ttfl TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY' MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1899. TWO CENTS. THE BOERS MUST YIELD The Statement by Mr. Chamberlain in Parliament. HIS EMPHATIC OPINION British Predominance in South Africa Menaced Grievances of the Out landers Not in Themselves a Cause for War But the Action of the Tranvaal in Ignoring Bequests of Great Britain Is Serious ami Can not Be Tolerated. London, Aug. 9. Replying to various questions In the house of commons to lny, Joseph Chumbetlaln, the secre tary of state for the colonies, said no ofllclal confirmation hud been re ceived of the report that tho Transvaal had declined to agree to a Joint Inquiry Into the effect which the franchise reforms would have on the Outlanders. Several regiments, he added, were nhout to be despatched to South Africa for the defense of Natal, In response to the request of the Natal government, and preparation was being made for all contingencies. Later, replying to T. P. O'Connor, Irish Nationalist, member for the Si otland division of Liverpool, Mr. Chamberlain deprecated a resumption of the debate on the Transvaal situa tion, which, he pointed out, while ser ious, still remains doubtful. The colonial secretary added that he Imped sincerely that the renort saying the propositi for an Inquiry had been rejected was untrue. While he regret ted the necessity of answering Mr. O'Connor It would be a fatal mistake to allow the Iattor's views, that a war Mas entirely needless and that the gov ernment ought to express willingness to wait may be twenty-live years for a mdressal of the grievances of which they complained, to be considered. The representative opinions of even the small minority in the house of i ominous or anything but the most In significant minority In the Fulled Kingdom on the government's policy have been clearly expressed," Mr. Ctamberluln continued. ".We recog nize the grievance of the Outlanders, and have said that these grievances are not merely themselves a serious ause for Interposition, but are a source of danger to the whole of South Africa. We say our predominance Is menaced by the action of the Transvaal in re fusing to redress the grievances or gie consideration to requests hitherto put In the most moderate language of a suzerain power. We say that this state of things cannot be tolerated. We have put our bands to the plough and won't draw back. Willi that statement I propose to rest content." TROUBLES IN FRENCH GUIANA. British Subjects Fired on by the Po liceOne Killed. Kingston. Jal., Aug. 9. Advices from Cayenne say that the latent nntl Kngltsh feeling in that city. and. In deed, throughout French Guiana, has of late assumed a more than usually peiious aspect: nnd only the iorbear rnee of the English residents averts frequent collisions, provoked by the open hostility of the French. During the national fete dav festivities last month a series of antl-Engllsh dis turbances occurred, which resulted In the death of a British subject. That particular trouble began In a tllsputo between an Kngllsh subject nnd a French sergeant-major at one of the principal hotels. The English man wanted a door open becauso of tho heat, while the Frenchman per sisted In closing It. The Englishman temporarily settled tho affair by throw ing the Frenchman through the door, down a long lllght of stnlrs. On the Sunday night following the sergeant major, accompanied by many com rades, met the Englishman nnd some nftlio hitter's friends, who were look ing on at a performance In a dancing saloon on the Hue Llberte. A light Followed In which the Frenchmen got the worst of It, till tho pollco patrol appeared on the scene and opened (Ire, killing ono Englishman and wounding another. Tho Hrltlsh In Cayenne have no ade quate protection, since their consul Is & strongly prejudiced native. It Is laid tho English residents will make m effort to have the case diplomati cally Investigated, hoping thus to got better protection In tho future, and ilso to obtain' compensation' for tho relatives of tho man who was killed. There Is much activity at piesent In Seveloplng the gold fields In the In terior of French Guiana. A quantity )f mining plant and building mate Mai has been recently Imported and lent forward under the direction of two r three mining experts. Steps are ilso being taken to encourage colonlza rton In tho Interior, und a syndicate for .he construction of a railroad Is talked if. Nothing Is known there of the pro tress of tho Franco-Ilrazlllan boun lary negotiations; but tho movement toward opening up tho mining region which lies partly In the disputed ter ritory Is taken to Indicate that a basis of agreement has been reached between the commissioners. JERSEY COACHERS. Governor Voorhees Will Visit Phila delphia in a Tally-ho. Philadelphia. Aug. 9. Governor Voor hees, of New Jersey, will accompany the party of Newark manufacturers who will visit tho grounds and build ings of the national export exposition tomorrow. The mayor of Newark, Tameu M. Seymour and A. C. Jenkln ion, president of tho Newark board of trade, will also accompany tho party which will consist of about sixty-live persons. Two special Pullman cars will ho provided, attached to the Pennsylvania railroad express train leaving Newark at 10.42 n. in. The train will arrive at Philadelphia at 12.29. Tho party will be taken In tally-hos to the com mercial museum nnd after Inspecting the collections and tho methods of work pursued there In distributing In formation to the business men of the United States, regarding opportunities for foreign trnde, will sit down to luncheon. There will bo a few brief speeches, after which the (tally-hos will be taken for the exposition grounds. The visitors will return to Newark on the train leaving hero at r.rG p. m. - . HAYH TAKES A HAND. President Sam Announces That Dominican Insurgents Will Not Be Permitted to Operate on His Ter ritory. Puerto Plata, Aug. 9. The Haytlen government has seized at Port Llberte arms and ammunition destined for Dominican Insurgents. Several Do minicans In llayti have been arrested for violating the neutrality laws. Among them Is Pranclsco Deetjen, In whose keeping arms were found. President Stm, of Ilaytl, has wired the Dominican government that In surgents will not be permitted to use Haytlen territory as a base for opera tions. The forces of the government, under tho command of Minister Cor dorl, have encountered Insurgents led by General Pablo Reyes. THE IRON TRADE. Operators Undecided Whether It is Safe to Advance Prices. Plttsrburg, Manufacturer Aug. 9. The American and Iron World tomor- row will sav: There has been considerable feeling around among furnace operators and manufacturers of llnlshed material to ascertain If It Is safe to advance prices another notch. Prudence demands a halt until buyers become accustomed to present prices. Operators know this better than any one else. Ono of the surprises of the week was ac corded n Pittsburg broker. It has been bruited about that no Bessemer pig iron could be had at any price for Immediate or future delivery In side of 1S99. The broker bought 1,000 tons of pig Iron at Valley furnaces at $21 and was offered an equal quantity at the same price for almost imme diate .delivery. In fact, tho llrst lot called for prompt shipment. The Bes semer pig makers have been Itching for the past month to advance the price to $21 In the valleys and buyers have been led to believe that none could be had for even twice the mar ket price. The output of the Valley furnaces never was so largo In the history of the iron trade. The coke shipment for July was the largest In the history of the Connells vllle region. The Pennsylvania mills must bo crowded with orders for light rails when they inaiitalii a price of $12 to $-14 against that of $31 quoted by Chi cago manufacturers. The coal Industry has taken on a boom and the greatest scramble on record for coal properties Is on. This also holds good In the Connellsvllle region, where all tho large concerns are seeking to entrench themselves against a future short supply of coke. Iron bars have advanced $2 per ton this week In Chicago. Old material Is a little higher in all parts of the country. The advance In foundry pig last week was not sustained In St. Louis and prices have dropped a little In conse quence. The local Iron and steel mar ket otherwise remains (Inn. The only other change In prices Is nil advance of 1U cents In bar Iron, which row sells at $2 to $2.20. New orders continue to come In faster than the old ones can bo filled. NO HALL FOR JEFFRIES. Mr. Brady Has Unexpected Difficulty in London. London, Aug. 9. William A. Brady Is experiencing considerable difllculty in (lading a ball suitable for the pro posed Jeffries-Mitchell boxing exhibi tion, tho sporting club being closed. Mitchell, who has been training at Brighton, has had several Interviews with Brady and Jeffries. Ho says he is anxious to meet the American in his best form if Brady can secure a place. SEVEN ARE KILLED. Engine Leaves the Track Near Ot tawa. Ottawn, Out.. Aujr. 9. Tho Ottawa express which left Montreal at 9.30 o'clock this morning for this city cm tho Canada Atlantic: railroad, was wrecked near Coteau Junction while running at a fast rate. The engine left the track taking with it tho bag gago car and a seofd class coach. Seven peoplo were killed. The dead are: George McCuag, Ot tawa, fireman- Wilson O'Connor, Ed ward Starrs, Ottawa: Miss Ryan, ManlwnUI, Quo.; Joseph Hochelon.Mrs. Hochclon and Miss Hochclon, Montreal. It Is believed that the rails spread. A number were Injured but none fcerl ously. i m i Big Bond Issue. New York, Aug. 9. Tho council today passed tho bond issuo of $2,100,000 for tho hall of records. Counellmen Conly, Doylo and Francisco voted against It and Coun cilman Murray refused to vote. Thero were 21 votes for tho resolution till Pres ident Guggcnhelmer cumo In and voted for It, thus passing It with tho necessary 22 votes. Pawtucket Disbands. Pawtuckot, It. I.. Aug. D. Tho Paw tucket base ball team of tho New Eng land league was disbanded today as a icsult of the decision of the league to fin. Iuh tho seucon with nidy tho Taunton, Manchester, Nowport and Portland clubs, NOTIFICATION OF THE CANDIDATES DEMOCRACY OF PENNSYLVANIA PREPARED FOR BUSINESS. Formal Speeches of Acceptance Made by tho Candidates Tho Standard Bearers Are Hopeful of Success in November Tho Visitors Given a Trolley Eido to the Log Boom. Wllllnmsport, Pa., Aug. 9. Tho Is sues on which tho Democracy of Penn sylvania will make Its campaign for the state olllces to be filled next No vember were outlined today by Repre sentative William T. Creasy, of Colum bia county, In accepting the nomi nation for state treasurer. Formal speeches of acceptance were also made by Judge S. Leslie Mcstrozat, of Union town, and Charles J. Hcllly, of Wlll lamsport, the nominee for Supremo court judge and judge of the Superior court. The opening speech of the cam paign will be made by Mr. Creasy at a meeting of the Northampton county Democracy next Saturday at Bath. The headquarters of the state Demo cratic committee will be removed from Hnrrlsburg to Philadelphia. This change was agreed upon at a meeting this morning of the executive commit tee, at which Chalimnn John S. Hilling, of Erie, presided. National Commit teeman James M. Guffey, of Pittsburg, and the state nominees were present and Joined the committee In approv ing tho preliminary work of the cam paign as outlined by tho chairman. Mr. Hilling was authorized to appoint an advisory committee of ten to co operate with tho executive committee In the management of the cnmpalgn. He was also directed to appoint a fi nance committee, consisting of one member from each locality represented on the executive committee. These committees will be nnnounced In a for mal address which Chairman Hilling will Issue to the democracy early In September. There was u large attendance of prominent Democrats from over the state at the formal notification of the nominees of the Harrlsburg convention this afternoon at the Park hotel. John C. Banes, of Washington, chairman of the notification committee, presided and made the speech formally notifying the candidates. The exercises were opened with an address of welcome by N. M. Edwards, of AVIIIIamsnort, on behalf of the Ly coming county democracy, and the for mal notification of the candidates by- Mr. Banes. Judge Mestrezat in accepting the nomination said: "Air. Chairman and gentlemen of the notification commit tee It Is quite unnecessary for me to say that I most highly appreciate the action of the late Democratic state conentIon which you now ofllclally communicate to me. In many re spects, as suggested by you. Mr. Chair man, It has not been excelled by any political convention in the history of tho commonwealth. This is conceded by all, regarlless of party afliliatlons. I therefore, feel deeply sensible of the jjreat honor conferred not only upon me, but upon the southwestern part of the state to which the convention unanimously gave the nomination for the ofllce of the justice of the supreme court. In behalf of the people of that section of the state ns well as of my self, T extend to tho convention, through the committee, our most cor dial thanks. 1 accept the nomination made by the convention. If It shall be ratified by the people at the polls In November I shnll not fall to realize the great responsibility It Imposes.aml shall devote my time and best thought to the performance of the duties of tho ofllce, and this responsibility Is doubly emphasised by the fact that the party, since the judiciary system of the state became elective, has named for the same position, a Woodward, a Black, a Thompson, a Sharswood, A Trunkey, a I'lark and a McCollum. For brilliancy of Intellect, for lnteg rlty of purpose, for legal learning and judicial fairness I may be pardoned In saying that their superiors have sot upon the bench of no state In tho Union. These names are Indelibly written In the history of our Juris prudence and the party which gave to the state the services of such men need not, In this respect, fear the rec ord of Its past. It. at least, Is secure, Mr. rilrmnn, it Is fitting that you, sir, should have been selected to pre sent, for the committee the formal no tice of this nomination. The promin ent position you occupy alike In the councils of the party and the bar of the state amply Justifies the commit tee In assigning you the duty of speak ing for It on this occasion. I thank you and the other members of tho committee for the kind nnd compli mentary terms with which you havo been plensed to convey to mo the ac tion of the state convention." In accepting the nomination Mr. Hcllly said: "I thank you, and through you tho Democracy of Penn sylvania for tho very great and dis tinguished honor conferred upon inn by the recent convention which wna truly representative of a great people, and over which I had tho honor to preside. "I accept tho nomination of which you today formally notify me, nnd would say thnt I havo concluded to rontent myself at this meeting with saying that I fully appreciate tho grave responsibilities assumed and If elected I shall endeavor to perform the duties of tho ofllce to the best of my ability without fear, favor or af fection." The principal speech was made by Representative Creasy, Ho prefaced his formal remarks with a statement that the democracy was united and hopeful of success In November Amonrr those In attendance with tho gathering were Congressmen J. K. P. Hall, of Elk; R, K. Polk, of Danville: ex-Congressman Howard Mutchler, of Easton, and James Korr, of Clearfield; ex-Chairman John'M. Garman, of Nan tlcoko; Chairman Charles J. Donnelly, of Philadelphia; ex-Congressman Will lam H. Lowden, of Allontown, and Division Chairman William J. Brennan, of Pittsburg. This evening the visitors wero given a trolley ride to the log boom and a steamboat excursion on the river by tho Young Men's Democratic associa tion of Wllllnmsport. A meeting of tho executive committee of tho State Democratic Editorial association was held this afetrnoon, at which It was decided to meet at Pittsburg In Sep tember. FEMALE THIEVES. Tho Mazet Investigation Shows That THey Throng tho Tenderloin. Now York, Aug. 9. Almost all of the testimony elicited at tho meeting of the Mazet legislative lngestlgatlng committee today was for tho purpose of showing how frequently men ire robbed In this city while paying visits to tho tenderloin, the Bowery and other sections of the city where groups cather after the midnight hour. Mr. Moss had difllculty In obtaining wit nesses for today's session. The men who had been the vlcltlms of this sort of crime appeared decidedly averse to appearing before the committee and telling about it. Two hundred and fifty subpoenas had been Issued for men who had been robbed by women. Not a quarter of these men could be found. Nevertheless, Mr. Moss was able to put witness after witness on the stand nnd secure account nfter ac count of robberies alleged to have oc curred In disorderly houses In this city. Oeenslonaly the witness under oath told of the facts, which appeared to show collusion between the police and the female robbers. Mr. Moss announced that similar testimony with variations would be produced before the committee tomor row. The variations, It Is understood, refer to an Investigation of the opium dens of the city. ANTI-BOYCOTT MEETING. The Protest of Five Hundred Busi ness Men of Cleveland. Cleveland, Aug. 9. Five hundred busi ness men of Cleveland held an anti boycott meeting this afternoon In the chamber of commerce rooms, and a fund of $10,000 was started to ferret out the criminals wln are dynamiting cms and creating discord In the citv. lo a few minutes time not less than $.".000 was subscribed and the n-M of the amount will be fully made up tomor row. The meeting was largely attend ed. Vigorous sjioeches denouncing ihe boycott, strike disturbances and dis order were made by J. C. V. Cowlcr and James H. Hoyt. They called at tention to tho lawless acts which have terrorized the public. They upheld the course of Mayor Farley In his measures to suppress disorder, and sali It was time for reputable citizens to uiiMe and restore peace, quiet and safety to the city. At the strikers' picnic held at Soenlc park today, Mayor S. H. Jones, of Toledo, was the guest of honor and ora tor of the day. In his address the mayor said, In part: "We are In an epidemic of labor troubles, strikes, lockouts and boy cotts. The boycott Is a cruel and un just weapon In many ways. Boycott is war and both sides have a right lo light. I am here to urge, to plead for, to propose a remedy that Is a sovereign and final remedy, not only for street railway .strikes, but for all kinds of dilllcultles with labor In every sort of public utility. The remedy may be found In absolute municipal ownership, operation and control. In short, the fundamental cause of the trouble In Cleveland today Is found In the fact that a few men are granted that right of ownership In a class of property that should never under any circumstances become private possession, but should be propei ty of the whole people. I nin an apostlo of peace. I do not believe that any good thing was ever accom plished through war that could not have been better done by methods of peace." RACES AT M'KEE'S ROCKS. Pittsburg, Aug. 9. A good sized crowd attended the second day's lacing at the McKeo's Hocks Driving park. Favorites again got the worst of It. Itcsults: 2.10 trot, pmr $.W Won by Patsy B taking llrst, second nnd fourth heats. Best time, 2.23U. Indiana Girl took third heat la 2.27' i; Sunolo Dudley took third money; Tarantula, fourth. 2.19 pace, purso $100 Tattler Bums took third, fourth and llfth heats. Best time, 2.1ti'. Daisy Elder captured the first two heats In 2.17'4. Next took third money and Bang It fourth. 2.21 trot, purse $100. Bertha, Lee took second, third and fourth heals. Best lime. 2.1i. Bell 11 took llrst heat In 2 20'i. Bed Ball was third, Embor Day fourth. Steamship Arrivals. New York. Aug. 9. Arrived: Bremen, Bremen. Cleared: Teutonic, Liverpool; Friedrich Dei- ilrosse, Bremen via South ampton; Augustu Victoria, Hamburg via Cherbourg and Southampton. Hailed: St. Louis, Southampton; Lahu, Bremen via Southampton: Wehtcrnland. Antwerp; Teutonic, Liverpool. Southampton Sailed: Trave, Bremen for New York. Kni'salc Passed: Cutle. Liverpool for New York. Rotterdam Arilved: Stnten diun. Now York via Boulogne. Stilly Passed: New York for Southampton. New York Arrived: Scrvla, Liverpool. Appointments at Harrlsburg. Harrlsburg, Aug. 9. Tho commissioners of public grounds and buildings today an nounced the following appointments: Charles Peters, of Harrlsburg, policeman on tho grounds, vlco James Dock, of Bar. rlsburg; Samuel D. Tlintpe, of Hnrrls buig, and Itlchard Chellca. of Harrls burg, vlco Henry Yohe, of lliiriisburg, and Andrew McKee, of Harrlsburg; Will iam Crook, of Harrlsburg, fireman and watchman, vlco Ixwls Flnnefrock, of Harrlsburg. Cloakmakers Win. New York, Aug. 9. More than C0Q cloak, makers In the employ of u. Broadway firm resumed work today, having gained their demand for an Increase of 2i per cent. In the weekly wage scale. Accord ing to General Secretary Levy, of the United Brotherhood of Cloakmakers more than 2,000 Iiui.iIh will, under similar con ditions, return to work tomorrow In other shops. Pennsylvania Pensions, Washington, Aug. 9. Pension certifi cates: Oi Initial Thomas Gordon, Scran ton, $0. Bestoiutlna und Increase Lewis Wlkoff, Warren. Increaso-Cluirles But ter, Bear Creek. Luzerne, $G to $S; Chas. A. Mlllor, Wysox. Bradford. $12 to $H: John G. Taylor, Frnnous, HiiKquahamia, $6 to $8; Nathan E. Bailey, Leona, Brad ford, $12 to $17; Edward C. Thatcher, Al ford, Busqunhannu, $0 to $12; Thomas A. . Simpson, Hcrantoii, $i to $10. DREYFUS GIVES ASSISTANCE HELPS THE COURT-MARTIAL TO TRANSLATE DOSSIER. About 400 Documents to Be Exam inedMany of Them Written in German Task Likely to Be Ended Friday Public Sessions to Be Re sumed Saturday Police Precau tions at Rennes More Stringent. Hennes, France, Aug. 9. Tho secret session of the Dreyfus court-martial today lasted from 6.30 a. in. until ll.l.i a. m. General Chanolne almost com pleted his part of the explanation of the dossier. He will be heard tomor row for about a couple of hours, and then M. Paleologuo of the foreign of llce, will take up tho task, which, It Is understood. Is to be completed Fri day next. A public session, therefore, will take place Saturday morning. Tho dossier consists of about 400 documents, of which fifty were dis posed of yesterday. Several of the documents are writ ten in German. During the proceedings today n Ger man dictionary was sent for, and It In learned Hint when certain words and expressions could not be understood exactly, even with the aid of the dic tionary, Dreyfus, who Is a perfect German scbolnr, volunteered a trans lation, and was allowed to give expla nations, which were of valuable nssist-nin-e to the members of the court. The precautionary police measures today were much more stringent than yesterday. Stiong detachments of In fantry. Instead of gendarmes, guarded the streets leading to the Lycee. O, n tlarnies alone performed that duty yesterday, and the crowd, which was much smaller today, mustering barely P.oo persons, was pressed still farther back. Persons standing lnuliU the en trance hall of a hoiii-e within view of the door of the Lycie wera compelled to retire- Into the interior of the house, and the front door was clospd. Abso lutely nobodv but police nnd soldiers were thus within 100 yards of Dreyfus when h- crossed the Avenue tie la Gate. The police authorities explain the rigor of the measures by saying that yesterday crle against the prisoner was raised while he was crossing the nvenue. Not n discordant note was heard anywhere today. BOTH LEGS AMPUTATED. William O'Brien, of This City, Run Over By a Train. William O'Brien, of East Market street, was seriously Injured by being run over by a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western freight train at a late hour last night near Great Bend. He was riding on a freight train com ing lo this city, and was asked by the brakeman to help him with the bral.-. He slipped and fell underneath the wheels, a number of cars passing over both his legs. He was brought to this city on the 1.35 train and taken to the Lacka wanna hospital, where It was found necessary to amputate both lluibs. one below and one above the knee. Dr. Fulton, assisted by Drs. Weaver and Wlsenberg, performed the operation. His condition Is very serious. ROOT TO CONFER WITH MILES. Will Decide Question as to Changes nt Manila. Plnttsburg, N. Y.. Aug. 9. This af ternoon at 2.10 o'clock President and Mrs. McKlnloy, Vice President and Mrs. Hobart and others of the presi dent's party went for a sail on tli-- yacht Hlfrlda. They went up the lake as far as Congressman Sibley's sum m?r home at Vulcour but did not stop there, returning to the hotel dock at I p. in. Among tho president's i fillers today wero Major General Mutton, of Ottawn. aide to the queen and com mander of her majesty's troops In Cnnada.and Major Lauronco G. Drum mond, of the Scots Guards, Ottawa. There Is reason to believe that Sec retary Hoot will soon have a confer ence wllh General Miles at Washing ton for tho purpose of deciding wheth er changes ought to be made among the officers In command of the Ameri can forces at the Philippine Islands In accordance with the expressed deter mination to push forward tho cnm palgn there with all possible vigor. SOLDIER VICTIM OF LOCKJAW. Disease Caused by a Rusty Needle of Morphine Syringe. Philadelphia, Aug. 9. A hypodeiv into syringo which had become rusty caused the death of Bertram S. Gal land, a soldier In the Santiago cam paign, In the Pennsylvania hospital on Saturday, tho circumstance of his death being brought out at the cor oner's Inquest yesterday. It was while he was In Cuba that ho contracted the morphine habit and ho used the drug by hypodermic injections. Tho needle dually became rusty, and Its continued use resulted In tetanus, from which he died. Tho young man's home was In New York. Unknown Negro Lynched. Jasper, Fla., Aug. 9.-Last nlsht nn un known negro entered tho house of Mrs. Bush, a white woman, and tlemaded food and money. Tho woman told him hho had neither at lurd. Ho taught hold of bel aud she screamed for help. Her husband, who was nearby, ran tc hor rescue and tied tho negro. A pnn-o started to Jail with lilin. A few minutes later a mob overtook tho pohse, carried the negro away and lynched him. General Sherwood Indorsed. Toledo, Aug. 9. Contrary to expecta tion tho DemotTutlo convention today In. dorsed Gencrul I. B. Sherwood, not John It. Mcl.oan as a candidate for coventor. It In genornlly conceded that If General Sherwood Is not successful tho mujorlty of tho delegates will go to General Kil bollfiie. THE NEWS THIS H0UNINU Weather Indication! Todayi THUNDCR STORMS. General General MacArthur Drives tho Filipino Hebels Fivo Miles. The Boers Must Yield. Notification of Candidates at Williams, port. Dreyfus Gives Assistance. General Whitney's Weekly News Budget. Base Ball Results. Financial and Commercial. Iocal Contractors Anxious About Pay. Delegation of P. O. S. of A. from Wllkcs-Barre. Editorial. News und Comment. Local-Some Facts About Firemen's Convention. Prof. Howell Homo from the West. Busy Day Examining Witnesses. Local West Soranton and Suburban. News Bound About Scrnnton. Live News of the Industrial World. FOUR FIREMEN KILLED. They Lose Their Lives by Coming in Contact with Live Electric Wires. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 9. Four firemen lost their lives tonight In a blaze In an upper story of the Mercer Chemical company's building at Eleventh and Harney streets. The (Ire in Itself was lii'lgMflennt. the fatalities resulting from contact with a live electric wire. The dead llrenien nre; Joseph Adams, lieutenant: Otto Gelske, tlllerman; George Benson, plpeman: Charles Hop per, relief driver. Fireman George Farmer and Albert Livingston, of the chemical company, also suffered from shock. When the fire had been brought un der control the firemen set lo work to lower the big extension truck upon which I hey had been working. Sud denly there was a sputtering and suc cession of flashes such ns occur when a connection Is made with a live elec tric wire carrying high voltage of elec tric current. Then who were working at the crank lowerlm: the ladder writhed In agony a moment and then fell to the pavement limp and appar ently lifeless. In lowering the ladder It came In contact with a live electric wire carrying a current of 2,000 volts. The Injured men were at once carried Into an adjoining building and doctors who were present used every means know to revive them. Hopper re vived In a few minutes and, saying he was alright, started to walk away. He hail only gone about fifty feet when he dropped dead. Gelske showed signs of reviving, but when partially ral lied sank back and expired. The other two never at any time showed any elans of animation and were doubtless dead when picked up. Walter Gearhardt. an employe of the firm, was knocked down a (light of stairs Willie working In the building during the (Ire and was not noticed for some time. When found he was un conscious from inhaling the smoke and was revived with dllflciilly. GRAND CIRCUIT RACES. Buffalo, Aug 9. Fullj 5,000 pcrxon at tended the grand circuit meeting at llm Fort Erie, track lodn. When the un llntshed 2.20 trot. pui.-e Jl.riOO, was cilled first on the caul. Lock-wood, trainer of George Carney, who had won two of tho three heats on Tuesday and protested against the postponement. Inter driving a heat by himself and claiming tho race, decided to contest with ihe others, con templating nil appeal tothe board of re vlew If he tailed to win. Carney sol I favorite and nfter leing beaten in u close finish by Venus, second In the first heat today be took the next heat and the race and closed the Incident, Time of today's beats, 2.12' s. 2.1.1i. The Abbott won the free-for-all trot handily: purse. $2,0o). Eagle l-'ljnngau took second money. Time, 2.n !.Wj, ZWU. There whs n spirited fight for the monev between Daredevil and Gayioti In the 2.10 trot, put so $l,ri00. Sl heats were trolled. Curacalla took the llrst heat. Daredevil the next two, then finvton the next two. ll looked like Cinytou In the final heat hut n break In his gear tangled him up In a terrific break nnd Ceers caiiie home with the Devil. Best time, second bent. 2.07Vj. The 2.09 pace, puri-e 2,fW was taken In straight heats by Hal B In a field of seven. N'lcol 1! got n-cond money. Time, 2.07'-, 2.0S. 2.0SH. THE DEATH ROLL. Atlantic city. N. .1.. Aug. 9.-Clmrles Parker, n, brother of the late Governor Joseph E. Barker, of this state, died In this city today. Deceased was In charge of the Pennsylvania inllro.id ticket of fice at Ninth and Chestnut Mreets. Phil adelphia, and wns .in employe of the road for over fifty years. New York, Aug 9,-Ilev. J. M. Kelley. pastor of the Catholic church of Trans figuration. Brooklyn, died tonight from Injuries received In October. 1?0S. by be ing thrown from a clog cart. Ho was about 10 years old nnd wns one of tho best known priests hi Brooklyn. Weeding Out Regiments. Washington. Ai'g 9. The number of en listments yesterday for the liilllpplno regiments was ST9. making a total of II. 297. The regiments which have their full quota, have begun the "weeding out" process. In tho ordeis published today thf rllfeluu-ges of nearly 100 rerrults havo been ordered. Arrested for Serious Crime. Cleveland, Aug. 9.-ChnrJes II. Bond, IS years old, was placed under arrest on the chargo of placing explosives on the tracks of the Big Consolidated tracks dining the strike on the road In June last. The police are confident that they have made an Important arrest. York Republicans. Ycrk, Pa., Aug. 9. At a meeting of tho Republican county committee held today John F. Kell wus elected county chairman over Bobert C. Balr. BesolutloiiB were adopted endorsing the stuto udmlnlstia tlon und upholding Governor Stone as an example of Independence and propriety. 4- -f-f-f-f---f-t----r-t--f-t-t-t--f WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Aug. 9. Forecast for Thursday: For eastern Penn sylvania, unsettled weather with showers and thunder storms Thursday nnd probably Friday with somewhat higher tempera, tares; fresh to brisk southerly winds, ttt t -r-f i-r t -r ADVANCE OF MacARTHUR American Troops Cover Five Miles in Four Hours. EIGHT WHITE MEN KILLED Filipinos Expected the Americans to Move Against Tico nnd Wero Consequently Surprised Captain Deems Captures n Filipino Fnkic Who Predicts the Fall of Manila. 150 Filipinos Killed in General Hall's Engagement The Weathea Extremely Hot and American Troops Suffer Greatly. Manila, Aug. 9. 7.10 p. m. Details of General MaeArthur's advance beyond San Fernando show that the Ameri cans covered live miles in the first tlvo hours and at 2 o'clock had advanced six miles along tho railway, stretchlnK on each side of It for two miles and resting at night three miles troin An geles, which will be the northern baso of operations Instead of San Fernando, where a garrison of (100 men has been left. The casualties art; between thirty and forty. The Filipinos were surprised, expecting the American forces to movo against Tico. They followed their usual tactics of holding their trenches until they became too warm anil then ro troatlng in disorder. They are now fall ing back westward toward Porlc. The Twelfth and Seventeenth regi ments had the sharpest engagements. The country our troops passed ovrr is coveted with rice fields and bamboo thlckeis, the hardest possible ground for marching. Tho mud In places was knee deep. Anseles Is one of the richest towns north of Manila and Is considered to be a bettor base of operations than Snn Fernando. The forces at San Fernando consisted of the Iowa regiment, tho Seventeenth regiment, the Ninth regi ment, the Twelfth regiment, Bell's new Thirty-sixth regiment, a battalion of the Sixteenth regiment. Troop E, of tho Fourth cavalry and fifteen guns. The movement had been planned for some time, but was delayed by rains. Finally two days of sunshine dried tho rice fields sulllcleiitly to warrant tho attempt. The American position had long been unpleasant. The rebels almost sur rounded the town and fired northerly Into It, the Americans not replying ex cept on extreme provocation. It was necessary to keep COO to COO men on out post duty constantly. Captain Deems, with a provost guard, last night captured a noted Filipino fakir with several aliases, who by means of ventriloquism has norsuaded the natives that ho has supernatural powers. He raised much money osten sibly for the Insurrection, which ho kept for himself. Our soldiers sur- rounded his house and corralled thirty Filipinos. Many others escaped. Tho troops also captured one thousand dol lars. Immanuel, as the fakir Is generally known, has been predicting tho fall of Manila. Ills "prophecies" havo created excitement among the natives who believed them. Reports from rebel sources say 1!0 Filipinos were killed In General Hall's engagement at Culumba and In tho subsequent skirmishes. American Losses. Manila. 7.50 p. in. The American loss In the lighting about San Fer nando nt 2 o'clock was known to bo eight men killed and 20 wounded. The loss may possibly exceed thesn figures, as the line Is live miles long and It Is Impossible at this hour to hear from every point. Our troops nre now about Angeles waiting for tho artillery, which has the greatest difll culty In moving, owing to tho wot ground. The attack was opened at (i o'clock In the morning, a battery of tho First artillery shelling Bacolor on tho loft. Simultaneously Bell's Thirty-sixth In fantry struck Bacolor from the rear nnd drove the rebels out. Armored enrs, each with a six pounder and two Gntllng revolving cannon on board, then moved out on the railroad track In the center of our lines. Soon af terward theso guns did sharp execu tion. Battery M of the Third artillery and a hundred men of the Iowa regiment made a feint towards Mexico, willlo tho main body of troops, consisting of tho Iowa regiment, the Seventeenth regiment and a battalion of tho Twenty second under General Wheaton, on tho right, and the Ninth regiment. Twelfth regiment and Bell's regiment, under General Llscum. on tho left, advanced steadily, pouring their lire Into tho rebels und receiving a heavy fire In re turn. The rebels were well protected by trenches and roomed to lack am munition. But, they wero unable to withstand for any length of time tho hall of shots our artillery and Infantry poured In on them and retreated, leav ing many dead and wounded on tha field. A dozen prisoners were captured by our troops. The reports Imllcato that tho Ninth Infantry suffered tho most, though tho casualltles of all the regiments are not yet reported. Tho weather was extremely hot nnd our troops suffered greatly. But thero was no faltering. A company of the Sixteenth regiment went to the relief of Boll's regiment this aftornoon. According to reports, Hell, out of a total of 192, has had n number of wounded sent In nnd tho Insurgents uro harassing him In the roar. The filing, except In Isolated points, had ceased by 10 o'clock
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