nA VWIWW' "piTOlay VJV TWO CENTS. SOBANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1S9T. TWO CENTS THE CRISIS IS APPROACHING Next Few Days Will Deter mine if Strikers' Ob ject Is to Be Realized. RAIN AT TURTLE CREEK Interfered with Programme of the Marchers. Conditions Much tlio Snmc As On the Dny Previous -- Tlio Compnii Claims to IIuvo Mndo n Further IJrenk in tlio Hank of Strlkcrs--I)e-Arniltt Withholds Pay and Ilccomcs SvinpnthctlC'-Dcbs to Speak nt Irwin. Pittsburg:, Aur. 10. A crisis Is fast approaching In the mlncis' movement against the New York and Cle eland Gas Coal company. Th next few days should deteimtno whether or not the sttlkets object will be teallzed. To day's work, was not Iewed In a dis appointing light by the campers at Tur tle Creek, Sandy Creek and Plum CreQk, yet the happenings were not of the most encouraging sort. They had to contend with their ill at spell of bad weather. A heavy rain drenched the camps and pro ented the marchers from can vim? out their regular pro Gramme. At Plum Cieek, the rain nnd continued absence of a band, kept thti men in their quaitois with the result that little, If any, missionary work was undertaken. The storm also had the effect of preventing the march to the Spring Hill mines, between Wll merdlng and Wall Station, which are owned by Alex. Dempster. The only march of the day was made by the 150 men at Camp Determination, who left camp shortlv after 5 o'clock and march ing close to the Oak Hill tipples, spent two hours In the vicinity of the miners' homes. There was not oven ordinary excitement attached to the Invasion along Thompson's run. A summaiy of the daj's development finds conditions much the same as they were yesterday save that the company claims to have mode a further break In the .strikers' ranks at Tuitle Creek and Sandv Creek. The Plum Creek mine was running considerable coal today and the number of men reported at work equals that of jesterday. The failure to hold a meet ing at Camp Isolation was an anticipat ing feature of the day and the men are loudly clamoring for the presence of the olliclals. The batch of Italians that struck camp yesterday are ex pected to do much good among their fellow countrymen it woik In the Plum Creek mine but active labois aie being withheld until tomorrow morning, when It will be positively known whether or rot the men pioposa lemalnlng away from the pits. This afternoon District President Patrick Dolan accused the operators of the Plttsbuig district of having broken faith with the striking miners in this dlsltlct. He also outlined the policy to be pursu-d by the United Mine Workers In their fight in the Central Pennsylvania dlstilct, where it is pro posed to close down all the mines. He cannot predict when the stilke will be settled, but claims his organization can stand the strike until the last of September. DE AltMITT WAS SYMPATHETIC. The cfperutors, he said, had promised to pay the price when the supply at De Armltt's mines had been off. This has bten done, but the operators did not keep their part of the contract. The miners who have been working regularly at Oak Hill mines, were paid this afternoon. Those who Joined the strikers did not , get their cash, the company holding It as under the con tract the men forfeited their wages by striking. Thero was no excitement. Between 300 and 400 employes were on hand, but few of them received any money. Mr De Armltt made a speech to the men, telling them he sympathiz ed with them and that the money was withheld, not because the company wanted it, but because It had to carry out the teims of the contiact. He de nounced the midnight marching and the encampment and said It was a blot upon the history of the countiy that the laws are- not enforced and such movements stopped. An epidemic of typhoid fever prevails In the Turtle Creek valley and It Is feaied that the disease will break out In the miners' camp. The health au thorities have warned the citizens not to use the water from Turtle Creek as It is known to contain typhoid germs. Turtle Creek Is the only stream with in several miles of the camp and the strikers are compelled to use the water for drinking, cooking and bathing pui posfs. Attoona, Aug 10. 'ttio fact that Eu pene Debs Is to address the coal miners nt Irwtn tomorrow evsnlng causes un easiness among the mountain operat ors. Although there Is no apparent dissatisfaction In this district, except nt the Mitchell mine at Gallltzln which is working below the regular raining rate, the near nppioach of the agita tors may change the situation. Some of the mountain miners stopped work Monday to attend a meeting advertised to be held at Tunnel hall for the pur pose of giving assistants to the strik ing Gallltzln miners, but no meeting was held. They w ero all at w ork again today. TO EMPLOY NEORO MINERS. A Iteport Tlint u Plan Hns Ilcou Do vised to Supplant the Striker. Pittsburg. Aug. 10 -Tho proposed march on the Spring Hill Mlno of Alex ander Dempster was not made this morn. Inr on accoiint of tho heavy rain at 3 80 O'clnrk, which had tha otTtiot nt makliur walking on the clay roads extremely dif ficult. The reported purposo of tho Now York and Cleveland Gas Coal company to take tlio miners' strlko into the United States court here, nsk for an Injunction in be half of the New York stockholders of tho company and thereby secure the aid of United States troops In dealing with tho strikers, has been abandoned, If It was over entertained. William P. Do Ar mltt says ho never had nny Intention of going Into tho United States court. The companj's attorney Is quoted as say ing ho would take tho case to court If some ono would show him a way to get It there Other lawyers say tho com pany would havo no standing In tho fed eral court In this matter. Coal Is In slow demand this week, as compared w 1th last week. Buyers aro not so numerous, nor aro sellers nblo to get such high prices, lllver coal Is "off" from 10 to 23 cuits a ton, and slack sold down to 4 tentf per bushel. Virginia la In light de mand, and prices have greatly weakened. Tho Libor Tribune has lecclved a let ter from a coi respondent at Illrmlngham, Ala, stating that ngents are at work theio securing negroes to take tho plices of the striking miners In the north Tho letter says thai smnll-pox Is prevalent among tho colored people In that section and asks that tho authorities bo warned of the danger of spreading tho disease through tho north by permitting the Im portation of the negroes The operators here refuse to discuss the matter of Im porting men, but It Is known that many aro growing restive and are anxious to start their mines. The Injunction secured against the min ors' oflleln's at Bunola was served on President Dolan when he stepped fiom tho train at that place last night, but he disregarded It and addressed a largo meeting nir tho mine a short time later. This morning Judge Collier extended tho Injunction to make It Include llfteen addi tion il defendants. A body of strikers marched to Canons burg earl) this rrornlng and nro now en camped near tho mints, which are In op eration. Operator Cook f.avs If tho strik ers Interfere in any way with his men ho will havo tho ejitlro paity ai rested. ARBITRATION SUGGESTED. Universal Peace Union Hirers Its Ser vices to the Soft Coal Operators and Strikers. Philadelphia, Aug 10 Tho Universal Peato union today offered Its services as arbitrator In the coal strike The fel low Ing letter, signed by President Love and a committee of tho peace union, was sent to the representatives of the opera tors and miners: "To mine operators and miners, em plovers and employes and your represen tatives, In Pennsylvania and elsewhere Ilespected friends: Recognizing that there Is a widespread Interruption of your business and fraternal relations which s'erlously Involve your Interests, good fel lowship and happiness, the Universal Peace union would repeat Its recom mendations of the past, which when re spected have proven salutary, and renew Us offer of mediation, arbitration and conciliation. "Capital and labor cannot afford to bo estranged. A'lolence Under any circum stances is injurious Individual rights mubt be respected. Iteason and affection are competent to adjust any difficulties. CalmnefaS, patience, petition) appeal, pro test and prayer will triumph. "Look on the advantages of both sides, what capital does for the workman and what the workman does for capital. Lot us remember tho trials incident of the life of a miner and at the same time the beneflclent uses to which money can bo npplled. Tho relations aie too sacred and Intimate to bo broken. "As to compensation wo admit wo aro not ablo to name a price, but wo havo faith that this can be satisfactorily ad Justed and is an Individual concern, ac cording to merit and ability. "Wo sinceroly offer our services as Im partial fellow citizens nnd freely grant jou tho use of our historic rooms In In dependence hall for any commission you may appoint, having In view a settle ment that will be fair, equitable and sat isfactory, and thus avoid present ani mosities that may Involve loss of life, treasure and mutuil good will. "Your assured friends on behalf of the Universal Peace union. (Signed) Alfred II. Love, , President. Committee James Yearslcy, Amanda DoYoe, John Branson, Andrew J. Palm Charles P. Hastings, secretary." BLOWN INTO THE AIR. Two Men frightfully Injured nt the I.nston Stone Quarry. Easton, Pa., Aug. 10 Two men were filghtfully lijured at the stono quarry, back of Mount Jefferson, this afternoon. Martin Lills'and George Weir, of South Easton, had laid a 12-foot holo with dy namite, but scrrethlng occurred to pre vent tho blast going oft and the men -went back and began digging out the load with a ten-foot Iron bar. When the bar struck tho dynamite, there was a terrific explo sion and tho iron were sent flying through tho air. The other men In tho quarry ran to their assistance after they had re covered from tho shock ard found them mangled and bleeding from numerous ugly wounds. LUlls' right hand and Weir's left hand wero blown completely off and tho lingers of their other hands hung by shreds of torn flesh LIUls also lost his left eje anl was cut about the face. They wl'.l probably die A week ago a large portion of tho moun. tain slid down on Charles Slegenthall and ho died in tho hospital this morning. - SAFE BLOWN OPEN. Dvnnmltcrs Tnp nn Iron IIox nt Hnzletnn. Hazleton, Pa , Aug, 10 A peculiar case of safe dynamiting was discovered at Jcanesvllle tonlfht, twenty-four hours af ter the deed was committed. James Cor tell, an Italian track walker, found an lion box containing Pennsylvania rail read bonds and other stock amounting to $3.00") In favor of tho Jcanesvllle lodge of Odd Fellows. Ho took them to pollco headquarters here. Reporters called on the secretary of the lodge and the hall was visited It was found that tho safe had been blown open. Only about $10 In cash was left In the safe by the treasurer on Saturday. Tho robbe.-y was committed last night, but there Is dp clue to tho Identity of the thieves. DOCTORS AT LAKE CAREV. llrndford nnd Susquohnnnu Medical Society Enjoys nn Outing. Tunkhannock, Pa,, Aug. 10 Tho Brad ford and Susquehanna County Medical society mot at Lake, Carey today, the phy sicians of Wyoming and Luzerne being guests of the society. About ninety weio present,. Papers on modlcal and surgical topics were read and discussed. Dinner was seived at the Perncllffe ho tel, and a beat rldo was enjoyed upon tho lake. Anti-Hnrrltvltcs Successful. Chambersburr, Pa., Aug. 10. Thoma Z. Mlnehart, an antl-Harrl'.v man, was re elected chairman of the Democratlo county committee today, All other of. ilc&rsk Ara alua r.AUII(U ritv jmm. RANKS OF THE WORKERS GROW A Large Increase In lbc Occupations, Gainful WORKERS OAIN ON THE POPULATION Comparntivo Statistics Compiled by tlio Department of I,nbor--Tho Progress of tho Wage r.arnor in tlio Social Scale Noticeable. Washington, Aug. 10. Comparative figures compiled by the department of Labor in the form of deductions from the Inst census statistics, relating to workers at gainful occupations, point to the fact that persons at work, es pecially females, have Increased very much faster than the population at large. As a result the statement shows that n portion of workers relative to the total population and to tho whole number of people of the respective ages, was considerably greater In 1890 than at the preceding census periods and that this Increased proportion Is npparent for each of tho great classes) of occupations, except agriculture, flsheiles and mining. All this, the statement sets out, shows veiy clearly the constantly In creasing Inclinations of our population to follow agricultural pursuits, a ten dency materially hastened, doubtless, by tho wide application of machlneiy to the piocesses of agriculture Des pite thlfe disinclination and tho recent over ci ow ding of manufacturing and commercial centres the analysis dem onstrates that the Increased porportlon of vvoikers Is found generally In tho higher walks of business life and In those occupations which call for skilled labor principally rather than In the lowest or more laborious forms of employment. The conclusion Is ac cordingly stated to the Inevitable that the great body of workers has os a whole, progressed and has perceptibly ilsen In the social scale of life. KLONDIKE'S ONLY DRESSMAKER. Pnid I'ivo Dollars for Mnking n Mother Hubbard. WInloek, Wash, Aug. 10 The flrat wo man who can cut and fit a dress has ar rived at Klondike and Is mnklng a for tune with her needle. She Is Mrs Chester C. Adams, of Wlnlock. She writes that for making a common, eveivday Mother Hubbard she received $3, and for a waist without "bones" or any of the frills of civilization sho was readily paid from $10 to $15 in nuggets. The plainest kind of work brought from $o to $10. Mrs. Adams finds that tho women of the Klondlko havo plenty of gold, as well as the men. "I sold a bracelet for $?5, a cheap pair for $5, a little locket for $1 50 and three E-cent sicks of fcindy for ,$1.00, making $3(5 The purchaser, a girl, poured tho gold on the scales, saving she would glvo me good weight to bring mo luck. When I vvelghei It thero was $13 50, and that Is tho way It gees. Gold Is plenty." KILLED BY A POWDER EXPLOSION. A Mnu Ulovvn Up While Tamping in n Cast-Iron Mortar. New Haven, Conn , Aug. 10 Philip Pa rola was killed by an explosion of pow der at tho Savin Rock base ball grounds today. Clifford Hunting, who was 500 feet awnv, was struck by a piece of Iron and badly hurt. Parola was tamping a flower pot In a cast Iron mortar. It Is supposed some foreign substance fell Into the mortar and caused It to explode, throwing the man ten feet In the air and tearing his body into two pieces When he landed on tho ground he was one mass of flames. His eves were blown out of his head and havo not been found. Tho man lived twenty minutes In awful agony VETERANS REINSTATED. Thirteen Old Soldiers for Whom the Cleveland Administration Had No Use Aro Again in the Service. Philadelphia, Aug. 10 Major Kretz, su perintendent of the mint, today rein stated thirteen veterans of tho lato war who wero discharged from the mint at the beginning of tho administration of President Cleveland by tho new Demo cratic ssiirerlntendent, Mr. Townsend, wno was afterwards succeeded by Majo Kretz. Tho efforts of these men to secure their reinstatement bus attracted much atten tion In political circles. DOUBT ON GULDENSEPPE'S BODY. Attorneys for Thorn nnd Mrs. Nnck rind n Startling Clue. New York, Arg. 10. How o & Hummel, attorneys for Mrs, Nack and Martin Thoin, havo ucelved Information upon which they base tho claim that the body In the morgue Is not that of Guldensuppo, but really that of William S. Edwards, of Emporia, Va. Edwards wa a photo grapher at Petersburg, Va., but was a natlvo of New York Ho was last seen In this city on Juno 25. The body In the morgue tallies In every respect with tho description given of Td wards. Among tho articles In tho valise found In Hailem wero many belonging to tho photographer's trade, and an Em poria newspaper. m ALASKA'S LAKES OF OIL. Snld to Have Higher Specific Gravity Thnti PciiiiKilvniiin. Seattle, Wash., Aug 10 T. J. Hamilton, ex-United States Marshal of Washington, who has returned trom tho coal and oil llelds along the coast 300 miles north west of Juneau, says tho oil Is principally lubrleJung, of higher specific gravity than tho Pennsylvania oil of that quality, and flows freely from springs along tho coast In such quantities that It can read ily be collected by making open cuts and gathering tho oil Into reservoirs. It Is now wasted In the sea and in marshy districts along the Inlets. Sentence of n Murderess. Suffolk, Va., Aug. 10. Tho trial of Mary Capehart, the 19-year-old murderess of Alice 'Trotter, was concluded this even ing. Mary was fired $25 nnd given SO days. Tho women fought over a lover on Juno 14, ary delivering the fatal blow with a truck basket. M Von Tliielninnii's Appointment. Berlin, Aug. 10. The appointment cf Baron Von Thlelman, tho retiring Ger man ambassador to the United States, as secretary of the imperial treasury. In succession to Conn Pnaailnwslcv Wohnec I u uaxattoA, WARNINQ TO GOLD SEEKERS. Sccrctnry llllss Offers Vnluublo Sug gestion to Klondlko Tourists. Washington, Aug. 10 -Secretary Bliss has tnken cognizance of tho rush to tho Klondlko gold fields and Alaska, and has Issued tho following warning to the gen eral public. To whom it may concern: In view of Information received nt this department tnat three thousand persons with two thousand tons of luggage and freight nre now watting at tho entranco to Whlto Pass, In Alaska for an opportunity to cross tho mountains to tho Yukon river, nnd that many more are preparing to Join them, I deem It proper to call the at tention of all who contemplate making that trip to tho exposure, privation, suf fering and danger Incident thereto at this advanced period of the season, oven If they should succeed In crossing tho moun tains. To reach Dawson City, which Is over the pass, 700 miles of difficult navi gation on tho Yukon river, without ade quate means of transportation, will still bo before them, nnd It Is doubtful If the Journev can bo completed before tho riv er Is closed by Ice. I am moved to draw public notice to these conditions by tho gravity of tho posslblo consequences to people dctnlned In the mountainous wild erness during flvo or six months of an ntctlc winter, whero no relief can reach them, however, great tho need. (Signed.) C. N miss. Secretary of tho Interior. ELECTRICAL STORMS DO MUCH DAMAGE Portions of Pennsylvania Visited by the Storm--Mrs. P. II. Kelly, of Altoonn, Is Shocked by Lightning. Altoona, Pa , Aug 10 Altoona was vis ited by a series of electric storms today. During the Hist, irly In the morning, Mrs. P. II. Shelly, wns shocked by light ning while working at her kitchen stove. Sho wns umblo to talk for two hours, but finally recovered During the violent htorm In the afternoon a dynamo In the Logan Valley electric power house was burned out and tho road's wires were also wrecked, delaying traffic two hours. Tho barn of Jacob Furry, near New Enterprise, Bedford county, was struck by lightning at 4 o'clock this afternoon and totally destroyed. Loss, $4,000 Par tially Insured. Grcensburg, Pa , Aug. 10 A hurricane passed over the eastern part of this county about 5 o'clock this morning do ing great damage In Its course, which wus very narrow. Tho roof was blown oft It. M. Dotty's barn, In Derry town ship, whllo Supervisor Marshal's barn, In the samo township, was badly wrecked. Trees were blown down, small buildings destroyed nnd growing crops ruined in tho eastern part of the county. PATRIOTIC CRAMPS. They Will Make Armor for 8300 n Ton in Order to Keep Their Men r.mploycd. Philadelphia, Aug. 10 Announcement Is made that tho Clump Shipbuilding com pany has contracted with the government to furnish at $300 per ton the four plates for tho diagonal armor of the Alabama, now In course of construction at tho Cramp yard. When congress recently fixed that sum as the price limit tho Cramp company was asked whether It could, at those figures, supply the entire amount of armor necessary to completo the three battleships, which remain un finished. Answer was made that whllo the neces sary armor plato could not bo obtained for that price, jet tho Cramp compiny would contract for tho Alabama armor at $300, entailing a loss to tho company, but preventing the suspension of work on the battleship, tho breaking of their contracts and the discharge of a largo body of workmen Tho navy depirtment has sent a letter of thanks to tho Messrs. Cramp for their patriotic action. MAY BE A LYNCHING. Posse in Alabama Looking for Ne groes Who Scared n Woman. Chattanooga, Aug. 10. Mrs. George Rogers, wife of a carpenter living at Bridgeport, Ala , was going to visit a neighbor through a piece of woodland yesterday when sho enmo upon a gang of negroes plajlng crnps. The crowd im mediately dispersed except two, wno ap proached Mrs. Rogers In a thiealentng way. She ran and told her husbaw who Immediately armed himself, and, with several neighbors, started for tno negroes. They sighted one of tho two, who ran, but he was arrested after Rogers had fired several shots at him. Mrs. Rogers failed to Identify him as one of tho assailants, and a lynching was pre vented Several posses are after the oth er negroes, and If they are caught they will bo lynched. NO ORDERS FOR THE GUARD. Adjutant-Goncrnl Stevvnrt Contra dicts n Itumor. Harrlsburg, Aug. 10. Adjutant General Stewart Is greatly displeased because of tho numerous reports to tho effect that certain officers of the National Guard havo been Issuing orders to the regi ments and companies to get ready for an ticipated trouble with tho striking min ers. Ho says ho does not believe any such orders have been given. "I have Issued nothing official, nor even a suggestion of calling out the troops Iuib been given out from our department here. PERU'S CONGRESS DELAYED. Death of the L'xplorer riscnrrnld. Customs Duties in Gold. Lima, Peru, via Galveston, Aug. 10 ror political motives tho opening of tho l'ei uv Ian congrers, which was fixed for tomorrow, has been postponed until Thursday. Telegraphic advices Just received hero announce tho death by drowning of tno celebratod Amazonian explorer riscar rald. It Is reported that tho government, In a few elajs, will decree tho paimcnt of customs duties In gold. Steamship Arrivnls. New York, Aug, 10. Cleared; St. Louis, for Southampton; Germanic, for Liverpool. Queenstown Arrived: Majestic, from New York. Scllly, Aug. 10. 8 30 p. m. Passed: Steamer St. Paul, New York for South ampton. Allowing her ten hours to com plete tho run from tho Sqllly Island, sho Willi reach tho Needles ax 0 50 a. m. Au gust 11, or 31 minutes ahead of her own rocord. Crime I'orotold by n Gypsy. Malaga, dpaln, Aug, 10 Aged Inhabit ants of Malaga, whero Canovas was a school master, who havo followed the inurdeied man's career from his school deys to the premiership, say that yeais 1 ago ft gypsy woman told his fortune and predicted that he would become great jod mast with, a violent death. PREPARING FOR THE WALTZ TRIAL The Alleged Murderer of Jabcz Lemon to Face a Jury. FOREST CITY'S PECULIAR CASE John Waltz, Who Hns Already Spent Seven Mouths in Jml for n Crime of Which Ho May Ho Innocent, Will llo Placed on Trial at Montioso Today. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Montrose, Aug. 10. Jnbez E. Lemon lived In Forest City. He was a pecu liar man and undoubtedly the fact that he suffered untold tortures caused by an Incurable disease, added no light weight to his feelings, both physically and mentallv. To suffer must mean dernngement. On January 17, this year, Jabez Lem on who, for some-time, owing to his physical derangement had slept only In a chair, was found when the day was still very young still seated In his chair. But In his forehead an ugly bullet wound which had nlluwed some blood to course down each side of his care worn and pain-drawn features anil form small clots here and there among thi furrows of his cheeks, plainly evi denced the Immediate cause of his death. He was burled. Then came the aftermath. Tears which had crystallized became seaich-llghts, and John Waltz, the only living man who had been near him In his last hours was suspected of having committed the awful crime of murder. J.enuary 17 was the Sabbath day and on the following Tuesday, AValtn was brought to Monti ose, placed In the county Jail charged with killing the best friend he had on earth. 1 saw him on the following Thurs day at tho Jail and for the first time, now utilize the memoranda then taken, for I h'ad already given the bare facts of the case to the outside world. Walta Is of German descent, his eyes and hair are Jet black. His nose Is prominent, devoid however, of any aquiline curve, and he hns a heavy set chin and wide Jaws w hlrh are Indicative of the brute. Yet John Waltz Is not brutal In so briety. He has a tender heart and If the story he told mo Is true, for seven months he has suffered how much no man can tell. "You ask me about this matter," said Iip, "I haidly know. I am Innocent, God knows." "To think," he rambled en, "that I should kill my best friend." "But," said I, "you were alone there In the two rooms In the rear of the store. Lemon slept In one room and It Is said you occupied the other. Now, how could Lemon have shot himself v.'ith out your hearing the report of his re volver, and moreover they say there are no powder marks upon Lemon's countenance'" Waltz looked pityingly at me; and then out on the snow-capped hills, far over toward Wyaluslng. "No, I did not kill him. I will tell jou. On Sat urday night we closed the store about midnight. I was tired, but I fixed Lem on In his chaii and went to bed In the room off his. In the room where I slept wo kept our pop and soft drinks and alfo some export beer which was for our own use. Some time dm ing the night I heard a sound of something ex ploding and was awakened. I thought it w as a pop bottle or one of those ex port beer bottles which had exploded. I don't remember whether I got right up and went in the next room or not, but whejn I did I found him. I then went and dressed and called the neigh bors. Lemon was sick, he had a bad disease and shot himself. The sound I heard was the report of the revolver. I never killed him." The face of Jabez Lemon had no signs of the peculiar dull, blue discol oration Invariably produced when pow der has 'been exploded In close proxim ity, but was, aside from the stains of his life's blood, free from any such signs. Die Jabez Lemon die by his own act? Did he hold a revolver and the muzzle would have been less than twenty Inch es from his head? Had he deliberately done this? So how can he have com mitted suicide? Perhaps he held the blanket before his eyes. No man, even a sulcldf, w ould relish looking Into the barrel of a gun or revolver that would account for the non-appearance of powder stains. Tomorrow a Jury of twelve good and true men will listen to tho evidence which the commonwealth by Its excel lent official, W. D. B. Alney, will pre sent. The prisoner will be defended by Edson W. Safford, ex-dlstrlct attor ney, and a lawyer of ability. S. M. THE SENATOR AMUSED. Glad That He Can MnKe a Small Man Grcnt." Pittsburg, Aug, 10 Senator M. S. Quay was amused at the reply of Attorney General McCormIck regarding tho sena tor's attitude to Mr. McCormlck's candi dacy for governor. To tho question as to what he thought of Mr. McCormlck's candidacy. Senator Quay said: "I feel highly complimented that I havo been ablo to make a small man llko Mr. McCormlck so great In such a short time." BELGIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Tho Services of Dr. Cook Declined for Want of Room on the Ship. London, Aug. 10 A special dispatch from Brussels says that Lieutenant dc Gerlache, the leader of tho Belgian Ant arctic expedition, which Is to sail shortly for southern waters on the steamei Bel glca, Is much disappointed, owing to tho luck of room on board tho Bhlp, that he has been obliged to decline tho valuable offer of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, Lieuten ant Peaiy's companion, to Join the Bel gian expedition. A GOLD FIND IN CALIFORNIA. The Metnl Lies Ilctwccn Wnlltf of I'orphry nnd Is Coarse. Weavervllle, Cal., Aug. 10 Great ex citement prevails at Trinity Center and vicinity over a rich strike said to have been made by the drift claim of Coffeo Creek. In four days parties look out gold valued at $CS,000. The gold Is coarse and lies between walls of porphry and re sembles molten cob' nnured ntr the Beams. SHE SOLD HER HUSBAND. Mrs. Hoblnson Thinks Now She Did Not Oct Enough for Him. New York, Aug. 10 Mrs. Hannah Rob inson, 25 j ears old, sold her husband, John, for $2j to Mrs. Jennie Gray, a widow, last Thursday, and now she re grets it. She wantB him back, but John and tho widow proposo to stick to the agreoment. The Robinsons wero married In Scotland on April 30. 188S, and they havo a son two years old, who Is being cared for by his grandfather, who lives in Jersey City. Tor the last ear the Robinsons lived on the ground Btory rear of 621 West Porty-fifth street. On tho opposite sldo of the hall lived Mrs. Gray, who Is a denier In oilcloth. Robinson and his wife peddled tho oilcloth. Recently Mrs. Robin son noticed that her husband and Mrs. Gray were together a great deal, and on Thursday Bhe made a proposition to sell him to Mrs. Gray for $25. "You don't mean It," said the widow. "You give me the money and you can have my husband," was the reply. "Well, I do everything legally, and tho transfer must be mado through a not ary," said the widow. This Mrs. Robinson ngrced to, nnd on tho following day the widow and tho Robinsons called upon a notary, who drew up a regular bill of sale. It was signed by Mrs. Robinson after she re ceived tho $25. Sinco then Robinson has been living with tho widow, and moved his effects across tho hall. Mrs. Robinson hnd a good time as long as the money lasted. In tho course of threo days It was all gone. Sho then camo to the conclu sion that sho had sold her husband for too small a sum, and demanded his re turn. Tho widow did not agree with Mrs. Rob inson on that proposition, and Robinson did not caro to go back, telling his wife that sho had sold him nnd sho must abide by her bill of sale. Mrs. Robinson then went about among her neighbors nnd told them about the transaction. They all told her that selling a husband was against tho law, nnd advised her to ap ply for the nrrest of the couple. Yester day she secured a summons from Mag istrate Wentworth at tho Yorkvllle po llco court, roturnable this morning, but no attention was paid to It. Sho also called upon Benjamin P. Greenthal, a lawyer at 805 Amsteidam avenue, and laid tho case before him. Ho at onco drew up papers for absolute divorce against Robinson, which he served on Robinson yesterday afternoon. Mr. Greenthal said he arrived In the nick of time with the papers, aB Rob inson and tho widow were In the act of moving away. When he asked them where they were going, Robinson said: "We're off for Jersey," and without a second glance at his wife, who stood In the doorway weeping, Robinson hurried away with tho widow. KASHINKA IS CHAIRMAN. Presides Over a Hod Hot Democratic Convention nt Uloomsburg--Wm. J. Brian and the Chicago Platform Endorsed. Rloomsburg, Pa., Aug 10 A large and exciting Democratic county convention was held hete this afternoon. R. G. F. Kashlnka, of Rear Creek, vas chosen chairman. William W. Black, of Rohis. burg, v os nominated for sheriff on the first ballot. Alexander Herring, uncle r.f Revenue Collector Grant Herring, was nominated for assoc'ate Judge on the thlr J ballot; George B. Homei, for Jury com missioner, and W. A. Gerrlty, of Cen tralla, for coroner. The rules, as formu lated by Senator C. R. Buckalew twenty live years ago and In 'lire ever since, using tho delegates system In making nominations, were done away with by a v oto of 73 to 20 Mr. Buckalew, who was a elelgate, made a strong fight and a lengthy speech, defending his old rules and trjlng tc defeat tho new, whereby the people vote direct for tho candidate. Tho convention endoned the Chicago platform and William J. Bran, "as the bold and fearless leader of a glorious cause and who will sweop the country In IHW and repSaco the reign of trusts by tho reign of tho pecple." HAY CONVENTION. Members of tlio National Association in Session at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Aug. 10 rour hundred dele gates and visitors attended tho opening Bcsslon of tho fourth national conven tion of the National Hay association hero today. Addresses of welcome were made by Mayor Tord and President Bindley, of tho chamber of commerce, after which tho convention heard tho annual repot t of tho officers and standing committees. The report of tho committee nn state of trades show that tho present prospect Is for tho largest hay crop ever grown In this country. The legislative commit tee expressed themselves as satisfied with the tariff rato of $4 per ton. This after noon the delegates took n drive through Pehenlcy and Highland parks. Tho con vention will be In session three days. DOYS FOUGHT IN CHURCH. Each Wounded the Other So Seriously Tlint liotli May Die. Llttlo Rock, Aug, 10 Thad Buckler nnd Jesse Pearson, two white boys, aged 14, quarreled during religious services nt Butler church, near Star City, Lincoln county, on Sunday night. Both bos used their knives and fought viciously. Buckler was cut nvo times nnd Pearson was stabbed near tho heart. Both may die. The tight occurred whllo the minister was delivering his sermon and tho congregation loft tho church In great confusion. Hoon Views tho Ships. Philadelphia, Aug. 10 Chan Yen Hoon, special ambassador of the emperor of China, visited Cramp's shlpjard today. He was accompanied from New York by Chartes H Cramp, ex-Secretary of State Poster and General C. W. Williams. A thorough tour of tho plant was made, the Oriental visitor being particularly inter ested In the big Japanese cruiser, now on the stocks. THE NEWS THIS MORNINU. Weather Indications Today: Showers; Southerly Winds. 1 Telegraph Crisis Near at Hand in the Miners' Strike Hawaiian Sugar Imports. Gainful Occupations on the Increase. Montroso Murder Trial. 2 Sport Summary of a Day's Base Ball Games 3 Local-Final Details of the C. T. A. U. convention. Vice and Immorality Commltteo Or ders Gamblers to Close Up, 4 Editorial Is Society Growing More Wicked, B Local As One Woman Saw the Na tional Oamo. Mooslo Crossing Is Removed. 6 Local West Sldo and City Suburban. T Lackawanna County News. 8 Whitney's Weekly News Budget. Neighboring County Happenings, Financial and Commerni-s THE HAWAIIAN SUGAR IMPORTS Large Amount Received at Philadelphia During the Month of July. A FACTOR IN PRODUCTION Will Affect Western Interests to a Marked Degree. Tho licet Sugar Interests Threat cned--Iroduccrs Will Now Feci That They Have Good Iteason for Opposing the Annexation of IIa wali--Sliipnicnts of Sugar to East ern Markets Is Hogarded with Ap prehension. Washington, Aug. 10. The evi dence of a new factor In the production and distribution of sugar Is believed to have been found in the port records of Invoices In this country durlns tho month of July. This consists In tho entrance at Philadelphia of 13,441,473 pounds of Hawaiian sugar, as against 29,564, G35 pounds at San Franclsccx The significance of these figures Is found In the fact that this Is only tho second month In which Invoices of sugar from Hawaii havo evee been re corded at Philadelphia, and in tha fur ther fact that the receipts at San Francisco show a considerable fall ing off. Only six or seven times has Hawaiian sugar been received at the port of New York. The official figures were given nut at the Treasury department today. A fact to be. noted In connection with the lm poits of Hawaiian suga- at Philadel phia lr July Is that tie 'nvolces wero not the result of anticipatory tariff leg islation, for all Hawaiian sugar Is ad mitted to this country frje of duty. Tho talk of abrogation of tho treaty cruld havo had no effect In rushing sugar hither, for the abrojillot:, na wis well known, could not ta'o effect uttll after a venr "mm tlm tlmo notice should be given. An ofllcial of tho treasury said to day that he legarded the shipment of Hawaiian sugar to Eastern ports, which won a thing unheard of Up to a few months ago, as a sign of the growth of the beet sugar Interests In the West, and of the fact that tho Pacific coast market Is becoming overstocked with the local production and the Hawaiian Importations combined. He believes that this shipment of the Hawaiian produet to the east Is a matter of great moment to the beet sugar producers of tho far West. BEET SUGAR INTEPvESTSTimDAT ENED. "It seems to me," he s.ald, "that tho beet sugar men w 111 now feel that they havo more reason than ever to opposo the annexation of Hawaii. The pro duction of sugar In those islands Is limited only by the extent of the culti vation of the industry, and the produc tion seems likely to Increase greatly within the next few vears. It Is well known that transcontinental rail freight rates aro very high a& compared with transportation by water. So I should say, In an offhand way, without hav ing Investigated the question of rates carefully, that there was great danger that the beet sugar producers will bo seriously handicapped when they aro ready to exnand their trade so as to Include the East as part of their mar ket." AUSTRIA'S WHEAT CROP. Unfavorable Harvest Prospect, Ag gravated by Floods. London, Aug. 10 A dispatch to tha Times from Vienna says that the un favorable harvest prospects In Austria Hungary, which have be en aggravated by tho floods, have caused a rapid rise In the prices of cereals, which are now standing higher than any figure they havo reached for many ears. This Is especially the caso with wheat, which was freely offered months ago for autumn delivery at six florins per cental It Is now purchased nt eleven With a view of allaying anxiety the Hungarian mlnls tiy of agriculture has Issued a report to tho effect that the condition of crops Is less unfavorable than has been sup posed. The total wheat yield Is computed at 27,000,000 metric centals. This, however, Is far below the nverage and will leave almost no margin for export; whereas Hungary usually exports 12,000,000. DRIVEN FROM THE TOWN. Residents of Hovvmnn. (in,, Severely Punish n Peeping Tom. Atlanta, Aug. 10 A special to the Con stitution from Bowman, On., says John H.i Maxwell, a well-to-do farmer ami irjSrchant of that place, was dttected piping Into tho window of a houso lato at night. A commltteo gavo him ten days In which to leave, tho tlmo expired yester day, and a crowd of men stripped him and gavo him a hundred lashes. He fainted, nnd was carried Into his storo by his wife, but later tho mob put him on n train and told him If he returned he would bo killed. To Wed nn American Girl. London, Aug. 10 Tho approaching ma'. rlago Is announced of Captain Arthur Hay, a brother of tho Earl of Eiroll, and a captain In tho Second battulon of tha Queen's Onn Cameron Highlanders, to Hormolne, daughter of Mrs. Sehonley, of Pittsburg, Pa. The Hcrtild's Wentlior Torccnst. New York, Aug. 11. In the middle states and New England, today, partly cloudy to fair, slightly warmer weather will prevail with local rain or thurder storms In tho northern districts pnd on tho coast, and light to fresh variable winds, becoming westerly and northwesterly. On Thurs day, In both of these sections, fair and slightly cooler weather and fresh wester- N ly and northw estorly winds w 111 prevail, t - ir if 'J w---.
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