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THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE
Special Services for the
Royal Family Held at
St. George's Chapel.
SIMPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE
Original Music by Sullivan
Among the Features.
Queen Victoria Attends Accompanied
by Her Children mid Grand Chil-drin--llcr
.Unjust)' Snt lu n Clinir of
Stntn Nenr the Temporary I'lnco of
Interment of tlio Prince Consort.
The Sermon Omitted, but Special
Prayers Aro OHcred Instead.
London, June 20. Queen Victoria
began the celebration of her Jubilee
today, an was befitting her entire car
eer, before the altnr of her faith.
Throughout London, the United King
doni and the Empire, in every Cath
edral, church or chapel of the estab
lished church of England were held
pervices similar to those at St. George's
chapel, AVIndsor, where her majesty
paid her devotions and offered solemn
thanksgiving.
The announcement that the services
at St. George's chapel would be pri
Mit and for the members of the loyal
family prevented the gathering of a
large crowd. The scene was most im
pressive and the service very simple
Her majesty sat in the chair of state
immediately in front of the commun
ion rail and Just beside the brass plate
whose inscription designates the spot
which was the temporary place of in
terment of the prince consort.
The ladies and gentlemen who are
the grand oflicers of the queen's house
hold, entered first, followed by the mil
itary knights of Windsor In the full
costume of cocked hats and scarlet
coats. The duko of Devonshire and
Lord Roseberry occupied their stalls
ns knights of the garter. The rest of
the choir was empty. The seats of the
roynl family, being naar the queen's.
The dean of Windsor, wearing the
insignia of chaplain of the order of
the garter, officiated, assisted by the
lord bishop of Barry and several
canons.
Punctually at 11 o'clock amid the soft
strains of the organ, the queen arrived
from the cloisters at the entrance. As
sisted by her Indian attendant, she
walked sUnvly to the chair of state, the
congregation standing. She was dress
ed in black. Empress Frederick, of
Germany, attired in deep black, took
the seat at the right of the queen,
while the Duke of Connaught, wearing
his Windsor uniform, seated himself at
her left. The others grouped them
selves closely behind and looked very
like a simple family oZ worshippers.
Among them were the Duchess of Con
naught, Prince and Princess Henry, of
(Prussia; Prince nnd Princess Chris
tian, with their children; Prince Henry,
of Battenburg; the Grand Duke Ser
glus, and the srand duchess.
Ordinary morning prayers began with
a short exhortation from first Timothy,
After the ilrst collect, a special collect
was read, and instead of the usual
prayer for the queen and royal family,
two special prayers were substituted.
A special prayer for unity was said
and there were speciol psalms and gos
pels used instead of those for the day,
the gospel being the sixteenth verse of
the twenty-second chapter of St.
Matthew.
SPECIAL MUSIC BY SULLIVAN.
There was no sermon, but a special
hymn written by the lit. Rev. William
Wulham, lord bishop of Wakefield,
with music by Sir Arthur Sullivan,
was sung at her majesty's request.
Before the benedltlon a special
thanksgiving was offered.
The choir of St. George's chapel ren
dered the musical portion of the ser
vice, Sir Walter Parrett presiding at
the orsran. The tervlce lasted forty
minutes, the queen remaining seated
throughout and following closely tho
special prayers and hymns.
At the end there was u pause. The
queen, with bowed head, continued in
silent prayer. Then followed a touch
ing scene which will ever linger In the
memory of those who witnessed it.
Summoning Empress Frederick who
bowed low at her side, th'j queen kissed
both her cheeks. Tho Duke of Con
naught and tho others of the family
followed, receiving on bended knee a
similar token of affection. In 'many
cases tho recipient was kissed several
times.
The queen was profundi moved and
tiara rolled down her cheeks. At last,
and evidently with Kraut reluctance,
she beckoned her Indian attendant mid
leaning on hls.nrm, passed jdowly out
of the chapel, tho entire congregation
standing, tho soft light fallln.r through
the multi-colored windows and the ex
quisite strains of the orgnn ilBing and
fcwelliiig beneath tho gothlc bannered
roof. It was n scene never to be for
gotten, nnd thrilled all present with
strong emotlops.
SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S.
There wero two services at St. Paul's
cathedral at 11 u. m. and at 3 p, m.
Immense crowds tilled all tho ap.
proaches to tho cathedral at the morn
ing service anxious to catch a glimpse
of the royalties and' distinguished per
sons who were announced to be pres
ent, Including nil tho Protestant en
voys. Among those present were
Chung Ying Iluan, the Chinese envoy,
In tho gorgeous celestial garments,
and the envoys of the United States,
Itussla, Holland, Denmark, Sweden,
Brazil and Hawaii. Whitelaw Iteid,
wth Ambassador Hay und Mrs. Hay,
General Nelson A, Miles, Ogden Mills,
Crelghton Webb, Captain Maus and
Captain Macnuley cam It) royal ear
Jiagea. Among tho members of the
roynl family who attended tho ser
vices were the Prince and Princess of
Wales, tho Duke and Duchess of York,
the Duko of Cambridge, tho Duko and
Duchess of Saxe-Ootha, Prince Charles
of Denmark, nnd Princess Charles,
Prince Albert of Prussia, Grand Duke
and Duchess of Hesse, Grand Duke
Cyril of Itussla, Prince Wnldemar of
Denmark, Prince Eugene of Sweden,
tho Gr,id Duke of Luxemburg, nnd the
Prince and Princess Frederick Charles
of Hesse. Tho form of service was tho
same as at St. George's chapel. Tha
sermon was preached by the lord bishop
of London, who touched upon many of
the events in tho reign of Victoria, nnd
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QUEEN
eloquently extolled her piety, charity
and motherly love for her people.
Special dispatches from Paris, Ber
lin, Vienna, St. Petersburg and nearly
every large city In Europe show that
thanksgiving services were held In the
local English churches, numerously at
tended. The newspapers In many
cities, especially Vienna and St. Peters
burg, publish long eulogistic articles
upon the Victorian reign.
STREETS IN LONDON CROWDED.
All dav the streets of London have
been crowded and there has been an In
cessant traffic of country people In all
sorts of conveyances along the proces
sion route. The decorators are busy
on the stands where they will work all
night. This evening the streets along
which the procession will go are Im
passable and the crowds are very
large.
WAR DECLARED ON BUTTERINE.
The National Dniry Union Going Into
Politics.
Chicago, June 20. A dispatch to The
Times-Herald from Fort Atkinson,
Wis., says: " 'Butterlne must be leg
islated out of the United States,' is
the dictum of the National Dairy union.
Tho successful fight for the new antl
butterine law In Illinois has Inspired
tho dairymen of the west to crush tho
butter substitute Industry. They are
going into politics to do It. Right now
the creamery proprietors, tho butter
dealers and the dairy farmers of the
big butter-producing states, Wisconsin,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Michigan and the Da
kotas, are being drawn into a com
pact fighting organization of not less
than five hundred thousand and may
be more than one million voters and
vote-controllers They are being
pladged In writing to work unceasingly
for legislation that will prevent the
coloring of buttr substitutes, nnd to
'light the men In high places who are
unfriendly to the Interests of the dairy
men.' If necessary, a fighting capital
of $1,000,000 can be raised, it is be
lieved, before the legislatures of these
dairy states meet again. This fund will
be used to drive tho butterlne manu
factures from their strongholds, nnd if
the industry finds loopholes In state
legislation tho organization will move
on Washington.
"W. D. Hoard, of this city, formerly
governor of Wisconsin, and president
of the National Dairy union, Is giving
the movement all the benefit of his or
ganizing ability and political acumen.
Charles Y. Knight, of Chicago, secre
tary of tho National Dairy union and
manager of the antl-butterlne fight In
the Illinois legislature, is secretary and
treasurer of tho new movement."
SHE HOLDS THE THEATER.
Mrs. JHnry Ilnues Refines to Give Up
Property Sold by Court.
Bridgeport, Conn., Juno 20. Miss
Mary Hawes, one of the owners of tho
Park City theatre, which was recently
sold to Frank Miller by Trustee Staples
of the Hawes estate, Is In possession of
tho theatre and refuses to give it up
She says that tho recent sale of the
property to Mr. Miller Is Illegal, Years
ago Miss Hawes's father owned nnd
managed tho theatre. About a year
ago Miss Hawes assumed the manage
ment of thu theatre. She was not suc
cessful as a manager, and last Novem
ber she nnd her sister, Sarah Hawes,
made an assignment to Banker Frank
Staples.
The opera houso property was ap
praised at over $160,000, but two weeks
ago, at an auction sale, held by order
of the probate court, the property was
bid In by Frank Miller for $67,000. The
Misses Hawes said that the sale was
Illegal, as the consent of other heirs,
who had not assigned, had not been se
cured. Since that time she had remalri
ed at the theatre, refusing to lcavo It
except when It was In charge of friends.
Yesterday Miss Hawes refused to va
cate, and appealed to the police for
protection. The police could not Inter
fere, It belne n purely court matter.
Miss Hawes says she will not leave.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
Snn r.rnnclsco Agitated by Science
Disturbances" Clocks Stopped.
San Francisco, Juno 20. Two sharp
and severe shocks of earthquake were
felt here today, the official time of tho
first as taken by the United States
weather bureau being 12.14.04. It was
followed almost Immediately by a sec
ond shock. Clocks were stopped, sus
pended lamps and decorations were
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VICTORIA.
broken In some places, but no real
damage Is reported.
The earthquake was general through
out the state.
MR. KENNEY REPLIES.
One of the Signers of the Hawaiian
Treaty Answers the Protest of
Queen Llliuokalnni.
Washington, June 20. The sign
ing of the Hawaiian annexation treaty
has given currency, as might, in
deed, have been expected, to a num
ber of absurd stories In connection with
the opposition which the treaty was
bound to arouse in certain quarters;
but among these' there Is none quite
so absurd as that which makes the
Japanese government, In the person
of Its representative here, and ex
Queen Llliuokalanl partners In a
scheme to defeat the ratification of
the treaty In the senate and. to place
the Hawaiian Islands under a Japanese
protectorate. The story of course. Is
denied In toto by the Japanese Lega
tion, whose counsellor, Durham W.
Stevens, declares that 'he has not
seen the ex-queen since her arrival at
Washington, and has had no com
munication with her. directly or In
directly, for years, and who asserts,
furthermore, that It Is doubtful wheth
er the minister or any member of his
staff Is known to the ex-queen by sight
even, much less in person or in that
degree of Intimacy which would war
rant any one to suspect the existence
of a conspiracy.
Talking of the general aspects of
the annexation problem, William A.
Kenney, one of the signers of the
treaty on behalf of Hawaii, remarked:
It is charged in the ex-queen's pro
test that the annexation treaty Is "an
act of wrong toward the native and
part-native people of Hawaii." With
out attempting now to reply to her
statement as a whole, If there is any
thing that the annexation treaty Is not
It Is just this that Is charged against
It, for annexation Is the sole hope of
the native Hawailans. I speak of the
common people. Their future Is one of
two things, to pass under Asiatic or
Anglo-Saxon control. Tlio hope of these
people as a nation was dead twenty
yenje before this queen ever ascended
the throne. If Asiatics dominate, the
native must become a coolie, for cer
tainly he cannot expect to be better
oft than tho rank and file of the domi
nant race. If America takes Hawaii
the native becomes an American citi
zen, and tho American scale of wages
and the honorable position occupied by
labor In America will prevail In Hi
wall, and every native will have the
benefit of It. It Is a choice between
tho status of a white American labor
er and that of an Asiatic coolie laborer.
The white race, If Asiatics absorb Ha
waii, can get out to their own country.
The common native has no such' choice.
He must stay and meet his fate. Not
withstanding the indisputable blessing
annexation will be to the common na
tive, the queen, playing upon tho In
bred devotion of tho natives to their
chiefs, has, together with tho oftlclal
class among the Hawailans, Insisted
upon tho natives holding out against
their own good, and. following with her
tho wlll-'o-the-wlsp of a restoration
of the monarchy, which will not cure
or touch' the Asiatic question, but will
on the other hond, Irrevocably commit
Hawaii to Asia rather than to Ameri
ca. There Is no power within Hawaii to
withstand the Asiatic tide, native or
Hawaiian, or both combined, It needs
the strong right arm of tho United
States. The patriotic thing for the
queen to do Is to secuie to hrr peoplo
the high and coveted status of the aver
age American citizen, Instead of en
tertaining any such ideas, however, she
Is evidently bidding for tho Biipport of
Japan to scramble back to her throne
at a fearful cost to tho native people.
Tho fealty of the nntlve Hawnlans to
their chiefs knowns no limit, nnd often
Is exercised In a way beyond tho pale
of reason or argument, and they prob
ably will follow her lead, If they have
their own way, to the undoing of them
selves and of everybody else In Hawaii;
but It becomps a perfect caricature of
the truth for her to protest against an
nexation In the name of the native peo
ple and ns a wrong to them.
It Is bad enough for her to make them
a chopping block for her own selfish
ness. She certainly should stop there,
nnd not attempt to make a virtue of It.
I see she closes her protest by commit
ting her cause "to the Almighty Ruler
of tho Universe to Him who Judges
righteously," and she might well have
added, right there, "And I also commit
my people at the same time to the
hopeless misery nnd degradation of a
coolie's fate, after having tasted of the
personal freedom of tho Anglo-Saxon."
While no provision has been made
for the queen or her nelce under this
annexation trenty, there Is no doubt
whatever, If annexation Is accomplish
ed, that the local government In Ha
waii will make suitable provision for
them if they care to take It, as they
aro now doing for Knlulanl and did
for tho queen until she began to
scheme for Its overthrow. This would
be prompted not by any conscious
ness of Injustice to the dethroned mon
arch, but out of respect to the office
that she once filled.
There Is no doubt that If the queen
and those who held office under her
Were to leave the native people free
to acquiesce In the new order of things,
they would have como Into line Ions
ago. A goodly number of them have
done so already, and have braved the
ill-will and persecution that have been
set on foot against them by the agents
of the queen, who realize that she
must keep the natives In apparently
solid opposition to tho republic and
annexation at nny cost whatever,
even to tho native Hawailans and their
posterity.
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JAPAN'S POSITION STATED.
Demands Tlmt Hor Trcntv Rights in
llnwnii lie Respected.
Washington. Juno 29. The Japanese
minister has filed -with' the secretary
of state a formal statement of the po
sition of his government with respect
to tho proposed annexation of the Ha
waiian Islands by the United States.
Although It Is officially denied that
Japan haa protested against the an
nexation treaty, it Is admitted that
that government haa represented In
the- strongest terms its expectation that
Its treaty rights In Hawaii shnll be
fully respected In case of annexation.
The letter of the Japanese minister on
this subject will be forwarded to the
senate for its Inforrnatlon in the con
sideration of the treaty.
An interesting scene was enacted in
the diplomatic room of the state de
lmrtment to-day when all the parties
to the signing of the annexation treaty
were photographed. There wero pres
ent ns principals; Secretary Sherman,
who signed the treaty on behalf of the
United States, and F. M Hatch, Lorrln
A. Thurston and W. A. Kinney, who
signed on behalf of the island Republic.
Those present as witnesses to the
agreement were Assistant Secretaries
Day, Adee and Crldler.
LET THE TRAIN PASS OVER HER.
Woman's Coolness Saves Her Own
Lifcnnd Tlmt of llcr Child.
Peoria, 111., June 20. A train of cars
was pushed Into a large crowd of peo
ple who were standing on the trestles
of the Peoria Terminal railroad watch
ing the men drag the river for tho
body of Willie Mittendorff, six years
old, who was drowned lost evening.
Nancy Berry, seventeen years old, was
run over and horribly mutilated. She
will die.
Mrs. Lizzie Kurtz, wife of a carpen
ter, and her infant were umong those
pushed down by the cars. AVlth great
presence of mind she lay face down
ward on the trestle and held her babe
between tho ties while the entire train
passed over her. She was rescued from
h'er perilous position In safety Just In
time, for she was about to drop her
babe to the water below.
DROWNED IN THE CANAL.
Three Persons I'nll from n Towpntli
nnd Perish.
Rome, N. Y., June 20. Philip Orth,
residing near Rome Swamp, five miles
west of this city, his wife and his Bis
ter, Libble, were drowned In the Erie
canal tonight. They wero driving along
the tow path, the horse and carriage
nnd its occupants went Into the canal
and all three wpre drowned.
How the accident occurred no one
can tell as there were, no witnesses.
Mr. Orth was a farmer aged about 48.
His wife was a few years younger nnd
his sister about 40. The bodies were
recovered.
MEXICO IS WATCHINQ HER.
Tho Girl Prophet Will Not Uo Per
milled to Join tlio Ynquis.
Hermosillo, Mex., June 20. Santa
Teresa Urrea, the so-called Inspired
Mexican girl healer, has been found.
She Is near San Bernandlno, this state,
near the Arizona, border.
She has already collected several
hundred devoted followers around her,
and Is believed to bo arranging to go
Into tho Yaqul Indian country. She Is
being closely watched, and will not be
allowed to Join the Yuquls.
rive Children Burned.
Buffalo, N. Y., June 20. Fire last night
partly destroyed tho homo of Joseph Me
lenskl, In East Buffalo, and his tlvo chil
dren were XrlghtfiVly 'burned. Soplhie,
aged 10, died In a hospital this morning.
Mary, aged 12; Brownlsyewa, 5 cars oil;
Veronica, 3 years old, and Cecilia, aged 8,
are lying in cots at tho hospital ana tho
attending physicians say thero Is little
cbanco for their recovery. Meleuskt Is
also In tho hospital. Ills arms and face
were burned in the attempt to save his
children.
Attempt at Suicide.
Harrlsburg, Juno 20. David Frltchle,
aged 3 attempted suicide late tonight
by slashing his throat with a razor, se
vering tho wind pipe. He l nt tho hos
pital, where It Is stated he ennnot recover.
Domestic trouble is said to be the cause.
DAY OF EXCITEMENT
DOWN IN PITTST0N
Shooting, Slabbing, Robbery and Some
tiling for the Gossips.
BULLET WOUND MAY CAUSE DEATH
Thomns Donnhoo Shoots His Neigh
bor in n South Main Street Snloon.
.Mysterious Cutting Ailrny Near
.Mill Slrect--Hig!iwny ItobUcry on
tho Bridgc--l)r. Truxcll Receives
Anonymous Letters nnd Bother
Ensues.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Plttston, Juno 20. This city has had
excitement enough crowded Into tho
last twenty-four hours to satisfy It for
some time to come. A shooting affray
that will probably end in a murder, n
mysterious stabbing affray, a bold day
light robbery, and a juicy morsel
from the West Side for the gossip
mongers, constitute the satiating
events.
Friday night, Patrick Mullen and
Thomas Donahoe, young men of Sebas
topol, who were brought up together
nnd lived In neighboring houses became
mixed up In a free light In a down town
saloon. Donohoe was hit on the head
with n stone and severely Injured. "He
accused Mullen of having thrown the
stone nnd Saturday evening went out
looking for him.
The men met about 7 o'clock In An
thony Cogglns' saloon on South Main
street. Donohoe laid his hands on
Mullen's shoulders and accused him of
throwing the stone. Mullen broke away
and started to run townrda the door.
Donahoe whipped out a revolver nnd
fired nt him twice. The first ball
struck the floor. The second entered
Mullen's abdomen on tho left side,
causing what Is thought to bo a mor
tal wound.
Donahoo escaped and was at large
for nearly an hour. He was located by
Officer Kelly, crouching beneath the
counter of E. R. Shepherd's bicycle
store which is about one hundred yards
from the scene of the shooting. How
h'e had been hldintr there or how ho
got In without being seen, Mr! Shep
herd could not tell. Mullen was allvo
at 11 o'clock to-nlpht, but In a critical
condition. Both men arc miners. Mul
len Is twenty-two years of age and
married. Donahoe Is twenty-four, and
single.
Joe Jocaskle, a Polander from, the
Junction, wns walking down Main
street with itwo companions this eve
ning. In passing Mill street an un
known man Jumped out suddenly from
behind a building, plunged a knife Into
the side of Jocaskle's head and ran
away. He had disappeared before Jo
caskle or his friends recovered their
presence of mind,. The wound was only
slight, the blade being stopped by the
skull. Jocaskle has no Idea who his
assailant Is or what prompted the deed.
He thinks ho would be able to recog
nize him If he. saw him oaaln.
At an early hour this morning an un
known Polander was held up and
robbed by three masked men at the
West Plttston end of the Water street
bridge. He lost $6, all he had.
For tho past two years, Dr. E. R.
Troxell, of West Plttston has been peri
odically receiving scurulous anonymous
letters. Detective James O'Brien was
put to- work to ferret out the identity
of the bothersome correspondent. In
some manner or another, .known only
to detectives he fastened the crime on
W. H. Kerr, a bicycle dealer, of West
Plttston, who Is one of the solid men
of the town, and above reproach In
the matter of reputation.
June 4 last Mr. Kerr received a note
from Police Loftus asking him to come
over to the Plttston town hall. He
responded forthwith and was sur
prised upon entering the chief's apart
ment to see the key turned In the
door and find himself accused of writ
ing anonymous letters to Dr. Troxell.
Mr. Kerr, of course, denied the charge
and protested against what he termed
an outrage. The detective produced
some of the letters and placed then,
side by side with specimens of Mr.
Kerr's handwriting, and although thero
was a close resemblance Mr. Kerr still
denied guilt. President A. A. Bryden
and Cashier Charles Hellman, of tho
First National bank, nnd Postmaster
Mullen were called In as experts to
pass upon the resemblance. One of
them thought It could be possible that
tho same hand wrote both, but the
other two were quite positive that such
was not the case, although they ad
mitted there was a deceptive resem
blance. Mr. Kerr was released and was
requested to say nothing about the
matter. Ho refused, however, to hush
It up, and now Institutes proceedings
to secure a vindication. The postofllce
department has been called upon by
him to make a thorough Investigation
of the case. Ho has also retained law
yers to Institute suit for false imprls
onment. Dr. Troxell says ho knows
nothing that would lead him to be
lieve that Mr. Kerr wrote the letters.
He engaged the detective nnd told him
to go ahead. Further than this he dis
claims all responsibility for the arrest.
FIRE AT ORLEANS.
Tho Pickwick Hotel Cnfo nnd nn
Annex Gutted,
New Orleans, June 20. At 2 o'clock
this morning the Pickwick Hotel cafe
and nnex, nnd the building adjoining,
occupied by W. II. Moore, fishing tackle,
guns, etc., wore gutted by fire, as were
also the two upper stories of the Pick
wick hotel.
There were but few guests In the ho
tel and all escapel without Injury.
Total loss estimated at $100,000. Fully
insured.
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JEWISH NATIONAL FARM.
Mngniliccut Property nt Doylcstown
Is Consecrated.
Doylestown, Pa., June 20. Tho mag
nificent property acquired by the Jew
ish National Farm School association
near here, was consecrated today, Up
on the stnnd was a notable assemblage
of clprgy and laity, the legal and med
leal professions, tho business men und
the public officials.
The main purpose of the Institution
is to reclaim Jewish1 youth to that agri
cultural llfo to which their raco was
deVotcd In nnclcnt times, but which
has been abandoned for mercantile
and commercial pursuits. Ex-Governor
Robert E. Pattison, presided nt
tho dedication ceremonies nnd ad
dresses wero made by Judge Yerkes,
of Bucks county, and Rabbi Joseph
Krauskopf and a number of other
prominent men made nddrcsses.
Agriculture, Its benefits and Its
probabilities was the one great themo
upon which tho speakers gave their
Views.
Applicants for admission must bo
between 15 and 20 years of age. The
institution will be supported by con
tributions. The building Is on a. fer
tile farm of 100 acres. Scientific and
practical farming will bo taught by
competent Instructors and also schol
astic branches.
RAILWAY EMPLOYES MEET.
Five Grcnt Orders Hold Secret Ses
sion nt Now Cnstlo.
New Castle, Juno 20. The union se
cret meeting of the live great orders of
railway employes in the Elks hall this
afternoon was a most enthusiastic one,
nnd was attended by members of the
different orders from all parts of tho
country. Tho press committee of the
meeting was Instructed to only give out
tho resolutions passed, but It Is under
stood that steps were taken looking for
a federation.
The resolutions ns passed record the
various railroad labor organizations as
favoring arbitration In the settlement
of all differences between' themselves
and their employers, nnd call on the Re
publican party to make good Its cam
paign promises and have an arbitration
law passed speedily; protest against
further extension of time In which
railroad companies shall equip their
cars and engines with automatic
brakes, and favor a restriction of for
eign Immigration.
INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL.
Edgar Thompson and Homestead Steel
Works Resume BusinessOther
Revivals.
Pittsburg, Juno 20. An industrial re
vival along the Monongahela valley has
started and prospects are brighter than
for months past.
Both the Edgar Thompson and the
Homestead steel works resumed this
evening, all departments running full.
The Duquesne steel works, which has
been manufacturing billets, commenced
tonight on rails. Enough orders are on
hand 'to keep these plants working the
greater part of the year.
At Braddock, the Pittsburg and the
Rankin wire works are In full opera
tion. Tho Duquesne forge Is on full for the
first time In two yenrs. .
At McKeesport, tho National Tube
works put In operation additional de
partments today, and the Dewees
Wood company is reported as likely to
start up In a few days.
ANCIENT CHINESE IN MEXICO.
Tlio Government Will Investigate tho
Reports of the Old Records.
City of Mexico, June 20. The recent
discovery of a atone bearing Chinese
characters Inscribed thereon 2,000 or
more years ago in the state of Sonora
has created much interest in scientific
nnd archaeloglcal circles of Mexico,
and the government will make a thor
ough Investigation of the reported dis
covery. An expedition will leave here next
week to visit tho remarkable stone as
well as tho ancient monuments and
itombs said to be the handiwork of
early Chinese settlers in Mexico in the
same part of Sonora.
GEN. QREELY LOSES A FINGER.
Frostbitten in tlio Arctic, nnd the In
jury Aggravated by Ilnndshnking.
Washington, June 20. General A. W.
Greely, chief of tho Signal Corps, U.
S. A the Arctic explorer, was obliged
to undergo an operation today to save
his rl 'Jit arm and hand. The second
llngf. of that hand was amputated.
Both hands of the explorer wero
frostbitten In the Arctic regions, and
their condition was made worse by the
handshaking he has been compelled to
endure In every place he visited. A
disease of tho bones resulted, neces
sitating today's operation.
.Made Bogus Dimes.
New York, June 20. William Wegerle,
53 years old, and 'his wife, Catherine, 39
years oU, wero caught in the act of mak
ing counterfeit dimes in their home in
Brooklyn today by United States secret
service officers, who brought them to tl.Ia
city prisoners. A complete counterfeit
ing outllt was found In the house, as
well as good imitations of dimes to thu
amount of $10, Tho couple own the houso
In which they wore arrested.
Killed P.nying Unso llnll.
Saratoga. N. Y., June 20. Austin Smith,
aged 19, of Snndy Hill, was killed toJay
while playing baso ball on the Washing
ton county fair grounds. Smith was et
the bat when Pitcher Edward McGltmU
pitched a curved ball which struck Smith
under tho ear, causing concussion of tho
brnln and almost Instant death.
THE NEWS THIS MOBNINU.
Weather Indication Today)
Generally Pair; Cooler.
General Queen's Jubilee Sendees.
End of Tariff Debate Is In Sight.
Latest Annexation Information.
Plttston's Day of Excitement.
Sports Scranton at Last Wins.
Eastorn, National and Atlantlo Leaguo
Games of Two Days.
States Work of tha Legislature,
German-American Musical Festival,
Amateur Haso Ball.
Editorial.
Memorable Reign of Queen Victoria.
Story "Breaking a Record."
La-Ntl Rev. Dr. McLeod's Sermon on
Victoria's Ilelgu.
Sunday Ball Playing Checked,
I Local Children's Day In Many
Churches.
Wago Reduction In tho Steel Mill.
Local West Sldo and City Suburbun.
I Lackawanna County News.
I Review of Tariff Legislation.
1'Nelghborln? County Happenings,
(Financial and Commercial
TARIFF TALK
NEARLY OVER
Republican Senators Feel
That the End Is
in Sight.
THEPRESENTPERPLEXITIES
Open Opposition to the Bill in
the Senate.
It Ilns Boon Pound Almost Impossi
ble to Ilnrmonizo tlio Contending
Forces Among Republicans on tho
Tobacco and Wool Schedules.
IIuuso Provision in Regard to
Hawaiian Sugar Will lie Continued
Ponding Disposition of Annexation.
Washington, June 20. The Republi
can senators in charge of the tariff
bill begin to feel that the end Is al
most In sight. They do not hope to
conclude the consideration of the bill
by tho close of the present week, but
they expect by that time to bo nblo
to say when they can complete tho
work.
As a matter of fact tho difficulty
of adjusting differences In their own
party In cnuslng tho managers more
perplexity at present than Is the open
opposition to the bill In the senate.
It has been found almost lmposslblo
to harmonize the contending forces
among Republicans on tho tobacco and
wool schedules. The differences on to
bacco have been compromised, though
not to the satisfaction of all concerned
and If there should be another caucus
before the tobacco schedule Is taken
up In the senate the question Is llablo
to be re-opened there.
Tho wool schedule will confront the
senate at the opening of the session
Monday and It Is Senator Allison's
purpose to press the schedule forward
to a close. Hence it will be possible
to postpone for a. very much longer
time the settlement of the differences
on the question. It Is expected that If
the committee should not be able to
announce a determination by some
time Monday the matter will be re
ferred to an early caucus or a cau
cus may be called If the committee
fixes a rate that is not satisfactory
to the wool men. There Is little doubt
that an advance will be conceded by
the committee, but the question of In
terest Is whether the Increase will bo
all that the wool men demand.
THE WOOL SCHEDULE.
The wool schedule will, of course,
give rise to an animated debate but
the Democratic senators say there is
no disposition on their part to need
lessly prolong it. There are also nu
merous articles on the free list and In
the "sundry" schedule to which will
arouse differences of opinion and If tho
Republicans do not withdraw tho Inter
nal revenue features of the bill, thero
will be a sharp clash over this. They
are practically decided, however, to
retreat from these provisions. It Is
also practically determined that tho
house provision In regard to Hawaiian
sugar will be continued pending dis
position of the Hawaiian annexation
treaty.
For tho rest the question of reci
procity and the problem presented by
the trusts In connection with the tariff
are still undetermined by the Repub
.llcnnst hemselves, but there Is no
doubt that there will be more or leas
general debate upon any proposition
agreed to when presented In the sen
ate The programme In the house will be
the same ns during past weeks
There will be two sessions, one on
Monday nnd another on Thursday. It
Is probable that the committee on
rules will bring in a special order on
Monday for the consideration of tho
bill appropriating monej to repair the
dry dock nt the Brooklyn navy yard
and the bill will no doubt "bo passed.
ALL OVER 6 PER CENLUSURIOUS.
Decision Which Threatens to Cripplo
Building und Loan Associations.
Louisville. Ky., Juno 20. By a de
cision of the Appellate court given at
Franklin yesterday, all the building
and loan associations in the state aro
more or less crippled. The court holds
that tho remedial law enacted by tho
legislature In 1893 and which authorized
these associations to charge not ex
ceeding 12 per cent. Interest, including
dues and the legal rate, Is unconstitu
tional. It holds that all tho Interest and
oven dues in excess of 6 per cent, aro
usurious and cannot be charged. It Is
nlso held that even tha dues aro "In
teiest," and that the borrowers who
have been paying from 12 to 17 per
cent, in dues and interest are entitled
to recover or be credited with all In
excess of 6 per cent, interest' paid, Tho
decision will work a great hardship on
thousands of people who have their all
Invested in building and loan associa
tions, m
Steamship Arrivnls.
Now York, Juno 20. Arrived: La das.
coKiit?, Havre: Amsterdam, Rotterdam;
St. Flllans, Rotterdam. Antwerp Ar
rived: Southwark, from New York. Liz
ard Passed: Alter, Now York for Bre
men, Scilly Passed: Darbaroisa, New
York for Bremen. Havre Arrived: ja
Bretagne, New York. Liverpool Arrived:
Etrurla, from New York. Quoenstown
Arrived: Teutonic, from New York for
Liverpool und proceeded.
Tho Herald's Weather forecast.
New York, Jumj 21. In tho middle
states and New England, today, fair
weather will prevail with fresh north
woaterly wlrds, becoming variable, low
er followed by slowly rltlng temperature
und posUbly rain on tho southern coasts
of this fiction, On Tuesday, In both of
these sections, fair and wwmtr weather
and light to fresh southwesterly and
southerly winds wuTprcvall.
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