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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
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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.
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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.
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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. . '