,?,-, "v JW t v 'Vk "t, -. o- l fi '- C. vr Av YMN KivasL'AOT iBKBKrt ?' THE. ONLY SCRANTON PAPER RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE Ol- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD. TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES SCRANTON, IA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY S, 1J)02. TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS. &timtTrtfttr SHkfiflBSb WI--1. 5" m m IB -v; -Sic?S5tfEAMtfA5.V vt? "filiS vatr' ,y -V LIBEL TRIAL Tlic Meek-Harris Gase Went to the Juru lor Gonsldcra- tion Last Evening. JUDGE KREBS SHOWS IMPORTANT LETTER Mr. Harris Tells of His Efforts hi Behalf of the Clearfield Hospital. Mr. Meek States That He Did Not .' Write the Libellous Article His Definition of the Word "Crook. ' n.v F.xclenne Wire from The Associated Pre Clearfield, I'll.. Fob. T. The Harris libel irlnl opened to :i slim audience, hut in n short time every seat was taken. Thomas Hlgelovv wits not re alled today. Clarence Wolf, the Philadelphia broker, was the first witness called. He said that he was interested In the passage of the franchise bill sis one of the incorporators of the Philadelphia company. He was asked if articles of Incorporation were issued before the bill was passed. The Judge ruled this question out. Judge Krelis, for the de fense, made an offer on the Wolf testi mony. He wanted to read It tn the court, but the prosecution objected and the paper was handed to the court. Judge Gordon ruled It out on the ground that It was the same matter offered yesterday. Wolf was then al lowed to retire. William P. Duncan, of Phllllpsburg, a trustee of the hospital In 1S09, came next. He was acting secretary and treasurer of the Institution. He said that the trustees received a letter from Frank G. Harris. He said that there was a very large pioportion of patients from Clearfield. Mr. Duncan placed the figure at about thiee-fourths. Judge Krebs then introduced the fol lowing letter, which was addressed to the trustees of Hie hospital: flcilllclil, I'a., Oct. 3, ln'P). ' flcntleiuen: At yom ieiui-t I hciowlth pte-cnl in.v bill (in j-eiviies tn lonncttiuii with vour i-talo appropriation (if M'J.ODfl. In iloinpr this I fie safe in t-.ij ins? Unit mir Iiosplt.ll would not luc r eon oil mm in,00u hid I not t.ikoii up vour ease. (Jove-moi Stone li.nl arranged to (lit .iim down to $10,CXW, nml uhi-ulutely u fined by tilrRi.im to glee me ti lic.iiiu, but com hided to Bive the ftl2,00il on inv pori-nii.il .ippoil when 'I wont to IhiirUnirg ul the loipiot of ,oui Mr. llut.can. This was nor my couue, ami iui.ni-.ij 1 i-piut tour il.ijt of Imiil vvoik on the Hour ol il.c hoiw fn join liohalf, by .niaiiKcnient with 111-. Zcislcr. anil allciwaul I rinilo .1 Rped.il trip to Ilariibuig to r-o (loveinor Mono loi 1011, I totl lh.il I h.uo cll earned Ihe money. Vei.v tnily, 1'i.ink (i. llarili. The bill attached to the letter was lnnde In regular form and was "for 'ervlces in allowing state appropria tion, inebjding extra trip to Harris 'ilirg, $100." On cross-examination Duncan said he had never had any conference with Harris nor paid him nay money. Wit ness also said he had not furnished Meek nor any one sent by him any Information. Dr. 13. M. Scheurer was called to prove that he had told Judge Krebs about seeing a letter Harris had re ceived from li. J. Haywood in 1SH5, In which therp weie alleged to be a cheek 'or Hairls' expenses as n candidate for assemblyman, conditional of his pledging his vote in the session of 1M7 for raited States senator and on sev eral bills. Scheurer denied the whole mutter. This was a reverse blow to the defense. Meek Recalled. Mr. Meek was recalled and admitted that he did not write the alleged libel ous article, but ho did not give the name of the author. Meek defined the woid "crook" us meaning In legislative parlance- a "rooster" or one who Intro duces "nlneher" bills He said that the demand for a bribe was equal to receiving It Frank Harris was called by the prosecution. He denied everything charged by the defense and swum that he had been hired us an attorney In the hospital matter, but never received a cent Ho said that the only political letter lecelved fioni Haywood was a congratulatory one on Ills nomination for assemblyman. Strong denial was made that he ever received a cent at Hanisburg or was ever promised an ntllce in return for his vote. Harris denied knowledge) of the Haywoud let ter spoken of by Krebs. The case was aigueil this afternoon and went to the Jury this evening. The charge of the Judge was looked upon as rather favorable to the defend ant. Inasmuch as It held that the cell tnr had the right to ciillolsou public man If neither maliciousness nor neg ligence entered Into the ciitlclsm, and It was not false hi Its statements, Tho Jury was out for, two hours, when a sealed verdict ;as rendered, ft will be opened by the court In tho morning at 9 o'clock. Much speculation was In dulged In tonight us to the verdict, the majority of thu statesmen here Inclin ing to the belief that .Mr, Meek will bo acquitted, but made to pay the costs, which wilt be about $1,000. All, how ever, Is mere conjecture, TROLLEY OAR'S PLUNOE. Collides with ft Wagon and Goes Through a Stone Wall. By fixtludvc Wlic from tho .Witlalcd i're,. Philadelphia, Feb. ".A tiolley car on the lino between Darby ami ('hcler betimie uiiiuaiuicc We today and, specdlii;; down u Mici iiitiluo I'ollidod with u wagon occupied by William Mull, nd (hen tore tliioujli a ttonc wall two feet in IlikkncM near Darby creek, completing' ft wild flight by plunging into a ratine. tlltcm feet deep. Mull sustained a Jiacturcd (Lull and lib leiov. r I doubtful. The car conialued ulteea nasioiigera but none a ejrtouli- hilunal AT CLEARFIELD THE- CREED REVISION. One Article Adopted Which Relates to Revelation, fly r.xelu'be Wire front The Associated l'ie. Philadelphia, Feb. ".The committee on creed revision of the Presbyterian church, which is now sitting in this city, devoted both sessions today to the consideration of a brief statement of doctrine, .devoid of all technicalities, for popular use. Earnest and exhaus tive discussion was had over the points that should be Included In the state ment. At tho conclusion of the after noon session a member of the committee- said: "After a full and free discussion, the committee have adopted one article, which relates to revelation. We have agreed upon the form of tho article. The substance remains the same, tho changes made consisting chlelly in tho manner of expression. "This is tlic first point that has been voted upon and the committee for mally adopted. The action today will stand, unless It is reconsidered, which can be done only by a two-thirds vote. "The committee tomorrow will re turn to the discussion of the revlson of the confession. We shall go back to review the action taken tentatively on Thursday, when It was agreed to re vise chapters :! and 10 of the confes sion by a declaratory statement." NOTTINGHAM MINE CLOSED BY STRIKE Eight Hundred Men and Boys of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company Out of Work. Be Inclusive Wiie from The Amounted Prea. Wilkes-Iinrre, Feb. V. The big Not tingham mine of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal company at Plym outh had to suspend operations today because a sufficient number of the em ployes to operate the colliery had not reported for work. The mine when In full operation employs S00 men and boys; Trouble has been brewing since Mon day. One of the Inside foiemen, so It Is said, objected to a committee of the United Mine Workers, who are also employes of the "mine, examining the work cards of the men. When the members of the committee icfused to comply with the order of the foreman they were notified that their services weie no longer required. The matter was laid before the district assembly of the United Mine Workers and the majority of the miners said they would not report for work today. According- to a new rule adopted by the national convention of miners, held at Indianapolis recently, no strike can be declared at any colliery In the an thracite region unless It receives the sanction of the district executive board. The miners at the Nottingham colliery deny that they" are out on strike. They say some men have simply quit work. A meeting of the employes of the col liery was held tonight and a commit tee was appointed to wait on tho offi cials of the company and notify them that unless the discharged men are re Instated a strike will be declared on Monday and the engineers, firemen and pump runners will also be called out. At the office of the company In this city it was stated that there was no Information to be given out. DINNER IN HONOR OF PRINCE HENRY Will Be Tendered the American Press by the New York Stattta Zeitung on February 20. Ily i:duihe Who fiom tho -Validated Pie-. Now York, Feb. 7. Plans for the din ner in honor of Prince Henry, to be tendered the Ameilcan press bv the New York Stunts Eeitung, Fcbiuary Si), me iteming completion. More than fourteen bundled Invitations have been sent to teprt.tiltutlvt-s of dally impels Ihioughuiu the country, and the fol lowing toasts hae been an untied : "Welcome to Our Distinguished Guest," by Herman Kidder, lesponded to by Pi luce Henry! "The Knipeior ot Germany and the President of the I'ulted States," lespouded to by White law Held, of ihe New Yoik Tribune, "The Press The Tie That thuds," re sponded to by St. CMnlr McKelway, ot the Brooklyn Dally Kagle: "Saxon lilood What Wn Owu to Germany In Literature, Art, .Science and Music." responded to by Charles lCinory Smith, of the Philadelphia Press; vite,m,. tlonal Amlt." risponded to by Charles W. Knapp, of the .St. Louis llepublle. Mayor Low announced today that, at the request of secretary of statu and thu iiutlioiltles at Washington, thu date of tin ceremony of presenting to Pi luce Jleury the freedom of the city had been changed fiom Tuesday, February 25, to Saturday, February 'Si. "The kalser'H yacu," the mayor said, "Is to bo launched on the I'oth, und the autlioiltles ut Washington are afraid that there will not bo time for both ceremonies on (hat day. We shall have, theiefoie, to pieseut the mince tio freedom of Um city on Saturday, the day that ho an Ives. Thai will be Just lis appropilate, more so, than thu mher arrangement," Corporations Chartered. Uy Kiclu.he JVlie from The AuovUtti I'ifn. llarrUbuiu, 1'eb, ". fhaiteu wero lul by the'btate depaitnunt to tliu folouiiij? loipou (Ions: I.eroy liistluineiit trtinpjlii, I'ttuburir; capitul, .!,50i. 'Ihe bpoiUuieu'n Supply eoui ai, I'ltUhuis; upiUI, IQ.UOD, '(In- Aiucilouu Comtrudlon u.inpJiii, I 'it tl.uiiar ; ijplul. 'j.ono. The Jtmslon gaiety &ijylb mnijiauy, WilLiv barrel capital, ijio.gou. DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES Tho Apportionment for the Next Stato Convention Completed. Hy Kxclmhp Wire fiom Ihe AMociatcil l'lcm. Ilnrrlsbttrg, Pn Feb. 7. The appor tionment of delegates to the next Democratic slate convention has been completed by Stale Chijlrnmn Cieasy, and the total number Is fixed at .111!. There has been considerable fulling olf In the number of delegates from many of the counties, Philadelphia and Alle gheny being most affected. Luzerne. Westmoreland and Montgomery all make gains. In Luzerne county the Democratic and Union voles for Corny and YerkeH were bunched under the bond Democratic. Ah Chairman O'rensy could not sep arate them, he was compelled to give that county more delegatus than It would have been entitled to. Th" rep resentation is based on one delegate for each 1,000 Democratic votes nt the hmt election, or majority fraction of" 1,000 with each district entitled to at least one delegate. PENMSYLVAN INDUSTRIES Census Bureau's Preliminary Report on Manufactur- fd mg Interests. By Exclushe Wire from The Associated Prow. Washington, Feb. 7. The census bu reau today Issued a preliminary report on tho manufacturing industries of Pennsylvania In 1900 compared with the returns of the census ten years ago. The figures for the slate with the Increase for the decade follows: Number of Pilabllsliiiunt-i. ,Y!,1nV, Iiic lei-e S-l pir eint. (.'apilul, fl,.Ml,a4,7l,Ji incre.i-i', .17 per (enl. W.ikp (Miheii-, .lU'i'.iiie miuihii, 7:ii,t1l; in crease, - pet c cut. Total ivaEOf-, j.t'ii.iiTJ.i.TO; imii-.iio, a) pel lent. Miscellaneous open-i', Nlll.aiVJOy; irareuo, SO per cent. Cost of nulciiils iwil, rl,012,iiil.(O3; inir.ie, flfi per cent. Value of pioihu't-i, ii.t hilling uislnui vol!, untl lepairinsr, l,S.;3.104,.:i; nicu-ax, lis per (int. j ne capital and value of products In the cities separately reported follow: MloKhenj, capital JjO.lM.flai: incien-e li'i per cinl.j alue of pi cubic I-. .'il,iai,7'l2; increase 10! pel rent. Allinlimii, c ipll.il MUi'iii.'iTl; inero.o Z per tent; ptoclucl-, '?IO,ni7,7Ji; incie.i-o III per cent. Allooni, c.ipllal 7,i'k,S'l!l; dec 1 ease S per loiiI.; pinilucts. 12,S"7,"iaSi iin-iejse 'J.S jier mil. Chester, capil.il V7,l77,7lh r iuelei--e WJ per cent.; pinihiiti., ll!,Ul,7-i"ij iiicu-i-o S.S pu cmt. Klip, capital JO,ll.S,iM(l;.iiic.ii-e j'l per cent.; product'. $M.0Vi.'-HU; incip.isc I'l per cent. I hin. -Inn i.'. capital ss,7lli"ilfi; increiM' ) per tent.; piotliut,.. Mii,tKU,.W: incieie 71 pei cent, -lohiMowii, iiipitil ll!,'iO,I.V); iniio.i-e -J5 per cent.; pioihut-, NjJ,J.Vf,alK)i iiiiiea-e ' per cut. .aiK.i-lcr, capital lt),fca!,i!l; imiraie II lier cent.; piniliiiN, s.lil,-"7il,'JMIi increase, II per rent. .McKeo-poil, capital ;17,s7li,01cii inciea-e t'-.l per ci nl.; pioilnci, 17,071, l::it; Iiuiim-.p 11" -r cent. l'hilailelphii. iaplt.il YI7tl,.V7.7IU: incici-e -J7 pel tent.; pnulmts, W(,.".s7,::w; inuc.i-o ."i per eiut. l'itl-liutg. capital 1').:,U.',0(); Inc lease "S per cent.; pioilmts, iJOI,iW,iaili inciea-e, 01) per cent. HeailiiiK, capital c.27,')7o,el2S; inuease f) per cent.; piodutts $.W,!)02,.'ill ; iuciease 77 per cent. Vrantou, capital $10,l)J4,j-..'i: imiease 2.1 per cent.; piodutts, $27,84(1,119; ineiease If per cent. Will.eii-n.irre, capital $10,01,5-17; increase P8 per cent,; piodticN, $10,738,347; li'eica-e U) per cent. Wllliaiupoit. capital i-U.Sfi.1,811; deciefise 20 per cent.; pioduds A11,1'j:),MK1; incuaso h-10 of 1 per cent. Vol., capital $'i,(il0,7SI; increase 151 per cent.; products, Ml,M.l,7CKi; Inciea-e 1U0 per etnt. The following cllles were not separ ately reported in ISI'0: lai.tcni, capital M.W'i.WI'i pioiluct., 'M;4(j1u7i. Newcastle, capital i:i,:iO8,220; inoiluctc, 121, 1711,1)72. NiniMimii, capital l,0'.'',ll'i: piodutts, !fl,-21,74-.. "Iiuijiiilo.ili, capliiil, xi74.ir7; pioduil-, M7'J, il.'ti. TWO TRAiTORS HANGED. Sentences of Edward Dubose and Lewis Kussell Have Probably Been Carried Out. By i:tlusle Wllr hum the Av-odaleii 1'ies.s. Washington, Feb. 7. Two soldleis undoubtedly were hanged In the Phil ippines today, In execution of sentences Imposed by military commissions by which they were tried and convicted or deserting to the enemy. Their names were Kelinond A. Dubose and Lewis HuHsell and both were attached to Company R, of the Ninth cavalry, a negro regiment, While their com pany was operating against thu Insur gents In the piovlnce or Albay In Au gust last, thu two men deserted and wero afterward discovered serving In the ranks of the enemy. The military commission before which they were tried, sat at aulno batan, In the province of Albay. They were found guilty of the charse nnd each was senteced to bo hanged Fri day, Feb. 7. The tlnellugs and sen tences were approved by Oer.eral Chaf fee; la view of the fact, however, that this was tfie Ilrst ease where the commanding general had directed the execution of the (sentence of death analnst an enlisted man without re feience to the war department, the case was laid before President ltoose vuit III time to prevent the execution, III ease ho desired to do so. Tho president, after coiisultutloii with llm secretary of war, declined to Interfere, and a cable message to this effect wiih sent to floneral Chulfeu on Wednes day. Although no olllciul information to that effect has been received, Jt Is as Htiiued at the war department that tho sentence of death In each case wan carried Into eifect today. Another of Waller's Mnrines Dead. By Excliaiitc Wire from The Avoelaled 1'it Washington, V'eb, 7. Another of the nuriiicj with Lieutenant Waller duiluif Ills Iciiible nun It uercu the l.-lnul ot Sanur, U d.yd. A table (SiJiii ictelsed at the navy eleparlinciit. today ic polls Hut I'rhJtv M. JleKv'iiie died u't Tailobaii l'ebruaiy 1, from HiM cviupllialluuj eoutiaited on Hut maitU. SAMPSON' ATTORNEYS PR0T Tlieu Desire an ODDortunitu to Present Evidence in tlie Sclilcu Gase. BRIEF PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT They Desire to Submit Statement in Connection with the Schley Appeal Asking for Relief from His Con demnation as Reported by a Court of Inquiry nnd Approved by the Secretary of the Navy Also Ask That They May Be Heard Before There Shall Be a Finding' Adverse to Admiral Sampson. Ily i:tlusbo Wile fiom tlic A.s3oelaled l're. Washington, Feb. 7. F. S. Theall, representing Stayton, Campbell & The all, counsel for Itear Admiral Sampson, today llleel the following brief with President ltoosevelt, protesting against the claim set up In Admiral Schley's appeal that he waa In supreme com mand during the battle off Santiago: .New Vol!., Feb. II, 111)2. Hon. Theodoie Hoosevclt, I'lOklUenl of the L'niled States Mr: We beer leae, as altorue.m for Pear Ad niluil W. T. Sampson anil on hU behalf, lo sub mit the following ttatcmcut in cnunrttioti with the petition of Ileal Aclmiial W. S. hohley, ask ing lclief fiom hb condemnation at- leporteil by a court of inquiry and approved by the secretaiy of the naiy. Xo attaiment will lie -.ubniitted as lo the vol unteered opinion of the presiding lneinber of the tou. t upon the question of command at Santiago. Wo lepialedly applied for an opuoituuity tn pie-ent ecidenee upon this point to tlic cuiut and our rcqite-t was as often itliwd, and o .no eon mlent that an attempt to pwmounte an ndveuc judntueiit where a leering has been denied it plain a violation ot Iinple Rood faith that it ha3 no ihanco of lecelvinvr Jour appioval. Wo weie loady then and ale .-till le.cdy, to pioilme cuch evidence wlijdi w'a- not ofleicd before the cotiit on tliis question. Wo cue piepated lo uliovy tint the statetiient that the w oiU at the bpj;in iilng of tho hal'le ' wa-f iji' sftrlit tt each and cveiy ship of tli'liloeUacliui; Muadron lint one," ia liurcuiate. We aie leaely to how that under the navy iec illations and the judicial inleip'.etations thereof Hear Admiral Sauiiu-ou was diuimr the battle in command of cveiy -duffle es-el in flic Atueilcau line. 'Iheie N uhuudam e of te-t!iuunv avail able to tliiive that fiom the beg-iniiinpr of tlie bat tle evtiv Ameilcan vci'-el at SiuthiKo vv.is in hisht of tho Xew Ymk. 'Iheie is evideii'e at hand, both letord and paliol, lo hovv that whenever tlie comiuander-iii'thief left the hlockacliner Hue in front of Sintlae,i, ho hoi-ted Ihe hiRtul "dir tet,'.iiel movoincnt- of eomuiander-iii-ehief," pro-cc-cdisj lo that point when- under the rcKulatlous liii- immediate tiimm.inil of the .-.quathon ea-ed, and then feiejnallcd to the nct in lattlc to com mand: and that on the mominc; of .lulv "d tin! lominatidei-lii-cliiif had civ en institution;- to lme leaely for hoKtinet the signal tliiettlng Com modorc Sthley to assume command; that this signal was to he hoisted when under the regu lations the appropilate moment aniied; that that movement had nut anived and kiitli signal Ii.ii) nut been hoi-led when the enemy endeavored to escape fiom the haibor. The New York in Sight. fiom the Oregon, too, thete is available evl dente to show that when the Ilrst shot was llred the quarteimaster of the Oregon, usliin: tlie long (.'lass, could, fiom the po-ltiou of that ves-el near the center of the lino lead the Now Voik'i- battle signals then Miini,'. All this evidence was lead.e to be pre-ented lo Ihe toutt of Inquiry, and it in reidv to be pie senteel to you. It was not admitted befoie the comt htcaue it icfu-ed lo go into the question of command. Ileal Aduilial Sainp-on has never objected and does no' now olijiet to any ill quliy to ih'letiiiliie Ihe iiie-tiou ol command. He has, however, tcpiteil that he was in eoiinu.mil at that battle. As louuuuuder-lu-i hlef he has made his recommendations concerning thn piouio lions, lie has bti'ii rccoernUcel JiV tlie eucutive and judicial depailments of the government as lielnjf In command and he a-k ttiat when the ac euiaey of his icporls U qiicslioneil, he be at leat piuulttcil t hear the evidence In oppo sition and lo permit his In oilier oMIter to come fniwunl with the tettlnuiny tiny ate u-ady to give in his behalf. Theip is fuillier an abundance of eUifi-me avail able to establish tho fact that what the appli cant now tails "the complete ami total failure ol the prearranged Older of battle" was elite vvhoUy to hl own disobedience of the orders of Ihe commitiiler-ln-thiff. Tliee onlei- weie to clo-e III and lo hold Die i-iieuiv ill the hatlmi'ii mouth, f'oiumodoie -ihley so iiudei-lnoil the nl elera. lie ItuMiel that very maiij). Vet when lie nvv Ihe enemy approuchhuc lint pail of the Hue cuiiilt'il by his own veS'l, he looped. He Willi diovv fiom the battle foimatloii, left .' halo in tlie line, iiiteifeieil with the 'IV a- which would have tlopied the li-lp, Old caused liir to hack, HihhIiv clvli'i; to Hie enemy the double oioiorttn.lU' nt wlileh Ihey availed llieiu-clvis lo escape tluouadi the Interval lie had made'. We have no de-lie lo pinion Ihls loiitinvvisy. v only ask that beioie Iheie t-h.ill be u flndliiR inlveue to Aduilial Aliiii..on ellln-r hy the pie. dent, Hie courts or the navy depaitment, that he be libui Ihe nppoilnnlty whleli has been given to Ailiiiiuil Sclilev In tue-cnt t-iich evidence as: liny make bnlh lde of ihe inittei elear. Vety ieneilinllv, Sl.l.vloii .t: (Mmphell and II. 'Ilioall, riiuiusel (or Hear Aeliilll.il W, T. Sampson, Tito piesjdeut will consider the brief In connection with Admit til Schely's ap peal nnd the navy department's com ment. dampers Before Senate Committee, Ily i:xiluivc Wire from 'flit Atkoolatcd t'reti. Washlugloii, K'l'- " -S iiiivu-l (jiniipeiit vv.n lieforo the M'liJle eoiiiiulllce on Iniinl-iatlun to ela.v and leileialed the ttalemtiiU lieirtofoie nude ifUJidlin.' Cliluoe iinmlKiaiJoii. Ho dwell es pecially upon (he kimijiffliiur of ( hlmx from faiuda and Meco, Inspector Dunn i-stluiaied that U.t I liinliuen came Into tlie country fiom fiili.uU and alexieo aiimullv, Chailes If, 1.1 1 tti inan. of Ihe Induslrld eominMon, ald the eimi iiiIaIoii took Mrou? uiouml in favor of continued Chlncte cic liisii.n. New Yorlc Central Company Censured Dy'l.'icluriir Wire from llicAimiltlrd Preji. Albany, X. Y I'll. 7. The Uti lalhoad toiu mtulon in 4 rep'it lianded down loday leifardiiec the i cccnt dl -ester in the I'uik avenue tunnel, Xcvv Vuik clly, ccn-suiiii the Nov ymk t eutral ioniuiiy, detlarlnc it Kiow,ly iiegllsieiit in plac ing an t'lieliuer in eliarge of U trjlu who had hut lud i.iiiiivuce In lumillir.- a lulu diiriu; "ruli" ham TOUR CHILDREN CREMATED. Tragedy at a Farm Houso Near Cumberland, Maryland. ' 0y Kxcliiihe Wire from Tlie AisocUte-l I'reM. Cumberland, Md., Feb, 7. At 3 o'clock this morning the farmhouse of Will lain P. ltobertson, about twenty-nine miles east of hero on the Maryland side of the Potomue river, was entirely tie slroyed by lire nnd four ot tho ltobert son children, Peat I, Owen, Eflle und Jo seph, the eldest aged 10 and the young est 4 yeors, were cremated, The tire, which Is thought to have started from sparlts from an open hearth, spread so rapidly thnt Jlr, and Mrs. Robertson found nil means of es cape gone for the children, who were asleep In another room, and were com pelled to Jump from n second story window, dressed only In their night clothes, In older to save their own lives. The parents made several futile at tempts to reach the children, but were driven buck by the flames, and after the fire had subsided somewhnt they were almost frozen befoie aid came from neighbors. WAGE SCALE REAFFIRMED . i i. Miners Heed President Mitch ell's Counsel in Inter est of Peace. Hy Kulutve Wire fiom the A-csodatcd 1'iiss. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 7. In a secret session which was begun lust evening and ended after midnight, the massed delegates of the United Mine Work ers, acting finally upon the advice of each of their national otllcers, adopted the report of the Joint scale commit tee made last night, which reafllrined the scale of 1001, as a whole. The report was decided upon at a meeting of the committee held late Fri day afternoon. President Mitchell called tlie meeting of the elelegates and mine workers to order and the meeting Immediately went into executive session. When the report of the committee was road a furore ensued, and If thu vote had been taken at that time, the strong strike sentiment existing would have been manifested by an over whelming vote to" iejeef the-report. At least twenty miners were on their feet at one time, demanding recognition of the chair, but President Mitchell called them to order and said: "I believe It would be suicidal for you at this time precipitately to do that which must Inevitably tie up the mines of the country and entail suffer ing upon j on and hundreds of thous ands of other people, if, after calmly discussing this report, you decide to reject It and declare for a strike I wish to assure you your national of ficers will stand by your action and do all in their power to make your action good. But I beseech you to consider wisely before doing that which you will surely regret In the future. I believe It is best that this report as read be adopted. I am honestly and firmly of the opinion that It will be for your best Interests to adopt this report that reotlirms last year's scale Vice-President Lewis also urged the adoption of the report as the most plausible and rational settlement of a complicated situation. The report was subsenuently adopted. The miners and operators now agree and last year's scale Is reaffirmed without change. Work on tho Meteor. Uy Kuliuht Wiie from the Auoclatcd Press. Xew Yoik, lVli. 7, Wotl, on Kmperor Will lam'H new yacht, the Meteor, is 0Ki.wln;r up idly at Mioolers bland. Today men licwi 1.1 hur the deck of the vcscl, and put on eoniniiv, ami by iiuoii, a considerable poillou ot the deck hid been completed. Yeoterclty Hie vvoik of building Hie vvjvs fiom width the vaclit will nllde into the v,ater, wui ueneiii, and In A day or two Ihey will be plaird uiidei the ves-el, It w.n htalcel today at the yanl that the ven.el would be all iiMily foi lauiidilnu Ihteo da) before the date k l for Ihe event. Germany Against Christian Science. Hy i:citislve Who fiom the Associated I'reni. lleilln, 1'eb, 7. I'uipeiiir William has lut.-r-veuecl to Mem the rpieed of th.s filth healluir t. tilt lu (ii-iin.iii3. Ill- iiujeMy liu hid lon'f cop-er-dices Willi the- chiefs of polite, for the pmpo-e nl devising iin'j-iiies to tuimleiact (lie campaign hoio evf Hie CliiUlluu Stletillsti, who have follow. us in the hhilier c titles of lleilln boclety. Il is claimed that the practice of ClitUtl.in Science tlietapcutln should be made Illearal in (trinuny. Sohleys at Asheville. Hi Kxiliisltii Wilt (loin (lie .Usoellted 1'iew,, Alicllle, X. t'., lYb, 7. Ailinli.il and llm. Schley weie Riven an ovation hen- this afternoon on their way hem Knowlllu lo Wellington, Tim train ktoppid twenty minute and duiliuc that Hum Mrs, Schley wuh prenenttil ulth u lime ho qui I by local Iviiivhls Templar ami the aduilial bpoke briefly to the throntr at the aiatioii, 'Il.c train is due in vvadiiniiimi tally lunmuuw morn. Ins.'- Mis. Davis Will Visit Jackson. Hy Kuluslvc Wire from 'Ihe Aism luted Cress. Jaikum, Ml.-., 1'eb. 7. -Il Is ci(Hila)l) an nounced tliat Mi. .Iillir.oii Pivls vvllioiiic to .l.icVion to unet thu I.i-t Icialaimc U'Jl wilt us Miiible In the hi-torie e.ipUu!.' It. uuilei-iooil "Heauvolr," her old home on lliejfuK toesl, will ho puitiu-ed by the tate uud ouverled into a lionic for liwitfinl coiiMciate' Slaughter of Doifs and Cats. Hy i:diislc Wire fioiu.fiiu A-otlaied l'ie Wllles-llaue, I'eb. 7,JAt U o'tlock this morn ing tlie bitltliciy of evej- dgg am cat found luoat on the ktivcts of li.viu.uth towivhlu commciieeil. They are belli? l.illtd mciau.-e it Is believed Ihi-v aie rt'Mioiiflhle foi tile tpteael of iiull-piv, of whitli lueie arV teveul cases lu tlic township. DEBATE ON CUBA IS PRECIPITATED BILL TO PROTECT PRESIDENT. Chairman Ray of the House Commit tee on Judiciary Prcoents Report. By Inclusive Wire Mem The Ao.oltrcl Press. Washington, b'eb. 7. Chairman liny, of the hotiBO committee on judiciary, today presented the report on the bill for tho protection of the president and the' suppression of crime against tho government. The' report states that the committee, has cnicftllly considered the .tianv nntl-anurehlstlc measures, and has sought to present a wise, con servative, constitutional and effective measure. The purposes of the bill are summed up as follows: First, prevent resistance to and pro tect the president and vice president of the United States, and those by law In line of succession to that high office; second, protect flie ministers and am bassadors of foreign governments ac credited to and within the United Slates; third, prevent the open and deliberate approval ot certain crimes, nnd also, certain unlawrul teachings, which, If permitted, are calculated and intended to breed lawlessness and crime against nnd culminate In the destruction of the government: fourth, prevent the coming to or naturaliza tion In this country of thse who teach or entertain such pernicious doctrines; fifth, prevent conspiracies in tlie United States to murder the rulers of other civilized nations; sixth, provide adequate and uniform punishments for these offenses wherever committed. All the offenses against government and Intended to impair or overthrow the government of the United States. The report makes an elaborate pres entation of the powers of congress to deal with the subject and need of shut ting out the lawless who seek our shores, and the committee has ex ercised care not to trench upon legiti mate freedom of speech and or the press. THE PRESIDENT'S SON HAS PNEUMONIA Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Seriously 111 at Groton, Mass. His Mother .Hastens to His Bedside. Dy Kxclmitc Wire from 'Ihe Associated 1'iess. Orotou, Mass., Feb, 7. Tho condition of Theodore Ttoosevelt, jr., son of Presi dent Hoosevclt, and a student at Oro tou school, who Is ill of pneumonia, was leported at "J o'clock tonight as being "as comfortable as could be ex pected."" Tbos-e who are in attendance at the lad'S bedside declined to give anything more definite. It was under stood at the school, however, that the patient showed some impiovement duilng the afternoon and early even ing. On receipt of word that Airs. Roose velt would come to Ayer from Boston on the first morning train, arrange ments were made to meet her at the station. The school Is about a half mile from the station. There are several other cases of pneumonia besides that of young Roos evelt and this afternoon the school was closed for two weeks on account of the prevailing sickness. The boys have been in the habit of running about baieheaded all winter. This Is thought to account for some of the seiious cold. Washington, Feb, 7. .Mrs. Roosevelt, the wife of the president, left Washing ton at 4:D0 o'clock this afternoon, for Oioton, Mass., where their son, Theo dore, Jr., Is lying seriously ill of pneu monia. She Is traveling in a dtavvliig room car on the regular train of tho Pennsylvania load which goes through to Boston without change, arriving there tomorow morning at 7 o'clock. From Hoston the Ilrst available train will reach Oioton at 30:3;! a. m. Mis. Hoosevclt Is accompanied only by a maid, The first Information to reach tho president and Mrs, Hoosevelt of the lllnei-s of their son was received at the white house by telegraph at U;20 this morning. The message was signed by the president of tho college where the young man is a pupil and stated In ef fect that a slight indisposition bad de veloped Into an acute and sharp at tack of pneumonia, and that he was seriously 111. Another messiiKe received during the cabinet meeting stated that the young man's temperature was KM. Arrangements were ot once set on foot for .Mrs Roosevelt's departure for Oro lon this afternoon and since the (list Intelligence wa received the piesldeiit has been In almost constant communi cation by telephone and telegraph with the ( ollege faculty. According to these frequent leports the son's condition rn maliiH almost unchanged snco morn ing. There Is no attempt to minimize the danger of an nctuto attack of pneu monia and the- president unit Mrs. Hoosevelt are well awiue that the young man's condition is serious. Kverythlng possible. Is being dono for him and the best physicians and nurses are In constant ntteiidaiue. I'lvsldent Hoosevelt himself Is very lllcely to go to (liotoi. nnd wilt do so except In the event or vry rcassining news being icceived during the night. If he elties go he will return limned, lately, if his son's condition admits. It tilt eddy has been decided that Mis. Hoo-cevtit must remain by her son's bedside, but If his condition Is such as to iimUu H cafe! for. llm prebldent to bo fat Slier nwuy from him, he will keep his engagement to go to the I'hatiestou exposition npd will 'leave with his party on Monday night us originally planned. Steamship Arrivals. Br Itiuive Wiie from The Awoclalfd Tie". Xew Voik, 1'eb. 7,T-Anicd; 1'atiiela, Jlaiu bin p. (leaieill htatendaia, HoUeidam, ia fly niouli uml Houlogne; Aller, (ienou and Naples; Phoenicia, llambuic;. lUiubuig Sailed: Kin. hic,ton, Antwerp. f roposltion to Have tlie Island Ad mitted to the Union as a Tcrritorij. STATEHOOD IS TO COME LATER Suggestions of Mr. Robinson Regard ing: Mr. Newland's Cuba'n Annexa tion Resolution Bills' Passed by the House The Senate Session Notably QuietPhilippines Tariff Bill Taken Up Early Measure Ap propriating !?200,000 for a Publlp Building at New Castle. I By Kvtliuive Wire fiom The A-.soci.nled Prcm. Washington, Feb. 7, The Philippine taiilt bill was taken up early In tho senate today. The session was notably quiet. Mr. Turner (Wash,) delivered a carefully prepared speech against thu bill and general policy of the Repub lican party In connection with thu Islands. lie spoke on the general Phil ippine question and had not concluded when the bill wus laid aside for the day. He discussed particularly the le gal and constitutional quesllons In volved In the government and control of, the Philippine archipelago by' the United States. After the adoption of only minor amendments, the pension appropriation bill was passed early in the session, A bill appiopi iating $200,000 ror the erection of a public building at Xew castle, Pa., was passed 'at the request or Mr. Quay (Penna,), who asked this Indulgence or the senate, as, undet- or ders of .his physician, he would Ho obliged tomorrow to leave the city for an Indefinite period. Bills Passed in House. The hou.'-e today passed the legis lative, executive and judicial appropri ation bill, the second of tho regular supply bills. As passed, it carries J-'S.m.DGP, which is 9."03.71 111 excess .it the current law. Only two amend ments of importance were adopted. One provides for si commission to redlstiict the legislative distilcts of Oklahoma and the other authorizes the president in his discretion to coveit into the civil service the temporary clerical force employed on account of the war with Spain. Theie are about 1,230 of thes-e cleiks still in the seivice. By the teims of the amendment, the president must place all or none of them under the civil service. A debate- on i.'tiba was precipitated by Mr. Robinson, of Indiana, who criticised the salaries paid in the Phil ippines. He suggested to Mr. Xevv lands, of Nevada, that be should add to his Cuban annexation resolution a pro vision that such annexation would lie In line with tlie government's colo nlal policy. Mr. Newiands declared that his resolution did not contem plate the perpetuation of the colonial policy, but It was the declared Inten tion to have Cuba ultimately admitted as a state. He said that immediate re lief was necessary to prevent a crisis -In Cuba. The best commercial union would be that which would come under political union. In reply to a question from Mi. nich.irdson, of Alabama, Air. Xewiaiuls said that while he did not think Cuba was prepared now for stnlobod, rather than have the present situation con tinue, with tlie possibility of civil war hi tho near futuie, be would welcome Cuba on any tMi-ms, "I should prefer, however," said he, "to have Culm admitted us a territory, with the promise of statehood." H. C. BOWEN STABBED. Street Car Man Wounded in a Gen eral Fight. II. C. Howeii, a st i cot car liuiii em ployed by the Scraiitou Itullway com pany, was coming along Providence road, between the tip barn and tho Carbon street bridge shortly after t o'clock this morning, In com puny with two fellow employes, when a party of three partly intoxicated men was en countered. The two parties became engaged In a quarrel, In tho course of which ilovv eu was stabbed by one of tho three men, till ol' whom ran away. Jluvven was ussibteel to the Lackawanna hospi tal by his companions, He was found to have a wound hi his sldo and an other in his aim, neither being serious. The Pocono Inn. Special lo the .Vianton Tiibune. Mioiid.buri,-, 1'eb. 7. A iroierty luiiUliihift In twee u i and i-ewu hundred acrc em u il.v- of ground, lomm.iiidlug a nugiiltkent view- In thu vIIIjkci nf Ml. I'oiono, unit along tho ilitmcsiuu hwlltvvalii iicek. hi heeie iurcliannt by a num. bet of hruiiiiiii in litakeu ot Philadelphia .aid vliiuiiy. win. will ucel a Minimer If.iorl ami loloiiv lo lio'kuowii .14 Hie Pocono Inn, iail. m the .pilii, in time for tlie lalt) iumiier and au tumn i'.non. " YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. ' !...ial data id IMi. 7, IWi: llhrhot leiiiiie'ialiuo ,,... : de'tce l.uii ttuiieialuie ,.,, ,,,. H dcgiee" ltclatlvc huiidilj : S a, in .,,, 8et per tent, S i. in , 4'i per rent, I'jccInitJtlou, 21 houm ended 8 . in., ,.0t Inclw j . t rr- -r -J t WEATHER FORECAST. -f - 4- WAsblnn-iou, Feb. 7. Forecast for Sat- -f -f unlay and Sunday! pwtiru IVniicylvaula, 4- fair Saturday and probably Sunday; frt-li -4 -f noithwcsteily wincU, diminishing, - t -r -rt-r -r-il t .' .-,