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MR. ALTGELD'S
LABOR TALK
Eloquent Speech Made
Before 1,000 People at
Philadelphia.
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TELLING POINTS ARE MADE
Problems That Confront
American Citizens To-day.
Tlio Growth of fllonopoly--A Few
Remarks on n Government by In
junction - Scathing Arraignment
oT tho Courts--llcmcdlcs Tor Al
leged Existing Evils Arc Suggested.
Philadelphia, Sept. C Ex-Governor
John P. Altgeld, of Illinois, addressed
an audience of about 1,000 people at
Washington park, on the Deleware
river, this afternoon. Ills subject was
"Municipal and Government Owner
ship and Government by Injunction."
The event which brought the ex-governor
here was the Labor day celebra
tion by the United Labor league of
this city. President Ernest Kreft
occupied the chair and made the
opening address. He then introduced
llr. Altgeld.
In the course of his remark's Gover
nor Altgeld said:
Aside from the financial question, tho
most serious problem that confronts tho
people of America, today la that ot res
cuing their cities, their states and tho
federal government, including the federal
Judiciary, from absolute control of cor
porate monopoly. How to restore tho
voice of the citizen In the government of
his country, and. how to put an end to
those proceedings in some of the higher
courts which are farce and mockery on
one side, and a criminal usurpation and
oppression on tho other.
Corporations that were to be servants
and begged tho prlvllogo of supplying
cities with conveniences, or of serving
the country ait large, have become mas
ters. Having learned what vast sums can
bo extorted from tho American people,
the monopolies used a part of tho wealth
they got from this source to corrupt tho
peoplo's representatives, and thus ob
tained unllmt'-d privileges of plunder, un
til almost -very great city In this coun
try Is tied und gagged, and cannot even
enter a protest while being robbed.
All of this falls with crushing force on
the laborer, for his hands must earn the
taxes tho landlord pays ho Is forced to
depend on the public conveniences and
always suffers under bad government.
An individual rarely has Interest
enough or money enough to bribe a city
council or buy a legislature. But tho cor
porations havo both, and as tho money all
comes off tho public they offer tempta
tions that aro too strong for average mnn
to resist.
Inasmuch as no government can en
dure in which corrupt greed not only
makes tho laws, but decides who shall
construe them, many of our best citi
zens aro beginnlg to despair of tho re
public. After giving exhaustive suggestions
regarding government ownership of
tiilroads, telegraph lines, etc., and dis
bursing upon the evils of monopoly,
le speaker presented a startling
Icture of the condition of the soft
lal miners who have recently been
Iruggllng for living wages and drew
Imparlsons between tho treatment
llabor in England and in free Amerl
In referring to the action of the
lurts, ho spoke as follows:
'GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.
Tho corporations discovered years nco
that to control the construction of tho
law was even moro Important than to
control the making of It, as tho federal
Judges hold offlco for life, are Independ
ent of the people and surrounded by
monlcd Influence, the corporations havo
constantly labored to secure tho appoint
ment to tho federal bench of men who
they believed would be their friends, that
Is, men, who, by nature, education and
environment, would bo in sympathy with
them, and they now fly to theso courts
like the ancient murderers fled to cities
of refuge. They do not buy tho courts,
because it is not necessary.
Some years ago congress passed tho In
terstate commerco law for tho purpose
of protecting tho public against over
charge and unjust discriminations. The
corporations opposed this law and havo
succeeded in getting tho federal courts to
destroy It by construction.
Again congress passed an income tax
law to compel tho concentrated wealth
of the land to bear its share of the bur
dens of government. For a hundred
years such laws had been held to be
constitutionals by the supreme court; but
this tlmo the great corporations objected
and the supremo court at once came to
their rescue and held tho law to bo un
constitutional. Tho favor or tho opposi
tion of the corporations has come to bo
almost tho sble test of the constitution
ality of a law.
Congress has passed somo anti-trust
laws for tho protection of the public, but
they are simply sneered at by the fed
eral courts, and today the formation of
trusts Is almost the only industry that
prospers In this country.
Nearly all efforts to curb corporations
or to bring great offenders to Justice
have been failures, In many cases tho
law and the courts seem to assume an
apologetic attitude when fucing men
whoso forms havo been made rotund by
Ill-gotten millions, while In many other
cases both tho law and tho courts be
come terrible In their majesty when
dealing with men whose forms aro bent,
whose clothes aro poor, and whose stom
achs aro empty,
JUDGES MAKE LAWS.
Government by injunction operates this
way: When a Judge wants to do some
thing not authorized by law, he simply
makes a law to suit himself. That Is, ho
cits down In his chambers and issues a
kind of ukase, which he calls on Injunc
tion, against tho people of an entire com
munlty or of a whole state,, forbidding
whatever he sees lit to forbid, and which
tho law does not forbid, and command
ing whatever ho sees nt to command,
and whloh the luw does not command
for when the law forbids or commands a
thing, no Injunction is necessary.
Having thus Issued his ukase, the same
Judge has meit arrested and sometimes
dragged fifty or a hundred miles away
from their homes to his court on a charge
of violating tho injunction that Is con-
tempt of court. And the men, after lying
In prisons wwhllo, are tried, not by a Jury,
oh l requlrtd by tlw constitution when
a man Is charged with a crime, hut they
ar tried by tho name Judge whoso dig
nity they are charged with having of
fended, and they are then sentenced to
prison at tho mere pleasuro of this Judge,
who is at once legislator, Judge and execu
tioner. When ttio czar of Russia Issues a ukase,
ho leaves It to other men to enforco, but
not fo with theeo Judges.
In conclusion Governor Altgeld paid:
Tho American pooplo can removo ev
ery ono of tem and consign them to that
Infamy whloh Is now embalming tho
memory of Jeffries.
Hut this cannot bo done so long as con
gress Is mado up largely of men who aro
mere corporation conveniences. It will
be necessary to send nwn to congress who
will bo truo to the people. This may not
happen at tho next election, nor yot at tho
next; but It must como, and must oomo
soon.
SPEAKER BOYER RESIGNS.
No Longer Clinlrninn of the Rogubli
enn Stnto Committee.
Philadelphia, Sept. C It leaked out to
day that Speaker Henry K. Boyer has re
signed as chairman of tho Republican
state executive committee. He had held
tho position about a year, his predecessor
having been Frank Willing Leach, who
separated himself from the Quay organ
ization upon his failure to be elected
chairman of tho general state committee
at the convention in 1836.
"There is no political significance In my
giving up tho position," said Mr. Boyer.
"It obliged me to slight private business
last year, but the sacriflco whloh I felt to
be duo from me then is not now deemed
necessary,"
It Is understood that the chairmanship
of the executive committee will merge
into that of tho general committee, and
the state chairman, Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Elkln, will perform the duty.
PHILADELPHIA'S FIRE.
Kcvernl Firemen Are Ovcrcoms By
Smoke--Estlmntcd Damage 8100,-000--Buildings
Along the Dola
waro River.
Philadelphia, Sept. 6. -Shortly after 1
o'clock this afternoon lire broke out In
the basket and wicker ware factory of
John M. Rowo Sons & Co., 1L'3 North Wa
ter street, and In a short time extended
to several adjoining buildings on Water
street and several fronting on Delaware
avenue. Beforo the names were got un
der control an estimated damage of over
$100,000 had resulted, all of which is fully
covered by Insurance. The origin Is un
known. Tho buildings are situated along
the Delaware river in the midst of the
wholesale district. The places damaged
and the estimated losses are:
John JI. Rowo Sons & Co., 123 North
Water street, $30,000; W. G. Garsed, 123
Water street, $a,000; 12S-30 North Dela
ware avenue, Armour Packing company.
first floor, $12,000; Welkel & Smith, spices,
other three llcors, $13,000; N. K. Fair
banks, 132 Delaware avenue, cottolene,
$8,000. During the tire, several firemen
were overcome by smoke.
CHEROKEE INTRUDERS.
Will lie Driven From the Coveted
Land by Government Agents.
Slloam Springs, Aik Sept. G. From
present Indications trouble will follow
from an attempt to eject the intruders
from tho Cherokee nation. When tho
Cherokee strip was sold, the government
promised to put out all the intruders, but
upon one technicality or otner they havo
managed to remain. The government has
decided to take a firm stand, however.
and has ordered their removal forthwith.
There are 5,000 of them, and Agent Wil
son will undertake the task at once. H ord
from tho nation today says there will be
resistance on tho part of some of thoso
ordered to go and serious trouble Is not
Improbable, as some of them are desper
ate men. The agent has the war depart
ment at his back, and two or three com
panies of cavalry aro being held In readi
ness at Fort Gibson. Somo of the in
truders havo appealed their cases to tho
United States court and will ahk for an
injunction restraining the agent until their
status as citizens can be moro definitely
determined.
LEE MAY RETURN TO CUBA.
His Presence Hero Will bo Tnkcn
Advantage of.
Washington, D. C Sept. 6. Assistant
Secretary Day, of the state department,
who returned to Washington today, was
asked whether or not It was true as re
ported that Consul General Lee, now on
his way to tho United States would not
return to Havana when his vacation is
over. Judge Day replied that tho regular
thirty days annual leave had been granted
to General Lee, and that so far as ho was
awaro there was no reason Jo suppose
tho general would not return to Havana
when the thirty days had expired.
The understanding here Is that General
Lee's visit to the United States at this
time Is purely on personal business, al
though it Is probable his presence hero
will be taken advantage of by tho olli
clals for consultation with him In regard
to affairs in Cuba. He is expected to re
turn to Havana about the llrst of October,
MAMMOTH PLANT BURNED.
The .Mendelssohn Pinno Works nt
."HcKccsport in Ashes.
Pittsburg, Sept. G. Tho mammoth man
ufacturing plant at Mendelssohn park,
near McKeesport, Pa containing the
Mendelssohn piano works, tho Burekhotf
organ works and tho Dickson & Wood
brick works, was burned to the ground at
an early hour, entailing a loss of $05,000.
Tho supposition Is that the building was
set afire. The crgan factory, In which
the blaze started, has been Idle during
the past two weeKs pending tho settle
ment of litigation brought about by finan
cial difficulties.
Collision of Steamers.
Washington, Sept. 6, Tho steamer Now
port News, of tho Washington and Nor
folk line, this morning ran Into and
ploughed through almost tho entire sldo
of the ferry Btcamer Columbia, running
between hero and Alexandria. Fortu
nately, owing to the early hour, tho
ferry steamer had fow passengers, and
there were no fatalities, though several
of tho crew of the ferry boat were se
verely Injured by tho shock of tho col
lision, Strikers Return to Work.
Philadelphia, Sept. 6. Tho strike of tho
pantaloon makers Is practically over and
resulted In tho contractors acceding to
all the demands of tho workers. Ono firm
still refuses to come to torms, but It Is
expected that a settlement with this firm
will bo reached. With tho exception of
the employes of this firm, all the strik
ers returned to work today.
Hornier Walls lynched.
Stuart, Va,, Sept. . Render Walls, a,
white man, on Saturday night made &
criminal assault on Miss Sadie Cook in
"the hollows" In Patrick county, and then
killed her. Reports reached Stuart this
afternoon that Walls had been captured
by enraged citizens and lynched
CRETAN BLOCKADE
WILL BE RAISED
Admirals Have Decided (o Vacate on
Friday.
THE PUBLIC WILL DE DISARMED
The Cause Necessitating tho Illock
ndo Having Disappeared, and the
Insurgents Having Accepted tho
Autonomous Form oT Government.
Canea, Island of Crete, Sept, G. Tho
admirals in command of the fleets of
the powers in Cretan waters have de
cided to raise the blockade of th's Is
land on Friday next, September 10,
the cause necessitating the blockade
having disappeared and the insurgents
having accepted an autonomous form
of government. Therefore the ad
mirals have requested the government
to disarm everybody except the regu
lar troops.
Admiral Canevaro, the Italian offi
cer who has been in command by
virtue of seniority, of the foreign fleet,
has not been recalled with the Italian
warships. Admiral Canevaro has left
Crete, on leave of absence, on board
the Italian warship SIcllIa, leaving the
Italian squadron in charge of the of
ficer who Is next to him In rank.
1ELL0W JACK APPEARS.
The First Victim Succumbs nt New
Orleans.
Now Orleans, Sept. ft Raoul Gelpi, who
had been spending the summer at Ocean
Springs, Miss., was brought to this city
Thursday und died this morning. Dr.
Walmslee, acting president of the board
of health, after an autopsy announced
that Gelpi had died of yellow fever. The
l. -lof health has taken charge of tho
hou.r, which will be thoroughly fumi
gated and disinfected and will take all
steps to prevent a spread of the disease.
The deceased will bo burled this evening.
No ono will bo allowed to attend the fu
neral. Gelpi was 13 years of uge. Dr.
Walmsleo says this Is tho only easo In
the city.
Tho death of young Gelpi naturally
caused no little excitement In the city.
Physlians, however, express no appre
hension and stated their belief that It
was qulto possible to prevent a spread of
the fever. Tho board during th clay had
ordered a rigid quarantine against all
points on the gulf coast and had taken
every precaution to guard all avenues of
communication of tho entry Into tho city
of any person from Ocean Springs, Blloxl
or other points on the sound, which It was
thought tho fever might reach.
During tho day the bulletin boards have
been thronged, the board of health of
ficers besieged und tho wires freighted
with messags to and from tho Various
coast resorts. In the meantime, however,
reassuring telegrams arrived from Ocean
Springs that tho Mississippi board of
health had taken every precaution possi
ble to circumscribe the limits of the epi
demic and prevent its communication to
tho outside world,
During the week ending August 21, re
ports reached President Olyphant, of the
board of health, or tho prevalence or sick
ness at Ocean Springs, the nature of
which was in doubt. President Olyphant,
with a member of the board ot health,
wemt there and learned that there had
been up to that time somo 400 cases. Of
these there had been only one or two
deaths, but In two cases the symptoms
were so suspicious as to give rise to the
belief that tho fever was of a violent type.
During last week, yellow fever in vio
lent form appeared at Ocean Springs.
The quick death of Dr. Remiss aroused
suspicion and by Saturday the boards of
health of Mobilo and New Orleans were
in possession of Information that Justi
fied tho fear tat yellow fever ..nd slipped
Into Ocean Springs. Official reports of
tho boards of health of Mississippi, Louis
iana and Alabama and tho representatives
of tho Marine hospital service went at
once on Saturday to Ocean Springs. They
were at once convinced that their gloomy
apprehensions were not unfounded.
Moro full autopsies wero made, but
aside from Dr. Saunders, of Mobile, tho
experts were disposed to await a further
and complete autopsy to remove all doubt
before making official announcement to
tho worldi of rtho aprvvtranco of tho
scourge. Last night another patient, the
woman, died and this morning an autopsy
was held. Its results was to dispel all
previous doubts.
PLAYED WITH DYNAMITE.
I'our Hoys nre Severely Injured at
Chicngo.
Chicago, Sept. G. Four boys, whose ages
range from 7 to 11 years, wero severely
Injured today by the explosion of a dyna
mite caitrldgo which they round while
playing.
Tho Injured are: W. Martin, eye torn
out; John Martin, leg broken; Frank
Ollnskl, face mangled; John Ollnskl, faco
mangled,
Asks for Sentence of 40 Yvnm.
Barcelona, Sept. G. The prosecutor at
the court martial yesterday of Barrll, the
anarchist who attempted to assassinate
Chief of Police Portas and Assistant
Chief Telxldore on Friday evening last,
ns they wero leaving the circus, asked
that a sentence of forty years' Impris
onment bo Imposed upon tho prisoner.
Tho defenso urged that ten years' Im
prisonment would bo adequate punish
ment for the accused.
Gen. Reader Rcfuiius to Talk.
Harrlsburg, Sept. 6. General Frank
Reeder reached hero tonight from Easton
and positively declined to talk about tho
story that he has tendered his resigna
tion to Governor Hastings as secretary ot
tho commonwealth. Deputy Attorney
General Elkln, who is also said to con
template resigning. Is still at Indiana and
will not bo hero beforo tomorrow. His
friends claim to know nothing about his
contemplated resignation.
Will Not Thrcntcn Food Supply.
Paris, Sept. 6. The minister of com
merce, M, Boucher, addressing an agri
cultural meeting near Epinal today, said
tho government had not declared that it
would always maintain a customs bar
rier against wheat, even If tho people's
food supply wus threatened; but, the
ministry wished, first of all to favor
French producers until It was proved
that tho supply of wheat wub Inade
quate, Kldd Dcfonts Fast Riders.
Bethlehem, Pa Sept. ft At tho Union
Wheelmen'B race meet this afternoon,
Charles G. Kldd, winner of tho Trl-coun-ty
pennant, won tho ono mile open easily
In 2.55, and the two. mile open" In 4.48,
defeating the fastest riders in the Le
high Valley.
Q0VERN0R GILPIN'S DREAM.
Clnrenco King, ol Geological Survey,
Thinks It Will Ilo Realized.
Denver, Colo., Sept. 6. "Wo nre on the
verge of a great era," remarked Clnrenco
King, formerly chief of tho United States
geological survey, today. "Tho tlmo Is
not far distant when a man can start out
of Denver nnd travol to Klondike, stop
ping every night nt a mining camp. Al
ready two American stamp mills aro
pounding away on the borders of tho
straits of Magellan, nnd the day ap
proaching when a chain of mining camps
will extend from Capo Horn to St.
Michaels. I bellcvo wo nre nbout to en
ter upon a century which will open up
vast resources and will bo tho grandest
tho earth has ever known. Beforo tho
end of tho twentieth century the trav
eler will enter a sleeping car at Chicago,
bound via Bering straits for St. Peters
burg, and tho dream of Governor Gilpin
will bo realized,"
Mr. King Is on his wny east from
Seattle, whero ho outfitted' a party for
the Klondike.
He believes that If tho next steamer
from tho gold fields brings $1,000,000 or
thereabouts, 100,000 men will go into tho
Yukon country next spring.
PITTSTON MAN
AT KLONDIKE
Interesting Description ofLifo In the
the Gold Fields as Given in Extracts
From a Loiter Recently Received.
Wllkes-Barre, Sent. 6. The Times
today publishes extiacts from a letter
written by a Pittston man In the Klon
dike region ns follows:
John Gallagher, son of James Gal
lagher, of Railroad street, Pittston,
who Is now at the Klondike gold fields,
wrote a letter to his parents In May
last nnd on Saturday the letter arriv
ed. Six years ago Mr. Gallagher, then
a young mnn of 24, left his home here
and went out to the Colorado gold
fields. He stayed there for two years
vitn varying luck. Four years ago he
started for the region of Klondike, but
oniy got as far as Circle City, where
l.e haa remained since.
An extract from the letter says:
"Tlre Is no government mall contiact
at Circle City and the only ch-mcc that
a man in that locality has of rtceivlng
a message from home is when u new
arrival appears, crrrylng the mall with
aim. aomeumes tn:s mall is lojt and
Its carrier sfnka lutn trr.A rtf tlin mnnu
deep abysses, never to rise again. Tho
mall Is brought from Juneau. When a
newspaper appears the first man sees
It tears It open and reads It. It makes
no difference whether it Is addressed
to some one else or not, and there Is no
law governing such an action. The
paper Is so carefully handled that it
couiu ue reau uy nunareds and still
look new.
"There are onlv three hnrsps nt flrM,
City. The price of feeding them Is not
encouraging to increase that number.
It COStS $23 ner flllV tn food snrh lmvcn
as the only feed that can ue obtained
ior mem is flour and rice, and these
are luxuries even, for mnn. Thr. mna
qultoes are terrible. They would kill
a nurse it proper precautions were not
taken. Both man nnd henst must mim-H
against the ravages of this terrible In
sect, uno man in this locality who
went about unprotected went crazy In
two hours from mosquito bites. A
moose l.s more afraid of mosquitoes
than ot a rifle bullet. He will run to
ward man. In order to escape mosqui
toes. Wild hay never ripens, and It is
very rare. It Is generally dried by the
use of smoke.
"A horse that died here was sold as
dog meat for 23 cents a pound. The en
tire horse brought In $200 for Its owner.
This is May and I have not yet heard
who was made president. I hope It is
Bryan.
"Dogs here are worth from ?75 to
$130. Allowances are figured ns fol
lows: Three pounds of food a day for
each man. One pound of salmon a day
for each dog.
"It Is about as far from Circle City
to Klondike as It is from Pittston to
Chicago. Every step must be walked
and a trail broken with snowshoes tho
entire distance. It is a fact that not
five papers in 100 each reach the Klon
dike. A man here made a plow out of
roots of trees. It took forty Indians
to do the work of dragging It. I have
seen the sun shine steadily for six
weeks. Some bodies that had lain In
the cround for ten vp.trs hnvn u.n
exhumed. They have not shown the
least sign of decay, hut Instead, are
frozen stiff."
SUICIDE OF A BANK CLERK.
Harry Clnbnugh, of the Altoona
Second Nntionnl, Shoots Himself.
Altoona, Pa., Sept. ft Harry Clabaugh,
who was a clerk In tho Second National
bank, of this city, when It was looted
by Cashier Gardner three years ago, and
who was arrested at tho time for hav
ing changed figures In his books nt tho
cashier's dictation, committed sulcldo nt
noon today by shooting himself. Ho had
been partially demented most o. tho time
slnco his unfortunato connection with
tho bank scandal. Of late he has been
employed as a clerk In the Pennsylvania
railroad store house at the Juniata shops.
This Is tho second sulcldo as a result
of tho fulluro of tills bank, Bank Ex
aminer William Miller having shot him
self whllo trying to untangle the de
faulting cashier's accounts,
MRS. DAILEY'S SUDDEN DEATH.
A Tunkhniiiiock Woman Expires
Alone by tho Rnndsido.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, Sept. C. Mrs. Miles
Dalley, of Bast Lemon, was returning
homo yesterday after spending a few
days with her brother, John F. BIckler.
She rodo with a neighboring farmer un
til within half a mile of her home and
then she started to walk the remainder
of tho way. A few hours later she was
found by the wayside dead, Sho was
Ject to heart trouble.
Ilcgulnr Army Vctornns,
Reading, Pa., Sept. ft The national
commandery of tho United States regu
lar army and navy veterans convened
here today. Now York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio, Wiscon
sin and other states represented. A. M.
Ehrsteln, Philadelphia, national com
mander, presides. Reports showed total
membership B.000. Congressman Ermcn
trout delivered address ot welcome.
Secretary Rccdor Ilns Not Resigned.
Easton, Pa., Sept. ft Superior Court
Judge Reeder, brother of the secretory of
stute, said today that the general had
not mentioned anything about his resig
nation to him, und furthermore he was
satisfied there was nothing in tho story.
BLOOD MAY FLOW
AT HAZLETON
The Situation In the Strike District Is
Alarming. -
STREET PARADES ARE PROHIBITED
Sheriffs Scott of Schuylkill, nnd Mar
tin of Luzerne, Hold a Conference.
Tho Companies Swear in Many
Dcputics'-Miucs Aro to bo Started
Without tho Aid of Strikers.
Hazleton, Pa., Sept. C The situation
In the strike district tonight is nlarm
ing. Tho sheriffs of Carbon, Schuyl
kill and Luzerne counties, after consult
ing with the operators this afternoon,
Issued a proclamation prohibiting mob
parades or demonstrations. Several
hundred deputies have been commis
sioned. Tho strikers say they will pa
rade tomorrow and prevent work, It any
is attempted.
Sheriff Scott, of Schuylkill county,
and Martin, of Luzerne county, are
holding a conference hero with coal
company officials. The Carbon county
sheriff is also expected.
The coal companies today began
swearing In deputies and will try to
start their mines without the aid of
the strikers, if the latter still insist on
remaining out.
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MAY MARRY A WIFE'S SISTER.
This Was a Preacher's View and It
Lead to a Legal Fight.
St. Clair, Mich., Sept. 6,-Rev. Julius
Becker, pastor of tho German Lutheran
church, of this city, declared some time
ago that a man was not doing wrong If
he married the sister of his deceased wile
Many of tho leading members of tho con
gregation took lssuo with him, but could
not shako his conviction. They had money
and influence with tho higher church pow
ers. The minister was called up before tho
stato synod and expelled, but he had a
majority of tho congregation, and con
tinued to uso the property of the church,
whllo the synod f6llowers were obliged
to worship In a church belonging to the
Baptists.
After a day's worship they would con
gregate around the old church and ut
tempt to drlvo tho Beckerites lrom their
stronghold. So determined did they be
come that at last several shots were fired.
Tho synod loaders were then brought
Into court on a chargo of assault with In.
tent to kill. The synod followers havo
now applied to the circuit court for an
Injunction to restrain Rev. Mr. Becker
and his flock from tho uso of tho church
property. Whatever may bo the de -ion
In this court the fight will be taken to
the supreme court of the state.
Neither at the beginning of his fierce
contention nor during Its progress has a
member of either faction of tho church
expressed the slightest wish to marry the
sister If his deceased wife.
ZOUAVES AT GETTYSBURG.
Veterans of the 73rd New York In-
fnntry Hold Dedicatory Exercises.
Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 6. This morn
ing tho New York veterans and tho fire
men of the same city assembled at the
monument of tho Seventy-third New
York Infantry, which was better known
ns tho second fire zouaves and held ded
icatory exercises near Sherfris' peach or
chard. The organizations are accompan
ied by a band from New York, and havo
Ith them their old battlo flags. By
Invitation tho veterans and friends of
tho Ono Hundred and Twenty-fourth
Now York regiment, who are also here,
nttended a reunion, ns did the officers of
tho battlefield commission.
Rev. Eugeno A. Shine offered tho open
Ing prayer. There wero addresses by
Hon. Robert B. Nooney, Brevet Bri
gadier General IT. E. Treman. Hon. Dan.
lei E. Finn nnd others, all of New York.
A lnrgo crowd was In attendance at tho
exercises.
This evening Joseph B. Burns, of Phil
adelphia, was chosen national command
er; James Fitzgerald, of New York, na
tional adjutant, nnd Major Joseph W.
Geray, of Pottsvllle, national chaplain.
The next meeting will bo at Wilming
ton, Del. '
THE VICTIM OF MALICE.
A Preacher's Persecution Ends in His
Untimely Death.
Chicago, 111., Sept. 6. The Ram's Horn,
a religious publication, in Its issue ot Sep.
tember 4, prints the story of tho facts
leading up to tho death of Rev. Palmer S.
Hulbert, pastor of the Congregational
church, of Oak Park, which It styles "A
tragedy which ended In the breaking up
of a family, a breach In a powerful
church and tho death of a faithful and
talented minister."
It sketches his career, credits him with
being "second to no other pulpit orator
In America today," and goes on to relate
that Rev, Mr. Hulbert as driven from
Oak Park ohuroh by a series of malicious
lies spread by certain members of his
congregation, nnd later prevented from
securing another pastorate by tho same
cllquo of persecutors. Finally, tho preach
er gave up tho fight heartbroken; his
health began to fall, and not long after,
death ended his troubles.
Tho assertions mado by tho paper aro
substantiated by Interviews with Dr. W.
C. Gray, a prominent tesldent of Oak
Park, and Colonel William Brewer, of the
Salvation Army.
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SOFT COALERS STUBBORN.
They Refuse to Accept Less Than the
00 Cent Rate.
Pittsburg, Sept. 0. Flf'een hundred
striking miners of the Wheeling division
of tho Baltimore and Ohio road attend
ed a meeting at Gastonvlllo last night
to consider tho proposed settlement of
tho strike upon tho basis of C5 cents per
ton. Speeches wero mado by Rev. Nesblt
Green, Frank McKenna and other lead
ers, and It was unanimously decided to
stand out for tho C9-cent rate. This was
tho day set for tho eviction of tho Pitts
burg and Chicago Gas Coal company's
miners nt Gastonvlllo and for starting the
mines with now men.
Thrco colored deputies wero on guard,
and It was reported that a carload of Im
ported miners was on tho way, but no
new men arrived during the morning, A
largo number of strikers wero on hand,
but there was no trouble. It Is said that
tho evictions will tako place tomorrow.
Address II) 'illy llrynu.
St. Louis, Sept. 6. The feature of Labor
Day celebration In this city today was an
address by tho Hon. W. J. Bryan, at Con
cordtu park. The biggest crowd ever Been
In tho park greeted tho speaker. His
speech throughout was enthusiastically
applauded. Previous to the meeting Mr,
Bryan reviewed a parado of 15,000 labor
ing men.
FIRST SOCIETY OF ITS KIND.
Veda Sicstn Princes ot Ungdad
Instituted in This City LnstNlght.
Veda Siesta Princes of Bagdad Is a
new fraternal society organized In Ful
ler's hall last night by the membets ot
tho Knights of Malta. It Is no way
connected with tho order of the Knlghta
of Malta, but Its membership la re
stricted to members of the order.
A supremo Siesta was organized with
headquarters in Philadelphia and sub
ordinate Siestas are now in course ot
formation throughout the state. The
Scranton pruces were the first to com
plete the preliminary arrangements,
nnd was therefore awarded the honor
of being the llrst subordinate Siesta to
be formally instituted.
Tho exercises attendant upon the In
stitution and the Installation of ofii
cers were conducted by the' following
noting supreme officers: Sultan, Daniel
Baker, Philadelphia: caliph, John J.
Belssel, Wllkes-Barre; pasha, II. N.
Mills, Reading; khatlb, George H.
Pierce, Philadelphia; Oriental guide,
Lewis E. Stllz, Philadelphia; vizier,
Louis Belssel, Wllkes-Barre; deruse,
Trnnk Gray, Chester; first guardian,
W. F. Rartlett, Scranton; second guard
Ian, Evan R, Jones, Scranton.
The local officers installed were: Sul
tan, G. B. ITthman; caliph, C. II. Hall;
pasha, W. S. Kressler; khatlb, Frank
Belden; scrntcher, F. D. Oldoif; grasp
er. Fred Hatch. There were 137 charter
members enrolled. After the Installa
tion a. banquet was held at Mitchell's,
on Washington avenue.
DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE WELLSB0R0 CASE
Gertrude Taylor Who Was With
Walter Goodwin on the Night of the
Murder Is Arrested.
Wellsboro, Pa., Sept. 6. Walter Good
win wus held by the coroner's Jury to
day, charged with the murder of his
wife, Eflle Goodwin, who was found by
the roadside near Mansfield, and died
yesterday without having recovered
consciousness.
Theie was a new development In the
case today by the arrest of Gertrude
Taylor, at the home of her father,
Charles K. Taylor, in Phoenix Run,
Potter county. This Is the girl whom
Goodwin says he spent the evening with
in Wellsboro last Friday. She Is only
14 years of age, and has frequently been
with Goodwin during the past fort
night. At first she said she never heard
of such a town as Mansfield, but upon
being pressed with questions, she An
ally admitted that she went to Mans
field last Thursday night with Goodwin
and sat in the buggy and held his
horse while he had an interview with
his wife in the house of Mr. Deach.
She drove back to the house of Good
win's father, and spent the day there.
On Friday night, when the murder was
committed, sho said she was with
Goodwin. They drove down to Wells
boro, then back past his father's home,
and on to Mansfield, where they arrived
about 9.30 o'clock. She again held his
horse while he was away about three
quarters of nn hour. On the road home,
she said Goodwin told her that he was
a free man at last. They drove past
the Goodwin place again and to Wells
boro. There they drove leisurely for
two or three blocks and then back to
the- home of Goodwin, In Charleston,
arriving there as tho clock struck three.
The next morning she came to Wells
boro, where she found her father look
ing for her and went home that day
with him.
She said she knew Mrs. Goodwin had
been killed early Saturday morning.
This was some five or six hours before
the woman's body was discovered at
Mansfield, and before any one, except
those connected with the crime, knew
she had been murdered. The girl Is in
Jail here.
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THE RUSH TO ATLANTIC.
Fcnrly 40,000 Passengers Landed
Theie in Two Days.
Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 6. All Sep
tember train records wero broken by tho
two railroads whoso llne reach this city
engers wero brought hero In the two days,
a largo proportion of them Being excur
sionists. Both roads had arranged for
special excursions rrom wasmngion, Bal
timore. Wilmington, Chester and other
trtn.na in that rflrootlnii nt the lowest rales
for which passengers had ever been
brought here irom tnose cities, miiis in
duced a large number to patronize the ex
iurainna nmnner thpm. belnir a jrrcat
many people who had never before visited
this city. During tho two aays tno ueaa
Ing railway brought in 17,700 passengers,
while tho Pennsylvania carried over 2&0U0.
'Pn.1n nc PonrHnrr hrrmcht dntt'n AbOUt
7,200 exaurslonlsts. The regular trains on
tho Pennsylvania brougnt in some w,w
pa.ssengers yesterday, a record that will
probably stand unecllrsed for some time.
Knights ol tho Golden Eagle.
Lock Haven, Pa., Sept. ft The Susque
hanna division of the Knights of tho
Golden Eagle met In tenth annual ses
sion here today. Many commanderles and
castles marched In the parade. These of
ficers wero elected; President, W. W. W.
Auchenbach, of Wllllamsport; secretary,
G. C. Clark, of Wllllamsport; treasurer,
J. D. Gresh, of Milton.
The Herald's Wcnther Forecast.
New York, Sept. 7. In tho middle states
and New England, today, fair, warmer
weather will prevail with fresh to light
westerly winds, becoming variable, possl
bly less sultriness, and maximum tem
perature about S5 to 90 degrees, On Wed.
neaday, In both of theso sections, fair
weather will prevail with slightly higher
temperature, except on tho coast, nnd
fresh to light southerly and easterly
winds, followed by local storms near tho
lakes.
THE NEWS THIS 3I0KNIN0.
Weather Indications Today:
Generally Pair.
1 General Strike Situation at Hazleton
Assuming an Alarming Aspect.
Altgeld on the Labor Question.
(Murder on Scrunton's South Side,
Cretan Blockade Will Bo Raised.
3 Sport-Double Bill of Base Ball.
3 Local First Day's Doings of tho
Teachers' Institute.
4 Editorial.
Comments of the Press.
5 Local Outlouk on tho Eve of tho Con
vention.
Labor Day Fittingly Observed,
0 Local West Side, and City Suburban.
7 Lackawanna County News.
8 Neighboring County Happenings
TRAGEDY ON
SOUTH SIDE
Vito Raimondi Murdered
and Frank Russa
Injured.
LATTER WILL LffiELY DIE
Shooting: Was Cold-Blooded
and Entirely Unprovoked.
Charles Abhnto Had a Quarrel of a
Trivial Naturo With Vito Rnimondi
and a Short Timo Afterwards Fired
Thrco Shots nt Him, F.nch of Thorn
Taking Effects-Shooting ofRaiia
Even .More Cold-Uloodcd--Aftcr
Tho Capture ot tho lUurdorcr Thcr
Was Talk of Lynching.
Vito Raimondi, Italian, ago 47 yeara,
was killed, and Frank Russa, Italian,
age 37, probably fatally wounded on
Birch street. South Scranton, shortly
after G o'clock last evening by Charles
Abbato, who is now in the central
police station. Ahbate In a fit of anger
fired three shots from a. revolver at
Raimondi, every bullet taking effect.
He also fired ono shot at Russa, the
ball entering the man's body In tho
abdomen. Russa is now at tho Lack
awanna hospital and the physicians say
he cannot recover.
The shooting was blood-curdling In its
dellberateness and when Abbate, after
trying to escape by wading across the
Lackawanna river, was brought back
to the scene of the murder a crowd of
2,000 persons attempted to lynch him,
and it was only by the energetic ef
forts of a squad of policemen under
Lieutenant Zang, that the mob was
beaten back and the prisoner rescued.
Two other men, Joseph Abbate, a
brother to tho murderer, and Scbas
tlono SparocenI, were arrested and will
be held as witnesses.
SCENE. OF THE SHOOTING, "
The tragedy was enacted on the open
street. The four men, Raimondi, ono
of the victims; SparocenI, and the
two Abbates, are stone, masons and
were Idle yesterday. Charles Abbate,
the murderer, met the other men on
Cedar avenue, a short distance north
of Birch street, Just before 6 o'clock.
The three were engaged In a harmless
argument when Abbate intruded and
persisted In interrupting the men. Ho
was told to mind his own business by
Raimondi and tho fellow took this as
an Insult.
Ignoring Raimondi Abbate invited tho
other men to supper. Raimondi took
offenre at this and there, was loud talk.
The four men had now turned tho cor
ner and were on Birch street, a. few
yards from their home In Schhnpff's
court, which traverses the 300 block.
Eye witnesses tell this story of the
shooting:
The men were vehemently talking In
Italian nnd gesturing excitedly when
Raimondi was seen to draw back a few
teet from the others and as he did so
Ahbate drew his revolver from his coat
outside pocket and fired sttalght at
Ralmondl's breast.
The victim threw up his hands nnd
half turned to run away when Abbarto
fired another shot, the ball entering his
left side, over the heart. The third
shot was fired as the Injured man was
staggering up the street. Thi' ball en
tered his right leg.
DIED ON THE SIDEWALK.
Raimondi fell to tho sidewalk and
died before anyone reached him. Ab
bate after this walked cooly down tho
street, turning his head when Kate
Rosar, who, with her father, George
Rosar, saw the shooting from the porch
of their home, 332 Birch street, Just
across the way. Abbate wulked on,
the revolver In his hand, toward
Schlmpff's court, his brother nnd Spar
ocenI, following after him. Mr. Rosar,
from across the street cried: "Stop him,
ho shot a man!" and hearing the words
George Rorrlck, who lives at tho cor
ner of the court and Birch street, ran
out and crapped Abbate by the left
wrist.
Abbate crossed his right arm over M?
breast and cooly said: "Me shoot," as
ho pointed the revolver at Rorrlck's
face. Rorrlck's wife screamed "let him
go," and Rorrlck sensibly released his
hold.
Abbate paid no more attention to Ror
rlck, but walked about a dozen feet
In tho court, and then it was he shot
Frank Russa.
Standing at n gate In front of the
house, where a brother of Raimondi
the dead man, lives, stood Russa and
Raimondi, tho brother's wife. She held
a small child In her arms.
When Rorrlck released Abbate, the
man noticed the two at the gate. Ha
deliberately fired a shot at Russa wh'en
not live feet away. The woman
screamed and turned around to protect
the child and fell in a faint, from which,
sho did not recover for four hours.
THE MURDERER PURSUED.
Russa, after he was shot, walked into
the house. Abbate calmly went to his
own house, next door on the same
side of the court, and a few minutes
after ho disappeared Patrolmen Gschcl
dle followed him Into tho house. Con
stable Joseph Woelkers, who had ar
rived In his buggy, also entered tho
house but Abbato could not be found.
Some one saw him go out through the
rear door and run through Koch's
place, leading west In the same block.
Patrolman Qscheldle, afoot, and Con
stable Woelkers, In his buggy, at once
set oft after tho man, Before they re-
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