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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
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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.
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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.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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Wiifhln-ctciii, July W Fjivcait --
for Tuckdiiy- For euiiern Penn-
sylvunlo, fair TueKday und Wed-
uesilay, vnrli-ble winds.
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