THE ONLY. REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
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CK ANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 189.
TWO CENTS A COPT.
"OUR SEMI-ANNUAL
ace
Curtain
Clearance
gEr
Our patrons have become familiar
i 1th the object of this sale, which
simply means a cleaning up of the
stock for the season now closing.
We recognize that the success of
this Department depends almost
entirely on being able to show a line
at all times containing nothing but
the latest Roods, and, to accomplish
this end, we willingly make the
sacrifices noted below.
Cottagers
Intending to take un their sum
mer quarters soon wouH do well to
look over these bargain lots. The
savings in price Indicated below are
guaranteed.
Famltad
ri?? (Twirl) Jm
Safe Be
gins June 1
'96 Spring styles, 3'.6 yards long, very
""fun xv'idth and select qualities, white
only.
4 pairs $4.23 quality, now....
I pairs $5.50 quality, now....
..$n.l5
..$3.75
lace Curtains
3 yards long, exquisite new designs,
1 full width, white only.
' I pairs $5.50 quullty, now $3.95
i. a r.a .unlit., m rz
' u.i uaiK, nun ,,,, ,.ft.iu
I pairs $7.50 quality, now $5.95
Lace Certains
pairs $3.50 quality, now $2.50
t pairs $4.2u quality, now $3.15
1 pairs $6.09 quality, now....' $4.25
I pairs $7.50 quality, now.... $8.25
I pairs $7.50 quality, now $5.95
Lace Curtains
Ecru or white, 3V4 yards lonfr. most
ly extra wide, all this season's goods.
6 pairs, 65c. quality, now 49c.
18 pairs $1.12 quality, now 85c.
41 pairs I1.S7V4 quality, now $1.00
10 pairs $1.65 quality, now .-...$1.29
13 pairs $1.85 quality, now $1.45
4 pairs $2.50 quality, now $1.75
6 pairs $3.00 quality, now $2.35
11 pairs $3.25 quality, now $2.45
14 pairs $3.50 quality, now $2.75
16 pairs $4.25 quality, now $2.95
pairs $4.50 quality, now ....$3.45
:.-r We've get lower
lace. totalis if
you
fiWant
OLOBE
1 1 ii
Eleven Hundred Killed at tbe
Coronation of tbe Czar
of Russia.
HODYNSKY PLAIN TRAGEDY
Women and Cn:ldr:n Pcr'.sh
Before th3 Czar's Eyes Ona
Thousand Babies to Be Paid to
Each Banai id Family.
Moscow, May 31. A terrible accident,
resulting In the loss of between 1.100
and 2, BOO lives, occurred here yester
day. The popular fete of the coronation
ceremonies was held today on the Hod
ynsky Plsln, opposite the Petroffsky
palace, and it is estimated that fully
600.000 persons attended.
For duy.3 the city has been full of
peasants from many parts of the coun
try, oil awnltlng the free feast that was
given todny. Slnny of the peasants
had walked long distances in order to
be present, while others, more fortunate
hnd arrived In the city in vehicles cf
every description. Flxpectation hud
reached the highest point, for It wr.s
known that today's fetes would excel
anything of the kind ever given in con
nection with ihe coronation of the czars.
I.,cmg before daylight tho crowds be
enn pouring in the direction of the
plain, while at an early hour nil sorts
of merrymaking wus Indulged In. The
scene wits one to lie long remembered,
(irent booths had been constructed on
the plain and from tlietn were distrib
uted free food, fret beeer, and nUo
mugs as souvenirs of the occasion.
This free K'aHt. which bus always beun
the popular feature of coronations, has
hitherto been the occuston of a great
deal of crowding ami good-natured
fighting for places on the port of the
hundreds of thousands of guestB of the
city, but no such gathering was ever
witnessed on the llodynsky Plain,
which bus always boen the scene of the
popular entertainment attending cor
onations, as that which assembled to
on y.
Everything went smoothly until the
distribution of the food and rifts began.
Then the people in the rear began to
crowd forward, but the police and sol
diers checked them, and for a short
tUn tnet-e wus coini araiiye ordor. .
CHOWD SUIH3KS FORWARD.
Soon, however, the crowd in the rear
ngalL became impatient, and gut-Red
forward despite every effort to hold
them bock. Harriers had been erected
in the vicinity of the booths to pre
vent excessive crowding, and, under
ordinary circumstances, these would
have been sufficient for the purpose.
The people in front were swept against
the barriers, where the enormous
weight of the surging mass in the rear
was thrown directly against them.
Mad with pain and fright, the peo
people who were crushed against the
bnrrlers strugg-led to get away, but
their attempts were fruitless. Their
shrieks were heard, and this had the
effect of further inciting those in the
rear to rush forward. Suddenly the
barriers gave way. and with a rush the
immense throng swept forward. Hun
dreds of men, women and children were
thrown down, and to stumble and fall
meant death or serious Injury. Tor no
power could check the crowd, many of
whom were In a condition of panic.
The authorities were helpless, and for
a time the scene baffled description.
Many persons were killed by being
crushed against the barriers before they
gave way, and a great many met tneir
their deaths by being trampled upon.
The cries and shrieks of the Injured
could be heard above the tumult of the
crowd, and the effect was heart-rending.
TROOPS Ql ELli THIS CASH.-.
Additional troops' were called upon to
assist In quieting and dispersing the
neonle. This they finally succeeded in
doing, when every effort was made to
succor the Injured. Cossacks were
placed at the entrances of the 500 booths
on the plain, and into these structures
were carried the bodies of the dead.
A large number of the dead were car
ried away in ambulances and on Are
trucks, but many bodies 4e still In the
booths. ft Is highly probable that
manv of the victims who came from
a distance will never be Identified.
These bodies will be Interred by the
government. In fact, It la believed
that most of those who were killed
were Moujiks from the provinces. All
the victims belonged to the poorest
class of the population.
The number of injured Is large, and
it Is though that many of them will
die. In some cases men had their
arms, legs and ribs broken, and sev
eral had their skulls fractured by the
heavy wooden shoes of the peusants.
The authorities and members of the
Russian Red Cross society are taking
the best of care of tne Injured. The
disaster has cast a gloom over the fes
tivities, these being the first fatalities
that has occurred during the corona
tion ceremonies.
The czar and czarina, when Informed
of the extent of the disaster, expressed
profound sorrow, and the czar gave or
ders that everything should be done to
alleviate the sufferings of the injured.
His majesty has taken a practical
way of showing his sympathy with
those families who lost a member In the
calamity. He has ordered that the
sum of 1,000 rubles be paid to each be
reaved family.
The calamity was not due to any lack
of precaution on the part of the au
thorities, but arose entirely from the
eagerness of the people to enjoy the
hospitality of the czar.
-EFFORTS AT IDENTIFICATION.
The tfllctals made every effort and
orrered every facility for the identifi
cation of the dead, but the bodies In
hundreds of instances are utterly un
recognizable, the faces having been lit
erally crushed out of all semblance to
humanity, A careful search is made
of each body for papers to establish its
Identity and a record Is made of the
clothing on each corpse for the same
purpose. It waa officially announced
this morning that the total number of
victims was 1,138. Most of them were
Moujiks from the provinces, a. poor
class of people, but among the number
were many of tho poverty stricken res
idents of Moscow and villages In the
neighborhood of the city, The fete was
play for the benefit of this class of the
population, and ths middle class gen-
.'fPntiMnuait " ,Pr Tl
SILVER VICTORY PREDICTED.
Representative Bailey tayvThrrr
. (an lie N Other Logical ltesiilt.
Washington. May Si. Representative
Railey. of Texas, who mar ted last
night for Kentucky to take part in the
fight now raging between the free
coinage and sound money wings of the
Democratic party In that state, said
before leaving Washington:
"I have no doubt whatever of the tri
umph of silver at Chicago. The old
Democratic strongholds are all in line,
and our friends In the west are stand
ing firm. The peope are at last aroused
on the subject. The audiences that I
have addressed showed the liveliest in
terest, ond reports I received from local
leaders were all highly encouraging.
But there Is nothing strange about this.
Why should there be anything strange
about It? If the Democratic party by
platforms adopted and by votes cast
In congress Is committed to anything,
it Is committed to free silver."
"You th'.nk, then, that the pp.rty
should so declare itself nt Chicago?"
"In the :nc?t unmistakable- terms.
The pla'.form adopted there should be
Democratic from ton to bottom, and It
will be.. And more than that. It will
contain a pledge that the candidates
who stand upon it will In case of elec
tion be Ftrlctly and faithfully guided
by It. We don't want, and If we control
things don't intend to neve, any more
straddles. The platform must point in
but one direction, and the candidates
must point In the same direction. Then
if we win at the polls, and I believe we
will win, our duty will be plain before
us, and our executive altogether to be
trusted to carry out our wishes and
pledges. The charge of double-dealing
will not then lie against anybody."
SEARCHING FOR BODIES.
Operations at the Scene of Disaster at
St. Louis Workmen Demand Ehor
bitant Wages Deaths of a Day.
St. Louis, May 31. Grand and Flor
risant avenues, tho main thoroughfares
of liellefontaine and Calvary ceme
teries were covered today with a con
tinuous stream of carri.bs following
the victims of the tornuuflrto their last
renting places.
Tin appearances of the hearses In the
sni procession alone punctuated the
points where one funeral party endeJ
und another began. Fifty-one of the
victims were buried today in this city,
and thirty-nine In Kant St. Louis.
The work of searching the ruins has
gone steadily on. Two hundred work
house prisoners were set to work upon
the ruins of the city hospital. Health
Officer Starkloff is of the opinion that
a number of bodies are under the ruins
and the work wus pushed with vigor.
I'p to 6 p. m. no bodies were found.
Lack of labor in St. Louis hampers
search work. The labor agitator Is
abroad in the city, and his infamous
work hos hnd its effect, as in some
cases one dollar a hour was demanded
for searching the ruins.
Thv pitlems dlM Jn St. Mary's ro3
pita! In Knst St. Louis tday. They
were John Kelley, Mrs. Ellen Hennes
sey nnd Adolph Hnnuchel. Most of the
work '.here Is directed to searching the
ruins of the Vandalla freight depot, and
ether buildings about the eastern ap
proach of the Ends bridge.
All the rullroads have placed on sale
"tornado rate" tickets nt ail points
within a radius of 250 miles of St. Loul.
Relief work hos been systematic. Or.
W. vv Uoyd, chairman .-'f the commit
tee, savs that 3,000 desevlng applicant
received Assistance today. The fund for
this purpose this morning footed up
IIU.CG8. The mails are beginning to
bring subscriptions from the who)"
country. While the demand for help is
great, it is still believed that the citi
zens of this city will be able to care tor
all without appealing for outside help.
The exaggeration of dr.mmre to the
large buildings and holeN by newsna
pers, Is the cause of much Indignation.
Not one large hotel in this city suf
fered, even temporary In? invpriiencc.
The convention auditorium, which
was represented to be obliterated. Is
reported to be slightly damaged. Con
tractor McCttne has repaired the build
ing and tomorrow it will be turned over
to the Business Men's league ready for
occupation.
The city is rapidly recovering from
the shock of the disaster, and very scon
the storm will be only a date in local
history.
STIRRING UP THEA. P. A.
Fnlhrr .Major fronted n Scimntinn nt
Frankfort, Kentucky.
Frar.kfort. Ky May :si. Falher
Thomas Major, pastor of the Church
of the Hood Shepherd, created some,
thing of a sensation In his sermon to
day. After reading a letter from the
bishop of the diocese directing the
Young Men's Institute, a Catholic cr
ganlzation, to Rend letters to Oovemor
McKlnley, Senator Allison and other
Republican and Democratic presiden
tial possibilities asking them for o writ
ten statement of their sentiments in
regard to the American Protective as
sociation, he said that the time hnd
come when Catholics, In self-protection,
should know the sentiments of
candidates for of lice on this subject.
He predicted that but few of thoe tn
whom the letters are to be addressed
will give an answer to the query in re
gaid to the American Protective asso
ciation, but Indies ted that Catholics
should affiliate flnly with those who
speak out in open hostility to the order.
CONVENTION OF BREWERS.
Elnborate Banquet to Be (Uvea at the
Hotel Walton.
Philadelphia, May 31. About 700
brewers from all over the United States
will be present In this city next week
when the thirty-sixth annual conven
tion of the United States Brewers asso
ciation will open. The gathering will
be by far the greatest trade meeting
ever held In this city and the committee
on arrangements has provided for a
most marvelous showing of hospitality,
even more sumptuous than that ten
dered the brewers during the centen
nial yenr. One feature will be an elab
orate banquet at which over 700 people
wlil be seated.
The convention will open Tuesday,
June 2, when the board of trustees and
committees will meet at the Hotel
Walton which is the headquarters of
the convention.
TROLLEY ACCIDENT.
A Car Leaps Over an I'mbiinkuicnt at
Pittsburg.
PlttBburg, Pa., May 81. A trolley car
on tho South Bide branch of the Sec
ond Avenue Traction company, jumped
the track at Six Mile Ferry this after
noon. ' It fell down an embankment fif
teen feet, and turned upside down, and
the twenty-seven passengers were
thrown Into an Indiscriminate mass in
the top of tho car.
Ralph 'Cleric, of Mount Olive re
ceived a broken arm. C, Blerman, of
South Thirteenth street, had his shoul
der Mane broken. The others
SILVER MOVEMENT '
NOW UNDER WAY
Circular Tbat lias Been Give Out for
Publication.
APPEAL TO N FRIENDS OF SILVER
They Are t'rgrd to Posh the Work of
Organization as Rapidly as Possi
bio aad Break Away from the Old
Parties.
Washington, May 31. The following
circular hus been given out for publica
tion: Headquarters National Silver Party.
Washington, 1. C, ilay i
To the Frlrr.ds or si lver.
S:ik rfie fonncllns of Oil? party on Jin.
I.'. li.-t, ifce wor k of O! ea".ai;on h:i b-.eu
suaj iy but i!e;ty (.rsiiefl ar.d tho
coui.try has been aiouevd to a pitch of ex
citement unknown u'.nce tiie civil war. Oli
ver Is on all llpa ti,rouhu'Jt the land. It
is echoed and ro-echoei! from the giktvd
mansion to the lowly co:tr.e.
As each hour pax s It beromes more ap
parent that a political conflict, the like
of which hut never beon seen before is
just at hand. It must be clearly under
stood at once that puny lines cannot
withstand this conflict, amf to fur as the
frlenO? of sliver are concerned, they must
not. The party Uadcr who puts In his time
mending linos while the silver cao.se suf
fers will be relegated to deserved se
clusion. There is no time for composliiK
differences between men who do not agree
on this questlan. The only thine to be con
sidered Is haw those who do agree can get
tosether. They who say they are for free
silver and nt the same time plead for the
unity of parties, ure not ti e friends of sti
ver and the suffering people. The unity of
old partlrs is the death of silver, bb every
body knows.
The secret of success In this conflict con
sists In the lining up for the battle. Those
who compose the line must be friends,
striking the same blows for the same nh-J-et.
This brenks party lines, and party
lines oni-e broken silver will he free.
That meetinv ot earnest men on the
twenty. second of January marked an
eiioch, nrM will live In history. Tho con
vention which prew out of It, to be heM In
St. Louts on the twniity-s-jcond of .lulv,
will undoubtedly be one of the most Im
portant conventions unil nntuble gather
ings ever assembled In thin country. Upon
the wisdom of Its acts and that of the
People's party convention, to bo huld .it
the mine place and Ume-, dopemis the vital
question on to whether we can have a Just
settlement r.f this money latuio In our pen
bvrI conventions If that Isbcs csn be
clwirly nresented to the voters of thu
T'nltecl StUites, stripped of all minor poli
tical questions, and under a standard nnd
leadership which will .-un'mnnd the con
fidence of tln people. It wMl win by an
overwhelming majority.
UfifiED TO ORGANIZE.
Our friends are urged to push the work
of organization with all passible vigor,
giving no heed to those who lulvtie waiting
the action of the old parties that con
tuin enemies as well as frlnuds of our
cause. The ipower of our organization to
defeat the ambition of Janus-fitced politi
cians Is h-Mns; recognlzHby all parties,
hence clean cut declarations for or against
sliver are the rule In the local conven
tions of all parties this year.
Our 1'itrpeve t to unite for action all he
".levers In the restoration of free sliver nnd
prosperity. This cannot be accomplished
by Inaction or delay on the part of our
friends.
Tho ltepuhllcan pnrty Is commlttd to
the-(fold standard through the platforms
or u per com. or tne state conventions,
end any straddle that may be made In
Its national platform will deceive no one.
Tho Democratic party must not enpoct
the country to accept any candidate It
may name acquiesced In by the gold wln;
of that party.
The ouestkm of vital Itrnortance is for
sliver men to name a candidate for pres
ident whose nomination will be rendllv
acquiesced in by all believers In monetarv
reform.
F'lends of sliver, look to your Interests
End organize now while the fruit Is rlp.i
it jjiu'-Kinu. jjo nor wait on tne prou
lematlcal action of any party.
(Signed) J. J. Jiott, Chairman.
SENATOR MORGAN TALKS.
Author of the Cuban Resolution Thinks
That the Abolition of the Royal Pre
rogaiive Has Been In Vain.
Washington, May 31. Senator Mor
gan, of the senate committee on for
eign relations and author of the Joint
resolution recognizing the existence of a
state or war in Cuba and declaring tho
neutrality of the United States, when
asked tlny concerning the probability
of securing action ud:w the resolution
before Adjournment, said: "I'nless tho
bouse snail act upun Mr. Hyde's resolu
tion, which l. Identical with the reso
lution o'lcrcd by me in the senate, that
Is now held up by the committee of for
eign relations, congress will probably
disperse before any further action Is
possible. That ivsnonsfh Ity will
doubtless linsten the dispersion of some
senators. The disposition of the ma
Jority of the senate committee is to de
volve upni the president a resDonslbll
Ity that he is evidently eager to as
sume." and, he said " for a government
with three co-ordinate deiartments, of
wlucn wo boast, we sre making a
Ftrange ana rapid movement towards
re-establishing the royal prerogative In
the hands of our executive as nn un
controllable power. If any Rrltlsh con-stltutt-mnl
power was destroyed In
Arncri-n I y the revolution of 1776, It was
the prernrtatlvo of the crown. If the
president, acting alone, can substitute
the entire body of the laws of war for
thelaws of peace which now govern our
relations with Cuba, nnd If he can make
this tctol revolution of nur ltrat stitus
c? citwns and :i a ration binding- up
nn its. by hip prods niptlon. It is In vrin
that we abolished the ro'-nl prer gat've
in our fnenil conrtltutlnn. onu nur.
suing this point further Mr. Morgan
snui:
"In the present state of political aglt
atlon in the contry it Is dangerously an-
parent that a declaration of war with
Spain or a declaration of the existence
of a state of war In Cuba, made on the
sole authority of the president, would?
create a lever of excitement In the
country that would remova all other
questions now under nnxlous discussion
In the minds of the people and would
control the presidential election near at
hand."
' Solid Silver Delegation.
Toledo. O.. May 31. At rieflance yester
day the Pefinnee county Democratic conn.
ty convention selected a solid sliver dele
Ration to the state convention and ln
strurted It to support no candidate for
flc.esatc-at-larie who will not pledge hlm-
selt to vote una worn fur tree sliver at
the Chlcugo convention.
Steamship Arrivnls. .
isew icri;, i r. y ai, inieo lor .-New
York: likrurm. from Qusenslown; Saale,
from Southampton. Sighted: la I.or-
Vn..1r tin..... ..
fiiiui iir, n i i,i rv tin jmviv, iurtnt".
the Ij'.siard; H. H. Meier, from Rremon for
N w Vork, passed 'tho t'.Icnrd; Wtrken-
oam, iroin .jftniercain ior iNew xorK,
passeu jittv ei winai.
Mr. Roderick llcsigns.
TTaxlcton, Pa., Mny 31. J. M. Roderick,
or tiazieion. una rcsicnnii as mine inspoc-
Jor of the Fifth anthracite district. "Mr,
toderlck has accented the Runorlntemlon.
ry of A. B. Van Wk-kle'i big coal opr
.."".7 in tpis sprnnn.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today
Fair; Cooler. Northwesterly Winds.
1 (Telegraph) Panic and UcaAh at Czar's
ete. ,
Silver Movement I'nder Way.
Germany Alarmed Over Affairs In
Crete.
Presbyterian Assembly Rnds.
Searching for bodies at St. Louis.
Prohibition and Populism.
l-'orecast of Week in uongress.
i
i (Loral) How Decoration Day was Ob
served.
I Editorial.
Comments of the Press,
S (Local) New Mt. Lookout Colliery.
Political News and Cnlt-cnal.
Booths Coming- to Soranton. ''
G (Sport) Scranton Whips Wilkes-
Harrc.
Eas'rru, National and State League
C.inifs.
Amateur Uae Ball.
Suburban News.
S News Up and the Valley.
rroressor ;oics tor june.
Business Brevities.
BERMUDA RETURNS.
The Famous Filibustering Ship Discovers
Herself In the Delaware River Loaded
with Bananas and Dollars.
Philadelphia, May 31. All conjecture
regarding the whereabouts of the .now
famous, filibustering steamer Bermuda
were set at rest today when she
steamed up the Delaware and made
:ast to her pier. She came from Puer
to Cortex, Honduras, and Instead of
arms and ammunition her cargo con
sisted of 8,400 bunches ot banana and
8,000 sliver dollars. The silver was
tuken out to buy fruit, but a strike
among tho fruit cutters, coupled with
the belief that the vessel was not bound
on a legitimate voyage, made it Impos
sible to secure a full cargo. The at
tempt to land her outward cargo and
passengers on Cuban soil was a flat
failure, and the escape of the vecael
from destruction by Spanish sheila was
little short of providential.
The Bermuda sailed from Philadel
phia on April 23 In command of Cap
tain O'Brien for Jacksonville. Bhe
tolled frm the latter port on April 26
In command of Captain HUey, wno suc
ceeded O'Brien. The expedition was
made uo of ninety-six men from Key
West, Tampa and Philadelphia, In
command of General Leldal Vldal, a
soldier of the former revolution and a
native of Santiago De Cuba. The car
go consisted of two uatllng guns, 1,000
rifles, a half million roundsof ammuni
tion and 1,000 pounds of dynamite.
CHASED BY GUNBOATS. . .
An attempt was made under General
Vldnl's order to land on the night of
May at a point on the const of Cuba
ten miles east of Cardenas. A Spanish
gunboat ivns seen early In the evening,
hut It was thought she did not notice the
Permuda, nnd eight boats with 49 men
werein the water, about oneand one-half
ml'es from the coast, when a search
light from the approaching cruiser was
Hashed over the entire party. All hands
were instantly in a state of hopeless de
moralization, and a desperate attempt to
get back to the steamer wus made.
Only a few, however, reached the Ber
muda, which started at once at full
speed.
She had only run about eight miles
when a second gunboat started In pur
suit, which was kept up until daylight
There were repeated flashes and roars
from the guns on the Spanish war ship.
Hoi id shot and bursting shell fell thick
and fast, until the distance between the
vessels Increased, the Bermuda being
forced to her utmost speed, and when
day daw ned the gunboat could not be
seen. Two days later the steamer ar
rived at Truxillo, Honduras, the bal
ance of the war material having been
thrown overboard during the race.
FIVE ARE DROWNED.
Five of the party were drowned in
attempting to make the landing,
among them being Nlcolo Cardenas, a
brother of Colonel Cardenas, an In
surgent chief. The fate of the others
is not known, but it Is believed that the
greater number were caught on the
coast and probably shot by the Spani
ards. At least thirty-two of the party
are missing.
The other passengers were landed on
the coast of Honduras, between Trux
illo and Puerto Cortez, and a'fterwards
reached Mobile. Tho fate of Dr. Emilo
Cubnda is unknown, but he is believed
to have been among the lost. It Is
said there is now little doubt but that
the Intended landing plnce of the Ber
muda was known to the Spanish oflllc
ials In New York before she left Jack
sonville. INSURGENTS RETREAT.
Forced to Abnndon Strong Positions
in Kcincdios District.
Havana, May 81. Reports received
here state that three columns of Span
ish troops, acting together, met a force
of rebels near Manlcaragua, In the Re
medios district and after a sharp fight
succeeded In dislodging the Insurgents
from tho strong positions occupied by
them nnd compelling them to retreat,
leaving fifty dead on the field. Among
the Insttrrrerits killed were the leaders
Tdeilo b.nd Fonsoca, The rebels also
l.r t forty wounded. The loss of the
tnws is not Ptnted.
Gr-pcral Oeh'tt reports thnt h's com
mand have defeated the rebel bands un
der Pancho and Rodriguez, near Jaruco
In the Havana province, killing four
teen of the Insurgents. Three of Gener
al Ochoas' force were wounded.
ENGINEER ARRAIGNNED.
Frank .Mcllugh Held for the Death of
Two Persons.
' New York, May 31. Miss Lfezle Mc
Keon, one of the party thrown Into the
Harlem river last night by the colli
sion of the steam launch! Ben' Frank
lin, ar.d transfer boat NO; 5, of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road, died at the Harlem hospital to
day. The body of Kate Hurray, who was
drowned at the time of the accident,
was recovered today near where the
body sank.
The body of Mabel Wolfer, who was
also drowned, hns not been recovered.
Frank McHugh, engineer of the Ben
Franklin, wa:i taken before Coroner
Dobbs today after being arraigned in
the Harlem police court, and was sent
to the Tombs In default of JD.0C0 ball on
a charge of criminal negligence.
Herald' Weuthcr Forecast.
Now York, Juno 1. In the Middle states
today, fair to partly cloudy weather, with
variable winds, mostly southeasterly, will
prevail, followed by local rain In -the west
ern districts and possibly on the seaboard.
On Tuesday, partly cloudy, sultry
weather with southeorterly and southerly
winds, fnllnwed hv locfil thunder stoi-nw.
SITUATION IN CRETE
ALARMS GERMANY
Public Interest Absorbed la MuiMd
Dangers to tbe Peace of Europe.
THE GREEKS JOIN CRETAN REBELS
Tweaty Thousand Cretaai Are Well
Armed and Prepared to Hold tbe
Islaud Against Tutk.-Case of
Louis Stern Again Before the
Nation.
Berlin, May 31. The situation In
Crete is engaging the most serious at
tention of the German government and
greatly absorbing public interest aa In
volving manifold dangers to the peace
of Europe. It Is an open secret that the
government In the event of any radical
change taking plafe In tho relation be
tween the Island of Crete and the Forte
will support a proposal for the union
of tho Island with the kingdom of
Greece. In the meantime the question
of the annexation of the Island of Crett
to Greece Is nut one In which the Drel
bund Is vitally interested, though com
munications have paused between the
governments at Berlin Rome and
Vienna tending toward concerted actio;
on the part of the Drelbund powers t.
behalf of Crete and the Graek govern
nient hua asked the government ot Get
many to join Greece in exerting pre,
sure upon Turkey againjt the latter'
throwing large reinforcements of Turk
Uh troops into the island with a viev
of wiping out the Cretan revolt by ahee
force of number. What Greece mos
desires at present Is that a sort of true
shall be established between the Turl.
and the Cretan rebels while the Euro
pean powers confer as to means of t
Anal settlement of the Crctaa question
At present the force of Turkish regu
lar troons on the island Is 7,190 men
and 1,800 addlUonul troops are about
leaving Salonlca. and an equal numbe.
are on the eve of departure from Smyr
na to reinforce them. Opposing thl
force there are now over 20,000 Cretan
under arms and tuay are being rapidly
strengthened by Greek volunteers, wh
are well armed and possess ample sup
plies of provision and ammunltlot
This force Is able to hold the entir.
Island against the Turks with the ex
ceptlon of the fortified towns.
THE CASE OF STERN.
The case of Louis Stern, ot Nev.
York, who forfaited his ball of 80,nr'
marks under conviction of having In
suited Baron Von Thuengen, deput
commissioner of the Spa at Klasenge
last slimmer, ha occupied a great dus
of space In the columns of the Genua
press since the publication of the corre
pondenee on the subject which passe
between Baron Von Thlelmann. tr
German ambassador at Waahlnglot
and Hon. Richard Olney, United Htatf
secretary of state. The home papc
have assumed that the publication
the correspondence was due to Mr. O'
ney for the purpose of causing Incor
venlence to Baron Thlelmann ar .
bringing about his retirement, but '
has not occurred to them that the co
respondence was published In the c
dinary course of things, with no po
slhle bias behind Its appearance apat
from the utterances of an Irresponsit
press.
The opinion entertained In the foi
elgn office is thnt Stern did not e;.
haust the ordinary legal means at hi
disposal to obtain a reversal of h:
sentence and that he asked the stat
department at Washington to interfer
In his case before he hud gone to tr
end of his legal resources, thus crea!
Ing trouble all around which could hav
been averted.
A TURKISH VERSION.
Washington, May SI. The Turk!
legation has received the following tti
gram from the Sublime Porte:
"Certain European newspapers pul
llshed recently some Imaginary an
malevolent new about the .situation 1
the Island of Crete. All the trouble cor
Blsted in a simple incident provoked b
the guard of the Russian consul. Ttil
guard killed without any apparent mc
tive a certain Emln Effendi while th
latter waa seated In front of a shot
During the affray whloh followed bI
Mussulmen and ten Christians wee
killed or wounded. Thanks to the meu
ures taken by the Imperial authority
order was restored and no new Incl
dents have taken place since."
CLOSE OF THE ASSEMBLY
Shortest Session on Record Ait ;ndanr
Not as Large as Last Year Many
of tbe Ablest Men Silent.
Saratoga, N. Y., May 31. The secant1
Presbyterian Sunday here was attendw
by a perfect downpour but which did no!
Interfere to any great extent with th
attendance at the various church ser
vices whose pulpits were filled by com
mislsoners. Five sessions were held In
the assembly chrch, opening this morn
ing with a strong sermon by Rev. D. I!
Breed, of Pittsburg.
By tomorrow noon all of the commla
slonets will have left town, thus closinc
tho assembly of 18116.
A brief review of the session is ap
ropos: Its session was the shortest In Its his
tory, only nine days being consumed
In poirt of attendance it was not ah
large by live members as last year.
Comparatively few of the beat knowr.
names were on the roll and many of
the ablest men were not heard.
"As hard problems were up B3 ever
came before any assembly," suld one of
the members today, "nnd the action
was as decisive, but possibly couched In
fuller and more modifying language.
The urgent desire for seminary contrrl
by the asesmbly was unanimously en
dorsed, and donors were exhorted ns to
peril. The action of the Pittsburg as
sembly as to students In disapprovcii
Institutions was afllrmed with explana
tlons. There was no weakening on Ju
dicial cases. The assembly thought It:
mission was to eliminate special com
mittees but It only discharged thre'
ond created four new ones. No final
action was taken on any great ques
tion." The agitation on young people's so
cieties is only begun, It Is said, and
will be further along next year. The
New York mission house and the semin
ary control questions are not settled
and the "Temporultles" subject only
started. It Is preiiintrd that the move
ment for a enr.tltutloiial rule as to can
didates will i-t.tft the greatest agitation
of the day, while the committee to ex
amine Inti the expenses, etc., of the
home board will only open a great dis
cussion. Within six months the work
of the assembly will liuve taken Its
place In history and be better known,
and better still by l'JOO.-
Small Pox at Havana.
Key West, May 81. Private advices re
ceived in this city last night state that
small pox I raging at Morro Castle, Havens.
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