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8, 1899.
THE RETURN
OF SCHURMAN
Head of the Philippines
Commission Will Re
turn in July.
HE LEAVES MANILA
He Loaves Manila for a Tour of the
Southern Islands The Patrol
Placed at His Ordors Gon. Hall
Loaves Moi ong for Taytay Daring
Act of a Tennessee Voluntoor De
tails of Operations of tho First
Dakota.
Manila, Juno 74.40 p. rr. Piofes
Bor Schurman, piesident of the United
States Philippine comra'ssloit, sails
from hero Friday on board tho United
States gunboat Bennington, for a
three wet Us" trip among the southern
islands. Tho gunboat Petrel has also
been placed at tho profossot s disposal,
and he will visit Hollo, Cehu, Ncgros
and Sulu He expects to Investigate
tho local governments and have talks
with the leading atlves. He will sail
for home In Jub The other members
of tho commission will remain here
for some months longer.
General Hall's brigade left Mot ong
voitcidiv, marching along the lake to
Taytay. Tho troops encounteied piac
tlcally no opposition on entering sev
cial small towns, though a few Insur
gent 8haip3hooters hung about the
flanks of the btlgade.
Mot oner, which Is an Important poit,
will be garrisoned temporally by the
Noith Dakota regiment and the Tourlh
cavalry. j
CAPTURED A REBEL FLAG.
Daring Act of a Tennessee Volun
teer. San Francisco, June 7. Freedom, tho
American paper published In Manila,
under date of May 3, gives the follow
ing account of the capture of a Filipino
flag by Sergeant Clement C Jones, of
the Tennessee regiment: "One of the
pluckiest deeds in this compaign was
that of Sergeant Clement C, Jones,
the Third battalion, Tennessee iogl
ment. Tho sight of a Flllpliu stand
ard w Ithln S00 yards of the Tennesson
outpost, near Juro, giated upon the
sergeant's sense of pioptle, and lie
determined to capture It. So he slip
ped between the outposts and crorsed
the river into the enemy'r. country.
' Inctcdible as it apptais, ho crossed
unharmed n luge ttact of open lice
fields, in full view of the native. When
he arrived within grasping distance of
the flag, he mado a grab for it. simply
etupefving fot tho time the Filipinos,
who were scared by his sudden ap
partion. lie uprooted tho flag and staff
and with them on his shoulder he start
ed to letum to the outpost, his back
all the time a target for scores of
Mauer bullets, which the natives sent
aftei him as patting salutes
"Uii'-cathocl, he waded tho river and
only knocked out by the glaring sun,
ho arrived with his trophy, which now
adorns the Fltst Tcntu ss.ee bairacks."
THE FIRST DAKOTA.
Col. Fioet's Report of Its Fighting
in the Philippines.
Washington, Juno 7. The joport of
Colonel . S Fiost. Fiitt South Da
kota, giving the details it tho opera
tions of his regiment in the lighting of
Feb 2 and 3, was made public nt the
wai dopiitment todny. This regiment
repulsed an eailj morning attack by
tho riliplnos There weio seveml
movements during the o.uly day and
sometimes the enemy occupied tho
ground which had been once coveted
by companies of the South Dakota reg
iment. Afterward guns of the Utah
battery were In ought into action and
did effective woik in dilving the In
surgents out of tho woods and from
the cove: thev had sought when re
pulsed by tho infanttj Colonel Fiost
speaks In high terms of Molor Charles
A Howe, Ciptains A L. Fuller and
A B. Sessions and Adjutant Jonas II.
Lien, who commanded dlffcient do
tachnif tits of tho regiment
general Andeison made a report on
Feb 21 conceinlnr the fires that oc
(.ui red in Mnnlla the night before. Ho
(oneuiied In ihe ropoit of the inspector
geneinl that they were of inemdlnry
origin In twenty vacant houses can
dles wcic left burning bo that they
would set lire lo the buildings when
they burned down Two Filipinos
wei taken In women's clothos, uho
evidently were ineendlniles. Tho na
tives In the vicinity of tires all had
thelv Affects packed leady to remove.
Gcneial Anderson commends Captain
Otis fm preserving order under diffi
cult clicumstanccs.
GREYSTONE SOLD.
Tho Country Spat ol thoLato Samuel
J. Tilden.
New York, Juno 7. Clre stone, tho
cuntiy seat oi the late feamuel J. Til
den. at Yonkers. was sold today at
partition sale in accoi dance with an
older of tho supreme iourt.
The property wns Bold In two par
cels, .Samuel Fnteuneyor lxdng tho
pill chaser of both. Tho llrst, which
Includes CO acres, the magnificent Kiey
stono mansion, stono stable an car
riage house, vast hothouses and con
servatories, fraitio dwelling and stable,
parked lawns, drives, nu., with water
lights along tho Hudson river, brought
$121,000.
The second parcel, C3'j acres, suitable
for villa and residential sites, hi ought
150,000.
Froeman Cochran Hanged.
Bothnny, Mo., Juno 7. Fret-man Coch
lun, who killed Ucorgo HtniibroiiKh In
Ji'i" was hanged today. Coo h run and
Btunbrough wcie fanners and quurrclled
over u woman.
COLLISION AT BOUND BROOK,
Stalled Freight Train Run Into by a
Coal Train,
rinlnfleld, N. J., Juno 7. Thero was
a head-on collision this morning be
tween two trains on the Lehigh Valley
railroad at Bound Brook. One was a
freight, east-bound, and was drawn by
engine 42. Walter Carey, of Easton,
Pa., was Its engineer. Tho other, a
coal train was going west It was
drawn by engine 728. Elmer Welch, of
Easton, Pa., was the engineer.
Tho freight was running at a speed
of about twenty miles nn hour when it
reached the curve at Bound Brook. Ono
of the Journals became ovel heated, and
the train was stopped. A biakeman
was sent up the track to warn the ap
proaching coal train, but the signal was
apparently given too late. The crews
of both trains Jumped and escaped
without Injury. The locomotives were
thrown from the track and badly dam
aged. Seventeen emptv freight cars
were smashed into kindling wood, and
the wreck was piled up on the track.
At the uolnt win re tho collision oc
curred the Write! n Union line con
trolling the block signal on the Central
road crosses the track, and this line
was, broken by tho wreck. For a time
the block sjstem on the Central road
could not be operated
Traffic on the Lehigh road was
blocked foi several hours, and tho
morning passenger tialns were switch
ed to the Central ttacks, and In that
way traveled to and from New York.
ALLEGED BRIBERY CASES
Counsol Charles H. Borgner Alleges
that tho Jurymen Have Been Ap
proached. Harilsburg,Tc -Charles II. Berg
ner, of this o v, pilvato counsel for
the house Dro-,' -,t committee In the
leglslatute brl' .g cases, claims to
have Inforh.at on that certain mem
bers of tho Dauphin county bar that
are members of the grand juty have
been offered $100 apiece to ote to
Ignoto the bills of Indictment against
the defendants.
"While I am not prepared to divulge
all the facts In niy possession." Mr.
Bergner said tonight, "I will sav that
If the attempts to secure the votes of
tho grand jury are not stopped I will
have the patties arrested for embrac
ery before the brlbety cases are sub
mitted to the jurv. The attoinovs for
tho defense disclaim all knowledge of
the scheme and lnfoim mo that if It
was being done it was without their
kuowle dge. I have conveied mv ni
foimatlon to the dlsttlct attorney and
counsel for the defense, and, If neces
stry, I will bring It to the attention
of the court If the parties persist In
their cffoits to (oirupt the Jury, I will
make public their names, and have
tliem arrested for embiacerv"
The attorneys for tho defendants sav
they know nothing about tho alleged
attempt to influence the juty. They
ate preparing for the ttlal and will in
sist on the eases being tnken up at tho
June teim, which begins next Mon
day. District Attorney Millar expects
to submit the indictments to tho giand
jury on tho following Thursday.
NEW STEEL SCHEDULE.
Formulated by the Amalgamated
Association.
Dettolt, Mich, June ".The wage
committee of the Amalgam tted asso
ciation Iron, steel and tin workeis, and
representatives of tho Iron and steel
manufacturers returned to Detroit to
day and began their final confetences
upon settlement of tho wage scales for
the coming year. Eighteen or tho
workeis, including President Shutter
and Secretary and Treasurer Williams
ate present.
The new steel schedule formulated
bv the Amalgamated association, nils
tor nn int tease of ono dollar a ton in
the base rate for puddllns, with a pro
portionate Incuujp in tho finishing de
partment. The manufacturers have
declined to meet tl Is demand except
in their own way. They agtee to tho
Increase, provided the old has" rate of
$4 per ton Is continued and placed on a
one-cent basis Instead of ono and thieo
tenths as demanded. They maintain
this practically amounts to the same
thing, but tho workers deny this.
Representatives of tho American Tin
Plate company are expected heie to
monow. PURE FOOD INVESTIGATION.
Brewers Dony that Boer is "Em
balmed." Chicago, June ".At today's sessslon
of the senatoilal pure food Investiga
tion committtee, Theodore Oehna and
Ernest recker, both brewers, dented
the assertions mndo before the commit
tee jesterday that salvsylic add was
used In beer. Pecker alleged, however,
that tho acid appeared in Impoitcd
beer
Both witnesses were of the opinion
that preservatives or antiseptics In do
mestic beers would be useless beeaiUe
of the thoroughness or the present
methods of manufaetuie. The liquor,
whether Inferior or not, they declared,
Is subjected, during tho process of
Pasteuilatlon to a temperature of 140
to 151 degrees Fahrenheit, destroying
ever' pcsslbl? germ.
PASSION PLAY AT A FUNERAL.
Scono at tho Burial of Bishop Durion
at British Columbia.
Vancouver, II. C . Juno 7. The burial
of the body of Bishop Uurlen, who for
twonty-flvo years worked among tho
natives of British Columbia, was tho
orcaslon of a remarkable scene. Sur
rounding the bier were G.000 Indians
chanting a death song In the native
guttural tongue, swaying their bodies
In unison to measured strains of music,
while on an elevation, in the real of
tho catafalque, the crucifixion of Christ
was being enacted, u lay figure icpro
sentlng the Savior being lowered from
the cross by Indians dressed In vest
ments of biblical ( haracter.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington. Juno 7-Ponsion ccrtlfl
eates: Increase Edwin M. Sackott,
Hallstcad, Susquehanna, $10 to $1.; Join
It, Wiley, Noith Mehoopnny. Wjomlng,
$5 to $17. Orlgnul widows Sarah A. Iilo,
Tunkliannock, $12.
GREEN WILL SUCCEED.
FRANK THOMSON
WILL BE SELECTED BY THE
FENNA. R. R. DIRECTORS.
No Doparturo in tho Time Honored
Custom of tho Road Mr. Groen
Will Accept Funeral Arrange
ments Resolutions Adopted by
tho Board of Directors.
Philadelphia, June 7. It was learned
today from what is believed to be a
trustworthy source that when the di
rectors of the Pennsylvania railroad
fill the position made vacant by the
death of President Thomson, they will
make no departuie from tho tlmo-hon-ored
custom of ndvanclng the next In
rank of the executive olllcers of the
company. The logical sequence of this
following established precedent will
bo the election of First VIce-Piesldent
John Green to the presidency, and from
the same soutce of Information It Is
learned that Mr Green will accept the
place. Mr. Green's elevation will cause
a moving up of the other vice-presidents
and Second Vice-President
Charles 1 7. Pugh w III bo made first vlre
presldent and Third Vlre-Ptesldent S
M Ptevost will be made second lee
president This will leave a vat amy
In tho third v Ire-nresidency and to fill
this position It Is said the line of suc
cession will be hi iiken and Samuel Rea,
first assistant to tho piesident, will bo
elected to the place Ileietotoro the
general manager was alvvavs 'elevated
to tho third vlco-piesldeney
No ofllclal action has yet been tnken
by the board of directors and It is not
Impossible that the board will take an
other until It meets In regular session
next Widnesdaj, although a special
meeting mav be called to fill the va
cancy on either Friday or Satutday of
this week.
Fiist Vice-President Gieen is well
fitted for the presidency, he hav ing
been closelv associated with the tlnee
last presidents of the company. For
fifteen jeais he has attended to mat
ters for the piesident In legard to tho
finances and accounts of the companj
His time, however, has not entliely
been given up to the finances and ac
counts, he having paid considerable at
tention to the management of the road,
and has had genetal supervision for a
number of years of tho opetntlons of
the company's lines west of Pittsburg
Meeting of Directois.
The directors of the Pennsylvania
railroad held a special meeting today
and ndopted an appropilate minute on
the deuth of President Frank Thom
son. A laige number of nddltlonal lettets
and telegintns of condolence wcie ie
colved by Vlce-Pr. sident Gieen. among
them being one from Robert T Lin
coln, son of the martvrod president,
and a director of the Pullman Palac
Car companj. Mr Lincoln bays he will
come fioin Chicago to attend tho
funeial. For the better accommoda
tion of those who will pattlcipnte In
the funeral sei vices a special tialn will
leave New York at 7 S3 o'clock tomor
row morning and one will go from this
city to Merlon at 10 33 o'clock.
Four names havo been added to the
list of honorary pall-beaters. They are
Theo N Ely, Judge James A. Logan.
Wayne MacVeagh and E. T. Posthle
walte. Tho minute ndopted by the board was
largelv a review of Mr Thomson's life
and rle from a boy In the Altoona
shops to the head of the entire sjstoin.
In concluding, it leads,
"In placing this minute of Mr Thom
son's death on the records of the com
pany the board Is but attempting to
do justice to the exceptional ablllt, de-
Mieion 10 duty, keen perception, sound
Judgment, and prompt execution which
made him so impottant a factor, not
only in our own councils, but In the
dellbetatlons of tho trunk lines and
other Important railway assemblages,
as well as to the chaimlng tialts of
peisonal character that won for him
the affection and esteem of his asso
ciates, nnd make his loss ono to be
deeply nnd widely deplored."
The board also adopted a resolution
closing the general oftlces of tho com
pany tomortovv from 10 a m. until 2
P m.
Pittsburg, Juno 7. Tho special train
provided by the officials or tho Penn
sylvania lines west tor theit party,
which is to attend tho funeral of the
late President Frank Thomson, of tho
Pennsylvania railroad sjstem, fiom his
residence, near Philadelphia, left Union
station as a section of train No. 4 of
the Pennsylvania railroad at 8 10 o'clock
tonight The train Included five spe
cial cars and a Pullman sleeper. Tho
party numbered forty-five, and Includ
ed Jnmes McCrea, llrst vlce-ptesident;
J. T. Brooks, second vlce-piesldent; Jo
seph Wood, thlid vlcc-piesldent. of tho
Pennsylvania lines west of Plttsbutg.
and many other railroad ofllclals and
prominent business men.
PAYING THE CUBANS.
Ono Hundred and Ninoty-Throo Faid
Yestorday Forty-four Rojectod.
Havana, Juno 7. Colonel George M.
Randall paid 193 Cuban soldteis yes
terday nt Jararuco and rejected 44
others. This makes 1,437 Cubans paid
by Colonel Randall so far.
It was discovered that four Cubans
were selling fraudulent certificates of
seivlce In the Cuban army, chaiglng
$1 for each of them. This so enraged
several soldiers who had legitlmato Jls.
chaiges that they badly beat tho sell
ers of the bogus certificates. Three of
the men escaped on u tialn bound for
Havana, but the fourth was arrested.
Speaker Rood's Plan.
New York, Juno 7 A member of the
law firm of Simpson, Thatcher & Bar
man slid today that tho published story
that Spenker Heed would remain a mem
ber of congress although giving up iho
speakership, eccincil to him ridiculous,
although ho had not seen Mr Heed for
Homo time At.' Thutchor said tint It
was his expectation that Speaker lteed
would resign from congress and becomo
a membor of their firm.
Tho Duke Leaves Palormo.
Palmero, Hiellj, Jutin 7. Tho Duke, of
Orleans left I'ulormo toda on board tho
yacht Marouusla.
SUE GRAHAM ARRESTED.
Important Flguro in tho Popper Mur
der Caso Caught for Jumping Bail.
Susquehanna, June 7. Chief of Pollco
McMnhon, of this place, arrived here
today, having In custody Susie Gra
ham, formerly of Blnghamton, whom
ho arrested In Norwich, N. Y, charged
with Jumping ball In Susquehanna
county. She wns the common law wlfo
of J. James Eagon, now with his ac
complice! Cornelius Wells Shaw, In
tho Montrose Jail nwaltlng execution
for tho murder of A. Juckson Pepper,
a farmer of Rush township.
She wns Indicted for conspiring with
Eagan and Shaw to muider Pepper,
and after being admitted to ball fled
from the state. She was arrested at
tho Instance of her bondsmnn, Wil
liam Mercelllus, of Blnghamton. She
will be taken to the Montrose Jail to
morrow. AUGUSTIN DALY
DIES SUDDENLY
Tho Well-Known Theatrical Mana
ger Expires from Heart Failure at
Paris.
Paris, June 7 Augustln Daly, the
well known theatrical manager, dlod
suddenly here this afternoon.
Mr Daly's death ,w,h due to heart
failure. Ho ntrlvcd. here last Satur
day Augustln Daly was born In Plymouth
N. C, July 20, 1S!S. He began his llt
eraiy eateer as dramatic editor of the
Sunday Courier, In New York city, in
1839, nnd he continued to discharge
similar functions on that papet, on the
New Yotk Times, the Sun, the Mall and
Express and the Citizen u.itll lSCO.when
he opened the Fifth avenue theater
This building was butned in 1S73 and
time week" latci he opened another
theater In Bioadwny under the former
name. Early in August, 1879, he estab
lished Daly's theater and several years
ago ho opened In London, England, a
thoroughly equipped house under the
same name. For several seasons he
managed the Giand cpeta house in
New Yotk.
He was nlo a dtamatlc author of
note. In leccnt years the combination
ot plaets with which his name has
been identified Daly's company ot
comedians has achieved an lntet na
tional reputation undei the leadeishlp
of Miss Ada Rohan.
Mi, Daly devoted all his timo to his
theatilcul entctpilses He was an en
thusiast and n hatd wot Iter, always
noted for tho dramatic purposes and
the completeness of his scenic presen
tations. HIGH TEMPERATURE.
Forty Frostiations from Heat in
Now York.
New York, June 7. Although tho
temperature was several degrees Iowei
iluiing the latter part of tho day and
a stiff, cooling breeze from the noith
east started up tonight, the recoiel of
fatalities today exceeded by far those
of jesterelay In this city und vicinity.
Altogether theie were twenty-eight
deaths from the heat In this vicinity
and ten of these victims were women.
Aside from this, there were forty
ptostratlons, the victims of which are
still In the city hospitals In a moro or
less serious condition.
Philadelphia. June 7. The extraordi
nary heat of the past few days con
tinues unabated Although tho tem
perature reached only 93 digtces todny,
tw o degrees lower than yestordav 's fig
ure", the average temperature for the
whole day was several degrees higher
than esterdny. Tho humidity today
was also unusually high. Tonight tho
mercury Is hoveling around S3 degiees
ami the local weather bureau pi edicts
a continued high temperature for to
morrow. Theie were no deaths from
the heat today, but more than 3 pros
tratlons were lcportod.
CARRIE JONES EXTRADITED.
Baby Clark's Abductor Is Now in
New York.
New Yotk, June 7. Bella Anderson,
nlias Carrie Jon's, charged with kid
napping Marlon Clark, was biought to
this city today fiom ElUabsth, N. J.,
on extradition papers.
Tho Anderson woman was lockil up
In tho Mercer street station for th
nlfcht. She will be arraigned In the
geneial sessions court tomorrow morn
ing District Attorney Asa Bird Garelner
said tonight that Geoigo Bano'v and
his wife, Addle Barrow, the kidna vers
of Marion Clark, now in Jail in New
City, would be brought here tnmonow
and turned over to the New Yjrk au
thoiltles. HANNA DENIES IT.
Has No Intention of Retiriug from
tho Chairmanship.
Cleveland, Juno 7 Senator Hnnna
todiy flatly donlcd tho repot t sent from
Washington that he Intended to retlro
fiom tho chairmanship of the national
Republican committee.
It's a sheer fabrication," said tho
senator. "I don't see how or by whom
the story could have been started.
Thery Is no basis for it I shall retire
fiom tho chairmanship when my term
Is up, of course, but jou can say that
I lullv expect to coll the next national
convention to order."
Tho Dowoy Homo Subscription.
Washington, Juno 7 Wheti tho atten
tion of tho secretary ot the navy was
called today to tho very small amount of
money thus for contributeel for a homo
for Admiral Dewey ho said ho thought It
Indicated no lack of appreciation of the
odmliul, but lather an Inclination to wait
winw expression of opinion for him as to
whether such a gift would bo agtecablo
lo him or not.
CONFLAGRATION
AT AUGUSTA
THE CITY SWEPT BY A DISAS
TROUS BLAZE.
District Visited Boforo is Again
Mado Dosolato Sovoral Buildings
that Escaped at that Timo aroNow
in Ruins Amounts of Lossos.
Augusta, Go,, Juno 7. The largest
fire In Augusta's history In many yeats
burned over the same district that was
swept seven yea is ago when the Au
gusta Chronicle was burned. Several
buildings that escaped at the time are
now smoking ruins. The fire started
In the drug store of Davenport & Phln
lzy. A negro was mixing a pot of e
ntis turpentine. Fire got Into the pot
nnd tho flames spread so rapidly that
employe's In tho front part of the store
baiely escaped.
The losses nre: Kress & Co., five
and ten cent store. $10,000; Lambkin
& Co , grocers, $7,000; Thcnnns & Bar
ton, musical instruments, bicycles and
fuinltnie, $21000; Alexander Drug Co..
$17,000, Davenpott & Fhinlzy, $24,000;
Stultz & Co , 11 iuor dealers, $-,000;
Smith's China store $7,000. The losses
are partially covered by Insurance,
The buildings burned were valued nt
the aggregate at about $130,000; insur
ance about $73,000. Besides thoe men
tioned there wcie a number of smaller
losses, making the total loss In the
neighborhood of $230,000,
STRIKERS WAVE BLACK FLAG.
Passaic County, N. J., Sheriff Sends
Men to Little Falls.
Paterson. N .!., Juno 7. Tito strike
of the Itullau laborers emploed by the
East Jeisey Water company on Notch
load, on the outsklits of Paterson, as
sumed a sciious aspect this moinlng.
About seven hundred of the strikers
matched in a body to Little Falls At
the head of the ptocesslon was a black
flag, with skull and cros bones. The
stt liters cat lied clubs and were In a
ery ugly mood.
When they at rived at Little Falls
they found that about 100 American
I.iboteis and mechanics wete at work.
They ordeted these men to stop work,
and Superintendent Young piomptly
called upon tho sheiiff of Passaic
county for ptotectlon. Twenty deputy
shetlfls were sent to the scene of the
ttouble. Most of the Italian stilkers
apparently uneletstood but little Eng
lish. Young told them that they could
all return to work on the old condi
tions, and all those who did not do so
would be paid oft and now men cm
plojeel In their pi ices
Some of the strikers said they were
willing to return to woik, but were
afraid to do so for fear they would
meet with violence at the hands of
the ilngleadeis of the strike.
When the deputy sheilffs arilved the
strikers again formed In lino rnd
matched up the Notch road. Tho depu
ty sheilffs are all armed, and there
mny be serious ttouble If tho strikers
again nttompt to intorfeie with the
new men who are being put to work.
It is assorted by the stiikers that
about four hundred of their number
were undoipaid, and that this Is the
cause of all the trouble.
m
NEW JERSEY G. A. R.
Thirty-Second Annual Encampment
nt Trenton.
Ttenton, N. J., Juno 7. Tho thirty
second annual encampment of tho de
partment of New Jersey, Grand Army
of the Republic, opened here todny. W.
C. Smith, tho department commander,
made an address of welcome, and tho
reports of olllcers weie presenteel.
These showed the present membership
0,114, a decrease of 267 over last jear.
Tho assets of the several posts are
given as $162.134 02. Tho attendance at
the encampment today was fairly laige,
but tomorrow a much larger crowd Is
expected, when olllcers will bo elected
and other Important business trans
acted. It is gencralv conceded that the en
campment will Instruct tho delegates
to tho national encampment to -vote
against admitting to the Grand Army
of tho Republic tho soldiers who took
part In the war with Spain.
Chapman to Succeed Fiolds.
Kewark, N. J., Juno 7 Jack Chapman,
tormcrlj manager of tho Rochester club,
and who for n number of jears bus l,o-n
prominently Identified with tho Eastern
league, sccircd a ptrt ownership of the?
Newark team today Ho will succeed
lames Field as muiugcr of tho team
The latter resigned voluntarily because
of the lndlffercih niannet In which sev
eral members of the team play ball. It
was on his recomrnendatiein that Chap
man contented to take tho management
Chapni m intends to give tho nine a thor.
(High shaking up The gumes with Pat
erson for tho balarce of tho week havo
been transferred to this city.
Democratic Delegates.
Lock Haven. Juno 7.-T. C. Hippie, O.
A. Brown and I. M. Harvey havo been
selected by Hon. C. A, Mayer as dele-
gates to tho Democratic state convention
in aovanco nis endorsed candidacy fur
tho Supreme courtship. The county con
vention authorized Mr. Mayer to select
tho delegates.
Increase of 10 Per Cent,
Pittsburg, Juno 7. Tho American Steel
Hoop company has announced a general
advance in wages nt all their plants.
Tho tonnago men, which includes ull the
skilled workmen, will rucclvo an liicrenso
of 10 per cent
Shoriff Has a Pulp Mill.
East Stroudshurg, Pa. June 7 On an
execution of Jtooou In favor or Mrs. J.
H Mulr, diuchter of the lite Sunator
John It. MeJ'herson, of New Jerse,
Sheriff Fisher seized the Mt. Mlns pulp
and paper mill of Mlnsl, this count.
Cardinal Gibbons Confers Degrees,
Washington. Juno 7,-Caidlnal Gibbons
confeired tho degrees upon tho candi
dates nt the graduatlnp exercises at tho
Cithollo tmlvereltj of Ainerlea today. A
huge and distinguished audience was
present.
THE NEWS THIS MOKNLVU
Weither Indications Today!
THUNDER STORMS,
acneral-Prcsldent of Philippine Com
mission to Como Home.
England and tho Boers.
President Thomson's Successor.
Augusta Fluno Swept.
Base Ball Games of a Day.
Financial and Commercial
Local Bar Committee, on Local Laws.
G. A. II. at Wllkes-Barre.
Editorial.
E-Mlnlstcr Barrett on tho I'hlllpplnes.
Local Long-Blun Ncptlals.
Board of Health Meeting.
Local West Scrnnton and Suburban.
News Round About Scranton.
Local Industrial Gleanings
Court Proceedings.
FIGHTERS IN TRAINING.
Fitzsimmons and Jeffries do Soma
Light Work Preparations for tho
Big Event.
New Yotk, June 7 With the contest
for the heavyweight championship
only forty-eight hnuis ntT, both Fitz
simmons nnd Jeffries did some light
weirk teda. but both have practically
stjippcel training, their tespective man
ngets being ntlsfid with the men's
conditions During the afternoon
George Slier, of Chicago, who Is to
referee the big mill, called upon Fltz
and Mnttln Julian nt the Bath Beiieh
quarters. The three talked over the
Interpretation of the rules and Tltz as
sured Slier that he was quite satisfied
with the manner In which the condi
tions wcie set fm tli In the urtli les of
agreement and that he would abide by
nny ruling the leferee should make re
garding them In speaking of a elean
break, Fltz said tint In his opinion
both contestants should step back one
pace w hen Slier should see fit to order
them to "break '
The Interview was evidently satisfac
tory to all three, nnd It was uiulei
stood that Referee Slier would pav a
similar visit to Jeffiles at the latter's
quatters tomoirow.
At the Loch Atbor training quarters
near Asbury Pnik, N. J, Jeffrie's nlo
had a sort of holiday from labotlous
woik. He arose early and took a long
walk along the sandy beach After a
good rub-down he enjojod his usual
midday meal and then put in a lot of
mild woik with his tialnlng squad.
Jeffiles gave nn exhibition of rope skip
ping, during which his agility at foot
work and side-stepping was remark
ably clever. As a w Ind-up to the nf tct -noon's
wotk the partv went to the
neacn, wlieie they disponed them
selves like boys In nnd out of the water
for fully half an hour, and the big ns
pliant for championship honots was
the liveliest one of the party Only
very light exetclso will be Indulged lu
tomoirow nnd on Ftlday mot ning Jeff
ries, with nil his training attendants,
will leave? for Conev Island, where they
will lemain In a hotel close by the club
house until tho time at lives for the
big event to take place
CAN CURE CONSUMPTION.
Fiancis Crotte Will Como to America
and Provo His Theory.
Columbus, o , June 7,-At todays
session of the American Medical asso
ciation a seii'ational repot t was pre
sented on th care of consumption by
Frauds Crotte, the eminent and well
known chemist of Pat Is Ml. Crotte
has cured mute than 1,000 appaicntly
hopeless consumptives, nnd In support
of his statement he has offered to
treat and cure gratis COO consumptives
from the different states n the union.
He comes to America with tho high
est ciedentldli fiom the most eminent
physicians and the piess In Eutope
who verify the tttith of his statements
The treatment Is very scientific nnd
consists of Inhalations of ten maldehv de
vapor, tianspoited illicitly thmiigh the
tissues by the aid of tight tension
static electricity. He Is establishing a
sanitarium at Pekin, 111, branches nt
New York, Chicago anil Los Angeles.
Much Interest was manifested In the
repot t nnd many of the physicians im
mediately took pains to Interview Mr
Crotte on his discovery. A number ot
eminent physicians expressed the opin
ion that an absolute cure for tubetru
losls had at last boon "ound.
ON BRINK OF WAR.
Central American Statos Aro Still
Restloss.
Memphis, June 7. A special to the
Gnmmeiclal Appeal, from Now Oilcans,
says
Ftom advlcrs received tonight fiom
Bluoneld via the steamship Sunnlvn,
which sailed from that pent Juno 1,
Nicaragua and Costa Rica aio on tho
brink of war.
Stoamship Arrivals.
New Yoik, Juno 7. Sailed. St. Taul.
Southampton, Ncotdhii.il. Antwerp, Btlt
nnnlc. Liverpool Arrived: Teutonic,
Liverpool Cleated- Bremen, Jtremen
via Southampton Live ipool Arrived
Southampton Arrived New Vork, New
Maaselim, New ork via Houlogne.
Suothnmpton Arrived Ntw lork, New
Yotk Cherboutg-Sallrd Kaiser I'rled
ilph, Bremen vli Southampton tor New
York. Southampton Anived Tl ive,
New York via Cherbourg and firemen
New Vork Arrived. Lahti Biemoii unit
Southampton Lizard Passed. La Hie
tugne, New York for Havie
Deaths of a Day.
I'lttsburcr, Juno 7 -George Woods, LL
D. formerlv elmtuelloi of the Western
unlversitj of IVnns.vlviintn. died at 6
o'clock this morning from the effects or
Injuiles iiciived last night bv faliliu
from n M-cond storj window ut his home
on Thorn street, Sevvlckli). Dr Woods
wns a native of Maine, having been born
near Portland in January. 1S12
New York. June 7 Henry I Clinton,
for many jears a prominent lavvor nf
this city, died today, aged 71 jears Mr
Clinton was ono of the counsel for tho
pioseciitlevi In the Tweed trial.
Lon Bockwith Knocked Out.
Rochester, N. Y Juno 7 Tonight rt
the Fallsileld Athletic club Lon lick
with, coloied, of Cleveland, was knocked
out by Jack McDonoiiBh, of Rochester,
in tho filth round ot what was to havo
been a 20-round bout.
BRITISH AND
THE .BOERS
Why Conference at Blo-
emfonstien Was
Abortive.
INTERESTING INTERVIEW
President Kruger's Conditions tho
Cause Ho Endeavored to Trap
England Into Recognizing tho In
dopondonco of tho Transvaal No
Likelihood of Another Conforonco
Being Hold British Government
Says tho Result of tho Ono is
Eminontly Unsatisfactory.
London June 7 The Exchange Tele
giaph eeimpany teidaj publishes an in
terview with the paillamentary socie
tal y of the colonial olllce. the E.tll of
Selboine, In which he Is quoted as dc
e hit Ing that the e'onference at Bloem
feinteln, Orange Fiee State, between
President Kruger of tho Transvaal re
public, and the British high commis
sioner nnd governor of Cape Colony,
Sir Alfred Mlluei, proved eminently
unsatisfactory and that there Is no
probability of Its lesumptlon.
The leport of the breakdown of tho
Bloetnfontoln negotiations has created
considerable anxlets In political and
olllelal circles and there Is much specu
lation as to the next move of the Brit
ish government. While Great Britain
piobably does not mean war It Is gen
erallvt believed tint theie are to be
military propagations
Biusxi'ls, June 7 Dr Levels, tho Eu-
ropenn reptesentatlve ot the Transvaal,
has lecelved an ofllclal dispatch from
Pretoria confltmlng tho leport of th
failure of Piesident Kruger and tho
Biltlsh high commissioner, Sir Alfred
Mllner, to reach an agreement nt the
conference Just concluded at Bloetn
fontoln. It Is added tha although Presi
dent Kruger offered important conces
sions, hu made them contingent on tho
British acceptance of tho principle of,
nibltration on the tllffeiences existing
between Great Britain nnd the Trans
vaal. That Gieat Britain heretoforo
has invariably tefused on the ground
that It would be an ncknowledmgnt of
tho equality of the two countries.
According to the dispatch received by
Dr Luvels, Piesident Kruger proposed
that a sojourn of two years bo neces
sary for nntuinllritiuu, and that tho
full franchise be acquired flvo years
later, coupled with property and other
qualifications. Tho British high com
missioner regarded the proposition as
Insufficient and mado a counter pro
posal. Piesident Kt tiger, it is further
assorted, intends to submit both pro
posals to the- Volksraael, subject to tho
favorable decision of Great Britain
relative to arbitiation.
PRESTON MUST HANG.
Governor Stone Refuses to Interfero
in His Case.
Hntrisbtug, Juno 7 -Vunsol for
Murderer Preston maeli another effort
to see ure a teplte for him this morn
ing, but Gov et nor Stone lefueel to In
tel fere and sent tho follow Ing tele
gram "W S IlairK esq, West Chester, Pa.
"I tlo not think an appeal at this lato
elate, when the defendant has already
hud his ease tev lowed by tho supremo
court, suflli lent cause to grunt further
iovplte Judge Hemphill having re
fused to appoint a commlss Ion to in
quite into defendant's sanity and tho
pat don boatd havlner refused t nom
inate his sentence. I deellne to Inter
fere anil reruse to giant fuither icsplte.
(Signed) "Win. A. Stone."
KINDRED HANGED.
Was Carried to tho Scaffold and Hold
in Position.
Ptlnceton, Mo, June 7. Peter Kin
dled, who shot und killed Andtevv A,
Alley nnd dangeiously wounded hU
cousin, Joseph A. Allej, nt Mercler, on
Fobiuary fi, 1S&S, was hanged hero to
da. Kindred was carried lo tho scaf
fold and held In position while belnjj
pinioned,
Klndied, It Is said, had been under'
the Inline uee of tnoiphlne for several
hours and slept soundly an hour before
tho execution. Joseph All-y and tho
wife of the murdered man witnessed
the hanging.
Dinner to John Barrett.
Chicago, June 7. The Ilonorablo John
Banott mlnl-uer to Skim, during tho
CIiv eland administration and who has
traveled ctmslvil In tho east was
glv-n a cumpllmciitiirv dinner nt tho
I'nlon League club tonight Cbd by re
quest spoke iliont the Philippines and
their Importanr commercially and strat
egetlcally to tho United States.
Sullivan's Predictions.
Tiffin. O Juno 7 John L. Sullivan,
speaking tonight about the FltzlmmoiiB
Jeflrles light, said it would be a good ono
nnd would tot end In a few rounds Ha
said Jeffries would win lit cause ho has
the advantage of outh.
Sower Pipo Mon Strike
Steubenvllle. O., June 7. Tho big strlko
of sewer pipe workmen of this valley
was si ttlcd at a coiifetesice last night nnd
all works havo resumed operations, Tha
workmen accepted an advunco of 15 cents
per day.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
f Washington, Juno 7. Forecast --
for eastern I'eniiHjlvanln, fair and -
continued high tiiupor.ituro Thurs-
f day with prospects of thunder-
' storms at night, probates fair
-f and continued high tetnpeiratuio
f Friday; light south to southeast
f winds.
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