ff' SST" ' iSSffll z-8 V i 1 '"12 IS PAGES j OWtt TWO CENTS. SOItANTON, PA., SATUHDAY MOltNJLNGr, JUNE lli. 1897. TWO CENTS ci. um je, luti y if IL ITrMfTTTHfnilr1nrfflfirTMTii iHWA dsfvnL j VBtVlTJa' "ttt flB' LIHI mjKrj iHksW. jtLsm 4Hh ksWrksW. X . MkW liH m B ssiiMlS. C I UUUU , J S2233Wsi2',-iJMcEyPiiSi REBUFF FOR MRTILLMAN .Senate Committee Agrees to Ignore Sugar Inves tigation Resolution. A TEST VOTE ON SUGAR Results in Adoption of Repub lican Caucus Amendment. The Vote Is 32 Yens nnd 30 Nnys. Silver Republicans nntl Populists Divfdo Their Strctmtli--Tho Main Speech oT the Day Is Delivered by Mr. Allison, Who Has Chnrgo of the IMU--First PnrngrnphNot Disposed 01 at Time of Adjournment. "Washington, Juno 11. Tho members of the committee on contingent ex penses of the senate have agreed to report adversely the Tillman resolution for an Investigation of the alleged speculations In sugar. It is not known when the report will be made to the senate. The first test vote on the susar schedule was taken In the senate late today, resulting In the adoption) of the Republican caucus amendment chang ing tho house rate to J 1.95 per pound by the close vote of yeas 32, nays 30. Tho atrirmatlve vote was made up of 29 Republicans, one Democrat, McEnery, of Louisiana; one silver Republican, Jones, of Nevada, and one Populist, Stewart, Nevada. The negative vote was made up of twenty-live Demo crats, three Populists and two silver Republicans. It was the closest vote thus far taken on an Issue of Import ance and was accepted as showing that any amendment having the sanction of the caucus was assured of adoption. THE MAIN SPEECH. Tho vote was taken after a day spent In speeches on the effect of the sugar schedule. The main speech of tho day came from Mr. Allison, in charge of tho bill, and was In tho nature of an an swer to the charges m'ade against tho sugar schedule as a whole and a de fense of it. Mr. Gorman, spoke agalnBt the schedule and the entire bill point ing out that Us effect was to bufilen the people without opening up to Us new foreign markets. Mr. White re viewed the records of Republican sen ators on tho sugar schedule during the debate on the Wilson bill, arraigning them for Inconsistency. ' Mr. Caffrey, Louisiana, and Mr. Stewart, Nevada, also spoke, the former against and th latter for the pending schedule, after which the vote was taken; The first paragraph of the sugar schedule was not finally disposed of up to the time of the adjournment. MYSTERY OF THE 'PHONE. An Unknown Anxiously Inquired for Details ot Miss Lloyd's Suicide. Atlantic City, N. J., June 11. At the funeral today of Miss Emma Lloyd, who committed suicide last Sunday night, strange circumstances are devel oped which the police have been keep ing very secret In ordr to, If possible, gain a clue to the writer of the myster ious note which was found In her clothes. Miss Lloyd was burled In the Pleasantvllle cemetery this afternoon, and there the first whisperings Of tho mysterious occurance were heard. It seems that on Monday night about 10 o'clock, tho house sergeant at police headquntters was called up on the telephone and asked what truth, if any, there was In the published report of the girl's suicide. When the ser geant Informed his questioner that It was only too true, his unseen auditor exclaimed audibly: "My God! then that's the last you will see of me." The sergeant asked who he was, and received no answer, and learned that the connection was cut off. Tho ser geant Immediately asked "Central" who had been speaking to him, and was told it was the public pay station at Eleventh and Vino streets, Phlladel phla. The police have been lnveRtlga ing the matter, but have been unable to learn anything. It Is supposed that the interrogator was "Norman," au thor of the strange letter, and who can clear up much of the mystery surround ing the case. , . A fJERDON GUN BURSTS. Iircoch Illock Wns Doing Put to nn Experimental Test. Sandy Hook. June 11. The endur ance test of a Gerdom breech block flt ted to a 3.2 inch rapid firing gun came to an abrupt end today, the gun burst ing at the breech, pieces flying In every direction without injuring any of the many employes working in the vicin ity. Mr. aerdom says the cause of the accident was probably due to tho In troduction of a new experimental car tridge case. Six of these had been fired, but tho head of the seventh gave, way, allowing the gas to get be tween the tube and Jacket of tho gun. Over 300 hundr.ed rounds had been fired from the gun with tho Gerdom bloek which had stood a heavy test and was considered a very good one. It Is considerably Injured by tho "burst ing of tho gun. BACILLUS OF YELLOW FEVER. Or. Snnnrelll, ut Montevideo, An nounces Thut Ho litis Found It. Montevideo, June 11, Dr. Sanarelll, Inf a lecture delivered before delegates frbm all parts of South America, mem bers of the Diplomatic corps and oth- la, announced yesterday that he had kicovered the cause of yellow fever to ka bacillus which ha had named "Ic- lild." und which -was very rare, Ho I lamed that it infsted the blood of patients and their bodies after death. The bacilli, ho continued, could be easily eliminated by secondary injec tions, and he hoped soon to discover a curative serum for preventive vaccina tion. The announcement of the discovery was received with enthusiasm. The Medical society will give a banquet In the doctor's honor. P0ST0FFICE HOODOOED. Two Incumbents Dio Within About Sixty Dnys. Washington, D. C, June ll.-i-Con-gressman OlmsteUd has recommended tho appointment of James Ulanlng as postmaster at Wllllamstown, Dauphin county, on oflloe which seems to be hoodooed. The Democratic incum bent of the office died ahout two months ago, and Mr. Olmstead recom mended as his successor R. A. Waters, who was nominated and died about ton days ago. John L. Hawthorn, city controller of Chester, was here today to see Con gressman Rutler, but ho said there was no politics In his visit. DYNAMITE OUTRAGE. Residence of Andrew J. Smith, Oovcrnor of the National Soldiers' Home, Almost Wrecked. Leavenworth, Kan,, June 11. An ait tempt was made upon ithe life of Gov ernor Andrew J. Smith, of the National Soldiers' home, his wife and daughter, between 4 and 5 a, m, today, by some person who Is as yet unknown. Dy namlto was employed In tho outrage and the explosion, which all but de molished the governor's beautiful res idence, aroused 4hc residents of the city, and houses trembled as If under going an earthquake shock. Mrs. Smith had a narrow escape from death, the base of the explosion be ing directly beneath her bedroom. Be sides being cut and bruised by broken glass and pieces of flying bric-a-brac and furniture, she was prostrated by the shock, and Is now In a precarious condition. Governor Smith and his daughter, Miss Daisy, occupied rooms on the second floor and were far enough re moved from tho explosion to escape se rious consequences. BURIAL OF A QYPSY QUEEN. Mnry Stunloy Wns Only Eighteen Ycnrs Old When She Dird. Dayton," O., June 11. A unique cere mony occurred last evening at Wood land cemetery in the burial rites over tho body of the late Gypsy Queen, Mary Stanley, head of one of the wealthiest tribes In the country. Mary was crowned queen of the tribe ot Monroe, La,, in February, 1891, and was only 18 years of'age when she died at Clarendon, Ark., on Dec. 21 Inst. Her body was embalmed and sent to this city, where It has lain In the vault at Woodland cemetery. The Stanleys live near Dayton, and are said to be the richest gypsies In the world. The ceremonies at Woodland were conductd by Rev. W. A. Hale, D. D of the First Reformed church. This was a departure from former methods. The attendance of gypsies was large. GAIN IN BUSINESS. An Increase in Nearly All Branches of TradeBetter Conditions Notice , able Everywhere. New York, Juno 10. R. G. Dun and company's Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: The gain In business continues not without fluctuations and at the best moderate but yet distinct. It Is still in quantities rather than prices, al though In some branches an advance In prices appears, but on the whole the number of new orders, and the amount of work done are slowly Increasing. Wheat looks well and the best trade authority now estimates the yield at 515,000,000 bushels, with many state andi railroad returns to support It. Neither cotton nor woolen mills can expect other than a waiting business with a change of tariff Impending, but the demand Is steady though moder ate. Carpet mills at Philadelphia which have Just resumed after a long idleness was also buyers, and all are now running nearly full time. Iron furnaces In blast Juno 1 re ported a weekly output of 16S.3S0 tons against 170,628 May 1. Philadelphia re ports decided improvement In finished Iron with fewer concessions, and Pitts burg large structural orders, while ap prehension of labor difficulties has In duced much buying at the west. Diaz Annuls Unilrond Concessions. Guadalajara, Mex Juno ll.-Presldent Diaz has declared forfeited ull the con cessions for railroads held by tho Mex ican National Construction company. This company had some Important lines In prospect, one of which was the exten s on of their road from Collma to this city. Tho company Is composed of Now York and Boston capitalists. Snow Squnll nt Grocnport. Grecnpolnt, L. I., June 11. At noon to day the sky became overcast, and at 12 20 o'clock the flno mist which has been fall lng turned Into snowfiakes. Tho mercury fell several degrees. Tho squall lasted only about five minutes. i . Snow in Massachusetts. Gloucester. Mass., Juno 11. The unusual spectacle of a heavy snow tquall waB witnessed here for about llftoen minutes at S o'clock this morning-. The utorm was especially heuvy at East Gloucester and Rocky Neck. ' Celebrating His Golden Wedding. Nowburg. Juno 11. Edward M. Rutten ber, tho well known editor and historian today celebrated tho fiftieth anniversary of his wedding1 .and many congratula tions wore tendered himself and wife. Dcnth of u rmnoui Turfman. Lexington. Ky., June 11. Byron Mc Clelland, tho famous turfman, died to night. He was ti years old and worth W,00,0000, all mado In racing In about lit. teen years. Eicapu of n Condemned Murdoror. Phoenix, Ariz., June 11. Murderer Cha con. entenfd to h.i hnnon..! nn 'Titn. .. at Solomonvllle, sawed his way out of Jail today. PRESIDENT M'KINLEY AT NASHVILLE Ills Parly Warmly Welcomed by the V Exposition Committee. CONFEDERATE VETERANS ON QUARD Governors llushnell nnd Tnylor nnd Their Staffs in tho Party-The President Frequently Interrupted by. Applause as He Passes Through tho lltiilding. Nashville, Tenn., June 11. President McKlnley and party arrived at tho Union station, this city, at 7.30 o'clock this morning and were met by Major J. W. Thomas, president of the Tennes see Centennial Exposition, and tho members of the exposition executive committee. After cordial greetings had been extended to the visitors they were taken In carriages to the Maxwell house. Tho party were taken to the exposition grounds shortly afterwards and proceeded ito the auditorium. Ac companying the president party were Governors Taylor nnd Hushnell, and their staffs; Mayor McCarthy, of Nash ville, and Mayor Caldwell, of Cincin nati; President Thomas and the exe cutive committee of tho exposition. A detachment of ex-Confederate veterans acted as a guard of honor. Hon. John Thomas, president of tho exposition, extended a hearty welcome to the president and addresses followed 1y Governor Taylor, of Tennessee, Hon, W. L. McCarthy, mayor of Nashville, Senator W. T. Clark, president of the Centennial commission, and Governor Bushnell, of Ohio. Then the president addressed the assemblage. He was fre quently Interrupted with applause, which was particularly hearty when he made references to the preservation of the union. Mrs. McKlnley was greet ed with a deafening roar of applause, when she entered the hall and took a seat beside tho president. The cere monies being concluded, Aha president and party went to luncheon at tho West Side club on the grounds In front of the administration building. KILLED BY SAVAGES. Number of British Officers and Indian Soldiers Are Alassacrcd by Natives of the Northern Frontier. Bombay, Juno 11. A dispatch re ceived hero from Simla, the residence of the Indian government ofllclals dur ing the heated periods of the year, an nounces serious trouble on the northern frontier and the massacre ot a number of British officers ana; native soldiers in the government employ Two guns belonging to a Bambay mounted bat tery, escorted by 300 men belonging to the First regiment of Sikhs and to the First Punjab Infantry were treacher ously attacked In 'the Tochl Valley by a large force of hostile natives. Tho first reports said that Colonel Bunny, two subordinate officers and twenty flve privates had been killed, and that three officers and twenty-five men had been wounded. In addition, numbers of mules and horses arc reported kill ed. Later reports confirm officially the news of the disaster and seem to Indi cate that the affair Is more than a mere conflict with warlike natives, and that the notorious Mullah of Powlndah Is at the bottom of the trouble. Details show that a political officer, Mr. McGee, was visiting Shiran! with an escort of troops when he w'as at tacked at Malza by vastly superior forces. The British troops were com pelled to retreat and were followed for several miles by overwhelming num bers of the enemy. The fighting was desperate. All the British officers were wounded. Captain Browne, of the First Sikhs, a son of the late Sir James Browne, and Lieutenant Crookshank, it the Royal artillery, were killed, and Surgeon Hlgglnson, Lieutenant Hlg glnson of the First Sikhs and Lieuten ant Seton-Browne, of the Punjaub In fantry, were wounded. Tochl Valley lies north of Gumal and on the road to Ghuznl and Wazlrstan. It has been controlled by the British since the delimitation of the Indo-Af-ghan frontier. But the tribes there have always been turbulent and anx iety Is felt lest the- other tribes rise against the British. The Mulah of Powlndah is well known to the British Indian authori ties. He Is a notorious fanatical priest and has always been hostile to British Influence. Owing to an attempt which the Mullah recently made to stir up a rebellion he was expelled from British territory. This Caused him to be desert ed by his own people, and he has since lived In Afghanistan and is understood to have been actively plotting against the British. He took part In tho at tack upon the British camp at Wano in November, 1891. While Colonel A. H. Turner, the British commissioner, was engaged In 1894 in delimiting the Indo-Arghan frontier, his camp at Wano was attack ed on November 3 of that year by a large force of Wazlri tribesmen. The British lost about twenty private sol diers and twenty-three camp followers killed before tho Wazlri were repulsed Tho latter left abou 250 read on tho field. JAA1ES M. 00RDY HANGED. In nn Address from tho Scaifofd Ho Reasserted His Innocence. Georgetown, Del., June 11. James M. Gordy was hanged at 10.26 o'clock this morning for tho murder of his wife. He protested his innocence to tho last. In a long address from tho scaffold he exnlalned elrmimaitnnria nm.! i . und after the murder, and declared that much or tho testimony against him was false. THE HOFFMAN MYSTERV. Mr. Rothschild Donies Knowledge of Algol's Irroguliuitios. San Francisco, June 11. Tho coro ner's inquest In the Hoffman case will bo held next Tuesday. Chief Lees promises to produce evidence not yet made public He says that he will prove beyond a reasannhln ilnuhf thnt the horso racing operations of air; FI-. gel, tho firm's bookkeeper, were known to both Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Roths child long before the latter went cast. Edward S, Rothschild, of tho firm of Hoffman, Rothschild & Co., arrived from New York last night. Ho de nounces as slanderous tho statements that Flgel's Irregularities were known and consented to by the firm. STANTON SICKLES INTERVIEWED. IIo Snv's Our Relation With Spain Aro Still Amicnblo. London, June 11. Stanton Sickles, secretary of the United States ministry at Madrid, arrived in this city yester day evening. He is quoted in on inter view as saying that there is no cause for anxiety regarding the relations be tween tho United States and Spain. They have not lost their amiable na ture, Mr. Sickles added, and President McKlnley has not settled upon a defi nite policy toward Cuba. According to Mr. Sickles the presi dent will probably wait to hear from tho retiring United States minister to f pain, Hannls O. Taylor, and will then Instruct tho new minister as to what course to 'take. HAWAIIAN RECIPROCITY. Strong Opposition to Reaffirming the Treaty as It Stands"Argu ments for Modifying It. Washington, June 11. The opposition to the re-affirmation of tho Hawaiian reciprocity treaty In tho tariff bill Is proving stronger than was expected. The opinion has strengthened since yesterday, when Senator Allison asked that consideration of the Hawaiian clause of the tariff bill be passed over, that a caucus of Republican senators will be necessary to settle the question. It has appeared within the last two days that an effort Is being made to modify the treaty in such a way that the United States will receive benefits more nearly equal to those derived by Hawaii tinder the operation of the compact. The movement represents an effort for compromise between those who urge an unqualified re-affirmation of the treaty and those who are work ing for Its abrogation. The exhaustive figures, which are be ing prepared by Chief Ford of tho bureau of statistics of the treasury de partment, showing the extent of com merce In all lines between tho United States and Hawaii since 1879,are await ed by the finance committee to supply a basis on which they can make a proposition to modify the treaty if this becomes necessary. The first figures on this subject have already been pre pared for the private information of the committee. Henry T. Oxnard, president of the American Beet Sugar association, has renewed his fight for abrogation of tho Hawaiian treaty now'tHaC ho haa re alized the success of tho efforts for th'e modification' of tho sugar schedule In other respects. The agents of tho beet sugar interests aro very active and they are well rpresented in the senato chamber by senators from tho beet sugar producing state. It has not yet been decided when the expected Repub lican caucus on the subject will be held. THREE-CENT FARE LAW. Supreme Court Decides It to Be Consti tutional, Though the Federal Court Held the Contrary. Indianapolis, June 11. The supremo court of Indiana today decided that tho three-cent fare law- Is constitutional. It relates to Indianapolis only. In tho federal court recently tho samo law, passed by the legislature, was de clared unconstitutional, nnd Injunctions were granted by Judge Showalter against Its enforcement. The state will Insist on three cent fares unless the street car company pei:ures an Injunction pending appeal to the federal supreme court. In the Kttmmond cases recently, where tho state and federal courts differed, the supreme court of the Unites States held that It was not Its policy to enter Into conflict with the supremo courts of states. On this account Attorney General Ketcham thinks the three-cent fare law will stand, but that flve-cent fares will be collected until Judge Show alter modifies his order, which he doubtless will do. QUAY' S HELPERS MEET. State Officials Discuss Kovcnuo Ap propriation Hills. Philadelphia, June 11. United States Senators Quay and Penrose arrived here today from Washington and to night held b. conference with a num ber of state officials over tho revenue and appropriation bills, to bo consid ered In tho legislature. Those at the conference were: Sena tors McCarrell and Grady; Auditor General Mylln, nnd State Treasurer Haywood. Tho difference of $3,800,000 between the two bills was talked over, but nothing was decided upon. It was decided to hold another conference in Harrisburg In tho course of'a few days. m runners Dynamiting for Fish. Bridgeport, O., June 11. Joseph Den ham, u prominent farmer, Presbyterian, eider and free gilvcr orator, was arrest ed last night by Fih Warden Conway, of this city, for dynamiting for fish In Mc Mechen creek. John Fulton, another farmer, was also arrested, the pair being held under 300 band for trial next Tues day. Farmer Under tho Mower. Parkersburg, W: V June 11. William Scott, of Orem, this county, was mowing clover this morning when his team ran away, throwing Scott In front of the ma chine. When ho wns picked up he was found to be a mass of cuts and bruises. Ho cannot recover. Blinded by n Cartridge. Parkersburg', W. V June 11. Thomas Steveni, a law student at Elizabeth, Wirt county, was Inserting- a shell In his Win chester rifle, when the cartridge exploded, woUndlng him In the face and destroying the uso of both eyes. Tried to Ilrlbo a Judge. Parkersburg1, W. Va,, June 1!. Samuel Price, a pawnbroker, was arrested today, charged with attempting to bribe Judge Prenuen, before whom Price had a civil suit for possess!6n of a bicycle. STATUS OF THE EASTERN QUESTION Turkish Government Still Resists Re llnqulshlng Tbessaly to the Greeks. THE WORK FOR PEACE IS HALTED A Had Impression Made by Another Adjournmont--Russin Snld to Ilnvo Refused Germany's Demands Re garding Concessions to tho Porto. The Question of Pinal Settlement Still in tho Distance. Constantinople, June 11. A further adjournment of the peace conferences has taken place, at the request of Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish minister for foreign affairs, on the ground that the sultan has not. decided the question of the retention or evacuation of Thessaly by the Turkish troops. The adjourn ment has created a bad Impression In diplomatic circles. The other points brought forward as a basis for the ar rangement of permanent peace be tween Turkey and Greece with the ex ception c&s amount of the Indemnity to be paid by the latter country, have been practically settled. The Turkish government has issued a circular to the powers, with the view of obtaining their support In the peace negotiations, but thus far Russia alone has replied, expressing the opinion that the questions of Indemnity and tho capitulations nppear less difficult to settle than the delimitation of Thes saly. This reply Is regarded In Turkish circles as Justifying the hope that Russia will support the cession of Thes saly, but this opinion Is not shared by the members of tho foreign diplomatic corps In this city. Paris, June 11. A dispatch to tho Solell from St. Petersburg says that Germany Is trying to secure the reten tion of tho Turkish garrisons In Crete, the cession of Thessaly to Turkey and the abolition of the special privileges In the Ottoman empire. Russia, ac cording to the correspondent of tho Solell, refuse to concede these points. He adds, "and so Germany will have to yield." FALL FROM AN AIR SHIP.- Acronaut at Tenessee Exposition Drops Nearly a Mile from His Balloon and Lives. Nashville, Tenn., Juno 11. Professor A. W. Barnard, the alr-shlp man, had a miraculous escape from death today. He fell from a height of D.000 feet and lives to tell of his thrilling experience The balloon, which supports his air ship burst when nearly a mllo above the earth. He and his apparatus plunged back to solid ground and the remarkable fact Is that he escaped serious injury. He was badly shaken up, but quickly recovered from the shock sufficiently to walk. The .daring aerial navigator owes Ms escape to the fact that his balloon luckily transformed Itself into a para chute. Professor Barnard arranged to make a quiet trip with his air ship for ex perimental purposes, and his ascension was not advertised. He made It from the grounds of the Tennessee Centen nial Exposition. Not many persons knew of his intention. He began his flight into the upper regions without demonstration and with' no crowd pres ent to cheer him on. Ho hnri mnia careful preparations, forcing nearly u.uuu cudi reet or hydrogen gas Into the balloon. This was more gas than he had used on any of his previous trips, and the fabric of his balloon was distended until it almost snapped with the tension. There Is n. thnni-v thnt the gas expanded when th'e floating machine reached the rarifled atmos phere of a high altitude until the strain necame too great for the balloon to resist. When Professor Barnard shouted "Let her go" his assistants released tho flying machine and It shot away from the earth like a mighty bird. As it rose above the trees and buildings it at tracted tho notice of the people nnd news of the asoenslon spread from mouth to mouth. The streets wore quickly filled with spectators and many hurried toward the exposition grounds. The daring Inventor was plainly seen manipulating the machinery until tho air ship was high in the air. Tho flying machine ascended In an almost perpendicular course. When it had become a mere speck against the sky the spectators saw it suddenly re verso Its course and begin to fall. It was soon observed that tho balloon and Its attachments were wobbling in a strange manner, and it became evi dent to tho anxious throng below that something had gone wrong with tho air ship. As the falling machine and its lone passenger came near enough to be teen distinctly It was noticed that the balloon had lost much of Its gas, for it had lost its shape, and its loose sides were -flapping like so many streamers. The word vas passed that tho balloon had burst, and the city was filled with excitement. The flying machine at times fell with fenrful velocity and at others floated down with an easy motion. The balloon was flattened out and had something of til appearance of an irregularly shaped parachute. It swayed from side to side and threatened to throw the navigator from his seat. He managed to cling to the machine, and struck tho ground with a hard thump. Ho fell within the exposition grounds only a few hundred feet from his starting place, Professor Barnard was bruised and stunned, but recovered his wits in a moment. Ho was able to help gather up his tattered flying machine and con vey it to its quarters, where it will be repaired for another trip. CHAPMAN LEAVES JAIL His Children Join Him Before His Departure. Washington, Juno 11. Elverton R. Chapman left the district Jail at 10.50 o'clock this morning. He spent there the final night of his term of thirty days, to which ho was sentenced for refusing to answer questions put to him by the senate sugar investigating commltttee. His sentence expired at midnight, but, according to custom, he remained until this morning. Ho might, had ho so desired, have left in time for breakfast at tho Arlington, but, instead, took that meal at tho jail. After that he spent an hour or moro looking over his mall while waiting for his friends, who had arranged to call for him with a carriage. Mr. Chap man's flvo children, who had como to Washington from New York, were driven to tho Jail this morning, and waited until their father was ready to leave. He and the children entered a carriage and wero drlvea to tho city. He will not leave here until next Sun day, when he expects to return, to New York. BILLY BRYAN AT COIIOES. Tho Boy Orator Is Welcomed by 3000 Citizens. Troy, N. Y., Juno 11. An enthusias tic crowd, over 3,000 in number, greet ed William J. Bryan, when ho stepped from tho train In this city this after noon. Mayor Molloy welcomed him In behalf of the city. Mr. Bryan went to Cohoea and Lan slnburg this afternoon and spoke to night under tho auspices of tho Troy Bimetallic league. FAINTED ON THE OALLOWS. Jnmcs Trench, tho Wlfo Murdorcr, Weakened at tho Lnst. Rockford, JlUJune 11. James French was hanged today in a stockade south of tho county Jail for the cold-bIjpded murder of his wife last Jly. French did not weaken until tho last, but fainted as the black-cap was placed over his head. Deputies had to brace him for a minute till the trap could be sprung. SCHULZ TESTIFIES. The Alleged Wife Murderer at Pike County Sticks to ills Story of Sui cide The Doctor's Evidence. Mllford, Pa June 11. The trial of Herman Paul Schultz for the murder of his wife, was given an additional interest today by the prisoner taking tho stand. Dr. Weaver was examined. He showed tho woman's skull and ex plained -the direction of the bullet. Dr. Weaver admitted the possibility of the Woman having committed suicide. The prisoner then took tho stand. He admitted the truth of the testimony concerning his appearance at Shohola up until tho time of the finding of tho body. He said that the disagreements with his wife were caused by Charles, his brother. Coming to tho time of the death, he said that he and his wife talked late on Sunday night, during which she expressed regret at their past differences. She said she wanted to put a side all memory of the past and .would so to Germany and .live with him. After that, witness said, he fell asleep and heard no sound until he was called on Monday morning by Mrs. Haas. Ho examined the body a num ber of times to see If there were more than one wound and finally looked at the pistol, but denied, as was stated yesterday, that he pressed his wife's hand around the weapon. JERRY GREEN'S TRIAL. Rehearsal in Court of One of the Welsh Mountain TragediesStory of Abe's Death. Lancaster, Pa., Juno 11. The trial of Jerry Green, colored, for the murder of his half brother, Abe, was begun here this morning. The entire day up to four o'clock was consumed in tho selection of a Jury. A number of witnesses called by tho commonwealth testified to the killing which occurred Christmas evening af ter a Jollification at the h'ome of Jerry Green, which Is located at the "Hand beards" la a notorious seotlon of tho Welsh mountains. Jerry and his half brother became Involved In a dispute over the ownership of a piece of har ness and in tho quarrel that ensued at the barn, Abe seized Jerry by the throat and was choking him when the men were separatd by on-lookers. Jer ry vowing vengeance, started for his house. A young relative attempted to hide Jerry's gun but the latter suc ceeded in finding It and after threat ening to kill a couple of women in the house who told him not to do any thing rash, the angry man rushed out of doors and approaching his brother fired point blank at him when stand ing, but) eight feet away, Abo died In stantly and the murderer fled, but a few days later surrendered himself. The commonwealth had not concluded when court adjourned. The defense will claim self defense. TIIK NEWS THIS M0RNINU. Weather Indications Today: Pair, Southerly Winds. 1 General-Senator Tillman's Resolution to He Reported Adversely. iPeace Negotiations In tho Bast at a Standstill. (President McKlnley Welcomed to iNushvlllo. 2 Srort Eastern, National and 'Atlantic I.eaguo Base Balli Tho World's Champion Pool Player. 3-Stato Legislative Committee Investi gate Penltentlarlea, Amateur Base Ball. 4 Editorial. Outlook for Anthracite Trade. 5 Local Retglous News of tho Week. Social and Personal, C Local Rev. Junes Hughes on tho Present and Future of Bouth Africa, The Von Storch Ejectment Butt. Plunged to Death Down the Pine Broek Shaft. 7 Local-Mr. Crlttenton Talks to Yrj People. Bicycle Thief Nabbed. 8 West Side and City Suburban. 9 Lackawanna County Now. 10-fltory-"A Villi-go Patriot." Books and IMagazlnes, U Welsh News from Homo and Abroad. 13 Neighboring County News, Financial and Commercial. ROASTED IN THE FLAMES Terrible Fate of Two Occupants of a Dredge Boat. VAIN EFFORTS AT RESCUE Spectacle of a Burning Boat at Pittston. Victims Aro Burned to n Crisp In Sight of Would-Uo rtoicucrs.-Noth-ing Could IIo Dono to Bnvo tho Unfortunate IUcn--Woro Awak ened by a Choking Sonsntion and Pound Thoir Floating Homo on Tiro Special to tho Scranton Tribune, Pittston, Juno 11. J. W. Reynolds aged C6 years, and John Tyler, aged S9 years, were burned to death an Morris Reynolds, aged 27, perhaps fatally In jured by a fire In a dredge boat In tho Susquehanna river In this city tonight. Tho calamity Is an awful Inland ex emple of the horrors of a fire at sea, and of its kind stands almost without a precedent anywhere. Tho dredge boat was used by the Spring Brook Water Sup'ply company In building a "filter" across the Susque hanna river at a point 1,000 feet abovo the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern railroad bridge. It was simply a floating workshop with a derrick and a. small cabin In tho hold and adjoining the boiler room. In the cabin tho three men slept nights and looked after the boat. To night at about 9.30 o'clock the mon were awakened by a chocking sensa tion. J. W. Reynolds, captain of tho boat, awoke first and aroused his two companions, one of whom was his own, son, Morris. ESCAPE CUT OFF. The cabin was filled with smoke and! through the door leading to the boiler room they saw the flames. The mm mado an effort to get through a rear door but It was lockpd. The only means of escape from tha cabin was through the boiler room door and through the sheet of flame. The frenzy of the three can be Im agined. They tried to force the rear door, but the lock was on tho outside and baffled their combined strength. Young Reynolds spoke to his fath er: "Weil have to make a dash throughthefiames," he said; and the through the flames," he said: "You go first, Tyler and I will follow." Young Reynolds made the dash and half dying he found his way through the fire and onto the outer deck. But his father and the man Tyler did not follow. Reynolds, the fortunate, stood up In the boat and cried for help, hoping that some one on the shore, several hundred feet away, would hear. The flames had now broken through tho deck and wero shooting high Into the air. REYNOLDS COULD BE SEEN The blaze was seen by the residents along the river bank and by their light the form of young Reynolds was seen standing on the deck with his hands towards the heavens and crying as loud as his weakened strength would allow. Row boats were In a few minutes sent In from the shore and Reynolds taken from the now fiame-covered deck and rowed to the shore. Nothing could be done to extinguish the flames as the heat would not per mltj close approach. At midnight the bodies of the men could be seen. Old man Reynolds's head was burned from the body. The only explanable origin of tho fire at that a heap of kindling wood in tho boiler room became Ignited. J. W. Reynolds, the deceased, lived at Espy. John Tyler was a resident of Pittston. He Is survived by a wlfo and three children. Young Reynolds Is now at the Pitts ton hospital. SOUTH DAKOTA GRASSHOPPERS. Prof. Lugger Examines Specimens nnd rinds Ono to Bo Dangerous. St. Paul, Juno 11. Professor Lugger, state entomologist, has been asked to go to South Dakota to inspect several varieties of grasshoppers that havo recently put In an appearance there. He could not get away at this time, and so the South Dakota people sent him samples of tho bugs. One of tho lot Is dangerous, says Professor Lug ger; the other two are not. The dangerous one belongs to the Rocky Mountain family that devastl tatcd this section In 1873 and 1S7I, des troying all sorts of vegetation. Tho professor does not feel, however, that there is any danger of a plague this year. He sent tho South Dakota people "hopperdoses," which, ho says, will exterminate tho pests If used soon. Steamship Arrivals. New York, Juno 11. Arrived: Campania, Liverpool; Augusta Victoria, Hamburg; Dlaman, Rotterdam; Adrla, Hamburg; Ocean, Rotterdam. Boulogne Arrived: Wcrkendam, New York for Rotterdam, Tho Herald's Weather forecast. New York, June 12. In tho miudlo states and New England, today, fair to paUly cloudy, llghtly warmer weather and fresh southerly to westerly winds will prevail, probably followed by cloudiness; local rain am slightly lower temperature. On Sunday, In both these section, partly cloudy to fair weather will prevail, with fresh and light variable winds, preceded by local rains on the coasts and slight ly lower followed by rising temperature.
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