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SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MOHNINC, JULY
5, 1899.
TWO CENTS.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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