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QUIET REIGNS
AT VIRDEN
The Day Passes Without
Further Out
breaks. THE CORONER'S INQUEST
Executive Committee of the Strikers
F'old a Meeting They Contend
That Many Deputies Were Not
Sworn In Statement by Mr. IiUk
ens. Virdcn, 111., Oct. in. The day passed
without another outbreak of violence,
but aside from the restraining influence
of the mllltla no progress has been
made toward permanent peace. The Idle
miners are excltnbl" and determined,
while the Chlcago-Vlrden foal com
pany has shown no sign of a purpose
to abandon Its plan of operating its
mine with Imported negroes. Yester
day's shooting has resulted In fourteen
deaths so far, as follows:
ERNEST KITTERLY, miner. Mt.- Olive.
ELLIS SMITH, miner, Mt. Olive.
ED WELSH, miner. Springfield.
WILLIAM BLUE, miner, SpHnslleld.
ERNEST KKMLKR miner, Mt. Olive.
A. H. BRENNAN. miner. Glifir.l.
WILLIAM HARMON, miner, Glrard.
FRANK BILIYFN, miner, Springfield.
KD GREEN, mlr.ir Mt. Olive, died in hos
pital at Sprit gflelil yesteidny.
KItNKST LONG, miner. Mt. Olive, died
In hcspltal ut Surlntslleld today.
KLI II. KKLLY. detective, Chicago.
W. CARROLL, guard on train, died In
hospital at Springfield yesterday.
AL W. MOROAN. guard, Chicago; killed
at stockade.
THOMAS PRl'fcTON. guard. Chicago;
killed at stockade last nlKht.
The number of Injured will not much
exceed last night's estimate of 20. Of
these n few are In rrltlcal condition.
The coroner's Inquest today brought
out no evidence of importance. After
the examination of abotit SO miners, the
sitting was adjourned until tomorrow.
LKLGAR'S STATEMENT.
A meeting of thp executive commit
tee of the strikers was hold late this
afternoon. Chairman John f!i.lgar as
serted that not a man anions1 the
Thlel agency and PInkerton detectives
stationed within the blockade had been
sworn in as a deputy sheriff. He fol
lowed this statement by declaring that
all of them could be held as accessor
ies on a charge of murder.
He Btntcd that there were 20 men in
side the stockade when the train bear
ing th negroes stopped at the shaft
yesterday noon and that fifty Pinker
ton and Thlil men acting as guards
were on tho train. He said none of
these men are residents of the state
and consequently Sheriff Davenport
had refused to syear them In.
The'matter was discussed and a de
cision made to employ counsel and lay
the matter before the grand Jury. The
union miners this afternoon received
their semi-weekly allowance of $i
from the union. State Secretary W. D.
Ryan and two soldiers were stationed
before the entrance of tho hall nnd the
miners were admitted five at n time.
It took almost the entire afternoon
to disburse the money, but there was
no disturbances among the waiting
miners.
The excitement of yesterday prior to
tho arrival of the negro train was
equalled tonight when it becamo
known that a special train, consisting
of one box car, three apparently emp
ty coaches and a caboose that passed
through here at 5.25 this evening bore
two carloads of negroes taken through
hero to Springfield yesterday. The
train went south and by a clever ruse
succeeded in passing through Virden
quietly and without interference. A
big crowd of miners was at the station
but the militia held them In check.
WHEN THE TRAIN STOPPED.
When the train stopped at the stock
ade Captain Fevler, who was In com
mand, then shouted: "Don't allow any
one to disembark from that train."
The gate was opened and a file of
soldiers rushed out on the double quick
with fixed bayonets and lined up along
side of tho train. General Manager
Lukens mode a formal request that
their employes be allowed to land and
enter the stockade. Captain Fevler
declined to grant this. Then Mr. Luk
ens put It In the form of a demand,
but the officer replied that ho was
under orders from Governor Tanner to
prevent the disembarking of uny ne
gro miners at the mines and he would
have to carry out these Instructions.
General Manager Lukens protested in
vain and the train pulled out, headed
south.
Hy this time the advance guard of
the strikers gathered at the depot, had
advanced up the track to within 100
jards of the stockade. The presence
of armed blue coats In tho lookout
boxes evidently halted them, as they
remained there until tho train passed,
When they greeted It with waving hats
and cheers for Govenor Tanner, whom
they believed had been Instrumental
In starting the blacks on their home
ward Journey.
MIL LUKEN'fi STATEMENT.
After the departure of the train Mr.
Luken'H made this statement:
"From my own personal knowledge
I can say that no shots were fired
from the train carrying tho negro
-ilnnrs until at least 500 shots had
been fired Into It, and several of the
guards were wounded.
"The strikers commenced firing on
the train Just after It hud passed tho
depot and kept It up us Ions as the
train was within gunshot. When tho
train stopped at tho gate, our guards
wero there to assist In unloading the
ears. Hut few shots were fired by
them, most of tho defense firing being
done by the train guards.
"When tho special train carrying the
blacks arrived this afternoon ut the
mine, the troops under orders from
Governor Tanner refused to let them
get off the train and they wore com
pelled to go on through. I protested
to the captain In command of the guard
at the mine against this action and
told him there was no law, except the
law of force, that would Justify this
action. He replied that he had strict
orders from the governor not to permit
the blacks to land and that he was
compelled to follow Instructions."
SOLDIERS FOR VIRDEN.
Three Companies of the Illinois
Guard Are En Route for Scene of
Trouble.
Sprlnglleld, III., Oct. 1.1. Assistant
Adjutant General Ewltt today must
ered into the Illinois National Guard
three companies of the Sons of Vet
erans' regiment and will muster in a
fourth company this afternoon for ser
vice at Virden.
Adjutant General Reese returned
from Virden today. He states that
from the best Information obtainable
firing began by the deputies on the
train. The bodies of the dead men
showed the wounds ranged downward,
Indicating that shots were fired from
the train and tower.
General Reese denies tho statement
of Manager Lukens, of the Chlcago
Vlrden company, that he and Lukens
had an understanding as to troops be
ing sent to Virden when Lukens needed
them. He says he had no conversation
with Lukens whatever. A representa
tive of Lukens, he states, called on him
several times to get assurances about
troops, but General Reese declares he
gave him none.
The miners here held a mass meeting
today, at which it was declared by the
union men that the Imported negroes
must be taken out of Springfield. Sec
retary Ryan says the United Mine
Workers will not be responsible for
them after today.
Ernest Long, the Mt. Oliver miner
shot through the chest In the battle at
Virden yesterday, and brought to St.
John's hospital after the fight, died to
day. Herman and Boston are both alive
and did not die on the train. Herman's
death is momentarily expected at the
hospital.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Chicago, Oct. 13. Troops A and C,
of the First Illinois cavalry, in com
mand of Colonel Yoii'ig, left for Spring
field today for service at Virden. At
Springfield the two Chicago troops will
be met by Troops B and D from
Bloomlngton and Springfield and the
four troops, constituting the first
squadron, will then be Immediately
sent to Virden.
SECRETARY ALGER'S TELEGRAM.
Washington, Oct. 13. Secretary Al
ger has sent the following telegram
to Governor Tanner, of Illinois:
"Jn the event that the National
Guard proves Insufficient to cope with
the dilllculty in protecting life and
property and maintaining order in
your state, the Fifth Illinois Volunteer
Infantry now at Sprlngflel 1 will in
that emergency be subjected to your
orders."
PORTE'S SUGGESTIONS
ARE REJECTED
The Powers Will Not Listen to the
Sultan's Proposals.
Rome, Oct. 13. Great Britain, Rus
sia, France and Italy have decided to
reject the porte's suggested modifica
tions In the ultimatum to tho Turkish
government on the evacuation of the
Island of Crete, particularly the sul
tan's proposal to hold three fortified
places, with garrisons sufficient to pro
tect the Mohammedans and to defend
the Ottoman flag.
They are sending an Identical note
to this effect to Constantinople, re
minding tho sultan that every Turkish
soldier must leave Crete within the
time specified in the ultimatum,
Canea, Island of Crete, Oct. 13. The
Turkish troops are transferring their
baggage and war material to Suda, on
Suda bay, east of Canea, to be In
readiness to embatk on tho stenmers
which have already left Constantino
ple to repatriate them.
Work of Archbishops.
Washington, Oct. 13 Tho work of the
Catholic archbishops was concluded to
duy with the apportionment of funds of
the several Indian schools, the appor
tionment being based mainly on the rec
ommendations of Moiirflguni' Stephun,
having this work In charge. Later In tho
day Curdlnal Gibbons and the archbish
ops paid a call of respect on MonElguor
Martinclll. Most v tho prelates left for
their homes toulglu.
Pittsburg Failure.
Boston. Oct. 13. Boot and shoe manu
facturers lu this city nnd vicinity liavo
claims aggregating $75,000 ugaltitt J. McD.
Scott & Co., of Pittsburg, whose falluio
was announced today. Their claims have
been placed In tho hands of tho National
Shoo and Leather txchango ot Boston,
and Charles K. Leatando, treasurer of the
exchange, has gone to Pittsburg in con
nection with tho matter.
Swallow's Campaign.
Chambersburg, Pa Oct. 13. Dr. Bllas .
Swallow addressed large meetings today
at Shlppensburg, Green Castle and Cham
bersburg. Ho spoke at Shlppensburg ut
1 o'clock this morning to 30) farmers and
residents of that town, repeating his
charges ngainst the state ofllclals and de
claring thnt thn greatest danger th-it
threatens tha ptate and nation arises fron
the law breakers among tha law makers.
Deaths In the Sixteenth.
Washington, Oct. 13. A dispatch woe
received at tho war department today
from General Brooke, dated Ponce, saying
that two deaths had occurred In the Six
teenth Pennsylvania regiment, Prlvnto
Arthur E. Darrow, Company J, and Hi
ram A. Reynolds, Company 13, the for
mer of typhoid and the latter of phthlili.
ALGER CLASHES
WITH GEN. MILES
DISAPPROVED OF ALL CAM
PAIGN SUGGESTIONS.
Testimony Heard by the War Inves
tigating Commission Yesterday.
An Apparent Conflict of Authority
Between Generals Miles and Shat
ter at Tampa.
Washington, Oct. 13. After devoting
the forenoon to hearing the testimony
of Dr. Goff, a chief surgeon of the
Third army corps, stationed at Camp
Thomas, tho war investigating commis
sion gave the remainder of today to
the reading of papers submitted by
Secretary Alger with his statement
concerning the conduct of the war. The
papers Include orders for the move
ment of troops, communications to the
secretary of war from the officers In
the field and from the secretary to them
and various other documents bearing
upon the subject of Investigation. The
documents reveal the fact that General
Miles recommended the occupation of
the Isle of Pines about the Mine of the
battle of Santiago and that Secretary
Alger disapproved the suggestion. It
also appears that General Miles recom
mended that some point between San
tiago and Porto Rico be taken previous
to the beginning of either campaign.
The correspondence also developed the
fact that there was an apnarent con
flict of, authority between Generals
Miles nnd Shatter at Tampa before the
Santiago campaign Was Inaugurated.
It also shows that orders were Issued
by the secretary of war that In the
event that General Shatter should be
disabled by sickness or otlvr cause,
the command of the troops at Santlngo
should devolve upon General Wheeler,
and upon the next In command In case
of the disability of both Shatter and
Wheeler. The commission has sum
moned Major Louis L. Seaman, a sur
geon in the First volunteer engineers,
to appear before It and he Is expected
to testify at tomorrow's session. He
has recentlv been quoted in New York
as saying that 200 men hud died dally
because of the maladministration of
he quartermaster's department.
WILL RECEIVE JOURNALISTS.
Press Committee Appointed to Act
at Peace Jubilee.
Philadelphia, Oct. 13. The committee
of local newspaper men appointed by
Mayor Warwick to provide for the en
tertainment of visiting newspaper men
from this and other states during the
peace jubilee, Oct. 25 to 27, met today
and elected Colonel Clayton McMlchael,
of the North American, chairman, nnd
W. A. Connor, of the Associated Press,
secretary. An executive committee was
selected ns follows! James A. Cttmp
bell. Times; John W. Bailey, Record;
Joseph M. Rogers, Inquirer; Benjamin
G. Wells, Press: Peter J. Hoban,
Ledger; Joseph Morwitz, Demokrat;
Robert Halght, Call; George Bettln,
Telegraph; T. Henry Martin, News;
Frank C. Anderson, Star; Samuel E.
Hudson, Item; Hugh Donnelly, Even
ing Bulletin: George K. Vlokers, Her
ald: James L. Hall, Sunday Dispatch;
J. Frank Sherwood, North American.
It was the sense of tho meeting that
all possible provision should be made
for the accommodation of properly ac
credited out of town newspaper men
who may come to Philadelphia during
the Jubilee.
KNIGHTS AT PITTSBURG.
Officers Elected at tho Meeting of
Grand Encampment.
Pittsburg, Oct. 13. At the meeting
of the grand encampment of the
Knights of Templar today, the offi
cers were elected and Louisville, Ky.,
was selected as the place where the
next conclave Is to be held.
There was no contest made for any
position except for grand junior war
den. For the latter honor several can
didates developed during the conclave,
the most prominent mentioned being
Lee S. Smith ofPlttsburg, and Joseph
A. Locke, of Portland, Me. The follow
ing was the result of the election of
officer 3:
Grand master, Reuben S. Lloyd, San
Fanclsco; 11. B. Stoddard, of Texas,
deputy grand master; C. M. Moulton,
g.-and generalissimo, Chicago; II. W.
rugg, grand captain general, Provi
dence; W. B. Mellsh, of Ohio, grand
senior warden; Joseph E. Locke, of
Portland, grand Junior warden; II. W.
Lines, Merlden, Conn., grand treasur
er; William H. Mays, St. Louis, grani
recorder.
Tho committee appointed to canvass
the sentiment of the general eonclico
as the next Place of meeting then re
ported by recommendation Louisville
ana wic encampment i once proceeu- , ers Oenoral Wood has appealed to
ed to n vote. which resulted on the ; tne ooimnon sellse f the colored olfi
flrst ballot. io in favor of Louisville ,, advIses that the restaurant
nnd &:' ror MiiwauKee. tne announce-
ment was received with cheets by
tho friends of Kentucky. It was de
cided to hold the next conc'avf on
the fourth Tuesday In August, 1901.
General Strike Ordered.
Paris, Oct. 13. In consequence of the
committee of tho railroad men's union
deciding today In fax or of a general strike
and sending Instructions to the piovlneliil
branches to cease, work, with a reminder
of tho necret measures agree d upon t-t tho
railroad men's congress for the hindrance
of trallle In the ovent of a strike, the po.
lice this afternoon raided the olllcus ot
the committees and seized all the papers
found there.
Protest Against Tobacco Duty.
Washington, Oct. 13. Assistant Secre
tary Howell, of 'the treasury department,
has received a petition Mgned by seventy
flvo or more planters, manufacturer,
merchants and workmen of Havana, en
gaged In tho cultivation, manufacture
and exportation of tobacco, protesting
against tho present low rate of duty fixed
on tobacco Imported into Cuba.
The Quebec Conference.
St. Johns, N. F Oct. ll.-SIr James
Winter, the premier, returned from Que
bec today. While declining to supply any
Information respecting tho proceedings of
tho conference, the Impression Is general
among tho supporters of the government
that a settlement of tho tithing difficulty
Ib verv Improbable.
CONTESTED NOMINATIONS.
Judges Slmoutou and McPherson
Hear Cases.
Hii-rlsburg, Oct. 13. Judges Simon
ton and McPherson heard arguments
this afternon In the, objectlohs to tho
certificates of nomination of Edwin R.
Enbody, who claims the Democratic
nomination for associate judge of Car
bon county, and John Lauer, who
claims the Democratic nomination for
congress In the Eighth district. Lalter's
nomination Is contested by Laird 1L
Barber.
The court also heard argument in the
application for a writ of mandamus to
compel the secretary of the common
wealth to nccept the nomination papers
of the Citizens' party candidates in
Philadelphia and the counter objec
tions to the certificates of nomination
of Congressman Thomas S. Butler, of
Chester, and ex-Congressman John B.
Robinson, of Delaware, in the Sixth
congressional district. The latter cast?
was called first and ocdUDicd the
greater part of the afternoon. Judge
Slmonton hnnded down a decision this
afternoon rejecting both certificates of
nomination of John S. Robb, sr., of
Pittsburg, who claims the Democratic
nomination for judge of common pleas
court No. 3, of Allegheny county.
PEACE IS NOW
ON THE WING
The Cubans Are Ready to Engage
in Tilling the Soil Their Armies
to Disband.
Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 13. Senor
Bartolome Maso, accompanied by two
members of his staff, arrived this
morning at Mnnzanlllo. Soon after ar
riving he went to tho palace formerly
occupied by Colonel Purron, the late
Spanish commander, to vlstt Colonel
Ray, lu command of the United Stales
troops. Senor Maso went from Santa
Cruz del Stir, a, small town In the prov
ince of Puerto Principe, about seventy
five miles from Manzanillo, where the
Cubans now have their headquarters
and where on October 20 the Cuban
assembly will meet to elect a hew
president and decide as to the plans
for disbanding the army If abandon
ment Is considered advisable, and as
to other Important matters.
Colonel Ray received him courteous
ly, expressed pleasure at the opportun
ity of an Interview, and said he hoped
Senor Maso would arrange for disband
ing the Cubans under General Rlos
in the neighborhood of ManzaniVlo,
so that work In the fields could be
begun. He also earnestly advised the
president of the Cuban provisional gov
ernment to disband the troops at all
points now in possession of the United
States forces In order that the men
mlfiht give the assistance so greatly
needed to place the country In n pos
ition to recover from the evils of the
three years' war.
Senor Maso readily agreed to carry
out Colonel Ray's request and said that
General Rlos should receive orders
Immediately to disband his men. He
said he much regretted the outrages
committed on the estates at RIgney
and elsewhere, but he thought It pos
sible that the deeds complained of
were not done by Cubans but by Span
iards. Thoroughly in nccord with Col
onel Ray's proposal to get the Cuban
soldiery at work throughout the prov
ince of Santiago, he promised to do all
In his power to bring about this re
sult, believing, he said, that the sooner
the country was prosperous and happy
the sooner Cuba fibre would be an ac
complished fact and believing also that
the best policy of the Cubans now
was to co-operato heartily with the
Americans In their plans for building
up the country. "I believe," said Senor
Maso In terminating the Interview,
"that Cuba In two years will be more
prosperous than ever before."
The Interview lasted over an hour
and apparently was satisfactory to
both. Senor Maso leaves tomorrow nn
his return, going by the insurgent
steamer Fernando.
COLOR LINE TROUBLE.
A question has cropped up that H
causing General Wood, who In the
absence of General Lawton is com
mander of tho military department of
Santiago, not n, little perplexity. The
majority of the othcers of the immune
regiments from the southern states
object to eating at the same restau
rants with colored officers, most of
whom are from the northern states.
Some of the colored men, apparently
desirous of bringing tho matter to an
issue, formally reported that they
could not gel served at the principal
Spanish restaurant under existing
Spanish law, whereas the American
law compelled a proprietor ot any
house of public entertainment to serve
all who pay. The reslnurant proprie
tor involved, complained that If he
served the colored o'ficers he would loso
almost his entire patronage, as a ma
jority of his customers were southprn-
be turn(?0- llto a eljb.
General Wood, who Is determined to
get over the Jamaica emigration prob
lem, will ship back nil who desire to
return by the Relna de Los Angeles
next week, when the steamer Is to ba
sent to Kingston for dry dock repairs,
Sho cuti carry 800 and will probably
take her full complement,
Qulntln Bandera, the famous negro
general of the Cuban army, will soon
bo uppolnted assistant chief ot police
of Santiago.
Colonel Hood's second Immune regi
ment (white) now at Alto Sengo, Is un
der orders to be ready at eight hours'
nollco to proceed to Holguln, this prov
ince, which the Spaniards are about
to evacuate. Tho peculiar condition of
tho surrounding country calls for tho
presence of United Slates troops us
soon as the fc'panlsh leave.
Twenty Thousand Dollar Fire.
Camden, N. J.. Oct. 13. Two buildings
of tho l'ormer & Seisser Oilcloth Manu
facturing company's plant wen destroyed
by fire early this mornlr.g. Loss, pv;
fully Insured.
Steamship Arrivals.
Genoa, Oct. 13.-Sailed: Ems, Now
York. Quctenstown Sailed: Teutonic,
Ne v Yoik. Rolt'tidam Bailed: Maa.J
dom. Now York. ' Naples Arrived: Kais
er Wllhclm II, New York (and proceeded)
for Gti'.oa,
GENERAL GOMEZ
WILL BE PRESIDENT
IT IS BELIEVED HE WILL AC
CEPT THE NOMINATION.
The Cuban Revolutionary Ministers
Havo Commissioned Generals to
Reorganize the Army Colonel
Waring Arrives at Havana.
Hnvana, Oct, 13. The Cuban gener
uls Macla, Rodriguez and Nodavles,
left today for Santa Cruz del Sur, via
Batabalo, In unswer to an urgent sum
mons for tho Cuban revolutionary gov
ernment. It was given out hero that
the Cuban revolutionary ministers
have commissioned these generals to
reorganize the Cuban army lu the east
ern provinces.
It Is reported that General Maximo
Gomez, the Insurgent commander-in-chief,
will arrive here this week for
the purpose of conferring with the mil
itary commissioners. He will then
havo an interview with the Cuban gen
eral. Perlco Diaz, the Cuban military
commander in the province of Plnar
deL-Rlo.
It Is understood that General Gomez
has already been elected president of
the Cuban government: but, this
nomination, It Is added, will not be
made public until after his arrival at
Santa Cruz del Sur on Oct. 20, Gomez
had previously declined the nomina
tion, but It is expected lie will now
accept It.
Colonel Waring and Mrs. Mnrsh, wife
of Rear Admiral Sampson's flag lieu
tenant on the Resolute, arrived here
this morning on board the Orizaba.
STONE DEFENDS QUAY.
Declares That the Attacks of Wana
maker Are Unwarranted.
Lancaster, Oct. 13. Colonel William
A. Stone, Republican candidate for
governor, addressed the first mass
meeting of the campaign In this city
tonight. In the afternoon he spoke to
an audience at Walker's Grove, in the
southern section of the county. The
crowds at both places were large, but
there was distinct disappointment at
the absence of Senator Boles Penrose,
who had been extensively billed as a
star attraction and who was expected
to maintain his assaults on ex-Postmaster
General Wanamaker, but for
whose non-appearance no explanation
was given. At the country meeting this
afternoon the speakers were Colonel
Stone, General Adam E. King, of Bal
timore; Hon. W. H. Fairless, of Vir
ginia, and some local orators.
Tonight Colonel Stone, General King
and Frank B. McClaln, candidate for
assembly from this city, spoke. The
first two named discussed national is
sues almost exclusively, though Col
onel Stone said the attacks of Mr.
Wanamaker and others were inspired
by a desire to reform the Republican
party by securing revenge against In
dividuals and the charges against Mr.
Quay had been disproved. General King
spoke on national nffalrs and warmly
defended Senator Quay from asper
sions, which he declared entirely un
warranted. Colonel Stone- and party
left Philadelphia this morning and on
the way up wero tendered rousing re
ceptions by the natives. At Kennett
Square, where a reunion of the famous
Bucktall regiment was In session, the
veterans turned out In a body In honor
of the candidate, who shook hands with
as many of the old soldiers as he could
reach. At Oxford he made a brief
speech,
CHAPLAIN M'INTYRE'S CASE.
Convicted by a Court Martial and
Dismissed from the Navy.
Washington. Oct. 13. The navy de
partment today made public the find
ings and sentence of court martial In
the case of Chaplain Mclntyre.
Tho chaplain was charged first, with
scandalous conduct tending to the de
struction of good morals, with three
specifications; second, conduct to the
prejudice of good order nnd discipline.
with four specifications; third, con
duct unbecoming nn officer of the navy,
three specifications. All these charges
were founded upon the chaplain's crit
icism of his superior officers In a lec
ture delivered In Denver. All tho spec
ifications wero found proved as al
leged; the accused declared guilty un
der the three charges and he was sen
tenced to be dismissed from the United
States naval service.
The case Is now under review at the
department.
STAUFFER WITHDRAWS.
Prohibition Candidate Favors
the
Republican Nominee.
Stroudsburg, Pa.. Oct. 13. The Pro
hlhltlon candidate for congress In the
Eighth district, George E, Stauffer,
withdrew today In the Interest of Judge
Klrkpatrlck, the Republican candidate.
The withdrawal was unexpected, Stauf
fer was regarded as a strong candidate
nnd would have drawn largely from the
Republican party had he remained In
the Held.
Chairman Jones, of the Prohibition
party, and Prohibition Chnirmnn Jo
seph Keller, of Monroe county, are said
to bo back of the withdrawal of Stauf
fer and favor the election of Judge
Klrkpatrlck. Jones was here today In
conference with Candidate Stauffer.
Disposal of the Sixteenth.
New York, Oct. 31. Colonel Kimball,
deputy quartermaster general, has re
ceived orders regarding the disposal of
the Slxtesnth Pennsylvania regiment now
on Its way here. The different compa
nies of the regiment aio 'to go direct to
their homo towns in Pennsylvania, Com
pany A to Corry, B to New Castle, C to
Klttanulng, II to JJJdgewny, I to Wnr
rm. K to Titusvlile, L to Jefferum
county and M to Jeanette.
Victims of Typhoid Fever.
Philadelphia. Oct. 13.-John R. Watts,
Company G, Fourth New York volunteers,
whoso home was at St. Joseph, Mo,, died
at tho Jeftertcm hospital today, and Gil
bert Dalley, Company C, Third Connecll
cut volunteers, a resident of Danlelson,
Conn., died at the Pennsylvania hospital,
both of typhoid fever. The men were
brought hero from Camp Meade.
THE NEWS THIS M011NINU
Weather Indication! Today:
I'robibly Showers.
1 General General Gomez for President
ot Cuba,
Soldiers Rt Scene of Illinois Riot.
Cuban Army Will Soon Disband,
Five Tamaqua Miners Killed.
Alger-Mlles Controversy.
2 General Germany's Rulrr on the ay
to Palestine.
Financial and Commerclul.
3 Local Court Proceedings.
Meeting of Select Council.
4 Editorial.
Comment of the Press,
B Local-City Solicitor Mctllnley's Opin
ion of Repair Contract.
Arrangements for Campaign Meetings.
C Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 News Round About Scranton.
8 General Dny's News at Camp Meade.
PEACE COMMISSIONS
CANNOT AGREE
According to the Temps the Work Is
Becoming Farcical.
Pails. Oct. 13. The Temps this even
ing s-ays: "We have received from our
correspondent a dispatch dated Oct.
12, asserting that a report was circu
lated lu Madrid on Wednesday to the
effect that, the commissioners were
exclusively occupied with the Cuban
question nnd that the commissions bad
agreed except tho evacuation by th.
Spanish troops th" surrender of mi'
material and th" question of the Cuban
debt. The respective uovernmentH ate
now examining these questions. Spain
is said to be willing to surrender the
war material, provided the Americans
accord an extnslon of time for the
evacuation and in spite of the fact that
the date on which the Americans will
assume the administration of th-
Island Is De.-. 1.
"An agreement on the debt question
Is more dIPicult, the Americans claim
ing that the question Is Irrelev tut be
cause the United States Is not annex
ing Cuba. The Americans further
hold that a majority of the Cuban debt
was Incurred before the civil war of
183,". and that the whole of the debt
since contracted has been devoted en
tirely to the prevention ot Cuban In
dependence, wherefor the ultimate set
tlement of the debt should devolve on
the future Cuban government. Thus
Spain would prefer the annexation of
Cuba to the United States.
"It Is further affirmed that, falling
an agreement between the commis
sions, this matter will be submitted
to irbltratlon."
The Temps adds that the commis
sions have prepated memoranda Inter
changing their views on the clauses of
the protocol which are being discussed.
TIOGA BANK CLOSED.
Trouble Over a Defalcation on Part
of Assistant Cashier.
Washington. Oct. 13. The comptrol
ler of the currency today wired the
cnshler of the Tioga National bank,
New York, of which Senator T. C. Plntt
is president, to close tho doors of that
institution, stating that he had placed
Mr. C. E. Van Brocklln, national bank
examiner. In charge, of the bank.
This action was taken by the comp
troller as a result of tho recent ex
amination by Examiner Van Brocklln,
which disclosed a large defalcation on
tho part of Eli W. Stone, the assistant
cashier of the bank, who died on Wed
nesday. Owego, N. Y Oct. 13. The death ot
Assistant Cashier Ell W. Stone, of the
Tioga National bank, yesterday was
followed this efternoon by the closing
of the bank's doors by order of the
comptroller of the currency, It having
developed that the books of the bank
were not regular. A bank examiner
called at the bank recently nnd found
n false entry. After further Investi
gation he had a conference with Mr.
Stone who. It Is said, confessed to him
that during the past twenty years he
has embezzled $42,000. The bank affairs
are being examined tonight as thor
oughly as possible to ascertain the
whole truth of the affair.
United States Senator T. C. Piatt
Is the president of the Tioga National
bank and his brother Frederick E.
Piatt Is cashier. The latter has been
so feeble for years that the actual
duties of cashier have fallen upon Mr.
Stone.
Injunction Against Ticket Scalpers.
Pittsburg, Oct. 13. Tho preliminary In
junction issued against tho ticket scalp
ers by JucIko White, of the county courts,
on Tuesday, restraining them from deal
ing In conclave excursion tickets, was
continued today. This means a great loss
to tho scalpers, unless they arrange the
mattor with the railroad companies.
Oil Steamer Beached.
Wilmington, Del.. Oct. 13.-The oil
steamer Weehnwken, which was dam
aged by fire and beached In tho Delawn.o
river opposite Wilmington, last Monday,
was towed to Philadelphia, Most of tho
oil had been pumped Into two barges.
The damage is much less thud had been
at first suppoied.
Mrs. Sherman 111.
Washington. Oct. 13. Mrs. Sherman
wife of former Secretary of State John
Sherman, suffered a stroke of paralysis
this morning and now lies at her K street
home in a ery critical condition.
Tax Collector Short.
Sprlnglleld. Mas?., Oct. 13. A partial re
port by the expert who has ben exam
Imr tho bcoks of ex-Tox Collector Keough,
of Holyoke, shows probably a shortage qf
$118,000.
Reception to Army Heroes.
Omahu, Neb., Oct. U-General Nelson
. Miles was tho central figure In tho re
ception tendered to i.rmy heroes at the
exposition today.
Senator Piatt at Owego.
New Ytrk, Oct. 13. Senator T. O. l'l.Ut.
accompanied by his son, Harry Piatt,
went today to Owego to attend to the af
fairs of th? Ticga National bunk.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Oct. 13. These Pennsyl
vania pensions have, been issued: In
crease John S. Miller, Shlckshlnny, Lu
zerne, PI to 112,
MINERS KILLED
AT TAMAQUA
Five Perish and Eleven
Are Seriously
Injured.
CAUSED BY EXPLOSION
In Consequence of n Firo in the Mine
an Attempt Was Made to Forco
Water Through the Holes Cut in
the Ohngway A Terrifllc Explo
sion Follows. '
Tamaquu, Pa., Oct. 1. Five men were
killed and eleven Injured by an explo
sion of gas this afternoon In colliery
No. 3 at Coaldale, near here. The dead
are:
FIRE BOSS THOMAS SMITH.
WILLIAM R. REESE.
MATIS O'LARKEY, of Coaldale.
WILLIAM COOK.
JOHN KONICKA. of LniiFcbile.
Konlcka died after he had been taken
from the mine, but the others met In
stant death. All were married and
leave large families.
The most seriously Injured are: Wil
liam Lawton, Lansford, badly burned;
James Rodgers, Coaldale, leg broken;
James Walter, Coaldale, burned about
the head; James Powell, Summit Hill,
shoulder broken: Evan Evans, Coal
dale, seriously binned about face and
body: Daniel Dorrian, Lansford, leg
l.ri.ken; Reese Price, Coaldale, badly
burned: Patrick O' Donne!!, Summit
Hill, burned about body; John Galla
gher, Lansford, nervous shock.
The colliery Is the largest producer
of four lu that valley owned by the
Lehigh Valley Coal and Navigation
company. It lias a capacity of over
300,000 tons of ce-il and employs flvo
hundred men.
HOLES IN A GANGWAY.
In consequence of fire which origin
ated In the left section of the mine
some months ago, shifts of men wero
put to work driving holes from the
gangway, through which water was to
be forced upon the flames. While the
gang of men was building a dam to
back up the water this afternoon, tho
gangway caught fire. Nearly a hun
dred thousand gallons of water wero
turned Into the holes and almost in
stantly a terrific explosion occurred,
followed in quick succession by four
lighter explosions, of such force thnt
the gangway was torn up for oTer
three hundred feet nnd the workmen
were blown about in all directions. Res
cue gangs were put to work and an
hour later It was thought that all tho
dead and Injured had been found, al
though the search was under way to
night, when the lire was still burning.
The supposition Is that the great body,
of water sent Into the holes forced vol
umes of escaping gas from some of tho
old workings back upon the flames,
causing the explosion.
M'KINLEY IN IOWA.
Significant Remarks from the Train
at Charlton.
Mount Pleasant, Iowa., Oct. 13. The
president's passage across this state
today was marked by enthusiastic
greetings everywhere. He made a
number of brief speeches from tne
train.
At Chariton, Iowa the persldent's
remarks were particularly significant.
He said: "We have been very fortun
ate as a nation In the last six months
We have made much progress In a very
little while. We have almost lost sight
of th fact, In talking about our war,
that wo have male soms very sub
stantial gains without result to arms.
We have tho people of Il.tunll that
came to us free and independent and
asked to be unnoted to the United
States. And my fellow citizens wher
ever our fiag ll.iats, wherever we raise
thai standard of liberty, it is always
for the sake of humanity and the
advancement of ilvlllzatlon Terri
tory some times comes to us when wo
go to war In u holy cause, and when
ever It does tho banner of liberty will
f'oat over 11 and bring, I trr.fct. bless
ings and benefits t- all of tho people."
(Applause and s-jpis ot "keep it.-')
St. Louis will be reached tomorrow
morning.
Jenks and DeLacy at West Chester.
West Chester. Pa.. Oct. 1J. Gcorgo A.
Jenks, William II. Sowden anil Patrick
DeLacy addressed a lawi- Democrntlo
meeting hero this evening In tho nusembly
building on tho Issccs of tho stute cam
paign. Ex-Postmaster Lewis U. Moaa
piesldcd.
First Troops for Cuba.
Washington, Oct. 13. It is the under
standing at the war department that tho
Seventh and Eighth regular cavalry now
at Huntsvll! Ala., will be the first troops
to go to Culm, nnd It is not now oxpecloU
that they will go with General Lee.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Oct. 13-Forecast for
Frlda : For eastern Pennsylvania,
Probably showers Friday: fair Sat
urday; fresh southerly winds. For
western Pennsylvania. Hhowtrs
followed by fair: cooler In southern
portions; fresn to brisk westerly
winds.
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