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The evening times., 1898-12-28
COMING TOGETHER
TO ARRANGE 4 DEAL
INVOLVING MIR. auAy,s CHANCES
FPiftshurg Republican HOsses Watch
ing Their interests ia the Com
ing Legislature.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2S.-There will be a
conference Of Republican magnates
here this evening at which Senator
and others of State fame will be present.
AT this conclave it is believed something
will be fixed up that will be satisfactory
TO Mr.. Quay. A particular feature of the
meeting will be an effort to name a speak
,er OF the house of representatives who will
satisfy all factions. II an agreement In
this particular can be reached now it is
thought deal can be arranged concern
ing the election of United States Senator.
The Pittsburg bosses are greatly concerned
in the matter.
Mr.. Quays friends say that the deal will
be similar to- that of 1887 when, in return
for support from his candidacy for Senator,
Quay delivered the control of the legisla-
ture. and the State machine to Magee and
others. At that time the Pittsburg Repub-
lican leaders wanted from the legislature
the legislation that enabled them to get
control of the trolley system of Pittsburg,
just as the Widener Elkins crowd gobbled
the street railways of Philadelphia some
time before.
Legislation of other kinds is wanted this
winter, and the Pittsburg bosses are will
ing to make a deal that will enable them
TO get it without putting up big money.
Democratic National Committeeman
j. NJ. Guffey is confined to his home with
grip. He probably will be unable to go
TO Harrisburg to marshal the Democratic
forces for fusion. Little is heard of the
fusion movement, although Mr.. Gufey's
friends say he is sincere
Ouay aDnparS moro worried oyer the
Peoples Bank charges than his Senate
rial contest. AS to the latter he said to
a friend
There is no fight. No candidate is in
the field against me-"
That Quay intends to force caucus on
January 3 is evidenced by the fact that
Thomas Sample, OF Pttsburg, president
OF the Veterans Association has sent out
notices 10 the old soldiers inclosing
transportation and notifying them to BE-
at Harrisburg on the morning of January
2.
1t requires 12S votes to elect Senator,
and il would be necessary for but forty
one Republicans to stay out of the eau
Gus TO defeat Quay The Martin and Ma
gee forces, with the anti-Quay Republi-
cans and Democrats number 152.
A report that Quay would write a let
ter of resignation to be handed 10 Gov.
Stone should a verdict of guilty be found
against him is denied by an intimate
friend OF the Senator.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
RETURNS TO WASHINGTON
prepared to Discuss Current Opera
fohs Concerning His Country
and America,

Inc German ambassador, Dr. Won HoI-
ieeen, has returned TO Washington after
an extended absence, during which he held
several important conferences with the
Berlin authorities relative TO American
affairs.
1t is expected that his return will soon
bring about exchanges with the State
Department, and perhaps directly with the
PRESIDENT, relative TO a number of current
questions in which both countries are in
terested While he was in Berlin the
German chancellor gave dinner, at which
Dr. Won Holleben and the American am
bassador, Andrew d. White, were guests
1t was intended that Assistant Secretary
Hill, who has been in the Netherlands.
should be among the guests but he could
not attend. Among officials the dinner
was looked upon as an important affair,
as II permitted a full discussion of the re-
lations between the two countries and the
clearing up of some misunderstanding
over Germany's attitude in the war and
the peace negotiations, which were caus-
ing irritation in the German and Ameri-
can press Later DR.. Won Holleben had an
audience with the Emperor. at which
American affairs were discussed Recent
cable reports from Berlin have stated that
the ambassador vas returning with strong
instructions toward securing reductions
in rates on certain German imports to this
country.
The reciprocity negotiations with Ger
many came TO a halt some months ago,
and the reported instructions are proba-
bly, in the line of renewing these negotia-
tions. As DR.. Won Holleben has had an
opportunity to learn very fully and per-
sonally the wishes of the German govern
ment on all questions relating to the Uni
ted States, his official calls on the authori-
ties here are awaited with much interest.
The evening times., 1898-12-28

ing to surrender the control of our destt-
nies to the men of later generation. No
matter how active his. intelligence, he can
not believe that a time could ever come
when the doctrines CT his youth should be
no longer applicable to the situation.
While there can be no surprise at his
opposition TO the Presidents policy, there
is establishment that he should hope TO
overthrow an accomplished fact; that he
should expect TO reverse the verdict Of the
people, on which the President has acted.
Despite the failure of the agents of his
ti-imperalist league to get respecta-
bic number of signers TO its protest, he
enters on crusade to turn the President
from his policy. Ii may be admitted that
the little corner of this vast country
bounded on one side by the sea, on another
by Canada and another by the Adirondack
Mountains, the corner called New Eng
land, is against any enlargement of our
greatness, as it was against the purchase
OF Louisiana and Oregon. If Mr.. Boutwell,
judges from this fact that the rest of the
country can be frightened into change
of mind, he is doomed to disappointment.
The chief fear of Mr.. Boutwell, is that
We shall lose the Philippines by force; that
some foreign power Will demand them and
We shall refuse to give them up and then
there will be a fight. Poor old Spain held
them for centuries and but for her op-
pressive rule would have continued to hold
them. No power on earth is going about
the world stealing islands from nation
with from eighty TO q hundred millions of
people and enc of the best navies in the
world. The trouble with old men in New
England is that they cannot realize the
greatness of America.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
AN AGED WOMAN KILLED
BY TOO MUCH HUGGING

Pottsyiile, Pa, Dee. 2S.-Mrs Charles
Duey, aged sixty-fiYe years, residing in
this place, lies at her home probably ia
tally hurt from the hugging of several
young girls yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Duey is very fraf and puny. She
called upon some friends, and was warm
ly greeted. The daughters of the family,
strong. robust girls, wished her Merry
Christmas, and proceeded TO hug the
dear old SOUL
Mrs Duey ased the girls TO release her.
telling them that they were hurting her.
Not thinking they We're doing her any
harm, they continued their hugging DEM
onstrations until the old lady collapsed.
4 physician was called, when 1t was as
certained that she had several ribs and
her breast bone fractured. besides being
bruised and injured internally. Her con-
dtion is serious. The young women feel
their position keenly.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
CONTEST HKSENATOR
FROM DELAWARE
GEORGE V. MASSEY A CANDIDATE
Arise to Disturb the
Program. of. the Addicks
Iisfen.

: Dover Del, Dec, 2s.-The bitter fight
for the next United States Senatorship
from Delaware has just developed new.
and decidedly significant surprise. This
comes in the form of the announcement
that George V. Massey will be candidate,
to succeed Senator Gray
The first Republican caucus will be held
here Monday evening next Heretofore.
the Union Republicans have claimed the
solid Republican delegations of Kent and
Sussex Counties for Addicks, together with
the votes of Representative Hunbeck and
Senators Blakeley and McFarlin, of New.
castle. They will then lack two votes and
may filibuster until DR.. Burton's contest
Tor State senatorship is decided and
Representative Conaway either RECEIVERS or
resigns. 1t had also been supposed that
the only alternative set over against the
Addicks' program was a fusion of regular
Republicans and Democrats for Gray. But
Massey's formidable, candidacy may upset
all the leaders present plans
The evening times., 1898-12-28
CAPTURED GUNBoATS
LEAVE FOR ANNAPOLIS

Norfolk, Va. Dec. 2S.-The captured
Spanish gunboat Sandoval, commanded by
yard this afternoon for Annapolis, en-
route to Portsmouth. N. H., for repairs.
Her sister ship the Alvarado, is Goa ing
and will leave here tomorrow in COM
mand of Lieut.. Victor Blue
The auxiliary cruiser Badger. Capt
Miller, arrived at the navy yard today
from League Island for repairs.
Fire in the wholesale grocery of NJ l.
]. Davis Co, in Water Street, Sunday
night, damaged the stock TO the amount
OF $4,000. The loss is fully covered by
insurance.
Capt. Frederick Cotton. of Warrenton,
Va, who attempted suicide at the Hotel
Gladstone last week, is doing we'll at St
Vincent's Hospital
The evening times., 1898-12-28
POLICE THINK THEY Rave
A SEXTUPLE MURDERER

Columbus Ohio, Dec. 2S.-There is un-
der arrest in this city man whom the
police have strong reason to believe is
James G. Dunham, for whom-dead or
alfye-there is reward of 1000 offered.
at San Jose, Cal. He gave the name of
Harry Wilson when arrested, but in court
yesterday he said his right name was Har-
ry Church. and that he was born in Sac
ramento, Cal. At different places here be-
fore his arrest 1t has been learned that he
gave the names of H. V. Morris. E. II.
Ross, Harry Lewis. and Harry Howard
The crime for which Dunham is wanted
was a most atrocious one
At lonely farm house, between San
Jose and Los Gatos, Santa Clara County,
Cal, on the night of Tuesday, May &c,
1896, James c. Dunham slew his wife, her
mother, her stepfather, her brother and a
man and maid servant.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
HACKED WITH AN AK
IN A DRUNKEN ROW

Pottsville. Pa, Dec. 2S.-John Siscoe of
Cumbola, lies at the Pottsville Hospital,
critically hurt from injuries that were
inflicted with an AK in the hands of An
drew Cossack, who is in prison awaiting
the result of his victims wounds.
Cossock's attack was the result of a
drunken row. So well did he WELD the
AK that Siscoe was almost hacked to
pieces. Siscoe has three deep gashes in
the head, heavy cut in the neck, a cash
in the chest which extends into the ribs,
and a cash in the side which extends in.o
the abdomen. The man cannot live.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
MRS. GEORGIANA HoLBRooK
BURNED TO DEATH

Nanticoke, Md. Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Georgiana
Holbrook. of Wetipquin. village near
here, was burned to death Saturday night.
She was scrubbing the kitchen floor on her
knees near table in which she had placed
a lighted lamp. John, her ten-year- old
son, unobserved by his mother was at
tempting to fire the fuse of small fire
cracker at the stove. Unexpectedly TO him,
the fuse took fire, and in his excitement
to escape its explosion he ran against the
table and upset the lamp on his mother.
Her clothing became ignited, and soon
she was a mass of flames. She died within
one hour
Endeavoring to extinguish the fire Of
their mothers clothes, Mary and Sally HoI-
brook were severely burned.
Furniture In the room caught fire, but
by timely assistance of neighbors the
flames were soon checked.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
.The White Heather

| brbed You with promise,
One idle August day,
To guide you where the heather rare
Concealed its charmed white spray;
And as we went together
l dreamed, 'twiXt hope and fear,
The fairy flower would give me power
To tell you all, my dear.
Though love had made me silent,
Mine eyes could call you fair.
You hummed song the way along
To show you did not care
The honey y-hearted heather
Sprang ripely far and near;
And many flower was red that hour
But none was white, my dear.
Some blooms rndely ruddy,
And some palely pink,
And some light-Day, almost white
We had to stop and think.
And alien daisy
Made YOU excaim: :. 'Tis here ia -is-
All! many an hour we sought the flower
And found il not, my dear.
I doubt my search turned careless,
Perhaps the treasures grew
Snow-pure and sweet before my feet
Those times | looked at you
Yet, is Romance in ruins ra'si.s,rp -ts-.s >.
Because. as eve drew near,
j found the power, without tbe-h flower,
To tell you all, my dear?
~ u. J. Bell.
The evening times., 1898-12-28

Easton, Pa, Dec. 2s.-Boward 4. Recder, a
Judge of the superior court of Pennsylvania and
one of the foremost lawyers in the State died
at his home in this city this morning of a COM
plication of ailments, following an attack Of
the dropsy and congestion of the lungs. Judge
Reeder became i'll the night of the November
election, and had to be assisted to his home from
the Pomfret Club. His condition at once grew
alarming, and ;he erd seemed to be at hand
but he rallied, and once or twice it appeared
that the crisis had been passed. The disease
had made such nroads into his system that his
constitution was shattered. and ii was apparent
to his physicians that the Judge would never
recover. Judge Reeder was born at Easton, Pa
III lSI3
The evening times., 1898-12-28
BIG BARN BURNED
IN HOWARD COUNTY

Ellicott City, Nd, Dec. 2S.-There was
fire Christmas night on the farm of Mr..
Charles G. Linthicum, near Glendig, How
ard County, which destroyed his big bank
barn and large lot of valuable live stock,
including nine horses five calves and two
cows, besides a variety of farming imple-
ments. The loss was only partially covered
by insurance in the Montgomery company.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
SMILING AT WOMEN
UPSETS AN UNDERTAKEN
Grounds for Damages Brought by "a
Pennsylvania Borough Not
Sustained.

Media. Pa, Dec. 2s.-The borough OF
Yeadon set up peculiar and rather
amusing defense to a suit brought
against it for damages to a dead wagon
by Philadelphia undertaken in the court
here yesterday. The wagon had been
smashed by falling over an embaukment
along the Baltimore pike. where there
was no guard rail The borough authori-
ties tried 10 prove that the accident was
due entirely to the carelessness of the
driver, asserting that he was at the time
engaged in Irritation with d couple of
girls.
The young women We're called as wit
nesses and testified that he was smiling
at them when the accident occurred The
jury, however, decided against the bor-
ough
The evening times., 1898-12-28

Perhaps it is because they live up in a
little corner of this great country and have
their horizon bounded on one side by Can
ada. that New England statesmen are op-
posed TO pretty much everything on which
the great body of the American people have
set their hearts. With the exception Of
Senator Frye. who has had some months
in Paris-which is thing TO increase an
Americans patriotism-the New England
statesmen seem to be against expansion
notably Senators Hoar and Hale and the
late Senator Morrill,, Mr. Boutelle and
Speaker Reed. 1t is now stated that Mr..
Reed is also opposed TO the building of the
Nicaragua Canal.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
BOutyveIl's Fear.

1t was inevitable that Mr.. George S.
Boutwell, should be among the active enc
mics OF expansion. No man who entered
public life fifty years ago and remained
active in politics for any length of time,
could adopt his traditional views to the
changing conditions of American national
life. Especially man of Mr.. Boutwell's
aggressive character could never be will
The evening times., 1898-12-28
Boy,. Foot Blown on.

Mt Carmel, Pa, Dee. 2s--Ioln Miller, if
teen-year ar-old boy, was the victim of a terrible
accident yesterday, from the results OF which he
will likely die. With crowd of companions
he went up the mountain side near the Reli-
ancs Colliry t, put of some dualin. Miller
picked up a wet stick of the explosive ard held
it over a fire. When sparks began to Hy from it
the boy dropped the dualin upon the ground and
then stamped his foot upon it The conclusion
caused the dualin TO explode with such force as
blow off his right foot, neeessitatins the ampu-
tation of the leg above the ankle. His face
was frightfully cut by small stones, and sand
xas bi,wn with such for.e into his eyes that he
will entirely lose his sight
The evening times., 1898-12-28
Continuance of the War Taxes

The imposition OF a tax all that saved
the country from a condition which Mr.. Mckiniey
seemed TO regard as dreadful when he took hold
of the Government. II was all that kept the
Treasury from continuous running behind And
now there is the complacent announcement that
there will be change in taxation for long
time to come, and the President of the United
States himself extends the poor comfort that the
eople Will know that taxation Will not be
fuetuating. II is reminder of what the amia-
ble lady said about her husband She allowed
that he was the most remarkably eveii.teinpered
man she had ever known-always angry. Taxes
are 10 be always high. They are to be kept
high, so that people will get used TO them.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
Not to Retire Before Russia.


II the Gar would accompany his proposition
by a Withdrawal OF his forces from the frontiers
and stopping his cncrcachments TO the south and
cast he might be listened 10 with respect but
lie is building immense railroad in order that
he may burst his inland shell and find great
ports open upon the seaboard. Give him an
opportunity TO build his roads and TO throw his
millions of soldiers into China, and he would
eventually oyerIm the country, and drive out
the worlds intelligence which is opening up
China. Certainly, the United States and Eng
land are not TO retire before Russia.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
Corbin's NonsensicaI Statement.

Adjt. Gen. Corbin says he did not seriously
contemplate war as imminent until il existed.
Such an excuse for lack of preparation is good
ground for his removal. After Congress had
voted 500 900 for preparation for war; and
after the country had been assured that the
Administration preparing for as rap
idly as possible, he had no night 10 assume that
war was not imminent. 1t his business 10
get ready for it with all possible speed even if
The evening times., 1898-12-28
ENDS HIS EXISTENCE
AMID HIS GUESTS
A SUICIDE CLUB MEMBER,s WORD
Informs Friends That He Is About
to Die, and Takes Prussic Acid
I'm Their Presence.

Philadelphia, Dec. 28.-John Townsend,
member of suicide club, committed sui
eide by taking a dose OF prussic acid at
his home last night.
During the evening he told several
guests whom he had invited to his house
that he was member OF suicide club, and
would end his life that evening. His state
ment was taken as joke. At midnight
the guests arose from the card table. The
host was sitting in chair with his eyes
closed His friends tried to arouse him
but 1t was found he was dead.
The coroner found that Townsend had
died from prussic acid poisoning.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
Rev. DIR. Hose Not Expected to live

Richmond Va, Dec. 2s-The condition of
Rev. DR.. Moses D. Hoge is worse now than it
has been since his illness began. He takes but
little nourishment. and his end is beiie!ed by
his medical attendants TO be not FAR off. The
Betha Ahaba Jewish Congregation, of which Rev.
Calish is rabbi, yesterday adopted resolutions
MAY they say, his exemplary life Of good
deeds TO all citizens. irrespective of ereed he as
a monument of inspiration for others to follow -
The evening times., 1898-12-28

Previous special cables on this subject
stated that the French agent, NJ. Macy.
and his party, were unarned. and retired
into the jungle when they were fired upon
by the Siamese force.
The Siamese legation in Paris was dis
posed 10 make light of the affair and To
attribute the reports to an incident OF
small moment occurring in November
The neutral zone comprises territory
twenty-five kilOmeters wide along the
west side of the Mekong River. upon
which France may erect stations
The evening times., 1898-12-28

The AIger Relief Commission threatens
to go 10 the defense of the War Depart
ment in the matter OF the rotten meat
scandal also. Ii is said the members are
disposed TO investigate the basis of Gen
eral Miles statements. This can have
no other purpose than whitewash Cen
eral Miles distinctly stated to the Commits
sion that he is investigating the business
and he did not request any assistance from
a body that is without authority to eX-
tract testimony that is not voluntary.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
Politics in the War Department.
From the Wheeling Repisferl

The infinite wisdom in the Administration in
waiting until after election and until the very
end OF the whitewashing process before putting
Gen. Miles the witness stand hos been fully
vindicated. Cen Miles testimony revealed Il
frightful state of incompetcncy in the War De-
partment at Washington, due 10 Ayers endeav-
ors to run the War Department as an adjunct
to his own political ambition.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
GENERAL GREENE DECLINES
TO ACCEPT A POSITION
Notifies GOyernOr-EIect Roosevelt
He Will Not Become Public
Works SuperintenIent

Oyster Bay. Dec. 2S.-Gen. Francis V.
Greene will not accept the appointment
OF superintendent OF public works
Col. Roosevelt received a dispatch from
him last night in which the general brief
ly stated his determination not TO accept
the place.
Col. Roosevelt WAS much disappointed
when he received the dispatch. as he be-
lieyed that there was good reason for be-
lieving Gen. Greene would accept Mr. AL
dIidge's place.
The evening times., 1898-12-28

The success OF the Cuban Junta in this
country has not been such as TO warrant
the scheme of Aguinaldo to set up Phil
ippine Junta at Washington. If his pur-
pose is TO promote the cause of the Filipi-
nos among Americans, he is making mis-
The evening times., 1898-12-28
whitechapel Crime In Austria.

Vienna, Dec. 2s.-The body of Grauszka Hofer,
an unfortunate woman, has been found in her,
apartments here, skilifully dissected by an un-
known Jack the Ripper" 1t is only recently
that similar Ripper work was executed on.
women in Amsterdam and Brussels, and the po-
lice entertain the theory that maniac woman
knifer is rowing Europe who dcfies detection.
by constant change OF base. l-fef=,s
The evening times., 1898-12-28
SIAMESE REFUSE TO
VACATE THE NEUTRAL ZONE

Hanoi, Tonkin. Dec. 2S.-News of the
invasion of the neutral zone in the Luang
Prabang Province of Siam by the Saimese
is exact.
NJ. Macy, the French commissioner,
made representations on the subject to
the Mandarins, who paid no attention to
them, and refused to leave the neutral
zone.
Reports OF acts of aggression by Sia-
mese troops are also confirmed.
There was no one killed or wounded on
the French side, the damage being entire
ly of material nature.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
Arrested ON Suspicion Of Murder.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. es-A man answering
the description OF the murderer OF Senator WALL
of Staunton, Ill.,, last summer, has been arrested
ures on his arm.
The evening times., 1898-12-28
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