"f lii sal1 'Wf V 3 TWO CENTS. "E7V PAGE'S. T -- jiB)Lfa iE- UW- ip- - rMSttMBSfrHgLj ltW. V-vrT V - rim MBHHMBSiaB u .n 1111 nr ' ' 555s5Et J'JW siJILJH I. li''rfBl "WlMl V UWL. . - SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 1. 1898 TEN PAGES . TWO CENTS. . i DISASTROUS FOREST FIRES They Create Great 0 Havoc Throughout Ml consin. MUCH LUMBER DESTROYED Trains Coming to Chippewa rails Are Hours Late Te Mill Portion of Cumberland presents a Sad Plight ns a Smouldering Heap of JtuinB Every PVrt of the Town Tilled With Srjoke and Plying Fifo-Tjrands. Chippewa Tails, Wis., Sept. SO. The forest fires are still creating great haoo through this section of the state. No rain has yet fallen In the dlstilct i trlbutnry to this point and the lumber ' companies are sending hundreds of men Into the woods In an endeavor to save the standing pine. It Is estimated that already 600,000,000 feet have been destioved. All tialns coming to Chip pewa Fails fioni the noith and west are horns late. The Wisconsin Cen tral Is expet fencing gioat difficulty In handling traffic, ns wires are all down. A movement lias been started to assist the homeless farmeis who have been 'burned out. Thousands are still light ing the llames, but are making little headway, as eerj thing is dij as tln dre. SMOULDERING RUINS. Cumberland, Wis , Sept. 30 Cumber land presents a Bad sight today. The mill poitlon of the country Is a smould ering heap of ruins. Loss, about $183, 000. Forest tires were swept into the city from the southwest about 3 o'clock t night by a tornado. air was filled with smoke and Ing cinders and the Are on the east ttest sides of the town at about no time. The flames spread w Ith lllty that threatened not only the fe city, but the lives of the inhab- s. livery pait of the town was with smoke nnd flying fire-brands, the people were tunning in every tlon panic-stricken. Two freight s standing here took about 200 peo- Ito Shell lake and hundreds moie Flit the western lake shore for liy. Meanwhile, the volunteer tiro Irtment did heroic work In trying lave the business portion of the Itely downpour of rain last- Itwenty minutes enabled the check the progress of the llie west side of the city, but luld save the city east of the tad, including the lumber khe mills of the Beaer Dam fimpany, and the residences. rtlie fine house of Mayor Wnt- liie buildings burned were the saw and shingle mill, planing I sheds and barns of the Beaver jmber company; twenty-two s, boarding bouse, livery, barn hn. The loss is roughly cstl- as follows: Beaver Dam Lum- tompany. $15,000; residences. $25.- llvery barn, saloon and other Idings, $10,000. All the property was lired except the residences, which re nearly all without Insurance. bout foity farmeis southeast of the city lost all their homes and crops. DAMAGES AT RICE LAKE. Milwaukee, Sept. 30. A dispatch from Rice Lake says the forest fires in that vicinity weie checked by light "ains last night. Fifty farmers near Ice Lake lost all their possessions. She Johnson Brothers' Lumber com 'pany, six miles west, lost their mill and stock of hardwood lumber, with no Insurance, The town of Alemena, near Rice Lake, Is reported destroyed. The Soo railway bridge near Alemena was burned, stopping all the trains on that line. No loss of life has been reported. Tho greatest damage has been done in the township of Cumberland, Turtle Lake, Clinton, Stanford, Ba'rron, Oak Grove and Cedar Lake. A special from Eau Claire says the Northwestern Lumber company lost 2,000,000 feet of saw logs above that ijty. Ipifleld, Wis, reports much damage that region. The road from the to lake summer resort to Fffleld Is passable on account of fallen timber. Id a number of guests will be obliged remain there until the road Is ared. Rain last night has checked le fire. INew Richmond, Mis., reports the fire rounu uiear Lake, and Glenn noil. Ihlch for a time threatened to destroy ose towns, are now nearly out. ni. lough much damage has been done. ISprague. a small town on the Omaha laa. is rumored to have been partially psiroyea. communicat on with the lace Is Interrupted, FIRES QUENCHED. Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 30. Reports celved at the rullroad offices In this llty arc- to the effect that the forest ires in the northern part of the state fere quenched by a heavy fall of rain vie last nignt. Only one death as far ns known has (suited, that of Mrs. Jacob Correson. t Drywood. Two children of Mrs 'orrcson were setiously burned while ttemptlng to rescue their mother. The 'ecunlary loss Is not expected to reach ver $1,000,000. Shatter Still hi Bed. I New York. Sept. JU.-Ueneral SliartT las still In bed at the club hmisn m I'nmn I'ikoff today, not having recovered from lie Bantlugo fiver. While not iii tn h bout, he Is able to Issue orders and mnages tho camn ns thouch ha wn vi. ling the different regiments. General aafter will remain at the camn until the llddle or end of next week. City Destroyed. Ilpswlch. H. D , Bept. SO.-Tho entire bus- -ns portion or this city has been de- iyea vv nre wnn th oceplon of one LEE WILL QO TO CUBA. Ho Will Probably March In Havana tiB Blanco Marches Out. Washington, Sept. SO. Major General Fitzhugh Loo was at the war depart ment today. After a brief Intel view with Secretary Alger the general Bald that the secretary desired to sea him again after the cabinet meeting. Gen eral Leo says that ho will go to New York, visit his son at West Point, and then return to Washington. If there Is no pressure for his Immediate re turn to Jacksonville, he Intends to spend a few das In the Virginia moun tains, on the recommendation of his physician. General Leo hns been suf fering somewhat from malaria. There seems to be no doubt In official circles that General Lee Ib scheduled to go to Cuba. Some question has arisen, how ever, as to the point In Cuba that he will occupy. Quite a number of public men, and It Is probable that General Lee himself would prefer that his command go to Havana. Theic Is some sentiment In the matter and many pel sons have ex pressed the hope tluit ns Blanco marches out General Lee will march Into the city. A numbei of men in of ficial life hae already Interested them sehes In this subject and will urge the piesldent to Issue his orders for the occupation of Cuba with this end In view. THE EXPENSE OF VOLUNTEERS Governois of States May Be Reim buised for Money Expended Dis cussion of Comptioller. Washington, Sept 30. L. P. Mitchell, acting comptroller of the treasury, has rendered a decision on the question of the relnbursement of governois of states and tenitotles for costs and expenses which they maintain have ln- curied in aiding the United States to raise a volunteer army. He holds that "If upon the call of the president for volunteers, the governor of any state or tenltory in aiding the United States to raise a volunteei niiny called out any part of the mill tla of his state or teirltory in ordei that It might be enlisted us such Into the volunteer auny, and any of its organized militia were afterwards accepted into the vol unteer nimy of the United States, such governor may be reimbursed under the act of Julj 8, 1S08, for leasonable costs, charges and expenses which he may have incut ted by making proper pay ments to them for services from the day they entered the seivlce as such mllitlu, In response to the call of the governor, to the day on which they were afterwards accepted Into the vol unteer army and the rate of pay pro vided by the laws of the various states for their militia must bo held to be reasonable within the mennlng of said, act of July 8, 18U8 ' It is further held tliu ', oil pay ments made by the governor to such militiamen as pay for service rendered by them prior to the time they had their names enrolled for seivice In the volunteer army nnd Joined for duty therein, no chaiges or deductions should be made by the pay department of the United States against their pay ment. 'Tor nil payments made by the gov ernor to such militiamen for spiv Ices rendeied by them between the dnv on which they had their names enrolled for service in the volunteer army and Joined for duty therein, which is the day their pay and allowances shnll bo deemed to commence by the United States, under the act of July 7, 1S98, and the day they were afterward ac cepted Into the United States, deduc tions should be m ide by the pay de partment of the United States from the pay that would be due to the sol dler.ex.cept for such pavement to tho soldier which the law does not contem plate. "If the governor made payments to men who had their names enrolled for service in tho Volunteer army and Joined for duty therein, and who were afterwnids accepted into the vol unteer army but who did not enter the service as part of a military organiza tion as above mentioned, the amount for which the governor should be reim bursed In such cases should not ex ceed In amount the pay allowed to soldiers by the laws of the United States, and in such cases such re Imbuisements should only be for pay ments for service from the time the soldier was enrolled and Joined for duty to the time when he was nf for wards accepted into the service of tho United States. "Tha governor m no instance is en titled under said act of July 8, 1898, to be reimbursed for any payments made by him to volunteers for service by them after their acceptance Into the service of the United States. GOMEZ FOR PEACE. States That Cubans Will Cultivate Land When Spaniards Leave. Havana, Sept, 30. Tho secretary of the Spanish mllltaiy commission de livered seveial documents yesterday evening to tho Ameilcan commission at the Trocha hotel, tho headquaiters of the American party. General Maximo Gomez, In an inter view at Camp Rojas, province of San ta Clara, is quoted as saying the In surgent forces will disband and apply themselves to farm labor as soon as the Spanish troops evacuate the island. The Spanish steamer Alicante sails for Spain today. She will carry 123 boxes of military archives. CHANG YIN DISMISSED. Li Hung's Rival is Banished to 111. Pekln, Sept. 30. An imperial decree waB published today dismissing Chang Yin Houan, tho opponent In the Chinese foreign office of LI Hung Chang and former minister of China at Washing ton nnd special envoy of China to Queen Victoria's Jubilee. He Is dismissed from all his ofnees and Is banished to III, a district of Chinese Turklstan. Turks Attack Armenians. Constantinople Sept. 30. Advices just received from Van say lighting has oc curred at Alashgcrh between the Turks and a number of Armenians from iimo, Ahnur tlftv ATnnlne -. Ytu SPANISH METHODS ARE DISTASTEFUL THE PRESIDENT NOT SATISFIED WITH AFFAIRS IN CUBA. Conduct of Havana Custom Houso Officials Has Not Been Pleasing. School Funds Sent to Spain from Sau Juan Secretary Hay Meets with tho Cabinet for tho First Time. Washington, Sept. 20. The cabinet meeting today was devoted lt.igely to matters of detail in connection with the formation of the nimy, vvtJch is to be sent to Cuba. Reports wore road to tho effect that by Oct. 13, the danger from yellow fever will have passed, and It Is understock! that the movement of tho troops will bo begun about that time. The conduct of tha Spanish customs officers at Havana is very unsatisfactory to the piesldent, and It is said to have been declJed to take possession of the custom houso there at an early date, and administer Its affalts under tcculatlons to be preset Ibed by this government. In formation has ieachedtlie piesldent that tho Spanish authorities nt San Juan recently took possession of and sent to Spain about $10,000 belonging to an association of school teacheis. This matter has been the subject of a protest sent to the Spanish govern ment. It is said to be the purpose of this government to compel its return, If possible, and if not, v Igorous meas ures will be taken to collect it from the pel sons responsible for Its appro pi latlon. Secretuiy Hay attended the cabinet meeting for the Hist time to day, and is said to have made a very favorable impression upon his col leagues Thole was albo some consultation of the subiect of mustering out n com paiatlvelj laige number of general of llceis of the volunteer at my to meet the mustering out of the regiments already ordered. The subiect, ns well as other mllltaiy matteis kept Secre- taiy Alger in eonfeienee with the pres ident foi three-quarters, of an hour, after the rest of the cabinet had left The Instructions given to the two com missions now sitting In the West In dies prov lde. It is stated, foi the ac tual occupation of Porto Rico In ad vance of Cuba. LUZON IS HEALTHY. Very Little Sickness Among Dewey's Men at Manila. Washington, D. C Sept 30 Admit al Dewej appeals to have been lucky In picseivlng the health of his sallois and In that matter he even exceeded the record of the Noith Atlantic squad lon, Sectetaiy Long today mail pub lic a short extract from the admiral's last repoit, ti eating of this subject, In which, while dealing with the gen eral climatic conditions of the Philip pines for the lnfoimntlif? of the gov ernment, he sass of the sailors and tioops. "As Luzon is tho farthest north of the largo Islands Its climate is natur ally the most temperate. In this con nection It may be mentioned that out of a force of over 2,000 men on the ships of my squadron, the number of men on the sick list at any time has not exceeded forty, nor has tlie been any consldeiable sickness among our troops on shore, though they weie much exposed for three weeks In tho tienches dutlng the lalny season. Ah a matter of fnct Munila Is far fiom being an unhealthy city, and tho cli mate is as fine as that of any place in the tropics." m FUNERAL TRAIN. 'I he Remains of Thomas F. Bayard Reach Wilmington. Wilmington, Del., Sept. SO The train cnirylng the body of Thomas F. Bay ard reached this city nt 2 33 o'clock tonight. A crowd of 1,500 persons were at the Pennsylvnrla railroad station when the train pulled in. Mr. Uayaid's remains were nt once taken to Old Swedes church where an other large ciowd had collected. Tho casket was placed In front of the chan cel of the church where It will lemnln until the set vices tomorrow afternoon. Tho Rev. Dr O W. Douglass, of Tux edo Paik, N J., will officiate. The fol lowing have been selected as pallbear ers: Grover Cleveland. John V. Crav en. Thomas Craven, Salem, N. J., Gov ernor Tunnoll, Chancellor John R. Nlcbolsron, Judge I. C Grubb, Dr. J. A. Diaper nnd Henry G. Banning, of Wil mington; Heniy V. Bryan, of Wash ington, and George L. lilves, of New Voik. BRYAN'S CONDITION. The Colonel Leaves His Sick Bed for First Time. Washington, Sept. 30. Colonel Wil liam J. Bryan was out of doors this afternoc'm for the first time since ho became ill. The fever has ptActlcally left him, and his physician permitted him to take a carriage drive. He In tends to go to Jacksonville to jejoln the camp early next week, his wife re maining with him here until his de parture, A floral tribute In the shape of a huge basket five feet tall, bearing American beauty and Kaiserino Au gusta Victoria roses, fringed with car nations, were sent to him today ac companied by an elaborate message of eulogy from the Maryland Democratic association, SICK AT SANTIAGO. Washington, Sept. U. The tollowlng fovcr report from General Lawton, at Santiago, was received at the war do portmont tonight; Santiago do Cuba, Sept. SU. Adjutant General, Washington: l'over cases of all kinds, l2; total sic 4, 1,062; deaths, I'uul Vincent, Ninth United States volunteer Infantry, bilious fever, September 2U. (Signed) Lawton, Major General. Deaths at Ponce. Washington, Sept. SO. A dispatch was received at tho war department from as 1 eral Brooke, dated Ponce, Bept. SO, stat ing that two deaths occurred on Sept, -8. They were Private C. O. Laoden, Battery C, Pennsj Ivanla, small-pox; Private Charles Dana, Nlrth artillery, typhoid. PORTO RICO RUSH. American Business Men Seek Chances on the Island. San Juan de Porto Rico, Sept. 30. The myelins of the military commis sion yesterday was private and no news was given out regarding what transpired. The American troops now occupy fully two-thirds of the Island. The Spanish island, runnltfg In a semi circle south of San Juan, is narrowing daily nnd the Spaniards aro receding towards the capltol. American business men are flocking here, seeking for markets or looking for business chances. They are Inves tigating the prevailing conditions, but the Island Is not yet ripe for business operations of any great Importance and many of them are returning dis appointed to their homes. Rumors of outlawry In the western part of the Island continue. Including the burning of horses and the mulinlng of cattle. PEACE COMMISSION. Preparations for the Final Negotia tionsReports of Statements of Their Instructions by Spanish Commissioner Repudiated. Pails, Sept. 20 The United States peace commission has taken posses sion of Its walking quaiteis, u sulto of seven loom on the giound lioor of the Hotel Continental, at the coiner of the lue de Rlvoli and tho rue Royal, commanding the Tullerles gardens and fonneily used by tho ex-Empiess Eugenie. Later they weio occupied by the Behrlng sea commission and by United Stutes Commlsslonei Peck, who has lust moved Into bis offices on the exposition giounds. American flags drape the entrance of the peaca com mission's apaitments. The cleiic.il foice of the commission has been systematized and is now working busily. The spiilt of the Pat Is pi ess Is dally tendeied Into English foi the infoimatlon of the commls slonei s, and the same thing Is done with the nevvspapets of Madild Many wooden boes of lecords, data and au thoiltles affecting the c use of tho United States wete unpacked today and catefully unangod The American commission held its usual session this morning. It Is be lieved tlte commissioners are crystal lizing their plans -lnd arranging all the detulls of the work which will be taken up when the commissions begin their lulnt sessions,. This Is the 111 st Inclement day blnce the commission has ben abroad, and the wives of the commissioners and othr membets of the party are devot ing it to visiting tho Louvie and other places of interest The Sppnlsh commissioners formally deny the various interviews and pata graphs puiiioitin to give the sub stunte of their lns.ruellons.whlch have appealed In the newspapers. The sec letniy of the Spanish commission said to the repiesentntivo of the Associated Pi ess, with the American commission: ' No member of our commission has given any interview and nil which have appeared in ptlnt ns to our Instructions are false. We ate here to defend oui selves, and, natuially, we are not will ing to give any of our weapons to our opponents." TIMBER ABLAZE. Fires Neatly 300 Miles in Circum ference Raging in Colo ado. Denver, Colo., Sept. 30. Battlement Government Reserve, bounded by tho Grand liver on the north. Roaring Folk on the east, and the Gunnison on the west, is a mass of llames. This re set vo luns through the counties of Garlleld, Delta and Mesa. The big White river government reserve, start ing in Garfield county und extending through the Routt and Rio Blanco, 1b also on file. Reliable reports show that the fires aie now nenrly tlnee hundred miles In circumference, with Glenwood for a center and practically evciy mountain lunge with timber Is ublaze. The only cessation of the flto that Is reported comes from Cottonwood and Four Mile cieeks, where the llames have con sumed everything that will burn on tho mountain sides. On the south side of the Rio Grande, from Minturn to Glenwood, the rail road men report a steady blaze of fire plainly v Islble from the smaller val leys Many ranches have been aban doned Theie appears to be bo" "hope of a cessation of the conflagration, except by a heavy rnln or tho demolition of the timber by the destroying element. - . NO GENERAL STRIKE. Ratchford Says Reports to That Ef fect Are Untrue. Indianapolis, Sept. 30 M. D. Ratch ford, president of the Mine Workers' union, says the report of an impending geneial strike among the miners Is un ttue. "There w 111 be no general strike," said Mr. Ratchford, "during tho life of the Chicago contract, which lasts until next May. What will happen In the futuie no one can tell. There will bo no trouble anywhere as long as the operatois live up to the contract, and the organization will protect them. There wll be local strikes wherever the operators violate that agreement, but as far as this office. Is advised there is nothing of that kind in prospect now," TRIAL OF LUCCHENI. Assassin of the Empress of Austria Will Be Arraigned Nov. a. Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 30. At a special session of the AesIz court today the trial of Luccheni, the Italian an archist, who assassinated the Empress of Austria here on Sept, 10, was fixed for Nov. 3. An anaichlst named Hugo Itambonl, accused of complicity in tho cilme, has been arrested, Mataafa's Return. Washington, Bept, 30 Tho etalo de partment gives contlrmatlcn to tho re port that It has given Its absent, through tho American consul at Apia, Bamoa, to the return to Samoa after an exile ot ten years for the former King Mutaata, It 's assumed that this chief Is to bo made king to succeed tho late King Malletou, who died about a montli ago. REIGN OF TERROR AT PANA MINES CITIZENS ARMED TO THE TEETH AWAIT EVENTS. Striking Miners Carrying Shotguns and Rifles Parade the Streets Awaiting the Arrival of Blacks from Sprlngslde nnd Penwell Stockades Who Had Threatened to March to the City and Drive Out tho Whites. Pana, III., Sept. 30. Last night was a terroilzlng one for the people of Pana. Tvvo-thlids of the residences were un occupied. Dach of the houses occupied contained a group of families. In some cases all the residents of an en tire block spent the dark hours in one home, armed, tenorlzed and awaiting attacks expected to be made cm their homes by tho negioes Imported fiom Albbaina. All night the striking union miners reinforced bv bt other mlnets fiom other town3. armed with shotguns and rllles paraded the streets and in some cases lay in ambush and on house tops and In nlles awaiting the coming of the blacks from Spilngslde and Pen well stockades, who had unnounced an Intention to march" Into the city and drive out the whites. But the deputy sheriffs were successful In keeping the negioes undei control and within the stockades. Mnnv shots were Ilred In the vicinity of the mines throughout the night, but with what results' could not be ascertained. Today, In lesponse to Sheriff Coburn's urgent appeal, Bat tery B, of Gnlesbuig, nnd two compan ies of Hamilton's Sons ot Veterans wera on the way to Pana. They are by the governoi's Instructions to protect lives of citlrens and their pioperty, but under no consideration to assist the mine owners In operating tho mines with irnpotted Jabot . Many visiting miners, heavily armed, arrived heie to day and later with 200 local mtneis left the city for Shelby county, thme miles east, to Intel cept a Baltimore and Ohio train sild to be convening sixty negro inlncns to Pana to take union men's place0. The purpose is to stop the train, unload negroes Und at tl5 point of guns, march them east. Sheriff Coburn will dltpatch n posse to the county to prevent a hold-up Of the ttaln within f'hiistlan county. The miners are anxious to compel tho negroes to tuin back till the soldiers nirlve. On ai rival of troops In Pana it is Intended to have nil citizeiis.whlte or black, dtsanned by tlte militia. Sheriff Coburn in .vlrtng tor troops last evening teported one black killed in Wednesday's riot and several w ounded Mayor Penwell, son of Operator Pen well, spent last night Inside the stock ades. He said he was afraid of being mobbed by the miners, and that for fear of the mob his father and mother have left the city. GOVKHNOR TANNER'S POSITION. Springfield, III., Sept. 30 In answer to queries legarding a roport that lie had refused to send 300 rltles to the sheriff at Pana, Governor Tanner to day said: 'I never refused On the contraty, when the sheriff last Satuiday made a requisition for 200 rllles, I foi warded by rush order the 200 rifles and 2,000 rounds of ammunition and had all on the train for Pana within one hour from the time of the requisition and the sheriff received them that evening by the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern train." Continuing, the governor said: "Yes terday I received an urgent telegram from the sheriff, asking for troops and salng he had done everything to pro tect life nnd property, but the condi tions bad reached a point where he was unable to cope with the difficulty longer and that serious ilot was Im minent unless he received state aid by or before Friday evening. After sev eral telephone conversations with him I became so Impressed with the Im portance and needs of the situation that I ordered the Galesburg battery and two companies of the Sons of Vet erans' regiment to report at Pana for riot duty by the first train. I directed Captain Craig, In command, to arrest and disarm nil persons cartying arms and hold such arms until further or ders; to protect citizens and their prop erty and to maintain order, but not to allow any portion of his command to aid mine owners In operating their mines with Imported labor. "This liabjt of importing labor Into our state to take the places of our citi zens has to stop, If I have power to abate it." FCARKD A "HOLD-UP." St. Louis, Sept. 30. A special from Pana, III., says: Two hundred Pana miners held up a special Baltimore and Ohio train at tho line of Shelby and Christian counties at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The train was carrjlng sixty Imported negroes for work In the Pana mines. At the point of guns the miners compelled the negioes to unload and started to march them to Tower hill to Bhlp them back to Washington, lnd. The miners had handkerchiefs over their faces when they held up tho train, which was de layed but a few moments. Sheriff Courtwrlght is said to be on the way to Tower hill with a posse to release the negroes. A clasli between the miners and deputies is expected. Walter Putterbaugh, who brought thp negroes from the south, left the train at Flora, being fearful of a hold-up and knowing that he would suffer rough treatment at the hands of the miners. Dallas Fair Races. Wllkes-Barre, Bept. SO 'ihis was the third and closing day ot tho Dallas lair. Fivo thousand people were- In attendance. Itaoo summary: 2 15 cuss, trotting; purse, $250 Topsy Hedman, ch. m, won. Bis ter Nettle, s. m., second; Walter, h. g., third. Time, 2.3UJ, 2 314. 2.31'i. i.15 elasi, trotting; purse, JlOO-Maud 8, s. m, won; Lizzie Lorlng, b, in., second, Time, 2 13, 2 2014. 2.W4. Will Quell Riots. Aurora, 111., Bept. 30. Company U, or Colonel Hamilton's new regiment, Illi nois National Guard, seventy-live strong, Captain L. M. Hauls commanding, have left for Springfield In response to orders. They are Intended for service In striko troubles at Pana. THE NEWS THIS M0KNINU Weather Indications Toiltyt Increuhiz Cloudiness: easterly Winds. General Wanamaker Talks at llnrrls burg. Forest Fires Devastate Northern Wis consin. President McKlnley Dlsatlsllod- with Conduct of Affairs at Havana, Terror und excitement ut Pana, 111. General Dun's Weekly Kevlcvv ot Trade. Financial and Commercial. Local Religious News of tho Week. Sunday School Lesson .for Tomorrow. Editorial. Comment of tho Press Local Social and Pcrtonol. " Musical Question Box. Firemen's Annual Parade. Death of Dr. John Burnett. , Old Forgo Potof!lce Plundered. , Local West Hcranton and Suburban. News Hound About Scrautou. General News of a. Day from Cntnp Meade. State Cjnvention of lhidcavorers. STORM IN JAPAN. Two Hundred nnd Fifty Persons Perish and Many Houses Swept Away River Banks Broken. San Francisco, Sept. 3d The steamer Gaelic brings news of a tot rifle stuiin whlcli swept over Japan on Sept C. The wind did gteat damage to ship ping. IllveiH soon became t aging tor rents, Hooding many sections. A sum mary of the los of life and pioperty follows: Deaths, 2.10, houes swept away, lfil, houses overthrown, 1,103, paitlally wtccVed, 11,400, houses Inundated, 15, 397, liver banks btoken, 7S. HENRY GEORGE CHOSEN'. Independent Demociatic Candidate foi Goveinoi of . New Yoik. New York, Sept 30. At 11 meeting of the Chicago platform Demueiats to night, Ilenij George, the son of thu Single-tax advocate, was nominated to head an Independent Demociatic ticket. The nomination of Elliot F. Dnnforth, for lieutenant gov ei nor by the regular Democratic convention at Syracuse, was endorsed. The othei candidates nominated aie as follows. Secietuty of state, Gideon J Tuckei, of Kings, conttollei, J McDonough, Alb.mj , tteasurei, M C Caton, Buffalo, uttot ney geneial, Ole F. Snydet, Buffalo: engineer nnd suivevoi. General James A. Lee, Rockland county. The meeting was not by nn means harmonious. In fact there wete twij meetings. That at which the nomina tions weie made was conducted by Henry M. McDonald, the recognized leader of the movement, nnd Willis J. Abbott, prominent in the Heni Geoige campaign last eai Tho former 01 ganlzed the meeting and excluded a number of delegates, who then at tempted to break In the door. After they were repulsed at the doors of the conference room, thej held u meeting of piotest, Colonel George II. Fisk act ing as chairman. At the close of the two meetings Colonel risk announced himself for Henry George, and Willis J. Abbott snld he had a peisonal assui ance from Mr. Geclise that he would accept the nomination The Chicago platform in its entirety was ic-af-flrmed. AGONCILLO ANXIOUS. Agulnaldo's Agent Awaits Ordeis from Home. Washington, Sept. 10 Senor Agon clllo, Agulnaldo's agent, was still with out advices fiom his government to night. He telegraphed for Instiuc tlons soon nftei his arilval here und this afternoon cabled a further mes sage of inquliy to Aguinaldo, but up to a late hour tonight no reply to any of the messages had received word. Senor Lopes, Agonclllo's secretary, stated tonight theie could be no defi nite plans settled upon pending re ceipt of the expected cablegrams from Aguinaldo but said it was probable Agoncillo would call on the piesldent. RACES AT TRENTON. Trenton, N. J., Sept. 20 Over WOlW per. sons were pichent at tne Intel-state lair todJ Happy .lack, tho rliltiless pacer, madj a mile In 2 10, equalling the time made by StaTlon .Mills on tho rame track last jcar. Following Is the Biimm it j . 2 29 class, trotting; puwc, STitO (conclud ed from yesterday) Avalanche, b u , won third, fourth and lltth beats and nice. Meadow Belle, ch. g, won first and iec- end heats Time 2 Jl',, 2 1W, .' Jl4. .'-'l'i. 2.1't, 2 21Vi. 2 15 class, pacing; purse. J'flO Heuben S, won second, third nnd fourth heats and rnce Sam Hill, I) . won llrst heat. Time, 2 H, 2 12'.,, 2 12'4 i W&. 2.35 class trottlrg, purse ?3uo Excel, b. g wen second, third and fourth heats nnd race. Sair Steele, b g , won llrst heat Time. 2 204, 2 20-4 2.1'4. 2 21. 2 17 class, trotting; purse, 5w Lord vin. cent, b s won thieo straight heats Time, 2.1Si, 2 18'4, 2.1!4 Steamship Arrivals. New York, Bept SO Ai rived Auguste Victoria, Hamburg. Cleaicd: La tlis. cogne, Havre; Kulxcr Wllhelm 11. Naples and Genoa; 1'ennland, Southampton, Rot teidam, Rotterdam, Lucanla, Liverpool, Genoa Arrived: Werra, Now Votk for Nuples. Hamburg Arrived- Furet Bis marck, New Votk Naples Sailed: At ler, Genoa for New York. Made a World's Record. Maloue, N. W, Hept SO Dan Q, owned bj J, II. Bronson, of New Haven, mado a world's record on the halt mile track at tho Frunklln county fair at .Mitlono to day, pacing threu heuts In 2.10V4, 2 0.Sk, ZOi'i. Tho quartern In the last inllo were 32i. 1 03H, 1 374, 2 0S,4 f -f WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Sept, 30 Forecast for Saturday: For eastern Penn sylvania, increasing cloudiness, probably showoro at night; fresh easterly winds. For western Penn sj Ivanla, threatening weather fol lowed by showers In tho afternoon, I res a southeasterly winds. I t1-Mvt-H-H-tt--tttttt-H-tt-r WANAMAKER AT HARRISBURfr In the Interest of Good Government He Talks. KAUFFWAN ALSO SPEAKS Tho Burden of the Speakers' Thoughts Was tho Charge Made by Chairman Elkin A Letter from Dr. Frey Forms Ammunition far tho Heavy, Oiatorical Artilleryl The Whole State Offended. Harrlslnng, Sept. 30. Ex-Postmaster General John Wunumaker, of Philadel phia, nnd Senator C. C. ICauffmnn, of Lancaster, nddicssed a mass meetlmr at the court house tonight In the In terest of good government. The meet ing was In chnige of the United Lodgc3 of Hallway Employes nnd was pro sided ovbr by Samuel II. Sailth, a Penn sj Ivanla lalhond conductor. At tho close of the meeting Mr. Wanamaker was compelled to hold a reception t.i meet tho hundieds who wanted to fchakt; his hand. He and Senator Kauff man will speak tomorovv morning ut Mlllersburg nnd In the afternoon at Wllllamstown, Mr. Kauffman was tho first speaker and lead an affidavit made by himself denying the cluuge made by Chairman Elkln, of the state Republican com mittee, last night In a speech at West Chester that he (Kauffman) had one of the extra emplojes ot the senate ami receipted for putt of the money due thin employe Kauflnian states that ho was offeied by a member of the sen ate state committee a place for one of his constituents nnd told that It would not be necessaiv for him to be as signed to any committee or stay in Hniilsburg, and that ho lefused the offer because he did not propoe to have anv man accept the place unless he earned the salary, Mr. Wanamaker devoted the greater poitlon of his speech to answering Chnltman Elkln's West Chester ad dtes Among other things, Mr. Wanamaker said "I lecelved last evening from Dr. V. K Fiej, ot York county, whom Sen atoi Quay attempted to bribe to vote against Colonel Stnhle, the following letter, w hlch I w lit lie glad to have you look at. He Is a man whom, o fur as I can remember.I havonevermet.nor liava I had any personal relations with him whatever, and who, no doubt, would make oath that I knew nothing ot the affidavit lefened to In my Media ad dress, lie vviltes mo as follows: THE LETTElt York. Pa . Sept 2i, IMS. Dear Sir Quay henchmen havo been using even Inducement to have mo nul lify the ntfldavlt 1 nude in tho St-ililo letter, but I have lefused to do so. 1 It would be pioycr in this connection for me to usk the stnte chairman to ex plain to the public In tho line or tho VV est Chester spec eh, lit which ho claimed 4t?it it wuh not tho Quay peoplo who had tig ured In Mr. Stnhle's withdrawal, whv tho Qua micliln- is ho eager to havo Jlr. Frej repucllito his smart affidavit. The fact Is, this state of controversy, might be prolor ged Indefinitely but 1 havtl had sonio consideration tor tho b.id lix Into which tho Bepubllcan paity !s constantly driving Itself. Tho truth t, M. S Quaj's statements settle where tho end of the Quay machine was, but moro than this I havo h id for months a sworn statement ot a gentleman who was pres ent when tho present Republican guber natorial candidate demanded from Col onel Stable his signature to indorsing Sen. ntor Quay for the nomination for tho presidency and threatened blm with de feat if ho refused. What did that t lire it mean but that tho machine would throw Itself against him. Let us sum it up. Wo have tho threat of the mnchlno mado by W. A. Stone; wo havo the written let ters of "VI. S. Quay; tho affidavit ot Mr. Frej, who was tempted by Senator Quuv with promiso ot office, which maj bo used as occasion requires; and tin illy und sadly enough, for the Republican paity, tho Iguomlnous expulsion ot nil old sol dier, Colonel Stahle, himself defeated lor honorable office, and tho election of a Democratic congressman Taking this 0110 case ns illustration ot a spirit ot tho Qua) machine, nnd a hun dred others con bo given If needed, whero the machine turned into defeat Republi cans that tliy could not own and elected Democrats that they would bo moio ser viceable to them, ending with the noto rious Crow shrievalty light In tho last presidential campaign barteilng with tht Democrats, whereby McKlnley's major ity was uduced 20,000 and the present er fort to disrupt tho Republican party In tho city of Philadelphia under tho mask of tho Crow Citizens' ticket, and then form jour own Judgment hs to whether citizens llko jour FpoaKer, remaining con stantly In tho Republican party and pleading for reform of its methods, .19 most dlslojal and hurtful to Its inter ests than tho otlko lioldTs" oranlzatlon which does r.ot htsltuto to sacrlllco Re publicanism, nnd honor, and party to maintain Its organization. WHOLE STATE 0'rENlJED "Peliow citizens, tho whole state Is offended bj this tiomendoua Insult to Its common sense. The Qunj' machine has an Incurable disease, The cordon ot office, doctots stand nrnund the sick old tl ng and tho public seo plainly that t.iey me dosing it for fees and Killing it with blundetlng expeilments. "Hundieds of thousands of people throughout this commonwealth win muko Its funernl a festival. "Residents, of Hnrrlsbuig, you liavo lived next door to tho house of Incur ublei for forty ycais, and you have endured moro of the dlshonoi nnd shame than any other city. Tlteio mu.it bo 11. point bejond which you cannot go. Have you not come up to It now 1 "Whoever Is for tlio Quay machine ticket today Is an enemy to better gov- eminent, lower tes nnd good homes." Franaf fired. ParlPHH-ll Is iihToi I Hint I) re v. fus luijBUn hoc u t n I i 1111 III) islamJBBBijo to e ,11 uwaitHBjB r to brln-r lifin to a t ream AlQeil V
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