tnrtmini HSHHiwHsais CLfimute. ci . rir TWO CENTS. SCHANTON, PA., TUESDAY MOHXLVG, JULY 11, 1899. TWO CENTS. INNINGS OF THE JUNIORS Closing Sessions of Christ tian Endeavor Con vention. GATHERING AT DETROIT Interesting Programme- Rendered. Address by Rev. Dr. Tomkins. Communications from Endeavor Societies Within the Walls of Sev eral Stnto Prisons Practical Me thods of Prison Work Telegrams of Congratulation Sent and Re ceived Other Features of Interest. Detroit. July 10. This afternoon the Juniors had their Innings, both In the audience ami on tilt' platform. The Junior rally was carried out In tho tout Kndeavor, the Detroit children who took the leading parts being missed on the plutfonn to the num ber of u thousand and upwards. The Hour was tilled with children nnd their teachers) and leaders. The program started with singing of "The Ilnnnct of the cross" with right heartiness, i thcr songs followed, the children on the stage alternating with those on the lloor nnd then together. The visi ters were appropriately welcomed by Miss 'Kllzabeth Austin, superintendent of the Detroit Juniors union. "World Wide Christian Kndeavor" was Illustrated In a spectacular man ner. Children wearing placards ami others carrying banners and other pic toral cVvlces were successively brought upon the speakers platform tn show: First, the beginnings of Christian Kndeavor In Portland, Me., Its spread in the Fnlted States and Canada and Its subsequent remark able growth In the various countries of the world. A huge map of the world had been suspended at one side, nnd a,4 each country was represented for a boy at work on a staging mark ed off that part of the world by fast c ning a star over It, until llnally the world sect.ied fairly plastered with t bristlan Kndeavor. Kach bevy of Juiuois recited something in explnn ntlon of their portion of the part, which was graphically executed. The oxer i Ise closed with raising together the British and American Hags, flanked by tli.' Hags of all nations anil saluted by the appropriate bugle call. Itov. Dr. Floyd W. Tomkins. of Philadel phia, addressed the children happily on "What Christian Kndeavor Means to Hoys and Olrls." The First Presbyterian church was 1i.i ked this afternoon with Kiub'avor ci? listening to addresses on the sub-1-i t of Chrlsliai: Kndeavor In Pilson." Fveelellolt A. WiiUIs. or Louisville, sit 1 lintendent of the Kentucky Christian Kndeavor prism work, pierldcd and the il' Mitlonel exorcises were conducted by Iti-v. Ira T.andrlth, of Nashville, Tonn. Pusldent Clark olced tin cvtlngs of the Fnlied so-iety to the prison work ers and Mr. AVnllls road a number of communications from Kndeavor socie ties within tho wall of several cf the atnt- prisons "In Prison and Ye Visited Me." was the subject of an eloiiuent address by ltev. Dr. Wilbur Chapman, of New York. In eiirnejt words Dr. Chapman Coni ne nded the efforts of th Fndoavorers to soften the hard lives of those, -on-fned In mlsiins and to iinni? tlinn some conception of ChrlsMan ethics and an lnsolratlon to better lives. Tlie meeting concluded with an int. Testing conference ,,;, profile ul methods or prison wor!:, conducted by Treasurer William Khuw. of llodtmi. "The Last Word."' Tho eighteenth International cunven tmn of Christian ICndonvor closed to. night niul scenes of intorosslvf solem nity attended the utterance of "the last word" by the president and see-i-tury In each of the great tents re spectively, following responses from cull stnto and country represented. and last exhortations from M. 13. Hlshnp Vincent, nf Kansas, nnd Kx.ingollst Chapman, of New York. The following telegrams am cable Hiums were read in both tents, tho Lading of the cablegram from An-c-'-c-w D. White, president of tho Ameri can peaco commissioners at The Hague, bringing out storms of up. piuusc: To tho American Pcnco Commission, Tho Hague: Twenty-eight thotii-und American and Cmiidlnn Christlt-n Kiidt'uvorvrs now as sembled in intc-mitlcrnl rciiventlon, Do. trolt. reprtemt two ami ono-hult mUllo-is enthusiastic for pmce anil animation, lircat peace meeting held. All wish you Gocl fcpceU. Signatures v France. i:. Clark. President. John Willis liner Secretin y. To Prer'ilent William .McKinlcy, Wash ington: Twenty-eight thousand American and Canadian ChrlHInn Kndeavorers ni-scm. bled In hitermitloi.ul convention recelvel with hearty enthusiasm your kind men. wige and )iray for clod's ilcliest bless. Ins upon you. vuiir uclmlnlstratlon and tin) great republlu of which you nio tlio ehter magistrate. To Ills Kxccllency, Lord Mlnto, Ot. tawn, Cniiiidn: Tho Christian Kndeavorrrs of Canada nnd America In International convention assembled, representing two mid one half ml. 'ons of young people-, lire draw lug close the bonds of International f 1. lowfhlp and piny for God's bobt blessing upon yourself and your gr?nt dominion. To Her M.ijeity Quoin Victoria, Wind. sor, Kngltinil. Tens of thousands of Canadian and American Christian Knilenorers In in. ternatlonnl convention usvcnihled In De troit, rejoice In your Ions and glorious relsn nnd pray Ood'H constant blessing upon you. Thousand of Knilenvorets next July will cross the ocean to con. veno In London with love and revnrciicc In their hearts for you. Telegram from Mr. White. Bcsravenhagc, July 10 Clark, pre3ldt.nl Kuileavor, Dotrolt: American commls. slon to the peaco conference sends sincere thanks for mesnge unci congratulates you and all friends of pernio for tho great success achieved providing for a permanent tribunal of arbitration. (Signed) White, President. At all previous meetings the audi ences assembled quietly, but this even ing for some time before the calling to order of the two great gatherings, tents Kndeavor nnd Wllllston were babels of sounds nnd scenes. The state, provincial and foreign delegations were grouped In designated bunches, divided about equally between the two tents. Kaoh hnd Its own particular rally cry, and each delegation took pleasure In making It known to tho extent of Its lung power. Without a doubt- tho attendance nt this convention has very much exceed ed that ot any other Christian Kn deavor convention over held In the matter of those present nt tho various meetings. This estimate tokes Into ac count the great convention at Hoston In 1S9.'. That Is to say. that out of the 2S.O0O Kndcavorcrs registered, which Is the estimate of the reception commit tee and Includes Detroit members, there have been more who attended meeting than nt any previous times. Tho esti mate of attendance nt meetings gives a total of 29S,uOO. There were 2S.O0O Kn deavorers In attendance. Including De troit delegates, and r.O.KOO persons sim ultaneously attended strictly Christian Kndeavor meetings. These figures do not Include the sixty-six non-evangel-Istle meetings, which hnd a total at tendance of 15,000, nnd 100 professed conversions. The closing address In tent Wllllston was made by Dlshop John 11. Vincent, of the Methodist Kplseopal church. GRAIN CROP REPORT. Month Statement Issued by tho De partment of Agriculture Condi tion of Wheat. Washington, July 10. Following Is the monthly grain report Issued to day by the department of agricul ture: Preliminary returns to tho statisti cians of tho department of agricul ture on the acreage of corn planted Indicates an Increase of about 3 per cent, over the acreage harvested last year. Of the twenty states having one million acres or upwards In corn last year, nil but Virginia, Kentucky Mud Ohio show an Increase and the decrease in the three states named Is ery small. A much larger Increase than has actually taken place is re poi ted as having been contemplated. I ul a later or otherwise unfavorable lantlrg season has restricted opera tions in lPlnols. Indiana and several other important states. The jivcrnge condition Is Si!... as compared with !i0.."i r.n July 1 SItS : 82.!) at the corresponding date In 1SH7, and 01.1, the mean of the July averages for the last ten years. The condition In the- principal states i-c as follows: Ohio and Missouri. S.l; Indiana. U0: Illinois, SG; Iowa, SI; Kan Has, 12: Nebiuska, !. The condition of winter wheat has fin thcr declined during the month of Jane, being 05.0 on July 1, as com pared with .S5.7 on July 1. IS'JS; S1.2 (.t the corresponding date In 1S97 nnd S.'.l. the mean of, the July averages for the last ten years. Tho average condition of spring wheat is fil.7 as compared with 01.4 one month ago, 9,". on July 1. 1S9S; 91.2 at the em responding1 date In 1S97 and S.7 the mean of the July overages f.ir the last ten years. The principal state averages are as follows: Minnesota, !l"; Iowa, yj; Nebraska, 73; South Dakota, 10J; North Dakota. 91. The average condition of winter rye Is ss.'J as compared with i? S on July h 1S9'; M at the correspodlng date In 1S97 and 90.5 the mean of the July av erages of the last ten years. The con dition in New York and Pennsylvania, the two principal winter rye producing states, is &.; ami 7 respectively. The average condition of spring lye Is S9.7 as against mi.n on July 1. 1R9S; 90 nt the oortespodlng date in 1S97 and 90.0, the mean of the July averages for the last ten yenr-i. The condition In AVIsfonsln, the principal spring rye producing stale, is 91. Tli" nveinge condition of the oat crop Is 90 as against SS." one month ago, 92.R on July 1. IMiS; &?..-, at tho eor repondlng di;'.e in ISP; and S7.7. tho ni'-an of the July averages for the last ten years. The proportion of the wheat crop of IViS. still 011 farms, Is leported at 9.5 per cent., or about CI million bushels. Railroads Absorbed. Plilllpsburg. Pa., July lO.-The nbsorp. Mun of Urn Alioona ni'il Phlllpslnirg and the Wopsonunnek iiillrouils by the Pitts, burg, .Iolintown, Khcnslnirg nnd Kastern railroad was announced here today. Work Is to be started at once on the untlnlshed portions of the absorbed roads and a new line will thus lie opened fioni Plilllpsburg to Altouna and Johnstown. Sin',th to Bo Hanged Today, llanisbiiig, July 10. Albert Smith, col on d, will be hanged here tomorrow for poisoning his wile. Smith Is prepared for his fate and he has exnrcssed a de. slro that there be no religious services .111 the scaffold. Ills paramour. Annie Wins, ton, who poisoned her husband, is bcrv Ing twenty years in the penitentiary. Firecracker Onuses Lockjaw, llorrlslnirg. July in.iialph Hlnghani. aged 14 years, died this i'eulng of lock jaw at hi heme In Uarilshurg. While playing with some companions last Tue dr.y a firecracker exploded hi Illughnm's hum) and burned it Mlghtly. Lockjaw set In yesterday nnd this evening the boy died. Transport Crook Arrives. N?w York. July lO.-The Fulled States transport Crook arrived today from Hav ana, with 10 cabin pagfCngers. 10 team stems, 112 dWchnrgcd soldiers, civilian employes nnd others; oImi lot mules. Tho transport Is held at quarantine until tomorrow. Ocean Record Breaking, New York, July 10. Tho Now Voik of fice of 1 lie North Uirmun I.loyil Steam ship company received n cablegram to day announcing that the Kaiser Wllhehn Dcr (Jroiiso arrived at Cherbourg ut 2A' Mils afternoon In the record breaking time of 5 days, 20 hours and 05 minutes. Volunteer Officer Appointed, Washington, July 10. The presidential appointments In tho volunteer unny nn. nounceil toduy Includo tho numo nf H. Carl Young, of tho Tenth Pennsylvania, to be lint lieutenant. STEAMER PORTIA WRECKED IN A FOG PASSENGERS AND CREW LAND ED ON AN ISLAND. All Aro Comfortably Iloused No Loss of Life News of the Disaster Sent to Halifax by Telephone The Passengers Were Nearly All Tour ists Tho Craft Already Pull of Water and a Total Wreck. Halifax. N. R, July 10. The steamer Portia, from Now York for Halifax, .was wrecked during a dense fog early this evening on Fllnn's Island, off Sam hro, a point nbout fifteen miles to the eastward of Halifax. The passengers and crew, 115 all told, landed on tho Island In tho ship's 'boats and 'aro all comfortably housed there. No loss of life Is reported. As soon as the people had all been safely landed, Captain Fatrell started for the mainland with n boat's crew and reached Sanvbro Into tonight, whence he sent tho news ot the disaster to Halifax by telephone. Fortunately tho weather was mod erate nnd tho sea running not high, else the landing of those on hoard tho steamer could not have been accom plished without great danger and per haps loss of lofe. The steamer Is al ready full of water and a total wreck. The disaster occurred shortly before 7 p. in. The passengers, nf whom there are seventy-live, aro nearly all tour ist?. The steamer had a large cargo for this port and St. Johns, N. F. The place whore she struck Is known as Big Fish shoal, and Is one and a half miles west of the light ot Sambrn island. VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS. Secretary Alger Anxious to Have Them Recruited from Veterans. Washington, July 10. Secretary Al ger is verv anxious to have the new regiments recruited, as fur as possible, from men who served In the state vol unteers clurlns tho Spanish war. lie has received word from n number of oilliers, especially those who were on duty mustering out the volunteers In different states, that If there was an opportunity nftorded probably ninety tier cent, of tho neiv regiments would be composed of these men. Of coutse under the regulations the recruiting olllcers cannot discriminate between the men who have been In the volunteer service and those who have not, an! men will be enlisted as they apply, without regard to their previ ous service records. COLLISION ON THE CENTRAL. Signal Operator Fell Asleep and Two Trains Met on the Same Track. Dobbs Ferny, N. Y July 10.-Five freight cars and a caboose were thrown Into the Hudson river by a collision which occurred at 2 o'clock this morn ing on the New York Central, between this place and Hastings. No one was killed or Injured. The berry train, southbound, crashed Into the freight ears and sent tliotn Into the river. The berry train did not leave the track. The conductor of the freight had stepped from the caboose and tho brakemen were also on the track near by and so escaped Injury. Tratlle was blocked for a short time. The accident Is said to have been duo to the carelessness of the tower opera tor at Hastings, who fell asleep and permitted the two trains to run on tho same track. TURPENTINE EXPLOSION. Abraham 1'inklcsteiii Probably Jt'a taiiy iiurnect. New Yoik. July 10. Abraham Flnk lesteln wns probably fatally burned to day through the explosion of turpen tine in his painters' supply nnd wall paper shop in tills city nnd his wife and son were burned to death. A can of turpentine that Flnklestoln was using near n gas stove exploded and besnattered hlin with flumes. Ills wife slezed him by the arm and dragged him into the hnll. It Is sup posed that they became confused there with the smoke and darkness and that he happened to run In the right direc tion, while the woman went back and fell nt the fool of the stairs, where she und the child, to which she chins', met their death. HEAT AFFECTED HIS MIND. Determined Attempt at Suicide by n Passenger on a Train. Los Angeles, Cat., July 10. A man named A. Kramer, of Dayton, la., Jumped from a Southern Pacific train near Durbank, und, taking a penknife from his pocket, cut at his throat. Tha train was stopped and the man was put on board und brought to this city. His only lnjurv Is loss of blood. It Is believed Kramer becamo tem porarily Insane from tho heat of the Mojavo desert. Ho had conslderalilo money, as well as u return ticket to Dayton. . Pulp Paper Corporation. Dover, Del., July 10. Several corpora tions were chartered here today. Among them Is the West Virginia P11I11 ami Pa. per company, controlled by a New York syndicate, and capital stcek J'l.OOO.oOO will operate 11 number of largo paper mill:,, especially In tho Virginias. Section Hands Strike. Chicago. July 10. Section hands cm ployed by tho Chicago Junction railway today struck for a ralne of wages from Jl.M toyjl.50 per day. Tho men, number. Ing about 20), refined to work pending coimlderaMon of their demand and con siderable illlllculty was expel lenccd hi moving cars at tho stock yards. Five Artillerymen Killed. Pretoria, July lo.-FIvo artillerymen woro killed toduy by the explosion ot a powder m"Kuzhio In Magntoland. iiiiii mmi,M,.uttmiimmr TEACHERS AT LOS ANGELES. Tho City Ablaze with Bunting. Eastern Delegations Arrive. Los Angeles, Cnl.. July 10. Tho city was nblazo villi bunting today nnd eighteen electric arches, which span the principal streets, illumlnnted the scene tonight In honor of the National Edu cational association. The last of the eastern delegations arrived this after-' noon. T.ater the Indiana. Kentucky and Nebraska delegates arrived nnd everything Is In readiness for the op?n Ing session of the Nnllonnl Educational association convention tomorrow. The second session of the national council of education was held today. The Hon. A. T. Harris. Fulled Stntes commissioner of education, of Well ington, D. C, submitted the report of the special commission of the depart ment of superintendence of school hygiene. S. N. Snyder, president of the State Normal school, of flreeley, Col., read a committee report on Slate Nor mal schools: Principal S. C. Keyes. of Holyoke, Mass., read a paper on the dlfferontntlon of tlie American school, und Dr. N. Murray Hutler, ot New York, one on the educational progress of the year. The department on Indian schools held 11 session nt which much prellmln aiy work was done. YELLOW PEVER IN CUBA. More Deaths Reported Among tho United States Troops. Washington. July 10. Cen. Brooke reports the following deaths: Havana. July S. Death report: Santiago. Private An drew Sterling, O. Fifth Infantry, died 7th, yellow fever; Puerto Principe, Private John W. Harlem, fl, Fifteenth Infantry, nnd Pilvnte Itoliert Grlnlti. A, Kighih cavahy, both died Cth, yellow lever. Havana, July 9. Death report: Santiago, Prlvatn John Leonard, M. Fifth Infantry, died 7th; I'll voto Patrick Manning. M, Fifth infan cry., died Sth, both yellow fever. Clunn tanamo. Private CJeorse Piatt. H, Fifth Infantry, 7th. Intestinal obstruction. Puerto Principe. Jrsoph Lawrence, civilian employe, ipiartetma&tcr's depart ment, yellow fever, Sth. llrooko. Surgeon Oeneral Sternberg has re ceived a dispatch from Major O'Kellly at Havana, In which he says that Sur geon Havard has wired from Santiago, under date of July S, that no new oases of yellow fever have developed in the past twenty four hours. The camps are in good condition and tho outlook favorable. Nashville, Tonn., July 10. A letter received yesterday by Will T. Hale, of this city, frcm his son Charles, now In Santiago, Cuba, gives some Insight Into the yellow fever situation there. Charles Hale Is -an officer In the Fifth Fnlted States infantry. The latter says: "Since T wrote you last yellow fever has broken out here. It carried off four members of the regimental band In three days and in two weeks we have lost twenty seven out of our regiment. Four of these were of Company M, the one to which I belong. "One night, at 2 o'clock, the physician made us get outside the barracks with nothing on but the Cuban atmosphere, our guns, belts nnd one hundred rounds of ammunition. He would not allow us to carry a 'rag' out with us. The next morning our company was divided up Into small squads In charge of non commissioned otllcers and scattered all about the country." ANN ELIZABETH A TARTAR. The Pninesville Kidnapper Fights Like a Tigress. Chicago, July 10. Mrs. Ann Eliza beth lngersoll. of Paincsville, Ohio, who kidnapped little (lerald Laplner, was taken to the Jollet penitentiary today. She fought like a tigress and It required three men to take her from her cell to the cab In the Jail yard. Handcuffs were placed upon the wo man, but she twisted one hand fiee, struck Jailer Whitman In the face nnd tore her elothes half off. When the jail olllce was reached the aged kidnapper threw herself on the floor, tote handful of hair from her head, screaming and kicking with fran tic energy ut the Jailer and his assis tants. Site was llnally can led out bodily and held by main force on the ride to tin- depot. TRIED TO WRECK A TRAIN. Three Boy3, of Gilberton, Arrested on Serious Charge. 'Pottsvllle, Pa.. July 10. An attempt was made tonight to wreck 11 Phila delphia, and Rending pnssongor train near hero loaded with passengers from this place. Kuskle McKuskle. nged S; William Annum and Hubert Evans, aged 7, of lillberton, were arrested, clinrged with tho ci-iine. They were arraigned be fore Alderman McC'.ol and placed under heavy ball. It Is charged that they had placed a heavy brakeshoe and heel weighing about one hundred and llfty pounds 011 the track at a place where the railroad embankment was very high, but, ni chance happened, the front wheels of the locomotive pushed the obstruction away, thereby saving tho lives of the passengers. WATKINS ADMITS' ERROR, The Captain of tho Paris Suspended for Two Years. New York. July 10. The report nf Captain AVatklus, o: w stranding of the Ainerlcnn line steamship Paris, was mine public today by the local board of Meumboat Insp.-c.-if.' Captain Wat kins makes nn attempt to evade 're I'pnuslbllUy for tin nivld-Mj., but on the contrary, says frankly that the stranding of tho ship was tho result of nn unac.-ountnble error on his pnrt. The accident, he says, was not due to any want of thought or anxiety nbout his vessel but resulted from a tnlstalto mado In calculating tho porl tlon of the ship. The luenl Inspector of steam vesels have suspended Cap tain AVatklns license n master of ocean steams for two years. Pennsylvania Postmasters. Washington, July 10. Poutmustcrs for ofllrcH of the fourth elans In Penniiyl vanln were appointed today 11s follows: Kephart, Clearfield, S. S. Kenhurt; Notch, Luzerno county, Milton S. Pii-rson; i5en. Ith, Luzerne, J, 1'. Nauglo, rtnnr.i NO ARBITRATION ON IIAZLETON RIOTS STATE DEPARTMENT REJECTS PROPOSALS. Tho Austrian Government Has Run Tho Gamut of Diplomatic Nego tiations nnd Will Probably Now Drop the Subject Disappointment nt Vienna. Washington, July 10. Tho officials here conllrni the advices from Vienna that n plan of arbitration, proposed at a means of settling claims growing out of the llnr.loton, Pa., riots, had been rejected by tho Fnlted States. This probably disposes of the matter, ac cording to the view held here, as it has run the entire gamut of diplomatic ne gotiation and all of the plans of settle ment. Including the last one ot arbi tration, have come to naught. At the outset the state department called tho matter to the attention ot the governor of Pennsylvania, who In turn awaited the action of the jury at Hazlelon, which tried the sheriff on the charge of murder. The jury ac quitted the sheriff, whereupon the Pennsylvania authorities held that they could not recognize n responsibility which a jury had held did not exist. The state department took a similar view, whereupon Austria-Hungary pro posed atbltratlon of the claims. It is this last proposal, which is rejected, which seems to close the matter, ns the claims are hardly considered of sufficient Importance to justify Austria-Hungary to go beyond the diplo matic representations she had already made. Vienna, July 10. Tho American re fusal has caused surprise nnd disap pointment here, especially In view of tho proceedings of the peace confer ence at the Hague. The AUegcmelne Montags Zoltzung admits, however, that the legal stand point adopted as the reason for re fusul deprives this of any offensive or hostile character, and says It Is Inconceivable that the reply of the Fnlted Stuteii government should lead to any retaliatory measures on tho part of Austria or to a conflict be tween the two powers. The ofllclal papers consider that the matter will bo dropped. MATTHEWS DEFEATS SEILOFF. The Brooklyn Man Use3 His Hands Relsntlessly. New Yoik, July 10. Matty Matthews, of llrooklyn, defeated Otto Seiloff, of Chicago, In the ninth round of a ic lous light at the Coney Island Sporting club tonight. Matthews wns by far the rloverer, and used both bunds relent I on his opponcnt'banatomy. Kaily In .no light blood came ipurting from the Chicago boxer's nose and bis bod was red around tin- ribs und over Hie kidneys from the frequent visitations of Matty's gloves. Selloff was not Idle meanwhile. He fought back much) more cleverly than Matthews looked for and rubbed It Into the Hrooklynltt with seemingly untiring energy. Some of Selloff's hoelv blows raised hlg welts on Matthews' body and up to the end of the sixth round the western man had his own way. In the seventh and "Ighth rounds he was overpowered 'with the P.rooklyn boxer's onslaughts. Sel 'off came up for the ninth In a very weakened condition and Matty went for him In a slam bang fashion. There win nothing to It after n couple of mlxiips, and although Selloff stood up gamely, he was almost put out with a left uppercut which Matty planted under the chin. Selloff staggered helplessly nnd Matthews dropped his hands ns h" said to (leorge 1-Mwards, the referee: "1 don't want to hit him any more." Kdwards took the hint and stopped the bout right there by ordering tin men to their corners und declaring Matthews tho winner. Time ot last round, l.ai. Frank' Patterson, of llrooklyn, and Solly Smith, of Los Angeles, fought a 27-rnuiHl draw at 12U pounds. The men fought savagely, but were strong at the finish. Patteison was fre quently cautioned for hitting lnw and was disqualified In the twenty-third tnuutl for repeating the offense, hut Smith begged the referee to let the bout go on and so lost a favorable decision. Tho attendance was six thousand. FATAL EXPLOSION. Five Men Injured at Altoona Two Will Die. Altoona, Pa.. Julv 10. Five men were Injured, two fatally, by an explosion of gas In the Loughinun mines at Khron feld today. The names: Henry Hoyer, James Hoyer, David Wallace, Joseph Callahan, Charles McClenan. The first named will die. The explosion was due to a detective lamp carried by Henry Hover. , Johnstown, July 10. Henry Hoyer, wged 10. nnd his son. James, aged 13. who wvro .fatally Injured by a ga- explosion In John Scott & Sons mine this morning, died nt the Memorial hospital here the former nt 4 o'clock and the latter at 1 1 : P.O tonight. Three others who were only slightly injured aro doing well. Wages Advanced. liethlehem. Pa.. July lO.-The llethlc Item Stei I company has advanced the wages of tho cmidoyen of tho blast fur naces 30 per cent, nnd puilillers 2."i cunts per ton, establishing the ptnhllorV wages nt SII.TJ. Tho ttdvui ce uffrets nearly 70) men, m Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington. July M. Peiwlnu certifi cates: Oilglnal-Drnlel Hi-lllulucli, l.of lln. Liizi me, H Hestorutloii and In ert fist Jumes W. Decker, H.tllstoad. Sus. llqehunnu. M 10 S. Ineie-.irc Oily A. Tlffuny, D.iltou, Lackawanna, J'i to - Iron Moulders Meet. Indianapolis. July 10. -The Iron Mould ers' union of North America met here to. duy with S&O eh legates present. Including a large repriheutatlun from Cunuda. TI19 duy wus spent In organization. Actor Loralne Dead. London, July 10. Henry Loralne, a vet eran nctor who loured tho United Stutca many years ago, is dead. THE NEWS THIS BI0KNINU Weather Indication! Todjyt FAIflt VARIADLC WINDS. Oeneral Teachers on the Way to Los Angcloa In n Wrick. Emleuvorers at Detroit Adjourn. Steamer does Down In u Fog. Fuclo Sam Will Not Arbitrate Ilazlc- ton Strike Demand. (lenernl Huso Unit. l-1nancl.il and Commercial. Locnl High and Training School Com mittee Falls to Itejiort. Shooting Affray at Plttston. Editorial. 1 ,'J r. t News and Comment. Local Hoard of Control's Finances. lusMhlllty. of a Settlement of ,lho Strike. Local West Seranton and Suburban, News Hound About Seranton, Local Figuies About tho Tin Plato . A. Trade. Outline of Plan for the Y. M. C STRIKE THREATENED. Knights of Labor Turned Down by President Vreelnnd, of the Metro politan Street Railway Company. New York, July 10. Klghteen em ployes of the Metropolitan Street Hall way company called on President Vree land, of the company, this morning. They stated to him that the men In the road were perfectly satisfied with the hours and pay and the management, nnd In proof of the statement sub mitted a document signed, It Is claimed, by ninety-five per cent, of the em ployes of the road. Mr. Vreelnnd eald that he was glad that they were satis fied but that If they ever had a griev ance, to come to him at onco nnd he would try to adjust It. Just ns this committee of eighteen departed, a committee of four railway men called to see President Vreelnnd, to lay before him the grievances of the Knights of Labor. Mr. Vreelnnd called their attention to the statement signed by the employes of the road, refused to recognize the four as representatives of the railroad employes, and dismissed them curtly. The Knights of Labor committee reported the result of their visit to the general executive commit tee of the Knights of Labor at a meet ing which began nt 3 o'clock at tho Orand Central hotel, and at which John N. Parsons, grand master work man, presided. The conference lasted over two hours, and at Its close a statement was given out for publication by the men which stated that the grievances still exist i and "so far as the otllcers of the com pany being ready to adjust them, tho men have but little hope, and will have to rely upon the public who are Inter ested to the extent at least of know I11K that fair consideration be given to such a'u important matter in which every citizen of our city is Interested." Mr. Parsons said after the meetlni? that, while he could not say that a strike would be the outcome of the trouble, he regarded the trouble us most serious and that it was to lie a light to a finish. BRYAN AT PIKE'S PEAK. The Boy Orator Congratulated on His Elevation. Summit of Pike's Peal;, Colo., July 10. lion. William Jennings Hryan came up today from Colorado Springs. The entire ascent of the peak wu.c one continual ovation, enmps oelng decked out In tho national color and scores of pleasure seekers from all over the country being lined up along tb- tnu k to cheer the silver leader a.. tin- train passed. At the Summit house he re ceived the fi.llowing dispatch from J. J. Dickey, western superintendent t the West-rn 1 nlon Telegraph company dated at Denver: I congratulate you upon your eleva tion." Mr. lirjnn sent Hi- following y.r. "Thanks. We reached tb-- top In safe ty, the average grade ot the road being 0110 foot to sixteen." GOING TO BE SHOT. The Choctaw Indian Murderer Will Pay the Penalty. Kansas City, Mo., July 10. A dis patch to the Journal from Durant, I. T.. savs: News comes from Allklehl that Wit Ham riolng the Choctaw Indian, has been sentenced to be shot on Thurs day next. The fnudemned man, whose Indian name is Walla Tonakn. killed his uncle, a deputy sheriff, when the latter attempted to arrest him for a misdemeanor. Tonaka's ease was carried to the Choctaw supremo court, and the federal court for the terri tory on writ of habeas corpus, but the ease was remanded to tin- Choctaw court mid the Judgment ot the trial court Is to be i-anb-d out. This will probably be the lust execution by shooting under the Choctaw law, TAMMANY AND BRYAN. An Estimate Given by Colonel "Jlm mie" Oliver. Seattle. Wash., July 10. Colonel "Jlminle" Oliver, a well known New York politician and member of Tam many Hall, who arrived here on his way to Alaska, asserts Hint tho rnnk nnd tile- of Tammany Hall will he uolld for Urynn. AVhen asked If Tammany would stand a free silver plntlorm, ho promptly replied: "Tammany will endorso nnd follow Urynn anywhere, oven if ihe party were to put sheet Iron In tho platform." Crushed by Fall of Coal. Wllkes-ltarre, July lO.-Mlcharl Mttllu and Ills sons, Michael and William, weto implied by a fall of coal hi No. U colliery of- tho Pennsylvania I'oal company nt Plttston tonight. Michael, tho ton, was killed and the father und other won, Will l.un, were si-rlously Injured. Chance for Jefferd, S.in Francli-co. July to.-S.im T. Hall. Jeff rlen' niui-uRei, wired .loo Jefferd, at Stockton today, offering him J&oO to Mov four rounds with the champion. Jefferd claims to have had the beat of a bout with Jcffrlc-M at Augelb' Camp a few months ago. TEACHERS IN A WRECK Excursionists to Los An- geies Meet with Disaster. TWO WOMEN ARE KILLED Special Train 'of Nino Coactica Crashes Into n Freight Near New man, California Addio Harris and, Lena Hammond Killed Thirteen Other Passengers Wounded With! tho Exception of Albert Mills, Nona of tho Injured Aro Seriously Hurt. Stockton. C.i., July 10. 'A! special train of nine coaches on tho way from St. Louis to Los Angeles, loaded with teachers going to the National Edu cational association convention at Lo Angeles, crashed Into u freight trniiu within 300 yards of tho depot at Ncw-v man, Stanllus county, todny, and twnj women were killed and thirteen pasV scngerst Injured. Killed. ; MISS ADDID HAKIMS, St. Louis. MISS LENA HAMMOND, Seneca. Fall. N. Y. Injured. Miss Clara Moorehouse, Battle Creek, Mich. Mrs. Elizabeth White, St. Louis. Miss May Oliver. St. Louis. ' Ml Helena Knirllsh, St. Louts. . ? Miss Faille H. Smith. St. Louis. ,t .miss cienruue icoseniierg, Ht. I.ouis. :tr Miss Luella. A. Wehmelr. St. Louis. Kdwln D. Luckcy. St. Louis. Itoliert G. Mills. Lake Crcston, S. D. Miss (J. L. Morse. Philadelphia. Calx in Hutterick, St. Louis. Y 71 With tho exception of Robert Mills, who ivn injured about the head, though not fatally, none of the Injuries Is at nil serious, the greater number consisting of slight bruises or merely shocks. The special was going at the rate ot forty miles an hour, and the freight train was tnklner water on the main track. The freight train immediately took lire and an empty coach, way car and three lint cars were Uiurned. The tender of tho locomotlvo wan crashed Into the sleeper, killing tho two women in the forward berth and In juring thirteen other occupants of tho same car. None of the other coaches left the track. HEROIC TELEGRAPn OPERATOR. William Ahoarn Signals Trains When Almost Unconscious. Wilmington. Del., July 10. William Ahem, telegraph operator for the Dela ware railroad at Oynn's orossiny. In low Mlddletown. was discovered at bis desk In the tower at L'.SO o'clock thla morning, bleeding and unconscious from wounds on the head. He had been, assaulted by two negroes, who robbed hi in of $2.". Hefore becoming unrom-loui Ahem sel the signals in both directions te Mop trains, and tho signals, counlfil witli tlie fact that no response was re ceived to whistling, caused tho crew" of a southbound trn'n to stop nnd malot an investigation. The precaution taken by the brave and desperately wounded operator prevented the possibility oC train collisions. A posse wns promptly organized and the assailants were traced to Summit bridge, about seven miles clistnnt.wbero they were arrested and taken to jail. They are James Yuuhr and Chestes ltnsiu, from Fnlontown, Mil. The Flint Men Gather in Convention; at Muncle. Muiicie, ltid., duly 10. Tho inter national convention of Hint gins workers formally opened today ami 200 delegates and several hundred oth er glass iin-n are present. This af ternoon a parado moved through tin principal streets. Immediately after the parade an outdoor gathering as-si-inbleil In llecklu park, where tlien were addressed by Mayor Touhy and otcrs. The question of amalgamating all branches of the organized glass trail" will bo one of the principal things considered by the convention and it is probable tin- amalgamation will be ef fected. The question of demanding an Increase in wages will also bu con- sldered. RESPITE FOR EAGAN AND SHEW Susquehnnna County Murderers May Live Until September 18. Hiirrlsburg, July 10. A rwplto bna been grnntcel J. James Kagan and Cor nellus W. Shew, tho Susquehanna county murderers, tinder sentence of death July IS to September 28. They were convicted of murdering Jackson Pepper, tin aged farmer, at Hush, whom they intended to rob. Major Quay Mustered Out. Washington. July 10. Major Andrew O. C. Quay bus been mustered out ns u tin. Jor of vuluntf- rx but retains Ills rank u cuntaln and quartermaster. Ho Is u can of Senator ijua . of Pennsylvania. Steamship Arrlvnls, New York. July 10. Arrived; Tuurie, l.lveipool; l.n Ncrmandle, Havre, Cher bourgArrived: Kaltcr Williclm Dor QroMw?, New York. ' -- - WEATHER FORECAST. - Wiifhln-ctciii, July W Fjivcait -- for Tuckdiiy- For euiiern Penn- sylvunlo, fair TueKday und Wed- uesilay, vnrli-ble winds. - - -H-H--T- 1, ikj.4iiA.
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