The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, February 02, 1901, Image 1
tmjmmmr-gmmmm TBipwy,;x5J.,v, wwpJi S . &-. r v 1 c r cmnton ooflt" THG ONLY SCRANTON. PAPER RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD. TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES SORANTOX, PA.. SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1901. TWELVE RAGES TWO CENTS. IfTf v. , sr rwy y ,,. 3fffr " iSSlr ' FUNERAL OF THE QUEEN Her Remains Are Taken from the Isle o? Wight to Portsmouth. MARCH OF ROYAL FAMILY They Proceed on Toot from Osborne House to Trinity Pier Trip of the Alberta Tlirough ft Pathway of Warships Booming of tne Mlnuto Guns. By L'xcluahe Wire from Tin Associated Pre;?. Cowes, Feb. 1. The ceremony of moving tho body of the lato Queen Victoria fioni tho Isle of Wight to the tiki Inland was conducted today. The body Is now aboard the royal yacht .Alberta at Portsmouth, whore It Ih to lemnln until tomorrow, when It Ih to lv taken to London nnd thenco to Windsor. The funeral procession started from Osborne House at 1.40 p. nt. nnd ar rived at Trinity Pier. Cowes, at 2.10 p. m. Tho body was Immediately transferred to the Alberta: the royal mourners embarked on their respec tive yachts, launches and torpedo boats,- and at 2.55 p. m. tho flotilla steamed slowly uw.iy through the lane of warships of nil nations. At 4. SO oviock it had arrived at Portsmouth. Tho spectacle of tho two great mon-Ri-chs, followed by tho women of their families and the noblest princes of Europe, walking silently along tho country road behind tho bier blazing with precious stones, will II va long in the memory of othse who saw It. Tho veneration and love which the action Implied wore accentuated by the splendor of tho uniforms of these kings and princes nnd the magnifi cence of the military display which preceded tlieni. u dazzling moss of color. Tho head of the procession emerged from tho royal entrance to Osborne, the scarlet bands rousing tho country echoes with the grand strains of the funeral marches. The crowds massed behind the solid lines of troops flrut showed admiration and then a ken realization of the cause of tho ceremony. When- the ouflln came In l?lit tho tiniest boy perched In the treo. top knew that those jewels and that rich coronation robe only served to conceal tho well-loved features .of the woman, who. tor over sixty yearn, hud governed tho people and had been beloved by them. Portsmouth. Kng.. Feb. 1. The 'big bell of tho town hall commenced ring ing a funeral knell on the arrival of the Alberta nnd continued to toll for two bonis. The Majestic and Get man flagship were tho last of the lleet to salute tho cortege. The pageant was witnessed by thousands of persons alloat and ashore. The Albcita entered tho harbor at 4.40 p. m. and moored alongside the landing place. The royal yachts Vic toria and Albert and tho Osborne were secured to buoys In the harbor, whilo the Imperial yacht Holienzollern was berthed by the side of tho rock yard jetty. Three special trains look down tha members of tho house of lords and of the house of commons, the diplomats and other olllclals and the correspond ents, from Victoria station to Ports mouth, early this morning. Tho membrs of parliament and cor respondents representing even na tion embarked on a small steamer und were entertained at luncheon as guests of tho admiralty. A fog had settled over the still waters of the Solent, through which warships appeared, like rreat, shapeless black rocks. Tho lleet stretched from Portsmouth to Cowes, the turrets of Osborne stand ing above tho purple hills. Abreast wero the battleships Benbow nnd Col llngwood. These emblems of Brit ain's imperial power wero the pollco men guarding tho avenue, ten miles long, through which tha queen's body was to pass to tho mainland of the kingdom. There wero nineteen British battleships, eleven cruisers and eight gunboatH. Eight naval ambassadors of friendly powers wero ranged along the Portsmouth end, while gunboats and steamers, with oftleial spectators, formed the remainder of the southern line. Tho Foreign Ships. Tho foreign ships attracted most of the attention of tho English spectators. Tho pathway between tho warships was a quarter of a mllo wide avenue of clear water. For nearly three hours tho licet watched for tho coming of tho funeral. The otllcers on tho btldgcs scanned tho Cowes shore docks tluough their glasses. An occasional brilliant buret of sunshlno showed tens of thou sands or spectators, subjects of the dead queen, assembled to witness her last passage from Cowes to Ports mouth. Shortly before 3 o'clock whito smoke broke from the Majestio's sides, and a second later a report cracked over the harbor and echoed to the hills, an nouncing the starting of the Alberta from Trinity pier. From ship to ship the salute was passed down the line. Each vessel of the fleet was firing min ute guns. Tho funeral fleet was Jtst well under way when It camo abreast or tho press boat. Eight torpedo boat destroyers crept ahead, moving in pairs, Ilko nilent pall-bearora marching before a hearse. Hardly a ripplo enme from their bows, tholr speed being baiclv five knots. Then, a quarter of n mile behind, followed the royal yueht Al berta, a vessel on which tho eyes of the world may be salti to have cen tered. At her stern stood a tall officer, uniformed In dark bluo alone, as mo tionless as part of the ship. The union Jack was at tho foremast, the royal standard fell from half-way up the main mast, and tho naval cn Klgn trailed from her stern. The after deck of tho yacht was roofed with a white awning, and beneuth the awn Jng could be seen tha catafalque of royal purple and ruby lines, on which rested tha coitln. Four officers in sombre uniforms stood at the four cor ners of the catafalque. A few other persons could be seen clustered on the Alberta's deck. As the funeral yacht moved slowly past, tho decks of tho wai ships were crowded with their crews. They were all manned to their full complement. The sailors, In blue, with straw hots, formed a nolld mass along the decks of each ship, standing with their arms at "attention." Tho marines were stationed on the after decks. Tho band of each ship took up the funeral mnrch when the Alberta came abreast of her, and the spectators on alt tho other craft took off their hats. All Eyes on the Bier. So. with all eyes focussed on tha tiny looking purple bier the remains of Qur.on Victoria wore carried by. Over oil the miles of waters there came no sound savo the boom of cannon nnd tho riouinful tones of many bands. Fol lowing the Alberta ti ailed along flvei other yachts, at rureiilar Intervals. First was the VlctorhSand Albert. Slu cairiid the rovnl mourners, also tho lelatlves or ofllclals who followed tho cofl'ii King Edward and Emperor William were chief among them, but from the observation boats they were tho only group recognisable. A few scarlet coats could bo seen, with tho ladles In tho deepest mourning, nnd, on tho upper deck, the queen's Indian a-tendants were distinguishable by I heir white turbans. The puns of each warship ceased tir ing when tho Alberta had gone by and the marines "reversed arms." Hut they and nil the crews lemalncd at their stations while tho lleet steamers r.iissu their anchors ami followed otit s!d? the Hue of warships. tSrndually tho din of tho minute guns lessened as tho batteries of ship after ship ceased (lring, while the funeral parndo swept round tho end of tho line and Into tho entrance of Portsmouth l-arbor. It was 5 o'clock when the echoes of the lust gun ceased and tho body of tho queen was safe In Ports mouth harbor. Alberta in the Harbor. When the Alberta entered the har bor, with the minute guns In the forts sounding, the bells of all tho churches of the city tolling, the ancient frigate Victoria moored there, tired a saluto from muzzle loaders. Tho escorting torpedo boat destroy ers drew ahead nnd steamed to their berths, and the Alberta was moored In Claronco yard. A guard of a hun dred marines marched on board. Dur ing tho night thn quarter dock, where the bier rests is lighted by electricity. The king's yacht was made fast to a buoy In midstream. The royal per sonages and their suites dined on board and will pass the night there. .. -im launches with armed guurds patrolled around the yachts all night. The crowd In Portsmouth is estimat ed at lOO.'OOO. Every town along the channel contilbuted its quota, and tho railway .companies were helpless ths evening before the rush of persons go ing home after the parade. Thous ands crawled Into tho stations and lit erally fought their way into the trains. Tho special cars wero at their mercy. Foreign officers, diplomatists and mem bers of parliament mixed into the rush and took their chances with lite mob. The cars going toward London woie packed to suffocation by all classes of people. VENEZUELANS ARE STILL DEFIANT Government Continues to Maintain an Unfriendly Attitude To ward United States. By Inclusive Whs from The Anoitutta Tress Port of Spain, Trinidad, Feb. . The Venezuelan government continues to maintain a doflant attitude toward the United States. The report Is now cir culated that President Castro, having ttoops at his disposal In tho eastern provinces since his victory there over the insurgents, will send a regiment to dispossess tho Americans at Pitch Lake. The company will resist, but no doubt It will be ousted if the. threat ened attempt Is made unless largo re inforcements are received. Grave complications would Inevit ably er.suo. Mr. Loomls. the United States minister, is trying to compose matters, but he Is met in an un friendly spirit by tho government of "V enezucla. LI HUNG CHANG DEAD. By I'xcluitic Wire fp ni Tho Associated Pre. London. Feb. 1. The Tien Tsln cor respondent of tho Standard, whing Tlnusdny, says It was rumored that day In Tien Tsln that Li Hung Chang was dead. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS AT PORTLAND. Poillpnd, Mo. , I'iK 1. Time w.n not a mo ment wasted by the delegates to the Christian llnde.uor twentieth aiinluTKjry contention today (or address followe-d aildics and each service had Ml own dl.tingriUlirtl feature. Clergimcii fruin many prominent parishes of the country contri buted to the programme nnd the praise wrtlo-s guto delightful tailattnn. As the Maine stalo convention U ubo combined with the ftillltton church observance ths state's quota of delegate nvtraliaduw tint from other places, nnd jet It la one of tho laigrvt gatherings, in the east, except Inw the national rnmrntii-it. Army and Navy Foot Ball. Dy Exclusive Win from Hie Associated Pre-a. l'hilnlelpblj, Feb. I. The army and navy will aaln meet on the foot ball Held thli -.ear, the nceeary agreement between the athlftlo author. HIm ot Wet Point jni Annapolis atudemlea luvlne now b-en alined. The gamo will be plajed on Franklin l'leld. In thla city, en Pat urdaj, Nov, SO, the Hnhmlty of Penn.honla Athletic tucoriatlon boric, all the expenses of the content. Duke of Cornwall Improving. if Uxcluslre Wire from IV Auoolated Preu. London. rb. J. The fnurt Olrtular announces Hut the piiVo of Coimtull and VorL il projresj. Ir.v Mitlvfidory. AFTER SCALP OF WILCOX It Is Alleged That the Hawaiian Ot tered to Give Assistance to Aoulnaldo. LETTERS ARE PRODUCED Wilcox Is Accused of Having Called General 0ti3 a Carpet Dag Yankee. Opposition to the Ship Subsidy in tho Senate Other Congressional News. Dy Exclusive VI In fioni The Aoclaled Pre--. Washington, Feb. 1. Charges have fceen submitted to the houso committee on elections Xo. 1 airalnst Delegate llobeit W. Wilcox, tho Ilawnilau rcpro- i eritallv." In tlln in, nun nf Ai.i.intri lives. Tho charges are made In writing by George D. Gear, of Hawaii, who KlllllTl'l t (Ifl lnftortl ft,ttrH,i(r tr li.t ..a... i --" .-..-... ,.,'v. u..b i-j uu lil ies m letters written by Wilcox to Fili pino oinclals. The alleged letters are of a highly sensational charter. One if theso letters Is alleged to have con tained this sentence: 'Tel' General Agulnaldo I am ready to give my service for your country and I am ready to obey orders to go to your country and fight for the Inde pendence of younr people nnd country nt any moment." An alleged sentence In another letter In: ' I am thinking to go to the Philip, pine h lands and give my assistance to Agulnoldo against tho invaders tho hypocritical Yankee, the carpetbag pol itician, Otis." The petition of Gear relates that there was no election machinery when Wlleox was elected delegate Nov. C, 1300, and that many voters did not be lieve a valid election could bo held without It and therefore made no at tempt to vote. Tho petition then brings rersonal charges against Wilcox relating to his marriage and also to HIa career under tho kingdom of Ha-, wall. The petition also nllfgcs that "Wilcox In hli Fpeechcs prior to tho election madf use of the strongest kind of anti Amerlean utterances for the purpose of cnrryii'g the election, tdllng th native Ilawallnns that the Americans bad stolen their country afd AUtt..tf. yote. for him was a vote for the restoration of the que on and that If ho were elect ed the queen would be restored: that said Wilcox was and Is guilty or treas on cgainst tjm United States In that he did. ns petitioner Is Informed and be lieve, tlnce the annexation of said 11a vallap Islands write and send through tho Lnlt'ed States malls certain letters highly treasonable In their nature wherein lie did counsel and incite oth ers to engage In open rebellion against tin United States and did offer his Forvleos to General Agulnaldo to go to the Philippines and fight and engage In oncn rebellion ntralnst tho T'niirut States, copies of which letters are hero- wun liieu. Opposition to Shipping Bill. The opposition to the shipping bill and the disposition manifested In tho senate, today to delay its passage, re sulted In the calling of a meeting of the Republican committee on otder of business this afternoon for the pur pose of considering ways and means to secure action on the bill. A decis ion was reached to ask for earlier dolly sessions than havo been held hereto fore and to make an effort next week to secure night sessions. There was a general discussion of tho senate calendar and or the possibility of an extra session of congress. The opinion was quite general that an ex traordinary session should be avoided, If possible, and the suggestion was made that later in the besslou there should bo an effort lo get nctlon upon the Spooner Philippine bill. Some sen ators expressed tho view that If the Spooner bill or some similar measure could be favorably acted upon before the fourth of March, the principal rea son for a called session would be re moved. The conference also considered the position of the subsidy bill relatively to the appioprlatlon bills, nnd so far a there can be paid to havo been it de cision, It was to press tho subsidy bin as long ns it can bo pressed without eudangeilng the appropriation bills. Senator Allison had given notice earlier in the day that bo would ask to have the senate take up the District of Col umbia appropriation bill next Monday, and it is understood that he agreed to postpone that effort for a few days, If It fhould appear that by so doing ho could promote tho interests of tho sub sidy bill. The question of considera tion of appropriation bills was left largely In his hands. As a result or the conference, Mr. Allison later In tho day moved that tomorrow's session begin at 11 o'clock. The minority senators made no oppo sition to this motion, but they did not hesltato to say that on effort to hold nlttht sessions would bo mot by a de mand that a quorum should bo con stantly retained In tho senate. New Steamship Line. Dy Exclusive Wlrn from Th AaioclatcJ Preii. Philadelphia, I'eb. 1, Announcement j niado today tint n new ttimhip lint, to be luown a thn William V, Protter line, will be Inauiniratrrl ltwcon this rort and Uomtmrir, firrmany, Mil Inw to ba fortnightly. It Ih Intended tho llrt (trainer kl'all lenvo here on March 10. The line will ba cprated In conjunitlon with the P-altl. iiioic and Ohio Ilailroad company und will begin l)ui.Itif with four chartered eeli. Conlracti haa already been fiUtn out fr four new kteam ern. m Jeffrles-Ruhlln Case. By Exclusive Wire from Tho Atoelatd l'rei. CMnrlnratl. CI.. rh. l.HA tnMlnn 4a- u 4-.... rerary Injunction In the Jcffrltsdluhlla rtui vu uiru itHiay in iuu9 floillMri n court vy lite Ql ttinev renrtiAntln th tnl. It In ..f...!.!.. thn liearlnc on tho motion will bo wt for onie nay next cek to bo dchljn-ited by Judeo ItoJ. litter. BATTLE NEAR KOWEIT. Sheikhs of Persia Battle with, the Xing of Arabia. By Exctualve Wlr from The Anoclated Prtia. Hombay, Fob. 1. Reports havo ar rived here of a sanguinary battle near Kowtit. on the Persian gulf, between the sh?lkhs of Kowelt nnd ninrnshld, who eUls himself King of Arabia. Uln rashnl had 20,000 man, partially armed with rifles, whllo tho sjr'tflkhs had 10,000, all mounted and carrying rltles. I3In rashld marched on Kowelt and tho sheikhs advanced to meet him. Tho battle, which was fought by night, lasted from sunsot until dawn. Ihnrashid charged repeatedly, but lie wm completely routed by tho sheikhs, who captured a great quantity of booty. ACCIDENT AT ASHTABULA. Passenger Train Tdcscopss a Frolght Train, fly nxclmlie Wlte frcm Tin Associated I'rf-s. Ashtabula, O., Feb. 1. A bessemcr passenger train telescoped u. Nickel Plate freight nt Wallace Junction, Pa,, today. Fi eight Conductor Peter Dona hue was killed. Twenty passengers are reported to have been slightly hurt. M!SS MAMFSCHAEFER IS AWARDED DAMAGES Rev. Frank Elwood Raub, of Har- rowgate, Must Pay the Sum of 55,000 for Refusing- to Marry Her. Dy Uxiliiiho Wne fiom The A'iocluted Pre Lancaster, Feb. 1. Just before ad journment of court this afternoon, the Jury In the breuch of promlso case against Rev. Frank Elwood Raub, pastor of the Moravian church at Har rowgato. near Fmnkford, Philadelphia, tendered u verdict In favor of the plaintiff, Miss A. Mamo Sehaefer, of this city nnd awarded her J3.000 dam ages. Miss Sehaefer asked for $15,000. Under the law, Itls claimed, Rev. Raub is compelled to pay tho damages found against him or undergo, impris onment. The suit was brought in 1&97, but the hearing was postponed fioni tlmu to time. During the trial It was shown that Miss Sehaefer and Rev. Raub be. caine fiigagod in l&Sf. the latter claim ing that Miss. Sehaefer made lli3 matrimonial proposal. He testified J hat in iini ho offered to marry Miss Sehaofor, but upon learning that he Intended going to Alaska as a mis sionary, she refused to do so. and that he never tone wed his promise to many her. In ISiiiJ ho received a letter from Mli Srhuefer. .which he construed as breaking lln-lr engagement. Tho pres ents they had exchanged ' -' riturn eil. und in 1VJ7 ho bocnm wi gaged to Mhs FIoi"nce Taylor, of Philadelphia, marrying her In IS'iS. Two bundled or mon- letteis were offered In evidence by the piosectitinn to show the ardor of IJcv. Haub's af fections and that ho continued, his fer vid correspondence after the time he claimed he eonsideied himself free from tho engagement. Miss Sehaefer exhibited their engagement ring, and testified that upon the strength of Rev. Itaub's promises she had purchased linens, bedding and other household poods. One of the letters, In which Rev. Raub spoke of the marriage of Miss Sehaefer's sister to a saloon keeper, counsel for the plaintiff con tended, contained the real reason for Rev. Itaub'.s refusal to fulfill his promise-. CIGARETTE FIEND COMMITS MURDER Lebbeus Rice Is Shot in Cold Blood by Frederick Guest of Schaghticoke. By Kxelib-ive Wire from The Associated Press. Troy, N. Y Feb. 1. Last Sunday evening Lebbens Rice was shot and killed, while he wns sitting with his back to a window in the front room of his house at Schnghtlooke. Frederick Guest, aged twenty-one yeais, who was detained in the lall hero ns a witness In the case, lias con fessed that he was the murderer. lie says that he killed Rice because the latter would not let him marry his daughter until she was eighteen years old. She Is now fifteen years of age. Guest iHiin Invetetato clgaictto smoker. He was a farm hand, anil lived with his parents at Sohaghtlcoke, MRS. CARRIE NATION WRITES LETTERS She Addiesses Topeka Saloon Keep ers no "Hell Bound Sinners" nnd Intimates That the Hatchet Will Follow. Dy I'.ulmivo Wire from The Associated Pitm. Topeka. Kane.. Feb. 1. Mrs. Carrlo Nation today sent n personal letter to ull tho saloonkeepers In Topeka, warn ing them to btop their business. Tho letter was addressed to "the Joint keepers of Topeka: My dear hell-hound sinners." Mrs. Nation suggested In the letter that tho Joint keepers appoint a place of meeting with her, In which the situ ation could be carefully canvassed and a decision concerning tho future dis position of tho Joints arrived nt. She Intimated that forcible measures would soon begin If they did not heed her ad vice nnd close up. i Will Ride Around the World. By Exclutlva Wire frcm Tho Associated Tress. New York. Teb, 1 Harry bee, a blcyc'vt. wji at Mayor Van Wik' ctlloo Ibis afternoon to di-lhcr .1 letter from the nujnr of Dellevu.), O, !,cc rt.-irled from Clinton, Ions, on Nov, ID, on a vagtr to rldo around the woild in three years. PAN-AMERICAN COMMISSION Governor Stoneonsidcrs Resolu tion to Provide" Representa tives lor Pennsylvania. INTERESTS SCRANT0N A Well Known Resident of the Elec tric City Has Been Suggested ns a Member Responsibility of an Ac ceptance Sum of 835,000 to Ba Used by the Commission Full Text of Mr. James' BUI. Spetl.il (rem a l.ift Concirondoiil Hnrrlsburg. Pa Feb. 1. Governor Slono today took up tho consideration of the resolution providing for a Penn sylvania commission of the Pan American exposition, nt Ruffalo. and, as the i evolution Is the direct result of a suggestion In his last annual mes sage, thero Is hardly any probability of him withholding his approval. The resolution Is made of particular local interest by reason of the men to be- represented on the commission, accoidlng to well dtlned report. The commission Is to be composed of the governor, president pro um. of Hid senate, speaker of the house, five senators to be appointed by tha president, seven representatives to be named by the speaker and live citizens of the governor's choosing. One of tho live to be named by tho governor will, it Is said, come from Scrnnton, und about Capitol 11111 the most prominently mentioned man for the place Is James S. McAniilty. It Is undei stood he was suggested for the place by a personal friend from another county who Is close to the governor nnd that the suggestion wan vny favorably received. Whether or not Mr. McAnulty would be able to accept the appnintm-nt ls, of course, as yet unknown, ns this, probably. Is tho first Intimation to him that he Is being considered for the place. A place on the commission will en tall no small amount of work, as the ibsolutlon provides among other things that tho commission shall see to tho erection of a suitable building for the display of Pennsylvania ex hibits; arrange 'foir-mo"vnlXtnh'uUon of space among those desiring to make exhibits, and look after the transpor tation and arrangement of such dis plays us It Is intended shall be made by the s.fat(t itself. The sum of M.l.tiOO lb to be appioprl uteii for the use oC the commission. This is to include all expenses;. It Is directed by the lesolutlon that tho comiulsstou shall be named within two weeks and organized within n month, As there aie only thieo months now remaining before tho exposition opens, a membership on the commis sion, It can bo seen, will demand no small part of the member's time. Mr. James' Bill. Following Is the full tevt of Mr. James' bill, providing for u separate Orphans' court In tho county of Lack awanna, which has passed two read ings in the house and will likely pass third reading early next week: AN ACT pro Ming for a sop-irate Orphan' Court In and for tho county of Lacltawanuu Srellon 1. lie it enacted by tho suiate and hou.e of representative of (lie commonwealth of I'enn)lvanU In Bcneint usnimnly met, ami It I) Iiertbj- enacted by the authority of the Mine, Hint In tho county of I.acVawann.i a .cpar.ite crphatto' court bo and 1 hereby established, Iho nnni! and Mc of which shall be "the Oi pliant' Court of Lackawanna County," which said court (.lull bi a court of ncoid, consisting of one judge learned in the law, Tim gouinor of thk commomualth, Imtredlalely after tho tassatto of this aet, shall appoint and romtuUulon a julse lejrnod in tho Jaw to picslds ever slid lourl and tho Judite so appointed and commissioned shall continue In oflW till tliu first Monday of January next succeeding the first genital elec tion of this eornmoiiwejlth whlih slnll occur after the pwage of the set. At tho ret Ktneral elictloii of this commonwealth succeediiiff the pas'iifp of this aet a judge shall bo elected and CPininlsslriieil for tho fame tcim rrol in the same manner as the Judge o! the courts of common plens cf said cuunlv, and the annul! salary ot tali judt'O slull bo the sanvj at Is paid to the Judges ol thn courts of common plus of Mid county, to bo paid In the same manner as the salaries of said judges of the court of common pleas ore now or may lip by law paj.iblc. Sv, 2. Tho Mid orphans' couit shall be held durinc eciy tenn cf iho eourts of comimn plea of said county and such other times and as often a the Judge thsicof shall derm ni'ceaiy or proper. sec, :;. The tPgWer of wills ot said county shall be the- cleik of the said orphans' court and Mibjtct to it dhcctlon in all inattcis pcrtninlua; to 111 office. S)i', 1, Tho said ccuit shall have and cccielso all the jurisdiction and powers now cstcd In or which may hereafter lc conferred upon ths oiphans' court and reiUteis' court nf the said county, and all accounts filed in the nlflce of tre icj:Utcr of wills or lr. the orphans' coutt shall be audited by the court without expanse to the parlle-s. except where all parties In Inter est In a pending proeeedlmr shall nominate an auditor, whom tho court may In Its discretion appoint, ffee. 5. The s.ild coutt shall haie power to puvent by order, In the nature of writs of in junction, nets conlmry to law cr equity preju dicial to propel ty over which they shall Uia Jurisdiction. Pioilded, That wcurlty shall be given as is nor? required by law In cases of cast's of writs of injunction. Sec, C. No appeal shall stay the execution nf a final decree unle.- notice ol such appeal and security be given within twenty days allci the time that such .Iccrw haa been made. Sec. 7. The said court shall line power to mako all rules nccessiry for tho eveiclse of the power hereby which may hereafter be confirrcl. K'C f. The commissioners of tho said euunty shall provide proper and sultiblo apartments In which said orphans' court shall b held und lis limine h conducted and In which tho records thereof shall be. safely and tecuirly V.ipt, T. J. D. Steamship Arrivals. Dy Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press New Veil., Kcb. 1.-Arrived t DcuttchUnd, llambuiff. (.'Jcurcdi L'trurlj, Liverpool Alb'r, Cenca, Naples, etc.: Amnteidam, Jiotterdam. J'rawle Point pasted! Potsdam, Rotterdam for New Ve.il'. i;insda!n-Pa.ised: Camponla, New Vork for Qiiccmtown and Uvcipool, TIIU NEWS THIS MORNING. Wthr Indications Todijr. FAIRi WC8TBHLY WINDS. 1 General llcxly of the J,ate Queen Victoria Ilemoicd from Osborne House. Dill for a Separate Orpham' Court for I.icka. wannt County, Work of the National Jrfg-Maluic. Cabinet l)lscnies Porelgn Mtmtlon. 2 fleneral Carbondile Department. . 3 lea!-Counells Will Take a Hand at the "Ulppcr" Ulll. Play Pills at tho Theater. t lMltoilal. Koto and Ccmmcnt. 6 Local Soclsl and Person.ii. One Woman's Views. 0 local Two Tliniisiml Mlk Workers New en Strike. CoJtt 1'ioceidliig-. T !cni--Tiultciiiii Walling for Their Com mittee. Memorial frcitlco in St. LtiU'. S Local WiHt Siranton ami fubmbtn. l (Jctii'inl Northeastern l'er.n;lvar.la rin.-mchl imd Ci.iiir.ierd.il. 10 S-tory-"IIc, fch.j and 1." Weekly Letter on Municipal Atlilrs. 11 Local It. Ihrlo-is News of the Week. Sunday Sth'cd tfm for Temnno'v. U Local-News in the World of Iibor. PATERS0N QUARTETTE INENITENTIARY McAllister, Death Campboll and Xexr Taken to Tienton Ihey Meet nn Old Acquaintance. Hy Uitluslie Wl c fr..m The AwimUUiI Prest Trenton. Feb. 1. Walter C. McAllis ter. William A. Death. Andrew J. Campbell and Oorgo J. ICcrr, who wero convicted at Paterson of the mur der of Jennie Hossehlcter, arrived here this morning and were taken to the state penitentiary, where the three first mentioned began their sentences or thirty yearn each, and Kerr his of fif teen years-. The men walked In pairs fioni the depot to the prison and wero In chaiRo of Sheriff Stuhr and a den- ut.v. McAllister and Campbell were hundouffed together, ns were Kerr and Death. The distance ft out the depot to the prison Is about half n mile, and on the way Kerr slipped on tho ice and fell heavily. He had to be aided In ujlslng. Before entering tho lirison Death requested that tliey have a drink, and all four were taken into n nearby saloon, where they had several drinks of hot whiskey apiece, with tho nvceptlon of Koir. win. elr.ink mllk. Wheu they reached the piison they were taken to the clerk's otnee, where their numes. age, etc., wore tuken and all valuables were removed. Tliey wero then given a bath, shaved and had their haircut. Tho bnrbeilng was donn by Jerry f'arano, the prison barber, who hud hlm.s.'lf been sent to prison funis Paterson and was well-known to the four men. The new arrivals were then placed In cells, where they will tem.iln for a few days, when they will bu assigned to some kind of Work, as their sentence calls for lintel labor. McAlister, Campbell anil Death wore placed In one cull together and Kerr was placed In annther'ccll alone. Tho men are very much downcast and Kerr particularly Is In n state bordering on collapse. BIG BATTLE OCCURS IN ABYSSINIA Dispatch from Cairo States That 7,000 Men Were Slain During the Engagement. Dy rxclushe Vlr from 'Ih; Atiscliteel Tre-s. Paris, Fob. 1. A dispatch to the Franeals from Cairo says news has been received thero from Abyssinia of a great battle in which ",noo men were killed. It l.s supposed the chiefs rebelled during the absence ef King Menellk, who has gono to the Egyptian frontier. In connection with the delimitation of Iho Egypto-Abysslnlnn frontier. Suicido of Dammann. Ily l'jelmlwi Wire Ircni The A'vxlated ITess, Milwaukee, I'cb, , llaiifsheil for ten years f i oin the VaterUnd, stripped of lili rank in ( lie army of the kalr, rennlless In Milwaukee ailer the confiscation of Ida fortune) for his loblinn of Kinnornr Wlllhm't anti duel army regulation, Carl pjmni'inn, lite a captain in tho (iciiiun siiuv, shot himself In a lonely clump of woods on tho I'abbt farm In the town ot Wauwautrs today. The new of tho dead omen's tragic) riidme will lie cabled In .1 c'.iuxhtcr, tho llaron can Men Von hchr.ndt, at llcilln, tomorrow. Base Ball Players Meet. Ilv Inclusive Wire from The .oclled Tress. rlfU'laml, 0 J'el. 1. Paschall plajers, rep. riscnlltis all of tho set rial icagu-s arc irallirr 1 111; at the llollcuden hotel today, and it Is ssh thit when the iwollne of the Playera' l'rotectlco association is called to oidcr tomorrow not lis than fitly delesite will bu present. Thoc who hate already anltcd emphatically dec tre their pmpoau not to stern any Naticn.il luague con tract until that organisation grants the same collection. as conceded by the American league, Miss Astor Engaged. Dy 1'xclusho Wire fiom The Associated Press. Iindou, Ieb. 1. The engagement of the bul:e ot Jto.xburffb. to Mis Pauline Astor, daughter of Mr. William Waldoif Astor, his been definitely arranged. Tl.c wedding will take places some time next summer. Concession to Wilkes-Barrc. ny Cxcluslte Wire from The Aswclated Press. Washington, Pcb. 1,-1 he Iiousn committee on public buildings and siounds today decided to Inereisc Iho limit ot cost of It lie public build ing at Wilkm-llarre. Ta., to J-IM.OOO. Torpedo Boat Sinks, Dy llxclmbc Wire from Ths Ansoclslcd Press Havre, Pcb. 1. Tha Trench CoipoJo boat No J I sink last etenlM within mile of tho liar, bor as ibt i emit of a boiler oxplo&loo. All the crew were lest with the fjceptlon cf two, Gibson Found Guilty, Dy Exclusive Wlro from Ths Associated Trcs. Huntlrifton, W. Va., Peb. 1, William ClUon was today found guilty of murdering his step, daughter with n hot pokrr at CaUksbui-f, A lift sentence was imposed, SITUATION IN THE EAST Affairs In China Arc Discussed af Length in the Cabinet Meet I n u- LITTLE IS ACCOMPLISHED It Is Developed That tho Plenipoten tiaries Havo Not Been Making the Progress That Wna Anticipated nnd That Mnny Disturbing Ques tions Havo Beoulted The Cuban Constitution Is Also a Subject of Discussion. Dy Inclusive Wire from The Associated 1'iess. Washington. Feb. 1. At the cabinet meeting today Secretary Hay spoko at somo length upon the situation in China, It developed that the plenipo tentiaries of tho powers are not mak ing ns rapid progress towards n set tlement an was supposed and that many disturbing epiestlons havo arisen In consccpiencc. Whether our forces In China should be Increased and tho question of whether it would bo neces sary to make arrangements for moro permanent cpiarters for those who ate now there, than has been thought to be among tho nuestiona touched upon. Tho Cuban constitution was also u subject of discussion. Much regret was expressed nt the seeming deadlock In tho constitutional convention by which tho adoption of a constitution may bo long delayed. Tho administration ih greatly Interested In tho outcome of thrj convention, ns to whether this country will bo recognized ns having rlghlH In certain directions paramount: to those of nny other nation. The of ficials are, not willing to discuss thn question ns tn what would be satis factory In that tegaril, but there Is no doubt that this government expocta some tecognlllon of tho vlght of the I'lilted Stutes at least to supcivlse, m in a measure direct, Us foreign policy until huch time as the now govern ment Is prepared to tako Its placs among tho responsible nations of the world. Hegnrding Pekiu. Pekln. Feb. 1. Count -VonJWaldorsee denies that he has any definite views regarding the evacuation of Pekln, al though, should China carry out tho punishments ordered to be inflicted, he has tentative ideas, which ho has cou- 'lfldenti.illy reriuesled the foreign gen erals to express an opinion upon re garding tho withdrawal from Pekln of all troops except legation guards to the number of L',000, leaving S.500 to guard the railroad and other points. Their views with reference to thn numbers to be left behind, lie says, aie largely at variance, somo favoring mote and others less, Mr. Conger. Vnlted States minister, and General Chiiffco aro In favor or no moio than one hundred Americans us a legatlor guard. CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS. Shipping Bill at the Front in the Sen ate Omnibus in the House. By Cxcluslte Wire from The Associated Treii. Washington, Feb. 1. The shipping bill was kept steadily nt the front in the senate today and In order to fur ther exepedlto its progress, a motion was agreed to for a session beginning at 11 a. m. Senators Hawllns, of Utah, and Berry, of Arkansas, occu pied most of the time today In speeches of vigorous opposition. To wards tho close of tho day a spirited discussion was precipitated by an amendment offered by Mr. Clay, ot Georgia, proposing to link tho Nicara gua canal bill with the shipping bill. Tho proposition was strongly opposed by Mr. Five and Mr. Chandler, as cal culated to embarrass and delay the shipping bill. Mr. Fryo appealed to the senators to permit tho majority, nfter full- debate, to assume Its re sponsibilities as a majority of passing thu shipping bill. Messrs Jones, oC Arkansas, and Toller, of Colorado, took n hand In tho discussion. Insisting that there should bo no limitation of debate. Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, In chargo of tho Nicaragua canal bill, expressed disapproval of tho plan for linking tho canal mensuro with tho shipping bill, saying each should stand on Its own merits. Tho houso today passed an omnibus bill carrying 191 claims for stores and supplies taken by the Union urmy during the rebellion. The claims were passed on by the court of claims and aggregated J31I.4S0. Practically all tho benellclnrles reside In the south. Con siderable opposition to tho bill was dH pluycd early In the day under tho lcudershlp of Mr. Cunnon, the chair man of tho appropriations committee. iiut It flattened out later and tho bill finally passed without divisions. Tho bill to amend the Chinese exclusion act with a view to preventing tho fraudu lent entry of Chinese Into the Unltjd States was passed, ns wero several other bills of minor importance. The Public Debt. Dy Inclusive Wire Irom The Associated Press. Washington, Ptb. 1. Ilio monthly statement of the publla debt sliotvi, that tha cios tt bifeimsa Jan. 31, the debt, 1cm cash In the treasury, amounted to I,001,595,KT8, a decrease for the month of fjt,503,13i The ensh in'tt-e treasury Is l,i3M7':,.'3J, slnst which there ire demand HablllUeM oiiUtandinp; amounting; to (till.US.OU, luting a cash balance cm hand el 1293,012,973. t tft tj f WEATHER FORECAST. -4- f -r 4- Washington, Teh. 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