s-!?SK(S ??3Srtif TWO CENTS srjr ff'GES. SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 25. 1S98 TEN RAGES. TWO CENTS. BIG FIGHT IN VISAYAS Five Hundred Natives Slain By Span iards SPANISH LOSS IS TRIVIAL A Number of Insurgent Chiefs Taken and Shot Madrid Receives a Des patch from Governor General Bios. He Fears an Invasion from the Island of Luzon. Madrid, Aug. 24. The government has received a despatch from General Bios, governor of the Visayas Islands, and the successor of Governor Jaudc mes In the governor generalship of the Philippines, saying that there had been bloody fighting between the Spaniards and the Insurgents, with nn estimated loss to the latter of 500 men. The Spanish losses were "unimportant." The despatch adds that a number of the insurgent chiefs were captured and shot. A sergeant of gendarmes who at tempted to Incite a rising against the authorities barely escaped lynching at the hands of the populace. He was turned over to the courts and shot. General Rlos says that he has organ ized six battalions of natives and Span lards for the purpose of resisting a threatened Invasion of Insurgents from the Island of Luzon, and also a small squadron to watch the coasts and riv ers of Mindanao Island and the Vls ayas. The government Is satisfied with the services of General Rlos. OHlO DEMOJRATS. The Renomination of W. J. Bryan Is Favored. Dayton, O., Aug. 24. The Democratic state convention today nominated the following ticket: Secretary of state, Upton K. Guth ery; judge of supreme court, Hugh G. Nichols; clerk of supreme court, David Swisher; food and dairy commissioner, John Baker; member of board of public works, U Dwlght Paul. Tho platform realllrms the Chicago national platform and says: "We par ticularly endorse tho financial plank therein declaring for the free and un limited coinage of silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1, Independent of any and all other nations." The renominatlon In 1900 of William J. Bryan for president is favored. The platform further favors the govern ment and control of tho islands of Cuba and the Philippines by the inhab itants thereof; favors an Income tax, favors the building of the Nicaragua canal, enlarging the rnllltla of all states and reducing the standing army; op poses alliance with England nnd any other foreign power, and demands that the United States senate take action upon the actions of the Ohio senate on tho election of Marcus A. Hanna as senator. WIBEBACK GUILTY. Jury Returns a Verdict of Murder in First Degree. Lancaster. Aug. 24. The Jury In the case of Ralph W. AVlrcback, who since Monday of last week has been on trial here for the murder of David B. Lan dls, late this afternoon brought In a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, after less than three hours' deliberation. His counsel made a mo tion for a new trial. WIreback killed Landls on the "th of April last, when the latter, accom panied by Deputy Sheriffs, visited his home for the purpose of ejecting him, the premises having been sold, and WIreback refusing to vacate. The dt fense was Insanity, and a large amount of expert testimony on both sides was heard. WIreback did not display the slightest emotion when ithe Verdict was rendered. THREE PERSONS KILLED. Husband, Wife and Son in Front of a Train. Petersburg, Va., Aug. 24. A horrible accident occurred on tho Atlantic Coast Line railway at a crossing known as Grossmans, a short distance from this city. Mr. J. P. Condrey, u prosper ous farmer of Chesterlleld county, (vas returning home with his wife and little 6on In n buggy and when he reached the crossing the young horse lie was driving became unmanageable and car ried the party upon the track imme diately in front of tho local train from Rlshmond to Petersburg. All the oc cupants of the buggy were instantly killed. TO MAKE PROMOTIONS. President. Asks That Merritt Make Recommendations. Washington, Aug. 24. The president has called upon General Merritt, com manding tho military forces at Manila, for hU recommendations regarding tho operations that resulted In tho surren der of the capital of the Philippines. It Is the president's purpose to pro moto the olllcers who rendered con spicuously meritorious services In tho land fights at Manila Just as was dono in the case of tho gallant olllcers at Santiago. Cavalry to Be Mustered Out. S Washington, Aug. 24,-Tho Porto Rican cavalry to be mustered out are troops A and C, of New York, the Philadelphia City troop, Sheridan troop and the Gov ernor's troop, of Pennsylvania. STRIKE AT nONEYBROOK. Seven Hundred Men Employed at Audenrled Quit Work. Hazloton, Pa., Aug, 24. Seven hun dred men employed at tho Audenrled nnd lloncybrook strlpplngs of the Le high and Wllkes-Barre Coul company went out on strike today nnd those who did not strike were told to go home by the company officials until the grievances which caused tho diffi culty arc adjusted. Tho Inauguration of tho strike Is said to be due to tho discharge of two Hungarian night shift laborers In tho No. 1 strlpplngs whose discharge, the men claim, was unjust. The company olllclals state that the men were incompetent for which rea son their services were dispensed with and two other laborers engaged. General Superintendent Richards, of the Lehigh and Wllkes-Barre Coal company, arrived here this afternoon and held a conference with tho olll clals at Audenrled colliery. Numer ous petty strikes have occurred with in tho past year at Audenreld and Honeybrook and each time the conces sions have been made by tho com pany. Tonight, however, Superintend ent Richards posted a notice at the colliery to the effect that If the men are not nt work tomorrow morning the mines will be shut down for the bal ance of the year. The strikers held n meeting tonight and decided to return to work tomor row morning President Duffy, of the United Mine Workers, authorizes the announcement that tho discharged men will be reinstated. NATIONAL RELIEF C0MMISSON MEETS Quite an Amount of Business is Transacted President John H. Converse in the Chair. Philadelphia, Aug. 21. At a meeting of the National Relief commission to day, John H. Converse, president, In the chair, quite an amount of business was transacted. There were present In addition to members of the commis sion, Governor Hastings, Mr. Martin, secretary of state, and W. K. Patton, chairman of Philadelphia select coun cil. The commission resolved to send a fully equipped hospital train, consist ing of ten cars provided with surgeons, nurses and medical supplies at onc to the camps at Chlckamauga, Alger and those In Florida, to bring home the Pennsylvania troops who are sick. Governor Hastings was appointed chairman of the commission to ar range with the Pennsylvania railroad for this train. Secretary of tho Com monwealth Martin and George C. Thomas, tho treasurer, were appointed a committee to furnish the finances necessary to meet the expenses Involv ed. Dr. Sykes, of the Episcopal hos pital, was appointed to secure the at tendance of the doctors nnd nurses necessary to equip the hospital train. Report was received from Mr. Robert C. Ogden, of New York, that arrange ments had been entirely perfected with J. P. Morgan & Co., nnd the various newspapers of that city to represent and aid the commission for raising funds for tho Increased and sudden demand that had been made owing to the great amount of sickness in the various eampf. Communication -wan also received from the surgeon gen eral of the army, requesting that tho general secretary visit him at once In Washington relative to work which was ordered by the committee. Mr. Joshua L. Bailey was requested to visit the camp nt MJddletown, Pa., and report the conditions existing there and the relief that Is necessary. A letter was received from Genera! Wheeler, In command at Montauk, de tailing further the needs and the sick ness that existed at that point, and the secretary was Instructed to visit Montauk as quickly as possible after his visit to Washington. Supplies were ordered to bo sent to the camp hospital at Dunn Lorlng and to the hospital at Fernandlna and to that of Key West. The treasurer reported that the In creased and great demands nrlsJng from the sickness had almost entirely depleted the treasury, and the finance committee resolved to make a special effort to place before the public the great need of our sick soldiers at the present time, nnd also to Inform the public that tho commission was now undertaking to deliver them to their homes comfortably and as quickly as possible. MAN UNDER THE BED. Nurse Armed with a Fire-Shovel Captures the leilow. Trenton, N J.. Aug. 24. Just after they retired last nlfeht two nurses at tho Mercer county hospital thought they heard a cat under their bed. One of them got out, lit the gas, picked up a lire-shovel and said "scat!" to the cat. There was no move. She peeted under the bed and then the hospital rung with the shriek: "A man!" A lumbering fellow with whiskers crawled out and scampered for the door. The nurse mado for him, chased him downstairs, Into the parlor, out Into the hall, where he was barred by tho locked dooi. The nurse pounded him with the shovel and mado him a shivering prisoner. He begged for mercy, they let him go and then noti fied the police. Oliver Long was ar rested on suspicion of being the in truder. Struck by Lightning. Wllkes-Barre, Aug. 24, Gilbert B. Cur ry, state secretary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, was struck by lightning and Instantly killed at Plains late this afternoon. Mr. Curry was attending the funeral of a neighbor nnd was walking home with two friends when ho wns struck down. His companions wero shocked but not Injured. Deceased was a school teacher by profession and was highly esteemed. A widow and three children survive. Democratic Committee Meets. Harrlsburg, Aug. 21. A meeting of tho executive committee of the state Demo cratic committee was held hero today behind closed dcors. Chairman Garmnn was directed to appoint a committee on speakers and a finance committee. The commmlttee adjourned to hear argument In the Delahunty-Ryan caBe. Both fac tions claim to represent the regular Democracy. Chairman Garman says thero Is no truth In tho report that the Campaign Will hfl run hv n fnmmlha. other than the state commmltU. THE HEAT CAUSES MANY DEATHS SOLDIERS AT MONTAUK POINT COMPLETELY EXHAUSl-SD. Four Men Die in ho General Hos pital Thrco Hundred Are in tho Detention Camp 780 in tho Hos pital 225 Have Typhoid Fever. Camp Wlkoff, Montauk Point, L. I Aug. 24. The heat of today complete ly exhausted many of tho soldiers In camp and was responsible for a num ber ofdeuths. Tho following men died today: William II. Osborne, nctlng quarter master Troop C, First United States cavalry, typhoid fever; Private James Morris, Eighth United States infan try, malarial fever; Private Herbert Bong, Second Indiana volunteers, dys entery; Private William Dugnn, Com pany M, Second Massachusetts volun teers, dysentery. All expired in tho general hospltnl. An unknown private expired on tho transport Arcadia. His body was uruugni nsnore. The report of the hospital author ities show thero are 780 men In the general hospital, of whom 223 have ty phoid fever. Thrco hundred men nre in the detention camp. The transport Lcona Is unlonding; 101 sick men were removed to the hos pltnl. The Yale has on board 1.0G9 men of the Third and Twentieth regular In fantry, of whom 178 are sick. Thero Is no contagious disease on board. There was only one death, that of Private Copeland, of Company G, Twentieth infantry, from exhaustion and dysen tery. FATAL THUNDER STORM. Lightning Strikes a Summer Car at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Aug. 24. During a heavy thunderstorm today lightning struck a summer car on the Second avenue traction line nnd as a result one pas senger Is dead, another will probably die and four others are badly hurt. Dead are: B. S. Freer, nged 02, a well known business man of Hozelwood. Injured: Mrs. Sarah Munyall, skull fractured, will probably die; Eugene Munyall, her son, badly cut about the head; David Thomas, head and arm cut; unknown foreigner, foot crush ed; James A. Butler, shocked. The passengers were panic stricken. Mr. Freer, In jumping, alighted on his head, crushing his skull. All the Injured received their hurts In attempting to jump before the car came to a standstill. TERRIFIC STORM. Many Houses Are Struck by Light ning A School Teacher Killed. Wllkes-Barre, Aug. 24. The Wyom ing valley was storm swept again late this afternoon. The rain came down In torrents and the thunder and "light ning wns terrific. Many houses and barns were struck by lightning. The only fatality, however, was that of Gilbert Curry, the school teacher nt Plains, who was instantly killed by a bolt of lightning while returning from a funeral. The house of George Oplinger at Minor's Mills, was struck. Tho current passed down the chimney and out the tire place. Mr. Oplinger, who was sit ting hi the kitchen was badly shocked. The large fiag pole on the big Jonas Long building In this city was struck and shattered to pieces. Several wo men In the building fainted. In the rural districts large trees seemed to be special marks for the lightning. PEACE CONVENTION. Thirty-Second Annual Meeting at Mystic, Conn. Motto Adopted. Mystic, Conn., Aug. 21. The thirty second annual convention of tho Uni versal Peace union opened at the Peace temple In this place today. The ses sions will be held In the iww temple and will continue for four days. The meeting will take the form of a peace Jubilee, la celebration of the signing of the peace protocol. The Important day of the convention comes tomorrow when It Is expected 10,uuu persons will be In attendance. The motto of the convention1 Is "Re move the Causes and Abolish the Cus toms of War. Live the Conditions and Promulgate the Principles of Peace." ST. LOUIS AT CRAMPS. The Cruiser Will Be Transformed Into a Liner Again. Philadelphia, Aug. 24. Tho United Slates auxillnry St. Louis arrived ut Cramps' shipyard today. Tho work of dismantling tho St. Louis and putting her In the same condition as she was before tho government impressed her for war service will begin ns soon as the necessary orders are received from Washington. Tho St. Paul, tho sister ship of tho St. Louis, Is already at Cramps', and It is thought two months will elapse be fore the great ocean greyhounds will be In condition to bo returned to tho International Navigation company. Blanco's Instructions. Madrid. Aug. 21. The minister of war. Lieutenant General Correa, was asked what Instructions hud been given General Blanco In regard to opposing the Insur gents In Cuba, replied that he had or dered the captain general of Cuba and the Philippines to net in accord with tho Americans; but if tho Americans should provo unable to make the insurgents re. spect the armistice, then the Instructions wero to repel by arms uny attack upon the Spaniards. m Races Postponed. Glens Falb, N. Y Aug. 24. Tho grand circuit race had to be postponed again today on account of rnln after the second heat In tho unfinished 2.20 class. John Nolan, who took the ono heat yesterday finished first again today. Time, 2.15tf. Henry Gage Nominated. Sacramento, Cal., Aug, 24. Henry Gage, of Los Angeles, was nominated for gov ernor by acclamation today ,by tho Re publican convention. LAST DAYS OF CAMP ALGER. It Will Soon Be Abandoned by U. S. Troops. Washington, Aug. 21. Camp Alger In a few days will be nbandoned finally. Tho troops now thero will bo sent to Camp Meade, l'a which General Gra hnm pronounces an Ideal site for a corps encampment. The Second divis ion of General Graham's corps is now en route to Camp Meade, and tho gen eral reported to Adjutant General Cor bln tonight that as soon ns tho Sec ond division had nrrlvcd he would or der the First division now at Camp Alger to proceed to Camp Meade. General Graham's telegram to tho war department wns as follows: Headquarters, Ciimn Mcndo Pa., Aug. 21. Adjutant General. U. S. A., Washington: Tho fact there Is a sufficiency of water here for 23,000 men was developed today by the completion nf tho last welt, giving a total supply of about 13C.O00 gallons in twenty-four hours. This amount. It is expected, will Increase under nlr pres sure. Tho camp sites nre sulllclont in nrea for the wholo corps nnd aro Ideal In character. I bcllevo tho corps will bo most Judiciously located here. X will or der the First division to move as soon as tho Second ait Ives. (Signed; OHAHAJI, Major General. General Corbln said tonight that Graham's telegram sounded the death knell of Camp Alger, and that tho troops would be gotten away from there as soon as possible. MRS. BOTKIN RESTLESS. The Alleged Poisoner Refuses to Sco Reporters. Stockton, Cnl., Aug. 24. Mrs. Bot kln spent a rather restless night In her cell In tho county jail here last night after having been arrested for the al leged murder of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane. She had nothing to say, how ever, and positively refused to see re porters. Dr. Stone, who had been giv ing Mrs. Botkln morphine for her nerves. Informed the Jailor that she had enough of the drug to kill her il she should take It all at once, so It was taken from her shortly nfter her arrival at the jail. The accused woman was taken from the Jail In this city this morning In a hack and driven to the Southern Pa cific station where she left for San Francisco on the 8.80 train, accompan ied by Chief of Police Gall, of Stock ton; Detective Gibson, of San Francis co, and her husband. What the police regard as an Im portant pleco of evidence was made public in Stockton today. Frank Gatrell, a salesman In the Wave candy store at that place, says that about three weeks ago the woman came Into the store and asked for a fOUr-blt box Of rnilllv. H.'lVlnt- thllt ahn. had some candy that she desired to put In the box with some of the store candy. Oatrell gave her a box which did not have the firm name on It. Tho candy which she put In looked odd to him nnd It scarcely filled the box. He says ho did not observe the lady close ly and can only describe her by saying that she was of medium height and build. AV. E. Kuhn, proprietor of the store, says that he would know both the box nnd the candy again should he see them. i DELIRIOUS PATIENT. Private James Russell Escapes from the Hospital. New York, Aug. 24. Private James Russell, of Troop t Tenth United States cavalry, escaped from the hos pital at Fort AVadsworth late last night while delirious from typhoid fever. A general alarm was sent out. but ho was not found until shortly be fore noon today. He was discovered seated on a limb of a tree thirty-feet from the ground. One of the searchers started to climb the tree when Russell dropped to the ground, striking sev eral limbs In his descent, and thereby breaking his fall to some extent. Ills right leg was broken, however. An ambulance was summoned and Russell was taken back to tho hospital. Private Russell has been at the hos pital about two weeks. He was one of the heroes who fought In the battles before Santiago. He enlisted from Georgia. . TEST'S TERRIBLE CRIME. Scalds His Eight-Year-Old Step Daughter to Death. Mount Holly, N. J Aug. 24. Bo cause his wife hnd left orders that a certain sum of money due her should not be paid to him, Thomas Test, a resident of Cookstown, came home In a rage on Monday night. He had been drinking heavily and when the mem bers of the family sought to avoid him he seized a kettle of boiling water from the stove and threw the contents over his S-year-old stepdaughter, Mary Mat hls, scalding her so badly that she died soon afterwards. The coroner's Jury today rendered a verdict In accordance with these facts. Test has tied. SCHLEY CONVALESCENT. The Admiral Will Probably Report Aboard His Flagship Today. AVestport, Conn., Aug. 24. After his forenoon visit, Dr. Gregory announced that Admiral Schley might now bo said to be convalescent. The physi cian, moreover, found his patient so greatly Improved that ho deemed it cafe to grant him permission to leavo Saugatuck tomorrow, provided tho Im provement continues. Accordingly, It Is stated, Admiral Schley is making plans to go to New York tomorrow, where he will report aboard his fiagshlp, the Brooklyn, and later In tho day proceed to AVashlng ton. It Is added, however, that thesa plans aro subject to change. Typhoid at Fort Myer. AVashlngton, Aug. 21. Thero nio about 400 cases of sickness, typhoid fever, ma laria, etc., under treatment at tho mili tary post at Fort Myer. tho military post opposlto this city In Virginia. Tho pa tients eamo mostly from the camp at Falls Church and have taxed the accom modations of tho post to tho utmost. Pennsylvania Pensions. AVashlngton, Aug, 24. These Pennsyl vania pensions havo been Usucd:,Orlgl nal. Jacob Wolfe, AVIlkes-Barre, JO; Cor nelius Lcary, Athens, Bradford, ;i. REGIMENTS TO BE MUSTERED OUT ORDERS ISSUED FOR THE DIS CHARGE OF VOLUNTEERS. Second Now YorK Infantry anU Troops A and C Among'' Them. The Latter to Como Home from Porto Rico Philadelphia's City Troop Also to Bo Discharged. Other Volunteer Infantry and Light Artillery to .Bo Sent Back to Their States. Washington, Aug. 24. Orders have been Issued for tho mustering out of tho following regiments; Volunteer Infantry. First Vermont. First Maine. Fifty-second Iowa. Sixth Pennsylvania. Fifth Marylanld. Second New York. Second Nebraska. 157th Indiana. Volunteer Artillery: Batteries A, B, C and D of Ohio Light Artillery, First Illinois Volunteer cavalry, Batteries A and B, Georgia Light artillery, and Twenty-eighth Indiana Light battery. Volunteer cavalry: The New York and Pennsylvania troops in Porto Rico. Orders to muster out other troops are to be announced soon. Tho Porto Rlcan cavalry mustered out are Troops A and C of New York; the Philadelphia City Troop, Sheridan Troop and tho Governor's Troop of Pennsylvania. Camp Meade, Mlddletown, Pa., Aug. 24. Mnjor General Graham Issued or ders today detailing Colonel AVIlllam P. Duvall, chief ordnance ofllcer, as chief mustering olllcer of the corps. The Sixth will be the first of the Pennsylvania regiments to be sent home, as General Graham received or ders today from the war department to muster out that regiment. It will probably be consolidated at Camp Meade, where a detachment Is sta tioned, until the muster rolls Iiave been prepared, and then sent to Mt. Gretna to be mustered out. The pres ent plan of tho war department Is to muster out all the Pennsylvania troops at Mt. Gretna. HOSPITAL TRAIN. Leaves Philadelphia for Southern Localities. Philadelphia, Aug. 24. The Philadel phia hospital train left here at 8.30 this morning via the Pennsylvania nnd Southern rnilroads for Fernandlna, Fla., to bring home the sick soldiers of the Third regiment, Pennsylvania vol unteets, who live In this city. Tho train consists of four hospital cars, a baggage car fitted up as a kitchen and medical headquarters and two Pull man cars for nurses, doctors and the committee of city councils under whoso auspices the trajn Is .jelng sent south. The train Is In charge of District Passenger Agent John M. Beall, of the Southern railway, and will run as the second section of the Fast Mall, which Is duo at Fernandlna at 9.30 o'clock to morrow morning. The train will bring back about 7S sick toldleis and Is ex pected to arrive In Philadelphia Sat urday night or Sunday morning. AMMONIA TANK FIRE. Bewildered Tenants Pour Into tho Streets Many Thrilling Rescues. New York, Aug. 25. The explosion of a large ammonia tank set fire early this (Thursday) morning to Jacob Hoffman's Crescent brewery, of East Flfty-l'fth street. The llames spread rapidly and In u short time the entire block surrounded by Third, Fifty fourth and Fifty-fifth streets seemed doomed. The surrounding tenements all filled with sleeping people ignited' nnd tho bewildered tenants began to pour out Into tho streets by the hundred. Many thrilling res-cues of frightened men, women and children were made by the firemen. BOYS ARE COMING HOME. Preparations Made for Embarkation of Troops from Ponce. Ponce, Porto, Rico, Tug. 24. Prepar ations nre being made for the em barkation of the volunters and cavalry ordered homo from AVashlngton. Tho cnvalry Include Troops A and C, of Now York, and tho following Penn sylvania troops: Tho Philadelphia City troop, tho Sheridan troop and the Governor's troop. These uro concentrated here and nt Guanlca and will probably sail on tho transport Mississippi In the course of a few days. The men are de lighted at the prospect. QUEEN REGENT'S MESSAGE. She Congratulates the Spanish Troops on Their Conduct. Corunna, Spain, Aug. 24. The queen regent sent a message to the troops who arrived today on board tho Ali cante, from Santiago, congratulating thorn upon their conduct In tho field, and saying that she proposed to be tho first to wclcomo them home. Tho reading of the dispatch was re ceived with great enthusiasm. Tho disembarkation Is now In prog ress. Thero was no yellow fever on board, though sixty died of other dis eases during the voyage. Mayer Nominated. Lock Haven, Pu Aug, 21. Tho con ferees of the Twenty-fourth Judicial dis trict met In this city today and nomi nated Hon. C. A. Mayer president Judgo for tho fourth time. AV. II, Brown, one of Clinton county'B conferees, served In tho same capacity for the same nominee thirty, years age. THE NEWS THIS H011NINU Weather Indications Todayt Kalr; Cooler; Variable Winds. 1 General Philippine Insurgents Willing to Lay Down Their Arms. Ftvo Hundred Philippine Insurgents Slain. Mustering Out Orders. 2 General Members of the Peace Com mission. Financial nnd Commercial, 3 Local AVcst Scranton and Suburban. i Editorial. Comment of tho Press. E Graphic Story of a Famous Sen Fight. 6 Local Convention of Deaf Mutes. Aldermen's Brisk Business. 7 Local National Guard's Doings Un certain. Missionary AVork In India. S Advertisements. 9 News Round About Scranton. 10 General-Third Brigade Passes In Re view. STORM AT SYRACUSE. Thousands of Dollars Worth of Property Destroyed An Italian Killed by Live Wire. Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 24. A hurri cane In this city this nftemoon did thousands of dollars worth of dam age. The roofs of four factories were blown off. Three men employed at the power house of the Lakeside Railroad company wore badly Injured by the West Wall of the bulldlnir fnlllnir nn.l one of them, Electrical Engineer Carl Dlngen, may die. The street car service was delayed for a considerable length of time be cause of trees which fell on the rails and trolley wires. Part of the roof nf the Church of tho Assumption was blown off and tho statue of the A'lrgln Mary was blown off and lodged In tho cellar. Toney Metroc, an Italian labtorci', was instantly killed by a live wire fall ing on him. ASBURY PARK RACES. Fully 8,000 People Witness tho Events. Asbury Park, N. J., Aug. 21. Fully 8,000 people witnessed the races 'in this city today under the auspices of tho American cycle racing association. The one mile League American AVheel men championship professional brought out a field of the most noted crack riders, Including Bald, Cooper, Major Taylor, Stevens, Eaton. Gardiner and others. Bald was the favorite and by hard riding he succeeded in winning his heat and later captured the final by a superhuman spurt In the stretch. Summary: Final heat won by Bald; Freeman second, Cooper third, Stevens fourth. Time, 2.05 4-5. The paced race between plmmy Michael and Llnford Lefferson, of As bury Park, was an exceedingly Inter esting event. During the race of 13 miles. 40 pacemakers were used. Mich ael allowed Lefferson one half lap handicap. Michael won tho race by about half a lap. The time of the two riders for the fifteen miles was: Mich ael, 29.46; Lefferson, 30.10. PAWNED PILLOWS FOR DIVORCE Then the Pair Relented and Sued Officiating Babbi. New York, Aug. 24. Having no money for Ellen, his wife, Adolph Os mont, sword swnllower, agreed with her to nsk the rabbi, who married them eight months ago, for a divorce. He agreed to grant their request for $4. The pair went, mid, getting some feather pillows, pawned them for $1. They then went back to the rabbi, who divorced them, so they said. They demanded the $4 bnck. The rabbi re fused. They today went before Mag istrate Brann and told their story. A summons was Issued for the rabbi to appear In Essex Market court tomor row. BOLD PLOT OF DYNAMITER. Bomb Set to Take Life in Railroad Office but Fuse Went Out. Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 24. An at tempt was made this ufternoon to blow up the otllce of A. R. Moss, master mechanic of the Pennsylvania railroad at Columbia. One of the workmen found an Improvised bomb, with partly-burned fuse, dampness having euus ed the failure to explode. A number of men are constantly nbout the office, and loss of life would undoubtedly have followed an explo sion. It Is believed the bomb was placed where found by some railroad man who had a grudge against the muster mechanic. Will Meet at Wilkes-Barre. York, Pa., Aug. 21. Tho appropriation to tho Camp News was cut down to J.W) for ono with no contract. Samuel M. Beldler was elected state Inspector. Tho president's recommendations were in tho main adopted. Tho per capita tax was fixed at 10 cents. The resolutions com mittee, reported and the olllcers elected were Installed by National President C. F. Schalle. of Illinois, and National .Sec retary F. V. Stccs, of Philadelphia, after which the state cump adjourned to meet ono year hence at Wllkes-Barre, Tho parade will tako place tomorrow after noon, Kirk Phillips Nominated. Mitchell, S. P.. Aug. 21. Tho Republican stato convention nominated the following ticket: For governor. Kirk Phillips; lieu tenant governor, J. T. Keene; secretary of state, AV. II. Riddle. Resolutions wero adopted endorsing protection; opposing free silver, approving President McKin ley's conduct of tho war nnd commending tho administration's course, on tho annex. atlon question. Three Hundred Miners Drowned. London, Auk. 25 A dispatch from A'lcnna says that threo hundred miners were drowned by the flooding of tho Kaslmlr coal mine at Nlcnce, near Schuowlso, Si lesia, three days ago. Kid Knocked Out McMahon. Toledo, O., Aug. 21.-Oscur Oardner, tho "Omaha Kid," knocked out Danny Mc Mahon, of Detroit, tonight after flvo rounds of fierce fighting. INSURGENTS REASONABLE Are Willing to Lay Down Their Arms on Conditions RESULT OF AN INTERVIEW Philippine Rebels are Anxious That tho Islands Should Remain American or British Colony and Promise to Lay Down Their Arms if They Are Afforded Protection. The Mischief Makers of tho Islands. Manila, Philippine Islands, Aug. 21. At a conference today between tho Insurgents nnd tho Americans tho for mer declared emphatically that they were willing to co-operate with tho Americans and to surrender (their arms promptly if assured that tha islands would remain either nn Amer ican or a British colony or under tho protectorate of tho United States or Great Britain. Otherwise the Insurgent leaders as serted, they would not daro disarm but must positively refuse to do so. They threaten a fresh rebellion within a month If tho Americans vvlthdrnw. The natives assert that tho religious orders are Instigating opposition to American supremacy. Many Spaniards assert that they are eager to Invest their fortunes In new enterprises but that they fear ruin If the Americans withdraw. A few mon opolists fearing competition aro se cretly Intriguing against the new re gime. Newspapers published In both tho English and Spanish languages have already appeared. The United States transports Rio Janeiro and Pennsylvania arrived to day, the former bearing two battalions of South Dakota volunteer recruits for tho Utah light artillery and a detach ment of tho signal corps, nnd the lat ter the First Montana volunteers and 200 recruits for the First California volunteers. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. They Call 50,000 Strangers to In dianapolis. Indianapolis, Aug. 21. AVhllo a great many people who came here since Sat urday to attend the gathering of tho Knights of Pythias have gone homo, there Is still an Immense crowd In the city, estimated at about 50.000 strang ers. The supreme lodge today contin ued nt work on the charges of ex travagance that have been made against the supreme officers by some of the reports. The supreme lodge has not yet got down to business, the In vestigation having taken up all tho time from the reports. This evening the supreme lodge gave a popular re ception to all visiting knights at tho state house. Tho major general re viewed the Uniform Rank ut Camp Colgrove this afternoon. Fourteen thousand uniformed men were In tho review. The Knights of Khorassan this af ternoon re-elected John A. Hlnse.v, of Chicago, Imperial prince; H. AV. Beld Ing. of St. Louis, imperial secretary, and IL B. Stolte, of Chicago, Imperial treasurer. The great parade of the Knights of Khorassan, In full Arabic costume, will take place tomorrow evening, nnd It will be the largest and most unique of its kind ever attempted. About ftvo thousand uniformed men will bo In rank and the Imperial olllcers will bo escorted by the First regiment Indiana Knights of Uniform Rank. SLOT MACHINES BANISHED. Cape May's Mayor Stops Automatic Gambling. Capo May, N. J., Aug. 21. Gambling slot machines, which hnve been In operation here all summer In every barroom and In other public places, have been ordered by Mayor Hlldreth to be tukeu out of the town by tomor row morning, under penalty of forfeit ure. They have been opetated In vio lation of the 'aw, he says, and must go. The machines have had many pa trons, and the total profits aro placed ati high as $100 per day Young and old played them, and with some It be rntno an overpowering passion, though the muchlnes rarely favored thu player with winnings. One individual lost $3) In one machine. Immunes for Cuba. New York. Aug. 21. The steamer A'lgli ancla left tonight for Cuba with tho Twenty-third Kansas volunteers, consist ing of 875 Immunes. H H 4-f WEATHER FORECAST. AVashlngton, Aug. 21. Forecast for Thursday: For AVestern Penn sylvania, thunderstorms and rain; cooler; variable winds. For AVest ern Pennsylvania, thunderstorms and rain; cooler; fresh, varlablo winds. New York, Aug. 2S.-(Hernld's forecast) In the middle states .and New England today, partly cloudy to fair, loss sultry weather and slightly lower temperature will pruvall, preceded by lor.il rain on tho coasts with light to fresh vnrl ublo winds, becoming moro south westerly. t-M"t-rH--r--1 "t--r t 1 1 J I
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