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SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1898.
TWO CENTS.
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THE MINERS
AND NEGROES
SHED BLOOD
Desperate Battle at the
Stockades at Vir
den Mines.
SEVEN MEN ARE KILLED
Trouble Between Miners and Im
ported Negroes Culminates in a
General Riot The Arrival of a
Chicago and Alton Train Bearing
Two Hundred Negro Laborers.
Superintendent Eyster Shot and
Terribly Beaten Manager Lukens
Blames Governor Tanner for the
Bloodshed.
Virden. HI., Oct. 12 The trouble be
tween the union mines s and the Im
ported negtoes culminated this aftct
noon In a terrlfflc battle. As the Chi
cago nnd Alton special bearing 200 ne
gro miners from the south ai lived at
the stockade around the Chlcago-Vir-den
coal company's mines, shots were
llred. Then followed houis of riot and
bloodshed. At 10 o'clock tonight when
the town was comparatively quiet, the
list was seven dead and eighteen
wounded.
The dead nic:
HOWARD WELSH, Springfield.
FRANK HILYRU. Springfield.
ALUHUT SMITH. Sit. Olive.
IOH MTTHRLY, Jit. Olive.
RRNEST KKITNUR. Jit. Olive.
A. H. HRKNO.MAN. Glrard.
D. H KIt.UY, Chicago and Alton detec
tive. The wounded aie:
Ansk Ankel, Jit. Olive.
Gustav Wevslep, Mt. Olive.
Rdwarl I pton, Sprlrgtli 1(1.
Thomas Jennings Springfield
Joe Haines, Giraid. i-liot in leg.
Joe Kunk, Glrnrd, shot in arm
George Runk Olraid, shot in stomnh.
William Herninn Glr.nd. "Jmt In h mil.
Jon Hasten, Mt. Olive, shot in stimiucn.
Joe Sprim, JU. Olive, slut in arm
Hart Llgar, engineer Chicago and Alton,
shot in arm
J. I' Ryster, (superintendent Climax Trill
ing compiny, shot and be,itn.
Tt Is paid that six men were wounded
Inside the stockade, but this Ins not .
been verified and those inside the '
stockR.de refuse to communicate with
outsiders.
For the pist two weeks rumors have '
reached Virden dallv that a train hav
ing negroes from Alabama would reach j
the city nnd the Chicago and Alton de
pot has been Furrounded day and night '
by vigilant miners determlnedlj nwatt- I
ing their arrival. I
.MINERS MHRT THE TRAIN. I
Today the Chicago and Alton limited,
duo to pass here at 10 o'clock, shot i
through en loute to Chicago an hour
late, displaying flags on the rear indl- I
eating thnt a special wis following.
Immediately the word was spread and
a dense crowd of miners lined the sta- I
tlon platform while another crowd col-
lected at the entrance of the stockade,
a half mile north of the station. 1) 11.
Kiley, a Chicago and Alton detective,
stood guard at a switch at the south
end of the station platform to sec that
it was not tempered with.
At 12.4C the special train passed the
station and signal shots were flred
from tins south end of the train an
nouncing the special's arrival.
Immediately shots were flred from
the moving train and outside the battle
was on.
A few moments after the train had
passed the switch where Klley was
stationed and while he was talking
with two ctlens he threw up his arms
and fell dead with a bullet through his
brain. He was the fltst man killed.
The train continued to the Blockade,
the miners flrlng into it all along the
route nnd the negro passengeis re
turning the Are. The moment the train
reached the stockade the miners op
ened a desperate Are with Winchesters,
revolvers and firearms of all descrip
tion. The negroes on the train answer
ed with a steady (Ire. The mineis and
the train were enveloped In a cloud of
smoke und the shooting sounded like
u continuous volley Engineer Hurt Tl
gar lecelved u bullet In the arm nnd
dropped from his seat The llremnn
seized the throttle, pulled It open with
a Jerk, and the train was under speed,
carrying a load of wounded negroi pas
sengers to Springfield. How many
were wounded Is not known The train
stopped nt the stockade but two min
utes. Its departure did not cause the
firing to cease. The tower of the stock,
ade was filled with sharpshooters
armed with Winchesters and they kept
up a steady Are Into the crowd of
miners. Eye witnesses say the dead
miners were killed after the train had
departed. It Is not knovn how many
men nro stationed behind the wulls
of the stockade, but an estimate Is
placed at between t'5 and 40 It i3
claimed that six within the stockade
were wounded but those Inside refuse
to hold communication with the outside
nnd nothing authentic ran bo learned.
Word howevei wis .sent from the
stocknde to physicians In town (hat
their 3ei v ices w cro needed.
ATTACK ON EYSTKH.
The supply and provision otoie of the
Chlcago-Vlrdln company is known iH
the Climax Tjadlng company; with
Supeilntendent J. F. Eyster In charge
After the llrlng at tho stockade had
subsided an aitacl, was made on Eys
ter. He had taken doctors to the mlnss
und was entering his store when thn
cry was nlsed that Manager Fied.
Lukens, of the mines, was with htm.
A mob of Intubated miners prebsed to
ward the store. L'yster spi.ing upstairs
and he und the mlnei began shooting
simultaneously uc ,nn to the top of
the bulldltiK and jumped behind a
AIctiip:'. when the miners tan Into tho
street and opened a fire on him. Chips
Hew fiom the brick chimney and Eys
ter ran across to another roof, flrlng
is he ran. Wood was flowing from u
wound In his side. Jumping from root
to roof, lie Anally halted nnd emptied
both Ids six-chambered tevolvers. Then
springing from cover he dashed ahead
amid the tnln of bullets to the toot of
the Teed building. He either Jumped
or fell through the skylight and landed
in the arms of a crowd of miners ill it
hull on the upper llooi. They carried
hlln to the street, wheie he was
dragged Into the middle of the road.
Local policemen drove bnck the crowd
nnd canted Eyster to the cltv suture
across the stieot and laid him on the
glass. He was motionless and sup
posedly dend. The police left him thtiu
und attempted to disperse the crowd.
Iti a few minutes Evster wns seen to
raise Ills hand and wipe the blood from
bis face. Two men spuing at him and
with the ferocity of tigets began Jump
ing on ids body and striking him on the
head with stones. With n yell, the
angij crowd rushed Into the square to
Kill E.vstei The police chaiged in a
bodv und fought their wav to the centre
of the mob, wheie they took a stand
over the prostrate man A cat Her wus
procured and Eyster was taken to the
Ruckless hotel. He had been shot
through the groin nnd is terribly bat
tered about the head. He harelv hus
a chance for recovety. The dead mtneis
were removed from the vicinity of th
stockade to hotels and stables and thn
wounded were taken on litters to the
station and sent to Spilngfleld tonight.
Inside the stockade A. W. Morgan, of
Chicago, Is dead and seven wounded.
Theie are about thlrtv-rtve big. strong
men stationed inside the stockade to
night, each keeping watch through u
loophole.
Manager Lukens said tonight: "Tho
blood of every man shed here Is on the
governor's head. He Is absolutely out
side of the law nnd has no Justlllcatlon
whatever In refusing to send troops.
If this trnln had come In before the
Interview with the governor was print
ed there would have been no blood
shed "
GOVERNOR TANNER TALKS.
Claims He Will Restore Peace, But
Blames the Mine Officials.
Springfield, 111.. Oct. 12. The special
tialu which brought the Alabama ne
groes from Vlitlen had eight wounded
men, all deputies, except one, w no was
a "oloied mlrer, who weie taken to tin
Bfjrlngfeld city hospltul. Of these one
man tiled tonight, William W. Carroll,
a deputy sheriff. Another train
bi ought up six wounded men, several
will probably die.
John M. Hunter, of I'onliac, the
piesldent of the Illinois district of the
United Mine Aoikers nf America, lies
at the Collins house in a critical con
dition. Governor Tanner said tonight: "I
hive asked the sectrtaiy of war to
pl.iee ut my command the Fifth regi
ment, Illinois -volunteers, now nt
Springfield, anil have ordeied four
companies of the Sons of Veterans'
regiment to leave for Virden early In
the morning. I intend to have enough
troops to disarm men who have oauscd
this bloodshed, and furthermore I In
tend to take such action as will pre
vent any further attempt to Import
labor into this tute. I don't intend to
have any moie trouble of this kind.
"These avaricious mine owneis have
so far foi gotten their- duty to society
as to bring about this blot unon tho
fair name of our state; have gone far
enough, yes, too far, as they had fair
warning from me by wire and tele
phone that the impcutntlon of labor
which brings to oi,r 3tato an undesir
able class of citizens had to stop. And
I say to such, as all others, that this Is
a thing of the past, that It shall not
be tolerated in Illinois while I am gov
ernor. These men, tho president and
officer; of the company, precipitated
this i lot by bringing in these imported
laborers ai guilty of murder nnd
should be and I believe will be, Indicted
b the grand Jurv of Macoupin county,
and tiled and convicted for this hein
ous offense."
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
It Originated With tho Shike of
1806.
Chicago. Oct. 12. The dlfurulty at
the Vlrdln mines originated April 1,
1S95, when the miners of the fourth dls
tiict of Illinois went out on a stilke
instituted bv the United Mine Woi It
ers The company began to Import ne
gioes but the first train load was pre
vailed upon by the union men to le
turu and th" mines continued h'le. The
company wa.s determined, however,
and asked Governor Tanner for the
state tioops to preserve peace. The
governor refused tho tequest, saying
he would not piotect mine owners who
Imported what he said uni r-omint
labor. Since then It has been a contest
betwepn the operators and tho gover
nor with both sides equally determined.
hnenrt uavenpoit has been in sym
pathy with the governor and says he
does not want to enfoice laws that
will bring negro labor into th atatn
and offered to resign lather timn un
dertake the task.
One bundled Springfield miners rein
forced the Vlrdln strikers Oct. 10, arm
ed and determined to prevent tho ne
groos trom going to work. Armed men
have since been practically In pos
session of the town.
Troops Ordered Out.
Chicago. Oct. 12 Colonel Younsr, of ths
First Illinois volunteer cavaliy, received
orders tonight to report at Springfield lin.
mediately with troops A, U, C and D. of
his command Tho tioops will leuvo to
morrow morning nnd from Sprlnglleld
will b hurried to Virden
Major Beebe Dead.
Washington, Oct 12 JIajir General
Wncle cabled the war ilopanmnt tocljv
announcing tho death of Major is. II Xtce
be, oidiiunco oltlcar, United States volun
teer, who dle4 joslerday of vcllow fever
ot .iuvuiiu. io was a resident of Thomp.
ion. Conn., where his widow llvis. M.i
Jor Itac-be was a graduate of West Point
Mid was made, a majji In the mdiia.ico
btin.'u eaily In the wai. .Among armv
officers who knew him ho is spoacu of In
tho highest tonus,
Pennsylvania Tensions.
Washington, Oct. 12. These I'entisyl.
vnnla pensions have been issued: Rc-Ivsue
-Special, Oct. 1, Orvll T. Spencer, Mont
rose, $72. He-Issue and Increase Loceru
W. Kelly, Athens, Rradford, JO to J8.
OrWIni'l widows, etc. Special, Oct. 4
Susan A. Hels7. Btull, Wyoming, U.
SANTIAGO DONS
LOTITTO RESIGN
THE CUBAN ELEMENT COMES
TO THE SURFACE.
People Ate Seemingly Enthusiastic.
The Spanish Mayor and Collector
Both Receive Instructions Not to
Turn Over Their Offices to Aineii
cans Except Under Piotcst.
Suntlugo Do Cuba, Octo U A dis
patch ft urn Manscanlllo to the olllra of
the Associated Fress heie says that
now the Aineilenn Hag Is flying over
IhRt city, the Cuban element haw come
to the suifaee. The people ate seem
ingly enthusiastic. The mavnr and
collector had both lecelved instruc
tions not to turn over their olllees
to the Americans, except undei pio
test and in the piesenee of counsel nnd
a notnrj. In the olllco of the collector
was found a cable message from Sen
oi Jlontero, the chief of customs at
Havana, notifying him that the mili
tary occupation of tho Amei leans wns
not to affect tho civil admtnlstiatlon,
which Is still autonomous government,
and to remit regularly ull funds to Ha
vana by a trusted mcssongei. The
mayor, or alcade, has similar lnsti no
tions fiom the minister of iustlce.
Rut Colonel Ray, the American mlli
taiy commander at Manzanillo, is not
the man to stand nonsense, lie Imme
diately suspended the protesting oill
c lals and tempoi arily appointed others
Not a cent, howevei, was found In the
trensury.
Colonel Rav todav received a mes
sage from Sonor Mnso, president of
the Insurgent government asking our
commander If he. Maso, could make
an unoftlclal visit to Manzanlllo with
out being discourteously tieated by the
Amei leans In authority. The colonel
replied that he would be glad to re
ceive Senor Maso, and the Insurgent
steamer Fernando has left Santa
Cruz del Sur to bilng Mnso to Jlnn
zanillo, where he will probably an he
on Thutsdny.
The at rival hero of the limuigent
piesldent will probably simplify the
important question of the dls.iima
ment of the Insurgent foices in tho
Jlanzanillo Jutisdlction.
GENERAL RIOS SURPRISED.
Geneial Rlos, the Sp inlh inin
m.inder, appnently thought the Insur
gents would be given the civil govern
ment of Manzanlllo and he was aston.
lhed when he found that this was not
the nse
The steamei San Juan has left heie
witli 104,000 latlons In charge of MnJor
Hrooke and another nllher. The San
Juan will Join the steuner lteln.i de
Uis Angeles, which is in (haise of
Lieutenant Roone.
The Spanish tlul heie, feat ing
trouble, has been closed nnd a com
pany of the Fifth regi.lir United States
Infantry Is stationed In its neighboi
hcod to keep older.
General Wood lecently received woid
that an attack upon the Spanish bank
had boon planned and. though he did
not believe this to be trtitf, he leemed
It wise, r.s a matter of ruccaution. to
send two companies of tie ops to guard
the bull bug.
There are nbout 2.000 Jamaltun ne
gtoes in this city waiting for woik,
which Is not to be hid, and the Riltfsh
consul here has cabled to the author
ities it Kingston notlfjing them to
stop other negroes from coming, as only
miners are want -d here.
GEN LAWTON DEPARTS.
Major Geneial Henry W. Law ton.
governor of the mllitaiy department ot
Smtlago, left today for the United
States on board the tiansport Mlchl
gai .accompanied b his aides. Ths
battel y at El Morro flied n salute of
thirteen guns. General Wood and ininv
other ofllcers assembled at the wharf
to bid General Law ton farewell, and
moie than 7,000 Cubans ialed a lusty
cheer its the Michigan sailed away.
Thirty cannon captured nt the foits
and In the tienches are now ready for
shipment to the United States. The
piopofed plan Is to give to fifteen of
the principal cities of the country two
guns each as tiophtes, to be placed In
positions of honor In the public patks
General Wood purposes at an eailv
date to visit the cities of Santiago
piovlnce that are nominally Cuban nnd
to make the ulcades swear allegiance
to the United States, in cases where
they refuse they will be deposed.
Captain Scott will relieve Cnptaln
Rarker as commander of the poit of
Santiago.
TRIUMPH OF THE U. P.
Tho Virginia Foot Ball Eleven Suf
fers Defeat.
Philadelphia, Oct 12. The Unlveislty
of Virginia foot ball eleven was de
feated by Pennsylvania this afternoon,
in twenty minute halves, by the score
of 34 to 0. twelve In the first hnlf nnd
twent-tvvo in the second. The Virgin
ians put up a falrlv good article of foot
ball, nnd aside from fumbling, plajed
well-nigh perfect. In fact, alt of Penn
sylvania's touchdowns were due to it
fumble of Elsom, who fell on the ball
back of Virginia's goal and fumbled It
Pennsylvania also fumbled consider
ably, but there was a noticeable im
provement In tenm play, and when
Ovei field took his position at renter
In the second half there whr a vast
impiovemcnt in tne Red and Hlue play.
Victims of Typhoid.
I'htl ululplilu, Oct. 12 -A C ivy, Com
pany L. Second Tennessee iufuntrv. died
at Jefferson hospital todiy. Joseph JIj
eis Company A. Tenth Ohio voluntcets,
died at Lancaster, nnd John Ely, Pint
United States volunteer englneeis. died
nt Doylestown. All were victims ot ty
phoid fever. Ivy nnd Mycn weie recent
Ij taken fiom Camp Meade, and HIv, who
was th von of ex-Sherlff i:i, va
brought from Ponce, Porto RUo. about
thu t weeks m
Tiiends of Indians.
Lake Mohonk, N. Y Oct 12 -Thn y.
tetnth ntinlversaiy confeienee of tho
Friends of thn Indians held Its Hint ses.
slon today. Among tho notably perwons
piccent besides those included In tho list
of ofllcers and committers nto Rov. J. 31.
Hi ckley, Now York; General Jumos Gnnt
Wilson, New York; General E. Whittle.
toy, of Washington: Heibcrt Welsh. Phil
lulelphla. nnd Rov. Dr. Lyman Abbott,
11 rook b n.
HAD TOO MUCH POI.
Diunken Lieutenants Declare Mar
tial Law nt Honolulu.
Honolulu, Oct. 12. On the nU'ht of
Oct. :t. See ond Lleutennnt Men lam,
l nlted Slutes tuniv, and Flist Lleuten
nnt Wheelook New YoiH oluntecrs,
deflated mnrtlal law In Honolulu,
Whelock wus provost marshal In
chntgo of mounted Infantrv. For two
bonis things weie llvelj t'ltlrens
wer. ordeied off the streets. Oldeis
wero eiifmccd by mounted men under
Wheulock'H command Sallois wero
(based aboaid their ships and two
ciiptultis und a customs otllcer had to
scinmble for safety. General King
wns vety angry when he heard what
wild being done.
The two ofllcers will be court mar
tlaled. Lieutenant Jleirlam Is a son of
General Morilnm It Is stated that
both weie intojilcated.
SPIRIT OF BRITAIN
DOES NOT SLUMBER
Rosebeny's Speech on the Affair
With France-Nations of the World
Are Given a Hint.
London, Oct 12 Lord Roseberr,the
Liberal leader nnd former premier,
presiding today at an agricultural din
ner nt Epsom relent d to tho critical
situation on the upper Nile. He said
There ire two or thtce considerations In
connection with the question which mako
it of supremo grnvltv, tho greatest be
ing that In face of a deliberate wurnlng
that a pailkulnr act would be lonsldored
an unfrlemUv act that act, in spite ot
gieat geogiaphlcnl difficulties, great litiM.
ships nnd almost imsuimouiitnlile ob
stacles find been deliberately committed.
The word "iinfrletullv" used dlplnmitle
nllv is of exception il weight and gravity,
anil when used to denote nn irt commit
ted by one government against another
the situ itlon Is grave
On that point 1 will av no moie. Ile
hlud thn pollcv of the government In this
nmttei thi re is the untiring nnd unite 1
strength ot th' natli n
1 im perfectly certain that no Idea of
weakening on this question has enteieJ
the heiuN of her m.ijistv's present idvis
oi.x 'i hev h.iveonh to m ilntaln the ultl
niile M vented In the blue boo'e find Mie
nation will make nnv s-ntrlllce and go to
iinv length to vuvt Hii their action
On the other slile of the ch inn"!, the
ni'istloii of tin flag Is nn event ot -trait
ginvltv We all honor Unit flag and would
not wish it the slightest disrespect Hut,
ifter nil it tins Is tiort'ibli, mid I have,
some hope that th ling In this lav is
not the flag of Frame but of nn Indi
vidual ixplonr. nnd not thetefoiH, enr
ivlng the full weight of tho lepuhlie be
hind it
Amonc the leixiurlnir fiatuies Is the
fact thnt W 11 ise (the Trench minis- j
ter of fnielgn iilTalr") h i- neelvid the
it itri ntntlons of (in it Ilritnin In n rnn.
elll vton ipliil Uv iltnv In? the existent e
of a Miiehiind mission, he bis depilved
Major Jlnrch mil of the olflilnl ehimctei
vvhleh would give the hoisting of the tfng
a much moie serious aspect."
i
After mentioning the untenablllty of
Major Mai chard's Isolated position,
Lord Itoseberry slid 'These consid
erations lead me to hope tint the Inci
dent will b piclficallv settled in a con
ciliatory mnnnei, but France must
understand that theie can be no com
piomiso of the lights of Eivpt "
Referring. In concluding his speech to
the "generrl dlr" dtlon In lecent yens
to tieat Great Hrltnin as negllble
quantby and to Infilnse upon her
lights in various paits ot the world,"
his loKbhlp said:
The pieent jwv eminent Ins rhown a
spirit of conciliation some think too
much and a conelllatorv disposition th it
is widely misunderstood, if the nations
of the world ale under the Impression
that the ancient spirit of Gieat liritaln Is
dead, tint hei lesources nie weakenel
and that her population Is less determined
than ever to maintain hi r lights and tho
honor of her tl ig. thev mike a mistake
Hint can only end In disastrous conflagra
tion. HAYWOOD RETURNS.
Ho Waives a Hearing- on tho Charge
of Conspiracy.
Philadelphia, Oct. 12. Renjimln J.
Haywood. Conner atate treasurer, to
day waived it heating on the charg3
of eonsptincv with United States Sen
ntor M. S. Quay, Richard R. Qtiiy and
Charles H McKee. of Pittsbuig, to
misuse the funds of the state nnd de
posit In the People's bank of Philadel
phia. Mr. Haywood gave ball In the
sum of $,0O0 for his appearance nt
the Novembet term of coutt David 11
Lane, a leading Republican politician,
1 "coming Ills surety.
The healing todav wis of only n
few minutes' duration Mt Haywood
was In Omaha last week whin war
rants were Issued fei tbp nnest ot
himself and the othet tlnee men nnd
thtough telegraphic coiiespondence
with District Attorney Gialmm he
ngieed to nt ouo- come to this city
for a hcailng.
The bearing last week of the other
three defendants rc-ulted In their be
ing placed In SI 000 for trial
Mr. Haywood reached th" city today
nnd at noon appealed befoie Magls
tiate Jcimou with his counsel and
waived a heating, offering to entei ball
In any amount fot his appearance In
court with the other defendants This
proposition wns satisfactory to District
Attorney Graham and the homing was
thereupon brought to a close. Rail
was fixed at $5,000 and was furnished
by David II. Lane, who is the bonds
man of the other tluee defendants,
Piinceton Defents Lafayette.
Princeton N J., Oct, 12 -Tho foot ball
team of Princeton unlveislty defeated
Lafuyetto today In the most exciting
game playtd at Princeton this season.
Tho llnal score stood Piinceton. 31, La.
ftiyetta. 0. Lafayette played a strong
gamo and on several occasions gulned
many yards through the Tiger line.
Princeton's goal however, was not once
threatened The bull was usually In La
fayette terrltoiy, while the suppoitfrs of
the orange nnd black rolled up points
agafnst their opponents at will
Steamship Auivnls,
New Yolk, Oct 1.' New ioik Wist
uiilaud, Autwiip. Sailed Kt. Louis
Southampton, .Mejestlc- l.lveipool, South.
warls, Autneip Southampton Anlved.
Pennland, New York Sailed Kaiser
I'rledrich N w York. Rotterdam Ar.
lived: Rotterdam, New York.
Private Monp; Dead.
Washington, Oct. 12 A cable from Gen.
ernl Iliooko to the win department duurt
Ponce announces tho death of Pilvatc
Georga Reuben Mong, Sixteenth Pennsylvania.
SPAIN WANTS
EVERYTHING
Her Peace Commissioners
Display Remark
able Nerve.
WIUT THEY WOULD LIKE
Would Be Pleased to Have the
United States Government Assume
the Cuban Debt and Then Give to
Spain All the Military Stores and
Aimnment Grave Difficulties in
the Way of a Settlement.
Paris, Oct 12. The Ameilcan peace
commission held n session today but,
as usual, the subjects under consldei
utlon were not disclosed.
According to the Gaulols, the Joint
sitting yesterday of the pence commis
sion was devoted to an examination nf
the solution which It Is possible to give
to two questions In the protocol. The
Philippine question, the Gaulols adds,
was discussed Incidentally, the United
States seeking to Impose systems of
compensations, under which the United
States would claim the entire group of
the Philippine Islands and assume their
debt, piovldcd Spain guarantees the
Cuban debt As to the Spaniards, it
fin ther appears, they would like the
United States to assume the Cuban debt
nnd to suricnder to Spain all the war
material In Cuba and Poito Rico.
The discussion among the commis
sioners yesteiday, still accoullng to the
Gaulols, was very animated Judge
Day, the president of the Ameilcan
commission, and Senor Montero Rlos,
the piesldent of the Spanish commis
sion, having lecelved precise Insttuc
tlons Ciom their lespectlve govern
ments, the Ameilcan commissioner
consider that no discussion Is possible
on the pilnciplcs themselves, which. In
a certain measute. serve as the basis
of the protocol. Tho first preliminary,
according to them, while being meiely
of a provisional natuie, should be tig
oiously observed. They ndd that "when
Spain was ovei turned at the conclusion
of penie, her power In Cuba was
crushed absolutely and In consequence
Spain no longer has the light to occupy
hoi self nbout the destiny of the An
tilles Islands."
SPANISH ARGUMENT.
To these arguments the Spaniaids,
the Gaulols also says, reply that the
protocol was signed at a moment so
ciltical mil in the face of such nn Im
I orlous neiesslty that It cannot be
considered a- being i.itltied bv the sov
eielgn free wsh of the nation. In this
fact, they conclude, exists a sufficient
reason to allow nf their noii-acceptane"
as definite the prelimlnnty convictions
rclntlng to Cub?..
"The arrival therefore at nn under
standing" says the Gaulols, "offeis
grave difficulties and one asks with
nrletv how the negotiations will even
tually tcimlnate."
In diplomatic circles here it is de
clared th it the conjectures of th-
newspapeis on the problems before the
peace commissions are not justified by
ficts. It Is added that the lelatlons
botvveeen th" two commlssslons arc In
no way so delicate a3 the newspapers
Indicate
Tho Ameilcan peace commlcslon at
5 o'clock today engaged In Its firot
function outside of purely diplomatic
lines The Figaro at the hall of Its own
building, entertained the members of
both commissions with a stage per
fonnance In which Coquelln, Lole Ful
ler and others took part, and which
vns witnessed bv the Spanish ambas
sador, Senor Leon y Castillo, the Uni
ted States ambassador, Geneial Horace
Poller and about two hundred icpre
sentntives of the best Paris society.
In addition to the membeis of both
peace commissions
Tho occasion was iufoirnal and
pleasing, being simllir to seveial such
enteietnlnnients given annually by the
Figaro to notable persons. They are
always ntterded by people belonging
to the best society in the French cap
ital. YELLOW FEVER SPREADS.
Sixty-one Cases and One Death in
Mississippi.
Washington Oct. 12. The official ells
patches to the Maiinc hospital service
today shows that on yesterday theie
were ten plates In tho state of Miss
issippi Infected with yellow fever 67
new cases were reported and one death,
which oecuned at HarrlBton.
At Finnkliii, La, theie wero twenty
new cases, but they are reported to be
of a mild type and there weie no
deaths there. The outbreak repoited
at Ray St. Louis, Miss., proves to bo
at Waveland, a little village four miles
this side of tho centres of the bay
The leport today shows nine cases
theie,
BATTLESHIPS SAIL.
The Oregon and Iowa Under Sealed
Orders.
New York, Oct. 12. The battleshljis
Ptegoit and Iowa sailed today with
sealed orders from Washington.
There has been consldeiable specula
tion as to the destination of the bat
tleships. It was -at first stated they
would proceed dlret to Manila, but
subsequent reports tluew some doubt
on this, nnd Honolulu may be their
objective point from whence they may
ptoieed to Manila to strengthen Ad
mlial Dewey's position
Conductor Lyons Killed.
Vllkes-I3uire, Oit. 12. Stephen h Ly
on-, nged 42, one of tho best Known
friti-.lit conductots on the I eblsli will i
KillioaJ. was Instantly Idled at Pt.it
RuwMty today. Ht was standliM on tho
track watching another train when IiIh
own train bac'iod down on him. lie was
tluovn under tho wheels und hoiribly
ciis'ltd.
TIM NEWS THIS M0KNINU
Weather Indication Todays
rlri Variable Wind.
1 General Gen Gomez Would Disband
Cuban Ann j.
Spanish Peace Commissioners
Suntlugo Spaniards Reluctant to Quit
Office.
Fatal Kmotintir Petwcen Strike! s and
Deputies.
J General Caiia lluns Accused of Jump,
lug Chilnis.
Fluanclil and Commercial,
3 Local Return of Pennsylvania Seldleis
fiom Porto Rico
Court Picxeeilltigs
4 Udltoriul
Comment of the Pro.
.", Local Mo-is. Woollier Wedding
lull ins Celebrate the Dlsiovuv of
America.
ft Local West Sciaulnu nnd Suburb m
7 News Itoiind Abuut Scrnnton
5 General Gossip of the Soldiers
Camp Met.de
I.etlei f n m Diwsnn City
MR. WANAMAKER
GIVES WARNING
He Stntes That He Will Prosecute
Anyone Printing Articles Based
Upon Mr. Pentose's peech.
Philadelphia. Oct. 12. John Wana
mnker tonight when questioned re
git ding the speech ot Senator Penrose
at Reading last night slid
I have leul the reported celiac is fiom
Scnatoi Penrose's speecli alleged to have
been dellveicd ut Rending lust night It
Is dllllciilt from thesi extracts to under
stand what accusations he Intended to
tnukc. Does he mean to charge me with
knowledgo of the fraudulent issue of the
stock ol the Keystone bunk nt or belore
tho time of Its Issue oi of nnv irlmlnil
knowledge of its issue whatever' Does
ho mean to clnrgo that I had nnv crim
inal knowledge of th" deposit by the
triasuier of the cite of public money tor
tho payment of nuvliodv s private debts
oi for any unlawful puipo-e" If he does
1 challenge him to say so In wilting and
I will arrest him for libit us speedily as
a warrant can be obtained and served.
As his speech was only nn oral utter
ance I am ndvised bv m attorneys that
I would have only the slow und Ina le.
quiit" lemedy of a civil suit for dim ig s,
and that I cannot have a wnirant foi his
irrest lor meie words spoken I pio
noimco all the app irent charges nnd in
uendos of his reported speech absolutely
fnle-.
I have learned tint the ejunv managers
have concocted a libelous nillcln against
me based upon the affairs of the Kev
stono bunk nnd In the line of Senator Pen
I o-e's speech of Inst nl, 'lit and that It
had been put In the form of plate mitter
for newspaper publication I give public
notice to nil persons concerned th it I
will pioseoute promptlv nnd to the full
est extent of the law whoever shall be
guilty of the printing nnd c li dilution of
nub libelous matter I do not Intend to
dignify the guarded, evasive and tinker
tnln slanders of Mr. Penrose by a moie
speclllo reference it this time, but I de
sire by this comprehensive denial, to put
en their guild ill personr who might oth
erwise be entripped Into the use of tho
libelous matter sought to l, circulated.
KNIGHTS AT PITTSBURG.
The Grand Encampment in Session
in Carnegie Hall.
Pittsburg. Oct. 12 The grand en
campment Knights Templar icsumed
Its meninsf this morning In Caineglo
hall, Schenle.v park Past Grand Mas
tei James II Hopk'ns, of Washington,
1). (', proposed two amendments to
the constitution. In one It was propos
ed to amend section 3 of nrtiele 1 so
as to rend ' A state conclave shall be
held ttlennially In Washington, D C,
on the second Tuesday of October, un
less the grand encampment shall, at a
stated conclave, designate some other
time and place."
The other proposed to amend section
1, of article 1, by placing the grand
I pi elate next in line alter the grand
Junior warden.
An amendment wns also one-red by
Past Grand Master of Nebnska Win.
it. nowen, to the code of statutes, us
lollows
"Membership in u commnndety is
dependent upon and co-elstent with
membership in a lodge of Fieu Masons.
Any companion of the Red Cioss or
Knights Templar, who remains lor i
months una filiated with a lodge of
Fiee Masons Is Ipso facto suspended in
Knight Tomrliiy, such suspension to
be tet minuted by atllllntlou with a
lodge "
Tomonovv the designation ot th"
place lor the next encampment will be
decided upon While theie nie several
cities in tho field to get the next en
campment, among thtm Ruffalo, At
lantic City, Niagara Fall?, Milwaukee,
.'-n Angeles, Detiolt and Louisville, it
Iooks from the way the Kentuiul.iiis
aie w diking that they will '-anv off
the palm The election of tha next
gland Junior warden, another Impoi'nnt
inatttei. will then also bt decided ..I'd
foj this honorary position. Sir Kniuht
Lee S. Smith, on of tin most pi limi
ne nt men of the finternltv In this city,
is the only name mentioned so fin .
This losltlon Is llu- stepping stunu to
the highest honor in the gif'. of the
tug inlz itlon, that of the g-aru muster.
TABLET DEDICATED.
Colonial Dames Honor the Memoiy
of Geneial Sullivan.
Wllkes-Rane, Oct 12 --At Rear
Ciet-k, a lomantlc spot on the moun
tain, this ufteinooii, the Wllkes-Huire
blanch of the Penin-ylvanla Society of
Colonial Dames of Atiieilcu dedicated
a tublet which maiks a brldpe erect
ed by Geneial Sullivan duilng his
famous; muuh agulnsi the six nations
of Indians In 1771
Them weie tellgliius seivlcts con
dinted by Rev. Dr. Hodge, of the Flint
Piib tet lun chuich of this city, after
which histoilcnl nddi esses weie made
bv Miss Hunniih P. Janns and Miss
M.uv Priuidiigo
Champion Golf Player.
.New Yoik, Oct. i The second divs
play In the woman's championship gull
tournament on the Aidsley golf clubs
links was concluded at un early hour this
atteiiioon. Miss Beatrix Hovt tho-pr.s-ent
champion, still holds tho pmnlei
poidtlou, nnd unless something unfore
seen happens will retain tho trophy for
another year. Her display of golf todny
while not qulto ns hillllnnt as yesterday,
was fur ahead ot uny thing shown b
other contestant:
GOMEZ FAVORS
DISBANDMENT
He Is Eager to Co-Operate
with the United
States.
SUGGESTS AN ELECTION
The Cuban Commander Believes That
His Army Should Be Disbanded
as Soon as Spanish Evacuation
Has Been Effected He Is Also in
Favor of n General Election at
Which Spaniaids and Cubans Alike
Shall Have an Opportunity to Ex
press Theli Pieference as to tho
Form of Government.
Havana, Oi t. 1.'. The sites for at
least two Anieilcaii camps have al
ready been selei ted bv the commission
appointed foi thnt purpose. The first
ill be outside Gitunnbnco.i, across tho
bay front Havana, and tin? second will
be at Guanajay, twenty miles further.
The main object in view in the selec
tion of the inmps, besides their heal
thy locution, Is the possibility of ap
proaching them without having to en
ter the hat bin of Havana, which Is con
sidered to lie the main source of In
fection The Guanajay site is only a few miles
from Mailel, on the coist, and theie
is a splendid wagon road between them.
The trip of the United States dis
patch boat veteiday to Mailel was
taken In this connection Her com
mander was instiuc ted to report on tho
haibor facilities and as to the exact
condition of the entrunce Into the har
bor, which is paitly blocked by tho
beached transput t Alfonso XIII.
Tho englneeis nltnched to the com
mission aie studying the possibility
of making u whaif east of Morro cas
tle, the landing place fot Guannbacna
camp, but is piestnts serious dlfllcul
tics. The englneeis expect to leave
next week to select camp locations at
Matanzns. (udenas, rienfucgos und
Hay amo, going ns far as Santiago.
i The United Stntes health commis
sion, with the exception of Colonel
j Waling, was on boaid the Mascotte.
i ue eoiuuei is expccieu on noaril tho
Oi l7.iba.
The steamer Cltv of Antonio arrived
at Matanris this moinlng. She had a
million latlons on board.
The steamer Resohrte sailed this
moinlng for Tortugas.
At a private confetence at the palace
yesterday Geneial Wade requested
Captain Geneial RIanco to cause tho
ovneautlon at the earliest possible datn
of two poits of the Island, In order to
facilitate the Immediate bilnging of re
lief rations into Cuba.
There Is no tiuth In the rumor that
Colonel Pnglleiy, the chief of police,
will renounce his ofllce within a few
days. Tho colonel will continue as act
ive chief of police as long as Captain
General Blanco remains In control here.
Colonel Row en and his aide-de-camp
at lived here last night, thus complet
ing their trip from Santiago They
traveled most ot the distance on noise
back nnd on the way visited a number
of Cuban camps, wheie. Colonel Rovven
says, wnnt and destitution abound.
GOMR5C INTURVinwnD.
The colonel had an lnteiview with
General Gomez and found the Insur
gent commander eager to co-opeiate
with the United Stutes. Gomez was in
lavor of the Cubans being disbanded
as soon as the Spantnids evacuate the
Island and a permanent form of gov
ernment Is established. It Is piobablo
that Geneial Gome, will be elected
president. He Is In favor of a geneial
election In which Cubans and Span
iaids will alike take pan, und In which
all laxoayeis will have a vote and
voice.
The oillci.ils repoit of the moitollty
condition of S.inctl Spliltus, piovlnco
of Santa Claia, which has a popula
tion of 1.2,000 souls, shows that theie
weie 5t3 deaths theie duilng the month
of Septembei
James K. Rlwell. who has chaige of
the dlstilbutlou ot Red Cross latlons
In Santiago, came to this city during
the nioinlng foi Instiuctlons fiom the
commissioner He will leturn to Ma
tanas this evening and It Is likely that
most of the latlons will be distributed
In the Cuban camps at Rejas, Reine
dlos and Cabal le n
The Spanish steamer Montsenat,
leaving heie this afternoon, will call
at Glbaia and take 1.J00 sick soldlcis
fiom the mllitaiy hospitals theie and
at Holgulu
A committee t (imposed of the chief
oillcers and the volunteer leglments at
the head of which was the senior col
onel, the Count of Dlnna. handed Gen
eial Paii.ido this morning u no'e con
taining the dicislons urilved lit at n.
genital meeting of the ofllcers. culled
to discuss the question of disbanding
the volunti eis
A note wus banded t nur cninmls
sloneis yesteulnv treating of the for
ti esses battel ies arpl other foitltlca
tlons and camps of the Island, as be
longing to the United Stntes. which
shows that some pi ogress Is being
made in the wmk whldi the military
commissions weie iiiHiiuctcd to carry
out,
Plate for tho Kentucky,
J'tllilehein Pa, Hit IJ -The Uclhlohein
lion company tonight finished ntut
shipped to the Newport News navy yard
armor plute foi the Kentucky, The ion
slKiiment includul Him nlites for the
after timet of the m w battleship and
weighed one huiulii-d tons.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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Wtisbingi hi On u Poieiiist
for Thursda. I'm i:uet.in Penn-t-ilvuulu
full, folliv.id l,v iiuiens.
Iig cloudiness, fnii iiuit!iv.et4ter
villain oeromillg villlillile
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