u tribune. omtott SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1900. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. i i r CRIME WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH The Boer General Re- fuses to Surrender to Lord Roberts. SURROUNDED AT MODDfcR He Deslied an Armlstlco to Gain Time to Bury His Dead This Re quest Was Refused by Lord Rob ertsThe Boer General Then An nounced That He Would Fight Until the End A Race for Con centration. London. Feb. 2 4 n. m Geneial Cionjo is KPomliigW nuking his last stand. He is dving h.iid, hemmed In liv Biltlsh Infnntiv, and with shells lioin sixty guns fulling Into his camn. (Mi the thlid day of the iiglH the Hoer chief aUed f r an armistice to bin y bis dead. 'Tight to n linlaa or iti render unconditionally' was l.oid Kitchener's leplv. Geneuil Cionle Im mediately out back wotd that his to iui st tor a truce bad beer, nilsundoi stood. and that bis detoimlnatlon then, as befnie, was tci fight to the death. The Mule wilt on. Thlswns the situ ation of Geneial C'rone Ti.esdav even ing as sketched in the scanty tcle gi.imi that li.uo emeiged fiom tho seml-sllcnce of Smith Africa. Olllelnllv Lot d Robed.-, wires that he bus tcnttcicd the advance commando and of the l enforcement that we.- striving to rcni'h Genei.il Clonic. It Is regarded ns singular that Lord Ro.t- I eits' wlilng Wednesday should not mention thp appeal, for an armlstic 2 nn the ptevlotis c!a. and nisi tliut the war uillce Hliculd withhold good news, if It has any Without ti.vlng to reconcile, even tho scanty mateiluls at hand, it s-ms pliln tint (1e11e1.1l f'tonjo Is in a bed. and even 11 despetato situation, and that the Biltlsh aie piesdn, theli ad vantage While the attack on Gnnei.it Cronle pi meeds, tlnie is a lace fot coiie;n ti itlon between the lions nnd the Biltlsh. The ctig ipp'iicnt with Geneuil C'ron jt's five to eight thousand entienched men is likelv to become nn Incident in r battle between the mass's. Th" separated fi.utinns of the Uoer power nie inpldly di awing togetbe: to attack l.oid Robeits Will Genet a'. Cronjo be able to bold out until the Ilmr masses appear, or, if lie dins, will thev the-i be able to succ or him? The Biltlsh are facing the Hoeis on giound where the arts, tactics and tiaiiilug ot the British aio expected to give them advantage. Geneuil nullei, acccudlng to a de- spitch fiom Chleveley, dated Wednes day, llnds the Boers In positions north of the Tugela laigely reinCoiced. ThU seems strange. The war olllce. for tho flist time, has given out an ofticlal compilation of th" British losses. The total Is 11.121 up to Fob. IT. This does not include, therefore. Lord Roberts' recent losses, nor tho Wiltshire prlsnnei. The press associations leant that th Biltlsh losses at Koodos Band weie 700. Thiee thousand ftesh tioops will embatK for South Africa todav. Cionje's Position Hopeless. Cape Town, Thuisday 11101 nlng. iMi, 22. In reply to General Cronje's icqucst for an armistice of twenty-four houts, to allow hint to buiy his dead, l.oid Boberts told the Boer commander that he must light to a tinlsh or sui tender unconditional!). Geneial Cionje's position Is tepoite.l hopeless. Tho Biltlsh havo occupied Baikly west. At Kimberley. London, Feb. 22. The wat otllce has issued the follow Ins fiom Loicl Bob eits: "Paardebeig, Feb. 22 Mcthucn 11 ports front Kimberley that supplies of food and foragoaie being pushed on as fast as. possible. Theie will be 1 nough coal to stai t the Delleets minis In ten das. By this means great nils Tiy will be alleviated Hospital ar rangements theie leported perfect. He hopes Prlcska und the adjoining coun try will soon be settled." At tho samo time the war otllce an nounced that nothing further would be Issued tonight. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. In Wheeling Admirnl Dewey the Chief Guest of the City. Wheeling. W. Vn Feb. 2.'. This was tho gieatest Washington's blithday in West Virginia's histoiy. Admlial I)ewe was the city's guest and thousands fiom nearby towns, fiom Pennsvlvunla and Ohio wete here to glvo hltn welcome, and while the iiilu dampened tho dec-p-itlons it did not dampen the en t ,slnsm of the crowd. The occasion was the laying of the tablet to commeni orato the site of Fort Henty and the presentation of a swotd to Lieutenant John S. Doddridge, a Wheeling boy, vho fought at the battle of Manila bav on the Baltimore. The admiral art l oil lust night on a special train with Lieu tenant It. It. Caldwell and was given nu ovation. He was escorted up town liv ri pi occasion and thousands cheered him at lie lode along. lieutenant Doddtldge urilved later and was also coidl illy welcomed. Today the exercises consisted of a monitct parade, ufter which the plac ing of the tablet and the sword presen tation took place. It is estimated that 10.000 men wore in the lino. Tho statu inllltlu, Pennsylvania and Ohio soldiers. Including the Tenth Peiins)! v.inla men, all local organizations, civil and mllltaty, turned out and made a gic.it showing. T. M. Garvin, on bc liulf of the state, presented the tablet to the city and It was received by Judge G. I. Cinnmeis. Admiral Dewey pio-s-onted the sword to Lieutenant Doddridge. FLOODED DISTRICTS. Greatest Fieshet in Histoiy Sweeps Bcllefonte Much Damage Is Done at Hazleton. Bellefonto, Pa., Feb 22 Thei.iln that bec.in falling In torrents In this section last night continued until 10 o'clock this morning and the greatest Hood In the histoiy of the town in sweeping through It. The low poitlons of tho town are all unde uatu. The flioiuen aie keeping Ilieb going under the boll eis in the water woiks while standing in watoi up to theli Knees. The Petin slnnla Match eompan's hlg plant is Hirioundcd and the Ardell Lumber yards aie being badly washed. Trains cmnnt got out of town cm the Bello fonte Centei or the Bald Kagle Valley rallioads on accounts of the washouts and business Is at a standstill. The mtire Bald Tragic Valley from Mlles Iniig to Lock Haven Is subineigtd nnd the fanners aie lepotted to be having tonsldt'iable trouble In getting their stock to places of safety. Hnlctnn. Feb. 22 Tho he aw lain slorni whli b set In here last night and continued unab itcd today caused con- sldeinble damage. The Big Black ueek flowing thtough the Blink Creek valley, was higher tolnv I'nn for ten yaais past. Tiie ovcnoiv nns sun- meirod railroad ttaiks and team loads l!ng along Us path. At Hudondal the Lehigh V.illrv rati! 0.1 d tincK'- weit- vnsltrd away, an 1 no tialns weie rur over tint btanch dining the day. The eiparltv of the pumps at nil the collie 1 lis Is tared keeping the water out of the workings. SENATOR CLARK'S CASE. The Son of the Montana Statesman a Witness. Washington, Feb. 22. (. W. CMatk, son of Senator ClaiK, of Moulan t, told the senue committee on elections to. dav that be had .111 Independent In- come of $JiO,nno u enr and that he was in business fot himself. With the exception of a bilef inteival given to the testimony of Rev. A. B. Mai tin, Mi. Olaik occupied the entile da be foie the committee In connection with the imiuiiy being eondite ted Into tho inethodh pmsued in the election of the joung man's father to the United States senate. He denied In detail the asspitlons ut such witnesses as Mi. Whiteside, Mr. Hewitt. State Senator Meis and otluis. Mr. ClaiK submitted what he said was .1 detailed statement of Ids receipts and evpendltuies for political pin poses during tho Montana campaign. The aggiegato footed up Stts.oou Mr. Mai tin testified concerning his Inturvlew with Chief Justice Brantley, ptodiiiing the lettet wtltten him by Mi. Clark In the Wellcome case. THE MACRUM CASE. Resolution Asking for Investigation of Charges. W.ishli Bton. Feb i Representative Wheelei, of Kcnttickv, today Intioduccd 11 1 evolution dlrectlrg the committee i,u fottlgii affairs to invesllgite tho tiuth or fallt of tho eliaigis made by Clinics B. Murium, I States at Pietut Ha. tlat Ids c.mclal or per- sonal mill was opened, lead, suppre-sed or detained by the censor of tho British government at Dm bin or that a tele gram to tho department of stale was opeiie d Tho eominlllee. bj the provisions of tl.o resolution, sh ill als-o ascertain whether the Riltitfh authoilites are acquainted with tho secret cipher or code used by tho state department. Jn older that tho eomniltteo may propetly i.nry out these Instructions it Is authorieil to send fur persons and papers and administer o.itlis to wltnetsts examined. The resolution was rcfeirecj to the eomniltteo on rules. ROWE COMMITS SUICIDE. He Confessed Having Muideied a Man in 1803. Lebanon, Fib. 22 Leopold Rowe, who a few elajs ago confessed to having mm dered a man In is 'J. committed suleldo In his cell In the cltj piit-ou this morn ing by hanging. Rowe, while In the Herks count) Jail at Reading under a charge of latcenv confessed to luvi'ig, with a companion, shut and killed a man nt Campbellstown Lebanon county, In I&03 The man was a sttangct In tho town and after taking his moue, amounting to about fifty didl.it s, his murderers hid tho body hi a straw stack. Tho Lebanon county iieotds showed that about the date named by Rowe tho body of an unknown man was found with two bullet holes in the head. Not being Identified and under the Mippoltlnii that it was a c.isa of suicide tho bod) was burled by the county authorities. Noth ing has Kluce that time developed to lead to the Identification of tho stranger. Rowe was GJ jears of nge. New Prise in Orntoiy. Dnthlchem, Fob. 22 At the annual Junior oiatorlcal contest hi Id at the J.e. high uulveiHlty this morning President Blown announced a new- endowment of prl.se s hi oratoiy amounting to $3.7) an miall), given by a friend of the unlver nil), who dcMres for the nr ' . main unknnw n CONFERENCE OF ANTI-IMPERIALISTS BEGAN IN PHILADELPHIA YESTERDAY. Tho Promoters State That the Con ference Is Agninit iv Movement to Bring the War in the Philippines to nn End A Programme That Is Expected to Influence Public Opin ion. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 22. An "east cm confetence" of antl-lmperlallsts be gan here today and will remain in ses sion two days. The conference is said by Its promoters to be against the movement to bring tho war In the Philippines to an end. During the past six months the American League of Antl-lmperlallts has been active In missionary work, more especially the local leagues In Philadelphia, Boston, New York and Washington. The lead cts say that a show of hands in Phila delphia a few months In advance of the Republican convention will have some weight In Inducing the delegates to lecognlo theli claims. They have contended thnt the confeience In Chi cago lesultcd In a gieat boom to their movement In the west. The leadets believe that a gieat confeience In the ea -t will poptiltnle the cause in this sec tlon of the eolinti v. '1 he oillceis of the Philadelphia league are: Honoiaiy piesldent, Former Senator George F. TMinunds; piesl dent, Geoige Gluyn, Mcrcei : becietuiy, Samuel Mllllkcn; tieasuier. Asa S. Wing; legislative committee, f.eoige Gluva, Meicer, Ileniy Build, Fiank Stevens, Heibeit Walsh. The list of vlce-piesldents Includes a luge num ber of pi eminent Phlladelphlans. The pi ogi amine of the confeience In cludes business sesdons and public meeting fot the purpose of foimlng plans for a nioie thoiough organization and to effect public opinion The piln cipal speaker will be Call Schui. Afternoon Meeting. The afternoon meeting was opened v ith an nddiess by George Gluyas Mer cct, piesldent of the Philadelphia hranch of the Ametlcan Antt-Impeilal-1st leigue. Addi esses were also made by Rev. Samuel Richard Fuller and Rev. Funds B. Abbott, of Massachu setts; Talcott II. Russell, of Connecti cut: Dt. Montague Leveson. of Foit Hamilton, N. Y.. and an Interesting pamphlet bj ex-Senator J. B. Hender son, of Mlssmul. was read bv Dr. W A. Ci off ut, of Washington. L. C. Tho evening meeting was addnssed by Her bert Welsh, of this city, and Cat I Shun, of New Yolk. A private and Informal confeience was In Id after the ufteinoon session was concluded, In which ninny of the prominent membits of the league took pat t. The chief stihjeet of discussion was the coming picsldentlal campaign, In which W. .1 Bi. van's name wu fre quently mentioned, living Win uiw, seeiot.uy 01' the New- Hngland Antl- 1. ,,..... 1 .it i.....A i .... .i.t.... .... i... : "'.;..' "f '...', ... .1 . V . might. If ndv Kable, select Bt.van as the standaid-beaier. He also suggested that a national convention be held after the two pal tits bad held theli conventions, j,o that nuti-lmpeiiallsts 1 oulij choose which of the tvo to hlip- pott. No 1 oneltislons vieie teaclied, ns the conteienee was entitcly infiiimal, and urine of the views wete ollltlilly endoised, but might be considered on the ftamlug of the tesolutlons which will be piesented to the meeting to moirow. Theie weie ovet 100 pel sons at the afternoon meeting. Lotteis of 1 egret weie lead fiom Pi of. Sumner, of Yale unlvi tsltv; Senator Pettlgiew, Thomas W. Ulgglnson, of Cambtldge, Mass.; ex-Seeiotary o Agilcultuic Mutton, Major J. M. Hood, of Nashville. Ch.ules Not ton, of Canibiidge; Con gressmin Millet, of Gemgla; Congiess. man Slayden, of Texas; Judge Bufus B. Smith, of Cincinnati, and Fdwaid Atkinson, of Boston. Ml. Atkinson, in opening his lettet, said: "I gteatly re giet that I cannot attend the unti-lm-peilallst convention of Febtuaiy 22. I uigontly Impress upon ou tho Impoit anec ot putting all the fence we can Into the contiol of close dlsttlcts, to the end that vv may hold the balance of iower in the next house of icpt sentatlves. I think" wo may Ignore the present question, although I confess lor mvsclf that I am beginning to think that an honest and slneeie 11 .ink may ""' sl,a11 act accotdlngb." Cuntinu- mi., .en. .iiieui'.iM sitiu iciai niuny Acre opposed to the antUlmpcilalists because they have not lent nod the ttuo con ditions of the situation. 'There ate," he continued, "doubtless a latge num ber of men in the ptesent congiess win mean to act Justly and to do tight, but who have been driven and misled bv tiie suppression and by tho effort of the admluistiatlnu to stlgm itl.e their opponents, that they have ic.illy been unable to get at thu truth of the mat ter." Lotteis weie alsa lead ftom two prominent negioes hi this city, sug gesting that tho movement be extended to tho negio tace. THE QUAY CASE. Senator Peniose Announces That It Will Be Called Up Today. Washington, Feb. 22. In necoidanco with a tacit nxteement with the sena tots who were unable, on account ot the meeting of tho Denioeiatlo national committee, to be ptesent at toda 's session, Mr. Pentose (Penna.) lefi allied from culling up tho Quay ease, as ho had ycsteidny announced ho would do. When he announced, however, his Jit teutlon to call it up tomoiiow, a bilef parliamentiuy squabble ensued as to tho rights by which the caso would come hefoio tho senate. No conclusion was leached, the questions involved being postponed for consideration to morioiv. Both Legs Crushed. Line aster. Feb. 22 -John 8. Kendlg. liv in; in this city and the fot email of a gong of ratpeniers lor the Pcmisvlvanli ralltoail, was walking on tho tracks of tho Lancaster and Reading road this moutlng, when he vvas struck by u ti.Un being bucked and built legs crushed near tho itnklrs. Atrputntlon of both was nee essaiy. He Is ii )e.iis old, and has broil n the emnlov ." I 1 ir f' - MISS NETHERSOLE ARRESTED. Appeals to the Public to Decide the Morality of "Sapho." New Yoik, Feb. 22. Miss Olga Nethersole, the actress, who was called to a police court yesterday, charged with offending public decency by pro ducing "Sapho," has Issued an appeal to the public for sympathy nnd sup port. She say! "I belljvo I am in nocent of corrupting tho inoials of the public by the perfoi maneo of this play. If I did not honestly believe this I would not hnve produced the play of 'Sepho,' ns my endeavor always hat been to uphold morality In Hi true and bioad sense In my own country and In whatever couutty I nnd my self to be." She declares she is the target of a sensational attack by certain news papers that she believes nro not prompted by sincere motives, but that their purpose Is a meicenaty one. fthe continues: "I c'o not believe thnt the Now York public will countenance any- thing that Is s-o unjust, so unmerited, so harmful and so distressing. T np lieal to tho'e who have seen tho play to come lot v nut and give volco to theli opinions of the morality of the play and to av whether they consider that it should be Hiipprerteii." .Mls Nethersole was arrested by In spector Thompson at the Hoffman houo late jesterdov afternoon, and with her cou'itel, Abe Hummel, was taken to the Cctitte street pallce court In a cab. Theie she found Morcus Mever, her manigei. and Hamilton Revelle. her leading man, who had been brought to com t bv detectives. Theodoie Moss, proprietor of Wal lnck's, was not nucstel as he Is 111. Atter n Inlef healing Maglstiato Mott postponed the cast until Friday 'and the prisoneis weie paroled In the custody of thrlr counsel. Mlcs Nethe-sole Insists upon nn Im mediate trial. The actress got a hear ty icceptlon at Walhuk's last night fiom nn audience that packed the house. She appeared nervous at the statt but tho applause she received soon lestoied her equanimity and she plaved her part to perl c tlon. STUDENTS RIOT. Cornell Sophomores Break Up the Freshmen's Banquet Sixteen Freshmen Captured and Tied Up All Night The Police Powerless to Render Assistance. Ithaca. N. Y., Feb. 22. For the tlrst time In two e.us this city was tho scene of riots among college students. The riot was pieclpitated by the sopho mores endeavoilng to break up tho fieshmen's banquet, held at the nev Ithaca hotel. Ab a lesult of the iv.elee several students aie nursing sore heaus, cuts and bruises and one fieshman bs badly cut on the vvilst and face by being tin own ngalnsr a glass window. In expectation of trouble the police foice was inct eased last night, but their effoits to pieseivc 01 dor weie of little avail. The sophs had s.evetal set mi ntages w Ith squads of blue coats and some leceived sevcie clubbing, vet they succeeded in Kidnapping sixteen fiesh 111011. Including the 1 halt 1111111 of the banquet e ommlttte and President Sbat tucK. and pievenled them fiom enjoy ing the feast. Some of the fieshmen weie taken one' by one after tough seiimmages up th" hill to the eampu, wheio thev weio chained In the tower ot Bain's hall and not lele.ised until this morning. The tiouble was slatted eatly In the afternoon and the stieets In the vicinity of the hotel weie etowd ed with cltUens and students up to a late hour, notwithstanding the heavy elownpout of tain. The police weie powetless to assist the freshmen and the banquet was given up. - GREAT CHURCH CANVASS. Philadelphia Homes Are Visited by 4,000 Young People. Philadelphia, Feb. 2.' Ill plto of snow, slush and mud, the house to hoitso vis itation iu tliL Interest of tho churches was begun toda. All the denominations and icligious orgit.lzi tloiii. In the city united fot this puriiuic mid their design was to eovei evety dwelling In thei city by night tall. About S dW cuing men and women had volunteered to act as "visit ors " 'I'jio bad weather kept many of the visitors at home, and only about 4.wJ visitors weie nt woik. Only n few simple questions weio asked b) tho vlsitois, tl.o puipott of whli h vvas to asceitaln the number of church attendants jnd mem bers of Sibbath school living In the lity, as well as tho number of non-cliutclt goers Thfl facts galheied nie to bo placed In tho hands of tho chinches for further use. Tho tabul itlou was not at all complete tonight, and a detailed tabulation of thu le suits for the entire city cannot be m idu public for some divs vet Tho general t'i't'1t ls tlial ih- M-d'Ois -; received everv where, aid met with little or no objection fiom the people In gath etlng Information. A few of the rutel and down town dltrle it tint vwui not covered by the l-dtois villi be covered by tho end ot next wi cl:. AMERICANS IN PARIS. Banquet Given in Honor of Wash ington's Birthday. Pails, Feb. 22 Tho American univer sity Dinner dub save a b impiet this evening in honor of Washington's bhth d.i) at tho Hotel Continental which hi ought together rrnny members of tho Ann rleun colony and u goodly number of Invited guests ftom Ft each circles, 'lho hud was ilecor.ited with American and Fieuih Hags nnd this elicited frequent I (fen in oh by tho spenkeis. I'nltcd States Ambassador Porter pie Fldid and, pointing to lho Intertwined Hags, said that thev ucalleil "tho nlll niiio ot old and the friendship of todn)." Pope Blesses Pilgiims. Rome, Tib 22 Tluio was an Impioss Ivo scene In St. I'eiei's today whin the pope gavo his blessln; to fifteen Italian pilgrims, who tilled the vast bcsclliia. Tho air resounded with "vivas" after pr.Dlug at tho lttuli ailar, tho pope, cm. rled hi St. Peters chilli, listened to the cluglug of 111. the ms. of which thu eon. gligiitlcui Joined. Tho pontiff was then hoi no throiish the midst of tha crowd nnd pronounced the be nmlcllnn. Prinoes Cantacuzeno Improving. St. Petersburg, Feb. 22 Tho condition of l'llnce.-is Caiitucuzcue, daughter of Gem nil Fndeilck Dent Grant, of the I'niteel States army, who has been serl . ma.- it with pneumonia Is Imnroved tOl'll) THE DEMOCRATIC JCONVENTION WILL MEET AT KANSAS CITY, JULY 4. Milwaukee the Only Other City in the Competition Opposition to Trusts, Expansion and Imperial ism Arouse Enthusiasm, but Free Silver Is Not Mentioned. Washington, Feb. 22. The next na tional Democratic convention will be held at Kansas City, Mo., July 4. This was the decision of the Demo cratic national committee, which met at the Hotel Raleigh today to fix the time and place for holding the con vention. Milwaukee was tho only other city which entered the competition, and the poot showing she made when the te was taken (the result being Knnsas City 40, Milwaukee 9) caused geneial surprise. The claims ot the thai cities as to the accommodations, rnllroad an I telegiapblc facilities weie presented In open session by representatives of each city and subsequently In legislative session Governor W. J. Stone, on be hulf of Kansas City, and the national committee, and W. C. Hall, on behalf ot Milwaukee, explained the flnnncl.il inducements which the city he repre sented was willing to make. Bach of feied the committee $30,000, but in ad dition Kansas City was willing to fur nish butel accommodations for the members of the committee and the hall with decorations, with music free ot expense to the committee. One of Mil waukee's stiongest arguments was the political effect w hlch the holding of the convention In that city would huvo upon the Gel man-American voteis.who were tepiesented to the committee as vvaveiing In their allegiance to the Re publican party. It seemed to be taken for granted by at least two speakers that Binn would be nominated and that tho Chicago platform In substance would be leutllrmed. Opposition to tuists, expansion and Imperialism, to gether with eveiy mention of Btan and the Chicago platform, aroused en thusiasm, but during the open session of the committee ,theio was no allusion to the Issue of free silvei. Thiee dates for holding the conven tion weie proposed, May fl by Mr. Tovvnsend, of Oregon; June 14 by Sen ator Tillman, and July 4 by MeGravv, of West Virginia. A speech by ex Senator Gorman In favor of holding to precedent and naming a date later than that for the convention of the party In power had considerable Influence In causing Independence day to be chosen. Aftei the committee had selected the "Gate City" of tho west, the Kansas city boomers held 11 lolllflcatlon meet ing In their looms at the Raleigh Bx Go vol nor Stone addressed the gather ing, ptedlcting that those who attended the convention would depait with ptaises upon their lips for the hospital ity thev bad leceived, and that the nominees ot the convention would be the victors at the polls in November. The national committee after select ing the place and date for the conven tion Issued the following call: "The national Bemociatlc ccmniitt: having met in the cltv of Washington on the 22d day of Fe-bitiuy. l'00. Inn appointed Wednesday, the- font th day ot July, as the lime, and chosen the city of Kansas City ns the plare for holding the nation il Utinouatle' con ontion. "Kach state is entitled to it lepie sentitlon therein equal to double the number of Its senators and lepiesenta tlves in the congiess of the United States; and each tenltory, Alaska. Indian tetrltoiy and District of Colum bia shall have rlx delegates. "All Denoctatlo consci vntlvo reform cltlens of thu United States luespect- ive of past political associations and differences, who can co-operate v. Ith It in the effort for pute, economical ami constitutional government and who favor the lepubllc and oppose the em pire, aio cordially Invited to join us in sending delegates to the conven tion." (The committee at f 30 p. ni. ad journed to nit et at Kans is City July 3. Y. M. C. A. AT WILLIAMSPORT. The Thirty-Second Annual Conven tion of the State Organization. WlllUmsport. Feb. 22-'lh thirty-sec-ond annual convention of tho loung Men's Christian assi ealtlun of the saata opened In this city this atteiuuon with ovir M0 delegates present. W. K, Jen nings, of Pittsburg, pi evident of tho last convention, called tho gathering to or der, and 11 permanent otg.inlzatlon was then effecteil lib follows: Ptesieleiit, U. C. Douglass, of l'hll.idrlphl 1; llrst vlco piesldent. Jium A. Bmver, ot liollc lonte; seiond vlco president. J. S. Slcd deagough, Wllliami.oi t; thhd vlco presl. dent. A D. Smith Libanon; secretin), W. C. McKee. Wllkes-Uarrc; llrst assist- Gilllsple, Dickinson college, lho featuro of the afternoon was tno nuarcss of nev. Aithur T. Plerson. D. V . of Brookbn, N. Y on "The Supremacy of tho Woid," which vvas uu able, convincing nnd most beautiful discussion of thu Bible. HeV. Dr. Piet son's addiess was adopt ed by a declaration of faith. Tho delegates were entertained nt sup per by tho ladles' auxiliary of the local ussoel itlon and this evening John It. Mott, of New York city, delivered an ad diess on "Tho Bvaiigelizatiou ot the World In Tills Generation .and the Vital Relations of tho Assocaltlon Work to This Great Object." At the conclusion of the nddress 'J re.is. urer Jami s II. Halley presented his re 1 ort. which showed that a balanco of Ji! Is left In tho treasvrv, after the expendi tures amounting to $I0,r.eS ort. Tho upon of tho executive committee was also re id after which the convention udjouined until tomorrow morning. Big Barn Destroyed. Lancaster, Feb 22. A largo bank b.irn, belonging to Henry F. Rich, of Marietta, was totally dostro)od by tiro this mom. ing. entailing a loss of $6,000, partially covered by insurance. A female tramp who was permitted to deep In the barn Is believed to have accidentally fired It, General McNuIta Dead. Washington, Feb. 22 Geneial McNulta, of Chicago, well Known throughout the west because of his Identification with tho receiverships ot railroads and other great corporations, died suddenly here to-riaht. THE NEWS THIS MOitMNU Weather Indication! Todayi FAMl WEITBKLY WINDS, 1 General Boers Will Fight to tho Death. One Day's Work of tho National Law maker!. Antl-lmperlallsts In Bcsdon. Date- for tho Democratic National Convention. 2 General Northeastern Pcnnfjlvanta. financial rnd Commerelnl. 3 Local Annual Meeting and Banquet of Union Ex-Prisoners of War. 4 Bdttorlal. Kens nnd Comment. 5 Local Blks Conduct a Soelal SeiMon for the. Ladles. Blstedclfod at Tajlor. 6 Local West SAanton and Suburban. 7 Round About the Com tv. S Local Live Industrial News. IS AGUINALD0 N0WIN JAPAN? It Is Believed That He Escaped to Foimosa When Hunted by General Lawton. New York, Feb 22. A spocl.il from Hong Kong, British China, to the Bvonlng Woild savs: "United States Consul Wlldmin has lnfot matlon that three members ot tha Filipino jttntit, Luban. Ponce and Agonclllo, hi other ot the envoy, hft recently for Japan to meet Agulnaldo. This gives ciedenco to the story thit Agulnnldo escaped from the Island ot Luon when hunted by Generaf Liw- ton rnd went to the island of FoAnos.i. CANNON AT HARRISBURG. Santiago Relics Aie Formally Ac cepted. Ilarilsburg, Pa.. Fob. 22. A biass cannon captured by the United States aimy at the battle of Santiago vvas Installed today In Capitol Park. The cannon was exhibited duiing the morn ing In front of the mayor's otllce and was viewed by hundreds of persons. This afternoon the relic was taken to Capitol Park under escort of local mili tia and patriotic organizations, after which there were brief exetclses. Tho camion was received in behalf of the city by Major Frltchy. An otiitlon wan delivered by John K. Fox, of this city. ' The patriotic societies of Il.irrlsburg celebrated Washington's birthday this venlng at the couit house with exer cises, at which addresses were made by Mr. Fox, Mr. Meade, M. Detwlllcr and Philip E. Germain. BIG FIRE NEAR BRADFORD. The Business Portion of Glen Hazlet Destioyed. Bi.adfoid, Feb. 22. The brslness por tion of Glen Halet, frr the second time in tecent e,ais. v. ass almost to tally elostiojed by lue today At 1.10 flames wete discovered In the ge'ioi.al stoic of II. (.. T.ivloi anil quickly spread to adjoining buildings. Owing to tho b di ants being ftOAen up tho litvmen could do nnthlni. A heavy 1 iln prevented the destiue-tlon ot tho village. The following building 1 veto de stto)cd: , Geneial stoie of TI. C. Tay lor, the Cltv Bi ug stoic, Gl.'ii Halet Gas iompili)'s olllce, the posmlllcit and K. o. T. M. hail. Too oilgln of the flic Is unknown: siipposea to b" a gas light. Tho loss '..111 tench ftom JjOOflO to $30,001), with In-Mil.inee of about $'',0"0. SOLDIER TO BE SHOT. Sentence of Ernest Kingdom Who Slept nt His Post. Buffalo, Feb. 22 A despatch to tho News ftom Bitavla sajs: "A despatch h if been leceived hoie , saying that Bluest Kingdom, of Stjif- foiit, who enittrei in the I'oitieth 'vol unteer infintiv, has in en found sleeping at his pest, tiled by mint nrirtlul and i-entenced to be shot." It la said that .1 number nf Flllplm lebelp entered the camp, while King dom was asleep and killed two or three Amci lean soldiers. CAVE-IN AT MINERS MILLS. Tracks of the Central Rnihond Sink Thirty Feet. Wilkes-Batie. Fed). 22. A ravV-ln over the I'liie Bldgf mine today caus ed the ttneks of the f'enlial Itall111.nl of New Jet soy at Mlneis' 'Mills, be. tween this cltv and f-iiunton, to sink into a hole thlitv feet di n. TlalT,c , h' lMniot. lmt tomor. eel until then, Death of Harry Miner. New Yrtk. Feb. 22-Hanv Clav Miner, tho thcatilial manager, dropped dead this afternron In ills homo oil Rlveislde drive of apoplex), aged 3S jears. Ml. Miner's estate Is estimated to bo worth mole than J3.fi00.000. Idle his mmo was il. wa.vs closely Identified with tho theat rical business his Inteiests were vailed. Ho owned diug stous, a big lithograph ing company, n photngt iphlc supply house, big phosphate Interests ami largo blocks of railway and mining stoiKs. He serveel one term In congiess, having been elected In UU. Dan Rice Dead. New Yotk, Feb. 22 -Dm Rice, lho vet eran 1 III us clown, died at Long Blanch, N. J., tonight, after n lingering Illness, aged 77 jears. Rice's real name was Daniel McLaren. Ho was born In New York. Ills father. Daniel McLiren, ulcl -named the boy "Din Rice," after a ta molts, down In Ireland Dan Rico tiincle three Independent fortunes. He died, how over, u comparatively poor man. Washington's Birthday Celebration. Washington, Feb. 12 Exercises appro, priate to the celebration of Washington's blrthdjv weie held at tho National the ater under the auspices of the Sons of the. Revolution. There was a large. and representative audience present, ono ot the boxes being occupied by Piesldent MoKlnley, Secretary Hay and the ad dress of tha occasion was delivered by Senator Depew. DEBATE ON THE TARIFF Puerto Rlcan Measure Calls Forth Many Speeches. MR. GROSVENOR'S REMARKS He Holds That Any Party or Indi vldual Who Took Part in the Rati" fying or Supporting of the Treaty with Spain Is Stopped from Op posing Any ot the Legitimate Ef fects of the Treaty Speecher Against the BilL ,u,114, Washington, Feb. 22 Tho debate on the Puerto Blcnn tariff bill brought out several notable speeches In the house today, Including one by General Orosvcnor. of Ohio, who answered a number of questions ns to the attitude) of the piesldent; another by Mr. Mc C.ill, of Massachusetts; the Republi can uumbeis ot the ways nnd meana committee, who dissented fiom tho majority report, nnd Mr. Moody, an other Massachusetts representative, who sharply criticized the position ut his colleague. Mr. McClellan (X. Y.) nnd Air. Brantley (On ), also npnko against tho bill, nnd Mr. Parker (N. J.), in support ot it. Mr. Grosvenor in the coutso of his speech bald that any political party or Individual who took part In ratify ing and supporting tho treaty with Spain was stopped fiom opposing any of tha legitimate effects of that treaty. When that treaty hung in the balance a certain Nebraska colonel left his regi ment and came to Washington to aid In securing ratification und he did In fluence otes at a critical Juncture. So that, Mr. Grosvenor said. If thoro was ono man In the country who should shoulder responsibility for tho treaty that man was AV. J. Bryan, of Nebraskn. In concluding his addiess Mr. Gios venor said: "But wo havo got tho Philippines on our hands and I will toll ou what wo shall tell the people of this country, my friends, It ou will listen to mo now. We will say tnut wo have acquired a title to tho Philippines nnd Poito Blco. We did not go after them, but they came to us nnd we could not help ourselves. "A gentleman went out Into tho Ori ent with a little moto power than ho had formetly and the flist thing wo Miow be continued tho Lotd bow ni.anv Islands weie there. We have hover jet iound out ourselves. But he took them and we arc thoio and our tlag Is there, and wo were aided In getting a pet feet title to them ftom the Denim intlc senators in congiess without any piotest fiom anybody. Wo have got them nnd the duty Is on us, and we are going to take cite of them. Wp aie going to make all the money out of tho ti.insactlon we can bv en laiging our tiade with tho otiental countile.s and we aie going to embalm the doctrines of the decimation of In ch pendencc upon the statute books of tha Philippines just as quick as wo I think the time has come to do It and we aie not going to do It one minute befoie, ll all the Demociats on God's' eaith go howling that we have got to do It now (Applause and laughter on the Republican side). "We ,ue going to do It under tho pei hiias.lv e Inlluenee of the constitution, of the deilniatlou of Independence, ot our Cluistlan civilization. We aie go ing to do it ns i.ipldly as It Is possible to do It and In the meantime tie pin pose tint i-viiy attiibuto ot the con stitution shall penuaile us to treat these men with absnluto fullness." At the night session speeches oro made by Wilson, of South Caiollnn. Lewis, of Geoigli, and Splght, of Mis sissippi, in opposition to tho bill. Th" session was entirely without notowoitliy Incidents. LETTER CARRIERS MEET. Pittsburg Chosen as the Next Place of Meeting. Han idling, Feb. 22. The flist meet ing of the Pennsylvania branch of tho Nation il A'so'latlon o' Letter C.aiilen was luld hio this afioinmn. L"t teis of lecjiet weie rend ft 0111 Post master Geneial Smith, Piesldent Mc Klnley, Senator Penrose and (,'ongi ess man oinistcad. A constitution and by-laws were adopted and it vvas decided to meet , next e,ar at Plttshurg. A resolution adopted advocated the passage of the sahuy bill pending In congress. The visltoiH were tendered n banquet this evening by tho local carriers The following officers weie electedl Piesldent. Thomas J, Carpentei, Hai- ilsburg: vice-piesldent, John J. Ferry, WIIkes-Bure; sectetary. Al. P. Shang, AUcntown: tieasuier, Frank A. Gles, Huston; seigeant-at-arms, Geotgo H. Kltumel, Lebanon. Pittsburg Coal Output. Plttsbuig, Teb. 22 -Tho leport of the output of coal of tho MonoiiMihela river mines to the Pittsburg haihor shows 11 total of 4.CJ3.000 bushels, week ending February 17. Tha dally inns us compiled by Superintendent Srienkmnu. of lock No, 1, are as follows: Sundu), 79l,0o0; Mon day, 611 wo; Tuesda), un.ooo: Wednes. day. 811 ono; Thursday, Si.U.OOJ; Triday, ' 0,000; Saturday, 6t,000. Steamship Arrivals. Liverpool, Feb. 21. Arrlvedl Curio, from New Yoik. Quccnstovvu Soiled; Germanic, New York. 4- WEATHER FORECAST. O f Washington. Feb. R. Foreat f for Friday: For aitern Pennsyl. . Mtnla, fair Friday; fresh westerly s f winds; probably fair Saturday, sV 1 1 . . .t . 1. .t 1 1. .t. . t t,.t
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