MmuteJ 1Q PAGES TWO CENTS. SCRAJSTOX, PAM MONDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1897. TWO CENTS THE OUTLOOK IN CONGRESS Every Probability that the Tariff Bill Will Be Passed. FIRST READING SATURDAY Several Amendments Will Be Voted on This Week.' Play , Curds Are Taxed ami a Duty o 5 Per Cent. Is Imposed on In candescent Dlcctric Lights--Tlic Minority In the House Mill Dc inuiid a Runsomiblc Time for De bute on the Measure. Washington, July 4. The senate com pleted the first reading of the turlft bill yesterday, but several amendments went over to be voted on next week. One of these was an amendment pro posed by Mr. Allen to pay Uc. per pound bounty on beet sugar produced In the United States. Another Is the committee amendment, imposing a tax of 5 cents on every $100 face value of the debentures, bonds, certificates of Indebtedness, etc., here after Ispued by any company or cor poration, and 2 cents on every transfer of stocks, etc., of the fuce value of $100 or less. An amendment was adopted, impos ing a tax of 20 cents 'on every pack of playing wids, and one Imposing a duty of 35 per cent, on Incandescent electric lamps. The untl-trust question was disposed of by te-enacllng the propo sitions of the existing law. OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN. The outlook for the week In the sen ate Is quite uncertain. There Is every probability that the tariff bill will be passed, but whether early or late In the week Is by no means ccitnln. TI13 various provisions for a stamp tax, for a beet sugar bounty and for the sup pression of trusts threaten to develop considerable debate and there Is a pros pect of general speeches by Senators Rate, Mills, Chilton, Allen and others. Senator Allison has given notice of an effort to secure nlcht sessions Monday or Tuesday. The present Indications are that therp will be a determined effort to force the committee on finance to restore the siiGnr bounty provision nnd upon the success or failure of this effort probably will largely depend the length of time yet to be consumed In the senate. When the tariff bill comes over to the house this week the programme Is to send It Immediately to conference. The minority will make no opposition to this If the Republicans will nssuro them "reasonable" time for debate when the bill Is reported back by the conferees To this the Republican leaders express their assent, though no determination has yet been made of how long a "rea sonable" time Is. Mr. Bailey thinks three or four days will be sufficient. In view of the fact that the bill may return to the house any day the order for sessions only on Monday and Thursdays will probably be revoked to morrow or a recess will be taken from day to day until the bill passes the senate. The Republican members of the sen ate committee on finance held a ses sion tonight nnd decided to offer no more amendments to the tariff bill and also not to reintroduce the beet sugar nmendment. It Is understood, how ever, that the committee will mako no united effort to prevent the acceptance of the amendment as offered by Mr. Allen, but that Republican senators will be left free to support It or not, as they may see fit. The Indications now are that a maJoYity of them will support the amendment, notwithstand ing the committee's action In with drawing it. It appears that the bounty provision was authorized by one of the Republlca-t caucuses and that many Republican senators feel bound on this account to stand by the provision even though it be offered by the opposition. The Democrats, however, will oppose the amendment determinedly. The sit uation Is full of many possibilities and the end cannot be predicted until this question Is settled. SUICIDE AFTER MURDER. New Yorker frohnlily l''ntully Wounds Wcmr. i nnd Kills Iliintell'. New York, July 4. Ferdinand Herve, RS years old, probably fatally wounded Mrs, Hasina Droolet, 30 years old. with whom he Is said to have been Infatu ated, and then killed himself. The tragedy took plnce In the fiat of Mrs. Henry T. Gautler, Mrs, Droolet's sister. Herve llrcd four times at Mrs. Droolet, three bullets taking effect. Mr. chances for recovery are slight. Herve shot himself in the temple and fell dead. NICOLINI DYING IN WALES. At Patti's Craig-y-No CaMlcDo votion 01'tlin 1'nlr to liach Other. London, July 4. There seems little doubt that Nlcollni Is dying. Ho is suffering from Rrlght'E disease and a complication of other disorders, and, although he may live for months, ho may din at any time. From a friend of Mme. Pattl. who hus Just returned from a visit to her at Cralg-y-Nos, the Awoclated Prens learns that Nlcollni is greatly changed In nppearancc. He la terribly emaciated, and Bpends most of his time In bed. He gets up occa Blonally, but Is scarcely able to tot ter across the room without help. Roth he and Mme. Pattl are awaro of the serious nature of his Illness, and It Is touchlrg to seo the absoluto devotion of the two. Nlcollni cannot bear to liave her out of his sight for a mo ment. She Hits by him nearly all the time. He does not like to be read to or sung to or talked to, but simply lies listlessly, with his eyes following Pattl around the room. Nlcollni Is an expert fisherman, and It was pathetic to see him the other day fingering a book of files and saying regretfully: "Just think of those fish." Within the last few months eleven doctors have been at the castle of Cralg-y-Nos con sulting in regard to the case. Mme. Pattl had made great preparations for entertaining this summer, but nil guests, Including the Princess of Mon aco, have been put off. Nlcollni had an other hemorrhage this week. Mme. Pattl was obliged to fulfil her engagement to sing at Albert hull on Tuesday last, and came to town for that purpose, but returned immediate ly after the concert. PEOPLE'S PARTY. Committee Appointed to Call Conference at NashvlllcCoxcy on the Ground. "Cyclone" Davis En Route. Nashville, Tcnn., July 4. At a meet ing of the committee appointed at Memphis to call the conference of the Peoples party, which meets her-j to morrow, the following were present: W. S. Morgan, L. D. W. Mays, J. S. Ccxey, A. L. R. Stelnberger, J. II. Ferris, Milton Parks and Joe A. Park er. Mr. Mays presided and Mr. Parker acted as secretary. The object of the meeting was to map out a programme. The committee decided to recommend J. S. Bradley, of Texas, for temporary chairman nnd Joe A. Parker for tem porary sccretury. A largo number of fit-legates have arrived and many are scheduled to come on late trains to night. Congressman M. H. Howard, of Alabama, John Seltz, of Ohio, and M. R. Coffman, of Arkansas, are here. Ignatius Donnelly Is en route and "Cyclone" Davis Is expected before the conference adjourns. There seems to be a great deal of uncertainty con cerning the attendance of Tom Watson and Senator Butler. ThOo.. nere, while they discuss what the convention should do quite freely, do not seem agreed upon what it will do, though the prevailing idea seems to be party oiganlzatlon In order to put an end to dlrsatlsfactlon, which has arisen on account of occurrences within the past year. It Is expected that the sessions may be somewhat stormy, but no ac tion can bo taken except the adoption of resolutions, though some. Including F. V. D. Mays, think it not Improb able that resolutions criticising the ac tions of some members of the national committee will be adopted. The nntl fuslon sentiment Is strong and what ever action Is taken It Is believed will be In favor of independence and against fusion. The delegates to the national press reform conference will meet tomor row, but nothing will be dono other than taking part In the general con ference, to which the most of them are delegates. FOR A CURRENCY COAMISSION. The President Hns n .Message Writ ten on the Subject. Washington, July 4. The president has a message to congress recommend ing the appointment of a commission to devise a change In the present cur rency system. It has been ready for several weeks, but both Mr. McKInley and Secretary Gage are averse to transmitting It to the legislative branch. They favor instead an Independent Investigation by the executive without authority from congress, and the presentation of conclusions reached in the form of a bill when congress re assembles In the winter. THE MONEY IN CIRCULATION. An Increase of 8140,000,000 Oyer the Amount of July 1, 18!G. Washington, July 4. The monthly circulation statement Issued by the treasury department bhows that the clrculatoln per capita July 1 was 22.57, based on an estimated population of 72,937,000. The aggregate amount of money in circulation was $l,aiG,02S,246, against $1,509,725,200 on July 1, 1S9S. KILLED BYEXpToSION. Oil Well Contractor HI own to Pieces. Others Injured. Parkersburg, W. Va., July 4. The boiler nt an oil well in the Cornwallls field exploded yesterday morning. Thomas Chadwlck, the contractor, was almost blown to pieces. He lived at Butler. Pa. Joseph Davis Cook was fatally Injured. The derrick machin ery nnd i-'tik were blown Into splin ters. Love Led to Tragedy. Now York, July 4. Gulseppe Bucncoa, a push can peddler who wus shot In the head on Saturday forenoon during an affray with another Italian named Doni Inlco Gurudrelli, died today. Jealousy was tho causo of the shooting, and liuen roa In his dying statement admitted that he loved Mm. Gardarclll, his assailant's wife, and also stated that she loved him. Gardarellt is under arrest. Inch of .Snow in Lendvillc. Lcadville, Col., July 4. The Fourth of July season was started here this morn ing In a snow storm at 2.15 o'clock, and during the lcmtlndcr of tho early morn ing snow fell and the ground Is covered to the depth of more than an Inch, IhiRlnud (Jets the, Lion's Shnro. London, July 4. Of the 1.636 sruaro mllss of territory in Munlcaland, South Africa, tho ownership of which has been dis puted by England and Portugal, l,s:i7 square miles havo been awarded to Kng land, by tho arbitrator, Slgnor Vlgllanl. Hnstollico Ilurglnrs Cot 9SOO. Blnghamton, July 4. Karly yesterday morning burglars entered tho postohlec at Balnbrldgo by breaking Into a rear door. They blew open the safe and got over $200 In money, beslJes a large quan tity of postage stamps. There is no cluo to the thieves. ltowprlt Strikes n Man Dead. San Francisco, July 4. Tha steamer Resolute ran Into a scow schooner nnd tho letter's bowi-prit drove through tho pilot house, killing Customs Inspector James A. Plunkutt and badly Injuring Captain Cromrell, Verdi Cannot Recover. Rome. July 4.-The friends of the com. poser, Verdi, who Ik seriously III, havo given1 up hopo of his recovery. CELEBRATING AS CHRISTIANS Observations ol the Fourth of July Along New Lines. WORK OF CITIZENSHIP LEAGUES Thousands of Sermons in tho Inter est of Pure Government I'rcnchcd Yesterday--Kov. Hyatt Smith, of Princeton, Trenches on "Republic nud Patriot." Chicago, July 4. The.ofilccrs of the National Christian Citizenship league are very much pleased at the result of their efforts to secure a Fourth of July celebration along the lines of their platform of principles. Their corre spondence for the past month has been very heavy, letters coming from all sections of the country endorsing their plans and telling of efforts to carry them out. Mr. Edwin D. Whcclock, the president, said today: "Tho league began its work for a new fourth three years ago. The In terest has increased each year, but tho result this year Is beyond all oth ers. The south hns Joined the north and the east, the west In the plea for a higher citizenship nnd the applica tion of Christian patriotism to public affairs. General C. II. Howard, P. S. Henson, D. D., and the Hon. ElIJa A. Morse prepared the celebration pro gramme carried out In many towns and villages yesterday, and which will bo carried out in thousands more Mon day. Many thousands of sermons were preached today, nnd many of the strongest men among the clergy and laity, Catholic as well as Protestant, furnished telling messages which were read to tho congregations. Our corre spondence shows that religious denom inations, young people's organizations, temperance societies, etc., are strongly interested in the movement. The aim of the league Is to get all the people together on a common basis of non partisan demand for pure government and the success of this year shows that we are progressing toward that end." REV. HYATT SMITH'S ADDRESS. Atlantic City, N. J., July 4, The Rev. Hyatt Smith, of Princeton, delivered an address In tho Academy of Music this morning on "Republic and Pa triotic." The building was well filled and the speaker was listened to with marked attention. Among other things, he said: "Patriots founded tho republic, pa triots redeemed It, and patriots must preserve It. Resting In man's neces sity, the republic Is continuous, or ganic, conscious, moral, personal. Wil liam and Lincoln were murdered, but the nations they served remain. Tho ballot Is divine. Men cultivate their trees and vote away their right. Free dom lies only in the choice of the true. Representation without fitness is moral surrendpr. Webster gloried In his American citizenship. The true patriot studies civil government, attends the primary and places principle above party. The 111 concerted projects of faction that Washington predicted abound. The abuse of corporate power defies the law. The trusts are great spiders spinning their fatal webs. Most and Debs havo an army of adherents who never heard of Jefferson nnd Burke. The perpetuity of the republle Is menaced by the unwashed nnd un taught. It can dnly be preserved by thinking patriots. Raleigh laid his cloak In the mud for Elizabeth to walk upon and the true citizen will not shrink from the mire of politics If thereby his glorious land may move on to Its august and unparalleled des tiny." THE BOND AND STOCK TAX. Five Cents n Hundred on Original Is sues nnd Two Cents on Transfers. Washington, July 4. The amend ment proposed by the finance com mittee placing a. tax on the Issues of stocks and bonds and their transfer provides that on and after September 15 of this year there shall be levied a tax on bonds, debentures, or certificates of Indebtedness thereafter issued by any association, company, or corporation, as follows: On each $100 or fraction thereof, 5 cents on each original Issue, whether an organization or reorganization; on certificates of stock, on each $100 face value or fraction thereof, S cents nnd on all transfers of shares or cer tificates of stock, on each $100 of face value or fraction thereof, 2 cents. In order to secure tho collection of the tax, it Is provided that It shall not be lawful to record or register any of the above classes of Indebtedness or tho transfer thereof unless stamps of proper amount shall have been alllxed and cancelled, and all bonds and stocks upon which the proper stamps havo not been nftlxed nnd cancelled shall be utterly void and shall not bo used In evidence. Exemptions from taxation are made In favor of bonds, debentures, or certl flcates of indebtedness issued by the United States government or by any state, county, town, or other munl clpa corporation, or by co-operatlvo building associations. Tho remainder of the amendment is a rescript of tho Stamp Tax law of 1861, providing machinery for the operation of the act, describing the mannnor of use of the stamps, and imposing penal ties for Its violation or evasion and for the forging of stamps. IT SAVED THE DOG'S LIFE. Test of an Alleged llullct-ProofCloth in Chicago. Chicago, July 4. Bullet-proof cloth waved tho life of a dog. The dog was taken to tho Chicago college of den tal surgery to bo shot at. Tho cloth Invented by Cnslmlr Zeglen, tho monk, shielded the dog from the bullets, and tho shaggy-coated little animal went away as frisky as he came, notwith standing the fact that two bullets of 44-callbro were fired at him at a dis tance of ten feet from a long-barrelled revolver. The first shot struck him ex actly In a place to break his back bone. Ho cowered from the shot, but when untied wagged his tall and did not seem in the least degree sore. At tho second shot tho dog yelped once, but "was uninjured, Caslmlr Keglen witnessed the shots, which wero fired by Lieutenant StlnalauB do Kowln Sarncckl, tho Austrian soldier, who Is co-operating with him In tho per fection of the Invention. This was tho first living object on which tho bullet proof cloth was tested, and Lieutenant Sarnecki was. so much elated that ho hugged tho dog with Joy. Then he an nounced that as Boon as another piece of cloth, which wns being made, was complete, It would be placed over the breast qf a living mnn and bullets fired at It. The living human target will be shot at in the dissecting room of the Chi cago collego of dental surgery in two weeeks. He is a German living In tho vlclntly of Stanislaus church, to whlah Brother Zeglen Is attached. His name has not been revealed. ISLAMISM IS ACTIVE. It Is Now Feared that a Concerted Up rising of Mohammedan Fana tics May Take Place. London, Julv 4. There Is reason to believe that tho wave of Mohammedan rioting In India is caused by the suc cessful and unpunished atrocities in Armenia, spreading to the Mussulmans of the former country. There Is no reason to fear for the empire, as the white garrison Is strong, numbering 75,000 men, but there is rea son to fear a succession of local out breaks, demanding bangulnary repres sion. The situation seems to call for vig orous action nnd the prompt measure of the Bombay government In pro claiming Boonah disaffected and occu pying the city by a primitive police force, the cost of which, amounting to a lac and a half of rupees for a year, will be levied on a certain section of the native community, meets with gen eral approval. Replying today to a question in the house of commons, Lord George Ham ilton, secretary of stnte for India, said tho government was alive to the grav ity of the situation and meant to act promptly. In conectlon with the serious news from India, comes the disturbing infor mation from Afghanistan to the effect that the Ameer has hastily summoned all tho Influential mollah throughout the country to a meeting at Cabul, as he wishes to consult them on Import ant matters concerning Islam. This Is believed to be connected with the re cent announcement that the Sultan has sent a special envoy to Cabul with in structions to agitate for a general re vival of Islamlsm. MR. GERARD'S MARITAL WOES. His Wife Cut OlT His Trousers Ilirt tnns nnd Ho Socks Divorce. Chicago, July 4. Elmer E. Glrard observed tho anniversary of his wed ding day yesterday by filling a bill for divorce. Mr. Gerard married Ella Collins on July 3 fifteen years n.go. Since then five chldren now- ranging In ages from 14 to 10 years, have been born to them. Cruelty upon tJie part of his wife Is the basis of the suit. All sorts of cruelty, from slapping her husband's face with her open hand to attempting his life with a hatchet, are charged, but her most atrocious act, as given in the bill was that of cutting oft the buttons from his clothing to prevent him from attending church nnd Sunday school. So adverse was Mrs. Gerard to Mr. Gerard's attendance upon church, he says, she would hide his trousers If cutting off tho buttons would not suffice. REID'S EMBASSY AT AN END. Tho Amcricnn Representative Now n Privnto Citizen. London, July 4. The special Embnssy of Whltclaw Reld ended yesterday, and did so with continued mar.vs of grati tude from the British government for the manner In which the United States has been represented. While Mr. and Mrs. Reld's official task Is over, their personal engage ments promise to be almost as Im portant and numerous, Including at tendance at the Savage club reception on Saturday, the Middle Temple din ner, the American society's dinner, and Lord and Lady Cavendlsh-Bentlnck's dinner next week. Mr. and Mrs. Reld will remain at Lord Lonsdale's house and will sail for home at tho end ot the month. TORNADO COSTS A MILLION. Terrible Dnmago Done by a Tropicnl Storm in England. London, July 4. The tropical tor nado and hall storm in Essex county covered an area of a hundred square miles and practically denuded It of the crops. All kinds of stock were drowned and hundreds of farmers are on tho verge of ruin. The losses foot up fully $1,000,000. Hall stones penetrated slates, tiles and corrugated Iron and killed thous ands of head of game. Trains, unable to face the storm, were brought to a standstill. Blow Caused Instant Death. Boston, July 4. Thomas J, Haney, aged 31, a coal heaver, Is under arrest on the charge of killing James Cahlll, aged 30, a 'longshoreman. Tho men quurielled In a saloon. Haney followed Cahlll to tho street nnd struck him a terrible uppercut under tho Jaw, The man fell like a los, striking his head on a pile of paving blocks. Philippines Pacified. Madrid, July 4. Special dispatches to tho government announce the complete pacification of the Philippine Islands and on the strength of these Marshal I'rlmo Rivera, tho captain general at Manilla, has been authorized to revoke the order confiscating the property of rebels. Frnucc and Russia United. Paris, July 4. The Figaro says that In the letter of Empercr Nicholas Inviting President Fauro to visit him at Bt. Pe tersburg he refers significantly to "tho bond.s that aro henceforth to unite Franco and Russia." Ills Resignation Had a Sting. Berlin, July 4, The Hamburglsche cor respondent Is Informed that Baron Mar schall von Blobcrsteln did not ask Em peror William to relievo him Immediate ly of his portfolio, but requested that he bo allowed to retlro next autumn. Cnlcutta Rioters Overcoms. Calcutta, July 4. The police and mili tary have at last overawed the Mussul man rioters, and tho city has resumed its normal state of quietude. LATEST NEWS OF THE CUBAN WAR nsurgenls Capture the Town of Santa Maria Del Rosarlo. YELLOW FEVER'S TERRIBLE WORK Thousands of Soldiers Crowd tho Spanish Hopitnls--Sagastn Think That Gcncrnl Woodford's Delay in Arriving nt Madrid Is a Dad Sign. Havana, July 4. The town of Santa Maria del Rosarlo, near Havana, has been raided by the Cubans under Col. Castillo. Tho Spaniards fortified themselves in the church to resist the attack, but a largo part of the church was blown up with dynamite, and the garrison, after losing eighty men, surrendered. The Insurgents burned fifteen houses. They remained in the town five hours, and retired after plun dering all the stores. Bejucal, another Important town near Havana, has also been raided nftet a fight In which the Spaniards lost 110 men and the Cubans 80. The Insurgents captured a large quantity of money and ammunition. Two hundred Spanish officers and contractors of the army are impris oned at the fortress of La Cabana here amd at the foot of Jogua, In Clenfuegos, under charges of fraud upon the Treas ury In provisioning the army. Colon els, lieutenant colonels, majors and captains have a conspicuous place In this list of swindlers. Many merchants who are well known as members of the uncompromising Spanish party, La Union Constitutional, and ,who nre now In prison, have shown by their conduct that their campaign for the continuance of tho war against the Cubans Is Inspired more by their greed than by patriotic feeling. The amount of money stolen by all these persons Is estimated at over $18,000, 000 during the two years of the war. Madrid, July 4. It Is said officially that General Stewart L. Woodford, the newly appointed American minister to Spain, has cabled to the government hero saying that he never authorized his name to appear in the list of the members of the Cuban Junta in New York, and that any speeches that he made In favor of the Insurgents were made over twenty-three years ago. At a council of tho ministers, pre sided over by the queen regent, Senor Canovas del Castillo reported to her majesty that the cabinet had full con fidence In General Weyler. The prime minister also said that his informa tion with regard to the policy of the American administration and the In structions that General Woodford would bring to Spain was very satis factory. Gomez AH Right. Havana, July 4. Private advices from Maximo Gomez's general head quarters in Western Camaguey flatly contradict recent Spanish official re ports, alleging that the Cuban gen-eral-ln-chlef was elthtr wounded or killed. It was Jose Maria Gomez, the Cuban who commands the Sanctl Splr ttus division, not Maximo, whose hors was killed in an engagement near Placetas a fortnight ago. SAQASTA SEES OMENS. Thinks Woodford's Delay in Arrival nt Madrid Is a Had Sign. Madrid, July 4. Senor Segasta, the Liberal leader. Is quoted In an Inter view as saying that he Interpreted the delay In the arrival here of General Woodford, the new United States min ister to Spain, ns an unfavorable symp tom. Senor Sagnsta Is also quoted as say ing that General Woodford's stay In London and Paris Is intended to pre pare the way for negotiations with the view of Justifying the attitude ot the United States. The Liberal leader Is said to have added that 'he believed Premier 'Cano vas would not resign until the situation In Cuba has become so bad tha: it will bo Impossible to remfdy it. YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA. Thousnnds of Soldiers Crowd the Hospitals. Washington, July 4. Reoorts from Cuba are to the effect that yellow fever Is raglns there in the most viru lent form. The official reports from tho United States Marine hospital service Inspectors aro to ,tho effect that In Havana alone 12,000' soldiers are sick in the different military hospitals, and provisions are now being made in sugar houses to care for several thousands more soldiers who are on the sick list. Rains early in June washed much a' the surface filth of Havana streets Into the sewers wi'h the consequcn.-.e of .Hiding much to the uniiealthi'ulncs2 of the city. The yellow fevr wards are said to be overcrowded. Dr. Camlnero reports from Santiago 2,000 soldiers in the hospital and yellow fever raging in the whole district. Dis ease apparently is doing as much to exterminate the Spaniards as Weyler's Inhuman policy of stravation Is doing In the way of exterminating Cuban women and children. SHERMAN'S ANSWER TO JAPAN. No Occasion Hns Arisen for Main tniniug Status Quo in Hawaii. Washington, July 4. Tho diplomatic Incident caused by the Japanese pro test against Hawaiian annexation has dwindled down to a mere personal mat ter between Secretary Sherman and Mr. Thorn Hoshl, the Japaneso Minister, over the question whether Mr. Hoshl was correct In undcrsfxndlng Mr. Sher man to tell him the day before tho an nexation treaty was signed that no such treaty was In preparation. That matter Is yet to be disposed of. The solution rests on whether Mr. Sher man can moke on answer satisfactory to Mr. Hoshl, who naturally felt ag grieved nt being kept in ignorance of the Intention of this government to ne gotiate a treaty, when other nations Interested in a smaller degree wero Informed of the true state ot affairs. Mr. Sherman's note In responso to the protect (against annexation has1 been mado pubic. The secretary of state says that this government de clines to admit that any occasion has arisen for maintaining tho status quo of Hawaii, and he adds: "Just as it can neither Intend nor admit that tho projected more perfect union of Hawaii to the United States can Injure any legitimate Interests of other powers in tho Pacific. TORONTO MAY SUFFER. Tho Conl Strikes in This Country Likely to Closo Many Factories. Toronto, July 4. It is feared that Toronto interests will suffer greatly from the effects of tho coal miners' strike in the United States. This city has at the most a three weeks' supply of soft coal, and holders of coal are not now quoting prices, but are await ing reports from the strike centres. It is feared, if tho strike Is prolonged many factories mav have to closo as, owing to competition, they cannot pay a high price for hard coal. Toronto gets its soft coal supply from Pennsylvainl. It w,ould cost double tho price now paid to got It from Nova Scotia, owing to the high freight rates. FIRE IN NEW YORK. Bis Dry Goods and Millinery Establish ment on Third Avenue Destroyed. Loss, $100,000. New York, July 4. The Louvre, a dry goods, millinery and house furnishing goods emporium at Nos. 2733 and 2735 Third avenue, which was about to be opened by Henry Rosenthal and Isaac AVell, was destroyed by fire today. The loss will exceed $100,000. The structure, which was built of brick, was two stories hlsh and had an Iron front. The fire was first discovered In the top floor, but before the engines arrived In response to the alarm the entire struc ture was ablaze. At the time of the outbreak of the flames, services were being held in the Reformed church closo by. The pas tor, fearing a panic, gave out a hymn and then dismissed the congregation. While endeavoring to put out the flames a man named C. H. Hawthorne had his hands badly burned and a fireman named Jacob Hock was overcome by the heat. The fire spread to the dry goods store of Isaac Binder, next door, and the interior of the cottage of George S. Henshaw, on One Hundred and Forty-fifth street, was destroyed. The losses are estimated as follows: Isaac Slnder, $30,000; Messrs. Well and Rosenthal, on stock, $70,000, and build ing, $10,000; Henshaw, $10,000. A short time before the fire broke out Henry Rosenthal and a man named Leo Kauffman were seen In "The Louvre." Rosenthal explained to the police that he had visited the estab lishment for the purpose of making out a list of employes nnd arranging busi ness details In connection with the opening, which had been. set for July fe. MINERS BURNT BY GASOLINE. Fntnl Accident in South Dakota Shaft--Olhers Injured. Lead, S. D., July 4. A gasoline pump at the bottom of the Winona mine shaft refused to work and Foreman Averlll Dlmmlck and two other men went to Investigate. Gasoline had escaped and covered the water In the shaft. Their candles Ignited It nnd they were surrounded by fire. Tho two men escaped but Dlmmlck fell on a hook which held him while he burned to death. The others will probaby die. The Herald's Weather Forecnst. New York. July C In the middle states and New England today, fair, warmer and sultry weather will prevail with fresh southerly winds and maximum tem peratures from 60 to 93 degrees except on the coasts followed this afternoon or to night by losal thunder storms In this sec tion. On Tuesday, In both of these bco tlons, fair to partly cloudy sultry weather will prevail with continued high, followed by slowly falling temperature, local rain and thunder stums, probably clearing rjy tonight. Miss Murphy's Body Found. New Yoik, July 4. A week ago today tho County Cork iMcn's association of this city had their annual excursion to Sylvan Bouch. Miss Nora Murphy at tended tho cutlng in tho company of Bar tholomew Murphy. On the way home the young people, fell from tho boat In the upper bay In r.omo mysterious manner and wero drowned. Today tho corpse of Miss Murphy drifted Into the Liberty street ferry slip. m Dr. Lo Fevrc Dend. Kansas City, July 4. Dr. Alfred Le fevre, a member of ono of tho oldest hughuenot families in America, Is dead at his homo here of cancer of tho stom ach. Dr. Lefevre came here from Dayton In lSSo. Ho was born at Troy, O., In 1822, and was a dlreit descendant of Isaac Le ffevre, ono of tho first hughuenots to come, to America In 17u8. Judge O. 12. Lefevre, of Denver, son of the deceased, will take the remains to Ohio for burial. Green ICmblems Pulled Down. Leadvlllo, Col,, July 4. Thero was con siderable excitement here this evening over pilling down of a number of Irish flags that wero displayed on several bulldlrgs A large number of men visited these buildings and ordered tho proprie tors to take down tho green emblems. One man refused and tho flag was piomptly hauled down by tho crowd. Steamship Arrivals. New York, July 4. Arrived: Steamer Regulus, from Rotterdam; Obdam, from Rotterdam. Liverpool Arrived: Umbrla, from Now York. Havre Arrived: La Gascogne, from Now York. THE NEWS THIS 3I0RNINU. Weather Indications Today: Fair; Southwesterly Winds. i General The Outlook in Congress. Tho Cuban War Yellow Fever's Ter rible Work. Hottest Day of the Season. Iulamlsm Is Active. 2 Sport-iMlners Lose the Last. Scranton Wheelmen 'at Berwick, Amateur Bare Ball. 3 State Pennsylvania News, Dig Miners' Strike Now'On. 4 Editorial. Washington Gossip. 5 Story "An Ingenue." fl Local Sermon by Rev. Dr. Burrougns, Church of Holy Cross Blessed. At Elm Park Church. 7 Local How Bcranton Celebrates the Day. End of Juno Term of Court. Rrutal Outrage at Nay Aug. 6 Local West Side and City Suburban. 9 Lackawsnna County New. 10 Neighboring County Happenings, Financial and Commercial. The Massacre of Wyoming, HOTTEST DAY OF THE SEASON Temperature Reaches the Highest Point During the Year. 99 DEGREES IN LOUISVILLE The Hot Wave at Cleveland and Elsewhere. Numerous Cnscs of Prostration Aro Reported, as Well' as Deaths Tho Hcnt in Many Places Is In tcnsc--List of tho Victims. Cleveland, O., July 4. The heat hens today was most intense, tho tempera ture reaching the highest point for tho season. Two fatalities occurred today and one last night and thero have Teen several other prostrations. The list Is as follows: MISS SARAH CLINTON, aged 50, found on the street, died In a police station. MRS. LENA SEDUSKY, aged 68. died In her room at the house where she was employed,. MRS. AUNES LEE, died of nervous prostration brought on by heat. Lovlsvllle, Ky., July hottest today was 99 decrees at half past one. To night the measure was 93 at 7 o'clock. John Soete, a prominent German, died suddenly of the heat and there were three of four minor cases of prostra tions. TORNADO RUINS HOUSES. JUinncsotn Town Twisted--Two Per ions Injured. Princeton, Minn., July 4. A tornado lasl night blew down several buildings. Among them' was a house occupied by. Mrs. Brown and five children. The wo man wns slightly injured. A dwelling four miles out was lift ed from Its foundation and set down In a neighboring pig pen. One man was severely Injured. Crops and trees for a long distance were ruined. TOWN FLOODEDBOOMS BREAK. Great Damage Wrought in Missouri l)V Heavy Ruins. Carlton, Mo July 4. At' the result of torrents of rain for fifteen hours Otter Creek has broken its banks and flooded tho town. People are fleeing for safety. The St, Louis liver has risen twenty feat. By the breaking of booms above, mil lions of feet of logs are crashing down tho channel. All railroad traffic Is sus pended ar.d will nbt be resumed for days. It is estimated the damage lit Carlton alone will reach $100,000. ACTOR RATCLIFFE SURRENDERS. His Attorney Kept Him in Hiding' to Gnin a Point of Law. Chicago, July 4. Actor E. J. Rat cliffe, who Is wanted in New York un der an Indictment charging him with assaulting his wife, surrendered him self to the sheriff yesterday In the county building, nccompantcd by his attorney, Dale Owens. Attorney Owens says that he kept his client in hiding while he prepared a habeas corpus petition. TRAGIC BULL FIGHTING. Tho Hulls lircak Down the Ilnrricr and Goro Six Persons to Donth. Leon, Mex., July 4. While a bull fight was in progress at tho town of Pledra Corda, a few miles southwest of here, tho bulls broke down the barrier and charged on the crowd. Before the people could get out ofr.tho way of tho Infuriated animals slxper sons were gored to death and several more wero injured. To Avenge the Honor of His Sister. Columbia, S. C, July 4. W. Rathrock. manager of the Postal Cable Telegraph company at Blackville, S. C, was shot and mortally wounded by Oscar Meyer, a railroad man at Blackville. Several shots wero exchangod, br(t Meyer was un touched. Tho shooting resulted from Mey. er's dcslro to avenge the honor of his sis ter. Akron Iron Works Destroyed. Akron, O., July 4. Tho shafting depart ment of tho Akron Iron and Steel com pany's works was completely destroyed by lire today. Loss, $100,000; fully covered by Insurance. Tho building was equipped with much valuable machinery, which, toKether with a largo amount of finished Bteel and Iron was destroyed. Tho fire was caused by tho interne heat. His Brother Shot Him Accidentally. Danbury, Conn., July 4. Peter Clark, tho Redding farmer who wg found In a wagon attached to runaway horses with a bullet wound In his head died, today. Ho made an ante-mortem statement In which ho admitted that his brother Thomas shot him, but declared that It was accidental. Holding Hnck a Million Lbs. ot Wool. San Antonio, Tex., July 4. It Is esti mated that 1,000,000 poundB of wool aro be. Ing held In tho districts Immediately trlb. utary to this city for higher prices. Astor dives 05,000 to Hospital Fund. London, July 4, William Waldorf As tor has paid Into tho Bunk of England the sum of $-3,000 for tho Prince- of Wales' hospital fund. He will annually sub scribe the same amount to tho fund. Rothschilds Buy n Mexican Mine. Mexico City, July 4. It Is reported thn San Juan mine, belonging to wealthy Spanish residents, Is about to be. sold to tho Rothschilds for $1,000,000 gold. .j.. -JM . ---- .- . ,.,A.
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