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lliirirfetafi VCXL. NO. 237. IIAURISBUKa, MOXDAY EVEXIXG, OCTOBER 17, 1S9S. ESTABLISHED 1 831.

LAST EDITION. STONE AT YORK. He is Greeted Warmly by a Great Meeting. AND MAKES A GREAT SPEECH Col. Stable Xails a Miserable Campaign Lie.

GEN. STEWART ON THE ISSUE York, Oct. 17. Col. William A.

Stone invaded' a Democratic district on Saturday and held two rousing meetings that opened the eyes of his opponents in this section. In the afternoon he spoke to an audience that filled the big court house at Gettysburg. In the evening he addressed over two thousand enthusiastic supporters in the market house at York. At the same time in the Opera House, less than two blocks away, Dr. Swallow was doling out his time worn slanders to a motley colletcion of men, women and boys and a vast array of empty seats, both on the main floor and in the gallery.

The York demonstration was a particularly notable one, for it served to effectually explode a campaign lie that has been extensively circulated by the enemies of the Republican party. It has been constantly asserted that ex Congressman James A. Stahle was turned down for a renomination by Senator Quay, and that Col. Stone threatened him with defeat because he declined to sign a paper asking Senator Quay to run for President. This was the first opportunity Col.

Stahle has had to nail this falsehood, and he did so. He was one of the first to call on Col. Stone upon his arrival here. He and Col. Stone took dinner together.

Thev rode side by side in an open barouche to the meeting. There Col. Stahle acted as first vice president and sat in a conspicuous place on the platform. His presence there alone gave the lie to this canard, but Col. was called on for a speech just before the meeting adjourned, and he delivered a brief but positive declaration in favor of Col.

Stone's candidacy and telling of their constant friendship. At York Col. Stone and his party were taken to the Colonial and shortly after their arrival were tendered a serenade by the Spring Garden Band. Col. Stahle and other leading Republicans called to pay their respects and act as escorts to the meeting at the market house.

Upon arriving at the scene of the rally hurrahs were gi ven for Stone by the big crowd present. County Chairman Edward Vandersloot called the meeting to order and D. K. Trimmer was elected chairman. Among the vice president were ex Congressman Stahle, Deputy Secretary of! the Commonwealth R.

E. Cochran and twenty five others representing all parts of the county. Col. Stone started the speechmaking. In opening he referred briefly to Dr.

Swallow's presence in the city and said: "I am not going to waste time in discussing questions which will be discussed in another place in your city to night. The man ho will discuss them has already been convicted of slander for so doing. Those are false issues and are intended to deceive the people and divert them from the true issues. Here you find the Democratic party dressed up in the uniform of reform with the livery of prohibition attached to it. Take off those clothes and you see the same old grinning skull.

Are you going to be deceived? I think not." Then, in accordance with his purpose not to discuss other but the vital issues before the county and State, Col. Stone took up national problems and said There is agrowing idea that this country has iby virtue of the recent victories on land and sea assumed a more formidable place among the Powers of the world. We have advanced a step in the college of nations and we are soon to give more attention to our foreign policy than ever before. We have been content to be un noticed by other nations, interested only in tne development 01 our own resources the increase of our commerce and indiffer ent to the great political questions of the world. But we are now to enter into competition with other nations in diplomacy and foreign relations and it is wcil to stop and consider whether our frequent political changes that have been made in the country heretofore will fit the advanced position among the nations of the world that we have so recently taken.

No matter whether we prefer to assume the role of more advanced international relations or not, we cannot ignore or es cape the situation in which we now find ourselves. And it is a question worthy of thought to consider what effect a change in the politics of the State would have on our relations with other coun tries. We all well know that it will be regarded as political antagonism to the President that whatever policy he may desire to follow with Spain or with other countries will either be handicapped at Dome or This country must meet the situation that has been thrust upon it. We must be found capable of assuming and maintaining an advanced foreign poliey, a policy that will increase our exports and largely multiply our commerce, that will biinr new trade relations with foreign countries that will give to our exports the same consideration in foreign countries as are given to the exports of other countries, We cannot longer afford to allow loca considerations to influence our votes whrn these votes will directly sustain or antag onize the existing President and neces sarily influence the foreign policy of this Ave are Quite well satisfied with the urejgn puney ui xriesiaeni, aviciviniey. in other words, a vote at the November elections means a great deal more that it has meant heretofore.

It does not seem possible to me that this country can be guided safely and wisely through all the complicated questions that our Spanish war has brought upon us unless the country acts as a unit. You can only give the President a vote of confidence in November by voting for the candidates of his party, and thereby expressing your satisfaction with him and with the course he has pursued and your belief that he has the ability to settle the great territorial questions pending. The man, therefore, who contemplate Continued on Second Face.) CAPITOL HILL. Governor Hastings is in Xew York today awaiting the arrival of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Regiment from Porto Rico. He will see that the sick are properly cared, for and the well are sent to their homes.

Secretary Martin this morning received a letter from the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, asking for a copy of the coat of arms of Pennsylvania in the proper colors. It is the intention to form a color scheme in the roof of the room of the Secretary of State in Boston, the coats of arms of the thirteen original States to be used. The Board of Pardons will meet on Wednesday next with twenty one new cases on the list to be argued. J. Monroe Shellenberger, the Bucks county forger and embezzler, who was once refused a pardon, will apply for a rehearing.

SUPREME COURT. A' number of opinions wer handed down by the Supreme Court to day at Pittsburg, but in none of them were the Dauphin county people interested. They concerned cases from other counties. COL. STONE MEETS DR.

SWALLOW Rival Candidates Shake Ilands and Have Friennly Chat. Colonel Stone and Dr. Swallow met face to face in the P. R. R.

station this morning in this city and shook hands and chatted briefly on the political situation. The Colonel was on his way north with Ad jutanl General Stewart and other Republican spellbinders, and Swallow was going west with Volney B. Cushing. The rival candidates seemed to be glad to meet each other and their conversation attracted much attention. HORTICVLTITRALISTS MEET.

The State Association to Meet Here in Jan nary. A meeting of the officers and members of the Committee of Arrangements of the Pennsylvania State Horticultural Association was held in Harrisburg to day lor the purpose of completing the details for the annual meeting of this veteran organization, which is to be held in this city, in the Supreme Court room, on Wednesday and Thursday, January 18th and 19th, 1899. The regular date for the meeting would have made it one day earlier, but the inauguration of Pennsylvania's next Governor will take place on Tuesday, January 17th, and in consequence the association changed the date as above stated. Among the officers and members in attendance were the following wrell known horticulturists: Prof. S.

B. Heiges, of York county, the president of the association; Cyrus T. Fox, of Berks county, secretary of Gabriel Hiester, of this city, chairman of mr unnnniee oi: arraugiruieuio; x. Woods, also of Harrisburg; John L. Rife, of Cumberland county, and others.

The 'Squire is Here. An old familiar figure was on the streets of Harrisburg this afternoon. It was that of Squire William McMuIlm, the famous Democratic leader of Philadelphia, alderman, balloonist and general all around man of the Quaker City. lhe Squire was here as a witness in a contest ed nomination case between two heelers belonging to the Delahunty and Ryan factions of Philadelphia Democracy, and he met many old friends. Time was when the 'Squire held the leadership of the Philadelphia Democracy in his own hands, and he was on close terms with Samuel J.

Randall, Lewis C. Cassidy and other famous Democrats. He is not as active as he used to be, and the snows of many winters have silvered his head, but he is the same old 'Squire that carried the horn when the Moya boys ran to the fire, and cracked heads whenever there was a row in a Democratic State Convention in Harris burg and he ran across a man who was not open to conviction any other way. City Ilospital. The new soldier patients are William Murray, Company Twenty fourth in fantry, remittent fever; Dana C.

Oillette, Company Two Hundred and Second Xew York, typhoid; Charles Elsessner, Company Two Hundred and Second New York, typhoid; sergeant John Doyle, Company Two Hundred and Second New York, jaundice; Joseph Baumler, Company 13, Two Hundred and Second New xork, typhoid. Arthur Rollins, of Company Two Hundred and Second New York, was op erated on yesterday for appendicitis. He is doing nicely. Assistant Resident Physician Dr. Hen ritzy sent in a large number of recom mendations for furloughs.

As soon as the latter are received the soldiers will be sent home, as there is a big demand for beds. John Drabenstadt, employed with the Orth Ice Company, who is employed at Colebrook, was treated for loss of fluid from the eye, caused by being struck by an ice pole. It is a question whether he will lose his eyesight. Bigr Rcpnblican Meeting. A big Republican mass meeting will be held at Steelton, Thursday evening.

Unit ed States Senator Penrose and other promi nent speakers will be present. Music will be furnished by the Citizen's Band. Eloped to This City to Wed. Miss Margaret Stallman, daughter of Charles H. Stallman, president of the York City Bank, was married in liar risburg on Wednesday to Mr.

John Stormfelt, a young business man of York. The young couple eloped because the bride's father refused to sanction the match. They returned on Thursday and received parental fargiveness. Colored Freemasonry. The triennial sessions of the United Supreme Council of the Sovereign the Grand Inspectors General of the thirty third and last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (colored) for the Southern and Western jurisdiction, will convene in Washington D.

at the Masonic Temple, on Monday and will number one hundred and fifty delegates. Charged Forgery Followed toy Kiiiclrte Berlin, Oct. 17. llerr Gruenenthal superintendent of the Imperial printing office, has committed suicide. lie was charged with theftand the forgery of bank notes to the amount of qyct 4Q0.OQO marks.

Hon. Boies Penrose, UNITED STATES SENATOR, Hon. Martin E. Olmsted MEMBER OF CONGRESS, will address the citizens of Steel ton on the issues of the campaign On Wednesday Evening, Oct. 19.

Rcpnblican Republican meetings will be held as follows Millersburg, Monday, October 24th. Gratz, Monday, October 24th. Berrysburg, Tuesday, October 25th. Wiconisco, Tuesday, October 23th. Loyalton, Wednesday, October 2Cth.

Fisherville, Wednesday, October 2Gth. Elizabethville, Thursday, October 27th. Uniontown, Friday, October 2Sth. Lykens, Friday, October 2Sth. Halifax, Saturday, October 29th.

Williamstown, Saturday, October 29th. Piketown, Saturday, October 29th. A BRAKEJIAX'S SERIOUS IXJFRY E. E. Dare of This City Found Unconscious Along: the Tracks at Altoona About midnight Friday night E.

E. Dare, of 1941 North Fourth street, a brakeman on the Middle division, was found lying unconscious along the yard tracks at Seventh street, Altoona. lie had apparently been lying in the rain for some time. The yard car inspectors, who picked him up, called the ambulance and had him taken to the hospital, where it was discovered that he had sustained concussion of the brain, beside scalp and chest wounds. It is supposed that Dare fell off a train, though how or when the accident occurre 1 13 not known.

Mr. Dare recovered consciousness during Saturday forenoon. He had suffered a fracture of a rib, beside contusions "of the chest and scalp. Dare says he was struck by an engine. He will be able to go home in a few days.

Cumberland Valley's Inspection. This morning the annual inspection of the Cumberland Valley Railroad began, two special trains, with a passenger coach and observation car each, leaving Union Station at 8 o'clock. General Superintendent Boyd was in charge of the first train and Vice President M. C. Kennedy, of the second.

On board were four Pennsylvania Railroad officials, Messrs. Goodman, Weise, Emmons and Luther Zollinger. The latter is a Harrisburg boy who is assistant supervisor at Spruce Creek. The main line as far as Winchester and the Dillsburg Mechanicsburg branch were gone over to day, and the party returned to Chambersburg to spend the night. To morrow morning the offi cials'' will? go' over the South Penn and Mont Alto branches.

Never was the road bed of this well managed railroad in better shape, and it will be a difficult matte award the annual prizes. Office and Shop Talk. Brakeman Benjamin Hollenbaugh, of this city, wedded Miss Bessie Furhman at Blain, September 27th. Fireman J. W.

Christy, who lately re covered from a serious injury, is now nurs ing a sprained A broken truck on an cast bound freight rain on the "Pennsy" blocked tiains at Mulberry Street Bridge for a time Thursday night. Andrew Martin, the genial passenger conductor of the Cumberland Valley, will be the Democratic candidate for Sheriff in Cumberland county next spring. Arthur G. Apple, a Meadville soldier, was nursed back to health at the home of Checkman Charles Deiker, at Union Sta tion. He left Friday for his home.

The railroaders held a gospel meeting yesterday afternoon in the Covenant Presbyterian Church, on Peffer street. It was said Saturday that the Pennsyl vania expected to haul seventy extra trains to the Philadelphia Jubilee. A special tram with 112 Wilson College girls left Chambersburg this morning over the Cumberland valley for Gettysburg. After a trip over the battlefield the dear girls left this afternoon at 4.30 for home. Passenger Conductor Lindsay Heed, of the Cumberland Valley, is still confined to his home in Chambersburg with a very sore hand.

There is a carbuncle on it. Conductor Mickey has his run this week. The Philadelphia Reading hauled 1,000 people to Gettysburg battlefield yes terday, of whom about 4UO were irom Camp Meade and about 250 from this city. The soldier tralhc will not begin until next month and at that time there will be hundreds of cars concentrated at this point in order to allow the Government to send the troops fcoutli as last as it sees fit. The transportation of 20,000 men is no small accomplishment.

An order was issued Saturday to the motive power officials of the Philadelphia division of the Pennsylvania Railroad requiring them to furnish every mogul engine on the division with the whistle signals now in use on passenger locomotives only. This order hints at a prospect of enormous passenger tralhc tor tins iau and the possibility of the company's hav ing to impress freight engines ana crews into the passenger service. Treat Them Kindly. There are quite a number of strangers within our gates this afternoon, and while they may have no hayseed in their hair yet there are a good many Reubens among them. They are the witnesses in a Philadelphia Democratic contested nomination case before our courts, and they should be treated kindly.

There was no committee of citizens to meet them at the station and show them around the. city, but a volunteer committee escorted them through the principal streets, pointed out the workings of the trolly system, showed them the new Capitol, invited them to rest on the benches in Capitol Park and treated them all to soda water to which they appeared to be strangers. While here the gentle men from the Quaker City took occasion to deny that a lawn mower has been run over the grass at Eighth and Chestnut, and said that thero is no man rash enough to thus destroy one of Chestnut street's chief charms. The delegation was enter tained at a scrapple and pepper pot lunch eon this afternoon by local admirers. Nicholas J.

Burke, Erie, a member of company Fifteenth Pennsylvania, and Grace Glass, Harrisburg: William duff and Louisa E. Griffith, both of Philadelphia; Alvin G. Hoffman and Amanda I Troutman. both of Lykens township. THE MOHEGAN DISASTER Thirty Three of the PnsscnserM Are Still islnsr.

London, Oct. 17. The Atlantic Transport Company issued the following statement last evening regarding the fate of the passengers and crew of the steamer Mohegan, which was wrecked last Friday evening off the Lizard, between the Manacles and the Lowlands: Of the passengers, eleven have been saved, ten bodies have been recovered and thirty three are missing. Of the crew and cattlemen, thirty nine have been saved, fourteen bodies have been recovered and fifty one are missing. Since this statement was issued nine other bodies have been picked up, including two that have been identified as those cf passengers.

The reports of the various correspond ents differ widely as to the rescues, recov eries and losses, though none has been able to obtain the exact number of those saved or of the bodies recovered. The bodies of the following passengers have been recovered: i T. W. King, Edna King, Master King, James Blackey, Miss H. M.

Cowen, Dr. Fallows, B. Franklin Fuller, Mrs. T. M.

Luke, George Seymour, Mrs. LV'H. War rener. The latest advices from Falmouth this evening say that thirty eight bodies have been identified, mostly the bodies of sailors. Four are as yet unidentified, includ ing those of two elderly ladies.

One ap pears to be a German. She wore a watch and a wedding ring, both engraved "1871." The other wore a silver brooch, with the letter in pearls. This is probably the body of Mrs. Charles Duncan. Nine of the bodies have been brought to Falmouth, the others to the village church at St.

Keverne. The rescued pas sengers are being sheltered at cottages along the shore and the crew at the Sail ors' Home at Falmouth. Tugs have been cruising in the vicinity all day, despite the very rough weather, in the hope of picking up other bodies. The cause of the disaster remains the profoundest mystery. Nobody attempts to explain how the Mohegan got so far north of her true course from six to seven miles.

There was no fog at the time; while the wind on her port quarter was not sufficient to prevent her answer ing the helm. It has been suggested that her compass Avas faulty, but daylight lasted loner after Eddystone light was passed. The sailors say the fact that the Lizard light was not visible should have served to give the alarm. The masts of the Mohegan, which are above water, show that her stern is land ward, causing a theory that the navigat ing officer, on discovering that he was in the bay, suddenly turned seaward. Two, engineers who are saved declare, however, that they never slackened speed Remarkable stories of rescues continue Robert Barrow, a seaman performed the feat of swimming unaided through the roughest water to.

Coverack a. dis tance of twa and a h'alf miles. He up the rugged cliff, where a searching party found him early the next morning completely exhausted. A. C.

L. Smith, of Oregon, a passenger, surrendered to a woman in the water wreckage that was supporting him and swam ashore unaided. The woman was saved. Her name is reported as Miss Webb, but no such name appears in the company's list. The crew, in a chivalrous effort to save the women, made the mistake of under manning the boats.

There were only four sailors in one boat, which capsized as soon as it was launched. Messrs. Smith and Bloomingdale say that Captain Griffiths had appeared ill all day. The death of T. W.

King, who is a newspaper proprietor at Nantucket, and the family, including Mrs. King, her mother, Mrs. Weller, and his sons, Rufus, aged 11, and Anthony, aged 7, has caused deep sorrow at Penzance, where the family had a summer cottage and were very popular. Flocking to the Scene. Falmouth, Oct.

17. The relatives and friends of victims of the Mohegan disaster are arriving here by every train. They proceed to St. Kcverine through the heavy rain and over sodden roaus to identify the remains which are lying in the church of St. Keverine, where many heartrending scenes have been witnessed.

The Iead Robbed. London, 17 The distressing scenes witnessed at the offices here of the Atlantic Transport Company when the news of the wreck of the steamer Mohegan first became known to those who had friends or relatives on board, were renewed this morning. There were many weeping women present, several with in fants in thir arms, appealing lor news ot the missing. Most of them were the wives of members of the crew. Some of them went away still hoping their hus bands had escaped, but the majority gave way to despair.

Terrific weather has been prevailing on the east coast oi ureat. rmtaui. There have been several wrecks an re eves of crews. The life boat belonging to Cambers, Northumberland, was overturned while proceeding to the rescue of the crew of a French ketch. The life boat men, with the exception of one man who was drowned were rescued by the rocket apparatus.

A despatch to the Star from Falmouth says cruel robbery of the dead of the Mohegan has been perpetrated by unknown parties. An American, Doctor Fallows, according to the Star correspondent, tucked a bundle of fifty pound notes in his breast when the Mohegan struck. His body was subsequently found, but the notes were missing. Several of them were put in circulation on Sunday and the police are investigating the matter. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Dr. Baer has ordered the sophomore class to hold no more meetings unless with his special consent. This is the result of three meetings being held in one week. The class has postponed their chestnut party. Arrangements for Pennsylvania Day are progressing satisfactorily.

There will be eleven contestants for the D. A. R. prize. The proceeds of the benefit foot ball game of Tuesday last have just been determined.

They amount to and have been given to the "Soldiers' Rest." The Camera Club has postponed its trip. By special request, the quartette which 1 sang so well Jesus, Lover of My fcoul, last week at devotion, will repeat the same at the Y. W. C. A.

Friday even insr. The quartette is composed of Misses Knoche and Walker and Messrs. llceso 1 and Wilson CHURCH UNITY. The Episcopal Council Adopts a Resolution. VEXED QUESTION SETTLED A Memorial Chapel at Jamestown Yirginia.

SITE OF THE FIRST CHURCH Washington, Oct. 17. Several resolutions of interest were presented this morning at the meeting of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal council. Rev. William Bollard, of Northern California, proposed that the canon containing the requirements for the ordination of the priesthood be deemed in abeyance in missionary jurisdictions.

The resolution caused something of a stir and was referred to the committee on canons. Rev. Mr. Stuck, of Dallas, Texas, offered a resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee of deputies and bishops to consider ways and means for the erection of a memorial chapel at Jamestown, where the first church of the Anglician denomination on this continent was established. The resolution is the outcome of the visit of the delegates to Jamestown last Saturday.

Referred. A resolution offered by Rev. Mr. Nelson, of Western New xork, was adopted pro viding that future meetings of the coun cil as far as practicable shall be held in unconsecrated buildings. The council then took up the special or der the consideration of the amendment to the constitution offered by Rev.

Dr. Huntington, of New York, on the question of church unity. The Rev. Mr. Faure, of Minnesota, offered a substitute for the Huntingdon amendment.

It was briefer and simpler in form and was as follows: "But provision may be made by canon for the temporary use of other forms and directories of worship by congregations not already in union with this church. The substitute seeriied to satisfy Dr. Huntingdon, who, under the tuIcs, was given the privilege of closing the debate. He declined to delay the vote, however, merely, saying he wished to express his thanks to Almighty God for the outcome. Before a vote was taken, an additional clause Avas added to the substitute, viz: "Who are willing to accept the special oversight of the bishops of the diocese.

The whole substitute was then formaTly adopted as an addition to article 10 of the constitution, the vote standing ayes, cleT ical, 55; lay, 51; noes, clerical, lay, 4, and divided, clerical, .2. This ended a debate which has been in progress by the house for several days. A SAD 9IISSIOX. Chief Clerk Flreng Goes for (he Bodies or ills Wife and vansmer. Washington, Oct.

17. Secretary Long to dar granted thirty davs leave of ab sence, with permission to leave the United States, to Mr. J. P. Fireng, chief clerk of the naval pay office, New York.

There is a pathetic story behind this action. Last summer the wife and daughter of Air. Fireng engaged passage on the ill fated French steamer Bourgogne, which was wrecked off New Foundland, but just before her departure from New York, fortu nately concluded to make the ocean voy age by another line. After spending the summed in Europe they engaged passage for home on a Jrrench liner, but at the Llast moment changed their minds in favor of the English steamer Mohegan, and were among the number who perished on the Rocks of the Lizard Friday night. Mr.

Fireng's sad mission is to endeavor to re cover the bodies of his wife and daughter and bring them to the United States for interment. The bodies of Mrs. Fireng and Miss Saunders have been identified. JUDGE KIRK PATRICK DEAD. Contracted Heavy Cold Dnrinr the Recent Knlftbts Templar conclave Pittsburg1.

Oct. 17. Judge John M. Kirkpatrick, one of the best known citi zens of this end of the State, was found dead in bed at an early hour yesterday. While viewing the recent Knights Tem plar conclave the Judge caught cold and he grew steadily worse, although his death was somewhat unexpected.

Judge Kirkpatrick served eleven ears in the old District Court, from 18G8 to 1879. lie was born at Milton, on December 1st, 1S25, and studied law in the office of Irwin M. Stanton. He was a noted orator, having delivered a speech at the centennial celebration in 18b. doctor Mckinley.

The President Receives the Octree of Chicago, Oct. 17. President McKinley rose at o'clock after enjoying a good night rest. He expressed himself as feel ing greatly refreshed after his rest of yes 'erday and last night from the fatigue of his journey from Omaha and St. Louis.

Mrs. McKinley left her room shortly after wards and together with Capt. McWil Ham's family, the President and wife en joyed a hearty breakfast. It was arrang ed for the Presidential party to leave Capt. McWilliam's house at 11:30 o'clock for the University of Chicago, where President McKinley, attired in cap and gown, should receive the degree of LL.

D. lhe party was escorted to the University by 150 ca dets from the Culver Military Academy, who formed about the President's carriage until the university was reached. There President McKinley took luncheon with President Harper, of the university, pre cedinf' the chief event of the. day the con ferring upon the President of the degree of doctor of laws. Renlen to Death by DurprlarK.

Allcntown, Oct. 17. Mrs. William Eachman died at 3 o'clock this morning at Siegfrieds, six miles from here, from injuries inflicted by burglars yesterday afternoon. She was alone at home when three, men entered the house by placing a ladder against a second story window.

They beat her on the head, causing concussion of the brain, from which she died. The house was ransacked, but nothing was stolen. The cold slaw chrysanthemum has the call amoiur ilowers. I The Philippines What the Representative of Agn inaldo Has to i Paris, Oct. 17.

Philippo Agoncillo, the representative of Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader of the Philippine Islands, was in terviewed to day by the correspondent here of the Associated Press. Aqvucillo's apartments at the Hotel are on the same floor as the rooms occupied by the United btates Peace Commissioners. He is desirous of seeing the commissioners and placing Aguinaldo's views of future of the Philippines before the commissioners. 'Would the Filipinos accept annexation or a protectorate of the United Agoncillo was asked. He answered: 'We want independence, but the Fil ipinos have a recognized government, of which Aguinaldo is president, and it will determine our attitude towards a protect orate or annexation.

'Should the United States take all or part of the Philippines, would the Filipinos accept the United btates as they have Spa in 1" I cannot answer witnout possible er ror, but I think it would be most unwise for the United States to divide the Philip pine Islands, lhey should take all or none. 'If the United States give up the Phil ippine Islands, will the Filipinos continue to fight the Spanish?" I think so." "Is it true the Fiipinos do not object to the continuance of the native priests? "Yes." "And what of the orders, religious would the Filipinos accept any peace with the United States and Spain which did not provide for the expulsion of the orders? lhe presence and acts of the orders wereHhe chief determining cause of the in surrection. It will be impossible for the Filipinos to become reconciled with Spain We have vainly and repeatedly sought the right of citizenship, employing all legal means and have risen in insurrection twelve times in a century to secure them, and we are now enjoying Peace is only possible under any government by the abolishment of the orders, which, as I have said, were the chief determining cause of abuses and oppression, and hence the rebellions. Agoncillo, contrary to the generally ac cepted version of his visit to the United States and elsewhere, says he has not come here to seek a hearing before the commission, out to learn the determina tion of the commissioners regarding the Philippine Islands, and to communicate it to Aguinaldo. Agoncillo, thus far, has not communicated with our commission, and the Spanish commission, while unwilling, naturally, to summon Agoncillo, is exceedingly anxious to know what rep resentations, if any, he n'lll make to the Americans.

The American commissioners held their usual morning session to day and entered upon the sixth joint session at 2 clock this afternoon. The secret session ended at 3:40 P. M. ALGER TALKS. Refers to the warranted and Unjust AimcHi on mm.

Washington, D. Oct. 17. Secretary Alger is pleased with the facts which have thus far been brought to light by the commission investigating the conduct of the war. He so declared himself in an interview last night.

"When the facts have been brought to light, as I trust they will be," said the Secretary, "that class of people who have been endeavoring to condemn me will see how unjust and how unwarranted the at tacks have been. I care nothing for the vituperative and abusive utterances of those who have seen fit to attack me per sonally. I have been callous to criticism of the sort which has been heaped upon me. Everybody Shot at Him. "At the very outset of the war with Spain, when criticism of the War Depart ment began, the sensation mongers east about for a scapegoat.

Every error of every man in the army was laid at the door of the Secretary of War. He was held responsible for every trifling mistake in the entire army. If a sink were not properly looked after the blame was hurled at the Secretary of War. "As every thinking man in his sound senses will realize, it was impossible for the Secretary of War one man to attend to all the minor details consequent upon the organization and handling of a great army of volunteers and regulars. It was necessary that the work should be done by officers appointed from civil life and from the regular army.

Matters of detail were left to officers in charge of the various brigades, divisions and companies, and if the men were not properly cared for, the blame cannot be taken beyond the officers in charge of the men." Tht System Is to Rlame. The Secretary said that whenever any case of neglect or mismanagement was brought to his attention he immediately set about to investigate it, and if the neglect and mismanagement was as reported, the responsible officers were brought to task. He believes that the War Inquiry Board will find that the fault lies not with the Secretary of War, but with the army system. CAPT. LOCKTOX DEAD.

A 35th Michigan Mnn Meade. From Camp Philadelphia, Oct. 17. The announce ment of the death of two more soldiers in the city hospitals was made to day. Captain Richard F.

Lock ton, Companj' Tl. ty fifth Michigan volunteers, died last night in the Pennsylvania Hospital of typhoid fever. He was brought from Camp Meade October 0th. His home was at Marshall, Mich. Lieutenant Charles W.

Schuyler, Com pany Fourth Pennsylvania volunteers. died in the University Hospital of typhoid fever. He was brought here September 10th from the Long Island City Hospital. His home was at Pottstown, Pa. I I.K ItICO OIKS.

We Will at Once Regan the Work of Movm. Washington, Oct. 17. A cablegram received at the Post Office Department today from the United States Postal Com mission now in Porto Rico, says General Brooke has informed the commission that the acquisition of the island will be com i pleted on the ISth (to morrow), that headquarters will be established at San Juan, that the appointment of a repre sentativo of the Post Office Department to be in charge of the service in the entire island to confer with the military head i quarters at San Juan is desired. A by to A BLIZZARD.

As Usual, It Came Out of the West. HEAVY WET SNOW FALLS Telegraphic Communication With the West Cut Off. CAUSES GREAT SUFFERING Kansas City, Oct. 17. A genuine blizzard prevails in the Southwest and West to day.

A heavy wet snow has fallen since 3 o'clock this morning, driven a strong wind. Wires are down in all directions and delay railway traffic. The snow followed twenty four hours of steady ram. The sidewalks are covered three inches deep with slush. There has been a decided fall in temperature and the suddenness of the storm, coming as it has upon the track of Indian summer weather, will undoubtedly cause great suffering, especially on the ranges, covered with cattle.

Kansas City is prac tically cut off from telegraph communication with the West; Up to 11 o'clock to day not a word had passed by wire with Topeka, Wichita and the points between here and Denver. At that hour the general conditions, while clearing up slowly, appeared at this point be getting worse west of Kansas City. No serious interruption to railroad traffic has been experienced. The Union Pacific, the Santa Fe, the and the Missouri Pacific officials say all in coming trains are practically on time. Because of the lack of telegraphic comniuni cation, however, the Missouri Pacific is unable to report the condition of their east bound Colorado Express.

And tha same is true of all information from the storm ridden part of the Southwest, tin til wires have been restored, the Teal extent of the storm cannot be known. SIncli Suffering: for Iofc of St. Joseph, Oct. 17. A blinding snow began falling here last night A high wind raged until nearly noon, when it subsided and the snow ceed.

Telegraphic and telephone communication has been considerably interrupted, but the movement of railroad, trains has not been seriously interfered with. The storm caught many poor people without fuel, and much suffering is reported to the char ity superintendent. Snow In Scdalla. Sedalia, Oct. 17.

Snow began falling to day and soon a regular blizzard was raging, it rained all last night, but turned colder to day. Many wires are down. A WAR SPECK. France Preparing Her Armored Cruis era for Service. Paris, Oct." 17.

Inquiries made to day at the offices of the French Ministry of Marine, confirm the report published by the Soleil, in a dispatch from Toulon, saying the Vice Admiral Fournier, who is now at Tunis, with the Minister of Marine, M. Lockroy, Avill return immediately to Toulon, where orders have been received to speedily prepare the armored cruisers Admiral Trehourt, Bouvines, Jemmapea and Valmy for active service and that, in addition orders have been issued to send the largest possible number of gunners to Brest, without delay, to man the forts and batteries there. The vessels mentioned are to be promptly placed on a war footing and are to be sent to Brest. Rumor connects the French naval preparations with the question in dispute with Great Britain as to the possession ol Fashoda on the Nile. The Paris papers to day, in chronicling the movements of the British ironclads, are engaged in gun practice off Bizerta, thd French naval station in the Mediterranean, on the African Coast.

Paris Denies It. Paris, Oct. 17. A semi official note issued this evening says that the statement to the effect that the French warships, which, are being placed on a war footing, have been ordered to Brest is incorrect, and it is added that undue importance has been attached to the incident. W.

C.T. U. Financial Aflfairs in a Flourishing Condition. Reading, Oct. 17.

The W. C. T. U. State convention reconvened here today.

The Finance Committee reported that affairs had been carried on without debt. It was decided to have a State parlor meeting on or about December 7th. The general officers are to arrange a programme. Puella E. Dornblaser, superintendent of miners and foreign speak people, reported that much had been done in that direction.

The "Flower Mission" department reported having done much to relieve the burdens of the distressed. The report of Mrs. W. H. Woods, of Huntingdon, treasurer, showed: Receipts, expenses, $0,604.64.

Mrs. Mary H. Jones, of Philadelphia, an ex president of the union, delivered a stirring address. Sho was given the Chautauqua, salute. The report of the press department said that while the pulpit reaches hundreds, the press reaches thousands, therefore we have inscribed upon our banners "The Press For Christ' Due acknowledgment is made to the press ofthis State.

Sending; Troops South. Washington, Oct. 17. It. was stated at the War Department to day that troops will not beu sent to the Southern camps until after frost has made it certain that yellow fever will not spread.

This applies to troops now at Camp Meade, Lexington and Knoxville. The troops at Camp Meade in any event will be held until after the peace jubilee at Philadelphia, as they are to take part in that demonstration. rant 0" Thief Arrested. Lexington, Oct. 17.

John Burrell, alias John Baird, defaulting stamp clerk of the Philadelphia post office, was arrested bv a post office inspector here to Tlay. ne confessed. He has been hanging around the military camps for two weeks. Two hundred and fifty dollars is the amount of his postage charge. When men congregate in front of bar the swallows homerard fly..