j f CTPr--' "KVV" "V ' -!,.-"? TO" f !7fr-.TE!S tf j-0!T ,!StSE5TWrErftSl,iiS,,-,f.'i4 KWW :' J-'-W.iMi.'Tffll lys- ffJi,vi-,Mii H -f .fV., v', , ' . - 'V v v.'fcW, v1'Y ,.'. j-1 '-, -.- w v 'a - i rn '"- ? NM Fm& i -. ribune. ' tt 'm lt'1 'I l r 1 (I J! THE ONLY SCRANTON PAPBR RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD. TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES SGKANTON, PAM SATURDAY MOHNiNG, DECEMBER 22, 1900. TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS. - isst; A4 it ' iw,aa. JKr a. . v MR. CRAMP ON THE SUBSIDY riic Well Known Shipbuilder Gives Interesting Testlmonu Before Industrial Commission ABOUT SHIP BUILDING Tho Witness Is Confident That Without a Subsidy the American Merchant Marine Can Never Be Rehabilitated An Opportunity Is Now Offered Americans by the Demand for Ships Created by tho South African War, Which Has Ruined England's Trans-Atlantic Industry. By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Pre.!. Philadelphia, Dec. 21. Charles II. Cramp, heacl of the Cramp Shipbuild ing company, appeared before the In dustrial commission today and gave some Interesting testimony rogaullng marine nrchitectuFc. He read a his tory of the industry in this city, dur ing which he staled that from 1710 to the present time Philadelphia has led this country in ship-building. Mr. Farquhar, of the commission, wanted to know why it is that Ameri can money does not seek Investment In trans-Atlantic and Pacific trade. "The first reason," Mr. Cramp re plied, " is that it docs not pay, and the second is that the people haven't been educated to the business. A per son cannot make money unless he has bem educated in the use of it." Mr. Farquhar asked If it was true, as reported, that the increased cost of building a ship in this country over that of a foreign built vessel was re sponsible for the lack of American Interest in this indusly. Mr. Or.unp said the first cost of si ship was f-carcely worth consideration, but that the cost of operating the vessel, which was a dally expenditure, was an Important item. Continuing, Mr. 'ramp asserted that some Americans nre buying cast-off British ships at bargain prices, and are denouncing the subsidy bill becauso they will not benefit by it. Mr. Cramp said tho coy, of operating foreign vessels is lev than that of American ships, and American people acquainted with the business can operate ships if they are given the difference. "In order to rehabilitate the mer chant marine so thnt American goods and return cargoes may bo carried in American bottoms and the prollt go to Americans, what wou'd you i-tiggest," naked Mr. Farquhar. "I am in favor of tho subsidy hill," replied Mr. Cramp. "The shlpy.ip'i in either England or America cannot build ships enough to supply the de mand. This being the case, and ves sels being needed, I think if wc can build more of our own by the Intro duction of free ships we should do It. The merchant marine cannot be reha bilitated without a subsidy." Hanna Bill About Right. Mr. Cramp said ho thought the sub sidy named in the Hanna bill was "about right." He said also that there seemed to bo some apprehension that only the big lines, notably the Interna tional Navigation company, would se cure the bulk of the subsidy. This Idea, ho asserted, was erroneous, because the large freight ships will secure a con siderable portion of it. Regarding tho opposition to the .sub sidy bill, Mr. Cramp said It came from numerous sources, one of them being nertain western railroads, which, he Bald, "have looted the United States treasury through grants of land." He believed that most of this opposition was the result of spite and jealousy. Mr. J-dtcnman asked as to the oppor tunity at present offered the American shipowner. Mr. Cramp replied that they were never better. "Tho trans-Atlantic industry of Kng lund has been ruined by tho South Afri can war," ho continued. "The British government took nearly all the mer chant ships for transports. This has made an enormous demand for vessels. There Is our chance, but wo must be usslsted." Another renson why this country should have more ships, Mr. ('ramp said, Is the steadily decreasing coal hiipply of Kurope. Kvontuully, he said, all Europo will come to this country for to.il, Mr. Cramp said he had always favored discriminating duties, hut that ho eon Hdersus a benefit any method by which Miipnwners mny have themselves funn the greater expense, of operating ves sels. Afternoon Session, At the afternoon session ltobsrt Dormnn, manufacturer of Ingrain car pets, informed the commission tint the importation of matting from China had greatly injured tho Ingrain car pet Industry. Mr. Dornuin said it retnils nt from 15 to 20 cents a mjutio yard. Tho cost of Ingrain carpet Is Vj centH a squuru yard. Thu fnei of China being on a silver basis iccMcn the price of inattlng In this count y r,0 per cent, As there are 25,000 n sraln carpet weavers in thu United States, Mr. Donnan suggested several onedles for thu existing condition in Mat trade. Ho said an international agreement on the subject of hl-metnl-Hum would bu valuable, und suggested an increase of 130 per cent, in tho duty on mutllng, Kobert H. Foerderer, cnngr.snnn nt-largo-elcct, and an extenrivo iiiunir facturer of glazed or viol kid, detailed tho history of tliut Industry. He smld the leather had taken tho place of French kid, which Is no longer Im ported to thin country, and that thsre Is a large Kile for tho material ibroad. Mr, Foerderer huld id jutput averaged about $S,000,CO) a year. He employs 20,500 hands, most? ly foreigners, as Americans arc not inclined to work In tanneries. MR. CLEVELAND ADDRESSES PIERCE SCHOOL PUPILS A Vast Audience Listens to His Re marks nt Philadelphia. By tclile Wire from The A-woclalcd Pro. Philadelphia, Dec. 21, Former Pres ident drover Cleveland tonight deliv ered the annual uddre.ii at the gradu ation exercises of the thirty-fifth elns of the Pierce school of iHtslncs.-' at the Academy or Music. The ox-piesddout, accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland, arriv ed here this afternoon from Prince ton, and timing their slay In tho city were the guests of r.. Clarke Pa'j, managing editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, and Mrs. Davis. Admission to tho Academy wn: by Invitation card, and the vast audi torium was crowded to the doors. Governor Stone presided at the graduating exercise, lie made a brief address, and then introduced Mr. Cleveland. HEROIC TEACHERS AT A SCHOOL FIRE A Panic Was Averted in Building No. 44, New York, by Coolness of Two Tenchers. tty I'xclu-itc Win- from The Atiociatcii Press. New York, Dec. 21. While celebrat ing Christmas festivities In public: school No. 41, this afternoon, n fire oc curred In which two wore badly burned. The whole school was thrown Into a panic. Carrie Hanley, fourteen years of age, was attired in a Santa Claus costume and was reciting a Christmas story to the WO pupils assembled in the double classroom on tho third iloor. While gesticulating as she spoke, her hoad egar, made of cotton batting, became Ignited with a gas Jet. She was soon envcloned In Humes, and rushed down the platform on which she was stand ing, down the center aisle. A Christmas tree on the right of thu platform had by this time ignited and burned fiercely j for several minutes. Cries of "F're!" from the panic-stricken children echoed through the classrooms and hulls. A mad ru-sh for the three exits in the classroom was made, although none ot the children was injured. Miss 1211a Conway, thu principal of the fem.ile department, who was conducting the exei clses, displayed remarkable hero ism. Kegardless of her own safety, she niiule a dash for the burning child. 1 ht'uwlng hot arms about her, she ex tinguished the llanies. When the Hist cry of lire arose, Miss Amelia Wodokind, tho music teacher, ran to the piano and commenced play ing a march, calling out as she did for the children to form In line and march out of the building. Although the room was filled with smoke and she was al most sillied, she bravely stuck to her post until the room was cleared. Other teachers did the same, and the frightened children were marched out. When the excitement was over it was found that f'uirie Hanley was so badly burned that she will likely d'e. Miss Conway was severely binned about tho hands. RAILROAD EARNINGS ON THE INCREASE State of .business as Indicated by Re port of Major Brown, Chief of Bureau of Railways. By Prelusive Win- hum The Associated Pros Hiirrlsburg, Dec. 21. The advance sheets of tho second section of the an nual report for the fiscal year ended June Si) lust, of Major Isaac Brown, chief of the state buieau ot railways, takes up the earnings and Income in the Pennsylvania railroads during tho year and thu chapteis of accidents re sulting from the operating of the great common carriers. The total amount of earnings and Income from all sources for the roads reporting Is $I!iS,012,10:!. Practically all the railroads whose teporls are made to tho bureau, show a decided Increase In their Income from operation and In cases where these cor porations own bonds and stocks of other railroads and other corporations tho Increase In Income from these sources Is no Inconsiderable amount. The total expenses for the year not Including any amounts paid for tfvi detuls. was $428.837,M'9. The amount of money expended by these corporations for conducting transportation was $103 SI WS; the total amount of general expenses, Including all otllce expenses, and pt luting, wan $10,212,2(1.', and tho total operating expenses worn ?29.',7SS, 077. The total amount of dividends paid dining the year was $.17,013,300. Major Drown says: "In some respects tho report gives assurances that conditions are Improv ing. Tho results of the year's opera tions are by no moans what they should be, however, 21,337 passengers, employes and other persons killed and Injuted being by far too great a num. her to convince tho thoughtful man that all lias been tlonu that can bo done to prevent these thous'inds of casualties, the killing and maiming of bo many persons." President Invited to California, Ily rluho Wlro from The .taocUtn) Press. Wdliliiiftuii, pic, 21, Si tutor Kiter anil Hep U'i ntutlye .liniN, i,f Wa.liliiaion, tulU-l at the wlillc Iioilc lodiy and invited tint pioldent to extend l.l tii t ban Itjik'U'O In May to in iliuli! keatlli', Tui-imi.i, .Voitli Yaldml, hpokJin ami blUr tuwns ii Wutliii.stun. 'I he -mvifuViit icfullly uiai-nlit -iimMIn-- nutMni; ommeil lo prevent. Marshal of Inaugural Parade. Jly Kxilubhc Vro from Tho Asuciutci I'll'). 'adiln(on. Pit. 21. Suutor Hanna, iluir. man of the He-mbltcan national committee, iiaj umiouuui! the appointimnt of (icmral PrancU Mnton Uri-cnv, of Now VoiK, to bu ihiif inar-t-li.il of tlu- inaugural pjrailr, March 4 next, Gen oa! (iui'iio is u toMler of ulde reputation ami Ian long ln-en prominent in thu ltepuLliian rank. THE PRISON OP CUDAHY The Omaha Police Have Located the House Where the Young. Man Was Confined. FOUR MILES FROM CITY The Building EaBy of Access, Yet So Situated as to Allow the Despera does Ample Opportunity to Carry Out Their Plans Without Molesta tion from Inquiring Neighbors. Detectives Working for Big Re ward. n.v t'cluiiie Wire from The Aoehtcil Pre". Omaha, Dec. 21, Thu result of twen ty fours hours' work on the part of the police of tho city und half a hun dred detectives has established the lo cation of the house in which Hdwnrd Cudaliy, jr., was held a prisoner for nearly two days. Th" hou.'.e is lo cated four miles from the city and in a place of easy access but so situated mi to allow the desperadoes ample op portunity to lay and carry out their plan without molestation from Inquir ing neighbors. Within easy communi cation by rail and wagon roads to Omaha und South Omaha and on a high knoll wheie sentinels could glv" Immediate alarm In case of necessity, the one and a half story shack was admirably chosen by the bandits. No doubt exists In the minds of the police as to the Identity of the place. Young Cudahy himself was taken to the house and identllled many of the features which he had recognized while a blind folded urlsoner. The testimony of the neighbors to tho effect that several strange men were seen about tin- house Tuesday and Wednesday leads every one to be lieve this was tin- retreat of the ab ductors. lOvldenees show that they made a hurried retreat when their night's work was completed. liosldlng locating the house In which the men were located prior to the kid napping, the police have made no progress looking to a capture of any of tho outlaws. This afternoon an otllcial of I ins Omaha National bank confirmed Mr. (udahy'H statement that he had with drawn from that Institution tho ?2."l,O0') In gold with which the latter states he paid the ransom to secuio the return of his son. The reward or $2r.,000 offered by Mr. Cudahy for the capture of the kidnap pers has caused those working on the case to redouble their elforts und Chief Donahue said tonight ho felt confi dent of locating part, or all, of the men engaged in the crime. ACCIDENTAL POISONING. Pour Persons Are Prostrated by Some Unknown Cause. II;.- I'xcliiihc Win- f oin 'flu ViHucUlcil Pre A Auburn, N. Y., Doc. 21. Neus und Cladlus Jump, bachelor brothers, about 70 years of age, were found dead yesterday in separate rooms of their residence at King Ferry, this county. In two other rooms lay unconscious Miss Susan Jump, their sister, and George Frank, a servant who had been in their employ about twenty .ears. The four wore tho only occupants of the house. They all ate supper together the night before and It Is believed that they were th? victims of accidental poisoning in their food. Miss Jump has since recovered consciousness, but Frank, who Is an invalid. Is still un conscious. The coroner Is Investigat ing. LOOKING FOR LITTEL. Plainfleld Police Want the Fortune Teller. tty i:eliiilve Win- from The At-ncl.iU'il Piev Now York, Dec. 21. The Plainfleld police, on behalf of some twenty wo men residents of Plainfleld, N. J., are anxious to find "Prof." Littel, who, after advertising heavily in local news papers, Induced the women to part with money, Ijittel advertised himself as a clairvoyant, Mrs. W. II. D. Drake tells the chief of police that she consulted Ilttel about family affairs and ho got $500 from her by changing an envelope containing tjiat sum for one having In it nothing hut paper. Ilcr slater parted with $30, she says, and tho other of tho scoto of women aro minus from $1 up. President of Mine Workers. Ily i:clus-Ue Wire fiom '."ho AiioiiJted Tien, pollMllle, 1U., Pa. .. John l'ahy, of PotUville, the pii'M'iil incuuitjint, u.ih ilei'lul l pimiilont of tin' .Ninth untliiadtn ilMrlit of the Pnltiil illim Workers of .piieiii.i, with u-iy lit tle opposition at the moiniui; m-nn tnd.iy, Thg . Iialanee ot tho M'ion ami thu early part of the afternoon wis lonsuuiul in leceuln; repoit-i inn) xpeifhnuUii!;, in ulilrli 1'rrt.ltlent .Vjihnl, of the Fht ilUtilet, unit llenjamln James, of th) national c.wutho lio.iul paitieipaleil. Confessed to Murder. Ily l'leliishe Vlio finm The Aiocl4teil I're&i, l,eihKlin, Ky Die. 21, Saimiil V.inoer to. iluy roufesu.il to the buital minder ami loubiry of .Ml -J Miiu Hall, u whlow, ami her lil-jur-ohl ton,, Churlea, in thu mountain hamlet of lloone'a Pork, November 1.1, jt. Vanoter llieil at the IU1I home and on hU testimony Solomon ami inijjli I'll mini; were iineslul, Indicted foi mur der ami narrowly en-aped )-,ru lilrig. Yanowr had tlOO, part of tho pioceidi of hU iiluie, toeil in hU clothe when hu i.onft-9iil. Steamship Arrivals. Ily Kxilusho Wire fiom 'The Associated Press. Xew York, Pee. SI. Arrlu-ds Ptutbililaiid, from Jlreintn. (Teaicl: Umhria, Mteipool; Hot. tcrdain, llutteidjni. via llouloj-m.-. tljinlniig Arrheil: Pallida, fiom New Yoik Ma I'l-moutli, Havre Arrheilt l.i llretaitne, New Voik. I.h crpMol Arrhed: ienuanlc, New York. Prow. Iicad PasueU: Lucanla New York for Murpool, lleiehyhead Paiil: Mutendam Itottirdam for New York. PEKIN AGREEMENT. Document Signed by Ministers of Powers Contains Demands for Severe Penalties. , Itj 1'xrln.ittt Wire from The Aunciatcit I'icm. Washington, Dec. 21. It Is learn-".! here that tho agreement signed by the ministers of the powers at Pekln, naming conditions ns a preliminary to tlie negotiations for pence terms, contains a demand for the severest penalties thnt China car. Impose In tht; punishment of the high ofllclals be lieved to be lesponslble for tho Hoxor outrages. This refers particularly to the eleven prominent OIiIucm' noble-) whose nnmes have been mentioned In the in eis dispatches as those whom some of the nation1 contended should be executed. Our government has persistently held to the position that ponnltli'i should not be inflicted on the Chinese government which sho was 'iiutble tn cariv out. The demand for the death penalties wan stricken out of the agreement and that for the severest penalties possible Inserted. The off i cement probably will be made public hero tomorrow If word teaches Washington thnt. Mr. Con-jor has afilxed ids signature to it. ROGER W0LG0TT PASSES AWAY The Ex-Governor of Massachusetts Exphes at Boston Sketch of a Brilliant Career. By i:-du-he Wire fiom 'the Aui lated I'r. liostun. Dec. 21. Kx-Clnvernor Wal colt died at 3.10 u. m. Hoger Wolcott was born in Itoston, July IP,, IM7, the son of J. Huntington and Cornelia Frothlngham-Wolcott. He is a descendant of tho Roger Wol cott who was second in command of the expedition or Sir William Pep perell against Cape Ureton in 1745, which resulted in the capture of Louls- I burg. Another ancestor was Oliver Wol cott, one of the signers of the Declara tion ol Independence. Both of these W'olcottB were governors of Connnectl cut. One of his ancestors, on his mothei's side, was active and promi nent during the revolutionary period as a member of the Charleston com mittee of safety and another took part In the lioston lea party. linger Wolcott was educated In Bos ton private schools and at Harvaid unlvr-rsit-t. from which he graduated In the class of 1S70. floveinor Wol cott's public career began In 1S77, as u member of the Moston common coun cil, in which he served thiee years. Then ho was elected to the lower house of the legislature, where he served from 1SS2 to 1SS1. taking a position among the leaders and winning dis tinction as a haul and trustworthy worker. He was elected lieutenant governor in IS!)::, 'ill and '3i and upon tlie death of Governor (Ireenhalgo bo came acting governor in lSHG. In the fall of ISIMi he was elected governor and in 1SU7 and 'AS he was re-elected. Mr. Wolcott always was a llepubll can, but In tht campaign ol 1SSI he opposed his party's candidate for the presidency and voted for fJrover Cleve land, On Sept. 2. 1S7-1. Mr Wolcott was married lo Miss l'dlth Prescott, grand daughter of William II. l'rescott, tho historian, and great granddaughter of Colonel William Prescott. who com manded the provincials at the battle of Bunker II 111. They have four sons and one daughter now living. C0NGRESSADJ0URNS. Both Senate and House Will Be Closed Until January 3, 1001. H,v l.'uliiohi! Wire fiom The Awclated Prei. Washington, Dec. 21. Both the sen ate and house adjourned today for the holiday recess until January 3, 1901. Today's sessions were miltu brief. In the senate, upon the body con vening the death was announced of Mis, William V. Frye, wife of the presi dent pro tern, of the senate. Out of-ie-speet to hoi memory the senate im mediately adjourned. In tho house tho donth of Hewresen tatlvo Richard A. Wise, of Virginia, was announced, Appropriate resolu tions wore adopted, and the speaker appointed a committee of seventeen member!? to uttenii the funeral. Then, as a further mark of respect to tho memory of 'the deceased, tho house adjourned until .January li. OVERCOME BY GAS. John Griffin Was Found Dead in His Bed. Ily Rxihbhe Who from Tlie Awuilateil I'iyw Watortown, N. Y., Dec. 21. John Otillln, 'aged sovcnty-flve, was found dead tn bed last night at his homo In this cltv and beside him lay his wife in an unconscious condition, Orflln's body wns frightfully decomposed. It Is believed ho has been dead since Sun day, when ho wan last seen returning from church, Mrs, Griffin is still unconscious and may die. Tho post-mortem examina tion showed that Griffin's heart was diseased, but it is believed that both were overcome by coal gns. Extra Pay for Yeomanry, Uy Kielushe Wirn from The Associated Press. London, Pee. Si. Ilia secretary of ttate (or war, llr. William hi. John llrodrkk, announce that in Wcw of the proloiicatlou of the war in .Si nth A(il a, memhert, of the Impeilal Yioiiiaiuy will be paid the ohllllnifs instiad of ono fclillliu" and two pence nr day, MllitUmin are promised priority of return over reuularii. Sentenced for Manslaughter. Uy Lxclu.lw Who fiom The Associated Press. Maja laindlnir. N. J., Dee. 21, Itlehaid and John Mjthi.u, dUilius, ulic hate been on trial for tin- murder of Win. II, Mathews, a I'enn njhonli rallioad emploje, were today convicted of miutelav'.htfr and tintcmed lo ten and seven .Mais' ImprUonmeut rcspccllu'ly. B00Z INQUIRY IS CONTINUED Witnesses Testiiu That the Victim of the Hazing Was Not Mentally Equipped to Graduate. STORY OF THE BATTLE Is Belated by Keller, the Young Man Who Fought with Booz at Fort Putnam Witnesses Fail to Dis cover Anything Brutal in the Feat ures of ristictiff Amusement Ca det Deen Cannot Remember About tho Tobnsco Sauce. Ily l'xilu-dve Wiu from The Ab.viii.iied Pre". West Point. N. Y., Dec. 21. The mili tary court of Inquiry into the alleged brutal cases of hazing, which are suld to have caused the death of Cadets Booz and Bieth. will not bo able to finish Its work this week. An adjournment until Wednesday or Thursday will bo taken after tomor row's session, and the remainder of the testimony probably will be secured at the end of next week. Today the story of the fight between Keller and Booz In Fort Putnam, on the fith of August, 1S08, was told by Keller himself, as well as by some of the seconds and the sentinels who were posted to watch for officers who might Interfere. Several witnesses testified to the lack of mental vitality possessed by Boots, and Instructor of Mathematics Lieu tenant W. F. Coe said that his mental qualities were insufficient to enable him to pass the necessary examinations, with the Inference that it was on this account that Booz resigned rather than be found deficient. ' A letter was read In court from the Iter. Dr. Allison, of Bristol, Pa. It was written in reply to the one published from Cadet Burnett, president of the Young Men's Christian association at the academy. Dr. Allison says that Booz was not a man to read novels hidden in a Rlble. Cadet Prentice tes tified today that he saw Booz reading a paper-backed book hidden inside a Bible, but he could not tell the nntnn of it. Betti&on's Intovfereitae. Cadet W. U. Bettison, of Kentucky, who spoke to Booz when the latter was doing sentry duty, correcting him for not covering his post properly, was; called. In leply to General Brooke, Bettison acknowledged that it was a violation of tlie regulations to talk to the man on guard and also that the light between Booz and Keller was the outcome of that interference. General Biooko, speaking veryangrlly, told Bettison that he had no right to place Booz in that position. Cadet Fred Ij. Deen, of Texas, who, when a "plobo" In the academy, fought tin upper class man and was only beailen after lighting fifty-eight iounds, was ono of tho last witnesses. Duilng the Investigation it was said by some witnesses that Deen had given tob.isco sauce to Booz. Deen said he did not remember having done so, but he might have. However, ho was positive that no force was used on Booz. Ho said he took pity on Booz and wanted him to brace up, so that he would feel good. Nothing adduced in the evidence showed that there was any brutal haz ing practiced at the academy, and the trend of the evidence went to show that neither Booz nor Broth was possessed of tho necessarycharacter togo through the entire course ot studies necessary for graduation. SENTENCE IN ELECTION CASES. Fraudulent Voters Will Pay the Penalty in New York. Uy 'cluie Win- from The Associated Pro). New York, Dec, 21. Recorder Goff today gae the following sentences in the election cases: Patrick McNuIty, an ex-convlct, "who was given eleven months for voting; Patrick Moor?, ono year for attempting to vote In the place of another man; Lorenzo Plncoll. six months for voting, and Joseph 13. Webb, disfranchised for felony, nine months, for voting. Plncoll's lawyer, addressing th- court, said; "My client paid n politician In the street cleaning department 2." for a t'ituatinu, and was told that ho could not get the piano unless ho voted us the politician directed." Big' Storm on English Const. Ily j:.u,lule Whv! from Tlie Associated Press. Uuldon, Die, "A. Tin- lelecrapli wires nro lii-lii--: alowly lestoied and li'.'v Is uniting The -ill.' lias done areit damage (-encially In tils noi th of I'm-laud and .-Midland. DEATHS OF A DAY. Pj l'xcluslve Wile fiom The Associated Press. llollldj-thurgr, Pa., Dec. 21,-D.nid Over, oil. Hot- of the llollidajebuii; llesi-lir, and a new pjpeim.ni of a lull century standing died line today, aired "0 ycais. Tho deceased wa-j a Mex ican war eleruu. Anions thu newspapers tint he snuTbsfully edited weie tlie lledfoid Impilrer and the I.euMoun Odette. In lS.'O lie was elected trcuurer of lledfoid county, In 16S7 ho cried as treasurer ol lllalr county, He was one of the famed 'M ilele&atcs'Mlio Mood by tleneial (Irani In llui national llepublican contention at riiicuiro. Trenton, N. J,, Dee. 31. llx-Cton-rrcMiiiaii John Hart llivvu'r, depiity appraiser of the pott of New York, died nt Id home In thN city late this afternoon. He had been ill fur about a month. Mr, llienei- was a member of Connies.) from JSl (o UM. Mr. llrewer was Till jeara of u;;c. He w.w j, lineal deceudaut of John Halt, one ot th esli'neis of tho Declaration of Inde pendence. llel'r.it, Dee. 21. Jeio I'ustci, who his been iiifURtd for the last lifty 'ears In assltins tlie i mil-ration of neaily 25,')ft) young women from the criiiicatc-l dlstrieU of the west of Ireland aril in tlie buildliiK or furnishing of over 2 200 national school i in ctery part of lieland, died hero today. He wis born ut Copcnhattcu In lSl'J and Max formerly in the llritUh diplomatic feci lice in South America. Till NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather InJIcattons Today, FAIIt AND WARM. 1 Oencrnl PeWet'-i Bold K"caio from flic llilttsh. Omaha Police Aflee Cudjhy's Kldnappcr-i. .Shipbuilder Clamp's Views of tho .Subsidy hill, llnoj Hiding Inquiry. 2 General Carboinl.ile Department. 3 fleneral Amns Ciiinmlr.in- on tlie Itm- of Cuok County, 4 1'dlloiial. Nolo and Comment. f Local Social unit l'cioonil. 0 Local Viaduct Cane Peine; Heard. 7 Local The New Kncl.md 11iuitr.ii t. New York, W.iotiilmr mid W'e-tcrn Will Not Ilulld a 1'allrcnd. 5 Local Wet Scranton and Subuib.ni. f) Northeastern Peium Iviml.i. rinniu-i.il and Coinmerclnl. 10 Local Christmas .Musical PioRianiniM of the Various Chun lies. 11 Lot ,il ItcU-rioiM Ncwd of the Week, Hund.iy School Lesson for Tomouow. 32 Local Live News of the Woild of Labur. ANOTHER CAVE-IN ft: PITTST0N The Surface Over the Pennsylvania Coal Company Mines, on Parson age Street. Sinks. By Exclutlin Wire from Tlie Assoriatcd f'reiui. Plttston, Pa., Dec. 21. The cave-in of tho surface over the mines of tho Pennsylvania Coal compuny at Pitts- ton assumed the most serious propor tions today, when a part of Parsonugu htreet fell six inches for a radius of half a mile and In one section tho set tling was almost forty feet below the level of the thoroughfare. All during the previous night the residents of that prominent avenue felt tremors of the earth and when morning dawned new crevices In the street and about their homes spread additional terror among tho people. Tlie serious fall occurred about 11 o'clock and was accompanied by a loud report. Tlie people of the section rushed into the street only to llnd that a portion of the surface about thirty feet in diameter had fallen Into the mines, hurst the water main and otherwise damaged property. The offi cials of the company were quickly summoned and employes .were sta tioned about the seriously affected portion. A fence was built and this afternoon the hole was filled with logs. The settling, however, continues. As fast as the fissures appear they are filled, but the wrecked homes of the residents of the street remain. The damage to the property of the com pany and the owners of the property on the streets cannot as yet be esti mated. The squeeze In tlie old work ings continues and the Inhabitant.' of that entire section of the city are In hourly fear of being precipitated into the mines. The Itavlne shaft was but recently purchased by the Pennsyl vania company. It was formerly owned by the Newton Coal company and there are many damage suits now pending In the county courts as a re sult of disturbances of the present nature. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN HOLIDAY TRADE No Reduction in Working Forces or Concessions in Prices This Year Orders Ahead. Uy Kxvlusbe Wire from The Awc-tated PresJ. New York, Dec. 21. It. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomor row will say: Better weather conditions on the At lantic seaboard and pronounced activ ity in distribution of all staple lines of merchandise nt southern cities have Imparted a slightly more aggressive tone to general business. Unchanged conditions in tho leading manufacturing Industry during tho last week before the holidays mean much. At this time in ordinary years furnaces close down In largo numbers and dull ness Is general at mills and shnpswhero Iron and steel are handled. Instead of reduction of working force or conces sions In price this year, however, te ports from the principal cities Indicate the existence of contracts that will lak months to fill and new sales arc made at tho former level, despite much talk of cheaper cue next year. Fuel de clined about twenty-five cents a ton recently, hut this Is us far as the cost of raw material has been reduced. It Is seldom possible to secure prompt de livery of partially niauufactuted forms or finished products and each week brings more orders from abroad, while tho November statement of British ex ports shows another decrease, compntod with last year, In these product. Other Industries exhibit tho same ln dlffei'enco to precedent, Instead of holi day quiet In the wool, market, tho last week's figures of sales at the three chief eastern markets amount to 7.23S, 000 pounds, ugulnst C.7S3.S00 In thu ptu cedlng week. Failures for tho week wero 203 in the United Btntea against 220 lust week, and IS In Canada against 20 last vear. Dlvorco Agent Sentenced. Uy Kxeluihe Vlra from Tin- .Uvjclnod Pieii. New York, Pee. 21. Ilecouler flofl today sentenced Henry Zelmer, ore of thu litud-i of a fraudulent dhoice bureau, to ten yean In date pi lion, und James llolden, alias Prank Wllcm. a professional co-respondent, to three jeaii In tato piUon. Mrs. Itrjdc Derrick and Mary Thoinri-on, who tail they had tcttlfled falsely In dhone rates, wire allowed to go under sus pension of bentenco, Negro Lynched Was Innocent. Uy Inclusive Wire from The Associated Press. (Julfport, Ml., Dec. 21. Henry Lewis, the al Icged neuro murder of Marshal Itichardkoii, ha not been caught. The iickio 1'iuhed wa, It ap. pears, a cousin ot tlie alleged murderer, and was wholly innocent. THE ESCAPE OF DE WET It Is Regarded as One ot the Bold" est Incidents of the Boer War. ' ' A RUN FOR LIBERTT Whole of Burghers' Force of 2,500 Men Galloped in Open Order Through Weak Spot in British, Lines President Steyn Led the Charge and De Wet Brought Up; the Rear Their First Attempt to Get Out of the Trap Failed. By I'Tclustvn Wire from The Atsociated PrciJ. Pdoemfonteln, Thursday, Dec. 20. The details of General DcAVet's escape from tho encircling Krltl&h columns furnish one of tho boldest incidents of the wnr. When Hnasbrook's com mando joined De Wet on Dec. 12, sotno fifteen miles east of Thaba N'chu. General Knoc wns only about an hour distant, and the Boer situation ap peared desperate. Eut Do Wet waj equal to the occasion. Dispatching Hansbroek westward, to make a feint nt Victoria Nek, the Boor leader prepared to break through tho British columns at Spring htiau Nek Pass, about four miles of broad, flat, unbroken ground. At the entrance were two fortified posts, while artil lery was posted on a hill eastward, watching the Boers. Suddenly a magnificent! spectacle was presented. The whole Boer army, of 2,500 men, started at a gallop, in open order, through tho Nek. Presi dent Stoyn and Polt Fourlo led tho charge and De Wet brought up tho rear. The British guns nr.d rifles boomed and rattled incessantly. Tho Boers first tried the eastward route: but en countering artillery thoy diverged and galloped to tlie foot of the hill to the westward, where the tiro of only a single post was effective. The whole manoeuvre was a piece of magnificent daring and its success was complete. In spite of the loss of a fifteen-pounder and twcnty-flvo prisoners. The British force detached after naavbroc-k came in conl-ict with Ills commnndo at. nightfall. Tho burghers were scattered and the Welsh Yeo manry galloped among the retreating Boers, using their revolvers and the butt ends of their ritles with great effect. An incident of tho fight was the gallop of a British ammunition wagon right through the scatteied Boers, the gunners using their revolvers freely. Brabant to the Front. Cape Town, Dec. 21. General Brab ant, commander of the newly raised colonial division, has been ordered to the front and will start tomorrow. At Thorndalo General French has, louted 2,500 Boers with four guns and a pom pom. Thorndale is 16 miles northwest of Krugersdorp. The fight took place on Dec. 10. Tho British had fourteen wounded and the Boers Med in disorder, with about hrty killed. The Boors who Invaded Capo Colony had in most cases pack horses in ad dition to those thoy rode. All weio in the pink of condition. The com mandeered nit possiblo clothing and stores at VenterstP'tt. Capo Town, Dec. 21. General Baden Powell will start for tho Transvaal tomorrow. The Boers derailed a train at Bar berton, killing an inspector and others. SCHOONER SKINNER STRANDED Captain and Crew Landed in Breeches Buoy. Uy I'tcliiitic Wire from Tin" A'sochilcd Press. Lowes, Del., Dec. 21, The schooner N. II. Skinner, Captain K. Whatley, with lumber from Wilmington, N. C, stranded early this morning on Capo Henlopen, The Lowes and Ilcnloneii life-savers rescued the schooner's crew of nine In thu breeches buoy during a severe hailstorm, Tho life-saver.-- first, hoarded thu schooner with a life-boat, but the cnptaln and crew refused to leave, us the tug North American had anlvcd and run a hawser to tho schooner and Captain Whcatley ex pected to bo limited at high water, A northeast galo with hall set In, however, and tho sea was soon making a clean sweep over the stranded vessel, compelling tho crew to take to the rig ging and signal for help. They wero then landed In the breeches buoy, , Pig Iron Slump. fly nxclushe Wire from Tim Associated Press. Stockton On Tcs, I'm-lltid, Dee, !!, The pig Iron iduniji Ls ke-nly felt In the ("leu-land tils-. tlict. Mom furiiacm will lute utoppd on De ii mlii r fit t li.cn hate been known to thut douu nuce lbil. Tho piudurlloii of Hie district has dfcriied .53,00 toil'! monthly, The luuuie own. eis insert that the prlca has f.ill-n 13 "-hilllm-i duinlir the last six month! mid that pig Iron cannot bn produced at J prollt. Trial of Captain Herllhy, Ily 1'iilibltc Who fiom Th" As-oilatnl lYess. New Yoik, Dee, 21. Tho trial of Police Cap. tain lleillhy who has been charged with incl licit ncy, tlolatloiis of the rules of the pollen deparlmint und conduct unbecoming an officer in Iiuulting Itev, Hubert I. I'jdJocV, ut tlm Protectant Uplsoopnl pro-cathiilial, uaj foinully becun today bifoie the board ot police couimlj ckiifra. Hcrllli), by hU attorney, rnteieU a pla of not guilty and at thu latter' iiutt the can was adjourned until next Friday, WEATHER FORECAST, 4. 4- Wasldneton. Dee. tl. Forecast for -i. ' -f eastern 1'ciinsylv jiil 1 1 Pair and warmer -f atuidsy and tiind.iyi liesli northerly -f 4- I nds bcconilni; tanahie. 4- " 1 -t -f f -f - 1 1 vl r J 'r- - N it jm.i