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LAST EDITION VOL. LXX1V. NO. 24. HARRISBURG, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1903.

EIGHT PAGES. HABBISBUBG jflWi? TELE GB API WILL ROYALLY ENTERTAIN CANDIDATES Harrisburg Republican Club's Reception to Municipal Candidates WELL KNOWN PARTY LEADERS WILL MAKE ADDRESSES Each Club Member Will Receive Handsome Badge Bearing Gross' Picture The campaign for a clean city government in Harrisburg will be formally opened with a reception to the Republican city nominees by the Harrisburg Republican Club next Tuesday evening at its rooms. Market street and Market Square. All the nominees are members of the club and will be present at the reception and co operate with the committee in charge to make it one of the most successful of the club's numerous gatherings. There will be short speeches by the city nominees, Congressman Olmsted, Senator Fox, Representatives Beidle man and Wickersham and other prominent members of the club.

Each member of the club will be presented with a handsome badge embellished wiih a picture of Edward Z. Gross, the party nominee for Mayor. Daniel L. Keister, president of the club, will preside, and music will be furnished by a full orchestra. The formal reception to the candidates and the addresses will be followed by the serving of light refreshments.

The club is one of the strongest political organizations in the State and its interest in the present municipal campaign will be helpful to the entire Republican city ticket. Several Republican Senators and Representatives may attend the reception, since many of them are taking an active interest in the local campaign and are anxious for the success of the Republican nominees THE MAYOR HEARS A FRY PUZZLING SHORT MEASURE CASE The Mayor is sadly puzzled over the case of Hoffer Carman, Union Square feed merchants, accused by Patrolman Keefer of selling short measure. Patrolman Keefer, at the hearin yesteidny, presented two new mea; ures, one a half peck and the other a peck measure, wnkh he bought at Killinger's hardware store on Thirteenth street. A supposed half peck of grain which his son had bought from Hoffer Garman was measured in the new measure and found to be lacking two inches of making a full half peck. The measures used by Hoffer Garman were shown along with two quart measures, one new and the other an old one.

The grain belonging to Keefer filled the grain dealers' half peck measure and then it developed, ir is alleged, that the measure had been cut down from its original size several years ago. Hoffer explained that an employe had found that the measure held almost five quarts instead of four and cut it down Quart measures were produced and while four quarts filled the Hoffer measure it took five to fill what Keefer had been told was a standard half peck measure. A half bushel measure belonging to Hoffer Garman was produced and while four of their half peck measures failed to fill it by an inch or more, four measures full of grain from the Keefer measure filled it nicely. The Mayor held the case under advisement. Kaiser Proposes to Exchange Professors By Associated Press.

Berlin, Jan. 28. Emperor William lias directed the Ambassador to the United States, Baron Speck Von Sternberg, to lay before President Roosevelt in official form the suggestion for an exchange of professors between Germany and America that the Emperor mentioned to Ambassador Tower on Year's Day. The Ambassador, who sailed on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, January 25th, only carries an outline of the project which the President will be asked to approve and co operate in making a workable plan. The Emperor has invited several German professors to present him with their ideas on the subject.

Professor Adolph Harnack, one of those invited writes in the Preus Women use Cuss Words Over Chicago, 111., Jan. 27. Nellie Rose McNamara, of the Hyde Park telephone exchange, enlightened Justice Qainn's court yesterday on the use of jprofanity over the telephone by Kenwood women of fashion. Without restraint she flayed the leaders of the South Side "smart eet" or their profanity to telephone exchange operators, declaring that tiny'iar outdo the lowest type of men la anurias. CARLISLE WORKS GBR DESTROYED Dwelling House Burned and Bed ford Shoe Factory Damaged by Fire Associated Press.

Carlisle, Jan. 2S. The entire plant of the Carlisle Body and Gear Works and a dwelling house were completely destroyed and the Bedford Shoe Company plant damaged by fire in this place at 1.15 o'clock this morning. The loss will amount to nearly $10,000. It is supposed that the fire started in the boiler rooms of the gear works, which were frame and made easy work for the flames, which consumed i.t in a short time.

In spite of the presence of the three fire companies and a truck the flames leaped across the street, setting Are to and completely destroying the residence of Henry Kitner, also of frame, and, communicating yith the plant of the Bedford Shoe Company. The latter plant was saved by the promppt work of a night watchman. The Carlisle Gear Works was recently incorporated and thirty hands are thrown out of employment. The plans for the future of the destroyed plant have not been announced. NELSON SEEKING A STATE OFFICE Chambersburg Bridge Builder Would Like to Take Marlines' Place.

Special to the Telegraph. Chambersburg, Jan. 2S Thoniaa X. Nelson, of Chambersburg, has not yet fully determined whether or not he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for state treasurer. Mr.

Nelson would like the office and will become a ncative candidate if Sena ator Penrose and remainder of the Republican state leaders give him 'any encouragement. But they decline to commit themselves on the subject and probably will not indicate their choice until after the close of the present legislative session. Should Mr. Nelson receive any encouragement from the leaders his friends here say they will begin a sys tematic canvass for him with the active support of the Republican organization in the Cumberland Valley. He does not know any of the party leaders personally and is known to comparatively few prominent Republicans throughout the state, except those in.

Franklin county, where he and political affairs. EXERCISING GREAT CARE AS TO APPROPRIATION'S Piunimor's Committee Makes Applicants Answer Many Questions. Public and private charities seeking State aid must answer a long list of pertinent questions submitted to their managers by Chairman Plum mer, of the House Committee on Appropriations, before their applications will be even considered by the committee. This is one of the innovations instituted by Chairman Plum mer with a view to facilitating the work of apportioning the State millions among the institutions that depend wholly or in part on appropriations from the public treasury. No such attempt to collect classified information regarding these institutions was ever made before.

Chairman Plummer has sent out printed blanks, containing a long schedule of queries to be answered by applir cants. Copies were forwarded to each member of the House who has presented an appropriation bill and to the manager of each applying institution. Wright Seriously 111. J. Marshall Wright, former chairman of the Democratic State Committee, is dying of kidney trouble at his home in Allentown.

sische Jahrbuecher that the great scholars of the middle ages were not tied fast to any one country. They lectured at Naples, Bologna, Paris, Cologne and Oxford, and their students followed them. Professor Harnack explains the advantage to students of spending part of their period of study abroad. An exchange of students, he adds, necessarily suggests an exchange of professors. Only a few students can now have the advantage of study abroad but large numbers will get that advantage when the professor himself goes abroad to lecttire." He suggests that the best thing, if it can be done, is to call for a six months' tour, during which the professors will lecture at different places.

the Telephone "Society women in Kenwood and, in fact, in every district of the South Side, where the height of culture is supposed to exist, do not hesitate to use profanity over the 'phone at exchange girls," she said, the lines are busy or something occurs to prevent the operators from giving them the numbers they ask for. In fact, I do not think I'm going too far when I say they're the very worst offender who ub oar Ultpuones." Si STABBED II PROTECT! HIS MOTHER Protested When She Was Insulted and Knife Was Driven Into Him' A MAN COMING TO THE RESCUE IS ALSO STABBED While Surgeons are Examining Him He is Robbed of $200 By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 2 S. While attempting to protect his mother from the insults of a man who had accost ed on the streets, 19 year old Richard Lewis was stabbed and dangerously wounded in the Bowery to day.

John McKeon, who went to Lewis' assistance also was stabbed twice in the side, but his injuries are not seri ous. Both of the injured men and Mrs. Howard, Lewis' mother, have identified as the assailant a man now under arrest who described himself to the police as Michael Tokmee, a laborer, 25 years old. While the surgeons were examining Lewis and McKeon in a hotel near the scene of the stabbing a thief, who entered the room with the curious crowd, which collected, stole McKeon's vest which contained a roll of bills emounting to more than $200. He Stabbed Bolh.

Lewis and his mother were returning to their home in the Bowery early this morning when a man rudely jostled Mrs. Howard and then addressed an insulting remark to her. When Lewis protested the man sprang upon him and drawing a long bladed knife twice plunged it to the hilt in the young man's side. McKeon saw Lewis sink down in the snow and ran to his assistance, but he was no match for the armed assailant, who who again brought the knife into play, inflicting two wounds in McKeon's side. The man then sped up the stceet and rah into of a He'wasloeked up after Lewis, McKeon and Mrs.

Howard had identified him as the assailant. BiU to Stop Scandals. Scandals caused by public improvements made under the direction of Commissioners in Venango county, Indiana and Bedford counties, are probably responsible for the introduction of a bill by Mr. Freeland, of Greene, which p' ovides that commissioners in counties with a population less than 500,000 shall advertise for bids in at least two newspapers for four weeks in advance of the date for letting contracts. The bids shall be delivered sealed and when opened the award must go to the lowest responsible bidder.

The bill relates particularly to the erection of bridges and specifies that the commissioners must state the character ot structure The Last Day for the Mezicks. To morrow closes the engagement of the Mezicks at Ridge Avenue Church. In the morning "Hold Thou My Hand" will be sung by Miss Ella Mezick. For the evening requests have been made for "He Knows" and "The Bird With the Broken Wing The revival is to be continued. Six seekers came to the altar last night.

SICK BABY HAS THE HOSPITAL'S SYMPATHY A bright but very sick baby is in Harrisburg Hospital. She is Mary Slazius, a Slavish infant, who resides with her parents at 1321 North Cam eron street, and was admitted this morning seriously ill of cerebro spi nal meningitis. Though only four years old she has had typhoid fever, which is believed by the surgeons to have been directly responsible for her present illness. The child is in the children's ward and the source of attention and care of the entire A Straw Vote for Gross. The railroad men are saying many nice things about the Republican can didate for Mayor.

They are also urg ing their friends to stand by him. This afternoon at one of the many points where railroad men gather during their leisure moments 27 in dulged in a discussion of the merits of the respective candidates, after which a straw vote was taken and 23 out of the 27 were favorable to the Republican candidate. Struck by Flying Timber. Steve Lomaria, a laborer, 25 years old, who lives in the company houses at Lochiel, was struck on the head by a flying pieco of timber at Paxton Furnace, No. 2, this morning and sustained a severe laceration of the scalp which may result in a concussion of the brain.

He was admitted to the surgical ward of Harrisburg Hospital. Burned by Hot Iron. Frank StephenCa laborer, 18 years old, of South Cameron street, was burned on the right thumb by hot iron at one of the mills in the lower end of the city this morning, and had to be taken to Harrisburg Hospital for treatment. Pennsylvania Postmasters. By Associated Press.

Washington, D. Jan. 28. The following fourth class Pennsylvania postmasters were appointed to day: Lakeside, Elmer F. Mosher: Wishaw, Archibald McDonald.

FIREMEN PREPARE CONVENTO Inportant Meeting of Executive Committee Held at Winchester, Va. An important meeting of the executive committee of tne Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firnien's Association was held at Winchester, on Thursday. On account of the railroads being tied up with snow drifts a full attendance of the committee was impossible and another meeting will be held at Waynesboro in March. Reports from Waynesboro regarding the big celebration May 10, 11, 12, were most encouraging. Upward of 1,500 has been raised for prizes for various contests, and double that amount will be used in caring for the firemen.

Invitations will be sent out next week. The Volunteer Firemen's Associations of both Philadelphia and Baltimore have accepted invitations to be present. It is expected that three companies of this city will attend. The Hope Company will send a large delegation. Arrangements have been made with the railroads for a rate of one cen per mile tor round trip to or ganizations, and a fare of one way for the round trip will be charged individuals.

Tickets will be good for four days, 9 to 13 inclusive. Apparatus will be carried as freight free of charge. TORN TO PIECES BY DYNAMITE Six Others are Injured by Premature Explosion. By Aiscciatid Press. Hagerstown, Jan.

28. One man was killed and six others seri ously injured by the premature ex plosion of dynamite on the Western Maryland Railroad extension on Tonoloway Hill, at Shives Lock, ten miles west of Hancock. The dead man's name is Braum. He was literally torn to pieces by the explosion. James McLaughlin, of Scranton, superintendent of the works at that point, was probablv fatally injured.

His skull is crushed and he was otherwise injured. John Heney, of Pittsburg, was also se verely injured and may not recover. Four Italian laborers were badly hurt but will recover. Another laborer was buried in a mass of rocks and earth up to his armpits. He was dug out by fellow workmen and walked away uninjured.

TWO ATTEMPTS AT INCENDIARISM Lives of Nineteen Families are Plac ed in Jeopardy. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 28. Occupants of a hve story tenement house in Eleventh avenue, which has just been rebuilt after being destroyed by fire, with a loss of 26 lives less than three months ago, were thrown into a state bordering on panic early to day by two deliberate attempts to burn the building.

Both attempts were frustrated by fortunate early discovery of the fires in the cellar, but after the second attempt none of the nine teen families which occupy the building dared to return to their beds. EVICTED WOMAN' TRIED TO FREEZE WITH BABES. New York, Jan. 2S. Evicted on the coldest day of the season and weak from hunger and exposure, Mrs.

Elizabeth Dietz, with her four small children, sought death by freezing shortly alter midnight under a factory stoop in Moore street, Brooklyn. Policeman Mahoney heard tha faint whisper of a child and found the family under the stoop of a molding tactory at No. 2a0 Moore street Three of the little girls were uncon scious from the cold, while Mrs. Dietz lay huddled in front of them with her la month old baby clasped to her breast. It was the baby girl's cry that saved the family.

PHILADELPHIA Y. M. C. A. SEMI CENTENNIAL By Associated Press.

Philadelphia, Jan. 28. The local branch of the Young Men's Christian Association to day began the cele bration of the fiftieth anniversary of its organization. The celebration will continue for three days. To day a reception was held at the Y.

M. C. A. headquarters and there will be a meeting to night in Association Hall which will be addressed by R. Towson, of the Pennsylvania Railroad branch; David McConaughy, formerly of Harrisburg, who, for five years was gen eral secretary, and who since 1889 has been building up the association in India, and Galen X.

Fisher, of Japan. President's Sympathy to Kniser. fly Associated Press. Berlin, Jan. 28.

Ambassador Tower in congratulating Emperor William on his birthday yesterday said that President Roosevelt had in structed him by cable to express the President sympathy for the Em peror and Empress in the illness of Prince. Eitel Friedrich, and the President's own concern on the sub ject. Handsome Picture of New Capitol in Four Colors For Sale at the Office of The Daily Telegraph. Price 10 cts. Ready for mailing 15 cts.

RUSSIANS LOST MORE THAN A THOUSAND The Japanese are. Said to Have Been Driven Back With Heavy Loss103 Were Taken Prisoners By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, Jan. 28.

A tele gram from Chansiamutun says tho Russians lost 45 officers and 1,000 men killed or wounded at the cap ture of the village of Sandepas, Janu ary 2 6th. The Russians took 103 prisoners, besides arms, wagons and ammunition. A Stream of Wounded. Mukden, Jan. 27.

(Delayed in transmission) A general engagement is progressing. Only the left flank is not involved. The hospitals here and at Harbin have been put in readiness to receive large numbers of wounded of whom about a thousand have already arrived at Mukden. Several hundred Japanese were made prisoners. The battle commenced on the right flank on Wise Dies of Exposure; His Fireman is Suffering William Wise, of Philadelphia, aged 52 years, an engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad, is dead from exposure during the storm last Wednesday night.

Fireman Harris Lapp was discovered to day at his home in this city. He states that he remained at Woodbine station all of Wednesday night and managed to keep from freezing by building a fire of railroad ties. He was picked up the next morning by the crew of a train from Parkersburg, Pa. Lapp is suffering as a result of exposure. It was at first thought he had been frozen and his body covered by snow.

Unconscious 230 Hours Everts Rallies Slightly So unusual lias become the case of John Everts, who has been unconscious uninterruptedly from 10.30 o'clock Tuesday night, January 17, until last night, that surgeons at the Harrisburg Hospital, where the man is a patient, make a note of every change in the man's condition, no matter how slightv. He has not re covered complete consciousness even' at this time, and his recovery from comatose state last night, was of short duration, after which he lapsed into the deepest stupor and could not be aroused. DRUNK. HE SHOT HIMSELF IN LEG Landed First in Police Station, Then in Hospital. Police officers arrested a man shooting "a revolver promiscuously about Market street, near the sub way, shortly after noon to day.

When he was exxamined at police station it was found he had shot himself in the right thigh, and they hurried him to the Harrisburg Hospital. There the physicians were unable to locate the bullet. He was badly intoxicated and gave his name as Thomas Wood, aged 38 years, of Philadelphia. Princes of Caliph Banqueted. A banquet was given by the order of the Princes of Caliph, a branch of John Harris Lodge, Knights of Pyth ias, last evening at the Paxton Hotel, 1108 Market street.

The toastmaster was Past Sultan Rudy and toasts were responded to by Past Sultan C. B. Shope, on "The Advancement of the Order;" H. B. Reed, on "The Fu ture of the Order;" C.

S. Fohl, on 'Our Membership;" Prince Gould on "The Social Side of the Order." The committee of arrangements was: C. S. Fohl, C. F.

Shower, A. H. Rupp and M. B. Shelly.

Mrs. Geisel Improved. Mrs. Henry Geisel, who under went an operation at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadel phia, is much improved to day. LITTLI By Associated Press.

Kansas City, Mo. An unsuccessful attempt, was made to wreck the Missouri, Kansas Texas fast mail train from Texas, running at the rate of sixty miles an hour, 'yesterday, in a deep cut three miles southwest of Moran, Kas. Berlin. Foreign residents of St. Petersburg are beginning to arrive in Berlin to await developments.

Some Americans and Englishmen and many Germans who are obliged to remain there to attend to business are sending their families here. I New York. Wayland Trask, one of the oldest members of the New York Stock Exchange, died to day. Mr. Trask had been a member of the exchange since 18C9.

Wellsville, O. Eleven men were injured, two of them very seriously, as a result of the explosion of an air drum in the shops of the Cleve land Pittsburg Railroad here to day. General Kuropatkin's initiative. The Japanese were driven back five miles from their advanced positions defended by the reserve brigades. The fighting extended, January 2Cth, to the center.

The Japanese endeavored to take Poutilol'f Hill and other positions, but were driven back with heavy loss. Oynnin Reports A'ictory. Tokio, Jan. 2 8. The long inactivity on the Shakhe River was broken January 25th when General Kuropatkin advanced a full corps from the vicinity of Cnengtsu.

Fields Marshal Oyama immediately assumed the aggressive and engagements occurred at Chenehiehpio and Heikoutai. Oyama reports that he defeated the Russians at Chenehiehpio. The engagement at Heikoutai was progressing when the field marshal reported. Since his admission to the Hospital he has taken nothing but liquid nourishment and little of that. His vitality is amazing and it is not an unexpressed prediction that it may yet carry him through.

Accurate accounts of his unconsciousness place it at 230 hours without an apparent interruption. Everts felVdown 'V flight of stairs on the night he was admitted tothe hospital, and at the time sustained a concussion of the brain. A half sister, who resides in this city, is his only relative in this section. SECRETARY TAFT SPEAKS FOR THE PHILIPPINES. By Associated Press.

Washington, D. Jan. 28. Secretary Taft made an argument today before the House Committee on W'ays and Means in favor of the Curtis bill reducing the duty on sugar and tobacco from the Philippines. He contended that as the Philippine belong to the United States, thereby imposing a sacred trust on this Government, it is our duty to establish and maintain the best possible conditions there.

In reply to a question by John Sharp Williams the Secretary said it is the Republican policy to give the islands ultimate independence. Bethany's Anniversary. The thirtieth anniversary of Bethany Presbyterian Sunday school will be celebrated at 5.30 Sunday. There will be singing by the school, the superintendent's annual report, an object address by the pastor, and distribution of rewards for regular attendance. The Christmas decorations have been left up for this occasion.

Ice Coated Step Causes Injuries. Slipping on the ice coated step of his wagon, Charles Johnson, a huckster, 33 years old, of 615 Cumberland street, fell and received a bad contusion of the side yesterday afternoon. He received treatment at Harrisburg Hospital. Paris. In the North Sea inquiry fishermen testified that a strange warship fired upon a trawler the day after fishermen were killed by fire from Russian warships.

Tokio. The American steamer M. S. Dollar, en route for Vladivostok with a cargo of provisions and forage, was seized yesterday by the Japanese. Ballston, X.

Charles H. Cady, a well known metallurgist and iron mining expert, died here to day. He was 05 years old. Boston. The cruiser Maryland steamed 2 2.3 knots, easily exceeding her speed requirement.

X'ew York. 'Notice was received here to day that the Japanese military administration will decline to ac i cept messages in future for Port Ar thur or Dalny. Kansas City. William A. Rollins, a negro, was discharged from a jury, Other jurors would not sit with him I because of his color.

WORT IE Slit 5 EADING RUSSIA Consul General Watts Notifies the Department of State TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND OUT IN WARSAW AND LODZ Practically No Bread is Left in the Bakeries in Warsaw Washington, D. Jan. 28. Consul General Watts, at St. Petersburg, cabled the State Department to day in regard to the situation in Russia, as follows: "Strike spreading.

Just received a cablegram from Warsaw that all workshops are stopped. Vienna railway men joining. Gas works and water works are being operated by soldiers." Two Hundred Thousand Out. Warsaw, Jan. 28.

A hundred thousand people are now out on strike. Thus far there have been no disturbances of any importance. The street, cars are not running and no newspapers were published this morning. There is practically no bread left in the bakeries. About 100,000 persons have struck at Lodz.

Telephone communication with that city has been interrupted by the strike. Anxiety in Moscow. Moscow, Jan. 2S. All the newspapers re appeared to day.

The factory inspectors report that 20,000 persons are still out on strike. Work is being resumed at almost all the mills which had been closed, but on the other hand some large mills, including Prohoroff's, where the men were paid yesterday, have struck. The situation is not causing alarm, although there is some anxiety regarding a possible disturbance tomorrow. MRS. FISH'S SOCIETY ROOK GARDEN SHOW.

Vaudeville Entertainment in Ball Room Orchard. New York, Jan. 28. Mrs. Stuyves ant.

Fish amused society last night with one of the most original entertainments ever given in New York. One hundred and sixty guests enjoyed a roof garden show in the white and gold ball room of the Fish home, Madison avenue and Seventy eighth street. Mrs. Fish planned an artistic decoration for the occasion, and her florist had a contract to transform the ball room into a garden with artificial apple trees in blossom and with trellises hung with wistaria. The details were perfect, and even the polished floor was covered with artificial grass.

Tables and chairs, painted green were sprinkled about, and supper was served to the guests while the performers sang ancfUanc ed. DR. FREAS BECOMES HEAD OF THE GENERAL SYNOD. Takes Place Made Vacant by Deatli of Dr. Wolf.

York, Jam 28. The Rev. William F. Freas, D. pastor of Grace English Lutheran Church, Baltimore, president of the Board of Church Ex tension of the General Synod, has been tendered the presidency of the General Synod to flu the unexpired term of the Rev.

E. J. Wolf, D. who died recently at Gettysburg. Dr.

Freas has accented the honor, and this makes his second incumbency of the position, having been Dr. Wolf's predecessor. Dr. Freas is considered one of the ablest men of the church and an excellent presiding officer. GCFFEY'S SECOND COUSIN' IS HI HLED TO DEATH Cousin's Son Killed and Miner Seriously Injured.

Greensburg, Jan. 28. In the heart of the region where Colonel James M. Guffey discovered the nucleus of his millions in oil and natural gas two of his relatives were yesterday killed by a train. They were William S.

Guffey, a second cousin of the Colonel, and William's 17 year old son, J. Clair Guffey, the former an ex road supervisor, about as far removed in fortune from the Colonel as if he had been no relation. William Jury, a miner, wsa seriously injured. A sled in which the trio were driving was struck by a train. THE WEATHE3 Washington, D.

Jaa. 2S. Forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair, colder to night; Sunday, increasing cloudiness, followed by snow in the afternoon or night; fresh west to northwest winds. HarrisburfS Record for 21 Hours. Highest temperature 29 Lowest temperature 15 Mean temperature 22 Normal temperature 31 Deficiency in temperature for this date 9 Accumulated deficiency of temperature since Jan.

1 76 Excess of rain fall since Jan. 1 .85 SPR.