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TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
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REPORTS FROM
GENERAL OTIS
Another Engagement with
Bandits in Cebu.
STRONGLY
FORTIFIED
American Forces Victorious Again.
Ono Man Killed Enemy's Loss
Five Killed and Seven Captured.
Organization of Volunteer Regi
ments in the Philippines.
Washington, July 26. Three cable
messages from General Otis wore re
delved at the war department today.
Ono reports another engagement with
bandits In Cebu, in which the Ameri
can force was victorious. That de
spatch bears date of today, and Is as
follows:
"Following from Cebu today: Ban
dits In Cebu mountains robbing and
Impressing people, coast towns. On
Monday Lieutenant Moote, with de
tachment Twenty-third Infantry, while
ki outing in mountains. Ilred upon from
pt ripply fortified position: one private
k.lbd, name not given. No other cas
ualties. Knemy's loss live bandits
killed, seven captured."
Another despatch refers to the organ
ization of volunteer regiments in the
Philippines, as follows:
"Hell has enlisted about 500 men.
Wallace, still south, has about -MO.
Lockett, now enlisting, has over 400
applications, which are coming In rap
Idly. Might raise hero an additional
regiment, -:xoluslvoly volunteers.
Colonel Hell Is In command of the
Thirty-sixth Infantry and Colonel Wal
lace, of the Twenty foventh. Colonel
Liekett Is ln command of the cavalry
regiment which. Is to be raised in the
Philippines.
The third despatch says:
' Storm has abated. Sherman coaled,
leaves today with all troops California.
Grant being coaled, leaves in about
four days with troops North Dakota,
Wyoming and Idaho. Mlnnesotas pre
paring to leave on Sheridan as soon
as transport can be unloaded and coal
ed. Other volunteer organizations leave
soon as transports are available."
General Otis has been cabled to fend
the volunteers honf as rapidly as pos
sible, it being the desire of the prsi
dent to have no dolav in the matter.
CALIFORNIANS RETURN.
The Transport Sherman Sails from
Manila for San Fraucisco.
Manila. July JO. The transport Sher
man sailed today fo,- San Francisco via
Nagasaki and Yokohama, with the Cal
ifernla Infantry, consisting of forty
eight oillcers and 50 men: two bat
tel ies of the California heavy artll
'.ry, nine nlheers nnd eighty-six men,
ot.d 273 discharged soldiers of other
regiments.
OFFICERS
ORDERED
MENTS.
TO REGI-
Washlnglon, July 2(. The following
named oillcers appointed lecently have
been ordered to Join their respective
regiments.
Twenty-sixth Infantry. Captain Kdward
J. Glhon; Twenty-eighth Infantry, Sec
ond I.leuttnant James D. Banner; Twen
t ninth Infantry, First Lieutenant James
n. Rash; Thirtieth infantry, Klrst Lieu,
nant Vliden C. Peckeiipiiiigh; Thirty--t
Infantry. Captain Charles A. Itey.
n is and Klrst Lieutenant Percy II.
lb -kins; Thirty.seeoml Infantry. Klrst
Lie iiant Arthur 11. Schaeffer; Thlrtv
thln "ufantr.v, Captain John A. llule.i,
CuritiiliNjameH S. Butler. Cnplnln James
M. Burroughs. First Lieutenant John W.
Ward, Klrst Lltiitrtinnt Dean Tompkins,
lirst LUutrnant William S. Cunning,
ham and Klrst Lieutenant Carrol Power;
Tlitrty.fourth Infantry. Captain Clark M.
C'nrr. Captain Kiank G. Russell. Captain
Charles A. Orion, Captain Prank A. Sul
ltan, Captain Chrl-topher .1. Rollls, Cap.
tain Prank L. Krcneh. Klrst Lieutenant
Orenvllln D. Montgomery and Klrst Lieu
tenant Cus.lim.in A. Rlee.
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THIRD CAVALRY PLANS.
En Route to the Philippines Move
ments of Transports.
Seattle. July 20. According to tho
latest advices received by Captain W.
W. Robinson, Jr., of the quartermas
ter's department, Aug. 10 Is the date
set for the arrival in Seattle of tho
Third cavalry. How long they will
remain hero will depend upon tho nr
llval of the transports and how soon
they can be put In condition, but the
men will probably stay until nfter
Aug. 20.
Transport Athenian will probably
come Into Port today anil the Port
Albert, now nt Victoria, will reach here
about tho same time.
Regai ding the Victoria, nothing has
been heard since the report that she
would arrive here on Aug.. 1. Nothing
Is known about the Hancock, but tho
department Is led to believe that she
will bo In San Kranclso about Aug. 1.
Of the entire fleet the Garonne alone
Is hero at tho present time. Work on
changing her Is being pushed forward
as rapidly as possible. The work
throughout will bo complete and will
furnish every convenience for the stock
In transit.
Woodland park (s being prepared ns
a camp for the men and horses. Cap
tain Robinson has received advices
from the owners of several big docks
offering tho government the free use of
them for fitting out transports.
The Czarewltch Buried.
St. Petersburg, July 2D. Tho body of
the czarewltch was Interred ln tho en.
thedral of St. Peter und Ht. Paul today
In the presence of the czar, the dowager
empress and other members of the Im
perial family and Prince, Waldemar, of
Denmark.
Superior Court in Session,
Philadelphia, July 20. Tun Superior
cuurt was In sen-ion again today and
hrard argument la a number of cases.
No decision were handed down.
PRESIDENT'S OUTING.
Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Leave for
Lake Chnmplnin.
Washington, July 20. President and
Mrs. McKinley left Washington on a
special train at a o'clock this nfternoon
for the Hotel Albany, Lake Champlaln,
for a stay of several weeks. With the
president were Miss Ro.rah Duncan,
his niece, Secretary Cortelyou and a
retinue of white house attaches and
servants. A crowd of several hun
dred people were at the station to sro
the presldentnl party off. Postmaster
General Smith, Adjutant General Cor
bin and Controller Dawes wer also at
the train to bid the party farewell.
The train upon which the party trav
elled consisted of the sleeper Coronet,
the composite "ar Patagonia and the
Atlantic. It wont over the Pennsyl
vania road to Jersey City, thence by
the West Shore to Albany and bv the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Hudson
ilver to Lake Champlaln. The party
Is due to arrive at the Holel Albany at
S:).i tomorrow morning.
President McKinley and party reach
ed Jersey City a. few minutes after 9
o'clock tonight. Their train of three
cars ran under the Pennsylvania train
shed and a new engine wns coupled on.
As soon as this wns accomplished the
train pulled out again. None of the
party appeared while the train was In
the station. The train left Jersey City
over the West Shore.
Plattsburg. X. Y., July 20. The pres
idential party will arrive at Hotel Al
bany at S.45 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The suite of rooms on the main
floor, In the sotFhwest corner of the
annex, which Mrs. McKinley enjoyed
so much during her stay here two years
ago, have been specially furnished In
light 'blue, her favorite color. The
president and his wife will take their
meals In their own rooms during their
stay at the hotel.
THE PHILIPPINES
GOVERNMENT
Basis of the Matter in Former In
struction to Otis Suggestions Made
ns to the Rights of Property,
Taxes, Etc.
Washington. July 20. It Is stated
nt the war department that General
Otis had made no communications to
the department regarding the organ
ization of any provisional governments
In the island, or provinces, but It Is
presumed that he may do so If condi
tions warrant.
General Otis Is acting under instruc
tions from the president dated Dec. 21,
1S0S. These instructions said that the
destruction of the Spanish lleet fol
lowed by the reduction of Manila prac
tically effected the conquest of the
Philippine Islands and suspension of
Spanish sovereignty. They directed
that the military government of the
1'nlted States maintained In Manila
be extended with all possible dispatch
to the whole of the district ceded to
the United States by the- treaty of
peace. The military commander wns
directed to announce that "wo come
not as Invaders or conquerors, but as
friends."
Those who I submitted were to be
promised peace and protection, "all
others will be brought within the law
ful rule we have assumed with firm
ness, if need he, but without severity
as far as It may be possible." Sugges
tions were made as to the government
of the ceded territory nnd the rights
of property, taxes, etc. This letter of
the president, together with the In
structions of Secretary Hay to the
Philippine commission, are the basis
of governments which are to bo estab
lished In the Philippines.
ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
Misunderstanding ns to the Proposi
tion for Free Port.
Washington, July 20. Mr. Tower,
British charge de'affnlres, had an Inter
view this morning with Secretary Hay,
presumably with reference to the Alas
ka boundury modus Vivendi. Nothing
has been heard from Mr. Choatu on
that subject for several days.
Mr. Tower called to say good-byo to
tho olllclals of tho state department,
as he Is leaving for Newport, which Is
to be the scat of tho British embassy
during the summer.
It Is pointed out hero that there ap
pears to he n misunderstanding in some
quarters as to the history of tho pend
ing proposition relative to free port on
the Lynn canal under United States
sovereignty. The Canadian government
British charge d'affaires, had an inter
basis for even a temporary arrange
ment. It demanded the cession out
right of such a port, while the United
Stated offered to lease Canada a port
for a nominal consideration so as to
retain sovereignty an nrrangoment
that would have been temporary In
character and well adopted to servo as
a modus vlvendl.
Both propositions were considered by
the Joint high commission last winter
and both were rejected. Tho latter
has been brought forward, but what
success It may meet with cannot yet
be foretold.
DOINGS AT THE HAGUE.
Convention to Be Formed on the Cus
toms of War.
The Hague, July 20. Tho drafting
committee of tho International peace
conference today decided upon the
form of convention on the laws and
customs of war and the adaptation of
the Geneva convention to naval war
fare, as well as a formula, for acces
sion to the arbitration scheme by non
signatory powers.
It Is hoped that the conventions will
be fully signed by Saturday.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, head of tho
British delegation, having demanded
that the non-signatory powers bo en
titled to adhere to tho arbitration con
vention only by unanimous consent of
signatory powers. Count Nigra, chief
of the Itnllan delegation, proposed tin
amendment permitting such adhesion
It no power opposes. It Is hoped that
tho British foreign onlco will accept
the amendment.
Zurlinden Will Be Removed.
Paris, July 20. An evening paper Is nu.
thorlty for tho statement that General
JSurllnden, former military governor of
Paris, will bo removed from the supreme
council of war, as wai Qeneral De Nc-
I grler yesterday.
TALK ON LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS
SUPT.
THE
KILBURN
NATIONAL
ADDRESSES
LEAGUE.
Urges Stnte Control Startles tho
Men Who Direct the Concerns.
Says Some Are Honest, but Oth
ers Resort to Questionable Meth
ods. Niagara Falls, N. Y July 2C The
seventh nnnual convention of the Uni
ted States League of Local Building
and Loan associations was opened this
morning. President Fred Bader, of
Cincinnati, said In his nnnual address
that tho present' meeting marked the
beginning of a new era In the popular
ity nnd development of the American
building nnd loan system.
Secretary 11. V. Cellarlus presented a
table showing that there are 5,170 local
associations In the United States with
a membership of ,R1T,S3T, nnd aggre
gate ussets of $000,13., 7M.
The principal address this afternoon
was delivered by F. D. Kllhurn, super
intendent of the banking department of
tho state of New York. Mr. Kilburn's
subject was "State Supervision of
Building nnd Loan Associations," nnd
Iip rather astonished his nudlence by
tho decided stand ho took and by some
of the statements he made.
He said that there were 5,500 loan nnd
building nsoclatlons In the United
States, and nil but P,."iO were classified
as locals. The total membership of the
locals In Now York state was 90,000
shareholders, a sufllelent number to
secure such legislation ns they desired
If their powers were exercised. Mr.
Kllhurn held that the state banking
department should have complete Jur
isdiction over these associations, hut
there were, he said, two classes of
persons opposid to his plan: Those
who conscientiously propose to conduct
the nffalrs of their associations hon
estly nnd economically and, accustomed
to guard against unnecessary expense,
fail to realize the necessity of such
-uip rvlslon and dread Its cost. Second
ly, those who are securing n good
revenue from the associations without
cause and who often plunder the cof
fers, who are after fat salaries and re
sort to questionable methods: those are
hostile to state management.
Air. Kllhurn noted abuses and eiltl
cised the manner of conducting local
associations. He suggested remedies,
and udvocat'-d vigorous legislation to
govern such Instances.
He added: "Complaints that have
come to me from the poor who have
boon disappointed, deceived and wrong
ed, nro pitiable, and tho revelations of
waste, mismanagement and rascality
shown by some examinations would bo
Incredible If they were not abundantly
proved."
CLEVELAND CAR STRIKE.
An Agreement Is Patched Up Over
Difficulties Which Caused First
Trouble.
Cleveland, July 20. A step In which
Is much hope of conciliating tho street
car company nnd Its striking employes
was taken hero tonight by the com
mittee of the council which succeeded
in patching up an agreement over the
difficulties which caused the first strike
a month ago. The committee tonight
made a request for n special meeting
of the council to meet tomorrow night
to discuss ways and means of putting
nn end to tho present disastrous situa
tion.
It Is regarded as probable that the
old committee will be reappointed and
at once set about its labors. They suc
ceeded In tho first Instance nfter tho
board of arbitration had failed and a
compromise whereby every fifth crew
was to be non-union was patched up.
The union men on their part agreed to
treat the non-unionists working with
them with every consideration shown
members of the brotherhood. Over al
legations made by both sides that tho
other had violated this agreement the
strike which started a week ago Sun
day grew. The strikers say that tho
company did not put enough union men
at work and the company claims that
their non-union employes were much
harrassod by the men of tho associa
tion. Tho work of the commlttoo
which Is expected to result from tho
meeting of oouncilmen tomorrow will
be primarily to discover If tho agree
ment has been violated and if so by
whom. Tho action of tho old commit
tee ln seeking to repeat their former
'success meets with tho approval of
General Axlln", members of tho stnto
board of arbitration nnd the mayor
nnd his ndvlsors, as well as citizens
generally, it Is said.
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
Mr. Keller, of Omaha, Thinks Am
endments Would Result in Defeat.
Chicago, July 20. In the course of an
nddrcss delivered hero today before tho
national convention of referees In
bankruptcy, Charles B. Keller, of
Omaha, declared that tho efforts to bo
made to have the bankruptcy law
amended would most likely result In
the repeal of tho act In Its entirety.
He reviewed the history of bank
ruptcy legislation ln this country nnd
pointed out tho fact that every at
tempt made In tho past to have such
laws amended and perfected had
nroused enemies who In tho end suc
ceeded In having tho acts stricken from
tho statute books. The speaker de
clared that the now law was defective
In many particulars nnd In need of
radical amendment.
IN MEMORY OF RATHBONE.
Knights of Pythias Dedicate a Mon
ument nt Utlca.
Utlca, N. Y., July 20. A monument
to the memory of Justus H. Rnthbone,
founder of the Knights of Pythias,
was dedicated hero today.
Among those present wero Miss
Sarah D. Bathbone, of Washington,
D. C, nnd Miss Lucctta S. nathbone,
of Alexandria, Va., daughters of Mr.
Bathbone. There was n parado with
2,500 men In line.
ELKINS PRAISES ALGER.
Reference to His Record in tho War
with Spain.
Washington, July 28, Senator HI
kins, of West Virginia, who was secre
tary of war under the Harrison admin
istration, Is in Washington. Discuss
ing Secretnry Alger's retirement from
the cabinet, he said:
"Secretary Alger was secretary of
war during the conduct of the most
successful war ln tho history of the
United States. It achieved the great
est results ln the shortest possible space
of time. Its quick and victorious con
clusion, while he wns at the head of
the department, Is a fact that stands
out most prominently nnd cannot be
disputed. Of course, there were mis
takes. There always nre mistakes, but
In this particular war the mlstnkes
were Infinitesimal with the great results
that wore accomplished.
"Secretary Algot" continued the sen
ator, speaking deliberately," has been
compelled to endure a series of unde
served, not to say brutal assaults. He
did not deserve tho harsh things which
were said of him, but he boro them
bravely, standing manfully tinder tho
abuse which might otherwise have been
thrown at the president. Time will
vindicate him. There will be a re
action In his favor.
"I say these things all the more read
ily because Secretary Alger and I have
not boon In the same way of Thinking
in our party. 1 am no apologist for
him. I do not want to be drawn Into
any controversy, but I hope that I
may never hesitate to do Justice to any
man."
MOBS ARE BAFFLED.
Why Sheriff Patterson Removed
John Williams from the Bain
bridge Jail.
Ralnbrldge. Ga.. July 20. On account
of the excited state of tho people here,
Sheriff Patterson tonight took John
Williams, tho negro raplnt, In Jail here,
and whose life has been clamored for
by a mob for two days, to Thomas
vllle for safe keeping. I'nder guard of
the two companies of militia which
arrived here this morning and between
lines of Jeering people the negro was
taken to the depot and put aboard a
Plant train duo at Thomasvllle nt 7 p.
in. There is some talk of the mob
going to Thomasvllle, but this Is not
taken In a serious sense and it Is
thought tho trouble is over.
The action of the leading citizens of
the town last night In confronting the
mob as It inarched to the Jail saved the
life of Williams.
The lynching party with dynamite
and telegraph poles for battering
rams was on Its way to the Jail when
Judge Bower and two other gentlemen
stopped tho mob and pleaded with
them to let the law take its course.
Judge. Bower promised a special term
to try Williams and promised speedy
justice. After some replies from mem
bets of the mob they finally disbanded
and the night wns passed In quiet.
KLONDIKE OUTPUT.
Ten Million Instend of Twenty Will
Cover the Product.
Washington. July 20. Information
from the Klondike up to June 20 has
reached the state department from
Culled States Consul McCook at Daw
son. The consul says that ten million
Instead of twenty million in gold will
cover the gold product for the past
twelve months and adds that reports
from Alaska Indicate that more gold
will bo found there than ever will
coino out of the Klondike.
Typhoid fever has broken out six
weeks earlier than last year and there
are several hundred destitute persons
In Dawson without means to get out.
The gambllg fraternity Is reaping a
rich harvest.
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STANLEY HAYES LYNCHED.
A Negro Who Attempted to Assault
a Child Riddled by Bullets.
Jackson, Miss.. July 20. News reach
ed here this evening of the work of a
mob In Rankin county last night. Stan
ley Hayes, a negro living on Mr.
Green's plantation, four miles from
Brandon, attempted to criminally as
sault Alice Corley, the 14-ycur-old
daughter of a white farmer.
A mob of farmers was quickly or
ganized and about midnight Hnye.i
met the mob face to face while walking
along the road near Greenfield. A
volley of shots from pistols, rllles and
shotguns were poured Into his body
and he dropped lifeless. Tho mob then
rode away.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
An Attempt to Prevent Lynching nt
Blount Springs.
Birmingham. July 2C Stato troops
aro being rushed to Cullman to save
from lynching Henderson Tunstlll, tho
negro who killed Justice of the Peaco
J. K. Hamilton at Blount Springs last
Friday night while resisting arrest.
Tunstlll was arrested at Cullman last
night. When the news reached Blount
Springs a mob was formed to go to
Cullman to lynch Tunstlll.
Tho mob left Blount Springs on tho
noithbouud passenger train this after
noon. On heating of this tho governor
ordered out the Birmingham rifles to
protect the negro.
m .
Advance in Puddling Rates.
Pottstown, Pa.. July 20. An advance In
puddling rates from $173 to $1 per ton
will iff) Into effect Monday next at tho
Pottstown Iron company works, now
leased by the Glasgow Iron company.
This la tho highest rate paid hero for
twelve years, and Is almost donhlo tho
rato paid six months ago. Other Iron
concerns hero are expected to mako a
similar Increase,
No Freight Handlers Strike.
New York, July 2C.-The strlko of
freight handlers of the Pennsylvania rail
road in Jersey City which was threatened
to take placo at nonn today tailed to
materialize. It Is now believed tho men
will continue nt work at their former
wages.
Steamship Arirvals.
New York. July 20.-8alled: Mnjesllo.
for Liverpool. Southampton Sailed:
Lahn, from Bremen for New York. Ar
rived! St. Paul, from Now York, Ant
werpArrived: Noordland, from Now
Vol It.
NICARAGUA PAPERS
ARE BOILING
EFFORTS TO EXCITE PEOPLE
AGAINST AMERICANS.
Ridiculous Tales to tho Effect That
the United States Desires to Annex
Nicaragua Tho True Cause of tho
Efforts to Create Trouble.
Managua, Nicaragua, July C The of
ficial and seml-ofltclal newspapers In
Nicaragua contain columns dally
written to excite tho people ngalnst
the government of the United States,
declaring that the United States de
sires to "subjugate them to Its author
ity," to "annex Nicaragua and that the
United States authorities paid no at
tention to the blockade and closing
of the ports of Bluellelds, Nicaragua,
by tho government In Nicaragua ln
February, 1S90.
The true cause, probably of the ac
tive efforts of the official and seml-olll-clal
newspapers In Nicaragua to create
a prejudice on the part of the people
against the government and citizens
of the United States Is that the gov
ernment recently endeavored and In n
few Instances successfully by threats
to force citizens of the United States
engaged ln merchandising at Bluellelds
during the revolution there In February
last to pay duties twice on the same
Invoices of Imports. This was check
ed by the prompt Interference of the
government of the United States, which
has demanded the return of tho money
collected the second time.
WOODRUFF BEFORE ELKIN.
He Wnntr the Vetoed Amendments
Advertised.
Harrisburg. July 20. Representative
Clinton Ro-rers Woodruff, counsel for
the Philadelphia Municipal League,
appeared before Attorney General Kl
kln this nfternoon ln behalf of the
league's petition for the nuthorlt" ft
the commonwealth to make application
to the Dauphin county court 'or a
writ of mandamus to compel Secretary
of the Commonwealth Giiest to adver
tise the constitutional amendments
passed by the last legislature and ve
toed by Governor Stone. Lyman D.
Gilbert, of Harrisburg, and K. J. Diis
coll, of Philadelphia, were associated
with Mr. Woodruff as counsel for tho
league and ex-Attorney General Hon
sel, of Lancaster, was present ns Sec
retary Grlest's attorney. The attor
neys for the league contended that tho
executive had no right to approve or
disapprove a constitutional amendment
and that the secretary of the common
wealth js In duty bound to advertise
these amendments sixty days prior to
tho next General election.
Mr. Hensel called attention to th
action of Governor Stone's predeces
sors In acting upon constitutional
amendments which came before them
during their term. The hearing was
private and at tho close General Kl
kin promised to render an early decis
ion so that the case may be taken into
court with the least possible delay.
IA1P0RTANT DECISION.
Judge McClure Holds That Mayors
of Third Class Cities Control the
Police.
Wllkes-Barre, July 20. Judge Mc
Clure today granted a perpetual In
junction against the city councils of
Wllkes-Barre restraining them from
Interfering with the police department.
Some months ago Mayor Nichols Is
sued an order to the police to arrest all
saloonkeepers who violated the Sunday
law. Several arrests were made but
city councils did not take kindly to tho
methods adopted by the police to col
lect evidence against the saloon men.
The chief of police and several of his
subordinates wore summoned to appear
before the police committee of coun
cils und answer charges preferred
against them. The mayor forbade the
oillcers to appear and npplled to the
court for an Injunction to restrain tho
councils from Interfering with tho
workings of the police department,
claiming the police were responsible
to him alone.
Judge McClure, who wns presiding
In court at the time In the absence of
one of the Luzerne county judges,
granted a temporary Injunction and In
a lengthy opinion filed today he makes
It perpetual. Tho Judge holds the mayor
of third class cities control the police
and not tho councils.
TROLLEY CAR STOPPED.
Strikers Drag a Conductor and Mo
torman Off Their Car.
Cleveland, July 20. At noon today a
trolley car was stopped on the Brooklyn-Brighton
bridge by strikers who
boarded the car, dragging the conduc
tor and motorman from their posts.
Tho two men were beaten and roughly
handled, but not seriously Injured. The
soldiers acting ns special police and
on duty at tho barns came up on tho
run but tho mob had by that time
taken refuge In' a factory under tho
bridge.
The building was surrounded but no
arrests wore made, tho factory hands
aiding the malcontents to escape.
FRANK FARRELL ARRESTED.
Charged with Raising United States
Notes.
Washington, July 20. Tho secret
service has received information of tho
urrest in Knoxvllle, Tenn., of Frank
Fnrrell, charged with raising United
States notes.
It is said that Farrell's specialty
was raising new ono dollnr silver cer
tificates to fives. The work Is said
to have been cleverly done. Fnrrell
Is believed to bo a member of a gang,
three of whom wero arrested last week.
Bricklayers Return to Work.
Buffalo, July 20. Four hundred strlk.
Ing bricklayers returned to work this
morning and will work from now until
October 15 for 3744 cents an hour. After
that date they will receive 10 conts per
hour. They demanded originally 13 cents
per hour.
THE NEWS THIS M0KNINU
Weather Indications Tojiys
PARTLY CLOUDY.
L General San Domingo's President As.
snsslnntcd.
Americans Rout Cebu Bandits.
Nlcaraguan Newspapers Assail Uncle,
Sam.
For Rtato Control of Loan Associa
tions. 2 General Testimony Ilcforo the Indus,
trial Commission,
Bnso Ball Results.
Financial and Commercial.
8 Local Reported Salo of tho Oram
Tract of Land.
Hearing In the Matter of Quarters for
the Poor Tax Collector.
4 F.dltorlal.
News and Comment.
5 Local Sequel to a Contemporary's At.
tack on Mr. Hughes.
The Reported Sale of tho Scranton
Street Railway.
0 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 News Round About Scranton.
8 Local Live Industrial News.
CALL FOR LABOR
REPRESENTATIVES
Meeting of Labor Organizations to
Bo Held August 7 To Form New
Labor Party.
Now York. July 20. The Central
Federated Union, through Its corres
ponding secretary, tonight Issued 'i
call for a meeting of representatives
of the labor organizations In this city
to bo held on Monday evening, August
7, at which plans are to be formulated
for the organization of a new labor
party. The call follows:
"To all trade and labor organizations
of Greater New York, greeting:
"After a considerable and Interesting
discussion at a regular session of this
body on July 2.1. ISM. relative to the
strike of motormeii nnd conductors,
both In Brooklyn nnd Manhattan, nnd
during which It wns shown that tho
ten-hour law had been and was being
violated by the trolley corporations,
and that the authorities were appar
ently dormant and made no attempt
to enforce, the said law. it was unan
imously decided to call a conference
of all trade and labor organizations to
be held Monday evening, August 7, at
S o'clock, In Clarendon hall, for tha
purpose of formulating a platform on
which labor candidates can be nom
inated. "You ate therefore, earnestly Invited
to have two representatives of your
body In attendance at this conference."
CHOATE ON PEACE.
He Believes the Anglo-Saxon Alli
ance Will Continue Indefinitely.
London, July 20. The United States
ambassador, Mr. Joseph Choate, speak
Inp at a luncheon of the Staffordshire
Agricultural society show at Wolvor
hamton today, said ho believed that
no question could ever arise between
Great Britain and the United States
to Interrupt the contain peace which
has held them together during the last
eighty-live years.
They would, he hoped, never leave
each other in the lurch and lie ex
pressed the belief that they would cul
tivate the same spirit of civilization,
Justice nnd freedom which is the real
foundation of both governments.
QUAYITES VICTORIOUS.
They Control the Lycoming County
Convention.
Wllllamsport. July 20. The Quay Be
publicans dominated the Lycoming
county convention held hero today, and
they had everything their own way,
even to the organization of the county
committee. The ticket named Is as fol
lows: Register and recorder, Amos S. Wag
ner; county treasurer, T. F. Schuyler:
commissioners, W. T. Sherman and C.
T. McClarln; coroner. It. V. Trainer
auditor, Jesse Morgan nnd G. O. Gray.
Tho county committee will be organ
ized on Aug. f, with Howard Lyon, a
strong Quay man, as chairman.
AIR BOILER EXPLODES.
Peculiar Accident in Which Ono
Hundred Men Escape Injury.
Hnrrlsburg. July 20. An air boiler
In the Pennsylvania railroad repair
shops In this city exploded this after
noon nnd went Into the air ninety feet.
In Its descent the boiler struck a
shed and tore off a portion of tho roof.
There wns ono hundred men working
In tho shop at tho time, but no ono
was hurt.
Tho cause of the explosion is un
knewn. Tho air Is used for hydraulcs
purposes and testing the air brake ap
paratus on the cars.
NATIONAL GUARD ORDERS.
The Officers Placed on tho Retired
List.
Harrisburg, July 20. General ordeis
wero Issued today from tho headquar
ters of tho National Guard of Penn
sylvania placing on the list of retlroi
c'llcers Colonel Henry A. Shenton, of
the Sixth regiment, nnd Captain Alpha
T. Kaston, Company G, Fourteenth
icglment.
Adjutant General Stewart will grant
no leave's of ubsence to oillcers of tho
guard who enter tho volunteer service.
They will either be placed on the re
tired list or expected to resign.
Busch Paid for Bird Book.
Harrisburg, July 2i.-Thc stato authori
ties have accepted as final tho decision
of tho Supremo court ln tho "Illrd Hook''
ease, and ex-State Pi Inter Busch has
been paid for reprinting the famo ii
padded pamphlet on "tho diseases und
enemies of poultry." A warrant for P5,.
250 was Issued to Mr. Ihisch this morn
ing by Auditor General McCauley. and
It was promptly cashed by a stato de
pository In Harrisburg.
Reed's Sentence Commuted,
Washington. July 2.-Thu provident to.
day commuted to life Imprisonment tho
sentence of William K. Reed (colored),
convicted In May last In this city of mur
dering Kllzabeth Logan and tontenced
to be handed August i
PRESIDENT OF
SAN DOMINGO
ASSASSINATED
General Ulysses Heureaux
Is Murdered at
Moca.
THE ASSASSIN ESCAPES
His Name Said to Be Ramon Career
os Ho Has Disappeared, but It 13
Thought Will Soon Be Captured.
Vice President General Figuereo.
Assumes Direction of Affairs of tho
Government.
Fort Do France, Island of Mnrlln
Ique, July 20. General Ulysses Heur-i
eaux, president of the Dominican re
public, wns assassinated at Moca, San
Domingo, at half past four o'clock thla
afternoon. The name of the murderer
Is itnmon Casceros. He succeeded in
making his escape, but an energetic
pdrsult was at once begun and It la
probable he will soon bo captured.
Vice-President General Wencoslao
Figuereo, Immediately upon the an
nouncement of the president's death,
nssunied tho direction of nffalrs. At
present calmness prevails In the re
public. The remains of President Heureaux
will probably bo taken to San Domin
go for the funeral services.
Tho News nt Washington.
Washington, July 20. No Informa
tion was received up to a late hour to
night from the consular representa
tives of the United States In Santo
Dominga regarding the assassination
of President Heureaux. Pending of
flclal advices of the assassination, no
formal action will be taken by this
government. Hon. William F. (Powell,
the minister to Haytl Is also chargo
d'affalrs to Santo Dominga, while this
government Is directly represented In
the republic In tho person of Campbell
L. Mazwell, who Is consul general, and
John A. Bead, who Is vice consul. Of
ficials here recall that attempts havo
been made heretofore on the life of Mr.
Heureaux. Secretary Hay paid a brief
tribute to tho work of the deceased
president, saying he understood that
ho had given tho country .a good ad
ministration. Should tho developments of tho next
few days show a feeling of unrest and
uncertainty regarding the future nf
falrs of the Island, a United States
man of war will be dispatched to that
vicinity to look out for the protection
of American Interests.
ROW AT MADRID.
Discussion in Senate Leads to nn Ex
citing Scene.
Madrid. July 20. The discussion of
tho aimy in tho senate today led to an
exciting scene. General Woyler, argu
ing against any reduction of tho
strength of the army, warned the gov
ernment that the present situation
made a revolution highly probable
since It should never have boon so easy
for the army and tho people to maki
common cause. He himself, he said,
had never thought of heading a rising,
but It must be confessed that revolu
tions sometimes cleared the political
atmosphere and accomplished tho work
of regeneration.
Senor Dato. minister of the Interior,
replying, severely censured General
Woyler, declaring that a general who,
with 300,000 men had failed to
suppress tho Cuban rebellion had no
light to make such threats nnd that
any attempt at revolution, no matter
by whom would bo proceeded ngalnst
with ihe utmost rigor of tho law,
Tho senators warmly applauded,
Sehor Dato's speech.
Tho army bill was adopted.
Dewey nt Trieste.
Trieste, July 20. Admiral Dewey wai
busily rngaged daring the day In reply
ing to his Immense American corre
spondence and in receiving ptivnto visit,
ors. The rumor that politicians have ar
rived hero to consult with tho admiral
regarding the presidency of tho United
States aro without foundation.
Will Enter Wllllamsport.
Philadelphia, July 2G.-A special dis
patch from llazleton Hays: Tho Lehigh
Valley Rallrund company, nfter an effort
of years, has completed tho last pur
chases of property necessary to compleio
Its rlKht of way into tho city of Wlll
lamsport. i
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, July 2. Forecast
for Thursday For custom Penn
sylvania, partly cloudy and not so
cool Thursday; fair Friday; va-
liable winds.
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