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PROPOSED
CANAL BILL
AMENDMENT
Mr. Davis Reports Amend
ments to Hay-Paunce-fote
Treaty.
REVIEW OF THE SITUATION
An Analysis of the Suez Canal
Treaty Special Stress Upon Ar
ticle 10 Which Prescribes Limita
tions of the Utmost Importance
Upon the Stipulation The Situa
tion of the United States Requires
the Incorporation Into the Fend
ing Convention of Stipulations in
Favor of tho United States Similar
to Those in Article 10 of the Con
vention of Constantinople.
Washington, March 9. The senate
committee on foreign relations today
agreed to report the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty amending tho Clayton-Bulwer
treaty with ah amendment granting
authority for the defense of the canal
by this country when constructed.
The following is the text of the
amendment:
"Insert at the end of section 5 of
article 2 the following: It is agreed,
however, that none of the immediately
foregoing conditions and stipulations
In sections, 1, '.', 3, 4, G, of this uct, shall
apply to measures which' the United
States may find It necessary to take
fur securing by its own force the" de
fense of the United States and main
tenance of the public order."
Senator Morgan was the only mem
ber of the committee who cast his vote
against the amendment, Senatois Ba
con and Daniel, the only other Demo
crats present, voting with the Repub
licans. They also voted with the Re
publicans to have the treaty reported
as pmended.
Senator Morgan talked at length dur
ing the sitting of the committee in op
position to the amendment, consuming
practically the entire time of the ses
sion. He contended for the utmost
liberality toward uther powers In the
use of the proposed canal, and held
that American Interests were fully
safeguarded by the treaty as it stands.
He also contended that an effort to
amend the agreement mlsht tesult in
its defeat, and indicated a purpose to
oppose the amendment to the utmost.
Some of the other senators expressed
the hope that he would not go to this
extent, and before the meeting ad
journed there was felt to be some
ground for the opinion that the Ala
bama senator would content himself
with stating his opposition.
Whllo no member was authorised to
speak for Great Britain, the opinion
was expressed that the government
of that country would agree to the
proposed modification of the treaty.
The Report Submitted.
Tho report submitted with the treaty
Is In the main a review of the general
situation with reference to the canal
with comparatively few recommenda
tions. It says, however, "We are in
full accord with the purpose expressed
in article 2 of the pending bill to adopt
the busls of neutralization, the Indi
cated tules substantially ns embodied
in the treaty oC Constantinople for tlu
free, navigation of tho Suez maritime
canal."
The report then makes an analysis
of tho Suez canal treaty, laying spe
cial stress upon urticlo in, which the,
report says "prescribes limitations of
the utmost Importance upon the stip
ulations." That article Is quoted en
tire and the report continues:
Parallel Cases.
No equivalent limitations are specific
ally expiessed In the convention now
under consideration. It may bo argued
with considerable force that these limi
tations are applied by the general dec
ollation hi Article 2 of the pending
treaty, that Its basis is substantially
the treaty of Constantinople. But this
contention Is not, 111 tho opinion of
your committee, so clearly correct that
the question or the right can bo safely
left to Interference or implication.
The committee think It prudent that
all doubt be removed by un amend
ment equivalent In Its substance and
effect to the precedent offered by Ar
ticle 10 of tho treaty of Constantinople,
which It cannot bo supposed was In
tended to have no place In the pending
convention. In principle the same rca
sons which Justified Article 10 In the
treaty of Constantinople requires that
Its equivalent shall be Included In tho
pending treaty. Jf It whb proper that
the treaty of Constantinople should not
Interfere with the measures which the
sultan and khedlve mlcht 11ml It nec
essary to take for securing by their
own forces the defense of Egypt and
the maintenance, of public order, or If
It was proper thnt the provision of tho
enumerated articles of that treaty
should "In no caso occasion any ob
stacle to the measures which tho Im
perial Ottoman government may .think
necessary to take In order to Insure by
Its own forces the defense of Its own
possessions xltuated on the eastern
coast of tho Red sea." surely the situa
tion of the United States on both
oceans, and as to tho territory to bo
occupied by 'the canal Itself, requires
the Incorporation Into the pending con
vention of stipulations equivalent to
those In Article 10 of tho convention of
.Constantinople.
As to Differences.
. If It was deemed wise to reserve to
the Ottoman empire tho right to sus
pend the operation of tho treaty In cer
tain specified contingencies for the pur
pose of defending by its own forcea
Egypt and maintaining public order;
and for the purpose of securing by Its
own forces the defense of Its other pos
sessions situated on the eastern coast
of the Red sea, a coast 1,110 miles in
length, with Turkish possessions on
both coasts of nearly 000,000 square
miles, Inhabited by 12.000.tiuo of Its sub
jects in Egypt and In the provinces of
Hedjoz and Yemen, on tho eastern
coast of the Red sea, tho same con
siderations in principle sustains the
contention that the pending treaty
should contain equivalent stipulations.
The committee concludes Its recom
mendations by quoting Its proposed
amendment, remarking as follows:
Irrespective of the foregoing consid
erations, wo arc clearly of the opinion
that If Article 10 did not exist tho true
Interests and necessity of the United
States require, upon the highest con
siderations of prudence and right, tho
adoption of the amendment proposed.
Tho above extracts cover the portion
of the report which was prepared after
tho decision to amend the treaty was
reached. There are about thirteen
printed pages of the report prepared
bv the sub-committees, consisting of
Senators Davis, Lodge and Morgan.
This report is largely a review of tho
history of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
Canal Always Open.
Referring to tho differences which
have arisen over the treaty, this part
of the report says:
The only objections that have been
urged by the United States have not
related to the treaty us a binding com
pact, but to the conduct of Great Brit
ain In executing Its terms and refusing
to abandon certain Islands and coust
positions, which she claimed were not
held after the dato of the treaty In
violation of Its terms.
The committee call attention to tho
fact that under existing conditions the
control of the canal Is "not conclusive,"
and adds:
"This muffle word has paralysed the
eager desire of the two great powers to
control this canal for fifty years, and
now Its disappearance leaves us free to
construct and control the canal, ex
cluding any right of Great Britain to
interfere."
Referring to the pending treaty, the
report says:
No other nation except the United
States could have so great an Interest
In the exclusive right to own and con
trol an Isthmian canal, but In this mat
ter, come what may, we are compelled
to assert the superiority of our right,
now for the tlrst time conceded by
Great Britain. It is wise and Just,
therefore, that the value of this con
cession to us should be estimated us u
great consideration for anything we
may yield, If we, Indeed, yield any
thing, In acquiring the exclusive right
to control the canal by a modification
of tho Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
No American stutesman, speaking
with official authority or responsibility,
hns ever Intimated that the United
States would attempt to control this
canal for the exclusive benellt of our
government or people. They have all,
with one accord, declared that the
canal was to be neutral ground In time
of war. and always open, on terms of
impartial equity, to the ships and com
merce of the world.
The leading poweis of Europe recog
nized the importance of this subject In
respect of the Suez canal and ordained
a public International canal for Its
neutralization that Ib an honor to tho
civilization of the world. It Is a bene
ficent work of all Europe, and not of
Great Britain alone. Whatever canal
Is built In the Isthmus of Dai ten will
be ultimately made subject to the same
law of freedom and neutrality as gov
erns the Suez canal, as a part of the
laws of nations, and no single power
will be able to resist Its control.
Mr. Hay's Opinion.
Secietary Hay regards the proposed
amendment to the Hay-Pauncofotu
treaty as unnecessary and as likely to
load to complications which may me
nace the treaty. He did not insert In
the treaty a modification of articles 0
and 10 of the Suez canal rules because
It did not seem to him that the con
ditions applying to the Nlcaraguan
canal exactly paralleled conditions ap
plying to the Sue:: canal s-o far as con
cerned the rights of the countrlen
through the territory of which the
waterway Is to run. it could be of no
benefit to tho United States to have
Nicaragua or Costa Kicn enjoy the
privilege of closing the cuiuil against
an enemy In time of war and to bestow
this privilege upon either of the Cen
tral American lepubllcs might lead to
embairasslng eomplicallonr, unless.
Indeed, the time were coming when the
United States should exeiclso r.s com
plete control over Nicaragua and
Costa Rico, a England has over Egypt.
Secretary Hay did not care to as
sume In his negotiations with Lord
Pauncefote that It was the American
purpose to exercise a protectorate over
Nicaragua and Coi-ta Rica to the ex
tent, that rights enjoyed by tho Central
American government could be trans
ferred as a matter of course to the
government at Washington, Even as
suming this, tho secretary did not be
lieve that the continental powers would
assent to the neutralization of t!i.
canal under any such condition",
though Great Britain might be willing
to make the concession through a de
sire to pleas the United States. Had
It been clearly understood at tho time
of the establlshmentof the Sues canal
rules that England proposed to eer
cUn Htizeralnty over Egypt, which at
that tlmo was nominally an Indepen
dent government, paying tribute only
to tho Ottoman empire. It Is doubtful
whether the continental powers would
have consented to articles 9 and 10,
which gave Egypt nnd the Ottoman
emplio the right to prevent the use or
tna canal against any other Ottoman
possession.
The Republican members of the for
eign relations committee are, never
theless, determined to Ir.slst upon th
amendment, and It Is believed that they
will have tho support of the senate.
Big Coal Land Seal.
nreoiiHburg, P.u, March !. The Jami
son Coke and foal company, after a
lively Htrugglo with big money competi
tion. ha closed n ileal for 1,500 acres of
coal land, tho last of the fireenshurg
basin to be bought up. Tho company
will erect 300 coko ovens and open mines
In the early spring. Tho option on tho
land was held by John B. Steel. Tlio
price has not been given out, but It Is
said It will average about $200 per acre.
Canal to Be Abandoned.
Lancaster, Pa., Murch 9. Tho Pennsyl
vania canal will be abandoned on April
1. For more than sixty years thN canal
hns been an Important water way. It
Is badly out of repair. Its condition pre
Mailing traffic, nnd business has been
unprofitable for the past ten years.
Triplet Resolution Reconsidered.
Frankfort. Ky March 9. The senate
today recnnsldeied the Trlpplet refla
tion appropriating $1(0,000 for the pur
pnio of equipping a state mllltU nnd ie.
covering the arms and munitions of war
removed to London. Ky.
ENGLAND FAVORED
BY THE AMEER
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE
FOLICY OF AFGHANISTAN.
Always Ready to Fight for Oreat
Britain Russia Denounced Lat
ter Fears to Make War on Afghans.
Dreads Rising of Islam, Which
Would Spread Through Russia
Asia. London, March' P. The ameer of Af
ghanistan has authorized his agent In
London to publish the following state
ment of the policy of Afghanistan tow
ard Great Britain and Russia.
After saying ttya't he had devoted
much anxious thought to the possi
bility of Russia taking advantage of
the Transvaal war to advance through
Afghanistan on India, the ameer adds:
"I have come to the conclusion that
Russia feared Afghanistan, ns u war
with tho Afghans would menn a gen
eral rising of all Islam, which would
spread through Russia-Asia. Russia
had not troops enough to combat such
a rising. Her hold on the Mussulman
countries she has conquered Is inse
cure. They hate her, and with ten
times her power Russia could not fight
Afghanistan and India successfully.
"Tho Afghans prefer death to slav
ery, and their women and children are
being taken by the Russians."
After saying he Is willing to send
numctous troops to help Great Britain
in the Transvaal, but adding that the
Afghans are unaccustomed to tho see,
the ainecr adds: ,
"But England's troubles are always
my troubles, her strength Is my
strength and her we ikness Is my
wenkness. England must remember
that I am always ready to fight for
her. on land cr here In India."
The ameer concluded with likening
the Btltlshj parliament to Cabul.
BASE BALL TOPICS.
National League Schedulo Will Call
for 140 Games.
.New York, March '). The national
league mammies wound up their three
days' session tonight. Tho lust day
was marked by a six-hour session. For
the first time In three yeurs the presi
dent of the New York club utlondcd
the meeting. He made a speech in
which he asked the annual tonliil of
Manhattan field. This was acceded to.
Whether or not Mr. Freedinan af
fixed hi? signature to the circuit re
duction agreement tonight the other
members of the meeting refused -to
disclose. It Is a matter of formality,
merely, however, for both personally
and through his lepieMentutive, Mr.
Knowles, he hat- agreed to the adop
tion of the report of the circuit com
mittee, which calls for an eight-club
league.
The playing schedule for the coming
season was not made public tonight.
A rough draft of the schedule was pre
sented to the meeting by Prtsider.t
Young and was appioed. Mr. Young
was instructed to perfect tho bchrdulu
It is expected to be ready for publica
tion within two weeks. The schedule
will call for 140Vames, each club play
ing twenty with each of its opponents.
The season will oren on Apill 19.
Tho meeting also pissed resolutions
Instructing President Young to make
out the umpires' assignments for tho
entire season and to publish the same
prior to tho opening of the season. Tho
assignments are to be adhered to
strictly.
John B. Day was elected supervisor
of umpires and playeis at a salary or
12,500.
Instead of leaving the selection of
umpires to President Young the meet
ing elected the staff fcr the year ns
follows
Robert Emslte. C. Edward Swart
wood, Thomas H. Connelly, Henry
O'Day and Tim Hurst. The double
umpire system has been done away
with and for the coming season there
will be but one "master of the field."
The homo plate will. In the future,
j bo turned so that tho rquare edge In
I stead of th corner will face tho pitch
er. This will do away with the un
ceitalnty of whether a pitched bail
that cuts the eorr.cT Is a ball or a
sti Ike.
The last clause of section 27 was
stricken out, and now league clubs will
be able to play exhibition gHmes with
' outside clubs on open dates In the
playing season.
The report of the circuit committee
whs unanimously adopted. This Is u
lengthy afi'ulr and specifies the manner
I of payment for the four franchises
bought by the league. By tho terms of
' th report Washington sells Its entire
plant to the league for $1.9,000. The
league takes all of tr.o Washington
playeis except those who were sold
prior to the adopt Ion of the report.
Tho Baltimore club will receive $30,00j
for Its franchise.
Hut letalns control of Its players.
Kor their Cleveland property the Rob
insons will receive S'.'JOM). Of this
amount $10,000 Is for the franchise. The
league assumes possession of the plant
of the club and its grounds, for which.
It agrees to pay tho club $15,000 within
three years. Louisville will receive
$10,000 for Us franchise .
A change was made in the playtn;
rules relating to a bnlt.. Under tho
new rules the base luur.er advances
one base, but the batter does not go
to tlrst, base on the play.
Atlantic League Complete,
Philadelphia, March 9. Piesldent Hor
ace S. Fogel, of the Atlantic Base Ball
leaguo announced tonight that the pre.
llmlnary work of organizing tho circuit
is practically completed and the league
now being prepared to go ahead and
do business, a meeting for the purpose
of effecting a permanent organization
will be held nt tho llotol Allen. Allen
town, at 2 p. m Friday, March 16.
New War Loan.
Loudon, March 9. The uniount of the
new var loan will bo jCSO.Uio ono. The In
terest will bo 2'i per cent,, and tho bonds
w)II bo redeemable ut par May !i. 1910.
Tho insuo price Is 08 10s.
Pittsburg Harbor Cleared,
Pittsburg, March 9. There were nhlpped
to southern ports today 2,"97,jOi) btihcls
of coal. This practically clears tho har
bor of loaded barges,
mTitiam'i2mB)'immm'ik'
THE "KID" KNOCKED OUT.
Fell in tho Third Before Terry Mc
Govern'. New York, March 9. Terry McOov
orn, of Brooklyn, knocked out Oscar
Gardner, the "Omaha Kid," In tho
third round of what was to have been
a twenty-five round bout before tho
Broadway Athletic club tonight. Mr
Govern was a favorite In the betting
nt long odds. Johnny White was the
teferce. Gardner did. some good work
in the first round, succeeding in knock
ing McOovern down with a left swing
on tho Jaw. McGovern rushed matters
from tho opening of tho second round
until the end of tho fight. His attack
was cyclonic and with a well directed
left he put Gardner to the floor. Gard
ner's defence proved to be of no use
against the torrent of fistic abuse that
McGovern rained upon him. Three
times Oardner went down nnd each
time he almost took the "count."
In the third round McGovern rushed
like a, bull dog nt his adversary nnd
threw a left Iiook to the Jaw which
staggered thp western lad toward tho
ropes. Then Terry sent a right to the
face which put Gardner staggering In
the opposite direction nnd, seeing that
Gardner was helplessly unable to de
fend himself, the little champion
stepped In and landed n swinging left
hook on the mark which put Gardner
down and out.
AFFECTED BY STRIKES.
Hesitation in Business Not Unusual
at This Season Not Necessarily
Disheartening.
New York, March 9. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomor
row will say:
A certain hesitation in business, with
shrinkage In Its volume. Is not unusual
nor unnatural at this season. It Is not
necessarily disheartening, therefore, if
business Is no longer as laige In vol
ume as ever, but falls behind that of
February or January, or of the corre
sponding week last year. Strikes in
building trades or of machinists nt Chi
cago affect many Industries and the
wages of fifty thousand hands. The
remarkable rise In cotton has appar
ently met the expected reaction, which
tends for the time to repress business.
The output of Irom furnaces, March 1,
was 29.6I3 tons weekly, against 29S.0U
tons February 1, and unsold stocks In-
ci eased S5.51C tons In February, making
a consumption of 40,121 tons dally,
against 41,012 tons In January. Tem
porary stoppage of four furnaces near
Pittsburg by a strike, and the reduc
tion of output by many furnaces in
blast, perhaps In pnit desired and In
part the effect of scarcity of coke, have
supported prices of pig and of finished
products, and the only change Is a
slight dd Hue in platci .
Estimates of wheat In farmers hand
March 1, 151,000,000 bushels, according
to the Ameilcan Agriculturist, do not
indicate a lack of supply this year, for
with 51,000,000 bushels In visible stocks
there Is In Bight neaily as much as a
year ngo, vluii foreign demands wers
oMrnordinary.nnd yet th" crops for year
ended were over "3,000 009 bushels In
visible supply. This year net exports
In seven months, lloui Included, have
been 1ll,221,?15 bushels, against 149,
Dlti.lO"? last year, and In February
enough to make nbuut 125 000.000.
against lt'8,000,000 last year, with no
Indications of a future foreign demand
npprnuchtng thnt of last year, from
Match 1 to July 1. Returns as to con
dition of winter wheat are also satis
factory. But of late prices have been
very low and have advanced this week
nearly 3 cents for Fpot and 1 cent for
May ortlons.
London's wool sales, so long awaited
by speculators here to lift up price
again, opened with a severe decline of
"',& to 10 per cent., causing such dls-
! appointment that much relllng Is like
ly, especially as manufacturers woo
have held the market for some months
have still too larg stocks of wool and
too uncertain a marker for goods to
be In haste. Prices had previously de
clined a little hcie, but with small
transactions. The business In goods,
though less nctive than has been ex
pected. Is at fairly stiff pi Ices as yet.
In boots nnd shoes no change appears
In quotations, though not a full quota
I of the usual order of boots have bon
j given, and light shoe orders are tho
lightest in y?ars. r-a'iuies last woeic
have bren 105 In the United States,
against 182 Inst yenr, and 33 In Canada,
against 37 last year.
JUDGE MITCHELL'S ILLNESS.
He Has Been Taken to a Philadel
phia Hospital,
Philadelphia, March P. Judge John
I. Mitchell, of the superior court of
Pennsylvania, was today received as
a patient at the Medlco-Chlrurglcal
hospital. Ho was stricken with par
alysis about six weeks ago and his
entire left side was effected. Despite
the efforts of his physicians there has
been little improvement in his condi
tion, and his family, becoming alarmed,
Insisted on u change of treatment.
Judge Mitchell was brought from
Wellsboro In a special car. The sick
man was uccompanled by his son-in-law.
Deputy Attorney General Fleltz,
of Harrlsburg, and Dr. M. L. Uacon,
of Wellsboro.
Should Judge Mitchell's condition
Improve while under treatment hero
he will probably go to Atlantic City
for un extended-stay.
Arbor Days Designated.
H.urisburg, March P. Governor Stone
tstucd a proclamation today, designat
ing April and 20 as Arbor days.nnd ex
pressing the hope that the action or tho
stato officials in putting In force the
laws creating forest reterves may meet
with public approval and that the vcntl
incut fuvorable thereto may be strength,
cued.
Havana Visitors.
Huvana, March 9. Secretary Hoot and
General Wood with Generals Chafee and
Humphrey, and a number of ladles left
Havana today by a special train for the
provineo iif Plmir del Rio, to view the
tobacco district.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, March 0. Cleared: Lucanln,
for Liverpool: Maasdam, for Rotterdam
via lloulogue. Prawlo Point Passed:
AVcrkendam, from Rotterdam for Now
York. Humburg Arrived: Phoenicia,
from New York.
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BOERS
WANT
PEACE
The Burghers Completely
Demoralized Presi
dent Kruger in Tears.
WAR IS NEARLY ENDED
Special Dispatches Confirm
Reports of Panic in
Ranks of Boers.
GEN. . J0UBERT RESIGNS
Other Commanders Likely to Resign
Because President Xruger Ignored
Their Advice to Make Peace Over
tures After the First Boer Victory.
All Attempts to Rally the Retreat
IngTransvaalers Prove Ineffectual.
They Are Completely Paralyzed
by the Masterly Tactics of Rob
erts. London, March 10. The Dally Mall
publishes the following despatch from
Pretoria, dated Thursday, March 8, via
Lorenzo Marques, which had been cen
sored by the Boer government:
"Conversations I have had with the
highest state ofPclals show that the
Boers want some arrangement. They
say that ir England Is waging a war
of conquest they will fight to the fin
ish. Otherwise, they believe that a
plain statement of the British Inten
tions will reveal a basis of negotia
tions, now that England's prestige Is
repaired.
"President Kruger and President
Steyn conferred Monday at Bloemfon
tein on the incorporation of the above
representations in a cablegram to Lord
Salisbury. The preservation of the In
dependence of the two republics is a
sine qua non."
Ixmdon, March 10. The Berlin cor
respondent of the Dally Mall says:
"I learn that there is dissensions be
tween President Kruger and General
Joubert nnd that the latter has re
signed. General Schalkburger and
other prominent commandants are also
likely to resign for similar reasons
and because President Kruger ignored
their advice to make overtures after
the first Boer victory."
Boers in a Panic.
London, March 10.--A1! the special
dispatches from Poplar Grove confirm
the reports of tho panic of the Boera.
Thp Morning Post's Conespondent
says:
"President Kruger shed tears at his
Ineffectual attempt to rally the Boers,
who were completely paralyzed by
Lord Roberts' masterly tactics. They
were too demoralized to heed his ex
postulations and declared that the
British cannon were everywhere."
Tho correspondent of the Dally News
says:
"The Boers were seized with a panic,
thus spoiling tho whole plan, which
had been beautifully calculated to de
stroy them utterly.
"As tho sixth division emerged from
a hidden position and appeared on tho
coast, with the mounted Infantry 'u
Fklrmlshlng order, tho Boors thought
the whole earth was covered with sol
diers, In thetr front nnd rear and on
their flanks. They did not wait to
vetlfy their supposition, but .led, seized
apparently with a dread that they
might share the fate of Cronjc.
London Thinks Boer Power Is Col
lapsing. London, March 10, 4.15 a. m. Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the
exchequer, when explaining to tho
bankers the terms of tho new loan,
gave them an Intimation that tho gov
ernment considered the end of the war
near. "Since the estimates were pre
pared," he said, "events have taken
place that have changed the situation
so, and probably not all the money
will re required."
Whatever the government may know
or Intends unofficial opinion seems
everywhere to think that the Boer
power Is collapsing,
Tho Eighth division has been under
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THE NKW8 THIS HOUNINU
Wtthr tnlleatlon Today)
UNSETTLED! PROBABLY IfAIN.
I General Amendment to the Canal
Treaty.
Filipino Itebols Hnrrass the American
Soldiers.
End of South African War Is Near.
Afghanistan Favors England.
5 General Northeastern Pennsylvania
Financial and Commercial.
3 Locol Doings of a Dav In tho Courts.
Sporting News and Notes.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
5 Local Social and Personal.
One Woman's Views.
S Local-Opinions by Local Clergymen
on Call of tho Methodist Bishops.
Death of J. H. 8teoll.
7 Local Mid-Year Convention of tho
County W. O. T. U.
Electric Light Ordinance Up to tho
Mayor.
8 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
9 Round About the County.
10 Story "Nancy's Nod."
II Local Religious News of the Week.
8unday School Lesson for Tomorrow.
12 Local Live Industrial News.
orders to embark for several weeks,
but there orders, as far as the artil
lery contingent Is concerned, have been
recalled. Lord Roberts having report
ed that no more artillery from home
Is necessary. This Is the first pause
Sn reinforcements since the war began.
Sir Rodvers Buller, second In com
mand In tho field, and Lord Wolseley
are understood to consider that no
more artillery Is needed. Lord Roberts
has altogether 452 guns, Including
siege pieces.
It Is quite clear that General Buller
will not try anything large In the fu
ture, as he Is to lose Sir Charles War
ren and tho latter's 10,000 men, who
have been ordered to Join Lord Rob
erts. It Is the expectation of the war
office that Lord Roberts, notwith
standing the necessity of garrisoning
his depots, will be able to operate a
constantly Increasing force until by the
time the Transvaal frontier Is reached
he will have 70,000 troops.
His telegrams dealing with non-essentials
are taken to mean thnt he Is
up to some mischief, os his apparent
inactivity usually spells uncommon
activity.
Mafeklng as a beleagueied town at
tracts much sentiment and sympathy.
Nothing has been heard from theie
since Feb. 19. There Is a rumor this
morning that Colonel Baden-Powell
has been relieved, but this cannot be
traced to any substantial basis.
Dispatch from Roberts.
London. March 9. The war ofllce to
night Issued tho following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
'Clements has occupied Norv.il'
point, tho adjacent drift. As soon as
the engineers, pontoon and troops ar
rive he will cross the river, when the
necessary repairs to th railway bridge
will be commenced.
"Gntacre occupied Burgheisdorp
March 7 and .was greeted with great
enthusiasm on the p.irt of the loy.il
Inhabitants, ills scouts report that
large numbers of the rebels In tho
neighborhood are anxious to surren
der." Boers Disorganized.
Poplar Grove, Orange Free .Stato.
Friday Moinlng, March 9. General
French, who Is ten miles ahead, reports
that his front Is clear of the P.o?r.
All ether reports fend to Confirm the
state of disorganization of the Boer
forces, Transvaal ns well as Fi
State. Tho general Impression Is that
the further progress of, tho British to
Bloomfonteln will not be onposed.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
Tragedy at the Smith Fuse Works
at Poinpton, N. J. Fatal Explo
sion. Pompton, N. J March 9. The Smith
Fuse manufactory at this place blew
up today and four persons were killed
and a number more or less In lured.
The killed are: John Reed, William
Cadmus, William H. Tallmage, John
Merrltt, a hoy.
They wero at work In the factory
with about thirty other men and girls.
The bodleu of the four persons killed
were badly mangled and some of them
blown to pieces. Percy Jacobus was
blown into the river and was badly
hurt.
The works were owned by J. H.
Smith, mayor of Pompton. The firm
carried on an extensive business of
manufacturing dynnmlto fuses and
cartridges. A large portion of the
works was wrecked and the loss on
stocks and machinery, It Is estimated,
will reach $50,000. It is not definitely
known how many persons were in
jured. Steamer Delaware Burned.
Wilmington. Del.. Mure! 9. Tho Steam
er Delaware burned to the water's edge
last night while mooted to the whurt in
Mllfoid, .Tho llro wus occadonid by an
overheated stove In the kitchen. Tho
wharf and warehouse caught llro and
were destroyed: loss fitl.OOrt, Insurauio
J12.0M. The Delaware was owned by the
Vine aid Hros., of Mllford.
Red Ash Mine Victims.
Thurmond. W. Vn March 9. The total
number of those taken out of the Heel
Ash mine up tonight Is 31. Of theio
William Robinson, Bllslia Uruce and a
boy named Tom, all colored, am living
und ninv lecover. The total number of
den I taken out Is '$, and tho number
thou. to ho In the mine Is 10. This
makes Wiled and 3 Injured.
Beb."4 Closed Doors,
Washington, ?furch 9. DUcuvslon of
Mr. Miison's reso; tltu cxpiesulng cym
puthy for the Uoei; -ai conducted in
tho senate today bohlm! closed doors, Mr,
Davis, chulrmnn of the committee, de
manding the doors be vlustd,
'
YOUNG AND
HOOD WANT
MORE MEN
They Are Constantly Har
assed by the FiU
ipinos.
REBELS HOLD REUNION
The Red Xatipunan Cross Symbolic
of 'Resistance Is Again Appearing
Among the Natives Bates' Expe
ditionSpanish Prisoners Repoit
That the Enemy Has Large Lots
of Hemp in Camarines Provinces,
Manila, March 9. Generals Young
and Hood are nklng for reinforce
ments nnd a battalion of the Forty
eighth regiment has been sent by Ap
arrl. Other troops will follow. Tim
rebels recently persistently attacked
Apnrrl for several hours, but were fin
ally driven uwuy. Details of the affair
are lacking.
The rebels uie holding leunlons In
the province of North Ilocos.- and the
Red Kntlpunan cross, symbolic of re
sistance, Is agnln appearing among tho
natives.
It Is believed that the Insurgent gen
erals, Tlnlo and Florcs, have been driv
en by General Young Into General
Hood's district, south of Aparrl.
The fact that General Young Is un
able, owing to lack of troops, to main
tain garrisons In nil tlv towns occu
pied, has had a bad effect on the na
tives, General Bates has returned here
after leaving garrisons In the provinces
nnd North nnd Sojth Cumarlnes. The
expedition lost seven men killed and
ten wounded. On entering New Cas
cers, province of South Camarines,
G?noral Bates learned that, 2.000 in
surgents had departed thf same day.
The Americans Immediately sent out
three pursuing columns, encountering
the enemy In threq smnll engagements)
und killing u total of forty men.
The Spanish prisoners report that
the enemy has divided into small bands
In the mountains, under the leadership"
of General I.egnspl. The town of
Riga has been burned by the enemy.
Both provinces were thoroughly'
trouted. The Inhabitants of the dls
tiict of Llbmnnn, Including Abella. th'?
provincial povernor and cthor officials,
are returning to their h'me. Abell.i
has Issued a pioclamatlon calling upon
the natives to submit to tlw Amer
icans. Liberated prlists frciu New t'ascor.i
reports fifty Insurgents, sixty-eight
Chinamen and forty Spaniards at the
town of Calbitua. It Is esclmuted that
there Is n hundred thousand baits of
hemp in tho Cuinurliif'i provinces.
Twelve hundred well armed insur
gents, formerly of Cavlt- province,
with a Chinese general In command,
surrounded the, towns of Albay and
Lcgaspl. They have effected thie
night utti'eks and continually nnrrus-i
the Forty-seventh regiment, which has
lost eight men killed and twenty
wounded In defending those towns.
Account from Otis.
Washington, March i. Tho war de
partment nas received the following:
"Manila, March S
Adlutant General, Washington:
"Olliceis. sixty enlisted men. two
civil onlclals, captured. Spanish prli
oneri received todnv from TayKbas.
(Signed) "Otis."
E. J. PHELPS DEAD.
Ex-Minister to England Passes
Away at New Haven.
New Haven, Conn,, March IV-Hon.
E. J. Phelps, ex-minister to England,
died at his residence on Humpnroy
street this evening. He had been ill
since early in January, with an attack;
of pneumonia.
The end was peaceful and for sev
eral hours before he passed away he
was unconscious. There were present
at his bedside his wife and son, Char
les Phelps, of Boston and daughter,
Mis. Horatla Loomls, of New York,
nnd his physician.
Though Professor Phelps recovered
from the pneumonia attack, he was so
weakened that he was unable to re
gain vitality. It has been hoped that
he might recover until a few days ago,
when It was apparent thnt his strength
had so failed that It was but a matter
of hours when death would come.
The funeral services will be held
from Battell chapel Sunday at " p. m.
The remains will be taken to Bur
lington, Vetmont, for Interment.
Pennsylvania Fenslons.
Y.ihlnglon, March 9. -Pension- ccrtlfl.
cnles Ihsued under dato Feb. 21: Increase,
A. F. Shoemaker. Windfall. Bradford, M
to J 10; William II. Lake, Susquehanna,
510 to J17. HelKsueAgram L. Crist, Wil
llamsport, 11,'t.
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4- WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, March 9. Forecast 4
for falurdsy and Sunday: Eastern 4
4- Pennsylvania I'nsBttUd weather
Saturday; probably rain. Sunday, 4
fair, c.interly wind, becoming
fresh northwesterly.
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