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ALGER TO GO
ON AUGUST 1
And Speculation Is Rif
as to His Suc
cessor. RESIGNATION A SURPRISE
While It Had Been Expected to Como
nt the Close of the Year, Nobody
Looked for It nt This Time Nei
ther the President Nor the Retir
ing Secretary Will Talk Official
Correspondence to Be Published
Later Vice President Hobart Cred
ited with Having Been the Diplo
matic Agent in the Case Mean
while the Country Can Heave a
Sigh of Relief.
Washington. July 19, Secretary Al
ger today tendered to the president his
resignation of the war portfolio. Tho
resignation will luvome effective All
gift I. though It was tendered "at the
pleasure of the president.' Oosslp has
begun already as to his successor, but
it is entirely speculative, for notwith
standing the leports that Mr. Alger
would not long continue ut the head
of the war department his actual resig
nation came suddenly and unexpected
ly. That It would come by the end of
th" j ear wan generally believed, but so
little was expected itt this lime that
1'iiine of the cabinet otlleers, when the
news llrst became public, were inclined
to regard the announcement as prema
ture formal acceptance of the resigna
tion had not been mado by the presi
dent up to n late hour tonight, but
wlli be in a letter to be written within
the next day or two. No olllclal state
ment us to the cause of the resignation
way procurable either from the presl
di nt or from Secretary Alger, neither
of whom would talk on the subject.
Nor was the letter of resignation ob
tainable at this time. For the present
W'tl.lng will be made known officially
rmici rnlng the severance of the olllciat
illations between the president and his
war minister, but later on the olllclal
i orrespondeiice closing the latter's
rareer as chief of the war department
doubtless will be given to the press.
Generally Foreseen.
Th" belief had prevailed in Washing
ton for some time that Secretary Al-
r would resign from the cabinet, but
the date generally set for It was to
wiird thi' close of the year, after he
bad submit ted his annual report, in
which be intended to sum up what bail
been accomplished during Ills brief but
eventful direction of the war depart
ment. Its lender then had been re
garded as almost a foregone conclusion
in view of Mr. Alger's announcement
about a month ago that be had con
cluded to enter Into competition for tho
vacancy In the I'nlted States senate to
lie caused by the expiration of the term
of Senator McMillan, a strong sup
porter of the administration, and that
lie had enlisted In his active support
Governor filigree, to whom had been
attributed free criticisms ot the policy
that was supposed to lie cherished by
the president towards the Filipinos.
There have been many explanations
and denials of the facts in that case,
but In the end the Impression was con
veyed that the result of the Michigan
visit of the secretary had been to
change the relations between the presi
dent and himself to such a degree ns
to make a restoiatlon of their former
status Impossible nnd to render the
connection of the two as part of the
same olllclal family undesirable. At
one time since then there was ground
for the belief that a rupture might be
avoided, but this belief ceased to bo
had when the news spread that A'lce
1'resident Hobart and Secretary Alger
were In conference at Normanhurst.
The Decision Reached.
It was largely at least as n result
of this conference that Secretary Alger
deckled to leave the cabinet nt this
time. At this conference there were
present besides Secretary Alger, his
military aide and close personal and
political friend and adviser, Major Hop
kins, and perhaps some otbpr person
or person who also felt a deep interest
in the future of the secretary.
There has been no disclosure of what
pasesd by the seaside, but It Is signifi
cant that the return of the secretary
to Washington was followed by prompt
nctlon. He arrived In Washington last
night, too late to make ofllclal calls.
Almost before the executive depart
ments were opened for business this
morning ho called nt the white house
r.nd vlltlng the president In his olllce
announced that he had concluded to
resign his oflice.
What passed on that point between
himelf and the president Is only it,
matter of surmise, for neither have
Anything to say on this point. Some
ihutlne business pertaining to the war
department was disposed of between
the president and' the secretary and
when Mr. Alger went over to his oflice
and spent sonio time with his chiefs
looking over matters brought before
him. This attended to, Secretary Alger
wrote out bis formal letter nf resigna
tion and personally carried It over to
the while bouse. Ills call on this occa
sion was brief, and when he returned to
tlu war department he closed the door
of his office to most of the nviny roller
who were in waiting and had n long
confernco with Adjutant f'orbln.
Refused to Talk.
To the newspaper men who sought
to secure some expression from him the
Keeretary wns courteous but firm. Sub.
iiequently Ueneral Corbln und Victor
Mason, the secretary's private secre
tary, made the announcement thut Sec
retary Alger had submitted his resig
nation to the president, tu tula- effect
nt the pleasure of the president.
At his residence in the oveninc the
secretary was equally uncommunica
tive nnd positively declined to assign
any reason for the action he had taken.
Mr. Mclkcljuhn, the assistant secretary
of war, Is at present supposed to bo In
Wisconsin. -He has been notified as to
what bus happened nnd to return to
Washington to resume charge of the
wur department until such time as the
president shall appoint u permanent
secretary.
The closest Inquiry fails to elicit any
lnfoimntlon as to the Intentions of the
president respecting the appointment
of a successor to Sir. Alger as secre
tary of war. Names are mentioned, but
they are only those which have already
been suggested with more or less plaus
ibility In the press without securing
either confirmation or denial from any
well-Informed persons.
The members of the cabinet were dis
inclined to talk about the succession,
though one did remark that the presi
dent had made no mention of a name
to him, and he believed that no decis
ion had yet been reached. Ho also con
veyed the impression that no appoint
ment would be made immediately, but
that Mr. Meikeljohn would be allowed
to direct affairs for some time to come
WAR DEPARTMENT TO
RUSH RECRUITING
Extra Inducements Offered to Appli
cants for Commissions t' Set To
gether Small Groups of .-eptnble
Men.
Washington. July 13. The war de
partment Is offering extra inducements
to expedite the lecrultnietit of the ten
volunteer regiments." Nearly all the
commissions having been Issued, many
of the disappointed applicants have
been advised to enter the ranks, ns In
that way it may be possible for them
to secure commissions. Oeneral Cor
bln says that lite policy of the admin
istration will be to fill all vacant les
which may occur among commissioned
ollleers from the ranks. A number of
applicants for commissions have en
listed ns privates In the different regi
ments and have been appointed non
commissioned ollleers, wherever pos
sible, and consequently are next In line
of promotion to commissioned rank In
the event of a vacancy.
Another method of securing recruits
Is to offer commissions to men other
wise qualified who will undertake to
furnish In each case not less than forty
men who can pass muster as soldiers
anil will enlist for service In the Phil,
ippines.
The reports of recruiting yesterday
show that 410 men were enrolled, mak
ing a total of L'.GTS. The Thirty-first
regiment leads with 3IC and the Twenty-seventh
follows with 50.".
VOLUNTEER OFFICERS.
Additional Appointments Announced
by the President.
Washington, July lit. The following
appointments In the volunteer service
were announced today:
Colonels Captain William K. llark
heliner, third arllller ; Captain I.ynutli
W. Ki'iinou, Sixth lnfuntry. Tills com
pletes the list of volunteer colonels.
Lieutenant Colonel Lewis If. sttither,
formerly captain. First infantiy.
Majors Kdwnrd 15. Cassatt, second
lieutenant, Fourth cavalry; Joseph T.
Dlckman, captain, Highlit caulry; Hub
ert 1). Walsh, captain, Ninth cavalry.
Cuptiiins Jamcj L. Hurehflekl, captain
Company A, Third Kentucky; John P.
Orlnstend, captain, C'otrpany L, Twenty
lii.t Kansas; John Illckcy. major, Fht
Connecticut volunteers; Charles Miller,
first lieutenant. Sixteenth I'nlted States
Infantry; Frank W. Lnttlmer. captain,
Company I). Sixth Illinois volunteer.
First Lieutenants Charles 11. Hovce,
first lieutenant. Company F, First New
York; Daniel II. (inlnly, lit ht lieutenant.
Flsrt New Hampshire volunteers; James
Lawrence Long, captain. First Arkansas
volunteers; Marlon H. Wllholt, first lieu
tenant, CompanyM, Fourth Kentucky.
Second Lieutenants Hcnjnrilltl Knss.
man, post quartermaster sergeant, I'nlted
States arm;. ; Allen Lrfort, private. Hat
tery II. Third Fulled States artillery;
Dentil VenU, service In Cuba.
WOUNDED ROBBER CAUGHT.
Came In for Medical Attendance
and Was Arrested.
Springer, N. M., July IP. Sam Ket
ohtuu has been captured at Lambert's
ranch on 1'te Creek, where he came
in for medical attendance this fore
noon. Ills left arm is broKen near flie
shoulder. He left Cimaroon today
in the custody of three guatds. Oflicers
are on the trial of the other two train
lobbers, one of whom they believe Is
wounded.
The Lambert's ranch Is three miles
west of this place, where the fight oc
curred Sunday morning.
SECOND OREGON'S RECORD.
Only Two Deserters and n Lose Per
centage of Only 3,0,
Washington, July 19. A statement
prepared at the war department shows
that of fi6 oflicers and 1,310 enlisted
men of the Second Oregon regiment
only 19 men were killed In battle or
died or disease during the campaign
In the Philippines, a percentage of S.C,
The total number of oflicers nnd men
to be mustered out ut San Francisco
ato 1,104, a number of discharges hav
ing been previously made. Only two
men are marked as deserters.
Great Score nt Cricket.
Philadelphia, July lO.-The Haltlmore
cricketers who are making a four dns'
vIMt tu this city, were defeated b tho
llelmont Cricket club ot this i Ity today
by u bcore of su" to Cii, In a one Inning
game. The feature of the match was tho
(sensational hitting of J. H. King, nf the
homo olevev. who scored 2-7 runs before
lilt wicket wns taken. This is the third
largest Individual score evor made In thU
state.
Movement of Stenmships.
Srllly, July 19.-Fasted: New York, for
Southampton. New York Sailed: St.
Paul, for Southampton; Frlesland, for
Antwerp; Ocrinantc for I.lveipool; Hot.
terdnm for Rotterdam. Hmilogne Ar.
lived: Spaarndmu, New York for Hot
terilam anil proceeded.
Traction Company Under Fire.
Ilarrlsbuig, July 1!). Attorney Oenernl
Klkiu has ordered that proceedings be
commenced against the Clearfield Trife.
tlon company for an alleged Illegal Usee
of bonds to the amount of (760,000.
ENVOYS OF GOTHAM
IN PHILADELPHIA
THEY CAME TO INSPECT THE
EXPORT SHOW.
Also to Try to Discover Why It Was
That New York Has Begun to Lose
Its Former Commercial Supremacy.
The Visit n Social Success.
Philadelphia, July 10- Delegations
of leading commercial men of New
York, representing respectively tho
New York commerce commission nnd
the Honid of Trade nnd Transportation,
of that city, today visited the site of
the National Kxport exposition to be
held here beginning next Scptembei and
viewed the plans and progress of the
enterprise preparatory to arranging for
proper representation of New York's
exhibits.
The commerce commlslon has for its
SpC'
clal object an Invei tlgatlon of l'c
line of the commerce of N-w York, i
dee
for which purpose It was unpointed by
lioveinnr Itoosevelt tinder net of as
sembly. The members of the commis
sion here are Charles A. Schleren. ex
mayor ot Hrooklyn, president, and C
C. Slmyne, Hugh Kelley, Alex. it.
Smith and 13. L. Falrchlld.
This morning the commissioners, ac
companied by Director ot Public Works
Haddock. Chief Webster, of the survey
btiteatt, and several members of the
board of port wardens went along tho
river front In a tug and made a close
Inspection ot the ninny new large piers,
the widening of Delaware river by nvr
10H feet and the new belt line railroad
which covers the entire river front.
Visitors Well Pleased. .
The members of the s"Cond delegation
arrived shortly nfto' noon on it special
train oer the Pennsylvania, railroad.
Tiny number ubotit fifty and were met
by Dltector General Wilson, of the
museums, and prominent citizens nnd
olllclals of th" exposition. The party
was taken In aiitomoblles nnd carriages
to the headquarters of the exposition
In the Comtnoiclul .Museums building.
The various departments In the latter
were inspected aftei which luncheon i
was served, Dr. llsnn, .Mayor asii
brldge and e-Mayor Warwick spoke
of tlie scope of the coming exposition.
Following luncheon the entire party
was taken to the site of the exposition
in West Philadelphia, a short distance
from the spacious and magnificent
grounds adjoining the I'nlverslty of
Pennsylvania.
The New Yotk commerce commission
which had joined the party nt the
museums accompanied the latter ar
rivals. A general inspection of the
buildings was made and the visitors
expressed their approval of the pro
gress shown and stated that New Yotk
would heartily support the enterpilse.
Later this afternoon both delegations
returned to New York.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN BROOKLYN
Started in a Grain Elevntor and De
stroyed Much Valuable Property.
New York, June lit. A fire, the origin
of which is unknown destroyed more
than
worth
a quarter of a million dollars .
of property on the Brooklyn wat- i
er front tonight
It started in the large eight-story
grain elevator facing ana abutting the
Kxcelslor stores on Atlantic basin nnd
which also extend through and have
a frontage on Iluttermllk chnnnel, op
posite Governor's Island.
The elevator was totally destroyed,
as was also the store house buildings
Nos. 27." and 2TC, with their contents,
100,000 bushels of grain and valuable
machinery. The stores and elevator
were the property of the Brooklyn
Wharf and AVarehouse company und
the grain belonged to various consig
nees. The loss Is estimated at from $J30,
000 to $300,000, well insured.
9
SHOT HIS SWEETHEART.
Jealousy Is Said to Have Prompted
Him to Commit the Crime.
Trenton, July 111. Clifford Farley, 20
years of age, of this city, tonight shot
his sweetheart, Katherlne Donoghue,
nged IS years, near the latter's home
In ISordentown, and then put a bullet
through his own head.
Hoth shots are likely to prove fatal,
although It Is possible that the girl
may recover. Jealousy is said to have
prompted the shooting.
Good Order at Cleveland.
Cleveland, July IS. Tho police succeed
ed today In maintaining fulrly good order
along the lines ot railroad In operation,
though the task was not a dltlluult one,
chief of Police Corner says ho believes
tho strikers luive lost the sympathy of
the public to a very large extent since tho
last strike, and that ho believes is the
reason why there Is less disorder. Tho
strikers maintain great icllcenco con.
ccrnlng their plans.
Drowned While Rowing.
Hrnce Hrldge. Ont.. July 19. Miss Slllls,
an Invalid and her nurse. Miss Phillips,
both of Toronto, who Imd been residing
at Pala. were drowned In the Moot river
yesterday. They were out In n row boat
and venturing too near the mouth of the
Moon diiite. were caught by the current
and swept down the chute,
Manila Internal Revenue Receipts.
Washington. July 1'.). The war depait
nient received today an official statement
from Manila to the effect that the In.
ternal revenue receipts for tho month of
May ot that port were $SI 191.61. The totol
amount of Internal luvenue receipts since,
American occupation Is $27u,19fl.W.
Boers Grow Liberal.
Pretoria. South Africa, July 19. Tho
Volksruiul has adopted further articles
of tint franchise law, enabling sons of
OntlandeiK to become naturalized at the
ago of IS and to obtain tho franchise llo
years thereafter.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, July 19. Pension certifi
cates: Increafe Asa D. Corbo, Lake
View, Susquehanna, $17 to Ml. Original
widows Mary Musters, llollbtervllle,
Wayne, JS. ,
Another Big Iron Company.
Trenton, N. J., July 19. The Alabama
Consolidated Coal and Iron company wns
Incorporated here today with u capital of
I5.000.ti00.
POINT IN BALLOT LAW.
Voter Entitled to Vote for Candidates
for All Offices.
Phladelphla, July 19. In the case of
the election nf assessors In Gearhart
township, Northumberland county, the
Supremo court, In mi oplnluu by Chief
Justice Stcrrett, yesterday decided a
ballot-marking question.
The election board returned that M.
F. (lurllch, Itepuhllcan, and Theo.
Itohlion, Democrat, candidates for the
olllce of assessor, each received llftv
votes. There being no election, the
county commissioners appointed Gtir
llch assessor. The requisite number of
electors presented a petition to the
court of quarter sessions of the county
setting out that eleven illegal votes
hnd been counted for Ouiilch which
should have been rejected, ' because
there was upon them a cross mark In
the circle at the head .jf the Republi
can column and a cross mark In the
square on the Democratic, column op
posite the name of a candidate for
supervisor. The lower court sustained
the allegation of Illegality as to these
ll'lTlnlu l I 111 il AnVt Viltl I?ll1llc'-l 111 l.rt frt
t)tMl c.pt.to
rhM ;w stPrrott lvVerMH ,,
llndlng and n Airing the correctness of
the return of the election board. He
points out that there were two super
visors to be elected, but that the Ite
puhllcan bollot contained the name of
but one candidate for this olllce and
that the voter, while otlng the whole
Republican ticket by marking a cross
111 the circle, still had the right to vote
for another supervisor, because he was
entitled to ote for candidates for all
the otllces that were to be filled:
NEW PLAN TO GET
PRISONERS FREE
Spanish Commissioners Will Put
Money in Bank Subject to Future
Draft by the Filipinos.
Manila, July 1!). 5:j.'i p. in. The
Spanish commission charged with nego
tiating for the release of Spanish pris
oners hehl by the Filipinos expect to
return to Turlac soon, with full au
thority to secure the release of all the
m doners. The commissioners hope to
be able to make arrangements under
which the money to be paid for the
ransom of Spanish captives will be de
posited In the bank, to be drawn by the
Filipinos at a future date, so the.t the
money cannot be used to carry on ihe
war against the I'nlted States.
The Filipinos have refused to allow
civilian prisoners tu embark on board
a ship leaving Aparey, although they
had passports slgn.nl by Agulnaldo.
There have been terrific rains here
dining the lat-t two days. In conse
quence It has been necessary to ute
boats in moving about the stretts of
Manila, and the whole country Is flood
ed. The total precipitation thus far In
July lias been "T Inches and In the last
!!1 hours VI inches of rain has fallen .
Insurgents concealed -on the bank of
the Illo Uiand today fired on the gun
boat Lagunda De Hay, killing one sol
dier and wounding two. The gunboat
trained a gattllng gun upon the shore
and quickly dispersed tho Insurgents.
CONDUCTORS WANT TO KNOW,
Anxious to Learn if Electricity Will
Affect Their Pay.
New York, July i9. The committee
on grievances appointed some time ago
by the Urntherhnnd of Locomotive Kn
glneers of the Hrooklyn elevated rall
.oad called on President Hosslter to
day. Mr. Hosslter would say little
about the conference except that ho
hail a pleasant call from the men and
that they assured him of the loyalty
of the organisation.
He said they discussed the new
schedule which will be necessitated by
the adoption of electricity as motive
power on the road. Thy went over
the whole matter, but did not finish
discussing It and will have another
confernce on it before long. The ques
tion of pay, Mr. Hosslter said, wns
not discussed. This was the main
point of dissatisfaction, and the engin
eers feared that with the adoption of
electricity they would be teduced to
the rank and pay of moturmen.
LAUNCH WAS A FAILURE.
Only Half of New Floating' Quaran
tine Got Into the Water.
Philadelphia. July 19. An unsuccess
ful effort to launch the new tloatlng
quarantine built for the government
for use at Havana was made today
.it the Kensington engine workn in
tlis i Ity. All hnd been arranged for
the event nnd Just as the worknn-J'
wete sawing the timbers that held
the craft fast to the ways the latter
collapsed and but half ot the vessel
r ached the water, the remaining por
tion resting on shore.
The: workmen bad narrv.v escapes
from serious Injt.iy. It Is beliov-d
ilui boat wiiti severely 'itriiiiid and
it will require some tlmo before nec
essary repairs can be made.
A force of men was nt once put to
work to release the barge and with
the assistance of several tugs and a
high tide the vessel was floated at 10
o'clock tonight. It will bo diagged In
to dry dock nnd an examination 'made
to ascertain what damage, If any, the
vessel sustained.
SWINGING SCAFFOLD BROKE.
Two Painters, Falling from Fourth
Floor, Are Killed.
U'hllnilelphlu.July 19. Michael O'Con
nor, nged 10 years, and Michael Mo
Ollnchey, aged .".S years, painters, were
killed today by the breaking of .1
swinging scaffold on the hnuso of the
late Dr. Willlum Pepper, ISM Spruce
street.
The men were working at tho fourth
Moor when the scaffold broke lit the
centre. O'Connor died almost Instant
ly and MtOlInchey a few hours after
being admitted to the hospital.
Injunction Proceedings Continued,
New York. July 1!'. Judge i'humtis in
the Supiemo court, Hrooklyn, today,
handed down a decision continuing the In
junction proceedings brought against tho
Fedotal Steel companv in the iianio of
Frederick 1'. Alurqiinud and Louia Scliacf
fer. rlutlve to the declaration of u dlvb
dmd by the company tomorrow.
ANDERSON NAILS
ONEj-ILIPINO LIE
NEVER PROMISED INDEPEND
ENCE TO AGUINALDO.
This in Response to tho Assertion of
Ono of Aguinnldo's Lieutenants
That He Had Done So General
Harrison Gray Otis on the Manila
Round Robin.
Fort Thomus, Ky.. July 19. Oeneral
Thomas M. Anderson, commander ot
the department of the lakes, was seen
here today and asked for n statement
concerning lh report In the Minneapo
lis Times from Its Manila correspond
ent, In which the Filipino peace com
missioner Xlaleita wns quoted as say
ing that Oeneral Anderson at a dinner
given In his honor at Cavlte had said
that the Amet leans had not come to
the Philippines for the purpose of tak
ing one foot of territory with the view
of permanent possession, but for the
purpose of giving the Filipinos their
Independence.
Oenetnl Anderson very promptly and
decidedly said lie had never used any
such lnnguoge. When he n-eached Ma
nila he had no transportation, forage
or fuel, and he untitled to Agulnaldo
for those things. That drew him Into
a correspondence with Agulnaldo from
which the general soon saw that Agtiin
aldo's purpose was to put every ob
stacle In the way of furnishing the
things needed by the United States
army and nt the same time to lead the
I'nlted States, through Oeneral Ander
son, Into some sort of recognition of
the Filipino government.
In that correspondence the general
says he made It plain to Agulnaldo
that be was there In a purely military
capacity, with no authority whatever
to bind the I'nlted States by any act
of recognition, that bis Intercourse
with Agulnaldo was purely military,
both being opposed by a common en
emy. He also pointed out that as no
nation had recognized the Filipino gov
ernment, or had even given it belliger
ent lights, it was Impossible for him
to do anything of the kind.
General H. G. Otis Talks.
Chicago, July 19. In an Interview
Oeneral Harrison Orel" Otis declared
his Inability to agree with the "round
robin" Issued by the newspaper cor
respondents In the Philippines. Oen
eral Otis Is returning to his home In
lyos Angeles. He snld:
"Oeneral Otis should be heard from
before the 'round robin' Is discussed ns
to its fairness, The commanding gen
eral lias not been unduly optimistic
rather the opposite. I know of cases
where he had opportunities of making
highly favorable reports of his mili
tary operations, but modestly refrained
from doing so. lie and his oflicers do
not look with favor on newspaper re
ports, which, with all Intentions of be
ing fair, are apt to be exaggerated. I
am satisfied that the ofllclal reports
from Manila In regard to our killed
and wounded, ns well as to deaths from'
disease, have been accurate. I have
noticed nothing In the newspapers to
Indicate that there was any desire to
suppress Information of that kind.
Oeneral Otis lint (the situation well In
hand, as he has reported. From an
army of 110,000 men the Insurgents have
undoubtedly been reduced to a scat
tered 10,000, and Aguinnldo's capltol Is
on the back of a pony. What Oeneral
Otis started out to do lie has done. He
holds Manila and all the strategic posi
tions which he needed while the rebel
force is held apart."
BUILDING AND LOAN DECISION.
Unbusiness-like Methods Must Be
Stopped, Says Attorney General.
Hartisburg, Pa.. July 19. Attorney
Oeneral F.lklu delivered nn opinion to
day to Hanking Commissioner Powers
of vital Interest to building and loan
associations. Colonel Powers recently
asked the advice of the attorney gen
eral's department ns to his duties in
approving or disapproving what is
known as the- "expense fund method"
adopted by eeitaln associations.
"If building and loan associations."
Mr. F.lkin says, "adopt unreasonable
by-laws, or are transacting their busi
ness in a manner which offends sound
business principles, so as to be preju
dicial to the best Interests ot the share
holders nnd t.he public generally, It Is
certainly not only your right but your
duty as well to have the evil corrected.
Since many associations of this char
acter have heretofore adopted and used
the expense fund method, you should
exercise discretion about enforcing any
new rule In reference to the same.
Ample time should be given to the as
sociations to make nil necessary
changes In their method of doing busi
ness, so that no hardship will fall upon
any of them, all the while keeping In
view the ultimate end of doing away
with the system."
VETO HEARING POSTPONED.
It Will Take Place u Hanisburg
Next Wednesday.
Harrlsbttrg, Pa., July 19. Attorney
Oeneral Hlkln had a conference today
with Clinton Hogers Woodruff, coun
sel for the Municipal league of Phila
delphia, regarding the use ot tho com
monwealth's name In proceedings to
test the right of the secretary of the
commonwealth to refuse to udvortls?
the proposed amendments to the con
stitution passed by the last legisla
ture nnd vetoed by Oovernor Stone.
Owing to the absence of Secretary of
the Commonwealth driest, who Is 111
at his home In Lancaster, the hearing
of the matter was postponed until next
Wednesday at noon.
The petition of the league sets forth
thot the veto of the governor was
without utithoiity of law Inasmuch ns
he had no right to veto the proposed
amendments.
Mind Unhinged by Hard Study.
Hqriisburg, July 19. Seinuel Howers,
aged 17 ye.irs, wus found dead In his
fnlhers barn near Bridgeport, opposite
this city this morning. Tho boy had com.
mltted suicide by bunging. The body wis
discovered by his mother. The young
man was very studious and It Is thought
his mind became affected by too hard
study
THE NKWS THIS M01WIN0.
Weather Indications Todiyi
INCRCASINQ CLOUDINESS.
Genernl Secretary of Wur Alger Ho
signs. New York Strikers Charged with Con.
Bplracy.
Prominent New Yorkers Inspect Phila
delphia's Kxport Show.
Filipino Falsehood Nulled.
Oenernl-Unso Hall llcsults.
Financial and Commercial.
Local Decision In Favor of West
Hldgo Coal Company.
Circular Concerning State Camp, P. O.
S. of A.
Mine Kxamlnatlons.
Kdltnri.lt.
News and Comment.
Local-Conference lietwoen Conductors
and D L. & W. Olllclals Adjottrnb.
P. J. Vetter Dies While Hettunlng
from Klondike.
The Newsboys' Outing.
Local West Scranton and Suburban.
News Hound About Scianton.
Local Live Industrial News.
Closing Sessions of tho P. l). of A.
SARAH MUMF0RI)
WAS MURDERED
Such Is the Verdict of the Coroner's
Jury After Tive Weeks' Delibera
tion Poster Parents to Be Ar
rested. Loekport, N. Y., July 1!). After five
weeks' deliberation the cot unci's Jury
reached a verdict this morning" In the
case of Sarah Mumford. the K-ycar-old
glrT adopted by Henry Tripp, ot
Pendleton, fiom a Hochester asylum,
whose dend body was found on th"
Central's Hacks nenr Shawnee, June
I1, at i a, m. The Inquisition charges
that she came to her death at tho
hands of Henry Tripp, his wife, Matil
da, end his son, Linen. Tripp's
daughter, Alva, is named us an iiccom-plle-.
Thi Trlpps are well to do people of
Pendleton. Alva Is a teacher and
Lorn Is about 21 years old and lives
at home. The girl Sarah was adopt
ed about six years ago. The neigh
bors claim she had to work hard and
was badly treated. The Trlpps say
that on the evening of June S she left
the house bare-headed and that they
made a vain seurch for her. Next
morning her remains were found on
the tracks four miles from the house.
There was scarcely any blood In the
vicinity, Indicating that the girl had
been dead some time and that the body
had been placed on the tracks. The
jury oidered the arrest of the Trlpps
and a warrant has been issued.
AUSTRIANS EULOGIZE DEWEY.
The American Admiral Ranked
with Nelson nnd De Ruyter.
Venna. July 111. The Nette Fiele
lJtesse has an article today heattlly
welcoming Admiral Dewey to Austria.
Heealllng the bold coup de main at
Cavlte, the Nette Frele Prsse sees In
the admiral the personification of dnr
inir coolness, and dwells on his calm
ness nnd amiability, deseilblng him as
a modest sailor and gentleman who
will be placed In the category of Do
Huyter. Nelson and Tegetthoff, adding:
"The great welcome extended to Ad
miral Dewey is Intended not only for
the hero, but, above all, to the glorious
representative of the great American
nation to which Austria-Hungary Is
united In so many ties of Interests."
WOMAN HANGED IN ENGLAND.
Murdered Her Insnne Sister in Order
to Obtain Insurance Money.
London, July 19. Despite strenuous
efforts to obtain a reprieve, Including
nn appeal to the queen, Mary Ann An
sell, who wns convicted of murdering
her sister, nn Inmate of nn nsylum for
the Insnne, by sending her poisoned
cake, was hanged today at St. Alluna.
The crime for which Mrs. Ansell was
put to death was committed for the
purpose of obtaining the payment of
life Insurance money, the murderess
having obtained a policy on the life
of her sister.
KAISER VISITS HOWARD GOULD
Tho Emperor Spends an Hour on
Board tho Yacht Niagara.
Molde, Norway, July 19. Emperor
William of Oertnnny early this morn
ing spent an hour with Howard Ootild
on board the latter's yacht, Niagara.
On leaving Molde on board tlio im
perial yacht Hohenzollern the emperor
waived his cap in adieu to Mr. rSould
and the Stars and Stripes were hoist
ed nt the llohenzollern's foremast.
Automobile Company Chartered.
Dover, Del., July V.!. Pittsburg and Al
legheny capitalists with one million dol
lars of capital Mock at tho beginning of
business, tonight received a charter for
manufacturing and selling automobile
In the nemo of tho I'nlted States Motor
company. The company will also make
other electric vehicles.
Printer Busch Will Get 58,000.
Philadelphia, July W.Judge Fell In the
Supreme court today handed down a de.
clsion by which Clarence M. Hunch, for
merly public printer of the state, will uo
paid SjS.oio for printing the famous poul
try book over which there has been much
controversy.
Strike Declared Off.
Cleveland, O., July 19. At n mentlng
or the striking ore hnndlers this utter
noon, the stillie began nt tlte Kriu dorks
yesterday was declared off. The men
now say that the t.tiilte resulted from n
misunderstanding. Thev will return to
work tomorrow morning.
Death of a Veteran Editor.
Pottsvlllo, Pa.. July 19.-lii.nirs D. El.
Hot t, associate editor of the Pottsvlllo
Dully Itepuhllcan, died suddenly at Ins
residence this morning. Mr. Hlllott was
W enis old. he was the oldest news
paper man In service In this (.-utility.
Rev. Patrick Grant Dead,
Huffnlo, July 19.-Uev. Patrick Grant,
secretary to Itt. Hew Hlbliop Quisles'. h
dead. Ho had been a sufferer from
Iliight's dlseuse for three years, Father
(Iraut was born hi the villuge of CuUura-
gus in 1SW.
CONSPIRACY
IS CHARGED
Twenty-One of Brooklyn
Strikers Are Placed
Under Arrest.
ARRAIGNED FOR A HEARING
Detective Testified That He Was at
a Meeting of the Strikers Monday
Night and Heard Them Talking
About Buying Dynamite Po
lice Transferred from Brooklyn to
New York in Anticipation of Trou
ble on the Lines of the Metropol
itan Street Railway System Th
Second Avenue Tic-Up.
New Yoik, July 19. The strike or.
derd this morning on the lines of tho
Metropolltr.il street railroad In New-
ork Infused new blood into the strike
In Hrooklyn and did not tend to Im
luove matters.
Thi- arret of twenty-one men
(bulged with conspiracy to destroy
with dynamite the elvated railroad thW
morning at Fifth avenue nnd Hfitlii
treet had little effect on the public,
although It was expected that ptibllti
sympathy would turn against the strik
ers. The ejtr service was very poor.
In the cm tier part of the day S.". per
cut. of the cars of the Hrooklyn sys
tem was operated, but this was lessen
ed to a considerable extent later In tho
da v.
On the Nussau lines ours worked on'
half headway all day nnd on several
other lines hardly more than half an
many.
The twenty-one men who were ar
rested at Carherry's hall at the corner
or Atlantic and KocKaway nvenues,
were arraigned In the afternoon at tha
Adams street police court before Mag
i"trate Hrenner and were held In bondl
of ",a.
Detective's Testimony.
A detective testified that he attend
ed a meeting of the strikers at Car
berry hall Monday night and heard
the men talking of buying dynamite.
He cited one of the prisoners, named
O'Hnra, as one of four men who went
out of the room carrying packages
looking like dynamite.
O' Ilnra, the man who Ashby said
carried dynamite, said tonight that
be and his companions had nothing
whatever to do with the dynamite ex
plosion and that they had fallen asleep
In Cnrbcrry hall while waiting for tho
leturns from the sympathy meeting at
Cooper I'nlon and were asleep at the
time the explosion happened. The first
they knew of the explosion was when
they were aroused by the police.
The Fifth avenue and Third uvenuo
lines shut down early In the afternoon
and the entire Nassau system was un
der one-thliil schedule.
Four hundred and fifty police wero
transferred from Hrooklyn to Man
hattan borough tonight In anticipa
tion of trouble with strikers on tho
Metropolitan Street Hallway system.
Second Avenue Strike.
If the strikers In New York wanted
to make plenty of work for the police,
and at the same time get Into a dis
trict where they could depend on popu
lar sympathy, they made n wise selec
tion In taking the Second avenue lino
for the principal flht of the strike.
Several tlmis durliis the afternoon
the police were railed upon totuell
riots In Second avenue, but none wero
of serious Import. The real trouble did
not begin until the thousands of work
ing peonle who live along that great
thoroughfare came home from work.
The streets swarmed with Immenso
crowds and the police wcie nlmost
powerless, and In many Instances they,
too, came in for Injury from the strlko
sympathizers and many of them wero
struck with bricks nnd stones and
otherwise maltreated. Cars were block
ed In all sorts of ways, and windows
were broken nnd niotornien and con
ductors dragged off the cars.
A favorite diversion for the mob aJ
lo drag up the heavy Iron covers that
cover the conduit manholes. Tlieso
were turned on end and thrown Into
the holes, leaving about half of the
cover projecting and making a most
effective barrier, A great many per
sons were injured both by the police
and hv the crowd of strlko sympa
thizers. At 10.20 tonight nil operations
on the Second avenue linos were sus
pended. Fierce Rioting.
Tho rioting that took place In New
York this ufternoon and tonight was
of a serious nature. Infinitely llercep
than any thnt has yet tnkt n place in
the borough across the liver. Scores
of people were Injured and severely
Injured In the Second avenue district,
They stoned every ear that passed
over the tracks, they hurled locks and
chunks of Iron fiom the roofs of
houses and from the windo;vs; they
barricaded the streets with paving
stones, tore up the street Irons, choked
up the slot with wires and solkes and
blocked the thoroughfare. They had
many a, hand to bniiu conflict with the
policemen that had been placed along
the line. Tonight the moturmen on
the F.lghtli avenue line organlzed'and
declared a strike. Tomorrow, they
declare, thv line will bo tied tip.
Prominent Italian Dies.
Home, July 19. Slgnor Coxtanl. nude
secretary of public Instruction, died to.
day of heart dlsean'.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, July 19. Forecast
for Thutsdaj : For eastern Penn
sylvania. Increasing cloudlne.sa
Thursday; showers Friday; vari
able winds.
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