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NEXT STEP IS
ARBITRATION
Governor Hastings Asked
lo Join in an Effort to
Adjust the Strike.
CUT HE DECLINES TO DO SO
Because Request Doesn't Come
from Pennsylvania.
1 ion tlio Wholu the Developments of
ttic Day Appear to I'avor the Strik
ers, Who Win a Distinct Victory in
the Wheeling ami I. alio Jlrlo Dis-lrict--City
ol'Cluvolnnd Now l'ruc
tically Tied I'p So I'ar ns Fuel Is
Coiiccriii;d--Oprrntore Oiler (Con
cessions in lllinloH--Otliei' icVH of
the ISIg Strike.
Harrishurg, July P.--Governor Hast
ings received a telegram this afternoon
from Joseph Bishop, secretary of the
Ohio state board of nrbltintinn, and L.
V. McOormlek, labor commissioner nf
Indiana, asking him to co-operate with
the arbitration bnaids of Ohio, lndl
una and Illnols at a meeting to be held
at Pittsburg to endeavor to adjust the
miners" strike. A tinilhir telegram was
also received from Governor Mount, of
Indiana. Governor Hastings replied to
both, declining to net because he has
received no request from either the
miners or tlio mine opcratois of Penn
sylvania, CLEVELAND TIE-UP.
Cleveland, O.. July P. The coal miners
on the 'Wheeling' and Lake Erie district
won a great victory today. Colonel
Myron T. llerrlek, the receiver for tho
Wheeling and Lake Erie railway, re
ceived a private dispatch at noon to
day, saying that only one man went to
work at Dlllonvale. This is the place
where the receiver for the 'Wheeling
and Lake Erie decided to make a test.
Mr. llerrlek said that he was led to bc
llevo that tho men wanted to work and
that therefore he secured protection for
them. He fully expected that 1,000
-miners would go to thy mines and us
considerably astonished to learn that
only one man reported. Twenty-five
deputy marshals were on hand to pro
tect the miners.
The full force of this Intelligence can
be appreciated when It is stated Cleve
land manufacturers and shippers ex
pected that when matters came to the
very worst the district covered by the
Wheeling nnd Lake Erie would supply
whatever coal was needed. This means
to Cle eland now a practical tie-up.
Of all the Cleveland operators, J. B.
Zerbe, president of the Ohio and Penn
sylvania Coal company, Is tho most
sanguine. Ho thinks the strike will be
over In a few days.
IN ILLINOIS.
Danville, 111., July 9. At a meeting of
tho Danviilo operator: today the mine
owners agrrd to offer the miners of
the Danville district mi advance of 12
':ents per ton If they would agree to
remain at work, An advance in coal
prices enables them to do this, and It
is hoped that It will prevent the min
ers from striking, nt their meeting next
Sunday.
Peoria, 111., .fitly 0. Two hundred
coal miners met In o grove at liarton
vllle, and agreed to send delegates to
the conference with the operators at
Peoria a week fiom today. Meanwhile
tho ilfty men In. thts district now at
work will ketp on working. They pro
pose to ask tor isr4 wliei
Ottawa. July 0. Light hundred and
eighty mlneis at E. Hakes' shaft, Rut
land, went out on strike t"dny. A
body of ISO mlnr? from Toluca
matched acre-. the country and met
the Rutland jnlneis as they appeared
at the shaft. Fearing trouble, the may
or of Rutland telegraphed the sheriff
that the situation was alarming, and
asked for assistance. Uefcre the depu
ties were bivorn in to go to the scene,
word was tecelved that alttr tho To
luca arid Rutland strikers h:)d parad
ed the streets tin? fcinier left for homo
and all danger was P"t
IN PITTSULUKr DISTRICT.
Pittsburg, July Tho lines are
tightening In all sections of the I'ltu
burg mining district N with the excep
tion of a few localltls-v The dlggeij In
the New York and Cleyeland Gas com
pany are still working but President
Dolan nnd Secretary Warner are pre
paring for a movri of a swisatlonal or
der on that point. It wnj looked for
today but will be made sone time Sat
urday or Sund.iy. Tel grams and Jot
ters of an encouraging nature Iron)
the dlffemit pits In this district are
lKiurlng into the miners' ofllce.
Preach r Green, the miner who was
chairman of the meeting at th'e Forty
Foot cut, Snowden, .yesterday, wan
again in the flnld InM nleht and pre
sided at a, meeting of the Gastonvlllc
diggers at that place. Several fiery
speeches were tnado resulting eventu
ally 'ku. unnn'mous vote favoring th
xtilkc
Th best, information putf tho pres
ent state fif the htriko In this district
ns about complete, with the exception
of the pits of the New York nnd Cleve
land company, four or five, hmall mines
nnd several others In the fourth' pool.
Some of the n ports from the Mon.
ongnhela rlvr district indicate that
many of th miners of th'ut section aiv
weakening 4nd that some have, already
returned t work with prospects of
mora following thu lUtnu exuiiipls be
two Ion:.
THE CRUCIAL TIME.
The officials of the United Mlno
Workra, loth local nnd national, real
ise Oat this U n crucial time tn the
uiriiy jiiuveiiient with the r.reatost ln
teret centered in the Pittsburg dis
trict, where every effort will be made
to,feet the men out. Much dpends upon
their success nnd in fact, it will be
likely the turning point in tb move
ment. Up to the present time not a
man has quit at the mines of the New
York nnd Cleveland Gas Coal com
pany and none are expected to Join tho
strikers. President W. P. DeArmltt
i.ays tho men nrs perfectly Batlslled
with the price and the conditions.
A number of the miners who were
spoken to this afternoon say they will
not Join In the movement ae they are
satisfied with the pay they are receiv
ing. The miners' leaders are deter
mined, howyver, to bring them out nnd
claim they will succeed.
Trouble Is expected on the Wheeling
division tomorrow ns It will be pay
dny. It Is estimated that fully $10,000
will be paid out In cash. An effort will
bt made by some of tho operators and
railroad oiric.lals to have the licensed
saloons nt Flnleyvllle closed tomorrow
claiming that theio will be rioting If
the men who have money patronize
these places. There are many foreigners
employed at the mines nnd they are
considered dangerous when under the
influence of liquor.
HANNA'S MEN OUT.
Cleveland, O., July 9. Judge Steven
son Burke, railroad counsel and pos
sessing extensive Interests In railroads,
wild today: "I do not know of any law
giving inllroad companies authority to
confiscate an independent snippet's
coal." There Is a strong probability
that the street railways nnd the subur
ban electric railway system may have
to shut down for want of coal.
The surprise of the day came when
Dan R. Hnnna, the manager of M. A.
Hanna & Co., received a message stat
ing that every single miner employed
nt the company's mines had gone out.
The Hannn people have been confident
of their ability to hold their men. In
formation lecelved here shows that the
shut-down of the Wheeling division of
the Baltimore and Ohio railway Is ab
solute. Unless coal begins coming Into Cleve
land In ft few days the situation will
be serious. Tho lighting companies
fear the city will be left in darkness,
the director of public works is alarmed
over his ability to keep the water sup
ply going, the stieet car companies
fear a suspension of travel and inanu
facturlng concerns with orders to till
me fearful lest their plants will lmv)
to shut down for want of fuel.
HUSBAND'S DOUBLE CRIME
1'ntnllv Shoots His Wife nnd Then
Turns the PiMol ou IllnibCllltc
suit of .Marital Infelicity nnd
Alcohol.
Waverly, X. Y., July 9. II. Master-i-on
today shot his wife then shot him
self dead. The woman Is not expected
to live. Tho couple had frequent quar
rels of late. Night before last nt Mis.
Mastci-s.m's request, Jth. police, took a
revolver away from her husband. Since
then Mrs. Masterson has kept uwny
from her husband, being afraid of her
life.
This afternoon Masterson called to
see her. He had been drinking. She
refused to see him, but he Insisted, and
as she opened the door of the house,
Masterson fired three shots from a re
volver, which took effect in her side,
shoulder and breast. Masterson then
turned the weapon upon himself nnd
fired the remaining three shots Into his
shoulder, breast and arm.
THE CURRENCY MESSAGE.
The President Holds to His Inten
tion of Sending It,
Washington, July 9. The main topic
of discussion before the cabinet at the
regular meeting today was tho message
on the subject of a currency commis
sion, which has been withheld for a
few days In deference to the wishes of
many prominent Republicans. After
considering all of the objections that
had been made against the presenta
tion of tho message at the present ses
sion of congress, the president and his
cabinet were still of opinion that In
older to mleem party promises; the
subject of currency reform should be
treated In a message recommending
the creation of a special non-partisan
commission.
Unless there is another change In the
plans ol the president he will send the
message to congress next Monday.
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.
None to He .Undo After Today Until
Congress Adjourns.
Washington, July 9. It can be an
nounced on authority nfl-r the presen
tation to the senate of the large list
of diplomatic) and consular nomlna
tlons which has been prepared nnd
which will no to the capltol tomorrow
or Monday, tho president will decline
o make another appointment to places
of this character until after the ad
journment of congress.
Thin notice is Inspired by a desire to
spare useless importunities by seekers
nfter diplomatic and consulnr places
and also to afford the president somo
relief.
MAN AND WIFE (10 TO JAIL.
In Order to Settle n Grurigo Tlioyllml
Poisoned it Neighbor's Horse.
Bridgeton, July 9. In Cumberland
county court Judge James Hoagland
sentenced Lewis AVInrow and his wife
to tho county prison for six months
for poisoning a, horse belonging to
James Redds, a neighbor.
They gave parls green to the liorso in
order to get even with Redds on an
old grudge.
Novel Insttiimcnts of Denth.
New York, July 9. Because ho feared
to face- a serious charge that had been
preferred against him ns the abductor of
15-year-old Stella Robb, of Brooklyn.
Deputy Sheriff John Scott Oliver tried to
commit suicide by novel means. Ho swal
lowed a sliver pencil ond a watchkey and
then stabbed himself with a scarfpln,
which ho hoped would puncturo his heart.
He Is under arreHt and will recover.
Burned Himself to Death.
Decatur, Mich., July 9. While tempo
rarily Insuno from Illness John Fallahay,
a prominent Tuscola county farmer,
locked himself Inside his barn and, set
ting flro to the building, was burned to
death.
Corpse ofn Child Pound.
Jollct, 111., Jvly I. The body of a ohlld
was found near a railroad track thin
morning. It Is supposed to have been
thrown from . train.
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ENDEAVURERS HAVE
GLORIOUS WEATHER
As a Result, Every Place of Mcetins
Was Literally Packed.
SYNOPSIS OF THE DAY'S D0IN0S
An Address on Senior Work mid One
on tlio "Christian Endcnvorers nnd
the .Sunday Kvcning Service" Were
the Chief Pcntiiics--Othcr Exor
cises of n Devotional Clinrnctor.
San Francisco, July 9. Glorious
wenther prevailed again today nnd the
Christian Endeavorers crowded the va
rious churches where meetings' were
held Tho topic of all these was "The
Christian Endeavor Pledge."
The dally hour lor Bible study was
conducted nt the Central Methodist
Episcopal church by Professor WI1
let, of Chicago, tho topic being "Mlcah
A Message of Warning nnd Hope."
The leading ideas of the prophet
were brought out by a full discussion
of the material lessons of the book of
Mlcah and tho application of Its teach
ing to the present time.
At the First United Presbyterian
church, the first dally "Chalk Talk"
on the subject of "Truth nt n Glance,"
was conducted by Rev. Robert T.
Pierce, of Philadelphia. He demon
strated In an effective way the prao
tlcal use of the black board In Chris
tian work, with an application to the
Sunday school.
REGULAR SESSIONS.
The Tegular sessions of the conven
tion were resumed simultaneously nt
the big pavilions at 9.30 o'clock. At
Woodward's pavilion, President Clark
presided nnd It. Powell Evans, of San
Francisco, was muElcal director. After
singing nnd devotional exercises, con
ducted by Rev. James McLean, of
Great Village, Nove Seotla, an address
on the senior society of Christian En
deavor was delivered by Barton W.
Perry, of San Lcandre. Cal.
The next addres was on "Christian
Endeavor and the Sunday Evening Ser
vice," by Rev. Jacob W. Knnpp, of
Richmond, Ind. He pointed out varl
"iiit methods by which the society may
add to the evening meetings of the
church. This was followed by the open
p.irliuinent under the churge of W. B.
Phllpul, of Philadelphia.
The convention at Mechanics pavll
llon was opened by W. H. McCoy,
secretary ot the Young Men's Christian
association of this city. Devotional ex
orcises were conducted by Rev. W. K.
Spencer, ot Adrian. Mich. Addresses
were delivered by Rev. C. W. Cole
man, of Boston, on the International
socletj of-ChrUtlan Endeavorers. Rev.
E. L. Powell, of Louisville, Ky Rev.
W. H. G. Temple, of Seattle, Wash.,
aid Rev. Robert Johnson, of London,
Out., also spoke.
AN EMBEZZLER'S SUICIDE.
Edmund Davis Kills Himself nt His
Homo While Under Arrest.
Hyde Park, Mass., July 9. Edmund
Davis, a lawyer, having vi office In the
Massachusetts Benefit Lite bulldlig in
Boston, and one of tho leading citizens
of this place, killed hlinse'f earlv this
morning while under art est on a chutf,-?
of embe.zlement. Davis was nutated
at his home lust evening by Depiuy
Sheriff Caper, ot Bo.Un but he was
allowed to spend the night undwr his
own tocf while the olhcw kept watch
over him. Early this niornlrn,' Davis
secured a revolver nnd shot himself
through tr-e head. He died ot 3 o'clock
Tt is not known yt how rnu-h Davis
enibezzleo, tho warrant upon which he
va? arrested placing the amount Jt
$25,000.
CHARITY AND CORRECTION.
Pnpors Itond nt tho Conference in
Toronto.
Toronto, July 9. There was a large
attendance at the second day's session
of the conference of Chaiitles and Cot
rectlon. At this morning's meeting the
following papers were read and dis
cussed: "Comparative Study of the
United States Poor Laws," by Profes
sor Charles R. Henderson, University
of Chicago; "The Migrant and Vagrant
Pauper," by 11. A, Mills; "Observations
on Outdoor Relief." by Ernest Bleknell,
secretary of the Board of State Char
ities of Indiana.
In the child saving section Mrs. H. M
Laughlin, of Boston, spoke on the sub
ject of "Day Nurseries" and also read
a paper, entitled "The Scope of Day
Nursery Work," written by Mrs. Mary
W. Demery. ot Massachusetts, who
was not present. Many delegates Inter
ested In Juvenile reformatory Institu
tions listened to a paper by Superin
tendent T. F. Chopin, of WestboCBigh,
Mass., who took for his subject '!om
pulsory Education and Truancy,"
YOUNG MAN'S BRAVE ACT.
AtthuRisk oniis Lite, Ho Plunged
Into tho Dolnwnro nud Rescued n
Little Girl from Drowning.
Gloucester, July 9. John Sullivan, a
young men of this place, did an act of
bravery yesterday which will be long
remembered by those who witnessed
his nctlon. A little girl, aged about
6 years, fell into the Delaware, nnd
would have been drowned but for Sul
livan's aulck action.
At tho risk of his own llfo he ran to
tho water, and without stopping to re
move his coat or shoes plunged head
first into tho water and succeeded In
catching the little girl Just as she was
going down for the last time. Tho act
ot Sullivan was warmly applauded by
tho people who lined the bank.
Hurled IS Person Alivo.
St. Potcrsburg.July 9. The government
has decided to place In a remote convent
the religious fanatic, Feodoro Kovoluff,
who burled ollvo fifteen persons, Includ
ing his wlfo and two chlldien, all of
whom wcro willing victims, they believ
ing that by this moan: they would gain
salvation.
Girls Burned to Death.
Springfield, O., July 9. Two daughters
aged 8 and 6 years, of David Hlrshman, a
farmer near here, were burned to drath
by an explosion of a coat oil can while
starting a flro In a cook stove.
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SOUGHT RELIEF IN DEATH.
Ctrl Thwnrtcd in Love .Makes Three
Attempts nt Suicide.
Chadron, Neb., July 9. Mary Carpen
ter, nged 30, daughter of a wealthy
farmer of Dry Cieuk precinct, threa
times attempted to end her llfo last
night. "While In town yesterday sho
tried to procuro strychnine, but tho
druggist, suspecting her motive, would
not sell It to her. Sh' $nt, nnd
with a razor cut a gau tn ner throat
which nearly severed the Jugular vein.
Then, with a hatpin and a needle, she
Inflicted several wounds upon nor per
son, finally being discovered with tho
needle nnd pin piercing her throat.
A physician removed the pin, but
failed to locate the ncedlo. While In
town tho girl told a friend her tale ot
woe, claiming that Bhe had been shame
fully abused by her parents, who ob
Jeced to her lover. She said she would
kill herself.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
.11 nn Suddenly Leaves Ills Home, Giv
ing No Renson Therefor.
Downglac, Mich., July 9. Clark
Hutchlns, a popular citizen, left home
on tho night of July 4 on the train
west nnd has not been seen since. Ills
wife Is crazed with grief.
He wrote a note to his wife from
Chicago, begging for her forgiveness
and saying that he would never return
to the community. He always bore a
good reputation nnd tho affair Is
wrapped in mystery.
TWO ANGRY PAPAS.
Hustled to Stop n Double Wedding.
I",loper Kludcil llicm. M'cro IIni
rlcd, Dads Jt'orgavoi nnd All Went
JSncU Dnpp.
Niles, Mich.. July 9. Oliver Machana
and Mls& Ellie Swope. II. E. Wlnblgler
and Miss Maggie Hendrlx, all from
Indianapolis, lnd., were matrlcd today
In the Methodist church at Eau Claire
by Rev. C. P. Blrdsev. It was a.
double elopement, the two couples hav
ing stolen nwny from their homes to
get married They left Indianapolis
early this morning on a nortlibound
Big Four train. On a train two hours
later two angry fathers came, bent up
on preventing the marriages. The gal
lant lovers left their won-to-be-bridc3
nt Eau Claire and proceeded on to St.
Joseph, whore they procured the mar
riage ileenses. They hired a livery
man who drove them at breakneck
speed to Eau Claire. The four lovers,
who had been spliced, wei j just emerg
ing from the church when the train
carrying their fathers arrived at the
village.
The young couples were forgiven by
tho angry i)arens and accompanied
them home. They are all prominent
society people of Indianapolis.
FOUND DYING ON A RAFT.
3Inn nnd Wlfo Drown Their Baby,
Gash Encli Other's Wrists nud Try
to Bleed to Death.
Cincinnati, July 9. William Deer, a
lumberman at California, a hamlet
about nine miles from this city, found
a man ana woman dying on a raft,
mooted to the Kentucky shore opposite
California yesterday morning. Their
bodies were covered with Idood and
both are nearly dead. The arteries of
the wrists of both' had been cut with a
sharp knife. A short distance from
the raft where the couple were found
the body of a young baby was taken
from the river with two ugly cuts upon
Its body.
The man and woman soon regained
consciousness. "We have no name,"
said the man. "We have no home, no
friends, no work. Let us alone. Let
us die. We want to perish." "Yes, so
say I," added the woman, raising her
head.
Tho couple were taken to the Cincin
nati hospital, and the baby's body to
the morgue. Detectives worked all day
on the case. The man Is George War
ren, a painter, who, up to three weeks
ago, worked at the ship yards on the
river front. The woman Is his wife.
Tho people with whom tho Warrens
lived pay there was always a mystery
about the Warrens, and that there was
some secret that they endeavored to
guard.
MOBBED THE BICYCLE COP.
Chicngo Officer Is Ucatcn Uncon
scious by Angry Wheelmen.
Chicago, July 9. Because Park Po
liceman Charles Troutman was diligent
In enforcing the anti-scorching law, he
was mobbed by between forty and fifty
cyclists in Washington boulevard last
night and left unconscious.
Tho policeman attempted to arrest a
small boy, but the other cyclists inter
fered. One of them Invited the police
man into nn alley to fight it out. The
policeman accepted, and knocked his
challenger down at the first blow. Tho
other cyclists then attacked tho officer,
beating, kicking and stamping him!
When ho became unconscious thev fled.
Troutman will probably jecover.'
TEACHER SUES FOR SLANDER.
Sho Wnnts 83,000 from a .linn Who
Doubted Her Competency.
Wilmington, Del., July 9. Miss Annie
H. Regan, teacher In the Ogletown
public school, has brought suit against
Leroy Briun, of that town, charging
him with slander.
At a recent meeting at which school
teachers wero discussed Mr. Briau
made reflections on Miss Regan's com
petency as a teacher.
Tramps for $1 u Head.
Topeka, Kan., July 9. Freight train
crews running through Kansas have
opened a new and very prolltable Indus
try. Thev encouraen lr.imii tn nn ,i,
wheat bolt, where men are wnntod to
avo ino wneai, ami tnti sen the tramps
to the farmers at tl a head. The brake
men rofuso to unlock box cars and de
liver their tramps until the runners put
up tho money.
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South Cnroliiiu Liquor Scandal.
Columbia. S. fr.. .lulv gmirp,.
amounting to JlOuO of the moneys due by
uuuuijr imuur uiBponsanes 10 ;no state
havo been brought to light by tho district
board of control. The bonds given by tho
dlspemors, who havo fallen behind In
their accounts, are In each cas worthless.
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PROGRAMME OF THE
DETROIT CONVENTION
Arrangements Mode for the Reception
of (lie Club Delegates.
GOVERNOR PINGREE DOWN TO SPEAK
Will Welcome the Nntlonnl Republi
can Lcnguo of Clubs to the State.
Charles Emory Smith nnd Senators
Hniinn nnd Thurston Among tho
Other Spcnkcrs--Rccrcntlon ns
Well ns Business Arranged For.
Detroit, July 9. The programme for
the national convention of tho Republi
can league clubs has been arranged.
Monday night there will be the opening
reception to the league officers and ex
presldents at the Hotel Cadillac. Tues
day, at 1 p. m., tho convention will
bo called to order by President Wood
menseo In the Auditorium, and Govcr
ernor Plngrce will welcome the con
vention In behalf of tho state. Presi
dent Dlngley, of Kalamazoo, will wel
come the convention In behalf of the
state league. Colonel Henry M. Duf
fleld will welcome the convention In
belmlf of the city. Then will follow
the Invocation by Rev. R. J. Service, ot
the Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian
church, nnd the roll call by states, the
annual address of the president and
the annual report of Secretary Dowl
Ing and the appointment of the various
committees. These committees will bo
appointed upon nomination by states,
for which nomination, of course, the
various states will hold caucuses.
A TROLLEY RIDE.
A trolley party will follow the ad
journment at 1 o'clock. Tho trolley
ride will last from 3 until C.30 o'clock
and the party will land at the Majestic
building to view the city from the
top of the building.
In tho evening the grand mass meet
ing will be held. Among other speak
ers will.be Hon. Mark A. Hanna, chair
man of the Republican national com
mittee; Charles Emery Smith, of the
Philadelphia Press: Edwin Burltt
Smith, of Chicago; Hon. H. W. Byers,
speaker of the Iowa house of repre
sentatives; Joseph P. Smith, secretary
of the bureau of American republics,
and Senator John M. Thurston, of
Nebraska. Letters will be read from
President McKlnley, nnd members of
tho cabinet may be represented among
the speakers.
Tho convention will meet for business
Wednesday morning nt 10 o'clock and
then will come the war over contesting
delegations. There will be a general
discussion over league work. Its meth
ods nnd changes In the constitution. A
proposition will be made to make somo
one day In May, probably the first
Tuesday of the month, the regular day
for the conventions of the league and
Lincoln's birthday, Feb. 12, for the
various state conventions of the state
leagues.
SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION.
The question of tho advisability of
holding annual or biennial conventions
will come up; also the question of per
manent headquarters for tho national
secretary and the relation tho league
should sustain to the national party.
Some hold It should bo separated from
the national Republican committee;
others that It should be an attach
ment of the committeo and become a
national machine. The fight over this
question will unquestionably be warm.
The advisability of charging ten cents
per year membership dues for thn
maintenance, of the league, Instead of
relying upon voluntary subscription,
will also be taken up, together with,
tariff and other national party ques
tions. At Cleveland during a national
convention a row was raised over the
silver question upon resolution of Del
gate Towne, of Minneapolis, despite the
fact that the machine' had contiol of
the committee, ond with contesting
delegations a similar row mny be look
ed for this year especially ns the money
question will not down within party
ranks.
At the close of this session the coi
ventlon will adjourn to accept of the
hospitality of the city by a boat ride to
tho Flats und return. Refreshments
will be sei-ved on board, but no lntosl
cants.
Thursday morning tho convention
will finish its business by the election
of officers nna locating tho place of
the next convention.
SWINDLED IGNORANT NEGROES.
Sharpers Collect Monoy from Colored
People nnd Promise u Pension.
Montgomery, Ala., July 9. From all
over the black belt of Alabama come
reports of the pensi n swindler's Im
position on the Ignor nt negroes. Em
issaries of the fakirs, who appear to
have made headquarters near this city,
have gone through tho country Inform
ing the negroes that congress has
passed a law pensioning all ex-slaves
and their children for a fee ranging
from C cents to $2.
The alleged agents have enrolled
thousands of the negroes, who are now
hourly awaiting the payment of their
pensions. Several government detec
tives are here looking for tho rascals.
A SLEEPING CAR THEFT.
.11 rs. Swift Reports tho Jtoss oC Her
.Honey nud Diamonds.
San Francisco, July 9. Mrs. Swift,
Just nrrived on a train from the East,
has reported the loss of a small fortune.
Sho says her purse, containing $2,700
In greenbacks, two earrings, In each
of which was a diamond weighing two
carats, nnd a diamond brooch, valued
at $150, wero taken from under her pil
low In tho sleeping car.
Suicido of Cnptnlu McMnlion.
London, July 9. Captain Francis Yorke
McMahon, of the First Royal Drugooux,
the brother and heir presumptive of Sir
lloruco Westropp McMahon, Hart., has
committed suicide by shooting Ijlmself at
his brother's residence. Ho was finan
cially embarrassed.
Tho Wnr in Cuba.
Havana. July 9. It Is officially stnted
that tho Spanish forces have captured, In
the mountains of fiejaramo, Provlnco of
Plnar del Rio, tho well known Immrgent
leader, Ficdoilco Alfouso, his wife and
his tlvo sons.
AFTER BURIED TREASURE.
Spirits Direct Ohio Men nnd Thoy
Am Digging for It.
Defiance, O., July 9. W. P. Sanford,
one of tho best-known farmors In this)
section, and Allen Noo, leader of the
Populist party of Dellance county, are
engaged In a project that Is exciting
considerable attention. Sanford Is past
80 years old and wealthy, an ardent
spiritualist, Noe poses as a spiritualist
medium, nnd both men have been en
gaged for a year In holding a series
of meetings at various portions of tho
country.
At some of their meetings, tho spirit
of a long ago deceased pioneer never
fallB to appear, and tells of a treasure,
$8,000 In gold, which he burled on San
ford'8 property years ago. Both men
rely Implicitly on the spirit's story,
and now tho men havo engaged the
assistance of several men with a deep
plow and four horses, and are nt work
turning over the ground In a 20-acro
field in tho southeast corner of tho
farm, where tho spirit locates tho bur
led treasurer.
Sanford declares that ho will turn
over every foot of ground on his farm
of 160 acres to find the pot of gold,
which Is but one foot under ground.
LAD COMMITS SUICIDE.
Piqued IJecnuso Ills Brothers Ilnd
Imposed Upon Him.
Ann Arbor. Mich., July 9. Tho
youngest son of Emll Starbler, living
near Blrkett, In Dexter township, de
liberately Jumped Into the river be
cause ho thought his brothers had Im
posed upon him. Ho was but 7 years
old.
BROKE ON A BRIDAL TOUR
Elopers from Richmond Become Ob
jectsof Charity in Wnshint;ton--Oo-cupled
thu Dridnl Chamber All tho
Same.
Washington, July 9. William J,
Boardman, a young Englishman, and
Miss Sallle Willie Bryant, of Richmond,
Va., eloped, came to Washington and
were married. Tho next day the city
authorities sent them home because
they had no money to pay their fsie.
Boardman said he had $11.36 when he
and his bride leached the capital. He
paid for a matrlage license, gave a
minister $5 for performing tho cere
mony and then took hfs bride lor a
hack drive around the town. They vis
ited all of tho departments and the
Capltol and at the end of four hours
Boardman had $3.33. Tho cabman de
manded $5. Boardman protested, but,
on being threatened with arrest, paid
it, and that left hlrn with 33 cents.
After walking the streets for some
time he took his brldo to the Howard
House, stated his predicament to the
proprietor and the latter assigned the
bridal chamber for their use. He alHO
gave them their breakfast next morn
ing and sent them to see the chief of
police, who provided them with trans
portation as far as Fredericksburg,
which Is about half way between
Washington and Richmond.
When Boardman and his pretty wife
boarded the train they had thirty-five
cents and twosandwiches, which a kind
hearted policeman had given to them.
They were not the least bit cast down
by their hard luck, and the bride de
clared she would stick to her husband
if she had to walk all the way from
Fredericksburg to Richmond.
FIVE BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Woikmnu's Pick Explodes n SUty
four Pound Dynnmite Cartridge.
How tho Cartridge Got There a
Jlystcry.
Lexington, Ky July 9. While a
gang of workmen were excavating on
the line of the street railway, one of
them struck what appeared to be a
piece of pipe, but which proved to bo
a 64-pound dynamite cartridge. A fear
ful explosion followed and five of the
six negroes In the gang were blown to
atoms. The other was so badly Injured
that he cannot recover.
The police are Inclined to think the
dynamite was placed there by some
one who had a grudge against the
street car company, but nothing Is
known.
THE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Large Attendance on tne Last Dny of
the .IlilwnuUeo .tleotlng.
Milwaukee, July 9.--The closing dav
oi tho National Educational associa
tion had the largest attendance of tho
convention, Rev. Elbrldge Whlt ot
the Baptist Tabernacle, offered prayr.
Clinton Scollard, of Clinton, N. Y., re
cited a poem entitled "The March of
the Ideal,-' which was received wltH
enthuslusm.
Short addresses wero delivered by
Superintendent Carroll C. Pearse, it
Omaha and Oscar T. Corson, commis
sioner of common schools of Ohio.
THE NEWS THIS MOHNING.
Weather Indications Today:
Fair; Southerly Winds.
General Soeklng to Arbitrate tho Coal
Strike.
The Sultan Receives His Last Ad
monition. Programme of Detroit Republican
League Convention.
Endeavorers Hnvo Flno Weather,
Sport Tho Toronto Club Meets Defeat.
Eastern, National and Atlantic Ball
Gamofl,
'Amatour Baso Ball,
Stato Reports of Spring Inspections,
n. a. i'.
Governor Hastings Approves, and Ve
toes 'Many Bills.
,4 Editorial.
Washington Gossip.
S Religious News of tho Week.
Social and Personal. .
0 Local Homeopathic M. D.'s Hnvo Or
ganized. Busy Day In Argument Court,
7 Local Accured .Murdorer Van Horn
Lodged In Jail,
Thirteenth Off for Camp.
8 Local West Side and City Suburban.
9 Lackawanna County News.
10" Story "Dorothy."
It Live Notes frcm Wales.
13 Neighboring County News.
Financial and Commercial,
SULTAN TOLD
TO BE GOOD
If HeDoesn't Comply There
May Be Trouble in
Constantinople.
POWERS GETTING TIRED
One Last Chance Given Porte
to Arrange a Settlement.
Tbo Next Stop, If This Notlco Is Ig
norcd, Will Ilo Tor tho Ambassudors
to Ask (or Their Passports nnd for
tho European Concert to Order It"
Warships to tho Ilosporus,
Constantinople, July 9. Acting uporl
Instructions received from tlvelr re
spective governments, the ambassa
dors of the powers today presented at
collective note to the Turkish govern
ment demanding a cessation of the ob
struction jf tho peace negotiations.
Should this note be Ignored tho ambas
sadors. It is understood wlU recom
mend their governments to recall them
and organize a naval demonstration.
They will point out the futility of send
ing notes which fall to Impress tho
porte, nnd urge that a demonstration Is
necessary to compel Turkey to yield.
The Turkish Dardanelles squadron has
been ordered to be made ready to pro
ceed to Crete and take "on board provi
sions for thrco months. An Irade also
orders all the officers of that squadron,
to rejoin their ships within throe days
FOUND A LOT OP MONEY.
IIi9 Sorrow Decnusc Ho Kept It Led
Him to Adopt n Hermit's Llfo.
Terry, Okla., July 9. Peter Potroaklo,
SO years old, Is living as a hermit some
miles southeast of here because, h&
says, of a grievous sin he committed,
many year ago. Ho went from Bo
hemia to Now York city and Chicago.
One day ho found a bap containing a
largo sum of money. Ho said nothing
of finding it, purchased some property,
and ga n It to his wife and only daugh
ter. Later he became consolence smit
ten because he had not returned tho
money to Its owner, left home without
the knowledge of his wife, and began a
hermit's life In tho Indian territory.
He says ho will never see hla wlfo
and daughter agatn until he feels that
his great sin Is forgiven. He lives alono
In a dugout, and objects to hla neigh
bors visiting him.
R0A1AMCE LEADS TO A LAW C0UUT.
An Ex-Austrinn Officer Sued for
Rrcnch of Promise.
New York, July 9. Suit has been
brought by Miss Sara Schultz against
Mandel Shorr for $25,000 for breach of
promise, and an order for the arrest of
Shorr was Issued. Miss Schultz Is tho
daugler of Rudolph Schultz, who lives)
during the court season, In Berlin, and
has a castle on the Rhine, where sho
was born 24 years ago.
Miss Schultz kept her heart free from
entanglements until she met Shorr, a
former officer of the Austrian army.
Business took him away from Ger
many, but fate brought the couple to
gether In this city, and after a short
courtship Miss Schultz promised to bo
Shorr's wife, nnd was betrayed. Tho
young woman Is at Long Branch with,
friends.
ONE OF DOOLIN'SMEN CAC0HT.
James II. Dlnck, Who Escaped from
Guthrio, Is Recaptured.
Otlumwa, Iowa, July 9. James H.
Black, a member of the famous BUI
Doolln gang, was captured by United
States oillcers nenr here today. Tho
Doollns wound up a series of murdera
r.nd robberies with a train robbery In
Oklahoma. United States officers
pushed them close, and they killed
three of the deputy marshals and wvre
then captured and placed In Jail at.
Guthrie.
With outside help, the entire gang in
Jail, thirty in number, escaped. Black;
was one of tho number. He came to
tho home of his grandfather, near thla
city. Deputy Morshal Wray learned
that he was there.
Wevlcr to Go, 'lis Said.
Jacksonville, Via., July 9. Cable dls
patches from Spain received by way of
Key West say that the government In
tends to replace Weyler with General
Ramon Blanco, 'Marquis of Pena Plata,
who was captain general of the Island
In 1S78, and who held the same office In
the Philippines when tho revolution be
gan there.
Australia's Short Crop.
London, July 9. Tho Pall Mall Gazette
says that owing to the drought In certain
parts of Australia It will be necessary to
Import thousands of tons ot California
wheat, Tho colonies affected by the
drought aro New South Wales and South
Australia.
Obsequies of Senator Harris.
Washington, July 9. Tho remains of
Senator Harris will bo taken to Memphis
for interment, leaving hero tomorrow
night. Tho funeral will tako placo at
Memphis on Tuesday.
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Tho Herald's Wenther I'oiccnst.
New York, July 10. In tho middle states
and New Kngland, today, clearing, warm
er and more sultry weather will prevail.
with maximum temperuturas above 90 de
grees and light and fresh southerly winds
shifting to fcouthwestorly and followed by
lower temperature una local thunflcr
storms in tho western and northern dis
tricts and as for south as the Delaware
alley tonight. On Sunday, In both of
these sections, fair to partly cloudy
weather will provall with local thunder
storms, southwesterly and westerly winds,
anu nearly stationary followed by slowly
falling temperatuto,