'Jl' JI'V J4'I'4'V4 pvrjFC PAGES o- SOIiANTCXST, PA SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1897. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS DOLLAR WHEAT HERE McKinleyYand Prosperity Among: the Pleasing Realities. EXCITEMENT AT EXCHANGE The High Mark Greeted by Lusty Applause. Hope oftlio Wliout Knthusinsts Arc Realized in Trices that Mnrkcd tho Dealings of Ycstcnlny--Tlic Chicago Market Opens With n Hour. All Records Ilrokon in the Exciting Scenes on 'Change in Stnid IMillfi- dclnhln--Undoiibtcd Signals of Good Times. New, York, Aug. 20. At 1:40 o'clock today September wheat In the local market reached the long talked of goal of one dollar per bushel. Naturally enough the Incident created a tremen dous sensation on tho lloor of the ex change ar.d was grrted with prolong ed cheers from half a thousand throats, being re-echoed from the crowded gal leries. Several times during tho early after noon the bulls snapped the price within Ri,c of the desired mark, but a return wave of selling orders each time swept It back again. The final and successful effort was made undsr the Impulse of expoit rumors reaching enormous fig ures. September was hanging around 01',4 when tho export news was first whispered about and danced upwards in response to local buying. Higher npd higher It whirled, watched by everybody on the floor until the big black finger on the record dial plump ed falrlv on the even figure and "dol lar" wheat .n New York was an ac complished fact. Now that -the bulls have attained their boast, they are as far as ever from being satisfied and claim that the wave of bull senti ment which has spread like fire all over the country will carry the price litre to at least $1.23 per bushel and perhars even higher. That dollar whfat Is already a. thing of the past was demonstrated on the late curb when further clamorous demand3 from high strung local shorts raised the price to 100, or a cpnt a bushel ad vance from the ofllclal close. About CO.ono bushels of wheat changed hands at $1 this afternoon OPENED WITH A ROAR. Chicago, Aug. 20. The wheat mar ket had another remaikable advance today, September closing at 93 and De cember 92, showing gains of 57sa5i respectively. A sensational advance at Liverpool and poor eiop reports were responsible for the Jump, which was accompanied by scenes of excitement almost unparalleled. On the curb this afternoon September wheat sold at 95. Wheat opened with n roar at 90'a for September and from 90'1 to 91 cents for December against yesterday's clos ing prleees of S7'8aS7'4. An active scramble for tfcs rather limited offer ings at the commencement jumped the price to 91 for both September and December before much could be bought. The early telegrams on market mat ters were quite sufficient to account for the renewal of the buying frenzy with which a number of heavy opera tors have been seized at Intervals dur ing the last six weeks. Liverpool was excited and Uud, higher at the open ing, notwithstanding yesterday's lc. decline here and In the course of a half hour the Liverpool excitement had car ried the day's rise up to the equivalent of 5Vsc, per bushel, the cablegram quoting the advance at 4Vad. per cen tal, Crop reports from the northwest were even worse than usual, while Beerbohm added fuel to the flames by cabling predictions of $2 wheat on ac count of the European crop being es timated at 384,000,000 bushels short of requirements. Wheat had declined to SO'a for September on realizing sales, but the put of such radical statements startled the speculators and made them to a man anxious to get some wheat. The result was that In two hours from the opening December wheat had risen to 93 and September to 92, while St. Louis, Minneapolis and Duluth all quoted $1 a the price of cash wheat In their respective markets. The re ports of foreign buying of cash wheat at New York were of a sensational character. Everything offered in the shape df wheat or Hour to London, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull In tho United Kingdom ports, was accepted and be fore noon 110 boat loads, or 8,000 bush els, had been sold for export at New York, the Paris market had reported about lc. per bushel lower for the day, but for all that, orders from thero to buy wheat futures were heavy, and the demand from the United Kingdom was said to be Immense. Every house here with English connections had buying orders for December wheat, many of them to cover previous short sales. Philadelphia, Aug. 20. Today was a record breaker in wheat and the scenes on Chicago were the most exciting that have been witnessed there for many a day. Tho market opened up at 91 for cash and August deliveries, and steadily advanced with New York and Chicago until tho close, when tho price for cash wheat had run up to $1.02, whtle 1014 was "bid and 102 asked for August. The crowd In front of the blackboards yelled themselves hoarse at each upward turn of the market, and when $1 was reached there was pandemonium. Shortly afterwards there were sales at 101 un,tll at last sellers below 102 were hard to find. Eighty thousand bushels were taken (or tho continent and United Kingdom and there were orders on tho market from Naples, Trieste and Africa. Ar gentine and Brazil were also making Inquiries. Not since 1S01 has tho price of cash wheat been as high as today; at that time It was a little over a dol lar. Tho sharp advance had a stimu lating effect on the traders. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Tclcgrnphlo Reports Show Uniform Improvoment--Tho Grentcst Gains Ilnvo llccn in Agricttlturo. New York, Aug. 20. It. G. Dunn & Co., in their weekly review of trade to morrow, will say: Not for several years have the tele graphic reports from various cities In all parts of the country been as en couraging or shown ns uniform Im provement as this week. The markets are called crazy by some, but fairly represent the people whoso confidence In the future Is strong and Increas ing. Nothing appears to check It. Hu mors of Injury to crops are not suf ficiently supported to havo much In fluence. The one temporary hindrance Is tho strike of bituminous coal min ers, which interferes as yet little with Industries, and seems likely to termi nate within a week. The demand for money Improves, taking from New York to the Interior about half a mil lion more than was received during the week, the offerings of commercial loans are much larger, lnoludlng con siderable Iron and steel paper, and the couise of foreign exchange Is gen erally Interpreted as an Indication that specie Imports cannot bo long de layed. The greatest gain has been for ag riculture. Corn has advanced a little In price, but Is moving very largely, so that the last year's surplus may be soon marketed, unless tho new crop turns out better than many now ex pect. Cotton declined an eighth be cause of an estimate promising the largest crop ever grown, but the mar ket Is gradually improving, and some of the large mills, after a few weeks of suspension, have lesumed work. Other farm products are doing well also, but wheat has ndvanced about 11 cents for .the week on actual transactions, with heavy purchases for export. The official estimate of yield Is entirely disregarded, except np nn admission that the crop will be larger than that of last year, and It is commonly assumed that the yield will be 030,000,000 bushels or more, though recent reports of Injury Indi cating tho possibility of a somewhat smaller dutcome have helped the ad vance In price. The Iron and steel Industry Is push ing forward If i-plte 'if the still un settled fctrlke of bituminous coal min ers, and the enormous purchases of ore at Cleveland, and also of billets at Pittsburg, show the utmose confidence In the future. Many additional estab lishments have begun work during the past week, and while no material change in prices has occurred, the re port!) Indicate fewer concessions to se cure business and a much steadier tone. The demand fov finished products has decide lly Irnpiovea, ofppclally In plates, sheets and bars, and In rail way supplies, particularly in car ex- les. Tin- market for hldci at Chicago Is again much' stronger, prices having ad vanced with very narrow transactions, and buyers are holding off In the be lief that prices have reached the top. In tho woo'en business a constant In crease appears in the number of es tablishments at work, and the demand for goods has bcn Increased. Failures for the week have been 223 in the United States, against 2S0 last year and !'0 In Canada against 27 last year. MR. WHITNEY'S QAME PRESERVE. The Kx-Sccretnry oflhe Navy Invest ing in Massachusetts Lands. Lenox, Mass., Aug. 20. William C. Whitney has Just completed extensive purchases of land adjoining his large estate on October mountain, about six miles east of Lenox village. This pur chase aggregates 4,000 acres, so that he now owns about 12,000 acres In nil. He Is still negotiating for a dozen or more farms adjoining his great property. The land Is In the towns of Becket and Washington. It Is a wild, uncul tivated country, covered with forest or rocky, mountainous ridges, which has never been profitable for farming land. It Is well adapted to the purpose for which Mr. Whitney has evidently pur chased It, namely, for the preservation of game from the Rocky mountains. Buffalo, elk and deer seem to flourish there. FROM LAKE LINDERMAN. Weymouth Would Koturn but Tor the Terrors of Chilcoot Puss. Port Townsend, Aug. 20. In a letter dated Lake Llnderman, Aug 7, received here from C. M. Weymouth, who left hre on the last trip of the stamshlp Mexico, Weymouth says he Is disgust ed with the trip over the pass and would return but for the terrqrs of re turning over Chilcoot Pass. In Weymouth's opinion Dyea will be come famous as n horse market be cause horses cannot stand the usages there longer than a few days, when their hoofs, regardless of heavy Bhoes, become so broken aa to entirely inca pacitate them for any use. Weymouth Is with W. J. Jones, the United States commissioner for Alaska, and a news paper correspondent who was the first to land at Lake Llnderman since the Klondike rush begnn. Both Jones and Weymouth give tho opinion that not one In ton of those who are now at Dyea and Skaguay and en route will bo able to cross the divide this year. II o nib nt Constantinople. Constantinople, Aug. 20. Thero was an other explosion here yesterday. It oc curred on a hill behind a suburb of lluyukJere and Is believed to have been caused by a bomb. There was no loss of life and nobody was Injured, but sev eral Armenians were arrested and the police compared documents which aro said to b& of an incriminating nature. COLONEL ELMER OTIS DEAD. Ho Wns on Dnty nt Pittsburg During tho Hallway Striko 'of 1877. San Diego, Cal Aug. 20. Colonel Elmer Otis, U. S. A., retired, died yesterday, after a long Illness, of dia betes, in his CSth year. During the war, having been transferred to tho cavalry branch of the service, ho was on duty most of the time as a muster ing ofllcer and Inspector of cavalry for the forces in the field, but took an active part In the battles of Percy vlllo and Stone river. During the great railway strike in Pennsylvania in 1877 he was on duty at Pittsburg with four companies of tho Twenty-second Infantry. He was placed on the retired list in Feb ruary, 1891, on account of disability, incurred in the line of duty. SEVERE CIVIL SERVICE ORDEAL. Tronsnry Clerks Must Tell How TIict Entered tho Classified List. Washington, D. C Aug. 20. Assist ant Secretary Vanderllp has prepared a blank for every cjerk In the treasury department to fill In showing Just how he became a clerk In the classified ser vice. This is likely to give a number of clerks heart failure, as It Is understood a proportion of the employes got Into the classified service by Illegal means? and all such are liable to dismissal. As the statements will bo verified it will be Impossible, Mr. Vanderllp thinks, for any clerk to evade telling the whole truth. Clerks afflicted with loss of memory on the subject will be dismissed tnstnntcr. ANGIOLILLO IS EXECUTED The Murderer of Scnor Cnnovns del Castillo Garrotted at San .Sebastian Refuses Spiritual Consolation. San Sebastian, Aug. 20. Mlchele An glollllo, who shot and killed Senor Canovas del Castillo, the prime min ister of Spain, at the baths of Santa Agueda on 'Sunday, Aug. 8, was put to death today. Sentence of the court martial was Imposed upon him on Mon day last, offer his trial on the previous Sunday. This sentence was confirmed by the supreme council of war yester day. Angiollllo heard calmly the news that ho was to bo executed today; but he appeared to "be surprised at and bit terly complained of the frequent visits of the priests, declaring that they would obtain nothing from him. He declined to enter the chapel, saying he was comfortable enough In his cell. An executioner from Burges performed the garrotting, Just prior to which a priest exhorted the anarchist to re pent, to which Angiollllo responded: "Since you cannot get me out of pris on, leave me In peace. I myself will settle with God." ARRESTED FOR FOROERV. Two New York Men Held on tho Coniplniiit of n linnk. Philadelphia, Aug. 20. Two of Plnk erton's detectives last night locked up at police headquarters two men charged with forging a sight draft for $1,500 on the First National bank of Claysvllle, Washington county, Pa. The men were described as James Hlnes, aged 40 years, and Lewis Falk, aged 30 years, both of New York. The warrants for the arrest bore the names of John Doe and W. W. Thomas. The name alleged to have been forged was that of David Haggerty, and the men were charged with the crime on the oath of J. P. Miller, a director of the bank. Both men were unusually well dressed. VALET SUGDEN'S FEMALE FRIEND. Suspected ns the Dofnnirr of Mrs. Viinderbilt, Nop Wilson. New York, August 20. R. T. Wilson and his counsel, DeLancy Nlcoll, char acterize the story that Convict Kent, the Ohio penitentiary, knows the au thor of the letters defaming Mrs. Cor nelius Vanderbilt (nee Wilson) as "b'-fch " Sugden, Mr. Wilson's ex-valet, will 1 t -iroKecuted for burglary of the Jewel' y. He was held In default of $2,500 bail. As the prisoner left the court today he was handed a letter In feminine hand which offered to employ addition al counsel for him. It Is supected that the writer Is the author of the anony mous defamation. MINERS RETURN TO WORK. Marchers nt Evnnsvillc Aro Dis coursed at the Prospects. Evansvllle, Ind Aug. 20. Most of the local miners who were induced by tho marchers to quit work have re turned to the mines, and now there Is only one of the mines not In opera tion. The marchers are still hero, but feel rather discouraged. One operator stated that hereafter thero would hardly be a coal miners' union in this city. He would permit his men to return to work, ho said, only on the condition that they quit the union. COMBINE OBE FORMED. A Plan to Increase tho Price of Coal 25 to SO Cents ii Ton. Des Moines, la., Aug. 20, President Woods, of the Carbondalo Coal com pany, and pther New York parties, are here for the purpose of securing con trol of all the coal mines in this dis trict, forty in all. Local operators have been given a choice of stock in a concern to be formed or being paid cash for their property. The combine, If formed, will result In raising the price of coal, here 25 to 50 cents a ton, and will have great Influence on the general price over Iowa, Steamship Arrivnli. Now York, Aug. 20. Arrived: St. Paul, Southampton. Liverpool Arrived: No modtc, New, York. New York Cleared: La Brotagne, Havre, Campania, Liver pool. Azzurrngn Confirmed. San SobaBtlan, Aug. 20. The queen re gent today confirmed the premiership upon General Azzqrraga, who U also minister of war, Tho cabinet will not bo modified. REUNION OF ARMY OF THE POTOMAC President McKinlcy Attends tbc Annual Reunion at Troy. WELCOME ACCORDED THE VETERANS Tho City in Gay Dross in Honor of tho Vlsltors.-A Mllitnrr I'nrndo. Governor Illnck and Stair Present. Tho Clilci of Detectives is Agitated by the Sight of Itod Ping. Troy, Aug. 20. From one end to tho other this city Is gay with bunting In celebration of the twenty-eighth re union of the Society of the Potomac. Public buildings, stores and dwellings bid a welcome In a mass of national colors. From early morning hosts of National Guardsmen and veterans came in on various trains as the city's guests. Every public hall, and In some cases private buildings, had been turned Into temporary armories for their accommodation. By noon fully 3,000 participants In the celebration had Joined with thousands of spectators from the surrounding cities In filling the streets. The arrival In tho city during the early hours of the morning of Presi dent McKlnley was the first feature of the day that attracted attention. President McKlnley and Secretary Alger arrived In the city at 9.30 o'clock on President Olyphant's private car attached to the regular train which left Plattsburgh last night. At tho depot he was met by Adjutant General Tllllnghast and Governor Black's mili tary secretary, Colonel Treadwell. There was a crowd and plenty of cheer ing, but the president refused to speak and entered a carriage and was driven at once to the Troy House, which will be his headquarters. At 10 o'clock ho was taken with his party to see tho most novel of the city's sights to him, a great collar factory, with over 2,000 girl and women employes at work. THE COLLAR FACTORY. Senator Edward Murphy accompani ed the president and Secretary Alger to the factory and the proprietors showed them through. Every one of the 2,000 pmployes was deeorated with a flag, and many of the machines were also adorned with the national colors. In each room, except the laundry and machinery room, the operatives stood up when the president entered and cheered vociferously. The president lefralned from the herculean task of facing personally each pair of femin ine eyes and contented himself with shaking hands with a few of the fore men and younger operatives.'"'' After tne Inspection he said: "It was not only a novel but to mo a very wonderful sight." At the conclusion of the Inspection the president and escort went across the rlvor to the Watervllet arsenal, where the Interesting work of shrink ing a gun was witnesses. The national salute was fired, and the guard turned out, and President McKlnley expressed satisfaction at the bus condition of things. As the party crossed the river every boat within a mile of the city water front blew a salute. Following closely upon the arrival of President McKlnley the various army corrs composing the Army of tho Po tomac met Independently t the head quarters established for them and held their business meetings. The corps comprising the Armv of the Totomac were the Third, Second, Twelfth, Ninth, Fifth, Eleventh and Sixth. The parade In honor of the president and the Army of the Potomac was one of the largest ever seen In Troy, nearly J.S00 national guardsmen being In line and about 1,000 survivors of the late war. RED FLAG EPISODE. Just before the parade of the troops the chief of the detective force, Im pressed with the responsibility of the protection he must afford to the presi dent, was riding along the route of march when he espied a red flag wav ing from a staff attached to a tree. He stopped and asked who was hold ing an auction and somebody near by shouted "Anarchist to kill McKlnley. That's the signal." In an Instant, with visions of Canovas and Faure the flag was torn down, and the staff broken. A couple of detectives were left on guardvlth instructions to look out for bomb throwers and the red flag was borne to the station in triumph. Then the grand marshal of the day ap peared and with much anger declared that the flag was a signal to the Na tional Guard's tioops to prepare for a marching salute. The flag was re stored The Army of the Potomac Is the most Important body of veterans of the war of the rebellion now in existence. Its roster since Its organization In July, 18G9, has Included nearly every com mander of prominence during the war. Its list of presidents since its organ ization has Included the following, who have Joined the vast army of the dead: Grant, Sheridan, Meade, Hooker, Burn side, McDowell, Hancock, Hartranft, Slocum, Devans, Humphrey. Newton and Gibbon. ' These distinguished living survivors of the war have also held the office of president of the organized society: Mc- Mahon, Robinson, Chamberlain, Parke, Connor, Butterfield, Porter, Miles, Webb, Jordan and Henry. The asso elation Includes among its membership officers and enlisted men who havo at any time served with honor In tho Army of tho Potomac and been honor ably discharged therefrom or remain In service in the regular army. Officers Elected. Springfield, O., Aug. 20. The national encampment, Union Veterans' union, elected Commander-in-Chief H. L. Street, New York; first de-puty, Georgo M, Meade, Michigan; second deputy, E. H. Hobson, Kentucky; surgeon general, J, W, Harry, Ohio; chaplain, W. H. Haiman, Ohio; executive committee, T. J, Cannon. Mary land (at large); II. S. Prjopha, Ohio; J. MoGuIre, Pennsylvania; R. Jacobs, Ken tucky; Charles O'Cornor, Michigan; H. S. Brauer, New Jersey; I. C. Paine, Illinois; Captain Langilaff, Iowa; S. S. YoJer, Maryland, Hilled bv nn Exploding Shell. Belgrade, Aug. 20. K dispatch from Nlsosh says that during gunnery practice thero today a, shell belonging to ono of the guns of tho fortress exploded, killing six artillerymen and badly Injuring four i persons. BUYINQ CUBAN ESTATES. Gorman Capitalists Contcmplnto Growing Coiroe Instead oi Sugar. London, Aug. 20. Tho correspondent at Havana of the Dally Chronicle, In a letter from Cuba, tells of further cruelty and distress in that island. He says the paclfleoe. are dying by hundreds, "their bodies tainting the air close to a Spanish fort." The Chron icle" correspondent, containing re marks that a private letter has been received at Havana from Senor Sa gasta, the liberal leader In Spain, In which he says: "The atrocities are raising a thrill of horror In Europe, and I fear it Is impossible to raise fresh loans, without which wo cannot retain Cuba." The correspondent oi the Chronicle further says: "German syndicates are buying the devastated estates at nom inal sums and Intend to go In exten sively for coffee planting, abandoning sugar. This will directly concern the United States and French sugar trusts and will probably lead to extensive sugar growing in Georgia and Flor ida." CONFERENCE CALL FOR ORGANIZED LABOR United Mino Workers Reject tho Proposition of Pittsburg Operators. A Semiring Arraignment ol tho Courts. Columbus, O., Aug. 20. The national executive board of the United Mine Workers adjourned today after having issued the call for the conference of organized labor to be held in St. Louis, on August 30. Tho board rejected th proposition of tho Pittsburg operators for a conference to arbitrate the wage dispute In that district, claiming that such action would be prejudicial to the interests of the miners at large. The board Is ready to consider overtures for the arbitration of the issues of the great strike only when these overtures come frotn all the operators n tho competi tive district which includes Ohio, Indi ana, Illinois, West Virginia and Penn sylvania. The board has decided not to deviate from the established policy until the result of the St. Louis con ference is known. The aggressive work In the field will 1 continued and the e'forts to spread the strike In the West Virginia district will be renewed. The success or failure of the strike hangs upon the St. Louis conference, the call for which has been endorsed by Samuel Gompere, prssldent cf the American Federation of Labor, and J. R. Sovereign, general master workman of the Knights of Labor., Following Is the call for the confer ence: To organized labor, Its various divi sions and sub-divisions, to all reform. social, educational and scientific bodies, who condemn government by injunction and the use of force to coerce tho peo ple and deprive them of their rights, as American citizens: Columbus, O., Aug. 20. 1S17.-TO the or ganized labor of the country, greeting: Tho great miners' Btrlko has gone be yond a strugglo for living wages. A crisis In the affairs of the nation has ar. rived In which all patriotic people must determine whether they will accept and consent to live under the rule of an oligarchy of wealth, or whether the in stitutions of free government, tho rights of free speech and peaceable pumtc as semblage aro to be preserved. The present struggle has assumed a contest for the preservation of civil lib erty and constitutional rights. Tho tyrannical and un-American In junctions of tho federal and state courts are revolutionary against tho first prin ciples of free government and deroga tory to the inherent rights of the masses, endangering the .public peace and de stroying the personal security and Indi vidual liberties of tho common people. The courts have deserted the templo of justlco and now stand forth the de fiant bulwark of Confederated capital. Their arbitrary rulings havo set up ono standard of rights for the rich and an other for the poor. They decree that capital Is always right and labor al ways wrong." After ascribing the origin of the strike to starvation wages, the circu lar continues: "But It Is no longer a mere struggle between employe and employer. Tho Judlclaiy has assumed the Indefensible claims of the operators and the strug gle is between tyrannical courts and tho whole people. Tho courts, although un der oath to servo tho rich and poor alike, have volunteered to defend the sordid interests of tho rich ns against the God given rights of the poor, anu now threat en to tuin the gatllng guns and Win chesters of criminals and thugs against all who dare protest against their de spicable restraining orders. Tho Judiciary Is prostituted to the bidding of oppres sive capital, has placed the rights of property above the lights of person and lias discriminated against tho many In the interest of the row." In conclusion It says: "Our people have suffered all tho evils that are sufferable, and wo are left to tho alternativo of submitting to the in junctions of tho courts and cowardly en treating our miners to return to tho hovels of misery und Bhamo, and ap pealing to tho patriotic hearts of Amer icans to consider our cause and render a verdict in accordance with the Just claims of suffering humanity. Wo have chosen tho latter, and will accept the verdict with that fortitude and resigna tion becoming every llborty-lovlng pa triot of this great nation. Tho document Is signed by M. D. Ratchford, president, and the members of tho national executive board of tho United Mine Workers of America. This call has been endorsed by Sam uel Gompers, president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, and J, R. Sovereign, general master workman, Knights of Labor. POWER FROM JAMES RIVER. A Compnny Ilelug Formed to Con struct nn I'.lcctrlc Light Plnnt. Rnlelgh, N. C, Aug. 20. A company Is being formed by Virginia, North Car olina and New York capitalists to "h'arness" the historic old James river at Richmond tor the purpose of driv ing an Immense electric power plant for a laige number of mills and factories In Richmond, Manchester and neigh boring territory. The power will not only be distribut ed at Richmond, but for many miles above and below that city to all manu facturing plants desiring it. I'.lkton's Oldest Resident Dead. Elkton, Md Aug, 20. John A. Rankin, the oldeBt resident of Elkton, died today at the age of 93 years. Ho enjoyed fair health up to a jcar or so ago. He was a silversmith by trade. FARMERS KILL A TRAMP. Ho Assails n Womnn nnil n Posso Riddles Him With Bullets. Chicago, III., Aug. 20. Shortly af ter noon today an unknown man at tempted to assault Mrs. Paulina Fen ske, the wife of a German farmer living in Schiller Park, a. suburb of Chicago, and was shot to death by the cnrJged husband and a posse of farm ers, After dinner Mr. Fenske left his home and went to a farm about two mites distant. Soon after he left a strange mnn wnlkcd Into the house and asked Mrs. Fenske for something to eat. Seeing Mrs. Fenske and her four little chil dren were alone tho tramp seized tho woman, striking hor over tho head with the butt of his revolver. The terrified children fled from the houEe and alarmed the neighbors. A posse of farmers, headed by Mr Fenske, secured weapons and hurried back Just in time to sea Mrs. Fenske's nssallant emerging from the house. Then began a chase, amid a fusillade o' shots on both sides, that led through corn fields and woods, lasting half an hour. Just ns the tramp was going through another corn field he was shot In tho back and fell, but emptied his two re volveis at his pursuers as he lay on the ground. They were unhurt, and, surrounding him, literally riddled him with bullets. No papers were found on his body to Indicate who he was. Mrs. Fenske, being a muscular Ger man woman, was almost a match for her assailant and received but a few bruises In the struggle. NEW ROUTE TO THE YUKON. Residents of Ashcroft Raising I'linds to Pay for n Survey. Victoria, B. C, Aug. 20. The steam ship City of Kingston has departed for Dyea and Skaguay with another large consignment of Klondlkers. She had as much freight aboard as she could comfortably carry, and she was crowded with miners. Residents of Ashcroft, Cariboo, aro raising funds to survey a route from that town to Telegraph Creek, at Stlckeen river, a distance of 650 miles by land and water, a trip often made by Cariboo miners going to the Caslar mines, and by Hudson Bay traders. It offers, so many believe, a good all-Canadian route to the Yukon. Seattle, Aug. 20. Shortly after the collier Wllllamette left Seattle for Dyea the passengers organized for po lice protection, the organization being named the Wllllamette and Klondike Protective society. Especial care was taken to prevent fire and nil suspic ious characters were watched. Before the boat reached Dyea eight suspects had been imprisoned. KIDNAPPER CAUGHT. Officers in Charge of Hlnko Pursued 'by nil Angry Mob nt Sclipnectndv. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 20. Blake, the alleged kidnapper of little Johnnie. Con way, was caught In Schenectady by John F. Fiirrell shortly after noon to day and brought to this city about 2 o'clock. The station was filled with an angry mob and the police h'ad great difficulty In getting the culprit from Farrell and placing him In the patrol wagon. When they got him In the wagon fully 2,000 persons surrounded It and cries of "lynch him," "hang him," "shoot him," enraged the mob to a point of desperation, but the horses where whipped up and they plowed through the crowd, which hung to both sides of the wr.gon until they fell off. Mayor Thacher managed to get to the wagon and held Blake with one hand, while he held a revolver with the otn er. At the police station, some blocks away, an enormous crowd had gath ered, but the prisoner was landed In the chief of police's private office in safe ty. MURDERED ON PIKE'S PEAK. Itdwnrd II. II. Key Pound Near tho Summit With Bullet in His Head. Colorado Springs, Colo., August 20. The body of a tourist named II. II. Key, of Wlsnor, Neb., has been found near the summit of Pike's Peak. There was a bullet hole in the back of the head at the base of the brain and the bullet had been fired at such close quarters that the hair had been burned. Tho victim was about 25 years of age, of snlendld physique, nearly six feet tall and weighed about 175 pounds. It Is believed he was murdered while walking up the peak to view the sun rise, a popular fad among tourists. Whatever money or valuables ho may have had were stolen. Flouring Mill Burned. Mount Union, Pa., Aug. 20.-The flour ing mill owned by the Rockhlll Iron com pany at Old Rock Hill was burned this afternoon. Loss, $10,000; coverej by In surance. The fire was caused by sparks fiom the smoke stack. The Herald's Wenthr-r Forecast. New York. Aug. 21 In the middle states and New England, today, the weather will bo clear and slightly warmer, with fiesh northwesterly and westerly winds. On Sunday, in both of these sections, fair, slightly warmer yeather and fresh to light westerly and southwesterly winds will prevail, followed by threatening wenther in the lake regions. TUB NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather Indications Today) Partly Cloudy; Easterly Winds. 1 General Dollar Whfat a Reality. Pythtans Conclude Their Deliberations. Army of the Potomao Reunion. 2 Sport Baso Ball Games and Gossip. F?cts About Bicycle Gear. 3 State Iluzlelon Strike Will Be Set tled. 4 Editorial. Con rr.cnts of the Press. 5 Local Social and Perional, Religious News of tho Week. 6 Local Poor Board's Quiet Session. Boroigh of Wlnton Again Before the Court. Wlndergratz's Mysterious Death. 7 Local-C. T. A. U. Ends Its Labors Here. Little Encouragement for Democrats. 8 Local West Side and City Suburban. 9 Lackawanna County News. 10 Story "Fato and the Bicycle." 11 Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow. Imaginary Story tt a War with Japan. 12 Neighboring County Happenings, Financial and Commercial. PYTHIANS HAVE GONE Last Session of Grand Lodge Held Yesterday Morning. SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS Officers Were Installed and Committees Named. Nominations of Officers for tho 1809 Elections Wero Made and Develop ed Twcntv-I'lvo Candidates for Grand Inner Gunrd nnil Nino for Grand Outer Gunrd--Four Nomina tions for Grand Kcopcr of Records nntl Seal Wilbur P. Myers, First Supremo Chancellor of the World Conducted the Installatlon--Grand Chancellor J.indc Appointed. 118 Deputy Grand Chancellors. EVAN S. JONES, Scranton, Chancellor of Scrantoa Lodge, No. 2G3. Of In-1897 meeting, of the Pennsylvania Grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, term inated at 1 o'clock yesterday after noon. Considerable business was tran sacted during the morning, but It was found necessary to postpone action on a great many matters until next year. No time was lost by the representa tives In taking trains for home aa soon as possible after the close of the ses sion, and when early evening arrived the sight of any out-of-town Pythian on tho streets or about the hotels was a curiosity. It required about two hours for tho Grand lodge Installation of newly elected officers which was conducted, by Wilbur F. Myers, first supremo chancellor of the world. Following the Installation the now grand chancellor, Charles F. Llnde, of Philadelphia, de-. ltvered his inaugural and appointed 118 district deputy grand chancellora and the following committees: THE COMMITTEES. Finance George Flelltz, M. A. Try er, Herman Troutwelter, Lemuel Wilt and Calvin Tomllnson. Printing Charles O. Rake, William; Brandt, William Hughes, W. A. Mul len, James A. Geary. Tribune William II. Hood, D. S. Brindle. Advisory board Dr. Fraley, Mr. Greenfield, Dr. Oram. The nominations for the 1898 elec tion Included John S. Graham, of Lan caster, for grand chancellor; Scott Dlbert, of Pittsburg, for grand vlco chancellor; Thomas Thompson, of Phil adelphia, for grand prelate, and Dr. C. G. Ernst, of Punxsutawney, for grand master at arms. For grand keeper of records and aeal there wero four nominations: George Howells, John Stratton and Smith D. Cozzens, all of Philadelphia, and D. J. Neal, of Lancaster. There were twenty-five nominations for grand Inner guard, an office very; vital to the Pythian grand lodge at each incumbent graduates by custom from year to year until he becomes grand chancellor. For tho post of grand outer guard there were nine nomina tions. It was voted to continue the office of assistant keeper of records and seal. Quito nn effective effort to do away with tho office had been made on econ omical grounds by an element which disapproves of the largei sum spent annually for Grand lodge expenses. Past Chancellor Bunnell, who was tho most prominent local man at tho convention, to a Tribune reporter yes terday afternoon said that tho conven tion Just closed compared favorably with any ho has ever attended. The hospitality of Scranton cltlzons was all that could be expected. UNIFORM RANK. Tho encampment of tho Uniformed Ranks Is qt an end and the end was marked by the countermanding of a decision made on one of the prize con test by General Starblrd. Past Grand Chancellor Dunnell, Colonel Martin Joyce and General Starblrd discussed a change In one of General fltarblrd'a awards yebterday with a material re sult. As announced In yesterday's Trlbuno General Starblra' awarded to Altoona company No. 26, tho $100 prize for hav ing tho largest number of men in line in the parade Wednesday. Past Chancellor Dunnell was inform ed that Scranton company No. 60 had equally as many men In line as did tho Altoona organization. Investigation showed the truth of this that both companies had 31 men In line, Tho matter was utnlcably settled by calling Continued on Pago 3. & I
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