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SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1900.
TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
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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-
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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 ."
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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.
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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
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