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FARMER COPE IS
HARD AT WORK
Governor Stone's New Appointee
Arrests Violators of the
Oleo Law.
M'KINLEY IS A STALWART.
The President IlccoieiiißC" the Rc»rn
lnr Republican Oritmilxnt lon In the
Appointment OF LLI» Hand na I'nlted
State* District Attorney—Pennsyl
vania Share* In Prosperity.
(Special Correspondence.) !
Philadelphia. July 17.—Farmer Cope,
whom Governor Stone appointed at the
head of the dairy and food department
of Pennsylvania, has been making a
great record in the short time he has
filled this important post. lie has
made the political enemies of the Stone
administration admit that he is strict- r
ly enforcing the law, and he has dem
onstrated his ability to take care of
himself despite the unfair and ma
licious attacks which the Wanamaker
subsidized newspapers are making
upon the administration.
An object lesson showing what is
being done in this department was
Klven in this city last week when a
big array of dealers were before Magis
trate Stratton charged with violating
the laws in relation to the sale of
"oleo." The warrants for these arrests
were sworn out by Farmer Cope's
agents and he hnd his own attorney
on hand to see that the prosecutions
were pressed without f'ar or favor.
Professor Genth, who made a careful
examination of all ■ submitted
to him by F'mer >Jupe, wa:-. iiere to
testify as to the result of his analysis.
The magistrate held several of the ac- j
cused in bail for court as the result
of the testimony submitted, and in
other cases the accused waived hear
ings, and the cases will be sent to
court for early trial.
ADMISSIONS FROM OPPONENTS.
Some of the men who for political
reasons were enlisted in the campaign
of misrepresentation of the adminis
tration of the pure food laws by the
officials of the Stone administration
have admitted that under Farmer
Cope's administration there is a de
termined and successful effort being
made to faithfully administer the laws
and to hunt down and prosecute all
violators of the kw.
In a desperate effort to keep alive
a feeling of hostility to the Republican
state administration for purely politi
cal reasons the Wanamaker news
paper interests are continuing their
wilful misrepresentations, but they
have ceased to make an impression
upon the popular mind. The people
realize that there is an honest and
capable official at the head of the de
partment who is working night and
day to carry out Governor Stone's in
structions to discover and prosecute
every man who is violating the pure
food laws in the state and to do this
without reference to political or other
Interests.
Farmer Cope has placed his Chester
county farm and dairy Interests in
competent hands and is devoting all
his time and energies to obeying the
Injunctions of the governor.
M'KINLEY IS A STALWART.
The appointment by President Mc-
Kinley of James B. Holland as United
States attorney for the eastern district
of Pennsylvania, last week was very
gratifying to the stalwart Republican
element of this state. Mr. Holland
has for several years been recognized
aa a stalwart leader of Montgomery
county anH he has given personal at
tention to the management of the party
organization there. For his party ser
vices in the past he was named as
naval officer of this port early in the
present administration. When the
term of District Attorney Beck ex
pired Mr. Holland was suggested for
appointment as his successor. Tre
mendous pressure was at once
brought upon the president to
prevent Mr. Holland's appoint
ment. The insurgent and gold
Democratic influences were brought to
bear for the reappointment of Mr.
Beck, who had renounced the Demo
cratic party. Mr. Holland was recom
mended by Col. Quay, Senator Penrose,
Chairman Reeder, of the Republican
state committee, and other active Re
publicans, as well as many members
of the bar of the counties embraced in
his district. There was something of
a struggle over the place, but Presi
dent McKinley put an end to the con
tention by stating that he would recog
nize the representatives of the regular
Republican organization and Mr. Hol
land was appointed. He was sworn in
on Saturday last and he will at once
assume charge of the duties of the
office.
In this connection It is fair to state
that since President McKinley has
been In the White House there has
not been a single important Pennsyl
vania appointment which has not been
made upon the recommendation of
Messrs. Quay and Penrose or the Re
publican member of the house of repre
sentatives In tip di. 'rirt to which the
office was ii si. •<The president
from the outset h is < vinced a determi
nation to stand by the regular Repub
lican oreaniza \ :••••! he will no
don lit continue the policy throughout
his administration.
!t is quilt- probable that State Sena
tor Walter T. Merrick, of Tioga, will be
named to succeed Mr. Holland as naval
officer. Senator Merrick has been a
consistent stalwart member of the leg
islature, anil he is backed by the lead
ers of the Republican organization of
the state.
PENNSYLVANIA SHARES IN PROS
PERITY.
Philadelphia is feeling a gratifying
effect of the present Republican admin
istration of the affairs of the country.
She is sharing in the big boom of the
export trade, and in this respect has
surpassed some of her less fortunate
sister cities. There was a gain of
$3,000,000 in the value of the grain ex
ports over the figures of the preceding
year. The increase in exports was
largely represented by corn shipments.
These experts amounted to 35,729,662,
bushels, as against 26,261,408 for the
preceding year. The increase in the
exports of oats was even more marked.
These figures jumped over 6,000,000 to
9,690.376 bushels.
Philadelphia has a splendid elevator
system, and ihe actlvty of her mem
bers of the board of trade in pressing
for business has enabled the Quaker
City to get her full share of the Mc-
Kinley prosperity in the grain trade.
Pennsylvania's iron and steel indus
tries are thriving under Republican
rule, as was clearly shown in the an
nual report of the Bethlehem Steel
company, made public last week, which
gave a net i» r:ome of $2,122,000. an in
crease of $977,000 over the earnings of
the Bethlehem Iron company during
the year ending April 30, 1899. The
company, out of gross earnings, spent
$595,000 for improvements, and paid
off $1,000,000 floating debt.
The operations of the year compared
with the earnings of the Bethlehem
Iron company for the year preceding
are as follows: Bethlehem Iron com
pany. 1599, net income, $1,145,000: div
idend 6 per cent; surplus, $695,000;
Bethlehem Steel company, 1900, net
income, $2,122,000: dividend 6 per cent;
Bethlehem Iron company, 450,000; sur
plus, $1,672,000; income over 1899,
$997,000.
A dividend of $600,000 was declared
by the Bethlehem Steel company, and
the profit and loss accounts show a
surplus of $3,463,351, as compared with
$3,320,086 in 1899. The Bethlehem
Steel company was incorporated in
April, 1899, with a capital stock of $15,-
000,000 in shares of a par value of SSO
each. The company leased the Bethle
hem Iron company at 6 per cent on the
$7,500,000 capital stock of that corpora
tion. The announcement is made that
the company proposes to bid for the
entire contract for 36,000 tons of armor
plate required by the navy department
for the new battleships and cruisers.
COOPER AND THE DEMOCRATS.
"The Democratic national convention
has put 16 to 1 to the fore," says for
mer State Chairman Thomas V. Cooper,
and have reiterated their allegiance to
the old and badly whipped Chicago
platform. Like the Roxers of China,
they refuse to move forward, and are
wedded to their idols. There are high
sounding platitudes about the trusts
and imperialism, but thfse are mani
festly insincere, since Bryan begged his
friends in the United States senate to
ratify the Spanish-American treaty
selling to us the Philippines, and since
Tammany, the controlling voice in the
convention, is the head and front of
the ice trust, which doubled the price
to all consumers in defiance of the law.
The one thing in which the party was
in earnest was its desire to obey Bryan,
and he ordered 16 to 1, So it will be to
the end, and the end will be anotherde
feat, with the great east solidly for
McKinley and the great west more
strongly for him than before. If the
platform is seriously considered in Ne
braska, not even state pride can save
that state to Bryan in this prosperous
year."
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS PROS
PEROUS.
Coal miners in the bituminous fields
west of the Allegheny mountains are
enjoying the most prosperous condi
tion. \vhich they have ever known.
Vu: ; rge quantities of coal being ex
ported to foreign countries, thus being
in successful competition with the
home mined coal of those countries,
the fact remains that American min
ers are earning higher wages under
more favorable conditions than has
ever before been the case in the Uni
ted States. This applies to the miners
of western Pennsylvania, West Vir
ginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and else
where.
This state of affairs, beneficial di
rectly to 100,000 mon in the bituminous
field, embraced in the states named, is
entirely the result of good times
throughout the country brought about
by Republican laws designed to make
work plenty and wages good.
As far as the coal miner is concern
ed his condition today, compared to his
condition at any within 15 years,
is a complete and stunning answer to
the calamity platform of Bryan.
Carrftaun For Supreme Court Justice
Trenton, July 17.—Governor Voor
hees, at his home at Elizabeth yester
day, tendered to ex-Judge A. Q. Gar
retson, of Jersey City, the position on
the supreme court bench made vacant
by the death of Justice Lippincott.
Judge Garretson indicated his willing
ness to accept the place. The new ap
pointee, like Justice Lippincott, is a
Democrat. He has served aa county
judge and is at present a member of
the law firm of Vredenburgh & Garret
sou.
India's Pin But' Statistics.
London, July 17. —The governor of
Bombay lelegraphs that there were
9,928 cases of cholera in the famine
districts during the week ending July
7, of which 6,474 were fatal, and that
in the native states there were 9,526
cases, of which 5,892 were fatal. The
total number of deaths on the rolief
works was 5,870, which was 3.9 per
1,000.
Tuit Sunk null Two Uroirni-il.
Buffalo, July 17.—The tug Gratwick
sank in the Niagara river at Tona
wanda. last night and Loui* Herst, a
fireman, and James Parker, who
on the boat for a ride, were drowned.
The towing line snapped, and the tug
careened and sank.
Not an Ordinary School
When Williamsport Dickinson Seminary was founded, money
making was not in the thought of its promoters. To give young
men an<l women thorough intellectual and moral training :it the
lowest possible cost was its paramount aim. It remains its para
mount aim. Huildings have been added, e<piij>nient increased,
the faculty enlarged, but
Williamsport
Dickinson Seminary
Isßtill true toita first principle*. It in a Home and Christian school. It
provides for benllh and social culture as carefully as tor mental and
moral training taking a personal interest In each pupil, and adjusting
methods to need, believing that true education seeks to develop tli •
highest types of manhood and womanhood. \ splendiil tleld, «i t
at hletlcH directed by a trained athlete, make hall Held and gy run an iu in » t
renl value. Swimming pool forall. single l»ed« for ladies. Nine regular
courses, with elective studies, otter wide selection. Six competitive
scholarships are olTsred. Heventeen skilled teachers classify and in
struct, making school work other than drudgery. M uslc, Ait, I*. \ pression
and I'hyslc.al Culture, with other branches or alone, under teachers « itli
hest home and Kuropean training. Home, with tuition in regular
studies, SWiO.OO ay ear, with discounts to ministers, ministerial candidates,
teachers, and two from same family. Kali term opens September 10, lIHHi.
Catalogue free. Address
Rev. EDWARD J. GRAY. D. D.. President. Williamsport. Pa.
OCimRiMME
Another Day of Victories For Amer
icans in Paris,
WON SIXTEEN CHAMPIONSHIPS,
HI-MIIICM Si'rnrlrm Thirteen Seconds
uiul Twelve Thirds I■■ Twenty-one
Kvcnts—Kraenzlein, tlie American
Runner, Retire* From Athletics.
Paris, July 17. —The American ath
letes continued winning victories at
the international contests in connec
tion with the exposition yesterday af
ternoon. As many foreigners stayed
out of yesterday's events, less interest
than usual was manifested in the con
tests, which were largely among the
Americans.
A. C. Kraenzlein. of the University
of Pennsylvania, won the first heat in
the 200 metres hurdle race very easily.
Choisel, a Frenchman, was second and
George W. Orton, University of Penn
sylvania, third. N. G. Pritchard, the
champion 100 yard runner of India,
defeated Walter B. Tewksbury, of the
University of Pennsylvania, in the sec
ond heat. T. B. McClain, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was third.
The final heat was almost a walkover
for Kraenzlein, who finished a yard
ahead of his competitors. Pritchard
was second and Tewksbury third. Choi
sel, a Frenchman, also ran.
The three standing jumps was easily
an American event, the athletes from
the United States quickly outjumping
all the other competitors.
The same can be said of the hop,
step and jump. Prinstein, of the Syra
cuse university; Connelly, of Boston,
and Richard Sheldon, of the N. Y. A.
C., qualified for the finals and jump
off. Prinstein won, though Connelly
pushed him hard.
The 800 metres flat race brought six
men to the tape for the final heat —
Captain Cregan. of Princeton; David C.
Hall, of Brown university; John Bray,
of Williams college; A. E. Tysoe, the
English champion half mile runner;
Speidel, a Hungarian, and De Loge, a
Frenchman. Tysoe won, with Cregan
a close second and Hall third.
The standing high jump was a con
test between three Americans, they be
ing the only entries. Ray Ewry, of the
N. Y. A. C., who holds the record, won
quickly, I. E. Baxter. University of
Pennsylvania, getting the place from
Richard Sheldon, of the N. Y. A. C.
It wits announced that Ewry would
attempt to surpass his own world s
record of one metre 63 centimetres.
This he did on the second attempt,
clearing one metre 65 centimetres.
The Americans also captured the
long jump, the hammer throwing and
the standing long jump, and they did
it easily. In fact, the facility with
which the American athletes carried
off prizes finally grew monotonous.
Three events were won by foreign
ers. One, the tug of war. was not con
tested by the Americans. In'the 800
meters fiat race, which was won by
an Englishman, Tysoe, the Americans
took second and third places. In the
remaining race, the 5,000 meters steep
lechase, they failed to get a place.
Englishmen taking all three.
College men who were prevented
from competing Sunday by the change
In the agreed, or at least understood
arrangements, feel none too kindly to
ward the representatives of tlieUniver
sity of Pennsylvana for contesting.
They claim that if Pennsylvania had
stayed out concerted action might
have brought about a modification.
The University of Michigan, with
Dvorack; the University of Syracuse,
with Prinstein; Princeton, with two
men in the pole vault and one in the
high jump, were those suffering most.
Some complain bitterly, declaring with
out equivocation that they have been
unfairly treated.
A. C. Kraenzlein, University of Penn
sylvania, has run his last race. He
made a statement to this effect yes
terday afternoon at the conclusion of
the 200 meters hurdle, which he won
so easily. "That was my last race,"
he exclaimed. "I am through with
athletics, and shall devote myself to
something more serious." He was
badly used up. the strain of three days'
consecutive games having told upon
him severely.
More Transports For China.
Washington, July 17.—The quarter
master general yesterday increased the
fleet of transports to be used in the
transportation of about 4,000 horses
and mules to the Philippines and
China by the charter of the trans
ports Phrvra and Athenian. Most of
these horses are intended for the use
of the cavalry troops ordered to the
east, and their dispatch is to be ex
pedited.
New York Chinese Ask Protection.
New York, July 17. —Chinatown
Chinese have framed a petition and
forwarded it to Washington asking the
authorities for protection in case of a
sudden popular outbreak. A week ago
last Thursday night a meeting was
held for the purpose of considering the
raising of a fund to help the Boxers.
When the.question came to a vote it
was defeated.
Split In the Colombian Ministry.
Kingston, Jam., July 17. —News has
reached here of a serious split in the
Colombian government. Certain min
isters have taken a position antagonis
tic to their colleagues. The former
have the confidence of the public and
soldiery, and should the split become
more acute the rebels will be largely
reinforced by government troops.
l'wo Yonnk Women Killed by Trnln.
Shelbyville, Ind., July 17. —Three
young women, riding in a buggy, were
caught on the crossing and killed by a
passenger train yesterday afternoon
one mile east of this city. Two were
sisters named Schloss and the other
a Miss Zoble. All resided at Prescott.
Porto Itlco Teachers Cuininii.
Santiago de Cuba, July 17. —The Uni
ted States transport McPherson, from
San Juan, P. R., July 14, arrived here
yesterday and left in the afternoon for
New York, carrying 80 Porto Rican
teachers, who will attend the Harvard
summer school.
At Least Fifteen Lives Lost in a
Texas Town. .
TWO HEROES AMONG THE VICTIMS.
They llad Remened Four Children, 1
11111 All Were Swept to Death in an
Kfl'ort to Stem the Swift Current. |
Ten Itodlea Already Heeovered.
Coleman, Tex., July 17. —Fifteen J
lives are known to have been lost in '
a cloudburst here yesterday. Ten
bodies have been recovered, but only
two were identified. They are: Joseph ,
Spath, leading merchant of the village; I
John Fuleisstine.
It is feared that many more lives j
were lost in the valley below Cole- :
man. The cloudburst, which followed
three days' unprecedented rainfall, |
caused Ford's creek to burst its banks
and run through Coleman, a village !
of less than 1,000 inhabitants.
Bewildered citizens, roused from
their slumbers, rushed into the streets j
and wore swept away. Many were j
saved by catching hold of pieces of !
timber and navigating them into ed- j
dies formed by the swift current, j
where they were drawn ashore.
Spath and Fuleisstine managed to j
mount their horses. They dashed into j
the water and swam their horses to a j
house where four little girls were
screaming lor help. Each rescued two
of the children, whom they took upon
their horses. The animals were swept
away, however, in a noble effort to
stem the swift current, and all were
drowned.
A Kerrville, Tex., dispatch says: A
cloudburst occurred north of this place
last night. Many farms were inundated
and loss of life is probable. The ter
ritory devastated is composed of well
stocked farms, and the financial loss
will be very heavy. Parties are out in
boats in the suddenly flooded country
looking for victims of the Hood, and
it is reported that a number of bodies
have been found and hundreds of dead
cattle counted.
A Picturesque Italian Celebration.
New York, July 17. —Little Italy ob
served the first day of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel yesterday, and from
dawn until midnight one of the most
picturesque celebrations ever witnessed
in this city was in progress. Italians
from Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Newark and other cities attended, and
at least 50,000 persons gathered about
the Church of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel. The streets in the vicinit?
resembled a country fair. Buildings
were decorated with bunting and
booths on the sidewalks were filled
with things that delight the Italian
palate. American and Italian flags
were displayed.
Urn. Mayer it Victim of Accident.
Mahway, N. J., July 17. —It has been
officially determined that there is no
occasion to hold an inquest to de
termine the cause of the death of Mrs.
Natalie Mayer, oldest daughter of the
late Theodore Havemeyer. Mrs. Mayer
died Saturday afternoon from the ef
fects of a pistol shot wound. Coroner
W. L. Vroom, after examining six
witnesses, rendered a verdict declaring
that "no guilt attaches to any person,
or persons, by reason of said death,
and that an inquest is unnecessary."
Coroner Vroom says that from the
evidence he Is satisfied Mrs. Mayer
shot herself by accident,
Illanket Indians liiiletinK Down.
Solway, Minn., July 17. —Capt. Mer
cer has returned from a conference
with the Blanket Indians, whom he en
deavored to quiet. The majority of
the Indians appeared willing to con
fer with the whites, but hesitated on
account of the absence of four bucks
whom they claimed are leaders. Capt.
Mercer gave the Blanketers until to
night to come to terms. Settlers near
here are resuming their regular oc
cupations, and beiieve the danger of
an uprising has passed.
I.eaune of Itepnlilicaii Clubs.
St. Paul, July 17—At 10 o'clock thi3
forenoon the national convention of
the League of Republican Clubs was
called to order. Between 1,500 and
1,800 delegates are present. The ses
sions are being held in the Auditorium.
Governor Roosevelt arrived early this
morning, and was introduced at the
opening session. After the usual ad
dresses of welcome a recess was taken
until this afternoon, when routine re*
ports will be read. Col. George Stone,
of California, president of the league,
will call the evening session to order.
United States Senator Davis will pre
side, and will make the address of
welcome to the guest of the evening,
Governor Theodore Roosevelt, of New
York. The governor's reply is expected
to be the feature of the convention.
Streetcar Wrecked by Dynamite.
St. Louis, July 17.—As a Union line
car was passing the intersection of
Twenty-second street and Bremen ave
nue the wheels struck a charge of
dynamite, which exploded with ter
rific force. The car was blown from
the tracks, the flooring and sides
wrecked and all the windows demolish
ed. There were four passengers on
the car, two of whom, Edward English
and Mollie Shere, were so badly in
jured that they had to be taken to the
'ilty dispensary.
CONSUMPTION CAB
BE CORED.
T. A. Slocum, M. C., the Great Chem
ist ami Scientist, Will Send Free, to
the Afflicted, Three Bottles of
liis Newly Discovered Reme
dies to Cure Consumption
and All Lung Troubles.
Nothing could betairer, more philan
thropic or carry nioie joy to the afflict
ed, than the oiler of T. A. Slocuni, M.
(J., of New York City.
Confident that he has discovered a
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases,
general decline and weakness, loss of
flesh and all conditions wasting, and to
make its great merits known, he will
send, tree, three bottles to any reader of
the Amkiucan who may be suffering.
Already this "new scientific course of
medicine" has permanentl}' cured thou
sands of apparently hopeless cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty— a duty which he owes to human
ity—to donate bis infallible cure.
He has proved the dreaded consump
tion to be a curable disease beyond any
doubt, and has on file in liis American
and European laboratories testimonials
of experience from those benefitted and
cured, in all parts of the world.
Don't delay until it is too late. Con
sumption, uninterrnped, means speedy
and certain death. Address T. A
Slocum M. 98 Pine street, New
York, and when writing the Doctor, give
express and postollice address, and
please mention reading this article in
he Amkhican" March -1 ,{(
lilllJl HI,IK DAM.®!
A Warning to Adventurers Bound i
For Cape Nome.
OUTLOOK VERY DISCOURAGING. ,
1.1 tt l e Cltu mi'P of KinilinK the I'reciouit
I)list, ii ml of Typhoid an<l
Kmallpo* Threnli-npil Fabulous
I'rlccM I'"or tlie Xrrrsiiilirii of l.ife.
Washington, July It.—The secretary
of the treasury has received a letter
from Mr. G. Rudolph, living at 626
Broadway, Brooklyn, on the situation
at Cape Nome, Alaska. The depart
ment sees no reason to doubt the trust
worthiness of the story told by Mr.
Rudolph, and suggests its publication.
It is becoming daily more apparent
to the officials that the conditions in
the new gold fields are almost certain
to result in great suffering during the
coming winter, especially as epidemics j
of smallpox and typhoid fever are (
threatened. The letter is in part as
follows:
"I left Nome on Juno 20, and being
an old miner, I am fully capable of
sizing up a new mining camp in a
few days. I and my partner tried
working the beach for gold in several
places, and I personally saw others by
the hundreds do the same, but not in
one instance did we see a man take out
enough gold to pay for his grub. The
only place where any gold was being
taken out was between the beach and
the tundra. There they were only
making day's wages of from $7 to $lO
a day. This place is only about three
quarters of a mile long, and it is all
taken up by about 500 men. Like the
beach, it is now nearly all worked out.
At Nome 1 talked with men who had
come from points as far as 50 miles
below the camp. They told me they
had found nothing, and they were go
ing further north. I talked, teo, with
men who had come from points far
up the beach, but they declared there
was nothing up there. So it seems that
the whole stretch is nearly all worked
out.
"Now, concerning the creeks. Anvil
creek is the richest. Having sprained
my knee I could not go up, but my
partner went the full length of it,
looking for work or for a lay. He could
get neither, for at that time —June 15
—the creeks were still frozen. All that
he could discover was that the miners
there were beginning to strip—that is,
to take off the top layer of moss and
loose dirt, which is left to dry while
they begin again at another place.
Meanwhile the first hole would be
thawed out. By that means they man
aged to work alternate holes. There
is no wood in Nome, as there is in the
Klondike, and coal is S6O a ton on the
beach, while the cost of re-freighting
it over the Anvil creek is 12 cents a
pound. You can figure how rich the
ground must be to stand such costs of
mining.
"No one estimates that more than
300 hands are at work on Anvil creek,
with as many more each on Snow,
Glacier and Dexter creeks —a total of
perhaps 1,500 men. When 1 left 20,000
men were in the district, and the only
work was in unloading or putting up
new buildings. The former task kept
about 500 men busy, and the building
employed about 300.
"There are far more destitute people
at Nome than people on the outside
know of. A meal costs from $1 to
$1.50, coffee and pie or three crullers,
25 cents; a bed from $2 to $3, or when
you furnish your own blakets from
$1 to $1.50. Canned goods are 50 cents
a can; bread, 25 cents a loaf; fresh
meats from 75 cents to $1 a pound,
and other things in proportion. There
was only one toilet for the public, and
there you had to pay. For water the
cost was 25 cents for four buckets and
wood was nearly all gone ex#.-pt at a
point several miles down the beach.
Even the little to be found there was
half rotten and watersoaked. Coal
oil is $7 a case and lumber $l5O for
dry and $125 for green per thcTusand,
and is scarce at that. When 1 left there
were tents 20 deep and about three
miles long."
The Alriliitiiiii'm Trial Trip.
Washington, July 14. —The Cramp
company has notified the navy depart
ment that the battleship Alabama will
be in readiness to leave tiio shipyard
for it.i acceptance trial on Aug. 14, and
asking for the use of drydock No. 3 at
the New York navy yard on July 16.
The requested permission for the use
of the dock will be granted, and the
trial of iht vessel will be made as soon
after as possible. The trial will take
place over the regular course oft" Cape
Ann, Mass. The Alabama will be re
quired to maintain an average speed
of 16 knots during a run of four hours.
Ilra7.il Wiiiil* Our <oal.
Washington, July 14. —Minister Bry
an, at Petropolis, writes, under a recent
date, that he is in receipt of an an
swer to a note which he sent to the
Brazilian foreign office asking for in
formation as to whether a contract
could be secured by American people
to furnish pit coal to the Central rail
road of Brazil. The minister was in
formed that no doubt the t'nited States
coal would be used if it showed better
quality than the coal already submit
ted for trial.
Wlio Will Succeed Heath T
Washington, July 14. —So far as
.tnown here the appointment of a suc
cessor to First Assistant Postmaster
General Heath has not been decided
upon. Curtis Guild, of Massachusetts,
to whom the president at the close of
, the Spanish war tendered an appoint
ment as member of the insular com
mission, has been considered for the
office, and Fourth Assistant Postmas
ter General Bristow, who investigated
the Cuban postal system recently, has
been mentioned.
TliouNitiidM Made HomelCMM by l'lood.
Cracow, Poland, July 14. —The Dneis
tor river and its tributaries are in rag
ing flood. Hundreds of houses have
been destroyed in Halicz, Stryl and Bo
ryslavv. Thousands of persons are
homeless and there has been much de
struction of life and property. The
loss in connection with the naphtha
mines has buen enormous.
rite Dclugon Hay Awnr.l.
London, July 17.—The negotiations
conducted by the United States am
bassador, Joseph H. Choate, on behalf
of American bondholders and Lord
Salisbury for English bondholders in
the Delagoa Bay railroad affair are
proceeding satisfactorily, and a definite
agreement regarding the distribution
of the award has practically been
reached, though a few formalities are
yet to be gone through. The bond
holders settled the matter among
themselves.
Kuraiii-il From t'ourt Martini.
Key West, Fla., July 17. —Two enlist
ed men, a marine named Stivers and a
sailor named Lorrington, ordered to
trial by court martial, have escaped
from custody. The court martial was
thereupon dissolved and the members
thereof were consituted a court of in
quiry to determine the responsibility
! for the escape of the prisoners.
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Disconsolate Shoemaker Kills His
iWife, His Babe and Himself.
ANOTHER CHILD BADLY WOUNDED
The Terrible Seene of lllood Which
Greeted Olflcera Who filtered the
Abode of Poverty—The IMtlnhle
Condition of u Tliree-Year-Old lloy.
Baltimore, July 16.—Poverty, cou
pled with ill health and a weak minded
wife for a helpmeet, were probably the
causes which impelled Louis Eisen, a
shoemaker, early yesterday to kill him
self, his wife and babe, and to wound
almost unto death his little son. The
dead: Louis Eisen, aged 31 years;
Sarah Eisen, his wife, 30 years; Mor
ris Eisen, 13 months old. Wounded:
Harry Eisen, 3y 2 years old, will prob
ably recover.
The tragedy occurred at the squalid
apartments which the family called
home at 1208 East Lexington street,
but the exact time is not known. An
occupant of the upper floor of the lit
tle tenement discovered U»e tragedy
about 9 o'clock and immediately sum
moned the police. The officers found
the corpse of Eisen lying in the middle
of the floor with his head almost sev
ered from the body, and beside him
lay the razor with which the crazed
head of the household had done his
murderous work. The body of Mrs.
Eisen lay across and old mattress in
the corner of the room, her throat
also cut from ear to ear, while the in
fant's little body was in a baby car
riage behind the shoemaker's counter.
A most pitiable and distressing
sight was the little boy, Harry, stand
ing near the body of his dead mother,
with blood streaming from a gash In
his throat, looking wonderingly at the
policeman as they hastily examined the
corpses to see if there was any sign of
life. The disordered condition of the
little furniture which the room con
tained told of the struggle which Mrs.
Eisen had made for the life of herself
and the little ones. Bloody footprints
were found in all parts of the two
rooms which comprised the Eisen
apartments, telling mutely how little
Harry had tottered about the place,
endeavoring In turn to awake his
mother, father and infant brother. His
one garment was saturated with blood
from his own wound and those of his
father and mother.
A minute search of the apartments
failed to discover a crust of bread or
a scrap of meat. A little salt and a
small quantity of milk were the only
edibles in the place, while the amount
of money discovered after a careful
search was 10 cents which Eisen's
pockets contained and 32 cents which
lay upon the cobbler's little counter.
About a year ago Mrs. Eisen's mind
became affected after an attack of
typhoid fever, and she was sent to an
asylum, the children being taken to
an orphanage. The family was re
united about three weeks ago, but dur
ing the separation Eisen had contract
ed an affection of the lungs. Little
work came to him of late, and he found
it a hard struggle to provide his fam
ily with meager necessities of life. The
Hebrew Benevolent society aided the
family on several occasions, but It Is
thought that Eist-n became despondent
because of his inability to provide for
his family and decided to end the
struggle in death.
A Determined Suicide.
Emporia, Kan., July 16.—C. V. Esk
ridge, editor of the Emporia Republi
can and former lieutenant governor of
Kansas, died at his home in this city
yesterday from self inflicted wounds.
Mr. Eskridge had been ill for several
months. After he had fired one shot
into the upper part of his body his
sister-in-law struggled with him for
the possession of the weapon, but he
managed to inflict another wound,
which proved fatal. He remained con
scious to the last, and talked with his
family as they i tood about his bed.
He had been il. with cancer of the
liver for several months. He knew, he
said, that recovery was impossible and
he did not care to suffer longer.
TERRY M'GOVERN'S VICTORY. _
The Little Featherweight Champion
Too <(uick Fur the Lf|(htwel»ht.
New York. July 17.—Once more a
fighter pitted against a boxer has
clearly demonstrated the superiority
of the fighter. Last night, in the
presence of 14,000 persons, in Madison
Square Garden, Terry McGovern, of
Brooklyn, defeated Frank Erne, of
Buffalo, lightweight champion of the
world. It was a hurricane fight from
bell to bell, without a moment's let up,
except when one of the contestants was
lying on the floor of the ring. Mc-
Govern adopted the tactics which he
said he would. He rushed in on Erne
at the very beginning, and sent left
and right in such quick succession
that Erne, fast as he is, was non
plussed. Erne undoubtedly is the
cleverest of the two, but his cleverness
availed him nothing against the bull
dog rushes and fierce attacks of the
little featherweight champion.
Erne, of course, trained far below
his usual weight, as he had agreed to
meet McGovern at 128 pounds, which
is five pounds below the lightweight
limit. In doing this many persons be
lieved that the strain would be too
much for the Buffalo lad, and that Mc-
Govern, who is rugged and tenacious,
would surely beat him down. Many
of the wise ones compared Erne's re
duction of weight to that of Joe Wal
cott, when the latter trained down
some years ago to 131 V& pounds in
order to meet Kid Lavigne in the light
weight class. Walcott made a mis
take on the occasion, for Lavigne cut
him to pieces. Last night Erne said
that he weighed only pounds, but
he declared that he was in excellent
condition.
W6ul«l-I»e Train Wreckers Foiled.
Junction City, Kan., July 17.—An un
successful attempt was made to wreck
and probably rob the Union Pacific
flyer about four miles from Manhat
tan. The switch was turned, but the
engineer succeeded in stopping the
train before it had gone far upon the
siding. A gun, dynamite and a bottle
supposed to contain nitro-glycerine
were found hidden under a pile of ties.
Kew York'* Hent Victims.
New York, July 17.—The oppressive
heat of yesterday was felt in this city
more than that of any day experienced
hereabouts in a long time. About 20
persons were prostrated by the heat
and removed to hospitals. The condi
tion of some of them is critical. The
temperature was over 100 in the sun
from 11 o'clock in the morning until
after 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Thieving Hanker Convicted.
Chicago, July 17. — William A. Paul
sen, president of the Central Trust
and Savings bank, which failed in
1896, was found guilty yesterday of
embezzlement and receiving a deposit
In his bank after it had become insolv
ent. The jury recommended that Paul
sen be made to pay a fine and be sen
tenced to the penitentiary.
INDIANS TTOATENINII
Danger of an Outbreak of the
Blanketers Is Increasing.
WHITES PREFARED FOR A BATTLE
Forrei of theWiir Dunce™ Ancment
f(l liy the Arrival of itcriiiicn From
Northern WUconiln—Feara For tin -
Snffty of Imliaii Agent Mercer.
Solway, Minn., July 14.—The danger
of an outbreak by the Blanket In
dians on Red Lake is increasing. The
Indian police from the agency have
gone over to the point, where the
Blanketers are holding their war
dance, and it is expected trouble will
ensue.
Bulletins have been posted in Chip
pewa warning all friendly Indians and
whites to remain away from the point
or suffer the consequences.
Twenty mounted men have left Sol
way and will proceed to the agency
and take instructions from Indian
Agent Mercer. The men are all well
armed and carry each 1,000 rounds of
extra ammunition, which will be dis
tributed among the settlers.
A petition was sent to Governor
Lind today asking that a detachment
of state troops be sent to Bed Lake
at once.
The Indians keep up their war
dances, and their shouts can be heard j
for three miles at frequent intervals.
They discharge their rifles in the air. ;
It is said that a large body of reds I
from the northern part of the state has
joined forces with the Blanketers and
small bands of Indians are joining the
main body hourly. It is estimated that
the entire force numbers over 300 at
present. The squaws and papooses
have been sent north, and only the
young bucks remain at the point.
The white settlers at the point are
preparing for an attack. The Indians ;
at the agency have assured the whites
of their support, but it is thought that
many of them are going over to the
Blanketers.
Nothing has been heard from Capt.
Mercer since his departure for the lake,
I and fears are entertained for his safety.
| Growth of the* I'nited Mine Workori.
Indianapolis, July 14. —John Mitchell,
I president of the United Mine Work
■ era, says the report of the auditing
j committee shows that the order now
i has between 145,000 and 146,000 mem
bers who belong to local unions, while
the paid up membership in the na
tional order has increased more than
18,000 since Jan. 1, 1900. The paid up
membership in the national order is
always less than the real strength of
the combined locals, for the reason
that when unions are on strike they
are relieved of their tax to the national
order.
Texnn County Sues a Kiiilnny,
Dallas, Tex., July 14. —The officials
of Dallas county yesterday filed suit in
the state district court against the
Texas and Pacific Railway company
for $500,000 in the franchise tax con-
I troversy. The company owes approx
| imately SBOO,OOO of franchise taxes, ac
| cording to the claim of the county tax
| officials. The other $200,000 is claim
| ed as damages. The railroad company
contends that the franchise tax law is
| unconstitutional. Suits against numer
ous other corporations assessed in Dal
las county for approximately $30,000,-
000 will be filed at once.
Senator Jones' Vacation.
Minneapolis, July 14. —Senator James
K. Jones, chairman of the Democratic
I national committee, arrived here yes
; terday en route to Lake Minnetonka,
! where he will rest two weeks. He said
I when the time comes for a statement
\ as to Charles A. Towne's course of
' action with reference to the Populist
I nomination for vice president Mr.
j Towne will himself make it public.
Senator Jones would not even admit
that a decision was reached at the re
cent Lincoln conference.
Portland Exporter* to Sue.
Portland, Ore., July 14. —Portland
exporters who made shipments .to the
Philippine islands have decided to in
stitute proceedings against the United
States government for the return of
duties paid at Manila. As soon as the
papers are prepared they will be filed
in the court of claims at Washington
and if the decision is adverse to the
claimants an appeal will be taken to
the supreme court. The claims
amount to about SIO,OOO.
frimlnnl Christian Science.
Philadelphia, July 17.—The death of
7-year-old Edward Heck at the "Beu
lah Orphanage," run by "The Fire Bap
tized Holiness Association," led to an
inquest by Coroner Dugan, and it was
shown that the boy, whose mother
paid $1.50 a week for his board, died
without medical attendance. On the
witness stand H. E. Sollenberger, the
minister who is the head of the
orphanage, testified that all diseases
were treated only "by faith In God,"
and that even if a child had both
legs cut off it would be allowed to
bleed to death "if it were God's will."
The inquest was continued and Sollen
berger held in bail.
The World's Christian Endenvorer«.
London, July 17. —About 20,000 peo
ple participated yesterday in the
world's Christian Endeavor convention
on the Alexandra Palace grounds.
Meetings were held simultaneously in
the theater, concert hall and large
marques. The speakers included the
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, of Topeka,
Kan., and the Rev. George C. Lorimer,
of Boston. "Father" F. E. Clark, the
founder and president of the Young
People's Society of Chirstian Endeavor,
was given an ovation when he appear
ed on the platform.
Fntal Fire In Cliicnuo.
Chicago. July 17.—Seven people were
injured, one fatally, by falling walls in
a fire caused by lightning last night at
Michigan street and Dearborn avenue.
Fireman Robert Meany was caught in
falling debris while jumping from the
second story. He had his back broken
and will die. Agnes Ivilgore, of De
troit, Mich., had one leg and one arm
broken. The fire started in a broom
corn factory and spread rapidly. Sud
denly the walls of the burning build
ing collapsed, falling on an adjoiuing
boarding house, No. 212 Michigan
street, crushing tne roof in. The fire
men were carried down with the roof.
The inmates of the boarding house
were all rescued.
A Mounter Duck For Norfolk.
Norfolk. July 17.—Norfolk will soon
have a big marine plant for hauling
out vessels for repairs. The newly or
ganized Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry
dock company has secured a large tract
of land near old Fort Norfolk, with a
broad frontage on the Elizubeth river.
The plans of the company contemplate
the construction of a drydock 90 feet
wide and of sufficient length to accom
modate the largest steam or sailing
vessels that come to this port. Op
tions have been secured on adjoining
real estate, so that the plant can be
enlarged.
Hit- Steel riant Closed Down.
Lorain, 0., July 17—The big steel
plant of the Federal Steel company
here has been closed, throwing 4,000
men out of work. It is announced that
the Bessemer plant will remain idle
for about two weeks for repairs, but
the blast furnaces have been closed for
an indefinite period. It is said that
there is a stock of pig iron on hand
sufficient to run the mills for si*
months. ... . ,
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Coleman, Tex., July 18. —Twelve
bodies of persons who perished in the
cloudburst here Monday have been re
covered. It is believed several camp
ers In the valley below Coleman were
caught in the flood and swept away.
The known dead are: M. Pate, Mrs.
M. Pate, Berdie Pate, Lizzie Pate, J.
N. Cheek, Mrs. J. N. Cheek, Annie
Brown, Ivey Brown, J. O. Stacey, Jo
seph S. Path, John Elisstine and Sam
uel Belle. Along the creeks below the
town hundreds of people are engaged
in a search for bodies. The Medina
and Guadeloupe rivers have overflowed
their banks. Great damage to crops
has resulted.
Ilrntrn IIIMI Kicked to Dentil.
Hoboken. N. J.. July IS. —The body
of Mrs. Mary Meyerhauck, wife ot
Henry Meyerhauck, an employe of the
commissary department of the North
German Lloyd Steamship company
was discovered in her home in thit
city yesterday, and it is believed thai
she was murdered, marks on her fact
and body indicating that she had beer
kicked and beaten to death. Her hus
band has been absent from his usua
haunts, and the police are endeavoring.
. to locate liini, thinking that he mighi
throw some light.on the case.