l , TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, 1'A., THURSDAY MORNING, .JL'LY 13, 3899. TWO CENTS. AGUINALDQ'S BATTLE CRY Finds Hope in Anti-Expansionists of America. DEMOCRACY RELIED UPON Tho Lender of the Insurrection jfiiuniy indicates 'J. not tne i-.n-couiagement Received from This Country Has Been Instrumental in Inspiiing the Filipinos to Keep Up the Tight. Manila, July 12 T 2"i i in A copy of Hip Indepniioncl.a li.it l cached Mnnll i containing the speech which Agulnildo made- duilng" the teieiu celebration nil Taihie of tho annlvoisary of tho proe lamatlnn of riliplno Independence. In. subs'anco It h rs lollows: rilipliin, beloved daughter of tin ardent sun of tho ttoplos commended by Piovldmet to the iaio of noble Spain, bo not ungrateful to hot salute who wit mod ou with the hienth oil hoi own oultuio and I illz.it lou It Is tino she sought to crush thy amplia tion 'or Independence ns a loving moth pi oppose- sepaiatlon foieor fiom thfl deiighti of her bosom This but piovis th- extcs ni affrotlon and love Sp itn foils fui theo Klllplna, dellcuto llow ri of the Knst scauely eight nionthtl wcaiud from the bien-H of thy mother, thou hut ilnml to biaM a meat and powoiful nation such as the rnltetl State, aftei barely orgnnl.lng and dls tlplining thy llttlo aimy. Yet we le plj wo will he slaves to none, nor al li w uursilvos to bo deceived by soft woids I,et us lontlnue to defend our fatherland until Indepindence is as sured, foi this Is justice- Wo shill see at last tint tho gnat Amoilcan nation will acknowledge the light whi'h is on rm side That doctrine of the groat Slonioe, that America Is for Americans, Is no' forgottui Just is wo al'l'm tint tlu Philippines no fm tho rillplnos. Some states of the Anvilcm union hao it 1st n In oui favor Hspoclally Is tli Domotinllo part convinced that both letois and vanquished will lose in Imis lives Thus niinv nr the peo 1 !o and main statesmen consuie I'iel di nt MiKlnlov au Inhiiiniu foi having i ideied his milltaiy rtpiesentntlvo-, at Manila to so. U means to hi ln7 nbout hislllltli.s with tho rillplnos These fa. ts piovo that the) wished to tiv us ti m if we ate able to lle up to the SHpond ioIoi of oui banner led, which signifies coinage! heioism and niaitvr d mi Theiefou wo should not losent this stuiggle with the Ainoi leans. Autonomy a Deceit. In plte of theb epi 'ssod deslip 1 1 dmiinite all the Philippines, woll eon Mmid are the that we light with Jus tin and tight on oui side and tint iiut"iiom Is all a deceit, only selling ! sivo cci tain ac cumulated wealth "We hive novel concealed oui asplia ttiuis tint we nsoiio but to independ inee that ve will snuggle on to ob tain it, pel haps f i om those vvlie, ate now otirenemlis and tomoiiow will be oui allies, ns thev weio foi the ovei throw of the powei of Spain. We might well incept this autonomv Anieibn offois. but what can we do with It If mil ambition Is independent o and If ve ate to accept it only to later iv ltlrow bv foi co ol aims tho mi -erontv of Aineilca As I believe It Is the intention of the autonomic, to make use ot tie.uherv and deceit, we cannot accept sin h a pioccduio Wt do not wish to he tiailoi i uftoiwaid vvlh to show oui chuincter of frankness and sluceiltv and nothing mnii' Let us avoid the example of thos, natives who having at one time hi 'ii colonists, ai e puled autonomy to enable them to ni.iKe tilth woilt hiirer, oni o ovei) thing was piopaied History has given us an example of this In ie cont eventH Let us poislst In our Idea, wliKh Is on) thp lpgitlmatc and noble asplintlons of H people which Is deslt ous ut all cost to piesorvp Its national honor spotless and as nine as a ii)s t il Thus, then theie will not bo a single nilplno autonomist Tliosp who aio so aio In the ces of the people hut time hpivpis. fiai ful of losing their iU lies, threatened b.v lisks of wai rillplnos, let us be constant, let m sti lengthen tho bonds of our union" Aeoli.aMo concluded with calling for ch'-ois fir independence the union of th rillplnos and foi tho liberating ami). STEEL PLANT PURCHASE. Last Deal Made hy the Susquehanna Company. Philadelphia. July 12. The Susque hanna lion and Steel company has pui chased the plant, contracts, poisonnl pioperty and stock of law, llnlshed uud unfinished mateilil of the Jans.in lion company, of Columbia. Pa. The pilco paid Is said to be $9'0,U00. This Is tho biBt lolling mill In that dlitiitt to bo purchased by tho Sus quchaiina tompanj, which now owns fill the mills and several furnaces in that section The nnntial capacity ot the Junson mill Is nbout 8,000 tons. Pedlar Palmer nnd McGovern, Now York, Julv 12 -Terry McUovcrn, of Urookljii, and Pullar I'nlmci. of Lon. don. vvero ir. iiihed tnda) to meet In a IS lound bout at the Westchester Athletic, i lub on the ifUrnnon of SoptPmbr 1 tlio men to enter the ring at 1 p m Tht will IlKlit for a pur io of JlO.Ooo uml each ninn wbl nft. u-rl-c 13 per cont of tiu receipts of the plituirj. talirn ot the bu. tic Tl.i b title .iU bo for tho 110 pou ill chaniplonislili) of tlm woild , Suicide in n Coin Ciib. " Lancaster, Jul) 1.' James Martin, neea 61 )idrs, a wealth) fmnirr of IJuft Lhiii peter towimhlp, committed KiikiUe this mnrnlri!,' by hanelng himself hi his curn crib. MINERS STRIKE SETTLED. Tho Men Agico to Tako Advance Offered at tho Beginning. I)ti Hols, ia , julv 12. The strike of the Boft coal miners of this district was llnntly settled this nf tot noon. All mines In this icglon will lesumo ut onco. The dolcgatcs were In seslon heio two days, with (lenoral Manager Hoblnson present befnio n Until agree ment was reached. Tho terms ngreeel upon are the same ns tho operators of fered the minors nt the beginning of the strike An advance Is given to V cents per ton for pick mining timl 22 and n third cents per ton for machines. Drivers and laboieis receive tin ad vance of 10 per cent The ngieemcnt is to continue In forte for one jcar. It nlo provides that In the event of an nJvnnce In competing ierlons, tho miners nf this legion will be given a proportionate advance. Th- scale nsrted uponjs the highest that ha bieti paid In this ipgiou for "ovoral J pars The lesumptlon of operations will give employment to ten thoiiF.ind miners and seveial thousand laMroid men besides live bundled shop men. It means iuosperlty to the whole legion. SHOT HIS COMPANION. Robert rislso Killed by William Ulncicens. Phoonlwlllo, Pa Julv 12 Mistak ing one of his companions for u lub ber, Wllllnm Olne kens, a boy from Philadelphia, today shot and Instantly Killed Robert riske. also of I'hllidel phl.i, nt Peiklomen Junction, tlueo miles below heie. The two bojs, with a couple of otheis. ni lived nt Peiltlo lnen last night, where they Intended to s-pend u week camping. Ilaily this inoining riske awoko and left camp without arousing his companions He returned lntei and Olnckens, mis, taking him for an Intrude!, seized a io volvt r and filed The ball passed clear through riske's bialn Death was In stantineous The deputv col one r lit Id an Ineiuest, and tin shooting was de- claied to have liecn incidental. TRANSPORT ARRIVE AT SAN FRANCISCO Tho Oiegon Volunteer Regiments on Boaid A Royal Reception Given the Soldiei Boys. San rianclsco, Jul) 12 Tho I'nltetl States linnspotts Now pint and Ohio, healing the Oipgon oluntcoi ugl ments finni Manila, ni lived heie to night The vessels weie sighted eu I) in the afternoon nnd soon the sluloklng of steam whistles the clang ing of bells and the filing ot cannons announced that the fit st batch of il luming volunteeis fiom Manila weie nenilng the shoies of Cnllloinia. With in u few minutes the streets win thionged with people winding their wav to the docks and tn the heights ovei looking the b.i), Intent upon catch ing a glimpse of the tianspoits as they Hti amed up the bay undci the eseoit uf a scoto ot vessels which had been made leadv foi the arrival of the steaineis As the tianspoitM slowlj stennud up the hiiiboi the soldleis gatheied In I'Mlteei gioups op deck and sonic climbed into the ilgglng, whole they shouted and cheered like nind The bands on the lei option tugs and tho seieamlng of mail) steam shells cieat eel a pendcmoulum The soldiei s howi'in, weie held nl quarantine and the doitois will make a thorough ec nmlnntloi befoie the inen nie allowed to land. NO FAITH IN MARYLAND. Physicians License of That State Not Recognized in Pennsylvania. IlaiiWbuig Inly 12 Iteci nil) Dr. C.eoige V Ludwlg of hauibe-buig. nbtiilnid a illlo on the iuedlc.il council of this state lequiilng It to show muse vhv It should not Issue him a licence to pi.u the, medlt In" and suigeiy in this state. Mi. Ludwlg being a gi.ul imte of the Mai) land unlveislt). Hal tlinoie. nnd holds a lieeist. Kt j,iti il him by the board of medical examining of M.ii.vl.iud Th contention of the Pennsvlvanla Medical council wes that the medical law of tho s'ate of M.uvland f.-lls tn iniet the dennnds if the inecPeal law e t the state ot Pi"ins)lvnnlj, and Judge Slmonti'ii In an opinion h..ndeil down this afteinoon sustains the Peniisyi v.iula councils and oideis the iiile d'ls e lunged Theie veie half a doen slm ll.ii easea be fine the bond all of which will be governed b) today's ruling. DEATH Or CAPT. WOODRUFF. Adjutant of Fifth Infantry Succuml3 to Yellow Fevei at Bonlago. AVushlngtoii, Jul) 12 The ndjulnnt geneial today received a dispatch fiom Colonel Comba at lioniago, ni.u Santi ago, announcing the death ot Captain Thomas M Woodiuff, adjutant of the Plfth Infantry. He died of jellou fever list night. Captain Woodiuff was a West Point gi ulunte appointed fiom the Dlsttlct uf Columbia. MURDERED AND CREMATED. Sad Fate of an Aged Miser Near Richmond. Itlchmond. Mo. July 12. The ies dence of Thomas Graves, eight miles southwest of Itlchmond. was burned (lining the night and today tho bodlei of Mi. Oiavcs and his aged sister, Luty, were found in tho ruins Graves was considcied n miser, and It Is the geneial belief that the two weie murdered and that the building was burned to hide the cilme. Mrs. Ramsey Indicted. Now ork. July 1.' Tho gi iiul jmy m da) Indicted Mrs. Grace It uns fur tho minder of lie i husband at iho U.it.ieu hotel in this ilty on June 23 list b) cut. ting his throat with a ruzor while ho wus nlrcp Mrs. Itnrrsoy has bem pio-noiinc-d Insane) bv thiio ejipeits nnd will Pi ub eld) In. s.nt to mi up.vlum Sho for meily resided at Wlllluintpuit, Pu. ratal Yacht Race. Lubec, Me., Jul) U -During a )aclit mco lioro todii). a bout containing tlueo persons was cupulzcd and two of them, Hollls c, Nloltcrsoii and Eben Binull, vvio drowned. THE PARIS FLOATS FROMJME ROCKS AMERICAN LINER TOWED TO TALMOUTH LAST NIGHT. Scotch Fhm Awarded tho Conttact to Repair Her Promised to Do tho Work Quicker Than Americans. Special Train with Workmen Leaves Glasgow for Southampton. Tho Question of Salvage Agents' Opinion of tho Vessel's Injuries. Glasgow. July 12 A special tnln having cm board a lirgc fmco of work men will leave her tonight for Fouth nmpton for tho puipos.. of cMeiulvely uvei hauling the Amerlcin line stiam shlp Pail- It is raid that a Clyde llrni has been aw aided tho contrnet to re pair the vessel ns It promised to effect the rcpnhs more speedily than Ameri can shipbuilders. I'nlmouth, July 12. Supeiintendenf lsbett, who has been In chat go of the salving of the Pails, ii greatly elated. He s iv s the woil; of lofloatiug her was accomplished with lemaikable ease The wind happened to make the t'de a foot high"!' than expet ted, and 'nme ellltelv aftci It was perceived that Iho stmmshlp was alio it a r.Unm winch connected with tho haw set fast to an anchor astern was et in motion and the Puis was speedily clear of tho locks Dining the night her pumps ma te! Lilly i educed tho amount of water In her holds. The worst hole Is four loot t quale The suptilntendelit no Intigei lias the slightest nnletv as ti the success 01 the opeiatlons to pio vlde for the tafety of the ship New Yoik, Jul) 12 Piesiilent Gils coni of the Ameiican line said this morning Hint the news that the Palis was off die lotks was quite as uno ptcted to the otllilals of the Interna tional Navigation company as to the public. lie added. "Wo heard fiom the undei wtlteis lust week that she had been floated and beached In th" s.uiel at a place settled upon some time ago, in case she should bo moved It was a gio.it sin pi 1st to us, wo did not expect that the Pails, oi what would be left of hoi, could be moved until next spilng tides Our attitude to the vessel and to the underwrite!! in whose c lunge slu will be determined hj whethei in not she Is what Is called a 'const! ut Mm total loss.' If the cost of putting her Into slinpp ugaln exceeds her value as she lies at this moment, she is such a loss and we shall reiolve the Insurance on hot . If not, tho undei wilteis will u pall hoi and deliver h't to us exactly as she was befoio gioundlug Piisonallj, I have no doubt that she Is not a lousttuc the loss, but that cannot bo positive!) dc tei mined foi . o oi three months at the vei least. In the meantime' all we can do Is to wait. A bond of sui vo)ois will he appointed b) the un dei write! s, which will value hoi caio fully ns she stands and estimate the cost of full icpalis If b) iinv i bailee she is a loss, of iiiiu.u, we shall never have an) thing lo do with bei again" ralmouth, Jul) 1! The Palis en tered the hat bin safel) shoitl) after midnight, towed b) five tugs Piepaiatlons aie being made to beach hei In the tide haiboi COPPER PRODUCTION. The Yeai 1808 One of Geneial Pios peiity in the Industiy. Washington, Jul) 12 The lepoit on the piodiie Hon of i oppei In 1&9S has Just been submitted to the l'nlted States geological suivev bv Special Agent Kliehhoff The piiielut tlnn of the Pulted Mates in that jtai was ;,jg '7,', -r.ai pounds whh h Is bv far the Inigest piodtiot ovei lppoited This icpoit shows that ISfiS was om. f)( geneial iuosperlty for the topper mining ln tlusti), the full product being mai l'.eted nt pi ices sllghtl) bettei than those of 1S&7 The actual stnieltv of i upper, with its ac comparing upwatd nish In pi lie nnd Its enoiinoiH expansion of stm k s)ee ulatlon did not in leallty develop until the end of the jeai It did not tell upon the l etui lis for the veat 18!)S The Increase In tho production of cop per was laigest In Ailzona. while the lake distill t also leooided an adv. nice. Montana fell off considerably. m ii i EXPORTS FOR JUNE. Statement Furnished by Bureau of Statistics. Washington. July 12 The monthly "tatement of the cxpoits foi June. IS'jtf of domestic bitiulstuffs piov Motis, tJ ton nnil mlneial oils, Issued by the bu leau of statUtlcs, .shows is fellows: HieadPtuffs. J19.7S1.Oj7, deci.a'e as compaied with June, IS'iS, about 1,321, 0)0 Cotton. $S,073,70ri, incienso, $117 (Job. Cnttle and iwgs, $2,CII,IC(i. dee lease' $110,000 Piovislons, $lr,0-fi ',J . e lease, 52,20". UOO Mineral oils, U1S1, 991, Inctense, J'09,000 Total, ?.1.03t! 7IS; not Intienso. J3,il,".000 ror tho last twelve months the statement Is ai follows' llreaelstuffs, ff2Cl,f.-..10 against ?32L TOO.oro last ear Cattle and hogs, jji, 603,07'j, hist cai, J3C910.IS2 Piovis lons, $1C2,18,77S; lat jear. jr.sn90f.oi. Cotton, $20S,711,909, last yeai, $'!0.140, 17i Mlneial oils, $1".,JI7.2ii9; lait )ear, $",171,000 Totals, $718,910,201; last )ear' tS0l,5lS,5H. Athlotes at Southompton. Soulhampton, July 12 The membera of tlm athletic teams nf Yule and Harvard universities who uriivccl b) tho Alucil can liner Ht Louis this evening mo In e.c. ctlleiit health Tin ip was a liusv scone on the Southampton dock whin they dl. tnibaikcd. The) vcere greeted b tho Lulled Hlatci consul, John 1! Hopkc). ami a number of peisoiuil frlrnds. Kurly ttunoirow uioiuiiiK the) will leave for their tr.ilnlng quurters nt llrlghton, Astor Not n Resident. New Ye.ik, July u - William Waldorf Astor tuduy thioi.uh couiimI, secured from Jiibtlcei Slover, hi the Supremo loiut, a wilt of nillerarl Ulrectlnu tho coinmlssloni'i' of tuxes and iiHspssmeuts to icv lew their decision In assessing his personal pnpcrtv at 2Wmj,. Sir Astor clnlms that hu Is h nou'icsldent and that he does not pomss tho personal pi up. crt) upon which ho has been usi.es.accl. PAUL JONES'S BONES. Belief That They Weio Thrown in Potter's Field in Paris. Wntdilngton, July 12 Inquiry was recently made at the state department In legard to the grave of John Paul Jones, the great naval hero of revolu tionary days, who died In Paris, July IS, 1"2. He was hurled there with the highest honors by the rionth govern ment, but It appears that the present location of his grave Is not known. The secretmy of state recently nd dtesse'd a letter to Henry Vlgnaud, ot the United States embassy In Paris, nklng whether the giavo of John Paul Jones In Paris Is known audi marked. He hns ioc"lved a leply from Mr. Vlg naud Fn)lng that although he had nnd" earnest and fiequcnt Inanities of tho city authorities In regard to the mat tei, ho has been unable tJ discover tho whereabouts of the grave One thing established bv his Inquir ies, however, he says, is that John Paul Jones was not burled In the cemetery where the remnlns of Lnfivette lie, as has been supposed by some pel sons. In another quarter It is intimated that, owing to n custom prevailing In Palis, the remnlns of John Paul Jones wen deposited in a. tented graie for a term of pan, and that on the expira tion ot the lease, a gieat many years ngo, the bones of the distinguished Ametlcnn pa'iiot weie ihiown into the Pottir's Held EDUCATORS AT LOS ANGELES Tho Teachers' Convention Settles Down to Stiady, Haid Work. Problems Discussed. Lns Angeler C.il . Jul) 12 Today tho National Hducntlonal association con vention settb d down lo stead), haul woik, thete being eleven depni tmelits holding sessions In the afternoon, in addition to general sessions both morn ing and evening. Mis Helen Gienfell. state superin tendent of public Insti notion, of Colo i.ido, lead a paper In the genual ses sion benlng the suggestlv title of 'Quo ndltnus." vvhlih bore upon il lations existing, and which ought to exist, between the school and the homo Hon I. Carve ), superintendent of pub lic Insiiuetlon, of Wisconsin In deal ing with rundamentals In Teaching" stiuck a lesponslve note In outlining bow far the individual fieedom of tho teacher Is bounded by tho oignnlFa tion of the school euilculuni In the seveial denaitment sessions almost the ontlre gamut of eduiation was discussed fiom child study tliiough the klndeig.it ten and giain nnir Blades, tho polyteihnlc nnd nit blanches, to the ultimate points of n business college cui'lculuni on one hand and the unlveislt) eouie on tho other. In the Initial stage of what In Its emUlt-tv was a piolnnged dlscus Rlni of existing methods, child study was taken up as the link between the? homo nnd the school, and at tho other cud of the continuous line. Piesiilent David Stan Joidan. of I.iland unlver sltv. and Di. Nicholas M Butlei. of Columbia iinher!t, engaged In n dis cussion on the pi.u tie ability of a m tlimal unlvfislty, a question of tho gicatest iuteiest nnd impoitanoo to educatois as well ns the cultuieel peo ple' thiougliout the count! v In ndell ttbn to those vailous phases of ediua tlonal effort, the hlghtv specialize 1 foi in of eduiation adapted to the need of the deaf, blind nnd lotbleininded has been nuclei consldeintlon the ph)slcal education has not been neglected, and a pati little tinge has boon given to the puic codings bv a dlscussUm befoie the Hobait soclet) of the significance of tlie fiontlei in Ainoiloan blstoi) Miss Geitillde IMmiiudu, pilnclpal of the tl .lining i luiol, Lowell, Mass , ioa 1 a papei on ' Child Stud) in Not mal and Tialnlng Schools " In discussing 'Pioblems In Artistic liendoilng," Miss K.Uheilno M Hall, suncivlMii of dr.iwiii'r, San rranclsco, contended that tlilldieii's stnndaid of excellence' Is legulated by what they lmvo seen oi whit thev hive beird Tho nominating committee net to night ami agreed upon th following Hit of ofTlcen who will he b illotecl on toniouow Piesiilent A P Comui, ex-etute su perintendent of se hi ids, of Ohio v leo pi sldent, H Oiam Lvb, of Pennsvl xnnla secietaiv, I win Sliepud, of Wlneinu, Minn piesent incumbent; tnasuier, C C, Peaise, siipeilnteiuhnt of schools, Omnhc As there Is no known imposition to the candidate", mentioned they Villi no doubt be elected unanimously. COMING YACHT RACE. The Columbia and Defenclei Will Sail on July 21. Newpoit. It. I, Jul) 12 It seems piobable that the Hist nee between the Columbia and the Defendei, under the auspices of the Newpoit Yacht Pacing association, w ill be sailed on July 21 Instead of Jul) 20. as pievl ously announced but the final decision will deoend ontliel) upon the time ic qulrcd to complete the repalis to tho Defendei 's boom and foi stepping tho Columbia's new steel mast. Herman Dui)ea, c hah man ot tho committee hiving the i.ices In dunce, said today that ho expected tho two boats would meet on the twentv-flist, but the sei ond nice between them would not bo held until the following Tuesdn), tho 23th Instant, and that the inclng after that would continue Indellnltely. Ho did not know how manv laces would be sailed, Theie might bo ten or theie might he mil) time, but tho associa tion proposes to give the boats plenty of chance to test the speed of each and eu.iblo the erew of the Columbia to get all intlug practice possible. Ex-Senator Gorman 111. Magnolia. Alln , Jul) 1.' Poimcr Sen ium Arthur P (Jormui. of .Vbir)jnd, is III at the Hesperus hotel and his wlfo and two daughters an ut his bedside. His erudition Is not considered serious. Ho suffers from exhaustion, m a relapse uf tho grip. Indianapolis News Sold. India n.ipollx, Ind . July 12 Tho Indian ripnlls News was sold todii) to Delcvan Smith, of Chicago, and Chnrlen It, Will Ihiiis for $ J,0ou, Thoy aheady owned I'i .'-J per cent, of tho stock. DESOLATION IN LONE STAR STATE rLOOD DISASTER ALMOST WITH OUT A PARALLEL. Many Square Miles Covered with Wnter at a Depth of from Five to Twenty Feet Twenty Populous Xowns inundated 1UU,UUU reoplo Homeless An Appeal for Help. Manner in Which Contributions Should Bo Sent. Washington, July 12. Hepiescntnltvt It. U Hnwley, of Texas, who is now in Washington, todiy made public th" following statement with rcfei slice to the flood situation In that state; The disaster which hns overtuki n the communities In southern Texas Is without painllol In our countiy. At 5ome points the pieclpltation was tlnee and one-half feet In sixty hours, ie suiting hi ,t ilood of enormous propor tions, e ovei lug an ari of many squnio miles to a depth of fiom five to twen t) feet, and a los of fiom twegiy-nve to foily million dollni. No less than twenty populous towns have been Inundated ts well as thous ands of well established and well oi doieil farms, which today nie In a com plete slate of desolation. Piactltally ejvoiy work animal, oveiy milk cow, to gether with all stock cattle and evciy vestige of vegetation have been swept awiy, leaving tho cotinti) completely devastated Within the lnllucnce of this awful disaster icslde over 100,000 people, nlinot half of whom are in a state of helplessness toela) except ns they miy be provided for bv those who ate generous nnd able to assist them. An Appeal for Help, The whole state of Texas Is alive to tho situation and Is doing Itn ut most to loilc'M the suffering. It Is, howevei. Impossible for the state alone, within the time nccessai), to succor those people or come to their icllef. When the gieut Johnstown Ilood oc euried Penns)lvanli could easily have taken enre of their own If given time, but ns time was as It Is now, the es sential factoi, they weie obliged to appeal to a geneious public in every pint of the union and from oveiy eiuar ter the icllef was immediate, on a scale commensurate with the disaster. To this public the flood district of Texas appeals tod. I) to suppl) the nec etsaries of life until the honors of the Ilood shall have passed and the peo ple shall bo in a position to again nd-dic-s theniselvis to the task of ie-es-tabllshlng their homes Foi this pui pose it is urged tliiough the press, the different comnieie Lil bodies and muni cipal autbiiiltti s of eveiy city of the union that this appeal be nnsweied. I"or the ciistilbutlon ot tills lellet' a svstem Is being oiganled thiougliout the tlooded distilct Immediately under the dliection othe goveinoi of Texas, to whom n'l eontilbutious should be ntldi esse d at Austin, Texas, and under whoso tan oveiy dollar will be juill clall) and effictlvel) expended. CRUELTY TO DREYFUS DENIED. Repoit of Pioposecl Rescue by Amer icans Responsible for Palisade. Pails Jul) 12 M Li bon, tho foimer niinlstei of the colonies has acldiessed a long lettet to the government In ic plv lo the i barges of M Louts Havet, niemhii ot the I'loneli Institute, who act onipanli d Mine Dio)fus to Iton nes, who alleges Dio)fus was eiuelly lieiited in Ills island prison. The foi iner mlnislei s.i)s no one In 1S90 ques tioned the justice of the veidiit of the Die)fus louil-martlal and that In Sep tembei, lS'tli. It was lepoited than an Aiuetli.ni vessel was nbout to loscue the pusonei, and theie was some talk among the wai tiers as to the posMblllt) of his escape Hence M Lebon be came solicltlous foi the safety of the pilsonei and oi deied Die)fus to be louflnoil In his hut with double lock ed doois. but with a sentinel Inside, until the hut was siiuoiinded with a pillsade, when the hut might be open ed The building ot the palisade oi -eiipleil longei than expected, but no li.iini to the health of the piisoner was i epoi ft d M Lebon denies tnnipeilng with the coiic'spondenie of Die)fus CUBANS FOR ANNEXATION. But Enforcement of the Tariff Law at Havana Causes Complaint. Washington. Jul) 12 Iiilgndlcr Gen eial llossei, who has Just ie ached Washington fiom Cuba, i ailed nt tho white house today, (ii neial Itosser ban been iniisteied out nnd Is on his v ay home to Vliglnli When asked about Cuban nffain ho said "Many things nie moving along smoothly, but theio is almost univer sal complaint nbout the onfot cement of tin Iff niles and Inws at Havana. Tho tioublo, of i oui so, Is that military men have not been trained In these mat teis. The dilfeieut ofliclals fix dirteient duties on good3 " When asked alout tho sentiment for annexation Geneial Hossci said; "Hvery man on the island v.lth a dol hir'.s worth of pioperty never wants to si o the l'nlted States flag pulled down. They know It means anaichy, chaos and oppiessiou " Steamship Ai rivals, IJromfn, Jul) 12 Arilud. Kaiser Wll. helm Dor (Iiksi, frcm New York Que c unlaw n Arrived. Auiaul.i, fiom Now York for Liverpool. Antwerp Ai lived. Westernland, from New York Sclll) Passed St. Louis, from Nov York fu South iinpion and Werkendani, fiom New 'ioik foi Anistudum Dovu Passed Trave. from llrcmeu for New Yeuk. Itntlerihini Arrived Jlaasilnni, fiom New York New York Arrived, rurneslu, fiom Glasgow. Silled' New Yiik, for South imitan and Tuitoiile, for Liverpool, Noordlnnd, for Autwirp I'h iired, lliemin, for Uremen vlu South ampton Southampton Arrlvid, H' Louis, u om Nev York deleted to Manila. Wasblngten. July 12 Urdus weio Is sued at the wnr ileipnitment tod ty direct, lag headquarters and two battalions of tho Nlnctiinth Infnntiy to leiivo Camp Mcado In tlmo to leach S.m rianclsco to salt on the trauspoit Taitur on tho 221 U July. THE NEWS THIS M0KNIN0 Weather Indications Tofiyi QCNCRALLY FAIR. 1 General Agulniildo'a Address to the rillplnos. General Wood's Heroic KffortH to Stamp Yellow Pevir at Santiago Toxns riood Situation Without l'aral- lei. Steamer Paris Towed to ralmouth. 2 Gciiprnl Haso 11 ill HcsultH. rinanclal und Commercial, 3 Local Hoard of Health Inspects the Water Suppl). Mrs. Hackley Must Sign Coil Lease. I Hdltorlal. News nnd Comment. 3 I.oenl Vetfran Nowspipcr Man Di owned In tho Suquehnnni. Woodworkers Join the Slrlkeis. (5 Local West Scranton and Suburban. 7 News Hound About Scranton, S Local Coal Mining Problems, Dunmoro News Umlgct. GALLINGER'S CASE. A Lively Session Tho Senator Of fers to Back Up His Statements Outside of the Committee Rooms. Conr-nid, N It, Jul) 12. The hear ing befoie the l'nlted States civil ser vice commission mi cltfrges of the vio lation of tin law on political assess ment bv fulled States Senator Jacob 11. Oalllnger. Is practically concluded The final session todav pioved most sensation il Not onlv did Sonatoi Gil Ungci accuse his colleague, Smator Chandlei, of spenkln-r; an iinttuth. but ho olTeted to back up his Hlutement outside lilt committee loom Pievlous to this incident Sonatoi' Chindlif In cline involved in a vvaini dispute with Chniimnn Mark S Hi ewer, of the coih mlssli n, nnd not onlv moused him if pirtl.illt) but thienlcned lo ask lor his lenioval Tli author of the assessment i lrcu lai. William Tnavei, did not testify before tlie commission and It was Hie impicsslon tonight that no fuither evi dent o would be taken The t onimls slon has aluo leeelvcil a coinnnuili atlon fiom Mi Tliave t In which l.e silted that he prcpired the liuular on his own tosponslbllltv but tint Senator Galllngpr ktnw of its being sent to fed eial ofllcehol leis The hearings both )pstoulav and today weie m.nked by bitterness on the pait of the senators toward each other. WHEELER STARTS TOR MANILA His Daughter Will Accompany as a Red Cioss Nurse. Chicago, Jul) 12 General Joseph IL Wlipeli'i passed tliiough Chicago to dav bound foi the Philippines on au unknown mlslon. As lie put It him self 'I am oidored merely to icpoit to Geneial Otis and do not know what I shall have to do when I get theie. 1 exiept to leturn by Deceinbei, when congiess meets Helng In the ami), I felt th it 1 had no light to leui.iln Idle all suinmei and fall and asked to be sent on active seivico" Miss Annie Wheelei, the gonoial's daughter, accompanies him to Manila. She goes out as a Hod Cross muse without pax and intends to i cumin as long as health penults oi hei seivlces aie needed. WILL BE BUSY ONE YEAR. Shops of Pottstovvn Bildge Works Resume Active Opeiatlons. Pottstovvn, Julv 12 The extensive shops ot the Pottslown Hiidge woik 4 stalled active opeiatlons today after Ji'in ot Idleness Tho fmee Willi h commenced will, this morning will be steadily lncie.ised until the ellfleiciit depaitmenti .no filb d up with at least 1,000 hands. Woik was n mini need on an oider for 10.000 tins of 'tni'tui.il iion foi the x'ew Yoik Ship l.uildlng eompan), whose plant Is about to be built at Camden, N. ) The oidei will keep the woiks bus) for one je.ir. It icci)iied one month to put the plant In onlet foi the resumption of work. TO EMPLOY 5,000 MEN. The Westlnghouse Company Will Build Woiks In England. London, Jul) 12 It Is iiiiuouni ed that the Wcsilnijhmu HU i ti Ic and Manu f.u tilling coinpnn), of Pittsbuig, will build works at Manchester and employ ,1.000 mi n. George Wostlnghouse will elltect the enteipi Iso llaion Kelvin, nioftssoi of natuial philosophy ot Glasgow unlverslt). vvhi ailed as elet till Lin for tho Atlantic cables In is.-i7-rs nnd lSCI-tO. for tho Pi each Atlantic cable in ISM. for tho West Indian cables in 1S7S, and for tho Maeka)-Iteunett Allnntl' cable In JS7D, will be the technical advlsei of the eompan) in Huglaud TRANSVAAL AMERICANS. They Aro Liable to Become Biltish ers in Event of War. London, Jul) 12 The Capetown cor respondent ot the Daily Mall s,i)s. Tho Tiansvnal Ik Id counts au ic f usiii? to icghtu Ameiican eltUens unless they take oith to heir arms for the icpublli In the event of wnr The Americans, ther'foic, tluenten tn become HiltUh subjects o as to avoid coinmnnderlng. The Tinnsvaal gov ernment Is making loptesuutatlon to Washington on tho subject. Lackawanna n Tliiough Line. Cleveland. Jul) 12 Tin ri Is a well nu lla utlcuttil Minim In lailio.id chiles hero toda) that the Dclivnire, Lackawanna nul Western Hallrcnd ci uipaii) is ni-go. timing for the lease of the Nickel Pine load licm tho VandcrblltM Tho Uickn vv liana la now Iho tliiough line coiiuectlc.ii of tho Nickel Plato on business to tho geubcMtd. Pcnnsylvanln Pensions, Wnsl Inxton, July 12 Pension crrtlli. cutis, IsMio of Juno 2s. Peium)Ivanla; Increaso-Chutlcs D. Tlnsle), Alfonl, Susquehanna. $$ tn $u. Heissuo Jamo D, Colgate), Haw ley. Waie. W. THE WAR ON YELLOW JACK General Wood's Heroic Measures lo Stamp Out Fever. CLOSING OF SANTIAGO Mayor Ordered to Close All AmerN can Hotels nnd Liquor Saloons. Intoxicated Americans and Loit erers to Bo Anested Headquar ters of City Department Removed to Crlsto Troops Sent to Songo, Precautions Against Infection nil Mot low No One Allowed to Ap-. pronch Piovislons for tho Garrl-j son Left on tho Road Soma Dls-J tance fiom Castle. -' -. XS- Santiago do Cuba, July 12. General l.e mint tl Wood, In command of tho dopnitment of Santiago do Cuba, Is sued today an order establishing ab solute quarantine. All officers unit i'mpIo)es ot the government, with tho exception of thoe belonging to tho depaitment, nie foi bidden to enter the clt). Major Can and Surgeons Mondo7a and Nunc!! nie detailed tu tako chat go of the fever patients hi the ill), which Is placed under strict regulations. Other officers will have charge of the jellow fever hospital on tho Island. The ma) or Is directed to close all American hotels and saloons, to fori bid other Hanoi dealeis to sell intoxl cants to Amei leans ami to an est all intoxicated Amei leans or loiterers in saloons Tho pilncipil hotels and sa- loons ine designated by nnnie. The p.iik tinlns have been ordered to establish camps outside the city, and all the tioops will be moved tn Songo, except one company at Moiro Castle . The hcadquaiters of all the depart ments weio moved todnv to Crlsto, and the lailioul and .steamship lines nie foi bidden to hi lug Americans into, the city. No ships aio peimltted to tout li ut the what ves Tin subtest legulatlons have been established for the piotectlon from fever of the company of soldiers at Moiro Castle Supplies nre to be left at a load depot and will be taken to tho soldiei s bv teams fiom the camp. No tt.iveleis will bo permitted to leave heio without having undergone live ihiB' detention In camp Geneial Wood pioposes to adopt hoi tile measuies to stamp out tho fovci. PASSENGER TRAIN ROBBED. Southbound Coloiado nnd Southern Held Up in New Mexico. Trinidad, Cul . Jul) 12 Southbound passenger tialn No 1 on the Colorado and Southern rnllroid was robbed by four men tit a point five miles south of rolsom. N M.. lust night, the snmtttj pi.u u nt which a passenger tialn wn hold up last Septembei. Aftei the train had been hi might to a standstill and the crew had bun In timidated b) guns, the lobbeis used d.vnnmlte with good effect, blowing; ope n the sides of tho expiess ear hupeilntendent Webb and the Weill raigo expiess agent. Glover, both say I positively that nothing was obtained, bv the lobbeis Mr Webb left heie for tlie scene of the hold-up this morning1 on a special tialn, accompanied bv otll cois with hotses Up s i onildeut ha will be able to ovei take the robbeis, Onl) a few passengei.s wero em tlm ' train and the) weie not molested. As soon as the lohbeix had seanched tho expiess i.n the) mounted hoi ses which; weie hltihed ni.nb) and, thing a few shots to aim in tiniumen und passen- , gei., fled without any attempt to go thiough the mall cai. Poisons hero who say the) know assort that thero was a lingo amount of money as well as valuable cxpipss matter in the o piess safe INDIAN GIRLS TO REMAIN. Effoit to Have Them Removed front Shoshone Agency Fails. Washington, July 12 Tho interiors depaitment has wheel insti notions tj the White Hock Shomono usonc) In Nevada, directing that the tlnee In dian ghl students sought to bo re- moved fiom the agency school as thi lesult of an Indian court's ordlu, bo peimltted to remain thoro until nthi i wise dlrocted Tho lefusal of School SiiDorlnton dPiit Hgnii to allow their dismissal -eal the ciuiso of the tioublo. between A'joi.j Mu)hugh nnd the school euipiovej. DEWEY MAY VISIT STRAUSS. British Steamer Immogeno Will Es eoit Admh.il to Constantinople. Constantinople, July 12 The I'nitcd Statos minister heio Oscar Stiauss, has urgontl) Invited Admiral Dewey to lslt him. In the event of his acceptance tho Thltlsh special service Fteainor Innno gono will proccpd to the Modltoirniian to estoit the admluil to thlfl poit. Tho Dewey Home Tund. AVuslilngton. Jul) 12 The coiiilbut.ns received toil. i) to the Diwcv home fund nmouMod to ?223, iraMng tho total to dato IU.CJS. II .1.1. .1 .M f WEATHER FORECAST. f -t- f WiiHlilngton, Jul) 12 Porepast st- f for Thuisiliiv. 1'or i.isu in Pum. 4. hj 1 ntilii. Reiurnllv fall, continued 4- hlph t nine rature with prospiets of -f. f ccoler wuither Prldii) afternoon -4 or night: tillable winds. -ft t-rt -r- t t-r; -t-i-tt 1 : AJL" y
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