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RESCUE OF
FLOOD VICTIMS
Sixty-eight Persons Saved
in Three Hours
in Texas.
HEROIC RESCUE PARTY
Belief Boats Doing Excellent Woik.
Sufferers Huddling Together on
Railroad Biidgcs Train Service
Cut Off Death Roll in Robertson
County Twenty-Tin ee Persons
There Known to Havo Been
Drowned.
Galveston, Tox . July 7. The special
train which left linn on the Santa Fc
rn.xl for Thompson and At cola 10
tuinod late last night with the olUclnlB
of the mini aboard. The lescucrs weio
left to lo their 1101k, In which they
wimp piogresslng well. The general
superintendent nf the line made 11 very
fnvoiable lepoit on thp situation and
seemed to bel!ee that the people In
that particular district wete not suf
fering Up said
I am of the opinion theie has bppn
no casualties It appears the people
had time to get to high giound. On
the nppio.iohes to our blldges theie
nro at lo.isf(, a hundtcd persons who
nro comfoi table, and propose to stay
there until they clthei have to move
or the food subsides. They have a
tent and provisions enough to last them
for ninety das Theie Is need of
food for those persons who were res
cued from the town of Thomasvllle
and for those who weie not able to
piovldc for themselves before the Hood
rnught them 1 do not believe any
bod is stan lug, but they have not
sulliclpnt supplies to last them for any
length of time. The crew of the life
saving station ate doing excellent
woik The boats were just what was
nnrji-d The men took up two llfo
boats a cedar boat and a skiff and
wp furnished fciiu boats fiom our pic
nic giounds. All were manned by
men fiom the cutler Galveston. 1'iom
nb'Hit ." o'clock until S 30 o'clock they
had tesiued sixt -eight poisons.
List of Poisons Drowned.
Cnlviit Tex, July 7. The following
1 iiu most complete list, so far as can
be obtained, of those poisons who weie
di owned In Robeitson county, Tex
T S Dawson, white, body not recov
pi d Joe White, white, body not re-
C"ued. Joe Whites two sons, bodies
not lecoveifd. Matt Tumor, two un
known men, white, bodies not leeov
ornl Dave White, colored, body iccov
cred Tom Tson, colored, body locov
ered IJosanna Hi own, coloied, body
jet vend I.uoa f'liop, Chinese, body
i envoi id, two children of Tom Dallas,
c ilmed, bodies iccoveied' four men on
Tom Amkt son's faun, coloied, bodies
not n covered: five men below Heal n.
i.loK'd, bodies not recovered; Illcly
N"i mi loss, coloied, body recoveied.
Total 2 J.
Dallas, Tex., Julj 7. The i.iilroad
situation In Texas because of floods Is
so much mow than 11 has been heie
tofor. that the Oulf, Coloiado and San
ta IV has had to abandon Its thioush
tialns fiom St Louis and Knnsas City
nt Dallas nnd Fort Woith icspeetlvoly
The Santa V had until last night bv
running a loundabout way, managed
to got tluough to Gnlveton, but the
new washouts In the lower Diazos
count! y stopped even that traffic The
abandonment of the Santa IV trains
sevois the last link of anything like
direct connection between noithern nnd
southern Texas To ieaeh these points
no'v It Is npi esa'y to ti.uel via
Shieveport, Li
The flood damage to inilioad prop
el tv In Texas Is now conservatively es
timated at $.1000.000
lib hmond Ti . July 7 Never in the
lilstmv of Richmond wcio uch scenes
witnessed ns aio depleted todav. Rusl-p-is
Is pinctlcally suspended Many
plantations nie undi r watei All tialns
save thosp on the Southern Pacific west
have been abandoned. Provisions are
tunning low nnd unless som 'thing Is
done quickly there will be great suffer
ing lmip within a few dny It Is be
lle d there will be at least fiom 1000
t.. -ooo to feed fiom this place within
n wi-ek Stoilos of dt owning and dl
nst rs nie coming In constantlv but
thev lannot be veilfled nlthaugh it Is
probable that many of them aie cor
rect The water has reached the rlvor
bridge and Is dashing between the iron
guv iods under It and for the first Mm"
the r illroad company has stopped all
tl (flic ovei It
KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION.
Tlnce. Men
Peiish in
the Huid
Mines.
New Yoik July 7.--Threo men weui
killed In an eplosion in the Jlurd
mines at Pmt Omni, neai Dover, N. J
today. The men weie it-constructing
an old shaft when a tank of oil ex
ploded. The dead are:
Eelward Mills, superintendent; Fied
nick Schei finer, William Murphy, all
of Port Oram.
Mills was Instanly killed. Seherffner
nrd Muiphv who thrown to the bot
tom of the shaft Into water and wio
drowned
Rolling Mill Resumes.
RridlUK. Pa Julv 7 'the lolling mill
of the Douglass Hie lion companv litis ie
mimed nftcr an idleness of mmly four
yirs All tlio furnaces no now la op' r
atlon and the village hap a new appear
mice of llfo unci activity
Admiral Ceveia "Not Quilty."
M ulrld, July 7 dmlral ("ervcia and
t'i other commander of the RpmUli
tie t efirufil 'n tho liuttln of 8 tutl.iKO,
whoso conrtuc" has boen the subject of
tnciulr bv prolj eouit nmrtlil, wero
toduy uceiulttud and fuiniall llboratcd
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Delegates to Consult Governments
on Arbitration Scheme.
The Hague, Jul 7 The third com
mittee, sitting this morning In the lluls
ten Bosch, the "House In the Wood,"
discussed the scheme for the mediation
and arbitration convention, drawn tip
by the Comto d'Ex-uinon. Many of the
delegates have onlv been acquainted
with the proposals slneo yesterdny and
they havo not had time to consult their
governments, consequently It has been
decided that when the committee ad
join ns toda It will not meet again un
til Friday next. In order to allow the
delegates a week In which to consult
their governments and receive llnul In
stitutions. The scheme Is headed "Dtaft of Con
vention for the Pacific Settlement of
International Conflicts." The Hist part
deals with the maintenance of general
peace, the second part with arbltia
tlon. The repoiter of the committee ex
plained the motives which Insplicd the
drafting committee in elaboiatlng the
scheme.
M. Rourgeols, head of the Trench
deh gallon, thanked the reporter In
warm tenns, nnd congratulated him on
his lennrkablc exposition, which, ho
said, would ipmaln an official continen
tal y on the piovlslons formulated, both
for the delegates and foi their govern
ments The sitting was then adjourned until
July 17, and not until Trlday next, as
previously intended.
The review of troops this morning
was attended bv the mllitaiy dclcgitos
to the peace conference, who were spe
cially Invited to bo present.
THE PATERSON CLUB
THROWN OVERBOARD
Atlantic Base Ball League Reduced
to Six Membeis The Prst Cham
pionship Series to Close July 0 and
Richmond Club Is Declared the
"Winner.
Philadelphia, July 7. A special meet
ing of the Atlantic Rase Hall league
called by President Kdwaul G. Har
low to consider mattets ailslng fiom
the disbandment of the Seianton club
was held at the Hotel Hanover heie
today. Mr. Hairow presided and the
seveial clubs weie lopresented as fol
lows: A K. Spurrier, Lancaster; (Jacob
Wells, Richmond; Abner Powell, Pat
eison, C. U. Hloemecke, Newaik;
Gtorge J. Stegmaler and John Red
dlngton, Wilkes-Harre; T O. Pntton
and J. T. Embiee, Reading; E. R.
Douglass, Allentown
The situation that confronted the
league tluough the loss of one of its
moinbeis and the Impiactlcablllty of
following a schedule for seven clubs
wns discussed In its diffeient phases
and the session continued for seveial
bonis; adjournment "as not reached
until neaily 10 o'clock tonight
The Scranton fianchise wns declaied
fottelted and the Pateison club was
chopped, the circuit thus being i educed
to six clubs It wns decided that the
championship season should close July
9 and the Richmond club wnt awarded
the c hamplonshlp.
A new schedule wns prepared for a
second seiles In a new championship
season to begin July 10 and close Sept.
10 The new elicult will be composed
of Newaik, Lancaster, Reading, Allen
town, Wilkes-Haite and Richmond.
Newaik s the onlv town at which Sun
day games will be played nnd the Al
lentown and Richmond clubs, ns here
tofote, will participate In no games on
that day. The towns now In the league
have leeched good local support and
those piesent at the meeting expiessed
confidence that no further obstacles
will be met by the league.
Manager Abner Powell, of Paterson,
will take the management of the New
aik club and, It Is said, will stiengthen
the club with the pick of the Pater
son plavers
Piesldent Harrow tonight expressed
satisfaction with the makeup of the
league and It now stands and he pie
dlets a successful second season.
MILAN'S ASSAILANT.
The Would-Be Muulerer a Bosnian
Named Knezevlc.
Semlln, Austria, July 7. The fireman
who attempted to assassinate foimer
King Milan Is a Hosnlan named GJma
Kne7evlc. He had no accomplice.
During his illght Knezevlc endeavored
to shoot himself nnd when he failed
he Jumped Into the river Save, which
Joins the Danube at Relginde, but was
dragged out by the police.
Fouiteen membeis of the former
ladlcal central committee, Including
ex-Prenilet Tnuclmnovlcs, have been
nirested on suspicion of being con
nected with the nftali Another ex
premler, PaHlcs, has been placed un
der police supei vision
SUICIDE OF KEATON.
The Wife Murderer Hangs Himself
in Moyamensing Ptisou,
Philadelphia. July 7 -William Kea
ton, who on June G, shot his wife, Ida.
indicting wounds fiom the effects or
which bho died on July 4, committed
suicide In his coll In Movamenslng
prison today by hanging himself with
his suspencleis.
Kenton also shot two other women nt
the time he fatallv wounded his wife
but their Injuries wer not seilous. The
prison officials i of used to allow Kcaton
to attend his wife's funeral todav
which Is said to be the cause of hU
suicide.
FOUGHT A DUEL IN A BUQOY.
Young Man and a Girl tho Prlncl
palc Both May Die.
Arlington, 111., July 7. chajles Silt
soman and Miss Kate HorfoldstPlmer
tought a duel with revolt cum In a buggy
near Seatonvllle, III, last night, and
the doctors bellete both will elle.
Tho tauso of the duel was the doalie
of tho veiling woman that .Saltseinan
should many her nnd tho refusal of the
young man.
Jnck Carrig Defeated.
Donver, Colo, July 7. Kid Parker, of
Renvoi, defeated Jack t'nrrlK', of Buffalo,
hi six rouiicU, before the Colorado Ath
letic club tonight
LEGAL PROBLEMS
OF 20TH CENTURY
SUBJECT Or MR. HORNBLOWER'S
BLAST AT WILKES-BARRE.
Principal Address at the Pennsyl
vania State Bar Association The
Speaker Not Suited with the Amer
ican Policy of Expansion or tho
Laws on Marriage and Divoice.
Mghty Trusts Force Wags Down.
Report of Nominating Committee.
Wllkes-Hane, Pa , July ".The
moinlng session of the Pennsylvania
State Har association was opened at
10 o'clock. Hon William 15 Hoin
blowei, of New Yoik, made the ptln-
clpal nddress, his subject being "Some
Legal Problems of the Twentieth Con-
tmv
Judge Hornblowei declared that he
is opposed to the piesent Ameile.m
pollcj of expansion He favoicd the
passage of laws that will do away
with the clash between capital and
labor. The speaker held that labor
unions arc Justifiable and boiicllelil,
although they sometimes do much
harm. He lefeired to "the mighty
Musts and coipoiatlons that nie foun
cd to foico up pilccs nnd fence wages
dow n "
Judge Homblowor expressed the
opinion that the laws on mairlage and
divoice aie too lax and otherwise un
satlsfaetoo , that tho tax laws In New
Yoik state contain many absuidltles,
the widows and oiphuns being com
pelled to beat the gi eater pait of the
burden. On motion of M. Mercur, of
Towandn, Judge Ilotnblower was
elected an honoiaiy member of the as
SOC lition
The following nominations weie ic
pntted by a committee of which Wil
liam lT. Hensel, of Lancastei was
c hall man; vice-presidents, Frederick
Hetoletle. Carbon; Richard C. Dale,
Philadelphia, Al xander Fainham, Lu
7eino, t H. Mc Pauley, Elk Thomas
Patterson, Pittsbuig, secietary, Kd
waid P. Allison, riiiladeltia, treas
uier, William Pcnn Llovel, Cumbei
land; executive committee, II. Frank
Hhelman, Lancastei; II. II. Gllbei
son. Chester: Homer C.tcen, Wane;
Richard L. Jones, Hoiks, H. W. Green,
Cameron; W. II. Little, Wvomlng, F.
C Mcdlrr, Allegheny. James T. Maf
fett, Claiion, Haiold M. McClme,
Union, James P. Moorelnnd, West
moiclnnd: A. C Nlles. Yoik. William
II. Rhawn, Columbia; E. M. Dunham,
Sullivan: Russell C StPwait. Nort
hampton, W J. SihnetTpr. Delawaiv;
William H. Staake, I'lilladedphla;
Clarence R. Spioul, Lj coming. Rdwln
H. Smith, Allcghonv: R. H. IVelmer,
Philadelphia; John Weaver, l'hllaclel
phia, AVIlllam A. Wilcox, Lackawanna.
These officers veie e looted without
opposition. Walter CJeoige Hrown, of
Philadelphia, chairman of the com
mittee on unlfoiniltv of legislation In
the 1'nitcd States discussed the adop
tion of new laws relative to wills,
deeds, w eights and measures, etc, nnd
his motion was adopted The report
of the committee on special legislation
i elating to constitutional amendment
dented no end of discussion
At tho afternoon session the olllcois
named bv the nominating commltte o,
including Lvman D Ollbort, of Har
llsbuig, foi piesldent, weie elected.
New Laws Pioposed.
The president was nuthoiled to ap
point a committee of time to luge
upon the next legislature tho passage
of the following laws:
I'll st An net to establish a 1 iw uiil
foim with the laws of other states for
tho acknowledgement and execution of
wiltten Instruments,
Second An act to establish a law uni
form with laws of stales ulatlug to tho
sealing of deeds nnd other written in
stiuments Thhd An net to establish a law unl-
foim with the! laws of other states rein-'
the to tho execution of wills
l'ouith An act to establish a law unl
fmm with the laws of other states lela
tlve to the probate In this stnto ot foi-
elgn wills
Fifth An act to establish a law uni
form with the laws of other states for a
statielaid of weights, and me.isuics.
Sixth A gonoinl act I elating to ncgo
t la bio Instruments
Seventh An act to ostnbllsb a law uni
form with tho other states relative to
the transfer of stock In coipoiatlons
The committee on special legislation
iccomniended the passage by tho legls
lituie of the following amendment to
the state constitution- "The geneial
assembly may pats any local or special
law legulating the nffalis of counties,
cities townships, iKwough or school
dlstrics, changing the ehaitcrs of
cities or boioughs and creating office
or piescilblng tho powers and duties of
ofheeis In counties, cities, boiout,'hs,
townships, election or school dlsttlcts.
Hut no such local en special law shall
be paseel unless at least at thlity days
pi lor to Its introduction Into the gen
eial nssenibly. It shall have been .sub
mitted In such mnnner as Is, or may be
pinvlded by law to tho qualified oloc
teas nf the county, city, township, bor
ough or school distilet nffee ted by such
locul or special law by a genoial or
special election and a majoilty of tho
votes cast at such election shnll have,
'been voted In Its favor. Thoic Fhall bo
no presumption of law or of fact that
theie has been a propel submission to
and consent of the ploctois of any such
local or special law when the question
of the constitutionality ef such law Is
at Issue in any legal piocoodings, ml
If the court be not fntlslled that ui'h
submission and consent have been lo
Knllv made and given the law shall
be declaied unconstitutional and void "
Mr. Toney's Speech.
Mr Tone), of Seianton. c hah man
ot tile committee, suppoited tho amend
ment In nn ablo speech. Ilx-Attornoy
Geneial Palmer ridiculed the pioposed
amendment. He said the piesent leg
s itlon wns mnde by men of hiatus and
lt 111 became "small men" to tty nnd
pull It down
Mr Pnlmor held that there couM only
be tin op classo of cities and no innio,
that If the suptcme court had made a
mistake R should be glvon a chance to
coriect Its own oirors,
Rx-Lleutemint Governor Davis, eif
nrndfotd county, also opposed the
amendment In a very saieastlc adeliews.
Louis Rlchatda, ot Reading, dellvcied
u forceful speech In favor of the
amendment Judge White, of Indiana
county, said, as a member of tho lcgls
latuie, he wrote the clause In tho con
stitution which It Is now proposed to
amend lie spoke eloquently against a
change t'pon a vote being tnken the
pioposed amendment was overwhelm
Inglv defeated.
A number of lawyois from various
pal is of the state were admitted to
membership. The follow lug w ere elect
ed delegates to the meeting of the Na
tional U ii association: John T. lonn
han, Lii7oine, J. S Lelsenrlng, Hlalr,
John F Koatoi. Philadelphia; alter
nates, Daniel K. Trimmer, Yoik, Jnmej
S. Young, Allegheny; Joseph D. Coons,
Luzerne.
Hedford Spilngs wns agreed upon ns
the place of meeting for next cai. The
convention then adjourned sine die.
A banquet was tendetod the visiting
delegates ut the! hotel Sterling tonight
Judge Woodwnid was toastmastcr and
siitoches were made by liuilii of the
visiting Judges and lawyois.
BRYAN AT COLUAIBUS.
He Makes a Speech nt a Dollar Din
net Inclined to Hedge on the Phil
ippines Question.
Columbus, O , July 7 About one
thousand people attended the dollar
dinner given bj the Young Men's
Democratic club, ot Columbus, In tho
Audltoilum tonight It was the largest
banquet which the local domociacy has
had since that given In honor of the
sevent j -seventh birthday of the late
Judge Allen G. Thurman. In tho same
hall, ten years ago. The affali was
strictly Remocintie In Its simplicity,
all classes being represented. The chief
guest was Colonel William J. Hryan.
At the table with him were also sett
od Hon. C T. Callahan and George
Fiod Williams, of Massachusetts,
Judge Taivln, of Kentuckv , Hon Al
len W. Thurman. of Columbus, the
toastmastcr, and a number of othi'rs
prominent in state politics The en
tianco of Colonel Hiynn was gioetod
by an outbutst of applause which lasted
until after he had become seated
Hon Clnlstopher T. Callahan, of
Massachusetts, was the first spoakei,
lespondlng to tho toast "The Issues"
He dwelt jmrtlculnilv upon Impel ial
Ism, tiusts and fiee silver ns the lead
ing issues of 1900
Judge Tarvln, nf Kentucky, respotul
ed to the toast "Paity and Pilnclplc"
When Colonel Hrvan was Inttoduccd
there was another outburst of applause
that continued for several minutes.
When quiet had been lestoied, Colonel
Hr.van launched upon a discussion of
the Issues of the day In lesponse to the
to ist "Demoi raev."
Hon Geoige Fiod. Willi mis, of Mas
sachusetts, was the last spcnkei, his
toast being 'The Rastcin Democrats."
The lattei half of Ml. Rrvan's speech
was devoted to Impel lallsm, with this
conclusion: "Lot us give to the Phil
ippines the same assurance of inde
pendence that we havo given to the
Cubans Lot us assure t'-om of our In
tention of establishing a stable govern
ment which, when established, will be
their government, not ours. Let us
assuio them that we shall stand b
them like an older In other, and say to
othei nntlons. 'Hands off Let this le
publlc woik out its destinv.'"
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GOLD FROM THE KLONDIKE.
Moie Than 83,000,000 in the Steam
ship Robert Keir, fiom Dawson,
btattle. Wash , Julv 7 Vdvlces fiom
Dawson City nie to the effect that the
steamship Robeit Keir left theie June
LO with moie than $1,000,000 worth of
gold dust for St. Michaels
The Hi st news to be tec el veil this
season fiom Dutch Harbor, Alaska, an.
lmpoitant shipping point between here
and St. Michaels, has ariived hole A
coriesiwindont of the Associated Piess
wiitef under th" date of July Ii as fol
lows. Thoic nro five vpse!s In port bound
north to St. Michaels and Cape Nome.
The Roanoke of tho Noith Ameilcnn
Transposition and Steamship com
pany was the ihst to uach heie after
onp of tho smoothest passages mule nt
this time of the year. Dense fog kept
her outside of the entiance to this
plctuiesque hnibor Iwentv-four bonis.
The onlj vessel In port whim the Roa
noke arrived was the steumi.sclioonor
Del Norte, which has made one ttlp
to Seal Island for the Alaska Commer
tlal company. She will got awav with
in a day or two for St Michaels Tho
Poilland fiom San FianeUco got In
dining the nfteinoon and went up to
the Alaska Commercial company's
whaif at Fnnlnska.
The Portland pioceds north tomor
low The Albion, which an I veil two
woeko ago Hum San Fianclseo, left
fur the Sib Tin n coast foi reindeer for
the I'nlted States government.
The levenu cutter Rear hns also loft
for tho Siberia n coast
PERISHED WHILE BATHING.
The Clutch of a Drowning Man Was
Fatal to Level enz.
Mt Catmel. Pa July 7 Rudolph
P'teis aged 17 oars, an employe at
Locustdale colliery, went swimming nt
the dnm nenr that place today. Cramp
seleel him anil ho ciicd for help. Ilnr
tnan Level nsr. aged 17, went to his ies
cue. Peteis as ho arose for the Inst time,
threw his aims uiouiid Lovetenz. nnd
both were drowned In the nresonoo of
a iiiimbei of persons. Tlio bodies were
locoveid
Steamship Arrivals.
Now Yoik, Julv 7- C!c..it il Rtiurla,
Lh ci pool. La Champagne, Havre Nu
U'adle. l.lveipool; 8p iiiindnni, Itottei
il im via Koulogne, I'alilelu Ilainliuig
via Cheibourg. VVInelund Copenhagen.
An hid Nomadic from Live i pool
Lilt I pool-Sailed- Rovlc New Yoik.
(jueeiistown Ariived: Lueniinla, Now
Yeirk Hamburg Airlvcd: Protorli,
Now York: Furst Rlsmirck, fiom New
York vlu I'hoibomg and Southampton.
Rnstnoi Passed: Covle, New Voik fur
Llvci pool
President Krugei's Delegate,
Philadelphia, July 7 Wend vsus recelv
ecl todav nt ll.i hoadeiunrti'rH In the In
teiiiRtloiint C'ummtrclnl conBrenB that
1'rofdelrnt Kilmer of tho Tiaiisvaul gov
ernment, has appointed n dole gain to tha
coiiBiess, Hon T. W. liitokott, of Pro
torlR Tho governor of Honolulu has
named W T. James, a promluuiu mer
chant of Hamilton.
BISHOP ARN0TT
PRESIDESjVT DETROIT
SERVICES IN THE CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR TENT.
The Address of the Evenng by Piesl
dent John Henry Barrows Lnrge
ly Attended Evangelistic Services.
Schemes for Enlarging the Work.
Detroit, Mich , July 7 Hlshop H W,
Anmtt (colored) pioslded over the
Christian Fndoavor mooting In tent
Endeavor tonight Rov Dr. Qualye, of
Indianapolis, one of the speakers on the
evening piogramme, was announced to
have been called to Knnsas to the bed
side of his dying fnthei. Silent pi aver
was eiffoiod In behalf of Di Quayle.
The devotional exorcises weie led by
R. R. Patteison. of San Fianolsco; the
moments of meditation and pi aver by
Rev. George R. Sopor, of St Paul.
Tho address of the evening was by
Piesldent John Henry Rartows, of
Oberlln college. Dining Its de-livery the
lain again descended, Incienslng until
the noisp on the loof almost drowned
the sound of Di Harrows' voice, and
ho was compelled to desist. Fmbiellns
wore lalsed all over the tent, but com
paratively few loft, and tho ciowd
staved nnd sang song aftei song, over
coming nil sounds of the stoim and all
Ideas of Increasing discomfort. At
length the r iln ceased long enough to
allow Dr Harrows to proceed
Largely nttended evangelistic ser
vices woio hold during tho noon hour
nt factories, public squal es and
wharves throughout tho city. Tho af
ternoon was given up to conferences In
the large churches lllble studv con
ferences wcio conducted bv Piofossor
W. G. Mooiohcnd, of Xonla, Ohio, nnd
bv Piofossor H L. Wlllett, of Chicago.
At Westminster Presbjteilnn church
many of the cleigvmcn In attendance
at tho convention gathered for n spe
cial pastois' conference, under the di
rection of Rov Dr Geoige H. Stewart,
of Haulsbuig. Pa. Among the clergy
men who took prominent part In tho
conference weie Rev. Di W It. Mc
Mlllln. of Pittsburg; Rev. Allen H
Pbllpott or Indianapolis, and Piesldent
F. U. Clarke. Othei pastors were nd
diesseel by Rev. Charles M Sheldon, of
Topoka, Kansas upon the topic "What
Would Jesus Do?"
Conference of Officeis.
The afternoon feature of Interst for
Ihuleavoreis was a confeienee ot dis
trict and city union officers, conducted
by Geneial Seeretaiy Ilaer
Many suggestions for strengthening
the unions nnd fuitheilng the cause
through such fiaternity woio brought
out by tho discussions. Other ftatures
wore conferences of lunlor society
woikois, of the "floating society" nnd
of tho "travelers union."
The mooting In tent Wllllston took
the form of a tnemoilal service Eulo
gies wcio deliveied upon the llfo and
chaiactet of Gladstone, Frances R. Wll
larcl and George Mueller, the "apostle
of pi 115 or." Dr. Clark presided, and
the devotional oxoielses were conduct
ed by Rov R D. W. Jones, of Alle
gheny, Pa.
Rev Dr. Wavland Hoyt, of Philadel
phia, spoke In honor of "Our Soldiers
and Sallois."
A novelty on the programme which
amused great enthusiasm was thp In
tioduetlon of Rov Ml. Mazotona, a
native Cuban and an evangelist among
his people, who expressed his thanks
to the American people for the libera
tion of Cuba.
Neatly a bundled officeis and tins
tees ot the United society weie pies
ent at a dinner given tonight by tho
ttustees to the chairmen of tho local
'09 committee s
YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA.
rour New Cases nt Santiago Two
Deaths Repoited.
Santiago de Cuba, July 7 Four now
cases of ellow fever, all III the city
of Santiago, wero officially reported to
day. No ofllclal report was lecelvcd
fiom Honlatp tamp, but It Is known
that the situation there Is seilous.
The two principal hotels of the city
aie now infected. The camp on the
Moiro load Is so fai healthy, but a
dangeious element veiy difficult to
tontiol exists In the piosence of num
erous Ameiienn adv entuiers, who are
usual! haul di Inkers and refuse to
i e sped the health regulations,
Fp to date 1U cases have been re
ported and J7 deiths.
ABDUCTED A BOY.
Young Rhodes Discoveied After a
Senich of Two Yeais.
Hedfoid, Pa , Jul 7 A man named
Heltlpfue, who two e,irs ago abducted
a boy named Rhodes fiom his homo at
Smith Island, Fianklln count, was ar
lested neai Everett yesteiday. The
boj was still with him During the
past two venrs all clients of the par
ents to locate their bo line been In
vain, until on Wednesday they heaid
thut he and his nbductoi weie In this
part of the countiy.
Hetllefue and joung Rhodes will bo
tnken to Fianklln count, wheio the
foimer will be tiled for abduction.
Teachers' Convention Adjourns.
GcttNSbuis Julj 7 Tlio Slate Ti-acli-e
rs' association convention closed todav,
Tho lesoliitlcins commend tho seven
months minimum school term and thanks
the eommlttiMH mid especially Professoi
J Dorsey Hunter piluolpal of the Gcl
tjsburg schools for efficient work in
making tho convention n success.
George W. Julian Dead.
Indltinupolli-, Jul 7 Geoige V Julian,
the abolltlonlHt, ellocl at his homo In
livlugton. todaj ugeel SJ ears In 17)
he was a candid it o for tho vlco ptosl
ileiiey on tho Ft Soil ticket, and was a
member of congiesH mnnv years.
O'Biien Gets the Decision.
New Toil:, Jul 7-J.ick O'Rrlen.of New
Yoik. got the decision over Dal Hawkins,
of San Francisco, at tlio end of tho
twentv -fifth iminil nt the Broadway
Athletic t lub toiilclit
Will Organize tho Guaid.
Hnrilshuig, July 7. Anljutunt Genoral
Stewait Is piepnrlng n guuorol order to
tho National Guard of Pcniuijlwiuln.
fixing tho rifle practice season frum July
15 to Nov. SO.
TUB NEWS THIS MOUNIXti
Weather Indication! Todiyi
SHOWCTS VARIABLC WINDS.
General Muny Flood Victims Res
cued. Geneial Luna's Slavers Aro Acquitted
Topics Disc iisscd by tho Stnto Tt.tr
Association.
Christian Endeavor Convention.
General llnse Hall
Financial and Commeiclal.
Religious News of tho Week,
Editorial.
News mid
Comment.
3 Local Social and Personal.
One Woman's Views.
6 Local Arrangements for tho Letter
Carriers' Convention.
Lackawanna Ofllcltds on an Inspection
Tour.
7 Local Homo for tho Friendless In
Danger of Relmr Closed,
South Sldo Sower Difficulty Adjusted.
8 Local West Seianton and Suburban.
9 News Round About Scrnnton.
10 Advertisement.
11 Toinoirow's Sunday School Losson
Y.elo's Now President.
12 Local Young People's nnptlst Fnlf
Meeting.
Dun's Weeklj Review of Trade.
ALGER CHASING
THE CAMPAIGN LIE
Denies That There Has Been Polit
ical Combination Between Himself
and Governor Pingree.
New Yoik, July 7 The Times will
pi hit tomonow the following
"Hefore his departuie from tho city
yesteiday (Filday), Societal or War
Algei had a word to say about Un
contest Tor the Michigan I'nlted States
senatoishlp. He denied In the most
positive manner the exlstpiicp nf any
political combination between Govei
nor Pingree and himself.
"There can bo," he said, "no politi
cal combination between Governor
Pingtee and niself, because It would
be Impossible for me while a membei
of the cabinet to form with any body
who Is not In perfect accoul with the
president's policy nnd Governor Pin
gree Is known not to be I heartily
favoi the picsldent's policy and have
no intention of leslgiilng fiom tho
cabinet "
Societaty Alger added that he had
told Governor Plngiee and his friends
thathowasnotacandldate foi the sem-
torshlp In the sense of seeking the place
at tho hands of the legislature anil
that ho would not put nil money Into
the campaign
BICYCLE SIDE PATH TAX.
An Important Decision on the Sub
ject by Judge Senrie.
Townnda, Pa, July 7 Judge Settle,
of Montrose, specially presiding to
day, filed the (list decision on the now
blcclo sldepath law ot maelo In Penn
shanla. A nile was granted on tho
count commlssloneis to show cause
wh a mandamus should not ho issued
commanding them to levy a tax on
bicycles, as leconimended The couit
discharged the mle and, In his opin
ion, holds that the sldepath commls
sloneis do not take office until Jan
1, next eai, and th it their recom
mendation had no more force than that
of nnv tlliee citizens.
The opinion eleslres the County coin
miss 'it is to piovlde the assessors
with books and have the pnumeratlon
taken befoie tho sldepath commis
sion becomes operative1, that tho mem
beis theie of may become possessed
of a pottlon of the knowledge neces
saiy to judicially dotoimlno tho
nmount of tax to bo lpcommentled.
The decision Is of muelj Intel est
throughout the state as In many coun
ties the tax has already been levied.
PRESENTED TO VICTORIA.
Membeis of American Societies Visit
Her" Majesty.
London. Jul 7 A number of tho
American, Colonial anil Continental
guests of the Intel nation il Congiess
of Women having expiessed a deslip
to pay thpli lespects to the queen,
Lady Abeideon urranged n trip to
Windsor this nfteinoon, when her
majest assented to tho suggestion that
she should elilve slowl thiough the
quad! angle of the castle and receive a
few of the moie prominent delegates
It was about twenty minutes past
flp wlion the delegates took up a posi
tion In fiont of tlio pilvnto entianc
A final tor of an hour Intel her mnjesty
appealed and Lady Abeideon maelo the
presentation
OFFICERS ARE PLENTY.
Two Thousand Applications for Com
missions in the New Aimy,
Washington July 7 It was stated
at the war department today that al
most encty officer who served in the
volunteei army during the war with
Spain nnd who had been honorably
mustereel out lias again otfered his
seivlces to meet tho needs of tlm
Philippine campaign
Altogpthe-i no less than Itn thousand
applications for commissions In tho
now volunteei aim now forming have
been leeched at the wnr elepnttiuent
ami have also been plnrod on the fields.
Yestoiday alone tho applications num.
lieied ISO
Position foi Pi of. Schaeffer.
Kutztown JM . Jul ' -At a meeting
tenia of tho dlreitois of the Kstuiie
Nounnl school. Professoi I. C Schaeflfi.
slate Hiiperlntei.ileut tf schools was
unnnlmousl elected pilnclpal of ilia
school to take the ph e e of 1'iofensur
Gpoige II. ItuiiHchei I'lofeiPor Schaef
fer will accent.
Anthinclte Coal Tonnage.
Philadelphia July 7 -Tho nnlbraclto
coil tonnogo for the Hist six months of
l lie piostnt ear as shown hv tho oriicliil
flKUies Just Issued aggiegates C4S.7KI
tons, which Is an Iiiciciiho of 1,417, Itn
tons over tlio coi responding porlod of
Ust j oar.
Railroad Sold.
Can Clnlie, Wis. July 7 -Tim Wlscon
sin Central railroad was sold to the re
organization cummltteo today for 7,300,000.
THE SLAYERS
OF LUNA ARE
ACQUITTED
Filipino Court Decides
That His Fate
Was Just.
KILLED IN SELF-DEFENSE
Testimony Showed That the Dead
Man Plotted Against Aguinaldo.
Conspired with Other Officers to
Kill Him Luna's Tollowers Now
Outwardly Loyal to tho Dictator.
General Bates Goes to Stilu To
Arrange for a Triendly Under
standing with the Sultan Who Was
Subsidized by Spain Lieutenant
Martin of the Baler Garrison De
i.ies That He Killed His Captain.
Manila, July 7 The trial, at Cabana
tunii, ot the slavers of General Luna,
the Filipino leadei, whg wns assassin
ated by the guaid nt Agulnaldo's resi
dence, has been ended. The accused
weie acquitted on the ground of self-ele-ft
use. The testimony showed there
wus a conspiracy on the patt of Luna
niiil other officeis to kill Aguinaldo and
make Luna dictator
Luna's death seems to have strength
ened Agulnaldo's leadei ship for the
time, and Luna's suppoitets ate now
outwardly lo.il to Aguinaldo.
The members of the Spanish colony
heie are lionizing tho survivors of tho
Spinlsh garrison nt Raler, on the east
coast of Luzon, who returned here last
night with the Spanish commissioners
sent to treat with tho Filipinos for the
surionder of tho Spanish prisoners. A
dozen banquets have been arranged In
their honoi, and a subscription has
been staited for their relief
Lieutenant Martin, the ifcilv surviv
ing officer of the .garrison, denies tho
stoi y that he killed Captain Morenas.
the Spanish officer who commanded at
Raler, because the latter tried to raise
a white flag. Martin says tho captain
died of berrl-berrl.
Tho tiansport Churruoa is to take
General Hates to the Sulu Islands, on
a dlplomntle qilsslon. The general will
endeavor to arrange the basis for a
fi loudly understanding with the sultan
of Sulu, who claims to bo friendly to
Amei leans Under the sultan's treaty
with Spain he received a subsidy.
Geneial Wheaton Is to take command
ot General Halo's brigade at San Fer
nando General Hale Is returning to
the United States with the Colorado
regiment.
LOST CHILD FOUND. -
Delia Lewis Was Kidnapped by a
Rag Peddler.
Philadelphia. Julv 7 Delia Lewis,
an S- ear-old gill, who was kidnapped
csterday from her home in Darby.
Delawaie county. Just outside this city.
Is In the custodv of the i ollce ot Wood
bury, N. J , and hoi abductor hns been
ane'ted there. TIip child was play
ing npar Iipi home late yesterday af
tei noon nnd It was learnpd soon after
b her giandpaionts, with whom sho
lived, that nn unknown man driving
a v agon hnd boon soon with her along
side him on the seat. The police woio
notified nnd the child wns leporteel
found last night nt Sew all, N. J. Tho
police hPi were notified today ot tho
airest of her abduetoi.
He is a lag ppddler and when seen
In New Jersey w Ith the child was un
able to give satisfactory icpllcs as to
her being with him The child's
ginndp.ucnts went to Woodbury jes
teiilay to get possession of Delia.
The mime of tho peddler who ab
ducted the chlhl is Patrick Raney. IIo
lived at Malaga a short distance from
Wondbui v, N. J , whore bo was ai rested.
Joseph Zurlla w ho s.i s he lives In this
cltv, was nl"o nriested on suspicion ot
being a confeelornto of Ranev's Zurlla
claims that he suspected Raney was
stealing the child and that he follow oil
th.. two fiom Philadelphia to Wood
but Intending to have Raney nrrestoel
when lie wns sine that ho ai really
abducting the child The police, how
over, doubt his stray and ho and Raney
nro hold without lull to await requlsl
Hon papois fiom this state.
MURDERED BY ROUGHS.
Brutal Woik of Philadelphia Thugs.
Ariests Made.
Philadelphia. Julv 7 Early this,
morning Tomns Ashwoith, aged 15
yeais, was muuloied by a gang of
loughs who nttac keel him as ho was
going to his home In A'est Philadelphia,
After knocking nlin !own his assail
ants lepeaie liy kle ked him and Jumped
upon nun continuing their murderous
woik until he wns lc ail Ashworth'a
nock was luoki n
The police m tested Elmer Wilson,
Albeit Ivtdl, lohn Da! ami John Ken
ned, w ho wimp commltteed to await
the action of the peuoiior
Lineman Takes Moiphne.
l.aiu.iHitii Pa . July 7 Joseph W,
Mowe, whose 11111111' wns In Corpus ChrN.
tl, Texas mid who was eniploiel nn a,
telephone Hue man at Columbli, commit,
ted suicide at that place last night by
swallowing V, gialns of moiphliie. lb
hid been ilueatPiiliih to commit sulcldo
for the p est seveial da Ho was Jl
yeais old
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WEATHER FORECAST.
f
Washington. Julv 7 forecast for -4-
fMturcl.n Rastriu PoiiiikvIv.iiiI.i, -f
Washington. Julv 7 forecast for
fMturcl.n Rastriu PoiiiikvIv.iiiI.i,
Showeih, p.utl cloud and cooler
Hiiudu ; vnrlablo winds becoming
northwi'jfteil.
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