-ivst ifV.) rt-.' .7prsT;:'r,'Tft'3T,ir.JiVi"7-B?s' v,r''cW,'fT rf'M.t'ni ' -,'fT pvtS ... jatiatvn.vli ttmtbm TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1900. TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS. -T Awr h, . SENATOR QUAY IS REJECTED The Senate Decides His Case by a Close Ballot. A VOTE OF 33 TO 32 The Debates of the Day Witnessed by Immense Crowds That Throng the Galleries of the Senate Bril liant Arguments Are Advanced in Favor of the Seating of Mr. Quay. Mr. Pettigrev Causes the First Sensation Fails to Respond to the Roll Call Senators Hale and Spooner Have a Tilt. Washington, April St. Hon. Matthew S. ljuay today was refused a scat In the Fnlted States senate on the ap pointment of the governor of Penn sylvania, by a vote of 33 to 32 The iluy was devoted entirely to debate upon the question, many of 'no greal-i-st lawyers and orators in the body delivering speeches. As today' session wore on and the hour for the final vote approached the galleries gradually lilted until they were throngel w'th multitudes, while other multitude were unable to gain admission. On th Moor of the. senate every member of the body now In the city, and : 'ores of members of the house of represen tatives were present. The great throng listened with deep attention to the brilliant argument of Mr. Spooner In favor of the seating of the Pennsy' vania. senator, and to the dramatic and fiery eloquence of Mr. Daniel (Vii ), who appealed to his colleagues to do what, on his oath as a senator, ho deemed right, and vote to do Jus tice to lie who was knocking at the senate doors. As the big clock oppo site the president pro tern Indicated 4 o'clock, there was a hush In the chamber. Mr. Fryo, In the chair, an nounced that the hour for the tinal vote had arrived, and that the ques tion was the pending motion of Mr. Chandler to strike out or the resolu tion declaring Mr. Quay not to bo en titled to a scut (lie word "not." Sen ators cagerl followed the call, fur all knew the vote would be close. The llrst sensation was caused by the fail ure of Mr. Petlgrew, of South Dakota, to answer to Ills narhe, although he was In his scat. AVhen Mr. Vest's name was called he voted "no" In a vicar distinct voice, thus dashing the last, hope of the friends of Mr. Quay, who had expected confidently that the distinguished Mlssourlan would vote for his long time personal friend. In perfect silence it was announced that the senate had denied Mr. Quay the cat which he has sought for some months past. Vote on Chandler's Motion. The vote on Mr. Chandler's motion was as follows: Yeas. .M.l.lM'IN, IIMtl.lt. ( Mill K. ( II Will. HI, I I.UIK (Wjomlni). (t I.I.I iM, 1.MI I.. n.uK m:ikii.. Kill Xltl.lt. l in k, f.I Ml. lixNMuinir.n. Jnl cNetaila). MTiiMts. V I M HIV. MMIN. VillO.W. HOS. pi i:ni:. Nays AU.K.V. nAfO.v. ii.Min. iiATt:. IIKItRV, ifnRiiws, m;n.i:n. I.AV. t ocitiir.u.. I'll.llDltSO.V, ham:. n.M.ni. in:!'.'!'!:!.!). l.AWI.KV, -lO.sr.S (AlkamaO. I.1NIIS.W, M'nitini:, M'tTMnm. m'km:i:v. M'Mll.l.AN. M.MITIX. .Mli.NKV. I'l.A'IT (fnmiectlc.it), I'1!0(-HH. IJI'AIII.I'S, IIO-S, SIMON, TDI.I.KR. 1IM.M.W, HIIM'.V. iinvi'ii, ' t r. .vi:i.i.ix(vrnxKi. l'l.Illtl.V. I I IT iViw .lK). M OT T -MVH.I.. sum p. M"it M H. in Mtr. m 'in . Tiiri.mio, w Minrv. wrrMonr. WOI.UHT Si The vote was then taken on the reso lution declaring Quay not entitled to a seat The roll call was the same r.s on the previous call. Hi fore the voting, pairs were an nounced as follows, the first named In each instance being favorabh to Mr. fjuav and the second opposing Mm Piitchnrd with Onlllnser, Den vith Hanna. Foster with Kean, Lod.'je wl'h Thurston. Kenny with Puffer -a Kl'ilni with Chilton. Fairbanks with Mallory, Haor with Pettus, Kyle with liuwl'ne. Senators Unpaired. The following senators were unpaired: Aldrlch, novtrldge, Clark (Jlont.) ami Pettlgrew. The final day's debate was opened by Mr McPumber (N. D.). who delivered a carefully jirepared constitutional ar gument In opposition to the stating of , Mr Quay. Only a brief while ago bo was regarded as an advocate of Mr. Quay's claim, but he announced In his speech that after careful c nslderatlon ho had changed his opinion. This change, ho said, was not hased upon emotion, but upon reason. In nn extended argument. Mr. hind say (Ky.) presented legal and consti tutional reasons why. In his opinion. Mr. Quay ought not to bo seated. He held that the appointment of senators by the state executive was provided for by tho franiera of the constitution merely to provide for tho filling of vacancies that may be regarded as un expected. They never contemplated, he main tained, that the legislative rower to elect should be divided with the excru. tlve, and he urged that In the present cage the governor did not have consti tutional authority to appoint Mr. Quay. Mr. Hpooner (Wis.) said his long and laborious speech two years ugo In sup- port of Mr. Corbett's right to a seat had seemed to have little effect, and had not even convinced Senators Quay and Penrose. He believed the question pending ought to be determined upon the constitutional view of It taken by each senator. Personality had no de cent place In the discussion. He did not undervalue precedent, but prcceden. should shackle no one. If the piece dent In the Corbctt case was right, It should bo adhered to, but If wiong, it should be abandoned. Mr. Hale's Inquiry. Mr. Hale asked Mr. Spooner if he thought It well that this great ques tion should be continually before the senate. He contended that It was bet ter for governor and for legislatures that there should be an end of such contentions. "Does the senator think," Inquired Mr. Hale, "that If this case should be decided In favor of Mr, Quay by u bare majority that would settle the contention?" "No," replied Mr. Spooner. "Then the senator does not want It settled " suggested Mr. Hale. "I did not say that," retorted Mr. Spooner. "I ask the senator as a lawyer and a thoughtful man." persisted Mr. Hale. "If he does not believe this body ought to settle this question sometime?" INDIANA . i -'mi it n-a-. ;yse-nMi? ..s- Naval circles are just at this rmment taini; keen in'cren in the situ.i"ion b.'vavi big battleship Indiana, now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, instead of biinp; laid up at I.easua "Perhaps so," the Wisconsin sena tor replied. "Hut the senator from Maine would not consider it eternally settled until It was settled his way." "I iihould say," replied Mr. Hale, "that If the senate had voted against me as It has against the senator, that the question was settled. It should not be coming here to pester us." "I shall bo slad," said Mr. Spooner. "If tills discussion shall lead to legis lation of ti constitutional amendment that will put an end to the possi bllltj of such cases." Mr. Stewart explained that he had voted against the seating ot Mr. Cor bctt two years ago because he did not think Mr. Corbctt came here with clean hands. 1 have not the slightest doubt that tho governor in any case like the one pending has perfect right to appoint the senator." Mr. Turner (Washington) said that his convictions compelled him to vote against Mr. Quay, although he had voted In favor of Mr. Corbctt. He dif ferentiated between the two cases. "This is n judicial question," said Mr. Daniel, (Va.), "and ought to lie de cided upon judicial principals. Ac cording to my legal convictions Mr. Quay Is entitled to a seat In this body, and so believing, I will so vote." Mr. Daniel then presented a consti tutional argument in reply to that made yesterday by Mr. Quarles, (Wis.) When Mr. Daniel concluded, It still lacked ten minutes of 4 o'clock, the. hour fixed for votinz. In the Galleries. During the afternoon the galleries had filled gradually until at this time they were Jammed. Kven the aisles were filled, and scores of people were banked against the walls, standing. On the Moor of the senate the scene was one rarely witnessed. Every senator In the city was in his scat, and many members of the house of representa tives, including almost tho solid Penn sylvania delegation, were sitting or standing in the area outside the rows of desks. Tho Joint resolution provid ing for the lining of temporary offices in Porto Ulco was laid befo'e the sen ate and a conference agreed to with Senators Foraker, Perklnp and Cock rcll as conferees. At 4 o'l-lm-k th? chair announced that the hour fo- voting had arrived, and the pending oues'.ion was Mr. Chandler's motion to strike out of the committee resolution, rieclatlng that Mr. Quay was not entitled to a seat in the senate, tho word "not." The roll call was followed v.lt'i In tense Interest. The motion was de feated 32 to as, as above stated. At the request of Mr. Chandler, the roll call was verified, no changes being made. Tho original resolution then ' was adopted 83 to 32. the former vote being exactly reversed on this qustli. Thus Mr. Quay was denb-d a seat In the senate on tho appointment of Gov ernor Stone. The senate at 4.25 p. m. adjourned. LASH FOR DRUTAE HUSBANDS. Baltimore Judge Wants the Whip ping Post Made Useful. Ilalllmoie. Mil., April 21. Indite Schoen, In the police couit today, declared that the law lor the like of the whippingpost for ttltc-bealmi; Uiould be rightly ci.foiccd. Tlili law, Mid he, has neter liccn repealed, but Ij Inoperatlte because nubile opinion and clamor oppose II. The public, runtetcr, does not Vnotv the brum and utmost llendbh tiealment to which ioiiip men nubjeet their wlvea. One woman before (be .court today had been truck mhIi a tlolent blow In the (ace that loth e.te were erlouly injuied, Another wife had been tnrlbly le-atrn wllli a heavy lopcend be cui'e khe did not trim her lunhaml'i hair to suit Ids fancy. t Christian Endeavor Convention. Phlladeluphla. April St. The l'ennnyl'anla Chiittlan Kmleavor contention will be held in tlit city Not-ember 20, SI and Si next. Increasing St. Helena's Population. Cape Ton, April 'J I, -The tranfiiort Havanin rail foi St, Melt na tomorrow uitli I.UiO Poor prhoneri. THE REPUBLICANS AT IIARIUSBURG GROW AND FOERDERER FOR CONGRESSMEN-AT-LARGE. Their Nomination Seems Assured. Congressman Connell Performs Yeoman Service in the Interest of the Statesman from Susquehanna County Efforts Mndo on Behalf of Hon. Charles Emory Smith Opin ions Upon the Disposal of the Quay Case Governor Stone's Statement. Lditoilal Correspondence ol The Tribune. Harrlsburg, April '.'4. Interest In to morrow's convention centers solelj In the contest for congressman at-large. Foerderer, of Philadelphia, is assure 1 of a nomination on the llrst ballot. Philadelphia and Allegheny will go to him In a. body, and the remaining score and a 'half of votes necessary to nomi nate are easily assured. The. fight for MAY BE AN OBJECT the other place is between Galushu A. Grow and Theodore L. Flood, of Mend villc, with .sentiment so largely In favor of the former that the belief of his friends in his success seems well founded. Congressman Connell, who came on from Washington last night, during tho day did yeoman ecivlco In Mr. G row's, behalf. Tho news of .Mr. Quay's rejection In Washington Interfered somewhat with the spirits of the throngof active politi cal workers in niid about the hotels, but, to their credit, there was no talk or disloyalty. The friends of Colonel Quay remain true and stuuneh. anl they Insist on his carrying the tlht again before the people. The Inten tion tonight, as affected by tho new3 from Washington, Is not to offer for mal resolutions indorsing Charles Km ory Smith for the vice presidency, but this by no means Indicates that the friends of Mr. Smith have abandoned their hope of effecting his nomination at the Philadelphia convention, nor Is It to be understood that they lack sub stantial encouragement, which time Is expected shortly to dovelop. Uvy S. Richard. POLITICAL FIREWORKS. Various Opinions Upon the Quay Case Republican ' Organization Will Not Be Effected. Ily Associated nets. Harrlsburg, April 24. Colonel Mat thew S. Quay's defeat In the senate at Washington today fell like a bombshell In the camp of his followers here. It was entirely unexpected as In an- j tlclpatlon of his triumphant vindica tion the regular organization leaders had come together from all over thi state and extensive preparation h.i I been made to celebrate what they ex pected would be a Joyous occasion. In stead, however, of polities, fireworks and lively times by the bands, all Is gloom tonight, and the adherents of Colonel Quay are gathered In groups In the hotel corridors and on the streets quietly discussing the aetion of the senate which has served to dash aside their hopes of victory. Not till Is sorrow In Harrlsburg however. In the headquarters of the nntl Quayltes or "insurgents," presided over by State Senators Martin, of Phil adelphia, and Flinn, of Plttsburg.there was gathered tonight n party of men who took an active part In the oppo sition to Colonel Quay during tho last session of the legislature, and they were not slow to express their satis faction at the turn affairs have tuken. The general opinion among the Quay lieutenants Is the result at Washing ton takes their leaders out of the race for the senatorshlp. The positive dec laration Is matie that Colonel Quay will no longer be a candidate. Nat urally Governor Stone Is spoken of as the party candidate, in the event of Colonel Quay's withdrawal from tho race. The antl-Quayltes declare that tho governor would bo equally as ob jectionable as Colonel Quay, by rea son of his close alilliatlon with that gentleman, and say he would not com mand any more support than was ac corded to Quay during tho deadlocked session of the legislature. Governor Stone was asked tonight whether he would now call an extra session of tho legislature, but he declined positively to have anything to say on tho sub ject. It Is not generally believed here that the legislature will be convened In advance of Its regular assemblage In January, 1901. Gov. Stone's Statement. Governor Stone made the following statement tonight: I am disappointed In the vole In the senate. I believed and Ntill wirv that the Meial consti tution empowered me to make the pvointnit-nt. I hate been suttalncd in thi tktv by the beat .t-ycawiaiimagL. p rTffllll rriilttlll w?i'rKvsir:---:;uii:w4its' " " m--"w7.i..it.i;..i a Mtn-sjtminiiSiiriinniM- r.-v, ,,,,'a...-r.s-.r.-dfis.,.......' constitution.! lawyers In the country and I re gret that the rote In the senate was not solely upon constltutalonsl ground. I believe that the predominate sentiment In the state sustains the appointment and the aetion ol the senate today will help Senator Quay's reelection to the senate. Attorney General John P. Elkln, who argusd the Quay case before the senate committee on privileges and elections said: We hate lost the rhjlit In the senate by one vote. This will not dishearten the friends ot Sen ator CJmy and the Republican organt;atlnn In Fcnnsrhnnu. Il will unly make then contest the harder In the Interest it th? in.ni whom they lote and Hjo principle which they believed to tie right. P.'nnsjlvanla will continue ta lie a stal wart Republican state notwithstanding the at tacks ct enemies In fuml and fo.-s In ambush. A (treat strong has tieen done Senator )my and the people will see that It Is lighted In duo time. The Republican' ill IVnnsjIvanl.i believe in majority rule, which the candidacy of Senator t.iu.iy rtpprntcd In the recent contest. Tho ptl marles nlrea ly held tor the nomination ot mem bers of the nest legislature show that the senti ment ot the people Is ovcitthcliningry In tavor ot stalwart Republicanism. The friends ot S"ii--tor (Jiuy will ni'ajiilr.- both branches ot the le lluluro and ehst him to the fulled Mates senate In .l.iniMiy next." Mr. Flinn la Hopeful. Senator William Flinn, of Pittsburg, marie the folowlng statement tonight: The action of the t'nlted States senate lut not surprised me. it would lute been a natloiul calamity had it wonted (uay. It would hate LESSON TO THE tli - 1 UniteJ S'c ani ritrKe.. Th;re Is a rapj.t Island, will lis s:n' to the M:ilterran:an as an eye opened the door to llic only pos.-ubilit.t of ex sen ah r Hint's name eter aialn appearing upon the loll or the t nil il Matet senate, lie will not bo clotted by the lu-.tt lcftNlauue and would not bate been clotted cten bad he been heated. 1IU adherents would bate tleadlotkcd the legislature and Ootcinor Mime would bate ic.".ppointcd hlin. Tbeie Is now no iMi-.lhillly of liU afcoutpll'li mi; au.tthiii molt than to keep tacant the neat In the venatc tthlrii lit- formeily held. It Is unit" a matter or it .short toic, with tin- fmcca ttnicii ale opposed to iu.itNm and it aibitrary and corrupt methods, until an able, mt-i1a lleptih lit an is chcted who will be a credit to I'tim H.tlvania and the peer of senators from the otliT Mates of the union. Theie weie titty-two He puhlhans who pictonted the election of Quay lit" the last lepislatuic. 1 predict there will be Mtcnttfiiuiii the next. Th" state committee met this after noon to make the rill of delegates to the convention. There iv.is only one contest, that from Center county, where William S. Gray and Philip K. Womelsdorf contest the scats of C. T. Long and W. M. Melllck. The contest was referted to n commltt"0, consist ing of Messrs. Keyset-, of Philadel phia; Saylor, Montgomery; Speakman. Chester: I'.ardwell, Wyoming; I.ow rey, Butler: Hrumni, Schuylkill, and Wonk, Forest, with Instructions to le port at 9.30 tomorrow morning. The Convention. The convention will meet at 10.30 a. m.. In the oncra house to nominate candidates for auditor general, ron- giessinan-at-large, and thirty-two! presidential electors, (four at large), I and to choose eight delegates and eight alternates at large to the na tional convention at Philadelphia. State Senator S. J. M. McCarrell, of this city, Is regarded as the most like ly aspirant for temporary chairman, and there is apparently no opposition to the proposition to make Henry W, Oliver, of Pittsburg, permanent chair man. Senator K. 15. Hartlenberg, of Wayne county, has no opposition for auditor general and he will probably be the unanimous choice of the con vention. The candidates for congress man at large, two to be nominated, are Galusha A. Grow, of Susquehanna county, the Incumbent; Robert II. Foerderer. of Philadelphia; Dr. Theo dore I.. Flood, of Meadvlllo; exCon gressman William C. Arnold, of Clear field, and John B. Steel, of Greens burg. All the candidates are on the ground, conducting an active canvass. The probable delegates at large are M. S. Quay, Heaver; Governor W. A. Stone, Allegheny: Attorney Gener.tl John P. Klkln. Indiana: State Chair man Frank Keeder. Kaston: ex-Congressman John S. I.elsenrlng, Wllkes narro; H. W. Green. Hmpoilum; ex Senator Charles A. Porter and James Klverson. of Philadelphia. In Interest of Mr. Smith. Congressman William Connell, ot Scranton, Is advocating the adoption of a resolution by the convention pledg ing the delegation to Postmaster Gen eral Charles Kniory Smltn for vice president. The Indications are that tha convention will be a very quiet and harmonious gathering, and that Us business will be transacted In u few hours. The nla t form will not bo made pub lln until It bus been adorned bv the resolutions committee. It waH prepared at Washington and brought hero at midnight by United States Senator Penrose and Congressman Bingham, of Philadelphia. It Is conceded, thnt the platform will endorse the state and na tional administration and endorse. President McKlnley for a second term, nnd probably advocato ballot reform. General Bingham will probably b chairman of the resolutions committee. Money for. Porto Ricans. New York, April SI. The Pulled state tram, port Macl'heikcii will tall tomorrow for l'ortu llltsi with between jlfm.OOO ord frsno.OuO In ub IdUry coin. This l the flrat iiiitallment of the 12,01)0,000 toted by conirress to be dlftilbuted among tlid inhabitant of that Islat'd. Suicide at Sunbury. .Sunbury, 'a., April 2l.)lra. John D. Wallera. of Northumberland, committed mlelde today by hoollnjf heraelf lliruticli the breait. 111 htalth wai the cause of the act, OHIO REPUBLICANS IN CONVENTION GREAT ADMINISTRATION DEM ONSTRATION AT COLUMBUS. Two Keynote Speeches Senator Hanna Makes an Address Thai Causes Much Comment Tho Sen ator Greeted by an Ovation Dur ing the Proceedings No Mention Is Made of the Currency, Tariff or Other Former Issues. Columbus, O., April 24. Tho Repub lican state convention made a great administration demonstration here to day. Usually there Is only one keynote speech, that of the temporary chair man, but there were two today, and the one that caused the comment of them nil was by Senator Hanna. It was very much of a Hanna day without dissenting or discordant notes. The senator arrived eatly In the morning, and was engaged ill lit forenoon In receiving visitors. Sever. I delega- SULTAN. goln? tno roa.us ni oltlciat drcics tnat tho - opsn:r to the Sublime Porte. tlons called on him in a bidy anl he responded In eh-irf speeches t the meetings In the '.ftc-tnoon Pis friends were selected on the new state c:-.n-mlttce and all otl- committees'. When Senator Hanna e red the .convention there was a great demonstration, uiu' he was forced to bow acknowledge ments from the platform. Dur'ntr th proceedings there was no inference made to tho currency, tariff or any former Issues. Hon. Kobert M. Xcvin was temporarily chairman, and made an address that was well received. Senator Hanna was loudly railed for, and after congratulating the conven tion for Its expression of good cheer and good sentiment, he said: It .incurs ttcll for the Republican party when we tind sathcrril lojetber such a personnel filled Willi the Kind of spirit that Is manifest en all sides in Columbus today. And notv that we bate establishi-d the fact that "we do know our business" (laughter and rhctriiig). my siurpes Hon is that we pioteed to it. (Renewed ticcr Iiik). And I would modest ly sucuest that, from my standpoint wo hjtt plenty ot business to do. As stitii' chaiimau has said the Republicans of Ohio and the Republicans of Hie I'nlted Statts are confronted today with many new proposi tions and Issues thrown around us like fancied Brass In our pathway by the Dimociatle pair.), attempting to rale nw isiues upon etery mote of policy made bv the pot eminent seeking iwm Issue, some opportunity to manifest opposition n the polity of the Republican party. Republicans Fearless. I Kay the spirit of the hour is one of abso lute fearUssnen on the part of the Republicans. We are con-clous, as your chairman said, of Ifatini! fulfilled cveiy promise made. We took this country into pur hands and under our rate after four .teals of the rjreatest sJoKsltudis through which we hate cter pass-ed In history. At our convention in St. Louis we announced the policy and Hie doctrine ot the Republican party upon which had been budded the material Interests for twenty odd )cars. Vte hate proved to this country and to the ttorld that our policy cf economic is irroltliblc and must sucteed and in the few years of trial that we bate bad under this administration ve hate proved that, in the latlo of progress, evtr looklni; ahead to our enoinioiM wealth and ctain we shall be made ftronccr and be giten far bettrr and wider opportunities to do good in the march of C'hrisllamVatlon and Utilization of the world. The lesulls of the wjr with Spain arc not acci dtntal. The destiny which ha liccn written for this tountiy inu-t be fulttlletl In the natural or der of thinas. It was but one step forward in tho direction of the duty set for us to do and no niattei what Influences may be thrown around ua to impede our proercss it cannot and will not ttp. (Renewed cheering). I do not care wli-tn-er .ton call It Imperialism or expansion. The tlestiny of this country Is written, and any paity or combination of men that attempts by any sub teifuge er inakeshilt In politic to stop the power and progiets ot'thls nation will go down under it Just as the Democratic party has gone don n. Mr. Hanna then asked the Republi cans of Ohio to stand loyally by tho president and his policy. A congratu latory telegram was received from Henutor Foraker. Hnnna Retreats. Senator Hanna was compelled to tlee from would-be Interviewers. He took refuge ot the residence of Governor Nash and he denied himself to nil. The tepresentatlves of papers In all parts of tho country wanted an ex pression on the Quay case, but he would not say anything except that he was paired with Senator Depew against Quay nnd would have voted against seating him, as an appoint ment under the circumstances If he had been In the sennto today. AVhen 'the Associated Press bulletin giving the vote on the Quay case reached the hotels It got to the room of Gen eral Grosvenor first. The latter at once went over to the apartments of Senator Hanna arid In the presence of quite a crowd shook hands with the senator over tho result. General Gros venor talked freely on the result, but the senator would not talk. Strikors Agree to vVork. Kiostburg, Md., April 21. Word was lc ceitcd here today that the ttrlldng miners oi Meyerbdale, l'a.. legion had agreed to leliirn to work on the old ba-U of Sft cent per ton, con. ttngrnt upon the icault ol the strike ol the mlnera of the Georges Creek region. Should the operators in the latter district agree to pay the iw-crnl rate that rate shall protail in the Mey cridale region dating from tomorrow, when the mines will resume woik. THE NEWS THIS JiUiWINd Waathcr Indication Toiay: FAIR! NORTHERLY WINDS. 1 General M. 8. Quay Dented a Seat In the Senate, fleneral Roberta' Effoits to Ensnare the Be- legem at Wepner. Oalhcrlnf of Republicans at llarrtsburg. Republican onventlon In Ohio. Rjvcral Engagement! in the Philippine!. 2 General Northeaitern Pennsylvania. Date Rail News and Comment. Kinanctat and Commercial. 0 Local Dolrifa of a Day In the Lackawanna Ceurti. 4 Editorial, Senator Penrose's Speech on the Quay" Case. .1 General Magnitude of the Armor Packing Intorcita. The Rlesslng of Jim Robblns (hhott fctory). (1 Local Superior Court Decisions in Kite Lack awanna Cases. Lltt of Census Enumerators. 7 Local New York Railroad Commissioners Grant Permission to Rulld New Road. Review of the Work of the Conference. fl Advertisement". P Advertisements. M Local West Scranton and Suburban. 11 Round About the County. 12 Local Lite News of the Industrial W.uhl. PHILIPPINES ENGAGEMENTS Several Hundred Tagalos nnd Vis ayans Attack Battalion of the For tieth Infnntry. Washington, April 24. -General Otis has cabled the following nccount of re cent engagements In the Philippines: "Manila, April 24. Karly morning seventh, several hundred Tagalos and Vlsayans attucked battalion Fortieth Infantry at Cagayan, north coast Min danao; our casualties, 2 killed. 111 wounded; enemy's loss. 53 killed. IS wounded nnd captured In city, beside other losses suffered on retreat. Young reports from Northwestern Luzon sev eral hundred natives, Influenced by Agulnaldo's bishop, Agllpak, attacked his troops at several points, and In turn hud been attacked. Their loss In attack on Hatoc. 13th lust.. 106 killed, and during entire lighting from 13th "lo 17th, 333 killed: our loss during the period, 2 Killed and 4 wounded. Young has plenty of troops and will have little further opposition. Affairs at other Luzon points Improving, local presidents and Inhabitants of towns giving Information and rendering as sistance, troops now taking possession of Interior small Islands." PRESIDENT AT CANTON. Greeted at the Station by a Large Crowd of Old Friends. Canton, O., April 21. President and Mrs. McKlnley and party arrived In the city at 10.10 o'clock this mornlns. In deference ot the announcement of the president's friends that he ennr: here for rest from liuhlje cares and to look after private business, no public demonstration was arranged. Hut in spite of this, there was a. large crowd at the station. The party was driven In carriages to the M. C. Harbor home, where thev will be entertained during the several days' visit In Canton. The president expects to leave Can ton for Cleveland by the Valley rail road, Wednesdav morning, to visit hi? sisters, Mrs. A. J. Duncan and Miss Helen McKlmey. It Is exp?cted he will return to Canton Wednesday evening COEUR D'ALENE WAR. Carried on in the Investigation nt Washington. Washington, April 24. An exciting encounter occurred at the Coeur D'Alenc Investigation this afternoon, when Itartlett Sinclair, who was on the stand testifying concerning his managements of affairs In the Coeur D'Alenc, gave the He to Attorney Rub ertson, representing the miners. Ttob ertson sprang for Sinclair, aiming a blow at his face. Several congressman Intervened and held Robertson and Sinclair from com ing together. An olllcer appea'red on the scene, but Ills services were not required as order had been restored. BIO OIL STRIKE. Blossburg Well Flows 100 Barrels an Hour. Klmlra. N. Y April 21. One of the greatest oil strikes In forty years' his tory of Pennsylvania oil fields ha been made nt Ualns. Well No. :;, of the Hlossburg OH company, was com pleted yesterday afternoon and (lowed one hundred barrels per hour the llrst twelve hours. The second well owned by the sam company produced nine hundred bai rels the first twenty-four hours, when oil was struck a few weeks ago. Mr. Polk a C&ldidate. Rloomshurir, Pa., April Sy-A xurprise was prune in tlie tonuresslonal contest of this, tho Setcnteenth district, today by th? announce ment on the part of Rufus K. Polk, the present Democrat lo ('oiiitrcsniiian fiom tills district, that he has reeonsldeied his determination not to be a candidate for re-election and now proposes to Ix- an aspirant for a second term. The Surplus of Japs. Washington, April SI. The treasury department has ordered a spetlal agent to proceed to I be I'ailrlo co.i.t to Invistlffatc the matter of tho large Influx of Japanese coolies to Hits country within Hie last few months. It has become lieaty as to excite suspicion that men arc coining litre as contract laborers. Strike of Painters, lloston, April SI.-The strike of painters and decorators of lloston, and tlclnlty fer an increase of wages, from $2.5(1 to $2.73 a day, which began yestciday, was considered as being practically over today. Tho tommiltce Imvirif the miIhi in hand reported at noon that all tho larger em ployers but tne had signed the scale. Expect Aid from United States. Fantlago De Chill, April 21 (via (ialtodon, Tex.) The newspapers beie publish the text of a secret document from Lima concerning Hie in ternatlnnal r,uestlou with Peru tvlilcli indicates that the solution is to be found in the assist. snee of the United States. GEN. ROBERTS SPREADS NET Premature Reports Rc gardinu the Siege at Wepener. SEMI-CIRCLE OF SOLDIERS Seventh Division Under General Tucker Makc3 a Demonstration i from Karee Siding Only One Op portunity for the Boers to Escopo Without Risking an Encounter. Roads in o. Terrible Condition, Which Accounts for Slow Progress of British Columns. London, April 23, 3 a. m. The re ports that the siege of Wepener had been practically raised weie appar ently premature. The lloer attack upon Colonel Dalgety's northern posi tion as described from Mascrb. was probably a tlual attempt to rush the garrison before securing a safe retreat, and as Colonel Dr.lgety siiece?..fult repulsed the attack, little further anx iety Is felt on his account. Lord Itoberts has now spread a ie.t with some 40.000 or more men, and, 130 guns, covering the whole western seinl-clrele atound Wepener, while Gen eral Hamilton hns occupied the tvnter works, practically without opposition. The Seventh division under General Tucker, assisted by naval guns, has made a demonstration from Karea siding, the liners showing some oppo sition. At the same time a hrlg'idj moved out from Glen to take up a position on a rnnge of hills nt Genna denalo, north of the Modder. The water woiks were found undamaged, with the exception of the removal of sliding valves of the pumping engines. The Hoers now can only cs .-apo, without risking an encounter, n.vth ward to Ladybrand, and the cnauee of a successful outcome of the plan? of Lord Roberts depends on whether the llrltlsh troops can reach Thuba N'chu and Ladybrand before the re treating commandoes from Dewetsdorp and Wepener. All the correspondents report that the roads are In a terrible condl.lon, whlcl accounts for the slow progress of the Rrltlsh columns, and if th Hoers are as well Informed of tho British plans ns they hitherto have been they nre likely again to escapi. It Is now within three weeks of tho date predicted for the llrltlsh occupa tion of Pretoria, -and although th- present operations, as suggested In some quarters, may be the beginning of the main advance. It Is not certain that they will not entail n further natc at Hlocmfonteln. General Roberts' Reports. ondon, April 21. 11.13 p. in. Tho war office issues the following from Lord Roberts: "Hloemfontein. April 2'. Gcneials Brabant and llapt yesterday turned the position occupied by the enemy, who tried to provent their moving northward, and got Into heliograph communication with Colonel Dalgety, commandant of the besieged garrison at Wepener, who reported all well. 'General Brabant has thiee wounded, one mission-. Three vtre wounded on the previous tiny. The border icKlment bad seven wounded. At I p. m, yog. tertluy Brabant and Hart were eight miles south of Wepener. Tho Hlevenlh division, under Heneral Pole-Carow, and General French's two brliatlcs .of cavalry reached Tvu-cde Ccluk yester day afternoon without having met seri ous opposition. "Heliograph ciiinmunliatloii has been established with General Bundle. A patrol of Seventh dragoons, under Lieutenant .leiiklns,- which wits leport ed missing yesterday, has Joined Gen eral French's camp, with the exception of Corporal Taylor and Private Cook, who are believed to be wounded and prisoners. "Mounted Infantry yesterday, under General Iau Hamilton, occupied th'1 water works nt Saunas Post. An thu enemy are holding tin- neighboring bills In some strength, the Ninth division, consisting of General Smlth-Dorrlens and General Macdonald's brigade, havcj been dispatched to siripo.t Hamilton. "General Maxwell's brigade, former ly General Chermsldes. of tho Seventh division, yesterday moved eastward and seized the hills, covering the wagon bridge over the Modeler river at Krtmz kraal, an important communication, much used by the Boers during tha last three weeks. Our only casualty was Pilvate Brum, New South Wales mounted rllles, taken prisoner." Welland Canal Outrages, Washington, tpiil 21. The lalet report fiom the fulled Males tnu.nl at Clitci.it, Cuuad.1, re. spccling the Welland canal outiatcti goes to ex. nntrale what ait- knottu in Canada as IVnians fiom complicity in the attempt to blntk up the lock and disable the canal. The gialn handlers, of llulfalo, aU being givtu a critlrlcato of good character Hie actual motels in the atlalls must remain a mysteiy, according to the consul, tin. less the examination of the three men now h'ld under arrest in Canada tor Hit- crime- shill throw Unlit upon the affair. Steamship Arrivals. Xetv Yolk, April 21. -Arrlted. Trave, from (ienoa. Cleared: Kalserin Maria Theresa, lire men tla Chethourg and Southampton; Curie, Liv erpool ; Ilelgravia. Handling tia Cherbourg; Ken. sluglon, Anttteip; Teutonic, Llteipool; rit. Paul, Southampton. (iieeutun rrived: Oceanic, Kew York tot Llteipool. I'linioutli Sailed! Pa tricia from Hamburg. Nct Wk. -- 4- WEATHER FORECAST. -f f Washington, April 21. -Forecast for -f f Wednesday and Thurtday: Kastern Tenn- - s.tltanla, fair ctlnewl.y ami probably Thurwlay; fic.h ccrthcrl) winds, -f ------
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