'W ntTT --"" tf -ribirae. -su& mssa" TWO CENTS. ' SGRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING-, JULY 21), 1897. TWO CENTS 7 ' ' W IpSUsSB GOLD SEEKERS WILL BE TAXED Heavy Tribute to Be Ex acted by Canada in the Yukon Country. ASSESSMENT AND ROYALTY Canadian Government Anx ious for a Share of Gold. Fifteen Dollars Tor Registration, $100 Assessment, 10 l'cr Cent, on Outputs of 8500, 20 Per Cent, on Outputs Above Tlint Sum unci Every Alternntc Claim Tor the Dominion Government -- Difficulties in the WnyTho Military Station. Ottawa, Out., July 28. At the close of the second sitting of the cabinet Inst evening It was announced that the irovernment had decided to lmiiose a loyalty on all placer diggings In- the Yukon district In addition to a registra tion fee of $lfi and $100 annual assess ment. The royalty will be 10 per cent, ench on claims with an output of $&00 or less monthly and 20 per cent, on every claim yielding above that amount yearly. Besides this royalty, It has been decided In regard to all future claims staked out on other streams of rivers, that every alternate claim should be the property of the govern ment and should be reserved for pub lic purposes and sold or worked by the government for the benefit of the revenue of the Dominion. Minister Paterson was authorized to send two more customs officers by the steamer Islander, which sails for the North tomorrow. The ofllcers will be taken from the Victoria customs house and will be accompanied by a couple of provincial police. They will open stations, as outposts of Victoria, be yond the head of Lynn canal, which Is In disputed territory and at present In the 1'nlU'd States posseslson, and at Lake Tagish. There Is a collector at Fort Cudahy, only fifty miles from Dawson City, and these arrangements, backed up by a strong force of police, are considered ample for the. .protec tion of revenue just now. The greatest question of all Is one of communication. It Is reported that a pack trail exists for twenty of the eighty miles, which will seperate the coast from the first post to lie estab lished at sixty degrees of latitude In undisputed British territory. If so a narrow gauge railway can be built where there Is a pack trail. The cost would not be great, and If cars could be hauled twice a day over the moun tains facing the coast a tremendous abstacle would be overcome, because in winter It Is Impossible to cross the mountains except at the risk of life, and to be caught In a storm would be fatal. The mounted police force will be increased from 20 to 100. Thomas Fawcett will be continued as gold commissioner and the regulation al read adopted amended. WAGON ROAD AND RAILWAY. A strong customs and police post will be established Just north of the British Columbia boundary beyond the head of the Lynn canal, at sixty degrees of latitude. Estimates will also bo ob tained of the cost of building a wagon road and a narrow guage railway from the coast to this post over the moun tains. This post, which will bo where Chllcoot and White passes converge, will command the southern entrance to the whole territory. Mounted police posts will be established from here on at distances of fifty miles apart, up to Fort Selkirk. These will be used to open up a winter road over which monthly malls will be sent by dog trains. If possible a telegraph llnp will be constructed over the mountains from the head of the Lynn canal to the first post. The consent of the authorities of the United States will be asked In diplomatic correspondence to a modus vivendl under which Canada will have the right of way over the disputed ter ritory from Lynn canal to the first mounted police post. No difficulty Is anticipated In secur ing the right of way through the little piece of disputed territory the road and telegraph line would have to cross to reach the head of Lynn canal, although that territory Is now In the United States possession. HARDSHIPS TO BR ENDURED. Seattle, Wash , .luly 28. In an Inter view with the Asoclated Press corre spondent, L. M. Turner, who spent eleven years In Alaska and the Arctic regions In the employ of the govern ment, said today: "It is about time to call a halt on this mad rush to the Klondike gold fields. Hundreds of men are golns as far as they can, relying on others to help them. That help will be meagre enough, and scores will cer tainly endure hardrhlps that death alono will relieve. The transportation companies cannot possibly accommo date the number going by way of St. Michaels. The smull river steamers will not afford room for one-third the number going by that route. The pro visions will have to be furnished by the transportation companies, and two thirds of the passengers will board at St. Michaels or along the Yukon, and they will not see Dawson City until next spring. Many of those who go by way of Dyea will bo compelled to win ter at the head wateiB of the Yukon." San Francisco, July 28. Gen. Shatter is not yet informed as to what portion of his command, if nny, will be sent to the Klondyke gold regions. In structions were received from Wash ington last evening directing Colonel Moore, quartermaster of tho depart ment of California; Colonel Egan, com missary, and, Dr. Mlddleuin, medical purveyor, to have in readiness by to- night the necessary supplies and equip ments for sixty men for eighteen months. Dr. 13. L. Eddie, chief surgeon of the department, was ordered by the surgeon General to leave San Francis co, with two hospital stewards and at tendants, In time to take the steamer for Alaska at Seattle on August G. He will be the surgeon In charge at the new military station to be established near the gold mines. FOUND A RICH MINE. A Pittsburg Oil Jinn's Lucky Strike in Peru. Lima, O., July 23. Wallace C. Harbison, who wus formerly engaged In the oil In dustry hero with his brother, Charles, has Just written a letter hero to Samuel M. Finch In whlph he gives the details of his wonderful gold mine In Peru, South America. Harbison, after leaving here, went to San Francisco with his brother, Charles E. Harbison, In senrch of petro leum, and they drilled In the side of the mountain In California, where they struck considerable oil. In an attempt to tor pedo the tunnel. In the ldo of the moun tain, by a prematuro blast Charles E. Harbison was killed. Wallace Harbison, who had been a rep resentative In tho Pennsylvania legisla ture from Lawrence county, returned to Pittsburg and succeeded In enlisting Charles I. Collins, Joseph Evans and J. R. Leonard, now of Pittsburg, and mem bers of the Devonian Oil company, In a financial way in his plan of going to Peru where several good wells had been put down, and where, he believed, other good wells could be drilled. On the trip down five of the Harbison party died of fever. Harbison and the remaining members of the party continued to Peru, and event ually Invaded the Interior. In his letter to Mr, Finch, who Is a well-known oil operator of this city, he states that Instead of finding petroleum he discovered a gold mine of great value. Tho output of one of Harbison's claims was 279 poimds of gold, which Is over $S3,0O0, for June, and ho has lately pur chased a mine for $330,000. He writes that the district lleo partly In Peru and -partly in Bolivia. It Is reached by steamers, to Molando, thence by rail to Tltlcaca, and by steamer over the latter, then by rail to La Paz. From this point the mule or broncho Is used to tho mines. CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY It Has Nothing to Do with Hnwniinn Aiiucxntioii--Frospcct of Its Abro gation. Washington, July 23. Public men in Washington were generally surprised when tho announcement was made in the cable dltpatchts a few days since that the question of tho Clayton-Bulwer treaty had been raised In the British parlia ment In confection with the proposal to annex the Hawaiian Islands to the Unit ed States, and were, consequently, pre pared for the nrponse of the British government that the one question was not Involved In the other. The matter is re Karded here with all tha greater Interest because both subjects, the validity of the treaty and the annexation of Hawaii, aro under consideration by the American congress and ooth, In all probability, 'will receive attention during the next session. Tho senate committee on foreign rela tions, which has already reported upon the annexation treaty, has undertaken an investigation of the present status of the Clayton-Bulwer convention, and the general expectation, on account of the predictions of the members of the sub committee having the question in charge. Is that a report will bo favorable to tho abrogation of tho treaty. It Is understood that a majority of the members of tho committee consider that England has by repeated acts In Central America nulli fied the treaty. There is also a largo element In the senate which regards tho treaty as obnoxious to the Monroe doc trine. Others look upon It as liable In an In direct way to have, through Its reference to tho Nicaragua Canal, a bearing upon tho Hawaiian question. Those of this class do not admit that there Is the remotest reference to Hawaii In the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, but they claim that Hawaii and the proposed Isthmian canal, to which the treaty nan especial reference, are so closely related as to render the fu ture bearing of this treaty upon the Ha waiian problem a matter of Interest. It Is understood that tho committee will be prepared to report soon after the con vening of congress next December. One of the points of doubt on the part of the committee Is how tho treaty Is regarded by tho British government. It appears that while England has generally acted In Central American affairs as she would have been expected to act If there had been no treaty, tho English authorities nave never given expression to any of ficial sentiment as to the continued ef fect of the agreement mado between Sec retary Clayton and Sir Lytton Bulwer. LAKE STEAMER WRECKED. Cumbrln Kail Into a Drift of Logs. Passengers Safclv Landed. Port Huron, Mich., July 2S. The steam er Cambria of tho Windsor. Detroit and Soo line, which left Detroit Tuesday noon with 10U passenger for Sault ste Marie, was wrecked this morning on Lake Huron, threo uilfcs north of Parnla. The vessel ran Into a drift of logs, which had brok en away f:om a raft. Her paddles wero biokc-n and then her machinery became disabled. TIkj pusssngers were win. with excite ment but at daylight this morning all were saf-.'ly landed on the beach and nre now at Sarnl'i. The Cambria lies on a sandy bottom exposed to a high west sea and had commenced to go to pieces before tho last passenger was taken off. The Cambria whs a vtsscl of 1,000 tons of tho old-lashloned sldewheel type. She hail been doing heavy business the past four years on the route botween Detroit and Sault sic Marie via Georgian Buy, SWEPT BY THE HEAVY SURP. Board Walks, Bathhouses and Grass Viols Sulfur. Asbury Park, N. J July 28. Tho break ers caused a great deal of damago to the board walk lust night. At high tide tho surf washed over tho end of tho fishing pier and tho lower floor of tho Asbury pavllllon. The sens knocked out ihe Hoots and also tore off tho roofs on a section of tho Fourth avenue group of bath hoiiM'B, The grass plot between the plank walk and the bicycle path has been spoiled above Fourth avenue. Senator Bradley had all his men at nork during the night stiffening up tho bulwarks where they are weak. Tne board walk between Fourth and Fifth avenues has been torn up for a hundred yards. l'lriimen Win a Suit. Peoria, III., July 28. A telegram was re ceived today by the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen saying they had won their suit against the received of the Philadelphia, Beading and New England railroad to prevent reduction of wages of the roadmen. They were the only or ganization which went into the court and fought the reduction. In 1891 thoy won a similar suit against the Union Paoiflo. OPERATORS MAKE NEW AGREEMENTS, Tbcy Deny That Tbclr Meeting Wag Prompted by Present Troubles. NEWS OP THE STRIKE SITUATION Tho Pittsburg Leader States Tlint the Strike Will Ho Lost or Won Within tho Next Ten DaysMinors Hold on Pluckily nt Vnrious Local itcs. Pittsburg, July 28. The operators, with a few exceptions, want It dis tinctly understood that the passage of an agreement whereby all operators are to adopt a similar system and are to pay the same relative prlco for mining, has nothing to do with the great strike. They wish the miners to disabuse their minds of any such theories. The operators have also shut out the miners' leaders from taking any part in the conferences that may take place through questions arising be tween the operators and miners by In serting a clause In the agreement stat ing tho commission shall be composed of workmen employed ly the subscrib ers. Heretofore the miners' officials have represented tho minora, but now the miners are to grapple with the questions in dispute alone. It was. decided that present contracts could not be made the basis for arbi tration. Many firms have taken contracts for a stipulated period at a fixed price. It Is undci stood that thei-e shall have tho right to supply the product to 1111 these contracts at the rate of mining on which the contracts are based. Here Is where the miners and operators will separate. The attendance at the session was not as large as the day previous. Op erators from eighty-five rail mines and five river mines agreed to take part In the convention, which is a larger .per centage than It was hoped to get to gether. The operators worked smoothly and few objections were raised to the agree ment as written. There was a close vote on the question where the com mission to be appointed should be priv ileged to tamper with the differential in the thick and thin vein regions. Frank Osborne made a motion to let It stand as usage and custom has made it, but W. P. DeArmltt argued that it the differential was fair and just, none should fear to have the subject arbitrated. The vote on the question resulted In thirteen to have It entire ly by a commission and eleven to have it stand as at present. All the voting was light. Mr. Hoosac almost broke up the assemblage when he mov ed to make the agreement become op eratlvo when seventy-five operators signed it. Objections were raised to this motion and J. B. Zerbe, who acted as chairman, hesitated to put the mo tion. Ho said the whole agreement would soon be void, and the motion was an obstruction. The vote was then taken and resulted in six to make it seventy-five per cent, and fourteen to make it ninety-five per cent. THE END IS NEAR. Pittsburg, July 2S. Tho Plttsburs Leader today prints what is claimed to be the Inside developments of the labor leaders' conference at Wheeling yesterday. The strike, it says, will be lost or won within the next ten days or two weeks. The plan of campaign mapped out has fixed that point to a certainty. T. H. Morrlssey, of the Railroad Flromens' union, opposed the sugges tion of Ratchford to place the West Virginia campaign in the hands of Debs. He said that while he had a deep regard for Debs, the corporations and the courts were prejudiced against him, and he believed his pathway would be a hard one. Tho naming of a man to manage the West Virginia campaign was postponed by President Ratchford, who said ho would make the appointment within the next twenty-four hours. Kansas City, Mo., July 28. A local paper says: If the shipment of coal from the mines of Missouri and Kansa: to eastern points continue to increase as rapidly as they have in the past few days, there will be no Immediate dang er of any factories having to close for want of fuel. It Is claimed hundreds of car loads of coal aro being trans ferred here and sent to fill orders of tho eastern operators. Much of the coal was billed to Chicago care of the Pan Handle road for shipment, It is alleged, to the strike district. Several trains of coal were sent east Tuesday night and laborers were busy again today transferring and reloading cars. Marissa, 111., July 28. Strikers ar rived here last night nnd got the men of the four mines here to come out to day under protest. Three years ago Marissa miners went out and were left to "hold tho bag." They are doing well again and protest against strik ing. Merchants and business men threaten to close up business if the miners strike. Clarksburg, W. Va July 2S. The lo cal branch of the United Mine Work ers of America, which was inaugurated here Monday, has hired the Grand Ar my Republic hall and Is now holding nightly meetings. The leader of tho union says- that about half of the min ers have taken the obligation and be fore the last of the week four-fifths will have Joined, and that Immediate action will be taken. Pittsburg, July 28. D. B. Blackburn, a river operator, says tho coal ex change cannot take action on the uni formity plan, as It Is not composed en tirely of coal operators. The river op erators, he says, generally favor uni formity find will sign tho contiact. Tho striking miners are preparing for the big meeting at DeArmltt's mines tomorrow. It will be held in McCrea school house, about equally distant from the three mines. With tho as sistance of Debs, Gompers, Ratchford and others, the officials hope to Induce the men to Join the miners' strike movement. Town of l'rnttsburg Flooded. Corning, N. Y July 2S. The village of Prattshurg was nearly swept away Monday night by a flood caused by n cloudburst a few miles up the valley. The creeks aro all overflowed and tho bridges are swept away. The damago is said to bo $20,090. GLASS WORKERS' SCALE. Will Uo Decided Upon by the Joint Wage Committee This Wcnk. Philadelphia, July 23. The Joint wage committee of the Window Gluss Work ers' association of tho United Slates gathered hero this afternoon preparatory to holding a conference for tho purpose of deciding upon a wage scale for tho coming year to be submitted to the manu facturers. Tho first meeting will be held tomorrow and President Burns stated this evening that the revision of mo scale would probably occupy tho time of the conference until Saturday. Tho delcgntss hero compose the wage committees of the eastern, western and northern districts. In addition to President Simon Burns, of Pittsburg, and Secretary Paul St. Peter, also of Pittsburg, those In attendance aro as follows: Western district C. W. Laurens, George L. Perkins, Albert Williams, Charles Bryant, Charles Harding, John A, Kenley, T. W. Coon and Samuel Glthens. Northern district Walter Busby, Joseph H. Grant, William 11. Andrews, Charles Waters, Eugene Chevalier, Edward Rob son, Charles Kline nnd John Waters. Eastern, district Lewis Mnrks, William Marks, j'nseph Biggins, Jason Garton, Charles Knott, William Gehrlng, G. Read Wescott anU Charles Wllscy. TRAGEDY OF A SEA COLLISION. British linrkciitiuo Florence Sinks nnd Four. Members of tho Crew nnd tho Captain's Wlto I'crisli-.Story of tho Wreck. Boston, July 23. The Allan line steam er Scandinavian ai rived this afternoon from Glasgow and brought with her fho four survivors of tho crew of the British barkcntlne Florence, Captain Henry Ol sen, which was sunk In a collision with Ihe Scandinavian last Saturday, while in a dense fog twenty miles south of Cape Race. Four members of the crew were drowned, together with the wife of Cap tain Olson. The Florence was bound from Sydney, C. II., to St. Johns, N. F., with a cargo of coal. The men who lost their lives were: NOAH NOHUIS, cook, aged 51 years. WILLIAM YABSLEY, aged 25 years, a. nephew of the captain's wife. JAMES NOPJMAiN, seaman, aged 32 years. WILLIAM FRYE, seaman, aged 33 years, of Poole, England. The former threo wero from St. Johns, N. F. Captain Olsen said: "We left port on Tuesday, the 20th Inst., for St. Johns, N. F. On Saturlay, after being nearly three days In the fog and standing In all that time In the direc tion of Cape Race, N. F., thinking we were appronV.ilng land, I ordered tho ves sel put about on the starboard tack. At 10.20 p. m., the shrill blast of a sttamsr'3 whistle was heard right abeam, and be fore the sound died away there loomed up, making directly for us, the huge hull of an ocean steamer. "I was below whfn tho first Intimation came of tho steamer's approach, and was hurriedly called tn deck by the lookout. On the way out of the cabin I called to my wife, nnd she In turn aroused First Mate Edward Brodnlck. who had come off watch at. noon, and was In his bunk. Hardly had he reached the deck when the steamer, which proved to bo the Scandinavian, was upon. Sho struck us on the port sldo between the main and mlzzen rigging, and before her headway was M- pped, she went half way through us. Whllo tho vessels were locked to gether we wero In no Immediate danger, except from falling spars, which wero dropping alt about us on tho decks. Tho order to reverse the steamer's engines, which had been given when wo wero first sighted, soon had the effect of breaking her away from us, and In about three minutes after she pulled her sharp bow out of the gaping hole In tho side of our vessel, the Florence went down stern first, In 90 fathoms of water. Of the ves sel's crew, Norrls, the cook, Habsley and Norman were never seen after the ves sel struck us, and they probably were asleep In tho forecastle. "When the Impact came Ole Olsen, the boatswain and Seaman Robert Essens Jumped Into the main rigging and wero soon followed by Mate Brodnlck, and all three men swung themselves on to tho steamer's deck by means of the lower guard, "being assisted In doing so by tho carpenter of the stonier. Poor Frye ap peared at tne sldo of the vessel Just be fore she wont down. A rope was thrown him by his shipmates on board the steam er and he was pulled half way up tho steamer's sldo, when he relaxed his hold, fell back Into tho water, and was never seen again." The captain was too much overcome to tell of the drowning of his wife. P".'.'IIDE FOR HER RIVAL. Mrs. Astry Lashes Her Iltisbnnd's Admirer in a Cur. Chicago, III., Julj 28. Mrs. Mary As try, of No. 3C20 Wontworth avenue, 60 years of age, boarded a car In Wabash avenuo today. Mrs. Emma Duncan, of Wnbash avenue and Forty-seventh street, young and fashionably attired, had boarded the car Just before. Mrs. Astry drew a rawhide, and a dozen times cut tho young woman across tho face, back and neck. The conductor put her off tho car, but tho aged woman sprang upon tho foot board and again piled the lash. Then she went home, packed up her effects and prepared to end twenty-nlno years of married llfo by leaving her husband, Jo seph Astry, and going to live with rela tives in New -Haven, Ind. She charges Mrs. Duncan with alienating Mr. Astry's affections. MASH1NG0MB1 SLAIN. British Troops Win n Victory Over Nude Snvagcs of South Alrica. London, July 28. Right Hon, Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of stato for tho colonies, has received a despatch from her majesty's high commissioner at tho Cape, stating that In tha fighting at Fort Martin, near Hartley, South Africa, on Saturday, the noted chief, Mashlngombl, was slain, and between 400 and COO of his follow ri'H wero taken prisoners, Tho government forces occupied all tho positions at Marllea Kraal, where they captured more than one hundred prison ers. Death of Judge Dnyton. Trenton. N. J., July 2S.-Judgo William L. Dayton, of tho New Jersey court of criora and appeals, was stricken with paralysis and died today. Judgo Day ton, was 68 years old, was formerly United States minister to Tho Hague and had also filled other important govern ment offices, Steamship News. Southampton, July 28. Arrived: New York, New York, cleared: Normannlu, Hamburg. Sailed: Paris, Southampton; Brittanlc, Liverpool; Noordland, Antwerp. Booterdam Arrived: Veendam, Now York. Sailed: Obdam, New York. , TRIMMING THE BIG SEARCHLIGHT Ellas Decmcr Names Ills Lieutenants In tbc Work of Reform. JOHN 0. Al'ASKIE IN THE LIST Secretary Van Vnlkonhurg Says Tlint tho Business Men's League Will Lift a Scnrchlight by Whoso Blaze tho Citizens of Pennsylvania May Jtcnd a Record of Dereliction. Philadelphia., July 28. Ellas Decmer, Wllllamsport, president of the Business Men's Republican League, of Pennsyl vania, today made public the names of the members of the state executive committee, as follows: Rudolph Blank cnburg, chairman, Philadelphia; Thos. Hnopes, West Chester; S. L. French, Plymouth; John Meigs, Pottstown; 'Robert tS. Mooreheud,, North East; Charles L. Tracy, Towanda; W. C. Watson, Indiana; John G. McAskle, Scrnnton. The reason assigned for tho appoint ment of tho executive committee at tills time is tho-desire of the members of the league all over tho state to be gin work at once In anticipation of the contest of next year. According to Secretary Van Valken hurg, the activity of the league is an answer to Senator Quay's challenge to "carry the fiery cross over Pennsyl vania" between now nnd the assembl ing of tho next legislature. The league he says, does not propose to carry a "fiery cross," but It proposes "to lift a searchlight by whose blaze the citi zens of Pennsylvania will he enabled to read a record of political dereliction, shortcoming and shame, the like of which has not been seen in Pennsyl vania In a quarter of a century." On the word of several of Its ofllcers, it proposes to make a demonstration this fall which will be In some re spects quite startling, but thoy do not care, as yet, to outline what shape this demonstration will take. THE CALCIUM AND SILICON ARRIVE First Vessels of the (recnluiid Fleet Reach J.'litlndclphiii--Will Make Another. Voyngc This Season. Philadelphia, July 23. Tho barks Cal cium and Silicon, the first of the Green land fleet to reach hero this season from Ivlgtut ai rived here today with cargoes of kryollte. Tho vessels encountered rough passages attended by the many risks nnd hardships known to Arctic navigators. The Calcium left here on March 17, and after a rough passage reached Ivlgtut April 27. It took until May 27 to load, and on her homeward pas sago she met with fierce winds and seas, and was forced by the ico Into the har bor of Nasollk, whero she was held cap tive for three weeks. Sho sustained no serious damage. The Silicon Is also In good condition, although she too had a rough passage. When these vessels left Ivlgtut the steamers Fox and Thobl3 and the barks Traveler, Serene, Salena and Fluorlve were loading. Last year but two cargoes of krycllte reached here. It Is calculated that all of the fleet will this season he ablfi to make another round voyage. Captain Smith, of tho Cal cium, says that foi nome time after the arrival of the vessel at Ivlgtut terrific snowstorms prevnlled. The Inhabitants of Greenland and especially In that locality north from Ivlgtut had suffered gieatly during the. winter, for want of fuel. They had not sufficient to cook the fish caught and during tho greater part of the season had been forced to live on raw meat. COLORED EDITOR SHOT. While Engaged in Controversy Is Killed by an Unknown Assnssin. Montgomery, Ala., July 28. Editor Pat terson, of the Argos, the colored paper here, was shot and killed shortly after noon today In the Columbus Street Col ored Baptist church. A conference was In progress nt tho tlmo and the admis sion of Brown, the deposed pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist church, was under discussion. Pattorson opposed Browns admission and Stokes, pastor of the Columbus street church, favored It. Hot words ensued. Patterson struck Stokes In the face, when the report of a pistol was heard and Patterson fell dead. Several arrests havo been mado and there Is groat exoltement among the negroes. A negro man named Prltchett was caught about a mllo from town by a negro posse and confessed to having shot Patterson. He is In Jail. BLOOD IN A BROKERS OFFICE. W. Lnmdcm Kills Two of tho Kivntt Brothers. Waco, Tox July 28. In tho stock brok erage office of C. E. Trice & Co,, today, B. F, Kivett and W. W. Klvett were shot nnd kilted by W. Lamden, a member of tho firm. Bad feeling has existed between tho Klvett brothers and Lamden for some time, 'growing out of charges mado by the relatives of Lamden and a sister of tho Klvetts. Two moro of tho Klvett brothers armed themselves and proceeded to the scene of the shooting, threatening to kill Lamden, but they were not allowed to enter. Tho killing Is universally looked upon as Jus tillable. THREE INDIANS KILLED. Thoy Aro Caught Under rt Wrecked llnggngo Car and Crushed. Sacramento, Cal July 28. Westbound Atlantic express No. 2 was wrecked to day one mllo east of Verdi, Nevada. The engine struck a broken rail, and toppled over. Three Indians who were riding on tho front platform of the baggago cor were crushed to death under tho wreck age. Two mall clerks wero slightly bruised and a number of passengers suffered from contusions. m KILLED IN A RUNAWAY. Peoria, III., July 28. In a runaway to day down Knoxvllle avenue, Miss Grace White, living near Chicago, leaped cut of the carriage and alighted head first on the brick ptvement and was Instantly killed. Tho carriage ihen collided with u wagon and Mrs. Peter Spurcka, a wealthy Peoria lady, and Miss Klrschotf, her slftcr-ln-law, were thrown out. Mr3. Spurcka's head struck the pnvement arid bho Is not expected to live. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, July 28. The following pensions have been issued: Original Dan iel E. Htuellne, Scranton, Lackawanna. NO TERMS WITH NICHOLSON. l'ho Trouble nt tho Sterling Mine Is Still Unsettled. -' , Altoona, Pa July 2X. Tho trouble at Sterling mine, Hastings, Is still unset tled. This morning Lawyer Shoemaker went from Ebensburg to Hastings to look after the Interests of tho strikers. Tho two men arrested at the Instance of Sup erintendent Nicholson on tho charge of attempting to burn tho tlpplo at No. 3, havo bean released on ball. Superintend ent Nicholson has since been arrested on tho charge of perjury. Ho will also be charged with robbing the miners of five hundred cars of coal during tho month of Juno by his method of paying drivers out of the coal mined. Nicholson called a meeting of the men for yesterday at which ho proposed to make a reason able proposition, but none of tha men re sponded. They Insist that no terms can bo mado with Nicholson and that thoy will not work under him. They havo passed resolutions to that effect. The strike nt tho Mitchell mine has ended favorably to the miners, SehlfTer St Smith, the operators, having granted the dis trict prlco nnd accepted the chcckwclgh man proposed by the K'jn, The Mitchell miners went to work this morning. POSTAL PARCEL BLEW UP. Startling nnd Mysterious Kxploslun in Ccrmnuy. Berlin, July 28. Whllo posta employes wero transferring mall from orie cart to another today In front of tho postofllco at the Potsdam railway station, one of tho parcels suddenly exploded, Injuring an employe severely. Tho address on the package could not be deciphered 'from the fragments. The pollco nre making Investigations as to Its origin and destination. GOVERNOR VETOES EXCURSION BILL The illcnsuro Appropriating $5,000 to Pay Expenses Incurred by tho Legislature in Attending tho Un veiling of Grunt's Tomb Not Ap proved. Harrlsburg, July 2S. Governor Hnstlngo today approved bills appropriating $120, 000 to tho Medlco-Chlrurlglcal hospital, of Philadelphia, and $50,000 to the Phila delphia Commercial museum, The first measure called for an appropriation of $160,000, but the trustees of the hospital have filed with State Treasurer Haywood a paper abating $40,000 from the second Item appioprlatcd, reducing the entire appropriation to $120,000. Bills appropriating $030 to pay the ex penses of the capitol tire investigation, and $3,000 to cover the expenses incurred by the legislature in attending the un veiling of the Grant tomb In New York city and dedication of the Washington monument In Philadelphia wero vetoed on the ground of being Improper expendi tures of the public funds. D. AND H. IS BOOMING. The Company lias Earned a Largo Iucrcnse Over Last Year. New York, July 28. At the monthly meeting of the board of managers of the Delawaro and Hudson Canal company to day the question of refunding the $10, 000,0u0 of seven nnd eight per cent. 30 year bonds of tho Albany nnd Susquehan na railroad, which Is lpasod by tho Canal company, was discussed, but no action was taken. Tho opinion prevails that ac tion will bo taken In a short time. In financial circles It is said that the Delaware and Hudson company earned a large Increase In operations over the corresponding months of last year, and tho report for this month Is gratifying to the directors. DISASTROUS HAMMER STROKE. A Spnrk from a Nail Causes n Loss of $10,000. Olean, N. Y July 28. Tho stroke of a hammer upo a nail caused a $10,000 flra yosterdsy and eleven men nurrowly es caped being burned to death. The men were new-roofing a 33.000 barrel oil tank, which was filled with '-rudo oil, when It was discovered that tho oil had Ignited from a spark caused ns ahove stated. A tush was mado for the stairway and ntne of tho men made their escape by that means, the two others being obliged to seek safety by Jumping Into a tree anl going down Its trunk. Drowned in Lake .llcmphroinngog. Newport, Vt., July 28. A small row boat containing Mrs, J. Fuller, her 7-year-old son nnd her sister, Miss Chllson, all of Springfield, was capsized In Lako Memphremagog yesterday afternoon. Tho women were rescued, but the boy sank before aid could reach him. Tho acci dent was caused by the women trying to change seats when about 500 feet from shore. School Tonchor Acquitted. Guthrie, Okla., July 28. Miss Grace AI len, the Kansas school teacher on trial nt Chandler, was acquitted today on tho charge of poisoning Miss Phronla Eckes, her rival, and the latter'B mother. In the arguments, It was asserted that the wo men were poisoned with ague medicine, which tho family was known to have used. The verdict has the commendation of the public. THE NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather Indications Todays Ctenerally Palrl Wurmer. 1 Telegraph Canada Wants Tribute from Yukon Gold Seekers. President McKlnley Isuues an Import ant Civil Service Order. State Reformers Getting Ready for Work, Coal Operators Make New Agreements, 2 Sport Base Ball Games of a Rainy Day. Tonight's Boxing Bout at Musk) Hall, 3 Local Taylor Council In a Tumoll. K. of P. Arrangements for the Btatc Convention. 4 Editorial. A Romance of Klondike. 5 Local Catholic Tcnchors' Institute. The Fire Gtng Must Go. 6 Loral West Sldo and City Suburban, 7 Iackawanna County News. 8 Neighboring County Hnppcnlngs, Whitney's News Budget. Financial and Commercial. MR. M'KINLEY ON REFORM He Issues an. Order Ex tending the Classi fied List. GOOD OFFICIALS PROTECTED The Substantiation of Charges Requisite to Dismissal. Certain Customs and Internal llcvcmto Ofllcers Evompt from tho Competitive Systcm--Tho Now Or der in tho Spirit of Civil Service ltcform--Indorscd by tho Fcdernl Commission nnd the Treasury De partment, Which It Affects. Washington, July 2S. One of tho most Important orders ever promul gated concerning the civil service was Issued today by President McKlnley. The most significant part of the order Is an amendment to rule 2 of tho Civil service law, protecting employes from unwarranted removal. A second amendment Is designed to Include in the classified service the employes of all customs house'ofllces without regard to the number of employes. The third amendment to the rules removes about 450 ofllces from the classified service. With regard to the amendment In cluding n new class of employes In the classified list, It is stated that hither to the class embraced customs offices1 where the number of employes was five or more. This particular order brings into the classified service 05 hitherto unclassified customs ofllces. All of the changes recommended by President McKlnley today have the ap proval of President Proctor and tho other members of the civil service com mission, and were definitely decided on at a conference batween the com missioners and the president yesterday afternoon. EXCEPTIONS NAMED. . Rule six of the civil service law has been made to read as follows: "Cus tom house service, one cashier in each customs district, onejclilef or princi pal deputy or assistant collector In each customs district, one principal deputy collector at each subport or sta tion. "Internal revenue service One em ,Ployo in each internal revenue district, 'who shall net as cashier or chief depu ty or assistant collector as may bo determined by the treasury depart ment; one deputy collector In each In ternal revenue district where tho num ber of employes in tho office of tho col lector exceeds four: one deputy col lector ill- each stamp (or branch) of fice. "Appointments to the positions nam ed in this rule In the custom houso service and in the internal revenue ser vice shall be subject to an examination to be prescribed by the secretary of the treasury not disapproved by tho commissioner, equal to the examination held by the commission for positions of like grade. Such examinations shall le conducted by the commission In ac cordance with its regulations." NUMBEB OF OFFICERS AFFECTED The following figures, showing the number of employes affected by Presi dent McKlnley's order, were- obtain ed at the customs and Internal revenue, divisions of the treasury today: Removed from classified list: Cus toms Cnshlers, deputies and assist ants, 228. Internal revenue Deputies, collectors, 63; deputies (where number in each otllce exceods four), 41; stamp offices, IIS; total, 430. Now ofllcers classified: Customn officers. CS. The Important order concerning re moval of employes Is as follows: "No removal s-hall bo madw from any position subject to competitive exam ination except for Just cause and upon written charges filed with the head department or their appointing officer, and of which the accusod shall have full notice and an opportunity to makn defense." The Importance of this order, In tho opinion of sincere civil service reform ers can hardly be over-ertlmnted. If such a rule as this had existed hereto fore, tho long investigation of abuses of the civil service law being conduct ed by the special senate committee would never have been necessary. M'KINLEY'S GREAT-GRANDFATHER. President Cots tho Revolutionary Itecord of David McKiulcy. York, Pa., July 28. Through tho cour tesy of E. W. Spungler, of this city, Pros Ident McKlnley -Is now In possession of tho revolutionary war record of David -v.-KlnJey, his great-grandfather. David McKlnley was a resident of this country during tho revolution, and served In a York county company. The roaturs of the companies from this region aro In tho possession of Miss Car rie Hay, granddaughter of Lieutenant Colonel John Hay, who furnished to Mr. Spangler the one containing tho record, of David McKlnley. Disastrous Drop at u Lantern. Phllllpsburg, N. J., July !8. Georga Mackey, a farmer of near Asbury, went to tho hay mow of his barn with a lan tern to close the windows last night. Ths lantern fell out at his hands and set lira to the hay, which burned so rapidly that Mackey came near losing his life. The Herald's Wenther Forecast, New York, July 20. The Herald's weath er forecast. In the Middle States today partly cloudy to fair, warmer wcathor and fresh northerly to northwesterly winds will provall, proceeded by cloudiness and postlbly rain on tho coast north of Caps May and In New England cloudy, slightly warmer weather and hilsk northeasterly winds, with rain on the coast. On Fri day n both of these flections partly cloudy to fair and decidedly warmer wcatlier will prevail with variable wUids. S A
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