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SCRANTOX, PA., TUESDAY atoltNlNG, AUGUST
TWO CE.NTS.
1807.
TWO CENTS
10,
STRUGGLE OF
THE MINERS
Strikers Hold Out Pluckily
Against Discouraging
Opposition.
MEETINGS ARE HELD DAILY
And Many Recruits Are En
rolled. Resolutions I'nsscd tit Wndsworth.
Ottumivti .Miners Will Contribute
Towards the Support of Strikers.
Monster .Meetings That Will He
i Addressed by Kiigcnn I)ebs--Sev-
cral Strikers in Jnll nt J'ittsburc "
Various Charccs.
Pittsburg. Aits. 3. Appeals for food
and provisions wen; numerous at the
headquarters of the minors' officials in
this city today. It appeared as if there
was a wuil from every section of the
district, nnd miners In person were
present to nsk that .he suffering ones
be looked after. Secretary Warner was
Iwpt busy answering the appeals. lie
said tonight that he had sent more than
$1,000 worth of groceries and provisions
into various parts of the district. The
appeals nro now coming In from fam
ilies, the heads of which are at the
various mining camps using their in
lluence to ket'p other men from work
ing. A series of meetlnzs are to be held
all over the district. It Is expected to
keep up the interest In every section
nnd strengthen every point where there
is the least indication of weakness.
The vigils on the mines of tho New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal company
nre to he kept up nnd the visor in
creased from day to day.
Tho following was issued by Presi
dent Patrick Dolan and Secretary "War
ner today:
There will be a mass meeting of all
the miners at Canonsburg Wednesday,
Aug. 11, at 9 a. m. All miners of the
above named places will call meetings
and prepare to bo. The meeting will
be addressed by the district officials
and others. Every miner is requested
to attend. The campaign in Westmore
land county will begin at Irwin on
Wednesday, At 2 p. m. a monster
meeting will be held, at which Eugene
V. Debs, Patrick Dolan, M. P. Carrlck
and others are expected to make ad
dresses. A march is to be made from
Turtle Creek.
A number of brass bands will be in
the procession. The strikers desire to
awaken an interest In that section, as
they claim tho mines that are working
are nn injury to their cause.
MINERS IN JAIL.
At the instigation of Thomas E. Sut
ton, of Wlllocks. Henry Ulrich, Emil
Nagcl, Henry Huser and Gustav Itlngs,
miners, were committed to Jail for a
hearing before Alderman J. B. Mc
Masters, of various charges today. Ul
rich Is charged with aggravated as
sault and battery: Nagel, with assault
and battery, and Huser and Itlngs
with unlawful assemblage. The ar
rests are the result of an altercation
at 'Wlllocks July 2fi on account of tho
strike. Warrants are out for a num
ber of others.
Early this morning tho miners of
West Elizabeth made a march on the
mines of the Elizabeth Mining com
pany, formerly operated by Horner &
Roberts. About fifty men were going
to work. After a consultation the men
nsked that they be allowed to finish
loading a Hat. They agreed to go out
as soon as it was loaded, which will
take several days. The officials of the
company made an effort this afternoon
to get permission from the mining of
ficials to continue work on a 09-cent
basis, This was not given, and it Is
expected that the mine will be Idle as
soon as the flat Is loaded.
Thomas Ii. De Armltt, superintend
ent of the Now York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company, worked hard today
k tn get the miner's nt Oak Hill to return
to work. Hy a house to house canvass
he succeeded In getting a few mor
diggers than has been at work. Thirty-seven
miners went In. The men
wore told by Mr. De Armltt they would
lose all they luid earned if they would
not work, and would "be given five days
to vace.te tho company houses.
The strikers say only 75 men out of
255 were at work In the Plum Creek
mine today. Tho company claims that
almost a full forco was working.
The strikers are hopeful that the re.
nialning diggers will quit work after
getting their pay. The Plum Creek
men were not paid today and It Is ex
pected the company will require the
men to sign a new agreement before
they ore tilven their envelopes.
HAVE FAITH IN THE COURTS.
F The Sandy Creek miners are await
ing developments. They are hopeful
the courts will set aside the contracts
of the company which the men wero
obliged to sign.
Hunger is doing moro Injury to the
cause of tho miners than any other ona
thing, and the efforts of the commis
sary department is doing everything
possible to provide against this con
tingency. President Dolan will go to tho Can
onsburg region and defy the iijure
tlons by speaking at a meeting sched
uled for the 11th Inst.
It Is said only thirteen gondolas were
loaded at Pl,um Creek today.
There Is to be a big demonstration
In the morning at Plum Creek, when
tho strikers believe they will be able
to closo down tho mine.
J C. Dysart, a member of tho uni
formity commission, returned to the
city today nfter a week'B absence. Ho
pays tho work of securing signatures
will be pushed earnestly, and ho be
haves tho reaulred number will la se
cured. The miners, ho says, cannot
porslbly win the strike, as tho mines
still in operation can supply the de
mand. Some of the coal operators nre get
ting restless, and threaten to attempt
to start their mines this week. W. II.
Simmons, a large coal dealer, says
there Is no scarcity of coal. Last night
230 cars of coal came Into Pittsburg
from West Virginia, and largo quanti
ties are being shipped to Pittsburg
from the mines along the Pennsyl
vania railroad.
MEETING AT WADSWOUTII.
Wadsworth, O., Aug. 9. Sunday af
ternoon and night, over 1,500 miners,
on foot, in wagons, carriages and ve
hicles of nil description carrying ban
ners and flags, had arrived here. A
monster meeting was held In the Hlnes
dale orchard attended by 2,000 people
this morning
Speeches were made by district offi
cers of the miners' organization and
tho following resolutions adopted:
Resolved, That we, the miners of the
Massllon district, have assembled, and
be it
Resolved, That no coal whatever be pro
duced In this district until the trouble Is
settled.
As a result of the meeting, eighty
miners from Card and Bretts mine and
Loomls No. 3, have quit work and
Joined the strikers.
Fairmont, W. Va Aug. 9. Still an
other effort is to bo made to get the
Fairmont district miners out. Samuel
Gompers, Henry Lloyd and James Wood
will address mass meetings at this
place Wednesday and at Monongah
Thursday. The organizers aro greatly
encouraged, ns all of the Clarksburg
end of the district Is out.
Ottumwa, la., Aug. 9. At the meet
ing of the Iowa miners today, it was
decided not to strike in sympathy
for the easterners but to assess all men
23 cents per week for the aid of tho
strikers The meeting was poorly at
tended, only one-fourth of the miners
In the state being represented. The
agitators from Illinois worked hard
to get tho men to declare a strike, but
the men decided they could do no
good in ordering a strike with such
a small number, and passed a resolu
tion ordering notices to be sent out
to all camps in the state for another
meeting at Oskaloosa on August 19.
If two-thirds of the mines in the state
signify their Intention of sending dele
gates, the meeting will be held, If not
it will be called off. It is very prob
able that the meeting will occur and
that each camp will settle its own scale
and grievance with the operators.
STATE REPUBLICAN
LEAGUE CONVENTION
List of Prominent Orators Who Will
Address the Meeting nt Willinin-sporl--Mr.
Sobel Hub No Rivals
for the Office of President.
Philadelphia, Aug. 8. President Isador
Sobel, of the State League of Republican
clubs; Auditor General Mylln and State
Treasurer Haywood were among the vis
itors to Senator Durham in his office to
day. Mr. Sobel said that as the state
convention of the league at Wllllamspoit
on September 8 and 9 would bo about tho
opening of the campaign, all the county
chairmen would be Invited to meet Stato
Chairman Elkln there.
Those who had promised to address tho
the convention, Mr. Sobel said, Included
Governor Hastings, Secretary of Internal
Affairs Lutta, Senator Wellington, of
Maryland; President Herman Tlepko, of
the Rhode Island league, and National
League President J. L. Crawford, of New
port, Ky. There wero 222 clubs In tho
leaguo last year, but it is said that many
of the nine hundred McKlnley campaign
clubs have been made permanent and1
added to the organization. Nobody is
mentioned yet against Mr. Sobel as a can
didate for re-election to the presidency.
The announcement of Mr. Martin fa
voring Beacom and McCauley for the Re
publican state ticket is followed by cal
culations that there will be less than fifty
delegates against Mr. Beacom in tho
stato convention. Senator Magee, who is
for McCauley, Is expected to have an
Allegheny candidate for state treasurer,
supported by all the Mageo delegates,
and these, with scattering votes for Can
didate Shlndcl, of York, constitute the
only opposition to Beacom yet In sight.
HE INHALED GAS.
Suicide of Carl Ncubcrgerf n New
York Wholesale .Merchant.
New York. Aug. 9. Carl S. Neuberger,
53 years old, a member of tho firm of
Kmden, Gerstlo & Co., importers of cur
tains und embroideries, and ono of tho
best known merchants In that trade In
New York, committed sulcldo last night
by Inhaling gas. His body was found
this morning In his apartment. Ho waH
fully dressed. In his mouth was tho end
of a long rubber tube, which was con
nected with a gas Jet. The other gas
Jets in the room were turned on. In his
pocket was found a newspaper clipping
more than threo years old, containing the
uccount of a suicide. Neubcrgor's busi
ness was prosperous. Ho leaves a widow
and daughter.
CYCLE COMPANY FAILS.
Cut-Riitc Wnr I'ntnl to the Interests
ofn I'hilndolphin I'irm.
Philadelphia, Aug. 9.-Tho F. W. Damp
man Cycle company, 41 North Tenth
street, made a genera) assignment today
for tho benefit ot Its creditors, allowing
a preference to Rouse, Hazard & Co.,
of Peoria III., und the Kirk, Young om
pany, of Toledo, O.
Mr. Dampman said the failure was duo
not alone to general depression, but be
cause of tho cut rato war now going on
umong tho largo dealers. The Peoria
company's claim Is for JlO.OfO. Assets and
liabilities havo not yet been estimated,
An Oircr to Ciiptnin Skinner.
Chambersburg, Pa., Aug. 9. It Is given
out tbnt Captain George W. Skinner,
United States pension agent at PlttB
burg, has been offered tho position of
superintendent of tho Soldiers' Orphans'
Industrial school at Scotland, to succeed
Colonel James M, Clark. A member of
tho commission said ho thought Captain
Skinner would accept, as he expected to
give way to a Republican at Pittsburg,
and Is deeply Interested in tho success of
the Scotland school.
Grand Trunk Trouble Nettled,
Montreal. Aug, 9. It Is ofTlclallv nn.
.nounced that the trouble between the
Grand TrunK system and their employes
has been satisfactorily settled, but the
terms of settlement havo not yet been
mado public, by reason of a special ar
rangement between th railway and tho
Ilrntliarhond of ISnvlruorJi bji.1 (Trainman.
IN REGARD TO THE
YUKON COUNTRY
Tbc Dominion Government Renders Sev
eral Important Decisions.
SOME NEW MINING1 REGULATIONS
Tho Dfiicr Can Now Slnko Out but
100 Feet ns n Claim Instead of 000
1'cct as HnrctoibrD--A I'nrly ot
.Mounted Police to Leave .Manitoba
Next Week.
Ottawa, Ont Aug. 9. The Domin
ion government has reached several
important decisions In regard to tho
Yukon country and the working of the
gold fields there.
It has been decided to appoint an
administrator for the district, who will
have entire charge of all the Canadian
officials there, and be the chief exe
cutive officer of the government. Major
"Walsh, a former commander of the
Northwest Mounted police, is to be ap
pointed to the position.
The party of mounted police to leave
Manitoba next week for the gold
country has been Increased from 20 to
33. They will take with them two
maxim guns.
The mining regulations have been
amended In an Important particular.
The present a miner Is at liberty to
stake out a claim ot 500 feet running
.along with the stream and back to
the bank. ThlB has been reduced to
100 feet, nnd the. new regulation will
go Into force Immediately.
A court for the ministration of civil
and criminal Justice for the gold 'dis
trict has also been decided upon. Jus
tice McGuire, of Prince Albert, is to
preside over the court.
D0YLEST0N CONVENTION.
Sllvcritr.s Control the Democratic
Organization--Delegates Elected.
Doylestown, Pa., Aug. 9. The Demo
cratic convention here today nominated
seven delegates to the state convention
at Reading, was mnrked by unusual har
mony. Tho sllvorites wero in control,
but no outbreak upon tho part of tho gold
faction occurred. County Chairman War
ren S. Leung, a gold man, opened tho
meeting, and ex-State Senator Charles S.
Vandegrlft, of Fddlngton, a silver man,
was permanent chairman, and Wyn'io
James, also for silver, secretary.
There was some little stir when a dele
gate suggested that the financial views
of the con.mltteo on revolutions be ob
tained before they drafted resolutions,
but the chairman at once declared a re
cess. The delegates from the upper and mid
dle district and the delegates-at-largo
were el03ted by acclamation, but a ballot
was necessary to settle a contest In the
lower-district. The delegates elected wero
E. C. Leldy, of Telford: Isaac O. Connell,
of Nockamlxon; Abel M. Grlmth, of Now
BTltaln; Newton E. Worthington, of
Buckingham; James L. Fabian, of Falls;
Benjamin S. Johnson, of Bristol, and Wil
lis Wall, of Doylestown, the latter being
dclegate-at-large. The resolutions, after
pledging faith to alleged Democratic
principles, declare tho Dlngley tariff Dill
a vicious measure and condemn the record
of tho state legislature.
ELK REPUBLICANS.
Ticket Nominated nttho County Con
vention Ycstcrdny.
Rldgway, Pa., Aug. 9. Tho KIk county
Republican convention was held at tho
court house this afternoon.
Tho following nominations wero un
animously mado:
Associate Judge D. K. Condon, Wil
cox; district attorney, A. W. Morning
star, Johnsonburg; Jury commissioner,
J. C. Mlllln, Rldgway: county chairman,
W. M. Thomas, Rldgway; delegate to tho
stato convention, John T. Wrnthall,
Johnsonburg; alternate, L. Brown Fox.
Resolutions were adopted praising tho
administration of President McKlnley,
congratulating tho country on the re
turn of prosperity and indorsing tho can
didacy of Congressman Arnold for gov
ernor. BURGLARS AT ALT00NA.
Hnchclor Ilrothers Visited by Four
Robbers-- A Young .Mnn Attacked.
Altoona, Pa., Aug. 9. Last Friday four
burglars entered the house of Philip and
John Dever. bachelor brothers, In Mun
ster township, Cambria county, and tor
tured the old men with fire brands In
tho hope of getting money. A nephew,
James W. Dever, of Altoona. who wus
visiting his undo at the time, had his
Jaw shattered by a blow from a ruvolvor
in tho hand of ono of tho vllllans. Tho
burglars had to depart without getting
any money.
The Dovers sold coal light for $1,000, but
the money Is not due till October. It was
this sum that tho burglars wero prob
ably ufter. James Dcvtr is now in tho
Altoona hospital. The old men were
painfully, but not seriously Injured.
DYNAMITE FIENDS AT WORK.
An Attempt Is .Mado to Illow 1'p the
Residence of Charles Kanncy.
Shcnanhoah, Pa Aug. 9. An attempt
was mado last evening to blow up the
residence and saloon of Charles Kanacy,
on East Lloyd street. A large piece, of
dynamite was placed on the porch and
exploded, badly shattering tho porch and
front of tno building.
Bric-a-brac, tableB, chairs In tho sa
loon and resldenco wero toppled over and
a number of tho family and some visitors
stunned for tho time, but fortunately no
ono was injured seriously. Tho proprie
tor attributes the attempt to splto work,
Arrests will follow.
WILKES-BARRE DELEGATES.
Wllkes-Barro, Aug. 9. Delegates to tho
Republican stato convention were elect
ed today. They are: First district, W.
J. Harvey, Byron Hahn; Sepond district,
I. M, Harrison, Qeorgo Roilleld; Third
district, John Maxwell, Charles F. Swal
low, Fourth district, F. M. Smith, N. B.
Morgan: Fifth district, Howell Williams;
Sixth district, William Straw,
John Gordon Lynched,
Vlcksburg, Miss., Aug, 9. John Gordon,
alias Lowls Nelson, tho negro who mur
dered William Allen at Brunswick on
July 15 by olubblng him with a gun bar
rel, and who wns enptured In Louisiana
yesterday, wus hanged by lynchers somo
tlmo last night. He confessed his guilt,
as well as two other murders.
The Guest of the Siillnn.
Constantinople, Aug. 8. Prince Ferdi
nand of Bulgaria, accompanied by the
Bulgarian premier, M. Stnlloff, arrived
here this morning and proceeded to tho
Ylldlz palace, where the prince will be
tho guest of tho sultun until Wednesday
nuct.
HORRORS OF CHINESE SLAVERY.
Appeal to tho President in llchnlf of
Chinese Women iinil Girls.
New York, Aug. 9.-A San Francisco
special to The Sun says:
The leaders In tho Chinese mission
work hero aro circulating a petition to
bo sent to President McKlnley asking
him to request congress to appoint a
commission to investigate tho horrors of
human slavery that are perpetrated by
thoso who hold Chinese girls in bond
age. The petition, after reciting tho provis
ions of tho Fourteenth Amendment to
the constitution, declares that there Is
now in this city nnd California a condi
tion of slavery under which "more than
1,000 women are held In bondage, bought
and sold as chattels, and kept in invol
untary servitude. These slaveB are
scourged, beaten, tortured, nnd even
killed by their owners In defiance of tho
laws. Tho number of theso slaves is an
nually recruited by Importations from
China In violation to tho exclusion net.
"Workers in Christian missions receive
constant appeals from theso women call
ing for aid to escape. But It is dlf
llcult to secure their escape, and thoso
Instrumental In this good work have re
cently been threntened with death by tho
traffickers In human beings."
If tho president acts on this petition
congress will surely appoint a commis
sion to ascertain what federal officials
aro responsible for this illclt traffic that
means bucIi large profits to the Chinese
slavo dealers. In this city It Is estimated
mat S00 women and girls aro held as
slaves. Most of these aro inmates of
disorderly houses, and aro kept In closo
confinement In damp, unwholesome al
leys, so that the mortality Is excessive.
Others are slaves In families, but are
liable at any time to be sent into pros
titution. Throughout the stato there nre at least
200 more women whom only death can
release from bondage. Tho system Is per
fected, and a constant stream of recruits
Is coming In from China to supply tho
vacancies created by cruelty, disease and
death. Recently somo aggravated cases
of cruelty and tho bold threats of tho
slave dealers against tho mission work
ers have led to this appeal to the presi
dent to stamp out the vile torm of Or
iental slavery which has gained a firm
foothold In California.
A FIEND STRUNG UP.
Uonstcd That He Hail n Lock of His
Victim's Hair.
Houston, Tex. Aug. 9. A mob of 30)
men broke into the Jnll at Nacogdoches
last night, secured Esseck Whltu and
hanged him on an improvised scaffold
mado of scantling, piled topee shape.
White and a man named Phillips at
tempted a criminal assault upon two
young ladles last Wednesday night, and
White boasted that he bad a lock of
hair from the head of one of them, which
led to his capture.
White admitted that he was Implicated
In the crime, but he laid the b'.ame on
others. The gcverr.or hrs ordered out the
Stone Fort Reserves, but they nor tho
sheriff could do anything to either over
awo or dissuade the men, who were bent
on hanging tho would-be assailant. A
threat to tire was n ode, but If it had been
carried out a very bloody contllct would
have ensued.
FIRE AT OIL WORKS.
The Spanish Unrk La Viguesn Badly
Dnmngeil.
Chester, Pa., Aug. 9. Fire destroyed
tho wharf of tho Bear Creek Oil works,
at Marcus Hock, this afternoon. Loss,
112,000, scovered by Insurance. Tho Span
ish bark Ia Vlguesa, which was lying
at the wharf, caught flro and tho crew de
serted her. She was towed away from tho
wharf by tho tug Satalle and tho flames
were extinguished. Tho damage to tho
bark is estimated at tS00.
Tho British steamer Prudentla pulled
away from tho wharf without injury.
The flro Is supposed to have been caused
by a spark from a workman's pipe.
TORE OFF THEIR JEWELS.
An Exciting Meeting Contributes
$70,000 for Missions.
Old Orchard, Me., Aug. 9. There was
a remarkable scene at the Christian Al
liance meeting yesterday, when Rev. Dr.
A. B. Simpson, of New York, tho Alli
ance leader, started to raise money for
foreign missions. Ho -worked up his au
dience to a high pitch.
Some tore oft their Jewelry and threw
It Into tho boxes while others gave deeds
of real estate. Some emptied their pock
otbooks, with tho combined result that
the 20.000 persons present contributed J70,
000. Last year $100,000 was raised in a day.
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
Opening Meeting ntl'ort Wayne Quito
Successful.
Fort Wayne, Ind Aug. 9. Tho opening
meeting of the grand circuit races today
was quite successful. There wero three
events on tho card, but no scnsatlonul
tlmo was made. Sommarles:
Three-year-old trot, purse $1,000.
Jack .Miller, b. g by Ashley (Wil
son) Ill
Fannie Foley 2 3 2
Intact 3 2 3
Estella dls.
Ou Crltlllo dls.
Time, 2.1714. 2.23VJ. 2.17'.$.
2.2S trot, purse J2.000.
Pastoral, b. m., by Acolyte
(Starr) 3 4 4 111
Standro 2 0 14 6 2
Medium Weight 4 2 2 3 2 clr
Nancy Tlmeo 0 3 5 2 6 dr
Nobby 7 7 G 5 3 dr
White Points 8 S 7 fi Kir
Wynema, 3 5 8 dr
Tho Abbott 1 1 3dls
Time, 2.13V4, 2.134. 2.13'i, 2.15'i, 2.21U.
2.20 pace, purso $2,000.
Silver Chimes, g. g., by Almy-
Chlmcs (Brooks) 1 1 2 S 1
Ambidexter 10 9 112
Klslnaro 8 2 3 7 3
Mojada 9 4 5 3 4
Vernon S 3 & 7 4 5
Egosen 6 G 4 2 G
Pentlnnd 7 8 0 0 7
Hermltlo 2 3 8 2 8
Miss Margaret 4 7 10dr
Walnut Lad 6 10 9dr
Time, 2.1H4, 2.1UJ, 2.1U4, 2.13, 2.HV4.
SUICIDE OF A FARMER.
Oswego, Aug, 9. Sylvester Turner, t'O
years old, a retired farmer living in the
town of Scrlha, this county, committed
sulcldo this morning by sending a bullet
into his brain. Ho had been an Invalid for
many years, and It is supposed that ho be
came Insane and killed himself. He was
well-to-do and lived upon, his Investments.
His wlfo survives him,
Kugllsh Runner Wins.
London, Aug, 9, At Stamford Bridge to
day tho second of thrf series of three
races between Charles H. Kllpatrlck, tho
American champion runner, and E. C,
llredln, the English champion, was rte
cldod in favor of Bredln. Tho distance
was half a mile. Bredln won by threo
yards. Time, l.K4. Tho first race was
run on July 21 nt Rochdale, the distance
being COO yards. Bredln then won by four
yard' In 1.1S 2-5 seconds. Tho third race
between these two men will bo at 1,000
THE HIBERNIANS
GETTING TOGETHER
Boards of Erin and America Arc to Consolidate.
BISHOP M'FAUL THE ARBITRATOR
Hoards of tho Ancient Order of
Hibernians Promise to Cease Their
Wnrfaio nnd Dwell Peacefully.
John P. Qiilnnnn, of Scranton, State
President) Is Among the Delegates,
Other Representatives.
Trenton, N. J., Aug. 9 The confer
ence between) the representatives ot the
two factions of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, with Bishop McFaul as ar
bitrator, for the purpose of ngreelng
upon a plan of consolidation, ' began
this afternoon, at the bishop's resi
dence, behind closed doors.
Tho Ancient Order of Hibernians
were represented by P. J. O'Connor, ot
Savannah, Ga., national president; J.
C. Weedock, of Hay City, Mich., na
tional vice-president; Jnmes O. Sulli
van, of Philadelphia, national secre
tary; Maurice F. Wllhero, ot Phila
delphia, chairman of the national
board of directors; John H. Murphy,
Norwich, Conn , and Rev. William Mc
Laughlin, of Jersey City, chaplain of
the Hudson county organization.
The Ancient Order of Hlberlans,
Board of iSrln, were represented by
Rev. E. S. Hayes, of New Brunswick,
N. J., national secretary; Miles Mc
Partland, New York, Joseph McLaugh
lin, Philadelphia, members of the na
tional board of directors, and John
P. Qulnnon, of Scranton, state presi
dent of Pennsylvania.
THE CONFERENCE.
The conference began nt 4 o'clock
and lasted until 7 when a recess for an
hour was taken and the visitors were
entertained at lunch by tho bishop
After lunch the conference was re
sumed. The matter which will come
before the bishop embraces tho whole
plan of consolidation. Maurice F. Wil
here, speaking for the American
branch, and Edward R. Hayes, for the
board of Erin, both stated before the
conference that the entire plan of con
solidation would depend upon the
bishop's decision. They said that at the
preliminary conference held In Atlan
tic City last week no plan or portion
of a plan was agreed upon, notwith
standing reports to the contrary. The
only thing determined at that confer
ence was that the two branches should
consolidate and that Bishop McFaul
should be Invited to act as arbitrator
to determine upon the consolidation
plan, his decision to be final. Two of
the principal matters to be decided will
bo as to the officering of the consoli
dated organizations nnd the matter of
eligibility of Irish descent from either
parent may become members while in
the board of Erin branch, person may
become members only when both par
ents are Irish.
THE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Who Were Klccted Delegates to the
State Convention.
Wllkes-Barre, Aug. 9. At the conven
tion of tho Second istrict Republicans at
Dallas this afternoon I. M. Harrison, ot
Falrmount, nnd George Bcnfleld, of We.it
l'lttston, were elected by acclamation as
delegates to tho Republican state conven
tion. There wns no othei business of con
sequence transacted.
The Fifth district convention, which
was. hcM in Plttston, wns called to or
der by Chairman John Clark, of Hughes
town. Edward Griffith, of Laflln, and H.
II. James, of Persons, wero secretaries.
There were twenty-seven delegates pres
ent. Howell Williams, of Pittston, was
elected delegato to tho stato convention
by acclamation.
At t,ho Sixth district convention held at
Nescopeck this afternoon William Straw,
a brother of Cyrus Struw, of this city,
was elected, by acclamation, delegate to
tho stato convention. Dr. F. M. Brund
ago was elected temporary district chair
man. It was tho largest convention of Its
kind ever held in Nescopeck, every vot
ing precinct In the district, except Dor
rance, being represented.
STORM IN THE JUNIATA.
Immense Dninnco Done to Crops In
tho Valley.
Huntingdon, Pa Aug. 9. A terrific
storm which developed north of here,
swopt through the Juniata valley this
evening, doing Immense destruction to
outstanding crops and property. The full
forco of tho storm centered at Mount
Union, twelve n.lles cast of here, where
the East Broad Top Railroad company's
cnglno houso v. ns demolished and tho
borough brick school building was partly
blown down.
Orchards wero leveled and tho growing
oats and corn ruined in many localities.
West of here the telegraph nnd telephone
lines wero blown down, suspending nil
communication.
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AN OLD MINER INJURED.
.Martin Ilollorau Fatally Crushed in
tho Stanton .Mines,
Wllkes-Barre, Aug. 9. Martin Holleran,
a well-known resident of Rolling Mill
Hill, wob probably fatally Injured In tho
Stanton mine at noon today by a fall of
top rooJt, Holleran was n, miner and had
been In tho employ of tho company for
many yenrs. Ho was removed to his
homo corner of Loomls nnd Holland
streets nnd physicians summoned who
found that two ribs, un nrm and a shlul
der blade wero broken nnd ho was oth
erwise badly injured.
Mr. Holleran is 6G years old and that
with tho Berlous nature of his injuries
make his recovery very doubtful. Mr.
Holleran has a wife and eight children.
SPIES OUT MASONIC SECRETS.
Sat on a Fire Escape und Watched
Lodgo Proceedings.
Yonkers, N. Y Aug, 9. While Algon
quin and Shater.uck Tribes of Red Men,
of Yonkers, were instituting a new lodge,
known as Shateporack tribe, Friday
night, Mrs. Thomas O'Meora, who lives
on tho floor below, was seen sitting on
the fire-escape and watching tho pro
ceedings. The police were called to take
her away.
Tho woman declared she had seen all
tho private work of the Odd Felows and
Masons, who meet In the same hall.
Now National llnnk.
Washington. Aug. 9. Tho First Nation,
al bank ot Ebensburg, Pa., has been au
thorised to begin bufclucss, Capital, J CO,-
NOVEL MELON CONTEST.
Two Jersoy Fanners Stnrt n Perfect
Fever of llctting.
New Brunswick, N. J., Aug. 9. All
Jacksonville is excited over tho outcome.
Tho peaceful hamlet down In the south
eastern end of Middlesex county has
never before been so stirred up In tho
memory of the oldest Inhabitant, and two
small wntcrmclon seeds aro responsible
for the whole nffalr.
Jacksonville farmers pride themselves
upon the watermelons that are raised in
thnt vicinity. Consequently when John
Henry Marsh gave up his truck farm in
Capo May county nnd settled near Jack
sonville ho was astonished by the size of
tho melons grown In that neighborhood.
This spring Farmer Mnrsh decided to
show the farmers of Jacksonville that n
South Jcrseyman knew something nbout
raising watermelons. Ho accordingly or
dered a package of 'Green Giant water
melon" seeds when ho sent for his yearly
supply.
About n week later when Marsh went
to tho postofllco he found tho precious
watermelon seed awaiting him. As he
opened tho package he observed for tho
benefit of some of the Jacksonville farm
ers who had gathered at the postofllce
that evening to discuss the crops: "These
Bccds will beat anything raised In this
country, and 1 know It."
Abner Cornwell hoard the remark. In
stnntly his local pride was nflame.
" 'I'rldo of Jacksonville' was good enough
for my grandfather, and It's good enough
ror mo, oy gosn. I'll bet you six dozen
eggs that I can raise a bigger melon than
you can."
Not to bo otttdono John Henry Marsh
accepted the bet, nnd It was auly record
ed by tho local postmaster, and witnessed
by a score of Jacksonvllllans. It wns
decided that each man should plant a
seed on the same day, and tho weight nnd
slzo would determlno tho winner of tho
prize.
Marsh had the start of Cornwell so far
ns tho vino wns concerned, ns his was
through tho ground first. However, the
'Pride of Jacksonville' came along in good
shape, and It has been a close contest so
far as could be Judged from the size of
tho melons. The greatest of Interest has
been manifested in the novel rivalry.
From betting eggs the two men have
raised their bets until bushels of pota
toes, tomatoes and even chickens have
figured ns wagers.
Less than a month ago the other vil
lagers began to get Interested In the con
test. Sides wero formed, and now every
villager Is either a "Green Giant" or a
"Pride of Jacksonville."
Yesterday, however, Marsh capped the
climax by offering to bet a load of hay
that he would win tho prize. This stng
gered the Jacksonvllllans at first, but
finally Cornwell, not to be defied, said
that ho would bet his spotted brlndle
cow ogalnst the hay.
After this bet was made each man
feared that some miscreant would at
tempt to destroy his melon. As a con
sequence the melonB are being carefully
guarded by men hired for that purpose,
uiiu uuum wiin snoi guns.
BIG BICYCLE EVENT
AT WILKES-BARRE
Thnrsdny's L. A. W. National Circuit
Uncus Will Ilring Out tho Profes
sional nnd Amntcur Cracks.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
WiHtes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 9. The National
Circuit raco meet, under tho auspices of
the West End .Wheelmen here Thursday
promises to rival the great National An
nual meet Just closed at Philadelphia
Saturday. All the professionals who ap
peared at Philadelphia and they were all
there and nearly all of tho amateurs will
bo in. this city to battle for the very liberal
cash and diamond prizes hung up for tho
winners.
This meet will bo far moro Important to
tho flyers than the ordinary circuit meet;
in fact it will be second in importance ns
tho event of tho year to only tho annual
League of American Wheelmen meet, as
two National professional championships,
ono amatour National, and one stnto ama
teur championship will bo decided.
Kddle Bald and Tom Cooper will cer
tainly make a desperate attempt to land
the championships, as It will be their last
chanco for National honors for the year.
Longhead Klscr, Mertens, Gardiner,
Becker and tho other flyers will certainly
do tho best to prevent last year's cham
pions from carrying off the laurels and a
battle royal will certainly ensue.
Achade, Dawson, Powell and the other
crack amateurs will be present and sport
galore will bo tho result. The races will
start at 1.30 sharp.
SH0VF.R WANTS TO DIE.
The Knston Hncknr Alnkes Two At
tempts to Commit Suicide.
GCaston, Pa., Aug. 9. Henry Shover,
who a month ago nearly hacked tho life
out of his housekeeper at Wind Gap, and
who was balled out of Jail, has made two
desperate attempts to end his life.
On Saturday he Jumped from a second
story window and was badly hurt, and to
day ho Jumped into a eep well. His rel
atlves heard the noise and rescued him.
His ball was surrendered and he was
taken to Jail. He will bo tried for tho at
tempted murder next month.
THE CORNING MURDER.
Poughkeepsle, Aug. 9. Charles Layman,
who was arrested here last night on sus
picion of being concerned In the murder
of Mores 15, Banks, nt Corning, was to
day sent to Jail for ten days, in order to
givo tho pollco time to look up his record.
Iayman says his home is In the News
boys' lodging house, New York city.
.Minister to Switzerland.
Berne, Aug. 9. John L. Peake, the re
tiring United States minister to Switz
erland, handed his letters of recall to
President Deucher today, and John O. A.
Lclschmann, of Pittsburg, the new min
ister, presented I is credentials.
TIIK NEWS TIIIS MORNINU.
Weather Indications Today!
Local Showers.
L Telegraph Struggle of the Striking
Mlner3.
The Murderer of Canovas Confesses tho
Motive of His Crime.
Dominion Regulations for Yukon Gold
Fields.
Hibernians to Consolidate.
2 Sport Scranton Makes It Three
Straight from Providence.
'Eastern, National and Atlantic League
Scores,
Tho Wllkes-Barro Bicycle Meet,
3 Local Board of Control's Lively Ses
sion
Several Contractors Concede to the De
mands of the Striking Lathers.
4 Editorial.
Ono Lesson of tho Bituminous Strike,
5 Locil Dodgetown Rioters Are Fined
$18.
Shaffer Arrested for Burglary.
6 Local West Side and City Suburban.
7 Lackawanna County News.
8 Neighboring County Happenings,
1 Financial and Commercial.
TilE SLAYER
OF CANOVAS
Anarchist Golli Confesses
the Motive of His Ter
rible Crime.
TO AVENGE DON JOSE RIZAL
And
Also the Barcelona
Anarchists.
It Is Relieved Thnt lie Wns Impli
cated in the Crime of the Cclcbrn
tion of Corpus Christi-F.vidcnco
of Mischief Pound in His Apart-mcnts--An
Opinion of Cnnovns
from an Insurgent Standpoint.
Madrid, Aug. 9. Anarchist Golll rros
confessed that he killed Senor Cano
vos to avenge tho Barcelona anarchists
and the Insurgent, Don Jose Rtzal, who
was executed at Mnnlla, Philippine
Islands, on Dec. 30 last, as the Instiga
tor of the Philippine rebellion. Dr.
KImiI denied that he was a rebel lead
er but he admitted that he had drawn
up the statutes of the Philippine league.
In GolH's room the police found to
day a large double barrelled pistol. It
nppesirs tbat when he left the houso
yesterday, he carried a parcel which ls
believed to havo contained a bomb.
The theory Is that he hid It somewhere
In the fields.
A dispatch from Barcelona says that
Golll arrived there In December, 1895,
coming from Marseilles. He was em
ployed In the printing offlce of the Re
view Social Science managed by the an
archist engineer, Tarrlda Marmel, for
merly Imprisoned In Montjulch for
tress, at Barcelona.
Golli wan implicated In the terrible
crime of the celebration ot Corpus
Chriatl, although he left Barcelona a
few days before It occurred. He was
denounced to tho police for complicity,
but he had already disappeared.
OPINION OF CANOVAS.
Dr. Pnlmn Thinks tho Premior Was
Lnrgcly Responsible for Outrages..
New York. Aug. 9. At the headquar
ters of the Cuban Junta today Delegato
T. Estrada Palma said that In his opin
ion Canovas was moro responsible for
the outrages In Cuba than was Weyler,
and Ills killing Beemed to be an act of
retribution. At the same time the Cuban
party had nothing whatever to do with
tho death of Canovas and had had no
knowledge that such an act was even
contemplated by anarchists or any ono
else.
Dr. Palma said that from every view,
tho confusion caused by tho death of
Canovas could not but help tho Cuban
cause. Tho Cubans had no expression of
sympathy to make for the act of tho
assassin, but nt the same tlmo Cubans
could not but feel that they would bene
fit by It.
THE NILE EXPEDITION.
Two British Olliccrs Killed at Abn
Humid.
Cairo, Aug. 9. Tho column of troops
commanded by Colonel Hunter, of tho
Anglo-Egyptian expeultlon up tho Nile,
which left Mora nl on July 29, attacked
Abu Hamld at ,".S0 o'clock on the morn
ing ot August 7 after enghteen hours'
march. Some severe house to house light
ing followed and the place was captured
by the expeditionary force.
Two British officers were killed during
the fighting. Major H. M. Sidney and
Lieu-tenant E. Fltz Clarence.
ARMENIANS FROM PERSIA.
Invade Turkoy und Torture lnlinhi.
tnnts of the Frontier.
Constantinople, Ai.g. 9. An official dis
patch received hero says that on Frldiy
last several thousand Armenian agitators
from Persia Invaded Turkey.
They killed 200 of the Mlgdlkl tribe, in
cluding women and children. The wlfo
of tho chief was put to deuth with tho
most cruel tortures and soveral otner vic
tims had their noses and ears cut off.
The authorities have taken measures to
capturo the marauders.
Joe Fife's Confession;
Richmond, Va., Aug. 9. Joe Fife, the
negro who Is under sentence of death
hero for attempted criminal assault upon
Mrs. Marks, and who was nlso Indicted
for attempting to criminally assault a
young lady near Chestnut Hill, in the
suburbs of this city, has confessed both
crimes.
Hnrrishurg Dclegntes.
Harrlsburg, Aug. 9. Senator S. J. M.
McCarrell, Representative Oeorge Kun
kel nnd Frlsby C. Battls, of Harrlsburg,
were unanimously elected delegates to
tho stato Republican convention from tho
FlrBt legislative district of Dauphin
county at tho city convention held to
night In tho court house.
Cane ot Suicide.
Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 9. It has Just been
learned that the death of James V. Gait,
ono of tho best known cltlzsns of Lan
caster county, which occurred Sunday,
was caused by a doso of laudanum taken
with suicidal Intent. A few years ago
ho wus worth J100,0X, but lost his money.
Itov. Angcll Decline n Call.
Harrlsburg, Aug. 9. Rev. Dr. Thomas
B. Angell, pastor of St. Stephens' Episco
pal church, of this city, has declined tho
call to the chair of philosophy at Lehigh
university, mad.- to him by tho trustees a
week ago,
The Herald's Weather Forecast.
Now York, Aug, 10. In the middle states
and New England, today, fair to partly
cloudy, warmer and moro sultry weather
will prevail with light or fresh southerly
or southwesterly winds, followed probably
by local rain or thunder storms In tho
lako region and southwest to the Dela
ware valley by this afternoon or tonight.
On Wednesday, In both of these sections,
less sultry weather wilt prevail with a
slight fall In temperaturo and fresh wp.it-
1 erlv. winds.
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