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SCRANTOX PA.", TUESDAY lOltNrNoT FEBRUARY 20, 1001. TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
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BIG STEEL
COMBINE
trttcles ol Incorporation That
Were Filed Yestcrdau at Tren
ton, New Jerscu.
THE SWEEPING CHARTER
List of Objects in View Includes Al
most Everything The Glgautio
Carnegie-Morgan Combine Staits
with a Capltnl of 83,000 Fifteen
Shares of Prefeircd nnd Fifteen
Shaies of Common Stock.
ti 1 MiuMir Wire from The A'vmiltd I'll.
Trenton, X. .1 , Fell. 25. Articles of
iiicoiporiitiun of the I 'tilted Stutes
Steel corporation were Med tnda. The
m tides rcrtlily that tlm objects fur
which tho corporation in formed sua:
I'o manufacture lion, teel. liinn.'.ini'-,'. coke,
i.i r, lu!nlir Ii in I otlur iiuttriiK to acqulio.
i ii. l.ir, oirup, . ji' eleieh.p am land
in limine oal oi lion, minf-aiir."", ,totie ni
in' me, ot oil or mi tsuoit limli 01 tiiir
uli tin any puipo-to of tlie eorp.iiatii.ii; to
iii or ol het wNo to cattail or leimnc coal.
. .tone and olhet mineral and limber fiom
m bnib, owned, .icriuiroil. lejnl or occupied
i tho (timpani; lo buv ami mil or nthiiiti.-
' dcjl rr to ttatH.- in ilun, sled, lii-iim iuee,
apper. Hone, on, cod, eokc. Mood, hiinhet
ml otlur huImIjU. ami au.v ot these priihuttt
iirieof. .mil any .title Ie rniitlinr oi partly
tui.tlnij Iheteof.
lu rnnntiuct biid'. l.uiltlliif, mi. Inner,
P . licit, engine., e.u and ollirr rqulpmcht,
ilrond., elnel., chip, oletatur, wattr iiorh",
i works .itnl obetrlc woiki, tladuel. .hiip-
tin (, mii-ilv "tml other tidirn.i.n and other
menu ot Uaiepnil Hion nml to rill tic same
i othciiil.e iIi'iiom' tlu'iiof, or to tnilntiilii
nut operate the time.
I i jji.lv , obtain, icsMor, puiehac, lease or
i.nlp In aciniuc and to hold, um", onn, epor-
!' and Intiodiuo mid to cll n-Msn or ollier-ibe
.. dlpor ol u n v trade inaiW, Irude inni",
i . nt, Intentions, Improvements nnd iirocci.tA
iti in eonstinclion with or ircured under let-
i'- of patent of tlir- t'nltod Mates', or ilsenlieic
iinit": and to ne, rcrtisc, develop, RTant
in-o-, in rmpcot of, or olheiml.p to turn to
i runt niiy suih trailu luatkv, pjtrnts, liorii-H,
yfija and the like, or any rli property or
k i'.
Manufacture of Any Kind.
to fiiaJKo J" anv other lnamif irtuii", nuiuris,
iiMinrtlon or tr.mpoitatlon budiit'- ot any
I. unl oi ilMrartcr liat-oifr and to tint ind to
i iruim. Iiold. in. ti and dlpcff ol an and all
in "liorty, a'ft. Murk, LomH and lisliH of any
unl cciy kind.
In nrrjulio tiy pun Tijsf, mliicitption 01 oil.ir.
v anil to Inil'l or ill"p0"i' of stork", lioiuN,
or an otlur obligation to any ivipoiation
fiirtnid" tor, or tlim or tliouto insamd in or
liiiKUltiB anv one or inoro ot tho kind of tmilm-4
I iiriwr-., olii.-itu or operattom anup indirated,
n. ownliur or liolilini any pioprrly of anv kind
i-trin ninitliiiied: r oi any ininration ownlnir
lioldlns tlm lolk or ll.i" nldUatloiH of auv
.M. Ii oipoiaitun. t
l.i hold fm imoltuinl. oi ollidwUo to ti-r,
. ! or dl-puM- of a Moil., bond? or otlur
tllisiilmi. ot am micli nt potation. To aid in
n m mm i an eoiporallon wlio-c sto. 1(,
t. ml. iii clli. r ol.ts.i.iii.' air luM or oi" in int
. in m suaiantPid lv the contrail and to ito
..ilip ii n or tluiy foi tlie pK-iviitlon,
I u.tPitloii iinpi.MiiHiit or iiihaniemeiil of i!3
I .! an uili htoik, lioinN or otl.r oli'lm
1 i. or to do -.ill tiiti or tliii.ir-l ili-lmml for
t iv -.in-li iuro; and wlillo nnuor of t.n. sai !i
m .,, ImiiU or oll.u wMI;;jtlon to cirol.f
.11 ilio iirlit. jKrt-iif. Old pitilln,''" of owner,
lip itiitcof. .tit. to imuIt niy and all iotln
I u.r ''ii i. of.
Tin- lniii ' r .uip.M i.t tlio ii)liiiani ii
i hi tunc tn limp in do an oin or inoie of lli
on inul iliiii;-! liitiln til fmll; ami il miv
. ul.Kt It limiii").-. in nllnr HaliN and in il
i i i ii. lion ind In f.uilun loinitilu and mi
i nr oi.i oilVo ir iiioii tli.m one oliUi' and '-...,p
i I ,i, k- "I tl'" company o'lNtdo ot tin st it-
I Nrv, .In-oy iut a oilicnU-c liny In- piw
i .lid I iv Ian: and tin." I old, pun lia.c. unit
cm. kml iinmi ii. tl ami pn"ual jiriip", ty
ipli i in or out .f tin i-tato ol l" jVim.
Wiili'iui ni i.jilliul.ir limitation n . ot!
"tii- ol'fil-i unl o.it nl till" loipoiatluii i' il
lieln o1iIik1 duliiiil and pnnldid that too
. pniitL.tt shall Ii.uc jmwi'r t" I'-ik boiuN an 1
i oIiIIkjIIoIj" 1 u mi nl fm pinpeili ii'ir
i n'd or ntiptitid Ii it ui lot nil oil.. 1 olij. . i
u. oi about In builiit: to inoltf,vt,f oi id. die
i Ntod,, bond. . r othir olilisiilkn or any
pi.p.rty Mlilih niai bo aiiinlnil br it, lo
ui .r Imiir, or to tiitii.intti" anv iliildrmU
.1 loiiil-i oi lontuit tl anv kind and OiMUlp.
n and In rarilnir in it., bulm fui tho pui.
i . of alMtnlis or fnrtlntinf any of ll oh-
-t to do any and nil ollirr si Is and tlilntK
ml t.i C'.ui'bo any and all of tin pourit vldili
. pallia ihlilp or I. at unl pi Hon (mild d.i and
.ni io nml Mhiili ii.n, ir lieiealtir tuiv be
nUi. ilzol III Iih,
AuthoiUed Capital.
I I he total autlinlml capital Mud, oi iln
. ipoiallon i l,i". illiliied Into llility h. i i
.' 111.-' par i.ili'e .f jlu i'.i .Ii, oT Miih total au-
i lorirul capital (.lock hlniii Inii'-, anioinii-
)' to M.'iOl r-hall I.o pufi nod si oil. and flliun
whans aniouutiu"; to ifl,.'') fhall be coiiun..u
ti !.,
I'lom lime to time tlie prifuird rloik and
.inmi'ii toik may be hii.uwd acconllna; to
law and liny be I--1X.I in t-ueh iiiiiountk and
propoitlou M slull bo ilettuiuliud In tin hood
if diieiton and a may bo permitted bv Ian.
'Hie lioltklit ot tho pit fen i it lo(l, Mull be
ii. lied to leri'lio when deilued troin tin in-
1 hi or tut piolits oi the rorporatinn e.nlv iliii-
tl.inl at the i all of T per eciituin per .iiiiiiiiu and
no moie, payahlo qu.iiiirlv' on daii. to be turd
In tho li.fl.iue. 'Hit dliidendi on tin prefcrreil
Ktoek alull Ihi cttmulatlie and Mull lie paiablo
biforo any ilMiliml em tho eoiiinion ntni.!. Mull
lm paid or n't apart; a that If in anv year ill I
ileinU anioiiutln: tn 7 Jul' ernl. klnll not Inio
been pild tl.iieou the ihililini nliill bo piablo
.-'ore any ilixidiml hlull be paid upon or . t
ipnl for the ruintnon moil;,
lu the rvi'lit of unl lllli: illou oi dlxioluiioii
oi Mlnelliii; up iwhctbir i. limit uy oi lnvohintai.il
.1 tlm eorpoialioti tho Imhhr! of tho prrlenul
-.loi 1. -hill be c-nlltltd to bo pild In lull at ilio
pat amount of thiir tliait . ami. tlie unpild illvl-
iniilo accrued theitnii I., torn auj amount ilmll
paid to lioM.ii of the loinmon .loiki nfier
i he pirnent to the lioldim ol the ptefiind
tnik of IU par lalue and Ilio unpaid aieinnl
Iiidendf thereon, the reniilnliiu ,ti t and fnn.U
kUll be divided and paid tu th- holdeu of ilio
ontinon slcclc ae.i ordlns to (heir riepulht
dialer.
The Incorpointore.
a. Ilio ninir and peulofluo aiiliee o' il.o
tin orpotator and tho number ol -dure of ". k
tor villi Ii tevnally and le.peotliely e do htie.
b.i Miberlbo (the ncKteifate l mir ald Mile
iilplloiu bfliiif &V00. wldeli H the amount of
uipliat Hoik ltli which the eorpoiatlon will
loiniiieneo builne) are in tolIC :
ritaile C. fluff, M Niuark sliiet, lloboken,
liie hsrr pielencd uud Hie .lnte common.
William .1. Omtl, famo uildiik, (lie harei
ptrferri'd and tho .lure ioiiiihhii.
irontlinied on re 1. 1
TAMMANY ANTI-VICE
COMMITTEE HESIQNS.
Tlieie Is No Moie Work for the
Organization.
It Kxilmii' Win- from 'llii Aoelalcd l'ri.
N'ow York, Feb. 23. After a pio
tniotpd KCsslon of tliu Tiiiiiiniuiy hall
committee of live today behind closed
doors, at which ull the membetn of Ih1
committee except Commissioner JIui
pby were present, Clialrmun Nixon
rntne out of the ante loom, wlutr u
crotvd of neWRpiiDcr men wcie wall
liiir. Without a woid he In Id the fol
lowlna; Htatemoiil on the tubln and then
left:
"AlTalr.-t ate now In -ui,h a Nlmpo that
thlH comtnlttee can c ouMMently "lid Hh
Inbor?: and ilnut lepoit to th Tam
many exeeutlve commsttre has betu
"iKiied."
Tn tlm newxpupBi mmi who Mir
rouiided htm Chahmnli Nixon said
that hii would uniwfi iu nueHllon!;
thai tlit xtntomont In ltelf mus the
best explanation f tin cotnmlttoe's ac
tion, and thai ln oinl that nothint;
could ))! given out.
The attention of I'lmliiimii Nixon
ivas Aruwn to the fad that the tiitc
nii'iit In fuel explained notliltiK. and he
Attn asked uhelher tile Htateinent
would Imply that the appointment of
CommlHuloiicr ltvei placed the police
(leDiit'tment In Mich pood hands that
full her milk of the I'lmunUtfe aus
tendered iiei'dles, or whether the re
tention of Devery au deputy onimls
kloiier niHtle Hllell Work UHClesf.
To this end nmiiv oilier tiuenllon
aliimr the nanm llnec. tis well an euie
tlotisi totichltiiT on hi, peri-orial iwisltlun
lu the m.ittet, rii.iliin.in Nlnn re
plied: "I nut not fcolng to aitMier any iiuet.
llons. Jtv eniiiteetliin with my matter
In vndtd. and It Ik no uee to ttie-'tl'm
mo fintlier."
FOR INSULAR
LEGISLATION
The Heal Stiuggle in Inteiest of
Our New Possessions Begins
in the Senate.
11 1'xilllMll" Wllr flOin Till .lKlell I"
WaHhlllKlon, Feb. 2.V The real .strilK'
Klue for Insular legislation at this .--fusion
began today lu the senate. The
niniy npptoptlatlon bill wa- under con
Fltleratlon and the Philippine amend
ment inii reached. In addition tho
f'llbu ameudmenl vhh offie'd and the
jfonctal debate on these proposition!
besom Hharp opposition to the Phil
ippine amendment developed on the
Democratic, side, b.KliinlnK with u'
point of order, which the senate over
iilleil, and followeul wllh "tpeelies by
Senators Tllliiiun, UniAllnx, Caffeiiy,
J'.tuon and -Morir.ui.
The aniendnient was defended by Its
author, Mr. Hpoonei, who poluteil out
the nece-wlty tor thu lesb-latlou. Sen
ator.! Vest, Hoar, Union and llawllns
off i.' red amendments teudlnu: lo limit
the powers lonfeiivd by the Spooner
auieudnteiit. Senator .Mm Kan made an
extended siieoeh seveiely ellticlzlitfir the
piopo'ed leslslntlon. An ovenlm ses
tloii uai held to allow time lo e ontlhitt
the debate.
It can be -tutei) on IiIkIi aulhoiltv
that the Cuban Amendment to tho
army apptoprlntlo'i bill lb i-.illsfactoi v
lo tlie pies--ijnt and that ItH adoption
bv coilKleii will nvoiii the neees-iity
for an extivu session.
In the House.
The hoiiM' today JettlHoneil the au
thorizations for two b.ittleshlns ami
two i ruli-er. whli'ti wcie in the naval
appropilation bill as it passed that
body. The senate had rejected the
proposition and ay.tina Die apiieals ot
the house conlerees the hoiivo today
Miteil by a blir majority to hkivp to the
senile amendment htrlklng out the au
thorly.atliuis. I'lminiian Cannon, of the
appioprlatlotih conimiltee, rontrlbuted
lamely to th! lesult by a iIkoiouk
Hpeeeh In favor ol' the senate amend
ment. A paitlal conlVii'iice lepotl on
the naul bill was axieed to and the
bill went bat U to lonfeienio. The
houi-e alni agreed to the conference je
prut on the bill to i icite a commis
sion "f live to adludlcate the cliilm-t
of I'nlieil States eltlsieii. against Spain,
assiinied by the I'nlieil Stales under
Ihe tretily of 1'arls. dust befoie ad
Join anient Mi. Tawney. I'linlriunii of
the St. Louis exposition committee,
linked unanimous consent to dtF.igtee
to th" senate amendments to the ux
piwlllou bill, bill Mr Sheppenl, of
Tevits, objected
HAVANA VITAL STATISTICS.
Yellow Fever Deaths Decrease fioiu
Twenty to Seven.
15,. rvil.Khe Wlri f'OUl 'Ihe .uciilc I l'e..
WushhiKtou. Feb .'.". A copy of the
vnl wtatlstles report of the I , of
lliiMina, puIm, for tin niotUI. o1. lann
ury has been ivcelscd at the wur de
liartment The report wan compiled
by Major W. C. Cioiftas. I. S. A., chief
H.initur. r.ilUer of that lt . The num
ber of dentils. 47"'. was 'he smallest
i-cord lu any Januaiy In Havana dui-
!ti;r the last twelve yei"n ( il( ttoi ti
Kit l.as J'.'.T.'i.
Tln deaths from yellow lever el.
nvtiseil from twenty to seven, but lb'
increase oC deaths fiom tuberculosis
about balances the dee iva-e In the
deaths fiom fe,eis.
Hatchet Woman in New Jersey.
Uy Kvlti'he Wlv from The Avoilatnl 1'ru'.
Mlllvillr, -. J., Tib. ElJin. Kniiiu lluahev,
of tlil iltv. tiratiil en it e-.eltenniil Ia.t nluht
In eiuiilatlm; JlK. Nation In .lila.lilln; a i-alumi
will. Ii lur liutliaml hid tniUiuled. luud ivnli
it liatihel .ho mined the plnen and fctna.hed
everv boltli of beer, lltil' wlikh ie tool, her
hiuhaml by the anil and liuktled him lioiiie, 'I ho
tcinpi'iJiii. people hearlll (lublM) Ihe ai Hon
ot Mil. IIiikiim ml a lefonn nioietueni u l,e
.tailed livinorro'i niche
Condition of Ex-Senator Evaits.
Uy lliilmltr Wlie from Tho Aoclateil 'rci,
New Yoik. lb. 31En Senator William II.
l.vaiu. Mho ha been in a paitleulaily feeble
eoiidltlon the I il few elayv u rcpoitid at hit
refidi-neo today to be ninth bitter though,
till itviiflncd in hit bill. For month, the i
.eiiater liaj rot bren out ol l.l-t loom, but Ih i
i dii.i In kii.i'ril ilibllll) ralhrr than tu ary
.petiltc dle-a.e. Mr. Ilvarli it SI yearn of age
MR. CONGER'S
VACATION
The Allalrs ol tlie United Statr. Le-
Udtlon at Pekin Turned Over
to Mr. RoGkhill.
WILLBEHOMESIXMONTHS
It It the Qeneial Belief That the Be
portute of the Minister Ik But a
Confliniation of the Repoit That
Everytlilng Is Piactically Settled
In the Way of Negotiations The
Cltineso Fugitives Still at Lnige.
D Kxiluttve Wue fiom Tin .n iat-d I'i
I'ekltt, Feb. 25. This moiniitK Mr.
Conirer tuined over the aifalts of the
t'llltt-il Slab's leKUtlou to Mr. V. U.
Itockhlll, pjrllciilurly the conduct of
the negotiations wllh the Chinese
ploulpotentlailos, tind he will shortly
leiuin to tlie I'nlieil Stales for a sit
mouths' vacation.
Anieilcaus feel that this nir.ume
ineiil Is n I'ounrmaltnn of tly leport
that I'veiythlnr? Is piacilcally seitbul
for Mi. Conser fell It his duty lo llnlsh
Hie negotiations satlfai toill. The
Pel Ho liter will open next week and
then Ihe exodus of diplomats, cone
spondeiitK and otheis will begin.
I.l Huns' t'hanjr sas he expects that
(he impel hit toutt will lcttirn to 1'eklu
aw soon as notlllcallon Is jjlveii that
tlie troops of the allies an i.'SactiatltiK
the tapltiil. lie also asierts that no
further iltilicultlcs lu the noj-otla lions
are poMlble.
Some old lesiileuls hele lliink tlitie
may be dilllculty In connei.tion with
the ueiemonlal of tei-elvluu; the mlnls
tPi of the powers by the court, but
the ministers themselves do not antici
pate any. The Gel man and Kussiim
barincks for the xuaids of Ihelr 10
spce'tlvo lesatlons will' be ready in a
month.
Mr. Kockhlll lodlij .itlemled for the
first time a meeting of the foreign en
voys In an independent capacity. No
buslneiR of importance was ttansacted.
News from Shanghai.
London, Fob. 2'5. The Center Tele
gram ionip.ni has letehed the fol
lowlni fiom ShaiiKbal, dated Febi n
ary 2i":
"I'littce Tlinii. I'l-lne !ivv-.insr LU3i
and Cicuei.il Tim? Fu Ilslaiifr ate still
takhiB icftiKo at NIiik lll.i Fit, ptov
Ince of Kan Su, Two native Christians
fiom Kul Hua CIiouk, In the noithern
pnit of the piovlnee of Slain SI, le
port the ma-sncie of tiu-iuy male nml
female mlssionaites and nine Chinese,
who hae been mlsltii; sltue Outobur
3"
IMtls. Feb. 2".. -A dispatch lo the
Temps fiom ShaiiKlml stis it N be
lleved the evacuation of ihe l'oivlirn
troops fiom Cliliiu v. Ill IipkIii "t the
end of March.
Minister Conger's Dispatch.
iVushluston, Feb. 25. -Mr. Coimer
h i.t odbled the slate depaitment fiom
I'eKin, under date -f Ihe 2.!i'l, as fol
u.s.s: "Satlsfat ory dlt is in .m-nicr to
Iiiinisl'.nient ilein inds b.ie b -h ie
cehed."
From thl the slnte itep,iiii,i,.iit ,ii.
sumes that the liuulshmeuts .ue lo b
admlnlstered substantially a- -iMt.l In
Mr. CoiiRer's cubleKium iei.i,ei on
the 21st Inst.
The minister linn not yet Infenne I
Hie state department of (lie .Hie he
selected for ills tlepaitnre from IVkln
for home.
PEKIN EXECUTIONS.
Boxeis to Be Put to Death by the
Hangman Todny.
15 ht.lii-4ir W'iie fiom The Aoi iJU J Pies .
Ueilln, Feb. 25. Tlie Lokal Anzeiprcr
hns the following Ironi Fekln today:
"The execution of Chlh Slu. foimer
sxand secretary, and licit Chentr Fu,
son of Hie notoilouf IIsu Tun-i tomor
iow by tho haiiKintiu, will ocur upon
Ihe same place when lust summer two
pio-i-ivlllznllon mandarins were be
headed. The ppol lt within the fier
mnu (uue.
"All the other olllclnW w Iiom Uvea
ate ileiuunded by the ntlnlsteiK ot' the
powers will be beheaded In Slan Fu.
"The opinion lamely pie-valls in Pe
kl n that Pilnco Tuan't. punishment will
netessltale the ehooslns of nnother
heir to the throne than his son."
Martluelll's Successor.
Rv l,iIn-.lio Wire Inmi 'Ihe otlntcil l'refs.
Home, lb. !. It l iitidcritood that Aub
Id .hop Marline 111. I lie papal dthlati in Ihe
I'nilid Stales afler lie hat been ere did a car.
illlul al the luiisltloiy to bo held at the end
of Mairti. will rciniln for mme time the pijuj
deliKile In tho I'nltcd Slalei ami mil laur be
rrplitfd hi Monslu'tior I'akonlo, .tte- ) apil deli.
K.iti) In C'aniili.
Kennedy Will Again Be Tiled.
11 i;ulm!o Who from ll.e AwvlaUd Pu-3.
Vew oik, 1'ib. 25 -Aflcr tpilUR ner the Mi
dline In the case ..f 111. Saiuutl .1. Kinnedy,
who., keiuiid Hid 101 tho nll."(.l 111111. loi of
Kiiiilluo l!iiii.ddi le-iilted lat nk in .1 illn
.isricimiit "I tlm liny. IDI.Iriit ltompy I'li'l.
bin tixli iiuoiiuneeil Hut Iho deft iidini would
inralu bo plareil on trial.
Paik Hill College Binned.
lly n-rcliiilui Wire from I'hej l.-voeliled l'ie.
KatV".ts ity. lVh, Slr.11 1 Hill, me 01 ih
four puk inllcse doimllorieR for youn 1 tdlc at
I'tikiille, Mo, mi h'lrned to the mound c-al"
tnduy. K0110 ot the H.ent-flic 0unK lathi's tlio
Mire rli'Cplu; In th bulldins wai Ilijiue.l but
iiiiny loat all their elothlr.q; and peional efett.
The 1o4 nan .mall.
Will Prospect for Oil.
11 r.xehulM- Who from The A.oclalfd rim
Aniiletou, Tel., Kcb. 51 W. Munhall. of P1I1,.
built, toilav cltuud lcae eortiait for IJD.oui) 1111-4
of land in Iliazoiia count to pro-put for "H.
other conlrai'lt bale l.euu ilo.iel for .'.ii.i.m allf.t
uioir. It l bflluMil lie puieliu-er opiivtiiit
the ttimlanl Oil lo-npaii
NO MORE CUTS IN
PRIOES OF BOOKS.
I.ed mh Publisher Have Reached
an Agreement.
It li.lji Wltefr.mThf Iwlnnl IV.at,
illilcngo, Feb. 25.-The Post today
t.l'i,
l.nadlnu publlfcheis of the countiy
h.tc at last leached a deflullc ngroo
iiient upon tlie ipteslloii ol preventing
ileinoiiill'rlni; out' In book prices and
their plan Is to become opeiatlve on
ropyilghted books publbhed at tor May
I. The I'tiblifheiK tisHOclntloti has been
.icltalliii; this matter since early last
summer nnd Ihe tetiott of Its special
commilltie pt KHiitlnur a plun lor ie
fotm. which N coiiiprMhenslw and fur
fiichinc ha" just been adopted. The
slttll'lltlres of all the leading publish
lis have been obtained to the ti;rce
tin lit. The hki ei meat, aceordlimr to
the I'o-( l ii i iinii s a reduction eit I", per
i ..111. in tin plli ! ol I'opytlKlueil boous.
I'.einll d. -l.tr will b" pioiectcd from
i ompi iltlon i.ith publishers bv Hi
lutlet ii4t"i"IiiK to sell their own pub
Iti aliiiue ut ii tall pi lees. To ntoice the
tefoitn" th" publish- rs hae aarecd to
sell onlv to those ilenlcr- who will
maintain lie tut priies, and cential
ollie-es tue to be establlsluil by the ai
s'oolallon to em iv out It- pliii-i.
- -
PENSION JUaOIiER JAILED.
James Coombs. Convicted of Fiaud,
Ih Sentenced to Six Months.
lit I v lii.it e Wue r. in Ihe -.ii i ited l'ies
Phlliidelpliln.Feb, 25.---.lames Coombs,
convlctetl lusi Friday of fiaud in toti
ueetloii with n pension claim, was lined
l and seiiteneed to an imprisonment
of six months by Judt-e Mcl'herson, In
the Fnlteel Stales Ulstttil colli t to-
ila. Coombs s a physician at Yoik,
1 who made application for a pension on
I behalf of .Maty flatdner, widow of
Wlnfleld S. (laidnci.
Tlie fiaud i-oiisl-ited in llllliK a fills
record of the man-lane of the couple.
Thete was no dispute its to the mar
rlukU. but the icioid liled by Coombis
contained bogus .slpnatures. Coomhs as
set ted that ho had made it mistake by
lllln,' a copy which he Intended for his
own use and to which he had slcnrd
the nuinev slinplv as a matter of ref
erent e
FIGHTING AT MANILA.
Lieutenant West Defeats InsurgentB
Near Cavinta.
P" Kiilu.ite Wue from tie Amu lltil Pre
Manila. Feb. 25. Lieutenant West,
with a detachment of the crew of the
Kiiuboat L-iKuna Hay attacked 200 In
sumetus, under Cabanos, near Cavlntii,
proxlnce of Liis-on. After u liaid IIrIiI
for foity-lhe mluuteM the InsuiKents
werei dlsp.ied''losIiisr sis- killed and
lourleeli capttlteU.
A detachment of the Fin ty-seenth
Volunteer lntantiy eitiounteted a body
of InsiiiKentK lit the piovlnee of Albuy,
kllllii!- clKhteeii. and snbseiiuently an
other bod, klllluc nine. The Ameri
cans had no casualties.
DE WET MANOEUVRES.
He Is Closely Followed by Geuetal
Thorneyeroft.
My fuhtsiie Wire fiom The W.eiatt-.l I te.f
De Aur. Feb. 25. (ieneral Ue Wot,
aicompnnleil by Mr. Slo-.it. n-crossed
the iiiilioad noith of K'ranskull and
south of OiaiiKc liter station vester
dny. The Oiause liter iose live feet last,
evening. A he.ivv rain is still falling,
and it is believed lo be Impossible for
the Boeis to cioss the stie.un. They
aie hciiiir closfcly lollowtnl by Ceneral
Thorneycioft, who left heie ye.steid.iy
by tall. Soveial other columns are ott-
ei King on Gem-rat Ik- Wet.
WATCHING FOR BODIES.
Beaches Near the Wreck of the Rio
Jnueho Ave Patrolled.
11 luiuui" Wiie from The tssotiated 1'iesi
San J'l.UKlsco, Feb. 25. Today devel
oped nothing new legatdlng the wreck
of the steamer l;lo Jauelio. The
beaches are being patrolled distantly
and the .surface of tlie bay 1 being
carefully rcauncd for bodies of victims
of tlie disaster or for llnlmim of vari
able natuie, bill so far the efforts of
the watedieis have not born gicatlv
row aided.
It Is the general opinion that fiw if
any bodies from the wreck will be ie
covered befoie thu etnd of the week.
MISERLY WOMAN'S FORTUNE.
Uy i:clulie Win fiom 'Ihe tk.othli.l Pies?
New Yoik, Feb. "'" ft h.is been dl-"-coveieel
th.it Jlauta Hoe Hay, who
died two weeks ato at Tnirytowii, N.
V., lett a foi tunc, although it wns sup
pmed she had only a few thousand dol
lnrs. She was a peculiar woman In
that she hid h"r money in all s-orts of
peculiar places and piotonded to bo
poor.
Since hep death al.'Jtu SlOd.'jno lias
been toiind. Sewed Into her corset
lining was found "81.10a. Sho left a will
wiitten bv herself. Alb-rt fl. Iteach,
of Waiortown. is named as her feiii
tor. CUBAN AMENDMENT
TO BE FURTHER ALTERED.
lv :ilulie Who fiom l'i.e AoucuUd I ir.
Waslilncton, rob. 25. Senator Carter,
,lin Is one of iht senators In the army
nppropilutlou bill. Insists that tho Cu
ban amendment to the bill must bo
fin liter amended m us to compel Cuba
to lender an an minting lo the Uni
ted States for the nir.ney which has
been expended bv this poveuminnt In
Cub 1. with a view to irp'iynent at
Homo future time.
Hamilton Sentenced.
I5y I'm bubo Woe fiom The .wm Utl Pie.i
Jllliiieapoli. Feb. Si I'rank II. Hamilton, con.
lirlrd of uiiiMlau!htr in the ftrt diaree lop the
kllllni: of l.et-naid 1U. wn toilav tintenied to
.own m.i re at hud labor lu the slate pilton,
Botha Breaks Away.
11 I'tclwdie Wire fiom The tuocated PreM.
Mec, Icb. 3.1 It i irported hero that Com
uiiuilanl Oeurial llitlu with 2,0iM Koers hat
biokeii away fiom tiimral I'nmh'i pur.ult In
ll.e illies llim of Kemllapoert.
NEW COURT
IS CREATED
Gontires&inan Council Wins Multl
lor Another Federal Judi
cial District.
PASSED BY THE SENATE
It Was Repotted Favoiably fiom
Committee in the Moinlng and by
Request of the Committee Wns at
Once Consideied by the Senate.
Went Through with a Rush Those
Who Aie Mentioned for Judge of
the New Com t Counties Compiisetl
lu the New District nnd Wheie
the Court Will Meet.
s.i.ul tu tin ., 1 ,i,tii 'hllnin-
Wunlilngtou. I). C, Feb J.'. - Cin
KiesMiiau William Conuell's bill deal
ing an additional federal JikI'icIhI ills
triil lu the t-le pl"-sr-fl the sctmt
this morning wlthoip 'ipposlflou. T'ic
Judlcliiiy coiunilitee m t this morning
and after a short session, it v. hleh
Setiatois Ho.it and Lindsay did too-it
of the talking the bill was repotted
luvornbly mil Senato.' llo.ii war an
thoiii'c.-d to bilng t t(. in Hi., collate
and ieque t puai;. This was
done lth tin- testlll .1. aboi-- slated.
Shortly after ihe pi. -aw ot the bill
Senator IVtuoie iinl v'cngrfssinan
Connell held a conf t .vv am' dis
cusaed piobable appoint -es, ntidei il,e
bill, but enme to no ileeHi-r'.
Thorn are ntimetous L-.llidid.itei fOi
the judgeuhip and among them aie
.lit dire JlcWllllainson, of Hunliiigtcn:
Judge .1. H. Loe, of Cent o: 15 A.
Van tVoimer. of Mon!r-v, anl JiidK"
It. Y. Arclibald. of r'ciVtiiloii. It I-.
move Jhan likely tint th .iudge!iip
will be left to Mi. Connell to nam?,
and it Is undeislood h Is "ivitable
to Judge Arclibald.
The congies.Hin.nl Is tile leclpleni ot-1
a large number of coiigriittilnlory telc-
ginine. and has-ln-ritrc-oiigrattilaled bv
almost the entire membeislilp of the
house" bec.ius-e ol his splendid ami ear
nest effoils In bis getting his bill
through buili branches of congress.
The .untitles included In the n"W
dlstiii I ,ae. Lackawanna, Wyoming,
Ilradfoid. Moiuoe. Wayne. Pike, Pus
iiueh.iun.i. Cat bun, Tioga, Putter, C'.nu
01 on, Clinton, Lycoming. Cenlte, I'nlnn,
Sunder, Mllllln, Juniata. Norlhtmiber
land. Montour. Columbia. Sullivan,
Luzerne. Dauphin, Lebanon, Peiry,
HitutlnKdou. Fulton, Franklin, Ad.itn-
V01 It and ('umbel land
Se-.-loiis ate lo be held foi such teitn'
a the JiuIko may determine, commenc
ing 011 the following elates and In tho
following phii.es: At Scranton, on tho
in.st Monda of Marolt and October
of each ear; at Willlamsp 11 1, on
second Monday of January and June
of each ytai; at Hurrlshmg, 011 the
Hist Monday of Mil and second Mnn
d.iy of November of e.iolt ear.
J. II. W.
CANAL BILL'S PLACE.
Senator Frye Says It Is Not in the
Order of Unfinished Business.
11 cluic Wlie from Tin Awo. late.l l'o.
Washington, Fob. 25. lu the .senato
today Mr. Morgan offered a resolution
declining that the Nicaragua canal bill
wns entitled to be plneed in thu order
of unfinished business, under the rules
of the senile.
"1 understand that the icsolutloii Is
in accotdunce with the iiillng of the
chnlr." said Mr. Chandler.
The thill (Mr. Fiyol leplled lu the
nesathe. He explained that the canal
bill, hating been displaced by the for
tifications uppiopiiatioii bill, had taken
Its place on the calendar. The resolu
tion went over until tomoriow.
TO ASK FOR OFFICIAL INQUIRY.
Southern Congtessmen Aiousetl Over
Noith Carolina Negio btorles.
Ilv lluhulie Wire fion Ihe s.ni'iatcil I'.fjj.
Wnshlngtop, Fib. 25. .Southern con
Kicssnien have been aroused by th?
stories Horn N01II1 Carolina relative
to the tieatnieilt of negioe who aie
reported to be l.eld )i"(ctlc,illy as
slaves.
A number of them are holding In
formal confei dices with n view to
drawing resolutions which will insure
cotiRrPsslonal .Inqulr Into the alleged
lion ii,
MINE ON FIRE.
11 "'tell nit Wue lioiii The .Wo, ui-.l 'i...
Holse, Idaho, Feb. 25. A inessaRC has
Just been lecclved by Sllpei liiteudeut
Calvin, uf the Oiegou Slim t Line rail
way, stating that mine No. r. at Din
moudvllle, Wyo,, Is on fire.
It Is thoimht thai the lives of thirty
or folly men are In daugei
Steamship Aulvnls.
lly Riclmli Wlr fion 'Hie -xnclatril I'm1
Sen oik, Tib. ."( lejirtli filiu, lliiuien
via. soulliimpton: iirmlc, I.lieip.n.l. tntueip
Arilied. hillli4l"ii. Vew Voik U soulhamp.
ton. Ithecow lulled: t.loiia. N'ew Vuili.
(.Hil-Har Sailed: lloheiiolliiu. fi..ni fh una
nml Snplee, S'e oik.
. Spanish Minlstiy to Resign.
lly llululhe Wlw fiom Ihe .Vwoti-llril Pie..
Madrid, IVb. ii. Al today 2 lablucl eoutn II
tlm pieinlei, lieurial Aaeanaua, announerd that
tlio rc.ignatioti of tbe nilnUtiy would be handed
to tie queen regent lomontm.
Till; XEWS THIS MORNING.
Wthr Indication radii',
rtmLY CLOUDY.
I Criifitl Hill for a New Jtuliflal Ilitfle
lii.f the SIlflte
Pen Cameron a (Jtibcuialoil.il Cnnlltblr .
Ailiilia of lin-vrpiit.lllon ot the Hljr sieel
i'i nibliie.
lllniuLl Cotnrei ( omlii;; lli.me
I lieiu'tal-Caibondtile UriKiilinpin.
!! I.01.1I Itoenlcr' second Will AiIiuiiikI lo
1'iobnle.
News .if tlie llinleeiilli ll'a'.nienl.
sill; Workers Will T(i,nne WoiV.
Note and Coiuin.nl
4. l'ditoiial.
,r. Li-ial -I'.j.Ih-m llioaeil "ill penlii ti..u
site of Ihe I'lopoi.-d (.'. A. II. Hall
G Local Weil Siiamoi. anil Suhiiiban
7 tiiier.il N'.ithn.lein l'ernli.li
I Iriim ial and ( ominruuil
R l.oi.ll I.lvo Se'tK uf 1' c I11.I11.11I.I W01I.1
HANGED BY A MOB.
An Excited Lot of Men Toituie
Chniles Hcibeit to Make Him
Confess n Clime.
111 I v lu.lii- W ne fitiiii
Net, York, Feb.
in Miitawiiu. N. J.
Chniles H--rbeit.
I he iiu. lale.i Pi..
!5. -An excited in I.
. Inst nlithl hii".. I
.1 lesldent nl I,.
place, in an effoit to make him com
t lit t he had stalled a fire Willi li d
stioyed the business poitlon if lb
town on .l.iiuiiii.i 2T. Iteibert piuuej
his Innocence. He was sluing up .1
sei ond time and when lowered .iitalu
asseitcd that he was not guilty. This
tlnin the toituie (eased and the num
was taken to J. ill.
The lire on Jaun.11 27 desiio.ted a
Kieal den! uf pnii.rty, but lln ie was
no due to Ihe iliceiuliniy. Last night
the elwvlllng occittiled by Ib'i belt's
niothei- tuiiL,'lu ih 1. and at lei ill"
flumes weie estlnKUishcd It was ells
coveied ihul the stairway In the house
had been soaked wllh kerosene. Sus
phlon pointed lo Chail's Herbeit. mid
his an est and torture followed.
As the man was belitu taken to J.ill
".veldt of the fienzled potsoim lib ked
and stitick him.
SAMOAN COALING STATION.
Woik at Pago Pogo to Be Coinpleted
in Tlnee Mouths.
fly I.TOhisoe W11. luni Ihe oi laled l'r.11.
nit J'r.'lllilsco. Feb. 25. Kuliei I Tib-
-bills, ihe coutiattor, who tor th" last
seven months bus been building the
1 nit -1 State-" coaling station and pier
In the liaibor of Puko Pago lu tlie
Saniuiin Isluuds. h i tn lived here He
s.iys the plei ati-1 other stiuetuios.
in-itliig JIOO.O'KI. will be nulled over to
the government lu nbuui thice months.
The pier Is ItS feci luiu and su feet
wide, nnd Is made enilioly of steel All
the piles ate of sleel
They tin-asm.- 'I Incne In dlanietet
and v.ir In P-listh Horn SO to TO feet.
On the sheie .Inst buck of tin pier is a
bilge stil building 15o feel long bv lO'l
feel wide This Is to In a iepo.Hltoty
tor lO.uuO tons of coal. Another vlmllar
building Is to le .'tfiteil Jlr. Tib
bills fa.ts thai 1'iiiii P.io I- the finest
eoalltiR siatlon in the wotbl,
SALE OF DANISH ANTILLES.
Acceptable Plan to Be Submitted to
the United States.
Ill Lilll.tif Will Until Tlie tot l.i. 'd l'i.
CopeiiliUKen, Feb. 25. A ."iltlsfacloiy
muleisiuiiding bus been reached by the
confeneis of the minlstiy and the
IIuhik'IhI conimiltee of tlie Hlssdag ie
Bardlng the sale of the Danish West
Indies The i-i-null. It I- undeislood,
will soon be eoininuiikiiled lo the
WashltiRton soveinuient In sin h loi tit
as It is believed heie will prove ac
ceptable. The Iianlsh piopo-al It Is ep-cle,l,
will Include some new suggestions, but
nothing calculated tei detent the 1 on
elusion of the convention
TO DISCUSS CORONATION OATH.
Catholic Patty in Canadian Pailla
mem Uige Modification.
fly r.xilu'Iie Wire fitill Th" twoelatcd run
Ottawa, Out. Feb 25. -The coioiui
tlon oath will lu nil piobablllty be ells
ctissed In the Ctiiiaillau p.iilliiincul.
The tcsolutlou will b. Innodticeil by u
suppoitep of ihe Lalirler govuiniHeiit.
lie will take this step at the Insti
gation ot the Catholics of Ottawa, who
for yeais haw been agitating I'm thu
modification of the emanation oath,
which is so obnoxious lo thetti
Reld on Journalism.
Py rY(luiiiP Wue fnm Tin ti-ot'lale.l Pin
New Haven. Conn., Feb. 25. The
Hon Whltelaw Iteld tonlRht dellvcicd
tho Ilrst of the Isaac Hromley cotuur
of lectuies on "Journalism, Liter.itui'
and Public Atfalis," befoio SOO tudents
of Ynlo university, Mr. Iteld's subject
wns "Tho NewspapeiH rm They Ale."
He spoko for an hour and a half,
discussing the phases of modem Jour
nalism and ti.iclng as well tlie develop
ment of newspaper work lu "nma of
lis nun f- iiupoitnut fcatuies.
Fatal Free Fight.
lly l.xe.i,iie Wire Horn I lie Vmoili .".I I'i.-'
MlddleMioio. Kv . Feb. 25.--A i'i
for-all UrIu lu Hancock county, Tenn.,
between Thomas Holdiiian and his sons
on one side and John Tye and his boys
on the other lesulled 111 the death uf
Thiiiuiis Iloldniun and Willis Tye, son
of John Tye. Holdmrtu and Tye tverij
nelRhboiH ami fanners, and had fallen
out over 11 uucstlou In -.villi 1 1 Ihelr
fill ins wete Involved.
Appiopiiation Bills Signed.
11 I'm lu.ive Wlie 111I11 I ue .-a-i tatnl Pre,
llurilsburg. T'eb. 25. Ooveinor Slono
today slRiieii bills inciting a depart
ment of foiestry, appioptlallng $35,000
to the Pennsylvania commission to the
PaivAmeiienn exposition, nnd author
l.lng school boat ds In boroughs ami
townships of tho first class to ost.ib.
llsli and maintain muiuuil tiultiing
fchonls.
DON CAMERON
A CANDIDATE
Announcement Is Made bij Mr.
Gooncr ol tlie Senator's
n&olratlons.
THE
RIPPER " BILL
Senator Quay Will Be on the Giound
to Ditect the Fight Mr. Vaughan
Re-intioduces the McTlghc Bill.
Other Mcasmcs Before Senate and
House A Pioposed Act to Deflns
Relationship Between Mine Bosses.
Supeilntcndents and Foiemen of
Coal Mines Fiesldcnt Pro Tern,
Snyder Appoints Senatois to Serva
on the Pah-Amei icon Exposition
Commission A Matrimonial Meas
uie Appears ill the House.
spet-iil fiom n Staff Ciirii'.poij.letit
Ilatllsburg, ra Feb. 25. Kx-l'lllled
Siiiti-s Senator Don Ciincm,. m an
aspirant for governor. Announcement
of this was made here tunlRbt by Hon.
Thomas Y. Cooper, of Media, former
colleclor of the port of Philadelphia,
fotiiicr statu senator, and now repre
sentative from Delaware county.
All that Mr. Cooper would permit
himself to say when approached on the
subject was tint "Senator Camel on
loliteniplaloH being a candidate for
governor nnd his platfoim will be thu
unification of the Ilcpubllcau party
In l'eiiiisylvnnla. The nuiiouncemniit
was not wholly unexpected. Tt was
known that It was the one ambition
of Senator Cameron to round out his
life, by serving a term as governor of
his state, it, was also known that for
six months past his close friends huvo
dlscusieel him as a possibility and fur
llietmoie It was hinted In WashliiKtoi
as enily as last Thursday thai hi
would likely come out as a candld'i'e
Senator Ciimeion Is a stalwart Ilc
publlcau and 11 Is claimed, will b n
coptable to Colonel Quay. At prcsnut
be Is at Frognioie, S, C.
The fact that Tom Cooper makes this
nunoiiucemenl is taken u.s slgnltlcant
when i onsldcreil In connection with
his activity in flshtlng the Grady libel
bill, and the lellnble report that he
i ailed on tiovemor Stone today and
served milk e lie would fight every one.
uf the so-culbil "dab" bills which
the uig.mlzutlon Is churned with h.it.
lug caused to ii Introduced.
Anti-Ripper Capital.
i iieai eaplial Is being made by th
antl-ilpper puss of the interview with
(iiihmuI Miller, another sialwait cm
dldale lor Rovinoi in v.libh he conies
mi! vlgoiimsl. not to r.t.t t lolotMv,
against the "i Ipp.-r." ll an iipie
slon was caueil In tlie ilppeittc eiiup
by ibis elefeelii.n. It was shun lite I
lor oil Its be, s e'.im.t hl (illtheiltie
autioiiiiceiiH.nl dial Sciutot (.utoy was
nn his way liiitii Flutld.i lo llotils
burg to putstiniillv dltecl Ihe 'rlppei'
light, and that he would be 'un lb
mounds" lu tin ionise u iweiiiy.foiir
bonis. He will be itiiniiip inl"d bv
Senator IVtitos... Thcienie mine than
a s(oie of bills nl the -ccond reading
calendar befoio the 'r!pci" and th
chances aie thai ll will not be n-ached
until "Wedne-ulav, unl s i nlulit ses
sion l hold Tliat th" Itiiurgent.s do
not cxpei t the "ilppei" llghl lo tnk
place lomotrow Is attesleil by the l.iet
that they fmve arranged a meeting for
! u'e leicl; tomoiieiw nlRhl at tho com
mon wealth to count in sc.s .unl lay
plan for lb scrap.
Tloprcsciittitives Coop, r at.il Mii'lain
had a tonfejionce tonlglil and agieed
upon a libel bill which will bo sub
stantially tile Mi Chilli bill Willi punitive--
damages In civil .ulta lett out. It:
was not decided whether they would
li.ni'ifoini the Cooper ameiitlnientH su
as to make theiii agree with the Mc
clain Ideas or do away with the firadv
bill altcgather and Minstllute tho Jlr
Claiu bill with the above-mentioned
amendment reganling punltivo dam
ages. The leglslailve committc-i ot
ihe state Edltoilat noclatlon will bi
here tomo.'iow night to make know it
lis vlaws. Tl" llbol matters nte ft
r pei Ial oulcr lor AWdimsday niornlng.
Chief Rodeilck's Denial.
Chief Itodeilik, of Iho btueiui ot
mines, ili'-ilcs tin. t he n-ed tho lan-
gutiRi" altiibuteil to him in tlio Gain-a
icsolutloii. When he eomes to maka
his statement b-foie the committee to
morrow It Ih iiiidei'twid ho will claim
Ihul bo said In substnitio that if It
wus tiu- tho A-dil.md local lodge od
tho mine- workers favored reducing In-
Fpcctor's Mini les to MOO it month, they
l ..ininuid ii P.iSi " 1
T TtTt t ft
WEATHER FORECAST.
4- -
Vatlilnjtnn. I'e'i. SI I'oteeatt for ent -
4r cm I'i ..lib inl.it I'ailb cloudy Tin-e -
-- d.iv and Miilni'-aJ.n . nodi mutliel lo 4-
-4- Mlkt illlld
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