V. rikiaeio PAGES i"". 5- tf TWO CENTS. SORANTOX, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1897. TWO CENTS (rail"1 k jJMiiZL 10 PAGES ' i'!! ii "in i iMliiJlBtm f i r flfli w' tmw?i Tffli'1 "WWWm " WILL FIGHT YELLOW JACK .Assistance to Be Ren dered by the Gov ernment. ARD BATTLE IN PROSPECT ,Dr. Wyman Assumes Active Charge of the Work. .ldlnsNo Opinion to Express n to Whether tho Disease Is Yellow I'c-vcr--Siirvoillnncc Will Ho Estnb lishcd Over Hallrond Trains Com ing from the I'cvcr Districts. New Orleans, Sept. 7. Night fell up on New Orleans without a single caso of yellow fever having been reported to the state board of health. But one Im ported case thus far has been developed hece and death has wiped that out. The board of health tonight, through Its president and Its president pro tern, Dr. Walmsley, declared that In spite of all reports to the contrary, not one of the many who had come hither from Ocean Springs had been stricken with the dread disease. The afternoon dis patches to the Associated Press con tained a statement made on authority of the Marine hospital olllcials In Washington that Dr. Ollphant had tele graphed Dr. Wasdln, of Mobile, that two deaths had occurred hero and that there were three new cases. Dr. OU pha 't affirms with emphasis that he signed no such dispatch nor did any representative of his In the board of health, and that It was unjust thus to create alarm In the public mind when there was no foundation for the state ment. Last night during the meeting of the board of health It was decided In keep ing faith with the health organizations of the country to wire the situation hero to Dr. Wasdln, of the Marine hos pital service at Mobile. The appended dispatch was sent and messages of similar Import were sent to pome twenty-five boards of health In this country: Ono caso of fever, from Oecnn Springs, Miss., died "hero this" morning. Extremo precautions taken. Know of no other case In the city. (Signed) S. R. Ollphant, 1'resduent. Dr. Ollphant says he sent no other dispatch to Dr. "Wasdln. GELPI RESIDENCE FUMIGATED. This morning at the Gelpl residence, where the first and fatal case was re ported yesterday, the premises were thoroughly Impregnated with sulphur and it Is believed every germ therein has been killed. , The board of health office was thronged with people throughout the day and far Into the night. Many came to inquire as to the probability of a modification of last night's sweeping quarantine proclamation that their friends and relatives sojourning at Mississippi sound resorts might be al lowed to come home and others came to secure health certificates that they might leave the city, the latter mostly were commercial travellers who were generally furnished the proper bllis of health. During the day It was reported that a train load of people from the coast had been side-tracked beyond the city limits awaiting such act by the board as would permit them to come into the town. One additional death' has been report ed at Ocean Springs with symptoms of yellow fever, a mulatto. No new caws have been reported dur ing the afternoon. Ocean Springs has now been absolutely cut off from tho outside world. Serious suffering is certain to follow. It was said this afternoon there was only one ton of lee In the to . and there was no way to get more. Ice Is necessary where fever rages. Physi cians at the springs get but little rest nnd it is not certain the medical sup plies will not soon be exhausted in tho course ot a day or two means would be found whereby relief would be sup plied. If required city physicians will volunteer to aid the local doctors. Washington, Sept. 7. The generul government will render all assistance in Its power to check tho spread of yellow fever. Thit will be dqne mainly through the agency of the marine hos pital service. Dr. Walter Wyman, the head of the bureau, returned to the city this afternoon and assumed ac tlvo charge In directing the work of assisting .the state officials of Missis sippi In their efforts to confine the dis ease to the locality, where It appears to have started, Dr. Wymaro says that as yet he has no opinion to express whether the disease Is really yellow' fever, although he admits it looks very suspicious. The precautionary meas ures ho has taken are bated entirely on the declaration of tho state board of 'health of Louisiana in the Gelpl case, which was that the disease from which the person had died was yellow fever. Dr. Wyman says the situation at Ocean Springs Is entirely In tho hands of the state board of health. The marine hospital bureau Is doing ev erything possible to assist. Dr. Wy man has wired tho physician In charge at Ocean Springs a copy of the treas ury regulations relating to the preven tion of the spread of epidemic diseases from one state to another. These regu lations prescribe the manner of sur veillance to bo established over rail road trains coming from tho Infected district and give rules for tho isola tion of infected passengers ond tho disinfection of their baggage. Dr. Gult eras, the well-known expert on yel low fever, who was requested to go to Ocean Springs by Dr. Wyman, will reach there tomorrow morning. His opinion on the disease Is awaited with interest by tho bureau officials. Tho marine hospital service has am- plo camp material and equipping on hand. The splendid outfit which has been at Gainesville, Gn., will be start ed tonight on n train -for the vicinity of Ocean Springs. It will be taken to within thirty or forty miles of tho place, nnd If a camp of detention Is found necessary, tho outfit will be used as occasion may require. Tho bureau also Keeps portable apparatus at Sa vannah intended for use In epidemics. It consists of machines for disinfect ing and fumigating purposes. They have been started for tho vlcltllty of Ocean Springs. POSTAL CONVENTION. Nntionnl Association of Letter Cnr ncrs .Meets nt Snn Frnncisco. San Francisco, Sept. 7. The opening session of the convention of the Na tional Association of Letter Carriers was called to order by President Par sons at 11. 1C o'clock today and nt onco appointed a committee on credentials, consisting of B. G. Newell, of San Francisco; J. C. Keller.of Cleveland; W. H. Keys, of Baltimore; A. J. Ber pon, of Kalamazoo, and J. F. Havens, ot Brooklyn. Another committee, consisting of Thomas Smith, Chicago; B. Curran, Lynn, Mass., and Thomas Farren, Boston, was appointed to draft resolu tions and regulations to govern the convention. While these committees were prepar ing their reports, George King, one ot the attorneys of the association, ad dressed the delegates upon tho subject of back pay. TRIAL OF THE SAUSAGE MAKER Weaving tho Threads ol Evidcnco About Lculgcrt--riin in the Court Ilonni. Chicago, Sept. 7. Two strong points were scored by tho prosecution In tho Luetgert trial today and unless the de fense Is able to Impeach the testimony of the wltnesF, their evidence Is likely to have considerable weight with the jury. The two witnesses were Nicholas Fa ber, who testified that on the night of May 1, ho saw Luetgert nnd his wife enter the sausage factory and Charles Ilengst, who swore that on the night of May 1. he passed the factory ond heard a cry from" within, apparently made by some one In pain. At the hearing be fore the police Justice, by whom Luet gert was held to await the action of the grand jury, Ilongst said that he could not tell whether the cry was that of a human being or of an animal. Today, he said, however, that he was confident that the cry came from a human being. The defenso raised greatly on the statement ho made before the trial to Impeach hi? testimony. Faber grow confused somewhat on cross-examlnatioa and could not tell whether the moon shone or whether It was a cloudy night when he saw Luet gert and his wife enter the factory on the night of May 1, "but he stuck stout ly to his story that he had seen them pnter the factory shortly after 10 o'clock on that night. The reading of the love letters which had been written by Luetgert to Mrs. Feldt was great fun for the crowd In the court room and It was very embar rassing for the defendant as In several of them he had spoken In a slighting manner of the lawyers who are now conducting his defense saying that they were "greedy" and "not able to hand'" a trial of such Importance." He laid particular stress on tho Incompetency of Judge Vincent, who is now the lead ing counsel for the defense. When these portions of the letters were read, the lawyers laughed, and nobody en joyed them more than Judge Vincent, but It was not pleasant for Luetgert, who twisted around In his chair, mop ped his face with his handkerchief and seemed to he uncomfortable generally. WILLIAM BOTTO'S TROUBLES. Is Held for Passing S orthloss Checks in I'hllndclpliln. New York, Sept. 7. A writ of habeas corpus was granted by Jus tice Andrews in the supreme court to day directing the warden of the Tombs to produce William Botto, who was arrested some days ago for hav ing cashed worthless drafts In Phila delphia. The writ is returnable to morrow. Botto is detained, his lawyer says, for twenty days pending the ar rival of extradition from Pennsylvania upon testimony which Is alleged to bo Illegal and not to warrant his com mitment, Botto Is the young man who married Mrs. Irwin, an elderly widow, of Louisville, Ky who gave him $S,000 to spend on his honeymoon here. He is charged with having passed among others, a worthless check for $33 on the proprietor of the Irving House, in Philadelphia, FIRE AT MAQOQ. The I.lttlo Quebec Town Suiters for I.nck of ii Good Tiro Company. Magog, Que., Sept. 7. A fire broko out here at 1 o'clock this morning, burned five buildings on the cast side of Main street und then Jumped to tho west side. The flro department of this town was useless and that of Sherbrooke arrived too late to do much good. Among tho buildings burned Is that of the "En terprise" newspaper. The damage will amount to $100,000. .Mr. Hitter Accept. Wllllamsport, Sept. 7. Hon. Walter V., Bitter, of this city, 1ms decided to accept the nomination for auditor gen eral tendered him by tho Democratic state convention. He made this an nouncement today. Later on he will make a tour of the state. Kate Oliver Dead. Baltimore, Sept. 7, Knto Oliver, the young woman who was shot on Wednes day last by her uncle, John W. Oliver, died this morning. Oliver, with whom she lived as his wife, ulso shot himself and la in a critical condition. Grovor'a Assessment. Trenton, N. J.. Sept. 7. Tho Mercr county board of assessors met today. ICx. President Cleveland, who Uvea In Princeton, made tils return of $;o,(KjO real CJtato and $130,000 of personal property. STATE LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS Annual Convention to Be Held at WIN liamsport. OLD OFFICERS WILL BE RE-ELECTED Work .Mapped Out forihe Convention. Kc.olutloiiB in Opposition to the Administration of Civil Service Ilc-form--llooms of tho Various Can didntcs. Wllllomsport, Sept. 7. Tho State League of Republican clubs will hold its annual convention tomorrow. Not many delegates or visitors arc here to night. The greatest Interest centers In the various gubernatorial booms. Tho executive committee met and ap pointed an auditing committee, con sisting of J. D. Llttell, of Pittsburg, Howard Lyon, Wllllamsport. and C. E. Schcrmerhorn, Philadelphia. It was decided to change tho selection of ex ecutive committeemen from senatorial districts to the counties with the ex ception of Allegheny nnd Philadelphia, und to have a league committee of five In each county. There will be no opposition to the re-election of Presi dent Isador Sobel, of Erie, Treasurer Mahlon II. Young, of Philadelphia, and Secretary C. F. Harris, of Pittsburg. George I. Rudolph, of Allegheny, will Introduce In the convention radical res olutions In opposition to civil service reform ns at present administered. He will bo supported by Thomas G. Sam ple and William T. Bradbury, of Al legheny, and many Phlladelphlans. In compliance with the recently expressed wishes to Attorney General McCor mlck, whose home Is In this city, his friends do not propose to be demon strative with the gubernatorial boom. There are some shouters hero tonight for the booms of ex-Mayor Stuart, and P. A. B. WIdener, of Philadelphia; Con gressman William Connell, of Scran ton; ex-Congressman John Lclsenrlng, of Luzerne, and Congressman William A. Stone, of Allegheny. Senator S. J. M. McCarrell, of Harrlsburg, president pro tern, of the senate, will be on hand In the morning to push his campaign for lieutenant governor. Wllkes-Barre, Lebanon and Pitts burg nro making a bid for the next convention, with the chances In favor of Lebanon. THREE WOMEN FATALLY HURT. Labor Dny In Zuncsvillc, Ohio, Is .Marked by Bad Accidents.. Zanesvllle, O., Sept. 7. Labor Day was attended by many accidents and several fatalities here. Yesterday af tprnoon a train of six electric cars got beyond control and dashed down the "Y" bridge Incline and struck an ap proaching train. Two people were fa tally Injured and several others serious ly. Mrs. J. It. Alexander, wife of a traveling salesman, was thrown be tween the cars and terribly crushed. She cannot live. John McGrath, dis trict organizer of the Federation of La bor, was probably fatally Injured. The others Injured are: Miss Holmes, of Newark; Mr. Yoder, of Canton, and Miss Rathhun, of Zanesvllle. An hour later a car Jumped the track and Mrs. Charles Rodgers, of Zanesvllle and Miss Ivy, of Newark, were thrown "Uder the wheels. Physicians say they cannot recover. Mr. and Mrs. Heston, variety show people, were also badly injured. While attempting to alight from a freight train William Oberne, who was leaving the city for a hunting trip, was thrown under the wheels and badly In jured. With extraordinary pluck he walked a distance of two miles and died shortly after. CALIFORNIA'S FORESTS. Gcologicnl Survoy to Include a Topo graphical -Map oftlic Itcsorvos. San Francisco, Sept. 7. Charles F. Walcott, head of tho United States Geological Survey, is in the city and will leave for the Yosemlte valley to day, accompanied by Assistant F. B. Weeks. He proposes to make topo graphical maps on a two-mile scale of all the forest reserves in California, which, Including recent additions, In clude no less than 6,017,000 acres. On these maps the distribution of forests will be pointed out, shoeing the com mercial and the non-commercial tim ber, the agricultural lands Included In tho forest reserves, nnd all settlements, roads, houses and other Improvements upon the national forest domain. Since leaving Washington on July 23, Mr. Walcott has inspected and mapped the forest reserves In Wyoming, Mon tana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. DYIN0 FROM A MOSQUITO BITE. I'icrco Wns Stung While Clearing Out mi Irrigating Ditch. Pomona, Cal Sept. 7. David Pierce, a ranchman near San Gabriel, Is dying from poison from the sting of . mos quito lirst week. Ho was cleaning an Irrigating ditch at nightfall on his property, and was frequently stung by mosquitoes. He continued at his work and went home. A mosquito sting back of his left ear caused him much Irritation. Next day tho pain Increased. From that tlmo the wound grew rapidly worse, and for tho past two days Mr. Pierce had been un conscious. Ills head has swollen and tho back of his neck Is much enlarged. KILLED HIS SWEETHEART. .Murder and Suicide nt Victor. Colo., Through Jealousy. Victor, Col,, Sept. 7. Henry It. Tll lotson last night shot and killed his sweetheart, Ella Taylor, and then killed himself with the same pistol. Tho shooting took placo between tho city hall and the Florence and Cripple Creek depot. Tho young woman, who was pretty and popular, had Just returned from the Labor Day celebration at Grassy, whither she had been with George Brown, another suitor for her hand. Tlllotson had told tho girl that If she went to Grassy with Brown he would shoot her. GHOST PEACHED ON HIM. A Colored .Man Frightened Into Con fessing n Crime. Lexington, Ky Sept. 7. Sheriff Lano Sanders, of Blount county, Ala., left here today with John Jefferson, a ne gro, wnnted at Onconla for tho murder ot Willie Bcntley, his sweetheart. At the Jail Jefferson confessed tho murder to tho sheriff. Three monthi ngo ho asked Willlo Bentlcy to be his" wife. Sho refused, they quarreled, ho hit her on the neck with a plank and she died Instantly. Jefferson escaped to tho North. Six weeks ago he reached Lexington and took up his abode with Lou Coleman. Two weeks ago he had a nightmare, fought lmaglnnry .subjects and Jumped from a window In hlRMecp. Awaken ing, he told tho Coleman woman tho story of tho murder and complained tliat his victim's ghost was haunting him. Tho Coleman woman "peached on him." SEEN IN A TRANCE. A Iloosicr Woman Snys She Wns Vis ited by Friends from Heaven mid Predicts Her Own Death rridnv. Jeffersonvllle, Ind., Sept. 7. At S19 Missouri avenue, in this city, there is n case which is a puzzle to tho medi cal fraternity. Mrs. Mary Crane, wife of John Crane, a street laborer, was slightly HI for several days, and last night while several neighbors were gathered at her bedside she suddenly, to all appearances, passed away. Re storatives were applied, but life seemed extinct. Suddenly, two hours nfter lapsing into unconsciousness, signs of leturnlng respiration were noticed, and Mrs. Crane awoke, shouting and wav ing her arms, saying she had been to heaven and had seen her father and mother and talked with Jesus, who told her she would dlo on next Friday, pre cisely one week from the time she had gone Into the trance. Sho gave a vivid description of heaven. She said sho met a number ot departed friends and can hardly wait for next Friday to arrive. Shortly after recovering from her comatose condi tion Mrs. Crane appeared very active, and she said she had never felt better. In an interview with a son of the af flicted woman tonight, It was stated that this Is not the first time Mrs. Crane had been In a trance. She has been subject to these spells for the last ten years. They have occurred four times within a year, but this is the first time she ever saw heaven In a vision. Mrs. Crane says she Is positive that next Saturday morning she will be free from the cares of this world and occupying a celestial position on high. POSTMASTERS WOULDN'T GO. When Kcmovcd Two of Them Claimed Civil Service Protection. Washington, Sept. 7. The postofflco department Is meeting with objections from a few postmasters who were re moved from presidential offices declin ing to surrender to their successors on the ground that under the president's tecent civil service orders they are entitled to protection. So far two such cases have been" reported. E. K. Stull removed from tho office at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and W. It. Hamilton, removed from the Warren (Ind.) of fice, refused to get out. Both claimed that under the president's order charges in writing were necessary to secure their removal and that they were entitled to an opportunity to make defense. Mr. Brlstow, Fourth assistant post master general, Instructed the Inspec tor to remove the Incumbents and in stal their succe&sors without making explanation. Information received from Mount Pleasant Is to the effect that Mr. Stull surrendered his oftlce when thus called upon, but the Incident at Warren Is not yet closed. In this case, the postmaster was appointed in 1893, when the office was of the fourth class. Just before Mr. Cleveland's term ex pired It was raised to the presiden tial rank and Mr. Hamilton wa sre tlal rank and Mr. Hamilton was re titled to serve for four years after his appointment to the place as a presi dential office, while the department counts his term ns beginning with his first appointment. CLIMBED THE FAMOUS MESA. Mr. Hoyt round Mnny Signs ot Ancient Habitation. Santa Fe, N. M., Sept. 7. II. H. Hoyt and a party ot Chicago literary men spent tho day here yesterday on their return from a trip to the "Enchanted Mesa," made famous "by the recent vis it of Professor Llbby, of Princeton uni versity. Mr. Hoyt says Professor Llbby is cer tainly mistaken when he says there are no feigns of ancient habitation on the top of this almost inaccestble mesa. The Chicago party spent a day and a night on tho mountain, after making the seven hundred feet of ascent with great difficulty, and were rewarded by finding many pieces ot broken pottery, stone Implements, etc. CLASH BETWEEN COURTS. A Legal Tnnglc Over tho Homoval of n Society's Hcndqiiartcrs. Bock Island, 111., Sept. 7. Tho legal contest over tho removal of the head officers of tho Order of Modern Wood men from Fulton to this city is daily becoming more complicated. Judge Gest and Master In Chancey J. E. McPherson continue to clash, nnd as the matter stands today two injunctions remain which prohibit the removal rom Fulton, and another which orders all people to refrain from interference with the removal. SUPERINTENDENT OF CENSUS. .Mr. North Snys Ho IImh Heard Noth ing of Ills Appointment. Baston, Sept, 7, S. N. D. North, who Is said to havo been selected as super intendent of tho next census, says that ho has heard absolutely nothing con corning tho appointment, but ho Inti mates that ho will accept If it comes to him. AN EXPLOSION OF NITROGLYCERINE Terrible Disaster at Qrantwelle Supply Company's Office. LIST OF THE KNOWN VICTIMS Ono Hundred nnd Twenty Cans of Dvnnmltc Explodo Igniting Gas in n Wcll--Tlio Shock Fires n Wagon Load of the StufTNcnr II y--A Com pany's Supply Building Completely Demolished. Cygnet, O., Sept. 7. A terrible explo slon of nltro glycerine occurred here this afternoon at 3 o'clock, which re sulted In the death of six people whoso names aro known, nnd several others, at present unknown. Tho killed are: SAM BARBER. ALLEN FALLIS. JOHN THOMPSON. CHARLES BAUTEL. HENRY LANSDALU HAVENS, a boy. The explosion occurred at Grantwcil, located at tho rear of the National Sup ply company's office building In the village limits. This well had just been shot by Samuel Barber, the shooter ot tho Ohio and Indiana Torpedo com pany. The well was a gazer and when the 120 quarts of glycerine let down In the well exploded, the gas ignited and with a terrific roar the flames shot high above the derrick. As soon as the drill ers saw the llames, several climbed Into the derrick to shut off the gas, but they had barely gotten there when there was a terrific explosion. The burning gas had started the remaining glycerine In t,he empty cans standing In a wagon near the derrick. In an other wagon nearby were some cans containing another 120 quarts of the stuff and this was exploded by the force of tho first explosion. SECOND SHOCK. The second was blended with the first In a mighty roar and the town and sur rounding country for miles trembled from the shock. The National Supply company's building was completely demolished nnd nothing remains but a big hole where the wagons stood. There Is not a whole pane of glass In any window in the town and every house and store was shaken to Its foundations. Who the other men that were In the derrick are and were killed, cannot be learned now, owing to the excitement The damage to tho Ohio OH company will amount to $3,000. Eight buildings are a total wreck and many others damaged. The town has a population of about 1,200. Many bystanders were wounded. WHEAT HUQS THE DOLLAR MARK. December Sells for Four Cents Vndor Host Point of tho Year. New York, Sept. 7 Wheat had a rise of 2Wa2',i cents today, consequent upon excellent foreign buying of fu tures and spot wheat, the latter foot ing up a million bushels at New Y'ork and outports. The market had a mid day reaction of a cent a bushel, but aside from this exhibited a strong un dertone all day. December opened at a dollar and near the close sold up to $1.25 or just four cents under the best point of the year. Final prices were near the top for the session. There was no excitement at any time, trade be ing entirely local, except for the early foreign orders. Total sales were 4, 465,000 bushels. ' Chicago, Sept. 7. Wheat is getting close to the dollar mark again. De cember closed today at 9G& cents, an advance of 2 cents since Saturday. Strong cables and a heavy export business started the market strong, and kept It In that condition. Corn scored a one-cent advance, notwith standing enormous receipts and denials of damage reports. Oats shared in the prosperity to tho extent otp cents ad vance, provisions were affected some what by the yellow fever scare, but at that close showed only a ten-cent de cline in pork and 2 in ribs, while lard advanced five cents. BISMARCK ON ENGLAND. An Agreement to Check Her Preten sions tho Dosiderntum. Paris, Sept. 7. Tho Gaulols today prints an Interview with Prince Bis marck In which he Is quoted as hav ing expressed fear that the efforts mado at Peterhof were so much wasted time. What was required, the ex-chancellor Is said to have added, was a serious active agreement with a well-defined programme and much clear-sightedness and tenacity to achieve a result where by the pretensions of Great Britain could be stayed. The prince was further quoted as re marking: "It Is absolutely certain that Germany will not succeed In at taining this end and sho might regret having harrassed England too much." COAL IN NEWFOUNDLAND. Extensive Deposits DLscovorcd on tho West Const. St. John's, N. F., Sept. 7. There is a great boom In this colony, owing to tho recent discoveries of coal on the west coast. The deposits aro very extensive, and the fwrns vary in width fiom six to thirteen feet. Tho quality of tho product Is believed to bo equal to tho best Welsh steam coal. Experts pro nounce tho prospects excellent. Sixty thousand tons ure already visi ble, and It Is expected that coal mining will become ono of tho most promising resources of the Island. Steamship Arrlvnls. Now York, Sept. 7. Arrived; New York, Southampton; Teutonic, Liverpool; Ems, Genoa. Sailed: Soale, Bremen; Auruma, Liverpool. Queenstown Arrived: Mujes. tic, New York for Liverpool and proceed ed; Rhyland. Philadelphia lor Liverpool i and proceeded. MATRIMONY INSTEAD OF JAIL Iltirglnr Ilccnmt n Husband--His Ac cuser ii Happy llrldc. Jersey City, N, J Sept. 7. In tho First Criminal court this morning Judge McCormack tied Francis Zaron skl up In a matrimonial knot Instcnd of sending him to Jail on a charge of burglary. The brldo wbb Vatza Guz ench, who had mado the complaint against him. The couple were to have been 'married yesterday, and tho whole Polish quarter was looking forward to the event. Miss Guzench had saved over $100. Sho spent the greater part of It In furnishing a little homo for herself nnd her prospective husband. She told her Intended what she had done, nnd also let him know that sho had more money which sho was willing to spend. On Friday night ho called on her and told her that he had decided to break tho engagement. She wns heartbroken, and went to tell her troubles to an Intimate friend. While she was gone Zaronskl broke Into the apartments she had furnished and stole her pocketbook, containing $32; a pair of stockings and a handkerchief. She had him arrested. When arraigned this morning Zaron skl did not deny his guilt. He told tho Judge that ho was willing to marry the complainant If sho would not prosecute him. Sho was agreeable, so the ceremony was performed and tho couple left tho court room together. MEETING OF THE KEYSTONE MILLERS President Ashcr .Minor, of Wilkcs linrre, Calls tho Convention to Order--Papers Rend. Philadelphia, Sept. 7. The Pennsyl vania Millers' State association be gan Its twentieth annual convention In tho Hotel Wnlton this afternoon. A private meeting of the board ot direc tors was held this morning, to con sider the annual report of the board to be considered at this afternoon's ses sion. There are over 200 delegates stop ping In the city, many of them being from Delaware, New Jersey, New York and other eastern states. The asso ciation Is not local n its interests, but was founded to benefit all the millers In the eastern states. A large capital Is represented by the convention. A conservative estimate places the capac ity of the mills at 25,000 barrels dally, which at an average price of $5 per barrel, amounts to a dally business of $125,000. The session of the association was held In the large banquettlng hall of tho hotel. The room was profusely decorated with bunting and plants, and all tho delegates were In their seats when President Asher Miner, of Wllkes-Barro, called the association to order. Mr. Miner read his annual re port, and the reports of Secretary AV. H. Richardson and Treasurer Landts Levan were presented. The remainder of the afternoon session was occupied by the reading of a paper by J, M. Magulre, entitled "Millers' Insurance." This evening A. J. Toomey spoke on "Impressions of South Africa," and W. H. Richardson on "A Practical As sociation." Tomorrow morning the members of the association will be tendered a re ception at the Commercial Museums, and will be shown a special exhibit of grain and flour from most of the na tions of the world. After the reception at the museum, a visit will be made to the Bourse, and In the afternoon tho association will again get down to business. On Thursday representatives will be taken to Atlantic City. THE PACIFICATION OF CRETE. The Turkish Gendarmerie Placed Vndor European Officers. Canca, Island of Crete, Sept. 7. The Turkish gendarmerie has been placed under the command of officers of Eu ropean gendarmeries, the powers pay ing the expense and receiving therefor half of the customs revenue. Constantinople, Sept. 7. The ambas sadors have decided to defer the dis cussion until peace Is signed, of the Turkish government's note announcing the appointment of an Ottoman gover nor of Crete and Its Intention to retain the Turkish troops In Crete. A JEALOUS MAN'S CRIMES. Shot His Mite, His Son nnd Himself nt Toledo, Ohio. Toledo, O.. Sept. 7. In a lit of Jeal ous rage, P. R. Ashwell, a carpenter, fatally shot his wife, wounded his sott and attempted to commit suicide. Ashwell and his wife haw not lived happily. Ho mado a fruitless search for his sister-in-law, and apparently running out of targets, commenced on himself, firing a bullet Into his head. He and his wife aro expected to die of their wounds. THE NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather Indication! Today: Generally Fair; Warmer. General General Government to Help Fight Yellow Fever. Dangers of Venturesome .Gold Hunt ers. S.ate League of Republican Clubs at Wllllamsport. Fatal Explosion of Nltro-GIycerlno. Sport Base Ball Games of tho Big Leagues. An Interesting Parlor Pastime. Fleetwood Trotting Races. State Sheriff Checks the Riotous Ha zleton Strikers. Editorial. Comments of tho Press. Local Details of Yesterday's Enthu siastic Republican County Conven tion. Local Topics Discussed by the Toaah- ers. Opening of tho Public Schools. Local-Abbate Admits tho Killing of Kolmnndl. Brewery Trust Is a Certainty. Local West Side ond City Suburban, Lackawanna County News. Wihltnoy's Weekly News Budget. Neighboring County Happenings Financial and Commercial, TERRORS OF THE KLONDIKE Awful Results Must Fol low the Mad Rush to the Land of Gold. HUNDREDS WILL PERISH Four Thousand People on the Skaguay Trail. A Government OIHclnl Points Out the Dangers That Await Vonturesoma Gold Hunters in the Northern l'iclds--Tho .Mountain Panics in Viiitor--Tho Opinion ol an Iudlan Fur Trader. Washington, Sept. 7. The treasury department today made public the fol lowing letter received 'from a govern ment official now In Alaska on the way to the gold fields, stating atthe same time that the writer, whose name "Is withheld, had been twelve years In the service and was thoroughly reliable: "I deem It my duty to write you on a subject that does not como strictly within my lino of duty, as It trorichea somewhat upon tho functions ot the treasury department. 3 have had. a long talk with Mr. Ivey.collector of cus toms, for Alaska, who Is at present at Skaguay, three miles below here. Tho Skaguay trail -Is tho most largely used overland route (th'ough by no means tho best) to the Klondike. Ivey Informs me that there are now between tide water and the lake something like four thousand people and about two hundred horses. The commander of ono of tho vessels now at Skaguay states that six teen vessels are chartered to land car goes at that place between now and tho 15th of September, and that tho num ber of passengers Will average two hun dred to each vessel, making 3,200 moro people who will attempt .to go In this fall. I have talked with some of the most experienced traders and miners In this vicinity, and theyare unanimous In the prediction that not over 20 per cent, of this vast number will get through to Dawson before winter Beta In. The other 80 per cent, will ba caught on the trail and those who sur vive and get back td tldew'ater will havo to winter as Skaguay or 'return south. If the rush continues, two weeks longer, hundreds will inevitably perish on tho trail, which is extremely dangerous af ter the first of October. AN INDIAN TRADER TALKS. "The postmaster and Indian trader at this place (Mr. Heron) states that more than one thousand men have gone up the Chilcoot Pass during the past thirty days and that seven hundred of them are still on this side of the lake (twenty-four miles from here). Vessels are arriving every day or two and at the present rate of influx another thou sand will enter the trail by Sept. 10. Mr. Heron Is of tho opinion that not more than twenty out of one hundred will get through and he says this trail Is far more dangerous than the Ska guay after the snows set In. He says If the rush continues another week the resultant loss of life will be appalling. I attach the greatest weight to what he says, for the reason that It Is to his pecuniary interest to have as many as possible come this way; yet he advises an Immediate stoppage of the stam pede. It Is difficult to suggest a way to stop this Inrush of people, but Mr. Ivey Intimates that If the Inspection rules of the treasury department were properly enforced it would materially decrease the number of passengers on the incoming vessels. Nearly every vessel that arrives here brings twice as many passengers as the law allows It to carry, and many of them are con demned craft which have been fitted up for this trade. Mr. Ivey will no doubt at once present the facts outlined above to the proper authorities, and I merely give them to you for your Information. The situation Is appalling and It Is Im possible for me adequately to describe the mad rush for tho gold-fields. I had no conception of Its Immensity till I saw, "I have talked with several men who havo recently arrived here from the Klondike, two of whom Joft. there less than thirty days ago. They unani mously agree that while there Is a rich, gold field there, the facts do not Justify the present stampede, and they say there Is bound to be much suffering and actual starvation. Provisions are al ready scarce and the prices of many articles absolutely prohibitory In tho case of a man of ordinary moans." ANQLO-EQYPTIAN EXPEDITION. Tho Dervishes Abandon Berber to tho Advance of tho British. Cairo, Sept. 7. The Dervishes havo evacuated Berber and have retired to Metemmeh Major-General Hunter with four gunboats, has gone to Ber ber. Gen. Sir Herbert Kitchener, tho British Commander-in-Chief, will fol low immediately, London, Sept. 7. A special despatch from Cairo says that Berber, tho next town of Importance on itho Nile, In the advanco of the Anglo-Egyptian ex pedition upon Khartoum, has been oc cupied by Soudanese who aro friendly to the British. Berber Is only about 200 miles as the crow flies, from Khartoum. Tho Herald's Weather Forecast. New York, Sept. 8. In the middle states and New Englawl, today, rartly cloudy to fair and moro sultry weather and fresh easterly to southeasterly winds will pre vail with slight temperature change", probably followed by light locnl rain on and near the coasts of this section. On Thursday, In both of these sections, partly! cloudy, moro sultry and slightly wanner weather Will prevail with fresh to light southeasterly ami southerly, wind fol lowed by. local rain near tho lakes.
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