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TWO CENTS.
SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7. 18i..
TWO CENTS
PLANS FOR
THE BATTLE
The Proposed Campaign
Against Westmoreland
Mine Owners Is On.
TO MARCH THE TERRITORY
A Campaign on the Order of
Coxey's Method.
Military Code for tho Government of
the Army Will He rornuilntctl He
Tore tho .Men Stiirt--KHorts Tor tho
Introduction of Whisky iu Cnmp
Have FniIcd--Ordcrs Hnvo Hccn
Issued from Hnrrisbtig to liOCiil
OHicinls ot the Nntionnl Cunrd of
l,ciiiisylvnnin--l)ccision of 'Squiro
Senimcns in Kiot Cases,
Pittsburg, Aug. C The propsed cam
paign against the mine owners of West
moreland county and the operators of
Central Pennsylvania, which has been
delayed, Is now an assured fact. The
strike leaders decided on it definitely
at a camp conference today and a bis
move will probably be made next Wed
nesday. The whole affair will be con
siderably on the older of the famous
Coxey "Commonweal" tour. As al
ready constituted the plans propose a
ready constituted the plans propose di
rect march throughout the whole terri
tory wheremlnts are balng opeiated un
til Clearfield county Is reached. Camps
will be left at each' of the Do Armltt
mines at Cononsburff, at Bunola and
any other place that may seem neces
sary to Keei the mines closed, which
appears before the crusaders leave. The
leaders estimate that with what will
remain behind In the camps, at least
8,000 men wilt be kept constantly in the
movement.
A military cods for the government
of the army will be formulated before
the movement Is started. President
Dolan says that with! any kind of a
system ho will be able to keep every
thing quiet and the men peaceable.
Efforts are being made to Introduce
beer and whisky at Camp Determina
tion by outsiders. This has been go
ing on for two or thiee days now, and
some of the strikers had been taken
down to East Plttiuurtr and filled up
on all the beer and whiskey they could
drink. The danger of this to the min
ers' cause Is fully realized by the labor
leaders and a sharp lookout Is being
kept to And out who Is responsible for
the etforts to get the strikers Intoxicat
ed. Last night a barrel of whiskey was
fchipped to the camp from Brnddock.
It had been paid for at the other end
and all freight charges had also been
settled. When the whiskey was deliv
ered. Captain McKay ordered it taken
back to Braddock as quickly as possi
ble. It was shipped back. The strik
ers do not know who sent it.
ORDERS TO THE GUARD.
Definite orders have been issued from
Harrlsburg to local officials of the Na
tional Guard of Pennsylvania to hold
themselves in readiness for immediate
service. This older, which arrived
several days ago, is being complied
with to the letter and the day and
night address of each officer, together
with the number of the nearest tele
phone, Has been forwarded to head
quarters. However, these officers have
expressed it as their opinion that the
miners have behaved themselves most
orderly and that the guard Is not at
all necessary as yet.
Tomorrow will be pay day at Sandy
Creek and report now has it that in
addition to the contracts already signed
the men will bo asked to place their
signatures to a still stronger and ap
parently more binding one before
drawing their envelopes. Those who
do not see lit to sign these will, it is
said, there and then be given the privi
lege of resigning.
T-:s evening 'Squire Semmens ren
dered his decision in the riot and un
lawful assemblage cases against Pat
rick Dolan and others. lie holds
Dolan, Jacob Aufhelter, Paul Trimmer
and Edward McKay In $300 bail each
for the September term of court. Ball
was entered for all. The cases ngalnst
Cameron Miller, William Warner and
Jiawaru snaw were dismissed.
LECTURE BY DEBS.
a immense meeting, numbering ful
y 10,000 people, gathered around the
, strtk rs' camp at Turtle Creek tonight.
Euge. 9 V. Debs, Mrs. Jones and several
local speakers made addresses. Dele
gations from all the surrounding coun
try attended the meeting and the en
thusiasm was unusual. The Westing
house employes from East Pittsburg
numbered 1,200; the striking puddlers
from McICeesport attended and large
crowds from Wllmerding, Pittsburg and
Allegheny helped to swell the numbers.
A monster parade preceded the' meet
ing, farmers and citizens generally
marching with tho strikers to show
their sympathy.
Mr. Debs spoke for nearly three hours
and at the conclusion of his address
he was almost overwhelmed by the
great number of people who Insisted
on shaking hands with him. Mr. Debs
will remain In this vicinity several days
and expects to speak at McKeespoft
on Monday.
The strike situation late tonight re
mains practically unchanged. The Im
ported diggers for the Oak Hill mine
have not as yet shown up. The usual
march to Plum Creek will be made in
the eary morning.
JOHN LYNCH'S ADDRESS.
Stntemcut to the Striking Minor nt
Unllltzin.
Altoona, Pa., Aug. 6. John Lynch,
Jader of the striking miners at Claim
iln, has Issued the following state-xnent:
"It Is tho wish of all good citizens of
this neighborhood that all the scabs
were gone, not forgetting that some of
our men working here arc as bad, if
not worse, than tho men that have
been Imported. If Mr. Mitchell was to
make the proposition of $1.25 a day and
all expenses to his old workmen there
would be no trouble at this date. He
is paying the district price at Hastings
nnd here, where he could do the samo
thing, he does not do so. It seems that
he respects strangers more than he
does the men who have been loyal to
him. He would rather give these
workmen from SO cents to $1 than to
pay his old workmen 40 cents a ton.
The miners of this place contemplate
the holding of a big mass meeting this
evening and they have Invited all strik
ers and those who are already at work
to attend it."
The meeting called by Mr. Lynch was
held this afternoon. There was a large
attendance of strikers and a number
of speeches were made, but nothing re
sulted therefrom. All the Imported
miners are still at work.
MURDERED BY "WHITE CAPS."
An Old illnn Pays tho Penalty for
Tcnching Southern Negroes.
Nashville, Tenn,, Aug. 6. An old
man, supposed to be an Italian, and
whose name has not been ascertained,
was shot and killed by unknown per
sons near Aspen Hill, In Miles county,
at 2 o'clock this morning. He had
been affiliating with negroes for sev
eral weeks and teaching them music.
He received an anonymous letter Tues
day night signed "White Caps," warn
ing him to leave within forty-eight
hours, or he would bo tarred and
feathered.
He threatened to prosecute the writ
ers of the communication when they
were discovered.' He refused to leave
and his death followed. His body was
fond in his cabin riddled with bullets.
SILVER DOLLAR
ON THE DECLINE
Its iUnrket Valtio Is Now Just Fortv
thrco mid Six Tenths Ccnts-Causcd
by a Lack of Demand.
Washington, Aug. 6. "The bullion
value of the American silver dollar,
according to yesterday's market price
of silver, is just 43 C-10 cents," said Mr.
Preston, the director of the mint to
day. "This makes the commercial
ratio between silver and gold 36.0 to 1
instead of 16 to 1," continued Mr. Pres
ton. "In order to make our silver dol
lar equal to a gold dollar, at this rate,
it would hav.e to contain 850 fine grains
of silver. If the alloy were added the
total would be 953 grains."
"How do you account for the recent
decline in silver?" Mr. Preston was
asked.
"Simply the lack of demand for It.
I see no future for silver whatever.
Yesterday's market quotations made It
56 cents an ounce. It Is my honest
opinion that within six months silver
will fall to 40 cents an ounce. There Is
no demand for It anywhere. China is
not buying any. Japan Is out of the
business, and there seems to be no
demand for it In any country to any
extent even for use as subsidiary coin.
It Is true that In the bazaars of India
it Is traded in as merchandise, but the
famine and hard times in that country
have reduced the demand to a mini
mum. The output of gold is steadily
increasing.
"I think that the world's product
for this year wll be about $240,000,000.
The United States will contribute about
$60,000,000 to the supply. I base my
predictions of an increased world's
output upon the fact that the supply
has not fallen off In any country.
"Here come the Klondike now with
still further additions to the gold sup
ply of the world. The extent of the
Klondike's output is problematical, de
pending upon climatic conditions."
FORMER PRIEST ARRESTED.
Father Firzgcrnld Accused of Ob
taining Hloncy by Threats.
Rochester, Aug. G. John M. Fitz
gerald, ex-priest and convicted firebug;
William Hall, T. James Williams,
printer, and Albert Mclntyre, all
charged by Rev. Father Oberholzer, of
the Church of the Holy Redeemer,
with extorting from him $250 by threat,
were held for the grand jury by Magis
trate Ernest in police court this morn
ing. Fitzgerald created a sensation by re
fusing to follow the advice of his
counsel, David N. Sallsbury.and waived
examination. He made a speech, in
which he denounced the newspapers
and demanded to be put on the stand
in his own behalf. He also said that
he wanted his case tried separately
from the others. Bail was fixed at $2,
000. Williams alone secured it.
TO USE AMERICAN SHIPS.
Now Kiiglnnd I'ish Compnny Petitions
tho Dominion Government.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 6. The New
England Fish company, of Boston,
which haB been operating from this
port for the past two or three years,
has requested tho Dominion govern
ment to be permitted to use American
steamships.
Hitherto, they have chartered Can
adian vessels. Citizens are supporting
the petition, as the company has spent
$150,000 'in wages and supplies during
the halibut fishing season.
Shot Her Husband.
Nashville, Tenn,, Aug. 6. Yesterday af
ternoon iu the offlco of Magistrate W. W.
Martin, at Docherd, In this Btate. Mr,
Charles Olmetead, while applying for a
warrant for her husband, was threatened
by him with death If alio persisted in
trying to 1 avo him arrested. Suddenly
Mrs. Olmstead drew a pistol and shot
him In tho stomach, Inflicting a mortal
wound. They arc comparative strangers
in the town, having recently come from
Michigan.
An Unprofessional Attorney.
New York, Aug. fl.-Melville C. Brown,
an attorney of La namle, Wyo., has Med
on affldavlt in which he swears that Mm.
Sarah Ann Angell, who Is seeking; to
prove a marriage with the late Jay Gould,
udmlttcd to him that she never was mar
ried to Gould, and that ho was not the
father of her daughter.
MORE SIGNS OF
THEG00D TIMES
Rosy View' of the Situation Given by
Dun & Co.
NUMBER OF FAILURES DECREASING
Tho Past Month tho Host for Business
Since 1892--Incrcnsc in Industries
Throughout the Coiiiilry--Dcnmnd
for Finished Products Is Already
Increasing.
New York, Aug. 6. R. G. Dun & Co's
weekly review of trade tomorrow will
Bay:
Four years ago, August 5, 1S93, the
first number of Dun's review was Is
sued, with failures In that month
amounting to over $60,000,000, while In
the month just closed failures have
been only $7,117,727, the smallest In
any month since 1S92. The statement
of failures of classes of business for
July and for forty-six months shows
that In manufacturing failures have
been smaller than in any other month
of the entire period, In trading small
er than In any other month except
one, and In many branches of each de
partment smaller than in most months
of which records exist. Last month
was the first for four years In which
the volume of business reported by
clearing houses was larger than la the
same month of 1S92, and the telegrap
hic dispatches from all parts of the
country given this week show a grat
ifying Improvement. This Is partly duo
to a large yield of wheat and good
prices, though the crop Is probably not
as large nor are prices thus far as
high as in 1892, but of cotton the prlre
is higher, and the yield probably larg
er than In that year. Other farm pro
duct! are realizing good prices, and the
possible decrease In yield of corn may
help to market the enormous surplus
brought over from last year. Liquida
tion of a powerful combination In
wheat brought a reaction of three
cents on Thursday, but a gain of l&c.
occured the day following.
INCREASE IN INDUSTRIES.
It Is the wrong season to expect
much from Industries, and yet there
has been a material increase in the
number of hands employed in the Iron
manufacture because of the satisfac
tory adjustment of wage disputes with
the Amalgamated association, and the
opening of numerous establishments
which have been waiting, while the
coal miners strikes seem each day
more likely to end In a permanent set
tlement beneficial to both parties.
Meanwhile the demand for most fin
ished products is already Increasing,
the feature this week being large pipe
contracts for Russian oil, fields, Sum
atra and Germany. While Consump
tion does not yet equal the capacity
of tho works In operation and prices
of Iron and steel products average
slightly lower the situation is altogeth
er more hopeful. In minor metals the
consumption of tin equals the receipts,
so that prices do not change, and tne
visible supply Is practically the same
as a month ago, while exports of cop
per have been heavy and prevent a
decline of lake below 11 cents and real
izing in lead has caused a slight de
cline to $3.80 cents.
The sales of wool, as comparative
returns by months show, bear
little relation to the actual consump
tion In manufacture, but heavy liq
uidation since the new tariff bill was
enacted gives the impression that
some dealers are no longer confident
of a speedy advance. Nevertheless
prices have risen during the past few
we ks nearly one cent per pound. Man
ufacturers are buying but little, though
they are rapidly Increasing the output,
and are able to obtain an advance of
about 10 per cent, in prices of goods
with rapidly increasing orders. Tho
temporal y curtailment of output by
cotton mills continues, but does not
yet bring improved prices for products,
although the demand Is generally
gaining.
Failures for the week have been 237
in the United States against 240 last
year, and 29 in Canada against 32 last
year.
BRADSTREET'S VIEW.
New York, Aug. 6. Bradstreet's to
morrow will say:
The movement of general merchan
dise throughout the country Is unques
tionably larger than last week; cotton
goods and woolen Industries are bet
ter oft and the stagnation In Iron and
steel has given way to a growing In
quiry and increasing output. But more
tignlflcant still Is the extraordinary ex
pansion in banrf clearings this week
and last month.
The upward tendency of prices dur
ing the past three weeks Is again a
feature, wool being firmer and higher
for some varieties.
There is a twenty-five cent advance
In Bessemer pig Iron at Pittsburg,
where makers decline orders for future
delivery at current quotations and for
Iron bars and iron and steel sheets at
western centres. In fact, our predict
ed revival In Iron and steel has ap
peared. Quotations for cotton and print cloths
remain practically unchanged, while
I thoso for Indian corn and oats are
lower on Improved crop prospects.
There are 241 business failures re
ported throughout the United States
this week, compared with 259 last week,
269 In the week a year ago, 209 In the
corresponding week in 1895, 19S week
of 1894, nnd 474 in the first we'ek of
August, 1893.
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RACE WAR AGAIN.
Tho Strike nt Atlnntn Breaks Out
ut tho Cotton mills.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 6. The strike of
1,400 operatives of the Fulton bag and
cotton mills against the employment of
negro labor, which was supposed to
have been settled yesterday afternoon,
1b on again t oday. A verbal agreement
was reached between the strikers and
President Jacob Elsas, of the com
pany, and It was given out by both
sides that the troublo had been ad
justed. President Elsas announced
his willingness to discharge the negro
women to whom objection had been
made, and It was not supposed that
any dllliclty would bo encountered In
agreeing upoa a .written .contract.
When tho contract drawn up by tho
strikers' committee was presented to
Mr. Elsas this morning, however, he
declined to sign It, and the settlement
was declared off.
The cause of tho now disagreement
Is the demand of the strikers that the
mill not only withdraw the negro wo
men who were the cause of the strike,
but that all other negroes employed In
the mill except firemen and scrub wo
men be removed and that the mill
obligate ltself-not to discharge any of
the white operatives on account of a
strike. To these conditions the mill
management objected, claiming that
they were not Included In tho verbal
understanding reached yesterday after-
CUDAN CHIEFS ESCAPE.
It is Relieved That tho Prisoners
Hnvo Ilenchcd Africa.
Madrid, Aug. G. The premier, Senor
Canovns del Castillo has received a dis
patch announcing that "the Cuban
chief Calllxto Garcia, and another Cu
ban" had escaped from the fortress at
the Spanish penal settlement of the
Chiffarlne Islands, off the coast of Mor
occo. It is believed the escaped prison
ers have reached the coast of Africa,
It would appear that there is somo
mistake In tho formation sent to the
Spanish premier. Major General Cal
ixto Garcia, the famous Insurgent lead
er of Cuba, who would seem to be re
ferred to In the above dispatch Is not
known to have been captured by the
Spaniards, much less sent to the Chif
farlne Islands. A letter from General
Garcia was received at the Cuban head
quarters In this city last month, dated
from a Cuban stronghold, giving a full
statement of the situation of affairs In
Cuba.
THE KAISER CASE.
Actions Begun in the United States
Court to Collect Fees.
Norrlstown, Aug. 6. Actions were be
gun today In the United States circuit
court by cpunsel for Charles O. Kaiser,
Jr., who is under sentence of death for
the murder of his wife on October 28,
1S9G, to recover the amount of three
policies of Insurance on the life of the
murdered woman. These suits are
against the Mutual Life association of
Galesburg, 111., on a policy of $5,000,
nnd the Union Central Life Insurance
company of Cincinnati, on two policies,
one for $1,000, the other for $4,000. The
last two policies, Issued respectively In
March and July, 1896, are payable to
Mrs. Kaiser's estate, of which, by the
terms of her will, Kaiser is the sole
legatee. In this action Kaiser's father,
as administrator of the murdered wo
man's estate, is the plaintiff.
It is expected the case will be tried
in October, before Kaiser's appeal to
the supreme court is disposed of.
LYNCHING IN ALABAMA.
Gcorgo Turner, Who Attempted to
Assault n White Girl, Is'llnnged.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 6. Near
Spring Hill, Barbour county, about
midnight last night, George Turner,
a negro farm laborer, entered the bed
room of Miss Mary Robinson, daughter
of his employer. She was nroused by
the noise and screamed. Turner then
attempted to choke her. Her father
ran In from an adjoining room and
Turner sprang out of the window
through which he had entered, and fled.
Eefor'e daylight a posse was organ
ized and the negro was run down a few
miles away, brought back to the scene
of the crime, Identified and promptly
hung to a tree in a neighboring swamp.
KENTUCKY LYNCHING.
Jnck Williams Ilnngcd for nn Assault
on n Pcnf Mute.
Barbourvllle, Ky Aug. 6. Jack Wil
liams was caught In the mountains
near Bush creek and lynched last night
by a mob of enraged men. He and his
brother Tom was accused of assault
ing a deaf mute girl named Vlney
Bays. Tom Williams was forced to
marry his victim. He Is now In jail
here and there are threats of lynch
ing him before tomorrow. The crime
was a shocking case.
The girl was brought Into the court
today, scantily clothed and barefooted.
She is In a precarious mental and
physical condition. There is much
indignation.
BIMETALLIC COMMISSION.
American Proposals Will Bo Re
ceived Next Snturdny.
London, Aug. 6. The British govern
ment has informed the American bi
metallic commission that It will prob
ably reply to the proposals of the com
missioners on behalf of tho United
States in October.
The commissioners have been waiting
in London Blnce their conference with
the cabinet, and desiring to know the
exact position of England before open
ing up negotiations with other govern
ments, they wrote yesterday to tho
cabinet Inquiring when they might ex
pect a decision, as they were anxious
to arrange for their future programme.
SAVED AN ICE-LADEN SCHOONER.
Towed Trom Shocpcot Hlvcr to Bar
Ilnrbor by tho Stonmship Myrtle.
Booth Bay Harbor, Me., Aug. 6. Tho
steamship Myrtle put In here today
towing tho four-masted schooner Mon
hegan, Captain Murphy, of North
Booth Bay, with a load of Ice for
Philadelphia. The schooner was leak
ing, having struck a ledge about a
quarter of a mile houtli of the Ice
houses. It was not discovered that
she was leaking until she reached the
mouth of the Sneepscot river.
A diver was sent for, and she was
found to be taking In water badly.
She will repatr here and proceed.
OIL TO LAV THE DUST.
Pennsylvania ltnilrond Using It on
the Seashore ltnilrond.
May's Landing, Aug. 6. A train of
four cars containing large oil tanks
passed through here on tho West Jersey
and Seashore railroad yesterday. The
company Is using crude oil to lay tho
dust along Us roadbed,
Tho oil Is sprayed from the tank cars
In much tho same manner that the
streets are sprinkled, and the scheme
has proven so successful that It will
likely be adopted for general use on
all the Pennsylvania, railroad's sea-
J shore line.
AMBASSADORS
ARE NOTIFIED
State Department Sends Instructions
Regarding Tariff.
GERMANY'S PROTEST ON SUGAR
A Formal Objection is Entered
Agninst tho Application to Gorman
Sugar of Section J of tho Now Tariir
I,aw--Ucvlow of tho Treaties in
Force.
Washington, Aug. 0. The state de
partment has sent Instructions' to
United States ambassadors and minis
ters abroad accredited to countries
with which we have trade relations
that would be affected by the enact
ment of the Dlngley tariff act directing
them to communlcato to the foreign
officers at their respective posts the
text of the act and to call attention to
the sections of tho new tariff which
provide for retaliation, reciprocity and
similar arrangements. This is done In
order that there may be a proper basis
for the instruction of negotiations
looking to the consummation of some
of the reciprocal agreements contem
plated In the Dlngley act.
TAX ON FOREIGN SUGAR.
Washington, Aug. 6. The German
government has again entered a for
mal protest against the application to
German sugar of section C of the new
tariff act, by which sugar would be
taxed with a higher duty than that
from other countries. It is not denied,
however, that the German sugar clear
ly comes within the provisions of sec
tion 5 by reason of the payment of an
export bounty, but the contention Is
made that the additional duty Imposed
is In effect a discrimination against
German sugar, which is incompatible
both with the most favored nation
rights that are secured to German pro
ductions by the treaties now in force
and also with the provisions of the
Saratoga agreement of Aug. 22, 1891.
As to the first contention the Ger
man Charge d'Affalres, Mr. Von Releh
enau, in his note to the secretary of
slate, appears to revive the position
taken in June, 1896, with respect to the
duties leviable upon bountled sugars.
The matter was then considered In con
necti'on with the discriminating tariff
provision of Aug. 27, 1894, in relation to
salt duties, by the attorney general,
Mr. Olney, who held that under that act
salt was legally dutiable. Mr. Von
Relchenau's note refers generally to
treaties, but it seems that his particu
lar reference is to the treaty of May 1,
1828, between the United States and
Prussia. It is observed by the state
department that it is still without any
information from the German govern
ment on the point raised "by Mr. Olney,
as to whether the treaty with Prussia
Is to be taken as effective with respect
to other portions of tho empire, or Is
applicable only to the productions of
Prussia exported from Prussia.
As to the contention that the tariff
provision is incompatible with the
terms of the Saratoga treaty of August,
1391, the state department takes the po
sition that that agreement ceased with'
the passage of the tariff act of Aug.
27, 1894, which repealed section 3 of the
act of October 1, 1890. No reference
whatever is made in Mr. Von Relch
enau's note to the other provisions of
the act, which extends the scope of tho
increased duties to Include all goods
upon which an export bounty Is paid.
SILVER IN MEXICO.
Price Expected to (Jo I,ower--A Be
lief That Gold will bo tho Standard.
City of Mexico, Aug. C. The drop in
sliver yesterday sent exchange on New
York to its highest point (132) after
banking hours. Merchants have large
ly cancelled foreign orders and will
await something, like permanency In
exchange. The government Is making
all Its estimates based on even lower
prices for silver. The leading bankers
are not dismayed and continue to pre
dict a reaction, although not until low
er prices have been reached. There is
much apprehension, especially as to the
rapidity with which exchange has risen
without precedent. One of the bank
ers declares the United tates will have
to take the Initiative In bringing about
a solution of the silver question, but
there is an opinion that although silver
will regain some of Its lost value, Its
role as a money metnl will soon be
ended and this country will have to
adopt the gold standard.
Native manufacturers are In some
cases raising prices on account of hav
ing to buy foreign raw material. There
Is no panic In business circles, but
rather a feeling of amazement and
wonder as regards the final result and
what changes will be effected with this
disturbance on calculations.
Tho trensury officials Insist there Is
no thought of adopting the gold basis.
The government will meet Its gold In
terest at any cost and pursue a wait
ing policy. Many contractors who have
bought machinery and supplies abroad
find their profits reduced to nothing
almost.
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LOVES THE MAN SHE MARRED.
Put Out His F.ycs, but Will Work for
Him.
Lynn, Mass., Aug. 6. Miss Susie B.
Dennehy, the young woman who threw
vltrol In the face of her suitor, Thomns
II. Kellher, when arranged In court to
day swooned. Kellher will lose the
sight of both eyes, and his face will
be terribly disfigured for life, Miss
Dennehy says she cannot remember
throwing the vltrol.
"I will care for him all my life, and
work until it kills me," cried Miss
Dennehy after court. "Why should I
injure him? I loved him."
1I0WLAND MILLS REORGANIZED.
F. Griniioll Elected President nnd A.
G. Pierce, Jr., Treasurer.
New Bedford, Mass., Aug. 6. The re
organization of the Howland Mills cor
poration has been completed. At a
meeting of the directors today the sub
scriptions for tho new stock was found
to be filled, and as soon as legal for
malities are effected tho corporation
will resume and manage Its own affairs.
Andrew. G. Pierce, Jr.,waa elected treas
urer. He Is now treasurer of the Pierce
mill, and is an expert In cotton manu
facture. Tho now board of directors consists of
Frederick Grlnnell, Gilbert Allen, Thos,
M. Stetson, Otis N. Pierce and David L.
Parker. Mr. Allen Is president of tho
Merchants' National bank, Otis N.
Pierce is president of the National bank
of Commerce, and treasurer of tho
Grlnnell mills, Messrs. Grlnnell and
Stetson are directors In the Wamsutta
mills, and ex-Mayor Parker Is connect
ed with the Pierce mill. The two va
cancies on the board will probably be
filled by representatives of Boston In
terests. The directors have elected
Frederick Grlnnell president of the cor
poration and David L. Parker clerk.
CHICAGO ELEVATOR FIRE.
Ono More Death Brings tho Number
Up to Four.
Chicago, Aug. C Charles M. Conway
died this morning from Injuries receiv
ed while at work at the Northwestern
elevator fire last night. He was In the
narrow areaway nt tho rear of the
elevator when the explosion occurred,
nnd was thrown with great force
against a shed. Before he was rescued
his body and limbs had been terribly
burned.
The death of Conway brings tho to
tal number of known fatuities in the
fire to four. The report that an un
known man who wns watching the
fire had been blown Into the river and
drowned has not yet been confirmed.
Firemen dragged the river all night,
but as yet have found nothing which
would Indicate further deaths.
Most of the Injured firemen are prog
ressing favorably, but several of them
are not expected to recover.
There is little doubt now that the
man who was carried Into the river by
the stream of grain from the elevator
a the time of the explosion was
Thomas Monohan, the fireman who
drove Chief Swenle to the fire. The
chief savs he Is certain Monohan was
standing in tho nelghborhgod at the
time of the explosion. He has not ap
peared since.
SPRECKELS SUGAR COMPANY.
Articles of Incorporation Have Boon
Filed in San Frnncisco.
San Francisco, Aug. 6. Articles of
incorporation of the Spreckles Sugar
company have been filed. The capital
Is $5,000,000. Of this amount the or
ganizers of the company, J. D. Spreck
els, A. B. Spreckels, A. F. Morrison, M.
H. Weed, W. D. K. Gibson, have each
subscribed $1,000.
Producing beets and manufacturing
sugar therefrom Is to be the primary
object of the company, and incidentally
they will engage In agriculture, will
build, equip and manage' factories and
refineries, deal In real estate, construct
railways, build ships and do all other
things neoessary to the successful de
velopment of the sugar making busi
ness. WERE PUT ON FULL TIME.
Tho Ingersoll-Sorgennt Drill Works
Am Kept Busy.
Easton, Aug. 6. William R. Grace,
ex-mayor of New York, was here to
day in connection with business of the
Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill company, of
which he is president. The plant is lo
cated here and has just been put on
full time In all departments and on
overtime In certain departments.
Mr. Grace said that the works had
been kept running for months at a
time at Joss during the past few years,
just to give the men employment. Now
the times were brighter and the out
look was very good, He said that his
company had succeeded in getting into
England with orders and meant to
push this advantage. The demand for
his product in this country has notice
ably Increased.
THAT RAVINE CAVE.
General Manager LnwSnys tho lllnrcy
Vein Is All Uight.
Plttston, Aug. 6. -According to the
Gazette, the Ravine mine Is still Idle as
a result of the cave-In, which occurred
on 'Sunday evening, and the strata can
still be heard "working" slightly In the
old openings. The surface has not
been further disturbed, however, and
no further trouble Is anticipated.
General Manager Law says that
after a close Inspection, It has been
learned that the Marcy vein, which Is
the one now being worked, has not
been affected In the least by the cave.
QUEER FREAK OF LIGHTNING.
Ban Down Pump Hiindlb nnd Ignited
Henry Jones' Clothes.
Shenandoah, Aug. 6. Henry Jones
was standing at a pump getting a drink
of water when the pump was .struck by
lightning during Thursday's storm.
Jones was enveloped In flames, but
the timely assistance of by-standers
extinguished the flames and saved his
life.
THE NEWS THIS MOKNINU.
Weather Indications Today:
Pair; Northeasterly Winds.
1 General No Signs of Settlement of
tho Big Strike.
Dun's Encouraging Review of Trade.
The Klondike Gold Output.
Foreign Governments Notified as to
the Tariff.
2 Sport Scranton Ball Club Wins a
Game.
Eastern, National and Atlantic League
Games.
L. A. W. Meet at Philadelphia.
3 State Chairman Given Issues a State
Call to the Democracy,
4 Editorial.
National Mine Inspection.
5 Social and Personal.
Religious News of tho Week.
0 Local Last Day's Races at Driving
Park.
Lackawanna Auditors Look Into
School Board's Burlness Methods,
7 Local-Plan to Rid tho City of Vice
and Immorality.
Session of Managers of Home for the
Friendless.
8 Local West Side and City Suburban.
9' Lackawanna County News.
10 Story "At the End of the Route."
11 Tomorrow's Sunday School Lesson,
Timely News Notes from Wales.
12 Neighboring County News.
Damages by Flood In Monroe County,
(Financial and Commercial,,
GOLD FROM
THE KLONDIKE
Every Claim Near Dawson
City Has Already Been
Pre-empted.
THE RISKS TO BE ASSUMED'
Death's Harvest Will Un
doubtedly Be Large.
Starvation and Hardship Sure to rio
tho Lot of Illniiy l'orsons--Thrco
Prospectors Frozon to Dcnth in
Alnskn.-V'nluc of tho Metal That
Hns Hecn Secured Thus Far.
San Francisco, Aug. C Speaking of
the Klondike output of gold, the chief
clerk of the mint said: "All the gold
brought o this city from the Alaskan
mines will not exceed $800,000, and all
that has been taken this year and sent
to other mints of the country will not
exceed $2,000,000. The gold from that
part of the country is generally front
700 to 800 fine and some of it runs to
900, the average being worth from $15
to $17 an ounce."
J. C Dutler, of the Pullman Car com
pany, is In receipt of a letter from R.
P. Taylor, a financial broker of Seattle.
A few days ago Taylor received a let
ter from some men whom he had sent
to the Klondike section last spring In
which they inform him that every
claim within 160 miles of Dawson City
has been taken up and that men are
rushing all over the country looking
for locations. He says starvation and.
hardship stare many of them In tho
face.
Captain Nlebaum, of the Alaska
Commercial company, who has made a
careful study of the situation, fears
there will be a great deal of suffering
in the mining regions this spring. He
thinks the people going are far in ex
cess of the number for which supplies
have been forwarded. A letter from
Hart Humber, a prospector, dated.
Dawson City, June 18, just received,
shows that the gold seekers need plen
ty of capital. After reaching Dawson
and paying the heavy duty on his out
fit, besides 30 cents a pound for get
ting it over Chilkoot Pass, he will have
to pay 25 cents a pound to get It from
Dawson to the diggings.
THREE FROZEN TO DEATH.
Frtto of Thrco Prospectors Who Wont
to Seek Gold in Alaska.
Seattle, Aug. C. News has just
reached here of the death last April
of Charles A. Blackstone, George
Botcher and J. W. Malinque, miners
who went to Alaska in 1896 nnd wero
frozen to death in trying to make their
way back to Seattle. They were last
seen alive on March 27. Friends from
this city who went to Alaska to In
vestigate, found Blackstone's body, but
no trace of the other two.
The following statement was found
on Blackstone's body: "Saturday.Aprll
14, 1897. This Is to certify that Botcher
froze to death on Tuesday night. J.
W. Malinque died on Wednesday af
ternoon, being frozen badly. C. A.
Blackstone had his nose, ears anA four
fingers on his right hand and two on
his left hand frozen an inch back. Tho
storm overtook us within an hour of
the summit nnd drove us before It. It
drove everything we had over the cliff
except blankets and a moose hide,
which we all crawled under. Supposed
to have been 40 degrees below zero.
On Friday I started for Salt Water.
I don't know how I got there without
outfit. On Saturday afternon I gath
ered up everything. Have enough grub
for ten days, providing bad weather
does not set in. Sport was blown over
the cliff. I think I can hear him howl
once In a while."
HIS INVENTION DIED WITH HIM.
Know How to Copperplnto Wood with
a Liquid.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 6. With
the death of Herbert E. Fowler there
has been lost the secret of the Inven
tion for making an electrical deposit
of copper from a solution upon wood
or any other rigid or semi-rigid sub
stance that was to be copper plated
with a liquid preparation.
Every means had been used to In
duce him to patent tho Invention, but
he declined, fearing that he might loso
tho use of It.
BRAKEA1AN KILLED.
Wilkcs-Ilnrro Young Man Meets Hor
rible Heath on the Pennsylvania.
Wllkes-Barre, Aug. 6. J. W. Cable, a
Pennsy brakeman, met a horrible death
at Rock Olen yesterday afternoon. The
train was rounding the curve when It
parted, Cablo being thrown between tho
cars. The last section passed over his
chest, almost severing It. When picked
up life was extinct.
His remains were removed to Wllkes
Barre where his parents reside.
Steamship Arrivalx,
New York, Aug, C CJeared: L cnam
pagne, Havre; Luc&nia, Liverpool; is.
dam, Rotterdam. Genoa Arrived: Kals.
cr Wilhelm II., New York. Southampton
Sailed: Keurst Bismarck, New York.
Rotterdam Arrived: Spaarudam, New
York,
Tho Herald's Wenthcr Forecast.
New York, Aug, 7. In the Mlddlo States
and 'New England today, clear and fair
weather and fresh to light northerly and
westerly winds will prevail, with slowly
rising temperature, winds becoming
somewhat variable, followed by local
rain the southwestern districts of this
section. On Sunday In both of theso sec
tions fair, slightly warmer weather will
provailj with ltgh variable- winds.