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WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1899.
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OBJECTIONS
TO CANTEEN
Delegation of Temperance
People Visit Presi
dent M'Kinley.
THE CASE THEY PRESENT
They Differ with the Attorney Gen
eral in His Interpretation of the
Law Bearing Upon the Sale of
Liquor inArmy Camps The Paper
Declares That the Agitation on the
Subject Will Not Subside.
Washington, July n. A delegation
composed or Joshua I.. Bailey, of Phil
adelphia, president of this National
Temperance society: Tllr.tm Price, of
Washington; Ilnv. L. P., Fuoto, of
Brooklyn; Dr. James l:. Dunn nnil C.
It. Black, nf Philadelphia; Joshua Lev
ering, of Baltimore. William AV.
Smith, or Poughkecpsio. X. Y.; II. T.
Ames, of Villinniport, Pa.; Colonel Till.
Bitter, of lndinpapnlls, repriMentlng the
National Temperance society, and cith
er kindred organizations, calle ' upon,
the president this afternoon to nJ: his
consideration of some points which It
Mas desired to present In reference, to
the Interpretation given by the attor
ney general to tho seventeenth section
of the recent act ofcongres:', "An act
for the lneiase of the etlkienoy of the
army of tho United States nnd for other
purposes."
Th" delegation wished to record its
dissent from the opinion of the attor
ney general In Interpreting the act re
ferre.l to and presented a legal opin
ion on the subject prepared by Colonel
Ell Hitter, of Indianapolis.
Sir. Bailey also read n paper signed
by many well known representative.-?
of the Xatlor.al Temperance society
which embodied the views of tlu dele
gation nnd em'! uces the points on
which they dissented from the Interpre
tation given the act by tlu attorney
general. It contends that congress
sought to accomplish the total aboli
tion of the sale of Intoxicating ilquor
in the nrmy. The Interpretation of the
attorney general (which wild to the ef
fect that the act was prohibitive only
ns to the sale of liquor In the canteens
by ofllcers nnd iner), the pi' per de
clarer, was a matter of iMiiazement to
th people of the whole countiy Inter
ested In the subject and no class of per
sons, It Is asserted, were mere surprised
than the members of congress present
(lining the enactment of the leglsla-
tlon.
Perversion of the Law.
The delegation repiesented that If the
statute is what Its author nnd the vast
number of others interested as well as
opposed thought it was, then the !n-t-
rpretatlon given by the attorney gen
eral Is a perversion of the law. Infer
ence is made to the recent inquiries
conducted by tho war dcpaitment con
cerning the sale of intoxicating liquors
in the nrmy exchange or canteen, and
the responses received, the paper says,
only aggravated the public feeling be
cause army ofllcers of the highest rank,
of the largest experience and the great
est prominence us well as those of
lower rank have heretofore when per
fectly free given the strongest expres
sion to exactly the reverse view of this
business. The paper declines that the
ngltation upon this subject will not
subside and the president Is asked to
give a re-heailng upon the construction
and interpretation of the law. Th
members of tho delegation, after their
call reported the president as saying
that tho opinion of the attorney gen
eral was given without any previous
knowledge on his part that ho did not
know that an opinion had been asked
for by the secretary of war neither did
lie know that such an opinlun had been
given until several days afterward, nnd
that he would look Into the matter
personally nnd if the opinion of the at
torney general was found to be crrrcct
it should stand, but he ndded that all
men were fniilble and, that If the nt
torney general had made a mistake hi
had no doubt he (Origgs) would ho
ready to rectlly It that he was an able
lawyer and nn honest and courageous:
man.
PABIS OFF THE HOCKS.
Salvagers Move the Big Steamer
150 Yards.
London, July 11. The salvagers havo
moved tho American Lino steamer
Paris astern for u distance of 160 yards
and havo shifted the vessel's position
slightly to tho eastward. They hope to
lie able to get the after-stokehold for
a IlKht.
The Paris Is now clear of the rocks.
Tho sea Is smooth, hut a heavy fog
prevails tonight.
The intention of the salvagers was
simply to slow the stern of the liner so
as to facilitate the operations of the
divers, but It was found that she moved
more freely than was expected. Three
salvage boats alone practically re
moved her from a critical position un
aided, She still has a distinct list, however,
to tho starboard and cannot be as
sumed out of danger.
Tho tugs are preparing to tow her to
Falmouth harbor. The German salv
agers ate elated at their unexpected
success In floating tho Paris.
Tho Dally Denial.
Washington, July II. It may be au
ithorltutlvoly stated that reports that
Secretary Alger has tendered his resig
nation arc without foundation. Tho hec
retary has tuken no Mich action nor has
tils resignation been asked for.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, July 11. Sailed: Phoenicia,
Hamburg; Cymric, Liverpool; I.ahn, lire
men via Cherbourg nd Southampton.
Boulogne Arrived; Jlaasdnni, New York
for Itotctrdara,
CENSUS APPOINTMENTS.
List of Supervisors for tho State of
Pennsylvania.
Washington, July 11. Following Is
the complete list of census supervisors
for Pennsylvania, announced by Di
rector Merlatn:
First District, Philadelphia City and
County-11. D. Bcaston, Philadelphia.
Second District Counties of Bucks,
Chester, Delawaro and Montgomery D.
Smith Talbot, Westchester.
Third District, Counties of Carbon, Le
high and Northampton Henry O. Sclp,
Kaston, Pa.
Fourth District, Counties of Lacka
wanna, Monroe and Pike John It. Ed.
wards, Scrnnton.
Fifth District. Counties of Bradford.
Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne nnd Wyo
mingCharles II. Alney, Montrose.
Sixth District, Counties of Columbia
and Luzerne Charles A. Durrant, AVIlkes.
Barre.
Seventh District, Counties of Berks and
Schuylkill II. Grant Iteltzel, Mahonoy
City.
Eighth District, Counties of Lancaster
and York A. F. Slienck, Lancaster.
Ninth District. Counties of Cumberland,
Dauphin, Lebanon and Perry James II.
Harnett, New llloomfleld.
Tenth District, Counties of Center,
Clearfield, Montour. Northumberland,
Snyder nnd Union II. A. Heed, Sunbiiry.
L'loventh District, Counties of Cam
eron, Clinton, Lycoming. Potter, Tioga
Mllford II. Slebblns, WelMioro.
Twelfth District Counties of Adams,
Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata
nnd Mlfllin Charles Andrew Zerbe, Lew
Istown. Thirteenth Dlslrlet, Counties ot Bed
ford, Blair, Cambria and Somerset
George It. Scull, Somerset.
Fourteenth District, Counties of Clar
ion. F.lk, Forest. Jefferson, McKean, War.
n n J. L. Allison. Punxsutawney.
Fifteenth District. Counties or Craw
ford, F.rle, Venango W. B. Sterrett,
Tltiisville.
Sixteenth District. Counties of Arm
strong, Indiana and Westmoreland
George W. Youngson, Pnrnnssns.
Seventeenth Dlsttlet, Counties of Fay
ette, Greene and Washington Frank M.
Fuller. Vnlontown.
FiBhteenlh District. County of Alle
ghenyJames M. Kssler. T.uentum.
Nineteenth District, Counties of Ueiver,
Halter. Lawrence and Mercer James A.
McMlllen, Ilarlansburg.
TEACHERS MEETING
AT LOS ANGELES
Fully 3,500 Delegates Arrived Yes
terdayMusic by tho Bands.
Business of the Day.
Los Angeles, Cal., July 11. The city
was en fete today and the music of
bands was heard on every hand. The
New York delegation to the National
Educational association, the Baymond
& Whitcomb party from eastern points,
the special with the Ohio delegation,
the special bringing tho Pennsylvania
contingent: two Philadelphia specials
and a special from Vlcksburg, bring
ing delegates from southern points, ar
rived today. The special that was in
collision with the freight train In the
northern part of the state also arrived,
bringing the Missouri anl other dele
gates, except the lnjuied, who havo
stopped over at fan Francisco. The
delegates who arrived today numbered
fully 3,500. When the last special ar
rives from Chicago tomorrow. It Is es
timated that there will be over 12,000
teachers In the city.
The National Council of Kducators
held Its concluding session today. The
first business taken up was the report
of tho committee on libraries and their
relations to public schools, presented
by Chairman .1. C. Dana- librarian pub
lic library, Springfield, ass.
Tho board of directors of the Na
tional Educational association at their
meeting today unanimously passed the
following resolution, offered by Dr.
Nicholas Murray Butler, of Now York:
"Resolved, That the president of the
National association be requested to
send tho following telegram of con
gratulation on behalf of the assoca
ton to the American delegates to tho
peace conference now In session at The
Hague:
Andrew D, White, chairman of the
American delegation to peace confer
ence, The Hague, Holland:
"Tho Natlunal Educational associa
tion In convention assembled tenders
to peace conference heartiest congratu
lations on success which has attended
the noble effort In behalf of tho prin
ciple of arbitration."
At 3 o'clock this afternoon Hon. F.
Q. Storey, chairman of the local ex
ecutive committee, called the opening
session of the convention 'to order In
the pavilion. The building seats 5,000,
but thcnudlonce numbered far In ex
cess of that. Short addresses of wel
come were made by Governor Henry
T. Gage, statu superintendent of pub
lic Instruction; T. J. Kirk, Mayor
Eaton and Superintendent of City
Schools J. A. Foshay, and responses
were made by N. C. Dougherty, super
intendent of schools, Peoria, HI.; Dr.
A. E. White, Columbus, O., and J. II.
Phillips, superintendent of schools, Bir
mingham, Ala.
The evening session was also largely
attended. Addresses were delivered by
Dr. W. T. Harris, I'nited States com
missioner of education, on "An Edu
cational Policy for Our New Posses
sions," and by Dr. Henry S. Townsend,
Inspector general of schools, of Hawaii,
on "The Educational Problem In Ha
waii." INDICTMENT AGAINST BEATTY.
The First Brought Under the Act of
April 20, 1807.
Philadelphia, July 11. The grand
Jury today returned a true bill of in
dictment against Hobert and John II.
Beatty, trading as Bobert Realty &
Co., yarn manufacturers, charging
them with "employing adult women
more than twelve hours a day unil
more than sixty hours In one week In
a manufacturing establishment." This
Is said to be tho first indictment In the
stato under tho act of assembly of
April 20, 1S97, one of tho provisions of
which la directed against tho charge
as laid In tho Indictment.
Tho indictment sets out that two
adult women were compelled or per
mitted to work more than 12 hours
each day at the mill of the defend
ants. It Is understood that the defense will
demur to the Indictment and at oneo
take an appeal to tho supremo court
to test the constitutionality of the act,
tho contention -elng that It class leg
islation, Inasmuch as It applies solely
J to adult women.
EXODUS FROM
THE KLONDIKE
IMPOSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE THE
GOLD BROUGHT OUT.
Congressional Party Returning from
Territory Delighted with Their
Trip Mr. Payne Says Ho Did Not
Havo Much Time to Study the Bor
der Lino Question, But Learned
Something Congressman Hull
Says Every Member of Both
Branches of Congress Should Visit
the Territory.
Skagway, Alaska, via Seattle, Wash.,
July 11. Congressman Hercno E.
Payne nml party arrived hero today
from Alaska. They expressed them
solves.well pleased with their trip. Mr.
Pnyne says that although he had not
much time to Investigate he has taken
some opportunity to Inquire Into the
Alaskan boundary question to enable
hint to form a more correct opinion
on that vexed question.
Congressman Hull says every man
In both houses should make a trip to
Alaska, the boundless possibilities of
which much Impressed him. The party
are enthusiastic 'about their leceptlon
all along the line.
Victoria. B. C, July 11. Steamship
Queen arrived hero with ITiO passen
gers, returning mlneis from Dawson
and some disappointed prospectors
from Atlln. The gold on board was
estimated nt from $3."0,000 to $1,000,000.
The captain Is nuthorlty for the latter
amount, the passengers placing tho
treasure nt almost any sum between
the two figures given.
The Queen left Juneau Saturday at
7 a. in., making the trip to Victoria In
tln quick time of sixty-five hours.
Among the wealthiest men from
Dawson is John Wilkinson, of San
Francisco, who brings 200 pounds of
gold dust from Eldorado nnd Bon
anza. S. T. Hill, a mining expert from
South Africa, returned after making a
Hying trip to Dawson. He brought
out $10,000 in dust.
Charles V. Parker, of Toronto, came
down on the verge of death from con
sumption and scurvy. He was trans
ferred to nn ambulance nnd taken to
a steamship leaving for Vancouver, In
an effort to roach home before he
dies. A physician will accompany him
on his journey.
San Francisco, July II. Mall ad
vices received In this city from Daw
son bring news from the Klondike up
to June 20. The conditions there were
satisfactory nt that date and the out
put. It is said, will he larger than at
first predicted, though it Is impossible
to estimate It, because of the number
of persons who leave the place, pack
ing dust in grips, carpet bags, sacks,
boxes, tin cans and In many other
ways, and no one knows what becomes
of them.
Many prospectors have left Dawson
nnd other points for Capo Nome nnd
Golovin Bay. The first steamship for
the lower river left Dawson June 12
and steamers havo sailed each day
since, carrying full loads of passen
gers. LIFE SAVERS AT WORK.
Five Hundred and Fifty-two Persons
Rescued in Texas Water from
Seven to Fifteen Feet Deep.
Washington, July 11. Tho life-saving
bureau has received tho following
telegram from Superintendent Hutch
lngs at Galveston, Texas, who with a
force of llfo-savors has been operating
In the flooded districts:
"Havo rescued fi42 people. Seven to
fifteen feet of water over the cotton
and cane plantations. Some drowned;
many narrow escapes. Have surf boat
and borrowed boat and seven men op
erating now under keepers. Water re
ceding." ELIAS HATFIELD SURRENDERS.
A Desperado Gives Himself Up to
Governor Atkinson.
Chicago, July 11. A special to tho
Record from Louisville, Ky., says:
Ellas Hatfield, the noted desperado,
and son of "Devil Anso" Hatfield,
leader of the Hatfleld-McCoy feud that
cost 141 lives, surrendered to Governor
Atkinson, of West Virginia, In person
today at Grays. Hatfield shot Sheriff
Ells a week ago nnd has been holding
off a posse In the Kentucky mountains.
He sent word that he would surrender
to Governor Atkinson only.
Governor Atkinson and guards ar
rived nt Grays this morning. Hatfield
immediately approached and shook
hands with tho governor. The prisoner
left with the governor for Huntingdon,
Hatfield looks for acquittal on the
ground ot self-defense.
THE MATCH IS OFF.
Jim Jeffries Will Not Meet Jef
fords. San Francisco, July 11. A telegram
has been received In this city from
Billy Delanoy, Jim Jeffries' trainer,
which seems to Indicate that the chain
plon has backed out of his proposed
four round go with' Jeffords, tho
heavyweight from Angels Camp. .Tef.
fries proposed to knock out his man In
four rounds or forfeit $500. Tho Na
tlonal club made n match for next
pweek, nnd Jefford arrived hero today
to sign articles.
Following Is the message: "Thall In
forms mo that match Is off. You bet
ter see him."
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S MEDAL.
It Is Identical with Those Sent to
Men of the Fleet.
Washington, July 11. The navy de
partment today dispatched to Admiral
Dewey tho medal awarded to him by
uct of congress to comniomornto the
battle ot Manila bay.
The admiral's medal Is Identical with
those sent to each men In tho fleot, with
the exception of his own name en
graved upon the edge.
EDUCATORS AT DETROIT.
Objections Aro Made to Boyd's De
fense of Lynching.
Detroit, July 11. There wore about
123 delegates present today In tho con
vention of the American Association
of Educators of Colored Youth when
Rev. II. S. Bradcn requested that the
committee on resolutions tako some
action on the talk of W. W. Boyd, ot
St. Louis, before tho Christian En
deavor convention. Mr. Boyd's words
that llev. Bradden objected to were:
"If Christ were In the South and
Ills mother or his wife or daughter
were outraged by a negro brute, would
Ho resent It-" followed by a partial
defense of lynching. They wore
spoken yesterday in Tent Wllllston.
The chairman said that the committee
would doubtless do its work, nnd tho
Incident wns dosed, aside from the
remarks of Bishop Alexander Walters,
of Jersey City, made later in the day.
Bishop Walters said that because of
that remark It did not follow that tho
Christian Endeavorcrn were till of that
opinion. Tho educators will remain
In session until Thursday night.
EXPOSITION AT
PHILADELPHIA
A Total of Twenty Governments
Have Thus Far Named Official
lEnvoys.
Philadelphia, July 11. Every mall
brings to the headquarters of tho na
tlonnl export exposition und Interna
tional commercial congress from for
eign governments and trades bodies,
acceptance of Invitations sent out by
the Philadelphia Commercial Museums
through the dcpaitment state to senit
delegates to the exposition and con
gress to be held here In the fall. A
total of twenty governments have thin
far named ollltial envoys, the latest
being Paraguay, Bermunda and the
South African republic. The presi
dent of Paraguay has named as the
olllcial envoy Frank M. Carpe iter, the
famous newspaper correspondent, who
Is now on his way to tills country.
In today's mall came acceptances
from the following trades bodies:
Chamber it commerce, KImber'.y,
Capo colony, South Africa; Canter
bury chamber of commerce, Christ
church, New Zealand; Kcreskedelinl,
Es Iparkamarn, Maros-Vosarhely,
Hungary: Camera Di Commerclo Ed
-frtl, Messina, Italy; chamber of com
merce, Kyoto, Japan; the business In
terests of Teheran, Persia, (there be
ing no organized chamber); Assocla
cato Mommordnl do Porto, Oporto,
Portugal, and tho business Interests of
Hamilton, Bermuda. In his letter to
Director General Wilson. Secretary
William I. Cranwlch. of the KimberlT
chamber of commerce, says that Hon.
James Lawrence, a member of tho
Capo parliament, will journey to
America ns a delegate of the chamber,
and that he may be accompanied by
several promlnet merchants of Capo
Colony. Hon. L. A. Jetto, the lieutenant-governor
of tho province of
Quebec, through his nlde-de-eimp,
Major If. C. Sheppard, writes acknow
ledging tho receipt of the invitation
and says that It will give him much
pleasure to attend personally.
AVIth the acceptance of the boirds
of trade as noted above, nearly nln'ty
organizations havo already slgnifk' 1
their desire to participate, Insuring,
up to date, tho attendance of about
300 delegates.
ALBERT SMITH HANGED.
The Colored Wife Poi-soiuu- Pays tho
Penalty at Harrlsburg.
Harrisburg, Pa., July 11. Albert
Smith, a middle-aged colored man,
was hanged In the yard of the Dau
phin county jail this morning for wife
murder. Smith left a long statement
with his attorneys which will bo made
public after his burial. Hi was anx
ious that the execution should bo over
with tho least possible deiov nnd no
religious .services were hali on the
gt.llows. He was very nervous and
badly frightened whio the oiTicoivj were
preparing him for th" execution.
Smith poisoned his wi:o about a year
ago so that he might be free to live
with Annie Winston, who killed her
husband by xho panic means. They
lived together for a vvhiu and then he
began to pay attention to othr wo
men. This made Aim;'! :ealotn nnd
she quietly notified the police ot
Smith's crime. Be wis arrested and
convicted of first degree muider and
sentenced to bo hanged. Sho w.is nlro
arrested, tried and convicve.l of second
degree murder and sentence 1 to twen
ty years in the pen'.tcr.tktry.
DEATH FROM LOCKJAW.
Miss Jacobs, of Wilkes-Barre, Vic
tim of the Toy Pistol.
Wilkes-Barre. July 11. Miss Maggie
Jacobs, nged 17, living with her par
ents in this city, met a horrible death
from lockjaw this morning. On the
Fourth of July while shooting blank
cartridges from a toy pistol sho acci
dentally shot herself In the Index fin
ger of her left hand. No attention was
paid to the wound at tho time, as It
was not considered serious.
Tho next day, however, a shooting
pain set In i-nd physicians woro unable
to afford relief. On Sunday lockjaw
made Its appearance and the patient
suffered terrible agony. Yesterday af
ternoon sho became unconscious nnd
remained in that condition until death
came, which was about 2 o'clock this
morning.
DAY'S DEATH ROLL.
Pari". July ll.-Jules Phlllippe Louis Al
bert Grevy. life senator and former gov
ernor general of Algeria, died today In
his seventy-fifth year. Ilo was a brother
of tho lato Jules Gnvy, former president
of the republic.
Home, July 11. Cardinal Teodolfo JRr
tel, vlco chancellor of tho Holy Homaii
church, who was raised to the cardinal
nto la 1&8, died today In Ills ninety-third
year.
Bellefonte, Pa.. July ll.-Wllllam Wolf,
of Centre Hall, died today, nged "3 years,
Ho wns president of Perm Valley Hank.
Ing company.
Trenton, N. J. July ll.-Colonel Ezeklel
T. Cooper, of Dover. Del., who was serv
ing nn eighteen months' sentenco In tho
New Jersey state prison for connection
with the abut ruction of funds from tho
tho First National bank of Dover, Del.,
dled'ln tho Institution tonight
NEW MARKET FOR
ANTHRACITE COAL
MAY COMPETE WITH WELSH
PRODUCT IN FOREIGN PORTS.
Report of Mr. Henry S. Fleming, of
tho Anthracite Coal Operators' As
sociation, Points Out Another
Field for tho Product of tho An
thracite Basin A Prlco That
Would Meet Soft Cool Competitors.
New York, July 11. The Lehigh Val
ley nnd New York, Ontario and West
ern Railway companies nnd the An
thracite Operators' association recently
sent a representative to Europe to learn
whether tho markets offered a profit
able opportunity for tho sale ot Penn
sylvania anthracite coal. The report
of this representative, Henry S. Flem
ing, has Just been completed and was
made public todny.
It Is the conclusion of Mr. Fleming
that there is an excellent opening In
Europe for American steam coals of
good quality. A price of $3.2,) on board
vessel will meet the minimum price of
soft coal competitors at any port on
tho continent, and Indeed In many of
the ports of Great Britain. Anthrn
clte coals command as high a price as
the best grades of Welsh steam coal,
which rank first In all continental mar
kets, and sell at from 2." to 73 cents
above any other coal. This market
could bo secured by anthracite grate,
that equivalent of nnthraclte "malt
ing" coal In Welsh classification. If
such coal were delivered at ports on
the continent nt a price to compete
with Welsh fuel, there would be from
the first a ready demand which would
grow rapidly as the excellent qualities
of the fuel are appreciated, and within
relatively few years there could bo
found a market for several million tons
at the continental ports between Ham
burg In the north and Trieste In tho
south.
Mr. Fleming thinks that at no time
would the export trade In anthracite
for domestic purposes alone be suffic
ient notably to Increase the working
time at the mines In Pennsylvania, but
a combination of this with exports for
steam purposes would prove of appre
ciable benefit to the Industry at large.
Such an export business would not be
permanently profitable as an Individ
ual enterprise, but the export of an
thracite, by one company, acting for
various of the transportation com
panies could, if conducted with judic
ious enterprise, be made a profitable
venture and one from which material
and remunerative developments might
safely be anticipated. ,
MISS FAVRE'S CLAIM.
A Passenger on the Rodriguez De
sires Ten Thousand Dollars from
tho United States Government.
Washington, July 11. Tho secretary
of state has sent Ambassador Ciimbon,
of France, an answer to the latter's
recent letter submitting the claim of
Miss Ivan Favre for $10,000 damages
attending the capture of the French
steamer Ollnde Rodriguez, on which
sho was a passenger, by tho cruiser
New Orleans during the blockade of
San Juan. The secretary reviews the
facts In much detail, and states in
conclusion that the government Is not
liable on this claim. The answer Is
likely to establish a precedent on a
largo number of similar claims.
The secretary says the French steam
er was first observed by the cruiser
Yosomlte on July B, and that an officer
of tho Yosemlto went on board unit
noted In the log ot the Rodriguez that
a blockade of San Juan wns In prog
ress. Miss Favro subsequently took
passage at Port Au Prince on July 13.
On July 17, the Rodriguez again put in
an appearance off San Junii, whereupon
sho was captured by the New Orleans.
Tho prize was taken to Charleston on
July 22, anil on Aug. C, all the passen
gers were released by court order, and
turned over to the French company.
Miss Favre's claim recited that she had
suffered from an attack of fever while,
at Charleston, and the damages were
for this and the Indignities of deten
tion. From the fncts cited the secre
tary states that tho United States na
val authorities aro not to be charged
with any negligence In the circum
stances attending the capture.
Secretary Hays' letter Is accompanied
by one from Attorney General Griggs,
giving facts submitted by the United
States district attorney at Charleston,
bearing out In detail tho points made
In tho secretary's letter. He says the
Rodriguez was anchored off the battery
In Charleston harbor, in one of tho
most healthful spots along the Atlan
tic coast. The health olllcer's letter Is
to the. same effect.
Asld- from the bearing of his decis
ion on the individual raes. It may have
a beating also on tho claims which may
be brought forward by the owners of
the steamer Rodriguez and of tlip La
fayette, which was stopped off Havana.
The Catholic Summer School.
Plattshiirg. N. Y., July 11 Clear sky and
warm delightful weather greeted tho
Catholic summer school today. The at
tendance Is growing rapidly. llev. Clar
ence E. Woodman, of New York, this
morning delivered tho second ot his lec
tures on English literature to a larga
audience. During the afternoon the first
of tho summer's athletic contests oe.
curred, which together with an eciir3lon
to Burlington, Vt.. constituted the af
ternoon programme.
Longshoremen Win t Strike.
New York, July 11. The ."00 longshore,
men who went or. stiiko yesterday at the
Morgan steamship lines dock, returned
to work today, the company having
granted tholr demands. The men were
being paid 23 cents an hour for loading
In the day and 30 cents an hour nt night.
They demanded 20 cents an hour for day
work and 15 cents un hour at night.
General Carey's Re'tlrement.
Washington, July II. Hrlgadlcr Gen
eral Asa I). Caiey, paymaster general of
tho army, will bo retired tomorrow, hav
Ing reached tho ago of til years. lie will
be succcdcd as paymaster general by
Gen, Alfred E, Hates, recently military at.
tacho of the United States embassy at
J London,
THE NEWS THIS MOKNWU
Weather Indication Totliyt
FAIR) LIOHT, SOUTHERLY WINDS.
1 General English Warships at Dclagoa
Hay.
Another Market for Anthrarlle.
Teinperanco Peoplo Object to tho Can.
teen.
Much Gold from the Klondike.
2 General Baso Ball Results.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local-D., I & W. and Mr. Isaac
Feltz.
Corner Slono Laying.
I Editorial.
News and Comment.
3 Local Nolsmlth Accused of Alienating
Mr. Bcld's Wife's Affection.
Shot Himself Through tho Heart.
(! Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 News Bound About Scranton.
8 Local Dunmoro Doings.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
Builders' Exchange Did Not Discuss
the Strike at Meeting Held Last
Night What A. C. Catter-
mull Said.
The members of the Builders' Ex
change held a meeting last evening
In their rooms and transacted routine
business. There was no action what
ever taken In regard to the strike
situation as It was genet ally thought
there would be.
The only concession the members of
that organization will make will be,
as before stated, to take back the men
and give them their old Jobs if they
will go back under the old conditions.
The meeting was lurgely attended.
The following two communications
were handed to Secretary Laudlg. of
tho Exchange, last evening by the
business agent of the Trades council
just before the meeting ot the Ex
change. The letter addressed to the
president of the Exchange, tho strik
ers say. was sent first on the third of
July. The two letters follow:
Scranton, July 11.
Mr. B. F. Lrudlg. Secretary, OHIeer3
nnd .Members of tho Builders' Exchange.
Sirs: I havo been Instructed to send
you a copy of a letter Milt to the pre.sl
dentof the Exchange on July 3. Not
havhfg received a reply up to date we
herewith call your attention to tho com
munication and its contents which fol
low. Yours truly, John A. Price.
Secretary of the Grievance, Committee.
July a, lSOf).
Mr. Conrad Schroeder, President of tho
Builders' Exchange.
Dear Sir: I have been Instructed by tho
Building Trades council to write you
requesting u. meeting of a committee from
tho Builders' Exchance. to meet a llko
commltteo from tho Ilullding Tiades'
council. We realize tho fact that a long
continued striisglo between empbyer and
employe can result In no good to either
party and is certainly detrimental to tho
best Interests of the cit and everybody
In general. Theio is only ono honest,
consistent way to settle differences of this
kind and that Is by both parties set
ting together and dealing fairly with each
other. Our committee Is composed of ono
member from each organization repre.
sented in the Building Trades council.
We can reduce this committee to a small
er number If necessary. If the Exchange
should decide to meet with us you can
notify mo of , tho same. Yours truly.
John A. Price,
Business Agent of the Building Trades
Council.
A. C. Cattermull arrived In the city
yesterday nfternoon from Philadel
phia, and just after his arrival T. J.
KIdil left for New York, where he was
called by Important business. Mr. Cat
termull was seen late last evening by
a Tribune man nnd Informed that the
Exchange had not taken any action
regarding the situation. Ho expressed
great surprise and made a statement
In regard to the future conduct of af
fairs. Ho said:
"I am very much surprised that tits
Exchange took no action at their meet
ing this evening regarding the strike,
ns I was almost certain that a confer
once nt least would have been decided
on. The woodworkers will bo all called
off In the morning, and from now on
tho struggle will he waged with re
doubled energy.
"The appeal to tho American Feder
ation of Labor will be sent off tonight.
I will also send letters to parties In
various parts of the west, who havo
promised assistance should tho exi
gency arise. The money received from
the American Federation of Labor will
he distributed among the sympathiz
ing unions, as well as among the strik
ers." PALMER A CANDIDATE.
Tho Ex-Attorney General "in tho
Hands of His Friends."
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,Juiy 11. Tho Dally
News will say tomorrow tint ex-Attorney
General Palmer, the Quay leader
In Luzerne county, wilt be a enndldato
before tho Republican stato convention
for Supreme court judge.
A canvass was made today of tho
delegates elected to the state conven
tion nnd they all agreed to support Mr.
Palmer. The cx-ottorney general said
tonight that he was "In tho hands of
his friends."
ROMAN RELEASED.
Tho Last of Lattlmer Strikers Leaves
the Hospital.
llazloton. Pa., July 11. Michael Ro
man, who was shot through the head
In thp clash of deputies und striking
miners at Lattlnier, September 10,
1S97, was discharged from the Miners'
hospital today as cured.
Ho underwent several operations
nnd lingered for months between llfo
nnd death. Roman was tho last of
the wounded strikers to leave tho
hosultal.
Dixon Gets n Decision.
Denver. Col., July 11. (Icorgo Dixon
was given tho ilcclson over Tommy Whlto
nt the end of tho twentieth round before
tho Olympic club tonight.
Died from Lockjaw.
Harrlsburg. July 11. Frank Welw, nged
13. son of Judge Wolss, died at II o'clock
tonight from lockjaw iih a iciuU of being
Injured on the hand on the Fourth of
July with a revolver or flrccrackor,
BRITISH AND
THE BOERS
The English Warships
Arrive at Delagoa
Bay.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
Admiral of tho South African Sta-
tlon in Command Australians
Loyal Queensland Government!
Offers to Lend Troops to the Im
perial Government in Cnso of Hosi
tilltlcs in tho Transvaal.
Lourenco Marqtiez, Delagoa Bay,
July 11. The British second-class
cruiser Doris and the first-class gun
boat Widgeon, with Bear Admiral Sir
Bobert II. Harris, In command of tho
Cape and West Africa station, on board;
the cruiser, have arrived here.
Brisbane. Queensland, July 11. Tim
government of . "Joensland has cabled
to the secretary of stato for the col
onies, Joseph Ch&niuerlnln, offering 251)
mounted Infantry, with a machine gun,
for service In South Africa In case oC
hostilities between Great Britain and
the Transvaal.
London, July It. The Parliamentary
secretary for the war ofllce, (Icorgo
Wyndham, replying to a question It
the house of commons today, said that
the communique published by the Lon
don Times, July 7, giving the names of
British olllcers detailed to proceed to
South Africa to organize the force
there, had been sent with tho knowl
edge of the Marquis of U-uisdowne, sec
retary of state for war.
Tile secretary of state for tho colon
ic, Joeph Chamberlain, during tho
course of a reply to Sir Henry Camp-bell-Bannermnn,
Liberal leader In tho
house, on the subject of President Kru
gei's latest proposal, said that In tho
absence of fuller Information It was
Impossible to be certain ns to the prac
tlcal eftcct of tho franchise scheme.
But. so far as he was able to judge,
it would have no Immediate effect on
the representation of the Outlanders In
the first Volksranil. and ho wns not
certain that the Outlanders would ho
able to carry any of tho new seats al
lotted to them In the Rand until nt
very much Inter dnte.
BRITISH NAVAL MANOEUVRES.
Value of Torpedo Boat Destroyers td
Be Studied Exhaustively.
London, July 11. Mobilizing for tho
naval manoeuvres was begun today
One hundred and eighteen warship
nnd about 23,000 men took part In tha
operations.
One of the principal objects of tho
manoeuvres is to study exhaustively
the value of torpedo-boat destroyers,
of which fifty-four are engaged.
SHAMOKIN LADS FINED.
They Allege That They Did Not In
tend to Wreck tho Train.
Shamokln, Pa., July 11. Arthur and
Henry Hennlnger, Richard Welkel,
Oeorge Grler. Raymond Brlghtbill unit
Phrom Troutmnni the youths nrrcsteil
yesterday, charged with tampering:
with a fignal swlti h on tho Philadel
phia and Reading railroad, admitted
to Justice Francis Bowo today that
they were guilty of tampering with tho
switch wires, hut not with the Inten
tion of wrecking a train. They sworn
their object was merely to mako tho
brakeman angry when the latter tried
to turn the switch.
The prisoners were liberated afteu
paying a fine of $3 apiece.
SHOOTING AT CARTERVILLE. '
Clash Between Union and Non
Union Miners.
Springfield. Ills., July 11. Acting
Governor Warder received a telegram
today that there was shooting today
between union and non-union miner
nt Carterville. 1'nlted States Marshal
Hllch hail a consultation with Acting
Governor Warder and orders to Com
pany F. Fourth Infantry, I. N. (!., of
Mt. Vernon, to return home, will bo
probably rescinded and both Mt. Ver
non and Carbondalo companies will
remain at Carterville.
It Is not believed here that there haa
been a serious outbreak.
KEMP WILL SUPPLY BLANKETS.
A Large Contract for Cloth to Bo
Used in Marine Service.
Philadelphia, July 11. Tho quarter
master's department of the I'nited
States marine corps at Washington
has awarded to Henry P. Kemp, ot
Clifton Heights, Delawaro county, Pn ,
tho contract for supplying nil tho blivj
flannel blankets, kersey and clo'h to
bo used by tho marine corps for tl?T
ensuing year.
The contract Is n very large ono nnd
will run Into many t'.iuiisand dollars.
State Dental Society.
Beadlrg, Pa , July 11. The three days
annual convention ct' tho State Dental
(society opened nt tho Nevcrsluk Moun
tain lintel today. The olllcers of tho no
clcly nre: T. c. Htellvugon, Plnl.idelpbia,
president: Robert Hucy, Urn vlco presi
dent: (J. L. Simpson, seceml vlco presl.
dent: C. V. Krntzer, recording secrotary;
V. S. Jones, correiiprndlng secretary; G,
W. Klump. treasurer.
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