TWO CENTS.
SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MOKNING, JVLY 20, 1899.
TWO CENTS.
ORDER TO BE
MAINTAINED AT
CLEVELAND
Mayor Farley Censured
for Calling Out Ad
ditional Troops.
ADDRESS OF THE BISHOP
Ho Calls Upon the People to Offer No
Resistance to the Authorities nnd
Tells Them to Piny That Peace nnd
Quiet Mny Do Restored Mayor
Farley Will Call Every Soldier in
the Stnto if Necessary to Preserve
Order.
Cleveland, July 2. The four Colum
bus military conu:inlr, together with
the military organisations from New
ark and Chlllliotho, six hundred strong,
arrived hero today to reinforce the sol
diers nlreuilv on guard to preserve
pence during the street car strike. Ad
jutant Cienernl II. A. Axllno arrived
with the troops and at once hold a
conference with Mayor Farley in re
gard to th situation. The troops
marched to the Central armory where
thev established headquarters. Tholr
presence Is very distasteful to the
strikers and Mayor Farley is cenrureil
by them for calling the additional
troops. The latter reiterated his state
ment that he would keep the city free
from rioting and violence If It took
every soldier in the state to do It.
The Right Hcv. Hlshop Horstmann,
of Cleveland, today issued an nddiess
to the Catholic laity of the city in
which he calls upon the people to of
fer no resistance to the authorities and
tells them to pray that peace and quiet
may be restored.
The addres3 epitomizes the situation
ns follows:
"Annrchy reigns. Riot and rebellion
prevails. The city authority .Is defied
and openly resisted. The city Is ter
rorized by the mob and the militia
must be called out to preserve order.
The fair name of our city as a law
rtbldlng community Is In danger, Husl
ucss has been paralyzed. Visitors fear
to enter our portals. Our own citizens
are in constant danger of their lives"
President Ijarry A. Hryan today is
sued a statement on behalf of the stink
ers' union disclaiming any part In the
recent riots and expressing the resolu
tion of refraining from such acts.
Strikers 'and their friends tonight
held a meeting and various speakers
protested against the presence of
troops and the carrying of nrms by
private citizens, meaning non-union
street car employes. The day brought
forth no new reports of rioting and
violence. Haln fell during most of
the nfternoon and did what the police
have been unable to do keep crowds
from collecting and molesting cars.
With the coming of dnrkness small
riots, mostly In the foreign Inhabited
portions of the city, made their ap
pearance and contllets In which no
body was seriously Injured took place.
IRON FAMINE PREDICTED.
Brokers Say That Dealers Are Not
Anxious to Sell.
Cleveland. July 23. The pig Iron
famine that was predicted several
weeks ago, appears to have material
ized. The brokers in this city say the
dealers are not trying to sell iron for
shipment before the first of January
next and none Is to bo had for ship
ment sooner than September 1. There
will be a long period at the end of the
year. It Is predicted, when there will
bo nothing but contract Iron.
A large percentage of the manufac
turers, the per cent, being placed as
high as 40, are depending entirely up
on wild Iron, and It Is said most of
these will have to close down. About
a week ago a manufacturer gave a
broker in this city an order for 1,500
tons of Iron, but the broker has been
unable to get It.
Mrs. Styles Acquitted.
Chicago. July 2r.. Mrs. Augustus Styles
was tonight declared by a Jury not guilty
or tho murder of her mother, Mrs. Cath
erine Sehultz. Mrs. Styles shot her
mother, because the. latter disparaged
her diameter to Hello Styles, a daughter
of Mrs. Styles. Much sympathy was ex
cited for Mrs. Styles by tho nature of the
stories told to her children by their
grandmother.
Greater New York Tax Rates.
New York. July 23,-Tho ilnunce com
mltteo of the city council mid board of
mncrmen iixcu tne tax rate for the sov.
oral hoioughs of (1 renter New York to
day. Tho rates will be as follows: Man
hattan nnd Bronx. 2.4801; lirookh n
2.3MJI: Queens, 3.27413: Itldimond, 2.12:7:1,
The tax rate for the old city of New
York last year was 2.01.
Charters Ornnted at Harrisburg.
Hurrlshurg, July 2.1. Charters were In.
med by the stoto department today to
tho I'nlted States Long Distance Tele
phone company, of Huston, capital JI.OiO.
nnd the Truupa ond Umerlck Kleetrlo
Street Hallway company, Montgomery
county; capital Ji'O.uoo.
Ball Players Acquitted,
nuffalo, July 23. The members of tho
Uuffalo and Minneapolis bull club, who
wore arrant ed Sunday lust for playing
ball on that day. woro given a Jury trial
In tho police court today and a verdict
of not guilty was returned.
SECRET SERVICE REPORT.
List of Captured Plates The Finest
Workmanship Ever Turned Out.
Washington, July 2,". The thirty
fourth annual report of the secret ser
vice division, submitted to Seerotnry
Oago by Chief Wllklo today, shows
that during tho fiscal year ended June
30, 1S9!), there we're arrested for mak
ing or passing counterfeit money and
kindred crimes GT0 persons. Of these,
21S were convicted nnd 2S3 are nwnlt
Ing nctlon of the court. The acquit
tals were less than 24 per cent. Of
79 cases undetermined at the close of
the previous year, 01 were convicted.
New York state led tho year's record
with 9S cases, Pennsylvania had 77.
The counterfeit money captured and
secured consisted of $55,CS! In notes and
$20,778 In coin, a total of $70,487. The
list of captured plate embraces some
of the finest workmanship ever turned
out by counterfeiters, Including those
of the famous $100 "Monroe head" sil
ver certificate nnd other $100 plates:
also those for $30, $20, $10.$.' and $2, the
latter Including tho "Hancock nnd
"Wlndom" bends silver certificates, for
which the members of the division
had vainly sought for more than eight
years, and finally captured In the
hands of the Johnson brothers at De
troit in August, 1&9S. There were nlso
the beautiful Internal revenue stamp
plates used by the Taylor and Jacobs'
gang. The total number of plates cap
tured was 207. There were also 22 dies
for striking gold and silver coins and
413 molds for tho running of spurious
coin, tho largest number ever cap
tured In n single year. Fifteen new
counterfeit notes made their appear
ance during the year, but of these
only two were considered dangerous,
nnu less than half a dozen of these
particular notes ever got Into circula
tion. The report touches briefly upon
the famous Philadelphia and Lancaster
case, and Chief Wllkie pays a tribute
to Operatives Hums, ..icMnnus, Mur
phy and Grltlln for their splendid work
in connection with this particular case.
STATEMENT REGARDING
BROOKLYN CAR STRIKE
District Master Workmnn Pines As
serts That the Strike Has Not Been
a Failure.
New York. July 23. District Master
Workman James Pines, of District
Assembly No. 73, Knights of Labor,
leader In the Hronklyn street car
strike, Issued the following statement
today:
Tho strike was forced upon the men by
the president of tho Hrooklyn llapld
Transit company. Jt will bo continued
for the reason that it has tho sympathy
of all the labor organizations not only In
New York, but In tho ctlre country- Tho
unions of Greater New York have shown
their sympathy and support by their will
ingness to contribute to those who were
compelled to sucrltlea themselves tor
their fellow creatures. Jt matters not
who thu men ore who will man the cars
In Hrooklym hereafter, they must receive
the benefit of this effort, and therefore
will be much easier to organize than wero
those who have been driven out. In
their homes and alone they will be shown
the bent-tit they have received by the
sacrifice of those who had sutllclcnt
courage to Insist upon their rights.
The Injustice of tho number of hours
they are compelled to work each day is
so thoroughly advertised that neither tho
governor nor mayor can longer sit Idly
by and not recognize tho Justice of the
men's claim, and the people who own
theso railroads must see that it the mod.
est reiiuest of the men had been granted
it would have been a thousand times less
expensive to the corporation than the
things they have forced upon them
selves. As evidence of this I point to the
Coney island and Brooklyn rallroiul,
which has run without Interruption
through two strikes. I mention this to
show that laboring men aru not unrea
sonable and only ask fair treatment and
whore fair treatment Is given those giv
ing It reap the reward.
1 will do always whatever Is In my
power to assls-t tho men who have been
courageous enough to sacrifice them
selves for their fellow employes anil no
one can make me believe but that tho fel.
low employe who has received the bene
fits will forever remember those who mado
such sacrifices. The newspapers can
claim tho strike to be a failure, but no
argument that they or nny one can use
will satisfy me that this strike has been
anything but n victory for tho men, us
the futuro will prove.
In Justice to Albert Johnson nnd tho
public I want to sav this, Mr. Johnson
was opposed to this strike and advised
the men not to strike. lie reasoned with
them and pointed out to them why they
could not win, nnd ho advised them to
go to the mayor and told them that If
the mayor would net he could settle tho
matter In one hour without a strike. He
also said to mo that he had no motive
other than n friendly feeling for tho
men who helped him to make bis money
and I am convinced that It Is the truth.
BROWN WILE ACCEPT.
Announcement Mnde by Former Gov
ernor of Kentucky.
Louisville, July 23. The announce
ment Is made that John Young Ilrown,
former governor of Kentucky, will ac
cept the nomlnntlon for governor In
case it Is offered to him by the con
vention to be held nt Lexington. Aug.
2, by Democrats who arc opposed to the
ticket headed by William Goebel. Gov
ernor Drown Is iiiotod ns saving:
"I will accept the nomination with
pleasure nnd mako the fight of my life
for my right."
MONTREAL BANK FAILS.
The Cashier and Teller Have Both
Disappeared.
Montreal, July 28. A sensation was
caused here today by the news that
tho Villa Marie bank, one of the old
est Institutions of tho city, had sus
pended payment.
The cause nsslgned Is n defalcation
on tho part of the cashier, F. Lemleux,
and J. II. Herbert, tho paying toller,
both of whom have disappeared. The
amount of the shortage Is $58,000.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, July 23. Pension certifi
cates: Additional Patrick Sullivan,
Scranton, $S to $12. Orlulnnl widows
Margaret Johnson, Torrytown, Bradford,
$12.
Postmaster nt Lake Como.
Washington, July 23. J. K. Woodman
see. was yesterday appointed postmaster
at Lako Como, Wayne county, Pa.
INVESTIGATING THE
IA1MIGRATI0N LAWS
HEARING OF SUB-COMMITTEE
OF INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Agents of the Various Steamship
Companies Give Testimony Con
flicting Opinions Regarding tho
Padrone System in This Country.
All Steamship Companies, -According
to Accounts, Exercise Great
Care with Passengers.
New York, July 23. The hearing of
the sub-committee of tho I'nlted
States industrial commission which Is
inquiring Into the working of the Im
migration laws at this port, wns re
sumed today. Tho examination of As
sistant Commissioner of Immigration
F.dwnrd F. McSweeney wns resumed.
Chairman Ellison A. Smyth ques
tioned the witness regarding the ex
istence of the padrone system In this
country. Mr. McSweeney said the sys
tem still exists. Immigrants, he snld,
nre controlled by certain bankers after
they come here, the commissariat Is
regulated by these men; the money
of the Immigrant is sent back to Italy
by these bankers. The system reputed
to have obtained years ago whereby
the bankers Induced these men to come
here, I do not think any longer exists
because there Is no, need for it. They
now come of their own accord.
Gustnv H. Schwab, one of the agents
of the North German Lloyd Steamship
company, testified that he believed tho
Immigration laws wero Intelligently
and carefully executed. He said that
the steamship companies had issued
orders to their ngents to investigate
all persons applying for passage and
his company held such agents person
ally responsible If the Immigrant Is
returned.
Mr. Schwab spoke of the educational
test and said he thought It unwise to
keep out the brawn and muscle which
Is needed for the development of the
country.
Present Laws Ample.
"The present laws," said Mr. Schwab,
"are ample to protect tho country. It
further Improvements nre to be ngreed
upon. I think you will find nil the
steamship companies ready to ac
quiesce in anything that will tend to
promote the welfare of the country.
I believe the immigrants coming hero
now are absolutely needed,"
Mr. Schwab opposed the developing
of the head tax, or making It $3 or
$10 for each new arrival, which would
be prohibitory.
Robert Floyd, representing the Cu
nnrd Line, said he ngreed with every
thing which Mr. Schwab had said.
The passengers of his company he said
were drawn mostly from Great Hiitain
nnd Ireland and Scandinavia. He said
his company would not be .a party to
any attempt to evade the Immigration
law. In reply to a question as to the
booking of passengers on the other side
lie said that an agent who books a
passenger who Is returned is at once
disciplined. Mr. Floyd believed tho
present laws adequate.
J. Ter Kulle, of the lino which plies
between this port nnd Naples, was the
next witness. lie said Ills company
brought In about l.t.OOO immigrants
last year, nearly all of whom were
Italians. From one-third to two-fifths
of these had their fares prepaid in this
country.
Mr. Kulle said that to his knowledge
the evils of the padrone system had
been wiped out.
Arthur Lederer, passenger manager
of the American lied Line, said his
company last year brought 23,000 pas
sengers in the steerage. Of these 40
per cent, were. prepaid.
HAGUE CONFERENCE.
About Half the Powers Will Sign the
Arbitration Convention.
The Hague. July 23. At the plenary
sitting of the conference this afternoon
In deference to Sir Julian Pauncefrlte,
head of the Hiitlsh delegation, and In
order to secure unanimity, the Danish
delegates consented that tho reference
to the landing of cnbles to be struck
out of the list contnlneil In article 53
of the convention on the laws of war.
Turk Pasha, head of the Turkey dele
gntlon, made formal adhesion to tho
arbitration convention on condition
that Turkey's recourse thereto be pure
ly optional.
It is understood that nbout half the
powers, including those forming tho
Drelbund, will sign the nrbltratlon
convention Immediately.
The third committee mot this after
noon to hear the report upon tho nrbl
tratlon scheme proposed by Chevalier
Desehamps, the Dolglnn delegate, which
the committee approved and the plen
ary conference adopted without modifi
cation. The committee also approved
the final act and then proceeded to
consider the preambles and appendices
of the convention's deelnratlons.
Tho question whether governments
not represented at the conference, may,
by arceptlng the terms of the arbitra
tion board secure the advantages there,
of without first obtaining tho consent
of all the signatory powers occasioned
a long discussion. It is said that the
Vatican has such alight, but that the
Transvaal has not.
Tho conference nroso without decid
ing the question.
The Volunteer Army.
Washington, July 23. Colonel Ward. In
charge of the recruiting department of
tho adjutant general's ottlco reports that
tho total enrollment of recruits for the
volunteer army, not Including today's
recruiting, amounts to 4.71C men, being
about one.tblrd of tho entlro number re
quired. The number of recruits enrolled
yesterday was C-!3.
Drowned in tho Sntlila.
Waycross, Go.. July S3. Airs. M. J.
Mock, and Cora Smith, an orphan, wero
drowned todny In the Satllla river, near
here. They were bathing and got be
yond their depth. The bodies were re
covered. i.
Messenger Boys nt Work.
Wllkes-Unrre, July 23. Tho strike of
messenger boys ended this evening, tho
Western Union nnd Postal Telegraph
companies agreeing to tako the old boys
back but making no other concessions.
ILL FATED BENS EXPEDITION.
Tnlo of Terrlblo Suffering in tho
Klondike Region A Woman's
Lone Walk in the Wilderness.
San Francisco, July 23. The steamer
lierfhn nrrlved today from St. Mich
aels with ninety-seven passengers nnd
nbout $1,000,000 In gold. The largest
n mounted owned by any ono person
wns $75,000. The purser says that
there Is wealth In tho Cape Nome dis
trict, und declares thero Is no truth
In the stories of failure to find gold
there.
Details of tho loss of the Hens expe
dition are told by passengers. Out of
a party of seventeen people who left
Port Townsend June 11, 189"!, for Kotze
bue Sound to prospect for gold only
one survives and that Is Mrs. W. 11.
Hens, of Clay City, Ky. For weeks
she watched over her sick husband,
with no ono to nld her and when he
died she was left alone In the wilder
ness. After walking nine miles she
found n cnbln In which three fisher
men were wintering. She became
sick of scuivy nnd was tenderly cared
for and finally reached St. Michaels
and took passage for San Francisco
on the Hertha. She will go to Hay
City, Mich., where her mother and
brother and sister reside,
LAST LOOK AT
BOB INGERS0LL
Funeral Services Conducted by Near
Friends of tho Deceased Floral
Offerings in Abundance Old Col
ored Servants Present.
New York, July 25. The funeral of
the late ltobert G. Ingersoll took place
this afternoon from Walston, Dobbs
Feny, where he died on Friday last.
No clergymen were present to con
duct the services; there wns no musio
and there were no pall-bearers. The
body lay on a cot In the room where
he died. It wns enshrouded In white
nnd Just one red rose plnced on the
breast. About tho cot were banks
of floral tributes sent by friends,
wenths and bunches of blossoms. The
services were held at 4 o'clock. Mrs.
Ingersoll sat beside her dead husband
and beside her were her dnughters,
Mrs. Walston II. Brown and Miss
Maude Ingersoll. They were very
much agitated and Charles Broadway
Houss, Colonel Ingersoll's oldest friend,
occupied a chair by the side .of the
bier. There were some forty others
present nnd they remained standing
throughout. The Intense silence was
broken by Dr. John Clark Redpnth,
who, in n voice full of emotion, snld:
"My friends it Is a very sad duty
to read in the presence of the dend
the last poem written by Colonel ltob
ert G. Ingersoll, entitled "Declaration
of the Free." This poem Colonel In
gersoll bad read und altered in some
of tho parts only a few hours before
he was stricken down. Major O. J.
Smith, who resides In Dobbs Ferry
and who was a close personal friend
of Colonel Ingersoll, then, without any
preliminary words, reads another ex
tract from Colonel Ingersoll's writ
ings, entitled ".My Religion."
"To love Justice, to long for the
light, to love mercy, to assist the weak,
to forget wrongs and remember bene
fitsto love the truth, to be sincere,
to utter honest words, to love liberty,
to wage relentless war against slavery
In all Its forms, to love wife and child
and friend, to make a happy home,
to love the beautiful In art. In nature,
to cultivate the mind, to I," familiar
with the mighty thoughts that genius
has expressed the noble deeds of the
world, to cultivate the courage and
cheerfulness, to make others happy, to
fill life with the splendor of generous
acts, the warmth of loving words, to
discard error, to destroy prejudice, to
receive new truths with gladness, to
cultivate hope, to see the calm beyond
the storm, the dawn beyond the night,
to do tho best that can be done and
then be resigned, this Is the religion of
reason, the creed of science. This satis
fies the brain and the heart."
Dr. John Klllott, of New York, read
the funeral oration delivered by Col
onel Ingersoll over his brother's dend
body. This concluded the short nnd
simple services. Nearly all present
then toon a parting look at the deal
und passed out.
After they had gone Mr. Houss aroso
from his chair, and as ho Is totally
blind, passed his hand over the faco
of his departed friend and said:
"Perhaps he Is better now. No ono
can understand It."
Mrs. Ingersoll snld to him:
"The Colonel wanted you to put your
hand upon his heart," and suiting tho
action of the word, she directed his
hand to the left breast of the de
ceased. Mr. Houss asked what she was going
to do with the remains.
"I cannot give him up," she said.
"I cannot put him In the ground. X
can't bear to think of it. We'ro going
to bring him back home" The body
will probably be taken to Fresh Pond,
L. I., on Thursday for cremation, but
this arrangement Is subject to change.
Dining the morning there were many
visitors to look upon the face of the
deceased. Among them weto Koveral
old colored servants of the family who
had como from Washington and took
four days off and paid their expenses
to do honor to their benefactor. Among
these wero two former butlers of the
family. One old man who was a bag
gageman on the railroad, came from
down on Long slnnd: others camo from
Chicago, Syracuse and Buffalo.
Many nddltlonul telegrams of sym
pathy were received today, ono ot
them being from Gencrnl Miles.
Floral tributes were received all tho
morning nnd thei'. wero two full
rooms of them.
A photograph of the body wns taken
this nfternoon Just ns It lay surrounded
by those flowers. It took n three
quarter view of the face.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Basle. Switzerland. July 25. Nicholas
Uuggenbach. tho builder of tho Hlnht
railway, Is dead.
New York, July 23. Gideon J. Tucker,
ex. secretary of Mato of New York, died
today at his homo In this city. Ha found
ed tho Dally Nows In 183$ and up to tho
thno of his death wus a member of tho
Press club.
Lebuuon, July 23,-Ctty Solloltor Will
lam Derr Fisher, a prominent member
of tho Lebanon bar, died today, aged 38
years. He wus a Republican In politics.
CUBAN REPUBLIC
IN NEAR FUTURE
THE HOPE OF THE VETERANS
OF HAVANA.
They Will Send an Appeal to Presl
dent McKinley Report in Havana
Thnt McKinley Has Alicady
Requested Secretary Root to Draft
n Plan of Government for the
Island General Gomez Coming
Here Soon.
New York, July 25.-The Sun today
prints a special from Havana Indicat
ing that a well organized scheme Is on
foot to hurry the promised establish
ment of tho Cuban republic. The dis
patch says that an association of of
ficers who took part In the last two
Cuban wars held a meeting under the
presidency of General Mavla Rodri
guez and decided to telegraph to Presi
dent McKinley, asking, In the name of
the Cuban people, that o iiumudlntdy
fulfill the promise contnlneil In the
Joint resolution of congress nnd estab
lish a Cuban republic.
Cable dispatches received today from
Washington caused much satisfaction
among those who favor the Immediate
independence of the Islnnd, the Infor
mation being that President McKinley
had already asked Secretary of War
Hoot to draft a scheme of government
for Cuba, which would be submitted to
congress In December.
General Ludlow has decided to accede
to the request of the supreme court
thnt he change the form of the police
court. Two additional Judges will be
appointed to sit with Cuutaln Pitcher.
One case of yellow fever has appeared
In Havana and another umong the
Americans employed at the Trlscornla
docks. Both were removed to the fever
hospital. No alarm Is felt, as ample
precautions have been taken to prevent
the spread of the disease.
General Maximo Gomez has an
nounced that on the urrlval of his
family from Snn Domingo next week
he will go to the United States.
NO DEFECTS IN THE
BATTLESHIP MAINE
President Cramp, of the Shipbuild
ing Compnny, Denies Statements
Mnde in n Wnshington Specinl.
Philadelphia, July 25. Henry W.
Cramp, vice president of the Cramp
Shipbuilding company, today denied
the statement published In a Washing
ton special to a New York newspaper
that serious defects had been discover
ed In the hull design of the new bat
tleship Maine, now In course of con
struction at Cramps. The publication
referred to stated that Cramps had
made the lines of tl.e hull much finer
to secure extra Speed, bringing her dis
placement down to 12.P.0O tons. In the
meantime preparations for armor ar
mament, ammunition, etc., had been
progressing with the understanding
that 12,100 dead weight would cause the
vessel to draw only 23 fet 10',i Inches
of wnter. Tho paring down of the hull,
It wns stated, means thnt 200 tons of
nrinor must bo sacrificed or she will
draw "4 feet 214 Inches, which would
render her Inaccessible to many ports
and expose her to danger.
Mr. Cramp In his statement says
there Is an excess, Instead of a short
age In displacement, and ns the Maine
Is now building the actual displacement
Is 12,uC0 tons, with a draft of "A feet
lO'J inches. He states the article Is
based on conoluslons drawn or deduced
from a fact which Is of no material Im
portance to any one familiar with na
val architecture. Continuing, he says:
"The adoption of the Krupp type of
nrmor, which, nt the time tho design
was accepted It was confidently expect
ed that congress would approve, will
leave of Itself a margin far morelthan
sufllclont to overbalance or mako good
200 tons or twice 200 tons, in relative
value of protection, not only ns eom
pnred with the development of the
Krupp process Itself up to the present
time, but in view of the fact that be
fore the Mnlne would need nrmor there
would be opportunity for n year ond a
half for further development.
"Now, while these factors to a cer
toln extent were Indeterminate nt the
time the Cramp design was accepted,
it was well understood by everybody,
the members of the board of construc
tion Included, thnt whatever change or
modification might occur In the charac
ter of the armor between that time and
the time when It would be necessary
to manufacture the Maine's rrmor
would be all for the better or In the
direction of Improvement In bnllastlc
power and therefore reduction In
weight, to produce the same result In
resistance. All of this was and is in
direct line of projection with the ex
perience of the battle of Santiago nnd
of the development of battleship design
nbroad."
Lewis Nixon, in nn Interview, stntei
that tho 200 tons In question represent
a weight thnt can be saved without
Initialling the military value of the ves
sel, and that tin changes mnde by
Cramps havo added to the vessel's;
fighting ability.
Fight with Sharkey Uncertain.
Youugstown, O., July S3. Champion Jim
Jeffries said today that his light with
Sharkey was uncertain, ns ho did not
know when ho would return from Kurope.
Itegnrdlng Peter Jackson's challenge, ho
said he did not believe Jackson wanted to
light n iw more than "Kid" McCoy, but
that he would glvo 1:1m a chance.
Killed by Lightning.
St. Cloud, Minn,, July 23. James liar
ren, of Fieeport. and Agnes llcrzog, of
Millwood, wero Instantly killed by light,
nlng today at the home ot Mis Her
zog. They wero sitting on thu porch,
when lightning struck the corner of tho
house. They wero enguged to bo mar.
rled.
First Chinese Pensioner.
Washington, July 25. Ah Yu, of Shnng.
hnl, China, a landsman who enlisted In
tho navy In IbSl, und was formeily at
tached to Dewey's flagship Olymplu, to.
day was gruntrd a pension of $30 a month
for lung trouble. Ho has tho distinction
of being tho first Chinese pensioner of
this government.
TIIK NKWS THIS MOHNLNU
Weather Indications Todtyi
SHOWERS.
1 aeneral-Wllllam T. Steads Views of
tho Peace Conference.
Mllltla Will Preserve Order In Clove
land. To Hurry the Establishment of tho
Cuban Heptibllc.
Investigation of-tmmlgratlon Laws.
2 General Whitney's Weekly Nows
Budget.
Bnse Ball Results.
Financial nnd Commercial.
3 Locnl Another Suit Growing Out of
tho Mud Hun Disaster.
Closing Testimony In tho Old Forge
Injunction Proceedings.
4 Fdltorlal.
News and Comment.
5 Locnl Humored Sale of tho Scranton
Tmctlon Company.
Annual Inspection of Reservoir.
I'neaslness Among Heal Kstate Men.
0 Local West Scranton and Suburban,
7 News Hound About Scranton.
S Local Some Scranton School Sta
tistic. Live Industrial News.
MOB RUNS THE TOWN.
Hurry Call for Troops Comes from
Bainbrldge, Gn. The Militia Or
dered Out.
Atlanta, Ga., July 23. Governor Can
dler tonight received the following
message from Sheilff Patterson, of De
catur county, nt Ralnbrldge:
"Town In tho hands of a mob. Send
aid quick."
Governor Candler at once ordered the
company of state mllltla stationed at
Valdosta under command of Captain
Littleton, anil that of Captain Smith,
at Thomasvllle, to proceed with nil
haste to Halnbrldge.
ALGER'S FAREWELL.
Tho Feature of the Cabinet Meeting
Yesterdny.
Wnshington, July 23. The features
of the cabinet meeting today were the
farewell of Secretary Alger and the
presentation of his successor, Mr.
Hoot. Half an hour uftr the cabinet
had assembled Mr. Hoot appeared nt
the white house. He was Immediately
admitted and was formally presented
to those of his new colleagues whom ho
had not met. His greeting was pleas
ant and cordial. He remained iittt a
few minutes, leaving shortly after
noon to catch the 12:45 train for New
York. When he left tho white house
ho said he would return and assume
charge of tho war department Au
gust 1.
Shortly after Mr. Root had left Gen
eral Alger mnde his adieus. He shook
hnnds with the president and ench
member of the cabinet. In saying fare
well there were many kindly expres
sions of regret and exchanges ot well
wishes. The cabinet remained in ses
sion about three-quarters of an hour
after General Alger's departure. There
was a general cleaning of little odds
and ends preparatory to the president's
departure tomorrow. The main topic
discussed wns the Alaskan boundary
line dispute. Secretary Hay explained
tho status of tlv? direct negotiations
now In progress between himself and
Mr. Tower, the British charge, and said
that he wns not without hope that the
vexed problem would lit sohed by di
rect negotiation.
NAUGLE JOINED THE ARMY.
A Wedding Postponed in Sugar Loaf
Valley.
Hazleton, Pa., July 23. Miss Ger
trude Williams, of Sugar Loaf valley,
and Lloyd Nnugle. of Seybertsvllle,
were to have been married Inst night,
but Naugle failed to put In nn appear
mice. Instead of getting married
Naugle came to Hazleton. enlisted nt
the local recruiting station and was
sent away this morning with a num
ber of other recruits to Camp Meade.
Nothing wns known here of Nau
gle's desertion of his fiancee until to
dny, when friends of Miss Williams In
search of the Intended groom, camo
to tho city and learned of the enlist
ment. Naugle may be placed under
military arrest and brought back.
KRUGER WILL NOT RESIGN.
Amicable Relations Restored Be
tween the Volksraad nnd Paul.
Pretoria, July 23. Amicable relations
between the Volksraad and President
Kruger have been restored.
Tho conspiracy case against ex
Iliitlsh ofllcers has been withdrawn
and the remaining prisoners were re
leased today.
Capetown, July 25. It Is understood
that President Kruger lias definitely
abandoned the Idea of resigning.
llewey Entertains Americans,
Trieste, July 25. Admiral Dewey thM
afternoon entettnlned Frederick W. Hosa
feld, tho Cnlttd States consul hero and a
number of other Americans at a conceit
given on the Olympla by the ship's haul.
Admiral Dewey did not leave tho ship
today. Ho will sail about August 1 for
Naples.
Races Postponed.
Cleveland. July 25. The grand circuit
races wero postponed today on account
of rain nfter two beats had been trotted.
In. the 2.1H class trotting, Grand llnrou
won the heat, Dorothea second, 1'urso
third, All King fourth. Time, ii;. Jn
the 2.2.1 pare Condi won. Hob Fltzsliti
inons M'coml, Shude On third, Sam Ml-.
Hum fourth. Time, 2.13'i.
Postmaster Arrested.
Washington, July 3. Chief Postufllcn
Inspector Cochran has recolved a d!s
patch announcing tho nrrrest of Alvlu
W. Held, postmaster at Hairlly, Pa.,
for embezzling postal funds.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, July t.1. Arrived: South,
wurk, Antwerp- Sailed: Hovle, Liver
pool; Trove, Hremen. Iloulogne Sailed:
Patiiu, Now York. Bremen Arrived:
Bremen, New York.
CONFERENCE
HAS ACHIEVED
BIG RESULTS
Views of William T.
Stead on Hague
Meeting.
MAGNITUDE OF GAINS
Much Greater Than Anticipated and
Imperfectly Understood Even by;
the Conference English i)elegato3
Supported Americans Upon Every,
Resolution but That Forbidding;
the Capture of Private Property at '
Sea The Unanimous Opinion of
All American Delegates That Good
Seed Now Sown Will Beat Rich
Harvest Hereafter.
(Copyright, ISL'9, by the Associated Press.)
Th,i llngue, July 25. "I have Keen
the American delegates and they talked
freely about the conference, but refus
ed to make a statement about the re
sults before the conference rises. Tho
following, however, may be accepted
as a fairly accurate summary of tho
views they entertain:
"The confer nee nchleved a great
suectfB much gienter thnn the dele
gates anticipated and the result was
nchleved largely by the nmour propro
of capable men from nil parts of thu
world, determined to accomplish some
thing worth their nsscmbllng together.
"The result surprised nil of them nnil
the mngnltude ot the gains Is Imper
fectly understood even by the confer
ence. "The establishment of a permanent
court ot arbitration on tho American
principle of revision plus the Frencli
declaration of the duty ot neutrals, to
recommend disputing powers to resort
to the arbitration court rather than to
war, presents vast progress in the evo
lution of human society. Tho recogni
tion of the duty to represent to disput
ants the desirability of resorting to tho
nrbltratlon court entails no obligation,
on the Americans Inconsistent with
their traditional policy. This Is mado
absolutely clear by the declaration
signed by the American delegation,
read In full at the conference today and
entered on the records.
'M' Low was busily engaged today
upon the elaboration of the flnnl net
recording the work of the conference.
Mr. Holls has achieved a position of in
lluence much greater than that of many
of the fit st delegates, and Captain Cro
zler Is much admired for his plucky,
tight In support of his amendment tn
the Russian resolution on the dum-dum
bullet.
Friendly Relations of Delegates.
"The relations between tho Ameri
can and other delegates, notably tho
Kngllsh. German and Russian, havo
been extremely friendly. The English
men and Americans acted throughout
almost like a Joint delegation. This
was due to no arrangement or direc
tion, but solely because both nations)
found common ground of defence, com
mon Interests, civilization nnd human
ity. "Tho nnlv point on which tho Kng
llsh delegates failed to support tha
Americans wns the resolution forbid
ding tho capture of private property at
sea. To this the Kncllsh representa
tives were not opposed, but British,
opinion bplng divided, the delegates
had no Instructions regarding the mai
ter, abstained fiom taking action.
"After the arbitration convention la
Flgned It will probably be opened to
tho adhesion of all other powers, not
represented at the conference, on con
dition that no original slgnntory ot
the convention object. This right to
black ball any power wishing to Join,
the convention, was insisted upon by;
Italy In order to prevent the adhesion,
of tho pope, and by England, on nc
count of the Transvaal. It Is hoped
that all tho South American statoa
will come In.
"It Is the unanimous opinion of all
tho American delegates that tho con
ference begins a new epoch and that
tho good seed now sown will bear a,
rich harvest hereafter. (Signed.)
William T. Stead.
MEETING OF RAILROADERS.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
in Session at Wllkes-Barrc.
Wllkes-Harre, July 2.1. The Brother
hood ot Locomotive Firemen ot tho
i.ehlgh Vnlley railroad held a secret
meeting In this city last night. Grand
Master Wilson was present. Vnrloua
grievances were discussed. The men
claimed that they wero discriminated
against in favor of non-union men
and that the latter got tho best posi
tions. It was agreed to refer tho grievances
to Grand Master Wilson, who will
confer with the company ofllclals.
Iron Moulders' Association.
Tndlanupolls, July 25. The convention
of thu Iron Moulders' Association of
North America, which lins been in ses
sion here for two weeks, adjourned nfter
electing tho following ofllcers: President,
Mnrtlu Fx, Cincinnati, secretnry, K. J.
Denny, Cincinnati; treasurer, William
llensel, New York. Joseph Hlaek, of To
ronto, wns continued ns editor of tho
Iron .Moulders' Journal.
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WEATHER FORECAST. -
Washington, July 26. Forecast -
for Wednesday: For eastern Ponn- -
sylvnnla. showers In tho morning; -
probably cloarlrg In tho ufteruoon; -
threotontng Thuriday: moderate. -temperature:
variable winds.
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