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