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STRIKE AT A
FEVER HEAT
Operators Convinced That
Matters Have Taken a
Serious. Turn.
A BIG DEMONSTRATION
Five Hundred Miners March
from Finleyville.
Tlicy Succeed in Bringing Out the
Miners at Iliiunln Distrlct--Mincrs'
Lender) .licet with I'oor Success in
Trying to Bring Out .Men in tho
Coke C()iintry--,rl)ltrators Trying
to Bring About a. SettlementStrike
nt Altoonn.
Pittsburg, July 22. Excitement was
at fever heat In local coal miners cir
cles today. The operators apparently
were preparing for any demonstration
and before nightfall, they were con
vinced that matters had taken a ser
ious turn. Early In the morning about
GOO miners from the Finleyville dis
trict marched on tho Bunola mjnes and
succeeded In bringing out the men
at work. Sheriff Lowry of this county
has a force of deputies ready for duty
nt a moment's notice and trouble Is
looked for at any time. The deputies
are In readiness to go to the mines
of the New 'York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company. A march on the Turtle
Crook, Plum Creek and Sandy Creek
mine Is expected at any time. It was
leured from reliable authority that
such a march was n contemplation
but would not take place until the lat
ter part of the week.
At Cunonsburg It was reported that
one tlusand men would march to the
Cook mines tonight and stay there un
til the diggers came out. Sheriff
Clark, of Washington county, was on
hand with a large number of deputies
and trouble was expected If the strl
ers attempted to force the men to quit
work
Tho miners' leaders continue at work
In an effort to persuade the miners In
the Connellsvllle coke region to stop
work, but dispatches from Unlontown
nndDunbnrindlcatethat they are meet
ing with poor success. A Unlontown
dispatch fays the leaders are very
much disheartened and admit private
ly that they have failed to create any
strike sympathy. The Redstone .min
ers, it Is claimed, will be bade next
week. Dunbar dispatches say there Is
very little probability that the coke
region will become a factor In the
strike. The new state law to compel
coal operators to weigh the coal before
It Is scieened and to pay the miners
on Its basis Is to be tested to Its fullest
extent and the whole uniformity agree
ment hinges on this test. A large
number of operators are putting in
scales so as to weigh the coal accord
ing to the new law, but others are pre
paring to fight It. Among the latted Is
V. P. DeArmltt, who says the law
can be abrogated by the right of pri
vate contract and he Intends to test It
by the contract he has with his men.
Under this contract ho agrees to pay
his men 54 cents per 2,000 pounds of
coal screened over one-half Inch screen,
with nothing to be paid for coal drop
ping through sand and screen. Ho
claims the miner has a right to mine
coal to be paid after screening and
that the operator can also pay the
miner In this fashion.
ARBITRATORS AT WORK.
A memb?r of the arbitration commis
sion said tonight that the new antl
sc! ceiling law would cut a figure lu
the new agreement and the law would
be thoroughly tested before It Is Incor
porated In the agreement.
The arbitrators were at work among
the Pittsburg operators today and they
are trying every means to bring about
n meeting of tluj opetntors. So far
they have been unsuccessful In arrang
ing for a meeting, but It is hoped to
accomplish this shortly. Mayor Ford
said today that he had not consented
to call a meeting and that he would
not do so, although It had been sug
gested to him that such a proceeding
would bo the best thing to do under
the circumstances.
A Wheeling dispatch says the miners
apt the Bogga mines refused to come
"Saut when requested by a committee of
strikers to do so today and arrange
ments are being made for a demon
stration of btrlkeis tomorrow. While
It Is declared to be a peaceful demon
stration, another refusal to come out
may pieclpitate trouble.
Altoona, July 22. The strlko of J. L.
Mitchell's and Taylor & McCoy's
miners at Gallltzln and Uarnes & Tuck
er's miners, at fiarnesboro, Cambria
county, are local in their nature and
have no relation to the western trouble.
Mitchell's men object to a rate of
thlity-tlve cents a ton on cool going
Into coke, but are willing to compro
, mlse on thlrty-elght cents. As the
dlffeience Is but a trifle, It Is thought
the matter will be soon adjusted and
, that -all the Gnllltzln miners will be ut
work next week. Tha Barneaboro
mlueis make the additional complaint
that thry am being defrauded by false
wlghtf.
Corning, O.. July 22,-Tho Ohio On.
tral lines re hauling West Virslnla
coal. Last night nt Olouster, O., the
Pins were pulled on a coal tialn by un
nuthorlzed fersons. Homo of tho cars
ran back colliding with a locomotive.
fit. Louis. July 22. The miners nt
Belleville, 111, to tho number of 1,000
today at noon decide to Join the strlk
em for better ,woges. No coal will be
dug for local use.
Peoila, III.. July 20. Between S50 and
400 miners from Mlnonk, Tolouca and
Rutland, matched to Roanoku this
morning airlvlnjf there about 4:30 o'
clock, There co-nlng was learned In ad
vnnco ntirt mint of the miners went to
work. Some met with them and de
cided not to ko to work. After the
meeting the visiting miners wont away.
Aurora, T Juy SJ.Thet Aurora cot
ton mills closed today oh account of
tho coal (amine. Tho concern employs
600 hands
Kalrrnount, W. Vn.. July 22. Armed
deputy sheriffs of the county now
guard the Hlte mine at Kings, three
miles above here on thn Tygarts Valley
river. The sheriff was called there this
afternoon, as the operators feared an
outbreak, but no arrestr were made.
This morning the drivers at that mine
Joined tho strikers. The operators so
cured new drivers lu an hour and nt
noon over half of the miners came out.
Then the second lot of drivers threw
up their positions and some of the men
began stoning the miners who were
foiced to leave their work, and who
had assembled In front of the mine.
BOOTY WORTH THOUSANDS.
Whnt Jlutlcr County Burglars (inth
crcd Up nt I'nrmor Woods'.
Butler, Pa July 22. Robbers who loot
ed the house of William Woods, a wealthy
farmer of Clinton township, In daylight,
took ten lire Insurance policies, twenty
deeds of prorjertlea, three bank books,
containing balancei In Mr. Woods' favor
on Pittsburg and Tarentum banks
nmountlng to $3,SW; two checks aggregat
ing $1,500, two promissory notes of $300
each nnd ten notes of smaller amounts,
a certificate of deposit for CU0 and valu
able receipts and paper, besides a small
amount of cash. There Is no clue to the
thieves.
CLOUD BURST
AT YOUNGSTOWN
Great Damage to Life ami Property.
Many Persons Arc Klllcd--In-linbitants
Pursued by Lightning,
I'lrc nnd Flood.
Younu&town, O., July 22. At 7 o'clock
tonight a terrible cloudburst struck this
town, flooding the entire valley and caus
ing great danoge to property, both In the
city and along the railway lines. Many
peoplo are supposed to bo drowned. Tho
entire country east and west for twenty
miles was flooded and the damage will be
enoimous, the railroads being the heaviest
losers. The Erie railroad, west of War
ren, fourteen miles, and north of Sharon
for tho same distance, was entirely Hood
ed out, and irders were Issued to discon
tinue all trains. Many residences here
wero flooded, and tho occupants were
taken away by tho police and fire depart
ments. The Mahoning Valley electric
lines wars flooded out and all the bridges
washed away. Tho Catliollo church at
Nlles was struck by lightning at the same
hour and nearly destroyed by fire, whllo
business houses and manufacturing con
cerns were flooded. Henry Myers, a
tailor, while standing at his residence on
Mill street, was struck by lightning and
Instantly killed. He leaves a family. The
excursion trains which left here this
morning for Lake Erie nre all side track
ed, thirty miles out, and will probably not
reach the city tonight. On every railroad
leading Into the city comes reports of ex
tensive washouts and bridges swept away
and railroad officials cay the loss will be
tho heaviest they have ever known. At
10.30 o'clock .tonight cnme the first detl
nlto Information of tho damage done by
tho storm. Along Crab creek, running
Into tho city hi tho northeast along tho
Erie and Lake Shore railroads and empty
ing Into the Mahoning river near tho
Lake Shore depot a cloudburst occurred
about ten miles out.
At nbout 10 o'clock tho water swept
down tho valley Into the city carrying ev
erything that was not fastened down be
fore it. Tho bed of tho creek was not
more than 20 feet wide but tho flood
spread out a width of about 2,000 feet.
It rose quickly and In less than thirty
minutes the water was up to tho sec
ond stories of nil the dwelling houses in
the flooded districts and was still rising.
It Is a certainty at 11 o'clock that none
of tho people escaped from the houses.
The whole district was in darkness ex
cent one small place where a lone elec
tric light shone. Firemen, police and
others were on hand quickly, but wero
powerless to effect rescues, as not a boat
of any kind was to bo had, Tho cries of
the people In tho houses wero heartrend
ing to those who stood at tho water's
edge and who were forced to retreat
on account of the rising water. It Is al
most a certainty that many people wore
drowned. One whole family was heard
crying for help from upper windows,
when suddenly there was a grinding
noise as If the houso was being moved
from its foundation nnd soon tho cries
from that place ceased.
The Intense darkness made it impossi
ble to see what was going on but It Is
supposed that tho house and' Its occu
pants went down In the flood. People
at the water's edge heard a man crying
for help who was apparently being car
ried down the flood. The voice grew
fainter and It Is supposed the unfortunato
man perished. Pitiful cries for help wero
heard continually but the crowd on tho
shoro could do nothing Jn the way of
giving aid. Pollco and firemen went at
oi.ee to another part of the city after
boats.
TOOK SALTPETRE FOR SALTS.
(Jlrl Wnnts 81,000 Damages for lie
lug Given Wrong .Medicine.
Huntingdon, Pa July 22. A peculiar
suit has been Instituted here, In which
Mertle J, Nonls, a country lassie, brings
an action in trespass against W. G. Ew
ing, a merchant of Mount Unloji, to re
cover damages of $1,000. Mertle alleges
that, upon the advlco of her physician,
she sent her father to Mount Union for
either Epsom or Rochcllo salts; that Ew
ing negligently gave for her use pulver
ized saltpetre tho 480 grains of which sho
took within half an hour.
As a result sho alleges she has been af
flicted In body ar.d mind.
.Mr. I'owderly'n Numiunlinn.
'vVasMrfcton, July 22. Thl PouVrli
nomination asain today failed to secura
atten'loii from the hands of the senate
committee ou Iminigiatlon because ot
tho nhenu of quorum. Another ef
fort will be mado to scour? a committee
meeting tomorrow hot tho impression Is
gaining ground that the nomination will
not b ippoited to the senate during tha
present selou of. congress.
Dentli ol Rev. Mnrron.
Hazleton. I'a., July 22.-Rev. T. J. Mar
run, for thirty. two years pastor of St.
Patrick's church, Audenreld, and one of
the oldest prelates In the Philadelphia dlo.
ceise, died today, rtev. Matron was nn cm
Inent Latin and Greek scholar and taught
these branch's In the Catholic seminary
before coming here. Ho was reputed to
bu very woalthy.
General Logan' .Monument.
Chicago, July "22 -Tho monument to Gen.
eral John A. Logan, In Lake Front park,
was dedicated this afternoon with great
pomp and ceremony. Tho 6-year-old
gwndson of tho "Black Eagle," drew the
cord, from a stand where sat the widow,
children, grandchildren and brothers of
the dead warrior.
GOVERNOR VETOES
THE BECKER BILL
Docs Not Approve of the "Three-fifths"
Arrangement.
SAYS THAT IT IS DESTITUTE OF MERIT
According to Opinion oftho Governor
the Hill Itself Furnishes a Rotter
Argument Against Its Approval
Than Any Laugungo Cnn--One
Unndred nnd Twenty-Eight Hills
Approved.
Harrlsburg, July 22. Tho Beckor
"three-fifths" confirmation bill was
vetoed this evening by Governor Hast
ings. He savs thcio never has been
submitted to him for consideration a
measure so utterly destitute ot merit.
It Is so bad that no argument can be
made In favor of any of Its provisions.
The bill Itself, the governor concludes,
furnishes a better argument against
its approval than can any language of
his.
Bills authorizing the collection of per
capita tax annually from aliens for
school purposes and ratifying extra
work and material In the construction
of the feeble minded home at Polk were
approved. The executive also approved
one hundred and twenty-eight appro
priation bills, among which was one of
M0.000 for the Lackawanna hospital
and one of $13,200 for the Pennsylva
nia Oral school at Scranton.
TO NEBRASKA BY WATER.
Voting .linn Builds Hont and Proposes
to How 2,000 Miles.
Bennlngtou, VI., July 22, Ernest Edson,
38 years of nge, left here yesteiday morn
ing ou a oynge to Nebraska, which ho
hopes to make entirely by water. He
started In a boat twenty feet long and two
feet wide, which ho mado hlmelf. He
has been at work recently ns a carpenter,
und the results ere the boat and JIM) that
he took with him, together with a fow
clothes. He proposes to earn money
enough while on his way to pay expenses
His route as mapped out Is through the
Wnlloomsac Fnd Hudson rlveis to Troy,
where ho expacts to get permission to go
through the Erla canal. At Buffalo he
will meet his father, who rosHnE In Vir
ginia, but who Is to attend the National
encampment of the Grand Army of tho
Republic. From there he goes through
the lakes to Chicago, and from there the
route Is not fully determined on.
The young man has a sister residing In
Nebraska, who has promised to assist
him In getting an education, and as ho
had no n eans with which to take the
Journey he undertook this plan.
Tho distance Is over 2,000 miles.
AMY HAVE BEEN BURIED ALIVE.
Workmen .Find n Girl's Corpso in a
Strange Position.
Reading, Pa., July 22. While workmen
wero removing ground In a vacated ceme
tery on Tenth street, beyond Washington,
preparatory to the erection of now houses
today, they unearthed a half dozen bodies
burledi thene years ago. Tho remains
were In each case carefully preserved
and relnterred In other cemeteries.
Upon the removal of the lid of one of the
ccfllns a strange sight met their gaze. It
contained tho perfect skeleton of a full
grown girl, but the head lay face down
ward on the chest.
A local undertaker was called to ex
amine tho corpte, and he was of the opin
ion that the body had been burled alive
and that death camo from suffocation af
ter a severe struggle under ground.. The
coffin lay perfectly level In its bed of
earth, and no other explanation was
given of how the body could have gotten
Into such a shape. The grave Is un
marked and the Identity of the body will
never bo known.
GUARDING AGAINST CRIME.
Eplirinm llriulilcy, of Kentucky, Is
Lynched on General Principles.
Madlsonville, Ky July 22, The body
of Ephralm Hrltikley, who lives several
miles from thlR city, was found dangling
from a limb near his homo this morn
ing. He had been lynchud during tho
early morning by a" mob of about forty
citizens who determined to put an end
to hl oxlstence on general principles.
Several weeks ago Thomas Croulllas, a
well-to-do cltUen of the neighborhood
was assassinated.
Brlnkley was suspected on account of
his evil reputation, but no evidence could
be found to connect him with tho crime.
It Is supposed that because of his general
bad character and to prevent a recurrence
of such killing a that of Croulllas,
Brlnkley was lyjched.
DRIVEN CRAZY BY SKY SCRAPERS.
A Bnltimoro, Aid., Man Becomes De
mented in New York.
New York, July 22. Twenty-five and 30
stoty buildings appeared strange struc
tures to old John McLanc, who came hero
from Baltimore, Md., two weeks ago on
a -lslt. McLane got tho Idei Into his
head that he had been brought here to bo
Imprisoned In a sky-scraper and he bo
came demrntPd.
Last night he escaped from the house.
MoLano Is 6 feet 3 Inches mil.
SECOND CARRIER PIGEON.
London, July 22. A second carrier
pigeon with news of the North Pole has
been caught In the vlclnty of TromRoo
Island, near the north point of Norway,
says a Copenhagen dispatch. On Its wing
wore stamped tho words: "North Pole,
passed fifteenth."
Burglars Dine nnd Wini.
Tienton, N. J July 22. Burglars vis
Ited the palillil residence of Harvey
Johnson, at Cadwalader Place, last night,
and after rifling tho pockets of the head
of the family, donning a suit of his best
clothes and turning everything topsy.
turvy, they wined and dined in the din
lug room. Only a small amount ot cash
was found by the burglars.
.Murderous .Mother Freed.
Now York, July 22,-Mrs. Fannie W.
Korn, who was four years ugo committed
to the state asylum at Mntteuwan for
having murdered her 8-year-old daughter,
Florence, was today released by Justice
Unyth. Mrs. Korn escaped from the
asylum In July, U93, and started a board,
lug house in this city.
Cnrs Wanted for Wheat.
Topeka, Kan., July 22. The Santa Fe
and other Kansas reads are overwhelmed
with orders for cots to ship the Kansas
wheat to. market. Nearly 2,000 men are
employed In the Topeku shops. It Is es
timated that 40,000.000 bushels will be
shipped to Chicago and Now York bo
fore January 1 next.
TWO MORE LYNCHINQS.
.Southern Negroes Moot Dcnth for
Ciluilnnl AsHiult.
Atlanta, Ga., July 22. Two more lynch
lngs have been added to the recent gory
record of the eouth. Both victims were
negroes and both met death from criminal
assaults on white women.
OsearWIllIoms.who attacked tho daugh
ter of a Henry county farmer, was taken
from tho train on which he was being
brought to Atlanta, and was lynched at
Grlflln this morning. A mob boarded tho
train, took the negro from his guards,
marched him through the principal busi
ness street to a point 200 yards outside the
corpornto limits and there hanged htm to
a smalt oak trse. He confessed to his cap."
tors before' they killed him. '
Tho revival of mob violence It attrib
uted to the excitement following the
lynching of Dr, Ryder, in Talbot county,
Monday night.
From Rlverton, Tenn., comes the report
that the negro Rogers, who attempted to
assault Mrs. Vaughan, the wlfo of a prom
inent citlzin, on Tuesday, was taken from
the law officers at Cherokee and hanged.
Another report soys that he was burned
nt the stato. Posses of Infuriated citizens
have been scouring the country for him
since the comm!slon of the crime. Mrs.
Vauyh'an's condition Is serious.
WAS A LIZARD HATCHERY.
Collins Swallowed Some of the Spawn
with Surprising Results.
Philadelphia, July 22. A man named
Collins, living In the Uttle settlement of
Clifton Heights in Delaware county, was
seized with naui-ea on lost Friday, and
ejected from his stoirachnlrty-slx young
lizards, nil alive and lgcrous. How they
found tholr way Into a human stomach Is
puzzling not only an anxious group of
neighbors, but some men of science, who
are Investigating It. That Collins ex
pelled the lizards there Is no doubt, for
there were trustworthy witnesses.
The mystery Is explained by Collins
hlmielf, who says that he swallowed tho
spawn of the reptiles Id -.jjump water.
How long It took" the spawrfl to hatch Is
not known by any sensation that mani
fested Itself to Collins', bt'rt after the
hatch Collins became aware that some
thing was queer with his anatomy. For
two days he felt III and on Friday last
he was attacked by the nausea.
The result was a string of little lizards.
Every one of them was caught by Collins,
and he now exhibits them alive to the
people who call on him with curiosity to
hear about It.
THUNDER RAISES A CORPSE.
Ad Lightning Works Havoc at Jer
sey's Capitol.
Trenton, N. J., July 22. A brief but se
vere electric storm played havoo In this
city today. Duncan Mackenzie's ma
chine shop was struck by lightning, tho
bolt spllntsrlng the flagpole and tower on
the plant nnd leaving a hole four feet
square In tho roof. The building was al'o
set on fire, but this was toon extinguished.
Tho storm also aided In the recovery of
the body of John Matthews, the 9-year-oM
lad who was drowned In tho Delaware
river. In the rear of the state house, on
Monday. Divers and dredgers had been
searching the stream since Monday morn
ing In an effort to recover the body and
gain the reward offered by tho boy's
father. Immediately after the storm the
body was found floating near Perryvlllo
bar, about three miles from the place
where tho child drowned. The severe
thunder had cause! 7r- corpso to rise to
tho surface.
DON CAMERON ON THE KLONDIKE.
The Ex-Scnntor Visited tho Region
Ti-n Years Ago.
Harrlsburg, Pa., July 22. Ex-United
States Senator J. Donald Cameron, who
Visited the Klondike region on a pleasure
trip ten years ago with a party of friends,
talked about the territory before leaving
for the west yesterday. He does not think
the stories of gold finds there mythical.
When he visited the region the miners
wero taking $100,000 a year In gold nug
gets out of the side of a mountain.
Tho senator corroborates what has been
said about the severity of the climate for
eight months of the year, and the hard
ships to bo endired nnd dangers to ba
faced In reaching the gold fields, and
thinks a man should have an Iron consti
tution and enough money to see him
through a season and bring Mm bark
home before he risks a trip to the new
fields.
SNAKE HER BEDFELLOW.
Little Girl May Die from 'a Copper
Head's Bite.
Lancaster, Pa., July 22. In a snakedn
fested district the 11-year-old daughter of
William Thompson, living near Quarry
vllle, this county, had a copperhead rep
tile for a bedfellow jester-day, and may
dlo from Its bite
When tho family arose yesterday morn
ing the little girl lemalned abed for a
while. She was awakened by tho reptlla
crawling over her, and as Bho turned to
get away sho was bitten. Her scream3
brought her father to her side, who dis
patched the sriake. It was two feet long
and over an Inch tllck.
PRESIDENT'S VACATION.
Washington, July 22. President McKIn
ley will leave Washington next Wednes
day for his summer vacation on Lake
Champlaln, provided congress adjourns
to permit It. He will proceed directly to
Plattsburg on tho west side of tho lake,
not stopping at nny Intermediate point It
It Is possible to avoid so doing. It Is tho
Intention of the president to havo all of
ficial announcements of executive action
taken while ho Is on his vacation mado
through the regular machinery at Wash
ington, his putpese being to secure relief
from the iMres of business as far as pos
sible. BABY IN A CAN.
Wllllamsport, July 22. Tho body of a
femalo Infant neatly packed in a lard can
wag found floating at the Muncy dam to
day by some fishermen. The Infant,
which was about three days old, had been
scientifically cared for, and was dressed.
Every Indication points to tho fact that
the child wrs murdered, before having
been placed In the can Tho child's lden
tlty cannot bo established,
President Andrews Resigns.
Providence, R. I., July 22. President E.
B. Andrews, of Brown university, today
rent a letter to the faculty resigning his
office. The letter was In response to a
communication sent to President Andrews
by tha special committee appointed by the
trustees nnd fellows In June who at that
time called him to account for his silver
utterances.
Now, Flag for Cnniidn.
Halifax, July 22. It looks as It tlje pres
ent Dominion government has In prospect
the selection of a nnw.Cunadlan national
flag, A Sample flag has been received by
the admiral from Ottawa for his opinion.
It Is a British flag with the union In the
usual placo and a -white diamond In tho
field, with a grecr. maple leaf in h '!
mond.
TILLMAN GIVES
UP THE FIGHT
Finds No Support for Filibustering in
the Senate.
VOTE WILL BE TAKEN TODAY
Currency Message to FolIov--Dcmo-crats
Anxious to Forestall tho Pros-idcnt--Mnr
Force Adjournment nt
Oncc--McKlnloy's Object to Put
Himself on Record.
Washington, July 22. The generally
expressed belief among' senators that
the final vote on the Tariff bill will be
taken In the senate tomorrow after
noon Is accepted as almost equivalent
to a formal agreement. Many Repub
lican senators, among them Messrs.
Allison and Piatt, of the finance com
mute, said today that they believed
the vote would be taken late tomorrow.
Stronger evidence than this, however,
Is the opinion expressed by Democratic
senators last evening and today. Sen
ator White said last night, and re
peated the statement today, that 1.2
expected the vote would be taken on
Friday.
It Is said that President McKInley
will not allow many hours to elapse,
after the bill has been passed before
affixing his signature. A copy of the
bill has been specially enrolled to re
ceive the president's signature, on the
supposition that the conference report
will be accepted anfl that no changes
In the bill will be necessary,
TILLMAN GIVES IT UP.
Senator Tillman, who started out
bravely to organize a filibuster against
the acceptance of the conference re
port, frankly acknowledged that he had
been obliged to give up the plan. "I
can't carry the thing through alone,"
he said.
It Is believed that the extru session
of congress will be adjourned sine die
on Saturday. Senator Piatt, of Con
necticut, said this morning that he
could see no chance of congress re
maining In spsslon beyond that day,
provided the tariff conference report Is
accepted tomorrow.
DEMOCRATS MAY FORESTALL.
President McKInley will lose no time,
it Is said, In transmitting his currency
commission message Immediately the
tariff bill is disposed of. Republicans
would not be surprised at nn attempt
on the part of the Democrats to carry
an adjournment before tho currency
commission message can be presented.
It Is recognized by all parties In both
branches of congress than the only ex
pectation of the president, under tho
circumstances, Is to place himself on
record as having made an effort to
carry out the wishes of the friends
of the proposed revenue commission.
If the message 1,3 presented, the record
will have been made, which Is the prin
cipal thing. If the Democrats and sll
verltes oppose It, the responsibility be
fore the people of the country of hav
ing antagonized the administration's
eftorts for currency reform will have
been cast upon them. It, Is believed
tnat this will Induce the sliver senators
to forestall the president's message by
precipitate adjournment If possible.
LIVED WITH HIS DEAD CHUM.
An Aged Man Eats and Sleeps with n
Hanging Body.
'New York, July 22. For more' than a
week old Christian Schaeffer has lived
slept, cooked his meals and eaten them
In tho room where tho dead body of
Christopher Egert hung by tho rope with
which ho had committed suicide. It was
only last night that Schaeffer made known
the death of his old companion. Christian
Schaeffer and Christopher Esert had been
chums for years. Each was too old to
work, and each had a llttlo money. So
they kept house together, Each was a
little childish, for Schaeffer Is seventy
four now, and Egert was sixty-eight on
his last birthday.
"When did he hang himself?" a police
man asked of Schaeffer.
"He died today," responded the old man.
"I camo home about 8 o'clock and saw
him there. I thought he was laughing at
me and trying to have a Joke with me.
Then I touched him and found he was
dead."
Dr. Daly examined the body.
"The man has been dead moro than a
week," ho said.
WILL FIGHT THE ALIEN LAW.
The Chinese Residents of Philadel
phia Propose to Test tho .Measure.
Philadelphia, July 22. Tho Chinese of
this city intend to fight to tho end against
the enforcement of the recently enacted
alien tax law of this state, by which every
alien Is compelled to pay a tax of threa
cents a day while working until such time
ns ho shall become an American citizen,
Rev. Frederic Poole, local missionary to
the Chinese, has gone to New York to
consult with Chung Eng Tze, the Chinese
consul, us to the best manner In which to
fight tho law.
Missionary Poolo nnd Lee Toy, the
"mayor of Chinatown," will carry the
matter, If necessary, to tho United States
Supremo court, to settle the point whether
or not, In tho case of Chinamen who are
refused citizenship, It Is constitutional to
tax them because they are not citizens.
Preparations aro being mado to carry
Into court tho case of Toy C, Lee, a young
Chinaman, who Is learlng the construction
of locomotives nt Baldwin's works.
RAISED A CONTRACT.
John Thomas Arrested for Attempts
at Swindling.
Pittsburg, July 22. A young man giving
the name of John Thomas, of Philadel
phia, was arrested today for presenting
a raised contract for collection.
The contract was for an advertisement
In a business directory and It Is alleged
had been ralt-ed from $2 to $20. The con
contract was presented to Nicola Broth
ers, of this city. Then Information was
made against Thomas charging him with
forgery and false pretenses, It Is be
lieved that he Is one of a gang working all
over tho country.
DROWNED IN THE DELAWARE.
Lambertvlllc, N. J July 22. Lizzie Car
roll, 15 years old, of Centre Bridge, and
John Levy, of New Hope, Pa., wore
drowned In the Delaware this evening.
When In midstream the boat, which had
apparently sprung ,a leak, went down,
Tho accident was wltnesed by a number
but before a boat could bo procured, tho
two had been drow ned. Levy's body was
recovered, btit "Irl's In still In tho
river.,
THE 78.POUND WATERMELON.
Took tho Prizo ntfAttnntn nnil Was
Presented to the President.
Washington, July 22. Wrapped In an
American flag, the big 78-pound water
melon, the winner of the prize of tho
states of Alabama, South Carolina, Oeor
gla and Florldn, arrived at tho White
house this alternoon, nnd was formally
presented to the president. This melon
was grown in southeast Georgia by Far
mer Rowan. It took tho prlzo of $75 nt
Atlanta offered by the southern agent of
the Baltimore and Ohio Rnllroad com
pany. All day it was on exhibition In the
frontwindowof District Passenger Agent
Hege's ofllco, nnd lato in the afternoon
It was taken to the White house and
placed on a table In tho main corridor.
It has not yet been decided when the
melon will be cut.
Tho presentation to the president wns
made by Z. M. Mitchell, of Atlanta. Ho
was accompanied by Representatives Liv
ingston and Adamson, of Georgia. In
concluding a neat little speech Mr. Mitch
ell said to tho president
"But permit ma to assure you that
though this gift has passed your gates,
when you open It you will find that no
office-seeking enemy will emerge from. Its
centre."
The president said that ho was very
much gratified at this assurance.
Uncle Jerry, the oldest colored employe
of the W'hlto house, has offered to eat
tho wholo melon himself, big as It Is.
ELECTRICAL STORMS.
Pcnnsjlvnnia StifTors Much Dnmngo
from Wind nnd Rain--A Girl Killed
by Lightning.
New Castle, Pa July 22. New Castle
wus visited for two hours this evening
by tho heaviost wind, rain and electric
storm of the sojson. For one hour tho
lightning flashed and the thunder rolled
Incessantly and for that time tho people
were In terror. Tho electric display was
simply awesome. Tho wind blew a gale,
and the side streets were covered with
limbs broken from trees, while Pittsburg
street for two squares Is under two feet
of water, which runs from tho hills like a
river, Nashannock avenue for a square
Is under elghteeen Inches of water and
other streets are suffering In the same
way. Tho new lines of the street car
company which are in progress of con
struction have been damaged to the ex
tent of $2,000. The Shenango river and the
Neshnnnock creek are rlBlng rapidly and
It Is still raining.
OH City, Pa., July 22. A heavy electric
storm pasted over this section this even
ing. Miss Jennie Jenkins, a 20-year-old
colored girl, ot tho south side, was struck
by lightning and Instantly killed. The
street car and electric light Bervlee was
Interrupted. The oil llelds In this vicinity
escaped without any serious damage.
Stroudsburg, Pa., July 22. A severe
storm passed over this section today doing
much damage. Five bridges In Jackson
township were washed away, as was also
Shafer's bridge over the Pocono, In Stroud
township. The handsome summer resort
owned by Thomas Stltes was damaged to
the amount of $J00. Considerable damage
was done to standing crops.
Pittsburg, July 22. A heavy east bound
freight train on the Pennsylvania rail
road was wrecked near Port Perry Ihlr.
morning. Twelve cars loaded with grain
were demolished and traffic east and we3t
was delayed several hours. Tho loss will
appioxlmato $100,000. No one was In
jured. The accident was caused by a
broken axle.
GOLD STANDARD INHUMAN.
So Sny tho Delnwarc County 'Demo
crats in Convention.
Media, Pa., July 22. Tho Delaware coun
ty Democratic convention was held here
today.
These delegates were elected to tho stato
convention: Henry J. Fryslnger, John J.
Buckley, Cbatles Cavanaugh, Dr. F. F.
Forwood and Horace Jackson.
The resolutions reaffirm and endorse the
declaration of principles contained in the
Chicago platform of 1896, and heartily en
dorse 'tho leadership of that master mind
of tho nineteenth century, William Jen
nings Bryan." Tho gold btandard policy
Is denounced as Inhuman.
RUFFIANS IN JAIL.
Charged with Having Mnltrontcd a
Demented Girl.
Wllllamsport, July 22. Harry Qretzer
nnd William James are In Jail In default
of $1,000 ball; Qeorg Everhart and
George Egbert, huve been placed under
$600 ball at Milton on tho charge of entic
ing demented Mary Moore, aged 13 years,
away from her home in Montgomery, Im
prisoning her for two weeks and mal
treating her.
Warrants nre out for fourteen othcrB on
a similar charge. Tho story told by the
girl Is revolting.
Fumiuc in Inner China.
Vancouver, B. C, July 22. According to
the latest reports from Ezechuan, tho
famine there Is still at Its height, and peo
plo are dying from starvation by hun
dreds every day. It Is far more terrible
than the famine In India. Ten thousand
taels have bren subscribed for relief, but
It is only a drop In the bucket,
9
Victorin Wondhull's Fortune.
London, July 22. Under the will of her
lato husband, John Blddulph Martin, tho
well-known banker, who died of pneu
monia at Las Palmas, Grand Canary, last
March, Mrs. Victoria Woodhull Martin
will receive tho entlro estate, which Is
probated at $735,000.
The Herald's Weather Forecast.
Now York, July 22. In the middle states
and New England, today, fair, slightly
warmer but less sultry weather itid fresh
southwesterly winds will prevail, with
maximum temperatures nbove 1)0 de
grees, except on the seaboard, followed,
probably by local rain or thunderstorms
on the western and rortherly districts. On
Saturday, In both of these sections, fair
and slightly waimer weather will pre
vail with southwesterly and southerly
winds and probably local thunder storms
on the coasts.
THE NEWS THIS M011NIKU.
Weather Indications Today)
Pair! Southwesterly Winds.
1 Telegraph "Terrible Pete'1 Hanged.
No Signs of Settlement of the Miners'
Strike.
Becker "Three-Fifths" Bill Vetoed.
Senator Tillman Gives Up His Fill-
buster Plan.
2 Sport Eastern, National, Atlantic
League and Amateur Base Ball,
3 Local Regular Session of Common
Council.
Hanging of "Terrlblo Pete" (Con
cluded). 4 Editorial.
Peril of Being Too Popular.
5 Local Wandered In the Mountains for
Flvo Days.
Forwarding Express Matter by Trolley.
6 Local Vet Side and City Suburban,
7 Lackawanna County News.
6 Neighboring County Happenings
Financial and Commercial.
WAS BRAVE
TO THE LAST
i.-i
Terrible Pete Hanged for
the Murder of Joseph
Kupersavage.
DECLARED HIS INNOCENCE
His Wife's Brother Fired the
Fatal Shot.
Thnt Is the Story the Condemned
Man Told n Short Time Before Ho
Went to the ScnlTold--fIc Wont to
the Scnirold Without the Least Show
of Fenr--55tory of tho Crime foi
Which Wnssel Paid His Penalty o
the Lnv--EITorts to Secure tho
Release oftho Prisoner.
Special to the Scranton Tribune,
Wllkes-Barre, July 22. In the Jat
yard here this morning Peter Vntralka,
alias Peter Wassel, but better known
as "Terrible Pete" paid with' his llfo
his debt to the law for the murder of
Joseph Kupersavage, at Georgetown, a
suburb of this city, on Jan. 18, 1S9G.
Tho condemned man slept little dur
ing the night and at G.30 got up and
between that and 8.30 when Rev. Fath
er Bulsavage, a Lithuanian priest, ar
rived, spent some time In prayer. Mass
was celebrated In Vasalka's cell whpre
a temporary altar was erected by the
priest. Peter requested that his brotlt-er-ln-law,
Frank Socholofskl, and aj
friend named Anthony Komaltls be.
present at tho mass. His wish was
granted. Both of the men are prison
ers In the Jail. While the mass was
being celebrated he assisted with tho
greatest fervor and devotion.
The officers who guarded the Jail dur
ing the night reported "All's Well" to
tho others who came to relieve thein
this morning. They said nothing sus
picious had been hoard nor were any
prowlers sen about the Jail during tho
night. The officers were supplied with
Winchester rifles and prepared for any
emergency.
The day brightened up at 7.30 o'clock:
and Peter went around the corridors
and bade good "bye- and shook hands
with all the prisoners. Ho then went
Into the watchman's office, put on the
white Fhlrt nnd brown suit which ho
wore on the gallows.
'Vasalka was weighed yesterday and
tipped the seals at 122V4 pounds. When
first arrested he weighed 1C6V4 pounds
andji.at he timo he was sentenced,
weighed 144 pounds. After dressing ho
walked about the corridors, one of his
death watch on either slie.
MADE A STATEMENT.
Noticing Anthony Knmaitls, a younff
Lithuanian, he decided to make anoth
er statement which, Kamaltls took
dovn(ln writing In tnclr own language.
He spent nearly an hour dictating his
ttatement. He was then called out and
measured. It showed his height as 5
feet CH Inches. Peter said he was not
afraid to die and spoke pleasantly to
all.
Peter'3 last statement was a lengthy
one. He spoko In a general, rambling
way. He said several times that ha
did not do the shooting, did not kill
Kupcrfavage nnd blames his wife for
the trouble. He says his right name
Is Peter Vasalka. He was born lni
Lithuania, Russia, slate of Subalku,
forty-two years ago, in the village ot
Papelchlue. He, b!amc3 his wife for all
his troubles, says sho told the stories
which turr.cd the people ugalnst him.
He did not speak of Sochalofskl nor
mention who fired the fatal shot.
During tho progress of the religious
services in the watchman's house War
den James Boland and his deputies
were making all ready at the scaffold.
The rope was put up and the trap
again tested.
The hill In the rear of tho Jail yard,
which at former executions had been
thronged with people, was deserted, tho
officers, according to Instructions, kept
the people away from the walls of tho
Jail. A large crowd of the curious
stood In front of the Jail on Water
street and peered curiously at the nar
row windows and the massive walls of
tho prison nnd speculated as to tho
hour Peter would hang.
The religious services were finished a
few minutes before 10 o'clock and
Frank Sochalofskl, whom Peter ac
cused of the shooting, and who was
present nt the mass, stepped forwnrd
and kissed Peter twice. He was then
returned to his cell and locked up.
Peter knelt down, took a lighted candle
In his hand, and the priest read a
prayer and sprinkled holy water over
him.
Attorney Eugene Ward, who defend
ed tho accused, arrived at the Jail at
10 o'clock and bid his client good-bye.
Peter said: "Me hang for nothing.
Joe Strobel gave the witnesses $100.
Me not guilty."
MARCH TO THE) GALLOWS.
At 10.05 o'clock Sheriff Martin took
charge of the prisoner nnd ordered
everyone to leave the corridor except
his Jury, the clergyman and' the physi
cians. The crowd filed Into the Jail
yard, very quietly and awaited the pro
cession from the corridor.' At 10.08 the
party with tho condemned came out
Into the Jail yard. Sheriff Martin camo
first, followed by Father Bulsavage
and Peter side by side, and a friend
of the condemned, carrying lighted
candles. The sheriff's; Jury and the
physicians brought up the rear. Thoro
wero about one hundred persons In tho
Jail yard. All removed their hats as
the c&ndemned appeared, fand tho pro
cefsfeNw'Iovly passed along the south
wnll to tho scaffold. Sheriff Martin
ascended the steps first, followed by
Peter, who wnlked upright 'and with
firm step, Neither his hands nor arms
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