i ffj&r" Wnmm'7"tl&') Arf,ji ,,! - ' f(tjJliO, T ft Sributte. cranton cVnjggi TWO CH ooL TWELVE PAGES W SCKANTON, PA., SATURDAY MOHNINU, FEBRUARY 24, 1900. TWELVE RAGES TWO CENTS. IjWF,' V'WpJT' if.1' " " '".',' "Ti'v" ' , ' 1 r4 v-VJi v ( LW TrfP GENERAL CRONJE'S DESPERATE STAND The Boer Commander Refuses to Yield in the Face of Certain Defeat. WANTON SACRIFICE OF LIFE With Characteristic Stubbornness the Boer Leader Holds His Men Together Under Withering Fire from English Troops Although Given Every Opportunity to Surrender the Troops Under Cronje Make No Effort to Escape Annihilation. Details of the Three Days' Slaughter. London, Fob. 21. I 1," u. m. Mr. H.il f ntu announced in the house of com mons ut r.::o this morning that no fuitliiT news loguidlng General Cionje had boon lecelved by the government. He had stilt to tin- war office dining the hour, and he asserted that nothing had come to hand theie. General Cronje, theicfoie, Is piesum nbly still unbeaten. No other construc tion Is placed upon the three days' sllonre of Loid Hoboits. No one sees him it has been possible, Judging from the description of his situation Wed nesday morning, for htm to icslst so long. Gieat Uiltnin does not withhold ndmlintlon for the alor of a losing fight against .such odds. Geneial Cionje is desciibed by the pjlsoners as tiiglng hliu to smender Iti order to save the lives of Ills men, hut he would not. The Htltlsh cavalry iMtrril, sent by Lord Methuen north of Klmberley, dl.i coveied the Hoeis i onoontiatlng, whether for offense or defense Is simply conjecture. The Hoeis seem to be lotliing fiom Cencinl Gutacio's front at Stick Strom in nidcr to lelnfoice the Free Stntets. At Ladysmith. Lad smith had not been itlived when the latest news two days ago Mas lecelved. The .Boers then letlred half-way hetweeu Ladysmith and Co lenso. If only 1,0,000 went to the Fiee St.itei as both the Boer and the RiltUh tu mints iisseit, the 12,000 who ate left may purpose to maintain the siege and to icslst tJenpi.il liuller within con traited lines, although the impression nt General Bullet's headquui ter Is that the Hoeis aie meiely covering a let real. The edltoiJ.ilh.ju the mottling papers complain moie or less viBorously of tho JnsutlU'leiicy of the government's naval proposals, especial! in view of tho im mense nuvnl cffoit of Get many nnd other poweis. The Conservative Staud ai d says: "Perhaps this Is because the Biillsh n. ivy Is consldued stiong enough for Its woik; but the nation will ask for lull assurances on that point." The Dally Mall s.is: "The propos als ate so Inadequate that we cannot hut express the deepest suipiHe that the admiralty hoard can be peisuaded to accept them," STORY OF THE BATTLE. Despetate Resistance of the Boers. Scenes of Awful Slaughter. Pnaidoborg Drift, Oi autre Fiee State. Tuesday, Feb. 21. As night ft 11 af tel ler teirlllc lighting which lasted nil day Sunday, theie was u sudden cessa tion of filing, Moth sides were thor oughly tired and Kind to lest. Tho woik of collect ing the dead and wound rd proceeded and the men flcpt wheie they liad fought tho whole day. Monday morning found the Itocis in the same place. Duilng the night they had constructed enticnclunents ainund he laager, whlcli was still threatened by General Smith-Don ien. The Infan try rested alter ihe terilbly linid daj's fighting on Sunday. Pushing on, tlie detachment found that the kopje extended a considerable distance west, sloping gradually to the plain. They seized a good dofen live position, wlilcli was ganlsoned, They continued the movement and tompletely turned the Boots, whose left ivas held by a tin in house. Tills was irlgorously shelled. The iMuchment ie turned to the camp at night fall, leav ing a garrison on the ridge. Mean wlille a desultory bombardment of tho Tioer position was kept up and a good deal of iino (lie concentrated where the IJssex were attempting to rush up tho ilver. About mld-cliiy tho cty that General French had uulvod was passed down the ranks, but Ills division oper ated out of sight of our force. i When Loul Roberts anlved he ad dressed seveial leglments and was vig orously cheered, Kitchener Refuses Armistice. Kaily In -the day Geneial Cronje linked for n twenty-four houts' armi stice to huiy his dead, Loid Kitchen r refused nnd u little later camo u messenger with word to the effect that If the British weie inhuman enough to retue an armistice for the purpose of buiying the dead, (ieneinl Cronje saw no other eouise bi- to sill lender. I'pon lecelpt of this message Lord Kitchener proceeded to the Hocr laag er in older to arrange the capitulation, but he was met by a messenger who announced that General Cionje said that the whole thing was mistake; that tleneial Cionje had not the slight est intention of sin tendering, but would fight until he died. General Kitchener tctutned and or deied a bombardment of the Boor posi tion. Thiee fluid bittetles and a how itzer battery took position diiectly in front of the laager nnd began an ue cuiate tiie, the howilzeis using lyddite shells fieely. The l'.oois weie seen re tiling from the lienches to the liver bed In order to seek cover, nut no cov er could jnotcet them fioui such a deadly tire. Tho howltzeis diopped lyd dite shells witu piecislon Into the very bed of the lhcr. and the trenches were soon tilled with horilble fumes and green smoke. Hut tho enemy held grimly on. Again during tho llglit de seiters til lived. They were much frightened and shaken hv their awful expei lence. They leported that they had water In abundance, but were able to draw only scanty supplies worn their laager dm lug the night. Third Day of the Fight. Today (Tuesday) was the thlid day of General Cmnjo's liupiisonment nnd glim leslstance. Faily thl5 morning the Infantry engaged tho enemy in tho bed ot the iicr and diovu them luck a short distance. The morning sun disclosed the Hours toiling like ants on the entrenchments aiound their laager. A few shells weio tiled to picent them fiom continuing the woik, but most of the day was UUlet. General French's aitlllery was heard oft to the east, presumably engaging the Hoeis' reinforcements. Hvtiy oppoitunlty was given the Hueis to tui lender, but when towards aftetnoun theie was no sign of any sudi intention. Lord Hobeits detei mlned to crush once and for all Gen eial Cionje's loslstauco. On the south bank of the liver, at u lango of about 2,000 yards, weie placed tlueo field bat tel Irs and two naval twelve-pounders, and on the ninth bmk, enfilading tho whole iher, nno howitzer, three field batteiies and thiee naval 4." guns. Then followed the most wonderful scene it wus ever this conespondent's lot to wltne-s. Oiuu befoie, In Thos saly, he had seen one hundred and ten guns In action, but never sucli a num ber of puueitnl Willis concentrating their (ho upon a spot about a mile fcqu.iie. Desperate Valor of the Boers. The exploding lyddite shells raised great clouds of gieen smoke, complete ly filling the bed of the liver. The shrapnel binst on the edge of each bank except for a short space, whole tho pioximlty of tho Hiitish Infantry made it dangerous. Our shells searched eveiy bush and every lavine of tho river bed. The enfilading guns must have done tenlhle execution. The toar was deafening, yet with a snlilt of desperate madness, tho Hoer.s would now and again attempt to snipe the naval guns, which wete filing at a range of 1,000 ynids. Tho long line ot three batteries belched their death missiles, while on each side lay two battalions of Infantry, whoso Maxims sounded potty beside the l oaring of tho big guns. What loss tho lloeis suffered Is not yet known. Both Camps Sleep. This dispatch Is being written In th middle of a sleeping camp. Not a sound disturbs tho lieavy slumber of tho tiled soldleis. Down the ilver bed not a fire Is seen, not a cry heard. Tliere Is something tiagle in tho stem leslstanco which Geneial Cionje Is hopelessly offering, It Is Impossible not to ndmlio his pluck, but all condemn tho wickedness of uselessly saeilflclng tho lives of Ills brave followeis. SORTIE AT LADYSMITH. Heavy Firing Either on Pnit of Sir George White or the Boers. London, Feb, 23. Tho Dally Trie graph has the following dispatch from Chleveley. dated Wedtusday: "It Is repoited that General White sortlrd from Ladysmith yesterday and raptured h number of Hotr wogons. There is heavy firing in tho direction of Lndj smith, either on the pint o( Sir Oeoige White or of tho nne"" ANTI-IMPERIALISTS AIR THEIR OPINIONS THEY SEVERELY CRITICIZE PRESIDENT M'KINLEY. Resolutions Adopted Condemning the Policy of the Administration. Delegates Object to Use of the Name of the President Senator Hoar Comes in for Some Criticism. Policy of Ti eating Filipinos ns Bandlt3 Also Censured. Philadelphia, Feb. 2.1. The second day's session of the "eastern confer ence" of the anti-Imperialists was char acterized by the adoption of a stioug it-solution condemning the expansion policy of the administration. Dining tlie discussion Piesldent McKlnley was severely criticized and held personally responsible for tho "criminal aggios slon" of tlio country. Today's proceedings began with a legislative meeting of tho committee on resolutions, of which Herbeit Walsh, of tills city, Is chaliman. The resolu tion di af ted by this committee was unanimously adopted with slight amendments. It Is ns follows: Wlicieas, The present mlmluWtrntlnii, under the lead of President McKlnley. has undertaken tn extend the sowtelgnty of the United hUtcs oer wultms ttop. iml Islands, In no case with lb" consent of thdr people, and in the Philippines by force ot aims, ,md denies that the in habitants of these islands, have any cop. stltutional rlshts. Hesohed, That this policy violates llm principles upon which our government rrsts, mid nut only subverts the liberty of thosu Ishiiiders. but also endangers thn peimaneiice of tleo Institutions In our own country. Hesohed, That we will suppoit no man for the pic-ld.ncy who Is not known to be nb-olutrh oppr.ed to this pollev, and that we will do oar best to dofiat all raudid.itiH for i itlx r ollb e who fivor it. Hesohed, That we iciiuest the logi-ln-the committee to call n national con vention nt siieh time as thev think wis? for the piinm-e of seeming united ac tion by all who hold thco lews. Seveial of the delegates objected to the use of Ptesidont McKinlcy's n.imo on the ground that it wim unwise to lnseit personalities into n resolution ot that natuie. The i evolution, when presented, placed the n sponsiblllty for the war In the Philippines on the ; " , , . , "Republican p.ty under the lead of the piesUieiil.' Rut on mot on of Moi field Story, of Masrachuvptts, the wording "the present administration was substituted In offering tho amendment Mr. Story said that the members of Pi ildent McKinley's cabinet, who at heart are opposed to the pulley of Impel Inlisin, but who by their silence suppotted It, tthnuld be made to bear their share in tho iesponslblllty. Answering the objections of those who favored sti iking out the name of Mr. McKlnley, Fiank Stephens, of this city, said: "That murderer Is the man who N chiefly to blame for tho shame that icsts upon this countiy, and his name should not be lemoved." Criticism of Hoar. Senator Iloai came In for some cilti cism. Several of the delegates de claied that little could be expected fiom him, owing to his staunch sup port of tho president Mr. Story, of Massachusetts, said that Senator Hoar could make an ex- cellcnt untl-Impeilallsllc speech, had done so and would do so again, but when the time camo for voting he voted with the piesident. "We want it to go out to tho woild," said Mr. Story, "that our nntt-impeiiallsni is not of that kind." Heibeit Welsh, In discussing the resolution, said he rcgaided the nd mlnlstiatlon'fa ."Imperialistic policy as tho hi caking down of the American Union." Tho following rt solution was adopted unanimously: Whereas, It has been repeatedlv stated that the piesldent pi eposes shortly to deal with tho Philippine In-Miigciiu us bandits, and Is ri ported in tho iVspatiheg from Manila th.it a native member ot a j gueirilla band which attacked a squad of Americans, killing a corporal, is to I bo til d b u mll.taiy c .mnils-ion on I n chaic of minder, which r!cs us I uasun to fear that such a policy has j aliendy been lii.iiigui.ited. Hesohed, That we cannot too strongly condemn auv policy which will treat' piiboiieis of war ns criminals, which, if pui sued by lhigland during tho levolu- tion, might have hanged Mai ion and Suinptcr as murderers; which, when adopted b General Weyler. weoxeicited us butchery, and which, if now pursued by us, world add a last touch of Infamy to our dealings with tho minimis. Resolved, Tliat the leglslnthn commit tee of the national league be uqucstid to forward Immediately to the mini! Is tratlon and to ou member ot ioiikioss a copy of this robolutli n, and thai con gnss lie requested to Inquire whether any such policy Is being pursued, and, II so, to demand its Immediate cessation The afternoon session was devoted to addresses by Hev. Henry T. Phil lips, of Philadelphia; Gamaliet Drad lord, of Hoston; Mm field Story, of Hos ton, and Patrick Dulneld, of this city. Kach of the speakers opposed the. ac quisition of the Philippines and tho continuance of the war in these Is lands. O'Farrell's Fusilade. Mr. O'Fairell aroused tho audlcnco to a high pitch of enthusiasm by his unqualified denunciation of PreFldent McKinley's policy. "The president," said Mr. O'Farrell, "has declared that there shall bo no nunc useless paileylng. Hy that he meant that General Otis and Ills bat talions, with their gatllng guns nnl their gunboatf, should bo lot loose on the Filipinos to shoot them down; to kill thdr wives and children. This was not altogether tho oxpiesslon of Will lam McKlnley; It was tho expression of tho president of tho United States. In tho history of this country I know of no oxpiesslon bo filled with basj butchery us this," Tlie speaker then appioved America's system of home government but said It would he found most Ineffectual when tiled on other nation?. Tho confereiKo closed tonight with spreehcn by Kdwln Iturrltt Smith, of '"Icf.go I!u, Hubert Kills Thompson. of Philadelphia; Homy Htidd, of rhll ndelpliln, iind Hev. Kdwln C. fiweetzer, of PhlladelphlH. Hev. Mr. Thompson argued Unit Im perialism and slavery wore Identical, and Hev. Mr. Swectsior based his ar gument on "genulno vs. spurious pat riotism." -- DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. Will Meet at Indianapolis on Sep tember 6. Washington. Fen. 23. The legislative committee of Democratic National clubs met hote todav, Chairman Mc Millan presiding, and decided to hold the next meeting ut Indianapolis, Sept. t. A delegation from that city stated that the meeting would have an excel lent Impression on the Democrats of that city. Governor Hlack tendered his icslgna- tlon as president and It wa.s accepted, with reluctance. Chairman McMillan will act In that capacity until a presi dent is selected. Joseph C. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, tendeied his leslgnntlou ns a member of tho legislative com mittee nnd it was accepted. A com-i mlttee composed of Governor Stone, Mlssoutl; Senator Money, Mississippi; Hepicsentatlve Livingstone, Georgia; ex-Hcprcentative Hamilton Lewis, Washington, and o-Lleutehant Gov ernor lilac k, Pennsylvania, was ap pointed to confer with the National Democtatio committee In regatd to the asseitlon by which means the two or ganizations can best co-operato 'or the good of the patty. This committee will also havo charge of thn selection of a president. Tho meeting was largely attended and the speakers all said that the outlook for Democratic success this year was good. AT TURNING POINT. Impoitant Features in the Clark Case. Washington, Fel). 23. Tho Clark cae before the senate committee on elec tions reached an Important turning point todn. Tlie defense announced the conclusion of tho piesentation of Its case, and the first witness put on hy the prosecution for the puipose of rebuttal was he.itd. The witness was Attorney Cenet.il Nolan, of Montana, and It Is understood that lie Is the litst of eight or ten who will be called in rebuttal. The attorneys for the prose cution say they expect to conclude their piesentation e.nly next week. Attorney Geneial Nolan's statement hoio especially upon the interviews be tween himself and witness Lyon, nnd lie avspueii mill .ur. l.joii icmii mm tIm h(i (hit tc voUs o( vn,,ous lllPnUK,rs (lf tl.e legislature had been he asset ted that Mr. Lj on told him tindulv influenced in Mr. Clark's be half. Much of the day was spent In debating the admissibility In this con ,1Pf.ton of ouiM.ial Nolan's repoits of the tuoceedings of the Rinnd Juiy of Lewis nnd Clark counties of Montana. It wns decided to limit the questions upon It to the portions which had been brought lino tlie uuestloa b . Uncles for tlie defense. . m WRECK ON PANHANDLE. One Man Fatally Burned Traffic Blocked for Hours. Steubenvllle, Ohio. Fob. 23. A wreck on the Panhandle load tonight, ne-ir Dlnsmntc, just east of this place, 10 sulted In tho piobablo fatal burning of one man, tho binning of one coach and one baggage car nnd tho complete demolition of several cars. A west bound freight stiuck a land slide in a deep cut, throwing tho en gine and several cars over on to the east bound Hack Just as the "Greaser," j a passenger train fiom Dennlson. which lett lieie at G.50, c.uno aiound the cuive. j The "gieaser" dashed into tho . wrecked fi eight with the result given uboic. The baggage car and forward ooacii of the passenger caught fire, but It Is believed nil of the pasionRMs es ciped except one man unknown, who was badly burned nnd may die. Traf fic was blocked for several liours. Later news fiom the wreck shows that imno of tho passengers wore se i veiely hint. The man who wns re ported badly burned Is James Newell, of Cainegle, Pa., baggage master. He, was caught In the wreck of a car and heroics he could be gotten out was badly burned but will recover. WTTlvrir nivr TtPAiwwr WRECK ON READING. An Engineer Killed The Fireman Jumps, .M , . ,. ..' . Mi'Pl'eiisburg, Pa.. 1 eh. 2J.-Running at high speed to make up lost time, tho i-niiudeipnia and Heading fast fi eight. uue iieiu tiujll J1UIIIMIUIB Ut H.u.) a. Ill,, clashed Into tlie side of a Western Maiyland extia freight train in thr Heading yaids at this place about ." o'clock this morning. Knlucer Cas hldy, of the Reading tialn, was crushed so badly that he died soon atter, Tho Hi eman saved his life by Jumping, Hairy Hanks, engineer of the West em Muiland extia, wa.s huit about the tight side, but not seilously. The dead engineer was u. native of Mtlllln town and was about thirty-four years of age. - ' ' Corporations Chartered. Harihtvrg. Feb. 23,-Charteis weie Is sued by tho stato dopaumeut todaj to the following cmporatlons: Weatherly Foundiy and Machine Co., Weatheily, capital $10,000; the Hinplro Manufactur ing Co., Scrnntou. capital $20,000; Tho Manufacture rs' Gns Co., Jones township, Klk count, capital JdO.OOO; Hetal! Mtr i hunts' Publishing Co,, PlttHburs. capital Jh'.toO; Phot nl- Chemical Co., Philadel phia, capital 2p.,(Wi: Monong.ihela Val ley bank, Diiquotie, capital i&0,0(ii. Mine Inspectoi's Report. Slnmokln, Feb 2J. Mhii) Inspector Hd waid llieuuan, of the Seventh anthracite dUtiiet, todn g.no out his annual re puit tor tho past year. Theio were fi,30 Sllid tons of coal mined; 20,317 persons emplojed; T2 Intnl. nnd Ui non-fatal iii'oldcnt. TJio Summit Hraneh nnd Ly kens V.illejs collieries lead tlio list for number of days walked, with 2ftJ, For eeiy 121,3ir, tons of coal mined In tho district u Jlfo was lot, ,1,... 1 .. P. TT....I--1 . . . - Steamship Arrivals. New York. Feb. 23,-Arrlvcd: Allcr. Hreinen nnd Southampton. Cleared: Campania, for Liverpool; Spaarndam, for llotteidam. Rotteulum Sailed: Maasdem, for Now York, Havre Ar rived: La Gascognc, from New York, Hamburg Arrived: Patilcln, fiom New Yorl:. DISASTROUS FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA ONE WOMAN KILLED AND SEV ERAL INJURED. The Millinery Districts VisittM by a Half Million Dollar Blaze That the Flames Did Not Do Much Damage Is Due to the Fire Depart mentGirls Escape by Sliding Down a Rope Eleven Firemen In jured. Philadelphia, Feb. 23. One woman was killed, several other persons were severely Injuted and property valued at half a million dollars was destroye 1 by a fire which broke out tonight In. tho heart of the wholesale millinery dis trict. The burned aioa covered neaily, two acres, and that the (lames did not do more damage was duo to the mag nificent woik of the fire department, which was greatly handicapped by the character of the goods which the burn ing stores contained. Tho woman killed was Clara Cohen, 21 ycais of age, a seamstress In the employe of Harris and llenmrd Cohen. She mot her death by Jumping from tho fifth fioor of the building In which the fire started. Among the most seriously In Jilted wore Clara Udor, who fell fiom the third floor of the same building: George Sweeney, a ill eman, who was badlv hint about the hip by flying debris. Seveial other git Is had hands burned and a colored man received severe strains by attempting to catch tlio young women as they dropped from the end of a rope which was suspended fiom a window. The tiro stai ted on the third floor of Nos. 721 and 723 Arch stieet, occupied by Simon May, manufacturer of straw goods. The flames spread to the lourth floor, also occupied by May, and to tho fifth and sixth floors, which were used by Harris and Hetn.it d Cohen, mniiu factureis of cloaks anil suits. On the fifth floor theie weie a half do.en young women at woik. Their escape was cut off and tho only exit left open to them w.is to slid down a rope, which did not come within twenty five feet of reaching tho sidewalk. The first glil slid to the end of the rope and diopped Into the aims ot a colored man. She had her hands burned. Tho next one, Clara Udor, let go of the ropo at about the thlid fioor and dashed to the sidewalk, iccolvlng among other Injuilesa broken leg. Tho thlid young woman, Clara Cohen, leaped from the fifth fioor and lived only a few minutes. Tho others came safely down the lope, hut sustained badly burned hands. The Fire Spreads. The building was a mass of flames In a veiy shoit time, and the fire then spread to the big six-story building ad joining on the east, Nos. 71", 717, 719 Arch stieet, occupied by Howen, Dun gan & Co., dealers In wholesale millin ery goods. This structmo also was soon entirely consumed. Hy this time tho building on the west of tho May build ing, Nos. 723, 727 and 729 Arch stieet, occupied by John W, Culver & Co., manufncluiers of millinery goods; Philip Quollwasser, Importer of furs, nnd a manufactuier of pneumatic car riages weie also In flames and could I not he saved. To the west of these structuies is the eight-story building of S. Abels, wholesale dealer In millin ery goods, which nai lowly escaped de I strurtlon, hut not until the contents were soaked with water. The flames I swept clean through tho Arch sttec-t ! pioperties to Appletreo stieet and at , tacked the elght-atoiy Jones building. I occupied by ncai ly a dozen Aims. Tho stiucture. however, was only slightly burned, but the vaiious firms lost heavily by water. Several firms on tho south side of Aicli stieet also buffeted I consldeiablo loss by water being played on the buildings to prevent them from Igniting. Tho losses ato estimated nt $500,000. The greatest losers are Howen. Dungan & Co., whose loss is estimated at J'.IQ, 000. Other losses are: Simon May, $40,000; Harris & Heinard Cohen, $-,-000; John W. Culver & Co,, $0,0,000; Philip Quollwasser, $7.1,000; Flnley Acker, giocer, $20,000, and other linns sustained a total loss of about $29,000. The losses are paitlally covered by In suiance. While tho Arch street flic was In progress, fire bioke out In the retail clothing stoto of Sulzbach & Co., at Hioad street and Fall mount avenue, at which eleven firemen and one police man were Injuied. None, however, were seriously hint. Tho loss was estimated at about $10,000; coveted by Insuiance. NIAGARA SUICIDE. Relatives of Lascarus Go to Identify the Body. Shamokln, Pa.. Feb. 2.1. Relatives of John Lascarus left for Niagara Falls today to Identify the body of the man who leaped Into the falls vestetday and is supposed to be John Lascarus, of Mt. Carmel, Pa. Mr. Labcarus left homo last Wednes day for nimlra, N, Y. Heforo depatt Ing he turned his bank hooks ovpr to Geoige Schell, his book-keeper. One month ago while driving Mr. Lascarus was hurled from a carriage and badly. Injured on the head. That, combined with financial leverses of late, is thought to have led to. his suicide. Ho was 67 years of uge, a widower, and owned over seventy residences and business houses In Mt. Carmel. As to Township Classification. Wilkes-rtarre, Feb. Si. Hon. Stanley Woodward, president Judge ot Luzeino county. In an opinion handed down to day, declares tho act clatslflng tuwn blilps Into two classes, parsed by the last legislature, unconstitutional. Theio are l.S.'J townships in tho stato and only about '.'.' nro atfected by tho act. Juduo Woodwaid says this method of clabslllea. Hon excludes 1,500 townships from tho piovlsions of tho act, and it Is therefore special legislation nnd clearly unconsti tutional. . Fashionable Society Dangerous. Heading,4 Feb. 2X At today's session of tlio KvmigrUi al confetence, Iilaljop How. man, in dwelling on tho disclpliuo of tho chinch, lefcrrtd to tho glaring evils that nilnlsters must speak against licentious ness, the theater, etc. Fashionable bo. clety, ho considered tho most dangerous foe to tho church. THE M:VS THIS M0U.UVU Weither Indication! Today: RAIN! SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. 1 General General Cionjo's Gallant Stand In Face of Certain Defeat. Quay Case In the Senate. Aiitl-Imporlallsts Ciltlclzo McKlnley. Uouike Cockran Discusses silver. 2 Geneial Northeastern l'ennnj'hanla, Financial and Commercial. 3 General "PcnnsyV Washington Gos. sip. Tho World of Sports. 4 Kdltori.il. News and Comment. G Local Social and Personal, One Woman's Views. 6 Local Estimates Committee Scaling Down tho Budget. Court Proceedings. 7 Local Candidates Lining I'p for the Fall Campaign. Official Totals of Tuesday's Voting. 8 Local West Scranton and Suburban. 9 Hound About the County. 10 Story "Young Mis Mnyn.ud." 11 Religious News of the Wi ok. Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow. 12 Local Live It.dustrlnl News. B0URKE COCKRAN ON SILVER ISSUE Thinks Dcmociacy Will Do Well to Postpone Consideiatlon of Free Coinage Until Some Other Year. Hoston, Feb. 23. lion. W. Houike Cochran, of New York, eloquently championed tho cause of the antl-lm-peilallsts at a miss meeting held In Faneull hall tonight, under the aus- PU'os of tho Antl-Impeilallst league. Fainter Governor cTeoige S. I'outwell, of this stato, president of the Anti Imperiullbtlc league, was the piesidlng ollicer, and iilon the platfoim weie many gentlemen whose nntl-lmpeilal-Istlc loK'luive gained for them na tional distinction, together with olheis whoso imbllc expressions upon this sub ject have not been so pionounccd. Mr. Houtwell, In calling the meeting to order, delivered an address of some length. At tho conclusion of his ad dicb.s, Chaliman Houtwell Intiodtiied Mr. Cochran, who said: It Is self-evident that opposition to imperialism must be made through tho organization of the Deinoci.itlo puty. We uie told that with the Issue of impel lallsm will be linked the Issue which divided the p.uty foui eam ago and on the pio-pe:t of this complica tion icsts tho hope of eciy Imperial ist. 1 do not believe the feais of the pittlots or the hopes of the lmp-ilal-Ists uie well founded. 1 do not believe tho silver Issue will enter Into U'is canvuss, and in saying this I exploss no opinion as to what miv Individual Democratic leader may do oi what .ill the Democi.itlc lendcis combined mav wish to do. Platforms are not made In committees or even In convention cities: they ate made In the dlffeicnt localities weie people are now discuss ing the uuestlons that pie-occupy their minds. Tho silver question cannot outer Into this canvass, because It cannot be de cided by this election Theie Is jut one ciucslloii which can be decided b it, and that is the question of tmpoi lal lsm. Without regard to Individual am bitions or prefeienees this campaign will bo waged on tho Issue 1900, and not upon the Issue of 1S9G, eir what may be the lsues of 1901. While it is obvious thnt the siher question cannot enter into the canvass of 1900. I think that the heal t of tho party is wedded to It If In 1901 the political conditions be so changed thut success In tho piesidentlal election would cany tho continl of congiess, then I think the Democratic party will again decline tor tree coinage and then 1 shall be as ready to oppose them as I was In 'Oil. Had the Chicago plat foim declaied in favor of silver at sixteen to one, tlio coins minted unlei it to be legal tender only for debt nils lug under futuie contracts, the ma jority of us would hae tegarded it as an unwise pioposal, but It would not have involved consequences so seiloim ns to have dilven us out of the nartv. 1 When, hnwoer, It was pioposed I tluough a change In the coinage of i tho countiy to elfect a change m list ing contiacts, then most of us be lieved that such an attempt would bo a fatal blow at oi doily gov ernment. Tho s npednes" of ion- tt.icfK U tbe lliit mill, tide ill' lliilils- trlal cn-opeiattun. indu-dilal co-opei-atlon Is commei ce, and commeice Is ' civilization. " If go eminent can be iibfd to destiny or modify loiitl.iets once It can be used again for that pur pose. Go ei niuent Is founded mainly to pioteot contiacts. If it can be uod to destioy them. It Is pet veiled to thn eiy pui pose which It Is oiganUed to pievent, and that would he nirirohy Now. whether wo were tight or wiong In this belief, holding It us we did, tho Issue piesented to us was not whether one tlnanci il sjsteni was bettor than another, but whether the foundations of social older should be pu-erod or sacrlllced and on that Issue no homst man could hesitate. While we believed that the platform was levolutlonaiy, no one ever doubted for a moment that the candidate who stood upon it was animated by the loftiest piinclples of patriotism. Indeed, his vlitues made ! his candidal double dangeious. Vic ious principles aie never fotinldable when Biippoited by vicious men. It Is i only -when thev are championed bv misguided vlitue that the become for midable. If wo were confronted now with the choice between Impeilillsm and tho principles involved In the Clil ciiro platfoim I do not hesitate to sav that 1 should puisne the same course that I did1 In '93, because, while 1 ie g.ud Imperialism as fatal to this form of government, I legird the Chicago platform as destructive of all govern ment, and I should piefer somo gov ernment to no government, I admit, of course, that Mr. Hryan honestly believes tho fieo coinage of silver would bo as beneficial as I believe It would bo dangeious. Hut sutely It would, ho useless to discuss that ques tlon b'eforo tlie people when they can't decide It. Tho adoption of the Chicago platfoim this year would bo meiely u piofc-slon of belief In certain financial doctrines, not n serious proposal to cn forco rhun. What effect such a decla ration mlqht have upon those who op posed tho patty four years ago, but who arc now anxious to support It In Its opposition to Impel Inllsm, it will bo time enough to decide when tho eineigency arises. Choynskl Defeated. Now York. Feb. 23. Wolcott won fiom Choynskl In tho seventh iouud.t QUAY CASE NOW BEFORE THE SENATE Senator 'Penrose Forces the Hand of tbc ' Opposition. WINS BY SIX MAJORITY After a Sharp Parliamentary En counter He Succeeds in Having tho Hatter Taken Up for Consider ation The quay Men Expect to Seat the Senator fay a Substantial Majority at an Early Date. Speeches Delivered la Support of tlie Right of Mr. Quay to His Seat. Mr. Vest and Mr. Foraker Speak Upon the Hawaiian Bill. Washington, Fob. 21. Tortay'n ses sion of the .senate was unusually In teresting fiom the very beginning. In spite of vigorous nnd influential op position I.Mr. Pentose, of Pennsylvania, succeeded ill getting tho Quay case he foio tho senate and during the after noon thiee notable speeches were de lheicd. After a shnip pnill.amentary squab ble Mr. Penrose moved that the reso lution involving tho sitting of Mr. Quay bo taken up for consideration. On an aje nnd no vote the motion prevailed. The majotlty was so decisive oa to cause some sin prise. It Is known that some Hcnatois who will vote, it the opportunity Is offered, Ho seat Mr. Quay, today voted against consider ation of tho case. Among these were Senators Cullom, Foraker and Hanna. The Quay inon expect to hold the vote iccelvcd by them today on the motion to take up the ciso, and expect to seat tho senator by a substantial majority; ut no distant date. Following the tak ing up of tho resolution Mr. Daniels (Dem.) delivered a speech In which he vigorously supported Mr. Quny's right to a seat. Tho vote on taking up the Quay cas was as follows: Yeas Allison, Hate, farter. Chandler, Cl.uU (Mont i, Culbeitson, Daniel, Davis, Depevv, Fall banks, Foster, Gear. Hanp brough, Hnwloy, Hoar, Jones (Nevada), Kciui, JleComu", MeEnery, McLaurin, Mai tin. Mriignn, Nelson, Pentose, Per kins, Pettlgrew, Pritchard, Shoup. Stem Hit. Tallaferto, Vest, W.inen nnd Wol cott 31. Nas Aldrlch, narrows, Butler, Caf fery, Chilton. Cl.uk iWyo.l, CockrelL Cullom, Foraker, Gnlltnger, Hale, Manila: Hauls, Jones (Atk.l. Kimii. I.lnsay. 5tc Cuniber, McMillan, Pottu-, Tlatl (Conn.), Proctor, Quoth s, Haw 11ns, Hoss, Simon, Teller, Tillman and Turner 2s". Ten Democrats voted for the motion: also Pettlgrew, Stevvut and Jones, of Nevada, Sliver Republicans. Mr. Daniel's Speech. Mr. Daniel In his address In support of Mr. Quay's light to n seat said h had nha.s maintained that a senator appointed by a governor was entitled to his seat, as cliail as himself was entitled to one. The more ho studied the question the moie thoroughly had ho become convinced that he was ab solutely collect in his Interpietatlon of the constitution on that point. Mr. Daniel lovlowed the Quay case and many similar cases which had como befoie the senate, holding that the wdght of piecedenl was laigely In Quay's fa vol. In concluding Mr. Daniel said: The senate Is at nice a legislative body, an executive bodv and a Judicial body. Iheiy ti dotal oltleo may bo impeached befcii o It. When 1 hear senatois say tlml wo should biv asldo this mittcr so that a Hawaiian bill or a Puerto Hlcan bill or miv otlur bill shall bo considered, it seems to mo that tho senator has not ilsen to ids ptopcr dignity nnd that ho Is not treating his hi other senator as he oiignt to be tnatid, when he is knocking at the nates of tho bedy with ns perfect uedon.l.ds as hli own. I shall never vote uiilo- Imbed In some great public exigency when eveiy thing elso must gho way to postpone) tho cu'dentlals ot a senator to any other consideration of public mntteis Tho 111 st step In tho or ganlzatlnn In :; body is to nsccitahi who aro Its luembeis. According to tho con stitution It has been ascertained that wo aio members of this bodv. but there Is one who has as much light In this sen nte, necoidlng to my Judgment, ns any ono who has placidly voted to postpona his case and let him cool his heels, wait ing to bo heaid I shall vote in this case ns I have utid In nil other sim ilar cases. Mr. Vest (Dem., Mo) and Mr. For aker (Rep., Ohio,) delivered notable speeches anent the Hawaiian govern ment bill, Jloth were constitutional ! arguments, Mr. Foraker's being a leply to that of Mi. Vest. Sewall Talks with Bryan. Atlanta. Oa.. Feb. 22,-Hon. Arthur Sewall, of Hath, Me., candldato for vice president on tho Democratic ticket four ycais ago, bad r cviifcionm thU morn ing with Mr. Bryan on tho tioln which, brought tho Ntbrassau to Atlanta, ami left for New York at noon. Mr. Sewall icfuscd to glvo tho nutuio of his talk, with Mr. Hryan. WEATHER FORECAST, Washington, Feb. 23. Forecast for Saturday mid Sunday: Dost em Pennsylvania Increasing cloudiness and rain Saturday; fair and much colder Sunday; houthwcstcih, shifting to north- wcsteily winds. t T 1 1 -f 1 1" t tfl 4 ' I 4
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