"S-rt ' emntim xlujnn w SCSI TWO CENTS. THV PIQES. SCRANTON. PA., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 24 1898. THV PAGES. TWO CENTS. GRATITUDE OF THE FILIPINOS They Hail Americans as Champions of the Oppressed. FIRST LIBERTY FESTIVAL Independence .Will Be Celebrated at Mnloloa on Thursday National Assembly Will Bequest Americans to Establish a Protectorate Over tho External Affairs of the Phil ippine Islands and Induce tho Powers to Recognize Their Inde pendence Story of the Attempt to Poison Aguinaldo Was Great ly Exaggerated, Manila, Sept. 23. A careful inves tigation of the attempt to poison Agulnnldo shows that the cook is not dead, as reported and that no priests are Implicated, aa alleged by the In surgents. Patcrno, tho president of the Philippine national assembly, ex aggerated the facts In the case. Sev eral Spanish cazederos were allowed to remain at liberty at Maloloa and two of them were employed In Aguln nldo's household. One of these put a packet of oxalate of potash powder In to the soup but the cook detected it immediately and nobody was injured. A packet was found in the cazederos" pockets. There is no reason to believe ho had nny accomplices. The Filipino government proposed to send a long dispatch to President McKlnley, pro testing against certain alleged Spanish misstatements ns being calculated to "undermine the friendship between the Filipinos and the Americans," but in stead of so doing, they simply sent a dispatch tendering to the American government and the American people, ttirough President McKinley, an ex pression of "high esteem and unity of sentiment towards the champions and protectors of oppressed peoples and exponents of liberty and Independ ence." On Thursday, the Filipinos Intend to have a grand festival at Malolos, In celebration of their independence. The Filipino national assembly has decided to request the Americans first, to recognize tho Independence of the Islands; second, to establish a protec torate over their external affairs and to induce the powers to recognize their independence! third, to appoint a joint commission of Americans and Filipinos for the arrangement of details to "re ciprocate tho Americans' services." RYAN COMMITTEE MEETS. Discussion of the Various Proposed Candidates. Philadelphia, Sept. 23. The Ryan Democratlo city committee, with the chairmen of the delegations to the nominating conventions, was in session ut midnight tonight, discussing pro posed candidates for the county ofllces, Third district congressman, Second dis trict state senator and other places. At that hour there was no trustworthy Indication ns to the decision in any of these cases, except the strong proba bility that James M. Beck will be the nominee for district attorney. Many prominent Ryun workers, however, favored nominating tho municipal league ticket, comprising, in addition to Mr. Beck, John M. Walton for con troller; Dr. S. G. Dixon for coroner, and liobcrt Dornan for recorder of deeds. The league left the quarter ses sion clerkship nomination open, being opposed to Henry Brooke, the Repub lican nominee. At the outset in tonight's Democratic council there was disagreement on the question of taking Mr. Brooke or a Democrat. Nominations for state rep resentatives were also made. TRIENNIAL ASSEMBLY. Meeting of Welsh Presbyterians. Missionary Board Elected. Columbus, O., Sept. 23. The Welsh Presbyterian triennial assembly today continued work as a committee of the whole discussing money matters. The fo)lowing members of the general mis sionary board were elected for three years: Uev. Joseph Roberts, of New York; Rev. Robert E. Williams, Plymouth, Pu.; Rev. H. W. Grlfllth, Cincinnati; Hon. Evan J. Morgan, Milwaukee; Rev. Owen It. Morris, .Milwaukee, and Hon. D. R. Hughes, Columbus, la. Rev. William N. Jones, Lake Crystal, Minn., was elected general secretary of the board. Hon. Thomas S. Grif fith, ot Utlca, N. Y., was elected treas urer of the missionary board and the assembly. Red Oak, Ia and Philadelphia have extended Invitations for the next meet ing. Indications point o the selection of the latter place. Sick Soldiers at Reading. Reading, Pa Sept. 2.I. Forty-elKhl Hick soldiers from Camp Meade were brought here tonight. Ambulances and other ve. hides met them at the depot and all were taken to Bt. Joseph's suffering troni ty phoid and malaria. Some of tho cases are serious. The men belong to dlrterent commands. Died at Hospital. Lancaster, Ju., Sept, 2.1. Private C. a. Kogurty, Company U, Koutli Missouri, died this morning at St. Joseph's hospital. MUSTER OUT OF GENERALS. Whcolor Will Bo in Command of the Cavalry in Alabama. Washington, Sept. 23. Nothing new has been determined regarding tho muster out of various general staff officers, although the Nst is being pre pared. General Wh'eoler will be in command of tho cavalry division when he renches Huntsvlllc, Ala. The im pression seems to bo that General Wheeler will shortly resign his com mission in order to enter congress. General Greene, who arrived at San Francisco yesterday, it is supposed, will tender his resignation after a re port has been made. Two major gen erals in the volunteer service, General Graham and General Copplnger will shortly retire under the nrmy regula tions. General Graham Is now in com mand at Camp Meade. The suggestion is made that even after he retires as a regular army officer he could bo re tained in the service under his volun teer commission and still remain in command of Camp Meade. The law in the case is being looked into nt the department to see Just what will bo the effect in officers holding volunteer com missions whose retirement by the age limits according to the law of the reg ular army has been reached. DEATH RATE AT PONCE. Six Soldiers Expire from Typhoid Pever on the 22d. Washington, Sept. 23. The following dispatch has been received at the war department: Ponce, Sept. 23, ISl'S. Adjutant General, Washington: Deaths, 22d, felx. Sergeant Lcnton At. Dlnsmorev L, Sixteenth Pennsylvania; Private William C. Dunlop, 1., Fourth Ohio; Private Albert K. Schmidt, I,, Sixth Illinois; Private George S. Olt. M, First Kentucky; Corporal Charles M. Gcng.i ware, M, Fourth Pennsylvania, all ot ty phoid. Private Christ Hel'ls, I, Third Illinois, remittent malarial fever. (Signed) Brooke, Major General. ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN DREYFUS CASE Madame Paulmier, Wife of Member of Chamber of Deputies, Shoots M. Olliviere. Paris, Sept. 23. Madame Paulmier, wife of M. Charles Ernest Paulmier, member of the chamber of deputies from the department of Calvades, has added another tragt-dy to the bewilder ing intricacies of the Dreyfus plot. Madame Paulmier today entered the ofllces of La Lanterne and asked to see M. Mlllerand. M. Mlllerand was ab sent and M. Olliviere, who was pres ent, stepped forward to receive the lady, who, without waiting for any explanation, whipped out a revolver and fired twice. M. Olliviere fell to the floor wounded. He was taken to a hospital. Madame Paulmier was taken Into custody, and when questioned coolly announced: "I wished to kill M. Mlller and." She explained that La Lanterne had slandered herself and her husband because her husband had written a letter to General Chanolne, the minis ter of war, with reference to putting a stop to the attacks upon the army pro voked by the Dreyfus affair. The military authorities have ac complished their plan of stiflling Col onel Plcquart by placing him au secret. Colonel Plcquart's friends have been denied admission" to the prison. His counsel, Maltre Laborl, has twice ap peared at the office of the clerk of the court martial and applied for permis sion to see his client. On both occas ions he was Informed that Plcquart had been placed au secret jnd could be seen only on nn order from the authorities, which order M. Laborl has been unable to secure. La Llherte predicts important action by the council on Tuesday, which may result in the convoking of the cham bers. NO FIGHT IN OHIO. Tho Governor of Indiana Also Ob jects to the Science. Cincinnati, Sept. 23. The Times-Star has received the following dispatch from the governors of Ohio and Indi ana: Columbus, O., Sept. 23.-The fight will not take placo within tho Ohio radius In dicated or any other place in Ohio, (Signed) Asi S. Bushnell, Governor. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 23. There will be no prize fighting In Indiana If 1 can prevent It. If local authority is not sum. dent tho resources of the state will ho drawn upon for amplo force to suppress lawlessness and drlvo out tho Intruders If anything of tho kind Is undertaken. Tho persons engaged will bo treated ns criminals from tho time they cross tho border line. Prize fighting Is a disgrace to our boaBted civilization and ousht not to bo tolernted anywhere. It certainly will not bo tolerated In Indiana while I nm gov ernor. (Signed) James A. Mount. Governor Mount today wired the sec retary of war asking permission to command four companies of the Fif teenth regiment in the event of an ef fort to hold tho Corbett-McCoy fight in Indiana. PENSION APPLICATIONS. Five Hundred Papers Have Been Filed at Washington. Washington, Sept. 23. About BOO ap plications for pensions, arising out of the war with Spain, have been (lied at the pension office. They embrace all classes, Including widows' claims for injuries, etc. It is the purpose of Commissioner Evans to create a new division for the adjudication of these cases, when they will be taken up and disposed of as rapidly as possible. Steamship Arrivals. Now York, Sept. 2:).-Arrived: Lucanta, Liverpool and Queenstown. Cleared! Ems. Naples, Genoa, etc.; Umbrln, .Liver pool; La Normandle, Havre; Maasdam, Rotterdam; Bclgcnland, Southampton. Quecnstown Arrived: Campania, New York, for Liverpool. Bremen Arrived: Saale, Southampton. Pennsylvania Postmasters. Washington, Sept. 23. These fourth class postmasters havo been appointed for Pennsylvania:. Alum Hock, W. 11. Nenly; Hloserville, Margaret Alexander; Lehigh Tannery, Mrs. Emma Horlacher; West Franklin, Hiram li. Burroughi. COL. STONE WRITES TO DR. SWALLOW A BRIEF REPLY TO THE DOC TOR'S OPEN' LETTER. Col. Stone Believes That Dr. Swal low's Campaign Ammunition Should Be Placed Before the Grand Jury of His County He Has Therefore Referred the Open Letter to the District Attorney of Dauphin. Philadelphia, Sept. 23. The attention of Colonel William A. Stone, the He publlcan candidate for governor, wus called to the public letter uddressed to him by Dr. Swnllow.under date of Sept. 21, as he pussed through Philadelphia today on his way to Wllllamsport and he promptly Indited to Dr. Swallow the following reply: "Philadelphia, Sept. 23, 189S. "Uev. S. C. Swallow: "My Dear Sir My attention has been called to a published letter, dated Sept. 21, and addressed to me, In which you challenge Joint discussion upon what you claim to be the issues in this cam paign. I am not surprised that you have omitted Prohibition as an Issue, but I am surprised that the Prohibition party, which nominated you upon that Issue, should so soon forget the pur poses and objects of their organization, and follow you In u crusade which en tirely Ignores Prohibition. You chal lenge me to discuss twelve declarations or charges upon the stump. All of your twelve declarations charge crimes and misdemeanors, which may be severely punished under the laws of the state. "You do not name the offenders, nor the time when these crimes and mis demeanors were committed, but claim to have knowledge of them and to have evidence to substantiate them. I have no such knowledge except your unsup ported statements, which you have heretofore made, but have been unable to sustain In the courts. If you have such knowledge of crimes committed, and have such evidence, it Is your duty, not only us a good citizen, but ns a Christian minister, to lay the evidence before the grand jury of your county. The witnesses which you propose to call In joint debate will be sufficient to obtain an indictment if they nre suf ficient to convince an Intelligent audi ence of the truth of your charges. "That Is the proper tribunal to hear and determine the truth of these charges, and that Is tho proper course for you to pursue, Instead of under taking, on the stump, to prejudice the people against candidates whom you do not charge with committing the crimes or with knowledge of them. I have therefore taken the liberty to re fer your letter to the district attorney of Dauphin county, where you reside, for such action as he may take in the matter, nssuring you that If I am elect ed governor of Pennsylvania I Will heartily co-operate In all cases to bring guilty parties to Justice and punish all crimes against the state. "Yours truly, William A. Stone." TO IMPROVE ANTHRACITE. Members of the Committee on Rail roads Convene at Hazleton. Hazleton, Sept. 23. W. G. Thomas, of Plttston, chairman of the sub committee on railroads, appointed at the recent convention of business men held In Scranton for the purpose of devising means for Improving the nn thraeltn coal trade, conferred with oth er members of the committee here to day. Alleged discrimination on the part of tho anthracite carrying roads against anthracite coal was the sub ject of discussion and it was finally agreed to address a letter to tho presi dents of the various coal carrying roads requesting a conference at which an agreement amicable to both parties Is to be entered into. If no concessions are made by tho companies then tho Inter-state com merce commission will be appealed to by the Business Men's association. FRIGHTFUL TRAIN WRECK. One Man Killed and Two Injured. Train Demolished. Ashland. Wis., Sept. 23. A frightful train wreck occurred last night on the Central railroad near White river, a small station near Ashland. Harrison Flfield was instantly killed; Walter Sharpie fatally Injured and Thomas Johnson and two tramps miraculously escaped injury. All five were riding In a box car from Mellon to Ashland. The train broke In two nnd In going down grade the two ends came together. The box car tho men were In, was in the back part of the train and was en tirely demolished. Flfield was In stantly killed. Sharpie is at Sisters' hospital, Johnson, Flfield and Sharpie were all laboring men residing at Eau Claire. They were without funds and hav ing secured a Job In a paper .mill nt Cloqut, Minn., they were trying to get there by stealing rides. Flfield has a wife and three children at Eau Cl.ilre. The other two men are single. HOPES FOR SARGENT. Hannahan Will Not Be Candidate for .Office of Grand Master. Toronto, Ont., Sept. 23. First Grand Master Hnnnahan, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, has announced that he will not bo a candidate for grund master. This means that Mr. Sargent will be elected unanimously. Eugene V. Debs has come and gone, but lie did not capture any office in the gift of the order. It is now asserted that what Mr. Debs wanted was his old position of grand secretary, treas. urer and editor of the Firemen's Maga zine, Brotherhood Will Hold Aloof. Toronto, Ont., Sept. 23. The Brother hood of Firemen, it Is generally conceded, will hold nloof from the trouble threat ened on all roads entering Pittsburg. There Is no possibility ot the headquar ters of tho Brotherhood being removed from Peoria, 111. Three thousand dollars more In beneficiary claims was allowed today, making $27,00 In all granted at this session. W. I. Carter's management or tno Firemen's Magazine was endorsed by resolution of the Brotherhood today, ROOSEVELT "INELIGIBLE." Black Men Contend That He Is Not a Citizen of New York. Albany, N. Y Sept. 23. The sup porters of Governor Blnck tonight ex posed their hund, which has been re sponsible for their great confidence In their ability to defeat Colonel Roose velt for the gubernatorial nom ination which makes the nomin ation of the colonel an impossibility. Colonel Roosevelt, they say, is "In eligible" to run ns n candidate for governor In this state at this time, and, before twenty-four hours have elapsed, that Information, with the specific rea sons for his withdrawal from tho con test, will have become public property and will havo emanated from New York city. Superintendent of Public Works Aldrldge, with a delegation of Republicans, who have been alllllated with him In the light for Governor Black's nomination as against Mr. Roosevelt, left for New York city this afternoon to tell Senator Piatt and the local Republican leaders why Mr. Roosevelt Is "Ineligible" for the nom ination, and when the matter has been placed before him and his associates In that city, tho Black men say, Col onel Roosevelt will no longer be men tioned ns a candidate for governor. When Colonel Roosevelt was sworn In as assistant secretary ot the navy he swore to his residence as Washing ton, I). C. The federal constitution, however, provides that persons hold ing ofllces In the federal government retnln their residence In the state from which they nre appointed, but when Colonel Roosevelt resigned from the navy department he retired to private life. There nfter he enlisted In the army, and, In accepting his commis sion, again swore to his residence us Washington, D. C. While this Is the primary ground of this contention, It Is claimed that further evidence of his Ineligibility Is afforded In the fact that when he was assessed for personal property In the town of Oyster Bay he later appeared before the tax commis sioners and swore off the assessment upon the ground that he was not a resident of Oyster Boy, but was a res ident of Washington, D. C. New York. Sept. 23. Chairman B. E. Odell, Jr., of the Republican state com mittee, nald: "We know all about the affidavits signed by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt," said Mr. Odell. "and we are not In the least worried. The best lawyers nnd the best Judges In the city have had this under consideration all day, and they are unanimously of the opinion that there Is nothing in these docu ments which will prevent the nomina tion and election of Colonel Roosevelt." THREE COAL MINERS ARE ENTOMBED Terrible Accident in the No. 1 Shaft at Nanticoke A Rescue Party at Work. Nanticoke, Sept. 21. By a rush of coal In No. 1 shaft today three men were entombed and probably Instantly killed. They were George II. Morgan, 31 years; John Shannnn, aged 32; and John A. Jones, aged 2S. Two other miners, John Woolford and John Jones, narrowly escaped with' their lives. The men were driving a rock plane In the shaft, and had driven it about 35 feet above tho adjoining cfiamber which had been worked full and played out. This chamber was about ISO feet from the main gangway and a stout box had been built around the pillars to pre vent u rush of coal. It is supposed that tills box gave way. Morgan, Shannon and John A. Jones were working in the place, and It Is feared that they were caught directly In the rush. Woolford and John Jones were coming down the plane but retreated and got out safely. Superintendents Tonkin and Davis with a large force of men tire work ing on the debris, trying to reach the entombed men. TRAIN HOLD UP. Robbers Shatter a Pacific Express Company's Car. Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 23. The Col orado and Coffeyvlllc express train on the Missouri Pacific railroad which left Kansas City at 9.13 tonight, was held up by robbers near Leeds, a suburban station, six miles out from the Union depot. The locomotive and baggage car were detached from the train and taken down the track toward Dodson, nfter which the robbers shattered the Pacific Express company's car with dynamite. At midnight It Is not known what the robbers secured. Ollicials of the ex press company state that the safe con tained little treasure as the messenger carried nothing destined for points be yond Cotfeyvllle, Kus. SENSATIONAL" STORY. Germany Planning to Send Expedi tions to Philippines. San Francisco, Sept. 23. The Post today published a sensational story to the effect that Germany Is planning to send numerous trading vessels to the Philippines nnd will mm 150,000 Filip inos besides furnishing Krupp guns and urtlllery for field use. The Is landers, the Post alleges, will bo thor oughly drilled by German ofllcers, and by February Aguinaldo will be pre pared to make an onslaught on the American forces. According to the Post, German agents have made a report to their government that it will bo impossible for the United States, to land more than f.0,000 men In the Philippines before Aguinaldo Is ready to make his coup. According to the German correspond ent from whom, the Post story comes, America's only hope of avoiding trou ble with Aguinaldo is to disarm tho Insurgents, Cool Reception in Kentucky. Frankfort, Ky Sept. 23. Governor Bradley upon receiving n telegram con. veylng the rumor thut arrangements are being made to havo tho Corbett-MrCoy right In this state near Cincinnati, Issued a proclamation today warning all persons not to attend tho same and directing the peace clticera of tho state to tuke s'tepii to suppress the fight Is attempted In Kentucky, SEVENTY MINERS ARE ENTOMBED TERRIBLE RESULTS OF A GAS EXPLOSION. All of the Men Escape Except Eight Who Were Killed Outright and Three Who Were More or Less Hurt List of the Dead and In jured. Brownsville, Pa., Sept. 23. Seventy men were entombed today in the Em pire mine ot Snowden, Gould & Co.. one-fourth of a mile below town, as the result of nn explosion of gas followed by another explosion of fire damp. Of the number entombed all escaped or were taken out by rescuing parties, except eight, who were killed outright, and three more or less hurt. The list of the dead are: JOHN HA1STON, miner, aged 33, colored; wlfo and two children. SALEM HAISTON, miner, his brother, aged 2j; tingle. ROBERT DAVIDSON, miner, aged 45, white; nc fnnilly. JOHN BENNETT, driver, nged 22; single, WILLIAM P. IUTCHARD, miner, aged BO; wlfo nnd seven children. HENRY HAGAR, driver, used 17; badly burned. JOHN CAUTWRIGHT. miner, aged W; married, but no children. JAMES HAUL, miner, nged 27; unmar ried. The folowlng were Injured: George Baker, miner, burned about face and breast; John Baker, slightly burned; Samuel Mclntyre, cut on head by fall of slate. The explosion Is said to have, been caused by the loosening of a large block of coal, which opened a pocket of gas. Immediately following the explosion of gas, there was n second explosion of firedamp. There were seventy men at work In the mine at the time of the dis aster. Four men, Jacobs, Davis, Whet zell and Walker, who were near the entrance, managed to crawl out, and the others, with the exception of those caught by falling coal, escaped by tra versing a mile and a half of under ground passages, coming out at the en trance near Lynn station. This point Is four miles from the opening of the mine on the Monongahela river. SCENES OF EXCITEMENT. Shortly after the report was circu lated that an explosion had taken place at the Empire mine nnd that many miners were entombed, Water street, a narrow thoroughfare leading to it, was crowded with men, women and children moving toward the mines. There were moans and sobs and a general feeling of painful apprehension. When the mine was reached, willing hands at once went to work. Everybody seemed to want to go Into the mine. It was by sheer force that those In charge at the entrance kept the crowd out. It was announced that there was a sufficient force of men Inside to do rescue work, when a weary and painful wait of hours took place. Just above the en trance to the mine there Is an artificial plateau. From the edge of the plateau a good view of the track leading to the mine could be had. Here women stood wringing their hands In anguish and weeping. The hundreds of people re alized that they stood at the entrance of a living tomb. It was several hours later that the tinkle of the electric bell in the engine house announced that a train of coal cars were coming from within. The scene of the disaster Is more than n. mile from the entry. It took about ten minutes tat the first load to reach the outside world. When the Utile train of cars emerged, a shudder was visible In the crowd. First, there came two cars loaded with coal. Then three cars. In each of which there were two bodies. In one were two brothers side by side, John and Salem Halston. In the others were Pobert Davidson nnd John Bennett, William Prltchard and John Cartwrlght. James Hall was in the last car. The wagons wore In waiting and the bodies were taken to undertaking es tablishments. When the bodies were brought up from the mines they pre sented a ghastly appearance. After the ilrst lot of bodies had been brought out, the excitement and anxiety grew more Intense. During the entire after noon there was a desperate watt. It was announced that many men had come out of the mine through an aban doned entry nearly three miles dis tant. This allayed the fears of many, and as fast as tho men were account ed for their friends nnd families re joiced and congratulations followed. At 9 o'clock tonight the last of the explorers came out and announced that there was nothing, living or dead, left behind In the mine, leaving the list of fatalities as given above. Flreboss Henry Farrar and Pltboss James Broderlck were In the party that made the last search of the mine to night. Later, when questioned as to tho cause of the disaster, they would not talk. Much Interest is manifested In the cause of the explosion and Coro ner P. F. Smith, who arrived from Unlontown tonight, says a searching Investigation will be made nt the In quest tomorrow morning. INVESTIGATION ON. Senator Quay Asks for Inquiry in PostofTlce Charges. Washington, Sept. 23. The postal of ficials have directed one of their rep resentatives to conduct un Inquiry into the charges made recently In a politi cal speech that Senator Quay had sold postolllces in Lehigh county, Pa. Second Assistant Postmnster Gener al Shellenberger says tho official rec ords show no evidence of irregularity In the appointment of postmasters In the county referred to. The inquiry is made at the request of Senator Quay. Died from a Carbuncle, Lancaster, Sept. "23. Rev. J. Edward Pratt, for tho pat 11 years pastor of Ht. John's Episcopal church, died this morn ing from blood poisoning resulting Horn a carbuncle on his neck, lie was a native of Cornwall, Conn., nnd was ordained Into the priesthood by BIbhop Williams, tho oldest living bishop of that state. Rev. Pratt was the first archdeacon of the diocese of Hnrrlsburg, and nt the ttmo of his death was a member ot the stand Ing .committee of the central diocese. He was 69 years old. THE NEWS THIS llOUNINU Weather Indications Todays Generally Hair. 1 General General Garcla's Bantlago Ovation. Colonel Stone's Reply to Dr. Swallow, Filipinos Are Grnteful. Seventy Brownsville Mlr.crs I'Jntomucd, 2 General New Cabinet Otllco a Prob ability. The Markets. 3 Local Religious News of the Week. Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow, 4 Editorial. Growing Demand for Our Manufac tures. C Local Social nnd Personal. Musical Question Box. 0 Local Comparison or Registrations ot 1S'J7 and 189S. Use of Anthracite on Warships. 7 Loral-Plans of the Y. W. C. A. Court Proceeding. 8 Local West Side nnd Suburban. !i News Round About ScinuUui. 10 General News ot a D.iy from Camp Monde. Cuban Pet ce Commissioners Ask a Special Credit. MORE ARRESTS IN BRIDGEPORT CASE Harry Oxley and Howard Guernsey Are Held on Mysterious Evidence. Both Are Prominent Men. Southlngton, Conn., Sept. 23. Some strange nemesis seems to pursue the remnlns of the unfortunate young wo man who was the victim of the Yellow Mill pond tragedy, and who haH been Identified as Emma GUI, of this village. This morning the remains were ex humed from the Potter's field In Bridge port and brought here for burial. Funeral services were held this after noon and the remains were scarcely again returned to the grave when Dr. Rosenbluth received n telegram from Coroner Doton, of Bridgeport, asking him to make an examination of the teeth. The body had been burled, but a permit was Issued and the remains will bo disinterred tomorrow and the examination made. Dr. Rosenbluth Is the dentist who did all the work on Miss Gill's teeth. Harry Oxley and Howard Guernsey, two young men of prominent families, have been arrested for supposed con nection with the -case and taken to Bridgeport tonight. Oxley Is the son of the lending stntloner of tlje town, while Guernsey Is the son of Sherman Guern sey, who represented Southlngton In the last legislature. Is chairman of the First Consregntlonnl society and u member of the school board. Guernsey, Jr., has a wife and child. The arrests were made by Sheriff Eagan at the request of Detective Ar nold, of Bridgeport, and Smith, of Hartford. It was stated that Detective Arnold expressed himself as having no doubt that he had one of the accom plices, but which one of the men It was, Is a matter of conjecture. No one about the village seems to have any knowledge of Guernsey being In the company of Miss Gill, while It Is well known that Oxley was acquaint ed with the young woman and has been In receipt of frequent letters from her. What evidence the detectives have can not be learned. The finding of the fragments of nn Adams express money order among some rubbish In the rear yaul of the house In Bridgeport occupied by Mrs. Nancy Guilford, Tuesday, was the evi dence that led up to the arrest of the men. It was ascertained that the or der had been sent from Plaiitsvllle. Under orders from State Attorney Fes senden nnd Coroner Doton, the com pany showed Its record and It was learned that Oxley and Guernsey had sent a money order of $30 to Dr. "Nancy" Guilford at Bridgeport. THE FOUR PRISONERS. Tonight tour perrons, two men and two women, who had not heretofore, figured publicly In the case are now under arrest and the release of Charles Plumb, who was arrested In Stratford Wednesday night, will undoubtedly be followed by the release tomorrow of AValter Foster, who was arrested in Hartford Wednesday morning. Harry Oxley and Howard Guernsey, who were arrested in Southlngton, were brought here tonight and were closeted In Chief Birmingham's otllce about tluee hours, after which they were locked up. Soon afterwards Uoso Drayton, colored laundress for Mrs. Guilford, and her eighteen-year-old daughter, Clara, who had been em plojed as a domestic by Dr. Guilford, were, locked up. There Is no doubt in the mind of Chief Birmingham but that strong evidenee has been procured to connect Oxley with the case, though ns usual he will not say what It Is, Guernsey, It Is surmised, Is being held only as a witness. It has been ascertained that Oxley hns paid Mrs. Guilford money nt vari ous times to tho amount of $150, but tho police are again reticent as to when the last payment was made. Chief Birmingham has stated that he does not believe Foster is guilty of any connection with the affair. He was acquainted with the girl and kept her company, but further than that ha was not Involved. During the oinmlnntlnn of Guernsey and Oxle It has been learned that Guernsey told the otlieers something that settled all doubts as to who were Implicated In the ense. It Is also stat ed positively thnt Oxley made a partial confession. No suspicion of guilt con cerning the death of Emma Gill Is nt. ineneu 10 utiernsey, um it uns oeen learned thnt Oxley borrowed the money ho sent to Mrs. Guilfoid from him nnd made him his confidant. Death of Charles Lauterbach. Philadelphia. Sept. 23. Private Charles Lauterbach, of Company 1., Third .Mis souri, died In the Pennsylvania hospital hero tonight of pneumonia. lie was brought hero from the camp at Breston. Va on one of the Red Cross hospitul trains. Death of Harry Progar, Lebanon, Pa., Sept. 23. Private Harry Frogar, of Company B. Two Hundred and First New York volunteers, died or typhoid fever tonight in the Good Saninr. Itan hospital, to which he and twenty nine other sick soldiers were brought Tuesday from Camp Meade. GARCIA AT SANTIAGO The Brave Warrior Wel comed by His Fel low Countrymen. PROUD DAY FOR CUBANS The Cuban Leader is Escorted Through the City by General Wood nnd Staff nnd Is Received With Great Enthusiasm An Informal Reception nt tho Snn Carlos Club. General Garcla's Speech Tribute to American Heroism. Santiago de Cuba, Sept. 23. To tho residents of Santiago yesterday was the most Important since the capitula tion, as It was the occuslon of the first visit of General Cullxto Garcia to San tiago since he left theie in a bad tem pei on July 17. At !) o'clock In tho morning General Wood, with a portion of General I.awton's staff and several American ofllcers, met General Garcia outside the city limits und escorted him Into the town. Garcia was accompan ied by his staff nnd by his son, Colonel Callxto Garcia, by many Cuban ofllcers who have recently come to Santiago and by two hundred cavalry. Tho streets through which the party passed were thronged with cheering people and It was estimated that 10,000 persons filled the plaza In front of the paluce, where Garcia dismounted. He was met at the door by General Lawton and an Informal reception by the American ofllcers was held In the audience room. At night another reception was tend ered General Garcia at the San Carlos club, which was filled with prominent Cubnns, American oillcers and ladles. The plaza was brilliantly lighted and decorated with Hags, and music was furnished by the band of the Fifth In fantry. The Americans wore dress uni forms and Genernl Garcia and his ofll cers wore white uniforms and high boots. In leply to a speech of welcome de livered by Senor Trnjlllo, editor of the Porven, General Garcia said: GARCIA'S SPEECH. "After thirty years of desperate, deadly struggle, the Cuban people to day celebrate the success of their ef forts. It Is n day for the remembrance of the names and deeds of thoso heroes who fought nnd died for the freedom of Cuba, from the years 1S6S to 1S7S, and for the remembrance of the heroes who fought In the wav of 1S81. which was called the 'little War' little only because of Its short duration, but great on account of the principles de fended and for the quality of the men w ho opposed the army and for tho reninmbrnnce of those noble r.oldlers who fell In the struggle which began In ISDi", over whose graves our latest tears have fallen. "People of Cuba, we owe a great debt to those heroes for their efforts In behalf of Cuban Independence, ef forts which would have been useless- no, not useless, for we wuu'd havo triumphed; but not speedily effective It the American people, that colossal republic, with Its famous llghters.great ships and dauntless army, bail not sent Its own sons to shed their blood with ours. A grend nation It must be. when the sons of millionaires, who hud noth ing to gain In Cuba but a soldier's glory, should come here to die side by side with Cubans. To this great na tionto this noble country which hns always fought for the rights of liber ty we owe the achievement of our In dependence und the consummation of our Ideals. Our gratitude will long live for America." General Garcia's speech, which was delivered with considerable expression, aroused much enthusiasm among the Cubans present. General Garcia will remain in Santi ago for several days as tho gueyt of the Cubans of this city. PEACE COMMISSION. The American Members Arrive at Queenstown. Quecnstown, Sept. 23. The steamer Campania, with the United States pence commission on board, arrived here today. There was a concert on Thursday on board the Campanlu, in aid of the seamen's chnrltles. Senator Frye presided and speeches were made by him. Sir William Marriott, Senator Davis, Whltelaw Held and Judgo Day. There hits' been no full conference of the peace commission, though its mem bers have consulted In pairs, casually. Probably there will not be a full meet ing of the commissioners until they reach Paris. Messrs. Day, Moore and McArWiur have been engaged In pre paring a record of the details of the American case. The commissioners nnd those with them on their passage across the At lantic occupied three tables In a side section of the dining saloon. They will stay In London until Monday and will then go to 'Paris. i Soldiers from Camp Moo tie. 'Philadelphia. Sept. 21 Seventy-tour sick soldiers, n score of whom were bare ly uble to sit up In their ints, were brought hero tonight from Camp Meads by a hospital train which was Jointly equipped by the Red Cross society or 1'hlludelphla and St, Agues' hospital. Tno men were all removed to St. Agues' and they nro nil resting easily tonight. They all belong to voltlnteer regiments. -""-V-f-f M--t"r -ft WEATHER FORECAST. - Washington, Sept. 23. Forecast - -f for Saturday; For eastern I'enii- sjlvanla, genernlly fair; fresh to -f brink southwest to northwest wlnda. For westfrn Pennsylvania, - showers In the curl; muiLine tut- lowed by fair, brisk to higlt north- -t-4- erly winds, ttttttttfttttttttVttttt-M!
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