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SCTLAJSTTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAT 3 5, 1897.
TWO CENTS
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SULTAN TAKES
HIS OWN TIME
His Reply to the Note of
the Powers Regard
ing Mediation.
DISCUSS IT AFTER BAIRAM
Remarkably Cool and Exas
perating Talk to Powers.
Jlennuhilc tho Turkish Army '" AP"
priruutlv Pressing Its Conquest in
Thrwsnh Tin1 Greek I'orcc Pulls
stuck Irnm Domokoi -- l'tirkci's
Displnv oiMIilitnry Strength Is Not
Cnlculnti-d to Propitiate Itussin.
Troulilc mowing in llulgnrin.
Constantinople, May 14. Tho Turk
ish gov eminent In its reply to the
mite of the ambassadors cf the Pow
eis offering mediation between Tur
Kej nnd Gicece, sa8 the Sultan will
be in a position to discus-s mediation
after the tit enter lilaram festival,
which began eaterdiy nnd ends Sun
day night.
London, May 14 The situation at
the si one of hostilities appears to be
that Turkey Is determined to occupy
Domokos before consenting to an nim
istlce and that Greece Is convinced of
tho Impossibility of (holding out
ngnlnst the s-erlous nttack which Ed
hem Pasha Is pieparlng to dellvei
It has been decided by the Giceks
to evacuate Domokos and to fall back
on the old fiontlei. This plan will
probably be can ltd out today, If It has
not already been done, and thus the
way will be opened for peace negotia
tions. The Powers are in no mood to ield
overmuch to the demands of Turke.
The war has had quite an unexpected
eifect In revealing an amazing1 mili
tary v Itnllty In the Sultan's domin
ions which Is in no way to the liking
of Russia or the othet Powers. Hence,
the Sultan will be reminded that it
was his oilginal mlfcgoveinment which
led to the war; that only tho Influence
of Europe has presented a. geneial
blaze In the Holkans, and that It Is,
therefore, ndv (sable for him to accept
jensonable trims.
The activity of Tuiklsh military
preparations, which are ir. no way
abated by the diplomatic negotiations,
m.i possibly be explained by the fol
lowing statement of a high Turkish of
e idl ' The Russians are putting a high
price upon the moial suppott they ex
tended to us during the Armenian trou
bles but the demands now made upon
ns are t-o exorbitant that their accept
ance would be tantamount to resigning
oui title as a free nation."
THU PORTE'S TERMS.
Paris, May 14 It Is believed her that
there is no doubt Germany is urging
moderation upon the sultan of Turkey.
The powers, It Is seml-olliclally Inti
mated, do not Intend to press Greece
to surrender her lleet as pajment of the
war indemnity which Turkey will prob
ably demand. Greece, in this respect,
it Is added, will be allowed full liberty.
The powers are trying to make ni
rangements to enable Greece to mee.
the demands of Turkey without injury
to the pievlous ci editors of Gieece.
GREEKS LEAVE DOMOKOS.
Athens, May 14 Advices received to
day from the headquniters of the Greek
army at Doraokoi announce that the
Turkish forces are executing move
ments which are believed to fore
shadow nn attack upon the Greek posi
tion It Is reported that t' ""'njklsh
left wing has evacuated Aim s nnd
Is movlnir toward Pharsalos, to the
light lear of that place, and it Is fur
thtr stated that General Smolensk!,
commanding the Greek right wing, has
re occupied Almros and has restored
telegiaphlc communication with the
Greek headquarters.
Unless the rearward movement of
the Turks Is, the icsult of the action
of the Powers, It Is believed to indi
cate that the Turkish commander-ln-chlef.
Edhem Pasha, Is again coneen
t luting his tioops, preparatory to
making n general attack upon the
mnln Greek stronghold.
St. Petersburg, .Pa., May 14 Fol
lowing upon, tho Intimation that Rus
sia would not be opposed to the ad
ministration of Thessaly by Tuikey it
became known, Heml-oillclally, this
evening that the diplomats aie greatly
concerned at the news recently re
ceived from Bulgaria.
E-urJng the past week much agita
tion against Turkey has been reported
both among the people of Hulgarla and
in the Bulgarian army and fears are
expressed thnt the popular feeling thus
aroused may force tho hands of the
government of Hulgarla.
FIGHTING AT ARTA.
A Desperate Ilnttlo in Progress All
liny in Gribnro.
Arta, May 14. 0 p. m, Desperate
fighting has been In progress all day
near Glboro the road to Flllpplada
Two brigades of Greek with many
guns, two companies of Sappers and a
squadron of cavalry attacked the
Turku who were almost without artll
Itry. Tho Grec-kp foroert the first
Turkish lino of defence but met with
a aubborn resistance at tho second. In
several places the bayonets were so
close to tho cannon that they (tho
bayonets) could not bo used. Already
five hundred of the Greeks are hors de
combat. Tho battle still continues as
this dispatch Is being sent.
9. p. m. The fighting at Glboro has
censed nnd th Greeks have occupied
various heights In the neighborhood.
Twentyflvo officers and 400 men are
horn do epmbat. The battle will bo re
Utned tomoivw.
Since 4 o' clock p. m., the gunboat
riotllla han been attacking Nocopolls
from Inside the tOulf of Amumcsla,
with a simultaneous attack proeedlng
from the land side. The Turkish bat
teries replied vigorously and firmly
resisted the attack. The coming on of
darkness stopped the engagement.
All the Greeks efforts are now con
centrated upon capturing Nlcopolls
nnd Pi'evcsa before advancing to Pen
teplghadlo, BATTLE WITH SMUGGLERS.
Disturbance I.inblo to Assume. Seri
ous Pioportlons.
St. Johns, May 14 A serious en
counter has taken place in Fortune
Hay, between a band of smugglers
nnd the crew of tho revenue cruiser
rionn.
The revenue officers endeavored to
arrest smugglers for carrying venison
to St Pleire The smuggle! s resisted
nnd succeeded In driving off thi of
ficials. Reinforcements are being sent by the
levenuo authorities and It Is feared
that the disturbance may assume .se
ilous pioportlons
EXPRESS TRAIN HELD UP.
Masked Men Hold Up a Train Near San
Antonio and Secure $7,000
to $8,000.
San Antonio, Teens, May 14. The
west bound Southern Pacific passenger
train was held up by masked men and
robbed about 250 miles west of here
eaily this morning. As the train pulled
nut of the little town of LoIer, three
men Jumped aboard and pointing pis
tols at the engineer and flieman com
pelled the former to stop the train
about one and a half miles west of the
town After forclnc the doors of the
express car one of the robbers entered
the car and dynamited the two safos
of tho Wells, Fat go Express company.
Iioth the through nnd local safes were
opened and the contents secured. The
local svt contained about $2,000 or
$3,000. The nmount secured from tho
through safe is unknown but It Is
believed it wilt not fall below $7,000 or
$S,000.
The express ear was badly wrecked
byv tho force of the explosion of the
dynamite. The top was bio, mi oil and
the sides and floor badly shattered.
The mall was not molested by the- lob
bers but It wa greatly damaged by'the
force of tho explosion.
OBJECTED TO HIS COFFIN.
Hypnotist's Subject Couldn't Stnnd
the liurinl Act.
Hamilton, Ont , Ma 14 "Piofessor"
Ferris, a hjpnotlst, luesdaj night put
Fred Smith under control," placed him
In a collln and burled him In a vacant
lot, with a ventilating shaft leading
Into the collln Ferris promised that
his subject would remain under ground
for three days
At noon estrday persons at the
grave heard Smith eiylng 'Tor God's
suke, let me out of hue'" He was
dug up. The piofessor explained that
Smith had not been suflkle.itlv hyp
notized. The young man said his ag
ony when he found himself burled was
terrible The nuthorltles will interfere
vith any attempt at similar exhibitions
here. '
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SEARCH FOR A TREASURE ISLAND,
An Adventurous l'nrlv's Efforts to
Recover Cold.
New York, May 14. Fired bv a spirit
of adventuie and a desire for gold, a
little band set sail from here Oct. 11,
189G, in the pilot boat Joseph F. Lou
bat, for a bay near Terra Del Fuego
a new Treasure Island.
Moses Y. Ransome was leader of tho
party, and today a letter was received
from him, dated Sluggard's Bay, March
10, sivlng they had leached their des
tination safelv They would begin
work at once, and had no doubt of
finding gold.
FLORIDA'S NEW SENATOR.
Ex-Congressman Stephen It. .Mnllori
Elected on Tw cut) -filth Ilnllot.
Tnllahasse, Fla., May 14 Ex-Congressman
Stephen R. Mallory, of Pen
sacola, was elected United States sen
ator today, tho vote on the twent
(lfth ballot of the contest that be
gan April 20 standing. Mallory, E3,
W. D Chlpley, 44; Wilkinson Call, 1.
Chlpley came so near election yes
terday, lacking only three votes, while
the opposition was divided among four
candidates that the leaders of tho
forces hostile to him sought a com
promise candidate.
.Mr. Vnndcrlip .Nominated.
Washington, Mav It It was officially
announced toda that tho nomination of
Prank A. Vanderllp. of Chicago, assistant
secretary of tho treasury, to succeed Mr.
8cott, would be sent to the senuto when
It ro-convenes next Monday. Mr. Van
derllp at present Is serving as private see
retary to tho secretary of tne treasury
nnd he was Mr. Gage's appointment on as
suming his office on March 4,
Diirrntit Asks for Pardon.
Sacramento, Cal Muy 14 Governor
Tludd today received the formal petition
for tho pardon of Theodore Durrant,
awaltlnz execution for tho murder of
Minnie Williams and Dlancho I.amont.
He protests his entire Innocence and asks
at least a commutation of sentence to per
mit further Investigations to ascertain the
true criminal.
Amputated Ilia Own I'inger.
Akron, O., May 14. Edward Caverly, a
Sharon tovvnihtp farmer, Is his own sur
geon to the extent that he amputated a
linger for himself, Tho member was
mashed last Tebruary, and, as the wound
would not heal, he decided the linger
mint coma off, and amputated it himself
at the socond Joint. V
Movements of Wnrshlpg.
Washington, May 14. The Detroit has
arrived at Bermuda on her way home
from Europe. The Marblehead has ar
rived at Puerto Condrz, Honduras, where
she was sent to look nftr American In
temts durirur the rtvtiutlon.
DEMOCRATS HAVE
NO FIXED POLICY
Difference of Opinion Among Members
of the Senate Committee.
THE SCHEME OF SENATOR GORMAN
lie Is oflhc! Opinion That the Demo
crats Should Prcpnro n Substitute
Hill nnd Introduce It--()thcr!i. How
ever, Contend Thnt the Untcrrilied
Should Stnnd II v Their Guns Tor
l'rcc Trnde.
Washington, May 14. There Is some
difference of opinion among tho Demo
cratic members of the senate commu
te? on finance as to the policy to be
pursued In legal d to the tnrlff bill.
Some of them, notably Senator Gor
man, ate of the opinion that the Demo
crats should prepare a substitute bill
and iutioduee It. lhey suggest that
this substitute should untimely the
Democratic Idea ns to the tariff, slv
Ing unlfoimly lowei rates than the Re
publican bill, elthet ns piepared In the
house or as amended by the senate
committee on finance. They contend
that the Wilton law If not n clear em
bodiment of Democratic tarllt doctrine
In that It not only does not produce
sufltcleut revenue, but that It carries
many f entities which were Inserted at
the Instance of Republican senutois In
ordir to secuie Its ims.sag.j through the
senate.
There Is, however, quite a pionoune
ed opposition to this pi ogi amine on tho
part of many Democratic senators, In
cluding several members Of the com
mittee on finance. They take the posi
tion that the s-nfest course for the
party is to stand by the Wilson bill,
which while It is not perfect It Is still
a Democratic measure. The party,
thy saj, has token the position that
no tnrlff legislation Is necessary. Tho
campaign was fought on nnothor issue
nnd thev hold that to raise the tnrlff
question on their own motion would
1" Inconsistent and unwise. Those
who hold to this Idea nre willing that
amendments should be offered covering
all the schedules and it seems prob
able that this course would be pur
sued The amendments will provide
rates piactlcally on the line of the
Wilson law.
THE CUBAN AFFAIRS.
Friends of the Morgan Resolution Will
Not Antagonize Measures ConlCm-
plating Tomporury Relief.
Washington, May 11. Tho fact that
the senate was not In session today
nnd that comparatively few senators
were at the capltol had a quieting ef
fect upon tho situation in icgaid to
the Cuban affairs. Thero was still.
however, much Interest In the course
thnt the matter may take on Monday.
Senator Morgan said today that the
message of tho PieMdcnt, If it should
apply only to relief measures In the
way of food and clothing would not
cause him to deviate from his purpose
of pressing his resolution for the re
cognition of a state of war as he had
given notice he would do before It wns
assumied hat the Presldent would
send In such a message.
Tho frkfcids of the Morgan resolu
tion will not antagonize measures con
templating tempoiary lellef but they
are not disposed to accept such meas
ures In place of a more general and far
reaching declaration. The opposition
also probably will acquiesce In a reso
lution appioprlatlng money to relieve
immediate wants.
Senator Hale, w ho Is generally recog
nized as the leader of the oposltlon to
all measures looking to a general decla
latlon in the Cuban Inteiest, Is absent
from the city, but Senator White, who
also opposes such measures, as a rule,
said today that while there were such
objections to extending our charity to
such nn extent he would be disposed
to offer no opposition to s.uch a meas
ure Some of the pro-Cubans take the
position that any supplies sent to
Cuba would merely aid tho Spanish
cause, as they would practically
amount to a contribution to Spain.
Hence there is a possibility of opposi
tion even to the proposed chnilty.
Senator Morgan has nn purpose of
changing the form of his resolution In
any respect "I wns fully aware of the
situation when I prepared the resolu
tion," he said today, "and therefore
llnd in the ueent publications In re
gard to it no leason for altcilng my
plans "
The benator declined to express nn
opinion as to the possible length of tho
debate or the course of the opposition,
but expressed strong hope of securing
the pasaago of the resolution when the
vote should be taken.
Tho first vote will be taken on Sena
tor Hale's motion to refer the lesolu
Hon to the committee on foreign rela
tions, nnd Senator White, who takes
Issue with Senatoi Morgan on the Cu
ban question, expressed tho opinion to
day that this motion would prevail.
THEY WANT OFFICE.
Applications for Appointments Piled
in tho Treasury Yesterday.
Washington, May 14. Applications
for appointment to offices under the
treasury department have been filled
aa follows: P. J, IJoenig, of Titus
ville, Pa., as assistant register of the
treasurer; W S. Alexander, of Mc
Connellsburg, Pa,, as deputy auditor
for the Interior.
C. A. Sheerlln, of Pittsburg, Pn
as commissioner general of immigra
tion. Reuben Wnuder, as survejor of cus
toms, at Philadelphia; D, C. Clarke; as
assistant appraiser at Philadelphia. J.
J Moore, aa examiner of drugs at
Philadelphia.
OUR EXPORTS IN TEN MONTHS.
Increase of $1)0,000,000 in Ilrcnd
stulU, Cottou, Oil mid Cattle.
Washington, D. C, May 14. The Ru
reau of statistics In Its monthly re
port for April shows that for the ten
n.onthn of tho presnt fiscal year there
was a gain of over $50 .000. 000 in tho
nmount of breadisturfa exported, as
compared with the same period last
yfarj of over $38,G10,000 In cotton ex
ported; of about $400,000 in mlnernl
oil exports, of about $1,000,000 In cat
tle nnd hofls, and n loss of over $1,
0000,000 in provisions.
WIFE USED A COWHIDE.
Ilusbnnd Tried to Whip Ilcr Sinn
dcrcr, but Mndo n Tnilnrr.
Alexandria, Va., May 14. Mrs. L. J.
Klrby, wife of the city electrician of
this place, today publicly cow hided
Daniel M. Steers, manager of the tele
phone company here. Some elas ago
Mr. Klrby heard thnt Steei.i had been
talking about his wife nnd when they
met Steers Is said to huvo repeated the
offensive words. The two men stnited
to fight, but were separated Klrby
engaged a lawyer to begin civil suit
agnlnst Steers.
This did not sntlsfy Mrs. Klrby, nnd,
armed with n cowhide, she started out
with her husband today to hunt for
Steers She found him on King street
nnd l alned blows upon him until, it Is
said, he struck her In the face nnd
knocked her down.
The husband Jumped In. Steers diew
a revolver and tried to shoot him but
tho weapon missed lire. Dystandeis
took it away and the two had several
rounds with their fists. The crowd
stood by and paw fair play until the
police came. All three were released
on bonds and will bo heard before the
mnynr tomorrow.
Steers refused to make public the of
fensive remarks which he Is accused
of having made about Mrs Klrby.
Klrby got the worst of the tight. His
face Is badly bruised. Steers was not
badly hurt by thp cowhide.
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
Speculators Have Enjoyed an Advance
In Wheat and Oilier Products.
Stocks Have Advanced Rapidly.
New York, May 14. R G Dun ..
Co.'s Weekly Review of Tiade tomor
iow will sav :
Speculators have enJoed nn ndvnnce
In wheat, corn, cotton nnd some other
products, though obliged to sell wool
and susnr at lower figures In order to
realize Stocks have advanced 4 cents
per $100 and tiust stocks lost 38 cents
without enough demand to constitute a
market. Imports of merchandise, $18,
382,019 for the week at New York alone,
are 91 pel cent larger than a jear ago,
making the Increase 17 per cent, for the
past six weeks, nnd have affected tho
exchange markets nnd helped further
shipments of gold which amounted for
the week to $r"0,000. but nre practic
ally balanced by itcelpts from the ln7
tcrlor nnd cause no hctIous apprehen
sion of financial disturbance. Men
feel that present conditions are only
temporary, although they tend to pre
vent Immediate Impiovement In gen
eral trude and hinder Immediate In
vestments. The output of pig Iron for the week
ending May 1, was 170,528 tons, against
173,279 April 1, and the stocks unsold,
exclusive of those held by the great
steel making companies, increased only
S.808 tons. Several furnaces, especial
ly those producing foundry Iron, lluve
stopped production for this morning,
but no Important change appears In pig
Iron, which Is quoted at $8 23 for grey
forgo at Pittsburg and $9 25 for Besse
mer and $12 for No. 1 at New York,
though only $10 25 Is asked for south
ern. Reduced southern freights here
have not altered the market materially
und at Chicago also local prices have
been reduced. The demand for finished
products is below the capacity of works
In operation and the avvaid of the con
tract for the Montreal bridge, which Is
said to be at 90 cents for beams against
ll.BI demanded from consumers In this
country, has occasioned tiouble In tho
Beam association and theie are reports
that It has dls-solved. Angles aie quot
ed nt 95 cents per hundred pounds, a
shade lower, and steel plntes are quot
ed lower here than at Philadelphia
Copper is active with large sales of
lake nt 10 35 cents and tin plates are
quoted 10 cents below .prices fixed by
the association and 50 cents below
prices for the bame grades of foreign
plates,
RAILWAY DISASTER.
Sixteen Curs Smashed nnd One Hun
dred Soldiers Arc Killed.
St. Petersburg, May 14 A terrible
lnlluny disaster befell a military train
last evening between Rockenhof and
Hilvn on the Walkl-Jurjev line. Six
teen cms wue smashed.
Tho officers and nearly one hundred
.'Oldleis were killed and sixty others
seriously Injured.
DUCHESSE D'ALENCON'S FUNERAL.
.11 embers ot Itovult) Allied with tho
Orlcmift 1'nuiily Attend.
Paris, May 14.-Tho fuueinl of tho
late Duchebbe d'Alcncon took place to
day In the Church of St. Phlllpp du
P.oule, In tho Rue du Taubourtr St.
ITonore The Interior was hung with
black, dotted with bhields bearing the
arms ot France and Rnvarla. In ron
foimlty with tho desire of tho dead
woman no flowers or wreaths were
sent, but many Inscribed ilbbons were
placed on the catafalque. The church
was crowded, muny membeis of rojal
families allied to tho House of Oilc
ans being among those present. Car
dinal Richard, the Archbishop of Pat is,
pronounced the absolution.
The Due d'Alcncon was present. His
head was bandaged, as he is still suf
fering from tho Injuries which ho re
ceived duriutr the terrible fire at the
Charity Iiazanr on May 4t when the
Ducherse was buincd to death with
many others,
i
I,ovo Soon Grew Cold,
Cumberland, Md.. May 14 Goorgo II.
Percy, son of William R, Percy, owner
of tho Hotel Gladstone, Prostburg, and
an extensive, land owner, todij lileK n
Bult for dlvorco from hi wife, Daisy U.
Pcrc. They were innrrled in Philadel
phia on Deo, 15 last. Cruelty and aban
donment are alleged.
EnJo)cd n Ycnr of Freedom.
Bucyrus, O., May 14 A year ago Grant
Heckert, who won confined in the county
Jail under a penitentiary sentence foi
burglary, broko out nnd escaped, Ho was
rocaptured early this morning and will
bo taken to tho penitentiary.
THE LEX0W LAW
TO BE ENFORCED
Presidents of Coal Carrying Railroads
Summoned to Albany.
MUST EXPLAIN THEIR AFFAIRS
Judge Chester Tnkes tho Virst Step
Looking to the Enforcement of the
New Act-C'lted to Appcnr nt the
Cnpllol on .liny ao--StntcnientN of
Those Intercut ud--Eircct on Stocks.
New York, Muy 14 Tho law depart
ment of the state has tnken the Initia
tory step In the enforcement of laws
iccently enacted b the legislature
against monopolies or combinations of
capital that restrain trnde. At the re
quest of Attorney General Hnncock
Justice Chesttr of tho Supreme court
on Tuesday ls-ued a munitions for tho
piesldents of the different coal ear
ning toads to appear In Albany on
May 20 to nnswer charges of violating
section "SJ of the laws of 18H7, which
pi ov ides for the legulatlon and punish
ment of combination;, of capital In re
straint of tiado.
M II. Quick, n process seiver for the
attorney general's office, was In this
city today nnd seived J. Rogets Mnx
well, piesldent uf the Jerbey Central
inilrond He seived Piesldents Slonn,
01phant and Fowler josteuho Oth
icis who were out of town will Id
served upon their return to the city.
Tho railway pre.sJdents who hnve
been cited to nppear are: Piesldent
Sloan, of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, Preslient Fowler, of the
New York, Ontario and Western; Pres
ident Olj pliant, of tno Delaware nnd
Hudson, Piesldent Mnwvell, of the
Jersey Central, President Harris, of
the Philadelphia and Rending, nnd
President AVllber, ot tho Lehigh Valley
load
The attorney geneial In his papers
alleges, on It formation nnd belief, that
cot tain coiporatlons hnve enteied Into
iilegnl contracts, anangements, ngi ce
ments or combinations, limiting the
pioductlon of nnthinclte coal He nsks
for nn order for the examination of
the witnesses numed In order to ob
tain Information upon w hleh to base
his suit. ,Tutlce Chester oidered that
the witnesses nppear In Albnn on Mny
20, nnd nnmed Waller E Ward, who
wns suggested In the nttorney gen
eral's petition n.s the leferee before
whom the testimony Is to bo taken.
PROVISIONS OF THE LAW.
Section 383 of the inws of 1S97 is a
special act dravn up by the special
legislative committee appointed to In
vestigate monopolies, and Is entitled
An act to prevent monopolies in articles
or commodities cf common u-p. and to
prohibit retr ilnts of trade nnd eonimirie,
providing penalties for vlolitlnns of tho
piovlsons of ths act ami proieduie to
enable the attornej general to "ecure tea.
tlmonj in relation thtietn.
It provides thnt:
Evur contract agreement, arrangement
or combination wheiebv a monopol in
the menufacture, pioductlon or sale In
this state of nny article or commodltv
of common ute. Is or may be created, es
tablished or maintained, or whereby com
petition In this state In the supplv or price
of any Filch artlclo or commodltv Is or
may be restrained or prevented, or where
by for the purpose of creatng, establish
ing or maintaining n monopoly within this
state or the manufacture, production or
sale of nn such article or commodltj the
tree pursuit in tnis state of any lawful
busbies trade or occupation Is or maj on
restricted or prevented, Is herebj declnred
to bo against tho public policy, Illegal and
void
Section 2. Every person or corporation,
or anv officer or agent thereof, who shall
make or ettempt to mako or enter Into
nry such contract, agreement, arrange
ment or combination, or who, within this
stnte, shall c'o anv act pursuant thereto,
or In, toward or for tho consummation
thereof, wherever tho same may have
been made. Is guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall, If a nat
ural pel son be punished by a line not c
ceedlng $3,000, or by Imprisonment for no
longer than ono onr, or by both such
flue and Imprisonment; nnd If a corpora
tion, by a fine not exceeding $5,000.
WHAT THE PRESIDENTS SAY.
Thomas P. Fowler, president of tho
New Yoik, Ontario and Western
Railroad, when scn todn at his office
In tho Delmonlco building, said: "No
cortract, agreement, arrangement or
comblnnton exists among the- anthra
cite coal-cnrrylng roads or producers
nnd that will be shown to be Uiu case
upon tho hearing."
J. Rogers Maxwell, president of the
Control Railroad of New Jersey, said.
"I have Just received the summons
I have nothing nt all to say except
that I will appear at tho proper time."
President Samuel Sloan, ot the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western,
when seen In lelatlon to the serving
of the summons and Its slgnlllcnince',
admitted the rervnee of the summons
and bald, half thoughtfully and half
Joklngl :
"All that I can see for us to do Is to
go to Albany nnd nnswer the questions
asked of us. What they will be I do
not know; but It seems to me that If
this sort of thing continues It is going
to be rather difficult to do any busi
ness." R. M. Olyph.ant, president of the
Delaware and Hudson dmal company,
would only say that a number of men
had been served with summonses to
appear at Albany, nnd would doubt
less obey them.
The announcement that summonses
had been served on the presidents of
the coal-carrying roads caused a
weakness In the stocks of the roads to
day. The roads to suffer declines were
Jersey Central, which dropped 2i
points; Delawaro and Hudson, l'i;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
i; Reading, i. und New York, Sus
quehanna ami Western prefenod, Pi.
Thero was a slight rally later.
It was said that the summons wero
not ontliely unexpected by the pienl
dents who were summoned,
DEAD MAN AT ITS WHEEL.
Revenue Cutters Ordered to Snnrch
lor the Schooner Gnu. Slgliu.
Washington, May 14 Captain Shoe
maker, chief of tho revenue cutter ser
vice, today sent telegraphic orcleis to
tho commander of tho cutter Perry, at
Port Townsend, to stmt Immediately
on a seaich for tho derelict schooner
I General Siglln, which Is drifting about
In the North Pnclllc with a dead man
lashed to her helm. Tomorrow the cut
tor Coiwln will leave Puget Sound to
nld In the search, and orders have been
sent the cutters Giant nnd Rush to
keep a sharp lookout for tho SltfHn on
tlnrtr crulsu to Retiring sen.
A telegram wns received by Secic
tnry Oage from tho North Aniorlcin
Commciclnl company giving the locu
tion nnd condition of the schooner
when sighted on Mny C, nnd asking
that a revenue cutter be sent to find
her, 'Ihe telegram said that the Slglln,
which Is one of the Coinme'clnl com
panv's vessels, hnd sailed with n ciew
of eleven and considerable treasuie nnd
merchandise, and had lxen aeon with
a body standing over the wheel about
100 miles west ot Queen Charlotto
Island on the date named.
LYNCHlNd THREATENED.
Oliver Rccd, of .lliciiignn, Assntllts
His Cousin's Daughter.
Wutertrwn, N. Y, May 14 Oliver
Reed, of Michigan, linn btc-n the guest
of his cousin, Mis. Wnlsteln Wilght, nt
IJppauvllle, about sixteen miles from
this city, for several dus Last night
at nbout 6 o'clock, while Mr. nnd Mis.
Wright vpie nt the bain, he nssaulled
theli ten- ear-old daughter, Efllo. He
made his escape, and nil night and nil
today seaichlnir pnrtles have scoured
th" suriouudlng country.
Depnuvllle Is In a terrible stnte of
excitement, nnd If Reed Is caught with
in a few dais, before the evcltement
subsides, he will certainly be lynched,
ns It Is reported that preparations have
been made to do this If he Is biought
back to the town. The girl Is in a pre
carious condition tonight, and her le
covery Is considcied doubtful If she
ellfs It mill make thre3 minders that
have been committed In Jefferson coun
ty In four weeks.
MRS. LANGTRY'S DIVORCE
After Fourteen Years She Secures Legal
Separation from Her Husband Is
a United States' Citizen.
Lakcport, C.il , May 11 The Lang
try ellveuce case came up for tilal In
the Supeilor court jesterday morning.
Mrs. Langti' case was presented by
Attorney McPhlku, upon depositions
taken in London. Judge Crump took
the enre under ndvlsement until nfter
noon, when he granted to Mrs. Langtry
a dlvoice ns prayed for. There was no
opposition.
Emelle Chnilotte I.e Breton, once
cnlled "the Jersey .lly," has made
three efforts to secure a divorce from
Edward Langtry They separated nbout
fourteen yeais ago, after having lived
together about eleven jears. Mrs.
Langtry mnde her fliFt effort to get a
divorce when she mnde her debut as
an actress In this count! y. She then
leased a cottage In San Tranclsco In
order to avoid publicity, acknowledg
ment of her Intention to become n cltl
7tn of the United Stutes was taken by
n Flitted Stnes couit cleik In lur own
house. Mi. Lanj'tr's lawyeis chal
lenged the method by which she be
came a citizen, nnd It was decided by
the court that she was not a cltlzpn.
In Septembei, 1811",, she made another
attempt In California, but her husband
again defeated the attempt. In both
of these suits abandonment and non
support weie the grounds on which di
vorce vaa asked for. Her husband
was cited to appear In the last suit In
January of this jear. He paid no at
tention to the cltntlon, and anounced
that Mrs. Langtry wns nothing to him.
COLLEGE GIRLS' REVOLT.
They Decline to Obei n Ilnrvnrd
Student's Instruction.
Chatham, Muss , May 14. II. F.
Hauling, a student In the Ilnrvnrd
Law school, lately selected as chalr
inan of the school boaid here. Is nn
ndmlrer of what Is known as the "Har
vard system of composition teaching,
which featuie reeiulitx each student to
write dally a "theme" on n subject
tuken fibm the da's experiences.
The senior English cln.ss, consisting
of 17 glils, ranging from 15 to 19 jears
of age, vowed at n class meeting that
they would not write a blngle theme
The ptlnclpal told them to write the
essajs or leave, and they loft today
'.ell patents buck them up In their
levolt.
Steamship Arrivals,
New York, Mny 11 Cleared1 La liour
gognc, Havre, Etruii i, Liverpool, Amster
dam, via Ilulof,ne, c hie dam, Amsterdam;
Allcr, Uremen, via Cherburg, Ems fiibral
tir. Cherbourg-Sailed Purst Rlsmnrck
(from Hemburg and Southampton), Now
Yoik Naples Sailed Kulda (from Genoa),
New Yoik via Gibraltar.
THE NEWS THIS HOItNINU.
Weather Indications Todai
fair; Cooler.
1 (General) President McKinley nnd
Cablneit Welcomed In the Quaker
Clt by the Union League.
Tho Sultan In iNo Hurr to Arrange
an Armistice.
Democratic Senators Divided on tho
Tariff Prociiininie.
Lexow Law of New York to Bo En
forced. 2 (Sport) Haln Interferes with Many
Hall Games.
Local and General Whist Gossip.
3 (State) Huslncss Men's Lcaguo Is
Launched In Philadelphia.
4 Editorial.
Washington GoR'Ip.
C Religious News of tho Week,
Social and Personal
C (Local) Death of James M, Everhart,
Tilo of Ciooks Arrested,
7 (Irva!) Gooige No McCain's Lecture
on Ventzue'xi.
Contestants' Side In the Dunmoro Elee.
tlon Contest In Closed,
8 (Local) Weht Side and City Suburban.
9 Lacknwanna County New.
10 (Storv) "Tho Tmisuro of the Cliff."
A Summer Journoy from Now York
to aravv.
11 Woman tend Her Interests.
12 The Tilliunc'H Prlzo Story.
What Pnclo Sam Is Doing for tho
Farmer
13 Probyterlanlsm In Gencrnt Session.
Current Gossip of l.ondou,
Tho World of Letters.
14 Mexico and Her Attractions for the
Tourist.
13 Notes from Gwnlln,
10 Neighboring County News
Pluanclal and Commercial- s
FIRST OF THE
CELEBRATION
President McKinley and
Cabinet Banquetted by
Union League
COVERS LAID FOR flFTY
Address of Welcome Made by
C. Stuart Palmer.
Prcsidcnt McKinley Aliikcn n Ilrlcjf
Speech in Milch Ho Expresses Ills
Appreciation of tho Courtesies Ex
tended by thu Union I,cngiic--Tho
Vice President, Cabinet Ollicors
nnd Other Distinguished .'uots
I,rcsont--A Ucccptioii I'olloulugls
Attended bv il anv Invited Cucsts.
Philadelphia, May 11 President Mc
Kin!j, Vice President Hobart nnd the
members of the cnblnct, with thu ex
ception of Secretaries Shermnn and
Long, arrived In this city late this af
ternoon to take part In the ceremonies;
Incident to the unelllng of the Well
ington monument. Representative Hal
ley, of Texas, nnd secretary Porter nc
campanled them. The president was
escorted to the Hotel Walton and tho
lce president to the Lafajette. Doth
Immediately retired to their rooms for
a short rest. The piesldent was uftei
wards waited upon by a committee
fiom the University of Pennsylvania
and a committee fiom the Manufactur
ers' club.
Tonight a banquet wns given nt the
ITnlon league by its president nnd di
rectors In honor of the president, vico
president and cabinet officers. About
fifty persons sat down. Tim address of
welcome wns made by C. Stuart Pater- '
son, president of the Union league, af
ter which he proposed three cheers,
which were heartily given. President
McKinley made a short reply during
which he said:
I thank ou ir much for this honor
and warmth of tho reception from tho rep
resentatives of the t'nlon leagus I redllzo
and appreciate vvhatns been s ild with
so much eloquence by vour president.
Great men and gieat memories hnve been
honored by this organisation. I thank:
you, ctntknien for joui extreme courte
sv. Nothing has been more gracious to
mo than this gieat welcome to Philadel
phia and It will ever remain with me as,
a precious memory. (Cheers.)
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Resides the president and the vice
president the members of the cabinet
present wero Secretary cf tho Treas
ury Lyman J. Gage, Secretary of AVnr
Russell Alger; Secretary of Interior,
C N Rllss, Postmaster General Gary;
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, At
torney Geneial McKenna, Others
present were. Governcr Griggs, Tew"
Jersey; Governor Hastings, Pennsyl
vania; Governor Tunnell, Delaware;
Major Strong, of New York; Mnor
Warwick, of Philadelphia; George C.
Thomas; Silas W Pettlt, John Russell
Young; United States Senator Roles
Penrose; General Charles II. Gros
enor, C. C. Harrison, Provost of the
University of Pennsylvania; Frank
Thomson, president of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, Joseph S. Harris,
president of the Reading Railroad;
Clement A. Grlsccm; A J. Cassatt; Dr.
Wllllnm Pepper, Charles H Cramp;
Thomas Dolan, William SI. Slngerly;
Theorgo C. S Search; General Rug
les, IT. S, A., and Major General
Urooke. IT. S. A.
Following tho banquet thero was a
reception during which sevral hun
ched members of the league and many
Invited guests met the Piesldent and!
his party. This was brought to a closa
at 10 10 nnel at 11 o'clock the Presi
dent retired for the night,
EVA MANN SUPPRESSED AT LAST.
Legally Enfeiincd Against Claiming a
Sluirc in (lie Hamilton Estate.
New York, May 14 By a decision in
the Supreme couit today, thb efforta
of Eva L. Steele, or Mann or Gall,
who claimed to be the widow of Rob
eit Ray Hamilton, have, it Is believed,
been Mippiessed for all time. Justice
Andrews ginnted an Injnuctlon re
straining her from asserting any claim
as the widow of Ray Hamilton during
the pending of n suit of Gilbert M.
Spelr and Edmund L Raylles ncalnst
her to determine her lpgal right to
biing nny such suit The injunction
also piohlbtts the defendant "from!
bringing nny suit for the ndmeasure
ment cf dower In any real estate
owned by Robert Ray Hamilton in his
lifetime, nnd from further piosecut
ing tha suit now pending In tho Su
pieme court.
Although tho woman was declared
by the Surrogate's court not to bo
Hamilton's widow, she Instituted sev
eial suits claiming dower. Finally sho
accepted $10,000 In lieu of nil claims,
but subsequently brought suit against
the estate several months ago.
Sew Trinl for u .Murderer.
StoubcnvH'.e O Maj 14 John Rose, col
ored, who murdered Clara Seigler, a.
white woman, hero, and was seuUmct to
be hanged, has In on allowed a new triat
by the Supreme court. j
Thu Herald's M outlier Pore'cnst.
New York, Miy 15 -In tho Middle states
today, clccrltif, fair nnd slightly coolor
weather and fresh westerly to northwest
erly winds will provall, preceded by lluht
lain In tho enrlj morning on the Now Jer
sey coast, with light locnl frosts In and
near the lako region und tir New England,
partly cloudy, cooler weather, with fresh
westerly wlndB, ptocedort by rain and fog
on the coasts and following by clearlne.
On Sunday, fair, w ariner weather will pre
vall, with light westerly winds shifting to
southerly nnd followed by clpudlneus K
the lake region.