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SCBANT02T, PAM WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1897.
TWO CENTS
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TARIFF VOTE
. TO BE TODAY
An Agreement to That
Effect Was Perfected
Yesterday Afternoon.
ANTI-TRUST CLAUSE TABLED
Nine Senators Out of Sixty-six
Vote in Its Favor.
At Ono O'clock This Afternoon tlio
rinal Debates on tlic Now Tnriir
lllll Will Begin in the Semite mid
Itcibro Adjournment tho pleasure
Will llo Pushed to a I inul Vote.
Hut I.iltlo Done with the Hill
Yesterday.
Washington, July C The final vote
on the tariff bill will be taken In the
senate before adjournment tomorrow, a
definite agreement, assented to by all
parties, having been reached at the
close of debate today. The agiement
is as follows: "That debate on the
tariff bill shall proceed under the live
minute rule after 1 p. m. tomorrow,
and that the final vote on the bill shall
be taken before adjournment tomor
row." Mr. Allison did not nsk that the hour
for the vote be set, being content with
t,he positive agreement that it should
be some time tomorrow. The limitation
of speeches after 1 p. m. to five minutes
will bring the debate Within narrow
limits. The announcement by the vice
president that the agreement was per
fected led to a general exchange of con
gratulations among senators.
During the day the anti-trust ques
tion was debated at length and Mr.
Pettus' amendment on the subject was
defeated, 33-30. Mr. Allen, Nebrasku,
again offered the amendment for a
quurter cent bounty on beet sugar. It
led to lively and somewhat personal
speeches from the two Nebraska sena
tors, after which the Allen amendment
was tabled, 57-9, the Populists and Sil
ver Republicans being the only ones
recorded against tho motion to table.
FORCED TO FIGHT A DUEL.
.Mexican Was Ilonntl to right--lie-suit
Disastrous to Himself.
Jlmlnez, Mexico, July 0. News was
brought here today from Guanacevi,
a mining town 100 ml'es west of here,
in tho mountains, of a duel between
""anil Lewaldson, an American mining
. n.i, and Andraes Cruez, a wealthy
mine owner. The nun had 'a quarrel
over the question of the boundary be
tween their adjoining mines and fought
with fists, Cruez getting the worst of
the fight. Cruez then sent a challenge
to Lewaldson to fight a duel.
Lewaldso i paid no attention to the
challenge and Cruez sent him a note
saying that if ho would not fight a
duel he would kill him the first time
they met. Lewaldson preferred a duel
to bushwhacking warfare and accept
ed the challenge. The two men went to
an Isolated spot In tho mountains, ac
companied by their seconds and two
surgeons. They each exchanged five
shots. Lewaldson was shot through the
left arm and Cruez was wounded in
tho shoulder. Cruez's wound is se
rious. WOULD OPPOSE AMERICA.
Prominent Spanish I.ilicrnl Outlines
Policy on Cuba.
Madrid, July C Marquis Vega Arm
ijo, ex-presldent of the congress and
usually minister of foreign affairs when
the Liberal party is In ofllce, speaking
at a public meeting in Zaragossa, said:
If cnlled to power, our progrnromo will
comprlso the necessity to stop the humil
iating policy which allows Yankees to
trample on Spanish rights and even re
vise tho proceedliiRs of the Spanish
Judges. Wo shall Instruct the captain of
tho navy to search within Spanish wa
ters all suspected filibuster vesslls which
nail under thp American Hug hd bring
help to the Insurgents. I
Our nttltud toward the Vn pd States
will be energetic. I am sure a th energy
will not bring a rupture, bit, if war
comes, tho Yankees will find x.iom they
Qro to fight wlih In tho fields of Cuba.
THE OLD GUN ROARED.
Hoy with n FirocrncUer Aroused tho
Vonorablo Itclic.
MerchantvlllP. N. J., July 6. After
vainly trying to touch oft nn old can
ron, a relic of tho war of 1812, a crowd
of men abandoned the piece today.
Half nn hour later ti-year-old George
Patterson threw a lighted ftro cracker
into tho eanncn's mouth. There was a
terrific roar and the load in the old
cannon was discharged Just over the
head of the small bov, who fell to tho
ground in a faint. Windows of nearby
houses were shattered.
Alexander Barrltt, a nephew of tb
late ex-Senator Cattell, was injured
about thelhand bv the explosion of a
small ennnon.
KILLED BY AN UNKNOWN MAN.
Cincinnati Peddler's Tliront Cut by
.Mysterious Assailant.
Cincinnati, July B. Fred Netscr, a
young peddler, who lived on Boat
street, was murdered last nlg'ht by an
unknown man, whose only known namo
Is John. t
The'men Quarreled in a way rather
mysterious to tho poltco about a wo
man and the unknown man cut, Net
zcr's throat, severing the Jugular.
Netzer died in the pollco patrol wagon.
Cnundlnii Reciprocity Extended.
Ottawa, Ont., July 6. The reciprocal
tariff has now been extended to Now
Biuth Wales by order in council.
LAD FALLS 1,500 FEET.
Went tin with n llnlloon, Clutching a
Sandhill?, and .Met Dcntli.
Sim Francisco, July C An adven
turaomc six-year-old hoy In Oakland
yesterday lost his life through his de
sire to bo up In a "balloon. Charles
Conlon, an amateur aeronaut, was ad
vertised to ascend .in a hot-air balloon
at Blair's park and descend by a para
chute. He had only a trapeze bar from
which his parachute was slung. On
the side of the balloon were several
sandbags suspended bv cords.
Young Bjrtrand Hill, a son of Chaun-
ccy Hill, a Los Angeles architect, saw
the Inflating of the balloon and other
preparations. No one noticed the boy
In tho hurry and excitement of cutting
looso the mpes; but the crowd was
horrified, as soon as the balloon rose
clear off the earth, to see a little boy
clutching one of the wnd baus. He
was fully thirty-five feet above tho
aeronaut, and there was no way of
teaching him.
Apparently he shouted to the child
to hold tight) but it was plain the little
fellow was getting bewildered and diz
zy. Groans of horror came from tho
men and screams from the women and
children as, when tho balloon had
reached a height of about 1.B00 feet,
the child was seen to fall.
"Women fainted and men wept as the
body came whirling down. It is be
Heved the boy was dead before the
body reached the ground.
ELKS IN GRAND LODGE.
An Increase of Seven Thousand In
Membership nnd n Deficit of 810,-
OOO Converted Into n Surplus of
That Amount, I'orm tho Substance
of the Yenr's Showing.
Mlnneapolls.Mlnn., July G. The grand
lodge of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks met today in the Met
ropolitan theatre. After a few words
of introduction by Grand Ksteemed
Leading Knight Charles M. Poote, of
this city, Hon. Frank M. Nye, also of
Minneapolis, made an address of wel
come In behalf of Governor Clough.who
Is absent at the Gettysburg dedication.
He was followed by Mayor Robert
Pratt. A third address of welcome was
made In behalf of local lodge by Its
exalted ruler, A. M. Harrison. Grand
Exalted Ruler Meade D. Detweller, of
Harrlsburg, Pa., responded in fitting
terms and Jerome B. "Fisher, grand ty
ler, followed him. This, with the Inter
spersed music, formed the morning ses
sion.' After the noon recess the grand lodge
met In secret session and listened to
the reports of its officers. Grand Ex
alted Ruler Detwellers report was a
long document, which recommended,
among other things, a new constitution
and a new ritual. Grand Secretary
George A. Reynolds, of Saginaw, Mich.,
made a report showing the order to ho
In a prosperous state. The membership
is now 33,000, an increase of seven thou
sand during the year. Thirty-three
new lodges have been added to the roll
and there Is $10,000 surplus In the treas
ury to contrast with the $10,000 deficit
that faced Mr. Reynolds when he be
came secretary three years ago.
The visiting delegations of Elks
poured into this city this morning in
large numbers and overflowing with
enthusiasm. The liveliest delegations
were those from Omaha and Louisville,
each of which was after the next re
union. DRINK WOOD SPIRIT AND DIE.
.11 r. nnd .Mrs. Junies Hillock Pound
Dead in lied at Aurora, Illinois.
Aurora, 111., July 6. The coroner's
Jury has been In session nearly all
day investigating the deaths of Mr.
and Mrs. John Hillock, who were found
at their home east of this city yes
terday with an empty bottle labeled
' Wood Alcohol Poison" on a shelf
near the bed. Robert Hillock, a com
mission merchant, who lives at 40S
South Wood street, Chicago, a son of
the couple, is strong In the belief that
his father and mother were murdered.
The testimony befoie the coroner, it
io said, pointed toward suicide or ac
cidental poisoning.
FELL THROUGH A BRIDGE.
iMulo Tenia Drops Into n Creek Dog
Attacks Rescuer.
Lebanon, Pa., July 6. A six-mule
team hauling cord wood broke through
a small wooden bridge near Hummels
town yesterday and fell twenty-two
feet in the creek below. The driver
miraculously escaped "injury.
While superintending the removal of
the team from the creek, A. J. Hart
man, of Colebrook, was attacked by a
vicious dog and had his left arm and
hand terribly mangled. The wounds
wete cauterized.
Family Perish in tlio Itio Grande.
San Antonio, Tex., July 0. George
Recley, a ranchman, of Duchel county, lila
wlfo and two children wero on tho Mex
ican sldo of tho Rio Grando when a sud
den flood come down tho river. They at
tempted, to cross In a light skiff and the
boat was overturned when In midstream.
All flvo persons were drowned. Their
bodies have not been recovered.
Killed While Hunting Woodchuck.
Fiedmont, W. Va July C.-Frek Buck,
while trying to dig out a woodchuck near
Bowman's Run, undermined a stone, six
feet by four feet, and ten inches thick,
which fell on him, wedging him to tho
ground. His two brothers, small boys,
who were with him, wero unable to lend
assistance, and raifi'or help. When aid ar
rived, a half hour later, Buck was dead.
Narrow Escnpo for Spencer Trnak.
Saratoga, July C Spencer Trask, the
Now York banker, had a narrow escape
from death here today. Ho was bicycling
down Philadelphia street, when his ma
chine became uncontrollable. He was
thrown under the feet of u horso, but for
tunately escaped with fow bruises.
Guilty of Embezzlement.
Toronto, Ont., July C John G. Gibson,
secretary and treasurer of the U'Kcefo
Browing company and a well known club
man, pleaded guilty In police court this
morning to the embezzlement of JS.OOO of
the company's money. Ho was sentenced
J to three years In Kingston prison.
WEYLER CONTINUES
TO BE EXPENSIVE
It Is Doubtful It Spain Can Foot tbe
Big Bills.
THE PLANS OF THE NEW CAMPAIGN
Gen. Arolns Savs tlio Now Movement
in East Culm Cnnnot llo Curried to
Success with Less Than 200,000
Troop--Tne Autonomist rnny,
Attacks tho Government.
Havana, via Key West, July G. "To
conquer the revolution in East Cuba
General Weyler will require 200,000 sol
filers more and it will cost $200,000,000.
If Spain can afford all this, then we
may make tho campaign regardless of
the yellow fever and the heat. If not
we will have to wait until next win
ter." These are the words of General
Arolas, tho former military commander
of the Jucaro-Mornn trocha, and now
on Gsneral Weyler's staff. They were
uttered In conversation with some oth
er Spanish generals, and have excited
considerable comment here.
The 20,000 men that Canovns offers to
Weyler are little better than no men
at all under the present circumstances.
From tho Jucaro-Moron trocha to the
east end of Cuba 15,000 Spanish sol
diers are dying in the hospitals of yel
low fever. The heat Is terribly intense.
This Is considered to be the hottest
summer Cuba has had In twenty years.
Moreover, the Cubans in the Orient
are very well provided with ammuni
tion and are prepared to stand against
a larger force than General weyler Is
bringing against them.
The result of this situation is that
another year of war in the Island Is ab
solutely certain If Spain eon raise the
money for the maintenance of her
army during that period.
In Havana the Spaniards have dif
fering opinions as to what Spain
should do. Tho Dtarlo de la Marina
published on Saturday a sensational
editorial directed against the govern
ment, which has aroused the indigna
tion of the unconTpromlsing loyalists.
Tho Dlario says that it would be im
possible to describe the perfidious ef
forts of the government and Its parti
sans first to discredit and then to kill
the Autonomist party, composed of
Cubans loyal to Spain. "We endeav
ored," says the Diarlo, "to give vital
ity to the acts of the Autonomist Junta
in the eyes of the public, but calumny
has overwhelmed these leaders. Tho
government is beginning to learn a bit
ter lesson. That lesson Is. that it is
necessary for the pacification of Cuba
to use as Instruments against the in
surgents thesj loyal Cubans who aro
willing to live in freedom under thn
Spanish flag.
MEANS RETROGRESSION.
"They have not thus been used, nnd
this means retrogression from Instead
of progress toward peace. The time
will come when we shall ask the gov
ernment of Senor Canovas, that great
politician surrounded by so many as
tonishing statesmen, why, when tho
salvation of Spain depended upon the
help the Autonomists could give to our
cause against the revolutionists, he
preferred to employ other means and
took another road. The fruits of Cano
vas' policy can only be malediction,
sorrow, and hate.
"The result of this policy is now so
plainly before Spain that the minis
terial press In that country is confess
ing the great mlstako Canovas has
made. The government itself is listen
ing at last to the advice of those who
discern most clearly the trend of Cuban
affairs. But the reformation of the old
policy must be fair and honest. There
must be active measures, and not ny
pocrlsy or words more or less brilliant.
The situation in Cuba is too grave to
admit delay. The government must
throw overboard all the ballast that
has threatened "to sink us forever, and
cease its efforts to end the war merely
by promising reform. It is a great mis
take to try to arrange the affairs of
Cuba without consulting those men
here who are by their history the legiti
mate representatives of Cuban opinion,
"If the new policy the government Is
likely soon to adopt Is not such as we
demand, Spain and Cuba will both be
completely exhausted before much
longer."
This article is considered by the un
compromising Spaniards as a shameful
confession that Spain cannot conquer
the revolution by force of arms. La
Union Constitutional replies to the
above article that the Cubans in aims
are very different from the few Au
tonomists In the country, in that they
will never submit to the ideas of the
Autonomists.
Tho failure of Gen. "Weyler in Orient
has exasperated the Spaniards and
every partisan of Spain he.ro seems to
be losing confidence In tho triumph of
her arms.
BULLET FLATTENED ON SKULL.
Hawaiian in Snn Francisco Strangely
Escapes Dcntli.
Sacramento, Cal., July C Charles
Yates, a Hawaiian, who conducts a sa
loon in this city, was shot by an en
raged colored woman. The she. was
fired, directly from above at, instance
of a few feet, and the bullet, which
was a 41-callbre, was flattened on top
of Yates' skull to the thickness of a
dime, and tho services of the surgeon
were required to remove It,
Yates went back to his place of busi
ness and thought nothing of the inci
dent. Tlio woman was arrested.
Aged Woman Burned to Dcntli.
Hagerstown, Md., July & M1 Mary
A. Payne, aged 75 years, died at Freder
ick yesterday from tho effects of burns
received a fow days ago. She trod on a
match in the kitchen and hor clothes were
set on fire. She Mas alone, but managed
to tear oft most of .her clothes, but not
until sho sustained fatal injuries about
her back and shoulders.
A Hill to Cut Sleeping Cnr Rates.
Washington, July 0. Representative
Shnfroth has Introduced a bill In the
house limiting sleeping car charges to
30 cents per WO miles for lower bertrm and
25 cents for uppers. The minimum charge
Is fixed at Jl.W and 11.25 respectively.
Banquet to Premier Lnurler.
Montreal, July C Tho board of 'trade
will tender a banquet to Sir Wilfred Lau.
1 rler on his return.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER BURSTS.
Explosion Fractures tlio Skull of n
.Montour, loivn, Bunker.
Montour, Iou'n, July 6. L. Mathews,
a wealthy banker. Hen in nn uncon
scious condition, with part of his skull
miming, the result of an explosion of
a metal lire extinguisher in the bank
last night. Mathews attempted to
catch a metal fire extinguisher which
rolled off a table and struck the floor,
exploding with terrific force. When his
companions recovered from the shock
they found Mr. Mathews' face nnd
head covered with blood.
An examination revealed a crushed
Ekull nnd a dangerous wound over the
ey".-. The patient has been unconscious
since tho nccldent. At noon today he
is still nllve, but his physicians give
ill lie hope of recovery. Mr. Mathews
has lived In Montour nearly all his
life. Ho Is 65 years of age.
SECRETARY GAGE'S PLAN.
Tho Head of tlio Tronsury Wants
tho Semite to .Mnko n Levy of n Cent
n Pound on Refined Sugar .Mndo
from Stock Imported Prior to the
Now Tnriir Hill's Passage.
"Washington, July 6. It is learned
that Secretary Gage has written a
letter to Senator Allison suggesting the
advisability of putting a tax of one
cent a pound on all refined sugar made
fiom stock Imported prior to the pas
sage of the pending tariff bill. It Is
the opinion of the customs officials
of the treasury that this duty would In
crease the government revenues by sev
ral million dollars, and thnt the hard
ship would fall on those best able to
bear it. "What notion the senate com
mittee will take on the suggestion is
not known.
CUT LOOSE FROM MRS. JONES.
Georgia .Man, After a N'nrrow Escnpe
from Wife's Gun, Frees Himself.
Atlanta, July C Enoch J. Jones, of
Fayette county, former member of the
legislature, and one of the foremost
politicians in the state, passed yester
day In Atlanta, visiting his wife at the
Jail and signing an agrement with her
to divide their common mutual property
and live apart from her in future.
Last week, in a dispute, Mrs. Jones
almost murdered her husband with a
shotgun and was Jailed here. Mr. Jones
was brought to the city yesterday and
agreed to withdraw the prosecution of
his wife and legally divide the estate on
condition that she consent to live apart
from him. This proposition she as
sented to and she will be released soon.
HIS EYES BLOWN OUT.
Albert Iluttcr, of Wilmington, Was
Examining n rirocrncker.
"Wilmington, Del., July t Paul Da
vis, a small toy, set fire to his clothes
wl He he was playing wl;h a ilttcrackcr.
He Was badlv burned.
James McGonlgal held a firecracker
under a tin can nnd before he got away
tho cracker exploded and the can struck
him In the head, cutting a deep gash.
Albert Rutter was examining a fire
cracker when It exploded and blew out
one of his eyes.
BADLY HURT BY A ROCKET.
Womnn Dnngeronsly Wounded nt
.Missouri Celebration.
Ethel, Mo., July C There was a dis
astrous ending to tho Fourth of July
celebration here. A misdirected Ro
man candle struck an immense package
of explosives, which shot off in the
midst of the big crowd attending the
festivities.
A number of people wero hurt. Miss
King was hit in the thigh by a sky
rocket, which inflicted a probably fatal
injury.
HAULED DOWN THE FLAG.
Nova Scotinns Wanted the Union
Jack to Fly Abovo tlio Stars nnd
Stripes.
Dlgby, N. S., July C There was a
sensational Fourth of July incident in
Dlgby, the stars and btrlpes being haul
ed down and left lying In the dust of
the streets. There nro a number of
United States tourists summering in
the town and they are deeply indignant
over the occurrence.
When the Inhabitants awakened
Sunday morning they discovered a
huge American flag flying from the top
of a telegraph pole, while the Cana
dian colors were fastened below in
stead of abovo it. There was great
commotion and measures were at onoo
adopted to remove the obnoxious spec
tacle. Both lings were fastened to a,
long staff, which had been firmly nail
ed to the ton of the telegraph pole.
A rope was thrown nnd the flagstaff
lasso-d and pulled from Its high perch.
Then the position of tho two flags
was reversed, but they were left lylns
on the ground. Tho men who hauled
down the colore of the two countries
say they had no desire to Insult the
stars and stripes, but merely wished
to show that tho Dominion flag was
entitled to respect from foreigners.
FLOOD DAMAGES IN FRANCE.
Property Damaged to Extent ot Two
Hundred .Million Francs.
Pnrls, July 6. Advices from tho
south of Franco show that the de
struction by the floods there was great
er, even than earlier reports indicat
ed. Tho losses are estimated at 200,
000,000 francs in the aggregate.
Hardly a village has escaped damage
and the number of persons drowned
is quite 300.
'
Rains .Make a Canyon.
Managua, Nicaragua, July C Tho re
cent heavy rains ha vo .excavated a deep
canyon through the town of Muyagalpu,
at the foot of the volcano Ometepe, de
stroying a number of houses,
.
.More Smallpox in .Moiitrcnl.
Montreal, July 6. Thcro Is somo uneael
pens felt at tho fact that tho second cabe
of supposed small-pox developed today,
Tho first was discovered on Saturday,
Both are Isolated cases.
Killed by n Derrick.
Buffalo, July '0. John Kasmerzak, cm
ployed on a coal icow, was caught be
neath a moving derrick used on the boat
and Instanly killed. Kasmerzak was 35
J years old and married. ,
CRASHED INTO CARS
THAT HAD COLLIDED
Serious Accident on a Pittsburg Trolley
Road.
FOUR WERE FATALLY INJURED
Ono Cnr llccomcs Dcrniled nt the
Toot of n IIill--Auother with n
Trailer Crnslics Into It nnd n Fourth
Car Piles In on Top of tlio Collision.
All 1'our Cars Wore Packed with
Pooplo Iti'timiiug from n Fire
works Display.
Pittsburg, July G. Four people wcro
fatally injured and IS or 2t) others wero
more or less hurt In a street car wreck
tonight on tho Forbes street line of
the Consolidated Traction company.
The names of those seriously injured
are:
MICHAEL DOYLE, motormnn, top of
head torn away, two ribs and a leg
broken: will die.
W. A. iMANLDY, employed In the circu
lation department of tho Times, scalp
laid bare and hurt Internally: prob
ably will die.
MISS SMITH, skull fractured; will die.
C. C. ROGERS, leg nnd nrm broken and
hurt Internally; will die.
MRS. MARY H. WILSON. Arch street,
Alegheny, two ribs, right leg nnd left
ankle broken; may recover.
The Injured are: Edward Blersch,
Mrs. Edward Blersch, W. H. Elsenbeis,
John 'McElroy, Henry McIIenry, John
Carr, Miss Alice Mooney, Miss Car
rie Kelghtllnger, Joseph Mnckle, Peter
Fny, Mrs. Lizzlo Smith, Miss Annie
Smith, two tinknown women, one un
known man, John Hoover, Edward
Kinney,
The seriously Injured were removed
to the hospitals and the others were
taken to their homes.
Tho wreck occurred on the Soho Hill
at the time when the Immense crowds,
which attended the firoworks display
nt Schenley park, was returning home.
An Atwood street car had gone about
half down tho hill when It Jumped tho
track. Closely following it came an
open summer car with a trailer, both
packed with people.
Before the train could be stopped
it crashed into tho derailed car. Hard
ly had the first collision happened be
fore a fourth car heavily laden came
down the hill at full speed and forced
its way into the wreck ahead. It was
the second crash that did most of the
damage.
URGES A NEW P. rY.
Col. Sellers, nn A. P. A. Lender of
.Michigan, Issues nn Address.
Detroit, Mich., July C Colonel E. H.
Sellers, of this city, -who has been a
prominent member of the A. P. A.,
and an organizer in patriotic associa
tion movements, has mailed several
thousand copies of an address urging
tho formation of a new political party
and calling a convention for that pur
pose at St. Louis, Aug. 25. Colonel
Sellers says that the address is au
thorized by a committee consisting of
a member from nearly every state.
It declares 'that the people's govern
ment is being supplanted by a union
of tho old political parties with cor
porate power.
The document urges "Immediate ac
tion toward the formation of a new
American party, embracing a national,
individual, American Republican form
of government with an autonomy of
Its own, and divested of all tho prim
itive, barbarous conditions of the world
that have conscience and political life
of mankind."
CLEVER WORK BY CONVICTS.
Getting a Light from Electric Wires
for Contraband Cigarettes.
Baltimore, July C Warden John
Weyler of the Maryland penitentiary
discovered yesterday a curious way by
which the convicts managed to smoke
regardless of tho rules. Though tho
men were not permitted to have
matches or smoking materials, they
nevertheless wero observed puflling
crudely made cigarettes nt all hours.
Instead of taking the cigarettes away
from them the warden set a watch.
Yesterday ho was rewarded by find
ing that the convlces had obtained two
pieces of copper wire nnd with these
had made connections with the electric
light lines running into the prison.
They made tho cigarettes out of scraps
of tobacco, and then, using a lead
pencil as carbon, placed it between the
ends of tho copper wire and thereby
obtnlned the required spark. The wire
and lend pencil were confiscated, and
the convicts will now have to think up
a new scheme.
M'KINLEY ON TIIECURRENCY.
H. II. Iliinnn Forecasts a Special
Presidential .Message,
Pittsburg, July 5. H. II. Hnnna,
chairman of the Currency committee,
appointed by the gold Democrats at
their meeting in Indianapolis, Ind
in April, Is on his way to Washing
ton. Ho has with him a draft of the
legislation the committee was instruct
ed to draw up.
Mr. Hanna says that President Mc
Kinley Is preparing a message to bo
submitted to congress as soon as the
tariff bill Is out of tho way. Tho
message will ask congress, Mr, Hanna
says, to pass a Joint resolution auth
orizing ho president to appoint a
commission to sift the currency prob
lem' and prepare legislation that will
settle tho matter.
Explosion Puts Ont Hoy's Eyo.
Wilmington, Del., July 0. George Rob
Inson, IS years old, of Shipley street, lost
an eyo by tho oploslon of some powder
with which ho was about to load a can
non. Ho was badly burned about the face.
F.xoccted This Week.
Washington, duly C Thei president's
decision as to whether ho will bond a spe.
clal message to congress recommending a
currency C'mtniUislon la cxpecte. this
week.
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Two Hrotlicrs Drowned.
Bridge, Ont., July fl.-Samuel and Will
lam Barber, brothers, wero drowned heio
1 yesterday while bathing.
LAST OF THE SHOELACE.
A Blacksmith Patents a Device Thnt
W.ill Do Awny with String.
St. Louis, Mo., July 0. A blacksmith
of this city has patented a devico
which will be the death of the shoe
string. By Its use one can lace his
shoes with the snap of his finger. The
device consists of a. double row of
groove-shaped catches. When the up
pers are brought together the catches
join, thus fastonlng the shoe. A leath
er tongue riveted with buttons passes
up through the grooves and p fast
ened at tho top by the mere pressure
of the thumb.
The inventor has received several
good offers for his device. Some of
them were In the way of lump sums,
nnd one offer, which the Inventor will
probably accept, includes a liberal cash
payment and a royalty on every pair
of shoes manufactured in which his
patent fastener Is used, Hlj.-immedlate
Income under this arrangement will
be $10,000 a year.
EXPLODING BOILER KILLS NINE.
Tcrrllilo Destruction on a Fnrm
in
Tennessee.
Hartsvllle, Tenn., July C Tho boiler
of a threshing machine exploded on the
farm of W. A. Allen, this countv, this
afternoon by which nine people wero
instantly killed and live badly Injured.
The dead are:
W. A. Allen, James Allen, Lindsay
Allen, Mock Tunstlll, Asa Rarr, Porter
Averltt, Bolton, Len Bardsall, Will
Allen.
The latter two were negroes.
ROMANCE SHATTERED.
Arrest of Sirs, ilrndbury Dispels Her
Infatuation--Erring Wife of a Mil
lionaire Now Penitent nnd Wants to
llo Restored to Her Husband.
flan Francisco, July C After spend
ing a night and a day In Jail, W. Rus
sell Ward, the married man, who, it is
alleged, eloped from Loa Angeles with
the wife of Millionaire John Bradbury,
was released on ball. It is asserted
that immediately after obtaining his
freedom he Joined Mrs. Bradbury at
the home of Mrs. Norman Brough,
bi-ttcr known as Helen Dare, a news
paper writer.
Tho friends of Mrs. Bradbury have
been using even- effort to effect a re
conciliation with her hubbnnd, who
before his departure, ostensibly for
Europe, showed a disposition to forgive
his erring spouse on condition that she
no longer receive tho- attentions of
Ward.
Several messages were wired by Mrs.
Bradbury to her relatives in Southern
California, all written in a penitent
mood and conveying the inference that
the arrest of herself and Ward had
shattered her romantic dream. If the
wronged husband Is willing to forgive
and forget, those best acquainted with
his wife believe that peace may be re
stored In the home of the Bradburys.
FOUND AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS.
St. Louis Mnn Recovers n Son Stolon
by CSypsirs.
Phoenix, Ariz., July C At Mesa City
Friday Dr. L. H. Hammond of St.
Louis found his long lost son, known
there as Harry Creelman, whom he
had not seen for eighteen years.
Tho boy, it is said, was stolen by
gypsies at the instigation of a re
jected lover of his mother. Information
of the boy's whereabouts was given to
the father in response to a circular let
ter by ex-Marshal Clark.
BOY SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
Shot by n
Youth Colcbrntin
the
Fourth.
New York, July C George Wolfei't,
8 years old, was standing in front of
his home with a number of other boys
shortly after midnight when he was
bhot In the groin by Bernard Erakow
sky, a butcher, 22 years old.
Erakowsky was celebrating the
Fourth of July, and claims that the
shooting was accidental. Tho wounded
boy is reported to be in a serious con
dition. TEXAS STREET CAR .MEN STRIKE.
Trnllic on Trolley Lines in Houston
Entirely Sutpeudcd.
Houston, Tex., July C Not a trol
ley car Is running in this city, the men
having struck this morning to compel
recognition of their union. There were
three celebrations and a ball game
in town.
About twenty cars ran until 5 o'clock
in tho afternoon, when the company
finally gave up efforts to run cars,
leaving thousands of people In tho out
skirts of the city. Five hundred men
are affected.
Honor for tlio Duko of York.
London, July 6. Tho Duko of York, eld
est son of the I'rluce of Wales, and heir
presumptive to the thione, has been ap
pointed a knight of tho Order of Saint
Potrlck.
Unci; nt tho Old Stand.
Washington, July G. President McKln-
ley and his party returned here from Can
ton at 1.47 o'clock this afternoon.
THE NEWS THIS JHMN1NU.
Weather Indications Today:
Generally Pair! Variable Winds.
1 General Claimants for u, Portion of
tho Gould Millions.
Sanato to Take Tariff Vote Today.
J2O0.0O9.00O Moro Needed to Conquer
Cuba.
Secretary Gage Favors a Tax on Re
fined Sugar.
Four Fatally Injured on a Pittsburg
Trolley Road.
2 Sport Eastern, National and Atlan-
tio League Games.
3 State Strlko Is On in tho Pittsburg
Region.
4 Editorial.
Washington Gossip.
5 Story "Tho Actor's Double."
Stories Told of Famous Men.
C Local Argument Court In Session. '
7 Local Councils Ballot In Vain to Elect
a City Solicitor.
Taylor Hovel Burned Out.
8 Local West Sldo and City Suburban.
9 Lackawanna County News.
10 Neighboring CJpdnty Happenings.
Whitney's Weekly News Budget,
Financial end'Commerclal.
WHEN GOULD
WAS A YOUTH
Mrs. Sarah Ann Angeli
Claims That He Made
Her His Wife.
STORY OF MRS. FILLMORE
She Moved to Scranton in the
Year 1855.
Testifies to n Conversation Sho Had
witli .Mr. Could While Riding in
Cnbooso Between Slntoford nnd
Scranton in Which Ho Rcforred to
His iMarringo Was Then a Boyish,
Industrious Looking Chap and Was
Engaged in tho Tanning Business
at Gouldsboro.
New York, July C Scranton figured
'today in a case heard in the Supremo
court here wherein Mrs. Sarah Ann An
gel, a resident of Michigan, is attempt
ing to establish her claim as the widow,
of the late Jay Gould In a suit against
Edwin nnd Helen Gould to recover her
dower in tho premises, No. 1 .East
Forty-seventh street and 079 Flfth'ave
nue. The suit was recalled today
in the Supremo court when the depo
sition of Mrs. Susan J. Fillmore, a wit
ness in behalf of the claimant, was
filed.
Mrs. Fillmore is now a resident of
Oakland, Cal., and in her deposition sho
testifies that she moved from Homer,
N. Y., to Scranton, In June, 1855. Somo
time In 185G or 1SE7 she and her hus
band boarded the caboose of either a
coal or a freluht train on their way
from Slatefotd to Scranton, and her
husband Introduced her to Mr. Gould,
who was riding In the caboose. Her
husband knew Mr. Gould, who was on
his way to Gouldsboro, named after
him, and where he was then conduct
ing the tannery which has since been
one of the historic places thereabouts.
Mrs. Fillmore could not say whether
or not Mr. Gould was married at that
time. He asked how many children
she had and she replied two. Then he
spoke of his domestic relations. Ho
said he thought witness was very young
to have two children, but witness told
him she was twenty-two years old, and
then ho said he had a wife and child,
but he did not say whether It was a
boy or girl. He said his wife lived in
either the northern or western part of
New York state.
At that time, she said, he appeared to
be a smart, industrious young man,
very boyish looking, nnd did not ap
pear to ba over eighteen or nineteen
year3 old. She had received three or
four letters from Mrs. Angell's attorney
about this matter, but no offers of
money. She had only been offered
money by John Pletce, whd told her
that if she testified to the truth she
would get something. She could not
say how much she was to get; it was
a great sum.
She did not want to be brought into
this and would not until she got the
subpoena from Mr. Kellogg. Even
then she was inclined to Ignore It until
her husband told her sho would have
to testify.
ELOPED WITH A TRAMP.
.Miss JInry Jngor Creates a Sensation
iu Her .Matrimonlnl Venture.
Eelle Plalne, Iowa, July '6. Miss
Mary Jager has been tho belle of the
village of Eddyville for a long time,
and was at the head of all social af
fairs. She Is talented and accomplish
ed, and, abovo all, rich. John Jagcr's
broad acres and wealth were tho envy
of many less fortunate neighbors, and
his daughter Mary has been the dream
of every young man in the village.
A tramp named Flint Thompson, who
had worked a few weeks on Grant
Cowley's farm, adjoining tho homo of
the Jagers, became smitten with the
young woman, and she returned his
protestations of affection. They met
clandestinely, and the sensation was
exploded yesterday when they eloped
and wero married by Judge Robert
Sloan of tho district court.
The father of the young woman was
violent with rago when he learned what
had occurred, and he vows vengeance
on the man.
FORGED A SENATOR'S NAME.
An Fx-Clcrk Alleged to Have Wanted
Railroad Passes.
Washington, July G. S. P. Williams',
a young man who,Eo home Is in Bis
marck, N. D., but who formerly held
a clerkship In the treasury department
in this city, was arrested today on a
charge of forging the name of Sena
tor William E. Mason, of Illinois, to an
application to the Pennsylvania rall
nad company for two round trip passes
trom Washington to New York city.
Williams protests his Innocence and
will be given a hearing In police court
tomorrow.
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Hoy's Eyo Blown Out.
Wheeling. W. Va., July C.-iMorrls Hnl
lott. a Moundsville boy who Is visiting
at Uellalre, met with a bad accident whilo
firing powdtr in nn old tomato can. Tho
cuti exploded picmaturely and liU light
cheek was laid open to the bone and his
eye destroyed by tho fragments.
Tho Herald's Weather Forecnst.
Now York, July 7. In the mlddlo states
and New England today, fair, sultry
weather will ptevall with fresh to light
variable winds, mostly easterly and
southerly, preceded by local rain on tho
New England const arid nearly stationary
followed in this section by rising tem
perature, reaching maximum of 00 degrees
or moro except near tho coast lino. On
Thursday, in both of these seotloiu, fair,
sultry weather will provall with light to
fresh southeasterly to southerly winds.
TnnmflrnJiirft rlalnff.Rllirhtlv flVPfnt'On LtiSl
1 coast.
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