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JBLBM. WHEELS. W. TA. WEMOBDAI, MABCH 22. 1898. ~PBICE TWO CENTS IM.
SHERMAN NOTDEAD
,Y Cruel and Incomprehensible
Ktimor was Spread
THAT HE HAD PASSED AWAY
The Fact Is to the Contrury, as lie
Is Improving
AM EXPECTED TO RECOVER
from His Illness?Tho Cruiser Chicago
will Tako lilm on Board from
Hie City of Paris, Friday, and "Will
Possibly Take I?lm to Some Point in
Florida Until ho Kccovcrs Sufficiently
to bo Brought Further
Xorlli?Ofliclal CIrulos at "Wanlilngtnn
Stirrcil up Over Conflicting Iteports.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March 21.?7
p. m.?There Is no truth in the statements
published in the United States
pml cabled back here representing that
John Sherman is dead. It is incomprehensible
how these reports originated.
The American line steamer, Paris,
Captain Frederick V/atkins, arrived
here this evening before dark, nnd It
was immediately reported thfit Mr.
Sherman was not only alive, but better,
resting easily and expected to recover.
He will be transferred, if all goes favorably.
to the United States cruiser
Chicago on Friday. The cruiser is now
coaling at Kingston, Jamaica.
WASHINGTON, March 21.?Secrermrv
Lone received word to-dav from
Captain Cooper, of the cruiser Chicago,
saying that vessel hud met the Paris,
on which ex-Secretary Sherman is a
passenger, off Kingston, Jamaica.
The Chicago was dispatched by the
navy department to Kingston to bring
Mr. Sherman to the United States Immediately,
ns the Paris was not expected
to return with her excursionists for
some time. The Chicago, however,
did not reach Kingston in time, but
upon meeting the Paris made arrangements
to take Mr. Sherman off the latter
vessel on Friday, the change to be
made at Calmanera, a few miles east
of Santiago.
Captain Cooper's dispatch was as
follows:
"CAIMANERA, Cuba, March 21.
"Met Paris off Kingston, bound for
Santiago. Coal here. Take'Sherman
or. board Friday."
Fearing the harm which might result
from a sudden change from the climate
of the West Indies to a northern latitude,
the family are considering the
advisability of having Mr. Sherman taken
to Tampa, Florida, for some time.
After remaining there until he Is well
on the road to recovery, he can be
brought to Washington, stopping possibly
for some days at Fortress Monroe,
so as to become gradually accustomed
to the change In the temperature.
CONFLICTING EMOTIONS
Stirred Ofllcials in "Washington Over
the Reported Death of Ilx-Secretary
Micnmin and I lie Denial.
WASHINGTON. March 21.?Seldom
has official circles been more completely
stirred up by conflicting emotions than
it was to-day by the announcement
first of the death of Hon. John Sherman
and then by the contradictions of the
report, which came a few hours later,
the one giving a relief which was as
marked as was the sorrow produced by
the other.
Tin.- contradiction of the first report
did not arrive until after 8:30 o'clock
this evening. It came to the Associated
Press in the shape of a positive
statement from Santiago, made In the
knowledge that the report of the senator's
death had been circulated. This
dispatch was Immediately given as wide
circulation In the city as it was possible
for it to receive at that hour. Secretary
Hay was placed in possession of
a copy of tiie dispatch, as were also
Mr. Sherman's family. "A most marvelous
condition of affairs," remarked
the secretary. He then proceeded to
express his great relief that the first
news was not confirmed.
The news of the reported death of
Mr. Sherman took many persons,friends
and others, to his home, on K. street.
Amont' nrhftro *1.1
c ..1.4..4.J tt ilW HVIC CUIIH'
there when tho representative of the
Associated Press called were the two
former private secretaries of Senator
Sherman, Mr. Pabcock and Mr. Valle,
as well as Miss Kate "NVillock, a niece,
and .Mrs. Colchas Hoyt, whose husband
was a cousin of Senator Sherman. They
and others present read the dispatch
Ftatlng that the senator was still alive
with tremulous Joy.
Th<: reading of the glad message had
scarcely been concluded by those present
than Mrs. McCullum; the adopted
daughter of Senator and Mrs. Sherman,
hurst Into the room, acompanled by the
daughter of General Miles. They had
received the news through a telephone
menage from the Associated Press
while at General Miles' house, and' had
hurried over to Impart to the rest
the family. "It has been a trying
said Mrs. McCullum. "but all Is
well again."
Indeed there were heartfelt rejoicings
"fid thanksgivings on the part of nil
those who had assembled at the house
wher. they realized It was true that the
invalid was better and might yet be restored
to them.
.Mrn. Sherman Is the one person of
trie '-x-senator's household who suffer(I
neither from the first announcement
"r rejoiced over the second. She was not
Informed of either. Mrs. Shormnn has
;"n 'iulte 111 from a paralytic attack
j?r f v?-ral months and had never been
.rif irtn- d even of the ex-senator's 111 flir
0f |tK effect upon her. It
wan felt that the news of his death,
which came to-day, might be fatal to
11 ").i all hesitated to uvake the announcement,
It was ultimately decided
t'OF11'One the sad duty until to-morr?w.
She was thus saved the shock.
Notliintr Further to Say.
NKW YOltIC, March 21.?General Jo">Ph
Whoclor, who la at present In this
n-fuawl to discuss further the subJ'<"t
of the battle of Las Guaslmas.
"I think," ho Halt! to a reporter, "the
Miiti-mont which I sent to the war doI'artrnr-nt,
and which the war depart^f-nt
has seen fit to publish, covers tho
*hole ground of tho controversy. I
J/n In too delicate a position to my nnyJf
further, even if there were anyJhlng
more to say. It was at least due
l" tho ofllcers In my division that the
" 'it'merit should be made, and that
?hrm?. officers should not bo billowed to
,"'Ht under u cloud of mlsunderHtand
MINISTER HART [
"Will bo Willi Ills Wheeling Friends
Tc-ilay?Pleased "With his Diplomatic
Labors and Very Proud of his 1
Country.
Bpecial Dispatch to tho Intolligcncer.
"WASHINGTON, D. C., March 21.?
Hon. C. D. Hart, United States minister
to Colombia, left this evening for a '
brief etny among his friends In. "Wheeling.
Ho was in the state department ^
the greater part of to-day, adjusting
some business connected with hi3 administration
at Bogota.
Mr. Hart expresses himself as pleased
with the way In which his ambassadorial
mantle flte. He has enjoyed his stay
at tho Colombian capital, and says he
has no regrets to record concerning tho
choice he made of a foreign station and
residence. Nnvnrthftinoo v.r>
to his old stamping ground' with a
large degree of American. pj-lde nnd
pleasure.
He Is privileged to remain In America
sixty days, and doo3 not expect/to cur- S]
tall that privilege. He vwill alternate
between Washington and Wheeling, so .
far an he can now determine.
Mr. Hart dined with Senator and ei
Mrs, N. B. Scott last evening. r*
WAS DEAD EASY.
ej
How Commander Taussig Took 1'os- ^
session of Wake Island?Not a Living
Soul On It. sl
WASHINGTON. March 21.?The conditions
under which Wake Island, mid- 11
way between Honolulu nnd the Phil- J
lpplnes was taken possession of in the lc
name of the United States by the commander
of the Bennington, on her voy- lc
age across the Faclllc, are given In a 1
report to the navy department from p
Commander Taussig, dated at sea, two
months ago. The olllcer says he ap- a
proached the island with the navigator
at the masthead, steaming slowly along ^
the southern and eastern sldeiMo dls- ^
cover signs of habitation, and looking
in vain for an anchorage. He did not
circumnavigate the Island, but seeing fi
that the outlet on the north was barred,
not only by a wall of coral but also by
a sand pit. he returned to tho loo nf th??
Island. A landing was made at 1 g
o'clock, on the 17th of January, and a
flag pole was raised. Besides some
pieces of wreckage, no signs of human ^
occupation were visible. On the east- Ir
ern side of the Island, Imbedded in the Cl
sand, an anchor was seen, and what E
appeared to be the wreck of a lower
mast was higher up on the beach. *
When the llagstaff was In place, the
sailors were formed In two ranks, fac- ?
Ing seaward, and having called all to *
witness that the Island was not In pos- u
session of any other nation Commander c<
Taussig -ordered the American llag to
be raised by Ensign Wettengel. Upon
reaching the truck, the llag was saluted
by twenty-one guns from the Bennington.
a
After the salute, the llag was nailed ,,
to the masthead with battens, and a
brass plate, with the following lnscrlp- A
tlon, was screwed to the base of the P
llagstaff: 81
d
a
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA c
s
Wm. JVIcKlnley, President.
John D. Long, Sec. of Navy.
Commander Edward D. Taus
U. S. 8. Bennington, this 17th day L
of January. 1S9'J, took possession n
of tho atoll known an Wako Island,
for tho United States of ti
America. fil
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CUBAN AFFAIRS. 1'
1c
Former "Rough RUler's" Hasty Actionwith
tho Revolver?The Cuban
Army Figures ? Assembly "Weak- S
enlng.
HAVANA, March 21.?Major F. Mar- cl
tlnez, of the Cuban forces, who was E
shot Inst evening at the Hotel Inglaterc
by police Lieutenant Em 11 Cassln, the (j,
former trumpeter of the rough riders, ei
Is not expected to live. Cassln has been ^
placed In jail. Ills action Is generally
condemned as unwarranted and as due
to his excitable temperament. S
The Cuban urmy has in,219 men all
told. This number includes corporals T
and sergeants, but excludes commls- g'
dlontd olllcers. The figures ure the re- c
suit of the oinclal Inquiry Instituted d
under the direction of the department jr
commanders for the use of the military
administration.
In to-day's session of the Cubnn as
disbanding1 the Cuban army nnd dls- If
solving the assembly with permission to w
the Cuban soldiers to accept gifts of ?
money from the United States If they
so desired. After considerable argu- u
ment, the gist of which was that the 11
assembly would not discuss a matter of a
such Importance without previous con- p
sent on the part of the individual mem- J*
bers, It was decided to postpone the
public discussion of the motion until
Friday.
ruissinuxT m'kinlky
lr
Enjoying Himself on Jckyl iHlantl?No o
Political Conference. ?*<
Brunswick, Ga.. March 21.?Presideht
McKlnley enjoyed a full day of
quiet and rest In the delightful retirement
and fine drives of Jekyl Island.
Politics did not enter Into this day s
and night fell without any conference n
with Speaker Reed or any difference in L
the relatlona between the two Rcpubll- A
enn lenders as a result of their almul- f*
taneous presence on the Island. s<
The only thing approaching a June- 1'
tlon was an Informal sort of reception tl
In the Baker cottage about 1 o'clock, at
which all the inembera of the Island
colony were presented 10 ine-rreaiuent
and Mrs. McKinley. These included b
Speaker Reed, who called rather lato ,
and spent a few minutes shaking hands
with the President and chatting with
him and the others present.
The President will take another drive *
to-morrow morning and a ride over the r<
Sound waters on the revenue cutter
"Colfax," leaving here for Thomasvllle
about 1 o'clock. '
oi
HI eel Boats ami Unrgos. v,
PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 21.?Anew si
Industry will soon be established by
Pittsburgh capitalists, who propose to r(
engage In the manufacture of steel hi
barges and steel boats. The promoters
are Captain S. H. Drown, the wealthy
coal operator, and Messrs. Hchultz, of
the Schullz Bridge ami Iron Company.
The first meeting was held tills after- ,
noon, at which plans were discussed c
and arrangements made for forming a li
company. The capital will probably be tl
J1.000.000> tl
JOBBERY REBUKED.
lie Infamous Ballot Chicanery
in Taylor County
fAS VERY ABLY AVENGED
y the Honest Citizens of Grafton
Yesterday by the Overwhelming
Success of tho Republican Ticket.
Evcpy Candidate Elected, by the
Largest Majority Ever Cast in tho
Community, *\Vith tho Exception of
two Lono Cotiucilnien ? Tho Dcmocrats
Carried tho City Last Fall,
but that was Before tho "Indeliblo
Pencil" Expose.
pcclal Dispatch to tho Intelligencer.
GRAFTON, W. Vu., March 21.?The
oncst voters of this city to-day aveng1
and rebuked tho Infamous ballot box
ubbery of last November by electing
very candidate on tho Republican tlckexcept
two councllmen, by the largit
majority ever cast In this communy.
Two tickets only were in* the field,
Lralght Democratic and Republican.
W. O. Boyd, (Republican, was elected
iayor over J. W. Hamilton, Democrat;
. 0. Chenoweth, Republican, city colictor,
over S. W. Poe, Democrat; and
)r councllmen, B. F. Poe, L. Kltzmlltr,
Dr. A. H. Thayer, Oscar Rosier, V.
. Handley and Claudius Davidson, Reubllcans,
were elected over T.' W.
[elronlmous, S. W. Wilson, C. F.
urke, Patrick Moran, Frank Rauscher
nd Joseph Bradford, Democrats.
For school commissioners, Dr. A. R.
harden and O. G. Auglr, Republicans,
rore elected over C. R. Durbin and
obert Hellin, Democrats.
License carried by eighty majority.
Tho Democrats carried the city last
ill by a small mujority, but that was
efore the steal,
Gained in tho Ile-connt.
peclal Dispatch to tho Intclllffenccr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 21.?
ir. Hermann Smith was to-day sworn
l ns mayor of Charleston. On the reDunt,
which was demanded, by his
"emocratic opponent at the late elec
on, instead or iosmg-, no gained eight
otes. The re-count was therefore
bandoned when about half completed,
he real of the city administration, with
le exception of three members of the
juncll, is Democratic.
Clarksburg Republican Ticlcct.
pcclal Dispatch to the Intclllffcnccr.
CLARKSBURG, W. Va.t March 21.?
t the city convention to-night Repubcans
put the following ticket in the
eld: For ma? T. S. Spates; chief of
ollcc, J. J. Chllders; superintendent of
treets and water work?, W. R. A'.exaner;
assessor, L. C. Crlle; cltv collector
nd treasurer, E. L. Stcaley; city
lerk?P.-H. Shields; w!?w>l-'e?mmi?loncr,
Dr. D. P. Morgan.
Died of Paresis.
pcclal Dispatch to tho Ir.telllfjencor.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 21.?
i. A. Carr, president of the Kanawha
nd Ohio river packet company and, u:il
recently, owner of the most extenIve
flour mill plant In this section of
lie state, died to-day of paresis. At
le time of his death he was engaged in
le wholesale grain and feed business
nd was regarded as one of the wealth*
ist men of this city. Ho was fort*
3ven years old. ^
A Vcrdict. ol'Manslaxiglitor.
poclal Dispatch to the Intelilpcncer.
FAIRMONT, W. Va., March 21.?The
Ircuit court here, with Judge J. M. Haans
on the bench, has been engaged
?veraI days trying George Martin, for
tiling his father-in-law. David Henerson.
The jury tills evening renderJ
a verdict of manslaughter, and he
as sentenced to serve two years and
[x months In the penitentiary.
To Arrange Mining Scale.
pccial Dispatch to the intclligonccr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 21.?
he scale committees of the West VI rInla
Miners' Association anil Kanawha
oal Exchange, will meet here Saturay,
to arrange a scale of prices for
lining for the coming year.
Peterson's Romance.
? iWiircn -i.?j. iiu res;nation
of Cadet R. L. Peterson, of the
jhool ship Chase, of the revenue cutter
jrvice, has ben accepted by the treasry
department. Charges were filed
gainst him. but his resignation was
ccepted without the charges being
reused. Cadet Peterson is said to be
ngaged to Alias Charlotte Crane* the
ctress.
Threatened the President.
MONTREAL, March 21.?Henry Mll;r,
the old veteran, who sent threatenlg
letters to President McKinley and
thers, and who was arrested at the
jquest of the United States consul genral,
has been examined by the police
hyslcians, and found to be Insane.
Passengers Safe.
MILWAUKEE, "Wis., March 21.?The
teamer Atlanta, Captain Davis Cochme,
of the Goodrich Transportation
dine, which left Chicago last night for
lilwaukee, is stuck fast In the ice a
iw miles south of Racine. All the pasengers,
f?3 In number, were landed durig
the day, and left for their destitutions
by train.
Another "War Aver o I.
LONDON. Mareh 21.?Tim r-.mvcntlnn
ctwccn Great liritnln and Franco, demiting
their respcctlvo frontiers tn the
alley of the Nile was signed to-nlRht
y the Marquis of Salisbury and the
'ranch ambassador, M. Paul Cambon,
spcctlvcly.
Fatal Fire.
OMAIIA, Neb., March 21.?Fire broke
lit In the Patterson block this evenlnp,
nhcrc secret orders were holding ?esons.
Mrs. Thomas Taylor, leaped from the
llrd floor and sustained Injuries which
.united In Immediate death. Five were
nloualy Injured.
Camlion Ih Delegated.
MADRID, March 21.?The queen rcent
has signed the dbcrce giving Jules
ambon, French ambassador at "Washigton,
full power to represent Spain at
he exchange of the nitltlrattonH of tho
reaty of peace with the United States.
RICE'S STATEMENT
In tlio Standard Oil Inquiry ? Say
that. Railroads "Were Bccrctly am
Criminally ISlackmuilcd by th
Company.
NEW YORK, March 21.?The hearini
in the caae of the state of Ohio ex rol I
S. Monnett, attorney general, ngains
the Buckeye Pipe Line Company o
Lima, Ohio, was resumed^to-day in th
ofllce of Charles Edgar Mills, Bitting a
special commissioner. Attorney Gen
eral Monnett conducted his side of th
cose. Messrs. Elliott and Kline appear
cd for the company.
It was expected that the state of Ohl
would present representatives of thre
or four important refineries of Ohio glv
ing information ns to the alleged arbl
trary methods of the pipe company. Be
fore the proceedings opened Mr. Mon
nett announced that he had been unabl
to secure those witnesses and after i
brief re-oxamlnation of George Rice, h
would close his case for the time being
Mr. Monnett explained that he was in
formed that while the local courts coult
compel the ^attendance of his wltnessc
they could not punish them If they re
fUBed to testify.
The proceedings against the pipe lln
company are to secure on annulment o
Its charter on the grounds that th
company has violated the anti-trus
law of Ohio and that In defiance of th
courts It Is still a member of the Stan
dard Oil Trust.
The purpose of calling Mr. Rice to-da;
was to allow him to testify In contra
diction to the statement made by Johi
D. Archbold that he had attempted t
blackmail the Standard Oil Compan;
by demanding $500,000 for his oil proper
ties which were worth about $25,000.
Mr. Rice replying to the attorney gen
eral's invitation that he make a state
ment, read from a lengthy manuscript
Rice's Statement.
"It Is true," he said, "that In 18SG, oi
their solicitation, I did submit a propo
sition to sell all of my oil properties?no
only my refinery but production as we!
?for the sum stated."
Mr. Rice quoted from the letters o
Mr. Archbold already published to shov
that the Standard Oil Company had hi
proposition under consideration.
The Standard company, Mr. Rice said
by Its control of the railroads, ha
raised the freight rates so that it wa
impossible for him to carry on his busl
ness.
"In 18S6," he said, "the Baltimore i
Ohio and their Southwestern connec
tlons raised their freight rates on m
from 50 to 162 per cent and none on th
Standard Oil trust, which closed ui
fourteen of my agencies out of twenty
four in five months and shut me out o
over half the towns in which I was do
Ing business."
Replying to the question by Mr. Elll
ott, Mr. Rice gave the date of the occur
rences of which he was complaining a
early In 1881 and 1SS2. He admitted thn
the Buckeye Pipe Line Company wa
not organized until 1885.
In concluding his statement Mr. Ric
said ho could prove that the Standar
Oil Company has secretly and criminal
I ly bl ackma I led the, xal 1 roads of jlhi
criiinlry of'"millions of*doHars"<nVrebatG
of freight.
AVhen he finished counsel for the pip
lfiie company asked him If the prepare
'statement he had read from did no
contain the same testimony he hai
given In Columbus.
Mr. Rice said that In substance It wa
the same. He said he was testifying ii
the present proceedings because li
wanted an opportunity for contradlc
Hon of the "false and malicious state
inents made by John D. Archbold."
lie Guesses lie Did.
"Is it not a fact?" asked Mr. Kline
"that in 1S90 you sent to the Standari
Oil Company through Mr. Ovls, an offe
to accept 5500,000 for all your oil proper
ties, agreeing that if the offer were ac
cepted to abate litigation?"
"Yes, I guess I did."
Mr. Rice's testimony to the same ef
feet given at the hearing In Columbu
was read to him and he said it was cor
rect.
Replying to Mr. Kline, Mr. Rice sail
that in 1S79 he offered to sell his rellner;
to ex-Senator Campbell for $20,000. Tha
offer did not include any of his oil prop
ertles. When he offered to sell his prop
erty later b Included 200 acres of ol
land, a production of I'OO barrels of oil i
. day and a. quantity of expensive ma
cninery.
Mr. Monnett asked counsel If they ob
jected to producing ofllcerH of the Puck
eye company to testify and Mr. Kllm
replied that he had nothing to say 01
that subject. The attorney general, hi
said, had power to compel the nttend
ance of witnesses.
Mr. Monnett replied that he knew hi
could get vltrwsses, but as he could no
compel them to testify In the state hi
had not appealed to the courts.
With this statement Mr. Monnett do
clared the proceedings closed for tin
time being. He will leave for Ohio to
morrow.
When the original complaint wai
served on the defendant company thlrt:
infiTrni'ntnrli'S \Vi?rr? nttnphoil t? It Tli.
company entered a demurrer to the In
terrotfiitorles. Jf the courts decided tin
question must be answered no further
hearing will ho necessary. Should thi
court sustain the demurrer, the olllceri
of the company will bo summoned u
testify In order that their refusal ma:
show In the minutes.
Bridge Men Alarmed.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 21.Brldge
men are alarmed over the scar
city of building material. They sa:
It Is well nlsht Impossible to secun
plates, as all the rolling mills are over
stocked with orders. A meeting o;
lending bridge men was held to-day
One of the representatives of a proml
nent bridge linn stated that the meet
lng was not held for the purpose o
forming a trust, but to discuss the present
dllllculty In securing supplies, an?
to And a remedy for existing condl
lions.
Threshing Machine Combine.
MARION, O., March 21.?The onl}
obstacle which now stands In the waj
of the consummation of the thrcahlnf
machine trust Is the Huber Manufac
luring Company, and the Indication!
arc- that an option will be uocurod b?
representatives of the trust to-morrow
evening, when a meeting is to be hoh
by stockholders. President E. Huber h
averse to selling, but there are enougl
stockholders who favor the trust tc
complete the deal.
Molriot'H WngoN Advanced.
CINCINNATI, O.,March 21.?The Join
H. Morris foundry company has notiflci
Its employes that beginning: March 27
wages of bench tnoldcrs will bo Increas
fd from $13 HO to $1.1 per week and o
tloor molders from $l.p? to Jlfi f.o, ant
there will bo u 10 per cent advance ot
plccc work*
after rewards.
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c Investigation Into the Bribery
Charges in Senatorial Contest
J
< IN THE KEYSTONE STATE,
o
B 3Ir. Moylcs Is put Through the Sweat
Box?lie Declares on tho "Wituesj
e
Stand Tliat ho Never Corruptlj
Solicited tho Votes of Members o]
o tho Legislature for tho Me Carre II
0 Bill?Another Suspected Statesman
is Put Through the Satno Ordea
"Without Tangible Results.
, itfi*
g HATtRISBURG, Pa., March 2L?Th<
1 committee to investigate the charges oi
e alleged bribory in connection with th<
consideration of the McCarrell jury bil
. in the house, met this afternoon in the
3 room of the house committee on public
s roads.
Thomas M. Moyles, of Luzerene county,
was called and said he reserved th(
O rieht to mnkft n. slntcmnnt nftor Vio hnr
f been examined. He testified under ex?
ami nation by Chairman Fow that h<
e served In the legislature with Petei
- Criste, of Northumberland, and that h(
paid several friendly visits to him. Mr
^ Moyles said he understood by commor
a rumor that he was charged by Mr
Criste with corruptly soliciting him t(
y vote to reconsider the McCarrell bill
- Mr. Moyles said he was vitally interested
in the bill, because he was charged
- In the Luzerne county court for allegec
conspiracy und admitted that ho re:
quested Mr. Criste to go out in the rotunda
of the capitol with him to dlscusi
the bill, but denied that he offeree
Criste money to support it.
Mr. Moyles continuing said: The prest
sure brought to bear upon members o:
I the legislature to trump up charges
against certain -persons may have induced
Mr. Criste to make this charg<
f against me. I know of no other motlvt
v for him to make the charge that I offered
him money to vote for the bill. J
don't recollect of Mr. Coyle having r
conversation with Air. Criste at his seai
I, while the latter and I were dlscusslnf
b the measure. I never told Criste that :
r had a conversation with Coyle in whict
- I told him?'Coyle Is all right.'
I did not tell Criste there was 'three ir
t it' for him If he could vote to rccon
- slder the bill."
e Mr. Moyles said ho argued with Mr
e Criste to support the bill because it was
p a good Democratic measure, and offer
- ed to prepare a statement for him civf
Inc his reasons for favorlnc the bill
- While the witness was dictating th<
statement a motion prevailed to ad
Journ the house to prevent a reconsider
atlon of the bill and nothing furthei
s was done.
t At the conclusion of Mr. Moyles' testis
mony the committee adjourned until I
o'clock this evening.
0 Evening Session.
* The committee met this evening In the
s house judiciary general committee roon
s 'to' hear?the-testlmony of ex-Senatoi
Coyle. Mr. Moyles was recalled and ask1
ed who was present when he dictated
t the statement to be used by Mr. Christe
In moving to reconsider the McCarrell
bill, and replied that Mr. Coyle was
present but not within hearing distance
' Mr. Coyle testified that he lived Jr
e Philadelphia and is a silent partner Ir
the insurance business with his brothel
~ at Mnhonoy City. He came to Harrisburg
December 30 and 31 to be presem
at the Republican caucus to nominate
a candidate for United States senator
,t He had adjoining rooms at the Lochie
j hotel with Mr. Martin Lawler, of Shenandoah.
r "What Interest have you in the Mc
Carroll bill?"
"No particular Interest. I favored it
because It was a meritorious measure
and was being fought by the enemies oi
Mr. Quay. Mr. Costello brought Mr
" Engler to my room and said he (Engler;
3 wanted to meet some persons of our re"
Uglous belief. I don't know what motive
Mr. Costello had in bringing him.'
* "Why did you ask Representative Mil^
ler to sign the Spatz paper?"
1 "I did not ask him to sign It. I maj
" have advised him to sign It."
" Mr. Ooyle said h<? had never visited
1 the house withMr.Moyles to ask Hepre1
sentatlve Crlste or any member to vote
for the McCarrell bill. When Mr. Eng
Into a vacant room because there were
" same gentlemen In his room at the
11 time. Mr. Coyle left the room anil when
1 he returned Engler and Costello were
L> discussing the bill. Engler said he was
very friendly to the bill and lie thoutfhl
It ought to pars, but he did not -thlnli
? he would vote for It because the leader.1
of Lycoming county were opposed to it
s Engler said that If voting for the bill
would not create a break between him"
self and Senator Cochran he would vote
c for It. Coyle advised Engler not to volt
" for the bill If It would create any trouble
with his friends. The witness doI
nled that he offered Representatives
Engler or Miller any money to vote foi
3 the bill or to vote to reconsider it.
~ That Bribery Reward,
r "Did you say to Mr. Engler that Arche
bishop Ryan favored the bjll?"
3 "I did not."
t, "What do you thllnk Air. Engler's motive
Is for making this statement?"
"I do not know what, unless he wantJ
to secure the bribery reward offered bj
- the Business Men's Lr?ami<v"
Mr. Coylo said Representative Johnson
told him that he thought there Wftf
somothlng In It to sign the Spats paper,
and suggested that he was a doctor and
might write a prescription for Mr,
Coylo If there was something In It foi
him. The witness replied that he never
offered any one money for votes on legislation
or anything else, and suggested
that writing a prescription was a good
way to get around the law.
Representative Miller admitted to Mr,
Coylo In the presence of friends thnt ho
never told anybody that the witness
hud offered him money to support tin:
McCurrcll hill. Mr. Coylo said Mr.
' Crlste was mistaken In saying that Ik
(Coyle) told him In tin* presence of Mr,
, Moyles "to go along on the McCarrell
1 llllt .>11,1 ?
Mr. Coyle was naked If Mr. Lawler
? had ever been Incarcerated,' and refused
\ I to answer because bo .believed "it was
' villainous cross examination.'.'
1 "Did you at any time offer to anyone
4 any money or any reward to vote for
1 the bill, or did you over offer any one
> places on committee to vote for tho MeCnrrell
bill or any other legislation?"
"I did not."
"Were you present when Mr. Moyler
i was dictating: the remarks to be made
. by Mr. Crlste In moving to reconHldet
the bill?"
"f wiys not."
"Did you at ony time dictate any ref
marks to bo made by any person on the
1 McCnrrell bill?"
l "No sir."
"Mr. Engler haa charged you with of
ferlng him $200 to vote for tho McCarrcll
hill. Ia that true?"
Campaign Expenses.
"It is absolutely untrue. We never
P had any conversation about money exoept
what Mr. Engler mentioned about
his campaign expenses."
"Do you know of any reasons why
Representatives Engler, Crlste, Helta,
Miller and Johnson should make
charges against you of offering them
money to support the McCarrell bill or
sign the Spatz petition?"
"I do not, unless they want to obtain
' tho bribery reward. I believe there la
i a conspiracy between Miller and Johnson
to ruin me."
General Koontz?"Who was It that
r said certain persons built brick houses
. when they went homo from tho leglsla1
turo?"
i Mr. Coyle?'"That was not said In my.
. presence."
1 Mr. Young?"Usually you are a polltU
clan?"
Mr. Coyle?"I did not say that.'* 1
Mr. Young?"Oh, yes you did."
> Mr. Coyle?"Well, If I did, I apolor
glze."
Mr. Fow?"I think any Jury would
clear you of that charge."
I Mr. Young?"Are you expecting any
? reward for your services to Mr. Quay?"
Mr: Coyle?"I am an applicant for a
' place in the custom house."
Mr. Young?"Do you want the com
mltteo to believe that you are here In
; the interest of a meritorious measure
or a meritorious man, or both?"
Mr. Coyle?"Both."
After stating that he was a member
? of the senate for four years from the
. northern district of Schuylkill county,
Mr. Coyle was excused and the commlt5
tee went Into executive session.
A motion was made at tho executive
i session that every member of tho
house be subpoenaed, and failed, the
vote being a tie. A motion that a series
) of questions be prepared and that no
others be nsked the member on tho
J stand, was not agreed to. The commlt'
tee will meet araln to-morrow after
1 noon in executive session to consider
' the matter. An open session may be
J held at night. j
THREE MORE BODIES
r
? Recovered From the Windsor Hotel
HttinH-List ol* Missing Now NumI
hers Forty-seven.
I NEW' YOItK, March 21.?Three bodI
ies were recovered from the ruins of the
? Windsor hotel to-day. They were bad,
ly charred and great difficulty is being
[ experienced in the identification. The
i first body recovered to-day was that of
l a female of small stature. The arms and
. legs were missing. It was first thought
to be the body of Miss Dora Hoffman,
of Bcfltimore, a woman of sixty years
' of ajje, who is among the missing. To
night, however, two of the omnlovpa of
the hotel called at the morgue and
[ claimed to identify the remains as those
. of Mrs. Margaret Auze, of New York
. citfr\ The men are William Curran, a
parlor man at the hotel, and James
. Trainor, a waiter. Both were positive
5 a a to the identification.
There are now five bodies at the
morgue, each tagged with a number
which, with the known dead, brings the
5 list to fifteen. The list of missing is
i still very large. The injured at the'
hospitals are Jill, recoverl n g.
^ Tne list of inlsslngvnow numbers for'
ty-seven. _
FATHER'S TERRIBLE DEED.
? Suspcctcd ol' Murdering his Five
Children?Evidently Insane.
1 HUTCHINSON, Kas., March 21.?
- John Moore, under arrest, suspected of
murdering his five young children, then
t firing the houite over their heads, to
*' cover the crime, has been taken to Mcj
Pherson, to prevent a lynching. The
feeling against him is Intense. Prior
to the fire, he was considered a hard
working, upright man. He seemed
particularly fond of his children, hut
t often expressed the fear that they
- would grow up worthless. He has becu
F subject to epileptic Ills.
This afternoon, a hatchet, bespattered
I with blood, was discovered In the house
of Moore, near which the children's bed
had.stood. The sharp side exactly flta
' the Indentures made in the skulls of
the victims.
Had to Swim for his Life.
TACOMAvWash., March 21.-The etea^
mer Mtnshiu Maru brings news that
f Missionary Parsons, of the China mls
slon society, was attacked by imperial
i soldiers while en route from Chung King?
; to Paonlng last month. He left Chin
i Kins With an escort of four soldiers,
t provided 'by the Chinese government.
! At one point where they crossed a rivi
er, they noticed a great number of local
. militiamen, who had just been drafted
: into the regular army, standing on
the opposite bank. As they were land
ing the soldiers started for Parsons
I with swords and knives. To save hlm
self he jumped into the waters and
- swam into mid-stream, while his escort
J ran away. A Chinese gunboat put out
from shore and rescued him.
Bullets l'or Doscopt.
CHICAGO, March 21. ?John T.
Shaync, the millionaire furrier, of this
city, was shot three times to-day, by
IT. M. Hammond, a merchant tailor,
while the two were dining together at
the Auditorium annex. One of the bul.
lets lodged In Mr. Shayne's left shout-'
der, one In his thigh and the other In
his hip. None of them it is thought,
1 will prove fatal. Hammond was ar
rested, but refuses to talk. Domestic
troubles are said to be the cause of the
shooting.
Fatal Holler Kxplosion.
i CUMBERLAND, Md., March 21.?
Three men were killed and several"ln.
jured. some fatally, by the explosion of
,a boiler in a saw mill, at Mattie. Md.,
J near here. The dead are: Pllieus Wink,
head blown ofT; Daniel Snyder, body
blown 100 yards, picked up dead; John
Shuss, horribly mangled. Anthony
w nuncio, one or the wounded, had a
large coupling pin blown through his
body, and la thought to be fatally Injured.
Severe Cold in Germany.
BERLIN, March 21.?There has been
a recurrence of snow storms, accompanied
by severe cold, throughout Germany.
A great amount of damage has
been done to vegetation. The weather
has ^cgravated the Influenza epidemic.
In Berlin alone, this month, there were
over two hundred deaths. The schools
have been closed In East Prussia this
week, owing to the spread of the disease.
Weather Forecast, for To-day.
For West Virginia, Western Vonnnylva,
nla and Ohio?Huln; brisk to high south
winds.
Local Temperature,
The temperaturo yesterday, as observed
by C. Schnopf, druggist, corner Market
and Fourteentl? streets, was as follows:
7 a. in 2713 p. m 52
!' a. .1017 p m W
12 m 451 Cloudy.