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SCRANTON, PA.. TUESDAY AlORNINU, AP1UL 10, 1900.
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ROBERTS IN
FOR WINTER
CAMPAIGN
Preparations Made to Hold
Bloemfontein Against
Surprise.
0RD KITCHENER'S TASK
le Is Responsible for the Protection
of the Railway While Lord Rob
erts Waits for Winter Clothing
and Remounts Boers Attempt to
Docoy British Into Mined Ambush.
London. April 10 (.". n. 111.) IJrltons
ore now beginning, though reluctantly,
to realize that Lord Roberts Is In for
a winter campaign, lasting several
months. This Is the end, In n low
words, of the high hopes based upon
T.nrd Iloborts' brilliant dash to Klin
bcrley and Dlocmfonteln.
Preparations urc being made to hold
Hloetr-fontein against surprises. Lord
Kitchener has been given an Import
ant duty, being responsible fur the
protection of the railway, while Lord
Koberts Is waiting for remounts and
winter clothing for the troops, whoso
thin cotton khaki uniforms and boots
are worn out.
Oeneral Brabant and Oeneral Oat
acie a iv both at a standstill. Lord
Itoborts will probably for pome time
cnntlne blR operations to clearing tho
Free Stati- behind him of raiders and
to relieve .Mafeklng, for which pur
pone apparently the eighth division,
inw anlving at Cape Town, has been
ordered t KIniberley. Lady Sarah
AVilson and other Mafeklng correspon
dents send diaries of the doings there,
show lug that the Doers have tried, by
abandoning their trenches, to lure the
besieged out Into a mined ambush.
Kortunotf'ly the British engineers dis
covered the mine, cut the wire com
municating and unenrthed 210 pounds
of dynamite and war gelatine. What
the chances are for an advance to
Pretoria may be Judged from tho fact
that only from six to ten thousand
hoises are on their way to the cape
and from the further fact that the
m'lltaiy tailoring depailnients only
within the last three weeks begun
making woolen khaki unitorms. It 13
said It will take at least two month
to provide 200.000 uniforms.
Mr. f-toyn's address to the Flue
State mod at Froonstad is confirmed.
The Fischer Wolmarlns deputation has
full power to negotiate for peace sub
ject to tho raad's action.
Lady lloberts will remain at Caps
Town. Tho Puke of Westminster, the
Puke of Marlborough and Lord Henry
t.'avendl.sh Bentlnek have gone to tho
front.
Carnavon. Capo Colony, April 9.
Klnsardt was form illy re-annexed to
Capo Colony. April i. amid the cheers
of the assembled troops. A large num
ber or Insunient colonists, including
man of their leaders, are now im
prisoned here
Colonel Dairy's column, Including th
West Australlansond Canadian mount
ed lilies and artillery left here yes
terday for DeAar.
At Bloemfontein,
London, April 10. The Bloemfontein
correspondent of tho Morning Post,
telegraphing Sunday, says:
"The movement of troops continues
with bewildering frequency, brigades
and divisions appearing and disappear
ing at brief intervals. No specific ac
counts of such movements are per
mitted. "Soinu remounts were fired on yes
terday on the railway, while they were
on the way from the south. The en
emy are reported to be In considerable
numbers to tho southeast of the line.
"Tho Boors are also apparently feel-,
ing their way, frequently to the west
of the line. A party has been thrown
forward and has le-occupled the laager
at Pnurdeborg. probably to search for
burled arms and ammunition."
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
tho Pally Telegraph, telegraphing Sun
day, says:
"The railway and telegraph are work
ing. Works and trenches have been
prepared In suitable positions around
Bloemfontein. The greatest vigilance
is exercised. Some of the troops sleep
in the trenches.
"Confirmation has been received of
tho report that the Boors are in laugcr
in considerable force, with guns, nt
Ponkerspoort, eighteen miles south
east. The British scouts report an
other hodv still closer. The Boer pa
trols havo grown very daring, ventur
ing much nearer our tents."
Investigation Wanted.
Washington, April 0. ncprc&cntatiie Leiy, ot
New York, (mlay offered a resolution which,
after irrlting the Utrmcnt that thirty otlle-ers
and men of the army in tho riilllpplnca haie
committed nilcldc ami (hat moic than 0O am
now confined In lnano mylunu ami that trrlcnn
iharjjca haie hern made against oflklalt In tho
transport, eoiiimUary ami quaitcrmakterVi er
ie-c, rails upon the tnrttary ol war tor Infor
mation, and authorize the ipealer to appoint an
Imtflhjttlni; committee If the hoibo thlnki It
necrsurv.
nectry.
V
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Watlilnijton. April u.-1'oiilotit: John Hoover,
k'erth Towiodi. Bradford in Sis.
GLASS CUTTER'S STRIKE.
The Tie-up at Honcsdalo Is Not
Complete,
Special to the Scranton Ttlbui-c.
Honcsdalo, April 9. The glass cut
ters' strike, which went Into effect Sat
urday, docs not appear to be a com
plete tie-up, as a pmall force arc work
ing today In nil of the shops. For
some time past a representative of tho
American Flint Glass Cutters' union
has been enlisting members Into tho
union throughout this legion, prepara
tory to making a demand on tho
Honesdale, Hawley and White Mills
shops, to become union shops. At
throe ot the Honcsdalo shops workmen
had been dismissed. This afforded an
opportunity for tho demand, and In
each case a committee from the union
waited on tho proprietors, asking that
these men be reinstated, claiming that
they were discharged because they
were union men.
The proprietors claim that they weiv
dismissed for Incompetency only, and
that they claimed the privilege ot em
ploying such help as was satisfactory
to them. It Is nlso claimed on the part
of the employers that the matter of
wages and working hours has not been
brought up, but a question ot union
or non-union shops.
THE SCHOOL BOYS'
PR0-B0ER RALLY
Great Rush nt the Philadelphia
Academy of Music Webster Davis
Among the Orators of the Evening.
A Message to Paul.
Philadelphia, April U. One of tho
greatest demonstrations of sympathy,
both In the number of participants and
the display of enthusiasm ever shown
In this city for any foreign nation,
took place tonight when the Academy
of Music was Jammed with people for
the purpose of taking part In thu
Philadelphia school boys' pro-Boer
rally. The object of the gathering was
to send a message of greeting to Presi
dent Kruger signed by 22,000 pupils of
the schools of tills city. So great was
the crush, mostly of the founger gen
eration, that many thousands were un
able to get near the doors, and tho
mass of struggling people was enter
tained by music while the meeting In
side was in progress.
.Judge William N. Ashman, of tho or
phans' court of this clt presided, and
those who addressed the meeting were
Hon. Webster Davis, Hon. W. Hourke
Cockran, ot New York-, jX-DlstrIct At
torney George S. Graham, of this city:
Hon. P. Louter Wessels, of Bloemfon
tein, Orange Free State, and Thomas
J, Meek, a pupil of the High school
of this city. 13d win Markham, the
poet, recited an original od to Lin
coln for the first time. Three hun
dred singers of the United Singing so
cieties of Philadelphia sang the Trans
vaal Volkslled and American patriotic
soncs.
After the speechmaklng. James F.
Smith, a sixteen-year-old messenger of
the American District Telegraph com
pany, was called to the stage by means
of the regulation call box and was
given the message signed by the school
boys, with Instructions to proceed to
Pretoria and hand It personally to
President Kruger. The messenger, ac
companied by a committee of three
high school boys, left for New York
tonight, and tomorrow they will bo
tendered a reception at the Waldorf
Astoria hotel by the students of the
public schools of Greater New York.
On Wednesday the messenger will sail
on the steamship St. Louis, and be
fore the vessel reaches Southampton
he will be taken off by a French ten
der and landed at Havre, France, In
order to avoid English territory. The
message to Kruger Is as follows:
We, thu uiidericned students of the public
whools of 1'i.iljilolpliia, the ilty where our fore
fathers enlisted in their splendid and micccIiiI
fctmcalc against KiirIIsIi oppicMon, desire to
expresi to you and the lighting" men of the
hontli Atilean republic their great admiration
tor the genius and coinage that has checked ling
lish invasion of tho Transvaal and the under
signed extend their most earnest wishes that
in the end the South African republic will
triumph over England In a war In which the lloer
cause is noble; tho English cause unjust.
Delegations of school boys from New
York and Boston attended the meet
In g.
SMALL FRY KNOCKDOWNS.
Philadelphia, April P. "KM" ilioad. of Cin
cinnati, and Tan Callahan, ot this city, (ought
six haul and fast louuds at the 1'enn Art Ath
letic club tonight The Philadelphia!! had the
better ot the fight.
Philadelphia, April 0. "Scalelly 11111" ejuinri,
of Williamsport, and Hunts firahain, ot this
city, fought six fast rounds tonight at the broad
way Athletic club. Graham took the aggressive,
and In the fourth round hcorc-d a clean knock
down by hitting "Scalely" a stinging blow. Itu
fus had the better of the go.
Hague Conventions Ratified.
Washington, April d. The president has Just
ratified the Hague convention, pruvlding for ar
bitration of in.ernatlonal disputes and for the
legulatlon of tne use of warlike instruments, it
is believed that the government of the fulled
States is ptobably second to only one of the
whole cnneifM of nations repiesenled at the
Hague peace conference in perfecting the formali
ties necessary to give full effect to the action of
tho conference. The Dutch parliament itselt'dld
not ratify the ticitles until a few da.w ujjo.
Following in Sheldon's Steps.
Mutshall, Mo.. April a neginuing today the
minister of this city will take chaige of the
Weekly Ilepubllcan and tun it one month a l.i
Sheldon. The piper no doubt will turn out to
be u tietmndous aie-ccss and its ciiculatlon will
be vastly Increased. The free ndiertlnlng of the
paper will be a large temporary benefit. The
fact that all the. ministers have Joined hands
will allay Jcalouny.
To Celebrate Appomattox,
Allegheny, I'a., April 0. Post 126 will cele
brate the mi rentier at Appomattox by a public
demonstration at Carnegie hall tonight, (iov,
William A, Stone, Lleut.-Oov.-J, P. K. fiobiii,
Adjt.-Ce.il, Thomaj J. Rtcwait, o( the Grand
Army, James P. Moirlson, department comman
der, and Attorney-General John I'. Llkln will de
liver addrtsM also a splendid musical and lit
erary program will l carried out.
m i .
Record Broken on Passport.
Washington. Anrtl 0. Th tiacnnrf knrM
the tate department today broke all records, by
IsMiing 1 passports-. Tlie normal rate for Oils
season Is about thirty or forty paper. Tie great
increase la attributed by the officials to the
Paris exposition.
FATAL RISING OF
THE COLORADO
MORE THAN FIFTY LIVES LOST
IN TEXAS.
The River Still on a Rampage and
Much Damage to Property Is
Threatened Railroad Traffic in
Southern Texas Has Been Aban
donedThe Trinity River at Dallas
Continues to Rise Many Persons
Driven from Home.
Pallas, Texas, April It. News from
the southern and southwestern Texns
tlood sections shows that more than
fifty lives have been lost, including
those at Austln. Ueiwrts from La
Grange Indicate that the Colorado Is
i still rising and menacing more eouti
' try districts. The stream Is now four
feet higher than during the great tlood
of Inst year.
Bastrop Is entliel:- surrounded by
water. The property damage Is enor
mous. Hnllroad Unfile. In the southern half
of Texas has been practically aban
doned and all outlets to California are
closing because nf the washouts on tho
western division of the Texus and Pit
elflc. 13. II. It, Green, president of the Tar
pon club of the Gulf 'coast, has re
ceived telegrams fiom Kockport of
heavy damage to club property on St.
Joseph's Island by a severe storm.
A number of small vessels were
wrecked this morning and some lives
are believed to have been lost. None
of tho club members are at the refort.
Trinity river at Pallas continued to
rise today. Much property has been
destroyed in the valley, but no lives
have been leported lost.
Austin, Texas, Anrll 9. Reports to
day from Bastrop. Fayette and Whar
ton counties, on the Colorado below
here, are to tin effect that the full
force of the flood is Just being felt
there. The water rose so rapidly that
the people were compelled to desert
their homes with .111 possible speed to
protect their lives. Twelve people are
reported drowned at Bastrop during
the night. In Wharton and Fayette
counties tho situation Is even more
grave .and It is expected that today's
i tlood in this section will not only cause
an Immense property loss but the list
oi numan lire loss will bo considerable.
Many Persons Missing.
Austin. Texas, April 0. The Hood sit
uation hero is Impiovlng somewhat,
but the reports from points below in
dicate that the full effect of the Im
mense volume of water Is being felt In
Wharton and Lafayette t'ountlcg.evpry
thlng being' Inundated and much ibss
of property and live stock being re
ported. Advices from the aiea sur
rounding the count:- seat of Bastrop
county are to tho effect that there hns
been some loss of life among the farm
Ing class, as their homes were Inun
dated without warning by the tidal
wave, but outside of an unconfirmed
report that eight lives were lost, noth
ing can be lenrned.
In the southern part ot this county
several persons are mlsslns:. the num
ber representing a. family of six Ital
ians, and two negro families. It may ;
be that they have escaped, but, as I
their homes have been washed away,
It Is presumed that they perished In I
the rushing waters. 1
QUEEN'S DUBLIN VISIT. !
Large Crowds of People Get a
Glimpse of Victoria as She Takes
Her Usual Drives.
. Dublin, April . Queen Victoria took
nor usual drive In tho vice regal
grounds this morning and paid her
promised visit to the cltv this after
noon, leaving Phoenix park at 1 o'clock.
Large crowds of people witnessed her
majesty's departure and the route fol
lowed was thronged.
An escort of the Household cavalry
lent plcturesciueness to the royal pro
cession. The stores and houses in the
main thoroughfares were plentlfully
decorated with Hags and bunting, and
her majesty was received with great
enthusiasm throughout her drive.
The weather wns splendid, and tho
brilliant sunshine and varl-colored dec
orations gave thu city quite a carni
val npivearnnce.
Thousands of people gathered from
early morning and lined the routo
thickly. The throngs ubout O'Connell
street, Sackvllle and College green
were enormous. Sackvllle presented a
particularly striking picture. Hand
some Venetian masts in the center of
the imposing thoroughfare divided it
Into two avenues, and the royal pro
cession passed under an almost un
broken canopy of levlthlan flags, gor
geous banners and varl-colored fes
toons of (lowers and evergreens. The
windows, roofs, and nil vantage points
were occupied by cheering, singing
crowcis, waving nags and handker
chiefs. . Her majesty drove slowly along tho
route, incessantly bow'lng and smiling
her acknowledgements of the plaudits.
Not even on thn occasion of the state
entry In Dublin was tho scene mom
impressive or more significant than to
day. t
The scene about College Green, where
tho Dank of Ireland. Trinity ecV'ogo and
the public statues were gaily bedecked,
was specially Interesting, as that vant
ag point had been selected not only
by the oolleglntes but thousunds of vis
Itors from Belfast and other cities. Tho
crowds were so dense that they almost
touched tho carriage wheels, yet there
was an almost total absence ot con
Btabularly (police). In spite of this,
there was not the slightest sign of a
disturbance ot any kind. Miles of
Muttering handkerchiefs greeted the
queen's appearance there and marked
her course through Harcourt street, the
South Circular road unci across the
bridges to the Phoenix monument and
tho vice regal lodgo.whlch was reached
at 6.30 p, m.
King Leopold's Birthday,
llrusiels, Ilclglum, April !). The slxly.flfiri mi
phersary of the birth of King lipoid Is Uing
appiopriately celebrated thruugho.it lha king
dom today.
PRIMARY RETURNS.
The Convention Delegates Selected
by Republicans.
Sunbury, Pa., April 9. The North
umberland county Republican conven
tion wns hold today for the purpose ot
choosing state and national delegates.
The state delegates chosen were P. II.
Moore, Sunbury: Lafayette Trommet-.
ter, Shamokln: I. W. Kelser. Mt. Cur
mel; J. H. Wagner, Wntsontown. The
first two named are Quayltes and tho
latter two nntl-Quay.
Colonel C. M. Clement, of Sunbury,
was chosen national delegate.
Quay Man at Haaleton.
Hazleton, April !). Harry Haworth,
of Freeland, a Quav man, was nomi
nated for the assembly nt Freeland to
day by the Republicans of the Fourth
Luiserne over William Gcrlach.who bad
the support ot the antl-Quayltes, by a
vote of "I'l, to 2fH,i on tho Ilrst ballot.
, The resolutions endorse the national
' and stnte platforms of the Republican
Party, the administrations of President
McKlnley and Governor Stone and the
course of Boles Penrose in the United
1 Stales senate.
In Westmoreland.
ireensburg. Pa., April U. The faca
of the returns from Saturday's Hepub-
' llcan primaries In Westmoreland coun
try show Cyrus K. Woods, tho Quay
candidate, to have been nominated.
James S. Beacoin and George B. Stev
ens, Qtiav candidates for the legisla
ture, are nominated. Cnutnln John A.
Stevens, anti-Quay. H tho Third legis
lative nominee, and Dr. L. C. Thomas.
anti-Quay, and W. S. Vandyke, Quay,
I are about tied for tho fourth place on
! tho tlf-lfni '
LUZERNE CONVENTIONS.
Republicans Meet in Six Districts.
Vigorous Protests Against Mr.
Corny.
Speil.il to the N.-i.;lituli Tiibune.
Iittston. April 3. Ilctiuhlleau eon-
I ventiniiH were hold In th. kIv l.iiv..rni
Legislative districts today. Candidates
weie named for representatives and
state delegates elected.
Considerable Inteiest Is centered In
tjie Second district, where a warm con
test was being carried on in an effort
to defeat Hon. K. A. Corny, one of the
Insurgent members In tho house. Thu
I convention was held In'Jones' hall, Lu
. Sterne borough, this morning, and sev
enty-three delegates responded to the
roll call. The names of Hon. E. A.
Coray, of West Plttston, and George
Itoss. of Luzerne, were placed before
the convention. Before a vote was
taken, P. H. Hrcnton, ot West Pitts
ton, a Quay delegate, presented a pro
test, as follows;
-pM)ki!iic for myself and many ethers elis-teO
in delegates to ihc llepuhliciu coiiU'Ulinu to
nominate a Itepnblli-.in candidate (or icpiescnta
live and on bchalt of our Itepublk.in constitu
ents, who not only dlsappron- tho oilicial con
duit ot Hon. K. A. Coiey, Jr., In the last session
of the legislature, but who regaid him ineligible
us a candidate for it-nomination at this time,
tor the lea-ou that he lelused to p.ntic ip.ilc in
tin1 legulai- party c.luui.-es ami aided the Demo
crats to maintain a deadlock tluoughout Ihc m-s-fion;
ulso (or tho lurthc-r reason that be has
been alieady nominated by another party as lis
candidate (or irpri-iitallvt a party whose plat
toiui is in many lespcts diametrically upposeil
lo that of the Republicans we hold that the
trie lul.s o( said candidate are debar ecl bom pre-t-i-ntini;
his name in this convention (or another
iiuiiiiii.it ion. We aic Mislalucd in this position by
the opinion nt tieneial I'rank llccdei, iliaiiuun
nt the ltepubliean state committee, and, as the
propriety of acting In accordance tliviewitli cum
mends itelf to our seine of justice, duty and
loyal ic-gard (or party obligations, c protest
against icnomlnjtlns Mr. Corey without qu.tlitlc.i
tlon or in Uic absence ol .-at i-fuctuiy assurance
that, if a'.lin numlnate'd and elected, he will
lailhlully act with' the- nujoiity of ltepubliean
legislator on all patty measures.
The protest was lalel on the table.
When balloting was taken up Coray
was declared the choice; of the con
vention by a vole 47', 1- to io'i. A
sti anger from Philadelphia was pres
ent at tho Coray headquarters pre
vious to the convention looking after
the interests of the insurgents. Cpon
jecelvlng the nomination Mr. Corav
came forward and made a brief
speech, making no reference to the
protest, but said he intended to stand
by thu record he had made. Ho took
his defeat In his home town very
lightly and gained consolation from the
fact that he had carried the Second
district. Ho said ho took the action
of this convention as an endorsement
of his past record rather than ot
Coray. Ho also emphatically declared
he had no boss, no master except the
people who nominated him, and he In
tended to stand by thrm. Tho Craw
ford county system of making nomina
tions was adopted for the district.
The Third district convention was
held In Kdwardsvlllf ihlt morning and
Dr. Malum, of Nanllcoke, a Quay man,
was nominated.
The Fourth district, at it convention
hold lit T-'reelond, named Mr. Hay
worthy, the Quay candidate.
At tho Fifth district convention, held
In Kuglo hull, Plttston. William J.
Strange, of Plains, n Quay man, was
nominated. The Crawford county
rules weie tabled.
Populist Convention.
Kansas Pity, April 0. At a meetliiK of the
populists state committee today it was voted to
hold .1 mass convention in Kansas City on April
10 for the purpose of nominating a state ticket.
After tho meeting State Chairman Littell ttatcd
that there would lc no fusion with the Demo
eiats. Decided to Take Imprisonment.
Dublin, April 0. Arthur Griffiths, editor of tho
tiilted irlfcliiiian, which was suppicsscd last Sat
unlay, was this aftunemn sentenced to fourteen
il.ijs' imprisonment or a line for as-uniting Itam
say Colllen, proprietor of the Irish Figaro, In
tin latter'n ollico tills mornlnir. lie declileel to
take the impiiaoninent.
i m
Ninety Cases of Plague.
Sidney, K. S. W., April 9. Ninety-three easy
ot the bubonic plaicuc and tuenty-nine deaths
(roni the disease haie occuned here'. Thursday
next has been appointed as a elay of interccs.ion
(".lid prayer tor relief from the plague.
Cash for Ball Players.
New York, April 0. Manager Kulng-, of the
New York base ball club, ban made a cash offer
e( i15,000 to the. Philadelphia inanaseineiit lor
its tno tar, Peljrhanty and Lajolc.,
Ste- ship Arrivals.
New York, A , . New Yo'kCletred, Klr
Wllhelui Per 'Oro,, JVenien U Cherbourg-,
Southampton Kottcrdam, Itoltcrdam.
INVESTIGATION OF
MANILA JUSTICE
GENERAL FUNSTON'S COURSE
ATTRACTS ATTENTION.
Court Martial May Result from Sum
mary Execution of Two Filipinos.
Difficulty in Administering Jus
tice American Residents and the
Friendly Filipinos Bellevo That
General Pana Should Be Punished
for Atrocious Crimes Committed.
Manila, April 9, An Interesting topic
of conversation in army circles Is the
Investigation of Urlgadlor General
Frederick Funston's execution of two
THE DUKE OF
Following the example of his distinguished ancestors, the Duke of Alarlborough has
taken the Held. He arrived only recently at Care Town and dispatches received from there
state that he has been ordered to the front to join Lord Roberts in the Orange Free State.
Filipinos and the possibility of a court
martial resulting therefrom. Tho story
Is that tho Filipinos captured three
Maccabebe scouts who were crossing
the country near San Isidro and were
preparing to kill them when one nf the
'Mncealn-btis escaped and found Cien
eral Funston with it scouting party
near. This man guided the Americans
to the rescue of his ccmpanlons, and
wnen the troops npptoaehod the Fill,
plnos lied, leaving the Mnccabebes.
Several of the Filipinos were shot and
(Jeneral Funston captured two ot
them, took them to. the vllluge square
and hanged them without trial, as a
warning to tho Filipinos. The present
method of warfare and Instances of
the mutilation of prisoners have In
censed the American soldiers to such
n degree that they feel justified in
making reprisal-, which has been done
on several occasions recently.
There is u stiong feeling among the
i.-'fiiU-nls and friendly Filipinos that
the Chinese general, Pana, who, as an
l'ounee.l March SI. surrendered to
lirlgadler Oeneral Yobbt. after terrot
izlng the province of Panay, should
bo severely punished. It Is pointed
out that his career has been more
that of a brigand than of a soldier,
as he looted and extorted money by
torture from wealthy natives and
burned alive some of his followers
who intended to desert him. It Is be
lieved Pana surtendeted because ho
leared bis own men, and that he ex-pi-cteel
to be paroled like other otnor3
and enjoy the fruits of his brlgan
dase. DR. M'GIFFERT RESIGNS.
His Name Will Be Dropped from the
Roll of the Presbytery.
New York. April !. The Rev. Dr. Ar
thur t McOlffert today formally with
dtow from the Presbyteiian church.
His resignation was contained In a let
ter to the presbytery of New Yotk.
which met today In tegular semi-annual
meeting and Dr. McGlffort's request
that his name bo diopped from tho roll
of the Presbytery was granted.
Dr. McGIfferfs letter of resignation
was in accordance with an announce
ment made by him to the Presbytery
three weeks ago.
Corporations Chartered.
llarusliuiK, April P. The-c corporations were
charteied today by the stale department: New
ton. Hansom and Lake Wlnola Telephone rom
pa try. liald .Mount, iJckawanna county; capital,
$.1,0)0. George W. Heard company, incorporated,
lteadlmt: capital, $12,000. Philadelphia Collins
company, liiiladi-lphia; capital, $1,010. Tho Key
ktone Condensed Milk company, Couderiport;
c-upltal S,00O. The Feaustlque Metal Interior
company, Pittsburg; capital, 0,0Ui. The It. 8.
Ilelcher company, littsburn; capital, 00.000.
James McMillan Printing company, Pittsburg;
capital, $30,000, The Alexander Land company,
fanonsbuig: capital, W.OuO,
Suicide of a Bank Cashier.
Oakland, Cala., April P. Danker II. II. Pitcher,
wlio had chargo of the Livermore bonk In tho
capacity ol manager nnd cashier, blew his brjliu
out at his Livermore homo today. Pitcher lias
a trustee of the estate ol the late Thomas Var
ney, deceased, valued at $fl00,ono. His trustee
ship was being Investigated in court. Pitcher
lias to have produced Ids iKioks in court today
and was to testify as to how he handled the
bank and the trust.
Stamp Agent Convicted.
Italtlinore, April v. Charles it. Trench, alias
Hairy II. Ileith, was dcclateil eullty today by
a Juiy In the t'nlted Mates distilet coutt of re
celling and haling in Ids possession ifcuO worth
of postage stamps, knowing them to have been
stolen. Sentence was suspended forty-eight hours,
pending 4 motion for a new trial. The penalty
Is a fine of not less than W,000 or imprliounient
lor not mote tlian five yearn, or both.
Delaware Corporations.
Dover, Pel., April D, The following companies
filed articles ot Incorporation here today: The
Crescent Automobile Manufacturing company, of
New York, capital, .T00,000; The American Cigar
Machine) company, of New Yoik, capital, (UOO.ooo.
m in
Big Racing Meet.
Pan rraiiclsco, April I). A bhr racing meet
openeil here today under the auspices ol the New
Louisiana Jockey club and will continue until
the Stth. Tlda li the second meet run In thit
state, the. first of uhlch took place at Oakland.
THE NEWS THIS M0RNINU
Weather Indication) ToJayi
F?; NOnTHERLY WINDS.
1 General England Preparing for a Winter Cam
palgn In South Atrica.
Knileavors to lix u bay (or Vote on Quay
Cose.
Fatal Texas Flood".
Manila Justice to lie looked into.
2 Oeneral Korthcaslern I'ennsjbanla.
Financial and Commercial,
3 botnl Thomas I.uddon on Tiial for .Murder.
Wst of Common Pleas Jurors lor May Term.
4 1'dltoilal.
Free Trade in Shipping M.ttcrl.il.
5 Iwal City Knirinecr Phillips lie-elected.
Petition for a Xcw School.
0 Local West Scuntoti nnd Ktibtuban.
7 Itound About the County.
S Local Live Industrial Xews.
MARLBOROUGH.
GITTINGS DIED IN A CAB.
Suffered from Consumption and Was
Being- Taken to the Hillside
Home When End Came.
John Ulttlngs. of Watertnwn, X, Y.,
died In a cab diiveii by Cabman
Thomas Quinn, about 6 o'clock last
owning, while on fie way to the 1IIII
side Home. Consumption was the
cause of death.
He was put In the cab by Proprietor
P. II. Durkln, of the Oram! Central
hotel. When Quinn reached Green
Hldge, the man inside the cab with
ftlttings culled out to Quinn that the
ohl man was dead, and turning around
the cabman drove back to town nnd
took the body to Cttslck's morgue.
Coroner J. J, Roberts was notified and
will investigate tho case today.
Mr. Durkln wired Cuttings' father
and brother In 'U'atertown of his
death, but did not teceive any answer
last night.
Glttlngs came here a few days ago
from AVIlkes-Iiarre, and papers were
found on his body showing that he
had been an Inmate of the Mercy
hospital in that city for six weeks.
He hos often stopped at the Grand
Central hotel. Sunday night ho was
taken violently ill and was yesterday
confined to his bed. Dr. J. V. Husch,
of the Lackawanna hospital, wiw yes
terday morning called In and pro
nounced It a case of consumption, and
one from which recovery was Impos
sible. He made arrangements to have.
the man taken to the Hillside Homo.
Glttlngs was a salesman and sold
various small articles, nnd often vis
ited the city. He was n. rather tall
man, with a long brown beurd. Ho
vins neatly dressed and apparently
about 50 years ot age.
FIRE AT THE BLAST FURNACE.
Two Men Injured by Explosion of
Paint.
Freel Under and William Nichols,
of South Scranton, were taken to tho
Moses Taylor hospital yesterday, as
the result of Injuries received In the
western engine room of the Lacka
wanna Iron and Steel company's blast
furnace yesterday morning, by tho
explosion of a barrel of tar roofing
paint, which aljco set In flames the
floor or the building and caused con
siderable damage.
Under and Nichols entered tho room
about 11 o'clock, to get a pall of paint.
Tho barrel from which they tool, the
paint was nearly empty and they
were obliged to tip It. In so doing
the blaze from a lighted miner's lamp
In Llndor's hand came In contact with
the paint, and an explosion followed.
Uoth men were badly burned and cut
nnd tho floor of the room wns In a
mass of flame. At first efforts woro
made to put out the fire, by the em
ployes, but an alarm was then sent
In from box 21. and all tho central
city companies responding, the blaze
wns soon extinguished, r The flooring
of tho engine room had to be cut
through to reach some of the lire,
v hlcli had got In between the Joists,
there being a double floor over tho
bafetnent. Llnder and Nichols wer
1-odly Injured about the face and arms,
belt rested easily at tho Moses Tay
lor hospital.
PETITION IS DISMISSED.
Action of the Supreme Court in the
Coray-Archbald Matter.
At Philadelphia yesterday the ,u
preme court handed down a decision
In tho following Lackawanna county
cose:
Commonwealth ex rel,, Coray vs,
Archbald ot, al petition for manda
mus to be directed to tho Judges of
the court of common pleas. Peti
tion dismissed.
BASE BALL.
.
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At liiiladelphia-ridladelphia, 10; Worcester, i.
NEARING VOTE
ON QUAY CASE
A Ballot May Be Taken
Two Weeks from
Today.
MR. DURR0WS' OBJECTIONS
Michigan Senator Wonts Time trj
Prepare a Speech An Absent Sen
ator Also Wants Opportunity to
Take a Hand in the Balloting Mr.
Penrose Makes Another Appeal foe
a Prompt Disposition of the Case.
The Senate Rejects Sectarian
Amendment to Indian Appropria
tion Bill Dull Day in the House.
Vashlng1on. April l'. After sum
further dlscusi-lou the senate today re
jected the sectarian school amendment
to tho Indian uppropilntlon bill, offered
by Mr. Jones (Dem., Ark.) by a vots
of 110 to Hi. a has been tho practice
for two or three years tho "free homes"
monsurc was niTered nu un amendment
to the bill, but It was ruled out on tho
point of order that it was general leg
islation and therefore: not i-.ermalnc lo
an appropriation bill. Without divi
sion the bill was pas.ied. The measure
carries about .'S.114,000. An unsuccess
ful effort was made to agree upon u,
date for a vote nn the resolution rela
tive to the seating of Mr. Quay as a
senator from Pennsylvania. The ef
fort will be renewed tomortow. Dur
ing the last two hours of the session
the Alaskan civil code bill was under
consideration. An nmendment- offered
by Mr. Hnnsbrough concerning tho
title lo mining claims In the Capa
Nome district provoked a warm de
bate. When tho lesolutlon respecting the
seating of Senator Quay, of Pennsyl
vania, was laid before the senate
today, Mr. Chandler announced that
tho friends of Mr. Quay were ready for
a vote.
Mr. P.urrows (-Mich.) hoped no vote
would bo taken nt this time. He was,
he said. In receipt of a telegram from
an absent senator who desired that no
time for n vot be fixed until he re
turned. On Wednesday he said h
would address the senate upon tho sub
ject. Mr. Penrose appealed to lhe senate
and to Mr. Burrows for the prompt
disposition of the case, which had so
long been before the body.
Senator Stewart's Opinion.
Mr. Stewart (New) thought Mr. Bur
rows' request that the case go over
was, in view of the unanimous con
sent, unusual and unreasonable. "Tho
senator has had months In which to
prepare his sneech and now he wants
more months," said Mr. Stewart tartly.
Mr. Clmndler. in view of a state
ment by Mr. Aldrich. that the business
of the senate would be facilitated by
the fixing of a date for a vote upon the
case, asked that the vote be taken two
weeks from tomorrow at 4 p. m.
Mr, Durrows suggested that, in view
of the desires of the absent senator
expressed In a telegram to him, ho
would ask that the question of a vote
go over until tomorrow.
Mr. Penrose asked If Mr. Burrows
bad any objection to naming the "ab
sent senator."
Mr. Harrows said he was not at lib
erty to give the name, but withdrew
his objection to the effort to (lx a dato
for a vote.
Mr. Jones (Ark.) then Interposed an
objection, us he could not s'o. he said,
that a delay of two days would make
any difference in the fixing of a voto
two weeks away.
After some further discussion tlia
Quav case went over, with the under
standing that Mr. Chandler tomorrow
would ask that a date be fixed for a
vote probably two weeks from tomor
row. Dull Day in the House.
This was a dull day In the house.
Tho uarlcultural bill was under con
sideration and was made the vehlclo
of considerable desultory debate on
political topics, none of which was per
tinent to the bill. Oood progress was
made with the bill after the close of
general debate, twenty-five of tho
thirty pages being covered before the
adjournment. Several minor amend
ments were adopted.
BOWLING MATCH TONIGHT.
Tournament Will Open on Scranton
Elks' Alleys.
The free-for-all bowling tournament
on the alleys of the .Scranton Klka
will be opened tonight with twelve
men bowling. Kach man, In the
course of the tournament, will bowl
eleven games, bowling one match with
every man in the contest.
Tho entries, however, may be in
creased to more than twelve men, In
which event thero would necessarily
bo a material change in these ar
rangements. No bowler can win more
than one prize out of the three of
fered. These will be given for the
highest average, the largest number of
strikes, and the largest number of
spares. The gomc will start prompt
ly at S o'clock tonight.
Miners Hefuse to Work.
Krottburg, U.. April n. The 1,600 miners, ef
the Consolidation Coal company refused to re
turn to work this morning and auert that they
will remain away from the mines until the .er-enty-fivc
men nlm were dismissed lor partici
pating in the recent mass meeting have been re
instated by the, company,
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WEATHER FORECAST. X
4-
-f Wa.liliielon. Apilfk lr'alr Tueuliy in-i
probably Wednesdays fresh northerly V
srlnd.
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