Wtihwit. TWO CENTS. TEN PAGES. SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1000. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. GENERAL CRONJE'S STUBBORN FIGHT Is Surrounded at Parre berg Drifts, but Of fers Resistance. MUCH ANXIETY IN LONDON The Fact That Lord Robeits Gives No Information as to Results of His Fighting Is Consideied Stinnge Absence of Details Pio duces Uneasiness Among Military Observeis Public Opinion Will Not Be Believed Until the War Of fice Issues Explicit Statements. Cape Town, Feb .'1. A special toi lOFpnndclit of the ipp Aikus suvs niuci.ll Cumje s suilollllili d at Pane beig dilfl, but Is offiilng u stubborn ifsistaliee. The Piltlsh nie shelling the lloei.s lgiunusl and expect toenp- tuie the whole foiee. . Loudon, K b 2J I ii. in Loul Rob pits' list of 4'i killed and wounded ofll eeis, ik hiding two gencials In the en gagements up to Suiulii evening, caus es anxiety, and luaitleallv as In the ollicets' list neither the losses of the Welsh and Ksse it irlinciith inn those of tin' mounted infontty are Included. This Is about the number that fell at I'olenso, wlu io the non-commissioned ofllcci.s and men In ought the total losses to .00 It Is tonslJeied stiangc that when Fending his casualties Lord Ttobeits gives no Infoimiitlon as to tho leiiult of the lighting. If be has sent such u lepoit the war olllce Is withholding It. Aim cover nothing Is known as to what took place Mop'i, Tuesday rind jestcidnv. Till" alisence of detnlls li om Loiel Unbelts' dispatch eontristed with his lather fuMimrratives jluilng l he lit st pa it of his opcialloii', pio cliuts uneasiness among mllltaiy ob seiveis All the c omment in the mm n lug newhpapeis, both edltoilal and dlt le.il is tlneadid with the i. nuiblng suggestion that, despite haul lighting, eleneial Cionje ban been able to beat oil his puisiieis, has escaped and Is be lug leinfoiced h tall from Ladv smllh, anil be foieeson loot and house back f I om uoi the) n Capo Oolonv, as well as the late beleaglleis of Kluihci lej. Boer Telcgiams. As the (oiiespondents with Lend Ttobeits nie silent, the tclegianis fioin l'.oei f mutes ii echo some countenance. 'I he lattei aver that Cleneial Cionje, while the Piltlsh weie ende.ioilng to suiinuud 111 in between Paiudeibtig and Koodoosiniid, melvcd reinloi cements mull i Dewet, and tint together with othei itoei eoiiiinandeih fought the Piltlsh to ,i standstill. Howcvei, all this may be, public opinion will not be leasstind until tho war ollltc Issues explicit statements of successes which, ot eouise, would cleir nw.iv the gatheilng clou'its lesiintlng the unlnteiiupted sueceis of Loul Rob. cits' forwaid movement. No one doubts bis ultimate success, but theie is a fear of tenipniiuy db ippolutmeut and that a lot of bind lighting is et ahead of the Hiltlsh. The latest lepott lesaidlng (icuei.il Puller cliculaled In the hou-e of com mons last evening was that an agent of the Delleeis company 'h id leeelved a cablegiani fioin Capp Town, which must have passed the censoi, to the eflect that Ueneial Rni ton's flislker brigade h id te.ic lied the hills command ing I..KlMiilth. Quite ap.ut fiom thh. howevi'i, and fiom evfiv other iiiiimr, the e.ulv i.-llef of the beleaguiecl gaul suil Is thoiuht Inevitable. Many distinguished peisons, on tho wnv home fiom the theaties and clubs, called at the wai olllce to Inmilie for news. The ladles' loiibv was open until midnight. The smhal nt thc war olllce of several iiimnliunt otllcl.ils altei II o'clock gave substance to the lepoit that important information hum Lot J Roberts had been leeelved, but an an nouncement was made tint no further bulletins would be foi thiomlng and that no nun e bulletins would be posted duiliiR the night. LIST OF CASUALTIES. Despatch Received from Field Mar shal Lord Robeits. London, Feb. 21. The following ele? p.itch bus been leeelved at the wai oflli"- fioin Loid Roberts- "Paiwebbeig, Tiifsday, Feb. 20 Pe twecn Feb. lfi and Teh. IS, Major den oral Kno was wounded, Major (Jen oral Hector Mutdonald seveiely wound ed, nnd Lieutenant Colonel Aldwoith w.ir killed." The war olllce ndds that no details of the fighting have et been ucelveel These casualties occulted in lighting near Painelebeitr. Othei ollkeis killed weie Captains Vnrdlaw and Newbuiy, of the Duke of Cornwall's light Infantry, nnd Lieuten ants McLuie, of the Scafoith High landeis; Couitnev. of the At oil und utheilnnd Highlanders; Sloidet and teave. of the Ynrkshlie regiment, nnd ulght nnd Hallyston, of the light in fantiy. Then follows n list of wounded offl i eis, ine linllug Colonel Howies, of the Yorkuhlro regiment: Culoncl Ctutliew- Hoistoun, of the 111m k WatilT (UomiI Hlghlntideis); captain 11. M. Amolil (dangetousl). timl Lieutenant J. C .Mason (sllghtl), of the Canadians. In tho Highland btlg.ide sixteen nill cpis weie wounded, Iticliiillnz Oenctul Hot tor Mm.don.ild, Major the Hon. Maxwell, of the Mack Watch (Rojal lllghlandeis), hrothtr of Loiel Fnrn luim and Lieutenant Akois-Dottgl t?s, of the Aig)U and Suthetlnnd High lander, son of the Right lion. Arotns Akeis-Ilougluss, Hi st commissioner of WO'Kl. Boers Evacuate Natal, liirlln, Feb. 2b Tho Tagcbl.itt pub lisher special despatches fiom Pius . . . .... . .. I eels .hlih mv the liatisvaul legation there announces that alt the Doers nie evacuating Xatal, their positions In that colony being no longer tenable. Oeneril Joubcit. It Is added, has or deied the concentration of all the available fences tu oppose Loul Rob eits 'I ho siege of L.idj smith, It Is nlo announced, will be raised and It Is ex pected that fleneial Puller will enter the town at the eni'H of the week. VAN HOLLEBEN YARN. NO Tiuth in Rumor That Geiniany nnd U. S. Will Intel vene. Wishlugton, IV b. 21 In lew of the ppsMnt cltculiition of the -iimor that the goveinment of the t'nltod States his lenched an uri cement with the ii in in goveintnc nt, thioiigh Its repiestiltallvc . I! iron Van llolb ben. . to Intct v one between the t ombattint I In South Afilca, the As-oeiat-d Piesn has iceuied fiom the highest authoiitv n stitenient or the pus nt osltion of the Lovoitimont in thl- mittei. This . is to the effect that then bis b"en lib- solute Iv no aglet nient reached between See let n v Hev and Pnon Von llollo ben, noi has time bee'i any dis'ilsslin of the luopibtv of joint ineell lllon be tween the PiltMi and the Pons, nor has the t'nltetl states oveinnii nt un cle itukeii m rontemplited any Inter vention on Its own account. HONOR OF LATE MR. HOBART. Memotial Session of the New Jersey Lendslatuie. Tielilon, X. J., Feb 21. The menioi I il session of the New Jeisey ligislaluie in honoi of the lute Vlce-Piesldent Oarietl A. Hob tit was held this uftet noou In the house of' lepieseiitatlvt s. The llooi of the house was tilled with mislabels of both legislative bodies and stcte odlclals, while the lobby and gal leiles weie crowded with people who had tickets of admission. The only clecoi.itlon was a bank of potted plants mount! the speaktt'l desk. In the center of the bank was a gieit pot Halt of the dead vlee-pi evi dent. Attoitity Oetuial C.iigs dellv eietl the memorial ndditus. - WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION. Fiesidcn't and Mis. McKinley En tertain. Washington, Feb. 21 Piesldtnt and Mis, .McKinlev give a reception to the public at the White House tonit,lit fiom 'J to 11 o'clock. The allnlr was Infcu in.il In ihiiuitei, and ilcsnlie a heav v lain, the attend nice was of good pin poitlons. The c alius Included meinbeis ot the Ditlgllteis of the Ann lie an Revolution, now in session bete. The piesldiut iccelvcd the vlsltois In tho blue pailoi. The state looms weie appiopi lately dteoiateel lor tin- occasion, and tho M.ulne band plived popular .ill . SULU BELONGS TO SPAIN. United States No Longer Responsi ble for the Sultan's Salaiy. Washington, Feb 21. Upon lepie sentatlons ot the Spanish government to the ellcc t that some of th Man ls south of the Philippines, which had bee n taken possession nf '.v the Uni ted States gunboats, hoi.' leallv til piopeitv of Spain, the aiitlimltle of the state depaitment have eanined the i baits and cone hided io diitci the wlthdiaw.t! of out c lalms to the Islands Cuvg.ij. Sulu ami Clbutu.botb of which lie without the houneliules ns laid down by the tteut of Pails. Miller Asphyxiated. Lam aster. Feb 21 Samuel AI. Pun. win to invention known as ihu Pi u i mill leg pioeess iiMiIlnl hi litigation with piillcis In almusi eun si t tlou of the Culled Stales for allcgtd iiifihigemi'iil. was found dead In his loom tndav, hiv ing bien ouphvxli.ted bj eo.il gits, lie llvtel In ono loom nnd did his own cook leg, and Is siuipostd to hive been sulto e ittd dm tug the night Benefit for Dixon. New Yoik, Feb. Ll. The filenels and aelmlrers of (Jenrse Plxou, the lolortd featherweight puhlllst, fot m inj vtart world's ih.unplon ami who was recently depilved of Ills title by Tenv Mc(ln orn. gave him a tie petit ut the Ilrotclwuy Athletic club tonight. Light thousand dollars weie realized. Biyan in Floiida. Orlando. Flu.. Feb. 21. W. J. Hrvan ar rlvenl hero at 11 o'clock loda v and spoke at the depot to a crowd whit h picktd all the available spice, touching upon the labor ipiestlon and the inuriiuy piobltm. Colonel llrj.ui then lift foi Jacksonville. - DEATH'S HARVEST. New Yoik. IVb. 21.-UenJ.imln Wood, the pioprictcr of the New Yoik I'vemug Newt-paper and Drily News, died today ut tho Fifth Avtnue hotel, wheio ho had been ill for tomo time. HiriUbuig. Feb. 21.-Rey. John J. Me ClosKt), nuilstunt icttor of St. Patilck's prci-i utheilial, died today of pntumouli after a brief Illness, aged Set jears. He v aw formerly pilvutu fecietarj tc tho l.itn Rlslio) Mcflovein and wus one of the most pionilslng pileitu in the Il.tr llsburg dlctestf. Loudon, Feb. 21. Dr. Climbs Pl.ul SniMli. for foitj-tlutp jenrs iistroiininii io.v id for Scotland, Is (had, ugctl 1 jcais. ARGUMENT IN THE P00RB0ARD CASE HEARD BY THE SUPREME COURT AT PHILADELPHIA. Attoiney I. H. Bums Represented John J. Mmphy, the Appellant, In tho Case and John F. Scragff Up held the Case of the Ptesent Boaid History of the Case and the Proceedings Up to Date Ai guments Ptesented by the Two Attorneys Yesterday. Speelul to tho Sci.uiton Ti Ilium Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 21. Algll ments weie made todaj befoie the Su pieine (otnt line on the pool bo.inl case from Lackawanna eoiiutv, or. as It Ih entitled In the books: Common wealth of Pennsjlvunlu i lei. .lohu H. "Ctlllll Ol I C'lllirV l illllil I -v ivi. ...... ii ... JolUMf ,strlct attorney, against 1'. 1. Dlekert, silices-or to V L. Telppe." Attorney I. II. Hums repie seated John J. Minphy. the lehitoi, and John I. Sci iggatgued for Mr. Dkkcit. The case hinges on the constiui tlou of the legislation governing the Sci.in ton pool dlstilct. The act cieatlng the pom dlsttlct was pissed Apt II ', lSl'i-, mulct the title "An in t to tiuthoil.e tho election of a Plot house bv the Poi ough of Ollliinoie, Holollgb ot Sci.lll tmi and Township of Piovldenee In the County of Lueine." Kectlon thiee of this act in ov Ides foi the tilling of v.ie.nu les as follows; Am' In ease of n V.ii-a.icv oeeiniln.; In tin lie ml of ellrectois of the pom of (aid tiiKuvhs ard township, be iltalh. I U'slgi ntlnn or other A Ne. It slull be the clutv ot the court of cpiaitei st sslnns of the couiit.v ol Liu'ernii to appoint a silt- ablt" ncrsull to III! sllell V.O.IIICV lor till) vine pln d Itiin of the ditcctor c lining the ime ( A hUpl)lomL.nt Wl,s pised Much lfl. ,,M ' n.,iirr tho follow inc title: "A ' luithei surplenient to an act entitled, ,An Aa U) HUt1I)r7t, thP oieetion of ,. ,,, y... t), i.,.,,,,,.,!, (1r Tion- I i tnoie, lioiollli or sicianiotl ntiu town- .shli of Ptovldence. in the county of Luzerne.' apptoveel the Oth day ot , tpill. A. 1) 1S02" Sicllon 2 of this ouip1einentai) act piovidcs: that hen iftc i win never any viuuirj he 1 1 iftc i win nevt r uh ill ... . up lii tlin linir.l i.r .llif nlnri err. r.teil In pr"i 'me of the- act to w hi. h ibis Is n supplement, whithu s'lh ,i. tanev ottiirlie the cMiliatlon of tin teim of olllt e. or othei vvle heiwl-e. the t ime sli til be l.poliitmeiit of the pn-lcleiit ...nit of common pleas In flllid bv the ui Juilgei of the and for the totintv of Lunne. it n lfg ul. r term of v dd court. ui n th" pi tltlon .it il 1. ..Kt tuintv 1 1 1 . hiitili.t s frntn tl.nt i pen lion of the tlNttiet comiiir-td within t s.ild act, In w nit n the vic.uicv oicu s that all .uts and P'lts of in ts iiicouslst tnt Inrewith be and the same. Is Innby repeated. Constitution Amended-,. In 1SC1, midway between the pasvnp j.f tl... n.l-vl.. il nt ti.i.1 tin. imui.ri-t nf I ,, ..i t ' ,7.,.,,. 1.41 .l(l'lVlllt II. Ill' V I'lll II .III. '11(11 amendment was .nloptnl piovldln IllilV llll Ulll MlOUiU Uf IMS-t'l tlllll.llll- I . . i .. . . . . .,i IttL- nioro th in one ..limpet u hit li uhotllil .1.... 1.11. ... 1.1 I. .! be tleaty epic-sed in the title. Pilar to 1VC, the poor din e tots of the Sc i antnn dlstiit I veete elected bv lh people, but after the pi'sige id the supplemental act with Its "by expira tion of lei 111 of otlie e or othei w se" clitlse telnting to the tilling of vac ni cies, the dlteetois weie appointed. The president judge of Ltuetne made tho appointments even uftei L.ie kiiwunnu eoiiiit' was established, and It was only some six or sev en ,v c ai s ago, w hi n J'ltsldent Judge Rice dec lined to luuk' any fuithei appointments, that th" mesielent judge of this eoiintj nuclei- I took the task. , The llftht of the pipsldent Judge to make the appohitmeut of a successor to u nieuibel who seivcel out his teim was ciuestloned bv John fJIbbons and othoth some jeius ago. but tluough a tecluiltallty thev weie piuhihltcd fioin having a healing. One of the divisions of the dlstilct was the obi Solltli want oi Miuiitnn boiough. This conipilsed piactlcally, but not exiictb. whit Is now the Hlev enth. Twelfth. Nineteenth and Twen tieth wauls. Februiry 1" lSW, Attoiney John T. Muiphv, liiiining on the Demociallij ) ticket and being unopposed, was elect ed to the olbee of poor dliee toi by votei ' east In these four wauls March 1. following, he in est tiled himself at the poor board meeting and demanded u seat, but was lPfuscd. Julv 13, IS'js. thioiigh Dlstilct Attoi npy Joneshehioiigbt quo warranto pio teedings to oust the appointed dlree toi. F. L. Tetppe, who was named by Judge Aiebbald on M.nch 2 ls?C, to servo thiee ve.ns. Mr. Teippe le slgtiPd Dec. 14, lf)S, and foui months Ittei. Maich 2. ls'19, F. L Plekett was nppolnted to ill! the fifteen das of his unexplied teim No appoIntiiiPiit be lug made. All. Dkkeit held over to awnlt his suciessor being appolntel and (ii illfjlng, and Aim 11 119, be was substituted as defendant In this cese. incidentally It might be lemaiked that Mr Dbkert was ic-appolnted In Nov ember, 1S11, also, Incidental!, that All, Aluiphv ran again In the "South w nd" on Feb. 21. Wi and was elect ed as before. This date was In the Interim of four months that occuired between Air. Tetppe's resignation and Air. niekeit's appointment. Mr. Murphy Appealed. When the ease came to be heai 1, Judge Fdwaids cnteied judgment for tho respondent, and fiom this Judgment Air. Aluiphj- appeals. Judge lMwaids held that the act was not uni (institution il on account of a defective title, us contended by the re lator, but adopted the iclatoi's view that tho office was elective. Ho decid ed, however, that Air. Aluiphy was not electeil because the time for electing was 1SH9. Instead of IVJ-:. and Hint at all events the election of a. poor dl teetor fiom the Hleveuth. Twelfth, Nineteenth and Twentieth wntds could not be in copted as the election of a poor director from tho "old South wind" of Sci anion In speaking of the filling of it a eaney on airing "by the exphntloii of tho teim nf ntliie," Judge Rdwards subl: "It tho fiamer of the simple meat Intended by It (this clause) to abolish the sjstem of electing poor dliectois, we should eluiucteiUo the attempt ns ti clumsy oTort lo secuio legislation bv n sptilcs of Icgeidc liuiln." Tho relator relied In today'H argu ments mainly upon hi ability to se cure a reversal of .Indue Edwaids' opinion holding tho supplemental act to bo unconstitutional, pointing out the fact that tho title provides for tho tleitloti of a poor bonne, while lui the body of the bill provision Is made for electing dlieetors. lining vacancies und a lot of other things that one would not (Ileum .cre there fiom 'a, leading of the title. Mr. Burns' Contention. In dealing with tho matter of a Judge appointing dlicctois mid1 taking their election out of the bands of the people, iMr. Hums pointed out thut this Is con tiary to one of the bnslq pilnclples of our Republican form of goveinment. The senate of the United States, he pointed out, does not oilglnutc bllli for the expendituio of money because, they are not elected direct bv tho people. Atr. Seiagg laid pin titular stress on i.it pot lion uf Judge Fdwaids' opln- th Ion, dc Lining that owing to the' de- sti action of the machlneiy of election n the old South waul it wis Impon- jie f, jt,., Mutphy to be elee ted, and nt all events he was elected In tho wrong e.u THE PENNSYLVANIA PENSION SCHEME Depaitment Now Fully Equipped for the Seivlce Many Employes on the List. Philadelphia, Pel). 21. Th Pennsvl- xanli lalhoad pmslon department, cieated foi the purpose of ailiulnistPi ing tho seveiul pension depnitments ot the vailous eompinlci clliectly op eiated or atrlllated with the Fehnsvl- vanlii 1! illro.ld company, east of Pltts- l.mr- nml l'llo Mm niw.riltlim nf vvlileli .gan on Januniy 1 of the piesent lilli ts . flliv equipped dcpait- inent of the seivlce and dining the month of .lanu irv the boird of olllce rs at the seveial meetings acted upon the , cases ot 9'iS einjiloyes, who were le- lleveel fiom the- s,.,viiQ on the Hist nf ine picseni je.ir iiiiu neei ine niouiiiiv pension allowancis to be paid to each nf sue li letliect eliiplojcs, the aggte- gate of which amounts to over JJW.OO.) per annum ' 'Plin nmilnt..u .nllnx-.l i,mi,iunlu.1 .. , ...' , .,. . ... ' . ... ... "" Kraiies tu toe -i-i ice, iiicie ncin ' --lght otliceus and clerks of special of!!- ' i.eis, nlnetv-two foiemen. assistant foie men nnd othe r in iliiteiianee ot way men, J.'s watclimi'ii, sweepeis and thop hdpets- no i ai p nt'Ts. 100 agents nk,. ,.K.rIvS ,, st!lt,m lntn; lliol. thiee blacksmith and muthlnlsts, I ninetv-oni englivets and t.iund bouse 'uen and thiee tiain masteis, eondue- tois, etc. St v ui hundred and i Ightcen of the- if moved rmploves weri members of the lellef fund, fifty-tw" i of whom received In addition to the . pension nllov.nn. fu n the civwjnv. a sui eiannuntlon allowance fiom the I lief elepittment. the aggregate of ' which amounts to over ?2:,0n0 per in- mini . in' omits t) M-lf oi 1111. IJC'IllO'l , , . ....... eis welt' dimmed fiom the rolls ilmln ' " ' ' m "1'1'eti i ii.io tnc mil-, iitti ill-. the month of Januaiv on account of death A llheial teatuie of the legulitlons Is the piovlslmis that the avci.ige ltg- ; ul ir monthly paj. on v bleb the pen sion allowance Is b ised, shah be de tei mined, not upon what the employe, actually earned dttting the ten .o.us iPieeidlng his letltement, but fiom th" st Midpoint of what be would have ipuiiimI had he been able to fulfill tin j duties of his position evciy welkin,-: day. In the computation of the length j of setvlee -no di due tlmi is made foi .in.v absent u due to sickness or acci dent With the lellcl fund ni'ikliifT piovlslon for its in miiI eis liming tho entile? peilod of theli ili-iMllty. wheth er f i .mi sickness or nil blent, ami the pension depaitment of the company has now In ojiei itlon a s.vstem o. ic lief for Its emplo.vcs uiisutp issc d In the hlstoiy of .piy simlHr c orpDi. itlon. Andiew Cainegie, Ji., Mauled. 'liu Inn it I . I'eli 21. 'J ho niiiriingo of AIlss Rirtln PheMntk, iliuglitii ol the I ite '1 hotuiis and Naucv Mieilook, to Au dit w Cuinigle, Ji , ot Plttshuig, .son ot Alls, Lucy Cniiiit'le nnd nephew of An. dtiw I'.iiiic,!', wis solcniulztd this af ternoon In tl.n Little Ciilv u v ehuiili at Clifton Owln- to the it cent death of the brides niothit tho tnenionv was l veiv simple anil was ptUotmcd la the i piisiiun of onlv the Intimate, families ot the two eonlr.it ting p titles. Eviction Rate Low. London, Feb. 21. Tho house (,f t oiu mons today rejecttd by 21.' to l,i voles the hctoiul leading ot tlio lil-.li evicts tin ints bill. 'I bo attorney genir.il for In land. All. J. Atkinson. AI. P. siid the i.ise of evicted tell tuts was a fast dimin ishing evil which could bo dealt with bit- I lei by voluntiir.v efforts than by It glsla lion. The uvlctloiih ot tho past veal, bn added wire onlv 4 It the lowist In thlity ) e.i i s. Coi-poiatlons Chaiteied. Hilllsluu', Feb. 21. 'i he so (nipoia lions weie ihnteied todaj by the si He depnrtiiK nt: The Past Orcein Illei lin luovcmeiit eomp.inv. Last On (in Hie, capital SJOm); the C. titi.il Pulltllng is. M elation, Pottsvllle. c iplt.lt $l(n)iin), Cnnoiisbiiig China eompinv. Sojth Cau onibui, capital, Wi.ioi; the bun Nat row Pabilo comiiauj, Wllkes-IJa.ie, capital $13 (jil Will Investigate Mis. Eylei's School Ticiitou, N J.. Feb 21. Tho assembly pissed a resolution tod iy for nil Inves tigation of tho eliiii ge h nude la r Intbui to the man wcini nt of the state Indus trl il school for glili, a cnmmlttio of tlvo was appointed to puisne tho Investigation with power to ciunpi I the pteseneo of wlliiesi.es and the production of books and p.ipi is. Samoan Tie.ity Ratified. Washington. Fib. 21 The senato In legist itlvo session todaj latllicd tho tmiiv lntwien the Pnlttd States, Great Piltahi and On many affecting claims glowing out of the Joint control of tho Samoan Islands. 'I his tieat' was a Sep. urutn iloc uineiit fiom the political ngiee mint dividing tho autburlty over the Islands. Mineis Bodies Recovered, llnzleton, Fe'i. 21 'I no bodies of Jacob Lougtergir iiiul John Hilda, the two mhi. tis who weie entombed jesterdny bv nn csplotdou of gas In No. I walkings of II. o Oowen nilne. near hue. wtio recovered tod i The bodies were badly burned and who found at tho bottom of u gier.t muss of unit. DISTINGUISHED MEN IN PHILADELPHIA EDUCATORS AT OPENING OF U. P. LAW LIBRARY. The Ceremony Incident to the Dedi cation Will Be Carried Over Until Today Well Known Orators Tako Pait In the Exercises Principal Speakers Last Evenng Were Hon. John Marshall Harlan and Sir Charles Arthur Roe, of England. Philadelphia, Feb. 21. Distinguished Jurists and educntois lrom all purls of the United States and from Ems hind today took part In the founul -i. .it ..i..n ,.? .v.,-. ii..t' live llhr.irv of i tnc university of Pennslvanla. the ,(CremonIcs incident to the dedication, which will bn carried over until to- monow, when the university formally celebtatcB Wishlngton's blithduy, with Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister to the 1'nlted States, as chief orator. Today's ceiemonles began with a general reception by the .society of the alumni of the depaitment of Wvv, and was followed by an liupectlon of tho new building. The dedication exer elses proper followed an hour later. The opening nddiess was made by Pro vost C. C. Hanison, who formally turned the building over to the ttus. tees. Samuel Dickson, thalrmnn ut ! llic committee on law oi me uuuiu tiustees, clellviied the dedb.itniy ad- rtiess. and William uiniicr iewis, eiea-i of the law- school, leeelved the build ing on behalf of the fucultv. He was fcllov.ed by V. M. Pan. A. i., dean of the law school ot Uiiv.ird unlvei slty, who cpolct cm the "Vocation of the- L'lVV I'ior.oi." Ml. Ames Slid. "Since the tlvll wnr moie than eighty new law schools have been oiganlzed, so that we hive today la' schools, with an .ittPiidain e of about 1.5(100 stu- dents" Among those piesent weie Associate Judge lfailan. of the United States supieme e'juil. Almost the full bench, of the Pcnnsvlvanl.i supremo and su-. perlor eouits, the Feeleral judic larv. j f New oil;, Xew jeTs-ey, I'Ci.nsvi- anla and Delaw.ue; Sir Charles Ar- tllllr Rc)C. of OXfOI ll IIIIIV PI MtV: G. P. i,-.ii, ., ,,, i,i imlvi.rHv. tn.Iees ' v .- ..---, fi"n neaily all of the slxty-seven J eountles of Pennsylvania, and ropre. scntntlves of neuily every law school. university and college In the United States. The county eouits of New Jeisev weie represented nnd the at- toinev generals or several stales weie '''sf hi attendance. j lie eveiniig exercises iiieitieiii to tui.- dedication of the law building -weie shifted fiom the unlv"islty to the Ac adc m of Music, wher a large public meeting was held and at which Pro- ost Hmrlson pit sided. The prlnclpil addresses ot the evening weue dtllveied by the Hon. John Marshall Hailin. senior nsgociaie justice oi mu siipreni I e outt of the Pulled States, and Sir Ch.ule.s Ai thui Roe. of Lngland. Jus- i, ,. 1JM1.., . ..-.rv. .I,,!,.,.. tie e Harlan eongiatlllatetl . . " . . the people of Pennsvlvanla and the university authoiltlts on the auspicious ehai.icter of the occasion and then went Into a long and Inteiestlng lev lew of the' flaming of the i -institution of 1"S" and the pait tint John Wilson, the unlver- I sitv's Hist law piofessoi, took In the wink. 1 he Justice tin r. took up the distinguishing fe.ituus ot the old gov ernment that Wilson assisted In dis placing and the new goveinment tint healdiil in building and eonebldi'd his iiddiess bv indicating v hen. he stands on one of th" gie.it questions before the tnunti v todav. Justice H ii Ian was followed bv Sir Chat les Ai thin Roe. nt the Fnlvi isitv of extend, or lbiglind. The exeicNes were eomludul with , an inldiiss by (.! P. Finch. A. At., rer- lesentitig the Univeisity ot Cambiidge, is t0 bo Rixon , tho ,Kuieiii il com of Rngland. I mlttee. J23.00D have iiliemlv been foi- After the meeting nt the e-idemyof Alusle the univeisity i lul) gave a ie i option In houoi of special guests oZ tho university. MR. QUAY'S CASE. An Effoit Will Be Made to Call It Up Today. Washington, Feb, 21. An effoit Is to be made to get the question Involving the seating of foi met Senator Quaj. of x tiiio.it iiiu.i, iiiiiimiiy ueioiei me sen- ate foi eonsleleiatlou. All. Penioso ti-eiiiia.- gave iionie lotiny inai ne . , would call up the case tomoriow. As it Is a ptivlleged question, he may be able to secure a vote on the taking up of the case for consideration and thus develop the Qtuy strength in the sen ate at least appioximatelv. Dut lug the greatct jut t of today'ti session the Hawaiian government hill was undei lonsldeiutlon, but little pin gtess was made. Steamship Arrivals. Antwerp, Feb 21 Arrlveel: Western- land, fiom Ntw York. Pl mouth-Ar- rlvtd: Patrlcll. New Yoik for Hrilllblllg. Sailed: Pre toil i, Hamburg for New Yolk I til ill' I I lil III.. 1 il.ltl. .-lllt'll'llll!. ..I.. York. Southampton-Sailed- Saale. Pie. men. for New York. Airlvcd: New A'ork. lrom New "Wok. Plow Head !... . .!.. .!.. .1 -...- ...1 . ... ... Passed: Cutle fiom Neve Yoik for Liver pool. New Yoik S illed: Oceanic, for Liverpool: St Louis, for Southampton; Notirdlaud. for Antwerp. Cliared: I.i Touialne, for Havre. Rotli rilam, for Rot terdam; Povic, for Liverpool. Quay Men in Contiol. West Chester, Pa., Feb. 21 -At the Chester county Republican convention today lloriicu A. Peulo was chortn tit la gato to tho nation il convention and Jo seph J. Aim i Is ultimate. Tho Quay men who In full control of tho convention. 'I ho platform adopted commends the olfl dill touii-e of Oovernor Stono and Seal toi Pentose, refers to Atatthew Stanley Quay and "depiccates the fact that tho Fulled States senate has pot taken fa v arable, action on Ida certificate and given him his seat." Benton Harbor Tragedy. Pinton Harbor, Mich., IVb. 21. Allan Olesler. aged CO, a well-to-do farmer and Hull giown. shot his wife today and tin a drowned hlniMlf In Lnko Michigan. Alis, Obshr, who was shot in tho head, may n cover. Olesler and his wlfo had quaricllcd ( onsldernbly of lato and it was stated that they would scparato hi a few weeks. Tho dead man has two divorced wives living. THE NEWS THIS M0KN1NU Weither Indication! Today! RAIN Oft SNOW. tltiuriil Ociieial Ctolijc's Stubborn KislMunce. Klcclrle Coiitr.icters Will right the Supply Tiust. Debnto on Puerto Rico Trallle. Supreme Court Hears Arguments In tho Lucknwamia Poor Uoird 'aso ! CSeneral Northeastein PcinisjUimla. Financial unci Commercial. ! Local Dunmuro llorough. News. Kull Text of the Opinion In tho Llttlo Libel Cutsc I Lclltorial. l'lirloiiH Knmlty of Two Montitn Mil lionaires. aeneral-Senator ledge's View of Kx- Ii uislon. 3 Loenl-Sewers to lie Ctmttuetea by the City. Court PioceeillnRi. ? Local-What tho V. V & K. Will Do fc t Duiimorc. llvde Park Defeated tho Mucliiet Piopusltlon. Coirectcd Iilecllon PUtlies. S Local West Sciunton nnd Hubiirbin. D Round About the Countv. 0 Local Live Inclustilal Now . THE PUERTO RICO TARIFF DEBATE Bepubllcan Voice Heaid Against It for First Time Mr. Biomwell, of Ohio, Speaks in Opposition to the Meaiure. Washington, Feb. 21. For the Hist time In the debate upon the Puerto Rlean tailft bill the olce or a Repub lican was today i.ijsed against the miMMiie. Mr. Ittomvvcll fO'iio) spoke against the bill. He opposed it on the mound of policy and not of constitu tionality. His hostility, howevei, was not so absolute! but that he announce I his Intention of otlng for It It the substitute failed. The other sneakcis today weie Mr. Ray (Xew York) and m,.. iMnK (Kansas), for the bill, an I jir Hemy (Texas), arainst the bill. Tho Republicans hiwdeclded to hold a l!lUeus oi confeience on the bill S.u- iiril.iv nli-ht. Alllinmrl, th,... ill., k.llil ... u. i , .ui-... ., . ,. UL ui:inrni tc-nij unci tiuiij iv publicans who oppose the 1.111. Waders who nie canvassing the situation s iv ti,flt not lnun, than our ot ivt, ju j (.ast their votes against It. They alse oy emi Democrats will nippoi t It. The only Demoeiat who Is ..utspekeii in his iidvocicy of the bill Is Mi. Davis (Louisiana). He iepiesents one ot the largest sugar cane dMtrlets in th , south. Some othius. Including Mi. Miiwir nrirl Mi F-tt iiij 11 d 1 1 .nntl i n.i All." Deveiles (Callfoinlu). Mi. Divls""0 'J,'nt "' " tl" buslncts on a and Mi. Parkinan iFloiidn), .lie said' eommisiion basis. The building boom to be in th doubtful column, but tl" fH on and a big advance in pilets H ijcmociniie vvnip savs itiin oniv ah. Davey and Mr. Sibley (Pennsvlvanl.il will vote for It. All. Wll'on, of Idaho, a Silver Republican, ls also said to b" Inclined to vote for the bill. Some of the Republican opponents of the bill, who dislike to go on moid against their party. Unci a wnv out of the di lemma In which thev find theinsdvts is to Mite to leeonimlt the moasiue. on at count of the piessuie fot time th- debate heieaf'et will begin ut II o'clock and thc-to will be nigh' sessions on Thut nlu.v and Fiida). MONEY TL0WS IN. Philadelphia 13 Raising Fund for National Republican Convention. Phjladelphlii. Feb 21. -The citizens' ua'tiouul Republican convention mm- i mlttee held a meeting In the maiu's (otlice todaj, and the sectetuiy repot tie! that tii to date lit) OOi) have been gath- i eietl tow. mix the. fuinl of Sinn.nnil.u hli h ,.,ded to Chuliman Hiitina. and the second $2"i,00i) will he sent him In a tew dajs. AIaor Ashbildge spuing a mild sensation when he iiitoimecl the lommltti'eineti pit sent that this city i a nie near losing the national i (inven tion be cause of the petlv squabble ovpr the aiiungements for the i (invention. The major said that on his teeirt visit to Washington. Chairman Alanl"y, of the sub-commit tee. Informed him that ho was contemplating teiiuvl'ig i the lonventlon to Madison Squat c tviu- ,,,, v, v.iiU hut no the .... i. men I ,.,. ,,,.' ,,, L ,. ,,.,,, tlltll t iiv.; (llriVJ n wi(i -ii n n ii v i rt lji- oming the national eoinmlttct men diopped the proposition. WELLCOME NOT STARTLING. Senator Clark's Manager the Only Witness. Washington, Feb. :'L John R. Well come, Senator Clink's manage) In his sen itoi lal contest, was tho only wit ness befoie the senate lommlttce In tho Clink case todav. His te-tiniony was at no time stintllng. All. Well- ,.,,l0 placed his pxpendltutrii for the .nn.itnilnl ...imniltrn nt not linviw.l $'-li,000I nnd at the ieqii"st of the rum ,.. . ... ... . . i. . 1. I " Pioducnl his bank book and old t checks to substantiate his statement. He s lid that he Slispecte d Mi. Daly of stippl.ving tho iiioiie.v used In the Whiteside expostue. He nlso sild that he had conclueleil that the Monti'liu nqaenie court was piejudhed against him and thctofoie hud not gone upon tho stand In bin dlshatmeut ti lal. INQUEST WAS CONDUCTED. An inquest into tho death of Thomas Coli man. who was killed bj an explo. slim of gas In the Aim vino nilno about a month ago was conductid bv Coroner Roberts last evening le tho olllce of Ai de! mini Plillel Consult table testimony was mlductd and up lo 1J 'i this morning the Jury hud not jet oiilwd at a verdict, evidently be ing in doubt as to whether a certain door lu tho inlno should have been cluiul or open. ' Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Feb. 21 Pension certifi cates under date of Feb. 7: Increase H. 1). Provvn. Avery. Wjomhi'?. Hi to $IT; Theodore R. Drown, Wv.iluslng, Prud ford. $17 to $21; A. M. Hall, Kvergrcn, Bradford. 17 to ).; J. Sutton. Ir Paten. lilts Wyoming, llfi to 117. OilMml wld. own Jennlo P. Oruver, Alooalc, Lacka wanna, (S. GIGANTIC COMBINE FORMED Electric Contractors Will Fight the Supply Trust. STRONG ORGANIZATION In All the Large Cities of the Coun try Associations of the Contrac tors Have Been Formed and a Compact Has Been Made That Will Make Itself Felt Big Advance ia Piico Expected from Building Boom. Plttshuig. Feb. 21. The Post tomor row w 111 say: One gigantic combination is to light another in the elee tile supply business. Contiuetois who have mien work for the btislnc-s of the jcar have taken steps to piotect themselves against tho t oinbln itlon of supply liousei novvt foimlng In New Yoik. It the combi nation In the metropolis meets with success It will have to ronibnt one of the sttongest organisations of capital and skllUel 1 ibeu that the world ever knew. In all the lirge eilles of th countiy associations of the contractors have been oignnled. Thee associa tions hnve made no eontrart with tho skilled woikmeii and a compact has been made that will niakr ltsdf felt. Plttsbutg Jlguies pioiiiluently in tho pioceedings. The association of elee ti leal conttac tois of Western Pennsylvania Is ready to oig.inlre and a meeting will be held In this citv within tho next ton days. national oiganlatlon will be nskc , -, ., .,, ,,, ,.,t ,,,,,.., IO' " c -"'"' "al ls '"" " d b mailtd to all the t ontiat tors nf tho t'nited States and Canada. As hai been published In the telegiaphlo ills patches of the Post the supply me.i expei tod. Th" cnntinctois have m.ide their contiaits with the btiildets and with their woikmeii at ilxed pi Ices, and an advance In supplies will tauso a loss of moiicv to many. FLUTTER IN THE SENATE. A Duel Thieatened Between Gen. Jacques and M. Le Comptes. Pail i. Feb. 21. There wus a lively incident at todav's session ol the sen ate, sitting as a high eouit In the tilil of Di put Alan cl-Huheit, c hinged with inciting solditis to liisuboielliiatlon at Hie time of the flliici.il of Piesidellt Fame. Dining the testimony ol Col onel J.li ques, vvho elllogl7Cd .l. Al.inel Haheit's ii.iuk i h.ii.ii tei and answered foi 111 in as a good Re public an, Senor Le Compte Intel i upti d and asked If It was not tine that (ieneial J.li qui s had utteieil thie.its ajjalnst i om t-maitl.il judges. The pitsielent of Hie se ii'ite, AL Falldiles, h fused to put the question and Senoi Le Compte. amid violent pro tests ti mil the Rightists, insisted upon the question being put, dee lining It wouhl enable them to elttlde the value of Oeliei.il JiK (pies' ev Ide lie c Hernial Jiuqius wished to speak, but the piesl dent I (fused to tie unit him to do so, wheieupoii, tinning to Senoi Le Compte, (Inn ml Jacques e xi lalined: "I will at tend to ou." Nevi ltheless, Se ny.i Le Oniupto ap pealed to the pMsldmt, sa lug: "Tins w lines, h thicatenliig me." Tho pit sl denl told Oeneial Jneques to wlthdi.ivy. As the ueneial did so, he tinned tu Deputy Provost Delaune anil sild: "C.ive me AL Le Cnmptt's addiess," The outcome Is expetled to be a duel. MRS. LAWTON'S THANKS. The Nation's Gift Is Acknowledged hy the Geneial's Widow. Washington, Feb. 21. Alls. Liwton has nuule the pillowing .u know lodge ment of the lecelpt of the hum" l und: Few on Valley. Kv l'eb. 1 IV. Dear Oeneial Coibln. Such kindness as jours can itvcr be repaid, and nu llum Is vny lull when I try to thank ' jnii Wolds seem vny iioor Bt such a time. Will jnu ilease bcllevo that 1 dn iiiiiiclatn It. all inj life will llnd com loi t hi tho n membrance. Thu unlvcis.il feeling which prompted such woueleiful gemioIty fiom the na iiou Is so beautiful lo nn, and so dear mv gratitude h Inexpress ibly piutoiiinl. 11 has rtllevtd tlui mo anxious iliotight Htnij' would hnve had and I do not know how to thank vou or the .nation, llcllcvu me, with kinds itg.uds. Ytlj slnceii'lv. Abirj C. Lawton. Amendments to Puerto Rlcan Law. Washington, Feb. 21. Senator Culber son, of Texas, todaj g.ivo iiotle o of two amendments ho will piopnso to the Puerto Rlcan government bill, one of ihpso pro vides tor free trade between Puerto Ruo iitiel the United States piopei. The other gives tho natives of Puerto Rico tbn sumo right to chooso wluther they will become clllzens of tho United States that tho Paris ticaty confers upon residents! who may bavo been bum In tho Spanish pcnlnaul u f -f-f-"f -f-f s.s).f WEATHER FORECAST. 4- Washington, l'eb. El. Forecast for Thursday and Friday For eastern Pennsvlvanla, ruin or 'now Thursday; colder by night; fair Friday; high cuddly, sinning to nohthwistcrly wli.ds. lt "-tttttttti"fr't"1" ttt '
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