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SCUANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1897.
TWO CENTS
STRIKERS AT
OAK HILL
They Gather en Masse to
Induce DeArmitt's Men
to Come Out.
TRY TO INTERCEPT THEM
They Compel DeArmitt's Men
to Run the Gauntlet.
Deputy Shcriirs I'iru n Few Shots.
No I'iro in ltctiirii--I)cbs Advises
Ordcr--Thc strikers' Hope M'nn
ilcrlug--ltcsiilt of t lie Wheeling
Conference Disappointing.
Pittsburg.July 29. The general strike
situation Is lets encouraging from the
miners' standpoint than It was a week
ago. Breaks In the ranks of the river
men and a general feeling or discour
agement over the West Virginia sit
uation have combined to quench enthu
siasm In a remarkable degree. One
prime factor In bringing back this con
dition of affairs is thought to bo the
Inaction of the Wheeling convention In
devising ways to stop coal shipments
from the disputed territory. On all
f-ides the conference was confidently
looked upon by the strikers as pre
senting a speedy solution of the West
Virginia problem and a means of mak
ing the tie-up general. The issuance
ol long resolutions instead was a dis
appointment. Onl; Hill, In the vlclnttv of the Tur
tle Creek, Plum Creek and Sandy
Ctcek DeArmltt mines, was invaded
nfter midnight by an army of strikers
who came to attend the great mass
meeting near the mines. It Is estimat
ed that by daybreak there were sev
eral thousand miners encamped upon
the hills surrounding the property of
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company. They came from every di
rection, headed by brass bands. Largo
delegations arrived from Wlllocks,
GastonvHle.Fiiileyvllle and other points
along the Wheeling divisions, nearly
all of them carrying1 heavy walking
sticks and some were armed. There
were no threats of violence, however,
and no Indications of drinking. Many
were supplied with food enough to last
two days.
Immediately upon reaching Oak Hill
the strikers prepared for camp. Long
before daylight the strikers were up,
and after breakfasting prepared for the
day's work. The intention was to see
as many of DeArmltt'a men before they
got into the pits this morning as pos
sible. TO INTERCEPT MINERS.
About 4 o'clock 1,500 strikers nssem
liled at Turtle Creek and, headed by
three brass bands with flags and ban
ners flying, marched past the houses
occupied oy De Armltt's miners. The
. strlkeis hooted and yelled, and then
marched to the mines, where they
planted themselves before the plts.thus
compiling De Armltt's men to run the
gantlet to get to work.
A short time later Sheriff Lowry.who
had been wired to for assistance, ar
rived from Pittsburg with fifty deputy
sherlfls armed with Winchesters. The
strikers quietly withdrew, and the new
deputy sheriffs were placed on guard.
Everything is quiet now.
The mas3 meeting today promises to
bo the largest demonstration since the
Inauguration of the strike. Eugene V.
Debs will make the principal speech.
Among the other speakers are M. P.
Carrlck, president of the Brotherhood
of Painters and Decorators; M. J.
Counahan, national secretary of the
Plumbers' union, and L. It. Thomas,
president of the National Pattern Mak
ers. MINERS KEEP AT WORK.
When the strikers reached Plum
Creek and started on a run down the
road toward the tipple to catch the
men before they enteied the mine Ave
shots were fired from Winchesters held
by the deputies. In reply to this the
drum corps struck up a lively air, but
no return shots were tired.
The miners who were hurrying Into
the pit were overtaken and asked not
to go to work. Most of them said they
were afraid they would lose their Jobs
if they stayed away from work to at
tend the meeting. They decided, after
a short parley, to go into the mine.
The miners were carrying dinner buck
ets. As they turned to Jeavo tho
strikers their dinner buckets were
taken from them. The frightened
miners, without attempting to regain
their buckets, ran for the pit and did
not stop until they were behind tho
Bhelter of the deputies' Winchesters.
Ths mine is In full operation. Sandy
Creek mine 1ms closed down. About
one-third of the Turtle Creek miners
went to tho meeting.
The strikers used nil their powers of
persuasion upon the diggers, but none
were molested and no threats were
made. Previous to the meeting Eugeno
V. Debs. District President Dolnn, Sec
rete y Warner and M. P. Carrick went
nmoiig tho strikers' and counselled
them to keep within the bounds of tho
law and preserve good order through
out the day. Their advice was received
with good giace by the men, who
cheered the otllelals enthusiastically.
Tho meeting Is without doubt tho larg
est ever held during a strike in West
ern Pennsylvania, and the lead'eis aro
ho,.ul of its effects upon De Armltt's
men. The speakers told the miners
th?t they were Jeopardizing tho suc
cess of the sttlke by continuing ut
wprk and urged them to come out and
make the suspension complete through
put the district. Two hundred dopii.
ties are now on guard about the mined,
but no trouble is npprebfended.
A body of 150 striking lfjuers march
ed to Corey's mines near Duquesne for
the purpopo of Inducing tho men there
to stop voik. Tho raid was unsuccess
ful. J. B. Corey, tho mine owner, noti
fied the sheriff that he would hold tho
county responsible In the event of
trouble and damage to his property.
FIRST CONFLICT OCCURS.
Washington, IVu, July 29. The first
conflict between tho law and tho strik
ing miners at McOovern took placo
this morning when Jim McMauus, Tom
Hayes, Ted and Andrew Savage wero
arrested and brought to Washington.
Tho men aro charged with having' tres
passed on the Allison mlno property in
contempt of the injunction recently
granted by President Judge J. A. Mcll
valno. 'It Is said they loitered nlong a path
leading to the pit mouth and used
abusive epithets to the men going to
work, such as "black sheep," "scab,"
etc., and singing "We'll Hang Black
Sheep to a Sour Apple Tree" to the
tune of "John Brown's Body,"
They wero put under ball to answer
en Monday.
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INDEPENDENT
STATE TICKET.
The Scheme of Vim Vnlkcnhurg nnd
Others, or tho Business Men's
League, Is Not Regarded with I'uvor
by Philadelphia Republicans.
Philadelphia, July 29. Persons who aro
generally supposed to know what Is go
ing on among the people who aro op
posed to Senator Quay In Republican par
ty affairs said that they did not think tho
movement in favor of an independent Rj
publlcan state ticket this year, If there is
such a movement, had extended outside
of the city of Pittsburg, where It is being
agitated.
Hon. John Wanamaker said ho knew
nothing as to the probability of an inde
pendent ticket being placed in tho Held.
Frank Willing Leach, who has been an
active opponent of Senator Quay, said he
had heard nothing of :he matter except
what ho read In the nerspapcrs.
Rudolph Hlankenburg, chairman of tha
executive committee of the Business Men's
league, said so far as he knew there had
been no propositions from any source to
put an independent Republican ticket be
fore the voters this fall.
A. Van Valkenburg said he believed the
agitation so far was confined to Pittsburg.
"Wo are sowing the seed for next year,"
he said. "We are going to meet the 'fiery
cross' with the searchlight and tho X
rays." Ono of the weapons that is ex
pected to be an effective one in the tight
against many members of the late unla
manted legislature, he says, Is a complete
record of their doings, which Is now be
ing completed. Mr. Van Valkenburg says
that he has been informed by friends In
various sections of the state that a great
n.any Republican votc3 are going to bo
cast for Dr. Swallow, the Prohibition can.
dldate for state treasurer. This senti
ment Is reported as very strong In tho
central portion of the state. Large num
bers of Republican voters have pledged
themselves to vote for him, particularly
in York and Blair counties.
CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS!
A Number of Olliccrs in tho Service
rilled by tho President.
Washington, July 29. The president has
made the following appointments In the
consular service:
Church Howe, Nebraska, consul at Pal
erio, Sicily.
Luther W. Osborn, Nebraska, consul
general at Apia and Nukualota.
John N, Ituflln, Tennessee, consul at
Asuncion, Pa-aguay.
A. IT. Byington, Connecticut, consul at
Naples, Italy.
Samuel M. Taylor, Ohio, consul at Glas
gow, Scotland.
Gi.stavo C. E. Weber, Ohio, consul at
Nuiemberg, Bavaria.
John I. Blttlnger, Missouri, consul gen
eral at Montreal, Canada.
John Jenkins, Nebraska, consul at San
Salvador, Salvador.
William W. Touvllle, Ohio, consul at
Belfast, Ireland.
William F. Smythe, Missouri, consul at
Hull, England.
Griffith W. Prces, Wisconsin, consul at
Swansea, Wales.
Urbaln J. Ledoux, Maine, consul at
Three Rivers, Quebec.
Wilbur S. Glass, South Dakota, consul
at Kehl, Germany.
George H. Jackson, Connecticut, consul
at Cacnoc, France.
Hugh Pltcalrn, Pennsylvania, consul ft
Hamburg, Germany.
Ira B. Myers, Indiana, consul at St.
Johns, N. B.
Benjamin Nusbaum, Pennsylvania, con
sul at Munich, Bavaria.
John N. McCunn, Wisconsin, consul at
Dunfermline, Scotland.
Michael J. Burke, Illinois, consul a"t
Point Stanley and St. Thomas, Canada,
Edward D. Wlnslow, Illinois, consul at
Stockholm, Sweden.
Hezeklah A. Gudger, North Carolina,
consul general at Panama, Colombia.
James Johnston, New Jersey, consul at
Shetfield.
MER BEAU HAS Q0NE.
Mackinac Island Woman Ilnd Several
Spasms.
Mackinac Island, Mich., July --. Peoplo
wero called to the house of Llzzio Laplno
this ufternoon by her screams. Sho was
found In a rigid condition Induced by
spasms. It was thought that sho had
taken poison, but many believe that sho
purposely threw herself into rposms in
order to mako John Moore, her lover,
come back. Lizzie is an orphan, and has
been living with Moore, who Is a St. Ig
nace laborer, for some time.
Mooic's wlfo discovered this and a
stoimy scene followed, which resulted In
Moore leaving tho Lapino woman, who bs
eamo veiy much depressed. Doctors used
a stomach pump, but brought up no
poison.
.
Tho liridgo Collapsed,
Lancaster, July 29. Early this evening
while David T. Eshelman, a prominent
farmer of East Donegal township, was
driving a four-horse team loaded with
wheat over a bridge spanning Chlcktes
creek, tho bildgo collapsed, and driver,
horBes and wagon wero thrown In to the
creek. Bshehnan was tiadly bruised, but
escaped serious Injury. Three of the
horses wero seriously hurt, Tho wagon
and the wheat remain In tho wreck of tho
bridge.
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Business Revival.
Sharon, Pa., July 29. A revival of many
of the Industries In Shuion and Sharps
vllle will occur within tho next few weeks.
The South Sharon Steel company, employ,
lug 200 men, will start, as will also sev
eral of the furnaces In Sharpsvllle, It Is
thought that thero will be ut least 1,000
men at work who have been idle for over
a year.
Overtures to Strikers.
Phllllpsburg, N. J July 2S.-Superln-tmdent
Danby, of the Amcilcan Sheet
Iron company, today made overtures to a
committee of his strikers. Ho promised
them work for six months to como, hut
they must work at the cut rate of wages.
Tho men have not yet decided what to
do. Several mnnthi ago the cut was or
dered and the men quit.
STRANGE MESSAGE
IN LEAF TOBACCO
It Tells of Three Americans la Spanish
Prison.
AN APPEAL MADE OVER A YEAR AQ0
A Letter Written in April, 1800, Is
Discovered in n Pnclmso of Tobac
co in n Philadelphia Warehouse.
The Mossngo Has Been Forwarded
to the State Department.
Philadelphia, July 29. While unpack
ing a case of Havana leaf tobacco thl3
afternoon an employe of tho firm of
Vetterlein Brothers discovered the fol
lowing letter upon a single sheet of
note paper:
Havana, April '!, 389G. To whom it may
concern; There is in Moro cullo three
American men that wero captured in Rio
del 1'lnar. They aro not allowed to com
munlcato to my ono to apply for relief
from United States government. I tako
this means to notify persons In the states
for them. They have papers for honor
able discharge from the army In 1SC5. They
give their homes as Germantown, Phila
delphia. The men were on a tour of
Cook's excursion.
Annlo Lucia, Havana.
Tho cargo of tobacco, of which the
message-laden case was, a part, nr
rlved at this port on the steamer Sen
eca from Havana, on April 10, 189G. It
laid in the bonded warehouse until the
latter part of last March when the
beginning of the tariff excitement
caused a number of tobacco men to
take out goods consigned to them.
Since that time the case had been
standing lnVetterlein's store unopened.
The letter was forwarded to the stato
department at Washington.
WAR VESSELS FOR ALASKA.
Tim Now Kuubont Wheeling Ordered
to Sitlm.
Washington, July 29. Secretary Long
has Issued orders to place the new gun
boat Wheeling In commission at the Maro
Island Navy yard, Aug. 10, and to have
her ready immediately after for a long
cruise. Her officers were today detailed
and directed to report on board early in
tho month. The Wheeling will soon af
terward leave for Sitka Alaska, where
hho relieves tho Concord, now en route
to the station and under orders later to
proceed to China. The Wheeling's orders
contemplate her stay north until next
spring, and in view of the Klondike gold
craze the Plnta, now being overhauled
at San Francisco, will leave when com
pleted to Join her.
Both ships will stay In Alaskan waters
during the next cold season, and when
the Behrlng Sea patrol fleet starts south
in September one of tho revenue cutters
may be detached and directed to remain
at Sitka. The failure of the War depart
ment to assign a company of soldiers to
Alaska makes It more advisable, tho
naval ofllcials say, t:o have a stronger
naval forco than has heretofore been
maintained there.
BENHAM FOUND GUILTY.
The Voting Ranker of Untavin Con
victed of Poisoning His Wife with
Prusslc Acid.
Batavla, N. Y July 29. Tho Jury In the
Benham murder case today returned a
verdict this afternoon of guilty of murder
In tho first degree. The Jury went out at
2.30 o'clook yesterday afternoon, but came
into court soon afterward to receive a
supplemental charge, which Judgo Laugh
lln was asked by the defense to make. At
10.30 o'clock this forenoon, they again
came Into court and asked the judge for
Instructions as to the form of their ver
dict, which wero given.
Benham was haggard when ho stood up
to face tho Jury, and was strongly affect
ed when the verdict was announced by
the foreman.
Howard C. Benham Is In his twenty
seventh year, and Is In the banking busi
ness. Ho eloped with Miss Florence Tout,
an heiress, in August, 1S92, and though
she was not a handsome girl, sho was
much liked for her sweet disposition. She
died on January 4 last, and Benham was
Indicted for poisoning her with pruss'c
acid. It was said that Benham desired
to get rid of his wife In order to marry
Miss May Wlard.
JAILED IN THE FERRIS WHEEL.
Breaking of the llngino Onvo Passen
gers n Had Scnrc.
Chicago, 111., July 2S. Thirty persons
were caught in a car on the top of the
Ferris wheel late last night by the break,
ing of on oil plpo that fed tho boiler and
compelled to stay thero two hours.
Many of tho inr prisoned ones weio wo
men, and they became hysterical and
were not calmed until long after tho car
was lowered.
One woman, weighing 300 pounds, tried
to Jump out, anl It took four men to pie
vent her doing so. Finally the plpo was
mended and tho wheel turned, so the piis.
oncrr were released.
MRS. LEASE AS QUEEN.
She Mill Ilolgn forn Week and Wcnr
n 80,000 Crown.
Tnnpkft. Tnn .Tnlv U M t a rnt... t-
Lease, the Populist orator, has ben se
lected as queen of tho fall festivities, a
harvest demonstration. Mrs T.nntin it in
Iowa on a lecturing tour.
uno committee naving the matter In
chargo has asked her by telegraph to ac
cept the honor. She will reign as queen
for a week and wear a $20,000 crown.
Cnptiiin Hatfield Ilscnpos,
Huntington. W. Vn . .Tniv ia -
port has Just reached here that Captain
uuiuciu, me notorious outlaw, hold for
murder on two corps, nsivmn mm v.a
Mlni?n tall thin mnrnlnw hu nttttl.... ul
way out with a hutchet. A large rewurd
is uucieu iur mm.
Polish Insurance Hates.
ClllcaCO. Jlllv 29 Thn sinnMnl ..-
tlon of the Polish Roman Catholic Union
of America adopted today tho new consti
tution. Tho amount payable to a woman
on tho death of her husband was fixed at
$250 to 51.000: that to a mnn nn 1,1a n.ir'a
death $:K.
Cnrllc's Miraculous F.scnpo.
Shamokln, Pa., July 2D.-John Carlic, a
loader at Mid Valo colliery, was burled
beneath sevcrul tons of rock and coal to
day, but. was living when rescued two
hours later. Ho was badly cut and bruUcd
and was Injured Internally although no
bones wero broken.
Hawaii n u News from Headquarters.
Paris. July 29. The Figaro says: "An
amicable settlement of the Hawaiian
question will be reached, America yield
ing cm tha most Importunt uoLnu to tha
Japanese."
FORTUNE FOR A POOR MINER.
News of the Inheritance of $125,000
Comes to His Shanty.
Punxsutawney, Pa., July 29. James
Thompson, a miner, has suddenly risen
from comparative poverty to comparattvo
opulence. As has been tho case with
many of the bituminous miners In this
region for several years, It has been nlp-and-tuck
with "Jim" to keep tho wolf
from his family's door. To be sure ho got
$S pension from tho United States, hav
ing served In tho lato war, but this
amount was only a drop In' tho bucket.
The other day wHlo "Jim" was ponder
ing over the big strike now on among tho
soft coal miners his little girl ran to him
with a letter from tho postofflco. Tho
epistle contained both bad news and good.
It brought tho Information that John A.
Thompson, his father, had tiled at Custer
City, Pa., two months before, and had
left $25,000 In caMi and 700 acres of oil
producing land wbrth $100,000 to his only
son. "Jim" was tho only son.
MOBILE IS IN A TURMOIL
Three .Murders Have Aroused the
Populntion ; Business Is Suspended
and Lynching Will Probnbly Fol
low. Mobile, Ala., July 29. This city Is In a
turmoil today as tho result of three mur
ders which occurred lost night and which
havo driven the peoplo to the highest
pitch of frenzy. Business Is practically
supended. On all sides the opinion Is free
ly expressed that summary Justice should
be meted oJt.
Thomas Jones, 63 years of age, a Con
federate veteran, and highly respected,
was killed by Isulah Davis (coloted) last
night. Jones attempted to get the negro
out of his house, into which he had
broken, and meeting Davis In the yard, a
scufllo followed. Tho negro picked up a
piece of wood rind dealt the victim a blow,
breaking his neck and killing him in
stantly. The crowd which rapidly assembled was
about to lynch Davis when officers res
cued him with difficulty and Incarcerated
him In the city Jail. All night long a des
perate and determined crowd of men re
mained outside the Jail. Before midnight
Mayer Bush called out the local troopc,
but of tho 800 men composing the First
brigade In the city, only 73 responded.
They lay under arms all night. The pris
oner was brought before the recorder this
morning and held for murder.
Between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning,
Willie Knight, u negro known as the
"Pensacola Kid," shot and Instantly killed
another negro named Danzler.
As he was being chased by officers.
Knight shot and mortally wounded Po
liceman Joe Tucker. For this latter of
fense ho will probably die if the residents
of the northern part of the city can get
him out of the county Jail. The negro ran
after tho shooting, but was Intercepted by
a telegram and arrested at Hurricane
Bayou at 7 o'clock this morning. His cap
tor waited for a special engine which left
on the Louisville and Nashville with of
ficers. They brought tho negro to town
and eluded tho crowd assembled to lynch
him by stopping the engine on the out
skirts of the city and rushing him through
the suburbs to the county Jail.
TRYING SACRIFICE.
Aged Husband Odors to Hear the
Penalty of Wilo's Crime.
New Yoik, July 29. Poverty of the most
pitiable kind drove old Adam Cameron
and his wife Sarah from the path of right
eousness. Their hunger forced them to
steal. This they acknowledged with
shame and contrltlcn. But the love of
their youth has not Jiod from their
hearts.
The old man tottered Into Jefferson
market court this afternoon and with
tears pouring down his cheeks said to
Magistrate Poole:
"Let mo take my wlfo's place. She Is In
prison charged with stealing. She Is not
to blame. It was my fault. I told her to
do It. Let her go and put me in prison. '
The old man's wife had been held Tues
day afternoon In $100 for trial, charged
with having stolen bedclothes and tablo
linen valued at $20 from Martha Stewart,
from whom sho and her husband rented
a furnished room. Tho magistrate dis
charged tho woman from custody and
held the oM man In her stead.
TOOK POISON FOR SPITE.
.Mrs. Fortune Wanted to Frighten
Her Mother, but Killed Herself.
Terre Haute, Ind., July 29. Mrs. Myrtlo
Sparks Fortune, a bride of a fev month3,
died today from arsenical poisoning, self
ndmlnistered, altl-ourh not with suicidal
intent. Sho swallowed a prrparatlon
which she used in developing negatives of
photographs, to aggravate her mother,
who had scolded her for spending money
too freely.
Her stepfathe. whoso death less than a
year ago, caused newspaper publicity, left
her $&W0 Ufe insurance. It was this
money sha had been spending. She took
the poison yesterday afternoon, and at
super time told her husband what sho had
done. Soon afterward she became very 'II
and physicians were with het for tho next
fifteen hours, She said sho did not Intend
to kill herself.
MRS. SCHWATKA ON KLONDIKE.
Declnrcs That the Mountnln Passes
Aro Strewn with Skeletons.
Benton. -Harbor, Mich., July 29. The
widow of Lieutenant Schwatka, tho arctic
explorer, being Interviewed hero concern
ing the Klondike gold fields, which coun
try she has repeatedly visited with her
husband, declared that tho government
should stop the tide of Immigrants pour
ing Into the gold fields in Alaska.
Sho says that tho mountain passes are
strewn with the skeletons of unfortunate
miners who perished from either cold,
heat, malaria or starvation whllo trying
to reach the golden region,
Nnrrow Escape of Fifty Miners,
Shamokln, Pa,, July 29. Tho fifty men
employed at the North Franklin mlno had
to flee for their lives last night, when a
quantity of water that had accumulated
In tho old Lock slcro broko through into
their workings. They made their way to
tho bottom of the slope, through threo
feet of water, although two big mlno
pumps wero Immediately started. The
water Is still gaining.
Rending Earnings.
Philadelphia, July 29. A statement of
tho Philadelphia and Reading Railway
company for June, 1S97, compired with
the same period of 1890 shows: Net earn
Ings, $031,359.82, a decrease of $108,430.33. A
statement of the coal company for tho
same period shows: Receipts, $1,879,290,31;
expenses, $1,921,142.21; net loss, $41,851.90,
as compared with a profit of $01,409.40 In
1890.
Shot liv it Trump.
HolldayBbiirg, Pa., July 29, Crawford
Black, a huckster, residing at Cluysburg,
this county, was shot In tho head threo
times by a tramp, who was being given
a ride by Black, In a lonely part of The
woods ho draw a revolver, shot Black,
plundered the wagon and fled. Black Is
still unconscious. A posse Is scouring
Brush mountain for tho would-be-mur-derer
ENGLAND'S TROUBLES
IN THE CHITRAL
The Situation of the Garrison at Mala
kand Very Serious.
A SECOND ATTACK BY NATIVES
Thirteen of tho British, Including
Lieut. Castello, Killcd--TribcR-men's
Loss 100 The Garrison's
Ammunition Running Short--Mnd
Mullah Snld to Havo Mustered n
Forco of 40,000.
Bombay, July 29. The situation at
Camp Malakand has become very seri
ous. Word has been received that tho
natives In large force made a second
attack on the fort yesterday. The
fighting was very severe. Thirteen of
the British were killed and thirty
wounded, the latter including Lieuten
ant Castello. The tribesmen lost 100.
The worst feature of the situation now
Is that tho garrison Is short of ammu
nition; and it is feared the whole sup
ply will be exhausted before reinforce
ments arrive. Tho government is mak
ing tha greatest effort to get these
through In time.
It is reported that Mad Mullah has
mustered at least 40,000 tribesmen.
The editor of the newspaper "Vnl
Bhan," published at Poona, has been
arrested and brought here on the
charge of sedition.
Scldar Balwantrao Natu and Huro
pant Ramchunder Natu, who were ar
rested yesterday on a chargo of dis
loyalty and escorted outside the limits
of the Poona collectorate, have been
deported, under the net empowering the
viceroy to Issue a warrant for the ar
rest and deportation, without trial, of
persons known to be engaged in dis
loyal practices.
AN EXTRAORDINARY STEP.
This power has not been exerclred
for many years. It was last employed
during the VIceroyalty of Lord Duffer
in, when Dhuleep Singh wa nrrested
nt Aden, whllo en route to stir up dis
content In the Punjab, In furtherance
of plans formed during a sojourn in
Russia. Its present employment has
made a great sensation among Euro
peans and natives alike.
It Is believed that the hostility of the
Natu family is due to the fact that one
of the brothers, who had been afllictcd
with tho plague, was sent to the Poona
segregation camp, along with the low
castes. The neighbors of the Natus
could not understand why a wealthy
SIdar should be treated like common
people, and on ull Bides was heard the
significant remark: "Yon will see what
will happen whn Natu comrn out,"
MAKALAND ABANDONED.
Simla, July 29. The north camp at
Makaland was abandoned yesterday
afternoon, the troops concentrating on
Kotal. The attack began at 8.30 on the
previous evening and lasted until day
break. Desultory fighting continued
throughout the day.the tribesmen driv
ing in the pickets, of whom 13 Sepoys
were killed and 43 wounded.
The Punjab Infantry led by Lieuten
ant Cllmo, In a succession of brilliant
charges drove back great masses of the
tribesmen, killing ninety.
The enemy Is collecting iu large forc
es and severe fighting Is anticipated.
Reinforcements have been sent to
Dargal.
DEATH AT THE RACES.
Dr. H. F. McLean, One of the Ilcst
Known of Aincricnn Turf Men, Ex
pires at Cleveland.
Cincinnati, O., July 29. After watching
his gallant filly Talcula win the Ohio
stakes In the hardest kind of a drive, Dr,
E. F. McLean, one of the best known
horsemen on the American turf, was at
tacked with heart disease and died a
short tlmo afterwards at tho Oakley race
track this afternoon. Mr. McLean was
sitting 'alone In the timers' stand when
he dropped over, gasping for breath.
Medical aid was summoned, but despite
tho elforts of several physicians, tho
turfman died Just as the bugle sounded
calling the horses to tho pest for tho- last
lace. Mr. McLean's death was undoubt
edly caused by the exciting finish in the
stake race and tho sensational incidents
which followed. After Taluca crushed the
wlro winner bv a nose and tho Jockeys
wero dismounting, John Huffman, the St.
Louis horseman, took advantage of tho
selling clause In tho conditions of tho
race and began to bid up Taluca, Mr, Mc
Lean's horse. Tom Blackburn, McLean's
trainer, stood by and protected his filly,
and after being bid up to $3,000, she was
bought by Blackburn at that figure.
Blackburn at once put In a claim for Rc
mebcr Me, Huffman's horse, which fin
ished second to Taluca, and after paying
1300, tho amount she was entered for, both
nnimals wero lead to McLean's stable.
During the run up Dr. McLean sat si
lently watching the transaction. After It
was over McLean's friends first noticed
that ho was HI, and only a short time
afterwards he received tho fatal attack.
Mr. McLean's death caused tho last race
to bo declared off.
For fifteen years or more Mr. McLean
has raced hortes and tho public always
had tho greatest of confidence in his sta
ble, Mr. McLean was 55 years of ago and
leaves a widow and family.
WRECK ON THE BIG FOUR.
Engineer Killed and u Trainman
Potnlly injured.
Cleveland, July 29. Ono man prob
ably was killed and several Injured by a
wreck on the Big Four road near Berea
this afternoon. A switch engine used for
handling cars in tho quarry yards back of
tho main tiack and came in collision with
a through freight.
The engineer of the switch cniine Is
under tho wreckage and Is thought to e
dead. Tho trainman whose name could
not he learned, rustulncd a fracture ot tho
skull and may die.
Contractor Disappears.
Holldaysburg, Pa., July 29,-iMarlon B.
Hlte, of Hollidaysburg, a contractor, who
holds valuable works and contracts at
Ccnemaugh and Clearfield, Pa., has mys
teriously disappeared. Hlir partner, W. B.
Stewart, says that Hlte has embezzled
$3,500 of tho firm's property, Tho firm's
employes havo not been paid, and it Is
said they will lose a month's wages.
Li Hung Chnug's Opponent Demi.
London, July 29. Tho Times' Pekln cor
respondent says that LI HungTsao, grand
Councillor and member of the Taunglt
Yamcn, Is dead. Ho was a believer In a
strong antl-forelgn policy, and was tho
chief .oppqnent of LI Hung Chang.
COL. CLARKE RESIGNS.
No Longer Superintendent of Soldiers'
Orphans' School nt Scotland.
Harrlsburg, July 29. Colonel J. M.
Clarke has tendered his resignation as su
perintendent of the Soldi Orphans' In
dustrial school nt Scotland which has
been accepted to take effect from Sep
tember 1 with leave of absence from Au
gust 10 In order to attend to private busi
ness. Colonel J. Frank Magce, of
WrlghtsvIHe, who has been in tho employ
of tho commission for a number of years
as Inspector of the schools, has been de
tailed to take charge of the Scotland
school on Professor Clarke's retirement.
General Oobln nnd Captain Skinner, who
wero at Scotland today, agree In tho
statemonts that the reports of the troubles
there have been very much magnified
and that Professor Clarko In his retire
ment from tho work In which he has been
engaged for so many years carries with
him tho utmost good will and esteem of,
the commission
Professor Clarke, who has largo busi
ness Interests In the northern part of the
state, says that there has been no want of
friendliness on his part towards any mem
ber of the commission; thnt he retires
simply because his private Interests so
long neglected now demand his attention
and that he shall always maintain tho
deepest Interest In tho welfare of tho
schools and all connected therewith.
MEETINQ OF THE FAITHFUL
State Democratic Chairman Gnrmnn
Will Arrange for the Convention.
Harrlsburg, July 29. Chauncey F. Black,
of York; James Kerr, of Clearfield, and K.
E. Kerr, of Bedford, expected to meet
State Chairman Garman, of i.,o Demo
cratic state committee today, but he did
not come. Ho will probably be here to
morrow. The purpose of the conference Is to ar
range for a mcething of tho executive
committee of the state Democratic so
ciety early In August at which time a
convention of the society will bo called
to ratify tho nominations of the Demo
cratic stf.to convention at Reading.
THE PRESIDENT
AT PLATTSBURG
He Is Delighted with the Magnificent
Lake nnd iUoitntnin Sccncry--A
Few Callers Yesterday.
Plattsburgh, N. Y July 29. Tho presi
dent and Mrs. 'M.Inley occupy a suite
of seven rooms on the second floor In the
southwest corner of the Hotel Champlaln
annex, conected with the main building
by corridors. The rooms aro the finest in
the house and have been especially fin
ished and furnished in elegant stylo and
taste.
The president Is delighted with tho mag
nificent lake and mountain scenery. Mrs.
McKlnley Is a good traveler and suffered
no material fatigue from tho Journey.
The president has appeared in public
only once today, coming Into the hotel
lobby far a short time and visiting the.
weighing machine, where he tipped the
scales at 191 pounds.
Tho president had few callers today.
General Peck, adjutant general of Ver
mont and wife, General Guy V. Henry,
commandant at Fort Ethan Allen and
wlfo and Hon. Legrande B. Cannon, all
of Burlington, arrived In tho morning
and were received by the president. Gen
eral Peck came representing the gov
ernor nnd people of the state of Vermont,
with handsome offerings of flowers for
tho ladles of the presidential party, Mrs.
McKlnley was delighted by a lovely bou
quet of orchids. Mrs. Alger received
American beauty roses and Mrs. Porter
pink carnations. Before they left General
Peck and Mr. Cannon had extracted a
promlso from Mr. Porter that the presi
dent would visit Burlington next Wednes
day ind review the cavalry troops at Fort
Ethan Allen and later attend a reception
in his honor at the home of Mr. Cannon.
Tho only other plans so far made by the
president are a review of tho Twenty-first
icglment, United States Infantry, and a
reception by the officers at Plattsburg
post to take place probably next Tuesday,
then some tlmo next week, a trip by
steamer to Isle La Molte as the guests
of Senator I"roctor and of tho Vermont
gumoand foiestry commission.
On August 13 the president vill visit the
Vermont state encampment of tho Na
tional guard at Chester. Thero Is nothing
In tho report that he will visit Lake Sun
apee. Ho will possibly visit B.tr Harbor
before his return to Washington, It Is his
wish, however, to spend most of the month
of August as quietly as ho can at tho
Hotel Champlaln
AH the cabinet officers wilt J here more
or less during August and there will be
Informal cabinet meetings as occasion re.
quires.
Vice President Hobart is expected here
next week.
Paid Tnro for 00,207 Miles. '
Bronson, Mich., July 29.-J. W. Clark, of
Boston, Mass., who started from this
place July 28, 1896, to travel 60,000 miles in
one year, without begging or beating his
way and required to show receipts that
ho had paid for fare, arrived hero two
days ahead of time, and shows receipts
which aro sworn to for 00,207 miles.
Killed by n Yellow Jacket.
MIddletown, N. Y., July 29. Harry Van
DoWater, who was btung by a yellow Jack
et on July 21 while chopping wood, dled
today. His Jaws were locked nnd milk
and medlclno wero forced Into his mouth.
Van Dewater was of weak constitution
and subjsct to heart failure.
Merry Objected to ns Minister.
Managua, Nicaragua, July 29. The diet
of tho Greater Republic of Central Amer
ica has declared Cuptaln W. L. Merry, of
San Francisco, who was recently appoint
ed United States minister to Costa Rica,
Nicaragua and Salvador, persona non
grata.
T1IK NEWS THIS J10RNINU.
Weather Indications Todayt
Fair; Slightly Warmer.
1 Telegnph Keen Veto Axo of Governor
Hastings.
A Long-Delayed Cuban Message,
England's Malakaland Troubles.
Less Encouraging Reports for tho
Miners.
2 Sport Base Ball Scores of the Eastern,
National and Atlantic League.
Bernstein Gets tho Decision Over
Wright.
3 Local Interesting Sessions of tho Sis.
ters' Institute.
Traction Company's West Side Exten.
slon Ordlnaco Passes the Common
Council,
4 Editorial
Progress Made In National Defense,
G Local Serantonlon's View of the
Alaska Gold Fields.
Telephone Wires to Be Underground,
a Local West Side and City Suburban.
T Lackawanna County News,
8 Neighboring County Happenings.
Financial and Commercial,
VETO OF THE
LAST BILL
The Governor Disapproves
of a Number of
Measures.
FROWNS ON EXPENSE BILL
He Claims That They Are
Unconstitutional.
Sleeping Berths, Pnrlor nnd Diiiinc
Car Charges, Cnrringo Hire, Per
sonal Expenses, etc,, Are Not Re
cognized by tho (Jovcrnor-.The
Peoples Bill Making a Uniform
Fish Law Disapproved -- Bills
Disapproved.
Harrlsburg, July 29. Governor Hast
ings tonight disposed of all the expense
bills of tho various legislative investi
gating committees. In nearly every
case he disapproved the Items in favor
of members for "sleeping berths, par-
lor and dining car charges, carriage
hiie, mileage, telegram and telephone
messages, preparing reports, clerks'
hire, and personal expenses." The gov
ernor says It has been the practice for
many years to allow mileage to mem
bers of legislative committees and In
withholding hla approval from these
items he deems it proper to state that
no reflection upon the character of the
members can be fairly implied because
of these appropriations. He claims tho
constitution forbids the payment o
mileage to the members of such com
mittees and that the only mileage to
which a member of the legislature Is
entitled Is that provided In the Act of.
July 7, I8S5. He also states that to al
low compensation to legislators for
preparing reports of committees would
be In plain vlblatlon of the constitu
tion. The executive recommends In his
message disapproving the expenses qf
the committee to investigate the con
dition of the miners in the anthracite
coal region that an act of assembly bo
passed governing the fees charged by
stenographers for service to legislative
committees the fees and mileage of
witnesses and the fees and mileage ot
the sergeant-nt-arms in performing
service for committees. Governor
Hastings disapproves all the items in
the bjll of the oleo investigating com
mittee except for the compensation of
Chairman Hosack of Pltt9burg, and
Senator Crltchfleld, of Somerset, and
the bills of the Hotel Duquesne, Pitts
burg, nnd Attorney James Francis
Burke, of Pittsburg. He disapproves
the individual expenses of the mem
bers of the anthracite and bituminous
Investigating committees the Insurance
scandal-''and'' penitentiary committees
and the election committees in Investi
gating the Shiffer-Leh contest from
Northampton county and the Saunders-Roberts
contest from the Third
Philadelphia district. The various bills
In favor of Sergeant-at-Arms Wyatt,
of the house, for services on the elec
tions nnd Investigating committees and
arranging for the attendance of the
legislature at McKlnley's Inauguration
are disapproved. The Items In the in
surance scandal Investigating bills In
favor of the stenographer are vetoed
because they are excessive.
BILLS APPROVED.
Bills appropriating $2,000 for the pay
of counsel fees In the Shlffer-Leh and
Saunders-Roberts contests are approv
ed. The executive also approves bills
appropriating $10,000 to pay the exppns
es of thp Heller-Laubach senatorial
content from Northampton county and
$?00,000 to the University of Pennsyl
vania. The bill called for an appropri
ation of $20,000, as follows: XSO.OOO for
the Maternity hospital; $100,000 for
general maintenance; $50,000 for gen
eral expenses; $50,000 for general edu
cational purposes. The governor with
holds his approval from the last item.
He also disapproves the People's bill
making a uniform fish law, the meas
ure creating the office of tish and game
warder: at a salary of $1,200 a year nnd
the Roberts bill to provide for tho
more safe nnd efllclent means of exit
from theaters and other places of pub
lic amusement hereafter constructed
where stao scenery nnd apparatus aro
employed.
Governor Hastings will start tomor
row or. an overland trip to Bellefonto
whera ho expects to npsnd a month
resting from the labors of the legis
lative session. Attorney General Mc
Cormlck, who has nh'ed the executive
in disposing of the bills, left with him
by tho leclslature, will alio leave to
morrow. He will go to his homo ut
V llllumsport and will not return to
the ttate capltol before the middle of
August. The governor will tomorrow
nnnouncehls action ou the six bills re
maining on his. desk. They are the
general appropriation, Simon electric
light, bird day bills, the appropriation
for Jefferson Medical college, Philadel
phia and the mercantile tax and liquor
measures.
English linttnlion for Crete.
London, July 29. A dlsputoh from 'Malta,
says that the first Lancashire battalion
has been ordered to gel Itself In readiness
for duty in Crete.
The Herald's Wenthcr l'orecns't.
New York, July 30. In the middle states
today, fair, waimer weather will pro
vail, preceded in the morning by light
local rain on the upper coast, with fresh
to light westerly and southwesterly win-Is,
and In Now England, cloudy to partly
cloudy, slightly warmer wrather, preced
ed by rain on tho coast with freh north
westerly and westerly winds, clearing
generally by the afternoon. On Saturdiy,
In both of these sections, fair to partly
cloudy weather and light southwesterly
and southerly winds will prevail with ris
ing temperature, probably reaching a
maximum of 90 degrees and followed by
thunder storms In tho weitern districts
ot this section.