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RUMORS OF
RELIEF OF
MAFEKING
No
Attention Paid
Stories of Boers
Victory.
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SITUATION SATISFACTORY
All Reports Regarding the British
Opeiations Continue to Be Hopeful.
The Stoiy Regarding Olivier's Vic
toiy Over Geneial Gatncre De
signed to Revive Diooping Spirit
of Bui ghcrs Boer Women at Pre
toria Wish to Murder British Pris-
I.ondon. March 2!, 4 a. in. Again
there Is n pcitiKlcnt minor that Mafo
klng has been lelloved. It is oven as
serted that the war ofHce has received
a dpxp.itch positively announcing the
relief, hut that pulillratlnn or it Is
withheld, because the foim of the hips
sage admits the possibility of mistake.
The war office, however, declares that
theie Is no lontlimatlon of the rumor
and th.it no futtber news on the sub
ject Is at hind.
No atttntlon Is paid In any quarter
to the wild Hocr rumors of Command
ant OII let's lctoiy over General Gnt-
oeie, which ate only delgnod to re
le the iliooplngs spirits of the buigh
ct. It seems eeitaln that MafekltiR's only
chances lie In relief by the olumn
supposed to be advancing from the
south, or In the possibility that Col
onel linden-Powell Is still stiong
enough to attempt a sortie with a view
of capturing the Boor guns nt a time
when Commandant Snman has vvlth
. drawn his men to oppose Colonel Plum
I er's advance.
All the icpoitr. regarding the Biltlsh
operntlons In the Tree State oontlnup
most satlsf.ietorj.
Nothing has elev eloped regarding
General Puller's intentions, but It
seems haid to believe that he Is again
embarking General Warren's division.
It Is leported from T,oren7o Marques
that Pretoii.i Is piepartd to stand a
siege of two years, and that the Uoer
women, fi antic at the reverses of the
Roer aims, are entreating to be al
lowed to shoot the British officers Im
prisoned at Pjetorla.
It is also announced from the Trans
vaal capital that the Italian govern
ment has declined to Intervene.
Gatacro at Springfontein.
London, Match 23. A despatch to
the Dally Mall from Springfontein.
dated Wednesday morning, March 21,
sajs:
"General Gatacie and his staff are
still here. He is most strict legurdlng
the private property of the Boers.
Some Kafllis who had looted Boer
farms have been tried and severely
punished, to the great astonishment
and gratification of the Boer residents.
CONVENTION BUILDING.
Campaign Committee Approves of
Flans to Transform Main Building.
Philadelphia. March 22. Chaliman
Manley and H. C. Pane, of the sub
committee of the Republican national
campaign committee, today definitely
npproved the plans which will tiuns
form the main building of the recent
national export exposition Into a suit
able hall for the Republican convention
next June. Senator Hanua did not
come to town, as was expected, Chair
man Manley explaining that the Puer
to Rico bill required all the senatois
at the capital at present.
Committee-men Manley and Pajne,
accompanied by Sergeant-at-Arms
Wlswell, visited Mayor Ashbrldge at
noon and were In consultation with
him for some time. Chairman Manley
expressed confidence In the mayor's
ability tto raise the $30,000 remaining
due of the $100,000 campaign fund. In
speaking of the nomination for vice
president, Mr. Manley expiessed sui
prise that Pennslvanla had not put
forward a candidate and suggested
that this state could furnish good ma
terial. Legislative Bribery Cases.
Hairlsburg, March 22 All the defend
wits In the leslslitlve luibery cases are
here, except Thomas Meiles. of Wilkes
llarrc, who Is expected tomorrow. Coun
lel on both sides havo been In consulta
tion during the day and it was announced
. tonight that tho cases would go to trl.il
tomorrow, unless something unforeen
Intervened. The case against ex-Senator
tohn J. Cojle, of Philadelphia, will bo
tailed first.
m .
Solored Orphans' Home CotnerBtone.
Birmingham, Alu , March 22 The for
mal lajlng of tho cnrnei stone of the All
bama Colored Orphans' and Old Polks'
Home was made today by Moor W. M.
Drennen. of this city. The object of thu
home is to caro for the homeless, help
less orphans and destituted colored chil
dren of thu state.
Loubet Will Pardon Christian!.
Paris. March 22. President Loubet has
decided to purdo.i Baron Chrlstlanl, who
last June assaulted him on the presiden
tial stand at tho races and who was sen
tenced to four ears Imprisonment for
the offense.
New Convention Hall.
Buffalo, N. V.. March 2..-The bids for
converting the old Seventy-fourth armory
tiuo a convention hall wcio opened today.
CAMPAIGN IN KENTUCKY.
State Troops Recognizing Democratic
Governor Beckham in Possession of
the County Court House.
Frankfort, Ky., March 22. State
troops recognizing Democratic Gover
nor Beckham are In possession of the
county court house and Jail tonight
and will do mtlltaiy duty here under
orders from Governor Beckham during
the examining trials of Republican
Secretaiy of State Caleb Towers, Cap
tain John W. Davis and W. It. Culton,
which ate set for hearing before Judge
Moore tomorrow. The military is also
reinforced by seventy-five special depu
ty sheriffs, who were sworn In by the
civil authorities this afternoon. The
Lexington company of seventy men,
under Captain Longmlre, arrived hero
tonight. The men wero drawn up In
tegular marching order at the station
and marched to the court house. The
sidewalks along the way wero filled
with people and the troops were
cheered by the Beckham adherents at
various points.
The line of march did not .pass the
state house square, wheie Governor
Talor's soldiers are quartered, and the
dual militia did not come face to face.
Captain Longmlre marched at the
head of his company, carrying a ic
volvet, while each of the men carried
two guns. Practically he entlie con
tents of the Lexington armoiy were
brought here.
The Indications tonight are that the
trlil of some one of the defendants
will be enteied upon tomorrow. County
Attorney Polsgrove slid tonight that
all of the subpoenaes for the oniinon-
wealth witnesses had been reived, and 1
unless some of the most tmiwrtant i
witnesses fall to come the trial will
be commenced. The commonwealth I
will demand that the defendants be
ai aligned separately. County Judge '
Mooie toda Issued nn older to Sheriff i
Sutter directing hlin to exclude every-
body from the couit house tomonow
except attorneys, witnesses and mem
bers of the pre's. There has been no
confirmation heie of the tumors that
armed bodies of citizens from the
mountain section aio coming to Frank
fort and the tumor Is not generally
oi edited.
FRICK AND CARNEGIE
EFFECT COMPROMISE
'Iron-Clad Agreement" Wiped Out.
All Litigation Between the Part
ners in the Company Is Dropped.
Pittsburg. March 2J. The Carnegie
Steel company, limited, becomes a
stock company with a capital vatlous
ly estimated at from $2O0,0u0,0OO, to
$250,000,000, the famous "Iron-clad
agreement" Is wiped out, all litigation
between the partners In the Carnegie
company Is dropped and H. C. Prick,
the former president of the company,
virtually secures all he has contended
for. These facts are embodied In an
uuthoilzed statement Issued tonight
by the Camegle Stel company, limit
ed. The Atlantic City conferences re
sulted In an agreement, signed by all
tho panics Interested, except Mr.
Pilek and John Walker, the latter the
principal pi ilntlff In the suit against
the II. C. Krlek Coke company. This
decision reached Pittsburg today, and
after a comparatively brief conference
between the two gentlemen, was signed
by both of them.
To President C. M. Schwab is given
the ciedlt for effecting this amicable
atrangement. From the first he was
opposed to allowing the contentions be
tween the partners to reach the courts.
Unable to prevent this, after the liti
gation began he bent his energies tow
ard seeming a settlement that would
be satisfactory to all parties. He pre
sented a number of propositions, but
one after another thev were rejected
until he advocated the organization of
a stock company, the capital to be
based upon the value of the company's
properties and Its earning capacity,
and the partners in the limited cor
poration to receive stock proportionate
to their present holdings. As the capi
tal of the Carnegie Steel company,
limited, Is $25,000,000, under the pro
posed plun of reorganization each pait
ner will hold eight or ten times as
much stock in tho new corporation.
As Mr. Frlck holds 6 per cent, of the
capital stock In the Carnegie Steel
company, he will lecelve In stook of
the new concern $12,000,000 If It Is capi
talized at $.'00.000 000, and $15 000,000 If
the figure is. put up to $250,000,000 His
contention in his suit was that his
stock was worth at least $15,000,000,
and he sued to recover the difference
between that and the amount ofered
hint when he was Invited, under the
"Iron-clad" provisions, to resign.
As soon as the signatures of Mr.
Flick and Mr. Walker were aflixed to
tho agreement today, word was tele
graphed to Mr. Carnegie, and this even
ing ho authorized a statement on be
half of the Carnegie Steel company,
limited, and tho H. C. Frlck Coke Com
pany. It Is learned tonight fiom one In
close touch with the Carnegie com
pany that the new organization will be
capitalized at $350,000,000. This cannot
bo definitely confirmed at this hour,
hut the authoilty Is considered relia
ble. The same gentleman says Mr. Frick
will remain In the new company In
the same relative position he held Just
pievlous to the bringing of his suit.
Coiporations Chartered.
Huirlsbu', March 22 These charters
wero Ifsued at tho state department to
day: Tho American Magnesia t.Vver
Ing comrony, Pl mouth Meeting, Mont
gomeiy county, capital $30,000: the t'nlted
improvement company, Telford, Mcnt
gomery county, capital 110,000; Northamp
ton Ceunt Electric company, Mcifrlcd,
capital 1S,000, Farmers' Mulinl Tele
phono company, Tioga county, capital
13 000; Point Marlon Improvement com
pany, Point Marlon, Tayetto, capital fib,.
00.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, March 22. Pension certifi
cates Issued under date of March 8: J. T.
Hestcd, New Albany, Rradford, fl2 to ftl.
Original widows, etJ. W. II. Sweet, fath
er, Hallstead, Huseiuehanna, 112.
Transport Monterey Sails.
Ottawa. Can , March 22 The Transport
Monterey sails today for South Africa, to
fill tho ranks of the first Canadian con
tlngent, '
FATAL EXPLOSION
OF COLLODIUM
ONE MAN KILLED; TWO SERI
OUSLY INJURED.
The Photographic Supply Building
of Thomas MeCollin & Co., of Phil
adelphia, Wrecked by the Force
of the Explosion In Addition to
the Killed a Dozen or More Per
sons Are Injured Jefferson Hos
pital on Fire.
Philadelphia, March 22. One person
was killed, two seriously Injured and
nhnllt n AfwAn Mhnp. M n.n allfrhtlt
hurt by a. tcrrlRic explosion of collo- i thclr "ln(l8 inordinate and lustful de
dlum In the photographic BUpply estab- I ?'"" dld at. pollacks theater un
photographic BUpply
llshment of Thomas H. MeCollin &
Co., at 123 Fouth Eleventh street, this
afternoon.
The dead man Is Gorman Wolss.aged
19 years, nnd the more seriously In
jured are: George W. Nichols, aged(
2S; August Hnufltr. nged 33: Daniel i
Reed, a fireman, aged 32. nnd John A. i
Gratton. aged 31.
The building was almost entiiely
wrecked, and the ndjolnlng structure, I
No. 121, occupied by V. Clad & Sons, j
manufactuiers of hotel ranges and
kitchen supplies, was also badly dam
aged by the force of the explosion.
Theip weie many narrow escapes from
death, ns theic wore over 100 pel sons
In the Clad building when the exp'o-
slon occuned on the slth tloor of tho
MeCollin building. The force of the
explosion blew out the noith wall of
the building and the heavy tnns
crashed through the roof of the Clad
structure, which was only four stoilea
in height. On the tourth floor of the
latter building WeNs and Hauser, who
were coppersmiths, were working, and
they were carried to the third floor
with the falling walls. Hauser was
lescued by fellow- workmen, but Weiss
was too deeply burled. An attempt
wns mude to reach him, but the
crumbling wall forced the rescuers to
seek a place of safety. Weiss' body
was found three houis later.
The Building on Fire.
The explosion set the MeColtln build
ing on the and the work of rescuing
the other occupants of the two struc
tures was carried on with difficulty.
Nichols and Cranton. who were em
ployed by the MeCollin company and
who were badly burned by the- explo
sion, were tnken fiom the fourth story
b firemen. While the fitemen were
searching the lower part of the Me
Collin building the third floor gave
vvnv under tho weight of heavy ma
chinery nnd carried two firemen with
It to the second tloor. One was res
cued unscathed, while the other, Daniel
Reed, was taken out with a fiactuted
leg.
The total damage to the two build
ings and contents will reach about $""),
000, paitlall.v coveied by Insurance.
The other occupants of the MeCollin
building weie Gill's optical store; the
Morris Pilntlng company and "Th;
Women's Lunch Room." The MeCollin
building Is owned by the Ignatius Lu'js
(state and the Wagner Free Institute
Is the owner of the Clad building. The
loof of tho Jeffpison hospital bull lli'T,
tho rear of which building adjoined
the burned structures, caught fire, but
the tlames were quickly extlngulshel
and did but llttlo damage. A number
of the patients were, however, removed
from the hospital as a measure of pre
caution during tho progress of the tlie.
SIX PERSONS SLAIN
BY A NEGRO FIEND
Tom Jones Cremates His Wife and
Five Children The Murderer Now
in Jail.
Raleigh, N. C. March 2J. Tom
Jones, commonly known as "Pieachor"
Jones, today murdered Ella Jones, and
her oldest daughter, Ida Jones, and
then set fire to the beds In which
were the bodies of the mutdered vic
tims, und four others, nil children,
ranging In years from a baby one
month old to tho largest boy, who
was was not more than five years of
age. The scene of the cilme Is ear
ners, five miles east of here. Tho
weapon us.ed was an nxe, according to
the stoiy of little seven-seat -old Lau
ja Jones, who escaped with her
younger sister. The house was com
pletely destroyed. Nothing remains
of tho bodies of the four youngest
children but the bones dlstilbuted
umong the ashes. The body of nila
Jones and that of Ida, the 13-year-old
child, were burned bejond recognl
tlon.
The deael are: Ella Jones, the moth
er, nged 32: Ida Jones, 13 cais of ago:
Jesslfe Jones. S ears old: Nancy
Jones, P. years old; Clever Jones, 2
yrnrs old, an unnamed babv, one
month old.
The two gills who escaped with
their lives are Laura Jones, 7 years
old. and Sid. Jones, 4 ears old. Jons
was arrested and pltced In Jail. His
clothes and hands were stained with
blood.
NO STRIKE ON THE CENTRAL.
Officials Convince Men That Their
Grievances Are Slight.
New York. March 22. There will be
no strike on the Jersey Central rall
joad. After discussing their griev
ances for more than a week a com
mittee of thltty, repiesentlng eveiy
branch of the emploes, had a four
hours' conference today with General
Manager Ohlhausen and nine other of
ficials In Communlpavv.
The officials convinced the men that
their supposed grievances gicw out of
n misunderstanding of new rules re
cently put In force. The men were
satisfied and the conference ended
amicably.
House Pardoned. '
Harrlbburg, March 22. Quvcinoi Btono
today granted u pardon to William II.
House, former assistant city attorney of
Pittsburg, on tho recommendation of tho
beard of pardons. House .Is serving
twenty-two months In the western peni
tentiary for tho alleged embezzlement of
city funds
NETHERSOLE INDICTED.
The "Sapho" Actress and Managers
Must Stand Trial.
New Yoik, March 2.'. The grand Jury
today t-ported an Indictment ngalnst
Olga Nethotsole, Theodore Moss, Mar
cus Major und Hamilton Revolle.
charging them with offending public
decency. The offense was In the pro
duction of the play "Sapho" nt Wal
lack's theater, of which Mr. Mm Is
the manager. Mr. Mayer Is Miss Nel'i
ersole's manager, and Mr. Revolts Is
the leading man of her company.
The Indictment characterizes thou
named ns "persons of wicked and de
praved minds and disposition," who,
"not icgatdlng the common duties of
morality and decency, but contriving
and wickedly Intending as far as Is In
them to dfbauch and conupt the mor
als as well of youth as divers other
persons, and to raise and create. In
lawfully, wicKcaiy ana scanciaiousiy
exhlblt, show and repeat and cause
and permit to bo exhibited and ehovvn
nnd repeated for lucre and gain In the
sight and hearing and vl'w of a large
number of persons divers Indecent,
lewd, filthy, bawdy and obscene rep
lesentatlons, practices, performances
and evil conversation," being the play
"Sapho."
The Indictment further alleges that
the "motions, postures," etc., of the
performance were such" that a more
particular description thereof Is not
fit (o be set down In these allegations
or spreod upon the records of this hon
orable Qourt."
APPLETONS ASSIGN.
Old Publishing House in the Hands
of a Receiver J. Hampden Dough
erty Appointed Liabilities Given
as 1,000,000 A Reorganization
Committee Formed.
New York, Maich 22 D. Appleton &
Company, one of the oldest nnd best
known publishing houses In this city
or this countrj, announced today Its
suspension, and J. Hampden Dougher
ty was appointed receiver by Justice
Hlschoff In the supreme court. Suit
wns brought by Daniel Prltehard, one
of the stockholder, for a dissolution
of the corporation, which was organ
ized In 1S97 with n capital stock of
$2.uu0,000. The receiver gives a bond
of $15u,uti0. Charles K. Lydecker is at
torney for the petitioners.
The announcement Is made by D. Ap
pleton & Company in n statement,
which follows, addresed to the ci edi
tors, i
Gentlemen: Tor three-fourths of u ecn
turv the houe of D. Appleton has con
tinued without Interruption or default.
With grcwlng icputatlru merited, wa
trust, the house has Urltlmntelj extended
Its lntcttts until Its position In the pub
IMilr.K world Is llrmh established and
nisi Is, we are emboldened to believe,
hlghh esteemed. 1 hesc statements meas
ure the pain with which wo announce to
ou the suspcnblon of our personal opera
tion of the business v Mch three genera
tions of our fanillv hivo unlntetruptedly
and sure PM-futlv pin sued,
Tho present situation Is owing not to
undue buslntss risk nor to trade losses,
but mtluly to the fact thit throush tho
extension of our buslre"s on the instal
ment contract bids (which contracts
amount to fully $)fl.'i00 now outstanding
ai'il In due course collectable), our capital
hah beccmo inadenuate to meet our ma
turities, and we nie unable to meet out
obligations. Vou will Und, however, a
very valuablo ind monev-iraklng prop
erty (If adeeunte capital bo provided): a
business and good will of great value,
and all unmortgaged and unpledged, 'lho
courts hive appointed J. Hampdui
Dougherty as receiver of tho corporation
with power to continue the business until
fuithcr order of court.
Abovo all personal considerations 's
our nnxlety to discharge our Indebtedness.
To this duty we shall devote ourselves
unremittingly, and wo feel confident that
with our eneourSgenient we shall be
nble to fulfill not cnlv our duty to you
but our ambition as well
Pespealtlng joui considerate nnd help
ful co-operation In the readjustment and
permanent rc-estibllshmrnt of the busi
ness wo are. jours r-sppctfull,
P Appleton & Co.
A leoiganlratlon committee has bten
formed, and thev put out the following
otntement:
New York. March 22. 1W
t the request of ci editors iepresent
Ing a largo amount of indebtedness of D,
Appleton & Co, the undeislgncd havo
crnsented to act us a reorganization com
mittee to prepaio and submit to the cred
itors a plan of reorganlzillon. The com
mittee has ranldh made nn cxamlnition
of tho affatrb of tho company and Is fully
Impressed with tho substantial correct
ness of tho statements furnished the com
mltteo by the corporation nnd of the rec
titude of Its business methods. With bit
Isfuctlon the committee note that thu us
sets, consisting1 of Instalment contracts,
accounts ree eivable, merchandise on hand
Ond a valuable plant of eloctrotpye plates,
coin lights, authors contracts, etc., as
well as the valuable good will of this old
established hout-e, are very valuable; but
It Is manifest that advantageous results
depend entirely upon the preservation of
the assets In their unity and upon the un
interrupted continuance of tho business.
The appointment bv tho couit of Mr. J.
Hampden Dougherty, who Is especially
competent for the duty, pieserves the
assets for tho benefit of all creditors with.
jou-t Priority, or preference, or dismember
ment.
Wo shall piomptly prepare a pi in of
reorganization and submit the same for
jour consideration. Pending the prepar
ation of the dlnn creditors nro invitee
to file with the secretary of the commit
tee at No. 14 Nassau street a statement
of their respective claims.
James O. Cannon, chairman; A. D.
Jullllnrd, IMmund C. Converse, Warner
Van Nordeu, Charles Hathaway, reorgan
isation committee.
Sullivan & Cromwell, Counsel.
8. S. Conove-r, Secretarj.
The eifllcers of tho company aro:
President. William W. Appleton; vlco
president, Daniel Appleton; second vies
piestdcnt, L'dward D, Appleton; sec-
I rotary and tieasurer, Daniel S. Apple-
ton. The directors aio Charles A, Ap
pleton, David Appleton, Daniel R. Ap
pleton, Edward D. Appleton, Robert
Appleton, William W. Appleton.
Colonial Dames to Entertain.
New York, Mm eh 22. The Colonial
Dames of tho stato of New York will give
an entertainment nt the Waldorf-Astoria
this ovenlng. Tableaux of colonial
scenes will be gorgeously presented.
Real Estate Exchange Banquet.
St. 1-ouls, Mo , March 22. The members
of the Real I'state exchange of this city
i held their annual banquet here tonight.
THE ERIE READY TO
HANDLE ALL COAL
THE
DELAWARE VALLEY AND
KINGSTON HEARING.
Counsel for the Opposition Will Com
plete Their Side of the Case Today.
Vice-President Cumming, of the
Erie, Denies the Existence of Any
Trust or Combination to Restrict
the Output of Anthracite Coal.
New York, March 22. The state rail
road commissioners today resumed tho
hearing on the application of the Del
aware Valley and Kingston Railway
company for permission to construct
a railroad along the route of the old
Delaware nnd Hudson canal from
LacKawaxen to tidewater at Kingston.
Counsel for the opposition said today
that they will have completed their
side of the ense by noon tomorrow.
Benjamin F. Hanfleld, shipping agent
of the Ontario and Western company,
testified to the conditions of river traf
fic between the Cornwall coal docks In
New burgh bay and Weehawken and
submitted a table of figures to show
that the river was closed by lee 'to
coal barges about seventy-five dns a
year.
Charles W. Buckholtz, chief engineer
of the Trie system, said that for only
.".4 ppr cent, of the distance between
Lacknwaxcn and Uondout does the
proposed roa 1 occupy tho canal bed.
Replying to questions from counsel,
Mr. Bucknnltz said the Erie road has
ample facilities for handling all thr
coal produced by the anthracite re
gion. Edward Canfleld. chief engineer of
the Ontario and Western, told of the
preliminary work for the construction
of the Kingston nnd Hondout Valley
railroad, which the opposition claims
will serve all the demands for coal
traffic In the territory formerly served
by the canal.
Denies Existence of Trust.
C. M. Cumming. first vice president
of the Erie road, denied absolutely tho
existence of any trust or combination
to restrict the output of coal. His
company had supplied all the trans
port facilities asked by the Pennsyl
vania company and would have bpen
glad to carry more coal than that
company offered.
A table of the expenses and earnings
and general financial condition of the
Erie system was Identified by Mr.
Cumming and admitted to the record.
The witness said that diversion of the
coal of the Pennsylvania company
would be very disastrous to the Erie
railroad.
Mr. Caryjr. who examined Mr. Cum
ming, summed uj the statement made
by Mr. Fuller, of the Individual Coal
Operators association, to the effect that
an Increased etutput of coal would re
duce the price of coal to the consumer
and permit the miners to work full
time, and asked the witness what
would be the result of an Increase of
10,000,000 tons of nnthraclte coal annu
ally.' Mr. Cumming said that he could
not tell. Asked If his road is In any
combination to restrict tho output of
coal, he said the Erie is always ready
to carry all freight offered, so long
as the rates are remuneiatlve. When
the rates cease to be so, the Erie de
clines to take the freight. If the out
put wns Increased he presumed the
cairjlng rates would be reduce J.
The cuse will be continued tomorrow.
BONDS RAPIDLY
FLOWING IN
$105,000,000 Received in One Week
at Washingtor A Rush tor Na
tional Bank Charters A Thousand
New Institutions to Be Opened.
Washington. Maich 22. In ono week
from the time when the refunding of
bonds under the new currency law
was begun more than S1O3.00O.0O0 In
bonds have been lecelveel at the treas
ury department. The number of pri
vate cases Is lessening somewhat. Tho
total of private cases now amounts to
about fO.000,000, representing all re
rjuosts from sources other than na
tional banks.
It appears that pilvate concerns and
Individuals were even more prompt
than banking Institutions In presenting
bonds for ledemptlon. The greater
number of bonds which come from pri
vate individuals are sent in by brokers
In New York. In a good many In
stances they were thrown on tho mar
ket with an Idea that they would be In
demand by national banks.
Inquiry has been made at the do
pal tment as to whether banks which
defer presenting bonds for exchango
will suffer from the postponement. In
all cases the reply has been that any
bank might Increase Its circulation
from 90 per cent, to the par value of
bonds pledged nnd that the 2 per cent,
bonds might be substituted for the old
bonds at a later date If desired.
The United States treasuier Is kept
busy settling cases and attends to
them as fast as they come to him.
Thus far he hat settled the cases rep
resenting bonds to the value of f!6,
000.000. Thus far more than seventy applica
tions for bank chatters under the now
law have been npproved. They are
lecelved now at the rate of about fif
teen a day. It Is estimated at the de
partment that the number of new
banks under the law will teach a thous
and. Miller's Examination.
New York. Match 22 The examining
trial of William Prnnklln Miller, the nl
leged chief conciliator of the defunct
Franklin 'sjndlca to of C20 pel cent, noto
riety, was postponed until today. Miller
His now under tnent) Indictments, found
In tho county court of Kings county,
charging him with the eirime of gmml
larceny, bared upon the facts alleged to
havo grown out of tho subject matter of
this examination.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
DJHton, Pa , Mnreh 22. John A. Weaver,
one of Caston's leading butdnes men nnd
u Mason of high degree, died today of
grip, aged SI years. Mr. Weaver passe-d
through all the chairs In the various
brunches In Matonry In Duston.
T11K NEWS THIS SIOKNl.VU
Witther Indication Today)
FAIHj SOUTH TO WtTSr WINDS.
General rtumor That Mafcklng Has
Been Believe el.
Puerto Klco Dill Is Hampered.
Exploding Collodtum Kills One, Injures
a Dozen Others and Wrecks 'two
Buildings.
Hearing In the Delaware Valley and
Kingston Railroad Application.
Generul NortliPtistern Pcnnsylv I'tiln.
Financial nnd Commercial.
Local Big Verdict In tho Martin Case
Common Pleas Court Dolnsrs.
Bdltorlnl.
News and Comment.
Local Lecture on Liquid Air Without
tho Air.
Grand Jury Asks. Judge Edwards for
Indictments.
Locut West Scranton and Suburban.
Round About the County.
Local Live Industrial News.
SECRETARY LONG
ON IMPERIALISM
The Philippines Ours by Solemn
Compact of a Treaty More Than
Half of Population Have Now Ac
cepted Conditions.
Boston. March 22. John D Long, sec
retaiy of the navy, was the guest of
the Middlesex club at the American
house tonight, which was obseivpd ns
"veterans' night." Nearly 200 mcmbeis
of the club were present. Secretary
Long said In tho course of his speech:
It Is no uso to shut our pch to the
fact that a llcht Is on It Is no uso to
deny that the oipoltion Is strong nnd
has grown stronger, as It alwa)s grows
stronger, on the evo of an election. It Is
true that our teriltorlal acquisitions bus
brought most serious problems. Tho
Philippine Islands are ours by the solemn
compact of a treaty. They are ours, too,
by the acaulcsccr.ee of the larger part
of tho natlv Inhabitants. Wc are there
by right and we are bound to stny by
a ai iiiitt la nvi o t imnn or nirn '
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cnniremiB un mic ti cuimuiiuii. tj euei--
fore ask our critics not to spin theories
of whit might have been done, but to
co-operate with us nnd help us tnkp up
our duty and dWchirgp It. More than
hnlf thp people of thp Phlllpplnn Islands
nrp adapting themselves cordially to tho
new nnd better order of things; indus
trial, mercantile and property Interests
are welcoming the prospect of n stable,
protecting government. I know that our
so-called antl-lmperlallst friends will not
accept a word of this. I beg them to
accept conditions as thev arc. Thero Is
no anti-lmperlallsm simply beiaus thpre
has never been any Imperialism. Be
sides If the'j help to bring In Mr. Bryan
on tho cry of antl-lmperiallsm It would
not no more let the Philippines than It
would part with the collectorshlp of the
custom house. Once In power tho Demo
crats would say the wicked Republicans
had fastened these Islands upon tho coun.
try and the only thing to do Is to mako
the best of them and tho most nut of
them. What Is needed In their own bebslf
Is not the antagonism of those of our
Republican friends who havo gene off
fiom us on the Philippine eiuestlon but
their co-operation.
Tho administration Is foundering In no
uncertainty. It Is pursuing a straight
forward eourse. to secure order and peace
and good government.
ORGANIZERS UNSUCCESSFUL.
They Could Not Arouse Slumbering
Sentiment at Dunbar.
Dunbar, Pa , March 22. Messrs.
Dlchler and McKa, the lepresenta
tlves of the United Mine Workers of
America, who came Into tho coke re
gions seveial weeks ago to organize
the miners and coke workers, have re
turned to their homes In Ohio. The ef
forts of the leaders to organise the
miners met with a Hat tefusal. A
number of meetings were called, but
In each Instance the woikmen lefused
to attend.
In the many sttlkes In the Conrells
vllle region the men never asked higher
wages than $1.12 per hundred bushels.
Under the piesent scnle the mlneis
aie paid $1.25 per hundred bushels.
This Is a higher average. It Is said,
than In any mining region In the woild.
LOUD BILL RECOMMITTED.
The Measure Will Probably Not Ap
pear Again This Session,
Washington, March 22. After a splr-
days the Loud bill relating to second foun.(1 datl ' -v t UrLod ecU
rin maii mnnor rnmmi..,vi H'emploei. Henry J. Ehrgood. Several
class mall matter was recommitted by
the house today to the committee on i
postolhces. The majority In favor of
the motion to recommit was so decls
Ivo that It Is regarded as unlike'-
that the measure will appeal
during the present congress.
agulu
Mr, Loud, after th" vote was an
nounced, said that this was the third
time and out so far as he was con
cerned. The vote on the motion was
148 to 96, with sixteen present and
not voting.
JAMAICA'S TROUBLES.
Press and People Protest Against
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.appropriation oy council.
Kingston. Jnmalca, Match 22. Tho
legislative council, composed of gov-
eminent nominees, yesieraay passeei
n Inn1 throuerh tho rollnrll nurlrnnrln t.
Ing more than JS.WO.OOO to cover the
expenses of the government dining the
current yeai.
Tho press and people aio bitterly
dissatisfied with the action taken.
Washington Gets Another Donation.
Philadelphia. March 22.-A lady In Phil
adelphia has given Hooker T. Washing
ton $3,00C to add to the endowment fund
of the Tuskegoc Neinnal nnd Industrial
Institute at TttskPi.ee, Al i. Thu name of
the geneious donor has not been uii
nouni eel.
Altoona Glass Factory.
Altoona, Ta.. March 22 The Altoona
ghirs fictor., a project of the local
beard of trade, was put In suceessful op
eration today. 11 Is a twenty-lour pot
tank factoiy and starts with a full com
plement of skilled workmen.
-
Hungarian Pianist.
Now York. Mnreh ti I3rnpt von Doll
nniijl. the Hungarian pianist, who won
fame In Duropp, mudel his riebm In Amtl
lea tonight, In company with tho Moslem
Smphony orchestra nt Carnegie hall. lie
Is but 2-' ears of u'e.
HAMPERING
PUERTO RICO
MEASURE
Bill Is Found to Be De
ficient In Some
Respects,
NO MEANS OF COLLECTING
Republican Peace Committee Practi
cally Ratifies Senator Foraker'a
Offer to Separate the House Puerto
Rico Tariff Bill from the Senats
Governmental Bill and to Take a
Vote on House Measure Report
Will Be Made to the Senate Con
mittee Today.
Washington, March 22. The Repub
llcon peace committee of the senate
met after the .adjournment of tnc sen
ate toelay and practically ratified tho
offer of Senator Poraker In the senate
to separate the house Puerto Rico
tariff bill from tho senate govern
mental bill nnd to take a vote on the
house measure. The peace committee
Is willing that a vote should be taken
upon tho house bill as It was passed
Ijv that body, provided It becomes ap
parent that It Is Impolitic to attempt
to amend It, but an effort will be
made to ascertain whether the house
will consent to any modification. Some
of the Republican senators think tho
bill should be so changed as to pro
vide for the continued exemption from
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duty of the artlcjcs
which were ex
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empted by the president's order. They
also find the house bill deficient In
that It falls to provide any means of
cedlectlng tho duty It Imposes. There
will bo a conference with members of
the was and means committee of the
house and if the latter do not discour
age amendments thesp will be offered.
There Is, however, an acknowledged
fear that If the bill Is amended In any
lespect It may be difficult If not Im
possible to secure Its acceptance by
the hous,e on a conference report.
No Effort' to Modify.
On this account there may be no
effort to modify the ?l. A teport
will be. made to the senate commit
tee tomorrow as to tho attitude of the
house and this report Is adverse to
amendment. Mr. Faulkner will be au
thorUed to lenew his request for a
unanimous agreement to fix a time for
a vote. It will be also agieed that the
committee shall not attempt to amentl
tho bill. In case the leport should In
dicate a w llllngncss on the part of the
house to ami nd, his request will prob
ably be te llx a date to -vote upon tho
house bill as amended.
The progiainme then would bo to go
forward with the consideration of tho
governmental bill. The members of
the peace committee who favor tho
house bill expiess the nplnlnn that
most of tho tiee trader's will off'1
their amendments to tho house bill
and then In case they are oted down
accept and vote for the bill.
The free tiude senators claim thero
Is a stronger determination now than
ever before to leslst the bill as It
cnine fiom the house. It Is clalmeet
there aie eight senators who will not
support It unless amended. These are
said to ho Davis and Nelson, of Minne
sota; Wellington, of Maryland: Hoar,
of Massachusetts; Mason, of Illinois;
P.eveilelge. of Indiana; Pioctor. of Ver
mont, and Simon, of Oiegnn. v hat
thev will do In ease the bill Is amended
cannot be stated, but It Is evident tlfy
expect a compromise which they can
support.
INQUEST AT MOSCOW.
Jury Agrees on Verdict in Case of
Morris Sargent.
An Inquest was e-onducted lust night
In Momhw bv Coroner Robeits Into
the death of Mouls Sargent, who was
witnesses were examined, and the Jury
agreed upon the follow Ing verdict: In
which, among other things, they cen-
I sure Mr. Khigood for neglecting Sar
gent:
We, tho undersigned Jurors of Mosco
borough. In the countj of l.ackawanrL
find that Kild Morris Sargent, dleel cr
Moscow on Wednesday morning, Mag1"
21, IDOO. nt 10 o'clock, fiom double piiv.
monla, whleh death wns hastened by
tonltls, said peritonitis being direct
suits of Injuries to the abdomen vjjj?
wero Inflicted In somu manner unlefir
to this Jury. We also find after hjp
tho testimony of seveinl wltnesseti
the said Meirrls Sargent was grosslS.
lected by his emplover. I'mory .Wj.
, lected by
' 00t, nrt ,,,, vo cenhurc tho bri
ory J. Khrgood tor Inhuman coneler
I (Slgnedi a. S Hrown. 8. J. HoJBL.
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White Visits Hay
Washington, Mfrch -Montf?y',"'
the Hocr represetntntlve In th"nH '.'i
called at tho stnjo department' ".'
spent fcomo tlnn in conv er'?" T ....
Secretary Ila5. Nothing wai'd "".
mediation nor H?wt tho fa?' !,;,"
nesburg and It as Ir-tlm i1 '",,.',,,
subject ejf tho ijinversntloi'Aa'i Pur-,r
personal in chant (er. .
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Paul, from New ork. .
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