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BOER ARMY
DWINDLING
Only About 30,000 Men
Left for the Firing
Line.
fHE INTEREST IN MAFEKING
Military Observers Ave Considerably
Confused as to What Is Being Done
for the Succor of the City General
French Reported from Bloemfon
tein, Returning from Thaba Nehu.
Roberts' Troops Are Quiet.
London. March 27, 4.13 a. m. Military
observers here n nil oven those in close
affiliation with the war office are con
slderaMy confused as to what is being
done for the succor of Matching. Soma
five or six thousand men nre engaged
with Lord Methuen at Warrcnton and
Fourteen Streams and now another
column Is about leaving Klmberley, if
it has not already started, for Grlirua
town. eighteen miles westward. Its
ostensible purpose Is to drive out the
Doers'. The force is described as a
strong one, and the expedition as "like
ly to attract much attention."
Geneial French is reported from
Bloemfonteln Sunday as returning
from Thaba Nehu, without apparently
having hsaded off Commandant Olivier
with his fifteen guns and miles of bag
gage, jioer noiEcmen ar in contact
with the I5ritish outposts from Blg
garsberg to Wnrrenton.
General Bailer's patiols had a sharp
skirmish Sunday at Wnsehbank.
Lord Roberts' Infantry 'have now
been quiet for fourteen days, and news
of an advance Is hourly exoected at
the war office.
Messrs. Wolmarans, Fischer and
Wes-sels. the peace envoys from the
federal forces, aic due at Naples In a
jw days. After visiting two or three
wuropoan capitals, they will go to
New Yoik by way of Antwerp. It is
understood at tho Hague that they are
Invested with large powers and' am
prepared to agree to anything looking
tor intervention.
The Times prints a statement from
Cape Town to the effect that the Boers,
after deducting heavy losses, are prob
ably unable now to put more than 30,
0OJ men on tho firing line.
Boers at Pnpkuel.
Hatkley West March 26. .V com
mando of 400 Boers has re-occupied
Pnpkuel, forcing the rebels In the Her
bert district to rejoin the federal (lag.
Intensive looting Is icported In that
direction.
Expedition Will Leave Kimberley.
London, March 27. The' Capo Town
correspondent of the Dally Mail, tele
graphing Monday, March 26, says:
"A strong expedition will leave Kim
berley today, primarily for Griqua
town. Its movements are likely to at
tract considerable notice."
MISS GOULD'S CHAPLAINS.
She Maintains Nine or Ten Ministers
in the Philippines.
Washington, March 20. The Star to
day says: A visitor at the White
House today, referring to the lack ot
chaplains with the volunteer regiments
in the Philippines and elsewhere, says
'hat Mls Helen Gould, of New York.
,s maintaining nine or ten chaplains
in the army at her own expense.
These men are not officially recog-
nlzod as chaplains, but as ministers
and Young 'Men's Christian association
woikers. they voluntarily and unoffl-
dally do practically tho same work.
Miss Gould, It Is stated, pays each of
these men $90 a month and their ex
penses. The latter nmount to more
than tho salaries. It is thought that
Miss Gould's monthly payment Is
something like $2,000. She has been
maintaining thee christian worker I wUn tho "aval regulations Admiral Wat
slnce 1 nt fit 1 !, fiV . JJi hnu 'vened a court of inquiry at Ma
aZ k ?i' . n.,Ule.rM?'m.entB "lla ,0 flx ,h0 responsibility for tho loss
s
first
ii-hxii i K" lu 111V t-IIIIIDDineS.
and attention was called to the failure
i congress to provide for chaplains.
Her great work Is
noi generally
known, as nil her deeds of this kind
are done in the most quiet way.
KANSAS FLOUR MILLS BURNED.
Pierson Plant at Lawrence De
stroyed by Pire.
Lawrence. Kan., March 26. Flie ear
ly today destroyed the plant of the
Pierson Flour Milling company, valued
at $1K0,000. Tho loss Is partly coveted
by $SO,000 Insurance.
Several thousand bushels of wheat
and several hundred barrels of Hour
were burned.
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Senator Hoar's Salary Bill.
Washington, March 2tS. Senator Hoar
today reported from tho Judlchiry com
mittee a bill fixing tho annual salarUB
of chief Justtco of tho supreme court at
115,500. and arsociatoj justices at I13.W0;
circuit Judges at $9,000; district JudRm
at $7,000. Tho bill also provides that at
ter the passage of the net no payment
hall bo made to nny of tho Judges for
expenses.
Philadelphia Convention Fund.
Philadelphia, March 26. Mayor Ash.
bridge today announced that the third
125,000 to be raised by thW city for the
Republican national convention I now
In hand nnd lie will forwurd it In a few
days. Tli work of railing the fourth
and final $26,000 hat been started.
THE PROPOSED LABOR BILL.
Hearings Before House Committee
on Judiciary.
Washington. March 26. Hearing
were continued before the house com
mltteo on Judiciary today on the bill
to limit the Issuance of injunction in
disputes between employer and em
ploye. President Gompers and Secre
tary Morrison, of the Federation of
Labor; Jackson H. Rnlaton, counsel
for thot organization: H. It. Fuller,
representing the various railroad
brotherhoods, and H. W. Bzegedy,
president of tho Central Labor union
of Washington, were present, and
Messrs. Gompers, Ualston -and Fuller
spoke In support of tho nveasure.
The bill provides that in case o'f labor
disputes, no act shall be construed a
crime or conspiracy or shall be subject
to Injunction unless tho act would have
been a crime if done by one person.
Chairman Bay questioned this feature
of tho bill and pointed out that the act
of one person during a labor dispute
might be unimportant, while the same
act would assume a much graver as
pect if done by several hundred or
several thousand men. The committee
did not take final action on the bill.
INVESTIGATING
GOEB5L MURDER
F. Wharton Golden la Placet on the
Stand for Cross-Examlnntlon He
Falls to Locate the Man Who Was
Given the Key.
Frankfort, Ky March 26. The hear
ing of Republican Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, charged with being un
accessory to the murder of Governor
Goebel, was resumed today. F. Whar
ton Golden, who finished his direct ex
amination Saturday, was today placed
on the stand for cross-examination.
Ex-Governor Brown Interrogated the
witness. Golden said he learned about
two weeks ago that ho would be ar
rested if he did not tell what he knew
about the assassination and that if
he did tell the attorneys for the com
monwealth would try to save him from
prosecution.
Thomas Cromwell, who sworo out
tho warrant against Powers, was the
first person he talked to about the as
sassination. Cromwell had been to the
mountains nnd heard that he was con
nected In some way with the murder
and sent for him. Golden told Powers
of his conversation with Cromwell and
told him (Poweis) that he wanted to
get away from the state house. He
got a leave of absence from Republi
can Assistant Adjutant General Dixon
and left.
Golden said he told Judge Fleming,
of Winchester, that he Intended to tell
all he knew about the affair. He said
he could not remember that he ever
heard -Powers say that he Intended to
pay any one. Dick , Coombs, the al
leged assassin, was brought to Frank
fort, he said, by William Culton, one
of the defendants.
Tho witness said that when he heard
on his way to Louisville with Powers
that Governor Goebel had been shot,
he told Powers what had happened
and Powers said that it was a dirty
shame nnd outrage, When asked about
the man who was given the key the
morning Goebel was killed, Golden
said he did not know his name, but
could recognize him anywhere. He
said he saw him here Saturday, and
Governor Brown asked him to get up
and see If he was In the room. Golden
looked carefully over tho large crowd,
but said he did not see him.
At 3 o'clock the defense announced
that they were through with the cross
examination, nnd the commonwealth
commenced its examination in rebut
tal. After a brief examination Golden
finished his testimony and the prosecu
tion rested. The defense asked for
time to consult with the defendants
and court adjourned until 9 o'clock to
morrow. ILLEGAL VOTING ALLEGED.
A Strong Quay Organization Back of
the Prosecution.
Altoona, Pa., March 26. Tonight In
formation wns made against Dr. D, K.
Smith and C. L. Gctslngcr, manager
of the glass factory, before Alderman
Ramcy, for illegal voting at Saturday's
Republican primaries. It Is alleged
Dr. Smith, who is a resident of the
Fifth wnni. vntnii i. ih vinth -i
although he claims he did It unknow-
nRiy. Getsinger. It Is charged, has
not been a resident of the city long
enough.
The Keystone league, a strong Quay
organization, Is back of the prosecu
tlons and may proceed against the
Ninth ward election board.
Charleston Crew Vindicated
Washington, March 26. Jn accordance
I nf lin nmi... Plinrlrcmi. ipk -.,.,...
I of that court was made publlo today at
. the n.ivy department and Is a complete
vindication of tlin ofllcers and men of
tho Charleston from nil of tho aspersions
that have, linen pahsed upon them, Includ
ing one to tho effect that they were in
toxicated wlien the tdiip stiuck.
Lady Mlnto at Washington.
Washington. March 20. Tho president
today received Lady Mlnto, wife of Hie
governor gciural of Canada, lu tho
party wero the governor general's aide-de-camp
end Mr. Morton i'riien. They
wero Introduced to tho pietddent by Sen
ator Wolcott. Mrs. McKinley, who Is
still suffering from a cold, was unable to
appear.
Bubonic Plague Victims.
Sydney, N. 8. W March 20. The num
ber of bubonic plague cns.es otnelally re
ported has reached tlilrl.v-i-.lx. Thfro
liavn bccMi thirteen deaths from the dls.
eae. Eight thousand persons have been
lunoculatcd.
Steamship Arrivals.
Queenstuwn, March 26. Sailed Lucnnla,
New Yok. Liverpool Stilled: Cevlo,
for New York. New York Cleured.
Kalseiln Maria Theresa, for Bremen via.
Southampton und Cherbourg; TaurlP, for
Liverpool.
Cardinal Mazzella Dead.
Rome. March M.-Cardlnal Camilla Mai.
rtlla, bishop of Palestrina, and prefect of
tho congregation of, .Snored Rites, is
dead. He was born In Italy in 1SS3 and
was created a cardinal In IMS.
DEMOCRATS WILL
STICK TO SILVER
!.
MR. JOHNSON GIVES HIS VIEWS
OF THE SITUATION.
No Authority for the Various Hints
That the Democracy Will Desert
the 16 to 1 Theory in These Days
of Uncertainty General Weaver,
a Prominent Populist, Is Not in a
Position to Speak for a Democrat.
Hopes for the Kansas City Con
vention. Chicago, March 26. J. C. Johnson,
chairman ot the executive committer
of the Democratic national committee,
being asked for his opinion of article"!
published today In which It is made to
appear that a number of prominent
Democrats, commencing with Chair
man Jones, of tho national committee,
favor the abandoning of any reference
to the silver question in the forthcom
ing Democratic platform, snld:
"I have read the articles In question
and am prepared to say that In so far
as they attempt to connect any prom
inent Democrat with the proposition,
they are, to say the least, very unfair.
nnd nre only a sample of very many
similar, articles which have been and
probably will be published In papers
with whose managers the wish Is very
probably father to the thought. If
these articles arc read with care It will
be seen that while they shrewdly con
nect various men. including General
Weaver, with the proposed movement,
there Is In reality not a word of au
thority for the proposition In the ar
ticles from beginning to end from any
of th! men whose names appear there
in. So far as Senator Jones, Mr.
Walsh, Mr. Abbott, or myself are con
cerned, none of us have ever" had a
thought or uttered a syllable which
would warrant tho suggestions crn
talned in these articles, and nre all dia
metrically opposed to the position In
which we are dexterously placed by
tho Ingenious authors of the articles
In question.
As to Weaver.
"So far as General Weaver Is con
cerned, ho Is a prominent Populist,
but hi not in a position to speak for
anv T".trft.a I Wlin Vita l.irll.lrt lint
Democrat. What his individual '
vi. v,n. he h., ,r.Mn- i ,., i I
I cannot say. As to the Ingeniously nnd, wrecked. J. C Marsh, of Brad
worded statement that he stopped over ford',a" " we" ar"- af(1 M
here on his return from Washington i Jvns ,um?J "ndhc followliiB wore In
(nrobablv from n conference with Sen- . Jurp0: . W' D- "tt""" Bradford, head.
ator Jones) and started from here to
Nebraska with the cordial concur
rence of myself and others connected
with tho national commltteo to press
this matter upon Mr. Bryan, the whole
thing is ridiculous when the facts are
known. General Weaver has not been
In Washington for some weeks. H? is
now In North Dakota and Mr. Bryan,
Insteid of bclnrr In Nebraska, is out on
tho Pacific roast. Of course the Demi-
ii" i.iiiv iju..., v. Luuinu wit" Infill'." ,
nmiin nntin.,ni ,..., i ...in u.i, '
these questions for Itself when It as
sembles, but I think there Is no well
Informed Democrat In the United
States but Is morally certain today
that the Kansas City convention will
distinctly re-affirm the position which
the party took on the money, question
in its platform of 1S96."
BURGLARS AT LUZERNE.
They Secure Nino Dollars in Cn&h
from the Postofllce.
Special to the Scrnnton Tribune.
Plttston. March 26. About 8 o'clock
this morning burglars entered the post
office at Luzerne borough and ran
sacked the money drawer, taking
stamps and stamped envelopes valued
at $9.00.
An attempt was also made to open
the safe, a hole having been drilled
in the door nnd explosives set off. The
door was broken, but the lock held
fast. Neighbors being aroused by tho
noise of tho explosion, the burglars
were frightened away. It Is believed
to have been the work of local men.
FIVE COOL ROBBERS.
They
Eat Dinner in a Restaurant
and Loot the Safe.
New York. March 2i. Five wll
dressed men entered Healy's restaur
ant at the corner of Sixty-sixth street
and Columbus avenue today, and nftr-r
eating a meal one of them engaged the
cashier In conversation whl'e one of
his companions went to the site
got away with $3,100. The other l
and
man
then quietly withdrew nnd the rob
bftry wan not discovered for fully five
minutes afterward.
There Is no clue to the thieves.
THEIR WAGES ADVANCED.
Altoona Miners to Receive an In
crease of 20 Per Cont.
Altoona. March 26. The Altoona Coal
and Coko company and tho Henrietta
Coal Mining company, of this city, and
tho Frugality Coal and Coke companv
have notified their miners of a general
ud vance lu wnges of 20 per cent, to
take effect April 1. None of the com
panies wero represented at tho recent
joint conference of miners and opera
tors and the increase Is voluntary.
Flvo thousand minors will benefit
by the advance.
New Telephone Project.
Washington, March CO. An application
was completed today to bo presented to
concresH for a franchise for a new tele
phone, telegraph and cable company. It
expects to combine all tho companies out
sltlo of tho Hell. Negotiations nro be
lieved to bo under way to perfect the
long-distance project by limiting nn ar
rangement with tho Pnclllc system, In
cluding San Francisco nnd most of tho
lines of the Pacific ilope.
Polo Tournament.
Aiken, S. C. March 2C The annual
open golf tournament for the Southern
Cross championship opened hurctoday.,, Jt
will last a weok. Twenty-flvo cups have
ben offered to the winners.
Racing in California.
Oakland, Cal., March 26. The big spring
race ' meet opened under favorable aus
pices today, and will continue until
April 7.
GIRL CHLOROFORMED.
Mils Pearl Reese Has a Strange Ex
perience with an Unknown Man.
Special to The Scrauton Tribune.
Stroudsburg. March 26. Miss Pearl
Reese, ot East Stroudsburg, was chlor
oformed after church service last even
ing and was afterward thiown in Po
cono Creek. A strange man thought
to have been the girl's long absent
father is believed to have done the
deed. From inquiry it is learned that
as Miss Beese was passing over tho
lower bridge, which divides this town
from East Stroudsburg, she was met
by a man In a carriage. The driver
slowed up and as the young lady
neared the carriage the man Jumped
out, held a cloth saturated with what
the young girl things ,was chloroform
over her mouth and nose. She soon
lost her senses. The strange man
picked Miss Reese up and placed her
unconscious In the wagon. He then
drove through this town to Pocono
bridge and Is there said to have thrown
Miss Reese Into the water. The strange
man then drove away.
At 0 o'clock this morning the young
lady, hatless and dripping wet, knocked
at the door of George Nevll, a few
yards from tho bridge. She told her
story as related above and was put to
bed. Later her relatives wore sum
moned. Tho girl's hat was found on
the right hand side, almost under the
bridge. There were foot marks there
ilso. Information was refused at the
home of Miss Reese, who lives with
her aunt, Mrs. Brewer, over Roop's
variety store In Kast Stroudsburg. A
young lady seen at the house said that
Kaston detectives were already on tho
case. At the Nevll home Miss Reese
said the man might have been her
father, who went away some ten years
ago. The parent has frequently asked
his daughter to live with him, It is
said, but so far a negative answer wa3
given.
TROLLEY ACCIDENT
NEAR BRADFORD
Big Passenger Car Runs Awi y J.
C. Marsh Killed Several Are Bad
ly Injured.
Bradford, March 26. One of the big
passenger cars of the Olean, Rock City
and Bradford Electric railway ran
away down tho mountain side beyond
Il.ed " abo, ?,x ml east ,
plac. this evening and was derailed
crushed, legs broken nnd Is In a dying
condition: Kdv.ard Norton, Sterling
Run, left leg bioken. condition serious:
E. H. Hunter, Dallas, Luzerne county,
hurt about the hips and body, face cut.
scalp wounds; J.- 3i P.eardon conduc
tor; J. W. Wheeler, motorman:
Lawrence Dana, John Wlngard und A.
J. noherty.
At the point where the accident oc
curred the road winds around a steep
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hillside -where the grade Is very steep,
j re riruiriuui apparatus nna uecomc
disabled.
SHOOTING AT SPRUCE CREEK.
Two Negroes Will Probably Die
from Wounds.
Altoona, March 26. About 7.P.0 this
morning Robert Ilumllton, colored, a
lnd tnnn, nrmed hlmelt with a do.uble
banelied shotgun nnd Journeyed to the '
oni li-jor shanty at Spruce Creek oc
cupied by Louis Ayres. colored, and
tried to force his way Into the shanty. '
Ayres refused him admittance. Ham
ilton persisted and Ayres opened up
on him with a revolver, shooting him
through the bowels, the ball entering
the right side and lodging near the ,
SKln on the left side, where It was
afterwards removed by a doctor. When
the shooting commenced John Davis,
hIfo colored, n spectntor, attempted to
Interfere, nnd Ayres turned the re
volver on him. wounding him In tho
small of the back, the ball crashing
through tho spinal column. It has not
been located. Tho doctor says It Is
only a matter of a few hours when
both men will die.
Ayres boarded a freight truln nnd
escaped. i
The old Beyer shanty Is the scene of
the first of a long list of murders com
mitted nt Spruce Creek since the rail
road work commenced there last April.
MIKE TIGUE NOMINATED.
He Is Opposed by the Elements of a
Rump Convention.
Wilkes-Bnnv, March 26. A faction
of the Democratlo party of the Fifth
legislative district held a convention
at Plttston today and nominated Hon.
Michael J. Tlgue for the legislature.
Another faction will meet In conven
tion next Saturday and nominate an
other candidate. The district Is large
ly Democratic.
Tho faction opposed to Tlgue say tho
convention today was a tump affair
and that the tegular convention will
be held, next Saturday. Tlgue served
on many Important committees In ths
last legislature,
Porter's Sentence Commuted.
Washington. March 2'i. In tho case ot
Robert Porter, a civilian employe of tho
quartermaster's department of tho army,
who was tried by sscneral court martial
on tho chargo of assault committed at
I'.mique, Philippine Islands, In December
lam, and who was convicted and sen
tenced to bo hanged, the president has
commuted tho fcentcnee to confinement at
hard labor In a penitentiary for a period
of twenty years.
Scottish Rite Convocation.
Kansas City. March 26. Tho Hiring con
vocation of the Ancient Accepted Scottlnh
Rlto Masons opened here today and will
continue untltl the r.0th. Today degrees
from tho fourth to fourteenth wero con
ferred, Tomorrow tho degrees from fit
tc tenth to eighteenth, Inclusive, will be
conferred. Wednesday th degrees from
nineteenth to thirtieth, and on Thursday,
from thirty-first to thirty-second will bo
conferred.
Mint Rushed.
Philadelphia, March 20. Owing to tho
deficiency in subsidiary currcnoy, the
mint Is crowded as it perhups never was
beforo, Twenty millions lu small coins
will bn turned out ns speedily as possi
ble. It will require two year to com
nlete the work, nrovlded hv the nuw rur.
. j rcnex law.
ALLEGED BRIBERS
ON THE RACK
EVIDENCE IN THE TRIAL OF
SENATOR COYLE.
Michael J. Costello, of Philadelphia,
on the Stand Other Witnesses
Testify in the Somewhat Compli
cated Case Evidence Calculated to
Destroy the Credibility of Certain
Witnesses Ex-Chief of Police
Wise's Opinion ot Mr. Costello.
Harrlsburg. March 26. Michael J.
Costello, of Philadelphia, was the first
witness at today's session of the trial
of ex-Senator John J. Coyle, ot Phil
adelphia, charged with offering $500 to
Representative John Engler, of Ly
coming county, to vote for the Mc
Currcll Jury bill at the last session of
the legislature.
Before Costello went on the stand
tho habeas corpus proceedings 'for his
release from tho custody of Deputy
Sheriff Miller, of Lycoming, was con
tinued until tomorrow morning and his
bail of T.1,000 was renewed. Costello is
under indictment at Wllllamsport for
making nn alleged offer of $100 to Eng
ler nt his home In Lycoming county in
February, 1899, and will be taken there
by Miller for a preliminary hearing as
soon as he Is discharged by tho Dau-
I phln county court. Costello was asked
by Mr. Bergncr, private counsel for
tho house prosecuting committee, If he
had visited Engler's home and offered
him $500 to vote for tho bill nnd the
witness answered In the negative. Mr.
Engler was then called by the defense
and testified that he was accused and
arrested for perjury in this matter:
that he had given ball and that he
had never been given a preliminary
hearing.
He denied that he had testified before
the legislature Investigating commit
tee against Coyle for the purpose ot
scuring the rewards or a portion of
them offered by the Business Men's
league during the last legislature for
any Information which would lead to
the arrest and conviction of any per
sons for bribery or attempt to bribe.
The defense offered to prove that the
cape against Engler on the charge of
rixuy h.a,1not.bf "Vi .V.',0 ?
court had directed that It should not
be tried until after the pending case;
this for the purpose of testing the
credibility of Engler. Judge Slmonton
remarked that he had Informed the
district attorney that he would not try
the perjury case until after Coyle had
been tried, althcigh Mr; Bergner tried
to persuade him to try the perjury
charge against Engler first. The court
sustained the prosecution's objection
to the defense and the defenso
closed. Fngler was recalled by the
prosecution and was asked whether
Costello had come to his house and
offered him $500 to vote for the Mc
Carrell bill. Counsel for the defense
objected and pending argument as to
the right to ask such questions the
court took a recess until 2 o'clock.
Evidence Ruled Out.
When the court reconvened Judge Sl
monton ruled out the questions of the
prosecution relating to the alleged ot
ter of Costello to bribe Engler. Mr.
Bergner offered a record from the Ly
coming county court showing that Cos
tello was under indictment there for
bribery and corrupt solicitation for the
purpose of disci editing him as a wit
ness against Engler. Representative
Miller, of Northampton county, testi
fied that Covle told him th-U if th-
witness and his colleague would vote
for the McCarrell bill ho would g?tv a
petition from the citizens of that coun
ty endorsing their action. Represen
( talve Crlste. of Northumberland conn
ty, testified that Coyle came to his seat
In the house last February an J said to
thp witness:
"Vote for the reconsideration of lha
McCarrell bill and leave the rest t:i
me."
William E. Wise, former chief of po
lice nf Wllllimsport. testified that Cit
tello's reputation at Wllllamsport was
very bad and that he would swear to
a lie for 50 cents.
S. T. Foresmnn, of Wllllamsport.
testified that Costello's father told him
he could not rely on his son's word.
John B. Emery, T. J. Savldge an J a
number of other citizens ot Willlnms
port swore that Costello's reputation
was very bad and that they would rot
believe him under oath.
Harry A. Mackey, of Philadelphia,
counsel for the Business Men's Repub
lican league, testified as to tho re
wards offered by that organisation fo,
the arrest and conviction of alleged
bribers and that Engler had never
asked for or received a portion of th.a
ruward. Frank Sutsman, Charles Dug
gan and a large number of other citi
zens of Wllllamsport testified thit Cos
tello's reputation was good and Put ho
was a man of his word.
After the evidence was all In the
court adjourned until 9.30 tomorro.v,
when Mr. Gilbert will adjiress the jury
in behalf of tho defensre and Mr. Berg
ner for the prosecution.
Costello Enters Ball.
Wllllamsport, March 26. M. J. Cos
tello, a witness In the Coyle trial at
Harrlsburg, nnJ who Is charged hero
by Representative John Engler, of thli
county, with corruptly soliciting him
to vote for tho McCarrell Jury bill,
came to this city tonight. Ho entered
ball before Judgo Metzger In tho sum
of $1,00 for his appearance here In
June. Costello said that ho has not
been In hiding nt any time nnd that
his movements have never been secret.
He left at midnight for Harrlsburk.
Yellow Light Railroad Signals.
Boston, March 26. Tho Boston rail
roads are considering favorably the new
signal HuhtH of Proftssor Louis Derr, of
the Institute of Technology, who, after
a Herles of tests, decided that yellow
should be the "caution" signal nnd green
the "safe" signal, maklrg with the red,
threo easily and surely distinguishable
colors, the only qualification tending to
ward safety. White would be discarded.
Any accident to the glass would titop tho
train.
Roeber'a Cash Is Up.
New York. March 26. Ernest Roebcr's
manager today posted $1,000 us part of a
forfeit to bind another wrestling mutch
with Beck OUtn.
THE N i:Y8 THIS MOHM.VIi
Wiathtr InJIcatloni ToJayt
RAIN I FOLLOWBO BY CLEAHINtf.
1 General Btrength of the Boer Army.
AH Fuctlpns Stand Firm on Puerto
Rico Legislation.
Trial of Ex-Senator Coyle.
Silver to Be tho Democratic Slogan.
2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Common Picas Court Proceed
ings.
Theatrical News and Gossip.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
6 General Things New In the Literary
World.
6 Local Supremo Court Opinions In
Lackawanna Cases.
Programme of Knights Templar Con
clave at Wllkes-Barro.
7 Local Grand Jury Will Have Seven
Couiicllmen Indicted.
President Jaync Receives a Setback.
8 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
9 Round About the County.
10 Local Llvo lndustrttal News.
FOR THE RELIEF
OF PUERTO RICO
Two Million Dollars to Be Appro
priated In Aid of the People of the
Island Employment for 25,000
Men.
Washington, March 2C Thete will
bo no delay in the execution of the
act of congress appropriating $2,000,000 .
for the relief of tho residents of Puerto
Rico. The war department had anti
cipated the passage of the act and had
made arrangements to carry Its pro- j
visions Into effect at once. A plan of
nctton wns agreed upon by General
Davis, governor general of Puerto
Rico, and Secretary Root, while the
latter was in Havana recently. It In
volves the employment of native labor
on public works in Puerto Rico nnd the
distribution ot rations to the sick and
destitute who are unable to work.
General Davis was given full dis
cretion In the matter nnd the sum of
$1,000,000 was placed at his disposal.
Secretary Root said today that Gen-'i
eral Davis has full power in the prem
ises and will execute the relief act for
the best welfare of the Puerto Rlcans,
the employment of labor on public
works being the principal method ot
utilizing 'the congressional appropila
tion. It Is estimated that about 25,00')
men will be given Immediate employ
ment. JUDGE GETS DECISION.
The .Scranton Boy Defeats Mike
Donovan in a 20-Round Bout at
Buffalo.
Buffalo, March 26. Jim Judge, of
Scranton, got the decision over Mike
Donovan, of Rochester. In a 20-round
bout at the Hawthorne annex tonight.
The men fought at 142 pounds.
Judge did most of" the leading and
landed the cleanest blows, but was
saved by the bell In the thirteenth,
and knocked flat Just at the bell In
the nineteenth.
Donovan fought on the defensive
throughout and this lost him the fight.
McCoy and Sharkey to Fight.
Now York. March 20.-l,Kld" McCoy nnd
Tom Sharkey, through their representa
tives tonlcht signed nrtleles of agree
ment calling for a 25-round light on June
23 for CO per cent, of the gross receipts.
The tight Is scheduled to take place be
foro the Seaside Sporting olub at Coney
Inland. Each man posted $1,000 and
Johnny White was selected as tho ref
eree. This action was taken nfter the
falluro today of Bob Fltzslmmons to post
$2,500 for a fight with McCoy.
Zelgler Knocked Out.
Nlles. O.. March 26.-Matty Matthews,
of Brooklyn, knocked out Owen Xclgler,
of Philadelphia, In the second round.
BURGLARS AT HONESDALE.
Penwarden's Grist Mill Entered and
Small Amount of Money Secured.
Special to The Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale, March 26. Some time
during Friday night a robbw was
committed at Penwarden's grist in ill.
The thieves gained entrance ty remov
ing a window class. The cut-).' do.ir
to the safe In the office ws merely
closed, but not locked nnd was easily
opened, tho Inner safe door being
locked. They burst this open and re
moved a small Iron till containing from
$6 to $S, mostly In pennies, all the safe
contained. Tho Iron till was carried
away.
No other articles were missed. Money
appears to have been the object of tho
visit. There Is no clew to the perpe
trators of the theft.
LACE WORKER'S STRIKE.
Aid for the Strikers Is Received
from Philadelphia.
Wllkes-Barre. March 20. Branch No.
1, of the Amalgamated Lact Curtain
Operatives of America, t Philadel
phia, have donated $600 to the luce
workers who are on strike at the Wyo
ming lace mills here.
The weavers from Brooklyn who
came here to take tho places of tho
strikers are still at work, although
they have received official notice from
the executive committee of tho Feder
ation of Labor to quit work, It Is
rumored that the Brooklyn men will
sever their connections with the Feder
ation of labor and remain nt work.
Rabbi Wise Dead.
Cincinnati, Marcli 26. Rabbi lsaao
M. Wise, probably the most distinguished
rabbi In the reformed Jewish church, died
this evening of a stroke of paralysis
which mado Its first appearance last
Saturday evening. Ho was M years- of
age.
Miners Secure 30 Per Cent.
Saginaw, Mich, March 76. Tho coal
miners and operator agreed today on tho
wage schtdulc. An advunco of 0 per
cent, was secured by the miners. It la
thought that tho other matters pending
In the convention will be settled quickly.
PUERTO RICO
LEGISLATION
Senate Republican Cau
cus Apparently With
out Material Result.
all Factions stand. firm
The Discussion Carried on in a
Much More Amiable Manner, but
None Would Yield a Point Six
Republicans Will Vote Against
the Measure Members Are Urged
to Speedy Action Delay Mors
Dangerous. .,. L ,
Washington, March 26. The Repub
lican members of the senate spent
two and a half hours In caucus today
in an effort to reach an agreement
upon the Puerto Rico legislation now
pending in the senate. The caucus
was apparently, however,, without ma
terial result, the only accomplishment
being a decision to proceed with the
general bill as It now stands without
separating the tariff feature and to
discharge the harmony committee from
further efforts.
During the sitting there were twenty
or more speeches made. Alt of them
were of more or less amiable tone with
the speeches In the caucus of a fort
night ago. But while good feeling, was
generally manifested, and all senators
who spoke expressed themselves as de
sirous of reaching nn amicable under
standing, there was but little or no
disposition manifested to yield a point
which would produce that result. In
deed the free traders on the one hand
and the lronbound tariff men on the
other were quite as obdurate as they
had been at the previous meeting. This
condition of affairs was made so mani
fest that Senator Allison, acting as
chairman of the caucus, declared at
the close of the meeting that there
was no necessity for putting a motion
to continue on past lines, as it was
very evident no other course was prac
ticable. Senator Foraker was Instruct
ed by the caucus to press the Puerto
Rlcan bill as it now stood, the govern
mental bill incorporated with the tar.
1ft measure, to rs speedy a vote as pos
sible. The understanding nt the tltna
this instruction was 'given was that
Senator Foraker would offer an amend
ment to the tarltt feature of the bill
containing the free list named by the
executive order to the exports going
from the United States to Puerto Rico
duty free, but that the fifteen per cent
of the Dlngley law carried In the housa
'1)111 upon goods con.lng from Puerto
Rico to the United States would be
retained. The vote by which this In
struction was given was taken viva
voce, no record being made, but it
was evident that a-substantial major
ity approved the proposition.
Will Oppose the Bill.
There are a number of senators who
will oppose the bill even with the
amendment lecommended. They nre,
It Is stated, Senators Davis, Beverldge,
Hoar, Wellington, Mason, Simon, Proc
tor nnd Nelson. It Is also said that
Senators Kyle, who heretofore lias
acted with the Republicans; McCum
ber, of North Dakota, will not vot
for the house bill unamended, but it
Is believed they will vote for the
amended proposition.
Two senators named In the list of
eight first given are claimed by friends
of the tariff measure as almost sure to
vote for the amended bill, leaving six
Republicans who will vote finally
against the measure. It Is claimed
that two or three votes will be secured
for the tariff measures from the ranks
of tho opposition parties In the sennto
and that In this way a majority will
be secured.
While there has been a great deal of
discussion among senators as to what
the house will do when the amended
bill Is sent over there and many con
ferences between the senators and
members of the ways and means com
mittee, the only result haa been a de
cision that the senate must act as
seems best under the circumstances,
and the bill, if passed, must take Its
chances in the house. Some mem
bers of the ways and means commit
tee advised this course today at tho
same time urging speedy action and
this view found expression in the cau
cus, the statement being made that
delay was more dangerous than any
thing else and that the country and
Puerto Rico ought to know soon what
to expect. Apparently, there was no
disposition among the free trade sen
ators present at the caucus to delay
u vote upon the bill, though no agree
ment was reached for an immediate
vote,
Mollneux Doom.
Sing Sing, March 26. Roland B. Mol
Inuix is spared his life, which wr.s to
have been taken this week, by the ap
peal of Ida cate to ihg supreme ccurt.
This court 1 so crowded and the prepa
ration so lim,;, that tho case will pot bo
decided for some time. Miillueii's wife
and family are hero with him, and rliow
him every attention the prison custom.
will permit.
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Corporations Chartered.
Harrlsburg. March 26. These corpora
tions wero chartered at the state depart
ment today: The National Cable and
Wire company. Pittsburg, capital $lo,ooaj
Carhondale Citizens' Water company,
capital $5,000; IVnn Chair company, To.
wanda. capital $10,000; tho Report Pub
llshlng company, Lebanon, capital $50,009
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, March 26. Forecast
for Tuesday and Wednesday East
ern Pennsjlvanla, rain e,arly Tues
day morning, followed by clearing.
Wednesday, fair; winds becoming
freh westerly.
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