mlM Mtttrn s. aSiIIPi dSr BISi ii . & crmfffi 12 PAGES PAGES TWO CENTS. SOR-AJSTTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 19,-1ST. TWO CENTS inH9HHMK ftri him. 12 HAWAIIAN PROGRAMME The Annexation to Bate from the Glorious Fourth of 1898. CONGRESS TO DEFER ACTION Secretary Sherman Thinks Prompt Action Necessary. After n Report from the Committee on foreign Itclatious the Trcnty Will Jtc Left to the Next Session for ltntificntioii---IIiuvnii'' Trentlos with Other Nutions-Jnpnu'H Pre tensions .Malic Hawaii n Spccinl Cnsc. Washington, June IS. The Fourth of July' 1S9S, will he celebrated not only as Independence day In the United Bta4.es hut as Annexation day In Ha waii. The statement Is made today on the highest authority. Realizing that the treaty cannot he put Into the form of law at this session of congress the administration will make no effort to press consideration of the measure, hut will have a report made from the com mittee on foreign relations, and then allow public sentiment to manifest It self. The administration has the great est confidence that the opponents of annexation will In many Instances he supporters of the treaty by the time the next session of congress convenes. The plan now Is to have the treaty ratified as early In the next session as possible, thus giving to Hawaii ample to give notice that there will bo all abrogation of all existing treaties with other countries. They will remove the necessity of the United States assum ing any function which might be called in question by foreign powers with re gard to their treaty rights. The delay will bring Hawaii to this country free of all alliances by the mid dle of next year, and President McKin ley. In order to give Independence day u double meaning to the islanders here after, will make formal occupation of the islands by this government date from July J, 1898. There is a growing sentiment that the Republicans will be able to rally enough Demorats nnd Populists to In sure ratification. There will be no bolt ers In the Republican ranks. Owing to the Interest In the Hawaiian annexation question Mr. Davis- (Minn.), secured an agreement In the senate today for the printing of 5,000 copies of the treaty and other documents. Washington, Juno IS. In view of the fact that false and misleading state- j ments have been sent out from 'Wash ington as to secretary snerman's posi tion on the question of the annexation of Hawaii, the secretary today said to the Associated Press that as a rulf ho -was opposed to the United States ac quiring outlying territory, but he re garded the condition of the Hawaiian Islands as exceptional on account of the claim of Japan to these islands. He therefore approved of the treaty mak ing Hawaii a possession of the United States, but not entitled to admission as a state. The belief that action by the ad ministration was precipitated by the at titude of Japan toward the Islands Is confirmed from a very high source In the state department. This official has been heard to say that the administra tion found It absolutely unsafe to wait longer, if the ultimate annexation of Hawaii was to he desired by this coun try. President McKlnley greatly would ' nave preferred to defer action until the tariff hill had been passed, and the condition of the country had reached Its normal degree of prosperity. Almost to the last he was reluctant to act. but at the final moment he became satisfied that believing ns he did in ultimate an nexation, he could not wult longer. The Japanese government, ho was forced to believe, had formulated a definite policy which was to literally absorb Hawaii Into Its kingdom by es tablishing an overwhelming superior ity of numbers of Japanese there. The lecent Hawaiian protest against the landing of certain Immigrants was a ripple which showed the course of the stream. The state department official who Is authority for the above statement, be lieves that the administration's plans will not suffer by the expected delay In ratification, hut that the delay 'is, on the whole, desirable. EDWARDS NOT GUILTY. Court Decides That Ho Hnd Never linen Lcgnlly Summoned. "Washington, June IS. The Jury un der orders from the court this after noon brought In a verdict of not guilty In the caso of E. J. Edwards, New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Press on trial for contempt of the sen ate btigar trust Investigating commit tee. The ground was that Edwards never had been legally summoned. District Attorney Davis gave notice that he would call up the coses of Brokers Macartney and Seymour, the lost of the recusant witnesses on Mon day next. SOCIETY GOSSIP MAY BE AIRED. Millionaire Wilson Sued by III I'or mor Vnlot for $1000. New York, Juno IS. Richard "Wilson, millionaire banker, has been sued for 11,000 by his former valet. Albert V, iBugden. It Is asserted by Sugden that Mr Wilson promised him $1,000 to find kut the author of certain unonymous itters that wero written on Knlckor-l-cker club paper, concerning the niar- lige of MUs Wilson and Cornelius knderbllt, Jr. Sugden found the man who hud them In his possession, but could not obtain the copies. Thero was a great deal of spying done to find out the source of the scandalous reports circulated about town, but they could never be traced. Sugden was discharged after matters had quieted down for reasons which were considered Just and sufllclent by Wilson. He tried to obtain a position as valet with several men, but Mr. Wilson would give him no recommen dation. Answer to the suit was made today. Everything In connection with the de tective work was denied. The case was placed on the calendar of the supremo court for trial. Should It ever reach a hearing much society gossip might re ceive a public airing. JOHN M. FRANCIS DEAD. He Was Editor of the Troy Times nnd Ex-Minlstcr to Austria, Greece and Portugal. Troy, N. Y June 18. John M. Fran cis, senior proprietor and edltor-ln-chlef of the Troy Times and ex-mln-ter of the United States to Austria, Greece and Portugal, died at his home In this city at 11.05 o'clock this morn ing. John M. Francis was born at Pratts burgh, N. Y., March G, 1823. He was next to the youngest of his father's thirteen thitdren, arid early started out to make his own way In the world. The advantages of education access ible to him were very limited, but he found his training In that "college of Journalism," the printing oillce, to which his tastes strongly Inclined him. Ho served an apprenticeship on the On tario Messenger at Canandalgua, N. Y., to which place he had gone In 1833 without pecuniary means, and, rein forced by the dauntless will which was to carry him to success, he soon won recognition as a forcible writer, and In 1843 was engaged for editorial work on the Palmyra Sentinel. Subsequent ly he was associated fora period with the late Hiram Bumphrcy in the edi torship of the Rochester Dally Adver tiser. In 184G he came to troy and be came the chief editor of The Northern Budget, then one of the leading Demo cratic Journals of the state, of which he also became the Joint owner, Invest ed with full editorial control. On the 25th of June, 1851, was found ed the Troy Dally Times, which has be come the proudest monument to his en terprise. In May, 1871, President Grant appointed him United States minister to Greece, and he accepted the trust and discharged Its, responsibilities with marked capacity and to the great sat isfaction of his government for three years. After tendering his resignation he made a tour of the world, accompan ied by Mrs. Francis. President Gar Held had chosen Mr. Francis for the mission to Belgium, but the pistol of Gulteau prevented the carrying out of that plan. President Arthur, however, appointed him minister to Portugal, and In 1881 he was promoted to be en voy extraordinary and minister pleni potentiary to Austria-Hungary, with a residence at Vienna. Mr. Francis re turned to his home In Troy in 1SS5. QUIET CABINET MEETING. No Matters or Great Interest Dis cussed Yesterday. Washington, June 18. The cabinet meeting today was without feature. The Hawaiian matter was scarcely mentioned and only some Incidental and relatively unimportant phases of the Cuban question were discussed. The president does not know yet Just when General Woodford, the new min ister to Madrid, will go to his post, but for some time before going he will be busied In posting himself on the Issues of the negotiations which will be car ried on through him between the gov ernments of this country and of Spain. ATE A GOLF BALL AND DIED. .Mr. Kenny's Cow u Victim of Her Proximity to a Country Club. Orange, N. J., June 18. A cow be longing to School Commissioner Kenny died yesterday It was thought she had been poisoned from eating a poster from a billboard, but a post mostem ex amination showed that she had swal lowed a golf hall. She had been pastured nt-ar tin. grounds of the Essex County Country club, and the ball had been dropped In the Held by a caddy. MURDERER UNDER BONDS. Mild Proceedings in the Cnso of nn Atrocious Assault. Athos. Mass., June 18. Gilbert Pe ters, a teamster at South Royalston, yesterday assaulted Belle Rollins, 7 years old. While he was being tried at Athol today word came that the chlU wus dead. Peters was placed under $5,000 bonds and the hearing adjourned until next week. Wnrrnnts for the Hnckctts. Philadelphia, Juno 18.-Warrants of re moval wero today grunted by Judge But ler In tho United States district court to tako W. II. Gllmore, ulsia T. U. Hack, ett, his wife, Mrs. W. H. Ullmore, and Mrs. Elizabeth llackctt to Pittsburg, wheio they aro wunted to answer the charge of devising a scheme to defraud and using tho malls In effecting It, Democrats (Jutting Together. New York, Juno 18. Ex-Senator Hill, who was hero today, was loth to talk on politics. He said, however, that the Dem ocrats wero getting together again In Al bany county and all over the country as well. He could not believe that the out look was gloomy, but on the contrary, thought that everything wus ausplclo:iB and bright, TwoYcnrsfor Stcnlliig Hens. Boston, Juno 18. George Blake, 11 years old, was In tho dock In the Middlesex, su perior court at East Cambridge yester day afternoon, charged with stealing three hens In Stonwhom. Ho pleaded guilty and begged for mercy. Judge Bond sentenced him to two years In the house of correction. Rurnnto's Inquest. Southampton, June 18. On the arrival of the British steamship Scot today with tho body of the lato Barney Barnato, the coroner's officers went aboard and held an Inquest. The Inquest was held and the Jury returned a verdict of death from Crowing while temporarily Ins a no. HALT OF TARIFF BILL ffl SENATE Less Tiinn a Page of Flax Schedule Disposed of. THE DEBATE DRIFTS TO POLITICS .Senator Tillmnn Becomes Excited ns Usunl nnd Creates n Sensation with His Snrcasm.-Ii' Thorn Is to Be Stealing, Tillmnn Wants u Share for South Curollnn. Washington, June 18. Tho tariff bill came to a halt in tho senate today, less than one page of the flax schedule being disposed of. The debate drift ed Into political channels. Senators Bacon, Vest, Jones, Arkansas and Till mnn, taking part In in exposition of Democratic doctrine on the tariff. It led to several lively exchanges, dur ing which the cleansing of political "dirty linen" wna frequently referred to. Mr. Tillman's remarks were mnde with his characteristic vehemence, and at one point he frankly stated con cerning the tnrlff that If there was to be stealing ho wanted his share for SquMi Carolina. Late In the day Mr. Morgan proposed a sweeping amend ment to place a ten per cent ud val orem duty on all articles now on the free list, with a few stated exceptions. In supporting the amendment Mr. Mor gan called attention to the singular fact that the Income tax feature of tho Wilson- bill Is not repealed and can be enforced by a change In tho personnel of the supreme court of tho United States. In the discussion today Mr. Bacon, Democrat, Georgia, criticised the posi tion of some of his associates In not fnvonng a duty on raw materials. This aroused Vest, Democrat, Mis souri, who said he had retrained thus far trc m exposing Democratic discords, but since the senator rrbm Georgia had gone Into "his lavatory for washing Democratic dirty linen," and he asked Bacon if he believed In taxation lim ited to the needs of the government economically administrated. Bacon answered that he did, and If he had his way there would be no tnr lff bill, but If any revenue bill Is passed It ought to be equalized In Its benrflts. TILLMAN TAKES THE FLOOR. Mr. Tillman, of South Carollnai here came In to call the attention of his "Democratic brethren" to the rates they had given to the Wilson bill to certain raw materials. If this was a fraud, then the present contest over taxing raw material was merely as to the amount of the fraud. Then Mr. Tillman added: "And I say plainly, If we are to have this stealing, I want my share for South Carolina." There was a momentary sensation over the vehemence of -Mr. Tillman's remark. "I don't agree with that," said Mr. Bacon. "But the people of Georgia agree to It," persisted Mr. Tillman. Mr. Berry, Arkansas, deplored the di visions on the Democratic side and said he had hoped that whatever the di visions might be he would never see a southern Democrat supporting a pio tectlve .tax. Mr. Hawlev, Connecticut, called the attention to past Democratic platforms nnd Mr. Chandler, New Hampshire, In a series of questions sought to develop the disagreements of the platforms. This brought Mr. Tillman to his feet for another vehement utterance. "This washing of dirty Democratic linen Is nothing new to me," declared he. "I've been doing It for many years and have been trying to get the senate to do some of It." The senator revlew ew the Democratic policy on the tariff. In speaking of tho tariff contest In Democratic conventions, Mr. Tillman referred to the "spurious bastard" of tariff doctrine brought there by "Mr. Cleveland's tools." Turning to his as sociates he exclaimed that they had set the example by giving to the country in 1891 a disreputable protective tariff bill. The discussion soon after quieted and the senate settled down to a considera tion of the bill. AMERICAN MECHANICS. Business' of the National Council at Pittsburg YesterdayAppropriation for Operating Expenses, Pittsburg, June 18. Today's session of the National council of the Junior Order of American Mechanics, wns the busiest of the week. A great deal of work still remained undone and the delegates were anxious to clear tho decks toe final adjournment tonight. Tho report of the board of ofllcers of Pennsylvania and the legislative com mittee ' protesting against any cut of I he state appropriation for public school purposes was adopted, unani mously. Tho board of the trustee of the orphans' home at Tiffin, O., was npproved and an appropriation of $7. 600 for operating expenses of the in stitution for the ensuing year was made. A long discussion followed on a resolution to change the national council representation. It was finally decided to make no change. In regnrd to tho election of tho can didates of the subordinate councils, a sweeping change was authorized. Here tofore four black balls rejected a can didate, but those who cast the ob jection ballots could be called upjn for their reasons for doing ;so. Thu was changed to make three black balls reject a candidate, and no reasons can bo inquired. The ballots shall be cast In secret, and no one need know who opposes the candidate. This is aimed to secure a higher standard of mem bortihip. Tho rejection of a candidate by three or more black balls can not be reconsidered, The convention adjourned slno die this evnlng. Tho session Is consid ered generally ns satisfactory, but the Increasing of the percaplta. tax will And many opponents throughout the order. Tho Daughters of America sought recognition as an auxiliary but wero fought hard by the Daughters of Liberty, who claimed a prior right to such recognition. The council decided to grant tho privilege to neither , but equal courtesy will be extended to both, In the way of advice, etc. SOLD WIFE AND CHILDREN. Zcllnr Wns Not Prosperous, Accepted 9100 nnd Cleared Out. Canton, O., June 18. The transfer of a wife and six children for a monetary consideration occurred on Sunday last near Belolt, a small village n short distance east of here. Jacob Cellar and Brecht Yenna, two natives of Switzerland, a year or so ago rented a farm near tho village, worked It, and shnred the prollts. On April 1 they dis solved partnership. Zellar, who had a wife and six chil dren, was not otherwise blessed by for tune, and tired of the burdens he was nbllged to carry. Yenna 13 about 40 year old, thrifty and well to do. So on Sunday tho two men made Sin agreo ment whereby Zellar leaves for parts unknown, taking with him $100 of Ycn na's money, and the latter becomes the head of the family. Tho compact wus ananged In the presence of witnesses. GAIN IN BUSINESS. Gradual Increase in Every Important Branch of Tradc-Prudcncc Hin ders Speculation. New York, June 18. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade to-mor-ow will say: The retarding Influence of cold and unseasonable weather has passed. The gain In business, which' In spite of it wns been a week ago had become clearer to all. There- Is evidence of gradually enlarging business In every Important department, more establish ments have been set at work, and more hands employed nnd while prudence fatlll hinders speculative excesses the progress toward "better tilings Is un checked. Reports from the various cities this week show a very general progress and a continuing large dis tribution through retail trade. The proof Is clearer, as it should be, In the Industrial trading field. Con tracts providing for consumption of seven million tons of Iron ore have, ulready been made, two million with in the past fortnight, It Is believed, though last years contracts only termi nated about two months ago. Besse mer ore Is selling lower by 20 to 30 cents than at tho outset, BIwablk nt 2.25 against 2.55, but the heavy de mand nuts additional mines at work. The speculative purchase of 100,000 tons southern pig at $5.75 clears tho deck for a larger business at better 'figures and sales nt Chicago 150,000 tons have been the largest for eighteen months. Renctloif after tho sudden purchase of 00,000 tons Bessemer nt Pittsburg leaves the price $9.50 per ton but the heavy orders for Iwirs thero nnd for 50,000 at Chicago, mainly from Implement makers, with orders foi many now buildings at the west, one of magnitude at Philadelphia and sev eral at New York, the larger demand for plates and sheets, the order for 22 miles of pipe and the purchases of steel rails which have started the new Jo liet works v 1th good orders are far more Important than the speculation In materials. Coke production has Increased 2,500 tons, without change in price. The demand for print cloths for tho first time In many months has exceed ed the week's production and the prlco has risen a shade, while prints nnd other grades of cotton goods are In slightly better demand. Thero Is a more widely distributed business In woolens than wns expected. In produce markets the year draws toward a close with slightly stronger prices for corn, owing to heavy foreign buying, and In cotton owing to a bet ter foreign demand, notwithstanding more encouraging crop reports. Wheat was hoisted nearly two cents, but fell as much, closing a quarter higher for the week. Excellent reports from win ter wheat regions west of Ohio had much Influence. Failures for the week have been 19S In the United States against 27C last year, and 3C In Canada against 25 last year. INVOKED THE BLUE LAWS. Silo Tiled to t.'ct Out of Puying for Dnninco Sustained on Sunday. Paterson, N. J., June IS. Theodore Schaad and Henry P. Slle collided a few Sundays ago near Warren Point. Srhaad sued Slle for damages to his wheel and the case wan tried jpsterday before Justice Hubsehmidt In till city The defendant's counsel moved fur a non-suit on the ground that as the ac cident happened nn Sunday the plaintiff could not recover, as under the blue laws of this state no man may leave his house on the Lord's day except to attend church or summon a physician. Tho plaintiff's counsel said that his client wns going to church at th time of tho collision, and thu motion vu denied. Schaad got Judgment for $50. Prominent Bunker Dcnd. Harrlsburg, Juno IS. Jacob C. Bom berger, president of the Mechanics' bank nnd prominent as a banker slnco 18.f, died here this evening. Ho hod been con fined to his bed slnco last September with heart and kidney complaints and a stroKo of paralysis which affected him today wn the Immediate causo of his death, lie iMis born In Mlddletown, Pa., In 1817, and was unmarried. Ho leaves an cstato es timated at $1,250,000. If Hied liy Lightning Alter n Qunrrcl. Owosso, Mich., Juno 18. Charles Moss, a Ucrman laborer, bged X, living In West Owosso, was truck by lightning and In stantly killed last evening while eating his supper. Moss and his wlfo had quar relled In tho morning, and sho had gone over to her mother's house, Just across t'ie stieet, nnd hnd taken her children with her, so Moss wns nlono In tho house when It vns struck. American Mont Clicking in Mexico. Monterey, Mex., June IS. An Amorlcan company has a representative here mak ing preliminary arrangements for the os. tabllshmont of a largo meat packing nnd cold Btorage establishment In this city. Mexican cattle and American hogs will bo used, and tho packing products will bo exported to England or sold In Mexico. Throo Ycnrs for Murder. Canandalgua, N. Y Juno 18. Georgo Wilson, a half-breed, was today convicted of manslaughter In having killed Georgo Qreenblanket, a Seneca Indian on tho CattanugUB reservation last Decembtr. Wilson was sentenced io lmprosonment for trree years and to pay a flue of $25. PHILADELPHIA MURDERJiYSTERY The Body of Airs. Alary Rogers Found Beneath Cellar Stairs. HER HUSBAND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY I'olico Do Not Chnrgo Him with tho Crime, Hut Aro Anxious to Locnto tho Woninn's Nephew, Who It Is Thought Cuii Throw Some Light on tho Subject. Philadelphia, June 18. The body of Mrs. Mary Rogers, aged 45 years, was found by tho police today beneath tho cellar stairs In her home, 810 Capitol street, and covered by a lot of rubbish. The body wns very badly decomposed and has evidently been In Its position for some time. While the police do not state there are any marks of violence, they believe that tho woman was mur dered. Her husband, Alfred Rogers, a brick layer by trnde, has been taken Into custody pending nn Investigation. The police do not charge him with the clime, but are anxious to locate tho woman's nephew, Charles Adams, who, It Is thought, can throw some light on the mystery. The husband In his statement to the police said that his wife disappeared about the 9th of this month. He report ed her missing on the 14th. Nothing further was done until today, when ho found a pair of her speceacles battered nnd covered with blood. He Immediately notified tho po lice nnd tho search and dis covery of the body followed. The be lief Is that the woman wns the victim of n felonious assault or that the mo tle for the crime was robbery. The nephew Is said to have served 'five years for felonious assault and is now only 21 years of age. SESSI0NS0F20MINUTES. The Calendar Cleared of First Reading Bills in the House of Representatives. Harrlsburg, June 18. Tho house held a twenty minute session this morning, and then adjourned until 8.30 Monday evening. Th'ere was no quorum. Speak er Dover and other members seemed anxious to avoid a call of the house. The calendar was cleared of first read ing bills nnd the pawn brokers bill was sent back to committee. Mr. McWh'in ney, of Allegheny, secured a special order for a bill requiring the weighing of bituminous coal before screening. It will be read the second time Tues day morning, and taken up Wednesday for third reading nnd final passage. Mr. Wilson, of Lycoming offered a resolution recalling from the senate the Simon electric light bill which passed the house Wednesday. The resolution was ruled out on an objec tion from Mr. Keyser, of Philadelphia. A bill was Introduced by Mr. Mansfield, of Beaver, granting a pension of $9,0 a j'far to Charles J. Taylor, private Com pany B, 10th regiment, for disability Incurred while In the service of the stnto nt the Homestead riots In 1S91. A resolution wns offered by Mr. Sey fert, of Lancaster and ruled out on an objection that tho superintendent of public Instructions be reuested to 'fur nish to tho house the number nnd names of the different school districts In which a less sum of money is raised and appropriated by local taxation for school purposes than they received by the btate last year and also the amount so appropriated In each case. YOUNG REYNOLDS DIES. Third Victim of tho Dredge Ilont Catastrophe on tho Susqiichtinnn. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Plttston, June IS. Morris Reynolds died here tonight. This makes the third victim to tho dredge boat fire on tho Susquehanna river a few nights ago. Reynolds, as will be remembered, with his father and one other man, wero asleep In the cabin of tho boat when awakened by the smoke. Young Reynolds made his escape but the other two perished In the flames. In reaching the outer deck, how ever, Reynolds was badly burned. Ho was taken to the Plttston hospital, where death occurred at 8.30 o'clock. Reynolds' wlfo and family of three children are In destitute circumstances at their homo In Ashley. Mrs, Reynolds has seen her husband but once since he was taken to tho hospital. The Spring Brook Water company, which employed tho men, will bury tho remains of this last victim. REAL ESTATE AGENT ABSENT. James I). Lchr Has Disappeared. 8!J,UOO Also Missing. Allentown, June 18. James D. Lehr, a real estate ngent, left homo Tuesday and Is still missing. He wns tho Inter mediary for tho saie of a hotel property at Emaus by the estate of William O. Hinkle, of Philadelphia, to Eugene E. Kemmerer, and has failed to hand over $2,200 that Kemmerer had paid on ac count. A domestic attachment wns this af ternoon entered by the Hinkle estate on all Lchr's effects. COUNTESS TO LEAVE TOWN. Tho Oll'nr Mudo tonu Actress oCVoblo , IMrtli. Now York, Juno IS. Tho benutlful young Countess Olga Reglna, von Hatz feldt, first cousin to Prince von Hntz feldt, son-in-law of Collls P, Hunt ington, whoso poverty and rich con nections havo recently come to light, has been offered $5,000 and $1,200 n year to leavo tho city by a man who eho believes Is an agent of Mr. Hunt ington. When In need of money Mr. Hunt ington gave her $10. She has beon on tho stace. EARTHQUAKE !N KENTUCKY. lluildiugs Sunken in Scvcrnl PJnccs in tho Stnto. Louisville, Ky., Juno 18. A Blight earthquake shock was felt In several places in tho state between midnight nnd this morning. In Lexington near ly every building was shaken to Its foundations. Mrs. Lucy Anderson, re siding n tho Georgetown pike, this county, wns nwakened by the shock nnd died Instantly of heart disease. Sho was 42 years old. A very distinct shock was felt nt OwlngsMllo nt 12 o'clock last night. Its at rival was announced by a loud re port, followed by a rumbling sound and tho shaking of houses. Several chim neys were toppled over. Similar dis turbances wero reported from Mount Sterling and Morehead. At the latter placo tho shock was severe. BALCONY FALLS. Twenty People Are Badly Hurt I) ur ine n Circus Pnrudc. Black River Falls, Wis., June 18. During a street parade by a circus to day, n balcony over, a sidewalk, occu pied by nl)OUt twenty people gave way nnd the party was hurled about eigh teen feet to tho sidewalk. Many peo ple wero Injured. Several children who occupied the sidewalk wore also badly hurt. Gpnlo Erlckson nnd Carrie Hanson were among those most seriously hurt, the latter being probably fatally In jured. Several Indians received dan ous injuries by falling timbers. DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Contractor Killed by a Young Woman and Her BrothersOne of the Brothers Also Killed. Paris, Tex., June 18. Edward Kll gore, a contractor and builder, met his death at the hands of Miss Fanny Jackson and her brothers yesterdny. Kllgore was sitting In the waiting room at Ladonla stntion when Miss Jackson, accompanied by n sister and three brothers, entered, the men tak ing positions at the doors. Tho girl drew a revolver and fired at Kilgore. The bullet went wide und struck her brother, Brode Jackson, in tho fore head, killing him Instantly. Kllgore dashed down the railroad track behind some freight cars, but "Bud" Jackson, another brother, In tercepted him and shot him In the back. After Jackson had emptied his revolver, Miss Jackson walked up and fired three more shots Into Kllgore, exclaiming: "You coward, you have slandered me long enough." Examination showed that nine shots had taken effect, every one of which would have proved fatal. m CRAZY FROM A MOSQUITO BITE. A Man's Hand, Arm nnd Chest Swell irnm Blood Poisoning. New York, June 18. Carmine Lepre, a bootblack, 42 years old, a few days ago was bitten on the hand by a mos quito. Ho scratched it until it bled. The hand swelled until It was almost twice Its natural size. The swelling extended to the arm. Lepre began to experience excruciat ing pains and the swelling extended to his breast. It drove him Insane and he Is In Bellevuo asylum. He Is being treated for blood poisoning and doctors hope to save his life and mind. TEA COMING IN BY THE TON. Importers Hurrying It Up to Bent tho UiiiRloy Tnril!'. Tacoma, Wash., June IS. More tea Is now afloat on the Pacific Ocean than ever before at one time. The Import ers of New York nna other Eastern cities havo mado large purchases In China and Japan for lmmedlato de livery, and are having It hurried ncross the Pacific In order to enter It before the Dlngley bill goes Into effect. A thousand tons of new crop tea hns been landed here and 12,000,000 pounds are on tho ocean between Yoko hama and this port. Killed with n Shotgun. Georgetown, Del., Juno 18. Mrs. Mary Mason, aged 40 years, was bsatcn over tho head yesterday with a shotgun In tho hands of her husband, Jonathan Mason, nnd was so seriously injured that she died today, Tho husband was arrested. Tho couple llvo at Drawbridge about a mllo from the sceno of the Gordy murder. Ma son has been Jessous of hl3 wlfo for some time. Killed by n Train. Trenton, N. J., Juno 18. Edward Clark son, aged 23 years, and James Williams, tibed 7 yeirs, both colored, wero struck by a train on tho Pennsylvania railroad and killed hero this afternoon. The boy wus mangled beyond recognition, ilia mother wns only nblo to identify him by his clothing. An Interview with Snlisbury. London, Juno IS Tho United States' special envoj to Queen Victoria's Jubilee, the Hon. Whltelaw Reld, accompanied by tho United States ambassador to tho court of St. James, Colonel John Hay, had a long Interview with tho Marquis of Salisbury at tho foreign office today. Tom Iolk Dips Came. Atlanta. On., June 18. Tom Delk, tho 21-year-old outlaw, was hanged hero this afternoon for tho murder of Sheriff Gwynn. Ho showed no signs of fear. Tho execution was private, but 1.000 per sons wero gathered outsldo the cnclosuro. THE NEWS THIS MOltNINU. Weather Indications Today: Generally pair. 1 General ProgrJinmo of Hawaiian An- nexatlon. Disastrous Storms In tho West. Lively Tariff Debate. Murder Mystery In Philadelphia. 2 Sports Eastern, National nnd Atlan- tlo League Bate Ball Games, 3 State Grievances of Coal Miners. Amatour Base Ball. I Editorial. Comment of the Prcs. 5 Local Religious News of the Wcok. Social and Personal. 6 Local Koyetone Aeadomy Commence ment. Court Doings of a Day, 7 Looal Graduation Kxerolsos of tho Seranton High School. Banquet of tho West SIdo Board of Trado. 8 Local-West Sldo nnd City Suburban. 0 Lackawanna County News. 10 Story "Immoral Fame." 11 We-lHh News from Homo and Abroad, 13 Nelghboi Ing County News. Financial and Commercial, DAMAGE BY THE STORMS Much Valuable Property Is Destroyed in West ern Localities. FOUR BOYS ARE KILLED Small Cyclone Passes Oyer Portions of Iowa. Buildings Connected with tho Stnto Institution for tho rccblo-Mindod Aro Destroyed nt Lincoln, III, Telephone nnd Tologrnph Wire Aro Down and Property Is Greatly Dnmnged Along tho Lincs.-Nows of tho Storm in Othor Localities, Indianapolis, Ind., Juno 18. Returns received from both the north and western portion of the state indicate that last night's storm, which did not cease until morning, did much dam age. A telegram from Greenoastlo says that reports from the country show that large quantities of valuable tim ber wero destroyed, large trees be ing twisted off nt their roots. Fencing and stocks suffered severely nnd two large barns, valued at $1,000 each, were destroyed by lightning. One at Ham bricks station containing some valu able live stock, was destroyed. At Rochester, Brownsburg and Wabash, the damage was heavy to farm prop erty. At Valparaiso, a heavy hall storm nccompanled by a high wind, did a great deal of damage. At Muncle, tho Albany Lumber com pany's sheds were blown down, tho Albany bottle works unroofed and chimneys nnd stacks blown down. Tel ephone and telegrapli wires are all down. The Flint Glass works wero damaged, and the brick residence of M, Stout damaged bj; lightning. Lincoln, 111., June 18. Four boys were killed and five persons were seriously lnjure'd by a tornado, which destroyed buildings connected with the state In stitution for feeble minded this af ternoon. Much damage was done to property In the city and surrounding country. Tho boys killed had with others taken refuge In a bam which was de molished. They were pupils from Chl cago. Their names were: Sylvester Baker, James O'Brien, O'Neill Mac kenzie, Castle Lebaron. Ottumwa, la., June 18. A small cy clone passed over Ross Hill, a village In Keokuk county, this afternoon, touching tho ground In several places Just outside the town. The damage, done was confined to trees nnd out buildings. Paris, Juno 18. A cyclone swept ov er the villages of Bezons and Colombos, near this city, this nfternoon. Houses collapsed, trees were torn up, tele graph wires wero broken, several peo ple Injured, nnd much general dam age was done. At Asnleres the cyclone worked havoc. Three persons were killed and twenty seriously Injured. At Asnleres everything was literally demolished. The roof of Colgnefs flro works factory Was blown off; a tall chimney wns blown down and the boiler exploded, killing several persons and Injuring fifteen. It Is reported that five persons wero killed In a cafe. In every direction houses and other buildings were more) or less seriously damaged. It Is estimated that throughout th district over which tho cyclone moverf at least twenty persons were killed anf ninety Injured. BRIGHT METEOR EXPLODES. Negroes nnd Others in South Carolina Frightened by Its Crent Noise. Columbia, S. C, June 18. Residents of Troy, In Abbeville county, say ihat a brilliant meteor going southwest passed over that town at 0.15 last night. It exploded with a thundering noise. The negroes were terribly fright ened and began praying. Reports from Abbevlllo say the me teor passed over thero when peoa'o wero returning from a college com mencement. Tho sparks seemed to fly from It and strike In the trees. Tha nolso when the meteor exploded was liko a blast In a quarry. Tho air wai filled with thousands of sparks. Floods in Spain. Madrid, Juno 18. Violent hall and rain storms havo swept tho province of Sa govla, In tho old castllo districts. Crop3 havo blMn rLlned, houses haw been flooded and cattle and goods havo been curried away by tho floods. Tho people aro panic stricken. Steamship Arrivals. New York, June 18. Arrived: Steamer St. IjuIs from Southampton. Queenstown Arrived: Steamer 'Etrurla, from New York and proceeded to Liverpool. Ham burgArrived: Columbia, from New York. IlnuUor Spalding Not Cuilty. Chicago, Juno 18. The Jury In tho trial of ox-Bank President Charles W. Spald ing for embezzlement, brought In a ver dict this afternoon finding tho defendant not guilty. Lightning Kills I'ivo HorHCs. Centrevllle, Md., Juno 18. Six horses belonging to William Wesson sought rofuge today from a storm under a tree. A bolt of lightning shattered the tree and killed Ave of tho horecs. Tho Hcrnld's Weather Forecast. Now York, Juno 19. In tho middle states and Now England, toclny, the weather will bo generally fair with slight ly lowtr, followed ty rising tempera ture and light varlnblo winds, mostly southwesterly and southerly. On Sunday, In both of theso tectums, fair, wanner weather will prevail with light to fresh southerly winds, probably followed by local rain or thunder stonns In the west ern d!s;rlcts of this section.
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