' ffl ' JP"- fT-Wfl friJJiWTY BT ' ' s .r ., V W ,. . j. ' '", I Te I. cranton J pi i - I TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1900. TWO CENTS. s 4, Iibutte, 'Civ .fcV SJB'jWp JKJjfciWBBKiMylMjBpMMI THE LAST OF DUTCH REPUBLICS Field Marshal Roberts' Triumphant Ride to Bloemfontein. RAISING OF UNION JACK lag Made by Lady Roberts for the Purpone Hoisted Over Govern ment Buildings Looting by Kaf flis Stopped Proof That Life and Property Will Be Guaranteed by the British Little Opposition to the Occupation of the Town. Main Body of the Army Kept Out side. i liondon, March 10. At precisely 1.S0 o'clock on Tueduy uftetnoon a British Union Jni.lt, made for the put pose by Luly Robctls, was hoisted over the presidency at Bloemfontein amidst the acclamations of the commander In hlof's battalions, In which, cui loudly enough, the Orange Free State burph-c-is appear to have Joined with lematk ablo heartiness. 1 he opposition to the entry of the Hiltlsh Hoops into the capital was In significant, lioers were found occupy ing .1 few hills south of the place, but a low shells diove them olt. and at 10 o'clock In the moining some newspaper ooiiospoiulents eliteicd tlie town, found Mr. Fmzer and other olllclal.s and guid d them to where Loul Robeits stood on the top of a hill, waiting for them. Ah spokesman, Mr. Fiuzet asked pio lectlon for life and piopeity, and stii l ndeied the kes. Loid Hobeits. accompanied by Ills staff, wide at the head of a cavalcaeb a mile long to the presidency. Alone; the t utile he jecelved an ovation vvhle'i culminated in a remarkable demonstra tion at the maiket square. At riving at the government buildings Lord Rob uts took possession of tho Llty In the name of the queen, and then icpalied to the piesldeniy. wheie the ceremony of hoisting the Union Jack ended foi 'i'i', incoiding to universal opinion here, the Boot government of the Free State. No Looting Allowed. Dining his piogtess through the town l.oid Itobcits stopped and ouleied the lntant icpluccmont of goods which who being looted from the aitllloiy o.muks by Kailhs, thus giving th populace an earnest of the tieatmont tlie might expect fiom the victors. Piesldent oti;, n lied to Kiooustadt without implying to Loid Roberts' de- mainl loi Ids suirendei. and the torn- in indrr-ln-thief lemaiked afte-rwiud, dining the cour.se of con eis.it ion. while bieakfasting at the faim of Piesldent Ste-.vn's In other, that tho "cx-piosl'lcnt" had "become a noncn- tltv." The Hillish tioops, with the excep tion of those necessary to police the town. 1 1 main outside. The piess dispatches giving most of the itboe Intcicstlng details also set tle the point lalseil about the cutting of the lailtoul and tilegiaph noith of Bloemfontein. They show that It was a pliukv net. Malor Hunttr Weston, ot the Roval Engineers, ne companieel by ten men. ti.iversed the Uoe-r lines and succeeded ill eutting the wires and blowing up the tiaek. nioomfontclii is now icgart'ed there as a sou of half-way house and base of opeintlons for tho advance on Pic toiia. Events Ate Satisfactory. London, March 1C "5 a. in. Events are moving In the South Afiican cam paign In a speedy und b.itlsfactoiy manner fiom both the mllltaiy anil political points ot view. It could bald ly have been expected by the most san guine Kiirflishmeii that they would take .i tin u so favoiable. It appeals that when Major Weston cut the t all way uoith ot Hloenifonteln he thoioby lnteuepted Genet al Joubert. who, fur fiom having tetlred fiom the cam paign, was then uinilng southwnid with tf.OOo men, inestimably to super intend the defense, Fluboiate defense works thiee miles long had been pie paied outside the town, Xu Boer wounded were left in Bloom fontein. When ask d the jeason by Loid Robe Its, Ml. Ftaztl leplled: The buighirs don't like lish and would not cue to go to Cape Town." The evidence goes to 'show that so far as tho southern part ot the Fieo Stato Is concerned there will bo no further leslstnnce. It is understood that Mi. Fiazer, Mr. Wcssels and oth er leudeis are qulto piepated to aeiept tho position of a self-governing British colony. The cheers which greeted tho lead ing In paillument estcrday of the eor lespondenco with the United States aie ro-echoeel throughout tho country. The speech of M. Deloasso has inuvased this satisfaction and, taken with tho general belief that Hmperor Nicholas Is peisonally averse to any Intei voli tion, these Incidents spread the Idea that there will be no further seilous attempt to Intel fere from any quarter. Mr. Montagu White's Uncut, In American nevvspapeis, that the Boeis will sacilfico Johannesburg and raze It to tho ground If necessary, Is not taken vciy seilously. Mr. Chambei Iain's statement that Piesldent Kruger has nlteadv been warned as to the conse quences of such conduct Is regaidcd as showing that sufllcotnt piecautlon has been taken. Tho Times suggests that the burghers should bo warned that their fuims will be taxed as a guaiantec against any damage to Brit y lh propprty; hut no serious apprehen sions aie entei tallied of such conduct ns Mr. White Is said to have foii-shad-uwed. .1'. b, Uobl.soii, the inillionaite mine owner, sajs he docH not believe the Boera would be so foolish. Ill the time Loid Roberts reaches the Vaul river ho will command some M),000 men, while General Duller will have 40,000. Fiom the military point of view the (titles now think thcte la nothing to fear. GATACRE'S ADVANCE. Has Crossed tho Orange River With out Opposition. London, March 15 The war office has received tho following from Loid Robeits; Woe mfonte In, Thursday, March 15, ; 55 p. m. General Qatarro crossed tho Or. ange river and occupied Bcthulle this morning. Colonel Tole-Carey with f,000 men of tho Guards brlgide, two guns and n. small body of mounted Infant r, left hero in three trains this morning to Join hands with General Oatacre and General Cle ments, llo hud passed Bethany by 4.10 p tn. without meeting opposition, having been ablo to supply from hid troops en gine drivers, firemen, litters, moulders, smiths, carpenters, etc. FRANCE HAS HAD ENOUGH Many Hard Knocks Has Convinced Her of the Folly of Looking for Trouble Away from Home. Pails, March 15. The minister of foi-' elgn affalts, M. Delcasse, in the senate todav, repljlng to a question logarel ing thp Intentions of the govemncnt of Fiance respecting events in South Afilca, said tho presidents of the twe republics had solicited the Interven tion of the powers. "Hut," he addeel, "In the picsence of telegiams ex changed between the British govern ment nnd the two lenubllcs. It ap pealed that the Inteiventlou of the povvcis had become almost ImposslbK" The- minister then denied that Fiance had lefused to join Rtnsla In maklnir a friendly suggestion In the dltection of peace. Tlie union between Fiance and Rus sia. M. Delcasse declared, diaws closer every day and detles all malevolent as sertions to the contiarv. i-iance, ho added, has never ceased to be a gen eious nation. Fiance had never cased to be the geneious nation the world has knon and admired and sometimes aband oned. Rut after so matn- hard and sometimes cruel expeilences, rhe can no longer admit that her dutv to the woild should stand befo-e bet obliga tions to heiself. SWINDLED OUT OF $100,000. Franze Mayer Bought Woithless Stock. New Yoik, March 15. Pianze Mayer, a well-known German lcsldent of this city, who owned a sign manufacturing company, which he valued at $100,000, says he has been swindled out of it, and today caused the arrest of Hugh Mason, thlitv-llve jears old, and Geoige Van Si.mdt, fifty jears of age, both of this city. Mayer and his law ver allege the men aie membeis of Rllen Peek's gang. The men weie held In S10.000 ball. Majer i-avs he detei mined to oigan ie a stock eompanj to 'ake eaie of his business, and his confidential cleik ntioduccd him to Mason and Van I Zandt ak men who could buy stock In i the compan.v. He said ho sold them I W000 worth of stock in exchange for I deeds for 10,000 acies of eoal and wood- land on the Sandy ilvei, Kentucky, The men, he declaies, said the Ian l was woith V-0.0O0. Lalei. Mn.ver sar, he was intiodueed to Miss Jessie Seal, to whom he wja he gave S.000 shaies . of the stock In ovi hange for nioitgages 'on propei tv near Atlantic City, N, .1, Maver said he was then visited bv , i:ilen Pee'? herself and ho declaies hi gave her K.,000 shaies of stock foi J.0C0 I acres of gra.lng land In Bosque county, I Texas. Maver as the others m,.t .aftei they had taken his stock and voted him out of the company. He de claies tlie company went Into the hands of a shciift and was reoiganlzed. He savs he found his land and deeds worth nothing whatever. WILL HAVE SPEEDY TKIAL. Men Accused of Being Accc:c:ies in Assassination of Goobr, 1'iankfoit, Ky., March 15. At a con feienee between the county and dis. lilet court officers here it was dcter iiilne'd to have letmned heie Sccietnry of State Powcif. Holland Whltaker. W. H, Culton nnd Captain Davis, the four alleged aecet-soi ies to the assassi nation of (ioveinor William Goebel and to give them a speedy examining tilal. The order of transfer from Loulsvlilo was made today by County Judge Moore, and deputy shciiffs left at onee to bring the piisoneis heie. The prlsoneis will be analgned Sep aiatcly and.lt is thought that ball will be gi anted to two of them by consent of the commonwealth. Tobin Capias Set Aside. Pllthbuig, Muiih r,. Judge John P. Shafer, of the common pleas c ourt No. i", today tiled un opinion In tho ease of Dr. 8. H. Halston against Attorney Franc is T. Tobln. of Philadelphia, who rcpre scnts tho estate ot William II. Daley, at tho Inciuest by tho coroner Into the caute of Dalei's death. Tho heating wns. concluded veMeiday. and today Judge Shafer tiled his decision, setting aside the capias upon which Tobln was nrrest. ed and the bond under which lie was held. , Pennsylvania Pensions. Washlrgtou, Match 1". Prnom.-. In-crease-R. V. Whitney, North Jackson, Bubquchai mi. II" to W, P. 8. Handon, Canton, Bradford, $17 to $3"; I. R. Park, Monroetoiw- Bradford, li to 24: J. I". Bass, I'nlomlale, Susquehanna, t, to j; Jacob Rynanl, Parsons, Luzerne; Wj Benjamin Harmon, Rock Ulen, Lu zerne, jx. m . Maine Monument Unveiled. Kev West, Flu., March 15 -Tho unveil, lug of the monument dedicated by citi zens of Key West to the heroes of tho battleship Maine who died In Havana February 13. 1S3S, and were burled here, took place this afternoon. Over 10000 people were present unci viewed the pro cession of military and naval repVven-tatlvc-s and clvlu societies. INTERVENTION CORRESPONDENCE TELEGRAMS tROM CONSUL AND SECRETARY OF STATE. The First Request for Intervention Comes from Pretoria Consul Hay Ptomptly Forwards the Request to the Home Dopnitment Tho Polite Refusal of Great Britain. Washington, Mauli 15. In lesponse to a resolution tho piesldent today sent to the faonnte the coirespondencc relat ing to the requests for mediation tn South Africa. Tho first document is a dispatch from , i ii'iuiiu uiicea .uuicii iv, w iucu scutes; "Am ofnclallv requested by Uie govern, ments of tho republics to urge your Intel ventlon with view to cessation of hos tilities; similar request tnado to repre-se-ntiillves of Kuropcati powers. An swer, eontlim tceelpt. ' Amerlc in Consul. -Mr. Hay responded: Your tclcglum asking 'oftices of United States to bring about ec .'nation of ho tllltles has been made sublect of frlendlv conimunle.itlon to British government with expression of president's earnest hope for peace. Haj. Steietary Hay tclegiaphcd Mr. White, secretary of the American embassy at London: By way of fi loudly good ofllcoM, ou will Inform British minister for lorclsn affairs that I am todjy -in receipt of a telegram from tin United Stales consul at Pretorli reporting that the govern ments of the two African lenubllcs re quest president intervention with it view to cessation of hostilities, and that u similar tequest Is made to the represen tatives of nuropean powers In commu nicating this lequcst I am dliected bv tho president to express his earnest bono that a way to bring about peace may bu found and to say that he would be glad to aid In any frleiuUv manner to piomoto so happv a result. (Signed) H,i. Mr. White replied to Mi. Hay, under date of March 13: I cotnmualcated estcrda to tho under secretary of foielgn affairs, having been unablo to see Loid Salisbury, the con tents of .vour telegrnm dated 10th Instant; toda I have had an Interview with his lordship, who requests mo to thunk the piesldent for the friendly Interest shown by him and added that her maJcstv'H gov ernment cannot accent the Intervention of nil) other power. White. Mr. Hay telegiaphed the consul at Pretoiia, under date of Maich 14, tho following: Youi communication ot request of ie publics for Intervention of president to cause- cessation of hostilities was at once conveed to British government with opiolon of president's gratification could he aid to proi vote peace. Our em bassy nt London i-c-plles that Lord Sails, bury thanks president foi' friendly Inter est shown and adds her majestj's gov ernment cannot aeeept tho Intervention of anv other power. (Slgneil) Ilav. The president's message is simply one of tiansmlttal. Salisbury's Act Appioved. London, Match 16 Loid Sallsbui's attitude towaid, the United States le gal ding the otter of mediation In the South Afiican war meets with tlie tinl veisal apptoval of the piess. The Daily Gi.iphlc savs: "It wus not an easy task, but Loid Salisbury has acquitted himself with conspicuous success." The Dally Mall says: "Kngllshmrn aie siiflieleiitly ac quainted with Ameiican affali.s not to mlslnteipret the attitude of the Wash ington cabinet. Piesldent McKlnlcy had behaved to us with scrupulous fairness. The very eouectness of his attitude has become a danger to him. It is idle to deny that the lenelci.s ot both parties In tlie United States aie now exposed to a stiong temptation. We look to the Republican leadcis to ilse above this devils bait. London. March 16 The Standard sayb: "Lord Sallsbuiy's reply will not be mi -(understood In Washington or in other civilized capitals. Wc rue giate ful to the Amei leans for the It good wishes, and we should l- delighted to accept theit assistance if It weropos slble. But this quatrel Is our own and we must settle It In our own way. "Wo have no reason to complain of platonle and vkoiious affcetlon for in teiventlou so long -is eveiv govern ment Is quite icsolvod to leave it to 1U neighbor to begin." The Times ns: "Piesldent MeKln lej's mrpstge does not amount to much of rouiFf, although It W mow than wo ever thought of doing when tin- Unlteit States was jus-t beginning to break down Spanish leslstance. He could baldly have anticipated any other reply than Loid Salisbuiy sent." General Merrlam's Statement. Washington, March 15 Brigadier Gen oi n I Met i lam, of the aims who was In command of the troops at W.ndiier, Idaho, last car duiliu the mlneis' trou bles in that state, toduy denied published reports tint ho hail suggested to tho president the enactment of a law making labor unions a crime mid also dented that he had ever used profane language In connection with his duties at Wuidnoi. Ho said that at no time hnd ho made any recommendations nt nil to tho piesl dent on the subject ot labor unions. Flemmlng Convicted. Norfolk, Va March 15 --In tho Pilnccss Ann cuunty conn today Oscar L. 1'Ie-m-ming, the magistrate who shot and killed Clarence I. 8nder. of this city, last No vembor, was convictctl of muider In the second degree and given fourteen ears In the penitentiary. Ho will tako an ap peal to tho higher courts. Wrecked a Safe for $5.58. West Chester, Pa., March 13 -The rail road station nt Pcmeroy, near here, wis entered by burglars early this moinlug vvho blew open tho safe, the building be ing badly d imaged by the explosion. The robbers secured from t'io safe aw one cent stamp and 5S ci nts In money. They made good their eErape. Place for Anthony's Widow. Washington, Mare h 13 The director of tho census trelay appointed the widow of Bill Anthony, of "Maine" fame, a cleik In tho census buieau. Lenny Knocked Out. Philadelphia. Murch K. McOovoin knocked IMdy Lenny out In thli second round at Industrial hall tonight In what was to havo been u slx.iuund bout. WITNESS MISSING. Dr. Blackwood, Who Wat to Testify in Daley Case, Has Disappeared. Pittsburg. March F..-Dr. William R. D. Blackwood, the well known Phila delphia physician, vvho came here to testify in the now telebrated Daley In quest before the- toroner, is missing. He elNappcaied lather strangely after the hearing vesterday afternoon. He was to havo gone- bnck to Philadelphia with his assistant. Dr. t B. Knorr. hut was not on the train at Hast Lib el ty last night. Francis T. Tobln, the Philadelphia nttorney, vvho brought him here, was seen and asked If he had jet heard of the missing physician. He said: "I have not. I do not knovvi where he is and I am xo far quite unable to find out. I have telegraphed to Phila delphia and thev have started out to hunt him theie bv this time I presume, 'hut I have hnd no news et. He did not come back last night to the hotel (the Sehetily), nor was he on cither section of the tialn ho was to have taken. The gtiaids at the gates at Union station say ho did not pass them last night. They ate quite sure of that. The- police dcpaitment ot this city has heatd nothing of him. In short he has completely dlsappeaied. I am greatly alarmed about him, for I am not able toform a conjecture as to his whereabouts and I even fear that some ill may have befallen him." Tho police department has not jot been able to locate the missing man. Philadelphia, (March 15 Dr. William R. D. Blackw ood. of this city.vv ho w ent to Pittsburg to testify In the Daley In quest, nnd who Is reported to be miss ing, is at his home In this city, ho having arilved from Pittsburg today. Dr. Blackwood sajs he left Plttsbutg carllei than ho expected to, and the luinois of disappearance piabably aiose fiom that fact. M. B. CONFERENCE AT PHILADELPHIA Bishops Fowler, Hurst and Rev. W. F. McDowell Deliver Addi esses. Clergymen Advised to Many. Philadelphia, Maich 13. At todav 's fees-Ion ot the PhlladelbhU Methodist episcopal conference the committee appointed nt the last conference to as cot tain whether the law of the church Is in harmony with the law of this state on the eontiol and disposition of chui ch pioperty, made a unanimous leport. The committee found that the two laws aio at variance, and lecom mended the conference to mcmorallze tlu general confeience to so amend tho chinch discipline as to conform to the law of the state. Rev. J. P. J. McConnell, D. D, op posed the adoption of the lc-rort on the giound that an appeal should fit st be much- to the state legislature to change the state law. Further consid eration of the leport was postponed until a later day. It was announced that the following second j car probationers had success fully passed the examination and were competent to be admitted as members of the confeience: H'avne Channel!, Tower Hill: William K Coffman. Panyvllle; Thomas W. Davis, Phila delphia: Alfred P. .Dlngee, Belfry: Fiancis Hawke-. Tullvtown; Rogtt S. Haikinson. Philadelphia; Frank Mack. Fremont: Samuel MaeWHIIams. Wayne; Udwaul F, Randolph, Oaiiettford; Trod A. Waiden, Mllletsvllle. and Charles B White. Lima. They were addressed by Bishop Fowler on the duties of clersymen and all were ad-ivs-ed to mairy. They will be admitted to the conference tomonow. Bishop Cjrus D. Foss was presented to the conference, anil called attention to the convention to bo held by the Methodists of the state at Harrlsbuig In the fall. He asked that the conference- elect delesates to that gathering. The ma'tei- was icfened to the pre siding eldeis. vvho w 111 name a spec 111 committee, to ariange for the election of delegates. The' morning session was closed with a benediction pionoum-ed bv tiles Rev. Dr. Bovle, piesldlns elder of the Pittsburg confeience. This afternoon the annlversaiy of the Woman's Foielgn Missionary society was celebrated. An address was made by Mis. S. L. Baldwin, president of the New York blanch, who spoke of her eighteen veais' woik as a mlsslonaiy In China. Bishop Huist and the Rev. W. K. McDowell ek'llveied ncldiesses tonight in tlie Fiist chinch on behalf of the New Jeisey confetoiiee educational so ciety, and the Rev. John O. Woolley delivered an addies before tho con ference tempcinnoo society In Tilnlty chinch. STEEL WORKERS DISAPPOINTED Sales Sheets Do Not Entitle Them to Increased Wages. Pittsbuig, Maich 15 The delayed conference icgardlng tlu- -..ages 'if tho vvoikcrs of the Amalgam iti-d Associa tion of Iron. Steel and Tin Plate Work ers, who are emplncci In tlie sheet mills, was held hem today. An ex amination of the swot n sales sheets of the manufactuieis was made, unci a conclusion was i cached that the sheet will workeis are entitled to no Incioaso In wages, as b'ales weie m.Tlo at the same figures as vvero submitted at tho settlement two months ugei. This Is a disappointment to the woikers, who expected an advance In view of the fact that maiket quotations have Indicated better prices. Rhode Island Democrats. Providence, R. I., March 13 The Dem ocrntlo stato convention met today for the nomination of stato c'lhieis and tao selection of delegates to tho Democintlo national convcillon, Fullowlng are tho nomlnitlons: Governor, N, W. Little field: lieutenant govcinoi, Dr. J. K. Duc-her; secretary of ttate, Clarko Pot ter: general treasutei, Fayetlo Ballets; attorney general, Denrls J. Holland, Mlneis Discuss Wage Scale. Altoonu. Pa. March 13 'I lie Pennsjl vanlo. and Marlund coal miners hold an executive sttsloii this morning behind i losed doms. Tho enthe time w is c-ecu. plwl by n illscusuli-i. "I ht- via- -"'-, width was finally adopted. A committee ol tvwnt)-live win- ..voitue n l inese kite opeiutors and nrrunho methods of io eodure for n Joint convention of miners and optiutuiw, REI I Z'S REFUTATION OF SALISBURY A REPLY TO THE BLOEMFON TEIN NOTE. State Secretaiy of the Transvaal R publlcClaims That the British Gov ernment Endeavored by Threats to Force Changes in the Internal Gov ernment Contrary to the London Convention. Pretoria, Wednesday, March 1. State Seciotary Reltz' refutation of Lord Salisbury's aigitments In reply to tho Bloemfontein Joint note was Issued today. Mr. Rcltz says: "The British government, after the Blo'emfonteln conference, endeavored to enforeo by threats certain changes In the Internal government of the Transvaal lepubllc, conttary to the London convention. They also Im ported troops In great numbeis and bioko off negotiations with a, threat to take their own means to remove the gilevances of their subjects. After waiting a fortnight, while an army corps was prepared and tho reserves were being called out by the British, Piesldent Steyn asked the reason of these proceedings. Sir Alfred Mllner refused to leply. "Meanwhile Mr. Chamberlain, in his speeches showed the world that Eng land had decided on war. Accordingly the Transvaal republic addressed to the British government a demand for tho withdrawal of their tioops, as othei vvise it would accept tlie presence of the lioops as a declaration of war. That was not necessarily Intended as a message of war." Concerning the aimaments Mr. RelU says: "These were bought openly In Knglund and In Ihnope, and the high commissioner boasted full knowledge of them at the Bloemfontein confei ence and alro full descriptions of these aimaments were found among the of ficers' papers at Dundee. "Both the army and the ultimatum were piotectlve mcnsuies, subsequent to tho laid and to the discovery, through concealed cables, that British cabinet minlsteis were Implicated In the attempt to filch away the indepen dence of tho lepubllcs. Now all doubt Is icmoved by Lord Sallsbuiy's tele gram. Tho burgheis must light for their national existence, tiustlng that God will defend the right." WEATHER FORECAST. The March Blizzard Is Felt Through out the Land. Washington, Match 14 The dcpics slon which was ccntial In the Gulf states Wednesday night has developed Into a severe stoim, which Is central tonight in Southern South Caiollna. It has caused general lalns In the south, with some sjiow In the upper portion of tlu Gulf states, general and heavy snow In the upper Ohio Valley and Middle- Atlantic States and lighter snow In Southern New Ungland, the lake regions, the lower Ohio und mid dle Mississippi V'allejs. "Warnings ot heavy snow stonns weie distributed Thursday morning in Ohio, West Vir ginia, the lower lake region, middle Atlantic- states and Southern New Eng land. In the west, geneiallv fair weather as pievalled. except some snow In L"aseern Colorado, In Kansas and Northern New Mexico. Tempera tures were eveij where low east of the mountains, except on the South .At lantic coast, there having been a de cided fall in the- middle Atlantic and freezing tempeiature as far noith as Georgia. Temperatuie have albo fall en In the north and west, but not to so gieat an extent. In the Pacific coast and plateau regions the weath er has been fair, with somewhat high er tempeiature. Snow will continue generally Satur diy In the middle Atlantic states and snow oi ialn, followed by dealing wcuther in the south Atlantic states. There will also bo snow Friday In tho eastern lower lake icgion: elsewheie geneially fair weather is indicated, and on Saturday the weather will be mostly fair, except on the New Hng land coast, wheie mow will likely-con-tlnucr There will be a cold wave Fii day near the south Atlantic and gulf coasts, with temperatures near the fieeziug point. It will continue cold elsewheie. but on Saturdav tempera tures will ilse west of the Mississippi river. On the New Ihigland and middle Atlantic coasts the winds will be high northwerterl.v. shifting to noitheaster 1 Saturdav or Satuielay night, while on the south coast they w ill be high northwesterly on 1-riday. Stoiin signals are displaved on the Florida gulf coast and along the en tire Atlantic coaFt. Cold wave signals aie dlsplaed at Wilmington. Augusta, Charleston, Ma con, Montgomery, Pensacnla, Mobile and New Orleans. Steamship Anivals. New York. .Match V -Arrived: H. II. Meier, fiom Bremen. Sailed; Fuerst Bismarck, for Hamburg via riymouth and Cheibourg. Rottei dam Arrived: Botterdam, from New York via Plv mouth. Queenstown Sailed: Teutonic, for New Yoik. Bremen An Ivcd: Saule, from New York. New Yoik Arrived: Lahn, from Bienien: Cuflc, fiom Liver pool. Que e-nstown An Ivcd: Germanic, trom New York, New Yoik Sailed: L'Aqultane, for Havrn. District of Columbia Appropriations. Washington, March 33. The DIstrKt of Columbia appropriation bill carrying fo, 01S,J"s was pacM-d by tliu house today. A bill was also passed granting tho abandoned Fort Hns military reserva tion to tho stato of Kunsas for an ex peiinienlal station and normal school purposes. Pennsylvania Postmasteis. Washington, March 13. Tho following fourth ola ' Pennslvonla. postmasters weie appointed today: Kmdiedsvllle, Sul livan county, J. L Snder; Olnmlllc, Tioga count), A. W. titration: South vVllllaniiiport, Lycoming county, Charles Be-amcr. , War LoanPassed. London, Mulch 1.'. The- war loan in the house of commons today passed Its third reading by a veto ot ": to '11. THE NEWS THIS M0 UN IN l W4th:r Indication? Tolayt SNOW Off SLEET. 1 General Senators Penrose nnd lul- llnger Have a War of Words, Lord Roberts at Bloemfontein. Correspondence Relating to Requests for Mediation. Secreturv ltell Refutes Salisbury's Arguments. 2 General Xorllicustrrn Pennsylvania Financial nnd Commercial. S Local Methodist MIlonnry Workers Meet. Work of a Dav In the Local Courts, 4 l'dltoilnl. News and Comment. ' 5 Local-United States District Couit Do ings. Routine Business Trail-noted by Se lect Council. 6 Local West Scranton and Suburban 7 Round About the County. Theatrical Gossip. 8 Local Live Industrial News. DELAWARE VALLEY RAILROAD STRUGGLE Testimony Presented by the Oppo sition to the New Line. New Yoik, March 15 Additional te timony was presented to the stato l all- road commission today In opposition to tho application of the Delawaie Val- ' ley and Kingston Railway company for permission to consttuct a tallioad along the route of the abandoned Dela ware and Hudson canal, Tho applicants have bi ought de-legates from eveiy village and town along tho proposed route to urge tho constitution of the new load, and Mr, Piatt, counsel for the opposition, has piomlsed to bilng like delegations In opposition. Today a laige number of witnesses f i oni towns along tho loute- of the- pio posed toad weie heard In opposition. Ftancls La Bau, geneial freight agent of the West Shoie- nnd Wall Kill I Valley rallioad. presented a statement of the freight traffic of the loads ho leprescnted. The statement showed that about 1,200,000 tons of coal and cemeni would annually be diverted from his roads to the pioposeel road. A. B. Godeffiey, president of the Poit Jervls, Montlcello and New York Rail road company, said the load, with Its Summcivlllo blanch. Is In flist-clas condition now, and tho construction of the new road, which Is to tup the teul tory served by the bianch lino, would work its mln. WHEELER'S PURPOSE. Will Urge the Acceptance of His Resignation. Atlanta, Ga., March IC General Joe Wheeler was in Atlanta a couple of hours today, on his way to Washing ton. "As soon ns I get to Washington, I shall urge the acceptance of my iesl; ntalon, and then I rhall put myself be foie the bar of the house- of lepresen tatlves to take the oath of ofllie," he said. Tha geneial did not say what steps he would take (f his light to take th oath Is questioned. Knocked Out by Shaikey. llartforei, Conn.. Murch 15. 'iom Sharkey knocked out Texas Jim McCoi mlek nfler thlitv -eight seconds of light ing in tho Coliseum tonight befoie the Nutmeg Athletic club. A lelt to the bodv and a light hand uppeicut sent MeCormiek down and out and he was groggv when he was assisted to his feet, lie did not stand a chance against the sailor. Charles Adams Killed. Cincinnati, Match 13 -Charles Adams, a passenger agent tot the- Fnlon Pae lllc, with idtlces In II Is cltv, was shot unci kllleel tonight bv his wife In their up irt ments. Mrs, Adams, when attested said that her husband hud been habitually ciuel. Tonight at suppei, she said, he stuiek her and knocked her down. Boer Sympathizes Meet. New York, Maich 1" There was a miss meeting of Boor svinpathlrer at Cooper union tonight nt which Geoige M. Van House n lucslded. Montague hlte-. the Boer lepnscnlatlve-, John 12, Mlltiolland and P. Loute-r We-'sels. a iep resenlatlvn of the Oralis-) 1'ieo State, made speeches. Big Tin Plate Plant. Shuon, Pa. Much 13 -The Sharon Steel company has aw aided the contract foi the election of n ten-mill tin plate plant to H. Ncwbold i Co, id Noirls town. Pa. The mill will contain ten hot and nluo cold rolls and will furnish un. plojment to seveial huinliiil men. The work of erection will bcfeln soon. New National Banks, Washington, March )'. Applications lor autliuritv to oiganlze lullonul hanks hivo been approved by Hie coniptibllei ot th-i emrenc) for the First National bank of Wvaluslng. Pa., capital Wi,O0o, and the Hellevlllo Nation il benk, Ilellevllb-, Pa., capital I2500. - Ex-Judge Fullerton Dead. New Yolk, Maich 13 Kx-Judo Will, lam l'ulleit'jii, who was one of tho lav-vi-n In tho gnat trial of tho Butcher Tiltnu scunelal case heie, died at hU hoiac In Not. burg today, aged K jears, Judso Fullerton was at one time a law partner of Ch.nles O'Conuoi. Agrltultuie Bonid at Lock Haven, Loelt Haven, Pa., Match 13 Tho mem bers of tho local ndvii-oiv. committee re ceived woid today that lhc stato boaid of agriculture will hold the summer meeting at Lock Haven June 5, 6 und !. The wlndup of the farme is' instituted will bo held at the same time, Mrs. Burnett Married Again. Washington, D C, March 13 A cable giam today received lieie announces tha marriage of Mrs, Ftuucci, HoUksou Bui nett, nuthoirsh of "Llltlu Loid Faiilltl--loy," to Stephen Townse-nd, F. It. C. S, of the Inner Temple, Continental club, Loudon, Nantlcoke Strike Settled. Wilkes-Barre. Pa., March 13 TIip old. i-l.i Is of the Busftuehuium Coal camp my nnd a cnmmltteo of their striking miners at Noutlcoke havo icaclicd an amicable agreement and tho men will ictutn to work tomonow. ENCOUNTER IN SENATE Senators Gallinger and Penrose in Hot Debate. BRIEF MISUNDERSTANDING The Senator fom New Hampshire Accused of Obstructing the Quay, Case Mr. Wellington, of Mary land, Presents an Elaborate Argu ment Against the Seating of the Pensylvania Senator. Washington, Mnich 13 "I assert most emphatically that when the sen ator says I told him that I shoul 1 not speak on this subject he docs not state tho truth." This was the sensational retort made In tho senate today by Mr. Gallinger (Rep , N. H.,) to a statement just mndo by Mr. Penrose (Rep , Pa.) Senatois were astounded nnd the au ditors In the galleries quivered with excitement. Theie had scarcely been the .slightest Intimation that the de bate would tako such a turn. For neatly three houis the senate had un der discussion the bill appropriating; $-09ri,000 for the benefit of tho people of Puerto Rico. Mr. Fairbanks (Ind.) had Just concluded some remarks on the me-asuie and suggested thut the senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. Pending a motion to that effect, Mr. Penrose, who has charge of the cise of Senator Quay, suggested that a time be fixed for a vote on the case. In the course of his remaiks he Inti mated that certain senators were Iht owing obstacles In the way ot a vote and Indicated that Mr. Gallinger was one of those senators. Mr. Gallinger quietly replied that he desired to be heard on the questldn, but had not had an opportunity to speak. To this statement Mr. Penioso letoited that the New Hampshire sen-atoi- had assuied him that he did not expect to speak on the Quay casp. '-stuntly Mr. Gallinger was on his feet, und, with evident feeling and with great -vehemence, replied as above quoted. "I don't know whether I do not speak the tiuth," hotly replied Mr. Penrose, "or whether the senator fiom New Hampshire failed to tell mo the truth." Mr. Gallinger'retorted that the vvholo proceeding of Mr. Pentose was unman ly and beneath his notice. The pioposltion to fix a time for a vote was postponed until tomorrow, but it wus some time befoio the ex citement subsided. The debate on the' appropriation bill developed a decided difference of opin ion, as Mt. Jones (Dem , Ark..) of fered as n substitute for the measure a bill to return the duties to thoso vvho had paid tin m nnd piovlded for absolute free ttade bewcen the United States and Piieito Rico. The bill had not been disposed of when the Quay case was called up. Mi. Wellington (Rep, Md.,) piescnted an elaborate ar gument against the seating of Mr. Quay and the remainder of the session was consumed In a tunning discussion of the constitutional questions in volved. Wellington's Argument. Mr. Wellington (Md.) presented an elaborate- argument ngalnrt tho seat ing of Mr. Quay, holding that as thn legislature of Pcnnsjlvanii was In set Hon, when the vacancy occuried and that tlie legislature has end-avntcHl to lilt the vacancy by taking many bil lots, the governor was estopped fiom making an appointment. Mr. Wellington maintained that tha gov ei nor of Pennsjlvanla ought to have called together tho legislature ot the state, as had the govHtnor of Cali fornia, for tliu puiposo of electing a senator. He pointed to the fact that California was now leprescnted In the senate by its two senatois, "Had the governor of Pennsylvania done likewise," salel Mr. Wellington, "either Mi. Quay would now be seated here- with n full light and title to his se-ut, or tome other eltireii of tho gieat commonwealth of Pennsylvania would be heie in his hteael." Peisonallj, ho said, lie would bo glad to have- Ml. Quay in tlie bonate, but In view of tho constitution and the pieeedents lie felt that ho could not oto for his admis sion. At the conclusion ot Mr. AVclllng ton's speech a tunning colloquy on the onstitutional questions involved In tho Quay ease was paitlcipatcd in.. tho pai tie Ip.mts being Mr. Spoonor, Mr. Wellington, Air, BuriowJ, and Mr. Al len Tho senate then adjourned until to monow. Ten Thousand Dollar Blaze. Phllllp-buig. N. J. March ll.-rire eurlv this moining dcsHojed the b irn of How aid Motile k, at 8tewartsvllle, a few miles below here. Five hotses. six cows, ono hunched and llfty chickens, and twelve hegs perished and two wagons, slcigbx mitt In fact nearly all tin contents of the building were destroied; Tho loss will bo about $10,0'. Aguinaldo's Son Dead. Manila. 'Match 13. 330 p m, I lores, Aguinaldo's HCictuiy of war, has stir tendered to lic-uc-rat Mac Arthur, Aguiu nldej's Infant t-oti, who was cautured in November, ami who Ins been suffering from Ml uPpox, U elci.d. WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Mure h 1. Foterast f for 1'ilclay anil Saturday: For eastern Pennsylvania, snow or sleet nml continued cold Pi May: Saturday, fair; high northeasterly winds In coming uoithwesterly by l-'rid.ij night. t-ftt T-t-t-ft-t-tT-fft-t-tt i-Jl r i I 4' yf-t . i " j . e , ,-. . f i
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