IV? ribtme. tmtitoti tE ONLY SCRAN TON PAPER RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THjMVORLLX -Shoi utT''V" SCRANTOX, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1901. TWoooa TWO CENTS. i - ARRANGING LAST TRIBUTES flails lor the Pageant When the Queen's Bodu Is Moved to Its Final Resting Place. THE FLORAL OFFERINGS All Contributions Have a Place No Matter from "Where They Come. Elaborato Preparations for the Lon don Procession Windows at a Premium. London, Jan. SO. The demand for scats along the route of iho f uncial Is unprecedented. Ordinary window seals arc helling for 510 eiie.li. since two or ; three days ago the pi ices have risen scry rapidly. One tenant In St. James street obtained fifty pounds for 11 win dow on the top Hoor. .Store windows have bc-m let for ICO pounds and :0(i pound. Unt the storekeepers mostly piofer to let single seats nt ten , pounds and fifteen pounds each. Stores I and hotels In 1'ieadllly. commnndlug n ! Mew 01 tue tiiciino trom mere 10 ist. .lames palac. 11 ro getting Immcnso prices, balcony scats fetching twenty live pounds and thirty pounds. The King of Greece, the Duke of Hpnriu mid the Grand Duke of linden reached Victoria station at 5 o'clock. They v ere received by 1'iinco Chatles of Dcnmatk and members of tin: King's household. The visitors proceeded to .Marlborough house. The Spanish battleship I'olayo, Spain's representative at the luucral, ts commanded by Captain Dluz Moreti, who was commander of the Cluistu I'lier Columbus, lot In the battle of Santiago. The United states military attache here, Mujor Kdward I!. Cassott, will lido In the procession with the head quarter's staff. Cow os. Jan. ."A The t-ers ice nt Windsor Saturday will be conducted by the aichblshop of Canterbury, the bishop of Winchester and the dean of Windsor. The archbishop of York and the bishop of Oxford will bo present. The interment Monday will be con ducted by the bishop of Winchester and the dean of Windsor. Services nt St. GeorgeVChnpel. ' Windsor, Jan. :'.0. The scrvie-o in St. George's chapM will begin at C o'clock. The body Ih expected to nrrrso nt Windsor at 1:M p. 111. The loute 10 the chapel, which occupies halt an hour, will b? lined tiy troops, two ieej), the Eton olunlecr.s p.utlcipat mg with the guards. The service will be ordinary service used for the burial of the dead with special music. The choir ss 111 sdng from the altar steps, whence, also, the garter king of arms will announce the decease of the sovereign and all her rights and titles. .Vrcmniodnilun has been icserved on the if-tt of the eolfln for the princesses. The King and other crowned head3 will stand at the head. L'noiiiious crowds are expected. Pen pie aie willingly paying twenty pounds for a window from which to view the proeev:;Ioii. Masses of Howard made up in crosses and crowns from rare blossoms that ate the gifts of royal personages down to humble posies sent in by children, sevcial thousands of (lower pieces, In cluding tokens from most of the mem bers of tho aristocracy, numerous elubs, country towns, cities, societies, legimenti;, Inmates of workhouses, and even the smallest nosegays, u.s liid out for public view, side by side v.i'h the designs of the great llorlsis. f-onie of the dowers are fading, but every express brings fresh additions. V small crowd gathered this after noon to view tho wreaths sent up t.'om Osborne and placed around the ancient eloUter adjoining St. George'.! chapel. Windsor castle wus deserted, snvts for these sightseers. The stnnd rid lion ted at half mast on top of ili great tower, rooks cawed mourn fully atourid the Ivy-covered but-trc-u-ea and fium the chapel came the clang of carpenters' hammers. Cart loads of timber were constantly nr ;l.i'g, with which stands are being built about tho chapel to ueconuno ilate those, who will view the service Saturday. In the town black and purple dr.ip- In beginning to cover tho anti quated houses. Airangms :ne Military Details. Tho heavy work of arranging tho elaborate miltlaiy details of U10 Lnn dou preclusion will prevent tho olll ial programme being Issued before this (Thnrsdnyi evening. Some Idea of the extent of tho l-ilmr involved will be gained fiom the tact that a. firm of caterers has 1-imii Instructed by the war oilleo to provide breukfurt and dinner for 23.000 lioop.. U Is under stood that the military and naval es cort will precede tho coirin, tliat after tho escort will coma tho no ulrjuartt-rs staff of the army, the foreign military attaches and various military baudj, and that then will como the collln, followed by King Kdward, Kmperor William and King Chatles of Portugal, the royal mourners.: ivspiesentnilves of foreign states, mourning carriages with tho princesses and then tho re mainder of tho mllltuty escort. Alt the troops will match with reversed arms. Princess Henlrlce took her children to the Cliapello Ardento yesterday for a final look at tho eouin. It Is understood that Gmpe-ror Wil liam will leavo Kngland Tuesday, travailing direct to buo Dowager lm pres Frederick. ' Prlnco Henry of Pru.'sia will go with the bquadron under his command to Dutch waters for the wedding ot Iho Queen nf Holland. It Is rumored that there will bo a leveo and drawing i room within 11 month or six weeks. The procession In London, as Indl !titcd by the war ollleo orders, iHsusd this evening, will be a gorgeous mili tary pageant. Detachments of forty reglTients, with an almost equal num ber of distinctive uniform.", embracing all arms of the service, will make a constantly changing picture. The uni form!) of all the great armies of the world will appear, for. In addition to tlic billliant entourage of the visiting kings and princely envoys, thero will be the military attaches of the em bassies and IcgutionH. All the Held marshals of the Urltlsh nnny able to endure the fatigue will tide with their stntts. The naval corps will also take part In the procession, which will be two miles long. The war ofllco directs that Hcethovcn's and Chopin's funeral marches only shall be played. From tho time the collln reaches London to Its departure, gun-? will boom slowly In Hyde Park. Londonem are Just nwakenlng to the full proportions of the obsequies and the icsult of days of mourning, which, to numerous tradesmen and fllhciH means absolute closure and Is (auslug consternation. Suddenly to slop every industry In the United Kingdom and to turn the masses Into thr streets with millions hoping to concentrate nlong the two miles of the ,omp of the ,.occi8nn Is an under ,aKng which jma begun to be fully appreciated by the police: but the pub lic of London Is dismayed to find that nil the great markets, C'eivcnt garden. Hmtthlleld and others, where the food of the metropolis le supplied, arc to . be absolutely closed nt the end of the .... ,.,, Th ..aiiwavs of the United icinpdom will reduce their arrnnee- : mems to the Sunday schedules. Kes- lm.ltH tu tumnats and bars will be shut, and the crowds will have to wander In the streets. London Is a world In It self, living from bund to mouth, and tho dosing of the accustomed avenues for the supply and distribution of food, drink and amusement fi 01111 Friday to Monday will mean a loss and Incon venience that no Ameilcan ctty could upprccintc. No Airaugcments for Press. The newspapers are protesting against the lack of arrangements for the pi ess in London and Windsor, wlille householders along the route arc asking a year's rent this evening for single windows. A member of the United States embassy sent nn agent to secure a window for his family, but neither olllolal Inlluonce nor any thing close lould procure a small win dow, oven on a side street near St. James street, for less than .CJ00. and places of fair vantage have already been engaged at prices prohibited to any but mllllonulics, London learned last year how to tally Inadequate the police and mili tary are to protect, and tho appie hen.Mous of Satuiday's enish are enough to appall Londoners, but. ap parently these considerations do not deter thousands of every Kink from Hocking to the metropolis. SISTER OF CHARITY ISJLL-TREATED Imprisoned as a Lunatic, Is Dccluicd Sane by Probate Judge. By Exelmtve Wire from The Associated 1'reii. Detroit, Jan. P.O. A special to the Tribune from Iron Mountain, Mich., sc.vs: A sensation was created here to day when Ellin Hogan. a novitiate in tne Emergency hospital, was de c hi led sane by Probate Judge Iierger an! hci release from the county jail ordered, where she had been confined mice last Saturday night. Tho ar rest wus made at the Instance of the mother superior, who alleged that sho was Imane, and when Sheriff Cudlip end Deputy Gleason went to serve tho writ the demand was made that they seurch the woman, it being claim ed that she had concealed $65 belong ing to the hospital. It Is alleged that her religious habiliments were torn off. but the search revealed no money. Then tho woman wns taken to Jail, hd an est being kept a secret. .She related a harrowing tale to the piobiitc Judge of her alleged ill-treatment at the hospital, and many ugly c bulges were made against; tho moll er superior and other members of that Institution. Bishop Ills, of this diocese, who icsldei, at Marquette, today telegraph ed to Milwaukee for the Immediate return of Itev. Father Noblsh, priest of tills parish, who Is spending a va cutlon there. He Is expected to ar ris e In the morning. In the mean time th- clstcr of charity remains the giies-t of Sheriff Cudlip nt the Jail, having no friends heie or nny place to go. Her brother In Chicago has been notified of her dilemma. Public sentlmant appears to be with 1 woman. Paik Where Washington Crossed. Ily i:rlurip Who fiom The .lsoclatcd Vies!. Wellington. Jan. 'M .-llcpretiiitatlse Wore lid, of I'mnsjlsanla, today Inliudiiced in tin Iimik- n bill to entablUh a national military park nt tlio place ssheiu WjshinKtrn closed the Dill ware. The Mil aullioriifi tlm pnsldinl to ap point a (iiiuinUtlon to locatu dellnllily tho ter rlioiy occupied by W.uhlnittou at the rroe tot: of the Peljwjrc at wlmt Ii known as "Wash, button rrn-wiliiiT," an .ippropilatii ?ino,000 J.ir II ac qtitkltlon. Innocent Man Pardoned. By i:xtlul W'iie Irom The Amoclitcd Piw. lioitdn, Jm. W. Onveiiior Crane todiy par. iloiitd Jaini'i Tlio.iiiooii, ol New York city, wio km Kentmcod 10 tittecn yean in the fctalc .iiion at riiailettunn (or rohtlic tho pmtotftee nt W'eUtiT, Jla., In U00. IMdcnco ttat Thoinp. koii nepr hid bejn in Webster vai prdentM to tin) ijnfnior. To Increase Mrs. Philip's Pension. By Kxclutli W'Im bom Tlie ,wcUed rrc. W'tliliiKtcn.'Jan. Sft. 'flie house committee on priuloiu today recommended an Inrrcaio trum (JO to .Mi jkt month In tin penJoo of lhi ldow el Hear Admiral I'hljlp, one of tho eap. tains in I'm Kittle oD Santtlo, Negotiations for Sale of Kalhond. Pr Eidmlve Wire (rem Tho Auoclatfd Treit Sew VorU, Jan. "i.-'flie Auoelatril Tn-is ii In 11 pjltlon t'j jr&iuwc that the Mollle and uhlo rallrcud ha not nn iold to the Soutkrin ttullway coinpa'py, hul ne';otUtloni to thft (Vl me now in propeii. SENATE PASSES GRADY BILL ft Vote of 26 to 15 in Favor ot the Repeal ot the Libel Law ot 1897. POSITION OF MR. FLINN Has Been Mentioned by Newspapers Quito Frequently, Yet Was Not in Favor of tho Qrndjr Measure Othor Bills Passed iu the Seuato Pro ceedings of the House. ny Kxclmbe Wire (rom IVt Auoclatjd I'res.'. Harrisburg, Jan. 30. Senator Giady's bill, repealing the law of 1637 lelallng to libel and Us punishments, was passed by the senate today by a oto j of 2tl to IP, after considerable debate. "When the bill was called up In Its , regular order on tho calendar, Mr. Grady asked that It go over for tho time being. Ho gave no reason. Later on, h? Interrupted the second rending of bills and called up bU measure. Mr. Grady gave what he called a history of the libel law. He said that under the constitution tho law was quite liberal. Injuries' were done under tho old law and many suits were brought, but the public knew very little how such things were sottled. The press of the stale was not unanimous for tho Act of 1&!'7. believing that the old law wns a better one for the newspapers and the public. The present net, Mr. Grady said, was Inadequate for tb reason that few. If any, persons have been criminally or ivilly convicted for violation of the law. Senator Grady then read Hrpicseu tative Cooper's statement. In which ho said he was opposed to the repealing of tho law. because it would make op erative laws passed n geneiatlou ago, and characterized Mr. r'oopei's pos'tloii as ridiculous. Senator Sprout, of Dcbi wai opposed the repeal of the law until something better is offc-ed. Senator Foeht, Union, woh U fi news paper proprietor, ns is alo Mr. Sprout, aid that he wn heartily In favor of the repeal bill. He maintained that the exhibition of "eertuln crnporatloii newspapers" In Philadelphia, bi hound ing men and blackening their Ciiaiuo ters, was 11 disgrace. Ilf also thought the present law Inadequate bccnix- no man ran recover until be can prove damage done. Senator Flinu questioned if ony man In the senate had been nvne fieoly mentioned in the newspaper than himself. et ho was opposed to the measure befoie the senate. After kuiu! further dh-euHslon, the bill passed by a vote of "Jfi to 13. The yea vote was: llerkelbach, lioyd, Iludkp, Oummings. Drury, Em ery, rishcr, I'ocht. Grady. Gtansbuck, Tlnlnes, Ilardenbergb, llcldelbaugh, Muehlbronner, Needy. Quail. Scott, Stsson, Snyder, Stiles, Stober, Vnre. Vaughun, "Washburn, "Williams jnd Woods. Bills Passed. The following bills passed finally In the senate today: A b'jpplcrnent to an ad to piohlhlt f'Teiiai cr poration from dolnyr bualnftfi in I'iniiMluiiIa without basins known places ot Liwlnp' and authoriied aRrnohi Amending an act (or the encourajement ol (ureal culture anj presiding penaltui for the injury and ilratruction of fouit. the amendment extending the proslslon of tho lass-. The Foe capital building bill, ssluch appro prlatev ,O0O,(i00 and crralM n euniniUlon to icmplete the bulldlni; ss-aj rccommltM to the rcinmUtre on public grounds and buildln:, .Senator Vox saying by way ut esplamtlon that he sianta & full and (air diMtivion o( the inco me'. Tho scnato adjourntd until Monday night. In tho House. Among tho bills lead In plae-- In the house today were tho following: Mr. Jarflcf, of bacltassawu Appioprlnlng ?1'V VOn to tho Home for the l'riindknk, Scunton. Mr. bomav, Dradlord Appiepriatlng JII.TOO to the Packer hospital at &ajrc Mr. Cotter, McKein Appiopriatlng 20,000 to the Kane ho.ipltal. There was considerable debate upon proposed amendments to the senate bill allowing corporations to Increase their capital stock and Indebtedness. This Is I svnat is known as the Pennsylvania bill and Is Intended to permit that cor poration to Increase its capitU stock to $100,000,000. Mr. Creasy, of Colum bia, offcied an amendment to the third section, ptovldlng that tho return of me increnso to tlie secretary of tho commonwealth should show tlw terms upon which tho additional stock Is Issued. Mr. Cooper, of Delaware, sug gested that this amendment was super fluous, Inasmuch us the entlmbili was Intended to make clear tho purpose of the Increase. He aid Jt was well known that the Pennsylvania ltnllroad company desired to act under this bill and that this grent corporation would not go beyond iti needs In tho matter of Increasing Its capital stock. Tho In creasing demand upon tho great rail road lines grossing out of the export tiade, especially In tho matter of coal and steel and Iron, made necessary this proposed Increase. Ho at sued that the object was to crcoto a safu ond con servative method of Increasing capital Btock, Mr. Cotter, of McKean, supported the Cronsy amendment on tho ground that It would prevent majority of tho stockholders from watering neck. Tin thought stockholders had a light to be Informed ns to why Inci eases tiro made and for what purposes Tho Creasy amendment svai defeated by u voto or 1! to 1S4. Mr. Cooper, offeied an amendment, which w:i adopted, pro. vldlug that a penalty of $".000 In ad dition to the bonus should be Imposed for any omission or nejjle.-t to mako a mturn of the Increase 'to seoietnry of the commonsvenlth. Mr. nedford, of Philadelphia, wanted to further amend by providing that a bonus of one-tlilr I of one per cent, should be paid on the actual Increase, ns shown by tho return. He said that Inasmuch ns tho supporters of the bill had practically conceded that this was a proper bonus there was no reason why it should not bo Inserted In tho meafjute. The "Bedford amendment was voted down. Mr. Coray, of Luzerne, bad Inserted un amendment providing that all rail roads and tiuusportutlon companies acting under the bill shall first fit with tho proper state orllceis an ac ceptance of the provisions of the con stitution relating to railroads and transportation companies. The bill p:iMcil second reading as amended. LETTER TO FATHER PHILLIPS. President Mitchell, of the Mins Workeis, Hopes for Bettor Times. By Excluslse Wbe trom The Amclated Prciv Huzlcton, Jan, 20. In reply to u let ter to President John Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, concerning threatened Double In the anthracite coal fields this spring, lte. rather E. S. Phillips, pastor of St. Gabriel's J toman Catholic church, this city, has received tho following letter: "I fully icullze the necessity of our organization ulng Its great strength on conseivatlVe, reasonable lines; and ns far ns I am able to Influence its uctloiiM, n conciliator:., conservative policy will bo pursued. I look forward with hope that the anthracite oper utois and miners will accept tho mora humane and progressive method of ad- Justing their dlffoiences than sve- svere compelled to pursue last fall, and I nm sure that the miners' organization will I nut Invite another Industrial contest If . It can be honorably averted." WILL DECIDE FATE OP SUBSIDY BILL Important Conference of Democrats, Populists and Silver Repub licans. Uy i:cliiilc Wire trom Th A"oclatcd 1'rtM. "Washington, .Tun. "0, A conference of Democrats and their associates of tlie Populist and Silver Hcpubllcnn faith, svill b" held (omoirow as a re sult of the declaration yesterday by Mr. I'rye that be Intended to push the consideration of the ship subsidy bill to the exclusion of nil other businofr'?. iobUng only to a vote of the sen ate. This conference will p termlne tho fate of the bill. If the opponents of the measure decide to continue a stiff fight and dobaa the bill at great length, It will me,m defeat in this ses sion, with tho short time remaining to pass tho appropriation bills. Tho conffiicnce also will take into consid eration tlie micstlou whether the mi nority will desire to tako tho respon sibility of defeating n parly measure of the majority. tJoine ot the oppo nents of the bill 011 the Democratic i-lde feel that If the Itupublleans are determined to pass the bill, the minor ity should not s' further tlmn to state their objections fully mid vote ngains: It. nnd to let the Republicans take tlie l'-tponilblllty which Is theirs. It also develops that no one wants an extra session and that one will bo avoided If there Is any possible way of doing so. It Is even said that the Hpooner bill will bo passed in or der to avoid such session as tho -1th of March. Republican leaders say that they believe 1111 extra seaslon can bo avoided. They also say that the Democrats must decide whether they will take tho responsibility of defeating the subsidy bill, and If It Is demon strated that they are willing to tako that responsibility, then other neces sary legislation will be pressed rapidly to avoid an extra session. ANIMALS ROASTED IN BOSTOCK'S "ZOO" Seventy-five or More Specimens Perish in the Flames The Loss 8400,000. By i:iluibi! WI10 from The .Wociatcd 1'k'i. Baltimore, Jan. SO. With pitiful screams ot fright and groans of In tense pain, tho seveiity-llvo or mora animals of all descilptlons confined In cages at Frank C. Bostock's "zoo," which svas iu winter quarters In tho old Cyclmniiia. building In this city, wero roasted or burned to death to night. Tho (Ire pi nbnbly originated from a badly Insulated electric light wire on the outside of tho building, which cnun.'rt the eonlkigrntlon. Tho llnmes spread so rapidly that It was Impossible for tho attendants to rcseuo the helpless animals, and with the ex ception of one elephant, one camel, two donkeys and a pack of hounds, the en tire herd was lost. Tho lire was discovered at 10.40 p. m., a few minutes after the evening performance. Had the attendance been as largo an usual, which was light be cause of a snow stoim, It would have been Impossible to have emptied tho building so quickly, and loss of life would luivo doubtless resulted. Twenty minutes after the lire was dlscovored. tho entlro building, which was con structed almost entirely of wood, was a mass of (lames. Mr. Bostock estimates his loss on animals at about 5100,000. The owners of the building lose from $13,000 to :!0,A00. Proclamation at Cork. B.s Kxclurtse W'iro fiom The Ajtociatert Pre: Cork. Jan. CO. Tho proclamation ol King I'd. ssard VII ai l.lns of tlie United Kingdom of Oreat Hillaln and Ireland and rn peror ol IndU lirre today lud 0 mixed reception, Tlirro ssaj much eherrinrr, but the orosvd In the neluhbor. Ii'iod of the com I lioui ehc-cred for Mr. ls'rueer and ficneul Io Wei. Tlw piople, ceneially, hones cr, svere r.ood humored. Itlots at Kieff Univeislty. By i:cbidse Wiro (rem The Associated Trej. London, Jan. lO.lho Wettrolmter Oaiette to. day Mr terlom rlota bas'o oeturred at Kief! milserlly. Contllet Inso (alien piare between the ktuduilH and (Yvsackt, Iu sshleb mmv 4 the fonmr sseie killed or wounded, i BOERS REACH CAPE COLONY General De Wet and a Strona Force ol Men Said to Have Arrived. KING EDWARD'S MESSAGE The New Ruler Sends a Significant Dispatch to Lord Kitchener An Eye Witness to the Execution of tho Peace Envoy Appears. ny bvbulvo W'lic from Iho Associated IVse. London, Jan. 31. "It Is reported un- Mi.,.ir. 11. . Uft,.M i... "....,. re...... ....... rojpordent of the Daily Mull, "that General V" W?t bus entered Cnue colony with a fairly strong force. The Impatience felt In England nt the slosv prfigiess of the operation is not war ranted, as preparations nr being nmae for a gotteinl movement short lr." irinp Edward has sent the follow- h'K dispatch to Lord Kitchener: "On? of the Queen's bibt inquiries v us aftr yourself and the gallant army under your command." Cape Town. Jan. P.O. A strong com mando of lioer Invaders has nrilved (i: Lambert's Hay, on the west coast .!' Cape Colony. It Is reported that t!vy are rqicotlng a filibustering ex I edition, h arms, to land. A mati named Muller, who says he was an eye witness of the execution of 11 HritWi puliject. acting as 11 peace envoy. In Do Wet's camp, nsseits that t.ie rder to shoot "th" man svns given personally by D.- Wet. A preliminary niat wan denied the Englishman. The incident occurred at Morganvaai. in the Grunge Illver Colony, a fesv weeks ago. KNOX ENCOUNTERS DE WET. Gen. Smlth-Doririi Dispciso3 Burgh era in Tran&vaai. Ilv rxiltuhe Wire fiom The A"Vcl Moi Prer. London, .Inn. f.n. Lord Kitchener re ports to the war nfMre, under date of Pretoria, Januuiy Jfl, as follows: Dc Wet has keen engaged by Knox forty miles north of Thaba N'chu. detdllf. De 'fet Intends again at tempting Hti Insaslou of Cape Colony. "Sinlth-Dorlen has returned from Coiollna, having dispersed the TSoors. "A force of Uoers this morning en tPlvd Bowshurg and damaged tsvo mines. Commandant Murals Is among the prisoners taken nt Mngersfonteln." Lord Kitchener also reports that Oeneral fcmilth-Dorien bad dispersed the Uoers near f'atnllnu. In the eastern Transvaal, hut while the British were returning they svere "sniped" by other Boers concealed at a distance. Tho British los svas llvo killed and seven teen wounded. SENATOR DRURY FILES ANSWER Denies That He Received 81,500, and Affirms That He Is Eligible in Every Respect for Office. Ily Escbuisc Who from Tliu AuocUtcd Treu. Harrisburg, Jan. 30. Senator Drury, of Luzerne, today tiled svlth the senate bis answor to tho protest of S. S, Staples against the seating; of Mr. Drury. It Is us follows: "I denounce as wholly false and deny tho charge that prior to tho election held November 2S, 1000, or at any other time, I received $1,500 and about the same time gave a pledga In writing, wherein I agreed, It elect ed, not to vote for Hon. M. S. Quay for United States senator or to partici pate In the caucus of the Republican party to select a candidate for United States senator or to support any per son whom the Hon. M. S. Quay mlq'it favor. I never received said sum of $1,R00 or any other sum of money or anything of value, for any purposs Insinuated or refer! cd to In said paper. I never at nny time gave a pledge In writing, ns alleged In bald paper, In view of the election for United States senator or thu holding of n caucus to select a candidate for United States senator or with respect In my support of any person for United States senator. "I denounce as wholly false ati.t deny tho charge that I have been guilty of a violation of the constitu tion and laws of Pennsylvania, as al leged In snld paper, and I nftlrm that I am eligible In every respect to servo In tho ofllce of senator for the Twenty first senatorial district, to which I was duly elected by a large majurlty of the voters of said district, "Knowing tho charges In said paper contained to be wickedly false, scan dalous and malicious, and believing the same to have been made for politi cal effect and to Injury my usefulness ns a public ottlclal and my reputation as a private citizen, I request tbut the same be dUmlssed, leaving said H. S. Staples and there associated with him In this attack upon my personal character to proceed lit the court of tho commonwealth, whoro I will a), ways bo prepared to meet and discuss every cbargo ho or they may prefer," Sing Sing Condemnod. By KNcluilve Wlro from The Associated Pre;s. Altiutiy, N, V., Jan. W.Tho atate board ef hrallh todjy adopted n rewiutfon rondemnlnir the wnltary condition of Sinn i-lna; prlwn and uiging an hnmedloto remedy for the esl ex Utlnij at the prUon. Universal Suffrage for Cuba. Ily Kxtluilse Wire from Tlw Awoelated I'iej. Has una, Jan, fcO. The Cuban ron.tltutkiul contention today rcted by j largo majority to Insert a claiihO U the ccnitltutlon allowing unl serial uffutrj-l f Till: NKWS THIS BIORNINU. Weithtr Indications To J ay, FAini OOLDeT. 1 Central Completing Arrangement! for the funeral o ihc f.ate Queen Vletoila. State Senate '.i the firmly Hill ltepeib big the Mhel I.isv ol 1M;, Ship Subsidy PHI t'nnjldrred by Conjrejs. Ilcrra Ins'ailc rape Culony. S fieneral t'arbondalc pjparlment. 3 !.ocj1 Mix UitfAii firts a 111? Venllet. Oplnlotw Handed Possn by Judge Kelly. 4 Editorial. Note and (.'oiumrnt. 5 Local Third Ami!seinty of the Knights et rvslumbw. Scr.Milen'.i l)nelrne at I ticrli Water Made. 6 Loeat Wert Sonnten (ii'.il Suburbin. 7 Oeneral Vorthranttrn PrmujlMnli. Flniuel.nl and Commeiilal. S I.neab-Vlcs s of rituhutcers on the "ItlpiMr" bill. Colp ol Iho World ol l.il.or NO EARLY WITHDRAWAL OF GERMAN FORCES Summer Clothing Ordered for the Troops Punishment Commit tee Meets. tly r.ebulse Wire frei'i The Associated l'iw, London, Jan. .".1, "A strong C.erman force, ssitli 11 month's supplies nnd prn cded by an advance gunrc. of Japan ese," says a dispatch to tin Standard from Tlen-Tsln. "has left Pekln for Shaii-H.ix fRhrin-.Sn. It Is evident that 110 rnrlv withdrawal of the Herman forces Is Intended, summer clothing havhur been nrdoicd for the troops." 1'ekln. .Inn. PA -The ministers" pun ishment committee met this afternoon to continue thi' discussion of svhftt measure of punishment to demand for provincial officials, svhere foiciRiiers have been killed. The ministers re filled to furnish any Information as to the lesult or ilielr deiibeiatlonn. A meeiin-j of nil Ilv ministers ssill pinhubly b held lontm row. MRS. NATION HAS A BAND OF FORTY-SIX The Members Will Follow Wherever She May Lead Will Wipe Out the "Joints." Ily Kxelmise Wire from The nel.iled l'ie.. Topekn, Kan., Jan. TO. Mrs. Clinic Nation today organized u band of forty-six women to follow her leadership and assist iu wiping out "Joints." Tlie band was organized nt a mass meeting for women called by Mrs. Nation and presided over by her at tho Presbyter ian c hutch, Every sent In the bouse was occupied. After a short talk. Mrs. Notion culled for volunteers and forty six women at once signed n paper which pledged them to follow- Mr.-. Nation wheiever she may lead and do her bidding at a moment's notice. Mr. Nation announced that they will pro ceed regardless of the Women's Chris tian Temperance union, but svill give warning before resorting to violence. Wichita, Kan.. Jan. 00. Wholesale liquor dealers hero received telephone messages from Harper tonight stating there wan not an open saloon In tosvn at sunset. Harper Is half way be tsvecn Anthony and Danville and It Is said that tho local Women's Christian Temperance union leaders have beer strangely active there all day. Mes sages have also been lecelved heri that three saloons nt .Utlca have closed. Coffeyvllle, Kun., Jan. 30. Every "Joint" In Montgomeiy county Is closed today ns ru result of tho action of County Attorney Dana, who served notice on the keepers that they wouli not be peimltted to run longer. Topeka, Kans., Jan. SO, Chief of Police Stalil announced tonight that when Mrs. Nation 1 aided a Joint lieio ho would an est her, so as to make a test case, llo wants to ascertain if a suloonkeepi r has any rights tinder tho law and It tho saloon pmpeity cannot bo piotectcd. ITALIANS ESCAPE. District Attorney Unwilling to At tempt Tiial on Evidence of De cosmns. By Exchuise Wire from 'II' .W slated lVs, Wilke.i-Barre, J in. 0. Th' cu.e of Anthony bombardy, Jrhti Si alone and Miiluel Heeoinia, (hi reed ssith the minder of an Italian named Motrinlani nt I'leiland, Ihli luimty, last aunt ii'tr, ssm nolle pronl In touit today. Iho iruidend nun ,v.n .suliljid to di ltli and lui tody tbrosvn Into a mine hole. Tha muiderirs then built u lire oser the hole and I lie body ssai badly burned. Mlclijcl 1i eoMH.i, tie 0.)f,ir-old kon of one of the defendant, told Mime, part Irs Immediately after Uie cotnmU.lon ot lue mine that he ss'aa an eje ss-lturM lo if. An dtort ssm then rnude to get 1dm O'tt of lie cruntry but In ore ihli could l- don the c-curt ouleied I1I111 coiuiiiltrH lo Jail until the trial. Iho cao ssaa lulled to ilaj hut the district mtoinry htjle.l to the eomt that the lad tu Jail lud told m many cmtllillni: ktorba thil he could nut (outlet tho .tl...mu on his etideiiie ond lie al.ed Hut Ihc ,ae bo dl-i mimed, which sraa done and the Itullatu left tlm couit a happy lot. -- .... DEATHS OF A DAY. By tluludve Wire fuui The Assoelafd I'ron, I'hlladelpliiJ, Jan. .10. Henry C, Pirlr, a pro'il Infill bnIneM man died M his home lure today aftir an lllnru of a je.r.'a duration. He siai K )eaw ef ai;e. Ml. DasU svn jl crrandwn of bu. erf 111 Molt, the famous aholltlonUt, and de soteil eeiildi"rahle time and inomy to tho Im pinvemcnl of the negro race. Ho ssu epcclally lnlereatid in iho TuikcReo Institute, to ssldeh h" made lartre eentilhution'i. Valuable fHorso Sold, By l.xebt'ive Wlri fiom The Associated Prrts. New York, Jan. 20. The dalllon Ilanihurr, belonirlnc the etate of the lite Maims paly, stag told at autlon tonljht to W, C. Whitney for M0e- DEBATE ON THE SHIPPING BILL The Proposed Measure Arouses the Fleni Elonuencc ot South western Senators. ECHO OF ROBERTS CASB Anti-Polygamy Crusade Extends to the Agricultural Appropriation Bill in the House Mr. King's Fight to Head off an Amendmont Against! tho Utah Citizens Who Practice Polygamy The Friends of the Far mer iu Evidence. By Txcluilvo Wire fiom The Aswiclaled 1'ieM. Washington, Jan. SO. Tho shipplnH bill was kept at tho front In tho senatn through today. No appreciable pro gress wns made, most of the time be ing occupied by Mr. Turlcy, of Ten nessee, and Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, In speeches opposing tho bill and severely arraigning Its nllegod favoritism. Mr. Jones declared It should be entitled a bill to permit a select coterie of shlp osvners to loot tho United States treas ury. After the speeches tho formal read ing of tho bill was completed, but the consideration of amendments was not entered upon. L'arly In tho day an un successful effort was made to secutc an agreement to the confcienco repot t on the army reorganization bill. Tho nntl-polygamy crusade, which resulted iu drMtig Mr, Roberts, Utah's representative, from his seat at tho last session, had an echo In tho house to day, during tho consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill. When Ihc section making the appropriation for agricultural colleges of tho several states was reached. Mr. Landls, of In diana, offered nn amendment provid ing that iu money should bo paid to the collego In Utah until the pecretary of agriculture waa satlsllcd that no tiusteo or teacher In the Institution practiced polygamy. The Intendment came as a complete surprise. Mr. King, who iiiireec-dedi Mr. Robot tH, tiled In v.iln to bend It off with a point of order and then inveighed against It as simply an aflermath of the Roberts crusade. Ho Insisted that polygamy was a thing of tho past. Mr. Landls replied by alleging that two of tho pro fessois of the Utah Agricultural col lege svere polyg.imlsts and that one ot the trustees had seven wives and thlrty-nlnii children. Upon this show ing the house adopted tho amendment, wlieieupon Mr. King retaliated by offering an amendment providing that none ot the money should go to agri cultural colleges In any statu whose In structors or trustees huvo engaged In lynching or been guilty of adultery or fornication. He aftcrsvards modified It so an to apply only to tho agricultural college of Indiana. It ss'iis, of course, overwhelmingly defeated. Subsequent ly, when tho bill "nus reported to tlm house, the Landls amendment was stricken out by a vote of CO to 10. The "friends of tho farmer" seio very much In evidence during tho duy and against an aggressive opposition led by Mr. Mahon, of Pennsylvania, voted Into the bill nn additional apptoprlation of $5,000 for "farmers' bulletins." Thero was also considerables discussion of tho question of tlie Irrigation of tho aild lands In connection with the paragraph providing for an Investigation ot thai subject. The bill passed. WILL SUB LEAVENWORTH. The Parents of Fred Alexander, tin Lynched Negro, Seek Bedress. By Kxcluslse Wire from The Associated Tres. Knnsas City, Jan. 30. Tho parents of! Fied Alexander, who wns burned at3 the stake by a Leavenworth. Kan., mob on Jan. 15, were in Kansas City today seeking legal advice about sulng the city and county ot Leuvenwortlil for dumages nnd support. Tho father of tho dead negro is a Hapllst minister He said ho had written a numlwr of Inlluentlal friends In Kansas and Missouri In an endeavor to raisi money to prosecute tho case. Ho hart an vet lecelved no positive ptomlsca of financial aid, but he Is confident, he said, that un appeal lo the colored people ot tho United States will biing forth n popular Biibsctlpllon kugo enough to curry tho case to the highest courts In tho country. LEHIGH VALLEY EARNINGS. By Exclusive Wirt from Tho Associated l'rc. Philadelphia, Jan. JO. The statement of th I.ehlgh Valley Railread eoinipny (or tlie month of Heeeinher, 1M, complied sslth thu sarnn menth of 1909 abovvai Faming! nnd Income, all souicei, J.',"AJ,tl0 Incrca $110,013', expense nnd taxei, $1,761,. Mi; Inrpi-a.-', s2,100i net earrlnu, stU.WIi In crease. -ii.Hi.34d. Tho b-hlab Valley Coal rompan' report foe Pvetmuer, ItOO, compared svilh llecembcr, IW. bI.osvii Kai nines and Income, all aourrea, &:. 03S.SUI bureaje, -fl'i'lM etpciisea and taxe-i, $.',0il.,,.0i lucrc.ie, $2j:,4J, net lowi, V17.0IV) an compared svlth a profit of irKUM In im Stoamshlp Arrivals. Ily Es.clusivo Wire fiom The Associated Fruss. New York, Jan. M, Cleared ! La daicog-ne, Ilasro; Ausuite Victoria. Genoa. Salkeli Vdtjr land, Southampton; Uccanlc, I.lserpojjl. Piy iiifjulh-5.illcd! rcr.r.n.slionl.i, Hamburg (o ew Yeik. Quienwnsvii Anised; llajettlo, Nrsv York for blveipool and prex.eded. Houib. ainptoa Salleili Irase. llremen lor Nesv Y"or:i l.iuid r-uecil: riioenbli, New Yoik lor Ham. burs, ft -fft'r-ftt'r'tr-f-r -r' WEATHER, i UilLUAST, -f WatMngten, .Tan. 31). 1'oreeait for eU 4 ern IVnii,itimUi 1'olr in northern, -4 elearini.' In aenihem poilloin Tliurday s). lohbr: fresh to brisk neithssiterly dnd 4, piiihihlv I'luh en l'i rsiikt; Friday '(air, . tt-t t tt tt i-ttt-t-ts)! S s :i ll