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ARGUMENTS
ON TREATY
Spirited Discussion Aroused in the
Executive Session o! the Senate
by Reported Amendment.
EFFORT TO ARRANGE VOTE
Senator Lodge Makes an Effort to
Have a Day Set for Taking Ballot
Upon tho New Amendments to the
Hay-Pauncefoto Treaty Senators
Culberson, Spooner, Lindsay, Mc
Cumber and Elkius Make Speeches.
B.v Kichnhc Who from The AnodatcJ Picij.
Washington, Dec. 11. After reporting
to tho scmitc In executive session to
day the new anioiidnn-nts to the Huy
Pauncefote treaty as made by tho com
mittee on foreign relations, Senator
Lodge made an effort to have a day
Met for the taking of a vote upon the
treaty, lie suggested next Thursday
as the generally acceptable time but
did not succeed In getting the unani
mous consent necessary. Senator Ma
son first made objection and when be
vltlidiew it Senator Money suggested
that Senator Morgan had given notice
that he would ask that tho vote upon
the treaty should bo postponed until u
vote could be secured upon the Nlru
lugua canal bill. Senator Morgan, how
ever, stated that ho was not disposed
to make that contention any longer
because he did not wish to do anything
which would lead Great Pritain to con
elude that this country desires to take
a. threatening position. Senator Butler
then entered objection to Using n time
for a vole. Senator Lodge suld that In
view of tho position taken be should
press tho treaty upon the attention of
tho senate early and lata until a. vote
could be bad and he afterwards de
clined to move an adjournment fiom
today until Monday because of the io
fiisal to allow a day to bo named for a
vote.
Aside from these Incidents nnd tho
reporting of the new amendmchts sug
gested by the committee on foreign re
lations the proceedings of the day con
sisted wholly of speochinuklng, the
speakers being Senators Culberson,
Spooner, Lindsay. MeCumber and KI
kliis. Senator Culberson spoke for the
adoption of tactics similar to those
outlined by the Money lesolutlon which
provides for the abrogation of the Clay-ton-Rulwor
treaty by diplomatic-melh-ods.
lie said that ho was opposed to
proceeding by piecemeal to get rid of a
compact so objeetionuble to American
ideas as the Clayton-liulwer treaty Is.
He thought It entirely competent for
Ihis country to pass the Hepburn canal
bill and proceed with the canal Inde
pendently of all treaties, either In force
or pending.
Spooner's Arguments.
Senator Spooner eombatted the ar
guments of Mr. Culberson. He said
that lie favored tho canal and believed
the United Stales should have the
right to fortify anil defend it, but could
not accept the view that we should
proceed with that great work in total
disregard of the existence of the ngrce
ment of 1SH0. Great Urlluin, he said,
is a friendly power nnd he would not
consent to any ruthless proceedings.
But ho would go at the work of pre
paring for the construction in an or
derly way which would insure the sup
port and good will of kindred people.
He wus, therefore, an advocate of the
pending negotiation. He said that
Groat Britain on three different occa
sions had approached this country to
secure the abrogation of tho Clayton
liulwer treaty, but upon each occasion
the United States had declined the
overture. True, tho proposition had
been acted upon by the state depart
ment without consulting congress, but
at any rate the Incidents nt least indi
cated the English attitude upon tht
question of abrogation,
Senator Lindsay spoke for the ratifi
cation of tho treaty without further
amendment. Ho said that ho had even
opposed tho committee amendment
adopted yesterday, because, to his
mind, the umendment is a concession
to Great Britain which it Is unneces
sary to make. "It concedes," he said,
"that without tho amendment Great
Britain would have the right to pass
ships through the eunnl In time of war,
nnd I nm not willing to havo the Uni
ted States toke that position. I think
tho treaty would havo been strength
ened without the amendment."
Mr, Lindsay also announced his will
bigness to treat with Great Britain for
thu total abrogation of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. Senator McCumber also
favored ratllicatlon of tho treaty with
out tho amendment. Senator Elklns
repeated the views expressed by him '
yesterday for absolutely independent !
nation in the construction of tho canal I
nnd In tho operations of tho United
States In Central America.
Alvord Pleads Not Guilty,
lly Inclusive Who from The Asj.oci.iM Pics.
New Vol l. Pec, II, I'uliiulltw 1 1. Aliuul, Jr.,
the ilefjulllnc teller ut Iho Pint National luiik,
vm arraigned bcfoie Jiid;ri- Thnin.n in tin- irii-t-inal
part vf the Lulled Mates liiiull limit to.
ilny iiml (.Undid nut utility, .luditi- 'lliwnn kit
I hi- trial for Pee, 2ti, tilthniih-li minuet fm Iho
pilsoncr asked th.lt llie i use Ik- a Ijouiiuil m'tll
January.
Two Boy3 Drowned.
Ily i:clibhu Wire Ironi 'ho Assoilatid I'll".
Umbcitslllo, N. .I., Pic. II. -Tun (...us ,. ll
II.UII Siuiler Mini one son uf Klincr llnan, u;nl
0 and 10 ' J r rispeilluly, wire dimmed in
Li mill dam ut rlniillc, aboie heie, this even.
inr. 'the I kij k broke through Hit- lie on the
jiri, One In ily was illsi-otfiiil.
Castle Destroyed by Fire.
kcluslt Wirt from Tl.o Asiocialiri Press.
LeIN, Pee. II. Tho Chuteaii llel (lite, the
lind bllliilmT IOi.lili.lne uf the I'rilue of
slating; (run 11IU, lux bun dotio.icil by
palntlm,- and most ut the piluiip.il
Lit) which it lOllUlllCll utiu vim (I.
dun's review of trade.
Volume of Business Increasing No
Holiday Relapse.
By ExchiAho Wliv from The Avoclatul Pictf.
New York, Dec. JU, It. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will
say:
Holiday trade Iuih Increased moder
ntely, and In wholesale staple lines no
relapse Is seen either In volume of
transactions or In price. In spite of
the break In cotton tho market for rub
rics Is still In good position, sellers hav
ing little to offer and nothing at cuts In
prices. A sharp rise to a minimum of
$i.S."i in the wholesale price of coal, fully
thirty-five cents In two weeks, reflects
actual scarcity of the product more
than negotiations to harmonize the
trade. Kven the most sanguine esti
mates did not equal thu actual de
crease in furnace stocks of pig Iron
during November, which amounted to
SI.S30 tons, according to the Iron Age.
This authority reports an Increase In
the weeklycnpaclty of furnaces In blast
to L'L'S.SIC tons on December I, which Is
the first gain recorded since June. More
Idle mills have resumed, and little wage
controversy Is heard, it is estimated
that 1,200,000 tons of rails has been
ordered for next year's delivery. Amer
ican makers have scored another tri
umph In the Afileau btldge contract,
secured In the face of British competi
tion. Failures for the week were 240 In Un
united States against 21S last yeur, and
26 In Ounidn ngulnst 26 last year.
SECRETARY ROOT
ADVOCATES CANTEEN
Its Abolishment Might Make the
Securing of New Recruits
Difficult.
By Kicliuiic Wiie fiom The Associated Picsa.
Washington, Dec 14. Secretary
Hoot was before the sciiutc committee
on military affairs fur two hours to
day, going over the army leorganiza
tion bill. He suggested that the anti
canteen provision Inserted by the
house should be stricken out. The
secretary said that the canteen or
post exchange Is an important factor
in army life from a social point of
view as a rendezvous in which the
men In the army have n place where
they can meet and write private let
ters and otherwise employ the time.
He feared It might be dlflicull to se
cure recruits with the canteen abol
ished. The secrotaiy again dwelt upon the
Importance of speedy action upon the
bill, saying that transports for Manila
would begin to leave San Fnuici'i'o
tomorrow and that all transports
leaving after this time would brlnj
volunteer soldiers back. He called' at
tention to the fact that civil govern
ment had been established among
some of the Filipinos and said that It
would not do to leave them uupro--eted,
even for n short time.
m. SS1EPPARD
IS VINDICATED
Investigation Shows That He Should
Have Been Retained at Bath.
Ily Kilule Wire (rum The A.mii kited I'rf.
Albany. Dec. 1 1. The State Board of
Charities has transmitted to Governor
Roosevelt the report of the Investiga
tion by the board's committee of the
management of the New Yoik state
Soldiers' and Sailors' home at Bath.
The Investigation, which has attract
ed considerable attention, was com
menced over a year ago. Commandant
Sheppard wus charged with drunken
ness and also with huving individual
bills paid out of the slnte fund. Thu
lindlng of the committee is that the
charges against the commandant were
not proved, the finul conclusion being
that the Interests of the home would
have been promoted by the retention of
Mr. Sheppard, who resigned from his
duties.
The committee finds, however, that
the post exchange funds made up from
the sulci at the canteen had been
misapplied.
The committee, In Its report, refers
to tno fact that on the principal
thoroughfares of the home nru located
fourteen ealoons, These saloons fire
within a short distance of the rate,
are far from being of a high typo nnl
are supported mainly by the pension
moneys of the members of the home.
SENTENCE COMMUTED.
President Imprisons Privates Stanley
and Feaster.
Ily rxdushe Wire fiom The AsaocUtoil 1're.w,
Washington, Dec. 14. Privates Ben
jamin Stanley and Thomas Feaster, of
the Forty-eighth volunteer Infantry,
stationed in the Philippines, were con
victed recently by court-ninrtial of
rape and desertion and each was sen
tenced to be bnnged.
Tho president Iuih commuted the
sentence In each case to dishonorable
dlschargo, forfeiture of nil pay and al
lowances and confinement at hard la
bor at Leavenworth penitentiary for
the period of twenty years.
Requisition for Corson.
Siii-cUl to the Scrantou Trlhunc.
llairUhurir, Die, 11. Ruwinur Mom- tuiljy is
Hiieil u ie(ui?illou on the Koieinor of iv Voik
for the letuiii to louuiidi, lluilfoul lomily, of
A, II, Curson, mIw U until r .iriist In llliijjliainloii
for liehiB an iiuer.oiy to he lmilikT of hllas
Moon In llrailfonl lounly, In .Vmemher, iwm.
Zeliner Found Guilty,
lly Extlnslie Wire from Tin Associated Press.
New Yoik, Die, U. The Jury In the ia-e of
Henry eniier, who has Iwn on trial hifou- lie
(older Roll on thai.'tii of euhoinatlon uf perjury
in I'oniieitlou Willi nit Jin ilivom- tau-s, thh
uflillioou uiiirneil j leulkt of ifullly, Xeliner
ujs re'iumleil iinlil Wnlmsdjy fur M-ntente.
" DEATHS OF A DAY.
lly KsiIusIh- Wile fiom The Awiiliteil l'i-vi.
Alluny, V. V., Dee. Il.-lljinlllun lUnU, :i
kinier stale nn.itoi aiul for many .Mjri tho
toniucl of tlu Ne'e York Cenr.al uilnuil, ilkil
linUy In hl- ilty
CHINA IS NOW
READY TO ACT
Official Notice, That the Written
Credentials Have Been Re
ceived bu Peace Envoys.
ENGLAND CAUSED DELAY
Negotiations Authorized Mr. Conger
Belioves That China Will Accept
Terms and That the Government
Can Comply with the Demands.
Von Waldersee Says Negotiations
Are Seriously Under Way.
My i:elusie Wire from The Associated I 'rev.
Pekln. Dec. 13. LI Hung Chang and
Pi Inn; Chlng have sent an olllclal nn
tlflmtion to the ministers that they
have received the promised docu
ments .authorizing them to act in lie
half of China in the peace negotia
tions, nnd announcing that they are
ready to proceed os soon a the min
isters desire.
Thu fact that Sir Ernest Mason Sa
tow, 'he Uritlsh minister to China, hai
not yet received authority from bl
government to sign the joint not-.-,
causes astonishment here, as It Ik felt
that, all the other powers having
agreed, there cannot be anything In
the joint note to cause Great Urltuln
to object sullielently to make her le
fuse to sign.
Mr. CniiMr says he believes China
will Immediately accept the terms Im
posed and that she has It In her power
to comply with the majority of thoni
before spring, while tho others can
wait.
On account of the winter the court
will not be able to return to Pekln
for f-oiue months, and the troops will
not be able to leave thre until April,
when, If conditions warrant It, all the
allied forces, except the legation
guards, not to exceed a hundred men
for each power, will be withdrawn to
th" coast and remain there until the
following autumn, to be available if
needotl. If China rannot behave Us a
civilized power without military com
pulsion. It would be necessary to dis
member the empire. Mr. Conger fser
sonally believes that the Chinese have
been taught a lesson by the looting.
An Informer Beheaded.
Colonel Tullock reports' the discov
ery of the body of the man who gave
the British Information regarding
treasures which he said hud been hid
den near Pekin by the Chinese court
in its flight. He hud been decapi
tated. The British have not reportcl
the discovery of the treasure, but their
return Is expected tomorrow.
.Berlin, Dec. II. In a private dis
patch from Count von Waldersee, it
is veported that the negotiations for
peace with China are sei iously under
way, the Initial obstacles huving lippn
overcome and full aecoul existing be
tween the ministers of the power-? at
Pekin. Tho Chinese pl'-ninotenMaiie,
the dispatch also says, find no further
dliliculty in communicating directly
Willi the Imperial court. Telcgraph'o
communication exists between P'-k'n
nnd Slan-Pu, via Shanghai. Only five
days is required from Pekln to Sian
Fu and return.
TO LIMIT MEMBERSHIP.
Mr. Brosius Introduces Bill in the
House.
By Kelmli" Wire fiom The Associate! I'li-ii.
Washington, Dee. 14. Representative
Brosius, of Pennsylvania, today Intro
duced a resolution for a constitutional
amendment designed to permanently
fix tho membership of the house of
representatives at :137, tho present
number. The proposed amendment re
cites that the membership of the house
shall remain at 3.17: that when a new
state Is admitted It shall have one
member, which shall be In addition
to tho a.ri7, until the next re-apportionment,
when it fehull return to that
number, and that the electors of each
stato shall have the tiuuliricution of
electors for the most numerous branch
of the state legislature.
Mr. Brosius says tho present repre
sentation Is bulky enough and that
future changes should be contlnod to
readjusting the ratio of stnte represen
tations without increasing the total.
WYCKOFF'S EXPERIENCE.
Attempts to Get Work While Dis
guised as a Laborer.
lly i:clusivi- Wiie from The Anooiatoil l're3,
Washington, Dee. 14. Prof. W. A.
Wyckoff, of Princeton university, tcs
tllled before the Industrial commission
today on the general conditions of
labor. Mr. Wyckoff related his experi
ence of sevorui years ago, when ho
traveised the country disguised as a
woiklngman, seeking employment as1
an unskilled laborer, and gave his ob
servations from personal contact with
tho working classes.
Mr. ltobert A. Woods, of Boston,
Mass., testified upon the social and col
lego settlement work.
Mr, Quay's Fishing Trip,
lly UmIiii-Ivc Win- fiom The Abnilitril I'u-m.
St, Aumiitlne, I'la., Pe, II. Kx-seiiator M,
H. lju.iy, of reiinjlvanl:i, ami u .aly of hu
frinuU p-iot'il tlnuul, the ilty la-t night for
Mr, Quay' winter homo at M, I.iu-eJ, It Ij hjI1
he will bKiul teurat i!.tyn lhli;r ami limiting
In rioihl.i ami it turn In hU home for ChiUtmuj.
Destructive Pampas Fire.
lly Kmltwhe Wire film '(Tlie? Aum-latul lro-i.
l.omlon, pee, 1.". -Acioiilln? to the lluinm
Ayies eoirmpuiidcnt of the IK1 lly i:pu'M lv lain,
iheil lulled of fuatn anil Kia nnn, with vt
hinl-i of autlle huie heen ih'-tiu.wcl hy a ampa
Ine in the hanial'l.ine.i irjloii.
Superior Court,
ll.i i:elu--ht- Wire from Tiu Auioilateil I'ltx-'.
I'hllailelphla, pee. ll.'lhe Mintrinr lomt W
iLy llnMii'i) 1U tin m in ihU ilty ami mllniiineil
dl meet ut iratitou, Jan. 14, 1901,
WOMAN FORGER ARRESTED.
Wife of a Railroad Conductor Culti
vates Dangerous Penmanship.
Ily Uvchuliii Who from The AnocUtiil Presa.
New York, Doc. 14. Mrs. Murgaret
M. Ueppcnholmer, twenty-six years of
age, wife of an elevated railroad con
ductor, was arrested this afternoon on
a charge of having forged the names
of Fred B. House nnd Moses H. Cros
mtin, of the law firm of House. Cros
mnn ei Vorhaus, to it cheek for the sum
of $25,750.
She wus arraigned before Magistrate
Flainmei- In the Center street police
court, and committed to tho Tombs on
bull of Ji',000 for examination tomor
row. It Is said that tibout lluee weeks ago
Mrs. lloppenhelmer called at Mr.
House's olllce anil asked to see him.
She wus informed that he was out. .V
few days Inter she oalled Ilguln, but
did not see Mr. House. During this
visit in some way she managed to se
cure soiuo of the linn's stationery. On
this, It In alleged, she wrote out an or
der for $i!ri,T."IO, to which she-signed the
names of Fred B. House and Moses
II Grossman.
The order she endeavored to dis
count to the Metropolitan Land coin
puny, which led to the detection of the
alleged forgery and her arrest.
BASE BALL WAR
NOT YET OVER
Players Indignant at Being Turned
Down by the Magnates They
Say That the End Is Not Yet.
lly Kxelii'.lM" Wire fiom The Associated 1're.ii.
New York. Dec. 14. The National
League magnates have completed
their annual winter meeting. By mid
night tonight tlie majority of the law
makers of the- national game had left
i for their homes. While the magnates
spent rive days trying to straighten
out certain matteis, their success has
been far from Haltering. The chances
of another base Will war arc just as
good as they were on Monday last.
Thu magnates today went Into con
ference at noon and wore closeted for
live hours. There wer? present: W.
W. Keir. P. J. Auten nnd Barney
P:eytus, of Pittsburg: A. H. Soden.
.1. S. Hillings and W. H. Coiutnt, Bo-s-ton;
F. A. Aboil, Charles Ebetts and
Kdward Huulon, Brooklyn: Andrew
Frecdmun. New Yoik- A. J. Iteacb and
colonel John 1. Uoclgcrs, Philadelphia;
F. b" Hass RnblMiu and Stanley Uob
Ison, St. Louis: James Hurt, Chicago,
and John T. Brush, Cincinnati. Dur
ing tilt- meeting, the magnates reached
these conclusions:
To turn down llie ",': yers' , Protec
tive association flatly by lefuslng the
players u rehearing of their demands.
Decided upon a 1 Ill-game .schedule for
next yeui.
Decided that the schedule should lie
so arranged that tin- eastern clubi
will llnlsh the season In the west next
year.
Ratified an agreement by which no
club shall carry inure than sixteen
pluyeis during the season after May Jo.
Awarded the fianchlses ol St. Paul.
.Minneapolis and Kansas City to the
Western league. This In a nut-shell
covets the work accomplished by the
magnates during their live days' ses
sion, us given out by President Young.
Tho resolution turning down the
pluyeis;' organization Is as follows:
IteiMiIxil, That liusnuiih .n the thru- ruiu-ls
niailc wall y Attorney Ta.ilor hoe been k
meiKul in .mil lonhwil with n larujo number of
ntlur new anil laillial iiohmiI ( lamtes in our
).ius' lonliait-, t-hlih tlio atlect the national
.iKiii'inint, it Is impossible to Intelligently ilif-fi-ientiate
them anil that the ailopthm of -such
piopoM-tl nni( llilnu lit-, would imt only be prelu
ilnial to inilliiiliwl i:it:ie.t, but woulil, e U--litie,
be dentruitlet lit oi(ranied biso ball.
When the answer was brought to
Zlminer, Giitllth and Jennings, tho
players' committee, the effect was dis
appointing, They had confidently ex
pected another hearing. In speaking
of tho result of the finding of the mag
nates, "Chief Zlnuner, of tho players'
committee, said:
"This Is not the end of tho matter.
The league's refusal to do anything for
in will bo brought before the associa
tion and action will be decided upon.
There Is no backing down with us. Our
demands are fair, and with right on
our sldo the public will support us.
Wait and see what happens. There
may be another story In a few days."
The schedule and umpire questions
weie first taken up at today's session
of the magnates. It was decided to
again have a 1-10 game schedule, each
team playing twenty games with the
others. Tho season will open April IS
and closo Oct. fl.
The Western league will now be com
posed of eight cities. Besides the ones
awarded tonight the circuit will In
ciudo Ht. Joseph, Denver, Des Moines,
Sioux City, or Pueblo and Omaha.
It was stated tonight that Hnrry
Pulllnm had resigned as .secretary of
the Pittsburg club.
SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
lly i:clnsle Wire fiom The Associated I'rcas.
Nt-v York,- Pee, It. Piirin? the ewnimr Mi
Jor Tajlor established il new Indoor woild'n let.
ord tor one-ipiatter lliilo mipacid, jikiMmk the
dblanco in -23 I-.' euomlj. At the mil of tho
fifth day the rider eu ui mtlej hohliul till
licoul made by Wallir and Jllllir lut i-ar.
'Iho 1 o'clock tioto Mai in fnllona; I'ieue nnd
Mil'iii-hcm, S.'at.Hi Ulli- ami Mel'ji l.imt.'-JJSl S;
Mir.ar and ConsolU, 22S1.2; Kaer and llyer,
K-o.i; 1'ii-ilerlik and I'Mur, 'J.'SD.Oj Walk-r
and MliiMin, ---i'li.t; llaluoek and Aionmn, IJiKl;
Tutillle nnd tiliiim, U!U".
Carter Will Investigate.
Dy Kxchblve Win? from The Associated INess.
fhliaijo, Pec, U.-Mjyor Carter llairUou hai
tinilci tat.cn a peisonal imcatlsntlon to usieilnln
ulnther or not the -MtlloViin-liaiM lonteit at
Tiilli-iwira last nlKht wu a "fake," He lie.
ilaitd todjy that II the facts utiilled that elth.
ir or both the pjrtiiipJnU uii.mjrcU to "ipiit"
he will nevei' tiuno anotlier lictiuo to boini;
piuiiotcrs. Jnt liow the ma.ior propo- setllng;
ut the bottom uf the muddle te a mystery.
Telegraphers' Strike.
11 i:elu5lie Wire Ironi 'Iho Associated Pits,-.
Topckj, Kan., Pec, II. No ileulopmeiiU hao
time to Unlit in the ti-leifiaplier' stilke. The
tili'Kraphcr-i huie established headquarter heio
wlih the chief odium uf the Older of lUlhiuy
Tcltxraphtiii in charm and announce (hat they
illl hc.-ii ui the f'-lH until thu- shall Lau- mod.
SAN FRANCISCO
STORM SWEPT
Hioli Winds, Rain, Forked Liohtninu
and Thunder Ganse Excite
ment" at Golden Gates.
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
During the Height of the Storm Sev
eral Houses Were Overturned and
Trees Blown Down Gas Tank
Struck by Lightning nnd Burned.
Telephone and Telegraphic Com
munication Cut ,Off Many Vessels
Along the Const Drag Their
Anchors, but No Disasters Have
Been Reported.
lly i:ilnilo Wiie fiom 'I he AuiiU.itod Trine.
San Francisco, Dec. 11. One of the
most severe storms which over visited
Sun Francisco broke over the city nt
an early hour today and has raged in
lltful gusts of ruin and wind, sweeping
over the city with unusual violence, ac
companied by thunder and forked light
ning, a rather unusual occurrence In
this city. At one time rain fell In such
torrents that many thought a cloud-
i burst imminent,
During the height of the storm sev
eral houses were overturned by the
wind, fences blown down and other
dumuge'done. One of the great receiv
ing tanks of the San Francisco Gas
and Electric company was struck by
lightning, the gas taking fire. No one
was hurt In the explosion, but the tank
, was completely demolished. During tho
t storm this city was entirely cut off
I from telegraphic communication with
the rest of the world, the Western
I'nlon and Postal Telegraph companies
losing every wire out of San Francisco.
i The damage to telegraph wires is being
repaired rapidly, but this evening only
partial s-erviie is being given by the
companies. Much of the damage to
wires was caused by the blowing down
of about one hundred poles on the Oolc-
land side of the buy. Some damuce
I was done in the mountains, but noth
ing definite can be stated as to its ex
tent. The telephone company also lost
muny of Its long distance wires. So
far no marine disasters of any moment
have been reported. On the bay sev
oi al boats were capsized, but no one
was drowned so far as Is known. Sev
eral veshels dragged their anchors, but
no damage is reported-, deports from
points nt short distances from Sun
Francisco tell of much damage by tho
storm. Buildings weie blown over and
unroofed in many sections, chimneys
blown down nnd other damage done,
but so far no fatalities have been re
ported. The storm ceased almost entirely ut
noon.
THEIR LARGEST PAY.
Mine Workers of Shamokin Districts
Receive Big Earnings.
By Kxcluslie Wire from The Associated Presi.
Shamokin, Pu., Dec. 14. Employes
of the Mineral and Union Coal com
panies began receiving their Christ
mas pay today, the total disburse
ment, including pay for minors work
ing lor Individual operators and tho
Philadelphia and Beading Coal and
i Iron company, between hero and Cen-
tralia, amounting to over $173,000.
This Is the largest pay in the hls
tnrv of tho Rhainokin-Mt. Carinel
coal Holds. Tho collieries, employing
over 15,'JOO men and boys, have worked
steadily since the strike, which, with
the ten per cent, increase, Is the causa
of the big disbursement.
COAL LAND SOLD.
Capitalists Gobble Large Blocks of
Virginia Earth.
Hy Kxc-Iii-itie Wire fiom 'Iho Assoi-latetl 1'rrss.
Washington, Pa., Dec. 14. Contigu
ous blocks of coal land near Rutan
nnd Oak Forest, Greene county, in
cluding 10,000 acres, have been sold
to Pittsburg and Brownsville par
ties. A New York syndicate bus bought
7,000 acres near West Mlddletown, thli
county, nt $30 per aero. This was op
tioned a year ago. Its development
must await a railroad.
Senate in Secret Session,
Ily r.-ciliuhc Wiie from Tho .Wiclatcd Piess.
Washington, Pec, Jt. llirouRliout nearly the
entire ICKu-latltn day tho senate was In went
sisaton, discuvliii; the lliyl'aiineefote tnuty. No
InislncM of importance va transacted in the
brlif open fciwsion cecpt the adoption of llie
house lesolutlon providing' '"' n holiday recesa
to extend fiom I'rldiy, Pec, 21, to Thmsday,
Jan. S.
Pugilist Paddy Ryan Dead,
Py rWcIiuhu Wlro from Tho Associated Pres
Xtw Voik, Dee. U. A special to tho Journal
and Adu-itlsir fiom Albanv, X. Y., nasj "I'ad.
d ltyan, al one time thamplon pugllUt uf the
uoild, Mho Mas defeated by John b. .Sullivan
in Ihelr famotu Huht in Mississippi fomo cari
a-o, illiil ut liin home In Glen 1'alU, X, V,, thin
afternoon.
Surgeon Olcott Discharged.
Py Kicluahc Wlro from The Aboilated I'lesi
WiisliliiKton, Hie. H. Upon the lcport of a
tunal lnrd iiliicli found him plijslcally and mor
ally unfit to remain In the naval service, Assist
ant buic;eon I'lederiik W. Olcott liai been ills
chartjid with one ycar'd pay.
THIi NKWS THIS HORNING.
Weather Indications Today,
FAln AND COLD.
1 flencral Clihia U Son- I'rcpaied to Act.
Dlscu-xion an to (lie Treaty,
I'aclflo Coast It Kloim bweiit.
Sl-c Women Students Cremated,
2 (teneral Topics of Interest to the I'lra ld.
dies.
Lackawanna, County Xcmj.
."5 fleneral Siiator Wlioie Teitivi Will Soon
llxulie.
4 Uillloil.il.
Note and Comment.
C 'Local Social und l'eisoiml.
One Woman'J Views.
0 Local NVnilm Declined Not (tidily.
Opinion In tho I..ingclllTi- Coal Cb-e.
7 Local Matters Pertaining to the (Xnnity
Chinp-.
Pile Will Control the IViinijlvanla t'oal
Coinpiny.
3 Local West Scmiton and Kiilmrli.111.
0 Ouirral Northe.Klern l'niib-.vlranl.i News
l'ln.mcl.ll uml Commercial.
10 General Hiilfalo Makinc: I'rcpaiatlous to Ln-
tiituln VUltoid to the Imposition.
11 Lwal Sunday School LiMnn for Tomorrow.
Itcllglou-j News of tlu Week.
12 dciieral The National Capitd n Century AW.
13 Story "Ixnilwi's PieniiiR Oul."
II Oeneral The Many Urs to Which' Paper fi
Put,
15 Adierlisemei-t.
10 Local Live Topic of the Labor World.
DESPERATE BATTLE
WITH TRAIN ROBBERS
Officers and Railroaders Have a Ter
rible Encounter with a thing
of Border Bandits.
By Urn liislic Wire from The Associated Press.
Wheeling. W. Vn., Dec. 14. Tho gang
of desperadoes that robbed Dojr
schuck's bank at Shanesvllle, Ohio,
anlved at Bridgeport just before noon
on the Massiilon accommodation of
the Cleveland, Loralne and Wheeellng
road. Two of the gung were cap
tured after a desperate encounter
with officers and trainmen. IFouf
others escaped and a posse is pur
suing them. The gang boarded the
train at Holloway. Officer Melster, of
this place, heard they were on Urn
train and went to Wheeling Creek
and boarded the train. He found the
leader In the ladles' coach. The des
perado drew a big gun and a fight
was at once started, which continued
until the train reached Bridgeport,
when other oftlceis got on. Two of
the gang were overpowered, buti tho
others Jumped through tho windows
and made their escape.
During the light, men and women
wore frantic with fear and many tried
to Jump out of the windows while th?
train was In motion to escape tho
Hying bullets. One of tho men cap
tured had .$360 In cash, mostly bills,
with several hundred pennies In a
sack, which has the name of tho bank
stamped on It. They hud several bot
tles of nltro-glycerlne, dynamite car
tildges, fusis and various burglar
tools. The two lotuso to talk or oven
give their names.
REVENUE BILL
STILL ON LIST
The House Adjourns Without Dispos
ing of the Measure An Effort
in the Interest of Beer.
By Eclusivo Wiro from The Associated Pre.-J?.
Washington, Dee, 1-1. The house to
day adjourned without disposing of
more than half the wur revenue, re
duction bill. General debate closed at
'i o'clock, after which tho bill was
opened to amendment under tho five
minute rule. A determined effort wos
made to reduce the tax on beer below
tho committee rate of $1.60 a barrel,
but the ways and means committee
overwhelmed the opposition. The
committee, however, sustained two
original defeats. In connection with
the beer tux, Mr. Payne offered an
amendment in tho language of the bill
passed by the house last session, de
signed to abolish the use of small beer
packages, one-sixth and one-eighth
ban els, but it was defeated by S3 to
114, after charges that Its purpose was
to crush out the small brewers.
Another defeat occurred In connec
tion with the amendment offered by
Mr. Henry C. Smith, of Michigan. The
bill abolished the ono-cont stamp fx
on express receipts and telegraph
messages, but retained the tax on
railroad and steamship freight re
colpts. Mr. Smith's amendment re
stored the tnx on express receipts and
altered the form of tho section so as
to compel tho company Instead of tho
shipper tc pay the tax. Tho amend
ment precipitated a lively debate, In
tho ram-so of which Mr. Smith inndo a
personal allusion to a United States
senator who is connected with one of
the express companies. Mr. Puym
vigorously fought tho umendment, but
It was carried, 323 to WO.
Will Defend Barsochevick.
lly i:tlusho Who from Thu Asioclaled Press,
Wllhes-lline, Pit, II. The friends of Manis-l-im
Harwclu-lcl, tho l(ui.in who aa ur
listcd in Pljnioulli u few d.t)u ngu at the In
stance of tho llnsslan consul in New York,
charged with luilru committed a murder In
ltinsla, bait- come to hi ilel.-nse, Today the
einplocd an ntlornc to ko to New York and
oppow tho cilrailltioii of tho prisoner,
Prosecution Weakened,
lly i:iliisto Wire from 'llie Associated l'res.
Chicago, Pee, U, Tha caw-d against Terry Mi
Roiern, Joe Clans, Maiuirir Harris and tho pro.
motcr of last nWit's light were today dismissed
for want of prosecution. 1'ionk Hall, who raused
the tin-cits', asked a continuance, which waa de
nied. Census Returns.
Dy Ktelusivo Wire from Tho Associated Press.
Washington, Pec. U. The census bureau to.
day announced tho population of Clearfield. Fa.,
us 4,031.
SIX STUDENTS
ARE CREMATED
Their Bodies In tltc Smoulderlna
Ruins ol the Frcdonla Normal
and Tralnlnu School.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES
Seventy-Five Young Women Caught
by an Enrly Morning Blaze in a
Veritable Fire Trap Heavy Wire
Screens Nailed Over All of the
Windows leading to Fire Escapes.
A Heroic Janitor Also Doses Hid
Life Fighting Flames One Girl
Sacrifices Life in the Effort to Savq
a Diamond Ring.
Ily Inclusive Wire fiom The Aoclatcd Pres.
Dunkirk, N. Y., Doc. 14. From tha
smouldering ruins of tho Predonla
Stale Normal and Training school,
which was destroyed by fire at 6 o'clock
this morning, one charred body ha
been recovered, and u revision of the
list of missing make; It certain that
seven persons perished In the fire,
which also entailed a property loss of
$200,000.
There were seventy-five young wo
men students In the building, of whom
six perished. The other victim was the
aged janitor. 'Tho dead are:
IMIIXEAS J. MOUItlS, janitor.
1I1KNK .IONKS, of Ilustl, N. Y. '
HESSli: HATHAWAY, Caniion-,iille, X. Y.
RUTH TIIOMAH, Pike, N. V.
CORA STORMS. Iloslon, X. Y.
MAK WIM.IAMS. Lake Como, Pa.
MAl'D y. ram,I Uradroul, I'a.
The young women occupied rooms on
the third floor of the building In com
pany with a matron and fifty other
young women, who succeeded In escap
ing by descending the fire-escapes. The
bmly which wus recovered from the
ruins is supposed to be that of Miss
Storms.
It was burned beyond recognition. To
account for the origin of the lire nuz
zles the local board of manngers, as
there was no tire in the building, the
heat being pined from a boiler two
, blocks away. Tho llro started in the
j private room of Janitor Morris, ami
' was discovered by Charles Gibbs, as
j Blatant janitor, who notified Janitor
Morris and then ran to the fire alarm
station, a block away.
Heroic Janitor.
Janitor Morris evidently lost his life
while firo-fightlng. Miss Plzzell was at
the head of the firo-eseape and turned
back into the burning building to save
la diamond ring, thus losing her life.
The others who perished suffocated,
without being able to Una the fire
escapes. It is stated that heavy wire
screens were flrr. - nailed across tho
windows leading v the fire-escapes,
and tho only way tho lucky ones es
caped was by crawling through win
dows adjacent to the escapes and then
creeping along the gutter of tho man
sard roof. Lawyers say there will bo
damage suits instituted against tho
state because of tho lire-escape screens.
A search for remains Is being made ns
rapidly as possible, but digging over
the acre of debris, which Is still burn
ing, is slow work. Principal Palmer
estimates the loss at 5200,000, with $03,
000 insurance.
Nothing was saved from tho mag
nificent building, not even tho personal
effects of the ladles in the dormitory
or tho valuable records of the school.
Grief-stricken parents aro arriving to
assist in the search for their dead.
School has been adjourned until Janu
ary 3, when classes will meet In the
different halls and churches of tho vil
lage. Plans for a new and larger struc
ture are already under way. The legis
lature will be asked to make an ap
propriation equal to the Insurance.
SENTENCED TO BE SHOT.
Sleeping Sentry at Manila to Die on
Christmas Day.
By llvclmhp Wire from Tho Asaoeiited Prcts.
Southington, Conn., Dee. 14. "Scva
has reached hero In the form of an
olllclal communication from General
MuoArthur, that Linos Skinner, a
former Southington boy, has been sen
tenced to be shot on Christmas day
for sleeping nt his post when on son
try duty. The young man Is a mem
ber of tho Forty-third United States
volunteers, now stationed near Tnglo
ban, Lt'lty, P. T. Ills father. John P.
rfklnner, who Is 71 years of nge, Is
nearly heartbroken by tho news and
bus left for Washington to plead with
President McKInley for his son's life.
Youii'.c Skinner has a wife, who Is
now employed as a clerk In a Now
York dry goods btorc.
Steamship Arrivals.
Py Exclusive Wiro fiom Tho .Wsnclatrd Picas.
New York, Pec. U. -Cleared Kthiopli, (JUi
Itowj l.ucanla, l.ticrp-wl; Ciaf Waldcisce,
llamliurg li Plymouth and Clu'ilio'tig. (Pas.
irow Ai ill eili ('alitoinlaii, New Yoik, Has re
Airbed; I..i Clincnjine, New Yoik. lIinihnrK -Airbed;
Cap Kilo, .New York. Jloillli Sailedi
Anihorla (troni nhisjow), New Yoik. Klnsale
Pa-.,-ds F.trnrla, for i,uceinlnwii ami Uveipool,
Reiio.i Aniii'di Weiia, New York la fllhul
tar nnd Naples. Ite.ic.li Held I'asscdi Amster
dam, Rotterdam for New York,
Mack Will Ba Manager.
lly llxeliulve Wlro from Tho Associated Press.
Milwaukee, Deo. 11. 'Iho Dally Now asr
"Connie Mack, who for four yeara lui been tho
niunager of tho Milwaukee base ball team, his
disposed of Ills stock in tho local club and will
bo the maiiaircr of tho new Amtrlean Lcagua
team to be organized at Philadelphia,"
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Pec. It. forecast for Btt
unlay and Sunday: Kaitcm Pennvlvania
Pair, continued cold Saturday, Sunday,
fair: fresh northerly winds.
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