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EVE OF THE
CONVENTION
Field Still in a Chaotic
State at Harris
burg. JUDGE SMITH'S CHANCES
They Are Hnmpeied by the Failure
to Make Certain Combinations A
Western Man Suggested Guffey
Refuses to Place Ilis Finger in the
Nomination Tie Hope Springs
Eternal in the Jireast of Uolonel
Eitzsimmons, but the Support of
ex-Governor Pattison Is Regarded
by Many in the Light of a Hoodoo.
Enthusiasm, However, Reigns and
the Bands Play On.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Ilurtisbuig, Ii . June 13 Not in
jears has there been such a crowd In
Harrlsburg on the eve of a Democratic
state convention as thiongs the streets
of the city tonight. A half dozen dlf
fetcnt paiades aie In piogiess at the
same time ami a all of them pass the
the Holton, Commons oulth and Lochlel
the streets In the lclnity of these
hotels aio tlnongod with people and
sui charged with -what is meant for
music The situation tonight is much
the fame as It was last night. No one
can tell what the outlook of the voting
) for justice of the supreme couit will
Colonel Guffey absolutely refuses to
put a finger in the fight and the free-for-all
conditions still obtain. V.k
Goemor Pattison, who arrived eaily
in the afternoon, called upon Colonel
Guffey to assmo him of his distin
guished consideration and to tell him
that ho consldeied his (Guffey's) lead
ership the best and biightest the Penn
sylanla Demociucy has eer had. C.
J lie ill. of Wllliamsport, -nil!, from
all appeal ancos, bo the permanent
chaliman of the convention.
It Is the opinion in llauisburg to
night that Pattison will bring no
strength to Judge Smith's candidacy,
which ho openly champions. The e
govornor is looked upon as piactlcally
a political coiii.se. One thing agreed
at the arious headeiuartcts Is this:
If Smith's friends could induce Jud,?e
Lnch to get out of the race his nomin
ation would be piactlcally nssuied. If
Smith had the Luzerne delegation add
ed to his own on the fht ballot he
would stuit with a rush that It would
be hard to head off. The Lynch peo
ple aio determined to stick and to
night they claim they will have at leas
as many otes as Smith on the lirst
ballot Tonight the Lynch boomeis,
headed by Alexander's band, of
Wllkes-Ilane, paiaded the streets fur
see-ral hours. The Lynch headriiur
tr' au at the Commonwealth.
James Poland, lormeily of Scraut a,
is one of Judge Lnch's chief U-jir'oii-ants.
"We aio gaining strength eeiy
hour," was the statement he in rdo 10
night to a Tribune man. Alexander's
bond and the Lvnch boomers paid a
visit to the Smith hendqtur.cts to
n.ght and the band gave n, sevnnde.
It Is among the probabilities of toi.jr
row that an arrangement will be made
by the men in ehaige of Sml'h's cam
paign with the fi lends of ,Tudg Mest
lezat, of Fayette count j, of Gorgo III
Allen, of Erie, by which one of these
candidates will throw his surmort to
Smith and receive in leturn his sup
pott foi the superior coin nmilna
ton In the event of Smith's nomination.
Judge Mestrezat has a strons fo'low
Ing and a combination or tint kind
would be of udvantage to Smit'J.
Fitzsinimons Is Hopeful.
Tonight Colonel r. J. Fltzslmmons
and T J Jennings ate kept busy nt
the Smith headquarters on Walnut
street receiving the visitors. Mr. Pltz
Simmons gae out the following state
ment tonight "U'o have every reason
to bPlIovo that Judge Smith will be
nominated for Supremo court 1udge.
Ills recognized fitnosd for the place Is
accorded by tire people, as well as by
the bench and bar of the common
wealth As u member of the Superior
court, ho has reilected great credit upon
his partj and earned distinction for
himself. His nomination for Supremo
Judge w 111 create two vacancies on the
Superior court bench, ns the party will
be a gainer by Judge Smith's elevation,
as his successor will be chosen at the
coming election to serve for a full term
of the office."
At 7 o'clock tonight another party of
fifty ScrantonlanB arrived and were
met at the station by the Lawrence
band An hour later; a party of Judge
Smith's boomers from Philadelphia ar
rived. They wnro met by members of
the Lackawanna delegation and the
Luwrence band and escorted to tiro
Holton house. The Phlladelphlans car
ried a transparency containing inter Ip
Uons highly laudatory of tho Lacka
wanna candidate.
Scores of visitors to Harrlsburg will
have to walk the streets tonight, for
hotel and boarding house accommoda
tions were exhausted eaily In tho day.
The convention will bo called to order
at noon by Stato Chairman Hilling,
who will namo W. L. Pritton, of Lan
caster, as temporary chairman of tho
convention. Chauncey F. Illack, of
York, made an address to the dele
sates tonight, urging them to Ignore
tho Chicago platform in the resolutions
of tho convention. Tho Lackawanna
delegates held a meeting today and
elected Joseph O'Prlcn chairman. He
will count tho voto of the delegation
tomorrow, Frank M, Vandlliig was
made vice-chairman and John J, Coyne,
secretary.
Tho following will be recommended
for positions on committees: Creden
tials, W. M. O'Malloy; organization,
James K. O'Neill; resolutions, Hon.
Frank II. Coyne. J. F. Mitchell.
SITUATION AT HARRISBTTRQ.
Lackawanna Men on a Hunt for the
Elusive Delegate.
Special from a titan" Correspondent
Harrlsburg, Pa.. June 13. This has
been a busy day for tho Lackawanna
delegation. Tho various members of it
have been nctlvely at work In tho in
terest of their favorite. What effect
their work has had Is largely conjec
tural at present. Tomorrow's conven
tion will demonstiatc whether or not
it has been effective.
Judge r.rmentrout'3 boomeis arrived
early In the day. They came over from
Heading, accompanied by the lllnggold
band, and made quite a foimldable
showing Congressman Hrmentrotit,
who Is in charge of the campaign of
his brother, Judge Hrmentrout, for the
Supreme court nomination, declares
with much emphasis that his biother
will be one of the very sttong men
of the convention on the first ballot.
There are very few here who share
that belief.
The two men who have developed tho
greatest stiength dining the last two
days are former Judge Krebs, of Cleat -field
county, and ex-Senator Wolver
ton, of Northumberland. Ux-Judge
Krebs is the son-in-law of the late
Senntor Wallace, the one-time leader
of the Democrats of tiro state. One of
Iris chief lieutenants is W. H. Wallace,
who very much resembles his distin
guished father.
Judge Kiobs in a setrse stands for the
anti-Guffey sentiment. He Is favoiod
by Judge James Gay Gordon, ex-State
Chairman James L. Kerr and others
f that faction. He Is tar enough west
to call himself a western man.
There was a decided boom In Wol
verton stock this afternoon upon the
cii dilation of a report to the effect that
the Pennsylvania railroad was using
the inlluenco at Its disposal to secure
his nomination. Wolvrrton's friends
denied this report with emphasis. "It's
a stoty calculated to huit our man."
they say.
They don't mean that, however.
The Pennsylvania KiUioad Inlluoncc
will not hurt any man that has It in
this piactlcally fiee-for-all light
The high men on tho tlrst ballot will
be Kennedy, Allegheny; Yeikes, Bucks;
Krebs, Cle.u field, Smith, Lackawanna,
and possibly Wolver ton. Kennedy
cannot make the nomination. He Is
too old and Yeikes will not be accept
ed because he bolted the ticket In 1S90.
These two of the big guns will drop
out early In the balloting, because they
will be unable to gain additional
stiength. The man who can get the
greatest number of second choice dele
gates will bo the winner. Judge Smith
In this will havo an advantage, be
cause he can make a combination -with
a stiong western candidate for the sil
lier lor court nomination. Unless he is
nominated for supreme court, the su
perior court nomination will not be
worth a fig. The leverage this position
gles him over the othei candidates is
plainly evident.
The principal event of the afternun
was the arrival of Hon. Robert H Pat
tison, of Philadelphia, at L' 6". He Is
not a delegate, but will be substituted
that he may become a candidate for
permanent chairman tomorrow. He
faors the candidacy of Judge Smith.
At the station the ex-governor
was met by the Lawrence band and
a number of members of tho Lacka
wanna delegation, headed by Colonel
F. J. Fltzslmmons, and e.scortej to the
Bolton House.
The Judge Lynch boomers arrived
er.rly this evening and made quite a
stir In town The feeling of Judf.e
Lnch and his supporters wio have
been on the ground for the last two
days aga'nst Judge Smith Is bitter.
When the break comes, John M. Gar
man win do his utmost to prevent the
Luzerne delegates from going to Smith.
The Lackawanna delegation practi
cally had tho field to themselves last
night, none of the other large delega
tions having arrived. They made tho
btrcets re-echo with the following song
from the pen of D. J. needy, which Is
sung to the tune of "A Hot Time In the
Old Town Tonight:"
Heio wo have for ou a candidate
1". P. Smith, ami him wo'll nominato,
And when we pet him thcro
There'll bo miisio In tho air
And a hot tlmo In Scranton that night.
Thcic's only one Judge In this stuto for
me.
Only ono Judge Jns my sympathy,
Ho's a man of groat ability,
Anil I IIKIl'O of hlLll rlni.ro
But there's only ono judge,' P. P. Smith,
Tonight tho Lackawanna vocalists
were out in force again, but they had
plenty of opposition, Tho Scrnnton
boomeis were reinforced this morning
by Hon. John P. Qulnnan, M. J. Dono
hue and James J. Padden. Others ar
rived later in the day.
Tho announcement In Tho Tribune
of the resignation of W. r. Hallstead
was read with tho greatest Interest by
the Serantonlnns and next to Judge
Smith's piospects wns tho most dis
cussed topic of tho day.
During the day many of the Scrnn
ton l3ltors paid a visit to C.tmp Meade
at Middletown, whoro tho Nineteenth
regular Infantry, Second regiment of
Immune volunteers and tho Second
Volunteer eiierlnoprs nvo pnnnwil Tlirt
Nineteenth regiment arrived from Porto
uico rast Wednesday and Is destined
for tho Philippines. Tho other two regi
ments did service in Cuba.
Al Detweller and a half-dozen other
Scranton young men aro members gf
tho Nineteenth. J. r. Mitchell.
RESULT STILL A PUZZLE.
Indications That the Nominee Will
Come from Western Pennsylvania.
Ily Associated Vtt,
Harrlsburg, June 13. The result of
tho contest for supreme court Judge
Continued on Page 5.)
DESOLATION AT
NEW RICHMOND
PROSPEROUS VILLAGE SWEPT
OUT OF EXISTENCE.
Out of 500 Houses and Storo Build
ings 300 Aro Wrecked by tho
Storm Fifty-Four Bodies Already
Discovered in tho Ruins It Is Be
lieved That Over One Hundred
Have Perished Many Wounded.
New Richmond, Wis., Juno 13. In
de3trlbubly sad are the scenes of de
solation wrought by last night's tor
nado that has practically swopt out of
existence the prosperous little city of
New Richmond. Out of the R00 houses
and store buildings comprising the
town, fully 300 weie wiecked by the
storm or destiojed by fire. Almost
every family has ono 01 moic members
'among the dead, Injuied or missing
and little groups aie seen eveiywhere
searching by the light of lantern or
torch for the loved ones who mjv be
bulled In the piles of debris on every
hand. "With frantic energy the bear eh
has been conducted all day and up to
a late hour tonight fifty-four bodies
have been found, although tho num
ber of dead certainly will reach 100 or
more. These have, foi the most part,
been taken to the Catholic and Con
gregational churches, which, although
in the very edge of the storm's path,
mlmculously escaped its fury. In
these temporal. v morgues the sights
are such as to touch the hardest heart,
as the grief-stricken living recognire
in bodies horribly mangled and often
dismembered the remains of missing
dear ones
The wounded find temporary nsvlums
in the unlnjuied dwellings on either
side of the path of devastation, where
doctors and nurses from nearby cities
and towns are doing heroic work with
out sleep or rest As inaiiv ns possibles
of the injured whose chances toi re
covery aie considered good are beiiff?
sent to the hospitals at St. Paul and
Minneapolis, where they will have bet
ter care
The business poitlon of the city cov
ered a space of four squares each way
and was built solidly of brick and
stone. This entile space was swept
clean, foundation walls mid in some
places masses of debris alone marking
where the business places forme! ly
.stood. Tiees that had lined the stieets
of the neighboring lesldence district
were broken clear off or twisted and
uprooted. The tornado came up the
river from Hudson, wheie the damage
was comparatively slight.
Desolate View.
The desolate view Is one not soon to
be forgotterr. Along tho broken frag
ments of their homes the people wander
helplessly, striving bomewhat aimless
ly and hopelessly to gather together
what has bien loft to them. On the
east and west limits of the city many
houses were btlll standing, with little
or no damage, and to these homes the
occupants welcomed their less foi tun
ate neighbors and friends, giving them
such aid as was possible and the sj m
pathy that aro so much to stricken
souls.
In the Congregational church fifteen
bodies were laid out on the seats and
through tho aisles a throng searched
for their dead. At tho Catholic church
a slmllnr scene was enacted. Here a
dozen bodies were laid out and some
of them wore awaiting Identification.
In John Glldden's family only one
escaped injur. The family was In the
living rooms over "the store on Main
stieet, when the stoim btiuck. Mrs.
John Glldden was killed Mr. Gliddon,
John Glldden, Jr., Mary, aged 24;
Chailes, aged 1C. and nila, aged 10,
were all seriously hurt. Mary was car
ried a block from the house and alight
ed at the edge of the mill pond. Many
bodies are thought to be in this pond.
Many are missing and are believed to
bo dead.
List of the Dead.
The list of dead thus far found is as
follows:
Jilby, Willlem; Butler, Mrs Coia;
lirockbnnk, Mr.s ; Brockbank, Bernard;
Brockbank, Josie; Brockbank, Kssie; Bar
rett Domlnlck, Brown, Carl, aged 11;
ISIgolow, Harold, Callahan, William:
Carey, 1M. nged 37; Casey, John, Brln;
Cameron, Mrs. Claude, Conway. John,
Brin; C.irgrove, Mrs. Catherine; Dunbar.
Henry; Dunbar, Mrs Mary; Barl, An
themj; Barlj. Lizzie, aged 5; Fnrrell,
Walter, aged S: Glllon, Mrs. John; Gun
der.son, Ole; Greaton, Mrs. Salllc 13
J cars; Henry, Jedur; Ilfffion, Patsy Hef
frorr, Mike; Hawkins, Mrs ; Hawkins,
Walter; Hawkins, Millie; Hawkins, An
gle; Hawkins, Fred, Hallcnbeck, Mabon,
Hillenbick, Francis; Ilenncssy. ,
llttlo girl: Hicks, J. B ; Hurley. Jamew;
Jlineson, J.imcs; Katon, Patrick, 11 jean,
Kellv, , child; Lambdln, Vlnnlo;
Lewis, Mrs. Honrv and son; Legard
Antrum; Link, Mrs. John; Martin, T. P.;
McGrath. Nellie; McQr.ith, Llllle. aged 5;
McKlnnon, Kate; MeCabe, TlromnB; Me
Gr.ivv, Russell. S years: McIIenry, Pat;
Mcllenry. Mike; MeNnlly, Tom; Mc
Clure, Mrs John; Noonan, Tim; New
ell, Pat. farmer: Newell, Pat, tinner;
O'Connell, Henry; Patton, John; Porter,
Dwight, farmer; Rov.e, Thomas; Ring,
Gusta; Ring. Georgo; Rosebrook, Alvln;
Rosebiook, Mrs. Alvln; Stack, George;
Stack, Mrs ; Stack. Thomas; Stirady,
Mrs ; Shradv. , Infant: Shaw, ;
Tnllmadge, Charles T.; Williams, Mrs
Abide: Williams. , llttlo girl. Wells,
Pntrlck, farmer of Brln: Wells, Wlllard,
city marshal; Wells, Stove, It years;
three unknown men, ono unknown wo.
man.
Many of the survivors are seriously
Injured,
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Juno R Arrived: South
wnrk, Antwerp Cleared: Teutonic, Llv
orpool; rrleslanrl, Antwerp. Sailed:
Lahn, Bremen; Taurle, Liverpool. Bou.
logne Sailed: Palmcrl.i, from Hamburg.
New York, and passed tho I.Uard Juno 13,
Lizard Passed: Spanrndam, New York
for Boulogne and Rottenlnm; La (las
cogne. New York for Havre. Havre
Arrived- La Gascogne, New York.
Big Pleco of Atmor Plate.
Bethlehem, Juno 13. On a Pcnnsslvanla
railroad freight car tonight tho Bethle
hem Steel company loaded 0110 slnglo
pleco of armor plate that weighed 112,0V!
pounds It I to bo used In a Rusflan
battleship which the Cramps aro building
and Is ono of a group of six mammoth
pieces for the sumo warship.
JAPAN TO AID CHINA.
Warships Taken in tho Luto War to
Bo Itetumed Mikado's Govern
ment Determined to Protect Its
Neighbor from Inroads of tho
European Powers.
Seattle, June 13. According to ad
vices from the Orient, Japan is to re
turn to China all the warships cap
tured by the mikado's navy in the lato
war between the two countries. That
Is part of the policy decided on by
Japan to protect her neighbors from
the Inroads of the European powers.
It Is said that the only condition to
be made Is that China invest so many
millions in new war vessels to be built
under Japanese direction.
The Japanese government sends out
notification that tho government naval
yards will no longer do repair wotk
on foielgn or native merchant vessels,
except In cases of emergency. It Is
pointed out that private docks havo
been constiuctcd sufficient to do the
vv 01 k.
The Hong Kong papers see trouble
ahead If tho dowager empress and Gen
eralissimo Junglu Insist on holding tho
proposed rev lew of 200,000 Chinese
braves at Pekin. Various legations
have advised against the levifw as cal
culated to endanger foreign Irrterests.
TORNADO IN OMAHA.
Fearful Destruction in the Village of
Herman Fatalities Will Reach
One Hundied.
Omaha, Juno 13. A toinado struck
tho village of Herman this evening and
wrought feaiful destruction. Twelve
dead bodies have been found in the
streets. The fatalities will undoubted
ly run up to a hundred If not higher.
A fpeclal train was sent from Blair,
the county beat, ten miles distant, car
iing suigeons and bupplies. Wires
ate all down noith of Herman and it
is not known how much ftnthei noith
the storm went, but reports aio coming
in to the effect that a large poitlon of
th country north of Herman la laid
waste.
Advices received up to 11 o'clock to
night btato that almost every building
In the town Is destrojed. Wrecked
buildings and broken furniture aro
stiewn all around, while dead bodies
lie hi many places, the corpses badly
disfigured and some of them hardly
recognizable
EASY CURE OF APPENDICITIS.
A Doctor Who Simpiy Worked the
Muscles of the Abdomen.
New York, June 13. Dr George J.
Helmer has cured appendicitis In u
oung woman without a knife. Placing
one hand on the point on the outer sur
face of the abdomen beneath which tho
veimlforrn appendix is known to be,
with the other he giasped the right leg
of the patient at the knee.
To tho leg, by a quick movement,
he gave a slight twist, repeating sev
eral times. This forced out of tho
appendix the clogging particles.
STRIKE AT CLEVELAND.
Success Attends the Efforts of Rail
road Company to Move Cats.
Cleveland, June 13. The officials of
the Big Consolld tied Itallwaj company
were evidently biirprKed today by tho
success which attended their effoit too
movo their cars. While everj car w.is
surrounded by a howling mob, there was
no disturbance of any kind todav.
Whllo this was due in part to the vig
ilance of the police, who prevented tho
nf-embllng of crowds, It was mainly at
tributable to the fact that the strikers
made no effort to Induce non-union men
to quit.
GENERAL LUNA KILLED.
Repotted to Have Been Assassinated
by General Aguinaldo's Guaid.
Manllu, June li Infutin itlorr, believed
to bu reliable, has mulled here of the
a-asvlimtinn of Goneial Luna and 'rla
aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Pasco Ramon,
June S bv Asulnaldo s guaid at the head
quarters of Agulnalelo.
Luna and Ramon It nppcars, went to
tho Kilipno headquarters tr, confer with
Agulnalelo, got Into an altercation vvi'h
the captain of the gnat el, ami one of
them drew n lovohcr. Tho guard then
killed Luna and Ramon with their b.iv.
oncts.
Anti-Clunyltes in Contiol.
Huntingdon. June 13 Tho Huntingdon
Republican county convention todaj was
controlled by the anti-Quay faction led
bv St ito Senator Chlsholm, who won the
oigaubsitlnn and nominated eight of the
nlno candidates for local ofllns This
means tho election of nn anti-Quay coun
ty chairman to succeed Chairman Butz.
D., L. & W. Coal Heavers Strike.
Buflnlo, June 13 The still, e nn the
docks baa extended to the coal heavers
nt tho Delawaie and Lickawanna
chutes. One bundled ot these men quit
woik today. They apparently luive no
grlevaneo of ttulr own and it 's bought
went out In srnpath with the striking
freight handlers.
Senator Losch's Condition.
Zanesville, O. Juno 1J The condition
of Stato Senator Lunch Is somowhat Im
proved todav He regulncd conscious
ness during tho nftcrnoon and has shown
Hjmptums of gaining strength. His ph
slclan thinks ho may recover sultkltntly
to bo able to go to his home.
No Western Candidate.
Dubuque, In. Juno I Senator V. B.
Allison said todav: "I have heard noth
ing about a western candidate for vice
president and I bellevo wo should re
n.imlnato McKInley and Hobart and elect
them."
Dr. Tait Dead.
London, June 13 Dr. Lawson Tait, the
pioneer of nbdomlnnl surgery, died toduv
in his flfty-ilfth jcar.
M. POINCARE MAY
SUCCEED DUPUY
A BELIEF EXISTS THAT HE
WILL FORM A MINISTRY.
His Reported Selection of Associates.
President Loubet Anxious to End
the Cabinet Crisis Quickly Con
ference with tho Presidents of tho
Scnato and Chamber of Deputies.
Paris, Juno 13. President Loubet con
ferred with tho preslelent of the sen
ate, M. Falliores, and with tho presi
dent of the chamber of deputies, M.
Deschanel, this morning and impressed
them with the necessity of quickly end
ing the cabinet crisis caused by tho
resignation of Premier Dupuy and his
ministers yesterday.
M. Polncnie has been summoned by
President Loubet and is conferring
with him at tho Hlysee palace.
It is believed that M. Polncaro, who
represents the Commorcy district of
the Mouse In the chamber of deputies,
was minister of public instruction In
the Rlbot cabinet In 1S93, and has sev
eral times been a vice-president of tho
chamber of deputies, will be asked to
form a cabinet. It is understood he Is
ready to accept the task and it is even
said he has already selected a cabinet,
to be composed as follows:
M. Polncare, premier and minister of
public Instruction.
M. Delcasse, minister of the Interior.
M. Bourgeois, minister of foreign af
fairs. M. Krnntz, minister of war.
M. Bouv ier or M. Delombre, minister
of finance.
M. Wnldeck-Rousseau or M. Monls,
minister of justice.
M. Lannessan, minister of commerce.
M Sarrlen, minister of public works.
Senator Jean Dupuy, minister of
agilculture.
M. Gulllaln. minister of the colonies.
The newspapeis this morning severe
ly criticise tho mlnlsteral career of M
Dupuy, charging him with leaning now
to one Bide and now to another, and
with betraying all parties, thus creat
ing universal dissatisfaction. He was
fated, they say, to fall sooner or later,
under the contempt excitcel by his
w.iveilng policy. The Socialists claim
the- elow nfall as the work of their party.
Host of the Republicans and Radical
papcis say the cilsls will be short
In convocations had by a repiesen
tative of the Associated Piess regard
ing the ministerial crisis, the persons
interviewed said that President Lou
bet's task would be most difficult un
less he had arranged for a new minis
try in advance, having foreseen tho fall
of 51. Dupuy and hl- colleagues
The moderate organs generally de
mand a cabinet which will work toward
the pacification of tho country. Among
the names mentioned bv them for the
future ministry nro MM. Constarra
Rouvler, 'Polncaro, Waldeck-Rousseau'
Urlsson and Bourgeois.
LOUBET'S ASSAILANT.
Baron Christian! Sentenced to Four
Years' Imprisonment.
Paris, June 13. Baton Chrlstlanl.who
assaulted President Loubet with a cane
at the Allteull laces. June A n-na .,
tenced today to four years' imprison
ment, u.aron Christian! was tried be
fore the Coirectlonal nolle, mun pv,
Judges deliberated thirty-five minutes
and delivered Judgment at 2.05 p. m..
saying that, according to the articles'
of the penal code under which Baron
Christianl wns sentenced, he was liable
to from two to five years' imprisonment.
There was a general exclamation of
surprise when the prisoner was sen
tenced to four years' Imprisonment and
to pay the costs of tho trial. Baron
Christianl listened unmoved to his sen
tence. Counsel for prisoner pleaded that iris
client's oflenso was not political, but
that he acted on the impulse of tho
moent, losing his head in the excitement
around him.
In his own behalf the prisoner said
he did not belong to the Royalist club
nor to the White Carnation club, and
asserted that his act was wholly un
premeditated, He also expressed the
ucuoi mat tire surrounding circum
stances ought to be considered.
The procureur general, M. Feulllolley,
in outlining the charges, said the blow
nlmed at President Loubet was so fierce
that the stick In the hands of the pris
oner wns broken on the balastrades.
This alone, the procureur general point
ed oirt, saved the president from hav
ing his face smnshed, Tho procureur
general then controverted the state
ments of the prisoner, denying that his
act was premeditated, referring to the
fact that Chilstlanl, speaking to a
police inspector at the time of his ar
rest, said- "if there had been forty of
us we would havo carried off tho whole
presidential stand."
For the defense, the Prince ele Prog
lie, Comto ele Labord, the Marquis do
Broo and others asserted that Chris
tianl had not dabbled In politics and
thnt his action at Auteull on June 4
did not accord with his convictions or
usual quiet demeanor.
After sentence had been pronounced,
Christianl left tho court in custody.
The great majority of those present
seemed to think tho sentence very se
vere, although It was not expected the
prisoner would recelvo lenient treat
ment. DEATH Or WILLIAM COX.
A Well Known Montrose Citizen Ex-
plies fiom Heart Disease.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Montrose, Pa Juno 13. William L.
Cox, tho widely known harnessmaker
and a leading citizen, died In his chair
at his placo of business today from
heart disease.
Ho was a prominent Mason, aged 71
years. He wns- the father of Charles
Cox, of Scranton.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, June 13. Pension certifi
cates: Restoration and Increase Abra
ham II. Baines. ilr.-wl Rtrr,nH.a,n-n- m
Jtojn. ' "' ""
AMERICANS
AMBUSHED
The Filipinos Are Finally Driven
Back After a Desperate
Resistance.
Tliey Threatened to Attack Manila Gen. lawton's
Troops Attacked Tliem in Intrenched Position
on Zapote River, Near Bacoor Desperate Posi
tion of the Twenty-first Infantry in the Jungle.
Gen. Otis Reports the Insurgents to Be in Re
treatOur Gunboats and Monitors Engaged at
the Mouth of Zapote River.
Washington, June 13. The following
cablegram has been lecelved fiom Gen
eral Otis:
"Manila, Juno 1 1.
"Adjutant General, Washington-
"Law ton's troops had seven' engage
ment today with enemy In strong in
trenchments at crossing Zapote tlvei,
near Pacoot, C.iv ite province, has
driven enemy with heavy loss, our
casualties some thirty. Insui gents In
this southern section not molested un
til threatened attack In stiong foice em
Manila; now scattered and in retreat;
doubtful if they make further stnnel.
(Signed) Otis."
Lawton's Battle.
Manila, June 1:1 0 0", p m. General
Law ton unexpectcdlv stirred up one of
the liveliest engagements of the war,
south of Las Pinas this morning, upon
which occasion American field guns
were engaged In the tlrst at tiller y duel
against a Filipino battel y, concealed In
the Jungle. Companies V nnel 1 ot tlu
Twenty-first Infantiy were nearly sui
rounded by a large' body of insurgents,
but the Americans cut theii way out
with heavv los.
The United States tin rot-ship Monad
noek and the gunbemt.s Helena anel Za-
firo trained their batteries on H.acooi
and the rebel tienches near Las Pinas
nil the morning Uacoor was once on
fire, but tho natives stopped the spread
of the llames.
During the night nn Insurgent cannon
was fired three times at the Americans
on the outskirts at Las linas
General Law ton took a battalion of
the Fourteenth regiment and two com
panies of the Twenty-first regiment
to locate the lebel battel y, nnel the
two guns of the SIth artillery and two
mountains guns were planted against
It at COO y.uds distance. The rebels
had a large gun from which they were
firing home-made canister, loaded with
nails, and two smaller guns. Their
shooting was most accurate. The Hist
lot of canister burst dlieetly In fremt
of Scott's guns and another shattered
the legs of a private In the Fourteenth
infantry. Several shots struck the
edge of the town. The countiv tra
versed was ns bad as It is possible to
imagine, being mainly lagoons, mud
and water, fringed with bamboos
Treacherous Amigos.
As soon ns the fighting opened, tno
Americans were attacked by hidden
ritlemen on all sides, even the Amigos,
or "friendly" natives, In the houses of
the town shooting Into their renr
The companies ot the Twenty-first
regiment, .sklinilshlng along the beach,
with Amlgo guides, tound npparentlv
a hnndfuU. ot rebels, who letreated.
The men of the Twenty-tliot tollov.cd
and suddenly the icbels ipmed a ter
I'fic lire orr the troops fram th .s.d-s
and rear. The soldiers withdrew to
the water edge, finding what shelter
they could and were picked off lapldly.
After their ammunition was neailj ex
hausted the companies of the Twenty
first retieated, but Geneinl Law tun
dashed dowrr and rallied the men
A little gioup made' a elesperate
stand, Goneial Law ton, Mujoi Stair
and Lieutenants Donovan and Snn
nelly taking tilli's from tho wounded
men and firing at tiro nncmy, bilnglng
down some of the icbel sharpshooters
from a tree. Finally, their cartridges
were nil gone and they woiv fenced
to bleak tluough the erremj's flanks,
carrying the wounded to the main body
of the troops. Lieutenant Donovan,
THE NEWS THIS MOIININU
Weather Indications Today:
SHOWERS.
1 General Americans und Filipinos Havo
a Illoody flattie.
Stnto Democratic Situation Sumewhat
Chaotic.
Tho French Cabinet CrlfK
MWsourl Village Swept Out of ICxlat-
ence.
2 Atlantic. National and Lastcrn Leaguo
JI.iso Hall Games
Financial and Commercial,
3 Local Possibilities of n General Tie-
Up of tho Pailldlng Trades.
Ono Day's Accidents,
4 Hdltorlal.
Comment of the Pr"ss.
5 Local General Manager Hallstcad's
Iteslgnatlon.
Aiuni.U Concert of tho Conservatory
of Music.
Mount Lookout Mlno Flooded,
0 Local West Scranton nnel Suburban.
7 News Hound About Scranton,
8 Local Court Proceeding!.
whose leg was broken, floundered fof
a mile through the bog after leading
his men In the face or a greatly super
ior force.
General Law ton ceaseel fighting until
reinforcements could be brought up.
Two battailous of the Fourteenth regi
ment and one battalion of the Ninth
leglment weie hurried to the-fiont and
in the .if tot noun the battle was 10
fitimed. The Monadnnck anchored close to
shore ami her heavy guns pounded
the rebels continuously, while tlf
smaller warships, steaming along the
hlmre, pouted bullets fiom their rapid
fir o guns ut the enemy.
The Filipino force engaged appears
to have been the largest and best or
ganised body of men which has met
our Hoops The Americans weie com
pelled to advance along narrow roads
and over small bridges commanded by
cur thw oiks ten teet thick.
The Battle Resumed.
Manila, dOI p 111. The only means
of creeping the Zapote was by .1 small
bridge, which the Filipinos commanded
with tienches spieadlng V-shaped,
whence they could concentrate their
fire on the bridge. They also had tho
advantage of the trees and Jungle so
mac tne Americans could haidly seo
ahead.
When the battle was resumed at 1
o'clock with the lelnfoi cements, our
battel y having silenced the enemy's
guns, ,the Americans wading waist
deep In the mud of the salt lints, slow
ly pouring ste-ady vollovs of musketry
nt the icbels, drove their opponents
beyond the r Ivor. Then tho two armies
lay f.ielng each other across the deep
stream, U10 enemy practically out of
.sight, while the men in blue and khaki
lay on the mud and bushes, many of
them without any shelter, for three
hours with ,1 moment's cessation in tho
filing, pouring bullets at tho enemy us
fast as the could load. Tho thousand
rltles blended Into a continuous roar
was vastly different from Intermittent
hklrmlsh-llko rattle of most of the en
gagements. One battalion after another, Genetat
Lawton summoned the reserves from
Las Plnns until enough troops wero
left In the town to tu event the Fili
pinos from attacking the Americans in
the tear, which was feared, as they
were creeping around our left tluough
the woods, delivering a flanking tire,
which put 11 gre-at stiatn upon tho en
duianee of the Americans, who wero
nounuering In the mud acioss the river,
while on the light the Filipino sluup
shooters, hidden in the trees, weie
peppeilng out men Hut, thanks to
the pour maikmanshlp ot tho rebels,
our lo-s was not as great as It would
hive been If the Filipinos had shot
straight. An army, however, has sel
dom fought under a greater handicap
01 moie courageously than did our reg
ulars, a majorltv of whom were enm-
paatlvely speaking, recruits, who could
have been pardoned for retiring In tho
taei' of such a lloico fire from their ex
posed positions
The Fouitenteh regiment lay to tho
right of the bridge and in front of them
was the Tueiftlr regiment, with tho
Ninth on the light and the Twenty
first up the toad, facing the bridge,
vvhli h was the key to tho situation.
On the bridge weie the bodies of two
Americans w ho had attempted to 1 ush
across nnd many wounded men wero
can led fiom the open ground beforo
tho bridge
Biavery of Generals.
After firing in volleys for a short tlmft,
tho Americans were ordered to flra
when nnd where they could see the en
emy. It was every man for himself
and the best our men could do was to
aim nt tho faint mists arising from the
rebels' smokeless powder.
General Lawton, though exhausted
by tho morning light, rallied his pow
ers and was tho commanding flguie in
tho battle. Ho went along the lines
directing and encouraging tho troops.
Tho only nppniaeh to the fightliiff
ground was by a narrow , w hiding road,
where the rebel bullets dropped thick
ly, wounding several of our men.
At 4 o'clock there was an hour's lull
In tho fighting nnd an nrtlllorv ser
geant galloped back to where two guns
of the mountain battery wero waitine
in reservo and shouted.
"Ifrlng up thoso guns."
TTffT -f -t-
WEATHER FORECAST. I
Washington, Juno 13. Forecast
for Wednesday: For eabtcrn Penn
sylvania, showers; light variablo
winds; probably show em Thursday.
t 1 1 -t 1 &
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