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PEACE
War With Spain Ends at 23 Min
utes Past Four O'clock.
force, the ambassador and his secre
tary entered their carriage and were
driven to the embassy.
The pen which was used by Secre
tary Day In signing the protocol wns
given to Chief Clerk Michael, of the
state department, who had bespoken
It. M. Thlebaut secured that used by
the French ninbassador.
Upon emerging from the White
House, Secretary Day received the
earnest congratulations of the persona
present upon the conclusion of the
protocol. He ntated that the- peace
commissioners who aro to draw up the
definitive treaty would not bo appoint
ed for several days, but declined to
Indicate who they would be.
REMEMBER THE MAINE.
Secretary Day and H. Cambon Sign the Protocol in the
Presence of President McKinley The Document Which
will Form the Basis of a Definitive Treaty of Peace
Action on Part of France in Aiding in Bringing About the
Termination of the War is Deemed Worthy of Special
Praise The Closing of the Simple yet Impressive Cere
monyOrders Sent to American Military Leaders to
Cease Hostilities at Once.
Beautiful Tribute to Our Sleeping
Heroes Prom Montevideo.
"Washington, Aug. 12. The state de
partment has received the following
from the consul at Montevideo:
"The sacrifices of those who were lost
In the destruction of the Maine In Ha
vana harbor are not forgotten In this
far-away place. I have the pleasure
to report that the masters of the
American ships, war-bound hero and
others, have placed a very beautiful,
costly and permanent porcelain mor
tuary wreath on the walls of the con-
BLOCKADES HAVE
BEEN RAISED
THE BIO BATTLESHIPS ARE TO
COME NORTH.
Admiral Sampson is Ordered to Pro
ceed With the Fighting Vessels to
Tompkinsvllle The Monitors to
Be Placed in the Harbor nt Porto
Rico Hostilities Have Already
Ceased at Santiago Shatter Will
Notify Cubans.
Washington, Aug. 12. In accordance
with the proclamation Issued by the
president suspending hostilities, orders
were Issued this evening to the naval
commanders at the several stations In
the United States, Cuba and the Phil'
lpplnes, carrying Into effect the dlrec
tlons of tho proclamation. The navy
department not only transmitted the
president's proclamation In full to the
several commanders-in-chief, but also
directions as to the disposition of their
ROUGH RIDERS ILL.
Three of the Men Halted at Phila
delphia Hospitals.
Philadelphia, Aug. 12. Three of the
rough riders, Joseph n. Adklns nnd
Percy Geyor, of Denver, Colo., who,
with Alfred Poey, of New York, were
yesterday removed from a train while
en route to Itontauk Point, and taken
to the University hospital in this city,
are suffering from malaria. Poey's ill
ness Is pronounced a light case of
typhoid.
All the patients are doing well, and
It Is thought they will bo able to con
tinue their Journey to Montauk Point
in a few days.
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
Sir William Morriott Believes that
the Nations Will Qo to War.
New York, Aug. 12. Right Hon. Sir
William Merrlott, the British privy
councillor, who arrived here today, ex
pressed his views regarding an alli
ance between the United States and
Great Britain, and of the trouble be
tween his country and Russia.
"We don't want an alliance," said Sir
William, "but what we do want Is a
good understanding between the two
nations.
"England Is anxious to avoid a war
PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION.
Washington, Aug. 12. With simplic
ity In keeping with Republican institu
tions the war which has raged between
Spain and the United States for a per
iod of three months and twenty-two
days was quietly terminated at twenty
three minutes past four o'clock this
afternoon, when Secretary Day for tho
United States, and M. Cambon, for
Spain, In the presence of President Mc
Kinley, signed a protocol, which will
form the basis of a definitive treaty of
peace. It Is but simple justice to our
sister republic of France to record the
fact that to her good offices this speedy
tetmlnatlon of a war that might have
run on indefinitely was brought about,
and the president himself deemed that
action on the part of the French gov
ernment as 'worthy of his special
praise.
The closing chapter of events that
led vP to the signature of the protocol
and the cessation of hostilities was full
of Interest. There were rumors In the
early morning that over night the
1 French embassy had received the long
expected final Instructions from Mad
rid, but these, upon Inquiry, proved
groundless, and It was not until half
past twelve that tho note began to
come from Madrid In small lots. The
state department was soon advised of
the fact that the message was under
transmission, but as It was evident
that It would be long and that Its re
ception would occupy much time, the
secretary of state left the state depart
ment for his luncheon. At 2.45 o'clock
Secretary Thlebaut, of the French em
bassy appeared at the state depart
ment to inform Secretary Day that
the ambassador was In full possession
of the note: was fully empowered to
sign tho protocol for Spain, and only
awaited the pleasure of the state de
partment. He Intimated that the am
bassador would be pleased to have the
final ceremony conducted In the pres
ence of President McKinley, where the
negotiations were begun. Leaving tho
secretary of embassy In his own of
fice, Secretary Day made a short visit
to the White House to learn the presi
dent's wishes In the matter. The lat
ter Immediately consented to accept
the suggestion, nnd M. Thlebaut hast
ened to Inform his principal that the
president would receive him at the
White House at 4 o'clock.
THE HISTORICAL MEETING.
At the appointed hour a driving rain
storm prevailed, obliging nil the par
ties to resort to carriages for transpor
tation to the White House. Secretary
Day came first with a large portfolio
under his arm enclosing copies of the
protocol, of the proclamation to be Is
sued by the president stopping hos
tilities and some other necessary
papers. He was accompanied by As
sistant Secretary Moore, Second Assist
ant Secretary Adee and Third Assist
ant Secretary Crldler. They were
shown Immediately Into the cabinet
room, where the president sat In wait
ing. He had Invited to be present As
sistant Secretaries Pruden and Corte
llou and Lieutenant Colonel Montgom
ery. When Ambassador Cambon reached
the White House It was Just ,l.r,5
o'clock, five minutes In advance of the
appointed hour. The rain was still vln
lent and the ambassador abandoned
his usual custom of alighting at the
outer gates of the executive grounds.
He was driven under the porte cochere,
passing through a cordon of newspaper
men nerore ne ana secretary Thlebaut
were ushered Inside. They went direct
to the library ndjolnlng tho cabinet
room on the upper floor. At 4.03 they
were announced to the waiting party
In the cabinet room and were ushered
into their presence. After an exchango
of diplomatic courtesies, no unneces
sary loss of time occurred and Assist
ant Secretary of State Crldler on the
part of tho United States nnd First
Secretary Thlebaut on the part of Spain
retired to a window, where there was
a critical formal examination of the
protocol. This Inspection had nil tho
outward formalities due a document
of this Importance. It was prepared
in duplicate at tho state department,
one copy to be retained by the United
States government and tho other to
become the property of Spain, The
text Is handsomely engrossed in a run
ning old English script. Each copy of
the protocol Is arranged In double
column, French and English standing
alongside for easy comparison as to
the exactness of the translation. The
two copies aro alike, except that the
one held by this government has the
English text in the first column nnd
the signature of Secretary Day ahead
of that of M. Cambon, while the copy
transmitted to Spain has French In the
first column and the slgnnture of M.
Cambon ahead of that of Secretary
Day.
ACCOMPANYING CREDENTIALS.
The protocol sent to Spain was ac
companied by the credentials issued by
President McKinley, specially empow
ering the secretary of state to alllx
his signature to this document. The
authorization was brief and in type
writing, save for the president's char
acteristic bold signature. Later the
American copy of the protocol will be
accompanied by the written credentials
of the Spanish government sent to M.
Cambon and bearing the signature of
Christina. The cable dispatch received
by him today conferred full authority
to sign the protocol, nnd stated that
the written authorization would follow
signed by tho queen regent In tho
name of the king. Prior to the cere
mony of today, M. Thlebaut showed the
cable dispatch to Secretary Day, and
It was accepted as sufficient to enable
the ambassador to sign in behalf of
Spain. When the written authoriza
tion arrives it will bo presented to the
state department to accompany the
protocol.
The examination of the protocol was
satisfactory, and tho document was
handed to M. Cambon first and then
to Secretary Day, who afllxed signa
tures In that order to each side of the
two copies. Then the last detail In
making the protocol binding was ad
ministered by Assistant Secretary
Crldler In charge of the chancery work.
wno attached the seal of the United
States. Throughout tho ceremony all
nut tho two signers remained stand
ing. M. Cambon, In signing for Spain,
occupied the seat which Secretary of
the Navy Long, now away on a vaca
tion, usually occupies. The president
stood nt the left-hand corner at the
head of the great cabinet table. Sec
retary Day, M. Thlebaut and M. Cam
bon, In tho order named, on the left
side of tho table.
The rest of the party wore standing
In other portions of tho room.
MOST IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.
No credentials were produced during
the meeting at the White House, tho
president nccceptlng Secretary Day's
assurance that this had been settled
to his satisfaction at tho state depart
ment. It was 4.23 o'clock when the
final signatures were attached to the
protocol and within the knowledgo of
all the officials present, this was tho
first time that a protocol of treaty had
been slpned at the White house. As
this ceremony concluded, acting Secre
tary Allen, of the nnvv department:
Secretary Alger and Adjutant General
Corbln appeared, having been sum
moned to the White house by the pres
ident nnd they were admitted Into the
cabinet room Just In season to witness
one of the most impressive features of
the ceremonies when the president re
quested tho hand of the ambassador
and through him returned thanks to
th sister tepubllc of France for the
exercise of her good ofllces In bringing
about peace. He also thanked the am
bassador personally for the Important
part ho has played In this mattter and
the latter replied In suitable terms. As
a further mark of his disposition, Pres
ident McKinley called for the procla
mation which he had caused to bo
drawn up suspending hostilities and
signed It In the presence of M. Cam
bon who expresssed his appreciation
of the action. Without delay acting
Secretary Allen hastened to the tele
phone and directed that cable messages
be Immediately sent to all naval com-
manders, Dewey In the Philippines,
Sampson nt Guantanamo, nnd the
various commandants at navy yards
and stations to cease hostilities Immediately.
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PROVISIONS OF
PEACE PROTOCOL
Features of the Historical Document
Signed Yesterday.
Spain Will Relinquish All Claim of Sovereignty Over Cuba.
Porto Rico and Cuba Shall Be Immediately Evacuated, and
Manila Will Be Held Pending the Conclusion of Peace,
Formal Order for Cessation of Hostilities Pending Peace Negotia
tions Hilitary and Naval Forces to Suspend Operations.
Washington, Aug. 12. The President has issued the following procla
Iamation :
By the President of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, By a protocol concluded and signed August 12, 1898, by William R. Day,
Secretary of State of the United States, and His Excellency Jules Cambon, A mbassador Ex
traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France, at Washington, respectively rep
resenting for this purpose the Government of the United States and the Government of
Spain, the United States and Spain have formally agreed upon the terms on which negotia
tions for the establishment of peace between the two countries shall be undertaken; and
WHEREAS, It is in said protocol agreed that upon its conclusion and sign ature hostil
ities between the two countries shall be suspended, and that notice to that effect shall be
given as soon as possible by each government to the commanders of its military and naval
forces.
Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, president of the United States, do, in accordance
with the stipulations of the protocol declare and proclaim on the part of the United States a
suspension of hostilities and do hereby command that orders be immediately given through
the proper channels to the commanders of the military and naval forces of the United States
to abstain from all acts inconsistent with this proclamation.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this 12th day of August, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and of the independence of the United States, the
one hundred and twenty-third. WILLI AM W KIN LEY.
By the President: WILLIAM R. Day, Secretary of State.
A copy of the proclamation has been cabled to our army and navy com
manders. Spain will cable her commanders like instructions.
Washington, Aug. 11. Peace protocol signed. Presi
dent issues proclamation suspending hostilities.
The protocol provides:
(1) That Spain will relinquish all claim or sovereignty o-rnv
nnd title to Cuba.
(2) That Porto Bico and other Spanish islands in tho West
Indies, and an island in the Ladrones, to be selected by the
United States, shall be ceded to the latter.
(3) That the United States will occupy and hold tho city,
bay and harbor of Manila, pending the conclusion of n. treaty
of peace which shall determine the control, disposition nn.1
government of the Philippines.
(4) That Cuba, Porto Rico and other Spanish islands in tho
West Indies shall be immediately evacuated and that commis
sioners, to be appointed within ten days, shall, within thirty
days from the signing of the protocol meet at Havana and San
Juan, respectively, to arrange ana execute tne details of the
evacuation.
(5) That the United States and Spain will each appoint not ,
more than five commissioners to negotiate and conclude a treaty
of peace. The commissioners are to meet at Paris not later
than the first of October.
(6) On the signing of the protocol, hostilities will bo sus
pended and notice to that ettect will be given as soon as possi
ble by each government to the commanders of its military and .
naval forces.
The above is the official statement of the protocol's con
tents as prepared and given to the press by Secretary Day.
The protocol was signed at 4.23 p. m, by Secretary of
State Day representing the United States and M. Cambon,
the French ambassador, representing the Spanish government.
sulate as an expression of their sorrow
and remembrance of our dead In that
foul crime.
"The placque of dedication reads:
"Remember tho Maine;
"The brave dead sleep blest."
RELIEF AT MADRID.
Senor Sagasta Does Not Fear a Carl
ist Uprising The Situation Quiet
ly Discussed in Papers.
Madrid, Aug. 12 (midnight). The
protocol will be published simultane
ously In tho ofllclal gazettes hero and
In Washington.
Tho papers rtUcuss the situation
quietly, and great relief Is felt In gov
ernment and court circles that Presi
dent McKinley has not demanded a
convocation of the cortes to approve
tho peace preliminaries. The cortes
will not be summoned now until au
tumn, by which time It Is expected
that the ngltntlon of the extremists
will have cooled down and the country
have become moie Inclined to accept
accomplished facts.
The commission to meet In the West
Indies will be composed, it Is under
stood, of military ofllcers, and, It Is
believed, that this commission will
,pave the way for commercial treaties
and for a recognition by the United
States or Cuba of a portion of the
Cuban debt.
Senor Sagasta has again nssurcd the
queen regent tnat ne noes not fear
Carllst trouble, and tho Carlists them
selves appear to recognize that the
country Is not In the temper that
would support a Carllst rising. They
are now speculating on the return of
the discontented repatrloted army, hop
ing for mischief there.
Tho government has decided to with
draw its prohibition of wheat exports
from and after next Monday.
WILL. CARRY NEWS TO MERRITT.
There Is a despatch boat aty Hong
Kong, and it is believed that It can
reach General Merrltt In forty-eight
hours at top speed.
On the part of the urmy, while Sec
retary Alger availed of the telegraph,
Adjutant General Corbln braved the
storm and rushed across to the war
department, where ho immediately IB
sued the orders which had been pre
pared In advance to all of the military
commanders, to cease their operations.
Tho state department filled Its duty by
notifying all diplomatic and consular
agents of the action taken.
All the formalities having been dis
posed of the president spent half an
hour chatting with those present, and
then at 4.5S, tho rain still continuing in
NO MORE DOCTORS WANTED.
Washington, Aug. 12. Tho following rtls.
patch dated Santiago, August 12, wns re
ceived this afternoon by Surgeon General
Hternbeig:
Sternberg, Washington:
Breakwater arrived jestorday. Received
J1.000 from Paymaster Collin. Had pre
viously received J506 from Surgeon Ap
pel. No more morey needed now. Jin
muno soldiers and female nurses to ue
sent probably will bo enough. No moro
doctors wanted,
(Signed) Havard, Chief Surgeon.
Fight Was n, Draw.
Philadelphia, Aug. 12.-Marty Medio, of
New York, and Elwood McCloskey, of
this city, were the attractions tonight at
the Arena. The men fought six rounds
and the bout was lively throughout and
there were frequent exchunges. Neither
vessels. The following orders are In
that sense self-explanatory:
Navy Department,
Washington, Aug. 12.
Sampson, Santiago;
Suspend all hostilities. Illockade of
Cuba and Porto Rico Is raised. Howell
ordered 'to assemble vessels at Key West.
Proceed with Now York, Brooklyn, In
diana, Oregon, Iowa and Massachusetts
to Tompkinsvllle, N. Y. I'lai-e monitors
In safo harbor In Porto Rico. Watson
transfers his Hag to Newark and will
icmaiu ut Guartonamo. Assemble 1U
crulseis In siafe harbors. Order marines
north in Resolute.
(Signed) Allen,
Acting Secretary Navy.
Navy Department,
Washington, Aug, 12.
Remey, Key West:
In accordance with tho president's proc
lamation telegraphed ou, suspend im
mediately all hostilities. Commence with,
drawnl of vessels from blockade. Order
blockading vessels in Cuban waters to
assemble at Key West.
(Signed) Allen, Acting Seoretaiy.
Tho notification to Admiral Dewey
was not maue public but Assistant
Secretary Allen ntnted that besides be
ing put In possessslon of the presi
dent's proclamation ho was ordered to
cease hostilities and retire tho block
ado of Manila.
In compliance with the orders sent,
Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Remey will each send n vessel around '
the coast of Cuba to i.otlfy the block
ading squadron that the blockade has
been raised. Admiral Schley being on
tho Rtooklyn and Included In tho or
ders to that vessel, will come north
with her.
HHAFTER'S ACKNOWLEDGE.
MU.NT.
At 11 o'clock tonight Adjutant Gen
eral Corbln received from General
Shaftcr an acknowledgement of the re
ceipt by hlni of the proclamation of
the president. Up to midnight no re
ply had "been received from General
Miles, It having been Impossible to get
Into communication with him.
All of the corps commanders of the
army were notified of the suspension
of hostilities. In response to the noti
fication sent to General FItzhugh Lee,
the former consul general at Havana,
wired the war department:
Thanks, the Seventh corps has ceas
ed firing. Unofficial."
Tho text of General Shatter's reply
follows-
Santlugo do Cuba. Aug. 12.
Adjutant Oeneral, Washington:
Telegram received messago us to peace
negotiations being about concluded. Will
notify Spanish at Holguln by courier to.
morrow, and Manznnllln and Clenfuegoi
by wlro and will try to get Havana. Will
also notify all Cuban forces I can reach.
(Signed) Shatter.
with the United States, as the two
countries are Anglo-Saxon. Whatever
differences may occur between them
should be settled by arbitration. Eng
land and America, with u good under
standing between them, could defy the
world.
"Yes, there Is a strong prolablllty
that England and Russia will soon go
to war. It has been brewing for a long
time and must come. It has simply
been delayed by the kinship existing
between the royal families of those
countries. Russia will not fight quite
as hard as England when the crash
occurs."
MILITARY ORDERS.
BAD BICYCLE RIDER.
Is Held to Answer for the Death of
a Laundress.
Westerly.R. I., Aug. 12. H. C. Sehoo
ly, a trick bicycle ilder of San Fran
cisco, Is In Jail here to answer for his
alleged connnectlon with the death of
Maria A, Flynn, a laundress, who was
drowned nt Ocean Pier last night.
Schooly had been accused of assault
upon Miss Flynn, and was awaiting a
hearing in court.
According to his story he subse
quently made an appointment with
Miss Flynn for last evening, and
while with her on the pier made a
second attemptlto nssault her. She
resisted for u while and then sud
denly broke away from him and leap
ed into the water, di owning before help
could rpach her.
Instructions That Have Been Hur
ried to tho Various American
Leaders on Land and Sea.
Washington, Aug. 12. The order sent
to General Merrltt to suspend hostili
ties was as follows:
Adjutant General's Olllce,
Washington, Aug. 12, lfc9S.
Meriltt, Manila:
(file president directs all military oper
ations against the enemy be suspended.
Peace negotiations are nearlng comple
tion, a protocol having Just been slgt.od
by rep-esentatlves of the two countries.
You will Inform commanders of tho
Spanish forces in the Phllli pines of these
instructions. Further orders will follow.
Acknowledge receipt.
Hy order of the secretary of war.
H. C. Corbln, Adjutant (lencral.
The order sent to General Miles nnd
General Shafter were Identical w Ith
the above, save as to the names.
As the order states, further instruc
tions will be sent to each goneial.
General Merrltt will bo directed to
confer with the Spanish commandant
at Manila to carry out the terms of the
protocol, and to occupy Manila Imme
diately. General Miles will put hlm
elf In communication with the chief
nuthorlty In Porto Rico for the pur
pose of having Spanish forces turn
over San Juan and other points to him
preparatory to evacuation. Owing to
conditions in Cuba, the orders to Gen
eral Shafter to be sent hereafter will
he much different than those to other
generals.
The navy department Is also prepar
ing orders to all commanders on lines
similar to tho war department order,
LONDON COMMENT.
Gratification
ADMIRAL KIRKLAND DEAD.
Vallejo, Cal., Aug. 12. Hear Admiral
Kirkland, commandant of the Mare
Island navy yard, died this evening.
Rear Admiral W. T. Kirkland was about
65 years of age. Ue had served In (ho
navy twenty-three years and nine
months.
hardest problems now facing Americu.
The Times believes It will be a real
peace, ndding: "We trust it is no vio
lation of neutrality to express the sat
isfaction of tho great majority of Eng
lishmen In America's success, and wo
venture the prediction that Cuba,
twenty years hence, will be a prosper
ous and tranquil Island."
THE "PENNSYLVANIA."
The
Papers Express
that the War is Ended.
London.Aug. 12. The morning papers
are unanimous In expressing gtatlfl
catlon that the war Is ended. The
comment mainly turns on the fact that
the protocol leaves untouched the
Pay for tho Soldiers.
Washington. Aug. 12. Tho war depart
ment has decided to send moro paymas
ters to Manila. They will take a million
dollars with them to pay tho troops in
the Philippines. A million dollars will be
sent to pay tho troops In Porto Rico, but
the paymasters at Santiago will be sent
over to Porto Rico to disburse the money,
Internal Revenue Receipts,
Washington, Aug. 12. Tho preliminary
report of the commissioner of Internal
revenue shows that the receipts from all
sources during tho fiscal ear ended Juno
SO, 1S9S, amounted to JlT0.Sc9.519. an In
creaso as compared with the previous Jls.
cal year of t2l.2l9.923.
T1IE NEWS THIS MOKXINU
Weather Indications Todyi
Rain; Easterly Winds.
Races Postponed.
Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-The races at
Mc-
man received any punishment and the Kce'a Rocks were pestponed today on
light ended in a draw. I acocunt of rain.
Piatt Asks an Appointment.
Washington, Aug. 12.-Senator Piatt, of
New York, called on President McKinley
today and asked for the appointment of
General Benjamin F. Tracoy, of New
York, ex-secretary of tha navy, as a
oer or tne peace commission.
1 General Piace Proclaimed.
Provisions of the Protocol.
Orders Raisins the Blockade.
2 General Worrying About Montauk
Water Supply.
Financial and Commercial.
C Local nellglous News of tho Week.
Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow.
4 Editorial.
Our Foreign Trade In Iron and Steel,
5 Local Social and Personal,
Ono Woman's Views.
Musical Gossip.
C Local 143d Survivors at Gettysburg,
Hoard of Control' In a Deadlock.
Jurors for the September Term,
7 Local Boy Uurglar Arretted,
Fell 400 Feet Down a Mine Shaft.
S Local West Scranton nnd Suburban.
9 News Round About Scranton.
10 General-Story of a Day at Camp Al
ger, . -w...... .
Next Battleship Will Be Named Af
ter the Keystone State.
Philadelphia, Aug. 12. Senator Quay,
who has been in this city for the past
several days, left for Canada today,
where he proposes spending a hrlof
vacation. Before leaving, the senator
said the navy department had decided
to honor the Keystone state, by hav
ing one of the battleships that are to
be constructed named Pennsylvania.
Continuing, he said: "The Pennsyl
vania delegation asked the navy de
partment to christen one of tho battle
ships, provided for by the last navy
bill, "Pennsylvania," It developed that
the names of tho new ships had al
ready been mortgnged, and the ship
that was to have represented Pennsyl
vania was named Ohio. It was agreed,
however, at the department that the
next two battleships authorized should
be named Pennsylvania nnd Virginia.
The Pennsylvania will he built at
Cramps' ship yard, Philadelphia, ar
mored with plato from Pittsburg and
nrmed with guns from Bethlehem. She
will be all Pennsylvania from the keel
up."
NEGRO BOY HANGED.
Somerficld Dennis Showed no Signs
of Fear on the Gallows.
Snow Hill. Md., Aug. 12. Somerfleld
Dennis, a negro boy, less than 17 years
old, was hanged here this morning.
Ho met his fate stolidly and with no
slsns of fear.
DennlH killed his stepfather with a
shot gun In January of this year be
cause the latter whipped him for lazi
ness. He was convicted mainly, If not
entirely, upon tho testimony of hli
mother and two younger htothets, who
were w Itnesfcos to the crime,
LIEUTENANT WOOD DEAD.
Washington. Aug. 12. The war depart
ment has received the following:
Corbln, Wnshlngtcn:
Lieutenant William M. Wood. Twelfth
Infantry, died at 1 o'clock today (Aug. J2)
malarial fever.
(Slgnod) Shafter, Major General.
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WEATHEB FORECAST. -
Washington, Aug. 12. Forecast -f
for Saturday: For eastern Penn- 4-
Hjivanla, rnlu followed by clearing -f
In the aftornom; easterly winds,
For western Pennsylvania, rain In 4-
eastern portions; slight to fresh 4-
northwester!) winds,
New -York,. -Aug. 13. (Herald's
forecast) In tho middle states and 4-
New England, today, pattly cloudy -f
to fair, slightly warmer weather 4-
will pievall, with rain, light to
fresh southwesterly to northwest
erly winds, followed in lids section
by clearing In the Interior and -
probably on tho coasts by night.
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