Srlbinie. tmnton TM: ONLY SCKANTON PAPBR RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD. TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1901. TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS. Bt Will. Flf.HT Am:VYW?R&Wi ww imu ui TO A FINISH Pate ot Quau Wrapped Up In the Ripper Clause ol the Muehl- bronner Bill. FLINN'S POWER MUST BE CRUSHED Loader of the Stalwarts Will Conio to Harrlsburg- with a Whetted and Uneheathed Knife Bent Vpon Mak ing an End of Flinn by Means of tho " Ripper," and Thereby Pun ish His Enemy and Also Make Im possible a Threatened Seal of the Insurgents to Trade the Gover norship to the Democrats for the United States Senatorship Other Harrisburg News. Spfflal from .1 Staff Correspondent. Hnrrlsburg, Fob. S. Tho failure of Senator Quay four yours ngo, and l!lin two yearn ago, to make good bis promlsc to give Pittsburg' a. new charter, coupled with his failure to challenge tho claims of the antl-Ulp-perltes that he Is not disposed t-i squander any great amount of energy In this direction at the present session, led many to the belief thnt the Muehl bronner bill would have to get along as be.it It could with what support thf local organization men could wheel Into Hue. All doubt on this matter Is now removed. The telegram from Senator Ouay announcing his Intention to com- in Ilarrlshurs at once to take per gonal charge of the passage of tho Muehlbronner bill and asking all his friends to stand by the measure. Is no longer alleged to bo fictitious. Proor of Its gentilncncfcs has been established iiy the elToits to show it was spurious. And, more than all. an authoritative "tatement was made this morning that Scimtor Quay has oleoted to make this a finish tight, ith no let ui while a. vestige of Fllnn power remains. He lias unsheathed bis knlfo and thrown away the sheathe. Not only will be be prompted by rovuigo for tho distress that Fllnn, more iJifiii anyone else, has brought upon him, but the necessity of destroying- Fllnn power to prevent. In IPO?, a repetition of tho experiences of l'Mi -will call for the most desperate measures that can ha brought Into flay. , Word has guno forth from the 1Y urjrrnt camp, so It Is said, that ajHI !?:ort3 arc to lie Pent from now or. tovwud.s the perfecting1 of a coalition l-twten "U'ldonor and Fllnn nnd a de-d with Guifey tr.at will have us Its pur poses the election of AVIdenor ovor Pen rose for senator, the turning over of the legislature to tho absolute control of the lusurgents and to defeat the stalwart candidato for governor, who ever lie may be, by giving the aid of tho Insurgents to tho Democratic nom inee, who is to bo some man of the strips of ex-Governor Patti.ion. in an off-year there Is everything to fear from such a combination as this, and that It may not bo perfected It Is determined by tho Qimyltcs that as a first means of preventing it there shall J.o no "Bill" Fllnn In IMS. To make possible tho passing of Fllnn his con trol of Pittsburg must be destroyed, and to do this the Muehlbronner bill with its ripper attachment must be en acted at this session. The fate of tho Quay organization is wrapped up In "ripper." Deputy Attorney General Fred AV. Vloitz returned today from Washing ton. where he had nn Interview with Congressman Connell. lie says Mr. Connell is not In har mony with the "ripper" bill because ho considers it harsh legislation, hut bo Is disposed to avoid having his views utand between Scrunton and that which may be for Its bjst Interests. T. J. Duffy. EXPERIENCED OPPOSITION. a?hilbia Bill Is Reported Favorably but With Certain Conditions. Special from a Start Correspondent. Harrlsburg, Feb. 8. At this morn Ing's session of the bouse, tho bill In troduced yesterday by Mr. Phllbln pro vldlng for u department of mines and mining, was reported from committee by Mr. Reynolds nnd referred for print ing. Mr. lteynolds says the measure encountered vigorous opposition In committee and that ho only (succeeded In having It reported by making thu pica, that he wanted to have It printed. Jin later had a resolution passed pro viding for the printing, for five dl- trlbutlou of 1,000 copies M the bill. It Is not Impossible that the measinu will be recommitted by Its opponents until nftcr those whom It will affect have had an opportunity to look It over and make known their views The Insur-, gents uro vigorously as; lllng the bill on the ground that It was not drafted primarily to secure u more thorough observance of the mine lawn, but to regular Unit enn possibly permit of Its purpose bclns tortured In this way Is receiving similar attentions from tlie Insurgents. Tlio bill to regulate the weight of kegs of black blasting pnwder manu factured for use In coal mines and Im posing heavy penalties for the making and selling of short-weight kegs was ulso reported from the committee. No attempt was made to override the county and townships committees veto of the new Quay county bill when It was reported to the house this morn ing. The opinion prevailing here Is that as Schuylkill was opposed to It, the organization could not afford to bo for It, because of the fact that rlchuylklll Is regular while Luzerne Is almost wholly outside tbu fold, and can only have such thlngx as It especially does not want. The negative report of the committee was of course expected as nil Its members except Mr. Haworth arc Insurgents. T. J. Duffy. LOWEST BID WITHDRAWN. W. Stanley Ray Will Continuo to Do tho Official Printing of tho State. Ily Kiclualsc Wlro from The Associated t'res. Hurrlsburg, Feb. S. The contract for the state printing and binding for the next four years, beginning July 1, was allotted today by Secretary of the Commonwealth Grlest to . Stanley tiny, of Mercer, tho present contractor, his bid being SS.01 per cent of the maxi mum price. Milton 11. Plank, of Harrlsburg, who bid SD.OJ per cent, off when the bids were opened three weeks ago, withdrew i ,., ,.. ,..,.. .... -.... ., ",D "' " Permission 01 .r. ur m i ., nn .ur. Ji( s llie iu-al njtu-ni iiiu- der, he was given the contract Bills on llrst reading and original n solutions was the order of business a. today's brief session of the house. Tho HUss bill appropriating $r.,000 to the Keystone state commission to tin- Pan-American exposition was rs I ulied from committee. Among the bills read In place were the following: Mr. McClaln, Lancaster, appropriat ing 520,000 to tho Lancaster General hospital. $10,000 to the Lancaster Homo for tho Friendless. Mr. Catdcr. Dauph in, appropriating $198,0$3 to tho State Insane hospital at Harrlsburg. The calendar was cleared of llrst reading bills, nftcr which the house ad journed until Monday evening. counterTroposal on the canal Great Britain's Reply on the Nicar- augua Channel Does Not Comply with tho Senate's Demands. Oy Ext.lo.slve Wire from The Associated I'rcii. London, Feb. S. It has been learned by a representative of the Associated Pre?s that a ivply will shortly be sent by Great Britain to the United States Nicaragua canal project. It will not comply with the senate's demands. Neither will It be In the nature ol a flat refusal, though for purpos of Immediate construction it will be tant amount to such a refusal. It will con sist, mainly, of a counter proposal or proposals likely to necessitate extend ed negotiations. The nature of the proposal Is not yet ascertainable. Lord Pauncefote will probably be the medtum through whom the answer will be sunt and by whom the subsequent negotiations will chleily be conducted. In British official opinion It Is likely that several months will elapse before the matter reaches a conclusion, by which time tho llay-Pauncefoto treaty will have elapsed, on the basis of thu senate's amendments-. The British counter proposals are now formulated and It Is hoped an entirely new agree ment satisfactory to both countries will eventually b- reached. TRAGEDYTfBAKU. Nino Charred Corpses Taken from tho Ruins of the Naptha Fire, 100 Persons Injured 100 Families Homeloas. Iiy KyiIuaivc Wire from 'I be Af&crlaud I'na. St. Petersburg, Feb. S. Advices from UaUu this evening announce that the naptha lire has been extinguished. Ten factories nnd live depots wero burned, containing altogether 35,000,000 poods uf naptha and naptha refuse. It Is es timated that thu losses will exceed fi, oon.OM roubles. Nino charred corpses have been re covered. One hundred and sixty per sons were Injured by burning, forty one of these severely, and six have succumbed to their Injuries. Many vic tims are still under tho ruins, and tho search Is proceeding, it Is not known how many ot tho spectators nerished, but a hundred persons aro still mli-s-lns. A committee has been formed by tho Caspian and Uliicl; Sea company to register the losses of llfo and property and to provide shelter for the homo less. The Itothsehllds firm has applied to Paris for material assistance for tho sufferers. The Kchlhnevv nnd Maktaseliew fac tories suffered no damage, although their electrical plant was burned. A hundred homeless families are being distributed and' housed in tho neighborhood; bread Is doled to tho employes of the factories at the ex pense of the authorities and the public la subset ihlng generously to the relief fund. - Baronesa Returns to Germany. Ily Inclusive Wire fiom The Associated Press. IMrolt, Teh. f. Ilarcnem Von Kclhb-r, widow of llunn Von K'ttclcr, tho German mlnUlrr to rhli.a, ulin Mas axuuHlnalcd in Tekln during tho Unset uutbrral, haa lelt her borne here fji New Voik on hrr way to Germany, Statue of the Queen, ny KxiliiMva Who from The Associated Pfcw. Vliidir, I "ill. P. The iccunuViit Utnc of tho lato tjueiii Victoria, hlcM thhty cur ajo, I" beliif pripirtd lor It place 011 top of tin artoplieu, by th aide of the I'llncc Ton 4ort Itntue. HEARING IN WILCOX CASE Charges Arc Taken Up Bu the House Committee on Elections. ANSWER MADE TO CHARGE Representative Wilcox Claims Tha Ho Was Loyal to Queen Liliouka lani but Was Not in Sympathy with tho Reigning Fowor Immedi ately Succeeding Hor Ho Was Fairly Elected and Is Now a Loyal Citizen-Admits Writing the Phll lippine Letters, but Contends Thnt He Did Not Understand the Atti tude of tho V. S. Oovornment at the time. U.v Inclusive Wiro from 'flit Amxiatctl I'i-ia. "Washington, Feb. S. The charges against Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii, were taken up todayby the house com mittee on elections, No. 1. Mr. Wilcox was present, accompanied by ltepro sentatlvo Koblnson, of Indiana, who appeared as his friend and counsel. The committee went Into executive session to determine Its course of no tion, and nt an open session later Rep resentative Hoblnson presented the fol lowing specific answer of Mr. AVilcox to the charges contained in the letters submitted: That he (Wilcox) Is a native Ha wallan. that he shared with the peo ple native then, loyalty to the fomvr Queen Lllloukalanl during her reign. and was not In sympathy with the ( iv.-ii,iiiut, iuer inimcuiuiciy succeeu lng her rclgu. That after the annexation of Hawaii he did not understand fully the Insti tution or the feelings of the United Stutes. but all doubts were dispelled when the congress gave to the people of Hawaii a splendid system of organic laws. That In common with the people, bo at all times, with genuine patriotism, supported the United States and Its institutions; nnd is now, and has been, a loyal supporter of tho constitution. laws and government of the United . cu.,. States. He ndmlts that on January 31, 18P9, dnd on March S, 1S99. he wrote letters appearing In the petition. That tuld letters were ot a personal and confi dential nature, nnd sent to whom he supposed was a trloud and who he thought would not betray his confi dence. He further says that said let ters wero wriiten by him under an en tire misconception of the real attitude of the government of tho United States towurd the people of the Ha waiian Islands. That under the laws of the United States, at a fair and free election, ho was elected as a delegate from Hawaii and no reason exists or has existed disqualifying him. The Philippine Lettors. Three additional letters written by Mr. Wilcox were submitted, and hi made the same answer to them. These letters were written In 1S03 nnd criti cise the American course In the Philip pines. George I. Gear, the prosecutor then contended that the election of Wilcox was Irregular and void, ns the require ments of tho United States statutes wero not complied with. On belli? cross-questioned, Mr. Gear said he had made speeches In Hawaii favoring the election of it delegate. Mr. Parker, tho opponent of Mr. Wilcox, and In these speeches ho had not ques'ion-d the right of Hawaii to have a dele gate. Mr. Gear stated that In Wilcox's campaign speeches he had said ho would restore Queen IlllouUalanl. When tho witness said Wilcox had eternally damned the Americans, the delegate muttered "lie," but was mild ly restrained by his counsel. After Mr. Gear had presented his evidence, he made an extended argument ar raigning the delegate. During the argument. Mr. Mann In terjected the statement that certain letters written by eminent public men enmo quite ns near treason as those of Wilcox, referring to tho Filipinos. Mr. Hoblnson made a brief closing argu ment In behulf of Wilcox, severely criticising those who had betrayed th conlidene.e of private letters and had made them the basis of these charge, A bilef on tho law points will be sub mitted by next Tuesday. No Vote on Shipping Dill. Iiy r.telitolve Wire from The Associated rtcs Wathlnirton, Feb. 6. An InelTeitual eflort mj ir.adn In the tenatc today to kecure cu nsri. ir.tnl 011 a time for a final vote upon the hip pli.S bill. Vlzorous urotrsli svere made by op. porifnt.i of the measur acainst well agreement, even for a date In tho indefinite future. Me, riltchaid (Rip., S. P.) tpoke today In nipport of the Hhipplns bill, and thtn the nasal appropii atlon bill waa errii-ldcred tho rest of this day, the khlppln; bill liotuz laid fcdde lutottnally. The nasal hill bad not been at ted on svhut tuc cnato adjourned. Steamship Arrivals. Py Ks;cluls-i! Wlm from Tlw Associated I'lij. New York, I'eb. S.Arrhed; nulgaria, ll.mi mi nil Kensington, Antwerp: I'urot lll.injick, .S'ipic. Clearedi LucanU, I.isirpoolj Statin, slain, Uotttrdam via nonlocne; Wotemlaml, Antsieip. Llserpool Arrived: Oceanli , Nesv York. Moslllc Sailed: I'urnemlu (from f.lay Bow). Kiss1 York, Ko'itlmnpton Airlvid; Vid-irlatid,- Ness York. Naplm ArrUcdi llohtno. lern, New Yoik via Gibraltar for' New York nnd proi ceded. Havre Ai rived : La Gacogne, New Yoik. No Changes in Scale. Dy Kvcluslte Wire from Tito Auoclnted l'rw. Columbua, O,, Teb, 6. Iho general oeale coin, niittso adjourned at tt.SO o'clock tonight, bavin,: accepted tho report of tl,o mili-commiltee, which reafllniw the mlnlnj cal in rlfcct ilurlPR the pat year. There are 110 rh,ini,-i In the wale, Tb Joint touts reneo si 111 adopt the arreiimnt tomorrow, BA8E BALL WARMS "UP. Struggle Is Being Mndo for Players by the Two Loagues. Dy Exclusive Wire from The Associated frees. Philadelphia, Feb. 3. The Ledger will tomorrow, In Its base ball column, contain tho following: "From a source which Is considered tellable, It Is learned that the Ameri can I.eaguo had signed Napoleon La Jolt?, of the Philadelphia club. It Is claimed that La Jolc signed nn Ameri can League contract several weeks ago and the reason for not announcing tho news of his signing w-as because tho Players' Protective association mado u request upon President Johnson and the various club managers not to pro mulgate any contracts with players who were In the National League last year until after the spring meeting. "Another Player who, It Is claimed, has at least accepted the terms offered by Manager Mack Is James Collins, of the Boston club, who Is comparatively tho best third baseman In the business. Collins came to Philadelphia from his homo In Buffalo Wednesday of this week nnd ifiet Manager Mack. Whether he feigned while hero, or only accepted terms, no one except those on the In side know, "From all that can be learned the American league has planned a raid upon the Philadelphia National league team and proposes to capture most of Its players. Besides Lajole, It Is claimed, Manager Shettsllni' will lose Flick, Donahue, McFarland, Cross, Piatt and Single for a certainty and piobably several others. There Is some doubt about Delehanty and Thomas." RETAIL BUSINESS IS INCREASING State of Trado la Indicated by Dun & Co's AVeokly Roviow. U.v Exclusive Wire (loin The At.oclali.il Pum-. New York, Fell. 8. II. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly ttovlew of Trade tomorrow will say: Mull -seasonable wi.itl.ci' in the tast 11.13 biom;ht nr I l.o volume of hiims In retail lima 11 little this work am! at the "est and houtli distribution of mcrchaniKno l on a Mlb facterv nalc. t'llcei of staple products il luit moderate ilu-llni, fin! "Violation- of initiu. tacturcd itckIi uro Mrcul.1 In all citcctlons. targe operation:! in the thxVK ol trading steel com panies Oo not affect tlie TOhime of biuln&u or tlic piiecs .if tl.eir product. as jet ati probably III lnve no iiutcrijl influence in tho future. Quotations Mill ic)xm1 nn tlic relation of vii ,t ply and c'emiii'I which at procnt! rIms an unrlrrli.ne of great (.truijttlN Tills is most ev. lent in blllelii wlittli oinnut lie (.ccinvil at (he 1' " rnce- nue lormcr quouuoiuj arc nomin. ally ill force, it Mould require a material advance to secure cor.trnrlji. Structural forms am also In notably biik demand and it ii impo.itilc to aecure piompt dellsery of any fnhhed oteel at ritUburjt. Chle.iKo mat.rio abo nive on.Vr.i fir ahead and at nil Icadlne points the plaeliu; of new bulne 1 HmltKl to small contract. Textile ii.'liirti Ics do rot revise appreelaldy, even the lower t'lnptralure l.illinc to infuse life Into woolens, aside from bettir ntail dealing t-pot cotton iMt an cIkIiIIi on Mondiy and an other on Tuesday, nial.liii: the decline li..V) a bale svithin a ssick, PaUiutf. for the s'.ck wire :Vi in the t'nidHl states ttraiiist CIS last star, and Jix in Canada ugalitt Vi Iat sear. MUBDEP. OF THE ENVOYS. Morgnndall, Jamboked nnd Shot at Do Wot'a Advice. P.v Us.Iuds'o Wire from The .Vsoolated Pica.. nioenu'onteln. Saturday, Feb. S. An Inlluentlal burgher gives some details regarding the treatment of the psaco fnvoys who went to General lie Wet's laager. It seems that they were or deied to remain with a cart until the mules arrived. As the Boers were biTiiklmr laager In the expectation of 11 Mrltlsh attack one morning, Com mandant Frouenian came upand asked them why they hud nut Inspanned. Morgeudull replied that they had been ordered to wait for mules, whereupon the lloer commandant Immediately Jamboked Morgendall on the head and face, and said he felt Inclined to shoot him. General Ue AVet. coming up at the moment, said, "Why don't you shoot him?" At this Ftoncmun tired nt tho envoy, who died of tho wound. Mueller, another envoy, was jam boked also. THE CARNEGIE DEAL. Now Developments Concerning' the Proposed Transfor. Ily IAiLkIsp Mire from Tl.o Asoiiated 1'rrn. New York, I'sb. . The new developments in loiuuxtlon with tin negotiation touching the trar.sl'ci of tho conliol of Iho Carmglo Mccl com piny to J. Plerjo-nt Moigan and lil associates today ssere: I'likt, that Mr. Carnegie is to receive $1,300 fr e-ieli one thouand dollar M.arc of bis tock; ee. oud, that miuoilty hotdem who desiie to Sfll ssill receive the K.nie trims a tlioss given t' Mr. ('iirnegle: third, thit the present staije of the iicffotlitlotv conteinplatej tho formation of a new rorporatlou vvhne hotuU will play a large part In the pilee to lie paid Mr. Car negie, and fourth, the llrr-t puhllo annoiineeiiier.t In cor.ncvlloii with Iho pcndliu; negotliitlom of a public character, conslstlriK d a dtatement by V., II, Gary, proldent of tho federal bteel eompany, roiitlrmlni; the new tint J. P. Morgan ls rdanning tho acquisition of the properties of i-onio of the largest lion and etccl companies of this country. m Uhl Charged with Selling Oleo. By Kxeluilvc Wiro from The Aoclatfd Press Wllkr liarre, IVb, .1. I.-Judgc Pay, ot Waah. Itigtcn, vmm 111 mitt today nn one ot the attor ni'.vn tor Itusiel Uhl, a coiamUslon mcrclicnt of tliU city, chnged ssllb elllntf uleoinanfarlno for butter. There are rive ibarges a(,alnst I'hl, nil lirclcrri'd by the tatc twd and dairy rominU dlon. A rheiiiUt ami bcscral other wltnevcs it.tso cvldfiuo iig.iii.kt I'hl. Mrs, Nation Leaves Topoka, Py Exclusive. Wiro from Tlie A.ioeUtcd IVm. TopcK.1, Km,, IMi, S. Mr Nation lett thU ntlcrnoon for K.ii4 City. "The svuinen heic," jlil Mi. Sail"n. "are no' sianiml up to tho ilelit I'ltcli Jlid villi ijrry out tlielrssnrkvvltli tlie Lord as their leader. I'ioii Kaiio-w City f will Ifii to pci .Mollies, then to Alton anil iiosnlbly to CIiIcjko." Gutted by Fie. Dy Estlmlie Wlro from Tho Ansoclated Press. Pueblo, Col,, rcb. K The Oueeenhelm block, a two-lnr.v1iullclliiir, st Main and Fourth slrecta, oetuplid by tho frr k lUwc "fy fioods com. tuny ilenirlinrnt etuie, waj Kuttcd by Are today. I Kstimattd Iwi, ?!30,Xi; insurance, $100,000, NEW CUBA IS DISCUSSED Important Subject Gonsidered at the Cabinet Medina yestcrdau. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES Tho United States Must See to It That Froo Cuba Bo a Boality ; Not a Hasty Experiment Bearing Within Itself tho Elements of a Failure Views of tho Presidont. iiy Dxcluilve Wire from Tlio Associated I'rc.. Washington, Feb. S. Among the subjects discussed at today's cabinet meetlmr were the Cuban constitution nnd the possible necessity for 1111 extra session of congress. Attention was called to the paragraph In the presi dent's message to congress ut the be ginning of the Fifty-sixth congress. In which he said: "The new Cuba yet to arise from the ashes of the past must needs bo bound to 11 h by ties of singular Intimacy nnd strength If Its enduring welfare Is to be assured. Whatever be the outcome, wc must see to It that free. Cuba bu n reality, not a name, u perfect en tity, not a hasty experiment bearing within Itself the elements of failure. Our mission is not to bo fulfilled by turning adrift any loosely framed commonwealth to face tho vicissitudes IVhl.tll 1i, fiflAM n.fn.,,1 Atn, ... whose natural wealth and abundant I resources are offset bv the inconirru Itles of their political organizations and the occasion for tho international rivalries to sap their strength and dis sipate their energies." It Is known that these words fairly express the present views of the presi dent and the members ot his cabinet, ns developed at today's meeting, but whether the constitutional convention will view the matter In the same light Is a perplexing question. Persons In positions to b well Informed as to the president's purposes believe that an extra session-will be Inevitable with out congress shall take some action with respect to Cuba and its relation to this country. "With that matter dis posed of, there Is good reason to be lieve thnt nn extra session will be avoided. A strong effort will be made to ren der an extra setslon unnecessary, and with this feeling the president Is In full accord. CONFIRMATIONS ARE HELD UP IN SENATE The Committee Refuses to Report Favorably on Names of Generals Wood, Bell and Grant. Ily Uxcliulve Ire fiom 'Ihe .visoclated Picii. Washington, r'eli. S. Tho !-enate committee on military affairs today agreed to report favorably the nomina tion of Major General Nelson A. Miles to be lieutenant general and also the three nominations to the oftlee of ma jor general under the army reorgan ization bill. All the nominations to be brigadiers also were favorably acted upon, except those of General Leonard Wood. General Fred D, Grant and General J. Franklin Hell. These three were held up. In order to permit fur ther Investigation. It is said that In tho committee there was no disagreement to the action , taken. The feeling which I was that Generals Wood, prevailed Poll and Grant had not seen sutllelent military service to entitled them to promotion over many older and experienced ofll cors. While It was stated that the action of tho committee was not final, there was an Impression that the con firmation of the other nominations should !: made first. ERIE WRECK VICTIMS. Some Not Injured So Badly as at First Reported. By Exclusive Wiro from Tho Associated Press. Greenville, Pa Fob. 8. The Injured In tho Krlc wreck Thursday aro all resting well today. Some were not In jured so seriously as llrst reported. Tho body of the RussvlIIo. Ind man wuk ldentlllcd us J. T. Dowel!, and the remains pent there this morning. Major S. II, Jones, of Governor's Island, New York, Is here to make dlnosltlon of the bodies of Sergeant Hart and Private Paterson, and send the surviving members of tho Tenth to their destination. Assaulted and Robbed. Py Exclusive Wire (rem Tlie Associated Press Andcrion, Ind., !'eb. S. New ton MtCormlule, living alone twelve miles north of this city, drew 57,W from tho bank ycntciday to buy a laini, Karly today neighbor were amused by an alarm ol tlie and barely iccurd tho old man Irom hin bumln; house. Ilobbcr had stunned him by a blow en tho head and then bred the heue. McCormlck was unable to give any description of bis ajilant.s. Draw at Baltimore. By Kxc bids c Wire (rem 'flu Atsooeiated Pre'. Pjltiinorc. Pel). 8.-George Dixon, the toiiner fe.ithcrwclulit champion, and Harry f.jnns col ored, of Chicago, nave u beautiful eihlbltlon of tdeiice before tho Get-mania Maeimriihor to ulidiL Tiny were Iwokol lor liunty toiinda, at Ihn tnd of ssbUli both men sei winded. Nil 111" er bid any adianlaeo and Itcfeiie M.mtz (Iceland tin bout a draw. Pennsylvania Postmasters. By Kxcluilse Wire (rem Tlie Associated I'resa. Washington, Rb, S.Tho stnate In executive sojekn continued the following nomination! Can oil P. Wrlsht, of Maahuctt, to be roir, inlasloncr of labor. Pennsylvania pitina!.Ur; George C. Woutall, nt Newton i Samuel C. fisi. her, at MtlUi Henry r'llndt, at LykensJ i'.lls svorth h. Plley, at Ashley THIS NEWS THIS MORNING. Wither Indications Today, flXrV OTT SNOW. I Gcncral-FiKht to a 1'lnMi at llarrUbur. Iteprcscntatho Wlkox on the ItieV. Xest of Traitor Uncarthul at Manila. Cabinet Discuftcl Cuba. S General Carbondalc pepai Intent. 3 Local-Grand and Petit Jurora Drawn. Gostlp of tho Theittn. 4 Editorial. WctUy t'Clta1 on Municipal AIT.ilrs. 5 Ical Social and Personal. One Woman' Views. 0 local Great Lomea Iiy Insurance Companies In Tliumlay'i I'lre. I'urte of Gobi fer former I'atter, 7 Local Ulff I'lre to He Investigated. County Union Indoucs Mrs. Nation, 3 Local Vei-l & ronton and Suburban. 'J Gitieral-N'oitliculrru Prmipylvanla. l'ltiimelal and Obiivmiclal. 10 rltory "La Panic a la CUf." II I.ocal-ltdliilou'i New of the Week, Simdiy hdiotl Lemon for Tomorrow. U Loeab -Lhe News of the Industrial World. All Silk Workers Aro o- Idle. Court t'roucdltiRi. MOHAMMEDANS ARE AGAIN IN PEKIN Aro" Evidently Bent on Mischief. Precautions Aro Talton by Germans. dy Kxcitulve Wire frrm flic Vstoclaled Press. Pekln, Feb. The foreign envoys met tills mnrnlnir to r'ntinldnr tlio ndlet presented by the Chines:- plenlpoten- llarlcs regarding the Mlspenslon of ex- I f,m"'f'"0"-. for live ycats and also the I'lliiinuuil'lll ni illl(-,il. Ktmt " nut having suppressed outrages upon fur elgners. They objected to the wording of the edict, which made It seem that the ttoubles weiv entirely duo to tho actions of native Christians. Satis factory In other respects. It was al tered to suit the views of the envoys and was then returned to tho Chlifso plenipotentiaries. It Is reliably reported that more than SO.ortO Mohammedans have re-appeared In Pekln during the last four weeks with the object of creating disturb ances during the Chinese celebrations at now year. The Germans have ac (ordlngly Issued an order to their troops that no one shall walk alone and no one go unarmed. The order directs th German troops to search all Chinese and never under any 'consideration to eitter Chinese private houses on Invitation unless In considerable number.!. The more widely known the demands of tho foreign envoys nre among: tlic Chinese, the more tho belief spreads that the court will not acoept them, es pecially the demand for tho punish ment of Tung I'ii llslang, who prac tically controls tho entire Chlnescnrmy apart from the troops with the court, and who Is now In the province ot Nan Su. With Prince Tuan, ho would be able to hold out for nn Indellnltu period. The opinion Is gaining giound among the generals that poMibiy .1 spring campaign against the province of Shcn SI will be necessary. No answer to tln Inlet communica tion fiom tho foreign envoys its ex pected from the court before Tues day next, at the enrlicru. but the cn vovs hope the reply will be satisfac tory. There Is much enthusiasm among tho American soldiers and civilians i-er the reported promotion of General Chaffee. All the foreign generals have called to tender him congratulations. INSURANCE REPORTS. Annual Statements of tho Three Groat Life Companies. Special to Iho Snar.fon Titbune. New York, Feb. 8. The last of the annual statements of tho three great life Insurance compaulrs, tho Ktuil ta ble, the Mutual and tlio New York, Is lust out. The amount of business written by these companies In I'M) wm ?"?S.297.tTu and their Insurance In force at tho beginning of the year reached tho enoimous total ot $3,1C0, 5?',oo. As uu.U, tho Mutual I.lfc Insurance company of New York, Is far In tho lead and easily maintains Its position as the largest, strongest, most pro gressive life Insurunee company In tho world. Its assets amount to $32ri,7fi3, 1VJ, Its Income was over sixty millions of dollars, and the volume of Its busi ness was tho greatest In Its history. Neatly two and a half millions wero paid In dividends. All the companies ure looking forward to an exceptional ly prosperous year. DEATHS OF A DAY. fly i:xclulvi! Wire Irom Tlie Aaso.-iatcd Presj. Mr. Vemon, O., Tib. E. Clurk-ss (.'coper, one ef the oldest and best hnosvn Iron nunufarttirrr, died today, ai;cd (0 jcar lie built tho fust loeomollvo west of the Allejh"ny mountains and founded the Cooper-t'orluw cnirir.e. svorka here. Meadville, I'a., leb. S. Ilobert n. Blown, edi tor and propiletor of tlio Meadville Democrat, illrd suddenly at b.ii oeluek this ctenlnsr, while Lilting in a ihilr at hl.s homo here. He had bun In about bl usual health and Kpcnt pait of tho day at his otfec. Piatli was duo to ln-Jit tallute. The ileceaul was bom Nov. H, Wf, In Huntingdon county, I'a. Increase in Earnings. fly. Exclusive Wire from The Associated Vttu Philadelphia. Pen. $. At a .M'elal mociln-r today ct the director), of tho Philadelphia ami lne railroad, 11 bran'h of the Poniicslvanl.i rv. trm, Ihe annuil repoii v.a.s read. It showed guvs, (.unburn ot tfVniiJiio for the ytiir 1 nding Dec. 31, and net earnings of ?J,toii,OPO, an in ennsn of UI.fKiu over the preiloun year. Tho cm hi Ion of a dividend 'sill come up at the rcu, lai meitlnir mt l'llday. B. & O. Dividend. Dy nuJuslie Wlro frsra The AHoclated Vta N'ew York, Fsb. 8, -Tho Baltimore and Ohio rtlroetoi-i declared today a two per rent, dividend eu the common stotk and tho letular i'imI. annual ilsld.ni of 2 per tint, on the picfcned slosk. I ENTERPRISE AT MANILA The Garranza-Garman flltalr Hat Brouolit to LlQlit a Healthu Neat ot Traitors. TRADED WITH REBELS Papera Incriminating Several Proml nent Residents of Manila Ara Captured Upon Three Members of Gon. Qailloi Inaurgont Committee in tho Pagsanjan District Gen. Otis Gives a History of the Career of Carman. Py KscIujIso Wiro from Tho Associated Trcj. Manila, Feb. 8. Slnco tho arrest 08 Theodore Carranza and G. W. Carman, charged with furnishing supplies to aid the insurgents, evidence has been rapidly developing tending to show that not tho Carman company alone but many business men In Manila have been having relations with the Insurgents. The secret scrvlco odlcers today brought from Pagsanjan thrcn natives, Cosine, Almonte nnd Lilamos, members of General Callles' Insurgent committee In that district. The papers found on them were so personally In criminating that they were led to di vulge damaging information concern ing Carman, and others not arrestcdi f'osnic acknowledged ha was Carman's -"ier ' lnsurRi-ni. irnuin5. .iirunos nun ifi'S'uiitu uisuiiKUii'iii.'u u mid (His tory among the Filipinos. Tho police learned that Fabella. an cx-prcsldento nnd ally of Carman In his Laguna. De Hay dealings, has $10,000 In Insurgent money, deposited In. the Spanish Fili pino bank at Manila, The officers: con ilscatcd this' money. Manager Balbas, of tho bank, who had loaned Carman a considerable sum of money without security, is under suspicion. New batches of Incriminating evi dence were received by the provost marshal today. Carman's Care or. Now York. Feb. S. Major General Klvvell S. Otis spoke, as follows today ot O. W. Carman, who Is reported n having been arrested In Manila for trading with tho Insurgents: "At times Carman's services were Indispensable to the army, but he was never In my employ oa a secret ser vice agent. t "I never had Carman rrestid,- but the quartermaster's department had trouble with him. It6ecms he secured a. sort of a corner on the market sup plies and transportation equipments. He controlled the native boats, light ers and even carabaoes. If the army had to .bavo a herd of the32 beasts of burden nobody seemed to be abln to produce them but Carman. He also w as able to find them, even If hi bad to go Into the Interior for thorn. "Ho was a great schemer and a man of evident cunning. If he has duped the government I hope tuo authorities will 'put him through.' " Carman was preparing a small stt-amer to carry him to Japan on tha day followlnp; tho night of his arrest. He says ho was contemplating n trip for his health, but asserts that his In tuition was to go to Marlvlles, Luzon. It has been ascertained that Fabella withdrew $10,000 of the funds of Gen eral Callles' Insurgent committee, thnh had been deposited In tlio Spanish Filipino bank, and Invested It In twt .steamers und a tobacco concern. The police will seize the property. It Is rumored again In Cavltc prov ince that Agulnaldo has been scm at ludang. m COUNT CASERTA HISSED. Tho Father of Prince Charles Moet With a Hostilo Reception. By Exclusive Wiro from Tlie Anorlated Prew. Madrid. I'ch. 8. The Count of Camti, fatht ef Prince Charles of Bourbon, svho h to many tho PitnccM of tho Anurias I'fb. II, met with .1 hostile reception on his airlval hero today. He was hooted by the crowd and there svcia cried of "i.plt upon Mm." Tho count, sho was; met by the Infantas Isj. belli and Kulalla and tlie foreign niinllcr, Senoe Campos wo drising from the rallro.nl aUticis to the residence of the Duke of Calabria when u cruwd aembled outside the Mai inn and hoot ed and hlcfl him. The hostility was duo to thu speeches made recently by many politician favl to articles In the rewjpaptrs against the mar riage, on account of tlie put the Count di fasi-rta look in Don Carlos' uprlnlng. This pollco bad to Interfere today and di.per?e tlio crowd. Two arrest were made. Death of the "Hero of Shlloh." By Exclusive Wire from The Aisocltted Presi Hethany, Mo., Feb. 3. General Denjunln M Prentlsn, one of the oldeit generals of Tolunteerj of the Clsl sar, died at lit home hero today. He defeated Generate Holmes and I"rio at Hl eua. Ark., duly 4, lSf.3, and redgned In Octobe of the samo )ar, (leneral 1'rentls.s was Knos- as "the hero of Fhllolu" Uo was the latt sur vivor ot the ITtn-John Porter court martial and ssas a prominent CJrand Auny o( the Itcnubtu nan. Ho was SI year ot age. Car Stable Burned. Py lXiluslve Wire Irom Th? Awoclited Ttcft. New York, Teh. 8. Fire tonight destroyed th I'lathiuli car t-tablo of tho Proelilyn Rapid Tran. e-I t company In tlmoklyn, causlni: a nra "I $jO0,non. Ono hundred ,and ten cars svcia if stroyed. , Power House Burned. Py Exclusive Wire from Tlie Associated Pre. iln-aha, Neb., I'c'i. s, -Kim which started to. nlelit in the power hou o( tho Omaha Street Hallway company, raided a total destruction ol tho interior of tho hulldlni:, cout&lntnB ears, machinery, etc. Iho !. sslll itatli ?;00,000. f 4- f-f -f -f"t- J WEATHEK FORECAST. -f irashlr.Klon, Feb. S.-Forecast (or Rate nrday and fun-las 1 llastrrn Pennylvnl 4 - Piobably mill or wosv with rlslntr teni. peratuin atuiuaj. funday, 1 Irarlnir; 4- frch iKTlhw.ftirl.i svlnd,becoinliiir niiitli- 4--f (a.tfrly. 4- .f--r -fttt -r -t-tttttt-ti
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