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DEATH ROLL
IS TWENTY
Four of the Victims
of Friday's Shooting
Buried Yesterday.
STRIKE PRACTICALLY OVER
Concessions Will Be Granted
to the Men.
l'uncrnls ol Ten o( the Victims Arc to
Take Plnco Today a ml Arrnngc
m nils Hnvo Ilccn Mndo lor n Big
Demonstration General tSobiii
Will Not Allow It to lio Held.
Would Not l'criult Deputy .Shcrills
to lie Arrcsloil--lIcss Hud io lie
Protected.
Up to midnight the roll of the dead
at Hazleton footed up twenty and the
number of wounded, so far as reported,
Is thlrtv-flve. At least six of these
will die. Advices from the Tribune's
special representative at Ilazloton In
dicates that the strike Is practically
over. The Lehigh and "Wllkes-Barre
and the Lehigh Valley companies have
agreed to clve the men what they ask
and the small operators, It Is said, will
do likewise. By "Wednesday It Is ex
pected that all the collieries will bo
working. The Lattlmer mine, over
which the trouble occurred, is shut
down, both men and operators agree
ing It was best to take that course for
the present.
Saturday morning General Gobln ar
rived In Hazleton and at midnight 3,
000 members of the National Guard had
arrived in the city, reported to him and
been assigned to duty in Hazleton or
Its vicinity.
Colonel Coursen's I,cttcr.
Editor of Tho Tribune.
Sir: General Gobln tells me he
has complete control of the situa
tion and anticipates no disturb
ance. From what I learn at head
quarters, where every phase of the
situation Is minutely known, and
from personal observations made
since my arrival, I am confident
there will be no further trouble
and that the whole regrettable af
fair will within a few days he a
thing of the past. The Thirteenth
is healthily and comfortably quar
tered and no expressions of discon
tent are heard. I have no Idea how
long my command will remain, but
expect to know by tomorrow.
(Signed) II. A. Coursen,
Colonel Thirteenth Regiment In
fantry. Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 12, 1S97.
Special to The Tribune.
Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 12. So far there
has been no further trouble of any
kind and scarcely an Incident that
could be magnified to proportions de
serving to be termed exciting. Neither
the city nor any of the suburbs are
under marshal law as some may sup
pose. The measure In which Gen
eral Gobln is exercising author
ity is best defined by two of his
acts today, one the disarming
of the Italian and Polish societies
that participated in the funerals, tho
other a declaration to the effect that
no arrests of the sheriff or deputies
would be permitted until after the In
quest. The feeling between the soldiers
and the residents rather tends to a
friendly nature.
"While opinion Is divided as to the
wisdom of calling out the troops, the
people here realize that the guards
men are present to guard all alike,
and even those who protested against
them coming do not manifest the least
degree of animosity towards the sol
dier boys. That the soldier boys have
no fear of molestation from the strik
ers was strikingly evidenced by a pic
ture presented by two of them whom
your correspondent saw this afternoon
coming by the roadside, three miles
from the city and right In the midst
of a strikers community with no arms
about them, save those of two fair
Polish maidens, who not unlike their
American sisters are fascinated by a
uniform.
The soldiers say there cannot bo any
further uprisings, tho strikers say they
don't and never did Intend violence, the
sheriff and his posso are hors de combat
and the people of tho town not directly
Interested are not even disquieted,
wherefore all In all the question of fur
ther trouble it Is sate to assume Is now
no longer to receive consideration, Tho
governor's troop Is stationed about
town at night as patrolmen to prevent
possible drunken brawls. As yet they
have not had to make an arpast as tho
soldiers are keeping orderly and the
town people desert the streets before
midnight, which means that there Is no
evident tough element about. There
was a conflict today but it was between
tho military and civil authorities. War
rants for tho arrest of tho sheriff and
deputies were sworn out Saturday by
tho friends of the strikers and placed
in the hands, of Robert P. Riley, super
intendent of the anthracite detective
bureau A. Hess was f(rst In command
under Sheriff Martin, and who Is the
most detested, of all the posse, fearing
violence at the hands of tho strikn
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SCENE OF THE CONFLICT.
Deputies werp lined up close to the renoe In
Iff Martin stopped the men where tho wooden
sympathlzers, sought refuge within the
ranks of the Ninth regiment at Haz'e
park. Constables Ducer and Airy with
win rants charging wllfull murder, at
tempt to kill and threat to kill, went to
the camp last night, to serve them.
DENIED THE PRISONER.
As In the case of Sheriff Martin they
were denied the prisoner and refuted
admittance within the lines. Colonl
Dougherty giving the order. Consta
bles learned that Hess was to bo es
corted to his home, under military
guard and det nnlned to get him. At
2 o'clock this morning Captain Alters In
charge of a squad of ten men started
with Hess for his home. Rome distance
from the paik they were met by two
deputy constables who hod been sum
moned In the Interim. The constables
attempted to arrest Hess and when the
soldiers pushed them away they threat
ened to arrest them too. Constable
Ducer told the soldiers that tlvy were
no longer In camp and had no authority
outside of it and he proposed to have
the body of the man whom the com
monwealth had directed him to arrest.
When he followed up this argument
with a show of fora? Captain Mlcrs or
dered his men to surround the consta
bles. This they did and Ducer.tho lead
er, was sent to the camp under arrest.
The other constables chose a parole
to a night In the guard tent and Hess
was then taken home without further
tiouble. Ducer's release was ordered by
General Gobln this afternoon on peti
tion of Attorney P. F. Loughran, coun
sel for the strikers. At the attorney's
advise the warrants have been re
tailed from the hands of the constables
and no arrests will be attempted until
later, possibly after the Inquest, It be
ing deemed wiser nnd more prudent
to do this, both to prevent a clash of
authority nnd to give time for getting
the evidence In better shape. General
Gobln, said upon the affair being re
ported to him, that he would not per
mit of any arrests until after the In
quest. Acting Coroner Cowman does
not know when the Inquest will be
held, but he says It will not bo before
the end of the week. The Austrian
counsul Is expected tomorrow. He was
at a summer resort and did not re
ceive the summons until Saturday
night.
There was a rumor today lhu Gover
noi Hastings would come on here to
morrow, but at military headquarters
and also at the Central hotel where It Is
said he engaged apartments, all knowl
edge of the matter was denied.
FOUR FUNERALS,
'he funerals of four of the victims of
1'ilday's shr.otlng took place today.
Mike Cluslo'c, a Lithuanian of Har
wood, was burled fr) :i the i'rliuitlvo
Methodist chuich In Alt. Pleasant and
Interred In the Vine street cemeloiy In
Haz'eton. One society, the St. Pet'-r
and Paul Beneficial society, n '.'.ended
this funeral which was conducted sep
arately and did not attract in i.-li atten
tion. Tho rurlal of the other three,
however, was made together and it oc
casioned quite a demonstration. Flist
In the funeral procession came tho Hun-
garlan band playing solemn dirges at
fr.'iiuent Intervals. St Joseph's Slav
onian society, with 130 men went lug
caps and ted, white and blue cashes,
fM'owed. Th-Mi came the Italian-American
society, a military beneficial or
ganization, adorned In gay imlfoims of
blue and gold and carrying cavalry sa
bres. IJehlnd them marched the So
ciasa Foudata, a Polish military bene
tlrlal soel-ty, carrying sabre like the
other and wearing gray uniforms.
The two armed societies number
about 100. Another Polish society came
next and then the first h'eaise benring
tha remairs of John Fotha, of Harwood,
an un-marrled man of 25. In the trail
of thn hearse was 200 of his countiymn,
all of them striking nnd many of their
companions in the affairs which caused
his death. About thirty carriages next
came bearing tho mourners.
Then followed n hearso containing
the remains of Andrew Jurak, of Hum
boldt, a middle aged married man,
who leaves a wife and two children.
Ten carriages Intervened and then
came another hearse, bearing the re
mains of his cousin, Steve Jurak, of
Alt. Pleasant, who was 30 yeais of age,
and Is survived by a wife, who ex
pected soon to make him happy over
his first born. Twenty carriages and
wagons, some of the latter being mar
ket and coal wagons with Improvised
seats following, and thereafter the
cortege was brought up by about 300
men representing no particular ele
ment, but tho vast majority being Pol
ish miners from the surrounding set
tlements, some of them coming from
Freeland.
Tho procession formed at tho Steve
Jurak house, in Alt. Pleasant, tho oth
er two hearses with their following
meeting there. Tho Btart was mado at
3.30 o'clock and it was 6 o'clock before
the intervening four miles to the Pol
ish Cathollo church were covered. The
route lay over the same road the strik
ers marched on Friday as far as tho
Hozle mine,' where Uroad street watf
reached. Then the cortege camo down
tho main thoroughfare of the city and
Continued on 1'ago 6.
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ALL GOOD CLAIMS
HAVE BEEN LOCATED
Little Left
for the Gold
Klondike.
Hunter at
LATEST FROM THE YUKON COUNTRY
Prospects Arc More l'nvornblo on the
American Side of tho Line nt Pres-cnt--Vnliiible
Claims on I'orty Milo
CrceIi--I'ood Scarce nnd Prices
High in Dnwson City.
Seattle, "Wash., Sept. 12. Among the
passengers on the Cleveland, from St.
Allcnaels, was Charles Ross, whose
home is In the Northwest Territory. He
accompanied the ill st detachment of
mounted police Into the Yukon country
and has been there ever since. He
was chief of scputs during the Rlel
rebellion in the Northwest Territory,
and In that campaign served with
Sergeant P. D. Hughes, of this city.
Air. Ross, during his residence on the
Yukon, visited and prospected In all
tho promising mining sections. He
says that all of the claims on the trib
utaries of the Klondike which show any
sort of promise have been located.
During the summer he put In his time
prospecting. Air. Ross believes that
the American side of the line offers the
best Inducements to miners. He visit
ed Foity Alile Creek and the camps on
the tributaries, and found them practi
cally deserted, everyone having gore in
to the rush to the Klondike, abandon
ing claims on which good pay could
be made.
"Joe"Dyer and his partner, Alatthle
son, who were working one claim on
Forty Alile Creek, took out, during
fifty days of the summer, $30,000.
About sixty of the passengers on the
Cleveland and Excelsior on the up trip
pooled their fortunes, bought the river
steamer St. Allcheals nnd a barge for
$12,000 and started up the river. Each
of the sixty men took 1,000 pounds of
provision and tools.
P. C. Richardson's steamer, which
Captain Worth is to take up, was
about ready to start up the river when
tho Cleveland left St. Allchaels. fane
had a full cargo, and could have had
any number of passengers for there
were many there who could not secure
any transportation. Everyone who
came out reported prices at Dawson
City to be way up, and, in fact, no sup
plies can be bought at any price.
Charles Engle, of New York, declares
that the returning Yukoners on the
Cleveland brought down less than
$100,000 all told. T. J. Allers, Frank
Scgren and Herman Schroder were the
most prosperous of the party, accord
ing to Air. Engle. The others, who had
been In the country for Borne time,
wero Samuel Alatthews, of Juneau;
"Jack" Geiger, of Iowa; George Fore
man, and Nelll Louden, of Helena;
Fritz Kloke, of New York; Abraham
Barbour, of Oregon; S. It. Churchill,
of London, and Air. Rudolph. All of
these still had good clalmes on tho
Klondike. Air. Engle believes that at
least $500,000 Is coming down on .the
Excelsior. His own Interest he sold
out lntirely for a sum which ho de
clined to name.
Not more than fifteen hundred tons
of supplies will be got up the Yukon
this season, according to Air. Engle's
best Judgment, and of this amount
only a fraction is food.
Alr.Englo's family consists of a wife
and four children. Tho two youngest
children, aged eighteen and four
months respectively, were born in the
gold country.
Another of the Cleveland's passen
gers was Hans Anderson, of Tacoma.
He will return next year with suffi
cient food to last him three years. An
derson brings with him $5,000 in gold
dust and nuggets, which he accumu
lated in three months.
Ar. Alisamore, of Portland, Ore., an
other passenger, brings about $3,000.
we was tno solo representative on the
Cleveland of the newly discovered
diggings on Allnook Creek. It was lack
of food which forced him to leave a
promising claim, and when he goes In
the spring it will be with a complete
outfit. Ho said: "There is lots of gold.
It seems to bo everywhere. But the
cry of tho peoplo Is for food. There Is
none to spare on the Allnook, and no
place to get. any. When the Heuly
called at Allnook on her way up the
river, her captain was besieged by
twenty men for the privilege of buying
food. He refused, saying ho must go
through with such provisions as he
could. I myself had orders for $2,000
worth of food, but could get nothing.
I packed up for home, securing pas
sago for St. Allchaels. Tho Excelsior
Is tho bonanza boat this trip. I cannot
say how much thero Is aboard, nnd
would not If I could. Tho mining men
of the country are all discouraged with
the rush ,and do not want to give out
news which will make matters worse.
"A good deal of talk Is heard of Cop
per river. This heads on tho other side
of the ridge from which the Allnook
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cated. (2) Fourth and Elght:i regiments' camp.
(3) Cranberry and Harwood, where
most of tho dead men live.
(3) Location of Ninth and Twelfth regi
ments. City tioop, Governor's troop and
battery of artillery.
springs, and the two rivers are In a
manner associated by an Interesting
incident. With the government ex
pedition which explored to Its head the
Copper river, crossing to and descend
ing the Allnook, was a cook and gen
eral roustabout. The cook has now the
richest claim on the river. Stewart
river is being kept pretty quiet. Some
of the newcomers are breaking for
there, and the general Impression Is
that gold dirt has been struck. Do not
fall to caution people who do not care
to die against going Into the Klondike
this winter."
EIGHT POLES ARRESTED.
Arc Placed in Jnil by tho ShcrifT ot
Clearfield.
Dubois, Pa., Sept. 12. Sheriff Smith
took eight of the rioting Poles to the
county Jail at Clearfield last night, and
has three, others under arrest who will
be taken there tomorrow morning.
The Sheiiff returned here this after
noon, and with a foice of deputies,
will proceed to Rochester mine at 3
o'clock tomorrow morning to piotect
the miners when they go to work, and
to arrest any forelners who may in
terfere. The foreigners were greatly
excited last night when they learned
their leaders were to be .taken to Jail
Threats of attempting to rescue them
were made but the sheriff slipped away
with his prisoners at 11 o'clock be
fore any serious disturbance occured.
The miners' executive committee met
here today and Issued -notice that all
mines of the Clearfield and Jefferson
coal mining company were working on
Saturday except ut DuBols and Rey
noldsvllle and recommended that tho
men at these places return to work.
There will be no further trouble here
or In the region of the Pole- and
Italians can be subdued, as there is
at present no dispute concerning the
scale for either pick or machine min
ing. HIGHER WAGES FOR 15,000 MEN.
Coming Result of tho Iron nnd Coal
Revival in the .South.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 12. The re
vival amonir the Iron and coal Indus
tries of this dish let has reached the
point where a substantial advance in
wnges for 15,000 men Is In sight.
G. B. AlcCormack, general manager
of the Tennessee Coal and Iron and
Railroad company, today nnnounced
that as soon as the price of pig iron
goes 23 cents per ton higher his com
pany, In accordance with the sliding
wage scale based on the price of pig
Iron, will advance Its 10,000 employes
2Vi cents for every ton of coal mined,
or about 9 per cent.
As Iron has advanced E0 cents per
ton during the last two weeks, and as
the market Is strong and the demand
active, a further rise Is expected at any
time.
Other operators work under the same
scale as the Tennessee company, em
ploying 5,000 men, so that 15,000 will
benefit from tho prospective advance.
TROUBLES OF SPAIN.
Cnrlists Wnitlne Opportunity to TnUo
Advaiitngo ot Cuban Victories.
Madrid, Sept. 12. Tho persistence of
the belief that the Carllsts are watching
for an opportunity to take advantage
of tho present embarrassment of the
government over Cuba, Is continually
finding expression In tho Independent
Spanish press.
El Imparcla In an article dealing with
conlllctlng rumors now in circulation,
declares that It has reliable authority
for tho statement that the Carllsts are
secretly establishing an elaborate mil
itary organization.
Iliirricinio nt Yokohoniii.
Yokohama, Sept. 12. A fierce hurricane
swept over tho city and harbor on Thurs
day night, causing severe floods, doing
much damage to property, and followed
by considerable loss of life. Tho Norwe
gian bark Alette from Vancouver, fell a
victim to tho fury of tho gale, and was
wrecked off NIehlskl. Ten of her crow
wero drowned and the six survivors wero
sovcrely Injured.
Pittsburg Pits to lio Opened.
Pittsburg', Sept. 12. The majority of tho
mine owners In tho Pittsburg district
havo announced that their pits will bo
opened In the morning, In readiness for
all of their men who may wish to Ignore
tho ten day proviso of the Columbus set
tlement. It Is behoved that many of tho
strikers will take advantage ot the op
portunity and return to work,
Horso Breeder Dies,
Boston, Sept. 1!. Bernard J. Treacy,
tho millionaire horso breeder of Lexing
ton, Ky., died at the city hospital to.
night.
CAPTURED WITH
A DYNAMITE GUN
Spanish Forls Unable to Stand Before
the Terrible Fire.
CALIXTO OARCIA'S LAST VICTORY
Tor Two Days Ha Maintained an
Artillery Tiro on tho Six Spanish
Torts Defending Las Tunas-Thrcc
ol I'll cm Wcro Demolished JJoforo
the White Ting Was Shown.
New Ynl:, Sipt. 12. A Havana des
patch to The Sun gives a detailed ac
count of Callxto Gnrcla's brlllant cap
tuio of Las Tunis as follows:
Tho capture of Victoria de las Tuna
was made last Sunday by Gen. Callxto
Garcia after bombarding the town for
two days with five pieces of artillery,
one of them a dynamite gun. Three of
the six forts which defended the town
were utterly destroyed by the dyna-
mlto shells, nnd the other greatly
damaged. Before opening fire Gen.
Garcia wrote to the Spanish com
mander Inviting him to surrender.
"I have," said Garcia, "5,000 men and
artillery enough to shatter the whole
town of .Las Tunis. I give you three
hours to surrender and I will respect
your life and that of your men."
No answer came and the firo iwas
opened on Friday, Sept. 3, at 3 o'clock
In the afternoon. It was quickly an
swered with heavy volleys from the
forts. The Spanish had three cannon,
garrison should be respected and their
first volley did some damage to tho
Cuban ranks, but as soon as the
dynamiter went Into action victory
was assured the Cubans.
On Sunday at noon a white Hag was
displayed at the top of .the principal
fort, and the Cubans Immediately
ceased firing. A Spanish ofilcer ad
vanced then unarmed to the insurgent
lines, and reported the desire of tho
military commander to surrender on
honorable terms. The Spanish com
mander desired that the lives of the
garrison should be respected and their
liberty granted in tho case that the
Spaniards should ask for an exchange
of prisoners. Gen. Gracla agreed to
these terms, and tho forts were de
livered to him.
The Spanish Commander, Lteut.-Col.
Alonazegul, said that since Aug. 18
he had been calling for reinforcements
and sending hellographlc despatches .to
the Spanish stations along tho Canto
River, without receiving any answer.
He had had word of a formidable ad
advance of Insurgent troops from
Sabanllla, Calmlto, and other places In
the neighborhood of the Canto. He re
ceived news that Callxto Garcia was
concentrating his forces to move west
ward and attack the Jucaro-AIoron
trocha In combination with Gen.
Gomeii, who was reported to be at the
west side of that military line In the
.province of Puerto Principe. He was
informed also that the cavalry forces
'of Gen. Jesus Rabl had Joined Garcia
and that the Cuban army In tho
neighborhood numbered 8,000 men.
Fearing nn attack on Victoria de las
Tunis, he asked for help and was very
much discouraged at receiving no
answer.
SPANISH DRIVEN AWAY'.
The failure to reinforce him Is ex
plained by the fact that since Aug. 1
the Spanish have been completely driv
en away from the Canto river and
hemmed In in Alanzanlllo. The import
ant towns of Holguln, Jiguanl, nnd
Bayamo are expected to fall Into the
hands of the Cubans also In a very
short time. Their gnrrlsons are help
less and Isolated.
These facts were all reported In the
official despatch from General Lugue
to General Weyler, received this morn
ing by the captain general. Great Se
crecy Is maintained about the whole
affair, but It will have to be disclosed
before long. Gen. Garcia, among them
Lieutenant Coloned Alonazegul and
some officers. General Lugue Is at the
head of a column of 5,000 men, but
dares not to attack General Garcia and
maintains a defensive attitude.
As tho military commander of Las
Tunas tries to defend himself by
throwing the responsibility on General
Luque, because he did not help him, so
General Luque's friends here throw the
responsibility on General Weyler. The
truth 13 that some months ago Luque
refused to accept tho command of the
Spanish forces In Santiago do Cuba
unless General Weyler would declare
oillclnlly the true state of weakness of
the Spanish forces In the east.
General Weyler has long had a
grudge against General Luque. He re
plied to Luque's refusal by saying to
friends of the latter that it was not
becoming In a military man to excuse
himself for not going to a place of
danger. Then Luque accepted and
went to tho field. Day after day ho re
ported the situation to AVeyler, and the
captain general started to Santiago de
Cuba In July last with forty batta
lions "to crush the revolution by him
self," as he boastfully declared. But
In less than two weeks he and his forty
battalions returned to tho west, nnd
Weyler took refuge again In his palace
at Havana, leaving Luque alone to
meet the triumphant forces of Callx
to Garcia, Perqulto Perex and Josus
Rabl.
Among tho friends ot Luquo It Is
said now that Weyler abandoned him
purposely. Be that as It may, tho bril
liant victory of General Garcia will
probably cost Weyler himself his of
fice, .
"BIQ JOHN" AIKEN KILLED.
Shot Down ns Part of tho "Kuklux".
Itcil String" Tend,
Jackson, Ky., Sept. 12. "Big John"
Aiken, ono of tho best-known men In
the mountains, was assassinated from
ambush last night. Ho wns riding to
his home in Upper Breathitt county
from this place, and was shot down
while going along a narrow road. Two
bullets took effect In his body, and he
died Instantly. It Is supposed that four
or five men composed the ambuscading
party, but no arrests have been made.
Their Identity Is pretty well known,
for "Big John" had some determined
enemies. He belonged to the notorious
band of mountaineers known as the
"Kukluxes," which had for Its solo ob.
Ject in llfo the annihilation of tho "Red
Strings," another faction. The leading
Bplrlt of tho "Kukluxes" was Captain
John Strong, who was killed a few
months ago, after peace had been de
clared. John Aiken was a friend of his,
nnd expressed himself so freely about
his death that tho "Red Strings"
marked him for their next victim. The
feud between the two bands has cost
many lives, nnd fresh trouble is now
apprehended.
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THE EMPERORS KISS.
William nnd Joseph Arc ns I'.ll'uslvo
in School Girls.
Totls, Hungnry, Sept. 12. Emperor
William, with a numerous suite, includ
ing General Count Obrutscheff, chief ot
the Ruslan ceneral staff, arrived hero
this afternoon nnd was received nt tho
military station by Emperor Francis
Joseph.
The two emperors kissed each other
twice and repeatedly shook hands ef
fusively. The Imperial meeting was witnessed
by thousands of spectators, who cheer
ed lustily.
YELLOW FEVER IS
GAINING GROUND
Physicians Report on Twelve Sus
picious Cnses--Tho Illness of tho
Itoy Named Hoy, of Scrnnton, Miss.,
Has Been Pronounced Yellow
fever.
New Orleans, Sept.12. Shortly before
noon today tho board of health oillclnl
ly declared six of the suspicious cases
on St. Claude street to be yellow fever.
Subsequently the board announced an
other pronounced case of yellow fever
at Allro and Esplanade streets, also In
tho lower part of the city, about a mile
or more away from the Infested square.
The announcement of the first six cases
of yellow fever wns not unexpected.
No general alarm has resulted here.
The official bulletin of the board of
experts declaring the cases to be yel
low fever, was received by President
Ollphant soon after 11 o'clock. The re
port was as follows:
"We, the undersigned physicians,
who from time to time have examined
the twelve cases of f-ver on St.
Claude street, between Clouet and
Louesa, find six to be yellow fever,
four of whom are convalescent. There
are no other cases."
Among the suspicious cases reported
yesterday, was that of a boy named
Roy, living at Allro and Esplanndo
streets. Doctors Lemonnler, Touatre
and Natas, were sent to make an ob
servation ot the case. This afternoon
they pronounced It yellow fever, nnd
as having apparently had Its origin In
Scranton, Alisslsslppl, or In the vicinity
of that town. As soon as the report
was received, the L jard of health took
charjre of the house.
KILLED IN A TROLLEY COLLISION.
Fatal Accident in n Crnsh Between
Two "Working Cnrs."
Hartford, Conn., Sept. 12. Two work
ing cars camo together In collision,
hend on, on the Hartford and New
Britain trolley line today, killing
Thomas Sheehan, of New Britain, out
right and Injuring six others. This Is
the second accident ot this kind that
has taken place on the road this sum
mer, and both are duo to work cars
running wildcat. The accident oc
curred at Alaple Hill curve, one of the
most dangerous places on the road, as
It is impossible for cars to see each
other approach.
When today's crash occurred Shee
han was sitting on the front seat of the
east-bound car. He Jumped to save
himself and landed on his head in a
ditch, his head striking a sharp boulder,
fracturing his skull. The collision wns
so sudden and unexpected that tho ma
jority of the workmen on both cars did
not have a chance to move. That
more were not killed Is due to the fact
that the front of the cnrs was loaded
with stone and that bioke the force
of the shock and protected the men.
None of the injured will die.
Bcnhnm Sentenced to Death.
Batavla, (N. Y Sept. 12. Howard C.
Benham was sentenced by Justico Laugh
lln yesterday morning to die In tho elec
tric chair at Auburn prison tho week be
ginning November 1, for tho murder of
his wlfo, Florence T. Benham, who died
from tho effects of prusslc acid poisoning
on January 4. Benham was found guilty
on July 2S. Justice Laughlln denied tho
motion for a new trial, which was nvulo
shortly after, tho conviction.
Gold in the Adiroiulncks.
Saratoga, Sept. 12 Sinco the organizers
of tho Greenfield Gold Alining enterprise
have received the- latest nssays from
Washington, which they refuse to di
vulge, they have Mod claims covering
many acres of land In tho lower Adlron
dacks. Preparations aro being made, for
mining on an extensive scale. Tho deep
er tho workmen get Into the rock the more
gold It yields.
.Mutlnoers from Huliln.
New York. Sept. 12. Tho mutineers of
tho American schooner Olive Pecker will
bo brought to tho United States from
Bahia on tho frlgato Lancaster. Tho men
are to bo tried for murdering Captain
Whitman and Chief Alate Saunders on
tho high soas during tho voyage from
Boston to Buenos Ayres.
TIIK NEWS THIS MOKNINU.
Weather Indication Today)
Tlucatenlng Weather; Warmer.
1 General Twenty Strikers Are Dead.
Seven Killed In a Railroad Wreck.
CaMxto Garcia' a Important Cuban Vic
tory. 2 Sport Baso Ball Games of Two Days.
Kentucky Thoroughbreds.
3 State General Reeder Unbosoms Him
self.
4 Editorials.
Comment of tho Press.
5 Trouble Anticipated Today.
V.yo Witnesses Describe tho Shooting;
Thirteenth at Lattlmer.
G Local Rev. Dr. Dixon on the Labor
Question.
Remodeled Oraco Lutheran Church
Formally Opened.
7 Local Jealous Italian Ehoots His
Rival,
Death of J, Plummer Acker.
8 Local West Bldo and City Suburban.
0 Lackawanna, County News.
10 'Neighboring County Happenings,
Financial and Commercial.
Genera lleedor Arrested, Charged With
Bribery,
SEVEN KILLED
IN A WRECK
Disastrous Smash-Up on
the Iron Mountain
Railroad.
FAST FREIGHT WRECKED
Breaking of a Truck Causes
the Disaster.
None of tho Trainmen Aro Injured,
but Thirteen Tramps Who Wcro
Stealing Rides Aro Cnught nnd
Killed or Terribly Injured--Evcry
Car in tho Train Ditched.
Van Burcn, Ark., Sept. 12. A most
disastrous freight wreck occured on
the Iron Mountain road at Hansom, I.
T., a small station twenty miles west
of Van Buren, at 2 o'clock, resulting
In the death of seven men and the ser
ious Injury of &lx others, two. of w'.iom
will die.
The dead are:
WILLIAM FAiMD.
OHAIU.D FAAIE.
DOUGLASS ANDERSON, i
JOHN JOHNSON.
I30RI3 HENDinilSON.
FRANK HAMILTON.
H. A. WALTER.
None of the trainmen were hurt. Tho
wrecked train was a local freight from
Coffeyville, Kas., to Von Buren. While
the train was running at a speed of
twenty miles nn hour tho forward
trucks of one of tho cars near the en
gine broke, wrecking fifteen cars loaded
wiht walnut logs and baled hay. With
the exception of two cars In front and
three cars in the rear, every car com
posing the train was ditched. In tho
middle of the train was a car loaded
with heavy machinery and it was In
this car that thirteen men wero steal
ing a ride and from which seven dead
and six seriously wounded wero taken
by the trainmen shortly afterward.
When the machinery car left the rails
It fell on Its side, nearly all of the men
being caught by the heavy beams. A
car of logs was piled on top of tho one
In which the men wero riding and that
any escaned Instant death is but little
short cf n miracle.
CABINET MEETING CALLED.
Tho President to Ho in Washington
for n I'cw Days.
"Washington, Sept. 12. The president
has sent word that he will return to
Washington from Somerset, Penn.,
next Alonday, and a meeting of the cab
inet has been called for Tuesday to
discuss several matters which are re
garded as requiring executive atten
tion and perhaps action at this time.
On tho list Is tho construction to bo
given to Section 22 of tho Tariff act,
the scheme to be adopted for tho Im
provement ot San Pedro Harbor, Cal.;
tho adjustment of various questions of
state that have arisen concerning
Alaska and tho gold miners, and per
haps the discussion of Hawaiian con
ditions. It Is understood that tho president
will not remain In Washington more
than a day or two next week, but will
leave the city again In continuation of
his vacation, and will not return to tho
White House before Oct. 1. It Is be
lieved that he will spend his time hi
New England.
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MUTE ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Tho Victim ol tho Crimo Wns tho
Boy's Stepmother.
Alalone, N. Y Sept. 12. A messngo
wns received In Alalone today by tho
Sheriff from officials at Helena, St.
Lawrence county, to arrest "Wlnfred
Bell, a student at tho State Deaf Aluto
School, on a charge of murdering his
stepmother, and bilng him to Helena
at once. The Sheriff was cautioned
not to allow the prisoner to wash his)
hand or clean his finger-nail?. Tho
boy Is eighteen years old.
Tho woman murdered had consider
able wealth. She disappeared from
her home last Alonday, and young Bell
arrived at the Deaf Aluto School In
AInlono on Tuesday. Ho was put un
der arrest. Tho body of tho woman
was badly disfigured.
A Husband's Accusation.
Hobart, N. Y., Sept. 12. Crandall B.
Hanford, a business man of this place,
was served with a summons last night
upon complaint of Pied A. Lamb, who al
leges that Hanford ha alienated Lamb'n
wlfo's affections and been criminally Inti
mate with her. Airs. Lamb has been a
prominent member of tho Methodist
church choir, being tho leading contralto.
Both parties havo hitherto borno good
reputations.
Walked OUn Train in His Sleep.
Elizabeth, N. J.. Sept. l.-Vhllo on his
way homo by train last night, Richard
Albcrtus. of 1H7 Adlur itrcet, Philadel
phia, fell asleep, and when the ours wero
parsing through this city at 12.5J o'clock
ho aroso and walked off tho train. Ho
struck against a fence, but rolled clear of
tho wheels, and escaped with only a
broken rib.
President Returns to Washington.
Washington, Sopt. 12. President Alo
Klnley will reach Washington tomor
row afternoon. Ho will loavo Somerset,
Pa., ot 10 a. m., on a. special tialn over
tho Baltlmoro and Ohio railroad and Is
scheduled to nrrlvo heio at 3 p. m.
Tho Herald's Weather I'orocust.
Now York. Sept. 12. in tho Jllddlo States
and Now England today, fair to partly
cloudy, warmer nnd sultry weather will
prevail with flesh und llsht southerly aiul
southeasterly winds, becoming somewhat
varlablo and followed by cloudlnow on tho
coastH and by local ram near tho lake.
On Tuesday, In both of thse sections,
partly cloudy, moro sultry woathar wlU
prevail, with a hot wuvo at Inland sta
tions and fresh variable, probably local
ruins.