nn hit ti
annum
TWO CENTS.
SCltANTON, PA., THUHSDAV MORNING, JULY 6, 1809.
TWO CENTS.
HUNDREDS
PERISH IN
THE FLOODS
An Estimate of the Loss
of Life in the State
of Texas.
FOUR DAYS OF RAIN
Tho Half of tho Havoc Wrought Not
Yot Told Sickness Likely to Fol
low the Wators Fairest Portion of
tho Lono Star State a Wilderness.
Covered with Slimy Mud, the Car
casses of Cattle and the Bodies of
Human Beings -Damago to Prop
erty May Bo S15,O0O;000-Many
Persons Caught in TreesAn Ap
peal for Help Is Responded to by a
Car Load of Provisions from Hous
tonHundreds of Nogroos Home
less. Houston. Tex:, July G. A newspaper
jorrespondent who has returned from
who flooded districts soys tho halt has
.jot boon told of the havoc wrought.
The disaster Is so appalling- that do
jciiptlon Is not possible. He thinks
tickness la almost certain to follow the
lood.
What a week afro was the fairest part
of Texas Is now almost a wilderness.
Tho waters of tho Brnzos have for six
days covered the valley to a depth of
from six to thirty feet. Where on every
hand were fields of cotton and corn and
thousands of acres of watermelons and
cantaloupes, today there Is nothing but
Filmy mud and the carcasses of cows,
mules, pigs, dogs, eats and jposslbly
human bodies, for many persons are
missing.
At Navasota Bottoms.
"Our party left Hryan at sunrise yes
terday." adds the reporter, "going to
the Navasota bottoms and to a lMiInt
about throe miles from Mllllrnn. There
we encountered everywhere an over
flow from the Navasota, which spread
out fullv two miles on either side of
the Houston and Central tracks. Every
thing Is under water from two to sev
enteen feet. It looked on all sides like
a great lake and the water was so high
thnt for a vast area It submerged the
telegraph and telephone lines. Tho
Navasota bottoms are a perfect sea,
four or five miles wide at certain
points. I saw hundreds of houses there
submerged, and as many more had
been swept from their foundations and
destroyed. The planters of the bottoms
ore moving their help and whatever is
left of their stock to places where they
can be cared for. They are all nobly
helping each other and taking refuge
wherever they can, some of them seek
ing safety on housetops.
Planters Build Boats.
"The planters said that the outside
world had no conception of tho Hoods
or losses Incurred by the destruction
of crops, stocks and buildings. Al
most every planter has built boats and
sent them through tho Hooded district
to render assistance to tho people and,
If possible, save some of their drowning
stock. The Hooded district has a length
of more than BOO miles, a breadth of
probably fifty miles, and In all that
vastspacedamngelncnleulablo has been
done. The loss of life will never be
known, perhaps. The bottoms were
populated mostly with negro tenant
tarmcis.
"To show tho damage done the fol
lowing estimates have been made by
men who are In a position to know:
Lives lost, from 100 to SOO; loss to
farmers, including crops as well as live
stock, from $500,000 to $15,000,000: dam
ages to railroads and country bridges,
$2,000,000 to H.OOO.OOO. Those estimates
take In the whole area. It Is known
that more than sixty persons have met
their death. .Many of the bodies have
been recovered, but it is not believed
that all of them will ever be found.
Four Days of Rain.
Galveston, Tex., July 3. The Texas
flood situation Is the result of our days
steady rain, beginning June 2, which
at some points, partook of the nature
of cloud-bursts. In some coses the rain
fall was twenty Inches and at several
places It was reported as eight Inches.
These heavy rainfalls caused tho rivers
to overflow In some coses reaching the
highest points known. In the central
part of the state the flood reached Its
height Saturday and Sunday. The
Brazos valley at Calvert, Robertson
county, was flooded so suddenly that
plantation hands could not reach high
ground, and 14 lives wore lost. Many
head of cattle were drowned. Mondny
tho railroads In tho central part of tho
state were in fair condition. All roads
wore resuming through traffic when,
on Tuesday tho floods reached tho
southern part of the state. Tonight
the Hood condition In the lower Hrazos
valley at Urookshlre, Wallls. Richmond,
Rosenberg, Thompson, Duko, Areola,
Kulshenro, Chenango nnd Columbia, Is
bad. Wallls reports that the Br.iaos
river Is ten feet higher than In 1SK5,
bark water with one and a quarter
nulrs of town Is ten feet dop.
t 8 o'clock tonight the river Is rap
idly rising at Thompson. All communi
cation from Galveston and Houston
via the Santa Fe, tho Galveston, Hous
ton and Snn Antonio, the San Antonio
and Aransas Pntw, and thn Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroads Is out o(T.
The nly linns pen arc the Texas and
New Orleans, tho Houston, East and
West Texas, tho International and
Great Northern and tho Kansas City,
Pittsburg nnd Gulf.
Many Cattght in Trees.
Tho little town of Urookshlre, In Wal
ler county, where tho Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroad crosses the Hra
zos river, Is surrounded by water.
Many persons were caught In trees.
Those driven out of the valley Hocked
to the town and are being fed. Tho
citizens of Urookshlre appealed to
Governor Sayers for help and tho first
carload of provisions was sent from
Houston this morning. Two car loads
of provisions were sent from Galves
ton. At Urookshlre two lives have been
lost.
One fact that tends to discredit heavy
loss of life In the lower Hrazos valley
Is that the planters knew tho Hood
was coming and had time to warn
their hands. Outside of the disasters
at Calvert and Urookshlre, there have
liven about six drownings during the
past week at different points In .cen
tral and southern Texas, due to tho
Hoods.
No attempt has been mode to give
nn estimate as to the crop damages,
but It Is believed the rains have done
more good than harm. Crops outside
the Hooded districts are In line condi
tion. Tho waters recede rapidly and
the crops will not be a total loss In the
flooded districts. The railroads arc
heavy sufferers, as many miles of track
have been washed out and numerous
bridges either demolished or badly
damaged.
Four hundred negroes at Sealey are
destitute and homeless nnd huddled on
a mound. The people of San Fellppo
have reached the limit of their ability
In assisting them and appeal for out
side aid.
Huddled on a Mound.
Chicago, July fi. A special to the
Tribune from Ft. Worth, Tex., says:
"Tonight a telephone message from
Deputy Sheriff Swercngln, of Calvert,
says that fully 200 lives Jiavo been lost
by Hood within a radius of thirty miles
of Sealey.
"Last night and today nearly 100
were drowned in the vicinity of 'tho
mc id,' a small pleco of highland near
Sat Philip, to which hundreds of ne
grot ' fied from the Hrazos bottoms,
taking their horses and cattle. The
waters have gradually encroached up
on them until only about half un acre
of space remains and this the water
probably will sweep before morning.
There the negroes are huddled tonight
with death starlns them in the face.
Drowning is almost sure while starva
tion Is rertaln. Tho nearest point of
land Is three miles away."
FLOOD IN KANSAS.
Thousands of Dollars Worth of
Wheat Floats Down Neosho River.
Chanute, Kan., July r. The Neosho
river is out of its banks at this place
and steadily rising. The levees nre
brokrn at several points and the bot
tom lands for miles up and down tho
river sire Hooded. Thousands of dol
lars' worth of wheat in stacks Is Iloat
lng down the river with barns and out
buildings. The biggest Hood In the his
tory of this section was in July, 1S9",
anl tho water now has nearly reached
that mark.
At Iota all small streams are out of
tho banks and three bridges have been
carried away In Allen county. Consid
erable wheat left In the bottoms was
carried away, and tho loss in hogs and
cattle will amount to thousands of.dol
lars. Humboldt, Kan., July C Tho Neosho
Valley has been Hooded by a twenty
four hour rain and Is under six feet
of water. Many fields of wheat are
gone and the corn along the river will
be damaged. G. Brady, a farmer,
was.drowned while trying to save some
stock. It Is feared the Hood will ex
ceed the one of 1S63.
KILLED IN A BRAWL.
Samuel Kruz Fatally Shot by John
Larkins.
Princeton. N. J., July 5. Samuel
Kruz, colored, was killed In a drunken
brawl at the "Basin" on the outskirts
of tho town today by John Larkins.
The three Latkins brothers called at
Kruz's home nnd demanded "Lensy"
Baker, colored, with whom they had
previously quarreled. All were Intox
icated. Kruz went out, seized a club and
struck Larkins, who at once llred two
shots. The bullets lodged In tho light
shoulder and back of Kruz's head. He
died In ton minutes. Larkins was ar
rested. m
Trap Shot Will Manage Giants.
New York. July 5. John 15. Day,
who bns managed tho New York baseball
teum through the season, was released
today by President Frccdman and Fred
Hoey, the well lii.mni tr.ipslint, was ap
pointed In his place. Mr. Freedman said
Day did not gut the desired results rut
of the team Uoe has been traveling
with thn team for two years,
Henderson's Test Caso,
New York, July 5. Lawyer H. C. Hen
derson, counsel to Police Captain Price,
charged with t'b-cidcrly conduct beforo
tho Mazet Investigating committee at
Its session of June 2, was today lined 15
In pollen court. Mr. Henderson had him
self committed, paid the flno under pro
test and said bo would try to appeal tho
case.
New Scale at Beech Crook.
Phllllppsburg. July 5. At n meeting of
the coal operators of tho Beech Creek
region and reprercntatlves of tho miners,
an agreement was reached fixing the rate
of pay at 2iH cents per gross ton for
loading after machines. Tho new scalo
Is to go Into effect Aug. 1, nnd to con
tinue for ono year. The present late la
2j cents a ton.
Shot by Tom Collins,
Buffalo, July R. Joseph Pezzol.uite is
lying In a critical condition; with a bul
let hole in his left lung and the police
nro on tlio watch for a nuin named
"Tom" Collin", who li Is said, dollber
ntel shot hlin because ho was obliged
to stop while Pczzolanto nnd two com
panions passed on bicycles.
Must Bo Polito to Foreigners.
Yokohama, July 5. On account of tho
coming Into operations of tho vurlcus
now treaties, tho Mlkndo has Issued an
Imperial rescript and tho cabinet ban la.
htied orders enjoining the people, otllclals,
soldier? raid postal nnd telegraph em
ployes to observe courtesy and tact In
their relations with foreigner.
BISHOP NEWMAN
PASSES AWAY
GENERAL GRANT'S FORMER
TABTOR DIES AT SARATOGA.
Sketch of tho Busy Life of One of tho
Groatest of American Pulpit Ora
tors General Grant's Spiritual
Advisor During His Last Illnoss,
and Froachod His Funoral Sermon.
Saratoga, N. Y.. July fi. Bishop
John P. Newman, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, died this afternoon.
Bishop Newman hns been known for
many years as one of the greatest
orators of the American pulpit. He
Is a native of New York city, where
lie was born Sept. 1, IS'Jti. He entered
the ministry of his church In IS lit, and
at once took high rank by reason of
his zeal and fervent eloquence. Dur
ing the years 18C0-C1 he was traveling
In Europe, Palestine and Kgypt and
studying In some of the universities
of Kurope. He was assigned by the
authorities of his church to some of
the most Important stations In the de
nomination, among them, In 1SC0. to
the Metropolitan church In Washing
ton, where ho became the pastor of
President Grant. From the date
named until 1S74 he was chaplain of
the T'nlted States senate, as well as
pastor of the Metropolitan church. In
1ST4 President Grant commissioned him
as inspector of consulates In Asia, and
his observations and reports were of
much value to the government. On
his return he was ngaln assigned to
the Metropolitan church. He was the
close ft lend and spiritual adviser of
General Grant during the hitter's last
Illness and delivered the discourse at
tho funeral of the great chieftain, as
well as that at General Logan's fun
eral two years later. Subsequently ho
was elected one of the bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Among the many other honors con
ferred upon him was the degree of D.
IX. In 1!G3. by the Rochester Univer
sity. Bishop Newman had an Imposing
figure and as an orator was earnest,
comprehensive, magnetic and brllll"-1
The funeral of Bishop Newman will
be held at the First M. E. church on
Saturday afternoon. The funeral ad
dresses will be probably delivered by
Bishop Foster, who was an Intimate
friend of Bishop Newman. The re
mains will be taken to Mechanlcsvllle,
this county, for burial. Further ar
rangements for the obsequies will be
announced tomorrow.
RIVER MYSTERY
STILL UNSOLVED
Nothing Discovered Thnt Would
Lead to tho Identity of tho Head
less Trunk Found in the Susque
hanna River Corono McKeo's
Inquest.
Special to the Scrrr.ton Tilbunc.
WJlkes-Barre, July n. No clues have
yet been found as to the Identity of
the headless body found in the Sus
quehanna river on Tuesday, nor has It
yet been decided whether the dead man
died from disease or was murdered.
A jury empanelled by Coroner Mc
Kce held an Inquest this afternoon and
decided that the man came to his death
from causes unknown, and that the
body had been placed in the river
where It was found and had not Hooted
down.
Dr. Edwards, who performed tho
post-mortem examination, testified that
the thigh hones had been severed by a
saw to facilitate the doubling up of the
legs. He said that there were incisions
on the back and front of the body, ex
posing the internal organs, as well as
Incisions on the arms and legs, expos
ing the muscles and arteries, and simi
lar to those made by surgeons. County
Detective Johnson Is working upon the
case, but has not the slightest clue.
There are many theories in regard to
the case. Many are Inclined to think
It the work of medical students, who
started to dissect the body but who
were deterred from proceeding farther
by tho decomposition which had set In.
The question arises here, where did
they procure the body? It Is very evi
dent that it was not disinterred: if so,
it would he In a much more advanced
stage of decomposition.
Another theory is that the dlssoe
tlons were made to conceal the crime
of murder and to mnke the deed ap
pear to have been done by medical
men. It Is said that one of the gnshes
on tho back looks like n vicious thrust,
and appears to be entirely unnecessary
as far as medical research Is concerned.
Went Beyond Her Depth.
Johnstown. N. Y., July 5. News was
received hero tcday from Canada lake,
a summer resort J is miles northwest (inni
this city, stating that Lafayette Vandi r
pool, former supervisor of the town of
Caroga and his adopted d-iuglitor, Miss
Morey, were drowned. Yumlcrpool en
deavored to save Miss Merry who was
In bathing nnd had gono out beyond her
depth.
Two Million Coke Company.
Trenton, N. J.. July 0. Tho Cumber
land Coat nnd Coke company, with .in
authorized capital of K.oflO.Ofrl. was In
corporated hero today. The company
was organized to operate real mines and
to produce coal and coke, innlnly In Ten
nessee. Tho Incorporators are William
T. Blessing. Cyrus O. Godfrey nnd Ken
nth McLaren, nil of Jersey Cits.
-- - -
Colonel of tho First Regiment.
Wni-Mngton, Julv 5.-Tho president hr,a
appointed Major Edmund Rico, Third in
fantry, colonel of the First regiment, to
bo organized tirnler the law colling out
volunteers. This teglment will be known
oh tho Twenty-sixth Infuntrj, i h presi
dent having authorized tho recruiting of
ten regiments of Infantry, numbered from
twenty-sixth to thirty-fifth,
Gold Bond Bids.
New Vork, July C.-BIdn were opened
today for $10.0H,C of Now Vork city IH4
per cent, gold bonds. The tcndeis rang.l
nil tho wav from 106 to KP.i.'JjI for alj or
parts of tho Iwue, but tho bonds will
probably go to Frozen, Lwuoli & Co., who
bid Pa).4j for the entire ltm.
DEWEY AND DEIDERICHS.
Differences Appc to Havo Been of
Newspaper Manufacture.
Berlin, July 5. tfhe Neueste Nach
rlchten today plashes letters ox
changed between admirals Dowey nnd
Von Dlederlchs.
The last letter Is dated March 17 and
reads: ' '
Sir. I have the h'mor to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication of
Mnrch I Informing me yrur excellency
bus been promoted admiral. While con
gratulating your excellency ilncerely up
on this new token of recognition. 1 beg
you to believe your flood news hns given
me the greatest satisfaction. I have the
honor to be your exeellenov's obedient
servant. iSlmied) Dlederlchs.
Admiral Dewey replied April 16, say
ing: Dear Admiral Von Dlederlcbs:
I wish to thank you most heartily for
your cordial letter o' congratulations up
on my promotion. 1 Is a great pleasure
for me to feel m! advancement Is a
source, of satisfaction to you. and I re
joice that our illfff 'ences have been of
newspaper manufne ure.
Hoping to have tie pleasure of meeting
jnii again before having this station. I
am very sincerely, Dewey.
BELLOW OF BILLY MASON
Ho Denounces tho War Against tho
Filipinos, and Says Wo Aro Worse
Than Nero Senator Hoar Defended
Boston, July C The chief feature of
the Held day of tne Clan-Na-Gael of
Boston nnd Its vlctulty yesterday was
the platform meeting' which was ad
dressed by William Mason, t'nlted
States senator from Illinois; George
Fred Williams, Jrhn Devoy, of New
Vork nnd Representative J. II, Mellon,
of Worcester. Edward J. Slattery
presided.
Senator Mason wnt the first speaker
Introduced. As he was about to begin
a man In the crowd asked him If ho
believed In pulling the American flat?
down where once It had been raised.
The senator replied:
"I do not believe In taking down the
American Hag: if It Is where It belongs.
I do not want to see a .flag I love above
u race of slaves."
Senator Mason said ho despised those
persons who desired to Imitate Eng
land. For 100 years, ho added, we have
been hurrahing for self-government,
for liberty of conscience and general
politics. For 100 years we have writ
ten it all over our history and today
we are killing men, women and children
because they want what our fathers
fought for. The men we aro shooting
today fought for us ninety days ago.
Nero himself never turned a gun on
an ally. There Is no danger from any
foreign power If we mind our own busi
ness. Mr. Mason defended Senator
Hoar from the attack of expansionists.
George Fred Williams spoke next,
saying: "Fr 100 ,,1 j.r. 'i Irishman
has been vigilant of liberty, he has
been struggling for It and he has not
yet given up his struggle. If we aro
entering on a foreign policy we must
have alliances. It Is Inevitable. Thin
nation cannot enter the Asiatic field
of conquest without binding herself to
some other nation. And that nation
Is England. I am here tonight to pro
test against any alliance with England,
for so long as England sets her foot on
the neck of nations she Is not fit to be
allied with a republic."
NO PROMISE TO AOUINALDO.
Ex-Consul Pratt Sues Publishers of
a Book for Libel.
San Francisco, Cal., July 3. Tho
.steamer Coptic brings the news that
Spencer Pratt, ex-ITnlted States con
sul at Singapore, has taken legal ac
tion to disprove the alleged Interview,
in which he was said to havo promised
Aguiualdo and other Filipino leaders
Independence provided they would help
us against Spain. The story is told
In detail In a revised edition of John
Fonnnn's book on the Philippines.
Pratt sues In Singapore, charging tho
publishers of the book with libel, on the
ground that the Interview Is false and
is Injurious to his reputation. The Su
preme court of the Straits Settlement
has granted an Injunction against tho
publishers, as It llnds tho story false
and libellous, and It prohibits further
publication of the book throughout tho
Settlements. The same action has
been taken In Hong Kong.
STRIKE ABANDONED.
Steel Workers at Homestead Resolvo
to Continue Labor.
Pittsburg. July r. The proposed
strike at the Homestead plant of tho
Carnegie Steel company has been aban
doned. At a meeting of the local lodge
at Homestead last night it was decided
that the present time Is nn Inopportuno
time to strike.
The work of strengthening tho organ
ization will be continued.
FAVORS AUTOMOBILES.
Judgo Gibbons Would Allow Them
, in the Chicago Parks.
Chicago. July 5. Judge Gibbons to
day delivered his opinion on the order
of the South park commissioners pro.
hlbltlng the use of automobiles on tho
boulevards. He declared the ordinance
void.
"It Is a matter of common knowledge
that there Is less danger In nn automo
bile than In a horso and buggy," said
the court.
Will Purchase Match Factory.
Vork. Pa., July 3. Negotiations for the
purchase of the York match factory by
tho Diamond Match company aro pend
ing. An otter of $2 for every $1 In stock
1ms been made. The local company has
a capital of $V).00D. Local stockholders
tiro signing on' rapidly and tho closing of
the deal Is expected to be announced at
any tlmo.
Thurman Not a Candidato.
Columbus. O,, July 3. Hon. Allen W.
Thunnun today gavo out an Interview,
the first since, the Chicago conference,
regarding the vice presidency. He says
he Is not a candidate for the olllce, hU
iiamo has not been decided on for tho
ticket with Bryan nor has ho conferred
with Bryan In regard to tho matter.
Respite for Headier.
Hnrrlhburg, July 5. Governor Stone to.
dy granted n roplte to Edwin 11. llcaJ
Ur, of Erie, until Aug. S.
THE FOREIGN
NEWS BUDGET
England Arranges to Des
patch More Troops
to Africa.
READY FOR THE BOERS
Roport That from 40,000 to 50,000
Men Are to Be Sent if Matters
Take a Turn for tho Worse Plans
Completed at a Cont'orenco at tho
I War Office Between tho Secvotary
of War and tho Military Chiefs
Tho Crisis in Belgium Attempts
to Kill tho 4meer.
London, July 5. The Pall Mall Gaz
ette this afternoon says that secretary
of war, tho Marquis of Lansdowne, In
conjunction with tho military chiefs,
has completed arrangements to des
patch tU.OOO to 50,000 troops of all arms
to South Africa In the event of matters
taking a turn for the worse.
It Is added that all the necessary ar
rangements" have been made here for
the distribution of the troops on their
arrival.
THE CRISIS IN BELGIUM.
Mob Breaks the Windows of tho
Premier's Houso Near Brussels.
Brussels, July 5. All tho windows In
the house occupied by the premier. M.
Van den Peerobooni, at Andcrlecht, a
ruburb of the city, were broken by
unknown persons last night.
ATTEMPTS TO KILL THE AMEER
Afghanistan's Ruler Fired At-Plot
to Poison Hio Food.
London, July C The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Globe says that
advices have been received there from
Cabttl, capital of Afghanistan, that an
Afghan recently discharged a rifle point
blank at the ameer, but missed him,
the bullet lodging in tho shoulder of a
general standing near.
The advices also say that the ameer's
brother, Ishak Khan, attempted to
bribe a cook to poison tho ameer, and
that when tho plot was discovered
Ishak lied Into ltttssla Asia and the
cook was hanged.
MADAME DREYFUS WEEPS.
Shows Signs of Distress for the First
Time.
Bonnes, July fi. For Captain Drey
fus today passed off very much as yes
terday. Madame Dreyfus. Matthleu
Dreyfus, his brother, and Maltre La
bory, his counsel, visited tho prisoner,
but otherwise no special Incident oc
curred. As nn Illustration of the In
difference of the population, it Is
worthy of note that the words "Vive
Dreyfus," chalked upon a wall In a
corner of the town, remain absolutely
undisturbed. Many, however, predict
trouble on the national fete day, when
a review of tho garrison will be held.
The nntl-Dreyfusltes, It Is feared, will
attempt to draw the troops Into a
demonstration.
Madame Dreyfus, accompanied by
her parents, drove to the prison In a
carriage this afternoon. Her parents
were not admitted, but she remained
with her husband an hour. On leav
ing, she showed for the flrst time signs
of distress. Her eyes were swollen and
red, as though she had been weeping
bitterly.
Paris, July 5. The municipal council
of Paris adopted an order today urg
ing the prefect of pollceM. Lepine, to
dismiss M. Bertillon from the director
ship of the Anthropometric department
on account of the mistakes In his evi
dence as a handwriting expert In the
Dreyfus case, before the court-martial
and during the revision proceedings be
fore tho court of cassation, when ho
gavo the reasons which led him to re
gard Dreyfus as the author of the har
den). Paris, July 5. M. Guenee, one of tho
detectives who testified against Cap
tain Dreyfus In lSftl, died today of pul
monary congestion. It was rumored
that he had been poisoned, dmt the re
port was a pure Invention.
Editors in Convention,
Portland, Ore , .Illy 3. The fourteenth
annual ci mention of the National Edi
torial association nut here today. Ad
dresses of welcome were made by Gover
nor T. T. t!re?r. Mayor II. A. Storey and
H. W. Scott, editor of the Poitland Ore
Konlan. Jo.-eph B. McCabe, of Boston,
president of tho National Editorial as
sociation, responded brlelly to tho ad
dress of welcome.
Drowned in a Fountain,
Lancaster, Pa., July 3. The B-year-o'd
daughter of George Tcar.ult, of EllzabBlh
lown, while playing In tho yard of St.
Joseph's hospital, where t-he was a pa
tient, this evening fell Into a fountain nnd
was drowned. Tho little girl was amus
ing herself by throwing Mowers Into the
wattr, nnd a flower was clutched In. her
hand when the body was recovered.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
London, July C. Sir Alexander Ann
strong, K. C. I!., formerly director gen
eral of tho mrdlc.it department of tho
UrlllsOi navy. 1 dead. JIu served five
continuous years In tho arctic regions,
searching for Sir John Franklin and dis
covering the northwest passage.
Milwaukee. yis., July 3. - "Con"
O'Leary, a well known pugilist, died to
day from Injuries received In a saloon
row a few days ugo.
Lancaster, Pa., July 5. Matt. Gebler,
on old and well known theatrical man.
died hem tonight. He was at times lec
turer at Urndeuhurg's museum, Philadel
phia, and for Briber's, Nuw York, For
ono season ho was with Pawnee Bill as
announcer.
THE NEWS THIS MOHNINU
Weather Indications Today:
SHOWCffS VARIABLE WINDS.
1 General Americans Obtain Conces
sions fre ni the Peace Conference..
Hundreds Perish In Texas Floods.
Death of Bishop Newman.
Happenings In this Old World.
2 Genernl News of the Base Ball WorlJ.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Locnl Ucorganlzatlon of the Board of
Health.
Investigating the Simpson Murder.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
5 Local Yesterday's Brief but Severo
Storm.
Tonight's Miss Meeting at the Armory
C Local West Scrnnton and Suburban.
7 News Hound About Scrnnton.
S Local-Court News of a Day.
DETROIT THRONGED
WITH ENDEAV0RERS
Thousands of Delegates Arrive in
tho City to Attend tho Convention,
Which Will Continue a Week.
Detroit, Mich, July ."..Thousands of
Christian Endeavor delegates arrived
today and this evutiing to attend the
convention, which began tonight and
which will continue for a week.
The buslu(s meeting of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor was held
today.
Hev. Dr. Francis E. Clark, president,
addressed the member nnd spoke of
the remarkable prosperity and growth
of the Christian Endeavor.
In accordance with the report of the
nominating committee the following
were elected trustees for four yeur:
Hev. C. 1. Brown, Mt. Joy. Pa.; Prof.
H. L. Wlllet. Chicago: Itev. Samuel
McNaugher. Boston: Hev. A. C. Crews,
Toronto: Hev. Hugh K. Walker, U. I).,
Los Angeles, Cal.: Hev. J. Wllber Chap
man, D. D., New York: Hev. George
McManlman. Steubenvllle, O.
The foregoing were elected trustees
for one year upon the reorganization
of the Fnlted society a year ago. Hub
ert K. Speer, of New York, was elected
a trustee to succeed the late Hev. J,
Clement French, D. D., of Newark, N.
J., nnd Hev. N. B. Grubb, D. D., of
Philadelphia, was made an additional
trustee to represent the Mennonltes.
which denomination has heretofore
been unrepresented on the board. The
present oltlcers of the t'nlted society
were unanimously re-elected upon rec
ommendation of the nominating com
mittee, as follows: President, Hev. Dr.
Francis E. Clark; secretary, John Wil
lis Baer; treasurer, William Shaw, all
of Boston. Representatives on the
board of trustees of the Fnited society
wete elected from each state, territory
and the provinces of Canada.
A full list of presidents, one from
each state, territory and Canadian
province, wns elected as members of
the board of trustees. The Pennsylva
nia representative Is Itev. Clarence E.
Ebermnn.
The afternoon of the preliminary day
of the eighteenth annual International
convention of Christian Endeavor w.ia
showery, but toward evening the sun
broke through the clouds nnd the trav
el from all parts of th" city to the
Christian Endeavor grounds began. At
sundown long wavering 'inos of young
people from various direction, wended
across the green lipids about the white
tented city, ull converging toward T 'lit
Endeavor, beneath whoso br.iad.
spreading canvass, the welcoming ral
ly wns hold. The crowds poured In
through the four entrances on either
side and down the six broad sawdust
half covered aisle?, until th, great
tent's capacity of M.ooo was flll-d' af
ter that, a crowd of outsider's obtnlned
sight and hearing through dropping
of the tent walls at either sbk The
Christian Endeavor red and white wa
suspended In hundreds of broa 1
streamers from the lofty roof to the
eaves. Flags of all nations, draped
with the stars and stripes hung over
head nt Intervals. The coats of arm
of the states were attached to the ten:
poles. The Christian Endeavor mo -gram
shone from large red nnd w; 1
electric globes over the resonator 1 1
pended above the speaker's platfor..
Higher up. the Fiilon Jack and st,"
and stripes Intermingled. A thous.in i
white capped young men and maids
composed tho choir on the big stage.
Devotional exercises Were led bv
the Hev. J. G. Butler, of Washington,
the welcome of local committee, was
extended by William II. Strong, chair
man Itev. Chatles G. Newman olnquoinly
welcomed the convention In behalf of
Detroit pantors, and .Mayor Maybury
welcomed tho endeavorers on behalf
of tho city.
There was an enthuslnstlo applause
when Secretary Baer read the following
telegram from tho president of tho
t'nlted States:
Itev. Dr. Frances E. Clark, Detroit, Mich.
On the occasion of the eighteenth In
ternational convention of your society,
desire to express my eoiJIal Interest In
Its work, my bet wishes to thoKt assem
bled with you In convention and my ear
nest hope for the continuance and In
crease of the great results which the ef
forts of the Christian Endeavor society
hnvo achieved. ,
(Signed) William MclClnley.
REPORTED CAPTURE.
Inquiries WPro received hern nt an
early hour this morning from Iling
hnmtnn, N. V., asking for eonflrmutmn
of, the report that Wade and Hussell,
the two colored men who' nro wonted
for the murder of IJalibl Ginsberg, on
the Fourth, had been captured In this
city. Extended Inquiries failed to con
firm tho rumor. Ginsberg died at 10
o'clock last night.
Steamship Arrivals.
New Yoik. July 5. Arrived: Bremen,
III emeu; Nooiilland, Antwerp: Teutonic,
Liverpool, Sailed: St. LouK rfouthamp
tiii; llrllliinule. Liverpool. cleared.
Frederick Der Orotfe, Bremen via South
ampton. Cherbourg Arrived: Pretoria,
NVw York, via Plymouth for Hamburg,
(Mid proceeded). Southampton Arrived:
St. Paul. New Yoik; Trave. New York
via Cherbourg for Bremen. JSotterdam
Arrived: Slnteiidani, New York. Lizard
Panned: Fuerst Bismarck, New Vurk
for llamburir,
AMERICANS
SUCCESSFUL
Obtain Important Conces
sions from Peace
Conference.
DIPLOMACY Af THE HAGUB
Amorican Delegates Succood in Ob
tnining an Unanimous Vote in
Favor of Having tho Question of
Private Property at Sea in Time of
War Dealt with at a Special Con
ference Summoned Hereafter.
Much Diplomatic Management
Necessary to Secure This Rosult.
The Hague. July 5. The American
delegate scored a great success today
In obtaining from the peace conference
an unanimous vote in favor of having
the question of private property at sea
In time of war dealt with at a special
conference to be summoned hereafter.
Much diplomatic management was
necessary and many obstacles had to
be sin mounted before this result wns
reached. Tho second committee mec
this mot nlng and Andrew D. Whltj,
head of the American delegation,
broached the subject. The question of
Its admissibility under the conference;
mandate was discussed. No vote was
taken, but an agreement was arrived
at to allow the Americans to present
their ense In full In the afternoon. Had
a vole been taken Immediately tho
Americans would doubtless have car
ried their point bv a majority of one
or two, and to avoid this a resolution
wtis proposed recognizing the Import
ance and complexity of tho question,
nnd recommending" tho summoning of
a special conference.
At the afternoon sitting of tho com
mute the successive clauses of tho
laws of war having been adopted, M.
De Mortens, of the Kusslan delegation,
moved a resolution to that effect. Mr.
White seconded.
An Eloquent Statement.
In the course of a clear and eloquent
statement of the American case, ho
said the Fnltcd States government had
accepted the invitation to participate?
In the conference with alacrity becauso
of th opportunity It was expected tho
conference would afford for preaching
th" true faith regarding the Immunity
from capture or private property at
sea. He admitted, how?ver, that the
United States government recognized
It would be hopeless to expect any de
cisive result from this conference.
Mr. White frankly admitted the dlf
Hculties Involved In deciding what con
stituted contraband of war, but insist
ed that these supplied one of the best
nrgumonts for a full ami prompt de
cision. He warmly repudiated the supposi
tion that the Americans were animated
by selllsh considerations. They were
eminently practical, he said, but not
less pre-eminently devoted to great
Ideals. This he Illustrated by referring
to the enormous sacrifices made dur
ing the Civil war, and the devotion of
the Americans to arbitration. But the
question he was urging upon the dele
gates, he nssertod, was one of right.
Justice and progress for the whole
world, and this all Americans felt deep
ly. Nor could the acceptance of the
American proposal Injur o any nation.
On the contrary, It would strengthen
all.
M. Hahusen. of the Dutch delegation,
supported .Mr. White. Sir Julian
Pauncefote said that the British opin
ion was divided on the subject and that
he had no Instructions regarding It.
M. Bourgeolse, head of tho French
delegation nnd Captain Schlence, of tho
Russian delegation, announced that In
the absence of Instructions, they could
not vote.
The resolution was then put nnd car
ried without opposition, but with res
ervations on the part of Great Britain,
Franco nnd Hussla.
The committee also adopted a resolu
tion thnt the question of the determin
ation of the rights and duties of neu
tral states should be placed upon tho
programme of the future conference.
CARNEGIE HONORED.
Ho Has Been Given tho Froodom of
Tain.
Aberdeen, Scotland.July 5. The Free
dom of Tain, Caithness, was bestowed
upon Andrew Carnegie today, Tho
town was decorated with Hags and
bunting, the I'nlon Jack and Stars and
Stripes floating side by side over mot
toes of welcome.
The provost. In conferring the free
dom at Hip town hall, said the world
had never seen a man comparable with
tho "great and distinguished Scotch
American In the magnitude of his lib
erallty to public llbrnrleu nnd In tho
advancement of art and education,
upon which, In Great Britain and
America, he has expended .C4.000.000."
Mr. Carnegie made a brief reply.
BRAKEMAN INJURED.
MIchnel Bohan, brakeman on a
switch engine In the Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western yard, was
caught between the freight depot plat
form and a box car at 12.45 this morn
ing and badly squeezed about tho
breast and shoulders. Bohan belongs
to Plttston. He wns taken to the
Moses Taylor hospital.
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