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SCRANTON, 1A., TLJUHSDAY' MORNINU, DICCEMI3EII 15, 1900.
WO CENTS.
eributt-e.
W
TO REDUCE
WAR TAX
Bill Introduced bu Glwlrinan
Paune of the Wans and
Means Committee.
THE TAXES ABOLISHED
Custom Housg Biokcio, Ciicuses,
Theaters nnd Other Exhibitions
nre Stricken Out Reduction on
Yarlous Aiticles of Daily Use
Will be Repoited to the House
Todrty.
Hi I'xelnlic- Wire fi 0111 'J lie A"ocl ttcil Pii-.
Washington, Doc. r. t'linli tnsin
Payne, of the- wnvs uud means com
mittee lo-chiy Inti minted tin- bill re
ducing tlio taxation uni'cr the war
levcnue art after tin. lii'puhlit.iu
members of the i-nmmittt-i lind ngied
cm the foiin of tin measuie-. The bill
ptovldes an nugicgnt-.- ledttitlon esti
mated at iMUuOO.'ilS. Tin c-tlmated
i eductions in detail us given out by
!Mr. I'ayne ate as follows: llrei, ,!.
SSJ.Tl'J; eigni.s, f::,iSt,TCt tpcilal t.ivs
(section 2), eonimoici'il biokei-, '.-.-JIS1
custom house Inokeis, $S,li;r;
chcus, 11,741; llie.itus, StT.ITS -hlbltlons
not otherwise provided, jsl,
21S; total special tuv, J.'ST.r.SO.
Schedule A Hank checks .sT.OOO.m.rt;
rortlflcntcs of deposit. ?:00 000 iliaCl-,
Inland, $500,000; piomi'-soiv notes, -v;,-f.00,000:
postal ordeis, Jf. noj.OOU: lor
eign bills of exchange, 5100,000: espoit
bill of lading, $100,0C0; t-.pr- ss it-iolpts,
81,200,000; 'telephone me-.-ges, ?J1 .,
000; bonds ol h'deinrlt,, Jri0.on0: mr
tillcutes other than of piolil, SJOO.OOO
I'hartor parly, $100,000; bio'.eis cou
tiacts, $100,000; com e aiic.es, 5 i.OOO,
000: tclcgi.iph dispatches, $u0,000, in-suiance--,
ii,ooo,roo; h-.ue.s, sjou.uoo:
mortgages, 8500,000; passage tickets,
fSOO.OOO; power of nttoin-v, etc., ?10i -O00;
inotests, ?J5,000; wait house le
celpts, $250,000; total (schedule A, ?.! -".I'.'.OOO.
Schedule B ?J,r.JS,2!3 Less ins.
JtiOO.OOO S3.1,2S.! Legacies, e hill liable
etc., S"00,000; gi.uiel total, r40,00u .lis.
The bill pioidis a discount of 20 pp
cent. In the tax of il pci baud on
beer. In lieu of the picsint 7 1-2 per
cent, i eduction, making the nci,- l.ito
M 00 per band.
The Sections.
The sections of the levenue tax
ing coimneitial btokei.s, nistoni hou-"
biokets, (licuses, thelitis and othi'i
o-Jilbltlons no stiit-l-.cn c at.
The i.tto on eigais Is mule "?3 in
stead of f.l.OU per 1,000, wi-ishing mm,'
than tlnec pounds pt-i thou-Miid.
Schedule A ictalns the lainp tax on
orporate stock, bond;,, etc., sales, etc-,
at exchanges or boaids of tiadi-.tteight
H-eelpts, teitlllentes of i)toiit.s, t-nli v
of goods itt custom houses, and c-nliv
foi withili.iw.il of goods uoiu customs
bonded waiehouse. With these ocep
tlons, the stamp taxes under schedule
A ate stiuck out I'hrtliman I'a.xue'.s
.statement gives In detail the stamp
taxes omitted under schedule A
Schedule 15, which icciuitecl stamps
on piopiletaiy meclh lues and piepaia
tions, peilumeiy and cosmetics chew
ing gum, etc., is amended m that
sparkling or other wines aie the only
inoducts ii'nuliing sUimiis,
Section 21) of the war ic-venue act,
elating to taxes on legacies, Is amend
ed by adding at the end of said section
tho following:: "Pmvided that noth
ing In this section .shnll be constinecl
to apply to bequests or legacies fen
uses of a idlglous, llteiary, chnilt.iblc
or devotional cluuactei Including
woiks of art."
Section !!() of the net is amended as
to ndmlnlsttatlve leatmes, and sec
tions 10, 11, IS, 111 and 20 an lepe.iled,
as they relate to ndmlnistratlv" fea
tures no longer neeessaiy.
The bill piovldes lor ledeemlng lev
enuo stamps hetetofote Issued and not
used.
Tho concluding section nrovldes that
the net shall tnko elCect thlity days
after Its passage.
Chairman Payne has ealkd a meet
ing of tho wny.s and means committee
for tomoirow morning, when ho ex
pects to have tho bill lupented to the
house. lie will then seek to have the
hill considered nfter the niinv, oleo
margarine and legislative bills aie dis
posed of.
COAL HATES ADVANCE.
jPiices of All Kinds for Local Con
sumption Incieaso at Hnzlcton.
llassleton, Dec. 5 Tlio pi Ices of all
kinds of toal for local consumption
weie advanced ;5 cents ttiday by tho
Jehlgh Valley Coal company. This
is tho first advance made since the
Btrihe. Tho mineis In the legion hav
ing been tliotouglily organized elfoiU
will now bo made to fenni unions
among nil the tllidesinen,
Vied Dllcner, a member of the nit
tlonnt board of the T'nlted Mine Woik
eis, au'lveel heio today to nsslst In
niganlzlng tho luovvery umployes and
tho gills employed In tho minus fae
totles. It Is oxpccled that the batbets,
idumbers mid stieet car employes will
be organized befoie Jan. 1.
Verdict in Buck Mountniu Case.
' Uy nvfliiibe Wiic.lroni 'llio Aveoclaleil l'ip.,
SIiciuikIimIi, I'.i , Die fi. "I hi? jure helmed
by liinty Ciiioiier lllwill, ( AIjIuih ill.
tl) ilHlUlll) Illll) tile' Clll-J'i wliH 1 1 lul to llu
cleutli ei( till m'HU lltlnn ei( Hie heent lltiel.
Maintain exiiulen uinlirul u veiillet litv litt
nlglit ieiiMitiii" .Mlnu liopeeloi .Suin .mil the'
ollileUU ei( tliu ll ('lev I. roll einnii!i liu
lliailltjllllllt; Ull lllljiiel .lelll n( lOi.illklillK'
lir in tlio iniiio.
Inspection of tho Pennay.
t) CxcllliltC Wile fllUII 'flu .UHKUtlel I'llM
'lillaelelilila, lfi. t. I'lealclefit t'axdl, .ic
rimiianiol by a iiuiul'er of oilier oIikIjU el llir
i'liml.Jiu lluilioul einiiiui, cliilnl tulj)
oil u tone of iii.icttieii of lis lints I'Uv.euc 1'liil
uleliilila uiul I'lttsbiirrf. IIk pari will lie fcuin.
mil) t'ticU.
TOWNE WILL BE SENATOR.
Has Decided to Accopt Appointment
as Successor to Late Mr. Davis.
Ity I'xrliul.e Wire Ircim Hie ocllccl I'reu.
Duluth, Minn., nc. r,. Chillies A.
Townu tonight conllrmed the reiunt
that Ooveinor Kind had tendered him
the fnlted States semitorshlp to suc
ceed the late Senator ( K. DavN, and
said that he had decided to accept the
appointment. He has telegtaphed the
governor to that e-rfeet. Mr. Towne le
I Hied to discuss the nuttier fuither, but
said that he would leave for Washing
Ion, via St, Paul, tnmmtuvv morning.
Theie Is gieat satisfaction In Duluth
over the nppolntment, as liiespectlvo
of party lines, the feeling Is general
that Mr. Towne Is the most prominent
member of Governor 1. bid's pai ty In
the stale and that timlei the clictiin
stance the honor of going to the sen
ate should be his.
WHITE OIRL ELOPES
WITH COLORED MAN.
William Mann Will Be Tiled on a
Chnige of Kidnapping,
By I.Mlrm Uip from The Awnclatcil Vtpss.
Coining, X V., Uc e 5 Theie Is much
excitement hiie over the elopement
ol William Mann, uged 21, colotod.and
Lottie Can-, a while gbl, aged in.
Maun was ai tested In IMmlia tonight
In company with Lottie Can-, as they
were about to take a Xotlhein Centtal
li .tin lor Tiov. I'a.
lit will be hi ought back here tor
til.il cm the eli.uge of kidnapping.
MINISTER CONGER
IS INSTRUCTED
Societal y Hay Authoiized to Sign
Agreement on Behalf of U. S.
Il. 1 rlll-le Wile fioni tin" Ateocuticl I'li'W
Aashint,'tcm, Pec ". The state cle
p.utmtnt has been lutoimed that til
foieign niin!ter at I'tkln yestcid.iy
I leached an am cement which was sub- I
mltted to the home ollke. Secietniy I
Hay to-day cabled Mr. Conger auth- '
oilzing him to sign the agiecment cm
behalf of the ITnltetl States govern-
I ment.
II is ellllleult to gather details of
the iini'ui standing at this time. How
ever it U known that In the two mi
poitnnt nhnsrs that weie slill open,
u.tiuilv those ifl.Ulim to punlsbineni
ind indoirnlly, the view ot the United
States government has pi pv ailed. As
to punishments they aie to be llu
-ee;est that tan be indicted by the
Chinese government. As to Indemnity,
the Chinese government Is to formally
I'dmlt its liability and then the m.UUr
is to be left for futui e negotiation.
It was understood that on the other
points the Fiench piopositlon Iuih
toimed the basis of the agieement.
KNOX MEETS DE WET.
Kitchenei's Dispatches Dated at
Bloemfontein Tell of the Latest
Engagement.
11 l.vlibiic Who fiom 'llio soc.i.ilid l'rc"
London, Dc. 5 The war olllte has
leceived the lolloulng from Lend
Kite lienor, elated Hloeinlontein, Dec. 5:
"Ciuieinl Knox le-engaged De AVet,
noith or liethulie on the Smlthlield
load jesttiday. He diove the enemy
lioin all their positions befene dailc,
when they leticated northvvnid. Col
onel I'llchei assisted bv a tinning
movement on Knox's left."
Lend Kitehenei lepoits also seveial
minor ulfuirs.
TOO MUCH WATER.
Mines That Had to Suspend On Ac
count of Drouth Aie Now Flooded.
11 lxe leiivi Win fiom 'llio V-wichtecl Iics.
Iln.leton, P.u. Dee. .".While up to
a few dajs ngo opeiations had to be
suspended in man cohl mines In I.u
aeinu and Schuylkill tounties on ae
i ount of lack of water, the opposite
conditions now pievall In some In
stances, tiio downpour of lain of tho
past few days has been so heavy that
opeiations had to be suspended at
Ctiyle Pi os,, Dick and Co.'s, the Ciavv
fotd and Dugun, and the Heaven
Utook stilpplngs.
Seveial wnslieiles also hod to close
down on account ot the weather and
in some collieries the mine pumps had
to bo stalled up to lellevo the slopes
of accumulated water.
RESUMPTION AT PITTSTON.
Employment Given to About 5,000
Coal Diggers nnd Outside Men.
11 kuliiihii Wire' (mm 'llic Assoc hteil Press.
Pittsbillg, Dee, n. Theie was a gen
eial jesuinptlou of operations nt the
liver coal mines to-dny, employment
inMug given to about ilvu thousand
dlggeis and outside woikmon. The
mines have been Idle lor several
mouths.
Of the 30,000,0(0 bushels of coal that
had iieeiimuliUed fully ono-liulf has
been sent to tho southern nun hots
and tho balanco will likely be sent
out If u good boating stage lesults
1 1 oui the piesunt Kiln,
Masonic Grand Lodge Oiilceis.
Py l'iclushc Wire Irom Tlio Associated Prusj.
Plill.nli'lilila, Pee fi.-'llii ki.iiuI IoiIijii o
I'uiiisvh.iiil.i, I'n-i .mil Accfptetl .Maiiiin, toil.iy
lielil lU uiiiaul iii(iliii" with I, 111' I ineiiibris In
utliiiilaiief, 'II u. -i! offiurs weiu electe'cli lllwill
u oi Hi kiiiuI in i.tei, liBnjo K WiiKtui; liRht
woilli eleiuty Kiaml nutn, IM.u A, Tenuis;
light unitli) miiIoi Kiaml warilcn, .laiuen W,
lliimn; ilala woitliy junior uuml uiuliu, rim,
Keniliiel., Ji,; ilalit uoilliy g iml lu.isuui,
'HhiiiuH II. PjIIuii; i lulit win Hi ituiij Miietai,
Willi im A. blnii. --
No Decision on Revision of Taith.
U' l.jttliitho Wlic (mm 'llu Avjoelitcel Pros?
WanliiUttlou, Die. 5. 'llio tpeelul euuiiiiltleo o(
t-lxtt en .i l'1'ol iit .1 h ttit last Picslijtcrlau ciisiii
III to leiiolt to llio IliM Kinerul niietiiu; mi
llu' lit t itm III i u V Mull u( tlio COIl(iiluil of
(illli eoiitliiiiea lt Kisiluiw tmla. At llio clog
nt tlio ilat'a liunluens llio jnnouiiieuioiit vJd
iiijiIo thai liollillii lull Intii clone icOiicl llio
ilUe euijlou o( llio luiinltoii under loiulele ration.
ARMY BILL IN
THE HOUSE
Dau Devoted to the Mllitaru Reor
ganization Measure-General
Debate.
INTERESTED SPECTATORS
Lieutenant Genernl Miles and Other
Aimy Offlceis Pi esent Speeches
Mndo for and Against the Bill Mr.
McCall Refuses to Follow His
Party in Severnl Instances Phil
ippine Policy Attacked Other
Business.
Bv 'LliHte Wiie linm The Asseci etc el Prci.
Washington, Dec. 3 The house de
voted the day to tho uuny icorgaulzu
tlon bill, which was bt ought up iirder
a special order, adopted at the opening
of the session, which limited geneial
debate to two limns on a side. Lieu
tenant Oeiiei.il Miles and a number of
in my ofllteM weie Interested spcctaton
thioufthout the day. rhniiiunn Hull,
of the mllltmy commission, who was In
ehaige of the bill, and Ml. I'aikcr, of
New Jeisev, who Is a member of the
military committee, Republicans, spoke
tor the bill, and Messis. Cochrane, of
Mlssotnl; Klebeig, of Texas; McC'el
lim, of New Yoik; Shafioth, ol Colo
rado; Cummlngs, of New Yoili, an I
Cox, of Tennessee, Demociats, against
it. Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts, lte
publican, aioused tlio only enthusia'in
ot the day against the measuie.
Seveial times dining the last session,
notablv on' the I'oi to Ilium tariff bill.
he lefused to follow his paitv. Today
he nttocked the whole Philippine pjl
icy of the admlnlstiation. Althougl
tempeiate In language, he was plain
spoken In his warnings of the dangcM
which lay ahead of the government If
a colonial policy was peislsted in. He
alio ctltlrlied, ttchnieally, seveial fra
tines of the bill, especially that lodging
in the pieuIdent the disci etlon to ex
pand or l educe the size of the aim at
will.
In concludinR, he likened the uiicon
ciueiable spliit which opposed our sway
in the Philippines to that of Washing
ton at Valley Forse. Love of Independ
ence, he said, was the "noblest heiltnge
of the human heart." lie declaied that
the United Slates should immediately
Hive the Filipino people the luinnebl-
assuiance that they should have a gov
ernment of their own In leplylng to
Mr. McCall. Mi. Hull declaied teat
until congress acted to the central v.
we must assert and enforce our sover
eignty over the Philippines or di-giace
oui selves befoie the woild, ami it was
the duty of congiess to piovide an
aimy adequate to put down the lebel
llon. Eleven of the twenty-six' pages of
the bill were ellspostd of befoie ad
journment. Tomoirow the C5iout oleoma i garble
bill, under a special oi dor 'muck at the
last session, will displace the aimy bill,
which will go ovei until Fiida.v.
The Subsidy Bill.
Washington, Dee. 5. Senator Viyoat
today's session ot the senate conclude 1
his sneech upon the ship subslelv bill.
He devoted his attention piiucipally to
a technical explanation of the vaiiius
piovlslons of the measuie, explaining
with especial can that piovlslon which
would admit to Ameiicnn icgistiy for
eign built ships.
Fiom seveial souices his attention
was directed to this piovlslon, and It is
evidently one upon which most of the
foi thcoinlng debate will lest. Asldo
from the sneech of Mr. Fiye, no busi
ness of lmpoitanee was tiansacted In
executive session.
Tl'cNTY-SIX KILLED.
Terrific Explosion of Dynamite at
the San Andres Mines.
By Ktclusltc Wire (run Tlio Assoc! itoel Pif'i.
Mexico City, Dec, 5. An explosion
of dynninlto yesteidny at the mines at
San Andies De La Siena kllltd up
wounded many mineis. At the latest
advices Hi bodies had been recovered.
Vlftien I n j il led persons, some of whom
will die, were taken from tho wiecU
age und the uilns nro thouglit to con
tain other victims,
It Is not known as yet how the ex
plosion occurred but nine cases of
dynamite blew up nt the powder
house with appalling loar, shaking
tho country for mile around. AVheu
tho punlu bad puitlally subsided, the
wives and children of Hie mineis hur
ried to tho scene, finding all tho build
lugs w locked mid dead bodies fear
fully mangled lying about.
STRIKE AT LATROBE.
Fifty Foieign Mineis Brought in
fiom Connellsvllle,
lly I'vcluMio Wiro (roiu Tlio Utuclated Pic".
Lutiubo, I'n Dee, !i, Nothing now
developed In the stilko hltuutloii today
nt tho works of tho Hessemer Coal and
Coke company, About llfty foieign
mineis weio bt ought In from the Con
nullsvlllo icglon, but no attempt was
Hindu to lun tho works.
The sulking mineis mo still cmuped
about tlio tipple and tho mouth of tip
mines, but us yet they huvo offeiod
to mako no fuither deninustiatlou.
Steamship Ariivals.
11 I'ltlibhe Wire (mm 'llio ,octalcd Pies.
Niw cik, Die i5. Airhtil; ('ciliiinbla. (iiiioa,
(Meareil: I .a CjM.o'ia', llano, llottcrdiin, Hot.
Uiclaii'. ballcil SI, l.ouU, Soudani-itou;
.Xoiiidlainl, Antnrrp; Iciitonli', Mvorponl. PI)
inoutli Arriied; Picloila, cw, York (or llaiu
Iniilt. Scuiluinptnii Arrived: KaUcr Williiliu
Per (lioe, .Ntr York (oi llrmien. Lluitiool
Aniltd: Oceank, (v Ymk. I.Izard l'aAvcdi
AiiuUnJam, Ne.iv York lot ltottcrdam.
JUNIATA ELECTION CONTEST.
Thomas Hackenilom Begins Proceed
ings in Com to at Mlflliutown.
tly t'xiluilta Who mm I lie .noelntul I'rrM.
Mlllllntown, Pa., Dec. !. For tho pur
pose of contesting the election of Tims.
K. Heaver, Republican, to the leglsla
tttte fiom this (Juiilntii county), Thus,
N. Hiickendoin, Uemociat, today be
gan proceedings In th" pntirt of rom
nion pleas. Tlic vote as mmoiinccd by
the l etui ti Judges wits; Denver, l.OU.l
votes: Huekendoin, 1,001 votes. Heaver
was given a ceitllkate of election.
Iliickeudoi n alleges the returns of the
Judges weie lulse beratfe of Illegal
voting for Beaver In the foltowlng
districts:
Four Illegal votes In 'Mllllihtown:
four In Mllfoid; three In Patterson,
two In Vuyetto and four In lleale.
llaeltendoi n olo alleges that Amos
Viy, the Judge of elertlon In AValUer
township, was Incapable of cceielslng
tlm ollice of Judge nnd for this teason
the voles cast then should be void.
The I'lth day of December has been
lived ns the date feu a healing In open
couit. Notice of the contest anil a
copy of the complaint was oidcrcd to
be seived on Thomas K. Heaver
FIVE MEN ARC- SMILED
ON THE GRAND TRUNK
Engine Runs Down a Hand Cai Con
taining Tiack Men.
11 Inclusive? Wirt fioni Mil ,Voc tatcil Pipsi
limlewood .lunrtlon, (Int., Dec. 5
An engine on tho Ctiand Tumk i .ill
load near bete to-elay clashed Into a
hand car on which weiu live section
nun riling to their wink. All of
them weio Killed instantly. Their
names are:
John Allen.
Oliver Hill.
i:,ul Mc Arthti
Aithur Fiame
John Teetzol.
All weio mauled and lived In Chel
tenham. PENNSYLVANIA'S PENSIONERS.
Oiilceis and Employes Shall Be Rc
tiied at the Age of 70 Years.
11 I xrliiilM Wile mm llio Asui I Hid Pie-
Philadelphia, Dec. .".-A. .1. Cassatt.
piesulcnt of the I' niT-vlvunia tau
rine! lompanv Issued a genet il iiotlc
to-dnv slating that in ,u ecu dance with
the action ol the bmiel ol dliectois
on Nov. 's. th" enuilo.vis on the lines
o! Hie Alb qlienv Willi v lallio'ul and
the We stein New Yoik it Pcnnsyl
vnnl.i iaiIio.nl, which me nov em-biiu-ed
in the Alliheiiy Valley and
Philadelphia & Ihie genei.'l dhisions,
' o'jld, altei Jaftuxy 1. I'l'Jl, be en
titled io the benelils of the plan foe
the pevment of pension 'illowancs
which was established by the com
panj in the beginnln-v of tlio ptcsenr.
v ea l .
'I lit piinclpal leatmes of tne jienslun
pl..n aie that all oiilceis and employes
shall be letbed and icceive pension
allowanei's upon leaehiri, "0 ciim of
age, oi who aie sixtv-llvc eais of
age and have been tor tbit tv eus In
the set vice and beione lhjslcally clls
Miialllkil. GAS EXPLOSION
AT ASHLEY MINES
Six Men Aie Badly Euined The
Colliery Damaged to Some
Extent.
fly I c ln-!ii Wiro dun I lie -t-ielittel Prii.
AVilUes-Haue, Dee. '.. -While ,t niiin
bet ol men weie dilvlug a plane In
the Maxwell mine ol the Lehigh .i
WIIkes-Raiio Coal eoinpuny at Ash
ley this inclining, an e- plosion of gas
eiceuutd which buine.l six men and
damaged the mine to some extent,
The names of the victims aie:
Mat tin 'Moian.
James ("Widen.
Audio AVanto.
John Potako.
Paul Cetntkus.
Aneliew Tamuslmn.
Mot an and PotsUo aie etuile bully
Inn rieiT and may die. Tho otheis will
iceover. The explosion wus caused
by one of the men Igniting a feeder
of gas which was not known to exist
at tho place wheio the men were at
w oi k.
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
SENDS ESTIMATES.
lijr IIviliiMlo Wiro (mill 'llio Associated Press
W isIiIiikIoii, Dec, S 'llio sceietuiy n( llio
Ire iui se lit to tonties tlio miiiual istlnntu
ot tlio bih online nt for tho eouiln.' .uai. 'Ilioj
iiltnciti iSiJcl.711,71'2, n MUit clciieiso (mm
tlio total i-tliniln o( List eai. 'llio atiuo
lulatlom (oi llio piueiit cu mo s'-ll.OJi, Uil,
'i lie latlinitu icnoi rtilj biaueli nt wiuu
mint t-LHit-o Tlio war ik p iiinient tnifm lie s
mo I'll.li.'W,'!!) and tlio mi ilcpiitiiirnt ss,.
i.l,'.'IS. Aliuiiii; tlio public liuildliu' oiliii lies
mo Alleioni, Pa., coin t lioiiso tuul iiustnfflei,
.'i.eilO, WIlKos-llini', Pi. potuIiki, 7o,00O.
'llio tot it (ol lbil mid liulois, lueludlui;
cimtiiiuliiK tontiuU, i- sit,;-!!!;, 'the tot it
lor lenient ot poihlom U UI,iXi),noO.
Mr, Thurber at New Orleans.
by r.veliKbw Wiro (loin 'llu Aiuoclalcd Press.
Xew Oilcans, Die, 6. At tlio session ot llio
southern Indiiitnal eonuiitioii PhIi, eo.io al
luillon was ild by tlw laieo audiinci) to the
re idlun of llio piper of linn. I', II. 'llmrhci, pits.
ldint ei llio I'lillesl St lies Kvport asioclatiou o(
lw "iiirl., Mr. 'Iliiuliir vi.i (,'lien a eoidlal
riicptlon on lil-i iipiuaiamu and vi oe wannl ap
ilauded lii n ho Unbind.
The Ballots Weie Too Thin.
11 I'lcli'tlii Willi from 'llu As.ocjid I'iiju.
CiniikirH)it, Pa, Dee. 0 W, W. Ciittendin,
llio elefi mil fusion iiil.dlelaii or kt.lli) Mllltor jn
the 'luinl-li(lli ilblriel, lus taU-u stttu to
eimllst tho election ol Mllon W, Wutcoii, Iti
Hiblieau, on tlio allegation ot IIom IuIIom,
elaluiini; that tliu papoi upon wlileli the billnls
uoiu piiiilod .i not of a tlilcknos In eoniply
itb sittlun 15 u( the ait ot Juno 10, Ib'jJ,
Miss McComaa Mnu'led,
lly llvelusl.u Wlie imm 'Hie Aosoelatcd l'iei
Wadiliiulon, Doc, 0. Pirsldtnt XleKluley, ac
dmipaulcd by Seeietury (Jago uud Private Sec.
retaiy Coitiljou, todjy attended tliu tnariiagc
o( illis ll-iry MiCoiuas, daughter of benator Jle
Coinas, u( Mar land, and Clinton Cuodloo I'dgar,
at bt. Jolm'a i:plM.-oial tluireli.
THE CENSUS
BY CITIES
Fkjnrcs Goncernlno Certain Incor-
oorated MiinlciDalitlcs In
Peiinsijlvanla.
BOROUGHS AND CITIES
Complete List of the Places in the
Keystone State Having Moio Than
Two Thousand and Less Than
Twenty-live Thousand Inhabit
ance. 11 lAilimw' Win- (mm lliu Aisoclileil I'ms.
Washington, Dee. .". The ijopulatlou
ot certain Ineoi pointed places In Penn
sylvania having mote than 2,000 but
l"ss than JV'OO Inhabitants, Is as follows;
Amllo 'J.'IJI MiDonild M7-
Anlibilil .-i.J'HI MeKiiH ltoc ks ... illii
Ashlinel d.lls Mid iiin.v 111 ll.MII
Vslilev I.IIIH Maulieliu J.Uil
V'liiu 1.711) Miileti.i i,C)
Anion J.DHMaiiili Cluinlv .... 1,0.1)
Am. i :, 17 Mn Hi In A.IHI
lliiuui I iml Meiiliille- (iti....l(i,2')l
llenei J.'n-i M'llitnlcslniii; ... .1,811
Poller ValU ... IOI1-.I Mtilli 1.071
Mi Hi mil y.ii.r Mm i-d iii :i,oj
llclkronlc t.Jlil Miildklemn 5,niN
Hi Hi Mie MlUMilliillo o.rW
Hi rwitl ::,ll Milton 0.17".
Ilithlilim T.-J S Minn's Mills -1,111
llndsboi -',- I Mincrsiillc I,8I"
lllilisvllli I, NIMiim -J.IKIs
lllikih t,ilriMniii-iii -',1')7
lllos.bui' .... J,IJ! MifKiiitalieli it. C.,171
lliaililuck . ...IVnlMt. (armil H.171
lliidfnid tin. ..rin.MMe.uiit Joy i.dlS
llriiL-iHiit ICH7 Mount Olmr . . . 2,2'Ti
llii-tul 7,101 Ml. Pie want 1,741
lliuiil villi .. .. 1,"1 s'linllioki f.'.llC
llutli i in.s'ilK.iiictli 2..CH
( ilir.i un J.(ri Son llrieliton .. b.S.'O
Cmoii bun; ... J, 71 1 i Keiislnto'i.. I.IiO'i
( nlioiidile I il. .11,1 iiXo-riitoun ll,i(r
( ir'Hi 'l.l.'UNeltll lllleliloc'. .. Il.n
1'iiniL.le 7,.ll Noitbeisl J.iHis
( itisuiipii .1,Hs Smlliiiuili, il mil , J.7IS
(iliwis-i j.Uillliknioiit l.'ll
(tntiilii -IMli Oil 111 ll.lill
liimliiisliiirg ... s.fj.l Old Porno ",is0
(biiluni .ViKHIbpliint (i, ISO
c lai ion 'J.IKII Dm col i -',".0
(hiullo .'. '71 Ovfniil 'J.iii:
llcirlnld I,sI'imiib !,-
( liflim llemlits .. 1, 'U P.itton i.iiM
(oilosiillo V7J1 Pen inil .',7sl
I iiliiinliii l.'.Mi. Plioeiuwill. 'M'hj
Ci iinillsvilli . .. 7.1W Pitt ilin '.liill
( ollshohoiUell . . ",7liJ PittMoli (lltl . I.' ri"ili
( m ipolis . ... !,'-) Pliim-utl U.iil")
( ori (it H. (') Pint Carbon . . .1.1.1-
I'ondirspiirl 1,217 PottstoiM H.i.'n".
llimilli S.I1U Poilsillli I -.,711)
lljiln ,l'i Piiiiut iuiiii .. I,'. 71
Dull 1, il7('iiikriteiuii I.ull
IlicUon Cilv .. . -I.'il-,! niKiii 1,771
Dm mi (ton ... . 2,211 Ittnom i. .. . 1.(1-2
D.iMiilnutoii 2,1 1 l.ciii'ililiiilli . :i, I'l
l)oilituvii t.H.l lllrtirinj f,'l i
Duliois 'i,!7"i Itoihi-tri I Cisil
Duuuioii 12 5S lloioisioul' ...Y .. 2,1.117
)iiiiiisiu Il.ll I" -t. CI ill I.i'i
l'i-t Coiifiniu-'b.. 2.171 si. Mini 1,2'n
I' 1-1 Muni li ( hunk I. Pis me 1,211
1 il Pitlsluii?.... 2.SsisL,iilklII linen. I.1 11
IVt stiiiiid.liinir. 2,l.s Siottdilo I,2(.l
1 ik iiiImIiIi- .. . 1,10 s, will lie (."ids
Ilmtl 1,111 sinninkln ls,2(i2
I'llivuil (11 .. .2.21 s,M,, s.oifi
rinpiiiiiiiii 2, Id! slnir.liiiiir C.M2
I plum i 2,111 slmpsi llh 2,'I70
1-plin 2. ol sliiiiiiuloili 20.121
llni 1, .s ,lu i id a 2.'iS
foul (in 2,s- sIiiiiihiisIiiii - 122"
roie-l (Hi .. 1.27 s itliiirtim :,771
liiekillle -', Vi I south lletliklieui.l 12I1
I'l iiiklin fit.. .7,. 17 -oulh I'oik 2,isO
liiiliud r,,'2'l south WilliuiiD
(.lb Ion 2,!l nrt ',12s
Cillilin 2,71 eriii.' ( ity '2 no
(Mlislnus,' .. ..I.lli -Inlliin I'.'.OM
(Jllliuloi 1,17 tiiuilsluir.' i,IVI
Clriidiilli Mi' unimit Hill .... 2,lisil
(,'iiiiisbiu.' ,o uibiii 'i.slo
Cm in ilk' I.s -u-qr.i h inn l Depot .'.Ml
lliinbuiL,' 2..1P iioursillb 2 201
lluinier 1. il f'.ini iii i 7, '207
llilliloli l ll.... II, -2 liiiuluui .1,172
llcilllilislnilg . . '2,'H l.i.llol I,'2lri
lloii'iiili id 12.111 lineup -201
llmi,-,,!lo 2..M.I rmisiilli Cit.... S,'2II
Hi iitluifdou i.,ol rowandi LOU-'
bull in i 1,11' limn Citv 2.107
lii'.in 2.1'.' I in 1 1,, (ink I,2i,2
It initio l.so Puoue .1,M7
l.iKiiilim J.'l)'" I'nloi SJOI
.kiliiMi 2 ui.7 I'liliiiitniin 7. Ill
.Iiinoi -.liore 1,(1,0 I plind 2,111
.lolin.oiibuij :i,si indiiciKt 2,070
Kinc fi."i Maruii NOII
Kiiustou 1 s(, t.timertuii 7.U70
Mtl.iiiniiiit: UK .ineslion .l.l'Ki
hii.millc '.Ill Win 111 -bin ir 2,111
I-in-il il. '2,7.11 1 like ilv 2,171
1. insiliimic 2.1. ! V1IM111 2,,)ll
I 111. fold Js-s'vw.i llothlilitin.. .1,11..!
I l -ubi I.bll Wise. Cketel .... J)."St
lilniirn Tit) 17,li2West lliletnn ...2.110
Tcoehbuiir -MVi Wri-t Xiulon .... 2,107
lehlirhtol l.l.'MU't Pltf-toil .....l.sll
liuisburi,' l,li7We.t Wa-hinirton. 2 ii'H
lliAistOHIl 1,111 Wllkiisluuir 11. Ml
I.cek lliv.Mi Clt . "."lOMIIIIiislilirg ll.ssil
l.ili run I.s7 w II1111 1 illller 4,170
bins 2.71.2 Million '1.121
JIiAdno 2,1.2 WiUlitHillle 2.M
Zerbe Will Have Becount,
lly live lu. In Who fiom 'Hie .Woclited Press,
I ib. mull, P.i., Dee. S Dr. TliouMd Zerbe. who
is i (Juiy lanilidato was uYclirnl den itid (or
the- iisseinbl by Piofe-sor P. Ilenjunln' Illcr
min, an antl-l'uiy iioiulmr, bv nine unjoilly,
at tho leeilit oliclion, toil 11 li-ktd (or 11 ueoiiit
e tho entile mil. A pitltlon tinned by twenty
okr, piisiulrd In llu 10111111011 pleas couit,
H'ts out Hi it l)i. A'tbe's did it wu aeioui
pli.lud b the ckelloii benrd eoiinllui; iuiKU
l.r und lllrifil voles (oi Piods.or llkiiuin.
.liiildo riiigouil appiltind Die, 10 ns tliu Hire
(01 luariiirf the eoinplilnt,
DEATHS OF A DAY.
By l.'txliisliu Wiro fioni The As.sociitcd Press.
Uiiiii-buiif, Die. 0 M. W, lclariiiy, editor
ot tlio Hun t-Uur TileKiapli, died nt Ids home
lie ii- this afternoon, aired i-0 euu. Mi, Mc
Al.une' wis postui liter of UirrUlniiR fioni 1S7I
inilll 1M, lie v.u a (oiiner pntlilent o( llio
boanl of 1 1 Tie and pioiuineutly lute 1 cutis) In tho
lellgloiLS wenk of llu ell, During llio civil war
Mr, Mi'Miini' miis iuno.st niiislial of the
l.'luliteeiilli Piiiiinlwuii ilistilet,
t'.ipo Ma, , .! Ik'c-, S Piiniiaii eiinlnir
llliliaidMiii, poatin ulii o( Capo lliy City, iliul
tod iy,
v Allentoiin, Die, 5. Chirks 11, 1'nster, vilio
repie(iilisl I.eld.li louut hi Hie t-tutc luniso o(
lipiiseutatlies from 1&7 In lv-il, dlul today nt
liimpuil, this ((unit, (10111 uiiiiuk'ia ol (he
In ail, Hi wan 05 i 11a ot usi.
Puis, Dec, '.-M be lni irlu-lt.-, wlio-e luipils.
fuiiuent by llio Uciiiian. at Mil in Jv-7 marl
led In m.i i' In Hue 11 Fume und (I11111.111, died
lit Nam this afteiimun ol apoplevy. In April,
l-.s", .1 (ie 1 man ofllelul diioed II. beliiuihilo, a
I'liiieli pollei ciiiunilssai, to Hie (mittlir and
Iml lit 111, ariebtid aul Imprisoueil. 'lids oceuued
at a llnio when populu- delluir ug dust (lir
many ran I1UI1 in I'l iiuv,
New Yoik, Dee. B,- fcpeelal cable illspaleli
to tho lliookl.111 i:i;le Irom ltonio sa.ta Mrs
Abby SJtfu llkinidsuii, draiuatkl, poit, llterar)
critic and ttau.-lator, dud u that city today,
bho was the- vildow ot tho lato Albeit Peine
Itlcliaidsou, tho iicnpaei man uud author, loii'
timo eone-iiioiident ol tlio New York Tribune in
the civil uar and alteriMird an editor on tint
paper. Mr. Hlelurdviii Mies bona In Missacliu
Ktls in 1S.17.
Till; NEWS THIS MORNING.
WtfUtlier Incllcatlorn Today,
FAIR; WEBTEnt-Y WINDS.
1 (lelioiitl Kill of Neil laws (or Serond ( lni
rillin.
Popiihilliiii o( IIiuoukIh nnd Cltlis In IV1111-
liu nia.
limine- Cinlili m llu' Vim llroiLTinl-.itloii llllt.
Illll to lleeliiii- Will TilX.
2 (iiliel it t'.irlinneliili' Dcpillinoul.
,1 I.01 tl H111 Dn M llieold ot Crliulli.il Coitil
llollm.
Seiililnn Will lime 11 splki- Mill.
V. M. ('. A. eiTctirv His 11 l.lii'ly lime.
I l'dltuilil.
X'oli und Couiirient.
.1 I 01 il- Mil unions l',-.iiipi ot 'Ihlil.i-lim Mm
in Nil Ann Mini.
I'lll n( Viii- I anil (or -n timl (lass t IIIih
(( oiicludod).
it Lni il We st ser.mloli and Subiiibiii
7 (k in l.il -(I lll.clili.' o( IciupeiiiHi. Women at
Wn-lillicliin.
X'lilhc'tistciu Pi nnsliiinl 1 Nius
I'lu mc III uiul Common i il.
,s Iniil Mve Nims id Hi- lndiislihl W01I.I
RULINGS MADE BY
SUPREME COURT
Opinions Handed Down by Chief
Justice McCollum.
By Inclusive Who Irom Tho Associated Prel
Philadelphia. Dec. 5. Chief Justice
McCollum, of the Supreme couit, In
chambei.s in this city, tor' ty made an
oider on the petition of t. . PHtsbutg,
Johnstown, Dbensburg and Eastern
K.ilhoad company and the Altoona and
Heath Cieek Terminal Knilro.ul com
pany, suspending an order of tho Su
l)i eme couit, made May "29 last, which
compelled the petltloneis to build their
load and (onnection on or befoie Janu
ary 1, 1001, and In the event of their
fnlluie to do so the companies, under
the couit's oider, would be obliged to
sui tender the inilroad piopeity and the
leased fiar-htses.
The Altc.n.1. and lleech Creek Kail
road company, lessees of the load,
sought to iceover the iental for the
10 id due under the lease, and to com
pel the petltloneis, in the paper acted
upon todav. to build tne load and con
nections piovided tor in the agreement
of the lease
The petition filed today with the chief
lustli e savs that while the case was
pending in the Kupieme court the Al
tenn.i .uul lieeeb Cieek Ttnllroad com
panv obtained fiom Judge John O.
Love a will of assistance to take pos
session ol the lallio.td propel ty and
fianehlses. then in the possession of
the petit'onei.s of today. On Mny lfi
the shot III ot Blair county ousted the
petitloneis linm the propel ty and de
llveied It to the Altoon.i and Bttch
Cieek company. The petition then says
the case was taken befoie the lute
Chief Justice Gteen, who made an .or
der diicotlng the lelurn of the piop
eity. The petltloneis then say that
since the leturn or the pioperty on
June 15, they have expended lntge sums
of money for mad improvements, have
paid the lentals under the lease and
have otheivvlse expended money for im
piovemonts. The petition says, in or
der to connect the Altoona and Phll
lipsbuig lallioad with the Altoon.i und
Beech Cieek liillio.ul, as lenuhed by
the leise, It will be neeessaiy to con
stiuct eighteen miles of load, and since
the l&th of June thiee of the eighteen
miles have been tied, tailed and bal
lasted, at a total cost foi the three
miles or $10,500. The petltloneis then
go on to say that they have started the
grading of the road Into the city of Al
toona nnd aie now pioceedlng to lay
the track. They have all the rails, ties
and miiteilals to extend the mud to
Fnlrvlew, adjoining tho city of Altoona.
TWO MEN DROWNED,
Cables Across the Androscoggan
River Snap nnd Let Seven
Men Fall Into the Water.
11 Exclusive Wiro Irom 'llio Associated Pimi.
Berlin, X. II., Dec. B Two men weio
di owned and tlvo othets are suffei
Ing fiom exposuie as tho lesult of
tho collapse today of 11 suspension
btldgo for the uso of laboreis on tho
pioperty of the Kutgcss Sulphite FlbiM
company. Tliu men who lost their
lives weie Thomas MeKcovvn anil
Thomas Rogers, of the llurgess com
pany. The bildgo was suspended on vvlte
cables nt a height of about 50 feet over
tho falls on the Andioscoggan liver.
Seven of the company's employes
weie cios.slng the stuieture when one
of the cables snapped, pieclpitatlng ull
the men Into the water. Kogeia and
MoKeovvn wore drowned beforo uny
0110 could reach them. Tho temnlnlng
11 vo were rescued after consldeiablo
ellillculty. McKeown leaves a. widow
and one child. Unguis was 21 yuais
ot age and belonged In Canada.
DEATH FKOM HYDROPHOBIA.
Resident of Brownsville Dies Ten
Weeks After Being Bitten.
11 I'xehL.lio Wire Imm llu Associated Press.
Shenandoah, Doe, C Jmiies Law lor,
aged lit yeais, 11 lesldent of Urowns
vllle, a biibiub of tills pluce, died this
evening irom 1111 nttaek of hydiopho
bla. Ilo wus bitten by a dog about ten
weeks ago, but felt no III effects fiom
It until yesteidny when ho begun to
show symptoms of inbles,
Six of the best physicians In the
country attended tho sufferer, but
could nffottl no lelluf, and ho died In
gieat agony this evening.
TO. REPEAL THE
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
P Exclusive Wiic from The Asooclulecl Pre
Waslilnitlou, Die. 0. Ueprosventative Kllclun,
of .Villi Carollni, lus introduced In the house
11 loaoluttou 01 a constitutional amendment tj
uptal llio liftcenlli aiueudmcnt to tto cvsU-lutiuii.
LOG ROLLING
MAIN EVIL OP
NEW LAWS
SeGonil-Glass Gitu Form ol Gov
ernment Readilu Permits of and
Fosters This Sort of Thing.
HOW IT WORKS IN THE
CITY OF ALLEGHENY
Although the Population of Alle
gheny Is Only About a Fourth,
More Than That of Scranton, Ita
Cost of Government Is More Thnn
Four Times Greater The Salaries
of the Executive and Administra
tive Officers Do Not Differ Very
Materially, but in the Matter o
Subordinate Officials and Employes,
Who Aie Appointed by the Direc
tors on the Nomination of Council
men, There Seems to Be an Unend
ing Variety and Profusion.
ARTICLE III.
T. J. DUFFY.
Log tolling, according to the oppon
ents of the second class city chatter.
In PIttsbuig and Allegheny, is the
great evil Incident to that form of
government. As explained In pluv
ious letters, PIttsbuig und Allegheny
system of government ciuilo readily
penults the municipal poweis to pei
petuato themselves in ofiice, once they
gain control. The councllmen elec t
the department dliectois nnd they in
turn, by building up a well-arranged,
assessable and necessary subservient
lighting force In each ward, can piac
ticnlly dictate the election of council
men. This, us Is evident on the iiife
of It, means a close working nllintici
between the thiee dliectois unci they
councllmen, or, at least, such of the
latter as are allied with the ascend
ant p.uty or faction, us the case may
be, and, tho consequent It Unit, the
only check on tho city's nlfnhs Is the
se-l(ish judgment of tin latter ns to
how far things will sit etch without
breaking,
A suggestion from Mayor AVyniau
of Allegheny, conveys a pro cl leal Idea
of the evils of this lni lolling. "Ho
sure." Mild ho, "to nuke your new
otdinances stilngent in the mutter of
limitations of department omplojei.
Do not leave this matter to the dis
cretion of the dlrectois. They may
be capable , and have the most honest
Intentions, but they uro onlv human
and when one of their creators wants
.1 man put on tho street, sewer, water
or some othei force, they must needs
exercise their giatltude and put him
on. If the dliector should say theivs
wasn't nny money available, the coun
cllmen would remove that objection
by having tho money loithwith sup
plied." What Director Must Do.
Tho dlreetoi.s must attend to tho
wants of tho councllmen; the coun
cllmen have wants; the dliect
ois nio lesponblblo only to tho coun
cllmen; the councllmen are themselves
lesponslble to the people, but tho ward
machines controlled by the director.),
stand between them and the will or
the people, and the icsiilt of it all la
that tho government is not of, fop
or by the people, unless the oflicUIti
are willing thnt it should be.
This boit of willingness, however,
doe3 not seen to be greatly encouraged
In Pittsburg, at least. Director I3Ige
lovv, of the department of public:
woiks "icslgned" last June. Inquiry
among the Fllnnltos as to the caus'n
of his ici-lsnalion 'will adduce tliu
statement tluit he 1 of used to obey a
mandate of councils. Tho other sldi
will toll you thai tho mnudate of
councils ho refused to obey dltected
him to buy a lot for 11 pilco he deemed
eTeOibitaut.
Scranton city officials, to judge fiom
past expeilence, mo 110 better than
tho nvei.igo and this being the case,
theie Is no nssui uncc hut that this city
under a becoud clas-s foim of govern
ment would bo mndo liable to thla
same abuse in time. Tho fact that;
the penpb at huge, being Ignorant of
the declined woihings of the new form
or government, would bo In a meas
ttte blindfolded as to vhut Is n-jeos-Miy
and what is superlluoub hi tlm
matter of olMcluls nnd employes,
makes stums und imineillato tho
temptation to councils to citato olllces
which, If nut wholly superlluous,
would nt least bu verging on what
might bo teuned extiiivngant.
To show th-J possibilities of this .sott
of thing a ptesentnUou of tho de
tailed expense bill of Allegheny Is
clemly dfinoiistiatlve.
Allegheny's Population.
Allegheny has a population of 120,
')0(i, or about 20,0011 11101 u than Scran
ton. It is very hilly and locky, but
Its men Is only snven -.i-ikim miles;
as ugiilust SeinHtoii's iilmU'c". It
lu-8 publlo water w 01 Its, public light
ing und a publto mat hot, but tho-jo
ought at least, to bo self support
lug, and In malting a coiupailson of
tho financial aftalib of tho two cities,
ll'ontlnuecl on l'ai,'o o.
f "f
-f WEATHER rOBEOAST. tv
Washington, Dec. B. forecast (or Uast-
f cm Pe mis ban lai Pair 'IhurwJay uuj Irt-
4- clay; fiisli westerly vv I litis.
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