
charges should not bo considered.
Bryan at Richmond.
Richmond. V.i , Feb. 12.-illl im J.
Hrnu reached bore this morning irom
Wm-lilngton ami notwithstanding the tain
ho was greeted by a jood sled crowd ut
the ele pot. At 2 o'clock tills afternoon
ho addressed an audltnie at tho Acad
emy of Music, tho largo hull being paiked
to tho doeits. Many members of tho
legislature wtio piesent.
Honors for "Scaldy Bill."
Philadelphia. Feb, 12 -"Scaldy Bill"
Qulnn, of Wllllamsport, Pa., and I." I
Smith, of this city, fought six bard an I
fast rounds tcnlght at the Broadwuv
Athletic club. The honors wero slightly
In "Scaldy Bill's" favor. Tho men weio
so fatigued at tho end of tho bout that
they could haidly walk to their corners.
Trades Council Agreement.
Chicago, Feb. 12 The building mate
rial trades council with a membership of
20,000, has announced that It will sup
port the building trades council and that
no material will be furnished to contrac
tors employing non-union labor.
NEW ISLANDS
NOW OURS
American Flag Rsised
Over Tatanes and
Calagan.
CRUISE OF THE PRINCETON
Territory in the Philippine Archi
pelago Not Mentioned in the
Treaty of Paris Bayat Was Also
to Have Been Occupied, but, It Is
Said, the Japanese Flag Was Found
Floating There.
Manila, Fob. 12 It Is reported that
the United Slates gunboat Pilnceton
v Islted the Tatanes nnd Calagan Isl
ands, which were omitted from the
Pails tteaty ot peace, as they ntu
north of 20 degrees of latitude, talsctl
Atnetlcan Hags and appointed native)
governors. It Is ndded that the Prince
ton found the Japineso Hag flying at
Bayat Island and refrnlnetl from land
ing thete pending orders.
The Pilnceton occupied the North
ern Islands under a government order.
The- lepoit that the Japanese Hag was
found living Is not conflrmpel; but
them vveie leports thnt Japan Intend
ed to take the Islands. The native
willingly subxtltuted the American for
the insui gent officials and took the
oath of allegiance to the United
States.
The natives of Samra and Leyte aro
reluming to the It towns und tho not
mal conditions ate being lesumcd.
Reports fiom native sottiies, vvhlph
mo not continued, say that Oenci.it
Pio del Pilar, the lnsuigent comman
eler, recently died of tover.
RETURN OF TRANSPORT SIAM
Vessel That Lost 311 Mules Out of
330 Back from Manila.
San Franc hi , Fob. 12 Thu mulo
transput t Slam, which lost "II mule
out of a cargo of 510 on her last voy
age to eMatiila, airlvcd last night from
that pott.
She was in two typhoons nn the out
ward voyage, during which the ani
mals vveie killed. Captain lCatslch re
signed command at Manila, and Cap
tain Vuleiitlne was sent out from Aus
tnlli to bting tho vessel back to San
FiaiicKio. The Slain is in ejuarantine.
SHOT A BURGLAR.
David Lonp's Experience with a
Nocturnal Visitor.
Lebanon, Pa, Feb. 12. David S.
Long, a farmer of Suuth Lebanon
township, late last night shot and In
stantly killed John Reeker, of Mld
v.aj, this county, who was ilelcctet
by membeis of Long's famll in tho
net of nibbing tho house Long gavo
himself up and was ick ispel on $l,00u
ball. Ho will be given a hearing to
inoriow nfteinoon on the chuso ot
Involuntaty min'taughtcr. Long's
diiighti r, l.'vu, heard the lutiuder
und nwakend her fithcr. After
aiming himself with a shot gun Lon,?
made se.iuh of the hoipe and sew thu
man as he wns about jumping fiom a
front window to a poarch.
Long ajs he aimed low in oreler to
maim the- bumlat, but as he pulled
the trlggei the man lein-el fiom thn
window and the enllte chaige entered
the lut mil'' r'x buk. lie died nlinnst
Instantly. '-Iim tl ilte'r ho wn iden
tified by neighbois as John Becker,
aged twenty-eight ve.irs and imploded
ut Mlelw.iy as a laborer.
FIRES AT BRADFORD.
Fifty Thousand Dollars' Worth of
Property Destroyed.
Bi.idtnrd, Fa., Feb. 12 Shortly be
foie midnight, the laige v. ood-woiklng
plants locateel near the foot of the
hill were tiled bv an incenilliiv and
both weio elestiopd. The flist was
tho stoie house of McAmbly mill,
owned by Actus Rathburn. Tho loss on
this pioperty Is estimated at $10,000,
paitlally Insured.
The second lite was at the Immense
kindling wood tactoiy found ly con
ducted by Bedell & Brnuse. but now
In litigation. Tho kindling wood plant
was binned to the gioittnl, entailing a
less of $40,000. No Instunnce. Five
railioad tats wcie destiojcd also,
NEW COAL FIELDS.
Mr. Barnes Thinks They Will Soon
Bo a Necessity,
New Yoik. Feb. 12. James R. Barnes,
of Unlontow n, the head K a large coat
sjndlcate in Pennsylvania, is ut tho
Wnldorf-Astoila. Tho puipose of his
nttsent visit Is to urge tho construc
tion of a lailroad fiom Untontown, Pa.,
to Wheeling, W. Va a distance ot
seventy miles. This will open valuable
coal lands in Tajette and Gieene coun
ties, which only need transportation
facilities to permit of their lemunera
tlvo development
"Theiu is an unusually laigo demand
for fuel, which seems to be constantly
gi owing," Mr. Baines lemtirkcd, "that
the new coal fields will soon bo an uic
ent necessity."
Death of Emery E. Hill.
Kmery Hill died at 1.30 this morn
ing at his late leslclence, R19 Madison
avenue Funeral notice later.
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WEATHER FORECAST. -
Washington, Feb. 12. Forecast -
f for Tuesday, for eastern Pennsyl-
vanla, rain followed by clearlnr -
Tuesday: fair and colder Tuesday
night and Wednesday; brisk south-
f eastorly shifting to southerly and
west and southwesterly winds.
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