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SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 2,. 1900.
TWO CENTS.
V ' "1"
THE ENGLISH NOW
HAVE LADYSMITH
General Bullcr's Men
Take Possession of
the Town.
SUFFERING OF GARRISON
Had Lived for Says on Half a Found
of Meal n Bay and Horso and Mule
Flesh "Will Need a Little Nurs
ing" London Transported with
Joy Over the News of the Relief.
Business Suspended, Schools Closed,
St. Faul's Bell Rung Singing and
Cheering on the Streets No Such
Enthusiasm Exhibited by the Na
tion Since the Relief of Lucknow.
The War Office proposes to In
crease the Army by 66,000 Fresh
Solders Boors Prepare to Resist
General Roberts.
London, March 1. Tt was announced
ofuclr.lly here tills morning that Lady
smith had open relieved. Lord Dun
donald's force, consisting of the Natal
Carbiniers and a composite regiment
of Dritl.sh Life Guards, erfcred the
town last night. The following is Gen
eral Duller's first despatch:
"Lyttleton's Headquarters, March 1,
!.05 Morning General Dimdonald, with
the .Natal Carbineers and a composite
regiment, cntcied Ladysmlth last night.
"The country between me and Lady
smlth Is reported clear of the enemy.
1 am moving on Nelthorpe,"
At C..3 p. m. thi' war ofllce reported
that General Chiller had wired from
Nelthorpe, under today's date, saying
thai he had Just returned from Lady
smith and that the whole country
?outh of that place had been cleared
of the Doeis.
The following Is tho text nf General
Duller's second despatch:
"Nelthorpe, March 1. I have Just re
turned fom Ladysmlth. Except a
small guard north of Surprise Hill
the whole of the enemy lately be
sieging the town have retired In hot
haste, and to the south of the town
the country Is quite clear of them.
"The garrison were on half-pound of
meal per day a man. and were supple
menting the meat tatlon by horses and
mules.
"The men will want a little nursing
eforo being fit for the field."
London Rejoicing.
When the tiews of the relief of Lady
smlth bevame known generally, Lon
don literally went mad with joy, and
tlmnislio.it England the scones enact
ed had no parallel In the memories of
this generation. The pent up Jubila
tion at the relief of Klmberloy and
the defeat of General Cronjo could be
controlled no longer, and with today's
crowning triumph the national trait of
self-restraint was thrown to the winds.
The storm of jubilation centered
around the Mansion House and by
noon thousands of persons blocked the
many approaches to that gilm build
ing. The crowd piesented the appear
ance of a dense, black mass. It was
composed principally of uuslness men,
tho majority of whom catrled little
Union Jacks.
London. March 2. 1.11 a. m. Until
after midnight London gave Itself up
to the wildest expression of joy. From
the mansion houfo to the West End ii!
tho leading thoroughfuics wove con
stantly paraded by cheering crowd':.
Intermittently bursting Into patriotic
songs. Bands marching through tlvj
htreets assisted with strains of jublla.
Ion, nnd the on mo exultant notes vers
to be heard at every railway station
or place of public gathering throughout
the metropolis.
Tho West Knd clubs, the- cafos. tho
restaurants and the- public building
wero all brilliantly Illuminated, and
their Interiors, even to the tables,
were beautifully decorated with Hags,
bunilng nnd electric lights,
At till tho music halls patriotic songs
were given, the people rising and join
ing In amid scenes of unbounded en
thusiasm. Hardly a pt-isop could b
met who was not wcatlng tho national
emblem, in the Miupt.' of a tii-color
rosette or ribbon. The biographic: rep
resentations of leading generals and
heroes of the war were greeted with
tremendous acclamations. One strik
ing foaturo of tho rejoicing was tho
great number of American flags an
twined with tho Drilled.
At Jl o'clock, when the (heaters anl
music halls poured forth thousands,
tho jubilation was u'douhled. In
Trafalgar Square every avallablo Inch
of spaee, Including the I'lynth of Lion
at Nelson's column, was occupied by a
surging, singing, cheering crowd. All
joliK-d In "God Save tliR Queen," wild
ly applauding every reference to Rob
erta, Duller. White, linden-Powell anl
tho rest. The scene nt this point was
almost without precedtnl, and Is not
likely to bo forgotten by thouo who wit
nessed It.
Pall Mall, The Strand, Fleet stre-;t
md Cheapsldo cheered nnd re-cheered
until long after midnight, tho cheers
and pong of (he slowly, reluctantly
dispersing crowds.
INCREASE THE ARMY.
Estimates from the War Office Cal
culated to Swell the Army.
London, March 2. 4,30 n. m, Drltons
feel that they are living in tho pres
once of momentous events. Tornado?
of patriotic excitement are wh'rllnsr
through the country. Even the dullest
soul must have been Mlrred by the
emotions of yesteiday. and London's
G.000,000 were raised to a high pitch of
patriotic exaltation.
It was a wondetful sight. Old men
have nothing In memory with which to
compare the day. Some likened it to
Lucknow, others talked of the fall of
Sebastopol, It was a tlino of singular
abandon. The usual conventions of so
ciety ceased to ronttol, and everybody
Knew everybody else, all joining In
.smiles or bellowlngs, as their disposi
tions moved them.
Lord Lansdowno chose the psycholo
gical moment to announce thu esti
mates exceeding 01.000,000 and lather
startled the public by unfolding the
programme of the war ofllce to bo sent
out, In addition to tho 20,000 troops now
nilo.it, M.OOO fffcsh soldiers. Lord Rob
erts will ultimately have a force of a
quarter of a million.
An order has reached Woolwich ar
senal for the construction of 221 now '
guns from .1-pounders to 12-Inch guns.
Of these 140 are to bo navul guns. Al
ready 2.",000 workmen nre employed at
the arsenal, and 3,000 more will be en
gaged. This decision to send out more
troops nnd to Increase the home arma
ment meets with universal upproval.
The Doers seem to have gotten quite
away from Ladysmlth, without losing
a gun or their baggage. VanReenen's
Pass Is only about twenty miles from
Ladysmlth. Tho enemy had artillery
In acdon Tuesday, and they probably
utilized both railroads In retreating,
sending the heavy pieces to Pretoria
and the lighter ones into the Free
States. Dr. Leyds says that General
Joubert lv assembling 00,000 men at
Wlnburg. seventy miles northeast of
Dloemfonteln. Colonel Albrecht, ac
cording to a despatch from Paarde
borg, allluns that the Doers have 73,
000 men left.
Whether Lord Roberts Is at Dloem
fonteln or not, he doubtless soon will
be dating his despatches and using the
town ns his advanced base.
Lord Kitchener's mission Is to com
bine the forces under General Clement
and General Oatacre and to advance
along tho line of the railroad to Dloem
fonteln. The conditions ut Ladysmlth,
some of which were explained by Char
les Williams yesterday and cabled to
tho Fnlted States, are now better un
derstood, as the military aufJTor'.CIes
no longer retain their special informa
tion. It appears that since the middle
of January the horses have been halt
starved, and altogether too weak either
to drag guns or to carry cavalrymen.
Hence the Impossibility of dashing out.
HOW CRONJE'S MEN LEFT CAMP.
Frolicked Like Schoolboys ns They
Wnded tho Modeler River.
London. March 1. One would sup
pose, says a special correspondent tele
graphing fiom Paardeberg, under date
of Feb. 27, that such determined Ilght
eis ns tho Doers would have destroyed
their guns, small arms and ammunition
before suirendeiing. The only thing
Injured, however, was a Vlckers-Maxlm
piece, which had been hit by a Drltlsh
shell.
A Drltlsh oflleer and nine Drltlsh sol
diers, who were prisoners, had been
piovlded with deep holes and treated
kindly by the Doors.
The Doers Inquired anxiously wheth
er Dloemfonteln was In possession ot
the Drltlsh.
When the order came for the Doer
prisoners to cross the river to the Drlt
lsh camp they took all that they could
carry of such things as pots, pans and
blankets. Their rllles they threw In
two heaps that gradually increased to
huge proportions. As tho ford had
been swollen by the heavy rain, the
Doers took off their trousers and waded
across. The scene resembled play rath
er than war. The men laughed and
splashed each other In the water, but
among them were some grim faces,
that looked with disfavor on such
sportlveness.
BOER REPULSE AT MAFEKING.
Forty Killed nnd Wounded in Attack
on the Town Feb. 18.
London, March 1. A special dispatch
fiom Cape Town sivs that a telegram
has been received there fiom Matching
announcing that the Dneis lundo a no
vel o unci proti acted aspault on Feb
maiy 17, hut wero driven off at all
point:'. The truce which Is usually nh
scived Sundays was broken on the Is'th
by another nico attack, but after de
termined fighting tho Doers wore re.
pah-ed with a loss ot forty killed and
wounded.
The defenders, who were nblo to takj
advantage of the shelter of earth
works, lost only two killed and three
wounded.
NO EUROPEAN INTERVENTION.
Germany Intends to Make No Offer
and Has Heard of None.
Derlln, March 1.' The foreign othVo
announces th.it. In spite of newspaper
statements to the contrary, Germany
neither knows of nny piojtct for inter
entIon In South Afilcu nor intends
such herself.
During the debate in the relchstag
today on the foreign office estimate.!
Heir Grndnauer. Social Democrat, re
quested to be Informed as to the atti
tude or tho government In regard tu
The llaguo peico confeirnrc. Th
minister of foreign iiffair. Count von
Duelow, replied, saying:
"Orr elms are ulwnys directed to
ward peace, nnd It will not bo broken
by w. I can give no guarantee of tin
action of others; therefore, wo must b.j
nrmed. Wo gladly participated In tho
labors of the conference, but could not
agree to obligatory orbllintlon, and
can only decide on recouisu to arbitra
tion as cases arise."
Continuing, Count von Duelow said:
"In completing nnd perfecting our ar
maments in; land and nca, our solo
object has been to protect our t-inltor
nnd well earned rights against unjus
tified hostile attacks. Wo must takg
timely me.tsiucs of precaution agulnst
jioaslblci eventualities."
IN INTEREST OF
MERCHANT MARINE
A REPORT PREPARED BV SENA
TOR FRYE.
Suggestion Made by the Committee
on Commerce of the Sennte Value
of the Merchant Maiine Pointed
Out The Danger of Relying Upon
Foreign Nations in -Tlmp of War Is
Dwelt Upon Decrease in American
Shipping.
Washington,
M.irrh 1. Tho roiini't
propaied by Senator Fryo upon tho'"
shipping bill reported by the commit
tee on commerce ot tho senate was
made public today. The report begins
by asserting the "elf-ovldent value of
a national merchant marine, explains
and deplores our almost entire depen
donee upon foielgn shipping for our '
ocean carrying: suggests the danger
of reliance upon the merchant whips,
of other nations which may become In
volved In war, the possible compbHi
exclusion of American exports fiom
their regular foreign nmtketa In such
a. contingency and points out that the
wholesale transfer of tonnuge of it b?l
llgerent nation to a neutral (lag would
unquestionably Involve such shipping
difficulties, seizures and detentions.
Tho Drltlsh-Doer war has materially
reduced our means of transportation
and embarrassed our ocean mall ser
vice. The humlllatlor of our reliance
upon foreign vessels bought and char
tered during our war with Spain Is
referred to, and the broad ground a
taken that under those sections of tho
constitution which empowers congress
to provide for the common defense and
general welfare Is found tho highest
authority for the promotion of our
merchant mat Inc.
The decrease In An.orlcar shipping
since 1SR9 Is shown. In that year the
value of Imports can led In American
vessels was $2S9,0."C,772 and foreign
vessels J"0rt,4f2,ni2. in ISO.) American
vesrels carried $160.61 i,f-0i". nnd foreign
vessels $l,8Pfi,S7l All comrctent au
thorities on the rerort agree that this
bill If enacted will Involve a largo in
creao In the Amcilcan merchant
marine. The passage of this 1.111, It N
claimed, would probably effect a re
duction of $2".,O00,n0O a year In orenn
rates on American commerce, through
the additional shipping and tho cent,
petition that would be created.
"Foreign oppression." the report
says, "Is being eoncerlratoil upon the
bill because foreign shipping Interest:
clearly oe that they will be seriously
Injured by the replacing- of American
for foreign vessels now In our foreign
trad"."
A Promising Field.
The maximum annual expenditures
are fixed at S9.C00.00O In the bill. "Thu
provisions of the bill from every point
of view," adds the report, "are over
whelmingly In favor of new and more
vessels, nioie ship-yards and great" r
facilities for ocean transportation."
The report also states: "A most
promising Held for the future develop
ment of our markets for agricultural
products is northern, nnd the com-
mmee oeiieves mat our grain ,
fields and cotton plantations will gain
In greater proportion from the enact
ment of the law than the seaboard
shipping bill and ship-owning states."
Computations are given showing the
exact amount vessels of various rates
of speed would get under the bill, us
compared with the cost of operating
them. A 21-knot ship making M -0D
miles per annum would get, over and
above the cost of conl and the hand
ling of it, a net compensation under the
bill of $22,932, while u 10-knot ship,
making 42,000 knots per annum, or less
than half the distance of the fast ships,
would receive a net compensation over
the cost and the handling of the coal
of $15,120 per annum. The fast steam
ships jecelvo the lowest net compen
sation under the bill.
The report Is quite lengthy nnd goes
Into the dctnlls nf the bill, giving sta
tistics, comparisons and other data
concerning shipping. Various other
methods of restoring the inei chant
murine are discussed, und the conclus-
Ion drawn from the present measure Is
the only practical method that could
be devised.
HARRIS GETS SIXTEEN YEAR3.
The Baltimore Wife Murderer Is
Sentenced.
Dnltlmnre, Match 1. Marry W. Har
ris, who was convicted of murder In the
second degree for killing his wife, was
sentenced by Judge Phillips, In Ui
criminal court toijoy, to sixteen ycats
In the penitentiary. Eighteen years is I
the ninylimim for this cilme.
On October 12. last, Harris shot and
killed his wife. Eva. at their home In
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happily together, and Mm. Ha-rls'
father, A. Y. Jones, of Renova, Pa., had
arrived in tho city on that day to take
his daushtur home with hltn. While
taking leave of his wife, Harris drew
a revolver and sent a bullet through
her head, causing death in a few days.
PRESIDENT AT NEW YORK.
Mr. McKinley Will Attend the Ohio
Society Banquet.
Washington. March .--President JIc
Klnley will go to New York tomorrow
In a special car attached to the 11
o'clock Pennsylvania limited train, and
on Sattuday night he will attend a
banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel,
to bo given by the Ohio society of New
York. Tho president will bo accom
panied by Mrs. McKinley, Dr. Dlxey,
Mr. Coitcllyou, lit private secretary,
and Mr. I'.arnes, rtenegrapher.
While In New York tho party will
1 stay at tho Manhattan hotel. They
epe't to return to Washington next
Monday.
The Disposition of Croujc.
Jjonihin, March 1, In tho houso of
cnmmoiiri today, replying to a question on
the subject Mr, Joseph Williams, member
fur South lllrmlnxham and financial dec
retory to tho war ofllce, announced that
General Cronja nnd his family would bo
placed on board tio flagship nt Caps
Town. Ho added that tho matter was
wholly In tho hands of Lord Roberts.
CHARLES L. DAVIS DEAD.
Theatrical Manager and Actor of
Prominence.
Pittsburg, Pa,, March L Charles L.
Davis (Alvin JoMtn) tho well ItTyiwn
character nctor and owner of Alvin
theater In this city, died tonight, aged
S2 years. He hud been sick for sev
eral weeks with peritonitis and par
alysis of tho throat and died after
much suffering. Mr. Davis enroo nf
theatrical parents and was born while
his parents were on the road. He went
on tho stage nt tho age of five years
and was In tho show business contin
uous from that time until 1SS9, when
ho retired nnd' built the Avln theater
at ii cost of $::.,000. At the time of Its
building the Alvin was considered the
finest theatriMl house in America, but
was ton ,n"cn ot n nuruen and in
Its second season the Fort Pitt bank,
who held much of Mr. Davis's papers,
took charge of tho house, with the
understanding that when tho $170,000
indebtedness was cleared Its owner
should resume charge. Tho claims
hai1 " bocn mct wlth the exception
of about $20,000 at the beginning of the
present season and Mr. Davis expected
to bo sole owner next season.
Mr. Davis was known throughout
the country as Alvin Joslln, the New
England farmer character which he
originated In the early sixties nnd
which was tho medium through which
ho made a fortune. He was not known
to have a living lclatlve.
INSURGENTS ACTIVE.
They Ambush a Train Near San
Fernando Third Cavalry Prepared
to Drivo Them Out.
."Manila, March 1. j.jj p. m. A hun
dred Insurgents, seven miles froth San
Fernando do la Union, ambushed ten
men of the Third cavalry who wero
escorting a provision tialn. The ani
mals scattered and while returning to
camp one man was killed. Tho Insur
gents enptured four horses and a quan
tity of provisions. A subsequent ioc
onnolance ot the locality developed tho
fact that there wero entrenched ,i force
of Filipinos estimated to number 00.
The Third cavalry Is preparing to drive
the Insurgents out
Tho leeently purchased naval trans
port, Alava, sent to Dagay, In tho gulf
ot Liberate, for Spanish prisoners, his
returned hero bringing r,C0 persons, In-
eluding priests, officers, soldlcis and
civilians nnd ten Americans. The navy j
officials being Informed that tho pris
oners were cawlessly guarded, hurried
Iho Alava tn Dagay, manned by twenty
l blue jackets. Six officers from the
Drooklyn and nfty marines accompan
ied tho transport.
THEIR FIRST VICTORY.
Democrats Secure Extra Votes in
Contested Election Ccso.
Washington, March 1. The Demo
crats secured their llrst victory of the
session In the house today on tho mo
tion to take ill) the contested election
casu of Aldilch vs. Dobbins, from the
Fourth Alabama, district. On two ssp
arato votes the Democrats, with the
aid of two Republicans. Mr. Mondell.
nt Wvnmlnir nml It. P. Smlth.nf Mlr-hl.
gUn, beat the Republicans on tho ques-
Hon nf consideration, and the flection
was therefore not called up.
An agreement was made to consider
the Loud bill, l elating to second-class
mall matter, March 20, nnd notice was
given that the Wise-Young contested
election case would be calied up next
Tuesduy. A bill was passed to grant
an American lesrlster to the ship Wind
ward, In which Lieutenant Peary will
make nn attempt to reach the North
Pole.
PHILADELPHIA ACTIVE.
One-Half of the Convention Fund
Already Paid In.
Philadelphia, March 1. Mayor Ash
brldgo today sent to Senator Hnnna,
chairman of tho national Republican
committee, a check fur $25,0'J0 for the
Republican convention, thus making
$fiO,000 sent to the committee, or one-
halt ot the fund plUed by the city
' The mayor also announced that tha
woik of raising the third quarter Is
well under way and that the full
amount will he collected w Ithln a short
time and without any dlMlciliy.
The members of tho National Dxport
Dxpcsltlon company, w ho have control
of the exposition hall where tho con
vention will bo held, hold ci meeting
today and formally transferred tho
building for the use of the convention.
CUBAN TARIFF SCHEDULES.
Are Not Satisfactory to the Plant
ers.
ullUIv-Ev etaolnhhr dlu cmfwyp wkwkwk
I Washington. March 1 -Mr. Quosade, tho
I i'Iul,n" nBJ-'nt hcre' ",nil.,J,r, "ol,on ;
Porter, who prepared the Cuban tariff
M'hrdiiles, had u conference today with
Si'cietnry Root respecting the expediency
of securing Icglt-huloii fiom consress
that will put Cubn on an equality with
the other West .Indian islands In tho mat
ter of Ininurls Into tho Pulled Stutes.
Assuming that the pending reciprocity
treaties will be ratllled, the Cuban plant
ir.s will be. neenrding to their contention,
at i dtsadvuntagn that will securo the
United States markets to their rivals. To
cure this It will be necessary for con
gress to pass an net lowering tariff on
Cuban exports to this country.
Tho matter has been considered but so
far no dccUlon bus been reached.
Corporations Chartered.
llurrlsburg, March 1. Charters were
giautcd today by tho stato department as
follows: Luts & Schruum company. Alle
gheny, capital tKO.OOu; Meadvlllo Malic,
able Iron company, Meadvllle, capital
$100,(100; Ulcnsluuv Natural Gas company,
(llenshaw. capital $2,0)3; tho Behwarzen
bach Ilrcwiau company. Germaula, Pot
ter county, capital JlO.coo.
Llttlefield Endorsed.
Portland, Me., March 1. The Portland
lioard of trade today e-irphatlcally en
doised tho views expiesj-ed by Congress
man Llttlefield ugalnst the Puerto Rican
bill, and praised him for hhi "courageous
utand" hi tho matter.
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English Army Estimates.
London, March 1, Tho nrniy estimates,
Ihsued tonight, t-how u totul expenditure
ot 01,1119.400, nn Increase over l.tHt year
of i'W,SS2,20O. The total number of offl
cers and man Is placed nt I30,0u0, un In
crease over last year of 215,117.
EFFECT OF THE
HEAVY STORMS
RESULTS OF THE MARCH BLIZ
ZARDS. Snow Blocks Travel in the West,
While the Floods Make Trouble in
Eastern States Central Pennsyl
vania Suffers from High Water.
Two Deaths Result Drowned in
the Lackawanna.
Philadelphia, March 1. The unusual
ly heavy rain of tho past two days,
coupled with the melting Ice and snow,
has caused several floods In the central
part of Pennsylvania and In tho an
thracite coal regions. The north and
west branches of tho Susquehanna'
river are out of their banks at many
points, as 'arc also numerous creeks.
Two lives have been lost, duo to the
floods, and many industries have been
forced to suspend work, including a
large number of coal mines. The dam
ago wrought will amount to many
thousands of dollars.
Near Carbondale, a thirteen-year-old
boy named Stanley Franz, while watch
ing the flood on the Lackawanna, fell
fiom a bridge and waa drowned and
his body carried down stream. At May
field a party was searching for tho
body when another boy, named Will
lam Lewis, fell Into the river, was car
ried away and drowned.
Dsllefonto and Wllllamsport suffered
severely from the rising waters. At
tho latter place Grafllus Run broke
loose and flooded the entire centre of
the city. The city hall is entirely sur
rounded by water. One of the large j
factories and several schools were
forced to close. Dellefonto suffered one
of the worst floods In Its history. Many
of the large Industrie were forced to
close, and some of the women had to
bo taken from tho establishments in
boats. The town was without drinking
water for six hours, owing to the Hood
reaching the boiler house of the water
works and rendering the pumps use
less. Xo trains have arrived at that
place today, tho railroad tracks being
under four feet of water. At Selln's
Grove the Susquehanna river Is rising
at tho rate of six inches an hour, and
nt Dloomsburg the creeks, have risen to
an alarming extent. Part of Dlooms
burg, known ns Ralston, is inundated,
and the WIlkcs-Darre nnd Western
railroad has been unable to run trains
between OrangcvIIle and Mlllvllle. tho
tracks being washed away In many
places.
No Trains Running.
There nro no trains runnlns between
Catawissa and West Milton on tho
Philadelphia and Reading railroad, th
roadbed being under water, m.ikins
It dangerous for trains to run. Drldges
on this line have been weighted down
with loaded freight curs to prevent
them from -being carried away by the
rushing waters.
The anthracite coal region Is suffer
ing to a great extent, collieries at
Phamokln. Shenandoah. Pottsvillc and
In tho Mahanoy valley being compelled
to suspend work b?ciuse of the mines
having become flooded. At Mt. Car
mel nearly 100 houses In the vicinity
of the Lehigh Valley railroad station
have been partly sttbmerg?d A branch
of the Northern Central railroad, nca
Mt. Carmcl, Is under water for a distance-
of a quarter ot a mile.
It !s believed that tho floods at the
various places have reached their high
est points, as reports late tonight show
that the waters are receding.
Snow in Mississippi Valley.
St. Louis. Mo., March I. Every rail
road running Into tho city, specially
from the west, is suffering, as the re
sult of a heavy fall of snow In the
Mississippi Valley. Most of the trains
are lato and others have been stalled,
while still others have been abandoned
because of heavy drifts that cover the
tracks.
'Toledo, O., March 1. Passenger traf
fic was resumed this afternoon on all
roads out of Toledo, after the storm
Interruption of about sixteen hours.
Last night eight trains were reported
"lost" on six roads.
The depth of the snow fall Is reported
as twenty-two Inches by the local
weather bureau.
Columbus, O., March 1. The snow
storms which have prevailed over tho
country for tho past forty-eight hours
have sadly demoralized railroad traffic
practically on tho north and south
lines. Tho Pennsylvania railroad has
managed to keep moving by double
heading their trains, although Chicago
trains are from six to ten hours late.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Wafhlngton. March 1. Pension certifi
cates Issued under date of February H:
Original-John F. Grube. Iiltston, Lu
zerne, $G. Restoration and Increase John
MctJowan. dead, Ashley, l.uzirn", 5S to
ill. Incieuse John Mlnnewather, Scran
ton. $12 to ?H; William II. Eldildse,
Drooklyn. Subquchatma, $12 to $17; George
J. Ddttill. Evergreen. Uradford. fl to 5)7;
Rathael Hoover. Rlelise. Uradf.ird, ill
to $17; James Mitchell, Wllkes-Darrc. $6
to $10, Original widows, etc. Mary Mc
Gowan, Ashley, Luzerne, ti.
Shot His Brother.
Chicago, March 1. Charles E. Lutz,
shot and seriously wounded his brother,
A. D. Lutz. today at tho latter's art store,
CO West Madison street. He then tired
two shots at his slstcr-ln-law, killing
her Instantly. Charles Lutz was formerly
employed by Mr. and Mis. Lutz ns man
ager. Ho wqh discharged last fall. To
day ho entered tho store Intoxicated
nnd a nuairii ensued Immediately, which
resulted In the shooting. Tho murderer
made no attempt to escape.
Public Debt Statement.
Washington. Match 1 Tho monthly
statement of the public debt InsuciI today
shows tbut nt tho close of business Feb
riuiry 2S, 1&00, the debt, les cash In tho
treasury, amounted to $t,J19,fS6,03U, u do
crenso since February 1 of Tf.750.16i. This
decrease Is largely accounted for by tho
lucreaso In tho amount of cit.li on hand.
Cuban Heroes Burled.
Wnfhlrgton. March 1. The bodies of
nlnety-fclx t-oldlers who died In Cuba since
tho end of tho BoaiilFh war weru burled
with military honors tit Arlington ccmc.
tery today. Rev. D. J. Stafford and Rev.
Father Dolan rend tho ritual fur the
dead of the Catholic church nnd Rev. Mr.
Patton read tho Episcopal service
THE NEWS THIS M0HNINH
Weather Indication! Today:
PAIItJ COLDER.
1 General Siege of Ladysmlth Lifted.
DITect of the Storms.
Profexsor McGlffcrt Will Withdraw
from thu Presbyterian Church,
Hawaiian Dill Passes the Senate.
Senator Fryo On Our Merchant Marine.
2 General Northcnstcrn Pennsylvania.
Financial nnd Commercial.
3 Iiocal Robert Morris Lodgo Danquct.
Coutt Proceedings.
4 Kdltorlnl.
News and Comment.
5 l'.ocnl Scrnnton Dlcctrle Light and
Heat Company Gels the Contract.
Kov. John Dixon on Homo Missions.
0 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Newd About tho County.
8 Local President Scranton's Bide, of the
Light Question.
Live Industrial News.
PROF. MT.IFFERT
WILL. WITHDRAW
Union Seminary Professor Leaving
the Church The Trial for Heresy
to Be AvoidedHas Consulted with
His Friends, Who Say He Will
Ask to Have His Name Taken Oft
the Roll of Presbytery.
New York, March 1. Prof. Arthur C.
McGlffcrt, of Union Theological semi
nary, whoso views are the subject of (
attack by one group In tho Pioby
terian church at this time, has definite- I
ly eleclded to withdraw nnd will seek
fellowship In the Congregational de
nomination. In order to reach a decision, he called
Into, conference about twenty of hl3
closest friends and laid before them the
entire matter. This conference was held
a few days since. It contained men not
only close to Prof. McGIffert, but vltnl
ly Interested In Prcsbyterianlsm. From
one of the number In this conference it
was learned today that when Prof Mc
GIffert had finished his statement the
response from the twenty men present
was almost Immediately given In favor
of withdrawal, and before the confer
ence was over Prof. McGIffert said that
ho would accept the advice and with
draw. From the same authority it wa-s
learned that Prof. McGIffert will seek
fellowship In the Congregational body.
He has no leanings whatever towards
the Protestant Episcopal church, so his
friends say, and will not follow Prof.
Drlggs. It Is stated that he will an
nounce his Intention to withdraw
through his friend, Prof. Brown, of
Union seminary, doing so at the next
meeting of the Presbytery on March' 2.
Prof. McGlffert's action, the Evening
Post says, will relievo tho general as
sembly In St. Louis In May fiom con
sideration of a heresy tilal, and will
also relieve Union Theological semi
nar" In another way by giving It a pro
fessor belonging to another religious
body than the Presbyterian, nnd so
serve to round out Its plan of a theo
logical university Instead of a Presby
terian seminary. Locally, In this Pies
bytery It will lessen the tension which
was rapidly dividing that body Into two
hostile parties, and permit the taking
up of pressing matters, nmong them
Presbyterian church extension In -this
city, which has suffered of lato from
this and other causes.
SHEET STEEL COMBINATION.
New Concern, with 852,000,000,
Soon to Apply for Charter.
Pittsburg,. March 1. Further details
In the organization ot the sheet steel
combination have been completed. An
exhaustive report on the work accom
plished was submitted at a meeting of
manufacturers last night by the or
ganization committee. Representatives
were present at the meeting for tho
capital which Is to be included In tho
combtaatlon.
The new concern Is to bo known as
tho American Sheet Steel company.
Tho capital Ftock Is to bo $52,000,000,
divided equally Into common and pre
ferred stock. A charter Is soon to be
applied for In New Jcisey. Since tho
meeting In this city two weeks ngo,
when the consolidation was practically
effected, prices of Fheet steel have ad
vanced about $4 a ton.
Inspector Brcnnan's Report.
Shiimokln. Pa., March J. Inspector Ed
ward Drennnn. of the Seventh anthracite
mining district, today sent tho following
report covering the past flvo years to
James W. I.atta, becrctary of Internul
nffalrs of Pennsylvania: Tons of coal
mined, 2S,27t,S07; fatal accidents. 270; non
fatal, Sll. Fifty-two men were killed last
year, being below tho nvirage. There
wero In that year ninety non-fatal acci
dents, thlJ also being a smaller number
than for many years. Most of the acci
dents resulted from carelessness.
Government Expenditures.
Washington, March J. Tho monthly
comparative statement of tho receipts
and expenditures of tho Pulled States
shows that tho total rccilnts for tho
month of February wero is,63l,:ii5, and
tho expenditures $37,71:8,172. leaving a sur
plus for tho mouth of $7.S02,79t. During
the last eight months tho total receipts
have exceeded the expenditures by $37,
763,000. Child Suffocated.
Philadelphia, Slarch 1. Arthur name,
aged 0 years, was suffocated today during
a tire In tho storo nnd rcsldenco of hU
father. Four other members of the fum.
fly were injured. Abraham Dame, the
father, Mrs. Itame. the mother and two
children, James und -Clara, nged respect
ively 13 years and 11 months. James will
probably die.
Signatures of Sympathy.
Washington, March 1. Representative
ntzgtrald, of Massachusetts, today con.
tlnued securing signatures of members
nf tho houso of representatives to a tele
gram of sympathy to General Cronje,
tho captive Roer ccmmar.dir. Tho signa
tures now number one hundred.
Steamship Arrivals.
Drcifrn, March 1, Arrived: I.ahn.
from New York via Southampton. Bcllly
Pureed: Werkcndum, from New York
for Rotterdam. Cherbourg Balled: Kalsur
Wi'hclm der Orosse, from llrcnieu and
Southampton for New York.
THE SENATE
PASSES THE
HAWAII BILL
Measure Providing for
Government Has No
Opposition.
PROPOSED APPROPRIATION
The Scheme to Pay 9250,000 for
Queen LiPs Interest in the Crown
Lands Finds but Little Favor.
Committee on Pacific Islands Re
ports Back to the Senate the
Puerto Rican Tariff Bill Passed by,
tho House Mr. Penrose Will Ask
for Vote on the Quay Case at an
Early Date. (,
Washington, March 1. After being
under consideration for nearly ten dayn
tho bill providing a form of govern
ment for tho terrltoiy of Hawaii waa
passed hy the senate toda.y without
division. Mr. Cullom has had chargo
of the measure.
Mr. Clay (Ga.) delivered today a
speech on the Philippines. It was a
carefully prepared argument In favor
of the adoption of Dacon's resolutions
declaring It to be the policy of tho
United States to turn over tho islands
to the Filipinos as soon as a stable
government could be established by,
them under the protection of this coun
try. At the Instance of Mr. Foraker
the Puerto Rican tariff' bill was mad9
the unfinished business and will be
considered as soon ns the conferenco
report on the financial bill shall hava
been disposed of next Tuesday.
In the consideration ot tho Hawaiian
bill Mr. Claik (Wyo.) proposed nn
amendment appropriating $250,000 to be
paid to Llllloukalanl, tho late queen of
tho Hawaiian Islands, for all Interest
she may have In the crown lands.
The amendment was vigorously op
posed and like other efforts to amend,
was of no avail.
Mr. Foraker, chairman of the com
mitter on Paclfli! island:! und Puerta
Rico, reported back to the1 senate thi
Puerto Rican tariff bill passed yester
day by the house. . The committee
rtrlkes out the preamble and all ot
the enacting clause and substitutes tho
senate Puerto Rican bill, already re
ported, with amendments. One of
these amendments Is a reduction of tho
tariff on Puerto Rican products to 1"
per cent, of tho Dlngley tariff in order
to make the measure agree with th-a
hou.io bill.
Therewcre other committee amend
ments to the bill relating to marriage
and divorce laws. Onn allows priests
who have taken vowa of celibacy
but who renounce the church, to
marry.
Tho Quay case was not brought up
today, but when Mr. Foraker presentd
his motion to make tho Puerto Rican
blU the unfinished business 'Mr. Pen
rose (Pa.) said, -white he did not ex
pect to oppose the motion, he desired
It to be understood that lie would press
the Quay case nnd would nsk for a
vote at an early date.
THE IDAHO MINE TROUBLES.
Witness Tells of Trials Before tho
"Kangaroo Court."
Washington, March 1. Wilbur Stew
art, the newspaper publisher at Mul
lan, Idaho, today continued his testi
mony beforo tho houso contmlttee on
military nffalrs concerning the labor
troubles In Idaho. Ho 'said that on
Juno S his newspaper plant was con
fiscated by two civilian officials accom
panied by a detachment of soldier)!. Tho
witness said that throughout his de
tention ho was given no trial except
before tho "Kangaroo couit," the name
applied to an "Inquisition," carried on
by a local official, not a magistrate.
Mr. Stewart testified that ono John
son was taken before the "Inquisition"
and an effort made to learn from him
tfce names of persons who participated
In the riots. When Johnson returned
to tho "pen" he had expressed fear.s
that he would bo hanged. Hu had tried
to kill himself with Indian clubs nnd
later whllo lleolng from an Imaginary
foe he bad been shot through the head
and killed by a guard. Tho witness
said that Johnson was mentally sound
beforo being put In the pen. and was
piimounced Insane after being put
there. Other prisoners had been In fear
of being shot. Mr. Stewart said that
about .".50 prlsonets and about 1,000 to
1,200 soldiers were in the Coeur D'AIene
district. He expressed the opinion that
there had been no occasion for declar
ing martial law.
Some of Mr. Lentz's Inquiries brought
Into question the accuracy of the report
of the testimony taken by the indus
trial conimlrsion as to the Idaho
trouble, buty that lino of Inquiry was
ruled out on tho ground that the com
mittee had no nuthorlty to investigate
the Industrial commission.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Harrishurg, March 1. Samuel Sfanear, t
one of the Democratic legislators whov-
voted for General Simon Cameron for-
I'nlted States senator In 157, died 'to-"
day, uged SI years. The Democrats 'had
a matoiltv of two on Joint ballot'''unil
their candidate, Colonel John W. Fjptney.
would have been elected If Mallear, Iibo
and Wagensi-ller, nil Democrats, .hml
not voted with tho Republicans for: Gen
eral Cameron, v
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, March l.rForecast
for Friday and Saturday: For
eastern Pennsylvania, .tnlr, colder
Friday; high noith westerly winds;
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