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AMERICANS
HARRASSED
BY REBELS
Aguinaldo Collects
Large Force at San
Fernando.
McARTHUR'S MEN ACTIVE
JThe General Hopes That the Filipinos
Will Oiler Battle Pursuit Through
Swamps Wearing The Transport
Centennial Strikes a Bock at Point
Engano One Hundred Tons of
Supplies Thrown Overboard, Seized
by the Natives.
Manila. June 23.. 11.: IS a. m. Aguln
aldo does not seem to to be satisfied
with the attempt of tho insurgents to
retake Han Fernando nnd ho has tak
en I'lunmand of Gen. Lima's army and
has massed the largest rebel force yet
mobilized, bringing 2,000 men from the
Antlpolo region. He Is exceedingly
troublesome. Last night his men
wounded two members of the Seven
teenth regiment. General MaoArthur's
men are constantly on the alert to re
pel any attacks by the rebels, sleeping
upon their arms. The general sincerely
hopes that the Filipinos will give him
another chance for battle, for the sol
diers really would enjoy an opportun
ity to light them when they can do so
without wudlng through swamps to
catch them.
Hallway trains between Manila nnd
San Fernando have been stopped for
several days while permanent repairs
were being made to the bridges along
ihe route, but today tratllc was re
sumed. The transport Centennial, which has
arrived liere. had an exciting exper
ience while rounding Point Kngano, on
the northern cost of Luzon, on her way
to this port. She struck on Wednesday
and remained fast for several hours,
miring which time she was surrounded
by swaims of natives in canoes, who
re-.-.ime menacing. Captain Kagle, who
oemmanded the transport, was com
pelled to throw overboard a hundred
tons of supplies In order to lighten tho
ship sufficiently to get her atloat. Be
fore this was effected the Filipinos had
towed the cases ashore and were light
ing over tho spoils.
The cruiser Baltimore recently
grounded nt the same point, but the
natives feared to approach her.
Washington, June 23. The war de
partment bus received no oltlcial ad
vices relative to the grounding of the
transport Centennial 0n the north end
of Luzon According to the records
here the Centennial carried l.MHl tons
of supplies, and It Is believed that they
were all the property of the subsistence
department. The commissary olllce nt
Manila has been asked whether it is
desirable to immediately replace tho
supplies which were lust. If so this
will be done at once.
The Centennial was a chartered ship
nnd not one of the regular government
transports.
TO RETURN PROM PHILIPPINES.
These Volunteer Regiments to Be
Mustered Out Soon.
Fan Francisco. June 2.'!. The post
master general has ordered that mall
matter addressed to members of tho
following regiments be held at San
Francisco, Indicating that they are all
to be mustered out of service very
socn:
California heavy artillery, Utah ar
tillery, first California infantry, first
Colorado Infantry. Hist Idaho infantry,
first Montana Infantry, thirteenth Min
nesota Infantry, first Nebraska infan
try, first North Dakota infantry, second
Oregon infantry, tenth Pennsylvania
infantry, first South Dakota infantry
and the first Wyoming Infantry,
NEW YORK'S RESPONSE.
Governor Roosevelt Informs the
President Volunteers Are Ready.
Kansas City, Jun- 23. Governor
Roosevelt authorized Local Manager
Richards of the Postal Telegraph-Cable
comi any to give to the press the sub
stance of a telegram which he filed
litre with that company today to Presi
dent McKlnley, in which Governor
Roosevlt Informed the president that
In the event of a call for volunteers be
ing made. New York was prepared to
furnish nil the men the government
might ask for, nnd asked that an op
portunity be given Now York stato to
do 0.
COL. BISBEE'S NEW COMMAND.
He Foregoes His Furlough to Join
the Thirteenth Infantry.
Woonsocket, R. I., June 23. Letters
received In this city from Col. W. H.
Blsbee, Thirteenth U. S. Infantry, bring
information that he has relinquished
tho four months' furlough to which he
wos entitled, because he Is desirous of
Immediately Joining his new command,
tho Thirteenth, in the Philippines,
widch 13 without a Held officer at pres
ent. Col. Tilsbce, as lieutenant colonel and
commanding ofllcer of the First United
States Infantry, has boon In constant
service, first In Santiago and later In
Plnar del Rio provinces, since hostili
ties first began In Cuba. Ho enlisted
fiom this city In 18C1.
Constable's Bullet Was Fatal.
Mlddletown, N. Y., June 23. James
C.imphell, who was shot by Countable
Hitnlen on June 12. while ho was en
delivering to assist Ills brother over tho
Now Jersey state lino to escape nrrest
for wife beating, dlid In tho hospital
Si Port Jorvls last night.
WAR SPIRIT AT THE HAQUE,
Aminoghian Accepts the Challenge
of Bechid Bey.
The Hague, Juno 23. In splto of the
refusal of Achmed Rlza Bey, of the
young Turk's party, to fight a duel with
Rcchid Bey, secretary of Turlchan
Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation
at tho peace conference, Ammoghian,
an Armenian who was tohave been one
of tho speakers at tho meeting of tho
young Turks party, lias written n let
ter to tho Vatcrland denying remarks
attributed to him, but nevertheless ac
cepting the challenge which Illza Hoy
declined on tho ground that duelling
was unlawful In Holland.
The incident has aroused extraor
dinary Interest among nil classes.
CLEVELAND STRIKE.
Possibility Thnt It Will Be Settled
Today.
Cleveland, June 23. The strike among
the employes of the big consolidated
street railway Is In a fair way to bo
settled at a meeting of the council
peace committee tomorrow. The strik
ers today practically agreed to the com
pany's proposition to take back all but
one hundred men.
This would reinstate about SO per
cent, of the striking employes. The
strikers will also Insist that hereafter
in case of any difficulty between the
company and the employes that the lat
ter should have Ihe right to appoint a
committee which would discuss tho
grievances. It Is thought the company
will agree to this. The ilnal decision
will be reached at a meeting to be held
tomorrow morning.
WANTED TO SEE THE
COLOR OF HIS BLOOD
Harvey J. Ramsey, Ticket Seller In
Madison Square Garden, Murdered
by His Insane Wife.
New York, June 23. Harvey J. Ram
sey, 30 years old, a ticket seller in the
Madison Square Garden, had his throat
cut today In his room in the Garden
hotel. Before ho died he said his wife
did It. She said she had done it be
cause he snored nnd disturbed her, but
she then Immediately denied that she
had killed him. She was arrested. She
Is a frail woman, of refined appearance,
and Is thought to be insane.
Ramsey has been living at the hotel
about two years. This morning Ram
sey rushed out of his room and called
to a domestic: "Go get a doctor. My
tlimnt Is cut." IIIoimI was. Htreumlng
from the man's neck and he staggered
and fell. An ambulance was called and
he was taken to Bellevue hospital. A
corps of surgeons there took the case,
but were unable to save ills life and he
died at 2 o'clock.
The woman wns found In her room
sitting calmly in a chair. It is believed
from her language that she Is Insane.
She was placed under nrrest. She told
Police Sergeant Daly that she had cut
her husband's throat because he snored
and she was disturbed by him. Then
she denied that she had cut him. but
said there had been something the mat
ter with one of the arteries of his throat
and she had been fixing it with a razor
when she cut him. Again she said her
husband had been shaving and had cut
himself. Magistrate Cornell held the
woman for examination tomorrow.
Mrs. Ramsey said she had been niar
lled to her husband eight years and
again said she hod been married four
years, but she admitted having been
at the hotel with her husband only
since February. She said she had not
had any quarrel with herhusband. When
questioned about the deed she said:
"I cut his throat because he snored
so much. He disturbed me. I want
ed to see the color of his blood. It was
very peculiar and tho strangest kind
I ever saw."
In an ante-mortem statement to iin
coroner, Ramsey said that he was In
bed asleep about 9.30 o'clock when he
awoke from a sharp pain in his throat.
He saw ills wife standing over him.
She had no weapon. He said he ran
out Into the ball for help. He thought
his wife must have tried to kill him
because there was no one else In tho
room. Ramsey said his wife had been
despondent for two days. So much
so that his attention had been at
tracted to her because of it. He be
lieved she was mentally unbalanced
when she cut him and he said he did
not hold her responsible. Mrs. Ram
sey's father Is a resident of Williams
port, named Thomas Simpson, and tSie
Is said to navo been nn actress.
VEY ON EXPANSION.
Tho Admit! Believes American Peo
ple Cannot Afford to Withdraw.
Minneapolis, June 2.). George II. Hoi
den, who has Just returned from tbn
Philippines, tells of a talk wllli Admiral
Dewey In Manila during which tho latter
expressed (xpanslonlst convictions of the
strongest type. The admiral requested
Holdcn to give an opinion on the future
courso of the government in tho Islands
and when his caller declared that tho
American peoplo could not afford to
wlthdraw.that they were building for tho
iiuiiro and not ror tho present and that
they owed It to the world to remain, ho
heartily approved of tho words.
"Impress ycur view upon your friends
and every American citizen," said
Dewey.
ROMANCE OF A ROSE.
Wealthy Man Weds a Pretty and
Poor Flower Girl.
Richmond, A'a Juno ''.. Georso J.
Freedly. the wealthy vice prcsldunt of tho
Cardwcll Machine company, bought flow
ers every morning from Maude Rey
nolds, a pretty and poor flower girl. Ho
fell In lovo with her. "What I want Ih a
rose that will last through life one that
will become dearer to my heart the old
er It grows; whoso pcrfumo will sweeten
and ennoblo life-a perfect flower with
out u thoin," he told her. "Will you be
my roso?"
They were married yesterday by Bishop
Van De A'yor.
Butler's Street Railroad.
Harrlsburg, Juno 23. A charter was Is.
sued by tho stnte department today to
tho Butler Passenger i all way company,
capitalization $50,ouo, to build a street
railroad line, eight mllca lon, In the
borough of Butler.
INSTITUTE OF
HOMEOPATHY
OPENING SESSION OP
FOURTH DAY.
THE
Tho Bonrd of Censors Makes the Reg
ular Daily Report and Recommends
the Election of Forty-Two Appli
cants for Membership Recommen
dations as to the Course of Medical
Colleges Other Papers Read.
Atlantic City, N. J June 23. Tho
opening session of the fourth dny of
tho American Institute of Homeopathy
was attended by a large number of
delegates and much business was dis
posed of. The board of censors made
Its regular dally report and recom
mended the election of forty-two appli
cants for membership nnd also report
ed sixteen new applications for mem
bership. This makes a .total of 21.1
members elected during the present
convention.
The committee on medical ltica
tlon recommended that the Institute
encourage medical teaching In state
universities; that colleges should be
liberally endowed; that instructors
should be salaried whore possible; that
no teaching should be permitted ex
cept lrom those specially trained for
the respective departments and that
all colleges should have a uniform cur
rlculuWfor entrance, Intermediate and
final examinations nnd study. This
was adopted.
The resolution referred to the resolu
tions committee yesterday, warning
physicians against spending their pa
tients to opticians who have no medi
cal training, was reported back and
ndopted. Considerable time was taken
up In tho adoption of a number of
amendments to bylaws, after which the
delegates paid a tribute to Dr. K. M.
Kellogg, of New York, who has been
treasurer for thirty-three years and
who now voluntarily Relinquishes that
position. A motion I Dr. C. K. Fisher,
of New York, was nanlmously adopt
ed appointing Drs. II. M. Smith, New
York: J. II. McClellan, Pittsburg, and
II. L. Chase. Cambridge, Mass., a com
mittee to present a suitable testimonial
to the veteran treasurer. Drs. George
D. Shelton, New York; Alonzo Booth
by, Boston: B. F. Bailey, Lincoln, Neb.;
O. S. Reynolds, Minneapolis, and J.
15. Klppax, Chicago, were appointed a
committee on finance for the Hahne
mann monument fund.
The report of the inter-cnllcglato
committee wns presented by Dr. Klp
pax. College Course.
Among the recommendations made
and adopted was that after the pres
ent year all medical colleges shall have
a course of four years, of not less than
seven months each. Instead of six
months.
The formal announcement of the
election of officers held yesterday was
made and President-elect Walton, of
Cincinnati, made a speech thanking the
institute for the honor conferred upon
him.
The Phartnacopea held the attention
of the delegates for the remainder of
the morning session. A recommenda
tion by Prof. T. F. Allen, of New York,
that a pharmacological society bo or
ganized for the special discussion of
tho proving of drugs, and that It hold
Its meetings at the time of the Insti
tute's annual convention, was adopted.
The institute then listened to a spe
cial address on "Homeopathy as Re
lated to Surgery," by Dr. W. S. Brlggs,
of St. Paul. He said that homeopathy
saved many persons from the surgeon's
knife. He mentioned several cases and
said that comparative statistics were
always In favor of homeopathy.
The Institute then resolved Itself Into
a section on sanitary science. I'apers
were read by J. W. Lelseur, of Batavla,
N. Y.; Dr. F. Park Lewis. Buffalo;
Julia Holmes Smith, Chicago; AV. II.
Hanchett, Omaha, Neb.; Miss Biiimiina
Fay no, AVest Newton, Miss.; Preston
Dudley. Philadelphia; Selden II. Lat
tot. Mlddletown, N. Y., and Dr. A. R.
Wright, Buffalo, N. Y.
Afternoon Session.
The feature of tho afternoon was the
section In clinical medicine and patho
logy in which pulmonary tubercolosls
was thoroughly discussed. Papers
were read by Dr. Charles Gatchell, of
Chicago, nn "Prevention and General
Treatment of Pulmonary Tubercol
osls;" by Dr. William C. Goodno, of
Philadelphia, on "Early Diagnosis of
Pulmonary Tubercolosls:" by Dr.
George F. Laldlow, of Now York, on
"Therapeutics on Pulmonary Tuber
culosis." Then followed an open dis
cussion on tubercolosls in Its various
Btages and the treatment and preven
tion of the disease.
The section In gynaecology held a
special meeting this afternoon. Papers
were road by Drs. E. H. Pratt, of Chi
cago; AA'Ilson j. Smith, Chicago: A.
G. Cowperthwalto, Chicago; H. I. Os
trom, New York, and J. C. Fahnestock,
Plqua, Ohio.
The section In neurology and elec
tro therapeutics nlso held a special
meeting. Dr. AY. II. Carpenter, of
Columbus, delivered nn address on
"Auto-lntoxlcntlon ns Influencing
Cnses of Mental Depression."
Dr. J. T. Greenleaf, of Owego. N. Y.,
spoke on "The Final Tribunal In Cases
of Insanity." He advocated tho ap
polntmentbythelegislaturesot the sev
eral states of the board of physicians
who shall be paid a fair salary to ex
amine Into tho insanity of persons
for whom application has been made
for admission Into hospitals for the
Insane, thus taking tho matter en
tirely out of tho hands of the court.
As a result of Dr. Greenleaf s address
a committee of three was appointed
to lay tho subject before the commit
tee of legislation of tho institute with
a view of having the committee pro-
euro action by the legislatures of tho
various states looking to tho creation
of a board in lunacy.
Mr. Alger Is a Candidate.
Chicago, Juno 23. Secretary of AVar
Alger arrived horo today from Detroit
and confirmed the statement mado by
Governor Plncreo that ho would stand
for election to tho United States senate.
Secretary Alger declared himself opposed 1 dny coat cno life, Andrew Mock, a
to trusts end heartily In favor of the ' ungarlan, was found dead In his chum
election of senators. by direct vote of the I her In the mine lust night. Ho hud been
people. J suffocutcd.
THAT TRACTION DEAL.
Tho Pittsburg Company Will Not Be
Absorbed by American Railways.
rittsburg, June 23. Tho Consolidated
Traction company of this city will not
be absorbed by the American Railways
company nB was oxpected but will bo
merged into the Philadelphia company,
of this city. This announcement was
confirmed here tonight by Judge James
Reed, president of the Philadelphia
company and by President C. L. Mag
ge, of the Consolidated Traction com
pany. The terms of the deal are sl
to be better for tho Traction company
than thoso offered by tho American
Railways company which wore an
nounced as $10 for common and $70
for preferred, secured by londs bearing
SM per cent. Interest. The exact fig
ures of the present deal cannot be
glen tonight.
The consummation of this deal seems
to bo in the line of a furtherance of the
plan of the Brown Brothers In their
effort to control the light, heat, power
and traction Interests of tho country.
Some time ago this firm financed the
Philadelphia, company when It ab
sorbed all of the light and heating
companies of Allegheny county, to
gether with the United Traction com
pany. The United Traction and the Con
solidated Traction gives to the Phila
delphia company control of the big ma
jority of street rallwnys In this country.
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
Europe in Need of Money and
Must liorrow Trade Balances
Promise Large Excess of Exports
for June.
New York, June 23. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s AVeekly Review of Trade will say
tomorrow:
The outgo of more gold this week,
$4,000,000 so far, makes it clear that
Europe is in need of money nnd can
not claim Its own from the west this
year, but must borrow. Exchange and
trade balances show that this country
Is not called upon to pay, but the
money Is worth more to lenders abroad
than It Is here. Home finances are
most satisfactory. Revenue falls be
hind expenditures for tho fiscal year
less than $100,000,000 and but for $230,
000,000 war expenses. Including payment
for the Philippine and for Cuban sol
diers, the revenue exclusive of the
war taxes exceeds ordinary expenses.
Trade balances still promise a large ex
cess of exports for June.
Stocks here have weakened, but al
most exclusively In Industrials which
foreigners do not touch, these declin
ing $2.0S per share on the average this
week, while railroad stocks have aver
aged a decline of only 2! cents per
share. Earnings for the first half of
June are better than for any previous
month this year, 10.0 per cent, larger
than last year and 11.3 per cent, larger
than In 18'J2, the granger roads gaining
most largely over last year in spite of
the reduced movement of grain.
In tho great staples there Is a turn
for tho better, exports of wheat, flour
Included, for the week have been 3,
033,(572 bushels against 3,S0),6C0 last
year, and In three weeks 6,504,2(52
against 11,00.1,798 last year. Corn ex
ports also continue Ignored and claims
from Pittsburg of the placing of record-breaking
contracts for steel rails
for export to Russia, not, however, for
Immediate delivery. Predictions of $20
for Bessemer are well within sight of
realization and warnings of overdoing
the situation are more numerous.
Improved crop reports are responsible
chiefly for lower quotations of products
declining In price this week. Wheat
has been affected by glowing reports
from spring wheat sections, but more
and especially by continued enormous
deliveries of old crop supplies, point
ing to tho 1S39 spring wheat yield, nnd
therefore the aggregate yield of the
country having been heavily underesti
mated. The fall of 2 cents In wheat and In
cotton from (5.31 to 6.12 cents Indicate
that a .speculation based on tho hope
of short crops Is growing weary. The
textile Industries aro much behind In
prices though woolens are now steadily
rising and nre six cents higher than
at their lowest In March.
The great gain in volume of business
might seem of questionable safety were
It not greater In iron production, result
ing from an actual excess of demand
over supply and not from speculation.
Bars are stronger by $3 per ton nt the
east, though iron Is $1 per ton easier at
Pittsburg, but a difference of $.1 per
ton In favor of steel makes the de
mand for Iron larger. It Is Interesting
that a 10,000 ton order for plates for
two American liners to bo built by the
Cramps has gone to Chicago, eastern
works being too full. Orders for fin
ished products show no decrease In
quantity and for most lines, us for
rails, are quite often refused, speedy
deliveries being impossible. Failures
for the week have been 17S In tho
United States against 2S1 last year, und
IS In Canada against 11 last year.
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
Twelve-Year-Old Stephen Howley
Wns tho Victim.
Stephen Rowley, of Prlceburg, a lad
12 years old, was drowned Thursday
afternoon while bathing In a reservoir
near that place.
Ho was In the water with some com
panions and though ho could swim only
a few strokes he attempted diving. Ho
enmo to the surface all right on two
or three occnslons, but on hl3 last at
tempt tho water got In his eyes und
blinded him.
The other boys were too frightened
to assist him and ho drowned In a few
minutes after inuking desperate efforts
to save himself. Ills body was recov
ered at a late hour in tho evening.
Will Use Air Motors.
Dover, Del.. Juno 23. A certificate c(
Incorporation of tho United States A'e
lilcle company with an authorized capi
tal of $23,000,000 was filed hero today at
the office of tho secretary of state. Tho
company was Incorporated for tho pur
poso of manufacturing vehicles with com
pressed air as motive power.
-
Victim of Maxwell Explosion.
AVIlkcs-Barre. Juno 23. Tho explosion
In tho Maxwell inlnn at Ashley yerfttr
WORE TROOPS FOR
GENERAL OTIS
BELIEF THAT HE WILL HAVE
REINFORCEMENTS.
Strong Pressure Brought to Bear on
tho Administration How tho Mat
ter Would Be Managed With 50,
000 Regulars, Otis Can Probably
Settle the Filipino Difficulty Vol
unteers for Garrison Duty.
Washington, Juno 23. From all parts
of the country expressions reach the
war department Indicating a wide,
spread popular feeling that more troops
ought to be sent to the Philippines and
Intimating that tho administration may
be placing too great reliance on the
judgment of General Otis. The presi
dent and the high officials In the de
partment, to all outward appearances,
have as much confidence In 13113 as
ever, and nru willing to entrust the
Philippine campaign solely to his
hands; but signs nre not wanting that
popular sentiment Is beginning to make
an impression. It may be that, In def
erence to this feeling, reinforcements
will lie got ready for Otis whether he
Indicates a desire for them or not. In
deed, the war department Is seriously
considering a proposal to call out three
brigades of the provisional army in tho
manner already outlined in these dis
patches, the Idea being that these ad
ditional 10,000 troops shall be put In
camps of Instruction nt once, so that
they may be ready In nny emergency,
and so that reinforcements may be sent
to the Philippines without delay when
ever the president may think It wise.
Change Expected.
Of course nothing will be done until
the president returns from New Eng
land. He has an opportunity there to
learn something of public sentiment,
and what he discovers will be of value
In determining the administration pol
icy. But pending his return the de
partment is taking steps which lead
to the conclusion that some change Is
expected very soon. A high olllclal In
the department said today that there
was no probability that any regiments
of the provisional army which might be
recruited In this country would be sent
to the Philippines. "If wo raise three
biigudes under the authorization of
congress," he said, "they will be re
tained In tho United States for garrison
duty, and uny"'relnforeements we may
send to Otis will be regular troops
properly seasoned and drilled. AVIth
these 10,000 men in the United States
ve could safely send enough regulars
to the Philippines to give Otis an army
of 50,000. leaving 2,500 In Porto Rico and
10,000 In Cuba. This may seem a small
force to retain for garrison purposes
at bom", but in an emergency the
president can call on the governors of
states to furnish regiments of militia
for temporary service, and this Is what
will probably be done if the plan sug
gested should be carried out."
Troops Ready to Sail.
"AVIth 50,000 regulars there ought to
be no feeling unywhere that Otis Is
not taken care of. Nine thousand
troops are already at San Francisco
awaiting transportation to tho Philip
pines. Of this number 3,500 nre re
cruits, the others are seasoned men.
General Shatter Is superintending their
deportation. Some of them are al
ready aboard ship, others will leave
Saturday by the Sheridan. The re
cruits will be divided up among tho
trained troops In such a way that they
will be speedily assimilated and licked
Into shape. AVe don't want to send
any more green men to the Philippines
than we can help and wo want to have
as few volunteers there as possible.
If we can get along as we nre going
now without meeting an.t more re
verses until tho assembling of con
gress, then we may expect that con
gross will give us legislation that will
enable us to Increase tho regular army
to at least 100,000 men with officers of a
permanent establishment. AVo can do
far more effective work In this way
than wo can by using a provisional
army, however carefully It may bo re
cruited." ABRAHAM GOULD DEAD.
Jay Gould's Only Brother Passes
Away.
Salem, N. Y Juno 23. Abraham
Gould, only brother of the late Jay
Gould, died at the residence of his
brother-in-law, Frederick Kegler, In
the village of Salem, N. Y., last night,
nged CG years. Ho went to Salem a
few weeks ago from his home In St.
Louis, for a brief vacation and In hope
of regaining his health.
In his youth, Sir. Gould taught school
In Delaware county, N. Y., and in Ne
braska, He was subsequently purchas
ing agent of the Fall River line steam
ers und In 1S73 purchasing agent for
the Pacific Mail Steamship company at
San Francisco. Ho went to Salt Lake
City in 1S70 as manager of tho coal de
partment of the Union Pacific railroad.
In 1RS4 he was appointed purchasing
agent for tho Gould system of railroads
in Missouri, which position ho held at
the time of his death. His wife died
In Salt Lake City in 1S7S.
Head of Chicago Traction Company.
Chicago, Juno 23. Jeaso R. Spauldlng,
head of tho lumber film of Spautdlug &
Co., and formerly collector of tho port
nt Chicago, today accepted tho presi
dency of the newly organized Chicago
Union Traction company, offered him a
few days ago by tho AVIdener-Klklns
syndicate, which has recently romo in
to control of tho Chicago surfaco rail
ways. Train Robber Sentenced.
Uartvllle, Mo., Juno 23. Jennings, one
of tho train robbers on trial here for
complicity in tho Macomb hold-up In
January last, for which robbery "Jack"
Kennedy was given seventeen years 111
tho penitentiary Tuesday last, was to
day found guilty and sentenced to twenty
years.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Juno 23. Arrived: Patrla
from Hamburg. Cleared: La Hretagne,
Havre; Stutondam, Rotterdam via Bou
logne; vmbrla, Liverpool; Pretoria,
Humburg, via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
Bremen Arrived; steamer Luhn, Now
York, Lizard Passed: Steamer Fries
land, New York for Antwerp,
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
Weather Indications Todays
INCREA3INQ CLOUDINESS.
1 General-Filipino Rebels Harrass the
Americans.
South African War Cloud Darkening.
Sessions of tho Institute! of llomco.
pathy.
More Troops for tho Philippines.
2 Atlantic. National und Other League
Buso Ball Games.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Religious News of tho AVeok.
1 Editorial.
News und Comment.
S Local Social and Personal.
One AVoman's A'lews.
C Local Llvo News of the Industrial
AV'orld.
Sorry Spectacle nt tho City Hall.
7 Local Commencement at tho High
School.
Local Politics.
S Local AVest Scranton and Suburban.
9 News Round About Scrunton.
10 Story "Double Sixes."
It Sunday School Lesson for Tomoirow.
True History of the Cardiff Giant.
12 Local Court Proceedings.
WALCOTT GETS DECISION.
Tho Colored Welter Weight Defents
Dan Crcedon.
New Yoik, June 23. Joe AA'alcott. Ihe
colored welterweight boxer, was given
the decision over Dan Creedon, the
Australian middleweight, nt the end of
a hard 20-round bout before the New
Broadway A. C. tonight. Johnny
White was the referee.
In the opening rounds both men re
ceived some punishment, but AValcott
showed the better work. From the
sixth to the fifteenth round AValcott
had It all his own way. Dan made a
wonderful rally In tho fifteenth, send
ing his right over three times to the
negro's head. In the seventeenth Wal
cott slipped to his knees in a rush
which Creedon evaded. Walcott. how
ever, was on his feet In a second.
The nineteenth found AValcott forc
ing Dan all over the ring. Dan fought
back desperately, but his blows lacked
steam. AVhcn they shook hands for
the windup AA'alcott rushed up and
tried hard to land a decisive blow, but
Creedon managed to evade him clev
erly. AVhcn the gong ended the bout
the negro turned and shook hands with
Creedon nnd Lavlgne. Referee White
gave the decision to AValcott.
Harry Fischer, of Brooklyn, met Tim
Hurley, of Susquehanna, In tho pre
liminary contest, which the referee
stopped towards the close of the third
round. Fischer won after punishing
the Pennsylvunlnn badly. Hurley went
down three times In the second round
and was ns good as out In the third
when the referee Interfered. The men
met at catchwelghts, being In the
vicinity of 160 pounds.
SANCTIONED RACE MEETS.
All Others Will Be Withered by L.
A. W. Disapproval.
New York, June 23. Appended Is a
list of the regularly sanctioned race
meets by the L. A. AV. to be held In
(his vicinity. Riders desiring entry
blanks can apply directly to the clubs
promoting the meets:
June 21 Young Men's Christian Assocl
at Ion, Plttstou. Pa.
June 2:i Tyrone AVheelmen, Tyronc.l'a.
July i Burlington County AVheelmen,
Mt. Holly, N. J.
July 4-West End AVheelmen, AVIIkes
Barre, P.i.
July 1 Hazloton Driving Park associa
tion, Hazleton, Pa.
July I Heaver A'alley Cyclers, Beaver
Falls, Pa.
July t Richard Ford, Altnoim. i'a.
July 4 Mahanoy City A. A., Muhanoy
City. Pa.
July 4 Mifflin County Fair association,
Lewiston. P.i.
July 4 Red Bank Wheelmen, Red
Bank. N. J.
July 4-Falr
association, Punxsutaw-
ney. I'a.
The list shows meets to be held up to
nnd Including July 4 only, where riders
' from this district may compete.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
Three Men Are Killed nt Rossland,
British Columbln.
Rossland, II. C, June 23. An explo
sion occurred today In the AVar Kagle
mine nnd three men nre lying dead nt
the morgue, another Is probably fatal
ly Injured and a filth Is seriously hurt.
Five men were working In the sixty
live foot level with machine drills when
one of the drills struck a "missed hole"
where tho shot had failed to go off last
night.
An explosion took place and Chnrles
Post, Charles Lee and Mike Griffin
were killed. Dan Green Is fatally In
jured and Charles Couson received se
vere Injuries.
BATHING TRAGEDY.
Five Girls Ave Drowned Near Lam
passas, Texas.
Lampnssas, Texas. Juno 23. Mrs. T.
J. Lloyd, living seven miles northwest
of this place, with her five daughters
and a visitor, Miss Chllders. went In
bathing In a creek today. The young
est three girls went beyond their depth,
when their eldest sister and Miss Chll
ders went to their rescue and all five
were drowned. ,
Mrs. Lloyd saved her other daughter
only by heroic efforts. The bodies were
recovered.
Confessed His Crime.
Eastman. Oa., June 23.-Caln Stevens,
colored, was hanged this morning, llo
confessed his crlmo nnd said whiskey,
cards and women had been his ruin.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Philadelphia, Juno S3. The Rev. Robert
AV. Oliver. D. P., rector of St. Luke's
Episcopal church, Kearney, Neb., died at
tho Kplscopal hospital this city, today.
He was SS years of age. Interment will
bo made at Kearney, Neb. Dr. Oliver
was of Scotch birth nnd came to Canada
many years ugo as un officer In tho Eng
lish mi my.
New A'ork, Juno 23. Henry II. Plant,
president of the Plant Steamship com
pany, died bt hU homo In this city today,
SITUATION IN
SOUTH AFRICA
Report That Tension in
South Africa Is
Extreme.
BUSINESS AT STANDSTILL
Feeling General That London Must
Bring Matters to nn Issue Orango
Free State Urging tho Transvaal
to Make Further Concessions Mll
ner's Franchise Proposals Worth
less Unless the Right to Speak
English in Volksraod Is Granted.
London, June 23 A despatch from
Cape Town to the Outlook says:
"The tension Is extreme. Business
Is ut a standstill and the general feel
ing Is that Kngland must promptly
bring matters to an Issue. Tho league
will have no difficulty In preventing
meetings supporting Sir Alfred Ma
nor's attitude, the doslro being to re
frain from embarrassing the imperial
authorities.
"The Orange government Is urging
the Transvaal to make further con
cessions. Jinny peoplo consider Sir
Alfred Milner's franchise proposals are
useless without the granting of twelve
seats In the mining centers and tho
right to speak English In the volks
ruad. Otherwise It would be Impossi
ble to select representative men. Fall
ing these concessions the Johannesbur
geis say they prefer a treaty providing
security and judicial and educational
reforms."
The Shropshire regiment has been or
dred to hold Itself In readiness for
Immediate embarkation for Capo
Town.
The secretary of state for the col
onies, Joseph Chamberlain, is the house
of commons today, in answering a
question, denied that the government
was reinforcing the British troops In
South Africa to a total of 40,000 men.
VENEZUELA'S NEW TARIFF.
Duties Increased nnd Power Given
tho President.
AVashlngton, June 23. Under date ot
May 22, Minister Loomls writes tho
state department from Caracas as fol
lows concerning the new tariff:
"The A'enezuelan congress, which ad
journed on Saturday last, enacted a
new tariff law; but, owing to the num
erous amendments made to the orig
inal bill, it Is not possible for mo to
get a corrected copy for transmission
by this ninll. It can be said. However,
that there will be an nverage lncreaso
of 25 per cent, on existing duties, a
very few articles lour among them
being exempted.
"In addition to the advance In duties
made by the new law, power Is given
the president to add 25 per cent, morn
to any or all of the new schedules, as
he may see tit. In short, the new law
makes Its possible for the president to
regulate tho tariff pretty much ns ho
deems hist. The new duties will prob
ably not be Imposed for sixty or sev
enty days. No date, I think, has been
fixed for putting the tariff Into effect."
WANTED FOR MURDER.
John Green, of AVashlngton, Is Ar
rested at Harrlsburg.
Harrlsburg. Juno 23. Detective Mor
rlssey, of this city, has arrested James
Greene, of AVashlngton state, who la
wanted at S.vittle for murder, and In
AValla AValla, for bune.oelng a fanner
out of $5,000. Tho murder was that of
a cabman who was asked to dispose of
one of Green's victims. Tho cabman
demanded a share of tho plunder and
Green shot him. Two years afterward
Green was arrested In Chicago and
managed to secure a release In
Seattle court on a writ of habeas cor
pus through a legal technicality.
He turned up in AA'alla AA'alla som
months ago nnd buncoed a farmer out
of $3,000. He was traced to Harrls
burg and detectives watched the post
office. He Inquired for a letter yester
day and was immoataieiy arresica.
AVashlngton authorities will arrive her
soon to take him back.
Races at McKee'3 Rocks.
Tll!lt. ,.(- Tnnn '1. .Thi. bist dnv of tho
McKees Itoekii races resulted as follows:
2.2t Hot Purse Jl'X). Tiger toiii ioow
11.1.-.1 ..iit-ih mill ilfth heat. Best time.
2.21li,' Ember Day captured tho first
and second heats, jiesi lime, .iu.,. uti
trudo M. took third money. 2.17 trot-
t. .... ltrt llnrnn Wilrtll took SOCOnd.
third and Ilfth heats. Best time, 2.19W.
First and tourtn neais kikco iiy iinm
In 2.1'J'i. Third money was taken by
Frnak 111. 2.1R pace Purse $100. Nlcol
took second, third nnd tourtn neais.
iiA.,, !... "111. rtnilrlirm It. took first
jjt-rti ,,,!,., ... , . .. .. ---
heat In 2.15U. Dorah Igbwood was third.
Trainov's Case.
Harrlsburg. June 2).-Attorncy General
Klkln today refused to Issue a writ ot
quo warranto to oust from office Hurry
J. Tralnor. member of select council
fro tho Third ward. Philadelphia.
Schley's Fourth of July Oration.
Philadelphia, Jin e 23. Admiral Schley
Is to bo tho guest of tho city of Ches
ter on July 4. nnd has consented to make
an address to tho citizens on thol day.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
AVashlngton, Juno 23. Forecast
for Saturday: Eastern Pennsyl
vania Increasing cloudiness Sat
urday; threatening Sunday; light
southerly winds becoming vari
able. Western Pennsylvania
Threatening Saturday and prob
ably Sunday, light westerly winds
becoming varluble.
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