, V MI Dx)LEBURG POST. WORK OFCONGRESS Bouse Still Struggling Laboriously Against Democratic Filibuster. PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE Deficiency Bill Passed and Immigra tion and Public Building Bills Sent to Conference Voices of House Clerks Worn Out by Roll Calls. Washington. March 3. From 11 o'clock yesterday morning until late last night the house struggled labo riously against the Democratic filibus ter, working steadily to wind up the necessary business of the session. De spite another special rule ailop'il yes terday, legislaiinn proceeded ut a mail's pare. Hull tall followed roll call on every proposition. The voices at the ividin-; Iorks were worn out by the 1 1 useless culling of the roil, and several hrl.s from committees Imve lien limited to licit) out. Since Vhutsday last, when the filibuster was inaugurated, there have been over 60 roll calls, as against 57 for the entire long session, lasting irom December 1. 19ul. to July U, l'J'i-'. The members also show the effects of the heavy strain, but they ate slicking to lii'dr posts. Last night the great hall pre sented a dishevelled appearance. The floor was stivwn with hits of paper, looking as if a snow storm had swept through the ball. In the galleries anion:-' the spectators were many wea ry watchers inter, lrd in bills doomed to failure, but still hoping on to the. end. The proceedings were enlivened several linn s as the leaders of the re sieetie si I... cro-sed swords. Their tempers had not been sweetened their le:ig sparks .lew The (o::' Kan hi .ne lion bill public b"il (lelii ielli V ; vigil and frciiicntly by thu ri nee report on the Alas- ad bill and tin- immiura re iMiopted; the omnibus Ir.ig liill and the general jijiropi iation bill were sent to confercn. e. The Oijeii bill to pro hibit tobacco dealers from giving priz es, the bill to provide for a ti. ! -, Ue from l'otto Kico, a bill to advatue Major (iorgas to the rank of assistant Bui-Kcon-general and a bill for the re lief of Lieutenant II. F. llandforth were passed. The house also auopt d the confer ence reports on the postoiliee and ag ricultural bills, ami shortly before niiilnight. ft 'he end of a continuous session !' almost i:i hours, nc'.j iiirued. In the Senate. The senate yesterday passed the general dellciency biil after four hours' consideration and after it had been amended in several particulars. An amendment by Mr. Hawlins calling for an appropriation of f50.ou0.0ofi to fur ther the work of irrigating the ml.l lti,4 Mlfhp J material for pnneider- able lisyHHFlon, Mr. Rawlins contend ing thai the- surplus in the trea:. .. eould be better used in this maaner than by turning it into the nation' ' banks. The amendment was r i"'" ; on a point of order. When the Ah' . i EXPLOSION KILLS SIX rni.n r.amcnt Plant at New Villaoe. N. J, Wrecked. ) . Easton, Pa., March 33. Six men are dead and 25 or 30 others are injured, everal of them seriously, from the j cilects of an explosion at the E li.-o.: cemer.t plant, at New Village, N. J., j s.'en miles from here, on the line (' t!ir Delaware, Lackawanna nr.d West-1 em Railron1. A large pari of the plant was burned. Tlu bodies of the six men are in the ruins. Their names have not been learned. The most seriously injured, all of whom ore burned, are: E. E. Dar ling. New Village; William Siaatz, Stewartsville. N. J., may die; Harry Rose, l'liillipsburg. N. J.; It. H. Good well ie. New York; George Dow m an; Clinton S. Race, Easton; Alexander Wolf, Stewartsville; George How-man; Harry Wilkmen, Hroadway, N. J. All of thuoe men have been brought to Easton. The remainder of the in jured are being cared for at New Vil lage and Stewartsville at farm houses Li tli" vicinity of the plant. Special trains have been running between New VOL,,... ...,,1 l.'nuten nil tll.'llt find more ' of the unfortunate men are expected to be brought to the local hospital. The explosion occurred in one of the f(X)IMN0BART0 OFFICE A WEEK'S HEWS CONDENSED. 1 Wednesday, February 25. , Frank Brown, a negro, waa lynched j yesterday near Shreveport, La-, for President Explains Appointments in ahootlng a man named ConnelL but not South to Atlanta Editor. FITNESS AND ABILITY FRIMETnCT Mr. Roosevelt Is Pained at Outcry In J South About His Actions, But De clares He Will Not Swerve From the Course He Has Marked Out. Atlanta. Ga., March 2. Following are extracts' from a letter from Presi dent Itoosevelt to Clark Howell, editor of the Constitution, in reply to a re quest for an exposition concerning a recent letter from Harry Stillwell Ed wards, of Macon, with reference to the matter of federal appointments in the south: "in making appointments I have sought to consider the feelings of the people of each territory so far as I could consistently do so without sac- rificing principle. The prime tests I have applied have been those of char acter, fitness and ability, and when I have been dissatisfied with what has lippn offered within mv own nartv large coal bins and was caused by the .. , , without hesitation gone ignition or a quantity of gas. The day tu lhe O1,1)osite party and you are of force had discovered a slight fire about l.ursP awnre that I have repeatedly 0 o'clock yesterday afternoon, but the ()()ne thu jn your own Btate of Geor. men thouf.1.1 they had extinguished it. Kiil j oertninly cannot treat mere Foreman Hose went to the biu just , t.0ir a8 a ,ar to holding ofllce any before quitting time, and as he open-, mort, thnn j rould go trpat croe,i or ed a doom terrific explosion occurred, j blrihplaee always providing that in The bin wns blown to pi ces and the 0,.r roHptrt the applicant or in work men who were at or near it were j ,.lln,)ont i3 a worthy and well behaved injured. The wreckage took lire and j Aniorj,.an citizen. Just as little will the Uames spread rapidly, and for a time no effort was made to check this progress, the attention of the unin jured being directed to the cure of their loss fortunate companions. The coal bin, the blower house, the fine coal Iiouep, the coal storage building, three conveyors and one receiving tow er are in ashes. Assistance was asked form the Washington, X. J.. fire department. CATTLE VITH LADRONES Nifttcen Killed and Many Wounded in Fight Near Manila. Manila. March 3. A detachment of cc outs, under the command of Lieuten ant Xicken-on, attacked and defeated a body of ladrones near the village of Mariciuina. seven miles from Manila Sunday. Lieutenant Xickerson at tacked before daylight. After an hour's fig! ting the ladrones were scat tered iii.il nineteen killed and many woundi d. There were no casualties on the side ' ' scouts. The eo biliary last Wednesday siir rised captured the stronghold of the la; .ivr-s in the mountains of Albey, Luz -'icre a force of ladrones attacked : .11 detachment of con Ktabular; February 20. The eon- oUibu?.., .j 'Wedrtcadzy met with fr Ta resl:,.jnce from the ladrones.who 1 ! defeated with a loss of 10 killed J four captured. The ladrones' .ironghold and supplies were burned. lirigadler-General Sumner, com manding the department of Mindanao. linnncinl bill was taken up Mr. Teller ( telegraphs that he expects trouble along the military road north of Lake continued his remarks begun Saturday. lie was toiioweu t.y .Mr. Larmaca. who , L ....,, ,,,, savs ,... th( ,latos nf .,. repli"d to some criticism of a recent speech liy him on tne wthj t of niiir- Diriag the I suiiaii oi iUinuaiiao are irieuuiy ami anxious for peace, but are unable to d-rs in the Philippic. ... D iriag the conln) sections of their utiriil y follow-coi:t-i.e of the day the conference report cra (ioneral Sumner has warned thu on the tortiticatious appropriation b :l I fhe Alaskan homestead bill were iiv.reed to. soldiers to avoid any conflict and to carefully guard against surprises. The immigration and omnibus publle building lulls were sent to conference. An acreenient was reached on the im migration bill, which was then report ed to tl'.e senate and adopted. During the debate on the Aldrlch financial bill last night Mr. Tillman convulsed the senate by saying that "the Democratic party has been bun coed by the most astute politician in the Lnited States, and that is Matthew Stanley Quay." It was some time be fore order could be restored so great was the laughter. He said that all but two Democrats had been led by Mr. Quay to support the statehood bill, which he believed had been used for the purpose of preventing anti-trust legislation. In reply Mr. Quay said he was deeply indebted to Mr. Tillman for his trib- ' nte and referred to the action taken last June when by unanimous consent the statehood bill was made the unfin ished business and before the anti trust agitation. ' Mr. Quay declared that ho did not put the statehood bill forward to keep ' bark trust legislation. DENIAL FROM MITCHELL I treat it as conferring a right to hold olllee. I ask you to judge not by what I say but by what during the last 17 months I have actually done. In South Carolina I have appointed a white lost master to Bueceed a colored post master. Again in South Carolina I have nominated a colored man to fill a vacancy in the position of collector of the port of Charleston, Just as in Georgia I have reappointed the col ored man who is now serving as col ored collector of the port of Savannah. Doth are fit men. Why the appoint ment of one should cause any morj excitement 'han the appointment of the other I am wholly at a loss to imagine. As I am writing to a man of keen anil trained intelligence, 1 need hardly say that to connect either of these appointments or any or all my other appointments or my actions in upholding the law at lndianola with such questions ns 'social equality' and 'negro domination' are as absurd ns to connect them with the nebular hypo thesis or the theory of atoms. 1 have consulted freely with your own sena tors and congressmen as to the char acter and capacity of any appointee In Georgia concerning whom there was question. A large percentage of the Incumbents of federal offices In Geor gia under me are, as 1 understand ft, of your own political faith. ;' "This is true not only of your own state, but as the rule for what I have done throughout the south. I may add that the proportion of colored men among the new appointees is only about one in a hundred. "In view of all these facts, I have been surprised and somewhat pained at what seems to me the Incomprehen sible out ry in the south about my ae tions an outcry apparently started in Xew York for reasons wholly uncon nected with the question nominally nt Issue. I am concerned at the atti- (tide thus taken by so many of the 1 southern people; but I am not In the lent angry; and still less will this attitude have the effect of mailing me swerve one hairsbreadth to one side or the other from the course I have ; marked out the course I have con- past and i fatally. I The entire plant of the American Ilrldge Company, near Pittsburg. Pa- was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss, $250,000. The Virginia legislature yesterday appropriated $10,000 to defend suits brought by negroes to test the new state constitution. The collection of papers and manu scripts of -President Jackson were given to the Congressional Library, Washington. D. C. They run back prior to 1800, and down to Jackson' death in 1S45. Thursday, February 26. Rev. Dr. Harvey W. McKnight, for nearly 20 years president of Pennsyl vania College, at Gettysburg, Pa., has resigned. Crazed by the death of his wife, Henry Llppert, of Wilkesbarre, Pa- jumped into the river and was drowned. i The Cooper-Wells Hosiery plant at St. Joseph, Mich., was destroyed by.! Are yesterday, throwing 400 employes! out of work. I,oss, $225,000. I An earthquake shock was felt yester day at Oaeoma, S. D., which lasted sev-; eral minutes and was severe enough to shake down stones nnd break the Ice in the river. Friday, February 27. J. J. Howe, of Cleveland, was yes terday elected president of the Ameri-' can Howling Congress at Indianapolis.! King Edward has conferred the grand cross of St. Michael and St.1 George on Sir Michael Herbert, Hrltish ambassador at Washington. ' A spark from a shifting engine at Peaks, S. C, yesterday, started a fire AgWORD ABOUT PAINT ! IIK'Tiino is (.'oiiiing when yon t)trl l'aint for your JSpiiitg l'aiutmg Doo't ..lake it mistake. I.v I Hiving cheap paints. Wv sell tlie Slnrwin Will lam Paint. It is yiiaran'iid to wear willi wliile lead ami oil. A WORD ABOUT WIRE Not Interested In Scheme Against Em ployers of Non-Union Men. Springfield, 111., Feb. 28. President John Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers of America, denies the state ment made several days ago that he sistently followed In the Is loader of a party of union organizers ! shall consistently follow In the future." to drive out of business employers of j non-union men. It Is reported that in WAR CLOUDS GATHERING Chicago and other Illinois towns a pro Conf1ct Between Russia and Turkey test has been entered cgainst award-, Believed to Be Imminent. Ing public contracts to companies us-j st- Petersburg. Feb. 28, via Eydtkuh ing coal mined by non-union men in noni German frontier, March 2.-Some Maryland and West Virginia. In dis-. publU-ists are of the opinion that only cussing this point, President Mitchell ,hc 8tprne8t language towards Turkey said that there was not a word of truth ; can prevent a war between Russia and in the statement that he Is Interested Turkey in the spring. They believe in such a scheme. ! that TurkPy wm pursue bands of Mr. Mitchell Is deeply Interested In ' Macedonian revolutionists across the the outcome of the meeting of scale Bulgarian frontier, and that public committees of the miners and opera- opnon will compel Russia to inter tors. As yet no agreement has been fero reached In the northern field, where , The Rusaian8 thoroughly understand the hottest fight is waged by the op- tnat a war witn Turkey will be a more erators- ' severe one than that of 1878. Officers ' are quoted as saying that the Turkish 1 army Is the best in the world, owing to which nearly wiped out the little town. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Secretary Moody has accepted the monitor Nevada, built by the Bath Iron Works, and directed that she be put in commission about March 1. I In an explosion of dust at the Au- burn and Alton coal mine, near Spring field. III., yesterday, three miners were killed. Ten mules were also killed. Saturday. February 28. Robbers Thursday night blew open the postollice safe at Garrett, Ind., an 1 secured $1,300 In cash and stamps. Al Maul, the famous National League pitcher, has been engaged to coach the Lehigh University base ball, team. ' Joseph Keonnn, colored, was hanged nt Greenville, S. C, for murder. It " was the second legal hanging in South Carolina since 1SS4. New York city will pay William! Waldorf Astor $ 1G7.D7 1 in settlement' of a claim for land acquired by the city in improving the water front. President Roosevelt yesterday signed a bill providing for the erection in Washington of statues to Count Pulaski and Major General Baron von Steuben, of the Continental army. Monday, March 2. It Is said that American trained nurses are in great demand at present in Paris. Rear Admiral William Harkness, re tired, died at his home In Jersey City Saturday of typhoid fever. Judge William R. Day was sworn in today as the successor of Justice Shiras, of the United States supreme court. The United States army transports Logur. and Kilpatrick, loaded with troops and baggage for the Philippines, sailed from San Francisco Saturday. Maddened by an unfortunate invest ment of his savings, Joseph A. Fritz, of San Francisco, shot and killed M. J. Morrison, fatally wounded Miss J. Vaidell and then committed suicide. Tuesday, March 3. President Roosevelt yestenl-'y signed the army appropriation and ths Philip pine coinage bills. Police Captains Schmlttberger and Titus, of New York, were yesterday promoted to be Inspectors. The state of Iowa has appointed a commission to erect three monuments on the Chickamauga batttlefield, Tenn. Captain W. J. Clarke, of the Wash ington American League club. Is coach ing the Annapolis naval academy base ball team. Dr. James Mitchell, private secretary to President Lincoln during the Civil War, died at Mount Zion, Ga., yester day, aged 85 years. Wiro is Hire to a'lvsiiiet' we Ixiiilit SL'ventl tons nt tlm old ju ice aril will pe our customers tin1 liettulit oi' same while tliis lot lasts. Come early and take advant of this oiler, as it will go very rapidly. GELNETT BROS., MIDDLEBURG, PA. Pressure From Washington Used to Break Famous Deadlock. HALL CROWDED TO SUFFOCATION EXTRA SESSION OF SENATE President Declares Public Interests Demand Attention. Washington. March 3. The presi dent yesterday issued the following proclamation: "Py the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATION. ' "Whereas, public interests require that the senate should convene in ex traordinary session therefore, I, Theo dore Roosevelt, president of the lnltel States of America, do hereby proclaim aid declare that an extiioidmary occasion requires Iho senate of the I'nitnd States to convene at the capitol In the city of Washing Ion on the 5th day of March next, nt 12 o'clock noon, of which all persons who shall nt that time be entitled to act as members of that body are here by required to take notice. "Given under n.y hand nnd the seal of the I'nitnd States at Washington, the second day of March, in the year f our Ird one thousand nine hun dred and three, and of the Independ ence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-seventh. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." 600 Vacancies at Annapolis. Washington, March 3. Secretary Moody has discovered that as a result of new legislation, allowing for the re tirement of the outgoing class at An napolis, there will be t!o0 vacancies at the Naval Academy. It is manifestly impossible to provide at once accomo dations for this number, and Captain Hrownson, the superintendent, has been requested ta state the extent of his resources for the coming year in the matter of accommodations. Mean time. Secretary Moody is working out a scheme whereby representatives in congress will be able to nominate a radet each year, instead of two on al ternate years . Murder In Coal Mine. Wilkesbarre, Pa., March I'.. An atro cious murder took place yesterday In the Lackawanna mine of the Temple Iron Company at Olyphant. Frank Dombosky, a miner, got into a dispute with a miner named John R. Griffith over a can of oil, which the latter ac cused the former of stealing. They came to blows, and finally Griffith struck Dombosky on the head with a heavy mine sprag, killing him instant ly. Griffith surrendered himself to the authorities and is now In jail at Oly phant. There had been a bitter feeling Its German organization and arma ment. There is an inclination here to anticipate German financial support of Turkey, and, in view of the situation, forebodings of a clash with Turkey are freely expressed In private, al though they are carefully suppressed In the newspapers. Appointed By Governor Pennypacker. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 28. Governor Pennypacker yesterday appointed the following deputy factory Inspectors: J. II. Ferris, of Wellsboro, vice W. W. English, of Wellsboro, removed; Lin coln L. Knlsely, of Harrisburg, vice Miss Mary Wagner, of Harrisburg; James Patterson, of Newportvllle, Bucks county, vice Evan R. Penrose; W. R. Fullerton, of Chester, vice Thomas B. Shaw, of Chester, removed. The appointments take effect on Monday. GENERAL MARKETS Special Session of Legislature Elected J. Frank Aliee (Union Rep.) ta Long Term, and Congressman L. H. Ball j (Regular Rep.) to Short Term. Dover, Del.. March 3. For the first time in four years the state of Dela- ware yestorday secured full represen- tatlon in the United States Senate. At a special session the state legislature elected State Senator J. Frank Allee (Union Republican), to the senator ship which expires In 1907, and Con gressman L. Helsler Ball (Regular Re publican) to the term expiring in 1905. The selection was undoubtedly due to pressure from Washington brought to bear upon the Regular Re publicans in the legislature who have all along been opposed to the election of J. Edward Addicks or any of hla adherents to the United States Senate. Congressman Dick of Ohio, came to Dover yesterday In the Interest of Re publican harmony. He established headquarters at the Hotel Richardson, where prior to the Joint session of the legislature he received a delegation from each faction. He advised the acceptance by the Regular Republicans Philadelphia. Pa.. March 2. Flour was Htemtv wlntpr nnnprflnp i9 7ft7?l 2.90; Pennsylvania roller, clear, $3.10 of the Union Republicans' proposition WJ..'o; city mills, extra 95fC3.10. agrced upon In Philadelphia Saturday, barrel. Wheat was firm; No. 2 Penn sylvania, red, new, 79MJC Corn was firm; No. 2 yellow, local, 52c. Oats were quiet; No. 2 white, cllpppd. 1; Woodburn, Democrat, 1; A.E. born, Regular, 1; E. W. Tunnelll ocrat, 1. Short term Ball, Regular, 31; ney, Democrat, 19; B. A. HazellD crat, 1; E. R. Cochran, Jr., Demo. In expectation of a settlement o senatorial difficulty, politician! prominent men from every acta the state were present at terday's sessions of the legis'. The election of Messrs. Alice and was announced to an audiencethi: the house of representatives to sJ tion. Men were standing upon tli dow ledges, and so compact w crowd that many of the m' stood upon the shoulders of otnei porting themselves 'against tw of the assembly room. The no:a confusion on the part of those came to witness the proceed so great that many of the led became bewildered and appareK not know how to vote when t was called. The appearance o! gressman Dick in the hall wW nal for wild and prolonged During the voting he occupied til of Representative Townsend, i side hi r.i in the seat of Repress Jones sat Mr Addicks. The evinced much satisfaction H result of the vote was announce was the first to congratulate f The election is regarded here Addicks victory, because of the' of the Reeeular Republicans to to a compromise with the Dej The two senators will report lngton tomorrow. 43V4c.; lower grades, 43',-s.e. steady; No. 1 timothy, 119 Hay was r,. in.n ... .... ini kc bales. Beef was steady; beef hams, $19(?i20. Pork was firm; family. $20. Live poultry, 13c. for.hens, and 9&9'2r. for old roosters. Dressed poultry, at 13c for choice fowls, and 10c. for old roosters. Butter was steady; creamery. 32c. per pound. Eggs were steady; New York and Pennsylvania, 16c. per dozen. Potatoes were steady; choice, OS'S 70c. per bushel. Gangrene From a Lemon. Lancaster, Pa., March 2. Mrs. Cath arine B. Larnlsh, 57 years old, died Saturday from a peculiar cause. Some weeks ago she was advised to place a slice of lemon on her corn. She used part of a lemon that was cut several days earlier, and the germs in the lemon caused gangrene. Her leg wan between the two men for some weeks amputated to save her life, but she cast. failed to rally. Live Stock Markets. East Buffalo, N. Y., March 2. Cattle were strong: prime steers, i5.255.50; heifers, 3.754.75; cows, $2.754.25; b"Ils. $14 2."; fresh cows, choice. SS" (ft 00 per head. Veals steady; tops, $8fi8.25; common to good, $1.50 7.75. Hogs steady: heavy. $7.40fii'7.50; mixed. $7.15Tt.7.35; Yorkers. $77.10; pigs, $fi.75(S6.85; roughs, $6.40(g6.70; stags, $5.25r'5.75. Sheep were strong; top mixed. $5.505.75; culls. $2.75W 5.40. Lambs higher; tops, $7 (ft 7.15; culls. $4.5O6.S0; yearlings. $5.50(36.25. East Liberty, Pa., March 2. Cattle were strong; choice, $5.355.50; prime, $5.15 5-30; good, $4.605.10. Hogs were slow; prime heavies, $7.45 f i7.50; mediums, $7.357.40; heavy orkers, 17.1507.25; light Yorkers. $6.857; pigs. $6.706.75; roughs, $5.50 6.75. Sheep were steady; best weth ers. $5.405.60; culls and rommon, $2.253.60; choice lambs, $6.8007: veal calves, $8.50 9. that a Union Republican be elected to the long term senatorshlp and a Regu lar Republican for the short term, Ad dicks himself being eliminated. In this connection Mr. Dick said: "The Regulars should accept the proposition t the Union Republicans. This Is the best thing to do, and is what the National Committee want. I am doing all I can to bring about I this result." ; Anticipating the likelihood of an agreement between the Republican factions, Democratic State Chairman Saulsbury presented a proposition to the Regular Republicans agreeing to use his influence for the election with the aid of the Democrats of two Regu lar Republicans to the United States Senate. This proposition was approved by the advisory committee of the Dem ocratic state committee, but was not ritifled by the Democratic legislators in caucus. In the meantime a compromise was effected between the Regular Republi cans and the Addicks forces, resulting In the selection of a Senator from each faction. The thirty-sixth and last ballot resulted as follows: Long term Allee, 30; Saulsbury. Democrat. 17: J. H. Hughes, Democrat. raNa li i of Aiddlcburg, Pa- Capital, - Surplus, G. Alfred Scikmh, l'f W. W. WnTFYNVYF.n: Jas. G. Thomph -v, Ca Vice bier- DIKKCTOHS- fi AH1 fieWl.. W.C.M .J W. V. Wittenntyr, J. X. Thorduson, Jas. G. 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