v -wr J4 rrrtr- f v "' s ftvrf ' ' '' .,,, ' " V"' '-,Tj, ,"""" TWfr,TyyiK' ) rihtue. W t (C1 TWO CENTS. THV PIGES. SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1000. TEN RAGES. TWO CENTS. - -Tnsr?nw"7'!Frv aaiS f mnf in fi ') i NO NEWS OF EXPECTED CONFLICT But Remote Prospects of Recapture of Brit ish Guns. FRIENDLY BOERS SUFFER They Will Be Punished for Surren dering to the English Burghers Continue to Hold Blomfonteln Water Works Biitfsh Shelled Them All Yesterday Without Ef fect Lord Roberts Mentions Only Ono Battery Captured Without a Shot Being Fired Says Telegraph Wires Have Been Interrupted In dications of His Advance Toward Pretoria. London, April 1. 4.40 a. m. No news has yet been received of the expected battle between General French and the Boers. There Is now but a remote pros 'cct of tho recapture of the gunf. This, however, Is iegarded ns quite rilling compaied with tho political ef fects of the disaster. As the Bloem fonteln corespondent of the Times re marks.. Commandant ullvler's strategy In re-occupying Lut'ybrand and Th'ibo. N'chu Is hold and even brilliant. Most of his foico Is composed of Pice Staters, and tho advantage gained by them will have a most disturbing ef fect on the mind of the Free State population. The Impossibility of affording com plete protection, for the moment, to all farmers In the south and southeast sections of the Free State Is leeog nlzcd at Hloetnfonteln. Men who sur rendered under the pror-lainatlon of Lord Roberta nio now being punished for the reliance they placed In the abil ity or the British to protect them. As the correspondent fuither icmarked, "this Is a hard fate, and every possible, effort wi I be made to help them, but consideration for the sufferings of re-j- ant belligerents at the hands of their fellnw-countrvmen cannot he buf feted to prejudice the military plans of Lord rCobeits." The Dally Telegraph, which takes a more humane view, says: "It Is just as Important to protect those burghers who hive trusted In our power and surrendered all means of defending themselves as It is to win victories against those who are still In arms." The Dally Chronicle, whose Cap Tow n correspondent joyfully predicted that the war would be over in thro months-, says: "In order to re-establish our position in the Free State wo need a brilliant success won on the scene of our latest reeise." It Is announced from Spiingfonteln that the censorship has again curtailed the dispatches. Theiefote, Important developments must be Impending. There Is little news trotn other points, Mafeklng was still besieged on Match 20, and there ure ltimots that General Bttller is prenarlns to advance. Bsers Occupy the Water Works. Bushman's Kop, Monday, April 2. The Boers ate still occupying the water works, which the British shelled yes terday afternoon, the Boers replying. London, Aptll 3. -Tho war olllce has posted a despatch finm Lord Roberts reading ns follows: "Bloemfontein, April r, 10.30 p. in. In contlnuatl n ot my telegram of 'March "I- There has K-cit considerable delay In getting accurate returns of the casualties, as the action took placo twenty-lwo miles hence; tho tele graph cable has been interrupted sev eral times, cloudy weather has Inter fered with signalling, and although theiv has been no engagement slncj the force Is continually In touch with the enemy. There were many acts of conspicu ous gallantry displayed during tho day. 'Q' battery remained in action under a cross fire, at 1.:'00 yards, for some hours, tho officers serving the guns as tho casualties reduced the detach ments. Several gallant attempts were made to bring In two guns, the teams of which had been hilled. But, at each attempt, the horses weio shot. "The Essex. Muoster. Shropshire and Northutnbetland Mourted Infantry and Roberts' Hnrxi' covered the tetirenient of th guns troni that position to til's crossing of the drift, which was found by the cavulr two milts furthei i-outli, and they withstood the determined at tacks of tho enemy.who, in some cases, advunced within a. bundled yawls. "U Battery of the Royal Horse ar tillery was suddenly surrounded In the drift and the otllcers and men were all made prisoners without a shot being fired, But Major Taylor and a ser geant major succeeded In escaping in the confusion. Five guns were cap tured at the same time. Further de tails tomorrow." Lord Roberts' despatch seems to Anally dlspuso of the earlier repoit of the recovery of the guns, and tho fact that the Boers remain In occupation of the wutet works Is taken as an indica tion that they Intend to make a stand sufficiently long to cover tho with drawal of the cuptured guns and wag ons to a placo of safety, although the absence of dellnltc Information regard ing the movements of Oeneral French's cavalry makes It difficult to estimate their chances of adding that crowning success to their feat. Condition of Boer Prisoners. Slmlndstown, April 3. Tho condition of the Boer pilsouers Is deplorable. The medical authorities seem unable to cope with tho spread of typhoid fev er. There wero four additional deaths Jafst night and the sick are panin etrhken. Tho dead are burled wth as much tespect as tho exigencies of tlis pJacc adra.il. but the gun carriage Is no longer used, a wagon being requlsl- tiont'd to convoy a number or coiiins nt a tslngle trip. UNION IN PUERTO DICO. Onuses Thirty-five Native Carpen ters to Quit Work. San Juan, Puerto Hlco, April 3.X crowd of about 600 persons gathered yesterday at a pier under construction by the B. B. Jenks company, of New York, Intimidated the native carpen ters and forced thirty-five of them to quit work. Tho present rate of wages Is $1.50 for ten hours' labor. Tho lead ers of the movement demanded an eight-hour day. At noon today a mob of over 10,000 people nssembled und at tacked tho St. Thomas laborers. There were llfteen policemen on duty, hut they made, no attempt to disperse the crowd, and a company of Infantry was ' called out to preserve order. Tho crowd I was noi violent, ncyona ueaung a icw men. The agitators were headed by Santiago Igleslasas, late delegate to i the labor convention at New York. Tho laborers from St. Thomas re fused to return to work, being afraid of tho attacks after hours. All the workmen were satlslled and willing to wo'k wore forced out by the so-called union leaders, with the icsult that no natives will !o engaged. Tho company has cabled to tho United Stales for twenty-five carpenters, who will arrive on the next steamer. The pier Is now protected by soldiers. BRITISH VICE CONSUL IS ASSASSINATED Tragedy at Ciudad, Venezuela. Jnmes Lyall Stabbed by a Gang of Conspirators. Correspondence of tho Associated Press. Kingston, Jal., March 24. The royal mall steamer Don brought news here yesterday of the assassination of James Lyall, the British vice-consul at Ciu dad, Bolivar, Venezuela, Feb. 23. Mr. Lyall was an Englishman and 22 years of age, and was leaving the consulate when he was fatally stabbQd as he went Into the street. According to the Demerara Chroni cle, thu assassination of Mr. Lyall was premeditated and had borne political significance. He was stabbed with a I knife in the region of the heart and several omer sians wero iniuciea aner ; he had fallen to tho ground. The mur derer, who, It appears, was one of a party of conspirators, was arrested and lodged In prison. He Is a native of Colombia. It Is &ald that the man has since confessed to the crime, but added that ho was merely the agent of oth ers In the commission of the deed. Mr. Lyall came from England to Ciu dad. Bollver, in October, 1SSS, and dur ing his connection with the consulate was most energetic In attendlns to British Interests In tho district. In deed, to his zeal ln this respect Is at tributed tho conspiracy which led to ills' assassination. The consul, C. H. De Lemos, had virtually completed all arrangements to go on a visit and Mr. Lyall was to havo acted during his absence. He had assumed the o'Hce on many pre vious occasions. The assassination has caused a feel ing of alarm anions the British com munlty In the state of Bolivar. It Is expected that the British government will take action ln tho matter speedily and demand reparation of tho Vene zuelan government. DELAWARE REPUBLICANS. They Select Delegates to the Na tional Convention. Wilmington, Del., April S. The union Republican state convention (the Ad dlcks fuctlon) at Dover today elected the following delegates fo the Bepub llcan national convention; I New Castle county J. Edward Ad- dlcks and William B. Clark. Kent county J. Frank Aleer and A. B. Con ner. Sussex county Dr. Caleb It. Lay ton and Dr. Hiram R, Burton. The delegates were Instructed to vote for tho renomlnatlon of President Mc Kinley, should they be admitted to tho Philadelphia convention. Other reso lutions adopted endorse the McKinley administration. BATES OCCUPIES MINDANAO. Insurgent Atrocities in Cagayan Continue. Manila, April 3. General John C. Bates has peacefully occupied Surlgao, ' Cagayan, Illgan and Mlsamls, on the i island of Mindanao. A number of rllle3 und cannon were captured. The presence of tho gunboats York town, Manila und Panay pi evented re sistance nt Cagayan. Insurgent atroc ities In Cagayan and Camarlnes prov inces continue. Spaniards, Chinamen and natives have been murdered. Pennsylvania Postmasters. Washington, April :. Tho follcwlns fourth-dabs Pemulvanla postmasters were appointed today Chllllsquique, Noithumbi rlitnd cuunty, Jeremiah Sum met s; Clay. Iinca&ter iiuiitv ftiirunaii B. Lane; C'onstlt.itloi.. York county, Har ly C. Merrymau: Fair 1 1 rook, Tioga county, Geergo V. .Johiitton; Grulmm 'ille, York county, -'.unci V. Scott Man tersouvllle. Lancaster, J. f. JIneknion, nicliardHV'llc. J ffui son. Magflo '. Moor head; Sunset, Washington coMUy, Jo seph Hanna. Suffocated by Gas. New York, April .1. The bodies of Mi chael Brady and his wife, Mury, both 40 years old, wero found today In their tluee.ronm apartment ln tho rear of the fourth floor of 147'J Madison uveuue, both having been suffocated by gas sonio time Saturday or Sunday. There fs ever)- ap pearance that the deaths wero accidental. Brady was a bricklayer and his wife was a professional nurse. Steamship Arrivals. Bremen, April J.-Arrlvcd: H.. 11, Meier, from New York. New York Sailed: Bovlc, for Liverpool; Saale, lor Bremen via Southampton und Cherbourg. Cleared: Frlesland, for Antwerp: Ger manic, for Liverpool; St. Paul, for South nmpton li.ymouth Arilved: Patricia, fiom New York and proceeded for Hani burg. Dalzell Renominated. Pittsburg, April 3.-Ion. John Dalzell wiw un-inlmouHly renominated for con jtrehs today by the Bepublicans of the 1 wentv-sccoiid iljstrlct. QUEEN ARRIVES IN IRELAND VICTORIA ARRIVES AT KINDS TOWN AHEAD OF TIME. Her Arrival at Holyhead and De parture Therefrom Address of Welcome Presented by tho Town Authorities The Queen's Reply. Hope for the Early Restoration of Peace. Dublin, April a. The roynl yacht Vic toria unl Albert, with Qucei Victoria on board, arrived at Kingstown at 2 o'clock this afternoon, three and a half hours ahead of scheduled time, and was greeted with a royal salute from .,, rh.lnl,i fcml,irnn. Rain had been fulling all the morn ing. The royal yacht lay orf at Kingstown. No one disembarked from her. and no one will leave tho vessel until tmni r row. Only a few persons saw tho arr.val of her majesty. The piemature arrival of her majes ty and the wretched wepthor weio a disappointment to Dublin, as thousands of persons had planned to go out to Kingstown. Nevertheless, ns soon us the news spread, huge numbers started for tho harbor, while the Duke of Con naught, commander of the forces !n Ireland, and Karl Cadogan, the lord lieutenant, also hurried there and late In tho afternoon boarded the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, whete they greeted the queen. James Egan, the Dublin city sword bearer, who for nine years was Impris oned for political offenses, refused to day to hand the queen the sword, nor would be tako part In tomorrow's pro ceedings. Ills action, at the la3t hour, caused a sensation. In a letter to the town cieik Mr. Egan says: "I will yield nothing to any Irishman In respect for the Individuality of the aged lady, but I cannot join In any uct of public courtesy toward the head of a state which has tried me on charges thut wele faIse and Kent lnc to suff(!I. for nlne vears ln EnKllsn dungeons tne statc tnat 8tlll )laii-marks me with the degradation of a tlcket-of-Ieave man." Will Accept Consequences. Mr. Egan adds that he is prepared to accept the consequences In tho thape of handing in his resignation. The activity of the daring thieves who havo poured into Dublin wus evi denced during the night, when $15,0,00 worth of Jewelry was coolly abstracted from a Grafton street Jeweler. Tho decorations are suffering sadly from tho rain, but that does not stou the work of decoration. Still more bunting is being displayed and every Incoming train Is crowded with excur sionists. London, April 3. Queen Victoiio.who left Windsor at 9.30 o'clock last even ing en route for Ireland, arrived at Holyhead at 9.10 a. m. today. Th authorities of that town, the officers of i the warships In the harbor and a guard Df honor awaited her arrival. Tho gen- eral public was excluded from the sta Hon. When the queen" alighted from tho train she was presented with the usual address of welcome. She gave her re ply to Lord Denbigh, who handed It to the officials. It was ns follows: "I thank you for your loyal and duti ful welcome and for your expressions of devotion to my throne and person. , Tho practical and generous sympathy i for those who have suffered or who are I likely to Buffer In consequence of the j present war, which has been shown by all classes of mv subjects, has been a great consolation to me during the tlniis of suspense and unxlety through which I wo are passing. I join In your hearty prayer that peace may soon be re- stored, and that tho other blessings of heaven he long continued to my empire, ' and I wish all prosperity to the coun- I try you represent." The queen, leaning on the arm of an Indian attendant, then walked acioss the platform, and later the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, piloted by tho Irene and escorted by the royal yacht Osborne and the cruisers Galatea and Australia, then steamed out of the har bor for Kingstown. A Warm Welcome. Thousand? poured ir to Kingstown, regardless of tho pelting rain, which luckily ceased about 5 o'clock, and they braved the cold winds und mud until midnight. Tho cclcbiatlons were con fined to the war vepfcels and to llre works hero and there. From the jack les clustered on tho decks of the squad ron came strulns of "God Save the Queen," which were tnken up with a will by the cro-vd on shore. The even ing's fireworks, singing and cheering were not marred by any hostile note, and the entry of the queen into Dub lin tomorrow will probably be a repe tition of similar friendly conditions. In Dublin Itself, seven miles from TCInpsotwn, tho epithet "Dear, dirty Dublin," was never before presumably better justified than today. Dublin was bedraggled, Its finery, which ilval led London's jubilee decorations, droop ing Kadly from tho steady rain, which, according to 'the weather prophets) will be repeated tomorrow. However, when the showers ceased, illuminations such ns Ireland had r.eer seen lit up the streets and wero viewed by crowds so dense that In several thoroughfares traffic was Impossible. The caBtle wus gay with a dinner party, including the leading Irish no blllty, and a spirit of good-nutured rovelry prevailed over every quarter of Ireland's capital. Tho queen will disembark soma time before noon tomorrow and will drive from Kingstown throughout the city, reaching vice legal lodge about 2 o'clock In tho afternoon. Another sword-bearer has been secured In the placo of James Kgan, and If tho uni versal wish for fair weather could be granted, the progress of tho queen promises to be one of the most remark able occatlonB In tho history of Ire land. By the exercise of tact, politi cal considerations havo been eithpf kopt entirely In tho background or ban ished entirely. MR. QUIQO WILL RETIRE. Decides to Tako No Further Interost in Politics. New York, April 3. Lemuel E. Qulgg announced todav that ho hid decided to retire from the presidency of tho Republican county committee. "I mad? up my mind," said Mr. Qulsg. "thaf it whh better for the lnteiests of tho party that I should withdraw before tho opening of the campaign, and I told Mr. Piatt of my decision last week." "Does this mean that you will retire from politics altogether?" asked the reporter. "Well, I should be pretty much out; shouldn't I, if I left the county com mittee? Yes, you can put It that way." It Is generally believed that Mr. Qulgg would havo been deposed at the approaching convention. Collector oC the Port fieorge R. Bldwell will prob ably bo his successor. CONVENTIONS AT PITTSBURG Legislative and Congressional Gath erings Are Well Attended Dele gates Selected Mr. Magee Re nominated His Address Ashamed of Philadelphia. Pittsburg. April 3. The Republican legislative and congiossional conven- tlons held today and tonight wero well ! attended, considering that the prlmar- l les were decisive and not In a smile Instance was tho seat of eny delegato , I tontested. , The following nro the nominations , made: Congressional Twenty-second district. John Dalzell: Twenty-third, , Wni. If. Graham. Senatorial Fotty- , th'rd, Senator C. L. Magee; Fifty fifth, John W. Cra.foid. Legislative I First district, R. M. Kopp and Cbas. , V Vooli- Sin fHuf.'l,.! r T fn r. ' shall and John Henderson: Third.Guy ' P. McCandlcss and Jolin B. McTighe: entire debate upon It being lead. Fourth, no nomination made. The Mr. Chandler then asked Mr. Lodge convention appclnted n committee to a question about the construction he make a nomination later. Fifth, Geo placed on the agreement, and the Mao M. Hosselc. Henry Hall. W. W. NIsbet sachusetts senator replied: and Charles H. Hcselbarth: Sixth, J "I am not engaged In placing con- Hobert McWhlnne.v ard John B. Moore, Seventh. W. B. Klrker and Thomas J. Ford; Eighth. John P. Hunter. In three legislative districts, the Sixth. Seventh rnd Eighth, anti-Quay resolu tions were ndoptcd, and the candidates I lit-' LI l(V,l'-U 111 UIL' UC11L, 1 1 111 fit CILm'I'.l to vote againt M. S Quay for Unit-id ihuim otiitiiut. rcrmiui I null s Luuiat: against Quay was appiovrd. The speech of Congressman John Dalzell. and tho strong resolutions adopted in the twenty-second congres sional convention made this convention the most prominent of all that were held. The strong Indorsement of Pres ident McKinley and the hcartv en thulsasm which greeted the resolution nppiovlng his course showed the Re publicans of this country to be pretty well united as to who their candidate for president shall be this year. The resolution extending sympathy to Gov ernor Taylor, of Kentucky, while some what unusual for a Republican con vention of Pennsylvania, was not con sidered Inappropriate and tho vote for It showed In Its unanimity that Repub llcansofthls state are strongly In sym pathy with the cause Governor Taylor essaysto espouse. In the forty-third senatorial conven tion the nomination of C. L. Magee was most hearty and unanimous. The sen ator, when escorted to the hall, made ono of his characteristic speeches. In which, nfter thanking his friends for i the renewal of their confidence ln him, salu: "Ifyour action of.today shall be rati fied by the voters In November next, I trust, if I live through the term, I will be able to come back to you with a record unimpaired, and having cast no vote for which I will have the slightest causa to be ashamed. "The one. great Issue before the next legislature, the one that transcends all other Issues In importance, the ono that goes beyond matters of taxation and appropriations, goes beyond whether the public schools arc to havo a million dollars or less, goes beyond the election of United States senators or any other Issue that can possibly come before the legislature, Is the one Issue of a free ballot and a fair count: protection for you and me and every other citizen of this commonwealth In his birthright to cast his ballot as he pleases and have It counted as cast. To provide by legislation that it will b impossiblo for organized bands of ballot thieves to be taken out of the federal service at Washlnston, sent Into this state to act as dummy elec tion officers, and from locnl officers re- celve the ballots, enab'lng them to niako return, and making each of them ns powerful us two or three hundred . citizens of the commonwealth. I "I am ashamed that the recent de 1 velopments In the city of Philadelphia I show that the debauchery practiced I wn hv th( ilnminnnt fncttnn tf iUt party to which we belontr, but as a Republican I am ready to Join hands with anybody to secure the passage of laws to prevent such pructlces In future and Insure proper punishment to those who attempt to perpetrate them." Drowned in 1808. Pottsvllle, Pa., April 3. -In a llttlo wood en box nt Kaskl William aro confined the bones of Peter Durklli, the last of tho six men who wero drowned on May 2(i, 1S!S, In the slopo of tho Kaskl William colliery by tho water rushing In upon them from an aid abandoned workings whllo they were engaged at work. The remains havo not been claimed by the wife and they will be burled at the ex peiibe of the employes of the colliery. Cigar Makers' Strike. Lancaster, April 3. This morning be tween eighty nnd ninety cigar makers employed at tho local factory of Kerbs, Wcrthemer & Shifter, of New Yoik. stiuck for an Increase of from Jl to H.50 rcr thouHcnd. Tljo strike Is regarded In part as a sympathy movement with" tho strlko which occurred at the Now York factory several weeks ago and wnlch Is still on. Allen Brook3 Lynched. Bloomlilgdalc. Ga., April 3. Allen Hrnol'S, a nrijro aijfcd 19, who assaulted Mrs. F. W. Halt Inst night, was taken to the scene of bis crime, Identified und lynchod at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Associate Judge of Sullivan. Harrlsburg. Apill 3 W. C. Ilodgers. of f,a Porte, win today appointed asBfaclato Judao of Sullivan county. THE QUAY CASE CAUSES WRANGLE SHARP WORDS BETWEEN MEM BERS ON THE SUBJECT. Mr. Xodge and Mr. Wolcott Indulge in Heated Argument Mr. Chan dler Also Takes a Hand In tho Dialogue Senator Tillman Evin ces Desire to Precipitate Stray Bits of Humor. Washington, Apt II S. Scarcely had the Puerto Rlcan mcaburo been dis posed of in the senate teday when, quite unexpectedly, a serious snarl over the case of Senator Quay arose. Acting under the unanimous tonsent agreement reached on March 16, that tho Quay case should be token up to day "subject to the consideration of appropriation bills, conference reports, the preent unfinished business and senate bill 23."," the Spconer bill as to tho government of tho Philippines. Mr. Lodge moved that the Spooner bill be made the unfinished business. This was obiected to by the friends or Mr. Quay, and Mr. Wolcott (Rep., Colo.) moved to adjourn. Tho motion was lost 29 to 9. Mr. Lodge then renewed his motion. It was antagonized by Mr. Chandler, chairman of the committal on privi leges and elections:, who had no objec tions to the measure, but did not want it to displace tho Quay case. After some fill ther discussion. Mr. Wolcott again moved to adjourn, tha motion being defeated, 23 to 31. It becamp evident that there was a Hght on, and the renalors engaged In the controversy manifested much f cellos rhe whole question of the unanimous consent agreement wnj gone into, th'j structlons unon unanimous consents. I am acting within my rights to make this motion, and the friends of Mr. Quay refuse to permit it to bo voted upon." Mr. Chandler said he could not be- HeVR It nossllllo th.lt Mr Hnnr hml agreed to any such unanimous consent. Tillman's Humor. Mr. Tillman suggested to the New Hampshire senator that he telegraph Mr. Hoar and ascertain from him what he had agreed to. Even this bit of humor did not quiet the troubled sena tors. Mr. Wolcott referred to the long hours the senate had been ln session, , and the desire of senators to get their "frugal dinners," and moved an ex ecutive session. "It Is perfectly obvlouB," Interjected Mr. Lodge, "that I can attain no good result by detaining the senate. Tho purpose of Mr. Quay's friends Is plain. That is all I desire to show. I have no objection to the senate either .adjourn ing or going into executive session, but I consider the unanimous cbnsent agreement at an end." "I do not know how the senator from Massachusetts classifies himself,"" re torted Mr. Wolcott, "whether as a friend or as an enemy of Mr. Quay. It is hard to tell who are hi? friends and who are his enemies. But when any suggestion or intimation is made that there Is any unworthy or unright eous purpose in pressing the considera tion of that case as a matter of the highest privilege the person who makes that statement goes far out of his way to state that which Is unqualifiedly false." o Mr. Lodge: "I made no charge against any one. I said that I h'ad been deprived of the right which I thought I clearly had. I am not going to press It, and I am not going to hold the senate. L the unanimous consent Is broken, of course, that Is the end of it. It cannot be binding in one case and not be binding in all." Mr. Chandler: "Unanimous consents would better come to an end if they mean what senators now declare them to mean." With the situation still strained and senators looking pale and serious, the senate adjourned. DEFINITION OF ARSON. Term Applies to Malicious Burning of Stores as Well as Houses. Dubuque, la., April 3. Judge Shiran of the federal couit has rendered an opinion holding that arson Includes the burning of a store building as well as a house. Charles Colin, of Des Moines, charged with sotting lire to a house occupied by him as a store, fled to Canada to escape arrest. Extradited under tha Ashburton treaty of 1812 ho applied for a writ of habeas corpus, acsertlntr that J tho treaty clause covering arson meant i omv tho burning of a dwelling. Jude Shims refused tho writ. The point was never before decided by a federal court. Carnegie Company's Purchase. I'lttf-burg, April 3. The Carnegie com pany has purchased 10,000 shares of tha stuck of the Pittsburg, Bessemer und Lake Erlo railroad from Colonel, Samuel B, Dick, chairman of tho road for a sum said to rargo closo to Jt.00,000, and Colonel Dick today rttlitd completely from tho management of tho c&mpany. Investigating Horseflesh Trade. Washington. April 3. Representative Gilbert, of Kentucky, today Introduced a resolution reciting . "That the secre tary of agriculture be requested to report to tho houso whether horseflebh Is being canned, cured or otherwise prepaied for human food In this country, and If so at what places and to what extent. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, April 3. Pensions: Orig inal Sheldon M. Moore, Brie. JS. Addl tlunnl ThomnB Ell. Prlccburg, Lacka wanna. J8 to $S; Aaron K. Stockholm, Franklin Forks, Susquehanna, J12 to jw, William Phillips, Troy, Bradford, W to 124; Hiram Stoddard, New Mllford, Sus quejianna, $17 to H. Grove City Miners Strike. Grove City. r April 3. Four then sand coal miners In the Mercer district are on a shrike for an Increase of , cents per ton In tho mining rate. Tho owners of the Billiard mlno granted the demand and the men havo returned to work. TIIK NEWS THIS M0R.NI.VCI NVaiithtr Indlcitlom ToJay: CLOUDY AND COLDER. 1 General No News of Impending South African Buttle Senate Passes the Puerto Illco Tariff BUI. Quay Question Cause:) Heuted Words In tho Senate. Britain's Queen in Ireland. 2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania. Financial and Cotr.meiclal. 3 Local Mention or Some Men of the- Hour. The Coeur d'Aleuc Investigation. 4 Editorial. News and Comment. 5 Local Tho Closing Century Passed In Review. 6 Local Scranton Electric Light and Heat Company In New Hands. Common Picas Court Dolnss. 7 Local Bosco, tho Snako Eater, Ban ished from Scranton. Scheme to- Increase Size of Talor BorouEh. 8 Local West Scranton and Suburban. 9 Round About the County. 10 Local l.tvo Industrial News. Funeral of tho Lato Luther W. Peck. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Will Be Held in Harrlsburg on, Thursday to Nomlnato Congress- men-at'-Large and State Delegates. Harrlsburg, April 3. The Deniocratlo state convention will meet ln this city on Thursday to nominate candidates for congress-at-large, and auditor gen eial, and select eight delegates-at-large und flfty-slx district delegates to tho national convention at Kansas City. There are no avowed candidates for either of these stale offices and nobody can predict tonight with certainty who will He nominated There are numer ous active aspirants for the delegate-at-large and a sluto will not be pre pared until all tho rnrty leaders have reached here. Colonel Jnmes M. Guf fty, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania's rep resentative on the national committee, will head the delegation. Other dele gates will probably be State Chairman John S. Rilling, of Erie; Congressman Uufus K. Polk, of Danville, th- cholcij of the Pennsylvania congressional dele gation; ex-Govetnor Robert 12. Pat tlson, of Philadelphia, and Captain John B. Kennan, of Greensburg. Mayor I John A. Frltchey. of Hnirlsburg; ex-' State Chairman John M. Garman, of Nnnticnke; Congressman Honry D. Green, of Reading, and Charles J. Rell ly, of Wllllamspoit, arc also making an aggressive canvass for this honor. Colonel Guffey renqhod. here Ihls after noon and was followed on the evening trains by Clfabman Hilling, City Chairman Donnelly and Thomas J. Rynn, of Philadelphia, and a few other party leaders. A conference of tho leaders will be held tomorrow night to prepare the plutfoim and arrange the preliminaries of the convention. Col onel Frank I. Fllzslmmons, of Scran ton. who will preside. Is also here. The convention will convene at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, and It is expected that It will complete its busi ness ln one session. WILL VOTE FOR M'KINLEY. Instructions to the Pottsvllle Dele gates to Philadelphia. Pottsvllle, April C W. J.Whltehous;, Pottsvllle, of the Twenty-ninth senn- , torlal district, and Harrison Ball, Ma i hanoy City, of the Tl lrtieth senatorial I district, were today I'ccted delegates to the Republican natUnal convention. Harry llight, of Pottsvllle; Lincoln Home, of Donaldson; . A. Doeriling-t-r, Pottsvllle, and H. S. Albright, of Orwigsburg, Fourth district; Paul i Houck, Shenandoah; Harry Evans, i Frackvllle, First dlstiict; Joseph Keh- ler, Pittman, Second district, and Har ry Kantner, Tamaqua. Third district, delegates to the state convention. The national delegates were Instruct ed to vote for tho nomination of Wil liam McKinley for president. Nethersole's Trial. Now Ycrk, April 3.-Olga Nethersclo and others Jointly accused In a blanket Indictment of maintaining a nuisance and offending public decency In the pro duction of a dramatization of Daudet's "Supho," were put on trial today In tho criminal branch of the Supiemo court, where Justice Fursman presided. The day was occupied In obtaining a jury and after the jury had been completed the court adjourned until tcmorrow. Powder Explosion. Wilmington, Del.. April 4.-An explosion occurred this mornlnc ln mill No. 12 In tho Hedloy yards of the Dupont Powder works, Tho roof of the mill was blown off. No ono was hurt nnd the dumago was slight. Several hundred pounds of powder was destroyed. ' Miss How to Sail for Europe. New York, April 3,-Mlss Mary Helen How, who bang before President McKin ley nt tho White House recently, will sail for Europe In a few das. Trouble In Kentucky Fields. Henderson, Ky April 3. More than 2,000 coal miners arc npw out In tho west ern Kentucky llelds. No progress bus been made toward a settlement of the wage scale. DEATHS OF A DAY. Reading, Pa., April 3. Colonel David Campbell, superintendent of tho Empire Iron and Steel company's furnaces here, and ono of the moat prominent Iron mas. ters In the country, tiled suddenly In his "arrlago last night us ho was returning from an Irppectlon of the Whcatfleld mines, of which he wan manager. Col onel Cumpbell was born In Middletown, Pa., December 30, 18J2. Ho was a veteran of tho civil war. A widow and four chil dren survive. London, April 3. The dowager countess of Aberdeen, widow of tho fifth earl of Aberdeen, Is dead. She was born in 1SI4 and w,i3 the daughter of Georgo Ratllle, h., of JcrUhwoodo, and idster of tho tenth curl of Harrington. I'tirls, April 3. M. Joeph Louis Fran, els Btrtrrnd, perpetual secretary of tho Academy of Science, is dead, Ho was born In l?! and became secretary in 1S7I. lie was a member of the French acad emy. Pittsburg. April 3,-Bev. John Scott, former editor of tho Wettern Methodist, Protstant und tho Methodist Recorder, died at his homo at KldersvlUe, l'n., to day, of grip. Mr. Scott was W years old. PUERTO RICO TARIFF BILL IS PASSED Approved in - the Senate by Vote of 40 to 31. A VERY LIVELY SESSION Ono of the Sharpest and Most Pro longed Debates Since the Memor nblo War Congress Two Years Ago. The Senate Galleries Crowded and Hundreds of People Throng tho Corridors Unable to Gain Admit tance Mason, Foraker and Others Among the Speakers Mr. Wolcott Attacks Mr. Xodge. Washington, April 3. This was a no table day in tli United States senate. It brought to a close ono of the sharp est nnd most prolonged debates upon anv measure since those discussed in ( the memorable "war congress," two years ago. At o'clock this afternoon the vots were begun upon the Puerto Itlcan tariff and civil goyerninnt bill nnd the pending amendments, and In less than an hour later the mnasure, about which there has been so much contention In and out of congress was passed bv a majority of nine, the tlr.al vote being 10 to 9. Only committee) amendments were ndopted. It has been eldent for some tlms that the bill would command a major ity ln the senate, but notwithstanding that fact the Interest In the measure, both of senators and of the public nev er flagged an instant. Today tho gal leries were crowded nnd hundreds of people filled the corridors unablo even to secure standing room In the galler ies. From 11 o'clock when tho senate convened until the hour when the vot ing "began, advocates and opponents of tho bill brilliantly and eloquently main tained their convictions and tho audit ors were kept ln a state of constant excitement. The particularly notable speeches of tho day were delivered by Mr. Mason, of Illinois, ln opposition to the measure, nnd by Mr. Foraker, of Ohio, who replied to a brief, speech bv Mr. Wellington, of Maryland. It was the Ohio senator's desire to clear up any misunderstanding- or misinforma tion concerning the bill. Mr. Mason's speech was argumenta tive, eloquent and amusing by turns, and as It covered the entire range of tho country's duties and responsibili ties to what the Illinois senator sarcas tically termed "our In-su-lar pos-ses-slons." it was very Interesting to his hearers. The Republicans who voted against the Puerto Rico bill were Davis" (Minn.), Mason (111.), Nelson (Minn.), Proctor (Vt.), Simon (Ore.), and Well ington (Md.) Just before the senate ndjourned a sensational episode occuired, ln which Mr. Wolcott, of Colorado, accured Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts1, of uttering that which was "unqualifiedly false." The dl'llculty arose o"er an effort mnde by Mr. Lodge to have the Spoon ir bill made tho unf nlshed business. This Involved tho displacement of the Quay case, and the friends of the for mer senator irom Pennsylvania, mada thlngd lively for half an hour. In the House. The house todav entered upon the consideration of the substitute for the senato Hawaii territorial bill under a special order, which will bring tho question to a vote on Thursday after noon at 4 o'clock. The debate was In committee of the whole nnd only three of the six speeches were pertinent to the bill. Mr. Knox (Mass.), chairman of the committee on territories, deliv ered a carefully prepared speech in nd vocacy of Its passage. Mr. Robinson (' ,d.) criticized a section In the bill which, ho said, continued In force labor contracts existing ln Hawaii, denounc ing It as legalizing a system of wage slavery. Mr. Mendell (Wyo.) spoke generally in support of the bill. Mr. Lane down), one of the Republicans who opposed the Puerto Blco tariff bill, madn n vlir. orous speech, reafllrmlng his position and warning his Republican associates that the country would not support an unfair policy toward the Puerto Rtc ans. Mr. Thomaa (N. C), Mr. Will iams (Miss.) and Mr. BouteJIe (Ills.) discussed Imperialism. No Authority for Action. London, Apill 3. In tho house of lords today Lord Klncald rsked the govorn-r inent to support tho United States In nt tempting to heruro uon-uxhlbltion dis plays on Sunday lit tho Paris exhibition, The premier, Lord Salisbury, teplted that; the coernment was fully aware of tl'O" feollng In the mutter, but bad no shadow of authority to take action. "1" Xeenan Resigns. Philadelphia. April 3. T. J. Keenan, vice consul of the Pennsylvania dhUIoiV of tho Leugue of American Wheelmen; has rettgned that office. Tho resignation' was forwarded a week ago, but Chief! Consul BoMe urged a reconsideration.1. Mr, Keenan, howecr. Insisted upon "tha , acceptance of tho resignation. Democratic Lenders at Harrlsburg. Philadelphia. April 3,-Clty Chairman Donnelly und County Commissioner Ryan went to Harrlsburg today to mee( Nn. tlonal Committeeman Guffey preliminary to the stnte convention which will bo held on Thursday. The Philadelphia dela gates will go to Harrlsburg on Thur day morning, -f -f -f-f WEATHER FORECAST. 4 Washington, April S. Forecast for Wedneday and Thursday, For eastern Pennsylvania, cloudy and s colder Wednesday; rain Thurs- ' day; fresh northerly winds. - ' -. .- V 1 t i
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