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SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 29, 1898.
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COMMISSION
OF PEACE
Paris Journal's Version
of the Terms.
THE POSITION OUTLINED
Gaulois Believes That Americans
Will Be Largely Influenced by
General Merrltt's Report Spanish
Representatives Are Instructed to
Hold Out and Make the Best
Terms Possible with the United
States Popular Sentiment in Spain
Is for the Abandonment of the
Philippines.
Paris. Sept. 28. The United States
peace commission went Into session at
11 o'clock this morning.
The Ouulols says: "In spite of the
mystery surrounding the matter we
are able to give an outline of the
position of both commissions. While
the Americans have Instructions which
are much more precise than those of
the Spaniards, there Is u diversity of
opinion In regard to the Philippines.
Senator Gray is a very ardent Demo
crat and, consequently, belongs to the.
party which repudiates expansion. He
opposes all annexation, and his opin
ion therefore, totally differs from that
of any of the other four commissioners,
some of whom would be content with
a coaling station at the Philippines,
possibly Cavltc, while others, like Sen
ator Davis, advocate the annexation
of the whole of the archipelago."
The Ouulols, however, believes that
the Americans, by mutual concessions,
will come to an agreement, and that
they will be largely Influenced by Ma
jor denerul Merrltt's report on the sit
uation. The instructions to the Spanish com
missioners, according to Oaulols, are,
briefly, to hold out and make the best
terms possible. Madrid Is well aware
it appears, that the conferences at
the best are only to please the Span
ish people, and the only hopes enter
tained are that the Americans will not
abuse the situation too much. Popular
sentiment In Spain, It Is added, thinks
it better to abandon the Philippine
islands than to keep them under con
ditions rendering them ungovernable.
Tangier, Morocco,, Sept. 28. The
Spanish transport, General Valdez, has
arrived here with Senor OJIda, the
minister of Spain to Morocco, but his
stay hero has been Interrupted on nc
count of his appointment as secretary
of the Spanish peace commission. Sen
or OJIda will leave for Paris on Friday
next.
MYSTERIOUS PASSENGER.
May Be Catherine Wilbur, But Looks
Like Nancy Guilford.
London, Sept. 28. The mysterious
passenger of the steamer Vancouver
was Interviewed on arriving In Lon
don yesterday. She declared herself
to be Catherine Wilbur, a widow of
Los Angeles, Cal,, and said she had
come here to visit a daughter, who Is
living In London. Hut she declined
to give her daughter's address, and
when asked for the names of friends
at Los Angles she could only give tho
name of a Mr. Wllllcut, and refused
to furnish his nddress.
The woman also said she had never
been to Bridgeport, Conn, She Is nbout
55 years of age, of heavy build and
stolid looking.
.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
May Not Be Hurried as General
Lawton Has Troops.
AVushlngton, Sept. 28. The move
ment of troops from the United States
to Cuba may not be hurried by the
evucuatlon of Manzanlllo, on the south
ern coast, which it was reported would
occur on the sixth of October.
A telegram has been received from
General Lawton saying that he bus
three regiments at Santiago -ivallablo
for garrison duty, and probably one
of these will be sent to Manzanlllo,
Cher troops at Santiago will ulso be
used for garrison duty If earl evacua
tions occur,
SAULT STE. MARIE TRAFFIC.
Records of AH Previous Seasons Sur
passed. Cleveland, O., Sept. 28. The freight
traflic pusslng through the Sault Ste.
Marie this season beats all previous
records. The greatest previous tratllc
was in 1S07, when 1.G28.000 tons passed
westward and 9.176,305 tons passed
eastward, making a total of 10,805,001
tons.
The official reports for this year show
that 2,823,396 tons passed westward and
9,700,243 tons eastward, a total of 12,
fil 3,639.
Steamship Arrivals,
New York, Kept. 2S. Arrived: Kaiser
Wllhelm H, Genoa: J.ahn, llremen,
Hailed: Noordland, Antwerp, via Smith
unipton; Teutonic, Liverpool. Clearer! :
Edam, Amterdam, liromen; via South
ampton. Queenstown Arrived: Servla.
New York for Liverpool; Germanic, Mew
York. Southampton Sailed: Kaiser Wll
helm der Grosse, Now York.
Colonel Bryan Still 111
Washington, Sept. 28. William J. liry
an, although still conllned to the home of
his friend, C. T. ilrlde. was utile to nit up
a t-hort time toduy. Ho hopes to be able
to he out in two or three days.
DEMOCRATS AT SYRACUSE.
The State Convention Brings Out tin
Odd Mixture.
Syracuse, N. Y Sept. 28. The Dem
ocratic state convention met today
with nothing agreed upon beyond tem
porary organization. Tammany had
two thousand men present, and there
were many conferences between the
party leaders. The silver men were
also repiesented and, It Is understood,
will demand representation on the
ticket,
A resolution endorsing the Chicago
platform relative to silver was voted
down, however. After some minor
preliminary work a recess was taken
until tomorrow morning.
The chaotic conditions of the dele
gates to the state Democratic conven
tion nt midnight was accentuuted by
a contest precipitated by the action of
the committee on credentials in con
firming the sitting delegations In the
three districts of Krle and seating the
contesting delegates In the First and
Third of Monroe. This section, If ap
proved, would probably give control
of the next state committee to ex
Senator Hill, and at midnight tonight
It was alleged that Mr. Crokcr and
Tammany would light the adoption of
the teport on the lloor of the conven
tion tomorrow. It Is also asserted that
the Tammany delegates, finding the
up state sentiment strongly against
Van Wyck, have thought of taking up
Judge D. Cady Hcrrlck, of Albany, us
their candidate, to prevent Senator Hill
nominating Mr. Stanchlleld. and to
combat an Idea that Hill has defeated
froker. At midnight it is generally
conceded that Mr. Danforth will go
Into the convention with more votes
than any other candidate, but not to
nominate.
The only thing decideil finally to
night, and not subject to change to
morrow, Is that there will not be any
mention either of the Chicago nation
al platform or free silver. The result
of this was a meeting of u number of
the silver men and the selection of a
stute ticket, which they will put In
the field If they are not recognized. The
I roposed ticket is headed by William
Clark, of Oswego, for governor, and
for lieutenant governor. Charles j.
Matthews, of Krle.
JIM CORBETT IN THE
HANDS OF FRIENDS
They Hold Him While "Kid" McCoy
Delivers a Kick in the Groin A
Big Row nt the Gilsey House.
New York, Sept. 26. The pugilists,
"Kid" McCoy and James J, Corbett,
whose match has been broken off, met
In the Gilsey house lobby this after
noon when McCoy knocked Corbett's
hat off and then, while Corbett was
held by his friends, kicked Corbett in
the groin. He then ran out of a side
door, away from the crowd. Corbett
was taken to his room and a doctor
summoned.
Corbett, his manager, George Con
sldine, and Al Smith ate lunch togeth
er In the Gilsey house cafe, finishing
nbout 1 o'clock. They then walked out
through the lobby and In the Hroadway
entrance met David Nugent, of the
Hawthorne Athletic club, who Joined
them. In one side of the entrance were
McCoy. William Gray, of the Hawth
orne club, and six other men. They
were talking excitedly. Considlne sa
luted. Gray and Corbett walked up
to do likewise. Gray, after acknowl
edging tho salutes, said to Corbett:
"I don't think you want to light."
"What's that?" Inquired Corbett.
Gray tepeated the remark and Cor
bett loudly said that ho was ready to
light McCoy anywhere and at any
time. "I'll fight him now and right
here on the street." said Corbett.
McCoy, who had been listening, step
ped up to Corbett as the latter spoke
and knocked off his hat. Several of
Corbett's friends, wishing no disturb
ance, held him, and Just as they seized
him by the arms and shoulders, McCoy
delivered a kick nt Corbett which
struck him in tho groin. Corbett
leaned over in pain, unable to try to
get at McCoy, who, as soon as he had
kicked Corbett, ran back to tho side
entrance of the hotel, Corbett tried
to follow, but he could not do so, and
he wns persuaded to go to his room. A
doctor was Immediately summoned.
A large crowd had gathered at the
lit st rumor that the prize fighters were
In the hotel together, mid by the time
the report that they had got Ino a
tight had spread, which was in a few
minutes, the hotel was besieged. The
crowd was In a state of excitement
about the alleged fight, but neither of
the pugilists wns seen by the people.
McCoy disappeared early.
KILLED BY MISTAKE.
Distressing Accident at San Juan,
Porto Rico.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Sept. 28.
Word has reached here that a Porto
Itlcan residing at Aguadllla, near May
aguez, asked protection of both the
American and Spanish troops against
depredations by outlaws which was
predicted would occur.
The resident had not notified tho
Spaniards that he had requested Amer
ican protection and some of the Span
ish sodlers who had been sent to guard
his house, arrived after the Americans,
and mistook the latter for outlaws. In
the confusion rcsutlng the Spaniards
fired, unfortunatey killing one of the
Americans. The name of the dead sol
dier has not yet been ascertained. The
Incident Is greatly regretted by the
Spaniards,
i - i .
Lieutenant Southcrlnnd Honored
Washington, Sept, 28 Lieutenant South
crland, tho commander of the Kugle,
which muUo such a creditable record in
fighting tho Spanish forts on tho aoulh
bhoro of Cuba, has been selected by tho
usslstant secretary of the navy to take
churgo of the naval mllltla of the depart
ment. Sibley Nominated.
Warren, l'a Sept. 28. At a meeting cf
the congressional conferees of the Peo
ple's party today, J. U. Sibley was unanl.
mously nominated tor congress. The
same conferees nominated Dr. J, It. nor
land, of Franklin, for state senator from
tho Fourth district.
Fight a Draw.
Greater Now York Athletic Ulub, Sept.
?S. Lnvlgne-Krne tight declared a draw,
end twentieth round.
BATTLE OF MINERS
AND THE STRIKERS
HUNDREDS OF SHOTS EXCHANG
ED AT PANA.
The Imported Negro Laborers Aro
Driven to tho Stockades One of
the Black Men Thought to Have
Been Killed Governor Tanner Will
Be Asked to Send Militia.
l'ana, HI., Sept. 28. Striking union
coal minora nnd Imported negroes en
gaged in a pitched battle In the main
street of this city tonight. Several
hundreds shots were exchanged.
No one was wounded in the ranks of
tho union men. The negroes were
driven from the city to their stock
ndes carrying with them, it Is believed,
u number of wounded comrades. Ono
of the negroes Is reported to have died
soon after reaching the stockade. De
sultory firing continues at midnight In
the vicinity of the stockades.
The trouble between the striking coal
miners from this city and the negroes
Imported from the south to work here
wns precipitated at S.30 o'clock this
evening.
The negroes from the stockades nt
the Sprlngslde nnd Penwelt mines were
making demonstrations on Second and
Locust streets, the principal streets of
the city, by parading heavily armed.
The union miners were in session at
their hull, where a Chicago labor lead
er was speaking. One of the negroes
nppeared at the foot of the miners'
hall and engaged in a quarrel with
a union white miner. Officer Samuel
Smith immediately arrested the black
and was escorting him to Jail when he
was closed In upon by a posse of ne
groes who, pointing their revolvers at
Smith, threatened to kill him If he did
not release the prisoner. Smith con
tinued on his way to Jail with the pris
oner. Union miners nnd others mean
while went to Smith's assistance and
the negroes were driven back. Smith
took his prisoner to Operator George
V. J'enwelPs store, and upon Penwell's
standing for the negroes fine, he was
released.
POSSE REINFORCED.
Before Smith had released his pris
oner, however, the negro posse had
been reinforced and assumed a threat
ening attitude toward the white man.
David McGavlc, leader of the union
miners, clubbed one of the blacks over
the head with a revolver, it Is said.
For half a block McGavlc forced the
negroes to retreat and then a few shots
were fired. The negroes retreated
In double-quick time to their stock
ades, secured rifles, returned to Locust
street and challenged the miners for
a light. The opposing forces lined up
on the street, the negroes with Win
chesters and the miners with shot
guns, rllles nnd revolvers. Neighbor
ing business houses were immediately
closed, lights extinguished nnd citizens
generally sought their homes. At the
word of command firing commenced.
The first volley, It Is said, came from
the negroes. The union men responded
with a volley and heavy firing con
tinued for five minutes. Much of the
shooting was wild and entirely harm
less to the white men, who llnally drove
their enemies In full retreat to the
stockades. The negroes are thought to
have carried several men with them
and It Is reported dead.
A second encounter between whites
and blacks occurred twenty minutes
after the first battle, near the I'enwell
stockade, but the firing was scattered
and it is not believed to have been a
serious engagement. The miners had
full charge of the business streets nt
midnight. Desultory rllle reports could
be heard from the Peuwell and Spring
side stockades, but no person would
venture Into the streets near the mines
and very few are loitering nbout the
business or residence sections. The
union miners bay the battle of tonight
Is only n forecast of what may be ex
pected to follow. They blame Operator
Penwell for the trouble and say they
will tomorrow swear out warrants
charging him with inciting tonight's
riot.
Governor Tanner will be asked to
send mllltla to protect property In this
city and to remove the negroes.
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
John Kirsch, n Soldier, Is Ground to
Pieces.
Pittsburg, Sept. 2S. John Kirsch, n
member of Battery I, United States
artillery, a former resident ot Pitts
burg, but latel residing at 315 Cen
tral avenue, Anderson, Ind wns cut
to pieces tonight by a train at McKccs
port. Kirsch had been arrested by a rail
road officer lor trying to steal a ride.
The officer had handcuffed the soldier
and they stood on the platform to let
a swiftly passing trnln go by. Kirsch
made a dash for the hand rail of one
of the cars and succeeded In catching
It but ntruck a telegrnhp pole nnd was
thrown under the trnln. Kirsch hnd
lately been released from a Baltimore
hospital nnd was on his way home, but
had stopped here for a few days to vis
It friends.
DEWEY'S REPORT.
It Will Be Sent to Paris for the Pence
Commissioners.
Washington, Sept. 28. Along with
the report of General Merrltt and ap
pendixes on the land battles at Manila,
General Greeuo brought to Washing
ton the report of Admiral Dewej which
Is to bo sent to Paris for tho informa
tion of tho American peace commis
sioners on the polltlcnl importance of
tho Islands, character of the people and
other matters that may properly bo
regarded as having a bearing upon tho
disposition of the Islunds.
Secretary Long, to whom the report
was delivered by Assistant Secretary
Allen, when he came to the department
today, said this afternoon that no one
but the president could assume the re
sponsibility of making It public.
Breakfast to Commissioners.
Paris, Sept. 2D. The minster ot foreign
affali'B at 12.30 p. m. tomorrow will give
a breakfast ut the foreign office to tho
Pnlted States and Bpnnlsh commission
ers, thus bringing them together for the
first time, Tho session of the United
Statos commission toduy did not result
In anything being given out for publication.
DOCTORS AT PITTSBURG:.
Meeting of the State Homeopathic
Medical Society.
Pittsburg, Sept. 28. The second day's
session of the annual mooting of the
Homeopathic Medical society of Penn
rylvanla opened at 9 a. in. at tho home
opathlc hospital. Tho Bectlon of ob
stetrics was presided over by Margaret
HuBsler Schantx, M. D., and tho asso
ciates are Mary Brandon, M. D.; R. K.
Fleming, M. D.; D. C. Kline. M. D.j
Augustus Meindoefer. Jr., M. D.; Anna
M. Marshal. M. D.; E. W. Mercer, M.
D nnd Kmnw T. Hchreluer, M. D all
of whom rend papers.
The section of gynaecology was pre
sided over by Theodore J. Qramm, M.
D., und the nsdlUants. are B. F. Betts,
M. D.; T. M. Uullck, M. D.j W. D. Car
ter, M. D: Mary A. Cooke. M. D.: Ella
D. Goff, M. D.; Joseph Hancock, M. D.:
John K. James, M. D.; A. A. Linda
bury, M. P.; J. H. McClellund, M. D.;
L. W. Heading, M. D.; 1. G. Smedley,
M. D.: J. H. Thompson, M. D.: H. 12.
Tomlln, M. D.; Julia Gould Vv'aylan, M.
D. These also read papers.
The section of materia medlca occu
pied the afternoon until 4.30, when the
members of the society and visitors as
sembled at the Carnvgle library for a
tour of Inspection through It. and the
Phlpps conservatory. A drive through
Schenley and Highland parks followed
and concluded at the suburban resi
dence of Dr. W. W. Hair, with a supper
and subsequent conversazione tendered
by the Allegheny county medlcul soci
ety. RACING CYCLISTS UNION.
Result of the Breach Between Cir
cuit Chasers and L. A. Vi.
Philadelphia, Sept. 2S. The breach
between the professional circuit chas
ers and the League of American Wheel
men, which began In Trenton, N, J.,
on Monday night with the repudiation
of the league and the formation of a
tempornry organization to be known
as the National Hating Cyclists' union,
was widened tonight when the riders
met In this city nnd formed a perman
ent organization. Officers were elect
ed, a dozen new members were ad
mitted, and a schedule of dates for
the month of October was decided
upon. The riders ulso refused abso
lutely to take part In the national clr
(Uit meet scheduled for Woodslde park
tomorrow, unless the management re
pudiates the L. A. W.
The officers elected at tonight's meet
ing wore: Eddie Bald, president; Ar
thur Gardiner, vice president; Tom
Cooper, recording secretary; F. Ed.
Spooner. corresponding secretary; F.
A. McFarland, treasurer. The officers,
together with Earl Klser and Jay
Kutnn. will constitute the board of
governors.
The following professionals were ad
mitted to membership; Major Taylor,
Fred and William Sims, A. I. Brown,
O. S. Kimball, Robert Thompson, Clem
and Chniies Turvllle, Joe Vernier, J.
II. McDuffie, Joseph Hogers and Ed.
Walsh. The ndmlsslon of Major Tay
lor, the coloied rider, was opposed by
Gardiner, Stephens. McFarland and
Becker, who was recently lined 150 for
striking Taylor at Springfield, Tom
Cooper, Jay Eaton and "Plugger" Bill
Martin warmly espoused the colored
ci nek's cause. To everybody's sur
prise, when the vote was taken, Taylor
was accepted unanimously.
The schedule of meets arranged at
the meeting follows:
Oct. 1 and 3, Washington; Oct. 8 and
9, St. Louis; Oct. 13 and 14, Cape Ger
ni dean, Mo.; Oct. 10 nnd 17, St. Louis;
Oct. 11". Decatur. III.; Oct. 23, Denver
and Oct. 25, Pueblo.
A two-thirds vote will be necessary
for the admission of now members.
Trainers, when vouched for by riders,
ftie eligible to membership, but havo
no voe.
A. B. Wndlclgh, J. D. Lasley and J.
Frank Kllncn, representing respective
ly tracks In Philadelphia, Washington
nnd Baltimore, were present and In
vited the riders to attend a nioetlntr
of track owners and cyclists In New
York on Oct. 10 with a view of pro
tecting their mutual Interests. A. G.
Batchclder, of New York, will repre
sent tho new association at tho meet
ing. DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.
Nominations Made at Tninaqua Yes
terday. Tamaqua, Pa., Sept. 2S. At today's
session of the state council. Daugh
ters of America, the following officers
were dieted:
Junior past state councilor, E. H.
Hambo. Philadelphia; Junior nssoclato
past councilor, Miss Maggie Ilgow, Ty
rone; state councilor, C, K. Campbell,
McKeesport; associate state councilor,
Miss Eadle Lowrey, Harrisburg; vice
state councilor, Mrs. Ellen P. Myer,
Allentown: nssoclate vice state coun
cilor. Miss Christine Pletcher, Dun
more; state council treasurer, W. A.
Frankfort, Lancaster; representative
to the national council, George W.
Lutz, Harrisburg, five years; A.
Daugherty, Altoona, two years.
It was decided to divide tho state
council into threo districts, to bo
known as the eastern, middle und west
ern district.
The convention adjourned to meet at
Scranton the third Monduy In Septem
ber next year.
TWO WOMEN BURNED.
Terrible Fire Caused by an Explo
sion at St. Louis.
St. Louis, Sept. 28. Two women were
fatally Injured and fifteen more or less
hurl In a fire caused by an explosion
nt 410 North Fourth street today. Tho
building was four stories In height!),
and occupied by C. and W. McClain,
hporting goods.
Pauline Hlgby, who also mode tho
leap, Is not expected to live till morn
ing. The damage to the building and
stock is about S?,000.
Dynamite Explosion.
Hunttle, Wash., Sept. 2. News Junt
reached horo of an explosion of a wagon
load of dynamite near New Whatcomli.
Two men nnd ono boy aro reported killed,
Seven other persons wero Injured,
Railway Collision.
Berlin, Sept. 2S, A railway collision bo
tween u goods and a passenger train oc
curred tonight at Croyson, on the Oder.
Four persons were killed and many se
verely Injured. The accident was due to
a mistake of u pointsman.
ASSISTANCE FOR
THE KL0NDIKERS
RELIEF EXPEDITION FOR THE
ASHCROFT TRAIL.
British Columbian Government to
Dispatch It The Dominion to Be
Asked to Assist Sufferings of
Now York City Man Casualties in
the Yukon River.
Vuncouver, U, C Sept. 28. As a re
sult of the many stories told of the dis
tress of prospectors on Ashcroft trail,
It Is said that the provincial govern
ment Is taking tho necessary steps to
send aid, and that the Dominion gov
ernment will be asked to do Its share.
J. G. Grey, of New York city, and J.
Arwood, of Boston, tell a story which
confirms former reports of the horrors
of the Ashcroft trail. They left Ash
croft April 23 and were starved almost
before they reached Henora. Grey said:
"Our sufferings between Hazleton
und Glenora were almost beyond en
durance. For ten days we lived on a
few ounces of porridge dally, and for
five days, when the pangs of hunger
drove us to desperation, we shot u horse
and lived on horse flesh. Weary, foot
sore and weak to death, we reached
Glenora. Not having any money to get
home we nppllcd to the American con
sul for aid from the United States gov
ernment." A FAVORED FEW.
Victoria, B. C, Sept. 28. The steam
ship Danube arrived yesterday from
St. Michaels, Alaska, with 186 passen
gers from the Klondike and gold dust
estimated by the purser at a quarter
of a million dollars. The gold was by
no means equally divided. It belonged
to a favored few 'The names of the
lucky ones nre Major Morgan. William
Bateman, R. Sinclair, J. Jones, James
Winters, J. Erlckson, C. W. Slmms, C.
W. Still, H. Hanna, F. Glerson, J. S.
Lusk and J. M. Sloan.
The Danube's passengers came down
the Yukon on the steamboat Yukoner.
Purser Price reports that on the way
down the river the Yukoner passed
seventy-six river steamboats, small
and large, hound for Dawson. Four
were ashore, and the Yukoner spent
some time unsuccessfully endeavoring
to draw them from the grip of the sand
bars which held them so tightly. Three
of the vessels aground were the Clara
and the Tyrell, both of Vancouver, and
the J. P. Light, one of the Moran
steamboats. Three other vessels were
seen ashore at the Yukon's .mouth, the
Robert Keir, the Power and the Mar
guerite. The river was still navigable
when the Danube sailed, hut was low
in places.
In addition to the Yukoner, which
was prepared to start for Dawson In
her new service, three vessels were get
ting ready to go up the river, the Ar
nold, W. H. Evans and a Moran steam
boat. The ocean steamships Bertha and Al
pha were preparing to follow the Dan
ube southward.
The steamship Alpha has arrived
here, bringing 110 passengers from
Dnwsyi, Circle, Mlnock and other river
points. From reports obtained from the
passengers the Alpha brought little
gold.
SHOE LASTERS STRIKE.
Extends Over the Shops in Massa
chusetts. Brockton, Mass., Sept. 2S. In pur
suance of the ultimatum Issued by the
Lasters" Protective union at Brock
ton to the effect that If the lasting
machine companies by this morning
Jid not withdraw agents which they
had put Into factories here to take
the place of strikers, all the lasters
in this section would be ordered out.
The strike was extended today in all
directions. Even concerns that had
settled on the price list trouble were
not exempt and their operatives came
out with the rest.
This Is tho most general and united
strike of shoe lasters that has been
known In many years and the union
men claim that should this not win
the day against the machine companies
tho strike will be extended to every
shop in the state and possibly to ev
ery shop In the country, operating
machines controlled by the consolidat
ed companies.
POTSDAM BANK CASE.
James H. Parker Testifies at
the
Trial of Lake Usher.
Buffalo, Sept, 28. James II. Fark
er, who was the president In 1895 of the
United States National Bank, of New
York, was called as a witness for the
prosecution when the trial of Lake
Udicr, former president of the Pots
dam National bank, was resumed in
United States court this morning.
Counsel called his attention to a note
for $15,000 Issued by the Potsdam Lum
ber company, and asked him If tho
note was not discounted by his bank
with funds raised by rediscountlng pa
per belonging to the Potsdam National
bank. Mr. Parker admitted that the
note 'in question was charged at the
time to the Pots tm bank.
In his cross ex nlnatlon the witness
declared that it a as not an unusual
thing for his and other New York
banks to rediscount the paper of coun
try banks.
FEARS FOR TREASURE SHIP.
Vessels from Alaska May Have Been
Caught in a Severe Storm.
San Francisco, Sept. 28. It is
thought by shipping men hero that
the vessels now on the way from St.
Michaels to southern ports will suffer
from the storm reported by the Brit
ish man-of-war, Amphlon.
The Bertha Is scheduled to arrive
toJny and is reported to huve much
t readme on board, but there is no
way of telling the day she sailed for
this city. She went from St. Michaels
to Norton's Sound, near Kotzebue.
Glass Tableware Combine,
Pittsburg. Sept. 2S. Tho glass table
wuro manufacturers of the country are
In session hero and have practically
formed a combine for the regulation ot
product and prices. Twenty-six firms nro
represented. The combine will be cap
italized at $S.ooo,ooo and a charter will be
taken out in New Jersey,
THE NEWS THIS MOBNINU
Weather Indications Today:
Falrt Variable Winds.
1 General Peace Commission In Session
in Paris.
Miners nnd Strikers Hnvo a Pitched
Battle nt Pana.
Fierce Prairie Fire Hngcs In Colorado.
Relief Expedition for the Klondike,
2 General Secretary Alger's Report of
tils Tour of Inspection.
Financial and Commercial.
General Whitney's Weekly News
Ilnrgct.
Ono Day's Hecord of llorso Haling.
4 Editorial.
Comment of the Press.
5 Story "The Lambton Dlnmond."
Some Odd Phases of Courage.
C Loral Autumn Weddings.
I
Court Proceedings.
7 Local Annual Meeting of the Wo
man's Foreign Missionary Society.
Scranton Police to Wear Service
Stripes.
Local West Scranton and Suburban.
9 News Hound About Scranton.
10 General Second Army Corps Will tlo
to Cuba.
DEATH OF MR. BAYARD.
The Former Secretary of State Passes
Away at Karlsteln Funeral Sat
urday. Dedhum, Mass., Sept. 28. Thomas F.
Bayard died at half-past 4 o'clock this
afternoon at Karlsteln, the summer
residence of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel
D.Warren, after an illness of six weeks.
His death was without pain. His wife.
his two daughters, Mrs. Warren nnd
Miss Florence Bnyard, and his son,
Thomas F Jr., saw him draw his last
breath, and his third daughter, the
Countess Lauenhaupt, was on her way
to Dedham.
The remains will be conveyed to Dela
ware and the funeral services will be
held Saturday In the old Swedish
church at Wilmington.
Karlsteln lies off the Needbani road.
Here, about the middle of August, enme
Mr. Bayard, to be the guest of his
daughter and son-in-law. He was sick,
but It was given out that his illness
was merely due to declining years. He
steadily grew weaker, however, and
had spells of seml-consclousness and
of delirium. A consultation of physic
ians was held Aug. 26 and they agreed
that Mr. Bayard wus Buffering from
nrtorle-colorosls and a general break
ing down. Incident to age. He suffered
no pain to any noticeable degree, and
the chief tendency wns to sleep.
During the first few weeks of his Ill
ness Mr. Bayard was able to sit up,
but as the days passed he became grad
ually weaker and three weeks ago he
laid himself on his bed and never agnln
rose from It. At times he would rally
to some extent, but the relapse carried
him always nearer to the end. His
wonderful constitution resisted the
ravages of disease for a surprising
period. Much of the time he was In
n semi-conscious condition, seldom rec
ognizing any of the family, and at In
tervals having sinking spells, accom
panied by choking. These left him al
ways weaker. Yesterday it became evi
dent that his death wns a matter of
only a few hours. Still he lingered,
having a slight rally during the night
nnd during the forenoon his condition
showed little change. At 4 o'clock he
began to sink rapldy and a half hour
later he gently passed away. Tomor
row the body will be sent to Delaware,
being due to arrive at Wilmington on
Friday afternoon.
Wilmington, Del., Sept. 28. The
funeral will take place at 2 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. The body will be
brought here on Friday afternoon and
will remain In Old Swedes church over
night, guarded by a friend of the fam
ily. At noon on Saturday the body will
be exposed to public view In the church
and at 2 o'clock the service will begin.
In accordance with the wishes of Mr.
Bayard, the regular Episcopal service
will be used, conducted by Rev. Dr.
Douglass, of Connecticut, who was a
close friend of the deceased. He will
be assisted by Rector M, B. Dunlap, of
Old Swedes. The pall-bearers have not
yet been selected. The Interment will
be In Old Swedes cemetery. There aro
many expressions of sympathy for Mr.
Bayard's family, and Hags are at half
mast on all public buildings.
ZOLA'S EFFECTS TO BE SOLD.
Will Satisfy a Judgment in a Libel
Suit.
Purls, Sept. 28. The house and furni
ture of M. Emllc Zola are about to bo
sold to satisfy a Judgment of 30,000
francs obtained against him by three
handwriting experts who recently won
a libel suit growing out of the Drey
fus case, against the author. The ex
perts have refused the offer of M.
Octave Mirnbeau to be responsible for
the amount.
It Is expected that the minister of
Justice, M. Harden will, If he has not
already done so, issue directions that
the rigors of the imprisonment of
Dreyfus be modified acocrdlng to cus
tom, pending a final disposition of his
case, which is now before the court of
cessation.
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Deaths from Typhoid Fever.
Philadelphia, Sept, 28. There were two
deaths today among the soldiers In the
hospitals of this city duo to typhoid fever.
They were Nicholas J. Schug, Company
G, Two Hundred and Third New YorK
volunteers, who died at the Pennsylvania
hospital, and Guy Conuell, Company li,
Tenth Ohio, who died at the Jefferson
hospital. The bodies will ho taken homo
for Interment.
Lehigh Meets Rutgers.
Bethlehem, Pa.. Sept. 28. Lehigh mot
Rutgers on the gridiron thlJ afternoon
and won by the score of 12 to 0. Canlleld
scored a touchdown for Lehigh In the
first half and Horner carried the hall
over for the second touchdown Just be
foro tlmo wns called, James kicked both
goals. The visitors twice threatened Le
high's goal, but their attempts at drop
kicks failed each time.
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U. P. Defeats Gettysburg.
Philadelphia, Beat. 28.-Tho University
of Pennsylvania foot ball team dofenttd
Gettysburg on Franklin field this ntter
noon by the score of 50 to 0. The visitors
wero outpluycd from tho start, being un
able to prevent Pennsylvania's gains,
most of which were made uround tho
ends.
PRAIRIE FIRE
IN C0L0RA1
Spark From Locomotil
Sets the Ball
Rolling.
WOMAN AND CHILD BURN
Thousands of Acres of Grazing Bands
Are Scorched and Much Property
Is Destroyed Five Hundred IHead
of Cattle Entirely Surrounded by,
Fire Mining Camp3 Threatened.
Denver, Colo., Sept. 28. A pni
fire, probably started by a spark lj
a locomotive, has burned over tH
unds of acres of grazing lands bet)
Kiowa nnd BIJou creeks In Mi
county and destroyed thousand
tons of liny. Ranchman W. C. Miller
and his wife and child had n narrow
escape from being burned to death.
The woman and the child were badly
burned. Had It not been for the
prompt work of the railroad men nni
others at Corona, the town would ha' ,
ben entirely destroyed. Going tov
the approaching fire, for a mile b.
fires were started and in this mannt
the danger averted. Thousands of
of cattle nre threatened with destruc
tion by th- f.irest fires.
In Eagle county where the flames
seem to bo spreading more rapidly,
than In other sections of the state.
ranch properly has been burnedi and
the farmers with their stock lmvev
been trying to get out of the path of
the me for a week past. One largo
bunch of about 600 head of cattle Is
now entirely surrounded by lire nnd
there Is no chance for them to escape.
The report came from Deputy Gamo
Wnrden McLaughlin, who directed his
lettar two days ago. It Is probable that
the cattle have been destroyed by this1
time.
Dispatches from various point in
the forest fire belt Indicate that tl
fires aie s'.'-?adlng rapidly nnd thj
unless somotning is none to chock in.
further progress, the loss will be i
most beyond computation. As 11
now some mining camps are thre:l
enod with destruction and many ran J
es are doomed.
At Red Cliff tho tires are within
miles and citizens nre organizing
fight their advance. A dispatch stnl
that It Is feared that the little mlnll
settlement at Holy Cross, near I;
Cliff, has been destroyed. Commul
icntlon is cut off, the mall carrl
being unable to get through.
FLORA BANK ROBBERY.
It Is Believed That One of the Gnntj
Has Been Arrested.
Florn, lnd Sept. ?8.-Tlie excltemcnl
over yesterday's bank robbery has Inn
creased although there has been no
new developments since the arrest
lost night a suspect by tho name
James Andrew Dlgnoms, tatoocd on'
his arm, and who was hurried to Del
phi to escape lynching. Tho tnoneyjj
found on him has been carefully cx4
nmlned ns well as his bloodstained
clothes and hu Is believed to be onei
of tho gang. Four other suspects!
were leleused. Today all the officers
In the county and hundreds of cltlJ
zens are scouring the country wltlfl
blood hounds for the robbers wlul
got away with $5,000 In gold and $7,0001
in currency.
There Is no run on the bank. Depos
itors will lose nothing. Cashier Len
non Is still alive and physicians arc
unable as yet to tell whether
ho will survive tho effect of the shots
in his head and breast.
YOUNG GRIFFO'S CASE.
The Pugilist Believed to Be Mentally
Unbalanced.
Chicago, Sept. 28. Alfred Griffith,
known In sporting circles as "Young
Grlffo," who creuted a sensation last
night by running along State street,
stripped to the waist, and yelling at
the top of his voice, and who nil but
knocked out three of the police officers
attempting to arrest him. Is believed
to be Insane. He was arraigned before
Justice Mnrtln todny and talked In
coherently about some person who in
tends shooting him.
The case was continued until Oct. 5,
to ennble the city physician to exumlno
into Grlffo's sanity.
COLORED REPUBLICANS.
Thev Endorse the Nomination
of
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 28. The col
ored Republican state convention was
held today and was presided over by
Samuel Moran, of New York city.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the
action of the Republican state conven
tion held here yesterday und promising
the undivided Bupport of the colored
organization to the entire Republican
state ticket, heuded by Theodore Roose
velt. M-M-M-r-M- -ft-r -M- -HMM"H- 4-
WEATHER FORECAST. -t-
Washlngton, Sept. 2S. Forecast
for Thui'fedii) : For eastern IVnn-
sylvunla, lair; light vutialue wlihH -f
bccnmlug noutherlj. For western -
Pennsylvania, fair. ioilme, tv t-
Increaslng iioutlh.oH; warmer -
fresh Houth to southeast winds,
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