n3fitt Gtt1"1 SCKAXTOX, PA., MONDAY MORNING, .JULY 1M, J.Si)i). TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. DYNAMITE FIENDS AT CLEVELAND Terrible Wreck of Street Car on Eu clid Avenue. a PASSENGERS ARE INJURED ffhe Front End of the Car Blown Away by the Explosion Mayor Farley Will Call Out Additional Troops Today Efforts at Arbitra tion Ave Not Successful The Com pany Officials Say That There Is Nothing to Arbitrate Two Police men Roughly Handled by Mobs. Cleveland, July 23. The lloting which continued throughout Inst night was renewed today and there wore several serious outbreaks of violence, but no clashes between the mobs and the troops. Cars were started run ning as usual this mo"ilng on all but one or two lines. The mobs were astir early. Soon after 10 o'clock a thousand or more persons withered on Burton street on the South Side and proceeded to obstruct the track. When a car came along with two policemen on board it was attacked with a show er of stones. In spite of the police men the non-union motorman and conductor were roughly handled. One of them, named MoDermott. had two ribs broken and the other was badly bruised. One of the policemen fired at the mob, the bullet striking a man named Wennlck. The mob assaulted the ollleers, both of whom were struck repeatedly with stones and but for the Intervention of a number of people from a church near at hand the ollleers might have been lynched. By this time three cars had been mixed up in the melee' and a patrol wagon load of police arriving, the rioters dispersed and the cars were taken back to the barns. Theie was a serious disturb ance on the Broadway line at the corn er of Petrie street, where a mob of ",000 assembled In the forenoon and obstructed the track. Finally a car i nine along from the Wilson avenue barn, having on board Sergeant Bur iowps and a private of militia and De tective Kelso. They ordered the mob to disperse when the motorman at tempted to remove the obstruction from the track, but the rioters shenved tight. Then Sergeant Burrows nnd one soldier with fixed bayonets faced the mob and attempted to clear the way. There was a sharp fight' for a fi w minutes, during which a perfect fchower of stonep fell nbottt the detec tive and the soldiers, smashing the car indows. No one was seriously hurt and nfte arresting two of the rioters and placing them on the car it was returned to the barn. The police af toiward charged the mob, making sev eral arrests. The military on guard at the Holm den avemu barns on the South Side were annoyed during the groate. part of the day by a jeering mob and tlv teeii arrests were made there with the assistance of tho police. In the afternoon a mob of 10,000 con ceived the Idea of blocking the track on Orange street by placing a big boulder In the middle of the street and building a lire around It. The plan worked successfully and cars were de layed for nearly an hour when the police drove the mob away, put out the fire and gave the street railway men a chance to move the stone. Three men were sent to the hospital with wounds made by policemen's clubs at the end of tills riot. As a result of the shooting of the drier of a grocery wagon in South Brooklyn yesterday afternoon by a itojj-union conductor, the mayor of that village today Issued an order to the marshal to arrest all non-union conductors who carry concealed wea pons. Every car was Mopped and each conductor found with n revolver was arrested. All were subsequently bailed out by the company. A small riot was started at the cor ner of Pearl street and Franklin ave nue when a young woman struck a. man who asked her to board a non union car. A crowd of union sym pathizers stoned the cars ami a squad of police finally cleared th" street. The. company today sent a note to the state board of arbitration declin ing to nrbltrato the difference In which Jttsays: "This company, fully appre ciating the sliiccrltv of your desire to bring about a leadjustment with Us former employes, begs to say that t he men who went out on Monday last are not in the employ of the company and there is nothing to negotiate about or to arbitrate." A Car Wrecked. An Euclid avenue ear, loaded with passengers, was wrecked by un explo sion of nltro-glycorlne or gun cotton shortly before- 11 o'clock tonight. Four persons were badly Injured, the names of the Injured being Albert K. Fns sett, F. A. Smith, Mrs. Hants and -Mrs. K. C. Martin. The explosion tore out the front end of the car, smashed all the windows and destroyed the brake. After con siderable dllllculty the car wus stopped and a call for ambulances was sent out. The motorman, William Drag gers, who came from Cincinnati, was dazed by the shock, but the conductor, Frank Sehroeder, of St. Louis, escaped Injury. The force of the explosion was so great that It shook till the houses In the neighborhood and wus heard for a distance of two or three mlleH. There is no clue to the Identity of tlio par son who placed the explosive on the track. Persons living In the neigh borhood Bay they saw a man in a bug gy stop at the corner of Kensington street, where the explosion occurred, nnd get out by the railroad track. He remained there a short time and then drove rapidly away., Tho Injured Cared For. Within a few minutes nfler tho ex plosion a crowd of a thousand people assembled, nnd the injured, who were suffering from shock, were cared for until the ambulances arrived. None of them was dangerously Injured, their hurts bring confined to bruises about the feet and legs. All were taken to their homes lr ambulances. Passengers who were on the car say the explosion seemed to lift the whole front of the car and it ripped up tho floor for more, than half the distance ftom the front end. The car was in fact n complete wreck, but strange to say It did not leave the rails nnd was taken to the barns by the next motor. The police were quickly summoned to the scene of tho explosion and a force of men was detailed to Investigate with a view to running down the person who placed tho explosive on the track. A boy living near the corner saw the mystrrlous man In the buggy. He said he noticed the buggy drive up there and stop and raw the man get out. He fumbled nboitt the rails for a minute or two and then Jumped Into the buggy ami drove away at a gallop. There seems to be no doubt now that Mayor Farley will call out the three or four available military companies lm this city In addition to those already under units. CLAY COUNTY FACTIONS PREPARING FOR WAR Serious Situation in Clay County. The Phllpots Muster a Small Army Trouble Apprehended. London, Ky., July 23. The gravity of the situation nt Manchester, Ky., and generally throughout Clay county cannot be overestimated. Many non combatants have left their homes, abandoning their crops nnd as many others as can will leave soon. Even here in London the Insecurity Is felt to such an extent that some families are leaving. An outbreak Is expected tomorrow, the day set for the trial of Phllpots, accused of killing Aaron Mor ris and others. Both parties are mustering armed forces for marching Into Manchester tomorrow morning. The Phllpots have fifty-two armed horsemen nnd no one knows how many footmen. The Morris and Orillln faction also have a large force. The Phllpots say the latter includes the White-Howard fac tion. On the other hand, tho Morris faction say that the Bakers have made common cause with tho Phllpots. Both sides will march fully armed Into Man chester, arriving at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning to attend the trial. It Is stated that Deputy Sheriff Davis Chad wlck, of the White-Howard faction, has openly espoused the cause of the Grlfllns. It is hard to conceive how under these circumstances a conflict can be nvolded tomorrow. PEACE STORY COMES BY WAY OF KANSAS The Government Offers Thirty Mexican Dollars for Filipino Shooting Irons. Kansas City, July 23. A special to tho Times from Independence, Kansas, says: Under date May 31, Emll G. Etzold. Company G, Twentieth Kansas, writes from Manila to his sister in this city. Among other statements is this one: "They say that our regiment will bo relieved in a few days but I think we're in for It until It is finished. I think it will not bo long now until this wai ls over and that the volunteers will go home. There were two of Agulnaldo's ollleers heie yesterday to negotiate on peace terms and nobody know yet what they did about it. They arc pretty anxious to have the war stop and our government has offered $30 Mexican money for every man who will come In and give up his gun." RACE PREJUDICE LOOMS UP. Citizens of Florence, S. C, Object to a Colored Postmaster. Atlanta, On.. Julv 2.J.-A special to tho Constitution front Florence, S. C, says: There is much Indignation hero over the appointment of J. K. Wilson, a lieg-o preacher, as postmaster. Tho Young Men's lli:slnes league has made nn earn, est protest against the appointment and a Joint meeting of tho league and the board of trade will be held tomorrow for tho purpose of drafting resolutions to bo forwarded to the president. FEDERATION OF COLORED MEN. A Meeting Called for August 10. Women Delegates to Be Admitted. Chicago, July 23. The otllccrx of tho Nntion.il Federation of C'oloied Men of I lie 1'nlted States have eulUd a conven tion of Hint bodv to meet in Cleveland August in, to cnnslelei tint questions of ll.il Importance to the colored nice. Tho call asks every tnto In the I'nlon to send delegates tc the convention. Women delegates will bo admitted. Explosion on Torpedo Boat. Poln. Austria, July 23. One or the boll, eis of the Austrian torpedo bout Adler exploded today while Uie wsscl was otf tho Island of Turcnla. In the Adriatic sea. killing a lieutenant ami tour mem bers of tho crew. Bicycle Races Postponed. New York, July 2J.Tho lilcyclo races, Including the match tacu between Bald and Zlmmeimnn, which weio to have been hold at Vnllsburg, today, weie post, poned to next Sunday on account of rain. Attorney General's Messenger. Hiinlsburg, July 23. Robert J. Irwin, of Sullsburg, has been appointed a mcs. senger In tho attorney general's depart- nient. vlco Fred W. Bay, of Aharon, re. slsncil. Two Negroes Lynched. Atlanta, Ou July 2.1. A special to tho Constitution from Biilubridge, Gu., eayi, the two negroeb who asuuulted Mis, Ogle, tree Inst Thursday night, have been lynched, MANHATTAN CAR STRIKE IS OVER GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN PARSONS SAYS IT IS NOT. Cars Are Doing Run Under Almost Normal Headway on Nearly All Lines In Brooklyn No Delay In Service at Manhattan Police Will Soon Bo Withdrawn. Now,York, July 23. Tho trolley car strike, both in Manhattan and Brooklyn seems to be practically at an end. Gen eral Master Workmun Parsons says it is not, nnd today at a meeting of the Central Federated Union, he launched a. scheme for a now labor political par ty, and at the same tlmr urged upon the delegates of the various trades unions In Greater New York the ex pediency of contributing to ti fund to aid the strikers and the delegates promised their finnnclal support. This Is probably what causes General Mas ter Woikman Parsons and District Master Workman Pines to promise im portant developments In the strike sit uation this. week. It Is a fact, however, that both yes terday and today cars were being run under almost normal headway on nil lines except the Nassau tnroughoilt Brooklyn, even to the arlous beaches, and cairylng large numbers of passen gers. In New York, except for the presence of several hundred policemen on Sec ond avenue and guurds about the rati ons power houses, a strike would be out of consideration. There has been no delny in the trolley car service In Man hattan today on any line with the ex ception of the Second avenue line, and tn(1 j that Is affected but little. It 1 stn by the police officials that tomorrow or Tifsday at the, farthest most of the police who have been guarding the property of the railroad companies will be withdrawn. NEW LABOR PARTY IS TO BE FORMED l Boycott Is to Be Established Against tho Second Avenue, N. Y., Car Line. Now "York, July 23. Hundreds of del egates representing the trades unions in the Greater New York were present today at the regular meeting of the organization of the new' labor party came up for discussion. The project was enthusiastically en dorsed by the delegates, a number of speeches being made In Its advocacy. A convention was formally called for Aug. 7, the place of meeting to be an nounced later. Every union and reform body In the lty of New York will b" asked to send delegates and an organ ization will be effected. At the meeting today Samuel Prince, president of the Central Federated i'nlon, presided. Master Workman, John M. Parsons nnd District Master Workman Pines were among the speak ers and the former spoke strongly in favor of the new political movement. He said the time for action had ar rived and that the unlnn of this city must either show their power as Ameri can people or go down to destruction. He asked that a treasurer he appointed to act as treasurer of thp fund to b raised to aid the strikers. This was done nnd delegates of various unions then pledged sums ranging from $100 to $'00 each and gave assurances of more money if needed. It was decided also to Institute a boycott against the Sec ond avenue line, the line affected in the present strike in New York. There was further talk on the strike nnd one of the delegates denounced the board of aldermen, faying: "They had Jl",0,00r to silvo to enter tnln Admiral Dewey, but not a penny for the poor strikers For them thero were policemen's night sticks and pris on cells." BIG RECEPTION FOR ALGER. Governor Pingree Also Favors nn Indignation Meeting, Detroit, July 23. Plans for the rerep tlon of Secretary Alger upon his return to his home city were pirtlally com pleted at a meeting held this afternoon. General Alger will be met by the recep tion committee at some point en route from Washington. On nrrlval he will bo met hy all the marching organiza tions of tho city which care to Join In the demonstration. The general will ln escorted to the city hall where a for mal presentation to the gathered crowds will be made In front of the hall by the mayor and governor. Then there will be a public reception In the corridor of the city hall, followed by a meeting, probably in Llsht fluard ar mory, where opportunity for the ex pression of tho sentiments of prominent citizens will be had. Governor Plngrco dining today's meeting fnvoied the Idea of holding a genuine "Indlgn.-tlon" meeting follow ing the pubfio reception. Mayor May bury raised the question whether such expressions would not embarrass and displease Clenernl Alger rather than otherwise, but the governor's mass meeting Idea prevailed. ONLY FIVE ARE LIVING. The Fate of n Party of Fourteen Gold Seekers from San Diego. Vlctoiln, B. i'.. July 23-.M. Perlmun and M. ft. Hansom hnvo returned from tho Klondike. They Marled In HUG from Han DIpcii, Cal with a party of li.m leen, of whom only five remain. Bob Johnson died from blood poisoning, re. suiting from a broken arm, I;iio Arm strong committed unhide at Five Pin. get's Dow, nnd another died of typhoid fever nt White Horso and tho remainder died at Dawson, Tho two men have struck It rich and are worth (WW, They will tako back a stoam thawing mtuhlne. Jealous Man's Crime. Muscatine, In.. July 2.I. George Wright shot and Instantly killed Mr. Joseph Ciippen tonight nnd then attempted to kill hor husband, but was overpowered and placed under strong guard In Jail to pi event a possible lynching. Ills uut was assigned to jwlousy. TO RECEIVE THE PRESIDENT. Extensive Preperntlons Being Made at Plattsburg. Plattsburg, N. Y July 23. Prepara tions are being made at Hotel Cham plain In anticipation of the urtlval of President and Mrs. McKlnley, wiuvare expected on Wednesday or Thursday of this week. In view of Mis. Me- Klnley's III health the president hopes to be nhle to spend Ills time while here In absolute rest and quiet. He has asked that no newspuper correspon dents be nllowcd on the special train which will convey himself nnd party to the shores of Lake Champlaln. The suite of rooms facing tho lake on She main llnor nnnex which the president occupied during his stay nt the hotel in the summer of 1807 Is be ing especially furnished and made ready for his occupancy. Many prominent people are expected at the hotel during the president's vis It, among them being Secretary of the Treasury Gage, Attorney General Griggs, Vice-President Hobart and fumlly, nnd Ellhu Boot, recently ap pointed secretary of war, EPWORTH LEAGUERS AT PHILADELPHIA Closing Sessions Last Night Ad dresses of the Evening Meeting of 1001 to Be Held in San Fran cisco. Indlannpolls, July 23. The Epworth convention formally adjourned tonight to meet in San Fianclsco in 1901. The work was practically ended last night. The final session was devoted to ad dresses on "Missions." Incoming trulns today brought thousands of visitors and It wns estl- mated that the number of delegates had reached the 20,000 mark. The visiting ministers filled city pul pits in the morning and tho afternoon was devoted to missionary conferences. Tonight Hon. F. D. Fuller, of Topeka, Kansas, presided In the tent, Hev. J. F. Berry, of Chicago, at Tomllnson hall; Itev. J. H. Hidden, Winnipeg, Manitoba, In the opera house, and Hev. W. B. Chapman, Louisville, at Hob erts Park church. Hev. John E. Goucher, of Baltimore, delivered an interesting addresa on the mission work In India. He has Just returned from an Inspection of the mis sionary stations in that country and spoke of the progress of the Epworth league. He had with him twenty flags from Indian Epwotth leagues. Bishop McCabe, the chaplain of Llb- ,l'1f n, T', f' th ",lsslunar' work In the south. Other speakers of the evening were Itev. J. H. Coleman, Knoxvllle: Hev. W. F. Wilson, Hamilton, Ontario; Rev. O. W. Brlggs, Owensboro, Ky,: Rev. W. I. Haven and Rev. I S. Baldwin, of New York. At the close of the addresses farewell consecration services were held. This service wns conducted by D. W. Potter, Chicago, In the tent; by Bishop Fitzgerald. Nashville, In Tom llnson hnll; by Rev. L. W. Munhall. Philadelphia, In the opera house, nnd by Rev. G. J. Bond, In Roberts park church. These services consisted of testi monies, by the delegates, hundreds of whom spoke in the four meetings, At the close the benediction was pronounced and . the convention adjourned. The delegates will cave the city to morrow. The board of control will begin Its meeting tomorrow morning which will probably last till Wednesday. Bishop Nlnde, of Detroit, is chairman of this board. The most Important matter to come before the board will be the question of federation of the Young People's so cieties. ELEVATOR BURNED. Watchman Welch Is Hurled to a Place of Safety by an Explosion. Loss Nearly 810,000. Toledo, July 23. The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton elevator, located 111 Fust Toledo, was totally destroyed by lire tonight and the loss on building nnd contents Is nearly a million dol lars. It is not known how much Insur ance Is on th noo.000 bushels or wheat, but on the building U JIS.VMO in vari ous companies. The elevator has been unusuallv busy for the past two wonts and was working night nnd day to store the t.'o cars of wheat which are received drily The fact that this was Sunday prevented the fatalities which might otherwise have followed for tho men had quit work early and had been out of the place about two hours. A small blaze In the cupola was seen from the outside by pnssersby. A fire alarm was turned In, but before the departments could reach the place u terrible explosion occurred that rock ed tho foundations of sun minding buildings. The building wns almost Immediately enveloped in Ilames and within ten minutes another and more terrific, explosion occurred which tore out the entire side of the building near the river nnd It was this explo sion that hurled the watchman, W. Welsh, who was In the building, out of the flames and saved his life. He wan only slightly Injured. The building was a mass of ruins in a half hour af ter the first blaze was noticed. Tho work of the tire department was futile and most of their energies were direct ed toward saving the adjoining prop el ty. Th' elevator was largely owned by eastern cnnitul. President Woodforil, of the Cincinnati, Hamilton nnd Day ton, Is the president of the company. The actual loss to the company will be In tho neighborhood of $73,000, whIU tho grain which Is on consignment will b" almost a total loss to tho shippers. The Hi- department claims spontaneous combustion wns the origin of tho lite. Fire at Coalport. Alloona, Pa.. July 23. A flro In Coal port this iiftcruoon ho ularnied the peo ple of that town that they telegraphed In ee for assistance. The Pemibylvaula railroad steamer ami flro company were Immediately dispatched to Coalport, but the lire was under control when they ar rived. Only two houses wero burned. VICTORY FOR THE ENGLISH ATHLETES OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SE CURE FIVE OUT OF NINE. International Goodwill Promoted By tho Games Americans Make a Gallant Struggle Three Mile Run Decides Result. London, July 23. The athletic con tests at the Queen's Club yesterdav were not marred by a single unpleas ant Incident, and good feeling wa-1 r-'o-liioied by il em between Eng'.tn I an 1 America. An Immense assemblage, lining the Fides of the quadrangle, witnessed these manly sports, and while each team had a strong body of supporters and sympathizers there was no lack of generous appreciation shown to rival f.lhletes on either side. There was fair Ploy and a flee field for the best men and while tho American team was beaten, and a large body of students and tourists was disappointed, the de feat was taken with good grace, and no excuses were offered for It. The course wns In perfect condition, the weather was all that tho Ameri cans could have desired, and they wjie well treated in every respect. Their defeat was due to the superior staylr.2 powers of the English runners, who were older men than the American collegians, and ran away from tbe.u in all the races except th." 100 yard dash. Burke, who broke down In the ...... ,,., .me. u.. ... t..e ball mile lace, was the on J America! ; not In the best possible condition. The Americans were not overtrained, nor were they disabled by the change of climate and of diet. They made a line struggle, but weie outrun In tho long distance races. Americans' Good Beginning. The first two events were divided be tween the teams, as all the experts had expected. Boal and Brown from Har vaid outclassed their English competl tots in throwing the hammer, and' the long jump was taken by Oxford, with Harvard second. England had expected to win the 100 yard dash, but Quintan carried Harvard's colors to tho front In gallant style The equality between the teams was restored in the mile race, in which Hunter, of Cambridge, outclassed Spltzer, of Yale, and made wonderful time. The hurdles fell to the Amirl enns In record time. Fox never ran so fast before. At this point victory semed to be as sured for the Americans, but their hopes were quickly blanketed when Buike, of Harvard, broke down, and Adams was outrun in the half mile race, which they had confidently ex pected to win. This defeat was fol lowed by another in the quarter mile race, in which Boardman, the young Yale freshman, wns a close second. Harvard brought the score to a dead level by taking the high Jump easily, but the ninth and decisive event was the three miles, which had been con ceded to England from the outset. Six men started, three dropped out, and Clarke lost the chance of winning when he fell, although he got on his feet again and ran with grit to the end. Palmer, of Yale, and Workman, of Cnmbiidge, kept up the fight for the final event gallantly, but In the last circuit the English runner had super ior reserve and staying power, and ran away from" his rival, giving to Oxford nnd Cambridge the single point required. Harvard Takes Four Firsts. Harvard men won four of the nine events, and could cheer their favorites, but Yale was not once In front, al though her runners showed grit and deserved better fortune. Yale enthus iasm was pent up during the afternoon,' and lacked an opportunity for a single triumphant cheer. The sports were witnessed by a large concourse of spectators, and royalty, diplomacy and government of the day were all represented In the principal boxes. There were thousands of American tourists and a large body of English and American students, and there wns a final scene of enthus iasm at the dose when the teams cheered for each other, and the Anglo Saxon love of rood stioit and fair play was manifested with something like fraternal fellowship and sympathy. WILL PROSECUTE MURDERERS. United States Will Look After Lynchers in Louislnna. Rome. July '.'! -The Popolo Romano, referring to the recent lynching of Ital ians at Tnlliilah. Louisiana, says the I'nlted States has given nsdiranees that i will prosecute ilgorously nil who were concerned In the commission of tho crime. The Tiibuna declares that the lynch lug wus due. to the knowledge that Ital ian Immigrants are int afforded proper protection and may bo attacked with Im punity, and calls tlio attention of the Italian government to the mnttijr. DEWEtf AT TRIESTE. Tho Olympia Will Remain Ten Days Longer. Trieste, July 23. It has been decided that the I'nlted States cruiser Olympia bluill remain here ten days longer. Crowds lslted the cruiser toJny and were shown over her by tho sailors who explained everything about her to the visitors. Admiral Dewey, accompanied by tho Ameilcan consul, made an excursion this afternoon in a carriage to Opolna moun tain. GOLD FROM KLONDIKE. Nearly a Million Dollars on the Steamer Homer. San Francleo, July 13. The steamer Homer arrived from St. Michaels today bringing l'a passengers and six boxes of gold. The gold Im consigned to the Alaska Exploration company. Nearly $l,oan.(l came down on the steamer, tho most of It being consigned from Dawson I'liy. About j0i).00ij be longed to the passei-gerc. Bodies of the Blrneys Found. Ocean City, Mil.. July 23. The bodies of Arthur A. and James G. Blmey, aged respectively 16 and II years, sons of Ar. thur Blmey. I'nlted States district attor ney, of Washington, D. C. who were drowned In Shrepuxent bay, yesterday, were found today. They will be taken to Wutdilngton for burial. THK KKWS THIS M011NINU Wenthtr Indication, Toliyi BHowcns. 1 General Serious Itlotlng Attends Cleveland Strike. Victory of the English Athletes. One Thought of Kx-Sccrctury Alger. New York Trolley Strike Apparently Ended. 2 General Base Hall Results. Financial nnd Commercial. 3 Local Upturn of an Army Nurse. Sermon by Hev. Dr. J. B. Worrall. 4 Editorial. News nnd Comment. 5 Local Mention of Men of the Hour. Building Trades' Council and the Con- trnl Labor I'nlon. Odd Fellows at Farvlcw. G Local West Scranton and Subutban. 7 News Bound About Scrnnton. 8 Local The Proposed License Tax. Live Industrial News. FIRE IN FOREST CITY Eleven Buildings Burned by an Ear ly Morning Blaze Block of Ruins In the Business Heart of the Town. Fire broke out in the business heart of Forest City at 1.30 o'clock this morning and at 3 o'clock had destioyed eleven buildings and was still burn- , although under control. The Davis hotel and stable", owned by T. C. Mnnzer and occupied by Charles Crandall: .1. V. Wellbiock's wholesale liquor store;. John Franko's barber shop, Peter Gardelia's fruit store. F. M. Carpenter's meat market, William WIIdenbere?r's lowdry store, Miss Hyatt's millinery store, Dr. C H. Knapp s dtug store. Henry Spencer's blacksmith shop, and the double dwell ing occupied by Jerry W"scott and M!s Anna I'nx wete e;lthei totally de stroyed or dmiinged bjyond repair. Tho Conyngham hotel was burning at '.he time of goln;; to press, but It wan thought It would h? saved nnd that the fire would be cheeked there. All the burned buildings are on Main street, extending northward from Cen ter street, and all excepting the Wll denberger store and the dwellings were owned by T. C. Mnnzer. Dr. Knapp, who lived over his drug store, and George Taylor, who lived over the Gardella stoie, lost all their household goods. Only portions of the stocks of the stores were saved, the spread of the Ilames being so rapid as to prevent any considerable salvage. The buildings for the most part were two story frame structures. It Is thought tho fire started In the butcher shop, but this was not defin itely known at the time of writing. The loss is estimated at $30,000. Tlio two Forest City lire compnnles were assisted In the fight by the Vandllng Hose company. DEATH OF THE BUEGGERMANS. A Mystery That Leads to Theory of Poisoning. Philadelphia. July 23. The police of this city and physicians of St. Joseph's hospital are mystified over the sudden death of Charles Bueggernian, aged .is years, and his wife, Kutharlne, aged B0 years. The couple lived in rooms at No. 732 Oxford street. Last Thurs day Rueggerman complained of pains In the stomach and n physician was summoned who prescribe.! for him. Yesterday Mis. Bueggernian also com plained of stomach pains. The at tending physician had both of them removed to the hospital early this morning, where they both died within a few hours of each other. The cause of death Is a mystery to all connected with the case. There are several theories, among them being starvation nnd poisoning. The physicians lefuse to Issue a death certificate and tho coroner will make un Investigation to morrow. TRAIN THROUGH TRESTLE. A Circus Advance Agent is Burned to Death. Scottsllle. Ky.. July 23. A combina tion freight and passenger train on lh Chesapeak and Nashllle load went through u trestle near Westinorelund, Tciin., todav and was afterwrds en tirely corsumed by rire. A man named Simons, advance agent for Cooper & Co's. circus wns burned to death In the wreck. Among tho Injured are John E. Dal ton, sheriff of Allen county. Mrs. Thomas Epperson nnd son, Professor Buck, John Itogan and nil f tlio trainmen. Tho accident was due to , a washout. FIERCE FIGHT FOR DELEGATES. County Ticket Lost Sight of in Bellefonte. Bellefonte, Pa.. July 2'l. With the ex. ceptlon cif two or three outlying prf clncts complete returns of yesterday's He-publlcun piimarles have been re. eelved. The complete figures lecelved up lo to. night show that Williams and Gowiand. th antl.Ounv candidates for state dele- gates, cnd rsed by ex.(!ovrnor Hastings, have "rt'i delegates to 21 for Miller and Dunwiddie, the tjuuy ctinliilntes. J nu county convention will be laid on Tues day. The county ticket wns lost sight ot In the fierce light for stale delegates. Steamship Arrivals. New York, July 2.).-A rived: Xm Gas cogne, Havre. Dovei I'.isned: Fried, rich Der Crosse. Bremen for Southamp ton anil New York. I.lziird-Pussed: L-i Nnriuundle, New York for Havre, lire. men Arrived: Bremen, New York. (jueenstown-Sallcd: Ktniria, Liverpool for New York. Don Carlos Discovered. Romo, July 23.-1)011 Carlos, tho Spanish pretender, has loft Venice, osUciiblbly for Austria, FORETHOUGHT OF MR. ALGER Suggested the Transfer of the Spanish Prisoners. A SAVING OF $800,000 After It Had Been Decided to Send Spanish Prisoners to Galveston Secretary Alger Originated tho Plan of Sending Them at Once to Spain The Schemes Which Saved, the Government Thousands of Dol lars and Endless Trouble. Washington, July 23.-Secretnry Al ger has alwuys . felt a purdonablo pride in the success with which tho war department met the tremendous problem thrust upon ft by tho neces sity with which it was suddenly con fronteel during the war with Spain oC suddenly disposing of the thousands of Spanish prisoners captured in San tiago province. The history of that time lias not been fully told nnd It teiualned for Secretary Alger today to supply the need, hy the following bit of tenilnlscence: "On the 'night of July !, 1S9S, tho president asked me what In my judg inen wo should do with the Spanish prisoners of Santiago after tho cap ture. The matter had received very much thought from the president and myself, but no definite conclusion had been leached. I then suggested to tho piesldent that Galveston, Texas, would be the best place, in my Judgment, where we could send them; that It was away from the coast lino travel; a good harbor: that there would b,i plenty of room for camping them and that its climate would be as nearly similar to that of Santiago as we could probably select. This seemed to meet his approval, as It was only a question of time of course, when their capture would be effected. I went to my home, as neaiiv as I can remember about 2 o'clock In the morning and being too tired to sleep I lay awake for a whlli but finally dozed off. I awoke at day break and my first thought was con cerning the Spanish prisoners and tho new Idea came Into my head, 'why not send them back to Spain?' Thin thought impressed me so deeply that I formulated my plan and on tho morning of July 10, instead of going to the department direct I went to the white house and laid the new plan be fore the president saying that It would be an unnrecedented procedure and a, most gracious net; that to ship tho prisoners to Galveston would be half the distance: that we should have to clothe, shelter, guard nnd feed them there, nnd no doubt hnvo to ship them back to Spain In the end. I also stated that I believed it would bo a great in ducement to the Slumlords to surren der which General Shaftor afterwards nsureel me was the effect. The presi dent readily approved the plan and on the same day I cabled General Shatter to notify the Spanish commander that should the Spaniards surrender uncon ditionally and wish to return to Spain they would be sent back direct at tho expense of the Cnltcd States govern ment. The Transfer. "Immedintedy upon tho surrender steps were taken to curry, out tho pledges of the cnltcd States govern ment to ship the Spaniards home. Tho quartermasters depaitment immediat ly advertised for bids lo transport tho prisoners to Spain with the result that eight of the ocean transportation com panies subm'tted a combined hid which was for ollleeis $110 nnd for en listed men " er canltn, steamers to be dispatched from Santiago de Cuba within forty-eight hours of their re pented arrival or demurrage to ha paid at the Kite of sixty cents per capita per day same demurrage to bo paid If steamets bo detained at placo of elebaikatlon by quarantine or other causes. The Spanish trans-Atlantlo companies bid was $."3 per capita for officers and $20 for enlisted men, with no demurrage. Tho Spanish company's offer was accepted. The rations of tha prisoners were Inspected by a United States government official and this government paid for the transportation of all the prisoners. S513,Sf.o. The snmo number carried by the other companies under their bid would have cost tho government $1,312,013. Here was $SOO,000 saved to the i'nlted States and prob ably as much more In demurrage. "Some elavs nfter this contract Was awarded the president said to me as I entered the cabinet room: "Mr. Sec retary, would you like to hear some thing favorable to von printed In tho New York Times ' and went on to rend the editorial comment complimen tary to the man whose mind original nil the plan of transporting tho Spaniards back to Spain." Acquitted for the Second Time. New York. July 23. A dlt-putch to 'tha Herald from Montevideo says: "A Jury has for the second time ucqultted Avo lino AlTfdoudo. tho murderer of Piesldent Idlarto Hemic, Among the nrgumenti brought forward In the prhoner's be. half was erne that It was not proved that the president's death was caused direct ly by the shot, as no autopsy had been held on the liul. Three Boys Drowned. iJafayette, Ird., July 'Si.-Whllo bathing In Duikee's run this afternoon, Churh- .lint. Walter Velllnser uud Paul Held, aged 12, luaiiel 13 years, respectively, wuro elrowne'il. l U WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, July 23. Forecast for Monilay: For eastern Pennsyl vania, probably showers Monday afternoon; threatening Tueday; light to frosh easterly winds. r-r'tt -- -r-t i-t-&
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