h ' TOENTS " SORANTON, PA., "WEDNESDAY MOTiNJJSTGr, OCTOBER G. 1897. TWO CENTS GEN. WEYLER MUST GO According to Sagasta, He Must Resign or Be Recalled. THE PROGRAMME OF SPAIN U Will' Be Carried Out with Firmness. Prompt Action ill He Taken in the Cnsc of Philippine Islands, Where the Situntioii Admits of No Delay. Woodford Unsltuccivcd No Instruc tions. Madrid. Oct. '. Ponnr Moret, the minister for the colonies, It is seml nlllolnlly nnnouneed, hast decided to apply ass soon us possible all the meas ures which are comprised In the pro gramme of the Liberals regal ding the Antilles, including nil that Is neccssnry for tlie apnlleatlnn of autonomy for Cuba in the form permitted by the circumstances. It In reported hei- today that the V nl ted States minister, tjenernl Wood foul, left at the foreign olllce yester day an olllelal note from Secretary ShPlMlMll. Premier Si'gnstn In an Interview 13 quoted as Hiving that most Important ciuestlons are before the cabinet min isters, who have a thorough know ledge of the llnanclal position of Spain and possess accurate details of the war situation In Cuba and the Philippine Islands. The government, Senor Sa gastn added, will carry out Its politi cal and military programme with 111 ill ness nnd sagacity. When the piemler was questioned regarding the future of Captain Gen eral Weyler, he said he supposed Wey ler would resign, adding that If he did not do so he would be recalled. In conclusion Senor Sugastu said that the most prompt action would bo taken In the Philippine Islands, where the sit uation, he explained, udmlttcd of no delay. Washington. Oct. 5. It can be stated positively that Minister Woodford has r received no additional Instruction I from Secretary Sherman or any other government olllcer. His call was either one of courtesy to introduce himself formally to the new Spanish administration or to lay before It some matter not fully outlined in his tulk with tho Duke of Tetuan. lie bore no letter from Secretary Sherman, and It can be stated nuthorltatlvely that It Is the policy of the administration to let the new Spanish cabinet become settled In olllce and not press It to net hastily. The cabinet at Its meeting today took no action of importance. The Spanish-Cuban situation was consid ered In a desultory way In connection with a cablegram from Minister Wood ford announcing the formation of the new Sagasta cabinet. The cablegram however, contained no new Informa tion, nnd the discussion was largely In the nature of comment and an ex change of views as to the effect of the change of government In Spain, No action was taken. SAGASTA CALLS ON' WOODFORD. Madrid, Oct. .".Senor Sagasta was the first visitor at the United States llegatlon this morning. His Interview I with General Woodford was cordial, but absolute reserve Is maintained as lo what passed In the conversation. Captain General Weyler has written in ofllclnl letter to General Azcarraga, 'orwarded before the resignation of the Azcarraga cablnst, In the course of ivhlch he declares that the condition if Cuba had Improved to a remarK- ible degree since the date when he us- inimed control In the Island, The captain general says that "tho ountry has received a fresh lease of life." He asserts that the Spanish peneral commanding in the eastern provinces reports an uninterrupted service of trains on nil the railroads. rhe letters alleges that the Spanish lirmy In Cuba Is being maintained In l-xcellent state despite the fact that lay is six months In arrears. v'ana. Oct. f. The friends of Cap- General Weyler made a grand In his behalf today and did all I could possibly do to prevent his to Spain. They held u meeting le Hnanisn casino, many or the Inter class of Spaniards being pres- Resolutions endorsing Geneinl ler were adopted with conslder- lenthuslasm and u cable message ent to the government of Madrid Iinclng the representatives of the lg, mercantile and Industrial com ities assembled at the meeting familiar with the state ot tho 11 of Cuba and were consequently lied with the course followed by kin General Weyle'-, looking to p.n and complete pacification of the and expressing fear that his re- llll delay the paclllcatlon. In con- In they beg the Spanish press to In him and unnounce the Inten- i those present nt the meeting to by the government's decision. It further agreed to organize n pub- Imonstratlon In Wcyler'e honor. PERILS OF SNAPPER SOUP. I in a .linn's Throat .May Cost His Mlt). klngton. Del., Oct, 5.-Vhllo Enos fy was eating snapper soup two ago a small none lodged In his land doctor have been unable to Lit. Indltlon Is serloiiN, and slnco tho Knos Iiiih lust almost fifty if flesh. kinged Dynamiters Held. in, Ph., Oct. IS. Grunt Wltohey I llam Thrush were each held In II today to answer the charge of lug to blow up Wiuium Ctilp's It Hollywood, on uunuay night. CLAIMS TO BG A MURDERER, Win. Harris Alleges Thnt Ho Assisted In the Similiter of ill n J or Wilson, Philadelphia, Oct. C A mnn giving tho nnmo of William Harris, surrendered to tho police lust night with tho (insertion that ho wns tho murderer of Major Wll llam C. Wilson, who wns found buttered to dentil In his clrculntlnit library at 1U7 Wnlnnt street, on tho night of Auk. 18. Jlo Implicated two other men, nnd declared that robbery was the motive and that Wllscm, coming suddenly upon them, they beat lit in down with a hatchet. Harris ndded that Wilson's missing wntch would bo found In u potato patch In New Jersey, two miles below Glouces ter. Ho also made other statements which tho police keep secret. Detectives are. working on tho story, but those who went to Jersey today did not llnil the wntch, nnd It Is snld that other parts of Harris' so-called confes sion lack corroboration. ROBINSON'S PAPERS REFUSED. Clcnr Field for Hdwnid II. Kppcrt, of I'nyotto. Hnrrlsburg, Oct. 5. Secretary of the Commonwealth Martin has refused to ac cept the nomination papers of Harold M. Robinson, Prohibition candidate for judge- of Fayette county, because they nro not In proper form. David M. ller zog. tho Democratic nominee, neglected to llle his certllleato of nomination with in tho time limit, and his nomination will not be ccrtllled for printing on tho olllelal ballot. This leaves a clear Held to Edward H. Eppert, the Republican candidate. THE EMDEAVORERS MEET AT EASTON Fifteen Hundred .Members Arc in At tendance ut Able Oporn Housc--l)r. . Clarke, rounder ol tho Society, Present. . Kaston, Pa., Oct. 6. Fifteen hundred Christian Kmleavorers ot Pennsylvania and New Jersey are in Eastou to attend tho eleventh annual convention ot iho Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor union, which opened at Able opera house tonight. At least 1,0) more members of tho so ciety aro expected tonight and tomorrow morning. Tho convention will close on Thursday eenlug Among tho hosts of delegates In tho city tonight are many prominent members of tho society and church men and wo men from ail parts of the eastern section of tho count i y. Rev. Dr. Francis K. Clarke, the founder of tho society, and president of tho united society, arrived this afternoon from Hoston and was Im mediately besieged by the anxious dele gates. There was a secret meeting of the ex ecutive committee this afternoon nnd In vitations from Harrlsburg and Washing ton. P.i for the convention of 1S'JS wero received. The meeting place will be se lected at another meeting of tho commit tee on Thursday. A plan for lulslng a futul,.,tho Interest on which Is to bo used to defray tho expenses of state conven tions, etc.. was discussed. When tho convention was opened to night every available spaco In tho big theater was occupied and the stage con tained, besides tho officers and disting uished delegates and guests, four hundred young people who compose the convention ohoir. Rev. J. F. Stoneclplier, of Kaston, delivered tho address of welcome, nnd Rev. J. W. lieiinlnger, of Lancaster, re sponded. State Secretary Georgo McDon ald, of Altoona, read his report. He said. In part: "It Is my great pleas ure to report to you that there are on rolled at tho present time six senior so cieties, eight mothers, 3.1S0 young peo ples, 27 Intermediate and 1,270 Juniors a total of 4,401, with a membership of 230,:7, In whleih the Juniors marshal CO.VtiW, and the Intermediate societies 403. "The success of our state union has been largely duo to the energetic and sys tematic manner In which the work has been conducted from the organization. "In county enrollment Philadelphia Is tlrst with 653 societies; Allegheny second, with 391; York third, with 111. Luzerne has 121, Chester 113, Lancaster 113, Mont gomery 111, Dauphin. 110: Schuylkill 10S, Bradford lOi, Illalr !S, Northampton W, Delaware 02, Armstrong 01, Westmoreland IK), Lycoming 83, Lackawanna SO, Cumber land 77, Washington 73, Fayette 72, Erie 70, Ilcrks 70, Susquehanna C3, Franklin GS, Jefferson C7, Indiana C2, and other coun ties numbering from CO down as low as 2, the latter being Cameron county." Tho reports show that timing the past year $10,8(19.01 has been contributed to missions, and $18,121,(3 to other benevolent objects. COLLAPSE OF A BIG HOTEL Two Guests Killcd--List oi the Iu-Jurcd--Tho Huge Mass Sinks with n Crash That Is Heaitl torn .Mile. Charlevoix, Mich.. Oct. 5. The big hotel at Lindsay perk, which was to have been the largest simmer hotel nt the Northern Michigan resorts, collapsed this afternoon and Is a tc'al wreck. It was all enclosed and roofed but the lower stories, It Is asserted, wero not properly braced, nnd the fierce ga'.e miking on tho 410 feet of side wall taused It to waver, and, gath ering momentum as It fell, tho huge mass sank with a crash which was heaiu for a mile, burying forty workmen In a mass of broken timber. In a few minutes hun dreds of willing hands wero chopping and and cutting away the wreekuge, and In a short tlmo tho Injured wero being taken out and cared for. Pierce Kendall, of Charlevoix, ami Ham ilton, of Grand Rapids, aro dead. The badly Injured ore: Charles Helntzelmnn, .Tnmes Glllett, Sy Cain. C. W. (McNeill nnd Willis Sllsby. from Grand Rapids; William Phelps and William Wood, of Charlevoix. F. A. Smith and A. M. Hall, spectators, were quite badly Injured, ns was also Charles Gabriel, tho electric contractor. The money loss will be well up In tho thousands, but the building will undoubt edly be rebuilt. Requisition for Derby. Harrlsburg, Oct. fi. Requisition papers wero Issued today by Governor Hastings on application of Governor Griggs, of New Jersey, for the extradition of Clar. enco Derby, who was convicted nt May's Landing, a year ago and sentenced to eighteen months for keeping a disorder ly house at Atlantic City. Derby for feited his ball and lied to China, where ho remained until n month ago, when ho returned to America and was captured ot Pittsburg. m The Kullir King's Fortune. London, Oct. 5. The late Harney Ilar nato, the so-called "Kalllr King," who committed sulcldo by throwing hlm.telf Into tho sea from tho British steamer Scot on Juno 11 last, left a fortune amounting to &G3,SG5. 8s. Cd. Pntnrson's Public Building, Washington, Oct. B. Tho secretary of the treasury has awarded to Mcllvaln Unkefer & Co., of Pittsburg, Ii the contract for the erection and comple. Hon of tho public, building at Pnttrson, N. J ut their bid of $130,755. YELLOW FEVER HAS A BAD TURN Many New Cases Arc Reported in New Orleans. THREE DEATHS ARE ALSO RECORDED After Two Unys ol Improvement the Situation Takes n Had Turn--Thc Largo Stnir of Hcnltli Oiliccrs Arc Kept Ilnsy Ferreting Out discs. New Orleans, Oct. 3. After two days of Improvement nnd promise, tho fev er situation on the face of tho record took somewhat of u bad turn today. For forty hours there had been no deaths, and yesterday the number of cases lind shown material falling oft from the dny before. Early this morn ing however, the reports of new cases began to come Into the board ot health oillce with considerable rapidity, and by 1 o'clock there hnd been fifteen cases reported and by 7 o'clock tonight till previous records of the season had been broken so far as new cases were concerned. In a few hours three deaths had also been reported to the board. Dr. Ollphant said tonight: "The stern enforcement of the law requir ing all physicians to report promptly both suspicious and actual cases of yellow fever has had a material effect in Increasing the number of cases. "The corps of the board of health Is now so large and the activity of the public In ferreting out new cases so great, that few, If any, aro escaping at tention nnd prompt report. An epi demic Is nbsolutcly out of the ques tion." Norfolk. Va Oct. 5. The British steamship Ilonotin, from Progrcsso to Hoston, put In the capes this morning at 10.15 o'clock with a quarantine llag Hying and her ensign at half-mast. She had as a convoy tho pilot boat Relief. The steamer has fever aboard, of which her chief engineer has tiled. The na tuie of the disease Is not known at this hour. She Is now at the outer quaran tine .station. GOODWIN MURDER CASE. Jury Returns a Verdict ol Guilty Alter Deliberating Three IIoiirs--Thc Prisoners Iron Nerve. Wcllsboro, Pa., Oct. 5. The Jury In the enso of Walter Goodwin, on trial for the murder of his wife, went out at LIS o'clock this afternoon nnd reached a ver dict of murder in the llrst dcgiee, after being out three hours and a quarter. Tho prisoner kept up his Iron .nerve, to tho last, never flinching when tho cletk of tho court read tho verdict. The trial began on Sept. 2S. A little over a year ago Goodwin was arrested on complaint of Miss Copely, who charged him with being responsible for her condition. He married her and took li ir to his father's to live. A child was born, but the mother was not al lowed to sec It, and It Is alleged that sho told her friends that It was foully dealt with'. Soon after this the young man deserted his wife. Sho worked In Manslleld, a few miles from here, and at last had her husband arrested for non-support. Goodwin went on the night of Sept. 3 to see his wife and Induce her to with draw the charge. She told tho family with whom sho lived that sho was to meet her husband, and went out. The following day she was found dying by the roadside with four bullets In her head. Sho died the next day. A Miss Taylor, with whom Goodwin hail been friendly, confessed to the officials that she accompanied Goodwin tho night ot tho tragedy and held his horse somo distance away, but near enough to hear shots fired. Miss Taylor says Goodwin subsequently told her that ho had shot his wife. AUSTIN'S GREAT FIRE. Seventy-live lluildings Aro Destroyed in the Conflagration. Austin, Pa., Oct. C The number of buildings destroyed by last night's lire Is seventy-live. The fire originated in Phillip's livery, on Railroad avenue, In tho northern end of the town. It wns feared for a time that tho entire town would bo destroyed. A chemical engine was sent from Olean, N. Y but arrived too late to save any of tho dwellings. Rut three buildings remain standing on Turner street. A greater part of tho household goods were carried to the hill side. The town presents a gloomy appear ance, tho ruins of tho burned buildings Btill smouldering, while the former oc cupants stnnd by viewing tho debris of their dwellings. All of tho homeless families wero tak en In last night and cared for by tho.o who wero fortunate enough to escape. The estimated loss Is uj.ooo, partly cov ered by Insurance, ACCUSED OF THROWING VITRIOL. A Cnmdcn Negro Accused of Hunting n Young Wo in a ii. Philadelphia, Oct. fi. George Price, col ored, was before Mayor Westcott In Camden yesterday on a charge of hav ing thrown somo burning liquid, sup posed to havo been vitro!, upon Miss Mary Morton, of No. Gtti Vun Hook street. As Miss Morton alighted from a trolley ear In front of her homo Sun day night she claims Price threw tho liquid on her, and that somo of tho lluld burned her nose and mouth, be sides ruining a coat. Price was arrested and the mayor held him In $300 ball for court. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Oct. 5. Tho following Pennsylvania pensions have been Issued: Original William R. Thomas, Conflu ence, Somerset; Henry 11. Otto, Williams port. Renewal and Increase Joseph Har ry, Marietta, Lancaster. Reissue Henry Sands, Harding, Luzerne-. Relssuo and In creaseDaniel Hrlffhton, Swatara, Dau phin. Original widow, etc. Annie Camp bell. Pittsburg: Harriet A. Rocers. Har- risburg; James Hrandon, father, Kitten house, Luzerne; Mary E. Ulrney, Wilkes Harro; Mathilda Helm, Allegheny; Anna E. Hart, Harrlsburg. Ciiuadltin Villngo Ruining. Ottawa, Ont Oct, 6. Tho village of Cassulmnn, thirty miles southeast of Ot tawa, on tho Canadian Atlantlo railway, Is reported to bo burning. Flro Is raging In the bush surrounding tho village, and no trulns can pass either way. All tele, graph and telephone communication with tho village has been cut oft slnco early 1 this afternoon. TROUBLE AT COSTA RICA. Agitation Against Iglcslns Culml nntcs in n Hlootly tliot. Now York, Oct. C Tho llrst details of tho Internal disorders which have re sulted In President Igleslas, of Costa Rica, declaring himself dictator were re ceived today from Harrison It. Williams, until recently United States consul nt San Jose, Costa Rica. The agitation against President Igleslas culminated at Santo Domingo on Sunday, Sept. 12, In a bloody riot In which live men, one ot them rich nnd tho others more or less well known, wero killed, and more thnn thirty others wounded. The riot wns be tween lulliientlnl partisans of President Igleslas and his opponents. President Igleslus some time ago was announced ns a candidate to succeed him self. The election Is to be held next month, and he Is nt the head of what Is known ns tho ctvlllst party. There arose very bitter opposition to him, chlelly In tin cities. When President Igleslas heard of the artray, he Immediately availed himself of the opportunity to declare himself dictator, so as to have absoluto assur ance ot preserving the peace and having no repetition of the deadly riot. Mr. Williams says that he will be re-elected president, not because he has nn ncunced himself dictator, but because the majority of the voters support him iinu will vole for him. HENRY GEORGE HAS ACCEPTED Democratic Candidate for .Mayor ol (Srcntcr Sow Yorl;--An Ovation nt Cooper Unlon--Huudrcils Arc L'u- nblc to (Jain Entrance. New York, Oct. C Henry George ac cepted the nomination for mayor of Greater New York at Cooper Pnlon to night. It was In the same hall and be fore many ot the same people that ho accepted the nomination eleven years ago. In 1SV, he received BS.O0O votes. It was the greatest outpouring of the peo ple seen In this city during the present campaign. The doors were opened ut 7.15 and In less than two minutes every seat la the big ball was occupied and tho aisles as far as the police permitted wero crowded. Hundreds were turned away during tho next fifteen minutes, and by S o'clock several thousand, unable to gain admis sion, assembled outside and held open ulr meetings In the plaza, which were ad dressed by several local speakers. Henry George's appearance before the meeting was the signal for an outburst of cheer ing that lasted three minutes. Jerome O'Neill, of the Central Labor union, presided. The chairman said It was the purposo of the meeting to give the greater city of New York an op portunity that had been dented by tho machines of both political parties to go forth on Its new career In charge of one who will see that all the peoplo havo equality before the law. The chairman mentioned tnc Chicago platform, whereupon the entire audlenco rose to Its feet ns ore man, bats and handkerchiefs wero waved In tho air, and tho cheering continued for several minutes. Tho secretary then read tho following telegram from C. A. Walsh, secretary of the national committee, and member of tho committee from Iowa: "There Is no Democracy save the De mocracy of tho Chicago platform. The local organization that refuses to recog nlzo majority rule as binding on tho Demociats of this country cannot be the regular Democratic organization. Who ever has chargo and keeping of the prin ciples of tho Chicago platform Is and must of necessity bo the regular Democ racy. In New York city that chargo seems to rest with the organization sup porting Henry George, and ns I see tho situation at this distance, were I In New York I should vote and work for his election." A telegram was also read from Senator Ilenjamln F. Tillman, encouraging the movement for the election of Henry George, and promising that he would work and vote for the recognition of tho organization In tho national committee. Charles O'Connor Hcnnessy, In making tho nomination, simply said: "I havo no speech to make, but I nom inate for mayor of tho Greater New York Henry George." This wns greeted by a frantic outburst of cheering, nnd the nomination was made by acclamation. A. 11. Crulkshnnk, of tho United De mocracy, formally tendered the nomina tion on behalf of his organization to Mr. George; and Charles Frederick Adams, on behalf of tho Democratic alliance, did the samo for the organization ho repre sented, James T, Garvoy, of the People's party, and John H. Crosby, of the Manhattan Single Tax club, also notified Mr. Georgo of his nomination by their organizations. Tho rising of Mr. Georgo occasioned another outburst of checilng. Mr. George said: "Fellow Democrats, men who voted last year for William Jennings Rrynn. I nc cept your nomination. From now until election closes, I nm yours. Aye. and af ter election, too. I am a Demoernt. (Thunderous applause and cries of "not of the Hill stripe.") "Gentlemen, now I nccept. Such strength as Is left In me; such ability as I still can wield, Is for your cause. I am a Demoernt. Not a silver Democrat, nor a gold Democrat, but a Democrat that believes In the cardinal principles of Jeffersonlnn Democracy, to whom this Is self evident, that 'all men nro created equal.' On that principle I stand. So far as I havo power, It will bo carried forward." DOUSED IN A TROUGH BY A HORSE. The Auiinul Plunged Smith iu Bap tist Style. Burlington, N, J., Oct. 5,-Hcnry Smith sat serenely on tho edge of a sidewalk watering trough last night. Two young women drovo up nnd stopped to slnko the thirst of their steed. The horso grabbed Smith by tho coat with his teeth, nnd with a quick Jerk lauded him In the water. Not content the horsodtcpt Jiold of tho man and rubbed him nround In the water. Smith was rescued by Charles Hosaell, who happened around. Schism Among the .llnsons, Montreal, Oct. 6. A great schism Is threatened among tho Musons of Canada, A new lodge has been started composed of French and Italians under a charter of tho Grand Orient of France, which does not hellevo In the Bible, Other lodges disown them and have written to tho Prince of Wales for Instructions, Steamship Arrivals. New York, Oct. 5. Sailed; Taurlc, Liv erpool; Saale, Bremen; Auraula,' Liver pool. Cleared: St. Paul, Southampton; Noordland, Antwerp. Queenstown Ar rived; Mujestlc, Now York tor Liverpool, and proceeded. Wirti Null Works Dnmngcd. Philadelphia. Oct. t The Wire Nail works of Phillips, Townser.d & Co., nt Third street and Greenwood avenue, wero damaged by tiro today to the ex tent of $35,000, fully Insured, FIREMEN MEET x AT WILKES-BARRE First Session of the Slate Convention Held Yesterday. WELCOMED BY MAYOR NICHOLS President Little Is Presented with nu Unique Gnvcl--TliD Aniiunl Ail-drcss--Hcports of Secretary nntl Trcasurcr--A Hunquct Is Tendered tho Visiting I'lrcmcn nt Ninth Regiment Armory. Wllkes-Harre, Oct. 5. The first ses sion of tho state llrenien's convention wns called to order at 2 o'clock this afternoon, W. ,T. Hurvcy, president of city council, was temiKirary chair man. Rev. W. D. Johnson, offered prayer, nnd Mayor Nichols delivered the atldress of welcome. At the conclusion of Mayor Nichols' address, Colonel Ilnrvey called presi dent Tittle to the stage nnd presented him with a gavel, the hammer ot which was made of coal taken from the Twin shnft, at Plttston. In which tirty-nlnc men lost their lives In June, 1MIS. President Tittle then rend his annual address. Among the recommenda tions he made were the following: 1 nm of tho belief that at the next ses sion of the legislature there should be a bill Introduced, under the auspices of the law committee ot our association, mak ing It obligatory upon tho brokers ot other states doing foreign Insurance busi ness In Pennsylvania to pay their pro rata share to tho state treasury, where by tho revenue of the stute will bo In creased and the firemen benefitted ac cordingly." Speaking of tho condition of the fire department of the state, the report says: Notwithstanding tho continued depies slon In business, now happily passing away, the men In the different lire de partments of the state nre full of san guine hopes for the future. I am well aware that to keep a fire department In llrst class condition requires money, tlmo and constant attention to details, and tho volunteer department must be kept up mainly by tho contributions . of tho members. You aro also aware that In all tho municipalities of the state, and es pecially where the volunteer departments are still In existence, the amounts ap propriated for their subsistence are very meagre Indeed, and the consequence Is that the members aro severely taxed to keep their companies afloat and the ap paratus in first class condition. This will hardly apply to the members of the paid departments, becauso the authorities of tho municipalities there aro required to appropriate sufficient sums to meet the demands for their respectlvo depart ments. During the year 1SDM7, I visited many of the departments throughout tho state, and found most of them equipped with more Improved and modern npparatus." SECRETARY'S REPORT. Secretary Wunder offered a detailed report, which contained the following figures: Total receipts. $1,062.50; ex penditures, $GS3.S9; balance, $37R.Ci. There have been sixteen new depart ments added to the roll and many com panies have paid up their back dues. The corresponding secretary, James A. Green, submitted his report, expend itures, $34. CO, usetl In his correspond ence during the year. Ho also reported llatterlng progress in the work of or ganization. The report of Treasurer John Sling luff, including the receipts and expend itures for the year ending Oct. 4, 1S97, was as follows: Receipts, $1,S17.1S; ex penditures, $083.37; cash In tfeasuiy, $1,133.31. The executive committee's report dealt mainly with the legisla tive action on the firemen's pension bill. Section IS of house bill No. E02 was successfully nttneked and the bill In Its present shape Is a benefit to nil members. The fight against the amend ment killed the motion In committee. This evening the visiting firemen were tendered a banquet at the Ninth regiment armory. In the alisenee of Judge Woodward, Frank Wheaton, esq., presided. Covers were laid for eight hundred. Among the subjects discussed were the following: "Should Not Tool or Supply Wagons He Adopt ed In nil Fire Departments?" "What Constitutes a Well Equipped Fire De partment for Villages and Boroughs of 1,000 to 5,000 Inhabitant)!?" "What Method Would be the Simplest nnd Rest to Adopt to Prevent Crowding on the Firemen While In Service?" "Which System of Carrying Fire Hose Is Beat for the Preservation nnd Life of the Hose? the Reel or Wagon?" "Should Not all Buildings Used for Manufac turing or Storage Purposes be Ex amined by the Olllcers of the Fire De partment for the Purpose of Knowing Where Best to Enter Them In Cases of Fire?" ON A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO. Woodstown Couple Pedal to Trenton nnd Kilter Matrimony. Trenton, N. J.. Oct. 5. Mayor Welling C. Slckel married a couple of bicyclists under novel circumstances today. The couple wero Clarkson F. Coles, aged 25, and Mabel Klrby, aged 23, of Woods town, Salem county. They rode from Woodstown today on a tnndein wheel, both being attired In brand new bicycle costumes. Their rldo wns ubout sixty miles and both were quite tired. Tho ceremony was performed In tho mayor's olllce. In the presence of three city of. flclnls. After tho wedding tho couple left on their wedding trip on their tan dem. m Burglars Captured. Wllkes-Barre. Oct. C Tho burglars who clacked the safe In tho department store ot Jonas Long's Sons' six months ago. havo been cuptured, They are Horn, cr Van Loo van, Arthur Ferry and Jo seph Butterlleld. Two moro men aro to bo anested, Van Looven worked In tho store, mid, It Is snld, becamo u willing tool ot tho others. Brnkeuian Killed. Philadelphia, Oct. 6.-W. II. Allen, of tho Baltimore and Ohlu railroad, was killed In a collision between two yard en gines near the Atlantlo rennery this after noon, Fo'ir cars and two engine's wero derailed. m Swnllow Case Continued. Philadelphia, Oct. B. In tho Suierlor court today, President Judgo Rico an nounced that tho case of Dr. Silas C, Swallow would bo continued until tho March term of tho court, which will bo held in Harrlsbuig. NEAL DONY'S FUNERAL. Simple Services Aro Conducted nt Portland, Mnino. Portland, Me., Oct. C The funeral ser vices of tho Into General Neal Dow wero held at the Second Parish church this afternoon. Tho attendanco was very huge. Among those present wero mem bers of tho iprcscnt nnd past city govern me'iits, present nnd pt'fct members of tho stato senata nnd houso of representa tives: delegates from tho Grand Army, tho Thirteenth Malno Army association, the flro department nnd tho Veteran's Firemen's association. Among the pnll-benrers were Governor Powers. Mayor Randall, exGovernor Per bam, cx-Goveinor Dlngley, General Sol den Connor, ex-Governor Rohle, Judgo William L. Putnnm and General Francis Fessenden The services tastt-d only an hour, and In accordance with a wish expressed by Gen eral Dow, wero very simple. There wero no decorations other than those of a pro fusion of flowers which covered tho altar and char.cel. All tho flags In tho epy aro at half-mast, and many of tho busi ness houses were closed during tho hours ot the finical. GUARDSMAN MISSING. John SprenliCl Has Not Been Seen Since tho llnlclon Strike. Lancaster, Pn Oct. .'.John Sprenkti, of Company I, Eighth regiment, is miss ing. The regiment had been on duty In tho Hazleton strike region and Sprenkel got leave of absence to go home on Saturday night. Nothing has been heard of him since and It Is feared ho may havo fallen Into a. mlno hole near the camp. When tho company returned to Wrlghts vllle today Sprenkel's wife and child wero waiting at the station and there was a distressing scene when the news was broken. THREE MEN KILLED AT PARRISH MINE A Heavy Kxplosion In No. 2 Slope nt Plyinotith--I'orcc of the Shock 1'olt on the Surlncc. Wllkes-Barre. Oct. H. A heavy ex plosion of gns occurred In No. 2 slope of tfco Pnriish Coal company at Ply mouth this afternoon, by which three men lost their lives. The names ot the victims are: Isaac Edmunds, miner, aged 05, widower: George Eddy, driver, aged 22, single; Louis Richards, driver boss, aged 32, married, wife and two children. The force of the explosion was plain ly felt on the surface and a rescuing party was at once sent Into the mine, but they worked under great difficul ties, as the brattice work was down nnd the ventilation wns poor. The place where tho men were at work was reached about 5 o'clock and their bodies taken out. The body of Edmunds was badly burned. He evidently received the full force of the explosion. His two companions had started to" make their escape when they were overcome by the fire-damp. The cause of the ac cident Is as yet a mystery. One theory is that the men came unexpectedly up on a pocket of gas and set It on fire with their lamps. Another report is that somebody carelessly left a door open, which sent the gas in large vol umes Into the place where the men were at work. Tho company olllclals will make a thorough investigation. About forty men were at work In the tower lifts of the mlno when the ex plosion occurred. They all reached the surface, although some of them had narrow escapes from the after-damp. GASOLINE ACCIDENT. Three Persons ill Cliicngo Aro llndly Burned. Chicago, Oct. r. Dy the explosion ot a gasoline stove on tho second Uoor of 2032 Lowe avenuo this afternoon threj per sons wero burni"' Two of tho injured, Mrs. Effle Lennliv. .ml Mrs. M. N. Ku.'tz, will probably die. Miss C'.ara Lentua was badly burned about the face and body. Tho circumstances wero peculiar Mis. Lennla was preparing luncheon when tho explosion occurred, the burning fluid com pletely enveloping her. Miss Lennle hastily wrappel her moth er in a cloak to extinguish the flames, then picked up the blazing stove, and carrying It to a window, threw it into tho court below. It struck Mrs. Kurtz, who was looking up to ascertain tho cause of the excitement,, and In an In stant sho too wns enveloped In flames. FIVE-YEAR-OLD HERO OF A FIRE. Dashed Into n Burning House and Rescued His Bubv Sister. New York. Oct. 5. While policemen held bis father, who was struggling to enter their burning tenement to rescue his llve-montb-old baby girl, Lenu, 5-year-old Aaron Lovy slipped Into tho blazing house and, fighting the flames and smoke, got to whero she lay In bed. Tlu llttlo fellow was found In tho hall way hulf-faliitlug, but manfully drag ging bis little sister toward tho door, where both children were picked up by tho llrt-meii and carried to places ot safety. KILLED BY BRAHMIN ASSASSINS. Confessed to Shooting Down British Olllcers In India. Bombay, Indlu, Oct. f. Damodar Chupekar Dcccanl, a Brahmin advocate, und 2S companions havo been arrested for tho murder of Plague Commissioner Rnnd nnu Lieutenant Ayers. They wero shot while lenvlng the gov ernor's reception nt Ganeshklnd, tho mur derers being concealed behind some trees. They confessed. TUB NEWS THIS 3I0RN1NU. Weather Indications Today: Fair; Warmer, General Weyler Must Resign or Bo Recalled. Flro Fighters In Session at Wllkes Barre. Heavy Bringing of Gold. Many New CaEes of Yellow Fever, Sport Baltimore Captured tho Second Temple Cup Game. The Kentucky Futurity. Local A Juror Enlightens tho Court. Trial List for November Term of Court. Editorial. Comment of the Press. Locul Lecturo In Penn Avenuo Bap tlst Church by Rev. Dr. Lorlmer. Taylor Residence Will Be Pahitlul. Local West Sldo and Suburban, Lackawanna County News. Whitney's Weekly News Budget, Financial und Commerclul, THE GOLD MOVEMENT Large Purchases in Lon don Yesterday for New York. WHERE GOLD IS OBTAINED The Demand Threatens the Withdrawal of Eagles. Australian Cold nt Snn Francisco Ij Being Shipped I'nslwnrd--Tho Yel low .llclnl Comes in Cnnvns Bags Holding 91,000 Ilacli and Is Sent by .Mall. London, Oct. G. Bar gold wn.1 bought In small amounts In the open, market here today, and tho general be lief Is that It Is destlnexl for America. The demand for goltt ftir this purposo threatened the withdrawal of eaglca from tho bank of England at one tlmo today. I I'. M. There were Binall purchases) of gold In the open market today for New York. This Is not generally known. Every one says the demnnd la for the continent. As a matter of fact Germany Is tho principal buyer today, but New York was a buyer also. I cannot discover any actual engage ment from Paris for New York, but there may bo some. Opinions here dirfer widely as to whether eagles will go to New Yorlc from the bank of England, but unless tho stock markets take an extraordi nary turn the best opinions look for shipments soon. THE AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT. New York. Oct. 5. The millions of dollars of gold which wns received from Australia at San Francisco Is be ginning to arrive In this city. It Is be ing sent thither by registered mall. One bank received $100,000 today, and a private banking firm was In receipt of $100,000. The gold comes In canvas bags holding $1,000 each, In shape llko a sausage. The Populists and free sil ver men tire said to have favored tho abolishment ot the law ot supply anil demand, but these little canvas bags show that the law Is still In full force. The government having declined to transfer the gold from San Francisco to this city at government express rates, or to pay out currency for It here on telegraphic transfer, the Im porters, finding the ordinary express charges too onerous, adopted the cheap er plan ot sending It by registered mall, taking out policies of Insurance against loss. This necessitated a case of somo sort llchter than wood for Its trans mission, and the result Is the little canvas bag, with a strip of leather sewn on one side, into which is slipped a piece of cardboard bearing the neces sary postage. Thus the bags can bo used over and over again. The coin that is being received consists of new $20 pieces of 1&97 mintage, which Is paid out at San Francisco In exchange for the Australian gold deposited there. In a "shipment" by mall of $500,000 In gold In this way, consisting of $20 pieces, It will be seen that there must bo 500 bags, each bag containing fifty coins. The actual i-ates for sterling ex change were reduced today, the rate for demand being 4.8 IH for the first time this season. At that rate, coupled with the present price of gold In Lon don, foreign bankers said Immediate gold Imports were probablt;, especially as the call-money market here wns easy at 2',- per cent., and n large sup ply of cotton bills Is certain. The sum of $100,000 In gold was paid Into the clearing-house today In settle ment of debit balances. BIG PEAR CROP IN DISPUTE. Mrs. Hvlton Alleged to Havo Sold to Two Persons. Philadelphia. Oct. G. Deputy Sheriff Sell, of Camden, yesterday seized 10,01k) baskets of pears on the Hylton furm, In Pensauken township, on n writ of re plevin Issued nt tho suit of John S. Col lins, of Moorestown. Collins claims mat ho purchased tho pears from Mrs. Kmmit Hylton for J2.S0O and paid the money for them, but when ho went to gather the fruit ho was Informed that It bad been sold to New York parties as eaily as last August. Deputy Sheriff Sell rlaced the disputed fruit In charge ot Constable Georgo Idlctt. After the pears wero safely In tho custody ot tho Constable Collins went before Justice Schmltz and caused war. rants to bo Issued tor the arrest of Mrs. Emma Hylton, John D. Hylton and Ben jamin W. Hylton on charges of con spiracy. DEPUTIES GIVE BAIL. Throu of Shcriir JMiirtiii's Men Aro Still .Missing. Wllkes-Barre. Oct. 5-George Trlbel and Fred A. Schlcppy, itVo more of Sher iff Martin's deputies In tho Lattlmer shooting, came before Judgo Bennett this morning and enltird $1,000 hall each for court on tho charge of murder and fel onious wounding. Trlbel Is tho deputy who was shot In the arm. and Schleppy says ho was Blck. There aro still three deputies missing, two men nunied Brown and ono named Pfaff. m The Herald's Weather Forecast. New York, Oct. C In tho mlddlo Btnte and New England, today, fair, "lightly warmer weather will prevail, wllh froah to brisk southerly and southwesterly winds, becoming high tonight oft tha coast from Capo May to Portland, Me,, followed by falling temperature und local rain In and near tho lake region and pos sibly further south. On Thutxlay, In both of those sectlonr, partly cloudy weather will prevail with falling temperature and brltk southwest to norihwest winds, high on the cousts, preceded by local rains lit tho northern districts und followed by; frosts. . '
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