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LAWTON
CAPTURES
SAN ISIDRO
An American Advance
Guard Takes the
City.
ACCOUNT BY GEN. OTIS
Ho learns That General Lawton's
Active Campaign Prevents the
Rebels from Reconcentrating.
Friendly Natives Coming Into the
Cities Expedition Under Major
Kobbe Leaves Calumpit to Join
General Lawton The Expedition
Convoyed by Gunboats.
"Washington, May 17. The follow Ine
despatch has been received at the war
department:
Manila. May IT.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Situation as follows: Lawton, with tict
ami ability, has covered Bulacun piov
Inco with his column and driven Insur
gent tioops northward Into San Isldro,
second Insurgent capital, which lie cap
tured this morning; Is now driving enemy
northward Into mountain!, lie has con
stant fighting. Inllktlng heavy losses
and suffering, few casualties; appear
ance of his troops on Hanks of enemy be
hind entrenchment!), thrown up at ecry
strategic point and town, very demoral
izing to the Insurgents and has given
t in no opportunity to recontentrate
.ittered tioops. Kobbc's column with
.unboats proceeding up Rio Giande. . . .
(Signed) Otis.
Portions of' the despatch which have
not been made public relate to future
moenionts of the troops.
Manila, May 17, 11.40 a. m. General
Lawton's advance guard, under Col
onel Summers of the Oregon troops,
took San Isldro, the insurgent capital,
at S.30 o'clock this morning;
Colonel Summers's command, consisting-
of the Twnty-becond Infantry
on the left the Minnesota regiment In
thu centre and the Oregon and North
Djikotu nrfirlmetita on the right, pre
ceded by scouts and accompanied by
Seott's battery of artillery, advanced
from Rulunrte at daylight. The troops
iirst encountered the enemy two miles
from Kan Isldro, the rebels ictlilng
when our artillery opened lire. Just
outside the town a rebel foice, esti
mated to number 2,000 men, was in
ttenched. It made n slight loslstance.
but evacuated Its position whn our
troops turned Its right flank.
Enemy's Loss.
The onemv s loss was fifteen men
killed and twenty wounded. Our troops
also enptuted throe pilsoners anil
nv rifles. On the American hide one
soldier of the Oregon icglment nnd
one of the Minnesota regiment weie
slightly wounded.
After cuptuilng the town Colonel
Summers's troops rnntlnuHl their ad
vance, pursuing the refloating rebel
for several miles.
The expedition under Major Kobbe,
of the Third artillery, consisting of the
Seventeenth Infantry, a battalion of
the ninth and one battel v of the first
nrtlllcty. loft Calumpit at daybteak
today, marching up the Rio Grande to
join General Lw ton's division at Aia
ynt. A flotilla of enscoes loaded with
supplies also pioceedod up the river,
r.oth forces were convoved by the "tin
clad" army gunboats under Captain
Grant
Agulnaldo's ex-ectetaiy, Esoainlllo,
who was at rested here on Feb, 2.!, is
now employed as oflieial lnterpieter by
the authorities.
6.10 p. m. Although the lebols still
threaten Pan Fernando In eonsidoiable
fotce, latge numbers of natives, a ma
jority of them being families with their
household goods, are returning dally to
the towns Inside the American lines, at
Apallt especially. Many of the llcher
Filipinos are coming to Manila and
laborers aie resuming woik in the tiee
fields. The latter show their iespct
for American soveielgnty by removing
their hats to the passing trains.
Owing to the bad condition nf the
roads, the work of repairing the rnll
load Is being actively pushed. All the
bioken bridges have beon trestled and
only a few excavations' remain to he
filled up Trains will undoubtedly bo
running through to Pan Fernando in a
few days. The only natives theio are
some Filipinos from Macabebc, who mo
trading with our soldiers.
At dav light today Lieutenant HIM,
who, with twenty-five men of the
Fourth Infantry, was concealed in the
tienches neai Paslg, was attacked by
a force of rebels, who evidently Im
agined they could captuio one of our
outposts, because only a few shots had
been Hied bj the Aineiloan foice. A
few volleys put the enemy to flight, tho
rebels losing flvo men killed and a num.
her of wounded.
The army gunboat Nnplngdan Jms re
turned here from tho lake, having been
disabled by a cannon shot fiom a rebel
position, near Santa Cruz, which broke
her i udder post.
THE CASUALTIES.
Washington, May 17 Geiienil Oils, at
Manila, under today's date, has ent to
the war department thu lollonlug list of
casualties:
Adjutant General, Washington:
Killed: Utah artillery, Mil) H.A, Sir
geant Ford rishei ; Second Oiegon, lu, U,
Trlvate James Harrington.
Wounded: Flist North Dakota, 13, f
William R, Trulock, thigh, scveie, civ
ilian William II. Young, chief of scouts,
died; 1C. Thirteenth Minnesota, H, l'ri
vate Albert Krlckson, chest, moderate;
IB, K, First Sergeant Hairy Unwind,
rlst, slight.
.Uli-slng: First California. K, Ptlvate
lliilplf Coutcs, hluce April C.
(Slened) Otis.
ASSOCIATED IPRESS MEETS.
The Officers Elected at Chicago Yes
terday The ilanquet.
Chicago, May 17. At tho annual
meeting of the Associated FroBS today
the following were elected directors:,
William S. McLean, Philadelphia In
qulier, vlco Clnyton McMlchacls re
signed; A. J. Bnrr, Pittsburg Post;
L. M. Markbrelt, Cincinnati Volksblat;
Clatk Howell, Atlanta Constitution.
Advisory boards for the East, West
and Central and Southern divisions
wcto also chosen. This resolution was
adopted:
llesolved, That tho Associated Press
views with pleasure the encourage
ment by the newspapers throughout
the country of tho proposition by Rear
Admiral Upshur to the Brooklyn
Eagle that a homo be becured for
Admiral Dewey, at tho national cap
ital bv public subscription.
llesolved, Thnt we recognize In the
national committee of the Dewey
House fund a foreign body to which to
send funds secured by subscriptions to
newspapers from their readers and
thiough other sources nnd that we
commend the object and the method
without reserve to the newspapers and
periodicals of the United States.
The annual banquet was held at the
auditorium hotel tonight. Speeches
were made by St. Clair Kelway, of the
Brooklyn Eagle; General Thomas M.
Anderson, U. S. A.; General Charles
Tavlor, of the Boston Globe; Hon.
James E. Eckels, ex-comptroller of tho
cuire'icy, Hon. Steven tv.Yiearn, oi mo
Boston Journal; L. M. Arkbreit, of the
Cincinnati Volksblat, and others.
REVOLUTIONISTS
ARE ARRAIGNED
Results of a Cyclone in Ohio Treejs
Blown Down nnd Much Property
Destroyed.
Cleveland, May 17. Another bad
storm swept over not thorn Ohio this
afternoon being accompanied by Ugh
wind, hall and a heavy rain fall. At
Norwalk tho rain fall was four inches,
tiees were blown down and havoc was
caused among telegraph and telephone
whes. At Upper Sandusky hailstones
as large ns hickory nuts fell. Jacob
Miller's brick yardheds were blown
down and seveial houses unroofed. The
rain fall was V'a inches. At Uucyrus
hailstones three inches In circumfer
ence fell. Windows weie broken, stock
stamped and ctops beaten Into the
ground. A heavy rain fall followed
tho nail.
Toll do, May 17. The cyclone which
swept over the little city of Montpeller
last night will prove fatal for at least
four chlldien In the school house nt
West Unity. There were 21 people In
the building and not one of them es
caped Injury. The building was
wteckul.
NEW TRIBE OF CANNIBALS.
Discoveied on Mt. Monison, Foi
mosa, by the Explorer Stoepel.
Vancouver, B. C, May 17. The
steamship Empress of India brings
news of tho ascent for the lit st time
of Mount Morrison, the highest moun
tain in Formosa, by Stoepel, the ex.
ploier of the Pic In Orlaba In Mexico.
Many picvlous attempts had failed.
Stoepel sajs the heat was tenlflc and
he nanowlv escaped death from wild
unlma's and men. He found on the
mountain a tribe of man-eaters, hlth
m to unknow to exist.
The peopl up evidently af Malayan
oiigln and ktlnet fiom anv known
laise The ave never communicated
with the C kse. They aie .Mill hunt
ers and cannaballsm was aitually wit
nessed bv Stoepel, who saw the pro
giess of a feast while hiding close by
in the undeibiush.
BLOODSHED AT CIENFUEGOS.
Negio Killed in a Riot of Dock
Laborers.
Cienfuegos, Province of Santa Claia,
May 17. The agitation of the Cuban
dock laboieis here, who have been de
manding back pay, culminated this
evening In bloodshed. A negro was
killed by a Cuban olllcei. A detach
ment of twenty-five soldiers are now
guaidlng the custom house.
Major Dempsey is undei stood to be
feurlug an anti-American domonstui
llon, as there Is much excited talk
against American", iippaiontly due to
nothing mine than the talk of aglta
tois w.ho are advocating complete In
dependence. Outside of tho shooting
lefened to, there has been no special
incident worth citing
Tho aqueduct Is being cleaned, water
is selling at 10 cents a can and the
government officials aie hauling water
to the tioops fifteen miles by i all.
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STORM AT ALTOONA.
The Most Severe Ever Experienced
in That City.
Altoona, May 17. The most severo
lain htorm that Altoona ever had e.
poilenccd, burst upon tho city nt 1
o'clock this afternoon and continued
for nn hour ond a half with unpreced
ented vlolenep. Streets in the lower
poitlons of tho city were submerged
and" many cellais and basements wore
flooded.
Met chants suftored severely. The
rallioad, locomotive nnd car shops wero
flooded for the III st time In their hls
toiy and most of them were obliged
to shut down. One ho'use, the Tapeo
hotel, was stiuck by lightning.
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
Bethlehem will have open air band con
certs twice a week the coming ummir,
Survivors of the Ninth Pennsylvania
cavalry will hold a reunion nt Gettys
buig Juno S.
Major General Daniel Dutterfleld will
bn iimnng tho Memorial Day speakers
at GetOsburg.
Allentowu people nro trying to have
their new city hospital free of debt when
It Ik dedlcutcd tho mlddlo of nuxt month
A bilk mill compan). with $100,000 cap
ital, has been organized at Vork, with
(icrk of the Courts L 8. Stoner as
piosldeut.
The postofllco at Tlnola, Franklin
county, lias been closed, because) freo
rural mall delivery has been extended
through that territory to Hhlppensbuig,
President John J'ro wcthcrlll, of the
l'ohoquallno I'lsh association, arrested
on the charge of lllogn fishing In using
a net to land trout, will be given a hear,
ins Wedne&day at Btroudsburg.
SITUATION IN
IDAHO SERIOUS
GENERAL MERRIAM ASKS FOR
TROOPS.
Secretary Alger Receives ft Request
for Two Troops of Cavalry War
Department Will Send Soldiers
from the Regular Kegimonts at
Fort Meado and Fort Robinson.
Washington, May 17. Secretary Al
ger has received tho following tele
gram from General Merrlam, in ex
planation of tho Coeur d'Alenes:
Wardner, Idaho, May 16.
Adiutaut Gcnernl, Washington:
The governor of Idaho has carefully
reviewed the situation here and deems It
necessary to place troops at Burke and
Mullau to avoid further disorder. I re
quest two troops of cavalry. Referring
to the press criticisms, 1 have made no
order. My action is limited strictly to
tho support of tho stuto authorities.
There nro 393 prisoners still In custody
under Investigation.
Merrlam, Brigadier General.
The war department is satisfied with
the despatch, and the belief is ex-
piessed that the military will not bo
used for any other purpose than that
for which It was sent to the disturbed
regions.
The tioops of cavalry requested by
Geneial Merrlam will be sent from
rort Meade, South Dakota, and Fort
Robinson, Nebraska. Several troops
of the First cavalry ate stationed at
these posts.
Wallace, Idaho, May 17. Judge May
hew, In the case of habeas corpus suits,
took the matter under advisement un
til today. If the writ be granted the
Hupposition is common that the state
and military authorities will Ignore It.
BOARD OF PARDONS.
Executive Session nt Hariisburg.
Matters Considered.
Harrlsburg, May 17. The board of
pardons, at an executive session to
night, lecomtnended pardons for James
L Orr, of Allegheny, felonious rape;
Duane Ward, of MeKean, robbery;
Frank Wittlcka, of I.ancaster, assault
and battery, and Patrick Flaherty, of
Allegheny, felonious assault and bat
tery. Pardons were refused Joseph Hollln
ger, of Dauphin, a fitst degree mur
der; Edward Heck, of Allegheny, felo
nious assault and battery; Thomns O.
Weatherly, of Philadelphia, keeping a
bawdy house.
The cases of Snmuel Miller, alias
Herman Kohlman, of Lehigh, for for
get y. was continued.
The case of Annie Bovle, of Alle
gheny, for felonious assault and bat
tety; J. James Eagan and Cornelius
Shew, of Susquehanna, fltst degree
minder, James Sullivan, Charles Hojt
and William Devlin, of Philadelphia,
conspiracy, wero held under advise
ment. The application for a reheating in
the case of Ralph W. Wlieback, of
Lancaster, first degree murder, -wns
held under advisement to allow his
counsel to make application to tho
Lancaster county court for a commis
sion to Inqulte into the prisoner's san
it.v. The application for a rehearing In tho
case of Alexander Beigman, who at
tempted to kill II C Frlck, .several
yeats ago, was held under advisement.
A rehearing was granted In the case
of Edward Khkman, of Philadelphia,
assault and battel y, and tefused In the
( ases of Cornelius Kenny, of Philadel
phia, manslaughter, J. E. Mouls. of
Allegheny, conspiracy and false pie
tense; Michael F. Maloy, of Allegheny,
second degree muidcr; Milton Haler,
of Lancaster, rape; William Huff, of
Philadelphia, robbery; Jonas Preston,
jr , Chester, first degree murder. The
boaid lefused to consider Its action at
the Apill meeting In lefuslng a petition
to William H. House, fotmer assistant
city attorney of Pittsburg, chaiged
with the embezzlement of city funds,
but gi anted him a re-hearlng at Its
next meeting
CLEMMER'S LAST NIGHT.
The Doomed Man Is Bowed
with
Grief.
Noirlstown, Pn Mny 17. James A.
Clemmer, who was convicted as an ac
complice in tho murder of Mrs Emma
Kaiser, on October 28, 1S9C, will be
hanged In the county jail bene tomor
row. Clemmer's last night on earth
wns a soriowful one. He took final
leave of his wife today and was busy
piepaiing for the end. Besides his
spiritual advisers and bis wife, he was
visited by his attorney and Judge
Weand, who ptesldod at Clemmer's
tilal and who sentenced him to death.
The Judge was with him for about half
nn hour, and when he left tho cell tho
doomed man was bowed In grief. Clem
mer was somewhat unnerved today on
account of tho nearness of the end.
The murderer was icmoved fiom the
lower tier of cells to tho upper tier and
tonight plept only a few feet from
where the gallows had been erected
Directly acioss from his cell Is that of
Lizzie DeKalb, the notorious woman in
black, who is Forvlng n two years' sen
tence as an accessory to tho muidcr.
GENERAL WOOD'S REPORT.
Washington, May 17. Tho following
dispatch lias been received nt the wai
department:
Havana. May 17 Adjutant Genet nl,
Washington: Geneial Wood leports as a
result of his lecent trip through do.
paitment everything quiet und pcuocful.
ReportH of brigandage absolutely with
out foundation. People working rvoty
where. Similar conditions In other de
partments. (Signed) Brooke, commanding.
The Tobacco Trust.
Trenton, N. J. May 17 A certificate
was tiled with the secietary of state this
afternoon by tho American Tobacco
company, fctatlng that Jl'.flOOOOO aildl
tlouul stock authorized in Match list to
bo Issued, 103 500.000 linn been paid In,
making tho total Issue of capital stork of
tha company J68.txi0.000. Of the n,C00,(H
which today's certificate says has been In
t.'l.OOO.OOO Is made up of dividend stock
and the balance In preferred utoclc.
EIGHT VICTIMS BURIED,
Tho Tunorals Hold at Norrietown.
Prominent Firemen Prcsont.
Norrlstovvn, May 17. The funerals of
eight more victims of tho wreck at Ex
eter on the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad last Friday night took place
here today. No business was trans
acted and everybody was In mourning.
Flags were displayed at half -mast.
During the morning the remains of
Samuel McCarthy, Henry Coulston,
William H. Lewis und Franklin D.
Sowers were laid to ro.U, Mcmbets of
tho Norrlstovvn Engine company Zook
post, No. 11, G. A. 11., survivors of the
Fifty-first regiment, Beaver tribe;
Company F, Sixth regiment, attended
tho funeral of Messrs. McCarthy, Lewis
and Coulston. Salutes weTe fired over
their graves.
The other four funerals took place
this afternoon. That of Chief of the
Fire Department John Sllngluff was
tho largest ever held In town. Promi
nent firemen were present from Phila
delphia, Reading, Carlisle, Butler,
"eranton, Wllkes-Barre. Harrlsburg,
Alientovvn and West Chester. The
members of the Hutchinson command
ery. Knights Templar, had charge of
the services at the grave.
The other funerals this afternoon
were those of Charles White, Council
man William Camm and Nonnan
Holmes. The funeral of Norman
Holmes was one of tho saddest His
father is at ptesent In a hoioral at
Reading, seriously injured.
Among the pet sons who attended tho
funeials wveio the widow of Geneial
John F. Hurtranft, her daughtsrs.
Misses Anna and Marlon, and son,
Samuel Hartranft. Mrs. Hartranft
also sent a floral tiibute to the funeral
of each of the victims. Memoilal ser
vices were held In "the opera house and
court house this evening. Tomorrow
H. C. AVentz. John Runts: and W. D.
Jenkins will be buried.
ROMAN ALUMNI.
Piominent Prelates of the Catholic
Church Meet at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, May 17. Prominent
prelates of the Roman Catholic church
from all parts of the United States at
tended tho fifteenth annual meeting
here today of the Alumni Association
of the American College In Rome. Of
the two hundred members of the or
ganization about eighty-five weie pres
ent. The session today was appropri
ate, for the reason that this Is the
foitieth anniversary of the foundation
of the Ameilcal college. A special
blessing was read to the members from
'Pope Leo.
The following officers were elected:
President, Very Rev. Edwnid Pace, D.
D., of the Catholic university, AVash
ington; first vice-president, Rev. Will
iam H. Harrington, of Rochester: sec
ond vice-president. Rev. Edmund S.
Shanahan, D. D of Philadelphia; sec
retary, Rev. William G. Murphv, of
New York: treasurer, Rev. Thomas F.
Kennedy, V. D of Philadelphia; ex
ecutive committee, Rev. E. J. Hann, of
Rochester; Very Rev Edward Teai
ney, V. G., of Richmond, Va.; Rev. Jo
seph Miller, of Rochester.
Tho next annual meeting will be held
In Rochester.
SUICIDE'S MESSAGE IN A KEG.
Tired of Living in This Bad World
Sinington Decided to Go.
Tli Idgeton, N. J., May 17. A message
fiom the dead was this morning picked
up in a floating keg In the Delaware
liver by Fdwaid Fowler, of this city.
The letter was written with a lead
p-uicil on the lid of a clrfar boc and
reads1
'Riverside, May C, IS93 I have given
up my life nnd di owned mys-elf. Am
tired of living In this bad world Any
body finding this will please to give It
to the coroner to let him find mv body.
It Is In the creek, nnd with my gold
watch and all my money, about fifty
dollais. Have them sent to Stoning
ton, Conn , to mv folks.
"Yours resp.,
"G S. Sinington "
"United States Navy."
The fact that a strangu man was
scon In Riverside on thu day mentioned
In the letter and was last seen late In
the evening going toward the Penn
sylvania railroad bridge that spans
the Raneocas creek at that point,
seems to bear out the suicidal langunge
of the strange missive. Coroner Wells
will niako an Investigation.
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Count Badeni, of Austria, Seeks
Death at His Own Hand,
Vienna, May 17. Count Badeni, the
foimer piemler, has attempted suicide.
The utmost s-eciecy 1b maintained and
every effoit is being made to suppress
the details
Count Badeni was formerly governor
of Gallcla. He is a young Pole, and
was piactlcally unknown until sudden
ly called In 1S9." to form a cabinet.
His father was not a noble ut birth,
but was laised to the peerage for dis
tinguished services. Badeni inherited u
largo fortune from his aunt. Anna
Wleier, the famous German actress.
Last sear the count was wounded in
a duel with Dr. Wolff, the German Na
tionalist leader.
"MUSH" LOWE CONFESSES.
Four New Milfovd Men Connected
with a Murder.
Susquehanna, Pa.. May 17. "Mush"
Lowe, a New Mllford voting man, who
Is In tho Susquehanna county Jail
awaiting trial for criminal nssault, has
made a confession to tho district at
torney to complicity In the murder of
William Dale, whose body was found
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad tracks near New Mll
foicl tin co years ago.
Lowo names four New Mllford young
men as his confederates In the murder.
Some arrests have already been made.
Insurance Case.
Philadelphia, May 17-Judgo Klikpatrl"k
today filed nn opinion in the Cnlted
States circuit court of appeals affirm
ing tho verdict tendered In tho circuit
court ut Pittsburg lor H.S72.40 In favor
of Miudwell Dolph ngalnst tho National
Accident Society of New York represent
ing recovery on a policy of Insurance
pluctd on the life of plaintiff's husband,
Samuel Dolph, deceased.
ANOTHER STORM
SWEEPS OHIO
FOUR CHILDREN ARE KILLED
AT MONTPELIER.
Twenty-Four Persons in o Wrecked
Building nnd Not Ono Escapes In
jury Damage to Property Else
where Large Hailstone's Fall.
Pretoria, Transvaal, May 17. The
seven alleged revolutionists, who pre
sented tho appearance of ordinary
loafers, wero arraigned in court today,
charged with the capital offense of high
treason. They were remanded for a
fortnight. Sworn affidavits allege
that two thousand men have been en
rolled for military service and that it
was Intended to arm them In Natal, to
return them to Rand and, at a given
signal, to seize and hold the fort of
Johannesburg for twenty-four hours,
ponding the arrival of British troops.
The press of the government regards
the matter as "an unfortunate inci
dent," which will not affect the gen
eial political situation. The govern
ment also confirms the report that ar
langements between President Krue
ger and tho governor of Cape Colony
nnd high commissioner of South Africa,
Sir Alfred Mllner, for a meeting at
Bloomfont, nre neatly completed. The
president's proposed reform will bo
piesented to the volksraad prior to
the meeting.
STATE MEDICAL CONVENTION.
Will Meet Next Year at Wilkes
Barre Sessions Yesterday.
Johnstown, May 17. Tho State Medi
cal convention, in session heie, decided
today to meet next year In Wllkes
Barre. The convention, the fiftieth an
nual, will be seld in September, owing
to the fact that the May date brings
the convention very near to that of
the American Medical association con
vention. The report of the committee
on nominations, ndopted at today's
session, names Dr. George W. Guth
rie, of Wllkes-Bane, president; Dr.
S. S. Tow lor, of Marionville, Forest
county, first vice-president; John C.
Sheridan, Johnstown, second vice
president; Dr. W. A. Hartsell, Allen
town, third vlce-piesldent; Kllngen
Smith, Blalrsville, fourth vice-president;
Dr. C L. Stevens, Athens, sccte
tary; Dr. E. V. Duckman, Millerburg,
treasurer. Papers were read during
the afternoon session by Dr. E, S.
Montgomery, Philadelphia, and Dr. W.
G. Wagner, Johnstown. Dr. Enfield,
of Bradfoid, demonstrated n method of
treating obstinate cases of stomach
trouble by mechanical means.
A paper read by Dr. Massoy, of Phil
adelphia, today, dwelling upon the
treatment of cancer by electricity,
caused a spiilted tilt In the afternoon
session of the convention. Pi of.
Keene. of Philadelphia, objected to
tho plan of treatment offered and
which he termed as Inefficient and Irre
sponsible. The closing session w ill be
held tomorrow morning.
AFTER THE BRIBES.
House Committee Submits Its Repoit
to District Attorney.
Haiiisburg, May 17. Representatives
Fow and Voorhees, of Philadelphia,
members of the committee appointed
by the house of repiesentatlves at the
recent session to prosecute those per
sons chaiged with brlbeiy In connec
tion with the contest for United States
senator and the McCarrell Juiy bill,
this afternoon submitted to DIstlict At
torney Millar the evidence taken by the
legislative committee and a certified
copy of the house- lesolutlon for the
piosecutlon.
Mr. Millar will make a careful study
of the evidence before beginning action
against those persons who are alleged
to have offeied bribes to certain mem
bers of the legislature.
The committee has written a letter to
Mr. Millar, enclosing the papeis In the
cas1 and stating that its set vices are
at his disposal. ,
FITZSIMMONS-JEITRIES.
The Fight Has Been Fixed for
June 0.
New York, May 17. The date of the
Bob Fltzslmmons-Jlm Jelfiles fight,
before the Coney Island Athletic club,
has been fixed at June 0, and George
Slier, of Chicago, will be jeferee. The
selection of Decoration day as the date
for the big fight aroused so much op
position among sporting men that th
managet s of the club and the man
ngeis of the fighters met to discuss the
situation. It was argued that Decora
tion day Is usually a big spotting day,
when there aro many events of inter
est scheduled, nnd that to hold the big
fight on that day would mean a smaller
attendance and smaller gate receipts.
It was decided finally to postpone tho
fight until June 9. The nrrangement
was satisfactory to all concerned.
Senator Buckalew 111.
Bloomsburg, Pa, Slay 17 Ex-Unlled
States Senator Charles Buckalew Is ly
ing dangerously 111 at his homo lu this
city. A few days ago ho was Mrlcken
with a slight uttnek of heart failure
which, together with a geneial breaking
up of his system, foiced him to his bed.
Since that time lis has grown gradually
worso and last night his death was houi
ly expectid. Today his condition was
slightly Impioved but owing to his ago
llttlo hope Is entertained for his recov
ery. Limestone Combine,
Ilollldnjsburg, Pa., Muy 17 -Tho Clover
Ltmestono company has been combined
with the Pittsburg Ltmestono company,
limited, which In contiof'ed by tho Car
negie Steel company, of Pittsburg. Tho
new combination owns extensive qmr
rles In Blair county nnd will control SO
per cent, of the output of stone of this
kind In this country.
Woman Suffrage Rejected.
Hartfordkconn., May 17. The snnato
today by a Voto ot J2 t0 2 rejected the
rnoasuro providing for woman suffrage.
THE NEWS THIS MORNINU
Weather Indications Todays
COOL AND UNSETTLED.
1 General General Lavvlon Captures
nn Insurgent Capital.
England's Advance In China.
Idnho Situation Becomes Serious,
Ohio Storm Swept.
2 General Payment of the Cubans.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Sports Atlantic, National and Other
League Buso Ball Games.
Tho Elks' Minstrel Show.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
5 Story "At Last a Martyr."
0 Local Convention of tho Abstainers.
Arrangements Progressing for Letter
Carriers' Convention.
7 Local Episcopal Dloccso Will Re
main Undivided.
Secretary Hatton In a Bad Fix.
S Local West Scranton and Suburban.
9 News Round About Scranton.
10 Local Industrial Gleanings.
WATCHMAN ASSAULTED.
Throe Men Bind and Gag tho Watch
man at Bellevue Breaker nnd Help
Themselves to Tools.
At 12.30 o'clock last night three men
suddenly approached tho watchman at
the Bellevue breaker, John Apgar, and
demanded soma tools. Ho refused
their demand, whereupon one of the
men pointed a pistol at him. Ho was
then bound nnd gagged and the thugs
helped themselves to a bracu and sonic
chlels.
After they were gone Mr. Apgar
worked himself loose nnd telephoned
to the police station. A snuad of police
anlved quickly on the scene, but up
to the hour of going to piess the men
had not been captuied.
JEWELRY THIEVES ARRESTED.
Accused of Stealing 2,G00 Woith of
Jewelry in New Yoik.
Philadelphia, May 17 Harry Biooks,
aged 30 jouis, and Sarah Biooks, aged
25, both colored, weie ai rested here to
day, charged with stealing $2,600 worth
of jewelry fiom the lesldence of Mis.
Annlo Wilght.of 232 West Forty-eighth
stieet. New "ioik. Two detectives saw
the coloied man trying to pawn a dia
mond pendant valued at $175 and their
suspicions being aroused took him Into
custody At tho central station tho
detective got enough information out
of the pilBoners to show that he had
aommltted a robbery In Now York
The police of the metropolis were
communicated with which resulted in
tho arrest of S.uah Biooks: In this city.
The lattei had been employed by Mis.
Wright ns a chamber maid for only a
week. All the jewelry with the ex
ception of s-everal rings valued at
$2"0 was leeiiverod. The pair havo
been held to await lonulsltlon papeis.
FAITH CURISTS WILL FIGHT.
A Lung Cute That Tuins Cents
Speedily Into Dollars.
New Yoik. May 17. If the Christian
Scientists ot Westchestei county, who
aie charged with having ha.sttued the
death of Charlotte Bargaet bv faith
cute, .fro Indicted by tho grand Jury,
the church will employ the best coun
ted they can retain to defend them
Coroner Bausch has abo ii-quested
I'lesident Muiphy, of the health board,
to investigate the medical council and
Koch Lung Cute establishment, which
has a branch In Philadelphia. This
concern, It is said, recently sold to n
sick woman, ior $9, a. bottle of medi
cine which, upon analysis, was found
to contain three mlnliu of chloroform
to two ounces of water, and to be
woith, In all. about nine eentw.
POLICEMAN'S STRUGGLE.
Kills One Marl and Wounds Sev
eral Others.
Chicago, May 17. In a stiuggle with
a number ot Italians Pollcennn John
Baglnsky this afternoon shot and killed
one man and seilously wounded two
othets. The policeman says he was
attacl-ed by half a dos-en men and
hemmed In and was compelU'd to uso
his lovolvor. The friends of the dead
nnd wounded ay the shooting was en
tirely without provocation.
Tho dead: lllasco LIo, shot tluoush
chest, died five minutes after. The
wounded. Savro LIo, hi other of the
dead man. shot thiough right lung,
condition seiious- Fr?nk Leon, fchot In
abdomen, condition seiious.
BUFFALO STRIKE.
The Outlook for Cessation of Trouble
Is Somewhnt Brighter.
Buffalo, May 17 Bishop Qulgley took
a determined stand In his effoits to
bring the sttlko of tho grain shovolers
and hympathetlc organizations to an
i nil today and as a result tho outlook
for a cessation of trouble Is somewhat
brlghtci.
Tonight the bishop nddtessed several
large meetings of sti Iking fi eight hand
lei s and grain shovelers. Ho promised
tho men that he will take steps tomor
iow which he hopes will end the stilko
for good.
STORM AT JOHNSTOWN.
Most Severe in tho History of the
Valley.
Johnstown, May 17 Tho storm that
swept over tho Conemnugh valley this
afternoon wns ono of the most severe
In tho hlstoty of the valley, nlthough
Itr ptevnlence was not accompanied by
a great deal of damage. Rain fell In
touents and lightning was veiy heavy
At Ebensburg much damage was
done to property.
Steamship Arrivals.
Now York, May 17 Arilvod: Saale,
Naples; New Yoik, Southampton; Kaiser
Frlederliii, Bremon. Sailed: St. Paul,
Southampton; Southwark, Antwe.-p;
Toutonlc, Liverpool.
SAM-CHUN
OCCUPIED
The British Troops Sub
duing Hong Kong
Hinterland. "
ADVICES FROM ORIENT
Report That the Rebels Aro Concen
trating at Sunon City Trouble;
Ascribed to tho Pear That tho Eng-
lish Will Prohibit tho Smuggling
of Salt Better Class of Natives
Not Opposed to the British, , J
Hong Kong, May 17. Sam-Chun waa
occupied scsteiday without any casu
alties. An unconfirmed report is being;
circulated that the rebels are now oc
cupying Sunon City. '
Vancouver, B. C, May 17. Adviccd
fiom the Orient per tho steamer Em
press of India say that Major Brown,
a British officer, who has returned ta
Hong Kong, nssertB that tho troublo
with the Chinese- In tho Hinterland
Is mainly due to tho fear of tho Chlncsa
that the British government will pro
hibit the smuggling of salt to Canton,
a practice In which many are engaged.
The rich class Is not opposing1 tha BriN
Ish,
The Avenir du Tonkin contains a
bitter article saying that Lord Beros
ford, made strong representations to
the Peklu government that Foo Chow)
arsenal shouuld be taken from tho
French and put In tho hands of Eng
land. It says if the French aro driven
out of Foklcn tho English will en
counter no obstacle to their plana from
Canton to Shanghai.
JAPAN MAY AID CHINA.
Report That a Secret Treaty Against
Get many Has Been Signed.
Vlctoila, B. C, May 17. The steam
ship Empress of India brings the fol
low ing mail advices from tho Orient:
It is repoited among Influential
Chinese that a becret troaty has been
signed whereby Japan promises China
the.aid of troops should Germany seizcj
Shun Tung.
That China Intends to oppose tho
advance of Germany In tho north 19
shown by the fact that recently orders
weie sent to the mandaiins and tuotoog
uf all dl.UiIcts and provinces order
ing them to concentrate what fighting
men they could and prepare for war.
The arsenals have been ordered to
ptibh forwaul the manufacture of arms
and ammunition w ith all haste. A
late edict places Viceroy Liu In charge.
Tho Chinese navy also, according to (
late lepoils, Is getting leady for nn
emergency.
Tiouble has oecuiml recently In
Shan Tung and German: missionaries
have been 111-tieated. Germany is
sending expeditions, to punish the na
tives, burning villages and gradually
pushing her way Inward until very
soon she will have possession of tho
whole province.
The Kobe Herald says that the Ger
man plan Is to establish a German
kingdom, with Prince Henry as ruler,
as previously reported in Pckln dis
patches An in gent telegram ha9 been re
ceived from Governor Jao of Kash
gailn, saying that Russian emissaries
have been caught smuggling firearms
to tho Mahometan rebels. The gov
ernor asks for 15,000 men.
An unknown American was arrested
nt Bakan for having pictures of tho
nelghboihond In his possession. An
Inquiry was In progress when tho Em
pioss sailed.
Tlw Russians are prosecuting work
night and day at Port Arthur. The
harbor has been dredged to accommo
date ships drawing twenty feet of
water.
DU MARAIS' PROBABLE FATE.
Feats That Filipinos Slew the Phila
delphia's Brother.
BHltlmore, Md., May 17. T. B. Du
Maials, of Philadelphia, brother of
Baron A B. Du Marals, who was re
ported murdered by the Filipino Insur
gents while bearing a flag of truce from
the people of Manila to the Insurgents,
Is In Baltlmoro Foeklng information
concerning thu alleged fate of hl3
In other.
Adjutant General Corbln. who has In
quired of General Otis, says there still
temnlns a doubt as to whether tho
baion was assassinated or -whether he
still lives a prisoner among tho Insur
gents. The last Information regarding
him was that he was with Luna's forces
at Calumpit before tho town was cap
tuied. It Is the belief of many citizens
In Manila that Du Marals was mur
deied. Others believe that ho Is held
a prisoner,
I.
Dewey, Sampson and Schley.
Norfolk. Va, May 17 Mrs. John
O'Kocfe. list night piesented her husband
with thtce ons Today tho proud faihsr
nnmed them Dewey, Sampson and
Schley.
WEATHER FORECAST.
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Washington, Mav 17 Foiccast
for Thuisdav Tor custom Ponn
svlvanbi, cool nnd miKPttlcd weath
er with local lalns; fresh to brisk
easterly winds, becoming variable;
continued cool and probably fair
Filday.
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