IflmttYi TWO CENTS. SCR ANTON, PAM MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1897. TWO CENTS d GUATEMALA SITUATION A State of Affairs That Threatens American Interests. SHOOTING OF A MERCHANT Juan Aparicio Dies by Order of Barrios. Members of tho Central Amcrlcnn Colony I'onr llio Power of ttiu At; grcssivo Prcsldent--Tlio Urnvity ol tho Kvlstlng Iiisurrcrtion Is In hibited in Reports from Act ins U. S. Consul Lord. San Francisco, Sept. 26. Tho follow ing dispatch has been lecelvod help "Llbeitnd. Salvador, Sept. 21 llai- rlos shot Juan Aparicio, Jr , In Quc.ul tennngo on the day that the l evolu tionists took San Marcos. A toleginm received today b one of the loading merchants of this city gives tlu news that Morales and his 12,000 or 15,000 victorious t loops nie In Antlgun." Juan Apaikio, Ji., was the most prominent exporter nnd Importer In Cential Ameilca Ills house Is ropie sentod in London. Pails nnd Nuv York. This news was confirmed by a dispatch received fioni Aparlclo's busi ness house In New Yoik. Members of the Central American colony in this city say thnt If Bairios is bold enough to caube the execution of so eminent a man as Aparicio ho will not hesitate to cany out wholesale slaughtet among the people who oppose him. No cnu.se Is nsslgred In the news re ceived here foi the killing of Apaikio, but there Is eveiy reason to behave that he was shot because he tefused to give moral nnd financial aid to liar rlos Washington, Sept. 2G The gravity of the existing Insurrection In Guate mala is exhibited In the following tele gram received at the State depaitment today fiom S. T Lord, noting United States eonsular agent, dated at Quozal tenango: "I left Champerico and nm In Quezal tennngo, obliged to piotect American Interests Communication with the Guatemalan capital is Interrupted. The eity of Quczaltenango has been under flro and bombarded for twenty-four hours, and Is now In the hands of the opposition general, bombardment by the government forces Is feared Great Ameilcan Interests are threatened" The town of Quczaltenango, of which Mr Loid speaks, lies about teventy llve miles inland, so that It Is haidly possible for this government, to end nny relief In the way of n naval force 1 he Alert Is now on her w ay from San Franelco to Ocas, which was captur ed 1 y tho i evolutionists about a week ago, and when she teaches that point she will affoid n refuge to any Ameri cans who may be endangered. SKETCH OF APAIUCIO. New Yoik, Sept 20 At tho home of Juan Apailclo, father of tho mer chant executed by Banlos, No. 11 East rifty-slxth Street, It was said jester day that the report was true, but that no paitlculnis had been received by Aparlclo's ulatives in this city Juan Apailclo, Jr , wns the eldest son of Juan Aparicio, of the Aim of Aparicio &. Company, No. CO Heaver Stieet. The dispatch announcing his death was le celv ed on Monday, and said that the execution took plnce on September 14 It came by way of Mexico Juan Apailclo, Jr., was hend of the Central American blanch of his linn's business, wlilch Is one of the Inrgtst in the South and Central Ameilcan tiade New Yoik elty la the headquarters of the firm, and there ate binuches In the largo European cities Juan was thlit -eight ears old and married He was educated In. this countiy, but wns not nn Ameilcan citizen. He was one of the most piomlnent lesldents of Guatemaln, but, so his relatives say, took absolutely no part In politics, and it Is supposed that Barrios ordered hli execution because Apailclo refused to help him financially and to give him his support, Aparicio was known and esteemed throughout Cential Ametica He built the first tallrund in Guate mala, erected the Hist electric light and power plant, and established a telephone system along the western coast. He wtfs n suppoitei of nil tho chief hospitals and philanthropic In stitutions In the country Cable dis patches have been received by his jelatlves from all paits of Central America deploring his death and de nouncing tho author of It. IRON BUSINESS BOOMING. movement of tho Ore from tho Upper l.nl.a Region Hunts All Hccords. Cleveland, O , Sept 2S. Prom talks with Iron oro dcalets It Is learned that tho movement of ote from tho upper lake mines UiIb year Mill beat all icc ords. It Is now estimated that at least thirteen million tolls will bo marketed this seabou, nnd next spring is likely to find all the docks clear. That would bo unprecedented Last j'car the stocks In tho spring amounted to 3,000,000 tons, Nlnctj'-flvo per cent, of the allotment of tho oro as sociation has already been sold and prices show a bouyancy under the heavy sales It Is belle vtd tho ore pool, which existed prior to last spring will bo ro-organlzed next spring. Proton Against I'roo Coinage. Paris, Sept. 2G. Tlho Journal Des De bats contains an article today from tho pen of M. Pierre Paul Lero--Beaulleu, protesting against the proposal of tho free colnago of silver In the French mints, which ho declares would 'compromise tho comerce, credit und political power of France." REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE. Tho Greater Now York Lenders Mnko Arrangements lor Convention. New York, Sept. 2G A confcrcnco of tho Itcpubllcnn leaders of Greater New York was held today. Tho confcrcnco discussed tho arrangements of details for Tuisday's convention and the avail ability of candidates for comptroller and president of tho council. No action of a decisive character was taken. A talk with several of the conferees gavo tho Impression that General Tracoy's nnmo will not bo presented to tho convention on Tuesday. In fact, If tho very earnest declnrntlonH of somo well known and "In spired" statesmen nro worth anything at all, tho chances of a compromise! with tho Citizens' union on lines not yet clearly outlined nro very good Indeed. Tho other candidates spoken of are Ashbcll 1. Fitch, to bo re-nomlnated for comptroller; It. ltoss Appleton, of Brook ljn, for president of the council, nnd probably Thomas L. Hamilton, for sher iff. GREEKS STILL WANT FIGHT. They Aro Dissatisfied vvitli tho Pro posed Trcnty ol Pence. Athens, Sept, 2(1 A largo meeting was held this afternoon In Concorde square, where a resolution was adopted calling upon King Georgo and the cabinet to renew tho war with Turkey rather thin nccept the terms of peace offered by the peace conference. Most of tho addresses were bellicose, one speaker mnklng a violent attack upon tho king and Crown Prince Constnntlne. Tho police endeavored to arrest him, but he escaped with the assistance of the crowd. The most Influential section of the press continues peaceful In tone. LIEUTENANT PEARY'S PROPOSED JOURNEY He llvpocts to Ito Accompanied by a Colony olT.squnimux on His llvpo ditiou Towards the North Pole. Boston, Scan 26 Tho steam whaling bark, Hope Captain John Burtlctt, which had jU'ft returned Irom tho Arctic, ar llved here at 0 30 o'clock this morning from Sjducj C 11. In conversation with a reprecn'.iflvt of tile Associated Press, Lieutenant 1'carj said: "The Hope left Sydney at 11 o'clock We-dnesda morning, and fortunately missed the huirlcane which has been rag ing the past week Tho 100-ton meteor ite in the hold of tho Hope fell from tho skies hundred t of jcars ago and has been a bourcc- of lion supplies of the Rsqul miux, I discovered It in May, 1S!I, and slnco that time have been trjlng to seeuro it and bring it to America. Tho Esqui maux call It the "savlksoah." Wo have on board fix Esquimaux three men, ono woman, a box and a girl. 'Ihe oldest of theso la Nook-Tnk, 40 jears old, the ton of tho old Chief Kooloatoonnh, who plot ted to murder Dr. Hnjcs and bomo of his companions. With him Is his wife, Ah Tung Ah Nak Soah, 43 jears old, and their daughter, Ah Wee Ah, 12 years old. The others are Ke Sub, C jears old, with his 9-jcar-oUl boj, Mee Nl, and a young man, Weo Slink 1'p SI, 21 years old They will remain with me here this winter to arrange the ethnological specimens and will return to tho north next summer with me. Theso people belong to the tribe from which I f-hall belect my colony next year" In tpeaklng of tho last expedition, Lieutenant Peary said' "I consider tho chief things accom plished weie tho arrangements with the Esquimaux for in) next j ear's Journey. Prom this time out they will be securing furs nnd other skins for clothing and have all In readiness for me next jear, fo that within twentj-four hours alter my arrival there I shall be readj to em brace the first opportunltj to push for ward towards the point I wish to reach. Then the second event of Importance Is the bringing of tho meteorite to this countrj Tho statements appearing In tho papers that we had discovered some grue romo things about the hut of the Greeley expedition is all nonsense Wo found ro 'gravejard' belongings We found con ditions i-uch that wo could reach the placo where the Grcelej expedition had made their camp, and nlthough It was August 23, wo found things inside the hut cov ered bevernl feet with snow Our party began to dig around and picked up sever U 1 uttons and a. piece of wood marked 'Nor man,' tho name of ono of tho Greeley pat tv and several ot!" r things Those are all tho gruesome findings' we made, "The Hope will remain In Boston when w- will make for the Brooklyn navy jard, where I have pcrml'sldn from tho authorities to U'e the 100-ton crane to hoist tho meteorite from tho hold of the Hope." m NOTED C0A1P0SER DEAD. Michael II. Cross Expires at Phila delphia. Philadelphia, Sept. 20,-Mlchael II. Cross tho organist whose name for tho Inbt thirty jears has been inseparably connected with tho development of good music In Philadelphia, died today at his homo In this city. Tho cause of death was In art disease. On Wednesday ho complained of feeling 111, and tho fol lowing day was forced to take to his bed His condition rapidly grew worso until tho end came today Ho leaves a widow nnd ono son. At tho ago of 15 ho bigan his professional career as organ ist at St. Patrick's ltomnn Catholic church Prom there he went to St. Aug ustine's church, nnd for eighteen jears was organist at tho cathedral, Seventeen jeais ago ho accepted a position at Holy Trinity Episcopal church, which ho held until his death, nnd also sat at tho or gan In many other churches In tills city. During his career Mr. Cross composed a number of masses and gained somo distinction as a composer of oratorio music lie was also a director of a number of local musical societies and ulso took charge of organizations In New York, Brookljn and other cities. Deiith of Edvvurd I. .Merrill. Tarmlngton, Me, Sept. 20 Major Ed ward I. Merrill died this afternoon after an Illness of several months, aged 70 6een tho assistant librarian in the house ways and means committee In tho na tional houso of repiesentatlves. He was quite well known In Washington, having years. Ho was assistant secretary of tha of representatives and secretary of tho government printing oJUco. TIio Witmnoro in Port. Jacksonville, ria., Sept. 20. The schoo er Thomas W Wlnsmore, which sailed from Philadelphia Sept, 10 for this port, and uhlan was thought to be tho sunken vessel off tho St. John's bar, has arrived with only slight damages from the storm. It Is now thought that the sunken schoon. er Is tho Charles Davis, which sailed from Philadelphia on the same date as the Wlnsmore, All hands are supposed to have been lost. Child Stolon by n Nursemaid. Rome, Sept. 28.-A Neapolitan nurse maid has disappeared with tha Infant son of a young Englishman named Hastings. Letters havo been received demanding a ransom of $50,000 It Is thought that tho nursemnld was In league with somo of tho brigands in the vicinity of Naples, 4SHE RAVAGES OF YELLOW JACK Fever Slluallon Sbows Many Signs of Improvement. ALL CASES ARE NOW DOINQ WELL At Onklnnd Park Detention Cnmp All Refuges Aro Declared to Ito Wcll--Tho Work ot rumlcutlon Progressing Itupidly--C.il. Barber, Jtcprcscntntivc of tho Associated Press, III. 'New Orleans, Sept. 2C Today wai the qulotcst of tho week In New Or leans and tho fever situation in spite of appearance of a rather large num ber of new cases may bo said to have show n much , Improvement. Fifteen casps were recorded by tho board ot health, but there was no death, and tlure have been no deaths since Fil day. The authorities received reports dutlng the evening' from nearly every patient now under treatment, and thcho were all to the effect that tho cases nie doing well and that no patient Is in any immediate danger of dissolu tion, Somo forty cases were reported tonight as being rapidly on the mend, and a number of them will be dis charged dutlng the week. Ono of tho most dangerous cases that has ap peared was discharged today. It was that on Madison street In the neighbor hood of the French quai ter, where th conditions wcie considered to be such ns to w arrant fear that the dlseas would spread. Unusual pieeautions, however, were taken bj' the authorities to quarantine the case nnd improve the sanitary con ditions of the neighborhood, and the fe-ver In that vicinity seems to havo been stamped out completely. At the Oakland park detention camp, all tho refugees who have given quarters were declared to be well, no sdekness having jet appeared in tho camp. Today's ncord: V.. Toma, 1203 St. Andrew street; G. G. McIIatdy, Pine nnd Maple; A. Gndman, 2227 Baronne; Lou Lawles, SOS Second. Mlchai'l Dwyer, C21 First; James Grnj', f28 Esplanade; Percy anil Stislo Mattson, 2111 Constance; Brenson, 112C Treme; Andrew and Mlsa Pizzo, and a servant, 1201 Povdrns; Arthur J. Blake, 2013 Camp; Emma Schlosllscher, Baronne and Poydras. Mrs. W. II. Willis, 1.-.-.8 Gimp Btreet. The new cases are, as usual, scat tered. The most piomlnent among them nro Mr. McIInrdy, a wealthy In surance man, and Mrs. William, wife of General W. II. Williams, a well- known newspaper man There are now four cases In the Williams -residence, but they aie nil reported to be doing well. Toma Is the bi other of the man who died of yellow fever last week, and lives In the same piemlse.s. A number of children are among the now case?. WORK OF FUMIGATION. Profcs-sor Metz has a largo number of formaldehyde generators now at work. Today ho burned In the street the bed-clothing and other articles In tho house wheie the man Seires died, on Constnnee street, the clothing first having been subjected to formaldehyde disinfectant. Some dlscomfoit and loss Is being suffered by the poorer classes whoso effects have to be burned. Pro fessor Metz said tonight that he was hopeful of getting the city to make an appioprlatlon to cover Just such cases of distress. Professor Metz has placed these generators at the lallroad depots and baggage is being promptly and thoroughly disinfected before It is put on trains The local charity or ganization Is taking stops to relieve all cases of destitution that nre prehented. The board of health supplies medicines and the charity hospital physicians and the charity organization will tiy to Ptovlde foocj for the poorer classes. Mrs. A. McCubbage died this morn ing In Ocean Springs of yellow fever. Sh: had been sick for several days und her case had already been reported. TheiP have been no View cases at .Ocean Springs. Ileports from the de 'tention camp say that about ten refu gees tiom Now Oi leans have anived there and eighteen from BUoxl. There Is no sickness in the camp save one case of sclntlc rheumatism. The pa tients In the cases, n mile away from the camp, are recovering. At Edwards, Miss., twenty-four new cases and one death were reported to day. A new case was developed at Cham pion Hill, that of Dr. William Cham pion, and the case is a serious one. Another case Is reported at Queen's Hill. Both aie Isolated Mrs. Ethel Clulstcr, the only drug gist In Edwards, was taken ill this morning and Dr. Hunter, of the state board, has been wired for another druggist, an immune from the disease. Only three or four cases aie considered serious nnd they are receiving the best of attention at the hands of oxpeil enced nurses. Among those taken with the disease today was C, R. Barber, merchant, railroad agent and representative of the Associated Pi ess, and one of the wealthiest men of Edwards. Some days ago Mr. Barber advised tho Jack son olllce of the Associated Press that he feared ho was taking the disease, but that It was his Intention to send the news as Ions' ns possible. Mr. Fred, Johnson, an Immune of Tallulab, La., has been sent to take the place of Mr. Baiber and ho went on duty today. New Orleans, Sept. 20. The board of health of tho state of Louisiana oinc ially reports the status of affairs In New Oilcans as regards yellow fever, to bo as follows; During the twenty-seven hours end ing Sunday, Sept. 2C, i) p. m., there were: Cases of yellow fever, 17; deaths, none; total cases to date, 138; total deaths from yellow fever to date, 17. The Daily Alnll Smiles. London, Sept. 27 . Tho Dally Mall laughs at the report of tho Canadian ex pedition In Hudbon bay hoisting the Brit ish flag over Ratlin Land to got ahead of the Amorlcuns, nnd declares tho terri tory has long been a British possession. Rellet for I'lood Sufferers. Berlin, Sept. 20. Tho government has Just mado its first giant, $250,000. for tho relief of the euffertrs from tho recent floods. BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY. Wc-t-lJoflnd Passenger on Northern H'nciflc Is Held Up. Moorhegl, Minn., Sept. 20. Tho west boittnl pfiiscnger tialn on tho Northern Pacific railway was held up three miles east of hero at nn early hour this morn ing. It is said that the express car car ried a lnrgo sum of money which tho robbers failed to secure, owing to a blunder In cutting oft tho cars. Tho robbery was tho coolest pleco of work Imaginable. Engineer Hoover, Just after pulling out of Elyndon, noticed a man on tho front platform of tho mall car. A few moments later tho robber climbed over tho tank, nnd nt tho point of a pistol, compelled the engineer to apply tho brakes. Thrco other robbers then enmo forward, bringing along the conduc tor and brakemen. All mounted tho en gine, which was ngalu started west. Tho robbers sat on tho tank and ordered the cnglrcer to "keep her moving." Not un til the train reached Moorhead was It known that tho engine and mall enr had been cut oft from tho balanco of tho train. Then tho robbers discovered that they had not cut deep enough Into tho train, and had failed to secure tho treas ure In tho express safes, They rapidly despoiled tho crew of watches and money nnd made their escape. ANOTHER LYNCHING DOWN IN KENTUCKY Uajmond Hushrod, Who Assaulted a rotirtccn-Yoar-Old Girl, Hanged by nn Angry JUob of 800. Cincinnati, O., Sept 20 A special to tho Commercial Tribune from Huwes vllle, Kj, says; Rajmond Bushrod tho negro who yes terday assaulted ll-j ear-old Maggie Rob eits, as lynched this evening by a mob of about S00 people. The ljnchlng occurred In the court house tqinre nnd tho body left hanging to a limb of a shado tree. There was no attempt nt dloguKo on tho part of the lj-ncheis, not a mask being seen In tho crowd. Bush rod wus from Rockport, ind Several months ago ho was taken In nnd treated kindly by Willis Claik, a farmer In tho upper pirt of tho countj, only to reward his benefactor by stealing bis watch Ho was released two weeks ugo from tho county jail, after having served sent ence of 1(3 dajs for the theft. He was In town jesterday and drinking. In tho afternoon he set out afoot, going west on tho Texas rallwaj". Threo miles be low town, near Petri station, ho en countered llttlo Magglo Roberts, daugh ter of Ben Roberts a prominent farm er He assaulted her and after beating her about the hend with a coupling pin. left her on the railroad embankment for dead News of the outiage spread and searching patties were sent In every di rection. Guards were sent to every sklft for twenty miles, and his escape to In diana was well nigh Impossible. Failing In his attempt to cioss to Tell City, ho made back over the railroad and was captured In hiding under tho waiting station at Falcon, a mining town, four miles below the scene of tho ctlme. Bush rod fell In with a crowd of four men who brought him quietly to Hawcsvlllo and sum ndercd blur to the jail, and whllo tho town was deserted searching for him In the meantime, tho ofllccrs got wind of a mob, and Bushrod was secreted under guard In tho gravejard on the hill until morning, when he was again locked up. But the pcoplo had de termined on dealing him summary Jus tice. Early In tho day they camo afoot, on horseback, In wagons, and In trains. They weie Impatient for darkness to cover the ground. It was rumoied that militia would urrivo at 4 40 from Owens boro. Tho angry ciom! hearing this i placed sentinels on tho hill overlooking I tho road to give notice If tho train i brought anj soldiers v hen the train pulled out tho Jail au thorities started the rumor that Bushrod had been smuggled on boaid and was be ing spirited out of town. Tho mob broke for tho lallway and tho oflieeis then tried to get their pi boner out of town In tho other direction. Tho lookouts who had beenpostedby tho vlgllants and discovered this move In tho game of Hfo and de ith anil it was quickly checkmated for iho Jailer, at tho point of a hundred guns, gave up tho pmonei and tho march to the court houso square bagan. A w'ido spreading poplar in sight of the thoroughfare of tho town was seleeted for a gibbet and Bushrod was given a brief shift for prayer and confession. His confession wns complete. Ho stated that ho was guilt j- nnd this was tho thhd of fense, ono successful effort having been made upon his 60-jear-oM aunt. After of fering up a long and fervent prajer on bended knee, tho signal to haul away was given, and with pinioned arms ho was soon dangling from tho tiee. The ap plause as ho went up was deareulng. In about foui minutes ho was pro nounced dead and Coroner Mitchell view ing the body cut it down and summoned a Jurj whoso verdict was that "Bush rad camo to his death at tho hands of un known (parties " After the lynching, the mob leader, a prominent Imllanlan made an address in which he pointed to the corpse, saying: "Hero's tho protection we offer our wives and daughters." DEAL WITH ENGLAND IN EGYPT. The Sultnn ill Shortly Address tho Powers on tho Subject. Paris, Sept. 20. The Politique. Colonlalo publishes a. dispatch from St. Petersburg today, saying that, as a result of an ex change of views between the chanoel lerles of St. Petersburg, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Rome and Constantlnopole, the sultan of Turkey will fhortly address tho powers on the subject of Great Britain's evacuation of Egjpt, and Russia, sup porting tho sultan, will Invite a confcrcnco at Constantinople or St Petersburg, with the object of settling the question on tho basis of tho autonomy of Egyt under the suzerainty of tho sultan. Will OrgnnUo Con! .lien. Kansas City, Mo Sept. 20 Local la bor leaders say twelve organizers of tho United Mine Workers of America havo been put to -work omong tho coal miners of tho territory between tho Rocky moun. tains und tho Mississippi river and will spend tho rest of the year in trj Ing to get all of the coal diggers of tho territory closely organized for tho Etrugglo that will como January 1 if thcro is not an other adjustment of (prices by the mine operators at that time. Steamship Arrivals. Havre, Sept. 20 Arrived: La Brctagne, New York. Queenstown Sailed; Etruria (from Liverpool) New York. New York, Sept. 26. The steamer Kais er Wllhclm Dcr Oiosse, from Bremen and Southampton, passed in at Sandy Hook at 105 p, m. She has broken tho westward record from Southampton, mado by tho St, Paul by twenty-stx minutes. The Excommunicated Minister. Rome, Sept. 20 The Vatican has In formed tho Spanish government that tho Cat holla church will not withdraw the excommunication pronounced upon Senor Reverter, minister ot finance, unless It should bo proven that tho property al leged to have been confiscated docs not belong to the church. GENERAL GOBIN IS INJURED Thrown from Ills Horse by the Breaking of a Saddle Strap. ALL QUIET IN IIAZLETON REGION failure of tho Coroner's Jury to Ar rive nt a Verdict Is Variously Com mented Upon-Sccrot Meeting ol Miners nt I'roolniid--Squlro Robin son's Office Invaded. Hnzleton, Pa., Sept. 26. Nothing- new developed todny In the strike region and the day passed off quietly and w lthout Incident. All the collieries vv 111 resume tomorrow, some for the full week, others for part of the week. General Gobln nnd his staff rode to Audonrled this afternoon and this even ing the Ninth regiment gave a dress parade. It Is announced at headquar ters that tho Fourth regiment Is to be withdrawn on Tuesday. The Fourth is stationed at Drlfton. A conference will be held tomoirow to decide on the withdrawal of other troops. The failure of the coroner's Jury to arrive at a verdict is variously com mented upon. Another meeting of the Jury Is to be held tomorrow evening, when it Is expected a verdict will be rendeied A meeting of miners wns held at Fieeland todny, nt which several prominent labor lenders, Including General Organizer Fnhey, of tho United Mine Workers, were present. The meeting wns held behind closed doors' and nothing was given out. It Is known, however, that the miners aro being more thoroughly organized, so that In the event of another strike they will have a leader and organization, A gang of miscreants broke into 'Squire Robinson's office nt Audenrled and demolished considerable furniture. Later, tho residence of Mine Superin tendent Gomer Jones was stoned. Rob inson refused to Issue a warrant for Foreman Jones' arrest several weeks ago and this Is supposed to bo the cause of tho raid made on his office. General Gobln is Bllghtly Indisposed tonight, on account of an injury re ceived today while out riding. A saddle strap was accidentally Droken and tho general was thrown to the ground. GERMAN PRESS STILL WORRYING More Disgruntled Comments on the Relations of the United States and Spain. Berlin, Sept. 20. Tho reported Amer'ran "ultimatum" to Spain has been received with pronounced displeasure by the en tire German press. The official dental from Washington is generally disbelieved here, and tho denunciation of "jingoism," "Yankee Insolence" und the ridiculing of tho Monroe Doctrine havo tilled tho news papers. Tho conservative press, as usual, Is the most violent In denouncing Ameri can aspirations. The Kteuz Zeltung, In an editorial on Tho Forum's artlclo by e-Secretarj Herbert on the Cuban ques tion, condemns the policy outlined there in, and concludes: "If moro sober afterthought does not dam tho stream of American Chauvinism, wo Germans shall not feel sorry In the event that the Americans Anally reach a sounder Judgment relative to their power 1. e., If they got a drubbing to teach them that nobody may disturb the peaeo with impunity." The Staatsburger Zeltung, another lead ing organ Eajs. "A coalition of ull tho European countries Is absolutely neces Barj" to repulse the schemes of Ameri can patriotism and Jingoism, as both a.ro becoming more and more Insolent." Tho same newspaper says that Spain has been assured of Germany's support In tho event of tho United States taking hostile steps. Tho correspondent of tho Associated Presrf hero has made Inquiries at tho German foreign ofllco and In other quar ters, which show that, wlille Sipftln has approached Germany through her Berlin ambassador lepeatedly during tho last year In regard to this, she has only been assured or tho moral sjmpathy of Ger many In her struggle to quell the Cuban lnsuirectlon, and of tho willingness of Geimany to co-operato with tho other big powers In re-estTbllshlng by peaceable means a better understanding between Spain and tho United States, In case seri ous difficulties arise. No other assur ances have been given to Spain, nor la it at all likely that Germany will engage to do more In the future. WAR RUMORS UNFOUNBED. No Preparations for Hostilities Being .Mado by the Nnvy. Washington, Sept. 20. The recent trans fer of about seventy-live sailors from New York to San Pianclsco, tho purchase of some service shells and a reported confer ence ot naval and militia officers with Acting Scoretary Roosevelt nt tho navy department, havo given rise to a sus picion of hostile Intentions on tho part of the navy department, which it may bo said on tho best authority, aro not at all well founded. ' As a matter of fact, there has been no conference of naval militia officers at the navj' department or elsewhere. The com mander of tho Michigan naval militia Is expected at tho navy department on Mon day or Tuesday next, but his mission 19 confined entirely to reporting on tho pos sibility ot getting tho oil Yantlo up through tho lako canals to Detroit. The supplies contracted for have been purchased by act of congress in accord ance with estimates submitted last year, and were In accordance with the usual routine, rinally, the navy department has been making no preparations at all out of tho ordinary run of business. REBEL ACTIVITY IN INDIA. Ornkzttis Will Hold tho Khybcr Pas nnd Help tho Airidls. Simla, Sept, 28. Renewed activity Is re ported among the tribesmen In the Khy bcr region. Tho Orakzals havo been per suaded to return and hold the pass while tho Afrldls aro reconcentratlng In the Chinas and Bazar vallejs. Sycd Akbar, with representatives ot tho various tribes, has gone to try to persaudo the Ameer's commander-in-chief, who is an Orakzat, to help his coreligionists. General Ella's attack upon Bedmanai Pass so completely disorganized tho en emy that both tho Mullah of Hnddah and tho Mullah of Sufe fled prcclpltatoly. The former fell off his horte and had to bo carried In a Utter. He was the re. clplent of a chorus ot curses from the tribal women for bringing disaster unon J their country. PREA1IER BABHNI W0UN0ED. rights n Duel with Dr. WollT, Who In sulted Him in tho UntcrlintiN. Vienna, Sept. 2G A duel with pistols was fought this morning between Count Badenl, tho Austrian Premier, and Dr. Wolff, tho Gorman Nationalist leader, arising from Insults addressed by tho latter to tho Premier nt yesterday's ses sion of tho Untcrhaus. Count Bndrul was wounded In tho right nrm. Tho wound Is not serious. Tho bullet entered the wrist and went out abovo the el bow. Dr. Wolff's chnrgo of rascalltj' wns tho causo of tho duel. Smoothboro pistols were used, and threo shots were to bo fired simultaneously nt twenty five paces. Count Badenl was wounded at tho first f.rc. Dr. Wolff fought a duel with swords on May 8 last with Herr Horlca, a Czech member of the Untcrhaus. This encount er grow out of tho violent scenco which occurred In tho houso between tho Ger mans and Czechs, In which personalities were freely Indulged In. Count Badenl was formerly governor of Gallca, Ho Is n j-oung nnd able Polo and wns llttle known, even In Austria, until ho wns unexpectedly called to form a cabinet In September, 18D5, when he assumed tho duties of president of tho council of ministers and minister of tho Interior. His nobility only dates back to his father. His mother's brother, a Count Mler, married tho famous German nctress, Anna Wierer, who eventually left her large fortune to her two nephews, Count Caslmlr Bcdcnl, tho present Pre mier of Austria, and his younger broth er. INSPECTION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD Hating of tho Rcgimonts ns Shown in Ailjutnnt-Gcncrnl Stewarts' Re port Tiio White Collar to ito Unnlslicd. Harrlsburg, Sejt. 26 Colonel Edward Morrell, inspector general of tho Na tional Guard of Pennsylvania, has for warded from Philadelphia to Adjutant General Stewart the results of tho fall Inspections of tho troops Tho First rcg 'ment stands at tho head of tho division hlth a general average of 97 45, the great est ever mado by any regiment In tho Guard. The standing of the other regi ments and commands follow: Second. SG 5G. Third, 9G94, Tourth, 91 JS Fifth, 95 29; Sixth, S1.78; Eighth, 93 SI. Ninth, 91 Gl; Tenth, 95 43, Twelfth, 91 15; Thirteenth, 93 23; Kouiteenth, 94 G3; Fif teenth, 93 D2; Sixteenth, 92 43; Eighteentn, 93 29, State Fenclbles batalion, 91 11; Phil, udelphla City troop, 96 89; Sheridan troop, 9S36, Governor's Troop, 90S.";; Bat tery A, 92 S3, Battery B, 94 56; Battery C, 92 33; State Naval Militia, Division A, SJ44; Division B, 87 22, Division C. i.0 C7. Tho new features Introduced In tho fall Inspections were brigade drills and out post duty and advance and rear guard. Colonel Morrell rccommands that nt In spections In camp hereafter white col lars be dispensed with, and that great er attention be given to the condition of the belts and cartridge boxes. Ho urges tho officers of tho State Naval Militia to pay greater nttentlon to their personal appearance, thereby encouraging the men to neatness and cleanliness, nnd recommends that somo definite scope bo outlined for the naval militia of tho United States. General orders will bo issued tomorrow from tho headquarters of the guard giving tho results of tho Inspections. JEALOUSY, MURDER, SUICIDE. features of n Recent Trngcdy in the Klondike Region. Victoria, B. C, Sept. 26 The steamship CItj- of Seattlo brought tho news of a murder and suicide at Skaguay. Tho night of the 21st, Georgo Buchanan, fore man of tho Skaguay Bay Improvement corypany, f hot and killed Mrs. Stella Kos suth, tho proprietress of a lodging houso und restaurant and then killed himself. He was madly Jealous of her. Buchanan was about 2-1 years of ago. Mrs. Kossuth was a widow about 2S years of age. PEARL BRYAN'S HEAD ? A Skull round in the Ohio lllver Thought to Have Ueen That of tho Unfortuunte Girl. Cincinnati, O,, Sept. 26. William Par son, a boatman, whllo digging for coal In Medoc sand bar on tho Kentucky side of tho Ohio river found a skull, tho lower jaw of which was gone. In tho upper Jaw were nine teeth. Two front teeth were gold llllcd. An expert dentist says It Ih tho skull of a woman between 18 and 23 years old. It Is supposed to be that ot Pearl Bij'an, for whoso murder Jackson and Walling were hanged. Should that prove true, it has been in the river over nino tcen months. COACH HELD UP. Stage Robbery In California -Ex- press Itox Taken. Yrcka, Cal , Sept. 26 A stage robberj-, the second In the same place, within tho last six months, occurred nlno miles from here last evening. A lono and masked highwayman stepped from behind a rock and demanded tho express box, which was hmded out and tho stago proceeded on Its way. It Is not known how much tho rob ber secured. Thcro wero four passengers on tho stage, but none wero molested. Mute Accuseel of .Murder. Slalono, Sept. 20. Winfred Bell, of tho School for tho Deaf, In Malone, who was arrested hero several clays ago on tho charge of murdering his stepmother, but who wus afterward allowed to return to school, was rearrested yesterday and taken to Canton, on tho verdict of tho coroner's Jury that Mrs. Bell camo to her death by a blow on tho back of tho head and strangulation, inlllctcd by Win fred Bell. T1IE NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather Indications Today; Pair; Cooler. General Minister Woodford Creates a Sensation at Madrid. General Gobln Injured. The Guatemalan Situation. Yellow Fever's Ravages. Sport League and Amateur Baso Ball. Sporting Gossip. Local Sermon by Rev. Rogers Israel In Memory of tho La to Bishop Hull sou. Rev. Dr. GKIln on Riches. Editorial, Comment of tho Press. Local Thirteenth Homo from Lattl mer. Disastrous Smlthvllle Fire. Local West Sldo and City Suburban. Lackawanna County News. Northampton Indorses General Rctder, Financial and Comracrclul. SENSATION IN SPAIN The Programme of the United States Has Been Ascertained. WOODFORD WILL NOT TALK Our Minister Declines to Be Interviewed. According to Spanish Authority, tho Progriimmo ol This Country Doea Not Contcmplnto Wur, but a Pro clainntion of Dlsappravnl--JHcns uros Taken for the Protection o( General Woodford. Madrid, Sept. 2C Tho arrival ot United States Minister Woodford from San Sebastian has made a sensation. The programme of the United Statea has been ascertained. This does not contemplate a declara tion of war If Spain rejects mediation, but according to repoit, an "ostenta tious proclamation to the world of dis approval of the Cuban regime by sus pending diplomatic relations with Spain and withdrawing the United States minister." General Woodford has declined to bo lntervleweel on the subject further than to say that his conference with the Duke of Tetuan, tho foreign min ister, was of the most satisfactory character. Tho unexpected bitterness of the press and of public opinion has painfully impressed him, but ho hopes this will soon be allayed, as ho be lieves his mission favorable to Spanish interests and cannot comprehend that Spain could reject mediation designed to end an Impoverishing war. He has not named a time at which the war must be teimlnated, but he hopes, as the result of his tenders that It will be ended quickly. He believes the war Is Inflicting Incalculable losses upon the United States, and that it is im possible to prevent the organization of flllbui 'ring expeditions. Unusual measures were taken to pro tect Minister Woodford on his journey from San Sebastian to this city, but tho trip was quite uneventful. A party ot gendarmes, commanded by a sub lieutenant, guarded the southern ex press on which he was a passenger. Secret police were posted at the station and the prefect of police was in wait ing to escort liim to his hotel. The drive through the streets was marked by no special Incident, though several people saluted him, receiving a bow in return. Some comment has been caused by the fact that Minister Woodford's family has not accompanieel him, but remains behind the French frontier. Minister Woodford explains that hl3 party is a large one, requiring a com modious home, and prefers spending a pleasant October at Biarritz until a suitable residence can be secured here. The legation cannot be used as n resi dence. General Woodford has already engaged a box at tho Royal opera house and has purchased horses. Madrid, Sept. 26 The declaration Is made here, and is being generally cir culated, that tho Spanish troops in Cuba have recaptured Victoria do las Tunas, which was taken by the Insur gents under Calixto Garcia and Jesu3 Rabi on Sept. 5. AIR, Al'KINLEY AT ADAMS. Tho President Attends Congrcga tionnl Church. Adams, Mass., Sept. 2G. President Mc Klnley passed tho day very quietly. In the morning tho president nnd tho Misses Mabel and Graco McKlnley, accompan ied by their host, went to the Congre gational chinch. The church was crowd ed, and was decorated. At tho closo of tho church exorcise' tho Sunday school service was held,' which wus attended by tho president ami the Misses McKlnlej-, nil of whom wero seated on tho platform. The president shook hands with 100 children ot tho primary department, who marched past him. Tho president and Attorney General McKenna will visit Wltl'rmstown tomor row If tho weather permits, calling on Dr. Tranklln Carte., president ot Wil liams' college. It has not been settled when the president will return to Wash ington, but It Is believed ho will leave) Berkshire Tuesday ovcnlng. DISASTER AT UFA. Many Persons Drowned nnd Others Are Burned to n Crisp. St. Petersburg, Sept. 26 A dispatch from Ufa, capltol of tho government of Ufa, on tho Ufa and Tho Belala, In south eastern Russia, sajs that the steamer Admiral Gervals, with two hundred pas sergers, while lying off tho town, took fire whllo all were asleep A terlblo panlo cneued, owing to tho fact that before the passengtra could dls. ombarkthe steamer moved Into midstream In order not to endanger neighboring ves sels, Many passengers Jumped overboard to escape tho Humes, Somo wero rescued, but many wero drowned Two wero burned to a crisp and several others seriously. Tho total number ot victims had not jvt been asceitalned. Crotnn Insurgents Repulsed. Canca, Crete, Sept. 20. Tho Insurgents have attacked Scalunl, near Candla, Af ter two hours' lighting they retired. The Heruld's Weather Porccnst. New York, Sept, ST. In the middles 'states and Now Kngland, todaj, partly cloudj to fjlr weather will prevail with nearly stationary, followed In the north ern districts by lower temperature and local rains and frosh southerly to south westerly winds becoming somewhat va riable On Tuesday, in oth of these sec tions, fair weather will prevail with frosti and light variable winds, mostly westerly; and sltshUy lower, followed by, rising temperature. ,-,
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