I w ra " ft nt "I T " fWf-PHf!3J? "JHlH" 1 Utt-tlt ,. wvi 1 -&; - "V ?.( ( f -r 'tw !((WlFwJ ifV-T p i ."? Sfribitiie TWO CENTS. SORANTCXN", PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1897. TWO CENTS if VVr-f THIRTEENTH INSPECTED Went Through the Ordeal with Rain Pattering Down on Them. MADE A GOOD SHOWING Compliment by Adjutant Gen eral Stewart. Before the Inspection Was Complet ed, the ltnin Cnmo Down in a Tor rout, Accompanied by Thunder mid Lightning, mid the Drill l'urt of the Inspection llnd to lie Postponed Until Another Timc--llrignde In spection Is Scheduled for Tomor row. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Camp Lewis Merrill, Jit. Gretna, Pa., July 12. "Colonel, you have a magnifl cent command: the unifoiins nre In hplendld condition." These words tell the result of this afternoon's Inspection of the Thliteenth regiment by Adjutant Gonial Stew ait and staff. They were spoken by the goreral himself and ad dressed to Colonel Coursen, after the last iran had passed through the or deal. Colonel Com sen's response 'was a sa lute as his face llghtnd with pleas ure. Colonel Hippie, the old command er of the Thirteenth, who was one of staff, signified his contentment with a smile. Rain is falling at the time and on this point, Colonel Coursen says that today's Inspection was conducted under circumstances that never before In his thlity years' experience occurred. The morning was cloudy and cool 'while the Twelfth, Eighth and Fourth regiments weie being inspected. In the afternoon the skies were threaten ing and Oen"ial Stewart had issud or ders postponing the Thirteenth's In spection, nut our boys sot ahead of the order and -were on the flell at 1 o'clock p. in. At this General Stewart remaiked to Colonel Coursen: "I theiight to cut vou off, but you were too shaip for us.' So the inspection r roceeded. First rtcuircd the review. This -was Indeed mrtgnlfleent. Our fellows sim ply coveied their arms with glory. If Scranton could only have seen It. The line of march was In front of Bri gade headquarters and return. The in spection proper was then begun. A negligent sergeant In Company F caused the only glaring criticism. The first battalion had been passed when the rain fell and the rest of the In spection was conducted In a light show er. Genera! Stewait had Just spoken the voids mentioned In the opening para graph when down came a sheet of heay lain, accompanied by thunder and lightning. Colonel Coursen slgnl lled his 'willingness to proceed with the lest of the inspection, but General Stewart was getting uncomfortably wet, ho the drill pait of the Inspection was postponed Indefinitely. The Thirteenth made their way to their homes on the hill at double quick, nnd every man was soaktd through. There weie great scenes at the camp this evening, ow Ing to a lack of double suits of clothing. It is likely that the rest of the Inspection will be conducted early tomoirow morning. At 10 a. m. tomorrow the brigade In spection will take place and the gov ernor will review at 3 In the afternoon. The Ninth regiment will elect a new colonel tomorrow night. At a late hour tonight It is btlll raining and the tents are Hooded ' Lieutenant Geo, of Company A, was in command of the brigade guard mount today. TRIP TO CAMP, The facility with which the Thir teenth regiment train was advanced by the lailroad companies after leaving Kcianton fcatuidav night was remark able. During all the tiip 17S miles the longest delay was for fifteen min utes at Mauch Chunk, where the ice water tanks of the cars were replen ished. From Mauch Chunk to Allen town, a distance of thirty-one miles, the train was but thlrty-thiee minutes In passing. Engineer John Persall was at the throttle from Solomon's Gap, where the train ai rived after a shoit cut from Avocd, until the Lehigh Vnllev sur jendered the eleven cars to the Phila delphia and Reading at Allentown. The moon and stars w ere out, throw ing the outlines of the monster moun tains clear-cut against a cloudless sky, und for the greater part of the Journey the Lehlch river followed us like a slliur snake in a garden, Lebanon, nine miles from Gretna, was reached at daybreak and after a few minutes' stop the trip was continued, arriving at Gretna park station at 4.20 Saturday morning and covering the distance of about 175 miles In less than four hours. Gretna at first Bight reminds one somewhat of Mountain paik, only it is far more beautiful. ,The park proper covers about twenty acres of forest land, prettily laid out. In the far east ern section a chautan.ua is conducted. There are at present about 1.G00 people In the Chautauqua settlement nnd tho classes pumber from seventy-live to one humlied persons. The place is used as a residence by over a scoio of famllleB, besides the boarding halls. There is a lake- on tho grounds and a twisting railroad over which travels a small engine with summer cars. annTNA is different. Hut Ctetnn camp, where the" soldiers are, Is different, very much so. It Is a field; the grass would have been gran If the sun had not tapped It dry as hay; tho soil has. been baked in Continued on Pa bo CI BRITAIN SOMEWHAT SHY. Ilcnrs Our Appeal for International Bimetallism, but (Jives No Sign of Her Intention!,. London, July 12. An important con ference was held at the foreign ofllce todny between Senator Wolcott, former Vice-President Stevenson and General Paine, tho members of the United States bimetallic commission, nnd Am bassador Hay nnd Lord Salisbury, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the exchequer; Arthur Balfour, first lord of the treasury, and Lord Oeorge Ham ilton, secretary of state for India. The conference was preliminary to the car rying on of further negotiations on tho subject of international bimetallism. It was stated that France was ready to co-operate with the United States, Great Britain and Germany In reach ing an agreement for international bi metallism. The British representatives present made no statement Indicating their Intentions In the mattr. Con sultations of high Brltlsn olflclals will be held before another meeting with the American commissioners and in the meantime the latter will privately dis cuss the question with Baron do Roths child nnd other financiers and endeavor to secure their support. LOVER'S DIE IN EACH OTHER'S ARMS. Opposition to .Marriage Prompts n Double Suicide. Mollnc, O, July 12. Edward William Cow ells, a boy of 18, and Nellie A. Lush er, 17 years old, had loved each other for a long time, but their parents thought neither old enough to marry. On Wednes day ovenlng the young couple attended a lawn fete at a farm, after which they returned to the Lusher homo with Nellie's younger sister. A short time afterwaid tho couple dis appeared and no trace of them was dis covered until yesterday, when their hats wero found on tho bank of n stone quarry pool. The water was dragged, and they wtie brought to the surface, tightly clasped in each other's arms. BOTH SIDES TENACIOUS. Conferees on the Tarill Dill Find It Difficult to Get Together on Points nt Issue Between the Two Houses. Washington, July 12. The tariff con feiees hae struck some snags In their work. The minor matters were easily adjusted, but on all Important features there has been no agreement and the outlook today was that several reports would have to be made before an ad justment could be leached. The house conferees nre standing solidly by their bill and the senate conferees are no less tenacious. The senate conferees have laid before the house members the condition In the senate where there is not an actual ma jority of the Republicans and where other than Republican votes arc neces sary to pass the bill or adopt a con feience report. They asseited that In ISM the Democrats were In better shape In the senate than the Republicans now, as they had an actual majority, yet the house was finally compelled to accept the senate bill In order to pass It. The members of the house are stand ing by their bill nevertheless, and have told the senators that they cannot ac cept the senate amendments on many Important Items. The more important features of the bill ate not settled and the conferees find trouble on items out side of sugar, wool, coal and lead, hungryTbutVoFt work. All Army of Worthless Tramps In festing Knnsns. Topeka, Kan., July 12. There is great indignation among Kansas farmeis, who are short of lioM) in tho harest fields, oer tho army of tramps infesting tho country and absolutely rofuslng to work for good wages. In many communities the faimcrs have resolved not to glvo food to tramps, and as a, result the hobos hao resorted to theft to keep them from Btarlng. The county Jails are rapidly tilling with tramps ai rested for stealing. Thousands of acies of Kansas wheat have been dam aged foi lack of help. FIRE AT A COTTONMILL. Wnstc Ignited by n Spark, mid .Much Dninnco Wrought. Lancaster, July 12. A flro occuned at tho cotton mill of the George Brown . Sons, Mount Joy, this county, this after noon, that caused a loss of $12,000, cov ered by insurance, A large building used as a picking department was com pletely gutted and valuable machinery ruined. It was caused by a nail passing thiough a picker, causing a spark which Ignited waste. Two hundred hands nro tempo rarily thrown out of emplojmcnt. GR0VER TO BE REVERSED. Cleveland's Order for the Consolida tion of Pension Agencies Is to 11 o Suspended Indefinitely. Washington, July 12. At the cabinet meeting tomorrow It Is likely that In ad dition to tho consideration to bo given tho currency message, the piesldont's or der, now only awaiting his signature, relative to tho consolidation of pension agencies, will bo brought up in some foun, Tho order of President Cleveland, re ducing tho agencies from 18 to 9, was to tuko effect on Sept, 1 next, and tomor row. In all probability, the cabinet will bo definitely advised and consulted as to tho document, Tho order as now framed will merely suspend the carrying out of the consolidation order of tho last ad ministration until further notice. There Is a fooling that in time all pen sion payments should bo paid from tho ngency at Washington, and the admin istration's view Is that It might be bet ter to take this radical action when any change Is made In the system. For tho present, however, tho operation of the old order Is simply suspended, consolida tion as provided for being regarded as impracticable now, and Involving too much cost and inconvenience. DRUMMER HEIR TO A MILLION. New York, July 12. A cablegram from Sweden has been received by H. Corlne notifying him that ho had fallon heir to 11,00(1,000. Corlne was employed ns com mercial traveler by a St. Paul shoe con cern. Dr. Pitcnlrn Gets n Consulate. Hnrrtsburg, July 12.-Dr. Hugh Pltcalrn,, of Harrlsburg, has been notified of his appointment as consul of tho United States nt Hamburg, Germany, nnd re quested to report at tho Btnte department in Washington nxt Saturday for the usual formalities. YOUNG REPUBLICANS CAPTURE DETROIT Delegates to the League Convention Ar rive in Great Force. TWO PRESIDENTIAL BOOMS IN TOW Marcus 1'ollnskv, of Chicago, nnd Leonard J. Crawford, ol Kentucky, Open Headquarters anil Dispense Hospitality Regular Work or tho Convention to Begin This Morning. Detroit, Mich., July 12. Delegates to the National League of Republican clubs' convention came In great force by tonight's trains. The two leading candidates for president of the league have opened headquarters at the two leading hotels. Marcus Pollasky, tho popular Chicago lawyer, who seems to be in tho lead, has established himself at tho Russell House, and Leonard J. Crawford, of Kentucky, a close second, dispenses hospitalities at the Cadillac. Tho presidency and the location of the next conention are almost the only topics of interest discussed around the hotels in connection with the conven tion. The resolutions adopted will doubtless be an endorsement of last year's St. Louis convention. The first session will be held tomorrow morning. TAX BILL HEARINGS. Prominent Merchants Ask the Cov entor to Veto the Merchants' Li cense Ilill--Othor Subjects Con sidered. Harrlsburg, July 12. Governor Hnst lrgs gave public hearings this afternoon in the executive cham ber or. the mercantile ta meas ure and the Simon electric light plant bill. Attorney General lie Cormick and Secietary of the Com monwealth Reeder were present as ad visers of the executive. Speeehes In opposition to the mercantile bill weie made by these Phlladelphtans: W. W. Folkrod, pie.sident of tho Trades league; Henry A. Fry, grocers and importers exchange; William M. Coatea, board of trade; L. F. Pass mote, commercial exchange; W. II. Supple, Hardware .association; Theo dore Justice, N. D. Kelly, Trades league, Charles M. Bells, lumber ex change; Francis B. Reeves, William T. Tllden, Business Men's league, nnd Joshua J. Bailey, representing the Dry Goods association. George A. Kelly, John Blndly and W. B. Rodders, repre senting the Pittsburg chamber of com merce and Grocers' association, also spoke against the bill. William Haines and Charles R. Wood, of Philadelphia, advocated the feign ing of the measure on the ground that It wouli force the large department stores to pay a heavier tax and aid the single-line merchants. Thomas Martlndale nnd George Hawkes, of Philadelphia, spoke against the Simon bill. There were also dele gations present in opposition to this proposition from Kenntt Square, Potts!lle, Beaver Falls, Shlppensburg, Lehighton, Butler and Wllkes-Barre. Richmond L. Jones, of Reading, and Henry Clay, of Philadelphia, defended the measure. MAD WOMAN'S AWFUL SUICIDE. Hold Her Half-Scvorcd Head in Her Hands and Died. New York, July 12. Lydia Mahoney, 45 years old, committed suicide whllo temporaarily deranged. The woman cut her throat from ear to ear. Tho arrange ments for taking her life were ghastly In their completeness. On tho floor, by tho side of the bed, tho woman had placed a number of clean turklsn towels. In tho centro sho had placed a largo wash bowl, and then had set upon the edge of the bed and drawn tho sharp in strument across her throat. Bvldontly sho had leaned forward at this time, and, holding her half-severed head In her hands, the blood had streamed from the awful cut until tho bowl on tho floor be neath hor was almost filled. Then strength deserted her, nnd she dropped to the floor, her head Hying back in tho death spasm. GOOD TIMES COMING, Thrco Pittsburg Stool Mills Conic to nn Understanding with Their Em ployes, and Work Is Resulted. Pittsburg, July 12. The special steel scalo at Jones & Laughlln's Amcilcan Iron and steel plant was signed today at a conferenco of tho, workmen and firm, and work probably will bo resumed to morrow. The woikmen accepted tho terms offered by the company. It is said to bo a slight decrease 1n wages on the price per ton, but an Increase on the output, which will be much greater, ow ing to the Improved machinery. The Iron scalo Is tho only one remaining unsigned. Tho National rolling mill at McKees port resumed in full this morning in all departments, except the puddling, whero tho men aru on a strike. Work was also resumed In nearly every department of the W. Dewces-Wood rolling mill, and tho Indications are for steady work. UNION PACIFIC THE THEME. Seuntor Morgan Arraigns Thnt Rond nnd Curries His Point. Washington, July 12. A discussion of Union Pacific railroad affairs occupied the attention of tho senato today. Tho defloiency appropriation bill was taken up early in tho day, and Mr. Morgan pro posed an amendment designed to pre vent tho consummation of an agreement made some time Blnco for the settlement of the governor's claims against the road, Mr. Morgan spoke through the da', se verely arraigning the Paclllo railway managers. Late in the day tho entire subject was disposed of 1 the withdrawal of the paragraph to which Mr. Morgan had of. fered his amendment. Tho deficiency bill was not completed up to tho time of ad Journment. Q0MEZ SLIPS OUT OF CUBA. Thought to Have Conic to tho United States for Conference. Havana, via Key West, Fla., July 12. It Is reported here, as coming from Clen fuegos, Cuba, that General Gomes has left the Island. It la not believed that this Is prompted by any desire to leave the scene of operations, but perhaps tho Cuban leader has started to tho United btates for a conference. SPANISH WAR NEWS. According to This tho Insurgents Are (Jetting Worsted. Havana, July 12. Reports from 8antt Splrltus confirm tho rumor that General Qulntln Banderas, who committed tho In surgents In the engagement on July 5, nt Papaya Heights, was killed during the fight. Captain General Weyler, who left San ctl Splrltus In the latter part of last week with tho Astxurlas battalion, sur pircd a camp of the Insurgents near Jarucco, nnd a Bharp engagement took place. Among tho killed wus the well known Dr, Hernandez. The Yberla squadron, whllo reconnoln teilng near Guanabana, on tho north coast In tho province of Plnar del Rio, encountered a large band of Insurgents, killed nineteen and captured two. Tho Spaniards destroyed the huts at tho salt and the sugar mill. DEATH IN A TRAIN CRASH. Thirty-Two Killed nnd Eighty-Pour Seriously Injured in n Collision on a Danish Railroad. Copenhagen, July 12. A terrible rail way disaster took place about mid night at GJentofte. Tho express from Belslngoer ran into a passenger train standing at the station, wrecking eight carriages. Most of the victims are of the artisan class. The collision wns due to an error made by the engineer in reading the signal and by the failuro of a brake to act. Thirty-two bodies were extricated. The number seriously injured wore eighty-four. MONSTER CARP TOWED THE BOAT. rishcrmnn John Clnrk, of Phoenix vlllo, Had an Exciting Time. Phoenlxvllle, Pa., July 12. rew fisher men, especially In inland waters, aro privileged to ride in a boat towed by a tinny monster nt the other end of an angler's lino; but such was the experi ence of John Clark, of this boiough, whllo fishing In Black Rock dam. In the middle of tho stream he hooked a monster carp, and the latter resisted as tho lino was hauled In. Neither man nor fish was disposed to give In; so away went Clark's boat up stream, towed by the carp. It was an ex citing time for tho fisherman, but final ly, about a quarter of a mile abovo the point where his novel ride began, he managed to stop tho skiff and get tho upper hand of the carp. The fish was hauled into the boat, landed, takon to Clark's home and tipped tne scales at 23 pounds. THREW A LIGHTED LAMP. Fatal Result of n Family Quarrel nt Williamsport--A Wife's Efforts to Rescues Hor Drunken Husband Prove of No Avail. Wtlllamsport, Pa., July 12. William Mortis was burned to death here under ruther peculiar circumstances. Ho re turned home at a late hour last nJght and beiated his wife for a fancied wrong. Being under the Influence of liquor, Mor ris then went upstairs and went to bed, sleeping until after 0 o'clock. .Arising from the bed he picked up a lighted lamp, which was standing on the floor and hurled It at his wife, exclaiming thnt he would either put her or himself out of the way. The lamp struck the woman on the leg and bounded against tho bedstead. The bowl broke and the oil scattered all over tho furniture and carpet. The room was listantly ablaze, and Morris In his drunk en stupor lay down on the blazing bed. His wife tried to arouse him and drag htm from danger, but her efforts were futile. After being driven from tho room b tho smoke, Mrs. Morris aroused tho neighbors, who notified tho fire depart ment. In the meantime, Morris' body was burned to an unrecognizable mass. BENHAM'S FLAME GONE. Tito Woman He Loved Is Now in Hid ing in Canada. Batavia, N. Y., July 12. Miss May Wlard, the pretty joung woman, who in fatuated Howard Benham, tho 28-year-old banker, now on trial for the murder of his wife by giving her prusslc acid, is supposed to have fled to Canada, that sho might not bo compelled to testify against her admirer. Her heart-broken parents hae no knowledgo of her wheie abouts. When Benham was arrested and charged with murder she returned a ring that he had given ner to tho Jeweler from whom Benham had procured It, but for which he had failed to pay. Shortly af terwards sho left tho city and has not been seen sinco. MURDERED WITH AN AXE. Itolibcry tho Motive, and Two Ne groes Under Suspicion. New Orleans, La., July 12. Robert Ainsworth, of Chicago, was found dead this morning in an old shanty along the track of the Illinois Central railroad. He was last seen Saturday evening In tho company of two ne'groes and op peared to bo under tho Intluenco of li quor. Ainsworth was murdered with an axe, the latter being found by his side. Ills pockets had been rifled. IT'S LONDON IN 1900. Endcnvorors Are Anxious to Show Europe Their Strength. San Tranclsco, Cnl., July 12, "London In 1900" is to be tho rallying cry of tho Christian Endeavorers for tho next threo ears. It Is tho ambition of President Clark and his millions of followers to show the Old World something of the strength of their organization. TOM REED'S SPONSOR DEAD. Kittery, Mo July 12 Goneral Mark F, Wentworth, one of tho most promin ent men In this stato, died today, aged 77 years. He had long been n leader of tho Republican party here, and was a member of the Chicago convention of 1S60, nnd helped nomlnato Abraham Lin coln for tho presidency. Ho also was in strumental In Thomas B, Reed's first election to congress. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Richmond, Va July 12. Whllo return ing from church, Sam and Oscar Me banes, farmers of Albemarle, were killed by lightning last night. They had sought refugo under a tree. PLEADED GUILTV. New York, July 12. Domlnlco Cardarel II, who killed Qlusoppl Uouncuare In Mul berry street on July 4, pleaded guilty to murder In the first degree and postponed tho pleading indefinitely. ENDEAVORERS ARE NOW AT LIBERTY Regular Work of the San Francisco Con vention Concluded. SIGHT-SEEINQ IS NEXT IN ORDER Today n Public Reception Mill Ho Tendered at Oakland to tho Visit ing Dclcgatos and After Thnt Ex cursions to Various Places of In terest on tho Const Will lie the Programme. San Francisco, July 12. With the meeting today In the Mechanics' pavil ion the Clnlstlan Endeavor convention was brought to a close. The pro gramme for the day and evening was an Interesting one. Besides the early inoi nlng prayer meetings, the Chris tian Endeavor missionary force spoke at the morning service at the Mechan ics' pavilion and the evangelistic fotce was at Wood'vnrd's pavilion. In tho afternoon the Junior Endeavorers held a rally nt the Mechanics' pavilion and a school of practical endeavor meth ods was held at Woodward's pavilion. At both pavilions special consecration exercises marked the close of all pro ceedings. Tuesday the visiting delegates will nttend a public reception, to which they have been rpeclally Invited by a committee, representing the citizens of Oakland It Is expected that at least 10,000 will cross tho bay and enjoy tho hospitality of the Oaklanders. With the end of the convention In sight the thousands of visitors, dele gates and others will take advantage of the opportunity and the cheap rates to visit the many places of interest throughout the state. Arrangements have been made for excuislons to Mon tetey, Mount Hamilton, Yosemlt San ta Clara Mountains. Stanford univer sity and other Interesting places. NO MONEY FOR FISH COMMISSION. Stillwcll and Dcmntli Have a Con Hiiltntion with the Governor. Harrlsburg, July 12. Governor Hastings learned today that the legislature had by mistake forgotten to Insert in tho general appropriation bill nn Item giving the stato fish commission $40,000. The re sult will bo thnt all of tho state hatch cries will be closed, and 60,000 breeding fish turned Into the streams. Commis sioners Stlllwell and Demuui wero here tonight In consultation with the gover nor, and It was agreed that the blunder could not be remedied. The $15,000 for a fish warden nnd dep uties created by tho Baldwin bill Is also unprovided for In the general appropria tion bill. Tho governor has decided to veto the new llsh bill In tho light of these blunders. CHARGED WITH MURDER. Missouri Grand Jury Investigates Death ai Jacob Foster. LaPorte, Ind , July 12. Mrs. Esther Hertford, formerly Miss Ksther Castle, of Three Oaks, Mich., has been indicted at Macon, Mo , for the murder of Jacob Foster, of Three Oaks, whose body was found burled in the cellar of tho houso occupied by tho Castles, who moved to Missouri, from Berrien county, Michi gan. Foster left Three Oaks to visit tho Cas tles in Missouil. He never wns again Been alive, and his fate remained a mys tery until his hullet-rlddlod body was un earthed In Castle's home. SOUTHERN JUSTICE. Negro Assailant of a Littlo Girl Sur rounded in a Swnmp by a Mob of Angry Men, Who Thrcnton Him with Summnry Vengeance. Jonesboro, Ga., July 12. Oscar Smith, a negro, on Sunday assaulted the C-year-old daughter of ex-Senator Camp bell, leaving the child dying In a field near her father's handsome residence. Ho got nearly an hour's start of the hastily formed posse, which took after hltn as soon as the crime was discov ered, and made his way over into Henry county. A score of bloodhounds were put upon his trail and tho telegraph wires were worked in all directions. All last night his trail was followed through Hemy county down into Butts county, the army of his maddened pur suers growing with every hour. When morning broke the sheriffs of four coun ties with innumerable deputies were leading as many gangs of men and by noon every available man had Joined in the chase. Very few church services were held and the excitement through out the country regions was intense. The negto was followed through the woods over into Spauldlng county, and at McDonough all the pusulng parties were, brought together. Here a plan of campaign was formed and the chase renewed under moro coherent condi tions. The negro, after traveling nearly a hundred miles without food or rest, was known to be in tho near vicinity, and the men by sheer force of numbeis were able to surround the heavy swamp In the recesses of which he Is concealed, Nothing short of a miracle can accom plish his escape, and the mob will make short shift of him when they get him In their hands. His victim Is horribly Injured and will die. DISTINGUISHED TRIPLET DEAD. Kokomo, Ind., July 12. Hobart White, ono of tho noted booster triplet boys named respectively for President McKln loy, Vice President Hobart and Gover nor Mount, died here today of cholera Infantum nnd excesslvo heat, McKlnloy Is similarly stricken and Is expected to die. They wero born Aug, 2, 1S08. They weighed tho tamo until a fow days ago, and could not be told apart, except by ribbons worn as distinguishing marks, MACHETE FOR SENATOR MASON. Washington, July 12. Estrada Palma, tho head of tho Cuban Junta In this coun try, has sent a machete or Cuban battle ax to Senator Mason, of Illinois, In recog nition of Senator1 Mason's services for free Cuba, . - LIVED FOR OVER A CENTURV. Akron, Ohio, July 12. Mrs. PrlBcllla Spooner Is dead In Kent. She was 103 yiars old, and the olde3t person on the Western Reserve. TRIPLE MURDER DUE TO JEALOUSY. Cherokee l'roodmcn nnd n Woman Killed in n Quarrel. Wichita, Kan., July 12. News of a trlplo killing comes from Possum Ciek, a few mlleB from Hayden, I. T where tho prfyment of $7,000 of tho Cherokee strip money to the freedmen of tho Chcrokeo nation, took plnco recently. The freed men are Jubilant over their nowly ac quired woalth, nnd for Boveral days have been celebrating their good fortune with a great picnic on Possum Creek. Tho bello of tho occasion wa.s Lillian Stewart, nnd Will Nnve, Paul Elliott nnd John Condor wero foremost among her admirers. Finally they quarreled nnd El liott oponed flro on his rivals with a six shooter and Navo and Condor wero killed outright. Elliott then shot the woman, In flicting a mortal wound. He Is still at large. HAPPINESS WAS SHORT. Grnnt West, a Cicero Iiridcgroom, Drowned nt Pulton. Tulton, July 12.-Grant West, nged 20, was drowned while swimming in tho raceway of the Oswego Falls Pulp nnd Paper company at 7 o'clock Inst eve ning. West cnmo here from Cicero. Ho wns married last Sunday evening to Miss Jesslo Van Scholck, of Tulion. Last evening, with his father-in-law, Ellas Van Scholck, and his littlo brother-in-law, ho went In swimming. Ho had been In the water but a few minutes when he was taken with cramps. Mr, Van Scholck wns near by, but could not savo him. GOVERNOR'S VERSION. General Hnstings Tells of His Inter view with Senator Quay, nnd Snys Ho Wasn't Asked to Support tho Latter for Ro-Elcction. Harrlsburg, July 12. Governor Hast ings gave out the following statement tonight in reply to tho ofllclal an nouncement of Senator Quay that he is a candidate for re-election to the Uni ted States senate: "Senators Quay and Penrose called on me Saturday morning. The put pose of their visit was to Induce me to sign the Becker bill, so called, relating to Philadelphia, and they were very ur gent. When I decllneel to make any promises Senator Quay announced that ho would change his mind and vould become an active candidate for United States senator. I was not asked to support him In his candidacy for Uni ted States senator. Tho subject of tny approval or disapproval of the mercan tile tax bill vas not mentioned In the Interview." LASHED, TARRED AND FEATHERED. Citizens of Beatrice, Neb., Thus Chastise a Cruel Stepfather. Denver, Colo., July 12. Julia L. Bar ton, tho 15-year-old stepdaughter of Ad nm Wlnebrenner, of Beatrice, Neb., who has arrived In Denver to live with her aunt, Mrs. F. M. Bishop, still bears the marks of tho cruel beating with a horsewhip, which caused her to run away from homo a fortnight ago. Yesterday Wlnebrenner was taken from Jail by a mob of Indignant citizens of Beatrice, lashed and tarrou and feath ered. Wlnebrenner la a son of John Wlnebrenner, of HarrlBburg, Pa,, founder of the sect known as the Church of God, FOR A LOST HEIRESS, $5,000. Millionaire Stevenson Offers n Re ward for His Dnughtcr. Boston, Mass., July 12. The novel sit uation of a reward of $3,000 being of fered for tho return of an heiress to mll l'ons, who has been missing for two months, has Just been presented by Mil lionaire James Stevenson, a well-known real estate operator, of this city. He of fers this reward for tho return of his handsome daughter, Grace. Tho last seen of the girl was on the night of April 20, when sho left her mother's beautiful home, at No. 147S Beacon street, Brookllne, saying that she was going on an enand. STARTED ON FULL TIME. Bridgeport, Conn., July 12. Tho factory of the Union Metallic Cartrldgo company started work this morning in all depart ments on full time. Tho concern employs 1,200 hands. SAW THE PRESIDENT. Washington, July 12. Commander Booth-Tucker, the head of tho Salvation aimj in the United States, called at the white houso this afternoon. Presi dent McKinley received Commander Booth-Tucker cordially, expressing pleas ure at meeting a man of whom ho had heard bo much, and praising tho work of the Salvation army. In which ho has long taken a friendly Interest. SENATOR QUAY'S HUMOR. Washington, July 12. Senator Quay Is Washington's hot-weather humorist. A remark dropped by him tho other day, that ho was "tired of that sweat-box" meaning the senate chamber and longed for private life, started the rumor that the crafty Pennsylvanlan Intended to re tire from tho senate Mr. Quay renlly had no more Idea of retiring than of nev er going tarpon fishing again, Anti-Trust Order Vacated. Albany, N. Y July 12. Justico Alden Chester today vacated the orders grant ed by him upon the application of tho attorney general in Juno last, compell ing tho presidents of the various an thrnclto coal road companies to appear before a referee as witnesses In a pro ceeduro under the new anti-trust laws to determine whether there is nn alleged Illegal coal "trust." T1I1S NEWS THIS MOKNINO. Weather Indications Today! Showers; Northwesterly Winds. 1 Telegraph Our Soldier Boys at Mount Gretna. Arbitrators Will Aim to Adjust tho Big Strike, Young Republicans at Detroit. Sun FranciEco Endeavor Convention at an End. 2 Sport-Easterti, National and Atlantic Loagua Base Ball Games. Sporting Mlbcellany, 3 Local City Assessment for 1897. Court Buslress. 4 Editorial. Washington Gossip, 6 Local School Finances nl a, Low Ebb, G Local Wst Side and City Suburban. 7 Lackawanna County News. Amateur Base Ball, 8 Neighboring County Happenings, Financial and Commerelal, ' WILL TRY TO ADJUST IT Arbitration Boards of Four States Will Meet at Pittsburg. STRIKERS HOLD THEIR OWN The Developments of the Day Tend to Strengthen Them. Practically All tho Mines in tho Pitts burg District Aro Now Idle Snvo Those of tho New York and Cleve land Gas Coal Coiiipnny--M holesnlo Stoppage of Work in tho Spring field. III., I)istrict--Othor News of thoIiigStiikc. Springtleld, 111., July 12. The mom bers of the Illinois state board of ar bittatlon, Daniel J. Keefe, chairman, Chicago: Edward Bldgely, Sprlnglield, and Horace It. Calef, Montlcello, left today for Pittsburg, where, Wednes day, they will meet with the stato board of Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylva nia, and endeavor to effect a settle ment of tho miners' strike. LITTLE CHANGE AT P1TTSBUBO. Pittsburg, July 12, Beyond the strengthening of the mlneis' lines along the rivers, there was little chango In the stilke situation today. Tho Iron clad contracts which were in force at several mines In tho Monongahela val ley were swept out of existence today and the strike was made general in tho fouith pool. The Chamounl, Appollo, Jack Jones and O'Nell's Fayette City mines, which had been running with a light force of men and under Iron-eiada are Idle. The men at Chamounl mine were the last to lay down their tools. The miners along the rher are rejoic ing over this victory. The only mine reported In operation in the region is the Quitable at Web ster. . It Is a stock company compris ing about seventy-five stockholder and they nre mining their own coal. The Blyth Coal company has offered the 09 cent rate to their men nt the Bed Bird mine, but the officials will not al low them to go to work at present, A mass meeting was htid at Fayette City this afternoon and plans made to look after the strikers and see that no mines lesumc. The men in the Stickel Hollow mines of Washington Coal company also came out today, making the suspension com plete in this district except at the mines of the New York and Cleveland Ga-i Coal company, where about 1,200 men are working. No effort has yet been made to get these diggers out and tho miners at other pits who have laid down their tools are grumbling at the slowness of DeArmltt's men in Joining the movement. SITUATION AT JELLICO. Knoxville, Tenn., July 12. Authentic Information from the Jelllco coal min ing district, where over 2,000 miners aro out on strike, is to the effect that re ports ns to destitution among the peo ple aro totally without foundation. Tho men have had no work since May 1, but have so far managed to subsist without aid from the outside. Tho trouble In the Jelllco disttict seems to be mainly due to the desire of miners to suspend dutingthe summer on account of low prices of coal and high fi eight rates. They have been indlfletent whether or not an agreement was reached as. lo wage scale. As yet no violence lu been lepoited. nee ru1 been lepoiteu. ingfieldHllls., July 12. Pursuant tie declsaa of yesterday's mass ing the mviers in nil mines In tho SnrlncfieluM to the meeting Springfield district struck today except the Clear Lake Co-opeiatlve and Spauldlng shafts. DROWNED WHILE BATHING. Hundreds of Spectators Saw Arthur lltirlan Lose His Lite. Wllllamsport, July 12. In plain low of hundreds of spectatois who wero con gregated along tho banks of the river Arthur J. Harlan w is drowned hero last evening. While bathing young Harlan got beyond his dnpth, and despite tho ef forts of Guy Wintets, a companion, met a watery grave. Harlan's cries for help wero heard by several lumbeimen who wero at work on a noar-by boom. Tho latter rof un d to go to tho lad's aid, believing that ho was attempting to play r practical Joke on them by feigning to bo drowning. Win ters was Anally rescued In nn uncon scious condition. Tho body of Harlan was recoveied after several hours' search, WAS EXAMINING A REVOLVER. Altoonn, July 12. Geoige Kaiser, a welt known young meehnnle of this city, met Instant deuth whllo fooling with u loaded revohcr. He was examining tho weapon piovlous to purchasing It, when It was dis charged, tho ball passing thiough his stomach. NEW LINE OF WORK TOR WOMEN. Now York, July 12 Nc w Brunsw Ick, N. J has a woman night watchman, and 30 successful has Mrs. Oeorgo Huber been lu her new vocation that she epocts to con tinue in that cnpaelty Indefinitely, The Herald's Wenthcr Forecast. Now York, July 13 -The Herald's weather forecast: In tho Mlddlo States and Now Egland today, cloudy to part ly cloudy weather will prevail till noon, preceded on nnd near tho coasts by rain with fresh variablo winds, northwest erly and considerably lower temperature and less actuul humidity, followed by clearing In tho afternoon In this sec tion, nnd tonight in New England, On Wednesday In both of those slcUoiis fair and considerably warmer wuuther will prtvull with fresh and light noithwest crlv winds, becoming variablo, follow ml In tho western parts of this bcctlon by a warm wave. y W-
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