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MR.ifHEELER IS
REPUDIATED
Most of the Democrats In Gonnress
Disclaim Sumpathu with
His Utterances.
WHEELER WILL NOT
RETRACT HIS TALK
He Reads Some Telegrams That
Cause Considerable Sport In Con
clusion the Kentucky Statesman
Says That He Meant No Disrespect
to Prince Henry or the Geiman
People The Philippine Tariff Is
sue Provokes Lively Debate in the
Senate. "
Si l'uliultc ire from tlic A-iouakd Pro.
'Washington, Feb. 18. The speech of
Mr. Wheeler, of Kentucky, In the house
last Friday, when he blttetly assailed
Secretary Hay and Loid P.iuncefote
and ciltlcised the olllcial-pieparations
for the icceptloii of Prince Homy, had
a sequel in the house today dm Ing
the debute on the Indian uppiopiia
llun bill, Mr. Glllett, of Massachusetts,
in a half horn's speech, decluied that
the inteinpeiunce of Mr. Wheeler's
language carried Its own condemna
tion. Nevet theless, he (Glllett) giiev
otisly deploied such an affront to a.
foielgn country. Duilng the course of
the speech, two Demociats Robinson,
ot Indiana, and Thayer, of Massachu
setts, disclaimed any sjtnp.uhy with
Mr. Wheeler's utterances. These dis
claimers diew fiom Mr. Talbot, of
South Caiolina, the statement that he
deshed to shaie in the lesponslhlllty
of the speech, eveiy woid ol which,
he said, he endoited. Jlr. "Wheeler,
hlmselt subsequently leplied to Ms.
Glllett, reaffirming what he had said
and deflating that he would stand by
his words whether they were disci ect
01 not. He lead a number of letteis,
telegiams and one enblegiam fiom
London commending his ntteianees.
The incident was the fe.it me of the
day.
Eailier In the session, Mr. Hill, ot
CoftK-fCtltut, and Air. tfhulioth, of Col
oiado, discussed the foimei's hill to
ledeem silver in gold. Mi. Btfilesou,
of Texas, eiiticUed the piesldent for
.hanging his position on tiusts. Other
speakers weie Messis. Held (Demo
mat, Aikansas), Sutheilaud (Republl
eau, Utah), Padgett (Demoti.it, Ten
nessee), Pou (Democrat. Noi th Caio
lina), and Robinson (Democrat, Indi
ana). The Indian hill Itself was not touthed
In the speech-making,
Mr. Buileson (Texas) in his speech
on the subject or trusts, spoke of the
"strenuous one" who had succeeded to
the presidency last fall and eontiasled
his Minneapolis speech lust summer
with the utteiances in his message on
the trust question. Hotoie his acces
sion to the picMdeney he had spoken
of "trust batons" and "monopolists,"
nftnwaid of "captains of Industiy,"
all of which, he declined, indicated that
the president was conti tilled by the
forces in the Republican phi ty which
had in the past pioteeted tiusts.
"What Is the Deinociatle governor
of Montana doing to pi event the big
inilioud merger In the noithwesf.'"
asked Mr. Tuwney (Minnesota).
"II he Is not in Hue with the govvi
nor of yom state." ipsponded Mr.
Huileson, "then I lepudiate him,"
"Ho Is nut," letoited Mi. Tawuey,
"and he lepudlates ou."
Wheel ei's Reply.
.Mr. Wheeler in his leply to Mi. Gll
lett disclaimed any Idea that on last
Filday he had spoken for any one ex
cept himself, though he believed that
many people believed as he did. He
Mill he had had tnnunieiuble letteis
and telegiams lioni dlfteient paits of
the country containing unstinted pialsc
uf his speech.
For himself, ho said, he piefeued to
tell the truth, no matter how unpalat
nble It might be. Adveitlug to the
statements made by Mr. Cliosvenor and
Mr. Glllett last Filduy about tho visit
of the Pilnee of Wales duilng Huciiiiu
nn's admlnfbtratlon, Mr. Wheeler de
ilaied that those statements weie nb
Milutelj Ineotieit. lie said Piesldent
IhKhaniiu had iceeived the pi luce as
a ptlvate Individual and had borne the
i'peme mil of his own pocket: he
hnd'even paid the cost of a govern
ment luvenno nutter used on that oc
casion. He said that hi- never had ob
jected to lecelvlug a distinguished for
olguet with proper conbldetatlon.
What ho objected to was the spiilt ot
triieulency and sycophancy that hurt
ctmrncteilzed this and the pteeeedlng
ndinlnistiutlon, especially In tin con
duct of the statu depot tment. Itefui
rlng to tho communications he hud 10
ceivtd, he said that nine-tenths of
them weie fiom northern states and n
great majoilty of them from Republi
cans. "Ileforu tho American people,"
lie declared, "I say unhesitatingly that
I have not n word tu tetract, I sin.
ceiely believe wo ate drifting to a po.
sitlon hostile to Republicanism. I do
not bejee to occupy n great portion
in the woild, It Is necessary for us to,
sacililee our traditional ptinclpless. I
am the win of u foreigner and my
levo of the tepublio was bom and hied
in me, I have been charged in the
Pi ess with being an 'ignorant agrisub
tin 1st,' 1 am proud of being tho son
of a farmer and the son of a torelgner,
but I urn ashamed of the boot llcklnc
that characterises (,0 otilciul class lit
the republic today."
Pun Over Telegiams.
Mr, Wheeler then began to read some
of the communications ho had leteiv-
ed in ieply to u question fiom Mr,
oielng (Republican, Kentucky), lie
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said that few of them were fiom Ken
tucky. He first load a telegtnin from Ilocb
cster, X. Y., signed "A Llfelontr Tte
publlcan"; then a cablegram fiom
London also signed "A Lifelong .Re
publican." "That's the same man," m led out
Mr. Grosvenor. This remaik convulsed
the Republican side of the house.
"Have you anything there from Kd
ward Atkinson?" nBketl Mr. Shnttuik
(Republican, Ohio).
"No, not y,et," leplied Mr. Wheeler,
nmld derisive Jeets on the Republican
side. "Oh! You may laugh," he add
ed, "but when those who laugh so de
risively have been gutheied to oblivion
the name of Edward Atkinson will bo
remembered."
"Anything from Agulnaldo?" asked
Mr. Mercer (Rep., Neb.).
"To one who would be gulltv of the
dlscouitesy of that question," letorttd
Mr. Wheeler, "I will say I had rather
number Agulnaldo among mv fi lends
than such as he,"
Mr. Wheeh'i said he had heard that
his speech of last Friday was to be
ch ciliated as a Republican campaign
document. He declined that if the Re
publicans thought they could make
campaign capital out of it he would, at
bis ow n expense, circulate It In their
districts, together with a copy of the
speech of Jlr. Giosvenor, and would
debate the question on the hustings
with any Republican who deslied.
In conclusion, he said he had meant
no dlsiespect to Prince Henry or the
German people, and he did not see how
what he said could be tortmed into
such an interpolation. The incident
closed with a few lemaiks fiom Mr.
Boielng (Kentucky), who disavowed, on
behalf of the people of his stale, any
sympathy with Mi. Wheelei's position.
Thpn followed some lemaiks on gen
eial topics by Mi. Reid (Aikansas). Mr.
Sutheiland (Utah), Mr. Padgett (Ten
nessee). All. Robinson (Indiana).
The committee then aio.se. The sen
ate amendments to the census bill weie
dKigietd to and the bill was sent to
conteience. The house then adjourned.
In the Senate.
AW.slitncjton, Feb. lb It was agieed
bv tile Sfi,.te today that a dual ote
on the Ph.lipplne tin ill bill and the
pending amendments should be taken
next Mommy atteinoou at I o'clock
The onlv stipulation made by the min
ority was that the last day's debate
should be eicvottd to speeches not ex
ceeding ill if en minutes In duration.
Senuioi Wellington, of Muijlaml,
spoke tociay in opposition to the pend
ing bill and Senator Ktevv.ut, of Neva
da, in Mtppoit of the measuie. Mi.
Wei inMfiii'.' adehess coveted the
Philippine question getiernllj. He
.et i oi tli his well known views foite-
tully. He always had been a Republi
ci.n, be -.i!ti, a belleer In the sstem
ol piolcctinn and a suppoi tor ot a gold
sLmdaid l fiiriency, but he had come
to tlie paitmg ol the ways with his
puly in ISPS, when it developed "Its
I iiper,alit'llc tendencies." He opposed
the pending tin Iff bill because he did
i.ot think congress had the light to
enact legislation by width people were
taxed v lilum' lepreseiitntlon and gov
erned . itiioi't their consent.
Dining hl speech Air. Wellington
spoke ot the sea battle off Santiago and
saul Adnviai Sthley was In command
of liie -cmcI3 of the Ameilcan squad
ron, but the admlnlstiatlon had been
uiijast lo him as it had been to the
Cubans and Filipinos. He said he bad
nut iciolvei1 the ciedit due him but
an effoit had been made to besmlieh
htm and detract fiom his chatacter
am', bi.ivny. The mention of Sehely's
name caused applause In some ot the
Kuheiies.
Air. Wellington lefeued to his e on
fei entcs with the late Piesirtuit Mc
Kinley and said he had made it plain
to tin jietldent that he (Wellington),
would never ote for anything that
meant the peinianont retention of the
Philippines. He said that Agulnaldo
had been cuptuied by methods un
woi thy of the American ai my and had
been t.jtnpel'ed to write his proclama
tion in glng the Filipinos to suiender.
Drifting Without Policy.
Mr. Wellington said that after Hie
unification of the tieaty of Pails, the
A mot lean administration had had no
di finite Philippine policy.
"it has been drifting," said he, "with
out aim and without policy,"
Ho tldlculed Air. Lodge's nsseitlon
that congtes.s should make no pinmlses
to the FillpiiiQs, that It "should not
mmtgage the unknown futnie." The
tide of moiuls, he maintained, had be
come low, indeed, If a legislative prom
ise could not be kept. In discussing the
Oileutal situation, Mr. Wellington In
dicated a belief thot a gieat war was
Imminent, piobably between Russl i
and Japan, and due, vety llke.y, to
the bieahit'g up of China.
Mr, Wellington, lefettlng to tho war
In South Aftlcn, where the lioer was
"struggling for fteedom in his own
territoiy," said:
"Had our own hands been guiltless
of Filipino blood, wo would have ex
tended our sympathy for the noblest
nation that ever fought for freedom,
His opinion was that In tho Philip
pines the Inhabitants ought to bo per
mitted to establish their own govern
ment, under tho protection, If neces
sary of the United Btates. The aimy
of this government then could bo with
drawn from the archipelago and the
Filipinos left to work out their pun.
destiny,
At the conclusion of Air, Wellington's
speech a house bill appiopi latins 53,
000 to clear the Potomac, river near
Washington of Ice was passed.
Jlr. Stewart mode a btlef legal and
constitutional argument In support pf
Die authoilty of congtcss to hold tho
Philippines and to provide a proper
government for their inhabitants.
Pile on Maiy Street.
A uiio Btcry fume bulldlrnr at 41d Mary tiit
wj burned to the, ground early IhU morula,;.
The let was about $.1,
ALICE MORTON MAIlItlED.
Daughter of Former Vice Piesitlent
United to Winthrop Ruthorford.
B Excttiitte Wire from Tin AjiocUtn! rrm.
New York, Feb. 18. Miss Alice Aror
ton; fourth daughter of former Vice
President Morton, und Winthrop Ruth
erford were mauled today In (liace
Episcopal church. The Rev. Dr. Hunt
ington, rector of the chut ell, oltlelnted.
The wedding was simple In the ex
treme, theie being no bridesmaids and
no (Ueor.itlons In the chinch except
two bouquets of ascension lilies that
tilled the vases on the altar. The imhels
Weie Winthrop Chanter, Dgeitou Wln
tluop, Jr., J. liorden Hutrlmnn, Wil
liam R, Tmvers und Herman Duryen,
Tho bride was gowned in heavy Ivoiy
satiii, severely plain with a ell of
Bibssels lace that was caught With a
slender spray of oiange blossoms nnd
fell over the train of Iter gown. She
woie no jewels and cm tied an Ivoiy
praytrbook.
Those present Included the Mm quia
de Tulleyiand, Mr. and Airs. James P.
Keinoeban, Air. and Airs. John Jacob
Astor, Mr. and Airs. Adtlan Iselln, Air.
and Airs. Bayard Cutting, Air. and Airs.
Cornelius Vandei bllt, Mr. and Mrs.
Pane Whitney, Air. and Alls. Clarence
Alnckay, Air. and Alls. Whitelnw Reid,
Air. ond AlTs. Douglass Robinson, Air.
and AIis. Twombly and Dr. and Alls,
Webb.
REPUBLICANS WIN
AT PHILADELPHIA
A Sweeping Victory for the Admin
istration Kinsey's Majoiity for
City Solicitor Is 115,000.
B Kulushc W'iie from thp AwuiUiJ l'u
Philadelphia, Feb. IS. In the muni
cipal election bete today 'the Republi
can admlnlstiation tortes won practic
ally a sweeping vlctoiy. The election
was for a city solicitor, six city magis
trates, city t oiincllmen and school dl
lectors, The electois also lottrt on a
pioposltion to increase the tltj's debt
live millions of dollais. For city solici
tor John L. Klnsey, the Republlcm
and I'nlon paity candidate' and tfce
piesent Incumbent, was elected bv a
laige majority over Ch.nles C Itinnev,
the Dinotiatlc and Alunlelpal League
Fusion candidate. Each elector was
allowed by law to ote for font ot the
six magistrates to be elected, thus giv
ing minority lepresenttuion. The six
successful candidates ate:
Robeil J. Aloote, Daid S. Scott,
James A. Bilggs and W. J. Hughes,
Republicans, and Jptites K. Gonn.ui
and Thomas C. Fitzpatrlck, Demo
cratic and Alunlelpal League fitsion
Ists. The dele.ited candidates are Wil
liam R. Knight, jr., and James I!.
Sheehau, of the Union party.
The pioposltion to increase the city
debt was tail led by a substantial ma
joiil. '
Theie wtie numeious close contests
toi coiuiullmeu In the seieial w.uds,
and it was quite late befoic dellnite lt
sults weie known.
In e'iy w.nd wbcie theie was a
flcht foi tountlls, the administration
won. Tho bllteist contests was In the
Thlrtv-fcHiilh waul, wheie ex-Post-inater
Thomas L. Hicks, the Alunlti
pal League and ITnlon p.n ty Fusion
candidate, was opposed to James Dim
lap, Republican, lor select councils.
Dunl.ip won by a decided majoilty.
Kiiisej's majoilty for city solicitor is
oer 113,000.
POSITION FOR MR. GAGE
He "Will Probably Succeed John A.
Stewait as Piesident of United
States Tiust Company.
tt) hxdws.be W Ire from Tlie Assadateil l'r9
New York, Felt. IS At a special
meeting ol the tiustets of the United
States Tiust company, John A. Ptew
ait tendeied his lesignatlon ot the
ofllce of niesldent, and lecommended
that Lyman J. Gage, foimer stcietiny
of the tieusmy, be chosen his suc
cessor. It was tiudeistood that Air.
Gage would accept. Air. .Stewait wiote
a letter to the ttusttes, In which he
said'
"Owing to my advanced .veins, I have
for some time been setiously contem
plating the Impoitancc of Installing a
.suitable successor to myself In the
presidency of the company, but until
vety lecently I have been unable to
suggest any one for the position. With
in tho past few weeks, however, It has
occuned to me that possibly the Hon.
Lyman J. Qnge, tho late seciotary ot
the treastuy, might bo available for the
position, and It alToids me gieat pleas
ure to state that, after cotiespondeneo
and a personal confeieuce with him, he
lias been prevailed upon to signify his
willingness to accept the ptcsldency,
should It meet with tho concurtenco of
the' board. I am convinced that Air,
Gage Is admirably fitted for the plate,
and believe that under his guidance the
prospetity of the company will con
tinue in Increasing measure,"
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Djr Fxclulre Wire from The Associate J I'rest.
I'rniWeiice, It. ! I'tb. IS. Iinii. U PJupIn,
of till citj, h.h toJjj cleuoj lliutinint trou'r
nor liy die kgUkuuie. Ilia oto wjj 7d fur
Mitpliy, .iiwimt SI fur A. A. Arilumliqulr,
Uemocr.it. Tho ollito a inutle umut by Uio
ili'itli ).it Peteuiber ol Oocmor (Iivkoo oii4
tlio eoiiMNjuiut ucestoii to tliu rlujr of tie
ilitef inntlio hj i.liuteiunt Uouinor () II
Kimlull.
Steamer dieclan a Wieek,
S)feUI to tlie fccrjuton Tribune,
llallfin, K. s-, I'cb. 18,-Tho Rtriimliil Allm
lino steamer llrrilan, ttlilcli rtmck (lie ioik jut
outsMo o( tlio lurbor leu Ojjs ago, bruin.- in tuu
iinO-r tho fori a ot tlie tcnqicwt last nltflit .mil tij
4 ioiiiiletc wreck. Tlic lule ot tlio e,cl siiin.l
on tMii led anil a nial utanJs npilslit jn cadi
IJil.
DEATHS OF A DAY,
Di Kulmhe U'iie liom (bo .isjsociited I'icsa.
I.ltlk! Itotk, Ail;., leb. S, Colonel "llob'
Crotfctlti father ol Secretary ol htato Crockett
ami emiution of Pavy frockitt, heru oj Alamo,
died at hla bomo in Stuttgart, Ust nlitht. All
tat ollicea closed today, Colonel Ciockctt tin
,0 )ear ol ago.
Ilerlln. Feb. IS. The death I auuuuured ot
Julius Wolff, the celtbiatcd uteoloIft and oi.
tho(cdUt oi tho Unlur.lt) ol Dei I In.
HOT TIME AT
One o! the Fiercest Political Gdin-
DiiKuis in the Historu
oT the Gitu.
LARKIN PLECTBD BY
A LARGE MAJORITY
Much Bitterness Manifested nnd Nu
meious Fights Take Place In the
Majority of the Western Pennsyl
vania Towns little Interest Is
Manifested The Hestilt Elsewhere.
Hi l,dult' Vile from the Ahothleri Prcis.
I'Htsbuig, P,i Fob. 18. After oneiof
the fleiucsl and stubbornly contented
einnpalgns the heaviest vote ever polled
in a municipal election In Pltlsbuig was
polled today and at 10 o'tiotk tonight,
though i etui ns are coming in slowly,
enough has lieen t etched to make It
almost certain that the present Itepub
lltau administration has been defeated
by the Ttepubllcnn-Democratlc, or Citi
zens ticket by a good-sized majoilty.
Kepubllean riiahmnn Blown claims
that Joe K. Lewis, the present Incum
bent, has been elected controller by five
thousand majoilty. The Citizens chair
man, on the otliPi hund, claims tho
election of John D. Lai kin bv between
ten thousand and flttten thousand ma
joilty. Conslileilng the heated cam
paign, the lack of tiouble at the polls
is lemarkablc. While mimeious lights
took place and much bitterness was
sdiown by the workers, nothing seiious
ly ttansphtd, and only four or llu ar
rests were made.
At no time, except at a piesldcntl.il
election, has the tountlng of otes pro
duted moi e Intel est bv the citizens,
and tonight the downtown stieets weie
jammed with people awaiting the re
sult of today's contest.
The light foi controller was the piln
cipal battle, but with it, in many wauls,
the contest for councilman was almost
its exciting. The new councils will ptob
ubly be Republican, but the Citizens
hue elected quite a number, who, It lb
claimed, will give the tusionists a good-
sized w oi king mlnoilty.
The election in Atlcghony was eiy
Millet and nnintcretfwrf the election of
1-iiown, the piesent Republican incum
hent, lor contioller halng been a piac
tlcal walkover.
Towns in western Pennslnulu gen
eially held elections today, but in the
innjoiltv of cases no special contest has
been noted except lor minor offices.
Returns Aie Meagie.
itduins tu midnight aie lather
nic.igie.
At Oi! Citj , James Hasson, Demo
cat, was elected mavor oer J. II.
F.iliiiir, litpublitan, by tluee bundled
ni.ijiititv.
At t'ony. Indications aie that Itob
ett Iiilteifon, Republican, wins oer
Iltny Aucr for city tieasuiei.
Lciiubl.tans cany cveiything in
Aletccr with the exception of one con
stable and one school director.
At Unlonlown, foi tho (list time In
many yeais the Republicans made a
clean sweep of all the borough unices,
the Demociats only getting the mln
oilty election offices lequiied by law.
A sutptislngly heavy Mite was polled.
Hot contests were waged in eeiy waul
and some ai rests weie made for alleged
Illegal oting.
At ijbensbutg, in one of the most
bitterly contested local elections held
In lecent jems, J. D. Paulsh, Denio
ciat, for Justlte of the pente, was elect
ed over AMlton Jones, Republican, by
a majoilty of six votes. The Republi
cans have elected two new countilmen
and will now contiol that branch. All
Republican candidates for other offi
ces wcte elected. The weather was In
tensely stotmy and theie was a gieat
falling olf In the vote.
At Iltadfoid, with tho Third and
Sixth watds Inciting, the returns Indi
cate tho election of George H, Potter,
Demount, for mayor; William Rov
nird, jr., Republltan, for city tieasuter,
and Fied AI, Kelleher, Demoeint, lor
city contioller, Tlie school boaid and
councils will be Republican.
Tho only casunllty tepoited In west
em Pennsylvania lesultnnt from the
election conies fiom Old Bilnton, wheie
Fiedeiick Jones, colored, about 27
yea ib old, while attempting to patch
up a peaco with Thomas Turner, on
behalf of John Davis, was shot nnd in
stantly killed by Tinner. Turner, It Is
said, was shot In the neck but he made
his escape.
Roth men aie coloted and employed
at the Rdgur Thomson steel woiks.
They wete teturnlng from the polls In a
cart Inge when a dispute arose over
some election nil&undot standing nd
tlio shooting followed.
Victory nt Connellsvllle,
The hottest municipal election In tho
lilstoiy of Coimellsvllle closed tonight
with Republican victoiles In all wauls
except the Third where Clair Still
wagon, Detnoeiatie candidate for coun
cil won out,
At Scottdale, the boiough election re
sulted in o, -victory for tho whole Re
publican ticket. Tho bond issue was
defeated,
At Franklin, Br, S. G, Foster, Re
publican, was elected mayor over John
K. Gill, Prohibition and Demon at. A
large vote was polled.
The election "passecl olf quietly at
Alouongahela tonsldetlne- the strong
feeling existed, The city ticket elect
ed was Republican. City councils ato
nbout evenly, divided between Demo
crats and Republicans.
Rutler hud a. quiet election with lit
tle Interest shown. Tho Republicans
elected tho full boiough ticket and
tluee of the flu school dliectms,
Election at Stroudsburg.
Stiotidsbutg, Pa., Feb. IS. The elec
tion today passed off very quietly. The
storm of yesteiday kept many countty
yoteis fiom the noils. In Stioudsbuig
and, Uust Slroutlsburg the Republicans
and' Demociats divided honors. Outside
of these two towns und the townshins
of 8J.iotul, Puriidlce and l'ocono, wlieie
supervisors nnd school director lights
was on, there wan little attention being
given tlie municipal election today. The
letuins fiom the farming dlstilcts thus
far received Indicate that the Demo
crats have been geneiully successful.
Republicans Win at Wilkes-Barre.
Wllkcs-H.me. Pa., Feb. IS, A heavy
vote was polled at the cty election to
day. The Republicans elected the fol
lowing ticket over the Citizens ticket:
Mayor, Chntles II. Pi lee: tieasuicr,
Owen D. Jones: contioller, Fitd De
nials. A number of countilmen wete
elected on non-partisan issues.
Democrats Carry Harrisburg.
Ilmrlsburg, Feb. IS. Vance C. Mc
Coimlck, the Democratic nominee' for
mayor, Is elected bv 2.000 majority tiver
Dr Samuel F. Ilassler, Republican.
Tho Democrats also iliilm the election
of John K. Royal, city tteosuter; Will
iam II. Aioore, city controller, and
Jumes II. W. Howard, William AI.
Gastiock and George W. Lelsemun, Jr.,
city assessots. ,
AlcCormlck Is 2tt yeats old, and was
captain of the famous Yale foot ball
team In IS!)::. The proposition to in
ciease the city Indebtedness 51,060,000,
for public Impiovemcnt, was adopted
by r,,000 majority. MrCotnilck was one
of the originators of this movement and
bad charge of the legislation In com
mon councils, of which he Is a member.
At midnight tlie Republican leadeis
conceded the election of the entlte
Demociutic city tleKqt.
At Lancaster.
Lancaster, Pa Feb. IS. Cluster Cum
niings, Republican, was elected mayor
today ovet Clifton Evans, the Demo
el atic candidate, by a majority of l.ISS.
the largest ever given to a. Republican
mayoralty candidate, after a sharp
campaign, in which the anti-Quay Re
publicans, who opposed Cunuuiiigs at
the primary, clashed with the Quay fac
tion, led personally by Secretary of the
Commonwealth Griest. A ote slightly
lighter than usual was polled. Repub
licans alsp elected five out of six select
countilmen ami twenty-four out of
twenty-seven common counclhnen, leav
ing the complexion of council un
changed, with 22 Republicans and 4
Deinociatle membeis. Geoige Uiesier,
Republican, was elected aldoimau in
the Fifth waul,
Altoona.
Altoona, Pa , Feb. IS Altoona has
elected the Demociatic candidates for
major, tieasuicr and contioller, S.' AI.
Hoer, Fied Sheffield and Joseph Ham
mer, lespectlvely, defeating the Repub
lican endidates, John Plunimer. John
Tlarnluim and J Learner. The Repub
licans elect tiff school dliectots. Dr.
ifi-Cnrtliv and D. K. Howe, and the
boaid of as'-essots.
Johnstown Is Republican.
Johnstown, I'a Feb. IS. The Repub
llcons canied the Itv in todav's
municipal election bv majorities tang
ing li om r.on to TOO. John Pendi v. Re
publican, will succeed L. D. Wood! tiff,
Domotiat. as mavot. Alexander Wil
son nnd Ch.nles H. Webn, both Repub
licans, -weie elected contioller nnd
tieasuicr, lesnec tivelv, and will suc
ceed Republicans in ofllce. The total
vote cast was about 0,300, which Is over
100 below that east In the municipal
election of 1S99. A P.eitc snow storm
raged all day and kept many voteis at
home.
Republican Mayor at York.
Yoik, Pa., Feb. IS, M. 15. Gibson, Re
publican, is piobably elected mayor
ovet Luther A. Small, Democrat. The
Demociats will doubtless elect tlie rest
of their city ticket. The Republicans
claim to have elected all their council
manic candidates. A great deal of cut
ting was done, and the count is slow.
At Williamsport.
Wllllamspoit, Pa. Feb. IS. At mid
night the Indications aie that John F.
l.aedlein, Democtat, Is elected mayoi
over James N. Kline. Republican, by
tiom CO to 100 majority.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT
AT NUEVA VIZCAYA
Governor Taft Receives Cable Mes
sage from Commissioner Wright
in Refeience to the Matter.
0 Kxcliuhe Wire from The AuocUted hnt,
Washington, Feb. IS, Governor Taft
stated to the senate committee on the
Philippines today that he'had tecelved
a cable message fiom Commissioner
Wtlght, who Is acting as govei nor of
the Philippines In his absence, stating
that the province of Neuva Vlzcaya, in
the not them pint of Luzon, had just
been oiganlzed and given a civil fotm
of government, Theie tiro now about
thirty-five oiganlzed ptovitices.
Nttova Vlzcaya has been pacified for
some time, but about 00,000 of its 75,000
population ate Igoitotes. Governor Taft
said ho did not Know what loun of gov
ernment had been given the ptovince,
but that he supposed that under the
clioumsUiuces It would be of a unlet -mil
nut me,
ELECTION IN PITTSTON.
Democrats Generally Successful in
Selection of Councilmen,
Bprclil to Hit ScrantPB Trlbunt
Plttston, Feb. IS.-Hul llttlo Inteiest
was manifested nt the polls hete today.
Common counellrneii were chosen in the
odd wards, and the Democtuls elected
all save one, The cnndiilatt.s weie
elected ns follows;
coiiimun tuincll Hrt waul, Join Airnjn,
P.; Martin Ihuon, p. 'Ihlnl ward, 'lliwu J.
.Nevin, P.; Joseph Mcloh, P. 1'lftli. wjr.l,
.lolin Kellj, p.; John Keiioe, P. Seventh ward,
I'. V. Hutt-MJii, It j J, If, Po.v, p. Miuh njul,
M. N Ponnclb, P ; M ,1, l(jn,, p.; I.itientli
ward, l.uke (Vniicis, P.; IMtrick I'oicoraii, U.
Delawaie Oharteis.
II; IImIu.Ivii Wire from (he Ai-m'Ulul 'u.
Povei, Pi'l., I'cb. 18,fVrtlilcate of incoipom.
tlon wire llUd heiu tojay at follow: Tlic Hono
Industrial and Commercial tonipany, of I'ilU
buijfi capital iOO.OCW, to numuc u looiu'iilhg
buiineti., the lidiotiial ('uimurclal Union, of
Heno, I'3.; capital, friOO.CiOO, m d . rftnci.il
tru,t bmlness.
MISS ELLEN
MR. F0ERDERER WITHDRAWS.
Will Not Be a Party to Pioposcd
Traction Meigcr.
lb r.xclmlir Wire frym llie vmuilated I'ni,
Philadelphia, Feb, IS. t'oiigiessmnn
Foeuieie.' today announced that he
liad wltllihnvvn fiom tlie lecently in
gatiTzc'l Mat-Wort syndliate which se
uued iiauciilsfcs for all the stieets In
tho city not 'now occupied by lines
of the I ulon Traction company. John
M. Muck, a conti.tctor of this city, was
associated with Congiessiiian roetder
cr and was the pilnclpal ptomoter of
a project to meige the new syndicate's
int'Tefla. with those of the I'nlon
Ti action company, which controls all
the sheet lalhoad lines In the city.
A i optical having this end In Iev
wis submitted to the dlteelois ol the
Tnioti Tiactlon company nnd a meet
ing v.n scheduled for esteulay to
consldct the proposition. For ome
leasem, rot explalneu, the meeting
tailed to take place.
Mr. I'Oi'itici'pr said he had become
inteieFt1d in the fi.inchlses with the
cole ot '"cl of giving the public better
transportation facilities and that mulct
no cheilitis tutiees would he be a patty
to the sale ol them to the Union Trac
tion company. His oppoi Utility to cai
ry out his Intentions ceased when the
fianchlses wete made the basis of a
iievi' ompariy to take over the Union
Ti.ietion company and effect a. com
plete monopol.v of the city's stieets. As
a ieiilt. he said, he withJievv fiom
lull her rai UcipiUion In the deal.
STRIKERS TO RETURN.
Between Twenty and Thiity Moie
of the Insurgents Will Be
Back on the Cais Today.
Retvveen twenty and thiity of the
stieet cai strlkeis will return to woik
today. They are a pait of the 'insur
gent"." Othets of thee will leturn to
woik when iuiis can be ai ranged to
accommodate -them.
They would hae gone back to woik
last Monday had It not been tint
lilsliop Hobun held them bade. At the
solicitation of man, and prompted by
ills own icguid foi the city's wellaie,
'be undettook a settlement of the stillc.
Melius desliotis that the ttlkc sljould
be settled by the stieet tar men's
union, and realizing that the first step
should be the hainionlzing of the tiik
ei, he ai ranged for a meeting at the
Episcopal lesldence Satin clay night, of
lepiesentatives of the two factions.
Pi evident Shea and others of the ex
ecutive board expiessed a wUUngntis
to attend such u meeting, but all effoits
to lotate them pioved futile and later
It was learned that the men with whom
tho bishop had been dealing left the
city Saturday afternoon. The meeting
was postponed from night to night, In
the hopes that these men or some one
representing them would respond to
the suinimons, but they tame not, and,
yesteiday, the bishop concluded lo
have nothing more to do with efforts
at conciliation. When the insurgents
heatd thut tho bishop's effoits weie at
an end, they tesolvcd to t etui n to
woik, ,
One of the Insurgents, who will le
turn to work today, deelarsd last night
that he and his wife and tluee clin
ch en have lived for four months on
is, the whole amount of rebel he was
able to secuie from the union.
The Insurgents called a meeting last
night, to which they invited all stiik
eis who desited to vote on a pioposl
tion to return to woik. The meeting
was called late In the afternoon, and
this, couoled with the fact that the
night was veiy stormy, lestilted in
many or the itisurgems themselves fail
ing to get to tlie' meeting. At the dose
of the session tlje lollowlug was given
out for publication:
To tlio Public;
We, the undcr&fKiicil, foimer tmmliera ( Pah
ion lftJ, AmiliMimleil Association ef Mud l.ii.
tj) Pinplojis of Aimricj, liming hiu-,toil u
cr.v im.itij to lirlut; about a ir. ltlemi.nl ot l'u
street cor strike thioiigh tho ortanUaitun, mu!
lulling fulled to acconuilbh tliU, aie now com
pelled to uturn to ( I.; .mil up .i:, the ul1!r
to pitrontre the (in In ordtr Hut other u
icturn to vvoik a uon h oiiliU.
11. A, lliviiolik, li, . 1'iltb, II. i'lnUif, .
I. l'HKi. Jaimi. MJttkoii, S. llnKInn. I V.
Pillj, J. (I, lluliiiil, V. hteveri, H, It. Ilia
Bii, II Drlwolf, W, M llimula.'c, A, 1 pit
limn, V I', Untie I, II, (1. 'mil.', If It slut
lcr, John Mil.ol.oii, Ju-ipli lluill.e, M I..mh li.
Xlpe of those who signed tho above
statement wo not Insiu gents, and mu
still membeis of the union, The Insttr-
gnus claim that llfty-tliteu stilkets all
, told will ictuin to woik.
THE RESULT IN CARBONDALE.
Hon. James J. O'Neill Elected Mayor.
Republicans Sweep Waul Ofilces.
Tlio lesttlt of the sphl led election in
Ciubouil.ilo was viuually a Itepubllcin
victoij, tlmtigh the mayoralty was
taken by the Demounts, lion. .Jaules
.1. O'Neill beitis elected by 7 majoilty,
Cleoigo W, r.vons, lleiublltiin, was
elected contioller, and P, F. Conner,
Peinocint, was ieeiei ted city tteiis-ua-i.
Tho Hepublicans swept thB ward
ofilces, besides electing two ot the three
city assessois. Tho Republican major
ity In councils was lucic.ued liy ihue
Mites. The school boaid and poor boaid
1 email! the same.
Steamship Ai rivals,
)! I vliiiho Wire Hum the s,ocUled f're.
,n orkl 1'eli. IS. Anlted; KaUeiln Mjila
't'heitsa, lieiMU, ('lured; lieriiiauli , ihcrpool,
llavtifoid, Antwerp; St. Paul, Southampton.
Sailed; hjUer Wllhelm dcr (hone, Urcmeii,
Antneip Artlved; Kenslnifton, e VorK.
feieity I'awctl: Phoenicia, Jcwr VorU for Hani-innv-
Uoulogne Arrived; Statendain, Kcw Voik
for Itottrrdaiu. Mo ot W'itfht r Jtjcil ; llkelu,
New Voil: foi Diemin.
STONE
AT LIB
Tlie Captive missioiiarij Is Now
Sale in the Gare ot an
American Dragoman.
REVEREND TSILKA
IS UNDER ARREST
The Husband of Miss Stono's Com
pnnion in Captivity Believed to
Have Been Concerned in tho
Scheme to Abduct MiGsionariea.
The Tuiki3h Authorities Havo
Suspected Tsilka for Some Time.
Bv n.iliMu' W lie firm tlie Afmchtcd t'u-'.
Paris, Feb. IS Tlie Temps this even-.
In? publishes a dispute li fiom Con
stantinople, which announces that Mlts
rJllen M. Stone has been icleased by
the bilgands. who have held her cap
tive since September ,i last, and has
been handed otr In good health to the
diagomnn of the Ameilcani legation.
The dispatch adds that the "Uev
erend Tsilka" has been anested on the
charge of complicity In the kidnapping
of Mls Stone.
London, Feb IS. Tlie llev. Tsilka,
who, ntcoidlng to the Constantinople
eoiiespondent of the Pails Temps In a '
dispatch announcing the lelease of
Miss Stone, had been .nested on tliu
chaise of eonipliclt In the kidnapping
of the inisslon.il y, is the husband of
Mine. Tsilka, Miss Stone's companion.
It was announced recently that the
TuiUish aiitboiltles suspei ted the Ucv.
Tsilka ol complicity in the abduction
ot the mlsslonaiies.
ICE GORGE 70 MILES LONG.
Ohio River Closed at Wheeling and
Trouble Is Feared.
IH F'tltuhe Wira from The l;or fated I'rcs
Wheeling, W. Ya , Feb. IS. A got go
Of lee seventv milts long tills the Ohio
fiom a point a Jew miles abovo tills
city to M.ulitttt. The tiver closed lo
dav at Wheeling and nt a number c.C
points between this city and Mailett.i.
Theie is eve iv Indication that before
the cold snap is ovei the Ohio fiom
Mniittta to tho mouth ol the Allegheny
rivet at Pltlsbuig will be one mass of
ice
Itlvenneii wiv that the situation is
alaimlng. Not within their nioinoiyhns
the Ohio been so lull of goiged Ice, and
the lesult, should Iheie be a ftcahet
tallying befoic It the accumulated
masse.-, would be dlsastiotis.
Itepoits fin in points above indicate
that the liver Is last closing between
Wheeling and PIttsbuig. In 'ome places
the goige is twenty feet high, and so
tightly wedded that the liver seeks new
outlets In fields mid small stieain".
Jllveimen aie getting their craft In
shape to withstand the most teirlflo
flood known in recent veins
MINE CAVING IN UNDER TOWN.
Pour Acies ot Giound on the Out
skirts Have Sunk.
lb hxilmlvc Wnt ln.ui ini' cnlatcd l"ii '
Heavei Falls, Pa.. Feb. IS. Tlie In
habitants of the mining town of Con-'
nelton. about lllteen miles west of licit',
wete tin own into sunt constei nation
last night by the shaking and tiem
bllng of the eaith, accompanied bv n,
tumbling noise, lollowed by teuinc
tiashes and a heavy icpoit.
It, wiih illscoveted that about lour
ones of the sin face over an abandoned
(oal mine, at the outsklits of the town,
had gone down about seven leet, nnd a
ast hole nai liy filled with fences,
ttees, locks, etc, was exposed to view-.
It Is Mid I hut unit ot the town is
lindei ruined nnd the Inhabitants fear It
niav sink Into the mine
Yeai.s ago. when the toal was taken
out the plllats of coal wete teniovid
and In their place weie subslltului pil
hus of wood. These pillars have totted
away and thtto Is no telling how much
of tlm smfitee ina,y tumble In at inly
tlnio.
Diopped Poiuteen Stoiies to Death.
Il l.vclu.iM Wire fiom tho Anotiitr.1 Press".
Clcielnid, tlinu, I'll'. It- llttliv J. Wil-mn mill
Irid Ili.ill, ntiiutui.il litiu vvcnlviia '.ii the Sui.
field biilldiii),', v.uv Llllnl by lallinit fouitun
nudis in th. gi Hind lilw till- attiriioon, I ho
nirn weie il-tuilini; In an duaioi. A laifc"
llmlnr pi iliillm; 11 "Ml the ilcuilai i.mslil in a
iiimIiiu lti)i and uuo the floor nt the ilcvatnr
nu, filloivinir tho men to diop tlie mini di tame.
Huh linn ntic di-id rhcn picked up
Postal Appointments,
fir inclusive W ne from The Anoclatcd 1'fMf
W ililM.ivii. l''h. IS Tho following fourth
u I'tinitihariii lwsumsteM nero appointed to
dat: ( mill, JclttMon county, J. 1!. l'r...
l.uii'i Mill-, IctfeMon county, ft. M. Colhelt,
llu-iiitriaiit, Wyoming county, O. U. Itoiisiant,
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.
local dita fir lbruary IS, J0J;
IllUhcr tiliiM.anro 23 deioen
J oi.l lempiiuiuru , , 20 deriei'i
Itelutho liumldii.v :
f a in, ,. . . ,..,,.,....,.,... (( per cent.
s p a , ,.,,., 03 per ceu:.
IV'tlpttailon, 24 hours ended 8 p. m.,,,. .0) inch
buonfall, H lours tiuled 8 p. in.,, .00 incji
ERTY
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, I'eti, 18. t'orieuit for 4-
f W'cdncviday and Tburtday: i:attiu I'mii.
tohanla, fair W'eduoday und lliursdayj -
-f- lulk noithvet windu on tho twA.
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