Sfctfntite. tmwm. 'ONLY SCKAXTON PAMiR RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST XEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD. . SCRAjNTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1001. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. CLIMAX IN SCHLEY CASE A Brilliant Aroument of Over Three Hours Is Made bu Ghlef Counsel Raunor. SPECTATORS ARE MOVED TO TEARS The Remarks of the Attorney Are Greeted with nn Outburst of Ap plnuse Admiral Schley Is Affect ed by tho Eloquence of His Coun selA Lady Faints from Excite ment at the Morning SessionSome of the Witnesses Against the Ad miral Arc Held Up to Ridicule. The Court Congratulates Admiral Schley and Counsel Raynor. lly Kiclushe Wire fiom The Associated 1'iojs. "Washington, xov. 6. Tho climax of the Schley court of inquiry came tills afternoon when Mr. Kuynor, the chief counsel for Admirul Schley, closed a brilliant argument of over three hours with peroration so eloquent and impas sioned that all within the sound of his voice were profoundly touched. This remarkable trial, ho said, sought to condemn the man who had brought to a. successful termination as great a. naval triumph as wan ever won. In vivid colors he painted the picture of the Brooklyn with Commodore Schley n the bridge lighting: the entire Span ish fleet until the Oregon appeared, out of tin1 smoke. The thunders of the "Brooklyn, music for the ears of his 'ountrymen, he said, aroused Admiral Schley's envious foes, tie pictured the victorious sailor suffering as few have Huffcred for three long years while the Jiixs of persecution leaped around him and now awaiting the hour of his vindi cation in the verdict of the court. "And when it comes," lie concluded, 'lie can, from the high and exalted position that he occupier, look down upon his traducers and maligners and with excellent ruble exclaim: "I caru not for the venomous gossip of dubs, drawing rooms and cliques, aiid the poisoned shafts of envy and ,if malice. I await under the guidance of divine Providence the verdict of pos terity.' " The scene in the court room as be ilnlshed with these words was thrilling. The attendance had been large all day and at the morning session a lady had fainted from excitement. As air. Ilny ner began his eulogy of Admiral Schley those in the audience, many of whom were ladies, leaned forward in their "eats. Tho spell of his oratory was over them and when he described the ad miral's gallant deeds and the long per secution to which lie had been subjected many of them broke down and wept. The members of the Court displayed evidences of emotion and Admiral Schley himself was plainly moved, He sat. leaning back, with his hands be hind his head, ills chin twitched and as his counsel said he could afford to await the verdict of posterity two big tears rolled down his cheeks'. He moved uneasily to conceal his emotion and un der the pretense of adjusting his glusses brushed the tears aside. For fully thirty .seconds after air. Raynor closed there was not a. sound. Then the tension broke in a loud burst of ap plause. Admiral Dewey, after about half a minute, rose to remind Hip spec tators that such a demonstration was out of place. Congratulations of the Court. A moment afterward tho court ad journed, the judge advocate pleading that he could not well go on today. Then another remarkable thing hap pened. As soon as the gavel fell, tho ontiro audience singed forward to shake tho hands of Admiral Schley and Sir. Hnyner. Hut the nn-cnmhig spectators fid I back .1 ninmniil as they saw Admiral Downy and his two asso ciates move around tho table, as if by 11 common Impulse and congratulate Admiral Schley and bis counsel, liven Captain Leinly, the Judge advocate, came forward to Join In thf congratu lations. Then the pnhllo had Its in ning and for ilfloeti minutes after tint court adjourned, Admiral Schley and Sir. Kuyner were kept busy slinking hands. Sir. P.uyiicr's argument today eou Minud tliu whole day of tho court, i.'Ncopt for hnll' an hour at the open, lng, which Captain Parker, his asso ciate counsel, occupied In concluding. Sir. Ttnyucr took up the specifications 0110 by one, receiving those minting In the retrograde) movement until tho last. So far as bo was ablo to do so, he iifced the testimony of tho depart, menfs witnesses to prove his conten tion's with regard in the retrograde movement, which ho discussed wlih greater seriousness than (ho other specifications. Ho ndduccd, In justifi cation, not only nil Admiral ScliUiy's (reasons for lmllevlug the Spanish fle;t was not in Santiago, but argued llmt PVW olllcer charged with the respon sibility of conr .Hi necessarily must ho clothed vi-..- discretion hi carrying ut Instructions. Ho displayed good temper in adverting to the testimony at most of tho officers, especially tho ranking officers who seemed to contra dict his client, giving them, In each ease, credit for honesty of purpose. Hut with a few ho dwelt unsparingly. Hood, I'otts and Hrletol he held up to ridicule. Cuplulu I.emly will begin tho closing argument tomorrow afternoon, as the court will not hold n session tomorrow morning. Mr. Cleveland at Plttsbuig. lly t'm-ltutva Wirt from Tlic Associated Prcj, Pilncclon, X. J., Xov. (V-Kx-IVa.lilcnt fJrqvcr f.'leitljnd lift l.ero toulclit for J'ittsbur:;. win re N MflH ik'Uw 411 addifM lomoiiow uttcinomi ul tli( Ko'itidcr'l i)J- cxvichu of the Carnegie. In-Ititutc, NEW PIPE LINE. Will Transport Oil from Potter Coun- ty to Allegheny, N. V. By i:clu.dve Wins trom The Associated 1'im. Albany, Nov. C Tho Union Pipe Lino company was Incorporated today, with n capital of $100,000, to maintain a pipe line for the transportation of oil from Shtiron Center, 1'otter county, l'a to South Hollvur, Allegheny coun ty, N. V. The directors arc: Ttlloy Allen, of Allentnwn; .lamest T. "Ward, of Friend ship; James L. Slacken, of SVellsvllle; Alexander C. McDonnelll, of Hollvur; Thomas 11. Love, of Olean; A. C "Woodman and 11. K. SVorlhlngton, of Philadelphia; Ocorge K. Do Gollu, of Salamanca and A. V. Stone, of 15uC fnlo. NEWS PROM MISS STONE. The Captive Missionary Alive aiid Well on Oct. 29. By Inclusive Wire fiom The Associated 1'ie.is. "Washington, Nov. C Tho state de partment received a cablegram from Consul General Dickinson, at. Constan tinople, saying that he had received n letter from Sllss Stone, the missionary held by brigands for ransom, dated Oct. 29. Constantinople, Nov. (!. The ofllcials of tho United Stales legation here have received news through Salonika that indicates the early release of the captives in the bands of the brigands. On October i!!i Sllss Stone and Slme. Tsilka were both well. THE LONG ISLAND DEER SEASON OPENS Shooting' Began Yesterday and Will Be Allowed Four Days Efforts to Protect the Animals. By KxiluMie Win fromlhe Associated I'rcjs. Kastport. L. T.. Nov. C Sportsmen of Manhattan and its suburbs have been eagerly anticipating the opening of the legal season for shooting deer, which occurs on Long Island today. Here, within nearly an hour's railroad journey from the metropolis, deer muy be shot during the four days of the open season the first two "Wednesdays and the llrst two Fridays after the first Tuesday in November. The deer tract lies along tho north side ot the Slontauk division tracks of the Long Island railroad, between Say vlllo and Great river, a distance of eight miles. To the northward it. ex tends an far as the main tracks of the. same road. Located in this vicinity arc the. preserves of the South Side Sportsmen's club, to whose presence the deer owe their escape from total extermination. The association's mem bers not only forbid the public shoot ing on its grounds, but themselves re frain from molesting the animals. A few days before tho opening of I he sea son, the ciulj engages men to drive the deer from the surrounding woods Into the preserves, where it is hoped to atford them protection until after the close of the season, it Is naturally Impossible to secure all the deer mid to these the public owes its opportuni ties for sport. Throughout yesterday hundreds of hunters, including residents or New York. New Jersey. Conencticnt and Ithode island, arrived on the grounds, so as to prepare for the sport which began at sunrise this morning. Long before daybreak the hunters tuUu 1111 their stations in the woods, the dogs unleashed, and the game started in all directions. Notwith standing tho gauntlet of lire which the animals must, undergo, they frequently effect their escape to the preserves or the South Side Sportsman's club. The course of the game is often Indicated bv the reports of the guns discharged at It as it plunger, wildly through the wood-! to reach the haven of tho club's grounds, The bolter n command a view of the surrounding land and to reduce the chances of being mistaken and shoL for a. deer by their companions, sports men frequently climb the trees. Tn fact, it is not an unusual sight to see several hunters stationed in the branches of tho trees wtlhin a few rods of one another. It Is expected that before sundown tonight at least sixty deer will be shot. During the remainder of the season It Is not probable that the aggregate number killed will be more ihnn that secured on tho opening 'Wednesday. The farmers welcome the hunters and offer them every encouragement to kill the game, against which they have a well-Justllled grievance. In tho spring and sunineKV of each year the deer visit the rnims and destroy hundreds of dollars' worth of crops, Tin re Is no io dress, mid whl'o the animals can bo driven away, they nn. sure in return again and renew their depredations'. It Is said that were the deer afforded a periuauiiit elos-e season their numbers would hieeiasn to such an extent that II would be utterly Impossible to raise any crops In the section they inhabit. The popular Weapon for shooting deer mi i.onir island Is the sholnun, loaded with buckshot. The illle, except In the hands of an expert shot, Is al most usu'les, while Its employment greatly lucreiifes tho liability of acci dental shooting of ollnu's. MAY DEPORT CHINESE WOMAN. She Claims Citizenship and Appenls to Uulteil States Supreme Comt. It) liVlmhr Wiic (ruin itic Afcouutid 1'io.if, Sun riJiiclrto, yaw '. Wacr Ho, a I iilf.r.e wt.uifli at 1 Mini livciillv for being :i C)i!nc tu')(it iiiil.mtully in IliU lomitry, lu, Ik on 10 lcitil ; tho United tr.ilrs ilrcult touit n &;i. l.ejU t. (tllns a limid ot !.',.'' imliui; an up I'Ml 10 tit Uiillul Klati' frii'iciuc court. Tin (IdfoiuUiit ullcuoi thai ffho uai I'Oiu In Cilboiith, Imt tho comt ccimnlislontr lUck'nl Hut Ihn cviik-ncs did not JtWj- lilirv e to thv tpnli ot" hr nwrrtloii, and ordered h, to te do noiti'd to Chin j. POG STOPPED HORSE RACES. My Hxelissiie Wire irointhv AHOciatcd Treu. Liverpool, Nov. c After tjnee races had been run today tho remainder of the progvuinme waa postponed until to morrow, owliitj to the fog. ELECTIONS IN THE STATE PractiGiillu GonipletG Returns Give Harris 52,360 Pluralltu and Potter 47,939- ANNENDNENTS CARRIED Returns Show That They Went Through with Big Majorities Tho Vote, However, Was Par Below That Cast for the State Candidates. By KttUHtte Wiie from Tho Associated l'ic. Philadelphia, Nov. r.. rracticnlly complete returns from the stale give Harris, Republican for state treasurer, 52,BG0 plurality and Potter, Republican, for supreme court judge, 47,0!!3 plural ity The official totals from the few counties In which the vote Is Incom plete tonight will not materially alter the foregoing pluralities. A number of counties have not yet completely tho returns of the vote on the constitutional amendments, but the figures received from two thirds ot the stale Indicate that the amend ments curried by .a big majority, al though the aggregate vote on this eiuestlon fell far below that cast for the state candidates. The total vote cast in the state will approximate S50.000. The total vote cast last year was l,17h',21i). Two years ago the. total vote was TSO.oOl. THE RESULT BY COUNTIES A Complete, Though in. Some In stances Unofficial, Vote for State Treasurer and Su preme Court Judge. Bj Exclusive Wiie Jiom The Asaocittcd Treu. Philadelphia, Nov. 6. Following; is table showing the complete, though In some instances unofficial, vote by coun ties for state treasurer and Supreme court judge. Returns from Chester county not received: frtJte fri'j.tuer. Supreme Court. uirris. i.orj.r. Potter, veil- ( uiiiitii-. AiIjiik Allegheny ArirMi'iiii .... Jio.iiTr Bedford lcil little llr.Mlfoid lliuhs Ilutler Ciiiiliii.i CjiLioion I'.iibon C "enter fl.iiion fk.iilieia Clintoi l.'ll!!Hlli,l ("l-'.f'll t'unilierl.ind .., D.iupliiu ,, l(eljv.uo Illk J'.ii l'.i.vettft I'onst 1'i.iiiklin I'lillou (leerie HuntiuKilon ... itl'll.UKl .Tt (l.T-l.tl Juni.il. i I.:k );av.-.iuu . . , Lme.Ktei" I.nwu'tiu) 1a1i.iiihii .,.,., I."hisli l.ueine .jioniln; MiKc.ino, Miner Milllln Monioe Monlcomeiy ... .Mnnlonr "S'oillmnplnii ,, NovlhuinlierlJivJ I'euy PhlhdelphL .. Pike IV.ttcr ShiiylUlU ..... Hnyiler ., Somer-ct SllllllMll SiiMiuelianu.1 ... Tii.i t'rihm Vciimso ...... Wnrreu Wj'.liinittnii ... Wavnii Wetnioirlind , Itcp. I'udon -iln '.;7I Itcp. I'lillou. 2,Cil i..r.s :.r:7 n..;:u .",371 2,01.7 2,7U II, IIS ::.7i)J i.'.m.) 7,C7. :t..V)j S...V.0 172 .1.111!) !:.:iil S.'MJ C.Oll) l.Cfl! 2.r.r,t 8.023 t.iilt (LIDS .",ei7 ::,!-'j ::,.ii2 7,;. u .';!', IT.-. j.f.ir :;.sn S,."Ai .1,iW i,.ii: "J.IOt ii.i-.-j :!.c.2i; r.;. .(WJ ::,or, r...v.'.-. J.f.it t.li!! ::,uiti :!,S2 7,(115 (..ll'.l 7, 'or fyi-. t.rrn I,'i7 a.tiii ::.:isi 11,4a: LVJr i-STlH 11.1.:.-. ;:,7I i.m 7.111 :i.i!u .I2! i -ii :!.tii.) ",.VJ7 K.'.HJ 0.71.1 I.71S 2.HVJ :!,'I7 l,(JI7 r..fi7u :;,iis ;,. a,."ii'i 7,1") .".'12 1,0", $n.i 1,7iM 2,177 l.l.'l 1.7.12 I. ITS 3.5.II"! .".,2S i, l.'.l 2.1HI1 f.,112 .J.lilll h..Vji It:.'. 2.0-.I 2.M2I 2.!.S2 u.r.Tu I..VHS l.iiu ::..5ij'j ::.5iu 7.5' 12 .'.,STS 2,201 :.,!i07 7,SM ,.v.l 1.T2.-. l!W 1.H7S 2,TI ::,:,7i 2,:iil, 12.nt!i 2, v vm iiMM li.l.-,2 ;i.(ii.-. ::.i.2i l..V7 ::mi U,l.!l 'I,"i7 1.1.17 c,!) 2,(,W Mt.iiir. ;-'iia 2.2,-V 02fi i,r.i C.1T2 1,102 ::,oti) ::,i.'ii l,!-2 2,7l'0 2..V.S il,2.!7 2.IIT2 0,ti!) I.frfl 7, 1 (S I.H77 1.7ui '2,i:rt 2,21.1 l.i.l.l 1,1st HUM 1.2H') l,s!2 i-, :ii 22.217 t,ua 2,1111 2,0.-2 V.si-i l.ll.l 12,1!) l.Ll'l 7.-.I2 e.US 2.:i-l ini,u.io "' 1.7T0 1.U". !).V1 2.11.". J.::77 2,a:T l.sor l,::T 2,l:ll 1..1TS :!.2it 2.1.V) 7.VU l.Wl !l,."M i.TC.OTl .. l.iti .. s.s 15 .. 12,121 .. 2,10.', ,. 2.S71 .. n.J.77 .. !i.K'.'i .. (l,.'H0 .. :i,ui .. .V.M .. 1.IW1 .. .:'. .. ti,ii in Hi) .. 4.I.IM . 11,1.71 .. 2.711 l.ltf) l.vjl S.:!T1 2.I.UMI S.2I 2,i:K 2,l'.l.2 'l.THi l.lhi ll.tUD i,i;''.; 7.121 -,lil 2..1M ..l.tilO 1Hii,0 .. say T.v .. tV2"t .. s.l.v. .. J.l.'l'l .. H.2I1 .. 1,I3J .. Jl.a'lJ .. ,7ft"l .. 2,' .. ti. its .. lt,i.l .. 2,101 .. IHI.7 .. l.fiTH , . 7.2211 1.711 ll.Sv' ikhl 2,ur. J,M2 2.12:: t,2l .l,ill.l 2,12.1 1.2.11 SUM !!.1:S 7..V.1 1,7.11 :i,nfNl Wy.iinitiir Yi.il. TotiH (27,763 SITES'! I'M, III Chi-tii' (oimty niNilni,', NEW JERSEY ELECTION. Nuwarlt, N. J.. Nov. C The. majority for Murphy (Hep.), for governor, grows as tho detailed returns are filed with the various county clerks throughout tho mute. Tho returns have not all been Hied, hut Murphy's plurality over Seymour will bo In excess of 17..-.00, Tho Ttepublleans will control both houses of tho legislature; by majorities of more than Ihreo to one. NEBRASKA. Muculii, Neb., Nov. C Complete re turns from moru than a third of tho counties in Nebraska Increase the plur alities for tho Itepulilkan Ktate ticket, If tho ratio of aalu shall ho maintained, HertBWloU (Hep.), candldulo for Su premo Judge, will havo a plurality of 12,0t"). MARYLAND. ll.tltlmore, Nov, C Iteturns ncelved In tills city up to midnight, nudjucliul lug every county In tho state, Judicata a result in the legislative- contest which Is almost without parallel In Maryland. The most careful estimates and calcu lations give tho Pcjuocrats forty-six delegates and seven newly elected sen ators, which, combined with the ten who hold over In the senate, assures thu friends of Mr. Oorman a tolol of sixty-three on Joint ballot. The Itepub llf.ins, 11 appears, have elected forty nlno delegatus and six f,enn.tors, -which, added to their three hold-over senators, gives them il total of llfty-clght on Joint ballot. These figures Indlcnto that tho Republicans will be able to organ ize the house of delegates. HORSE THIEF TO BE WHIPPED. Only the Hour in the Pillory Remit ted on His Appeal. Uy Kxchulrc Wire from Tim Araoelitnl Pre-u. Dover, Del., Nov. C Wlllluin II. Decker, the horse thief who received n heavy sentenco from tho court of general session last week, iind who nflcrward proved to tho court that ho had heart disease, and could not un dergo the corporal punishment Im posed, made application before tho board of pardons today for remission of the flogging and pillory. The board of pardons decided to re lieve Decker of the hour's stand In the pillory, but refused to remit tho twenty lashes, which will bo given next Saturday. HELD ON SUSPICION AS TRAIN ROBBERS St. Louis Police Have in Custody a Man and Woman Suspected of Complicity. By l'Atliislvc Wire from The Auoclalcil I're. St. T.otils, Nov. 0. The police have In custody a man and woman suspected of complicity in the robbery of nn ex press car on the tlreat Northern rail road near Wagoner, Mont., July 3 last, when the sate was blown open and a consignment of unsigned notes for tho National bank of Helena, Mont., amounting to between $30,000 and ?100, 000 was stolen. Of this amount. $S,500 In crisp new notes on the Helena bank were recovered, being found in pos session of the man and woman, who were registered at a hotel ns Mr, and Mrs. J. i. Itosc. They arrived at the hotel hint Friday and announced that their stay in the city would probably be several weeks. The man was taken into custody last night, and today the woman was arrested as she was about to leave the carriage. Their arrest re suited from finding several notes on the Helena bank and signatures forged. Doth prisoners were taken before Chief Desmond today and "sweated." A photograph of tho man was taken and measurements made according to the Dertillon system. Through these and circulars giving a description of 'the robbers, the police ldentlllfii Hose as Harry t.oughaugh. alias Kid Hoii batiRli, alius Harry Alonv.o. Lillian Huso is the name given by the woman. Doth prisoners were ex amined at some length, but very little was learivd from either. The money has been idntltled from description as part of the loot or the flrent Northern train robbery In Mon tana. .Inly :: hist, The prisoners are being held to nwnll information from the Montana authorities, who have been telegraphed about the arrests. DR. SWALLOW CONVICTED He Is Suspended from the Ministry Until Meeting of the Conference at Shamokin Next Spring, Ey i;.tiliin!c Wiie fmin The AuoiijUiI ries. Harrlsburg, Nov. 0. Dr. Silas C. Swallow was today convicted of false hood by a committee of the Central Pennsylvania Methodist conference and uiiKm.niieii from tho ministry until the next annual conference which meets at Shamokin next March. Tho charges against Dr. Swallow were perferrcd by IJcv. Charles V. HartsiCl. pastor of the Vino street Methodist Kpiscopal church and grew out of a controversy between Hartzel and Swallow over u publication In the Pennsylvania. Methodist, of which Dr. Swallow is editor. Dr. Swallow was the prohibition nom inee for state treasurer in ISA" and tho Prohibition and flood Oovornmont candidate for governor In 1S9S. He was the presidential nominee of the Chris tian Advocate party last November and was strongly supported for the presi dential nomination nt the national Pro hibition convention at. Chicago, In H'00, ATTACK ON PANAMA. Liberal Troops Said to" Have the City Invested. Ilj- i:.1itui Wtie fiom TIib A-oii.itiil l'rei. New York, Nor, 1, Tho Mjnii.lilt I'liwire, whUdi aiiivt.l fiom Colon twl.iy, linmght nen that nu allaik, en 1'jiuin.i l.y tho l.llnial troo wa-. impending. The city was raid to he entirely Mumnmleil l.y the icvolutluiiUK and Iiiioriimtloii tli.il :i geneial av.iuU as to ho nude on tho iliy on whkli the finance led Colon was received l.y the nllU'fM ot that f-Iilp. Tho Liberal general who eoinmand hefoic Pan ama li: a (otto nt foniu four thousand men, fully equipped, under him, ami tho iivjlt of tho alt.uk mi tho city h almost Miro to mean victory fue tho l.lheiat troop.'. Tho rlly of Culon ii nil. ilft iu.iill.il law. lively lilsht .1 cordon ol rov eminent boors H tliruun out as (ar n Monkey Hill, the mw'l.ll burial (,'inimd, to uuanl ag.iln,t .i night attack ly tho relwb. it w'ti CNpcited thai Ihe 1'iii.ime would liavo union? its patsenctii tour ilclesile of Scnor M.illunulu, tho ai.tirs" rresident ol.Coloiuhlj, i iniuled to wait upon tleueiul lleye.-, at prent in Uio Lily of Me.sh.o. 'the iiiMuit ot tho rom. inltlee was to ludiun Ucneral IUjc, H'towl vlre picsideiil ot Colombia, to vet uiu to llovota Hid to asiiina tho (.xecutho In Uie ul ilaiioiuln, wlio l unsious l ictlic ficin tho prfkldeney, Tie appoliitiucul of thU r.oimnltlco wa) r.U'lj llecdJly hy liencval llvyes' vetusal of the tender til tho presidency nia.lo to him hy uble, Tho lOiiiuilltco wa3 not en the ship, Tlierol u. bare poulblllly of them lcachlns the l.'lty of Jleivi Via tho lMilflo. ' MAUDE ADAMS MELTED. Assay Office Gets the Gold Statue and Puts It lu the Crucible. Its- Csiiiulta Wlra fiom Tho .Wodatcd I'icjj. v Voik, ov, (i.- 'Ihe v;,nou uoM t4tne oj Maude Adaui.', Ihe acticj-i. whiili wa uicd at the lliift'alo rMunltliiu a tho t.ipo ot Amerlun bemity and woiiiaiihood, ua received ut Iho asay onlio today to e melted. The ficuic wa4 plifeil in tlie ciiicible. Olid soon Ueyaii lo loso it Identity. When tho punlu.oM bouslit tho Rold for tho ftatue wniii- moiilhs .i'o jut co much monry waj tateu out u( iiiitilatlr.il. ENGLAND IS ANXIOUS The Cabinet Is Seriouslu Consider ino the Franco-Turklsti Muddle. THREATENING SITUATION It May Be a Prelude to Grave Inter national Complications Statement by Chamberlain's Organ Paris Awaiting Details of Seizure of Turkish Customs Porte Sends a Note to M. Bapst Regarding Quays Difficulties. Dy Exclusive Wire Irora The AMoeiatcd Prei. London, Nov. C The prolonged sit tings of tho British cabinet yesterday and today havo caused conjecture. Mr. Chamberlain's orgnn, the Birmingham Post, avers that one of tho principal subjects discussed was the threaten ing relations between Franco and Tur key, which mnybe a prelude to grave international complications. Paris, Nov. 6. The foreign ofttce Is without further advices from Admiral Caillard. His dispatch of yesterday came through Constantinople; but tho next dispatch, giving particulars of what has happened at Mltylene.'.is ex pected to be transmitted from Syra, to which island it will be carried by a dispatch boat. A dispatch from Constantinople re ports that the ministers held an un usual meeting this afternoon, for the purpose of examining the propositions submitted by the councillor oC tho French legation, M. Bapst. Constantinople, Nov. 6. The Porto has sent a note lo M. Bapst, council lor of the French legation, enclosing .monthly drafts on the customs tn pay ment of the Lorando and Tuhlnl clahiis and embodying -certain decis ions of the Turkish government re garding the quays difficulties. 31. Bapst has forwarded the commu nication to Paris. BRIGANDS HAVE DISAPPEARED. No Trace of Them or Their Prisoners Can Be Obtained, lly K.ich:he Wiic from The Awodat'.ii 1'iesj. Solla, Bulgaria, Nov. C The brigands having" Miss Ellen Jr. Stone, the Ameri can missionary, and her. companion, Madame Tsilka. In their custody were In Bulgarian territory, near the Turk ish frontier, last week, according to authoritative Intelligence. Tho captives were lodged in caves and fires were lighted to protect them from the severe cold. Since .then tho brigands and the women havo gone to some place un known. The fact that violent measures, such as mutilation, to extort ransom, wcro not taken, Indicates that the brigands are under tho Impression that tho longer they wait the better will be tho terms obtainable. This attitude Is re garded as being partly due to the pub licity Klvt-iit,o the subscriptions toward the ransom and It Is Increasing the difficulty experienced by Consul Gen eral Dickinson In his efforts to reduce tho brigands' demands. OCEANIC'S QUICK RUN-. Best Time She Ever Made One of Her Crew Injured. lly i:.clu!r! Wire hum The Associated IVmi New York, Nov. 6. The "White Slur steamship Oceanic arrived today from Liverpool and Queeiiutowu III the best lime sho ever made. Her record was .1 days 17 hours and 50 minutes. The days' runs were 17, r.02, -19 1, 4!C r.01, r.ir. and 20, a total distance of l',7Sl knots. The ship's speedy run was without avail, for on her arrival at Quarantine, Dr. Doty detained the vessel In order to inspect the crew and steerogo pas sengers, owing to t' existence of bu bonic plaguo nt Liverpool, Ono of tho ship's crew, William Falley, while painting tho rails and after gear, slipped and had his foot caught in the steering genr, which wrenched, his foot so badly that Dr. O'l.oughllu, tho ship'ri surgeon, was obliged to amputate the foot. TWO DESPERADOES SHOT. Arizona Deputy Sheriff Defeats At tempt to "Hold Up" a Saloon. lly tlxcltisho Who from Tho Aocia(eil Troii. llUbee, Ariz., Xor, 0. Word lm hctii leitived hero uf tho hlllhiK ol l.ipe Ship ami the wound iutr of IMwarJ Mem nt Noco, ,l?, l.y Deputy Sheilrt i:il', an they wcio "Imldiiitf up'1 n saloon, The mm lud lined up the occupants of tho plaeo at tho jint ot their nolvci, and cm jiru ii-edil.!,' lo lob them, lhcn Jills, who JuU crept beliliid tho counter, optned fue with a hliuteuu. Milp fell deld, but Meu;, though wounded, ran out, and, iiiQunttnc lib hor.e, eseaped, Mjui formerly lived in Sheiinui, 'fit. Ship wai lioiu Iaj Vest, y. M. " .in. ..i , NO CONCESSIONS TO BOERS. Mr. Chtunberlaln'8 Speech at Presen tation of Sword to Baden-Powell, Hi lc-lushe Wire from The Aa0clJled l'ri, London, Nov. H. - l'rvMlnr tlili ntleiiiooii ' tho piesentallou of :i mvoi.I ol hunur, sent from Auilralla, to Major General lladeivl'oMcll, tho dcicr.dcr ot MufoUlnsr, Mr, t hauibeililn, tho vol ouial KCielary, Mid now that the lour ktiusi-le In Suiith Africa, is apiroaehln; its leimiit 4''ll neither the eouutry nor tho government had any il;-lit or v;bh to inaho any icltleinenl wlilili would lender futile Ihe MO like. which had beoi mule, SEVERE COLD IN ENGLAND. Snow and Sixteen Degrees of Frost in Leicestershire. London, Nov. 0. There are Indica tions of the fog breaking up at some points, but the reports from thu busiest ports show little amelioration. Kng hind Is experiencing tho most severe cold known In years at this period of the year. At Markot-Hniborough, Leicestershire, thin morning, It was snowing and there were sixteen de grees of frost. From the Mersey, tho Bristol chtin-, lie!, tho llumber and tho Cylde arrive stories of tho dislocation if tnilllc. A number of vessels have been strand ed, there have been .minor collisions on the Tlmmeii nid hundreds of vessels are fog-bound, tho pilots refusing to assume the risk of Inking ilium In. Passengers who left London at 8 o'clock yesterday evening for Francu via Dover arrived at Calais at S o'clock this morning, after passing the night at sea. Five hundred Yarmouth llsliing boats have been unable to return to port, owing to the fog. Great relief Is felt at Douglas, Isle of Man, owing to the arrival of a well llllcd passenger steamboat, which was twenty hours overdue from Liverpool. MAYOR-ELECT LOW'S GOOD INTENTIONS He Will Hold the Commissioners Re sponsible for the Conduct of Their Offices. By Kuliuive Wire from The Associated 1'iesi. New York, Nov. C Seth Low, the mayor-ulecl, leaves at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon for Great Barrlngton, Mass. Ho will return about Tuesduy next. He was greatly pleased when he saw the revised returns today and was par ticularly gratified over the result of Justice Jerome's canvass. Asked wheth er he had made any plans about whom he would appoint to city offices, he re plied .that he had given, no thought as yet to appointments. Ho said it was not very profitable at the present time to think of those things. "What have you got to say about DeveryV" tho mayor-elect was asked. "I think I've said all I can say on that subject from the platform. I want the public to know that I am especially delighted with Jerome's election and the big vote which he polled. I am sure thnt he and I can co-operate In office as cordially and effectively as we have on the stump. I am also pleased to know thnt thf entire city govern ment will be so nearly at one with It self. It Is 'most fortunate that those who are responsible for the administra tion "f the city government will have complete control of tho hoard of esti mate and apportionment. No Patronage. Asked whether he would he guided by patronage In matters of appointment, Mr. Low replied: "I will not ho guided by patronage In matters of appointment. The charter gives to thu mayor the appointment of certain officers. I shall make .uch ap pointments with all possible care. I shall expect each commissioner to con sult with me as to the appointment of his deputy. Th'e deputy commissioners will be responsible to the mayor as well us thu commissioners themselves and every commissioner will be buld respon sible for the administration of his whole department. I shall, therefore, leave him entirely free in the matter ot tho selection of hi other subordin ates, in order to thus hold hiin respon sible. Those, therefore, who may wish subordinate offices In tho city govern ment must deal with the heads of de partments, when thesoheads of' depart ments havo been appointed, by me. It will be Idle to make any such applica tion to me. for they will meet with no consideration at my hands.' nor will I refer them to thu commissioners them selves." MINE FIRED BY INCENDIARIES. Oil-Saturated Cars Sent Into Shaft of Wyoming Collieries. Uy Inclusive. Wire from Tin Associated Ticss. Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov, 0,-Tho lleaicr i.'ie?!; Coal mine., near Sheildm, hale Ihtii destroyed hy the. It i-i (.till huminir, and as tho tlimni may follow tho vein for a. eiUl distance, it U poblliln for the mine tn l.uiu for year. The file was Ktaitod by IneiMidlaiics, Mho 'aim', utt-il set era) can nltli oil. (.el them on flio and iuii them down into the mine. .V live-, were lrt. NINE WOMEN BURNED. Reported Firo in a Variety Theater in Michigan, lly Inclusive Wire from The Awoclatrd I'rejs. Detroit, Nov, C In a message lo the News from ltesseiner, Mleli,, It Is said that a variety theatre at Hurley, AYIs,, burned last night mid nine women per ished. Several more are missing, TO REPEAL TAX ON DRUMMERS. Jamaica Will Abolish the Fee of S6S.50 at Request of Canada. lly llxclmive Wire from 'Ihe A-ociated fresi. Kindlon, ,l,im.i!f.i. Nov, C Tie law le.-j.Iii,; ,. lav of ?0J..".rt on commercial travelers coming lulu Jamaica Is to bo iep.Mle.1. Tito apj.ro.iihins itungo bus been brought a)piil by the u-pie-enla. tmiK of faruda. RUSSIANS SUSPECT GERMANY. Believe There Is a Plan to Tie Czar's Hands in Manchuria, By t.filuihc Wire trom The .Undated I'tcii. M. I'l'ter.uuip, 'uv, i, The l!cslya, dlaius.Itis the JtuiiO.L'hliuHc nc-trotljtloiK, siyj It thlnU Uenuany aitiius to tic ltu-di' lunik in M.m iliiula, o as In blof.U a Ituo..Japaue.so und.r tljmlliu; wlihh "111 insure peace and make Ita-.l.i and Japan dominant in tho far eatt. Standard Oil Dividend, lly K.ulujlvo Wire from The Auociatal 1'ieii. New Yuih, Nov. 11.-The Staiidanl Oil roinruny has declared ' illvl.ltn.l if fjS per fliaie, payable IK-, ), matciiiif IS per share Ur the calendar j e j i', wlikli Ihe rain,' amount as lul scar. Presidential Postofflces. lly Kiehdie ue from The Associated Vim. W.nliliijlon, :ov, 0.--TIW folloinu pootoffiees will l.i'viiniQ picildcniial Jan, 1; Ualhtead, Hat b"io, itidley lii k , !?aton ami Siikkdilruiy. LI HUNG CHANG IS DEAD The Great Gtilnese Statesman Succumbs to an flilllcilon of the Stomach. HIS REMARKABLE CAREER Of Humble Birth He Rose by HiM Own Efforts to Posts of High Hon or and Responsibility Was Instru mental in Conducting Negotiations for Pence Which Recently Ended in the Signing of the Protocol. From a Chinese Standpoint He Was One of the Greatest Scholars in the World. By Kx.luslve Wire from The .Woeiated Press. Pekln, Nov. V. LI Hung Chang died nt It o'clock this morning. Several hours before his death the burial clothes were put on. The court yard of the Yomen was. lilted with life size paper horses and chairs with eoolli? bearers, which his friends sent, in ac cordance with Chinese custom, to be burled when he died in order to carry his soul to heaven. Several of thq, ministers of the pow ers called to express sympathy. Thu Chinese ofllcials were somewhat un easy concerning the effect his death would have on the populace: and to guard ngalnst a possible anti-foreign demonstration the Chinese generals disposed of their troops about the city In such a way as to command the sit uation. Trouble, however, is extreme ly Improbable. The wife of Karl LI and his two sons and daughter nm with him. They are greatly distressed. Chinese officials throng the Yamen. Telegrams have been sent summoning I'rlnce Ching, who Is now on his way to meet the court, and Chou Ku, prov incial treasurer, from Pao Ting-Pit'. The former wilt assume the general charge of governmental affairs and the latter will act as governor of Chill un til Lt Hung Chang's successor In that office who will probably be Yuan Shi Kal Is apuolntcd. AVashlngton, Nov. (1. A cablegram has been received at the state depart ment from Minister Conger at Fekin, ' stating that LI Httiiff Changes dyjng.,, Tho death of this 'distinguished Chinaman will not. It is believed here, affect the execution of the undertuk-N lags Imposed upon China in the pro tocol. Certainly tho United States in terest will not be involved directly for all that remains to be done nt Pekln In which our government Is interested is the preparation of trade and com mercial treaties and the lines have been so clearly marked that the work to be done is almost mechanical and Is not likely to be retarded by LI Hung Chang's death. Sketch of His Career. LI Hung Chang was born in Ho Fel Selun. Ki'li. 1, 1S23. He rose from tho common people. From the Chlnoso point of view he is one of the greatest scholars in the world. He was grad uated llrst in an examination of lfi.VOO. He eould recite 10,000 lines of verw and write poetry. He entered public life early, and came into International prominence in ISKil, when, ns governor of Thlangsin, he enlisted the aid of Charles Gordon, then a colonel In the Kngllsh army, and suppressed tho Tat Plug rebellion. He was made viceroy of the "United Countries" In 18ii.-. In JMJ7 he was appointed viceroy of Hong ft tiling and In IStiS, grand chancellor. Ho suffered degradation after tin. Tien-Tsln massaciv, hi 1S70, but wan restored to favor In IS72, lie was chief 111 command of the CIiIiiusd forces til the beginning of the Chlneso .lapanesi) war, but was superseded when reverses were suffered. He was restored to favor again quickly, and after tho war was sent to Japan to negotiate n treaty of pence, Willie on llmt mission lie wns shot in the face by a fonalic In Yokohama. He repre sented the emperor of China nt the czar's coronation, In 1S9u and on routn to St. Petersburg and return ln mailo a tour or tho world, visiting the Culled ritHtes and Canada. Jn ISfiS he wns decorated with tho Chinese order of tho Double Dragon (third degree, llrst. class), an honor never before bestowed on a Chinese subject, .fler the Uoxf-e uprising and tho (light of the chines.', court from l'oklu, LI Hung chnug uis employed by tho empress dowager a Intermediary with tin1 foreign powms and subsequently with I'liueo Chung ho conducted negotiations for peai-t-. which ended hi Uio acceptance of the protocol, tho terms of which have .lust been made public. SAID TO BE NOTED SWINDLER. Former Bank Manager Arrested in Spain at Germany's Request. By i;clulve Wiie from The Awoclatrd 1Vj. lliiciloua, Xuv. (!.- l the re.pie.l of the i.ci. mm i-..i-iil xenenl hele, tho police hao ain'ile.l a mill tumid IMennwer, who, the on-ul sein rial assert, U .i i:toi ions v Imllvi and b.l lou been wanted tur miiiiennw uimes In Uei. ,1UI,.V .... , The nrltotxr n Kujwii lin.- hy the nam.: "I nilllciliih. lie .iys ho I' fi thin f'l tlm I'liil-d S;at.'J. He was nuuitrci f the .Securities dm. antct- ban);. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. toul iliu for JCuiciilnr I', 1MJS llltfhc.t ti'iiipeiaturo ,..,,. M Scst i.owost tenipcratiiii' ,,.,,..,, ::0 defie." Ilolatlvo lluinldltj : s a, in ,,.,,,,...,.... "i per ixnt g p. ii ....,,, 53 per cent 1'iecipltatioii, ill hours ended 8 p. lo., none. t WEATHER. FORECAST. 4- -f Wadiinston, Nov. 0. forecast for Kat -f 4- cm Pennsylvania; Pair Thuwiay; trldiy, -M fair, probably colder; fitsh uoithetl" 4- ilnd.J, beeoniing variable. -sh t i i