R ftJtf" t ' ' JtT'Tti- CV 5" cratitont SCEAJSTTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 18f7. TWO CENTS TWO CENTS. AN ASSASSIN" KILLS CANOVAS Sp ain's Prime Minister Is Murdered by an Anarchist. ASSASSIN IS A NEAPOLITAN It IS TllOUgllt Tliat HiS Name j Is Michele Angino Golli. The Murderer Fires Tlirco Shots nt His Viclim--Tvo StriKc the fore head and the Other tlio Chest. Canons Lingers Unconscious for Two Hours nnd l?xpircs. Madrid, Aug. 8. Senor Canovas del Castillo, the prime minister of Spain, was assassinated today at Santa Ague da, by an anarchist. The murderer fired three shots, two of w hlch struck the premier In the head and the other in the chest. The wounded man lin gered unconscious for two hours and died at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Ills wife was but n short distance away when ho fell. The wounded man fell dying at the feet of his wife, who was with him, lingering in agony for two hours and then passing away with the cry of "Long live Spain," which were the last words upon his lips. Santn Agueda Is noted for Its baths. The place is between San Sebastian, the summer residence of the Spanish court and Vlttorla. The capital of the province of Alva, about thirty miles south of Bilbao. The premier went there last Thursday to take a three weeks' course of the baths, after which he expected to return to San Sebastian to meet United States Minister Wood ford, when olllclally received by the queen regent. The assassin was Immediately arrest ed. He Is a Neapolitan and gives the name of Hlnaldl, but it is believed that this is an assumed name and that his real name is Michele Anglno Golli. At a -special meetlng-of the cabinet today, under the presidency of Senor Cos-Gayon, minister of the Interior, the latter announced that he had been In trusted by the queen regent with the premiership ad interim. MURDERER'S STATEMENT. The murderer declares that he killed Senor Canovas "In accomplishment of a just vengeance," and that the deed is the outcome of a vast anarchist con spiracy. He is believed to have arrived at Santa Agueda the same day as the premier, and he was frequently seen lurking In the passages of the bathing establishment in a suspicious manner. The remains of Senor Canovas will be brought here tomorrow. Marshal Martinez Campos has gone to San Se bastian to attend queen regent. Senor Sagasta, the Liberal leader, has sent the following telegram to the govern ment: "I have heard, deep with pain, of the crime that has thrown us all into mourning, and I place myself at the orders of the-govemment and of the queen." Most of the Liberal leaders have sent similar messages, placing themselves at the disposal of the government. At tho moment of the assaslnatlon he -was waiting in the gallery of the bathing establishment for his wife, who wno to Join him for lunch. Sud denly the assasln, who had the appear ance of an ordinary visitor, ap proached and fired at him iolnt blank, one bullet passing through the body and coming out behind under the left shoulder, and tho other two lodging in the head. He fell instantly and never recovered consciousness. He d 1 In two hours. Extieme unction was ad ministered, amid a scone of mingled sorrow and indignation. The thsassln narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of the waiters and attendants who rushed forward. Detectives nnd civil gaurds Immediately secured him He was very pale, trembled violently nnd evidently feared that he would be killed on the spot. He will be first ar raigned before the local magistrates at yergara. Tho queen regent and all tho mem bers of the cabinet will return tomor row. Her majesty has instructed the presidency of the council to General Azcarraga, mlnlsten of war, and the cortes will bo .summoned lo teassemble on Tuesday. Tho greatest excitement and Indig nation iirevails among nil clnsses. All the t ytmbers of the diplomatic corps hav expressed their sympathy with the government. Many senators, dep utl i and generals, while expressing th r grief and Indignation, have of fered to render to the government all the assistance In their power. It was at first rumored that the as sassin was ono of pardoned Barcelona anarchists, but this Is not confirmed. SKETCH OF CANOVAS. Senor Antonio Canovas del Castillo was born at Malaga, Feb. 8, 182S. Ho took tho course In philosophy and law in the University of Madrid and began his career as a Journalist. After serving tho crown as governor of Cadiz in 1855, director general of tho administration from 1858 to 18C1, and lastly, in that same year, as under sec retary of state for the interior, the queen called him to the ministry as a member of the cabinet. Shortly beforo the revolution of 1868 he became es pecially conspicuous ns one of the last to defend with energy In tho cortes the principle of blending Liberal and con ciliatory ideas with the constitutional rnonaichy, vhen all tho parties that had supported this political doctrine Hj "tad th naiilammit. JIa w banished a short time before the revo lution occuned, nnd took no part In It. In the face of the triumphant revo lution, after his return from exile, and In the full constituent assembly of 1SCS, he hoisted the standard of lcgltl mate and constitution monarchy. This Is his greatest title to fame. Ills fidel ity and ability finally secured for him the supreme direction of the Alfonslst party; and on the proclamation of Al fonso XII. as kins on Dec. 31, 1S74, Senor Canovas del Castillo became president of the council and chief of the new cabinet, called the cabinet of conciliation, lie retired In September 1S7"), because of the demands of the extieme conservative party, but he was called back to the presidency of the council on December 2, of the same year, and charged particularly with the direction of the first legislative elec tions of the new leglme. Tor a numbei of years he swung In ntiri nilt nf ninrn na nnlltlpn! rnndlflnns altered. He came last Into power Feb. i, is-jd, uui on June a iasi v.aiiuvui sun dered the leslgnntlnn of the cabinet, owing to the difllculty mlnlsteis ex perienced In canylng on the govern ment In view of the parliamentary sit uation caused by the refusal of the Liberals to take part In the delibera tions of the cortes. This attitude of the Liberals was due to a personal en counter between the Duke of Totuan, minister of foreign ulYalis, and Pro fessoi Comas, a distinguished Liberal i senatoi, on May 21, when the duke slapped tho faen of the professor after n heated debate on the Morgan bellig erency resolution adopted by tho United State? senate. After four days of con ferences with the leaders of all politi cal parties, the queen regent requested him to withdraw the resignation of the cabinet and he did so, being conlhmed by the crown in his ministerial powers with the personnel and policy of the cabinet unchanged. Senor Canovas was the author of numeious works in moral and political science. He had received the Insignia of the order of the Red Eagle from the em peror of Germany, the grand cioss of the order of the Tower and Sword, from the king of Portugal and the golden lleeoe from the king of Spain. THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON. Ollicinl Notification Win Probably I'.voko Impressions of Kcgrct. Washington, Aug S. Tills government probably has r.lroadv rneelved tho formal notification of Premier Canoas assas sination, but If so It Is locked up with other dispatches in the stale department, and will not be known until Secretaiy Sherman reaches the department tomor row morning. Immediately the state de partment, accoidlng to its usual custom, will annonca the eent to the president and the latter will, In some way make formal and public expression regarding tho government's deep regret Just In what form this expression will be couched Is not known, for precedents dlflei, but It doubtless will bo a dlrpatch to tho Spanish government, simple and sym pathetic In ltr. terms. Secretary of Mate Sheiman lecelvcd tho first news of the affair throush the Associated Press buPetln. He expressed deep Interest In the details He silct. "This deplorable event will have tome effect, of course, on the political allalu of Spain, but to what extent 1 cannot pay. The death of one mnn Is njt neces sarily going to change tho sentiment of the whole country Spiln Is a verv tenacious cauntiy. Her money Is go m Her rcfoirces have been exhausted IS'it she means, evidently, to hold on to Cuba. Just haw she ctn do It, under these "lr cumstances, I cannot see. Vet she Is op posed to jleldlng a point Premier Can ovas was a strong partisan He was the chief exponent of the element which wis determined to kcop the island at nl! hu7 aids. Seemingly Spain is almost a unit on this. Canovas wus a strong factor in tl.o government of Spain, but It Is not Impossible that another will be found to replace him In that Important otlice, hav ing similar views una tne same pro nounced Ideas, How It may be In this cate I am not able to say, but the effects, politically, of such an event are not os. sentlally far-reaching and have not al ways produced ladlcal developments As to the consequences on the conflict In Cuba, I do not care to talk, I have no official Information of the nssassinuPon and imi refrain from ventuilng guesaes ns to what It may effect In the future " Asked how long he thought the Cuban Insurrection might last he leplled that that was problematical and that he did not caro to discuss It. He added that he had heard various names of prominent leaders In Spain mentioned but he was not well Informed as to them and thete was nothing on which he could basp a pie dletlon as to Canovas' probable sueect-sor Senator Morgan, of Alabama, n mem ber of the forilgn affairs committee of tho senate nnd tho champion of Cuba In that body, predicted In an Interview to night that the assassination might be tho forerunner of a complete chcr1; of gov ernment a republic replacing tve mon archy This, he thought, was t!-o p-csent tendency, and lodav's event he re (.-aided as nn evidence of tho disintegration of tho Spanish government. "I believe that tho Cuban conflict will bo ended at tho close of the pieEent rainy season," ho said. "This I have frequent ly contended and now am confident of It. The ternil fliin of the affair would thus be brought tout Ir Octoter " Tho onlj m mbcr of the Spanish lcgi tlon In Washington when the news cf Sonor Canovas' ussnpslnntlon was re ceived was Jtllo Galarza, the tnlrd sec retary. Senor do Lome, the Spanish min ister was nt Lenox and all the other mem bers of tho legation were scatteicd for tho summit. Until S 30 o'elock Senor Galarza had heaid nothing officially from Spain, but at that hour a' telegram was brought to htm nnd after leading It he hurriedly left tho Metiopolltan club, where he was stop ping, Having rrnely that ho was going to Ne,v Voik It Is pt unable that ho will Join Senor do Lome either there or In Lenox. It Is likely that this unexpee'ed development will bring tho Spanish min ister back to Washington MONEY FOlf STMKERS. United Lulinr Lcnguu Kiigiigcs In u Canvass to KnUo Funds Philadelphia, Aug. S. At a meeting of tho United Labor league today It woh decided to start a cunvass among the affiliated unions to raise money for the striking coal miners In Ohio, West Vir ginia and Pennsylvania. A motion to sen J $5 as tho league's donation to tho stilk ors was voted down, and on a leeonsld eratlon of tho motion It wns decided to send all tho money that could bo raised, nnd to mako a vigorous effort to sccuro a largo sum. Tho Hatmakers' union reported having already sent a contilbutlon of $13 to tho strikers In Western Pennsylvania. Uuiiblu to Tell Who Shot. Dubois, Pa., Aug. 8. Grant Alexander, who was shot at a drunken carnival In a grove, near here, Friday night, died at Adrian lmpltnl today. He was unablo to tell who Bhot him, us he was drunk at the time,. Ho was with a party of tramps mul woman who liava alnca dUannaurat. CRUELLY SLAIN IN THEIR HOME Brother and Sister Arc Murdered by Burglars. THEIR BODIES MUCH MUTILATED Woman Wn Killed Outright, lint tlio Ilrothcr Wns First Gagged--Pollco Think Kobbcrv Was tlio Motive, Hut Others Hold That llcvcngo 1'rompted tlio Hutchort--A Blood stained .Mullet Found. North Adams, Mass., Aug. 8. A hor rible double murder was discovered In this city yesterday, when the bodies of Henry J. Reed, a money-lender, and his sister, Blanche M. Heed, were found In their home, In Webster ave nue, having evidently been killed by burglars. The house had evidently been entered duilng the night, and the buiglnrs dls coveicd by Miss Heed, who was killed befoie she could make a disturbance, and then the brother was beaten to death, because he refused to disclose the hiding place of his money. At the time the bodies were found the house ptesented nn appalling picture. It had been ransacked from top to bottom. Everything was In confusion. The body of Miss Reed, battered and al most unrecognizable, lay actoss tho threshold of her bedroom door, while In his room on the bed, concealed by the covering, lay the body of Henry Reed, gagged and also covered with blood. The bodies weic In such a state that It was almost Impossible to de termine how death had been Inflicted. In the man's head wns a wound which looked as If It had been made by a bullet, but from other marks It was apparent that a heavy Implement of some sort had been used to beat the head almost to a pulp, A piece of quilt had been forced Into the man's mouth us a gar, and he had apparently been slain In bed. The woman was in much the same condition. She may have been shot, but that can be determined only by the medical examiner. As the body lay paitly In and partly out of the loom, It nppears as If she had stepped out of bed on hearing a noise below stnlrs, and was either killed or ren dered unconscious by a blow before she could Investigate further. The police are Inclined to believe that the only motive In the case was rob beiy, but It Is thought by many that the condition of the bodies Indicates a desire for revenge on the part of the murderers. The tiagedy was dlscoveied by W. N. Finney, who went to the house at about 11.30 o'clock this morning, on a business errand He nt once Informed the police and a careful Inspection of the premises failed to show any trace of the peipetiators of the crime. It did tesult. however, In the discovery of a blood-stained mallet, which was fixed upon by the police ns the weapon with which the murders had been com mitted. Those who support the theory that the murder had been committed w lth revengeful motive state that Mr. Reed was not popular and that he had many enemies. He had been prosecut ing his business here for some time and had never given any signs of be ing possessed of an unusual amount of money. AN ATROCIOUS MURDER. Audio Robinson Killed by llcr Crnzy Husband Who Had Been Liberated from nn Insane Asvltini Through Uilorls of His Mstcrs. Bordentown, N. J., Aug. 8, An atro cious wife murder was committed some time during last night at the vlllago of Fleldsbotongh, near here While Annie Robinson, aged 31 years, was sleeping in her bed with two little child! en nestling on her bosom, hoi crazy husband, James Robinson, cut her throat, almost sever ing the head from tho body. Then ho drew tho razor across his own throat, cutting a deep, but not fatal gash. Tho famllv lived In a wretched two stoiy structure, whero tho woman aked out n miserable support for her little ones by taking in washing. Robinson, whoso only occupation was tho fiequent and brutul beating of his wife, was sent to nn Insane asylum at Trenton, about a jenr ago, after an attempt to kill his wife with a stalk knife. Ho was released a fiw months ugo. nt the Instance, It Is paid, of his two sisters, who 11 vo In Phil adelphia. Tho beatings wero resumed and only a few days ago Mrs Robinson appealed to Chief Burgess Jones of Pleldsborough, for lellef, but no action was taken It was clear that the woman had made a desperuto struggle for life, ho had ap parently managed to get out of bed af ter tho first attack, but, growing too weak for further resistance sank to the flooi, wheio tlio bloody work was fin lilud. Thero weio deep cuts on her hands nnd breast, the two children weru covered with blood, nnd tho room itself looked like a slnughter pen, Dr. W. II. Shlppa and Coroner Fisher weio called to tho house, and after Rob inson's wound had been sewed up, ho was taken to St Fiancls' hospital nt Trenton. Tho murdered woman was a daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Hdwuid McClaskcy, of Bordentown, and her mutilated body was taken to their homo, from where It will bo burled Wednesday. PEACE AT LAST. Striking Punt .Maker. Will Go M orlc Today or Wednesday. to New Yoik, Aug. 8. Peaco for the 111 st time In ton days pervaded the headquar ters of tho stilldng Pants Makers, Never Illp Pants Makers and Knco Pants Mak ers' union It Is expected that most of tho strikers will resume wcrk tomonow or Wedncs day at the latest. Over 3,500 emploes out of the B.C00 who went on stilke nro prepaicd to resumo work under tho con ditions stipulated by their respectlvo unions. Killed bv tho t'firn. Eric, l'a., Aug. 8. Two men, fairly well dressed, with some money on their per sons, were Btruck by a Lake Shore train early this morning and Instantly killed. They wero so badly mangled as to bo uniecognlzablo, and nothing was found which would furnish a clue to Identifica tion. Ktrnuifthlp Arrivals. Havre. Aug. 8. Arrived: La Touralne, Now York. Quconstown Sailed: Cam pania. New York. Antwerp Arrived: Noordland. Now York. MILITIA CALLED OUT. Gov. lluslincll 'f alecs Prompt Action i'n n Itnco Hint nt Fnirport. Fnirport, O.. Aug. 8. Tho Iron oro shovellers nro on strlko here, nnd riot ing occurred todny. Finns and Huns clashed and clubs and shovels were used, nnd several of the Motors wcro severely Injured. The riot reached such propor tions that tho sheriff and his deputies wero sot at defiance The sheriff tele graphed Governor Hushnell for aid, nnd bv order of the Governor Adjutant Gen eral Axlino directed Captain Jerome A. Burrows, of Company M, Fifth regiment, O. N. G., nt PalnesvIlK", the mllltla com pnny nearest to tho scene, to go Imme diately to Fnirport. Within nn hour of tho receipt of tho order tho mllltla was on Its way by spe cial train to Falrport. They reached hero after tho rioters had suspended hostili ties. They are now camped along tho dock front. Thero has long been a spirit of discon tent among the shovellers, who are Plnns. Todny they struck for a readjustment of wages. Several hundred Huns wero ordered to work In place of tho strikers. In obedience to orders tho Hungarians started to work loading waiting vessels. The word was passed out by the patrol tho strikers had posted, nnd five minutes later 300 strikers camn down on tho run. They ordered the Huns to quit work. Tho Huns refused, and n free fight en sued, tho Huns being driven away. No further trouble Is expected until Monday, when an attempt will be made to load the vessels under tho protection of tho mllltla. Fnirport Is one of tho leading oro receiving points on tho lakes. It Is thirty miles east of Cleveland 'Tho Baltimore nnd Ohio docks arc situated here, and about 400 men are employed. CLOSE OF THE BICYCLE RACES Meet oT tho League of American Wheelmen nt Pliiladciphia Is Over. Over 15,000 Members Present. Philadelphia, Aug. 8 Although the Na tional L. A. W. meet came to nn end officially with the close of yesterday's races, tho big crowds and tho enthusiasm were transferred to Atlantic City. Tho Associated C cling elubs of Philadelphia, under whoso nusplcis tho meet was held, gave an excursion to Atlantic City and In addition a number of scheduled runs had been arranged by tho various clubs nnd the A. C. C. to the city by tho sea The excursion was a very large one. nnel the number of wheelmen going uway was added to materially by separate excur sions given by several other cj cling olubs. Tho first run started at 5 o'clock In the morning and another one began at 7 o'clock. Tho big crowds attending tho races of Friday and yesterday, and tho general success attending the entire meet excited much favorablo comment among tho vis. itors, nnd the genernl Impression prevails that Its effect will be to make cycling a more popular sport than ever. During the four days over 15,000 L. A. W. mem bers, representing nearly every stnte In the union registered, and It Is said that 2,500 new members wero enrolled. To night when tho excursionists returned fiom the sea, many of tho visitors took tinins for home, while a few remained over. Most of tho Indianapolis delega tion, who made every effoit to boom their city for the '9S meet, started late last night, but some jet remain In tho hopo of gaining moie votes. Somo of tho Omaha boomers are also still here. At C 30 o'clock this morning a number of tho New York cyclists started for homo on their wheels. ATE T0AD-ST00LS AND DIED. Chef Marl op Wanted to Sco How They Tnsted nnd It Cost His Life. Grand P.aplds, Mich., Aug. 8 Francis Wat lop nas chef of the Lakeside club, a social organization, whose 500 members lncludo most of tho leading citizens in town and whose hamUorrc club houao at the lako is tno favorite place for summer dinners. Yesterdaj tho wife of a member brought In a baskot of what sho thought were mushrooms nnd wanted them cooked for a dinner to a few of her friends. Warlop pronounced them toadstools and dangerous and the woman lett them with him. Then tne chef ocgan wondeilng what tofulstools tasted like. To satisfy his curlcslty he cooked a few and ate them. Ah hour later the doctors were called an'l thli moinlng Warlop died. RUSSELL SWORDS CAPTURED. His Sweetheart Will ot Appear Against Illm. Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 8 Russell Swords, who shot his sweetheart, Miss Leidlgh, at Mount Hollj Springs, u week ago and escaped o the mountains, has been ar rested and lodted in Jail here The slight wound ho inflicted upon himself after shooting the girl, glow wor&e and he re turned hero for medical aid. Arrest fol lowed. Miss I.eldlit is recovering and, It Is said, will not apear against him. SAME SAD CONSEQUENCE. Girl Pours Kerosuno Into n Cook Stove to llrighteu tho Tiro. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Plttston, Aug. 8. This afternoon, 15-yeai-old Mary Gibbons, daughter of Pat rick Gibbons, of Hrowntown, poured kero seno Into tho cook stove to make tho lire burn up. Last night the attending physicians gavo It out that sho would not live. Thero Is scarcely a portion of her body that was not burned. Father and Son Drowned. Srllsbury, Md., Aug. 8 -William Hlg mon, of Dolnware, Wicomico county, and his 1-year-old bon were drowned last even. Ing In tho Wicomico river. They were fishing, nnd the boy got too near the edge of tho wharf and fell into the river. Tho father immediately plunged In to savo him, although he wns unable to swim. Iioth wcro drowned, liridco Juniper at Knslon, Pn. Daston, l'a., Aug. 8. Hdvvard Harktns, of Glendon, Jumped from the middle of tho Laston nnd South Easton suspension bridge last night Into the Lehigh river, n distance of 100 feet. Tho water Is said to be only about six feet deep where he sttuck. As soon as he camo to tho sur face of tho water he was hauled Into a boat in wultlng. Accidentally Shot. v Auburn, N. Y Aug. 8. Tho body of Dr. Arthur S, Kennedy, nged about K years, n eye and throat specialist of this city, was found today, four miles north of this city. He left homo about 5 o'clock this morning to go hunting, and his death Is supposed to havo resulted fiom the ac. cldeutnl discharge of his gun, inflicting a wound Just abovo tho knee, from which ho bled to death. Furtliiunl.e in Colorado, liasalt, Col., Aug, t A distinct shock of an earthquake was felt here about 1.40 a. m. Tho vibrations appeared to como from Dusult mountain, Just back of the town, and traveled eouthvvest. Windows rattled, houses recked and wall paper and plastering were cracked. No muterlul daraiuu) was done. SERIOUSLY BURNED BY GASOLINE Peter Vcth and Family Victims of the Explosive Stud. CIGAR ASSISTED IN THE TROUBLE Tho Vapor from a Small Qunntlty of Unioliuo in a Coflua Cup Is Ignited by a illutclf-Mrs. Vcth Burned in u Terrible Manner. Chicago, Aug. 8. Thre persons, com posing the family of Peter Veth, at 227 East Huron stret, were seriously burn ed yesterday In a fire caused by an explosion of gasoline. The Injured are: Peter Veth, Mrs. Bessie Vijth, his wife; Edwin Veth, nged two and a half years. Mrs. Veth was more seriously Injured than her husband and child, but she will probably recover Mrs. Veth went to the rooms of Mrs. George H. Solomon, on the second floor, from whom she had rented the rooms, and procured a small quantity of gaso line In a coffee cup to clenn a brass bedstead. Taking it to her rooms, she used the stuff In cleaning the bed and with a brush applied It to the wood work, while the cup containing the oil stood on the floor beside her. Her little boy, with bare feet and wearing but little clothing on htm, was play ing on the lloor. It was not noticed that the gasoline had filled the room w lth vapor and Mr. Veth struck a match for the purpose of lighting a cigar. In an Instnnt there wus an ex plosion and the room was filled with flumes. Tho llames caught the cloth ing of Mrs. Veth. The husband caught up the child In his arms nnd ran down the stairs out of tho fire. A few sec onds later he was followed by his wife, who was screaming nnd enveloped In flames from head to foot. All her clothing was binning and the wrapper she wore fell from her in blazing strips. At the landing on tho second floor she met Mrs. Solomon, the landlady, and the frantic woman threw her aims around Mrs. Solomon and begged her to save her. Mrs. Solomon disengaged herself, only to be grasped again about the neck by the agonized woman. Shak ing herself free a second time, Mrs. Solomon secured a bed quilt and smoth eied the flaming clothes. The boys' injuries were not serious. After giving the boy to the officer, Mr. Veth ran up stairs and found his w Ife In the rooms of Mrs. Solomon. In all her pain Mrs. Veth cried out for her child and could with difllculty be made to believe that his Injuries were comparatively light. The mother was removed at once In the East Chicago avenue ambulance to the German hospital. There the physicians, after dressing her burns, said sho would ptobably recover. Mr. Veth was taken to tho same hospital. His hands and arms are severely burtied and his hair and eyebrows singed. m MURDERED BY ROBBERS. Louis Hnulnsok, n Tnllor, Snnel bngged by Three .Men. New York, Aug. 8 Louis Dawlasok, a ladles' tailor, 3.1 jears old, was beaten to death by three unknown men In Slx tee'Uth street ne-r.r First avenue, at 12.13 o'clock this morning. An Italian barber, who lives near the corner saw the man attacked by three other men, who calne upon him In tho dark. Tho barber paw tho three men beating the other man over tho head, but because of the darkness ho could not tell whether they eld any weap ons In telr hands. The barber summoned the police, by rapping on tho tidowalk. A policeman nrrived in time to seo tho three men run oft In an oppoMto direction. The beaten man was lying on tho pave ment. An ambulance was sumoned, but tho man was dead Tho police decided that tho man has been sandbagged as his neck was broken and his skul fractured. It Is the theory of tho pollco that the man was attacked by members of the Gashouse gang, and that they were frightened away before they could rob their victim. In the dead man's pockets wero a llttlo money, a gold watch and chain. WHERE PEACHES GROW. The UIuo .Mountain licit of Pcnnsvl vnnin Will Have n Pull Crop. Chambersburg, Pa., Aug. 8. The nine mountain peaoh rc'.t of Southern Penn sylvania and Western Maryland Is the only part of the countiy that will have more 20 r 25 pel cent, of a ciop this yeai. According to llio view of Colonel James U. Gllmore, of Chambersburg, who will have 10.0&0 bushels from his oieherd at Seny nun, Md., and who yesterday re turned fiom a tour of the peach states, the shortage Is especially Bleat In Wis consin, Ohio, Delaware and tho eastern shore of Maryland. AU through this sec tion tho trcec i.re breaking down with fruit. Shlpmeits In refrlreiator cars to the city havo begun and speculators are heio from Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, arranging to buy up whole oicn ards. S1I0TQUN SUICIDE. A Victim of tho Klondike Fetor Kills Himself. McArthur, O., Aug. 8.-Clark Davis left last Thursday to go hunting with a double barrel shotgun, nnd fnlled to re turn. A searching party toelay found him dead, 'his head partly blown off. His gun lay acres his breast, tho muzzle applied to his mouth. Deceased was 21 j ears of age. Ho set out with a number of young men a week ago with $75 to go to tho Alaska fields. Despondency over his failure Is supposed to havo led to self-destruction. Ho was of a highly respected family. BIO CAMP MEETINQ. Chambersburg, Pa., Aug. 8. Ten thous. and colored people attendoel tho camp meeting of tho A. M. 13. church at Con ocochenguo Island, near here, today. From Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Vir ginia nnd Vlrglnlu, solid trains wcro run through to tho camp by tho Virginia railroads, and services wero held In tho big tents and pavilion all day. ltullrond Humor Denied, Altoonn, Pa., Aug, 8. Tho persistent rumor that tho Pennsylvania Ilallioad company Intends to abolish the Harris burg or mlddlo division, of tho road, and mnkcLowlstawn tho only terminal point between Pittsburg and Philadelphia, Is officially denied. Altoona and Harrlsburg uro natural terminal points and always will be. Tho rumor bus oausod much un (uutlness in Altoona and Harrldbunz. $49,000 FROM A WASTE COAL HEAP. That Is What tlioTfew York Courts Docldo Mr. Genet Is Entitled To. From the New York Sun. Cntbondnlc, Pa., Aug. 7. Mrs. Augusta C. Genet owns a large tract of coal land In this Lackawanna anthracite district. In 1SC4 she mnije a contract with tho Delaware and Hudson Canal company, whoso main field of operation Is In tho district, by which it wus to mlno tho coal on her land, paying her an annual rental for tho property and a royalty of 124 cents a ton on all coal that would pass over a screen of one-halt Inch mesh, tho coal that passed through tho mesh to be waste. The coal regions are piled almost moun. tain high with such waste, which Is known technically ns culm. This had no market value In 1SC4. Twenty years later It was discovered that by re-screenlng this culm through smaller meshed screens a largo proportion of It could bo re claimed and made a valuable commercial coal, known as pea coal. Subsequently a still smaller size, known as buckwheat coal, was screened from tho wste. These long-neglected culm piles, the disposal of which was a serious problem with coal opcintors, have since yielded mil lions of dollars to the companies. In 1SS6 Mrs. Genet found that tho Del aware and Hudson Cannl company was using a screen of much smaller mesh than was mentioned in tho contract with her, and by It obtnlnlng from tho ells carded culm large quantities of coal for which she received no royalty. Tho com pany did not recognize her claim to tho product of tho culm, nnd sho began suit against It In New York to compel a set tlement. Tho company claimed that un der Its contract tho waste coal was vir tually conveyed to It, and that it was simply utilizing Its own property. Mrs. Genet's contention wns that the waste reverted to her after It passed through tho one-half-lnch screen. This vlow the New York courts took of the ense, up to the Appellate division, which has recent ly also decided In her favor, giving her Judgment for JI9.O0O. The Canal company has carried the case to tho court of ap peals for final Judgment. THE VICTIM OF AN EXPLOSION Tho Dead Body of Fircmnn Thomas Mounghnn Comes to the Surface nt Chiciigo--Hlovn from a ISridge on Thursday. Chicago, Aug. 8. The dead body of riro man Thomas Moraghan, Chief Swenies driver, came to the surface of the river this morning, and tho crew of a tug which was p. ssing at the time towed It to the Indian? Btieet bridge, where It was taken on shoro and removed to Itolston'a morgue nt No. 11 Adams street. The deal driver to all appearances re ceived the full force, of tho explosion in tho northwestern elector Thursday even ing. The body came to the surface In tho middle of tho river and when an exam ination was irado of the remains. It was found that both of Monagnan's legs were broken bolow tho knee and his left arm was also broken. His uniform wns torn Into shreds in pdaces ancl his face bore evidence of having been severely burned. It is bclloved by the firemen who were at tho fire Thursday evening, that Mon aghan was standing on the pier which ex tended from the elevator Into the water. Somo people who were standing on tho Indiana street bridge stated after the ox plosion that two men had been seen on the pier nnd that both were gone when the smoke had cleared away. Who Monaghan's companion on tho bridge was, r.o one seems to know. His remains nro still unaccounted for and the police believe that they will also come to tho surface of the water In u day or two. The officers, however, will continue to drag the river. . MYSTEROUSLY MURDERED. K Womnn Stmt in Her Homo by nn Unknown Jinn. Sprlngvillo, N. Y Aug. 8. Armed posses of citizens aro scouring the sur roudlng country for the murderer of Mrs. Sarah Wldrlg, who was shot and In stantly killed at her home lust night. Suplcloii points to tho husband of tho woman ns the murderer. Mrs. Wldrlg was shot through the breast and another bullet grazod tho wrist ef a Miss Ware, who had Just called on Mis. Wldilg. Miss Wnro was so badly frightened that she could not give a full description of the man, nor cf what occurred. She said the man was rmooth-faced and that his eves protruded in a peculiar manner. Wldrlg was full-bearded when last seen here, but may have worn a mask, or may have been shaved, A dispatch from the sheriff of Catta taugus county sajs that Wldilg was seen passing through Ellicottvllle on horsebaek eaily this moinlng, headed for tho Penn sylvania llr.c. Condition of tho Colfcrn Strikers. Springfield, 111.. Aug. 8. Governor Tan ner hns received no further word from Sheriff nandle. of Montgomery county, who, at nn early hour this morning, sent a call for troops, at Coffeen Governor Tanner sent U. 13. Itay, secretary of tho rallioad and warehouse commission, to Coffeen lnstiuctlng him to wire a report of tho conditions at Coffeen among tho strikers. Shot nnd Killed His Partner. Mount Sterling. Ky., Aug. 8 Isaao Scuff shot and Instantly killed Thomas Kendall here this moinlng. They weio partners In business. Kendall was an oil well driller and came here from Cloveport, Ky. Jealousy Is supposed to have been tho cause. Tlio llcrnlel's Wenther l'orccnut. Now York, Aug. 8. In the Mlddlo States and New England today, fair to partly cloudy, more sultry weather nnd fresh southerly winds will prevail, with slow ly rising temperature, followed by local rain. On Tuesdny In both of these sec tions, partly cloudy to fair weather will prevail, probably piecedcd by local rain on tho coast with nearly stationary fol lowed by rising temperature. THE NEWS THIS JIOKXlNti. Weather Indication! Todayi Cloudy; Warmer. 1 Telegraph Prime Minister Canovas, of Spain Killed by an Anarchist, nrother and Sister Murdered. Uurned by Gasoline Sunday In tho Striking Minors' Camps. 2 Sport Saturday and Sunday Ilaso Hall Games. 3 Local Sermon by Kov. John It. Davis at tho First Presbyterian Church. Two Patrolmen ltoughly Handled. 4 Kdltoilal. How tho Czar Curbs Reckless Wheel men. G Local Democrats Name a Date for Convention. Claim the Farr Klght.Hour Law Is Violated In tho City. 6 Local West Side and City Suburban, 7 Lackawanna County News. 8 Neighboring County Huppunlngs. Financial and Commercial. MINERS' WORK IS EFFECTIVE Less Than Two Hundred Men Will Be at Work at Plum Creek. WOMEN AS MISSIONARIES They Have Been Working Assiduously. If Frcscnt Plnns Do Not Miscarry tho Do Arm ltl .Mines Will Ho Tied Up Complctcly--DcmoiiHtru!lon Takes Place Today Agnlnst Working Klines nt Hoggs ltuu--A Miners' Aid Store ntHcllnirc. Pittsburg, Aug. 8. Although today was considered a day of rest among? the strikers, probably the most effect ive work among the Plum Creek miners was performed, and as a result the strikers have been assured that con siderably less than 200 men will be at work tomorrow at this mine. A largo mass meeting was held at Camp Isola tion at Plum Creek this afternoon, which, In addition to about 1,000 others, was attended by about 200 women, tho wives and daughters of the miners who are still at work In the Plum Creek mine. Notwithstanding tho fact that the deputies visited the homes of theso people this morning and advised them not to attend the meeting, nearly every wife brought her husband with her. Because of the many restrictions put on the strikers, they have hitherto been unable to get a chance to argue their cause with the Plum Creek work men, and the occasion given them to day was taken advantage of to the full. The unusual victory today was the re sult of the missionary work of the wives of the strikers from McDonald, Flnleyvllle and Carnegie. These wo men have been working assiduously during the past week and secured the promise of the w Ives of the working miners to attend the meeting and bring their husbands. The result of tho meeting wns the assurance from nearly a hundred men that they would Join the strikers tomorrow. The plan Is for the men to work until they receive their twenty days' pay, which will bo given them tomorrow, and then they are to desert the pit, leaving only eight days' wages back, which, Judging by the action of the company In the case of the Sandy Creek strikers yesterday, will be refused them. If this plan does not miscarry, the strikers think It will only be a question of a very short tlmo until the DeArmltt mines are tied up completely. The meeting today was Inaugurated by religious services con ducted by Rev. Lincoln Lash, assisted by a choir of twenty colored jubilee singers, after which Mrs Mary Jones, the Chicago agitator, spoke for about an hour, putting the case very plainly to her women auditors. She placed, the responsibility for the success or failure of the strike on the wives and made a decidedly favorable impression. TYPHOID FEVER APPEARS. An epidemic of typhoid fever In a mild form Is raging in the vicinity of Camp Determination at Turtle Creek, sixty cases having developed among the citizens of that borough. The campers have not been attacked as yet and as a precautionary measure, the health officials have ordeared extra Hanltaiy measures, Hut water ancl lack of sewerage In the borough Is assigned as the cause of the disease. Five deaths have resulted up to date. Only twenty-five strikers were In Camo Determination today, but to ward evening It began to assume its normal condition by the return of the men who had gone home to freshen their apparel and otherwise prepare for the new week's work. Before morn ing the usual compliment will bo on hand and the forces nre to be divided in three bands, who will march to thtee pits nnd guard them at as close range as tho deputies will permit. Parkersburg, W. Va., Aug. 8. After the meeting at Tyiconnell last night, strike agitators organized a miner's union and It Is claimed that nearly all the Tyrconnell miners signed the list. Organizer Rea said shortly after midnight that every man In tho Flem Ington section would bo out tomor row. Tho general talk indicates that he Is right. AT BOGGS RUN. Wheeling, W. Va Aug. S. The pro posed demonstration against the work ing miners at Hoggs run will take place tomorrow. The Glendale men have Joined the strike and Elm Grove Is also out. The leaders have seen tho success following the demonstra tions In the Plttsbuig district and realize that effoits on every other line have failed to bring out the bone of contention here the Hoggs Run men. At a meeting of the Ohio valley trades and labor assembly this uftei noon. reso lutions deprecating the recent Injunc tion issued sin this state by Judges Jackson and Mason were passed. AH efforts to abridge the rights of peace able assemblage nnd free speech were denounced. At Bellalro a miners' aid store haa been established for the aid of tho strikers who nro In destitute circum stances. A dally canvass of tho town replenishes the stock. A trade assm bly committee Is to canvass Wheeling for aid for the local stilkers tomoirow. Tho leports In circulation that thero would be evictions at some of the com pany houses across the river are w 1th out foundation. It Is not likely that such steps will bo attempted, as It would result In trouble. North Lawrence, O., Aug. 8. Tho minors of tho Masslllon district are on their way to Wadsvvorth to Induce men at work there to stop. About 2,001) men will be thero by daybreak,
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