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YELLOWFEVER
MARCHING ON
New Cases Are Appearing
at Every Hand in
New Orleans.
SEVEN CASES AT MOBILE
Two
Deaths Are
ported.
Also Re-
Considerable Alnnn Is Pelt nt .Hon!-j;oincrv"-Poiir
Cases Cnuso Con
sternation nt Gnlvcston, Tcns--An
Opinion Tlmt the Complaint Is
Dengue.
New Orleans, Oct. 10. The fever sit
uation Iito grew no bettor today. New
cases appeared In various pot lions of
the cily, many of them, however, be
ing reported In houses wheie there was
already infection. There were several
deaths, nnd in one os" the fatality
occurred not lone after th" report of
the ease to the hnaril. Three persons
were reported sick In the Call family
this morning, ami during the clay one
of them died. The second death umonc
the cases In Algiers was reported to
day. Two of the deaths today were
In Carrollton, which, iclatlvo to popu
lation, has furnished more fatal cases
than any locality In the city. Miss
Carrie Gceker, who died today, was
only reported III yesterday. Tonight
her mother was announced to have
yellow fever. Today's record was Ave
deaths and thirty-five new cases.
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 10. Seven cases of.
yellow fever, two deatiis in the city
nnd one nt Magazine Point, nnd three
recoveries, make the record for this
city for the past twenty-four hours.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 10. Consider
able alarm was caused here in the past
twenty-four hours by the report that
a mnllcarrlor named Stebblns had died
of yellow fever. After examination to
day an order was issued announcing
that Stebblns' death was due to pois
oning from eating canned salmon.
There Is no reason to suppose that
there is an.v yellow fever in town.
Galveston, Tex.. Oct. 10. Dr. Gult
cras today reported four cases of yel
low fever here. He says he is sure of
his diagnosis. The opinion of a ma
jority of physicians here Is that there
is no yellow fever at Galveston, but a
type of dengue fever has existed for
the past sixty days; that there have
been fifteen thousand cases of dengue
and not n single death.
BEHIND GEORGE'S CAMPAIGN.
Dnngor of the Movement Pointed Out
by .11 r. Wuttcrson.
Louisville, Ky Oct. 10. In the Courier
Journal yesterday morning Mr. Walter
son points out to the country tho threat In
the Henry George campaisn for mayor
of New York. He shows that Mr. George
embodies all that ls revolutionary, In thn
Chicago platform. After declaring that
tho self governing i rlnciple is now as dis
tinctly on trial as It was In Franco a hun
dred years ago, ho says:
"Another century has passed and, turn
ing from tho lessons of tho reign of terror
of Franco to the results of the victory for
civil and religious liberty In America, what
do wo see? Wo see that liberty threatened
by the license which ingulfed tho French;
we see all that was achieved by tho wis
dom and moderation of tho fathers of the
American revolution menaced by the lineal
descendants of the fathers of the llelgn
of Terror. In Governor Altgeld, behold
Ilobesplerro; In Tillman, Danton: In Henry
George, a possible reproduction of that
Incisive writer and humane philosopher
who, maddened by too much brooding
over tho wrongs of man, became tho
bloody Marnt.
"Ilobesplerro, Danton and Marat oper
1 ated upon a limited territory: Paris was
E France. But modern Invention has abol
Alshed time and space, has concentrated
population so that the torch which lights
Chicago may readily Ignite New York.
Kxcept for a firm hand at Washington,
the havoc of property In Chicago threo
years ago would soon have deepened Into
a havoc of men, and the appetite for
blood once started, nothing short of mili
tary absolutism and martial law could
have stayed the hands of organized riot
embracing In thtlr grasp every populous
center In tho land.
"That parties are In a fluid statu ought
to be by this time clear to the simplest
mind, but In Greater New York we nave
sef up on u single stage and placed in
full view of tho audience a vltascopo Il
lustration which admits of no possible mis
understanding. The mlhtt en t-ccne Is but
1 a fao almllo In mlnlaturo of the whole
I country, Tho dramatis personau are but
models, from which countless reproduc
tion will be made.
"There we" see organized democracy, led
by Tjammany, striving to regain posses
sion,! and organized Republicanism, led by
Platn striving to hold Its own. On either
hand Wo unknown quantities appear the
conservative rich, led by Seth how; the
radical poor, led by Henry George. Was
ever a political contest In France or Spain
more permeated by contrawlso, counsels,
,more emphasized by rival ambitions'.'
? "in the end It Is tolerably certain thut
Jfew of the promises made will be ie
deemed, and none of the hopes realized,
oxcept lhono that aie personal to tho ac
tual victors lu the fray. Hut tho vote
cast wilt mean a great deal, because,
though never o Inconclusive In Itself, It
will Indicate with a certain degree of ac
curacy the strength of parties and have
besides u tale of tendencies to tell,
"Outside of New York and It is here
that wo In Kentucky are most concerned
what dc we see',' Wo see the free sliver
extremists overywhro Inclining to George,
though George says ho lb not for flee nil.
ver In splto of thn fact that he stands on
a free silver p'jitfonn, nnd represents not
a regular nomination, but a bolt,
"What docs this mean? It means simply
that, falling to get free sliver, the next
hand to be played by the tree sllverltes Is
flat money. Hack of that money stand the
rest of Mr. George's Utopian thcorles-the
abolition of property In land through the
single tax theory, tho public ownership
of railways, telegraphs nnd benevolent
Institutions, free trade by agrarian proc
ess, and a completely centralized, paternal
nvtrnment."
CHtCAdO BREWERS WAR OVERPRICES
Capacity Tor Manufacture Ptcctds
Dcmnnd.
Chicago, 111., Oct. 10. A beer war Is now
on here that threatens to test the endur
ance of the brewers, for prices have been
cut from $5 to $3 per barrel, and the figure
may go even lower than that.
The trouble Is that thoru Is In Chicago u
capacity for the manufacture of 10,000,000
barrels of beer and a sale for only 3,000.000
barrels. The cut was made by the Chicago
and Milwaukee Brewers' association after
a careful survey of tho situation.
It made, no attempt to regulate prices,
but sought to prevent each linn from tak
lag any other linn's customers. Any
brewer making moro than his pcrccntago
alotment turned $3 per barrel on alt sur
plus Into tho association each month. Any
brewer who made less than his nllotment
drew out ?3 per barrel for each barrel he
was short.
The clause In the agreement forbidding
any brewer to tako tho customers of an
other did not apply as against a brewer
outside of tho association. This finally
furnished a loophole whereby tho mem
bers of the association avoided the agree
ment. Outsiders were enabled, through
tho connivance of these members, to sell
beer to customers of another member at
very low prices, and It was to fight theu
"pirates" that tho members of the Oj.o
elation In good standing began U cut
prlres.
At the present time It costs about ?4.fO
per barrel to make beer, as the brewers
have to stand an additional tax of "
cents per barrel, and this, with tho ad
vancing prlco of materials has increased
tho cost of manufacture 40 to GO cents per
barrel within a year. The cost, however,
will havo nothing to do with the sellng
price, and In the present dangerous con
dition of affairs there Is no telling whero
It will go.
.
BARRIOS MEETS
SUDDEN REVERSES
Guatemalan Rebels Administer De
cisive Blows to the Government,
Capturing Important Towns.
New York.Oct. 10. A special from Santa
Ana to the Herald says:
Just at the moment when It seemed
certain that Dictator Harriott, of Guate
mala, would triumph over his enemies
and end the rebellion there, news comes
which shown decided nnd unexpected re
verses for tho government forces. Now
It is predicted on all sides that the Bar
rios government will certainly fall with
in a short time.
This sudden change In tho aspect of tho
situation is due largely to the fact that
Joso Leon Castillo, who was one of tho
candidates for president of Guatemala,
has contrived, despite the efforts of tho
Salvadorean government, to Invade Guat
emala from Salvador with a largo force
and capture tho elites of Jutiapa nnd
CuaJInlqullupa.
According to the reports received hero
Castillo met with llttlo resistance from
the forces guarding tho cities, and Is now
lu undisputed possession. Ho Is accom
panied by Roscudo Santa Cruz und Pedro
Barillas. These cities are nearer to tho
capital of Guatemala than uny others
ever held by the rebels, and It is believed
thnt the Insurgents will soon move
against the city of Guatemala.
Rebels Defeated nt Totonicnpnn.
Gautcmala, Guatemala, via Galveston,
Tex., Saturday. Tho long expected battia
commenced yesterday around Totonicnpnn
at half-past eleven o'clock In tho morning,
and continued until sundown. From tho
constant and heavy artillery lire from both
sides tho carnage must have been great.
The government forces opened tho at
tack with artillery, the enemy returning
the llro from the summit of Tierra Blanco,
with threo pieces of artillery. General
Ovalle, with great dlfllculty and bravery,
and under a thick fire from the rebels, oc
cupied the plains of Tierra Blanca, forcing
the rebels to fall back on Coxhom, pursued
by the Jnlspa troops. In tho retreat tho
rebels left ono piece of artillery,
Comander Taracena has occupied posi
tions on San Francisco do Alto, and re
ports fighting between Ollntepeque and
SIJa and Salcaja and Quezaltenango. The
number of killed and wounded has not yet
been reported.
An official war bulletin yesterday an
nounced an Invasion In the east from tho
Salvadorean frontier by Jose Leon Cas
tillo, Pedro Barillas and Itoscndo Santa
Cruz, rebel leaders. They attacked tho
town of Jerez, but marched on and took
Yuplltepeque. They utempted the cap
ture of Jutiapa, but, ncording to official
reports, were repulsed. Other advices,
however, say that Jutiapa was captured.
The government now has 24,000 men and
thirty-eight pieces of artillery in defensive
and offensive action.
A train load of volunteers was sent lrom
this city to San Jose, where they will take
a steamship for Champerlco. Late last
night more reinforcements were sent to
Totonlcapan.
HAUL OP $10,000.
Home of Francis Scott, oi The Cen
tury, Burglarized.
New York, Oct. 10. The home of Francis
II. Scott, president of the Century Maga
zine company, In Orange, N. J was in
tered by thieves on Friday, and ui tides of
wearing apparel and household goods
amounting to S10 000 lu value were carried
olf. The police of this city have arrested
three persons und have reeofercd matt
of the property. One of them Is Mary
Rcgers, alias "Chicago May," and when
the detectives broke Into her room two re
volvers were lying on the bed. She tried
to pass them to the men, but was over
powered. One of the men Is Cyrus Hyland, tho re.
puted husband of "Chicago May." Tho
third person Is George. Bennett, alias "Tho
New York Kid.'' The prlnonois weiv re
manded and will be arraigned tomorrow.
QUIET DAY AT WILLIAMSPORT.
Mrs. Aunnbelle llolvey Delivered
an
Address to a Large Audience.
Wllllamsport, Oct. 10. No work was
dono today by tho Women's Christian
Temperance union, but several addresses
were delivered. Nearly every pulpit In
the city was supplied by a delegate.
In the afternoon Mrs. Anuabelle M. Hul
vey, of West I'ittston, delivered uu ad
dress to a big audience In the court house,
and this evening people were turned uway
from Pino Street Methodist Episcopal
church, where Ilov, Anna Shaw delivered
the convention sermon.
FLOURING MILL BURNS.
Atchison, Kns., Oct. 10. Fire this morn
ing destroyed the flour mill und ware
house of John M. Cain, together with
tho Cental mill, tho Cain block and five
small frame buildings. The aggregate
loss Is $75,000; Insurance about one-third.
Tho Cain warehouse contained 3.000 bar
rels of flour and the mill several thous
and bushels of wheat. Culn's total loss Is
J52.000; lnsurnnce, J21.000.
Steamship Arrivals.
Southampton, Oct, 10. Arrived: Bra
men, Now York for Bremen, and pro
ceeded. Havre Arrived: Ln Cham
pagne, New York. Queens town Sailed:
Uinbrla (from Liverpool), Now York.
GENERAL WEYLER
WILL BE LOYAL
Though Recoiled, He Says lie Will Make
No Trouble.
EXCELLENT PROMISES FOR CUBA
l'rcmicr Sngasta Says Cuba Shall
llnvo a Model Govcrnmcnt--.Nitun-tion
in tho Philippines Serious.
Spain Is Hard Pressed Tor Money
Madrid, Oct. 10. The cabinet today
held a four hours' session, at which
the decision previously arrived at re
garding the recall from Cuba of Gen-
oral Weyler was confirmed.
El Ileraldo makes the announce
ment that the captain-general of Por
to HIco will bo appointed acting gov
ernor of Cuba pending the arrlvul of
Marshal Blanco.
ln reply to. an Inquiry by Premier
Sngasta, General Weyler has cabled
tho following1 statement to the govern
ment: The principles which constitute my
ohnrncter as well as my well-known
inilltnry history are strong guarantees
that I have never created, nor will I
ever create, any difficulties for the con
stituted government, be that whatever
It may.
I have always been, and ln every case
shall ever be, the first mnn to accept,
respect, obey and enforce the govern
ment's nrd,crs. I would not allow any
demonstration to go beyond the ex
pression of personal affection and the
approval of my policy.
In leplylnc to a number of Cuban
senntors who lind offered their support
to the government, Premier Pagasta
said that the government would devote
Itself, before nil else, to the pacifica
tion of Cuba and would then Introduce
in the island a model administration.
The government, tho premier added,
considered that the pacification of
Cuba would fucllltute the restoration
of peace in the Philippine Islands,
where the situation now is serious.
Havana. Oct. 9. Following the ap
pointment of Marshal Hlunco to suc
ceed Captuin-Gencral Wojler, the Mar
quis Palmerola, civil governor of Ha
vana, and the other provincial gover
nors have tendered their resignations.
Madrid, Oct. 10. The "Imparcial"
says that the Spanish government will
take rapid and energetic measures on
account of the spread of the rebellion
ln the Philippine Islands. It Is said
that General Prlmo de Rivern, the
former Captain-General of Madrid,
who succeeded General Polavieja ln
March last as Governor of the
Philippine Islands, has resigned.
Advice Just received here from
Manilla, capital of the Philippine Is
lands, say that earthquake shocks
were felt at Mindanao during the last
days of September. Great damage was
done to property, and there was con
siderable loss of life. The worst ef
fects were experienced at Zamoanga
and Hasllnn. where noxious vapors,
issuing from fissures In the earth,
asphyxiating many people. (
London, Oct. 10. An American dl
pomnt who has just arrived here from
Madrid says tho condition of Spain is
even worse than the correspondents
depict. Whoever Is sent to Cuba, ho
ndds, Willi attempt to buy off the In
surgent leaders.
The diplomat fuither says that the
Spanish government is so hard press
ed for money that it Is attempting to
sell nil the public lands and build
ings that can possibly be spared. Not
only is the pay of the soldiers unpaild
since last March, but the pension lists
are ln arrears .
All social Intercourse between the
American Minister at Madrid and the
Spanish officials and the Diplomatic
Corps has been suspended for more
than a year. This has partly due to
the fact that Hannls Taylor, the form
er United States Minister to Spain,
wns persona non grata to most of the
members of the Diplomatic Corps.
For eighteen months Mr. Taylor had
not been on speaking terms with the
French and Austrian Ambassadors
and witli tho Papal Nuncio. The
rupture with the French Ambassador
was because Mr. Taylor protested
against being omitted from the list of
guests at a reception given by the
Ambassador.
London, Oct. 10. A dispatch from
Madrid says that the Queen Hegeiit
has ordered that assistance be given
to the families of the Anarchists exe
cuted at Ilnrcelona some time ago,
and that their children be educated at
her expense.
Madrid, Oct. 10. Captain General
Blanco will sail for Cuba on the fif
teenth, und Captain General Weyler
will return to Spain immediately. Gen
eral Catellanos assuming the direction
of affaire in the Island until lllanco's
arrival. The Marquis de Aliumada,
who was Captain General Weyler's sec
ond ln cominund, has resigned.
At the meeting of the cabinet yester
day It wus decided to send reinforce
ments to the Philippine Islands. Mur
shal Prlmo lllveiu, who succeeded
General Blanco as governor-general of
tho Philippines, will be recalled Im
mediately. LONDON COMMENTS.
London, Oct. to. The Times, com
menting this morning; on the Cuban
situation, says: "If Senor Sngasta
falls to udopt a bold refoim policy In
Cuba likely to disarm American jingo
ism, It might turn out to have been
wiser to lmvu left General Weyler to
finish the war In his own fashion."
The Standard, after asking why Gen
eral "Weyler Is recalled If It Is intended
to continue the campaign, says: "It
seems only too plain that Senor Su
gustu's course hardly deserves the
name of policy. It is a 1 must a de
vice for parrying America's Importu
nate questions. We suspect that Gen
eral Woodford presented something
very like an ultimatum, und thut. but
for American piessure, nothing would
have been heard of autonomy. W
doubt that a Cuban settlement is much
nearer. There will be more fighting
nnd more negotiations. Senor Sugnsta
must walk warily If he proposes to be
more than a diplomatic match for the
American umbassador.
"On the other hand, the Washington
cabli.ci has need to bo circumspect.
Spain ban only Cuba and honor left,
and nr.v open Interference with her
rights over Cuba would kindle a lire
of resentment In which nil talk of au
tonomy would dlsuppenr and the strug
gle attain wider dimensions."
WILL.O-THE-WISP ESTATE.
Tho Heirs or Joseph Itnll Will Get No
Cash.
Washington, Oct. 10. Tho treasury de
partment has had muny Inquiries from
time to time nbout tho nlieged estate of
one Joseph Ball, of Philadelphia, which
Is supposed to be held In trust ln the
treasury department. Tho letters speak
of this trust and of an alleged 81 years'
leaso given by Mr. Ball to certain valu
able property In Philadelphia. Some time
ago It was stated that ex-Prcsldent Har
rison was Interested ns an attorney In tho
estate. Many hundreds of people all over
tho country have been drnwn Into tho
struggle for tho money which they er
roneously imagine lies In tho treasury
awaiting distribution.
To all of these Inquiries replies aro sent
Informing the "heirs" that thero Is no
such fund nnd that thp only record lu
the treasury department of Joseph Ball,
of Philadelphia, relates to a claim of
about $3,000 which he Hied as nn under
writer against the government In 1S91 for
cargoes seized by the French. The claim
Is one of tho ordinary French spoliation
claims.
ANNIVERSARY OF
CHARLES PARNELL
Pivo Tliousnnd Nationalists Pnrndo
the Streets nnd Deck Their Famous
Lender's Grave with Immortelles.
Dublin, Oct. 10. Today Is tho sixth an
niversary of the death of Charles Stewart
Parnell. Five thousand Nationalists par
ad. d tho streets to the Bleak Glusiicvln
cemetery, where they heaped high tho
grave of their famous leader with flowers
brought from all the counties of Ire
land. Tho demonstration was unique. It
was divested of nil tho trappings and
suits of woe, and was converted Into a
triumphal procession, lively national airs
replacing dirges. The country people
were brought In by crowded excursion
trains. On their hats they wore Ivy and
shamrock Instead of crape. No flags
were raised on the public buildings along
tho lino of march and only a few houses
of the poor displayed decorations. Tho
poverty of Ireland was exhibited not only
by tho children who walked In their bare
feet, but tho attempts at uniform for tho
processionists who seldom achieved more
than a faded green sash or a spray of
ivy on the coat.
The day was wet, windy and cheerless,
and tho demonstration was imposing In
no way except In Its spirit. A memorial
car was the most conspicuous feature.
It was drawn by four black horses and
on it were plied wreaths and crosses, as
high as n load of hay. A bronze bust of
Parnell surmounted the car and above the
head streamed a green flag emblazoned
with a setting sun In gold.
After this camo the members of the
Irish parliamentary party, headed by Mr.
John Itedmond. They were followed by
tho honorary officers of the demonstra
tion committee, tho staffs of tho Irish
Dally Independent, the Evening Herald
and Weekly Independent: delegates from
tho Irish national leaguo of Great Brit
ain, and then by the. carriages containing
Mr. John Parnell, M. P.; Mrs. Dickinson,
sister of tho dead patriot, nnd other mem
bers of the Parnell family, though the
venerable Mrs. Delia Parnell was unable
to be present.
The lord mayor and corporation of Dub
lin, the mayors, sheriffs and municipal
dignitaries of Cork and Limerick, rode
next In gilded coaches." After them camo
tho various deputations, carrying gaudy
banners. There wero moro than thirty
bands In the procession, and every coun
ty and large town, ns well as scores of
smaller towns, had representatives In
county or town ofllclals, clubs, societies
nnd other organizations. The procession
was forty-flvo minutes In passing u giv
en point.
No union Jacks were carried but nearly
every county delegation raised the stars
and stripes next to the green Hag. Ono
of the most suggestive features was tho
predominance of children and aged peo
ple, showing that the tide of emigration
Is carrying Ireland's able bodied sons und
daughters to more prosperous lands.
At tho cemetery tho members of the
Parnell family walked around tho grave
and deposited wreaths and floral tokens,
conspicuous among them being a cross of
ferns nnd white roses bearing the Inscrip
tion "in ever loving memory of my hus
band, C. Parnell."
There was no speechmakfng and noth
ing In tho way of formal ceremony. A
smart shower llnally sent the spectators
scurrying for shelter.
The Irish World says: "It Is deplorable
that a great man's memory should bo
dragged Into tho arena of party politics,
Parnell has been dead long enough for
his name to bo placed beside those of
tho greatest patriots, high abovo section
and sect, nmld tho reverence and love of
a grateful people united in sentiment
here. If, unfortunately, nowhere else.
TROLLEY ACCIDENT.
linltiiuorc C'nr Crashes Into a Wagon.
.Mrs. Helm Killed.
Baltimore, Oct. 10. A trolley car on the
Point Breezo division of the City nnd
Suburban Traction line ran down u wag
on on the Mount Carmel road, two miles
from Baltimore, this ufternoon, Instantlv
killing Mrs. John Frederick Helm. Jr!,
of 424 South Washington street, this city,
und Injuring her husband nnd their two
boys.
Mrs. Helm was on the rear seat of the
covered wagon when tho cur ran Into It,
and becoming entangled In the wreckage,
was thrown under the car und cut com
pletely in twain. Her husband and the
two children, on the front seat, weru
thrown twenty feet, but escaped with
severe bruises and contusions. Tho con
ductor and motorman wero arrested.
MASONS AT BALTIMORE.
Gcncrnl Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Will Assemble on Wednesday.
Baltimore. Oct. 10. Tho generul grand
chapter of Itoyal Arch Masons will as
semble hero tomorrow In triennial con
clave and on Wednesday the centennial
unnlversury of the founding of the grand
chapter In the United States will lie cele
brated. A reception under the uusplces
of the Maryland grand chapter will bo
held tomorrow night und tho regular ex.
erclses will begin on Tuesday morning.
The celebration will consist of chorus
f-lnglng, the reading of a centennial po.
cm by Rev. Dr. Henry Branch und tho
singing of a centennial hymn. On Thurs
day night a grand banquet will bo held In
tho Musonlc temple.
How to Spell "Klondike."
Wushlngton, Oct. 10. The United States
board on geographic names has Just ren
dered decisions determining the spelling
of 149 geographic names. Including a num
ber In Alaska. Many variations for the
same place uro encountered nnd tho
board's action Bcttles tho uniform usage.
As to Klondike tho decision Is to spell
ti us ueru given. ,
Outings Art lldltor Dead.
Oowandu. N. Y Oct. 10. Allen W. Van.
deusen, art editor of Outing, of Now
York, died hero Saturday morning.
DR. SWALLOW WOULD
MAKE A BARGAIN
Desires the Assistance ot Mr. Thomp
son, of Pittsburg.
WANTS A "GOOD ROUSINQ MAJORITY"
If F.lcctcd tho Doctor Promises to
Show the Taxpayers What Has
llccn Done with Their Money. -lie
Expects to Do Elected nnd Will
Leave Nothing Undone to Itcncli the
Goat.
linrilsbutK, Oct. 10. ltev. Dr. S. C.
Swallow, of this city, tho Prohibition
candidate for state treasurer has writ
ten a loiter to William H Thompson,
of Pittsburg, tho Independent candid
ate for treasurer, expla'nlix his re
cent statement that he "found Quay's
friends In tho western counties of
tho state trying to persuade Republi
cans who have determined to vote for
mo (Swallow to vote for Mr. Thompson
instead, provided they could not vota
for Mr. Heacom." Dr. Swallow says
this does not neccssalrly make Mr.
Thompson a party to the deal, but
that many nn Innocent man has been
tinwlttlngly made the decoy of design
ing men.
Replying to the Plttsburger's state
ment that he (Thompson) "does not
desire the ofllce nnd would not accept
It," tho preacher says ho Is sorry
that his opponent made this admission
for it leaves no ground on which those
who know Thompson favorably can
stand for his defence. Dr. Swallow
says he desires the election that ho
may get hold of the books in the state
treasury and show the taxpayer
what has been done with their money;
that Jf elected lie will serve to the best
of his ability, and that lie expects to
be elected and shall leave nothing un
done to reach the goal.
Tho doctor snya in conclusion that ho
will assist Thompson to obtain the
votes necessary to entitle his organiza
tion to name candidates by certificate
of nomination next year if the Pitts
burger will reciprocate by holptlng
him to votes that will elect him
(Swallow by a "good rousing major
ity." HENRY GEORGE
IS DENOUNCED
The United Labor League of Phila
delphia Regards the Alleged 1'rlcnd
ol the Workingmcn with Distrust.
Philadelphia, Oct. 10. A resolution to
endorso Henry George's candidacy for
mayor of Greater New York was almost
unanimously defeated at a meeting of
tho United Labor league this afternoon.
Tho resolution was offered by Delegate
James A. Powers, of Typographical
union, No. 2. During the discussion that
followed Chance nnd Ulrlch opposed tho
resolution. Delegate C. Ganton denounc
ed Henry George ln such terms ns to
elicit the greatest applause from the op
position. "Henry George," he said, "rep
resents labor only as far as tho corpora
tion ngents represent labor for the bene
fit of capital. Ho is but the mere repre
sentative of labor for business enterpris
es In which ho Is Interested."
Philip Montis, another delegate, arous
ed a bitter exchange of personalities when
be exclaimed: "If ever thero was a born
fakir, Henry George Is one. Ho repre
sents nothing. It Is ridiculous to endorso
him, and I move It bo laid on tho table."
Delegate Barnes said: "Who Is Henry
Georgo backed by? Why, by Thomns L.
Johnson and alt the other Brooklyn car
capitalists. I cannot vote for the reso
lution and I ask my friends here to stand
for their Independence and vote against
it."
On a vote the resolution was tabled by
a voto of IS to 2.
DISTRESS IN IRELAND.
Relief Will He Allorded Without tho
Calling of nn Extrn Session.
London, Oct. 10. In reply to a petition
signed by 01 members of the Irish parly
In the house of commons asking the gov
ernment to call iv special session of par
liament to deal with the exceptional dis
tress In Ireland. Arthur K. Balfour, first
loid of the treasury, and governor leader
In the house of commons, has written to
John Dillon, tho Irish leader In the house,
ns follows:
"The government has observed the par
tial failure of the potato crop with great
concern and Is watching anxiously the
condition of the people In the threatened
districts, Thero Is no need, however, to
summon parliament earlier than Is cus
tomary, because, should the apprehen
sions of the memorialists be unhappily
realized, the executive Is empowered to
adopt the necessary measures without
waiting for the sanction of parliament."
CRUSHED BY A BICYCLE PEDAL.
Pour-Yenr-Old Uoy Wns ScrinuMy
Injured.
Special to The Tribune.
Plttston. Pa.. Oct. 10. A 4-year-old son
of Patrick Kelley, of this city, was run
down by a bicyclist on Wyoming avenue
yesterduy afternoon und now lies at tho
point of death ut his home. The bi
cyclist rodo an old-fashioned maehllio
with vertical pedal movements.
When passing over the llttlo fellow one
of the pedals ln moving down pressed
against the boy's abdomen tearing a
large gap In the flesh. The cyclist escap
ed without being identified.
DESPERATE LUNATIC.
He Chokes n fellow Prisoner to
Death in Spite of Attcudnnts.
Austin, Tex., Oct. i0. J. 15. West, who
has been attending tho law class of tho
state university, became violently Insane
yesterday, thinking ho was a great Pop
ulist leader. Ho was confined In the lu
nutlc asylum lu a cell with another luna.
tlo numed Thomus C. Denge.
At an early hour this morning he
choked DeiiKe to death, notwithstanding
the fuct that four uttendanta were trying
to separate the men.
Tnmmunv Man Dend.
Now York, Oct. lO.-Thomns William
Adams, who was prominent In the Tarn
muny society i'i years ago, nnd who was
chairman of tho committee which escort
ed the body of President Monroe to Rich
mond, Va died ut his home In Brooklyn
today, uged 75.
Charged with .Murder.
Canton, O., Oct. 10, William DePey
ster, a well known character, Is under ar
rest on tho charge of murdering his wife.
Sho ran out of their home wrapped In
flames, her clothing being soaked with oil
from a lamp,
GEORGIA'S CONVICT PROBLEM.
Governor Recommends tho Appoint
ment of rt Prison Commission.
Atlanta, Oa., Oct. 10. Governor Atkin
son yesterday made public that portion of
his messago to the gcnerHl assembly,
which meets on October 27, ln which bo
discusses the disposition of the state's
convicts on the expiration of tho pres
ent lenses. Tho governor recommends
the appointment ot a prison commission
of three persons, ln whom shall bo vest
ed the power to locate nnd prepare n pen
itentiary, with separate quarters for
boys, men und women. Tho equipment of
tho penitentiary should bo sufllctent to
accommodate the boys, women, men not
classed ns able-bodied, nnd such able
bodied convlctB ns muy be needed to car
ry on tho work In which they may be
employed by the prison commission.
Tlie labor of tho other nblo-bodled con
victs should be hired out for the term of
llvo years. This last recommendation,
the governor explains, Is Intended to re
lievo the taxpayers ot tho state of the
enormous outlay that would be needed
to care for nnd keep unemployed the 2,221
convicts which the stutc now has.
KAISER THANKS THE SULTAN.
Grntcful lor a Present of Captured
Greek Cannon.
Constantinople, Oct. 10. The sultan has
received an autograph letter from tho em
peror of Germany, In which tho latter
thanks tho former for n number of can
non, captured from the Greeks during the
recent war. which were recently presented
to his German majesty by Abdul Homtd.
Tho emperor In this letter praises tho
"wise moderation" exhlhlted during Tur
key's negotiations for tho conclusion of
peace with Greece, and assures the sultan
that he enjoys the faithful friendship of
Emperor William.
CR0T0N WATER
MAIN BURSTS
Ten .Million Gallons of Water Run
Into the Streets of New York in tho
Heart of tho fashionable District,
New York, Oct. 10. A large Croton wa
ter main burst early this morning nt tho
corner of Madison avenue and Forty
eighth streets, In the heart of the fashion
able district, and wrought such havoc
with' property that not even a partial cal
culation can bo made of the financial dam
age at present. For blocks around scarce
ly a building escaped Injury by reason of
tho volumes of water which poured Into
tho streets, celars and basements. Tho
damage will reach far Into tho thousands.
The sewers were choked by the great ruh
of water and then the Hood rose In tho
streets. Tho big water main was probably
cracked by a blast which was lired lu a
sewer excavation late Saturday afternoon.
Then In tho night tlmo when the strain
on tho pipe wu greatest. It gave way
and tho flood followed. The breaking of
tho four-foot plpo was announced by a
rumbling noise, and a column of water
shot In tho air so high that It reached al
most to tho top of tho electric llgt polo
on tho corner. For fivo hours this column
shot up, and ln that time ten million gal
lons of water had run down the avenue
nnd side streets.
Tho most serious damage was done to
tho building of tho railroad branch of the
Young Men's Christian association, and
to tho Knickerbocker Athletic club house.
In tho basement of the latter place wero
located the dynamos, machinery, bowling
alleys, bath rooms. And Ig swimming tank.
These have probably been ruined. The loss
Is placed at $1.",000. Almost without ex
ception tho houses In the vicinity of tho
break were so flooded that they have been
damaged from $D0O to $2,0u0. The main
which broke was laid In 1871. and has a
capacity of two million gallons an hour,
with a pressuio of 27 pounds to the squaro
Inch.
DEBS TALKS ON THE "PROBLEM."
Addresses n Largo Audience nt New
York. -Colonel Iliutou's Plnns.
New York, Oct. 10. Eugene V. Debs
spoke to un audience of one thousand
men and women, among them many prom
inent socialists ln the Grand Central Pal
ace last night on "How to Remedy tho
Social Problem." Ho used the same ar
guments ho has advanced on other oc
casions. Colonel Richard Hlnton, a member of
the colonization commission of the So
cial Democracy, outlined the plan of the
commission and said that within a month
they would be able to colonize llvo thou
sand families In one of the great western
states.
STORM AT ST. JOHNS.
St. Johns. N. V Oct. 10. The severest
storm known for years has been raging
here today. This afternoon an unknown
barkentlne wns sighted off the port flying
distress signals, and tho British warship
Pelican sailed to her assistance. It H
feared that great damage has been done
to tho fleet of fishing vessels now re.
turning from Labrador.
Lngugeincnt nt Mnmoncillo.
Havana, Oct, 10. Official advices have
been received reporting an engagement ut
Mnmonclllo, nrovlnco of Santa Clara, be.
tween a- force of Insurgents and a de
tachment of government troops umler
Colonel Delgado, resulting In a victory
for the latter. The Insurgents lost 21 men
killed nnd 431 boxes of ammunition for
Remington and Mauser rifles were cap
tured by Colonel Delgado.
Yellow Fever Ilacillus and Locusts.
London, Oct. 10. A dispatch to tho
Times from Montevideo says that Profes
sor Saenerelll, who discovered yellow
fever bacillus, announces the discovery
of a curative serum. Another dispatch
says that the locusts have reuppeared lu
the. not th of Uruguay.
An Old Landmark Gone.
Lebanon, Oct. 10. Dutters" grlht mill,
an old landmark at ludlautown Gap,
was destroyed by lire today. The mill
was operated for sixty years and was
owned by Harvey C. Dutters, who loses
$S,0v0, as the plant was not Insured,
THE NEWS THIS MOKXINU.
Weather Indications Today:
Fair; i'olloweJ by Cloudy.
General Yellow Fever Victims.
General Weyler Piomlses to Be Loyal,
American Products In Foreign .Markets,
Rev. Dr. Swalow Sungaluv of Klectlun.
Sport Foot Ball Games of a Day,
Local Strange Nomads Who Live ln
Taylor Woods.
Harvest Home' Festival at Trinity Lu
theran Church,
IMItorlal.
Comment of the Press,
Iocal Splits Wood at Ninety-Five.
Used Wife's Face as a Door-nut.
Iocal West Side and Suburban.
Lackawanna County News.
Quarterly Convention of Total Abstain,
ers.
Neighboring County Events.
Financial and Comoirc!al.
AMERICA IN
THE LEAD
Interesting Facts Shown
in a New Publication
on Commerce.
REPORTS FROM CONSULS
How American Products Af
fect Foreign Markets.
Tho Volume Known ns "Commercial
Relations of the United States"
Will Contain Compilations of an
Interesting Churnctcr Rccnrdlng the
Demand for United States Goods in
European Countries.
Washington, Oct. 10. The bureau of
foreign commerce of the state depart
ment is Just now busily engaged in
the preparation for publication of the''
volume known as "Commercial Rela
tions of the United States," embodying
annual reports from United States con
suls lu every country In the world up
on the trade conditions ln their re
spective districts. The forthcoming
volume Is of larger scope than Its pre
decessors, and Instead of being the dry
compilation of figures that it was for
merly, the "Commercial Relations" for
1S9G-97 will present a mass of Informa
tion of such variety as to bo valuable
and Interesting. An Indication of tho
character of the work Is afforded by
the extracts that have been given tho
benefit of advance publication.
From Hanover comes nn account of
the installation of an electric railway
for handling heavy freight; sugges
tions for placing American tools In
Germany, and talk of an opening for
breakfast cereals.
The consul nt Barcelona reports up
on the trade of Spain as aftected by
the Cuban war; upon the Spanish wo
man's aversion to the bicycle and up
on the tariff and financial question.
The depressing effects ot American
competition upon the Swiss watch
trade is described by the consul at
Geneva, who also tells of the prefer
ence for American bicycles and tho
growing demand for American canned
goods.Callfornln fruits and sole leather.
The Inroads that American lead pen
cils are making into the formerly ex
clusive German market is the subject
of a chapter in the report of the consul
at Nuremburg.
KLONDIKE TREASURE.
Six .Miners Return with 1'.!,000 Be
tween Them.
Seattle. Wash., Oct. 10. Tho steamer
Rosalie arrived here Inst night from
Skaguay and Dyea, Alaska. The Rosalie
brought down 131 passengers, most of
them coming from Skaguay. Among tho
passengers were six from Dawson City
who came out over the Dalton trail.
They were Pat Gulvln and wife, Charles
Thebo, C. B. Currish. C. H. Davis and a
man named liede.
They had about $12,000 In nuggets be
tween them. They left Dawson Aug. lifl
nnd arrived at l'alne's Mission Sept. 23.
They report that rich strikes have been
made on Hunker creek, which is as rich
as Bonanza or Kldorado.
Tho total output this year will exceed
any estimate ever made. Tho Rosalie re
ports everything quiet at Skaguay.
Many miners have completed cabins In
which to winter and others are catching
their supplies preparatory to leaving till
next spring when they will aguln try
the puss,
BULLET NEAR HIS HEART.
Struggle ol a Cnrpontcr with Armed
Tramps.
Lancaster, Oct. 10. Anson Boweis, a
carpenter, whose home Is In Parkersburg,
but who works for S, K. McDowell, of
Philadelphia, was brought to this city
this morning with a bullet near his
heart und now lies at the county hos
pital here lu a critical condition. Ho
told the hohpltat authorities that ho
boarded a freight train near Overbrook
last night Intending to ride to his homo
lu Parkersburg.
Ho fell lu with two tramps, who after
they hud ridden a considerable distance,
demanded his money. Boweis says ho
jefuscd und immediately the men attack
ed him. In the struggle thut ensued, ono
of the men tired, the ball lodging in
Bower's lungs. Ho Is 2J years old nnd
has a family.
Gates .11 nv Resign.
Cleveland, O., Oct. 10. It Is rumored
among Iron and steel men hero that John
W. Gates will soon resign the presidency
of the Illinois Steel company to becomo
the head ot the Consolidated Steel and
Who company, with plants In various
cities. Mr. Gates Is also credited with
being the leuder of the movement to
bring about a combination of the who
and nail manufacturers.
CoiiMMits to Visit Pettis Couutv.
Sedalla. Mo.. Oct. lO.-Henry D. Shci
ton, of Hughesvllle, Pettis county, is lu
receipt of a letter from President MoKin
ley, lu which he contents to visit IVttls
county some time next month. Colon, d
Shelton Is at the head of the sugar making
Industry which Is to be formally Inaug
urated In Central Missouri on the occas
ion of the president's visit.
Pntnl Row Over Crops.
Richmond, Ky.. Oct. 10. Rutherford
Todd, younsest son of Frank Todd, a
wealthy fanner, stabbed Dan Little, a
farmer living on his father's farm, lutti
yesterday, Indicting wounds that will
prove fatal. The men had had troubln
over a division of crops, Todd surren
dered und was released on bond.
Tho Herald's Weather Forecast.
New York, Oct. 12. In the middle states
and New England, today, fair to portly
cloudy, warmer weather and fresh to
light northeasterly to southerly wind
will provnll, preceded by frosts In thn
highlands, followed by Increasing cloudl
ns lu tho western und lake regions of
this district, and poslbly on the roast. On
Tuesday, In both of those sections, irtly
cloudy weather will probably prevail, with
slowly rising temperature, followed by
local rain In the western end lake dlstrUUi
of this section. - s , v
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