wu. ,v, TWO CENTS. SCBANTOX, PA., MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1897. TWO CENTS ' !-" f -T ""VlfflSffl' Ts2fflWIW,p LIVELY DAY AT TURTLE CREEK At Least 6,000 Miners Will Be in That Vi cinity Today. THE CROWD VERY ORDERLY Burgess Sees No Reason Why They Should Disband. Of tho Atlviitico Guard About One Thousand Arc liunrlorcd nt Camp Determination; Ono Hundred nt Cnmp Desperation nnd Tour Hun dred on tho HUM Unci: or Turtle Crcck--Tho l'romlncnt Visitors. DcArmitt Claims Tlint He Cnn Sc euro All Hie .Miners Ho Desires. Sheriff Lowcry's Proclamation Is Declared Illegal. Plttsbtng. Aug. 1. All ronds led to Turtle Creek today. Marching miners from all over the district weie con verging toward Camp Determination, and if all those reported as betas on the inarch reach the scene before morn ing, there will be at least G.000 diggers present at the big meeting which la scheduled for U o'clock at McCrea's Fchool house. The miners expect 8,000 to be on hand. The borough of Turtle Creek experi enced the liveliest dny In Its history with its large transient population of miners and curious visitors, but the day passed without trouble of any kind. Burgess Teats, of the borough, visited the miners' camp today and snld he had no reason to order the crowd to disband, and as long as peace prevails he will not disturb them. There was a complete shift In the make-up of the campers today. The men from the Wheeling division of the Baltimore and Ohio, who have been on guard ever since tho big movement against the D Armltt men was Inaug urated, left during last night for their homes. These same men. after reach ing home nnd reeupeiatlng somewhat, have formed new divisions nnd are returning to the seat of war In order to attend the big meeting in the morn ing. While the old guard was Hitting last night, new men were taking their places and took charge of tho watch that Is to be kept up until all of tha New York and Cleveland men quit work. Saturday's guard was noticeable for tho absence of foreigners. The gather ing on watch today Is just the reverse and Is composed almost entirely of the foreign element, which Is much more excitable than the others and much harder to control. This phase gives to the situation a more serious aspt ct. Over one thousand weary strikers wee quartered at Camp Determination today nnd about one hundred at Camp Desperation nnd about 400 lounged about tho hills above and back of Tur tle Creek. THE FIRST TO ARRIVE. When the first batch of 650 marchers urrived on the scone this morning they were very hungiy, nnd clamored for food. There were provisions enough left for 200 men, and a grand rush was made for the provision wagon, and the result was many went hungry. About this time Oiganizer Miller arrived on the scene nnd announced that a Pitts burg baker had donated 1,000 loaves of bread and a grocer had given a dozen chesses. To prevent another rush, Miliar organized a guard and all were satisfied for the time being. As large donations of food have been promised, there Is not likely to be a repetition of today's scramble. Among the most prominent visitors at the miners' Turtle Creek ennui to. day were General John Little, presi dent and Joseph Bishop, secretary of the Ohio htute board of arbitration. ( They are ready to solicit signatures to the uniformity agreement, and were present to get the status of alfalrs among the strlkois. General Llttln expressed some surprise at the demon stration. He said he had often seer, them assembled under such circum stances. He said he was pleased with tho apparent manifestations of peace. Sheriff Harvey A. Lowry spent the afternoon In Turtlo Creek consulting with his deputies. Deputy James Rich ards was in .the district all night. Sheriff Lowry said that he would not Interfere with the strikers in holding meetings if they acted orderly. He will not allow them to go on property vi me iNew xorK and Cleveland Gas Coul company, nor will he allow them to act disorderly whllo marching on the road, DH AUM1TTH ASSERTIONS. T. . Do Armltt, manager of the Oak HllUmlne, said today that ho had been linpoi tuned by men for positions In the mines. He said he had given fif teen of them -Maces and they would go to work In the morrJng. Ho added that two men had offered to supply him with fifty good miners to go to work Thunday. Hew as receiving let ters iu eyery mall from miners in vari ous portions of the dUtriet asking for places In the New York and Cleveland mines. Concerning the action of some of hi men, hi- said they had come to him saying that they would bo glad to. work as soon as t,he excitement Is over. Ho was emphatic In the state ment if the old men. did not return to work soon he had inun othui-j who would take their places. Secretary Warner says the miners' officials have decided to bring nn action In equity against Sheriff Harvey A Lowry asking for an Injunction jo' straining that olllclnl from executing the prnvlntuiit. of the proclamation. He said .the proclamation was in violation of t'je law and they would go into court n have that point settled. "I believe the proclamation Is Ille gal" said Wrner, "and wo are going to try nncL find out if the sheriff has a right to interfere with a peaceable as semblage." SURPRISE FOR OPERATORS. Fairmont, W. Va., Aug. t. "There Is a surprise In store for the operators In this region," Said Joseph Rea to night. "Inside of 4S hours there will be suvcral additions to the men already out." There Is more In Rea's words than many people think. Ho has been here snlce last Wednesday nnd has had two or three meetings each day. Not In the usual way, but has-quietly gone to some school house or public hall and the miners have gathered there as if by made. This afternoon at Monongnh the meeting was a repetition of the suc cess nt Palatine and Catawba last night. Tomorrow at Worthincton he will make a speech to the men. Four more organizers will Join Mr, Rea and Mr. Davis, his aid, tomorrow. Davis went to Clarksburg this afternoon to organize the Klnnlcklnnlck, Glen wood and Despar men who are all out. Rea sas he Is highly elated over the pros pects and thinks West Virginia will come out. Malion telegraphed from Charleston today that the Kanawha and New River men had struck for CO cents a ton nnd a checkwelghman. Rea says he Intends to call on Special Judge John W. Mason, who granted nn Injunction, tomorrow, and that he wants to know what tho Judge means, lie does not know whether tho injunc tion attempts to keep him from hold ing meetings In the public roads or not. Tonight there are more signs of a general laying down of picks than there has been since tho strike began. None of tho operators have contracts of more than ten days in length nnd the men say if they do not come out, the other miners will go buck and they will return to the 25-ccnt rates. SOCIALIST LABOR CONVENTION By n Majority of 30 Votes the Dele gates Decided to Join tho Debs .Movement, Known as the Social Dcmocrn'cy. New York, Auk. 1. The second day of the Socialist Labor convention was slightly attended today. Julius Freed mim, of Philadelphia, was in the chair. It Is claimed that the fifty delegates who hall from Newark, Boston, Philadel phia, New Haven, Hartford and Haver hill, Mnss., represent 23,000 Jewish trades unionists who were recently expelled from the Socialist Labor party for pro testing against the methods of certain labor leaders, among them Daniel do Leon, and the principal object of the con vention Is to determine whether they should Join tho Debs movement or form an Independent organization. This question took up the rntlre session of the convention today. A numbor of speeches were made for and against tho proposition. A vote was taken, and It wus decided by a majority of thirty to Join the Debs movement, or the Social Democracy of America, as It Is officially known. SELMA LARSEN INQUEST. State Chemist Wheeler Heady to He port tho Result oT Hii Analysis. Mattea.vnn, Aug. 1. Everything Is in readiness for the meeting of the coron er's Jury In the Inquest on the death of Selma Larsen, once the pretty pu,rlor mall at tho Dlnsmore estato In Staalsburg. Coroner Bevler was notified lst night by State Chemist Wheeler, of Albany, tnut he would be able to report on Monday. As It Is expected that there will be new de velopments In the case the Jurjmen have received notice not to report until noti fied by tho coroner, and It Is possible that the Inquest will be postponed from Monday to tho latter part or the week. If poison has been discovered in the girl's stomach subpoenas will bo Issued for Mr. and Mirs, Clarence Di.inmoro and three other witnesses to appear before the cor oner's Jury to tell what they know of tho Blrl's death. Charvllle, tho butler, has written a letter to tho coroner saying that he would try to be present ut the inquest. Coroner Beir, In speaking nbout tho case tonight, said: "I know nothing about the results of the chemical nnahsl, but am of tho opinion that there will be a sui prise In store for somo ono." Drs. Dawson and Tetamore, who per formed the nutorsy at tho General hospit al, still cling to the theory that the girl's death was caused by poisoning. Both doc tors tpstltled at the Inquest that they found evldenco of bichloride of mercury In Selma's stonnch when thny performed tho autopsy shortly after her death. CONFLAGRATION AT OTTAWA. Pioneer 5'ire Proof Construction Company' Plant Is Burned. Ottawa, 111., Aug. 1. The Pioneer Fire Proof Constructions company's plant, tho largest of Us kind in tie world, whs partially destroyed by fire this afternoon, entailing a loss of $100,000. There Is only a partial Insurance. The lire was of In cendiary origin. Tho large grain elevator of J. N. Shulcr was burned to the grounl this morning. Loss, $0,000; Insurance, $1, 00. It Is now thought this building was also set on fire. Had there been any breeze ut tho time of either fire, the city of Ottawa would havo been ulmost wiped out, as both buildings were situated close to tho business center. KINO OF GREECE MAY ABDICATE. That Ik Thought to Ho the Purport ol n Declaration from Athens. Paila, July 31. It Is rumored that the possible abdication of tho King of Greece has Inspired the following dispatch from Athens: "It is stated on good authority that In case a proposal looking to the establish ment of foreign control of Grecian fin ances Is adpted by tho powers, the king will make a declaration of exceptional gravity." SHIPWRECKED SAILORS. New York, Aug. 1, Among the passen gers who arrived today per tho Clyde liner New York from Ban Domingo ports was Captain Hall and six shipwrecked sailors of tho American schooner Belle Hooper, which wns lost July 8 on Silver Caii bank, sixty miles northeast of Ma corls, aud become a total loss. The crew were obliged to abandon tho vessel und after taking to the ship's boat, wcro picked up by the Norwegian steamer Bratten and landed at Macorls.when they were sent home by the United States con sul at that port. 1 i Steamship Arrivals. New York, Aug. 1. Arrived: La Cham psgne, Havre. Havre Arrived: L fias co gne, New York. Qurenstown-Arrlvcdi Aurania, Now York. Sailed: Etrurla, Now York. LETTERS FROM GENERAL GOMEZ lie Says the Spanish Regard Their Cause as Lost. CHAPTER OF THE INSIDE HISTORY The Trillions Lender Warns All Cu bniis to Give No Ilccd to Reports Tlint Homo Rule Will Ho Accepted. Spain Is Trying to Win by Trickery Whnt She Cannot Win by P6rcc. Now York, Aug. 1. A Havana des patch to the Sun says: The Cuban secret agents In all the principal towns of the Island held by the Spanish have received letters from General Gomez encouraging them to continue their work in behalf of tho Army of Liberation. Similar encour agement has been sent by the general to the Cubans abroad. "This Is the time," says Gomez In ono of these addresses, "when the faith of Cubans In their coming triumph should be stronger than ever. I havo positive Information that the Spaniards themselves, or, at least, the honest elements among them, realize that their war Is hopeless and that the best thing to do Is to gl e Cuba. up. I have confid ence In the patriotism of the Cubans, but 1 wish to warn them ngalnst the wily diplomacy of the Spanish govern ment. "I wish them to know, in the Island nnd abroad, that any reports that we will accept home rule ore absolute false, and I believe that Canova's scheme of reforms and the autonomist declarations of Sagosta are only the last desperate efforts of the Spanish rulers to win by base trickery, now that they know they cannot win by force." The general has also declared In offi cial letters to tho Cuban delegate In the Unlttd States that any home rulo proposals must be rejected without a moment's attention. It Is generally believed In Havana that since the failure of the Spaniards to Induce General Gomez to accept tome rule secret agents have ben, sent to New York to ascertain the sen timents of the Cuban Junta nnd try to Induce the Cubans there to accept au tonomy. INSt'RGENTS USE DYNAMITE. Havana, Aug. 1. (Via Key West, Fla.). The Insurgents recently de stroyed, through the use of dynamite, a railroad culvert between Cano and Vega Alta, In tho province of Santa Claia. On July 28 they fired on a rail road train running between Aguaclato and Balnoa. To this attack, the armed escort on tho train replied with several volleys. On July 29, the Cubans also fired on a. train en route to Batabanu, province of Havana. The lpsurKent,leader, R-gtaQ Alfonzo, has been transferred from tho Cabanas Fortress to Artemlsa, where ho will be given a civil trial for offenses alleged to havo been committed previous to tho outbreak of the insurrection. According to ndvlces received here during the last ten days the Insurgents have had nine officers and 170 men kill ed, while thirty-one of the Cubans have been captured. According to the reports firearms to the number of 133 have been captured and other weapons to the number of 163 have also fallen into the hands of the Spaniards. One hundred and sixty-three Insurgents, nccording to tho accounts, have sur rendered their arms in their posses sion, and 348 unarmed men havo given themselves up to the authorities. Of the regular troops, according to the advices received here, flo have been killed and two officers and sixty-one soldiers wounded. Captain General Weyler left for the field again last night going In the di rection of Mntanzas. HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST. Widespread 'Devastation Caused by floods in I'.uropp. Berlin, Aug. 1. The devastation caused by the floods In Silesia Is widespread. Nothing like It has occurred In that dis trict for a century. The loss already reaches many millions of marks. At Leobtan a town hall, recently built, and two other large structures havo collapsed. The livers aro still rising. Ot Ischl the people are leaving their houses. It Is feared that the great Elizabeth bridge will be swept away. A large bridge at .Lauf fen has been torn down by the floods. Tho emperor, who displays tho greatest Interest In tho situation, Is being kept closely advised fiom all parts of the de vastated district, It Is now estimated that a hundred per-i-ons havo perished In tne floods In Silesia mm uoncniia. iweivo mill operatives, of both sexes, while crossing a bildgo at i fiiemcmion, near Lrnemnitz, were swept oft tho bridge by a sudden rise of the riv er. All wcro drowned. London, July 31, A dispatch from St. Peterburg says that tho "Novostl "esti mates that at least ono hundred nnd fifty persons havo perished In the recent llcods at Kcrtch, In tho Crimea. Kertch Is a strongly fortified town on a tongue of land forming a penlsula of tho same name, noted for Its mud volcarces, en the Strnlt of Yenlkale, conrcctlng the Sea of Azof with tho Black Sea. Its slto Is (hat ow tho ancient Pan tlcapaeum, the residence and burial place of the celebrated MithrHates. The mod. cm town Is cf recent origin. In 1S27 It was declared a fteo port. The govern ment has established a navy yard there. - WOULD NOT TALK. Jubitcu Ambassador Itcid ltcfuses to Ho Interviewed, New York, Aug. 1. Tho president, Im mediately on learning of tho arrival of Jubilee Ambassador Whltelaw Beld, tele graphed an Invitation to him and wlfo to make a visit to Mr. and Mrs, McKIn ley at their country retreat on Lake Champlaln, beginning next Saturday. Later Mr. Reld will visit the Hon. John Sherman, tho secretary of state, Ono or two pretended Interviews with Mr, Beld were published Immediately on his arrival, but they all have been re pudiated. Mr. Beld absolutely refused to bo Interviewed. Stridors Hcfuso Cut Wages. Phllllpsburg, N. J Aug, l.-Tho Amerl can Sheet. Iran company strikers held a meeting laBt night, nt which the com mittee reported tho result of Its confer ence with Superintendent Dnnby, Tho rompany offered tho men work at cut wages, but they refused to accept this proposition nnd decided not to depart from their stand. BURDELL MURDER RECALLED. A Confession Said to Hnvo Been Mndo by Mrs. Cunningham. Chicago, Aug. 1. Tho Journal lost eve ning published an Interview with William F. Woods, of Chicago, purporting to give the secret of tho famous Burdell murder. Dr. Harvey Burdell. u New York dentist, was assassinated In his olllce, No. 3 Bond street, forty years ago. Mr. Woods, In his Interview today, snys that Dr. Bur doll's housekeeper, Mr.. Emma Augusta Cunningham, confessed herself tho mur deress, strangling tho doctor with a cord, while John J. Eckel, her paramour, stab bed him with a dentist's excavator. Tho confession, uccordlrg to Mr. Woods, was mado to Mrs. James Fowler, Wood's grandmother, and wife of the muidcrcd doctor's partner In dentistry. Mrs. Cun ningham made a confidant of Mrs. Fow ler, because the Ii'ttor had befriended her. Mr. Woods says that the secret would not have been divulged but for recent un plcasant experlcrces cf the Woods and Fowler fan.llles in making claims to tho estate of Dr. James Fowler, who died a year bko at Bordeaux, France, where ho established himself as a dentist a year before the Burdell murder. Tho claims of the Wcodses nnd Fowlers brought out threatening letters to Mr. Woods, who was ono of tho most active claimants. The let ters referred to made mysterious refer ences to the Burdell murder. SCALE FOR PUDDLING. Iron Manufacturers nnd Committee of tho Amnlgnmatcil Association Como to nn Agreement, Youngstown, O., Aug. 1. It was day light this morning before the Iron manu facturers and tho puddlers of the Amal gamated association conference commit tee agreed on a scale for puddling. Thero were twenty-five puddlers on tho Amal gamated committee of ono hundred and the puddlers bad the say about accept ing or rejecting tho proposition directly affecting them. The puddlers made several attempts to effect a compromise and obtain $l.2." a ton for puddling, but the manufacturers posi tively refused to recede from their de mand for a reduction from J4.no to $1. When the puddlers held their Inst secret meeting to consider the matter, tho vote stood 13 to 12 In favor of taking the whole reduction and this portion' t tho diffi culty wus at on end. The new scalo adopted Is as follows: $4 a ton on a one cent card rate; $4.23 on a one nnd one-tenth enrd rate: $4.7C on a ono nnd three-tenths rate; $5 on a one and for-tcnths rate, nnd $.".2; on a ono and five-tenths rate, a one cent card rate meaning when Iron Is selllng'for one cent a pound, etc. An adjournment was taken nt 7 o'clock this morning until 10 o'clock Monday morning, when It Is expected tho finishers' scnle will be adjusted and tho whole trouble brought to an end. SANDBAGGED IN LONDON. Tho DUnppcnrncc of Thomas Telford Partly Explained by Letter. Kingston, N. Y Aug. 1. The mystery :n the case of Thomas Telford, of this city, who suddenly Jlappeared In London, on July S, whllo on his way to secure a legacy, w;hlch, ho said, had been left him by tho death of an aunt In Scotland, Is partly cleared up by the receipt of a let ter, written to Dewltt Brothers, Insur ance agents of this city. t The letter stales that a man; answering Telford's description bed been found sand bagged In a London railway station, hav ing a sum of money and a receipt for insurance dues paid to the above firm. On recovering in a London hospital, the man called for "Totty," which Is Telford's pet name for his little boy. There seems to bo no doubt of Telford's Identity, but thero are many mysteries surrounding tho case yet to be explained. Tho letter Is signed by Lawrence Lyons. The Lon don authorltels have been requested to hold Telford, and he will be brought home. BRIDE FOUND STARVING. New York Girl Deserted by Husbnud and Family. North Tonawanda, N, Y.. Aug. 1. Mrs. Isabel Chatham was found sturvlng In a desolate hovel In this city today by a neighbor. She had not eaten nnythlng for four days. She would probably havo died had sho not been found, as sho Is proud In the midst of poverty. A short time ago she was a school girl, her maiden name being F.irrel. Sho fell In love with William Chatham, a man about town, but her mother forbade any further Intimacy with him. The girl would not listen, but llnally doped with Chatham, giving up home, family nnd friends for Chatham's sae. Finally sho nnd her husband quarreled and ho de serted her. Her mother refused to re ceive her, so she starved rather than ask for help. STRIKE OF.PANTS MAKERS. An Klfort That Is L'xpccted to End tho Sweat Shop System. New York, Aug. 1. The general strike of the Pants Makers' union, a branch of the Socialist Trado alliance, went Into effect today In the ICO shops In the Great er New York district. The strikers are enthusiastic and believe this effort on their part will end the sweating system nnd will restore tho old, rate of wages. Under the present system they aio ablo to mako only a dollar and a half for n week's work. Under the old hchedule, which they want restored, the operator.! mado from $10 to $12 a week. Thero uro nearly 3,000 operators out, and In conse quence of the strlko S.O0O finishers are Idle, PENROSE PAID THE COSTS. Ho Withdraws His Slander Suit Against a Huntington Druggist. Huntingdon, Aug. 1. Tho criminal pro ceedings for slander. Instituted ngalnst Druggist C. C. Beed, of this city, by United States Senator Penrose, on Juno fi, 180C, has been withdrawn, tho costs being paid by Senator Penrose. This ac tion of withdrawal was taken by Messrs. Fui st and Dorrls. of Huntingdon, attor neys In tho case for Senator Penrose, Tho suit was Instituted during tho pre liminary canvass for United Stntes sen ator, when one of tho most vigorous political contests ovor waged In Hunt. Ingdon county was carried on here, the fight being to Instruct members of tho legislature, Bellwood Exhibits Pluck. New York. Aug, 1. William A. BellwooJ, who Is confined In the Tombs piison ot the charge of having swindled Marcus & Co., Jewelers, out of $23,000 wcwlh of Jewelry and spent tho money at tho races, refused to admit today that ho was Gull Inume Balensl, who fled from Paris two years ago, when he was one of n coterie that fastened themselves on Max I.e. bandy, the young millionaire, whose death revealed a story of blackmail ani extor tion that was the talk of the two contin ents. Fatally Burned by 1'nwdcr. ' Jeannetto, Pa., Aug. 1. Whllo J. B. Kllngensmlth and wlfo were handling powder It was ignited, causing an explo sion by which Kllngensmlth and his wife wcro ho badly burned that they cannot recover. William Peterson, a vlsltor,was badly burned. HASTINGS WILL BE A CANDIDATE He Expects to Succeed Mr. Quay In the United States Senate. HOW THE NEWS BECAME PUBLIC A Closo Business I'rloud or tho Gov ernor Let the Information Slip Ac-cldcntnlly--Mr. Quay Feels Mo Alnnn--Ho Wilt Tnko n Trip to Hawnli nnd Snmon. Phlladelphlta, Aug. 1. The an nouncement that Governor Hastings proposed to come out as a candidate for United States senator to succeed Senator Quay, and tho statement by the latter of his Intention to leave the United States shortly for nn eight months' trip among tho Islands of tho Pacific, created consldeinble commo tldn today at Atlantic City among the politicians who have kept near the senior senator since his arrival there. The news of Governor Hastings' candidacy wns told Senator Quay by a political friends from western Pennsyl vania, who gave ns his authority somo Bellofonte fi lends of the governor, ono of whom a close business friend, Is said to have let tho Information slip accidentally. Senator Quay declined to discuss the reported candldr :y, and said: "I know nothing about it except what was told me today." Continuing, he said he did not feel any alarm about It, and then ho began to speak of his trip abroad. Ho said he would leave Atlantic City tomorrow and come to this city, where he will remain a day or two. He then will go to Swlckley, Pa., and spend nbout two weeks with his son, Dick. "From there," he said, "I will go to St. Lucie, Fla., nnd If nothing unforseen happens, I will go to San Francisco about the latter part of September and sail for Hawaii." From this place the senator nn nouncea ,ils intention of going through the Samoan islands and the Solomon group, after which the Journey will bo continued to Australia. From this point the return homo will bo mado, and the senator will arrive back about April or May of next year. SOUTH AFRICAN WAR INTELLIGENCE. Tim British and Portuguese Win Groat Victories Over tho Unarmed nnd Untrained Blncks, Capo Town, -Aug. 1. Serious lighting took placo on Friday In tho Langeborg dlstilct. Tho British loss was trifling. Tho enemy's position in the Gamnsiep valley was captured and the rebels fell back In confusion towards Twnlskloof. Tho government troops hnvo captured all the enemy's positions north of Twalsk loof. Among tho British losses were Ser geunts Hall and Moyer, who were killed. Chief Lukajantjes, who left the rebels, wns killed with many of his followers. A general surrender of the rebels Is ex pected. Lisbon. Aug. 1. Ofllclnl dispatches from Lourenzo Marquez, South Africa, confirm the reports of recent fighting between the government troops and rebellious natives In Gnzaland. Tho battle took place on the 21st of July near Chlmbutu, the capital of Gazaland. Tho governor of Portuguese, East Africa, Colonel Albuquerque, with a small Portu guese force routed seven thousand rebels. Tho Portugueso losses wero two killed and ten wounded. Tho natives lost 500. FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER. Gcorgin Carpenter Convicted of Kill ing Two M omen. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 1. Edwin Flanagan, who has been on trial all last week at Decatur for tho murder of Mrs. Nancy Allen and Miss Buth Slack, on tho even ing of December 31, was found guilty by tho Jury nnd Immediately sentenced by Judge Candler to bo hanged on Aug. 25. Flanagan Is a carpenter and was for merly In tho employ of the Standard Oil company. Ho had a mania for making love to and seeking to marry very young girls. His method was to advertise for a nurse for n mythical niece, and whon young girls made application he would select ono nnd propose marriage. Through such an advertisement ho mado the acquaintance of and went to boaid with the family of Ueorgo W. Allen, living In Do Knlb county, near Atlantn. Thero he fell In lovo with Leila Allen, tho 11-yenr-old daughter of tho house. Ho asked her father to bo al lowed to marry her, but tho request wns not taken seriously. When ho hnd been put off several times ho became morbid. On tho night .of De cember 31, after eating supper, ho got a pistol, and returning to tho table shot nt Georgo Allen, wounding him slightly. In tho confusion that followed ho tired wildly, killing tho mother of Georgo Allen Instantly. and wounding Miss Slack, a visitor, so that sho died booii after ward. POTTERS WANT AN INCREASE. Trenton, N. J., Aug. 1. Tho working potters, of this city, held a mass meeting last night, at their club house, and de cided to ask tho manufacturers for tho restoration within sixty days of tho 12',4 per cent, cut In their wages mado In 1S0I. Tho men claim that tho Increased tariff rate on pottery made In tho Dlngley bill Justify them In their request, A commit tee of tho men will seek a conference this week with tho manufacturers on tho sub ject. FIGHTING UP THE NILE. Cairo, Aug. 1. Tho Egyptian Intelli gence department has received word of heavy tribal fighting up tho Nile between tho Dervishes nnd tho Jaallns, Tho Der vishes, under one of tho generals of tho Khalifa, defeated tho Jaallns In a pitch ed battle and occupied Metemneh on July 1. Tho losses on both sides was very largo. Tho Jaallns aro said to have lost two thousand killed. Sentence of licnlinm Postponed. BntiMa, N. Y Aug. t. Howard Bon ham was brought Into court yesterday mornt.'.g and sentenco was deferred until Aug, 23 at 10 a, m, on mntton of Mr, Scar, let, one of his counsel, for arrest of Judg ment In order to allow counsel time to present aflldavlts and make an argument for a new trial, Benham was rcmunded to Jail until sentence Is Imposed, Ben ham's record was taken after tho form of tho statutes. He answered all ques tions in a clear, firm voice. An Immcnso 1 crowd was present at tho proceedings. SAID SHE SAW THE VIRQIN. A Miraculous Curo Announced from n Cntholic Convent in Kentucky. Lebanon, Ky Aug, 1. A curo that de vout Catholics hero bcllcvo was miracu lous took placo at Loretto convent, near here, on last Thursday night, Tho patient was Sister Alfred, a novlco nt Loretto academy. Sister Alfred was taken sick with nppendlcltls seven weeks ago. Perl, tonltls fcllowed, and during her Illness sho suffered much, On Wednesday a tele gram was sent to her parents In Kansas that all preparations had been mado for her funeral, as It seemed she had only a few more hours to live. She had had tho last sacrar.ients, nnd all wcro waiting for tho end. On Thursday night, however, between the hours of 11 and 12, Sister Alfred sud denly wns freed from pain. She had had only liquid food for several weeks nnd had no appetite, but her 'appetlto was craving, and sho said that sho wns as well as ever In her life nnd wished to get up and go about. It Is said by the Sisters of Loretto that at 11 o'clock on the night of tho curo two Sisters attended Sister Alfred. They went Into nn adjoining room for a lunch, nnd whllo out they heard Sister Alfred talking. On returning they found her very much excited unit frightened. Sho snld tho Blessed Virgin hnd nppearcd to her. Tho two Sisters thought she was talking at random, and after quieting her left tho room again. They were out only a few moments when they heard Sister Alfred talking again, In a short time they returned, when tho sick Sister, In a high stato of excitement, told them she had been tnlk lng to the Blessed Virgin again. She nlso said the Blessed Virgin told her sho was cured, nnd that she should offer up the communion In tho morning for tho con version of England, From this moment. It Is said, sho was cured. The high fever had left the pa tient. The Sisters of the convent Relievo nrmiy uiai u was a uivine interposition. Water of Lourdes had been applied. FIVE ACRES SETTLE. An Extension Squeeze nt the Ilnvino Mlnc--i:icvcn Dwelling Houses I)amngcd--Cnuscd by Bobbing Pil lars. Special to Tho Tribune. Plttston, Aug. 1. Five acre-! of thickly settled territory In Plttston was affected yesterday by tho sottllng of a part of the Bavlne mine, owned by the Newton Coal company. Eleven dwelling houses are damaged. Tho settling begnn at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon and at a late hour last night tho ground was still dropping. Tho cause Is attributed to "robbing pil lars" In tho abandoned working of tho mine. DEATH OF WILLIAM CROSS. Expires from tho Effects of Ether nt Jill'ctKon Hospital. Philadelphia. Aug. 1. William Cross, who lived at Newfoundland, Wayne coun ty, Pa., died from the effects of ether at tho Jefferson hospltpl yesterday. Cross was about to havo a surgical operation performed when he expired., . Tho physicians at onco telegraphed to the dead man's family and today n daughter came to this city and after making an Investigation went to tho cor oner's offlco and made an affidavit, In which sho exonerated tho physicians at the hospital from all blame. Cross was admitted to the hospital on last Thurs day. m IMPALED ON A WAGON POLE. Tho Shocking Accident Which Cost Mrs. Wolfs Life. Erie, Aug. 1. Tho week of horrors In this county wound up with the killing of Mrs. David Wolf today In a runaway ac cident. Mrs. Wolf and her son were driv ing Into the city In a wagon and were run Into by a runaway milk wagon team. The pole struck Mrs. AVolf In tho side, impaling her upon It. Her agonies were terrible, until relieved by death. Tho de censed was a woman of almost 70, and was qulto well off In worldly possessions. Coroner Stelnmotz will mako an official Investigation. m DR. SWALLOWS SERMON. Philadelphia, Aug. 1. Rev. S. C. Swal low, of Hanisburg, the Prohibition can dldato for stato treasurer, preached to night In New York Slieet Methodist church on "Man's Co-partnership With God." Among other things ho said- "God's plan of government Is a theocracy, but nan has sought out many Inventions. Too Indolent to attend to his p.irt of tho business, ho as through tho ages turned It over to klugs, queens, despots, and In theso hitter duys to bosses, spelled with a big B. Of ooursc, these latter are will ing to attend to governmental affairs for the people, for a percentage. Latterly the percentage has assumed such unduo proportions to the business transacted as to Impoverish the people, and enrich the bosses, corporations and trusts. It would be well for the people to take the reins and under tho direction of the Divlno Sovereign drlvo on to hlshest succss." MAGGIE MITCHES CAPTURED. Wllkes-Barre, Aug. 1. Maggie Mitchcs, the woman alleged to havo been engaged In the conspiracy to liberate murderer Peter Waisll from tho county Jail, was captured by the police late last night. She wilt have to stand trial with the other defendants. It Is claimed she took a prominent part in the plot. Tho Jail warden discovered the conspiracy In tho nick of time or otherwise the desperate prisoner would have regained his liberty. Will Demand Higher Wngob. Pittsburg, Kas., Aug. 1. Tho miners nt Wear shaft, No. G have voted to suspend work until Wednesday next and called a mass convention of all the miners In the district for Tuesday next to formulate their demands for higher wages. THE NEWS THIS SIOKNINti. Weather Indications Today! pair; Slightly Warmer. 1 Telegraph Striking Miners Gather at Turtle Creek. Hastings will bo o Candidate for Sen. ator. General Oomcz's Letter of Warning. Protests Asalnst the Now Tariff. 2 Sport Re:('rd of Two Days on tho Dlamci d. Amateur Base Ball. 3 Local-Sermon by Bev. F. M, Daven- port Rt Elm Park. Dunmoro Child Drowned In Roaring Brook. 1 Editorial. Wny tho Former Is Rejoicing. G Local-Drank Embalming Fluid anl Died. John T. Watklns Back From England G Local West Hide and City Suburban, 7 Lackawanna County Nowa. S Neighboring County Happenings, Tho Markets, WORRY OVER THE TARIFF Some of the Protests That Were Received Against the Bill. FOREIGN DISSATISFACTION Decrease in the Demand for American Goods Expected. Minister Brim, of Dcnmnrk, Culls Attention to tho Viows of His Gov ment-. Huron I'nva Protests Against tho Duty on Italian OrnngcsIIcN glum, Turkey nnd Switzerland Each Bcclstcr u Protest Against tho Duties Imposed, While Sir Julian Pnunccfotc Enters n Plea for Salt Mncliprcl. Washington, Aug, 1. In the lato number of the Congressional Record, containing the tariff speeches on tho tariff conference reports. Is a speech, by M. N. Johnson, of North Dakota, In which he makes a compilation of tho protests received by the state depart ment for the representatives of for eign governments against certain du ties Imposed In the Dlngley tariff bill while that measuie was pending. Some of these protests have been made pub lic, others have been referred to tho committees of congress having the tar iff bill In charge und little or no at tention has been paid to them. Nearly all these communications revert to tho commerce between the several countries and the United States. They Insist that tho new tariff will retard that commerce and some of them In timate that It .will result In decreasing the demnnd for American goods. Somo of the ministers disclaim any Intention to Interfere In the Internal affairs of the United States, but mako the rep resentations for the benefit of the com merce between the countiles. Somo suggestions are mado that the Injury to be done the treasury of the United States on account of the Imposition ot the proposed duties will be consider able. Minister Brun, of Denmark, calls at tention to the fact that tho tariff on American goods going Into Denmark Is very favorable, and that his gov ernment views with a great deal of ap prehension the pending tariff bill and the rates especially. He says that tho admission of Danish products on a favorable tariff would only be a fair return for the rates granted American products. There were three communications from Baron Fava, tho Italian ambas sador. He protests against the duty on Italian oranges and lemons, against sixty per cent, duty on candled fruits, and refers to a ministerial decree re lating to meats in the United States. This decree lequlred a consular vise for certificates of origin, Issued by American authorities and accompany ing shipments of; meats. Baron Fava Informs the state department that tho question has been submitted for ex amination to the zootechnlc and epi zootic board. The ambassador adds: "His mnjesty's government, however, desires to perform a friendly act to ward that of the United States by frankly forwarnlng It that It could In no wise bo Induced to modify tho pro visions contained In the aforesaid de cree In accordance with the desire ex pressed by the department of agricul ture. If the United States should per sist In retaining In the new customs tariff the exhorbltant duties to which I have had tho honor to call your excellency's attention In my preced ing written and verbal communication. The same warning has been commu nicated, with tho same amicable Intent, by my government to the representa tive of tho United States at Borne." BELGIUM'S COMMUNICATIONS. Count LIchtervelde, minister of Bel glum, sent three communications con cerning the tariff. One referred to tho retroactive clause adopted by tho house and pointed out that It would work great hardship upon thoso who were shipping articles which could not be safely transported In tho winter, such as plantB and bulbs. Tho other communications refer to tho rate on cement and sprats and sardines. Tho Turkish government protests against the duty of one dollar per pound on crude opium and says that tho tariff cannot be for the purpose of protecting a home Industry or secure increased revenue. He thinks the rev enue of the government would suffer, but says that In case It did not the cost of tho drug used for medicinal purposes would be greatly Increased to the consumers. J. B. Flodn, minister of Switzerland, says that the new tariff will be disas trous to three principal Industries of Switzerland. Swiss embroidered goods, ellks, watches nnd clocks. Sir Julian Pnuncefote sent two very brief communications, one In December 1896, informing Mr. Olney that the fish ery board of Scotland protested against tho high rate on cured herrings nnd that nt the request of the Marquis of Salisbury ho represents to, the United Slates government that tho high rat which the Dlngley but imposes on salt mackerel nnd other cured fish would cause grave Injury to the fishermen on tho west coast of Ireland, This note is dated June IS, 18U7. The Herald's Weather I'orccnst. New York. A"g- 2. Herald's forecast : In tho Middle States and New Enclond today, fair, warmer weather will prob ably prevail, with light, fresh varlaMe winds, mostly southerly and Increasing HU'.trlness and high temperature In this section, followed by local rnln and thun derstorms In the lake region, and potslbly by tonight over the central districts of this section.
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