v , Anuqri "'8 CO'"T -tribune; oroittmt TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MOHNINC, JULY 5, 1899. TWO CENTS. J ALLEGED PLOT OF CUBANS Ambitious Generals Seek ing to Establish a Monarchy. LUDLOW ON THE WATCH Promoters of the Finn Are Said to Have Been Working nt It with Secrecy The Cubnns, It Is Al leged, Chnfo Under Military Rule. Outlaws Captured Nenr Santa Ger trulis Celebrating the Fourth in Havana. Havana, July 4. Humors nf n plot on foot in which It is bald certain Cuban generals are scheming to establish a monarchy, nre causing some uneasi ness here In military cltcles and a stilct watch Is being kept on those sus pected of complicity In the affaii. The rovallst p.ntv organisation Is unlm poitant nt present, ptobnbly number ing fewer than Ilfty members, but a well known Cuban general, who claims to be n descendant of Chailemngne, Is repotted to he the held of the party, and the meeting place Is usually tho Inglaterra cafe The Cuban geneial In question Is said to bo dissatisfied with American mle He thinks that what Cuba needs is not a republic, but a strong hand at the helm like his own. He Is- of the opinion that the people of the I.atln laco prefer rojalty nnd tho possible hoiinr ncciulng under a mon anhlial leglmc The Cub in genpiat tcfeired to Is understood to deny that he Is the head or a putty with such objects but there. Is ennside table evidence that such a movement is on foot. He Is the officer who has recently lepoited to Governor General IJrookc for collecting 30 centi mes Horn a Spinlsh mot chant on tho giouuil that It was an nssessnie nt for a fund devoted to dtlvlng out the in tiiveners. , Gcneml Ludlow Watching Him. Geneial Ludlow has been made awaie of his successful attempts to Hot t money Irom Rambling houses under threats to use his Influence to liii' them closed if the piopiletors re fused his demands. Tor political rea sons It has not been considered advis able thus far to ptoeecd against him, but he his been warned to discon tinue thise pi.Ktlces, nnd it Is believed now that lit Is menu Inteicstcel In mak ing money than stinting a new p.uty. Aceonllng to such other lepoits of his bombastic se heme as haw leaked out, tho pinmoter has repiesented that he will peisuade a majoiltv of the al caldes to give the movement their sup lioit by piomlslng to mako them duk" counts and batons It is also In the pl'ini to fonn a Cuban legion of honm. Hcvetal persons, who affect to believe that such n scheme might succeed. sa the outcome will "depend largely on the charm of novelty with a populace Judiciously prepuce! to embrace the Idea " The thcoty Is that It would be- par tlculaily acceptable to such families as alieady have titles from the ciovvn of Spain and to Spaniards lesidlng In Cuba who, owing to business oi other considerations, have been compelled to foifelt their patents of nobility. Tho piomoteis of the movement allege tint they expect financial assistance fiom these souices, as the plan piomlses to substitute etiu.il dignities and positions for those th.it have been forfeited. Desire the New Railway. It Is asserted that no fewer than 20. 000 Cubans will sign the petition to Tiesldent McKlnley recently sent for signature to the pilnclpal cities of the easttin provinces bj those Interested In the construction of the pioposed cen tral inllwny to Santiago. The petition sets forth that Cuba only waits for President McKlnlei's woid to awake nnd to take giant strides tow aid civil ization and progress Peace will be as sured It deflates, when vvoik Is plenti ful and bilgandage ceases The Puetto Pilnelpe newspapets pi hit a dispatch from Hnv nna announcing the vvlthdinvv.il of Genet al Catpentrr. The news has caused widespread te gtet there. The Dos Kepubllcos. a radi cal journul, nlwas a hitter opponent of the American admlnlstt.itlon nnd a violent enem of annexation sentiment, snjs "As we have said befeire we op pose the form which Ameiican Inter vention has assumed We have pro tested and nlwa)h shall piotest against Ptpsldent McKinlev's dictatorial svs tnn We are as tiled as ever of an undefined policy, and we continue to insist upon that absolute Independence fot which the outh and wealth eif the islands, have been sacrificed these many ge neiations Still, we must saj that Oeneinl.Coi penter has proved a dlgnliled and just governor nnd a cultured gentleman He has ulnn.vs attempted to further tho inteiests of out people who had glow n to admire him The Washington ad ministration Is making on ertor In le movlng a man unlvei sally populat among us nnd sending to succeed him an unknown iiuintlo a man who may piove equally acceptable but who has b'f'iie him a long and tedious experi ence in learning th situation, proving his ahllltv and winning the confidence of the province " Chafe Under Military Itule. I a Mil ha. In an editorial today based til on i ho foiegolng decimation of ros I'eptibllcop, uses It as an aigument Rcitnst the continuance of a military r Imlnlstrntlou of civil nffniis. Citing (lit changes eif military c nmmnndprs during the last six months In the ptovlncen of Plum del Klo nnd Santa Clara, It snvs 'Mllltaty leguhutous nre a constant draw buck They pie vent mn innnlnlng In ono plane lung enough to thoioughly understand their duties. Oiflceis are meiely tho sor- nnts of n military mnclilne which must work with regularity." Th mayor of Han Jose Ue I.oh Ramos has telegraphed Brigadier General Wil son that a party of twenty-one out lawn his been captured near San Ger trulls. The h ind, which had been mid ins the district and securing money by tlueatening the Uvea of the inhab itants, was surprised by the rural euurds, sutrroundecbrtind taken beforo any effective icslstnnre lould bo made. Celebiating the Fourth. The .stieets of Havana woro today nbliVo with bunting in honor of Amerl ca'n Independence day Flags of all nation were riving with Ameiican flaps largely predominating nnd tho Cuban colors a good second The con sulates nre all living tbflr own lings., nnd two Spanish flags flaunted proudly above tho Spanish club Though no stores laid In a supply of flre-or.arkrrs. tho do7cn or o Atwrl can bo.vs here made their presence Mt, to the astonishment nnd wonder of tho lorol police, who asked Insttuetions tegardlng rc-m testing those found fli lns "bombs" In tho .streof.tho "bombs" being fire-crackers obtained at Chinese stores. MANILA'S FIRST FOURTH OF JULY Tho Ever Gloiious Celebrated in Good Stylo by Amei icons, rilipinos nnd Spnniaids Speech by Oscar T. Williams. Manila, .lulv 4 Theio was a groat celebrutlon of the Point h hero today, with fireworks, bands, speeches nnd decorations evetjvvhoie, all nationali ties paitlclpatlng. The foielgn ships and consr'ates Including the Spanish talsed thel: colois in conjunction with tic still i and sttipes. The f'ngthlp, nnltlmorc, Hied a national saluto at IiOI'H. All nationalities enjoyed what the ?I.irIh tapeis termed "the ficjra of Njith America" News bjj shouted Fourth of July editions, soldiers par aded the town throwing firecrackers from the batteries on tho water ftont. In the afternoon the Luncttn was crowded with Americans, Pfllplnos and Spanlatds There were thousands of pedestrians and hundreds of canlages thete foi the concert, dhected by Bandmaster Carl Oindt. of the Sixth nrtlllery band. A hundred Filipinos plajed American tunes. Several hunched bojs and gills, Fili pinos, Spanlatds and Chinese from the public schools, dressed In their best clothes, each canjing an Ameiican flag, sang "Amciicn" In a curious mlx tute of dialect" Chanlaln Knudsden, of the Washington regiment, tead the Deelatatlon of Independence. The officers of tho United States cruiser Baltimore gave a reception nnd dance which was attended by the for eign consuls, tho officers of the for eign warships and all the society of the nrmy nnd navy clicle. Colonel Denby pieslded at the celebration at tho sol elleis club, vvheto .Mt. O V. Williams, I'nlted States consul geneial and otheis, dellveied nddiesses. The ofil cets of the Colotado regiment gave a reception at the regimental barracks and there weie seveial dances during the evening A general celebration nt night was rondeted lmpiactlcable by the law re quiring tho stieets to be clear at half past eight. m TIRE AT MEMPHIS. The Former Headquarters of Geneial Grant Destroyed. Memphis, Tcnn , July 4 riio broko out in the establishment of the Mem phis Paper ut tho corner ot Gayoso and Front stieets late this afternoon and caused the loss of one life, tho fatal injury of an ex-flre chief, Clcaiy, nnd the seilous lnjuty of assistant Fire Chief James Kyan. besides a propel ty loss of nbout S'iO.OOO The Gayoso hotel, one of the oldest landmarks of Mem phis, was on" of the buildings totally destrocd and while the guests weie all rescued some of them lost valuable ef fects In tl fire, which burned fletcely for more than six hours The Gayoso hotel building could not be duplicated for $1!00,000 nnd Insurance men tonight say the remainder of the burned buildings are wotth $2J0 000 to $"00,000 The Gayoso hotel was estab lished In 1812 nnd has been the scene of many hlstoile events It wns the headquarters of Geneial Grant during his brief stay in Memphis before the light at Vicksbuig Geneial Sherman nKo established his headquarters there for a time nnd Geneial Hiiilbuit nnr lowlv escaped capture bv Forest in the same building MATTHEWS ON EXPANSION. Ono Bostonian Who Realizes the Government's Responsibilities. Boston, July 4 The rouilh.of Julv was celebiated much as usual, with a pai.nle. band conceits, games .and ill ew oiks The clt's formal e.eiclses were held at Tteniont teinplo at 10 a m Kx Maor Matthews, jr., dellveied the an nual rouitii of July oration, taking for his subject "i:panHlon" Major Jo slah Qulncy pieslded K-Major Matthews spoke upon the policy to be adopted in the far east. He said, In pntt "The question Is not whether we shall let the Philippines govern themselves, but whether we shall allow a small portion of them to misgovern ull the rest. We hive no more right to aban don these Islands and their 'occupants to savage or ternl-clvlllzed misrule than Dewey had to scuttle his ships after the battle of Manila. As trus tees we cannot resign " Toy Cannon Accident. Hnrrifchutg, July 4 Tho light linnel of Ocoirfo Ilowei, a Pernsylviinla railroad emtlneci, was blown ofi this afternoon bv tho premature explosion ot a small cannon. DEATHS Or A DAY. Bedford. Pa. July 4 I.oy McMullen, of I'ltuburg. one of the chief operators ot tho Western I'nl'in Tolcgrnph oltlco In that city, died licia toilcj. Driwxcd wag one of tho mont expert teleRiaphern In tho state. Ho was SJ jenrs of awe A wlfa and two children survlva him. GERMANY'S DECISION ON ARBITRATION WILL NOT ACCEPT THE OBLIGA TORY PRINCIPLE. Aitlolo 10 of tho Russian Pioposal Struck Out nnd Replaced by a Pro vision Declaring That Arbitration Should Re Optional Except in Case of Conventions Between the Pow ers Accepted as a Compromise. The Hague, July 4. At a meeting this afternoon of the arbitration com mittee, the question whether aibltru llon should be obllgatoty ot optional was raised and drew a categorical declaration from the Gorman delegates, to the effect that he had received for mal instructions not to accept tho principle of obllgatoty arbltiation, olheiwlse than by special conventions In view of this statement article 10, of the Russian pioposal was struck nut and leplaced by a provisional declar ing that arbitration should be optional, except In case of conventions between the powers All the delegates adhered to this, M Bourgeolsc, head of the Fiench dele gation, declniing he accepted it onlj ns n comptomlse. LARGE COAL DEAL. Ten Thousand Acres Change Hands at Uniontown. Pittsburg, July 4 One of the larg est coal deals ever made along the Monongahela river has Just been closed at Uniontown. The deal Involves nbout $1,200,000 cash and 10,000 acits of coal, extending from Hrle and bond ing to Big Whltcley cieek, Greene county The propeity has n river frontage of eighteen miles and is be tween one nnd two nnd a half tnllcs wide. The purchasers aie Favette county capitalists, but it Is said that an east ern syndicate is behind the deal The same persons purch tscel a block of 4.SG0 ncies of coal on the Favette side of the river last week for $100,000 cash and have just secured 2 000 ncies on the Greene county side, from Lock No 7 to Durkard's creek, the conshleratlon being $10.000 Colonel James M, Out fey, of this city has also concluded a sale of 7 000 ncies of coal piopeity on the Baltimore and Ohio ralltoad near Fntmlngton, W. Va , to the Georges' Creek Coal nnd Iron company, of Bal timore The pi Ice paid Is raid to be about sro,000. DREYFUS VISIT HIS BROTHER. Always Accompanied by an Offlcei on Guaid. Bonnes, France, July 4 Matthew Dreyfus paid his first visit to his brother this afternoon, the Intel view lnstlntj half an hour The brothers tluow themselves Into each others arms Mntthew found his brother In good spirits and buoyed up by the ne cessity of mustering his strength foe tho coming oideal and by the hope that at last ho will have justice done him. Captain Drevfus was unable to talk fieely with his bi other, owing to tho presence of the officer who is under In stiuctlon to be present at all inter views between the pilsoner and mem bers of his family. This nirangement has been a terrible ttla' for Madame Dieyfus and the rest as they have been unable to converse ns to intimate mat ters.because eveiy woid has been over heatd and ovety gestuie watched by the offlceis Only his counsel ate al lowed to see Dieyfus pilvatoly. DEATH OF KAPIOTANI. The Widow of the Late King Kala kaua, of Hawaii, Passes Away. San Francisco. July 4 The steam ship Coptic ai rived late last night fiom Hong Kong and Yokohoma via Hono lulu. She bilngs news of the death at Honolulu on June 24 of Dowager Queen Kuplotanl, widow of the late King Kalakaua. Her death had been expected for some time She was 63 jeais of age She was much esteemed In the Islands and her death was Mlnceiely mourned She left no childieu The eiueen visited San Fiancisco in state in 1SS7, with her slsier-ln-law, Pilneess Lllloukal mil and was given a loyal welcome. OVATIONS FOR MILES. Tho General Is Received with En thusiasm In Ohio. Mansfield () , Jul 4 Geneial Nel son A Miles, who airlvcd here jestci day, as the guest of Hon. John Shei man, to whom the general Is related by ni.uiluge, was the oiateir of the day at the relebiatlon of the Fourth of Julj at Shernian-Helnemnn paik The general was tendeicd ovations both befote nnd after his address Geneial and Mrs. Miles left tonight fur Washington. Buildings Burned. Memphis, July I fire hue this even deatrojed hilt' u block of tiuilellnK" Among the placet- mimed am tho (livoso hotel, the bulldlns of the Uhuiientlnl Liquor company. Ameiican lilsoult com panj, Memphis J'fipu conip.mv nnd Mal lei y Ac Co 's Cotton mill. The guests with their effects were iafelj lemovod from tho hotel Jubilee a. Financial rnlluie. Cincinnati, Julv 4 Although thw Gul den Jubllco S-.u iihvrfe nt ot Ihu NoilU American Bieiigecbuiid was n great suc cess hero lHt week from a mu.dcil standpoint, the local committee w finds a deficit ot t",,'W with tho great hull still unfinished. The committee will be io lleved by subset Iptlous fiom prominent citizen? Signal Boy Killed, rijmouth, Bus. July 4 A f.itnllty mm red tho naval celebration of the Fourth When a signal bo nM-endtd to the masthead of the BrltMi cruUti Ar rogant to place tho statu and strlpCH on the hnlhnrdK, tho lad foil to th ship's deck and wes killed. WALKED OUT IN HER SLEEP. Young Woman Said to Be of Pitts burg: Cieated n Sensation at At lantic City. Atlantic city, N J, Jul 3 In a scanty girb an extremely attiactlvo oung woman, said to be Miss Belle Hngllsb, of Pittsburg, took a stroll on the boardwalk this moinlng. Michael Campl. the fi nit vender nt the foot of South Carolina nvenue, was waiting foi belated customers shortly befoio 1 o'clock this morning, when he saw a figure nppionchlng that Bhocked him. Ho notified Special Policeman Murnia duke and Albeitson, who spoke to the oung woman, but she made no ans wer, nnd continued her walk "She Is walking In het sleep," exclaimed Mar mnduke, und, seizing her arm, ho shook her sharply. Finally the girl stui tee! violently, looked mound herns if dazed, leallzeel hei ptedlcament and scieamed "Husht" begged Mmma eluke "You'll have the whole Island here ' O-O-O-O-h' Whnt .hull 1 do-" walled the somnambulist. Bight gal lantly did Mnrmnduke lay off Ills coat, and Albertson did likewise. Pieced to gether oi made a covcilng, which was grntefully accepted A little ctovvd of stolleis had gathoted, and a cabman drove up The girl enteied tho tali, and, escorted b one of the of flcei s, was dilven to a Virginia ave nue hotel, vvheto the woman Is a guest. NO MONEY TO PAY THEM. About 800 Men to Be Discharged from the Springfield Armory. Springfield, Mass . July 4 The prob ability that tho night shift of employes at the United States armory will not be employed when operations are le aimed July 21 Is an unpleasant sur prise for Spilngfleld, Involving ns It does the dischaige of 00 skilled work men The armory has been in opera tion day and night for mote than fif teen months, and nt times the number of emploj es has exceeded 2,000 The he-av pay-roll has been a soutce ot unusual prospeilt In the cltj, which felt keenly the slump In bicycle In dustry two jeais ngo The icasor given for the discharge of the men is lack of ufllclcnt appropila tlon, but some persons maintain that the war department has determined to tiansfer to Bock Island much of tho work that foi a centutj has been per formed In this city. The department Is making huge expenditures to equip the Bock Island plant for manufacture of small arms. MOVE AGAINST BANANA TRUST. 105 Fiuit Growsis of Honduras En ter Into a Combine to Fight It. New Oilcans Ln. Julv 4 Louis Blei, I'nlted States consular agent al Celb.i, Honduras, at lived here estoi d.i with tho power of attorney for 1C" of tho leading fiutt grow'ers of Honduras, nnd In their name signed a contract with the Blucilelds company which Is lighting the fruit trust agree ing to deliver all their fiuit. or 200 000 bunches of bananas a month, to the Independent company at Puerto Cor tez, Cleba and Tiuxlllo. and including nil the Atlantic coast of Hondutas The fruit growers of that country weie veiy much alnrmod when they heaid that the banana business had fallen Into the hands of the trust, and have combined fot their own protec tion nnd offered theii business to an Independent company The Honduras ttade was formerly wholly In the hands of the Macheca and Oteil lines which were lecently bought out b the tiust. BAD AIM OF VENGEANCE. In Attempting to Pay an Old Score Mcrzeiiio Kills an Innocent Party. New ork, July 4 The thtoat of Theodoie Met7elerIo was cut a yenr ago, by Nlcolo Angelino, during a caid paitv. Metelilo. though near deail, refused to tell who cut him, saying: ' J will take my own vengeance " Today Met. ell Io met Angelino on One Hunched and Fortv-nlnth street, nnd whipping out a ievolver, blazed away. The first shot went through An gelino's hat. the next two went thtough the tei rifled Italian's coatsleeve, the fouith went wilil and the fifth landed In the nbdomm of Camillo Demarka, a -v ear-old child, who hail come tod dling up to sou the fireworks She will die. Mcizelilo tan anil the police aro looking for him Angelino escaped with a bad sc ire WASHINGTON WAS SCARED. Handy with His Gun, Yet Had a Dread of Lynchers. Hatiisbuig, July 4 Harry Walker, of Hogeistown, Aid., a colored waiter, was shot and piobablj fatally wound ed todnj In Hartlshutg by James Washington, coloted, of Steelton Washington escaped and was pursued through the stieets b an excited mob. throwing stones and dubs at him. Ho was finally captured by a colored man and hustled off to Jail to await tho re sult of Walkers Inlurles Washington was budlv scaled while being pursued and ciled as he ran: ' Don't kill me'" "Don't lynch me1" Pennsylvania State Teachers. Gettj3burg, Pa. Jul 4 -The Pennfjl vanla Stato TciicbPis' a!oil itlon con vened hero todaj President McKnlght. of Pennsylvania college dDllveted the ad dtews of welcome-, which was responded to by Deputy Superintendent Stcvweit In the evening addiesus were delivered by B, Markey. Fupeilntendent of tho Heading: city schools ami Dr J II Hur ili, pre sklent of MucMicll imtvrrhil), - - - Steamship Arrivals, New ork, Hulv 4 Sailed- GeotRlc, I.lvci pool, Kalssr Willie Im Her drowse, Uremun. Ai lived Anchurla. Glasgow, Spanrmlam, Botterdum Bcllly Passed: Trnve New ioik for Southampton and Bremen, Pieteila New Yoik for Hain burjc McKelway on Destlhy. Wllkes-Borre, July 4 -St Clair Mo ICelvvil), idltor of tho BionklMi Bogle, addriKcd a largo audience at Glen Sum mit thib afternoon 'the upealttu wus In tioduird h Judge Woodward, of Wllkoa Baire Ills Biibjcat was "National Trail ultlcrn " lie Mild expansion was destiny Niul dentin) was dul HEADLESS BODY FOUND IN RIVER Man's Remains Were Cut and Hacked in Ter rible Manner. PACKED INTO SMALL SACK The Discovery Was Made by Three Boys, Who Were Bathing in the Susquehanna River at Kingston. Investigations of the Coroner and Police Have Failed to Unearth the Slightest Clue to the Identity of the Victim No Doubt That It Is a Case of Murder. Special to the Seranton Ttlbune. Wllkes-Uaire, Pa, July 4 Three bojs bathing In the Suseiuehanna, just below Kingston, this ufternoon found the headless nnd hacked body of a large, powerful built man encased In an oidlnaty sized meal sack. It was testing on the bed ot tho river In shal low w liter. The Investigations of the coroner and police as yet have failed to unearth the slightest clue to the Identity of the vic tim or anything upon which an accept able theory of the crime might be based That It is a crime and not the prank of ellssectois, ns some would have It. Is evidenced by the condition of the body, which was Ueshy and plump, heating no indications whatever of dis ease., or of having been inhumed. The body was bent up double, the knees touching the neck. Thete was a silt fiom the throat to the abdomen exposing the internal organs, all of which were Intact excepting the liver, a large portion of which was missing. Another 'gash extended from tho ab domen the whole length ot the right leg and still another followed the whole couise ot the back bone. Sur geons who examined tho body agreed that the opening In the front of the bod was made by a hand doubtlessly skilled In dessectlng. The decapitation and the gashes In the hack and leg were done in a bung ling manner. With the exception of some stilps of muslin which bound tho low ei patt of the legs, the body was nude. The man was over six feet tall and weighed it Is estimated over 200 pounds There is nothing about the body, the sack or the bandages that would give the slightest clue to Identification. It Is hoped by the authorities that the missing head will turn up as in the famous Guedensuppe, which this In the main closely resembles. MISS HOFFMAN A NEW DIANA. San Fiancisco Girl Gives Up Society for Rough Mountain Life. San Francisco, July 4 Miss Alice Hoffman has temporarily given up the pleasures of society and Is emulating the example of Diana in the Yosemlte Vallej Miss Hoffman has abandoned conventional attire for the wild, picturesque dtess of a mountain gill. She lives at a camp with her brother, handles the rod and gun, climbs the steepest mountain trails and rides as tride her steed like a cowboj MIh Holfmun has long been a favor ite ot San Fiancisco society. She seems to be possessed of tho same feailes disposition of her sister, Miss Mav, who some time ngo startled het friends by accepting a situation nt the Hellevue hospital for the expiess pur po of learning the nit of the trained nur&e Miss Hoffman staited out on a trip to Mount Dana with the .mowed In tention of climbing to Its lofty sum mit 13,000 feet above sea level. The mountain Is nbout sixty miles fiom the Yoslmlte Valley, anil In older to tench It the partv will have to ttavel over almost Inaccessible Halls and over dangeious ledges that line the sides of i upged heights DEADLY DYNAMITE. Kills. Forty-four Persons and Wounds Twenty at Beiltn. Ueilln, July 4 A ellspatch from Odcsa announces that a dynnmltd cartridge exploded near theie today, while the excavation of a coal mine was In progress, and that forty-four persons wue killed and twenty wounded. Races at Lancaster. Lancaster, Pa July 4 -A tinea davs' raco meeting opened at McOrann s pail; today and the attendance was tno largoit seen at nieces here In jeurs Tho stim muiles 2 J5 for pncerH nnd tioiurs, pinse. ti'M A 1J (', won. Antonlii, sec ond, J T K. thlld Hist lime. 2 40 JIT pacing, purse J.inO Nlatia, won: Dulsv P. Heinnd, and dins Own, lliltel. lion time, J 17', Ethelbert the Winner. New Yoik, Julv 4 At Sheeipuluad lluj track tml iy the rich Realization Htakes foi three-year-old win won ouslly bv a dozen lengths by 'Ktliclberl, wilh,Ixi. tluirlo second, Thoro were five, slarirs. Distance, 1ft miles. Tune, 2 51 2-5. TIIE KEWS Tins MOHNINt. Weather Indication Tojii SHOWBH3J COOLER. 1 General Alleged Cuban Plot to Found a Motinrrhj Work ot tho Pence Oongrei: Headless Uody Found In the Illvci at Kingston. Dcstrlctlvo Central City Fire. 2 Seranton H.ise Pall Pint Disbands. Allartlc, National and Other I.cuguo ltnoe Hall tlanies 3 I.ocnl Convention of Letter Carriers. Internal Ilevonue lteport, 4 Folltorlal. News nnd Comment. fil.ocnl How the Fourth Was Celebniteel Y M. t". A. Secures a Slto for a Now' Utilldlng. Local West Scranten And Suburban. Tammany Celebrates Independence Daj News Hound About Seranton. Local Annual Games of the Caledon ians WHEELMEN AT PHILADELPHIA A Largely Attended Race Meet Tho Events Sanctioned by tho National Cycling Association. Philadelphia. Julv 4 The feature of the largely attended bicycle nice meet held undei the auspices of the National Cv cling Association this af ternoon on the Woodstde Paik Hack, was the one mile heat nice between Owen Kimble, of Louisville, K., Karl Klsei, Dai ton, O, and II. U. Ftee mnn, Portland, Oiegon, which vws won by Kimble In two straight heats. II. F Kuset and Con Gtcgoij, of this city, bioke the quarter mile woi d's amateur tat.dcm lecord of J,"i 1-5, they doing the distance In 24 2-3. Sum maries: One mile, heat inri, best two In three, between Owen Kimble Louisville l , Karl Khet Ua.v ton, O : and II H J'rre lnjn. of Portland, Oregon. Won b Kim ble In straight heats Kler second. Time, first heat, 2 IS, second heal - 2(. One mile open, professional. Won by Owen Kimble Lotlibvllle, John Zimmer man, Phlladptpliki, second One mile, handlcnp, professional Won bv Kail Klser, D.iv ton O , 10.vards; John Zimmerman, Philadelphia, CO ard, sec ond. Tandem pursuit race between It H Stevens and John Zimmerman, of Phila delphia, nnd Arehy McKcluon and nobby Thompson ofCanida. Stevens and Zim merman caught the t nmdlans nt ,,' miles Time for three miles 6 13 H. F Kuset, of this city, won both tho one mile and two-mile handicap amateur evetns RECEPTIONS AT LONDON. Mr. and Mrs. Chonte Receive Well Known Americans. London, July 4 Joseph H Choate, the I'nlted States anibjsqador and Mis. Chonte celebinteel the day with tecep tlons In the I'nlted States embassy and nt theii residences Knob of tho buildings was tastefully d"coiated with flags and llowei.s tepiesentlng the na tional colors The guests Included Sir William Col lins, the queen s mnstr of ceremonies; Fnmuel L Clemens and Mis Clemens, Senator nnd Mis Mark A. Iianna, Senator and Mrs. Ileniy Cabot Lodgo and I'nlted States Consul Oenetal and Mrs William M. Osboine Th iccep tlon at the lesldence was attended by 1,500 persons ELECTRIC CAR COLLISION. Fourteen Feisons Are Injured. Four Are in the Hospital Wilmington, Del , July 4 Two heav ily loaded electric eais collided todaj on the Wilmington and ( hestei i.ill wa, near Ilellevtie, a short distance fiom hete Fourteen peisons weie In jured but none fatallj. Four of the Injuted ate still In the hospital The others went to their homes The four In the hospt.ll nte Itobeit II. Uob erts, (colored), i(f Clavmont. Mis Sarah .Teffeisnn, fcoloied), of Wil mington, Miss Mnty Mclntlre, of Tralnor, and Mis Maty Gameidlnger, ot Philadelphia CAMP SEXTON DEDICATED. Thousands Witness the G. A R. Ceremony at Philodelphia. Philadelphia Jul 1 Camp James A Sexton.whichwlll he the tented home of 10,000 veterans of the Giand Anny of the Republic next September was foi mally dedicated tonight l the laMng of a laige Ameiican flag. The camp ginund Is the magnificent plateau at Pelmont in Fall mount paik. Thousands ot people viewed the simple but Impressive ceremonies IN GAY PAREE. Celebration of the Tourth by Ameii can Citizens. Pails July 4 -Thete was a gland t ceptlon this at tot noun at the I'nlti'd States embnssj, which was beautifully dccoiated with lloweis, tropical plantH and flags Niarl) the wholo American colony attended An Appeal fiom Brookshlie. Houston, Tcj. , July I An appeal for aid has ceme Horn llrouksliho and a to lief tiiln with row lo.its nnd provisions left tonight. The Ilinreii M ten miles wide nt that point The mes-aK t-.ejs thirteen people have been clmwucd and hunilrcds of others i.ie In peril MAYOR HARDING'S CONDITION. Special to the Seranton Tiilmne llkes-Uauc Julv I Tho condition of Mnoi Harding, of Plttston, who is in the hospital In this cltj , l unchanged ! Is not thought that he can receive t Boaiding House Tragedy. New Yoik Jul 4 Lewis Delllie w e shut and killed tod.iv li Nicholas Kpthkl at Ills houilltig house In Youkcts After killing Dellne Lpaskl shot and ceveiely wounded Jos liesc tt Io becnuso ho Inter feiod and tiled to save Dellnei The nuir dim CHcaurd Mrs. McKinley Better. Washington, Jul 4 Mis MeKlnUy's cundltlon continues faveuable tonight, her phslclan rcportb her us being belter, BUILDINGS AND HORSES BURNED Destructive Fire at Pine Street Yesterday Afternoon. LOSS WILL REACH $18,000 Boys Shooting File Crackers Set Fira to Straw Inside tho Bam of Jones) Brothers, Between Dlx and Lea Couits Tho rinmes Wero Com municated to the Barn and Spread with Great Rapidity Ten Horses Were Burned to Death in tho Flames Fiicmen Made n Gallanfi Battle. A very disastrous fire, which In its eatllcst moments thieatened to do aw ful damage, broke out nt about 4.50 o'clock jestetday afternoon In the barn owned ami occupied by Jones Dros , the ten meiclnnts, between Dlx and T.ce courts In the block bounded by Pine stieet on tho north, AVasblngton avenue on the west, Olive street on the south and Adams avenue on the east. The llames spread to the ndjolnlnff buildings almost Immediately and bo fcre tho firemen h id the bl.tzo under? contiol thete were nine other buildings', both large and smnll. In flames. Tho total damage done ns far as eauld bo estimated last night was about $18,000. Ten horses owned by Jones Brothers weie bin nod to death. The Fire Discoveied. Th" flames were first discovered at 4 5a o'clock by the young daughter of Patrolman McMullen. who lives In tha neighborhood. She ran to the rearest alarm box at the corner of Adams ave nue and Olive street, nnd nn alarm was) tuined in fiom that box bv the family who have chaige ot the key. The fira originated in the southwest coiner ot the Jones' bam. Some loose straw was ou'slde of tho bam at this place and It Is supposed that this was Ignited bv hovs who wero Mtootlng off fire c rackers The Jones' barn was a two-story frame sttticture about 7ii feet long and 40 feet wide, l mining between Dlx and Lee courts and Just behind the resi dences at 51S and tilO Pino street. On Dlx coitit just behind the bun was a long twn-stoiy frime structure nbout! 5Px". feet, owned by Hess Brothers and occupied nn the -iiind floor by R G. Davlb as a pittoin nnd cabinet-making shop The lower floor of this building was unncccuiiled, L J Woiden, tho ntehltect. having moved his horses and canlnges fioin there on the first of the month. I'ehlnd the Jones barn on Lee court was a scries of thiee stables owned by) Hess Brothers. They weie occupied by the following panics- Alex. Patterson, John Mlsboo and Miles Hinos. Next to these weie two two. story houses oc cupied by cnlore'd families. Tho ono neatest the bains was occupied by John Lane and the other one by Mis. Tleannr Lane and Mis. Sim Ihnory. Ten Horses Buined. The basement floor of the Jones barn was occupleei by the horses, of whon theie weie twelve In the barn at th time The ground floor was used for storing the wagons and carriages of which theie weie about twenty. Tho flames gained such lapld headway that only two of the horses could be taken out and tho lemalnlng ten wera burned to death. The fiio had enveloped tho entire hulldlng when the firemen ai rived and tho Haines weie tolling out from tho sides of the stiucture and licking tho sides of the adjoining buildings. The (list to catch flro was the barn In the tear or Dr C W Roheits' resl donee, on Washington nvenue, nnd owned by himself mid bi other. County Commissioner S. W. Roberts. The Hess ntothers' building took fire a few moments latw. as did also the barns on Leo coiiit. There was now a seething, roaring mass of flames ami the situation looked vety serious, as tho file depaitmcnt weio onl beginning to get anything like tho lequlsite amount of water on tlu Unmet) All the people icsldlng on tho too block of Wahhlngton uvenuo got out thi-li ganlen hose and kept the leui portions of thelt dwellings thor oughly wet This undoubtedly pie veuteil to a ver gieat extent a further spreael of the fire The Hess building burned very rap ally, and In about thiee-tniurters of an. hour from the time it caught all that as left was a mass of burning tlm- Contlnui d on P egi 3 4. 't- -t--r'-.-r--t.-t. WEATHER FOREOAST. X Washington. Julv I Force aft for Wednesday: For custom Pennsyl vania, showers ami not t.o warm: piobablji hhowirs Thursday; light to fresh to bouthe.aHl wind. r-t-t-f-ft-t--t--t--t-t-f-ti-tHytt1. i i . . P
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