niWDNMIIV Jury Acquitted the Ex-Senator! of "Charge of Conspiracy to Wreck Bank. APPOINTED SENATOR.! Acquittal Generally Expected Alter the) Prosecution Rested Its Case After Offering Hxpert Testimony. I'ttpem and liouk* of tliu l'eoi>l«'» llauk round in Desk at <'astii*r Jolin S, llop- Klm Were (irauaiii or llio Frosei'utlou Hopkins Commuted Suirldi) and Lift liank In I'srll. Harrlsburg, l'a.. April 2.".-—Upon the receipt of ilic news from Philadelphia i hat Senator Quay had been acquitted of the conspiracy charges (Jov. Stone appointed Quay I'nited States Senator ■ iiitil the regular Legislative session of 1901. The appointment is addressed to the 1 'resident of the I'nited States, and it i> stated in the letter lo be made un der the authority of clause 'J of section of article 1 of the Constitution of tin* I'nited States. Philadelphia. April 2C>.—Ex-Senator .Matthew S. (juay was declared not guilty Friday of the charge against him of conspiracy to use unlawfully money of the Commonwealth deposit ed at the People's Bank. The verdict was returned at 11 o'clock, when the lury, which had retired at U o'clock Thursday afternoon, was brought in after ail announcement that an agree ment had been reached. The acquit lal was generally expected after the prosecution rested on Wednesday af ternoon, having offered practically on ly expert testimony in prove the case. | I'he jury, when it withdrew, took into ; ilie jury room all the hooks of the bank and the other documents which liail been admitted into evidence and which had formed the basis for the "•\pert's testimony, and ii had been thought that the jury might not linish its examination of the books so soon. I'apers and books found in the desk el' John S. Hopkins, cashier of the People's Hank in Philadelphia, were the ground of the proceedings, against Quay. Hopkins eoimnittcd i suicide towards the end of March, i ISMS, and as soon as papers left by j 1 iilll were opened, and ii was found j Iha I certain of Hopkins's transac tions had imperilled the bank, the | doors were shut and a receiver was ap ; pointed. This receiver. Thomas W. llarlow. found, as testified later, books and pa \ pets in Hopkins's desk which, it was alleged, implicated Quay with others: in the unlawful use of State funds de posited in the bank. 3 KILLED BY HIGHBINDERS. < liineso "kJutrhel at War in l r rt»*nn. l al., light :i ltattl*. Fresno, Cal.. April 21. A bloody highbinder war broke out in china town yesterday. Three Mongolians occupy slabs in the Morgue, two more are at the County Hospital, mortally wounded, and nine are behind the bars in the county jail. Large numbers of "hatchet men" arrived here from San Francisco. The Chinese decoyed the policeman on duty to quarters remote from the scene. Fpou hearing the iirst shot. Police man Itapelji ran to the alley north of Tulare street, where he saw two Chin i'se pumping lead into the body of a third Chinese, who lay at their feet. Further up the alley were at least a dozen Chinamen, running about and blazing away at each other. Policeman Morss saw a highbinder run up to a Chinaman named Chin Chi him. killing him instantly. The mur derer started to run, Morss tired, the the ball penetrating the Chinaman's hack, and he is now dying at the hos pital. The tight is between the King Kmtg Tongs and the Suey On Tongs. Hoy Acquitted of Murder. Muncle, Ind., April 22.—Fred Oland. r_' years old, was acquitted by a jury of the charge of murdering Andrew Kodenmiller, a 5 year old playmate. Last November the body of the Koden miller boy was found hidden under a box in a gravel pit. and policemen frightened young Oland into a semi confession. but. when later this was withdrawn, the extreme youth of he prisoner and the absence of all except circumstantial evidence caused the ac ipiittal. The mystery of the crime, which was the third of a series of three murders within a few days of ■ •acli other, is unsolved. Iltitulretl Million* to Charity London. April 121!.--The will of the late liarouess Hirscli leaves $100,000.- « m • lo charity. America is remembered with bequests of 51,200,000 to the llirsch Foundation in New York, and 5120.000 to the Hirscli Institute in .Montreal. The Jewish Colonization Assochltou of London gels $2,000,000, and the Board of Guardians in London stioo,ooo. The remainder goes to char itable institutions on the Continent. Twenty millions goes to relatives. The Slate ta v on I lie'bequests is Si.SiMi,- nOO. I'ottuil lieitti N«ar .Malteiiwim. Mattawan, April '2l The body of nn tin-Identified man was found float ing in'the Fishkill Creek, jusl south of this village. It was discovered by boys who were tishiug at a plilce called Sandy. The body had evidently been in the water some time. It was apparently that of a laborer, about Hi years old and of medium height. There are indications of foul play and the Coroner will make an investigation. Title Kid 111 in ol ft'.MMMt. New York. April 22. Smith Ilill. of Passaic, N. .1., who recently inherited $150,000 under his father's will claims to have been robbed of Sl.h* iu cash, and jewels worth SPoo l>\ gamblers in tills city. He was tempt <>d into a faro game on Fast Four tnantli street, he says, and lost tin rash, and was tlmn given knockout drops and robbed of hU Jewelry. i Huni). One of the Administration Of- j ticials Gives Government's Views on "Antis." 44 SEDITION," " TREASON." i Gen. Otis Says Volunteers in Philip pines Have Received "Seditious and Treasonable Telegrams." JCrviug iWiutlotr, Secretary ol ili« Anll- Iraparlallitlc League Sayi rre»!rie»»- Washington, April 25.--The Adminis tration officials ane indignant toward tlie people of tlie United States who, they say, are endeavoring, by causing dissatisfaction among the troops in the Philippines, to weaken the American ]R)sition, with the obect of forcing the Government to abandon the islands* Major-Gen. Otis says, in explanation of the dissatisfaction among the volun teers, that a number of seditious and treasonable telegrams were received at Manila from the United States for dis tribution among the troops. A Cab inet- officer is authority for the state ment that there is a concerted move ment in this country to prevent, by un derhanded and treasonable means, the Government from obtaining possession of the. Philippines, lie further says, "It is the present intention of the Ad ministration to make a public exposure of the plot, with the names of those concerned in it. when all the detail* are obtainable. There is no concealment of the fact that the Government was very much surprised and chagrined over the ni>- parent desire of a majority of the vol unteers now in tho Philippines to re turn home at once. Telegrams received recently from Geu. Otis had said that the volunteers were cheerful and en thusiastic and were unanimous in the desire to remain while there was light ing to do. These despatches were sent by Ceil. Otis, supposedly alter he had made careful inquiry as to the feeling of the State organizations, and know ing liow how conservative lie is in all things, tin* Administration was satis fied tha' it was easy sailing with the troops. ft. was, therefore, with the most intense surprise that the Govern ment: learned Hint t In* volunteers, or a majority ol iheiii. wanted i«» return to ilie I'liited States when pence between ibis country and Spain was declared. I'nder the terms ol' this enlistment 1 hey are entitled to immediate muster oui of the Federal service as soon as pence was declared, and tin* provision ol' 1 lie Army Keorganlzation act for l lie retention of ibose volunteers now in the Philippines for an additional period of six months was not compul sory in its application. Lnoiigh information lias been re volve from Gen. «Mis, taken ill connec tion with what the Administration lias ascertained in ibis country, to Justify the assertion made by a prominent official that their is a concerted move ment in tW l"nlted States to compel the Government to relinquish coijfrol of the Philippines. Anti-expansionists have been sending letters to the sol diers ill the Philippines, urging them to insist upon being allowed to return home. It is stated on authority of this same Cabinet officer that there will be a • omploto public exposure of the per sons. but this may be changed to a de termination to proceed against them through the proper tribunals, with a view to furnishing them. To iisehisown language: "Leaving out ol' considera tion the other matters involved, ii is said thai the Government can collect enough evidence to convict some peo ple in this country of the crime of at tempting to incite United States troops to mutiny." In his telegram Gen. Otis did not tell the names of flu- persons in the L'nit ed States who had sent the telegrams which excited bis indignation. A de spatch has accordingly been sent to iiiin asking liiin for particulars. "IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT." That, Say* \V Inflow, In fit** Iliiuj; to l>o In- Mtead of Talking ol Treason. lioston, Mass., April 24—Erving Win slow. Secretary of the Anti-imperialis tic League, said that the charge was ridiculous t oncoming the implication of treason in the act of writing letters lo soldiers iu the Philippines urging them to withdraw. Mr. Wiuslow said that there was no such filing as trea son except an overt act against the Government. Constructive treason was not recognized by the Constitution of the United States. lie declared that it was of course imposible to tell what some individuals might have attempt ed io do. whose indignation had been excited by the President's action, lie continues: "If there is to be auy punishment inflicted it should be by way of im peachment of the President, who em ployed the army and navy of the na tion in war against tile people of the Philippines with the avowed purpose of destroying their nrmy and of re ducing the people to admit the sover eignty of our Government, while it Is not pretended that this war wns de clared by Congress, in which body alone, under our Constitution, theriglit to declare war exists." Mr. Wiuslow intimated that it would be difficult for anybody to elude the press censorship and get despatches to the Philippines. The complaint all along hits been that the press censor ship was so rigid thai nobody knew what was going oil in the Philippines. That, was one of the chief things criti cised in the anti-imperialist meeting in Trenonf Temple. Spain*" I'ltiiiH for a N«MV ,\»»V London. April -A. A despatch to the Central News from Madrid says thai the Spanish naval budget shows an in crease of . r i,OOO,UUO pesetas, and that t>o Chamber will he asked to sanction the raising of ■_'-")O.(KKi,(KKt pesetas for the purpose of eonsfrticlnj a navy. ST. PAUL FLYER WRECKED. IHtclieil *1 Fifty Milan an Horn-—Our Man Killod. >»vrrnl Mint. 112 \itiora, 111.. . pri'24. —The St. Paul ilycr in ilif Clu. .Burlington ami Quincy roail weut Inro the ditch seven miles west of liere. killing on tuau. .injuring several others ami wrecking i he train. The afrcldent occurred while the train \vas going lifty miles an hour. The engine left the truek followed by Hie train, which turned over. The din ing ear anil one eoaeh were burtjed. I»l(f Cliea* Match llagtlin. New Vork. April 25. —Clay in ihe first international cable chess match I et.wceti six Ameri ■mi students repre senting ('olitmhiii. Harvard. Yale, and Princeton and an t-qual nuinlier rep resenting Oxford and Cambridge be ji'nt» on six hoards at lo o'clock l'ri ilay. The Americans' were invited to play their games at llie Knickerhock er Athletic Club. while the British student-s had taken up their quarters at the British Che.-s Club. London. At the end of tin. first day's play i:i the Inierii'itionrtl I ni'vcrslty cable chess liialch the Ai.iericans are in the lead. ha\ing scored one value. .Meyers, ol Columbia, defeating Heorge. of ox ford. on She secotisl board. Pa Ik. of Columbia. lia» a shfc position on the tir.-t board, and ii should be drawn. At the iliiid board the Englishman made a combination which seemed to be un sound. anil A reiisburg. of Harvard, has a ciiaiiee in win. Cook, of Vale, has ;i slight disadvantage. Young lias a shade I lie belief ill Ills game. Catch jug's game not satisfactory, tin iliis showing I lie Americans should win. IS«*|H»rl Ahull <:!*»•. New \ork. April -M. A report lias been published ih:.t divorce proceed in OS li.ul been begun beiweeu Mr. and Mrs. Ileiir.v T. Sioaite. 11 was said that the case wa« before a referee and thai the decree for the divorce would soon lie granted. Kdmuud Collin. Mr. Slunne's brother in-law .was ipimed as the authority for the information thai the case was in the hands of a referee. Mr. Cotlllu was seen ai lii< otliee. lie said: •'The statcmcm attributed to uie is without ilie slightest foundation. If divorce proceedings have been lie- Klin on Hi let' side. I know nothing of It." There i> 111) I'ei ol d ill I lie courts of a pending snli for divorce under the title ol Sloatlc vs. Sloailc. If pro ceedings were in existence, however, the papers could not he kept under seal by llic order of the Justice lie lore whom 1 lie -nil was tiled. (.••11l ill I'll il|»|» 11*4. Miiuihi. . v | »i'i 1 i"J. I*rlviit«• liogiin. (if the .Montana Volunteers, who iiaii done some placer milling in New .Mexi co and Nevada, thought there was some chance of obtaining "color" in a little stream near here, and tried it. lie got forty-live Mexican cents' worth of s "How metal in Iwo hours. He and three favored companions later took !Ci worth of gold, but they collld not keep the secret. An nssayer halt investigated ami S.IJS £2 a day can lie taken from Hie surface washings, and with -luices ami proper working ten times iiini much can be realized. J*r«>|t|»e gave hear|i disease as the cause. JJ.uril Will Nut At'i'«|»l, Washington. April 22. It was an nounced at the State Department to day ihai ex-iinv. I.ord of Oregon had officially decliiieil lis appoliitmetit as Minister to I'ersla. I'.olithin 111-lull IMMIVII. Washington. April 22. Minister Bridgman lias inforuicil the State De partineiit troin I.a Paz. Bolivia, that the li'volution is ended and that quiet has again been restored. €• «• t*in-*ii W iiiNliip I'm- Samoa. Shanghai. April 22.-The t lerman cruiser iJetiou has been ordered lo proceed in Samoa. l'li» water Iliat h.is back ed into Flor ence Lake has broken through into Cr.t Oil' Lake at < Muaha. N'f «r Vork Murk el*. tiKAIN. Wheal Sensaiional as was the crop news yesterday, room traders believed mosi of it, Judging by the way they absorbed wheat through out the entire session, causing a steady advance in prices with dual quota tions laHiiC. above ihe previous night. No section of the belt was exempt from the damage news unless It was Ohio, from that State being a little more favorable. Quotations of cash wheat, 112. o. It. afloat basis, were as follows: No. 2, red. 81Vsc.. to arrive: No. I Northern Dtiluth. 87% c.: No. I Northern. New York. N."Cc.: No. 2. red. SO'»j,o., eleva tor. CORN—The market received sub stantial aid from wheat, and after a slight opening decline ruled firm all day, closing J s«'. net higher. OATS.—The market was quiet but Ktcadv all day. No. 2 oats closed 3!i>ic. BYE.—Market linn. No. 2 Western c.; State. Pennsylvania, and nearby, average, prime. 14% c.; Western, selected, fancy. 14^jC.: POTATOES. Maipc Rose. $2.75 a :;.00; do.. Hebron. *2.25a'.!.50: do.. Bliss Triumph. 1*2.25: do.. State and West ern. round, in bulk, per ISO lbs.. $2.12 a 2.25; do., long. *2.<>1a2.12: sweet iwda toes. .ler«ey. per Ml. Si'iflalTiO. SENATOR QUAY IS VINDICATED. Great Popular Demonstration Over His Triumphant Acquittal in Court. ENEMIES COMPLETELY ROUTED. t ntlnpse oT <|ne i>r the <;ronte>*t ( nn. M|»lracioK lu the lll*tor> of tlie Nation Alter n Ten 1 InyV session In the CourtH of l'hllii(li'l|>lilit. (Special Correspondence.) Philadelphia, April 25. -Colonel Mat thew Stanley Quay lias been coniplete ly vindicated by a jury ot his piers in tlie trial growing out of a dastardly conspiracy of his political enemies. Twelve American citizens, "good moil and true,',' liuve found a verdict of "not guilty" in what will he memorable as the most celebrated case in court in the political history of this country. This closing chapter in the history *!' persecution and character assassina tion was marked by scenes such as have never been paralleled in and about a Philadelphia court room. The minute the verdict was announced it was pandemonium iet loose. Men shouted antl tossed their lints and surged about this silent but happy man. Women cried, waved their hand kerchiefs and tried to throw their arms about ills neck, in the midst of it all Quay, dignified, silent, with face as imperturbable as ever, grasped hands as thev came and vainly tried to elbow his way to a place where he could lie alone. lie said hut few words, but there was a softness In the tone of his voice as he repeatedly murmured "Thank you." Ho felt more than he said, for to him it was the llood tide of light after the hour of darkness. His triumph had come and. best of all, tins man who has been hounded as few have been hounded before, saw and heard and felt that the people were with him. THIS VERDICT RECEIVED. It was a few liilnut* before 11 o'clock on Friday last when the jury appeared in court and Crier Hart stepped forward and iu cold, official ac cents said: "Gentlemen of the jury, arc you agreed upon your verdict?" Foreman Hill, who is a blonde haired young man. nodded his head as lie Answered: "Yes, sir." THE VERDICT. "How say you? Do you find the de fendant guilty or not guilty?" "Not guilty," came the answer iu a voice that could be heard all over the room." If the jurors answered to the next Question, "And so say you all?" no one heard it.for the first "burst of a cheer," suppressed by the louder yells of 'silence" from the tipstaves, drowned the words. Every one rose to his feet, and the yells of "silence" were followed by cries of "sit down." "sit down." Quay himself came near giving way. His Jaw quivered an instant, his eyes grew moist, but he recovered himself as the big and burly Shapley grasped his hand, excxlainiing. "Let me con gratulate you. senator." Mr. Shields was pouring out his congratulations at the same time. Outside in the corridor there was no judge to he respected and no ofilcer to quell tlie tumuit. for they were all too busy cheering with the rest. He at last managed to edge Ills way to the cor ridor. Hut it was getting from the frying pan Into the lire. It wasn't a crowd that was waiting for him. It was a mob drunk with joy, mad with en thusiasm. Cheer after cheer rent the air and.hats flew up with the reckless ness of frenzy. The guards made no effort to quell the tumult. They were yelling and cheering with the rest. It took the senator nearly ten minutes to reach the corner where the elevators are located, lie at last managed to get clear of the mob. ANOTHER OVATION. The news had already reached the first floor, and another howling, cheer ing mob was waiting for the senator, who began to show signs of fear for the first time in his life. It was the same thing on the street, only worse, and when lie reached the corner of 11 road ;tnd Chestnut streets the sena tor vas in the center of a surging throng that must have numbered more than a thousand persons. Crowds of women, who a moment before had been shopping, caught the infection and shouted and stamped and waved their handkerchiefs. Only by the nar rowest chance did the silent statesman escape from being Hobsonized then and there, for more than one excited woman tried to throw her arms about his neck. It was a grand testimonial to the American sense of fair play. At last, by a superhuman effort, tho "old man" managed to tear his way through the people and with a run he gained the entrance to the Title building. Several women, better run ners than the others, were at his heels and were only prevented from getting in the elevator by the slamming of tho door. The senator went direct to Lawyer Sliapley's office, where he was met by his son, Richard R. Quay, and a num ber of his personal friends. The greet ing between father and son was affec tionate in the extreme. OFF FOR WASHINGTON. The senntor was still disinclined to talk, but when some one excitedly de nounced Martin. Wanathaker and Gor don. he remarked with a smile: "Well, they made lots of trouble for me." A-? soon as the excitement had died down Colonel Quay slipped down to the Wal ton. packed up. and with his son Richard and Private Secretary Wright, took the first train for Washington. At the Walton and at the depot t'.ie senator had to hold two more recep tions. Those that witnessed the scene at the station say it was almost with out parallel. The hero of the day was almost in danger of his life, and cheers still echoed In his ears as the train Dulled out. senator Quay had left town when Ihe announcement of his appointment as United States senator was wired i from Harrisburg. The net ion of Gov ernor Stone only added fuel to the fire of enthusiasm, and the plaudits for the executive were as plentiful as werXtbfl tributes to Quay. A JUST \ ERDICT. J Not even Senator Quay's worst enemy—if he be sane—can gainsay the fact that the verdict was just. The odds were all against acquittal. The district attorney took every advantage of his privilege to stand jurors aside, ;ind he held the whip hand when the 12 men were selected. Judge Middle also gave the prosecution the widest latitude and they presented all they had. which was —nothing. District Attorney Kothermel, al though he lost the case, made his repu tation as a criminal lawyer. He was a , mm «.'li for the other side at every point. 'I h e only reason he lost was that he had no case to start with. But during th? entire trial Mr. Kothermel was not only a great and ingenuous attorney, , lull he was a gentle man. The case was 1 a legacy left him by his predecessor. It had been born during the closing agonies of Graham, and conceived when lie first tasted the bitter cup of defeat. The trial itself has been re markable in many ways. It was at the close of the tenth dav that the ca3e was submitted to the jury. <>«orj;-e 'lV*t luiouy All In. Gauton. (».. April The .testimony for and against A una George, on trial for the murder of George I>. Saxton. lias been completed, ami after listen ing ton two days' summing up of the testimony by the l'our attorneys who conducted the <-ase and hearing the in structions of Judge Taylor the Jury will retire on Wednesday to frame a verdict. To Cure Constipation Forever. Tali# Ouscnrets Cuiuiv Cathartic. 10c or 25c. It C. C. I', fall to cure, UruKKisls refund money. Kilucatn Your HoivrlM With fascaret*. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. IOCJSSc. HO. C. fi. fail, druggists refund money. fCATHARTIC xafrcoQiwz CURE CONSTIPATION 25c 50c DRUGGISTS —————3L Removed ! to my* new store in the GAREY BLOK where 1 will be pleased to meet all of my old pat rons and many new ones. We lit the young and old of all nationalities and color with Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Fine Assortment at Popular Prices. CALL OUST ITS Remember G-A-ZR/ZEIT'S BLOCK, the Place. DUSHORE. DUSHORE. J. S. HARRINGTON. 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In Hie Legislature. .Mr. Burke, leader of tiie ltepreseutatives.denounc discrimination against America, urging that the threatened retaliation meant ruin. The Jamaican newspa pers express the hope that the threat of retaliation from Washington will compel Joseph Chamberlain to permit negotiations for a reciprocity treaty. Hare'* H Rich R^ggar New York. April 22.—Gustavo Peter son. seventy-eight, a professional l>eg gar, of 11 Bowery, a lodging house, was sent lo the Workhouse for three mouths in the Yorkville Court. When searched three pockets full of change in pennies, nickels and dimes and enough more in hills to make $153.70 were found on him. An account book Indicated that he had been depositing ! $lO a day in several banks for six > months. He admitted that he had ac counts with three banks. <'ln»lt in Havaua Havana. April 22.—The Captain of the Port of Havana, Commodore 15. J. Cromwell, has stationed a guard of .Marines to protect the Customs em ployes working at the Casadc-Pasa geros against the efforts of the police lo eject them. Both Acting-Chief of Police Menoca! and the Secretary of i lie Treasury Department here. Col. Bliss, claim the right to occupy the building. B«fif lor Men San Francisco, April 22.—President i Hammond, of the San Francisco Butchers Board of Trade, says that I the Government has bought 1,500,000 pounds o! "embalmed" lieef of Kansas p"City packers for our army in the Phil j ippines. Mr .Hammond lias coininuni : cated with General .Miles on the sub- I jet t. His charge has made a stir here.