I 9 I III 1 1 1 SSmmsmW iLrjW I 111 1 11 r TWO CENTS. SGRANTOX, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 1898 TWO CENTS. INDIAN WAR IS NOW ON ; The Situation in iuc sota Considered Very Grave. AN UPRISING IS FEARED General Bacon and His Men Aro Safe so Long as Their Ammuni tion Holds Out Major Wilkinson KiUed Hs Men Are Wild with Bae The Leech Lake Indians Aro Persuaded Not to Qo on the War Tath. .Minneapolis. Minn., Oct. C Desper ate fighting between the United States troops and the Indians around I.eech lake continued throughout today and the situation Is very grave. The lat est reports aro that both sides are be 1 'nforced and a general Indian u, ..ig Is feared. General Bacon and his men are thought to bo intrenched far inland and In a safe position so long as their ammunition holds out. In last night's fighting Major Wil kinson, one sergeant and four privates ore known to have been killed; a dep uty marshal wounded and an Indian policeman killed. Another report says thirty Indians were killed. The exact number of killed and wounded is not 'obtainable on account of the remote ness of the locality. The bravery of the soldiers has been magnlflcent.whllo those who are going to their aid are so crazed with rage that fearful (daughter is bound to follow another engagement with the redskins. One dispatch declares that the biggest bat tle Is yet to be fought. The tug Chief with one hundred men and a Gatling gun left Walker for tho front late this afternoon. The Indians nt Leech Lake are being reinforced by Case and Red Lako Indians. A late afternoon dispatch from "Walker says a boat just from the scene of action reports that lighting is still in programs. It was impossibe to bring the wound ed to town, for tho Indians kept up a constant fire on the Vioat. A special train with 200 additional soldiers will arrive this afternoon, when they will be transferred as soon as possible. Captain Shcchan, head deputy United States marshal, arrived on the boat with a flesh wound in the abdomen and one In tho right arm. Ho says the Pil lagers do not number more than 100, and that they fight like fiends. Unless overpowered by superior numbers, not one of them will quit fighting while he lives. They are holding out now with the hope that the Cass Lake Indians will soon arrive to their assistance. If they should arrive befora our troops are reinforced the soldiers will have a desperate time of It. After the rein forcements get to Walker it will take two hours to embark them and two hours more for them to get to Sugar Point. Therefore, the best that can be expected is that they will not be able to render much assistance except to tho force of numbers, until daylight Friday. The newspaper correspondents reported killed are all right. Major Wilkinson was shot and killed while walking up and down, admonishing them to keep their heads low. He was shot through the leg, and had his leg dressed, took to the field again, and shortly afterwards was shot through the body, lying in a pool of blood. He raised himself to one elbow and shouted to General Bacon: "Give them hell, general: never mind about mo." These were his last words. When the fight started yesterday, he shouted: "Steady, now, make every shot count. Kill everything you see." No braver man or better officer ever lived. The men In his command aro crazed with rage. When reinforce ments arrive they will wreak ven geance on the Pillagers In their own way. THE FIENDISH SQUAWS. The squaws are more to be dreaded than the bucks. Lieutenant Morrison has won his spurs. "Aim straight," he cried out. "Don't get rattled, boys. Those devils can't ' get us. Try again." he said, laughing, as a ball touched his hat and knocked It off. The men cheered him right In the thick of it. Corporal Nettleckov.en, the sharp shooter, picked off a couple, of Indians last night at a range of two thousand yards. Rev. Mr. Chandler. "The Fighting Chaplain," who was going to the battle, ground on one of tho newspaper boats, stood at the tiller and brought the boat into port, while a storm of bullets whistled around his head. There was desultory (lrlng all night from the headlands around the town of Walker. A special train left Fort Snelllng with three companies of tho Third In fantry, under Lieutenant Colonel Hnr bach, and a number of smaller expedi tions of picked riflemen have been sent from nearby points throughout the day. There was a big conference at the agency last night. Lieutenant Humph rey, of the agency detachment, and Dr. Hart, the agency surgeon, were invited, with a half a dozen bad charade rs who had stirred up sentiment In favor of Joining the Plllageis. Dr. Hurt told them that If they went on the wur jath there would not be un Indian alive around Leech lake In a week. Lieu tenant Humphrey backed the state, ment. After several hours' talk tho Indians decided to be good Indians, at least for the present. The assurance may not bo worth much. MORE TROOPS WANTED. Washington, Oct. C Secretary Bliss this afternoon received a telegram from Agent Tinker that the two hundred troops on the way to the battlefield aro not enough. The war department was ho lnformd nnd 'ordered additional I troops to stnrt immediately. Ofllclal dispatches received here have been very men'jand It Is hoped that the troubln&prcoen exaggerated. D'rfne duy there were a number r -A ihrpnrad nf llw, Ititneln?. ,1ntn-t t. ' .it regarding the situation between .secretary uuss, commissioner or In dian Affairs Jones and Chief White, of the Indian division of the department Secretary Bliss salt! that the dispatch of additional troops might have an Im mediate effect In bringing about peace unions the Indians. KILLED AND WOUNDED. Only One Definite Dispatch Received nt War Department. Washington, Oct. 0. Up to the close of office hours tho interior department had received no ndvlces of a positive and reliable official character and this fact caused much embarrassment. Sev eral dispatches were received but the only one nt all definite was one which reached Secretary Bliss about 2.30. It wus very brief and said Major Wilkin son and five other soldiers and one Indian policeman had been killed and eight privntes and ono Indian police man wounded. It came from Inspector Tinker and promised particulars later. The Inspector has been urgently wired to telegraph fuller details. Up to 10 o'clock tonight there had been no In formation received by the department officials from General Bacon. During the evening, however, tho department received from tho general's ndjutnnt now at St. Paul the following telegram giving a summary of conditions as far as that officer was able to obtain them: St. Faul, Minn., Oct. U. Adutant General, Washington: In answer to a telegram to United Stntes marshal at Walker, Minn., havo received .reply giving locution of General Bacon on main land, southwest corn?r Leech Lake, and saying, "commenced fighting at 11.30 yesterday. Indians seem to have best position. Not moving. Ma jor Wilkinson, fivo soldiers and two In dian police killed; awaiting reinforce ments. Press dispatches and private Western Union dispatches seem to support these statements about killed. Reinforcements will doubtless reach command this even ing. Reliable information indicates In dians quiet In vicinity of Engineer dams to northeast. No report yet from Gen eral Bacon. Only one olllcer, Captain Gerlach, for duty at Fort Snelllng, and ono hundred and fifty men. Apprehend no need of further reinforcements unless to send to vicinity of Leech Lako dam to cut off escape of Indians. Wouid sug gest authority be given to utilize ono battalion Minnesota volunteers in case or need. Report Just received of nriival of Colonel Jlorbach's command at Walker, about 4 o'clock. (Signed) Sturgls, assistant adjutant general, In tho absence of the department commander. WILL USE MINNESOTA MEN. Tho request to use a battaton of the Minnesota volunteers was promptly granted and the department command er can have his pick from either tho Twelfth or Fourteenth state regiments. One Is at New Ulm nnd the other at St. Paul awaiting their muster out. General Corbln feels that there will not be any necessity to use the men of theso regiments, however, as the regu lars will be sufficient for all purposes. During the evening Secretary Bliss received the following telegram from Inspector Tinker, which Indicates that reinforcements have reached Walker, which is thirty miles or less from tho scene of the fighting: Walker, Minn., Oct. C, via Bralnerd. Two hundred and fifteen oflicers and men have Just arrived with one Gatling gun. Have heard nothing from tho battle ground Binco morning. Two boats left to go to General Bacon's assltanco and have not returned. Will wire full partic ulars later. Tinker, Inspector. The secretary feels gratified at the conciliatory attitude of tho Indians surrounding the Pillagers. In this con nection he tonight made public the fol lowing telegram from Chief Land Ex aminer M. E. Sellye, now at Duluth, and which had been received by Com missioner Herman: ".lust come from field near Cass lake and Wlnnebagosh Ish lake. Indians all quiet there. Shall return to the Held todny. Do not an ticipate any trouble outside of the Pil lagers. There has been some shooting between them and the soldiers. Ail other Indians will keep hands off I believe." DISPATCH TO M'KINLEY. The Situation from Newspaper Men's View. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. G. The fol Jowlng telegram, which speaks for It self, was sent to President McKlnley last evening: To William McKlnley, Executivo Man sion. Washington: Advices from conservative sources lend us to believe that a force of not less tli.in COO soldiers, preferably MM, should be at once available at I.eech Lake and vicin ity. Wo bellevo such a force needed not only to rescue General Bacon and tho survivors of bis command, but properly to overawe tho agency Indians, in whoso professions of friendship nnd neutrality no one acquainted with them puts cre dence. A general outbreak at or nrounJ Walker would probably result in tho massacre of many citizens. .In n country as heavily wooded the prosenco force Is. in our judgment, wholly Inadequate. Tlio gravity of the situation Is not overesti mated In tho above suggestions. (Signed) J. S. McLean. Editor Journal. E. B. Johnstone, Managing Editor Hie Times. C. H. Hamblln. Managing Editor the Tribune. This dispatch was sent upon reliable advices that an uprising among the Red Land and Cass Lake, as well as the Leech lake Indians, Is regarded as Imminent. Nancy Called Back. Hartford, Conn., Oct C. Governor Cooko toduy Issued extradition papers calling for the return to America of Dr. Nuncy Guilford, who is now held In Lon don, England, ns a principal In the kill ing of Emma GUI, of tho Yellow pond murder In Bridgeport. Stocking Up on Projectiles. Heading. Pa., Oct. (i. A consignment of six, eight, ten, and thlrtoen-lnch shells was shipped lato this afternoon by tho Carpenter Stool works to the Brooklyn arsenal and Newport News. The works are running night and duy on projectiles. Strikers at Paris. Paris, Oct. C There wero a number of affrays hero trdoy botweon the police and strikers belonging to the building trades. Tho troops are keeping orde-r in sevor.il diatrlcts nnd It Is reported that a strllur has been killed In the Veauglrad quarter. CENTURYS IN THE LEBANON PARADE MADE A DIG HIT BY THEIR AP PEARANCE AND MARCHING. They Were Headed by Bauer's Band, Which Camo in for Its Full Share of Attention and Glory Chief Hickey Wns One of tho Lions or tho Day Proposed for Member ship in tho Gooso Neck Club At Allentown Last Night. Special from a Staff Correspondent. Lebanon, Pa., Oct. C Amid the bril liant celebrations In the' city Inci dent to the honor which wns accorded tho Electric City, the opinion of a lead ing llremnn of tho State nssoclatlon, ns to how tho convention was captured by us, is important. The New Castlo CHARLES II. COHN, Of Allentown. President of the Slate Fire men's Association. nnd Danville workers nnd delegates who were exceedingly confident of vic tory, aro much at sea as to how to solve the problem. A. L. Reidenbach, of Allentow'ji, sec retary of the Lehigh Valley Writers' club, manager of the Colin campaign for tho presidency of the association, and one who stands high In the Inner circles of flro mntters of the state. In conversation with me at the Eaglo hotel this morning, said: "To your brainy chief of the lire de partment, I. J. Hickey, must be ac credited tho major portion of tho honor, and commendation given the energetic men representing your city, hero dur ing the week, and who put up such a gallant fight, resulting In an over whelming victory." Last night Chief Hickey was sig nally honored, he being proposed for membership in tho famous "Goose Neck" club, which Ig composed of men who are the social and business leaders of the state association. There are organizations decidedly easier to be come a, member of than the "Goose Neck." The membership is limited to thirty. When the death of a member occurs the proposal of a patient one, who has perhaps been walling for years to have his name considered, Is taken up. Chief Hickey Is the first firemnn In Scranton or vicinity, who has been proposed for membership in tha "Goose Neck." GAVE A DINNER. Charles Colin, the new president of the association, gave n dinner at his quarters, the Eagle, this afternoon at tho close of the parade. The event was In honor of the victories won by Scranton In securing the next conven tion, and Allentown in having her fa vorite son chosen for the responsible position which he will fill. The host was surrounded by delegations from Philadelphia, Reading, Scranton and Allentown. Chief Baxter, of Philadelphia, pre sided. President Colin sat on his right and Chief Hickey occupied tho position at his left. Prominent among the gathering were nothing Piesldent Spear, ex-President Irvin Hahne, of Lock Haven. ox-Chief BIgler, of Al lentown; John A. Smith, district chief of Philadelphia; E. E. Robathan, and Detective John Molr. of Scranton. Tho enthusiasm which marked the announcement of Seranton's victory, and was kept aglow all afternoon and night, has not abated to the least de gree. During the parade this after noon ovations assumed greater pro portions nnd as the Century hose com pany, which was the third In line of 'h" first division, marched along the ap plause wns without any evidence of subsiding. At n meeting this morn ing the company decided to compete for first prize awarded to the best ap pearing and best drilled company. The work of Captain O'Harn's com mand today was ahead of that done at home Friday last. It was more finished and had thetrue military spir it. The parnde of the local department nnd thousands of visiting companies was started at 2.30 o'clock, fist division right resting on Cumberland avenue. Tho day was beautiful. It being the only day of the present week without inln. The nlr Is cool nnd refreshing, making marching pleasant. It Is estimated that the number of men In lino execoeds three thousand. The Century company and Bauer's band made great hits along the line of march. THE PRIZE WINNERS. The following prize winners were an nounced tonight: Prize. $50, lurgest uniformed company, won by Columbia Flro company, of Col umbia, 101 men. Prize $10, tlnest uniformed company, Washington Horn company, of Danville. Prlzo $30. finest hook and ladder truck. Washington Hook nnd ladder company, of Mnhanoy City. Prlzo M. Hurst steam engine, won li Philadelphia, of Pottstown. Prize $l. flnert hope oarrlnge. Media Hose company, of Chester. Of tho hundreds who were delighted with the honor uffordod Scranton, none were more Jubilant than P. M. Egan, now of Lebanon, formerly of Scranton. Mr. Egnn-ls the efficient superintend ent of the big plant hei of the Lack awanna iron ami Steel company. He Is stopping at Eagle hotel nnd enter tained, In a manner fitting his gener ous nature, the Scranton people. The people of Lebanon havo the deepest sense of regard for our former towns man. Larry Ketrlck, the Inimitable, has been tho lit of tho week. He never wns seen to better advantage us n comedian. Of th" thousands in the city, there nro but few who do not know and enjoy him. Witde Finn, P. J. Uiinne, Register of Wills Koch and the delegates of Scranton and vicinity, will remain with the party going to Allentown tonight. Permanent man F.ldrldge, of the Niagara company, participated In to day's parade. He handled the reins of the Lebanon Chemical company's turn out. Sterling Slmrell nnd David Burke, of the William Connell company, went over to Camp Meade to remain until Saturday. Rudolph Schaeffer, of tho Centurys, reached the city this morning to Join his company for tho parade and drill competition. Henry Helm, of Company B, of the Thirteenth regiment t Camp Meade, wns In the oily today, the guest of his brother members of the Centurys. John J. Gordon. HAD A NARROW ESCAPE. Seranton's Delegates to the Fire men's Convention Meet with a Thrilling Experience. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Allentown, Oct. C. Seranton's dele gation to the Lebanon convention nar lowly escaped witnessing a repetition of the Terrible Mud Run dlsasteiv as a finale to its two days merry making. At the special Invitation of President Colin, of the state association, and tho Good AVlll hose company, of Allen town, the Scrantonlans decided to spend tho night in their city. One par ty of the Joint victors, composed most ly of Scranton people, left Lebanon at 0.30 o'clock. About a mile above Avon, the station east of Lebanon, the last car of thulr train became detached from the others. On the front platform of the car was Detective Molr and sev eral others who shouted madly. Will P. Boland, who was on the rear platform of the car ahead of them, grasped the situation In a minute and pulled the bell rope. When the train was stopped It required a hard effort to locate either the conductor or a brnkeman. Finally tho conductor was found and orders were given to return for the car. Just as the car was coupled and the train resumed Its jouniey another sec tion of the train diished around' the curve at the rate of fifty miles an hour. The engineer of the first section saw It and pulled out at full speed. A cry went through tlie forward sec tion that n terrible crash was Inevit able, and when the gleaming light of tho coming engine was distinctly seen a wild stampede followed, every one rushing for the doors. Wade Finn, Register of Wills Koch and P. J. Ruane being Injured, though not seriously. The second section was brought to a standstill within ten feet of the rear car of the first. At Reading both sec tions were united and proceeded to Al lentown, arriving there at midnight. On the second section wns Division Passenger Agent J. S. Swisher, of the Central rood. When told by your cor respondent of the narrow escape he was vehement In his denunciation of the service that the Phil adclpnla and Reading has accord ed during the convention. II. A. Luth er said: "This matter will be thor oughly Investigated and I want you men who saw the affair to give me a full report of It. During my 2S years of railroading I never saw or heard of such rotten mlsmangement. I will de mand a complete Investigation of this affair and will wire our New York office tomorrow." A committee composed of Wade Finn, E. E. Robathan, W. P. Boland and your correspondent will file with Mr. Swisher a full leport of what oc curred. When wo reached Allentown the whole city was ablaze with enthusiasm and the Joint celebration In honor of Mr. Colin and the city of Scranton will be memorable In the history of the city. Awaiting tho nrrlvnl of Presi dent Colin and the Allentown and Scranton contingent were the members of the police force, entire fire depart ment, Mayor Lewis and hundreds of citizens who had been waiting since 7.30, the hour appointed for the train to reach that city. The procession moved up Hamilton street to the Good Will's spacious quar ters, where a reception and dance was given. Mayor Lewis presided. Mr. Robathan responded for Scranton, Messrs. Hickey, Finn and Ruane made addresses congratulating Allentown on tho great honor done her In the selec tion of her townsman for the position of state president. The party will leave here tomorrow at S.30. reaching Scran ton about noon. John J. Gordon, THOUSAND LIVES LOST. A Square Mile of the City of Han kow Burned. London, Oct. 7. According, to n spe cial dispatch from Shanghai, a fire on Sunday at Hnnkow destroyed over a square mile of the city. Including the government building nnd temple. It Is fenied that a thousand lives were lost. Hankow Is a treaty port on the Yang Tst Klang. at the mouth of ono of Its tributaries, seven hundred miles from ihu sea. The tlty forms, with Han Yang nnd Woo Chang, tho enpltal of Uoo Po. nil In sight of each other, and separated only by the river, one of tho greatest commercial centres In the world. Their united population Is es timated at eight million, but they suf fered much In tho Tao Ping wars. Hankow Is ono terminus of the propos ed Pekln Hankow railway. ' CHINESE REGENCY HAS BEEN RESTORED THE EMPRESS DOWAGER SITS BESIDE THE EMPEROR. They Receive tho Cabinet Dally. The Russlnns Believe That Their Influence Is Increasing In tho Flowery Kingdom. London, Oct. 7. Tho Pekln corres pondent of the Times telegraphing on Tuesday savs: "The restoration of the regency Is complete. The empress dowager re ceives tho cabinet dally, seated beside the emperor openly, and not, ns for merly, behind a screen. The govern ment Is more retrogade and nctlonary. Yung Lu, one of his trusted friends, succeeds tho lato Prince Kline as the chief Manchu, while the viceroy of the province of Chile Is a manchu. Nev ertheless, despite assertions to the con trary, tho balance of power between the Chinese nnd the Mnnchus In high office Is unaltered In the central gov ernment, though there Is a small pro portional Increase of Mnnchus In prov incial posts. "The Tsung Li Yamen contains no member cognizant of foreign nffalrs. Its chief working member Is Hsu Yung Yl, the negotiator of the Gerard con vention In 1893, who wns subsequently removed from tho Tsung LI Yamen at the Instance of Sir Nicholas O'Connor, (then British ambassador to China) for breach of faith, but who was reap pointed last month. He says his chief colleague will bo Hsu Chlng Chong, for mer minister to Russian and now di rector of tho Trans-Manchurnn rail way, who long received Russian finan cial assistance. Tho Russinn welcome the change as Increasing their Inlluence. The Imme diate existing cause of the change was the Impending edict ordering officials to abolish the queue and to adopt for eign dress. A search of tho house of Kank Yu Wei, tho reformer, resulted In tho discovery of papers proving thnt lip wns carrying on a correspondence with the leaders of the nntl-dynastic movement In Southern China." ARMED WINERS PATROL A TOWN Virdin, 111., Presents a Martial Appearance 2,500 Men in Line March About Railway Tracks, Vlrdln, 111., Oct. C This town pre sents a martial aspect, fully 2,300 armed miners being organized Into squads which patrol tho railway tracks and highways. Mayor Noil has Issued orders closing all saloons while the present trouble lasts. Tho strikers are not molesting the company's plant. Manager Lukens, fearing an attempt to destroy the stockade would be made, called on Sheriff Davenport for deputies. The leading merchants offered to go on tho bonds of a number of Vlrdln miners who own their own homes. If they were sworn In as deputies by the sheriff, guaranteeing the company's property would not be molested as long as tho negroes were not In sight. The offer was refused by Lukens who reaffirmed his purpose of bringing In Alabama negroes and Insisted that the sheriff be In readiness to Invoke state aid. The sheriff says ho will do his duty and will only call on Governor Tanner as a last resort. The operators of the Chicago and Alton district are bitter In their decla rations that' hey are victims of the Intrigues of (; le operators In the dis trict who, they aver, are aiding the strikers in keeping the plants Idle. They claim that there is a combine to keep the product of their mines out of the market. ELI SHAW'S TRIAL. Maybell Neilson, the Betrothed of the Prisoner, Testifies. Camden, N. J., Oct. 6. Maybell Nell son, the betrothed of Ell Shaw, gave testimony today In the trial of the lat ter for the murder of his mother, which testimony Is considered of great Im portance for the defense, Inasmuch as It removed in a measure the contention of the prosecution that the motive for the commission of the crime by Ell was his desire to possess himself of the means of his mother and grandmother, so that he eoud buy nnd furnish a home to begin housekeeping. Miss Neilson testified that she had $3,000 In mortgages In her own right and also some ready cash, and that It was clearly understood between Ell and herself that she was to pay for the house which they had selected for their home and was also to purchase the fur niture. She said they were to have been married In October last, but that the event was prevented by Ell's ar rest. Mrs. Neilson, the young lady's mother, corroborated Maybell's statement rela tive to the ownership of the mortgages and added that Maybell had about $400 In cash. Mrs. Neilson said she had been consulted by the young couple re garding the purchase of the house and It was fully understood that Maybell was to buy and furnish the home. Ell had told them plainly that he had no means. Will Investigate Porto Rico. Washington, Oct. 0. Captain C. S. Shoe maker, of the revenue cutter service, lias been Instructed by thv secretury of the treasury to proceed to Cuba and Porto Rico und make a thorough investigation Into existing conditions with a view to Hie establishment of nn efficient revenue cut ter patrol of the waters of those Islands. Yellow Fever in Mississippi, New York. Oct. 0. Dr. Jenkins, of the health board, today received a telegram from Postmaster Heddlestnn, of Oxford, Miss., that the yellow fever situation there Is critical anil asking for aid. Ho reports six d?nths and fourteen cases. Damage from Floods. Troy, N. Y Oct. 0. Over 51'W.OuO dam ngo was done by heavy ruins and floods In tlio Hoostck valloy last night. Many buildings In' small .villages wero washed away but so far as known no lives wero loct. THE NEWS THIS MOUNLVU Weather Indication! Todiyi Fair; Variable Winds. 1 General Spaniards Must Evacuate Cuba. Indian Situation Very Grave. Firemen's Parade at Lebanon. Restoration of the Chinese. Regency. 2 Geuerul State Endeavor Convention at Hnrrlsburc. Financial and Commercial. 3 Local Councils and tho Providence Paving Contract. Yale Missionary Band Ends Its Labors Here. 4 Editorial. Comment of the Press. 3 Locul Steps Taken to Estop Costs in Fictitious Cases. Soldiers' Relief Association to Wind Up Its Affairs. Dance Hull Crusade Launched. Excursion to Camp Meade. G Local West Scranton nnd Suburban. 7 News Round About Scranton. Story "An t'ncomtnou Deed." 5 General News of the Day nt Camp Meade. SMALL POX AMONG TROOPS AT MANILA Fourteen Cnses and Six Deaths Among American Troops Within Four Days. Manila, Oct. C There have been fourteen cases of small-pox and six deaths from that disease among the American troops during the past two days. The dead are H. M. Powers, First California regiment: Harry Wheeler, Second Oregon; Henry Cul ver, Fourteenth Infantry; Joseph Daly, George Cooty and Frank Wnrwlck, of the Thirteenth Minnesota regiment. Eight deaths from typhoid fever have also been recorded. Artilleryman Roach -was killed by a sentry at Tondo, "on Wednesday night. KENTUCKY FUTURITY. The SI 0,000 Stake Won by Peter the Great. Lexington, Ky., Oct. 6. After two postponements on account of rain, the fall meeting of the Kentucky trotting horse breeders' meeting begnn today with six races on the programme. The event of the day, tho $10,000 futurity for three-year-old trotters, was quite a surprise for the talent, being won In straight heats by Peter the Groat, a Michigan colt, who sold for $15 In pools of $100. The favorite, Charley Herr, made a game flght for every heat, hut was outfooted. Peter the Great won each heat with some to spare. A peculiarity of the race was that the second, third and fourth moneys were divided between Charley Herr, Lim erick and Seraphlna. Tho stake was worth $7,500 to the winner with $300 to his nominator, D. D. Streator, Kalamazoo, Mich., who still owns him. The $3,000 futurity for two-year-old trotters was won by The Merchant, Handspring nnd Bornlma dividing; sec ond and third moneys. The Merchnnt, who was the best yearling out last year, was a strong favorite and did not disappoint his backers, winning with ease. Marcus Daly's Handspring made a gallant effort to head him, but It was without avail. Summaries: First race, tho Tennessee. $1,000, for 3.60 class pacers Searchlight, br. s., by Dark Night, dam Nora Mupes (Mcllonry), won In three straight heats. Time. 2.0034, 2.1H4, 2.11. Second ri'ce, the futurity tor 3-ycnr-oid trotters, value S10.0W. Peter tho Great, b. c. by Pilot Medium, dam Santos, by Grand Sentinel (P. Johnston) 1 1 1 Charley Herr'. b. c. M. Bow- crman 3 2 4 Limerick, br. g. (Real 4 Seraphlna, blk. f (Hudson) 'J Jimle T, b. f. (Fuller) 3 :t 2 4 3 5 'lis Lexle May, in f. (McKay) ills Time. 2.1314, 2.1114. 2.12;. Third race, 2.15 class, trottln $1,000. Guy, ch. s., by Robert Rysdyk (Gurvey) " purse. 110 1 Sister Alice, b. in., by Baiou Wilkes fi 3 Cutting, b, s.. bv Arlstides 1 (Mcultty) 1 2 : Time, 218?',. 2.1S. 2.1CTJ, 2.17'j, 2.18. Fourth race, the futurity fur 2-yenr-old trotters. $5.(100 Th Merchant, eh. .. by Tho Conqueror, dam Btightlight (McOoy), won In two straight heats. Handspring, b. c 2 I Bernlmn, ch. g 4 2 Risky II. blk. f :i :i Knr, b. f 5 5 Mary Celeste, blk. f lis. Time, 2.20. 2.2H4 Fifth race, tho Wilson, purse. $2,000 for 2.20 class pacing. I.ady-Off-the-Manor. ch. m., by Mnmbilno Kings (Geers) 1 1 G 1 Miss Logan, b. m 2 S 1 8 Time, 2.0S.'!. 2.11. 2,10ii, 2.0fi".j. Sixth race, purse $2,000, for 2.0S clasp trotting (unfinished). William Penn, br. s.. by Santa Claim (I.udwlg) 1 2 Rllma, b. m.. by King Wilkes (Footet. it 1 Time. 2.1P,. 211'i. DROWNED IN THE HUDSON. A Fatal Accident to Yachting Party. Bodies Have Not Been Recovered. Troy, N. Y.. Oct. e. N. L. Weather by. commodore of the Troy Yacht dub, and three companions, Stephen .1. Mal lory, Mrs. William Breslln and Miss Elizabeth Savage, were drowned by the t'upMjslna of n yacht In the Hudson river, three pilles north of this city lasl night. The bodies have not been recovered. Tho uccldent was due to the swift current In tho river, occasioned by the prevullliiK freshet, which threw the yucht against a wire strung near Rlv erdalo camp, which place the party left at 9 o'clock last evening to return to this city. Instruction nt Annapolis, Washington Oct. (i. Secretary Long has decided to make no chaugo In the post graduate course of Instruction In naval architecture established last year at the naval academy, and Naval Constructor H. II. I.lnnard, now on duty at Cramps' shipyard. Philadelphia, has been ordered to Annapolis to take charge of the class during the present term. CUBA MUST BE EVACUATED An End to Be Put to Spain's Dilatory Tactics. NO FURTHER DELAYS Peremptory Instructions Sent to Our Commission from Washington. Embarrassment That Would Fol low n Postponement Until Spring. New and Specious Reasons Al leged for Dolny. Washington, Oct. C Further delay In tho evacuation of Cuba will not bo tolerated by the administration. Per emptory Instructions have been sent to the American mllltnry commission ut Havana to bring the negotiations to a close at nn cttiiv date and to provide for the retirement of the Spanish forces and the coming of the Ameri can gairlsnns to Cuba. The administration has boromc con vinced that tho Spaniards are pursu ing a determined policy of delay. They would like to have tho evacuation post poned until next spring If that wero possible Tho Interim wouhLbe full of embarrassment for tho AmcNcans und advantageous to tho Spaniards. It Is the desire of the administration to begin the occupation of Cuba within tho next three weeks. By an order Is sued by the war department yester day, Havana was designated as n do pot of subsistence supplies, the depot at Tampa, Fla., being abolished. This Is th first step in the direction ot early occupation of tho island. It has been reported to the adminis tration that the Spaniards are dispos ing of concessions to citizens of for eign governments. This may lead to serious embarrassments when tho time comes to wind up nffalrs In tho Island and turn Cuba over to an Insurgent government Havana, Oct. C (Delayed In trans mission). The American military com mission will entertain the Spanish mil itary commission nt lunch next Sun day at the Trocha hotel, Vcdado. Tho Spanish commissioners yester day officially notified the American commissioners that, owing to a hurri cane, the vessels which wero sent to Mnnznnillo have been unable to reach there nt the appointed time, which will delay the evacuation of that place by' the Spanish troops. The United States transport Reso lute, which took a special commission to Puerto Principe, is expected to re turn here today from Nuovltns, but nt sundown sha had not arrived. No date has been fixed for tho next meeting of the joint commission. General Mayai Rodriguez, command ing the Cuban troops In the western department of the island, gave a luncheon today to the delegates ap pointed to attend tho convention of Oct. 10. After luncheon the delegates came to Havana. They will leave this province tomorrow morning via Bata bano. Various law points were discussed yesterday by the joint commission, which decided to leave them to the de cision of the Paris peace commission. Tho Spanish commissioners were ques tioned regarding the armament and equipment of the Irregular, provisional and volunteer troops on the Island. Re garding the artillery, some of which Is said to have been dismounted, the Spanish commissioners suggested thnt the ordnance be appraised and sold, declaring that It wns to tho interest of both countries to snve the exorbitant freight und other charges of remount ing new guns. The Spanish steamer Marin Chris tina, which sails from here on Oct. 10, will take over three hundred officers and their families, In addition to a numhey of sick soldiers. Tho Spanish steamers Montseirat and Colon, which arc expected hero on Oct. 12, will be the next transports to carry troops back to Spain. Within the next few days steamers which left Spain some time ago should uriive nt Glbara, prov ince of Santiago do Cuba, und embark Spanish troops from Holguin and Cam agney. NANCY'S IDENTIFICATION. The Evidence That the London Prisoner Is She Unshaken. London, Oct. 0. Dr. Nancy Guilford, the midwife of Bridgeport, Conn., who is In custody hero, pending her extra dition on tho charge of manslaughter In connection with the Yellow Mill Pond tragedy, gave her ago ns forty live and looks to be ten years older. Her hair Is Iron-gray In color. There fore, she cannot be the young woman, known to a New York dentist as Mrs. Catherine Wilbur, who went to Los Angeles, Cal., Int-l spring, und who said she was going abroad this fall. The police are satislled as to tho Identity of the prisoner with Mrs. Guilford, for merly of Bridgeport. They say her trunk contnined n quantity of bottles, medicines, powders, pills and poisons, such as only a doctor would have. Tho most significant find wns an ob stetrical Instrument. The police also assert that they rec ognize Mrs. Guilford by pictures of her which were published In tho Now York newspapers. It Is noted, however, that tho pictures lepresented a stouter and In every way a coarser-looking woman. The officials of tho United States em bassy aro also sutlsfled with the iden tity of the prisoner. -H-M-f-t--t--M--H-t-r-H-H--t--H-i-t-t- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington. Oct. (!. 1'orecast for - Frlduy: For instern Pennsylvania, - fair; light vnriuhlo winds hoenm- -- Ing unrthenKterl.i. Em- western Pennsylvania, partis cloudy wenth- - er; fresh northeast to oit wind. 4- J 1 i 1 A
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