WtJ .'Vf'Q,-.re '" . fc. 44ASC r,ts .-' 'ii- a fKritame. Mmmtwx '-tf& ia TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES. SCRANTON, PA.. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1000. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. nr "'ii -m- BRITISH CLOSING ON GEN. CRONJE A Belief Prevails in London That the Boer Leader Has Been Hopelessly Surrounded. NEWS AWAITS f he War Office Has Received a Telegram of Satis factory Nature, but Prefers Not to Make It Pub lic Until Confirmed by Later Reports Much Anxiety Has Been Aroused by the Report, General Duller May Again Attempt to Relieve Ladysmith Queen Congratulates General Rob erts and His Troops. London, Feb. "JO. .4r a. in. A mem ber of the cabinet told H. W. Lucy to night that the war olllcu had received a telegram announcing that tlenerul Croujo was hopelessly surrounded. Mr. Wyndhani was beset by anxious members of the house, but would only icply that the goernment'K news was extremely satisfactory, The sole expla nation of the government withholding good news is that continuation and more details are awaited. The situation as disclosed by corre spondents over the Free State border Is tantalizing to the public expecta tions. The elementary facts arc that the Hoots are trekking eastward toward Hlo. -.Trfonteln, with slow moving bag gage trains, and that they are pursued by Lord Kitchener, with General Kelly Kenny's division. General Macdnnald, with the Highlanders, made a forced mireli to Koodoos Hand ford and on unday pushed twenty miles eastward. Seneral French left Klmberley Satur day, going east along the Modder river. Lord Kitchener is trying to outmarch and to ntitllauk the Hoers, thus cheek ing their retreat. If possible, and driv ing them back Into the hands nf Mno donnlii and French. The war oilice message comnuiiilea ted to Mr. Lucy seems to Indicate tb.it Lord Kitchener has either got ahead of the Hoers or is about to realize his plan, and that the war otllce awaits tn announce a decisive result. .Meanwhile. Commandant Delnrey, with the Hoers from Colesburg, Is hanging on to the right flank of the Hiitlsh pursuing columns, seeking to delay their movements and so to assist the Hoer wagon trains to escape. Students of topography think this Hoers will hardly risk a light until they get Into the rough country north of Hloemfonteln. The Dally Mall correspondent, who was with the British when they vt-ero attacked by the Hoers at lllet river ford, wires: "Ultimately the P.ritish abandons! the convoy, In order not to chert; thi advance. Thus 0u wagons and 800 tons of stores fall Into the bands of the. Boers, though It is doubtful if they will tie able to carry them away." Bullet's Real Success. General Duller has achieved a ie.il success seemingly In capturing the range of hills south of the Tugela. It makes more feasible another attempt to relievo Ladysmith, The Queen has sent a direct mes sage to Lord Roberts congratulating him niul his troops, General French and Colonel Kekewlch have been ac quainted with their promotions. Dr. Lords, at Brussels, says the Free State troops who were besieging Ladysmith have withdrawn In order to defend their homes. In this way he accounts for General Butler's sueees-j against the weakened forces. lie will forego his projected trip to Rome, ho says, beeauso of "decisive events now tuklng place In the theater of war." Lord Roberts' generalship was con ducted with such secrecy, says a teh -gram from Modder river, that even the senior officers who took the Sixth division through the preliminaries of operation did not know what they would finally havo to do. At the War Ofllce. London. Feb. L'0. K'.L'O a. in. The war olllco at midnight announced that It had nothing further for publication from South Africa. In the lobbies of the house of com mens last evening, however. It was rumored that General Cronjo's army Was surrounded, that General French had got between the Hoer forces and Hloemfonteln, and that he was only awaiting reinforcements to close In on tlio enemy. No confirmation of this rumor Is ob. talnable, although tho general Idea is that the government has received im portant dispatches, Chlevcley, Monday morning, Feb. 19. CONFIRMATION The Hoers' line of fortresses If. broken. The British have achieved a decided success in capturing the en emy's position on -Monte Cristo. Tho Boers, however, effectively executed a retreat, moving their guns and convoj wagons. The British had comparative ly few casualties. A Boer Account. Lorenzo Marques. Monday, Fell. 19. A correspondent who was with the Bosr forces In tho attack upon Rensimrg gives further particulars regarding the capture of tho Wilt shires. He says: "Commandant Poller, who arrived llrst, found two companies of the Wllt shlres, and began attacking In th.i open. Soon after lie was Joined by a body of Free Staters, and together they drove the British back from the neigh boring kopjes, capturing all but thiee. "It Is impossible to say exactly how many of Hie British were killed and wounded, but of the Sim Wlltshlres 14-' were captured, and of these forty-four were wounded. The Boers lost two killed and four wounded. They now occupy all the Relishing positions for merly occupied by the British, whoso rear guard is at Rletfontcln, with the federals close up." It appears from advices received here that the loot captured by the burghers yesterday near Kofyfonteln included over 3,000 head of cattle and a number of wagons, eighteen of which were loaded with provisions Intended for the relief of Klmberley. A number of pris oners were also taken. Heavy fighting is reported today around Klmberley, where General Cimi Je Is said to be holding his own. Methuen at Kimberley. London. Feb. SO. The Cape Town correspondent of the Dally News, tele graphing Sunday, says: "Lord Methuen's force, I learn, has arrived at Klmberley, having got through from Magersfontein without lighting." BOER PRISONERS RETURNED. Commandant Pretorlous and Three Others Sent Back by British. Arundel, Sunday. Feb. IS. Comman dant Pretorlous. who was captured by the British at Flandslaagte. and three other Hoer prisoners were handed over to the Hoers from Arundel today. A messenger under a (lag of truce had previously arranged the programme. The prisoners had a cordial Interview with General Clements and were then taken In an ambulance half-way to the Boer camp. QTJEENSBURY WILL. Desired to Have His Remains Cre mated. London, Feb, in. -A codicil to the will of tho Martinis of (jueensbury, who tiled on February 1, made the fol lowing provisions: "At my death 1 wish to b? cremated, and direct thr.t my nalus be placed in the earth unenclosed, 'earth to earth, ashes to ashes,' In any spot convenient that I havo loved. "I particularly request that no chris tian munnurlngs or tomfooleries by performed at tho grave, but that I be burled as an agnnstle. If It should be a comfort to nny one there Is ulentv J of friends who would conie to say a , few words of common ye.iso. "No monument will be required nor nny procession, as the ashes can be carried In n man's hand. If the places I mention to my son should ho incon venient for my burial, then any place would ruttice whore the stars shall ever shed their light and the sun shall guild each rising morning." Mr. Reed in the House. Washington, l-b. 19. R.v.Spctkcr Reed was about tho house today lor tho llrst time since bis retirement from con Kress, and his appearance was tho sig nal for rjulto a levee in the ways and means committee room. Ho conferred with most of ttie Republican members of the ways and means committee. Mr. Reed Is In tho city to attend to busi ness before tho departments. Dan Hanna Married, Cleveland, O., Feb. J?. Dun R. Banna, son of Senator M. A. Hannu, was mar ried this afternoon to Mrs. DaUy Gnr. don Maud, at the residence of tho bride's father. In Ulonvllle, a suburb of this city. The bride Is 'X und the groom XI yearH of ukc. Sharkey Knocks Out Jeffords. Detroit. Feb. in. Tom Sharkey knock ed out Jim Jeffords, of California. In the second round, tonight. PAYNE TALKS UPON PORTO RICAN TARIFF NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE OPENS THE DEBATE. Duty of the United States Toward the Island Absolute Free Trade Would Be Injurious to the Na tivesProposed Remission of 75 Per Cent, of Present, Duty on Sugar and Tobacco an Advantage. "Washington, Fob. 1?. The debate up on the Puerto Rlcan tariff bit!, which Is to continue throughout the week and possibly longer, opened In the house today. On alt hands It Is agreed that this bill, although It app'Vi only to Puerto Rico. Involving, us It does, the question of how to govern out now possessions outside the limitations of the constitution, Is the most. Im portant measure which will come be fore this congress. In the bill before the .house there Is urgent demand for time. The Democrats are solidly ar raigned against the measure Htid they will have powerful support from the Republican side In Mr. Call, of Mussa chusetts. nnd Mr. Llttlelleld. of Maine, ' both able and forceful debaters. How I Morris and Miss Kva Morris, brother far the Republican dlsaTectlon will , -'"id sister of the proem: Colonel Ar extend or whether It will endugcr this thur Long and Isadore Krotorkv. 1)111 It Is Impossible to say at this time. The newly married couple left at 10 Mr. Payne, the iloor leader of the ' o'clock on a trip which will Include, majority, refused to agree that a vo'e 'd Point Comfort. Washington, At should be taken on a substitute to be , 'antic City, Lakewood and New York, offered by the minority. This substl- i Their tour being over they will reslds tute, which has not been framed, will he In substance the bill originally In traduced by Mr. Payne, providing for free trade with Puerto Rico by the ex tension of the customs and levenue laws of the United States over the isl ands. The debate today lacked excit ing features. It was In. the nature of a long range bombardment before the clash of the contending forces In bat tle. Mr. Payne opened with a general nrguiuent In support of the bill, going largely Into the material side of the situation, which the bill Is designed to relieve. Mr. Payne's Speech. He said, in part: An Incident to the late war with Spain wis the lnnslon of Puerto Rico. Kn.m tho moment that the American arniv s.t its foot on Puerto Hloan soil tb peui.'e. .-. .,-, in receive mom In lciilonst tlons of joy. and the Hag of tho I'iiiled ! "" ' "" i'-icneii Willi .ilOllgnt. Ul'Ut- ever differences there, may hme been as to the policy nf annexing the Philip pine Islands. know- of no opposition anywhere to the annexation of ihU gem of the Antilles. This bill by its terms relates onlv In the Island ot Puerto Hho. It cannot hi taken as a precedent of nnv legislative acllon in referriico to the Philippine Islands wIkii tho present Insurroctio.i soan iiavn necu overcome Cli overcome evretit In n sort In l. or X2 .,;,; ' inr ns we asi power under the American constitution. I All agree that the first and most 1m- : nortant duly we ewe to the people of I nerto Rico Is to open up markets for j feehng ' of" ditSr ?Zr TlZ among a people who have realized so little in the chango from Spanish op pression of 40o years to the propcritv and liberty which follows the American flag. The original bill Introduced on the liuii day of January last provided that Hip customs laws of the Tnltid States and the Internal revenue laws he extended to Puerto Rico. Tho idea was to give the producer of sucar the fret ....trime.. of that staple Into the United States, saving a duty of over $.T0 a ton. Under ' wiiii inn urn tiuty saved upon tobacco Vl'i-.MI.l I.. i ". ia. ...... ... 1 . .. . I would be S3 cents per pound lor the main portion of the crop and for the wrapper:. $l.s." per pound. After consultation with General Davis, the present military governor, who has ! made n careful study of the conditions In Pucrtu Rico, it was found that tills action would not produce sunicleul rev enue to meet the expensrs of the govern, meat. He estimated that not more than $l.no0,K. could be collected from both customs duties and Internal revenue tax. This sum would not nav the bare ex penses of tho government without ap propriating a dollar for public schools or roads. The substitute was then brought forward, which Imposes a duty i equal io our own tarirt upon all articles ",',, ,. i. i . . i . ,, ,nan '. ,-e of the l nltetl States. Into Puerto Rico. and u duty equal to 2.-, per centum of tlm rates of our cwn tariff laws on all articles Imported Into Puerto Rim from the Fnitcd Slates or from I'uerto Rico Into the Culled States. The best estl mates that can be obtained show this will produce a revenue of ll,7r.0.(M from customs duties, which added to the in ternal revenues of the Island will pro. duee .fJ.COO.OOO. a sum sutlhient to pay all tho expenses of the government, iiuiud- Ins the postal service and also, fcK.wmo ' for the public schools. The total esti mate of General Davis for the expendi tures is SUCtl. . Tho original bill. therefore. It would seem means a bank- , iu.i ,11-tii.ui; . iitv ruunmuiu i siiiiuis of J.'flrt.lVO which will meet some of the i pressing needs for tho establishment of cminion schools. The remission of ", per centum of the duties on sugar and 'tobacco, width are now .paid, moans nu annual Increase of Income to these peo ple of 2.:mo,0oo. That means the lifting of a mortgage, from many a small plan tation, better wages for the laborer?, more money in circulation, and greater i general prosperity. It means hope (n I steail of despair. It means encourage. j inent to the other agriculturists who will bo stimulated by tho prosperity of their neighbors, to resloro their own broken ! fortunes. Will Restore Property. That tho Income under this bill will Increase from year to year, there can bo no doubt: that it will restore prospeilty and give new' life and enterprise to the peoplo of tho Islund Is equally true. This will open up now channels for direct tax. iitiou without proving a burden to the people and the time will not be far dis tant when public Improvements all over the Island will bo complete and a school, house established In every community beneath tho folds of the American flag. Nor Tlll Mils hill Injure any Interests In tho United States, With sugar at 23 per rent, of the present duties, tho beet sugar Industry will still grow and pros per; 40.000 ttuiR a year ago nnd lOfl.OO'i tons this year It Is destined In tho near future to .supply the place of nil wo Im port, As I had occasion to say In clos ing the debato on the conference report on tho Dlngley bill, with a beet sugar factory In every congressional district It will solve the question of the rugar truM, Nor does tho American tobacco grower fear the Importation of this t,000,fl pounds of tobacco, it will furnish a new market for the wrapper which ho pin duces and will lulng hhn-caln Instead or loss. We believe that tho b"st Interest of the people of Puerto Kieo and tho best Interests of llm people of the United State ure both sllhacrvctt m this bill. Mr. lUchardson, the Democratic leader, Joined Issues upon the power of congress to enact the proposed leg islation and Mr. Dnlstell, of Pennsyl vania, backed up Mr. Payne with a constitutional and legal argument. All three were listened to with close at tention. MARRIED IN BALTIMORE. William Morris, of This City, Weds n Daughter of Dixie. Spcclat to the Scranton Tribune. Haltlmore. Md.. Feb. 19, With on? of the prettiest home weddings of the winter. 'William Morris, of Scranton, Pu., and Miss Miriam H, Prctzteldor were united In marriage this evening at 7 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents. No. 2128 Kutaw place. Rev. Dr. Rosenaur. rabbi of the Eutaw Place temple. performing" the cero tnony. The house was lavishly decorated with tropical plants and American Reauty roses nnd the celebrated Haiti more orchestra discoursed music dur ing the ceremony and reception and while the suets' were enjoying one of t Peulhant's most elaborate suppers. j The wedding was a family affair, only the most Intimate friends of the contracting parties outside of the re- , lutives being present. Those from Scranton were: Mr. and Mts. Samuel Morris, parents of the groom: Simon temporarily at the Jermjn hotel. peranum ana in me course of a montn will return to Baltimore to make their permanent home, the groom having retired from his business In Scranton to become associated with the whole sale shoe firm of If. Pretsrfeider & Co.. of this city. WAR ARGUMENT IN HOUSE OF COMMONS Discussion of the Report of the Com mittee of Supply on tho Vote for the. Addition of 120,000 Men to the Army. London, Feb. 1!. During tho discus sion in the house of commons toduv of the report of the committee on sup' ply on the vote fur the addition of liO.noo men to the army, William Red mond opposed the measure. He de nounced the scheme as a "miserable makeshift." Other Irish members opposed flic measure. The repot t was finally adopt ed by Itil votes against Z. Michael Joseph Flavin. Nationalist mi.mht.i' ('tw Vni'l II t-.i-. .....n.-l .. "- . .. ,.;,,j, ,,n,..-u i reduce the vote of 513,000,000 by $12,000,'- ft0- Various other Irish members raised protests from different points of view against the war, John Dillon protesting against the threatened em- V'1 '!!-th ""l"- government Is doing Its best In circumstances- of great dilllculty to pre vent any such horrible occurrence, but if the Boers attack any other nation wo are not going to prevent that na tion from defending itself." John Redmond, the Nationalist lead er, declared that the principal Euro pean nations were against Great Brit- aln In this war nnd the great mass of public opinion In tho United Slates was In tho same direction. (Minl.sto- - - .... rial cries of "No!" No'!") Mr. Flavin's motion was rejected by 23.'i votes against 31. After further dls- pussion the debate was closured on me motion or .ir. uaiiour, anu me vote was carried by 207 against 31, -. , ARRESTS IN KENTUCKY. Parties Suspected of Complicity in 'Goebel Assassination Captured. Frankfort, Ky Feb. 19. J. L. Sut ton, the sheriff of Whitley county, who was arrested recently on a charge of complicity in the Goebel assassination. w,s brought hern from Louisville to n,x.t .,,.., .....u.p.i ,.vimlnntlnn he fori VM, '", ,xwl1" txamlnutlon heron County Judge Morun, and was admit ted to ball. This was tho result of an agreement between the attorneys for the prosecution and the defense. Sutton left for home tonight In com pany with tils uncle, State Inspector C. X. Lister. Hnrlnud Whlttakor, who Is also charged ith complicity In the assassination, was also returned from Louisville and turned over to the local authorities, but no steps were taken in his case and tie Is still In jail. Leo Jones, another suspect. Is also in jail 'here. RUSSIA NEEDS COAL. Tariff Rates WillBe Reduced in the Jfear Future. Washington, Feb. ID. Russia, also, according to a report to the state do prrtment from Vleo Consul General Hammer, nt Frankfort, Is suffering severely from the dearth of coal and many workmen have been thrown out of employment by the dosing of fac tories. It Is raid that the government will soon reduce the present tariff raf-s on coal. Iron and cast Iron destined for factories in the P.altle and St. Peters burg districts within sixty miles of the coast. Football Game Arranged. Philadelphia Feb 10. John p.ell. chair man of the I'nlvtrsily of IVnusyhanlu football team. Wn announced tltat a football game had been arranged be tween Pennsylvania, and Columbia mil ersity, to be played on Oct, 13th or ;oth. This Is the llrst football gamo that has ever betn arranged between the two universities and will prtb.ildy lead to a series of contests. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Feb. 10. Pension certifi cates Issued under ditto Feb. S: In crease, Jonathan llurlbiirt. Canton. llrad. foul, til to $lu. Original widows. Harriet L. Mlnger. Sayre. Rradford. $S. War with Spain (widows and orphans), Lucy Langley, mother, Scranton, JI2. Steamship Arrivals. New York. Feb. 19. Arrived: Rotter diau. from Rotterdam. Cleared: Lahn, Itremtn, via Soutiiainp DECISION AGAINST ASSOCIATED PRESS SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS REVERSES DECREE. Victory for the Inter-Ocean Publish ing Company of Chicago Opinion of Justice Phillpps Is to the Effect That News Should Be Sold to All Newspaper Publishers Desiring to Purchase. Springfield, HI., Feb. IP. In tho ap peul of tho Inter-Ocean Publishing company against tho Associated Press ll.p supreme court today rendered an opinion reversing the decree entered by the Cook county circuit court and the appellate court for the first dis trict and remanding the case to the circuit court with directions t'o enter a decree as prayed for in tho original bill filed by the Inter-Ocean Publish ing company to restrain the Associated Press from suspending or expelling tho petitioner from its membership and from refusing to furnish It news ac cording to Its contract. This bill attempted to set Mp the. fact that the Associated Press had been nbln to control the business of buying and accumulating news In Chi cago and selling the same and had thus I created for ttrelf an exclusive monop- ' oly, and to preserve such monopoly had declared the Sun Printing and Publishing association w rival or com petitor nnd, antagonistic to It and sought to prohibit Its members from buying pews therefrom under pain of suspension or expulsion. It was also alleged that the nppoilee had com pelled some of Its members, by threats, to cease buying the special' news or the Sun Printing nnd Publishing us-s-ociatlon under Its contract with Us members, incltidln-- the appellant. The appellee tiled an answer to the bill and a hearing was had, the circuit conn dismissing the bill for want ot equity and mi appeal to the apDellate court this decree was alllnned. Tho ' supieme court now reverses this de cree .-11111 remands the case. The opin ion, written by Justice Phillpps. holds that the manner In which the corpor ation has used Its franchise has ehn.-frcd Its business with public In terest. It has devoted its propel ty to a public use and has in effect granted to the public such an Interest In It that It must submit to he controlled by the public for the common good io the extent of Interest thus created In the public n its private propertv. Thn sole purpose for which news wan gathered was that the same should lie sold and alt newspaper publishers de- ' siting to purchase such news for pub lication are entitled to purchase tho same without discrimination against them. Unlawful Competition. The clause in the contract which I sought to restrict the appellant from , obtaining news from other sources than j from the uppellee is an attempt at re striction upon the trade nnd business , among tlm citizens of a common coun- tij. competition can never be held hostile to public Interest and efforts to prevent competition by contract or otherwise can never bo looked upon with favor by the courts. 'The court finds that the by-laws of the appellee corporation, which seeks to prevent its members from publishing Its special or other news or receiving such from any Person declared by it hostile, is not required for corporate purposes, nor included within the pur pose of tho creation of the corporation. , To enforce the by-law and contracts made under it would enable the ap ' pelleo to designate the character of j news to be published: and whether true or false, there could be no check on It by publishing news from other sources. Appellee would be powerful In the cre ation of a monopoly in its favor and could dictate the character of news It would furnish and could prejudice the Interest of the public. Such a power was never contemplated In its creation und is hostile to public Interest. The clear effect of this by-law Is to create a monopoly which renders it void." SENATOR CLARK'S MISSION. Simply Wished to Overthrow Daly's Ruin in Montana. Washington, Feb. 19. Senator Clark, of Montana, was again today the star witness before the senate committee on privileges and elections, notwithstand ing reports to the contrary. Justice Hunt's "family physician" also was heard. Dr. Tracy's statement concern ing his Interviews with Justice Hunt corroborated the testimony of the jus tice In all the essential detail except that his recollection was that $50,000, and not $100,000, was ttie amount men tioned by him us the price the Justice could get for having the Wellcome dis barment case thrown out of the Su premo court of Montana. He said that Justice Hunt was an Intimate friend, and asserted that his motive was to test Justice Hunt's ability to withstand the corrupting Inlluence of money. Ho had received no funds from any source to pay the bribe suggested, and had been promised none for that purpose. Mr. Clark necessarily went over much of the ground covered by him in his testimony Saturday. He was cross-examined by Mr. Campbell, and Insisted that he had spent no money for cor rupt purposes during tlm Montana sen atorial campaign. He gave a detailed statement of expenditures for political purposes and senatorial contest which footed up.as Senator Turley announced, $i:i3.000. He declared ttiat his only pur pose In entering upon the campaign was to overthrow Mr. Daly's rule In the state, which, ho said, was so tyrannical that he would not desire to continue his residence in the state if tt was to continue, Mr. Campbell said today that Mr. Daly would go on the stand in rebuttal. Ho is expected every day. DEATHS OF A DAY. Harrlsburg, Feb. 19. Dr. I. F. Schmln key, one of the oldest practicing physi cians of central Pennsylvania, died to. day at his homo In Gratz, thla county, aged 67. Hn was a member of tho legls lature In IS'I and 1ST2. Koston, Feb. 10. Mrs. Annie E. Lodge, mother of Senator Henry Cabot Lod'o, tiled at tier homo In this city today. She was 79 years of age. THE NEWS THIS MOttNLVU Weather lndlctlon Today) PARTLY CLOUDY 1 WARMER. 1 General Lord Roberts' Army After General Cronje. Attack on tho Sugar Trust. Supremo Court Ruling Against tho Associated Press. Congress Discusses Proposed Puerto Rlcan Tariff. 3 General Northeastern Pennsylvania. Financial and Commercial. 3 Local Day's Doings In the Courts. Newsof Dunmore Borough. 4 Editorial. News und Comment. 5 General Tho Dying Century Tassed In Review. Growth ot Uncle Sam's Steel Indus try. Local Meeting of the Board of Trade. Annual Report of tho Second An thracite District. 7 Local Auditing Committee Considers Deficiency Bills. Death of Thomas Richards. 8 Local West Scranton and Suburban. 9 Round About the County. 10 Local Llvo Industrial News. ROMANCE OF PHILIPPINES. Lieutenant Flscus Will Marry the Daughter of Qeneral Wheeler. Philadelphia. Feb. ID. The an nouncement Is made of the engagement of Lieutenant W. W. Flncus. Nine teenth United States infantry, now stationed In the Philippines, to Miss Annie Wheeler, the youngert daughter ot General "Joe" Wheeler, lias Just been received by the lieutenant's sla ter, Dr. Blanche F. Greave, of this city. Lieutenant Fiscus' acquaintance with Miss Wheeler dates from th time he was a cadet at West Point, where General Wheeler's two sons were his classmates. Mis AVheeler frequently visited her brothers at the military academy, and in this way mad'i the acquaintance or Cadet Fls cus. Flscus served through tin? Santiago campaign and shortly after the sur render of Santiago was stricken with typhoid fever and was brought with other sufferers to New York. His life wns despaired of, but he pulled through und accompanied his regiment to the Philippines. The same transport which carried Lieutenant Fiscus to the Phil ippines also had as passengers General Wheeler and his daughter. Miss Annie Wheeler, who was going out as nn army nurse. Miss Wheeler and her father are now on their way Io the United States on the transport War ren. The marriage will take place as soon as Lieutenant Flscus can obtain leave of absence from duty in the Phil. Ipplnes. Lieutenant Flscus Is a son hf AV. W. Flscus, who Is well-known in tho western part of Pennsylvania, hav ing been twice sheriff aid once treas uier of Armstrong cou. y. SCARCITY OF COAL. May Make Demand for More Sailing Ships. New York. Feb. 1!. The Incrcs'islnnr . .-wnivtij vk v.'.. nullum eiu'i.iuy. ,lli particularly at all coaling stations for ocean-going vessels, it coal operator said today, "will posslblv revive the usefulness of the deep water sailing vessel. There are indications that such ships as am now built at Rath. Me., steel craft of excellent construction, will be more nnd more in demand. I have heard it said for Instance that tho Standard Oil ct'impnny has been contracting for or purchasing as much of the sail tonnage as possible. "It is said to be Impossibles to run a freight steamship from Philadelphia or New York to tho Orient profitably In these days. I have, heard of one vessel that will leave thl? city with 2,0nu tons of coal for her own con sumption, solely because of tho tllfli eulty of getting fuel at the coaling stations along the route. ! "The increased expenses effects tins tramp steamers seriously, and it Is believed that they will ultimately In, driven out of buslnes If the present conditions continue. There Is no doubt that sailing ships will be In greater demand than ever- the value of them has llsen. enormously in the past few years." VICTORY FOR THE VALLEY. May Now Cross an Old Lane in Jersey City. New York, Feb. 19. The Lehigh Val ley Railroad company gained a decisive victory today In Jersey City, when It was left free to cross the. old lane In the Greenville section of Jersey Cltv at ! grade ami run Its tracks across that point, i no tracks were laid a year ago. Tho railroad company found a crossing at Old lane necessary to enable It to connect Its main line with Its Independ ent freight terminus and prospective Independent passenger terminus which are planned In lower Jersey City. When the Lehigh Valley arranged to cross the old lane the Jersey City police prevented the crossing, th" claim being made that the lane Is a public street. Corporation Counsel Me Dermott Investigated and now decides that the lane was never dedicated as a street, and that there Is nothing to prevent crossing. Confessed Murder. Readlng.Feb. 19. Leopold Rowe, a piis oner In Perks county Jail, In great dis tress of mind today sent for otlitials and confessed he hail murdered a man near Cainpbellslowii. Lebanon county, six ycnr.1 ago. Tho officials telegraphed theio and received a reply that n mur dered stranger's body wns found under a straw stack In 1S90, and was hurled as an "unknown." Officials are investigat ing. Thinks the Dog Is Mad. Lancaster. Pr Feb. 19,-Dr. T. C. Pet wilier, one of tho leading physicians of this city, has gone to New York with bis daughter and a pet dog, for the pur. pose of ascertaining at tho Pasteur In stltuto whether the animal has tho rabies. It has bit a number of persons since Friday, Including tho doctor's daughter, m Bounty for Volunteers. London, Feb. 15. An army order Issued tonight Invites the reservists to rejoin the colors for a year, for hemo defense, and offers $22 bounty to those who do bu. ATTACK ON SUGAR TRUST Resolutions Introduced by. Representative Richardson, SCHEME TO FIX PROFITS And Also Bring tho Inter3tat Commerce Commission to Bear Upon the Sugar Manufacturers1. Saccharine Products of Puerto Rico, Cuba and Hawaii to Be Ad mitted Free Under Provisions ot the Resolution. .' Washington. Feb. 10. ReprcsentatlTa Richardson, of Tennessee, the minority leader of tho house, after consultation with some of his Democratic collea gues, today Introduced In. tho housa two resolutions aimed at the sugar trust. The first Is na follows: Whereas, The prices of sugars liavo recently several times been advanced, manufacturers In each Instance having1 agreed upon the samo prico per pound, which Is prima facia cvldcnco that a trust or combination exists for thq pur poso of destroying competition In order that enormous protlts may be realized, the American Sugar Refining company of New Jersey having for many years paid 12 per cent, annually In dividend upon pi.MS.OCW of common stock, there foie Resolved. That sugars manufactured by tho said American Sugar Refilling company of New Jersey' and all othur manufacturers In this country, shall lifter six months from the passage, of this net bo prohibited by tho interstate commerce commission from being transported. In any manner whatsoever, from nno stato to another until tho said commission are satisfied that sugars of fered for Interstate transportation hav not yielded to the manufacturer thereor a Jirotlt ot more, tnan per cent, in ex cess nf the cost of tho same, which shall be ascertained In such manner as th suld commission In Its discretion may determine. The second Is that: Whereas, As n monopoly anionif sugar manufacturers exists and in ronsequenco enormous profits aro being realized, therefore. Resolved, That from this date, and nf ter the passage of tho resolution, all kinds of sugars, molasses and cvery thiiijr nterlng Into tho making o sugars sh.il' bo admittet' free 6T duty from Puerto Rleo. Cuba and the Hawaiian Islands. Mr. Richardson, speaking of theso icsolutlons, said: "Tftxi inter-stato commerce commission, under the con stitution as Interpreted by tlm supreme) court, has the power to t of use inter state transportation to sugars and other manufactur -el articled which pro duce enormous profts through mono polistic control, until tho profits on such goods have been brought within fair and reasonable limits, and when the necessities of life are Involved an in sugars, If not In -ill other manufac tured artleier. controlled by monopo lies, public sentiment will sustain tho commission In tho exerclno of such power. "In order, however, through a spe cific governmental enactment to mak It mundatorv for the said commission to exercise that power. I have offered this non-partisan resolution." IN SENATE AND HOUSE. The Routine Work of Congress Yes terday. Washington. Fob. U.-The greater part of the time of the senate In thi morning hour was taken up with a discussion of matters portalnlng to tho District of Columbia and relating to telephone eharyes In the district. The debute developed Into one of constitutional legislation nnd tho right! of congress to legislate for the terri tories. The discussion finally turned on the authority of congress at It.i plensuie to extend or withhold tha constitution to territciy acquired by tho Fnitcd States. After protracted discussion the reso lution offered by Mr. Payne was adopt ed calling upon the commissioner of the District of Columbia for informa tion as to why the law of congress re lating to telephone charges had not been enforced and wily it was Inoper ative. The bill providing; for a government for the Hawaiian Islands was debated upon most of the afternoon, Mr. Cul lum. In chin go of the measure, ex plaining In detail Its provisions. In tho house as a matter of privi lege Mr. Illtt .(Illinois) reported back from, tho committee on foreign affairs tho Wheeler resolution calling upon the state department for information as to the truth of tho charges of Mr. Marrum. ex-consul at Pretoria, con cerning the f.-pnnlr.g of his mall by tha Rrltlsh authorities, and was adopted without debate. m Corporations Chartered. Harrlsburg, Feb. 10. These corpora tions wero chartered today by tho state department: Fayette Publishing Co., I'lilontown. capital $2.0e0; The Ameri can Uro-chemlo Co.. Philadelphia, capi tal $3,000; McKean Apartment Co., Pitts burg, capital $15,000; tho United States Knitting Mill Co., Hnwley, capital $40, 000; The Monroe Land Co.. Strotidsburir. capital $25,000; Norway Iron and Steel Co,, of York, Spring Garden township, York county, capital $200,000; The Manu facturers Water Co., Johnstown, capital $l,0oo; Carmlchaels Light, Heat and Power Co., Carmlchaels, capital $1,000. 4- f WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Feb. 19. Forecast for Tuesday nnd Wednesday: Eastern Pennsylvania Partly cloudy and not so cold Tuesday; warmer und probably rain Wed nesday; vurlablo winds bhlfttnir to easterly. t-t'tttt-ft-ftttt't-t-tt t I t V .u.v.'ai-A .. . . ii
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